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. 251 八 The 1980s: I Had a Flash Marriage with a Hooligan Husband, and He Spoils Me Rotten 八零之闪婚混混老公，被宠麻了 Light Drizzle Feifei微微雨霏Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted (Faithful to each other + devoted husband + everyday life + comedy + marriage before love) (No transmigration or rebirth. The heroine is not a strong-willed type. Read at your own discretion.) The hero is a street punk, while the heroine is the village beauty. To raise enough money for her father’s surgery, Su Nianxue took the initiative and asked Gu Yanbai to marry her. Gu Yanbai was a notorious loafer in all the surrounding villages. Nobody was willing to marry their daughter to him. Then one 8.6kReads8.7Score570Shelves

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   Gu Yanbai, a notorious scoundrel in the surrounding villages, was a man no one wanted to marry their daughter to. Unexpectedly, one day, the prettiest girl from the neighboring village came to his door and said she wanted to marry him. After that, the scoundrel who was rarely home, usually staying for ten days or half a month, started coming home every day. Gu Yanbai: If I don't come back soon, I won't even be able to get in the door! [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

2. 252 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.1kReads9.0Score501Shelves

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   [A master of sharp tongue, a master of cold-faced underwear washing, a heartbroken unrequited lover] X [A heartless, clueless, and wicked woman] [Learned][Learned][Learned] Before confessing his feelings, Song secretly tried to seduce his wife, but Lin Lu seemed blind to it. He even said, "Let's get a divorce. You should pursue your own happiness." Song Chen: "Divorce is fine, but you'll only get the money. My parents and the child will stay with me." Lin Lu: "Those seem to be my parents."

3. 253 我 I Become a Queen in a Period Novel 我在年代文里当女王 Chili Pepper Spirit辣椒精Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted Transmigration [The heroine is somewhat flirtatious] [The heroine has lots of skills] In her previous life, Shen Qingyu was a thirty-something virgin. She went on thirty blind dates but never managed to get married, and died in a truly absurd way. After transmigrating into a period novel, she gets a System. In this backward yet distinctive era, Shen Qingyu is a police officer. What kind of life will she make for herself? Please read the book and find out, thank you… 79Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   📖The "Sea Queen" (a term for a woman who is a player in the male lead's romantic circle) has all sorts of men! Refined scoundrels, cunning schemers, seemingly innocent but actually ruthless individuals, delicate types, madmen, manipulative men, playboys… 📖Sea Queen +1: The female lead's husband falls into the refined category! 📖Not a rough guy: The male lead has a stepmother and a stepfather! He started building his career before the Reform and Opening Up! The female lead is a gold-digging woman who is reborn, repents, and chases after her husband! Adopted child!

4. 254 七 The Real Heiress of the Seventies: After Crushing the Scumbags, I Take My Spatial Farm to the Countryside 七零真千金，虐渣后带空间下乡 When the Bright Moon Shines明月时Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period setting + stockpiling + pocket dimension + tough young intellectual + feel-good story + cute pets] Lin Xiaodou, who has just graduated from veterinary school, strikes it rich overnight. Not only does she inherit a fortune out of nowhere, she also unexpectedly awakens a pocket dimension. Thinking the apocalypse is coming, she goes on a wild shopping spree and stocks up on supplies. Who knew she would transmigrate into a melodramatic period novel about a real heiress and a fake heiress? Th 10.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   ① The male protagonist in the first book is a researcher. ② The male protagonist in the second book is a technician in a machinery factory. ③ The male protagonist in the third edition is a person who has been sent to the countryside, and later also engages in research work. All three male protagonists are of the refined, scholarly type. They are neither rough men nor soldiers.

5. 255 五 The Head of the Household in the 1950s 五零年代当家主妇 Wonder Without End妙无涯Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted Bai Baozhu awoke from a dream in a daze. In it, her children had died or been scattered, none of them had found a happy ending, and the whole family had met a tragic fate. It all began when the family was branded with that fatal class background. Waking with a start, Bai Baozhu trampled her enemies, crushed her foes, and step by step escaped their schemes, making sure her family would never suffer the same tragedy as in her dream. But who could have guessed that the deadbeat husband who never ap 5.9kReads8.7Score408Shelves

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   In this historical fiction, the male protagonist was raised by his grandmother, a woman from a prominent family. After five years away from home, he had risen to the rank of regimental commander in the army, known for his refined and courageous nature. He was a man of exceptional intelligence and resourcefulness. However, upon returning home after five years of amnesia, this gentle and refined man was chased and beaten by the female protagonist with a fire poker.

6. 256 军 Military Industry Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1980s, Developing Science and Building Missiles for the Nation 军工大佬穿书八零，为国家搞科研造导弹 Four Happiness Sweet Bun四喜小甜饼Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Family Drama + Major National Projects + High-Tech Military Industry + Military Marriage + Espionage + Political Intrigue] [Straight-Shooting Woman + Strong Yet Tragic Land Combat King = Powerful Leads and Satisfying Everyday Romance] A mix-up by a young ghost while she was eating crispy pork sent military-industry mogul Lin Miao transmigrating into a book, right into the far northeast! Good news: She has a pocket dimension! Bad news: It’s full of secondhand, recycled industrial junk! Even wors 25kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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   This book! The male lead is both abstinent and aloof, yet he's constantly being teased by the female lead until he blushes. This contrastingly adorable, loyal, and hormonally charged character is just too lovable!!!

7. 257 八 The 1980s: The Reborn Wife of the Future Richest Man 八零年代，首富早死的妻子重生了 The Cat on the Eaves房檐上的猫Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Nanqiao was a gold digger who clung to the son of a textile mill director, thinking she could live a carefree life as a rich man's wife from then on. After the wedding, she discovered that Fu Yuanzhou's title as the textile mill director's son was nothing but an empty title. Their marriage brought her not the slightest advantage. Instead, she was stuck with the petty grind of daily life, and her husband was a taciturn man who barely said a few words to her each day. Th 1.9kReads7.3Score170Shelves
8. 258 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   This was originally a story about a strong female lead. The female lead was originally a suicide soldier who transmigrated into the body of an educated youth sent to the countryside. The male lead is the village chief's handsome and refined nephew. The female lead is attracted to the male lead's "beauty", while the male lead is attracted to the female lead's abilities. They marry first and then fall in love.

9. 259 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became the Villain Faction's Family Favorite 穿书七零，我成了反派阵营的团宠 Lychee Cat荔荔猫Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into a book + a pocket dimension + making money + family life + married first, love later + live-in son-in-law] [Charming, money-loving country girl x refined, mild-mannered professor with a hidden dark side] Xu Mei transmigrates into a classic cannon-fodder character from a period novel. In the original story, her whole family becomes a villainous bunch to avenge her. They constantly sabotage the male and female leads, who are sent-down youths, until the entire family is wiped o 16Reads—Score107Shelves

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   This one, but the male lead doesn't have much of a presence, haha ​​[smirk]

10. 260 年 An Educated Youth in the 1970s, His Little Wife Since Childhood 年代知青，自少时的小妻子 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted When Xu Mingzhen was thirteen, she received an old-fashioned marriage contract. The other party was a “third-generation military family” heir she had never met. What century is this? An arranged marriage? She picked up her pen and wrote back, “I don’t agree!” Then she saw his photo… handsome, poised, and radiant! Actually, good traditions deserve to be passed down! Wei Zhou didn’t learn he had a young fiancée from the countryside until he was eighteen. He wrote to test the waters, only to receiv 2.2kReads8.6Score209Shelves

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    The male lead is definitely not rough; he's absolutely refined.

11. 261 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel, and I'm Not Following the Plot 穿进年代文我不走剧情 Mango Jam Jam芒果酱酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Shuyu may be the most unfortunate transmigrator ever. She’d just won the lottery and hadn’t even had a chance to collect her winnings when she kicked the bucket from excitement. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she’d transmigrated into a book. There was no suspense: the body she’d transmigrated into was, of course, that of the vicious female antagonist. The heroine, Shen Xue, was her cousin. Beautiful and kindhearted, hardworking and capable, she was the village’s most admired young 105.7kReads8.4Score11.1kShelves

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    The male protagonist in this historical fiction story has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old after his injury, yet he remains a clever and capable child.

12. 262 六 The Sixies’ Only Children Huddle Together for Warmth 六零独苗苗抱团取暖 Gentle Breeze微微风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket-space hoarding, childhood sweethearts, devoted couple, no nasty relatives, inspiring story An attractive, strong female lead who is secretly a rich second-generation heiress × a handsome male lead, the heroic son of a man determined to become a pilot Yu Zhuo'er, a carefree rich second-generation heiress, is born into the past. When she is five, her pocket dimension from her previous life reactivates, just as she receives the devastating news that her father has died in service. Yu Zhuo'er 5.2kReads9.0Score613Shelves

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    The female lead is reborn into the body and has a special ability at age 5. The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts. It's pretty good; ladies who like that kind of thing can check it out.

13. 263 吃 Gossip! Gossip! More Gossip! 吃瓜！吃瓜！吃瓜啦！ Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + whirlwind marriage + gossip) Lin Hua, a laid-back woman who loves gossip, transmigrates from the future to a parallel world in the 1970s. She accidentally discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, and that she has become a cannon-fodder character. All she wants is to change her fate. She marries a minor character from the story, stays away from the male and female leads, and lives a quiet, comfortable life, enjoying the gossip from u 4.4kReads7.9Score268Shelves

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    The incredibly handsome Xia Zhiyuan, an educated youth, and the incredibly wealthy Lin Hua, an educated youth, fell in love at first sight and got married on the third day—it was incredibly fast.

14. 264 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Married a Lucky Charm of a Husband, and Won at Life 穿越七零，嫁给锦鲤老公我躺赢了 Jiu Yue玖悦Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Wen He is having trouble finding a job after graduating from college. She goes on a trip, gets caught in a landslide, and when she opens her eyes again, she has transmigrated into the 1970s as a poor, pitiful girl. From the start, her family is about to sell her to a widower in the city for his bride price. To escape this family that would devour her alive, Wen He marries Gu Jinhuai, who lives in the cowshed. As someone brimming with knowledge and skilled at survival, who also knows the broad st 30Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Both are excellent period dramas; the male leads are refined, responsible, and shrewd.

15. 265 路 An Ordinary Passerby, Yet I Got Matched with a Cadre's Son from a Military Compound 路人，但相亲到了大院高干子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] + [Family life] + [Ensemble cast] + [Not a power fantasy, not a strong female lead] After her own younger sister steals her boyfriend, Wang Lanlan goes home with her blind date to meet his family. She calls the lame man “Third Brother.” Later, Third Brother becomes her husband. Wang Lanlan: Who could’ve guessed? My newlywed husband is abstinent by day and clingy by night. He wears me out mentally during the day and physically at night. 51.4kReads8.0Score6.4kShelves

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    This book is good, but the title doesn't do it justice.

16. 266 霉 The Unlucky Second Female Lead: Reborn in the 1970s, I Must Stay Alive! 霉运女二，胎穿70年代苟住命！ Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance941k WordsCompleted This book is set in a parallel world. Don't take it too seriously. [Feel-Good Fiction + Pocket Dimension + Top-Grade Men] Female lead: Shen Nian. Male lead: Zhou Huai'an. Shen Nian had terrible luck at every turn in her previous life, constantly plagued by misfortune. Even her death was stinky… In every lifetime, she became the villainous second female lead who was obsessed with the male lead and schemed against the heroine. To earn a chance at reincarnation, she completed the System's mission: 17kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    Not a rough guy.

17. 267 左 System on the Left, Space on the Right: The Seventies Darling Laughs All the Way 左系统右空间，七零娇女笑哈哈 Lazy Taurus金牛懒懒Modern Romance889k WordsOngoing The heroine and her family are all a handful. This is a satisfying power fantasy, so don't read it if you're looking for strict realism. [Transmigration + pocket dimension + supplies + rebirth + System + raising children + treasure hunting] A bloodthirsty Emotion System that wants to harvest emotional energy + a kindhearted Merit System that wants to earn merit energy = a miserable heroine who just wants to lie flat but gets nagged by both Systems to complete missions every day. Modern city girl 12.3kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Not a soldier, not a rough guy

18. 268 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Want the Capitalist Heir, Not the Chief 重生七零：不要首长要资本家少爷 Si Wu Jiu Jiu四五汣汣Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + getting even with nasty people] In her previous life, Gu Ajiu spent a night trapped in a pit with Song Wenjin, the son of a capitalist sent to the countryside, and her reputation was ruined. Sun Jianfeng, the finest young man in their production team, didn’t hold it against her and married her. Gu Ajiu was deeply moved. On their wedding day, Sun Jianfeng left to join the army, where he rose 3.2kReads8.2Score335Shelves
19. 269 逆 A Comeback Life: Back at 18 逆袭人生：回到18岁 Unseen by Deep Eyes深瞳不见Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The male lead appears fairly late because he’s a grabby, competitive sort. Neither the male lead nor the female lead is a good person in the traditional sense! They’re just two not-particularly-refined egoists, so read with caution! Lin Shen is reborn, returning to the year he was seventeen. He works hard for a year and gets into college at eighteen. This time around, Lin Shen refuses to be a couch potato or give up on himself, and he won’t let problems send him spiraling into despair. Since he’ 9kReads7.7Score821Shelves
20. 270 舔 The Officer I Won Over Won't Warm to Me. I Let Go, So Why Is He Panicking? 舔来的军官捂不热，放手了他急啥 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Stunning, powerful female army doctor x cold, devoted handsome officer + both leads are each other's first and only + two equally strong leads + face-slapping + the male lead's long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Xiannuan pursued Qin Mu relentlessly. She spent her whole life following him on missions, searching all over the world for the childhood sweetheart who had been kidnapped by bandits. Qin Mu said, “She was kidnapped by the bandits in your place. We have to find her a 4.8kReads8.8Score216Shelves
21. 271 胎 Born into the 1960s, I Was Tricked While Dating, So I Ran Off Pregnant 胎穿六零谈恋爱被骗，我带球跑了 A Glutinous Rice Sausage一根糯米肠Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted As Qing University’s heartthrob, Xiao Yichen is elegant and dazzling, and countless girls are infatuated with him. Lu Qingqian, an orphan of a fallen hero who lives with her grandfather, spends all day buried in her studies. The two have nothing in common, yet a bet turns them into a couple. Their relationship seems like a terrible match to everyone else, but Lu Qingqian has never been happier. One day, Lu Qingqian learns the truth about their relationship. Her friend Lin Yi says, “Brother Chen, 7.8kReads7.9Score477Shelves
22. 272 七 The Village Girl of the 1970s: I Turned the Refined, Aloof Male Educated Youth Into My Child's Father 七零小村姑：我把清隽高冷男知青变成了孩子他爹 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The 70s Village Girl: I Turned the Cool, Refined Young Educated Man into My Child’s Father 389Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical fiction story. The female protagonist, a village girl, uses her influence in the village to force a marriage between herself and the male protagonist, a young intellectual sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Later, the male protagonist gets into university and wants a divorce, but the female protagonist chooses to let him go. She then moves to the city where the male protagonist is studying and works as a self-employed individual, where she encounters many kind-hearted people who help her. The story has a happy ending.

23. 273 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 44.6kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves

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    A beautiful, sickly woman with a dark side x a celibate professor. They both fall into the water, but the professor accuses the sickly woman of ruining his reputation. 🌸

24. 274 快 Quick Transmigration: The Delicate Beauty Has Caught the Male Lead's Eye 快穿：娇软美人被男主盯上了 Also, I'm a Cloud也是我是一朵云Modern Romance677k WordsOngoing [Some forced romance, no System, strong male lead and weak female lead, not a strong-female-lead story] Modern, period, ancient… The heroine is breathtakingly beautiful, and the hero goes from love at first sight to taking her by force… …The so-called heroine is actually blessed by the gods, allowing her to escape danger whenever it finds her. Ordinary people call this the heroine’s halo. But without the gods’ protection, the heroine’s halo disappears, leaving her just like anyone else, if not i 8.7kReads8.4Score348Shelves

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    This book is really good. The male lead in the second small world is a secretary, who is quite refined. [Shy]

25. 275 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.5kReads8.9Score803Shelves

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    🌱🌱🌱① Lin Yuzhu watches the drama unfold, determined to be a self-sufficient couch potato. 🌹🌹🌹② Shen Xia, with her superhuman strength and overflowing charm, spoils her spoiled, love-struck husband...

26. 276 穿 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后，我火速离婚 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4.2kReads8.2Score177Shelves

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    "Let's get a divorce!" "Okay!" 🌸 A few days ago, Jiang Banyue found herself transmigrated into a period military romance novel she had read. She was the male lead Shen Yunhe's deceased first wife, who had been pregnant with triplets and died in childbirth. During a fight, the original owner accidentally bumped her head and fainted. When she woke up, she was Jiang Banyue, transmigrated from the 22nd century. After waking up, she didn't want to continue her entanglement with the male and female leads and took the initiative to file for divorce. Shen Yunhe was stunned for a moment, then agreed. After preparing the divorce papers, the two went directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the divorce procedures. Soon, they each came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with a divorce certificate. Jiang Banyue stroked her still-flat stomach, lost in thought. She was already carrying three babies. This time, she wanted to give her three children a perfect ending. As for the children's biological father, he could get as far away as possible. She was determined not to let her three babies come into contact with the male and female leads.

27. 277 阴 A Gloomy Capitalist Young Master? The Strong and Feisty Beauty Has Him Losing His Mind 阴郁资本家少爷？被大力娇娇撩疯了 Shen Yiran沈燚燃Modern Romance854k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + capitalist young master + marriage before love + raising a child; a handsome, brooding, physically strong male lead × a bright, sunny, powerful female lead] When Jiang Wenyu wakes up, she's become the male lead's wicked ex-wife in a period novel! In the original story, the previous owner of her body abused the capitalist young master and his daughter for seven whole years, then abandoned her husband and daughter to run off with another man, ending in 3.1kReads8.6Score328Shelves

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    Look at this book, the female lead is a scoundrel, the male lead is abstinent and shy, and he can't stand being teased.

28. 278 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book features a male lead who was sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, and a female lead from the countryside. They marry first and fall in love later. During this time, the male lead returns to the city, leading to misunderstandings and a long separation. The main problem is that the male lead initially couldn't face his own feelings and didn't explain things clearly to the female lead, hurting her feelings. [Rolls eyes] Anyway, highly recommended!!! [Bump][bump] The second book features a male lead who is a yandere and lovesick madman. He's incredibly doting on the female lead, and it's very good!!! [Bump][bump][bump]

29. 279 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Tears Up the Plot and Builds Infrastructure 穿书七零，炮灰手撕剧本搞基建 Frosty Sky Over a Thousand Trees万木霜天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Qin Feng opened his eyes, he had become the male lead's stepbrother in a Period novel. A biased father, a vicious stepmother, a reborn male lead, and Qin Feng, destined to be cannon fodder... Faced with a disastrous start, Qin Feng smiled when a construction and engineering study System suddenly appeared. His stepbrother stayed in the city while he went to the countryside. The original owner was furious, but Qin Feng was thrilled. Reclaiming wasteland and farming? Not a chance. He used a se 8.2kReads8.0Score554Shelves

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    🌈A refined and cultured male lead from a bygone era is here! 🌈❶ The male lead was a researcher in his past life and later a professor. Both the male and female leads are reborn. In his past life, the male lead was mute. After being reborn, misunderstandings are resolved, and their past romance continues. 🌈❷ The male lead is a research whiz, and the female lead is a charming and cunning woman. The male lead falls in love first and then embarks on a journey to win her heart. 🌈❹ The male lead is a powerful figure within the system, the slightly gentle and refined type. The female lead also works within the system, and they are alumni.

30. 280 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Building a Fortune and Raising My Kids 重生八零之发家致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no awful characters + food + adorable kids + period setting] In her previous life, after Li Heng accidentally fell off a cliff and was left disabled, Qiao Xi abandoned her husband and child, ultimately bringing the Li family to ruin. Given another life, she looks at her gentle, doting husband, then at her adorable, lively son, and swears to make it up to them and never let the tragedy happen again. With food and clothing businesses, Qiao Xi takes things one step at a time, gradu 4.6kReads9.1Score270Shelves

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    The male lead in this book is very gentle and dotes on the female lead.

31. 281 重 Reborn in 1975: Starting Out in the Steel Mill Compound 重生1975：从钢厂大院开始 Li Xiangxiangly李想想lyUrban1.2M WordsCompleted A worker for a father, a mother who died young, an indulgent older sister, and him, as foolish as they come. Reborn in 1975, Li Xiao discovered that his former self had threatened suicide to force his parents’ hand, given his job to a gold-digging woman, become an unemployed good-for-nothing who loitered in the streets, and made his sister and brother-in-law cry. Since that was how things stood, he’d set himself a small goal: first, spoil his whole family rotten! 1kReads8.1Score279Shelves
32. 282 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 313.9kReads9.1Score47.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrated at the age of seven, while the male protagonist was nine and still a troublemaker in a cowshed. They became friends through a snake-catching incident. Later, the male protagonist and his two siblings were exonerated and returned to Beijing, where they continued to correspond. The female protagonist and her older brother were admitted to Peking University, the same school as the male protagonist. The male protagonist had a good relationship with the female protagonist's family and often visited their home for meals and lodging. Gradually, the two became a couple. (This is the story in later chapters of the novel; the earlier chapters depict the female protagonist and her brother's life in the countryside, progressing from never attending school to elementary, middle, and high school – a very slice-of-life novel.)

33. 283 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves

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    In this book, the male lead is so refined and incredibly shy. He even tells the female lead that she can't kiss him without his permission, which is super cute! [Shy]

34. 284 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s and Became the Female Lead Who Sold Her Child for Food 穿书八零：我成了卖儿换粮的女配 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reading Guide: Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Adorable Kids + System + Business] Jiang Zhi is fabulously wealthy and an excellent cook, the very picture of a winner in life. Jiang Zhizi has fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs, but a terrible reputation and barely a penny to her name. Her one redeeming quality: she can have children. Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a book and becomes Jiang Zhizi. Jiang Zhi: Eyes wide in shock! What? Jiang Zhizi forced herself on a man? What? Jiang 30.2kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    ① A Transmigrated Novel 🔥 Super Beautiful Career-Oriented Female Lead, Beijing Circle Bigwig Male Lead 🧣 Refined Yet Depraved Male Lead❗️❗️ Jiang Zhi is incredibly wealthy, an excellent cook, and a true winner in life. Jiang Zhizi is fair-skinned, beautiful, and has long legs, but she has a bad reputation and is dirt poor. Her only advantage: she can give birth. Jiang Zhi transmigrated into a novel and became Jiang Zhizi. Jiang Zhi: My pupils are like an earthquake! Jiang Zhizi forces herself on men? Jiang Zhizi gave birth to quadruplets? Jiang Zhizi sold her children for food??? Jiang Zhi: Have I really become this beast who has crossed the line of morality? ② A Charming Rogue Male Lead

35. 285 家 With a Little Trouble-Maker at Home, Life Only Gets Sweeter 家有小作精，日子越过越有爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [1970s era + transmigration into a book + military marriage + going berserk + getting rich] After putting up with a mountain of grievances in her previous life, Wen Ning transmigrates to the 1970s, where there’s nothing to be had, and gets even more fed up. She just wants to go berserk and take on the whole world. When the villagers gossip behind her back, Wen Ning’s response is simple: “I’ll just curse them out.” When she argues with her mother-in-law, Wen Ning’s res 2.6kReads8.4Score194Shelves

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    ✨The male lead is a military officer, refined and polite, while the female lead is a bit of a drama queen💞💓Her husband, who disappeared for three years, reappears. Wen Ning: If you're unhappy, just yell at him. Before being yelled at, Zhou Zhengyao said: "I apologize to everyone on her behalf." After being yelled at, Zhou Zhengyao pitifully squatted in the corner: "Wife, if you yell at them, you can't yell at me, okay?"

36. 286 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.9kReads8.2Score233Shelves

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    The first book features a male protagonist who is initially a gentle, stay-at-home husband, but later transforms into a noble young master. Don't read the reviews for this book; they're just places for polarized opinions and arguments, and have little to do with the story itself. The second book features a polite and scholarly male protagonist.

37. 287 年 The Villainous Tycoon's Wife, Who Died Young in a Period Novel, Is Reborn 年代文反派大佬的早逝前妻重生了 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Sweet-looking black-hearted flower x cold on the outside, warm-hearted, pure-hearted little stray dog” After dying, Zhou Yu unexpectedly learns that she is merely a cannon-fodder side character in a book, while Gu Ye is the story's biggest villain. In the book, she dies in childbirth, and Gu Ye raises their child alone at the bottom of society. Later, Gu Ye makes his fortune and becomes one of the richest men in Shenzhen. Zhou Yu feels reassured when she reads this. Though she and Gu Ye married 6.5kReads8.7Score555Shelves
38. 288 换 Swapping Marriages? The Capitalist Heiress's Foil Marries a Commander and Wins by Doing Nothing 换嫁？资本小姐对照组嫁首长躺赢 Tata Zi沓沓紫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Spirit Spring in a Space] [Sisters Swap Marriages, Contrast Couple] [Marriage First, Love Later] [An Adversarial Couple: A Flippant, Sharp-Tongued Officer VS a Beautiful, No-Nonsense Capitalist Heiress] Shu Tang, a researcher at a pharmaceutical institute, transmigrates into the contrast-group villainess of a doted-on heroine period novel. The heroine is her cousin, holding the script of a feel-good romance. Her in-laws dote on her, her career thrives, and her true-lo 7.8kReads8.2Score875Shelves

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    The female lead is a pharmacist, the male lead is an air force pilot; it's a sweet and heartwarming slice-of-life story, full of detail, and the only one I've finished reading recently.

39. 289 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: A Military Family's Heir Raises Kids While Taking It Easy in the Seventies 穿书七零混吃等死军二代养娃日常 Yu Shiyi虞十一Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Stunning troublemaker vs. brilliant scientist. The heroine is a ditzy beauty who’s spoiled and fussy; the hero stays clear-headed, gentlemanly, and secretly seductive.] Only after Long Yuling transmigrates into a book does she discover that she’s the heroine of a novel set in a bygone era. The Yu family has three daughters. The eldest, Yu Zhu, is clever and quick-witted, with the most schemes. She found her own way out early, marrying an army officer. The second, Yu Zhen, is also calculating a 1.8kReads7.4Score113Shelves

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    🔥Both of these period novels feature male protagonists who are refined, cunning, and noble young men.

40. 290 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 8.1kReads9.3Score744Shelves

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    The male lead is a politician and childhood sweetheart of the female lead; he's her devoted follower. The female lead is career-oriented, working in scientific research, while the male lead is a diplomat. They admire each other and strive for their country. The female lead is a wealthy and beautiful woman who's incapable of doing any real work; both she and the male lead enjoy being lazy and are incredibly funny.

41. 291 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 61.8kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves

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    This is a good book. The male lead is a sent-down youth and a bit of a love-struck fool [Note]. The female lead comes from a post-apocalyptic wasteland and is a max-level powerhouse. Although she initially treats the male lead like a male concubine, his love-struck nature gets the better of her, making it super sweet. The female lead is incredibly doting, and the male lead really has a husband-like aura [Note].

42. 292 穿 After Transmigrating as the Doomed Third Sister-in-Law, I Just Enjoy the Gossip and Watch the Show 穿成炮灰三嫂后，我只管吃瓜看戏 Nanji Yaoyao南极夭夭Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted 1950s setting, slice of life, marriage first and love later, watching the drama unfold The heroine transmigrates into a book, and the hero is reborn. Both are self-interested pragmatists who don't interfere with the original plot. After living another life, everything else seems empty. The most important thing is to live freely and happily. After 1957, Song Jinhé had no lofty ambitions. She just wanted to eat well, have fun, sleep well, and enjoy a quiet, ordinary life of her own. She never 4.8kReads7.7Score245Shelves

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    [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds] High in the sky, Song Jin and Xu Mingli clasped their hands together, both smiling. The struggles of the world were no longer relevant to them.

43. 293 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.8kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
44. 294 穿 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder, I Rely on a Top-Tier Star to Survive 穿成炮灰我和顶流相依为命 Sour and Spicy Green Plums酸辣青梅Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + handsome men and beautiful women + born with a male lead + building a career + wealthy families] Their eyes met. They couldn’t believe it. “Xiao Jingyan, top-tier star!” “Song Jiaoyang, washed-up celebrity!” They woke up to a bare house, with no idea where their next meal would come from! After a while, Xiao Jingyan and Song Jiaoyang finally realized they had both transmigrated into a period novel. What’s more, they had become minor characters who barely appeared in t 2.3kReads8.6Score181Shelves

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    None of the three male leads are rough men; they're all quite refined. The third one is the most refined. [Heart emoji] The first book: Both the male and female leads are modern-day actors who transmigrate into a historical novel and become wealthy. [Heart emoji] The second book: The male lead is a college student and is indeed refined, as is the second male lead. It's just that the plot might be unacceptable. [Heart emoji] The third book: Both the male and female leads are sent-down youths. The male lead is a young master from a Beijing military officer family, not the rough-man type. In the end, they both return to the army.

45. 295 六 The 1960s: I Thrived After Marrying a Scrap Collector 六零：改嫁废品收购员后我赢麻了 Qi Baochen柒宝宸Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + seemingly useless wood-type supernatural ability + pocket dimension + everyday family drama + fake and real heiresses + contrasting counterparts] Yuan Hui and Yuan Yin were reborn. They returned to the day they left the mountain to resume lay life and were assigned blind dates by their organization. In their previous lives, senior sister Yuan Hui married a driver for the transport team, while junior sister Yuan Yin married a good-for-nothing street loafer. Unexpectedly 9.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    The male protagonist is a big name in the field of mechanical design. He is a bit sickly in the early stages, but he recovers and gets better later.

46. 296 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiled at the Cost of My Life by a Sinister Tycoon 重回七零，被阴戾大佬拿命宠 Lamb Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的小羊羔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + building wealth + food + adorable child + redemption] Reborn, Xia Chuhe rolled up her sleeves and got to work, facing a family that barely had enough to eat or wear. Pickled pepper bullfrog, braised fish, braised pork, marinated meats... Every day, she carried all kinds of delicious food through the black market, raking in stacks of cash and ration coupons. In her previous life, she was brutally murdered. The “madman” she had always feared went mad for her, avenged her 7.4kReads8.8Score469Shelves

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    This book is so good, I've reread it countless times! The male lead is a sent-down youth who was initially a bit gloomy due to his family background. But he gets pampered by the female lead, who is reborn, and they get married in six months and have a baby in a year. She becomes gentle and doting. I absolutely love the male lead!!!

47. 297 重 The Reborn, Gorgeous Female Youth Educated in the 1970s Has Unmatched Strength 重生七零漂亮女知青她力大无穷 Beautiful Day111良辰美景111Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [With a pocket dimension + not saintly + reborn + sweet romance] In her previous life, the heroine was a complete sucker who was killed by a transmigrated-into-a-book villainess. Reborn, she decides to be selfish for once. When the villainess’s admirers come looking for trouble, the heroine beats them so badly they can barely take care of themselves. The heroine blows on her fists. “Sorry, but when I get angry, even I’m scared of myself.” The local bullies and hooligans are all beaten so ba 4.6kReads9.1Score361Shelves

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    [The female lead isn't a saint] + [She has a spatial ability] + [Rebirth] + Sweet and doting female lead, decisive and ruthless, was a victim of a great injustice in her past life, killed by a transmigrated female supporting character. Reborn, she decides to be a selfish person. I love the female lead's personality; she's all about action, and her character is super cool, with high combat skills, never suffering losses or feeling wronged. It's great, great, great! I can't stress this enough—I love the female lead's personality, awesome!!

48. 298 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves
49. 299 八 The Frail, Delicate Darling of the 1980s Factory Director 八零厂长的病弱娇气包 A Chestnut一颗板栗Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Top-Quality Male Lead] [Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] In the 21st century, Jiang Wanwan is sickly, delicate, and so frail that a gust of wind could knock her over. After an accident, she arrives in the 1980s. She takes a liking to a man, and it seems he has taken a liking to her too. Who’s the fish, and who’s the prey? Jiang Wanwan raises the thing in her hand and smiles sweetly. “Factory Director Huo, do you like it?” “Like what?” In his 28 4.2kReads7.4Score493Shelves
50. 300 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Big Shot’s Original Wife Becomes More and More Despicable 重生七零：大佬原配越发可恶了 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Chunlan followed her husband, a young intellectual who had been admitted to a prestigious university, back to the city. Her in-laws treated her like a servant, her husband gave her the cold shoulder, and her adopted son was an ungrateful wretch. After decades of dutifully shouldering the burden, she was killed by her adopted son. Her husband became a tycoon and lived happily ever after with his true love, while her adopted son turned out to be the biological heir... Rebo 259Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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