🌿🌿 Why Can’t Period Novels Have Refined Male Leads? I’m Tired of Rough-and-Tumble Types 🌿🌿年代文里就不能有斯文男主吗？糙汉看腻了

1. 1 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! 14kReads9.0Score99414d adds

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   The refined male lead: 1. He's the village's top student, and the more you watch, the more captivating he becomes. 2. He's a bureau chief, a high-ranking official. 3. He's got a strong presence, very much the air of a high-ranking official, and his son isn't his.

2. 2 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.1kReads8.4Score90514d adds
3. 3 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 7kReads8.7Score57114d adds
4. 4 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 9.3kReads8.4Score70414d adds

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   The first male lead is a scheming secretary who gradually forces the female lead to submit to him. [Heart emoji] ② A spoiled, love-struck young husband who gets chased by a wild boar, eventually climbs a tree and is rescued by the incredibly strong female lead. ③ A strong, aloof military officer.

5. 5 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.2kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
6. 6 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
7. 7 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 5.8kReads8.9Score32014d adds

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   The male lead is a college graduate who returned to the city after being sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution; he's not a rough, unrefined guy. [Admiration][Admiration] The female lead transmigrates into a book; it's a satisfying, face-slapping story with no cheat codes or frustrating moments. The female lead discovers she's pregnant after transmigrating and immediately goes to find the male lead. The male lead is refined and dotes on the female lead; it's super sweet! [Shy][Shy][Shy]

8. 8 资 The Capitalist's Heir Is So Fertile, I Might as Well Snuggle Up and Make Him My Husband 资本家少爷超能生正好搂着当老公 Big Fish, Small Brain大鱼若智Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted Romantic rivals + ex-husband begs for her back + scientist dotes on his wife Qiao Shu transmigrates into a period novel as the vicious ex-wife of the devoted second male lead. Everyone says Qiao Shufen is a foul-mouthed shrew who beats her husband, curses her mother-in-law, and smashes pots, pans, and bowls, nearly tearing the roof off the house. Qiao Shu, who has read the original novel, refuses to accept that! The original owner became a hysterical madwoman and a shrew in everyone’s eyes becau 1.1kReads7.5Score14614d adds

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   I'm currently following the second book, and it's really to my liking. The "refined scoundrel" trope is perfect; the more I read, the better it gets. I wish the author would finish it tomorrow! The first book is already finished; the plot is great, the characters fit the era, and the patriotism and family values ​​are just right.

9. 9 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 34.4kReads8.9Score3.7k14d adds

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   The story is set in a bygone era. The male lead is refined, highly intelligent, and incredibly secretly passionate. He's a senior engineer, and his interactions with the female lead are particularly entertaining. [Kissing emoji] [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

10. 10 七 A Widow Remarries in the 1970s 七十年代之寡妇再嫁 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6kReads9.3Score58214d adds

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    🌈❶ The male lead is refined and gentle, a divorced professor who was sent to a labor camp. The female lead is a native. 🌈❷ The male lead is a refined research professor who loves the female lead in both his past and present lives. His first act after being reborn is to marry her. The female lead is also reborn and initially wants to let him go, but he keeps coming back to her.

11. 11 七 The 1970s: Professor Lu’s Wife Is Beautiful and Vicious 七零：陆教授的妻子娇美且恶毒 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Self-Serving, Sophisticated Heroine + Hero Who Becomes Love-Struck Later + Both Reborn] Jiang Shiyi was never a good person. In her previous life, the Lu family fell into disgrace, and to avoid marrying Lu Xianyu, she framed him and got him sent away to the countryside. Less than two years later, the Lu family was cleared of all charges. To “get revenge” on Jiang Shiyi, Lu Xianyu married her, and they spent ten years tangled up together before finally divorcing. In the end, Jiang Shiyi watche 13kReads7.0Score96414d adds
12. 12 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    The first book features a female lead who works at a supply and marketing cooperative and a male lead who is a policeman. They are childhood sweethearts with a close relationship, and the male lead's motto is to do whatever the female lead says. It's a lively and cheerful female lead with a gentle and considerate male lead. The author's writing is excellent, and the atmosphere is very realistic. They have a daughter. Those who like a peaceful and heartwarming story should definitely check it out! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] The second book features a female lead who is a saleswoman at a department store and a male lead who is a soldier, though she doesn't accompany him to the military. They have a daughter, and the male lead is a sunny and cheerful type. The plot isn't extensive, but the main couple is very sweet. It mainly focuses on the female lead and her mother-in-law gossiping and having fun. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] The third book features a super intelligent female lead who is extremely low-key and cautious after transmigrating. She doesn't go to the countryside, has a small cheat ability (not very useful, can be ignored, appears infrequently), and a spatial ability. Her whole family are ruthless and exceptional, and even the supporting characters aren't unintelligent. I love the female lead's hard work, cunning, and resourcefulness. The plot is fast-paced and the characters are very vivid. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

13. 13 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score51014d adds
14. 14 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
15. 15 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    The first book is a period drama with a quick transmigration theme, featuring a refined and cultured male protagonist. The second book is a transmigration story where the male protagonist, an emperor from ancient times, is also refined and cultured, and he's also a sent-down youth who transmigrates to the present day.

16. 16 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Age: An Empress and Emperor's 1970s Gossip Chronicles 古穿今，帝后七零年代吃瓜日常 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted [Period] [The 1970s] [Ancient-to-modern transmigration] [Transmigrating into another person’s body] [Emperor and empress] [Educated youth] [Storage space] [Palace] [Gossip] [Family affairs] [Female-oriented] [Alternate history] [The Emperor and Empress Strike It Rich: Daily Life in the 1970s] Yun Bianyue and Zhao Jingnian plunged into the water to evade an assassin’s hidden arrow. As they fell, they saw a flash of blue light. They had planned to swim down to the bottom of the lake and then surfa 1.4kReads8.8Score19414d adds
17. 17 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.4kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    The male lead in this book is gentle yet resilient; he's not a roughneck, a thug, or a ruthless military officer. He's incredibly considerate of the female lead, showing her warmth, guidance, support, trust, and help in every little detail. He truly embodies the saying, "Loving someone is like nurturing a flower." The female lead is decisive and ruthless, especially towards difficult characters and adversaries. She's ruthless, taking them down in just a few chapters and eliminating them completely. Compared to other period dramas where the villain is a troublemaker from beginning to end, it's no wonder the female lead is so capable. All the supporting characters are intelligent, and the villains' evil deeds aren't childish or laughable. Highly recommended!

18. 18 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 48.2kReads8.4Score4.1k14d adds

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    Qin Yan, the captain's unloved fourth son, is seen by everyone as a hoodlum and a street urchin. But he is genuinely kind and considerate to Jiang Qingyu, taking care of her during her postpartum period himself.

19. 19 知 The Educated Youth's Shaman Daughter-in-Law Moves to the City 知青的神婆媳妇进城了 Huan Duhuai患独槐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ying Baili is the village’s young spirit medium. Born with the ability to see both the living and the dead, she has never been wrong about people, ghosts, or feng shui. Unfortunately, with the campaign to eliminate the Four Olds underway, she still has to work in the fields alongside everyone else to earn work points. Less than two years later, a tall, handsome educated youth arrived in the village. Word was that his family background was impeccable, and all the village girls stared at him in aw 6.8kReads8.5Score81114d adds

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    In this story, the female protagonist goes out to handle supernatural events, while the male protagonist stays home studying and cooking. He even chose his university major for her sake. Feng Huamo, who went to the countryside at 15, falls in love at first sight with 18-year-old Ying Baili, and the two never separate again. The story begins with both of them returning to the city in their twenties. The only objection comes from the male protagonist's parents, but they can't win against the protagonists. Later, his parents even complain that he doesn't actually miss them when he goes back home, but rather comes to freeload.

20. 20 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 25kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds

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    The male and female protagonists are both sent-down youths and travel together on the same train. The female protagonist has a quiz-answering system, but she's a science student and doesn't understand literature very well, while the male protagonist is knowledgeable in almost everything. In summary: Zhang Mingyue, who accompanies her dim-witted second sister Zhang Yanyan to the countryside, has a quiz-answering system. The two sisters enjoy their time in the countryside, watching the drama unfold. Their "golden finger" (advantages/powers) aren't particularly strong, but they have a lot of fun watching the drama.

21. 21 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Clung to the Male Supporting Character 穿书后我抱上了男配大腿 Gulu Ni咕噜昵Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted When Song Yingwan wakes up, she finds herself in the 1970s. Looking at a face in the mirror that resembles hers by seventy or eighty percent, it takes her a while to accept the truth. She looks at her loving parents and lively, clever younger brother and thinks life here seems pretty good. But after only a few days of enjoying it, she has no choice but to pack up and head to the countryside. Fine, then. She can go to the countryside! The college entrance exams will be reinstated in a few years a 9.5kReads8.7Score73914d adds

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    This book features two protagonists who are both sent-down youth, and their relationship is a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, a slow and steady romance with a clear and logical plot development.

22. 22 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 4.4kReads9.1Score28914d adds

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    🌟The male lead is very gentle and refined, and he loves the female lead and their child very much. He even calls the child "baby." The child is very lively and cute.

23. 23 重 Back to the 1970s: Following My Husband, a Military Industry Bigwig, to the Countryside 重回七零：陪着军工大佬丈夫下乡 Wen Xixi温熙熙Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Space + Military Industry Mogul x Gentle Doctor + Adorable Little One] Li Qingyue was reborn. In her previous life, her husband, Qi Yumo, was highly educated and handsome. Though he had a bad temper, he treated her very well. He was also a promising young talent at the military factory, and the ideal son-in-law in the eyes of countless middle-aged women. Their happy life as a family of three didn't last long before her husband was reported by a spiteful enemy. He was about to be dismi 11.8kReads8.0Score92514d adds

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    The male lead is highly educated and cultured; he's a bigwig in the military industry. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

24. 24 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Handsome Male Educated Youth Has His Eye on Me 穿越七零：我被俊俏男知青盯上了 Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Li Qingqing, an HR specialist at a publicly traded company, buys a ring, only for it to turn into a pocket dimension. Then a mysterious voice keeps telling her that she is about to transmigrate and needs to get ready. Li Qingqing: ... After checking out her pocket dimension, Li Qingqing decisively quits her job, sells her house, and stocks up on supplies. Thinking she’ll run into all kinds of awful people, Li 15kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds

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    The male protagonist is gentle and refined, a beloved figure in his era. Both female protagonists are beloved members of large, harmonious families with a strong sense of unity. The elders in these families have a long-term vision, paving the way for the next generation, regardless of gender.

25. 25 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13.3kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    🌹The seemingly innocent stepsister schemed to ruin Xie Qingxiao's reputation. Reincarnated the day after her innocence was taken, at a state-run restaurant, Lin Xiangyi: Xie Qingxiao, I'm pregnant! [Crying emoji][crying emoji] Xie Qingxiao: How could it be after only three days?! Lin Xiangyi: I said I'm pregnant, so I am! Don't you want to marry me?! [Crying emoji][crying emoji][crying emoji][crying emoji]

26. 26 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    🥑Hey there! Come check out the refined male lead! ①In Lijiatun, everyone knows not to mess with the brigade leader's youngest daughter, or the whole village will hate you. The brigade leader is farsighted; all his children have high school diplomas. ②His brother's colleague falls in love at first sight, and the two support each other, achieving their own success and careers. ③The female lead is a policewoman, and the male lead is a machinery factory technician. 🥑Continuing to recommend books [Please follow]

27. 27 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s and Became the Female Lead Who Sold Her Child for Food 穿书八零：我成了卖儿换粮的女配 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reading Guide: Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Adorable Kids + System + Business] Jiang Zhi is fabulously wealthy and an excellent cook, the very picture of a winner in life. Jiang Zhizi has fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs, but a terrible reputation and barely a penny to her name. Her one redeeming quality: she can have children. Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a book and becomes Jiang Zhizi. Jiang Zhi: Eyes wide in shock! What? Jiang Zhizi forced herself on a man? What? Jiang 28kReads9.2Score4k14d adds

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    The refined yet scoundrel male protagonist from the Beijing elite circle is the background character of the female protagonist's business empire. 🥦 The author's descriptions constantly remind me of Yan Yikuan in that TV series with glasses. 🍡 The male protagonist is at the forefront of film and television production in the 1980s. 🍡 The male protagonist possesses his own powerful business empire. 🕌 The male protagonist is so outstanding that he appears late in the story. 🍦 The early episodes feature the ambiguous entanglement between the adult male and female protagonists.

28. 28 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 22.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
29. 29 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 22.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
30. 30 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 1.6kReads8.9Score10914d adds

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    Both of these are about [love]. 🥥The first one. The male lead is a factory manager, very refined and mature. The factory he took over initially suffered losses, but he never let the female lead suffer, providing her with a fixed monthly allowance [shy]. 🥥The second one. The male lead is a sent-down youth who, along with the female lead, was raped and forced to be together. He is refined and handsome, a translator, and never looks down on the female lead, but respects her, wants to build a good life together, and plans for their future!

31. 31 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score17414d adds
32. 32 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.8kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
33. 33 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 8kReads8.8Score96414d adds

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    I recommend these two! I've already caught up with the new novel... Both feature gentle male leads.

34. 34 六 Sweet Little Wife of the 1960s: The Educated Youth Dotes on Me Without Hesitation 六零小甜妻：知青宠我没商量 Another Road另路Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Steady Educated Youth vs. Beautiful Village Girl / Entire Cast Are Locals, No Golden Fingers or Black Markets / Everyday Life / Marriage First, Love Later / Flawed Characters / Leads Grow Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Yuan goes to the countryside at eighteen. As the youngest child in his family, he gets first pick of all the food and drink, giving him a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged frame that stands six feet tall. It doesn’t take long for someone to set their sights on him as s 66.3kReads8.9Score10.3k14d adds
35. 35 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 53.1kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds

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    Who could resist this book? The seemingly aloof and taciturn Lu Jintai gradually transforms into someone who can speak sweet words, act cute, and is incredibly clingy (these three "incredibly"s hint at how he becomes the female lead's devoted puppy in private later on), only ever clinging to Zhao Jinshu. The children of the male and female leads are also incredibly cute, smart and sensible (Zeze and Ruirui). Zeze's insightful remarks are astounding, and Ruirui will melt your heart with cuteness. I've been following it closely; it's truly excellent! The only downside is that it's still ongoing, but it's nearing its end. A heads-up: the male lead is indeed quite reserved in the early stages, keeping everything bottled up inside, which some might find distasteful. However, as the story progresses, he becomes increasingly kind and affectionate, truly becoming a devoted puppy later on.

36. 36 七 The 1970s: The Short-Lived Couple Reborn to Slaughter Their Enemies 七零：短命鬼夫妇重生后嘎嘎乱杀 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beautiful, tragic, and powerful heir + Herculean flower + pocket dimension + putting scumbags in their place] Song Jinhe woke up as a love-struck, short-lived cannon-fodder character in a period novel. Rejected after confessing to the male lead, she starved herself to death, making way for the protagonists’ great love... Song Jinhe, who would eat anything but a loss... Scumbags deserve to die, homewreckers deserve to die, and anyone who bullies her deserves to die. Just as Song Jinhe joined for 24.9kReads8.5Score2.8k14d adds

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    These two books are highly recommended!! Especially the first one! 1️⃣ The male lead is weak and helpless, but incredibly handsome [admiration]. The female lead is strong and resourceful, and later she joins the army while the male lead studies medicine and follows her. The female lead's father is also very kind, like a doting mother, always showing off his daughter and son-in-law. The family of three lives a very prosperous life 😂 2️⃣ The male lead is a capitalist's son, handsome, incredibly intelligent, and has many tricks up his sleeve, dealing with male and female supporting characters one after another. Compared to the male lead, the female lead is responsible for being beautiful, a bit naive and sweet, but clear-headed and self-aware, down-to-earth, and calls the male lead "you rascal" hahaha.

37. 37 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 28.5kReads8.3Score3.5k14d adds
38. 38 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 1.3kReads6.5Score10014d adds

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    1. The male lead is a teacher with no difficult family members and a great family atmosphere. It's a slice-of-life drama, mostly about gossip and everyday life. The female lead and the male lead's family love gossip after marriage; there will be some gossip about the female lead's own family, but mostly about other people's lives, and there's also an adorable child. 2. The male lead is an engineer. The female lead was thrown into the mountains by her difficult grandparents and accidentally became a vampire (a vampire-like character). She grows up wildly. The male lead is initially attracted to her, but he's genuinely tolerant of her. She's naive and innocent, so he patiently teaches her. It's more about everyday family life. Both the male and female leads have difficult family members who will be dealt with by the female lead because she's incredibly strong.

39. 39 被 Abandoned in the Wilderness for Eighteen Years, I Marry the Wrong Man as a Stand-In Bride 被扔荒山十八年，替婚错嫁大首长 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + outrageous melodrama + unhinged + doting romance + growth story + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] [Adorable, violent, obedient, fiercely protective mutated native vampire bride × cold, versatile, returning Chinese scientist] When Xu Xinyuan is little, her grandparents abandon her in the mountains to fend for herself. Her reborn cousin refuses an arranged marriage, and because Grandma can’t bear to give up the betrothal gifts, she brings Xu Xinyuan back. In her cousin’ 5.1kReads9.0Score49514d adds
40. 40 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 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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    The first book features a socially awkward young master from Hong Kong who only sees the female lead as a friend. He even consults his father for advice on how to maintain a good friendship. His father is also the female lead's mentor and dotes on her, fearing she might be seduced by some young scoundrel. He constantly tells her to focus on her career. The second book features a male lead who is a former sent-down youth. The female lead saves him by chance, and he says he wants to repay her. She replies with "Then repay me with your body," to which he agrees.

41. 41 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 3.2kReads9.0Score23914d adds
42. 42 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 457Reads7.0Score10614d adds

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    Here's the book list! [Sending hearts] ① The female lead awakens her powers after transmigrating into a book, decisively dumps the scumbag boyfriend, and gets together with his brother. The male lead is a cool and aloof researcher. 🌸 ② The female lead is entrusted to her brother-in-law by her mother-in-law at the beginning of her transmigration. The male lead is arrogant and lovesick, and the female lead favors him. ✨ ③ The female lead is a psychologist who helps solve cases. The male lead is a soldier, refined and not rough. ❤️

43. 43 六 The 1960s: The Charming Widow Brings the Stoic Commander to His Knees 六零寡妇娇又俏，禁欲首长沦陷了 Big Meatball大肉圆子Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Reincarnated as a widow with two children after her husband’s death, Qiu Yu opens her eyes to find her mother-in-law entrusting the children to a man. The man before her is strong and imposing, clearly someone of rank. Her mother-in-law is currently using moral pressure to make him marry Qiu Yu. Marry him! Why wouldn’t she? Who cares if he’s some sort of elder brother-in-law? First things first: she needs a decent meal! Qin Che is summoned home by an urgent telegram. As his adoptive mother lies 1.7kReads8.9Score15114d adds
44. 44 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 18.6kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
45. 45 补 She Got Pregnant by the Young Officer While Tutoring, Then Fled Overnight and Drove Him Mad 补课偷怀军少崽，连夜跑路他疯了 A Glance at the Spring Breeze一顾春风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + winning back his wife + devoted 1v1 + adorable kids give their dad a reality check + later features a reborn woman vs. a transmigrated woman] Back in the 1980s, at the very moment she climbs into his bed, Jiang Yuzhu laughs as the man gasps for breath. In her previous life, she was blind and foolish, mistaking a young soldier from the capital for a “delicate educated youth.” She used every trick in the book, even faking a pregnancy to marry up, and ultimately met a tragic 7.7kReads8.1Score96114d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn and uses her memories from her previous life to become beautiful on her own. [Cool][Cool][Cool]

46. 46 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Caught the Eye of a Powerful Official 七零下乡，被权臣大佬盯上了 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do W东风无一事WModern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Dual Transmigration + Dual Pocket Dimensions + No Handouts] [Male Lead Travels from Ancient Times to the Present + Love at First Sight + Hopeless Romantic] Modern rich beauty Pei Nian was born into her mother's womb in a previous life and lost her memories for eighteen years. Raised by her grandfather, she never expected that the moment he passed away, her scumbag father would immediately sign her up to go to the countryside. As Pei Nian headed home in a fury to settle the scor 29kReads8.8Score4.2k14d adds

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    Super sweet! The female lead is beautiful and powerful, while the male lead is refined and capable. Crucially, the male lead is a powerful minister from ancient times who transmigrates to the present and falls in love with the female lead at first sight. The female lead was reincarnated, but her memories were sealed until she was eighteen. She only awakens her past life—her modern memories—after being injured, and then realizes she's transmigrated into a book. Full of exciting moments!

47. 47 抢 After They Stole My Family Fortune, I Woke Up in the Bracelet Space Before It Happened 抢我家财？睁眼回手镯空间被抢前 Beautiful Years, Peaceful Months锦年安月Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period + Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Sweet Romance + Revenge + Face-Slapping + Educated Youth] In her previous life, Lin Wanxing spent more than forty years repaying a debt of gratitude, serving as a blood bank and workhorse for her frail husband. Her whole life was one long struggle. Just before she died, she learned that her cousin and former boyfriend had plotted everything to get her blood for free and upgrade the pocket dimension in her spirit-spring space. The jade bangle that held the p 10.4kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    🌿🌿The male lead is refined, handsome, and good-looking. To avoid unwanted romantic advances, he gets a rather ugly scar on his face, which unexpectedly attracts the female lead. He then uses his cunning and manipulative tactics to win her over and make her his wife.

48. 48 渣 He Faked His Death to Make Her a Widow? She Couldn't Keep It Up for Even a Day 渣男假死骗她守寡？一天都守不了 Little Doudou Slacking Off摸鱼的小豆豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + revenge on scumbags + secret love comes true + beautiful, scheming young wife VS rugged, obsessive, stone-faced man] Qiao Zhiyi, a “high-ranking corporate drone” at a foreign trade company, wakes up to find herself inside an eighties-era novel, cast as a tragic side character destined to be used and discarded. In front of her is a flimsy fake death certificate, sent by her scumbag husband after he ran off with all her dowry to elope with his “lucky charm” and dream girl. Behind 1.9kReads8.3Score20114d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are intelligent. The female lead studies hard and becomes a translator, while the male lead works hard to start a business and becomes a successful entrepreneur. The female lead transmigrates into a book, and the male lead is reborn. Later in the story, their true identities are revealed. They have a happy marriage, and their in-laws are very understanding. The male lead was raised by his adoptive mother, and later his biological parents find three families to live together and help raise his child. It's a very relatable novel.

49. 49 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2k14d adds

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    The male lead is gentle and refined, a true gentleman, impeccably clean in every way, from his face to his shirt. The female lead is a villainous supporting character who transmigrates, becomes six months pregnant, and decides to latch onto the male lead and go to the countryside with him. The male lead and his entire family dote on her. The author's writing is delicate and exceptionally well-written; despite the large number of readers, the rating remains high.

50. 50 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 58.8kReads8.8Score3.5k14d adds

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    There are no refined types, but there are definitely some crazy ones. [Eating popcorn emoji]

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