Marriage First, Love Later: Historical-Era Stories 先婚后爱，年代文

1. 51 重 Reborn in an Era of Hardship: The Tough Wife Is Terrifying! 重生年代之悍妻超凶哒！ Bodhi Fruit菩提果Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Xia Ranan never imagined she would end up transmigrating into a wretched woman who caused trouble at every turn, loved eating and hated working, and was carrying on with another man. Her husband was away serving in the army, leaving behind his six- or seven-year-old younger brother, but the original owner had beaten the boy so badly he was bedridden! Faced with a thousand pointing fingers and ten thousand scolding voices, Xia Ranan declared, “I’m not taking the blame for this!” She wasn’t a wret 1.6kReads9.0Score22614d adds
2. 52 年 Those Days on the Production Team 年代，生产队里那些事 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score1614d adds
3. 53 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 33.8kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds
4. 54 八 A Warm Romance in the Eighties: A Transmigrated Couple’s Century-Spanning Promise 八零暖婚：穿越夫妻的跨世纪约定 One Bite of Red Bean Qingtuan一口红豆青团Modern Romance213k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance + period setting + dual transmigration + System + marriage first, love later + raising a child + everyday life] In 2025, food lover Qin Wanwan was a history PhD student. One day, she transmigrated to 1985 and became an honest village girl who had only recently married. Faced with a mysterious, aloof husband and an adopted son of unknown origins, Qin Wanwan screamed inwardly! And with the System’s even more ridiculous missions, she was completely at a loss~ But she was already 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male and female protagonists from different eras travel back to the 1980s. They marry first and fall in love later. It's a slice-of-life story with elements of patriotism and a system (not much, mainly for comedic relief).

5. 55 漫 Manman’s Journey to Happiness 漫漫要幸福 Jin Shan金姗Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later, a devoted couple, an uncaring family back home, and an unwelcoming in-law family: even a terrible hand can be played well. See how the heroine, Zhong Manman, turns her life around. My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A classic case of arranged marriage leading to love, featuring a soldier; based on a true story.

6. 56 穿 The Book's Alluring Cannon Fodder Leaves Her Celibate Ex-Husband Unable to Resist 穿书炮灰太勾魂，禁欲前夫顶不住 Shui Mu Fu Su水木扶苏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Faithful to Each Other + Raising Kids + Marriage First, Love Later + Daily Life] Lu Shuang, a genius anime key-frame artist from the 21st century, transmigrates into a book and becomes the cannon-fodder ex-wife in a doting-wife novel. According to the plot, the heroine gets the loving marriage and all the admirers. Lu Shuang is just the cannon-fodder ex-wife, a foil to the heroine's happy life. The male lead's older brother died in the line of duty, leaving behind a pair of twi 2.2kReads8.3Score15114d adds

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   Anime illustrator Lu Shuang transmigrates into a novel as the male lead's cannon fodder ex-wife, and her golden finger—a treasure trove—is really appealing! 😍

7. 57 八 Military Marriage in the Eighties: I Marry a Soldier and Become a Military Wife with a System 八零军婚：带着系统嫁兵王当军嫂 Dongpo Pork东坡肉肉Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted Synopsis: The 1980s + Military Marriage + Marriage Before Love + System Space + Getting Rich + Raising an Adorable Child Shen Anyi died in a violent storm. Then Shen Anyi came back to life, transmigrating into the body of another Shen Anyi in the 1980s. The moment she comes to, she's told she has to marry a soldier who's in a vegetative state. After weighing her options, she decides to get married. On her wedding night, she gets a System. Now watch her make a fortune and become a landlady in the 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Highly recommended! A story of arranged marriage leading to love ❤️ + 1980s setting + sweet military romance.

8. 58 三 He Spent Three Years Protecting His Childhood Sweetheart in a Military Marriage, Then Went Crazy When She Divorced Him? 三年军婚护青梅，离婚他疯了？ Fu Xiaoman福小满Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Billionaire Xu Qing transmigrates into a book as a young military wife in the 1970s. Her own husband has her kidney stolen, then gives their entire fortune to his white moonlight! Throughout their years of marriage, he’s also been protecting his white moonlight, both openly and behind her back. To keep her kidney and her money, Xu Qing tears up the script, grabs her little bag, and goes to get a divorce. She’s going to ditch the scumbag and his unhinged son, take her daughter, and leave to make 14.5kReads7.6Score1.5k14d adds

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   A female tycoon transmigrates into the body of a young military wife in her 40s, only to be betrayed by her husband and given away to his first love. Enraged, she tears up the script, grabs her purse, and decides to divorce him and run away, dumping her scumbag husband and her crazy son to raise her daughter and enjoy a life of luxury. Unexpectedly, the cold-faced Captain Zhou suddenly transforms into a clingy sweetheart, clinging to her and refusing to let go: "Wife, I was wrong, I'll give you my life, don't go!" When she goes to business, he leads the team to "escort" her; when she attends parent-teacher meetings, he exudes authority; when she chats with a young man, he silently unbuttons his uniform to the third button. Later, his famous saying circulates throughout the military region: "What are you looking at! Do you think you can learn how I wooed my wife?"

9. 59 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Sweet Army Wife Is the Whole Family's Favorite 穿书六零，甜蜜军嫂是全家团宠 Gathering Fullness in the Mist雾里折满Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + Spatial Powers + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Leads Are Chaste + Mutual Devotion + Past and Present Lives] Qiu Yiya was a high school student who had just finished her college entrance exams. She went home, took a nap, and woke up in the 1960s with nothing at all. She could have lived with that, but she had transmigrated into a book! She had become the book’s wicked supporting female character, a cannon-fodder character who was about to abort a five-and-a-hal 1.3kReads7.4Score12414d adds

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   Female Lead: Qiu Yiya Male Lead: Xu Yunhe 🍒🍒🍒 Qiu Yiya dies unexpectedly, but transmigrates into the body of Xu Yunhe's deceased ex-wife. After transmigrating, Qiu Yiya uses her spatial resources to try to improve her current predicament; after Xu Yunhe returns from his mission, their interactions evolve from initial tentative exploration to sweet romance.

10. 60 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds

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    This one! The female lead transmigrates into a book and has a space ability and plant-based superpowers. The original owner of the body drowned, and when the female lead transmigrates, the male lead gives her CPR [smirk]. As a result, the two get married. Actually, the male lead already has feelings for the female lead, and the female lead is also attracted to the male lead's appearance [cool]. So sweet!

11. 61 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.2kReads8.9Score23614d adds

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    These are all of them!! The first one makes one think of the people and events of that era. The second book made me, a pregnant woman, cry; it was truly moving, especially the ending.

12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 8.2kReads9.3Score76814d adds
13. 63 娇 The Delicate Beauty Who Blushes Easily Has Won the Officer's Heart 娇娇美人爱脸红，撩的军官心软了 Die Zi叠梓Modern Romance160k WordsOngoing [Entirely fictional setting, military marriage, marriage before love, sweet romance, with just a touch of groveling] [The male lead is sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, with abs you can touch; the female lead blushes easily and flirts without meaning to] The original owner schemed to get a military officer into bed. As soon as Ning Qingqing transmigrated into her body, she was forced to clean up the mess. The victim, Lu Mingchen, laid down the law: "I could never love you. The moment you get the c —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Marriage first, love later, let's go!

14. 64 娇 A Spoiled Young Lady in the 1970s Marries a Village Rogue and Thrives 娇娇小姐穿七零，嫁个村痞样样行 Will Soon Blossom不日将华Modern Romance627k WordsOngoing [Period setting + Space + Sweet and Delicate Heroine + Rough-and-Ready Bad Boy + Married First, Love Later + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Punishing Scumbags + Lotus Root Spirit + They Both Speak Their Minds + Sweet Pampering] Yun Mei of Liujiaying has caught the eye of the brigade leader’s good-for-nothing son, so her mother frantically tries to set her up with one man after another. What her mother doesn’t know is that Yun Mei has already changed inside. After all those blind dates, 14Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    Female lead: Yun Mei Male lead: Gu Chen 🎈🎈🎈 Modern pampered girl Yun Mei is accidentally transported to the 1970s 🍁 A gentle modern lady with a soft personality + a seemingly roguish but actually kind-hearted village rogue - their interactions are sweet and funny, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and the sweetness level is off the charts.

15. 65 当 Years After Becoming a Stepmom, I Realized I Had Transmigrated into a Book 当后妈几年后才发现自己穿书了 An Old Friend of Ten Years十年旧人Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Wang Qingyao dies suddenly on her way to work overtime and becomes a third-year university student in the 1980s. She is quite pleased with this wonderful era: university graduates are assigned jobs, with secure positions and generous pensions after retirement. After all, Wang Qingyao had died on her way to work. Unfortunately, before she can enjoy herself for two days, her new body's father falls off a mountain and lapses into a coma. The hospital can't treat him, but recommends a renowned doct 1.5kReads7.9Score11314d adds

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    🍅A historical romance, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, featuring a laid-back stepmother versus a gentle factory manager. 🍅 Wang Qingyao died suddenly on her way to work, having become a junior in college in the 1980s. In this good era, university graduates were guaranteed job placements—a secure, stable job. Retirement meant a high pension. Wang Qingyao, who died on her way to work, was quite content with this. Unfortunately, before she could even enjoy her happiness for two days, her father fell from a mountain and fell into a coma. He was currently hospitalized and beyond treatment, but a renowned doctor had been recommended. Just as the Wang family was worrying, a matchmaker arrived at their door, introducing a good marriage. Shen Yanming, the textile factory manager, was looking for a stepmother for his son, offering a dowry of 3,888 yuan plus three turns and a radio. Most importantly, the old traditional Chinese medicine doctor had connections with the Shen family; marrying into the family would be good except for being a stepmother. Looking at her weeping mother, her comatose father, and her bewildered younger siblings, Wang Qingyao decided to marry him. After the marriage, the couple treated each other with respect, and the mother and son were kind and filial. Five years later, the new woman next door had a very familiar name, and she realized she had transmigrated into a period romance novel as the childless, melancholic stepmother described by the female lead's mother. Wang Qingyao stared at the stack of property deeds in the safe and the overflowing gold and jewelry in the safe next door. She couldn't understand why she was so melancholic; was she crying outside every day while hugging dozens of buildings? Initially, Shen Yanming's requirements for his wife were: be obedient, take care of the home, and don't cause trouble. Later, Shen Yanming said: "Isn't the outside world so chaotic? Wife, don't you check up on me? Aren't you coming to work with me? What will I do if you and the three of you leave?"

16. 66 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Educated Youth Turned Army Wife Is Doted On 军婚甜蜜蜜：知青军嫂被宠上天 Wen Yanyan文宴宴Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other + Adorable Baby + Building Wealth + Love After Marriage + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Revenge] Little farm owner Shen An Nian accidentally transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a powerful figure in the military and political world. After three years of marriage, she dies a miserable death far from home. Shen An Nian: ... What did she ever do to deserve being sent here to suffer? Looking at her husband's perfectly chis 1.9kReads8.9Score20314d adds

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    Completed. A military marriage story where love blossoms after an arranged marriage. No misunderstandings, no third parties, and it's very sweet! ✨🌸🌈

17. 67 飞 The Eighth Book by Flying Wisteria 飞起的紫藤的第8本书 Rising Wisteria飞起的紫藤花Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Adorable baby, marriage first and love later, doting husband, feel-good read] An Mei was abused to death in her previous life. What is wrong with that gruff, cold-faced husband of hers? Didn't he dislike her? Her gruff husband demands, “Are you disgusted by me?” His sweet wife answers with a nervous flicker in her eyes, “No... I just want to get a good night's sleep.” He pulls her into his arms. “Didn't I say I'd leave you alone for a few years? Then I have to make it up to you now!” His wife s 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    The first era of pure rebirth, without spatial resources, characterized by arranged marriages that blossom into love. The last two books have some space, but I haven't read them for a while and have forgotten the plot a bit.

18. 68 嗨 Party On in the Seventies! My Wife’s Space Is Full of Endless Supplies 嗨爆七零！娇妻空间里有无限物资 Little Extraordinary小不凡Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A chain-supermarket owner born in the 1990s was accidentally struck by a streetlight while attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reborn in a rural village in the early 1970s. She arrives as a newlywed daughter-in-law in a farmyard, and finds herself blessed with a handsome husband who is well-built, protects her, and treats her like a queen. Life in the little farmyard is ordinary, yet full of surprises; everyday family life is anything but dull. Let’s see how Xia Tong outsmarts her rivals and 1.5kReads8.7Score12714d adds
19. 69 七 The Sweet and Gentle Young Educated Youth of the 1970s 七零娇软小知青 Steamed Buns Are Delicious馒头好吃Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted When Lin Si, a hibiscus flower spirit, woke up, she realized she had accidentally slept with someone who was destined to be another person’s soulmate. On her first trip into the human world, Lin Si had caused a huge mess. Her head was aching. But a sage had once said, “There’s nothing better than correcting your mistakes.” If the red thread of fate had gotten tangled, she would straighten it out for him! Lin Si was huffing and puffing as she tried to restore the thread of fate, only to fi 765Reads8.7Score10414d adds
20. 70 下 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 3.1kReads8.5Score24714d adds

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    Highly recommend!!!

21. 71 被 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 1.9kReads8.9Score17614d adds
22. 72 军 Sweet Military Romance: I Conquer the 1970s with the System 军婚甜蜜：我在七零靠系统赢麻了 Brave Bobo勇敢啵啵Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + System + marriage before love + doting husband + family life + entrepreneurship] Xu Zhiwei is beautiful and wealthy, and now she's transmigrated! And she's landed in the 1970s, an era of shortages and hardship! The rich beauty Xu Zhiwei isn't worried. She's got a golden finger! There's no way she'll stay poor! Only, this golden finger is way too embarrassing! It actually makes her cuddle up to a man every day! Xu Zhiwei grits her teeth. Fine, he's her husban 16Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    This is a story about active-duty military personnel accompanying their spouses during the war. It's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. I don't know if you guys like it [making a face], but you can give it a try!

23. 73 穿 Transmigrated as the Courtyard's Belle, I Marry the Roughest Officer to Change My Fate 穿成大院之花，我嫁最糙军官改命 Savor the Crispy Fish品酥鱼Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Strong-Willed Career Woman + Straight-Talking, Action-Oriented Soldier Hero + Marriage Before Love + Foil] Zhu Huanyi, an award-winning rehabilitation therapist, transmigrates into a book. From the start, she's on nightmare difficulty: she's locked in a room with the male lead's older brother, waiting for someone to catch them in a compromising position. With no time to lose, Zhu Huanyi looks at the handsome, stern soldier before her and sweetly says, “Comrade, could you do me a favo 51Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    ✎Arranged marriage to love, historical setting, transmigration into a novel as a contrasting pair, career-driven female lead X sharp-tongued, action-oriented soldier

24. 74 穿 Transmigrated as the Country Wife of a 1970s Army Commander 穿成七零年代军长的乡下妻 Teacher Mi Ning米的宁老师Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy] Reborn overnight, Liu Sisi becomes the wife of an army commander in a military compound in the 1970s. The original Liu Sisi was an uneducated young woman who had a crush on the village rogue, a good-for-nothing who never applied himself. The two were forced together because their elders had arranged their marriage before they were even born. Liu Sisi made such a mess of her life that she ruined herself, and now modern-day Liu Sisi has taken he 144Reads8.9Score—14d adds
25. 75 腰 That Waist Is Too Slim! The Rough-and-Ready Commander Locks Me in the Single Dorm 腰太细！被糙汉师长锁在单身宿舍 The Island Breeze岛屿的风Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted Jiang Li took a wrong turn and accidentally barged into the bachelor quarters of Huo Yan, the man nobody in the military compound dared cross. He had just come from the training grounds. A sheen of sweat covered his bronze skin, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and the oppressive aura around him nearly took her breath away. Mistaking her for a spy sent by the enemy, he gripped her slender waist and pinned her against the door. His voice was dangerously hoarse. “Tell me. Who sent you?” Jiang 2.4kReads7.2Score28614d adds

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    Female lead: Jiang Li Male lead: Huo Yan 🍭🍭🍭 The delicate and beautiful Jiang Li accidentally wanders into the dormitory and is forcefully detained by Huo Yan. From the initial fear and resistance, she gradually falls in love with him as they spend time together.

26. 76 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.1kReads9.2Score66914d adds

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    💘💘A historical romance novel with a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love.

27. 77 七 The 1970s: After Marriage, the Bigwigs Dote on Me 七零：婚后被各大佬宠上天了 Yang Yang Yang Ye羊羊羊耶Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Sweet Romance + Golden Finger + Marriage Before Love] Qin Miaomiao grew up spoiled, with plenty of food and fine clothes. After dying unexpectedly, she found herself in the 1970s as a little fool, married to an army officer. Fortunately, she had a golden finger from the System. She could take it easy, strolling around and shopping, and life was a breeze. For some reason, the husband forced to marry her seemed to love taking her shopping and introducing her to his friends. An 6Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    Female Lead: Qin Miao Male Lead: Lu Yansheng 🍒🍒🍒 Qin Miaomiao accidentally travels from modern times to the 1970s, receiving a cheat system and a spatial ability as a gift. 🍡🍡 She and Lu Yansheng marry first for various reasons, but gradually get to know each other, develop feelings, and eventually fall in love during their married life.

28. 78 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1960s: From the Start, It's My Wedding Night 穿书六零，开局新婚夜 Fruit Lover, Especially Mangoes爱吃水果爱吃芒果Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + love that grows over time + incredibly fit but secretly flirtatious military officer husband × beautiful, lazy young intellectual] Su Mengyao had fair skin, stunning looks, and a privileged family background. After a breakup left her in a foul mood, she went to a private club with her girlfriends to unwind. After getting drunk at the club, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a woman who shared her name, on the very night of her we 3.2kReads6.1Score25014d adds

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    Female Lead: Su Mengyao Male Lead: Lu Jianguo 🍭🍭🍭 The fair-skinned and beautiful Su Mengyao accidentally travels to her wedding night while drunk, and is simultaneously bound to a "Sea King System" to purchase items from the in-game store. Lu Jianguo and Su Mengyao gradually develop feelings for each other during their time together, their daily interactions being sweet and fun.

29. 79 远 Away from My Scumbag Husband and Widowed Sister-in-Law, I Thrive 远离渣夫和寡嫂，我顺风顺水 Qingdao Cabbage青岛白菜Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + building wealth + blended family + everyday family life + contrasting couples] After her husband got involved with his widowed sister-in-law, Cheng Yuluo couldn't take it anymore. She divorced him and returned to her family home… But once she got home, her parents, brother, and sister-in-law treated her very differently than before… To support her daughter, she went to the county seat and set up a stall selling wontons outside a factory, just like t 1.3kReads8.0Score10714d adds

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    This is quite good; it's about getting rich, and the female lead's mother-in-law is very supportive.

30. 80 公 1980 AD, Here I Come! 公元1980，我来了！ Fate Already Known已知天命Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Mei Zhichao, a legendary soldier, is unexpectedly reborn in 1980 in the body of a timid, introverted high school senior. His father died young, and his mother struggled to raise two sons alone. The family is bullied every few days... See how he rewrites his fate and changes the world! 40Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    A period romance novel, featuring various kinds of love.

31. 81 心 At Her Heart: She Plays Innocent but Has a Dark Side, and Insists on Stealing Someone's Man 心尖：她白切黑非要撬墙角 Shan Nuan Yue山煖月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. [Sweet, Spoiled Little Fox + Rich Daddy] [Not a Feel-Good Story + Forbidden Love + Revenge + Age Gap + Breaking Up a Couple + One-on-One Romance + Seduction to the Top] (This is my first book, and it's not very polished. Don't read it if you want a feel-good story. If you do read it, please stick with it to the end, because the male lead has his reasons for what he does.) In her previous life, Anni was an obedient heiress. When her father's company fell into debt, she 1.4kReads8.6Score19114d adds

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    The immersion is incredibly strong, making you feel like you are part of the story, experiencing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness alongside the main characters!

32. 82 资 The Capitalist’s Daughter Cleared Out Her Ancestral Home Before the Divorce, and He Wept with Regret 资本家小姐离婚前搬空祖宅他悔哭 Quan Cheng Dasheng权城大胜Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Period military romance + marriage first, love later + everyday life with the army + pocket space + stunning fake heiress from a capitalist family versus a stoic, rugged man from the great northwest] In her previous life, after Lin Chuxiang was told she was a fake heiress, she married her childhood sweetheart, whom she had known since they were little. She thought it was the start of a happy life, but on their wedding night, he left for the northwest without consummating the marriage. Not long 3.2kReads8.5Score37514d adds

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    After being reborn, the female lead rejects the scumbag boyfriend and has a whirlwind marriage with the male lead via blind date—a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. There's also a baby! 🍼 [Kissing emojis][kissing emojis]

33. 83 被 Abandoned in the Wilderness for Eighteen Years, I Marry the Wrong Man as a Stand-In Bride 被扔荒山十八年，替婚错嫁大首长 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + outrageous melodrama + unhinged + doting romance + growth story + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] [Adorable, violent, obedient, fiercely protective mutated native vampire bride × cold, versatile, returning Chinese scientist] When Xu Xinyuan is little, her grandparents abandon her in the mountains to fend for herself. Her reborn cousin refuses an arranged marriage, and because Grandma can’t bear to give up the betrothal gifts, she brings Xu Xinyuan back. In her cousin’ 5.1kReads9.0Score49514d adds

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    Super melodramatic, sweet romance, and a nurturing relationship.

34. 84 八 The Pampered Army Bride of the 1980s 八零之娇宠农门小军媳 Big Fish大鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zhou Jingchuan, the village bully, marries a beautiful young woman, fair-skinned and slender, with sparkling eyes. All the men in the village are green with envy, thinking such a gorgeous woman has gone to waste on an old man like Zhou Jingchuan! Then, one day, the old man suddenly returns in a military uniform, looking dashing and heroic. Now all the village women are green with envy, jealous that Qin Yu, a beauty with nothing but her looks, has married such a formidable officer! Qin Yu 284Reads8.3Score10014d adds

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    I think these two books are good! Firstly, he doesn't even stand up for his wife when she bullies him. Secondly, a good book about rebirth in the past.

35. 85 七 The Sweet Young Bride of the 1970s 七零年代小娇媳 Sunny and Adorable晴晴萌萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Jiang Pengpeng thought Qin Heng didn't love her. To avoid a divorce, she did everything she could to stay away from him. Only when he died in the line of duty did she realize how badly they had misunderstood each other. After being reborn, she finds strength in him, and his love gives her the courage to go all in. Jiang Pengpeng sheds her old meekness. Her mother-in-law is demanding and difficult? No problem, she'll win her over... By the next day, her mother-in-law is eag 103Reads8.5Score—14d adds
36. 86 雪 Snow-Stained Longing 雪染为念 First Bud 1984初蕾1984Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [A reunion only to say goodbye? A star-crossed love blooms in the snowy borderlands] [Battle-hardened border guard and aid-work doctor + reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + defending the borderlands] A friendly note: This story moves between two periods of time, told in alternating sections. “The border is too harsh. Don't come after me...” “Wei Yunzhou, if you dare marry me, I'll dare say yes!” Jiang Zhiyue said, her eyes red with tears. Two years later, she found him again at th 2.8kReads9.3Score26614d adds

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    When I stayed up all night watching it, I turned my phone brightness down to the lowest setting so my family wouldn't find out. I was really going all out!

37. 87 此 Journey West 此去西行 User36859979用户36859979Urban46k WordsCompleted Also known as Journey to the West in the Military. This novella explores marriage, love, faith, character, filial piety, perseverance, and development. Through the story of a young man from the countryside who joins the army and endures a half lifetime of hardships as he grows up in western China, along with his tangled relationships with three women, the novel reveals the profound impact of national policies on people's faith, livelihoods, love and marriage, childbearing, elder care, and the ru 218Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A contemporary military and police novel, a biographical work full of intrigue. Military life, military academy, military marriage; a soldier and a beautiful woman's rendezvous. A romantic love story with a poignant and moving plot. A captivating beginning, a heart-wrenching ending! Also known as "Military Journey to the West".

38. 88 七 The Fiery Fat Wife of the Seventies, and the Cannon-Fodder Family Laughs All the Way 七零肥妻火辣辣，炮灰一家笑哈哈 Tomatoes Need Sugar西红柿要加糖Modern Romance139k WordsOngoing [1970s, military life on an island, marriage before love, golden finger, face-slapping, sweet romance, building wealth, everyday life, triplets] Su Xishan wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated. She falls into the water from the start, and the soldier who rescues her is handsome, well-built, and supposedly unable to have children? Su Xishan, who has never been one to endure hardship, immediately decides to marry him! What she doesn't expect is that her six-story villa has tu 7Reads6.5Score214d adds

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    The male lead is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, while the female lead is charming and good at managing a household. Their marriage of convenience blossoms into a sweet romance that's almost sickeningly sweet. Their daily bickering is like a stand-up comedy routine, and watching them shower each other with affection is even more addictive than watching the plot itself.

39. 89 六 The 1960s: Wedding Ruined, Good Riddance to That Jerk 六零：婚礼被搞，烂男人不要也罢 Ren Quanheng任权衡Modern Romance32k WordsOngoing [Military Marriage, No Golden Finger, Everyday Life, Sweet Romance, Moving to an Island] Beautiful dancer × stern elite soldier Shen Lan was beautiful and headstrong, the woman all the men in the residential compound secretly loved and all the women envied. She never expected that on her wedding day, a rough country woman from her husband's family would show up with three children. That was when Shen Lan realized the dream she'd had the day before was actually real. In the future, a scumbag woul —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She dumps her scumbag boyfriend and gets married in a whirlwind romance; the male lead is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. A sweet and heartwarming story.

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