Novels like Back to the 1970s: Cutting Ties and Making a Stunning Comeback as a Tycoon
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- 1 The Little Girl Cuts Ties and Flees Famine, Taking Her Brother to the Military District to Find Their Dad 断亲萌娃逃荒，带弟弟闯军区找爹 [The rating just came in, but it'll go up] [Period + Transmigration + Cute Kids + Fleeing Famine] [The animated series about cute kids fleeing famine is now streaming on Fanqie. Come watch!] In her previous life, she was an elite special operations medic known by the codename "Moon Goddess." She died saving a teammate during a mission. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the resource-scarce 1970s, transmigrated into the body of Shen Qingyue, a tiny five-year-old girl. From the st 4.6kReads7.6Score575Shelves
- 2 Five-Year-Old Cutie: From the Start, She Takes Her Amnesiac Mom to Find Her Commander Dad 五岁萌宝：开局带失忆娘找司令爹 (Being adapted) [1970s + supernatural abilities + anti-drug operations + interlocking plots + light suspense + thrilling and satisfying] Five-year-old Nuonuo was born with “ghost ears.” She could hear the schemes in people's hearts from ten li away. But her mother couldn't even remember who she was. The two of them were dumped in the poorest widow's village in the Great Northern Wilderness, where they slept in a sheep pen on snowy nights, ate sour slop for meals, and suffered from frostbite that 2.1kReads8.6Score246Shelves
- 3 Following the Army in a Famine Year, I Stockpile Goods with a Group-Buying App and Win by Taking It Easy 荒年随军，靠团购APP囤货躺赢 [The comic adaptation of Transmigrate into a Book in the 1960s: I Stockpile Food with Three Kids to Survive the Famine is now available. Come watch!] [The 1950s and 1960s + group-buying app + military wife raising kids + stockpiling for famine] Chen Fang unexpectedly dies of a sudden heart attack and transmigrates into the notorious lazy wife in a period novel's military compound. The original owner was too lazy to cook. The rice jar was emptier than her face was clean, her twin daughters were 57.2kReads8.4Score7.6kShelves
- 4 My Kept Puppy Came Home a Graduate, So I Ran Off Pregnant 包养的小狼狗学成归国，我揣崽跑 Period setting + military officer + heiress + pregnancy escape + groveling pursuit + rekindled love She is Zhou Wan Ning, the cherished pearl of the Zhou family of Jiangnan. She moved to the Soviet Union with her family and lived as brightly as the sun. At a gathering arranged by friends, she met Liang Qi, once the dashing young master of the Liang family in the south, now reduced to scrimping over a few rubles. His family's decline had dragged him into the mire before he was even eighteen. He w 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I Take My Child to the Military District to Find Their Father, and My Reformed Ex-Husband Cries as He Kisses Them 带娃上军区找爹，改造前夫被亲哭 A college girl from the 1970s shows up at the army base pregnant, looking for the officer she abandoned, her ex-husband [She trains her husband into a military-region powerhouse + a marriage swap lets her keep her man in line + fair-skinned, beautiful heiress from a capitalist family VS the commander’s biological son, just brought back from the countryside] Xia Tao is a fair-skinned, beautiful young heiress from a capitalist family, a rare college student in this era. Her mother is scheming and 207kReads8.5Score20.6kShelves
- 6 I Transmigrated into a Seventies Grandma, Surrounded by Four Sons, Four Daughters, and a Houseful of Grandchildren 穿成七零老太，四儿四女子孙满堂 #Family squabbles, everyday life, no black market, building wealth, no romance# Yang Qiaoying never expected that when she opened her eyes again, she would have become a widow in 1974, a sprightly fifty-three-year-old with an adopted son who was married with children of his own, four sons, four daughters, and a house full of grandchildren. But having lots of children isn't always a blessing. Her youngest son insists on getting two hundred yuan to pay the bride price for his girlfriend. Yang Qiao 8.9kReads8.8Score754Shelves
- 7 After the Supporting Villainess Reclaims Her Fortune, Her Officer Husband Comes Looking for Her 女配夺回气运后：军官老公找上门 [Devoted Couple + Space-Powered Comeback + Protecting the Family + Love After Marriage] Ye Xiaoxiao wakes up inside the period novel she used to criticize, as a supporting female character with the same name, whose entire family is doomed to die. The moment she opens her eyes, she discovers that a strange soldier, Qin Feng, has taken her innocence. And she knows what’s coming: Within three days, the “kindhearted” reborn heroine will steal her ancestral good-luck bracelet. After that, her eldest 16.6kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
- 8 The Chubby Girl Follows Her Mother to Marry a Commander, and the Whole Military District Spoils Her 胖妹随母改嫁首长，全军区宠疯了 [Period setting + reborn + transmigrate into a book + everyone's favorite + face-slapping wish-fulfillment + devoted husband and easy pregnancy] In her previous life, Ning Lu was a supporting character who died young. Her father died in the line of duty, and her uncle seized the family home and fields. Her fiancé and cousin conspired to give false testimony. During a fight, Ning Lu's mother fell into the river, and Ning Lu jumped in to save her. Mother and daughter both drowned! After being rebo 7.5kReads8.5Score940Shelves
- 9 A Woman Reborn After Losing Her Wings 折翼重生的女人 Hei Ya is a country girl who moves to the city and falls in love at first sight with a city boy named Qingchuan. Because of prejudice and convention, both sets of parents strongly oppose the relationship, and Hei Ya’s first love is cut short. She then gets pregnant and marries an ordinary man. Their minds are never on the same wavelength, leaving her emotional life stifled and her material life in hardship. In the end, the heroine Hei Ya is forced to divorce and raise her daughter alone, struggl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The 1980s: You Tore Up My Admission Letter? I’ll Marry a Country Boy and Go to College 八零：撕我通知书？嫁糙汉上大学 Also known as: The Translator Wife of a Future Real Estate Tycoon In the autumn of 1982, Shen Nian got into university. But her aunt held the admission letter in her hand and said, “Either you get married, or I tear this up. You’re not going to school.” The whole village chased after her. She couldn’t escape the mountains. Then a man stood in their way. His name was Lu Jiang. They said he was the boy her father had promised her to marry. She thought she was going to have to marry him. But he sai 13.1kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
- 11 I Was Reborn After My Cousin Stole My Life 被堂妹顶替人生的我重生了 Rebirth + military marriage At eighteen, Yuan Xiu has an arranged engagement made when she was a child. Before her father dies, he takes her hand and tells her to have a photo taken when she comes of age, then mail it to the address he left behind. Yuan Xiu sends the photo and waits a long time without hearing back. Thinking the other party isn't interested, she puts the matter out of her mind. After years of hardship, Yuan Xiu accidentally learns that her uncle intercepted and secretly read the 14.3kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
- 12 Lazy Family? I Slack Off with the System 全家懒货？我靠系统摆烂 [System # Period Setting # Devoted Couple # Comedy] The Mao family is so lazy it makes everyone furious, yet somehow they live better than anyone else. Not only that, they’ve visibly put on weight. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, how is that even possible? Mao Er’ya is a master at slacking off and cutting corners. After accidentally binding herself to a System, she leads her whole family in eating their fill and taking it easy. When the villain tricks her into giving the male 7Reads—Score128Shelves
- 13 The Pitiful Girl from the 70s Gets Kissed by an Obsessive Educated Youth 七零小可怜被阴湿知青按着亲 Everyone in the family says Chen Zhi caused her father's death. As the family’s “sinner,” Chen Zhi is unloved and unwanted. Her married cousin dies, leaving behind four sons. Afraid the children will be mistreated by a stepmother, her cousin’s husband’s family and her uncle’s family unanimously decide that Chen Zhi should become their stepmother. Grandma says, “Your cousin’s husband’s family is well-off. If you marry into it, you’ll have enough to eat. You won’t even have to give birth, so you’l 15.3kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
- 14 The Cannon Fodder Is About to Be Bled Dry? Hand Over That Golden Finger! 炮灰被吃绝户？金手指拿来吧你 [Historical era + transmigrated book villainess + family life + 1970s + face-slapping + spatial dimension] Ren Chaomei stayed up all night reading a novel. When she opened her eyes, she had become the vicious supporting female character in the book. While reading, she had thought this character, who shared her name, was an idiot with no sense of right and wrong. Her parents were both dead, and she was living with her uncle’s family, yet she still fought the heroine for everything. She fought ove 28.7kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
- 15 Frozen to Death Under a Bridge, I Was Reborn and Cut Off My Entire Family 冻毙桥洞重生后，我六亲不认 (The rating just came out, so it’s relatively low.) [Fierce, stylish reborn old woman × a cast of villains × face-slapping × historical era × revenge × no romance × pocket dimension] “Smack!” She’d just been reborn when her husband’s slap, along with a spray of spit, struck her face. In her previous life, she froze to death under a bridge, with no one to claim her body. This time, armed with a pocket dimension, she won’t spare even her closest relatives! Her husband faked his death and ran off w 4.9kReads7.5Score381Shelves
- 16 Powerful Family: The Scheming Siren Wins the Courtyard's Untouchable Beauty 高干：心机尤物摘了大院的高岭花 [Upright, restrained, celibate scion of a prominent family x seductive, calculating beauty] Shen Tingyun, the celibate young star of the military district, carefully raised Li Wan, who had been entrusted to his care. He protected her as she grew up and taught her how to navigate the world. She never agreed to call him big brother. Her heart had already taken root in love with him. One time, after drinking, she teased him in a soft voice. For the first time, he lost his composure and pushed her a 2.4kReads8.0Score221Shelves
- 17 Trapped in a Book in the 1970s: Too Soft to Resist 书穿七零：娇软推不倒 After accidentally drinking poison, Lin Jiao transmigrates into a period novel she'd read, one featuring a saintly heroine. She can only feel her vision going black again and again. There's no way she's going to be a cannon-fodder character. Absolutely not. 4.3kReads7.9Score215Shelves
- 18 Transmigrate into a Book: Pregnant and on the Run in the 1970s, I’m Chased by a Cunning Young Officer 穿书年代带球跑，腹黑军少追妻忙 Transmigrate Into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Medicine + Military Marriage + Both Pure + Golden Finger After the apocalypse’s strongest fighter, Yan Luoxue, died in battle, she transmigrated into a period novel as the male lead’s cannon-fodder ex-wife, a character barely mentioned in the story. The original owner was a brainless little cannon fodder with a miserable fate. Her father ignored her, her stepmother emotionally abused her, her scumbag fiancé schemed against her, and she 2.2kReads8.1Score190Shelves
- 19 Livestreaming Immortal Pills: The Government Places an Order Overnight 直播卖仙丹，官方连夜下单 [No Romance + Strong Female Lead] After suddenly losing her job, Tang Xiaoyou bound herself to the Myriad Worlds Merchandise System! She hit her peak from the start, selling pills for 99,000 yuan each. The moment she started livestreaming, the whole internet mocked her. Bystanders thought she was putting on a show, and the platform accused her of fraud. But no one expected her to actually save a critically ill patient. From the internet’s laughingstock to a mysterious breakout streamer, from bei 43.6kReads8.4Score6.2kShelves
- 20 The 1970s: The State Sends Me a Husband, and the Top Scientist Dotes on Me 七零：国家发老公科研大佬被宠哭 [Alternate-history period setting + homegrown genius + state-assigned job + marriage first, love later + rugged man dotes on his wife] [Sweet-looking, scheming “black lotus” scientist VS rebellious, “daddy-type” elite soldier] Wen Ning is a “delicate flower” raised in a cowshed. She can't lift a shoulder or carry a hand, and crying is the only thing she knows how to do. Until one day, when her awful relatives try to force her into marriage, she taps out a string of Morse code through her tears. 1.6kReads8.3Score653Shelves
- 21 Reborn in the 1980s: Spring Peach in Full Bloom!!! 重生八零：春桃怒放！！！ Main character: Du Chuntao [Period setting + reborn for revenge + satisfying revenge against scumbags + family drama + no self-torment] “Chuntao, transfer the house to the eldest. He’s the eldest son of the Ye family, and we’ll have to rely on him to care for us when we’re old!” In her previous life, Du Chuntao was deceived by those words for her entire life. She devoted herself to raising her stepchildren, only to be thrown out of the house and killed by a car. She favored her stepdaughter and 165Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 22 The Old Woman Is Reborn: Not One of Her Ungrateful Sons or Daughters Will Be Allowed to Go Astray 老太重生逆子孽女一个都别想长歪 [Period setting] [Reborn] [No golden finger] [The 1980s] [Light ensemble cast] [Family life] [Slow and steady] [Getting rich] Widow Wu spent her whole life working herself to the bone for her children, only to die miserably on New Year’s Eve. Heaven finally took pity on her, and she was reborn on the day her children pressured her to remarry. Hmph! Now that I’m reborn, do you think I’m going to keep indulging you ungrateful wretches? From this moment on, I’ll live for myself. As for you ungratef 8kReads9.3Score713Shelves
- 23 Liu Xiaocui, the Village Girl of the 1980s 八零村妹刘小翠 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 159Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Heiress Struggles Through the 1950s with Her Lucky-Draw Blind Boxes 大小姐她带着抽奖盲盒在五零挣扎 Newborn Lixia gazed up at the blackened ceiling and mud walls, wishing she could die and be reborn somewhere else. She’d thought studying would help her claw her way out of this miserable life, but reality crushed those hopes. In the end, she followed her aunt, who had returned from visiting relatives, down the path to selling herself. No, to finding a husband… Aunt: This young man seems nice and has a bright future. Marry him, and the logistics department can arrange you a job. Lixia: Auntie, I 5.3kReads7.2Score366Shelves
- 25 The Art Troupe's Finest! She Outshines the King of Soldiers and Takes Charge 文工团一枝花！压过兵王做当家 [A cute little spirit from the spirit world + a straightforward, tough military officer who dotes on his wife] Fictional setting, fictional setting, fictional era!!! Jiang Chacha was a little spirit from the spirit world. One day, she crossed over into an era novel and became one of the Jiang family's twins. She thought she would enjoy a happy life here, but the world outside was anything but peaceful, and there were restrictions on everything. Chacha frowned in frustration. This place was certa 16.7kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
- 26 We Agreed to Keep Things Casual, So Why Is the Cold, Abstinent Officer Jealous? 说好各玩各的，禁欲军官醋疯了 Also known as: Marrying Into a Powerful Family After Divorce (Resilient, beautiful country girl ✖️ refined, abstinent scion of a powerful family) [Period drama, military family] In her previous life, Bai Qianqian was the prettiest girl for miles around. Bound by a childhood betrothal, she married Gu Hanzhou, the man chosen for her when they were young. She was willing to stay in the village, waiting for him to get into military academy, waiting for him to become an officer, waiting for him to wi 3.7kReads8.2Score394Shelves
- 27 Her Lips Curl! The Cold-Blooded Soldier Turns Red to the Tips of His Ears! 娇唇轻勾！冷酷兵王红透耳根！ 1970s setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + military marriage + spatial powers + spirit communication + strengthening the nation and punishing scoundrels + reborn + satisfying transmigration into a book Si Yanxue was once an all-around heir to a powerful clan, a master of medicine, scientific research, ancient martial arts, and spirit communication. She could even talk to birds and beasts, but died an untimely death during a mission. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a 24.9kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves
- 28 My Adoptive Sister Moves In with a Baby, So After Being Reborn, I Break My Ex-Husband's Legs 养姐带球占我家，重生打断前夫腿 [Reborn + 1970s + sent to the countryside + pocket dimension + light hoarding + farming + a steady, prosperous life] With snow swirling outside, Song Zhiyi lay paralyzed in a freezing bed. Her adoptive sister, Luo Wanying, and her husband, Zhao Ziqiang, came through the door. Luo Wanying deliberately rested a hand on her lower back and said in a soft, delicate voice: “Zhiyi, I’m pregnant. The father is Ziqiang.” To make room for the baby, Luo Wanying told her everything, and Song Zhiyi died with 16Reads—Score219Shelves
- 29 Reborn in the 1970s: I Want the Capitalist Heir, Not the Chief 重生七零：不要首长要资本家少爷 [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + getting even with nasty people] In her previous life, Gu Ajiu spent a night trapped in a pit with Song Wenjin, the son of a capitalist sent to the countryside, and her reputation was ruined. Sun Jianfeng, the finest young man in their production team, didn’t hold it against her and married her. Gu Ajiu was deeply moved. On their wedding day, Sun Jianfeng left to join the army, where he rose 3kReads8.2Score326Shelves
- 30 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 A Five-Year-Old Prodigy Plays with Poisonous Insects, Sending Border Drug Lords Running in Tears 五岁神娃玩蛊虫，边境毒枭哭着跑 [Period setting + adorable Miao child + witchcraft + anti-drug operation + feel-good story] Five-year-old Duoduo is a “little poison fairy” from the Miao region’s Ten Thousand Mountains. A human trafficker tried to kidnap her, but she casually tossed a handful of “itching powder” at him. He laughed until he spasmed and rolled around on the street! On her search for her family, she followed the guidance of her own golden silkworm gu and found her father, Lei Ting, an anti-drug police officer unde 21.5kReads8.0Score2.8kShelves
- 32 Better to Beat Someone Up Than to Make Yourself Miserable! 与其委屈自己，不如暴揍别人！ [1970s + native heroine + self-interest + satisfying read + no swallowing grievances + family squabbles + no military marriage + no golden finger + possibly a little unhinged?] A strong heroine who just wants a good life VS a truly gorgeous, sickly male lead Also known as: Moving to the City in the 1970s to Marry Up, I Just Want a Good Life Content warning: The male lead is a bit of a needy husband, and the heroine is very money-minded. There was a notorious figure in Kaoshan Village. At five, s 19kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
- 33 From the Start, I Had a Cremation Furnace: The Wicked Woman of the Sixties Went on a Killing Spree 开局焚尸炉，六零恶女杀疯了 Lin Wan worked herself to death from overtime. Before her was a furnace roaring with heat; before her eyes, a prompt announcing the countdown to transmigrating to the 1960s. She chose to transmigrate without hesitation. One second before she was to be cremated, she came back to life. The company paid a huge settlement. Lin Wan sold off all her possessions, stocked up on countless supplies, and happily transmigrated to the 1960s with them. But then... She had transmigrated into a book! And into t 66.2kReads8.7Score7.8kShelves
- 34 Trading Lives in the Seventies: The Occult Master Tears the Fake Heiress Apart 七零换命：玄学大佬手撕假千金 (The rating is low because it was just released.) Period setting X revenge X pocket dimension X feel-good story X fake and real heiresses X putting villains in their place X mystery X fantasy. “Shen Qingshuang, your worthless life is meant to take the fall for me!” Shen Bailu sneered as Auntie Zhou placed a snake parasite against her heart. Reborn just half a month before the turning point in her fate, Shen Qingshuang had her pocket dimension at her fingertips and the plot in her head. When the 6.4kReads8.4Score833Shelves
- 35 Who Says the Village Tyrant Is Infertile? I Give Him Seven Kids in Three Pregnancies 谁说村霸不孕？我三胎送他七个崽 The score has just been posted, so it doesn't mean much yet. (Historical setting + Building wealth + Farming + Raising kids + Pampered by everyone + Devoted couple + Ensemble cast + Quadruplets) The whole village knew Lin Susu was born unlucky. She brought misfortune not only on herself but on those around her. Though beautiful as a flower, she was left at home, unable to find a husband... Through a matchmaker's efforts, she married An Qingshan, the childless village bully of Zhaizi Village. The 59.9kReads8.3Score5.1kShelves
- 36 At Forty, I Remarried a Commander. My Ex and His Mistress Are Both on Their Knees 40岁二嫁首长，前夫小三全跪了 The rating has only just come in, and it’ll rise later! [Second-chance military marriage + era-set comeback + two powerful, devoted leads + rugged man spoils his wife] Lying on the operating table, Jiang Wanning finally learned that her marriage had been a trap: her husband had tried to kill her for the insurance money, and the son she had raised with so much effort was actually the illegitimate child of her scumbag husband and cousin! To survive, she climbed into the bed of Commander Gu Yuanzhe 283.8kReads8.6Score13.5kShelves
- 37 The Lazy Genius Girl Coasts to Victory in the 1970s 天才懒女躺赢七零 Dear readers: The platform has selected Genius Lazy Girl Lies Flat and Wins in the 1970s for adaptation into an animated comic. Thank you all for your continued support and companionship. I’ll let you know as soon as there are any updates. In her previous life, she worked herself to death. In this one, she’s determined to lie flat. Li Zhiqiu was a modern-day workaholic, a top student who got into a prestigious university and a corporate highflyer who worked herself to death. When she opens her 10.1kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
- 38 Tales of the Lesser Khingan Mountains: The Fearless Wife of the Sixties 小兴安岭往事：六零悍妻 [Period] [Family Life] [Growing Up] [An Extraordinary Ordinary Life] In the winter of 1959, a tough woman from the apocalypse barged into the Lesser Khingan Mountains. With her brute strength, Mi Duo slaughtered pigs and wolves, and even teased black bears. Mi Duo’s wish: get married, have children, live an uneventful life, and die of old age. Mi Duo’s daily life: hunt bears, fight wolves, tear into scumbags, and pull an extra night shift whenever someone rubs her the wrong way. Mi Duo’s fut 15.7kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 39 The Darkened Educated Youth Returns to the City, Cuts Ties, and Becomes Beautiful and Rich 黑化女知青回城，断亲变美暴富了 [A devoted and equally powerful couple x all characters are natives of the setting x no transmigration, rebirth, pocket dimension, System, or golden finger x no contrived drama x no helpless suffering x building wealth] [An upbeat, beautiful, resilient heroine VS a scheming, obsessive, slightly unhinged hero] The heroine takes her compensation and cuts ties with her birth family, decisively and swiftly. She does not cling to them or forgive them. The story focuses mainly on making money and roma 25.1kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
- 40 The Rugged Military Officer Raised a Delicate Darling in the Great Northwest 糙汉军官在大西北养了个娇气包 A new book’s rating will go up as more people read it~ [Period setting + sweet romance + following him to the military base + older, rough-and-tumble fatherly type x pampered, adorable girl + seven-year age gap] The Wen family falls from grace, and overnight their young heiress becomes a hated capitalist. Her parents pull strings to arrange a fake marriage with a soldier so she can follow him to his military base and lie low. At the reception desk, the man leans back in his chair and speaks in a 80.2kReads9.0Score12.4kShelves
- 41 My Husband Is a Factory Director in the Sixties 六零年代之我的老公是厂长 [Beautiful, Sweet-Natured Heroine VS Handsome, Devoted Hero] [Pocket Dimension] After Qiao Manman faints from hunger and wakes up, the plot awakens in her mind. It turns out she is living inside a book called A Loving Wife’s Daily Life in the Sixties. The male lead, Gu Huai, is her husband, whom she fell in love with freely in high school. The heroine, Jian Ting, is the younger sister of her husband’s coworker. She falls in love with him at first sight, cares for him after his divorce, and event 13.8kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
- 42 Sweet Little Wife of the 1960s: The Educated Youth Dotes on Me Without Hesitation 六零小甜妻：知青宠我没商量 [Steady Educated Youth vs. Beautiful Village Girl / Entire Cast Are Locals, No Golden Fingers or Black Markets / Everyday Life / Marriage First, Love Later / Flawed Characters / Leads Grow Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Yuan goes to the countryside at eighteen. As the youngest child in his family, he gets first pick of all the food and drink, giving him a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged frame that stands six feet tall. It doesn’t take long for someone to set their sights on him as s 65.3kReads8.9Score10.1kShelves
- 43 A Marquis Reborn as a Village Girl in the Seventies 侯爷穿成了年代小村姑 In the 1950s, Lin Zhile was one of the Lin family's four golden flowers, the youngest daughter kept at home by her parents so they could find her a live-in husband. Just before graduating from vocational school, the boy she liked turned her down. Heartbroken and consumed by anxiety over her future partner, she accidentally fell into the water on her way home. She came down with a fever that night and died. In the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Zhile was a marquis who disguised herself as a man. To prev 2.6kReads8.2Score176Shelves
- 44 The 1970s Comparison Group Is Done Playing Nice! 七零对照组不干了！ Fang Panyan transmigrates into a novel as the female lead’s foil. Both are country girls who marry into a military district. Both are high school graduates, and both marry battalion commanders. But when their husbands propose adopting their fallen comrades’ orphans, the two women react in completely different ways. One reluctantly agrees and mistreats the children. The other accepts wholeheartedly and treats them as her own. In the end, Fang Panyan is abandoned by her husband and despised by 7kReads7.1Score369Shelves
- 45 The Country Girl Who Was Supposed to Be My Nephew’s Fiancée Became My Wife, and the Factory Heartthrob Panicked 乡下准侄媳成了小媳妇，厂草慌了 (Seventies, reborn) Zhou Minghan: At his older brother’s urging, Zhou Minghan goes to the countryside to deliver a letter. As a result, without knowing what was going on, he helps his eldest nephew break off an engagement. The country family refuses to accept it, gets him drunk on several cups of liquor, and sends the young woman to his room that night. Since his own family was responsible for this disgraceful mess, Zhou Minghan has no choice but to accept it and take the young bride back to the 3.3kReads7.1Score240Shelves
- 46 He’s Had His Eye on Her for a Long Time 他惦记她很久了 The day her fiancé accused her of being frigid, Zhou He slept with a man. Two people, one outside the door and one inside; one in hysterics, the other swept away by ecstasy. Male lead: lawyer; female lead: general surgeon Qin Jin and Zhou He 16.8kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
- 47 The Flirtatious Bride of the 1970s Has the Commander Blushing Every Night 七零娇媳妇太会撩，首长夜夜红温 [Period military romance + marriage first, love later + 11-year age gap + powerful male lead + sweet indulgence + portable space + everyday family life] Content warning: This is a pampered-wife romance. There’s no angst, just sweetness. The male lead is 11 years older, and the heroine is delicate and a little petty, and likes being doted on. If you want a strong female lead, this one isn’t for you. In her previous life, Lin Xiaoguai was intimidated by Huo Yunfeng’s stern demeanor and chose his a 6.9kReads8.6Score678Shelves
- 48 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1980s: Kneel, You Good-for-Nothing Children 老太太重生八零：极品儿女靠边跪 [No golden finger + reborn in a bygone era + ruthless old woman + making money and punishing scoundrels + an ensemble cast striving to succeed] Given another chance at life, the old woman shows no mercy. Anyone who tries to split up the family or drag her down gets thrown out! Her awful children can get on their knees and stay out of her way! Zhang Siqin spent half her life as a widow, pouring her heart into raising three sons and two daughters. She bought a house in the city for her eldest so 479Reads—Score107Shelves
- 49 Hello, Assistant Jiang 你好，姜助理 Main characters: Jiang Xia and Shi Jingchu [Junior assistant vs. big boss] [The hero pursues her directly + age gap + slow-paced everyday romance] Jiang Xia is still relatively new to the working world. She lands a job as an administrative assistant at a tech company, in a department that has just been acquired and is a complete mess. Besides administrative work, she also has to serve as an HR assistant, sales assistant, boss’s assistant, and marketing assistant. She scrambles to get by, gradual 4kReads8.6Score451Shelves
- 50 The 1970s: The Little Fox Cub Is Looking for His Dad Online 七零：小狐狸崽在线找爹 In the age of declining magic, spiritual energy has dried up, and the ancient nine-tailed fox Tu Shan Yao is on the verge of death. Four-year-old divine beast cub Xiaobao clenches his little fists and drags his sickly, blood-spitting mother thousands of miles to find his father. Amnesiac special forces commander Huo Yunzheng looks at the mother and child and falls into deep self-doubt: “I've been single my whole life for 26 years. Where did this wife and child come from?!” He thinks they're just 479.8kReads9.3Score48.3kShelves
