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1. 1 我 I Really Didn’t Mean to Time Travel 我真没想穿越啊 Dream Basket梦箩Romance516k WordsCompleted Zhu Shuangjiang is a university student nearing graduation. One day, she suddenly transmigrates thirty years into the past. Transformed into a child, she lands on the street and is eventually sent to an orphanage after passing through several hands. The orphanage provides for basic survival, but offers no freedom. After thinking it over, she realizes the only reliable path is to study hard. ① There is a romance, but the main focus is the plot, with a slice-of-life feel. ② This is a wish-fulfill 71.4kFavorites130.9kClicks/ch235.7kGifts

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   It's a story set in the 80s and 90s, featuring a character who shrinks in size and is reborn as an even more cunning and eccentric king. More like a chronicle of societal change than a typical wish-fulfillment story, it's interesting to note when the main couple's relationship began to sour. Unfortunately, the ensemble cast is mediocre, though the family dynamics are decent. There aren't any truly awful characters. It's a decent read for passing the time. Three stars might be too much, but four stars don't quite feel right.

2. 2 被 After the Engagement Was Annulled, I Married a Boss From Shiwen 被退婚后我嫁给了年代文大佬 Lemon Nine柠檬九Romance900k WordsCompleted Xia Shao had had enough of her life as an overworked corporate drone and was planning to quit and retire in her hometown. To her surprise, when she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to the 1960s, an era of shortages, and found herself saddled with a cuckold's hat. By the time she traveled thousands of miles to the Northeast to confront her fiancé, he had already married a local woman and had two children. Afr 244.1kFavorites458.3kClicks/ch291.4kGifts

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   The male and female leads have interesting backstories, and they're written by the same author as the male lead in "The Mistaken Identity". Worker + Richest businessman setting

3. 3 反 The Villains' Beloved Little Junior Sister 反派们的团宠小师妹 Floating Island浮岛Romance774k WordsCompleted [Updates have begun on my new novel, "The Little One Who Grew Up in Horror Dungeons"] [Publication progress for this novel: @Jinjiang author Fudao] Yu Nianqing was supposed to be the heroine of a xianxia novel. A reborn supporting actress envied her former standing among the righteous sects, so she changed Yu Nianqing’s fate before the story began. As a result, through a twist of fate, she became the junior sister of Canglang Sect, a place known for producing one demonic villain after another. 214.1kFavorites343.1kClicks/ch333.4kGifts

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   A nice story about a beloved character raising a child... I almost forgot the female lead has grown up, but the character development is good.

4. 4 八 Pearls and Jade Beside Me in the 80s 八零之珠玉在侧 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance2.0M WordsCompleted People say Chu Wan grew up surrounded by antiques, with nothing in her eyes but old artifacts and no room for people. She can tell an antique's age and style at a glance. Chu Wan married Lu Jianshi to obey her grandfather's wishes, honor an old family promise, and secure a peaceful life for herself. Lu Jianshi treated her well enough, and she didn't want anything else. That is, until the day she saw Lu Jianshi with his arms around a young woman, saying, "My wife looks pretty, and everyone wants 163kFavorites457.8kClicks/ch603.2kGifts

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   It's alright. This author uses typical Mary Sue tropes, but the cultural relic setting is quite novel. Even uncultured people might find it quite professionally written.

5. 5 地 Dungeon Growth Log 地下城生长日志 Black Sugar Simmered with Sour Plums黑糖煮酸梅Romance875k WordsCompleted Complete! Thanks to all the lovely readers who supported the official release! Follow Weibo user Heitang Zhu Suanmei for my next book. Other people grow crops; she grows dungeon imps. Other people level up by defeating monsters and earning fame; she levels up by raising monsters and earning hatred. Other people fall in love with heroes, sages, kings, and demon lords… Hey, would you like to fall in love with an illegal building? Ta Sha transmigrates into a dungeon, a half-dead one at that. Yes, 92.1kFavorites148.7kClicks/ch102.3kGifts

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   The setting is very unique, not a traditional farming novel, and it has a very complex world view.

6. 6 八 A High Marriage in the Eighties 八零之高嫁 A Blade on the Snow雪上一枝刀Romance778k WordsCompleted [Next up: Please add my upcoming novel, Smashing Pots and Selling Iron to Go to School in the 1980s, to your reading list.] Everyone said Lin Yuzhen was lucky. A girl from a crowded courtyard who had gone to the countryside returned to the city and, in the blink of an eye, married into a family with its own courtyard home. But no one knew that she had spent most of her life miserable. To be the perfect wife in other people's eyes, a good daughter-in-law, and a devoted mother, she poured all he 59.2kFavorites165.6kClicks/ch43.6kGifts

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   It's alright... Historical fiction is so short that there's not much romance to tell... The female lead is in politics and the male lead is in business.

7. 7 讨 The Protagonist Who Hates Losers Is So Sweet to Me 讨厌废材的主角对我真香了 Tinggu汀骨Danmei (BL)246k WordsCompleted Putting these upcoming novels here: No Flirting with the Bosses, Players! and The Gloomy Villain Gets Tangled Up with a Workaholic Protagonist. Blurbs at the bottom. Please add them to your reading list! Blurb: After weak and sickly Yu Qing died, he transmigrated into an apocalyptic novel as cannon fodder, and a particularly vicious male side character at that: one who was forcibly bound to the male lead by a mental link, making them live and die together. The original owner was a complete los 57.8kFavorites88.8kClicks/ch22kGifts

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   It's a good-looking, I like the protagonist, and it's a traditional post-apocalyptic novel that's not too cheesy.

8. 8 我 I Only Have One Planet, That’s All 我只有一颗星球罢了 Pear Blueblue梨蓝蓝Danmei (BL)417k WordsCompleted Coming soon: Infrastructure-building and leveling-up novel, Survival: The Safehouse Is a Magic Academy. A famous wealthy family on the capital planet was holding a family banquet at a top-tier hotel. The young people sat together at one table. The eldest brother had just broken through to double S in mental power, so a promotion in military rank was only a matter of time. The second sister had won the StarNet's Most Popular Actress award that year, and her car 49.9kFavorites75.2kClicks/ch33.8kGifts

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   A super-satisfying story about a max-level player returning to the beginner's village.

9. 9 七 A Sweet Couple in the Seventies 七十年代甜蜜夫妻 Sang Xueqing桑雪青Romance963k WordsCompleted [Please add my upcoming novel, Arranged Marriage in the 1970s, to your reading list!] 1. As a minor character in a period novel, Cheng Man was fairly satisfied with her life. She was born into a family where both parents worked. There were three children, and she was the only girl, so she got to finish primary school and go on to high school. After graduation, she landed a job as a waitress at a state-run restaurant. From then on, she had a respectable job and never had to worry about food or d 49.2kFavorites229.4kClicks/ch22.5kGifts

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   The transition in this book is a bit awkward because the female lead suddenly becomes incredibly powerful. It's by the same author as the previous book, and the character design is quite cute.

10. 10 不 Plant Crops or Get Gobbled Up [Apocalypse] 不种田就会被啊呜掉[末世] Spring Mountain Still Has Branches春山犹枝Danmei (BL)946k WordsCompleted Seven years after transmigrating to ancient times, Xia Chen's golden finger finally awakened. Xia Chen was so excited he could barely speak. “System, sob, I've waited so long for you! Am I going to become a winner in life?!” System: “Integrating resources. Career planning initiated. Based on compatibility, the Host's final career title is Great Divine Farmer.” Xia Chen: “...What the heck?!” System: “System space is now open. The Host is advised to work hard at farming and reach the pinnacle o 30.7kFavorites91.1kClicks/ch28.6kGifts

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    A rare ancient post-apocalyptic novel, a light comedy. The male lead is reborn and has the strongest combat power, while the other is a summoning mage (?). It focuses on infrastructure development later on. If you like strange plant-related settings, you might want to check it out. On a side note: I really love fantasy creatures! I love all kinds of plants and animals... But I don't write about many of them well.

11. 11 掌 The Stewardess in the 1970s 掌事宫女在七零 Clouds in the Deep Sea深海里的云朵Romance677k WordsCompleted Blurb: This novel is also known as The Ex-Wife of a Powerful Man in a Period Novel Lin Jia was once a senior palace maid serving the emperor of the Great Xing Dynasty. After drinking poisoned wine, she unexpectedly transmigrated to China in the 1970s, becoming a newlywed who had married from the countryside into the city. The original owner didn't like her husband and loved someone else, but Lin Jia was quite satisfied with her husband in name only, Shen Yan. After all, she wasn't looking for mu 28.2kFavorites94.7kClicks/ch21.4kGifts

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    The romance and career storylines are both quite compelling. The female lead is more of an exceptional female physician than a palace maid.

12. 12 穿 Transmigrating Into a Period Novel to Live as a Lazybones 穿越年代文当懒汉 Mountain Rock Earth山石土Danmei (BL)515k WordsCompleted Before Shen Siqin died of illness, he donated all his possessions. All he asked was that in his next life, he wouldn't be a workaholic, but a healthy, handsome slacker. As lazy as could be. Then he transmigrated into a book, becoming Shen Erwa, the scummy lackey of the male lead in a period novel. He was tall and handsome but had no ambition. In the village, he planned to latch onto the village chief's daughter. When the male lead went into business and moved to the city with his whole family, 14.9kFavorites37.1kClicks/ch5.8kGifts

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    I haven't finished watching it... The beginning was alright... It's a light comedy, you can watch it if you like that kind of thing.

13. 13 七 A Seventies Couple's Everyday Life Back in the City 七零夫妻回城日常 Little Sparrow on the Moon落在月亮上的小麻雀Romance850k WordsCompleted Blurb: Yu Hongxia had been married to her educated youth husband, Jiang Guangjun, for seven years. By the time they returned to the city, they already had three children. On their first night living with her in-laws in a crowded compound, she had a long dream. In the dream, because she hadn’t returned to the city through a job placement 14.2kFavorites31.4kClicks/ch14.2kGifts

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    A period drama with a dual rebirth theme. I don't remember the plot very well, but it seemed alright.

14. 14 开 From the Start, I Had a Dairy Cow [Another World] 开局一头奶牛[异世] Qian Lailai钱莱莱Romance641k WordsCompleted A wave of light from another world strikes, turning the entire Blue Star into a post-apocalyptic survival zone! Some people struck by the light mutate into zombies, some awaken supernatural abilities, and some cannot withstand the energy and collapse on the spot. Some animals hit by the light mutate into beasts, others remain as they were but become incredibly strong, and some turn into barbecue on the spot. Every living thing on the Blue Star becomes terrifying, and survival becomes exceptio 11.3kFavorites37.9kClicks/ch6.6kGifts

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    A post-apocalyptic story with a protagonist who's the most beloved by her family, it's alright... A bit cheesy. The logic can't be scrutinized too closely.

15. 15 娇 The Soft and Lovely Beauty Becomes a Laid-Back Foil [The 1970s] 娇软美人穿成对照组后咸鱼了[七零] Xian Xin咸心Romance257k WordsCompleted The pampered young lady Qiao Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book, becoming the contrast female supporting character in a period novel. The heroine is the original owner's cousin. She's gentle and kind, hardworking and capable. The original owner, on the other hand, is spoiled and wilful, lazy and greedy. Later, she tries to steal the man from the heroine, who has been reborn, and gets face-slapped over and over. In the end, everyone turns against her, and she dies a miserable death at the hands o 7.7kFavorites18.2kClicks/ch4.1kGifts

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    I haven't read any novels about spoiled wives...

16. 16 开 A Little Farm from the Start [Apocalypse] 开局一家小农场[末世] Ye Shuangyu叶双鱼Romance279k WordsCompleted [Completed novel: A Little Tavern from the Start [Wasteland]] [New novel: Is Your Gourmet Restaurant Even Legit?] [Homesteading] + [Exploration] + [Infrastructure] + [Management] Ye Mian transmigrated to a strange world where humans, animals, and plants had all undergone mutations, splitting into two factions: the evolved and the mutated. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she was bound to a System called Dream Farm and had acquired a little farm overgrown with weeds. The System was gr 2kFavorites2.6kClicks/ch2.3kGifts

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    It's very short; I feel like the author lost patience... It's just a super-powerful cheat code with almost no twists or turns. I read it because of the strange creature setting, but it wasn't anything special.

17. 17 八 Everyday Life in an Oilfield Compound in The 1980s 八零年代石油大院日常 Pork Belly Hot Pot酥肉锅Romance576k WordsCompleted [Author's column: Multiple completed stories set in the past, including food-focused stories] Qian Qing married into an oilfield community, and on the second day of her marriage, she had a dream. In the dream, her best friend Wan Zhenzhen, who lived next door and had gotten married on the same day, had been reborn. And not only had she been reborn, she had also gained a golden finger: by binding herself to someone, she could siphon off that person's luck. The more misfortune that person suffere 40.6kFavorites141.3kClicks/ch18.9kGifts

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    A typical story about getting rich in a traditional era, the male protagonist has little presence, and it follows a common formula.

18. 18 春 Spring Has Returned Right on Time 春时恰恰归 Shen Chou申丑Romance523k WordsCompleted Coming next in the series, The Spoiled Couple: Wei Fan: My grandfather is Duke Xian, and he's an old rascal. My father is the Marquis of Jiangping, and he's just as much of a rascal. My elder brother is the heir to the marquisate, and he's a rascal too. They say my future husband will be another rascal. Lou Huaizi: My grandfather is the Retired Emperor, my uncle is the emperor, my mother is a princess, my father is the Grand General Who Guards the State, and my older brother is a paragon of tale 39kFavorites115.4kClicks/ch23.1kGifts

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    Click it now! A classic ancient tale of accumulating wealth and power, featuring merchants and tycoons. The romance is quite good.

19. 19 在 Days Running a Beast-Pet Shop in Another World 在异界开兽宠店的日子 Grain-Hoarding Hamster运粮仓鼠Danmei (BL)2.7M WordsCompleted The upcoming stories are at the end. Here’s the blurb, followed by content warnings. In the Knight City of Mopland, there’s an unusual shop. It sells unique magical pets found nowhere else in the world. Glazed Iceflame Hounds race through lava and snow. Windbreaker Horses snort curiously at the people coming and going from their stable. Candy Bunnies hop out of the grass, shaking candy sprinkles from their coats. The shop’s owner is a handsome, black-haired young man. Thou 24.1kFavorites43.2kClicks/ch70.5kGifts

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    I really like it; the various character developments, career paths, and romance storylines are all very well-developed… I couldn't find anything similar. But there are so many people criticizing it…

20. 20 末 A Plant Paradise in the Apocalypse [Building from Scratch] 末世植物乐园［基建］ Munching a Big Melon Under the Moon月下啃大瓜Danmei (BL)245k WordsCompleted The sea swallowed the land, cities became isolated islands, creatures mutated, and the soil stopped yielding crops. After Jiang Mo was reborn with the Plant Paradise System, he discovered that Xu Yan, with whom he had been linked by intimate rumors in his previous life, had also been reborn. The two powerhouses occupied an island and set up a farm, taking in refugees and cultivating mutated plants. Enormous ears of wheat growing on ivy, warm and spacious houses made of mutated cotton, duckweed 18.9kFavorites31.3kClicks/ch11kGifts

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    I didn't really like the later parts... Post-apocalyptic stories always seem to have the protagonist become the savior in the end...

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