Looking for Period Novels With a Gentle, Refined Male Lead, Not a Rugged Type or a Soldier 想看年代文，男主温润如玉，不是糙汉和当兵的

1. 51 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies: The Easygoing Wife Is Forced to Get Ahead 穿越七零，咸鱼娇妻她被迫上进 Passerby Sheep路人羊Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted [Sweet, charming, highly intelligent heroine & gentle, refined, scheming educated youth] A 21st-century doctoral student pulls an all-nighter, collapses, and transmigrates into the body of a young woman working at a forest farm in the 1970s. Ye Wei swears: she is going to be a contented couch potato who enjoys life! She lives carefree, spending every day eating and drinking with her golden finger at her disposal. Apples? Pheasants? She's got it all. Huo Xiang? Coptis? She can do anything. Ye Wei 4.1kReads9.0Score391Shelves
2. 52 八 Trading Marriages in the 1980s: The Tycoon Brings His Hopeless Romantic as a Dowry 八零换嫁：大佬携恋爱脑当嫁妆 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out (┬_┬). Being lovesick is the best dowry a man can have. 1980s + raising kids + fashion + food] In her previous life, Ji Ning had just completed Hai Shang Lao’s overseas expansion when her terminally ill younger sister dragged her off a cliff. Reborn, her younger sister got first pick of the promising man they had both known in their previous life. By a twist of fate, Ji Ning married into the Zhou family, the scholarly household her sister had married i 4.2kReads8.8Score447Shelves
3. 53 重 Reborn in 1970: The Couple I Ship Won't Talk to Each Other 重生70：我磕的cp没长嘴 Little Pumpkin Fish南瓜小鱼仔Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted [Period setting + small pocket dimension + devoted couple + transmigrate into a book + everyday family life + not a wish-fulfillment story] Xu Wanwan, a landlady with several apartments, had just finished her college entrance exams. After seeing her score of 680, she was so excited she dropped dead? When she opened her eyes, she discovered she'd transmigrated to the 1970s? After finally making it through high school and finishing her entrance exams, she transmigrated and was sent straight to the 2.3kReads8.3Score191Shelves
4. 54 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Vicious Female Supporting Character Becomes a Bewitching Beauty 快穿：当恶毒女配是娇媚尤物后 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Selfish, Vicious Female Lead + Beloved by All + Love at First Sight + No Fixed Couple + Immersive Roleplay] Ye Jiaoyue is a succubus who feeds on love, and beauty is her natural gift. After an accident binds her to a System, she begins traveling between worlds and playing the villainess. From then on, the favored sons of heaven in every world fall at her feet, eyes burning with desire. They become lovesick and obsessed with her! ① The gold-digging roommate of the female lead in a runaway-with-t 15.3kReads8.2Score640Shelves

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   This one! A second world, the male lead is the mayor, wielding great power, and is charming.

5. 55 七 A Practical Hedonist in the 1970s 七十年代务实的享乐主义者 Glutinous Rice Cake糯米白年糕Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional era setting + love after marriage + light ensemble cast + family life + age gap] Wen Runjin was spoiled rotten by her family and couldn't do a single bit of hard work. Now and then, she'd get into trouble with household chores or farm work, so no respectable family for miles around dared choose her as a bride, afraid they'd bring home a pampered young lady who'd be nothing but a burden. Runjin's mother steeled herself, slapped her thigh, and made a bold decision: find 9.8kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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   The story depicts a mundane life where the male and female leads' relationship feels like an exchange of interests—a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The male lead's background requires the female lead's status as a poor farmer to back him up; she's been spoiled by her family and fears she won't survive in the village [laughing emoji]. Her family relentlessly pushes her towards the city. The romance between the leads is portrayed with great subtlety. The male lead guides the female lead, gradually helping her establish herself and find a sense of belonging, from work to residency status, striving to make her independent. The changes in their relationship during their long-distance relationship are particularly well-written! It's a slice-of-life story, but definitely worth reading!

6. 56 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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   Historical setting + female protagonist time travel + gentle and refined male protagonist + highly educated couple 🌲🌲🌲 Both books feature female protagonists who time travel with a system. In the first book, both the male and female leads are sent-down youth. In the second book, neither protagonist is sent to the countryside. Neither male lead is a rough, uncouth type, and both female leads have their own career paths.

7. 57 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   🌱The first book features a male lead who works as a translator, not a rough-around-the-edges type or a soldier. The story focuses on family in the early stages. The female lead meets him while she's away for training, and he falls in love at first sight. For her, he moves to her hometown across provinces and settles down there. He's absolutely gentle and refined. 🌿 🌱The second book features a male lead who is a technician who has been sent to the countryside, specifically to the village where the female lead's grandmother lives. The female lead is undergoing a "golden finger" test when she meets him, immediately attracting his attention. Later, they get married, with the female lead focusing on external affairs while the male lead stays home to care for the children. 🍀

8. 58 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 149.8kReads9.0Score17.7kShelves

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   🌈 ✨The male lead is a gentle and refined educated youth sent to the countryside, while the female lead, a villainous supporting character transmigrated into a book, is pregnant and only wants a good life. She initially considered aborting the child and divorcing him, but upon seeing his waist, shoulders, long legs, and the fact that he hands over his entire salary and is a wealthy and promising tycoon, she decisively accepts him with a smile.

9. 59 年 The Little Aunt of the Seventies Has Money to Burn 年代，小姑姑多财多亿 My Feelings for You卿我意Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted Tang Shuhe never imagined she'd one day face the question, “Your parents are getting divorced. Which one will you live with?” She had even less expected that less than a month after the divorce, both of them would remarry. With her godmother and godfather becoming her stepmother and stepfather, and the tangled, unbreakable ties between them and her birth parents, Tang Shuhe chose to retreat to her grandparents' home in the countryside for a while. She never expected that leaving would mean a per 14.7kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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   The male lead is a primary school teacher in the beginning and a bookstore translator later. He's very gentle and family-oriented. As an aside, the female lead dotes on him exclusively.

10. 60 重 Reborn Before the Wedding, I Dumped the Scumbag, Married the Sickly Man, and Became Everyone's Darling 重生结婚前踹翻渣男嫁病娇被团宠 Young Girl, Old Auntie少女老阿姨Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted This novel is complete. Period Setting + Reborn in the 1970s + Everyone’s Favorite + Pocket Dimension + Pet Birds and Pigs Jiang Yuchu felt as if she’d had a dream. In it, when she was eighteen, someone tricked her into sharing a bed with Xu Qihang, a lovesick man who had been sent down to the countryside. Her grandmother locked her away in a panic, and she never made a sound. As a result, Xu Qihang and his entire family died tragically. To get married, she gave up her education and signed an un 2.6kReads8.2Score267Shelves

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    The male lead is initially a yandere (obsessive and possessive) man, but later becomes very gentle and kind. He is not a soldier, but a researcher and a university teacher.

11. 61 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 6.8kReads8.7Score529Shelves

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    🍒🍒A historical romance novel. The male lead is a gentle and refined research professor, a total loyal dog. Afraid the female lead will leave him, his first priority after being reborn is to find her and get married. He uses his job to keep her hooked. He knows she's a wicked woman, but he just loves her ✨. From the female lead's perspective, since he still hasn't learned his lesson and keeps coming back to her, she'll accept him without hesitation.

12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Reluctant Match Is Surprisingly Sweet 重生七零：强扭的瓜有点甜 Meow Commander喵指挥官Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan transmigrated! And she transmigrated right into the most awkward situation imaginable. Why awkward? Because she was forcing herself on a man. This is a terrible misunderstanding, a huge injustice! None of this has anything to do with her. She’s just an innocent passerby who transmigrated into this world. Unfortunately, no one believes her. Well, the original owner was notorious for raising hell and ruling the family compound like a tyrant! So be it. What’s done is done, and crying won’ 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    The pinnacle of historical fiction [Note][Note]

13. 63 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 84kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves
14. 64 带 She Takes a Port Space to the Famine Years, and Her Whole Family Are Big Shots 带港口空间穿荒年，全家都是大佬 Milk-Candy-Flavored Jelly奶糖味果冻Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period Setting in a Famine Year + A Whole Group of Transmigrated Big Shots + Mountains of Supplies + Beloved by Her Whole Family + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Romance] When Jiang Jiaojiao opens her eyes, she’s transmigrated to the 1960s. She thinks she’ll have to struggle to survive through the famine, but before she can even cry, she discovers that the supply-filled port has come with her as a pocket dimension. Smile, smile as much as you like. But then she realizes: why has her whole family 3.7kReads8.8Score447Shelves
15. 65 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 59.8kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    The male lead is a successful politician, and the romance is incredibly sweet.

16. 66 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 92.9kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    Historical fiction 📍The male lead is generally gentle and refined ⭕️He rarely shows any evil or ruthless side in front of the female lead ⭕️He's a researcher‼️‼️‼️The story mainly revolves around his family 🍅They're all powerful relatives or acquaintances 😂Protagonist halo ✅️Some parts are funny 🈶Maybe it's just personal bias? After all, everyone has different opinions 🍒I personally think it's pretty good, I really like their childhood sweetheart relationship ✨️Those who like this kind of story can read it, but if you have any issues, just switch to another one ❤️❤️❤️

17. 67 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, the Fussy Rich Beauty Gets Rich Again 穿到八十年代作精白富美又暴富了 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Xu Leshu was a wealthy beauty with enough money to own several apartment buildings. She only had to sleep once; when she woke up, she had arrived in the old-fashioned 1980s, in the body of another Xu Leshu, a second daughter from a penniless family who seemed to be the least loved child. But although the family was dirt poor, the country was opening up and there were plenty of opportunities. From what she could tell, her grandmother was a domineering, stingy old gossip, but she treated Xu Leshu 11.7kReads8.5Score964Shelves

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    The male lead is a government official, a deputy provincial party secretary, from a powerful and influential family, and a gentle and refined type. The female lead is incredibly beautiful and runs a company based on her foresight. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight; it's been planned for a long time.

18. 68 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 53.7kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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    The character is portrayed as a gentle and refined educated youth, but in reality, the female lead fights while the male lead hands her bricks, and she even manages to bring peach blossoms to a group military training session [smirk].

19. 69 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 first two books feature professors, while the third book's protagonist is a third-generation military officer who enters politics. All three books depict mundane daily life.

20. 70 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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    🌿A historical romance novel; the female lead is a researcher, and the male lead is a politician. It's very good.

21. 71 重 Back in the 1980s, I Divorce and Build a Fortune While Raising My Child 重回八零，离婚后带崽发家致富 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + raising children + building wealth + everyday life + wife-chasing crematorium] Gu Mingyue fell in love with Shen Yanli at first sight when she met him at fifteen. At sixteen, she defied her parents and married him, then later followed him back to the city. Everyone said she was lucky to have married a city man and become a respectable wife, but only she knew the bitterness in her heart. Between her in-laws’ disdain and her sister-in-law’s provocations, she became sensi 11.2kReads7.8Score801Shelves

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    🍀① The male lead is a scientific researcher; the female lead is reborn, pregnant, divorced, and runs a successful business with her parents and family. The male lead is very fond of the female lead and later relentlessly pursues her, staying by her side. ② Scientific researcher female lead v Reborn diplomat male lead

22. 72 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
23. 73 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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    The male protagonist isn't a rough, uncouth soldier, but an excellent diplomat, while the female protagonist is from an arts troupe. Both their families live in the same military compound.

24. 74 大 After the Powerful Man's Wicked Ex-Wife Awakens, She Is Spoiled Rotten 大佬的恶毒前妻觉醒后，被宠上天 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + sweet romance + slow-paced devotion as she raises her husband and children + face-slapping the scumbag and his mistress + blackening the original heroine + pure satisfaction!] (The rating has only just come in, so it may be a little low at first. It’ll rise later. Updates are steady, so feel free to dive in.) [Top graduate and class monitor of the Men’s Virtue Program vs. a bright, bold little firecracker who’s spoiled rotten and proud of it] Only after Zhu Mingyue died di 10.4kReads8.0Score810Shelves

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    I just finished reading this book; the male protagonist is an engineer.

25. 75 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 42.9kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! The male lead is so similar to the high-ranking official in "Zhou Sheng Ru Gu"—strategic, resourceful, and protective of the female lead. It's also incredibly good. Trust me, I'm a ten-year veteran reader; it's fantastic! I can't even describe it. It's a simple, everyday love story. The male lead is initially a bit of a rogue, not caring about the female lead, and while she's a little naive, she's not completely clueless.

26. 76 云 The Moon in Yun Ting's Heart 云廷心上月 Sugar Beans Aren't Bitter糖豆不苦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue early on + sweet romance + devoted one-on-one love + happy ending] [Sickly beauty x obsessive male lead] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Yannian finds herself as a minor character in a political scheming novel aimed at male readers. The book is three million words long, and she appears in only three hundred of them. The original owner of her body relentlessly pursued her second cousin, insisting she would marry no one else. In the p 14.7kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
27. 77 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
28. 78 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Handsome Male Educated Youth Has His Eye on Me 穿越七零：我被俊俏男知青盯上了 Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Li Qingqing, an HR specialist at a publicly traded company, buys a ring, only for it to turn into a pocket dimension. Then a mysterious voice keeps telling her that she is about to transmigrate and needs to get ready. Li Qingqing: ... After checking out her pocket dimension, Li Qingqing decisively quits her job, sells her house, and stocks up on supplies. Thinking she’ll run into all kinds of awful people, Li 15.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book features a gentle and refined male protagonist who is a sent-down youth, and the female protagonist's family is very united. The second book features a handsome male protagonist who was a business elite in his previous life. He travels back in time and works as a villager initially, but later returns to his old profession.

29. 79 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7.6kReads9.1Score433Shelves

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    Before the female lead transmigrated, the original owner of this body was simple-minded. The male lead was a teacher with a gentle personality, and he took good care of his simple-minded wife, being very patient and tolerant. The two initially had a son, who was also obedient and sensible—a good child.

30. 80 被 Abandoned in the Wilderness for Eighteen Years, I Marry the Wrong Man as a Stand-In Bride 被扔荒山十八年，替婚错嫁大首长 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + outrageous melodrama + unhinged + doting romance + growth story + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] [Adorable, violent, obedient, fiercely protective mutated native vampire bride × cold, versatile, returning Chinese scientist] When Xu Xinyuan is little, her grandparents abandon her in the mountains to fend for herself. Her reborn cousin refuses an arranged marriage, and because Grandma can’t bear to give up the betrothal gifts, she brings Xu Xinyuan back. In her cousin’ 5.4kReads9.0Score510Shelves

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    These books all feature refined male protagonists! The first one features a male lead who's a researcher, lacking in physical strength but possessing extraordinary intelligence, leading to a love triangle with a self-proclaimed clever female lead where he laughs while she's making things up [laughing emoji][laughing emoji]. The second one features a male lead who's a sent-down youth in the countryside, while the female lead transmigrates into the book. He appears refined on the surface, but it's all an act, revealing his wicked side to the female lead. The third one features a male lead who appears refined but is actually cunning, responsible, and incredibly efficient!

31. 81 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1970s: What a Joke! The Sweet Girl Is Hiding in a Rugged Man's Body 穿书七零：笑死！娇娇披着糙汉壳 December-十二月-Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + food + System + educated youth + sweet romance] A pleasure-loving young woman transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s. The poverty and hunger, the backbreaking labor, and the enormous secret her new body is hiding are enough to push An Ran to the brink. She is neither the lucky heroine nor the villainess. Instead, she is a deranged male character so far down the roster that she barely even counts as a number in the leads’ story. To keep anyone from 5.5kReads9.0Score714Shelves
32. 82 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 6.4kReads8.9Score345Shelves
33. 83 八 The Wicked Little Darling of the 1980s Has the Powerful Man Hooked, and Now He Can't Get Enough 八零坏娇娇勾到大佬后真香了 Lollipop for a Little Lolita萝莉抱抱糖Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + a wicked seductress + a factory director’s rise to wealth] Tao Yu is beautiful and bold. On the surface, she’s gentle, quiet, and perfectly normal, but deep down she’s a wicked little black-hearted dumpling. She transmigrates into the 1980s and finds herself in a poor, overcrowded courtyard compound, struggling just to get by. She and the favored son of heaven, Song Hecheng, are worlds apart and should never have crossed paths. But in the factory director’s office, she smiles so 2.1kReads9.0Score237Shelves

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    ① The male lead is a factory manager from a wealthy family. He remains calm when the female lead flirts with him, but he secretly helps her out. ② The male lead is a refined doctor, and the female lead is a beautiful and strong butcher. Later, she starts her own business, and the male lead silently supports her. ③ The male lead is a former educated youth sent to the countryside. His gentle and refined demeanor is part of his scheme; his main goal is to obtain the return-to-the-city quota from the female lead's uncle.

34. 84 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 13.8kReads9.0Score796Shelves
35. 85 被 After My Educated Youth Husband Abandoned Me, I Stopped Being Foolish 被知青老公抛下后，不犯傻了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love after a breakup, a scumbag man’s regret, an over-the-top pursuit of his wife, not a strong female lead, the heroine is emotionally fragile and needs time to grow, the hero is a two-faced piece of trash, happy ending. If you can’t stand seeing the heroine suffer, don’t read.] … Yu Yuan was a hardworking, honest young woman. When she reached the age to marry, her mother picked a decent-looking young intellectual sent down to the countryside and made him her husband. He didn’t refu 4.3kReads7.5Score120Shelves
36. 86 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 37.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
37. 87 9 90: Reborn, I Let My Husband Go and Pursued My Career, Then Married an Army Doctor 90：重生让出老公搞事业嫁军医 Dai Mengduole代蒙多乐Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Rebirth] [Period Setting] [Child of a High-Ranking Cadre] [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Military Marriage] [Everyday Family Life] [No Space-Based Golden Finger] After ten years of living apart, Bai Yulan was still divorced, and her child was taken away by her ex-husband, who had gone into business and made a fortune. At last, her son graduated with a PhD and found a good job, only to call her over to look after his child. She worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes, Bai Yul 979Reads6.5Score109Shelves

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    The male lead is gentle and refined, the son of a high-ranking official, and a medical doctor.

38. 88 七 The 1970s: The Aloof Educated Youth Has Been Scheming to Marry Me 七零：高冷男知青处心积虑想娶我 Fish Swimming Into the Sea入海鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in another era, Cheng Songning has no family left. After seeing off her last relative, she sells her house and heads to the countryside. She plans to rely on her System, live a quiet life, and soar to success when the college entrance exams return. But on her second day in the village, she cuts the calf of a handsome young educated youth who arrived with her. What can she do? Take care of him, of course. But the more she looks after him, the more something feels off. It seems she’s ended 4kReads8.6Score361Shelves

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    The male protagonist of this book is a time traveler from ancient times; he's gentle and refined. Both the male and female protagonists are educated youth sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. The female protagonist has a special ability or spatial ability. It's quite a good read; highly recommended.

39. 89 穿 I Became a Farm Girl, and My Son Is a Top Imperial Exam Scholar 穿成农家小娘子，儿子是科举大佬 Better to Step Back and Cast a Net不如退而结网Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Dual transmigration, farming, the imperial examinations, family life, building wealth, and a warm, happy life) (No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. Both the female lead and her son have transmigrated.) (The female lead is hardworking, clever, beautiful, and capable. The male lead seems honest on the surface, but is actually hopelessly devoted to her, fiercely protective of his family, and scrupulously faithful. Their son is a prodigy who never forgets anything he reads, and he’s r 15kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    🔥🔥"Are you Wei Ci?" Upon hearing this, Wei Ci cupped his hands in greeting: "This student is indeed Wei Ci." Headmaster Zhongli nodded: "Heroes emerge from among the young. Not only are you young, but you are also so handsome and refined, with an elegant demeanor. It is truly astonishing."

40. 90 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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    Jiang Yuman transmigrated into the body of the male lead's six-month-pregnant, venomous ex-wife in a novel. In the book, the original owner dreamed of becoming an official's wife, using every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. However, after the Fu family was unjustly dismissed and their fortunes turned sour, threatening to send them to the countryside, she ignored her family's pleas and promises, and promptly had an abortion and divorced them! Looking at her husband, who was even more handsome than a celebrity in later years, and touching her six-month-pregnant belly, Jiang Yuman sighed: "You brat, you're still not satisfied even with all this good food!" According to the original plot, two years later, the male lead and his father would be reinstated, becoming popular figures in the compound again, and living a happy life with the reborn female lead. After transmigrating, Jiang Yuman had no intention of making way for the female lead! As a modern woman, Jiang Yuman had a strong "laissez-faire" mentality. Learning from the previous experience in the book, she certainly wouldn't abandon her perfect husband to make things difficult for herself.

41. 91 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Most Dangerous Mad Villain 死遁后，疯批反派危险系数No1 Zhi Zhi and Yu Yu之之与与Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Dark transformation + yandere + villain + faking death + System + adorable child] Ye Shizhi transmigrates into a book, becoming the wife of the great villain who opposes the heroine, and a reckless wife who runs away while pregnant. To return home, she must complete her mission: help the little villain, Jiang Suian, grow up in a happy family until the age of three, keep him from being kidnapped, and earn 100 points. Ye Shizhi takes her time completing the mission. But when it really is done and 3.3kReads8.5Score213Shelves
42. 92 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
43. 93 穿 After She Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the 1980s, She Marries a Tycoon and Gets Deliberately Flirted With 穿书八零，她嫁大佬后被蓄意撩拨 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] [Period] [Sweet romance] [Chaste hero] [Theatrical heroine] [Aloof hero] When Xia Ruanruan opens her eyes, she has become a country bumpkin who’s ruining the aloof heartthrob. Everyone looks down on her, and Xia Ruanruan feels miserable. But now that she’s transmigrated, she has to keep moving forward. She didn’t choose to end up here, but it seems she has no say in going back, either. So Xia Ruanruan does her best to play the good girl (and suck up). One sweet “Baby” is al 2.4kReads9.0Score207Shelves

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    This book is great. The male lead is a doctor—refined, polite, and aloof, perfectly fitting the theme. Several other novels by this author are also excellent.

44. 94 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 10.4kReads8.6Score607Shelves

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    The female lead passes the broadcasting exam and strives for advancement; one of the male leads is the director of the finance bureau, a gentle and refined man.

45. 95 漂 The Beautiful Army Wife Is So Alluring, Even the Ice-Cold Commander Has Fallen for Her 漂亮军嫂太撩人，冷面首长沦陷了 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Heroine's Entrepreneurship] When Fu Xueyao wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated to the 1980s. Here, she's a lazy girl who's willful, spoiled, rude, and crude, and even her newlywed soldier husband was tricked into marrying her. Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. Fu Xueyao, who has been single her whole life, thinks this bargain husband isn't bad at all. A slim waist, long legs, a great figur 2.4kReads9.0Score174Shelves

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    Taro balls are here! 🌷🌷🌷🌷 The female lead transmigrates to the 1980s, wakes up to find herself married, and is gentle yet strong-willed, always focused on her career. [Top post][Top post][Top post] The descriptions of the extended family are also very engaging. She transmigrates into the body of a spoiled, lazy girl, even her newlywed soldier husband is someone she tricked into marrying. The later part about her accompanying the soldier is also well-written; the male lead is strong, healthy, and has great stamina, even voluntarily handing over his salary—who wouldn't love such a man? The only downside is that his stamina is too good; my aching back every night just can't take it!!!

46. 96 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.6kReads8.0Score378Shelves

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    🔥The male lead in this book seems gentle and refined, but he's actually ruthless and cunning. After falling in love with the female lead at first sight, he slowly and steadily wins her over, like a frog in gradually boiling water. [Smirk]

47. 97 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 50kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    Chapter 202: The male protagonist is refined and cultured, fair-skinned, wears glasses, and has a gentle face—a classic image of a young scholar. He starts as a university teacher but later resigns to work in a heavy machinery factory. The female protagonist is a propaganda officer at a cotton mill and later becomes an engineer.

48. 98 全 My Whole Family Was Slaughtered! Back to the 1970s to Punish Scum, Love My Man, and Raise My Child 全家惨死！重回七零虐渣宠汉养崽 Sunrise with Wine朝阳伴酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Period Piece + Devoted Husband and Kids + Rebirth and Revenge + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth] Only after Su Ti died did she discover that she had been living in a period novel about a heroine who made her fortune. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine. She was just a disposable stepping stone! The heroine was her cousin, favored by Heaven itself. Everyone who opposed her met a terrible end. After Su Ti died, her husband lost all desire to live. During a task assigned by th 14.2kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥🍀Coriander's Recommendations⭐①The female lead only realizes she was a stepping stone or cannon fodder in the book after her death. She is reborn back to her wedding day and marries into the same family as her cousin. She decisively separates from the family.🍠The male lead goes into business and starts a company. The female lead enters the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduation.⭐②A post-apocalyptic scoundrel transmigrates to the 1970s. The male lead is gentle and refined.

49. 99 不 You Won't Let the Little One Eat Her Fill? Flip the Table! Then Nobody Eats! 不让奶团吃饱饭？掀桌！都饿着！ Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Child + Everyone's Darling + Mostly Locals, Light Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Funny + Not a Single Member of the Family Is a Soft Touch + Get Even on the Spot] Luo Panpan had never known hardship from the day she was born. Then, at five and a half, her father died. From then on, she never had enough to eat, and they even planned to send her away to be adopted? Not a chance! Her mother was a famous tigress for miles around: bold, resourceful, and good at making money 19.2kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    Luo Panpan's daily life: helping her "tiger mom" block unwanted suitors, watching her "tearful" aunt argue and crush her, and teaming up with her "scheming" uncle to make moves. Her life is more lively than a comedy!

50. 100 七 The 1970s: I Work as a Waitress at a State-Run Restaurant 七零：我在国营饭店当服务员 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Buling, a wastrel who had muddled through the apocalypse, transmigrated from the end times to an alternate dynasty in the 1970s. From the start, the difficulty was hellish. After acting like a meek little grandson for a month, she finally sent the original owner’s entire family to their graves. Just as she was about to set off toward a happy new life, she had a dream on the train. In it, she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a stepmother. After arguing with the heroine a few times, 4.2kReads8.9Score339Shelves

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