🌿🌿 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. 201 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 16.8kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds

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   The first book features a female protagonist who starts as a temporary worker, works her way up to become the head chef of a state-owned restaurant, passes the entrance exam for a factory, and eventually becomes the factory manager. The male protagonist is a university professor, refined and reserved. Their love isn't love at first sight, but rather a subtle and gradual development of their feelings.

2. 202 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds

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   The male lead is a refined and gentle man. 🔥🔥🔥 Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates to this world. To protect her innocence and avoid following the plot, Xia Qingning decisively chooses to jump into the river to save herself, only to be rescued the next second. 🍁🍁🍁 Wait a minute~ isn't this broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged man with eight-pack abs and standing at 1.9 Meters tall the military officer husband who "she" hasn't been home for four years?

3. 203 穿 Book Transmigration: The Beloved Little Nobody of the 1980s 穿书：八零团宠小废物 Udumbara Bright Moon优昙明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qi Yunyi opens her eyes and discovers that she has transmigrated into a book as the vicious female supporting character. In the early part of the story, she relentlessly bullies the male supporting character; in the middle, she relentlessly emotionally manipulates him; and later, she relentlessly curses his entire family. The male supporting character she bullies has the male lead for an older brother and the female lead for a sister-in-law. He’ll grow up to be a heartthrob himself, and most imp 2.9kReads8.5Score25314d adds

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   Its value is self-evident; one look and they're all silent.

4. 204 被 After the Transmigrator Ruined My Life, I Was Reborn in the 1970s 被穿书女破坏人生后，我重生七零 Rose Leaning on Snowy Fragrance蔷薇倚香雪Modern Romance739k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Career] Only after Xu Mingqi died did she learn that she was a throwaway side character in a period-piece novel about a pampered darling, while the darling was her sister-in-law, Gu Jiaojiao, who had transmigrated into the book. Xu Mingqi should have lived a happy life, but because of the woman who transmigrated into the book, she spent half her life working herself to the bone and died at twenty-four. Given anoth 1.1kReads8.1Score10814d adds
5. 205 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
6. 206 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s and Claim the Fiercest Educated Youth 穿书七零我霸了最猛知青 Qing Yun Lian Yue倾云恋月Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + calculating, possessive male lead + cherished wife + spatial dimension + adored by everyone + strengthening the nation] Content warning: fictional setting with lots of original worldbuilding. If that’s not your thing, don’t read! Ye Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book as the beloved daughter of the Ye family, where girls were valued over boys. Unfortunately, she was destined to be cannon fodder, and she’d even married the second male lead! Chu Siyuan, the most handsom 2.7kReads8.0Score12114d adds

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   Ye Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book and became the beloved daughter of the Ye family, a family that favored girls over boys. Unfortunately, she was just cannon fodder and ended up marrying the second male lead! Chu Siyuan, the most handsome, coolest, and fiercest among the educated youth, was taciturn, cold, and powerful: "Ye Zhenzhen, I'll grant you your wish this once, but...!" Ye Zhenzhen: "Divorced! No one's going to steal my baby, hehe...!" "Wait, what's the meaning behind that red book in your hand?" Chu Siyuan: ... You're overthinking it. In this life, you can only be mine. All my good deeds will serve as your dowry!

7. 207 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds

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   This book is really good! I even watched the short drama adaptation a couple of days ago. 🔥 The male lead is a boss, very refined and handsome, and most importantly, he's always showering the female lead with gold coins. His dowry was 8,800 yuan, and he even gave her a four-wheeled vehicle at their wedding. He gives her all the money he earns every day, and she manages all the household expenses. It's so blissful! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

8. 208 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 19.4kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds

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   💥💥This is a period drama with a non-rough male lead. The male lead is a refined, elegant, and eccentric young master who is missing a finger. The female lead is a concubine's daughter who transmigrated from ancient times. The male lead falls in love with the gentle and virtuous female lead at first sight by the stream and later insists on marrying her and pampering her.

9. 209 先 Marriage Before Love: The Professor's Reborn Young Wife 先婚后爱：教授的重生小娇妻 Rain on Green Plantains蒲雨翠芭蕉Modern Romance784k WordsCompleted Completed (period setting + reborn + past and present lives + marriage before love + everyday life + family squabbles + face-slapping and putting scum in their place + devoted couple + happy ending) In her previous life, Xu Dong'er made a mess of everything and looked down on Fu Liangyu, the “stinking intellectual” sent down to the village. Determined to break off their engagement, she was ultimately tricked by Fu Liangyu into marrying a thug. She fell into an abyss of domestic abuse and abandon 9.8kReads8.6Score95914d adds

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   The male lead is a refined professor!

10. 210 七 The Village Girl of the 1970s: I Turned the Refined, Aloof Male Educated Youth Into My Child's Father 七零小村姑：我把清隽高冷男知青变成了孩子他爹 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The 70s Village Girl: I Turned the Cool, Refined Young Educated Man into My Child’s Father 460Reads—Score—14d adds

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

11. 211 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds

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    🍇This is one of the few historical novels I've read with a refined male lead. He and the female lead go to the countryside together and study together. (He's also a rare character who doesn't join the army and become a rough, tough guy.)

12. 212 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 59.6kReads9.0Score6.6k14d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back to the 1970s, and this time she not only martyrs who died young in her previous life, but she's even had a child! 🍒 Knowing that the man is about to die, she resolutely embarks on a journey to find his father with her child.

13. 213 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 43.9kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds

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    🌿🌿Bai Xiuxiu has been reborn! Looking at her honest husband, she's furious: "I followed you my whole life after I died in my past life, neglecting our child to avenge me, and you even got killed by the female lead's halo! Couldn't you have paid more attention to the child? Fine, I'll deal with it myself. My mother-in-law wants to torment me. She made me go out with the female lead, and when the female lead picked up money, she fell into the water; when the female lead hunted a wild boar, she broke her leg! Let the female lead go and mess with her! She wants her and her husband to be slaves? No way! They won't do a single chore. Separate the family! Move to the city! Stay far away from that bloodsucking family!"

14. 214 年 The Villainous Tycoon's Wife, Who Died Young in a Period Novel, Is Reborn 年代文反派大佬的早逝前妻重生了 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Sweet-looking black-hearted flower x cold on the outside, warm-hearted, pure-hearted little stray dog” After dying, Zhou Yu unexpectedly learns that she is merely a cannon-fodder side character in a book, while Gu Ye is the story's biggest villain. In the book, she dies in childbirth, and Gu Ye raises their child alone at the bottom of society. Later, Gu Ye makes his fortune and becomes one of the richest men in Shenzhen. Zhou Yu feels reassured when she reads this. Though she and Gu Ye married 6.3kReads8.7Score55814d adds

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    Not a rough guy, but a rascal 🐬 The male lead is a scrap yard recycler 💪 The female lead is a food-related entrepreneur 🍂 The author's braised pork knuckle rice made me eat it for three days straight 🌸

15. 215 丰 My Curvy Wife Has Had Enough, but the Cold-Faced Officer Won’t Let Go 丰腴媳妇不作了，冷面军官不放手 Ten Herbs十味草药Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Pregnant Her vs. Ascetic Powerhouse] Sang Zi transmigrates into a period novel with a shattered moral compass and a widowed woman who rises to power, becoming the utterly wicked villainess. The original owner was foolish and vicious. She listened to a scumbag and ruined her husband's prospects. After following him back to his hometown, she caused trouble at every turn, got the male lead's mother killed, bullied his younger sister, and even threw the male lead into a pigsty. Even the son she 66Reads—Score614d adds

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    You can take a look; although the grades aren't great, the content is acceptable.

16. 216 七 The 1970s: The Aloof Educated Youth Has Been Scheming to Marry Me 七零：高冷男知青处心积虑想娶我 Fish Swimming Into the Sea入海鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in another era, Cheng Songning has no family left. After seeing off her last relative, she sells her house and heads to the countryside. She plans to rely on her System, live a quiet life, and soar to success when the college entrance exams return. But on her second day in the village, she cuts the calf of a handsome young educated youth who arrived with her. What can she do? Take care of him, of course. But the more she looks after him, the more something feels off. It seems she’s ended 5kReads8.6Score42614d adds
17. 217 七 The 1970s: The Whole Compound Waits for Me to Be Divorced, but I Get Rich with My Child 七零：全院等我被休，我带崽暴富 James of Sun City太阳城詹姆斯Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing When she opened her eyes, Zhu Heng was being held down in the mud by four kids. The original owner's reputation as a wicked stepmother had already been sealed, and the residents of the family compound were waiting to see her thrown out... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 218 七 The 1970s: A Wild and Crazy Couple Wins Big 七零：疯痞夫妻赢麻了 Free at Heart心自在Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 4.6kReads9.1Score59914d adds
19. 219 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.2kReads8.5Score76414d adds

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    A matriarchal village where the female protagonist faces off against a patriarchal society where the male protagonist is the female protagonist. The female protagonist is a real scoundrel who, after seducing and abandoning her lover, is reported and takes her child to seek refuge with the male protagonist. The male protagonist is also a victim of injustice. Their originally peaceful life becomes much more colorful after the arrival of the eccentric mother and son, a movie star. Not bad! 👍

20. 220 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds
21. 221 六 The Sixties: From Total Wimp to Neighborhood Watch Hero 六零：小趴菜秒变朝阳群众 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (This story is entirely fictional and focuses on everyday life. The heroine is the type who fights back when challenged, while the hero is the fussy, meddling type. Writing isn’t easy, so please be kind. If you don’t like it, please don’t leave a bad review.) Shi Xi agreed to trade a year of her life with someone on a moment’s impulse of compassion, and nearly regretted it until she was sick. After finally making it back, her one wish was to avoid being sent to the countryside. To achieve that, 4kReads9.0Score32714d adds

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    The male lead is not rough at all

22. 222 七 The Heiress Stuns Everyone in the 1970s and Charms a Diplomat 七零，大小姐惊艳全场撩爆外交官 Yi He颐和Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The troupe’s leading star, a flirtatious young lady who loves to hook her prey × a willing-to-take-the-bait, scheming diplomat | She pursues him, sweet romance | Two powerful leads, satisfying story | Age gap | Loving family | Complete] Modern top-tier star Fu Chuyou transmigrates into the body of a young lady in the 1970s, only to be forced to go to the countryside from the start. Her family doesn’t want her to go, and neither does she. With a voice like an angel’s, she wins her way into the c 8kReads8.6Score84414d adds

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    The male lead is a gentle and refined diplomat with a good family background, high education, and strong work ability!

23. 223 他 His Little Sweet Pomelo 他的小甜柚 Always Happy常乐Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted Original title: His Sweet Pomelo [Transmigration+27-year age gap+secret crush+long-planned romance+both virgins+brooding, obsessive hero who has been to prison+sweet, innocent heroine+Fujian customs+from school uniforms to wedding dresses] In a nutshell: She transmigrates back to her parents’ student days and falls in love with her dad’s sworn enemy. Left You inexplicably transmigrates back to the year 2000, and the moment she appears, Tang Li, who became a young mother without even having to go 257Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Traveling back to 2000, to the time when her parents were in school; the male and female leads are 27 years apart, and the female lead returns to her husband's youth.

24. 224 被 Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon 4.1kReads8.0Score30514d adds

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    He's truly a refined and cultured male lead—gentle, considerate, and highly capable.

25. 225 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, and My Mad Scientist Villain Is a Bit Crazy 穿书七零，我家科研反派有点疯 Fat Lan胖子兰Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted They marry first and fall in love later. The male lead is capable, does the housework, and knows how to cherish his partner. The female lead has a mind of her own, is no shrinking violet, and keeps growing. Her best friend wrote a novel with Bai Zhi as its beloved heroine. On the day she finished it, the two of them had a fight, and in a fit of anger, her friend changed Bai Zhi from the heroine into a nasty supporting character. Unexpectedly, Bai Zhi died soon afterward, then found herself insid 1.2kReads8.6Score10114d adds

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    It's alright, good for killing time when you're bored.

26. 226 穿 Book Transmigration: The Doted-On Female Character of the 1970s 穿书：七零年代之女配娇宠日常 Shiyu Yanran时雨嫣然Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Space + Sweet Romance + Beautiful Educated Youth + Devoted Husband] Lin Xiaoran is a die-hard novel fan who transmigrates into a period novel she has read. It would be bad enough not to be the heroine, but she’s also a spoiled, reckless cannon-fodder villainess who keeps bringing about her own downfall. She falls hopelessly in love with the male lead, makes life difficult for the heroine, and eventually meets a tragic end! Seeing how things turn out, she resolves to survive in 1.7kReads8.6Score11714d adds

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    [Please follow][Please follow] Tired of the rough and tough guys in period dramas? Let's check out a refined yet cunning character! 📚📚 🌸Lin Xiaoran stayed up all night reading a novel, only to wake up to find herself tragically transmigrated into the body of a female cannon fodder character with the same name [Shocked]. And this female cannon fodder character's ending is truly miserable [Almost crying], deceived and abandoned, ultimately unable to face her parents and dying far from home [Fear]. 🌸🌸Their beginning stemmed from a scheme [Thinking]. Weighing the pros and cons, both were acting; one was a clear-headed and indifferent egoist, the other a deep and calculating schemer.

27. 227 七 The 1970s: Marrying a Handsome Educated Youth 七零之嫁给帅气男知青 Winter Ate Autumn冬天吃了秋天Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bad news: Xia Qingqing was killed by an object from outer space while on her way to a job interview! Good news: She wasn't completely dead. She was reborn in the 1970s! Thinking of the hard times ahead, Xia Qingqing's vision went black. She almost wanted to die all over again. Just as she was despairing, she discovered that the object from outer space that had killed her was actually an interdimensional trading System, allowing her to trade supplies with Hosts from different planes. Sob, sob, sh 3.8kReads8.8Score36314d adds
28. 228 我 I Reunited with a Big Shot in the Seventies 我与大佬重逢在七十年代 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration + bygone era + both leads have been faithful + powerful leads] Jiang Ruomeng insists she really only wanted to kiss her brand-new boyfriend, really just a kiss, nothing else. But before she can even kiss him, she transmigrates into the body of a young woman named Lu Siyu in the 1970s! The girl was adopted by the Lu family, and with supplies scarce, Jiang Ruomeng assumes she’s in for a hard life. But her new life turns out like this: When someone bullies her, her grandmother 6.8kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
29. 229 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Became the Thorn in My Scumbag Brother's Side 重生七零，我成了渣哥口中的刺头 Crystal Breeze风来水晶Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Reborn in the 1970s + period setting + System + abusing scumbags and face-slapping + wealthy CEO] In her previous life, Ye Ziyu and her cousin Ye Zilin were raised as twins. Her parents and five older brothers all doted on the cousin who had stolen her place in the family. When danger struck, her childhood betrothed saved her cousin instead, costing Ye Ziyu her life. Reborn, Ye Ziyu decides she’s done indulging anyone. Since treating people sincerely got her nowhere, she won’t pull he 15.4kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds

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    These two are good.

30. 230 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: A Noblewoman Transmigrates into a Period Novel 古穿今，古代千金穿进年代文 Little Rain Blows Bubbles小雨吐泡泡Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted When her country fell and her family was destroyed, Su Yucheng chose to fight to the death. When she woke again, she discovered that she had come back to life in someone else’s body. From the original owner’s memories, she learned that the girl had been reborn, and that she herself had transmigrated into a book. What’s more, the original owner was just an insignificant cannon-fodder character. 2.4kReads9.0Score15114d adds
31. 231 重 Reborn in the 1970s: An Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生七零：知青在北大荒 Yi Ziyan易子晏Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing He Siwei is reborn in the year she went to the countryside. She refuses to go to the farm where her childhood sweetheart works, as she did in her previous life. Instead, she chooses a firewood farm in the mountains. Armed with the traditional Chinese medicine skills she learned by her father’s side and her knack for identifying herbs, she begins her life as an educated youth sent to the countryside in the Great Northern Wilderness. 27.9kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
32. 232 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 21.7kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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    This book features a male protagonist who is a village doctor and a female protagonist who is a hoodlum. In her past life, the female protagonist became a successful person with a net worth of over 100 million, but at the height of her success, the male protagonist and their child died. Therefore, the female protagonist always carried regrets in her heart. After being reborn, the female protagonist takes revenge on those who wronged her and builds her career. In the process, the male protagonist is also well taken care of by the female protagonist. They rebuild a new inner world.

33. 233 糊 The Washed-Up Star Is So Flirtatious, the Big Shot Coaxes Her in Private, Begging for a Kiss 糊咖茶又媚，大佬私下哄着求亲亲 The Cackling Old Turtledove呱呱叫的老斑鸠Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Complete ❤️] [Foxlike Green Tea Girl & Scheming Big Shot | ❤️ Military Marriage | Extra Sweet and Flirtatious] [Period Setting | Age Gap | She Pursues Him] Parallel world, so don't overthink the details! Nan Qiao, a nobody of an actress, received a message asking her to audition at a hotel, only to be thrust into a parallel world set in the 1970s! She could neither carry heavy loads nor lift a finger, and was about to be kicked out of the art troupe on her very first day! What was she supposed 10.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    ✨Transforming into a screaming chicken, there's no such thing as abstinence, it's just that she hasn't met her true love yet. 🐾This unlucky, struggling actor uses his superb acting skills to make you cry, managing to balance career and love. Initially, I just wanted to cling to someone's coattails, but in the end, the commander obediently came to my bowl.

34. 234 七 The 1970s Military Wife Who Traded Farming for High-Tech Innovation 七零军嫂不种田，硬核点科技树 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to a Past Life + Military Marriage + Career + Raising Kids + Everyday Life as an Army Wife + No System + No Pocket Dimension + Growth in Scientific Research + Rebuilding Family Ties + Slow-Paced Ensemble Story] [An alternate setting in the 1970s] Su Yingke, a top physicist, discovers that her research has been stolen. In a fit of anger, she destroys her experimental data, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into her own past life in the 1970s, becoming an army wife with two 18.3kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds

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    Give it a try. I like it, but I don't know if you will. No special items, no special spaces, no system.

35. 235 乖 Be Good! We Can Date, but Don't Tell Anyone 乖！处对象可以，别往外说 Hippo Gua Gua河马瓜瓜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, historical era, feel-good story, getting rich, sweet romance] The moment she opened her eyes, modern office worker Jiang Xiaosui had become a notorious woman expelled from a workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’ college in the 1970s. To make matters worse, she realized she had transmigrated into a rebirth novel, becoming the miserable contrast character whose suffering highlighted the heroine’s happy life. According to the plot, her grandfather would lose his position as t 25.3kReads8.6Score3.3k14d adds

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    Making big money in business, beautiful and loved by everyone... Twin children, everyone is wondering, how did the fool suddenly become not foolish? A refined and aloof country boy husband who is in college, and a pair of adorable children. Qin Man wakes up one day and accidentally transmigrates into the 1980s as a fool. The 80s are so sweet, Teacher Jiang spoils his wife without limits!

36. 236 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 134kReads9.3Score16.4k14d adds

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    A high-quality rebirth story set in the 1980s [Adoration]. Zhou Yufeng, the CEO of a listed company, is unexpectedly reborn back to 1983. Watch as he turns the tide, manipulates the business world, and changes the future landscape. 🌹🌹🌹

37. 237 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together to the 1990s and Become Army Wives 闺蜜齐穿九零，一起当军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Military romance in the 1990s, marriage before love, a charming and alluring clinic owner with a flirtatious streak VS an officer who looks refined but is a jailbird at heart, two heroines and two heroes, both couples devoted only to each other) Bo Munian and Chen Sibin are two of the finest men in the Marine Corps. Neither expected that their first mediation assignment would end with them getting swept up in the mess themselves: both wound up marrying women they’d just met, and on the very sam 750Reads7.1Score10014d adds
38. 238 九 The ’90s Bride Is Fierce and Wild, and Her Soldier Can’t Handle Her 九零媳妇又辣又野，兵哥H不住 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1v1 military marriage set in the 1970s) They say the Jiang family's twin sons are both exceptionally handsome and talented. The brothers made a name for themselves when they both achieved the highest scores in their respective arts and sciences exams across the province and got into prestigious universities. Sadly, although they look identical, their personalities couldn't be more different. The elder, Jiang Yize, is aloof and cold, with a na 4kReads8.8Score45014d adds
39. 239 我 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance788k WordsCompleted (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
40. 240 身 Living in the 1980s: Raising My Child on Good Food and Drink 身穿八零：带着崽崽吃香喝辣 Mountain Elm山榆Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted (Transmigrates in body + amnesia, which she eventually recovers from, no angst + adorable baby + space + medical skills + fictional setting, not meant to be historically accurate.) At the prime of her life, Xu Fengmian had endless possibilities ahead of her. Then she woke up one day to find she had a son who was six months old and nearly seven. “Impossible! This absolutely can't be!” But the birth certificate slapped her in the face with the truth! Looking at the chubby baby with a glistening li 2.1kReads7.4Score17114d adds

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    The male lead is gentle and refined.

41. 241 在 The Cool, Reserved Educated Youth Falls for Me in a Period Novel 在年代文里被清冷知青看上 Don't Write of Longing不写相思Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Era story + transmigrates into a book + educated youth + both leads are each other’s first and only love] [Energetic, adorable heroine vs. cool and gentle hero] Sui Youyou wakes up one day to discover she has transmigrated to the 1970s, going from a university student to a down-to-earth pig farmer. Most importantly, she has transmigrated into a book, and it turns out to be a story about a reborn villainess. Unfortunately, she is only a peripheral character with a few scattered lines of descript 326Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    🌼A vibrant and adorable female lead vs. A cool and gentle male lead. Sui Youyou transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a pig farmer. She discovers she's in a novel about a female supporting character's rebirth, a marginal role. Sui Youyou decides to live her life well, but unexpectedly attracts the attention of the cool and aloof male lead.

42. 242 步 Step Counter System: Delivering Takeout in the 1970s 步数系统：我在七十年代送外卖 m Sugar-Roasted Iced Chestnutsm糖炒冰栗子Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted [Seventies setting + lighthearted comedy + daily life + System space + making a fortune + transmigrate into a book and enjoy the drama + no romance] The heroine is a human sieve, with off-the-charts intelligence and social skills. Jiang Suisui was born into the 1970s and loves quietly making a fortune. While others chew grass, she eats meat. Her motto: Keep your head down in daily life, and live to ninety-nine. She’s best at infiltrating the enemy’s ranks, and wherever she goes, not a single 2kReads8.4Score22914d adds

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    The male protagonist is not a rough man

43. 243 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 41.5kReads9.2Score4.9k14d adds

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    🌈🌈In her previous life, the female protagonist married a refined scholar, serving his family like a slave to support her husband's literary dreams and taking care of her ailing in-laws. In the end, she achieved great success, but he got together with his first love. Even her own son supported them and asked her to make way for him. She died of anger and was reborn, vowing never to raise an ungrateful wretch again.

44. 244 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 58.6kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds

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    ✅A book I'd stay up all night to finish! The male lead holds a high position, yet remains aloof and reserved! Only towards the female lead does he deliberately unleash his masculine charm, often leaving her blushing. The female lead is clear-headed and perceptive, aware of the vast differences between them, constantly torn between reason and emotion!! The career storyline is also incredibly compelling!! [Smirk]

45. 245 八 The Frail, Delicate Darling of the 1980s Factory Director 八零厂长的病弱娇气包 A Chestnut一颗板栗Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Top-Quality Male Lead] [Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] In the 21st century, Jiang Wanwan is sickly, delicate, and so frail that a gust of wind could knock her over. After an accident, she arrives in the 1980s. She takes a liking to a man, and it seems he has taken a liking to her too. Who’s the fish, and who’s the prey? Jiang Wanwan raises the thing in her hand and smiles sweetly. “Factory Director Huo, do you like it?” “Like what?” In his 28 4kReads7.4Score44114d adds

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    ② When Jiang Wanwan opened her eyes again, she found herself transported to a world set in a bygone era. She fell in love at first sight with Huo Yun Shen upon their first meeting, but unexpectedly… ③ When Song Qingyi opened her eyes, she found herself transported to a historical novel. Unexpectedly, she too was a child with loving family in this world, and she even met…

46. 246 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s and Become a Proud Heiress 穿越八零做傲娇大小姐 Little Zhang Who Won't Buy Empty Promises不听画饼的小张Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] She grew up with her grandfather. After he passed away, the family fell into chaos as they fought over the inheritance, and she was in a car accident. When Song Qingyi woke up, she had transmigrated to the 1980s. Not only was her loving grandfather still there, but she also had a doting mother. Now that she'd arrived in this new life, she decided to make the most of it. Then she met the refined yet wicked young master of one of the capital's most powerful families. A battle of w 60Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 247 自 An Autistic Blind Date? The Research Scientist's Army Wife Is Everyone's Darling 自闭症相亲？科研军嫂是团宠 Lei Cha and Meatballs擂茶与肉丸Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s + beloved by everyone + pocket dimension + special abilities + obsessive love + dangerously unhinged + family life + redemption + world unification + nation-building] A little note: You can add the book to your shelf first! I’ll write some extra chapters later to fill in what’s missing earlier. An autistic heroine transformed into a dangerously unhinged woman, and a hero with an intensely possessive streak. Yun Jianyu, from the apocalypse, died in a zombie’s jaws after 750Reads6.5Score12914d adds

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    ✨✨The female lead has autism, and the male lead is possessive, OK👌 A perfect match! The female lead was bitten to death by a zombie and reborn into a historical fiction world with a research system. The original owner of this world is the same person as the female lead. As soon as the female lead reunites with this world, she faces a blind date🤣🤣

48. 248 六 In the 1960s, I Won My College Student Wife by Stealing Her from Another Man 六零大学生的老婆是撬墙角换来的 Little Xue of the Qi Family祁家小雪Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [All-rounder male college student vs. delicate young lady] (Hero’s perspective + period setting + one heroine + sweet romance + equally matched leads) Wei Xiaobei transmigrated to the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Looking at his freshly issued college diploma, he knew that life in the city wouldn’t be easy for the next few years. So he quickly packed his bags and prepared to head back to the village to farm. 1.6kReads8.0Score13014d adds
49. 249 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score58914d adds

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    Male protagonist, a scientific research expert

50. 250 年 The Delicate Beauty Beloved by a Powerhouse in a Period Novel 年代文大佬名下的娇软美人 Er San Mao二三毛Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted When Wen Chuyi woke up, she had somehow transmigrated into an 1980s novel as a vicious minor character. Though born in the countryside, she had snow-white skin and a lovely, striking face. The poor girl had been raised in comfort and had never suffered in her life, let alone lived in a poor rural village. Her coarse clothes made her itch, and eating wild greens made her gag. Wen Chuyi gazed teary-eyed at the man before her, with his broad shoulders, narrow waist, deep-set eyes, and strikingly ha 1.3kReads5.4Score10214d adds

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