🌿🌿 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. 51 重 Reborn in the 1960s: This Heroine Is a Little Crafty 重生六零：这个女主有点茶 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The person the members of Lengshuigou Production Team hate most is A Cha. She may be young, but she’s ruthless, and she’ll steal chickens or pull any other dirty trick. On top of that, she’s impossibly hard to kill: her father and mother are both dead, and anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. But Gao Qingyang doesn’t care. He keeps finding ways to get close to her. He knows A Cha isn’t nearly as awful as people say. She’s a good person! 6.5kReads9.1Score56214d adds

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   The male lead is refined, the female lead is a native, and the male lead is reborn; it leans towards realism and has delicate emotions.

2. 52 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.9kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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   [Adoration] This is it! 🍒 A refined male lead, not the typical spoiled female lead meeting a rough-around-the-edges male lead in the countryside. 🍒 The male lead is a love-obsessed guy who knows how to win himself over and manipulate himself! 🍒 A pure and adorable puppy!

3. 53 娇 The Pampered Little Child Bride 娇宠小小童养媳 Xiao Jiuli萧九离Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted What should an eighteen-year-old, rugged hunter do when faced with his innocent, naive, eight-year-old bride? Of course, he should raise her, dote on her, and spoil her until she grows up. Watch as he takes her hand and leads her, young and naive, through the world, teaching her all about life! 1.1kReads8.9Score10414d adds

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   Don't let his low rating fool you; he raised her from childhood to adulthood, taking her all over the world, just because he said, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."

4. 54 穿 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score22114d adds

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   Here! Please accept these two books! Both are period dramas! Who says the 90s aren't period dramas?! One features a female protagonist who is reborn, goes into business in Shenzhen, and focuses on technological advancement (from semiconductors to chip manufacturing). Romance is just the icing on the cake... Both are strong! The male protagonist is an older Hong Kong businessman! Both are tech geniuses! The other book has no romantic pairing. The female protagonist, a food blogger and mind-body healer, transmigrates to 90s Hong Kong. She's the daughter of a triad boss, and while she's not particularly career-driven, she can't afford not to work, since she's not a triad leader! She can only find ways to lead her brothers to open a fast food restaurant, deliver food, and transport packages! A healer and the triad are a perfect match, so her transmigration wasn't entirely pointless. [Eating melon emoji][Eating melon emoji]

5. 55 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance354k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads, an intense game of push and pull, building a strong technological nation, business warfare in a bygone era, alternate setting] The untouchable beauty VS the fully leveled black lotus This is a battle between equals, as well as the legend of a great power's rise in industrial technology. In 1992, Jiang Wan was reborn into a desperate situation. At first, she set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a tech expert with vast capital at his disposal, in order to take revenge. What began a 43Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 56 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7kReads9.1Score39814d adds

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   The male lead is a college student, a handsome and refined gentleman, seemingly aloof and ascetic on the surface, but gentle only towards his lover. They also have an adorable baby.

7. 57 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 40.9kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds

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   I think this is pretty good. The male and female leads had a bond in their previous life, which is why they are together in this life. The female lead is smart and manages to outwit her awful relatives, while the male lead is incredibly innocent.

8. 58 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 8.2kReads9.1Score77214d adds

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   1. A wife who's a socialite and a husband who's a lucky charm. 2. Adorable Xuxu, a wise childhood sweetheart. 3. A husband who works in the military industry, a little more refined.

9. 59 九 Nineties: Cherishing My Little Lucky Star, While My Childhood Friend Courts Me 九零：娇养小锦鲤，竹马追着宠 Xiao Jin小今Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + lucky charm + sweet romance + satisfying power fantasy] Qiao Xuxu went missing for two years before her parents finally found her. Her reborn cousin, Qiao Qing, secretly thought that without the comfortable home and educational opportunities she’d had with her adoptive parents, Qiao Xuxu would grow up to be an ordinary small-town girl. Meanwhile, Qiao Qing would use her memories of her past life to become the most accomplished daughter in the Qiao family, take Qiao Xuxu’s p 6.3kReads8.5Score63614d adds
10. 60 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.3kReads9.2Score43414d adds
11. 61 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Marries the Sickly Handsome Educated Youth at First Sight 穿越七零，她被病美知青闪婚了 Flower and Leaf, Gentle Green花叶青柔Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Xu Ran transmigrates to the 1970s. Barely settled in, she finds herself the subject of gossip among the villagers, who decide she’s dating someone. Then the handsome educated youth latches onto her. Xu Ran can only sigh. “Sure, I wanted to save him, but I didn’t want to give up my whole life for him. But that puppy-dog look… Sigh, I don’t think I can resist this guy.” Xiao Jinnan: “I just want to build a good life with my wife.” Xu Ran: “I have ambitions. I can’t just devote myself to my own lit 1.2kReads8.7Score10314d adds
12. 62 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies: The Easygoing Wife Is Forced to Get Ahead 穿越七零，咸鱼娇妻她被迫上进 Passerby Sheep路人羊Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted [Sweet, charming, highly intelligent heroine & gentle, refined, scheming educated youth] A 21st-century doctoral student pulls an all-nighter, collapses, and transmigrates into the body of a young woman working at a forest farm in the 1970s. Ye Wei swears: she is going to be a contented couch potato who enjoys life! She lives carefree, spending every day eating and drinking with her golden finger at her disposal. Apples? Pheasants? She's got it all. Huo Xiang? Coptis? She can do anything. Ye Wei 4.1kReads9.0Score38514d adds

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    The male lead is very gentle

13. 63 八 An Eighties-Era Little Miss, Doted on Excessively by a Top Scientist 八零娇气包，科研大佬过分宠 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Pampered, affectionate beauty VS straight-laced research mogul, transmigrated into a book + spoiled girl + sweet romance + love after marriage] Xue Minmin is a fussy beauty, spoiled and willful, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into a book. Force the research mogul to marry her? Frame the camellia-loving heroine? Marry an old man, have three kids, and get beaten? No, no, no! It has to be a dream! When she opens her eyes again, someone is kissing her by force. She curses him as a perve 9.2kReads8.3Score99714d adds

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    The male lead is a researcher, and the female lead is a time traveler who is orphaned and lives with the male lead's family. They meet again when the male lead returns to his village. At first, they dislike each other, but the male lead gradually falls for the female lead. For example, when the female lead mentions shampoo, the male lead contacts someone to buy it for her. It's a super good story.

14. 64 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 12kReads8.1Score73714d adds

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    No rough guys here! [Heart emojis] The first book's male lead is a researcher who was a cyborg in his previous life! [Eating melon emojis] The second book's male lead is the gentle and refined type. [Heart emojis] The third book's male lead is a policeman, and the male and female leads' meeting is hilarious! [Shy emojis]

15. 65 九 The Gray Heiress of the Nineties 九零灰千金 Chubby Childhood Sweetheart胖青梅Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [The ailing Mu heir + the Lu family’s illegitimate daughter] [Both reborn + a kind stepmother and stepsister + everyone is a good person] Lu Buhui was reborn, and from the start, a father appeared and took her to the capital. Knowing she was an illegitimate daughter, she had never coveted anything from the Lu family. But... Lu An’an: She’s so pitiful. I’ll let her have a little of Dad’s attention. Qin Hui: She may be my husband’s illegitimate daughter, but she’s so sweet. Lu Shao: She’s too plai 2.2kReads9.0Score22414d adds

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    The male lead is a bit insecure 🔥🔥🔥 Wow, it's so rare to see a story where the stepmother isn't bad and the stepsister isn't scheming! The values ​​are super positive. 🔥🔥🔥 The female lead is taken back into her family, but the male lead feels unworthy and stays away! Luckily, the female lead has always deeply loved him. 🍁🍁 After being reborn, the female lead is taken to Beijing by her father. Her stepmother treats her very well, and her stepsister is also friendly. The female lead earns everyone's respect through her sincerity. Such a warm and positive story. It's really super good!

16. 66 快 Quick Transmigration: The Money-Making Streamer 快穿敛财女主播 Sen Ran森苒Fantastical Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Strong female lead + live-streaming System + interstellar viewers + everyone’s favorite + putting every scheming green tea in her place Wilderness livestream: Streamer, spit out that bug! What do you mean, you can eat it if you pull off its head and tail? We’re not listening! The 1970s: Streamer, don’t just focus on making money! The male and female leads are about to tear each other’s hair out! Dream of the Red Chamber world: Streamer! The old lady may be a terrible person, but please don’t mak 2.7kReads9.3Score30414d adds

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    It's quite beautiful.

17. 67 夫 A Broken Family? My Powerful Ex-Wife Is Reborn and Goes on a Rampage 夫离子散？大佬前妻重生后杀疯了 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance147k WordsOngoing [Ex-Husband's Redemption + Female Solidarity + Building Wealth + Raising Children] In her previous life, after her son was kidnapped, Bai Furong fell into despair. Her gifted daughter, consumed by guilt, grew cold and eventually stole classified information. She was executed by firing squad right in front of Bai Furong. Only after dying did Bai Furong learn that her life had been a book, and that everything in it had served the transmigrated heroine and her child. She was a cannon-fodder charact 1Reads—Score114d adds

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    The male leads are all researchers and are quite refined.

18. 68 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 21.3kReads8.1Score83214d adds
19. 69 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 49.2kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds

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    🌈🔥A thrilling read! The male lead is a former educated youth sent to the countryside! The female lead transmigrates to the 1970s, and her stepsister signs her up for the rural assignment? Well, she has to be on the list too! Her biological father embezzled her mother's pension, so she'll take all the family's money! There's a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman! The male lead's identity is also complicated; he falls in love with the female lead at first sight!

20. 70 八 In the 1980s, I Coasted to Victory With a High-Ranking Husband 八十年代，背靠高官老公一路躺赢 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted “Mom, these are the peach cakes Yanyan likes best. Keep an eye on her, though. Don’t let her eat too many, or she won’t have room for dinner.” “Dad, if Yanyan can’t get up in the morning, let her sleep a little longer. Don’t shout at her. It could make her nervous.” At their wits’ end, Shao’s parents asked, “Is she my daughter or yours?” On his first business trip after marrying her, Bai Shuyu was so worried about his wife, Shao Yin, that he sent her back to her parents’ home and asked his mothe 5.3kReads7.0Score40314d adds

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    The male lead is a high-ranking government official, a promising young talent. A political drama, full of clichés and plot twists, it's really good!

21. 71 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    The male lead is refined and handsome, but love-struck. The female lead rises from a lowly factory worker to become a pillar of a nation. The author's writing is solid, many research references are accurate, the characters are vividly portrayed, and the details are well-done. The male lead isn't described much; in short, our female lead is a career-oriented woman, focused solely on her work! The plot development is logical and well-structured, with each event unfolding seamlessly. The female lead, Shi Xia, is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the 701 Research Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. She participated in the development of three generations of guided-missile destroyers and two aircraft carriers for the Navy, and is the chief designer of the Type 001 aircraft carrier. The male lead, Xie Zhiyi, is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Nanjiang Aircraft Design Institute of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China… Even in the face of adversity, love can be romantic. The characters in the book are like winter meeting spring, stars meeting the moon; even as time changes and space reverses, lovers will always be together. The remaining two books also feature refined male leads, and I recommend them as well.

22. 72 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.7kReads8.9Score59214d adds
23. 73 丰 The Curvy Cutie Goes Looking for Her Brother, Only to Catch the Eye of a Chaste Officer 丰腴妹宝去寻哥，被禁欲军官馋上 Yun Qiu妘秋Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Mystical Ghost-Hunting + Upgradable Pocket Dimension + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Love at First Sight] Su Yuqing, a young master of the occult arts, is working part-time at her school as a fortune-teller when she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a village girl who shares her name. Her mother died young, her father is hopelessly clueless, her stepmother has taken over the household, and her stepbrother does nothing but mooch... The original own 15.4kReads8.0Score2.8k14d adds

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    A modern-day metaphysical heiress is suddenly transported to the 1970s while having her fortune told at school, bound to a timid village girl with the same name. Her birth mother died early, her father is biased, and her stepmother is greedy, demanding a dowry of 188 to marry her off to a 40-year-old abusive man! Activating her personal space, she commands little ghosts to punish the wicked, driving her stepmother mad, breaking the abusive man's leg, and emptying the Su family's coffers. She resolutely heads to the army to find her brother, only to be spotted by one of his comrades.

24. 74 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Birth Mother in a Step-Mom Story Set in the Past 穿成年代后妈文里的恶毒亲妈 Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [1970s + space + military marriage + rugged man + adorable kids] Lin Zhi stayed up late one night, and when she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the role of a wicked mother in a novel set in a bygone era. The heroine shines in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, while Lin Zhi rots away on the road of life. Forced to take over this mess, Lin Zhi grits her teeth. She can't stand another day of this awful life. But when she looks at the two children, all skin and bones, their e 8.5kReads8.6Score59214d adds
25. 75 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 109.3kReads9.2Score14.2k14d adds

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    ☘️🌿A military romance novel set in the 9th century! Everyone says the male lead, Lu Shishen, is aloof and indifferent, with only loyalty to his country in his life. Only the female lead, Yang Niannian, knows that the serious Lu Shishen by day is a wolf that hasn't eaten for half a year at night...

26. 76 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.6kReads9.1Score89914d adds

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    These books are all very good; the male leads are all refined and gentle, and the romance is especially sweet.

27. 77 漂 The Beautiful Educated Youth and Her Stylish Mom 漂亮知青，时髦妈 Vast Universe 01浩瀚宇宙01Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Everyday Family Life] In 1979, Jiang Jingshu returns to the city with the last group of educated youths, going back to Tongxiang County, a place both familiar and strange. After years away from home, she expects an emotional reunion. Instead, she is met by awkward, distant parents, an indifferent older brother, and a younger sister who treats her with hostility... There is no place for her in the family anymore. Even her room has been taken over 4.2kReads8.4Score23314d adds

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    The male lead is really great. The female lead, after being among the last batch of educated youth to return to their hometowns, came to him to escape an arranged marriage. Before they got together, the male lead, guessing her reputation, only said they were relatives. But after he expressed his feelings, it was incredibly sweet.

28. 78 甜 Sweet Desire, Alluring Fragrance 甜欲娇香 Flowers Bloom in the Wutong Tree梧生花Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted Original title: The Plump Beauty Nanny and the Abstinent Tycoon Who Fell for Her Set in a bygone era, with a devoted couple: a curvy, charming beauty and a cool, abstinent technical expert Su Nianhe has a secret she can hardly bring herself to tell anyone. She has had a sweet fragrance about her since childhood, and is soft, curvy, and naturally alluring. To escape being sold off by her own father to an old widower, she runs to the city and becomes a nanny for the Shen family. She carefully keep 14.7kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    A highly intelligent and cunning man, a guiding lover who even teaches the female lead how to use him to grow [shy]

29. 79 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.5kReads9.4Score56214d adds

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    [Perfectly on topic, 9.4 Or higher] ①② The male lead is a professor, a refined and intellectual type. 🍑③ It's a female-to-male transmigration story, they get married, the male lead is a female soul, novel and interesting. 🍉 [Please follow] 26,000 hours of reading time, records are verifiable, bookshelf is well-categorized!

30. 80 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 7.2kReads8.0Score36914d adds

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    Not a rough guy, right?

31. 81 八 The Wicked Little Darling of the 1980s Has the Powerful Man Hooked, and Now He Can't Get Enough 八零坏娇娇勾到大佬后真香了 Lollipop for a Little Lolita萝莉抱抱糖Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + a wicked seductress + a factory director’s rise to wealth] Tao Yu is beautiful and bold. On the surface, she’s gentle, quiet, and perfectly normal, but deep down she’s a wicked little black-hearted dumpling. She transmigrates into the 1980s and finds herself in a poor, overcrowded courtyard compound, struggling just to get by. She and the favored son of heaven, Song Hecheng, are worlds apart and should never have crossed paths. But in the factory director’s office, she smiles so 2kReads9.0Score22514d adds

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    The male lead is quite refined; his apparent identity is that of a steel mill manager, but he actually has another identity. The female lead is both beautiful and strong. Highly recommended.

32. 82 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 23.5kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds

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    🌈I've collected all the refined male leads from the historical romance novels I've read!🌿🌿 🌈❶Male lead Nie Zhao appears gentle and refined on the surface, but in reality, he's ruthless and possesses extremely strong control.🎈🎈However, deep down, he loves the female lead deeply and is always insecure, fearing that she'll abandon him.

33. 83 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.1kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
34. 84 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    🌿🌿Dimension 1, a period drama. The male lead is a refined and handsome 30-year-old municipal party secretary. He goes on a blind date for his cousin, but unexpectedly falls in love at first sight with a 19-year-old, stunningly beautiful woman from another dimension.💘The fake relationship turns real, and the old house catches fire.🔥He goes straight for the girl, using his sincerity and power to win her heart. Actually, the girl wants to climb the social ladder and hook him up, attracted by his good qualities.

35. 85 穿 The Crazy Woman in the Compound: My Fierce-Looking Husband Says He'd Give His Life for Me 穿大院癫婆，凶脸老公说命都给我 Coconut Bread椰蓉面包Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted The rating was just released: [Both leads are inexperienced + marriage first, love later + everyday life + family and neighborhood squabbles + raising children + face-slapping + career + no golden finger] Also known as The Everyday Life of the Family Compound: Stories of the Neighbors After transmigrating into a period novel as its most unhinged cannon fodder, Chen Taozhi is left to deal with the original owner’s mess: jumping into a river for her ex-husband, disrupting a wedding, and all kinds 670Reads8.4Score10914d adds

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    The male lead is a military officer, and the female lead is a time-traveler. The pacing and plot of the whole book are quite good. The main characters are not wronged, and their personalities are very well-developed and three-dimensional. One of the better aspects of the book, in my opinion, is the contrast between the original female lead and the female lead's growth and awakening, which prevents the female lead from being harmed. Also, the storyline involving Guodong's mother shows that not everyone deserves help. This is why I say the characters are all vividly and realistically portrayed. However, I don't know if it's because I got too engrossed in the book, but I felt the ending was a bit too concise; I wish there had been more content. Highly recommended! 👍👍👍

36. 86 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 34.3kReads8.6Score2.8k14d adds

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    This isn't a story about a rough, unkempt man; the male lead is handsome and rich, and the female lead is a stunningly beautiful and clear-headed woman. It's a sweet, slice-of-life romance.

37. 87 七 The 1970s: A Cannon Fodder Family's Happy Life 七零：炮灰一家的幸福生活 Shen Jingbing沈晶冰Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted [Family life, warm-hearted coming-of-age, a possessive and scheming male lead, and a sweet, adorable beauty of a heroine] Qin Mingxi transmigrates into a period novel along with her parents, and the whole family becomes a group of sacrificial foils for the heroine... But that’s all right! Wherever her parents are, that’s home! What’s more, she’s bound to a trading System connected to the future, so she can lead her whole family to an easy win. It’s just that her childhood friend, the always-gent 879Reads8.8Score10114d adds

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    [A heartwarming coming-of-age story with a focus on family life; the male lead is a possessive and cunning individual, while the female lead is a sweet and beautiful woman.] Qin Ming and her parents transmigrated into a historical novel, becoming cannon fodder for the female lead... But it's okay! As long as her parents are there, anywhere is home! Besides, she's bound to a trading system connecting to the future, allowing her whole family to win effortlessly. However, her usually gentle and refined childhood sweetheart gradually reveals his possessive and obsessive nature, "Sweetie, lift your head, let me kiss you..."

38. 88 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 10.1kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    A super sweet daily life between a top student and a struggling student. The male lead is a guiding lover, planning the future for the female lead, helping her get into university, and finding her life goals. The couple isn't perfect, but they both strive to live their lives to the fullest.

39. 89 七 The Seventies Darling Goes on a Killing Spree with Her Snake-Talking Skills 七零娇娇靠蛇语杀疯了 Wangcai Is a Good Dog旺财是一只好狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Animated series: The Beloved and Invincible Girl of the Seventies [Growing Heroine + Growing Golden Finger + Romance + Light Ensemble Cast + Cute Pets] A disastrous start? She was knocked flying by a fiendish god while being reincarnated in the underworld. One lost a secure job, while the other gained a big brother who was a real blockhead. A spy at the educated youth station? She turns him in and gets him a silver bracelet, while the state even assigns her a fiancé. A giant python blocking the 9.1kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    They're all pretty!

40. 90 九 The Glory Days of a High-Ranking Couple in the 1990s 九零年代，高官夫妻荣华路 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Both leads are each other’s one and only, 1v1] At twenty-nine, Zhao Heng is the most ambitious, capable, promising, well-connected, and handsome man in his jurisdiction: a golden bachelor. Well, that’s what people always say, usually forgetting that his wife has been abroad for four years without coming home. Gu You is the most spoiled, unreasonable, and heartless woman around, according to Zhao Heng himself. He knew that if he let her leave, he might never see her again, 4.5kReads7.1Score41114d adds
41. 91 七 The 1970s: A Martyr's Orphaned Daughter Is Reborn, Enlists, and Marries a Commander 七零：烈士孤女重生参军嫁首长了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 120.6kReads9.4Score13.3k14d adds
42. 92 我 I'm the Family Babysitter in a Period Novel 我在年代文里当德华 Daydreaming Little Tangyuan发呆的小汤圆Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted A bold, outgoing heroine × a hero who starts out refined and gentle, then falls hard Li Qingxiu transmigrates into a period novel as the younger sister-in-law of its tragic heroine. When her family tries to marry her off to a widower in exchange for a bride price, Li Qingxiu pretends to be crazy, kicks and punches her way through them, then bundles up her bedding and heads off to be her tragic sister-in-law’s own personal Dehua. At her sister-in-law’s home, she meets the older brother, who’s an 22.8kReads8.4Score2.7k14d adds
43. 93 七 The 1970s: The Meng Family's Foolish Daughter Gets Smart! 七零：孟家的傻闺女变聪明了！ Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet romance] Meng Qining, from the twenty-first century, had no parents and was frail, spending more than half the year bedridden. She had every miserable card stacked against her. But ever since she was five, she’d had the same dream. In it, she might have been foolish, but she had a healthy body, parents who cherished her, and Brother Ting’an, who had taken care of her since childhood. The more miserable Meng Qining’s real life was, the happier she was in her dreams. At eig 12.6kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
44. 94 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.2kReads9.0Score88514d adds

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    These books all feature highly educated and cultured male protagonists; highly recommended if you don't like rough and rugged men.

45. 95 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.4kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
46. 96 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 58.5kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds
47. 97 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    🍑🌸①That's this one! [Note] Although the male lead's profession is a bit unusual, he's definitely the refined type. The female lead felt he looked like an ancient nobleman the first time she saw him, and they were a perfect match! 🍑🌷②The male lead in this book also has an outstanding temperament and long, narrow phoenix eyes!

48. 98 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    The male lead is a pilot, and he's more youthful than the rough-around-the-edges guy.

49. 99 七 A Captivating Marriage to a Soldier in the 1970s: The Barren Wife Is Pregnant Again 七零军婚撩人，不孕原配又怀上了 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In 1973, Song Wenran went to the countryside in her cousin’s place for the sake of her father’s career and family harmony, nearly dying there. After finally making it back to the city with help from her best friend, she discovered that her father had remarried and her mother had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She managed to get into university, only for a young male educated youth who had a crush on her to tear up her admission letter. Through a twist of fate, she rushed into a high-st 14.4kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    Twin births, no cheat codes

50. 100 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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