A Fresh Take on the Era Genre 另辟蹊径的年代文。

1. 201 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M 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.) 185.1kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves

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   This is a very good novel about rebirth in the past. It vividly depicts the everyday life of the time, and adds a touch of entrepreneurship. Most importantly, Xiao Zhuzi is so interesting.

2. 202 七 In the 1970s, I Took Down the Cold-Faced Commander of the Family Compound, and He Became Mine 七零，干翻家属院冷面首长归我了 Loves Colorful Peanut Candy爱吃多彩花生豆Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + power fantasy + period setting + pocket dimension + laugh-out-loud comedy + scheming + 1v1 + little tricks + making money] A parallel-world period story. It's all fictional, so don't take it too seriously. The heroine is a goofy, hilarious girl. After joining the military, she's forced into a battle to “win the battalion commander.” She defeats thirteen rivals single-handedly and catches the special attention of the young, handsome, promising Battalion Commander Lu. What t 14.7kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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   Here it comes, forging a new path and ushering in a new era for contemporary literature.

3. 203 六 The Sixties’ Hong Kong Heiress 六零香江女富豪 Forever a Blossoming Beauty永远的人间富贵花Modern Romance413k WordsOngoing Also known as The Wealthy Hong Kong Businesswoman of the 1960s No CP, no domestic squabbles, just a pure career-focused story. The author is terrible at naming things 😭 Please don't give up on the book just because of the title, thank you. Han Shuying is reborn in the 1960s, only to discover that she is living inside two novels. In one, she is a vicious cannon-fodder character who dies horribly in the mountains. In the other, she is the protagonist, armed with a child-raising cashback System, wh 829Reads8.1Score103Shelves

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   It's rare to see female-oriented novels featuring characters focused solely on their careers.

4. 204 七 The Leading Lady of a 1970s Military Marriage: I Seize the Moment and Make a Fortune 七零军婚大女主，手握风口暴富 Camellia Oil007山茶油007Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigration + orphaned heroine with no awful relatives + ordinary-born male lead who makes his own way + no pocket dimension or golden finger + military marriage + strong female lead] Synopsis: Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of an orphaned girl in the 1970s, with no father or mother. A perfect hand from the start. Ning Qingshang has no System or pocket dimension, but her mind is filled with decades of future trends. She knows every policy opportunity and every chance to 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No special abilities, no system, no awful relatives! The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an orphan in the 1970s, starting with a house and a perfect start. She initially thought she'd have to farm and wait for the reform and opening up, but within half a month, she gets a whirlwind marriage to a quiet but incredibly reliable young military officer. The male protagonist is a deputy battalion commander, on a fifteen-day leave, and wins her over with the simple line, "You're all alone, if I don't treat you well, who will?" It's not the kind of love at first sight, but rather a mutual recognition that "this person is someone I can build a life with." The female protagonist has modern thinking but isn't cheat-like; she knows some first aid, loves reading and thinking, and slowly establishes herself in the military family compound. While the male protagonist is stationed for three months, she lives alone in a temporary room, buying groceries, cooking, making friends, navigating the black market, and even getting gauze for the clinic, forging her own path step by step. (Ongoing)

5. 205 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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   This is a high-quality, in-depth novel that has been unfairly rated. A hardcore work by a science and engineering enthusiast, it's already completed. The premise is novel, blending fantasy and realism. The writing is sharp and fast-paced, with humorous plot twists and no filler. There are no transmigration, rebirth, or cheat codes. It's packed with suspense and mind-bending reasoning, drawing inspiration from a hidden historical fact to portray the rise and growth of a strategically brilliant but unconventional scientist, revealing the secrets of modern high-tech espionage and electronic warfare. Tailor-made for seasoned readers of over ten years, you'll be hooked after chapter 10. If you're looking for something to read, give it a shot! If you don't like it, I'll scream myself hoarse!

6. 206 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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   No system, no special abilities, no cheat codes, logically sound, and superbly written.

7. 207 4 At Forty, I Remarried a Commander. My Ex and His Mistress Are Both on Their Knees 40岁二嫁首长，前夫小三全跪了 The Fish's Secret鱼的秘密Modern Romance963k WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in, and it’ll rise later! [Second-chance military marriage + era-set comeback + two powerful, devoted leads + rugged man spoils his wife] Lying on the operating table, Jiang Wanning finally learned that her marriage had been a trap: her husband had tried to kill her for the insurance money, and the son she had raised with so much effort was actually the illegitimate child of her scumbag husband and cousin! To survive, she climbed into the bed of Commander Gu Yuanzhe 316.8kReads8.6Score15.5kShelves

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   My two favorite books, different genres, both are fantastic!

8. 208 姐 The Sisters Join the Army and Mistake the Wrong Man for Their Husband: The Fierce-Looking Officer Falls for Them 姐妹随军认错夫：面凶军官沦陷了 Half-Moon Lemon月半柠Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Mistaken husband + following the army + sweet romance + snow-mochi heroine / “dirty bun” hero] Gu Zhaoning and the Gu family's adopted daughter, Su Jingwei, are both introduced to potential marriage partners. They meet two brothers from the Pei family. The elder Pei brother is destined to become a high-ranking officer, while the younger brother is destined to die heroically. So in this life, Su Jingwei secretly switches the men they were set up with and snatches the elder Pei brother before Gu 55.7kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
9. 209 下 Sent Down to the Countryside: I Started as a Brigade Leader 下乡之我从大队长开始 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban245k WordsCompleted A story of an era gone by, supernatural powers, a personal space, multiple female leads, and rural development. While others went to the countryside and survived on weeds, Yang Huaian feasted on fish and meat. While others went to the countryside to farm, Yang Huaian started out rubbing shoulders with the brigade leader. While others rushed back to the city as soon as their rural assignments ended, Yang Huaian developed the countryside into the world's largest metropolis. Follow the legendary li 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The text describes how, through the inheritance of the land god, a village was transformed into a metropolis.

10. 210 职 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 No Deification in the Primordial Era洪荒不许封神Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 62.6kReads7.9Score6.9kShelves

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    Different Eras of Literature

11. 211 七 The Cherished Darling of the 1970s: The Government Official Husband Turns on the Charm 七零娇宠：政界老公撩上瘾 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (Leave your brain here and pick it up after you've finished!) After completing her final mission in the quick transmigration world, Guan Fuyao was determined to spend her retirement in a comfortable, well-off family. The System granted her wish, but didn't tell her which era it would be. It sent her into a period novel, where she entered the body of an eighteen-year-old girl with the same name. She'd just graduated from high school and was facing assignment to the countryside. Just as she was pl 20.7kReads8.3Score2kShelves
12. 212 重 Reborn in the 1960s: A Baby Bottle in One Hand, a Pocket Dimension in the Other 重生六十年代她左手奶瓶右手空间 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance885k WordsCompleted Tang Hua, an all-around female warrior from the apocalypse, arrived in the underworld after dying alongside the Mutant King. The King of Hell wanted to send her to the 1960s and have her put a chaotic era, thrown into disarray by the male and female leads, back on the right track. She refused. She absolutely refused. The King of Hell had no choice but to send her soul directly back to that era, reborn as a baby. A baby who couldn’t feed, wash, or relieve herself? She was so angry she wanted to c 5kReads9.0Score373Shelves
13. 213 穿 She Made a Killing After Transmigrating to the 1970s 穿越七十年代后她赚麻了 Fourth Master Ah肆爷啊Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Complete. Brain storage: come back here to reclaim your brain after you finish reading. Love you all!) Zhou An'an, a little princess from the 23rd century who had just lost her grandfather, got a recommendation for a novel from her best friend after acquiring a pocket dimension. Her friend then dragged her into frantically stockpiling supplies. Just as she finished explaining everything, Zhou An'an transmigrated to the early 1970s in a parallel world and became the mother of triplets without ev 6.3kReads8.7Score643Shelves
14. 214 我 My Second Brother: Two Young Men Venture into the Northeast 我的二哥之二小闯东北 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Urban155k WordsCompleted My second older brother ran away from home when he was twelve, heading northeast with a child from the neighbors’ family. The two of them endured countless hardships to make it there, only to find themselves in the wolf’s den and the tiger’s lair. And so began a story no one could ever forget. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction is here, give it a try!

15. 215 小 The Lane House 2: A Difficult Road 小巷人家2艰难之路 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Male-Channel Fanfiction462k WordsCompleted Zhuang Tunan injured his leg working overtime during the New Year holiday, then accompanied his parents back to the old alley. Li Jia wanted to stay by his side, but her family was always against it. Lin Dongzhe finally made something of himself and became a boss, while Zhuang Xiaoting returned to the alley pregnant. To prove himself, Zhuang Tunan started selling books and newspapers at the entrance to the alley, and tutored the neighborhood children on the side. Life was comfortable enough, but 15.4kReads6.7Score363Shelves
16. 216 老 Uncle's Prequel 老舅前传 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Male-Channel Fanfiction126k WordsCompleted Cui Guoming had just graduated from college. His father told him to find a job, but he spent his time aimlessly messing around. One time, he went drinking with Guo Dapao and was beaten half to death by a gang of punks. Luckily, the Three Heroes of Lucheng found him and rescued him. To repay them, Cui Guomin introduced his older sister, Cui Dahong, to Huo Dongfeng, the leader of the trio. But Dahong was unwilling. Later, when a punk named Ermei gave her a hard time, Huo Dongfeng came to her rescu 4Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 棋 The Go Player's Second Upgrade 棋士之再度升级 Drunken Dream Kite醉梦鸢Mystery196k WordsCompleted After Cui Ye is released from prison, he finds his wife and son waiting to pick him up. Only then does he learn that his big brother, Cui Wei, was killed in a robbery. Wang Hongyu is there to meet Cui Ye as well, and he has married Gao Shuhua. Cui Ye's son, Cui Yan, has become a police officer. Their reunion is far from warm: Cui Yan merely salutes Cui Ye, then gets back into the car and ignores him. (This book is only an imagined continuation after watching the TV series and has nothing to do w 13Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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    Novel, unique, and interesting; it takes a different approach and subverts tropes. A transmigrated woman is forced into a marriage of convenience and raises fish; I return and effortlessly win. The plot is incredibly original. The transmigrated woman is explosive and constantly making moves, even managing to create a scenario where her father marries into her family and she becomes incredibly wealthy. It avoids the cliché of a simpleton in a courtyard house struggling to settle accounts, but instead features a story of an old house burning down, a wrong marriage that happens just in time for love, and the emotional turmoil of "he gave in for half his life, and I wasted the other half." Very enjoyable.

19. 219 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ Big Head Has a Fish大头有条鱼Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 64.9kReads7.0Score5.2kShelves

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    Slow-paced! A story set in rural Northeast China, male-oriented, with intelligent main characters! Multiple female leads + special spaces + pets + 1970s setting + no violence!

20. 220 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score755Shelves
21. 221 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.4kReads8.0Score399Shelves

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    Yes, I highly recommend this book 👍 You might think it's a novel, but it's actually a very interesting historical record. Its strength lies in its focus on ordinary people. The hundreds of typical characters are all based on real people and real stories. People born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should take a look. Perhaps they can find their own or the imprint of that era and its stories. The stories are touching and the plot is tight. It should be said that it is a good novel in the history of history and a good historical story in the novel.

22. 222 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score412Shelves

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    This is a multi-female protagonist historical novel that covers various themes including domestic intrigue, bandits, the War of Resistance against Japan, famine relief, the Korean War, and the experiences of educated youth sent to the countryside. The more you read, the more you want to continue!

23. 223 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.7kReads6.3Score304Shelves

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    🔥These two books are so weird!🔥 2 Million+ words, completed! The number one scourge of the Tang Dynasty, wreaking havoc on heaven, earth, you, me, and everyone else!😃😃😘😘😃😃

24. 224 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
25. 225 下 The Days I Went to the Countryside to Catch Ghosts 下乡抓鬼的日子 Hao Yi Luo Shen皓衣洛神Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s? No problem! She’s the eighteenth-generation heir to a Taoist lineage, skilled in all five arts of metaphysics! She just didn’t expect to get hit and killed after helping a rich man find the perfect burial site, all because she hadn’t checked the almanac. When she opened her eyes again, she was a high school girl, and her family was arguing over who would be sent to the countryside. The System bound itself to her and demanded that she spread Taoist teachings in an era opposed 15.3kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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    Does catching ghosts count too?

26. 226 六 The 1960s: I Married into a Treasure-Dungeon 六零，嫁进宝藏副本了 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Kids + Slow-Paced, Cozy Daily Life + Working Hard to Build a Fortune + Male Lead] [The rating is low because it was just released and will go up! Sobbing, I never thought I’d be saying this one day~] At first, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. Everyone else who transmigrates gets a golden finger, while I can only piggyback on someone else’s.” Later, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. The little boss’s golden finger is really, really useful!” In short, the heroine 2.8kReads9.3Score147Shelves

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    Heartwarming and funny, lots of cute kids

27. 227 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.3kReads6.4Score213Shelves

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    Unique Era Literature

28. 228 穿 Transmigrate into a Book and Refuse to Be the Childhood Friend Who Dies Young: A Mistaken Marriage to the Villain 穿书拒当早死青梅之错嫁反派 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted He Xu transmigrates into an unfinished period novel and becomes the childhood sweetheart who dies young in the male lead's story. The original plot: She graduates from vocational school and gets married, then dies in childbirth while carrying her fourth child. The heroine adopts the children, and the male lead lives out his days alone. He Xu: Whoever wants to follow that ridiculous plot can do it! Staying alive comes first. Keep away from the male lead and don't die young! She takes her young 46Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 末 Three Sisters Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s 末世三姐妹齐穿书到七零年代 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted Yun Shuyao and Sang Yi grew up together in an orphanage as sisters, though they have different parents. They shared their food and fought side by side: one was the other's brains, and the other was her hands and feet. At last, after enduring the orphanage, that den of misery, until they were old enough to leave, a zombie-virus outbreak hit. The sisters could only cry and keep killing zombies every day. One day, Sang Yi was framed, but by a stroke of luck, the sweet loner Luo Xin saved her. A lif 56.8kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves

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    A period drama, a fast-paced and enjoyable read, without any feeling of being stifled!

30. 230 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Violent Woman Enlists as a Special Recruit 穿越七十年代暴力女被特招入伍了 Cats Love Dogs猫猫爱狗狗Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Spirit Spring Space, A Formidable Fighter, Medical Skills, Military Marriage, Mutual Devotion, Putting Scumbags in Their Place, Alternate Setting] Everything in this story is fictional. Lu Miaomiao, a powerhouse of the apocalypse, led her people in killing the Zombie Emperor and brought ten grueling years of apocalypse to an end. Just as she was about to be elected president, a banana peel killed her! She transmigrated into the 1970s as a scheming, silly, naive, beautiful, a 6.1kReads9.0Score697Shelves
31. 231 七 The 1970s: The Apocalypse's Tough Girl Meets a Crybaby with a Heart of Silk 七零：末世女金刚撞上哭包绕指柔 Pudgy Wants to Slim Down胖胖想瘦Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + strong heroine + mercilessly putting scumbags in their place + handsome, rich men pursuing her devotedly + adorable child] The timid pushover opened her eyes again, and someone new was behind them. Su Ning, a tech-savvy superwoman from the apocalypse, doesn’t put up with mistreatment. Her brain simply doesn’t have that program. Her sharp-tongued, rotten-hearted grandmother said, “Your sister’s crying. Give her your job. Would you lose a piece of yourself?” Su Ning swung 5.5kReads8.9Score422Shelves
32. 232 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Killer Queen's Comeback from a Cannon-Fodder Life 穿越七零，杀手女王逆袭炮灰人生 A Blade of Grass 8寸草心8Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Killer Queen, “Chi,” dies when her organization sends her to assassinate an international crime boss and steal the Heart of the Ocean, only for her to be caught in a deadly trap! Clutching the Heart of the Ocean, she takes everyone down with her. When she wakes up again, she has transmigrated into a book, and into the body of Xia An’an, the story’s vicious supporting villainess! She’s both stupid and cruel. She tries to push her simple-minded older brother down the stairs, only to fall her 19.2kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
33. 233 七 The Seventies: My Vegetative Husband Can Read Minds 七零，植物人老公会读心 A Blade of Grass 8寸草心8Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Period drama / military marriage / love grows over time / both leads are chaste / doted on by everyone / adorable kids] Su Miaomiao, the demon woman who beat the Zombie King until he begged for mercy in the apocalypse, opens her eyes again to find herself hanging from the rafters in the 1970s, swaying in the breeze like seaweed! After receiving the original owner's memories, Su Miaomiao smiles. A husband whose salary comes in while he lies around, parents who dote on her, and the joy of becomin 108.5kReads8.9Score5.3kShelves
34. 234 都 Since I’m Reborn, Making Money Is Obviously What Matters Most 都重生了，肯定是搞钱最重要 Yan Yunuò言妤诺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Yaoyao was reborn. She was reborn on the night the scumbag and his mistress teamed up to force her to break off their engagement. Weren’t they using their power and influence to bully her, an orphan whose parents had just died? Did they think they could trample her underfoot and steal what she was owed? Then she’d clean out their family home and scrape a layer of skin off the land they owned, just to collect a little interest first. The “fun” was only getting started. She’d make them all wait 2.1kReads8.1Score233Shelves
35. 235 重 Back to the 1960s: My Parents Chose Their Adopted Daughter Over Me 重回六零，爹妈为了养女不要我了 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 6.5kReads8.9Score538Shelves
36. 236 猎 The Hunter's Youngest Daughter Marries into the Military District, Shaking the Whole Family Compound 猎户幺女嫁军区，家属院里抖三抖 Potato Bread土豆面包Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short Drama Now Streaming] [Period Setting + Youngest Daughter] [Reborn + Combat Prowess] Jiang Shiyue, the youngest daughter of a hunter’s family, was reborn at the moment a scummy educated youth tried to cheat her out of her recommendation for a workers’, peasants’, and soldiers’ university. She had a bow and a dagger. Tender and easygoing? Not her style. But when it came to fighting, she was the real deal. After exposing the scumbag, Jiang Shiyue turned around and accepted the marriage propo 7.5kReads8.4Score1kShelves
37. 237 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: A Little Craziness Is Good 穿越七零，癫点好 Bewitching Rose妖染蔷薇Modern Romance897k WordsCompleted Special Forces King Xie Jiu was bitten while saving someone as the apocalypse began, turning her into a zombie. She soon evolved into the Zombie King, but she never forgot her duty and mission. With the last of her lucidity, she self-destructed and ended the apocalypse. A flash of white light, and when she opened her eyes again, she had unexpectedly arrived in the 1970s. Her mother was dead, her father was a gambler, her younger brother was lazy and greedy, and she had been left brokenhearted. F 6.3kReads8.8Score676Shelves
38. 238 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 46.1kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
39. 239 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 13.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
40. 240 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 17.2kReads7.8Score715Shelves
41. 241 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 18.8kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
42. 242 农 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance739k WordsCompleted This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 2.3kReads7.1Score247Shelves

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    Today's recommendation: a rural series, purely period, authentic.

43. 243 山 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery118k WordsCompleted I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 7.7kReads7.0Score914Shelves

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    Another addictive tomb raiding masterpiece

44. 244 山 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Rural Life138k WordsCompleted Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 775Reads—Score265Shelves
45. 245 山 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery203k WordsCompleted Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 483Reads—Score255Shelves
46. 246 山 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery194k WordsOngoing A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 406Reads—Score238Shelves
47. 247 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score170Shelves
48. 248 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.3kReads8.4Score454Shelves
49. 249 举 Report Them! Clear Them Out! The Fake Heiress, Baby Bump and All, Remarries in a Fury 举报！搬空！假千金怒挺孕肚改嫁 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pregnancy before marriage + sent to the countryside + space stocked with supplies + raising a child] Ye Hui is the discarded fake heiress of a government compound. Proud and willful, beautiful and ruthless, she is obsessive to the core. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Fu Sinan, fell for the real heiress. Carrying another man’s child, she still went to break up their wedding. After the real heiress caused her miscarriage, Ye Hui retaliated by getting h 47.6kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    It has ample space and resources, a novel plot, a female lead who isn't overly idealistic, and the story is neither frustrating nor drawn out. It's a completed historical fiction.

50. 250 桃 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Rural Life553k WordsOngoing As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 118.7kReads7.7Score9.7kShelves

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