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. 201 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Fat Wife's Original Self Awakens 看到弹幕后，肥妻原身觉醒了 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Song Xilan was round and plump, the very picture of a woman blessed with a prosperous marriage and an easy childbirth. Matchmakers crowded her family's doorstep one after another. But Song Xilan had her eye on Yang Jingyu, a handsome young performer with the cultural troupe. Backstage at the New Year's Day gala, Song Xilan shyly held out a lunchbox of beef and pickled cabbage dumplings to Yang Jingyu. Suddenly, two lines of text flashed through her mind. [Why hasn't the transmig 1.4kReads7.9Score100Shelves
2. 202 七 Military Marriage on a 1970s Island: Daily Life as a Stepmom 七零海岛军婚：二婚后妈养娃日常 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Stepmother + Second Marriage + Raising Kids + Sweet Romance + Food + Everyday Life + Love After Marriage When she opens her eyes, Song Shiwei discovers she has transmigrated into a book! Worse, she’s become the female cannon fodder with a tragic ending! To save her life and escape the plot’s control, she impulsively marries Zhou Tingyue, a cadre ten years her senior! She thinks she can now enjoy a carefree little life of her own! But when she arrives, she discovers that the f 3.4kReads8.9Score312Shelves
3. 203 真 The Real Heiress Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Beast-Talking Shocks the Entire Army 真千金随母改嫁，通兽语震撼全军 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space, stockpiling, period setting, building wealth, medicine, beloved by the whole family, heroine can speak with animals] Lu Yunsu was mistakenly summoned by an underworld intern and sent into a period novel, where she became a capitalist's daughter who had followed her mother into a new marriage and risen from rags to riches. The moment she opened her eyes, her spineless younger brother-in-law had brought a task force to raid their home. Stay calm, don't panic! This is nothing. Lu Yunsu open 31.7kReads8.0Score4.2kShelves

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   😘I can't take it anymore, I'm laughing so hard my mom's coming to beat me! Lu Yunsu: I died, but I'm alive again. Transmigrated into a capitalist's heiress, she opens her eyes to find her family ransacked. No big deal, she has a spatial ability! She packs up all the supplies and takes them, leaving nothing behind. The ingrates are stunned, the Zhou family panics, but their daughter takes them on a life of luxury: catching spies, treating snake venom, understanding animal language—the village's darling. Later, she joins the army, where the cold-faced Officer Chu chases after her every day—the "I was wrong" moment is hilarious!

4. 204 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 8.1kReads9.3Score973Shelves

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   🙋🙋🙋The male lead is a college student, gentle and refined, while the female lead is initially a teacher 🧑‍🏫 and later goes into business. Her whole family dotes on her.

5. 205 疯 Are You Crazy? You'd Snatch Up a Lazybones? Then I'll Marry an Officer 疯了？懒汉你也抢？那我嫁军官 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + personal space + devoted husband + raising children + family life + devoted to each other] Shen Niannian was reborn, waking up on her wedding night in 1979. The shocking part was that the man she’d married was Gu Yanzhi, the husband of her cousin Shen Youyou in her previous life! What a shock! In her previous life, she married Wang Jiangang. The two of them collected scrap and antiques, built a company, became famous in the provincial capital 12.2kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
6. 206 军 Military Marriage Bliss: The Whole Family of My Rugged 1970s Husband Spoils Me Rotten 军婚蜜宠：被七零糙汉全家宠爆 Mu Yunwei沐云微Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (Devoted husband + military marriage + space full of supplies + raising children + married first, love later + cozy daily life + food livestream System) Su Qingwan had just used the recipes her grandfather left her to build a nationwide chain of restaurants and achieve financial freedom. Then a new virus struck, and she kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a villain in a 1970s military family compound, a horrible woman who tormented everyone and abused two little chi 1.2kReads9.1Score169Shelves
7. 207 绝 The Stunning Young Lady Transmigrates to the Seventies 绝美尤物大小姐身穿七零 One Z Soak一z泡Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted Transmigration into another era + transmigrate into a book + undocumented + love at first sight + ruthless pursuit + a slight groveling arc + happy ending Stunning heiress VS soldier who falls for her looks at first sight Modern tycoon’s heir VS the pampered young master of a military compound in the 1970s The heroine transmigrates into another era, while her cousin transmigrates into a book and is reborn. Jing Zhi, heir to the Jing family, the wealthiest family in City A in the 21st century, ha 7.2kReads8.4Score598Shelves

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   1. The female lead is an elegant young lady, stunningly beautiful in the 1970s, with a slightly quirky but adorable personality. The male lead falls in love at first sight and is determined to have her. 2. In the book, the young lady from Beijing resolutely responds to the call to action, signing up for a spot as a sent-down youth, ready to dedicate herself to building a new homeland. However, she only becomes an obstacle between the male and female leads. The female lead decides to distance herself from them.

8. 208 七 The Village Girl of the 1970s: I Turned the Refined, Aloof Male Educated Youth Into My Child's Father 七零小村姑：我把清隽高冷男知青变成了孩子他爹 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The 70s Village Girl: I Turned the Cool, Refined Young Educated Man into My Child’s Father 389Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A historical fiction story. The female protagonist, a village girl, uses her influence in the village to force a marriage between herself and the male protagonist, a young intellectual sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Later, the male protagonist gets into university and wants a divorce, but the female protagonist chooses to let him go. She then moves to the city where the male protagonist is studying and works as a self-employed individual, where she encounters many kind-hearted people who help her. The story has a happy ending.

9. 209 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 36.8kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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   The female lead has a career! In her previous life, her life began to collapse on this day. Married for 12 years, she was a punching bag and a baby-making machine, abused by her husband and humiliated by her family. When her youngest daughter was about to be sold by her husband, she couldn't take it anymore and stabbed the scumbag. Given how tragic her previous life was, it's only natural she'd be ruthless in this one. Having killed, been imprisoned, and fought the prison bully, Lu Xiaxia decides to unleash her fury. She repays kindness and settles debts, starting by brutally punishing the scumbags, and those who hurt her gradually become obedient. The 19-year-old eldest daughter of the Lu family, she slays ghosts and demons alike. She doesn't seek great wealth or status, only a happy, ordinary life, but unexpectedly, she becomes a legend.

10. 210 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.6kReads8.9Score212Shelves

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    ✨1️⃣ The male lead is a former educated youth from Beijing, exceptionally handsome 😃, with a gentle and refined demeanor, who eventually transforms into a diplomat. He was framed during his time in the countryside and ended up with the female lead, who was also a victim. However, after marriage, the male lead showed no reluctance, instead wholeheartedly wanting to live a good life with her and treating her with utmost respect. The female lead was originally a master chef 👩‍🍳, and with her superb culinary skills, she managed to build a food street, thoroughly humiliating the scumbag and leaving him powerless to fight back [laughing]. ✨2️⃣ The male lead is a renowned researcher, not only handsome but also incredibly intelligent. The female lead's son is also a little genius, far surpassing all the other children in the compound. The female lead's cooking skills were renowned throughout the compound, often making the neighbor's kids cry with envy. In the end, she even opened a food processing plant. I remember when I was watching this series, it was still ongoing; now it's finally finished! ⚫

11. 211 穿 After Entering a Period Novel, the Green-Tea Educated Youth Awakens 穿进年代文后，绿茶知青觉醒了 A Cat Who Loves Candy吃糖的猫啊Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Educated Youth + Cannon Fodder + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Feng Tangtang stayed up all night reading a period novel, only to discover that the cannon-fodder villainess in it had exactly the same name as her. The matching names made her get far too emotionally invested in the story. She literally got so angry that she suffered a breast artery blockage and died on the spot. Fine, she died of anger. But Feng Tangtang never imagined 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
12. 212 带 Back to the Sixties with a Pocket Dimension: The Delicate Educated Youth Wins the Handsome Heartthrob 带空间回六零，娇气知青拿下男神 Peering into Spring窥春Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Completed + transmigrates into a book + sweet romance + devoted husband + top-tier male lead + satisfying wish fulfillment] When Zhou Yi'an transmigrated and learned she was being sent to the countryside, she was thrilled. Knowing her biological father's social connections were a problem, Zhou Yi'an went along with being sent down to the countryside, taking the opportunity to fleece her father and stepmother for a hefty haul. She was sure she would thrive in the countryside. But she never expec 2.8kReads8.9Score161Shelves

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    In this book, the male protagonist is a graduate of Tsinghua University's Department of Mechanical Engineering who refuses to join the army.

13. 213 穿 Reborn as Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel, I’m Obsessed with Raising My Husband and Baby 穿成年代文炮灰，我沉迷养夫养崽 He Lili贺狸狸Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Bossy Sweetheart and Her Adoring Husband: a petite, sweet-looking but secretly domineering and rather lazy female powerhouse × a cold and ruthless man to outsiders, but an attentive, devoted husband at home. A sweet story of mutual devotion.] Shen Qianjiao, the youngest Supreme Elder of the Wuhua Sect, suddenly transmigrates into the set of a wildly over-the-top family melodrama. A man holds two little ones in his arms as they cry themselves hoarse: “Mom, stop hitting us! Dad’ 1kReads8.7Score103Shelves

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    🍇The female lead is a female PhD in biology who dies suddenly in the middle of the night and transmigrates into a historical novel. She possesses the cheat ability of having a bountiful harvest—she can obtain a continuous stream of resources simply by reciting the classification and genus of things. 🍉🍉The male lead is a fair-skinned, gentle, and refined educated youth. The female lead stares intently at him from the very first meeting, unable to look away, and even manages to cut him. The male lead works at the Cultural Bureau.

14. 214 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 17.9kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    🍀① The male lead is a young and gentle county magistrate, and the female lead is a cool and aloof fairy. ② [1970S military service + psychology-based crime solving + heartwarming daily life + sweet romance + no awful characters + no space system] [A gentle and elegant psychology expert vs. A ruthless and handsome soldier with fox-like eyes] ③ A Hong Kong-style period drama with a space system. The female lead is a beautiful concubine's daughter who disguises herself as a timid and weak ugly woman. Her true appearance is revealed during a rainstorm, and she is noticed by a wealthy heir who takes over her life with a strong attitude.

15. 215 搬 I Empty the Family Fortune, Then the 1960s Apocalypse Boss Goes on a Rampage 搬空祖产，末世大佬六零嘎嘎乱杀 White as a Grain of Rice米粒的白Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [The audiobook, narrated by a real person, is now available. Go give it a listen! Transmigrates into a book + 1960s setting + laugh-out-loud antics + spirit spring space + crazy and ruthless heroine + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing everything out] End-of-the-world powerhouse Lei Qingyu transmigrates into a novel set in the era. The original owner was raised by her stepmother to be timid and submissive, and didn’t want to accept her arranged marriage and join the army. Her biological fathe 22.7kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves

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    A live narrator tells the story of a time-travel novel set in the 1960s. The female lead is a professional plunderer, both eccentric and ruthless. The villain leads the way, and the female lead relentlessly plunders, enjoying the thrill of emptying the house as she goes. She ruthlessly punishes and slaps the villains in the face, making them suffer terribly. It's incredibly hilarious and absurd; you'll laugh until you question the meaning of life in the middle of the night.

16. 216 年 A Cherished Beauty in 1970s Hong Kong: Mrs. Xie in Her Prime 年代港岛有娇宠：谢太她风华绝代 Drowned in Words溺字Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Xi worked her way from a small-town exam grinder to a powerhouse in the workplace, only to die suddenly and be born into 1948 Shanghai as Wen Jianning, the daughter of Wen Hongyuan, a textile tycoon, and his fifth concubine. The emotional coldness of her previous family taught her early to read people and keep a low profile to protect herself. The mysterious space on her wrist is her greatest secret. Nurtured by its spirit spring, she becomes breathtakingly beautiful and quietly amasses weal 7.3kReads6.6Score691Shelves
17. 217 七 The Seventies: My New Husband Is a Powerful Tycoon, and I'm Losing My Nerve 七零之重组家庭丈夫是大佬心慌慌 Deng Lu露灯Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [The rating was only just posted, so it's very low qwq] [No pocket dimension + no going to the countryside + the heroine doesn't go to the black market + everyday family life + 1970s setting + second marriage. The hero is pure in body and mind, and the child isn't his.] Zhang Qiuwan went from a rich family's daughter to the third child, unloved by her parents and nearly starved to death. After waking up, she changed her fate, cut ties with her family, and married a soldier. Who knew her husband 970Reads6.5Score109Shelves

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    Zhang Qiuwan went from being a rich second-generation heiress to the neglected third child, nearly starving to death. Awakening, she changed her fate, severing ties with her family and marrying a soldier. However, her husband died young. She raised her daughter and mother-in-law alone. Until she remarried, she met Song Zhijing. He was a teacher, and they agreed to divorce after three years of marriage. She later discovered he was the mastermind behind everything in the book—a cunning and ruthless man, seemingly kind on the surface. Zhang Qiuwan: ... Will she be able to get a divorce then? Years later, Teacher Song said gently: "Awan, divorce is impossible."

18. 218 刚 I Just Opened My Eyes, and the 1970s Villainess Was Marrying a Delicate Husband 刚睁眼，七零霸王花女配嫁小娇夫 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Pocket Dimension + Cozy Daily Life + One-on-One Romance] He Chunxing, a strength-type esper who had lived through the apocalypse, opened her eyes and found herself in a sweet historical romance novel as the foil to the heroine. Her uncle’s wife had her eyes on their house. Her reborn cousin wanted to keep all the good food and drink for herself, and was determined to push He Chunxing into becoming a stepmother. A young educated youth sent to the countryside was after her youth 5.9kReads8.9Score354Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist from a post-apocalyptic world, while the male protagonist comes from a matriarchal world—it's just so good! 🤩 For the second book, just read the synopsis; both are really good, you won't regret buying them! 🤩

19. 219 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    A sweet little girl from ancient times, she used sweet words to transform the crazy guy into an absolutely perfect man. 🌸

20. 220 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it] A thrilling time-travel story set in the 1970s! Wen Jingshu, an English major graduate student, faints during her civil service exam and is reborn into the resource-scarce 1970s. She possesses a limited-time flash sale system and a top-tier family: a police chief father, a doctor brother, and a military leader. She unlocks business opportunities, masters negotiation skills, stockpiles goods, expands supply chains, and leverages translation opportunities to connect with foreign businesses. While stabilizing her supply and marketing cooperative, she also protects her family through difficult times. Heartwarming family moments and a meteoric rise in her career—a solid and addictive plot!

21. 221 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: A Farmer’s Road to the Imperial Exams 女穿男：农家子的科举青云路 Shang Xinghe裳星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + imperial examinations + romance later on + remembered in history + founding the family tree] In her previous life, Qin Huan grew up in an orphanage and worked her way into a university degree. She landed a job at a major company and was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of success. Her only regret was never having much family to speak of. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled from modern times to the past, and from a woman to a man. She had become 9.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    In her past life, Qin Huan was born into an orphanage, but through sheer hard work, she graduated from university, landed a job at a major company, and was about to reach the pinnacle of her life. Her only regret was her lack of family connections. [Top Post][Please Follow][Please Follow][Top Post] When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled from the present to the past, from woman to man, becoming a very poor farm child in the Northern Ming Dynasty, a period not recorded in history. The good news was that she had escaped orphanhood in this life; the bad news was that she would be very poor. On one hand, there was the predictable life of farming; on the other hand, there was the arduous and uncertain path of the imperial examinations. Want to know if she could succeed in the imperial examinations? Then go and see! [Attention][Attention]

22. 222 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    💥①The male lead is a researcher🌈, gentle and refined, with impeccable manners; the female lead is a pharmaceutical factory worker. Together, they strive to live a good life. 💥①The male lead is a policeman👮🏻‍♂️; the female lead is an office worker who later becomes a teacher.

23. 223 娇 The Delicate Beauty Was Doted on After She Transmigrated into a Period Novel 娇软美人穿到年代文后被宠上天了 Xie Mingyi谢明夷Modern Romance660k WordsCompleted [Soft, Sweet, Airheaded Beauty x Ruthless Villain] Xie Shu is breathtakingly beautiful, delicate and soft, and has been doted on by her family since childhood. Her only misfortune is congenital heart disease. She has been confined to a hospital room since birth and can’t go outside. One day, she wakes up to discover she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the new wife of the vicious villain, a woman who barely met him before he was killed for his many evil deeds. Xie Shu clutches her sleeve. 5.5kReads8.5Score459Shelves

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    🌟The male lead is a gentle and refined nobleman, not a rough and tumble guy. 👍The female lead transmigrated and had to go on blind dates to avoid being sent to the countryside. [Sending heart] This gentle and refined nobleman is quite nice, he's the one! 🌿You can live a good life without any cheat codes.

24. 224 母 Mother and Daughter in the 1980s: Mom Makes Money, I Win by Taking It Easy! 母女穿八零，我妈赚钱，我躺赢！ Mo Qingqing墨清清Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Transmigrate into a book in the 1980s + mother and daughter transmigrate together + face-slapping + sweet romance + academic achiever + building wealth] After transmigrating into the 1980s as the real daughter, Lan Xia takes down all her awful relatives from the start. The family reunion that was supposed to happen two months later is suddenly brought forward. It turns out her mother, a powerhouse who runs a publicly listed company, has transmigrated too! Moth 1.2kReads8.4Score101Shelves

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    A historical romance novel featuring a gentle and refined male lead! The female lead transmigrates into a book as the real heiress. Before her family can send her back, her biological mother from the modern era arrives, and the two happily return home. The fake heiress's various antics are completely ignored by the mother and daughter. Upon first meeting her brother's friend, she instantly falls for him—bold, direct, and unafraid of inferiority.

25. 225 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the 1960s: Dump the Scumbag, Take the Kids Back to the City, and Remarry 穿书六零：踹掉渣男带崽回城改嫁 A Lackey Dog一只狗腿子Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao transmigrates into a book, and since the original owner’s husband is a scumbag, she decisively divorces him and takes their son with her. After returning to the city, she marries Lin Sheng, the textile factory’s deputy director, who has recently left the military. When he was young, Lin Sheng had a woman he cherished in his heart. Unfortunately, he served in the army for ten years, and by the time he returned, she had already married and had a child. Everyone in their circle is waiti 4.4kReads8.6Score376Shelves
26. 226 开 From the Start, on Our Wedding Night: Who Did I Knock Out? 开局新婚夜：是谁被我迷晕啦 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + love at first sight] After five years of scraping by in the apocalypse, Shen Mucheng blew up a bomb at the last possible moment when her base was overrun by zombies, taking them all down with her. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the 1960s. She looked down at her white blouse and red skirt, then heard a woman outside call, “The bride can come out now! The groom’s here to take you to the wedding!” Shen Mucheng stumbled out of the roo 4kReads8.8Score252Shelves
27. 227 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.1kReads9.0Score231Shelves

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    No spatial abilities, no system, no cheat codes, children of martyrs, male educated youth sent to the countryside, strong female lead, talented and handsome male lead, doting husband, inspirational story, compassionate but not saintly, exceptional young man, arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The male lead, Lin Zhinan, is an educated youth sent to the countryside in Guangdong Province. He's a high-achieving, aloof beauty, pure and detached from worldly desires, but charmingly roguish and cunning towards the female lead—not a rough, unrefined man.

28. 228 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Village Girl Is a Top National Scientist 穿越七零：小村姑是国家科研大佬 Gu Xiaopang谷小胖Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Beloved by the whole family + older woman, younger man + sweet younger boyfriend + never forgets a grudge + marriage first, love later] The day the science-minded woman transmigrated, she was married off to bring good fortune. What a deal: she got herself a sweet younger man, so she accepted her fate. With a big appetite and even more strength, what was she supposed to do when there wasn't enough to eat in the 1970s? Support herself, her husband, and her family. What could she do about the pres 7.4kReads8.6Score591Shelves

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    This is a period drama. The male lead is a cool, aloof, yet gentle man who wants to study science and engineering in college. The female lead is the village beauty, the daughter of the village chief. She's incredibly beautiful, a bit naive at first, but she gets better later and is quite innocent. Later, the male lead returns to the city, and the female lead goes back with him to take the college entrance exam.

29. 229 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: After Meeting a Tough Soldier, She Has a Whole Litter of Babies 穿越七零：遇强悍军官后她多胎了 Guanguanzi观观子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Ye Tang crashed her car on a mountain road. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the body of a girl with the same name in the 1970s: Lin Ye Tang, the Lin family's pampered darling. She was now facing the daunting task of moving to the countryside to help build it up, when she unexpectedly discovered she had a magical portable space that could do just about anything. And so she embarked on a journey to start a business and make her fortune. In this era, she not only found the family l 3.3kReads8.3Score327Shelves

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    The Jing family started as high-ranking officials in the imperial court. Through generations of hard work, they have become the richest family in City A. National rich lists indicate their assets are at least trillions, but who knows the exact amount...?

30. 230 穿 Transmigrated as a Lazy Man's Wife in the 1970s 穿成七十年代懒汉妻 Ting Tian汀甜Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted Before transmigrating, Shen Siyan had the whole village shaking their heads. “That poor young wife. Her husband is lazy and greedy, a compulsive gambler, and a shameless cheat. What a hard life.” After transmigrating, Shen Siyan is the queen of the Demon Phoenix Base. “My man is too frail. He only needs to look pretty. I’ll earn the money and support the family. As long as he behaves himself and doesn’t cause trouble, I don’t mind spoiling him.” 2.2kReads8.9Score136Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥🍀Coriander's Recommendations⭐①The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, becoming the female protagonist's pseudo-best friend. She doesn't go to the countryside; she's a sophisticated egoist. Her cheat ability isn't particularly powerful, but she knows what will happen in the future.⭐②Before transmigrating, people said she had a hard life. After transmigrating, she's responsible for earning money to support the family, while her lazy husband is responsible for being beautiful.

31. 231 疯 I'm Going Crazy! The Legitimate Daughter of an Ancient Family Transmigrates to the 1970s 疯了！古代嫡女穿越到了七零年代 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Jinmi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, is murdered by her half-sister and accidentally lands in a world of scarcity in the 1970s. She can't cook or farm. What can a frail, pampered young lady do when she can't carry a load on her shoulder or lift a thing with her hands? Don't worry. She has a pocket dimension, medical skills, and a good-for-nothing who knows how to make money. The good-for-nothing, a devoted husband, lives by one motto: His wife is responsible for l 17.1kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
32. 232 七 In the 1970s Courtyard, I Married a Sickly Factory Director 七零大杂院，嫁病秧子老公是厂长 Yun Fuling云茯苓Modern Romance876k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + reborn + space + courtyard compound + sweet romance + building wealth + cozy everyday life + putting villains in their place] Su Ge woke up one morning to discover she'd transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. In the story, she was the eldest daughter of the family, doing the most work, suffering the most hardship, and taking the most abuse. In the end, her second younger sister even schemed to make her go to the countryside in her place. Her p 5.7kReads8.8Score550Shelves

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    Both male protagonists are physically weak at the start of the story because they didn't join the army.

33. 233 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s: The Lazy Man’s Wife Is a Clingy Sweetheart 穿越之八零，懒汉媳妇是个粘人精 A Bright Full MoonPo一轮明月PoModern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing The full audiobook is now available: a transmigration, period-setting rags-to-riches power fantasy. After a car accident, Zhao Qianzhi inexplicably transmigrates to the 1980s and into the body of a man who looks exactly like him and shares his name. His home is bare, and his family is so poor that while other people already have electricity, they still rely on candles. Strangest of all, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who’s always being pushed around, and a little girl over a year old who’ 38.3kReads7.5Score2kShelves

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    A period novel told from the male protagonist's perspective, he travels back to the 1980s, dotes on his wife and daughter, runs a business, and has the air of a domineering CEO. Sometimes he gets angry without saying a word, but later it feels very realistic.

34. 234 八 The 1980s: The Spicy Little Wife and Her Tycoon Husband 八零小辣媳：我家大佬有金矿 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, "The Spicy Little Wife of the Eighties: My Man Has a Gold Mine", is now streaming. [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Gold Prospecting] Liu Yueya of Jinnianzi Village is rumored to be a shrew who brings bad luck to her husbands, so no one dares marry her. Wu Guangxu, the village bully, has just gotten out of prison, and no woman in the village dares marry him either. One day, the villagers discover Liu Yueya and Wu Guangxu having an “intimate rendezvous” in the mountains 5kReads9.4Score597Shelves
35. 235 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    🌈A novel featuring a gentle and refined male protagonist set in a historical period is here! 🌈❶The male protagonist appears relatively late in life. Both the male and female leads are involved in politics. They meet at a local street office, and after spending time together, the male lead gradually falls in love with the female lead. When the female lead is transferred to work in the city, the male lead follows her and confesses his feelings. 🌈❷Zheng Weimin was a sent-down youth who later went to university and helped the area where he had worked to become prosperous.

36. 236 六 The 1960s: I Thrived After Marrying a Scrap Collector 六零：改嫁废品收购员后我赢麻了 Qi Baochen柒宝宸Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + seemingly useless wood-type supernatural ability + pocket dimension + everyday family drama + fake and real heiresses + contrasting counterparts] Yuan Hui and Yuan Yin were reborn. They returned to the day they left the mountain to resume lay life and were assigned blind dates by their organization. In their previous lives, senior sister Yuan Hui married a driver for the transport team, while junior sister Yuan Yin married a good-for-nothing street loafer. Unexpectedly 9.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
37. 237 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    Lin Ting, fresh from securing funding, transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was obsessed with romance. The story begins in a freezing cold world, with a talkative male lead constantly threatening her with death. Lin Ting: "Dating you? I'd rather have a dog." The original male lead: "...?" No space, no system, no mind-reading abilities... Thankfully, she has a highly efficient career-oriented mind. "Dating is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime." "Money can be earned back, and losing face will only earn you more."

38. 238 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 38.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
39. 239 抢 Grab It! If You Don’t Snatch the Golden Finger, Who Will? 抢啊！金手指都不抢，要留给谁？ Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted She is Daipa, the strongest shaman of the Black Miao tribe. She can divine the future and is skilled in poisons and gu magic. Her moods are unpredictable, and a pure black kitten is always at her side. She is Gu Qingcheng, a timid educated youth sent to the countryside after being set up. Someone schemed to make her take another woman’s place as a bride, and she lost her life as a result. She is Ma Xiaotiao, an older single woman whom her relatives think will never get married. She has been stuc 328Reads—Score—Shelves

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40. 240 夫 A Couple with Steady Jobs in the 1950s 夫妻俩在五十年代端金饭碗 Nuan Xiao Bai暖晓白Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted Dear readers, since this is a period story, the author has looked up much of the historical data online. I don’t make up figures unless I can’t find the answers online. Sometimes there are several answers, so I choose the one that seems most reasonable. Lin Wanyu and Bai Ye grew up relying on each other in an orphanage in their previous lives. Because a soul collector took the wrong person, they both died in a car accident. They spent ten years together as mortgage debtors, from the day they mar 5.9kReads8.3Score249Shelves

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    Two orphans who relied on each other in their previous lives died in a car accident due to a twist of fate and were reincarnated as descendants of capitalists in 1925. In that turbulent era, they seized opportunities, worked hard, and built a wealthy and powerful family. A captivating story awaits you.

41. 241 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.6kReads8.5Score812Shelves
42. 242 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Building a Fortune and Raising My Kids 重生八零之发家致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no awful characters + food + adorable kids + period setting] In her previous life, after Li Heng accidentally fell off a cliff and was left disabled, Qiao Xi abandoned her husband and child, ultimately bringing the Li family to ruin. Given another life, she looks at her gentle, doting husband, then at her adorable, lively son, and swears to make it up to them and never let the tragedy happen again. With food and clothing businesses, Qiao Xi takes things one step at a time, gradu 4.6kReads9.1Score270Shelves

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    These two books have male protagonists who aren't the rough-and-tumble type, which is pretty good. [Added to bookshelf]

43. 243 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.2kReads7.3Score482Shelves
44. 244 七 The 1970s: A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love with a Young Educated Woman! 七零：穿书男和女知青恋爱了！ Long Huahua龙花花Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted From the heroine's perspective: Lin Jiajia was framed by a friend and put on a special train carrying educated youths to the Northeast. The moment she got on, she ran into a pervert who wouldn't stop staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared fiercely at him once, and from then on, she spent her life in the countryside glaring at people nonstop. From the hero's perspective: Ye Yunzhou was a man who had transmigrated into a book. The first time he met the heroine, he just kept staring at her. After gettin 4kReads9.0Score341Shelves

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    This book offers a fresh perspective; unlike other books where the female lead saves the male lead, this one features the male lead saving the female lead.

45. 245 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 17.6kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The female lead sent the wrong letter. She and the male lead had been dating online for a year. The male lead submitted a "marriage proposal" and later contacted the female lead, who then realized the mistake. She wanted to clear things up and go her separate ways, but the male lead was already determined to be with her, so he threatened her that she had to continue fulfilling her promise to be with him. Forced by reality, the female lead had no choice but to comply. [Fear][pout]

46. 246 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 323Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Gu Dong bumped into a door, awakening memories of three lifetimes and incidentally gaining a somewhat useless cheat ability. Learning that her husband of many years, with whom she had a respectful and harmonious marriage, would soon be sent to the countryside, Gu Dong began diligently planning for their future. The two, who had been drifting further apart, gradually began to face each other differently because of this impending transfer. [Sending a heart]

47. 247 八 A Happy Event in the 1980s: First Married, Then in Love with a Top Expert 八零喜事，与顶级专家先婚后爱 Lotus Seeds, Clear As Water莲子清如水Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Food] [Feel-Good Story] [Building the Nation] [Getting Rich] Ding Wuwei had a little accident and transmigrated, becoming an ugly, fat, infatuated playgirl in the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, she was nearly berated into the ground. She looked in the mirror and gritted her teeth. Hmph! Today you look down on me, tomorrow you'll be begging to know me! Watch as her cooking takes the nation by storm, transforming her from fat and ugly into a fair-skinned beauty from a wea 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Handsome men only exist in books [heart][smirk] Historical fiction

48. 248 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.9kReads8.5Score293Shelves

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    The female lead is a chef at a state-run restaurant, while the male lead is a scientific researcher. The male lead is gentle, refined, and a true gentleman. He has an anorexia due to a highly sensitive sense of taste, but when he eats the female lead's cooking, he wants to keep eating, and as he eats, his mind becomes filled with her… [laughing and crying emojis]

49. 249 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    It appears gentle and refined on the outside, but inside it's a wicked little devil. However, the plot is worth watching; it's both funny and hilarious.

50. 250 军 The Army Wife Rules the Family Compound: The Mind-Reading Commander-in-Chief Dotes on Her Like Crazy 军婚称霸家属院，读心首长玩命宠 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + joining the army + pocket dimension + taking down scumbags + making a fortune + marriage before love + raising kids] After being set up, Lu Jiangyue transmigrates into an eighties novel. The heroine is her family's adopted daughter and the daughter of her father's comrade-in-arms. Her father constantly takes the heroine's side, driving Lu Jiangyue's mother to her death. But the scheming heroine thinks that's not enough and plans to ruin Lu Jiangyue's reputation and marry her off 2kReads9.1Score255Shelves

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