Looking for Cozy, Everyday Life Stories Set in a Bygone Era, Without Too Many Awful Characters, to Unwind with After Work. 求温馨日常年代文，不要太多极品，工作之余放松。

1. 1 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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   Sweet and romantic novel set in the historical period

2. 2 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.2kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
3. 3 前 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚，被禁欲军官亲哭了 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 55.4kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves
4. 4 玄 The Adorable Little Mystic: After Being Abducted, I Use Fortune-Telling to Find My Dad 玄门小萌娃，被拐后我靠算卦找爸 Just Call Me A Lian叫我阿莲吧Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Su Ruanruan had never seen her parents. She was raised by a farming family in the countryside, eating leftovers, sleeping in a woodshed, and enduring endless bullying. Thankfully, the resilient Ruanruan survived and unexpectedly learned an old Taoist master’s art of divination through the Eight Trigrams. At an age when she should have been playing in the mud, the adorable little girl could already tell fortunes, and she even figured out that her father was serving in the military. One night, lit 14.9kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves
5. 5 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
6. 6 胡 Nonsense! Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Strengthen the Nation Through Science? 胡说！资本家大小姐怎么不能科研强国 Lucky Calico Cat狸花招财宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama I, the Goddess of Scientific Research, Repair Tractors in the 1950s Qu Lingyi transmigrates into the 1950s and becomes the foil to the heroine of a period novel: an unlucky heiress from a capitalist family in Gusu. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s landed in a nightmare from the start. Her scumbag live-in son-in-law of a father plans to flee to Hong Kong with his illegitimate children, leaving her behind to take the fall. Her childhood sweetheart swears he’ll 15.1kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves
7. 7 前 My Ex-Husband Got Sterilized for His Widowed Sister-in-Law. Now That I've Remarried a Commander, He's Panicking 前夫为寡嫂结扎，改嫁首长他急了 Yun Qiu妘秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Reborn: I Became the Sweetest Version of Myself, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + devoted couple + an upgradable space + punishing scumbags + beloved by the whole family] Song Wanqiu, a police officer who had just returned to active duty, transmigrates into a book after dying alongside a drug trafficker during an arrest operation. The good news: she's alive. The bad news: she's a hopeless romantic. After taking in the story, Song Wanqiu decisively takes back her 7kReads8.0Score786Shelves
8. 8 八 The 1980s: A Marriage Swap, a Cool Beauty with a Space 八零换亲：清冷美人有空间 Half a Pickled Fish半只酸菜鱼Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse transmigration] + [spirit spring space] + [fictional setting] + [period military marriage] + [swapped marriage] The heroine is a powerhouse. Her reborn younger sister gives up a top-tier military officer from a prestigious family and chooses to marry her completely penniless educated-youth husband? Shen Nianzhao, who has transmigrated into a book, thinks that's just perfect. She has a secret, after all, and it would be bad if the sharp-minded educated youth discovered it. That domine 1.9kReads7.5Score197Shelves
9. 9 穿 Reborn as a Sold-Off Soft Bun, Pampered by Her Officer Husband 穿成被卖软包子，军官老公宠爆了 Goodnight, Nan晚安南Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Era + countryside + getting rich + face-slapping + feel-good story + family life Afraid her stepmother would scheme to marry her off, Meng He decided to strike first and find herself a husband. He was tall, and a highly eligible man in uniform, too. Before Meng He could celebrate or clear up the misunderstanding, the man was sent back blind in both eyes. No more allowance? No more good life? And he was blind? There was no way he was staying blind! And there was no way they were staying poor! She 4kReads8.0Score567Shelves
10. 10 搬 I Cleared Out the Family Fortune, Then Joined the Army on a Deserted Island as a Capitalist Heiress 搬空家产，资本家千金去荒岛随军 The One and Only Drunk in the Breeze醉清风本尊Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [Period drama + military marriage + joining the army + face-slapping the scum] When Gu Xia wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a book set in 1966, becoming the daughter of the wealthy Gu family, who are about to be sent away for reform. In the original story, although she was beautiful, a twist of fate led her to marry an army officer. After the wedding, she complained that her husband's habits were bad and that he was no romantic, and resented his frequent postings to an island. 13.9kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves
11. 11 全 My Family Treats Me Like a Stepping Stone, So What's Wrong with Going Crazy? 全家把我当踏脚石，我疯点怎么了 Land Lamprey陆地盲鳗Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted Alternate-history period setting, pocket dimension, face-slapping her awful family, a troublemaker let loose Lin Qiao transmigrates with a pocket dimension to the 1960s. The moment she wakes up, she discovers her own father has sold her to the bastard in the village who just beat his wife to death. There's a vicious mother-in-law, a violent husband, a wicked sister-in-law, and a stepdaughter who refuses to warm up to her. Then there's her own family, all waiting to suck her dry. The police and t 4.7kReads8.7Score543Shelves

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    This is great, I listened to it all in one go.

12. 12 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 33.2kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves

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    The first book is very ordinary, without any truly extreme people or events. Because the male and female leads are of high status, they don't dare to be difficult. It mainly depicts the daily life of a family of three. The chubby boy is adorable; I really like him. The second book features a female lead who takes very good care of herself. It's a very well-written book.

13. 13 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.7kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
14. 14 知 The Most Hated Youth in the Educated Youth Compound Is Actually a National Treasure? 知青院的万人嫌，竟是国之重器？ Happy Dumpling快乐团子Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Possessive Love + Only One Another + Equally Matched + Rivalry Among Men + Stunning Beauty] Su Nuannuan transmigrates into a book, becoming the Ji family’s adopted daughter, with a face full of freckles and a scrawny figure. In the original story, the original Su Nuannuan secretly loves the young master of the Ji family. She drugs him and climbs into his bed, then throws a tantrum, threatens suicide, and finally marries Ji Xiao. But she spends three years alone in an empty room 30kReads8.5Score4.9kShelves
15. 15 军 A Sweet Southern Girl Arrives at the Military Compound 军区大院来了一个南方乖乖女 Yan He闫河Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 1970s setting + sweet, well-behaved girl from the south + rugged, paternal northern man + height and build difference + 11-year age gap + sweet romance Qiao Lanshu comes from a family of two state-sector employees in a provincial capital in the south. She is quiet and well-behaved, with a pretty face, and her family worries about sending her to the countryside. So her parents put a marriage certificate in her hands, send her off on a train, and dispatch her thousands of kilometers north to find 64.2kReads8.4Score5.5kShelves
16. 16 祸 A Calamity Beauty Transmigrates into the Comparison Group? The Villainous Officer Spoils Her Rotten 祸水穿成对照组？反派军官宠爆她 Bo Wutong泊梧桐Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only one + follows him to the army + sweet romance + top-tier husband material + the original leads are villains] Su Xiang’er opens her eyes to find herself pinned to the bed, completely spent! Only the next day does she realize she’s become the wife of a villainous military officer in a period novel, and a disposable foil to the original hero and heroine! The original villain doesn’t like the wife he got through drugging her. He gives her the cold shoulder every day 30.2kReads7.8Score5kShelves
17. 17 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 92.8kReads9.0Score11.4kShelves
18. 18 睁 I Opened My Eyes in a 1960s Military District and Was Kissed to Tears After Mistaking Someone for My Partner 睁眼六零军区，弄错对象被亲哭了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance1.5M 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 77.4kReads8.3Score7kShelves
19. 19 假 The Fake Heiress Is Still Putting on an Act, While I Focus on Science 假千金还在演，我一心搞科研 This Land Is So Enchanting江山如此多娇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 192kReads8.9Score42.9kShelves
20. 20 八 In the 1980s, She Enjoys Retirement and Gossips. What's Wrong with Being a Little Gloomy? 八零养老磕八卦，她丧点怎么了？ Snow, But Not Quite Pear Blossom是雪不似梨Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted (Down-in-the-dumps, gossip-loving heroine VS gentle, highly intelligent, cunning, fatherly hero) (Face-slapping feel-good story x gossip x mutual salvation) After perfectly completing the transmigrate-into-a-book missions as a vicious supporting character for ninety-nine lifetimes, Ming Lan had a spatial inventory packed with billions' worth of supplies. She had given up on love and only wanted to enjoy the gossip and retire. But she had transmigrated into a frail body like Lin Daiyu's. What was 6.3kReads8.5Score851Shelves
21. 21 女 After the Supporting Villainess Reclaims Her Fortune, Her Officer Husband Comes Looking for Her 女配夺回气运后：军官老公找上门 The South Wind Cradles the Starry River南风挽星河Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + Space-Powered Comeback + Protecting the Family + Love After Marriage] Ye Xiaoxiao wakes up inside the period novel she used to criticize, as a supporting female character with the same name, whose entire family is doomed to die. The moment she opens her eyes, she discovers that a strange soldier, Qin Feng, has taken her innocence. And she knows what’s coming: Within three days, the “kindhearted” reborn heroine will steal her ancestral good-luck bracelet. After that, her eldest 16.6kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
22. 22 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Doormat with a System Turns into a Powder Keg 重生七零有系统的受气包变炸药包 The South Wind Cradles the Starry River南风挽星河Modern Romance213k WordsOngoing [Pure Romance] [Pocket-Space System] [Face-Slapping] [Taking Down Scumbags] [Building a Fortune] Shen Zhaoning was reborn. When she opened her eyes, it was 1975, and her notice ordering her to go to the countryside lay on the table. Her stepmother wept pitifully. "Zhaoning, your younger brother is still little, and your younger sister is frail..." Shen Zhaoning smiled. In her previous life, she had been far too accommodating. She took her stepsister’s place and went to the countryside, where she 6Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.3kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves

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    The early part is more historical, but the timeline develops to the present day, and the later part has more slice-of-life elements and is more lighthearted. There are also some exciting moments throughout the story.

24. 24 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
25. 25 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
26. 26 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.3kReads6.8Score207Shelves
27. 27 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 20.9kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
28. 28 她 She Wants Him! 她要他！ Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted A pure, sweet romance, guaranteed to be sugary. Every reader who’s read it says it’s sweet. [Both leads are devoted to each other x Extra sweet x The heroine teases the hero every day x No golden finger x Family life x Building wealth x Rich in everyday details] Ten years after Lu Jinshu’s husband died, she returns to the time before they were married. If you went back to before your wedding, would you still choose to marry the man you’re with now? Lu Jinshu thinks she would. She and Jiang Yan g 12.7kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
29. 29 七 The 1970s: The Village Bully Brought the City-Educated Beauty Home in His Arms 七零：下乡知青被村霸糙汉抱回家 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband + Guaranteed Sweetness + Everyday Life + Both Leads Have No Previous Partners + Pocket Space + Everyone's Favorite] Couple: feisty, beautiful, rich young educated woman × cultured, burly village ruffian In 1973, a pretty young educated woman arrived at the Jinyang Production Brigade. She was fair and soft, delicate and gentle, and so petite she looked easy to bully. But the moment she entered the village, the tall, broad-shouldered village ruffian, who looked especially fierce, 24.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
30. 30 六 The 1960s: My Archrival and I Become a Married Couple and Have a Baby 六零：和死对头穿成夫妻还怀了崽 Ding Nanfeng定南风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted husband + alternate-era setting + sweet romance + domestic life + raising a child + only ever loving one person] Sweet little darling x loyal, fatherly puppy On the first day of university, Li Ran got into a fight with her archenemy over pork rice and took a tumble, landing in the year 1968. Then she discovered that her archenemy had transmigrated there too, and the two of them had become newlyweds. Worst of all, she was pregnant. She thought her hard days were about to begin, but who c 6.4kReads8.1Score638Shelves
31. 31 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
32. 32 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves
33. 33 年 The Era-Novel’s Most Difficult Daughter Marries a Chef 年代文极品闺女嫁厨子 May's Playful Cat五月溜溜猫Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Period drama + transmigrating into a book + cozy slice of life + food + career) One second, Song Tang is choking to death. The next, she becomes the daughter of a family of shameless troublemakers in a period novel. Song Tang has fair, flawless skin and a graceful figure. She is widely acknowledged as the most beautiful woman in town. According to the story, a top-tier villainess always has a pair of outrageously capable, troublemaking parents to back her up. Sure enough, at a matchmaking meeti 1.9kReads6.6Score188Shelves
34. 34 人 In the Seventies, My Goal Is to Be a Winner Like Dehua 人在七零，目标是当德华躺赢 When Hungry, Drink the North Wind饿了喝北风Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + raising kids + instant-kill shopping group + family life] Ye Yan transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about adorable children and military life. She's not the protagonist, nor is she a supporting character. She's just a country girl who dated the female lead's scumbag father when he went to the countryside, a bit-player mentioned only once in the entire book. When she heads to the provincial capital to stay with her older sister, she unexpectedly awak 29.4kReads8.1Score4kShelves
35. 35 胎 Born into the 1960s: The Lucky Girl Flees with Her Pocket Dimension 胎穿六零：福宝带着空间跑路 Little White Melon小小白瓜Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Alternate-era setting + spatial powers + transmigrate into a book + everyday family life] Overcome with grief, Shen Baozhu transmigrates into a book. She becomes the lucky child in an era novel. The lucky child is a fake, the reborn female lead is real, and there's also a woman who transmigrated from the apocalypse. Shen Baozhu doesn't want to get caught up in vicious fights or be humiliated. She gets to the space ahead of time and moves to the city with her mother, far away from the strife. S 1.9kReads6.5Score144Shelves
36. 36 嘘 Shh! The Commander’s Wife Can Tell Fortunes and Catch Ghosts 嘘！首长他媳妇算命抓鬼样样都会 Liang Yusheng梁羽笙Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + metaphysics + military marriage + family life + a touch of ensemble cast + devoted and sweet romance + satisfying revenge] On her wedding day, Ling Jiuyue was subjected to a malicious wedding-day prank: forced to kneel, groped, and held down while alcohol was poured down her throat... Her eldest sister, who had come to see her off, was sent to wash dishes, while her younger sister was nearly assaulted by a group of hooligans. How dare they bully the little ancestor of the mystic 29.1kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves

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    They're all pretty good and worth watching.

37. 37 误 After Accidentally Sleeping with the Commander’s Younger Uncle, the Evil Villainess Is Forced into Marriage 误睡首长小叔后，恶毒女配被强娶 Tata Zi沓沓紫Modern Romance737k WordsCompleted The ratings just came in, and this is a great read [Period drama + pocket dimension + devoted couple + feel-good power fantasy + instant attraction: a sharp-minded heroine who takes on the world X a commanding officer with an insatiable appetite] Lin Xi, a top student in agricultural science, transmigrates into a period novel as the female supporting character meant to contrast with the heroine. She arrives at a crucial point in the plot, after being drugged. Her fiancé is sleeping nearby, but L 13.2kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
38. 38 恶 The Bully Village Girl Speaks with Animals and Remarries the True Young Master of a Military Compound 恶霸村姑懂兽语，改嫁大院真少爷 Jiu Xiaomi酒小咪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (1980s + Animal Speech + Military Marriage + Swapped Marriages + Regretful Scumbag) A fierce village bully with beauty and a sweet voice versus a cool-headed officer who’s a catch and wants to steal the love of his life Yu Qing graduated from an animal hospital program in the 21st century. In a single day, she transmigrated to a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s and became the infamous bully of Big Bottom Ravine Village. Her original self was freakishly strong. She had fought bandits 13.8kReads8.3Score1kShelves
39. 39 七 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Your Golden Finger Is Mine 七零穿书，你的金手指归我了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + light supernatural elements + a heroine who grows into a powerhouse + System space + military marriage + the male lead barely features] Song Miao transmigrated into a period novel about people born with great fortune, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character who would eventually be tormented to death by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine of the book. To secure a spot to stay in the city, she pushed Song Miao into the water, ruining her reputation and forcing he 52.9kReads8.5Score5.9kShelves
40. 40 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M 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, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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    This is a heartwarming and peaceful slice-of-life novel set in a bygone era. The writing is excellent; truly exceptional works are rare.

41. 41 风 Pu Xiaoying in the Wind, Part One 风中的蒲小英【一】 Cai Zhongwen蔡忠纹Modern Romance2.4M 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. 12.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    This is absolutely a masterpiece of period romance. It's a collection of everyday, mundane stories, vividly portraying the lives of ordinary people in the city. The warm and delicate emotional expression, beautiful prose, and insightful metaphors make it a truly captivating read. You'll be wanting more after finishing it. I hope fellow readers will come and check it out!

42. 42 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
43. 43 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
44. 44 快 After Quick Transmigration, the Shy Rose Blooms in a Glorious Blaze 快穿后羞答答的玫瑰轰轰烈烈的开 Jin San'er瑾三儿Fantastical Romance846k WordsOngoing [Era-themed quick transmigration] [No fixed couple] Su Cha discovered that she had entered a novel set in a bygone era that she had read before. Given a second life, all she wanted was to enjoy herself and live in comfort. She thought she had been given another chance because she’d saved someone, but she had no idea this was a quick-transmigration internship that would determine her fate… Content warning: The story only features settings from bygone eras. There’s no fixed couple, but that doesn 172.7kReads9.1Score14.4kShelves

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    This is something that should be done gradually, like a slow and steady process.

45. 45 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
46. 46 海 A Mother-in-Law Joins Her Son's Island Posting with a Fertility System 海岛随军岳母有好孕系统 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted After her daughter gets married, Chen Huiying follows her to an island where her daughter is stationed with the military. There, she gets bound to a fertility System. But she’s single now, and has been for more than a decade. What good is a System like this to her? Childbearing System: “You’ll get 10,000 points and 10,000 yuan for each child, Host.” Chen Huiying: “That’s so tempting. Does this mean I have to get married again and have children?” Chen Huiying: “Fertility Pills, Multiple Birth Pil 2.1kReads7.6Score230Shelves
47. 47 重 Reborn in 1968: The Educated Youth Farms and Raises Pigs in a Cave Dwelling 重生六八：女知青窑洞种田养猪 Xiao Rou萧柔Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Having no pocket dimension is better than having one. After landing a secure government job and deciding to lie flat, she was reborn as Cui Xian, an eighteen-year-old educated young woman about to be sent to the countryside in 1968. She awakened a supernatural ability that could shrink objects. On the loess plains of northern Shaanxi, there was nothing but yellow earth and sandstorms, and a shortage of everything else. In the flowerpots by Cui Xian's window, she grew enough wheat to cover dozens 752Reads7.0Score107Shelves
48. 48 胎 Born into the 1960s: Not a Drop of Milk Comes Free 胎穿六零：没有一口奶是免费的 Dragon Fruit Growing Toward the Sun火龙果向阳而生Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the Great Famine of the Sixties: Lucky Girl Zhizhi Is Good at Drawing Up Grand Plans [Easygoing Period Piece] [System + Pocket Dimension] [Refined, Self-Serving and Beneficial to Others] [Family Life + Building a Fortune] [Mischievous + Protective + Lighthearted Comedy] [Taking Every Advantage + Lotus Root Traits + Leek Farming + Social Butterfly] [Scheming Little Cotton-Padded Jacket + Parents Who Push Themselves + Self-Reliant Retirement + Pushy Sister, Brother and Who 3.2kReads8.6Score306Shelves
49. 49 姐 The Sisters Join the Army and Mistake the Wrong Man for Their Husband: The Fierce-Looking Officer Falls for Them 姐妹随军认错夫：面凶军官沦陷了 Half-Moon Lemon月半柠Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Mistaken husband + following the army + sweet romance + snow-mochi heroine / “dirty bun” hero] Gu Zhaoning and the Gu family's adopted daughter, Su Jingwei, are both introduced to potential marriage partners. They meet two brothers from the Pei family. The elder Pei brother is destined to become a high-ranking officer, while the younger brother is destined to die heroically. So in this life, Su Jingwei secretly switches the men they were set up with and snatches the elder Pei brother before Gu 56.8kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves

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50. 50 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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