Period-Era Stories, Ensemble Casts, Old Woman Reborn 年代文，群像，老太太重生

1. 51 穿 Transmigrated as a Farmer’s Old Wife, I Lead My Children and Grandchildren to Flee the Famine 穿成农家老妇，我带着儿孙去逃荒 Meow Meow Gets Rich暴富的喵喵Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine + adorable children + daily life + feel-good story + dimensional space + years of disaster] Shen Yulan, a mature woman who never married, decides to follow the latest trend and transmigrates into an elderly peasant woman in ancient times. She may be only thirty-four, but she already has four children and four grandchildren, and her entire village is fleeing famine. Luckily, her sprawling hundred-mu agritourism estate comes with her. While the villagers eat grass on the journey, h 1.1kReads8.9Score113Shelves
2. 52 老 After I Died Peacefully of Old Age, I Was Forced Back to Work to Repay My Debts 老太我寿终正寝后，被迫营业还债 The Dog's Up to Something狗子有猫腻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted I was about to be reincarnated, but the King of Hell said I still had debts to repay? The cycle of cause and effect sent He Yun, who should have been reincarnated, back to life in the body of the matriarch of a declining earl's household so she could repay a debt of fate. When she opened her eyes again, she had acquired several children who weren't her own. In this era, where more children meant more blessings, other families had a dozen or twenty children. But look at the Earl's household: In t 2.3kReads8.9Score170Shelves
3. 53 惊 Shocking! After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Child's Mother 惊爆！穿书后我成了孩子他妈 Granny Ni妮嬷嬷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: Commander, Your Baby Is from Ten Years in the Future [Period drama transmigration + marriage first, love later + family life + adorable baby + marriage to bring good fortune] The instant she receives her college admission letter, Qi Shiyu finds herself standing at the gates of a school in 1985. She's become a high school senior, with only three months left before the college entrance exams. She's transmigrated into a book. She thought she'd been cast as an insignifican 31.1kReads7.9Score4.9kShelves

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   I really liked the characters and the storyline; it was engaging and fresh, and some of the plot points had me emotionally on the rise and fall.

4. 54 不 Don’t Laugh, Little Junior Sister Is Obviously Very Serious! 不要笑，小师妹明明超正经的！ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance745k WordsCompleted [No romance, female-led] [Ensemble cultivation] [Lighthearted comedy] [Eldritch creatures] [Greatsword] [Lightning spirit root] After getting hit by her teacher’s eraser for eating spicy strips in class, Qin Liuyi transmigrates into a book as a nobody who spends every day chopping wood and cooking in the female lead’s backyard. At long last, she makes it to the ending: the female lead hangs herself to make the male lead regret everything. Qin Liuyi packs her little bundle. “It’s the ending. Time 7.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
5. 55 七 The 1970s Book Transmigration: After Joining the Army, She Was Kissed Until She Cried Every Night 七零穿书：随军后她夜夜被亲哭 Sleepy Little Fish轻鱼鱼睡不醒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The new book has just received its first rating, and it will gradually rise] [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Taking on the Toxic Relatives + Family Life + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later] Yue Chuning transmigrates into a period novel as the real heiress. She was separated from her parents as a child, then abandoned by her scumbag educated-youth husband, who left her to toil like an ox her whole life until she died of overwork in the countryside. The first thing she does after t 11.9kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
6. 56 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   Zhao Jinshu, a woman in her sixties, was preparing for a nationwide trip after her children had grown up and started their own families, and after seeing her in-laws off. However, she was reborn in the winter of 1981, just months after arriving in the city. In her previous life, she was shy and insecure, unable to hold her head high in front of her powerful in-laws, and suffered much injustice both openly and secretly. Reborn, she decided to no longer endure these grievances and to make up for the guilt she felt towards her children in her previous life, living life as freely as possible. During this process, her relationship with Lu Jintai, the man she felt she had won over in her previous life but not his heart, also changed. The two understood and supported each other, and Zhao Jinshu's life became incredibly fulfilling.

7. 57 社 After the Overworked Villainess Gave Up, the Villain Claimed Her for Himself 社畜女配摆烂后，被反派承包了 Zhen Wuyou祯无忧Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate-into-a-book wish-fulfillment comedy + meme-filled humor + a laid-back heroine who only cares about money and has skills maxed out vs. a workaholic rich heir who has nothing but money and is secretly a lovesick villain] After Lin Qi died from overwork, she transmigrated into a cannon-fodder character in a male-oriented urban power fantasy. Cannon-fodder Lin Lingxi's grandfather was a butler, and her father was a butler too, so she... was a trainee butler in a villainous family. The 1.7kReads9.0Score316Shelves

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   Could you please pay attention to the stories of celebrities falling to their deaths? Please help the children! [Crying][crying] Bitter Gourd King, this needs attention.

8. 58 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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   This is a historical novel, well worth reading.

9. 59 重 Reborn in the 1980s: An Elderly Couple Teams Up to Teach Their Ungrateful Son a Lesson 重生八零老头老太携手整治不孝子 Zhi Xian'er芷仙儿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The rating just came out, so it's low. Feel free to ignore it. I'll do my best~ [Period] [The 1980s] [Light ensemble cast] [Reborn] [Feel-good power fantasy] [No golden finger] Wu Yulan is reborn, returning to the moment just after her old man got into trouble. Zhao Dashan is reborn too. Remembering how his wife struggled like a spinning top after he died, he decides he won't die this time around. Wu Yulan has five children. The eldest, Zhao Deyu, is just as selfish and cold-hearted in this life 360Reads7.9Score102Shelves

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   The old lady was reborn first, and then returned with the old man. The couple decided to change their fate this time. It's quite good; they abandoned their ungrateful eldest son and youngest daughter without hesitation, but kept their other children, whom they could discipline, by their side.

10. 60 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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    A high-quality period drama, featuring an ensemble cast, well-written and with a pleasant writing style. The female lead is not a saint and is quite clear-headed, while the male lead is a doting husband. It's a story of a rough-around-the-edges military officer and a pampered young woman. The plot is fast-paced and full of everyday family life.

11. 61 父 A Father's Love Is Poison to a Love-Brained Mother 父亲的爱是恋爱脑母亲的毒药 My Family Has Corn我家有玉米Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted “Darling, have some more. Look at you, you've put on a little weight lately, and your complexion is absolutely glowing. I just love how adorably round you are.” “Mom, don't you think you've been letting yourself go a bit? Your weight keeps climbing, and that's not good for your health.” “Silly child, you don't understand. Your father loves me just the way I am now. He says I'm extra cute when I'm chubby, and he adores me like this. I call it ‘happy weight.’” Su Nian was born into a wealthy famil 155Reads—Score127Shelves

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    The original title—"A Father's Love is Poison for a Love-Obsessed Mother"—made me want to curse and feel a sense of satisfaction at the same time. But I still think the original title was better. The author clearly didn't understand the pitfalls of changing book titles, haha, I'm hooked! [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

12. 62 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A period drama with no female lead and no romantic pairing; a very interesting and slice-of-life story.

13. 63 瘫 My Paralyzed Husband Is a Grade Eight Technician 瘫痪老公是八级技工 Lingling's Ling灵灵的灵啊Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted Yang Xiuli was reborn in 1978. The first thing she did was help her husband, an eighth-grade technician, get back to work. In her previous life, she spent half her life waiting on him and wore herself down until she became miserable and withdrawn! This time, she decided to treat her husband like a “human gold mine” and dig for all he was worth: ✔ Make a fortune with his skills: The German rolling mill is broken? Wheel her paralyzed husband into the workshop, and he’ll fix it in three minutes! ✔ 22Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Reborn and opening a shop...

14. 64 野 Wild Chrysanthemums, No Tears 野菊花，不流泪 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted “The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i 2.3kReads8.4Score159Shelves
15. 65 重 Reborn in the ’80s: In My Next Life, I Won’t Be Born a Woman 重生八零之来世不为女儿身 Shui Wenqiu水问秋Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted When she was young, Hua Yueyin defied her parents and resolutely married an only son who was tall and handsome. She never imagined that he was a beast in human skin, or that in her old age, she would be killed by her own three sons and her husband! As Old Madam Hua lay dying, she remembered the earnest advice her parents had given her, and was filled with regret. “If I could live my life over, I would absolutely listen to my parents. I’d marry a beggar or a cripple if I had to, but I’d never mar 16Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 老 A Reborn Old Woman and Her Daughter-in-Law Swap Bodies: A Life Turned Upside Down 老太重生与儿媳互换身体错位人生 Muzi Ying木子鹰Modern Romance230k WordsOngoing An 84-year-old woman is reborn in the body of her 22-year-old former daughter-in-law, Lin Xiaoyue. Shocked, she quickly gets a divorce. Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoyue unexpectedly becomes reborn in the body of her 54-year-old former mother-in-law. Since you're going to die in a year anyway, you could say you've come out ahead, the reborn former mother-in-law thinks. To save the lives of her eldest son and youngest daughter, the two women board a train to visit her eldest son. The two women's fates are 1.6kReads—Score141Shelves
17. 67 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music 重生八零：从酒吧驻唱到音乐教父 Zuo Xiaotu Bai左小兔白Urban320k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1980, Chen Chu opens his eyes to find a woman lying in his arms. It's the same vicious ex-wife who cheated on him in his previous life and made him raise another man's child. In this life, his memories have awakened, and his KTV System has activated at the same time. Any hit song that doesn't yet exist in this world is his to release first. From “Shanghai Bund” to “Nothing at All,” from “Kiss Goodbye” to “Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies”... The future of the entire Chinese music scene is 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has a strong sense of its era. It's about rebirth, fulfilling dreams, and even getting revenge on a vicious ex-wife.

18. 68 踹 After Dumping the Scumbag: Granny Xu Gets Rich and Finds Love 踹了渣男后：许老太暴富暴桃花 Qi Yue Chu七枂初Modern Romance282k WordsOngoing Xu Daru worked like an ox all her life and never got a word of appreciation. Her husband was useless: he had no money and no love to give. Every night, he lay in bed, pulled the covers over himself, and acted as if she didn’t exist, saving himself for his true love. He went to great lengths for his beloved, doing all the hard work for her, while treating Xu Daru like a machine. The children she doted on thought she was crude and uneducated, and did everything they could to push their father and 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A funny old lady kicked a boy and suddenly became rich, beautiful, and had many suitors.

19. 69 恶 The Wicked Old Lady Raises Her Granddaughters to Succeed 恶毒老太太把孙女们培养成才 Loves Sugar-Roasted Chestnuts爱糖炒板栗Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + Female Lead with No Romance + Period Story + Main Story Is Not Angsty] After transmigrating into the past, Hu Cuihua keeps talking about a grandson who never existed, day after day, so Heaven won’t notice that something is wrong. Hu Cuihua’s wish for a grandson went unfulfilled until the day she died. Her children were also unfilial, so she could only rely on her granddaughters to support her in old age. When her eldest daughter-in-law and son were getting divorced, Hu Cuihua 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a vicious old woman whose granddaughters refuse to marry and instead marry into her family. Some of her granddaughters are from a matriarchal world, others from a post-apocalyptic world, and still others are reborn. One reborn granddaughter tries to kill her daily because the original owner of the body in her previous life was too wicked. The wealthy and beautiful granddaughter who transmigrated doesn't want to marry but wants to find a husband, constantly urging the protagonist's son to work hard to earn a dowry.

20. 70 熬 Outliving My Wicked Mother-in-Law and Stepmother, I Survive a Century of Chaos 熬死恶婆后娘，乱世活百年 Han Zifeng, Who Loves Vegetable Yogurt爱吃蔬菜酸奶的寒子峰Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [No contrived plot] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [No cheat abilities] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural life] [Hardship] Thank you all so much for your support and comments. Mom, my story finally got a rating! Though it only just came out!! Chen Xiulan was my maternal grandmother. She passed away at the age of 103. Only now does that promise I’d let lie for so many years pierce my heart: I once promised to write her a thick memoir. As a child, I was always clinging to her, listening t 795Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from stories of people around us

21. 71 时 A Painkiller for Time and Space 时空止疼片 Han Zifeng, Who Loves Vegetable Yogurt爱吃蔬菜酸奶的寒子峰Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [Realistic] [You Were Once Here] [Beautiful] At 37, he should have been at the height of his fame, with a bright future ahead. But an unexpected fall from a building brought his life to a permanent stop at its most dazzling moment. I was just an ordinary fan who quietly admired him. One day, I happened to come across news about him, and an immense grief hit me so hard I could barely breathe. In my memory, he was always so radiant: earnest and focused at work, gentle and bright in life, with a s 7Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 洪 Honghuang: Starting at Buzhou Mountain, I Became a Substitute 洪荒：开局不周山，我成了替身 Leaning on a Slanted Bridge in Spring Clothes春衫倚斜桥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A wisp of soul accidentally transmigrated into the Primordial World and awakened inside the body of the hapless Creation Green Lotus, which had been struck by lightning since the day it first emerged. But he failed to possess the lotus. Instead, he caused the original lotus to develop sentience, transforming it into twin lotuses that grew side by side. He had become a stand-in. With no System or cheats, and too embarrassed to call himself a transmigrator, Qingxuan didn’t dare dream of dominati 36.5kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    It unveiled the primordial mystery of my world, leaving me completely captivated. [Admiration]

23. 73 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an old woman whose eldest son is a martyr. She single-handedly educates her grandchildren to become university students. It's a very good period drama.

24. 74 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 19.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist, in her sixties, is reborn in 1972, during the era of military doctor assignments. Without any special abilities, she relies on her own skills to do many things for society and the country, changing the status quo. It avoids the typical military novel tropes, focusing on her initial work in the Southwest Third Front construction, detailing many aspects of grassroots infrastructure development. Later, she contributes a great deal of medical technology to the field. It's a very good read! [Thumbs up]

25. 75 穿 How Do I Survive as the Wicked Little Aunt in a Lucky Carp Novel? 穿成锦鲤文里的恶毒小姑肿么破 Everlasting Red Maple不落的红枫Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Song Qian discovered that she had transmigrated into a book! The villainous grandma in the story was her own mother, and she was the grandma's late-born daughter. Not only was she always at odds with the heroine, but the heroine also stole her golden-finger space bracelet. The original Song Qian had refused to let the heroine take her golden finger. During their struggle over the bracelet, she was pushed down and knocked unconscious, which was how Song Qian transmigrated into a book. No way. She 6.3kReads7.5Score543Shelves
26. 76 离 After My Divorce, I’m Bound to a Quick Transmigration System 离婚后，我和快穿系统绑定 The Breeze Stirs the Forest清风吹动森林Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing Quick transmigration + historical eras + no fixed CP + a growing personal space After her divorce, Bai Yiqiu teams up with the System and quick transmigrates into stories set in different eras. Sometimes she becomes an unlucky soul, sometimes a top-tier villainess. Whatever the role, Bai Yiqiu lives each life to the fullest. Every now and then, she changes things up and makes a guest appearance in other little worlds. 26.3kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
27. 77 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score815Shelves

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    An ensemble piece set in a traditional era, without the theme of rebirth.

28. 78 疯 The Reborn Mad Grandma Takes on the Eighties: You Brats, Prepare to Die! 疯批老太重生八零，逆子们受死吧 Mushroom Alley蘑菇小巷Modern Romance129k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [No golden finger] [Family life] [Getting rich] [Ensemble cast] [Revenge] [Unhinged] [Comedy] In her previous life, Wang’s three sons killed their own mother to seize her property. Reborn, Granny Wang punches her unfilial sons, kicks the local bullies, drives away two daughters-in-law, and still finds time to make money. This drives the three freeloading brothers crazy. To swindle money from Granny Wang, the brothers stop at nothing, coming up with one outrageous s 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Once you start watching, you won't be able to stop. The plot is fast-paced and there's not a single dull moment.

29. 79 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    An elderly woman is reborn, severing ties with her family, and becomes incredibly wealthy through land expropriation!

30. 80 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
31. 81 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
32. 82 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Takes the Business World by Storm 重生八零：营销女王横扫商界 CPOModern Romance41k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Conquers the Business World 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With her foresightful business acumen and top-notch operational skills, she stormed into the provincial capital! In the 1980s, opportunities abounded, and I was destined to create a business storm in this era! I was destined for success!!

33. 83 牛 Amazing! The Strong Farm Girl Digs Up Ginseng and Strikes It Rich! 牛啦！大力女知青挖人参暴富啦！ Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A trinket that modern-day girl Yao Dongxue bought on a whim while shopping suddenly gave her access to a pocket dimension. But she discovered that she might not be the only one who had it. One night, she began watching the daily life of a girl from the 1970s who shared her name, all through her dreams. The girl had a happy family and was incredibly strong. Even in an era that Yao Dongxue considered harsh, she lived a happy life. For three years, Yao Dongxue watched her in her dreams every night. 9.5kReads8.9Score825Shelves

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    I love this kind of story so much! Anyone else with the same interests? Let's connect!

34. 84 流 Exiled to Hainan, I Made My Fortune by Foraging Along the Shore 流放海南后我靠赶海发家 Xia Zhizi夏栀子Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan is incredibly unlucky to get into a car accident, but she's also lucky: she and her mother, Yin Huaixi, transmigrate to the same dynasty and are still mother and daughter. As soon as they arrive, they learn that her mother's family has been exiled for life to an island, where they're forbidden to leave. What?! The place of exile is just like Hainan Island?! Jiang Wan's mouth waters so much that she starts to cry. She picks up her old beachcombing skills and brings all kinds of seafood 9.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
35. 85 重 Reborn: Speculating and Making a Fortune in the 1980s 重生，我在八十年代投机倒把 Mo Bai么白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she woke up, Jiang Xiaoxi had returned to 1987, to the age of eighteen. Her grandmother was still alive, her parents were young, her sister wasn’t sick, and she hadn’t married a jerk. Everything was wonderful. Given a second chance at life in an era ripe for rebuilding, how could she not make something of herself? See how Jiang Xiaoxi, reborn, uses every opportunity to make money and change her life. 4.6kReads8.9Score398Shelves
36. 86 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.5kReads9.0Score918Shelves
37. 87 资 The Reborn Capitalist Matriarch Reports Her Whole Family for Rural Relocation 资本家老太重生后，举报全家下乡 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance774k WordsCompleted [1970s + reborn + pocket dimension + elderly woman] (The novel was only recently rated, so its low score is due to the small number of ratings and doesn’t reflect its quality.) In her previous life, Shen Qingyan trusted the wrong man. She followed his instructions and helped him transfer the family’s assets to Hong Kong. Then the scoundrel took the money and left with his illegitimate daughter. She, meanwhile, was reported for her political background and sent to the countryside against her will 6.6kReads7.8Score736Shelves

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    A story about an elderly woman reborn from a different perspective. She's also the daughter of a capitalist, possesses a spatial ability, and seeks revenge by reporting her scumbag husband and sending his entire family to the countryside. Completed!

38. 88 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.4kReads8.4Score833Shelves

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    Fantasy novel set in the 1980s

39. 89 七 The 1970s: Grandma Lu Joins the Army with Her Daughter 七零，陆老太跟女儿随军去了 Quiet Rainy Day安静下雨天Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Old Madam Lu never married because of her health. She had no idea how she died. She was nearly eighty, but exercised regularly, had no high blood pressure or other illnesses, and still had a healthy appetite and all her teeth. Then, after just one night, she woke up in the 1970s, decades younger! Old Madam Lu racked her brain, unable to figure out what had happened. But since she was here, she would make the best of it. Besides, she had a biological daughter here, which cou 13.9kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    🌵🍃An old lady travels back to the 1970s. She had no relatives in her past life, but in this one she has a daughter who is pregnant. Why bother with work? She decisively goes with her daughter to join her in the military. ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧

40. 90 结 No Intimacy in Three Years of Marriage; After She Marries a Factory Director, Her Ex Panics 结婚三年没同房，嫁厂长后前夫慌 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [1980s + Building Wealth + Farming + Reborn for Revenge] After catching her husband in a secret affair with her fake cousin, Lin Qiaoyue finally realized why she hadn't had a child in five years: a couple can't get pregnant just by lying in bed together. She had been deceived for five years and had even raised their precious son for them. Worse still, her scumbag husband had caused her elderly father’s death. With nothing left to tie her to life, she took her scumbag husband and their illegitima 24.4kReads7.8Score1kShelves

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    A reborn old woman seeks revenge; a historical fiction story!

41. 91 重 Back to the 1980s: An Old Man and Old Woman Swap Bodies 重回八零之老头老太互穿 Beef Beef Beef牛肉牛肉牛肉Modern Romance105k WordsOngoing [No golden finger + gender-perspective swap + period setting + everyday family life + reborn] “Who would’ve thought that even at this age, we’d have to live our lives all over again?” 1986, the family compound of Hongxing Machinery Factory in Jinjiang City. An old married couple, together for nearly forty years. Zhao Shoutian becomes “Lin Xiulan,” a woman he once thought did nothing but stay at home. Lin Xiulan becomes “Zhao Shoutian,” a man she once thought left everything to others. Forced to —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 老 Granny Returns to the ’80s: Dumping Her Scumbag Husband and Making a Fortune Selling Pickles 老太重回八零：踹翻渣男咸菜发家 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted (No romance + divorce + street vending + making money + no golden finger) She’s reborn, and her younger daughter is about to be thrown into a living hell! Qin Sui’an was a timid old woman who had lived a miserable life. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in the 1980s, right at the scene where her younger daughter is being tricked into a marriage! This old woman has had enough! After exposing the scoundrel who arranged the fraudulent marriage and kicking her useless husband to the curb, Qin Sui’ 6kReads9.1Score951Shelves
43. 93 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book as a Middle-Aged Woman, Just as the Heroine Tries to Steal My Golden Finger 穿书成大妈，女主正想抢夺金手指 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book, Period Setting, Pocket Dimension, Punish the Scum, No Whitewashing, No Forgiveness! A Touch of Ensemble Cast, Domestic Life, Building a Career] [No CP: No divorce, only widowhood! Sisters, let's not give her another man later, okay? Men are poison, and old men are even less worth bothering with. Let's not let them mess with our Hua!] Liu Xiaohua, a woman past the usual age for marriage, was forcibly sent by the System into a period novel. In an instant, she became the 16kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
44. 94 重 Reborn in the 1970s: No More Putting Up with Them, I’m Arresting Every Last One! 重生70不惯着，再装都抓了！ Tortoise, Hurry Up and Write乌龟快码字Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + face-slapping and scum-punishing + making money + family life + no golden finger + solving a case in the later chapters] In her previous life, Zhou Yufang spent her whole life working like an ox and a horse for the Wu family. She looked after the young and old, working herself to the bone, only to find out that her husband was keeping a mistress and every one of her children was an ungrateful wretch. Even her only thoughtful daughter was cruelly set up and killed. 523Reads6.0Score103Shelves

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    In that era, the old lady was reborn and slapped in the face.

45. 95 穿 Reborn as a Terrible Old Lady in the ’70s, I Steal the Heroine’s Fortunes 穿成年代极品老太后夺了女主机缘 Big Pig Trotter and Big Chicken Feet大猪蹄子与大鸡爪子Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + farming + no male lead + family life + farming) Xue Cuihua is an older web novelist whose stories never take off. After staying up all night to update her latest chapter, She closes her eyes, opens them, and finds herself inside the period rebirth novel she'd read, as the villainous grandmother of the female lead. With the female lead, who hates evil and sees her as an enemy, in front of her, and a lazy, ungrateful adopted son behind her, Xue Cuihua i 152Reads8.0Score—Shelves
46. 96 郁 Granny Yu's Daily Routine of Gossip and Retirement 郁老太的吃瓜养老日常 A Breeze to the Ear一耳清风Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + everyday family life + no romance + building wealth + heartwarming] The troublemakers are dealt with quickly. This is pure farming, with no court intrigue or powerful nobles. Modern young woman Yu Zhiqiu gets into a car accident and transmigrates into the body of an ancient peasant woman with the same name. Her husband is dead, they are short on money and food, and she has several troublesome children to care for. So what if they’re poor? Hard work brings prosperity. Everyone i 2.3kReads8.5Score245Shelves

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    It looks alright.

47. 97 荒 In a Famine Year, Grandma Sun Stockpiles Grain to Survive 荒年，孙老太囤粮度饥荒 North Wind Laughs北风笑Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Family life + farming + slow and steady progress + not a power fantasy + drought + no romance] “Eldest daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law, give me one month. If you still want to split up the family then, the eldest won’t have to support me in my old age either!” Qiao Yu has become the biased old woman in a book. She looks down on girls as money-losing burdens while treating her own daughter like a treasure. To keep her son-in-law from divorcing her daughter, she even considers selling her 369Reads7.4Score—Shelves
48. 98 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Granny Li Goes on a Rampage to Discipline Her Children 重生八零：李老太发疯整治子女 Zhou Xixi周喜喜Modern Romance560k WordsOngoing [Period setting + 1980s + reborn + wish fulfillment + abusing scumbags + face-slapping + making a fortune] Eighty-year-old Li Xiuying is reborn. In her previous life, she devoted herself to her six children and raised seven grandchildren. Then, just before the end of her life, a car accident left her with an amputated leg. Her children argued so fiercely over her medical bills that their faces turned red, and not one of her grandchildren even visited her in the hospital. Desperate, Li Xiuying se 42Reads7.9Score—Shelves
49. 99 穿 Transmigrated as a Short-Lived Old Woman, I Lie Flat to Avoid Being Mistreated 穿成短命老妇咸鱼躺平才不受气 Sunny Every Single Day天天天天天晴Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted No romance. The heroine is past menopause and enjoying her retirement; her greatest pleasure is teasing her grandsons and saving up dowries for her granddaughters. The original owner was a farmer's widow. Her eldest son in the capital sends her a pension, while her younger son and his family live nearby, obedient and devoted. At just 48, she's already living the retirement life office workers can only dream of. She even has three lively, adorable grandsons. This life is so wonderful it feels lik 463Reads8.8Score—Shelves
50. 100 侯 Is the Marquis's Household Really That Pathetic? The Crazy Old Madam Sends the Whole Family into a Frenzy 侯府窝囊？疯批老夫人带全家发癫 I Love Cheese我爱芝士Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Splendor of the Marquis's Household: The Mighty Old Madam, is now streaming. The heroine has no parents, no love interest, and is utterly heartless and past menopause. On the third day after checking herself into a psychiatric hospital, Xiao Jinse finally saw the light: anyone who doesn't like her can't be any good, and anyone she doesn't like can't be any good either. She's the Greek goddess of morality in the story of her own life! One day, she transmigrates and 13.1kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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