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. 101 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies: From Invisible Side Character to Stunning Beauty 穿书七零：路人甲小透明变大美女 The Astonished King惊讶的大王Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + sweet romance + space + heroine pursues hero] When Ding Xi woke up, she realized she had landed in the harsh 1970s, inside the terrible period novel she’d only gotten halfway through reading the night before. She was a nobody, a walk-on character who was constantly ordered around by the main characters. Clenching her dark, chicken-claw-like hands, she resolved to stay away from them and live her own quiet life! - First, she set her sights on the most 5.1kReads8.4Score510Shelves

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   These three books are super good, the author's writing is so good [admiration][admiration][admiration] If you also like those slow-paced, down-to-earth period novels, these books are really addictive the more you read them.

2. 102 六 The 1960s Widow Flirts and Runs, Leaving Her Puppyish Young Man Chasing Her Madly 六零寡妇撩完就跑，小狼狗追疯了 The Astonished King惊讶的大王Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the 1960s] [System Space] [Career-Focused] [Younger Male Lead] [Beautiful, Delicate Woman] [Strong Possessiveness] Mei Gui died of an illness. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in the 1960s and become a young widow whose entire family by marriage had died. In this feudal era, the rumor that widows brought their husbands bad luck quickly spread, and the whole village shunned her. Mei Gui had no choice but to pack her things and move into an old family house in Ba 4.2kReads8.3Score421Shelves
3. 103 我 A Hundred Rounds with the Handsome Educated Youth 我与帅气男知青的一百个回合 The Astonished King惊讶的大王Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted A cold-hearted, perverted wolf of a woman vs. a handsome, gentle puppy of a man After transmigrating to the 1970s, she just shrugged and decided she didn't care. You had to live somewhere, after all. Besides, her father was the village brigade leader, her mother doted on her, and her older siblings looked after her attentively. As the family's darling, she had nothing to worry about when it came to food or clothing. Then a handsome, gentle, wealthy young man sent down to the countryside arrived 1.7kReads8.7Score194Shelves
4. 104 穿 Transmigrated into a Torture Novel? No Worries, I Have Plenty of Secret Identities and Fists of Steel 穿虐文？不怕，咱马甲多拳头硬 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1980s + wife-chasing hell + secret identities + strong female lead + taking down scumbags (an abandoned heiress, a clearheaded leading lady, slim waist, long legs, abs, beautiful and badass; refuses to get caught in the self-destructive angst of a tragic romance, dedicates herself to her country. No forgiveness, no getting back together, shines on her own or ends up with the second male lead) ❀ If your breasts are clogged, come to me ❀ This isn't domestic fam 359Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   Transmigrated into a tragic novel's female lead, she reverses the plot and starts to tormenting the male lead!! It's so satisfying!! Sisters, you won't regret it!! The second male lead takes over.

5. 105 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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   🍒🍒The male lead is a gentle and refined young man, a privileged son of the military compound, with a privileged family background and outstanding looks. However, nearing thirty, he remains unsuccessful in his romantic pursuits. Yet, he falls head over heels in love at first sight with the younger sister of a subordinate who comes to visit him at the military base.💘He is captivated by her. However, just a few days later, he sees a familiar-looking girl chatting and laughing with a man across the street at Director Yang's house.

6. 106 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
7. 107 年 Period: The Barren Beauty Is Held Close by the Cool and Aloof Military Doctor 年代：不孕美人被清冷军医拢在怀 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Family Life + Heartwarming] A new, beautiful woman arrived on a remote corner of the motherland’s territorial waters. As a fashion designer, Su Moyan had studied sketching, pattern making, and garment construction... But on this barren island, there were prawns aplenty and hardly any vegetables. What was she supposed to do? The soldiers were defending the nation’s borders. “Soldiers and civilians are one family,” Su Moyan told Qin Zheng. “We’ll protect you, too.” Later, even th 3.3kReads8.8Score308Shelves

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   It's rare to find someone as gentle and refined as jade these days, but Lao Lu is one of them, haha.

8. 108 七 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score181Shelves

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   The male protagonist in this period drama is gentle, not a rough man or a military officer, and he shares a deep connection with the female protagonist.

9. 109 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score514Shelves
10. 110 小 Life in the Alley: The Lin Family's Little Darling 小巷人家：林家小棉袄 Ancient Tree W古树wFemale-Channel Fanfiction321k WordsCompleted The heroine is radiant, confident, and gentle. She acts sweet and quiet around her parents, but in truth, she refuses to follow the rules. After pulling an all-nighter at work, Lin Zijin drops dead at her desk. When she wakes up, she discovers she’s become a little girl, and not just any girl: she’s the daughter of the Lin family from a hit period drama, and Lin Dongzhe’s little sister! Lin Zijin is delighted. She moves with the Lin family into a narrow lane, gets along with their neighbors, the 1.6kReads7.6Score100Shelves
11. 111 七 The 1970s: The Brash Bride Tears Apart the Untouchable Beauty 七零：无赖娇妻手撕高岭之花 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing Era setting + transmigration + making a fortune + feel-good power fantasy + enlightened self-interest + marriage before love + play the pig to eat the tiger After Liu Hao died in her previous life, she was born straight into the body she now inhabited. Who would have thought that in her next life, she’d become a poor peasant? At long last, she grew up in the countryside, and then the educated youths from the city arrived in their village. Everyone in the village knew that Shen Qinghe, an educate 27.9kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    This!! This is seriously better the more you look at it! I highly recommend it, everyone should give it a try!

12. 112 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    🌈① [Sweet, charming, and highly intelligent female lead & gentle, refined, and cunning male educated youth] A 21st-century female PhD student fainted from staying up all night and became a forest farm girl. Ye Wei vowed: she would be a carefree, leisurely person enjoying life! She lived a carefree life, eating and drinking every day with her golden finger. Ye Wei was living her leisurely life until the appearance of that handsome and delectable young male educated youth. Looking at his face, she ate raw corn with relish. 🍀② Ye Shan was a suicide squad member. After failing her mission, she was slit in the throat by her master and became a young girl in 1966. After dealing with her scumbag mother and stepfather, she was instantly smitten by a sickly villager in the countryside. That new young educated youth was really good-looking and capable. Most importantly, he could support her. This sickly young man didn't care about anything and just threw a tantrum and clung to her.

13. 113 亲 We Already Kissed, and Now You're Telling Me I Flirted with the Wrong Person!? 亲都亲了，你跟我说撩错人了！？ Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + simmering romantic tension + sweet romance + magical space golden finger + winning her back] Pure, sweet, flirtatious beauty vs. refined, aloof, untouchable young military officer When Wen Qiao wakes up, she finds herself transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era as a disposable villainess. The original character was the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital’s military district, but she was switched at birth with the heroine and wasn’t brought back f 23.2kReads8.6Score3kShelves

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    The male lead in this period drama is gentle and refined! 🐝🐝 After transmigrating into a book, Wen Qiao didn't want the power struggles of the inner palace, so she chose to go to the countryside. She picked up an injured man and tried every day to seduce him. She thought she was flirting with the original male lead, but she realized she'd got the wrong person. Lu Yan, with a stern face, asked: "Who brings me food every day?" "Who stole a kiss from me in the middle of the night?" Now they're denying it?

14. 114 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Dump My Trash Ex and Marry the Toughest Officer 重生八零，踹垃圾竹马嫁最猛军官 Precious and Perfect珠圆玉润的宝Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted (Alternate period setting, age gap, everyday life in a military marriage, face-slapping) Lin Mian was reborn on New Year’s Eve, the night her childhood sweetheart publicly broke off their engagement. In her previous life, she couldn’t bear to give up eighteen years of affection for her childhood sweetheart and refused to end the engagement, even if it killed her. But after they married, he was as cold as stone and hated her to the bone. He tormented her until her family was ruined, and she die 2.5kReads8.9Score249Shelves

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    🌈✨In her past life, her husband harbored deep resentment towards her for not marrying her "white moonlight" (her ideal woman), and even looked down on her for her low education level, leading to the destruction of her family. 🌿After being reborn, the female protagonist decisively broke off the engagement but was nearly hit by a car by him. It was the chief who saved her. In the hospital room, he took out a diagnosis report: "I saved you, so you have to take responsibility for me."

15. 115 快 Quick Transmigration: She's Vicious, But Impossibly Beautiful 快穿：她恶毒，但却实在美丽 Seven Slips of Light七笺光Modern Romance656k WordsOngoing (The original female lead turns dark in the second world. If that’s not your thing, feel free to skip it. The first three worlds have redemption missions; those have been removed in the later worlds.) One-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced, fragmented male lead To stay alive, Si Yao has to bind herself to a Villainess Redemption System and travel through various fictional worlds, adding essential obstacles to the male and female leads’ paths to personal growth or romance. Si Yao agree 13.4kReads8.1Score597Shelves
16. 116 穿 The Pregnant Wife of an 80s Male Supporting Character 穿成八零年代男配的怀孕妻 Kind as Water, Dreamlike善若水如梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Xu Mo was an overworked office drone from the twenty-first century, and she happened to get swept up in the transmigration wave. She transmigrated into the body of the villainess in an eighties novel. Not only is she the heroine's younger sister, she's also the tragic male lead's ex-wife. She stole the heroine's first love, the male lead, and even took the heroine's child. In the end, she even tried to steal the male lead. She's truly a shameless villainess! Xu Mo throws down the book!!! And she 3.3kReads8.0Score181Shelves

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    "Transmigrated into the Pregnant Wife of the Male Supporting Character in the 1980s" breaks through the genre with its unique time-travel setting, skillfully blending rebirth, arranged marriage to love, and period elements. The author uses delicate strokes to depict life in the 1980s, realistically recreating the era's texture. After transmigrating, the female protagonist breaks the tragic trajectory of the original story, using her modern wisdom to turn the tide in an era of scarcity. The plot is fast-paced, combining the everyday realities of family life with the tension of emotional turmoil. The characters are vividly portrayed, and the mutual redemption of the male and female leads' relationship unfolds layer by layer. The work achieves a balance between the gravitas of period fiction and the sweetness of romance through its immersive narrative, making it a high-quality time-travel novel that is both literary and readable.

17. 117 穿 After Transmigrating as the Doomed Third Sister-in-Law, I Just Enjoy the Gossip and Watch the Show 穿成炮灰三嫂后，我只管吃瓜看戏 Nanji Yaoyao南极夭夭Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted 1950s setting, slice of life, marriage first and love later, watching the drama unfold The heroine transmigrates into a book, and the hero is reborn. Both are self-interested pragmatists who don't interfere with the original plot. After living another life, everything else seems empty. The most important thing is to live freely and happily. After 1957, Song Jinhé had no lofty ambitions. She just wanted to eat well, have fun, sleep well, and enjoy a quiet, ordinary life of her own. She never 4.8kReads7.7Score245Shelves

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    The male protagonists are both university professors, and they all suffered greatly during the political movements. Professor Xu Mingli was reborn and managed to return to his hometown. Professor Lu married the female protagonist from the countryside during his time in the countryside.

18. 118 七 The 1970s: Reborn, I Spoil My Beloved Husband 七零年代！重生后把娇夫宠上天 Eat a Little Egg Tart吃一点蛋挞Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Period setting + one-on-one romance + reborn + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero] After being reborn, Shen Xiaoyue thought long and hard. This time, she’d get ahead of things and had the power to see the future. She wanted to try all the things she’d never gotten around to doing before. But where should she start? Her eyes wandered in circles before finally meeting those of a damp little puppy. Forget it. She’d start by raising a dog. She owed him, after all. Lu Ping’an: The only outcome of 20.5kReads8.7Score2kShelves

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    The male lead isn't a rough, tough guy or a soldier. In this book, the female lead is reborn and goes to the countryside to pursue her husband. The male lead has a bit of a puppy-like quality. [Smirk][Smirk][Smirk]

19. 119 年 The Pampered Wife Awakens and Goes Berserk in a Period Novel 年代文包子原配觉醒后发疯了 Clouds Skimming Shadows云掠影Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn + face-slapping + going berserk + getting rich Only after Meng Jiao awakened did she realize she was the meek, ill-fated first wife in a period novel. In the book, her mother-in-law abused her, her sister-in-law bullied her, and her brother-in-law slandered her. Yet she kept working without complaint, giving everything to the family. She exhausted herself holding up the Song family, but never earned their respect. In the end, after her brother-in-law accused her of having an affair with a 2.1kReads8.4Score166Shelves

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    The female lead, a sent-down youth, was manipulated by the plot into marrying a soldier. 🔥 On their wedding day, the male lead returned to his unit early, leaving the female lead to work tirelessly for her in-laws. 💥 After realizing her mistake, she divorced him, returned to the city, took the college entrance exam, and married a gentle and refined graduate student. 🎉🎉

20. 120 八 Life in a Siheyuan in the 1980s 八零年代四合院的生活 Yu Qingling虞箐澪Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Period setting + architecture + physics + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + no System + native characters + raising a child] Composed, beautiful female architect × cool, handsome male physics professor Li Han stares at the photo of her blind date in surprise. “Why is it him?” Isn't he that famous physics teacher at her university? When Wei Chishang gets home, he finds his family waiting. His mother and sister pull him aside to talk. “Son, your sister has found someone for you,” his mothe 193Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 小 The Little Housekeeper and the Big Boss 小保姆和大领导 Nine Eight Eight九八八呀Modern Romance946k WordsOngoing Also known as: The Nanny Has a Plan, and the Boss Never Loses His Temper Also known as: The Nanny Knows What She Wants, and the Boss Can’t Do a Thing About It [Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Building a Fortune + Devoted Husband + Family Life] Wen Zhiyi is a country girl with little education, no job, and no household registration. Her stepsister mocks her: “You couldn’t even pass the high school entrance exam. What makes you think you can get into college?” Her relatives try to set her up wit 194.2kReads9.1Score18.1kShelves

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    It's an extremely good show. Don't be fooled by the title. The male lead is a guiding lover, and the female lead is constantly growing. It has very positive values.

22. 122 七 The 1970s: I Marry a Powerful Man to Help with Disaster Relief, and My Life Takes Off 七零：嫁大佬救灾荒，我风生水起 Run Once跑一次Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting+dual transmigration+System+transmigration into a book+two powerful leads+strengthening the nation through technology+an unbelievably powerful golden finger] Gu Linxuan transmigrated into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a period novel. She watched the hero and heroine go from meeting to getting to know each other, and from getting to know each other to a game of pursuit and evasion. They completely ignored the usual plot conventions. As Gu Linxuan puzzled over 3.5kReads8.9Score423Shelves

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    No soldier, no roughneck; sickly in the early stages; both male and female protagonists transmigrate.

23. 123 七 The 1970s: I'm a Laid-Back Slacker Who Refuses to Compete 七零之我是咸鱼不内卷 Ziqi Youran子棋悠然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + devoted couple + no personal space] Wen Shu closed her eyes and opened them to find herself the early-death ex-wife of a ruthless villain from the seventies! She'd not only thrown her weight around, taking advantage of her status as the beloved daughter of the team leader, but had also sent him straight to prison with a single accusation... Remembering the gruesome ending in the book, she shuddered. Then she waved her hand and decided to keep her head 9.1kReads8.4Score794Shelves

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    You described him as gentle and refined, which piqued my interest, but this male lead is incredibly scheming, always plotting against our female lead (not really). In the beginning, when he didn't like the female lead, he only wanted the advantages her father could bring him. Later, after falling for her, he subtly "schemed" to keep her from divorcing her, but!!! It's a super sweet arranged marriage that blossoms into love.

24. 124 七 The Little Fairy of the 1970s, Spoiled Rotten by the County Magistrate 七零小仙女，县长宠疯了 Fang Niuniu Loves to Sleep方牛牛爱睡觉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted At eighteen, Jian Nanxu was cool and ethereal, with peerless beauty. In everyone’s eyes, she was a distant little fairy. Born into a family of scholars, she had already been accepted to her dream university. The greatest hardship she had ever faced was drinking iced Americanos without sugar. Who could have guessed that the transmigration god would decide her life was just too perfect and kick her straight into the 1970s? A stunning young woman dropped into the 1970s with no family, household reg 13.7kReads7.8Score1.5kShelves

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    It's a very rare sweet romance drama set in a historical period, but the male lead's growth is too slow. However, he matures significantly later on, rising to a high position of power and influence, and continues to dote on the female lead.

25. 125 六 In the 1960s, the Obsessive Tycoon Spoiled Me Rotten 六零年代我被病娇大佬宠上天 Gentle Spring Breeze和煦春风Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [The leads dote on each other] [Shared golden finger] [Age gap] He Chunyu never expected to transmigrate after going to sleep. The worst part was that she had transmigrated as an unborn baby, and landed in an era of food and clothing shortages! It could always get worse. What? She was also being forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth? As she bent over and worked hard to earn work points, a sudden shock arrived in a letter from home. It turned out her grandfather had arranged a fian 1.6kReads8.0Score116Shelves
26. 126 他 He Has Amnesia? She Tricks Him into Marriage! The Easygoing Beauty Gets Pregnant and Wins in 1980 他失忆？她骗婚！八零娇懒美人怀崽躺赢 Little Lingyu小令羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1980s + Sweet Romance + Easy Conception + Marriage First, Love Later + Satisfying Read] Her military officer husband comes home from a mission, bringing a beautiful woman with him? Isn't this the classic love-rival trope? How did it happen to her? Wen Ying was dumbfounded. Three years ago, she had transmigrated into an 1980s novel and become a poor, lazy village girl. Luckily, she had spent one wild night with the novel's male lead, a military officer and pilot. When sh 2.5kReads6.9Score216Shelves

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    The male lead is gentle and refined; he used to be a pilot and is now a retired researcher.

27. 127 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 67.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

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    I've been enjoying transmigration novels lately, and these few are all excellent. The female protagonists are clear-headed and definitely worth reading.

28. 128 快 A Quick Transmigration Journey to Bear Children: The Male Leads Dote on the Charming, Wily Beauty 快穿生子之旅，男主娇宠钓系美人 Wine Left in a Warm Pot壶温余酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 33kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
29. 129 快 Quick Transmigration: Someone Help! The Host is Fierce and Rebellious Again 快穿：来人啊！宿主她又彪又反骨 Ran Ran An然然安Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted (No fixed couple. The female lead goes crazy whenever she feels like it, has top-tier gear, is a master at watching the drama unfold, and stays out of everyone’s mess. She only answers to herself, and leaves the rest to karma…) Ren Shen is a ginseng spirit who has cultivated for billions of years. Every day she lazes around in the Misty Forest, doing nothing and annoying everyone. All the spirits dare to be angry, but don’t dare speak up. Then, after Ren Shen raided someone’s hidden collecti 8.7kReads9.3Score629Shelves
30. 130 快 Quick Transmigration: A Professional Background Character Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 快穿之路人甲专业躺平 Ran Ran An然然安Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted After You Jia died, she was forced to bind herself to a System. Apparently, because she’d donated money before her death and saved many people, she was finally getting her just rewards. So now she had a guaranteed job: transmigrate to various worlds and correct crooked ways. Could she just say no? Couldn’t they let her reincarnate into a rich family instead? It wasn’t even her idea to donate. Whoever wants these rewards can have them. But it was no use. She had no bargaining power. She could onl 25.2kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
31. 131 快 Quick Transmigration: Ding! Your Waifu Has Arrived, Boss 快穿：叮！大佬，你的脑婆送到 This Cutie Is Called Guagua本萌叫呱呱Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + feel-good story + stunning heroine + devoted 1v1 romance + plenty of sweetness + babies in some worlds] After Luo Li dies, she becomes bound to the Strategy System Baicai, helping it travel to various small worlds to win over a man in each one. She hears he's a very well-behaved man. As it turns out, the little System was right. He's handsome, rich, and well-built, with no flaws to speak of. Best of all, he's a hopeless romantic! Who could resist that? 1. Frail young lady 19kReads9.4Score2kShelves
32. 132 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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    This is a great show. The female lead and her younger brother go to the countryside, where they have plenty to eat and drink and live a wonderful life. The male lead has a cold and aloof personality but is very gentle towards the female lead. He has to go to the countryside because of his family. Overall, it's quite good, just the pacing is a bit slow.

33. 133 重 Back to the 1970s: Following My Husband, a Military Industry Bigwig, to the Countryside 重回七零：陪着军工大佬丈夫下乡 Wen Xixi温熙熙Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Space + Military Industry Mogul x Gentle Doctor + Adorable Little One] Li Qingyue was reborn. In her previous life, her husband, Qi Yumo, was highly educated and handsome. Though he had a bad temper, he treated her very well. He was also a promising young talent at the military factory, and the ideal son-in-law in the eyes of countless middle-aged women. Their happy life as a family of three didn't last long before her husband was reported by a spiteful enemy. He was about to be dismi 12.4kReads8.0Score984Shelves
34. 134 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 21.9kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves

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    1. *Transmigrating to the 70s: Sent to Stay Next Door on My Wedding Night*: A gentle and refined male lead x a transmigrated female lead, a sweet romance novel set in the 1970s, rated 7.6, Currently serialized with 111,000 readers. It tells the story of a wonderful coincidence where the protagonist is arranged to stay next door on their wedding night. 2. *In a Famine Year, I Married the Male Lead's Villainous Elder Brother*: A gentle villainous older brother x a clever female lead, a farming and wealth-building novel, rated 9.4, Completed with 89,000 readers. A heartwarming love story set in a famine-stricken era. 3. *The Ruthless Boss's Passionate Kiss to the Frail and Beautiful Educated Youth*: A seemingly ruthless but actually gentle male lead x a frail and beautiful educated youth female lead, a sweet romance novel set in the 1970s, rated 8.9, Completed with 14,000 readers. The tycoon transforms into a fiercely protective husband for love. 4. "A Female Rogue Returns to the 90s and Makes a Shy Little Cripple Cry": A sweet rebirth story set in a bygone era, featuring a roguish female protagonist and a gentle, lame male protagonist. Rating: 9.4, Completed, 46,000 readers. The story follows the sweet daily life of a female rogue disciplining a shy, lame little man.

35. 135 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 39.2kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
36. 136 七 The 1970s: The Frail White Moonlight of a Gloomy Tycoon 七零：穿成阴鸷大佬的病弱白月光 Drunk on the Mountain, Embraced by the Wind枕山醉风Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.2kReads8.8Score204Shelves
37. 137 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    Starting a business in a bygone era; the male lead is a gentle and considerate medical student; the female lead is a domineering and intelligent businesswoman.

38. 138 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Sweetheart of the Three-Unit Courtyard Makes Money to Support Her Family 重生六零，三合院小娇娇赚钱养家 The Wind Moves, the Heart Stirs风动心动Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + space + devoted couple + heroine pursues hero + educated youth + workers + science and technology professionals] This story is a cozy twenty-six degrees, with a touch of sweetness. The heroine reaches the peak of life through her own hard work! Poor student Dan Qingmo transmigrates! Not only does she experience the movement to the countryside and the Third Front campaign, she also catches the wave of reform and opening up! Take a gamble, and turn a bicycle into a motor 1.9kReads9.3Score231Shelves

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    🌟The first book's male lead is a second-generation official who served as a truck driver for two years before being demobilized and rising through the ranks.🌟The second book's male lead is also a second-generation official, but he hides his identity and works as a postman in a county town.🌟The third book's male lead, like the female lead, is a sent-down youth.🌟The fourth book's male lead returns from the apocalypse and is considered a third-generation official.

39. 139 我 I Found a Partner from the Apocalypse in the 1950s! 我在五零找了个末世的对象！ The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted (A girl born into the 1950s + a man whose soul crossed into the post-apocalyptic era. Slice of life. Not intended as a historically rigorous account; everything is fictional. Writing isn't easy, so please be kind.) Qian Xiao is a modern woman who was accidentally killed while saving someone, then born into the 1950s to live through its “arduous struggle.” Sun Kaicheng accidentally hit his head, his soul crossed into the post-apocalyptic era, and then he returned. Two people who have nothing i 8.8kReads9.0Score740Shelves
40. 140 攻 Conquest Failed, So My Best Friend Introduced Me to a Tough Army Officer 攻略失败，闺蜜给我介绍铁汉军官 Murong Dabobao慕容大宝宝Modern Romance612k WordsCompleted Yun Jiaojiao, a top scientist in the Dragon Kingdom, transmigrated to the 1980s with her best friend, and they both bonded with a lousy Conquest System. Her best friend's conquest target was an officer with broad shoulders, a trim waist, and muscles all over. Yun Jiaojiao's target, Xu Fuyang, was handsome and charming, and flirted with everyone. Her love-struck best friend succeeded in her conquest and chose to stay in the 1980s. Yun Jiaojiao spent three years chasing Xu Fuyang, but failed her c 1.4kReads8.5Score115Shelves

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    🍉✨The male lead is gentle and refined, but he and the female lead are at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau when he is pulled away by his sister-in-law to take care of his supposedly unconscious white moonlight. The female lead's mission to win over her fails and her soul is separated. She survives the ordeal and remarries a tall and strong man. The male lead's pursuit of his wife ends in a tragic end.

41. 141 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    Top-rated novel from the Tomato Era! The male lead is gentle and refined, a son of a high-ranking official, and a research genius. The female lead has the highest IQ and EQ—while others plan two steps ahead, she plans hundreds! She's a master conman, a smooth talker, and incredibly adept at exploiting the system and foreigners. She holds multiple jobs and earns multiple salaries!

42. 142 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Caught the Eye of a Powerful Official 七零下乡，被权臣大佬盯上了 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do W东风无一事WModern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Dual Transmigration + Dual Pocket Dimensions + No Handouts] [Male Lead Travels from Ancient Times to the Present + Love at First Sight + Hopeless Romantic] Modern rich beauty Pei Nian was born into her mother's womb in a previous life and lost her memories for eighteen years. Raised by her grandfather, she never expected that the moment he passed away, her scumbag father would immediately sign her up to go to the countryside. As Pei Nian headed home in a fury to settle the scor 29.2kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves
43. 143 花 The Flower Demon Army Wife Grows a Vast Oasis, and the System Crashes 花妖军嫂种出万亩绿洲，系统崩了 Green Cassia Branch青桂枝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + sweet military romance + marriage first, love later + nonhuman heroine + doting husband hero + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + battle against the Heavenly Dao System + light ensemble cast] A delicate-looking heroine on the outside, a fierce flower on the inside A paternalistic, calculating political commissar + a human caretaker of a male lead After the founding of the nation, spirits were forbidden from taking human form. Yet Su Xingmian, a fierce flower s 301.7kReads8.8Score46.7kShelves
44. 144 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
45. 145 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score445Shelves

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    The male protagonist, who had previously participated in the Third Front construction and studied abroad, resolutely returned to China for the sake of his country's development! The female protagonist, a modern gourmet, transmigrates into the male protagonist's wife's body and fights alongside him during a turbulent era.

46. 146 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Cannon-Fodder Girl Is Gorgeous and Charming 穿书七零：炮灰女配又美又娇 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Nan Mo transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era, bringing a giant supermarket with her. She becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who gets horribly betrayed by her relatives. First, her own grandmother pressures her to marry so she can trade her future for her male cousins' success. Then there's her cousin, who wants to stay in the city and hopes to trade Nan Mo for a job. And to top it all off, a possessive, obsessive suitor is watching her like a hawk. After landing in the 4.3kReads9.0Score531Shelves

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    ① Nan Mo transmigrates to the 1970s, surrounded by a bunch of awful characters, all with silver tongues, and goes to the countryside. ② The female lead transmigrates and is obsessed with good looks. She discovers her cousin is going to arrange a marriage with a sickly man of stunning good looks. She agrees to the arrangement and discovers she has a gossip-watching system.

47. 147 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.5kReads8.9Score803Shelves
48. 148 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 13.8kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Zhou Nanxu, a soldier, received two letters from his hometown. The first: "Your mother spent five hundred yuan to find you a beautiful wife. I look forward to your quick return." The second: "Your wife suggested separating the household, and your mother has already separated and is living with her." Meanwhile, Wang Rongmei, a woman from the 21st century, transmigrated to the 1980s. With a new life, she had new insights—where you start, you settle down. This time, she wouldn't be a strong, independent woman; she wanted to be a woman who relied on her looks to be fed. With her stunningly beautiful mixed-race face, she arrived at the military compound. She asked a man, "I don't want to work hard anymore, can you support me?" Seeing the man, his ears reddening from her teasing, shyly nod, she reciprocated. Fearing he lacked experience in supporting women, she even offered to share her expertise. Unfortunately, her happiness was short-lived; "bad news" followed—she wasn't old enough to get a marriage certificate and couldn't accompany him to the military base.

49. 149 拒 Refusing an Abortion, Carrying Twins, and Shocking the Military Compound 拒流产，揣双胎，随军惊爆家属院 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Original title: The Military Husband Is Too Powerful, So the Beautiful Wife Joins the Army While Pregnant [Alluring Beauty X Rock-Hard Officer] (military marriage + space spring + pregnant with twins and raising children + doting husband + marriage before love + everyday life in the army) The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Wanyue had become the darling of the era in a period novel. Her grandfather was a top official in the capital, her maternal grandfather a tycoon in Shanghai, her parents hi 36.3kReads7.8Score3.7kShelves

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    🍀🍀Upon opening her eyes, Jiang Wanyue found herself transmigrated into the body of a privileged young woman in a period novel. She should have been the envy of everyone, but instead, she was incredibly dense, believing her despised military husband had died on the battlefield. Three months pregnant, she went to a shady clinic for an abortion, resulting in the deaths of her and her unborn child, a blood-soaked operating table. Given a second chance, she looked at her still-flat stomach and sneered. She would protect her children, uphold her marriage, and avenge her husband! "Commander Fu, your wife has come to join you at the military base. Sign the papers!"

50. 150 前 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚，被禁欲军官亲哭了 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 57kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves

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