Period Novels, No Kids, No Romance! No Romance! No Romance! 年代文➕不要小孩子的➕无CP！无CP！无CP！

1. 1 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.7kReads9.0Score705Shelves

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   Very good, no loss in investment. You can try not to feel aggrieved, and not to feel overwhelmed from beginning to end.

2. 2 重 Reborn in 1980: Female Soldier Jiang Li Is an Absolute Badass 重生80，女兵姜离飒爆了 Xiao Zhuo筱灼Modern Romance364k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she became a miserable “brother-supporting demon” and died a tragic death. Reborn in 1983, Jiang Li takes on her horrible relatives, cuts off her hair, and joins the army! From a pitiful village girl, she transforms into a fearsome special forces heroine, leaving the men in the dust during weighted runs and hitting the bullseye with every shot at the border. The cold, celibate commander Huo Tingchuan treats her as the one exception. Years later, Jiang Li brings home her med 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The literary party of the era is ecstatic! The heroine who has no children and is a pure heroine is engaged in career, and the sisters who don't like to raise children are directly locked up✨ "Rebirth in 80s, the female soldier Jiang Liza exploded" In her previous life, she was treated as a supporting younger brother and was squeezed out and died miserably, and she returned to the 1980s. The heroine completely awakens, tears up her best vampire relatives, cuts off her rotten native family, cuts her hair and resolutely joins the army. From a humble rural girl, she counterattacked and became a special forces overlord. She carried heavy loads and crushed all male soldiers, and brought glory to the country on the border battlefield. The heroine is sober and cheerful throughout the whole process, focusing on growth and counterattack. There is no childcare, no trivial plot of raising a baby, she feels full of slaps in the face, and the military atmosphere is great! Book lovers who like clean and neat military literature of the era should never step into the trap with their eyes closed!

3. 3 孤 A Homeless Orphan's Diary 孤儿流浪记 Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate by Qing He清荷之鲤鱼跃龙门Modern Romance198k WordsOngoing (Orphan + growth through education + everyday family life + many benefactors + face-slapping comeback) This is someone else's story, but it offers insight into my own life. Happy people are all alike; unhappy people are each unhappy in their own way. From a talented young woman to a madwoman. From a happy family to a broken home. How many people have been ruined by gambling, drinking, and being blinded by love? People reap what they sow. It's not that there is no retribution; the time just hasn' 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 明 The Secrets Behind the Stars 明星背后的隐秘 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Urban1.7M WordsOngoing From the big-eyed actress who sacrifices her children for wealth and status, to the martial-arts superstar who uses metaphysics to prolong his life; from the steel-cannon director who turns to metaphysics to conceive a child, to the wealthy actress whom tycoons treat like a human Pixiu, bringing her into the entertainment industry to attract wealth. Few people know how many sordid, dark truths lie beneath the entertainment world’s glittering facade! As a feng shui agent who has spent twenty year 364.1kReads9.2Score64.1kShelves
5. 5 第 The Rain of Jingzhe in the Twenty-Sixth Year 第二十六年惊蛰雨 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Roguish heartthrob x cool beauty | Reunion after years apart | Slow-burn romance | Secret crush] As a student, Qi Shangzhi was arrogant, unruly, and impossible to tame. Blessed with a face so stunning it could make a living, he got away with anything on the strength of his looks. He was a regular on the school confession wall and forums, and the sight of his shirt lifting as he dunked a basketball became part of their youth. Though Zhou Chengye was beautiful, she was quiet and kept a low profil 39.3kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves

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   I still recommend this book, I like it so much

6. 6 你 You Kissed the Wrong Place 你亲错地方了 A Fa阿法Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Glimmer Against the Cold Wind is now available nationwide. [Each other's first love + rekindled romance + the hero wins himself over + happy ending] For the first sixteen years of his life, Xie Chen had never thought about dating. When Jiang Yuan wrote him a love letter and was publicly criticized by the whole school, Xie Chen rejected her without mercy. “I have no plans to date.” Jiang Yuan neither cried nor made a scene. She gave him an appraising look, even smiling a li 41.4kReads9.5Score5kShelves
7. 7 六 The 1960s: Our Sweet Little Lucky Star Is the Real Big Shot 六零：软软福宝是真大佬 Pepsi, Not Coke要百事不要可口Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Fushan Shan, a psychic, died during the apocalypse while protecting the base. She and the zombie king who had invaded it took each other down. Fushan Shan was reborn. When she regained consciousness, she found herself somehow turned into a little girl who hadn’t been born yet. Huh? This place doesn’t look right. And this time period seems wrong too! But it doesn’t matter! This world is safe, she has loving parents, and there are lots and lots of people who adore her. This world is wonderful! As 3.2kReads8.1Score204Shelves
8. 8 七 Lucky Star of the Seventies: The Little Dumpling Is Soft and Sweet 七零锦鲤： 小奶团又香又软 Jinse Qiangwei锦瑟蔷薇Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted Ruoruan, unloved by both her father and mother, gets bound to a Happiness System. From then on, her life is like she’s got a cheat code: endless candy, supplies she can exchange for whatever she wants, and clever, capable big brothers. Her eldest brother, Ding Chengyan, will one day win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He’s reborn. Her second brother, Song Qingfeng, will become a top film director. He’s reborn. Her third brother, Xiao Zhi, will become the most powerful financial tycoon of the futu 68Reads9.2Score—Shelves
9. 9 末 Apocalypse: The Big Shot and Her Full-Spectrum Powers Protect China 末世对照组：大佬带全系异能守护华夏 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Sci-Fi & Apocalypse861k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the Apocalypse + System Powers + Two Powerful Leads Defend the Nation] It wasn’t until the moment she died that Jian Yu learned the truth: the apocalypse wasn’t a natural disaster, but a man-made one! The destruction of humanity and the catastrophe that struck Blue Star were nothing more than a hunting game staged by a higher civilization, bored and eager to watch a lower civilization struggle on the brink of death! Looking at the System before her, all honeyed words and a venomous he 3.9kReads8.9Score387Shelves
10. 10 在 Posing as a Returnee Tycoon in the 1980s 在八零伪装归国神豪 San Yao He三爻禾Urban887k WordsCompleted [Period setting + feel-good power fantasy + big shots + tycoon + no female lead + building a career + everyday life] The story of a fake tycoon with nothing to his name becoming the real deal, with a fortune worth hundreds of millions. The good news: After transmigrating into the 1980s, his heart condition is gone and his body is healthy. He also has a Reputation System that lets him trade reputation points for assets. The bad news: He transmigrated with his body, so he has no legal identity. 30.7kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Absolutely no CP

11. 11 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead's Stepmother, I Flee With the Villain's Little One 穿成男主小妈后，带反派幼崽跑路 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 23.7kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
12. 12 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 20.4kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
13. 13 小 A Short Novel Set in a Bygone Era, with Three Fierce Heroines 小小一本年代文，狠人女主就有仨 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 21.4kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    This book is consistent, no cp

14. 14 南 Tales of Nantang 南塘往事 A River of Moonlight一川月色Urban308k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Damao. When I was seventeen, I sat on the field ridge by Nantang with Liu Tietou, Zhou Xigou, and Zhao Xiulan, sharing a bowl of cold porridge. Tietou said he wanted to buy a big iron pot. Xigou said he wanted to make a nice chair. Xiulan said she hadn’t decided yet. I said I wanted to go to school. In the end, we all got what we wanted. I went to the county seat and put on a Sun Yat-sen suit. Tietou bought an old red tractor and fixed it up. Xigou learned carpentry and made cha 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The completed chronicle is worth reading!

15. 15 余 A Lifetime of Old Regrets 余生皆旧憾 A River of Moonlight一川月色Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted Spring, 1971. Wucun Village in western Hunan. Shen Nianhe made the most important decision of her life: she would marry a widower from the neighboring county. Not for herself, but so that the “black-category” youth who had been sent down from Beijing could return to the city without worry. The night before he left, she said, “It’s not that I don’t love you. I love you too much to ruin your life.” On the morning Lu Chenzhou left, she stood behind the door, listening as the bells on the donkey car 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 我 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Leisurely Musings闲情偶寄Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 4.3kReads9.3Score446Shelves

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    This one!

17. 17 资 The Capitalist Heiress Takes Up Military Engineering 资本家小姐搞军工 Nine Long Songs九久歌Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Jiaoyue transmigrates. The good news: she becomes the pampered daughter of Jiangnan's richest family. Her parents dote on her, the house is piled high with gold bars, and an ancestral jade pendant unlocks a pocket dimension complete with a Suzhou-style garden and an underground storeroom, where she can grow crops and keep things fresh! The bad news: it's 1950! Given the course of history, her family background is a death sentence. With political upheaval on the horizon, this capitalist fami 37.3kReads8.2Score5.6kShelves
18. 18 县 Youth in a County Town: A Summer of Endless Cicadas 县城青春：蝉鸣不止的盛夏 Na Shi Feiyue娜时飞悦Modern Romance89k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Definitely worth recommending

19. 19 说 I Was Supposed to Go Down to the Countryside as an Educated Youth, So How Did I End Up Back in My Hometown? 说好下乡当知青，咋回自己老家了 Moonfield Kitten月野小猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Jiaojiao transmigrated! She transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl who was despised by her family and about to be sent to the countryside as an educated youth, only to be accidentally beaten to death by her own relatives. Having never suffered such a huge loss before, fury surged in her heart, and she threw caution to the wind. She cleared out all the valuables in the house, right down to the last blade of kindling. She set off for the countryside with her luggage on her back, only to 47.8kReads7.7Score5.8kShelves

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    Nothing surprising

20. 20 四 Four Best Buddies Never Split Up, Transmigrating Back to Age Fifteen 四老铁不走散，穿越到15岁 Candy in My Pocket兜兜里有糖咯Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted At a dinner gathering for their forty-eighth birthdays, four old friends transmigrate back to 1992. Xiao Fang gains superlative culinary skills, Li Jian forms a seven-colored inner core, Feng Feng’s bracelet becomes a miniature universe, and Dong Dong can see halos of good fortune. They carefully preserve the circumstances of their meeting, afraid that one flap of a butterfly’s wings might scatter the bond they’ve shared for forty-eight years. Xiao Fang comforts souls with food, Li Jian’s inner 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chronicles, no cp, come and take a look

21. 21 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score232.6kShelves
22. 22 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Become a Workaholic at a State-Owned Enterprise 重生九零：我在国企当卷王 Shui Miaoxin水淼鑫Modern Romance628k WordsOngoing In 1995, at a machinery plant in Northeast China. Lin Wanqiu was reborn on the eve of the mass layoffs, still the only female technician in the technical department. In her previous life, her meek acceptance of her lot had earned her twenty years as a street vendor and terminal lung cancer. This time, armed with technical blueprints from the next thirty years, she raised her head at the assessment and asked, “What if I could draw up domestic blueprints for German machine tools?” Laughter erupted —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in 1990, she became the youngest machine tool technician in a large state-owned factory. While others drink tea and read newspapers, she waits for retirement, while she stays up late drawing pictures and improving craftsmanship, searching for "Chinese precision" amidst the roar of machine tools. From a rejected drawing to overcoming "stuck neck" technology; from an ordinary female worker on the assembly line to the chief engineer in charge of a national intelligent assembly project. She uses codes and algorithms to inject "soul" into the rusty industrial behemoth. Use data and sensors to hear the "unique pulse" of each machine tool. However, the road to rise is never easy. Late at night when she was working on a technical project, there were people waiting to see her laugh; at the critical moment of project review, arrows struck her from behind; and even an "accidental" serious illness almost took away her right hand to touch the drawings. But when she woke up from the coma and drew the first gear symbol on the hospital bed with trembling fingers - everyone understood that some fires cannot be extinguished. "I don't want to be a hero, only a problem solver." "But if this is the battlefield, my machine tools are my soldiers." ◆ Really cool technical writing, hard-core details, and rigorous logic ◆ From drawings to production lines, from data to algorithms, immersive experience of industrial innovation ◆ Cold technical officer × deep guardian, standing side by side in the flames of war is silent but deafening ◆ It is not only a counterattack, but also how a generation of industrial people carry the four words "Made in China" on their backs. There are no golden fingers here, only calloused hands, dizzy blueprints, and steel ambitions that never cool down. If miracles had color, it would be the quenched blue splashed by machine tools. This novel is what you want.

23. 23 古 Neighbors in the Ancient City 古城邻里 Yigunami依古娜咪Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Set in Yuhè Courtyard, the central compound of Qinghuai Lane in an ancient riverside city in southern China, this novel traces a century of ups and downs among several longtime residents and their neighbors. Through their stories, it captures the changes in the city from the early years after liberation to the present day, the younger generation’s outlook on life amid a market economy, the bustle of its streets and lanes 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The real version of "Alive", the ups and downs, love and hatred of people struggling in the gutter

24. 24 兔 The Retainers of the Last Tusi of Tu'e 兔峨末代土司的眷属们 Yigunami依古娜咪Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted About the Book: The Tusi chieftaincy of the Luo family of Tu’e, Lanping, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan, lasted nearly six hundred years, from the Yuan dynasty through the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China. It passed through twenty-three generations before the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 brought the Tusi system to an end. This book was written by the granddaughter of Luo Xing, the last Tusi chieftain. It recounts the remarkable life of Yang Huizhen, wife of 18Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 文 The Educated Youth of Wenhai Village 文海村知青 Yigunami依古娜咪Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Set in the 1960s and 1970s, this novel follows educated youth Ye Sijia and her companion Lin Can as they leave the cities for the countryside. It tells how they face all kinds of challenges in life and work, and eventually find hope. Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it! Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 37Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 年 Period: Ding! Congratulations, Host, Your Sign-In Was Successful! 年代：叮！恭喜宿主签到成功！ Sanshi Is Running三石在奔跑Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + on-screen comments + sign-in System + no romance + punishing scumbags] When she died, she was surrounded by children and grandchildren, and she closed her eyes with a smile. But when she opened them again, thinking she’d returned to the days of her youth before marriage, she figured she would walk the same path as in her previous life and love her husband all over again... Unexpectedly, she saw on-screen comments. [What’s the opening plot again?! I think a matchmaker c 8.2kReads8.5Score540Shelves

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    They are all very good and I would recommend them to anyone worth recommending.

27. 27 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 26.5kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
28. 28 博 A Doctoral Big Shot's Beloved Life in the 1970s 博士大佬的七零团宠日常 Summer Breeze夏日良风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Beloved by the whole family + striving through the years (kind family, no awful relatives) P.S. The early chapters are warm and slice-of-life; later on, there is a focus on technology. The female lead has a photographic memory and is a super-genius. There is no romance in this novel, so those who enjoy stories without romance can dive right in. In the 23rd century, the genius Dr. Leng Yue is killed by her own mother and reborn as Ling Yue, the only granddaughter of the Ling family in the 1970s. 11.3kReads9.1Score924Shelves
29. 29 回 Back to the 1960s: Ditching the Plot and Building a Better Life 回到六零年代，踹开剧情奔小康 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9kReads9.3Score872Shelves
30. 30 团 The Beloved Little Research Prodigy Leads the Nation to Soar 团宠科研小炮灰，带领国家飞飞飞 Luo Feiwen洛非文Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + beloved by the whole family + science and technology to strengthen the country + no romance] The heroine is adored by her whole family and is an all-around scientific genius! Lu Weichen, an interstellar scientist, accidentally transmigrates while researching the theory of spacetime, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a period novel! And it's not just one book she's transmigrated into? Her mother is the real daughter in a period novel about a 5.1kReads9.1Score536Shelves
31. 31 傻 Silly Girl Doesn't Deserve a Ghost Marriage, but the Cold-Faced Village Chief Wants Her 傻姑不配阴婚，冷面村长求娶 Ripples on Still Water静水涟漪Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted Tomato Original + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + family life + good-for-nothing’s comeback + cold-faced discharged soldier + older man + secret identity revealed + lovey-dovey romance + ghost marriage Foolish He Shuqing is pushed into a river by her aunt, who wants to drown her and use her corpse in a ghost marriage. But instead, she is saved by the cold-faced village chief! Foolish He Shuqing is dead, and her body now houses a 21st-century doctoral graduate in Chinese medicine, a 43Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 七 Reborn in the Seventies: I Used My Pocket Dimension to Marry the Old Village Chief 七零重生，携空间改嫁老村长 Ripples on Still Water静水涟漪Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted Tomato Originals + period setting + reborn + pocket dimension + devoted to each other In her previous life, Xia Xuqing ignored her mother's advice and gave up her education to marry He Wenhao. Little did she know their marriage had been a scheme from the start. In the end, Xia Xuqing was killed along with her unborn child by the ungrateful wretch she'd raised with all her heart and soul. Reborn, Xia Xuqing swears she won't be the He family's unpaid workhorse anymore. She'll settle every score an 1.7kReads8.2Score234Shelves
33. 33 破 Oath at Daybreak 破晓之誓 Smoldering Cigarette Butt明灭的烟头Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted When noble duels descend into farce and a sixty-person brawl tears through the ruins of a monastery, a group of poor students are forcibly recruited by the Inquisition of the Church. Reinhardt, a black-haired, black-eyed boy, was an ordinary swordsman at Saint-Michel Academy until an accident pulled him into a vortex of the undead, the Church, and royal power. A lich's secrets from three hundred years ago emerge in underground catacombs, a noble scandal rocks Paris, the “Treasure of Paris,” impr 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't care about anything, just make a pointless suggestion

34. 34 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 12.2kReads—Score1.2kShelves

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    A super nice book￥-.-

35. 35 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 5.2kReads8.7Score454Shelves

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    True historical writing, full of positive energy.

36. 36 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 373Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 六 Making My Fortune in the 1960s 六十年代之我发家致富了 Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s, when even food and clothing are hard to come by? Su He says, “I'm not worried. I've been prepared for this.” What? She's transmigrated into a book set in the 1960s? Su He, a minor character, says, “No problem. I'll just stay on the sidelines and quietly make a fortune.” What? The original heroine wants to fleece her? Su He clutches her secret identity close and says, “I really only have this little bit. No one can find out my big secret.” (Author's disclaimer: This no 4.2kReads7.9Score246Shelves
38. 38 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, but I Refuse to Be the Villainess 穿越七零，这恶毒女配我不当了 Sixty Little Friends六十位小朋友Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Golden Finger + Period Setting + Transmigrate Into a Book + Villainess + Military Officer + Everyone’s Favorite] Lu Zhiyao was just staying up late at home to read a period novel when she suddenly died and transmigrated into the story as the wicked villainess who constantly targeted the heroine. Lu Zhiyao was furious. Of all the places to send her, why did this rotten heaven have to dump her in an era where people couldn’t get enough to eat or wear? All she’d done was compla 2.7kReads8.9Score210Shelves
39. 39 年 In This Period Novel, the Rich Young Lady Refuses to Help the Poor 年代文，大小姐不扶贫 Bustling S熙熙攘攘SModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through period dramas + self-interest + sweet romance + golden finger + no rescuing the poor + no saintly heroine + no becoming a stepmother + no adopting children + no fixed love interest] Some worlds may have no romantic pairing. The heroine retains no memories of her quick-transmigration worlds, but she does remember her first life as a wealthy heiress. Her golden finger is assigned at random. 1. The little childhood sweetheart manipulated in the 1960s 2. The village gir 11.2kReads8.8Score593Shelves
40. 40 穿 Transmigrating Into an Era Novel: The Tool Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿越年代文：工具人拒绝剧情 Ninth Little Sister九小妹Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + no romance + family and village life + stays in the countryside + no school] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Mingyue discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel. She wasn’t the female lead’s rival or a sacrificial character, but merely a tool character who provided a house when the female lead went to the countryside, then appeared briefly in the background introduction. Did Gu Mingyue mind? Of course not!!! Her pocket dimension was stoc 5kReads8.9Score272Shelves
41. 41 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Making a Fortune by Selling Snacks 重生九零：致富从卖小吃开始 Lai Lai Ya濑濑呀Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Sweet comeback romance + building a fortune + family life + supporting each other] In her previous life, when Zhou Sui was eighteen, her wealthy biological parents brought her back to the city. She thought the wheels of fate were finally turning in her favor. But her timidity, low self-esteem, and constant people-pleasing left her life in shambles. Her biological parents were distant and cold, favoring their adopted daughter. A scumbag toyed with her feelings, and she died young from a sudden i 360Reads5.9Score—Shelves
42. 42 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 23.4kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
43. 43 满 The Max-Level Expert Has No Feelings (Quick Transmigration) 满级大佬她么得感情（快穿） Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleModern Romance984k WordsCompleted (No CP, feel-good, powerful, no logic) An Qiao, a genius talisman master who cultivates through talismans, was betrayed by her disciple while undergoing tribulation. Her tribulation failed, and just as her soul was about to dissipate, she sensed a force of space, seized the System, and forcibly bound it to herself. To survive, An Qiao takes on mission after mission, never doing things the usual way. She is determined to let the male and female leads run wild, so she can complete her tasks. This 11.7kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    There are too few articles in the non-CP era. Dear, if you want to change the track, there will be more modern fantasy live broadcasts.

44. 44 缺 The Shameless Heroine Transmigrates to the 1970s 缺德女主穿七零 Shu Che疏澈Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Period setting + getting rid of scumbags + pocket dimension + unhinged heroine + born to strip families of their wealth + no romance] Mindless wish fulfillment!!! Unhinged fiction!!! The heroine is not a good person! Not a good person! She curses people out! She hits people! To raise money for her cousin’s job, Fang Li’s family tried to force her to marry an old man who had already been married and had five children. Fang Li refused, so her cousin drugged and kidnapped her. In despair, Fang Li 16.6kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
45. 45 宿 The Host Just Wants to Stockpile Supplies 宿主她只想屯物资 Bitter Vetch苦薇草Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted (No romance, no relationships, strong female lead, with a strong peasant mindset) Lin Yunqing had suffered enough in her previous life. All she wanted was a better fate in her next one, but Heaven just had to play a cruel joke on her... Heh... Since you're going to be so unfair, don't blame me for looking out for myself. I just want to live a little better and more comfortably... There's nothing wrong with that, is there? Some might call her cold-hearted, heartless, and uncaring... All she wants 7.7kReads9.1Score531Shelves
46. 46 快 The Quick-Transmigration Big Shot Becomes a Tragic Villainess 快穿大佬穿成悲惨女配 Lazy Cathead猫头懒懒Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Power Fantasy] As a freak with an off-the-charts danger level, Ning Shu wears a mask of gentle refinement, hiding every murderous intent behind a smile. After death, she teams up with the Wish Fulfillment Life System. From then on, she wreaks havoc across all three thousand worlds! In an entertainment-industry novel, she’s the female lead’s foil: her parents are stolen from her, her career is destroyed, and her reputation is le 6.3kReads9.4Score662Shelves
47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: Somebody Stop Her! The Host Is Fierce and Defiant 快穿：来人啊！宿主她又彪又反骨 Ran Ran An然然安Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted (No fixed couple. The female lead goes crazy whenever she feels like it, has top-tier gear, is a master at watching the drama unfold, and stays out of everyone’s mess. She only answers to herself, and leaves the rest to karma…) Ren Shen is a ginseng spirit who has cultivated for billions of years. Every day she lazes around in the Misty Forest, doing nothing and annoying everyone. All the spirits dare to be angry, but don’t dare speak up. Then, after Ren Shen raided someone’s hidden collecti 8.9kReads9.3Score615Shelves
48. 48 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 44.1kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
49. 49 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Lucky One Unlocks the Sign-In System 快穿：欧皇能签到后 Yao Siqi尧司祁Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted No romance! No romance! No romance! (Don’t ask why the protagonist doesn’t find a partner. The author just doesn’t know how to write romance.) I’m no good at writing introductions, so just read the story. After Yuan Xi gets hit and killed by a dump truck, she embraces the simple belief that a bad life is better than no life at all and binds herself to System Fifty-Eight. Together, they travel to different worlds to help people fulfill their wishes. What’s it like having a Host who’s ridiculously 55.1kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
50. 50 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 6.3kReads9.1Score503Shelves

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