The Gold Standard of Historical-Era Novels, with Incredible Vividness 年代文的天花板，画面感贼强

1. 351 六 A Scheming Couple's Daily Bickering in the Sixties 六零腹黑夫妻互怼日常 Xuanhan Bao'er萱涵宝儿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [1960s Era + Light Ensemble Cast + Crime Solving + Whirlwind Marriage + Guiding Romance] In the 1960s, unsolved cases shrouded the land in mystery. He Xinghua, a policewoman from the countryside, and Lu Yanping, a criminal investigation chief, were not only husband and wife, but also partners in the line of duty. From a rural courtyard to city housing for government cadres, and from sorting through case files to confronting the most baffling criminal minds, they embarked together on a new caree 1.8kReads8.0Score147Shelves

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   So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!

2. 352 山 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Rural Life138k WordsCompleted Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 775Reads—Score265Shelves
3. 353 山 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery203k WordsCompleted Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 483Reads—Score255Shelves
4. 354 山 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery194k WordsOngoing A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 406Reads—Score238Shelves
5. 355 年 Period: From the Start, I Save My Sister-in-Law, Hunt, and Build a Good Life 年代：开局救小姨子打猎过好日子 Thirteen Never Second十三不二Rural Life836k WordsOngoing Li Yongping died alone in the ICU, only to be unexpectedly reborn in 1981, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. That night, his pregnant wife, Lin Xiaomei, begged him desperately to save her twin sister, Lin Xiaolan. In his previous life, he had been too afraid to go, and she was assaulted by the village bully before throwing herself into the river. Afterward, Lin Xiaomei died in childbirth, consumed by grief, then his parents passed away one after another. Both families were utterly shattered. Reb 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a good book. The protagonist starts by rescuing people and establishing himself, then gets rich through hunting, gradually building his fortune, taking care of his family, and dealing with difficult relatives. It's a satisfying and cathartic period novel.

6. 356 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!

7. 357 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
8. 358 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
9. 359 疯 The Reborn Mad Grandma Takes on the Eighties: You Brats, Prepare to Die! 疯批老太重生八零，逆子们受死吧 Mushroom Alley蘑菇小巷Modern Romance129k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [No golden finger] [Family life] [Getting rich] [Ensemble cast] [Revenge] [Unhinged] [Comedy] In her previous life, Wang’s three sons killed their own mother to seize her property. Reborn, Granny Wang punches her unfilial sons, kicks the local bullies, drives away two daughters-in-law, and still finds time to make money. This drives the three freeloading brothers crazy. To swindle money from Granny Wang, the brothers stop at nothing, coming up with one outrageous s 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This old lady is a bit crazy, haha😃[Thinking]

10. 360 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
11. 361 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
12. 362 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
13. 363 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: Planting Trees at Saihanba 穿越60年代：去塞罕坝种树 The Loneliness of a Little Apple小苹果的孤独Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [1960s]+ [Educated Youth]+ [Transmigration]+ [Farming]+ [Romance]+ [Live-in Son-in-Law]+ [Golden Finger] After Wu Dandan finished defending her thesis, she unexpectedly transmigrated to the Saihanba Forest Farm in the 1960s to plant trees. This is the story of her and a group of educated youths working hard there to pursue their dreams. 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nice chronicle

14. 364 文 Literary Giant: I Started Translating World Classics in College 文豪：从上大学翻译世界名著开始 Longbow Drinking the Moon长弓饮月Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After waking from a nap, Lin Chaoshen, a modern English teacher, finds himself a sent-down youth in the forests of Northeast China, gnawing on frozen corn cakes. Looking at the axe in his hand, its handle worn smooth by years of work, and thinking of how he'd achieved nothing by the time he retired in his previous life, he feels utterly done for! Luckily, it's 1977! The call to resume the college entrance examinations is about to ring out! Drawing on his knowledge of the future, he studies hard 1.6kReads6.6Score106Shelves

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    Chronicle (′▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

15. 365 修 After Failing My Immortal Tribulation, I Transmigrated into an Adorable Sixties-Era Kid 修仙历劫失败，穿成六零小萌崽 The Goose That Leaves It to Fate听天由命的鹅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, a family quarrel broke out in the Song household. The baby in its swaddling suddenly developed a fever and stopped breathing. When she opened her eyes again, she was a soul in another world. Song Ran came from the cultivation world, where she had diligently practiced for hundreds of years. She had finally reached the threshold of a breakthrough, but couldn't withstand the tempering of the rolling thunder. She thought her soul had been scattered, but unexpectedly she 7kReads8.5Score825Shelves

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    Having failed his tribulation in the world of cultivation, he transmigrated to the 1960s and became the darling of the family. [Cool]

16. 366 雨 There’s a Rainbow in the Sky After the Rain 雨后的天空有彩虹 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted When the college entrance exams were reinstated, Zheng Hongmei left her three-year-old son, Wenge, behind in the countryside. Wenge always dreamed of studying hard, getting into college, and finding his mother. Fifteen years later, on the very first day his adoptive father took him to college, he ran into her. His mother was a professor at the university, but he no longer recognized her. His adoptive father was the one who told him she was his mother. But his mother coldly told him not to distur 2kReads—Score130Shelves

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    A book you won't be able to put down once you start reading the first chapter.

17. 367 林 Granny Lin Is Reborn, Takes Control of Her Whole Family, and Goes on a Rampage 林老太重生，拿捏全家杀疯了 Chu Tumil初荼靡Modern Romance899k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because the book just came out, but it’ll rise later. Dear readers, please don’t worry.] [Reborn] [The 1980s] [Ensemble cast] [Feel-good revenge] [Everyday life] [Ordinary people] [Family squabbles] The hardworking Lin Fengying raised seven children and helped bring up her grandchildren. She devoted her whole life to her family, but in her twilight years, she and her elderly husband had no one to look after them. While her husband’s body was barely cold, her cold-hearted ch 4.6kReads8.0Score268Shelves

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    In her past life, she sold her job and her house to buy a house for her son. In this life, when her son and daughter-in-law come to ask for money, she puts on her reading glasses and pulls out her account book: Come, come, let's settle the debts we owe you for raising you.

18. 368 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban193k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 96.3kReads7.6Score6.9kShelves

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    👍👍👍👍👍

19. 369 五 The Woman with Five Marriages 五婚女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance394k WordsCompleted Among contemporary Chinese literature's portrayals of rural women's lives, Zheng Guozhen's story grips readers with its astonishing realism and tragic depth. Through an ordinary rural woman's five failed marriages, this novel sketches the hardships of rural women's lives and inner worlds during China's social transformation in the 1990s. From an arranged marriage imposed by her parents to a self-serving union built on dependence on power, from an emotional wasteland scarred by violence to a brie 1.8kReads7.9Score225Shelves

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    It's so vivid that you can easily get drawn into the scene.

20. 370 无 Homeless, I Marry an Army Officer with a Hundred-Billion-Space 无家可归，我带百亿空间嫁军官 Third Tang Sister唐家三姐Modern Romance898k WordsOngoing Now with voice acting! [1980s military marriage + raising kids + space + everyday family life + building a fortune + devoted husband] Jiang Ling, a trillionaire CEO, dies horribly and transmigrates into a book. She was supposed to become the happy heroine, but the villainess is reborn, and Jiang Ling becomes a cannon-fodder villainess instead. She is forced to marry a short-lived military officer, and unexpectedly gains a super space. One of the space's tasks is to marry that short-lived officer 5.5kReads8.5Score608Shelves

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    A female CEO with a trillion-dollar fortune dies tragically and transmigrates into a novel set in the era her own company is preparing to adapt into a short drama. Originally, she was forced to marry the doting male lead, but unexpectedly, the female supporting character is reborn and marries her off to a cold-blooded, short-lived military officer.

21. 371 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.5kReads8.0Score386Shelves

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    The imagery is vivid and detailed, the plot is fast-paced and engaging.

22. 372 七 In the 1970s, I Took Down the Cold-Faced Commander of the Family Compound, and He Became Mine 七零，干翻家属院冷面首长归我了 Loves Colorful Peanut Candy爱吃多彩花生豆Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + power fantasy + period setting + pocket dimension + laugh-out-loud comedy + scheming + 1v1 + little tricks + making money] A parallel-world period story. It's all fictional, so don't take it too seriously. The heroine is a goofy, hilarious girl. After joining the military, she's forced into a battle to “win the battalion commander.” She defeats thirteen rivals single-handedly and catches the special attention of the young, handsome, promising Battalion Commander Lu. What t 14.7kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    A humorous and refreshing military romance novel set in a bygone era, with vivid imagery and a strong sense of immersion. Get reading!

23. 373 六 The Brightest Star of the Sixties' Arts Troupe 六十年代文工团一枝花 Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Face-Slapping + Family Drama + Taking on the Problem Relatives + Military Romance] An You is reborn at the moment her scumbag father’s first wife from the countryside comes knocking. The first wife had two daughters, while An You’s mother had a son and a daughter. Her scumbag father spent his whole life striving for a son to carry on the family line, only to raise someone else’s child. Her half-sister, the second daughter, is both stupid and wicked. In the end, all her 465Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    "Listen to me, take the things back, and just buy a teacup exactly the same as before." Listen to me... Jiang Wang, still dazed, took the things back. Only when he heard his grandmother's voice did he come to his senses. He cursed himself inwardly, laughing and scolding himself at the same time. He really did listen to her?! When his grandparents called him Wangwang, he didn't feel much. But this woman telling him to "listen to her" made him feel like he was just short of barking at her. One rope, one way of tying it; he was practically a dog on a leash in An You's hands. Where was his husbandly authority? "Why did you bring the things back again?" Grandma rubbed her hands together and said, "What nasty things did you say that made the woman uncomfortable?" Jiang Wang pointed at himself incredulously, as if to say: Me? How could I dare?

24. 374 苦 A Bitter Girl’s Rebirth 苦妹之涅槃重生 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance487k WordsCompleted Inside Ku Mei’s five-year-old body lived the soul of someone who had died with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she faced a spiteful grandmother who beat and berated her, a cold grandfather who enabled the abuse, and a mother who could only weep helplessly. Ku Mei concealed her boundless hatred and memories of her past life, pretending to be timid as she carefully plotted her every move. She outsmarted her relatives and broke free of her shackles, starting with a bottle of chili sauce from the mi 126Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 四 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi Gets a New Uncle 四合院，贾张氏多了个表叔 I'm Fang Chang我就是方长Male-Channel Fanfiction143k WordsOngoing During a difficult era, Hu Lai finds someone at his door demanding that he marry her. With the System's blessing, Hu Lai merges with two other souls, three souls becoming one person. The System also gives him a pocket dimension and a Great Restoration Pill enhanced by the System. With a golden finger, martial prowess, and the fusion of two other personalities, watch the new Hu Lai make his way in the courtyard compound and use his go 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book in the courtyard

26. 376 重 Reborn in 1958: From Fool to Mountain Hunter 重生1958：从傻子到山林猎人 Empty Your Emptiness放空你的空Rural Life913k WordsOngoing A King of Soldiers is reborn in 1958 as a village fool who was nearly beaten to death. One blow from a club jolts him awake. His blood feud remains unsettled, and now another attempt on his life is underway. He flees into the mountains and takes over a place said to be cursed. An educated youth reports him? His enemies try to kill him? He sneers. In these lawless mountains, he makes the rules. 11.3kReads7.2Score855Shelves

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    I dare not say the ceiling is beautiful, but it is very attractive.

27. 377 重 Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man 重生82年，全球首富 Post-90s90后Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Marriage Before Love + Reborn to Make Amends + Revenge at Last + Trillions in Assets + Retiring in Comfort Original title: Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man The male lead, Ye Nan, spent years burying himself in work. After being diagnosed with cancer, he donated all his possessions and eventually passed away with regrets. But when he wakes up, he remembers how, after getting drunk and acting recklessly, he caused Ji Yuqi to become pregnant before marriage, which ultimately led her to jump 2.1kReads8.2Score184Shelves
28. 378 八 The 1980s: A Fisherman's Little Life in Southern Guangdong 八零：南粤渔家小日子 Yuri Xiuchangguan玉日袖长观Modern Romance327k WordsOngoing [Period Piece] [Shore Foraging Golden Finger] [Fishing and Hunting] [Everyday Child-Rearing] [Family Life] [Cozy] [A Complete Guide to Seafood, Food, and Livelihood] [Later Development in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong] Chen Lizhen had spent half her life working at a fish stall. At last, she got to stay with her daughter for a few days, but after falling asleep, she woke up in a small fishing village in Nanyue in 1985. She was only twenty-five again, and her daughter was a four-year-old li 554Reads—Score103Shelves

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    Highly recommended!!! I'm a walking recommendation machine, raving about this book!! If you love farming, food, and everyday life, this is a must-read!!

29. 379 重 Reborn in 1988, Searching Everywhere for the Village Beauty Wife! 重生88年，到处寻找村花老婆！ Post-90s90后Urban300k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + village beauty + sweet romance] In his previous life, his wife Meng Yu, his parents, and his younger brother all lost their lives in a flood. Reborn in 1988, Gao Ming saved his parents and younger brother from the flood right from the start. Back home, Gao Ming takes on his bullying brother-in-law and puts his unscrupulous uncle in his place. See how Gao Ming plays the pig to eat the tiger in his hometown, makes a name for himself, and dotes on his wife and daughter... 50Reads6.3Score—Shelves
30. 380 我 In the Seventies, I Was Stealing Trash... Wasn't I? 我在七零年代偷，垃圾？ Xi Xiaoai喜小爱Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [1970s + useless golden finger + career-focused heroine + Zhongguancun startup + uplifting + romance pairing + few awful characters] Lin Zhiliang transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl in 1976. She thought she could use the golden finger from her past life to change her fate, but who knew her “trash-picking System” and the original host’s “thieving System” would start fighting on the spot? The two golden fingers destroyed each other, and together they gave birth to a “freak”: the Trash- 221Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates with a built-in garbage-collecting system, which clashes with the original owner's master thief system, resulting in mutual destruction. She then gives birth to a garbage-stealing system. She steals all sorts of other people's junk [laughing and crying emoji]. It's a period drama about entrepreneurship, where she later builds a thriving business in Zhongguancun. Hahaha, I love career-driven female protagonists.

31. 381 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Takes the Business World by Storm 重生八零：营销女王横扫商界 CPOModern Romance41k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Conquers the Business World 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female lead with a strong science and engineering mind calmly focuses on her career, while a gentle and refined male lead from a wealthy family provides tender companionship. The entire story is comfortable, without any angst or melodrama. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][May you be blessed soon][May you be blessed soon][Heart][Heart]

32. 382 重 Reborn: The Late 1970s and Early 1980s 重生：七十年代末八十年代初 Post-90s90后Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Female Educated Youth + Entrepreneurship + Sweet Romance] After one drunken night, Ye Beiping is reborn in 1978, just as the educated youth are preparing to return to the cities. He finds himself back in the middle of an unexpected encounter between himself and the heroine, Su Xinyi. Thinking fast, he gets himself out of a jail sentence and resolves not to let Su Xinyi down. He goes from being a petty hoodlum to a responsible, good man. He outmaneuvers a group of educated youth and ge 421Reads6.2Score—Shelves
33. 383 穿 The 1980s: I Transmigrate into a Book and Become a Model of Morality 穿书八零，贪财女配成了道德模范 Iced Zhengmeng Noodles冰郑檬粉Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing The score is finally in and still rising! Thanks to everyone for your reviews. [1980s Setting + Transmigrate Into a Book + Sweet Romance + Building Wealth + Marriage First, Love Later] She transmigrates into a novel set in the 1980s as the wicked female supporting character: in debt, lazy, and hated by her whole family. The original owner has such a terrible reputation that she’s always trying to take advantage of others. The neighbors despise her, and even her new husband treats her coldly. Xia 18Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Why isn't this book rated? It's so good!

34. 384 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Slapped the Scumbag Away, Then Enjoyed Passionate Nights 重生八零，扇飞渣男后，我夜夜笙 A Cat Who's Given Up一只摆烂的貓Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The first thing Liu Ruyan did after being reborn was rush to the educated youth station and slap Xiao Chusheng's handsome face from both sides. “This slap is for the shirt you made me buy with the thirty yuan I lent you!” “This slap is for making me steal the food coupons from home so I could subsidize you when you went to the countryside!” Xiao Chusheng clutched his face, dumbfounded. How had the fool who used to cater to his every whim suddenly... But the biggest shock was yet to come. Liu Ruy —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 385 春 Chunhua's Happiness 春花的幸福 Valley789山谷789Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted Period drama + countryside + political intrigue A woman from a mountain village believes only love can save everything. In her dictionary, poverty is nothing to fear, having no power is nothing to fear, and having no money is even less of a worry. But life's cold rain repeatedly douses her gentle heart, and she learns that money and power can indeed take precedence over love and marriage. The moment her boyfriend appears with the woman he loves, she realizes that the one she needs to save is her 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Welcome to the series! Please bookmark if you like it.

36. 386 快 Quick Transmigration: The Art of Splitting into Clones 快穿之：分身有术 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted The most important thing in life is not where you stand, but the direction you face. In the real world, some people laugh, some cry, some shout, and some remain silent. Life is, in essence, an exercise in endurance. Beauty and ugliness, good and bad: everyone has their own feelings about them. Faced with this tumultuous world and the countless selfish thoughts crowding our minds, we often find ourselves wanting to do more than we can, because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. But what 58Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    [Laughs][I also highly recommend it][Flying kiss][OK]

37. 387 南 The South Wind Knows My Heart, and I’ll Never Walk Alone Again 南风知我意，从此不孤行 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Some people say dandelion seeds look like pretty little parachutes, drifting lightly in the breeze, utterly romantic. But Xu Nanfeng thinks they look more like homeless children, wandering everywhere with nowhere to settle. Just like her: no real kin, no true friends, arriving without a ripple and leaving without a sound. There's an old saying: you reap what you sow. But I, Xu Nanfeng, refuse to believe it. I'll grow into the very person you all thought I could never become! Nanfeng knows my hea 1kReads9.3Score104Shelves
38. 388 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.7kReads9.2Score127Shelves
39. 389 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.9kReads9.2Score117Shelves
40. 390 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score815Shelves

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    Some people say that after reading the book, they felt that the village of Nanwali in the book actually exists.

41. 391 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Abandoned, Then Cherished by a Billionaire 重生九零：被弃后我被首富娇宠了 Laughing Mad Sword狂剑笑Modern Romance335k WordsOngoing I left home for love, only to be cruelly abandoned. When I was at my lowest, Fang Shuwen, the owner of a bookstore, took me in. He was poor but gentle, and gave me a home. I thought we would live out our lives together in quiet simplicity. Until one day, my ex-boyfriend came to the bookstore with his new girlfriend to show off, pointing at Fang Shuwen and calling him a penniless loser. The next second, a squad of armed guards rushed in and saluted my “poor husband.” “Chief, it's time to come hom 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My new book flopped, terribly! I thought it was alright, guys, what's your opinion? [Crying]

42. 392 四 Siheyuan: Cultivating Immortality Amid the Bustle of Everyday Life 四合院：烟火红尘修仙 Snow Flying over Mount Tai Bai太白飞雪Male-Channel Fanfiction687k WordsCompleted A special forces soldier from the modern world transmigrates into another world in the late 1950s. By a twist of fate, he gains a chance to cultivate. Reborn, he vows to pursue the Great Dao and seek immortality. To build up merit and change his fate, he experiences the bustle of everyday life in a courtyard during that extraordinary era, explores human nature, bears witness to people's hearts, tempers his will, and freely reshapes his destiny. 14.6kReads7.7Score528Shelves

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    I recommend this book to everyone!

43. 393 四 A New Life Begins in the Siheyuan 四合院开始新人生 Snow Flying over Mount Tai Bai太白飞雪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted A modern-day antique shop owner and part-time collector buys a jade talisman on the black market, then dies in a car accident. The talisman is activated, and he transmigrates to the 1950s. Realizing that his misfortune has brought him an incredible opportunity, he is reborn into a new life. From then on, he becomes a man of many talents: by day, an ordinary government cadre; behind the scenes, a cultivator, collector, and major black-market dealer, among other identities. In the end, he breaks f 22.6kReads7.7Score1.4kShelves
44. 394 穿 Transmigrating into TV Dramas: Getting into the World of The Ordinary World 穿越影视之入戏平凡的世界 Snow Flying over Mount Tai Bai太白飞雪Male-Channel Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted Life is like a play, and a play is like life. A young man from a modern world of highly advanced technology unexpectedly obtains a supreme treasure and transmigrates into parallel TV and film worlds, where he experiences the pulse of a unique era. With a cheat at his disposal, can he change the story's course, leave fewer regrets, and bring about a happier ending? 723Reads5.4Score—Shelves
45. 395 快 Quick Transmigration: This Time, I Refuse to Be a Jerk! 快穿：这一世，拒绝当渣男！ Quieted Down 1102安静了1102Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration / no fixed couple / fictional setting / pocket dimension / scumbag redemption) 1. An honest man in ancient times 2. An Eighties simp 3. A victim of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law war 4. A dutiful son 5. A gambling addict 6. A golden phoenix who flies out of the mountains 7. An educated youth sent to the countryside 8. A younger sister living with her parents … 2.7kReads7.0Score147Shelves

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    This book is the best and most recommended one! It's about a scumbag who gets redeemed, only to end up with nothing but sorrow and retribution! He's reborn to save the women he harmed, making amends for his mistakes and giving them a happy life.

46. 396 8 Tales of Xizhou in the 1980s 80年代西州往事 Silk Road Comics丝路漫画Urban235k WordsCompleted This is a story about youth, and a story about growing up. It is filled with passionate brotherhood, the innocent love of childhood sweethearts, clashes of steel in the streets and alleys, and the struggles and choices people face in the tides of a changing era. Most importantly, it captures the warmth unique to that time: the unreserved sincerity between people, a purity that seems almost like a luxury today. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It felt like being there in person...

47. 397 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 30kReads7.3Score2.5kShelves

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    In her past life, she was poisoned to death by her older sister. Reborn in this life, her sister wants to beat her to it and live the good life she had in her past life by taking her mother's place in a marriage. The female protagonist chuckles to herself, thinking, "Some days aren't truly good just because they look good on the surface. I hope you won't regret it when you go to hell."

48. 398 松 Upper Reaches of the Songhua River 松花江上游 A Huan Loves Ge La Tiao爱吃格拉条的阿环Modern Romance91k WordsOngoing Winter 2025. The Songhua River froze over early. Ninety-nine-year-old Granny Jiang sat on an abandoned wooden raft, refusing to go ashore. The pipe in her arms could tap out Morse code: three long, two short, meaning “I’m back.” She had been tapping it for seventy years, waiting for someone who would never return. Beneath the ice, the river still flowed. On its surface, she saw the ghosts of a century ago coming toward her in a line: her father glancing back just before the Japanese captured h 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of historical fiction. A sister piece to "On the Right Bank of the Ergun River." The ice and snow of the Songhua River can seal away a winter, but they cannot seal away the memories that have flowed for centuries. Ninety-nine-year-old Granny Jiang is the last guardian of this river. With a pipe that can produce Morse code, she converses with the spirits of the departed on the frozen river. Father, Water Rat, Liaison Officer Jin Sheng… those ordinary people submerged by the torrent of time, their joys and sorrows, their sacrifices, are silently etched by an illiterate woman with three thousand pieces of birch bark. This is not a fictional legend, but a folk epic sunk to the bottom of the river and then lifted up by the ice and snow. When the river remembers everything, forgetting becomes the greatest betrayal.

49. 399 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score435Shelves

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    Fans of multi-female-lead historical fiction shouldn't miss this one! The book covers a wide range of themes including domestic intrigue, bandits, the War of Resistance against Japan, famine relief, the Korean War, and the experiences of educated youth sent to the countryside. You're guaranteed to be hooked!

50. 400 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score111Shelves

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    A completed, female-centric, action-packed novel set in the 1990s with no romantic pairing!

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