🌿🌿 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. 151 从 Changing the World, One Supernatural Chive at a Time 从培育出超凡韭菜开始改变世界 Little Fujian Farmer闽间小农Rural Life404k WordsCompleted [Period novel + farming + slice-of-life System + food + slow burn + no heroine + unconventional power fantasy] Question: What are the most frustrating things about novels where someone transmigrates back to the past and starts farming? Answer: The protagonist has such an overpowered cheat, but the story still saddles them with a bunch of relatives like Pokemon, endlessly bickering about family affairs. Why can't they just get on with farming?! And they've already had a modern education, so why d 626Reads6.8Score10614d adds

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   A refined protagonist who doesn't swear, isn't stupid, and has no Pokémon-like relatives.

2. 152 快 Quick Transmigration! From the 1930s to the New Millennium, I Outdid Everyone 快穿！从三零到千禧我卷赢所有 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couples + sweet romance + no fixed pairing + pocket dimension + reborn + transmigration + revenge + face-slapping + comeback + calculated self-interest + fictional period setting + note that there are male supporting characters + tragic supporting characters] Note: This story is entirely fictional. In Star Calendar Year 3300, Jiang Qingqing was born in an interstellar orphanage and left unclaimed. To survive, Jiang Qingqing takes only an old, battered robot discarded by 5.8kReads8.4Score31814d adds

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   There are several. All are refined male protagonists. The first book currently being updated features a couple where the protagonist is a county party secretary.

3. 153 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Village Girl Is a Top National Scientist 穿越七零：小村姑是国家科研大佬 Gu Xiaopang谷小胖Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Beloved by the whole family + older woman, younger man + sweet younger boyfriend + never forgets a grudge + marriage first, love later] The day the science-minded woman transmigrated, she was married off to bring good fortune. What a deal: she got herself a sweet younger man, so she accepted her fate. With a big appetite and even more strength, what was she supposed to do when there wasn't enough to eat in the 1970s? Support herself, her husband, and her family. What could she do about the pres 7.3kReads8.6Score60714d adds
4. 154 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After the Broken Engagement, the Original Male Lead Trembles in Fear 年代快穿，退婚，原男主瑟瑟发抖 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Cannon Fodder Heroine Has a Lucky Pregnancy Note: This story is entirely fictional. (Alternate history + Era-hopping + Devoted couples + Adorable children + Triplets + Farming + Transmigration + Intelligent brain pocket dimension + Interstellar + More children, more blessings + Cannon fodder fights back + Face-slapping scumbags + Strong heroine + Modern romance + Republican era + Showbiz) Synopsis: The a 6.8kReads9.0Score40014d adds
5. 155 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: The Aloof Professor Is Teased Until He Loses Control 穿越八零：清冷教授被撩到失控 Drunk with Flowers醉和花Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted Qiao Luo only wanted a peaceful, happy life as a top pastry chef. She never expected to end up as the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. The original heroine trusted the wrong people and met a tragic end. Qiao Luo had no intention of being a pushover, letting others walk all over her. From then on, she embarked on a satisfying life of taking down scumbag men and women, making desserts, and earning big money. Gradually, she noticed that the usually aloof, taciturn professor was loo 256Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Got it] The female lead transmigrates into a book in the 1980s, and the male lead is a doting professor who is like a father to his wife. He is knowledgeable and has a refined temperament. In the process of getting along with the female lead, he shows his gentle and considerate side, and their relationship gradually warms up in their daily interactions.

6. 156 重 Reborn Before the Wedding, I Dumped the Scumbag, Married the Sickly Man, and Became Everyone's Darling 重生结婚前踹翻渣男嫁病娇被团宠 Young Girl, Old Auntie少女老阿姨Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted This novel is complete. Period Setting + Reborn in the 1970s + Everyone’s Favorite + Pocket Dimension + Pet Birds and Pigs Jiang Yuchu felt as if she’d had a dream. In it, when she was eighteen, someone tricked her into sharing a bed with Xu Qihang, a lovesick man who had been sent down to the countryside. Her grandmother locked her away in a panic, and she never made a sound. As a result, Xu Qihang and his entire family died tragically. To get married, she gave up her education and signed an un 2.4kReads8.2Score22814d adds

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   The male protagonist is a refined man, initially frail but later becoming powerful.

7. 157 抛 Leaving the Plot Behind, I Climb the Career Ladder in the 1970s 抛开剧情我在七零升职加薪 Yu Isn't a Fish愉不是鱼Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a drama + adored by everyone + changing the plot + career advancement and a pay raise + devoted to one another] Yun Xi had only just become a college student when she stayed up all night watching a period drama recommended by a friend. She woke up to discover she was the female lead, who had the most screen time and shared her name! The heroine had suffered her whole life, only to forgive this person and that person in the end, radiating saintly kindness from 5.5kReads7.9Score32314d adds

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   Yunxi, a recent college student, stayed up all night watching a period drama recommended by a friend. When she woke up, she discovered she was the female lead with the most screen time and the same name! The female lead, who suffered her whole life, ultimately forgave everyone and radiated saintly radiance. Yunxi was immediately agitated. She didn't want to be a saint; whoever wanted the female lead could have her. She just wanted to stay in the city and be a carefree slacker, but she'd accidentally won! Ahhh~ The female lead's mother was truly a pity. She sacrificed her own family for the country, and her ending was so tragic.

8. 158 八 After Getting Rich, the 1980s Farm Girl Leaves Her In-Laws Panicking 八零农媳暴富后，婆家慌了 Motang Listens to the Wind墨棠听风Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [1980s + building wealth + career success + satisfying wish-fulfillment + sweet romance + face-slapping comeback + everyday life] When she opens her eyes, popular blogger Li Lingxi has become a newly arrived country bride in an 1980s city. Her in-laws all have stable jobs: her father-in-law is a level-six repairman at a textile mill, her mother-in-law is the head cook in the factory canteen, her eldest brother-in-law drives a bus, and his wife works at the textile mill as a team leader. Her hus 280Reads6.8Score10114d adds

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   The male lead is a publishing editor, gentle and refined, considerate and family-oriented but not blindly obedient to his parents; the female lead is not a saint, she runs a stall, a factory, and pursues her career.

9. 159 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 9.6kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds

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   💥💥The male lead is a refined and handsome high-ranking official in Beijing's elite circles, from a prominent family of third-generation revolutionaries. Even after being paralyzed by his troublesome wife, he hasn't divorced her. Recently, he gained mind-reading abilities and knows his wife has had a mind transplant, yet he remains calm as a rock. However, his wife's unspoken, philandering thoughts still drive him crazy…

10. 160 七 Married with a Baby in the 1970s? The Stoic Educated Youth Dotes Only on Me 七零已婚有娃？被禁欲知青独宠了 Mu Tiao目窕Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + A Top-Quality Man + Cozy Everyday Life + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] (The heroine is the original owner of the body.) He Dongxi is a homebody comic artist from the twentieth century. She had just finished her latest comic and was ready to get some much-needed rest. But when she woke up, she'd become a married village girl with a child. He Dongxi: No need to panic. The kid is so adorable, I've hit the jackpot! As for the m 1.5kReads7.0Score25614d adds

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    The male protagonist is a sent-down youth, and the female protagonist is the village chief's daughter. They have a child. In the early part of the story, the female protagonist is mentally challenged and is tricked by her best friend into going up a mountain, falling into a ditch and freezing to death. Then, her soul returns to the body of the female protagonist in the 1970s. The male protagonist, after avenging the female protagonist, also travels back to this time and saves her. The novel begins from here.

11. 161 快 Quick Transmigration: A Scumbag's Happy Life After Being Reborn for the 99th Time 快穿：九十九世渣女重生幸福日常 Ming Mumu名木木Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No fixed romantic pairing, a warm, everyday story about being reborn and making amends] After finally winning the lottery, Xu Tao learns she doesn't have long to live. She donates everything she owns, only to discover it was a misdiagnosis and die of sheer anger. Being reincarnated as an animal sounds great: someone will feed her, and she won't have to toil like an ox or a horse. What could be better? But she caused too much harm in her first ninety-nine lives, so she has to go back and make am 1.4kReads8.4Score10014d adds

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    This book is really good! [Heart emoji] 'The Fake Heiress of the 1970s' and 'The Immature Adopted Daughter' are both set in small-scale historical worlds, and the male leads are both refined and cultured types. [Kiss emoji]

12. 162 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.7kReads8.2Score21114d adds

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    A rare, gentle and refined male lead

13. 163 被 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 1.9kReads8.9Score17614d adds

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    The male lead is a sickly, handsome man who transmigrated into a book, and the female lead is the one who saves the damsel in distress [facepalm]. She also conveniently gave the male lead's cheat ability to her first, leaving him with a simplified version of the 🌸🌸

14. 164 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds

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    This is a super good read! The female lead is reborn, and everything is just right. With her guidance, the four Gu sisters thrive. The male lead is also incredibly doting on his wife. The author's writing is excellent. If you like period dramas, don't miss it!

15. 165 八 The 1980s’ Sweet Little Lucky Star: The General Spoils Her Rotten 八零娇软小福宝，首长宠上天 White Pear Drifting Along白梨归泛泛Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + rebirth + a protective male lead + a sweet, gentle female lead + tons of sweet romance + a little golden finger + sensible heroine + tough, resourceful heroine + vicious male rival + devoted female rival] I heard Company Commander Fu brought that Jiang family orphan home and spoils and protects her every day. He treats her like a little sister! Company Commander Fu: “What little sister? She's my future wife!” After Fu Chi is injured in an explosion du 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Look at the nanny guy! This gentle male lead is top-notch at spoiling the female lead.

16. 166 崽 Have the Kids Gone Astray? Don't Worry, Their Mom Is Here 崽崽们长歪了？别怕，亲妈穿来了 Bright Moon Above the Clouds云上皓月Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In the 1980s, a mother raises her children day by day. She loves her own kids best! Lin Jianxia went to the photo studio to pick up a picture. When she came out, ten years had passed. Her eldest son had become a notorious street punk, and he gritted his teeth whenever he saw her. “You’re not my mom. My mom died a long time ago.” Her second son had become a wolf in sheep’s clothing, smiling on the surface while plotting to take lives behind people’s backs. “You want to be my mom? How many lives d 1.4kReads7.4Score16914d adds

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    The male lead is a doting husband, gentle and refined, and works in scientific research. He waited for his wife for 10 years! His wife went out to a photo studio to pick up a family photo. She disappeared for 10 years and when she came back, she still looked young, while he had aged and looked like her father. He is always clinging to his wife whom he had lost and found again.

17. 167 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.9kReads8.9Score81514d adds

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    ① The male lead is a skilled worker. ② The male lead is a soldier who transferred to a machinery factory.

18. 168 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Cannon-Fodder Girl Is Gorgeous and Charming 穿书七零：炮灰女配又美又娇 About to Get a Cat就要有猫了Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Nan Mo transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era, bringing a giant supermarket with her. She becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who gets horribly betrayed by her relatives. First, her own grandmother pressures her to marry so she can trade her future for her male cousins' success. Then there's her cousin, who wants to stay in the city and hopes to trade Nan Mo for a job. And to top it all off, a possessive, obsessive suitor is watching her like a hawk. After landing in the 4.6kReads9.0Score54014d adds
19. 169 爆 So Satisfying! I Stole the Luck of the Perfect Female Lead 爆爽！我夺走了极品女主的气运 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Lu Xiang became the doomed female supporting character in an 1980s novel. In the story, her greedy grandmother tried to make her marry in the heroine’s place to claim the bride price. When the truth came out, the grandmother slandered her as a loose woman, and the supporting character died heartbroken amid the whole village’s jeers. This time, Lu Xiang fought back against her rotten grandmother and awful relatives, crushing everyone who crossed her. With her skills in farming, cooking, and more, 4.7kReads9.0Score55814d adds

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    🦊🦊🦊The female protagonist transmigrates into a book as a cannon fodder supporting character in the 1980s🐬🐬🐬and slaps the faces of her awful grandmother and uncle's family🍒🍒🍒and thrives in the 1980s thanks to her farming and culinary skills.

20. 170 八 Crazy in the 1980s: The Island Beauty Is Fiercely Savage 八零疯疯疯，海岛美人她过分凶残 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted The story has only just received a rating. Once there are more chapters and the ladies leave likes and comments, the score will climb in no time! [Alternate Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Island Life + Military Marriage + Delicious Food] Chu Yao had just woken up when she realized she'd transmigrated again. This time, she'd landed in the role of a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The female lead, Chu Ruyan, stole the original owner's personal jade pendant and used it to live a life o 6.1kReads9.0Score65614d adds

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    🍁Lin Xiangyi transmigrated into a period novel as a villainous supporting character. She was tricked by the female lead into getting together with her nemesis and becoming rich. On the third day after losing her innocence, she said at a state-run restaurant: "Xie Qingxiao, I'm pregnant! Will you marry me?" [Laughing][Laughing] 🍁Mengyao discovered she was a cannon fodder supporting character whose luck had been stolen. After getting her jade pendant back, she discovered the female lead had also been reborn and was asking her for it. Because she was going to the countryside, she drew lots and was assigned to an island, starting a beautiful life of making delicious food and building the island. [Shy][Shy][Shy]

21. 171 资 The Rich Young Master Was Forced to Marry Me, Now He Begs for Kisses Every Day 资本家少爷被强娶后，每天求亲亲 Big Flower Pig大花猪Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + older woman/younger man romance + sweet romance + adorable child + everyday family life] Bold, domineering young widow vs. refined young master A period-era version of Sniping on a Butterfly Li Hongmei followed the latest trends and traveled back to the 1970s. She didn’t become a capitalist’s daughter or an educated youth sent to the countryside. Instead, she became a rural widow. To make matters even more outrageous, her original self’s mother-in-l 204Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one, the male lead is so refined and gentle, a sweet and gentle husband, and the female lead has a younger man/older woman relationship, it's really sweet!

22. 172 冷 The Stern Officer Is Too Fierce, and the Alluring Military Doctor Can't Resist 冷面军官太勇猛，娇媚军医架不住 Slightly Sweet微恬Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + soldier + devoted husband + bashful (o(_////▽////_)o) System + love at first sight + long-planned romance + fictional setting] When his daughter and the son of his first love fell ill at the same time, her husband unhesitatingly gave the only life-saving medicine to his first love’s son. Their daughter died without treatment! Filled with resentment, Xiao Niannian set a fire, killing herself along with her husband’s sweetheart and their son. After her death, Xiao Nian 1.3kReads9.0Score13214d adds
23. 173 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming! [1970s] [Love After Marriage] [Native Male and Female Leads] [Transmigrated and Reborn Supporting Characters] [Northeastern Family Life] [Sweet Romance Comedy] [Adorable Kids] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled "obsessed with the village beauty"! "The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!" Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: "I hear you really like me? Well, you do have good taste!" Xu Yibai: ?? Faced 8.7kReads8.8Score94114d adds

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    The first book features a male protagonist who is reborn as a diplomat. The second book features a male protagonist who is a reserved and secretly passionate educated youth.

24. 174 1 1977: Back Before My Cousin and I Swapped Marriages 1977，重回和堂弟换亲前 Wen Shun文顺Urban810k WordsOngoing Fu Mingyan and his younger cousin are both reborn on their wedding night. In their previous lives, after a carefully orchestrated scheme, Fu Mingyan married the village chief's daughter, while his cousin married a beautiful, wealthy educated youth. At first, everyone said his cousin had made the better match. But who could have guessed that the beautiful, wealthy educated youth would rather die than consummate the marriage, then leave his cousin behind and return to the city after the national c 20.5kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds

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    🍒🌈The male lead was switched at marriage by his cousin. The female lead, originally a sent-down youth, loved the male lead but was maliciously switched at marriage. The male lead only learned the truth much later and was killed by his cousin. Reborn, he wanted to divorce the female lead, but she cried and said he didn't love her. The male lead's heart softened at her tears.

25. 175 四 Siheyuan: The Elder Has a Son 四合院：一大爷有子 Endless Blossoms on Flowing Water花不尽的流水Male-Channel Fanfiction947k WordsOngoing What stories would unfold in this courtyard if Yi Zhonghai had a biological son and no longer had to spend every day scheming over who would care for him in his old age? Yi Feng, a college student from the twenty-first century, becomes Yi Zhonghai's late-born son in the 1950s and 60s. What sort of story will follow? Note: Yi Jiabao doesn't know the plot of Love in the Courtyard. No angst, a gentle, gradual pace, and a golden finger that's useful but not overpowered. The story is about the Yi Jia 16.5kReads8.2Score66114d adds

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    Purely down-to-earth era, reading, and a loyal fan base.

26. 176 敢 Dare to Mess with Her? Even Passing Dogs Get Slapped Twice 敢惹她？路过的狗都得挨两巴掌 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [Feel-good revenge] [Pocket dimension] [Total annihilation] [She never takes a beating] Su Li is a tough woman. Just how tough? Tough enough to treat every troublemaking scumbag who comes after her like a monster to grind. If you disagree with her, she'll throw down. Cross her, and you'll regret it. Sometimes even a dog passing by gets smacked twice. There is romance, though the male lead appears rather late. The heroine is decisive and won't let 11.4kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

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    This is so good, I'm almost done watching it.

27. 177 重 Reborn: An Ordinary Life in the Seventies 重生之70平凡的人生 King Wenxuan of Panzhi Island盘峙岛的文宣王Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted Two male leads! Two male leads! Li Xiu, who lived through the apocalypse, is reborn in the 1970s as Li Fuxiu of Lijia Village. Just watch me live a life to remember. Huh? My eldest brother joins the army, and my second brother goes into business. Sigh! What should I do, become an official? With a soft-hearted simpleton like me, I'd get eaten alive. Looks like my only option is to slack off and live off my brothers. Hmm, living off my young sweetheart doesn't sound bad either. Hehe! No golden fin 36Reads6.5Score—14d adds
28. 178 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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    The deputy mayor is quite refined, isn't he?! A time-travel fantasy set in the 1970s! Wen Jingshu, an English major graduate student, faints during her civil service exam and is reborn into the resource-scarce 1970s. She possesses a limited-time flash sale system and enjoys a top-tier family background: a police chief father, a military doctor brother, and a senior military officer. She unlocks business opportunities, masters negotiation skills, stockpiles goods, expands supply sources, and leverages translation opportunities to connect with foreign businesses. While stabilizing the supply and marketing cooperative, she also protects her family through difficult times. Heartwarming family moments and a meteoric rise in her career—a solid and addictive plot!

29. 179 刚 I Had Multiples Right After Joining the Army: The Easygoing Military Wife’s Good Fortune 刚随军就多胎，咸鱼媳妇好运来 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] (1960s, military marriage, soldier king, daily life, multiple births, sweet romance, devoted couple) She transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the village’s contrast to her older female cousin. Her cousin is clever, gentle, and virtuous, while she’s spoiled, arrogant, and big-busted but dim-witted. Jiang Qian, who arrives with a pocket dimension stocked full of supplies, thinks that’s no problem at all! When her blind date takes a liking to her cousin, apologizes to her, and then se 27.1kReads9.0Score3k14d adds

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    ① Handsome Soldier ✘ Learned cooking skills from the mess hall and studies culinary arts to cook for his wife every day 🎉 ② Male Lead ✘ Spoiled and talkative, he's handsome, from a good family, and highly intelligent; he was recruited by the research institute ⊕ After falling in love with the female lead, he becomes her wife 🎉 ③ The male lead transforms from a celibate diplomat into ★Love in the 🛏️ exploring sensitive marital topics. The last few books all feature refined male leads in period dramas; they're all quite good, there's bound to be one you'll like. [Please follow]

30. 180 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 78.6kReads9.4Score12.1k14d adds

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    My sister may be a little short, a little chubby, and a little dark-skinned, but she's so well-behaved. Shen Cheng thought he'd be living a life of military service until family visits. Is that beautiful woman in the cheongsam your sister?

31. 181 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.6kReads9.2Score71114d adds

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    🌿Perfectly meets the requirements, especially the first book. This woman is not gentle at all. Fortunately, her brother did not marry her, otherwise the Bai family would never have peace.

32. 182 咸 The Underdog Strikes Back! The Factory Director’s Family Begs Me to Take Them Under My Wing 咸鱼翻身！厂长全家跪求我抱大腿 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + pocket dimension + scheming hero + no saintly heroine + adored by everyone Dearest readers, this book isn’t angsty. It’s a feel-good story about a young female intellectual who helps the whole village get rich, becomes everyone’s darling, catches the eye of a scheming man, and then becomes the darling of his whole family, too. Through one careless mistake, Liu Ruonan transmigrates into a period novel as the real daughter who was switched at birth. Before she can even 5.6kReads9.0Score68314d adds
33. 183 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.3kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds

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    💥Two days ago, she was a pampered, single heiress from a wealthy family. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a married woman—not her current or former lover, but his wicked aunt from a period novel. 🍃In the original story, she was crazy and manipulative, abusing the young male lead and his sister, cheating on their biological uncle Zhou Yanfeng, and ultimately bringing about her own demise.

34. 184 娇 The Sweet Educated Youth Raises a Child and Wins Her Husband Back 娇知青养娃追夫两不误 The Wind and Moon Decree风月令Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Alternate history + Pocket dimension + Spoiled youngest child + 1970s + Awakening + Reincarnated in the womb + Cherished by the whole family + Devoted couple + Love at first sight] [The pocket dimension gets a lot of use early on, but not much later. If that’s not your thing, feel free to leave!] Su Mianmian fainted from grief over her parents being sent away, and then awakened! It turned out her family were cannon fodder in a period novel, destined to give the male and female leads g 3.9kReads8.3Score29214d adds
35. 185 七 The 1970s: Reborn, I Spoil My Beloved Husband 七零年代！重生后把娇夫宠上天 Eat a Little Egg Tart吃一点蛋挞Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Period setting + one-on-one romance + reborn + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero] After being reborn, Shen Xiaoyue thought long and hard. This time, she’d get ahead of things and had the power to see the future. She wanted to try all the things she’d never gotten around to doing before. But where should she start? Her eyes wandered in circles before finally meeting those of a damp little puppy. Forget it. She’d start by raising a dog. She owed him, after all. Lu Ping’an: The only outcome of 17.9kReads8.7Score1.6k14d adds

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    🌈After her rebirth, Shen Xiaoyue thought a lot. This time, having seized the initiative and gained the ability to foresee the future, she wanted to try many things she had never done before. [Currently rushing to finish a draft] But where to begin? Her eyes darted around before finally meeting the gaze of a wet puppy. Oh well, she'd raise a dog first; after all, she owed him. [Shy]

36. 186 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
37. 187 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiled at the Cost of My Life by a Sinister Tycoon 重回七零，被阴戾大佬拿命宠 Lamb Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的小羊羔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + building wealth + food + adorable child + redemption] Reborn, Xia Chuhe rolled up her sleeves and got to work, facing a family that barely had enough to eat or wear. Pickled pepper bullfrog, braised fish, braised pork, marinated meats... Every day, she carried all kinds of delicious food through the black market, raking in stacks of cash and ration coupons. In her previous life, she was brutally murdered. The “madman” she had always feared went mad for her, avenged her 7kReads8.8Score44814d adds

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    ① He's a young master, but his family had a crisis and he went to the countryside. The male and female leads are incredibly kind. The female lead is the kind of person who brings sunshine to the world, and their son, Little Star, is absolutely adorable. There's no father-son rivalry for affection; the male lead dotes on Little Star immensely, often kissing the little dumpling. When Little Star first learned to call him "Dad," the male lead even took him to show him off in the village. Before Little Star was born, the male lead was also very gentle with the female lead's younger brothers, and none of them were particularly difficult. ② The female lead is the youngest daughter of the Xue family, born into a life of luxury. Her three older brothers take turns attending her parent-teacher conferences, her eldest sister-in-law treats her dolls like goddesses, and her second sister-in-law makes her all sorts of fancy cream squares. Then the male lead, carrying a dowry equivalent to half a street's worth of money from Shanghai, steps into the Xue family's door. This man, twelve years her senior, dares to gently touch the beauty mark at the corner of her eye with his fingertip: "Our Baozhu is going to university. I've asked someone to get her an exchange student spot in Hong Kong."

38. 188 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Holding Hands with a Cool-Headed Staff Officer 穿越七零：牵手高冷参谋 Lele Tea楽楽茶Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Sweet and adorable primary school teacher × aloof military adviser] Chen Cheng, a 21st-century writer, was in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of Chen Yucheng, a primary school teacher in the 1970s. Her father was a police officer, her mother a workshop supervisor, and her older brother a soldier. But Chen Yucheng was relentlessly harassed by one of her students' uncles. One day, he shoved her down a flight of stairs after school, and that was when Chen Cheng from the 21st century 233Reads7.2Score10414d adds

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    Super awesome! ① The female lead had only met the male lead a few times since she first transmigrated, and she almost called her stepson "husband" when he came home, just as the male lead came out of the kitchen [laughing][laughing] ② The female lead went to her brother's place to escape a scumbag boyfriend, where she met the male lead, and they gradually got to know each other.

39. 189 相 Blind Date System: From Village Girl to Woman of the Era 相亲系统：从村姑到时代女强人 Softly, Gently徐徐絮絮Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing Blind Date System + Period Setting + Comeback + Winner in Life + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Pure Wish Fulfillment In 1975, Chen Hehua's classmate stole the job she was supposed to get after graduation. When she returned to her village, her family pressured her to marry a crude butcher. Just when she had nowhere else to turn [Ding! Blind Date System successfully bound!] [Get a reward for every blind date! Choose any one requirement your match has to exchange for a reward!] Butcher's 329Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend some exceptionally good period dramas [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Add to my bookshelf]

40. 190 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 12.5kReads6.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    Jiang Xuxue worked at the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities for eight years before retiring due to a work injury. She returned to her village to help her grandfather farm. In her third year there, her biological parents arrived with officers from the investigation department, claiming they had been switched at birth and needed to be replaced. Before she could process this, her parents added, "Don't panic. A relative's son in the Production and Construction Corps has a letter of introduction; go there and ask him to arrange a job for you." Clutching the letter, Jiang Xuxue thought: My fate is even more absurd than the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities' mission.

41. 191 穿 Transmigrated as the Early-Deceased Original Wife? I Just Want to Lie Flat and Be a Rich Woman 穿成早逝原配？我只想躺平当富婆 Nanji Yaoyao南极夭夭Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted [Self-serving, haughty landlady + refined but wicked old-school cadre] In the prime of her youth, Jiang Yunchu had been struggling to make her way in the world. One day, she woke up to find she had somehow transmigrated into a book, into the body of a middle-aged woman from the late 1980s who shared her name. Not only did the woman have a son and a daughter, she was also expected to become a grandmother within six months! Faced with a household full of chaos, Jiang Yunchu only wanted to ride the 2.1kReads7.6Score11914d adds

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    Haha, tired of the rough guys? Let's have some different ones—refined, gentle, aloof, or even cunning? [Got it] [Heart] I actually quite like the gentle-cunning type! [Cool] A female PhD student transmigrates to a forest farm in the 1970s, intending to live a carefree life, but one glance at the male educated youths and she's completely captivated! [Laughing]

42. 192 八 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance906k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 5.3kReads8.0Score30914d adds
43. 193 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1970s: What a Joke! The Sweet Girl Is Hiding in a Rugged Man's Body 穿书七零：笑死！娇娇披着糙汉壳 December-十二月-Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + food + System + educated youth + sweet romance] A pleasure-loving young woman transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s. The poverty and hunger, the backbreaking labor, and the enormous secret her new body is hiding are enough to push An Ran to the brink. She is neither the lucky heroine nor the villainess. Instead, she is a deranged male character so far down the roster that she barely even counts as a number in the leads’ story. To keep anyone from 5.4kReads9.0Score69614d adds

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    Of course you can! This is the book.

44. 194 七 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score10214d adds
45. 195 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.1kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    ⭐The refined male lead comes from a prestigious family in Beijing, with both his parents being high-ranking officials and his grandfather a commander. He falls in love with the female lead at first sight while on leave, and they have a whirlwind marriage. He then joins her in the military. The female lead is a cannon fodder character who has traveled back to the 1970s, but she begins to live a sweet life after meeting the male lead.

46. 196 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 318Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The female lead awakens memories of three lifetimes—that's fake. She discovers the male lead is about to be demoted—that's real. A chaotic rural life unfolds, with no awful characters and no face-slapping moments—a typical gossip story.

47. 197 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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    I think both of these books fit the bill. 1. The male lead is a retired soldier, a mature, sophisticated, and mysterious figure—a true icon among older men. The female lead isn't naive, innocent, or dim-witted. Their interactions aren't clingy, which is quite refreshing. The second book, in my opinion, is a salesmanship guide to success. The female lead is stunningly beautiful—a truly satisfying read! I recommend it; you won't regret reading it!

48. 198 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Stay Away from Me! 穿书七零，你们不要过来啊 Listening to Zen in the Rain卧雨听禅Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Zhao Nuannuan just wants to scrape by with what little she has and improve her living conditions. But why is this world riddled with transmigrators? The male and female leads are everywhere, stirring up trouble. Stay away from me! I don't want to become cannon fodder!!!! 1.4kReads8.7Score10214d adds

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    Skillful

49. 199 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Forcefully Claimed by a Menacing Officer 资本家大小姐被阴鸷军官强娶豪夺 Momo Loves Sleeping沫沫爱睡觉Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted The rating just came out today, so it’ll gradually go up, haha~ [Forceful possession + sinister, ruthless military officer + clear-headed, pretty-but-useless female supporting character + love-triangle chaos + domineering devotion + both leads are each other’s first and only] Modern college student Yun Lian has just graduated when she transmigrates into a novel, becoming the male lead’s doomed childhood friend in The Domineering Officer’s Long Road to Winning His Wife Back. After learning the tr 2.6kReads6.4Score13714d adds

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    The era of refined domineering

50. 200 一 Love at First Sight: A Sweet Romance with an Educated Youth in the 1970s, Leading to Marriage 一眼入心，七零甜宠知青想领证 A Thousand Years of Drunken Dreams醉梦千年Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Alternate history + Period setting + Pocket dimension + Transmigration into a book + Love at first sight + Devoted couple + Family life) Gu Qinghuan transmigrates into a period novel as a supporting female character who fawns over the male lead. A fawning fool, a fawning fool: in the end, she gets nothing! Gu Qinghuan is quite pleased with this arrangement. The original owner has fair skin and stunning looks, as well as money and beauty! As for the male and female leads, she just has to st 1.1kReads7.4Score10214d adds

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    😎The male lead, Chu Anran, is an educated youth sent to the countryside, as aloof and pure as a beautiful jade atop a snow-capped mountain. He is a handsome man with captivating, affectionate peach blossom eyes, yet they are tinged with frost and snow. Gu Qinghuan, seeing him like this, felt a ripple in her heart, longing to warm him, to melt the ice and snow in his eyes, and to restore their gentle radiance.

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