Sweet Period-Era Romance with a Rugged Male Lead 年代甜文，男主糙汉

1. 1 撩 Flirt with a Rugged Man! Raise the Kids! Get Rich in the 1970s After Being Reborn 撩糙汉！养崽崽！重生七零赚疯了 I Lost My Pomelo我丢米西柚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Originally titled Flirting with a Rough-Hewn Man! Raising Kids! Reborn in the 1970s and Making a Fortune Lin Wanwan is reborn in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, her awful relatives are about to sell her to an old widower. So she takes matters into her own hands and schemes to marry Lu Zhanbei, the taciturn, stone-cold former soldier in her village. Everyone says she married a heartless devil, but in the middle of the night, she sneaks into his arms. "Honey, I'm cold." His body goes 3.9kReads7.1Score26414d adds

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   The male lead is a rough, tough guy, a retired soldier, and incredibly doting. He'll flirt with her in the river, in the cornfield, in the haystack, in the barn... Making her cry and beg for mercy~ So sweet! The female lead takes the initiative to flirt with the male lead first, it's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and they become rich together!

2. 2 拿 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 20.3kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds

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   The female lead is incredibly beautiful, a modern heiress who transmigrates into the body of a sent-down youth. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight. She's beautiful, delicate, and dislikes working, while the male lead, quite cunning, helps her with chores and builds a good relationship with her. Initially, the female lead doesn't like the male lead, and his first confession is rejected. He thinks that since she doesn't like him, he should just endure the hardship, but then she cries and he feels sorry for her, so he obediently does the work. Later, he successfully confesses and they start dating, with the male lead doting on her immensely. Later, when the female lead finds out she's in a book, she's afraid she'll die like in the original story and runs away. The male lead is heartbroken and cries terribly; this part of the story is particularly captivating! [Staring][staring][staring]

3. 3 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Became the Roughneck's Darling Wife 重生八零，赖上糙汉的小娇妻 Frost Contends with Snow's Shadow霜争雪影Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted 1.4kReads6.8Score14114d adds

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   A rough man dotes on his wife – it's so sweet!

4. 4 疯 My Unhinged Wife Is a Little Pig 疯批媳妇儿是小猪 Shi Qibao十柒宝Modern Romance266k WordsOngoing [Childhood Friends] [Loyal Dog] [Unhinged] [Wife-Obsessed Protector] He Pingye was knocked silly, and became both crazy and domineering. But nobody knew he had simply been reborn. In his previous life, he died horribly. His soul drifted without a home as he watched the "little pig" he had personally cared for and protected for twenty years, his little moon, sacrifice her freedom and lose the use of her legs for dancing in order to avenge him. She endured everything in silence, suffering one humi 4.2kReads—Score23414d adds

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   This new book! It's from the early 90s, not too far removed from our own lives, making it very relatable. It's about a rough-around-the-edges man doting on his wife; the story is good, and the writing is excellent too. [Learned something new]

5. 5 重 Back to the 1970s: The Rough Country Boy I Forced Into Marriage Is So Sweet 重回七零：强扭的糙汉好甜 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + taciturn, rugged man + lively, charming educated youth + mutual doting + farming + pocket dimension] In her previous life, Lin Xiaoyan was forced to move to the countryside. In a fit of anger, she broke off her engagement to Gu Xiao, a man she had never even met. After missing each other for half a lifetime, they met again and, after many twists and turns, found their way back to each other. Sadly, a fire set as part of a plot made her believe she'd never see Gu Xiao again. But 27.7kReads9.3Score4.3k14d adds

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   🍒In her past life, Lin Xiaoyan was forced to go to the countryside and, in a fit of pique, broke off her engagement with Gu Xiao, whom she had never met. Eventually, the two found themselves back together after many twists and turns. When they were murdered, he rushed into a sea of ​​fire without hesitation to accompany her to the afterlife. Reborn, Lin Xiaoyan immediately rushed to the countryside to find Gu Xiao. Who would have thought that upon meeting him, Gu Xiao would take the initiative to break off the engagement? Lin Xiaoyan: ??? Who is this unromantic, rough man? Where is her gentle, considerate, handsome, and wealthy man? Should she try to salvage the relationship for the sake of his looks? Hmm… even a forced relationship can be sweet!

6. 6 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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   🔥🔥A period drama, a rough-and-tumble story—I highly recommend this one! 🌿The most cunning rough-and-tumble guy I've ever read. Even knowing the female lead is faking it, he still finds reasons to believe that her faking it for him is also a form of love! 🌿Xie Fangzhu: "I'll break her legs! Make her wish she were dead!" 🌿Xie Fangzhu: "How can she be so beautiful?" 🌿Xie Fangzhu: "I'll spoil her for the rest of my life!"

7. 7 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 60.5kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds

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   How could a rough-and-tumble romance novel be complete without Lu Zhuoyang? His constant stream of witty banter, the fatherly male lead paired with the delicate yet assertive Qiao Tian—it's truly a masterpiece!

8. 8 被 Pampered by a Rugged Man Until I Became a Delicate Little Darling 被糙汉宠成娇气包 A Third of a Cloud云间三分Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Hey, everyone! My new book has a low rating, so please give it five stars! Love you all so much!!! [Alternate historical setting + no pocket dimension + reborn in the 1970s + everyday life + sweet romance + family drama] [Rugged male lead dotes on her every day + down-and-out female lead becomes his pampered little wife] Yang Beibei is reborn the day before she is sold to a sleazy father and son. She crashes straight into a rugged man from the neighboring village. The rugged man, built like a ta 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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   Sweet romance set in a bygone era, featuring a rough-around-the-edges man.

9. 9 重 A Second Life: The Rugged Men of the 1970s Are Irresistible!! 重活一世：70年代糙汉真香！！ Cat Climbing Frame猫爬架子Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Qingwu must have had rocks in her head. She turned her back on her handsome husband and adorable children, fell victim to a scumbag and his mistress, and ended up abandoned by everyone. In this life, no matter how many snakes and demons scheme to make her divorce, she stands firm. Sorry, my IQ has finally come online!! Apart from my parents, my man, and my own kids, everyone else is a stranger. 6.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds

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   Zhou Yunzhou, seeing Jiang Qingwu's stubbornness, wanted nothing more than to yank her out of bed and punish her severely, to see if she dared to be so unreasonable again. However, his son was still nursing, so he had to patiently feed him until he fell asleep. As soon as his son was asleep, Zhou Yunzhou slipped into bed. Jiang Qingwu, who had been pretending to be asleep, had unexpectedly fallen asleep. Seeing that Jiang Qingwu was truly asleep, Zhou Yunzhou was furious. This little rascal, she'd teased him like this, yet she slept soundly, a smile on her clean little face. "Hmph, if you're sleeping, I'll do it myself. Anyway, you won't know." Finally, the man cleaned her up, kissed her forehead and cheeks, and then held her sweetly as they slept.

10. 10 作 Go Ahead and Make Trouble: The Delicate Beauty of the Seventies Gets Bullied by a Rough Man 作就作呗，七零娇美人被糙汉欺负 King of Delicious Roast Duck绝味鸭王Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [A tough, blunt, rugged man from the seventies vs. a spoiled beauty with a heart of stone, waking up + raising a cute kid and taking down scoundrels + everyone's darling] A distant husband, a scrawny child, a struggling household, and her at her most high-maintenance. Su Yiran came back reborn and got straight to work! She went after her long-legged, broad-shouldered rugged husband. "You're the best, hubby, kisses! You have to come home tonight." She poured all her love into raising her sweet ch 195Reads6.7Score—14d adds
11. 11 穿 Reborn as Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel, I’m Obsessed with Raising My Husband and Baby 穿成年代文炮灰，我沉迷养夫养崽 He Lili贺狸狸Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Bossy Sweetheart and Her Adoring Husband: a petite, sweet-looking but secretly domineering and rather lazy female powerhouse × a cold and ruthless man to outsiders, but an attentive, devoted husband at home. A sweet story of mutual devotion.] Shen Qianjiao, the youngest Supreme Elder of the Wuhua Sect, suddenly transmigrates into the set of a wildly over-the-top family melodrama. A man holds two little ones in his arms as they cry themselves hoarse: “Mom, stop hitting us! Dad’ 1.2kReads8.7Score10314d adds
12. 12 八 The 1980s: He Accidentally Marries a Lovely Country Girl, and the Factory Director Panics 八零:误娶乡下小娇妻，厂长慌了 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted An older man is set up by his adopted son and ends up marrying a young woman from the countryside? Shen Ting knew he was getting on in years. He was already in his thirties. Still, at least he was the head of a major factory, with a house and plenty of money. Now that he’d brought home a sweet young wife, what could he do? He was an older man, so he’d just have to spoil her a little more. 12.4kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
13. 13 七 The 1970s: A Delicate Beauty Goes to the Countryside, and a Tough Man Can't Stop Spoiling Her 七零：娇软美人下乡，糙汉强制宠 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Modern Romance56k WordsOngoing [The 1970s] [Sweet, Delicate Educated Youth Heiress vs. Rough, Protective Team Leader] [Transmigrating to the Countryside] [Period Setting + Devoted 1v1 Romance + Transmigrated Educated Youth + Rough Man Dotes on Delicate Wife + Romantic Tension + Marriage Before Love + Everyday Family Life + Face-Slapping and Villain-Defeating + Height Difference + Size Difference + Spiritual Spring Space + Mountain Foraging] Xiao Lanhua, a top accounting graduate, transmigrates to The 1970s and becomes Shen We 52Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 八 The 1980s: A Rich Beauty Dumps Her Jerk Boyfriend and Marries a Rugged Tycoon 八零白富美：踹渣男改嫁糙汉大佬 A Painting of Yesteryear一画当年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Factory Beauty Returns to 1988. Ji Wanmei was born beautiful and slender, the daughter of the factory director. At eighteen, she got into the provincial university. With her hair in braids and a floral dress on, her hips swaying as she walked, she was every single male worker at the factory’s dream girl. In her previous life, her father arranged for her to marry the deputy factory director’s son. Later, the state-owned factory was privatized. The 2.7kReads8.9Score29014d adds

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    This book is [drool-worthy]. The female lead is reborn and knows that in her previous life, the male lead was cheating on her. Reborn, she's willing to give him a chance, on the condition that he gets into university. The male lead is initially a slacker, a rough guy who loves to swear, but later, knowing the female lead is giving him a chance, he works incredibly hard…

15. 15 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 81.2kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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    These are my top two period novels, both incredibly well-written in terms of food and daily life!

16. 16 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score50414d adds
17. 17 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.9kReads9.0Score50414d adds

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    I highly recommend this historical romance novel! It's not a typical "saintly" story or a story about helping others, and it's incredibly good! Ningxia transmigrates into the book as a cannon fodder character. To survive, she decides to stay away from the main characters and try her best to live. But fate has other plans! Luckily, that rough-looking man with a tiger arrives...

18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds

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    This is a pretty good book. Nobody in Dahe Village approves of Ruan Niannian and Jiang Ran getting together. The villagers oppose it, but they find that the Jiang family's life not only doesn't get worse, but actually gets better and better. Everyone is waiting for Ruan Niannian to cheat on Jiang Ran, but instead they find that the two of them, with one child, two children, and three children, are living happily in a big house...

19. 19 七 A Beauty Blessed by the Heavens Arrives in the Seventies and Becomes the Whole Family's Darling 七零天降气运美人，被全家团宠 What a Huge Scallop好大一枚仙贝Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Charming young educated urbanite heroine VS darkly scheming, clingy country man] When she woke up, the lovely and charming Jiang Yin had transmigrated to the impoverished 1970s. Her childhood sweetheart had betrayed her, she had no one to rely on, and lying beside her was a clueless country man said to be cold and heartless. They were forced together and had to live side by side. Remembering how Zhao Yin was described in the book, Jiang Yin nearly cried. But later, she realized he wasn’t anythi 8kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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    Nice!!!

20. 20 七 The 1970s: A Rugged Veteran Returns and Coddles His Sweet, Gentle Young Educated Youth 七零：退伍糙汉抱哄软娇小知青 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Completed [A sweet, charming young educated youth who has no idea how irresistible she is VS a stern-faced, warm-hearted, brooding and crafty veteran] Period setting + doted-on heroine + farming + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + personal storage space + transmigrate with her body + age gap Overnight, Qin Li transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s. As soon as she arrives, she’s bitten by a snake and caught in a mudslide. To make matters worse, her scheming stepsister is constantly 2.5kReads9.2Score25814d adds

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    [Heart][Heart][Heart] All of these books feature female protagonists who are sent to the countryside as educated youth, and male protagonists who are all rough and tough men. They may be a bit rough around the edges, but they're absolutely devoted to their wives. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

21. 21 七 The Wolf Cub at the Village Entrance Wags His Tail at Me Every Day 七零村口狼崽子他每天对我摇尾巴 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Handsome, cold-blooded, reborn male lead, obsessive to the point of madness x soft and adorable-looking female lead who ruthlessly crushes scum, fiercely settles scores, and never puts revenge off) [Sweet Romance + Space + Transmigrate Into a Book + Reborn] When she woke up, Ye Qingyan, a wealthy heiress from the twenty-third century, found herself inside a popular period novel. Unfortunately, she had transmigrated into the unlucky female antagonist. The heroine was the stepmother’s 4.8kReads9.3Score57914d adds

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    Transmigration into a book + space + era + rebirth. The male lead is reborn, and the female lead transmigrates into the book. She is a cannon fodder female supporting character disliked by the whole family. As soon as she arrives, she changes the plot, deals with her terrible stepmother and stepsister, severs ties with her family, and gets together with the villainous boss, who dotes on her.

22. 22 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.4kReads—Score10214d adds
23. 23 糙 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.3kReads8.5Score56314d adds

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    A tough, ruthless man who fights and grabs.

24. 24 七 The 1970s: A Rough Country Boy Blushes Red After the Sweet Educated Youth Flirts with Him 七零：乡下糙汉被娇娇知青撩红脸 Little Squat Squat小嘛小蹲蹲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Spoiled capitalist heiress vs. naive, rugged country boy + reborn + space + spirit spring + lucky charm] In her previous life, Lin Wanwan was forced to marry the poor, rough son of a rural landlord after accidentally falling into the water. When the transfer order arrived, Lin Wanwan resolutely chose to divorce him and return to the city with her childhood sweetheart. It wasn’t until her childhood sweetheart carved out her heart that Lin Wanwan finally realized the person who loved her most was 4kReads8.8Score33914d adds

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    Super sweet, perfect for this era! [Kissing emojis] [Kissing emojis] [Top post] [Top post] [Top post] Definitely worth buying, I've already reread the second book! [Heart emojis] [Heart emojis]

25. 25 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8k14d adds

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    The romance between the female and male leads develops naturally, and the relationships between family members are heartwarming and healing; there aren't many awful characters. The author's explicit scenes are also quite enjoyable! [Admiration]

26. 26 村 The Village's Laziest Beauty Marries a Rough-Hewn Man from the Next Village 村里最懒的美娇娘嫁给了邻村糙汉 Gu Jingqiu顾惊秋Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Complete + Farming + No transmigration + No System + Size Difference + Devoted Love + Everyday Family Life + Cozy Daily Life] In a sentence: The laziest woman in the village marries a rugged hunter from the neighboring village and enjoys a cozy life as his utterly spoiled wife. When the Xu family came to propose, Lu Tian asked Xu An, “If I marry you, will you treat me well?” Xu An replied, “If you dare to marry me, I swear I’ll never let you down.” So Lu Tian married him. Everyone wondered 11.3kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
27. 27 八 Eighties Sweetheart: A Wild Roughneck to Cherish 八零心尖宠：捡个糙汉野又撩 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Xia Li transmigrates into the 1980s as a poor, timid orphan. Just when she thinks she’ll have to go hungry from now on, she picks up a wild man. Aside from being a little dim, the wild man has no other flaws. He hunts in the mountains and farms the fields every day, keeps her warm at home and can fight outside. He’s like a huge guard dog who protects his family. The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping herself a wild man, but she doesn’t care. Who would have guessed that one night, the wil 1kReads8.9Score10914d adds

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    🌸You should check out this book! The female lead is a reincarnated character who finds the male lead, who has lost his memory while on a mission, by the river. When the male lead wakes up, he insists that the female lead is his wife and keeps calling her "wife" all the time.

28. 28 重 Reborn in 1970: My Rough-and-Ready Family Dotes on Me 重生70年：糙汉一家都宠我 Liu Xiaoying流小莹Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted After enduring the most horrific abuse, she finally understood how absurd her life had been. As she lay dying, she watched the rough-hewn man she'd wronged rush in. She had been wrong about everything. Given another chance, she would never again pin her hopes on her birth family. She didn't have to treat the people who had ruined her life as her closest kin. Heaven had given her a chance to make things right, and she couldn't let it slip by. She would be a good daughter-in-law, a good mother, an 753Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    There's no system, no special abilities, and no cheat codes. The female lead didn't cherish the male lead in her previous life. She unexpectedly became pregnant with twins at a young age, even though they were already married. However, the male lead's grandparents, parents, and other family members all doted on her and treated her very well, and the male lead treated her even better. The male lead's ancestors were bandits, so they were quite wealthy (due to the strict crackdowns of that era, much of their wealth was confiscated, but some was preserved).

29. 29 七 The Sweet, Soft-Spoken Wife of the Seventies 七零娇软甜妻 Ice Flowers in the Rain冰花落雨Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Roguishly Handsome Officer + Sweet, Gentle Wife + Cozy Daily Life + Top-Tier Characters + Marriage Before Love] Lu Shen, a tough-as-nails Marine and the cold, ruthless “King of Hell” in everyone's eyes, is also the unit leaders' biggest headache. Then he unexpectedly brings home a dazzlingly fair-skinned beauty, and the whole military housing compound erupts. Everyone wants to know who managed to tame this troublemaker. Even Lu Shen himself thought he'd spend his whole life with the military, u 1.2kReads8.2Score10014d adds
30. 30 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: A Military Marriage That Sets Hearts Ablaze 穿越七零军婚撩人 Ice Flowers in the Rain冰花落雨Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + military marriage + male lead is lovesick + an irresistibly flirtatious young educated youth who doesn't realize it + scheming officer + pocket dimension] In the materially deprived 1970s, she is forced into a blind date with a mama's boy as soon as she arrives. She does everything she can to pair the mama's-boy hero with the green-tea heroine, stay away from them and the plot, and enjoy her life on her own. Shen Junxuan falls in love with Ye Wanning at first sight. 431Reads8.4Score—14d adds
31. 31 七 A Tough Soldier and His Sweet Wife in the '70s 七零军婚糙汉娇妻 Ice Flowers in the Rain冰花落雨Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System space + everyday life + troublesome family] Xia Qiuqiu had transmigrated into a book, landing in the 1970s, where she had nothing and couldn’t do anything right! Heavens, are you messing with me? She was full of regret. She wanted to chop off those idle hands of hers that loved to read novels for no reason. Li Youchuan had been sleeping in his dormitory when, in a haze, he sensed that something around him had changed. But why was there a woman here? Her scent w 54Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: You’re All I’ll Need for the Rest of My Life 八零军婚往后余生都是你 Ice Flowers in the Rain冰花落雨Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Tang Ruanruan weighed over two hundred jin. The childhood sweetheart who had promised to take care of her for the rest of her life ended up with her fake-sweet best friend instead... One day, she woke up to find she had transmigrated into the body of another version of herself in a parallel world. She also had an officer husband and an adorable, well-behaved son... This world was unreal! 47Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 33 七 The Rough-Hewn Man of the Seventies Spoils His Darling 七零糙汉强宠娇娇 Ice Flowers in the Rain冰花落雨Modern Romance416k WordsOngoing Su Jiaojiao and Xu Haojie had been dating for three years. Her parents and older brother had always opposed the relationship, saying Xu Haojie looked utterly unreliable. Getting married was like being reborn as a woman, they said, so she couldn't afford to choose the wrong man. Well, she'd certainly chosen wrong. She'd poured all her love into a dog! She'd nearly fallen out with her family just to be with him. And then he cheated on her, getting together with her best friend. Standing at a busy 30Reads—Score214d adds
34. 34 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 92.8kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds

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    Bai Jiaojiao, a former rich girl who was forced to go to the countryside, is reborn. When she sees Shen Heng again, she bravely hugs him tightly, determined not to repeat the mistake of unrequited love in her previous life.

35. 35 穿 On My 1980s Wedding Night, I Transmigrate and Marry a Poor, Rough Man with a Pocket Dimension 穿到八零新婚夜，带空间嫁穷糙汉 Little Golden Monkey小金猴Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted Jiang Mi is a catering magnate. She brings a warehouse space stocked with billions’ worth of supplies back to the 1980s, where she marries an impoverished man with two younger siblings in tow. They can barely manage one meal to the next, and their ramshackle house could collapse at any moment. Everyone thinks Jiang Mi has drawn a terrible lot in life, saddled with a man like this and doomed to misery forever. Jiang Mi rolls up her sleeves and sets about helping them grow into their potential. Sh 2.1kReads9.2Score28514d adds
36. 36 超 So Charming! The Delicate Beauty of the Seventies in His Arms Has the Rugged Man Smitten 超会！七零娇娇在怀，糙汉沦陷了 Jun Zhetang君折糖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Adoring wife + rugged man + reborn to dote on her husband + building a fortune + both devoted to each other + sweet HE] After being reborn, Jiang Xin wanted to do only two things. Make money with Lu Gan, then have a child with him. But she never expected Lu Gan to be so vigorous. Not only did they make a fortune, they also had a whole lot of children! Jiang Xin: My husband is amazing! Lu Gan both loved and feared the sweet young wife he'd just married. He loved how sweetly she spoke 3.3kReads9.2Score28714d adds

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    I love it! 😍😍😍

37. 37 八 The Plump Eighties Bride and Her Cold, Rugged Husband: When Will This Marriage End? 八零肥妻嫁冰冷糙汉，这婚啥时离 Ling Meng Baby凌萌宝宝Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Twins + Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back] Tian Ye transmigrates into the body of a lazy, ugly, domineering, petty, overweight woman. From the start, her soldier husband asks for a divorce. Tian Ye came from the countryside and followed the troops to the family compound in Huacheng. For a while, she has no one to turn to. Is she scared? No, no, no. Heaven knows how happy Tian Ye is. Now she just wants to sneak away with the two babies in her belly and start a new life. With the he 409Reads8.9Score10714d adds
38. 38 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Fussy Wife Is Kind of Sweet 重生八零：作精媳妇有点甜 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + beautiful, sweet wife + cunning, rugged man] After being reborn, Su Tiantian sheds the affected mannerisms of her previous life and marries the retired soldier she was betrothed to as a child. After the wedding, she transforms into a sweet, sensible little wife, and her heart races and cheeks flush whenever she looks at her tall, powerful husband. Her upright, honorable husband leaves the army and takes on the responsibility of supporting the family. From then on, she ge 688Reads9.1Score10114d adds
39. 39 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 22.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds

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    Super beautiful! 😍 [Admiration]

40. 40 恶 Villainess Transmigrates into a Book: She Refuses to Marry the Village Official and Marries the Village Bully! 恶女穿书：不嫁村官，嫁村霸！ Chu Wu Jiu Jiu初五九九Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted Fake village bully + real wicked woman + falls for him at first sight + just trying to survive + intense push and pull in the early stages + super-sweet doting romance later on + powerful couple. After an all-nighter at work, Song Jiaojiao unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and became the wicked female supporting character in a sweet romance novel. She tricked and coaxed the village bully, Gu Nanting, into giving her five hundred yuan as bride-price, then turned around and handed the money t 442Reads6.5Score10014d adds

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    🔥The male lead is a local bully who had a very miserable childhood, which is why he's always been so mean and cruel.🌼🌼 He's never understood by the female lead, who often gets upset and cries. I think it's very well written. No two people get along perfectly right after they start dating; they all need time to adjust. Don't be fooled by the low rating; it's really good.🌈

41. 41 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance558k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 18.2kReads6.6Score65714d adds

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    A rough-around-the-edges man finds true love; outwardly cold but secretly yearning for affection; a slow and steady relationship that leads to wealth and prosperity.

42. 42 随 My Soldier Husband Wants to Switch Brides, So I Marry His Commander Instead 随军男人要换亲，转头高嫁他首长 Tong Yuyue童雨月Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted Liu Qingyue was suddenly reborn decades in the past, before her tragic life had begun and before her pocket dimension was stolen. She decided to rewrite her fate! She followed the army to an island, only to discover that her fiancé was having an affair with her younger sister and planned to frame her as no longer chaste so he could replace her with a new bride. She exposed their affair in front of everyone, and even revealed that her sister was pregnant before marriage, making sure the scumbag p 1.2kReads8.8Score10114d adds

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    Good period novels, military marriage

43. 43 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.9kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
44. 44 废 The Useless One in 1970 废材在70 Teacher He, Who Loves Eggplant Sauce Ribs爱吃茄酱排骨的何老师Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted Qin Yanni was a modern-day good-for-nothing who could do nothing right and ate everything in sight. She transmigrated to 1970, and still couldn't do anything right. Then she met a handsome male best friend... What? He's actually an enemy spy?! She tries to do a good deed... What? The person she's helping is... again...? Lu Huaian thinks to himself, I don't even have to do anything. Just keeping an eye on you will be enough to meet my KPI for this lifetime. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8k14d adds

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    A sweet period romance novel with a rugged male lead! This is my top pick, it's really nice. It was the first period romance novel I ever read, and I couldn't stop reading it, I even stayed up all night. Plus, it's finished, which is really great! A rugged male lead is a must in period romance novels! Where are there so many military personnel in the normal world? Where are there so many researchers? You just encounter them every time you transmigrate! Farmers are the real deal! The focus of this book is on how much the female lead's parents dote on her! It made me, who desperately seeks parental warmth in period romance novels, scream with delight! [A reserved, rugged male lead + sweet wife + completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft-hearted, but unexpectedly becomes a useless cannon fodder in the 1970s, along with her entire family of vicious scoundrels. Yet, in this extremely patriarchal era, she is the family's precious darling. Lu's parents: "Jiajia is the apple of our eye, she has to be pampered." Her brothers: "Our sister is frail and sickly, how can she do farm work!" Lu Jiajia: "... I want the ultimate weapon!" Lu Jiajia kicked away the gigolo and found the strongest man in the village. Xue Yan, with a reserved yet fierce expression, aloof and cold, could easily lift Lu Jiajia up with one hand, and despite her inferiority complex, she wouldn't let go!

46. 46 穿 I Went Back to 1976 as a System, and My Parents Got All Lovey-Dovey 穿回1976当系统，爸妈羞羞羞 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Period drama + sweet romance + System + rugged man × educated youth, rewriting fate] Reborn as a System in 1976, I watched my rugged dad carry off my educated-youth mom! I’m so obsessed with my parents’ romance, I can’t get enough! 50Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A rough-around-the-edges romance novel set in a bygone era; hope you enjoy reading it [shy emoji].

47. 47 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Rugged Hunter and His Cherished Bride 重生七零：猎户糙汉，娇宠小媳妇 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s: The Rugged Hunter and His Cherished Young Wife 35Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
49. 49 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
50. 50 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score64714d adds

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