Looking for Those 1970s Rough-and-Ready Hero Stories, Where the Male Lead Truly Loves the Heroine. Please! 想要那七零糙汉文，男主真的很爱女主，求求了！

1. 51 八 Sweet Wife in the Eighties, Blushing as the Chaste Officer Courts Her 八零甜妻脸红红，禁欲军官追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1980s Military Marriage + Transmigration into a Book + Not a Strong Female Lead + No Starting a Business] [Timid, Cowardly, Teary-Eyed, Wimpish Heroine + A Chaste, Tsundere, Protective, Affectionate Military Officer Husband] She’d only read a short story before bed, but when Yu Suihuan woke up, she had transmigrated into a book. Worse, she’d become the slovenly, universally disliked supporting female character with the same name, known as the family compound’s worst troublemaker. Thinking about 7.2kReads8.5Score623Shelves
2. 52 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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   💥💥A historical romance novel. The male lead is a cunning and rough man who appears to be a truck driver but is actually a black market boss. He has a crush on the female lead for two lifetimes. In his previous life, he was willing to be the man behind her, but in this life, he can't wait to get married. He even resorts to force and coercion, which is very exciting. The female lead is very smart and is intentionally pursuing him.

3. 53 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58.6kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
4. 54 回 Before I Left My Husband and Child in the 70s, I Was Spoiled Rotten 回到七零抛夫弃子前，我被宠爆了 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + rugged man + raising kids + sweet romance] Shen Yiyi was a professional villainess in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. On her final mission, she transmigrated into a period novel and became a vicious educated youth who was infatuated with the male lead, married the story's great villain, gave birth to three cannon-fodder sons, was lazy and difficult, and then abandoned her husband and children to return to the city. In the end, the male lead “carried out justice on H 29.5kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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   The historical fiction is absolutely amazing; the second book was even adapted into a short drama.

5. 55 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 143kReads9.0Score17kShelves
6. 56 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
7. 57 军 A Wild and Charming Officer Carries His Lovely Beauty Home to Raise the Kids 军官野又撩，扛娇美人回家养崽崽 999 Cold Relief Pills999感冒灵丸Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Completed] 1970s military marriage + raising kids as a stepmother (not a self-sacrificing workhorse) + doted-on family life + devoted, sweet romance + eight-year age gap The heroine is frail, delicate, and stunningly beautiful. She may lack physical strength, but she makes up for it with a cunning mind. The hero is a wild, roguish military officer, a rugged man overflowing with hormones. He talks dirty but handles all the housework. He grows into a more mature man after marriage. Jian Tao trans 579Reads9.0Score109Shelves

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   The first book has a marriage agreement between the male and female leads, but the male lead doesn't want to fulfill it because he hasn't met the female lead. After meeting her once, he falls in love at first sight and secretly flirts with her every day, "deceiving" her grandmother [laughing][laughing]. It's a happy ending.

8. 58 七 In the Seventies, the Roughneck Was Swept Off His Feet by His Sweet Young Educated Wife 七零糙汉被知青娇妻撩得心花怒放 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth, sweet romance, adorable baby, pocket dimension] In her previous life, she was misled by a scumbag man and a vicious woman. She turned her back on her upright, handsome, and capable husband, and ended up abandoned by everyone. Reborn on her wedding night, Xia Siyue uses every trick she knows to set the rugged man’s heart ablaze. Xia Siyue grabs the front of his shirt and boldly provokes him: “You’re taking forever just to climb into bed. Are you even a man?” The once-obsessive man’s eye 6.6kReads9.2Score688Shelves
9. 59 七 The Tough Guy I Married as a Substitute in the 1970s: My Mother-in-Law's Family Spoils Me Rotten 七零替嫁糙汉：被婆婆一家宠上天 Xi Ning兮宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A vengeful little fox vs. a taciturn, rugged wolf-dog kind of man] Lin Jinyan, a master surgeon, transmigrated and returned to the hungry, hard-scrabble 1970s. She opened her eyes to find herself being forced into an arranged marriage in someone else's place. And the groom was a rugged man with a limp and a disfigured face? Lin Jinyan wasn't worried at all. With her pocket dimension at hand, she had nothing to fear! First she'd deal with her evil adoptive mother and stepsister, then she'd cut o 817Reads9.1Score101Shelves
10. 60 七 The 1970s’ Laid-Back Genius: The Overbearing Officer Spoils Her Rotten 七零佛系天才：霸道军官狠狠宠 Nangong Puyi南宫普宜Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the womb in the 1960s + no pocket dimension + love at first sight + both leads' first love + seven-year age gap] Genius funny girl * cold, rugged military officer After graduating from college, Zhang Xiaomin spent a year lounging around at home. She then won a million yuan in the lottery and used half of it to turn her home into a small supermarket. The day before it opened, she died after being hit by a runaway car while rescuing a child. Reborn in the womb in the 1970s, she went fro 1.9kReads6.2Score146Shelves

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    Both are rough-around-the-edges novels; the first is about military marriage, and the second is about indigenous people.

11. 61 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 138.4kReads9.2Score19.8kShelves

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    These three are among my absolute favorites; the male leads in all of them are incredibly adoring! 💗 The first one—I honestly haven't read anything more doting than Huo Jingchuan. Because it's so long, I read it haltingly, but every time I read it, it suddenly reminded me of how much the male lead loves her. His love is so touching, I can't forget it. He wipes the female lead's face and hands, carries her around, and gently rockes her to sleep (like soothing a child). I really love this kind of unrealistic love. Also, PS: the female lead is a bit spoiled and childish, like a sweet treat. These three are all books I really enjoy; I listen to them repeatedly as background noise when I'm bored. Highly recommended! 🌟

12. 62 渣 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score103Shelves

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13. 63 呜 Wah! The Rich City Girl Who Went to the Countryside Is Smitten by a Fierce Wolf Cub 呜！下乡白富美被凶猛狼崽撩野了 Three Thousand Pears三千梨Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [1970s, Reborn, Beloved by Her Family, Pocket Dimension, Wealthy and Beautiful Educated Youth] Qiao Mingyue has her body taken over by a transmigrator. All she can do is watch “herself” make one foolish mistake after another, ending up alone and miserable. Reborn for a second time, Qiao Mingyue dodges the transmigrator at every turn, takes her family's assets, and heads to the countryside. … A beautiful young educated woman arrives in Beishui Brigade, so dazzling that people can't take their eye 4.3kReads9.1Score548Shelves
14. 64 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.4kReads6.0Score974Shelves

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    Shang Jianguo assumed the Shen family would compromise for the sake of their reputation. His wife demanded a dowry, so he smoked; she demanded a luxury car, so he smoked; she demanded the Shen family arrange a job for her, and he still smoked. He was absolutely certain: the biggest fear for factory directors in the city was losing face. Until Shen Qingshu coldly said she would call the police to arrest his son. He froze, quietly asking his wife, Li Xiulan, whose legs went weak with fear: "Old man, this eldest daughter of the Shen family is a living devil! Let's run!"

15. 65 八 Fiery and Bold, This 1980s Bride Is Too Much for Her Cold-Blooded Officer 八零娇媳野又辣，冷酷军官顶不住 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book · Military marriage · Pocket dimension | Wild and sensual | Possessive | Off-the-charts sexual tension] A top modern beauty and executive is reborn as the real daughter who was forced to die over a pound of pork? She doesn’t accept this fate! … She tears up the script. She’s the female lead now Her vicious grandmother tries to sell her off for a bride price? She turns the tables, sending her off with silver bracelets and a village-wide parade! The fake white-lotus daugh 2.1kReads—Score213Shelves
16. 66 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

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    🔥 **[Rough-and-tumble 70s Novels] Highly Rated Selection! Darkening/Spoiling Wife/Rebirth All Included** 1. **"The Chief Asks for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Gets Kissed and Cried"** **9.4 Rating | Darkening | 367,000 Reads** ➤ Cold-faced military officer × patient military wife, on the night of their divorce, she's pinned against the wall and kissed until her legs go weak: "Report! I won't divorce you!"** 2. **"I Open My Eyes and Return to Before I Broke Up My Engagement with the Abstinent Rough-and-Tumble Man"** **9.3 Rating | Spoiling Husband | 13,000 Reads** ➤ Reborn and repentant × reserved rough-and-tumble man, she tries desperately to please him, but his ears turn red: "Don't... Don't touch my belt."** 3. **"The Female Rogue Returns to the 90s and Kisses the Shy Little Cripple to Tears" (Arrogant 1990)** **9.4 Rating | Raising a Child | 31,000 Reads** ➤ A cool and capable reborn woman × a self-conscious, lame rough-and-tumble man, she shoulders the whole family: "Who dares to laugh at my man?" 4. **Reborn on My Wedding Night: Holding Tight to My Rough Husband** (Jiao Yan Qing Ye) **9.3 Rating | Past Life & Present Life | 63,000 readers** ➤ In her past life, she trusted a scumbag; in this life, she clings tightly to her rough husband: "Husband, let's have a baby!" 5. **In a Famine Year, I Married the Male Lead's Villainous Elder Brother** **9.4 Rating | Farming | 104,000 readers** ➤ Transmigrated villain × ruthless rough husband, making a fortune through food: "I'll spoil my man!" 💥 **Rough Husband's Classic Quotes:** • "Divorce? Hand over my salary card for ten years first!" • "So what if you're lame? I can lift you onto the bed with one hand!" • "Reborn? Great…you won't be getting out of bed for the rest of your life." ✨ **Reading Guide:** ✓ For military marriage with a mix of angst and sweetness, check out *The Chief's Divorce* ✓ For a refreshing rebirth story, read *Back to the 90s* and *Wedding Night* ✓ Those who prioritize farming and infrastructure development will inevitably be included in "Famine Years".

17. 67 重 Back to the 1970s: The Rough Country Boy I Forced Into Marriage Is So Sweet 重回七零：强扭的糙汉好甜 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + taciturn, rugged man + lively, charming educated youth + mutual doting + farming + pocket dimension] In her previous life, Lin Xiaoyan was forced to move to the countryside. In a fit of anger, she broke off her engagement to Gu Xiao, a man she had never even met. After missing each other for half a lifetime, they met again and, after many twists and turns, found their way back to each other. Sadly, a fire set as part of a plot made her believe she'd never see Gu Xiao again. But 29.1kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
18. 68 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
19. 69 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 38.8kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
20. 70 七 The 1970s: The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth Is Doted on by the Wildest, Roughest Man 七零娇软知青被最野糙汉放肆宠 Xiao Lin Zhaozhao小林昭昭Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + personal space + sweet romance + delicate, beautiful educated youth + rugged country man] Lin Wanwan transmigrates to the impoverished 1970s, bringing an entire personal space with her. She becomes an educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. The delicate young woman is so frail that she gets breathless and uncomfortable after just a few steps. The only thing that can make her feel better is absorbing the “yang energy” of a rugged man named Lu Ye. Blu 2.5kReads7.9Score296Shelves
21. 71 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Delicate Educated Youth Clings to the Villain 穿书七零：娇娇知青抱紧反派大腿 Cute Fruit萌果果Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Delicate Educated Youth + Sweet Romance] The moment Wen Nuan opened her eyes, she had become a rich beauty in the 1970s! Fair skin, a beautiful face, long legs, and even a pocket dimension with a spirit spring for growing crops! But why was she the cannon-fodder female supporting character in a novel?! Determined to change her fate, she decided to stay away from the male lead and the scheming woman. But her biological father was plotting against her, her step 9.7kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
22. 72 娇 The Sweet, Soft Educated Youth Is Irresistible 娇软知青最勾人 A Big Melon一个大瓜Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Both Leads' First Love] [Sweet Romance] [Building a Fortune] [No Rebirth] [No Golden Finger] A sweet, gentle yet stubborn educated youth vs. a blunt country boy who says one thing and means another Lin Shuwan secretly signed up to go to the countryside without telling her family. Everyone thought the delicate, soft-spoken girl would have a hard time in the countryside. Little did they know that Lin Shuwan would soon completely change their opinion of her. Lin Shuwan only wanted 836Reads7.1Score100Shelves
23. 73 七 A Warm Marriage in the 1970s: She Marries a Rough Rascal and Is Spoiled Like a Treasure 七零暖婚：嫁给痞气糙汉被宠成宝 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 6kReads8.9Score376Shelves

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    I've watched it so many times!!! A classic period drama with a cute baby! An'an, the little darling, is truly Hehe's joy and comfort—so heartwarming! 🌻🌻 Xie Chenqing, the scoundrel from the Xie family, married Jiang He, a virtuous and beautiful woman from the village. 🌹🌹 Xie Chenqing used to boss Hehe around all the time, but later he would squat down and put shoes on her. 🌸🌸 One day, Xie Chenqing disappeared, and Hehe became pregnant. Years later, their beloved little dumpling has grown up. 🌺🌺 The first time she saw her father, she said, "Dad, weren't you dead?" 🍂🍂🍃🍃 (Serves you right for disappearing! Serves you right for not coming home!)

24. 74 七 The Seventies: Pregnant and Proud, I Marry the Stoic Commander 七十年代，挺孕肚高调嫁面瘫首长 Zhou Xiaodie周小蝶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Mutual Firsts + Marriage Before Love + Raising a Child + Face-Slapping + Everyday Life in a Bygone Era] In her previous life, Ye Fan was blinded by love. To marry a pretty boy from the city who’d been sent down to the countryside, she willingly became a stepmother. What she didn’t expect was that she’d have to look after the man and raise his child at the same time. After she became pregnant, the man abandoned her. With her pregnant belly and his child in tow, she traveled a 15.9kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves

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    Everyone said that Xie Chenqing, that scoundrel from the Xie family, was incredibly lucky to have married Jiang Mei, the girl everyone in the surrounding villages wanted. Suddenly, all the young men who were enamored with Jiang Mei hated Xie Chenqing to the core. Moreover, with such a virtuous and lovely wife as Jiang Mei, Xie Chenqing was constantly yelling and cursing. Even the neighborhood aunties secretly felt sorry for Jiang Mei, thinking her life was miserable. But one day, they were surprised to find that the notoriously bad-tempered Xie Chenqing would actually bend down and squat down to put shoes on his wife. Although he was still cursing angrily as he did so, his movements were incredibly gentle. At first, Xie Chenqing didn't think much of suddenly having a wife and often enjoyed teasing her. But as their relationship progressed, Jiang Mei unknowingly entered his heart, and from then on, there was no turning back. But just as they were enjoying their happy life together, an accident happened…

25. 75 先 Marriage Before Love: A ’70s Rough-Hewn Husband’s Everyday Devotion 先婚后爱：七零糙汉宠妻日常 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later] [Northeastern China in the 1970s] [Family Life] [College Entrance Exam Comeback] [Sweet Daily Romance] 1976, a small county town in Northeast China. Lin Wanxing opened her eyes and found herself in the body of a second daughter whom her father didn't love and her mother didn't care for. Her older brother was the apple of her father's eye, while her younger twin siblings were the apple of her mother's. Caught in the middle, she slept in the storage room, ate leftove 25.1kReads—Score1.9kShelves

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    The male lead is a rough, uncouth man; the female lead is a time-traveling woman.

26. 76 一 One Wild Night, and Now I'm Having a Baby with My Childhood Friend's Younger Brother 一夜荒唐，和竹马弟弟有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted One summer night in 1980, an unexpected encounter leaves Ji Rou pregnant. The father is He Chen, who used to follow her around as a child, calling her “big sister.” He's unruly and wild, and he was never the “good man” Ji Rou imagined. He had only been hiding and restraining himself around her. At first, she doesn't want to marry him, but he goes to great lengths to make it happen, and they marry because of the baby. Three years into their marriage, Ji Rou finally learns the truth and wants a di 5kReads8.6Score405Shelves
27. 77 穿 Married to a Handsome Husband in the ’70s, I Can’t Stop the Villainous Tycoon from Flirting 穿成七零娇妻，反派大佬撩不停 Faint Green Smoke青烟杳杳Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + fictional period setting + sweet romance + building wealth + devoted couple + no pocket dimension] When Zhao Wanzhi opened her eyes, she realized she'd transmigrated into a period novel. She'd even become the villainous big shot's arrogant, unreasonable ex-wife, a cannon-fodder character who was destined to die young. She silently took in her surroundings. Once she'd settled her troubled thoughts, she began seriously considering how to get through the future. Just 406Reads8.0Score—Shelves
28. 78 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 24.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
29. 79 七 The 1970s: My Blind Date Is a Little Fierce 七零之相亲对象有点凶 Stir-Fried Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish爆炒小龙虾虾虾虾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Jiao had been pretty since she was little. She was renowned as the beauty of Qingshan Village and the surrounding countryside, and everyone was eager to play matchmaker for her. But Xu Jiao rejected every suitor, finding one ugly and another pathetic. Her mother was at her wits’ end. On the third day of her visit to her older sister, someone introduced her to a potential match. He was handsome, capable, and from a good family. She had seen his photo, and he looked pretty good. He was so perfe 16.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
30. 80 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.5kReads8.9Score221Shelves
31. 81 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
32. 82 相 I Went to the Wrong Blind Date Table and Married an Officer, Then Made a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 相亲走错桌嫁军官，携空间赚翻了 October Frost十月霜华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional] (military marriage in a bygone era + devoted love between two virgins + face-slapping villains + a touch of fantasy with a pocket dimension + no saintly heroine + building wealth) After ten years of keeping her head down, Gong Linglong finally avenged her parents and reclaimed everything that belonged to her. Just as she was about to enjoy life, a soul-reaper dragged her spirit down to the underworld! Damn it! They got the wrong soul? And she couldn't go back? With her fiery 52kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves
33. 83 疯 I'm Going Crazy! The Legitimate Daughter of an Ancient Family Transmigrates to the 1970s 疯了！古代嫡女穿越到了七零年代 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Jinmi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, is murdered by her half-sister and accidentally lands in a world of scarcity in the 1970s. She can't cook or farm. What can a frail, pampered young lady do when she can't carry a load on her shoulder or lift a thing with her hands? Don't worry. She has a pocket dimension, medical skills, and a good-for-nothing who knows how to make money. The good-for-nothing, a devoted husband, lives by one motto: His wife is responsible for l 16.8kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    ❤️📍A rough-around-the-edges story about a 70s guy who dotes on the female lead, super sweet!❤️❤️❤️ High-quality, highly-rated, completed novels. I've read them all and they're all great, highly recommended!👍👍👍 The second book is a pleasant surprise, the seventh book is about no rural life, no black market, just a daughter—all are wonderful! (♥∀♥) Sisters, go for it!!

34. 84 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 23.1kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Super beautiful 😍

35. 85 我 I Reunited with a Big Shot in the Seventies 我与大佬重逢在七十年代 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration + bygone era + both leads have been faithful + powerful leads] Jiang Ruomeng insists she really only wanted to kiss her brand-new boyfriend, really just a kiss, nothing else. But before she can even kiss him, she transmigrates into the body of a young woman named Lu Siyu in the 1970s! The girl was adopted by the Lu family, and with supplies scarce, Jiang Ruomeng assumes she’s in for a hard life. But her new life turns out like this: When someone bullies her, her grandmother 6.3kReads9.3Score931Shelves
36. 86 俏 The Charming Military Wife Travels to the 1980s and Tames the Fiercest Officer 俏军嫂，穿八零，最猛军官被拿捏 Guade Guaxi瓜的瓜西Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the 1980s + devoted, faithful couple + love after marriage + building a business and getting rich + adorable kids Wen Nianxin, a moderately famous business blogger, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1980s, becoming a wretched cannon-fodder character whose father doesn't love her and whose mother died young. Her stepmother seems to dote on her, giving her whatever she wants, but in truth hates her to the bone. After squeezing every last bit of use out of her, she 6.5kReads8.9Score738Shelves
37. 87 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 3.9kReads9.3Score495Shelves
38. 88 拒 I Refuse to Move to the Countryside! I Marry a Quietly Passionate, Rugged Man and Have Three Daughters 拒下乡！我嫁闷骚糙汉生三朵金花 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wen Ning, a pampered young woman from the 21st century, transmigrates to the hardship-filled 1970s. As soon as she arrives, she is schemed against by a scumbag man and a vicious woman, while also facing the threat of being sent to the countryside. Wen Ning promptly puts the pair in their place. To secure her place in the city, she endures rumors spread by her future brother-in-law, then gets her wish and becomes a temporary worker at a machinery factory. Unwilling to remain a temporary worker, s 761Reads8.9Score102Shelves
39. 89 搬 I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside 搬空钱财，我送后妈一家去下乡 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Period + dual rebirth + pocket dimension] In her previous life, Meng Fuyan didn't get revenge thoroughly enough. She transmigrated to the twenty-first century for a while, then a car accident sent her back to the 1970s, where she originally came from. This time, she deals with her scumbag father and stepmother once and for all, takes all their money, and kicks them out of the house. Then she sends her stepmother's children to the countryside, where they go alive but never come back. While gett 24.6kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
40. 90 军 A Sweeter-Than-Ever Military Marriage: The Cold, Tough Soldier Is Teased to Tears Again 军婚超甜：高冷糙汉又被撩哭了 Fan Fan Bai饭饭白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dotingly devoted husband, marriage first and love later, triplets. The male lead looks like a rough, domineering, cold and abstinent man, but he’s actually softhearted, sensitive, and easily hurt.] “What solid abs!” “What a gorgeous V-line!” “Those long legs… and that face that’s stolen my heart…” “Is this what rich people get to enjoy?” After years as a corporate drone, getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog, Jiang Yue finally won the lottery and was about to reach 2.3kReads8.9Score254Shelves

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    Rough-around-the-edges stories set in the 70s and 80s 🔥🔥🔥 All feature male leads who are incredibly doting and loving!! ‼️‼️‼️ Choose whichever interests you! ✅️✅️✅️

41. 91 娇 The Glamorous Beauty Smiles, and the Roughneck’s Heart Races 娇媚美人一笑，糙汉心脏乱跳 Slightly Sweet微恬Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + sweet romance + love at first sight + System + steamy married life + devoted one-on-one couple] Only after An Lan died did she learn that she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel. Someone had taken her place in the college entrance exams, stolen her jade pendant, and arranged for her to marry a man paralyzed from the waist down. In the end, she died miserably. Given the chance to live again, An Lan won’t let it slip away. She’ll take down the two-faced women, b 3.4kReads9.0Score345Shelves

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    He loved the female lead for three lifetimes.

42. 92 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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    Wen Sui'an had just married into the family when she encountered some awful relatives coming to cause trouble. Song Chengye, a man of few words, stood in front of her, his imposing presence immediately shutting them down. His rugged, protective demeanor made everyone in the village afraid to bully her anymore.

43. 93 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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    🌹These are all stories about rough, tough guys from the 1970s, with female leads who are educated youth sent to the countryside. The moment they meet, they become love-struck [laughs]. ①🌺Zhou Ye, with his phoenix eyes and high nose, is incredibly handsome, a rough, country bumpkin; Bai Yueji, a delicate and charming educated youth from the city, her soft voice and gentle body make the rough Zhou Ye unable to resist, turning him into a doting husband [smirks]. ②🌺Jiang Ran, exceptionally handsome, with long eyebrows that reach his temples, his physique and face are impeccable; Ruan Niannian looks at this rough man who's stuck in her heart, and she knows he's the one [learned something].

44. 94 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.8kReads9.0Score494Shelves

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    This male lead is a rough guy, but he's got a sharp tongue and never lets anything go wrong—he's incredibly sweet!! No wonder he has a girlfriend.

45. 95 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Male Lead Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger Again 快穿：又被疯批男主哄住了 Clear and Radiant清绝滟滟Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The completed audiobook, featuring the real-person namesake, is available to listen to) [Quick transmigration 1v1 + fixed couple + unhinged, lovesick male lead + sweet romance + redemption + mutual devotion] [Beautiful, badass apocalypse heroine vs. obedient-act, unhinged world-destroying male lead] Qiao Yanyan, humanity's strongest fighter in the apocalypse, binds herself to an unreliable childbearing System after dying alongside the Zombie King. The System chatters away, feeding her a line af 4.2kReads8.8Score421Shelves

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    ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა A rough-around-the-edges educated youth and a village beauty. The male lead is very doting, has a high IQ, and is the son of the Heavenly Dao. He listens to the female lead very much. The female lead trains the male lead to be love-obsessed. Later, the male lead becomes a special personnel of the country. He studies until noon and still says that he wants to go back and cook for the female lead.

46. 96 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Wife Is a Delicate Beauty 穿越七零：媳妇是娇花 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted Si Hua was the most celebrated socialite in Huaguo in the twenty-first century. Then, overnight, she transmigrated back to the 1970s and nearly became an unregistered resident. Si Hua was devastated. Luckily, she still had a pocket dimension cheat. Now, let’s see how she shines in this unfamiliar era! P.S. This is an alternate-history story. Content warning: This story mainly focuses on romance. If you don’t like reading about the male and female leads falling in love, please move along. 4.1kReads9.1Score320Shelves

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    Hehe, these are all sweet romance novels with rugged male leads, set in the 1970s, and all completed novels with ratings above 9.0. Books 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are books I reread when I was experiencing a reading slump recently.

47. 97 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
48. 98 一 I Woke Up! An Orphaness Strikes It Rich with Billions in Supplies 一睁眼！孤女携亿万物资暴富了 Mu Cheng幕橙Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Completed + period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + stockpiling + clear-eyed heroine who firmly rejects emotional manipulation and is allergic to romance VS a dark, devoted male lead who plays the pig to eat the tiger and is every bit as calculating as she is] Pei Wanning had the same dream for a whole month. In it, she was an unwanted punching bag, abused by her parents with insults at best and beatings at worst. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle couldn't stand to watch, and to 12kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
49. 99 七 Raising Twins in the 1970s: With a Pocket Dimension, I Win Over the Fiercest Educated Youth 七零养双宝：带空间狂撩最猛知青 Each Leaf Is Light as a Dream叶叶轻似梦Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Adorable Kids + Pocket Dimension + One-on-One Romance + Real and Fake Heiresses + Brothers Begging for Forgiveness] Originally titled: Raising Two Treasures in the 1970s: With a Pocket Dimension, I Pursue the Fiercest Educated Youth In her past life, Yan Sisi was switched at birth. By chance, she slept with Gu Yuan, a fierce educated youth, and gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. She was then forced to abandon her husband and daughter, and ultimately met a gr 1.5kReads9.1Score155Shelves
50. 100 七 Space in the 1970s: The Rich Beauty Goes to the Countryside to Win Over a Rugged Man 七零空间：白富美下乡诱哄野糙汉 Firefire Bread火火面包Modern Romance955k WordsOngoing [Period setting + Educated youth + Devoted husband + Pocket dimension + Raising children] In her previous life, Lu Yan was heavily pregnant when she caught her husband cheating with her best friend. Even then, the pair were scheming to get their hands on the Lu family’s vast fortune. The shock caused her to suffer a difficult labor. Her scumbag husband cut the baby out of her to harvest its bone marrow, then forcibly had her committed to a psychiatric hospital! It was Gu Ye, the cold, taciturn m —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all novels featuring rugged male leads. Some are completed, some are not. The content is exciting and the male leads are very doting on their wives. Most of them involve transmigration into a book and having a space, while some involve rebirth. The eighth book is a sweet novel with a rugged male lead. They are all very good and highly recommended!

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