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1. 101 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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2. 102 穿 Transmigrating to the Early Republic of China: What Now? 穿越民国初年，怎么办？ Moonlit Words明月语Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted A modern woman from the 21st century transmigrates to the Republic of China a century ago, where she falls into the hands of a warlord who will stop at nothing to possess her… She runs, he chases, and she has no way to escape! The author excels at tangled romance. You won't regret giving this a try… 606Reads6.5Score11114d adds

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   This is a novel set in the Republican era, featuring a story of forced marriage and the male lead being a warlord. The female lead was originally a maid who was taken in by the male lead. It's a bit melodramatic, but not too much. It's not a long story, so it's worth reading!

3. 103 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Our Family Struck It Rich 重生八零年，我们家赚翻了 A Pen That Blossoms妙笔生花卷Modern Romance206k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1980, with her family destitute and their home bare, she relies on her meticulous ledgers to keep a firm grip on purchasing receipts and seize the opportunities created by new policies. She sets up street stalls and braves the night markets, sells fabric remnants and bolts of cloth, takes on troublesome relatives, gets a business license and opens a shop, then heads south to buy stock and build a factory. She relies on no System or pocket dimension, and clings to no powerful patron. He 19Reads—Score13414d adds

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   The female protagonist is reborn in the 1980s with her family heavily in debt. She starts by selling general merchandise at a street stall, doing business cautiously and steadily. The whole family works together to build a wonderful atmosphere.

4. 104 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, Watch Me Take Down the Wicked Female Lead 穿书后，看我如何干翻恶毒女主 Yu Mizhou于米粥Modern Romance711k WordsOngoing The rating just came out; it’ll go up later. [Everyday family life, a laid-back heroine who sometimes has a soft heart and learns from her mistakes. There’s a System, a pocket dimension, and a job. She doesn’t go to the countryside.] Su Jiahui fell asleep and transmigrated. She never expected that, as an only child, she would end up in a large family with many children, and be the least favored one of all. After awakening her System, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. And of 1.5kReads6.0Score10114d adds

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   It looks pretty good.

5. 105 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies, I Was a Little Wicked, and My Five Kids Worked Themselves Ragged to Support Me in Old Age 穿成70坏一点，五崽卷疯来养老 Chen BaiwanC陈百万CModern Romance225k WordsCompleted [1970s + Transmigration + Feel-Good Story + Social Butterfly + Bold and Outspoken + Raising Five Sons + Entrepreneurship + Enjoying Life in Old Age] Her laid-back eldest son, Chen Sui, and four more boys with runny noses, all waiting for her to feed them. At twenty, Zhou Meihua transmigrated into this world, opened her eyes, and promptly fainted again. She was a college student revising her thesis, but had become the self-sacrificing mother in a miserable period drama. The original owner had sup 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is updated daily, with no fluff and a tightly woven plot! It's fantastic!

6. 106 重 Reborn in 1983: From Debt to Stealing the Village Beauty 重生83年：从欠债开始截胡村花 Luoluozi落落子Urban145k WordsOngoing [Reborn in the 1980s + rural everyday life + childhood sweethearts + first love + devoted husband + building from nothing + making a fortune + face-slapping comeback] Reborn in 1983, the first thing Chen Dongsheng does is stand up to the village tyrant Wang Bapi, who's about to cause his adoptive father's death! You want your debt repaid? Fine, I'll pay you back three times over! You want to steal my homestead? I'll send you to prison first! The “cold-faced God of Wealth” of his past life is bac 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I recommend a great book [Added to bookshelf][Already hooked]

7. 107 六 A Lucky Charm in the Sixties: She Joins the Army and Gets Spoiled by the Soldier King 六零锦鲤要随军，被兵王宠哭了 Chu Qi初柒Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [A transmigrated apocalypse lucky star VS a transmigrated cultivation heroine, a brooding, lustful regiment commander + a lazy, adorable wife who wants to lie flat] [AI pocket dimension + military marriage and joining her husband at his post + island life + research + sister-obsessed woman] The little lucky star transmigrates into the body of a tragic supporting character and opens her eyes to find herself about to get intimate with a male model. Broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and legs like a 580Reads—Score10214d adds

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   Recommend!!!!!!

8. 108 三 The Three Treasures Pagoda and Purple Gold Mountain 三宝塔与紫金山 Muzi Surong木子苏蓉Modern Romance114k WordsCompleted The story unfolds slowly between Sanbao Town in southeastern Yunnan and Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties. Yun Kun, a young man from southern Yunnan, dreams of escaping the mountains. Through sheer perseverance, he rises from a poor boy to a faculty researcher at a military academy. Ning Xiang, who lives east of Nanjing, once enjoyed a peaceful, ordinary life, but the tides of the times bring a drastic turn: her household registration is falsified, and she is forced to move to the co 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A truly excellent piece of writing. The mountains of southern Yunnan rise in layers, stretching to the horizon. The Three Pagodas lie quietly among the mountains and valleys, silently watching over the sunrise and sunset of the red soil plateau. A thousand miles away, Nanjing's Purple Mountain has also stood for millennia, guarding the city of Jinling and protecting the countless homes along the Qinhuai River. Yun Kun was born in Sanbao Town, southern Yunnan. The mountains confined his youth, but they couldn't confine his initial aspiration to leave. He entered a military academy to specialize in optics, studying lenses day after day, determined to see further and discern more clearly. In Nanjing, Ning Xiang, who had been living a peaceful life, had her life's trajectory drastically altered by a falsified household registration document. Two mountains stand facing each other, two wanderers meet at the foot of Purple Mountain. The mountain man possesses an inherent stubbornness, while the Qinhuai woman harbors a resilient spirit. In their impoverished years, they made their lives vibrant and fulfilling. He raised chickens in the backyard, grew melons along the wall, and polished kaleidoscopes from scraps, creating a dazzling display of flowers from a single beam of light. Years passed, children were born, and the times changed. The Three Pagodas of Yunnan still stand tall, and Nanjing's Purple Mountain remains majestic. Young people from the mountains ventured far away, and the old city streets were transformed. Families huddled together for warmth during difficult times, enduring life's storms with the necessities of food and shelter. Grain coupons, queuing for meat, running around to obtain certificates, swallowing countless grievances—this was the passionate yet arduous life of an entire generation. As the tides of time swept in, what could one hold onto? As the great waves of time sift through the sands, what could truly endure? Only two mountains silently stood guard, asking no questions, for as long as one looked back, the mountains and rivers remained.

9. 109 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Sweet, Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man 下乡后，娇软美人被糙汉宠上天 Cloud Chasing Kites追风筝的云Modern Romance142k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero] [1970s] [No System or Pocket Dimension] [Building a Fortune] [Sweet Romance] When obstetrician Yan Man opened her eyes, she had become the love-struck supporting character in a 1970s novel, a woman who had followed a pretty-boy crush all the way to the countryside. The original Yan Man had fallen into the water and been rescued, then was forced to marry Zhou Yuchuan, the militia company commander. Even after the wedding, she couldn't forget her pretty-boy crush and eventually met a 3Reads—Score10914d adds

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   This is a good book. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities; it focuses on a slow-paced, steady romance and everyday life.

10. 110 开 From the Start, I’m a Repeat-Offender Guard: Charging Through the Siheyuan! 开局重犯看守，莽穿四合院！ Xiao Gangzi小冈子Male-Channel Fanfiction396k WordsOngoing With the strength of a born overlord, Jiang Shan, a prison guard from the Northwest, returns to the capital! No flashy System, just his peerless Asura physique crushing everything in his path! Facing a courtyard full of scheming beasts, Jiang Shan clenches his fists. His strength surpasses all limits! With one swing of his arm, he tosses a 300-jin water vat like a basketball! His presence strikes terror into everyone! His murderous aura, enough to stop children from crying, makes people's legs g 16Reads—Score214d adds

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    New book seeking recommendations

11. 111 八 The 1980s: A Fisherman's Little Life in Southern Guangdong 八零：南粤渔家小日子 Yuri Xiuchangguan玉日袖长观Modern Romance332k WordsOngoing [Period Piece] [Shore Foraging Golden Finger] [Fishing and Hunting] [Everyday Child-Rearing] [Family Life] [Cozy] [A Complete Guide to Seafood, Food, and Livelihood] [Later Development in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong] Chen Lizhen had spent half her life working at a fish stall. At last, she got to stay with her daughter for a few days, but after falling asleep, she woke up in a small fishing village in Nanyue in 1985. She was only twenty-five again, and her daughter was a four-year-old li 569Reads—Score10314d adds

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    I recommend this book.

12. 112 七 The 1970s Fake Widow: Her Officer Husband Returns for Her 七零假遗孀，军官丈夫杀回来了 Clouds, Come My Way云往我这来Modern Romance179k WordsOngoing When she woke up, Su Wenyan had become a mistreated cannon-fodder woman in the 1970s. To escape her parasitic parents, she declared in front of everyone, “Lu Zhenge, who died in the line of duty, and I were engaged long ago. In life, I belong to him; in death, I’ll be his ghost!” The news sent the whole village into an uproar. Her parents called her crazy, while everyone else waited to see the Lu family throw her out. But instead of being met with cold faces, Su Wenyan was pulled into a tight em 1.5kReads—Score11714d adds

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    A period drama without clichés, and without any awful main characters, it's really sweet 😘

13. 113 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s as a Charming Beauty: The Taciturn Roughneck Comes Around 穿越八零娇美人，木讷糙汉开窍了 Xu Zhixu徐之徐Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Period Novel | Transmigration | 1v1 Romance | Beautiful Widow | Rugged Male Lead | Heroine Pursues Hero | Make Money and Get Rich | Face-Slapping the Scum | System Overworked office worker Su Yuan died suddenly in the middle of the night and transmigrated into the body of a widow in the 1980s. The original owner was a gorgeous beauty with a voluptuous figure. Her husband died on their wedding day. Everyone called her a husband-killer. The whole village shunned her. Unable to bear the pressure, t 45Reads—Score10114d adds

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    A new book I read

14. 114 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Moved to the Countryside and Used My Heavy Industry System to Win Over the Northwest Wolf 退婚下乡，带重工系统撩疯西北狼 Qingchuan Gazing at the Southern Branch青川望南枝Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Two reborn rivals + marriage before love + a husband’s long road to winning her back + face-slapping the scum + strong female lead in a bygone era + educated youth sent to the countryside + heavy-industry System] Lin Qingyan is a top business consultant of the 21st century. After dying from overwork, she wakes up in 1975 in China’s northwest, as a scapegoat educated youth who could die of illness at any moment. Her reborn green-tea sister steals her fiancé from the city and sends her to the Go 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A wicked stepmother and stepsister steal everything from the female protagonist. Her fiancé, greedy and ungrateful, breaks off the engagement on the spot. Heartbroken, the female protagonist goes to the countryside and unexpectedly unlocks a heavy industry system, becoming proficient in mechanical manufacturing. She encounters a lone wolf king with top combat power in a car convoy. The male protagonist silently protects her, and her journey of reversal is full of ups and downs.

15. 115 重 Reborn: I’m Changing My Fate Against the Heavens 重生：老娘我要逆天改命 Night of the New Moon朔月之夜Modern Romance91k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Feel free to 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My writing isn't very good, so please read another book. Thank you for your support.

16. 116 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8k14d adds
17. 117 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated and Bullied Me as a Powerless Orphan? I’m from the Apocalypse 全家穿欺我孤儿无力？我末世来的 Nan Lizi南梨子Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing [1950s + transmigrate into a book + family life + horrible relatives + everyday crime-solving] After perishing alongside the Zombie King, Yu He transmigrates into a whole-family-transmigrates-into-a-book story, becoming a minor character whom the heroine's family drove to her death. From the start, her father is a fallen hero, while the awful heroine's family covets her house and ruins her reputation. Yu He sneers. After fifteen years in the apocalypse, what kind of ruthless people hasn't she se 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book, although new, has a great plot. Once you start reading, you'll find it very enjoyable. The female lead becomes a police officer, unlike other novels where the protagonist has unrealistic, overpowered abilities. The cases are logically sound, and it's really good! The plot doesn't drag either.

18. 118 中 Fifty Years in the World of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医江湖五十年 Chen Banxia陈半夏Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted For historical reasons, most people know little about traditional Chinese medicine, and some are even prejudiced against it. Yet firsthand medical experience is undoubtedly the best way to understand it. The author recounts his own journey studying medicine, as well as those of his master and grandmaster. In particular, he tells the story of his master, known as “A Heart Devoted to Medicine,” who began studying medicine at the age of eight and has now practiced for fifty years. The book offers r 6.6kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
19. 119 四 Siheyuan: The Jerk Hoped I’d Die Childless, So I Married Zheng Juan Instead 四合院：极品盼我绝后反手娶郑娟 A Bookworm for Over 10 Years10年多老书虫Male-Channel Fanfiction137k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + Zheng Juan + Abortion Queen + Bigshot System + Chaos and Mayhem + Rumors Everywhere] Being born poor is no disgrace. Knowing when to bend and when to stand firm is what makes a man. Even if fate grinds you into the mud, you must bloom there into the most magnificent flower. If you weren't born lucky enough to coast through life, then get up and run with all your might. Never look down on a young man for being poor. One day, he'll soar like a dragon and a phoenix. Don't laugh at 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Chaos erupts in the courtyard. The Jia family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fall into the latrine. Qin Huairu, the abortion queen. Why does Bang Geng look more and more like Sha Zhu? Haha 😎

20. 120 七 The 1970s Farm Machinery Factory: Her Skillful Hands Win the Technician's Devoted Love 七零农机厂，她靠巧手被技术员娇宠 Lucky Koi富富锦鲤Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted At a Seventies farm machinery factory, her deft hands win the doting affection of a technician. 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This historical romance novel features a female protagonist who truly rises to the top through her own abilities, without any special abilities or system! Lin Qingmei transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s, where she is exploited by relatives, envied by experienced factory workers, and framed by female employees. Remaining dignified and resilient, she repairs broken farm machinery, improves seeders, and defuses traps time and again. From an orphan girl at the mercy of others, she transforms into a skilled worker and becomes her own pillar of support.

21. 121 王 Master Wang’s Mind-Reading Head Pat, Juicy Gossip Explodes 王师傅摸头读心术，炸裂八卦来袭 A Little Sugar Cat一只糖猫猫Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Craftsmanship + Gossip Golden Finger + Everyday Gossip + Love That Grows Over Time + Devoted Couple HE] Gossipy hairstylist + scheming small-town doctor Wang Shoulan, a modern-day overworked wage slave, unexpectedly transmigrates to a small town in Chongqing in the 1980s. She becomes the only support for her blind adoptive mother. Fortunately, her adoptive father left her a job at a barbershop. Even though every other worker there is a man, Wang Shoulan is still subjected to go 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has gossip, love, and family.

22. 122 七 Space in the 1970s: Playing Dumb, the Cold-Faced Officer Dotes on Me Night After Night 七零空间：装傻，冷面军官夜夜宠 The Stars Are Calling Me星空在召唤我Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Transmigration] [Spatial Dimension] [Two Strong Leads] [Mutually Devoted] Overnight, Song Qinghe transmigrated into the eldest daughter of the village chief's family in a small northern village. Her intelligence was stuck at the age of eight: someone had to feed her porridge, and someone had to hold her hand when she walked. She had two fiercely protective but hopelessly thickheaded older brothers, and a sharp-tongued sister-in-law who was always scheming agains 1Reads—Score13414d adds

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    I highly recommend this historical romance novel; it's really good. The female lead transmigrates and has a system, but she pretends to be naive at first. The male lead is incredibly doting on her!

23. 123 傻 Reborn as Silly Mao: Sending Banggeng to Juvenile Detention from the Start 傻茂重生，开局送棒梗儿进少管所 Chonghua Hall重华殿Male-Channel Fanfiction289k WordsOngoing “Drawing Sword,” “Under the Zhengyang Gate,” “The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate,” “Snow Leopard,” “Hutong,” “The Age of Galloping,” “Man Is Iron, Rice Is Steel,” “Glory Era” Xu Damao is reborn on the very day Banggeng steals a chicken. He sends the thief's whole family to prison, gets the Lou family out of town, and begins his unstoppable comeback! 2.3kReads—Score10014d adds
24. 124 陶 The Tofu Seller of Tao Village 陶庄豆腐郎 The Witty Lever杠杆笑匠Urban181k WordsCompleted In 1980s Taozhuang, tofu maker Duan Jinliang prospers thanks to his strange balance scale, enjoying a life of wealth and fame. But two twin brothers at the village entrance set up a wager and snap the scale’s beam in front of everyone, revealing the mercury inside and shocking the whole village. With his reputation in tatters, how can he repay his debts and redeem himself? Hidden in a little tofu shop are turbulent events that test the conscience. 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A tofu vendor who once made his way through Taozhuang by cheating on his scales had his facade shattered by a gambling game. The mercury spilled from the broken scales became the devastating blow to his reputation. From then on, he toiled day and night by the tofu oven, trying to slowly make amends for his guilty conscience. 🍀

25. 125 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2.4kReads—Score13714d adds

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    This book is good.

26. 126 六 The Sixties Compound: I Have a Bad Temper, So I Beat People Up from the Start 六零大院：暴脾气不装开局就揍人 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Era × Rebirth × Military Industrial Compound × Everyday Family Life × Idiot System × Ensemble Cast × Romance × No Self-Torment] While other reborn people pretend to be sweet and obedient, Wen Shuqin has no intention of living a stifled life. Back at age ten, she's the real deal. There's no need to hide who she is. If anyone dares to mess with her, she won't let them get away with it. If they want a fight, they'll get one. Because of this, one member after another of the Wen family suspects she' 719Reads—Score10514d adds

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    After the female protagonist is reborn, she finds herself back to square one, feeling very unhappy. She deals with her unreliable father and cousin, and then the two of them are also reborn. Since none of the three are acting, everyone assumes they've been possessed by a ghost, leading to all sorts of chaotic and superstitious rituals from their family.

27. 127 十 Tian Xiaofang, the Village Beauty at Eighteen 十八岁村花田小芳 Spring Comes to the Old Year春入旧年Modern Romance389k WordsOngoing 🔥 Rural Life in the 1950s | A Rough Farmhand Secretly Loves the Village Belle Wang Mancang is the poorest farmhand in Wangjia Hollow. His parents died young, he can barely read, his skin is dark and his hands are covered in calluses, and he lives in a drafty mud-brick house. He secretly admires the village belle, Tian Xiaofang. Knowing he has nothing to his name and can't afford even a fraction of the bride price, he can only bury his feelings deep in his heart. Who could have expected trouble t 189Reads—Score13814d adds

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    Rural realism

28. 128 重 Back to 1998: Instead of Pushing My Kids, I Push My Parents 重回1998，不卷娃卷爸妈 Mahua Yaozi麻花瑶子Modern Romance265k WordsOngoing [1990s setting + everyday family life + slightly slow-paced + feel-good wish fulfillment + a touch of ensemble cast] [If real life can't make my parents financially independent, then I'll make them first-generation millionaires in a novel!] One ordinary night in 2026, 43-year-old Liu Xiangyan fell asleep in her rented apartment. When she opened her eyes again, she was lying in the familiar wooden bed of the tiled house back in her hometown. Outside, her mother was calling to the pigs as she fed 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one is worth checking out too; it's set in the 1990s, featuring everyday family life, a fast-paced and exciting story, and a small group portrait.

29. 129 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 338Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended!

30. 130 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score17414d adds
31. 131 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.8kReads8.4Score51714d adds
32. 132 非 Nonlinear Breakout 非线性突围 Snow on Reeds, Plum Blossoms Reflected芦雪映梅Urban623k WordsOngoing This is a long realist novel about the workplace and life. Through Wang Yao's three major career changes, it portrays work and daily life in different periods. It captures every bitter and sweet moment, every joy and sorrow. Come read it on Tomato Novel; I hope you enjoy it. I'll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend it again!

33. 133 开 [Period] I Got a Cow from the Start with a Sign-In! 【年代】开局签到一头牛！ Coconut Tree 01椰子树01Modern Romance124k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Short-Term Rural Assignment] [Travel Across the Country] [One-on-One Romance in Each Stage] Wu Lingling, who accidentally transmigrates into a book, thinks she's here for the classic story arc of suffering first and enjoying the good life later. In a period novel, surely she'd have to spend a few years living through hardships before waiting for the college entrance exams and the reforms to begin. After that, she'd make money, then make a fortune, and finally soar to success. W 17kReads—Score3.2k14d adds

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    There are no substitutes; the writing is superb, somewhat realistic, not exaggerated, and extraordinary. Come and read it!

34. 134 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.1kReads8.8Score56414d adds

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    A period novel with rigorous logic, without melodramatic plot twists or wildly imaginative elements.

35. 135 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 568Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 136 七 Educated Youth in 1975: My Ring Holds a Living Paddy Field 七五年知青：我的扳指有片活水田 Mountains and Trees Never Meet a Soulmate山木不逢知Modern Romance132k WordsOngoing In 1975, Lin Xiao Mai was sent to the countryside by her own mother and assigned to the salt-alkali wasteland that the whole village despised. All she had in her pocket was the seventeen yuan and eighty cents she had saved for ages. Luckily, she found a jade thumb ring and gained a mountain spring and rich black soil without lifting a finger. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The film perfectly captures the atmosphere of the era, accurately recreating the details of life in 1975. The work-point system, seed distribution, rural mud houses, dirt roads, and barren mountains are all described in detail. The spatial setting is restrained and not outlandish, with its core purpose being to improve the barren land. The main storyline focuses on the female protagonist settling down in the countryside and supporting herself with her own hands, making the plot solid and not unrealistic.

37. 137 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: I Don't Want to Keep Laying Low Forever! 女穿男之我也不想一直苟下去呀！ Good-for-nothing on Fire废柴燃烧中Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted Story One: The Era Arc, loaded and complete... Lin Xiao, a history master's student, wakes up to find she has transmigrated into the body of Lu Zhanye, a troublemaking educated youth in 1975. An earthen house, a worn-out padded jacket, and an accusation of stealing eggs left behind by the body's original owner. She'd planned to keep her head down and build a life for herself, but at the village entrance she encounters a lonely, cool beauty. The sight of her lowering her eyes as she draws wate 1.1kReads8.4Score12714d adds

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    I highly recommend this quick transmigration novel! The female protagonist is a goddess who travels to different worlds to gain happiness, but what sets it apart from most novels is that she transmigrates into the bodies of men!

38. 138 蒸 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Deep Plowing in Spring春日深耕Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 307Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is purely a historical fiction! [As time flows and years pass, what changes is the fleeting years, but what remains constant is the warmth of human life. A person's life is actually like steaming buns; if the heat is right, they'll be cooked; if not, they'll be raw even when the lid is lifted.]

39. 139 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 3.9kReads8.5Score31614d adds

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    Urban Feng Shui Master, don't read this book, or you might end up defying fate!

40. 140 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 123Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 141 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 142 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 143 泥 A Nobody Builds a Dakar Champion 泥腿子造出达喀尔冠军 Those Days Can Only Be Remembered那年往事只能回忆Urban188k WordsCompleted At the Dakar finish line, the French rider didn’t celebrate after crossing it. He dropped to one knee in the sand and wrapped both arms around the hideously ugly racing bike, pressing his face against the weld scars on its frame: the seams where scrap steel met titanium, like fish scales, like scabs. Then he stood up, tossed the championship trophy into the hands of a Chinese man, turned away, and wept like a child. The entire crowd fell silent. KTM’s technical director clutched his laser gauge —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Hyper-realistic, hyper-inspiring, based on the real-life Zhang Xue motorcycle.

44. 144 下 After Being Laid Off, I Returned to the Factory with My Memories 下岗后我带记忆杀回车间 Eggplant in Sauce酱抱茄子Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Xuemei was Hongmian Factory’s brightest technical expert. But just before the wave of layoffs, the apprentice she trusted most stole her core research, leaving her disgraced and laid off. She spent the rest of her life in poverty. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1993, three months before the layoff list was announced! Armed with memories of thirty years’ worth of advanced manufacturing techniques, she will never again be an easy target for others to 1Reads—Score114d adds

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    If you're interested, watch it; once you start, you won't be able to tear yourself away—the immersion is incredibly strong.

45. 145 让 You Told Me to Leave the Army, and Now You’re Stealing Lou Xiao’e? 让你退伍，你截胡娄晓娥？ Street-Corner Storyteller临街说书Male-Channel Fanfiction299k WordsCompleted [Four-Panel Courtyard + stealing someone else's match + System + tormenting the courtyard's beasts + everyday life in a bygone era + decisive and ruthless] Lin Chen returned to the Four-Panel Courtyard after leaving the military. He was a modest man and hadn't yet reported to the steel mill, but everyone in the courtyard took him for a penniless loser who couldn't even find a wife. Xu Damao, who lived in the front courtyard, was strutting around and loudly announcing that he was about to marry L 281Reads—Score12614d adds

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    A demobilized soldier looked down upon by everyone in the courtyard secretly possesses a system buff. Xu Damao, eagerly anticipating marrying Lou Xiao'e, is thwarted at their blind date. A Level 8 worker's contract shocks the entire courtyard; the resentment and jealousy of his enemies transform into rewards. He doesn't play the saintly card; he's the one who deals with all sorts of evil spirits in the courtyard.

46. 146 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From Hawthorn Preserves to Fortune 重生八零：从山楂罐头开始致富 Light Hues and Gentle Breeze清风浅色系Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Reborn in the autumn harvest of 1982, Zhao Sui Sui opens her eyes to find her cousin making trouble! Armed with an agricultural and sideline-products processing System, she decisively splits from the family. The barren sandy fields everyone disdains become a source of endless business opportunities in her hands. Hawthorn preserves, locust blossom honey, and nourishing tea paste take the whole city by storm. Her little workshop rises to become Sui Ji, a brand renowned across the country. Wu Yue, 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's great, the plot is captivating, it's a very good novel, and it's creative. Most importantly, you can read it over and over again and you'll always be curious about what will happen next.

47. 147 八 The Eighties: The Beautiful Girl Next Door Came From a Matriarchal Village 八零，漂亮路人甲她自女尊村落来 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance192k WordsOngoing Period setting + System + wild imagination + female-dominated world, strong heroine + wish fulfillment + high feel-good factor + character growth + 1v4 (tentative)] A beautiful woman pretending to be a man + an arrogant, pampered, wolfish young man (a tool) + a tough soldier king + ? Zhaozhao's motto: Men are just seasoning in a real woman's life. And if they're seasoning, naturally, the more variety, the better. Meng Zhaohuang: the Zhao of a glorious and enlightened age, the Huang of a phoeni 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Historical setting + matriarchal society + beautiful women + strong female lead + satisfying story

48. 148 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance558k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 18.2kReads6.6Score65714d adds

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    Go for this book, you won't regret it!

49. 149 养 My Adoptive Sister Moves In with a Baby, So After Being Reborn, I Break My Ex-Husband's Legs 养姐带球占我家，重生打断前夫腿 Luoluo Legion洛洛军团Modern Romance229k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1970s + sent to the countryside + pocket dimension + light hoarding + farming + a steady, prosperous life] With snow swirling outside, Song Zhiyi lay paralyzed in a freezing bed. Her adoptive sister, Luo Wanying, and her husband, Zhao Ziqiang, came through the door. Luo Wanying deliberately rested a hand on her lower back and said in a soft, delicate voice: “Zhiyi, I’m pregnant. The father is Ziqiang.” To make room for the baby, Luo Wanying told her everything, and Song Zhiyi died with 30Reads—Score21914d adds

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    This is a revenge novel that's high-energy and doesn't make you stupid at all! The idea of going to the countryside in a space is not an exaggeration!

50. 150 拒 After Refusing an Arranged Marriage, I Rose to Become a People’s Representative 拒绝换亲后，我逆袭成为人大代表 Star-and-Moon Poet星月写诗官Modern Romance475k WordsOngoing Transmigrated into the 1970s as a poor girl traded in a marriage arrangement? Her biological parents tie her to a handcart, while the whole village waits to watch her cry. She’s starving and barely clinging to life, but all she can look at is the bloated plow ox by the village entrance. The old veterinarian shakes his head. “There’s no saving it.” She rolls off the cart, her voice hoarse. “I can save it! If I can’t, I’ll pay with my life!” One injection, and the ox gets back up. The whole vi —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A good period novel, a time-traveling veterinarian novel set in the 1970s, fast-paced and full of exciting moments.

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