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Any More Good Historical Fiction Set in a Bygone Era? 年代文!还有好看的吗?

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  1. 501 The 1980s: The Sharp-Witted Officer Falls for Me After Reading My Mind 八零:腹黑军官读我心后沦陷了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s + Mind-Reading and Eavesdropping on Gossip + Getting Rich Through Food + Using a Pocket Dimension to Crush Scumbags + The Real and Fake Heiresses + Everyday Life Raising Kids] After transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder side character, Su Yi was publicly humiliated by her fiancé and a scheming homewrecker. She lived by the rule, “If you don't offend me, I won't offend you; if you do, I'll wipe you out root and branch.” Furious, Su Yi beat them both up on th 5.1kReads9.2Score747Shelves
  2. 502 Sent to the Countryside on a Sea Island, Raising Little Ones with My Frog 下乡到海岛,带着蛙崽养团子 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Period Setting + Joining Her Husband on an Island Posting + Frog Companion's Pocket Dimension + Family's Cherished Darling + Raising Kids + Food + Foraging by the Sea] When Qi Mengyu woke up, she was blowing bubbles in the sea when Yan Qing, a cool, long-legged man, hauled her out. She discovered that she'd transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. To cherish life, stay away from the male and female leads. Marry a thoughtful, go 3.2kReads8.9Score274Shelves
  3. 503 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Little Villainess Makes Her Move on the Abstinent Officer 七零军婚:小反派猛撩禁欲军官 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigrate into a book + beloved by the whole family + raising kids + marriage before love + triplets + gathering seafood] Shen Qiqi had just won the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards when an accident sent her into a period novel. Her family was the heroine's foil. Every one of them was a piece of work, and the whole family was doomed to be cannon fodder. As the darling of her family, Shen Qiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In the book, the original S 1.1kReads8.5Score128Shelves
  4. 504 The 1970s: I’ve Had Enough! The Unhinged Villainess Flips the Dinner Table 七零:不忍了,疯批女配掀饭桌 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + love at first sight + both devoted to each other + punishing scumbags] The moment Su Liluo opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a dramatic scene: the fake daughter’s identity had just been exposed, and she was so furious that she’d shoved the real daughter down. Foster father: “You’re not one of the Jiang family. If you don’t want to stay, get out!” Foster mother: “I never thought you could be so cruel. Leave!” Youn 16.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
  5. 505 The 1970s: The Commander Marries the Laziest Woman in the Village 七零:首长娶了全村最懒的婆娘 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cold-Faced, Broad-Shouldered Officer vs. Slim-Waisted, Adorable Beauty] [Space + Special Powers + Devoted Couple + Mutual Pampering] Zhou Suisui transmigrated! She woke up in the body of a greedy, lazy educated youth in Hongxing Village. A stern commander returned to his hometown from a mission and mistook the delicate educated youth for an undercover enemy. He pursued her relentlessly, and they traded wits and blows. The villagers gossiped: “Tell me, that soldier from the Lu family is strong a 2.7kReads8.1Score255Shelves
  6. 506 After Three Years of Marriage, My Beautiful Army Wife Shows Up with a Child to Find His Father 结婚三年不见,漂亮军嫂带娃找爹 Modern Romance888k WordsCompleted Song Zhiya wakes up and discovers she has transmigrated into a period novel as a cannon-fodder fake heiress. The real heiress is reborn and plans to use her memories of her past life to take everything from Song Zhiya. Song Zhiya quickly draws on her knowledge of the book’s plot to secure every opportunity, then takes her child to find the husband she hasn’t seen in the three years since they married, preventing the fate in which her husband dies. The real heiress: “I’m reborn. No one knows what 1.2kReads8.5Score173Shelves
  7. 507 The 1970s Compound: The Wolfish Commander Begs for Cuddles Every Night 七零大院:饿狼首长夜夜求贴贴 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + transmigration + switched marriages + sweet romance + devoted couple + love after marriage + island life Yu Yao transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife who worked herself to death serving a scumbag. After her death, the heroine spent her money, lived in her luxurious mansion, and badmouthed her as a failure wherever she went. She didn’t care if the heroine slept with the scumbag, but spending her money was out of the question. She promptly called off 4.7kReads8.7Score435Shelves
  8. 508 A Beautiful Young Mother Searches for Her Husband at the Military Base, Shocking the Entire Garrison 娇美人带娃部队寻夫,震惊全军区 Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Radiant, Beautiful Capitalist Heiress x Tough Military Officer with Incredible Stamina] (Military Marriage + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + Twins, a Boy and a Girl + Mutual Flirting + Cozy Everyday Life) Jiang Tang transmigrates into the daughter of a capitalist family sent down to the countryside in a period novel. She's fair-skinned, beautiful, and dazzling, but supposedly pretty and stupid. She looks down on her rough, taciturn military officer husband, abandons the twins at home, and elopes 8.7kReads8.2Score839Shelves
  9. 509 I Forced a Kiss on My Target, and Got Arrested? 我强吻对象,居然被捕了? Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Top student + tough guy + pocket dimension + face-slapping and taking down scumbags + sweet, satisfying romance + self-interest above all] After overworking herself to death, top student Qin Yu transmigrates into the body of Qin Duoyu in the 1970s. Given a second chance at life, she refuses to wear herself out for anyone. Her whole family abuses her, so she gives as good as she gets. They expect hardship in the countryside? She has skills to fall back on. Better to wear other people down than l 17kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
  10. 510 I Went to the Wrong Blind Date Table and Married an Officer, Then Made a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 相亲走错桌嫁军官,携空间赚翻了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional] (military marriage in a bygone era + devoted love between two virgins + face-slapping villains + a touch of fantasy with a pocket dimension + no saintly heroine + building wealth) After ten years of keeping her head down, Gong Linglong finally avenged her parents and reclaimed everything that belonged to her. Just as she was about to enjoy life, a soul-reaper dragged her spirit down to the underworld! Damn it! They got the wrong soul? And she couldn't go back? With her fiery 50.9kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
  11. 511 A Lonely Marriage 孤婚 Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted Chen Lan married Liang Zhongping without asking for a bride price, but after the wedding, his family left her to fend for herself. Her mother-in-law favored her younger son, and Chen Lan had always resented the unfairness. Still, Liang Zhongping treated her well, so she learned to put up with things as best she could. Then her mother-in-law suddenly fell ill and needed surgery, and the family turned to Chen Lan once again. Faced with an irresponsible brother-in-law and a heartless sister-in-law, 1.3kReads8.7Score224Shelves
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  12. 512 The Ugly Daughter-in-Law Takes on Her Cruel Mother-in-Law 丑媳妇大战恶婆婆 Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing The print edition is titled The Fading Embers of Mortal Life and is available on Taobao. [Satisfying highs and heartbreaking lows] [Traditional period setting] [Family drama] [The hardships of real life] This is the story of the joys and sorrows of three generations of women in a dysfunctional family, and how they grow amid the chaos of family life. Fu Ying is born into desperation. Her mother is a gambler, and her father is violent. When she reaches marrying age, no one dares take her as a wife 51.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
  13. 513 After Escaping Her Adoptive Parents, Her Life Goes into Easy Mode 逃离养父母家后,她的人生开挂了 Modern Romance4.6M WordsCompleted [Period drama] + [Mutual devotion] + [Modern romance] + [Two top students] + [Everyone's darling] + [Modern romance with a cute baby] She's the adopted daughter the Su family took in, a beauty and a top student. Her adoptive parents want to keep the family fortune in their own hands, so they force her to quit school and marry their son. When she learns the truth, she runs away in the middle of the night. After escaping, she meets a business tycoon, and her extraordinary life begins. With help fr 5.6kReads8.3Score691Shelves
  14. 514 A Comeback After Divorce: Get Lost, You Scumbag Ex! 婚后逆袭:渣男前夫滚远点! Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing After her wedding, Wang Miaomiao has to squeeze in with her husband’s entire family in a small three-bedroom apartment. His unmarried older sister has twins and keeps eating and living at her parents’ home, while Wang Miaomiao puts up with her time and again. Two years into the marriage, when Wang Miaomiao becomes pregnant, she unexpectedly discovers her sister-in-law’s true identity. Her marriage was built on a lie. How will she save herself? A story of love and marriage, everyday expenses, and 23.3kReads8.8Score738Shelves
  15. 515 Those Things from That Era 那个年代那些事 Modern Romance658k WordsCompleted This story mainly takes place in the Peng family compound, in a small village in Sichuan. Different events unfold in different eras. A brother and sister are born into different circumstances and lead different lives, but in the end, they still become a loving family. 5.1kReads7.5Score380Shelves
  16. 516 I Married into the Countryside to Fight Poverty, but My Scumbag Husband Got a Taste of His Own Medicine! 嫁到农村扶贫,我被渣老公打脸! Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Sun Qingyu, an only daughter, moved from the city to the countryside after marriage. After five years of hard work, she finally saved enough to buy a home in the city. But her mother-in-law stood in her way, insisting that she bring her brother-in-law and his wife along. The house Sun Qingyu bought had to be shared with the whole extended family. Sun Qingyu launched into a fierce battle with her mother-in-law… Mother-in-law: “You're an only child from a well-off family. You should help our famil 41.1kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
  17. 517 A Housewife’s Struggle and Redemption 一个家庭主妇的挣扎和救赎 Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 31.2kReads9.2Score765Shelves
  18. 518 The Battle Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 婆媳争霸 Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted Fang Xiaorou, a beautiful village girl and the only child in her family, was tricked by Li Jiang, a man from her village who sweet-talked her into getting pregnant before marriage. When her future mother-in-law heard the news, she was even happier than her son Li Jiang. She immediately bought a case of milk and went with him to Xiaorou’s house. When Xiaorou’s mother asked with an ingratiating smile when the young couple would get married, her future mother-in-law said they were still too young.. 8.6kReads8.6Score653Shelves
  19. 519 Mother-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law, and Husband 婆婆媳妇和老公 Modern Romance167k WordsCompleted This is a juicy, melodramatic tale of gossip. A young couple had been getting along just fine, but when the mother-in-law arrives, their daily routine is thrown into disarray. How can two people who were both good at heart end up locked in such bitter conflict? This story is not about a battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, nor is it meant to condemn the divide between rural and city life. It simply tells a story about everyday life. After all, a life without any friction is impossib 308Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  20. 520 After Her Mother Remarries, the Little Sweetheart Becomes the Beloved of the Whole Compound 随母改嫁后,小甜宝被家属院团宠 Modern Romance658k WordsCompleted Original title: “After Her Mother Remarried, the Sweetheart Became the Darling of the Family Compound” In her previous life, Huang Tiantian followed her father when he was sent down to the countryside. Using her space, she struggled to survive in the northwest with her father and younger brothers, enduring the hardest years. After returning to the capital, her two younger brothers became successful with her help, and her father followed her advice to become a renowned businessman. She also becam 1.6kReads7.0Score215Shelves
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  21. 521 My Name Is Wei Shufen! 俺叫魏淑芬! Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Granny Wei is eighty-eight years old this year. She runs up the mountain every morning without even getting out of breath. Following the water pipe at home, she can climb all the way to the third floor with her bare hands! Wei Shufen, the Ancestor of Xuantian, failed her tribulation and arrived at Mount Dawang. She happened upon Granny Wei, who had just taken her last breath, and became her! After binding to a bragging System, she embarked on the road to the pinnacle of life! When her granddaugh 9.8kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
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  22. 522 Marriage Brokers in the 1960s: Three Marriages Are Fate, Seven Take Hard Work 六零婚托,三婚天注定七婚靠打拼 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 11.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
  23. 523 The Shepherd's Last Heir 牧羊的绝户 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Rural life, the ups and downs of fate, human relationships, a rise against the odds, family bonds, the mark of an era, hardship and redemption. The family grave’s feng shui foretold that “the eldest branch will lose its women,” and Liu Fuping’s life was marked by hardship from the moment he was born. “If I couldn’t get enough to eat, I’d steal beans meant for the livestock. When I was starving, I’d even drink raw cooking oil.” This easygoing farmer endured poverty through his knack for raising a 3.7kReads8.1Score356Shelves
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  24. 524 The Third Daughter in the Cage 囚笼之三女 Modern Romance752k WordsCompleted They say that with one thought you can become a Buddha, and with another, a demon. But you can give it everything you have and still fail to become a Buddha. You can be reborn and turn your life around, yet still fail to become a demon and return bloodthirsty. All that remains is helplessness in the vast sea of life: unable to save yourself or anyone else. The protagonist, Zhang Xin, was born in an era that favored boys over girls. Her mother gave birth again and again but never managed to have 88Reads7.0Score—Shelves
  25. 525 Honey, Go Out to Work and Don't Worry About Me 老公,出去打工就不要操心我 Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 646Reads7.2Score131Shelves
  26. 526 From 1985 to 2025 一九八五到二零二五 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Original, 1980s, abuse, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, turning her life around) Mom's belly was so big it could hold me, yet so small that a little good food filled her up. After marrying into the Zhao family, Secretary Ma's daughter endured all kinds of torment from her mother-in-law. Every time the family divided its property, she was given the shabbiest house. At last, thanks to her own hard work and the help of her husband, Ping'an, she managed to open a restaurant. Just as life was sta 17.8kReads7.3Score334Shelves
  27. 527 Back to the 1970s to Join the Countryside's Youth, and the Soldier King Spoils Me Rotten! 重回七零去下乡,被兵王狠狠宠! Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted For the sake of his words, "Live well," she survived alone for twenty-five years. At last, unable to bear the torment of missing him any longer, she went to find him! She never expected to be reborn before she went to the countryside. Now there was still time! She would rush to him, no matter what it took! After tearing into the scumbag man and woman, she finally felt better. She packed up and went to join the army with him. This time, I'll be the one to protect you! 236Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  28. 528 Woman Under Stove Hook 炉钩子下的女人 Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted The work has been completed In the freezing cold wind of the late 1980s, 18-year-old Shandong girl Lin Xiuying married away to Lingnantun in the Songnen Plain of Northeast China, thinking that the "kind family" described by the matchmaker would pave the way for her to make a living. Instead, she plunged headlong into the ice cave of feudal ideology and domestic violence. Her husband, Wang Laowen, regarded her as a tool to "give birth to sons" and was accused of giving birth to three daughters, " 22Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  29. 529 The Red Wedding Dress: Rural Tales from the 1970s 红嫁衣:70年代乡村往事 Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Period Story · Family Feuds] A small northern village in the 1970s. Widow Ma struggles to raise her two daughters, barely scraping by. Her elder daughter, Zhang Min, marries a teacher, and at last the family has enough to eat. But who knew that every mouthful would burn all the way down? Her teacher husband treats his in-laws with great care to their faces, but behind their backs he behaves abominably. The younger daughter is so young and frightened that she doesn't even dare go home. The elder 23Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 530 My Sister Is More Ruthless Than My Stepmother 姐姐比后妈还狠 Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted My mother died, and my five daughters became meat on the chopping board. The eldest sister, Xia Xiaoping, married someone to protect herself, then turned around and pushed her sisters into the fire pit! ⁠ My brother-in-law, Zhao Xinmin, was an animal in human skin. He kicked open our door at night... ⁠ The second sister was forced to marry a lame man, the third sister was tortured until she lost her human appearance, and the fourth sister struggled in despair. ⁠ And I, Xia Xiaofang, watched my s 3Reads—Score—Shelves