Period-Era Stories and Romance 年代文，言情文，

1. 1 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 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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   These historical novels are all really good; I finished reading them all.

2. 2 娇 A Beautiful Young Mother Searches for Her Husband at the Military Base, Shocking the Entire Garrison 娇美人带娃部队寻夫，震惊全军区 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Radiant, Beautiful Capitalist Heiress x Tough Military Officer with Incredible Stamina] (Military Marriage + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + Twins, a Boy and a Girl + Mutual Flirting + Cozy Everyday Life) Jiang Tang transmigrates into the daughter of a capitalist family sent down to the countryside in a period novel. She's fair-skinned, beautiful, and dazzling, but supposedly pretty and stupid. She looks down on her rough, taciturn military officer husband, abandons the twins at home, and elopes 8.1kReads8.2Score81114d adds
3. 3 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2k14d adds
4. 4 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.1kReads8.4Score90514d adds

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   🍃The female lead is dressed as a ghost and is found by the male lead. He asks her to marry him, takes her home, and gives her an identity. Initially, fearing she'll run away, he doesn't dare give her her identity documents or tickets. He only shows her the marriage certificate briefly at first. He doesn't make any demands on her chores, thinking she can do them herself. When he sees her going to study or work, he's also afraid she'll run away.

5. 5 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 4.8kReads8.1Score23214d adds

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   These are top-notch period dramas, every single one of them is incredibly good. They depict family ethics and ordinary people, without any overpowered special abilities. The protagonists rely on their own intellect to succeed at everything.

6. 6 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
7. 7 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 25kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
8. 8 全 Our Whole Family Transmigrated Here, So We Might as Well Come Clean 全家都是穿来的，索性摊牌吧 Yeye Ya椰椰呀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Whole Family Transmigrates + Rags-to-Riches + Pocket Dimension + Hearing Inner Thoughts + Medicine and Martial Arts + Lost Heiress + Face-Slapping + Relocation] Lin Xiaohua transmigrates to ancient times. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a drafty house, under a threadbare quilt, with her stomach rumbling from hunger! From her memories, the five people in her household get up earlier than chickens, go to bed later than dogs, and work harder than donkeys. They have it worse tha 1.7kReads8.0Score19314d adds

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   The whole family are from the past, except for the youngest one.

9. 9 失 The Amnesiac Young Officer Recovers His Memory, and the Fair Beauty Flees Overnight 失忆军少恢复，凝脂美人连夜跑路 Sanfan Begging in Secret暗中讨饭的三三Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Lu Chengzhou was notorious in the military district as a cold-faced King of Hell. After a freak accident left him with amnesia, a delicate woman suddenly threw herself into his arms. She claimed she had been his girlfriend before he lost his memory. Her skin was smooth as jade, her beauty utterly captivating. By day, she rose on tiptoe to straighten his uniform. By night, she pressed her sweet lips to his ear and begged him to hold her. The proud, aloof Lu Chengzhou was coaxed into smiling from 7.8kReads8.3Score85614d adds

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   🥰It's seriously super good!!! The pacing is quite fast, not dragging at all. The female lead is clear-headed, and the male lead is very likable. It's the only historical romance novel I've read that I didn't skip around in. 🤤

10. 10 七 Raising Twins in the ’70s, My Wife Is the Daughter of a Cadre 七零养双胞胎，我老婆是干部千金 Orange Chasing the Moon橙子追月亮Urban450k WordsOngoing (The rating was just released, and it should rise later~~) [Period setting]+ [Transmigrate into a book]+ [One heroine]+ [Food]+ [Raising kids]+ [Sweet romance] [Slow-paced]+ [Heiress]+ [Family life]+ [Educated youth]+ [Move to the city]+ [Few awful characters] Sharp-tongued schemer and culinary genius VS chatty foodie heiress Cheng Yunting transmigrates into the body of an unlucky man who was pushed to his death by his uncle. His parents were war heroes, and now the Cheng family wants their on 48Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    You can try these two novels, they're really, really good.

11. 11 我 Living a Cozy Life with My Wife in the 1970s 我在七零年代暖妻过日子 Mu Ge木各Urban572k WordsOngoing At the foot of Changbai Mountain, there are countless medicinal herbs, along with all kinds of birds and beasts. He transmigrates to 1975 with a single move. In that fiery era, when guns aren’t banned, Chen Ping’an hunts in the mountains, searches for ginseng, and makes a good living off the land. He also marries Su Wan, the beautiful daughter of a capitalist family who has been sent down to the countryside. The couple takes the college entrance exam together, traveling from the Northeast to 256Reads—Score11014d adds
12. 12 抛 Three Years After Abandoning Her Husband and Daughter, She Can Finally See Clearly 抛夫弃女的她三年后不眼盲心瞎了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yu Hua wasn't a good woman. She had “abandoned her husband and daughter,” and spent the hard-earned money her “honest” husband, Chen Jikun, made on a wasteful university life in the city. She also went out of her way to hide the fact that she was married. In an era that prized simplicity and purity, a selfish, vain, spoiled woman like Yu Hua was nothing like the ideal good girl, let alone someone a man would want to marry. Yet Chen Jikun had not only married her, he spent money and effort treati 9.8kReads8.6Score75714d adds

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    This is really good! It's a period drama, a romance novel, and it features our adorable little baby, Chen Zhiyou!

13. 13 怀 Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！ Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h 10.2kReads8.7Score84214d adds

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    The premise of multiple characters transmigrating into a book is slightly different from other historical fiction, which is quite creative. The story is exciting, and the length is just right—not too long, not too short—perfect for busy, efficient readers to enjoy in their spare time! Highly recommended! The male and female protagonists transmigrate into a book at different times. Then, the female protagonist's college roommates also transmigrate into the virtual novel world created by their wicked roommate. Since they're already there, they decide to make the best of it, overturning all the tragic fates set up by their wicked roommate. The male and female protagonists join forces to defy fate, their destinies intertwined across lifetimes. Love, friendship, family, and career—they achieve everything, walking hand in hand to the pinnacle of life. They live a loving and fulfilling life in the virtual novel world before returning to the real world to continue their romance…

14. 14 林 I, Lin Daiyu, Have Transmigrated to the 1990s 林黛玉本玉穿到九十年代了 Mu Yunshu木蕴枢Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Little cutie + adorable child + everyone’s favorite + top student + ancient-to-modern transmigration + school life + Northeast China + raising a child] Lin Daiyu, who died after crying herself dry, transmigrates into a five-year-old girl in rural Northeast China. She lives in a brick house, eats coarse grains, and has to herd geese, dig for wild vegetables, and help with chores. But she even has to wear a sleeveless undershirt and shorts? Waaah, no, no, no… “What are you bawling about? Want noo 4kReads9.2Score42714d adds

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    💔 The Lin Daiyu who died with her tears exhausted has been reborn, carrying with her aura of poetry and heartbreak, into the body of a five-year-old girl in a rural village in Northeast China! 🍜 A simple brick house, a vest and shorts, and she's expected to herd geese and dig for vegetables… Daiyu is dumbfounded: "This…this is utterly disrespectful!" Until her irritable mother roars: "Poached egg and noodles, are you going to eat or not?" Daiyu (slurping): "…Yes." The "it's so good" law, though late, has arrived!

15. 15 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8k14d adds

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    Wow, this period drama is absolutely amazing! The protagonist's soul has been transported to another world! Everyone, go for it! 🤤

16. 16 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.8kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
17. 17 抛 She Left Her Husband and Daughter and Returned to the City, but Her Country Husband Came Looking for Her 抛夫弃女回城，乡下丈夫找上门 Yuan Yu原屿Modern Romance295k WordsOngoing [Bookish young lady VS brawny country boy, scheming woman VS cunning man, younger man tames the older woman] Xu Weiqing’s family falls on hard times. To survive in the countryside, she puts on an act and tricks Jiang Ye, a strong, hardworking young villager. She uses his devotion to pave the way for herself, taking whatever she wants from him. But once her family is exonerated, Xu Weiqing dumps him without hesitation, packs her bags, and returns to the city, never to contact him again. Three 31Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    It's so good! The first one is still ongoing, but it's really good. Author, please update soon!

18. 18 八 After Getting Rich, the 1980s Factory Director's Wife Starts Disciplining Her Husband 八零厂长夫人赚钱后开始训厂长了 BaxyModern Romance437k WordsCompleted Good heavens! When Ye Wen opens her eyes, she’s become a married woman in her thirties with a fourteen-year-old son. Her husband is the thirty-six-year-old head of a clothing factory. Ye Wen wakes up at her aunt’s house. The moment she steps into her own home, she sees her son wearing a pink apron and stir-frying wild greens with a spatula. Sitting at the table, Ye Wen stares blankly at the watery porridge and the painfully green stir-fried vegetables. Didn’t they say her husband was a factory d 2.4kReads8.1Score14014d adds
19. 19 年 Beloved of the Era: I Win Over My Amnesiac Husband by Acting Sweet 年代娇宠：我靠装乖认领失忆老公 Little Jin Doesn't Eat Fish小金不吃鱼Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Leads Are Pure and Devoted + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Dramatic, Selfish Female Lead + Brash, Wild, Delusional Romantic Male Lead] Lin Wan has transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character in a period novel who is sold off and dies horribly. To survive, she immediately sets her sights on Gu Ye, the unlucky military officer in the book who is injured and loses his memory while undercover. They’re both cannon fodder, so the 9.6kReads9.0Score33.2k14d adds

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    Who understands! The ultimate sense of security from a domineering husband swept over her stunned gaze, and he didn't hesitate for a moment. His voice wasn't loud, but every word was firm and resolute, carrying a do-or-die determination and confidence that struck everyone's hearts: "My person," "Even if they really did fight—" He paused, his arm around Lin Wan tightening abruptly, his eyes surging with undeniable protectiveness, "... That's because they deserved it first." In the dead silence, he looked down at the person in his arms, his tone instantly softening to a point that could drown someone: "Don't be afraid, even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up." From subtle restraint to blatant favoritism, this domineering CEO-style protection of his wife hit the sweet spot! High-energy from start to finish, after staying up all night to watch, all I want to say is: I want a dozen male leads like this!

20. 20 惨 Banished to the Countryside! The Village Girl Drags the Professor Back to Her Nest 惨遭下放！小村姑把大教授叼回窝 Rose of the Red Road红途玫瑰Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Older man] [Fatherly] [11-year age gap] [Doting husband] [Both inexperienced in love] Su Gengnian takes a liking to the new man who has been sent down to her village. Once she realizes he likes her too, she proposes to him again and again, only to be rejected every time. Angry, Su Gengnian decides to keep her distance, but then the man suddenly proposes to her. And so Su Gengnian gets her wish and marries him. Later, after his name is cleared, the man decides he doesn’t want to return to the ci 5.8kReads8.2Score68814d adds

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    The contrast in the third book is quite interesting.

21. 21 6 Who Would Go to the Countryside in the 1960s? 60年代谁下乡？ Minghou Who Likes the Zither喜欢诗琴的冥候Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted This story has a strong female lead and a weak male lead. The heroine has transmigrated three times, yet still ends up with a father who died a martyr, a mother who abandoned her, and grandparents who are determined to bring home a husband for their granddaughter. The male lead transmigrated from a matriarchal world and has just one wish: “I’ll help my virtuous wife rise to greatness, and she’ll give me ten thousand taels of gold in return.” A self-reliant heroine who hates doing housework meets 169Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 八 An Eighties-Era Little Miss, Doted on Excessively by a Top Scientist 八零娇气包，科研大佬过分宠 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Pampered, affectionate beauty VS straight-laced research mogul, transmigrated into a book + spoiled girl + sweet romance + love after marriage] Xue Minmin is a fussy beauty, spoiled and willful, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into a book. Force the research mogul to marry her? Frame the camellia-loving heroine? Marry an old man, have three kids, and get beaten? No, no, no! It has to be a dream! When she opens her eyes again, someone is kissing her by force. She curses him as a perve 9.2kReads8.3Score99714d adds
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated to 1960: Hunting to Feed My Nine Older Sisters 穿越60从打猎开始养活九个姐姐 The Blade Sees Smiling刀见笑Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigration]+ [1960s]+ [Family Life]+ [Family Bonds]+ [Building a Fortune]+ [Magic Space]+ [Spirit Pool Water]+ [Animal Companions]+ [Hunting]+ [Helping the Whole Village Get Rich]+ [No Dark or Violent Themes] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Zhang Xiaolong, once an orphan, now has grandparents, two healthy parents, and nine older sisters. Having gone from being utterly alone to the darling of his whole family, Zhang Xiaolong feels deeply loved, but also keenly aware of his great responsib 107.6kReads8.6Score7.1k14d adds

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    These two are alright.

24. 24 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: My Spirit Spring Pocket Dimension Has Some Good Farmland 穿越五九：我的灵泉空间有点田 Loves Smoking White General爱抽白将Urban571k WordsCompleted [Period] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Slow Pace] + [Low Conflict] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Updated on Time Every Day] After dying suddenly from overwork, Li Shoujia finds himself in the body of a farm boy in the late 1950s. The original owner was a spoiled fool who starved himself to death after choking on an egg, all to force his parents to scrape together an exorbitant bride price of one hundred yuan. With a bare-bones home, indulgent and timid parents, and sisters living under oppression, Li Sh 14.9kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
25. 25 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds

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    Super cute Ababa

26. 26 七 Love and Marriage in the Seventies: My Wife Is a Little Feisty 七零婚宠：我家媳妇儿有点皮 A Dudududu阿嘟嘟嘟嘟Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted Before he was reborn, Shen Yanzhou’s only regret was that his young wife died too soon, leaving him a widower at barely over seventy. After being reborn, Shen Yanzhou resolves to make up for that regret. He heads to the countryside early to find the young wife he won’t be with until more than ten years later. [Note: The male lead is reborn, and the female lead has limited intelligence.] 11.8kReads7.6Score1.4k14d adds
27. 27 重 Reborn into a Sweet Military Marriage: The Fire Chief Wraps an Arm Around My Waist 重生军婚甜蜜蜜，消防队长揽腰宠 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Rebirth + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance] Entrepreneur Tang Xiaoxiao lived to the age of eighty. After she died, she was told that the firefighter who rescued her during an earthquake had spent the rest of his life disabled by a leg injury he suffered while saving her. Was she going to help her lifesaver heal his leg, or be reincarnated? What a question. Of course she'd help him heal! After being reborn, Tang Xiaoxiao goes to the countryside in her lifesave 13.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    The first book is about two people who are reborn to repay a debt of gratitude and develop feelings for each other. The latter two are period dramas, very sweet, and the plots are super engaging.

28. 28 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 106.2kReads9.1Score6.2k14d adds
29. 29 历 After Failing Her Tribulation, She Returns to the 1970s to Cultivate Immortality 历劫失败后，她回到七零年代修仙 Dreamland in the Clouds寻云梦境Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted Space + Strong Female Lead + Reborn + Cultivation After Lin Chuyi died, she was reborn in the womb and reincarnated into the world of immortal cultivation. To her surprise, she failed her tribulation and returned to the 1970s with her space ability. Then she would settle every score and right every wrong. Her older sister joined forces with their parents to sell her job? Fine, she’d get every cent back, four times over! Her parents treated her badly? Fine, one tip-off letter and they’d both lose 10.1kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 33.1kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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    A sweet and heartwarming transmigration story set in a historical period, featuring a system that dotes on the female protagonist.

31. 31 七 Seventies Heiress: After Visiting Her Family, She Breaks Off Her Engagement to the Male Lead 七零大小姐：探亲后和男主退婚了 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted (PS: A sweet 1v1 romance with two devoted leads. The male lead is a gentleman who’s completely lovestruck. Get ready for someone to steal the heroine away. The heroine was born into the story, already has a fiancé, and is super rich and privileged.) 1975, H City. Lu Shiyao visits her fiancé, Qi Yu, at his army base. To her surprise, Qi Yu has taken in a godson and goddaughter without even discussing it with her. Worst of all, he doesn’t keep his distance: late at night, he takes his goddaughter 21kReads7.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    The female lead is the darling of the group, awakens her memories, and has a fiancé. The male lead is secretly trying to steal her away (in her awakened memories, she divorced her fiancé and married the male lead, but now the engagement has been dissolved).

32. 32 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 41.5kReads9.2Score4.9k14d adds

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    It's an incredibly good read, a reincarnation story set in a bygone era. The characters' mental states are remarkably advanced, so it's not at all stifling, and it's also very funny. The male lead is very down-to-earth. I read it in one go; it was so enjoyable!

33. 33 流 Drifting to Golden Island 流浪黄金岛 Zhuang Dabai庄大白Urban252k WordsCompleted I often feel that my soul is stranded on a lonely island, surrounded by sea, with only one great ship sailing back and forth. I can never catch the ship before it leaves. I am always left with regret, mourning a life riddled with wounds. Who am I? Amid the distant lights and glittering splendor, the towers are too tall and the avenues too wide. People care only for money and know nothing of you. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The weak are destined to be eliminated; the strong are the law of survival. Rabbits eat grass, wolves eat meat; humans are born to compete with each other—this is the rule ordained by nature!

34. 34 平 Ordinary World: From the Start, I Married Tian Runye 平凡的世界：开局娶了田润叶 Qin Chuan Gala秦川嘎啦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Sun Shaoning is reborn as Sun Shaoning, the second son of the Sun family in the TV adaptation of The Ordinary World. He's just returned home after leaving the army and serving on the southern battlefield, thinking of all the things in the show that left him unsatisfied. Fortunately, it's all just beginning. His eldest brother has just finished meeting his future sister-in-law, He Xiulian. Then let's start by saving Sister Runye. Li Xiangqian, go play in the dirt. Sister Runye is mine. It's not t 6.5kReads7.6Score47614d adds
35. 35 三 The Three-Leaf Pact 三叶契 Zhang Miya张弥雅Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted Chen Xinxin has a happy, fulfilling life, with a loving husband, sensible children, and adorable grandchildren. At last, she reaches the end of a long life and passes away peacefully in old age. She and her husband promise each other that they’ll be together again as spouses in their next life, then she quietly drifts off to sleep. But when she wakes up again, she discovers that she has been reborn! Isn’t that supposed to be a privilege reserved for tragic heroines? She has no one she wants reve —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A different kind of rebirth novel

36. 36 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds

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    Upon opening her eyes, Song Nanyang found herself transmigrated into a cannon fodder character with the same name in a period novel! The original owner emptied her family's savings to help the poor, yet she herself was starving and emaciated. This time, she wouldn't stand for it—she bound herself to the [Refuse Poverty Alleviation System], and anyone who morally blackmailed her would be rewarded with food and cloth coupons! "My family is so poor we can't even afford to eat?" Song Nanyang sneered, using the sewing machine rewarded by the system to open a clothing shop, earning enough work points in three days to last half a year's worth; "A relative wants to borrow a house?" She directly reported him for speculation and profiteering, then turned around and led her whole family to contract a fishpond. From being exploited to becoming a millionaire, the feisty village girl made a comeback as the richest woman, and even managed to snatch away the aloof educated youth from the book as her business partner. A period novel full of satisfying moments and face-slapping revenge, watch how the heroine uses the system to defy expectations and lead her whole family to a life of luxury!

37. 37 七 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽，望父成龙 Timid Girl懦女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 7.1kReads7.7Score70514d adds
38. 38 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 74.4kReads8.7Score5.9k14d adds
39. 39 七 In the 1970s, I Rejected the Anti-Poverty System and My Whole Family Thrived 七零拒绝扶贫系统，全家躺赢成万元户 Zhuo Yu涿玉Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Reject the System + No Handouts + Change the Whole Family’s Fate] Song Nanyang transmigrates into a book set in a bygone era as a saintly supporting character. The original owner was so softhearted she made everyone furious! The job opening her father’s death had earned her was given away out of pity for someone else, costing her eldest brother his job. She secretly gave her premature baby brother’s powdered milk to her cousin for a treat, and her little brother event 70Reads8.2Score2714d adds
40. 40 团 The 70s' Beloved Darling Is a Hopeless Romantic, Until She Wakes Up and Becomes His Sister-in-Law 团宠七零恋爱脑，觉醒后当他大嫂 Wan Ruo菀渃Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [1970s + female supporting character awakens + face-slapping and scum-tormenting + System + military marriage] Su Zhaoyuan is bright and beautiful, and adored by everyone. But in a period romance novel, she's a love-struck female supporting character controlled by the plot. The heroine is her cousin, Su Routang, and the hero is her fiancé, Gu Lisong. Su Zhaoyuan's whole family are stepping stones for the hero and heroine. When her cousin needs a job, she listens to her fiancé and gives her n 13.3kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
41. 41 病 The Frail Heir Is Sweet on the Outside, Black-Hearted Within: A Guide to Winning Him Over 病弱世子是白切黑：伪装攻略手册 Golden Bean Big Pig Meow金豆大猪喵Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted Hey everyone, the rating just came in! It’ll go up later, so why not give it a try? [One-on-one, both leads devoted to each other | salvation x descent | mildly coercive romance] [Clearheaded, calculating actress vs. possessive, pathological master of disguise] (The heroine has a little conscience, but not much, because she doesn’t want to be erased.) (The hero is genuinely unhinged. When he wants something, he has no limits.) Xue Jingtang transmigrated into an unfinished novel, becoming a canno 1.4kReads8.6Score19314d adds

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    It's really good. The male lead is a yandere, but he dotes on the female lead and gradually seduces her.

42. 42 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    These historical fiction novels are all on my reading list. I think they're all pretty good, different genres, and all completed, so feel free to read them.

43. 43 书 I Was Reborn as the Heroine’s White Moonlight, So I Tore the Domineering Hero to Shreds 书穿女主白月光，我手撕霸道男主 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting, female-led romance, strong heroine and weaker male lead, no role reversal, includes a woman disguising herself as a man] A handsome apocalypse survivor versus a delicate young master from a matriarchal world After failing to survive the apocalypse, a powerful beauty enthusiast dies and becomes the female lead's unattainable first love in a period novel. Though she's called the female lead's first love, she's really just a cannon-fodder character, a stepping stone for the main co 3kReads9.0Score36814d adds
44. 44 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies: The Easygoing Wife Is Forced to Get Ahead 穿越七零，咸鱼娇妻她被迫上进 Passerby Sheep路人羊Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted [Sweet, charming, highly intelligent heroine & gentle, refined, scheming educated youth] A 21st-century doctoral student pulls an all-nighter, collapses, and transmigrates into the body of a young woman working at a forest farm in the 1970s. Ye Wei swears: she is going to be a contented couch potato who enjoys life! She lives carefree, spending every day eating and drinking with her golden finger at her disposal. Apples? Pheasants? She's got it all. Huo Xiang? Coptis? She can do anything. Ye Wei 4.1kReads9.0Score38514d adds
45. 45 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.5kReads9.4Score56214d adds
46. 46 我 I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s 我在八零当后妈 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Rich heiress Xu Yang spent years offering a fortune to have a child, but to no avail. Then, after transmigrating, she found herself in a steamy, adults-only scene and got caught in bed! Even more ridiculously, she got pregnant after just that one time! Only after she was forced into marriage did Xu Yang learn that Zhou Shao had five difficult children, and every single one was a “problem child”! Xu Yang: “…” There was no need to hand her this hell-difficulty child-rearing script! P.S. This is a 12.1kReads8.2Score56114d adds

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    It's incredibly good, a complete female-centric drama. There's a male lead, but he doesn't get much screen time. She has a biological son who's super cute. It'll make you feel incredibly maternal. She doesn't mistreat her stepchildren. She gets along with them just like any other woman. There aren't many truly awful characters.

47. 47 预 After Foreseeing the Future, the Pampered Heiress Goes to the Countryside to Find Her Husband 预知未来后，娇娇大小姐下乡寻夫 Beans and the Cat豆豆和猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Shanghai Heiress + Historical Era + Past and Present Lives + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside] Spoiled heiress Meng Shihe × Insecure, Devoted Chen Yang In an era of scarce food and clothing, Meng Shihe already had a washing machine and refrigerator. Her family was close-knit, and she grew up without any major worries until she was seventeen, apart from a somewhat weak immune system that sent her to the hospital from time to time. On the eve of her departure for the countryside, Meng Shihe 8.3kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds

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    This is a super good period drama. The female lead is a rich young lady from Shanghai. Don't be fooled by the low rating; it's really great. The female lead is incredibly wealthy and lives a life of luxury, while the male lead is insecure and loyal. Their love is slow and steady.

48. 48 穿 I Became the Villainess: The Capitalist Young Master Spoils Me 穿成恶毒女配：资本家大少爷娇宠 On the Other Hand反观之Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Period setting, marriage first and love later, revenge on scumbags and face-slapping, building wealth, a transmigrate-into-a-book heroine with a pocket dimension, an aloof young master from a capitalist family] "Uncle Li, I want a man!" Xia Xi had just cursed out the author and the scumbag male lead when she transmigrated into a book and became a vicious supporting character with the same name. The character was fair-skinned, beautiful, and capable, but her childhood betrothed didn't want to ma 243Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    The initial score was a bit low, but I feel it will be at least eight points later on.

49. 49 余 The Rest of My Life Was All Part of the Plan 余生，蓄谋已久 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Lawyer Chu and Lu Kuo ultimately broke up, and almost everyone mocked her for being a sparrow who thought she could marry into a rich family. Years later, she returned with her son. When she saw Lu Kuo, she merely greeted him coolly: "Mr. Lu." At that moment, Lu Kuo, a playboy for years, couldn't hold back his tears. His voice hoarse, he said, "Who wants to be just Mr. Lu?" 14.7kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are top students. Their story begins with a crush in middle school, progresses to mutual affection as they grow up, separates due to a misunderstanding, and eventually reunites.

50. 50 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 49.2kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds

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    Lin Jingyue is all action and no words; Lu Jiajia's mother is a master of brainwashing. These are books I've read and reread, and they're among my top-ranked period dramas.

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