Rated 9.9: A Period Novel I've Read Five Times, and It Feels Different Every Time 9.9高分年代文，连刷5遍，每一遍都有不同感受

1. 451 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this novel. It's not only about making money, but it's also hilarious, and it touches on brotherhood, parental love, and first love...

2. 452 那 The Starved Cast-Off Wife Is Back for Revenge 那个被饿死的弃妇杀回来了 Deep Blue Butterfly深蓝蝴蝶Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted Transmigration, rebirth, farming, building an information network, establishing a power base, household intrigue, palace intrigue, rising to the pinnacle of power Shen Zhao, a modern-day female assassin, transmigrated to ancient times and into the body of Yuan Yihe, a discarded wife who had suffered abuse for years. Her family had always ignored her, left her hungry, and married her off in place of her elder sister to a spoiled young master. On her wedding day, the groom ran away. She asked to 1.4kReads9.1Score186Shelves
3. 453 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score170Shelves
4. 454 七 The 1970s: Skipping Every Heartbreak, I Cheat My Way to the Top 七零：跳过所有虐点，我一路开挂 Lucky Little Ladle福气小汤勺Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted One second, Tang Liqing was fighting zombies in a brutal battle. The next, someone smacked her hard across the face. She was not the sort to let a grudge go unanswered, so she hit back on the spot. When she came to, she received the original host's memories and learned that the woman before her was her adoptive younger aunt, who planned to marry her off to a bachelor in the village named Da Niu. She also planned to take all of Tang Liqing's property. Enough was enough. She would not only fight b 879Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic novel, taking over the original owner's life which was on the verge of tragedy. I'll swallow her money and spit it out. I'll repay double for what I did to her. I won't tolerate being mistreated, resentful, or engage in internal strife. [Shy]

5. 455 六 Sixties Hong Kong: Bound to a System, I Take Down the City’s Wealthy Families 六零港城绑定系统杀穿港城豪门 111 Xiao Jiang111小江Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Harbor City revenge + rebirth System + unhinged heroine + one woman against four evenly matched men + putting scoundrels in their place with face-slapping + everyone is smart + feel-good crime queen story] Consumed by hatred, Yu Man slashes her wrists and uses her blood to activate the Blood Debt Reckoning System. She is reborn one hour before the Yu family is massacred and her mother is tortured to death. In her previous life, the four great families of Harbor City forced her into the world of 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very good period drama

6. 456 被 Sold to Harbor City: The Little Girl Takes on the Mob Boss 被卖港城：小萝莉逆袭黑老大 Mo Xun墨鲟Modern Romance431k WordsOngoing [1960s Hong Kong + Apocalypse Rebirth + Spatial Powers + Strong Female Lead + Multiple Male Leads Dote on Her + Face-Slapping and Scumbag-Bashing + Revenge and Business Warfare] Shu Yao, a top psychic powerhouse from the apocalypse, suddenly transmigrates into 1960s Hong Kong, becoming a sixteen-year-old girl sold off by her gambling-addict father. Beneath her sweet, delicate exterior lies a ruthless soul that acts decisively. From the start, trapped on a remote island by human traffickers, she 102Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 457 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: I Become a Military Wife with Superpowers 穿越八零：我带异能当军花 Mo Xun墨鲟Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [1980s + Reborn in the Apocalypse + Daughter of a Military Family + True and Fake Heiress + Power Fantasy + Harem of Male Leads Who Dote on Her + Sweet Romance, No Angst + Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Pei Qingyao, a top commander of an apocalypse base, transmigrates in an instant with dual psychic and plant abilities, becoming the true heiress raised in luxury by a military family in 1980. From the start, she tears apart the vicious fake heiress. With her apocalyptic combat 94Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 458 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A genuine and heartfelt piece written during a specific period; even good books need advertising, and we eagerly await the discerning eye of discerning readers.

9. 459 八 The Miaojiang Gu Witch of the Eighties: Slay Evil Gu and Marry a War Hero 八零苗疆蛊女：斩邪蛊娶兵王 111 Xiao Jiang111小江Modern Romance515k WordsOngoing [1980s + Saintess of the Miao Frontier + Gu Sorcery and Metaphysics + Sweet Military Marriage + Sharp-Tongued Soldier King + Face-Slapping the Scum + Metaphysical Power Fantasy] Shu Lixue, the Saintess of the Miao frontier, transmigrates into the 1980s and finds herself a pitiful orphan in a border village, abused by her stepmother’s family and subjected to the cold shoulder by her scumbag husband. From the start, they try to force her into a divorce. Instead, she awakens her life-bound gu, puts 15Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: The Real Heiress Dotes on the Champion at the Military Compound 穿书七零：真千金宠冠军区大院 111 Xiao Jiang111小江Modern Romance983k WordsOngoing [1970s Setting + Transmigrates Into a Book and Turns Her Life Around + Real and Fake Heiress + Sweet-Talking Beauty + Marriage First, Love Later + Powerful Beijing Family + Devoted Husband + Face-Slapping the Villains + Magical Spring in Her Space + God-Tier Medical Skills] Gu Nanxin, a top doctor from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates into a melodramatic period novel as the Gu family's real daughter. She was switched at birth on purpose and mistreated for eighteen years in the countrys 33Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Novel, I Dump the Scumbag and Get Doted on by Two Powerful Men 穿书七零踹掉渣男被俩个大佬娇宠 Thunderclap 1霹雳1Modern Romance293k WordsOngoing [1970s + Transmigrate into a Book as Cannon Fodder + Pocket Dimension and Medical Skills + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Beloved by Two Powerful Men + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scumbags + Rise to Success in Hong Kong] Jiang Wanning, a top pharmaceutical researcher in the apocalypse, stayed up all night finishing a melodramatic novel, then unexpectedly transmigrated into a book as the doomed supporting female character. In the story, she spent eight years pining humbly for the scumbag G 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 八 The 1980s Wife Divorces, Turns Her Life Around with Her Pocket Space, and Becomes Rich and Cherished 八零媳妇离婚空间逆袭暴富被娇宠 Thunderclap 1霹雳1Modern Romance356k WordsOngoing [1980s + Transmigrate into a Book and Turn Her Life Around + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Build a Fortune Through Food + Beloved by Two Powerful Men + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scumbags + Devoted, Rugged Man + Feel-Good Rags-to-Riches] Le Yan, a powerhouse in the food service industry in the 21st century, died from overwork and suddenly transmigrated into a rural village in Sichuan and Chongqing in 1980. She became a miserable wife abused by her gambling-addicted husband, tormented by 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 七 A Miao Healer Joins the Army in the 1970s: The Regiment Commander Dotes on His Young Wife 七零苗医随军：团长娇宠小媳妇 Thunderclap 1霹雳1Modern Romance835k WordsCompleted [1970s + Army Wife + Miaojiang Poison Medicine + Pocket Space Golden Finger + Iron-Blooded Tough Guy + Sweet Romance and Healing + Satisfying Comeuppance] Miao Xiuxiu, a top poison doctor in the post-apocalyptic world, wakes up in a Miao village in Guizhou in 1975. She's become a poor orphan whose uncle's family is scheming to marry her off to a lazy man in exchange for a bride price. She stands up to her awful relatives on the spot and uses her poison-medicine skills to escape. The silver brace 616Reads5.2Score103Shelves
14. 464 穿 After Transmigrating into a 1970s Army Wife, I Use Science to Strengthen the Nation 穿成七零军嫂后我靠科研强国 111 Xiao Jiang111小江Modern Romance424k WordsOngoing [1970s + Transmigrate as a Military Wife + Pocket Dimension Golden Finger + Strengthen the Nation Through Science + Sweet Military Marriage + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scumbags + Foraging at the Shore and Farming + Patriotic Wish Fulfillment] Wen Nuan, a top scientific genius from 2045, was killed in a plot by enemy agents from the Sakura Nation. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to 1970 as a pitiful military wife, tormented to death by her awful in-laws while her husband had bee 5Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 七 The Seventies: The Rugged Man Spoils the Frail, Genius Physician Widow 七零糙汉把娇弱神医小寡妇宠上天 Thunderclap 1霹雳1Modern Romance283k WordsOngoing [1970s + apocalypse-era genius doctor + spatial spring + widow raising children + rugged, loyal hero + face-slapping and putting scum in their place + farming and making money + strong heroine's comeback] Mu Xiaoxi, a top doctor in the apocalypse, dies under a zombie siege and suddenly transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a miserable young widow tormented by her husband's family and abandoned by her own. She wakes to a desperate situation: no food or medicine in the depths of winter, and her twi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    I was blown away by it, I have to recommend it! It's the first book set in the 1970s, and it has so many hilarious scenes, hahaha... It made me laugh so hard!

17. 467 9 90: Reborn, I Let My Husband Go and Pursued My Career, Then Married an Army Doctor 90：重生让出老公搞事业嫁军医 Dai Mengduole代蒙多乐Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Rebirth] [Period Setting] [Child of a High-Ranking Cadre] [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Military Marriage] [Everyday Family Life] [No Space-Based Golden Finger] After ten years of living apart, Bai Yulan was still divorced, and her child was taken away by her ex-husband, who had gone into business and made a fortune. At last, her son graduated with a PhD and found a good job, only to call her over to look after his child. She worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes, Bai Yul 979Reads6.5Score109Shelves

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    Written in the 1990s, focusing on career without competing with females, with meticulous attention to detail.

18. 468 隐 After I Went into Seclusion, the Cold, Celibate Movie Emperor Began Plotting to Win Me Over 隐居后，禁欲影帝对我蓄谋已久 I'm a Pig, a Pig, a Pig, a Pig!是猪猪猪猪啊Modern Romance595k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, 1v1 + pastoral farming + intense romantic push and pull + slow-burn, tender sweetness] Gentle, celibate movie star × cool, alluring romance novelist Shi An has had enough of writing about love and hate in the city, so she retreats to a small town in Nancheng to start enjoying her retirement early. Feeding cats, walking dogs, writing novels: life flows by peacefully, until an impossibly handsome man moves in next door. She takes a closer look. Isn’t that Gu Yubai, the nationally 4.2kReads7.1Score630Shelves

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    A gentle, continuous flow of life, a pastoral existence

19. 469 重 Reborn: All I Want Is My Wife and Daughter 重生：我只要妻女 Dragon Perches, Swallows Whisper龙栖燕语Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Feng was a complete and utter fool. At his mother's insistence that “a nephew is the true heir of the Lin family,” he treated his wife and daughter like burdens and poured all his hard-earned money into the bottomless pit that was his widowed sister-in-law's household. It wasn't until that bitter winter, when his wife and daughter starved to death at home, that he finally breathed his last in regret. As he lay dying, he roared like a madman: “If I could live again, all 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Helplessness of Life Beneath the Surface of the Post-80s Generation

20. 470 重 Reborn: A Sixty-Year-Old Grandma Sets Her Ungrateful Son Straight 重生后，六旬老太整治不孝子 Dragon Perches, Swallows Whisper龙栖燕语Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted Chen Guifen is 93, bedridden after a stroke. Her two most beloved children, her second and fifth, scald her from her throat to her esophagus with a bowl of boiling-hot porridge. Her children pass the buck over her medical bills, and she eventually dies in agony, starving to death after her wounds become infected and she can no longer eat. After death, her spirit drifts about, and only then does she see the truth: the eldest she drove away and the fourth she drained dry are the only ones who trul 556Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 471 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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    Eight times. Su Wan's body was possessed by a transmigrated woman for three years. During these three years, the transmigrated woman's antics were outrageous. First, she plotted "my father marrying into the family and I becoming rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman, and then forcibly taking the rich woman's son, the future richest man, into her possession. Her eldest sister married the transmigrated man's older brother in his place, and her married life was miserable! She married her second sister to the future beverage tycoon, and her fourth sister was to be betrothed to the future scrap king—a paper tycoon. She also had her fifth brother learn from the transmigrated man so they could all get rich together. Her sisters all became pawns in her marriage alliances, tools for her future wealth. Not only that, she also raised a pond full of big fish... The two biggest of them being the transmigrated male protagonist, Yu Xiangdong, who started from scratch and was destined to become incredibly wealthy. The other was her husband, Huo Chenxiao, whom she had recently married. Although a supporting character, he would inherit billions in assets. The book only described him in one sentence: angering him would only lead to certain death.

22. 472 7 The 1970s: You Have Space, So Why Not Hunt and Trade? 70年代：有空间你不打猎倒卖？ Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Travel between two worlds ➕ resell supplies ➕ raise hunting dogs ➕ hunt ➕ raise wild animals ➕ fish for rare giant fish ➕ build a wellness resort ➕ bring technical documents for missiles, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets, along with high-yield hybrid seeds, to the 1970s and 1980s] He transmigrates to 1977, an era when guns and hunting are unrestricted and wild animals are unprotected. Yang Guangshu, fifteen Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, Xiasi dogs, and East Sichuan hunting dogs, pl 24.5kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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    The second book features a protagonist who was exploited by his adoptive parents, younger siblings, and others in his previous life. Reborn, he separates from his family, severs ties with relatives, and awakens a daily intelligence-gathering ability, allowing him to acquire wealth and live a life of luxury with his wife and daughters.

23. 473 重 Reborn in 1984: I Cut Ties, Split the Family, and Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 重生84：断亲分家觉醒每日情报 Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban95k WordsOngoing [Also known as: Reborn in 1984: I Have a Money-Picking System] In his previous life, Yang Zaijun's wife and daughter disappeared. His adoptive parents, younger brother, younger sisters, and the whole lot of them were leeches, treating him like an ATM and draining him dry. He raised the younger ones and supported the older ones, too. Reborn, he cuts ties with them, splits up the family, and sends them on their way. Yang Zaijun awakens a Daily Intel System and starts building his fortune. Daily In 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 474 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, Watch Me Take Down the Wicked Female Lead 穿书后，看我如何干翻恶毒女主 Yu Mizhou于米粥Modern Romance701k WordsOngoing The rating just came out; it’ll go up later. [Everyday family life, a laid-back heroine who sometimes has a soft heart and learns from her mistakes. There’s a System, a pocket dimension, and a job. She doesn’t go to the countryside.] Su Jiahui fell asleep and transmigrated. She never expected that, as an only child, she would end up in a large family with many children, and be the least favored one of all. After awakening her System, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. And of 1.6kReads6.0Score101Shelves

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    The new book is quite good.

25. 475 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 631Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I haven't seen any ratings for this book, but I've read it five times. The writing is witty and insightful, with a unique perspective. Behind the seventh door, there's no treasure, only my mother's girlish heart hidden for twenty years, and a mess of chickens from three men.

26. 476 九 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Urban248k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One long and three short ones; the long one is 170,000 words, and the short one is 8,000 words.

27. 477 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 10Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 你 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Author Daiwa作者呆娃7k WordsCompleted Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 11Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 2 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Man with Just One Game 2034年，我成为了世界首富，只用一款游戏做到的 Author Daiwa作者呆娃9k WordsCompleted In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Person with Just One Game 6Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 重 The Reborn Tycoon's Rise 重生之首富行 Young Master of the Yu Family于家少主Urban540k WordsCompleted Back to the turbulent 1980s! Opportunities abound, and so do wolves. In his previous life, he was honest and diligent, crushed by big business and cheated by unscrupulous merchants. He spent his life struggling to get by, only to end up with nothing and meet a miserable end. Now reborn, he brings forty years of business foresight and knows every trend before it takes off. He tears up his mediocre old life and starts over! He starts out selling goods at a vegetable market, taking advantage of his 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Excellent period drama; Luo's logic is clear and the historical setting is vivid and accurate.

31. 481 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.9kReads8.9Score163Shelves

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    I watched it five times, and each time I had a different feeling.

32. 482 八 Liu Xiaocui, the Village Girl of the 1980s 八零村妹刘小翠 The Little Scallion Who Loves Garlic爱吃蒜的小毛葱Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted She has barely gotten over a scumbag who deceived her in love when her own father sells her to an old widower. What should she do? Beat the scumbag senseless. And I'm done being your daughter. She heads to the city, but gets harassed by hooligans along the way and almost loses her life. As long as I'm still alive, Liu Xiaocui, you'd all better watch out. Once she reaches the city, local bullies try to crush her business as soon as she starts out. You've got powerful connections, do you? I 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've recently become obsessed with novels written in the 1980s, and this one is truly excellent. The plot doesn't drag, the female lead isn't pretentious, and the author's writing is exceptionally good. [Thumbs up]

33. 483 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.3kReads8.4Score454Shelves

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    Career-wise, I recommend military doctor.

34. 484 吾 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.3kReads8.0Score131Shelves

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    The ordinary life of a gifted girl, returning to her hometown for a temporary post.

35. 485 妖 Schemes of Enchanting Beauty 妖色谋 Leaning on the Railing at Ease惬意凭栏Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing Beautiful and bewitching, dazzling and deadly. She wears beauty as armor and uses cunning as a blade, hunting hearts with precision. At first sight, she picks out the most powerful piece on her path to revenge. A breathtaking dance ensnares a heart from afar. They test each other, while undercurrents surge beneath the surface. Reborn, she will master the art of ruling the world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 泡 Paulownia Tree, Part One 泡桐树一 Leaning on the Railing at Ease惬意凭栏Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted A new story is here. He is a gifted young scholar in the early Republican era, and the eldest legitimate grandson of the Xu family. All it takes is one glance back for him to fall irrevocably in love with a tenant farmer’s daughter! For her, he gives up high office and great wealth, journeying to a place where purple flowers bloom and leading her toward a brighter future! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 165.6kReads9.6Score23.2kShelves

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    A wonderful story that I've read five times. The author uses precise strokes to vividly portray the deep affection and perseverance found in ordinary, everyday life.

38. 488 余 The Rest of Our Lives, Together 余生，搭伙 Leaning on the Railing at Ease惬意凭栏Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yiwen graduated with a junior college degree in law, but she was also a timid, naive young woman. She had worked at a law firm for nearly three years, yet still wasn't qualified to practice. When it came to marriage, she admired the dashing bearing of soldiers and was determined to marry one. By a twist of fate, Yiwen met Wang Ping, a doctor from northern Shaanxi who worked in the emergency department of a military hospital. It was love at first sight. They quickly fell for each other and decide 69Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 489 泡 When the Paulownia Blossoms Bloom, Volume Two 泡桐花开二 Leaning on the Railing at Ease惬意凭栏Urban631k WordsCompleted After a string of blows, including a setback in his official career and the death of his mother just after his wedding, Xu Rongbin pulls himself together, bids farewell to his new wife, and heads to Shanghai. After enduring countless hardships, he becomes the renowned Master Bin of Shanghai. Yet he never forgets his original purpose and sets out to save his country and its people! Li Changwen, now the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family, refuses to lose herself in her new status or pointless 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.7kReads6.3Score304Shelves

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    I think my own book is pretty good, so I'll try recommending it. 😃😃 😘😘😃😃

41. 491 东 Northeast Spirit Medium: Ergouzi Invokes the Gods 东北出马：二狗子请神 The Dancer in Red红衣舞者Mystery260k WordsOngoing Worldbuilding: The Northeastern spirit-medium tradition. All things possess spirits, divided among the Five Great Immortal Clans: the Fox, Weasel, Hedgehog, Snake, and Rat. This is a Northeastern mountain village where ghosts and spirits roam, yet everyday life is full of warmth: from sinister tomb demons to the petty squabbles of village life. Protagonist profile: Yang Tiedan, nicknamed Yang Ergou. The local tough guy in Kaoshan Village at the foot of Changbai Mountain, he’s a reckless hothead 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good and worth recommending.

42. 492 海 The Begonias Bloom for You Again 海棠今又为君开 Yi Shuang宜霜Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + National and Family Feuds] In her previous life, Xiuyi trusted a scumbag and agreed to marry him, only to be pushed into a pond by a scheming white lotus and drown! Reborn, she opened a clinic, saved her father and brothers, kicked the scumbag to the curb, and schemed to have the white lotus die a gruesome death in prison. The cold-faced marquis, whose power held sway over the realm, drew her into his arms: “Don't worry! With me here, everything will be your 41.1kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    She is gentle and kind, and he dotes on her rotten. The characters are vivid and three-dimensional, full of hope, making it a rare and excellent story.

43. 493 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.8kReads8.8Score611Shelves

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    A novel with a low rating but very enjoyable to read.

44. 494 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 528Reads—Score—Shelves

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