Hey Everyone, Recommend Some Rugged, Tough-guy Romance Novels... 家人们求糙汉文推荐……

1. 351 娇 The Glamorous Beauty Smiles, and the Roughneck’s Heart Races 娇媚美人一笑，糙汉心脏乱跳 Slightly Sweet微恬Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + sweet romance + love at first sight + System + steamy married life + devoted one-on-one couple] Only after An Lan died did she learn that she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel. Someone had taken her place in the college entrance exams, stolen her jade pendant, and arranged for her to marry a man paralyzed from the waist down. In the end, she died miserably. Given the chance to live again, An Lan won’t let it slip away. She’ll take down the two-faced women, b 3.4kReads9.0Score345Shelves

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   Even the rough-around-the-edges men in period dramas are quite charming.

2. 352 农 The Farmhouse Bride Is a Crybaby 农家萌妻是哭包 Swallows Bathed in the West Wind燕子沐西风Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted To fill the military quota, the best marriage prospects from every village, along with the sniveling Xia Chuncao, are dragged into the Li household with a litter of piglets. What? Seven bachelors in one family? A father and six sons? Li Qingbai, the fourth son, is a sly old fox. He personally schemes against his five brothers, sending one hand off to military service and using the other to find them wives, all while setting himself up to become a general. His little wife bursts into tears at the 3.4kReads9.4Score469Shelves
3. 353 军 A Pampered Military Wife, a Rugged Commander, and Twin Treasures in the 1980s 军嫂娇！首长糙！八零随军有双宝 Ke Keyu柯柯妤Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [1980s + military marriage + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book] When Shen Tingwan opened her eyes, she had become the fake heiress in a period novel who was constantly courting disaster. After failing to cling to the male lead, she even used her husband's money to keep a pretty young man. In the end, her elopement failed, she was robbed of all the family fortune, and she starved to death on the streets. She'd been dealt a great hand and played it terribly. After transmigrating, Shen Tingw 223Reads8.7Score—Shelves
4. 354 嫁 After Marrying a Rugged Husband, the Delicate Little Wife Is Spoiled to Tears 嫁给糙汉老公后小娇软被宠哭了 Chun Qiu椿楸Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Rugged man VS soft little beauty The first time Gu Heng saw the young woman, he even picked out names for their future children. She’d twisted her ankle, and sat on the steps with her soft, baby-cheeked face and tearful eyes. Her cuddly appearance reminded him of the rabbit he kept, making his heart itch with desire. When her family tried to force her into marriage, he offered himself instead. A girl that adorable couldn’t be allowed to fall into someone else’s hands. She had to be his. 1.3kReads8.8Score106Shelves
5. 355 回 Before I Left My Husband and Child in the 70s, I Was Spoiled Rotten 回到七零抛夫弃子前，我被宠爆了 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + rugged man + raising kids + sweet romance] Shen Yiyi was a professional villainess in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. On her final mission, she transmigrated into a period novel and became a vicious educated youth who was infatuated with the male lead, married the story's great villain, gave birth to three cannon-fodder sons, was lazy and difficult, and then abandoned her husband and children to return to the city. In the end, the male lead “carried out justice on H 29.5kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
6. 356 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Most Dangerous Mad Villain 死遁后，疯批反派危险系数No1 Zhi Zhi and Yu Yu之之与与Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Dark transformation + yandere + villain + faking death + System + adorable child] Ye Shizhi transmigrates into a book, becoming the wife of the great villain who opposes the heroine, and a reckless wife who runs away while pregnant. To return home, she must complete her mission: help the little villain, Jiang Suian, grow up in a happy family until the age of three, keep him from being kidnapped, and earn 100 points. Ye Shizhi takes her time completing the mission. But when it really is done and 3.3kReads8.5Score206Shelves

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   Taro balls are here! 🌷🌷 There's a plot in the middle where the female lead fakes her death and the male lead turns evil. I love watching it! [Admiration][Admiration] It starts like this: The female lead finds the male lead fighting and tells him, "I'm pregnant! I'm a month along!" The male lead, with red eyes, says, "I want this child. I'm telling you, you're not allowed to [Admiration][Admiration] abort it!" [Admiration][Admiration] The female lead: "... This is a little villain! I didn't intend to abort it!" [Admiration]

7. 357 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 2.6kReads9.2Score258Shelves
8. 358 捡 I Picked Up a Handsome Soldier, and He Spoils Me Like a Princess 捡个帅兵哥把我宠成公主 Beiqi Baby贝齐宝贝Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted After winning an antique ring at auction, Tao Ranran, a 21st-century surgical expert, had her soul transported to a special era. To her surprise, the ring turned out to contain an incredible space. She used it to build her fortune in that era and bring the nation's medical development forward by decades. She even found herself a handsome soldier king for a husband! 4.8kReads9.1Score519Shelves
9. 359 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
10. 360 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
11. 361 七 The 1970s: Reclaiming My Luck, the Tycoon's Darling Wife Wins Without Lifting a Finger 七零：夺回气运，首富娇妻躺赢了 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying, sweet, and feel-good + spatial powers] In her previous life, Lin Qianxue had her fortune stolen, and after her soul transmigrated, her family was destroyed within three years. When she opened her eyes again, she was back before everything had been taken from her. Refusing to be a sacrificial pawn, Lin Qianxue struck back and reclaimed it all. The rough-and-tough veteran Liu Zongzhen had a heavy fate, a fiery temper, and abundant vitality. He swiftly carried his petite wife home. Whe 34.5kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
12. 362 重 After Being Reborn, I Won Back My Beloved 重生之后，追回我的朱砂痣 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was pushed into a river and forced to marry that beast in human form. After the wedding, the scumbag used her father’s influence to return to the city. They spent twenty years in a sexless marriage. She refused to let her husband touch her because she had always carried an unspoken love in her heart. Later, her father died of illness, and her mother passed away soon after. The scumbag ground her down until she was barely recognizable. She also learned that her father ha 9.2kReads9.3Score958Shelves
13. 363 邻 Between Neighbors 邻里之间 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban163k WordsCompleted Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor. 349Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Mountain village women love rough men

14. 364 被 Sold Off? I’ll Empty the Stores, Marry a Burly Man, and Have a Big Family 被卖？搬空物资，嫁个糙汉生多胎 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed ✨ Dual transmigration into a book + heartwarming slice-of-life and raising kids + adorable children + multiple births + devoted husband + pocket space + stockpiling supplies ✨ Sold from the start? Oh no! Jiang Xi, a seasoned supporting-villainess, opens her eyes to find herself facing a plot where she is about to be sold. Her father ran off, her mother died on the road, and all that remained were four sickly little cannon-fodder kids. Her own body was in no better shape. At just thirte 1.5kReads9.3Score215Shelves
15. 365 顾 Director Gu, Listening to Your Wife Will Make You Rich 顾厂长，听老婆的话会发达 Chen Zhou晨周Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted (Also known as: The Eighties, We’ve Already Had Kids, So You Can’t Steal My Man) While other people transmigrated into a book and became moms without lifting a finger, Zhou Nuan transmigrated straight into the middle of childbirth. That would have been bad enough, but she had ended up as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of the male lead, Gu Xiyue, a woman who willingly let her family drain her dry. In the original story, her family egged her on to kill her baby and divorce Gu Xiyue. She thought she cou 353Reads7.4Score100Shelves
16. 366 我 My First Love 我的初恋情人 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted I met Yu on an early spring day. It was overcast and windy. He was passing by my house just as I came out of the yard. Our eyes met, and his lit up at once. He stopped in his tracks. My face flushed, and I lowered my head to look at my old cloth shoes, with my toes poking out. My family was so poor that my clothes were covered in patches. Yu didn’t seem to care about my shabby clothes. He kept walking, glancing back at my face. I didn’t know who he was or what he was doing in our village. But a 118Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Raising a Rugged Man with a Supermarket 重生七零：带着超级商场养糙汉 This and That云云尔尔Modern Romance687k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives + Shopping-Mall Space + One True Love Each + Sweet Romance] Set in an alternate history. Don't get hung up on the details. If it's not your thing, feel free to leave, and please don't flame me~ In her previous life, Su Xi was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people. Her wicked stepmother and two-faced stepsister led her around by the nose, while her stepsister had secretly gotten involved with her scumbag fiancé long before she was sent to the countrysid 4.5kReads8.9Score378Shelves
18. 368 七 The 1970s: The Officer Is Wrapped Around Her Finger by a Stunning Little Tease 七零：军官被绝美小作精拿捏了 Orange Who Loves Pears爱吃梨的橙子Modern Romance249k WordsOngoing Cheng Zhiyun never imagined that the bracelet she bought on a whim at an auction would send her back to the 1970s. If anyone asked Cheng Zhiyun what it felt like to travel through time, she would only reply, “Thanks for asking. I hope there’s a bit of warning before each trip. That old-fashioned man can’t stand my lace camisole pajamas.” The old-fashioned man scratches his head. “They look good. I like seeing you wear them. Wear them more often.” There’s big news in the family compound! “Have yo 279Reads6.2Score—Shelves
19. 369 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.6kReads8.9Score789Shelves

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    I remember reading the rough-around-the-edges novel; I wonder if it suits your taste? [Cool][Cool] I especially recommend the second story; the professor's character is absolutely brilliant. [Heart][Heart]

20. 370 被 The Heirless Tycoon Took Her by Cunning Force, and She Bore Him Triplets 被绝嗣大佬巧取豪夺，她一胎三宝 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Flash marriage in the 1970s + military life + island setting + everyday life + golden finger + sweet romance + devoted husband] Ye Shu was forced by her mother-in-law to visit family on the island, only to discover that her husband already had a beloved first love and had never wanted to marry anyone but her. He even deliberately let her get caught in a snowstorm, where she nearly froze to death. How could Ye Shu, who had transmigrated here, put up with such humiliation? A powerful man saved he 13.8kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Ye Shu was forced by her mother-in-law to visit relatives on an island in Shanghai, only to find that her husband already had a crush on her and insisted on marrying her. He even deliberately let her freeze to death in the snow. How could Ye Shu, a transmigrator, tolerate such humiliation? A rough-looking commander rescued Ye Shu, saying, "A life-saving grace deserves a marriage in return!"

21. 371 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
22. 372 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
23. 373 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
24. 374 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’ 1.2kReads8.7Score103Shelves

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    "Our Comrade Gu Qingbai will serve as the Executive Minister, Logistics Minister, and External Liaison Minister, responsible for everything at home except for matters related to making money! Ensuring our revolution proceeds smoothly and comfortably to the end! As for Comrades Gu Changping and Gu Chang'an..." Da Bao chirped, "Here!" Er Bao, imitating his brother, stood up and responded softly, "Ah, here, here—" Shen Qianjiao suppressed a laugh and nodded, "These two young comrades will respectively serve as the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Supervision Department, responsible for supervising Comrade Gu Qingbai to complete his daily tasks. Finally, we must trust and support each other, fearless of hardship, and forge ahead!" "Good! Good!" A round of enthusiastic applause erupted around them. Of the three, only Gu Qingbai clapped the most enthusiastically; he accepted his future status well. Anyway, he used to do all the housework, both inside and outside the house—washing clothes, cooking, working in the fields, earning money to support the family, even sewing his son's diapers. If Jiaojiao wants to play, he'll play with her! "So, may I ask, what are your next instructions, Commander Jiao Jiao?" The man sat up straight, hands resting on his knees, his cold face serious, his dark eyes gleaming, exuding the air of a seasoned, selfless cadre. Shen Qianjiao: Well done, don't do it again! Too much of a good thing, understand? Shen Qianjiao raised an eyebrow, giving Gu Qingbai a look that spoke for himself, then gave the order: "Dinner's ready!" The anxiously waiting Erbao sprang up from his stool like a little firecracker, grabbed the bowl in front of him, and began to dig in.

25. 375 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
26. 376 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiled at the Cost of My Life by a Sinister Tycoon 重回七零，被阴戾大佬拿命宠 Lamb Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的小羊羔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + building wealth + food + adorable child + redemption] Reborn, Xia Chuhe rolled up her sleeves and got to work, facing a family that barely had enough to eat or wear. Pickled pepper bullfrog, braised fish, braised pork, marinated meats... Every day, she carried all kinds of delicious food through the black market, raking in stacks of cash and ration coupons. In her previous life, she was brutally murdered. The “madman” she had always feared went mad for her, avenged her 7.2kReads8.8Score471Shelves
27. 377 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Makes a Comeback: Raising Kids in the 1970s 漂亮后妈要翻身，我在七零养崽崽 Purple Candy紫皮糖Modern Romance4.7M WordsOngoing Su Can was raised by her own mother to be fat, ugly, and not too bright. Her mother forced her to marry her younger sister's husband, a man with two paralyzed legs. When Su Can refused, she was starved for half a month, then sent to the village where he lived, barely clinging to life. She died of a serious illness. Su Can, a bodyguard, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and inherits this mess. Their home is bare, with no money and not even enough food. With a disabled soldier for a husband a 76.9kReads9.2Score3kShelves
28. 378 全 Global Hunt for a Wife! The Little Madam Has Nowhere to Hide 全球追妻令！小夫人她无处藏身啦 Yan Jiujiu颜久久Modern Romance970k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance | Obsessive and powerful male lead | Unhinged | A deep bag of tricks for winning her back | Coercive possessive love] That night, she was forced to cling to him to save her life... One fateful mistake, and she could never escape him again! Li Yuye, son of the richest man in the country: refined, domineering, arrogant, and obsessive. He gave her all his love and affection. But she still escaped from his “Wellington Dream Castle.” He flew into a rage. “She dared to elope with anothe 8.4kReads9.1Score812Shelves

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    🥝🍄This is seriously amazing! I haven't found such a wonderful story on Tomato Book in ages! It truly touched my heart!!! Highly recommend it!! You absolutely have to read it!

29. 379 猎 The Hunter's Fierce Wife 猎户家的悍妻 Lemons and Oranges柠檬和橘子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Sweet historical romance + ancient-era romance + love that grows over time + devoted one-on-one couple After an accident leaves Li Sanya’s reputation in ruins, she must choose between marrying an old widower and marrying the hunter who rescued her. She decisively chooses the hunter. The adorable little white rabbit is turned by the hunter into a bold, fiery woman who dares to climb onto the roof. She can take on shrews, beat up scumbags, scare off fake sweethearts and green-tea girls, and protec 5.9kReads9.2Score798Shelves

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    🐥🐥These are all novels where the male lead is a hunter. 1. Simple and direct, no beating around the bush, the rough hunter uses the most straightforward methods to win people over [laughing emoji]. 2. Love develops over time, sweet and doting, the adorable little rabbit is spoiled rotten. 3. An optimistic and cheerful cook and a taciturn and handsome hunter.

30. 380 和 After a Political Marriage, the Princess Is Pampered by a Rugged Khan 和亲后公主被糙汉大汗宠成小娇娇 Fu Qiao苻乔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + strong female lead + raising children + farming + career-focused plot + doting romance!!!] Jiang Xunyin is shot dead. She thinks she is doomed, but by a stroke of luck, she gets another life and becomes Princess Zhaohua of the Sunu tribe on the day she is sent to marry into the Great An Empire. Clear-headed and perceptive, she only wants to live a quiet life, but is forced into a whirlpool of intrigue. She thinks that after marrying the iron-blooded khan of the grasslands, the 2.1kReads9.2Score223Shelves

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    Here comes one of my treasured rough-and-tumble novels from the bookshelf! [Smile][smile][smile]

31. 381 嫁 Marrying a Rugged Hunter, the Sweet Wife Brings Him Endless Luck 嫁给糙汉猎户，娇软媳妇超旺夫 Orange Isn't Sweet橙不甜Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + farming + sweet and gentle heroine + rugged man + sweet romance + transmigration] A soft, delicate, flirtatious beauty x a rugged, wolfish husband with maxed-out stamina who spoils his wife The pampered Lin Suhe transmigrated into the body of a country girl whose parents were dead and whose family was dirt poor. But she happened to be exceptionally beautiful. To avoid being sold off by her awful relatives, she grabbed her bundle in the middle of the night and knocked on the 1.1kReads8.5Score100Shelves
32. 382 从 The Shy Little Husband Who Fell From the Sky 从天而降的小夫郎不知羞 Tangerine Orange Juice橘子橙汁儿Two Male Leads453k WordsCompleted [Farming + devoted couple + transmigration with the body + food | An optimistic, cheerful, thick-skinned young cook x a taciturn hunter who always looks grumpy] Bai Tao was chased into a river by the village “bully.” Just before he drowned, he somehow fell into a hot spring. In his panic, he grabbed the nearest lifeline, and was surprised by how good it felt. The arm was firm and well-defined, with beautifully toned muscles. Bai Tao couldn’t help but exclaim, “What a fine arm.” Pei Zheng had 3.2kReads9.1Score368Shelves
33. 383 寻 Treasure-Hunting System: A Farm Girl's Family Life 寻宝系统：农女养家记 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted An accident sends a thirty-year-old single woman from the twenty-first century into the body of a ten-year-old girl. The girl is the eldest child in her family. Both parents are dead, her uncles won't help, and her grandmother favors the others. She has four younger siblings to care for. How could things be any more miserable? Kicked out of the house in the dead of winter, she takes her siblings to shelter from the snowstorm in a cave. Then she awakens a treasure-hunting System, her golden fing 7.4kReads9.2Score920Shelves
34. 384 灵 The Spirit Spring Dimension: The Hunter's Lucky Little Wife 灵泉空间：糙汉猎户家的小福妻 Little Ink Bell墨铃小铛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + rebirth + sweet romance + healing + passionate adventure) Qing Yan transmigrates and, as soon as she wakes up, is forced to marry the only hunter in the mountains. They say he even has a six-year-old son, so she’ll become a mother as soon as she gets there. Looking at the man in front of her, she sees a face that would be handsome if not for a scar running all the way from his face down his neck. Then Su Qingyan’s compulsive need for things to be just right kicks in, and she tr 1.9kReads9.2Score203Shelves
35. 385 封 Mrs. Feng Pouts, and the Cold-Faced Instructor Falls for Her in a Second 封太太一撒娇，冷面教官一秒沦陷 Shao Hua 17邵华十七Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (A gentle, slow-burn everyday sweet romance, a seven-year age gap, a veteran, a rugged man, the family darling, and a fatherly type) Mu Qingci never dreamed she would run into Feng Lie again seven years later. He had been the drill instructor who trained her during military training. Feng Lie's brutal training had been Mu Qingci's worst nightmare. Now, the iron-blooded instructor had hung up his uniform and was sitting in a suit on a blind date. The woman soon fled, driven away by Feng Lie's 25.8kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    Both historical and modern fiction are available; take your pick.

36. 386 猎 The Hunter General's Little Country Wife 猎户将军的田园小娇妻 Lin Xixi林喜喜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] [Gentle, Tender, and Principled Heroine + Handsome, Rough-Around-the-Edges, Devoted Hero with Exceptional Martial Skills] Su Jingyue, a university student majoring in fashion design, transmigrates into another world and becomes a destitute young lady of unknown origins. She is rescued by Chu Ci, a hunter around her age. His parents have passed away, leaving him with a pair of pitiful fraternal twin siblings. Looking at the miserable little gi 2.3kReads9.0Score243Shelves
37. 387 病 A Love Story Between a Frail Young Master and a Rough Bad Boy 病弱小少爷跟野痞糙汉的爱情故事 Xu Sanzi许叁字Two Male Leads356k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rugged country guy + down-and-out young master + doting husband + both leads are each other’s first and only + happy ending] This isn’t a period novel. It’s set in a modern city and features a rugged country guy, so keep that in mind, everyone ovo. After Shen Wenyu’s father went bankrupt overnight, Shen Wenyu was forced to move into a rental in the old part of town. His next-door neighbor always came home late at night and made so much noise that Shen Wenyu couldn’t sleep. He w 2.1kReads9.0Score269Shelves

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    It's absolutely worth watching, trust me. It's great.

38. 388 穿 The Wife the Hunter Picked Up 穿成猎户捡来的娘子 The Ordinary of This World凡世的平凡Ancient Romance184k WordsCompleted An older single woman in modern times gets criticized by her boss at work, then drowns her sorrows in alcohol and goes on an epic rant. When she wakes up, she discovers she's somehow transmigrated. Yu Huan is struck as if by lightning. Good heavens, you don't have to be so considerate of me! I was just saying, and you sent me here? Fine, you sent me, but couldn't you at least have picked somewhere decent? This mass grave is really too much. Yu Huan tried to move so she could get up and leave, bu 452Reads9.0Score—Shelves
39. 389 缠 Entangled in Sweetness 缠娇萝 Yan Jiuya颜玖丫Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [A noblewoman of the capital × a rough bandit | size difference | one-on-one, both sexually inexperienced] As a highborn lady renowned throughout the capital, Jiang Youqing had known from childhood that she would marry her childhood sweetheart, a man of equal status. But during a visit to her hometown to pay respects to her ancestors, she became separated from her guards. Just as the ferocious Di raiders dragged her from her carriage and tried to assault her, a tall, imposing man rode up. After 2.6kReads8.8Score292Shelves
40. 390 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. 6.3kReads8.9Score475Shelves
41. 391 猎 Joy in the Hunter’s Home: The Sweet Young Wife Just Wants to Farm in Peace 猎户家有喜，娇娇只想悠闲种地 The Elf Revives精灵复活Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted Yu Jiao was traveling when she somehow ended up in an ancient mountain wilderness, with no electricity or internet. You had to walk to get anywhere and shout to be heard. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Staying alive and living well was what mattered. Gu Feng was a hunter. At twenty-eight, he had never even touched a woman's hand. The reason was simple: his family was poor. He had no land, and hunting was a highly dangerous profession, so he couldn't find a wife. But a 1.2kReads9.0Score111Shelves
42. 392 一 The Rough-and-Ready Man Who Fell in Love at First Sight 一见钟情的糙汉 King Gaga大王嘎Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted Milk tea shop owner x small-town bar owner Liu Sui meets Xing Yun at the supermarket. He's strikingly beautiful, yet wears a gentle smile, and Liu Sui is captivated by him. Later, Liu Sui and Xing Yun make a home together in the small town... 527Reads8.9Score106Shelves
43. 393 攻 Capturing the Sweetheart: The Rugged Tenant Is Such a Flirt 攻陷小娇娇，糙汉房客他太撩 Help Me Up, I Need to Keep Writing扶我起来接着写Modern Romance279k WordsOngoing [Rugged man + sweet girl + love at first sight + size difference + age gap + both leads are each other’s first and only] Orchard owner × bookshop owner, a slow-burn, lighthearted everyday romance Ji Wenying first met Kong Yan in the summer when she was twenty-one. At their first meeting, Kong Yan was broad-shouldered and looked fierce. He seemed like the last person you’d want to cross, yet he was the only one in the crowd who stepped in to help her and stand up for her. Ji Wenying quietly remem 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
44. 394 糙 The Rough-Heewn Man’s Chubby Sweetheart 糙汉家的胖心肝 Zhao Yan曌言Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The timid and unlucky Nan Wan was trapped underground during an earthquake, until a cute little grass plant brought her to the 1970s. Fat? So what if I'm fat? Am I eating your rice or spending your money? My man likes me just the way I am, so be jealous! But what if my weight affects my health? Then... I'll lose a little! Han Yang loves how cute his little chubby girl is. Even when she's angry, she's irresistible. He follows his wife's lead: her word is law, and listening to her brings good fort 998Reads8.6Score100Shelves
45. 395 重 Reborn to Be Cherished: The Secrets of My Rugged Husband 重生之宠：糙汉老公的秘密 Brother Xiao Zhou小周哥Two Male Leads509k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Two Male Leads + Rugged Hero + A Little Face-Slapping] Gan Nanrui comes from a family of government officials. Kindhearted, confident, and cheerful, he seems to have a peaceful life, until two men enter it and turn everything upside down. One wants him dead. The other sees him as his whole world. “Gan Nanrui, get on your knees and lick my shoes, or you can wait for someone to bring you your father’s corpse!” “Whenever I think of your father making me his puppet, I feel sick!” The man 498Reads7.3Score103Shelves
46. 396 村 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 Runxin 666润鑫666Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning is unremarkable, but it gets increasingly addictive as you read on… Each protagonist is a vivid portrayal of that era. They don't have any cheat codes or time travel… so they can only desperately struggle against life and against fate just to survive…

47. 397 嫁 After Marrying a Rugged Man in the 1970s, the Mountain Shrew Became a Beautiful Wife 嫁七零糙汉后，山野泼妇变美娇妻 Chi Xiaoyan赤小焱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + pocket dimension + gourmet food + devoted puppy-like husband + doting husband] Su Yunhe, a top modern imperial chef, is burned alive in her villa and reborn in the 1970s with a pocket dimension. She takes over the body of a notorious village shrew: fat, lazy, ugly, wicked, and always doing despicable things! Su Yunhe cleans up the mess she left behind, gradually becoming kinder, prettier, and slimmer. She starts a business and makes a fortune, until everyone in the 3.1kReads9.1Score258Shelves

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    Rough-and-tumble male-centric novels are highly recommended!

48. 398 重 Back to the 1970s with Trillions in Supplies to Join the Army 重回七零，带上千亿物资去随军 You Man有蔓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + one-on-one sweet romance + taciturn, rough-edged man + delicate beauty + pocket dimension + mutual flirting] In her previous life, the man Su Ranyan went out of her way to avoid was swept away by a flood while saving her. That heroic scene came back to haunt her in her dreams, again and again, reminding her of the depth of the love she had missed. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to the day the man asked her for a divorce. This time, she won’t let 19.9kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
49. 399 糙 A Rugged Husband’s Devotion: The Reborn Beauty of the 1960s 糙汉宠妻：重生六零娇娇媳 Meng Jiu萌玖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted “Get away from me, you bastard!” Yu Ruoxi snapped. The man swept her into his arms. “Wifey, I’m only your bastard.” Yu Ruoxi opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated to the 1960s. She was mean, selfish, and blind to everything, rejecting the husband who doted on her and the adorable children she had, all so she could run away with the scumbag who ruined her life. Remembering her miserable fate, she decisively grabbed the simple-minded man beside her. “You’ll do!” The simpleton was tall an 100Reads7.9Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    All of them are completed books, including farming novels and historical fiction. The one about gold panning is quite new; the male protagonist is a gold panner, and it's quite interesting.

50. 400 空 With Space in Hand: The Rugged General's Clingy, Delicate Darling 空间在手：糙汉将军的娇气粘人精 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted They say that Liu Shuhua, the esteemed daughter of the Liu family, is graceful, refined, well-read, and peerlessly beautiful, a rare gem sought after by countless suitors. They say that Xiao You, the great general of the northwest, is disfigured, violent-tempered, and ferocious, a terrifying demon whose name alone makes people tremble. Everyone avoids him. An imperial decree brought these two worlds apart together. Everyone sighed and pitied her, saying that such a lovely flower was about to be 311Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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