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. 151 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 19.3kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves
2. 152 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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   1️⃣The male and female leads were both sent-down youth in the same batch. Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of a neglected and unwanted educated youth in the 1970s, about to replace her older sister in the countryside. How could Lu Xia tolerate this? She sold her job, ripped them off, and then packed her bags and went to the countryside. But on the train, she realized, wow, she hadn't just transmigrated, she'd transmigrated into a book! Well, she'd make the best of it, and after arriving in the countryside, she'd try to stay away from the male and female leads and live her own life. The male lead was also an educated youth; they both got into Peking University after the college entrance exam was reinstated. The female lead majored in English at Peking University and later stayed on to teach, while the male lead switched to architecture at Peking University and entered a design institute…🍅🍅

3. 153 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 8.4kReads9.2Score455Shelves
4. 154 七 The 1970s: A Cannon Fodder Family's Happy Life 七零：炮灰一家的幸福生活 Shen Jingbing沈晶冰Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted [Family life, warm-hearted coming-of-age, a possessive and scheming male lead, and a sweet, adorable beauty of a heroine] Qin Mingxi transmigrates into a period novel along with her parents, and the whole family becomes a group of sacrificial foils for the heroine... But that’s all right! Wherever her parents are, that’s home! What’s more, she’s bound to a trading System connected to the future, so she can lead her whole family to an easy win. It’s just that her childhood friend, the always-gent 854Reads8.8Score101Shelves
5. 155 睁 I Woke Up in the 1970s and Married a Simp; I'm Good at Research and Making Money 睁眼七零嫁舔狗，科研赚钱样样行 Miao Renying, Who Loves Boiled Peas爱吃水煮豌豆的苗人英Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Spoiled and Difficult Heroine + Capitalist's Daughter + Love at First Sight + Hero Is Head Over Heels] The heroine is spoiled and difficult. If that's not your thing, please don't read. And please don't attack the author, thank you (*≧∪≦)🙏🏻 Cheng Ningshuang grew up pampered and well-fed. While out at sea on a pleasure trip, she tragically fell overboard and died. When she opened her eyes again, she was in the plain, humble 1970s, on her wedding night with Zhou Shiyue, the briga 3.6kReads6.0Score218Shelves

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   💐🌾Sisters, this book is amazing! The male lead comes from an incredibly wealthy family, and the marriage is arranged from the start. He doesn't have much affection for the female lead, but he's incredibly charming—he lets her spend money freely, doesn't interfere with her affairs, and treats her with utmost respect. The female lead is also very clear-headed; she's not love-struck at all and is content to live her own little life in the wealthy family. [Flying kiss] Seeing how independent she is, completely needing no one else, the male lead falls for her first! The most amazing thing is that the female lead is practically spoiled rotten in his family; her mother-in-law treats her like her own daughter. She has a minor cold and refuses to take medicine, [Admiring] how does the male lead coax her? —He gives her a sip of medicine and transfers her 10,000! This isn't just taking medicine; it's like swiping an ATM! Even the Empress would be envious of this comfortable life!

6. 156 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 115.8kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
7. 157 去 After Keeping the Child and Leaving His Father, the Heir Regretted It 去父留子后，资本家少爷后悔了 The Old Wang Next Door 1218隔壁老王1218Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi had a clear goal. She wanted to find a handsome, good-looking live-in son-in-law who wouldn’t compromise the next generation. That was a little hard to find. Luckily, she found one. The young master of a family of disgraced capitalists was quite handsome. A family of frail old folks and women who couldn’t even kill a chicken needed a strong, beautiful, clever, and kind girl like her to protect them. She happily brought him home. On their wedding night, she had a dream. Three months la 2.5kReads7.9Score238Shelves
8. 158 六 My Husband Is a Factory Director in the Sixties 六零年代之我的老公是厂长 A Pair of Ears一双耳朵Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Sweet-Natured Heroine VS Handsome, Devoted Hero] [Pocket Dimension] After Qiao Manman faints from hunger and wakes up, the plot awakens in her mind. It turns out she is living inside a book called A Loving Wife’s Daily Life in the Sixties. The male lead, Gu Huai, is her husband, whom she fell in love with freely in high school. The heroine, Jian Ting, is the younger sister of her husband’s coworker. She falls in love with him at first sight, cares for him after his divorce, and event 13kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
9. 159 七 The 1970s' Adored Couch Potato: She Really Isn't Bragging! 七零娇宠咸鱼之她真没在凡尔赛！ Cheerful, Sunny, Lucky Goose开朗阳光幸运鹅Modern Romance773k WordsOngoing *A lazy, well-fed cutie vs. a secretary who acts abstinent in public but is a devoted pervert in private, with a fatherly streak [Powerful man lowers his head + age gap + love at first sight + sweet and satisfying] [The heroine is a native with a refined, self-serving streak and a strong sense that she deserves the best. She won’t lose weight, move to the countryside, or go to the black market.] Baozhu, a precious little treasure. Everyone who sees Xue Baozhu can’t help but marvel at how lucky 10.8kReads7.1Score603Shelves

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   🌈①A historical romance novel. The male lead is a politician, a gentle and refined gentleman, but he falls in love with the female lead at first sight when his old house catches fire.💘 The female lead knew how to take care of herself and marry a rich man when she was only 18. She's very clear-headed and not love-struck. When she meets a well-off male lead, she seizes the opportunity to climb the social ladder. While others are still struggling to make ends meet, she's already buying Prada bags in Hong Kong.👜

10. 160 妈 Mom Remarries, Dad Weds Again, and a Little Waif Meets a Veteran Cadre 妈改嫁，爸再婚，小可怜遇老干部 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Nine-year age gap + 1980s + Chinese setting + bittersweet, sweet secret crush + devoted couple + family drama] [The heroine has a secret crush at first, but later becomes clear-eyed and grounded. She's a wealthy, beautiful, clear-headed, well-educated doctor.] [The hero is afraid to fall in love at first, but later becomes hopelessly devoted. He's an elegant, handsome politician with plenty of schemes.] [Complete.] After her mother remarried, Xia Chuchu was left to live under someone else's roo 7.1kReads9.2Score801Shelves

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    🌿⑤ The male lead is a gentle and refined high-ranking leader, while the female lead is still a high school student. Her parents are divorced and have remarried, and she feels warmth from the male lead! 🌿④ The female lead returns to her high school days. This time, she gives up her childhood sweetheart and chooses a different path in life!

11. 161 记 After My Memories Awaken, I Gossip, Raise Kids, and Make Money 记忆觉醒后，吃瓜养崽赚钱钱 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Shuya had a dream, and it felt incredibly real. In it, her cousin tricked her into going to the countryside. As soon as she arrived, she was schemed against, and her life became miserable. She died young. She woke up terrified and sprang out of bed, immediately setting about finding a job and going on blind dates. She'd rather die than go to the countryside. If she did, she'd lose her life... After so many disastrous blind dates she nearly gave up, she finally met the right person. After get 1.3kReads6.5Score100Shelves

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    1. The male lead is a teacher, and the female lead has a job and later goes to university. There are everyday family dramas and gossip, but the female lead doesn't meddle in other people's affairs, even though her whole family loves gossip. 2. The male lead is a former educated youth who returned to the city and has a job. The female lead passes her exams and rises through the ranks. They both later go to university and stop contacting their hometown. This is the first time I've seen a historical romance novel where the protagonist doesn't have children. 3. Both the male and female leads are from another era, returning to their village for refuge. The female lead has some assets, and they have a child from the start. The story focuses on everyday family life. 4.

12. 162 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 29.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    A slice-of-life story set in the 1970s, featuring a calm, career-oriented female lead and a gentle, refined male lead. The female lead is clear-headed and knows what she wants, while the male lead is a robot researcher who travels from a post-apocalyptic world. The male lead falls for her first, and the relationship unfolds gradually, like a frog being slowly boiled in water—a fascinating romance between two "human-machine" individuals.

13. 163 嫁 I Married the Strongest Big Shot in a Period Novel, and He Spoiled Me Rotten 嫁年代文最强大佬，我被养娇了 Mountain Queen女山大王Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted (Also known as: The Apocalypse Woman Is Reborn in the 1990s and Goes on a Rampage) Both virgins, and each other’s first love! Su Yao, who has been busy fighting monsters to survive the apocalypse, suddenly finds herself inside the novel she’s been reading, as the wicked supporting heroine who’s destined to keep making sacrifices for the male and female leads. Su Yao says: Not interested! With special powers and knowledge of the future, she seizes the opportunities of the 1990s and opens the door 16.4kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    The male protagonist is not a soldier, but a researcher.

14. 164 从 The Daily Gossip From 1960 Onward 从1960年开始的吃瓜日常 Nanji Yaoyao南极夭夭Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Easygoing, clever heroine + refined, gentle, scheming hero; the golden finger is tiny, practically nonexistent] A modern couple has just paid off their mortgage when, after what feels like a long dream, they find themselves back in the 1960s. They have become a young couple in rural Northeast China. With no financial pressures and no lofty ambition to work hard and change the world, they stand by each other and live an ordinary life. Life's surprises arrive without warning: they learn that they 5.1kReads8.7Score278Shelves
15. 165 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 44.6kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves
16. 166 弹 The On-Screen Comments Terrify the Delicate 1970s Female Lead, and the Big Shot Holds Her Close to Comfort Her 弹幕吓坏七零娇女配，大佬掐腰哄 Sweet Medicine甜药Modern Romance858k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history era + spoiler-filled comments + stealing someone’s sweetheart + pure indulgence + building wealth + everyday family life. A possessive, doting, aristocratic young man sent down to the countryside × a spoiled, coquettish beauty transformed by the comments] As the only daughter of the village chief of Songjia Village, Song Jiaojiao is every bit as sweet as her name. Her whole family has spoiled her since childhood. Shen Yanli, the educated youth she met through matchmaking, fell 18.7kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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    ✨The male lead, a sent-down youth, falls in love at first sight with the female lead, who is the village chief's daughter. After they marry, he becomes a teacher in the village. The female lead discovers she's just a cannon fodder ex-wife and wants a divorce...

17. 167 重 Reborn in the Eighties: No More Being a Doormat! This Is So Satisfying 重生八零，不再当受气包！爽翻天 Qing Li青笠Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + plot-driven + slow burn + reborn + making money + entrepreneurship + daily life + heartwarming + steady and gradual + family matters + building wealth + one-on-one romance + happy ending] In her previous life, Chen Baorong worked herself to the bone to support her family. Eventually, she fell ill from overwork. She had no children, and only before she died did she discover her scumbag husband’s affair with her younger sister. When she opened her eyes again, Chen Baorong had retu 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is slow-paced, slice-of-life, and follows the female protagonist's entrepreneurial journey to wealth, starting with a street stall and opening a tailor shop. The male lead was a teacher with a humble personality. The restraint and forbearance depicted in the story when the male and female leads are together are very well done! The descriptions of fashion design are quite professional, and I even encountered some unfamiliar concepts. There's not much fighting with difficult characters, and the title and synopsis aren't great, but the story itself is excellent!

18. 168 八 Flirting in the 1980s: I Transmigrated Into the Factory Director's Scummy Wife 八零撩婚：穿成厂长大佬的小渣妻 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + Devoted Husband + Mutual Flirting + Getting Rich] Jiang Ning transmigrates into a period drama and becomes the difficult supporting character she once played. Looking at her ridiculously handsome husband, she can't figure out why the word “divorce” suddenly won't come out of her mouth. She swears she only wants to cling to a powerful man's coattails and develop a little revolutionary camaraderie with him... Yes, it's best to know which way the wind blows. But what's with 1.7kReads8.9Score121Shelves

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    🌈✨The female lead goes to the army to stay with her sister, where she catches the eye of her brother-in-law's superior. The male lead is a high-achieving young man from the compound. 🌷He meets the female lead on a mission, falls in love with her at first sight, and refuses blind dates. They meet again at the army base, and their old house catches fire!

19. 169 绿 A Green Tea Girl Plays the Sweet, Silly Type in the 1960s 绿茶女在六十年代当傻白甜 Another Road另路Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Manipulative little green tea vs. gentle childhood friend / Mostly everyday life / No black market, no golden finger] Wen Li transmigrated! She opened her eyes and found herself with a cowardly dad and a mom who loved causing trouble and running her mouth. But that wasn't even the worst part: it was the 1960s, and after droughts, floods, and other extreme weather, the food supply had yet to recover! After thinking it over for ages, Wen Li managed to find two things in her favor. First, her orig 7.9kReads8.8Score911Shelves

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    This book features a gentle male protagonist.

20. 170 绝 No Heirs? The Tycoon's Daughter Gets Pregnant and Is Spoiled Rotten 绝嗣？资本家小姐怀崽被宠爆了 A Single Immortal Herb一颗仙草Modern Romance709k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigrate into a book + space + face-slapping scumbags + childhood sweethearts + sent to the countryside + exceptionally fit military officer VS dazzling capitalist heiress] With her snow-white skin and raven-black hair, Qin Yiyi was dazzling at every turn. After dying alongside a criminal in a fight, she woke up in a period novel as a famous capitalist heiress from Shanghai. In the original story, she found her military officer fiancé hopelessly unromantic and wanted to 20.7kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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    I recommend this book. The male lead is a military officer who has no heir, and the female lead accompanies him to the army while heavily pregnant.

21. 171 穿 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后，我火速离婚 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4.2kReads8.2Score177Shelves

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    [Cool!] Family, this novel's plot is super dramatic! A few days ago, Jiang Banyue suddenly found herself transmigrated into a period military romance novel she had read, becoming the deceased first wife of the male lead, Shen Yunhe. In the original story, the first wife died in childbirth while pregnant with triplets, leaving Shen Yunhe to raise the children alone. Then, the female lead, Liu Juan, appeared, frequently caring for the children. Touched by her actions, everyone tried to match her with Shen Yunhe. After marrying Shen Yunhe, Liu Juan outwardly treated the children well, but inwardly harbored resentment. Unable to mistreat the children, she spoiled them rotten, making them unruly. Everyone in the compound disliked the three children. When someone advised her to discipline them, she feigned pitifulness, claiming she was a stepmother and dared not scold or punish them. Jiang Banyue didn't want to follow the same path as in the original story, immediately filing for divorce from Shen Yunhe upon her arrival. How will she change the fate of her children and herself? Read on to find out!

22. 172 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 3.7kReads8.7Score286Shelves

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    The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts; the male lead is a bit cunning.

23. 173 为 You Secretly Got a Vasectomy for Your First Love, So Why Panic When I Divorce You? 为白月光偷偷结扎，我离婚你急啥 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Period setting, sent-down youth, taking down scumbags, rebirth] In her previous life, Lin Jianxue didn't learn until the day she died that she'd raised her husband's childhood crush's son for eighteen years. She also discovered that the reason she couldn't have children was that her husband had secretly given her sterilizing medicine! The moment she opened her eyes, she was reborn! Her husband was bringing her a bowl of chicken soup, speaking softly. “Jianxue, my mother made you this chicken s 6.6kReads8.3Score471Shelves

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    In this period drama, the male protagonist's family is sent to the countryside. The female protagonist divorces her scumbag husband and goes to the countryside to find him. The usually rebellious male protagonist is dumbfounded when he sees his childhood sweetheart arriving with bags and packages…

24. 174 宁 Ning’an Like a Dream: I Shipped the Wrong Couple 宁安如梦我把CP磕乱了 Flying Pearl飞天珠Female-Channel Fanfiction501k WordsCompleted She transmigrated into the role of a supporting female character and gleefully shipped couples, swooning over iconic scenes and love-triangle showdowns. So why did her favorite pairings get all mixed up the more she shipped them? Jiang Xuening * Zhang Zhe, Princess * Yan Lin, Jiang Xuehui * Xie Wei She respected the plot and stuck to her supporting-character role. But after she started looking after the heroine and, along the way, the hero too, things spiraled out of control. Her own white moonl 1.1kReads9.2Score102Shelves

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    This book is pretty good. The story unfolds differently. Every angle Jiang Xuening takes is naturally replaced by her older sister. For some reason, I feel Jiang Xuehui and Xie Wei are a better match.

25. 175 救 Help! The Big Shot Is Being Harassed by a Spoiled Brat 救命！大佬被作精女碰瓷了 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + self-interest above all + ordinary timespace + no going to the countryside Respect hardship, understand hardship, but don't suffer through it! Lin Ran transmigrated into a period novel as the vicious younger sister of the reborn heroine. Faced with the heroine's overwhelming plot armor, she chose to cling to a powerful patron rather than keep her head down or go completely off the rails. (And this patron wasn't the original heroine.) Oh! A car is comin 9.1kReads8.4Score658Shelves
26. 176 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves
27. 177 伥 My Viperous Sister Wants to Swap Marriages? The Lucky Wife of the 1970s Just Smiles in Silence 伥鬼妹妹换亲？七零福妻笑而不语 Spring Has Come春天来咯Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Period setting + switched marriages + sweet romance + face-slapping + satisfying wish fulfillment + no golden finger] Shen Tang and her stepsister Shen Mei are both reborn. In their previous lives, Shen Tang married an uneducated hoodlum, while her younger sister married into a wealthy family. Everyone said her sister had made the better match, then waited to see Shen Tang make a fool of herself. But who could have guessed that the hoodlum would use his sharp mind to go into business and become 3.2kReads8.9Score297Shelves

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    It's a great show! The female lead is very cunning and intelligent—and "cunning" here is a compliment. The author said the male lead looks like Bosco Wong, ahhh! [Heart emoji] [bump emoji]

28. 178 八 The 1980s: He Accidentally Marries a Lovely Country Girl, and the Factory Director Panics 八零:误娶乡下小娇妻，厂长慌了 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted An older man is set up by his adopted son and ends up marrying a young woman from the countryside? Shen Ting knew he was getting on in years. He was already in his thirties. Still, at least he was the head of a major factory, with a house and plenty of money. Now that he’d brought home a sweet young wife, what could he do? He was an older man, so he’d just have to spoil her a little more. 13.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
29. 179 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Vixen Enjoys Life Every Day 年代文快穿：狐狸精天天在享福 Chen Lingyun陈凌云Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance] On the second day after Li Jiaojiao became a spirit, a thunderbolt from the Heavenly Dao knocked her soul out of her body. That's when something called the “System” came looking for her. “Pretty fox spirit, would you like to visit other worlds?” Li Jiaojiao looked at her own “corpse.” Sure, why not? It wasn't like this place was any good to live in. As a ghost, she couldn't find a man, and Li Jiaojiao had been alive far too long. She had risked cultivating into a human for no 3.5kReads5.9Score212Shelves

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    🍐Wow! Look at how much longer my video is compared to most people's!💢 🍓A period drama, the male lead is gentle and refined.🥬The male lead is a gentleman of that era, gentle and refined, his words and actions reveal not only his upbringing but also a deep-seated tenderness. The aloof male lead falls for the female lead.

30. 180 重 Reborn in 1980: The Tough Little Miss Has Both the Wiles and the Courage to Crush Scum 重生80，虐渣小妞茶勇双全 Ye Qinghui夜卿回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a historical era, getting revenge on scumbags, romance, two lives across two worlds] A satisfying story set in two lives and two worlds. The heroine is both cunning and bold, and refuses to put up with anyone in either life. Wen Xin only learned later that these weren’t her past and present lives, but journeys through two separate lives and worlds. In that life, her childhood sweetheart of a husband secretly had another family. It turned out his claims of being asexual and not wanting 10kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
31. 181 在 The Cool, Reserved Educated Youth Falls for Me in a Period Novel 在年代文里被清冷知青看上 Don't Write of Longing不写相思Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Era story + transmigrates into a book + educated youth + both leads are each other’s first and only love] [Energetic, adorable heroine vs. cool and gentle hero] Sui Youyou wakes up one day to discover she has transmigrated to the 1970s, going from a university student to a down-to-earth pig farmer. Most importantly, she has transmigrated into a book, and it turns out to be a story about a reborn villainess. Unfortunately, she is only a peripheral character with a few scattered lines of descript 337Reads6.7Score—Shelves
32. 182 大 A Sucker’s Life in the 1960s 大冤种的六零生活 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted Liu Yun transmigrated into a series of novels by a certain author, and she even ended up as the book's biggest punching bag. No way. Whoever wants to be that unlucky sap can take the job. When she came of age, she found a man and married him, only to discover she had been dragged into the “palace intrigue.” What could she do? Just roll with it. Her mother-in-law was reborn, and her neighbor had transmigrated. Right, all that was missing was a quick transmigration story. Is this world full of hol 6.7kReads8.2Score252Shelves

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    🌸✨A refined yet roguish male lead from a bygone era—ahhhhh, he totally tugged at my heartstrings! [You see, look closely][Admiration] The male lead is a cold, aloof, and refined scoundrel on the outside, but he's a total puppy to the female lead—the contrast is absolutely amazing! Ahhhh, the whole story is so sweet!!!

33. 183 我 I’m Not the Doomed Beauty in a Period Novel 我才不是年代文的炮灰美人 Clouds at the Horizon天边云Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Zhao Yuejiao, who seems delicate and soft but is clear-headed, meets Su Sinian, who seems aloof and restrained but is domineering and devious. Love suddenly comes calling, and she has to hold on tight! Just as they’re deeply in love, Zhao Yuejiao discovers that she is actually a doomed cannon-fodder character who has already met her end in a period novel, while Su Sinian is the male lead... In the tumultuous years of the period setting, watch Zhao Yuejiao build her fortune 383Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 娇 After Jiao Jiao Becomes the Villainess of a Period Novel 娇娇穿成年代文恶毒女配后 Lower Three Whites下三白Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted A pampered, troublesome young lady who can’t do a thing VS a cold-faced, rugged, capable tough guy [Transmigration into a book + period novel + sweet romance + happy ending + no golden finger] Warning: The heroine cries a lot at first! The pampered young lady Xue Fu transmigrates into a period novel as the villainous supporting female character. The heroine is gentle, kind, hardworking, and capable. The male lead likes her, and so does the male supporting character whom the original girl liked. 1.9kReads7.0Score194Shelves
35. 185 年 After the Cannon-Fodder Heroine in a Period Novel Kissed Her Ex’s Older Brother 年代文炮灰女配亲了前对象他哥后 Chef Xiaomi小米大厨Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted ! [Not recommended] ! Don’t read, don’t read, don’t read! Set in an alternate historical era, this is an everyday romance about a pretty, laid-back heroine and a conservative, old-fashioned researcher hero. [The heroine is an ordinary person! She’s not impressive! If you like face-slapping power fantasies, don’t read this! This doesn’t have the plot you’re looking for!] Lin Wanwan transmigrates into a book set in a bygone era. Here, she’s a university student, and graduates are assigned jobs. H 480Reads7.0Score106Shelves

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    The male lead, a researcher [smirking], isn't a rough guy at all.

36. 186 金 The Jin Yuanbao Family’s Sudden Fortune from Demolition Compensation 金元宝一家的拆迁暴富日常 A Wondrous Pen Like a Lotus妙笔如莲Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Old Madam Jin dreamed of a golden ingot while pregnant. She asked each of her four favorite daughters-in-law, but none of them admitted it! Could it really have been Ying Canru, who could never get enough to eat and always burned the bottom of the pot when she cooked? ~~ In the delivery room, Ying Canru screamed as she gave birth. Outside, Jin Laifu paced back and forth, glancing at his watch from time to time as he muttered, “Please let the baby be born on the eighth day of the eighth month. Ot 1.8kReads8.8Score123Shelves

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    Yuanbao is an only child. Her whole family works at a nightclub, and Yuanbao works as a doorman. To outsiders, her parents might not be considered good people, but their love for Yuanbao is truly enviable. Loving their daughter means teaching her to grow up. Her father's saying, "Raise your child like a wolf, not a sheep," really makes sense! Yuanbao, spoiled rotten, is incredibly clever. She immediately understands the unspoken meaning in her superior's words, leads her parents to wealth through land expropriation, and even works hard to get into the National Defense University. Don't even mention the male lead liking her; I like her too! The male lead is a government official who always considers things from a profit-driven perspective. His family lives in a large compound, but his parents are quite biased and don't offer much help to the female lead. Nobody likes the male lead much.

37. 187 被 Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon 3.7kReads8.0Score284Shelves

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    This is a completed military-themed novel. The second male lead is the one who rises to power; he has a good personality and a better family background, yet he is incredibly gentle. After being jilted, the sweet and delicate woman turns to the battlefield, seducing a top-tier male supporting character into doing hard labor. The cold and aloof military officer chases after her, but his pursuit is desperate.

38. 188 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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    The only one on the entire internet with a runtime of 50,000 hours, look at my runtime 😍 In his past life, the male lead was not good with words, and he missed his chance with the female lead because of various misunderstandings and his own lack of expression. To be honest, many men might feel that their actions don't express themselves well enough.

39. 189 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
40. 190 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves
41. 191 七 A Happy Life in the Seventies 七十年代幸福生活 A Late Orange一只晚橙Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Su Wan was reborn and grew up to eighteen. With her wedding and move to join the army just around the corner, she thought this life would be smooth and peaceful. She was ready to coast through life when she discovered she had transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel! Both she and her fiancé were doomed supporting characters! What could she do but fight to take control of her own destiny? See how Su Wan escapes the lucky heroine’s shadow, marries and follows her husband to the army, starts a busi 1.8kReads9.0Score126Shelves

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    Some historical fiction stories are gentle and refined, while others are not. I personally think some Clippers historical fiction stories are also good, so I've included them here.

42. 192 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Supporting Character with the Wrong Script Makes Her Fortune 重生六零：拿错剧本的女配要发家 Lin Pu林葡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Wanqing was reborn in the final year of the 1960s. Somehow, she ended up marrying the most handsome and cultured man in the village. And she was already pregnant, too. Her family was dirt poor, but at least she didn’t have any awful relatives. Zhao Wanqing glanced at her System, then felt around her pocket dimension. Time to get rich! 14.7kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The male lead isn't a rough guy or a military officer! It's a great read! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

43. 193 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    Absolutely fantastic period dramas! 👍👍👍👍 The first is a story about a top-tier teacher; the second has male and female leads who are both exceptional talents, initially in the entertainment industry and later serving the country; the third and fourth are stories about appraising treasures and finding hidden gems.

44. 194 六 The 1960s: I Hugged the Judge's Leg and Coasted to Victory 六零，抱判官大腿躺赢 Qing Mu青 沐Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted Qin Yiting died. Her soul floated in the air, gazing at her family’s shopping mall with unbearable heartache. How had she died? She was only twenty-three, in the prime of her life, and her family had assets worth hundreds of billions waiting for her to inherit. How had she died so unfairly, for no reason at all? Qin Yiting couldn’t accept it. Her soul kept trying to force its way back into her body... The underworld The Judge couldn’t understand why people had to undergo tribulations to build af 3.1kReads8.9Score329Shelves
45. 195 禁 The Abstinent Top-Tier Star Was Won Over by One Kiss 禁欲顶流被我一个吻哄好了 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + sweet romance + System + national darling] After being reborn, Su Liang becomes bound to an emotion-collection System. Already in the prime of her youth, she becomes even more captivating, drawing men to her from every direction. But all she wants is that one star, high above and shining bright. She already has an extraordinary affinity for animals, and after being reborn, she awakens the ability to communicate with them, too. At the zoo, she’s the darling all the anima 10kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
46. 196 快 Quick Transmigration: The Rich Heiress Gives Up on the Male Lead 快穿：白富美放弃那个男主 Yue Xuhuan悦许欢Modern Romance763k WordsOngoing [A satisfying read, stunning heroine, spoiled little green tea, 1v1, author is firmly on the heroine's side and will not entertain objections] He Yue was a daffodil on the Ninth Heaven. Just as she was about to take human form, the Crown Prince of the Celestial Clan got drunk and broke the protective barrier left by the Hundred Flowers Fairy. He Yue failed to transform. In a fit of anger, the Hundred Flowers Fairy went to the Jade Emperor and impeached the Crown Prince. The Jade Emperor ordered 4.2kReads7.7Score282Shelves
47. 197 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Academic Prodigy Appraiser 重生90学霸鉴宝师 Chu Qi初七Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads9.1Score160Shelves
48. 198 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 30.9kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
49. 199 天 Heavenly Eye: Unmatched Treasure Appraisal 天眼：鉴宝无双 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Hardcore Antiques Appraisal + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead + No Cultivation.) The porcelain he painstakingly copied could fool the experts at the Palace Museum. The objects he carved on a whim could make self-proclaimed masters of the Yangzhou school acknowledge him as their teacher. What others dismissed as rubble, he treasured as priceless, then sold for millions. His name was Zhao Xuan. Blind since childhood, he had chanced upon the legacy of the Heavenly Eye. Finding hidden tr 14.2kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
50. 200 七 Marrying a Rugged Disabled Man in the 1970s, I Bring a Warehouse and Make My Husband and Son Thrive 七零嫁残疾糙汉，带仓库旺夫旺仔 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The 1970s’ Lucky Little Bride, is now streaming on Hongguo. [Complete] [Rugged Hero + Sweet Wife + Gourmet Food + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Secret Identity + Feel-Good Story] Top banquet chef Jiang Congyu was suddenly killed when a crystal chandelier fell on her while she was cooking. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book she had read before. And not just that: it was her wedding night, and a handsome man was pinned beneath he 15.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    This is an incredibly good period drama; I've stayed up three or four nights reading it. You'll regret it if you don't! It's amazing!! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]!

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