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1. 601 我 My Life in 1975 我在1975年的那些事 Your Bro Yang Next Door隔壁你阳哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two worlds connected + transmigration + period setting + everyday life + pocket dimension + special abilities + decisive violence + multiple female leads + no simping + business. A story spanning two worlds, from 1975 to 2025. It all begins with catching someone in the act. After an accident, Chen Chang'an discovers something strange about his wife. It leaves him disoriented and even frantic, and he dies in a car crash. By a stroke of luck, he arrives in a parallel world in 1975 and gains the ab 4.5kReads8.6Score327Shelves
2. 602 八 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score160Shelves
3. 603 手 With the Script in Hand, This Quick-Transmigration Cannon Fodder Host Is Living It Up 手握剧本去快穿炮灰宿主浪翻了 3578Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration Story] [Pocket Dimension] [System] [Growing Host] If you like it, please leave a good review. If you don’t, feel free to check out other books. Please don’t flame me! (≧∇≦)/ Meng Tiantian had just caught her boyfriend cheating with her best friend, a two-faced white lotus, in their rented apartment. She punched the homewrecker and kicked the scumbag boyfriend. After letting it all out, she cut ties with them both and stormed off. She never expected to step outside and fall 3.8kReads9.0Score284Shelves
4. 604 重 Reborn in an Era of Hardship: The Tough Wife Is Terrifying! 重生年代之悍妻超凶哒！ Bodhi Fruit菩提果Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Xia Ranan never imagined she would end up transmigrating into a wretched woman who caused trouble at every turn, loved eating and hated working, and was carrying on with another man. Her husband was away serving in the army, leaving behind his six- or seven-year-old younger brother, but the original owner had beaten the boy so badly he was bedridden! Faced with a thousand pointing fingers and ten thousand scolding voices, Xia Ranan declared, “I’m not taking the blame for this!” She wasn’t a wret 1.6kReads9.0Score233Shelves

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   This is truly what I consider the pinnacle of its era; I've watched it repeatedly for several years now.

5. 605 四 Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Can Open a Blind Box Every Day 四合院：重生后我能天天开盲盒 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Zhao Lei; Role: An unemployed street loafer, a marginal member of the Zhao family, unloved by both parents Golden finger: Blind Box System Goal: Lie flat every day, with food and drink aplenty and no need to work Synopsis: Zhao Lei grew up as a left-behind child in his previous life. By an unexpected twist of fate, he is reborn in 1959 while staying at a hotel. It is the first year of the natural disasters, and as a modern young man used to having plenty to eat and drink, he absolut 39.1kReads6.4Score1.9kShelves

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   Recommended fanfiction about courtyard houses in the old era

6. 606 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Supporting Actress Turns Her Life Around in Small Worlds 快穿：炮灰女配在小世界里逆袭了 3578Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [System] + [spatial storage] + [no fixed couple] + [strong female lead] Luoyangyang is a hugely popular online streamer. But as her fame grows, so does the number of her haters. Wild and unruly, she pays them no mind. She never expected that one of those haters would actually trip her up! One day, the haters start dissing Luoyangyang online again. True to her motto that if you won’t back down, you fight, she grabs her keyboard and unleashes a furious tirade, determined to roast the lot of them. 9.1kReads9.1Score712Shelves
7. 607 我 I'm the Fake Heiress, but the Commander Still Marries Me 我是假千金，首长未婚夫依旧娶我 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm the Fake Heiress, but My Commanding Officer Fiancé Still Marries Me 163Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Looks good, looks good 10

8. 608 七 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零，谁说女兵不能当该溜子 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 40.8kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves

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   I just finished reading this. A thousand chapters is still too few. It's really good. Highly recommended!

9. 609 娇 The Delicate Educated Youth Is Cannon Fodder: A Rugged Man Spoils Her Rotten 娇弱知青是炮灰：糙汉宠翻天 3578Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Young Lady]+ [Period]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Cultivation] She woke up to find herself on a train... Song Ruolin stared in confusion... What was going on? A 21st-century influencer and author died from staying up too late, then transmigrated into a melodramatic period novel... The male lead was her childhood friend, but sadly, she wasn't the heroine! Song Ruolin was horrified to discover she was a cannon-fodder character! Her existence helped the male lead find true love... and made the heroine's 3.7kReads9.0Score349Shelves
10. 610 年 Period: I Moved in Next Door to My Scumbag Dad 年代：我住进渣爹隔壁 Baiwang San百望三Urban824k WordsCompleted Li He woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to 1979, an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. “Good thing I can take the college entrance exam next year.” But after sorting through the memories in his head, he discovered that his predecessor had even less aptitude for studying than he did. “Looks like I’ll have to rely on my dad.” “What? My dad ran away?” His predecessor’s father still clung to his ‘ambitions’. He abandoned his wife and children and went back to the city to fi 361Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 611 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 351Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 612 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    The ceiling of the era

13. 613 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
14. 614 穿 I Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder and Stole the Heroine's Golden Finger 穿成炮灰我截胡了女主金手指 3578Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Capitalist heiress] + [Period] + [spatial powers] “Fang Yu! Come take your medicine!” The moment she woke up, she heard someone calling her to take medicine. Would she dare? Just look at that bowl of pitch-black herbal medicine! No, she really didn't dare! She never expected to transmigrate into a Period novel as a cannon-fodder character who gives the heroine a golden finger! What was she supposed to do now? Faced with the heroine's gentle, considerate concern, Zhang Fangyu couldn't help feeli 1.9kReads9.0Score152Shelves
15. 615 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 11kReads9.0Score621Shelves

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    These are the pinnacle of urban period fiction! They vividly depict the myriad aspects of life in the 80s and 90s, with poignant details, captivating plots, and a lingering aftertaste!

16. 616 意 She Accidentally Transmigrates into a Period Novel, Where Her Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder 意外穿进年代文里她全家都是炮灰 3578Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted Feng Yueyue was inspecting her supermarket, which covered more than two thousand square meters, when a chandelier suddenly fell on her. Feng Yueyue immediately lost consciousness... When she woke up again, she discovered she had somehow become young again, turned into a little ball of flesh with stubby limbs. Looking at her chubby body, Feng Yueyue rolled her eyes at the heavens... But could someone tell her why she'd transmigrated into a book? And that wasn't even the worst part. Why was the fu 544Reads8.2Score—Shelves
17. 617 没 A Motherless Child, Cared for by His Sister-in-Law 没妈的孩子，嫂子疼 Ai Shihua爱施华Urban320k WordsCompleted [Period drama + No System or storage space] After my adoptive parents died in a car accident, my older brother Zhang Dakui and I depended on each other. Ever since Dakui brought my sister-in-law Liu Chunmei home, our lives changed. And so did my life... 107Reads6.2Score112Shelves
18. 618 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
19. 619 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out of the Family, I Was Taken Home by a Cold-Faced Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门冷面军官抱回家 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet and delicate heroine + rugged military officer] (fictional military marriage + moving to the army base with a child + stand-in bride + stepmother + devoted couple) Chu Yue, a genius medical student, works herself to death during an overnight shift in the emergency department. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s and into a blended family. Her birth father is a spineless coward, her stepmother is shrewd, her stepsister stole her university admission, and even her you 27.6kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    A very good book, very powerful, and the character design is excellent! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

20. 620 开 A Slap from the Start, and She Turns Around and Empties Her Scumbag Father's Safe 开局一耳光她反手搬空渣爹保险箱 3578Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted [Heiress] + [Transmigration] + [pocket dimension] Half-awake, Fu Lingshan came to from her sleep feeling ravenously hungry. As the heiress of an ancient martial arts family, a prodigy supported by the entire clan, Fu Lingshan had long since transcended the need for food. How could she be hungry? The moment she opened her eyes, Fu Lingshan was fully awake! What is this place?? The dim room didn't even have a proper window. The little light inside came through a small pane of glass above the do 2kReads9.1Score202Shelves
21. 621 七 Wang Family Village in the Famine Years of the Seventies 七零荒年王家村 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban203k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + Rural Life + No System or Pocket Dimension] This book tells the story of Wang Fugui and his family, villagers in Wangjia Village in the 1970s. Wang Fugui is timid by nature. When the family runs out of food, he forces his wife, Jiang Xiurong, to ask the production team captain, Wang Xiaoyang, for grain. Wang Xiaoyang has been lusting after her for ages. When Wang Xiaoyang tries to assault her, their eldest son, Wang Peng, steps in. Again and again, he exposes Wang Xiaoyang's sc 5.3kReads6.9Score272Shelves
22. 622 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 623 顶 Taking My Stepbrother's Place in the Countryside? I'll Send Him to Labor Camp Instead! 顶替继兄下乡？转头送他去劳改！ 1259Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Book Transmigration] Jiang Xile is an eighth-level dual-ability powerhouse from the apocalypse, known as the Queen of Two Powers. After years of struggling to survive in the apocalypse, she unexpectedly finds herself in danger during an accident. With no other choice, she blows herself up, taking the Zombie King with her. If she's going to die, she might as well take someone down with her. Unexpectedly, after the explosion, she tran 1.8kReads8.4Score163Shelves
24. 624 铁 Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花 Tian Yuefang of Deer West Island鹿西岛的田月芳Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted 1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o 689Reads—Score—Shelves

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    During those days when no one cared, she gritted her teeth and turned hardship into light.

25. 625 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 454Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 626 香 Soft and Fragrant in His Arms, the Capital’s Princeling Falls for Her 香软入怀，京圈太子爷沦陷了 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄12k WordsCompleted Soft and Sweet in His Arms, the Capital’s Top Heir Falls for Her 16.1kReads—Score291Shelves

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    Freshly released, over 80,000 readers, incredibly good, highly recommended sweet romance novel.

27. 627 拿 You Used Me as a Stepping Stone? Reborn, I Cleared Out the Whole Family's Home 拿我当踏脚石？重生归来搬空全家 1259Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted The short drama Reclaiming Her Glory is now streaming. Please show it lots of support! The animated series Nuan Nuan's Comeback is now streaming. Please show it lots of support! [Period Setting]+ [Reborn]+ [Torturing Scumbags and Face-Slapping]+ [Spatial Storage]+ [Clearing Out the Whole Family's Belongings]+ [One-on-One Romance]+ [Growing Female Lead] Harsh insults rang in her ears. The moment Wen Nuan opened her eyes, she saw Wen Qing's face, full of disgust. The pain in her body made her feel 3.4kReads8.9Score350Shelves
28. 628 反 The Villainous Young Lady Is Actually a Research Genius! 反派大小姐竟然是科研大佬！ Cat Lantern Guest猫灯客Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Period Setting + Scientific Research + Fake and Real Heiresses + A Rising Nation] The standard period-novel setup: a scheming adopted daughter, a domineering male lead chasing after his love, wealthy-family feuds, and a protagonist who wins at life through romance. Lu Zhaozhao flips through the script and falls silent for three seconds. ...Fair enough, but I’m not taking part. On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a vicious rich-girl villain, her biol 23.3kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves

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    Recommended scientific research period novels, female protagonist, no romantic pairing.

29. 629 八 A Mismatched Match in the 1980s? The Army Officer Is Fighting to Win Her Over 八零相错亲？军官大佬他又争又抢 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Alternate historical setting + Military marriage + Climbing the social ladder + Taking down scumbags] A sweet bunny turns dark VS a hungry wolf comes to his senses and falls hard Jiang Wanning was born with skin like jade and outstanding looks. She was famous for being a great beauty. Her cousin compared herself to Jiang Wanning at every turn, but never measured up. When they reached the age for matchmaking, their rural household registration meant matchmakers introduced potential husbands to h 13.5kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
30. 630 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 271Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 631 当 When the Little Tyrant Transmigrates into the Era Novel's Lucky Star Foil 当小霸王穿成年代文福星对照组 A Bowl of Wontons一碗混沌Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (No CP) (Transmigrate into a Book) (Strengthening the Nation) A little survivor from the apocalypse woke up to find she'd become a baby. Her tiny head was full of huge questions. When the blessed girl next door carried home a huge fish that had jumped right into her arms, Chen Xi tripped on flat ground. When a pheasant played at being injured to get the blessed girl, Chen Xi was chased all over the mountain by a wild boar. When the blessed girl played in the mud and found gold, Chen Xi lost ever 1.6kReads9.1Score104Shelves

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    These are all excellent period dramas, covering various genres, and all are very interesting. Each one is one I enjoyed reading and perfectly suited my taste. They're reliable, not just empty claims. Go check them out; you'll come back and thank me after you've finished them! [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

32. 632 离 Back Before My Divorce in 1970, This Time I Won’t Go Soft 离婚前重回七零，这次我不心软了 1259Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Period Drama] + [Reborn] + [Ex-Husband Regrets It Too Late] + [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] + [One-on-One Romance] After spending half her life with Chu Liangbo, Xu Qinghuan discovers that he has always held a hopeless love for another woman. Watching her husband nudge their son and daughter closer to that woman, Xu Qinghuan feels as though her heart is being sliced apart. When her husband abandons her yet again for the woman he loves, Xu Qinghuan finally decides to divorce him. Seeing h 3.1kReads9.0Score304Shelves
33. 633 离 I’d Barely Asked for a Divorce When the Commander Grabbed My Waist and Wouldn’t Let Me Go 离婚刚开口，首长掐腰不让走 Chen Yao晨垚Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + transmigrate into a book + reborn + ex-husband chases her to the crematorium + devoted, tough soldier] Qiao Nian transmigrated into a book, becoming the tragic female supporting character in a period novel who served as a foil to the heroine. The original owner was beautiful and timid. To protect her from other men's advances, her parents arranged for her to marry the army officer Huo Qi'an. But after they got their marriage certificate, Huo Qi'an vanished without a trace and ig 16.5kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves
34. 634 重 Reborn in 1998: The Hundred-Day Countdown to Life System Activates 重生98百日生命倒计时系统启动 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban273k WordsCompleted At forty-five, Lu Bufan lay in his rented room, dying of end-stage stomach cancer and waiting for death in despair: His first love had died in a car accident, his virtuous wife had left because of his debts, and his son had cut ties with him. His whole life had been a joke! As death drew near, the Life’s Regrets Correction System bound itself to him. [100 days of life remaining. Correct your regrets after being reborn to extend your life. Fail, and you will die permanently.] He gritted his teeth 127Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 635 七 The 1970s: My Reborn Dad and Transmigrated Mom, While Baby Me Lies Back Like a Happy Slacker 七零：重生爹穿越娘，宝宝咸鱼躺 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Jin Sihai is back in the city after spending several years sent down to the countryside as an educated youth! He’s even brought back a pretty wife and an adorable daughter! But the old couple in the Jin family are no easy company. Old Jin is lazy and loves to brag, while Old Mrs. Jin is fiery and hard to deal with. And that’s not to mention the family of Jin’s eldest brother, who all live under the same roof. Parents and children, brothers and sisters-in-law: give it enough time, and they’re bou 4.4kReads8.6Score441Shelves
36. 636 短 The Short-Lived Cannon Fodder Rises, Punishes Scumbags, and Marries the Strongest Military Officer 短命炮灰崛起虐渣嫁最强硬汉军官 3578Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Military marriage] + [Book Transmigration] + [Pocket dimension] + [face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place] + [Both are each other's first and only] + [Pampered romance] In her previous life, Yu Duoduo was an orphan. After finally getting into college, she was hit by a car and killed while helping an old woman catch a thief. When she woke up, she never expected to have transmigrated and become the eldest daughter of a cultivation family. She was adored from childhood and had an easy l 280Reads8.2Score—Shelves
37. 637 七 The 1970s: My Little One Gets Rich With a Shameless System 七零：崽崽靠着缺德系统暴富啦！ May We Last as Long as the Moon随明月而长终Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed (Era Setting + No Romance + Truly Little Kid Protagonist + Mischievous Kid + Clueless + No Catfighting) (Daily Life + System + Lucky Charm + Beloved by All + Only Child + Olympic Champion) Original title: The 1970s: The Kid Gets Rich with a System Full of Flaws! P.S. After chapter 42, there are basically no awful people. There aren’t many in the early chapters either, just two, and they won’t keep showing up. Told mainly from the kid’s point of view, full of her daily life, with lots a 16.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
38. 638 赶 Hunting in the Mountains: Building a Happy Life with My Lame Wife 赶山：带跛脚媳妇过上幸福生活 Garfield Isn't a Cat加菲不是猫Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [A Grounded Period Novel + No Pocket Dimension, No System + Wife and Sister-in-Law + Animal Companions + Hunting + Food + Business + Farming + Gathering Herbs] Xu Yi, a modern-day wage slave, accidentally takes the wrong medication while being treated for depression and dies. He transmigrates into the body of Xu Yi, a man with a severe intellectual disability in a mountain village in the early 1980s. To his surprise, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who limps, as well as an adorable six-yea 16.7kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Hunting and fishing in those days.

39. 639 七 After Dying of Old Age as a 1970s Cannon Fodder, I Return to the Days Before the Apocalypse 七零炮灰寿终正寝后又穿回末世前 3578Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Period Setting]+ [Return to the Apocalypse]+ [Cultivation]+ [Romance] Before the apocalypse, Mu Zhaozhao was the heiress to a publicly listed group, surrounded by countless close friends and engaged to a considerate, gentle man. She was a winner in life in every sense, until the unexpected happened and shattered all her happiness and warmth in a single day. Mu Zhaozhao couldn’t understand why the friends she’d spent every day with would betray her! Mu Zh 788Reads8.9Score101Shelves
40. 640 七 The 1970s: The Rough-and-Ready Man's Darling 七零：糙汉专宠小娇妻 Lin Qingyan林青烟Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted Lin Ting was a promising surgeon in the 21st century. One day, she wakes up transmigrated into the body of a spoiled woman who shares her name in the 1970s, with a tall, lean, rugged husband by her side. Unfortunately, the original owner had been a complete handful. She ignored her father’s dying advice, rejected her husband Xiao Yuchen, captain of the Black Wolf elite squad, and devoted herself to an educated youth sent down to the countryside. She couldn’t judge people for beans and made life 17.3kReads9.0Score707Shelves

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    My two absolute favorite historical romance novels! Especially the second one, the female lead's resilience and adaptability are hilarious.

41. 641 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 7kReads9.4Score587Shelves
42. 642 赶 Coastal Foraging Days: A Hold Full of Fish, Doting on Five Sisters 赶海年代：鱼货满仓，宠飞五姐妹 Billionaire富甲亿方Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (Reborn in a bygone era + fishing village + lighthearted + daily life + beachcombing + fishing + farming + pocket dimension) Xu Mo died on the operating table. When he opened his eyes, he was back forty-five years earlier, at the moment Li Qingyue asked him to marry her. In his previous life, his cowardice and refusal to take responsibility led to all five sisters dying, while his parents wasted away in grief. In the end, he too passed away with a heart full of regret. This time, the chance to m 19.2kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
43. 643 年 Beloved of the Era: I Win Over My Amnesiac Husband by Acting Sweet 年代娇宠：我靠装乖认领失忆老公 Little Jin Doesn't Eat Fish小金不吃鱼Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Leads Are Pure and Devoted + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Dramatic, Selfish Female Lead + Brash, Wild, Delusional Romantic Male Lead] Lin Wan has transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character in a period novel who is sold off and dies horribly. To survive, she immediately sets her sights on Gu Ye, the unlucky military officer in the book who is injured and loses his memory while undercover. They’re both cannon fodder, so the 9.7kReads9.0Score34.3kShelves

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    I love reading these books! [Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist] Each book offers a different perspective on the story.

44. 644 快 Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Host Tears Up the Original Plot and Goes on a Rampage 快穿炮灰宿主手撕原剧情杀疯了 3578Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + System + personal space + changing pairings + initially weak heroine who gradually grows stronger + historical eras + farming + cultivation + interstellar + beast world + apocalypse] She thought it was the beginning of a new life, never realizing that the end of this journey would lead to yet another conspiracy! 1. The pitiful girl who went to the countryside in the 1970s in place of her stepbrother 2. The stepping stone for the heroine in a period novel 3. The wealth 7.2kReads8.5Score700Shelves
45. 645 七 Tales from an Old Hutong in Northeast China in the 1970s 七十年代东北老胡同里的故事 Hanjiang's Fair Complexion汉江的白晰Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted After struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Hua Qianyue died unexpectedly, only to encounter a blunder caused by a careless underworld official in the afterlife. After a tense negotiation, she failed to return to her body in the apocalypse. Instead, she arrived in a bustling old alley in Northeast China in 1968, carrying her personal space, healing abilities, and the medical legacy of Hua Tuo and the Qing Nang Jing, which the underworld had given her as compensation. She had become an insigni 18.6kReads6.7Score2.6kShelves

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    A period drama you can never get enough of.

46. 646 我 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Leisurely Musings闲情偶寄Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 3.2kReads9.3Score287Shelves
47. 647 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: My Child Bridegroom Is Jealous Again and Again 穿越七零：童养夫他又又又吃醋了 1259Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing [Alternate world] [Age gap] [High self-worth heroine] [Good food] [Siblings transmigrate together] [Fervent patriotism] When the apocalypse broke out, Meng Xiyue had only recently awakened her powers when her younger brother, the only family she had, died saving her. She herself was bitten by a mutated zombie while out searching for supplies. To her surprise, when she woke up one day, she had transmigrated to a parallel world and become the orphaned daughter of a martyr, exploited and manipul 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 648 秋 Chen Shi Lives Next Door to Akita 秋田隔壁住陈实 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted Qiutian’s mother was known throughout the surrounding villages as a capable woman. She was still harvesting rice in the fields just before giving birth to Qiutian, so she named her daughter Qiutian, meaning autumn fields. When Qiutian was one, her mother went mad. Carrying her on her back, she ran around everywhere and even made her drink filthy water from a cesspit. When Qiutian was three, her mad mother fell off a cliff and died. Her father, a traveling peddler, was hardly ever home. Her five- 7.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Recommended for those who can finish reading it.

49. 649 垃 The Boyfriend in the Trash Heap 垃圾堆里的男朋友 Bald Yina Wen秃头的伊奈雯Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted Ning Xia was a little-known author of old-fashioned CEO romance novels online, often writing late into the night. At last, after years of staying up late, she suddenly died. But Ning Xia hadn't quite died. She discovered she'd been reborn as a child, and had run into the little beggar who had scattered her ashes in her previous life! The little beggar was now just a foolish boy with autism, raised by a grandmother who collected trash. Everyone bullied and humiliated him. Then the little beggar n 6.2kReads9.2Score682Shelves
50. 650 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.1kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Although the rating isn't high, it doesn't stop him from being a top-tier author of period fiction.

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