Rural Youth Sent to the Countryside and Returning to the City: Stories Set in That Era 上山下乡，知青返城城年代小说

1. 1 重 Reborn in 1970: The Village's Educated Youth Beauty Takes Them All in One Swoop 重生七零，知青村花一锅端 Mu Qi暮启Rural Life648k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rags to Riches + Multiple Women + Supermarket Space + Everything Made by Hand] When he wakes up, Wang Qiulin finds himself lying on a small wooden bed in the 1970s. Nearby, he hears his fiancée plotting to sleep with another man, then pin the whole thing on him afterward to extort money. Wang Qiulin knocks them both out. He takes the woman as interest, leaves the blame for the cheating couple to bear, and poses as the victim, using the chance to break off the engagement and rui 26.4kReads6.2Score3.4k14d adds

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   This is a period drama; those who like multiple female leads should definitely check it out!

2. 2 我 I'm a Laid-Back Slacker in the Seventies 我在七十年代当咸鱼 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Period setting + sent-down youth + storage space + family life + rural romance) This is a story about the forest region of Northeast China in the 1970s: the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, weddings and funerals, and families welcoming new babies... Chen Yan, a woman in her fifties, dies of an illness and unexpectedly transmigrates to China in 1970. Seventeen-year-old Chen Qingyan hits her head in an accident. When she wakes up, someone else is inside. A series of events unfold in the famil 15.9kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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   Going to the countryside... Everyday life...

3. 3 平 An Ordinary World, Where I Am Anything but Ordinary 平凡的世界之我不平凡 Dancing on an Egg鸡蛋上跳舞Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted They all look down on me, and I’m just not good enough! No one will help me reach for the clouds, but I wouldn’t get there anyway! The strong never blame their circumstances, but I’m weak! I don’t just complain about my circumstances, I complain about the strong, too! Gold always shines, but I’m just an old pal! No one can take advantage of me, because I’m useless! Everyone laughs at me, and I’m the funniest one of all! Rather than push myself, I might as well give myself a break...! 46.2kReads8.6Score4.5k14d adds
4. 4 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
5. 5 人 Strangers in Public, Addicted in Private! Spoiled with Kisses Every Night 人前不熟！人后上瘾！夜夜被宠亲 Inkblade Swordsman墨刀客Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Married first, fall in love later + powerful man lowers his head + slow-burn, sweet romance + both leads are each other's first] At 24, Song Xinya was 170 centimeters tall and weighed 90 kilograms. At 25, Song Xinya was 170 centimeters tall and weighed 50 kilograms. In a year, she lost 40 kilograms, transforming from a big girl everyone mocked into a goddess everyone envied. A slim waist, shapely hips, alluring long legs, fair skin, and beautiful features. After going to the wrong table at a bl 88.2kReads9.1Score8.4k14d adds

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   1. Highly recommended. Although it's not a historical novel, it's very enjoyable. (8 Stars is also acceptable.)

6. 6 六 The 1960s Little Soldier King: I Craft Divine Weapons by Hand and Take My Brother to the Barracks 六零小兵王：手搓神兵带弟闯军营 Nameless Shuang Wai Wai没名字的爽歪歪Modern Romance992k WordsCompleted Su Jianwei looks like a harmless, adorable five-year-old, barely a meter tall. In reality, she's a former top agent who can craft divine weapons by hand and send people to the next world with a single word. Her goal: do her best to act like a well-behaved kid and find her dad with her little brother. But her instincts keep getting in the way! At school, the teacher asks everyone to draw a little red flower. Out of habit, she draws a diagram of an explosive and labels the material ratios beside 346Reads5.1Score—14d adds
7. 7 六 In the 1960s, the Young Educated Youth Takes Back Her Body and Goes on a Rampage 六零，小知青夺回身体后缺大德了 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads + space + scheming + never takes abuse + both leads are wonderfully outrageous] When Jiang Sheng is eighteen, trouble strikes her family and she is forced to move to the countryside. Her family has prepared everything for her, so she isn’t worried. But despite all their precautions, she never expects an accident to rob her of control over her body and send her to a strange place. They call it the twenty-first century? She goes from confusion and panic to adapting, t 33kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds
8. 8 首 Commander! Your Little Wife Is a Human Weapon 首长！你家的小娇妻是人形武器 First Frost霜初Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + Both leads are each other’s first and only + Upgradable pocket dimension + Arsenal + Face-slapping + Beloved by everyone] While stocking up on supplies, Jiang Yunxi, a little zombie from the apocalypse, suddenly finds herself in a strange era. From the start, two human traffickers throw her into a river. A soldier rescues her and gives her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Hungry, Jiang Yunxi bites down on his lips before she even opens her eyes... Zhou Heng: That was close. I a 8.2kReads8.7Score84314d adds
9. 9 八 Pregnant in the 1980s, I Go to the Capital and My Cold Ex-Husband Kisses Me Unconscious 八零孕肚进京：被高冷前夫亲晕了 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A cannon-fodder ex-wife awakens to the truth vs. a cool, reserved professor; fictional 1980s setting; rekindled romance; village girl makes a comeback; cozy everyday life] Everyone says Jiang Mian is lucky. Born a village girl with only an elementary-school education, she nevertheless married Professor Lu, a learned, refined, handsome man. After they marry, Professor Lu is cleared of wrongdoing and allowed to return to the city. Jiang Mian plans to go to the capital with her husband. Before the 17.2kReads8.1Score73514d adds
10. 10 七 Colonel Lu, Your Wife Is Beating People Again in the 1970s 七零年代陆团长你媳妇又发疯打人 You Qianqian Ah柚浅浅啊Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Huanyan, heiress to a top 21st-century family, was sent to a psychiatric hospital by her scumbag father, a kept man. Over five years, she learned all the skills of her fellow patients. After being discharged, she killed her father and his entire family, then was reborn into the body of a young heiress from a capitalist family in 1970s Shanghai. She quickly gets married and follows her husband to his military posting. The moment Zhu Huanyan arrives at the military family compound, everyo 41kReads8.5Score4.5k14d adds
11. 11 共 Empathy: My Little Darling Is Both Sweet and Alluring 共感：我的小祖宗又娇又媚 Mr. Good Boy小乖先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + military marriage + shared senses + devoted romance] Huo Lie, the “Living Yama” of the Northwest Military District, is as cold and hard as iron. He has abstained from women for years and considers them nothing but trouble. That is, until the sweet and delicate educated youth Su Rao wanders into his territory. An accident binds the two together through a magnetic field called “Twin Souls.” Stay too far apart, and their hearts ache terribly. Get too close, and they share each othe 151Reads6.2Score—14d adds
12. 12 首 The Commander Is Fierce! The Army Wife Is Bold! The Whole Army Dotes on Her and Her Wolf King 首长猛！军嫂飒！带着狼王全军宠 Mo Yu 1023墨语1023Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Wan transmigrates into the body of a pampered young bride in the 1960s, abandoned by her vicious in-laws on the snowy plains of the northwest to die. Just as she gives in to despair, a hungry wolf cub crawls into her arms. Later, Su Wan appears before the man rumored to be cold and ruthless, the iron-fisted regiment commander Lu Zhengting, leading a wolf king and carrying her prey. The whole military district thinks the commander has married a delicate young lady who needs to be protected. Li 1.5kReads6.8Score16714d adds
13. 13 她 She’s Sweet and Flirtatious, and the Disabled War Hero Can’t Keep His Hands Off Her 她娇气撩人，残疾兵王夜夜难自持 A Preface Unrelated to Romance无关风月题序Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Period military marriage + transmigrate into a book + disabled tycoon + devoted 1v1 romance + Marriage Before Love] A spoiled, fussy, but secretly hilarious layabout heroine VS a gloomy, violent, but secretly pure-hearted and protective disabled officer Su Ci transmigrates into a disposable villainess in a period novel. The original owner despises her fiancé, Lu Si, for his paralyzed legs and violent temper. She cries and throws a fit to break off the engagement, only to meet a trag 11.8kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
14. 14 八 The 1980s: Spending My Allowance on Shopping, While the Officer Spoils Me Rotten 八零：拿着津贴买买买，军官宠爆 Little Niu Niu Payne小牛牛佩恩Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Su Man transmigrates into a period drama full of hardship. In the book, she’s the foil to the heroine. The heroine marries an educated youth who’s romantic and writes poetry. Though their life is hard, love makes even plain water feel like a feast. Su Man, on the other hand, marries for money: a regimental commander stationed at a base year-round, nicknamed the “Cold-Faced Yama” by the compound. She also has to become a stepmother to his two sons. In the original story, her husband is never home 285Reads5.7Score10014d adds
15. 15 天 The Sky Fell. I Blinked and Woke Up in Nanluoguxiang 天塌了，一闭一睁我穿到了南锣鼓 The Silent Dog and the Flying Pig沉默的狗会飞的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted (Lighthearted and cheerful) (Golden finger: Secret Realm Space) After working overtime all night, Li Kaixin dies suddenly on the job and unexpectedly transmigrates to Courtyard 93, across from Courtyard 95 in the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. Here, he has loving parents, younger siblings who adore one another, grandparents who love him more than life itself, simple-hearted villagers, and helpful neighbors, as well as... Follow Li Kaixin as he makes it through the lean years and builds a goo 19.8kReads6.8Score1.3k14d adds
16. 16 留 Left Behind in the Great Northern Wilderness 留守北大荒 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Zhang Hongqi was framed and nearly sentenced to prison for profiteering, but fortunately, a benefactor came to his aid. However, he was still disciplined and was about to be sent to a settlement for educated youth, then returned to the city. Zhang Hongqi faced two choices: return to the city with a disciplinary record, where people would look down on him and his family would suffer for it, or settle in the Great Northern Wilderness and give up his status as an educated youth for good. 86.7kReads8.5Score6.8k14d adds
17. 17 年 1973: Starting with Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 年代1973：从知青下乡开始 Wen Xin闻信Urban682k WordsOngoing [Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s + Lighthearted Humor + Everyday Family Life + Cunning Old Fox] On the day Lu Yuan is sent down to the countryside, he saves the village’s five-year-old little matriarch. From then on, even the village dogs salute him... ... ... (From the start, there’s no stealing houses or jobs, an abusive stepmother, or cheating followed by revenge. Read with caution if that’s what you’re looking for!) 3.6kReads7.6Score14514d adds
18. 18 血 Blood-Colored Romance: I, the Big Rascal, Zhong Yuemin! 血色浪漫：我，大顽主，钟跃民！ Kid from Beneath Niushan牛山下的娃儿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Sent-Down Youth] + [Beijing Neighborhood Toughs] He wakes up in a time of burning passion, having transmigrated into the body of Zhong Yuemin, a tough from one of Beijing’s military compounds. Characters from A Romantic Life come one after another: Zhou Xiaobai, born into a military family, young, beautiful, romantic, and a little haughty. Qin Ling, a sent-down youth who excels at singing and dancing but has fallen on hard times and been sent to the count 26.8kReads8.2Score2k14d adds
19. 19 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1980s: The Good-for-Nothing Big Brother’s Comeback 穿书八零：对照组废柴大哥的逆袭 Shi Yuexi石月晞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One punch landed, and Shi Huajun, a young man from the modern world, transmigrated into a book. He became the most pathetic side character in a period novel: an unemployed, good-for-nothing older brother who had returned to the city in the 1980s, a laughingstock whom everyone in the crowded courtyard looked down on. In the original story, he was beyond help, slumped in a tiny ten-square-meter room and doing nothing for more than a decade. His wife was used as someone else’s pawn, forced to tak 621Reads8.3Score10314d adds

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    The story of educated youth returning to the city is hilarious and entertaining.

20. 20 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds

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    These are all beautifully written books, I swear, I've already added them to my notes!! You have to read them! They're super sweet! Each one is unique!!!

21. 21 七 1970s Storage Space: The Sweet Young Intellectual Makes the Rugged Man’s Heart Race 七零空间：娇娇知青撩得糙汉心颤 Shen Jingbing沈晶冰Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Reborn + magic space + sweet romance + beautiful, wealthy young intellectual sent to the countryside + rugged country man + she pursues him] In her previous life, Song Ziyao was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people, letting herself be used completely. It wasn't until she married Tan Jinhe at forty that her life finally became vivid and bright. Reborn, she skips straight past all the wrong turns and heads to the countryside to find Tan Jinhe. Who would have guessed that Tan 16.8kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
22. 22 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8k14d adds
23. 23 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
24. 24 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    All three books are decent, with acceptable details; the authors seem to have done their research.

25. 25 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
26. 26 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
27. 27 隐 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 Manhe曼荷Urban5.0M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 805Reads6.2Score10414d adds

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    Although these three books aren't about educated youth returning to the city after being sent to the countryside, they are novels from the 1980s and 90s, and are highly readable. I've already finished one, and I'm currently reading the other two. I really enjoy this kind of realistic novel; it feels very authentic and is definitely worth reading. I sincerely recommend them to anyone who enjoys period dramas.

28. 28 媚 Aunt Mei 媚姨 Manhe曼荷Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Male Lead: Ding Yuan Female Lead: Liu Meiyi No one is reborn, and there is no System. This is an era of struggle belonging to the older generation! That year, Ding Yuan earned top marks in the imperial examinations, only to have his life stolen from him when his stepmother conspired with her family to switch his results. His father, unaware of the truth, set out on a rainy night to sell goods in the mountains and raise money for Ding Yuan to retake the exams. But the tractor overturned in a ravi 5.8kReads8.8Score47714d adds
29. 29 傻 Foolish Mother 傻娘 Manhe曼荷Urban3.1M WordsCompleted My father was dead, my mother had gone mad. The day I came home, I saw someone destroying it... 43.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
30. 30 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 161.7kReads9.0Score15.7k14d adds

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    The protagonist is from the countryside and has a system. He grows up slowly. He is an imperfect person, and he grows up gradually after his brain is developed. It's quite a good story.

31. 31 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Village Girl Bride Has a Bit of Sass 重生七零：村姑媳妇有点茶！ Gu Jinmo古堇末Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + twins + devoted couple + no golden finger] Su Dongnuan wakes up in a dilapidated cave dwelling on the Loess Plateau, lying beside a handsome, cold intellectual sent down to the countryside, who is now her husband. She looks at the pitch-black cave, the earthen kang bed, and the clay stove, and her vision goes black. What should she do? Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. But she has no golden finger, no pocket dimension, and her husband 19.7kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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    Thankfully, the title didn't put me off! It's a genuinely good historical fiction novel. The writing isn't overly exaggerated, there are no cheat codes or special abilities, and the male and female leads don't have any overly powerful auras. The other couples are also very engaging, and it's realistic and enjoyable to read. Those who like historical fiction should definitely check it out!

32. 32 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 5.8kReads8.0Score41014d adds

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    [Heart][Heart][Heart][Thumbs up] Time travel to become the top scorer in the college entrance exam, seize the opportunity to get rich! Beautiful wife, warm bed and children! Everyday life, tight plot, heartwarming story! Highly recommend this book 👍 You might think it's a novel, but it's actually a very interesting historical record. Its strength lies in its focus on ordinary people. Hundreds of typical characters are based on real people and real stories. People born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should take a look; perhaps they can find stories that reflect themselves or their era. The story is touching, the plot is well-arranged, and it should be called a good novel within a historical record, and a good historical story within a novel.

33. 33 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds

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    I've finished reading all of these books, and some of them I've even read two or three times. [Admiration]

34. 34 新 On My Wedding Night, I Took Trillions in Supplies Back to the 1970s to Snatch a Rugged Man 新婚夜，带千亿物资回七零抢糙汉 Murong Dabobao慕容大宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Song liked refined, scholarly educated youths, but by a twist of fate, she married the rough-and-ready Huo Jingchuan. On their wedding night, Ye Song clutched her aching waist and pointed at Huo Jingchuan, cursing him out: “Huo Jingchuan, you climbed into my bed, but you’re no man!” Reborn, Ye Song finally sees the rough man’s true feelings and realizes how good he is to her. On their wedding night, Ye Song watches the man secretly bedding down on the floor beside the ka 3.9kReads9.3Score49614d adds
35. 35 七 The 1970s: From the Start, I Give Birth, and My Rough-and-Ready Husband Dotes on Me 七零之开局生崽糙汉老公宠爆了 Playful Demon妖逗Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + period setting + military marriage + golden finger + raising children + daily life] Siyueyue: ??? I have to give birth from the start? And to twins? My husband died in service? I've been single for thirty years, and now I've transmigrated straight into a childbirth scene. The kids' father died in service, but I'm not worried. I'll raise the babies myself. I'll use all the world's delicious food to raise them into chubby little things. Even my in-laws, who eat with us, have 6.3kReads8.8Score50314d adds
36. 36 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.8kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
37. 37 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 55.4kReads8.9Score5k14d adds
38. 38 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s and Raise Kids on a Military Island 穿越六零，随军海岛养崽崽 Wan Xiyi万喜宜Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period Setting + Pocket Space] [Joining the Army on an Island + Raising Kids + Sweet Romance + Love After Marriage + No Toxic Characters + Everyday Life] Jiang Zhizhi is a modern-day food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s. Luckily, the little house she had just bought outright comes along with her, and the refrigerator inside even has a duplication function. But before she can process what’s happening, her older brother and sister-in-law bundle her up with he 2.9kReads8.5Score19714d adds
39. 39 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—14d adds

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    The first book tells the story of a man who was exploited by his adoptive parents, younger brother, and younger sister in his previous life. He is reborn, severs ties with his family, separates from his family, seeks revenge, awakens his daily intelligence, and picks up money every day.

40. 40 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 24.6kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
41. 41 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ Big Head Has a Fish大头有条鱼Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 62.6kReads7.0Score4.9k14d adds

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    A novel about Beijing youth sent to the countryside! Multiple female protagonists, set in Northeast China, male-oriented!

42. 42 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2k14d adds

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    This is a historical novel; it's not about educated youth going to the countryside, but about military marriages, university entrance exams, and scientific research.

43. 43 捐 I Donated Billions in Assets, Then Transmigrated to the Famine Era! 捐了亿万资产后，穿饥荒年代！ Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + blended family + both leads’ first relationship + raising kids + copy space + outspoken heroine + everyday life] [The short drama is now streaming. Search for “A Heart Like Fine Brocade.”] In her previous life, Qiao Yu had cancer and never married. She made a fortune using her special space to buy cosmetics overseas for clients. After dying young, she finds herself in the difficult 1960s. The bad news: her late husband left behind two children, and her current husband has adopted th 6.1kReads9.0Score47314d adds

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    Another book where the female protagonist enjoys herself from beginning to end.

44. 44 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 10.2kReads7.8Score80114d adds

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    A period drama set in the mountains, a life of making a living, hunting, fighting village bullies, and a different kind of fool.

45. 45 禁 Forbidden Zone Hunter 禁地猎人 Canvas Shoes with Rubber Soles Beneath Erqi Tower二七塔下胶底布鞋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing His parents favored his older brother, who took over Lin Mo’s assigned job after he graduated from high school. Lin Mo was forced to go to the countryside in Northeast China in his brother’s place. Hardship was everywhere. The lack of food and constant hunger tested not only their will to live, but also their humanity. Tales of ghosts and monsters were rampant in the village, and the villagers feared the nearby mountains, treating them as forbidden ground. The lame old principal of the village s 39.7kReads8.6Score1.8k14d adds

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    Making a living in the snowy forests, outsmarting wolves and bears.

46. 46 1 1968: From the Start, My Stunning Sister-in-Law Comes to Borrow Grain! 1968：开局绝美大姨子上门借粮！ Get Rich暴富Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In 1968, a stunning older sister-in-law came by to borrow grain. To his surprise, after lending her the grain, he received a gift from Mother Earth: a hunting pocket dimension! Each level of the hunting pocket dimension was home to all kinds of poultry, livestock, and ferocious beasts. Killing them also earned him exclusive gear from the pocket dimension, attribute points, and all kinds of household goods. From then on, Li Yunfeng used the hunting pocket dimension to enjoy a happy life in the 19 1.4kReads8.0Score16714d adds
47. 47 1 1976: Tricked into Marriage by a Capitalist Heiress 1976，被资本大小姐骗婚 Zero Fifteen零十五Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrates to the 1970s + drives a Liberation truck + farming + hunting + black market + killing wolves + the Great Northern Wilderness + educated youth + wild ginseng + cordyceps + building wealth + college entrance exams + getting into Peking University + buying a courtyard house + starting a business + love after marriage + raising a child + one heroine + no spatial storage + no System] In the autumn of 1976, Zhou Shengye, worked to the bone, woke up in the body of a fool 30.8kReads6.4Score2.6k14d adds
48. 48 来 Since I'm Here, I Might as Well Live It Up in the Sixties 来到来了，60年代也要浪一浪 Fallen Leaves in the South南方的落叶Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Song Yuwen transmigrated to 1959 and became Song Dabao, who had fallen into the water. He now had a big family, and every one of them was talented. Thanks to them, he avoided many detours in life. To make money, he started out fishing, then sold popsicles. After landing a job as a purchasing agent, he spent his days thinking about how to profit from black-market trading. By a stroke of luck, he even became a train security officer. And so Song Dabao began shuttling between the Northeast, Beijing 12.5kReads7.5Score88514d adds
49. 49 6 Growing Up in a Siheyuan in the 1960s 60年代四合院成长 Boldly Laughing at Heaven豪情笑天Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension, farming, hunting, travel between two worlds, black market, golden finger, purchasing agent, railway police... After transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang in Love in the Courtyard, during the resource-scarce 1960s, he can farm in his pocket dimension and travel back to the modern world. He never has to worry about food, clothes, or daily necessities. 10.6kReads7.4Score62114d adds
50. 50 四 Siheyuan: I Refused to Move In and Settled at No. 98 四合院：拒入大院，我在98号住 Mami Mami Hong Hong嘛咪嘛咪哄轰轰Male-Channel Fanfiction535k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1965, Lin Yang found himself being urged by Yi Zhonghai to move into the courtyard compound so they could “look out for one another.” “Lin Yang, your No. 98 courtyard is so desolate. Move in here. There are lots of people in our compound, so it’s lively.” Lin Yang sneered and went straight back to weld shut the gate of his No. 98 courtyard! Lively? They just wanted to take advantage of me because I have no heirs! While the courtyard busybodies were scheming over a few rat 1.6kReads5.2Score—14d adds

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