Period Stories with a Gentle, Proper Hero and a Warm, Loving Family with No Terrible Relatives 年代，希望男主温文尔雅，三观正，家里温馨无极品

1. 1 重 Back to the 1970s: Following My Husband, a Military Industry Bigwig, to the Countryside 重回七零：陪着军工大佬丈夫下乡 Wen Xixi温熙熙Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Space + Military Industry Mogul x Gentle Doctor + Adorable Little One] Li Qingyue was reborn. In her previous life, her husband, Qi Yumo, was highly educated and handsome. Though he had a bad temper, he treated her very well. He was also a promising young talent at the military factory, and the ideal son-in-law in the eyes of countless middle-aged women. Their happy life as a family of three didn't last long before her husband was reported by a spiteful enemy. He was about to be dismi 12kReads8.0Score933Shelves

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   🌈✨A historical romance novel. The male lead is gentle and refined. 1️⃣ The male lead is a researcher who is very kind to his wife and son. In his previous life, he was reported and demoted, and divorced his wife for her sake. However, the female lead also met a bad end. The female lead is reborn and goes to the countryside with the male lead, raising their son, Roubao. Roubao will give his father his leftovers and wipe his mouth with his father's clothes after eating. The germaphobic male lead tolerates it all, lol.

2. 2 带 Bringing a Child to Meet Their Family: I Have the Cool Scientist Wrapped Around My Finger 带崽认亲，清冷科学家被我拿捏 Yuanyuan57圆圆57Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [Period + 1980s + Finding Family + Rebirth + Adorable Baby + Powerful Figures + Comeback + Getting the Upper Hand + DNA + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Country Girl Who’s Bullied VS National-Treasure-Level Research Genius from the Capital] Xia Su is reborn amid the blood and pain of a difficult childbirth, and only then realizes that her whole life had been a joke. The man she thought was her husband was actually a thief who stole her life! He deceived her, a country girl with no family to rel 520Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🌈🌈💐🍂New book. The male lead is a researcher who spends all his time in the lab. He expresses his love for the female lead in a very scientific way. There's also a baby, who is very cute. Although the male lead's family initially had some issues with the female lead, they are all good people and didn't deliberately make things difficult for her. They recognized her efforts.

3. 3 七 The 1970s: After Awakening, the Female Supporting Character Refuses to Be a Foil 七零：女配觉醒后拒当对照组 Clear Skies in March三月晴朗Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + no golden finger + family and neighborhood life + stays in the city to work instead of going to the countryside] After a bout of high fever, Jiang Ning awakened memories of her previous life. She thought she had simply been reborn in this world, but it turned out she had also transmigrated into a book. She wasn’t even the heroine, just the foil to the heroine in the story. She never got a moment in the spotlight and was constantly dragged out to be compared un 3.7kReads6.7Score211Shelves

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   The first book is about a female protagonist who transmigrates into a book and awakens to become a control group, and a gentle and refined male protagonist. The second book is about a female soldier from the Chacha Art Troupe who transmigrates into a book, and a male protagonist with a dark and sesame filling.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess, I’m Pregnant with the Male Second Lead’s Child, the Top Student’s 穿成恶毒女配怀了学神男二的崽 Youmi Youmi优米优米Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Revenge System + youthful sweet romance + mutual healing + pregnancy before love + cozy everyday life + ensemble cast + finding what was lost] When Ruan Xingmian returned to her original world, she learned the truth: The story's heroine, Ruan Xingyue, was cool-headed and brilliant. She was the powerful head of the Lu Group, despite having a different surname, and the older sister who doted on her and loved showering her with money. The story's hero, Lu Fuchuan, was a brilliant prodigy and fu 11.5kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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   The male protagonists in these two books are truly gentle, refined, well-mannered, and very responsible; you should check them out.

5. 5 先 Love After Pregnancy: His Sweetheart Is Hard to Soothe, but He Spoils Her as He Pleases 先孕后爱：娇娇难哄，他肆意偏宠 Meng Jingzhou孟惊舟Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Spoiled little troublemaker VS gentle older daddy] [Pregnant first, love later + two wealthy families + both leads are each other’s only partners, sweet romance + seven-year age gap + slice of life] - At her senior year graduation dinner, Wen Song let herself drink a few too many. Drinking too much can indeed lead to trouble. For instance, she slept with the most handsome, but also most old-fashioned, professor in her department. The next morning, she woke up and fled in a panic. But a month la 16.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
6. 6 七 1970s Military Marriage: After Marrying a Soldier, She Decides to Lie Flat 七零军婚：嫁给兵哥哥后她躺平了 Little Moon Darling小月亮宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main characters: Gu Yuanzhou and Tang Xiaoxiao Parallel world + military marriage + doting husband + no nasty characters + dimensional space P.S. The rating has only just opened, so it’ll rise later! Tang Xiaoxiao, a young heiress from the twenty-first century, inherited her father’s vast fortune and then traveled around the world with her best friend, living the good life. Her friend took her skydiving, but... That jump sent her straight to the 1970s. The moment she opened her eyes, she found h 15kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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   The male lead comes from a wealthy family; his parents are researchers, and his grandfather is a high-ranking official. His whole family dotes on the female lead, frequently sending her money and cash [kiss]. The male lead, a regimental commander, falls in love with the female lead at first sight. He is considerate and respectful towards his wife, enjoys sharing housework and childcare, and spends all his free time with her [shy]. This story has no awful characters and is very heartwarming.

7. 7 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 60kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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   Completely satisfying, incredibly beautiful.

8. 8 六 The 1960s: The Charming Widow Brings the Stoic Commander to His Knees 六零寡妇娇又俏，禁欲首长沦陷了 Big Meatball大肉圆子Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Reincarnated as a widow with two children after her husband’s death, Qiu Yu opens her eyes to find her mother-in-law entrusting the children to a man. The man before her is strong and imposing, clearly someone of rank. Her mother-in-law is currently using moral pressure to make him marry Qiu Yu. Marry him! Why wouldn’t she? Who cares if he’s some sort of elder brother-in-law? First things first: she needs a decent meal! Qin Che is summoned home by an urgent telegram. As his adoptive mother lies 1.6kReads8.9Score151Shelves

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   Here's the book list! [Sending hearts] ① The female lead transmigrates to the 1960s, starting as a widow with two children, and goes with her brother-in-law to the army. The male lead has a stable personality. 🌸 ② The female lead transmigrates to the same era as the book, going with her two children to the army. The male lead is gentle and refined, with very positive values. ✨ ③ The female lead is reborn, changing the original ending, and supports her husband in taking the college entrance exam. 🌸

9. 9 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

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   Arranged!!! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" is a high-quality, intelligent, not mindless, logically sound, and brilliantly characterized novel! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" is a nearly million-word completed work, with both historical fiction and serious drama quality! All foreshadowing is resolved, all plot holes are filled, and there's no disappointing ending. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military warfare, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. His writing is astonishing, his scope grand, his themes lofty, his thoughts profound, his knowledge solid, his cultural background deep, and his political maneuvering top-notch. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me in the face!

10. 10 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
11. 11 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.4kReads9.0Score898Shelves
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 49.9kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    Of course, it's this one! [Heart][heart] It has various types of period dramas set in small worlds. The male leads are all refined and gentle, love-struck, and self-controlling. [Admiration] They fall in love with the female lead at first sight. There are stories like "cannon fodder characters who died early in the 1970s" and "a fiancée 'forgotten' by educated youth." [Smirk]

13. 13 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.6kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    The first book features a gentle and refined male lead who is a researcher. The female lead is a princess from ancient times who transmigrates into the body of a woman; she's shrewd and clear-headed. The writing style is quite humorous, but the female lead has a lot of children later on, which is a bit scary in reality, though only in the novel. The second book features a female lead who is reborn into the body and only realizes she's part of the control group after meeting the female lead in the book. This one is also good; their son is adorable! Also, both the male and female leads have had relationships with other people before, so those who are sensitive to this should avoid it.

14. 14 六 The Sixties: I’m Just a Bystander in a Military Wife Comparison Novel 六零：我在随军对照文里当路人甲 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + transmigration into a book + military marriage + everyday life + raising kids] Xu Cuhe originally thought she had transmigrated into this world halfway through her life, without receiving any memories. She was completely at sea in the resource-scarce 1960s. Her aloof military-officer husband, a love letter from her first love... Problems kept coming one after another, and she scrambled to adapt. It wasn’t until she met the heroine of the book and triggered a d 3.4kReads8.9Score221Shelves
15. 15 七 The 1970s’ Rich Beauty Is Teased to Tears by Her Handsome Mixed-Race Husband 七零白富美被漂亮混血老公撩哭了 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted [Rich, beautiful young female intellectual × mixed-race, aloof heartthrob] [Rebirth + adorable baby + sweet romance + period setting] In poor, backward Taolin Village, there was a mixed-race boy known far and wide. He had clear blue eyes and was strikingly handsome. But because of his family background, no one dared approach him or spend much time with him. Everyone assumed he would never find a wife. Then someone saw the aloof mixed-race boy holding hands beneath a peach tree with the pretty yo 1.8kReads8.8Score210Shelves

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    Trust me, I'm perfectly fine.

16. 16 糊 The Washed-Up Star Is So Flirtatious, the Big Shot Coaxes Her in Private, Begging for a Kiss 糊咖茶又媚，大佬私下哄着求亲亲 The Cackling Old Turtledove呱呱叫的老斑鸠Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Complete ❤️] [Foxlike Green Tea Girl & Scheming Big Shot | ❤️ Military Marriage | Extra Sweet and Flirtatious] [Period Setting | Age Gap | She Pursues Him] Parallel world, so don't overthink the details! Nan Qiao, a nobody of an actress, received a message asking her to audition at a hotel, only to be thrust into a parallel world set in the 1970s! She could neither carry heavy loads nor lift a finger, and was about to be kicked out of the art troupe on her very first day! What was she supposed 10.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 七 In the Seventies, I Married a Beijing Bigwig and Was Spoiled Rotten 七零，嫁给京城来的大佬被宠爆了 Leng Liyue冷漓月Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof genius engineer × easygoing, sweetly coquettish beauty + period setting + alternate world + no spatial powers or golden finger + sweet romance + both devoted to each other + cozy everyday life] The setting: For strategic reasons, the country is building up its rear areas and concentrating its resources on the Third Front construction program! Jiang Nanzheng, a twenty-first-century office drone, transmigrates into a period romance novel through a dream, becoming the love-struck suppo 805Reads6.6Score101Shelves
18. 18 1 1959: The Supply and Marketing Cooperative Tree Hollow 1959树洞供销社 Wanderer Without a Fixed Course无定行者Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted New author here. Please add this to your bookshelf, and if you like it, leave a good review 🥹. Two malicious one-star reviews have dragged down the rating for now, but it will go up! Era + time passage + parallel lives + mutual healing + reincarnation and karma A Ming, an international student working at a supermarket, tosses out food that is almost past its sell-by date. In another time and place, that food is the only thing standing between dozens of people and death. An old willow tree plante 704Reads6.0Score105Shelves

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    I recommend this one. There are no villains, just gentle little stories with a touch of whimsy. It's super good!

19. 19 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.7kReads8.9Score813Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥The female lead is forced into a marriage swap with her cousin, 🍓marrying a sickly male lead from the city. 🍉🍉The female lead has a daily check-in system; by completing tasks posted by the system, she can obtain various resources. 🍀🌸She uses her wood-based superpowers to grow vegetables to help the male lead recover! 🥳The male lead comes from a harmonious family; his parents ✨dote on him. 🌟The male lead is highly educated and works as an electrician in a mechanical factory!!!

20. 20 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 10kReads8.6Score599Shelves

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    High-quality, not love-obsessed, not going to the countryside

21. 21 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 23.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
22. 22 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 29.1kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    💥① Before transmigrating into the book, the female lead was a spoiled and unlikable character. After transmigrating, she made her in-laws happy, causing the male lead to become insanely jealous. Her gentle and refined demeanor was just a facade; in reality, she was crazy and ruthless. ② The male lead's forbearance for love is hard not to love. In order not to burden the female lead, he took the initiative to break off the engagement in this life. However, the female lead was determined to be with him, and the male lead's family all loved her dearly. ③ The male lead only made a phone call to his beloved wife, missing her and wanting to complete his mission to bring her to join him at the military base. He was filled with curiosity about his wife, who hadn't visited him in three years of marriage. Little did he know that his wife had undergone a soul transplant.

23. 23 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
24. 24 军 Military Marriage and Sweet Rewards: The Fierce, Pretty Army Wife in the 1980s 军婚发糖：彪悍俏军嫂的八零年代 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] (Period Setting + Military Marriage + Building a Fortune + Loving Wife + Multiple Children + Daily Life) Modern career woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming the beautiful but otherwise useless female side character who marries into a family to bring good luck to a sick man in this period romance! Her birth family is the sort that would bleed her dry and leave her with nothing! Shen Yiyi: What a joke! Watch her put those spoiled brats in their place and crush the villains 15kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
25. 25 七 The 1970s: Professor Lu’s Wife Is Beautiful and Vicious 七零：陆教授的妻子娇美且恶毒 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Self-Serving, Sophisticated Heroine + Hero Who Becomes Love-Struck Later + Both Reborn] Jiang Shiyi was never a good person. In her previous life, the Lu family fell into disgrace, and to avoid marrying Lu Xianyu, she framed him and got him sent away to the countryside. Less than two years later, the Lu family was cleared of all charges. To “get revenge” on Jiang Shiyi, Lu Xianyu married her, and they spent ten years tangled up together before finally divorcing. In the end, Jiang Shiyi watche 13kReads7.0Score952Shelves

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    🍒🍒A historical romance novel. The male lead is a refined and elegant nobleman from the capital, a cultured and aloof scientific research genius. He loves the female lead in both his past and present lives, even knowing she is wicked and selfish. He simply loves her, and the first thing he does after being reborn in this life is to get married to her. No matter how much the female lead causes trouble, he loves her, and his bottom line is never to divorce her.

26. 26 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 14.1kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The male lead is gentle and refined, and there are no scoundrels in his family. The female lead is the youngest daughter in her family, the same age as her niece, and is very beautiful. Both of them have jobs, and the female lead's hobby is eating melons at the machinery factory.

27. 27 漂 The Beautiful Educated Youth and Her Stylish Mom 漂亮知青，时髦妈 Vast Universe 01浩瀚宇宙01Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Everyday Family Life] In 1979, Jiang Jingshu returns to the city with the last group of educated youths, going back to Tongxiang County, a place both familiar and strange. After years away from home, she expects an emotional reunion. Instead, she is met by awkward, distant parents, an indifferent older brother, and a younger sister who treats her with hostility... There is no place for her in the family anymore. Even her room has been taken over 4.5kReads8.4Score244Shelves

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    I'm not sure if this counts, but the female lead is a sent-down youth, and the male lead is a college student from that era. The female lead goes to live with the male lead because her family can't accept her.

28. 28 八 1980s Military Marriage: I Become a Winner in Life After Moving into the Military Compound 八零军婚：到大院后我成人生赢家 Pomegranate Blossom Sprite榴花妖Modern Romance754k WordsCompleted After Su Jinxuan arrives at the military base and becomes an army wife, she uses her knowledge to help her husband, Shen Mingzheng, reach the peak of his career. Meanwhile, starting out as a substitute teacher, she gradually establishes her own company with her husband's help, eventually becoming a respected businesswoman. She finds success in both love and career and lives a happy, fulfilling life. Su Jinxuan and Shen Mingzheng were betrothed as children. Though they spent many years apart, th 4.9kReads8.5Score666Shelves

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    It's a childhood sweetheart romance. The male lead is a refined and gentle son of a high-ranking official, very capable, and deeply in love with the female lead. The plot was quite exciting, and I watched it all in one go.

29. 29 八 Sweet Romance in the 80s: The Army Officer Wooes His Young Sweetheart 八零宠婚：军少诱拐小青梅 In the Third Month余三月里Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + one-on-one romance + building an island + childhood sweethearts + making a fortune + raising cats and kids + local-born leads] (Wolfish young officer childhood friend x lively beauty childhood sweetheart) Fang Yingyue is the lively little beauty everyone knows from the military compound. Everyone knows she has a childhood friend who has protected her since they were little, and no one dares bully her. After they marry, she doesn't join him at his post. Then one day, she has 5.3kReads8.4Score338Shelves

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    All three are sweet romance novels set in historical periods.

30. 30 离 You Asked for the Divorce. So Why Are You Crying Now That I've Remarried and Had a Baby? 离婚你提的，我改嫁生崽你哭什么 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other's First Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] In her fifth year as a stepmother, Shen Yan dies at a criminal's hands while saving her stepson. After her death, her soul is trapped by the side of her childhood sweetheart and husband. She watches as her husband and his ex-wife rekindle their old romance, and only then realizes that while she was back in their hometown, managing the household and caring for the whole family, her husband had been with his ex-wife in 5.2kReads8.9Score401Shelves

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    This book features a clean break for both the female lead and the male lead, with the second male lead taking over the role. The female lead is reborn and decisively cuts ties with her ex-husband. Without a special ability or system, she finds happiness on her own, forging a path different from her previous life. The male lead has strong moral values, a simple family background, and respects the female lead.

31. 31 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    ① No going to the countryside, no going to the black market. ② I thought a marriage without love would be difficult and boring, but the first meeting was surprisingly exciting—one carrying a knife, the other sticking out his leg, causing the oddball to lie on the ground howling. Their second meeting was on their wedding night. One of them held a bankbook in his mouth, gesturing to her with his eyes, "Wife, take it." In a moment of impulsiveness, she picked up the other end of the bankbook with her mouth.

32. 32 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.5kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
33. 33 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, the Fussy Rich Beauty Gets Rich Again 穿到八十年代作精白富美又暴富了 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Xu Leshu was a wealthy beauty with enough money to own several apartment buildings. She only had to sleep once; when she woke up, she had arrived in the old-fashioned 1980s, in the body of another Xu Leshu, a second daughter from a penniless family who seemed to be the least loved child. But although the family was dirt poor, the country was opening up and there were plenty of opportunities. From what she could tell, her grandmother was a domineering, stingy old gossip, but she treated Xu Leshu 11.8kReads8.5Score982Shelves

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    This is definitely the one! [Admiration] The male lead is gentle and refined, has sound values, comes from a harmonious family, is a bookshelf, and dotes on the female lead. [Heart]

34. 34 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel, becoming cannon fodder in a period story. The original owner was a pitiful girl, the second child in her family, unloved by her parents from a young age. She finally graduated high school and got a good job, avoiding the need to go to the countryside, but unexpectedly, her parents, to secure a job for her older sister, signed her up for the rural assignment. The female protagonist, instead of confronting them directly, quietly sold her job and left. On the train, she met the male protagonist, a gentle and sickly man, whom his family doted on, often sending him things. The female protagonist, thanks to her special abilities, was doing quite well. However, both of them were targeted by the villagers. To prevent them from harming them, the two decided to get married.

35. 35 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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    This is the one! It's amazing! No cheat codes, just simple, happy family life. The author's writing is exceptional. I've been following this book for ages, and I highly recommend it! The female lead is the youngest daughter, and she has a childhood sweetheart romance! The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. The villagers were waiting to see the Gu family fail. But as they waited, they watched as the Gu family built a small villa, bought cars, and even reportedly a large house in Kyoto. The four daughters were all incredibly successful and filial. The villagers said: "What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters!" After Gu Siqing's rebirth, she discovered that her sisters were completely different from her previous life, each more formidable than a man. "This is definitely not something I influenced," she thought. A certain doting husband said: "If my wife says no, then no."

36. 36 惯 Spoiled with Tender Affection 惯宠温软 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Both Pure]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet Romance] Wen Man is a famous, stunning red rose in the entertainment industry. But after refusing to become a caged songbird for someone else, she is blacklisted and relegated to the third tier, where she struggles to make a name for herself as an actress. During a fashion show, she sits collapsed beneath a parasol tree, disheveled and wretched, yet heartbreakingly beautiful. The man who appears only on the covers of business magazines stands before her, elegant an 12.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    I think the male lead is gentle and refined, which fits the description perfectly. However, it's a modern novel.

37. 37 七 The Quietly Passionate Factory Director's Darling in the 1970s 七零闷骚厂长的小娇娇 A Chestnut一颗板栗Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + spoiled young master + satisfying read + no being sent to the countryside + seven-year age gap] Jiang Shu suddenly discovered she had a pocket dimension, and knew she was about to transmigrate or end up in the apocalypse. She immediately took stock of her assets and began stockpiling supplies, only to arrive in the 1970s. Now she had to face the threat of being sent to the countryside. Go rural? No way! In the blink of an eye, Lu Shiyu, the director of the ma 9.1kReads8.4Score923Shelves
38. 38 八 To Avoid Disaster, the Village Belle Marries the Village Bully and Asks Him for a Baby 八零村花为避祸嫁村霸，邀他生崽 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Delicate village beauty + rugged man + adored by all + cozy romance + having a baby + childhood sweethearts] Su Yunqi was famous throughout the surrounding villages for being a delicate beauty. Unfortunately, the Su family had little power and couldn't protect her. When a rich hooligan took a fancy to her, they had no choice but to hastily marry her off to a rugged man from the neighboring village, an even bigger village bully and hooligan. He was five years older than her, and they'd grown u 15.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
39. 39 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is super good! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] It's a military marriage with no stepmothers or revenge, the family is united and there are no conflicts, the female lead is intelligent, works hard to get into a vocational school, and doesn't go to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers [Added to Bookshelf][Added to Bookshelf]. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength is its excellent sense of the era; this is the most focused on historical setting I've read on Tomato [Already Added to My Bookshelf][Already Added to My Bookshelf]. Prices are reasonable and precise, with only a few cents and a few tickets. The details are meticulous, and there aren't too many awful characters. It feels like you're really living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical romance combined with a farming story.

40. 40 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Handsome Male Educated Youth Has His Eye on Me 穿越七零：我被俊俏男知青盯上了 Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Li Qingqing, an HR specialist at a publicly traded company, buys a ring, only for it to turn into a pocket dimension. Then a mysterious voice keeps telling her that she is about to transmigrate and needs to get ready. Li Qingqing: ... After checking out her pocket dimension, Li Qingqing decisively quits her job, sells her house, and stocks up on supplies. Thinking she’ll run into all kinds of awful people, Li 15.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    The story revolves around the daughter of the village head and a former educated youth. Both families are united, and the female lead is the darling of her family. The entire village is united, treating everyone equally, with the older generation paving the way for the next.

41. 41 娇 The Charming Cannon Fodder Wife's Happy Life in the Military Compound 娇媚炮灰原配在家属院幸福日常 Lucky Fruit幸运果Modern Romance931k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Extras will be updated at random. [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Adorable Kids] [Sweet Romance] [No Toxic Characters] [Cozy Everyday Life] When Liang Chunyi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the early-deceased first wife of a senior military officer in a stepmother novel. The original wife was notorious in the military district for being difficult. Before giving birth, she had a quarrel with her husband and stubbornly re 3.2kReads8.4Score190Shelves

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    💥Liang Chunyi woke up to find herself transmigrated into a novel, becoming the prematurely deceased ex-wife of a high-ranking officer in a story about a stepmother. Touching her soon-to-be-delivering belly, she immediately cried out, "Husband! Husband! Take me to the hospital!" 💥Liang Chunyi safely gave birth to twins, and with her husband's high stipend and occasional subsidies from her mother-in-law, she happily began raising her children in the military region. 🔥Lu Changzhou noticed that his wife had changed after giving birth. Although she was still capricious, she was becoming increasingly beautiful and attractive, making it harder for him to let go.

42. 42 七 The 1970s: The Aloof Educated Youth Has Been Scheming to Marry Me 七零：高冷男知青处心积虑想娶我 Fish Swimming Into the Sea入海鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in another era, Cheng Songning has no family left. After seeing off her last relative, she sells her house and heads to the countryside. She plans to rely on her System, live a quiet life, and soar to success when the college entrance exams return. But on her second day in the village, she cuts the calf of a handsome young educated youth who arrived with her. What can she do? Take care of him, of course. But the more she looks after him, the more something feels off. It seems she’s ended 4.6kReads8.6Score411Shelves

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    The second book features a gentle and refined male protagonist who transmigrates from ancient times to the present. He's immediately sent to the countryside and on his first day, he gets cut by the cute girl next door with a sickle. Not wanting to work anyway, he lies down to recover. The cute girl brings him food and water every day, and he thinks marrying her wouldn't be bad—she could work and keep him warm in bed. This married life is far better than he imagined, except for one thing: how did he become the one doing the work?

43. 43 病 The Yandere Male Lead Is Being Rejected? Don't Want Him? Give Him to Me! 病娇男主被嫌弃？不要？给我！ Drunk Ao醉奥Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition contracted + quick transmigration + everyone’s darling + yandere male leads + sweet romance + sexually pure in this life + love at first sight + the original heroine regrets it + the original heroine gets bashed.] In every world, the gloomy, unhinged male leads become obsessive for one reason or another, with overwhelming possessiveness and a need to control everything. They want the heroine’s heart and body to belong to them alone, but their love is often so intense that it ter 25.1kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves

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    The young master of the Ji family is born with a genetic predisposition to obsession; when he loves someone, he wants to lock them in a golden cage. The original female lead was so frightened that she ran away, but Su Bingqian transformed into a "soft-hearted goddess," repeatedly professing her love to make him believe that "love has a harbor," turning the young master's insane possessiveness into a loyal and devoted affection only for her!

44. 44 疯 The Mad Male Lead Is Sick, and I’m Here to Treat Him! 疯批男主他有病，我来治！ Wow, Novels Are So Addictive哇哦小说真上头Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted only to each other and mutually doting: cool, gentle, stunningly beautiful heroine with a perfect figure vs. obsessive, chaste, possessive, fiercely loyal male lead] Ran Weiyi is a traditional Chinese medicine student who felt sorry for the obsessive male lead in a novel, and cried all her tears for him. The original heroine enjoyed the male lead's wealth while despising him as a madman, desperately trying to escape and even plotting to kill him. The male lead, Ye Mochen, was torm 24.1kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
45. 45 逃 There's No Escape! The Yandere Male Lead Forces His Love on Me Again 逃不掉！又被黑化男主强制爱 Endless Days and Nights朝暮漫漫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quick transmigration + crazy, volatile love-triangle drama + fragmented top + one-on-one + both pure] [Full-cast audio drama now available] As an employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Yan Qing had taken blades for the male leads and shed blood for them, finally completing every mission of taking a hit in their place. Just as he was planning to retire and enjoy life, the Hit-Taking System informed him that every target he had won over had turned evil. He would have to go 19.9kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
46. 46 在 Looking for a Long-Term Meal Ticket in the Sixties 在六零年代寻找长期饭票 Big Head, Big Head头大头大Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A pampered young woman from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of Xu Mengting, an ordinary high school girl in the 1960s. Xu Mengting feels utterly hopeless. But life has to go on, and since laziness has become her life philosophy, she sets out to find a long-term meal ticket so she can live a carefree, comfortable life. Oh? Her aloof deskmate seems to have pretty good prospects. She'd better snatch him up quickly! (The heroine is a typical self-interested person with plenty of flaws. 2.7kReads8.1Score145Shelves

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    The male lead was really emotionally stable.

47. 47 军 Military Marriage: The 1970s Roughneck’s Everyday Devotion to His Wife 军婚：七零糙汉宠妻日常 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Devoted Husband + Adorable Baby + Military Marriage in a Bygone Era] Jiang Yingying transmigrates and becomes a pitiful young woman whose parents died early, whose grandmother has passed away, and who is on her way to visit her gravely ill older brother. She is kidnapped and murdered along the way. Luckily, just as her life hangs by a thread, she comes to and is rescued by a kind stranger passing by. Later, Jiang Yingying discovers that her savior is her older brother’s co 3.6kReads8.9Score307Shelves

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    Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! Jiang Yingying transmigrates into the body of a poor, lonely girl who is nearly kidnapped and killed while visiting her brother in the hospital. She miraculously survives, rescued by a senior comrade from the military. Initially intending to repay his kindness, she unexpectedly falls for this older, cold-faced bachelor, becoming his wife. Everyone predicts their marriage will fail, but they quickly get married, silencing the doubters. After marriage, the cold-faced devil transforms into a doting husband, his sweet wife beaming with joy. They become a model of love in their residential compound, and are blessed with twins, creating a sweet and heartwarming story.

48. 48 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 14.8kReads9.0Score809Shelves

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    The male lead in the first book is a really gentle person. The female lead helps him pay off his debts, so they get married. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The male lead is easily shy, haha.

49. 49 相 After a Blind Date, She Marries a Rugged Man and Becomes the Village Belle's Darling 相亲嫁给糙汉后，村花被娇宠上天 Autumn Is Long秋很长Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Striving] Qin Hui never imagined anything so bizarre could happen to her: she transmigrated to the 1970s! Looking at the drab yellow-mud house and meals with no meat three times a day, Qin Hui couldn’t help thinking: When will this life without meat or pretty clothes ever end? This is too hard! Luckily, Heaven arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying the rough-hewn man by her side, he would spoil her rotten. 11.7kReads8.9Score745Shelves
50. 50 亲 My Mom Is Gorgeous, My Dad Is Trash: Remarrying in the 1980s Is Pure Bliss 亲妈美，亲爹渣，八零二嫁爽翻啦 Murong Xiaoxing'er慕容小星儿Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + beautiful mother's mind-reading + devoted couple + adorable baby + adored by everyone] Feng Yunyan failed to rise from the ashes and transmigrated into a period novel as a newborn baby. Her beautiful, fair-skinned mother was the most tragic cannon-fodder character in the story. Her husband and his mistress conspired to poison her, and when she died, she made sure to take her child with her. Feng Yunyan's chubby cheeks puffed up with anger. She refused to be a little cannon-f 624Reads9.2Score103Shelves

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    😘😘😘 Feng Yunyan's rebirth failed, and she transmigrated into a historical novel as a newborn baby. Her fair-skinned and beautiful mother was the most tragic cannon fodder in the novel, poisoned by her husband and his mistress, and even in death, she didn't forget to take her child with her. Feng Yunyan was so angry that her chubby cheeks bulged. She refused to be cannon fodder! [Beautiful mother, my father is a scumbag! He not only cheats on his wife, but he will also team up with other bad women to kill you in the future!] Feng Yalan: "???" The next day, Feng Yalan discovered that her husband had hooked up with his white moonlight. [Beautiful mother, with such a stunning face, you could remarry, even with me as a burden, a second, third, or fourth marriage without any problem.] Feng Yalan decisively divorced him and returned to her parents' home with her daughter. Half a year later, Feng Yalan took her adorable daughter on a blind date. 🍧🍧 [Beautiful mother, this uncle who owns a farm and breeding farm is so... So rich.] Feng Yalan decisively got married. However, her uncle's family had a cute little boy. The little boy poked Feng Yunyan's chubby cheeks: "So cute! Listen carefully, when I grow up, I'm going to marry you." Feng Yunyan: "..."

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