Period Novels Worth Rereading Again and Again 重刷N遍的年代文

1. 1 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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   I've read this book five times already, and each time I gain new insights.

2. 2 我 My Third Older Sister Is Reborn 我的三姐是重生的 I Want to Win the Lottery Every Day每天都想中大奖Modern Romance955k WordsOngoing This is a story about a family growing together, centered throughout on the ordinary daily life of the Tang family. It features a small ensemble cast and multiple perspectives, with a little more focus on the older sisters early on. Main character: Tang Xue, the fourth child in the family and one of a pair of twin sisters. Sweet, gentle, and thoughtful, she is sensible and grateful, and always cares for every member of her family. She isn't the family's only center of attention, but she's the gl 57.1kReads9.0Score5kShelves

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   It's so beautiful!

3. 3 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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   This book is really good!

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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   The development of the relationship between the male and female leads is very natural, and the plot is intricately linked, making it hard to skip any chapters.

5. 5 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 158.3kReads9.0Score15.1kShelves

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   [A seemingly hopeless loser forced to become a research tycoon? A period drama with maximum satisfying moments!] Chen Wang is reborn as a "foolish grandson," intending to live a life of ease and sponge off his parents, but a system forces him to start a new life: he's showered with information from renowned professors, his brain is forcibly developed, and he transforms from a simpleton into a top student, a self-made millionaire, and finally a research tycoon! A story of a spoiled, carefree life × a system-driven struggle, a period drama with no romantic pairing. The protagonist is realistically foolish in the beginning, but incredibly satisfying later on. Those who prefer a carefree life will find this as: This isn't just about lying down; it's about being kicked into the air by fate!

6. 6 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Becoming an Educated Youth with Billions in Supplies 重生七零：带着亿万物资当知青 Nan Xingzhi南星枳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In an era of earning work points and going short on food and clothing, she transmigrated into the body of an educated youth sent to the countryside to help with development. Fang Yitian had billions of supplies with her, along with the love of her parents and brothers. All she wanted was for the family to reunite. When the winds of reform finally blew, she would get into university and quietly make a fortune. The forgotten Chen Feng: Honey, did you forget about me? Fang Yitian slapped her for 2.9kReads9.0Score281Shelves

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   The female lead has very positive values, and she doesn't have any particularly annoying sisters-in-law or anything like that around her. Her parents, siblings, and everyone else are all very kind and harmonious. It's a very pleasant watch.

7. 7 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 4kReads9.2Score423Shelves

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   This book is really great! Girls must love themselves more than men to be happy. This book describes the virtues of Chinese parents—their modesty, diligence, and kindness—very well. It also describes the lives of high school seniors in great detail, reminding us that no one succeeds easily.

8. 8 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   I've read this book several times. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent sense of the era; this is the most focused on historical setting I've read on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform). Prices are reasonable, details are meticulously researched, and there aren't too many awful elements. It feels like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical fiction combined with a farming/developmental story.

9. 9 八 The 1980s Foil: The Fertile Beauty Is Sweet and Charming 八零对照组：好孕美人她又甜又娇 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life family drama in a period setting + A charming green tea beauty + Childbearing System + Contrast character gets face-slapped + Sweet, pampering wish fulfillment] What should you do after transmigrating into a melodramatic period novel as the villainous stepmother and foil, who nearly has her marriage stolen by the heroine? Su Sui says, “Relax. Isn't it great that someone else is eager to be a stepmother?” And so... While the original heroine works herself to the bone for her husban 9.1kReads8.6Score626Shelves

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   It's a very interesting novel. It centers on the male and female protagonists and the stories of the people around them. It's quite a story, and the bad guys all get their comeuppance.

10. 10 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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    Highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

11. 11 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.3kReads6.8Score207Shelves
12. 12 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
13. 13 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance528k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 10.3kReads7.1Score228Shelves
14. 14 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 81Reads7.0Score105Shelves
15. 15 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 20.9kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
16. 16 土 The Lingering Warmth of the Earthen Bed 土炕上的余温 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou 12.1kReads8.9Score768Shelves
17. 17 回 Before I Left My Husband and Child in the 70s, I Was Spoiled Rotten 回到七零抛夫弃子前，我被宠爆了 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + rugged man + raising kids + sweet romance] Shen Yiyi was a professional villainess in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. On her final mission, she transmigrated into a period novel and became a vicious educated youth who was infatuated with the male lead, married the story's great villain, gave birth to three cannon-fodder sons, was lazy and difficult, and then abandoned her husband and children to return to the city. In the end, the male lead “carried out justice on H 29.5kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    These are period dramas I've read countless times. They're heartwarming, sweet, and depict a peaceful and idyllic life. I love every single one of them!

18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
19. 19 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
20. 20 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 8.1kReads9.3Score982Shelves
21. 21 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 52.8kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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    A social disaster! Xia Qingning transmigrates into the body of a cannon fodder wife in a period novel, forced to jump into a lake after losing her virginity. She opens her eyes to a humiliating start: her military officer husband, Lu Jingzhe, who hasn't been home for four years, is the laughingstock of the entire village for marrying a "country bumpkin"! Protecting her innocence? Forget about it! She tears the script apart—she can sew, paint, and her piano playing is stunning. The whole military compound is buzzing: this isn't a country bumpkin, she's a treasure of a wife! The cold-faced officer goes from "doubt" to "true love," completely under her control during their military journey. The original female lead still wants to take her place? Ha! Watch Xia Qingning slap her face, stage a comeback, and rewrite her cannon fodder fate!

22. 22 穿 I Became the Powerful Man's Fussy Ex-Wife, and His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成大佬作精前妻，我被全家团宠 Here Comes the Money, Here Comes the Money财来咯财来咯Modern Romance874k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + beloved by everyone + groveling to win his wife back + marriage before love + a stern, devoted military officer with perfect husbandly virtue VS a beautiful, easygoing woman] (The rating just came out and will go up, dear readers~) Shen Anlan died one day from stomach cancer, then transmigrated into a book. She was the male lead’s expendable ex-wife, a selfish woman who caused him endless trouble and finally ended up divorced. After arriving in the story, Shen Anlan happened 11.8kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    The female lead transmigrated into a book after dying of stomach cancer in her previous life. I really like her personality; she's reserved but not weak, and she immediately fights back if anyone bullies her. The male lead is also very responsible and dotes on her. There are no messy misunderstandings. The romance between the male and female leads is described very delicately.

23. 23 抢 Snatch, Snatch, Snatch! This Cannon Fodder Is Here to Steal All the Fortuitous Encounters 抢抢抢抢抢，炮灰专门来抢机缘的 Ruyi Fanfan如意凡凡Modern Romance824k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Snatch Opportunities + System + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple, 1v1] Originally titled The Book I Transmigrated Into Had Layers of Transmigration! Su Ning transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder character, the kind whose entire family gets wiped out! The original owner was deceived in love and in bed, and was nearly tricked out of even her coffin money. Why keep a man like that around? For the holidays? So what if she's cannon fodder? Doesn't 20.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    I'm too lazy to write a proper introduction, but this is a highly recommended, high-scoring novel from a bygone era.

24. 24 年 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Instructor, Come Over Here 年代军婚：教官，你过来啊 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted [Play dumb to catch the tiger + military camp + military marriage + special abilities + ensemble cast + friendship above all] A killer with special abilities accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Her father is dead and her mother has run off. What can she do to support herself...? What? Be a killer? She did enough of that in her last life. Take up farming? She doesn’t know how! Go into business on the black market? Too much trouble! She finds a job she thinks she’ll be good at, but then a cer 9.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
25. 25 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1950s: The Green Tea Mother Marries Three Times, and the Supporting Female Lead Turns Her Life Around 穿书五零绿茶母亲三嫁女配翻身 A Promise with Wu Nianzhi伍念之约Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Like those stories about transmigrating to the 1950s and awakening to the truth, Qian Jinjin and her green-tea mother, Qian Duoduo, are both villainesses. They’re sent to a labor camp and die miserably. Qian Jinjin grumbles to herself: “Why am I so unlucky? I’ve transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old. At least I brought along her farm space. Oh, no, Mom and I are both doomed villainesses!” Qian Duoduo also thinks to herself: “Hmph, I’ve awakened. I can’t let us keep suffering like this. I 2.9kReads8.6Score217Shelves
27. 27 一 One Crazy Person Is Twice the Fun, Two Are Ten Times the Fun 一个疯批一倍爽，两个疯批十倍爽 Half a Moonbeam半朵月光Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted (The short dramas Family Feud and Moonlit Scenery are now streaming.) (King of the Mental Hospital x Master of the Isolated Island Prison, mutually devoted and equally powerful crazy types, fake and real heiresses + abusing scum and face-slapping + solving cases and mysteries + comedy + sweet romance) After spending ten years in a mental hospital, Feng Zhi was brought back to the Feng family on the condition that she not bully the fake heiress? The fake heiress fell down. "Sister pushed me..." F 6.2kReads9.0Score793Shelves
28. 28 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
29. 29 七 The Seventies Darling Goes on a Killing Spree with Her Snake-Talking Skills 七零娇娇靠蛇语杀疯了 Wangcai Is a Good Dog旺财是一只好狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Animated series: The Beloved and Invincible Girl of the Seventies [Growing Heroine + Growing Golden Finger + Romance + Light Ensemble Cast + Cute Pets] A disastrous start? She was knocked flying by a fiendish god while being reincarnated in the underworld. One lost a secure job, while the other gained a big brother who was a real blockhead. A spy at the educated youth station? She turns him in and gets him a silver bracelet, while the state even assigns her a fiancé. A giant python blocking the 9.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
30. 30 军 The Officer Is Handsome! The Military Wife Is Sweet! An Eighties Military Wife Loves to Act Cute 军爷帅！军嫂娇！八零军嫂爱撒娇 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted Qian Duoduo, a modern woman, transmigrates without warning into the body of someone destined to die young. She’s still wondering how to change her doomed fate when a very considerate System drops into her lap. No money or ration coupons? The System provides them! Can’t find good fabric? The System sends it! Can’t get any meat? The System sends that, too! On top of showering her with gifts, the adorable System transforms her from head to toe: her voice turns sweet and alluring, her body becomes s 28.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
31. 31 九 The Nineties: A Short-Lived Girl Tells Fortunes at a Street Stall in Hong Kong! 九零：短命女在香江摆摊算命！ Moonlit Radiance月扶光Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + fortune-telling + feel-good power fantasy + no ghosts or gods + heroine with a golden finger + sweet romance] The day Gu Lingxi received her college acceptance letter, she was crushed to death by someone who jumped from a building and transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1990s. Her parents and maternal grandparents had just been murdered, and she was the sole survivor. She also stumbled upon her family’s only treasure: a pair of white gloves. The gloves could tell fortunes, so to supp 7.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
32. 32 七 Sweet Love in the ’70s: My Darling Brings Her Space and Wins Over a Rugged Man 七零甜宠：娇宝带空间撩糙汉生崽 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Military Marriage + Joining Him at His Post + Sweet Romance + Pocket-Dimension Supplies + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Feel-Good Power Fantasy) Jiang You, a nationally renowned physicist and medical expert, unexpectedly gains a mysterious pocket dimension. In her dreams, she transmigrates to the 1970s, and to stay alive, she first stockpiles trillions' worth of supplies. After she transmigrates into a book, she finds herself the beloved darling of the Jiang family! But the origin 7kReads9.2Score804Shelves
33. 33 穿 In the 1970s, the Pretty Educated Youth Marries a Handsome Officer Destined to Die Young 穿七零，俏知青嫁给早逝的帅军官 Soaring Beyond the Mortal World飞越红尘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Entire story set in a fictional world] (military marriage in a military compound + criminal portraits + spoiled young lady + pocket dimension + daily life with the troops + adorable kids + devoted husband) Special forces soldier Chu Jinqiu returns to the tragic life she lived in her previous life, transmigrating into a doomed extra who was tricked into going to the countryside by her best friend, then kidnapped by human traffickers and killed in a fall from a cliff. From the start, she has to 4.7kReads9.1Score625Shelves
34. 34 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: The Junk System Helps Me Soar 穿越六零：破烂系统助我腾飞 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance800k WordsCompleted Cheng Tian has just graduated from college when she wakes up as a young woman in the 1960s. To her surprise, she gets a System for trading junk and gains all kinds of scarce supplies. Just after leaving the remote mountains, she somehow ends up joining the Security Bureau. She searches for treasure, catches spies, and tracks down cultural relics. Oh, no! The scheming Japanese are plotting against China! First, take this iron fist! Watch Cheng Tian serve her country with fiery patriotism in 1.6kReads9.1Score155Shelves
35. 35 七 The 1970s: The New Countryside Army Wife at the Military Compound Is Up to Someth 七零：军属院新来的乡下军嫂惹不 My Little Chubby Girl侬家有个月半妞Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Miracle-doctor military wife VS rugged military officer] [Ten wildly powerful golden fingers + fictional 1970s military marriage + marriage before love + two powerful leads and sweet romance + making money and building a fortune, multiple identities + life with the troops + medicine + food + raising children + ten-year age gap + advancing the nation through science + love of country and family] In her previous life, medical expert Lin Manman was tragically killed in a car accident while rushing 2.7kReads9.1Score282Shelves

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    This is a sweet period drama with a ten-year age gap between the male and female leads. The female lead is a transmigrator who enters the book. The beginning is disastrous; of her ten cheat abilities, only her spatial ability and system are still usable, the others are still inactive. She has no choice but to take her twin daughters to the army to join the male lead, thus beginning a journey of success in love, career, family, and friendship.

36. 36 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 14.8kReads9.0Score809Shelves

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    The female lead is a pig butcher, and she lives with only her father. Later, she marries the male lead and takes in his family. The male lead presents a refined and cultured image to the outside world.

37. 37 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Warlord’s Bad Girl Wife 重生七零：兵王的黑道小娇妻 Joy and Peace喜乐平安Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the daughter of a crime boss, while he was a battle-hardened soldier. At the brink of death, her blood dripped behind his ear, becoming a bond that tied them together in their next life… Xie Qinghe is reborn in the 1970s as the orphaned daughter of a martyr. When her uncle’s family plots against her, she strikes back by reporting their embezzlement and catching them in an affair, cutting off the problem once and for all. With an unlimited spatial dimension from sign 3.1kReads7.9Score327Shelves

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    This is a great novel, [Sparrow's Delight], where both the male and female leads are reborn, or you could say they're reborn together in the 1970s. Their love spans two lifetimes; they met too late in their previous life, but in this one, they find each other early and get married. [Strong leads + Clean leads + Past and Present Life + Military Marriage + Patriotism + Sweet Romance + Triplets + Space]

38. 38 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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    The author said he wanted to paint a "rich Northeast New Year picture," and he succeeded. The story begins in the winter of 1985, following the protagonist, Zhou Dongbei, an ordinary rural boy who relies on his intelligence and courage to make his way in the world. There are no exaggerated plot devices, just a solid sense of the era and warm human touch, like listening to elders tell stories of the past. Those who enjoy down-to-earth period stories should definitely check it out.

39. 39 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: In the 1970s, a Sent-Down Youth Is Doted on by a Rugged Man 穿书七零：炮灰知青被糙汉宠爆了 Sour Tomato西红柿酸Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted (Complete) (No awful relatives + Devoted husband + Raising kids + Making money + Everyday life) Jiang Niandong, a miserable little accountant, transmigrated into a book and became a doomed educated youth in a period novel. She has a rugged man who loves her to the bone, takes care of all the housework, and spoils her rotten. So why did he disappear after she'd only enjoyed his company for a few days? … A sickly beauty who can't lift or carry a thing, a three-year-old toddler who keeps asking fo 2.4kReads8.9Score110Shelves

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    It's simple, real, and fun; there aren't many awful characters, and the older brother is quite adorable.

40. 40 你 You Have the Protagonist’s Halo? Then I’ll Take the College Entrance Exam 你有女主光环？那我就去高考 Heaven Rewards Diligence道酬勤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhiyi, exhausted by the rat race, transmigrates into a period military-marriage novel. The heroine is her hardworking second cousin. Jiang Zhiyi sighs at the sky: “If you're willing to suffer, there's always more suffering to go around.” Instead of competing, she chooses to lie flat. Her cousin can be the flower, and she'll be the greenery. Her cousin can earn every work point, while she slacks off. Her cousin can do the housework, and she'll sweetly cheer her on. As long as nobody makes h 4.2kReads6.2Score287Shelves

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    Family, I initially thought this was just another typical reincarnation story set in a bygone era, but the female lead is incredibly calm and collected, completely unlike those typical romance novels where the protagonist falls in love too quickly. Every detail the author makes is spot-on. Highly recommended!

41. 41 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 954Reads8.0Score230Shelves

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    The same author, a million-word completed novel, tells a story of everyday life in a captivating way.

42. 42 八 In the 1980s, My Restaurant Chain Conquered the World 八零年代，我的酒楼开遍世界各地 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance887k WordsOngoing [Period setting + strong heroine + reborn + career building + family striving + gossip + everyday family life] (This story is adapted from a real woman's life, with the heroine's consent. Following the million-word family saga Sixies Family Life, here's another story set in a bygone era. Enjoy!) . Yun Qiulian opens a small restaurant by the provincial highway and builds it up step by step into a well-known county restaurant. Through her own efforts, she keeps her mother, siblings, children, and 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn into Another Body: My Family and Me 重生魂穿之我和我的家人 Lin Xixin林心夕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After her parents died, she inherited a fortune worth tens of billions. Then she discovered that the pendant she'd worn since childhood was a space that could be used for farming. She kept having dreams of her family living happily in the 1970s. But then someone reported her father for having foreign connections, and the whole family was sent to a farm. Everyone except her eldest brother, who was serving in the army, died horribly. Was she about to transmigrate into the 1970s? She immediately so 14.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    A woman with incredible luck in the 1970s: She hoards courtyard houses with her family and friends. Ouyang Qing has a precognitive dream and is transported to the 1970s to collect supplies. She goes to the countryside and quietly makes a fortune with her friends. During the reform and opening up, she and her family and friends become rich by buying courtyard houses like crazy.

44. 44 七 The 1970s: A Martyr's Orphaned Daughter Is Reborn, Enlists, and Marries a Commander 七零：烈士孤女重生参军嫁首长了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 118kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves

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    These are all incredibly good reads; you can tell by the number of readers. I've caught up with all the ongoing series and finished all the completed ones, not missing a single chapter. Highly recommended! 👍🏻

45. 45 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 37.1kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves
46. 46 快 After Quick Transmigration, the Shy Rose Blooms in a Glorious Blaze 快穿后羞答答的玫瑰轰轰烈烈的开 Jin San'er瑾三儿Fantastical Romance846k WordsOngoing [Era-themed quick transmigration] [No fixed couple] Su Cha discovered that she had entered a novel set in a bygone era that she had read before. Given a second life, all she wanted was to enjoy herself and live in comfort. She thought she had been given another chance because she’d saved someone, but she had no idea this was a quick-transmigration internship that would determine her fate… Content warning: The story only features settings from bygone eras. There’s no fixed couple, but that doesn 172.7kReads9.1Score14.4kShelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102kReads8.8Score10.8kShelves
48. 48 拒 No Going to the Countryside! The Seventies Cannon Fodder Lands a Factory Job and Strikes It Rich 拒绝下乡！七零炮灰进厂赢麻了 After Fried Chicken后炸鸡Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [The rating will rise after the initial score settles] [Period setting + awakening + face-slapping + strong heroine + factory career advancement + family drama + building a career] Lu Qinghuan finally awakens after cracking her head, only to discover that she’s the cannon-fodder sister-in-law in a period novel called The Road to Becoming the Richest Man! In the original story, her sister-in-law’s unborn nephew is destined to become the future richest man, blessed with a lucky star’s aura. The 4kReads6.8Score271Shelves
49. 49 假 The Fake Heiress Is Still Putting on an Act, While I Focus on Science 假千金还在演，我一心搞科研 This Land Is So Enchanting江山如此多娇Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reborn + Period Setting + Academic Prodigy + Real and Fake Heiresses + Advancing the Nation Through Science] Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zhiyao looked at the face in the mirror, so similar to the wife of a military district commander, and smiled. In her previous life, she believed in “the bonds of blood.” After rejoining her birth family, she became a stepping stone for the fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, who drained her of everything she was worth before leaving her to die miserab 192kReads8.9Score42.9kShelves
50. 50 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.4kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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