A Period Story About an Educated Youth With a Gentle, Sickly Male Lead and a Dominant Female Lead 男主温柔病弱，女主霸气的知青文

1. 1 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 21.7kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   These are a few novels with a strong female lead and a weak male lead. Actually, I feel the male lead isn't weak at all; it's just that the female lead is too strong for him, hahaha!!! 1. The female lead is a hoodlum. In her previous life, due to her negligence, her husband and child were killed by her enemies. In this life, she returns determined to make amends to her husband and child. The female lead is decisive (a bit like Xu Banxia) and has a lot of personal charm. 2. Strong female lead and weak male lead. The male lead transmigrated from a matriarchal country. He was weak and sickly from childhood and couldn't do heavy work. When the female lead went to the countryside, he tried to marry her. He's a crybaby and a delicate girl. Highly recommended, very good!!! 3. A funny novel. The male lead is a delicate girl and very cute. The female lead is strong and the male lead is weak. Their interactions are very fun. At that time, they didn't understand the Four Loves, so they figured it out themselves, hehehehe. 4. The female lead spent 200 yuan for the male lead to marry into her family. The female lead leads the whole village to get rich and is very intelligent. The male lead is a homebody. He used to be a researcher and is good at inventing.

2. 2 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10.3kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
3. 3 放 Let Go of Me, You Crude Woman! 放开我，你这个粗糙的女人！ A Little Thin Pancake一张小薄饼Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead and Weak Male Lead + Tough Country Girl + Female Dotes on Male + Everyday Family Life + Both Pure, One-on-One Romance] PS: This is a gender-bender story, though strictly speaking it isn't a pure gender-bender novel. After all, both the heroine and the hero are natives of their world. Information was scarce in that era, so the heroine has to figure things out bit by bit. Su Mu was famous across the neighboring villages as a woman who was nothing like a woman, 327Reads8.8Score10514d adds
4. 4 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 21.3kReads8.1Score83214d adds
5. 5 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.2kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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   The female lead is a village girl, and the male lead is a frail but sharp-tongued educated youth. The more you read, the more you like him, and he proves you wrong in every way.

6. 6 书 I Was Reborn as the Heroine’s White Moonlight, So I Tore the Domineering Hero to Shreds 书穿女主白月光，我手撕霸道男主 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting, female-led romance, strong heroine and weaker male lead, no role reversal, includes a woman disguising herself as a man] A handsome apocalypse survivor versus a delicate young master from a matriarchal world After failing to survive the apocalypse, a powerful beauty enthusiast dies and becomes the female lead's unattainable first love in a period novel. Though she's called the female lead's first love, she's really just a cannon-fodder character, a stepping stone for the main co 3kReads9.0Score36814d adds

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   ①🌷This book feels very fitting🎉. The male lead is extremely weak and can't do any heavy work. He transmigrated from a matriarchal society, and although he's initially sickly, he's quite virtuous and stays at home💕. The female lead is incredibly strong, with amazing martial arts skills, and is also very beautiful. She initially disguises herself as a man when she's sent to the countryside, but later fakes her death to escape and return to being a woman. (The original male and female leads' relationship at the beginning was a bit awkward =_=)

7. 7 七 The 1970s: I've Got a Rebellious Streak, and the Plot Is Falling Apart! 七零年代：反骨在此，剧情全崩！ Chirrup叽叽咕Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted A transmigration-into-a-book story with an alternate setting and wild ideas! (A rebellious heroine with an absurdly powerful golden finger who makes the plot fall apart ❌ a pitiful, sweet-looking-but-dark-hearted hero; she dotes on him! Both are each other’s one and only!) Workaholic Xu Ruoxi dies of overwork, then opens her eyes to find she’s transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1970s. Her father doesn’t love her, her mother died young, and she’s been tricked into going to the countryside. 296Reads7.0Score—14d adds
8. 8 重 A Comfortable Life for Shu Xin in the 1960s 重生六零的舒心日子 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Super Strength + Soldier] [A powerful, domineering, and wealthy heroine + a beautiful, delicate, scheming male lead] Shu Xin is a powerful woman born in the apocalypse. Armed with an overpowered cheat, she is reborn in the 1960s of a parallel world. Here, she finds a loving family, and achieves success in both her career and her love life. The male lead, Luo Yue, is a delicate young gentleman who transmigrated from an ancient matriarchal so 11.4kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
9. 9 女 A Woman-Dominated World in the 1970s: I Happened to Save a Green Tea Male Educated Youth 女尊穿七零：顺手救个绿茶男知青 Han Yu Who Loves Sweet Grapes爱吃香葡萄的寒羽Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A seemingly sweet but secretly scheming male youth sent to the countryside + a woman who transmigrates into a matriarchal world] Lu Fangning has always believed that women earning money to support the family while taking three husbands and four consorts is only natural! Because of his identity, Qin Beize appears harmless on the surface. But behind the scenes, anyone who offends him gets a sack pulled over their head and their legs broken! Lu Fangning: “Men are timid and sensitive. 743Reads8.3Score10614d adds
10. 10 年 The Darling of the Family in the 1970s: Their Dad Raises the Kids, I Provide for the Family 年代团宠之孩他爸带娃我养家 Tong Jiusi童九思Modern Romance589k WordsOngoing [Alternate Universe] [Strong Female Lead, Male Lead More Subdued] [Rich and Beautiful Heroine] [Heroine Takes the Lead] [Male Lead Comes from a Matriarchal World] Add this to your bookshelf, or you might miss me. Li Zhaozhao liked walking the cat and teasing the dog, but contrary to what the village aunties predicted, she didn't become a street loafer. Instead, she was specially recruited to the city, and all the young men her age in the village were rubbing their hands in anticipation. Then the 339Reads8.6Score—14d adds
11. 11 七 The 1970s System: I Married the Sickly Young Man From My Village 七零系统：我嫁了村里那个病秧子 Little Grass Seed小草籽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Alternate-history period novel + one-on-one romance) A gamer girl transmigrates into the body of a weak, foolish girl bullied by her stepfather's family. Zhong Xiaoxiao rolls up her sleeves and gets to work: she punches her stepsister, kicks her stepfather, packs her bags, and heads to the countryside without looking back. A new young educated woman arrives at Shanghe Brigade. She's pretty, with a soft, sweet voice, but she's a little too strong. Other educated women faint as soon as they start 288Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is truly strong and capable, while the male lead is genuinely gentle and sickly. Although he's frail, he's quite successful in his career, intelligent and capable. Later on, the female lead should be able to cure him. 😆😆😆😆

12. 12 年 A Woman’s Kingdom in the 1970s: The Female Lead’s Beloved Keeps Clinging to Me 年代女尊我被女主白月光缠上了 Beg for Mercy When You Can't Win打不过求饶Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + matriarchy + strong heroine + magical space + devoted couple + building wealth + food) A cool, aloof, gentle heroine x a straightforward, proud, beautiful male educated youth Xie You struggled to survive for five years in the apocalypse. After finally getting her revenge, she lost her life too. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, she would transmigrate into a matriarchal historical novel she had once read, becoming a cannon-fodder woman who never even appear 5.9kReads8.9Score58714d adds

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    These books all meet the requirements: the male lead is gentle and sickly, and the female lead is domineering.

13. 13 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Marries the Sickly Handsome Educated Youth at First Sight 穿越七零，她被病美知青闪婚了 Flower and Leaf, Gentle Green花叶青柔Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Xu Ran transmigrates to the 1970s. Barely settled in, she finds herself the subject of gossip among the villagers, who decide she’s dating someone. Then the handsome educated youth latches onto her. Xu Ran can only sigh. “Sure, I wanted to save him, but I didn’t want to give up my whole life for him. But that puppy-dog look… Sigh, I don’t think I can resist this guy.” Xiao Jinnan: “I just want to build a good life with my wife.” Xu Ran: “I have ambitions. I can’t just devote myself to my own lit 1.2kReads8.7Score10314d adds
14. 14 刚 I Just Opened My Eyes, and the 1970s Villainess Was Marrying a Delicate Husband 刚睁眼，七零霸王花女配嫁小娇夫 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Pocket Dimension + Cozy Daily Life + One-on-One Romance] He Chunxing, a strength-type esper who had lived through the apocalypse, opened her eyes and found herself in a sweet historical romance novel as the foil to the heroine. Her uncle’s wife had her eyes on their house. Her reborn cousin wanted to keep all the good food and drink for herself, and was determined to push He Chunxing into becoming a stepmother. A young educated youth sent to the countryside was after her youth 5.8kReads8.9Score34414d adds
15. 15 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot in the 1970s, with a Devoted Male Lead at Her Door 末世大佬在七零，贤夫男主送上门 Yan Jiuqing颜玖卿Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [1v1 + period setting + sweet romance + 1970s + hero with a leg condition + System] Su Jiujiu was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, where all she knew was killing zombies. She transmigrated into a 1970s romance novel, and the original Su Jiujiu's lovesick nature activated a Lovesick System! She was good at beating people up and killing them. But being lovesick? Her? As if! Let somebody else fall in love instead! “520, you think you can make me lovesick? In your dreams! Either you die, or you make 3kReads9.1Score30514d adds

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    These books fit the bill perfectly. The first one features a powerful female protagonist who transmigrates into a world bound to a romance system. To complete her missions, she begins her "fishing" scheme, ultimately catching a virtuous male lead. The second book features a female bodyguard who transmigrates with internal energy, making her incredibly powerful! The male lead is the village chief's nephew, who has always been sickly. He finds himself a female lead and tries his best to impress her from the start, eventually succeeding in getting himself married.

16. 16 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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    The ending was quite unexpected.

17. 17 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, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds

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    ①This is definitely a female-centric story. The female lead comes from the apocalypse and transmigrates to the 1970s. She directly confronts her awful uncle's family. Seeing too many people paying attention to her marriage, she finds a live-in son-in-law herself. The male lead is from a matriarchal society and is very virtuous, but his health isn't particularly good...

18. 18 随 The Man Who Could Faint in My Arms at Any Moment 随时会晕倒在我怀里的男人 Xiao Qi Loves Rainy Nights小七爱雨夜Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [A heads-up: this book gets a little intense, dears.] If you love frail, delicate male leads, click here... You’re in for a treat! Zhang Junhui never imagined that the girl he had thought about day and night back in middle school would grow up and burst into his life with such force. She would bring a whole new flavor to his days, add a touch of mystery, and infuse them with a mysterious power... But can he accept her? Can he stay by her side for the rest of his life? 339Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is sickly and weak; he could faint at any moment.

19. 19 重 Reborn in the 1970s as a Strong, Spirited Educated Youth 重生七零大力女知青 Three Pentads of the Summer Solstice夏至三候Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lu Qiqi was plotted against, endured a hard life, and died with her eyes wide open. Reborn, she takes down the scumbag with a single punch, shatters his dream of rising to success, and leaves him with nothing. When a vicious woman tries to scheme her into marrying a fool, Lu Qiqi turns the tables and gets the fool a wife for free. In her previous life, only after Lu Qiqi died did she learn that the father she thought had been dead for over thirty years was actually alive. H 665Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    🎀🎀The female lead, a powerful figure from a post-apocalyptic world, transmigrates to the 1960s; the male lead, from a matriarchal world, also transmigrates. Their relationship is perfect; the male lead is gentle and sickly, while the female lead exudes domineering power. They support each other and build a better life together. Recommendation: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

20. 20 七 A Blessed Wife in the 1970s: Marrying a Disabled Man with a Space Full of Supplies 七零福妻：带着物资空间嫁残夫 Loving Little Dolphin爱吃的小海豚Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her past life, she was blind in both heart and eyes. Reborn, Qiqi vows to raise her child, win her husband’s heart, and build a fortune along the way. “Qiqi, don’t push yourself too hard.” “I want to make money.” “I’ll make the money. How about we have a baby first?” One important reminder: Er Bao is 15 months old when he first appears. This was changed last year, but I can’t update it in the story itself. I’ve only been able to change it in the chapter notes and comments. 1.8kReads9.2Score22314d adds

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    I have several historical fiction books saved, but I can't remember which ones fit the criteria for a quick read.

21. 21 重 Back to the 1980s: After Marrying a Disabled, Rugged Man, She Brings Prosperity to His Whole Family 重回八零：嫁残疾糙汉后她旺全家 Grinning Cutie呲牙咧嘴萌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rugged Hero + Lucky Star + Reborn + Period Setting + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, a scumbag and a wicked woman teamed up to sell her off to a poor mountain village. He died after being beaten to death trying to save her. Reborn, she meets the scumbag and the wicked woman again. She settles every score, taking swift and decisive revenge. But the rugged man who cherished her beyond measure in her previous life now avoids her like the plague. So, in a fit of anger, Liu Xiaoxue pins him aga 72Reads8.8Score—14d adds
22. 22 七 The Sweet Young Bride of the 1970s 七零年代小娇媳 Sunny and Adorable晴晴萌萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Jiang Pengpeng thought Qin Heng didn't love her. To avoid a divorce, she did everything she could to stay away from him. Only when he died in the line of duty did she realize how badly they had misunderstood each other. After being reborn, she finds strength in him, and his love gives her the courage to go all in. Jiang Pengpeng sheds her old meekness. Her mother-in-law is demanding and difficult? No problem, she'll win her over... By the next day, her mother-in-law is eag 103Reads8.5Score—14d adds
23. 23 重 Reborn in the Sixties: I Saved a Rugged Veteran, and He Took Me Home as His Wife 重生六零：救退伍糙汉后被娶回家 Lei Kun, Who Loves Seafood and Chive Stir-Fry爱吃海鲜炒韭菜的雷坤Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Who could have imagined that going out to eat with her roommate would end with her eating herself to death? At long last, she came back to life, only to open her eyes to a writhing mass of snakes, insects, rats, and ants biting one another. Maybe staying dead would have been better. She’s terrified of bugs, yet she’s been tasked with raising poisonous creatures. Maybe she should find something else to do. But then she looks at the villagers toiling under the blazing sun, facing the earth as they 3Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 新 On My Wedding Night, I Took Trillions in Supplies Back to the 1970s to Snatch a Rugged Man 新婚夜，带千亿物资回七零抢糙汉 Murong Dabobao慕容大宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Song liked refined, scholarly educated youths, but by a twist of fate, she married the rough-and-ready Huo Jingchuan. On their wedding night, Ye Song clutched her aching waist and pointed at Huo Jingchuan, cursing him out: “Huo Jingchuan, you climbed into my bed, but you’re no man!” Reborn, Ye Song finally sees the rough man’s true feelings and realizes how good he is to her. On their wedding night, Ye Song watches the man secretly bedding down on the floor beside the ka 3.9kReads9.3Score49614d adds
25. 25 穿 On My 1980s Wedding Night, I Transmigrate and Marry a Poor, Rough Man with a Pocket Dimension 穿到八零新婚夜，带空间嫁穷糙汉 Little Golden Monkey小金猴Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted Jiang Mi is a catering magnate. She brings a warehouse space stocked with billions’ worth of supplies back to the 1980s, where she marries an impoverished man with two younger siblings in tow. They can barely manage one meal to the next, and their ramshackle house could collapse at any moment. Everyone thinks Jiang Mi has drawn a terrible lot in life, saddled with a man like this and doomed to misery forever. Jiang Mi rolls up her sleeves and sets about helping them grow into their potential. Sh 2.1kReads9.2Score28514d adds
26. 26 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Disabled Tycoon's Most Cherished One 重生八零残疾大佬心尖宠 Listening to Little Yu聆听小羽Modern Romance721k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980, she set fire to the charcoal on her wedding night and tried to kill herself. The second daughter of a prominent clothing factory owner became a laughingstock and the subject of everyone’s gossip. In her previous life, her husband had loved her deeply, but she had wounded him until he was shattered. In this life, he swears he will divorce her to keep her safe. With a terrible hand dealt to her, she somehow becomes the darling of a powerful man. (A sweet, one-on-one romance about t 15Reads7.4Score—14d adds
27. 27 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿书七零，炮灰女配不按剧情走 Three Little Cats三只小猫Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + farming + System) Su Tao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. To avoid the tragic ending written for her, she needs to stay away from the leads and cling to the powerful second male lead. When he's down on his luck, she lends a helping hand and follows him as he builds a fortune. But how does she end up getting caught up in it all herself? Su Tao: “Why are the characters and plot all wrong? Did 318Reads9.0Score—14d adds
28. 28 七 The Lucky Star of the 1970s: The Unlucky Big Shot Clung to Me and Cried 七零锦鲤：倒霉大佬抱着我哭了 Warm and Cuddly Little Treat暖萌小点心Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Mu Qing has a pocket dimension stocked with supplies and transmigrates into a foolish village girl in the 1970s. From the start, she’s thrown into an impossible situation: one woman and two men. With a scene where she’s about to be caught in the act looming, she gives up on the plan her family made for her and turns instead to the arms of an unlucky big shot. From now on, she’ll take on the troublesome relatives, demand justice, and deal with everyone who wants to hurt her. And then... Wait, why 340Reads9.1Score10214d adds
29. 29 女 A Matriarchal Woman Transmigrates Back to the 1970s, and Life Is So Delightful 女尊反穿七零，生活如此多娇 The Trees Are Still, the Wind Has Stopped树静风止Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted Synopsis: An alternate-era setting. Both leads are devoted only to each other. She spoils him at first, then they spoil each other, and there’s an adorable baby. Transmigrating on her wedding night, Yan Xue, a strong woman from a matriarchal world, somehow ended up consummating her marriage with her husband. Once she’d done it, she had to take responsibility. She’d spoil her own husband, and enjoy every minute of it. In this peaceful era she’d never even dared to dream of, she could live happily 1.1kReads9.1Score10214d adds

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    During the period of educated youth being sent to the countryside, the female lead is a powerful and domineering figure with exceptional martial arts skills, while the male lead is either sickly or a gentle and delicate young master from a matriarchal society, and also enjoys tea.

30. 30 七 My Handsome Husband in the 1970s: Love at First Sight 七零娇夫之我见色起意 Painting a Mortal Life画浮生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Seventies]+ [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Apocalypse Big Shot]+ [Female-Dominant World, Puppy-Like Man]+ [Family Life]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] A female soldier with a rough streak and a heart dulled to love by the apocalypse transmigrates into a story set in an era of shortages. She becomes the fake heiress, switched at birth and now returned to her family. In an era when labor is considered the greatest virtue, she teases cats and dogs, lies under trees and slacks off at work, becoming the villa 7.4kReads9.0Score84714d adds

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    Both are strong female leads and weak male educated youth.

31. 31 七 The 1970s: After Coming From the Apocalypse, I Spoil My Sweet Husband and He Spoils Me 七零：末世过来后和娇夫互宠日常 Attend a Grand Feast赴一场盛世宴Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted [Fantasy in an alternate historical era + mutual doting + female-led romance + devoted wife + both chaste + lighthearted comedy] The everyday life of an ancient cloud cedar tree raising a husband during an otherwise boring eternity: pure, fluffy romance and a match made in heaven. The first time Gu Yan saw Yun Shan, she was casually taking on several people at once. One kick shattered her opponent's shoulder. Gu Yan was so stunned that he became extremely well-behaved around Yun Shan afterward, 233Reads6.0Score—14d adds

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    Both of these books feature gentle male leads and... Well, the female leads are... Not exactly domineering, but rather possess high combat skills.

32. 32 七 The 1970s: A Powerful Woman Dotes on a Handsome Male Educated Youth 七零：女尊大佬独宠俊美男知青 Dongqiao Melon东桥瓜Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Powerful woman from a matriarchal world + ancient-to-modern transmigration + male lead is a crybaby + sweet romance + cozy daily life + family and neighborhood matters + calm and ordinary life + happy ending] When Sang Jingyao woke up, she had traveled from a matriarchal world to the 1970s. She liked it here. Her previous life had been exhausting, and this time she only wanted to be an ordinary person and live a simple life. One day, she suddenly realized that one of the male educated youths r 1.6kReads6.8Score11514d adds
33. 33 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder in a 1970s Novel 末世大佬拒绝在七零年代文当炮灰 Dongpo Pork东坡肉肉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + space + special abilities + educated youth + devoted couple + strong heroine] At death’s door, Yang Zhenzhen dragged the Zombie King down with her. When she regained consciousness, Yang Zhenzhen had transmigrated into a book called Beautiful Educated Youth Becomes a Big Shot in the 1970s, as a cannon-fodder supporting character. Since she was there, she might as well make the best of it. With a wood-based special ability and a space, she planned to kee 1.2kReads8.6Score10914d adds

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    The female protagonist possesses extraordinary combat abilities and travels from a post-apocalyptic world to the 1970s, where she goes to the countryside as an educated youth with a spatial ability and other superpowers.

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scorned Educated Youth Just Wants to Take It Easy 重生七零：炮灰知青只想当咸鱼 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After Gu Maiya was killed by her own family, she was reborn in the 1970s as a pitiful girl whose parents barely cared about her, and sent to the countryside as an educated youth. Only later did she discover that she had transmigrated into a book, becoming the awful sister-in-law and foil to the heroine of a rebirth story about a military wife! Gu Maiya was furious. They wanted her to be a foil and a stepping-stone to the heroine’s success? Then she’d break up the heroine’s destined match first a 3kReads8.9Score23014d adds
35. 35 体 The Frail Prince's Consort Is a General 体弱皇子的王妃是将军 Nine Gates九门Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted Strong heroine, gentle hero; she dotes on him. Fate brought them together at a mountain temple, where she met the Feather King. She hid her sharp sword for his sake. They use their skills and inventions to root out evil, each wielding a jade fan or a feathered spear. A frail Feather King and a mighty general. With a jade fan in hand, she has every ingenious device at her command. With a feathered spear in hand, defeating the enemy and restoring justice is no challenge. It may seem like a coincid 736Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Story Synopsis: The story of a female general and a young prince. Character traits: The female general is powerful and domineering, and dotes on the male lead. The male lead is smart, cute, and skilled in mechanical arts. It's a very good story.

36. 36 穿 Reborn as the Terrible Fifth Aunt in a Beloved Group Novel, I Take Back My Golden Finger 穿成团宠文极品五婶，抢回金手指 Butterfly Thorn蝴蝶刺Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Right after getting married, Ji Xiaoxiao discovers that she's transmigrated into a beloved-daughter novel as the unlucky, wicked female supporting character who gives the heroine her golden finger!!! Ji Xiaoxiao glances at the beaming man beside her. Is it too late to get divorced? Gu Yan can't believe that his wife wants to dump him right after they get married. What should he do? After reclaiming her golden finger, Ji Xiaoxiao sits back and waits for the show, while a sly, puppy-like young man 8.5kReads8.3Score61614d adds

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    Three of them should meet the criteria, and I'm unsure about the third one because the titles are similar and I'm not sure which one it is. All of them are still being updated.

37. 37 知 Educated Youth Stay in the City: A Big Shot Builds a Fortune With a Supermarket Worth Billions 知青不下乡：大佬带亿万超市发家 Below Three Thousand下三千Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into Two Books + A Supermarket Worth Billions + A Powerful Woman in a Matriarchal World + A Devoted Husband Chases His Jerk of a Wife + No Groveling Redemption Arc for the Leads] Su Xiaxia, a powerful woman in a matriarchal world, wakes up to find herself in two melodramatic period novels: one about abandoning a husband and child, and another about a stepmother moving to the countryside. In the reborn stepmother story, the heroine vows to find her husband from her past life as so 8Reads6.2Score—14d adds
38. 38 穿 I Became the Chosen Female Lead of a Period Novel and Was Doted on by the Nation 穿成年代文天命女主，被国家宠爆 Tuantuan Ya团团吖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Infinite space + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + patriotism + raising children] Scientific genius Fu Xue was hit on the head by a flowerpot and transmigrated into... the doomed heroine of a no-romance period novel centered on a strong female lead. The original owner had a space and was destined for a bright future, but a reborn supporting female character who despised poverty and coveted wealth stole her golden finger and schemed to have her killed. The plot had gone off 1.7kReads8.6Score12814d adds
39. 39 七 1970s Pocket Space: The Unbearable Couple Goes Wild 七零空间：极品夫妻杀疯了 Up Three Thousand上三千Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Troublesome Couple + Supermarket Space + Matriarchal Society, Strong Woman and Weak Man + Truck Driver + Adorable Husband, also known as The Couple Drive a Big Truck in the 1970s] What makes someone a real piece of work? If they’re lazy, unreasonable, and love to guilt-trip people, no one could possibly be worse. Chu Haitang is a domineering CEO in a matriarchal society. She transmigrates with her billion-yuan supermarket in tow. After working herself to death in her previous life, all she wan 1.1kReads8.4Score10114d adds
40. 40 七 The 1970s: Reborn, I Spoil My Beloved Husband 七零年代！重生后把娇夫宠上天 Eat a Little Egg Tart吃一点蛋挞Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Period setting + one-on-one romance + reborn + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero] After being reborn, Shen Xiaoyue thought long and hard. This time, she’d get ahead of things and had the power to see the future. She wanted to try all the things she’d never gotten around to doing before. But where should she start? Her eyes wandered in circles before finally meeting those of a damp little puppy. Forget it. She’d start by raising a dog. She owed him, after all. Lu Ping’an: The only outcome of 17.9kReads8.7Score1.6k14d adds

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    🌟In period dramas where characters are sent to the countryside as educated youth, the female leads are truly domineering, while the male leads are delicate and frail. Some female leads are post-apocalyptic superpowered individuals, some are ancient assassins, and some are reborn women; some male leads are young masters from matriarchal societies who have transmigrated, while others are genuinely pampered husbands. 😂😂😂😂

41. 41 她 After She Died Tragically in a Ruined Temple, Her Brothers Knelt and Begged for Forgiveness 她在破庙惨死后，哥哥们跪着求原谅 Hardworking Little Bunny努力的小兔叽Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The Regretful Chase] [Sweet Romance] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Yun Lingxi, the eldest disciple of Ghost Valley, transmigrates into a book and becomes the foil in a beloved-daughter story. Her parents don't care for her, her brothers don't love her, and the whole family dotes only on their adopted daughter. From the start, she sleeps with the villainous big shot and resolves to cling to his coattails. As she works her way into his good graces, her awful family members all come to regret their ac 530Reads8.8Score10014d adds

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    The male lead is sickly, and the female lead dotes on him.

42. 42 呜 Wah! The Aloof Young Marshal I Kidnapped Is Secretly Raising a Little One 呜！我绑来的清冷少帅偷养小崽崽 Wind and Moon in My Embrace风月入怀Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Interstellar] When Lin Yan wakes up with amnesia, she discovers she has a husband: the young marshal of a neighboring nation whom she once abducted by force... “I won't hurt you again.” At first, Lin Yan only wants to make it up to Shi Du. But when her bloodlust flares, she still can't help clutching him tight and sinking her little fangs into his skin. Afterward, Lin Yan is overcome with regret. “Maybe... we should get divorced after all?” Shi Du's expression turns cold as he buttons his cloth 3.8kReads9.1Score35214d adds
43. 43 王 Prince Daddy, Mother Has Another Cheat Up Her Sleeve 王爷爹爹，娘亲又开挂了 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, A Bu gets an incredible golden finger: the Book of Life and Death! She heals the sick, saves lives, tells fortunes, and leaves everyone in awe! Her adorable son dies tragically? No problem. She makes a stroke with her vermilion brush, and he comes back to life! Her son's father is at the end of his life? No fear. She takes years from evil people and defies heaven to change his fate! Someone is lurking in the shadows, plotting against her? The Book of Life and Death knows ev 3.7kReads9.1Score48214d adds
44. 44 双 The Two-Faced Sweetheart: Lord Bei Is Both Sly and Dashing 双面奶狗:北爷他又茶又飒 September Cat九月猫Modern Romance451k WordsOngoing [Strong Hero and Strong Heroine + Secret Identities + Over-the-Top Pampering + Mutual Redemption] She is Tang Guo, the most eligible young lady in the imperial capital, with countless scandals attached to her name. At sixteen, she was already a murderer feared by all, and she spent years drifting overseas under countless secret identities. He is Chi Bei. In front of Tang Guo, he is a delicate, sweet little puppy, so soft and pliable that she could push him over with one finger. But the moment he 47Reads8.6Score—14d adds
45. 45 王 The Princess Consort Is a War God, and the Sickly Prince Dotes on Her 王妃是战神，病娇王爷得宠 Mu Xi木夕Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She was the renowned female God of War of the Great Ming Dynasty. The emperor, her childhood sweetheart, had loved her for years, while the demonic crown prince of the Feng Dynasty pursued her relentlessly. Countless princes and nobles fell at her feet, but she declared, “If my man cannot belong to me, completely and exclusively, I won’t give him a second glance.” At those words, one possessive, jealous prince immediately stood out from the crowd. “Perfect. The woman I love must belong to me alo 2Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
47. 47 公 Princess, the Crown Prince Is Here to Hit on You Again 公主，太子又来碰瓷了 Sesame Ma芝麻麻Ancient Romance271k WordsOngoing Gong Zixi is the most honored Princess Anping of the Chiming Kingdom. Her wild and swaggering father and mother, the emperor and empress, have her back! Her crown prince brother spoils her without limit! The court officials and common people all adore her, too! Her life is one of endless glory and unmatched privilege! [Every day, she visits the pleasure houses, teases the pretty young men, and makes a little pocket money... Wait, who's that peerless beauty across the way, pretending to get knock 60Reads8.3Score—14d adds
48. 48 我 My Wife Absolutely Adores Me 我的媳妇儿超爱我 Harvard Lu Zhun Oh哈佛陆准哦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just as the disgraced crown prince had lost all hope and wanted to end his life, he met Chunhua, a hunter. Her knack for getting into trouble kept pushing him, time and again, toward the struggle for supremacy... They say there is no love between fathers and sons in the imperial family. Yu Jinghan never believed it, but after spending half his life on the battlefield, taking the world as his responsibility, honoring his parents, and treating his brothers as friends, he still found himself feared 647Reads8.9Score10114d adds

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    The first book, "The Deposed Crown Prince and the Hunter Chunhua," is very good. The second book, "Gu Yanluo and Qin Wuwang," features a female protagonist who dotes on a male protagonist, and both are virgins. The third book is about a woman who travels from ancient times to the modern era, also featuring a female protagonist who dotes on a male protagonist. All three are excellent.

49. 49 我 The Sickly Man I Picked Up on a Whim Turned Out to Be the Empire's Richest Man 我随手捡的病秧子竟然是帝国首富 Su Manshu苏蔓殊Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, hidden identity revealed, ultra-A, equally matched leads, devoted heroine and adored hero, both loyal] Everyone in the Empire's elite circles knew that the ancient Gu dynasty had a beautiful, mentally disabled heiress named Gu Yanluo. But as soon as the heiress returned to the Empire, she crippled a pair of rotten scumbags and shot to fame. In the blink of an eye, she had become a venomous beauty with a heart of pure malice. Rumors were recently circulating that Gu Yanluo kept a 39.9kReads9.4Score4.7k14d adds
50. 50 穿 Transmigrated and Reborn: The Empress’s Sweet Young Husband Is Soft and Sweet 穿越重生:女帝的小娇夫又软又甜 Distant Mountains Leave the Mortal World远山辞陌Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration, devoted heroine and pampered hero, both leads' first love, strong female lead and weaker male lead, sweet romance] Ye Yuanzhi opened her eyes to find that her kingdom was gone, and she was clutching a soft, gentle young man. His name was Jun Shimu, and he was a food content creator. “Yuanzhi, someone's bullying me.” Jun Shimu looked at her with a wounded expression. “Be good. I'll get even with them for you.” The entertainment industry trembled in fear. (Shimu 254Reads9.1Score10714d adds

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