Please Recommend a Period-Era Story with an Educated, Refined, and Gentle Male Lead Who Was Sent to the Countryside 求 年代文 男主知青，儒雅，温文尔雅，文化人

1. 1 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 gentle, refined, and somewhat obsessive research genius from a former educated youth. 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 marry her. No matter how much the female lead causes trouble, his bottom line is never to divorce her.

2. 2 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
3. 3 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Pretty Widow Is Pressured into Marriage by a Handsome Educated Youth 重生六零俏寡妇被俊知青逼婚 Gentle Sunshine优暖的阳光Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted Reborn + mutual devotion + faithful to each other + storage space (introduced later) A period farming novel. The heroine isn’t a powerhouse, won’t go to the black market or follow the army, and won’t become the richest person alive. Set in an alternate history. The medical treatments in this story are not to be taken as real advice; everything is sourced from the internet. A simple, happy life in the countryside. A handsome young intellectual with excellent medical skills arrives at Taoyuan Brig 3.1kReads8.7Score216Shelves

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   The first book features a male protagonist who is reborn; I absolutely adore the gentle and refined Ye Jihuai. The first 20 chapters were so moving I cried buckets! [Almost crying] The second book features a male protagonist who is a sent-down youth—gentle, cultured, and polite; he's clearly a learned man.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies: The Easygoing Wife Is Forced to Get Ahead 穿越七零，咸鱼娇妻她被迫上进 Passerby Sheep路人羊Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted [Sweet, charming, highly intelligent heroine & gentle, refined, scheming educated youth] A 21st-century doctoral student pulls an all-nighter, collapses, and transmigrates into the body of a young woman working at a forest farm in the 1970s. Ye Wei swears: she is going to be a contented couch potato who enjoys life! She lives carefree, spending every day eating and drinking with her golden finger at her disposal. Apples? Pheasants? She's got it all. Huo Xiang? Coptis? She can do anything. Ye Wei 4.1kReads9.0Score384Shelves
5. 5 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Building a Fortune and Raising My Kids 重生八零之发家致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no awful characters + food + adorable kids + period setting] In her previous life, after Li Heng accidentally fell off a cliff and was left disabled, Qiao Xi abandoned her husband and child, ultimately bringing the Li family to ruin. Given another life, she looks at her gentle, doting husband, then at her adorable, lively son, and swears to make it up to them and never let the tragedy happen again. With food and clothing businesses, Qiao Xi takes things one step at a time, gradu 4.5kReads9.1Score284Shelves

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   The male lead in this book is incredibly gentle; he dotes on the female lead and their son, and even calls their son "baby" in a very tender way. I was truly amazed when I first saw it.

6. 6 全 The All-Powerful Noble Daughter: She Takes on the Court and Wins Everyone's Love 全能异能嫡女：怼遍朝堂被娇宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Yun Nuo, a level-ten superpowered survivor of the apocalypse, opened her eyes to find herself the least favored legitimate second daughter of a marquis's household. Her scumbag father was cold, her stepmother cruel, and her legitimate older sister dreamed every day of becoming crown princess. The whole family joined forces to torment her, just waiting for her to fall to her knees and beg for mercy. Yun Nuo smiled. Even the zombie king of the apocalypse had been tricked into calling her Daddy. 3.9kReads6.7Score469Shelves

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   Shen Yu's leukorrhea flares up, making him extremely aggressive, but he is soft-hearted only towards Wen Suian. After recovering and joining the army, the two travel to the capital, where her true identity is revealed. The Ye family, who favor the fake heiress, forces her to back down, but Wen Suian resolutely leaves to practice medicine in Guangzhou, where she meets the gentle and forbearing paralyzed military officer Song Chengye.

7. 7 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 24.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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   This book meets the requirements! 🎉 The male lead is a refined and cultured educated youth! The female lead is connected to a quiz system 🌿 and asks the male lead whenever she can't answer a question! The male lead always manages to answer correctly, demonstrating an incredibly broad knowledge base 🔥

8. 8 九 The 1990s: The Reborn Ex-Wife of a Superstar 九零：大明星前妻重生了 Chen Che陈撤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] [Reborn] [Remarriage] [Everyday Life Raising Kids] [Career Storyline] Jiang Wanling lived to the age of sixty-six, eventually dying in a hospital bed from breast cancer. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in 1996, before she had divorced her ex-husband. That year, she was twenty-six and already the mother of two children. Her ex-husband was a household-name "superstar," as well as a womanizing playboy who fell for every woman he met and cheated constantly. In h 4kReads8.6Score313Shelves

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   The male lead is refined and gentle. He's a prosecutor, and both he and his wife are in their second marriages. The female lead's son takes the male lead's baby home. The male lead's child calls the female lead "Mommy!" To rewrite her past life's fate, the female lead keeps the house her ex-husband gave her and marries the male lead to start a new family!

9. 9 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming! [1970s] [Love After Marriage] [Native Male and Female Leads] [Transmigrated and Reborn Supporting Characters] [Northeastern Family Life] [Sweet Romance Comedy] [Adorable Kids] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled "obsessed with the village beauty"! "The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!" Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: "I hear you really like me? Well, you do have good taste!" Xu Yibai: ?? Faced 6.5kReads8.8Score587Shelves

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   Historical fiction!!! The first book has a male lead who is a sent-down youth, and the second book has a male lead who is a researcher. Both are quite refined and highly educated. They're both good reads. Come and check them out!!!

10. 10 被 Abandoned in the Wilderness for Eighteen Years, I Marry the Wrong Man as a Stand-In Bride 被扔荒山十八年，替婚错嫁大首长 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + outrageous melodrama + unhinged + doting romance + growth story + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] [Adorable, violent, obedient, fiercely protective mutated native vampire bride × cold, versatile, returning Chinese scientist] When Xu Xinyuan is little, her grandparents abandon her in the mountains to fend for herself. Her reborn cousin refuses an arranged marriage, and because Grandma can’t bear to give up the betrothal gifts, she brings Xu Xinyuan back. In her cousin’ 5.2kReads9.0Score498Shelves
11. 11 七 A Sweet and Tender Bride on Her Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，知青娇妻身软体甜 Yao Minxi瑶皿夕Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Military-marriage romance + both leads reborn + educated-youth era + mutual devotion + feel-good face-slapping + cloyingly sweet + fake white moonlight] At eighteen, Gu Qijiao was smitten with educated youths, so she threw herself at the drunk Zheng Yunsheng and married him. They eventually got married and had a child, but Zheng Yunsheng's white moonlight provoked Gu Qijiao into miscarrying. After losing the baby, Gu Qijiao decided to give up on the man she'd seduced into marrying her. Gu Qijia 8.4kReads9.1Score646Shelves

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    The female lead grew up in the countryside, and the male lead was a sent-down youth. Later, because of the female lead's excellent writing skills, she was invited by an editor to work in the city. Both the male and female leads are reborn (in their previous life, their marriage broke down because the male lead was too introverted; in this life, they clear up their misunderstandings and it's incredibly sweet). Because it's a period drama, the author thoughtfully included many illustrations to help us understand... Truly meticulous!

12. 12 和 Eating and Raising Kids with the Young Heir in the 1970s 和世子爷在七零吃瓜养崽 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance450k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + raising a child + watching the drama unfold + devoted couple + System + lie flat + period setting She was a noble heir’s wife, living every day in fine clothes and good food, surrounded by maids. Even after transmigrating into the modern era, she was a rich second-generation kid, spending her days traveling and living off her family. Now, all she has is steamed corn bread every day, cornmeal gruel, and even an egg is a luxury. Just as Lin Qing finally accepts her curre 2.5kReads8.7Score235Shelves

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    In his past life, the male lead was a prince with extraordinary charisma. The female lead was the apple of his eye, whom he raised from a concubine to become his princess. After reincarnation, the female lead experienced life in the modern world and only encountered her prince again after time-traveling back in time.

13. 13 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 9.2kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    Transmigrating to the resource-scarce 1970s, Wen Sui'an, an orphan girl, is ostracized by the entire village. She uses her acupuncture skills to cure her neighbors' chronic illnesses and turn her reputation around. The mentally unstable Shen Yubai trusts only her, and after regaining his senses, his love for her surges. The Ye family acknowledges her as their true daughter but forces her to give up her lover. She decisively breaks with them and carves out her own path through medicine.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, the Stoic Officer Can't Get Enough of Spoiling Me 穿越八零后，禁欲军官宠不够 Exquisite White Snow白雪玲珑Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted Tang Jin transmigrates to 1985 and finds herself in a military compound as the lazy, troublesome, shameless public menace everyone avoids. She can't do anything right, but she's first-rate at making unreasonable demands. She's driven her husband to the point of wanting a divorce. She starts with a terrible hand, but her bargain-bin husband is seriously handsome, with an eight-pack, a V-line, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. No way. She absolutely cannot get divorced. How will she 18.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    ① The male protagonist comes from a prestigious family, has a good upbringing, and is upright and incorruptible. His family has a deep foundation and has made significant achievements in both political and business circles. He is devoted to his love and dotes on the female protagonist. The female protagonist is exceptionally intelligent and decisive, complementing the male protagonist in personality and temperament. The two are a perfect match. A wonderful and enjoyable read! [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

15. 15 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
16. 16 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 22.1kReads8.1Score866Shelves

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    🍠🍠The female lead can kill a mad bull with one punch, while the male lead is fair-skinned and tender. He marries into the female lead's family at the beginning of the story, and only after marriage does he realize that his wife is perfect in every way. [Shy][smirk] She's beautiful, has a great figure, is strong, and even the sound she makes when she crawls into bed is so sweet that you just want to crush her and make her a part of your very being.

17. 17 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.2kReads9.0Score239Shelves
18. 18 七 A Widow Remarries in the 1970s 七十年代之寡妇再嫁 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6kReads9.3Score582Shelves

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    This is my favorite period drama novel I read on Tomato. Don't be put off by the title; the male lead is a sent-down youth, and the female lead is remarried. [Sending heart]

19. 19 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 6.1kReads8.9Score325Shelves

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    The male lead is gentle and refined.

20. 20 七 Married with a Baby in the 1970s? The Stoic Educated Youth Dotes Only on Me 七零已婚有娃？被禁欲知青独宠了 Mu Tiao目窕Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + A Top-Quality Man + Cozy Everyday Life + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] (The heroine is the original owner of the body.) He Dongxi is a homebody comic artist from the twentieth century. She had just finished her latest comic and was ready to get some much-needed rest. But when she woke up, she'd become a married village girl with a child. He Dongxi: No need to panic. The kid is so adorable, I've hit the jackpot! As for the m 1.5kReads7.0Score251Shelves

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    🍇🍇Xia Meng opened her eyes and felt as if her body was falling apart. Her head and stomach ached terribly, but not the kind of excruciating pain that comes with illness. She then realized that she had transmigrated to the 1970s, and was pregnant out of wedlock. She was usually an unknown person in her family, and her pregnancy was only discovered after she was rescued from jumping into a river.

21. 21 七 The Seventies: Marrying the Handsome Educated Youth 七零年代：嫁给那个貌美男知青 Little Green-Robed Guest小青衣客Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Soft, beautiful, doted-on heroine VS aloof, gentle hero] She pursues him. No System or golden finger. Lin Xia was the Lin family's precious darling, so lovely as a child it was almost unbelievable. She grew up even more beautiful, and no one for miles around could compare. Who would have thought she'd spend every day chasing after a young male intellectual who'd just been sent down to the countryside, only for him to return to the city before she could win him over? Heartbroken in love, Lin Xia 171Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 55.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    ① The male lead is a sent-down youth, gentle and refined. ② This is a period drama; the male lead isn't a roughneck, but a true immortal, leaving the female lead stunned the first time she saw him. He's not a big shot in Beijing, but a master of metaphysics. The female lead is a time traveler who becomes a woman born late in life; she's not a saint, absolutely cannot hold grudges, and her greatest skill is—using others to do her dirty work.

23. 23 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
24. 24 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    Professor Du must be on the list; he's gentle, considerate, dotes on his wife, will correct his mistakes, and listens to her. He even married into the family! Hahaha!

25. 25 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 male lead is a sent-down youth! A super sweet slice-of-life story about raising a child, written by a 12-year veteran reader. A heartwarming and non-angsty masterpiece that I stayed up all night to finish! [Thumbs up] The sent-down youth couple walk hand in hand, a sweet and heartwarming story.

26. 26 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
27. 27 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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    In this story, the male protagonist was falsely accused and sent to the countryside, but through the female protagonist's manipulation, he ended up going to the countryside with her and Roubao, becoming an educated youth.

28. 28 他 He Has Amnesia? She Tricks Him into Marriage! The Easygoing Beauty Gets Pregnant and Wins in 1980 他失忆？她骗婚！八零娇懒美人怀崽躺赢 Little Lingyu小令羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1980s + Sweet Romance + Easy Conception + Marriage First, Love Later + Satisfying Read] Her military officer husband comes home from a mission, bringing a beautiful woman with him? Isn't this the classic love-rival trope? How did it happen to her? Wen Ying was dumbfounded. Three years ago, she had transmigrated into an 1980s novel and become a poor, lazy village girl. Luckily, she had spent one wild night with the novel's male lead, a military officer and pilot. When sh 2.5kReads6.9Score224Shelves

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    Recommended long-form historical romance novels, 1v1, arranged marriage to love. First book: A beautiful female protagonist transmigrates to the 1980s and lives a carefree life thanks to her child. Second book: A charming and intelligent female protagonist and a top-tier military family member.

29. 29 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 24.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
30. 30 新 Reborn as a Newlywed, the Cold-Faced Officer Dotes on His Sweet Wife 新婚重生冷面长官超宠娇娇老婆 Little Treasure Pot聚宝盆儿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Military romance in the old days + everyday life + romance + married first, love later + both leads are each other’s only partner Jiang Tingxia is tricked into becoming a replacement bride and marries an officer stationed in a remote, harsh region. Unable to bear the blow, she takes her own life. But after her death, the family she had yearned for refuses to let her remains through the door, leaving her utterly heartbroken. By contrast, her new husband, a cold and taciturn man, treats her with g 148Reads6.4Score—Shelves
31. 31 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fiery Little Demon Has Caught a Big Shot's Eye Again 快穿：魔丸娇气包叒被大佬盯上了 Everlasting Prosperity and Joy长盛乐Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted *Please read the author's note at the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings before you start reading! [She won't be mistreated or suffer hardship] [Period setting + other] [The heroine is the most beautiful] [No fixed couple] [Love at first sight] [Everyone is chaste] Sui Huan is a well-connected girl raised by the System. Other people do their missions by winning favor, following the plot, and saving villains. Sui Huan does her missions by having fun, enjoying life, and being adored by everyone 35.2kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    The male protagonist in this period drama is gentle, refined, and learned. 🔥Volume 2: A sophisticatedly self-serving village beauty X a gentle and refined deputy factory director. ✅Liu Jinhua genuinely didn't think her daughter had done anything wrong. "Why did you decide to go find Xiao Xie? I thought you weren't interested in him." "I was young back then, and today I saw he was determined to be with me, so I agreed." Ever since Sui Huan learned about Xie Tianyi's evaluation from Da Bao, she had already roughly chosen him. Today, things got lively, and she didn't have to go out and work hard, so she agreed.

32. 32 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.7kReads9.1Score887Shelves

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    The male lead is a sent-down youth with connections who was tricked into marrying the female lead. Even though he was the one who was tricked, he didn't blame her and was very responsible. However, the female lead is also a recent transmigrator. Later, the two pamper each other.

33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration! From the 1930s to the New Millennium, I Outdid Everyone 快穿！从三零到千禧我卷赢所有 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couples + sweet romance + no fixed pairing + pocket dimension + reborn + transmigration + revenge + face-slapping + comeback + calculated self-interest + fictional period setting + note that there are male supporting characters + tragic supporting characters] Note: This story is entirely fictional. In Star Calendar Year 3300, Jiang Qingqing was born in an interstellar orphanage and left unclaimed. To survive, Jiang Qingqing takes only an old, battered robot discarded by 6kReads8.4Score349Shelves

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    ① 1968 Cannon fodder woman with no heir x scheming, manipulative husband √ ② 1975 tofu seller who won't let her work x childhood sweetheart soldier √ ③ 1973 child bride awakens and angrily kicks Chen Shimei √ ④ To repay a life-saving debt, the husband raises the widow of his comrade-in-arms; the wife, morally blackmailed, flips the table and quits √ ⑤ The stolen life of a rich heiress from red capitalism. (√) ⑥ A mountain dweller, tricked into becoming the wife of two brothers (√) ⑦ The cannon fodder fake heiress in the real and fake heiress stories √ ⑧ 1980 rich girl with no heir who was exploited by her cousin and fiancé √ (campus) ⑨ The widow with no heir who died on her wedding day quits √ ⑩ The original wife of a son-in-law from the era √

34. 34 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After the Broken Engagement, the Original Male Lead Trembles in Fear 年代快穿，退婚，原男主瑟瑟发抖 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Cannon Fodder Heroine Has a Lucky Pregnancy Note: This story is entirely fictional. (Alternate history + Era-hopping + Devoted couples + Adorable children + Triplets + Farming + Transmigration + Intelligent brain pocket dimension + Interstellar + More children, more blessings + Cannon fodder fights back + Face-slapping scumbags + Strong heroine + Modern romance + Republican era + Showbiz) Synopsis: The a 7.1kReads9.0Score406Shelves
35. 35 娇 The Delicate Beauty Was Doted on After She Transmigrated into a Period Novel 娇软美人穿到年代文后被宠上天了 Xie Mingyi谢明夷Modern Romance660k WordsCompleted [Soft, Sweet, Airheaded Beauty x Ruthless Villain] Xie Shu is breathtakingly beautiful, delicate and soft, and has been doted on by her family since childhood. Her only misfortune is congenital heart disease. She has been confined to a hospital room since birth and can’t go outside. One day, she wakes up to discover she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the new wife of the vicious villain, a woman who barely met him before he was killed for his many evil deeds. Xie Shu clutches her sleeve. 5.5kReads8.5Score465Shelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] A sweet and innocent beauty meets a ruthless villain. The male lead dotes on the female lead, spoiling her rotten. The female lead is a sweet and innocent beauty, adorable and prone to being pampered. The male lead is incredibly gentle with her, but ruthless to outsiders, creating a striking contrast. [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss]

36. 36 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 34kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    In late November 1975, at the Harvest Brigade in Gansu Province, a childish voice pierced He Dongxi's ears, disturbing her sweet dreams. "Mommy, Yuyu is hungry~" "Mommy, waaaah... Yuyu is hungry~" "Yuyu is so hungry, waaaah..." However, as the increasingly pitiful voice grew louder, He Dongxi's annoyance vanished, replaced by heartache and a pang of sadness. She forced herself to open her eyes. Good heavens! He Dongxi exclaimed. Oh no! She was in deep trouble! She had been kidnapped and brought to this remote, impoverished village in the time it took to fall asleep. She looked around; the room was small and dilapidated, with old-fashioned stickers on the walls.

37. 37 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 7.9kReads9.2Score432Shelves

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    1. The male lead is a sent-down youth, and the female lead is a factory worker. They are two pitiful souls who come together due to an accident. Neither is favored by their families, and their unhappy childhoods require a lifetime of healing. 2. The male lead is a gentle and refined researcher, and the female lead is a village girl with superhuman fighting skills. They marry because they mistook one person for another. The female lead is an interesting and funny person [laughing and crying][laughing and crying]. She doesn't understand social etiquette and leaves people bewildered.

38. 38 穿 After She Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the 1980s, She Marries a Tycoon and Gets Deliberately Flirted With 穿书八零，她嫁大佬后被蓄意撩拨 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] [Period] [Sweet romance] [Chaste hero] [Theatrical heroine] [Aloof hero] When Xia Ruanruan opens her eyes, she has become a country bumpkin who’s ruining the aloof heartthrob. Everyone looks down on her, and Xia Ruanruan feels miserable. But now that she’s transmigrated, she has to keep moving forward. She didn’t choose to end up here, but it seems she has no say in going back, either. So Xia Ruanruan does her best to play the good girl (and suck up). One sweet “Baby” is al 2.4kReads9.0Score205Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥The male lead, Huo Beiqing, is a doctor, refined and handsome, gentle and elegant, and also a high-and-mighty beauty. The female lead transmigrates into his cannon fodder wife, is a drama queen, and successfully wins over this high-and-mighty beauty through a series of quirky maneuvers.

39. 39 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

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    🔥🔥The male lead was sent to the countryside at a young age and learned medical skills from an old village doctor. He is refined, handsome, and shy. The female lead is a gang leader who falls in love with the male lead at first sight and forces herself on him. In her previous life, her inaction led to the male lead and their son being hacked to pieces by their enemies. The female lead is reborn and dotes on her child and flirts with her husband. The male lead is often so charmed by her that he hides under the covers, too afraid to come out.

40. 40 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The male protagonist is a sent-down youth who later becomes a diplomat. The female protagonist is from the countryside and is good at scientific research. There are no special advantages or plot devices; the logic is very sound.

41. 41 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: Dump the Toxic Man, Then Make Money 穿越八零：先踹毒男再搞钱 Zhang Li张莉Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted Era + Transmigration + Business Battles + A Cast of Geniuses + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Not a Pure Romance (the man is chaste, the woman is not) (Dear readers, due to the story's premise, there will be a child, but this isn't a child-rearing story. It's pure business, pure business, pure business! Nothing will hold her back from making money. If children in a story bother you, please don't open this one, and please don't leave a bad review! I beg you with my hands pressed together!) The 2.3kReads8.8Score217Shelves
42. 42 大 After the Powerful Man's Wicked Ex-Wife Awakens, She Is Spoiled Rotten 大佬的恶毒前妻觉醒后，被宠上天 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + sweet romance + slow-paced devotion as she raises her husband and children + face-slapping the scumbag and his mistress + blackening the original heroine + pure satisfaction!] (The rating has only just come in, so it may be a little low at first. It’ll rise later. Updates are steady, so feel free to dive in.) [Top graduate and class monitor of the Men’s Virtue Program vs. a bright, bold little firecracker who’s spoiled rotten and proud of it] Only after Zhu Mingyue died di 10.3kReads8.0Score803Shelves

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    The male lead is a professor, a steady, gentle, and family-oriented man who takes care of the children and does housework. He is very supportive of the female lead's career and always stands by her side, regardless of conflicts between sisters-in-law, mother-in-law, or sisters-in-law.

43. 43 末 An Apocalypse Big Shot Becomes the Village Tyrant in the 1970s! 末世大佬在七十年代当村霸！ The Sky on the Left左边的天空Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + superpowers + educated youth + raising children + face-slapping and taking down scumbags] Gu Zhixia, a woman from the apocalypse, wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated into the body of a country girl in the 1970s who shares her name. The original Gu Zhixia, the youngest daughter born to her parents late in life, was the family darling. But after her niece, Gu Taohua, unexpectedly awakened the ability to foresee the future and tried to steal Gu Zhixia's future marr 3.6kReads8.4Score245Shelves

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    I recommend these two books. [I've learned them!][I've learned them!][I've learned them!]

44. 44 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The angle was novel and interesting; I prepared in advance to stock up, but I didn't blindly buy anything. Overall, it looked quite refreshing.

45. 45 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 51.4kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves

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    Jiang Xun, he gets into fights every month and throws bricks at them [making a face], even getting his suitors to come to military training, hahaha, he's really cut off his own romantic prospects [smirking]

46. 46 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Clung to the Male Supporting Character 穿书后我抱上了男配大腿 Gulu Ni咕噜昵Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted When Song Yingwan wakes up, she finds herself in the 1970s. Looking at a face in the mirror that resembles hers by seventy or eighty percent, it takes her a while to accept the truth. She looks at her loving parents and lively, clever younger brother and thinks life here seems pretty good. But after only a few days of enjoying it, she has no choice but to pack up and head to the countryside. Fine, then. She can go to the countryside! The college entrance exams will be reinstated in a few years a 9.5kReads8.7Score750Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are sent-down youth, and the female lead transmigrates into a book. Although their marriage is unexpected, their relationship develops gradually and steadily. The original book doesn't feature many chapters about the male and female leads, and there's no plot development after they return to the city for the college entrance exam. There's no storyline about them starting a business after returning to the city; they go to university, the female lead becomes a moderately well-known writer, and the male lead studies economics, with his career development not explored in detail.

47. 47 说 We Agreed to Keep Things Casual, So Why Is the Cold, Abstinent Officer Jealous? 说好各玩各的，禁欲军官醋疯了 Little Mountains and Rivers小山河Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Also known as: Marrying Into a Powerful Family After Divorce (Resilient, beautiful country girl ✖️ refined, abstinent scion of a powerful family) [Period drama, military family] In her previous life, Bai Qianqian was the prettiest girl for miles around. Bound by a childhood betrothal, she married Gu Hanzhou, the man chosen for her when they were young. She was willing to stay in the village, waiting for him to get into military academy, waiting for him to become an officer, waiting for him to wi 3.7kReads8.2Score394Shelves

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    Handsome, a highly educated STEM guy, I'm smitten without even realizing it, so good-looking!

48. 48 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
49. 49 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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    [Top Post][Top Post]🌈🌈The male lead is a gentle and refined educated youth sent to the countryside. The youngest son of the Grand Tutor's family transmigrated into the body of the eldest son of a working couple. What to do if he doesn't want to work in the countryside? The girl next door is nice, it would be great to marry her and have her warm the bed and do the housework [laughing and crying][laughing and crying] What's going on now? Why am I the one warming the bed and doing the housework?

50. 50 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1970s: What a Joke! The Sweet Girl Is Hiding in a Rugged Man's Body 穿书七零：笑死！娇娇披着糙汉壳 December-十二月-Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + food + System + educated youth + sweet romance] A pleasure-loving young woman transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s. The poverty and hunger, the backbreaking labor, and the enormous secret her new body is hiding are enough to push An Ran to the brink. She is neither the lucky heroine nor the villainess. Instead, she is a deranged male character so far down the roster that she barely even counts as a number in the leads’ story. To keep anyone from 5.5kReads9.0Score706Shelves

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    You can tell from the novel's title that the male lead is outstanding and the female lead is also hardworking.

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