The Best Republic-Era Romance on Fanqie Ever! 番茄有史以来最好看的民国言情！

1. 1 心 Heart Racing 心荡神驰 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Young Marshal Cheng Tianxun was swamped with military affairs and hated clingy, persistent women most of all. He had no time to deal with them. Qin Yan promised to turn a deaf ear to his affairs, never make a scene or demand his affection. Winning his trust, she successfully married into the military governor’s household in a flash marriage. After the wedding, each of them got what they wanted and kept the other at arm’s length. The marriage went smoothly. Until he said, “It’s not very appropria 65.9kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves

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   If you like it, show it to me. The heroine is very sober, not a love brain, but really has her own strength. The hero is also very strong and can protect the heroine. The two had no feelings at first, but later they changed from admiration to love. The mother-in-law and mother are both very good. The ending is Shuangjie

2. 2 玉 Yu Guinian Returns to 1968 as a Ten-Year-Old to Protect the Whole Family 玉归年重回68年十岁顽童护全家 Deep Blue Butterfly深蓝蝴蝶Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Reborn, Super-Civilization Space, Coming of Age, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Nian Baoyu and her husband shot each other dead. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1968, before her tenth birthday, on the night her father fled home to escape the armed factional fighting. Her father was hiding in the attic when someone informed on him. The commune's armed militia took him away, and more than ten days later, they sent back his corpse. Her mother was devastated and 13.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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   Grandma line, from the eldest lady of the warlord family to the goddess of revenge

3. 3 校 A Bittersweet Campus Romance 校园苦涩爱情 Wood Drifting Across the Seas木浮四海Modern Romance93k WordsOngoing This is a campus romance about a boy and a girl whose misunderstandings lead them from dislike to love, and eventually to a bitter breakup. It reminds us that sometimes, once you miss your chance, you miss it for a lifetime. Treasure everything you have now. 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Go and have a look

4. 4 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 29kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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   There are laughter, tears, and the fighting spirit between husband and wife in this book, "Into the Guandong". It is very in-depth.

5. 5 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance385k 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 3kReads8.9Score315Shelves
6. 6 瘸 My Crippled Stepfather Is a Big Shot 瘸子后爹是大佬 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊22k WordsCompleted The Disabled Stepfather Is a Big Shot 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Republic of China·Sweet Pet·Hilarious] In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, Liuhe Village outside Fengtian City. Shen Yunjin stood at the door of the kitchen with half a bowl of millet porridge, looking at the man chopping firewood in the courtyard. The man wore a gray, coarse cloth jacket with the cuffs rolled up to his elbows, exposing his strong forearms. His posture when chopping firewood is very beautiful. When the ax goes down, the log will be neatly split into two halves. It is not as brutal as other men in the village, but as if he is doing a delicate job, neat and calm. But he is lame.

7. 7 本 The Local Gang Has No Manners at All 本地的帮会太没有礼貌了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊22k WordsCompleted The local gangs have no manners at all. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 戏 You’re All I See, Onstage and Off 戏里戏外全都是你 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted You’re All I See, Onstage and Off 7Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 寻 Searching for Her: A Rescue Across Half of China 寻她：跨越半个中国的救赎 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Searching for Her: Redemption Across Half of China 8Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 我 The Two Human Heads Hanging from My Great-Grandfather's Waist 我太爷腰上挂的那两颗人头 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The Two Human Heads Hanging from My Great-Grandfather’s Waist 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 半 Half a Lifetime of Enduring, Half a Lifetime Beloved 半生隐忍半生卿 Ling Luyao泠璐瑶Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted When Gu Yan was nine, his dying father entrusted him to his old classmate, Shen Dean. From then on, he lived under the same roof as the Shen family, growing up alongside their daughter, Shen Wan. She was the cherished daughter of the household, while he was the child of an old friend. An invisible wall separated their stations in life. Yet she had warmed him with porridge on cold nights, and he had shielded her from the rain that poured across the city. Love took root in their everyday closenes 583Reads7.4Score103Shelves

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    The forbearing love story set in the Republic of China is so touching! Gu Yan and Shen Wan grew up together since childhood. Their love is deep in their hearts, but they are trapped by their status and ethics and can only deliberately stay away from each other. The two were forced to get married, but their fates made waves one after another, with rumors and tribulations ensuing. The soul of his late wife Su Wanqin lingers in the world, silently helping the two of them. After many ups and downs, they finally break free from the shackles of the world and stay together for the rest of their lives.

12. 12 夺 Take Her as Mine, Keep Her Captive with Care 夺妻入怀，囚之有道 Cotton Feifei棉花绯绯Modern Romance272k WordsOngoing [Forced marriage + love after marriage + sweet at first, then angsty] A double-standard, suspicious, aloof young marshal & a soft, traditional young lady from a prominent family Chen Yuan’s mother died when she was born, and her father regarded her as a thorn in his side. He named her with the single character “Yuan,” meaning resentment. She followed the rules and obediently tried her best to be a good daughter, hoping to earn even a little affection. She never expected that one accident would s 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves

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    Come on, come on~ This one must have a name!!! It's not a loss if you invest in it, the male and female protagonists are very nice!!!! Direct!!!

13. 13 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 26.6kReads8.1Score5kShelves

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    Don't be confused if you are short of books, this is a good book worth pursuing. The plot is online, the characters are interesting, and there is no unfinished content in the whole process. You will not lose money after reading it, and you are still satisfied after reading it! Highly recommend this treasure book! The plot is compact and not procrastinating, and the exciting points are dense and not boring. The writing is smooth and the sense of substitution is super strong. Once you get into the pit, you stay up all night to chase it to the end! I dug up a novel about the Treasure of the Gods. The characters are likeable, the plot is explosive, and there is no peeing throughout the whole process. If you like this kind of subject matter, don't miss it! [Rolls eyes]

14. 14 毒 The Poison Queen Gives Up, but the Mad Dog Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 毒后摆烂，疯狗暴君偏要宠 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance268k WordsOngoing [Court Intrigue] [Mutual Exploitation] [Psycho Push and Pull] [Fall from Grace] [Psycho] [Powerful Figures] [Tyrant] [Imperial Court] [High-Level Hunt] [Schemes] [Power Couple] [Wits and Will] Meng Zhiyuan was a notorious poison empress. After Emperor Xiao Qi personally destroyed her family, she was banished to the cold palace, left to await her death. Xiao Qi brought his new favorite before her and flaunted his favor, hoping to see jealousy and pain in her eyes. But Meng Zhiyuan didn't even loo 565Reads—Score112Shelves
15. 15 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 1.1kReads—Score218Shelves
16. 16 七 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场，嫡女黑化归来 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance964k WordsOngoing [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.2kReads7.2Score1kShelves
17. 17 醉 Drunken Captive's Delight 醉囚欢 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Ancient Romance259k WordsOngoing When Shen Yanqing rescued her, there was only despair in her eyes. By the time he carried her home after she had spent five years insane, there was nothing in her eyes at all. They were hollow, like a dried-up well. He kept watch outside her door for three years, bringing her meals by day and covering her with a blanket at night. In the depths of the third winter, she suddenly spoke. “Are you called Yanqing?” He fell to his knees and wept for the entire night. 1.6kReads—Score173Shelves

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    Check out this one! Very good

18. 18 兄 My Brother Draws His Sword to Kill Me, So My Enemy and I Rewrite Fate Through Time 兄长拔剑杀我，仇人同我逆时改结局 He Quanguo何全国Ancient Romance29k WordsCompleted My Brother Drew His Sword to Kill Me, While My Enemy and I Turn Back Time to Change Our Fate 382Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New martial arts, short stories!

19. 19 军 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠：大帅，你过来！ Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [Short Drama Now Streaming] In the Republic of China era, war raged and chaos reigned as military commanders carved up territory and ruled as kings. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and presented to the new master of the three northwestern provinces. Rumor had it that Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and vicious, and had caused the deaths of his three wives. He was an ill-fated loner. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower gate and glanced over thr 15.6kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    I've been reading this book for a long time, but when it comes to the Republic of China, it's the one that impressed me the most. Ji Jiuye and Wanwan are still very sweet.

20. 20 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban307k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 38.4kReads—Score2.8kShelves

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    Go ahead and remember there is someone with you

21. 21 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical495k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 23kReads7.2Score1.8kShelves
22. 22 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban154k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 739Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He told me everything about 151

23. 23 玫 A Rose-Colored Life 玫瑰人生LaVieenRose Purple Lightning and Green Frost L紫电青霜LModern Romance107k WordsCompleted Set against the turbulent Republican era, this is the story of Song Guoshu, known as Rose, tracing her love and personal growth from girlhood to middle age over nearly twenty years. [In just two or three days, all of Shanghai was abuzz with the news: the “Underworld Emperor,” Ninth Master Chen, had fallen for a peerlessly beautiful woman. He lavished a fortune on her, gave her a private car and bodyguards, and kept her in the most luxurious surroundings at Begonia Villa.] Author’s Notice: This 370Reads—Score100Shelves

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    🌹The rose life

24. 24 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 156Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A true, rigorous and beautiful romance novel from the Republic of China period

25. 25 诛 Heartbreaking Scheme, 1992 诛心局1992 Fearless Rose玫瑰无惧Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted In the summer of 1983, twelve-year-old Meng Ping, the only daughter of a wealthy family, fell into the water and was rescued by a boy named Yi Hua. Three bolts of cloth were given as a reward, but they sparked a greedy desire in Yi Hua's sister, Yi Mei, to take advantage of Meng Ping's family. The siblings spun a web of kindness around her, and especially after Meng Ping's mother died, they made her believe she had found both family and love. In the winter of 1990, Meng Ping gave up everything 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a book about the end of the era of rural literature "The Heart of the Heart Game 1992" "The love is hidden in the words and the world is full of fireworks". Meng Ping, the only daughter of a wealthy family, accidentally fell into the water when she was twelve years old. She was rescued by the young man Yi Hua, who gave him three pieces of cloth as a thank you gift. Unexpectedly, from that moment on, Yi Hua's sister Yi Mei took advantage of the situation and laid a plan to calculate the Meng family's property. When he grew up, Meng Ping devoted all his money to getting married. After marriage, Yi Hua went out to work, and six family letters disappeared. Meng's father went out to find a son-in-law and died tragically. Her mother-in-law died with hatred, Meng Ping gave her son away, scattered all her family wealth, and died of illness. Six letters from home, which directly touch the heart and torture the soul... Twenty-five years later, when Meng Ping was dying, the children who were sent away in tears returned to their hometown with their twins, restarting the blood spring of the Meng family! There is no Golden Finger in Shuangwen. The full text not only describes the indifference of people in rural areas in the 1990s, but also describes the helplessness, warmth and simplicity of neighbors, and the beauty and kindness of human nature! Readers who like period abuse stories and stories about human heart games can click on it directly to read. # # #Completed

26. 26 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban284k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.7kReads—Score176Shelves

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    These two books are super good ()☞

27. 27 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. 11.3kReads—Score1.2kShelves
28. 28 落 Sorrow Written in Ink 落墨殇 Simo Ran思墨染Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [In Republican-era stories, nine out of ten end in heartbreak] Su Moran and Chu Luochen fell in love at first sight and were devoted to each other. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together in peace, but Qiu Yuze’s mad obsession with Moran and Mohan’s possessive, resentful love for Luochen ultimately tore the two apart, leaving them separated by life and death and lovesick to the point of illness. Moran lived her whole life holding on to the memory of Luochen. She treasured the 977Reads—Score129Shelves

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    This is a romance novel from the Republic of China that I must read when I stay up late, it's so sad!!!

29. 29 少 The Young Marshal's Compass, My Jade Pendant 少帅的罗盘，我的玉佩 Wind Bids Old Tang Farewell风辞旧唐Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted The jade pendant she has worn for twenty years has two different temperatures. The side against her skin is always as warm and gentle as a spring stream. The side facing outward changes with the weather, cool in winter and warm in summer. She thought it was just an ordinary antique jade pendant, until the day… Among the rocks by the river embankment, she finds a dragon-scale jade shard engraved with the character “Chen.” The instant the shard fits into the notch in her pendant, a deep rumble ech 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fragment of dragon scale jade was accidentally picked up on the riverbank and inserted into the gap of the jade pendant, and a roar came from Nanshan. The girl holds the phoenix pendant, and the young commander holds the compass. The two tokens are combined into one, revealing an ancient civilization that is older than the Qing Dynasty.

30. 30 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 6.2kReads5.8Score286Shelves

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