Can't Period Dramas Have Refined Male Leads? I'm Tired of Rugged Men 年代文里就不能有斯文的男主吗？糙汉看腻了，

1. 201 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves

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   ✅The male lead is a kept man, even his father is ashamed of him. ✅The male lead goes crazy with the female lead, and being crazy for a while is fun, and being crazy all the time is even more fun.

2. 202 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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   The female lead is a rich second-generation heiress whose parents seized an opportunity to get rich. The male lead comes from a military and political family. The two are childhood sweethearts and the story is super good! The male lead is not aloof and has been peeling shrimp for the female lead since they were little.

3. 203 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 11.7kReads7.6Score713Shelves

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   A refined yet rugged man in a period drama. Wow, this charmingly roguish male lead is so domineering! He falls in love with the female lead at first sight and forces himself to marry her, and seeing her is like an old house catching fire. So good, so addictive!

4. 204 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 13.8kReads9.0Score796Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates and wakes up at her wedding. Luckily, the original owner of this body had already passed the exam for a job in the supply and marketing cooperative, and went to work the day after the wedding. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The villagers laugh at the male protagonist for being a kept man, but as the youngest son of the village head, he's beaming with pride. Whenever his father sees his son "making a living" off his wife, he gets furious but can't do anything about it. [Cool][Cool][Cool] Little do they know, the male protagonist has exceptional business acumen and earns a considerable income on the side. [Eating melon][Eating melon][Eating melon]

5. 205 八 In the 1980s, the Capital’s Elite Praised My Tiny Waist 八零年代，被京圈大佬夸腰软 Nan Beiyu南北羽Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Devoted to Each Other + All-Round Academic Prodigy + Cunning Powerhouse] By a twist of fate, Song Qingqing discovers that she is merely a tool for other people to live better lives. Her so-called mother and stepfather used her biological father to secure a job at a state-owned enterprise. They got a company apartment and promotions, and even receive money from the capital every month, living more comfortably than anyone else at the factory. Their own children eat well and 463Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   A historical romance novel where both the male and female leads are academic high-achievers.

6. 206 六 The 1960s: I Hugged the Judge's Leg and Coasted to Victory 六零，抱判官大腿躺赢 Qing Mu青 沐Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted Qin Yiting died. Her soul floated in the air, gazing at her family’s shopping mall with unbearable heartache. How had she died? She was only twenty-three, in the prime of her life, and her family had assets worth hundreds of billions waiting for her to inherit. How had she died so unfairly, for no reason at all? Qin Yiting couldn’t accept it. Her soul kept trying to force its way back into her body... The underworld The Judge couldn’t understand why people had to undergo tribulations to build af 3.1kReads8.9Score329Shelves

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   While some rugged men can be handsome, I prefer men who aren't rugged.

7. 207 我 Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h 1.4kReads7.7Score103Shelves

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   So, what do you think of the "green tea" version of the male lead? [Evil laugh][Evil laugh] Recommendation rating: Four stars. I think the only downside is the slow pacing, but otherwise it's perfect.

8. 208 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
9. 209 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fiery Little Demon Has Caught a Big Shot's Eye Again 快穿：魔丸娇气包叒被大佬盯上了 Everlasting Prosperity and Joy长盛乐Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted *Please read the author's note at the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings before you start reading! [She won't be mistreated or suffer hardship] [Period setting + other] [The heroine is the most beautiful] [No fixed couple] [Love at first sight] [Everyone is chaste] Sui Huan is a well-connected girl raised by the System. Other people do their missions by winning favor, following the plot, and saving villains. Sui Huan does her missions by having fun, enjoying life, and being adored by everyone 35kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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   The period dramas in this book are great! [Laughing][laughing]

10. 210 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 46.1kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    I used to really like it; the male lead was a soldier. Most of the period dramas Tao recommended to me were about soldiers, and many of the female leads were 18. Some male leads were around 278cm, but I personally felt they were way too young. 24 Was alright, I guess. I hope the male lead character settings in period dramas can be updated.

11. 211 七 The New Wedding Night in the 1970s: The Soft and Sweet Wife of the Educated Youth 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 8.6kReads9.1Score654Shelves

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    ✨The male lead is refined, but he can be violent when dealing with special matters or people. He is very gentle with the female lead. [Sending heart] He always puts the female lead first, even if it's the child. He will punish the child first. His wife is never wrong!

12. 212 七 The Seventies: My New Husband Is a Powerful Tycoon, and I'm Losing My Nerve 七零之重组家庭丈夫是大佬心慌慌 Deng Lu露灯Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [The rating was only just posted, so it's very low qwq] [No pocket dimension + no going to the countryside + the heroine doesn't go to the black market + everyday family life + 1970s setting + second marriage. The hero is pure in body and mind, and the child isn't his.] Zhang Qiuwan went from a rich family's daughter to the third child, unloved by her parents and nearly starved to death. After waking up, she changed her fate, cut ties with her family, and married a soldier. Who knew her husband 970Reads6.5Score109Shelves

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    The male lead is all talk and no action; he's a dark soul inside. The female lead is a divorcee! She transmigrated at age 5. The content is occasionally good, and there are other transmigrated female supporting characters.

13. 213 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot in the 1970s, with a Devoted Male Lead at Her Door 末世大佬在七零，贤夫男主送上门 Yan Jiuqing颜玖卿Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [1v1 + period setting + sweet romance + 1970s + hero with a leg condition + System] Su Jiujiu was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, where all she knew was killing zombies. She transmigrated into a 1970s romance novel, and the original Su Jiujiu's lovesick nature activated a Lovesick System! She was good at beating people up and killing them. But being lovesick? Her? As if! Let somebody else fall in love instead! “520, you think you can make me lovesick? In your dreams! Either you die, or you make 3.1kReads9.1Score314Shelves

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    Look at this, it'll make your smile harder to suppress than an AK.

14. 214 是 Professor Zhou Was the First to Fall for Me 是周教授先动心 Cheng Jingjing橙京京Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted “The short drama is now available.” After three years of a marriage in name only, Jiang Songchu always thought Zhou Qi'an didn't love her. But only when he risked his life to save her at the brink of death did she understand that beneath his calm exterior was a heart ablaze with sincere devotion. He loved her more than life itself. * Reborn, Jiang Songchu finally sees the light. She decides to stay away from the freeloader and build a good life with Professor Zhou. But this aloof older man is ev 2.4kReads9.0Score191Shelves

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    The male lead is very gentle, a university professor from a wealthy family, who silently watches over the female lead. After being reborn, the female lead realizes her mistake, and the two join hands, ultimately becoming a couple.

15. 215 救 Help! The Big Shot Is Being Harassed by a Spoiled Brat 救命！大佬被作精女碰瓷了 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + self-interest above all + ordinary timespace + no going to the countryside Respect hardship, understand hardship, but don't suffer through it! Lin Ran transmigrated into a period novel as the vicious younger sister of the reborn heroine. Faced with the heroine's overwhelming plot armor, she chose to cling to a powerful patron rather than keep her head down or go completely off the rails. (And this patron wasn't the original heroine.) Oh! A car is comin 9.1kReads8.4Score658Shelves

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    ✨✨Highly recommend the second and third books✨✨✨ The first book features a calm, career-oriented female lead and a gentle, refined male lead. It's a simple yet realistic period drama. The second book is a quick transmigration period novel with a fast-paced, engaging plot that's witty yet nuanced. It's truly excellent; the author is amazing! [Laughing emoji][laughing emoji] Plus, the male leads are diverse: a highly skilled technician, a diplomat sent to the countryside, an arrogant son of a cadre… fulfilling all your fantasies! [Smirking emoji] The third book is a breath of fresh air in the period drama genre. The female lead becomes good friends with the original female lead, eliminating any rivalry. The male lead is refined, and the female lead is attracted to his charisma. The fourth book features a refined-looking but cunning male lead with a sophisticated style.

16. 216 八 The 1980s: You Marry Your White Moonlight, I'll Marry the Fourth Young Master of a Tycoon Family 八零：你娶白月光，我嫁豪门四少 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Modern Romance197k WordsCompleted Shen Yuanxi choked on her milk tea and died. Her soul transmigrated to Pingjiang City in 1987. Her parents ran off, her brother ran off, and her fiance ran off too. Luckily, before the original owner suddenly died, she had secured a job as a university instructor and gotten a marriage certificate with the fourth young master of the wealthy Xie family from Hong Kong. The scumbag He Yuncheng had kissed his white moonlight, Lin Zining, right in front of Shen Yuanxi, and still had the nerve to say, 4.3kReads8.3Score418Shelves

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    This one looks alright; it's not a military marriage, and the male lead is a rich young master.

17. 217 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, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    Wow! [Request for more updates][Request for more updates][Request for more updates][Bump][Bump][Bump] The first book, [Note] The female lead transmigrates into a book and becomes the second child. She worked hard to get a good job, but her family wants her to give it to her eldest sister. The female lead is not satisfied, so she changes jobs and goes to the countryside to become an educated youth. She meets the male and female leads, as well as the weak cannon fodder educated youth in the book. The two of them make a contract to be together for survival, and their lives slowly get better. [Cool] The second book, [Note] It is also in the 1970s. The female lead becomes the No.1 In the working world, with many part-time jobs, resource integration, and a thriving career.

18. 218 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score445Shelves

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    All four are gentle, scientifically-minded male protagonists; 1 and 2 feature delicious food that will make your mouth water; 3 has a system, and both the male and female protagonists are laid-back; 4 has a spatial dimension, and the male protagonist is a top student.

19. 219 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves
20. 220 学 Top Student, Give Me a Hug: My Laid-Back Wife Has a System 学霸抱抱，咸鱼老婆有系统 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [A laid-back, socially anxious Qiao Zhizhi + a gentle, sunny top student, Mu Nanyi + System + food + sweet romance + feel-good wish fulfillment] At 25, Qiao Zhizhi was constantly being nagged by her mother to go on blind dates. Then one day, she suddenly got bound to the Laid-Back Comeback System. [Task: A healthy body requires the Host to put in more effort. The Host must run two kilometers every day. Punishment: menstrual cramps.] [Task: Learn martial arts. Reward: Goddess Tea (boosts metaboli 6.5kReads9.4Score771Shelves
21. 221 九 The 1990s: You're Not Their Real Mother, So Why Spoil Them? 九零：又不是亲妈，谁惯着你们？ A Little Over a Meter一米多里Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yun had a bright future ahead of her when she transmigrated back to the 1990s. Her mother-in-law bullied her, coming around every few days to take money from her and give it to her younger brother-in-law’s family. Her good-for-nothing husband sweet-talked money out of her to keep a mistress on the side. Her eldest son spent all day working like a hired hand for his girlfriend’s family, but acted like a lord at home, never lifting a finger even when an oil bottle fell over. Her lovesick seco 7kReads9.1Score860Shelves
22. 222 穿 Reborn as the Male Lead's Wicked Ex-Wife, She Chooses to Lie Flat 穿成男主的恶毒前妻，她选择躺平 Orderless and Unharmed无序无恙Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing [Alternate 1970s setting + transmigrate into a book] When Sang Huai woke up and saw the handsome man lying beside her, she was completely bewildered. She had actually transmigrated into a book! But it was a book she had never even read. After receiving the original host’s memories, she was even more confused: the original host had drugged the man lying beside her. Sang Huai had no intention of making him take responsibility, but Si Jing took the initiative and offered to marry her. Who wouldn’t 8Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The male lead comes from a very wealthy family, and the female lead gets pregnant in the first few chapters. However, due to some circumstances, she has to go to the countryside. To reinvestigate her family's affairs, the male lead joins the army for a three-year service. Although he remains fair-skinned, he gets a little tanned. After giving birth, the female lead goes to join her husband in the army.

23. 223 下 Don't Panic About Being Sent to an Island! This Little Cannon Fodder Has a Water-Avoiding Space 下放海岛别慌！小炮灰有避水空间 Lu Xiyue鹿溪月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [1960s, capitalist heiress, sent to an island, water-avoidance space, clearing out the family estate, two transmigrated women, marries a capitalist husband] Ruan Zhi transmigrated into a book. She became a capitalist heiress in a period novel, a sickly cannon-fodder supporting character, no less. The heroine, her older sister, stole her golden finger. After she was sent away, a local thug ruined her, and she was ultimately tormented to death. Knowing the plot, she wasn't worried. The 14.6kReads7.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The male lead is a capitalist's son, calm, composed, and aloof! It's already a million-word completed story, so you can jump in without worry!

24. 224 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    A refined and cultured male protagonist.

25. 225 乖 Be Good! We Can Date, but Don't Tell Anyone 乖！处对象可以，别往外说 Hippo Gua Gua河马瓜瓜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, historical era, feel-good story, getting rich, sweet romance] The moment she opened her eyes, modern office worker Jiang Xiaosui had become a notorious woman expelled from a workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’ college in the 1970s. To make matters worse, she realized she had transmigrated into a rebirth novel, becoming the miserable contrast character whose suffering highlighted the heroine’s happy life. According to the plot, her grandfather would lose his position as t 21.7kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves

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    This is a very good period novel. The female lead is very capable and has already shone brightly before the reform and opening up. She is not a saint; she is excellent and focused on her career. The male lead is a secretary, a handsome and refined type.

26. 226 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 20.2kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
27. 227 年 Period: A Battle for Husbands Among the Children of High-Ranking Officials 年代：高干子弟夺夫大战 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period novel + 1990s]+ [Family life]+ [No golden finger + native-born protagonist] Lin Daoxi was deliberately abandoned at birth, and her cousin Gao Qing took her place as the biological daughter of the family. With everything going wrong from the start, Lin Daoxi was penniless, plain-looking, and dealt a terrible hand. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother had broken the law, her younger brother was timid, and she had dropped out of school. When Lin Daoxi announced she was going to R 10.6kReads8.9Score976Shelves

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    All of them 1/3/4/5 can be considered intellectually oriented. My favorite is the male lead in "The Unfavored Second Son in a Historical Novel"—he's very good at loving and guiding his partner! 2 Is an ensemble piece about childhood sweethearts.

28. 228 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 14.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
29. 229 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Screen Queen Knows How to Flirt, Charm, and Play Cute 年代快穿：影后她会撩会哄会撒娇 Mushroom Pan-Fried Bun蘑菇生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Women's fiction: [Period] [Quick Transmigration] [Devoted husband] [Rugged man] [Military officer] After a car accident, movie queen Song Lili transmigrates through three thousand worlds, completing missions to fulfill people's wishes in various Period settings and earning points so she can return to the time before the accident. Along the way, she meets the strongest military officer, a rugged veteran, the village chief's son, a cold and formidable soldier, a wealthy young master from the capit 6kReads8.9Score461Shelves

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    Check out this book, it's a quick transmigration story where the protagonist transmigrates into historical novels. It features all sorts of male leads, so there's bound to be one you'll like.

30. 230 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 53.7kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves
31. 231 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 6.8kReads8.7Score529Shelves

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    The first book features Hong Kong's richest man's young, charming husband and his incredibly strong-willed wife; the second book features a refined, older factory manager and his young, charming wife. Both books have suspense elements, and are not simply lighthearted, sweet romance stories. (❁´◡`❁)*✲ﾟ*

32. 232 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 177.3kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves
33. 233 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 6.4kReads8.0Score313Shelves

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34. 234 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.8kReads9.2Score699Shelves
35. 235 带 Back to the Sixties with a Pocket Dimension: The Delicate Educated Youth Wins the Handsome Heartthrob 带空间回六零，娇气知青拿下男神 Peering into Spring窥春Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Completed + transmigrates into a book + sweet romance + devoted husband + top-tier male lead + satisfying wish fulfillment] When Zhou Yi'an transmigrated and learned she was being sent to the countryside, she was thrilled. Knowing her biological father's social connections were a problem, Zhou Yi'an went along with being sent down to the countryside, taking the opportunity to fleece her father and stepmother for a hefty haul. She was sure she would thrive in the countryside. But she never expec 2.8kReads8.9Score161Shelves

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    These three books are good; the male protagonists are all cultured men.

36. 236 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves

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    There's a refined type, but she's just one member of the female lead's harem. This is a story about a sea queen who transmigrates to a period drama set in the 1960s and builds her harem. [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

37. 237 七 The 1970s: I'm a Laid-Back Slacker Who Refuses to Compete 七零之我是咸鱼不内卷 Ziqi Youran子棋悠然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + devoted couple + no personal space] Wen Shu closed her eyes and opened them to find herself the early-death ex-wife of a ruthless villain from the seventies! She'd not only thrown her weight around, taking advantage of her status as the beloved daughter of the team leader, but had also sent him straight to prison with a single accusation... Remembering the gruesome ending in the book, she shuddered. Then she waved her hand and decided to keep her head 9.1kReads8.4Score794Shelves

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    🐰 When Wen Shu opened her eyes again, she found herself transported to the 1970s, becoming the daughter of a brigade leader and the ex-wife of a ruthless villain. Wanting to escape her fate in the book, Wen Shu decided to stay away from the villain and the plot, just to survive. 🐰 Wen Shu planned to divorce him immediately after the college entrance exam and let him go, which should have been a happy ending for everyone. But why was the powerful figure looking at her with increasingly strange eyes…?

38. 238 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 3.7kReads8.7Score286Shelves
39. 239 七 After Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s, She Gets a Happy Ending with the Male Supporting Character Who Was Her White Moonlight 七零之穿书后她和白月光男配HE Chuyuan Jiujiu初元九九Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + 1v1 + devoted couple] Content warning: No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. This is simply the story of an ordinary girl raised on one tutoring class after another in a later era, who transmigrates into a book and dreams of becoming the ultimate couch potato. Zhang Anhua has bad luck whenever she’s near the village hillock. That hillock is the reason she transmigrated into the book. The original owner confessed to a young 12Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a former educated youth sent down from the compound, but he's not a rough guy; he's gentle and steady, and he dotes on the female lead. It's a great show! Their interactions and how they meet are also hilarious. [Laughs]

40. 240 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, and My Mad Scientist Villain Is a Bit Crazy 穿书七零，我家科研反派有点疯 Fat Lan胖子兰Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted They marry first and fall in love later. The male lead is capable, does the housework, and knows how to cherish his partner. The female lead has a mind of her own, is no shrinking violet, and keeps growing. Her best friend wrote a novel with Bai Zhi as its beloved heroine. On the day she finished it, the two of them had a fight, and in a fit of anger, her friend changed Bai Zhi from the heroine into a nasty supporting character. Unexpectedly, Bai Zhi died soon afterward, then found herself insid 1.3kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    The male lead is a college student majoring in physics. He builds a washing machine, assembles a bicycle and an electric fan for the female lead, and even cooks for her. He really dotes on her.

41. 241 穿 Transmigrate into a 1970s Book, and Get Swept into a Flash Marriage While Dreaming of Farming 穿书七零，想种田的我被拉去闪婚 A Head of Lettuce一颗莴苣Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Transmigration into a book + female supporting character + pocket dimension + face-slapping + farming + lighthearted sweet romance + heroine is no pushover After finally graduating, Qin Hua transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel as the female supporting character. Fortunately, she had stocked up on supplies well before transmigrating. Qin Hua had prepared herself for all kinds of hardships, but she hadn’t expected farm work to be so grueling. Just as she finally got used to it, she ended up in 808Reads7.0Score—Shelves
42. 242 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became a Cannon Fodder Side Character from the Start 穿书七零，开局成了炮灰女配 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space, mind reading, military marriage, sweet romance, transmigrate into a book, delicate beauty, mischievous little troublemaker] Feng Jiaojiao dies suddenly after working overtime all night, only to transmigrate into a book and become a supporting character who shares her name in a novel she once read. She remembers that the male lead is An Jianjun and the female lead is Qin Siyu. Feng Jiaojiao, the supporting character, is merely a stepping stone in the heroine’s love life, the male 32.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    This is a period drama; the male lead is a soldier, but he's polite and refined. It's a slow and steady read, good for passing the time.

43. 243 大 A Sucker’s Life in the 1960s 大冤种的六零生活 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted Liu Yun transmigrated into a series of novels by a certain author, and she even ended up as the book's biggest punching bag. No way. Whoever wants to be that unlucky sap can take the job. When she came of age, she found a man and married him, only to discover she had been dragged into the “palace intrigue.” What could she do? Just roll with it. Her mother-in-law was reborn, and her neighbor had transmigrated. Right, all that was missing was a quick transmigration story. Is this world full of hol 6.7kReads8.2Score252Shelves

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    🍒A historical romance novel. The male lead is refined and handsome, a researcher. The female lead is a foodie who falls for his looks. She dresses up and they bump into each other by chance. They get married and then gossip together. [Explore][Explore][Explore]

44. 244 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 20.9kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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    In this first book, the male lead is gentle, and his relationship with the female lead is very sweet. The main plot revolves around the female lead's heartwarming everyday life. In the second book, the male lead is definitely not a rough guy; he's a fortune teller, with a refined and elegant demeanor, and quite handsome.

45. 245 七 70s Military Marriage: The Couple’s a Bit Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47.1kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    This one! The male lead is the son of a high-ranking official and a military officer! The female lead is a master of verbal sparring and has off-the-charts fighting skills! She's got a wildly eccentric personality! If you like watching stories of beating up Japanese soldiers, check this one out!

46. 246 放 Let Go of Me, You Crude Woman! 放开我，你这个粗糙的女人！ A Little Thin Pancake一张小薄饼Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead and Weak Male Lead + Tough Country Girl + Female Dotes on Male + Everyday Family Life + Both Pure, One-on-One Romance] PS: This is a gender-bender story, though strictly speaking it isn't a pure gender-bender novel. After all, both the heroine and the hero are natives of their world. Information was scarce in that era, so the heroine has to figure things out bit by bit. Su Mu was famous across the neighboring villages as a woman who was nothing like a woman, 344Reads8.8Score105Shelves

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    🍄Both of these period novels feature refined, scholarly male protagonists, while the female protagonists are rather rough around the edges. The first book is a slice-of-life story: a strong, country girl versus a sickly scholar. These two initially dislike each other, but are brought together by their families—one to appease her grandmother, the other to find a wife who can support the family. Life isn't as complicated as they imagine; they understand each other, and their simple, ordinary days are quite enjoyable.

47. 247 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 59.8kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    This book, the one with the male protagonist going into politics, is quite good.

48. 248 年 Period: The Barren Beauty Is Held Close by the Cool and Aloof Military Doctor 年代：不孕美人被清冷军医拢在怀 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Family Life + Heartwarming] A new, beautiful woman arrived on a remote corner of the motherland’s territorial waters. As a fashion designer, Su Moyan had studied sketching, pattern making, and garment construction... But on this barren island, there were prawns aplenty and hardly any vegetables. What was she supposed to do? The soldiers were defending the nation’s borders. “Soldiers and civilians are one family,” Su Moyan told Qin Zheng. “We’ll protect you, too.” Later, even th 3.3kReads8.8Score308Shelves

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    The refined military doctor protagonist is here! He's the kind of guy who'll fight tooth and nail for anything he sets his mind to, and once he gets it, he'll respect and cherish it. The writing and plot are also amazing. I'm sharing this with you all.

49. 249 一 I Opened My Eyes in the Moment I Was Abducted, Then Was Cherished in the 1980s 一睁眼穿到被拐时，在八零被娇宠 The CEO Picks Up Trash总裁捡垃圾Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted “I Opened My Eyes and Found Myself on a Kidnapper's Truck, Then Got Spoiled in the 1980s” Sui Yuzhu transmigrated to the 1980s, waking up on a truck full of kidnapped women. She barely escaped a village that was like a den of demons, only to nearly get lost in the deep mountains and forests. She thought she was done for in the wilderness, but then she met a man who seemed to have descended from heaven. He clasped her hands in their moment of desperation, rescued her from the mountains, and took 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is muscular but very refined and gentle.

50. 250 六 In the 1960s, the Obsessive Tycoon Spoiled Me Rotten 六零年代我被病娇大佬宠上天 Gentle Spring Breeze和煦春风Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [The leads dote on each other] [Shared golden finger] [Age gap] He Chunyu never expected to transmigrate after going to sleep. The worst part was that she had transmigrated as an unborn baby, and landed in an era of food and clothing shortages! It could always get worse. What? She was also being forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth? As she bent over and worked hard to earn work points, a sudden shock arrived in a letter from home. It turned out her grandfather had arranged a fian 1.6kReads8.0Score116Shelves

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    [Mutual Pampering Between Male and Female Leads] [Shared Golden Finger] [Age Gap] He Chunyu never expected to transmigrate after just one night's sleep. The worst part was that she was reborn into a time of scarcity! But things couldn't get any worse. What? She was forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Just as she was diligently earning work points, a letter arrived from home: her grandfather had arranged a fiancé for her—her uncle from the Deng family who had raised her! She was stunned. Wasn't that her aunt's fiancé? How did he become her? What? She had to personally pick him up? Ugh! What?! It turned out her uncle had deep feelings for her. Deng Yingnan had a secret for many years: he harbored inappropriate thoughts about the young girl who regarded him as an elder. He never dared to hope to possess her, but unexpectedly, one day his dream came true—she finally became his wife.

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