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. 301 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Disabled Husband Spoils Me Rotten 重生八零：被残疾老公宠上天 Jiang Zi匠紫Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + reborn + marriage before love + everyday life] Yun Ke transmigrated. She landed in the 1980s, where she married a handsome disabled man. Everyone waited to see how a cripple and a lazybones could make their lives even more miserable. But how did things turn out this way? The lazybones not only healed her disabled husband's leg, their life together grew better and better. In an era when every family was allowed only one child, she gave birth to three babies a 2.7kReads9.0Score323Shelves
2. 302 分 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.4kReads8.8Score951Shelves
3. 303 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 7.9kReads8.7Score497Shelves

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   🍅🍅Look [eating melon emoji], everyone's silent. Gu Lin has never been deeply loved in his life, nor does he understand love, until he met Mu Ning. She said she loved him [admiration emoji][admiration emoji][admiration emoji]. Mu Ning transmigrated into the body of a supporting character's cannon fodder ex-wife in a period novel. The original owner's ending was dying in childbirth. She trembled, touching her four-month pregnant belly... [Thinking emoji][thinking emoji][thinking emoji]

4. 304 娇 She Weaponizes Her Beauty: The Rugged Army Officer Turns the Tables 娇娇持美行凶：糙汉军官将计就计 Tian Chun天纯Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + flirtatious heroine + top-tier rugged man + incredibly sweet mutual devotion + both leads are each other's one and only] Soft, pampered beauty vs. high-IQ rugged hunk When Meng Wanqiao opened her eyes, she discovered she'd become a runaway bride who had been dragged back in the 1970s. After seeing so many pretty boys in the modern era who looked neither masculine nor feminine, the sight of the muscular, testosterone-packed veteran before her struck her right in the heart. But th 2.9kReads9.3Score338Shelves

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   This book doesn't have any cheat codes; the male lead is exceptionally fond of the female lead. In short, while the beginning might be a little slow, you definitely won't be disappointed later on.

5. 305 结 We Haven’t Seen Each Other in Four Years of Marriage, and My Handsome Rogue of a Military Officer Has Changed 结婚四年未见，痞帅军官他变了 Fortune-Seeking Tuantuan暴富团团Modern Romance805k WordsCompleted [Sweet and lovely young wife x roguishly handsome officer] [Mind-reading + adorable child + fictional historical setting + cozy family life] Ji Xiaoxi transmigrated into a book and became the male lead’s doomed first wife, with an adorable three-year-old in tow. According to the original story, she was already dead. But she suddenly became bound to a gossip System, and as long as she gossiped, she could stay alive. The village was full of juicy stories: fake and real heiresses, a grandmother p 1.6kReads9.0Score175Shelves
6. 306 七 The 1970s: I Wield a Fortune and Win Over a Pure-Hearted, Rugged Man 七零：手握百亿物资撩爆纯情糙汉 A Little Sprout of Mischief一颗小逗芽Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + System space + love after marriage + pure-hearted, rugged man + wicked supporting character's comeback] Ye Qingqing woke up one day inside a novel she had read several times, as the youngest daughter of the Ye family, a thoroughly wicked supporting character. Her family forced her to marry Lin Yuan, a rugged man from the village, but she kept pestering the male lead, Jiao Junyi, and repeatedly harming the heroine, Ye Shiyi. In the end, she not only ca 193Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   When the female protagonist transmigrated into the book, the male and female protagonists were already married. The male protagonist seemed a bit simple-minded and cute, and he possessed a system space.

7. 307 七 The 1970s: My Late Wife Took Our Twins to Join the Army 七零：早逝媳妇带龙凤胎去随军 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhiwei was trapped as a ghost beside her two children for ten whole years. She watched helplessly as her mother-in-law bullied them, her sister-in-law tormented them, her younger sister-in-law abused them, and her younger brother-in-law treated them like they didn't exist. She couldn't accept it. She was furious! Perhaps Heaven heard her grievances. The moment she opened her eyes, she had returned to the year she died! This time, she would tear apart her wicked mother-in-law and trample he 3.9kReads8.9Score382Shelves

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   It turns out that being kind to others doesn't always mean being good. The female protagonist dies tragically, her children are either abducted or murdered, and her husband, whom she thought didn't love her, is actually deeply in love with her without her realizing it...

8. 308 被 After My Jerk Boyfriend Cheated, I Impulsively Married a Special Forces Soldier 被渣男劈腿后我闪婚特种兵王 Little Rabbit Loves Fish小兔子爱吃鱼呀Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Her cheating boyfriend gets exposed by the heroine during a live broadcast of their wedding! The male lead seizes his chance! She swaps grooms on the spot, then enlists, and the two grow together through thick and thin in a military romance that is both hilarious and moving! 184Reads9.2Score102Shelves
9. 309 七 The Charming, Alluring Military Wife of the 1970s and Her Fearsome, Stone-Faced Husband 七零军嫂娇又媚，冷面老公太威猛 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + marriage before love + groveling pursuit] [An alternate-world sweet romance + a calculating, scheming male lead + a remarkably oblivious female lead] Wen Ruan transmigrated into a book and became the pathetic original wife in a period novel, destined to die young after her husband’s affair. When she opened her eyes, her mother-in-law was putting on a false show of kindness, her sister-in-law was a compulsive liar, her h 5.4kReads8.1Score690Shelves

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   The first book has a fast pace; both the male and female leads have mouths, they express their feelings, and then they get together—it's quite sweet.

10. 310 八 My 1980s Military Wife Turns Out to Be a Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox 八零军婚小妻子竟是九尾灵狐 Fish from the Village庄里的鱼Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted (Period setting + devoted couple + supernatural) A sweet period romance: a nine-tailed spirit fox transmigrates to the 1980s and falls into the arms of a handsome soldier. The little fox has always been favored by Heaven. Then she suddenly transmigrates to the 1980s and meets the man destined for her. 1.4kReads7.5Score104Shelves

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    A sweet romance novel set in a historical period, with the female lead being a little fox and the male lead being incredibly doting on her. [Learned something new]

11. 311 穿 I Transmigrated to the Seventies to Be an Extra 穿到七零做路人某 The Sheep Who Loves Seafood爱吃海鲜的羊Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted When other people transmigrate into a book, they become the heroine or the villainess, or at the very least some random passerby. But she transmigrated into the book as absolutely nobody, so she decided to make herself some random passerby. There aren’t any entertainment shows around these days, so she can sit back, snack on gossip, and watch the drama unfold. But hey, you there, you’re a big shot from the apocalypse. Could you stop clinging to me? 11.1kReads8.9Score879Shelves

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    He absolutely loves it. Don't read this if you don't like overly sweet stories. It focuses on romance, and the male lead appears early in the story. All characters have special abilities. I recommend these three period novels where the male lead has extraordinary abilities and is also love-struck. Lots of kisses, hugs, and piggyback rides. Very sweet and not overly dramatic.

12. 312 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: I Married a Soldier and He Dotes on Me Until I Cry 七零军婚，嫁给兵哥哥后被宠哭 Li Susu黎苏苏Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids + devoted to one another] Song An'an transmigrates into a book and becomes a minor passerby, replacing her cousin in an arranged marriage. The original owner couldn’t accept her three stepsons or her husband’s paralyzed legs, so she banged her head against a wall and died on her wedding night. According to the original plot, her paralyzed husband will recover and become a high-ranking military officer. Her three stepsons will a 3.3kReads9.0Score255Shelves
13. 313 七 The Pampered Wife of the ’70s: Transmigrated to My Wedding Night with a Rough-Hewn Man 七零娇妻：穿到和糙汉的新婚之夜 Know Li知李Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage] + [One-on-One Romance] + [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] + [Golden Finger] + [Sweet Romance] + [Marriage Before Love] The moment Qi Yao opens her eyes, she's on her wedding night with a certain someone. As a total sucker for handsome faces, she decides that since she can't escape, she might as well enjoy herself. After they marry, her military husband cherishes her like a treasure. She also somehow acquires a spring of magical water. Xiao Zijin was discharged from the army due 1.4kReads9.2Score163Shelves
14. 314 小 The Little Princess Goes to the Countryside, Cherished by an Apocalypse Powerhouse 小公主下乡，被末世大佬掐腰宠 Guanyue冠月Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + pocket dimension + both leads' first relationship + love at first sight + putting scumbags in their place + overwhelming possessiveness + heiress capitalist + lovesick male lead + no charity cases, no self-sacrificing saint] [Delicate darling from the cultivation world VS obsessive, rugged man with special abilities, doting on each other until it's sickeningly sweet!] Content warning: A brainless fluffy romance in a fictional world, with tons of inner monologue 14.7kReads8.3Score2kShelves
15. 315 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Captain, Your Wife Ran Off Again! 重生七零：队长，你媳妇又跑了！ Murong Murong慕容慕容Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, sweet romance, rugged man, educated youth, adorable child] In her previous life, Ruan Wei was blinded by a scumbag and a shameless woman. She fell into their trap and became the stepping stone to their fortune. Reborn, Ruan Wei tears the scumbag to shreds and kicks the shameless woman to the curb. All she wants is to cling to her demobilized husband's strong arm. Everyone says He Laosan is a rough man who doesn't understand romance or know how to care for anyone. They say Ruan Wei is b 1.5kReads9.0Score133Shelves
16. 316 守 A Lonely Widow? The Rugged Blacksmith Is Hammering at My Wall 守活寡？糙汉铁匠捶我墙 Fu Suisuisuisui伏睢遂遂遂Modern Romance121k WordsOngoing [Period setting + light ensemble cast + everyday family life + rugged hero + age gap + size difference + both are each other's only one + sweet romance + old flames rekindled] [No golden finger, no System, no reborn] Shi Zhenggang, the blacksmith of Nianzi Village, was a rough-and-tumble man through and through: broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, and strong as an ox. Yet he fell hard for Liu Ya'er. Liu Ya'er's life was hard. She was married into the Liu family to settle a debt, her husband was in 993Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A rough-around-the-edges man from that era falls in love with the female lead at first sight, cherishes her for three years, and showers her with affection both openly and secretly.

17. 317 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    This period drama is absolutely fantastic! The romance is clear and the male and female leads achieve success in both their careers and love lives. The male lead guides his lover, and later becomes obsessed with romance! The female lead is independent, strong, and charming; her emotional intelligence and overall IQ are both high. I read it every day—it's truly exceptional!

18. 318 七 A Sweet and Tender Bride on Her Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，知青娇妻身软体甜 Yao Minxi瑶皿夕Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Military-marriage romance + both leads reborn + educated-youth era + mutual devotion + feel-good face-slapping + cloyingly sweet + fake white moonlight] At eighteen, Gu Qijiao was smitten with educated youths, so she threw herself at the drunk Zheng Yunsheng and married him. They eventually got married and had a child, but Zheng Yunsheng's white moonlight provoked Gu Qijiao into miscarrying. After losing the baby, Gu Qijiao decided to give up on the man she'd seduced into marrying her. Gu Qijia 8.4kReads9.1Score646Shelves

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    The twin protagonists return together to seek revenge.

19. 319 军 A Lavish Military Marriage! The Young Officer Keeps Plotting Against Me 军婚盛宠！军少总想对我图谋不轨 Red Winter红色冬天Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Period Setting + Rebirth + Love Grows Over Time + Military Marriage Lin Wenyue dies of terminal lung cancer. Only at the end does she learn that the cold-faced officer she had met just three times loved her with all his heart. At her funeral the next day, the officer takes her body away by force, then sets off a timed bomb in his villa and dies with her. Reborn, Lin Wenyue fights back against her wicked stepmother, takes back the money she earned, blows up her father and stepmother's house, then 436Reads9.1Score105Shelves
20. 320 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Be a Beloved Wife, the Abstinent Soldier King Lets Loose 穿越七零做娇妻，禁欲兵王放肆宠 Moonlight Kept Secret 001私藏月色001Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + family life + putting scumbags in their place + marriage first, love later + getting rich + pocket dimension] In one moment, Xu Niannian transmigrates to the 1970s, straight into the body of a notorious cannon-fodder villainess. Her stepsister steals her boyfriend and sets her up with an abusive scumbag. After the original owner is drained dry and dies, she is even used as a stepping stone for the heroine to approach a powerful man. Even the original owner's mother was a step 12.7kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    I'm a seasoned bookworm, and for period dramas set in rough-and-tumble times, these are enough. Zun Du is also very good.

21. 321 绝 The Heirless Tough Guy Whispers: Be Good, Darling, Give Me a Baby 绝嗣糙汉轻声哄：乖宝，生崽崽 Ten Miles of Cold Crabapple Blossoms十里寒棠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Feel-Good Fiction + Food + Everyday Life + Two Strong Leads] Lin Mush’s voice was cold and resolute. “Gu Jinxin, Yiyi has just been widowed, and I’m the only one she can rely on. You can still find another man and start a life with him. Let’s call off our engagement!” A mocking smile played on Gu Jinxin’s lovely lips. “I wore the title of your childhood fiancée and spent a whole year looking after your bedridden mother. And now you’re kicking me to the curb for a young widow?” 17.4kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist dumps her fiancé and signs up to go to the countryside. She discovers that the village's seemingly foolish man can actually upgrade her spatial abilities. She starts using food to coax him. Although the man is foolish, he is protective, diligent, and obedient. Later, she cures him and he loves her even more.

22. 322 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 9.3kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
23. 323 结 After We Married, My Rugged Husband Loved Me to the Core 结婚后，糙汉老公宠我入骨 Knowing It Too Late知未晚Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted A rough, foul-mouthed, big-tiger bodyguard boss + a sweet, soft, adorable little-bunny cook who’s easy to sweep off her feet (The male lead really can turn into a tiger.) [Marriage before love + sweet, passionate romance + devoted to each other + tender-hearted tough guy + heroine who grows over time] Ruan Tu’s aunt wants to marry her off to an old bachelor in the countryside for a 3,000-yuan bride price. Just then, Zhou Hu appears and shields her, saving her. Ruan Tu obediently follows Zhou Hu 335Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    All of these are completed novels featuring rugged, tough-guy male leads and sweet, adorable female leads. [I'm so full!]

24. 324 蜜 Sweet Love in the Seventies: The Lovely Army Wife Is Coddled While Pregnant 蜜恋七零：俏军嫂怀崽后被抱着哄 Di Wangwang笛旺旺Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids + A Touch of Pocket Dimension] Slow burn at first, then incredibly sweet. Xu Nian transmigrates into a book and starts off by deliberately throwing herself at Gu Huai. She has to cling to him to stay alive. Before long, everyone is gossiping that there's something going on between them, and she takes the opportunity to make some quick money. But then her burly protector, who'd disappeared after dropping a single sentence, s 16Reads7.5Score—Shelves
25. 325 娇 The Sweet Little Wife Gets Kissed to Tears by Her Rough-and-Ready Husband Again 娇娇萌妻又被糙汉亲哭了 22Tassel22流苏Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted Sweet, gentle girl × rugged bad-boy charmer (sweet romance + everyone plays matchmaker) Jiang Ying met a man. First he beat up the jerk who had wronged her, then he helped her find a place to live, and after that he brought her breakfast every day. He even followed her when she went on a business trip. It wasn't until the man said, “Let me spoil you, yeah?” that Jiang Ying realized she had long since fallen into Qiu Lin's trap. 2.5kReads8.9Score317Shelves
26. 326 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 11.4kReads7.6Score731Shelves

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    The male lead, Jiang Liting, is a foul-mouthed, thuggish man who is arrogant and domineering when he goes to her house to collect a debt. However, he falls for Su Wanyan at first sight and wants to consummate the marriage with her as soon as he sees her. Su Wanyan has no choice but to marry Jiang Liting to pay off her father's debts. After the marriage, she discovers that the Jiang family's small house is cluttered with messy items, the pigsty is filthy, the chicken and duck pen is full of excrement in one corner, and the living room is so messy that you can't even walk in it. There are also three thin and pale children!

27. 327 八 Sweet as Honey in the 1980s: The Gorgeous Miracle Doctor Wife 八零爆甜：神医娇妻美翻了 Miao Renying, Who Loves Boiled Peas爱吃水煮豌豆的苗人英Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yang Lanqing paid no attention to her husband. Only at the very end did she realize she had fallen in love with this taciturn man who loved her more than life itself. She also dealt harshly with the wicked woman who had framed her in her past life, then followed her husband Fu Jingchen through every challenge, protecting the people she cared about. Scene 1: “Qingqing, what are you looking at? Like what you see? Want to touch?” “Sure. Can I?” “Yang Lanqing! Do you think I'm 34Reads7.6Score—Shelves
28. 328 被 The Rough Mechanic Holds Me Close and Spoils Me 被糙汉修车工抱在怀里宠 The Cow Who Doesn't Like Milk奶牛不爱喝牛奶Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted [Mechanic × Sweet, Adorable Writer] After sitting vacant for half a year, the shop downstairs was finally rented out. The tenant was a dark-skinned, rugged man with a muscular build and a fierce look in his eyes. Su Qingyun had just graduated from college, and when she signed the lease with him, she was so scared her legs nearly gave way. Shen Chen, the rough-looking man, had finally met the young woman he had longed for day and night. Seeing her like this made his whole body tense; he wanted no 5.4kReads8.4Score293Shelves
29. 329 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Beloved Wife Wants to Bring Prosperity to Her Family 重生八零：团宠娇妻要旺夫 Kuoluo Luo阔落落Modern Romance634k WordsCompleted Rugged country boy + sweet, delicate wife (1v1, both partners’ first time) (reborn + personal dimension + sweet romance) “Lin Xia, in our next life, could you love me a little more...?” She turned away from the husband who loved her with all his heart and was killed by a scumbag. Only then did Lin Xia realize she had been blind and foolish! Reborn in the 1980s, she gets her smarts back and uses her personal dimension to build a fortune! She gives the trash a taste of face-slapping, then clings t 733Reads9.1Score100Shelves
30. 330 甜 Sweet Romance: My Rough-and-Ready Roommate Is Fierce and Mean 甜宠：合租糙汉又凶又坏 Mu Zhi Xia木之下Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Wild, rough-edged bar owner x sweet, innocent radio host] [Love at first sight · Both are sexually inexperienced] The heroine is not a strong, take-charge type. Please don't read if that's not your thing! Ming Xia worked up the courage to confront her scumbag ex and get her money back, only to run into a man who was rotten to the core. From then on, a poor little white rabbit began stepping into the trap laid by a big bad wolf, one step at a time… Yan Ceye was wild, brazen, and a total bad 2.6kReads9.2Score282Shelves
31. 331 七 The 1970s: The Sweet Educated Youth Makes a Rugged Man’s Heart Itch 七零：娇娇知青撩的糙汉心痒 I, the Lord, Have Good News爷有喜Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted (Period setting + reborn + sweet romance + putting villains in their place + pocket dimension + younger man + farming) “If you keep pestering me, I won't go easy on you.” In a cornfield, a rugged man found himself being fed a meat bun by a fair-skinned, beautiful city girl. “I'm here especially to feed you. What is there to be polite about?” He was a scruffy, unpopular delinquent from Hongqi Brigade, while she was a rich young lady from the city. She was a cloud in the sky; he was mud on the gro 451Reads8.4Score—Shelves
32. 332 糙 The Rugged Man’s Beloved Sweetheart 糙汉独宠小甜妻 Mu Yi eve沐易eveModern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Rough-and-ready auto mechanic x soft, sweet little rabbit] [Both leads are inexperienced + sweet romance + seven-year age gap] At dusk that day, Fu Ling spotted a young woman near his home. She looked a little dazed, and was downright adorable. Oh, she was even watching a stray cat’s food. After a few glances, he found himself itching to approach her. The way she looked so pitiful made him want to dote on her even more than the stray cat that hadn’t eaten in three days. Unable to stop himself, 1.4kReads9.0Score148Shelves
33. 333 糙 The Rugged Man: His Sweetheart Is Soft and Sweet 糙汉：他的小心肝又软又甜 A Little Dora一只哆啦Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Rugged Man & Sweet Girl + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Sizzling Chemistry + Protective, Fatherly Boyfriend + Mutual Devotion] [Rugged Big Bad Wolf x Delicate Little White Rabbit] Auto Repair Shop Owner * Elementary School Teacher Ruan Tang was just like her name: soft and sweet. After an accident, Lu Xiao rescued her, and by a twist of fate, she ended up renting his house. Ruan Tang had always been slow to warm up, but she never imagined she'd fall f 3.9kReads9.0Score337Shelves
34. 334 七 The Substitute Bride of the Seventies: I Landed a Rough-Hewn Millionaire Husband 七零替嫁女：喜提万元户糙汉老公 Master Zhan盏爷Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + spatial storage + sweet romance + feel-good power fantasy + food + love after marriage] Imperial banquet sous-chef Xiao Yao transmigrates into a book as a silly, spoiled side character. From the start, she's forced to take someone else's place in an arranged marriage. The previous moment, she was ready to die rather than go through with it. Now she's happily getting married, since her husband is destined to become the richest man in the country. Rumor has it the rugge 210Reads8.9Score—Shelves
35. 335 小 When the Little Sweetheart Cries, the Tough Man's Heart Shatters 小娇娇一哭，糙汉的心都碎了 Four-Joy Meatballsww四喜丸子wwModern Romance292k WordsCompleted Rugged man x sweet girl [Sweet romance] Retired boxer & impoverished college student Ling Xiao fell in love with Su Su at first sight, and stole the young woman's first kiss the very first time they met. It was the first time in his twenty-six years that he'd fallen for anyone, and he relentlessly pursued her, giving her no chance to refuse. He barged into her life, and from then on, she ran while he chased, with no way for her to escape. As they spent day after day together, their hearts gradua 8.6kReads9.2Score991Shelves

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    A rough-around-the-edges man and his sweet little wife, they spoil each other rotten, it's so sweet!

36. 336 丰 My Curvy Wife Has Had Enough, but the Cold-Faced Officer Won’t Let Go 丰腴媳妇不作了，冷面军官不放手 Ten Herbs十味草药Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Pregnant Her vs. Ascetic Powerhouse] Sang Zi transmigrates into a period novel with a shattered moral compass and a widowed woman who rises to power, becoming the utterly wicked villainess. The original owner was foolish and vicious. She listened to a scumbag and ruined her husband's prospects. After following him back to his hometown, she caused trouble at every turn, got the male lead's mother killed, bullied his younger sister, and even threw the male lead into a pigsty. Even the son she 53Reads—Score122Shelves

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    Whether you love someone or not, you'll know once you see them.

37. 337 甜 So Sweet It Makes Me Cry: The Rugged Man Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 甜哭，隔壁糙汉娇宠我 Morning Light, Dawn Rain晨曦晓雨Modern Romance111k WordsOngoing Also known as: The Tough Guy and His Sweetheart Tough-guy construction foreman vs. soft, adorable writer A tough guy and his precious girl (sweet romance, no angst, devoted to each other, love at first sight) The first time Tian Tian meets him at a family get-together, she hears her own heart pounding. She never expected him to fall for her without even needing to be coaxed. The first time He Sheng sees someone so innocent, soft, and sweet, every part of her is exactly what he’s looking for. All 52Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Cannon-Fodder Educated Youth Gets a Whirlwind Marriage 穿进年代文：炮灰知青闪婚了 A Leaf with a Stem带梗的叶子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Wen Rourou transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s as a beautiful, delicate-looking educated youth sent to the countryside. As soon as she arrives, a scumbag starts making disgusting advances and pins her down. Just as her life hangs in the balance, someone rescues her. Looking at the rugged man before her, tall and strong with long legs and eight-pack abs, Wen Rourou feels her heart pound. Life in the countryside is poor and difficult. Wen Rourou just wants to get by, but soon discovers that 595Reads6.7Score—Shelves
39. 339 糙 The Rugged Guy Can't Handle Flirting 糙汉他不经撩 Lost in Wine失酒Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Rugged Mechanic • Smitten Comic Artist] Rugged Guy & Sweetheart The landlord's daughter came back, and that very night, drunk, she knocked on Chen Mo's door. Paying her rent would have been bad enough, but before leaving, she even yanked off his underwear. How could he let that go? Chen Mo gritted his teeth and swallowed the humiliation, determined to get even. He never expected the girl to be so irresistible. As a mechanic, he had never seen anyone so beautiful: soft and sweet, tiny, with doe 117Reads8.4Score—Shelves
40. 340 回 After Returning to Town, a Rough-Hewn Man Doted on Me 回到小镇后我被糙汉娇养了 Pomelo Candy Peel柚子糖皮Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Cozy + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Healing + Contemporary Romance] Male Lead: Rugged, handsome, and rough around the edges, but surprisingly attentive. He knows how to win a woman’s heart. Female Lead: Soft, adorable, and as sweet as a little lamb who’s practically delivered herself to his door. Qin Mo: “My wife has practically landed in my lap. If I can’t seize this fate, I’d be letting the heavens down.” No time to waste. First things first, I’m taking my wife home. Then I’ll spoil her 643Reads7.4Score—Shelves
41. 341 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    🌸What do you do when your best friend and you are transported into a period novel, and you're even cast as the villainous female supporting characters?! Since there's no going back, you might as well make the best of it. First, cuddle with your husband, admire some handsome men, and experience being tormented by your "wicked" mother-in-law, only to end up cursing her with your best friend! [Smirk]

42. 342 玩 Things Got Out of Hand: The Seventies Educated Youth Bewitched the Toughest, Roughest Man 玩大了：七零知青迷倒最猛野糙汉 Jing Zhan京盏Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period setting, space, medical skills, devoted husband, mutual first love, getting rich] The original owner was killed by her scumbag father and stepmother. Gu Qiuyu used her own abilities to transmigrate into the body of this unlucky woman. With her intelligence and strength, she adapts to every situation, takes down scoundrels and catches criminals, builds a fortune, and turns her life around against all odds. She has good friends to chat with, bounce their legs, and rub their feet together. 1.2kReads9.2Score212Shelves

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    This story combines elements of historical fiction, a space-themed plot, medical skills, a doting husband, and sweet romance. The female protagonist, Gu Qiuyu, transmigrates into the body of the original owner of a body murdered by her scumbag father and stepmother. Using her intelligence and strength, she rises to power, overthrowing her enemies and achieving wealth, all while enjoying the added advantages of medical skills and a spatial ability. The story offers a highly satisfying and fulfilling experience of building her career. It also includes elements of farming and friendship. The female protagonist is not a saint; she is decisive and ruthless, and her revenge is merciless. Readers who enjoy this type of character will find it very enjoyable!

43. 343 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    ✨✨The female lead had a stomachache (appendicitis), and the male lead was taking her to the hospital when a neighbor stopped them, saying that a comrade's widow was about to give birth. The male lead decisively abandoned the female lead, saying, "Wait here for me, I'll be right back." He quickly ran up to the nearby apartment building, and after a flurry of activity, returned carrying a heavily pregnant woman. Throughout the entire ordeal, he didn't glance at his fiancée, who sat on a bench, her face deathly pale. The hurried footsteps faded into the distance, and finally, the figure disappeared from Xiao Qingru's sight. Xiao Qingru had lost count of how many times Jiang Chuan had abandoned her for Du Wanqiu. Sweat poured down her forehead, and Xiao Qingru struggled to her feet. She took only a few steps before collapsing, crashing into a cleared snowdrift. So cold. So painful. This time, she didn't want Jiang Chuan anymore.

44. 344 七 The 1970s: She May Be Silly and Spoiled, but She’s Truly Beautiful! 七零作精她虽愚蠢，却实在美丽！ Stinky Greens臭菜菜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Period setting + married first, love later + raising a child + sweet everyday romance + rugged alpha male X delicate beauty, with a contrast in skin tone and physique] Si Yao has a strange dream. She dreams that she gets into university, quickly divorces Liang Jinsheng, the rugged country man, and happily takes her daughter back to the city. After returning home, her stepsister pushes her down the stairs, leaving her in a vegetative state. Her stepsister also steals her admission letter and tak 5.5kReads8.0Score222Shelves
45. 345 刚 What Should I Do? The Rough Villain Set His Sights on Me as Soon as I Arrived in the Countryside 刚下乡就被糙汉反派盯上了怎么办 Bianbian Is Ready to Take Flight边边要起飞Modern Romance584k WordsOngoing [Reborn delicate little fairy vs. vicious, violent villain] [Content warning: Written on a whim; the rural setting in the first few chapters has not been thoroughly researched!] Male lead's perspective: That day, beneath the blazing sun, Jiang Zhiye spotted a little celestial beauty. She had fair skin, exquisite features, and a gentle nature. He fell for her at first sight. Later, on a damp, rainy day, Li Chunsheng saw a little celestial beauty. She lowered her head and said nothing, not even 75Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is absolutely amazing to the female lead [laughing and crying emoji]

46. 346 重 The Reborn Prosperity-Bringing Bride: A Sweet Second Life for a Returned Educated Youth 重生旺家媳：重生知青有点甜 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted Period setting, reborn, doting romance, sweet romance, building a fortune, rough-edged man and educated city girl After hearing the truth, she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been! Her husband died by suicide, her child drowned, and her family was destroyed. She opened her eyes and was reborn in 1980! The System activated, and she gained a pocket dimension. She rushed back to the countryside that very night! Weeping, she cried, "I'll never leave you again!" In this life, she'll che 1.9kReads—Score119Shelves

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    Check out this one. The female lead is reborn, doting on her husband and raising children. Both are virgins in both lives, and there are no messy female supporting characters.

47. 347 嫁 The First Day of My Marriage to a Rugged Man, My Sweet Young Educated Wife Can't Stop Crying 嫁给糙汉第一天，娇媚知青哭唧唧 Wen Xiaoqi温小柒Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted Jiang Ran is a proper rich heiress, but in the blink of an eye, she transmigrates into a period novel as the villainous supporting character, and even gets herself a rugged husband for free. In the original story, she makes Song Qinian’s life miserable at every turn, eventually divorces him, and dies of depression. Jiang Ran swears she’ll rewrite that tragic ending and treat Song Qinian as well as she possibly can. After gaining a pocket dimension as her golden finger, she sets out to make a for 58Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A novel that perfectly fits the requirements 🌺🌺 The female protagonist transmigrates into a 1970s novel and becomes the male protagonist's cannon fodder ex-wife. The original owner of this body already had someone she liked, didn't like the male protagonist, but still wanted to marry him. The male protagonist is a rough and tough guy who really likes the female protagonist and has nothing but eyes for her.

48. 348 退 The Sweet Little Wife of a Demobilized Soldier 退伍糙汉的娇软小媳妇 Little Landlord from the Countryside农村小地主Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted “That dark, burly man isn't just huge, he's got a bad temper too. He's like a wild bull, terrifying to look at. He clearly doesn't seem like the type to treat his wife well.” Su Yingying nestles in her mother Li Qiuxiang's arms, complaining bitterly about the man she was betrothed to as a child. “We already pawned that jade pendant to pay your school fees. How are we supposed to repay it when the Han family comes asking?” “That's easy. The Han family wants a daughter-in-law, right? Just push tha 19Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 349 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    Both are good, and both the male and female leads have mouths (meaning they can speak), so I didn't find any problems with them! The second book has really cunning male and female leads, making it a super satisfying read!!

50. 350 貌 The Beautiful Young Educated Woman Smiled Sweetly, and the Rugged Man Lost His Cool 貌美知青娇滴滴一笑，糙汉急了 Chinese Cabbage Is the Cutest大白菜最可爱Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + educated youth + farming + System + sweet romance] The moment Lin Shuyan opens her eyes, she finds herself transmigrated into a book, into the hungry and threadbare 1970s. She’s a cannon-fodder character with nothing going for her but beauty and money! “Educated Youth Lin, you need to weed today!” “I can weed! How hard can it be?” It doesn’t take long for her to get hit with a reality check. This is really hard! Luckily, a strong, rugged man steps in to help her with the wo 2.3kReads8.9Score161Shelves

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    💝💝Rough-and-tumble stories set in the 1970s! 💥The first book tells the daily life of a beautiful, pampered young lady and her strong, rugged husband, a devoted and loyal husband. 💥The second book tells the story of a woman who transmigrates to the 1970s, marries a rough-and-tumble country man, obtains a system shop, and enjoys a life of blissful romance. 💥The third book tells the story of a woman who transmigrates to the 1970s with a spatial ability, spends her wedding night with a rough-and-tumble man, and strives to live a happy life in an era of poverty.

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