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1. 301 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.6kReads8.4Score917Shelves
2. 302 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.1kReads8.5Score886Shelves

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   I've read it all and will share my thoughts. It was the first good book I've ever read.

3. 303 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 29.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   Both have male leads, but the focus is on career, and the career is unrelated to the male lead.

4. 304 7 The 1970s: You Have Space, So Why Not Hunt and Trade? 70年代：有空间你不打猎倒卖？ Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Travel between two worlds ➕ resell supplies ➕ raise hunting dogs ➕ hunt ➕ raise wild animals ➕ fish for rare giant fish ➕ build a wellness resort ➕ bring technical documents for missiles, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets, along with high-yield hybrid seeds, to the 1970s and 1980s] He transmigrates to 1977, an era when guns and hunting are unrestricted and wild animals are unprotected. Yang Guangshu, fifteen Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, Xiasi dogs, and East Sichuan hunting dogs, pl 24.5kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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   The first book features a man and his dog traveling between two worlds, hunting and trading; the second book utilizes daily intelligence to provide a comfortable life for his wife and daughters.

5. 305 小 The Little One’s Happy Life 小不点的幸福生活 Mu Huo Qing木火青Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s setting + transmigration into a book + the whole family dotes on her + everyday family life + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast] Lin Xiaoman was born into the world of the lucky heroine novel, A Happy Life in the 1970s with Yi Ke. Unfortunately, she wasn't Yi Ke. She was just the contrast character in Yi Ke's happy life. The dutiful daughter who hoped her father would make something of himself looked at him, lazing about and wasting his time on cockfighting and dog-walking. His t 57.4kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
6. 306 重 Reborn in 1984: I Cut Ties, Split the Family, and Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 重生84：断亲分家觉醒每日情报 Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban95k WordsOngoing [Also known as: Reborn in 1984: I Have a Money-Picking System] In his previous life, Yang Zaijun's wife and daughter disappeared. His adoptive parents, younger brother, younger sisters, and the whole lot of them were leeches, treating him like an ATM and draining him dry. He raised the younger ones and supported the older ones, too. Reborn, he cuts ties with them, splits up the family, and sends them on their way. Yang Zaijun awakens a Daily Intel System and starts building his fortune. Daily In 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 六 The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family Full of Villains? 六零，我全家都是反派怎么了？ Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short dramas "In the 1960s, Why Is My Entire Family of Villains in Everyone's Way?" and "The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family So Awful?" are now available. [Period Setting] [Entire Family Are Villains] [Spatial Dimension] Lin Qiqi transmigrated into a Period novel. Her whole family was made up of awful people who leeched off the female lead's family. After offending them, her entire family died! Lin Qiqi summed up the lesson: In the novel, her whole family died because they were twisted, but no 13.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   These are all books I've personally tested and highly recommend to you all – they're all incredibly good! (I'm a lifelong bookworm).

8. 308 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The King of Soldiers Finally Confesses His Love 七零军婚，兵王的心尖宠摊牌了 Wine, Beauty, Wealth, and Rank酒色财齐Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Era] [Military Marriage] [Devoted Husband] [Both Pure] [Power Couple] [Pocket Dimension System] [Powerful Leads] [Fake and Real Daughters] Jiang Yan, a powerful figure in the apocalypse, dies in a zombie horde. Taking her pocket dimension and System with her, she transmigrates to a parallel version of the 1970s and becomes a pitiful girl who has been psychologically manipulated by her birth mother and stepfather for years. They steal her job, ruin her reputation, send her to the coun 13.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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   You won't regret getting into this series. If you don't like ruthless characters, don't watch it. Most of the female leads are vengeful and hold grudges.

9. 309 八 Zhaodi Rises Up in the 1980s: Might Makes Right 八零招娣雄起，拳头才是硬道理 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + pocket dimension + invincible heroine + marriage before love + face-slapping] Si Cancan was a ruthless, unscrupulous interstellar merchant. Swept through a wormhole into the 1980s, she became Si Zhaodi, a meek and honest young woman. In her previous life, her heartless parents forced her to clean up the messes caused by her green-tea older sister. They married her off to the captain's perverted, paralyzed son, who tormented her until her depraved father-in-l 4.3kReads8.5Score524Shelves
10. 310 末 The Black-Hearted Doomsday Queen Transmigrates to the 1970s and Goes on a Rampage 末世黑心莲穿七零，她杀疯了 Giant Rabbit Loves Cilantro巨兔爱吃香菜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + dimensional space + supernatural abilities + feel-good story + sweet military romance + family life] Su Miaomiao: A dual-powered user with water and space abilities in the apocalypse, she struggled for ten years to become one of the strongest fighters alive! Who knew that after sleeping one night in a cemetery, she’d open her eyes as a pitiful young woman about to be sent to the countryside in the 1970s? Her scumbag father and stepmother had taken over her poo 19.9kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! The female lead has a very unique personality, and it's so enjoyable to read!

11. 311 郡 The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？ Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte 33.1kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
12. 312 七 The 1970s: The Villain Turns Out to Be Me 七零：反派竟是我自己 Ling Ganning灵感宁Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Madwoman heroine who can snap at any moment, fiercely protective hero who fights dirty; enter at your own risk if you mind, and please don’t complain if it’s not your thing. Thanks for understanding.] [Period setting + pocket dimension + golden finger + doted-on heroine + reborn hero + childhood sweethearts + both leads are ridiculously powerful] After ten grueling years fighting her way through a doomsday game, Jin Liutao was reborn. She found herself in a period novel, becoming the younger si 277Reads8.2Score111Shelves
13. 313 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The characters are vividly portrayed, capturing the human touch of that era. Although it's about making money, the overall tone is witty and humorous, and the romance is just right.

14. 314 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
15. 315 七 The 1970s: The Village Bully Brought the City-Educated Beauty Home in His Arms 七零：下乡知青被村霸糙汉抱回家 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband + Guaranteed Sweetness + Everyday Life + Both Leads Have No Previous Partners + Pocket Space + Everyone's Favorite] Couple: feisty, beautiful, rich young educated woman × cultured, burly village ruffian In 1973, a pretty young educated woman arrived at the Jinyang Production Brigade. She was fair and soft, delicate and gentle, and so petite she looked easy to bully. But the moment she entered the village, the tall, broad-shouldered village ruffian, who looked especially fierce, 23.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
16. 316 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of historical fiction, it's so addictive!

17. 317 糙 The Rugged Army Guy Is Irresistible, but His Wife's Family Ends Up in Ruins 糙汉军哥好撩人，娇妻全家火葬场 Crazy Little Wangba疯狂小王叭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + rugged military man + beautiful educated youth + pocket dimension + everyday life] Zhou Tingting was born strong enough to move mountains. When she opened her eyes, she found herself as a disposable background character in a sweet period romance. Her mother, stepfather, and stepsister's family were all up to no good. They tricked her out of her job and took her home. After squeezing every last bit of value out of her, they sent her off to the countryside. The original Zhou 7.3kReads9.0Score687Shelves
18. 318 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.3M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 742.1kReads9.2Score59.8kShelves
19. 319 逆 My Ungrateful Son Abandoned Me in a Famine Year, So I Bring Modern Grain to Fill My Barns 逆子荒年抛弃我，我通现代粮满仓 Lu Guizhou鹿归舟Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + passage to the modern world + farming + selling wild vegetables + family life + no romance] Synopsis: While fleeing famine, Lu Minggui is pushed over by her own son and falls to her death. When she wakes again, she's back before the famine. She discovers that a bloodstained wooden hairpin can take her to a mysterious world! From then on, she digs up wild vegetables, sells them, and earns silver. When famine strikes, she not only survives, but also leads her son and daughter 12.3kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
20. 320 七 The 1970s: The Domineering Village Belle Takes Down Every Mary Sue! 七零：霸道村花干翻所有玛丽苏！ Hou Wenyuan侯雯媛Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted A village beauty and village tyrant who can plow three mu a day, paired with a sickly, shameless male God of Wealth. The whole point of this story is to have a great time. [Mutually devoted couple + strong heroine + unhinged humor + satisfying romance] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. As she ascended and underwent her tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck her into one of countless little worlds. A grandmother and grandfather who favor boys over girls, an uncle's family 4.6kReads8.5Score490Shelves
21. 321 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 56.4kReads9.0Score6.3kShelves
22. 322 我 I Brought My Twins and Divorced My Husband at His Wedding 我带着双胞胎，在丈夫婚礼上离婚 Light Clouds and Gentle Rain云轻雨细Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + historical setting + pocket dimension + love grows over time] Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don’t nitpick the historical details. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. It’s about everyday family life, told at a gentle pace. Shen Ruyi wakes from a nap to find herself transmigrated into a period novel, as the former wife in an arranged marriage to the male lead, a character who gets only a few lines before dying young in the countryside. 22.9kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves
23. 323 亡 His Dead Wife Returns in ’88, and the Stone-Faced Roughneck Loses Control and Kisses Her Fiercely 亡妻重返八八，冷脸糙汉失控凶吻 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing (A period romance featuring marriage first, love later, mature leads, a devoted couple, rebirth, everyday life, raising a child, and running a business without a golden finger) Chen Zhi grew up without a father or mother, raised by her foul-mouthed, shrewish grandmother, who drank and gambled until Chen Zhi’s reputation was in tatters. Zhou Tianliang, the man whose life she had once saved as a child with two steamed buns, married her. The two of them bickered their way through the years in a mud 29.3kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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    Now she's my top writer; she writes very well about family and love.

24. 324 敢 Dare to Mess with Her? Even Passing Dogs Get Slapped Twice 敢惹她？路过的狗都得挨两巴掌 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [Feel-good revenge] [Pocket dimension] [Total annihilation] [She never takes a beating] Su Li is a tough woman. Just how tough? Tough enough to treat every troublemaking scumbag who comes after her like a monster to grind. If you disagree with her, she'll throw down. Cross her, and you'll regret it. Sometimes even a dog passing by gets smacked twice. There is romance, though the male lead appears rather late. The heroine is decisive and won't let 12.5kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
25. 325 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
26. 326 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
27. 327 重 Reborn in 1975: The Fool's Unusual Life 重生1975，傻子的别样人生 The Two Fengs of Huayang华阳二冯Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Qingshan was reborn. In his previous life, production team leader Liu Fugui used him as a pawn, and someone pushed him off a cliff, where wolves devoured him. When he opened his eyes again, he was still the same easily bullied “dimwit” from 1975. But now, his eyes held nothing but frozen hatred. If everyone thought he was an idiot, then he'd play the fool to the bitter end! In the cornfield, he stood watch while Liu Fugui had an affair with Widow Chen, earning a stale steamed bun in retur 10kReads7.8Score794Shelves

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    Intelligent, multiple female leads, yyds

28. 328 李 Li Ergou and the Landlord’s Women 李二狗和地主家的女人们 Cat Winter Melon猫冬瓜Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (Good news! The comic drama adapted from this novel, The Courtyard of War, is now online. Check it out!) Li Ergou is a penniless nobody who happens to enter a landlord’s manor. Through a twist of fate, he becomes its steward and gets caught up in a number of stories with the landlord’s women. After the landlord dies, Li Ergou becomes the manor’s de facto master. He actively supports land reform, leads everyone in fighting the Japanese invaders and rooting out traitors, and throws his support beh 40kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend! I absolutely love it!

29. 329 老 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1980s: Kneel, You Good-for-Nothing Children 老太太重生八零：极品儿女靠边跪 Little White Down小白毫Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + reborn in a bygone era + ruthless old woman + making money and punishing scoundrels + an ensemble cast striving to succeed] Given another chance at life, the old woman shows no mercy. Anyone who tries to split up the family or drag her down gets thrown out! Her awful children can get on their knees and stay out of her way! Zhang Siqin spent half her life as a widow, pouring her heart into raising three sons and two daughters. She bought a house in the city for her eldest so 470Reads—Score107Shelves

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    It's really well-written!!! I love it!!! The plot is completely engaging, the characters are vividly portrayed, and there's no dragging or sentimentality. I highly recommend it!!! It's my favorite type of story!!!

30. 330 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 25kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    This is one of the few family-oriented historical novels I've read every chapter of. The male and female leads are actually three siblings: two older brothers and one younger sister. The family (except for the truly awful ones) all dote on the younger sister. It's not spoiling her, nor is it superficial or exaggerated like in other stories about doting family members; instead, it's shown through small, everyday details. The daily interactions between the three siblings' parents are also well-written—it's the ideal "parental love." They also care about the two older brothers; there's no neglect involved. Anyway, I give this book a thumbs up!!!

31. 331 易 Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis 26.1kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend! Check out my video length! [Admiring][Admiring]

32. 332 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel, and I'm Not Following the Plot 穿进年代文我不走剧情 Mango Jam Jam芒果酱酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Shuyu may be the most unfortunate transmigrator ever. She’d just won the lottery and hadn’t even had a chance to collect her winnings when she kicked the bucket from excitement. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she’d transmigrated into a book. There was no suspense: the body she’d transmigrated into was, of course, that of the vicious female antagonist. The heroine, Shen Xue, was her cousin. Beautiful and kindhearted, hardworking and capable, she was the village’s most admired young 105.7kReads8.4Score11.1kShelves
33. 333 穿 Transmigrating Into an Era Novel: The Tool Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿越年代文：工具人拒绝剧情 Ninth Little Sister九小妹Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + no romance + family and village life + stays in the countryside + no school] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Mingyue discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel. She wasn’t the female lead’s rival or a sacrificial character, but merely a tool character who provided a house when the female lead went to the countryside, then appeared briefly in the background introduction. Did Gu Mingyue mind? Of course not!!! Her pocket dimension was stoc 5.5kReads8.9Score304Shelves
34. 334 六 Making My Fortune in the 1960s 六十年代之我发家致富了 Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s, when even food and clothing are hard to come by? Su He says, “I'm not worried. I've been prepared for this.” What? She's transmigrated into a book set in the 1960s? Su He, a minor character, says, “No problem. I'll just stay on the sidelines and quietly make a fortune.” What? The original heroine wants to fleece her? Su He clutches her secret identity close and says, “I really only have this little bit. No one can find out my big secret.” (Author's disclaimer: This no 3.1kReads7.9Score198Shelves
35. 335 相 After a Blind Date, She Marries a Rugged Man and Becomes the Village Belle's Darling 相亲嫁给糙汉后，村花被娇宠上天 Autumn Is Long秋很长Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Striving] Qin Hui never imagined anything so bizarre could happen to her: she transmigrated to the 1970s! Looking at the drab yellow-mud house and meals with no meat three times a day, Qin Hui couldn’t help thinking: When will this life without meat or pretty clothes ever end? This is too hard! Luckily, Heaven arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying the rough-hewn man by her side, he would spoil her rotten. 11.7kReads8.9Score727Shelves
36. 336 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Soft and Sweet, Is Brought Home 四合院:软软乎乎秦淮茹抱回家 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Pure Love, Everyday Life, No Hostility, No Spatial System Marry a lovely wife, live a comfortable life, look good when you go out, have fun when you come home. Make money with ease, enjoy a lifetime of happiness, treat our Qin Huairu well, and build a happy family. Live happily ever after! Starting from nothing? No problem, I know how to make money! I draw posters and comics, earn extra cash, save grain, and stock up on supplies. I have no grand ambitions. An ordinary, peaceful life is what mat 69.4kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves

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    A very good period drama, a courtyard house fanfiction, without any hostility, single female lead.

37. 337 这 Quick Transmigration: This Time, I Really Won't Be Cannon Fodder 【快穿】这次我真不当炮灰 lcbModern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Complete | No overpowered golden finger | Anti-trope quick transmigration Chen Xuyan, a veteran administrator in a classic overpowered hero world. One day, he was abruptly transferred to the scumbag reform department. Boss: You're highly capable. You're the only one for this kind of assignment. Chen Xuyan: ...I'm really not a scumbag! And so began his grueling series of journeys: A deadbeat dad who abandoned his family in a period setting / A spoiled illegitimate son in the imperial examinations 491Reads6.9Score104Shelves

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    Both are very good. Some people say the transitions are a bit disjointed, but every character is very well-developed, almost like an ensemble piece. Every supporting character is also very well-developed.

38. 338 快 Quick Transmigration: I Put Scumbags on the Right Path 快穿之我替人渣走正途 Jiu Yu啾羽Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted As an immortal living in modern society, Lu Yu'an binds himself to a quick transmigration System, taking the place of scumbags and saving the lives of people in small worlds who were ruined by them. [Male Protagonist's POV Quick Transmigration + Some Worlds Have Romance + Replacing Scumbags and Redeeming Their Reputations] (Note: The real scumbags are not the ones being redeemed. He takes their place to protect innocent people, while the scumbags are punished and held accountable.) World One: Th 233.8kReads9.2Score36.4kShelves
39. 339 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.6kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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    This is one of the few historical fiction novels that I've read from cover to cover by Tomato (a popular author). I've searched through all the historical fiction novels on the book drought forum, and many I only read a few chapters of before giving up. I prefer fast-paced, enjoyable stories (but I can't stand stories with no logic), and I don't like the female lead, who's a bit of a bitter gourd. Do you have any other good historical fiction novels to recommend? [Sending hearts]

40. 340 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
41. 341 大 A Great Nation’s Middleman: I Saved Countless Soviet Girls 大国倒爷，我拯救众多苏联少女 Jungle Mage打野的法师Urban882k WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + running goods in Russia + foreign beauties + womanizer + hugely profitable smuggling Two women stood at the door. Two Soviet women with blonde hair and blue eyes, wrapped in tattered headscarves. Wang Teng's first reaction: Holy shit. His second reaction: Am I fucking seeing this right? A line of text automatically appeared in Wang Teng's mind: [Ding! System notification: Your foreign beauties have arrived. Please sign for them.] Don't get excited, that was just hi 341Reads5.7Score316Shelves

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    The old-fashioned novelist

42. 342 八 Marrying into a Second-Generation Family in the ’80s, the Sweet Girl and Her Husband Win by Doing Nothing 八零嫁二代，乖乖女带夫躺赢了 Xia Wenchan夏闻蝉Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted The rating has only just been posted, so please don’t mind it. [Everyday life in the 1970s + devoted husband + slow-burn romance + career + future tycoon] Practical good girl X haughty young rascal Ye Jingshu’s cousin, Meng Xiaomin, secretly took Ye Jingshu’s betrothal token and went to the army camp, where she married Ye Jingshu’s officer fiancé. His family insisted on finding Ye Jingshu another husband to make up for it. So Ye Jingshu went on a blind date with the officer’s cousin, a notorious 6.6kReads7.1Score573Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists in this period drama fall in love at first sight. The male protagonist dotes on the female protagonist, and their peaceful and warm married life is free of many extreme characters.

43. 343 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 10kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    [1970S: Pampering His Little Darling] In his past life, he pampered her like a canary, yet couldn't protect her. In this life, she pampers him like her own flesh and blood, and will chop off the hand of anyone who touches him. The underlings cried out in alarm, "Boss, your wife beat up that scoundrel from the next village again!" Xu Mo didn't even look up: "Hand her a stick that's easy to handle."

44. 344 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 62.3kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    They're all great, highly recommended! Absolutely yyds!

45. 345 重 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公！ I Still Dare我还敢Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11.1kReads9.1Score807Shelves
46. 346 我 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 14.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
47. 347 怀 Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！ Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h 10.4kReads8.7Score829Shelves
48. 348 七 The 1970s: A Mad Devoted Dog, the Villainess’s Plaything 七零年代：疯批舔狗，恶女的玩宠 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted (Completed~) (Please wish for an adaptation into a short drama~) (The author isn’t good at coming up with titles, so let’s just get straight to the story~) [Period setting with a pocket dimension + irresistible villainess + selfish + dog training + calculating self-interest + a family full of schemers + no going to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no marriage] Ye Wenshu has fair skin and stunning looks, with a bright, captivating beauty. She has always been pampered and fond of the f 7.7kReads8.8Score801Shelves

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    The female protagonist, who doesn't go to the countryside, is ambitious, has no romantic partner, is naturally self-loving, and has an extremely high sense of worthyness → she becomes incredibly powerful and wields power itself.

49. 349 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 33.3kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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    I absolutely love this book; it's full of patriotism and features two strong characters.

50. 350 为 Play Second Fiddle for Love? This 1980s Schemer Was Really Keeping a Harem, and Now You're Complaining! 为爱做小？八零心机美人真养鱼你又不乐意！ Little Lingyu小令羽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate 1980s setting + sweet romance + true and fake heiresses + devoted couple + everyone falls for the heroine] Si Ti, a beautiful and dangerous bad woman who took pleasure in manipulating people's hearts. One day, she entered an 1980s novel and became a marginal NPC. To survive, she seduced a handsome, high-ranking military officer. But when the man fell for her, she fled overnight on a train. After an accident led her to take the place of the real heiress from the capital's elite circle, 2kReads8.7Score222Shelves

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    My ideal YYDS

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