The Peak of Period Dramas: Historical Setting, Key Themes, and a System! 年代文的天花板年代+重点+系统 ！

1. 1 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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   I'm going to read all of these. I've read the first book three times, I'm currently following the second, and I'm halfway through the third.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.5kReads6.8Score1.7kShelves
3. 3 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.4kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
4. 4 末 The Apocalypse Expert's Days as a Contrast Character in a Period Novel 末世大佬在年代文当对照组的日子 Eight Thousand Strange Flowers陌花八千Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted [Period setting + special abilities + transmigrate into a book + contrast couple] Wu Ling, a powerful survivor of the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book and becomes the village’s infamous “pretty, lazy girl.” She’s beautiful but won’t work in the fields, making the village aunties shake their heads. Three engagements have already fallen through, and everyone says she isn’t cut out for married life. Then she spots Chu Mu, the male supporting character in the original story’s contrast couple: A 2.7kReads7.2Score257Shelves

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   Very beautiful, and the writing is superb.

5. 5 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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   The third book combines historical setting and a system, and it's about a system that transmigrates into a human infant.

6. 6 团 The Pampered Little Army Doctor: Let Me Chat with Your Organs 团宠小军医，我跟你的器官聊聊天 Coming Up with Names Is So Annoying起名好烦躁Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, but it’ll rise later [1970s + apocalypse transmigration + sign-in System + spatial storage + special abilities + everyone’s darling + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + family life] From the start, she transmigrates into the 1970s with nothing but four bare walls, then gets driven to the brink by vicious relatives. Shen Kongqing: “Don’t panic. It’s no big deal.” [Ding! Sign in at a ramshackle cowshed. Reward: 2 sweet potatoes!] [D 1.3kReads7.3Score177Shelves
7. 7 首 Commander, Your Kid’s Charged to the Front Lines Again! 首长，你家崽崽又冲上前线了！ Yuanzi Cat媛子猫Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After blowing herself up, 5188 landed in the 1970s. She carefully hid the System still running in her mind and pretended to be a human toddler. To get Grandma to take her home, 5188 volunteered that her parents were dead. Once she learned that changing the fate of a member of the old Jiang family would let her retrieve things from her apocalyptic storage space, 5188 became all the more eager to help. Big Brother wants to improve his physical fitness? Easy! “Granny Jiang, something terrible has h 7.9kReads9.3Score481Shelves
8. 8 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 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
9. 9 我 My 1959: From the Start, I Snatched Every Opportunity 我的1959，从截胡机缘开始 Fish Who Loves Spinach爱吃菠菜的鱼Urban627k WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + Farming + Revenge + No Female Lead + Stockpiling Supplies + Adventure] In 1959, Chen Yuan had just lost his father and become the unlucky fellow who got struck by lightning. The good news was that he had merged with a soul from the future and gotten a trading System for free. The bad news was that the System was broken. The even worse news was that his father’s death didn’t seem straightforward. Someone had murdered him! His memories of the future told him that a massive crisi 1.1kReads6.5Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this top-tier historical fiction novel! It features a system! The male protagonist is struck by lightning and then bound to a broken system. He quietly hoards goods in the Great Northern Wilderness and relentlessly crushes the scumbags.

10. 10 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 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 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
11. 11 军 My Military Husband Spoils Me Rotten, but I Can’t Handle Three Babies! 军婚老公太宠，要生三胎顶不住！ Bamboo Ink and Rouge竹墨粉黛Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Period] [Military marriage] [Raising children] [Adorable kids] [Devoted couples] [Marriage Before Love] [Everyday married life] [Rich capitalist heiress vs. straight-laced army officer] He Bingning is a pampered young heiress from the city. Her family pressures her into a matchmaking date, and she ends up marrying into an army family compound as a military wife. But she doesn't like the man. She thinks he's too straight-laced and no fun, and even after giving birth to twins, she still wants a d 561Reads7.0Score—Shelves
12. 12 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 52.8kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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    All three books are by the same author and are very enjoyable.

13. 13 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves
14. 14 七 The Seventies: Everyone in the Family Is Obsessed With the Grind, and Completely Unhinged 七零，卷，全家都卷，还癫 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period + spatial dimension + military marriage + pampered romance + mischievous comedy + feel-good power fantasy + family life + outrageous parents who dote on their daughter + face-slapping + talented heroine] This is the story of an ordinary farming family that gradually rises from the humblest beginnings to become a wealthy household. Also known as: “The 1970s: If You Treat Me Badly, I Won’t Take You Along for the Ride” A lighthearted comedy about building a career, a whol 19.9kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
15. 15 穿 Reborn as the Female Lead's Foil, I Eat Well and Lounge Around in Bliss 穿成女主对照组，好吃懒做美滋滋 Wild-Baked Sweet Potato野生烤地瓜Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted Period setting + mind-reading + pocket dimension + following the army to an island + lighthearted daily life Everyone in the He family is hardworking and honest, but Shen Lan, the second son's new wife, is incredibly lazy. She won't work in the fields to earn work points, and she won't do housework, cook, or wash dishes. She sleeps until almost noon every day, spends money lavishly, and heads to the county town every few days. She'd happily eat meat every day, living even more comfortably than a 17.1kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves

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    It's beautiful; the little sister's inner thoughts are so cute, and the story is interesting.

16. 16 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s, I Became the Cannon Fodder of a Crowded Courtyard 穿书七零，我成了大杂院的炮灰 Yao Jiang Keke姚姜可可Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel, male protagonist’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + 1970s + no rural relocation + food delivery System + farm space + everyday courtyard life + neither overly saintly nor self-sacrificing + lighthearted] Content warnings: 1. The male lead is stingy and protective of his money when it comes to outsiders, and a bit lazy, but he believes in equality. The female lead is self-serving and doesn’t honor her parents. They both also share a little of the other’s personalit 1.1kReads6.6Score—Shelves
17. 17 穿 After Becoming the Military Officer Hero’s First Love, I Faked My Death and Disappeared 穿成军官男主的初恋后，我死遁了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted 1980s + military marriage + personal space + supplies + adorable baby + reunion after years apart + the male lead is head over heels After Zhao Yunsheng died unexpectedly, she transmigrated into a book and became the first love of the male lead, Pei Hechuan. She followed the original story and did her best to play her role, staying by his side through his hardest times and dying in the year he loved her most. After completing the plot and faking her death, Zhao Yunsheng bowed out in triumph, onl 4kReads7.7Score173Shelves
18. 18 全 The Whole Galaxy Is Waiting for Me to Cook 全星际都在等我做饭 Sesame Rice Cake芝麻年糕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After an ordinary chef, Lin Shuo, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing from a prestigious family who was stabbed to death and dumped on a desolate planet, she gains a rare psychic ability and an incredibly powerful physique. From then on, she enjoys a wonderful life of gleefully hacking monsters apart and turning them into delicious food. Everyone who tries her cooking ends up surrendering to her spatula. The city lord of the desolate planet takes her as a disciple and entrusts the 708Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    Chef Lin Shuo transmigrates into the body of a seemingly useless member of a prestigious interstellar family. After awakening rare psychic abilities and formidable physical strength, she uses monsters as ingredients to create culinary delights on a desolate planet. Her dishes improve the physical condition of interstellar people and alleviate mental problems, transforming her from an unknown figure into a renowned culinary goddess. At the same time, she uncovers the truth behind the original owner's murder, establishing herself in the interstellar world through her abilities and gaining allies and recognition.

19. 19 当 When the Villainess Gets Bound to a Good Deeds System 当恶女绑定了行善积德系统 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhong Chuchu is a notorious bad girl. No one in the surrounding villages can beat her. If someone gets on her nerves, she fights them. If she can settle things with her fists, she won't waste words. After an accident, Zhong Chuchu from another world merges souls with her and receives Good Deeds and Virtue System 101… The System has all kinds of wonderful items, but they must be exchanged for points. Dong Yichen is a notorious hooligan in the compound. He never does anything worthwhile and is al 17.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
20. 20 驿 The Road to Heaven 驿路通天 Is Anyone There?有人乎Urban530k WordsCompleted Archaeology PhD Chen Yi had his grand dreams of exploring the stars and seas put on hold at home by a pandemic. The excavation pits at Sanxingdui seemed impossibly far away, but a document appointing him as a special hire for the Historical Records Office sent him tumbling into the tangled “territory” of his own workplace: Qingzhou Postal Bureau. This was no dead end for his career. It was the starting point of a post road connecting the three realms. In a dusty archive room, a piece of “red fli —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 4 The 486 Era 486时代 Is Anyone There?有人乎Urban55k WordsCompleted A surfing story about the early adopters who explored the internet as computers began spreading in the 1990s. It is a fond look back at the road we traveled, and a novel that pays tribute to the hard work and youthful memories of a generation of Chinese internet users. Stay tuned! —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    A super good period drama about a woman's rise to power; the female lead has a system and is career-oriented.

23. 23 福 The Lucky Little One Finds Her Officer Dad, and Three Armies Spoil Her Rotten 福宝认下军官爸，三军宠成小祖宗 The Nation's Female Hooligan国民女流氓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Lucky Baby + Understands Animal Speech + Truly Adorable Kid + Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags + Satisfying Read + Powerhouse] Four-year-old Manman was a lucky little girl who could understand animals, but her wicked adoptive parents sold her to human traffickers. On the train, she threw herself at a stern-faced military officer and clung to his leg. “Soldier uncle, help! The bad guys are going to sell Manman!” The stern-faced officer Lu Beichen rescued the poor lit 11.2kReads8.0Score1.9kShelves

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    These two books, but neither of them has a system.

24. 24 奶 The Baby Makes a Nuclear Bomb by Hand, and the Commander Stays Up All Night Coaxing Me to Drink Milk 奶包手搓核弹，首长连夜哄我喝奶 The Island Breeze岛屿的风Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Industry + Cute Kids + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Serving the Nation] Four-year-old Tangtang is a “little mute” who was kidnapped by human traffickers and taken to the remote northwest. That is, until the day her soldier father, Lu Feng, rescued her while carrying out a secret mission. Seeing his daughter pick up some scrap metal and assemble a miniature pistol in just a few moves, the tough old soldier was stunned on the spot! It turns out Tangtang was born with a “mec 2.8kReads8.1Score432Shelves
25. 25 我 I Became a Butcher, and You Say I'm the Real Heiress? 我成杀猪匠了，你说我是真千金 Su Miaomiao苏苗苗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Strong Female Lead] Su Miaomiao had slaughtered pigs for eighteen years when she was suddenly told she was the daughter of a high-ranking officer. She was so shocked she nearly dropped her butcher's knife. Then, as soon as she got home, she was told she was going to be sent down to the countryside. Well, she hadn't enjoyed a single day of good fortune, yet all the misfortune had landed on her. At least her family doted on her. He 76.9kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
26. 26 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    It was great throughout, with nothing that made me angry.

27. 27 抢 Trying to Steal My Military Marriage? I’ll Marry a Capitalist’s Son Instead! 抢我军婚？我转身嫁资本家少爷！ Bu Wen Qing Zhu不闻青竹Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted The audiobook is out! If you enjoy listening to books, give it a try. [Transmigrate into a Book + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Handsome, Sickly Hero vs. Highly Resourceful Heroine] Lin Zhiyue was an office worker who dreamed of becoming a capitalist. Who knew that when she opened her eyes, she'd find herself in a period novel? The good news: She transmigrated as a capitalist. The bad news: She was the capitalist's adopted daughter. In the original story, the original owner had adoptive pa 2.9kReads8.3Score320Shelves
28. 28 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 138.4kReads9.2Score19.8kShelves

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    These are some pretty good books.

29. 29 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 165.8kReads9.1Score25.8kShelves
30. 30 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
31. 31 下 Only After Moving to the Countryside Did I Learn My Family Are All Military Bigwigs 下乡后，才知家人们都是军区大佬 Moonlight in the Nine Netherworlds九幽月光Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sent down to the countryside + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + spatial storage + military marriage + true daughter + female-led wish fulfillment] Su Nuohan was an elite mercenary in the twenty-first century. She died tragically during a mission to rescue hostages. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the Su family’s biological daughter in Haicheng in the 1970s, and had been set up to go to the countryside in place of the family’s fake heiress. After absorbing t 47.5kReads8.3Score5.8kShelves

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    A great historical novel, I highly recommend it.

32. 32 七 A 1970s Marriage Swap: The Capitalist Heiress Mistakes Her Husband 七零换亲：资本家大小姐认错夫 Ruyi Fanfan如意凡凡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + pocket dimension + stockpiling + face-slapping + one-on-one sweet romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + everyday life] [A princess who hits back at anyone who crosses her vs. a bitter, mild-mannered male lead who’s actually a big shot] Su Qinghe died, then came back to life. In her previous life, a scumbag schemed against her. Only as she lay dying did she learn that her husband had been secretly seeing someone else for a long time. H 40.1kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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    Literature from an era when people were rich and good-looking

33. 33 资 I'd Rather Be a Second-Generation Heiress Than a Capitalist's Daughter, Isn't That Better? 资本家小姐狗都不当，二代不香吗 Once Saw Southern Stars Beneath the Moon曾见月下南星Modern Romance639k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + gossip + real and fake heiresses + gossip System + military marriage] Jiang Sui’an is reborn, returning to the night her cousin shoved her into her fiancé’s room. In her previous life, her reputation was ruined, her ribs were broken, and she was sent to the countryside. They want to play the marriage swap game again this time? I’m flipping the table. I’m done playing along! She turns around and bonds with a gossip System. [Host, your fiancé has a crush on your 8.7kReads8.4Score831Shelves
34. 34 七 Joining the Army in the Seventies: My Little Sister Wins Medals and Keeps Saving People 七零随军：妹宝扛着军功救不停 Piglet Zhi Xingyi猪崽知星懿Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating has just come out and will rise later~] [Spirit-spring space + System + mutual firsts, one-on-one romance + everyone speaks their mind! + The male lead is smart and doting, always wanting to cuddle up to his wife + The heroine is too weak to lift a finger at first, but later digs up 300 mu of land with her bare hands] A certain division commander: “Is it confirmed? That young woman from the Shi family broke off her engagement to the Ji family?” A certain political commissar: “Confirm 37.5kReads8.6Score4.5kShelves
35. 35 下 Before the Relocation, the Capitalist Heiress Cleared Out Her Family's Ancestral Wealth 下放前，资本家大小姐搬空祖产 June Light Mist六月轻烟Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing A powerful figure from the Apocalypse transmigrates into the daughter of a capitalist family in the era. Dispossessed and sent down to the countryside from the start. Her mother dies for her country, her father dies in the line of duty, and her grandfather is framed and killed. The lone orphan of the Shen family, surrounded by wolves. She finds her stepmother, exposes the murderer, and beats the trash out of the wicked. She empties the family estate, blows up the mansion, and clears the Shen 11.2kReads8.2Score1kShelves
36. 36 穿 Reborn as a Doomed Villainess, I Immediately Flee with the Money 穿成作死女配，她立即卷款跑路 Sanshui Valley三水谷Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + transmigration into a book + slice of life + spies] Other people who transmigrate into books: tremble as they follow the plot and cling to powerful allies to stay alive. Her after transmigrating: discovers she’s a doomed villainess? The next second, she hoists a sack and makes off with all the 61Reads5.9Score—Shelves
37. 37 又 Pregnant Again, I'm the Apple of Commander Zhou's Eye 又怀上了，成为周大首长的心尖宠 Qiu Mei秋妹Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + arranged marriage to love + pocket dimension + sweet romance + lots of children + effortless success] Lin Ke, a modern woman past the usual marrying age, transmigrated into a book. The original heroine and a reborn supporting character were fighting to the death over a young educated youth sent to the countryside. One was stunningly beautiful, the other irresistibly charming. Lin Ke was just an extra in the story, barely worth mentioning. She was only there to watch t 24.2kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: Honey, Want to Order Takeout? 穿进年代文：媳妇点外卖吗 So-and-So Li李某人Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Shen Xian is angrily tossed by the Heavenly Dao into a period novel. Luckily, the food delivery System she brings with her helps her survive in these harsh conditions. There are all kinds of restaurants on the delivery app, but one is her absolute favorite. The owner is gentle and kind, and a wonderful cook. He is the flawless white moonlight in her heart. But the stunning man beside her has far too many tricks, and in the end, she can’t hold out against him. It’s not that Shen Xian cares about 660Reads8.6Score100Shelves
39. 39 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 48.2kReads8.4Score4.2kShelves
40. 40 穿 I Transmigrated Into an 80s Novel, and the Devoted Male Side Character Is the Baby's Dad 穿书八零，深情男配竟是崽崽爹 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance849k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [1980s] [Pregnant Before Love] [Building Wealth] [Male Lead Has an Ex] [Self-Interested Female Lead] Renowned screenwriter Lin Yuan transmigrates to the 1980s after a car accident. She opens her eyes and discovers she’s pregnant. After several failed attempts to return to her own time, she faces parents who think she’s a disgrace, lecherous bachelors in the village eyeing her up, and siblings with bad intentions. To find a place for herself in this era, Lin Yuan se 1.9kReads6.7Score113Shelves
41. 41 黑 The Darkened Educated Youth Returns to the City, Cuts Ties, and Becomes Beautiful and Rich 黑化女知青回城，断亲变美暴富了 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [A devoted and equally powerful couple x all characters are natives of the setting x no transmigration, rebirth, pocket dimension, System, or golden finger x no contrived drama x no helpless suffering x building wealth] [An upbeat, beautiful, resilient heroine VS a scheming, obsessive, slightly unhinged hero] The heroine takes her compensation and cuts ties with her birth family, decisively and swiftly. She does not cling to them or forgive them. The story focuses mainly on making money and roma 25.1kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
42. 42 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 45.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
43. 43 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 112kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves
44. 44 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 92.8kReads9.0Score11.4kShelves
45. 45 女 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Actress Won't Follow the Plot 【快穿】女配不走剧情 Yu Jiu Yue鱼玖月Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bai Susu, who can't even do the simplest chores and knows nothing about farming, is caught up in gossip about two men fighting over one woman. A heartless hand shoves her right into the middle of the battlefield: one man stabs her in the kidney, the other in the spleen. Before the ambulance even arrives, she has already kicked the bucket~ When she regains consciousness, she's become a girl who's spent six or seven years as a devoted doormat~ The good news is that a grid-based storage space has a 5kReads7.3Score401Shelves
46. 46 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Enjoying a Shameless Life 重生七零年代，享受缺德人生 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration] [Space + System] [Period Setting + Wish Fulfillment] [Mutual Devotion + Both Leads Are Pretty Awful] [The whole point is: if I can't have a good time, neither can anyone else.] The System got knocked into a brain-dead state and spent sixteen years trying to reboot without success. Bai Nuo, who had come from the apocalypse, was also left with brain damage and spent those sixteen years in a daze. Fortunately, she had a loving family who helped her grow up safe and healthy. Th 24.6kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
47. 47 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Big Brother, Your Little Sister Will Take You to New Heights! 重生七零：老哥，小妹带你飞！ Tongmuxi桐木溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The 1970s, rebirth, a pocket dimension, medical skills, building wealth, powerful figures, and serving the nation) Also known as A Breeze Lets Me Be Young Again: Reborn in the 1970s Gao Xiaoyun, an unmarried woman well past her prime, was in a car accident and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of her young aunt, who had drowned and died 50 years earlier. She became the ninth daughter in the family. Though things didn’t look good from the start, and she became a sickly, pitiful girl who n 13.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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48. 48 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves
49. 49 年 Period: A Battle for Husbands Among the Children of High-Ranking Officials 年代：高干子弟夺夫大战 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period novel + 1990s]+ [Family life]+ [No golden finger + native-born protagonist] Lin Daoxi was deliberately abandoned at birth, and her cousin Gao Qing took her place as the biological daughter of the family. With everything going wrong from the start, Lin Daoxi was penniless, plain-looking, and dealt a terrible hand. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother had broken the law, her younger brother was timid, and she had dropped out of school. When Lin Daoxi announced she was going to R 10.4kReads8.9Score978Shelves
50. 50 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.4kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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