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Historical Fiction, No System or Golden Finger, Stories About Ordinary People 年代文,不要系统,不要金手指,讲述平凡人的故事

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  1. 1 Family Dinner? No Time, I’m Attending a National Conference 家宴?没空,我在参加国家级会议 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reborn + Period Setting + Academic Prodigy + Real and Fake Heiresses + Advancing the Nation Through Science] Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zhiyao looked at the face in the mirror, so similar to the wife of a military district commander, and smiled. In her previous life, she believed in “the bonds of blood.” After rejoining her birth family, she became a stepping stone for the fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, who drained her of everything she was worth before leaving her to die miserab 342.4kReads8.9Score59.5kShelves
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  2. 2 Halfway Through Mountains and Rivers, Halfway Through Dreams 半程山水半程梦 Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Gentle and charming educated youth heroine vs. steady, sturdy country boy] (Just released) (The main couple are each other’s only partners; the second male lead is not.) (This novel’s heroine abandons her husband and child and has a connection with her childhood sweetheart. She is not a good person, so readers with strong moral sensibilities should not read it. Please don’t criticize.) (This is not a purely sweet romance; it has some angst. If you only like sweet romances, please don’t read it. 1.6kReads6.2Score118Shelves
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  3. 3 Stuck with a Horrible Family: Who Will Pay for Her Misery? 遭遇极品家人,她的憋屈谁买单 Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted Born in the mid-1960s, Wu Chengying endured years of torment at the hands of her awful family. Her unhappy years began when she was still young. She lost her mother at twelve, making an already difficult life even harder to bear. Fortunately, her neighbor and friend Sun Jianmei was like a ray of moonlight by her side, helping her endure those bitter years and keeping her hopes for the future alive. This is a coming-of-age story about a girl pushing forward against the odds, and a childhood fille 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 4 Fireworks in Peach Blossom Haven 烟火桃源 Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted The five beauties of yesteryear are all 25 now. Amid the daily chaos of chores and making ends meet, their lives are still full of color... Their husbands cheat, their daughters rebel, their sons squander the family fortune, and their parents grow old. Everything looks like a mess, but so what? Isn’t life about keeping on living and making the most of every bit of chaos? Let it all get messy. That’s what gives life its down-to-earth warmth! Let it all get messy. Their little paradise will always 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 5 The Supporting Female Lead in the 1970s Courtyard Wakes Up 七零大杂院对照组女配觉醒了 Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted The main story is complete; extra chapters will drop from time to time. After awakening as the contrasting female lead in a 1970s shared courtyard, she only wants to live well and enjoy the gossip along the way!! "Ordinary life + family squabbles + gossip + a touch of ensemble cast + outrageous characters + not a face-slapping power fantasy" Chu Mian had fair skin and a beautiful face. When she didn't smile, she looked almost otherworldly; when she did, her smile could melt anyone's heart. Every 5.8kReads8.3Score558Shelves
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  6. 6 Transmigrated into a Big Courtyard, I Get a Burly Husband Who's Clingy as Can Be 穿越大杂院糙汉老公超黏人 Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 11.9kReads8.4Score812Shelves
  7. 7 In the 1970s, I Took Over My Mother-in-Law's Iron Rice Bowl 我在七十年代接了婆婆的铁饭碗 Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Huang Xiaohua, a 30-year-old woman in the 21st century who was constantly pressured by her family to get married, suddenly transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Zhang Xiaoqian. Her arrival immediately solves the problem that had been giving her parents so much grief. She marries into a residential compound, takes over her mother-in-law’s job, and begins a completely different life. There are no troublemakers here, just the simple happiness of everyday life. 13.7kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
  8. 8 Transmigrate into a Book: Daily Gossip in the Compound in the 1960s 穿书六零:大院吃瓜日常 Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + gossip-watching + a touch of ensemble cast) When Lin An’an wakes up, she has transmigrated into a historical novel as a disposable side character. According to the plot, her so-called best friend will rob her and kill her, then spend her money, sleep in her bed, and hit her child... Knowing how the story goes, Lin An’an decides to stay far away from both her so-called best friend and the seemingly perfect blind date. Who could have 3.9kReads8.4Score290Shelves
  9. 9 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Gossip Around the Compound 嫁给竹马后,我在大院吃瓜 Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted [1960s + Siheyuan Courtyard + Gossip-Watching + Everyday Life + Light Ensemble Cast + Cozy, Sweet Romance] On December 2, 1965, Yan Huan and Shen Mingcheng got married, turning their childhood friendship into a lifelong partnership. On December 3, 1965, Tian Huifen introduced Yan Huan to the ten households in the compound. From then on, Yan Huan became a little melon-loving badger in the gossip patch. Shen Mingcheng’s perspective: I’m going to love my childhood sweetheart for the rest of our li 15.5kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
  10. 10 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院,吃瓜好方便 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score481Shelves
  11. 11 I’m Waiting for You by the River 我在河边等你 Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted I’ll Wait for You by the River is a long-form novel about love and life by the author Yaolan, formerly known by the pen name Yatou. The story follows the growth of its protagonist, Xiao Lan. From a girl in the countryside of southern Anhui, she journeys through a rural childhood, leaves home to learn a trade and make her way in the world, experiences the stirrings of young love, and faces the everyday complications of marriage and the hardships of reality. Struggling against traditional constrai 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 12 Pu Xiaoying in the Wind, Part One 风中的蒲小英【一】 Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing ⚠️ For readers aged 20 and over. Contains real-world themes such as domestic violence and sexual exploitation. If the content makes you uncomfortable, please move on and refrain from leaving a low rating. Writing original work is not easy; every word comes from the heart. Thank you for your understanding and tolerance. ⚠️ A serious work of traditional literature: Dandelion in the Wind, Part One. Please read patiently! The best is yet to come! This is a challenging read, with a distinctive style. 11.4kReads9.0Score989Shelves
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  13. 13 To Stay Away from the Male and Female Leads, the Female Side Character Goes to College 为了远离男女主女配她考大学了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday family life + no awful characters + strong heroine + alternate history] Ten years after transmigrating, Dai Yuyan finally learns that she's the villainess in the story. Fine, she's the villainess. Fine, she's evil. Can't she just stay away from the hero and heroine? But her body and soul seem to be at odds. Before she meets the heroine, she keeps going against her own will and helping the hero with his work. After meeting the heroine, things get even worse. As soon as 6kReads7.8Score480Shelves
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  14. 14 In the 1970s, How Did Saving Someone End with Me Getting Married? 七零之救个人怎么就要结婚了? Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Summer, 1970. Su Maiya, home from school for summer vacation, leisurely rides her bicycle back to the village from the county seat. As she passes the village pond, she hears a sound and glances over. Huh? Does it look like someone’s flailing around in the pond? Did someone fall in? Should she save them or not? She hesitates for a long while. The person seems to be sinking... She quickly parks her bicycle, jumps into the pond with a splash, and swims over as fast as she can. When she gets close, 6.1kReads8.2Score692Shelves
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  15. 15 After Getting Drunk in the 1970s, I Flirted with My Brother's Comrade 七零醉酒后撩到了哥哥战友 Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted (Military marriage in the 1950s, born into the era, both leads are pure, love after marriage) In her previous life, Ji Qingcheng was an orphan. Just when she finally achieved her goal and could start enjoying life, a bolt of lightning sent her back to 1950. From the start, the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck, and she nearly died. When they first meet, she gets knocked to the ground. Her butt and back hurt! She starts cursing! That night, she gets drunk and wakes up in the middle of th 6.2kReads7.3Score695Shelves
  16. 16 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽,望父成龙 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 12.4kReads7.7Score1.3kShelves
  17. 17 Reborn in the 1990s: Raising Myself All Over Again 重生九零:把自己重养一遍 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Yue worked hard all her life, then suddenly found herself reborn in 1990. Not only is her family dirt poor, but she also has a hot-tempered father, a mother who favors her brother, an unlucky younger sister, and a baby brother who will one day drain the family dry. That year, her brother is born, and the enormous fine for having an extra child robs her of the chance to continue her education. Knowledge changes your destiny. Su Yue decides to live differently this time. She is going to raise h 17kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves
  18. 18 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人?不如成全自己 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. 125.2kReads9.5Score10.2kShelves
  19. 19 The 1970s: I Win Big with Space Powers 七零:带着空间异能躺赢了 Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period drama + supernatural abilities + transmigration + pocket dimension + shopping mall + both untouched + strong male and female leads] (Drink less water if you need to. There’s almost no filler. I can’t promise every chapter is thrilling, but it won’t be boring. If a couple of chapters drag now and then, just skip ahead.) A young woman inexplicably transmigrates to the 1970s. She possesses two supernatural abilities: mental powers and healing. She also has a magical pocket dimensi 43.3kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
  20. 20 Transmigrated as the Fussy Ex-Wife of a Pure-Hearted Scientist in the 1970s 穿成七零年代纯情院士的作精前妻 Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Era setting + transmigrate into a book + System + laid-back corporate drone + unattainable beauty + marriage before love + mutual healing + utterly sweet pampering] Su Shu, a 996 corporate drone, transmigrated into a book, only to be handed divorce papers from the future leading scientist from the start. The malicious System in her mind flashed wildly: [Divorce means instant death! No cuddles, lose your life!] Su Shu looked at the handsome “golden goose” before her, handsome enough to make her 311Reads—Score102Shelves
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  21. 21 Reborn: I Take My Entire Class of Underachievers to College 重生,我带学渣班全员上本科 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of the novel Reborn: I Took My Entire Class of Underachievers to College is now streaming on Hongguo Short Drama and Tomato. Please check it out! [An education novel with no System, no superpowers, and plenty of heart] Yang Mingyu, a master teacher of his generation, has spent his whole life regretting the total failure of his first class of “underachievers.” By chance, he returns to the world twenty years earlier. He faces once again the class that the entire school h 1.3kReads8.8Score138Shelves
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  22. 22 The Commander’s Beautiful College Student Wife Stuns the Whole Military Compound 首长的漂亮大学生媳妇惊艳家属院 Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing She opened her eyes in the 1960s and woke up in a man's bed. After a night of rough lovemaking, she kissed him until she fainted, and got pregnant with twins in a single night. Only then did she realize she had transmigrated into a book. She had become a beautiful, wicked childhood sweetheart with fair skin, a slender figure, and a pretty face. She had gone to the military district to marry the male lead, but accidentally picked the wrong man and climbed into the wrong bed, leaving her forced to 96kReads8.3Score9.7kShelves
  23. 23 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 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 34.1kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
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  24. 24 Happy Days After I Transmigrate to the 1970s 穿越七十年代幸福日常 Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Matters + Slice of Life + No Storage Space + Transmigration into a Book + No Relocation to the Countryside] Zhao Yunshu transmigrates into the body of a young woman who accidentally died in the 1970s. With the love and care of her parents and family, Zhao Yunshu gradually adjusts to her new identity. Only then does she realize that she hasn’t simply transmigrated: she has transmigrated into a book. But Zhao Yunshu has no interest in getting involved in the heroine’s s 7.9kReads8.3Score710Shelves
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  25. 25 What a Thrill! The Real Heiress Goes Wild with a Gossip System 刺激!真千金带吃瓜系统发大疯 Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + mind reading + gossip + unhinged, no-brain fun] Jiang Qiyu transmigrates into a showbiz novel as a washed-up starlet, and she's the foil to the fake heiress heroine. In the end, the heroine will sell her overseas to the black market, where she will die a horrible death after causing trouble again and again! Gossip System: [Host, all you need to do is quietly enjoy the gossip and rack up explosive points to rewrite your ending!] Jiang Qiyu sneers: “No way! Dead sooner or later, so I mi 25.4kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
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  26. 26 I’m Going Wild Without a Care, Let Me Enjoy My Idleness in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 嘎嘎发疯不内耗,老娘摆烂享太庙 Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 154.7kReads9.6Score18.4kShelves
  27. 27 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶?再见吧!离婚本请拿好 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 4.1kReads8.2Score323Shelves
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  28. 28 After Becoming the Mother of the Villainess in a Comparison Story 穿成对照组女配的亲妈后 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period military romance + transmigrate into a book + slow-burn + contrast character + raising a child + sweet romance + food + space spring) After waking up from a car accident, Lin Zhilan found herself in the novel The Fortunate Wife of the 1980s, as the mother of the contrast character, a supporting female lead. The original owner was stunningly beautiful and alluring, but unfortunately, she was a widow. Her outstanding looks and timid personality made men covet her and women curse her. “ 85.8kReads8.7Score12.4kShelves
  29. 29 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭,我真香了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 18.3kReads8.3Score2.6kShelves
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  30. 30 The Sun Family's Taciturn One Has Become Silver-Tongued 孙家的闷嘴葫芦伶牙俐齿了 Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good story about getting revenge on scumbags, and there is no golden finger. It portrays rural life with a touch of realism, focusing on family conflicts and the emotional deprivation of a generation, as well as their bitter struggle to change their lives. The honest Sun Hongyu has a long dream. In it, she gets married and becomes nothing but a tool for her husband's family to produce a son. After giving birth to a daughter, she keeps getting pregnant and miscarrying until her 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 31 Reborn in the 1980s with a Space: I’m Going All In for a Secure Job 重生八零有空间,卷个铁饭碗 Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted By middle age, Zhang Chunhua’s life has become miserable. Her children won’t listen to her, and her husband gives her the silent treatment. After a bout of high fever, she is reborn in the 1980s as a second-grader. She unexpectedly activates the Pixiu pendant her grandmother gave her, which contains a cultivation space. This time, she has to plan ahead: study hard, become a public-school teacher, and secure a stable job. The cultivation space is full of fragrant fruits and vegetables, so she can 2.9kReads8.1Score339Shelves
  32. 32 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 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 94.6kReads9.6Score10kShelves
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  33. 33 No Saints Among Humanity? I’ll Shatter Three Thousand Worlds with My Merit 人族无圣?我以功德震碎三千界 1.2M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, power fantasy, formidable heroine, top student] The moment Yu stepped onto the Immortal-Welcoming Terrace, the shockwave from two powerful figures fighting shattered her immortal body with a single sword strike. The Ancestor stuffed her into a rift in time and space: travel to different worlds, do good deeds, accumulate merit, and become a saint through merit. [First Life: Scientist] In 1973, a village girl in the mountains grows up to become a scientist. She keeps her ident 36.2kReads8.8Score4.9kShelves
  34. 34 The Older Sister Is the Real Heiress, the Younger Sister Is a Real Menace 姐姐真千金妹妹真丧彪 Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 41.9kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
  35. 35 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄:外室刚上位就要离婚 Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 27.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves
  36. 36 Back to the 1980s: Turning My Life Around Through Fishing and Hunting 重回80年代,靠渔猎跑山逆袭 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 22kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves
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  37. 37 You Won't Let the Little One Eat Her Fill? Flip the Table! Then Nobody Eats! 不让奶团吃饱饭?掀桌!都饿着! Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Child + Everyone's Darling + Mostly Locals, Light Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Funny + Not a Single Member of the Family Is a Soft Touch + Get Even on the Spot] Luo Panpan had never known hardship from the day she was born. Then, at five and a half, her father died. From then on, she never had enough to eat, and they even planned to send her away to be adopted? Not a chance! Her mother was a famous tigress for miles around: bold, resourceful, and good at making money 21.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
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  38. 38 The Moon Deep in the Cornfield 玉米地深处的月亮 Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted That summer, her new husband publicly insulted her, saying she “looked like an eggplant.” She grabbed her bundle and ran away in the middle of the night. Su Caiying sat on the edge of the kang until well past midnight. Instead of a wedding night, all she got was humiliation. By morning, the whole village knew that the new bride of the Liu family was “bad luck for her husband.” Her man had run off on their wedding night. When the family split up, she was given half a sack of dried sweet potatoes, 4.7kReads6.4Score281Shelves
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  39. 39 She Takes Life by Storm 风风火火的她 Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 104kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves
  40. 40 Joining Her Husband's Army on the Island: Mountain Delicacies and Seafood with Chicken and Duck 随军婆婆上岛:山珍海味配鸡鸭 Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation is now streaming on Hongguo. (No pocket dimension, no romance, army life on an island, everyday life, family matters, raising children, food, capitalist daughter-in-law) In her previous life, Chen Guilan looked down on her daughter-in-law for being a capitalist's daughter and on the hardship of life on the island. She refused to join the army and care for her pregnant daughter-in-law, choosing instead to stay nearby and look after her pregnant daughter. But her daughte 17.8kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
  41. 41 The 1960s: Following the Troops to the Plateau 六零年代,随军去高原 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Family life + food and farming + raising children + following the troops to the border) A quick heads-up: there are few truly awful characters in this story. It mainly focuses on warm, everyday family life. Lan Mei, a modern crafting blogger, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s. The original owner of her body has lost both parents, and to protect herself, she marries a rough-around-the-edges soldier, bringing along her intellectually disabled older brother. Later, for the sake of her chil 11.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
  42. 42 Commander, Your Wife Has Come Looking for You with the Kids 首长,你媳妇带着孩子找来了 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 39.1kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
  43. 43 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚,禁欲首长红了眼 Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 15kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
  44. 44 An Army Wife in the 1980s: Growing Vegetables on the Snowy Plateau 八零军嫂,雪域高原种菜忙 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A military-marriage and farming novel. The early chapters feature plenty of conflict and foreshadowing, and the story is set in the early 1980s. If you can’t accept the mainstream attitudes of that era and prefer feel-good wish-fulfillment stories, this may not be for you. Your support keeps me writing. I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Please keep your comments civil. I’m grateful to every reader who takes the time to read. Qian Duoduo, a post-00s college student, goes back in time afte 2.5kReads8.9Score178Shelves
  45. 45 A Retired Old Woman Is Reborn at the Age Her Grandmother Was Twenty 退休老太重生到外婆二十岁时 Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Er Mei, a retired old woman, was reborn by accident while on a cruise, waking up in the body of her maternal grandmother, Chen Xiaoying, at the age of twenty. At the time, Chen Xiaoying was working as a housekeeper for a family. Now living as Chen Xiaoying, Er Mei faced troubles both within and without. She had to find a way to survive in this era with her young daughter, while also resolving Chen Xiaoying’s marriage and changing the hardship her grandmother had suffered in her previous life. Wi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 46 Ermei Was Reborn at Twenty 二梅重生在二十岁 Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted Ermei is reborn at the age of twenty, just as reform and opening up begins. Private businesses are starting to emerge, and the financial industry soon follows. The main storyline follows Ermei's career, advancing rapidly alongside the development of the banking industry. The secondary storyline sees her ride the wave of reform to establish the Four Sisters brand and build her wealth. Following Ermei's career also gives readers a glimpse of a small-town girl's romance, the dating scene among men 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 47 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 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 11.3kReads8.9Score1kShelves
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  48. 48 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 73.7kReads8.8Score5kShelves
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  49. 49 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 43.7kReads9.6Score5.4kShelves
  50. 50 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子,纺织厂里当秘书 Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 46.9kReads8.6Score3kShelves
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