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. 301 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score559Shelves

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   Researcher Lu Shaobai: His attraction to Comrade Qin is a passive skill; his heart is beyond his control.

2. 302 军 Five Years of Marriage, and He Never Comes Home: If You Don't Love Me, Let's Divorce 军婚五年家都不回：不爱，那就离 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The author has lived in a military compound as a military wife for eleven years. Come see what real military life is like. The short drama Raising Kids in the Seventies, starring Wang Kaimu and Wang Yunyun, is now streaming on the Tomato platform. Watch it for free on Hongguo. Feel-good story + period setting + military marriage + raising children + mutually faithful romance + winning back his wife + authentic life in a military compound The new book is almost complete too. If you’ve finished th 29.3kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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   The more I read, the more I wanted to read. Ever since I stumbled upon this novel on Douyin, I've been glued to Tomato Bookstore to read it. It's incredibly good, of super high quality, and simply my source of joy. I highly recommend everyone to read it.

3. 303 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become a Drama Queen and Man-Eater in the Seventies 穿书七零成了作精女海王 Yu Yan俞颜Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [Educated youth + sent to the countryside + period setting + System + pocket dimension + spoiled troublemaker + self-interest] It's the 1970s, and from the start, her whole family is forcing her to go to the countryside? Why should she be the one to lose out? She put her older sister's, younger brother's, and younger sister's names on the list, too. A family should all stick together. Her rich, handsome almost-boyfriend goes to the countryside with her to take care of her, but on the train, he 8.2kReads7.9Score730Shelves
4. 304 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: A Spatial Realm of Trillions in Supplies to Support Educated Youths 穿越六零：空间千亿物资养知青 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Trillion-Yuan Supplies + Personal Space + Educated Youth + Transmigrate + Both Leads Are Virgins + Sweet Romance + Patriotic] She wakes up one morning and transmigrates to the 1960s~ What? Her whole body has traveled through time! She's an undocumented person with nothing to eat or drink, and not a penny to her name! No! She's ten years younger, a radiant eighteen-year-old beauty. No! She dreamed of the past in advance, so her money, ration coupons, and identity documents were all p 3.3kReads9.0Score334Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates and adopts a child. The male protagonist is later reborn as an educated youth and a refined scholar.

5. 305 七 The Heiress Stuns Everyone in the 1970s and Charms a Diplomat 七零，大小姐惊艳全场撩爆外交官 Yi He颐和Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The troupe’s leading star, a flirtatious young lady who loves to hook her prey × a willing-to-take-the-bait, scheming diplomat | She pursues him, sweet romance | Two powerful leads, satisfying story | Age gap | Loving family | Complete] Modern top-tier star Fu Chuyou transmigrates into the body of a young lady in the 1970s, only to be forced to go to the countryside from the start. Her family doesn’t want her to go, and neither does she. With a voice like an angel’s, she wins her way into the c 7.8kReads8.6Score795Shelves

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   🌹First book: Top singer Fu Chuyou transmigrates to the 1970s, gets accepted into a performing arts troupe through her own abilities, doesn't burden her parents, and, coincidentally, finds her major a perfect match. Her performance is deeply moving, and she even manages to seduce a cunning and refined diplomat.🌹Second book: Rich second-generation Wen Ruan transmigrates into a period novel as the cheating ex-wife of the high-ranking male lead. She initially wants to annul the engagement, but after meeting the male lead, she decides the marriage isn't entirely impossible. The male lead is the secretary of a steel factory director.🌹🌹Recommended by Rui Xiaoxue, a good read to share with you🌹🌹

6. 306 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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   🌈This is a period drama. The refined male lead is from a wealthy family in Beijing, a military family. His parents are both high-ranking officials, and his grandfather is a commander. He falls in love with the female lead at first sight while on leave, and they get married in a flash. He then goes to live with her while she is in the military. The female lead is a female cannon fodder who transmigrates to the 1970s, but she lives a sweet life after meeting the male lead.

7. 307 你 You Can Raid My Home, but Let Me Go Make a Fortune in Hong Kong 你们抄我家，我去香江捡钱可以吧 Cat Who Loves Three-Hua Plums爱吃三华李的猫Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, historical era, sweet romance, one-on-one, devoted couple, pocket dimension, entrepreneurship and wealth] Su Manman transmigrated into the body of a pampered young lady from the Su family, someone with the same name but a very different fate. From the start, she was told that someone had reported her family for hiding gold and silver treasures. Looking at the boxes upon boxes of antique paintings and calligraphy, antique ornaments, antique jewelry, and more, Su Manman thought… 28.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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   The first novel featuring a sophisticated and self-centered female protagonist set in the 1960s was a period drama with a stunningly handsome, adorable male protagonist.

8. 308 穿 Reborn as a Stunning Beauty in the 1970s 穿成七零娇美人 I'm Lu Renjia我是陆仁甲Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [One-on-One + 1970s Setting + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Career-Focused + Equally Matched Leads + Both Pure] A diplomat heroine VS a powerful male lead A rich modern young man transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s, becoming the unfaithful ex-wife who abandoned the powerful male lead to elope with a pretty boy? “Arranged marriages are a bad idea!” Wen Ruan declares firmly, until she meets the handsome male lead. “You don’t understand the advantages of marrying someone you’ve 1.2kReads8.4Score105Shelves
9. 309 八 To Avoid Disaster, the Village Belle Marries the Village Bully and Asks Him for a Baby 八零村花为避祸嫁村霸，邀他生崽 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Delicate village beauty + rugged man + adored by all + cozy romance + having a baby + childhood sweethearts] Su Yunqi was famous throughout the surrounding villages for being a delicate beauty. Unfortunately, the Su family had little power and couldn't protect her. When a rich hooligan took a fancy to her, they had no choice but to hastily marry her off to a rugged man from the neighboring village, an even bigger village bully and hooligan. He was five years older than her, and they'd grown u 15.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   The story perfectly fits the description of a thug and village bully who never expected his childhood sweetheart, whom he had been longing for day and night, to fall into his arms and become his new wife. He was so ecstatic that he even brought her food to eat in bed on their second day of marriage.

10. 310 七 The 1970s: Spiriting Away My Beloved Diplomat 七零：抱走我的外交官大人 Chestnuts to Wealth栗子要暴富Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted When people transmigrate into a book, they're usually the heroine who changes her destiny or a supporting woman who gets her own triumphant comeback. Lin Fengjiao, however, transmigrates into the book as a nameless background character, and immediately finds herself facing divorce and raising a child alone. Lin Fengjiao doesn't care what kind of background character she is. What matters is living a good, peaceful life. Holding her diplomat husband and teasing the kid now and then, what's not to 38Reads7.0Score—Shelves
11. 311 春 Blood of the Spring Champion 春魁血 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + gloomy warlord male lead + earth-mother-style assassin heroine] [Happy ending + dark humor + ensemble cast + everyone is a little crazy] [Business before romance + no good men or women + high-stakes warning] Long Chun was delighted when she married Han Ziyi. At last, she thought, she was no longer the unlucky assassin who made a living taking lives. With Han Ziyi’s army protecting her, she could pursue lucrative ventures without holding back and become a respectable bus 10.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    The male lead is gentle and sensitive, while the female lead is straightforward, righteous, and courageous. This novel is excellent. I rarely find myself able to finish the epilogues, but the author's gentle and flowing writing style makes it very natural and easy to read on. It's a truly remarkable book.

12. 312 嫁 Marrying the Little Uncle from a 1970s Novel, I Become a Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine 嫁给年代文小叔后，成为国医大佬 Dawn in Early March三月初晓Modern Romance163k WordsOngoing [Period Novel Transmigration + Family Darling + Renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert + Pocket Dimension + Younger Uncle] Yue Xi was a renowned young miracle doctor. Her entire sect died fighting for their country, and after transmigrating into a period novel, she became its heroine. The former heroine, reborn with her memories, was unhappy with the plot and simply quit. After arriving, Yue Xi used her medical skills to nurse her seriously ill grandmother back to health. Then, following t 6Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 穿 Transmigrated to the Era, the Research Genius Is in My Family 穿到年代，科研大佬是我家的 Wenwen66文文66Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted In a daze, Bai Linger hears that she has bound herself to a spatial dimension and is about to transmigrate to the 1970s, so she hurriedly starts stocking up on supplies. The transmigration perks are amazing: she lands right in a handsome guy’s arms. How could she possibly turn down a meal that’s already been served? After she eats him up, she discovers she’s expected to take responsibility. Since no one found out, maybe she should just let it go? But why does this good, innocent man she bullied 6Reads6.7Score—Shelves
14. 314 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 81kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    💎💎Highly recommend this! It's incredibly good, with a light and enjoyable story. It's a sweet and refreshing romance about best friends' daily life. Shen Wu is both sweet and cunning, using her looks to charm her mother-in-law while subtly teasing the original female lead. The sweet wife and the rough man are a perfect match. Her best friend Xu Yin uses her strength to control her mother-in-law and dotes on her young husband. The author's writing is truly amazing!

15. 315 八 An Ordinary Life for a Girl Born in the Eighties 八零后女孩的平凡人生 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [No transmigration] [No rebirth] [No golden finger] [Rural life in the 1980s] [A small ensemble cast] [Family squabbles] [Gentle and heartwarming] Xu Congcong and Xu Mingming are sisters born in the 1980s. They are lucky to have a grandma and father who love them unconditionally, as well as a mother whose personality is a little complicated but who loves them just as much. Sheltered by their whole family, the sisters grow up carefree. Through the sisters’ coming-of-age story, this novel traces t 3.3kReads9.2Score245Shelves

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    🌸The male lead is a university professor, refined but with a hint of repressed jealousy, and very concerned about the female lead's safety and feelings.🌸🌸He's not the rough-and-tumble type; he's more of a refined gentleman. He's incredibly good to his child and strives for his child's success.🌸🌸🌸The male lead is refined yet shrewd. He can't bring himself to throw tantrums, but he never looks down on the female lead for doing so.🌸🌸🌸🌸The male lead is cunning. Initially, he uses the female lead's undocumented status to lure her into marrying him. Later, fearing she might be attracted to her classmates, he uses his family's wealth and status to increase his value and attractiveness in her eyes.

16. 316 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Clinging to a Big Shot in Period Novels 快穿之我在年代文里抱大腿 Rouge-Smiling Bookworm胭脂笑忘书生666k WordsCompleted Her lifestyle was far too extravagant. If she could sit, she never stood; if she could lie down, she never sat. She avoided hardship and enjoyed every comfort. Because Yu Niaoniao loved the good life too much, the Main God, who couldn’t stand the sight of her, banished her to a department that sent people into period novels to complete missions. She was sent to an era where everything was scarce, expected to suffer and toil to her heart’s content. But! If they wanted her to suffer, she would do 396Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    ① The main story is complete. The male lead is a military officer with a powerful family background and dotes on the female lead. Both the male lead and the second male lead are obsessive. The female lead is self-aware, clear-headed, and doesn't mistreat herself. The couple has an adorable little boy who is a little green tea b*tch, desperately trying to attract his mother's attention—super cute! In her past life, the female lead had a second male lead and a child who craved her love—a pitiful character. ② This is a period-themed quick transmigration novel, with rich settings and a moderate length—perfect for quick transmigration fans! ③ The female lead transmigrates into a book as a villainous supporting character. The story starts from childhood. There's a male lead who dotes on her; they're childhood sweethearts. The story focuses on their warm and loving childhood. The male lead liked the female lead from a young age and grows up to be a gentle yet cunning character. It's an ensemble piece.

17. 317 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
18. 318 穿 Book Transmigration: The Beloved Little Nobody of the 1980s 穿书：八零团宠小废物 Udumbara Bright Moon优昙明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qi Yunyi opens her eyes and discovers that she has transmigrated into a book as the vicious female supporting character. In the early part of the story, she relentlessly bullies the male supporting character; in the middle, she relentlessly emotionally manipulates him; and later, she relentlessly curses his entire family. The male supporting character she bullies has the male lead for an older brother and the female lead for a sister-in-law. He’ll grow up to be a heartthrob himself, and most imp 2.6kReads8.5Score234Shelves
19. 319 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 24.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
20. 320 六 The 1960s: The Walk-On Character Made Her Fortune Through Divorce! 六零：路人甲她靠离婚发家了！ I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 11.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    ☘️①The female lead married seven men, none of whom were rough men! ☘️②The male lead was a Party Secretary. The female lead married him in a whirlwind romance to avoid being sent to the countryside, and he raised her like a daughter! ☘️③The female lead was reborn, and the male lead was her high school classmate!

21. 321 穿 Transmigrate into a Book as a '90s Bad Girl, Only to Find My Brooding Husband Sweet and Flirty 穿书九零渣女身，阴鸷老公甜又撩 Marshmallow Pudding棉花糖布丁Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted Completed [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + face-slapping revenge + building wealth + raising a child] Su Yun transmigrates into the 1990s as a despicable, scummy woman. She stops chasing wealth and despising the poor, and clings to her gloomy husband, begging for forgiveness. In the original story, she kicks the heroine, makes trouble everywhere, causes her own son’s death, and ends up married to a fool, beaten to death by her husband. Su Yun won’t let the story go t 684Reads7.5Score100Shelves

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    ♥☞① The male lead isn't a rough guy; he's a "pretty boy" 😢, with a face even more youthful than the female lead's, but he's lazy. He married the female lead because of his good looks and charming demeanor. In his previous life, he was killed while trying to break up a fight with his brothers, and the female lead suffered a lifetime of hardship. In this life, the female lead begins to "train" her husband. ♥☞② The male lead is a refined scoundrel, charismatic and fluent in foreign languages. He made his fortune as a translator and in foreign trade, but he has a restless wife who gave birth to a sickly child, causing him endless suffering and heartache. Later, the female lead transmigrates into the book…

22. 322 霸 The Fierce Flower and Her Sweet Husband: Got a Problem? Fight Me! 霸王花和小娇夫，看不惯，打啊！ Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Capitalist's Young Master + Both Reborn + If They Don't Like It, They Hit Back + Cozy Daily Life + Family Drama + Shared Space] [Brutal, Clever Tigress vs. Delicate Capitalist Young Master Who Looks Like a Fragile Flower] Qin Yao is rich, fierce, and strong. She wants to find a capitalist young master who's easy to control and make him her live-in son-in-law. Instead, she picks a snake who ruins her whole life. He doesn't kill her, even though he harms her, because he wants the 352Reads—Score100Shelves
23. 323 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 112.6kReads9.2Score14.9kShelves

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    The refined male protagonist in a period drama. Oh my god, he's still not satisfied at night! Still not satisfied! Still not satisfied~~~~ This male protagonist is a serious military officer, so proper during the day. The contrast is too strong! It's so addictive!

24. 324 空 Space: The Big Shot Becomes a Beloved Favorite in the 1970s 空间 ：大佬她在七零年代做团宠 Xiao Xianyao小仙妖娆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hongdou died, but came back to life. She also transmigrated to the 1970s with a space stocked with billions of supplies, only to become an ugly, chubby country girl. Breaking off an engagement is no big deal. Just watch this powerhouse with special abilities transform into a fair-skinned beauty in the blink of an eye after ending the engagement. But you there, we agreed we’d get divorced after a while. Going back on your word at the last minute isn’t exactly a virtue. Professor Shen says, “Yo 5.8kReads9.2Score695Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world with a spatial ability and superpowers. She is physically imposing and strong. She is tricked into marrying the male protagonist, who is gentle and refined but also afraid of his wife!

25. 325 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    1. The male lead is a post-apocalyptic being who transmigrates into a sickly man (he recovers from his illness, but pretends). He starts out as a manipulative woman, but later becomes obsessed with love. 2. Drama queen female lead VS aloof male lead (unapproachable beauty). The male lead is a doctor and has no difficult relatives.

26. 326 为 You Broke Off Our Engagement for Your Childhood Sweetheart? Fine, Stay Together Forever. I'll Marry the Commander 为青梅悔婚？成全锁死，我嫁首长 Reincarnation Pearl轮回珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1980s + Military Doctor + Spatial Ability + Younger Man/Older Woman Romance + Two Strong Leads Who Choose Each Other + Ex-Husband Regrets It Too Late + Transmigrate into a Book] Also known as: “The 1980s: Big Sister Is So Adorable, Little Brother Would Give His Life for Her” Gu Xiaotang transmigrates into a book, landing in a military-marriage novel set in a bygone era, written for a male audience. The original Gu Xiaotang also fell for Cheng Feng at a matchmaking dan 3.8kReads8.7Score394Shelves
27. 327 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Feisty Little Wife Marries the Male Lead's Uncle 穿书七零，小作精嫁给男主他叔啦 Jiang Qiqibai江七七白Modern Romance673k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + Period novel + Sweet romance + System + Age gap + Both leads’ first love] [Sweet-talking, sharp-witted little actress × uptight, abstinent romantic] Jiang Zhiyue, a beautiful, wealthy woman, was at a pool party at home when a lunatic caused her to fall in and drown. When she opened her eyes again, she was forced to bind herself to a System and had become a pretty but foolish, spoiled female side character in a period novel. To stay alive, she had to complete the Syste 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a top scientific researcher, aloof and reserved, refined and indifferent [sending heart emoji]. He seems like a handsome, ascetic type, but in reality, he's a self-destructive, love-obsessed guy who always favors the female lead.

28. 328 重 Reborn in the 1960s: This Heroine Is a Little Crafty 重生六零：这个女主有点茶 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The person the members of Lengshuigou Production Team hate most is A Cha. She may be young, but she’s ruthless, and she’ll steal chickens or pull any other dirty trick. On top of that, she’s impossibly hard to kill: her father and mother are both dead, and anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. But Gao Qingyang doesn’t care. He keeps finding ways to get close to her. He knows A Cha isn’t nearly as awful as people say. She’s a good person! 6.6kReads9.1Score588Shelves

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    The first book has a male protagonist who is a police officer and doesn't transmigrate or reincarnate. The second book has a male protagonist who is reincarnated, following the typical "boy next door" type of romance [shy]. The third book has a female protagonist who transmigrates into the book, and a male protagonist who is a scientist.

29. 329 穿 After Becoming a Fake Heiress in a Period Novel, I Turn Everyone’s World Upside Down 穿成年代文假千金后，癫翻所有人 Yizhen以真Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Lingyi, a professional villainess who was hated by the entire internet, transmigrated into a period novel about the real heiress being reborn to seek revenge. As the fake heiress and the heroine's number-one target for revenge, she had made a mess of everything and become universally despised. With no one to rely on, even her one redeeming quality, her beauty, had become a liability. In the end, she met a tragic death. Su Lingyi: ...I just really want to go crazy and turn this world upside do 2kReads7.5Score213Shelves
30. 330 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score175Shelves
31. 331 换 Swapped into Marriage with the Factory Director's Foolish Son! Daily Life Streaming in the 1970s 换亲嫁厂长傻儿子！七零直播日常 Good Fortune欧气Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also titled: Bringing the Douyin Store into a Book, I Livestream My Stepmom Life in the Seventies [Period Setting + System + Raising Kids + Food + Redemption] What’s it like to open your eyes and find yourself in a period novel? The fun part is that you’ve become the female lead. The not-so-fun part is that the supporting female character has been reborn! In her previous life, the fake heiress married the factory director’s son and lived a miserable life. Shortly before dying, she saw in the new 2.9kReads8.2Score234Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels back in time and can livestream. She marries the youngest son of a factory owner, gaining a reborn genius stepson, a stepdaughter with mind-reading abilities, and a pure, spoiled, and incompetent husband. The female protagonist cleverly manipulates the male protagonist, keeping him completely under her thumb. [Eating popcorn][eating popcorn]

32. 332 七 The 1970s: You Want a Divorce? The Sharp-Tongued Officer Won't Stop Chasing His Wife 七零：要离婚？毒舌军爷疯狂追妻 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + pocket dimension + love after an arranged marriage] After Yun Xiangyue is shoved into a horde of zombies by her roommate, she transmigrates into a book. Luckily, she still has her spatial ability. But she has become the conniving supporting female character in her roommate's novel, complete with a family of awful relatives and Lu Yi, the husband she was forced to marry. The heroine is her cousin, whom she used to bully. Later, the cousin be 746Reads8.7Score101Shelves
33. 333 七 The Seventies: I Remarried a Gentle, Disabled Man, but He's Obsessively Possessive 七零，改嫁温柔残夫是个偏执狂 Cherishing Today's Beauty惜今颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Luo Nianchu is sent to the countryside, she tries to survive by winning over Xiao Muchuan, the village chief’s son, who works as a technician in the county town. Six months later, realizing there is no chance of returning to the city, she decides she has no choice but to marry him. Only when the wedding is about to take place does she discover that she is merely a substitute, someone he is marrying to appease his family. Xiao Muchuan still has a cherished first love in his heart. As soon a 1kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    First, she travels back to the 1970s and is caught up in a rural relocation program. To survive, she falls for the village chief's son, who lives in the county town. Little does she know, he has a secret crush on her... He ignores her completely, but treats his sweetheart incredibly well... She breaks off the engagement... And remarries a gentle, disabled husband... Who spoils her rotten...

34. 334 上 After Landing on the System Bureau’s Blacklist, the Nation Sent Me a Bro Army 上系统局黑名单后国家给我发兵哥 Chang Wenxiu常文秀Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + 1970s + System + Strengthening the Nation + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Spoiled Young Men + Everyone’s Darling + Everyday Family Life] Lin Jiuqi was a billionaire, minding her own business, when the System Bureau kidnapped her and made her transmigrate. Then they demanded she work tirelessly to nurture the romances of various male and female leads. But she wasn’t some delicate woman. She was a Chinese woman who would never bow to evil. It was just a ma 1.6kReads8.2Score182Shelves
35. 335 架 Alternate Republic of China: Fleeing Famine With a Pocket Dimension 架空民国：带着空间去逃荒 Pepper Monkey花椒猴Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Flight from Famine] [Republican Era] Su Bailu transmigrated to a famine-stricken era in the Republican Era and became a girl abandoned by her parents. To stay alive, she headed north with the masses. An unexpected encounter changed the course of her life completely. [Golden finger: A 20-cubic-meter space.] The real troublemakers: The elder brother and sister-in-law were never meant to cross paths, but their little sister insisted on meddling. 987Reads7.9Score105Shelves

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    The refined male protagonist during the Republican era

36. 336 七 The 1970s: The Fake Heiress Flirts with the Military Officer, Who Spoils Her 七零：假千金狂撩帽子黍被掐腰宠 Fragrant Bubbles沫香香Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + girl pursues guy + sweet romance + fake crowd favorite + daily life] Jiang Ran transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress in a 1970s courtyard novel. After the real heiress showed up, she was forced to move to the countryside. Because of her fair skin and beauty, a street punk bullied her and robbed her of her innocence, leaving her with a tragic fate. When Jiang Ran arrived, the real heiress had yet to show up. Moving to the countryside was 5.7kReads8.7Score536Shelves

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    This is the book! The male lead is a super handsome police officer—capable, from a good family, and warm-hearted. The female lead is amazing.

37. 337 好 The Fearsome Female Soldier King Spoils That Pretty Boy 好端端的女兵王，就宠那个小白脸 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance855k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Soldier King, Strong Female Lead and Weak Male Lead] Lin Ye, a general from a matriarchal world, arrives in this strange place. To support her family, she has no choice but to follow the path she's taken before and become a soldier once again. A spoiled rich kid in modern society knows he has no abilities, so he wants to find a strong woman to support him. They hit it off at once. Marriage! They have to get married! 8.8kReads7.9Score958Shelves

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    This should count, right? The female lead is a great general from a matriarchal world who transmigrates into the body of an only child in that era. She joins the army to serve her country. The male lead is a modern playboy who transmigrates; he doesn't farm but can cook and sew. The male lead is the homemaker, and the female lead is the breadwinner.

38. 338 表 The Cousin Miss Transmigrates into a Period Novel and Joins the Army with Her Husband 表小姐穿到年代文里随军日常 Forgive the World for One Minute原谅世界一分钟Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [The male lead does the housework. Everything in the story is set up to serve the plot, so please don’t compare it to real life.] Ye Qingli was a young lady in ancient times who lived under someone else’s roof. After dying one day, her soul transmigrated into the body of a woman named Ye Zheng in the 1970s. With time and place intertwined, both her fate and the original woman’s fate changed. She followed her military officer husband to his posting and experienced a very different kind of everyda 707Reads8.4Score—Shelves
39. 339 重 Reborn on Her Wedding Night, the Commander’s Young Wife Runs Off with Her Child 重生新婚夜，首长小媳妇带崽跑了 Third-Place Three Cats探花三喵Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Military Marriage + Rekindled Romance + Husband's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Jiang Yu was reborn. In her previous life, a childhood betrothal arranged by their parents had lifted the village girl Jiang Yu into a whole new world. She married the grandson of a powerful official in the capital. Although her husband was usually stern and distant toward her, Jiang Yu believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity, and that she could eventually warm his heart. But after seven years 2.9kReads8.4Score251Shelves

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    The male lead is aloof and unattainable, and the story involves a military marriage.

40. 340 末 The Strong Little Sweetheart of the Apocalypse Is Forced to Marry a Refined Educated Youth 末世大力小娇娇，强嫁斯文男知青 A Round Pear一只圆梨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse transmigration + historical setting + trade in goods between worlds + marriage before love + powerful male and female leads + adored by everyone + System] (A naturally strong, straightforward, food-loving, beauty-conscious sweetie VS a gentle, brilliant science student who pretends to be harmless while hiding his true abilities) Yun Shu survived for five years in the apocalypse thanks to her superhuman strength. Then, in the blink of an eye, she became the silly youngest daughter o 571Reads6.9Score100Shelves
41. 341 七 The 1970s: The Bewitching Beauty Is Doted on by the Scheming Male Lead 七零：娇艳美人被腹黑男主偏宠 Sunny Summer Day in July七月晴夏日Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Heroine: Chen Zhengzheng, a genius girl] [Male leads: Yu Xiaoyi and Su Zimo] [In a nutshell: The two male leads compete for the heroine. She marries Su Zimo first, then Yu Xiaoyi.] 4Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Easygoing Young Educated Woman Is Forced to Get to Work 穿越七零：佛系娇知青被迫营业 Ning Q Nai柠七奈Modern Romance721k WordsCompleted Completed [Period setting + transmigration + spatial dimension + sweet romance] Mu Jinnian slips and falls, never expecting to land in the 1970s. Someone steals her spot in the countryside assignment? No problem, she has a spatial dimension. At first, she plans to take things easy. With the money her mother left her and the supplies in her spatial dimension, raising a younger brother in this era will be no trouble at all. Being content with what she has sounds pretty nice. But who could have gue 2.8kReads8.8Score246Shelves

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    All four of these female-centric historical romance novels feature highly educated male leads. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] There are no stories about rough, uncouth men. The first one is about a woman whose freeloading father remarried. When it came time for the educated youth to go to the countryside, he put both the woman and her younger brother on the list, taking the brother with him. The woman pulled off a series of moves, changing her surname to her mother's, selling her mother's house, and using the money to go to the countryside with her brother as an educated youth. There she met her true love, the educated youth male lead. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

43. 343 一 One Night, One Pregnancy: I Transmigrated as the Ex-Wife of an Exiled Army Officer 一夜好孕：穿成下放军官炮灰前妻 A Piece of Candy Hidden in the Furrow地垄沟里藏块糖Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [1970s + Transmigrate Into a Book + Military Marriage + Pocket Space + Pregnant + Love Grows Over Time + Pocket Space + Prize Draws and Redemptions + Happy Ending in the Bonus Chapters] Short drama: Back to the 1970s, I Help My Husband’s Whole Family Thrive Lin Yuwei transmigrates into a book, becoming the fake heiress who was switched at birth with a capitalist’s daughter. When the real heiress returns, she schemes against Lin Yuwei, frames her, and gives her fiancé, who is about to be sent dow 2.7kReads7.9Score256Shelves
44. 344 七 The Quietly Passionate Factory Director's Darling in the 1970s 七零闷骚厂长的小娇娇 A Chestnut一颗板栗Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + spoiled young master + satisfying read + no being sent to the countryside + seven-year age gap] Jiang Shu suddenly discovered she had a pocket dimension, and knew she was about to transmigrate or end up in the apocalypse. She immediately took stock of her assets and began stockpiling supplies, only to arrive in the 1970s. Now she had to face the threat of being sent to the countryside. Go rural? No way! In the blink of an eye, Lu Shiyu, the director of the ma 8.2kReads8.4Score781Shelves

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    I recently read this one, finished it in two days. The male lead is refined, wears silver-rimmed glasses, and dotes on his wife immensely. The female lead is both cool and sweet. It's a great read! [Frustrated]

45. 345 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Heroine’s Daily Face-Slapping 重回七零：炮灰女配打脸日常 As You Wish遂意Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Ye Qingqing accidentally transmigrated into a period novel and became the number-one cannon-fodder character, with barely any scenes and only a passing mention in the book. In this fictional era, there was never enough to eat or wear, and the endless work never stopped. To make matters worse, the supporting female character who shared her kang bed was sharpening her knives, ready to push her into a trap in exchange for a chance to return to the city. Ye Qingqing chuckled and rolled up her sleeve 3.2kReads7.9Score227Shelves
46. 346 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Ex-Husband's Brother Wants to Marry Me 重生七零，前夫的兄弟要娶我 Dreaming of Petting Cats做梦在撸猫Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was forced to marry a male educated youth as repayment for saving his life. Life in a wealthy, powerful family wasn’t as glamorous as it looked from the outside. She felt guilty, he resented her, and when his first love appeared, she became like a smear of mosquito blood on the wall: impossible to scrape off and disgusting to look at. In the end, she fell for his first love’s scheme, saved his child, and repaid his life debt with her own. She fell into the water and dro 1kReads8.9Score100Shelves

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    This is a good book for a refined, older generation cadre.

47. 347 穿 Transmigrated into a Cool, Pregnant Wife: Here Comes Your Beautiful Soldier King 穿成清冷孕妻，貌美兵王我来啦 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted (Original title: The Cool, Aloof Pregnant Wife Joins Her Husband in the Army, Causing a Sensation Across the Entire Military Compound) [Military Marriage + Transmigrate Into a Book + Punish Scoundrels + Marriage First, Love Later + Soldier Hero with a Love-Struck Heart] Chu Yan, an AI engineering postdoctoral researcher, is just about to serve her country when she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. In the original novel, her parents die overnight, and she goes to the countryside while preg 3.6kReads8.5Score423Shelves
48. 348 七 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: The Villain's Brat and His Awful Mother 七零穿书：反派崽崽极品娘 Sweet Osmanthus苏合香Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Celebrity chef Xia Ming Shuang woke up to find herself inside a novel set in a bygone era. The original owner was an absolute nightmare, and her several children were all damaged in one way or another. Some would grow up to become ruthless villains, and every one of them was headed for a tragic end! With wolves in front and tigers behind, life was unbearable. Xia Ming Shuang: Don't worry. Just watch me whip them into shape! Her husband, a senior engineer, was the untouchable ideal man in the ori 2.5kReads8.4Score501Shelves

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    A historical romance novel; the male lead is a seemingly gentle and refined gentleman, but secretly harbors a dark and cunning heart. [Smirk]

49. 349 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 8.4kReads9.2Score455Shelves

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    Yu Yin transmigrates to the 1970s, living in Yunnan with her parents. Her father is a farm commander, her brother a paratrooper from Beijing, and she works as an accountant in the county government. The male lead is a former educated youth from Shanghai (now a teacher), who helps take care of the children and is very gentle and refined. They enjoy an abundance of mushrooms, fruits, and mountain produce. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, they take it together and go to Shanghai (where they buy a house)!

50. 350 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6.1kReads8.9Score539Shelves

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