Book Recommendations... Period Pieces. Come Check Them Out. 推书啦……年代文，欢迎来看。

1. 1 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 56.3kReads8.1Score7.9kShelves

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   [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Adoration]

2. 2 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 13.4kReads7.6Score782Shelves
3. 3 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Kicking My Scumbag Ex to the Curb and Becoming a Mogul's Darling 重生九零脚踹渣男做大佬心尖宝 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + love after marriage + warm and healing + everyday child-rearing + everyday wealth-building] Only after Juzi died did she learn that she was a character in a tragic romance. In the story, she gave birth to a daughter, only to be looked down on by her mother-in-law and resented by her good-for-nothing husband for not bearing a son. He was even secretly seeing the factory director’s daughter. Unable to take it any longer, Juzi divorced him and took her daughter with her. 2.9kReads9.2Score274Shelves
4. 4 老 Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene 老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹 The Sky Is Lonely天空是寂寞Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Wang Xiaoxiao followed her dad to the military base. Two months later, both her dad’s allowance and her stepmother’s allowance were in her hands. She also gained a tagalong, He Jin. She and her dad kept jumping back and forth between loving each other and setting each other up. Under He Jin’s aura of genius, the thing she did most was sign confidentiality agreements. Wang Xiaoxiao gained two more dads: He Jianmin and Ding Jianguo. A story about an Army kid who wandered into someone else’s field 69.1kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves

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   "Xiaoxiao, daddy writes to you every week, daddy buys you a dictionary, you ask the old man to teach you how to read and write, daddy will send you money and checks every month, you can eat freely, don't be afraid of being hungry." Wang Xiaoxiao: "Dad, stay alive, don't be like mom who fell asleep, and I only left you." Wang Desheng hugged his daughter, holding back tears: "My daughter, if things don't go your way, we will make trouble, don't be afraid, daddy will protect you from behind." Wang Xiaoxiao said with a straight face: "What if you make me unhappy?" "No, dad is a soldier, and soldiers are most afraid of suing. If dad does something bad and you go to the boss, he will make the decision for you. Don't wrong yourself." Wang Desheng said patiently.

5. 5 七 The 1970s Supporting Female Character Rises to the Top with On-Screen Comments 七零女配靠弹幕走上人生巅峰 Liu Xiao Xian刘小纤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Shen Xingluo had lived in Hongxing Brigade for eighteen years. One day, while gathering firewood in the hills, she came across an injured man. She was still deciding whether to save him when she saw a line after line of insults about her floating above his head. Furious, she turned and walked away without hesitation. These people were ugly and had delusions of grandeur. If they were so outraged, why didn’t they risk their whole families to save this shameless piece of trash? [Wait, why did the 4.4kReads8.9Score343Shelves
6. 6 穿 I Transmigrate to 1958: The Lucky Life of Qian Duoduo 穿越58，钱多多的幸运人生 Lettuce to Those Who See Me见者生菜Modern Romance849k WordsCompleted Qian Duoduo had been a teacher in her previous life. After saving a student, she transmigrated to 1958. She endured famine and revolution, and, determined to escape the fate of being sent to the countryside to farm, studied hard and ultimately made a wonderful life for herself. 3.9kReads7.6Score271Shelves
7. 7 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: I Take My Terrible Family Along for the Ride 七零军婚：我带极品家人一起起飞 Jin Jinyu金金雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [1970s + military marriage + period setting + family drama + trading System + building wealth + transmigration and rebirth] On her way to school to pick up her admission letter from Capital University, Gu Tao gets hit by a black car and lands in the 1970s, along with a somewhat “simple-minded” little System. She opens her eyes to find a scheming dad, a lazy mom, a brother and sister bent on scrounging from their workplaces, and two younger brothers who keep wanting to smash other peo 12.4kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
8. 8 泼 Can a Shrew Really Marry Up?! 泼妇也能高嫁？！ Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 14.9kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Remarry a Soldier, and His Whole Family Gets What They Deserve 重生七零：改嫁军少全家火葬场 Little Ice Pear冰梨崽崽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The audiobook with the same title, narrated by the author, is now available. If you enjoy audiobooks, check out the author-narrated version!) Tang Xueli is reborn in the 1970s. This time, she won’t listen to her parents’ emotional manipulation or give her job, future, husband, and even one of her kidneys to her older sister. Being a sweet, obedient little sister and daughter can go to hell! In this life, she’s going to stop worrying about being a good person and enjoy a life of shameless self-i 2.2kReads8.5Score295Shelves

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   The subject matter is novel and the characters are vivid. The extras are especially worth watching.

10. 10 折 Folded Girl 折囡 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted The boldest thing Wen Shiqing ever did was secretly love Xie Yucheng. That rebellious, unruly boy was the storm that swept through her youth. He made her cry, and once, on a rainy night, he held her tight against his chest and kissed her, choking out, “Nannan, stop torturing me.” When passion took hold, she softly begged him to let her go, but the man bit her earlobe and chuckled, “Give me a kiss of your own accord, and I'll let you go.” She believed him. Only when she heard the faint sound of a 26.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    It's really beautiful. The author is honest with me. Hahaha. I really like the short story. It doesn't drag out.

11. 11 重 Back to the Eighties: After Waking Up to How I've Been Used, I Quit and Walked Away 重回八零，血包觉醒后砸锅不干了 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In 1989, Shuangxi's uncle, younger uncle, and aunt all headed south for work with their spouses, leaving behind nine children without anyone to look after them, as well as their elderly grandparents. It was Shuangxi's parents who stayed home to care for the children and look after the two old folks. Like oxen, they worked themselves to the bone farming the land, sending one nephew or niece after another to university and out into the world. When her father was injured in an accident and lost the 69.6kReads8.0Score7.2kShelves
12. 12 蛤 Huh? Those Wretched Brats! This Time, I’m Done Putting Up with Them 蛤？渣儿孽孙，重生老娘不伺候了 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Feel-Good Fiction] [Family Life] [Career Advancement] Divorce! Divorce! Divorce! I will never forgive them! In her previous life, Grandma Luo was famous for being virtuous. She managed both work and home life, and even after being widowed, she held the family together. She broke herself to provide for her sons. But as soon as her grandsons started school, they threw her out. Rather than support her in her old age, they forced her to take the blame for her eldest daughter-in-la 1.1kReads8.4Score103Shelves

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    The rebirth novel feels okay

13. 13 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Old Woman's Rise 重生六零：老太太的崛起 Sweet and Sour Orange Fish糖醋橙子鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the late 1960s, an imperfect heroine who grows over time, then a fiery old lady; explosive gossip; family squabbles early on, then the heroine builds a career; ensemble cast] In her previous life, Grandma Xia gave everything she had to her family. She raised her three sons to adulthood and helped them start families and careers. She should have been able to enjoy her golden years, but her sons kicked her out, and she died on a rainy winter night. When she opened her eyes, Grandma Xia 8.6kReads9.0Score824Shelves
14. 14 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 21.1kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
15. 15 真 The True Heiress Is Frail, but She Can Punch Every Vengeful Ghost to Death 真千金体弱多病，但一拳一只厉鬼 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 37kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
16. 16 年 The Villainous Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel Uses Food Coupons to Win His Wife 年代文里的恶毒男配用饭票钓媳妇 Puppy with Flowers小狗捧花Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted A beautiful cannon-fodder heroine was planning to use and abandon the sucker who had secretly supported her for two years after the famine. Then she awakened and saw the comments. Afraid for her life, she tried to buy time, but she was no good at it and instead found herself pushed step by step into meeting his family, getting engaged, and getting married. “Idiot, go suck up to the big shot and cling to him!” “If you just give in, he'd give you his life.” Zhu Qing'an flew into a rage. “You creep 6.4kReads6.6Score577Shelves

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    The male protagonist has a love brain, the female protagonist is a bit of a scumbag, but she is both clean

17. 17 胡 Nonsense! Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Strengthen the Nation Through Science? 胡说！资本家大小姐怎么不能科研强国 Lucky Calico Cat狸花招财宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama I, the Goddess of Scientific Research, Repair Tractors in the 1950s Qu Lingyi transmigrates into the 1950s and becomes the foil to the heroine of a period novel: an unlucky heiress from a capitalist family in Gusu. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s landed in a nightmare from the start. Her scumbag live-in son-in-law of a father plans to flee to Hong Kong with his illegitimate children, leaving her behind to take the fall. Her childhood sweetheart swears he’ll 966Reads8.1Score162Shelves
18. 18 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
19. 19 资 The Capitalist Heiress Earns Military Merit, and Her Husband Dotes on Her 资本家大小姐挣军功，老公宠翻天 Yuan Xiaotian元小天Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Alternate universe + military marriage + art-based powers + pocket dimension + wise, powerful, pure-hearted military officer VS aloof, levelheaded heiress] Ding Yiyi, a chip research engineer, transmigrates into the body of a wealthy heiress in the 1960s, bringing her art-based powers and pocket dimension with her. Hoping to enjoy a carefree life as soon as possible, she decides to cling to her military husband's coattails. Life as a military spouse is a little tough? She puts her art-based po 21.9kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
20. 20 七 The 1970s: Her Soul Returns, and the Female Defense Industry Mogul Is Fierce! 七零魂归：军工大佬她飒爆了！ Little Civet Cat小狸猫猫Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Pocket Dimension + Using Science to Save the Nation + Super-Strong, Energetic Wolfdog VS Cool, Handsome Beauty Who Protects Her Husband] Li Luoyu, a powerful end-times ability user with lightning, wood, and spirit abilities, was struck by a thunderbolt so mighty it shook the heavens and transmigrated into a book. Now she had two choices: Go to the countryside? Or be sent down to the countryside as punishment? Wait... Aside from their official statu 30.6kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
21. 21 逼 You Forced Me to Live as a Widow? The General Came Back Alive, and Now You’re Stunned 逼我守寡？首长活着回来傻眼了吧 Talking Rabbits Is No Ordinary Thing谈兔不凡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + remarriage + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + making a fortune + 1980s + space] (A radiant beauty who makes a fortune VS a taciturn, protective tough guy) Tang Qiu opened her eyes on her wedding night and found herself married in a bride swap to an officer's wife who was about to become a widow. No need to panic. First, she’d settle the score with the stepsister who’d schemed against her, then reclaim her dowry. She even unexpectedly got a golden finger space. Her scum 9.8kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
22. 22 随 I Joined the Army, Then Got Divorced: The Special Forces’ Female Medic Sets the Whole Army Ablaze 随军变离婚，特种女医燃爆全军 Thousand-Mile Rice千里米Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female special forces soldier + ensemble military story + missions in the barracks + special forces training + patriotism and strengthening the nation + no golden finger + truly not divorced] Having just transmigrated and already become a disaster-relief hero, special forces medic Xia Baiwei believes young people should step up when needed! She packed her bags and went to join the troops, only to discover that the cool-headed commanding officer she had met during the relief effort was her husba 48.5kReads8.5Score5.1kShelves

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    Anyone who is short of books should read this book.

23. 23 退 The Day My Engagement Was Called Off, I Married the Commander and Brought My Spirit Spring 退婚当天，我带灵泉嫁首长 Ten Thousand Searches万千寻Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Alternate-history period drama, strong heroine, satisfying revenge, reborn, development, both leads are each other’s first and only] Shen Wei was reborn before her wedding, only to discover that her ex-husband, Liang Yuanhe, had also been reborn and was calling off the wedding on the spot. Shen Wei sneered inwardly, then turned around and married He Xizhou, a paralyzed senior officer. In my last life, I worked like a beast for you. In this life, you’ll never be worthy of me! Shen Wei uses her p 46.4kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves

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    These two are very interesting. They are both about the period. I feel that things are a bit far away from me, but they also deal with the various opportunities of that era. They are more exciting and focus on entrepreneurship.

24. 24 我 I’m an Old Lady! Reborn, I Cut Ties with My Family and Got Rich! 我！老太太！重生断亲暴富！ Ling Yun灵韫Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing Old Madam Zhou spent her whole life worrying herself sick over her four sons. She even divided the property and cash she received from the demolition compensation among them. She thought she had treated them all equally and taken each son into consideration. But in each son’s eyes, she was biased, and they all resented her and refused to support her. Old Madam Zhou should have been enjoying her retirement, but instead, at her advanced age, she survived by collecting trash and eventually died of 52.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    These two are very good-looking. They are both about the period. I feel that things are a bit far away from me, but they also deal with the various opportunities of that era. They are more exciting and focus on entrepreneurship.

25. 25 救 Help! The Gentle Military Doctor Cried, and the Whole Unit Panicked 救命！娇柔军医一哭，全部队慌了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 58.3kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves

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    They're all pretty! There is no 123. Friends, you can read the introduction of the book [Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts]

26. 26 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 53.2kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves
27. 27 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 13kReads8.5Score948Shelves
28. 28 提 Why Talk About Divorce? Let's Have a Baby, Darling 提什么和离，娘子咱们生娃吧 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yuan Pan'er never dreamed that, after her soul had already returned to the underworld, she would find herself back at the age of thirteen, just as the Chen family came to ask for her hand in marriage again. Then she'll marry into the Chen family once more, but in this life, she'll put herself first. If no one cares for her, she'll learn to care for herself... 9.7kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    The plot of the male and female protagonists is not procrastinating and warm, highly recommended.

29. 29 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 143.1kReads9.0Score16kShelves
30. 30 我 Doing Scientific Research in the 1970s 我在七十年代搞科研 Happy Little Ball幸福小团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 21st century, Lin Ziyu lived in luxury, dressed in gold and silver, and ate and drank to her heart’s content. Who could have guessed she’d be reborn in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s? But it was fine, because her family loved and spoiled her! To her surprise, the System she’d been bound to in her previous life came along too. It said she owed it ten million points, and would be erased if she didn’t pay them back. To stay alive, Lin Ziyu had no choice but to study hard and earn points 2.4kReads7.6Score150Shelves

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    Also OK٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ

31. 31 病 The Frail Young Educated Woman Is a Research Genius 病弱小知青是科研大佬 Meng Xiaomeng萌小萌Two Male Leads793k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + devoted to each other + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + happy ending] A period story with two male leads, everyone! Don’t pick the wrong one! After working nonstop, Ji Xingmian finally figures out what has been holding up a research project for ages. He goes to sleep and wakes up on a train headed for the countryside, having transmigrated into a book. He even has a farm space, and completing tasks lets him redeem advanced technology. 6.2kReads8.4Score982Shelves
32. 32 七 I Met the Man Who Stole My Heart in the 1970s 七零年代我遇到心动的汉子 Jingxuan Yang MeijinC景轩羊梅锦CModern Romance508k WordsCompleted Important! This is very important! No pocket dimension + no golden finger + no awful relatives (there's just one) + no unresolved heartbreak Liu Xiqiao stayed up all night reading novels and somehow read herself right into another world. She transmigrates into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl from the year 1974 who has the exact same name. She wakes up and collapses right back onto the bed. Looks like she's not the only one who stayed up all night. With simple luggage on her back, she takes 1.7kReads8.6Score—Shelves

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    It's nice to look at, and the three views inside are correct.

33. 33 飒 A Fearless Heroine Brings a Port-Sized Storage Space to the 1960s 飒爽女侠带港口空间穿六零 Mei East, South, West, North梅东南北Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Overpowered space + transmigration to a bygone era + formidable heroine + a huge golden finger] The early story takes place in the countryside of Northeast China, and the later story in Hong Kong. A coming-of-age tale with no scummy characters and no angst, warm, bold, and fierce in tone. Set in a fictional world, so don’t scrutinize the prices too closely. As the story progresses, the heroine’s chivalrous heart and brazen tactics come further to the fore. ♥ In 2023, security-industry ace Lian 20.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    Mainland in the early stage, Hong Kong in the later stage, period novel, female channel with high force value, space, very nice to watch

34. 34 六 Marriage Brokers in the 1960s: Three Marriages Are Fate, Seven Take Hard Work 六零婚托，三婚天注定七婚靠打拼 I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 12.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This book is also very good-looking. The heroine loves herself more and has a correct outlook on life.

35. 35 重 Reborn: Taking My Wife and Children on the Road to Fortune 重生：带着妻儿走向致富路 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 25.1kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    The male protagonist is reincarnated and chases his wife. The whole process is intelligent and refreshing, and the plot does not drag on.

36. 36 浪 The Prodigal Returns: I Can See the Future 浪子回头：我能预见未来 Bai Ling白灵Urban4.1M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name, I Can See the Future: The Prodigal's Return, premieres on Hongguo on December 6. On his way to get a divorce, Lin Ming finally realized what a bastard he'd been his whole life! He couldn't change the fact that he was getting divorced, but he unexpectedly gained the ability to foresee the future! Rising prices, volatile real estate, stock market fluctuations, global trends... he can handle them all with ease! Years later, a reporter interviews Lin Ming: “You're n 26.5kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
37. 37 金 A Steady Job: Reborn as a Train Water Supplier 金饭碗：重生后我成了火车供水员 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 159.3kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves
38. 38 六 Military Marriage in the Sixties: From Orphan Girl to Queen of Chemicals 六零军婚，从孤女到化工女王 Nan Beiyu南北羽Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chemical engineering expert Lin Ya transmigrates to 1962. On the surface, she comes from a respectable working-class family. In reality, she is the daughter of a capitalist who was left behind on the mainland. It’s hell mode from the start, and her identity could be exposed at any moment. Lin Ya doesn’t panic. She starts building up her safeguards. Make high-efficiency fertilizer from discarded pesticide waste: safeguard +1 Extract glycerin from soap waste and produce coagulants: safeguard +2 Ma 38.1kReads8.6Score5.1kShelves
39. 39 七 A Flash Marriage to a Hong Kong Tycoon in the 1970s! Three Adorable Babies on the Way 七零闪婚港商！一胎三只小萌宝 Yun Li云璃Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Strongwoman Qiao You'an Marries a Hong Kong Businessman at First Sight] [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet Daily Life] [Devoted Husband] [Triplets] One day, office drone Qiao You'an transmigrates and becomes the third daughter of Qiao Gensheng’s family in the 1970s, with a seemingly boundless strength to boot! Her family may be poor, but her mother dotes on her, her father loves her, and her brothers and sisters are all devoted to their little sister! At the scene of a car accident, she grabs the re 1.2kReads7.2Score107Shelves
40. 40 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s: I Became a Big Shot in Hong Kong 穿越五零，我在港岛当大佬 Cui Landai崔岚岱Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + gangs + battles of capital; the heroine is lustful but not promiscuous, the hero is a scheming, dark-hearted wolfdog] This novel is pure fiction. Please don’t relate it to real life or overthink it. Just sit back and enjoy. Qiao Luo transmigrates from the apocalypse to 1953. Before she can even celebrate, she finds out that her grandfather was a traitor, her father is a landlord, and her uncle fled overseas with the Nationalist Party. Not one person in her family is any 4.4kReads7.9Score320Shelves
41. 41 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 68.5kReads8.6Score8.5kShelves
42. 42 九 In the 1990s, This Social Butterfly Dumped a Rich Playboy to Make a Fortune 九零社牛踹了富少搞钱当首富 Zhang Paopaopao张泡泡泡Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Feel-good power fantasy, making money, building a career, women supporting women. No romance in the main story; the extras are undecided, though a popular character might get a bonus chapter. Jiang Leqi was born with the makings of a workaholic champion. By a twist of fate, she transmigrates into a book set in the 1990s, waking up on the second day of her new marriage. After a brief moment of confusion, she is over the moon and quickly finds her place! Her husband is her direct supervisor: a dec 2.9kReads8.9Score302Shelves
43. 43 七 Escaping to Hong Kong in the 1970s: Taking Down Gangsters to Become the Top Female Boss 七零逃港，杀古惑仔做第一女大佬 You Jinnian柚锦年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + comedic ensemble cast + face-slapping and putting villains in their place + running with the gangs in Hong Kong + no romance] “Dalang, time for your medicine.” Ji Shulang wakes up to find that her birth mother is treating her like Wu Dalang! Only later does she learn that she has transmigrated into the crazy daughter of a wealthy family's true-born son in the 1970s. When she wakes, her whole family has taken their fake son and their fortune to Hong Kon 2.6kReads7.5Score334Shelves
44. 44 惊 Shocking! After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Child's Mother 惊爆！穿书后我成了孩子他妈 Granny Ni妮嬷嬷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: Commander, Your Baby Is from Ten Years in the Future [Period drama transmigration + marriage first, love later + family life + adorable baby + marriage to bring good fortune] The instant she receives her college admission letter, Qi Shiyu finds herself standing at the gates of a school in 1985. She's become a high school senior, with only three months left before the college entrance exams. She's transmigrated into a book. She thought she'd been cast as an insignifican 24.1kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
45. 45 开 I Divorce on My Mother’s Behalf from the Start, Then Join the Army with a Secure Job 开局替母离婚，转身端铁饭碗随军 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + both leads’ first relationship + heroine builds a career + everyday life + pocket dimension full of supplies + no saintly behavior or handouts + realistic heroine] I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please read the story. The career plot begins in Chapter 53. Romance in the early chapters; from the middle onward, the heroine focuses entirely on her career. This is a story about a powerful woman entering politics, with two strong leads and an even stronger heroine. An Ran was a r 39kReads8.5Score5kShelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Two Years a Widow, Yet I’m Pregnant 穿书七零：守寡两年我却怀孕了 Fan Jing繁璟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [High-ranking military marriage + female side character awakens + love grows over time + making money, making money] Wen Yun, a born workhorse, found herself inside a melodramatic period novel, cast as a vicious female side character: a flirtatious sister-in-law whose husband had died, and a brother-spoiling parasite. She had a good life ahead of her, with her in-laws from a military family doting on her, yet she just had to compete with the heroine for the man fate had chosen for her. After awa 10.1kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
47. 47 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? 49.9kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
48. 48 我 It's the 1970s. I've Got Everything I Need Except You 我在七零，啥也不缺，就缺你 Lazy Eagle老鹰懒懒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-back sweetheart x brutal military officer] [Age gap + space + marriage first, love later + no angst] [Slow-paced. If you're impatient or prefer fast-paced stories, please move on!] Hu Qi woke up one day and found herself in 1957, able to do nothing but wail like a baby. Completely bewildered, she rolled her eyes around until she figured out what was going on, then started laughing with delight. “Being born into this family is great! I know everything, and as long as I work hard, I won't g 8kReads7.8Score994Shelves
49. 49 丧 The Zombie Emperor Farms in the 1980s and Cares for His Disabled Husband 丧尸皇在八零年代种田养残疾老攻 Boating Through the Starry Wilderness星野泛舟Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Yu, male, was the first Zombie Emperor in the apocalypse to starve to death. He transmigrates to the 1980s as the fourth son of Gu Laoer’s family in Xiangyang Village, where he’s known as the village idiot. Gu Sanjie is engaged to Song Shi, whose future once looked bright, but he suffered a spinal injury on a mission and was left permanently paralyzed. Gu Sanjie doesn’t want to spend her life caring for a cripple and wants to call off the wedding. Her father, Gu Laoer, took 1,000 yuan in brid 3kReads9.0Score198Shelves
50. 50 穿 Transmigrated as the Eldest Brother’s Wife: Taming a Wealthy Family in 1990s Hong Kong 穿成大嫂，调教豪门【九零香江】 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 33.3kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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