In a Reading Slump, Looking for Historical Fiction Set in a Specific Era 书荒了，年代

1. 51 谍 Espionage: I’m a Screwdriver, Infiltrating No. 76 谍战：我是螺丝刀，卧底76号 Fragrant Blossoms in Spring春暖留芳Urban2.7M WordsOngoing (A rough-around-the-edges spy’s rise to success, with a soft spot for the Communists. Please don’t flame if it’s not your thing!) He’s a disposable pawn in the Military Statistics Bureau, but he has an infinite storage space and supernatural hearing! Thanks to his uncanny ability to hit his targets with flying screwdrivers, he rises to become the top assassin at the Shanghai station, then goes undercover at No. 76 by pure chance. Amid the turbulent world of espionage, he kills Japanese invaders 60.1kReads8.0Score4.5kShelves
2. 52 谍 Spy Code Name: I’m the Useless Barbed Wire 谍战代号我是废物铁丝网 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 216.3kReads9.5Score20.4kShelves
3. 53 我 I Burned Paper Money for My Ghost Husband, and the Heavenly Court Went into an Uproar 我给鬼夫烧纸，天庭炸了锅 Doing Nothing无所为之11k WordsCompleted I Burned Paper Offerings for My Ghost Husband, and Heaven Exploded into Chaos 294Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very immersive [laughing]

4. 54 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 57.5kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves

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   The era is over, military marriages wear books and abuse scum [laughs]

5. 55 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 13.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   This book has a sandbox style, but the plot and characters are very good, and it's very interesting.

6. 56 他 His Obsession: The Top Student Who Fell from Grace 他的执念：跌落神坛的学霸 Zhi Jue知倔Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Cool, aloof top student × spirited childhood friend | Secret school crush ➡️ the second male lead wins | Sweet romance, no unexpected contrast] Everyone says Gu Yanshen is cool, noble, and above it all. He lives by the rules, always buttons his uniform neatly to the very top, and is the impeccable top student in his year. Yet he has one spirited childhood friend who has clung to him for ten years: Su Wanwan. She follows close behind him, overflowing with love. "Gu Yanshen, did you se 26Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 儿 Her Son Wants to Marry His Fallen Comrade's Widow, So Grandma Teaches Him a Lesson 儿子要娶战友遗孀老太在线教做人 The Southern Trees乔木在南Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Qiao Suyi, a 99-year-old capitalist who died while scavenging, has been reborn. In her previous life, to avoid being sent down to the countryside, she let her son marry a widow out of selfish motives. She never imagined this would land him in prison, cut his life short, and cost him his family fortune. After suffering the grief of outliving her son and becoming a beggar, Qiao Suyi was finally rescued from misery by the former future daughter-in-law she had looked down on. When she witnessed her 1.2kReads7.2Score117Shelves

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   They are all period novels in various genres. You can read them, especially the last one.

8. 58 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: I Snatch the Heroine’s Fortunes 穿书六零，女主机缘我嘎嘎抢 Jiang Guilan江归澜Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + doting husband + face-slapping] It was hard enough to transmigrate into a book set in the 1960s, but then she also had to deal with a love-struck mother, a stepfather who was a gold-digging pretty boy, and a biological father who only sent money and never asked questions. Worst of all, she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting character. She was just an NPC who donated blood to the supporting character, the kind who showed up and 59.9kReads8.3Score6.1kShelves
9. 59 穿 Before My Whole Family Was Sent to the Countryside, I Took My Child and Ran 穿到全家下乡前，我带娃跑路了 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration to the 1960s + pocket dimension + raising a child + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other] Shu Yao thought someone must have put a curse on her. In her dreams, she saw another version of herself live a miserable life: when her husband was sent away for reeducation, she abandoned him and their child, then married a divorced man with a child of his own, only to become his unpaid nanny. Unable to take it anymore, she jumped into a river. The one who buried h 55kReads8.1Score7.7kShelves
10. 60 手 I Tear Into My Awful Relatives, Leaving My Educated-Youth Parents Stunned 手撕极品亲戚，知青爹妈惊呆了 Reading at Midnight夜半读书Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing (Doing business in the 1980s + a local-born protagonist + no golden finger + taking on terrible relatives) A spineless dad, a weak stepmother, grandparents who play favorites, and greedy uncles. That’s what Cheng Shu faces from the start when he returns to the city from the countryside with his parents. As he matches wits with his relatives, he also sets up stalls and gets into business. 14.9kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
11. 61 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 94.6kReads9.6Score10kShelves
12. 62 东 A Northeastern Auntie Finds Herself a Zombie Daughter 东北大姨捡到个丧尸闺女 Inkstone Autumn Jade砚秋墨玉Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Transmigration, zombies, comedy, ensemble cast, period setting, mystery, no CP: a purely Northeastern period novel. “How does a vegetarian zombie girl who moves slowly manage to become everyone's darling in a 1970s Northeastern village? By being cute and sincere, not by biting people.” A female zombie is caught in a time-space vortex during a battle between the Zombie King and superpowered beings, and transmigrates to a Northeastern village in the 1970s. The warmhearted Auntie Cheng Qiuxia take 686Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    Highly recommended, nice to watch. Characters have their own stories.

13. 63 随 Island Life with the Army: My Cooking Has the Whole Family Compound Begging for More 随军海岛：美食养崽馋哭全家属院 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 17.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Give it all to me~ Sisters, just watch and that's it!

14. 64 七 1970s Space: The Rough He-Man's Delicate Young Educated Youth, Transmigrated into a Book 七零空间：糙汉的穿书娇气小知青 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + space + rugged man + sweet romance + raising a child] A scheming, beautiful, sweet-voiced, pampered heroine x a loyal, undercover big shot, impossibly strong, rugged military officer hero. The rich and beautiful Yu Jingshu transmigrates into a book written by her archenemy, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. The original Yu Jingshu's mother died young, her scumbag father didn't care for her, and her stepmother abused her. Then she was m 4.8kReads9.2Score473Shelves
15. 65 下 I Drew Lots to Go to the Countryside, and a Gorgeous Woman Came to the Island 下乡抽对签，海岛上来了个大美人 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted The story has only just received a rating. Once there are more chapters and the ladies leave likes and comments, the score will climb in no time! [Alternate Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Island Life + Military Marriage + Delicious Food] Chu Yao had just woken up when she realized she'd transmigrated again. This time, she'd landed in the role of a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The female lead, Chu Ruyan, stole the original owner's personal jade pendant and used it to live a life o 5.2kReads9.0Score540Shelves
16. 66 穿 Transmigrated as Huang Ling in A Lane in the City, I Defy Fate and Change Everyone's Destiny 穿成小巷人家黄玲，怒改全员命运 You Jiujiu幽九九Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [A Little Alleyway Family fanfiction + period setting + face-slapping + System + daily life + ensemble cast] [Focuses on Huang Ling standing up to the Zhuang family and living her own life. The other families have smaller roles. There will be a divorce, and there will be no saving Filial Zhuang. There is a new pairing (if you like strictly one-on-one, both-virgins romances, scroll on and don't click!). Characters from the original will appear.] Huang Ling, a modern-day office drone, stayed up se 17.8kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    If you like period novels that are fun and profitable, where revenge must be taken, I recommend them all. The following three books have two male protagonists.

17. 67 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Became the Little Aunt of Five Big Shots 重生八零我成了五个大佬的小姑姑 Jin Yuyan锦钰颜Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, gossip and watching the drama, the whole family can read minds, System] Lu Ying may be the only person ever to get bound to a System after dying from being so obsessed with gossip. When she opened her eyes again, she had gone back to the moment of her birth. Her cruel parents tried to drown her, but she pretended to be dead and scared them half to death. Luckily, her aunt and uncle found her while passing by and took her in. She now had five nephews, all older than her. Unlike her biol 3.4kReads9.0Score510Shelves
18. 68 肉 A Little Chubby Kid Brings a Shopping Mall into a Period Novel 肉团子带着商场穿进年代文 Soft Words软語Two Male Leads682k WordsCompleted This is a danmei novel set in a bygone era, so make sure you’re reading the right one, cuties! When he wakes up, Lu Tang has become the adopted son who dies young in a period novel! From beginning to end, he only appears in a few chapters before being written out. But his death causes his adoptive parents’ family to turn evil. All four of his brothers become villains too, just to avenge him. The eldest brother breaks his leg, the second is kicked out of the army, and the third is abducted by hum 15kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
19. 69 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Rustic Young Man Spoils the Educated Youth 穿越七零，小知青被糙汉宠上天！ Bloodstained Battle Robe飘血征袍Two Male Leads884k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + sweet romance + golden finger + two male leads + both pure] A young educated youth has arrived in the village. They say he’s even more handsome than a girl! The team leader: “Don’t ever marry an educated youth. They can’t be trusted!” Xue Fengnian: “You’re right, Uncle. I absolutely won’t marry a female educated youth!” Behind everyone’s backs, though, he brings the young educated youth food and drink. “Come to me if you need anything. I’ll protect you around here!” Lin Y 14.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
20. 70 末 A Doomsday Powerhouse Dotes on a Cool, Reserved Young Intellectual in the 1970s 末世大佬甜宠七零清冷小知青 Lazy Fish Mommy咸鱼妈咪Two Male Leads573k WordsCompleted The main story is complete. Next up are the extra stories set in another world, including the ancient-era bonus stories about Feng Yang and Yuan Zheng that you readers wanted! Two male leads + sweet romance Lei Ting had been prepared to die alongside the Zombie King, never expecting to wake up again. Though it was the poor and backward China of the 1970s, the fresh air, lush greenery, and charming “him” made him feel as if he’d arrived in paradise! Su Yunqing had been frail and sickly since c 3.7kReads9.0Score344Shelves
21. 71 对 The Foil Says Nothing, Just Keeps Snatching the Lucky One’s Fortunes 对照组不语，只一味抢夺福宝机缘 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Pocket dimension + Strong female lead + Everyday family life + Cannon-fodder comeback + Self-interest] Cheng Wangshu had lived in poverty for most of her life. She had just received news that her family home was slated for demolition when she got so excited that she laughed herself to death without catching her breath. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself inside a period novel about a darling blessed by fortune and adored by everyone. But she wasn't the heroine. Sh 9.3kReads7.8Score664Shelves

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    Good looking, recommended [Adoration]

22. 72 我 I’m the Wicked Villainess, but My Officer Husband Spoils Me Rotten 我是恶毒女配，可军官老公超宠我 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + System Space + Sweet Daily Life + Plot Awakening + Completing Tasks and Stockpiling Supplies] After having nightmares for three nights straight, Lei Jiaojiao discovers that she's the vicious supporting character in a period novel. In the story, she torments her twin sister, does countless wicked things, and dies a miserable death. Worse still, she's bound to a Vicious Supporting Character Reform System, which orders her to be kind and work hard to change her 41.1kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves
23. 73 换 I Swapped Marriages and Turned a Playboy into a Commander: My Reborn Cousin Regrets It to Tears 换嫁纨绔变首长，重生堂妹悔哭了 Tata Zi沓沓紫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Spirit Spring in a Space] [Sisters Swap Marriages, Contrast Couple] [Marriage First, Love Later] [An Adversarial Couple: A Flippant, Sharp-Tongued Officer VS a Beautiful, No-Nonsense Capitalist Heiress] Shu Tang, a researcher at a pharmaceutical institute, transmigrates into the contrast-group villainess of a doted-on heroine period novel. The heroine is her cousin, holding the script of a feel-good romance. Her in-laws dote on her, her career thrives, and her true-lo 9.9kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
24. 74 末 The Black-Hearted Doomsday Queen Transmigrates to the 1970s and Goes on a Rampage 末世黑心莲穿七零，她杀疯了 Giant Rabbit Loves Cilantro巨兔爱吃香菜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + dimensional space + supernatural abilities + feel-good story + sweet military romance + family life] Su Miaomiao: A dual-powered user with water and space abilities in the apocalypse, she struggled for ten years to become one of the strongest fighters alive! Who knew that after sleeping one night in a cemetery, she’d open her eyes as a pitiful young woman about to be sent to the countryside in the 1970s? Her scumbag father and stepmother had taken over her poo 17.9kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
25. 75 七 Military Marriage in the Seventies: The Cannon Fodder Dodges the Plot with Bullet Comments 七零军婚：炮灰靠弹幕躲剧情 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Lin Shuyin transmigrated into the 1970s and became an eighteen-year-old high school senior, about to graduate. She was worried about finding a job. In those days, without a job, you had to go to the countryside, and she didn’t want to! Suddenly, comments appeared before her eyes: [Seriously, Lin Shuyin, you’d be better off going to the countryside. Then you wouldn’t meet your scumbag husband, Zhou Jianguo, and all that stuff that happened later would never happen.] [Sigh! Second Sister Lin had s 19.5kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
26. 76 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 89.8kReads9.1Score12.1kShelves
27. 77 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 8.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
28. 78 吃 I Was Just Eating Some Gossip, So Why Is Everyone in This Compound a Heroine? 吃个瓜，怎么家属院里全是女主？ Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Joining Her Husband at His Posting + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Gossip + Rebirth] Lan Huaying has transmigrated to 1960 and become a young military wife making the long journey to her husband's base... As soon as she moves into the residential compound, she realizes something is off about this world. Why does the young wife next door have the exact same name as the heroine of that regret-and-redemption novel she read in her previous life? Why does the kind sister-in 3.5kReads8.9Score324Shelves
29. 79 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Screen Queen Knows How to Flirt, Charm, and Play Cute 年代快穿：影后她会撩会哄会撒娇 Mushroom Pan-Fried Bun蘑菇生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Women's fiction: [Period] [Quick Transmigration] [Devoted husband] [Rugged man] [Military officer] After a car accident, movie queen Song Lili transmigrates through three thousand worlds, completing missions to fulfill people's wishes in various Period settings and earning points so she can return to the time before the accident. Along the way, she meets the strongest military officer, a rugged veteran, the village chief's son, a cold and formidable soldier, a wealthy young master from the capit 7.9kReads8.9Score633Shelves
30. 80 年 A Beautiful Woman’s Daily Gossip in a ’70s Courtyard 年代大美人在大杂院里的吃瓜日常 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life family drama in a period setting + A charming green tea beauty + Childbearing System + Contrast character gets face-slapped + Sweet, pampering wish fulfillment] What should you do after transmigrating into a melodramatic period novel as the villainous stepmother and foil, who nearly has her marriage stolen by the heroine? Su Sui says, “Relax. Isn't it great that someone else is eager to be a stepmother?” And so... While the original heroine works herself to the bone for her husban 9.7kReads8.6Score644Shelves
31. 81 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 141.3kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
32. 82 揣 Pregnant and on the Run: The New Factory Manager Is My Child's Father 揣球跑路，新来的厂长是我崽亲爹 Little Mi Fish咪小鱼Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book as the fourth-in-command of a bandit stronghold, she seduces the military officer sent up the mountain to persuade the bandits to surrender, has her way with him, then vanishes without a trace and refuses to take responsibility! She hides out beyond the mountain for a few months, only to find the stronghold gone and her belly growing bigger. With no choice, she gives birth, then keeps her head down and gets a job as a factory doctor. But before long, a new factor 6Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 七 In 1970s China, I Didn’t Realize I’d Married the Wrong Man Until Our Wedding Day 七零，领证当天才发现嫁错丈夫 Seven Kinds of Grain七种谷米Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Older Man + Marriage First, Love Later + Everyday Family Life] Yue Wanqing came to Jinling alone with a marriage contract to find her husband. On the day they registered their marriage, she learned she had impulsively married a stranger, not her cousin's husband-to-be. When she called her family back in Luoyang, she finally understood that her stepmother had been pulling strings behind her back, deliberately saving the devoted, wonderful man her cousin had mentioned for her stepsister. But her 2kReads6.6Score198Shelves
34. 84 军 A Blissful Military Marriage: The Fertile Army Wife Has Had Enough 军婚荣宠，易孕军嫂顶不住 Nan Feng Chen'ao南风辰傲Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted (Period setting, military marriage, devoted couple, adorable child, sweet romance, farming, strong heroine, transmigration, love after marriage, cute and lighthearted child-raising, humor and laughs) Su Li, an ace agent from the twenty-second century, inexplicably transmigrates into the body of a lazy, gluttonous, gambling-addicted fatty from the 1980s. She even used to abuse her adopted son, Zhou Zimo. This is such a terrible hand that Su Li nearly faints. Since she's here, she might as well ma 66Reads8.6Score—Shelves
35. 85 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Pampered by a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚甜如蜜，在七零被兵痞宠上天 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple births + devoted, sweet romance + everyday family life + both leads’ first love + pocket dimension] Su Ruanruan went to sleep and transmigrated to the year 1970, on her wedding night. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an eight-pack. Who wouldn’t be captivated? Fu Wenzhang has brows like distant peaks and eyes like stars, a high nose, thin lips, and a sharply defined jaw. When he wears his military uniform, he always buttons it righ 11.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
36. 86 首 Commander, Your Wife Has Come Looking for You with the Kids 首长，你媳妇带着孩子找来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 39.1kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
37. 87 弹 We Can Read Each Other’s Inner Thoughts Through the Comments: My Officer Husband Spoils Me Rotten 弹幕心声互读，军官老公超宠哒 A Gentle Breeze Like Music清风如乐Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Comment barrage]+ [Mind reading]+ [Book Transmigration]+ [Period]+ [Romantic tension]+ [Two strong leads] After dying from staying up too late, Su Xiaoxiao wakes up as a dramatic supporting female character in a period novel. The first thing she sees is her cold-faced husband asking for a divorce. Looking at the handsome man with broad shoulders and a slim waist, she immediately refuses. “No divorce! The baby can’t grow up without a dad!” When she has to go for a prenatal checkup, Su Xiaoxiao s 20Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 八 The Eighties Left Me Stunned: The New Factory Director Is My Ex-Husband 八零傻眼了，空降厂长是我前夫哥 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Period setting + no golden finger + amnesiac male lead pursues his wife + reunion after years apart + face-slapping + both leads are romantically inexperienced] “I want you to make him fall for you, then dump him when he loves you most!” To help her cousin get revenge on her scumbag ex, Jiang Suizhi approached her cousin's former boyfriend. After that car accident, she woke up to the truth: she was the male lead's vicious ex-girlfriend in a period novel! In the book, she mistook him for someone 118Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 七 Married to an Ugly Man in the 1970s: Commander, Your Wife Is a Wild One 七零嫁丑夫：首长，你媳妇儿好野 Ling Meng Baby凌萌宝宝Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [End-of-the-World to the 1970s] [Military Marriage] [Storage Space (rarely featured)] [Mutual Devotion] Xu Manzhi was born in the wasteland of the apocalypse. After falling in battle, she accidentally transmigrates into the body of a true daughter of the Jiang family in the 1970s, a girl with the same name that her ancestors often talked about. Well, would you look at that. The fake daughter is the Jiang family's darling, while the real daughter is a beautiful but brainless fool. All she has i 587Reads8.8Score—Shelves
40. 90 八 The 1980s: A Delicate Young Woman Arrives at the Family Compound 八零年代，家属院里来了个娇弱女子 Endless Summer无尽夏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Suyu spent her whole life as a devoted wife, only to learn just before her husband's death that his deep love had all been an act, and their years of affection had all been a lie. Reborn on the day her father-in-law pressured her husband to marry her, she knew he had been reborn too when he insisted that he wanted to marry someone else. 896Reads7.6Score287Shelves
41. 91 搬 I Cleared Out the Family Fortune, Then Joined the Army on a Deserted Island as a Capitalist Heiress 搬空家产，资本家千金去荒岛随军 The One and Only Drunk in the Breeze醉清风本尊Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [Period drama + military marriage + joining the army + face-slapping the scum] When Gu Xia wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a book set in 1966, becoming the daughter of the wealthy Gu family, who are about to be sent away for reform. In the original story, although she was beautiful, a twist of fate led her to marry an army officer. After the wedding, she complained that her husband's habits were bad and that he was no romantic, and resented his frequent postings to an island. 12.2kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
42. 92 八 Reborn in the Eighties: The Feisty Wife Kicks Her Ex-Husband Aside and Strikes It Rich 八零重生小娇妻，脚踹前夫致富忙 Getting Through Every Pass关关过Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Wan built her fortune from nothing and supported her entire in-law family. But because she couldn’t have children, her husband betrayed her. Given another chance at life, Shen Wan has a knack for making money and wants nothing more than to live well with her grandmother. Who would’ve thought the taciturn man next door, a retired soldier whom everyone in the village respects, would keep coming over to curry favor with her? Shen Wan: I can’t have children. Gu Weidong: What a coincidence. Neit 3.9kReads8.2Score580Shelves
43. 93 八 Educated Youth in the 1980s: After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Factory Director Spoiled Me 八零知青：退婚后我被厂长宠上天 Getting Through Every Pass关关过Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Xu Yuyan spent four years sent down to the countryside, working hard without complaint. She did the Zhao family’s laundry and cooking and cared for Madam Zhao, who was paralyzed. Everyone in the production team praised her as a good woman. But on the eve of her wedding, she caught her fiancé in bed with another woman. Even worse, the Zhao family wanted to marry into a richer household without giving up Xu Yuyan as their unpaid laborer. They even wanted to make her their goddaughter so she would 18.6kReads8.3Score2.2kShelves
44. 94 七 The 1970s: Run! The Tu Family's Little Devil Is Back 七零，快跑，兔子家的魔丸又来了 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 41.6kReads9.0Score5.9kShelves
45. 95 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Carrying a Spirit Spring, the Heiress Joins the Army 揣双胎，带灵泉！资本小姐去随军 Melon Egg瓜蛋Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + reborn + stockpiling supplies + spiritual spring pocket dimension + revenge + pregnancy and raising children] In her previous life, Shen Shuling was tricked by her uncle’s family into believing that her husband had died in service. With political upheaval on the horizon, she had to abort her baby and flee to Hong Kong to survive. In the end, she was cruelly murdered in Hong Kong... Given another life, she protects her two unborn babies, unlocks the Cloud Pattern Dimension, c 34kReads8.3Score5.5kShelves
46. 96 七 The 1970s: The Cold-Faced Officer and His Fiery, Sweet Wife 七零之冷面军官的泼辣娇妻 Sailboat in the Clouds云中帆船Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted While pulling an all-nighter at work, Jiang Miao suddenly blacked out and collapsed onto her desk. When she woke up, she had become the mother of twin boys and acquired a bargain husband as well. Jiang Miao thought she must have woken up the wrong way, or else she'd gone crazy. Later, she realized, “Oh, I'm not crazy. I've just transmigrated. It's no big deal. Keep smiling.” The two boys act as if they don't have a mother. Jiang Miao says, “It's fine. I'll smile.” Everyone points fingers at her. 291Reads6.1Score—Shelves
47. 97 七 The Sweet, Tender Seventies Bride Becomes the Whole Compound's Darling 七零媳妇软糯娇甜，成家属院团宠 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance657k WordsCompleted [Period military romance + marriage first, love later + 11-year age gap + powerful male lead + sweet indulgence + portable space + everyday family life] Content warning: This is a pampered-wife romance. There’s no angst, just sweetness. The male lead is 11 years older, and the heroine is delicate and a little petty, and likes being doted on. If you want a strong female lead, this one isn’t for you. In her previous life, Lin Xiaoguai was intimidated by Huo Yunfeng’s stern demeanor and chose his a 7.1kReads8.5Score827Shelves
48. 98 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Marries Into the Northwest Army in Someone Else's Place and Becomes the Whole Regiment's Darling 资本家小姐替嫁随军西北，全团宠 Diamond Little Sunshine钻石小太阳Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Period drama + military marriage + marriage first, love later + at the foot of the Qinling Mountains + farming + sweet romance + everyday life in the military compound + both protagonists’ first love] Leng Zhizhi transmigrates into a book. The moment she opens her eyes, the reader who transmigrated into the book trembles in fear: I’m doomed! I’ve become the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel, the short-lived ex-wife who cheats on the male lead! As it turns o 49Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 咸 The Easygoing, Sweet Young Educated Youth Was Spoiled After Joining the Army 咸鱼知青娇软，随军后被千娇万宠 A Cai Loves to Eat阿菜很爱吃Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + alternate period setting + educated youth + pocket dimension + devoted leads + adorable kids later on] [Delicate, soft, beautiful heroine × calculating, aloof, loyal hero] When she opened her eyes, Chu Sangning had become an educated youth sent to the countryside in a period novel. She’d originally planned to keep her head down until she could return to the city, but a village auntie introduced her to a potential match. Seeing the broad shoulders and narrow h 2.5kReads8.5Score252Shelves
50. 100 六 On a 1960s Island, Goodness, This Officer Spoils Me Rotten 六零海岛，妈妈耶这个军官太宠了 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + no golden finger + transmigrate + island life + military marriage + food + sweet romance] Lu Ting has barely woken up when she realizes she has transmigrated into a book. There’s even a reborn woman in the story who has her in her sights. Determined to turn her fate around, Lu Ting refuses to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Instead, she immediately attends a matchmaking event organized by the authorities. She finds herself a suitable husband and gets married in a fla 11.7kReads8.8Score787Shelves

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