Period Romance with a Handsome, Bookish Male Lead 年代文男主是读书人，年轻特别帅

1. 51 被 Forced Out of Work: The Heiress Takes Her Child to Join the Army 被迫下岗：资本小姐带崽随军去 Unconcerned等闲Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted (Set in an indigenous era, with no transmigration or golden finger; realistic in style. The heroine joins the military in the middle of the story.) The fallen capitalist heiress Ding Yaoxiang was forced into an arranged marriage with Lu Jian, the son of her family’s former hired hand. Lu Jian was a celebrated rising star in the military district hospital’s surgery department, a man with a heart colder than his scalpel. Forced to marry Ding Yaoxiang at seventeen, he left to study elsewhere for fi 951Reads7.6Score10014d adds
2. 52 误 After the Wrong Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her Rotten 误圆房后，冷面军官宠她入骨 Cuihua in October十月的翠花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The 1970s military life + both leads are virgins + the husband’s long road to winning her back + military compound + he dotes only on her + pocket dimension, though it isn’t used much [Cold, roguish military officer vs. transmigrated, sweet young woman] Lin Xia, a university student who has never dated, transmigrates into the body of a weak-willed supporting character who is hopelessly in love. That very night, through a twist of fate, she consummates her marriage with her absent husband, who 19kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
3. 53 春 One Spring Night, and the 1980s Village Doctor Had Triplets 春风一度，八零小村医一胎三宝 Short on Paper, Long on Love by纸短情长byModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + Military Marriage + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Multiple Children + Raising Kids] Lu Sixing is the most promising child in the military compound. He accompanies his father on a work trip to Xiaoxi Village, where he sees Cui Shizhen, who has been harmed, jump into the water. Lu Sixing dives in to save her, only to find that the girl is so forward that she throws her arms around him and kisses him. One passionate night later, they end up together. A story of lov 7.6kReads9.0Score78314d adds
4. 54 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds

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   🥳🥳🥳The male lead is a scholar, very handsome, and the female lead falls for him at first sight.

5. 55 七 The 1970s: I Got Rich After Marrying a Fool 七零，嫁傻子后暴富 User Pumpkin Carriage用户南瓜车Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + 1980s + pocket dimension + raising kids + everyday family life] From the start, she wakes up on her wedding night, and her husband is devastatingly handsome! What? Once the male model opens his mouth, she realizes he’s an idiot. Her excitement is completely doused, but being alive is better than being dead! Her husband is an idiot, and she’s stuck in a blended family in a bygone era, with a biased father-in-law, a stepmother-in-law, and sisters-in-law who stir up tr 9.1kReads8.8Score82514d adds

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   The male protagonist got into university

6. 56 穿 Reborn as the Original Wife, a Cannon Fodder, in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里炮灰原配 Hey, Wait Up嗨等下Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + everyday family life + vilify the original heroine + both leads are each other’s first and only] The heroine is an ordinary person who’s a bit spoiled and hypocritical, and is no virtuous, devoted wife. It wasn’t until she arrived at the blind-date venue that Song Zhizhi realized she had transmigrated into a book. She had become the original heroine’s cannon-fodder wife, while the heroine was her cousin. At the time, the heroine hadn’t been reborn y 536Reads6.6Score10514d adds

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   Both books feature handsome, bookish male protagonists. The first book's protagonist pursues a political career, while the second book's protagonist pursues a technical career.

7. 57 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 40.9kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds

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   🌿This is a period drama. The male lead is a scholar, Yan Qian, who is aloof, taciturn, and ruthless in his beatings. A future physics genius professor, no one dares to mess with him. He jumps into a lake to save Xiao Niannian, only to find her bullying him in the water. Xiao Niannian is delicate and frail, with fair skin, seemingly easy to bully, but she is actually vengeful and a cunning, seemingly innocent beauty. The female lead is a business prodigy.

8. 58 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 9.2kReads9.0Score88514d adds
9. 59 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 7.6kReads9.1Score89914d adds
10. 60 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
11. 61 九 Down-and-Out Heiress in the 1990s Marries a Rugged Man and Has His Baby! 九零落魄千金，嫁个糙汉生崽崽！ Chen Tumao陈土猫Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted A devoted couple + period setting + forced marriage + loyal puppy-like male lead + farming + not a sweet romance + not a wish-fulfillment story! When Wen Jing was eighteen, she discovered that she wasn't the Wen family's daughter and returned to her biological parents. The village's resident troublemaker, Lu Yanshen, took one look at her and set his sights on her. He forced her to marry him, and they had a son. “You're my mother, and you and my dad are truly in love.” “No, no, no. It wasn't forc 2.8kReads8.3Score16114d adds

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    The female lead is a beautiful, fallen heiress, while the male lead is a wealthy and powerful hoodlum who falls in love with her at first sight and pursues her relentlessly. He's incredibly, utterly obsessed with her, practically a hopeless romantic. Her words are law. My limited vocabulary can't adequately capture the brilliance of this book. [Smirk][Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying]

12. 62 七 The 1970s: The Whole Family Dotes on Her, and She Thrives with a Lucky Money Group 七零，团宠她靠红包群风生水起 Yin Neiboli尹内玻梨Modern Romance390k WordsOngoing [Devoted to Each Other + Takes Down the Original Female Lead + Gets Smarter and Prettier + No Saintly Savior + Lighthearted Revenge on Scumbags] Xie Yujiao has always thought she was lucky. Her father, mother, and older brother are disliked by just about everyone in the village, but they treat her very well. She isn’t very smart and has no great ambitions. Fortunately, she has a fairly pretty face, and all she wants is to marry someone reliable one day and keep living a comfortable life. Then on 114Reads—Score—14d adds

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    👇👇👇⬇️⬇️⬇️The male lead in this book is a smart and handsome educated youth from a good family. He will go to university with the female lead and her brother.

13. 63 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: A Spatial Realm of Trillions in Supplies to Support Educated Youths 穿越六零：空间千亿物资养知青 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Trillion-Yuan Supplies + Personal Space + Educated Youth + Transmigrate + Both Leads Are Virgins + Sweet Romance + Patriotic] She wakes up one morning and transmigrates to the 1960s~ What? Her whole body has traveled through time! She's an undocumented person with nothing to eat or drink, and not a penny to her name! No! She's ten years younger, a radiant eighteen-year-old beauty. No! She dreamed of the past in advance, so her money, ration coupons, and identity documents were all p 3.4kReads9.0Score37014d adds

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    This book features a female protagonist who transmigrates to the 1960s, is unregistered, and possesses a spatial ability. There's a male lead who is a sent-down youth. Both characters are virgins, and it's quite good and sweet.

14. 64 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.4kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The male lead is a scientific researcher, the female lead is a factory manager, and they have a super cute baby boy.

15. 65 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 4.4kReads9.1Score28914d adds

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    In her past life, after Li Heng's accidental fall and subsequent crippling injury, Josh abandoned her husband and child, leading to the destruction of the Li family. Fate granted her a second chance at life. When she faced her gentle and doting husband and her adorable, lively son again, her heart was filled with regret and determination. This time, she vowed to make amends for her past mistakes and never let tragedy repeat itself! No longer the heartless woman of her past life, she would cherish and protect this warm family bond. 💕 With her keen sense of food and unique vision in the clothing business, Josh steadily built her family's fortune. Every carefully prepared dish and every meticulously chosen garment was a testament to her love for her family and a testament to her rewriting of destiny. ✨ The book features heartwarming and sweet everyday moments that will bring a smile to your face; exciting business ventures that will ignite your passion; and adorable words and actions from her cute child that will melt your heart.

16. 66 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 321Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The female lead awakens memories of three lifetimes—that's fake. She discovers the male lead is about to be demoted—that's real. A chaotic rural life story, no awful characters, no face-slapping moments—a gossip-filled tale.

17. 67 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds

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    The female lead starts as a temporary worker, works her way up to become the head chef of a state-owned restaurant, then passes the exam to get a job in a factory, and eventually becomes the factory manager. The male lead is a university professor, exceptionally handsome, and their relationship isn't love at first sight, but rather a gradual and subtle development of feelings.

18. 68 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Educated Youth Survives to the Pinnacle of Life 炮灰知青苟到人生巅峰 I'm One Pinch of Cumin Away from Barbecue我与烤肉就差一撮孜然Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Hu Jiao Jiao transmigrated into Hu Jiao Jiao, a cannon-fodder character who barely appeared a few times before getting written out. She decided to do her best to survive, but how did she end up with everything under the sun? 9.6kReads8.9Score59314d adds
19. 69 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are in university.

20. 70 七 A Sweet Flash Marriage in the 1970s 七零闪婚甜蜜蜜 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [A cozy married life in a bygone era, sweet and slice-of-life, few nasty characters, with a golden finger] Storyline One: When Jiang Wan was at her wits’ end, she proposed marriage (asked for help) to the man she had just met, the man who had saved her. Cheng Yao was drawn to her eyes and casually rescued her. He never expected her to turn around and propose to him (set him up). Jiang Wan: “Are you married?” Cheng Yao looked completely baffled. “??” Jiang Wan tried to work up her courage. “Or do 2.5kReads9.0Score20314d adds

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    🍒The male lead is a scholar, handsome, and love-struck. In the first book, the female lead is disturbed while working on a farm, and then disturbed again, so she begs the male lead for help [almost crying]. The male lead has an upright and reassuring presence. Because of this, the female lead proposes marriage to him…

21. 71 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
22. 72 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 7kReads8.8Score44814d adds
23. 73 年 A Marriage Swap in the Seventies: I Leave My Infertile Scumbag Husband and Have Triplets 年代换亲，甩不孕渣夫后一胎三宝 Jiang Jiuyi江九疑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage swap in the 1980s + marriage first, love later + raising kids + doting on his wife + medicine + building a fortune] Lu Baiwei and her stepsister, Lu Jiaojiao, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Jiaojiao stole her arranged marriage and married He Ting, a young educated man from the capital. She enjoyed a brief spell of glory. Not long afterward, trouble struck He Ting’s family, and the whole family was sent to a state farm. Lu Jiaojiao also had to help He Ting raise his nephe 7.4kReads9.0Score79114d adds

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    Just as Luo Nianchu was looking for a marriage partner, Ye Jinnan, a man with disabilities in both legs, approached her. "I can make sure you don't have to work or do housework, you're well-fed and clothed, and no one will dare bully you. The condition is that you give me a child." [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] Luo Nianchu looked at the gentle and refined man before her. Although he was disabled, his circumstances were indeed good. Aside from the village chief's house, he lived in a large brick house, had no parents or siblings. The villagers didn't dare look down on him, as they heard he had someone protecting him. Luo Nianchu thought that just having a child, with all her needs covered, wouldn't be a loss, so she shamelessly agreed. She originally thought she would have to take care of this disabled man, but unexpectedly, she wouldn't have to do anything and could truly enjoy a life of luxury. It's just that anyone who said she was disabled and had problems in that area can't do anything about it; while others have two children in three years, she had three.

24. 74 七 The Seventies: I Remarried a Gentle, Disabled Man, but He's Obsessively Possessive 七零，改嫁温柔残夫是个偏执狂 Cherishing Today's Beauty惜今颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Luo Nianchu is sent to the countryside, she tries to survive by winning over Xiao Muchuan, the village chief’s son, who works as a technician in the county town. Six months later, realizing there is no chance of returning to the city, she decides she has no choice but to marry him. Only when the wedding is about to take place does she discover that she is merely a substitute, someone he is marrying to appease his family. Xiao Muchuan still has a cherished first love in his heart. As soon a 973Reads6.9Score10314d adds
25. 75 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 7.7kReads9.2Score40914d adds

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    This one fits the description quite well. The male lead is a sent-down youth who gets a teaching position in the county town because of his good grades. After returning to the city with the female lead, they work their way up to a doctorate! The content is good. I've read it twice.

26. 76 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 5kReads8.6Score42614d adds

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    The male protagonist in this historical romance novel is a handsome, young scholar! He transmigrates from ancient times to the present, becoming the eldest son of a high-ranking official and a sent-down youth. On his first day of work, he gets cut by a sickle from the female sent-down youth next door. Perfect timing—he doesn't want to work, so he can slack off! This female sent-down youth is really nice; she's strong and caring. Marrying her would be wonderful. After marriage, he can't bear to let her do any work at all.

27. 77 你 Go Ahead and Be Crazy, but Leave the Kids in the Compound Alone 你疯就算了，大院的崽你也不放过 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + born into the past + parallel 1970s + doted on by the whole family + spatial dimension + strong male and female leads] Lin Sa was born into the 1970s and became the eldest daughter of the Lin family. Most families favor boys over girls, but the Lin family favors girls over boys. Out of four children, the Lin family had only one daughter, and the whole family cherished her with their lives. Other people’s daughters are little cotton jackets, but theirs is a drafty leather jac 76.9kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds
28. 78 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 4.1kReads9.0Score38514d adds

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    A 21st-century female PhD student collapsed from exhaustion after a sleepless night and was transported to the 1970s, becoming a forestry worker's daughter. Ye Wei vowed to be a carefree, leisurely person who enjoyed life to the fullest! She lived a carefree life, indulging in food and drink every day with her golden touch. Apples? Pheasants? Everything imaginable. Agastache rugosa? Coptis chinensis? She could do it all. Ye Wei was living her leisurely life until the appearance of that pretty-boy educated youth. She heard he was having a tough time. Perhaps she could help him? Chen Wenjun: He originally wanted to come to the forestry farm to avoid trouble, but even though he was trying to keep a low profile, why was that girl still staring at him? Later: (The rest of the text is a separate, unrelated paragraph.)

29. 79 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.9kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
30. 80 崽 Have the Kids Gone Astray? Don't Worry, Their Mom Is Here 崽崽们长歪了？别怕，亲妈穿来了 Bright Moon Above the Clouds云上皓月Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In the 1980s, a mother raises her children day by day. She loves her own kids best! Lin Jianxia went to the photo studio to pick up a picture. When she came out, ten years had passed. Her eldest son had become a notorious street punk, and he gritted his teeth whenever he saw her. “You’re not my mom. My mom died a long time ago.” Her second son had become a wolf in sheep’s clothing, smiling on the surface while plotting to take lives behind people’s backs. “You want to be my mom? How many lives d 1.4kReads7.4Score16914d adds

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    Lin Jianxia went to the photo studio to pick up a picture, and ten years passed when she came out. Everyone thought she was dead, and her husband had since neglected their children. When she returned home, she discovered that her eldest son had become a notorious street thug, gritting his teeth at the sight of her. Her second son had become a two-faced, seemingly kind but actually ruthless man, all smiles on the surface but murderous in secret. Her precious little daughter had been raised to be a pushover, thin and unable to speak, only able to look at her with tearful eyes. Her once brilliant research husband had become a cold-faced devil, feared by everyone... [Shy][making a face][making a face]

31. 81 七 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: The Villain's Brat and His Awful Mother 七零穿书：反派崽崽极品娘 Sweet Osmanthus苏合香Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Celebrity chef Xia Ming Shuang woke up to find herself inside a novel set in a bygone era. The original owner was an absolute nightmare, and her several children were all damaged in one way or another. Some would grow up to become ruthless villains, and every one of them was headed for a tragic end! With wolves in front and tigers behind, life was unbearable. Xia Ming Shuang: Don't worry. Just watch me whip them into shape! Her husband, a senior engineer, was the untouchable ideal man in the ori 2.5kReads8.4Score50114d adds

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    It fits the theme, so recommend

32. 82 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: Tian Mimi’s Educated Youth Life in the 1970s 穿书70年代田蜜蜜的知青生活 Mumuzi Who Can Ride a Pig会骑猪的沐沐子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main story complete [1970s + transmigrate into a book + reborn + pocket dimension + supplies + no self-sacrificing heroine + satisfying read] Tian Mimi was a modern college graduate. After her parents died in an accident, she happened to discover a pocket dimension inside their wedding rings. When an abnormal typhoon made her think the apocalypse was coming, she went on a wild shopping spree for supplies, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into a book. In the 1970s, Tian Mimi was a sixteen-year-o 6.4kReads9.1Score64414d adds

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    [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *Transmigrating into a Book in the 70s: The Villain's Exquisite Mother*: The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, becoming the short-lived mother of several villainous big shots. She educates her unruly child, builds her career, earns money to support her kids, and incidentally wins over her aloof, high-achieving research tycoon husband. 2. *My In-Laws Are All Research Tycoons, I Won Without Lifting a Blow*: The female protagonist transmigrates and goes to the countryside with her twin sister and younger brother. They accidentally encounter a research tycoon, whose theoretical approach to romance is hilarious. 3. *While My Research Husband Is Still Young, I'd Better Make My Move*: The female protagonist transmigrates during the Third Front construction period. Her husband is a construction tycoon in a Third Front factory—handsome, fit, and considerate. The female protagonist uses her culinary skills to win over her husband's stomach and heart.

33. 83 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score43414d adds
34. 84 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 7.9kReads9.3Score97414d adds

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    ✨The male lead is a scholar from the 1990s, and the female lead is an elementary school teacher. The female lead transmigrates from the original owner of this body, who impulsively married her beloved's cousin because of a fit of anger. After transmigrating, the female lead only wants to stay far away from them and have a sweet love affair with the male lead, being pampered by both her in-laws and her own family. The male lead has been secretly in love with her for a long time and has been plotting this all along.

35. 85 重 Reborn in the Eighties: No More Being a Doormat! This Is So Satisfying 重生八零，不再当受气包！爽翻天 Qing Li青笠Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + plot-driven + slow burn + reborn + making money + entrepreneurship + daily life + heartwarming + steady and gradual + family matters + building wealth + one-on-one romance + happy ending] In her previous life, Chen Baorong worked herself to the bone to support her family. Eventually, she fell ill from overwork. She had no children, and only before she died did she discover her scumbag husband’s affair with her younger sister. When she opened her eyes again, Chen Baorong had retu 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The plot is slow-paced, slice-of-life, and focuses on the female protagonist's entrepreneurial journey to wealth—from setting up a street stall to opening a tailor shop. The descriptions of clothing design are quite professional, and I even encountered some unfamiliar elements. There's not much fighting with difficult characters. The title and synopsis aren't great, but the story itself is excellent! Highly recommended! [Already hooked][Top post][Masterpiece][Added to bookshelf][I also highly recommend it]

36. 86 东 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban501k WordsCompleted This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 937Reads8.2Score10214d adds

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    The subject matter is novel, not the typical sentimental romance novel, but very close to the reality of working and starting a business in Dongguan in the 1990s. Those who know, know how great it was for a man in Dongguan in the 1990s!! At this moment in the dream, Li Yan playfully scolded, "Ahui, you little rascal, why are you so naughty?" Li Minghui was about to explain

37. 87 六 The Sixties: A Country Girl Marries a Down-and-Out Professor 六零：乡下姑娘嫁落魄教授 shan Le Mashan了嘛Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Both devoted to each other + Age gap + Everyday family life + Love at first sight + The female lead builds a career and makes money to support her husband] Song Cinian is framed and sent to Wangjiatun for reform. Her parents even announce in the newspaper that they're disowning her. When Song Cinian first arrives in Wangjiatun, all she has is the one outfit she's wearing, and she's injured... On her way to bring food to her family, Wang Jinyue spots Song Cinian. Even though she's a mess from he 2.8kReads8.6Score27214d adds

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    🌈🌈💐🍂Song Cinian, retaliated against by his family, was sent to Wangjiatun for reform through labor. His parents even published a notice severing ties with him in the newspaper. Upon arriving in Wangjiatun, Song Cinian only had one set of clothes on him and was injured… On her way to deliver food to her family, Wang Jinyue saw the handsome Song Cinian, despite his disheveled appearance, and took a liking to him at first sight. She secretly gave him clothes and food… From then on, Wang Jinyue's mind was solely focused on making money to support her husband… The food factory in Wangjiatun was up and running, and now she not only supported her husband but also the entire village. Song Cinian never expected to marry Wang Jinyue… Nor did he expect that a professor like himself would live off his wife, how wonderful… He certainly never expected to return to the city with his wife and children…

38. 88 八 The Rugged 1980s Hunk Is a Beast, and He Spoils His Frail Little Wife to Tears 八零糙汉猛如虎，宠哭病弱小娇妻 Yuzhou渔洲Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rough-and-tumble man with a lovesick streak + transmigrate into a book + doting husband + mutual devotion] [Quiet, ruthless, and wild Eighties roughneck vs. sweet-voiced, delicate, sickly little flower] Reader beware: The heroine is delicate but not self-sacrificing. This is not a strong-female-lead story, and she isn't a career-driven powerhouse. No golden finger or System at first; those only appear later!! Pei Yan was a notorious ruffian for miles around. No woman in the cou 296Reads8.8Score—14d adds
39. 89 穿 After Transmigrating into the Doomed Supporting Girl of the 1970s 穿成七零年代的早死女配后 Er Be Ya尔北呀Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book, period setting, space, doted on by the whole family, making a fortune, a slow and steady pace Li Nianyao never expected to die so young. After dying in an accident at a supermarket, she suddenly transmigrated into a book she had once complained about nonstop. She even brought along a huge supermarket stocked with countless supplies, and ended up in the body of a cannon-fodder supporting female character who died young. The only pleasant surprise was that she would ge 27Reads7.3Score—14d adds
40. 90 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.1kReads7.3Score48914d adds
41. 91 七 The Heiress Stuns Everyone in the 1970s and Charms a Diplomat 七零，大小姐惊艳全场撩爆外交官 Yi He颐和Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The troupe’s leading star, a flirtatious young lady who loves to hook her prey × a willing-to-take-the-bait, scheming diplomat | She pursues him, sweet romance | Two powerful leads, satisfying story | Age gap | Loving family | Complete] Modern top-tier star Fu Chuyou transmigrates into the body of a young lady in the 1970s, only to be forced to go to the countryside from the start. Her family doesn’t want her to go, and neither does she. With a voice like an angel’s, she wins her way into the c 8kReads8.6Score84414d adds

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    🍀First book: The female lead, Fu Chuyou, a top modern singer, transmigrates to a high-ranking official's family in the 1970s. Facing the crisis of being sent to the countryside, she gets accepted into a performing arts troupe [cool]. The male lead, Liang Songnian, is a diplomat with a gentle yet cunning demeanor [inquiring]. The female lead falls in love at first sight [shy]. 🍀Second book: The female lead, Lin Xia'an, transmigrates to the 1970s. The male lead, Xu Chengyun, is a scientific researcher. 🍀Third book: The female lead, Liu Yun, accidentally enters a period novel. The male lead, Yu Qian, works as a technician in a machinery factory with a college student.

42. 92 被 Forced to Go to the Countryside, the Superpowered Bigwig Takes Her Pocket Dimension and Marries the Factory's Handsome Guy 被逼下乡，异能大佬带空间嫁厂草 Little Grass Seed小草籽Modern Romance689k WordsCompleted Lin Xia, the top fighter of the apocalypse, blew herself up alongside the Zombie King and transmigrated into the body of Lin Xia'an, a member of the Lin family in the 1970s. Gifted with supernatural powers, she had planned to head to the countryside and make a name for herself. But the original host’s third younger sister had been reborn. Not only was she eager to go to the countryside, she also wanted to steal the husband the original host had married in her previous life. Lin Xia'an said, “Go 3.3kReads8.2Score19414d adds
43. 93 大 A Sucker’s Life in the 1960s 大冤种的六零生活 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted Liu Yun transmigrated into a series of novels by a certain author, and she even ended up as the book's biggest punching bag. No way. Whoever wants to be that unlucky sap can take the job. When she came of age, she found a man and married him, only to discover she had been dragged into the “palace intrigue.” What could she do? Just roll with it. Her mother-in-law was reborn, and her neighbor had transmigrated. Right, all that was missing was a quick transmigration story. Is this world full of hol 6.5kReads8.2Score24314d adds
44. 94 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    Come and see how to transform your husband!

45. 95 县 The County Magistrate's Doomsday Wife 县令大人的末世妻 Sleep Until the Rice Is Ready睡到人间饭熟时Ancient Romance145k WordsCompleted Ling Jiu came from the apocalypse to ancient times and had planned to live a quiet, carefree life. An accident, however, left her married to a county magistrate and caught up in turmoil once again. This time, though, she isn't being dragged along against her will. She is more than happy to brave this unfamiliar world alongside her husband. Jun Yu is a nobleman from ancient times. In a chaotic order where the imperial court and the martial world coexist, he comes to Ye City on a mission and becom 4.3kReads9.0Score49914d adds

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    !! The male lead is also a scholar, gentle and delicate [licking screen][licking screen] The female lead is straightforward and highly skilled in martial arts. She was rescued by the newly appointed magistrate upon her arrival in the world. Later, to repay his kindness, she helps him in many dangerous situations, but in the process, she ends up getting herself involved [licking screen][licking screen][licking screen]. What can you do? Our magistrate is so lucky! The female lead spoils him rotten [licking screen][licking screen] Sister, so sweet [admiration][admiration]

46. 96 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Supporting Character with the Wrong Script Makes Her Fortune 重生六零：拿错剧本的女配要发家 Lin Pu林葡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Wanqing was reborn in the final year of the 1960s. Somehow, she ended up marrying the most handsome and cultured man in the village. And she was already pregnant, too. Her family was dirt poor, but at least she didn’t have any awful relatives. Zhao Wanqing glanced at her System, then felt around her pocket dimension. Time to get rich! 14kReads9.0Score99414d adds

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    Highly recommend!!!

47. 97 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    When she took the scumbag to the police station, her hands were still bloody. The police asked her if she wanted to call for backup, but she said no. Then she washed her hands and bought a ticket to the military base. On the train, she wondered what He Shaoyan would say when he saw her. Probably the same thing again: "Ye Qingzhi, you're trying to play me again." She wasn't afraid; this time she wasn't playing games.

48. 98 吃 Come See This! The Little Kid by the Road Is His? 吃瓜啦，路边奶团竟是他的崽 Wutong Tree in the South南边梧桐Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Raising a Child + Adorable Little One + Getting Rich + Heartwarming] Yu Wan was working in the fields with her little one when Qin Boyan, a promising young man who had returned to his village after graduating from university, rode by on his rattling bicycle. The rosy-cheeked little one chased after him, calling out excitedly. Qin Boyan thought the child and he simply had a connection, never imagining that the little tyke calling him “Ding Ding” was his own child. The villagers 2.5kReads8.8Score18614d adds
49. 99 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    A period drama featuring a promising young male protagonist and the most beautiful girl in his class, with a captivating and dramatic plot.

50. 100 相 Blind Date System: From Village Girl to Woman of the Era 相亲系统：从村姑到时代女强人 Softly, Gently徐徐絮絮Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing Blind Date System + Period Setting + Comeback + Winner in Life + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Pure Wish Fulfillment In 1975, Chen Hehua's classmate stole the job she was supposed to get after graduation. When she returned to her village, her family pressured her to marry a crude butcher. Just when she had nowhere else to turn [Ding! Blind Date System successfully bound!] [Get a reward for every blind date! Choose any one requirement your match has to exchange for a reward!] Butcher's 329Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend some exceptionally good period dramas [Add to your bookshelf] [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

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