Looking for Period Stories With a Cool, Bad-Boy Male Lead 求年代文，男主痞帅痞帅的那种

1. 1 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 18.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   The male lead is the only male grandchild in his family and has a very irritable temper. He becomes much better after meeting the female lead and treats her incredibly well. The family atmosphere is wonderful, and the story involves past lives, present lives, and time travel.

2. 2 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 11.4kReads7.6Score731Shelves

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   The male protagonist, who dropped out of school early to work, is intelligent, incredibly lucky, and has an amazingly silver tongue—sometimes he could poison himself with just a lick of his lips.

3. 3 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: The Drama Queen Ex-Wife of a 1990s Street Tough 穿书九零，街溜子的戏精前妻 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted A not-so-kind, melodramatic heroine × a not-so-gentle street punk hero The sky falls: Chi Li transmigrates into a script, and not as the heroine, but as the male lead’s insignificant ex-wife. Wait, is this punk-haired guy really the decisive yet refined and easygoing big shot Li Shu will become? Chi Li suspects she got the wrong story. The two reach an agreement early on: one wants a child, the other a place to stay, and once the time is right, they’ll go their separate ways. But why is he look 1.1kReads9.0Score102Shelves

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   The male lead is a roguishly handsome guy, a street thug. He appears with a tacky, outlandish hairstyle, which the female lead laughs at, so he goes and gets a haircut.

4. 4 冷 The Cold-Blooded Officer's Fussy Darling Is Gorgeous and Crazy 冷酷军官的小作精又美又疯 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Marriage Before Love + Cherished and Spoiled] Lian Yuqing, the heiress to a fortune, transmigrates into a book and becomes the villainess. She marries the male lead, a decorated soldier, but can’t stand him. She runs away with her old flame, only to fall ill and die young. Just after she transmigrates, her cold and aloof husband says, “Let’s get divorced.” Where’s the devoted male lead who was supposed to stay by her side no matter 2.7kReads8.6Score175Shelves

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   This is the first time I've read this; I've never had this feeling when reading other historical fiction.

5. 5 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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   😘I have to vote for Zhou Cheng as the charmingly roguish male lead! He's incredibly handsome when he saves the damsel in distress, and he even provides after-sales service, helping to investigate and resolve rumors about the female lead. 🥰He accompanies her shopping, waits for her on the roadside as she enters the city, delivers a dog to her family, and despite limited vacation time, he anticipates everything. However, the male lead's screen time is relatively limited; it's primarily a female-centric story, a satisfying and empowering tale of a strong female lead battling scoundrels and building a career—there's nothing Xia Xiaolan, the female lead, can't handle!

6. 6 八 The 1980s: My Comatose Husband Woke Up on Our Wedding Night 八零之冲喜当晚，植物人丈夫醒了 Clouds, Come My Way云往我这来Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted The moment she opens her eyes, Ji Qinghe finds herself transmigrated as the younger sister of a runaway bride. With a home bare of everything and no way to afford the exorbitant eight-hundred-yuan bride price, Ji Qinghe grits her teeth. So what if he’s in a vegetative state? So what if he has three children? She’ll marry him! He’ll become the richest man in the future. The female lead can’t get close to him, but she can! In her previous life, Ji Miaomiao let greed get the better of her and ag 688Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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   He's not particularly roguish, but the male lead is upright and righteous towards others, while he's mischievous and loves to tease the female lead. 🥰

7. 7 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Village Girl Bride Has a Bit of Sass 重生七零：村姑媳妇有点茶！ Gu Jinmo古堇末Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + twins + devoted couple + no golden finger] Su Dongnuan wakes up in a dilapidated cave dwelling on the Loess Plateau, lying beside a handsome, cold intellectual sent down to the countryside, who is now her husband. She looks at the pitch-black cave, the earthen kang bed, and the clay stove, and her vision goes black. What should she do? Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. But she has no golden finger, no pocket dimension, and her husband 20kReads9.2Score2kShelves
8. 8 军 A Warm Military Marriage: The Petite 1980s Wife Is Flirty and Sweet 军婚暖暖，八零小娇妻又撩又甜 Toothless Rabbit没牙的兔子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Military romance + sweet love + understanding animal speech + mutual devotion + everyday life Lin Qinghe unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the heroine in a period novel she once read. The heroine has the same name as her. In the original story, the heroine and the male lead had an arranged marriage. Under pressure from their parents, she had no choice but to obey. She regretted it as soon as they married. Then her former boyfriend wrote to her, and the original owner did ever 1.4kReads9.2Score198Shelves

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   ❶ The original owner and the male lead were betrothed as children and had a lover before marriage. After marriage, the male lead's constant drama led to his downfall. 🍒 The female lead transmigrated and saw a tall, handsome, and wildly roguish man. 🌈 Except for his slightly dark skin, he was impeccable. 🍒 At first glance, she was captivated by his looks. 🔥 Forget divorce, she wanted to live a good life. 💥 ④ This book 📚 is a period drama, and the male lead is both handsome and roguish. 📚

9. 9 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6.1kReads9.1Score442Shelves
10. 10 嫁 Marrying a Rough-and-Ready Officer! The Sweet Beauty Can’t Handle Him 嫁糙痞军官！娇软美人顶不住了 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted [Military marriage in a bygone era, marriage first and love later; the male lead is a rugged, roguish, devoted soldier, the female lead is a goofy beauty; both devoted only to each other, incredibly sweet. Note: The heroine grows over time. She is not an all-powerful female lead.] Shen Zhiyi is a ditzy beauty. As a nobody among nobodies, she never made much money. Then she hit the jackpot and won 10 million yuan. Just as she was about to celebrate, she drank herself to death. Well, not quite to 676Reads8.9Score110Shelves
11. 11 七 The 1970s: A Wild and Crazy Couple Wins Big 七零：疯痞夫妻赢麻了 Free at Heart心自在Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 4.8kReads9.1Score634Shelves
12. 12 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 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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    A historical novel; the female protagonist is very clear-headed.

13. 13 嫁 I Married the Richest Man, Had a Beloved Baby, and Now All My Stepkids Are Overprotective Brothers 嫁首富，生团宠，继子全员护妹狂 Mo Mo's Mo漠漠的陌Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Shock! The Rugged Factory Director Is a Wife-Doting Maniac, is now available. (1980s + Married First, Love Later + Everyday Life Raising Kids + Family Matters + Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife + Mutual Devotion + Beloved by the Whole Family) A beauty blogger travels back to the 1980s and becomes a woman four months pregnant. But she was supposed to marry a wild, rugged man with washboard abs and overflowing masculinity, so how did he turn into an old, ugly eunuch? An 2.7kReads9.3Score324Shelves
14. 14 假 The Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside and Inherits a Fortune 假千金下乡，继承了亿万家财 Daylily萱草Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into a book + military marriage + raising kids + age gap + sweet romance + both are each other’s first + marriage before love] When she opened her eyes, the stunning Jian Hua had become the fake heiress in a period novel. Her adoptive parents forced her to marry the real heiress’s intended husband: an older man with two kids in tow, more than a decade her senior. The older man, Fu Jingye, was an influential military officer, cold-faced and hard-hearted. Rumor had it that he’d bee 78Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    These two books are okay

15. 15 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
16. 16 放 Protect Me After School 放学保护我 Qi Can栖璨Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Complete❗❗] [Campus + Secret Crush + Urban + Lighthearted Comedy + Tragedy + Healing + Both Leads Pure + Bad Ending] The roguishly handsome, devoted Lu Yannian VS the resilient, sensitive Ruan Yi’an The day they first met. Thirteen-year-old Lu Yannian was bullied by a group of bad boys. He curled up in a dark alley and buried his head as he sobbed. A mysterious girl rushed forward and fearlessly stood in front of him. “How dare you bully one of your own in broad daylight? Are you even human?” 163Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 下 After Coming Down the Mountain: Four Dads and Nine Masters Spoil Me Rotten 下山后：四个爸爸九个师父团宠我 Xia Tianbao夏甜宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short dramas Soft and Sweet Little Dumpling Wins Daddy’s Heart and A Cute Baby Falls from the Sky: Daddy, Come Run a Street Stall with Me [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Baby + Secret Identity + Wish-Fulfillment + Metaphysics] Nuonuo was born with a “destiny that leaves her short of money.” After all nine of her masters went bankrupt one after another, she was finally sent down the mountain to find her dad. But she accidentally latched onto the wrong powerful man, mistaking 4.7kReads9.3Score667Shelves

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    ✔️These three books all have very handsome male leads. The first one is about a woman who mistakenly takes the wrong father, Mr. Feng, for her father because he and Mr. Fu are traveling together. Mr. Feng gets jealous and pulls all sorts of stunts – it's a great read. The second one is about vampires, and the third is about a woman who transmigrates. The male lead and his family are very protective of each other, and they work together to get rich… Both male leads are charmingly roguish.

18. 18 叶 Mr. Ye, That Powerful Man Is Fierce, Sweet, and Cunning 叶先生，大佬他又凶又甜又腹黑 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] He is a vampire lord who has lived for ten thousand years and long since cast aside his emotions. He is a half-vampire. Legend has it that his blood can give vampires even greater power. His mother died at the hands of vampires while protecting him, and he swore to find the one who killed her. On his first hunt as a vampire hunter, his prey turned out to be him. “Better than I expected. I’m looking forward to seeing you again.” A strange, otherworldly flower slowly appeared where 678Reads9.1Score100Shelves
19. 19 山 The Mountain Man Brings Prosperity to His Marriage 山野汉子旺夫妻 Chai Bao柴宝Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Yin Tao struggled to survive in the apocalypse for ten years, but in the end she still couldn’t escape the zombies. Shen Xiao, the base’s number-one heartthrob, efficiently snapped her neck. When she opened her eyes again, Yin Tao was horrified to discover that she had transmigrated to ancient times and was lying in Shen Xiao’s bed. Even worse, she had become the little wife the hunter Shen Xiao had bought. She was about to be devoured by the very man who had killed her. What was she supposed to 5.8kReads9.0Score788Shelves
20. 20 回 Before I Left My Husband and Child in the 70s, I Was Spoiled Rotten 回到七零抛夫弃子前，我被宠爆了 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + rugged man + raising kids + sweet romance] Shen Yiyi was a professional villainess in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. On her final mission, she transmigrated into a period novel and became a vicious educated youth who was infatuated with the male lead, married the story's great villain, gave birth to three cannon-fodder sons, was lazy and difficult, and then abandoned her husband and children to return to the city. In the end, the male lead “carried out justice on H 29.5kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
21. 21 呜 Wah! The Rich City Girl Who Went to the Countryside Is Smitten by a Fierce Wolf Cub 呜！下乡白富美被凶猛狼崽撩野了 Three Thousand Pears三千梨Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [1970s, Reborn, Beloved by Her Family, Pocket Dimension, Wealthy and Beautiful Educated Youth] Qiao Mingyue has her body taken over by a transmigrator. All she can do is watch “herself” make one foolish mistake after another, ending up alone and miserable. Reborn for a second time, Qiao Mingyue dodges the transmigrator at every turn, takes her family's assets, and heads to the countryside. … A beautiful young educated woman arrives in Beishui Brigade, so dazzling that people can't take their eye 4.3kReads9.1Score548Shelves
22. 22 军 A Sweeter-Than-Ever Military Marriage: The Cold, Tough Soldier Is Teased to Tears Again 军婚超甜：高冷糙汉又被撩哭了 Fan Fan Bai饭饭白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dotingly devoted husband, marriage first and love later, triplets. The male lead looks like a rough, domineering, cold and abstinent man, but he’s actually softhearted, sensitive, and easily hurt.] “What solid abs!” “What a gorgeous V-line!” “Those long legs… and that face that’s stolen my heart…” “Is this what rich people get to enjoy?” After years as a corporate drone, getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog, Jiang Yue finally won the lottery and was about to reach 2.3kReads8.9Score254Shelves
23. 23 重 Reborn in 1970: I Bring Forty Million and Become a Mother 重生70：我带着四千万喜当娘 Chang'an at the Hour of the Rooster长安酉时Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Yaya is an overworked office drone, and Heaven finally smiles on her when she wins the lottery. But just after claiming her prize, she is reborn. At least she has a personal space and the money from her winnings. The only problem is that she has been reborn as a high-maintenance pregnant woman expecting twins, with an unfamiliar husband and a sudden mother-in-law relationship to deal with. What is she supposed to do? Liu Yaya wants to cry, but can't. (This is the author's first novel, so som 779Reads8.8Score—Shelves
24. 24 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Saving the Tragic Male Lead 穿书七零：拯救悲惨男主 Mu Xi Mutong木西木同Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted (Military marriage, transmigration, 1v1) Tang Tian is an optimistic, cheerful modern girl who loves reading novels. Recently, she's become obsessed with stories about military marriages in a bygone era. She has just finished a rebirth story set in the past. The heroine wronged the hero in her previous life, then was reborn and tried to make amends. But Tang Tian finds the heroine's behavior after her rebirth infuriating, and feels sorry for the devoted, responsible man. After tearing into the 2kReads9.1Score144Shelves
25. 25 七 Marrying a Rough-Hewn Man in the 1970s: A Space-Wielding Educated Youth Gets Rich and Raises Kids 七零嫁糙汉：知青带空间暴富养崽 Mo Xiaomo墨小陌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Educated youth + period setting + stockpiling goods + marriage first, love later] In her previous life, a despicable couple schemed against her. She abandoned the husband who had loved and cherished her above all else, only to meet a tragic end herself. Reborn on her wedding night, she saw her husband holding the quilt and keeping his distance. Narrowing her almond-shaped eyes, she deliberately provoked him: “Gu Yihang, if you're sick, we'll get you treated. We'll sell everything we own if we h 2.7kReads9.0Score395Shelves
26. 26 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
27. 27 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Her Husband’s Pitiable Act Is All a Scheme 重生七零：老公的可怜都是套路 Jian Tu Shi简图时Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Yan met Lin Beiye when he had nothing. By then, the man had been through countless hardships, and before long, he died of illness. Overcome with grief, Wen Yan opens her eyes again and finds herself back in 1976. She packs her things and heads to the countryside to find Lin Beiye. But could this universally disliked man really be Lin Beiye? According to Lin Beiye, he was constantly looked down on, yet gentle and kind, and wanted to go to college but had no money... The 1.2kReads9.0Score138Shelves
28. 28 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 201.5kReads9.4Score26.2kShelves
29. 29 军 Sweet Military Marriage: In the 1990s, the Whole Powerful Family Dotes on Me 军婚甜宠：我在九零被大佬全家团宠了 Gu Qizheng顾琦筝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Pampered by Everyone + Military Marriage + Spoiled Young Lady + Satisfying Read + Powerful Hero and Heroine] In her previous life, Shi Pan watched her mother jump to her death. Her stepfather had sinister designs on her, and she eventually died tragically on the battlefield. Reborn in the 1990s, she swore to change everything! She started a company and built a business empire, tore apart scummy men and kicked shameless women to the curb. From an unknown girl, Shi Pan rose back to the 987Reads9.1Score133Shelves
30. 30 七 The 1970s: After Selling My Iron Rice Bowl, I Became a Landlady 七零：卖铁饭碗后，我成了包租婆 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + No Toxic Relatives + Period Drama + Life with the Troops + Slow-Burn Romance + Everyday Family Life] A young woman with the soul of a middle-aged lady secretly drools over her older brother's fellow soldier: the handsome young man is tall, long-legged, and slender-waisted. She's too shy to pounce on him, so she can only spend her days longing for him and bouncing with excitement. What she doesn't know is that he's a big bad wolf who's long wanted to carry her back to his de 3.1kReads9.1Score252Shelves
31. 31 首 The Commander Spoils Me Rotten: His Beautiful Stepmom-to-Be Runs Away Pregnant 首长太能宠，漂亮后妈揣崽跑路了 Chi Youbai池柚白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + Period Military Marriage + Eight-Year Age Gap + Faithful 1v1 + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a period novel as a pretty but brainless villainess who keeps courting death, Nan Yang decides to save herself. Her cold and distant military officer husband gives her the silent treatment after they marry, and she has two little burdens to care for. But he hands over all his money, can’t have children, and will die young later on… She’ll be rich and carefree, and b 4.1kReads9.2Score501Shelves
32. 32 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Pampered by a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚甜如蜜，在七零被兵痞宠上天 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple births + devoted, sweet romance + everyday family life + both leads’ first love + pocket dimension] Su Ruanruan went to sleep and transmigrated to the year 1970, on her wedding night. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an eight-pack. Who wouldn’t be captivated? Fu Wenzhang has brows like distant peaks and eyes like stars, a high nose, thin lips, and a sharply defined jaw. When he wears his military uniform, he always buttons it righ 10.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
33. 33 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
34. 34 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
35. 35 被 Kicked Out of the House? I've Got Billions in My Spatial Realm 被赶出家门？我空间里有亿万物资 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New story: I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside] Gu Qingqing, a self-made rich girl, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and gets sold from the start, to the richest young man in the whole village. Gu Qingqing rubs her chin and thinks, “I got sold? That's awful!” But looking at the handsome, wealthy young man in front of her, she wonders, “Did I come out ahead after all?” To survive safely in this unfamiliar era, Gu Qingqing firmly clings to the powerfu 14.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
36. 36 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 17.8kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    Completed novels I've finished reading on my bookshelf

37. 37 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.6kReads8.9Score789Shelves
38. 38 九 The 1990s: What? I Was Reborn the Day Before the High School Entrance Exam 九零：惊！我重生到了中考前一天 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted In her previous life, work pressure and the fast pace of city life left Jiang Yuyi barely able to look after herself. Her parents also expected her to support her sick younger sister for the rest of her life, but she refused. In the end, her sister’s death left her living with guilt and heartbreak for the rest of her life. By the time she was nearly forty and still unmarried, her cousins were already coveting her property. Just as Jiang Yuyi went to have her posthumous estate donated to the stat 2.6kReads9.2Score318Shelves
39. 39 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
40. 40 八 A 1980s Military Marriage with Twins: The Scorned Ex-Wife Turns Her Life Around 八零军婚有双宝：炮灰前妻洗白了 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + adorable kids + everyday family life Qin Xiaoqiao's husband is the male lead in a period novel. He's from a wealthy family and is an army officer, destined to rise to great heights and make a name for himself. Unfortunately, she's not the heroine. She's merely the male lead's doomed ex-wife, a fat, lazy glutton who, in the author's version, wreaks havoc and gets her family and children killed. In the end, she dies miserably with not 13.1kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
41. 41 重 Reborn in 1970: I Love Flirting with Rugged Men, and Had Triplets 重生70我爱撩糙汉子一胎三宝 Zheng Jingyun郑景云Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [Complete, female educated youth + rugged man + reborn + doting on her husband + building a career + adorable babies + pocket dimension + multiple couples] After being reborn, Zheng Yunyun only wants to spoil the rugged Chu Wuxian. And maybe have a few more children to show just how much she loves him. She never imagined she’d have triplets in her first pregnancy and quadruplets in her second. She’s so in love! Her man is so capable that he even takes on her morning sickness and gets stretch —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a rough-around-the-edges man who dotes on his wife so much that she suffers from morning sickness. They have three children in one pregnancy, four in another, and a space-time ability. The female lead is beautiful and cool. The second book is a transmigration story. The male lead is a retired soldier, a farm owner with four children, and he's addicted to spoiling his wife. The female lead transmigrates into the body of the overweight wife and becomes a stepmother.

42. 42 八 The Gluttonous Stepmom from the ’80s Marries a Cannon-Fodder Second Male Lead and Raises His Kids 八零吃货后妈嫁给炮灰男二养崽崽 Zheng Jingyun郑景云Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + foodie stepmother + veteran + raising kids] (1980s + farm life + System) Zheng Nuannuan had planned to laze her days away. She was a total foodie, and in her dictionary, men were nowhere near as reliable as good food. She was no good at anything else, but she was number one when it came to eating. She never imagined she would transmigrate into a book, let alone an 1980s novel about a pair of switched-at-birth rich young men. The cannon-fodder second male lead, Qin Zha 129Reads8.2Score—Shelves
43. 43 七 The Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth, Doted on by a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青，糙汉捧在手心宠 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + delicate peach blossom spirit + three lifetimes of romance + sweet doting + healing] A delicate, beautiful peach blossom spirit heroine × a rugged hero who adores his wife The peach blossom spirit Tao Yingli failed her heavenly tribulation. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. In the countryside of the 1970s, farm work was hard and life was harsh. Tao Yingli had lost her peach blossom body, and even pulling up 1.6kReads9.0Score214Shelves
44. 44 我 I Have a Space Left Behind by an Immortal Family 我有一个仙家留下来的空间 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted She had been a medical school graduate student in the twenty-first century, with no family but herself. When she woke up, the world had suddenly changed: drab gray walls and earthen houses. Somehow, she'd ended up in the 1970s, so she could only make the best of it. “Hey, big shot, stop following me around.” “Hey, big shot, why are you always popping up in front of me?” “Hey, big shot, quit flaunting those abs to tempt me.” “Hey, big shot, I'm looking for one partner for life.” Xia Jingchuan: “W 15.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Looking at your bookshelf, I've read quite a few of them too 🤦 Let me recommend these; they're all completed and very good.

45. 45 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
46. 46 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 16.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
47. 47 我 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 4kReads8.9Score426Shelves
48. 48 全 Our Whole Family Transmigrates Before the Exile, So We Empty the Heroine’s Storehouse 全家穿越到流放前，搬空女主库房 Zhi Ang Zhang芝昂张Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Exile, Disasters, and Fleeing for Survival] [Pocket Dimension] [Mismatched System] [Comedy] [Everyone's Favorite] [Sweet Romance] [Face-Slapping the Scum] The family of three, Liu Qingyu, transmigrated into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder family in a story about exile. As soon as they arrived, they got a one-stop experience package: their home confiscated, thrown into prison, then exiled. And on the way, they would have to endure natural disasters like droughts 6.8kReads9.0Score924Shelves
49. 49 抄 Before the Confiscation, She Emptied Half the Capital and Fled the Famine 抄家前，她搬空了半个京城去逃荒 Hua Miaomiao花苗苗Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Exile + Fleeing Famine + Supply Pocket Dimension + Medical Skills, with Romance] Su Ruan transmigrates into a book! She becomes a frail, pitiful girl who is to be exiled because of the book's vicious female antagonist! Her scumbag father doesn't care for her, her stepmother doesn't love her, and her vicious stepsister wants to use her as a scapegoat! Fortunately, her pocket dimension is stocked with endless supplies and food, along with countless gold and silver treasures she stored away before 2.8kReads9.1Score295Shelves
50. 50 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies: The Fierce and Beautiful Doctor Wife 穿越七零神医娇妻很凶残 Qingya Nanluo清雅南萝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A car accident sends Zhou Huaiqing back to an era when you needed a letter of introduction to go out and ration coupons to shop. She has transmigrated, but she's not afraid: she's a young lady from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and she has a space of her own. The problem is that her new self has no parents, no grandparents who care for her, and a shrewd uncle who's eyeing her possessions. After finally dodging his schemes, she's having a great time face-slapping the sco 658Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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