Era Stories With a Refined, Distinguished Male Lead From a Powerful Beijing Family, Not a Rugged Man 年代文 男主不糙汉 京城大佬 矜贵有气质

1. 51 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 17.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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   This is amazing! 🥰🥰🥰

2. 52 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 63.9kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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   🌿✨In the second little world, the male lead is a high-ranking official from Beijing's elite circles, eight years older than the female lead. The female lead is very lazy, refusing to work in the countryside or farm, and certainly not knowing how to do housework. But after marriage, the older man dotes on her immensely, even worrying that she'll find him too old, and constantly competing with his mother for skincare products [facepalm].

3. 53 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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   I can't believe anyone hasn't seen this! Zhou Yue and Shen Si Nian are awesome! [Sending heart]

4. 54 军 Everyday Life for the Children of a Military Compound 军属大院子女成长日常 Mo Buqing墨不清Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Until she was five, Jiang Youcheng lived in the countryside with her mother, grandmother, and younger brother, carefree and happy. Then, in the early summer of 1987, Jiang Youcheng's father came home... 3.3kReads8.8Score235Shelves

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   Some of the male leads aren't from the capital, but they're all very capable, and the female leads love them deeply—and the female leads are certainly worthy of their affections.

5. 55 卿 Dearest Beloved: An 1980s Record of a Senior Official's Devotion to His Wife 卿卿如晤：八零高官宠妻录 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted “Mom, these are the peach cakes Yanyan likes best. Keep an eye on her, though. Don’t let her eat too many, or she won’t have room for dinner.” “Dad, if Yanyan can’t get up in the morning, let her sleep a little longer. Don’t shout at her. It could make her nervous.” At their wits’ end, Shao’s parents asked, “Is she my daughter or yours?” On his first business trip after marrying her, Bai Shuyu was so worried about his wife, Shao Yin, that he sent her back to her parents’ home and asked his mothe 6.3kReads7.0Score519Shelves
6. 56 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 49.9kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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   That's definitely the one! [Admiration] contains various types of period dramas set in small worlds, all featuring male protagonists who fall in love at first sight with the female protagonists. They're love-struck and know how to win her over. And the male protagonists aren't rough and tumble; they're all gentle, refined, and cultured. [Kiss]

7. 57 被 After Being Set Up, the Stern Soldier Dotes on His Little Rose 被算计后，黑脸硬汉娇养小玫瑰 Chen Wan Yi11陈万一11Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [1970s + Strict Husband + Doting Romance + Everyday Family Life + Sweet Wife Story + Possessiveness + Complete] After Xu Zhanfang marries, all she wants is a good life. So she has to put on an act, be sweet and gentle, get her hands on money, and keep her words sugary. She praises him, coaxes him, makes use of him, and spends his money. - Li Yingtai takes a wife. Day one: I can't stand her! Day two: She's so pitiful. Maybe I'll make her something to eat! Day three: She actually called me big bro 6.6kReads7.7Score546Shelves
8. 58 前 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚，被禁欲军官亲哭了 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 55.4kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves

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   A tough, ruthless military officer from Beijing, a smart, beautiful, and wealthy college student—they were a prominent family in that era, both highly successful and academically gifted. However, their great-grandfathers had secretly arranged their engagement and submitted a marriage certificate. After graduating from university, he intended to divorce his wife, but unexpectedly, they developed feelings for each other.

9. 59 七 A Delicate Beauty of the 1970s Has the Cold-Faced Officer Wrapped Around Her Finger 七零娇气美人，冷面军官被拿捏 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After graduating from high school, Ye Jinli, who had no job, had to choose between going to the countryside and getting married. Ye Jinli: There’s no way I’m going to the countryside. She couldn’t take that kind of hardship, so her only option was to marry well. But the cadre her neighbor introduced her to was snatched up by her stepsister before their blind date. Fine, let her have him. He was divorced anyway, and Ye Jinli wasn’t interested in him. Then she met a handsome military officer with 12.6kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves

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   The female protagonist is about to graduate high school and can't find a job. To avoid being sent to the countryside, she resorts to arranged marriages. Unexpectedly, the eligible bachelor introduced by her neighbor is snatched away by her scheming stepsister. Fine, she doesn't want to be a stepmother anyway. On another arranged marriage, she bumps into the male protagonist, who has been tricked into going on a date with other women. One is lustful and greedy, the other has been plotting for a long time; they hit it off immediately and get married soon after. (The male protagonist and the female protagonist's brother are comrades-in-arms; he had seen her picture before and had a long-standing crush on her.)

10. 60 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, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves

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    🍅➡️The first book is about a transmigrated educated youth sent to the countryside. To avoid being schemed against by the people at the educated youth settlement, Lu Xia arranges a fake marriage with a like-minded male educated youth. She moves out of the settlement, but unexpectedly, the male lead's family is incredibly supportive. They send packages and money; the male lead is quite shrewd. 🍅The second and third books are about university students in that era. She meets the male lead at university; he's also very cultured, and they participate in research together. The female leads all have cheat codes—not too amazing, though!👏👏

11. 61 大 A Sleeping Beauty Arrives at the Compound 大院来了个睡美人 Zai Zhi再吱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Chu family is facing relocation to the countryside. Worried about his granddaughter, the old man packed her off overnight to stay with an old comrade-in-arms, shamelessly bringing up the marriage promise they had made as a joke years ago. The Huo family got the news. Well, if she’s coming, she’s coming. But why were they making her out to be some peerless beauty, blessed with the power to bring prosperity to her husband and his family, and perfectly suited to domestic life? Anyone with ideas 3.6kReads6.5Score406Shelves
12. 62 重 Back to the Sixties: I’m Invincible with Taobao 重回六零：我带着淘宝无敌了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Yusheng wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated to 1961, luckily bringing along an interstellar space-time Taobao trading System. She had hoped to reach the pinnacle of life, but discovers that the 1960s have already been transmigrated into so many times that they're full of holes. So Zhao Yusheng decides to keep her head down and stay cautious all the way, never expecting that by playing it safe, she would become a winner in life. 9kReads9.0Score712Shelves
13. 63 被 Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon 3.9kReads8.0Score300Shelves

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    These two novels feature fresh plots, set in military and political families, and remarkably self-serving characters. The female lead is aloof yet charming, while the male lead is noble and gentle, often blushing at her advances. There are no awful characters, and no philanthropy involved. The female lead is incredibly capable, quick-witted, and constantly pulling off outrageous moves; she's a weapons research expert and an agricultural builder.

14. 64 穿 I Transmigrate to the Seventies, and My Cousin Wants to Steal My College Spot 穿越七零，堂姐要顶替我上大学 Xiang Chen香臣Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted Space + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + top student Su Cheng is an office worker whose dream is to own a home before she turns thirty. She never expected to wake up and find that she had swapped souls with a woman named Su Cheng from the 1970s, becoming one of the first university students admitted after the college entrance exams were reinstated. What a bargain! But the original owner’s uncle locks her in a woodshed, hoping to send his own daughter to university in her place. That 1.5kReads8.6Score107Shelves
15. 65 军 The Young General’s Sassy Instructor Teases the Enemy Agents Until They’re in Tears 军少娇痞教官戏耍敌特颤泪三行啊 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history 1960s + strong leads facing off + hilarious face-slapping wish fulfillment + bickering couple + farming during famine + getting rich through research] Rebellious, cocky, and charming instructor VS calm, cool, and calculating young master from the capital In her previous life, Nan Fengyun was known as Phantom, the world's strongest international assassin. But her arrogance got the better of her, and she was killed when her target ambushed her during a mission. Then she was rebo 781Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 被 Killed by the Villain, I Was Reborn in the 1970s and Married His Brother 被反派害死，重生七零嫁反派他哥 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Two strong leads + period setting + sweet romance + pocket dimension) In their previous lives, they had clearly loved each other, but because of their ages and circumstances, they kept their feelings locked in their hearts and missed their chance for a lifetime. When Mu Li woke up again, she discovered that her soul had traveled back to the 1970s, to the time when he was young. In this life, she absolutely would not let them miss each other again. She worked hard at her studies, got into a univ 4.4kReads9.3Score644Shelves

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    I can't believe anyone hasn't seen this! Han Lie and Mu Li are amazing! [Sending heart]

17. 67 八 The 1980s: He Accidentally Marries a Lovely Country Girl, and the Factory Director Panics 八零:误娶乡下小娇妻，厂长慌了 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted An older man is set up by his adopted son and ends up marrying a young woman from the countryside? Shen Ting knew he was getting on in years. He was already in his thirties. Still, at least he was the head of a major factory, with a house and plenty of money. Now that he’d brought home a sweet young wife, what could he do? He was an older man, so he’d just have to spoil her a little more. 12.9kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves

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    This is the first book, and it's super good! 😆 The male lead is a powerful figure in Beijing, a refined and elegant professor and senior engineer. He wants to marry the female lead after their first blind date. The female lead is a country girl who just needs to cook good meals, take good care of the children, and spend her free time visiting her elders to show filial piety. She casually receives pocket money, imported cosmetics, new clothes, and new jewelry—living a carefree and idyllic life at such a young age!

18. 68 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sterile Male Lead, Please Wait 快穿之绝嗣男主请稍等 VenusCJ金星CJAncient Romance475k WordsOngoing A fragment of the Child-Giving Goddess’s soul has developed a problem. The goddess herself is supposed to love children, but this fragment is committed to a child-free life, making it impossible for her to return to the goddess’s main body. Worried, the goddess sends a little System to help the fragment learn to love having children. The System takes the heroine on a journey of “winning her over.” 366Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    In the sixth world, none of the male protagonists are roughnecks; they all come from wealthy families, and all four of them are in love with the female protagonist and are her boyfriends.

19. 69 斯 My Polite, Disabled Husband Is Actually a Sick, Obsessive Tyrant 斯文残夫其实是个病娇偏执狂 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Meng Ruoxi transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character who abuses the disabled villain, abandons her husband, and leaves her children behind. But she doesn't know she's transmigrated into a book, and she has no memories of the story. A month after being sent to the countryside, she marries the disabled villain, Shi Yanjin, so she can live comfortably. Four years later, the college entrance exam is reinstated, and she uses it as her ticket back to the city, abandon 13.1kReads7.2Score459Shelves

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    ✨After the female lead was sent to the countryside, she married the village chief's handsome but disabled son to escape farm work. She bore him three children, but abandoned the male lead after the college entrance examination was reinstated. Little did she know that the male lead's true identity was...

20. 70 年 Period: My Wardrobe Leads to 70 年代：我的衣柜通70 Jiang Lili Ya姜梨梨呀Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + spirit spring + stockpiling + cultivation + strong female lead] Modern-day overworked wage slave Jiang Peiyao goes back to her hometown for the weekend to clean up the old family house. In the basement, she finds a vintage wardrobe and plans to clean it out and move it to her room for storing clothes. The moment she opens it, a mysterious force sucks her inside. When she opens her eyes again, she has transmigrated to a parallel world in the early 1970s... Wha 11.2kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    Highly recommended! Although the male lead isn't a big shot in Beijing's elite circles, he's the ruler of a small world!

21. 71 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a period drama that isn't exaggerated [facepalm]. I can't read it secretly while sleeping, I'm afraid you'll end up like me, holding it in until you get internal injuries. The jokes are so funny, I could rewatch them countless times and they still feel fresh. I love it so much!!!

22. 72 七 The 1970s' Adored Couch Potato: She Really Isn't Bragging! 七零娇宠咸鱼之她真没在凡尔赛！ Cheerful, Sunny, Lucky Goose开朗阳光幸运鹅Modern Romance773k WordsOngoing *A lazy, well-fed cutie vs. a secretary who acts abstinent in public but is a devoted pervert in private, with a fatherly streak [Powerful man lowers his head + age gap + love at first sight + sweet and satisfying] [The heroine is a native with a refined, self-serving streak and a strong sense that she deserves the best. She won’t lose weight, move to the countryside, or go to the black market.] Baozhu, a precious little treasure. Everyone who sees Xue Baozhu can’t help but marvel at how lucky 10.6kReads7.1Score593Shelves

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    🔥The male lead is a third-generation member of Beijing's elite elite, pursuing a career in high-ranking politics. In the first book, the male lead is love-struck but rough around the edges, yet possesses a refined air and a cunning nature, completely captivating the female lead. In the second book, the female lead actively seduces him, and the male lead falls for her within a few chapters, experiencing love at first sight.💘

23. 73 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 109.3kReads9.2Score14.2kShelves

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    This is a period drama, no exaggeration 🤦. Don't read it secretly while sleeping, I'm afraid you'll end up like me, bursting with internal injuries from holding it in. The jokes are so funny, I could rewatch them countless times and they never get old. I love it so much!!!

24. 74 八 Shanghai in the 1980s: Captain Yan’s Wife Ran Off with the Kids 八零沪市，闫队家的媳妇带娃跑了 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: She Rises to the Wind in the Eighties An Eighties beauty flees while pregnant, and the military man loses his cool [Shanghai in the Eighties + marriage before love + chasing his wife and face-slapping + sweet everyday romance] Willowy, graceful dancer beauty X sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, jealous man Xu Si transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress who was switched at birth with the Xie family's daughter. On her very first day, she moved out of the Western-style mansion 7kReads8.8Score713Shelves

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    Recommended! It's quite good.

25. 75 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 106.2kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn, and so is her younger sister. In their previous life, because Jiang Xianli saved Madam Xie from drowning, Madam Xie sent someone to her house to arrange a marriage, wanting Jiang Xianli to be her fourth daughter-in-law. The Xie family was a well-known wealthy merchant family in Haiping City, while the Jiang family was just an ordinary dual-income family with five children to support. Logically speaking, this marriage was something the Jiang family couldn't find even with a lantern. However, Xie Jingcheng, the fourth son of the Xie family, was a notorious playboy who indulged in eating, drinking, playing, fighting, and had so many women he could have a harem.

26. 76 穿 After Becoming the Military Officer Hero’s First Love, I Faked My Death and Disappeared 穿成军官男主的初恋后，我死遁了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted 1980s + military marriage + personal space + supplies + adorable baby + reunion after years apart + the male lead is head over heels After Zhao Yunsheng died unexpectedly, she transmigrated into a book and became the first love of the male lead, Pei Hechuan. She followed the original story and did her best to play her role, staying by his side through his hardest times and dying in the year he loved her most. After completing the plot and faking her death, Zhao Yunsheng bowed out in triumph, onl 4kReads7.7Score173Shelves

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    The male lead is a noble young master from the capital. The female lead initially stays away from him to complete her mission and survive in this world. They reunite later. It's a very good story.

27. 77 七 The 1970s: The Proud Beauty Is Cherished by the Amnesiac Commander 七零：骄矜美人被失忆团长入骨宠 Xi Zhuochen希濯尘Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Proud, dazzling beauty × cool-headed, self-possessed handsome regiment commander #PeriodSetting #HighMaintenanceHeroine #FaceSlapping #TakingDownScumbags #SchemingHeroine #BothAreEachOther'sFirst Before losing his memory, he was the youngest regiment commander in the military district and the grandson of Commander Xie. After losing his memory, he became “Asheng,” the man she ordered around at will, and he was more than happy to oblige. Wen Yan was the most high-maintenance village beauty for mil 2.6kReads—Score203Shelves

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    The title alone is enough to hook you! This isn't your average amnesia story, it's amazing! [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

28. 78 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    🌈The male lead in this period drama is not a rough man, but rather a refined and elegant figure, a big shot in the Beijing entertainment circle. ①The third male lead is the mayor, 8 years older than the female lead, and falls in love with her at first sight💘. His intellectual and sexual attraction is super appealing. "I will be loyal to you as I am to the country." ②The female lead is a delicate and beautiful woman, seemingly weak but actually cunning. The male lead is the director of the Finance Bureau. The old house catches fire.

29. 79 重 Reborn in the Nineties, Spoiled by a Cold and Domineering Officer 重生九零后被高冷军官霸道宠 Ru Zhu Sibo如珠姒宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Cheng Yao woke up to find herself back in 1998. In her previous life, her parents were murdered. Her uncle and aunt sold her to Myanmar, where she lost her left kidney and a finger, and eventually became a farm owner’s slave. Until the day she died, Cheng Yao never knew she was the real daughter of a prominent family, switched at birth. Her uncle and aunt sold her off just to eliminate a threat to their biological daughter. Reborn, Cheng Yao would be timid no longer. She rolled up her sleeves an 45.8kReads9.3Score6kShelves

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    A work from a bygone era, not rough and unrefined.

30. 80 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The male lead is a pilot from a prominent family in Beijing, while the female lead is an only child. After seeing a photo the female lead sent to her brother, the male lead falls in love with her at first sight and immediately goes home with her brother to meet her.

31. 81 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Became Beijing’s Sweetheart 穿越七零，我成了京城大佬甜心糖 Blueberry Coconut Star蓝莓椰星Modern Romance272k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + Period Setting + Face-Slapping + Love at First Sight + Melodrama + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Romance] When she opens her eyes, Shen Zhuzhu discovers she has transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s or 1980s, where she has become a disposable stepping stone on the heroine Su Enyan’s path to success. Relying on her spiritual spring space, Su Enyan takes supplies earned through other people’s hard work and stashes them in her own space. She even schemes to make it loo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author's writing style is decent and easy to read. The dialogue between the female lead and the system sometimes makes me laugh. It leans towards a heartwarming tone, especially after the male and female leads get married. The plot feels like opening a blind box; at first, I thought the female supporting character was going to get a good beating, but after a few slaps, it stopped, a few heartwarming chapters were written, then it started beating her again, then heartwarming again, then beating her again. I kept guessing the plot, but I was never right. Those who like a slow-paced, leisurely reading style might enjoy this.

32. 82 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 45.8kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    🌷The male lead is a high-ranking officer with real power, and the female lead is very intelligent and has high emotional intelligence. The male lead thought she was very beautiful the moment he saw her; he's a handsome man with striking features. 🌷She went to join her husband at the military base. They were childhood sweethearts; the male lead watched her grow up, and protecting and caring for her has become an instinctive habit.

33. 83 七 The Cannon Fodder of the 1970s Moves to the Capital and Marries a Stoic Tycoon 七零炮灰进京，改嫁禁欲系大佬 Drizzle Nourishes the River丝雨润川Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + scheming + insatiable + sweet and doting romance + space + combat skills + alternate setting] Sanda champion Lu Jiangyue transmigrated into the top-tier cannon fodder of a 1970s period novel, complete with a supplies space. In the book, the original heroine would use her, she would cling desperately to the original male lead, and she would meet a miserable end. She sneered: Cannon fodder? Whoever wants the role can have it. She was going to be the village boss! First, she’d ste 53.3kReads8.5Score7.5kShelves

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    A period fantasy novel featuring a female protagonist with high martial arts skills and a powerful cheat-like advantage, and a male protagonist who is not a rough and tough guy, set in a prestigious family in Kyoto.

34. 84 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Madman and Madwoman Become Famous Throughout the Decade 重生七零：癫公癫婆爆红全年代 Drizzle Nourishes the River丝雨润川Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn + An absurdly powerful golden finger + A scheming, black-hearted big shot + Face-slapping revenge fantasy + Alternate universe Zhou Mingyue, the underworld's most stubborn holdout, had had enough! She'd spent ninety-nine lifetimes being a good person, only to die before turning twenty-five every single time? Who'd want to go through this lousy cycle of reincarnation? She stormed the Hall of Yama and demanded compensation: a spirit-spring dimension, complete with a trio of powers, superhum 12.8kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
35. 85 八 The Little Auntie Who Practiced Chinese Medicine in the 1980s 八零中医小姑姑 Li Xiaocai黎小财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted High school graduate Li Banxia was preparing to go home and inherit her mother’s traditional Chinese medicine practice when her elder brother and sister-in-law died unexpectedly. From then on, she raised her twin nephew and niece alone and reopened the Zeng Li Chinese Medicine Pharmacy. She gathered herbs, made medicine, studied for exams, practiced medicine, managed the household, and took care of the kids’ school runs… all while hoping her big nephew would come home soon. One day, she rescued 613Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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    A gentle, down-to-earth, and loving family life with no shortcuts or special advantages.

36. 86 下 Drugged and Forced to Sell Myself? I Turn Around and Throw Myself at a Tough Army Officer 下药强卖？我转身扑倒硬汉军官 Ice Soul Divine Needle冰魄神针Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, so it’ll go up. [Military marriage | wild imagination | badass woman transmigrates | everyone’s favorite | takes down the rotten lot] Lin Jingwan, a woman from the apocalypse, has transmigrated! Her father just died, her mother is a murderer, and this timid, lonely, miserable woman is being bullied by a bald thug! She kicks her “newlywed husband” unconscious, escapes, then accidentally barges into someone else’s bridal chamber? Should she take her place? Would that work 12.5kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves

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    In the 1970s, the male protagonist was a regimental commander, not a rough man, and his whole family were capable people.

37. 87 天 Cursed with a Lonely Fate, the Hard-Headed Officer Insists on Marrying Me 天命孤煞，命硬军官非要娶我 Ice Soul Divine Needle冰魄神针Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1970s + Cathartic Revenge + Everyone's Favorite + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Multiple Children] When Lin Yinyin opens her eyes, she finds herself in the body of a pitiful girl whose entire family is dead. Her father died young, her mother passed away from illness, and her stepfather and stepmother are still abusing her! Put up with it? Not a chance! She makes her stepmother take her place in a marriage to fill a vacancy, and sends her stepbrother to keep a widow warm i 12.6kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
38. 88 睁 I Opened My Eyes in the 1970s and Followed a Down-and-Out Big Shot to the Countryside to Enjoy Life 睁眼七零，追着落魄大佬下乡享福 Three Milk Candies三颗牛奶糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional military marriage + super sweet, devoted romance + everyday family life + face-slapping the scum + space for raising kids] Sheng Jinhe is fair-skinned and gorgeous, with a captivating charm. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself as the male lead’s doomed former fiancée in a period novel. She gave the heroine her job and her golden finger, and in the end even drowned and lost her life to bring the male and female leads together. Sheng Jinhe stares at the sky in speechless di 17.5kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration] Sheng Jinhe transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's cannon fodder fiancée, a link in the main couple's relationship. The female lead was unemployed, so she offered her hers; the female lead lacked any special abilities, so she eagerly provided them; the male and female leads fell for each other, so she actively planned to make them happy…

39. 89 古 An Ancient Concubine Transmigrates to the 1970s 古代姨娘穿越70年代 Hubbly-Bubbly Lover嘟噜噜情人Modern Romance534k WordsOngoing Qin Wanqing sat propped up on her daybed, covering her mouth as she swallowed the last mouthful of black blood. The corners of her lips lifted in the faintest smile. She slowly lay back, clutching the tiny, ordinary safety clasp she had carried since childhood. Blood stained it, and then a flash of white light shone from it. She lay on the cold daybed beneath a canopy embroidered with gilded peonies on winding branches. The Minister had once chosen it for her himself, but now it seemed like a ca 686Reads6.7Score106Shelves

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    The female lead is a wealthy heiress who transmigrates from ancient times to the present, while the male lead comes from a military family—his grandfather, father, and brother are all soldiers! It's a very good read, highly recommended! It's a great new book, and although its rating is low now, it will likely rise later!

40. 90 穿 Transmigrated into a Seventies-Era Trouble-Making Sister-in-Law, She Stirs Up Trouble and Makes Money 穿成七零极品小姑子，她搞事搞钱 Crystal Breeze风来水晶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + one-on-one romance, both leads have no prior relationships] Extra, extra! The military compound in the capital is in an uproar. Word is that the eldest young master of the Fu family, a top soldier, has been won over by a country girl... Su Xiaoman worked all night and died from overwork. Then she transmigrated to the 1970s, a time of food and clothing shortag 52kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves
41. 91 大 A Big Shot in the 1970s: The Aloof Officer Spoils Her Rotten 大佬穿七零，高冷军少宠上天 Yu Yu Yu瑜渔予Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Powerful families + refuses to go to the countryside + skips the college entrance exams + pocket dimension + devoted couple + doting husband + big shots + third-generation military family’s aloof beauty + strong male and female leads + strengthening the military and the nation + exhilarating power fantasy] [Blurb] Su Ling, the God of War of the interstellar age, an invincible being who conquered billions of star systems. In a battle across dimensions, her body was destroyed and her soul transm 2.1kReads7.3Score210Shelves

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    This is a period drama featuring a high-ranking official in the past. The male lead comes from a top-tier family and is a powerful figure, known for his doting on his wife. The female lead is also incredibly pampered in her husband's family. The female lead is strong-willed, and the story features two virgins who mutually spoil each other – a super satisfying read. Highly recommended!

42. 92 前 My Ex-Wife Is Cool as a Chrysanthemum? I Marry an Officer and He Goes Crazy 前夫人淡如菊？我嫁军官他气疯了 Shi Mimi施蜜蜜Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the Period Setting + Both Pure and Devoted + Reborn to Take Revenge and Crush Scumbags + Building Wealth + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, her husband, Chu Yu, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum and cared about nothing in the world. When an accident at work got him suspended pending an investigation, she ran around, gave gifts, and pulled strings. Just as she managed to save his job, Chu Yu coldly told her that groveling and begging people had made him lose face. When her 2.4kReads8.3Score187Shelves

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    ✨✨✨A completed novel set in a historical period, featuring a male protagonist of high status.

43. 93 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.4M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 750.2kReads9.2Score60.2kShelves

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    This is the first time I've read a novel about officialdom. The ancient setting feels so distant, yet the modern world feels so real. Many things are so relatable; I've learned so much. The author's writing is delicate, and the male lead's emotions are so well-developed that they leave much to the imagination! It's excellent. The social dynamics depicted in the story make me reflect on myself. I plan to let my middle school-aged child read it!

44. 94 军 A Military Marriage: The Fake Heiress from the Compound Makes a Stunning Comeback 军婚撩人：大院假千金逆袭白富美 Gu Ci故辞Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Military Compound + Marriage First, Love Later + Fake and Real Heiress + Everyone’s Favorite + No Golden Finger + Face-Slapping and Tearing Down Scumbags Reborn at eighteen, Lu Zhen kicks her scumbag fiancé to the curb, the man who would become a billionaire in her previous life. She quickly swaps identities with the real heiress, then marries the most formidable officer in the compound, a proud, aloof man who keeps everyone at arm’s length. Meng Huaian comes from a good fa 725Reads8.8Score105Shelves
45. 95 搬 Clearing Out the Family Fortune, the Capitalist Heiress Marries a Commander After Joining the Army 搬空祖产，资本家小姐随军嫁首长 Little Circle and Me小圆和我Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted (Complete + Historical Era + Military Marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling Supplies + Capitalist Heiress + Love Grows Over Time + Devoted Husband + Triplets) Chen Shuang transmigrates into a period novel and becomes the most pampered capitalist heiress in Shanghai. In the book, a political storm is on the horizon, and predators lurk all around her. Her uncle's family murders her parents, steals a century's worth of the Chen family's savings, and escapes to Hong Ko 2.5kReads7.3Score226Shelves

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    A historical romance novel; the male lead is a soldier in an island military unit, and his family is from Beijing; the female lead is a capitalist's daughter.

46. 96 换 After a Marriage Swap, I Wed a Commander: My Stunning Bride Wins Big 换亲后嫁他首长，美艳娇妻赢麻了 Autumn of the Clouds云之秋Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Spirited Heroine + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Sweet Romance + Island Setting + Real and Fake Heiresses] A soft, gorgeous real heiress vs. a doting, tough military officer Shen Yening was reborn on the day of her engagement. The fake heiress and her fiancé were caught in bed together, but they turned around and accused her of setting them up. She slapped the scheming woman, kicked the scumbag, and demanded the money she was owed. No one dared stop 7kReads9.0Score1kShelves
47. 97 凝 The Delicate Beauty Stays Alive in the 1980s by Clinging to People 凝脂美人在八零靠贴贴续命 Scrubbing the Persimmon Skin White柿子皮洗白白Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted A spoiled, glamorous ballet fairy VS a brooding, insecure, obsessive tycoon |High-maintenance heroine|beautification System|spiritual spring space|everyone’s darling| Su Ci had been breathtakingly beautiful since childhood, adored by everyone around her. But because of her family’s background, her family fell into decline. She was forced to marry a military officer from a humble background. She thought her husband, Lu Lin, was clueless about romance. She was making a scene, demanding a divorce, 3.4kReads8.6Score357Shelves

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    The original female lead, Lin Xue, had been sowing discord between Su Ci and Lu Lin, waiting to climb over Su Ci's corpse to gain power. However, she didn't expect that Su Ci, who was originally going to get a divorce, would suddenly turn against her. Not only did she tear up the divorce agreement in front of her, but she also clung to Lu Lin. Lu Lin was determined to protect his wife and coldly retorted to her provocations, completely thwarting her plans. Su Ci also took advantage of this counterattack to obtain a skin-whitening pill, which raised her appearance to a new level.

48. 98 年 A Marriage Swap in the Seventies: I Leave My Infertile Scumbag Husband and Have Triplets 年代换亲，甩不孕渣夫后一胎三宝 Jiang Jiuyi江九疑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage swap in the 1980s + marriage first, love later + raising kids + doting on his wife + medicine + building a fortune] Lu Baiwei and her stepsister, Lu Jiaojiao, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Jiaojiao stole her arranged marriage and married He Ting, a young educated man from the capital. She enjoyed a brief spell of glory. Not long afterward, trouble struck He Ting’s family, and the whole family was sent to a state farm. Lu Jiaojiao also had to help He Ting raise his nephe 7.3kReads9.0Score780Shelves
49. 99 穿 Back to the 1960s: The Max-Level Big Shot Gets a Nation-Building Script 穿回六零，满级大佬拿了强国剧本 Yu Qiqi瑜七七Modern Romance628k WordsOngoing [1960s + transmigrate into a book + past and present lives + System + pocket space + contrast-character villainess + strengthening the nation + scientific research + romance] Content warnings: There's a slow-moving romance, some awful characters, and the overall pacing is slow! The setting is partly fictionalized. Don't apply it to real life! On her twentieth birthday, Chu Tang inexplicably gets bound to the Change System 0250. System 250 tells her there's something wrong with her body and she'l 270Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a very refined and elegant male lead. Then the second and third books all feature male leads from Beijing, not roughnecks, but powerful figures from the capital. [Eating melon seeds][licking screen]

50. 100 小 A Little Peach Blossom Sprite Transmigrates to the 1970s: She Flash-Marries a Soldier 小桃花妖穿到七零：闪婚军官了 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted Because Grandma favored the second uncle’s youngest daughter, Su Shu of the Su family in Yuanshan Brigade fell and woke up with someone else inside her. But now that the little peach blossom spirit had arrived, whoever she was before could go back where she came from. This body was hers now. Su Shu had always been in poor health. Her family believed it was because Grandma pushed her over and she didn’t get treatment in time. Her parents and brothers did everything they could to be good to her, g 1kReads8.0Score127Shelves

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    The female lead is a peach blossom fairy from the cultivation world. She first took the exam to become an accountant in the textile city, then joined the army because of her animal voice, and later went to a special team. The male lead is a soldier, and the female lead falls in love with him at first sight. The two get along very sweetly. The female lead later dies to save the whole team, and the male lead also has another identity.

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