Are There No Gentle, Refined Male Leads in Period Dramas? I'm Tired of Rough-and-Tumble Guys! 年代文就没有温文尔雅的男主嘛！！整天糙汉看腻了

1. 51 七 Gossiping in the 1970s: I Hit the Jackpot After Marrying a Brilliant Scientist 七零吃瓜：闪婚科研大佬后我躺赢 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Extremely sweet one-on-one romance + period setting + System + space + marriage before love + handsome, stern-looking, secretly manipulative research genius × seemingly delicate beauty who loves gossip and is actually a sunny little ray of light + both virgins + doting romance + adored by everyone] She transmigrated into a book, and not just any book: she became the ill-fated foil whose tragic ending came from constantly being compared to the original heroine in a period novel? Xia Zhi bound he 5.7kReads6.8Score64814d adds

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   Both male protagonists are researchers~ Pretty cool, right?

2. 52 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 7.2kReads8.0Score36914d adds

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   The whole family is gentle and refined.

3. 53 穿 Transmigrated as the Original Wife Who Dies Young: Raising Kids on a Military Island in the 1970s 穿成早死原配：七零随军海岛养娃 Passerby Beyond the Wall墙外行人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yuan Yao had always been called the luckiest girl for miles around. Her family doted on her before she married Jiang Cheng, the most promising man in the village. Sadly, beauty was short-lived. Only after she died did Yuan Yao learn that she was a supporting character in a novel. After her death, her parents couldn’t bear the blow and passed away one after another. Her daughter was bullied and fell into depression, while Jiang Cheng had to give up his dreams, leave the military, and return home 319Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is a military officer, and the female lead is reborn back to the time right after giving birth. As soon as the male lead returns home, they immediately separate from the family. The female lead lives with her parents, and everyone treats her very well. Before the male lead's leave ends and he returns to the army, he helps with chores at home. The story is simple, heartwarming, and very enjoyable!

4. 54 重 Back to 2005: A Little Wealth Is Enough 重回零五，小富即安 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted A story about a heroine who has nothing but her beauty returning to the age of ten and helping herself and her family build a better life. A heartwarming story. At first, she keeps her parents focused on starting a business so she can become a rich second-generation kid. The male lead appears later. Just after graduating from university, Li Wanwan woke up to find herself back in 2005, in the summer when she was ten years old. That summer, her parents returned from working in the south. They were 11kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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   This book is surprisingly good! The male and female leads met when they were both in middle school, and they gradually became familiar with each other after meeting online. The male lead is a rich second-generation heir who is academically gifted and quite gentle and refined; the female lead is reborn back to the age of ten and begins to help her parents seize various opportunities, change the trajectory of their lives, and live a down-to-earth life without becoming rich overnight.

5. 55 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 34.3kReads8.6Score2.8k14d adds

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   The male protagonist in the first book is a soldier, but not a roughneck; he's reasonable, compassionate, responsible, and has a strong sense of duty. The male protagonist in the second book is a university professor.

6. 56 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7kReads9.1Score39814d adds

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   The male lead is a teacher, gentle and refined, with a strong sense of being a good husband. It's a very heartwarming slice-of-life story, about working hard to earn money, with no awful characters, and everyone striving to live their lives to the fullest. It has a strong sense of everyday life.

7. 57 旗 One Flirt from the Qipao Beauty, and the Strongest Officer Blushes 旗袍美人一撩，最强军官羞红脸 Luo Zili洛梓璃Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted [Super-sweet military marriage + pocket dimension + stepmother raising kids + seductive cheongsam beauty and cool, restrained officer + everyday food + healing] Jiang Zhining has had a rough time. The real heiress pushed her off a cliff, and she nearly ended up in a snake’s jaws, but then she unexpectedly met the toughest officer in the book. When she was thrown out of her home and left homeless, Jiang Zhining turned and stopped the abstinent officer. “Comrade Song Yuzhou, I can never repay you 2.3kReads9.2Score27714d adds

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   The male lead in this book is not rough; he seems to be easily embarrassed like a little puppy. He blushes as soon as the female lead flirts with him, and he dotes on his wife and unconditionally trusts her!

8. 58 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.5kReads9.4Score56214d adds

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   The first book features a rather refined, gigolo-like character [facepalm]. The second book features a policeman, not a roughneck. The third book features a very refined Teacher Jiang. The fourth book features a frail, educated youth who is very refined and not rough at all.

9. 59 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 a pretty good book. It's a story about two educated youths, featuring a sign-in system, educated youth going to the countryside, past and present lives, a female supporting character watching the drama unfold, a highly educated couple, a clear-headed and independent female lead, and no negative portrayal of the original female lead.

10. 60 九 The 1990s: The Reborn Ex-Wife of a Superstar 九零：大明星前妻重生了 Chen Che陈撤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] [Reborn] [Remarriage] [Everyday Life Raising Kids] [Career Storyline] Jiang Wanling lived to the age of sixty-six, eventually dying in a hospital bed from breast cancer. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in 1996, before she had divorced her ex-husband. That year, she was twenty-six and already the mother of two children. Her ex-husband was a household-name "superstar," as well as a womanizing playboy who fell for every woman he met and cheated constantly. In h 3.9kReads8.6Score31114d adds

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    This is a historical romance novel. The male lead is a gentle and refined prosecutor. His ex-wife divorced him after going abroad, leaving behind a child. The female lead is his ex-wife, a famous actress. The female lead is the male lead's ideal woman, and the two reunite because of his child.

11. 61 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    This is the best historical fiction I've ever read. This is what a true ruler looks like; no one can threaten him, not even his father. The female lead is also very intelligent. This is truly a game of thrones.

12. 62 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Fake Heiress of the ’70s Is Wild and Alluring 穿书七零，假千金她又野又撩 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance285k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + both leads are faithful to each other + building a career + universally adored heroine + she pursues him] When Chu Lanyin wakes up, she discovers she's transmigrated into a period novel. She's the fake heiress destined to be cannon fodder, while the nanny's daughter, Shen Mingwei, who is also the novel's author, is the real Chu family heiress. In the original story, the real heiress Shen Mingwei spends every day plotting to drive the fake out of the h 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's good! All the characters have special abilities or advantages, and the male lead is very virtuous. There aren't any female supporting characters who are always the villains. [Note]

13. 63 穿 I Become a Short-Lived Cannon Fodder Heiress and Lead My Country to Greatness 穿成早死的炮灰千金，我带飞祖国 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing + Superpowers + Sweet Romance + Personal Space + Dashing Heiress Capitalist vs. Ice-Cold Officer Who’s Been Plotting for Her for Years] Su Nianwei transmigrates into a book, becoming the heiress of Shanghai’s richest family. Her family’s wealth is piled high as a mountain, and she has a portable space stocked with every kind of supply! The bad news: she’s a cannon-fodder villainess who’s supposed to hand the male and female leads a fortune! And 21kReads8.6Score2.9k14d adds
14. 64 七 Seventies Heiress: After Visiting Her Family, She Breaks Off Her Engagement to the Male Lead 七零大小姐：探亲后和男主退婚了 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted (PS: A sweet 1v1 romance with two devoted leads. The male lead is a gentleman who’s completely lovestruck. Get ready for someone to steal the heroine away. The heroine was born into the story, already has a fiancé, and is super rich and privileged.) 1975, H City. Lu Shiyao visits her fiancé, Qi Yu, at his army base. To her surprise, Qi Yu has taken in a godson and goddaughter without even discussing it with her. Worst of all, he doesn’t keep his distance: late at night, he takes his goddaughter 21kReads7.3Score2.1k14d adds
15. 65 八 The 1980s: The First Wife Sends Her Ungrateful Adopted Son Away 八零：原配把白眼狼养子送走了 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + transmigration into a book + a wife raising children] By the time Song Yanzhi realizes she is the adoptive mother of the male lead in a period novel, she has already been reborn. According to the plot, she is about to work herself to the bone for the male lead and his sister for the rest of her life. In the end, her husband will abandon her, and she’ll die of sheer rage. The male lead’s birth mother will swoop in and marry her husband. Her own son, meanwhile, will become the villain i 3kReads7.9Score21614d adds

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    Both are period dramas. In the first book, the female protagonist poured her heart and soul into her adopted child in her past life, only to raise an ungrateful child. In this life, she's given up and focuses on raising her own child well. Her husband is a pilot; while not exactly gentle and refined, he's certainly not a roughneck. He's still quite decent. In the second book, Xiuxiu died after falling into the water in her past life. Her soul lingered around her husband, unable to reincarnate, witnessing the misery of her family before opening her eyes to find herself reborn. The male protagonist in this novel isn't gentle and refined either; he's even a bit taciturn, but he's completely obedient to the female protagonist, seemingly finding joy only in her. Hope you enjoy them!

16. 66 七 The Heiress of the Seventies: I Became the Male Lead's Ex-Wife in a Period Novel 七零大小姐：穿成年代文男主前妻 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted (A few things to clear up: the heroine is the original owner of the body, the child is her biological son, and both leads are completely devoted to each other in body and mind. It's a one-on-one romance. The heroine arrives in her own body, and the hero is a model of fidelity.) 1975, Yangcheng. Ming Wei was born into a privileged family and became a top-tier star in just three years. Her life had always gone so smoothly, it was as if the world's will itself favored her. But she never imagined sh 969Reads—Score10214d adds
17. 67 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
18. 68 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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    The male lead is a young master (socially awkward) and is an accessory to the female lead, Lin Ting. The whole story was very smooth to read, and I almost never wanted to give up.

19. 69 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 7.9kReads9.3Score97414d adds

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    The male lead is cultured, devoted, affectionate, and gentle. [Smirk][Smirk]

20. 70 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

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    A very funny and rare male lead! The interactions between the female lead and her mother-in-law are also amazing!

21. 71 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6kReads9.1Score44314d adds

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    The title suggests a rough writing style, but the male lead is anything but. The military-themed plot doesn't rush, but it's still a captivating read. "In the past, travel was slow, and a lifetime was only enough to love one person." This story perfectly embodies that sentiment. It's rare to find a period novel so focused solely on the deep affection between the male and female leads, with almost no other problematic characters. The male lead is incredibly warm; I haven't seen a single flaw in him yet. He's deeply affectionate and warm, and even though his profession caused him to be absent from the female lead's life in the early stages, his love is palpable through letters and the small moments they share. The author is truly masterful.

22. 72 被 Abandoned in the Wilderness for Eighteen Years, I Marry the Wrong Man as a Stand-In Bride 被扔荒山十八年，替婚错嫁大首长 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + outrageous melodrama + unhinged + doting romance + growth story + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] [Adorable, violent, obedient, fiercely protective mutated native vampire bride × cold, versatile, returning Chinese scientist] When Xu Xinyuan is little, her grandparents abandon her in the mountains to fend for herself. Her reborn cousin refuses an arranged marriage, and because Grandma can’t bear to give up the betrothal gifts, she brings Xu Xinyuan back. In her cousin’ 5.1kReads9.0Score49514d adds

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    The male lead is a highly skilled researcher who works tirelessly to maintain his physical condition and improve his physique in order to match the female lead's. The female lead is a vampire, immortal, and her entire family has some unique abilities. Their interactions are lighthearted and humorous, with some quirky moments, but the female lead is naive and quick to challenge anyone. Their main tasks include protecting research data and the researchers' work. It's a very good watch.

23. 73 六 The 1960s: My Own Mother Left Me on the Road to Fleeing Famine 六零：我被亲妈扔在了逃荒路上 December-十二月-Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted Qin Qing, a soon-to-be graduate, stays up late working on her thesis. One stumble sends her tumbling into the 1960s, right in the middle of a famine migration. Completely at a loss, she is abandoned by her own mother from the start. She lives on wild vegetable cakes and cold water at every meal. Watching a young master from City B speed off on his 28-inch bicycle, she can only shed envious tears. Fortunes change! Let’s see who has the last laugh! [Down-on-his-luck young master VS. abandoned rich 2.5kReads8.9Score19614d adds

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    The male lead is a rich kid, a cunning and scheming boy. He doesn't join the army, isn't a rough guy, and doesn't get tanned. The female lead calls him a pretty boy with a black heart, while the male lead calls her a lackey who only calls her "brother" when he needs something and never does otherwise.

24. 74 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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    The male lead is a scientific researcher, not the rough-and-tumble type. 🔥🔥🔥 (9.7 High score, completed novel) The beginning had me laughing so hard I was pounding the bed! 🌠The female lead has high emotional intelligence and high IQ, is incredibly shrewd, and wears many hats, making her a true all-rounder. ☀In that era of development, she excels at both building wealth and conducting scientific research, delivering a mix of satisfying and hilarious moments.

25. 75 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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    I stayed up all night to finish watching it and it took me a long time to recover, the aftertaste is amazing! The mature and powerful male lead is calm and collected in the face of problems, and he won't have any intense conflicts with the female lead. He is accommodating and tolerant in everything he does, and the sweetness level is just right!

26. 76 和 Eating and Raising Kids with the Young Heir in the 1970s 和世子爷在七零吃瓜养崽 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance450k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + raising a child + watching the drama unfold + devoted couple + System + lie flat + period setting She was a noble heir’s wife, living every day in fine clothes and good food, surrounded by maids. Even after transmigrating into the modern era, she was a rich second-generation kid, spending her days traveling and living off her family. Now, all she has is steamed corn bread every day, cornmeal gruel, and even an egg is a luxury. Just as Lin Qing finally accepts her curre 2.5kReads8.7Score23414d adds

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    The male lead was a prince in his past life, and the female lead was a maid he took in and raised. Later, she went from being a concubine to becoming the prince's wife. It's super sweet!

27. 77 七 The 1970s: My Blind Date Is a Little Fierce 七零之相亲对象有点凶 Stir-Fried Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish爆炒小龙虾虾虾虾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Jiao had been pretty since she was little. She was renowned as the beauty of Qingshan Village and the surrounding countryside, and everyone was eager to play matchmaker for her. But Xu Jiao rejected every suitor, finding one ugly and another pathetic. Her mother was at her wits’ end. On the third day of her visit to her older sister, someone introduced her to a potential match. He was handsome, capable, and from a good family. She had seen his photo, and he looked pretty good. He was so perfe 17.3kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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    A tech-savvy male protagonist, not aloof.

28. 78 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 21.3kReads8.1Score83214d adds

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    The first book features a gentle and refined male lead; the second has a sharp-tongued male lead, and the female lead is equally sharp-tongued; the third features both an exceptional male and female lead.

29. 79 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 12.8kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
30. 80 七 The 1970s: The Little Fool Only Clings to the Strongest Man 七零：小傻子只抱最粗的大腿 Seleucus塞琉古Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Period setting + doting romance + genuinely silly heroine + devoted to each other] A lot of this is made up by the author, so don’t overthink it!!! The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Song Jinxi’s family home was too small, so they kicked her out and sent her to live with her older sister, who was stationed with the army, to make room for her brother. She couldn’t do the chores properly, never got enough to eat, and had to put up with her sister’s scorn. The little fool manage 4.8kReads6.4Score28414d adds

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    🍒The female lead is a little simple-minded. She moved into the male lead's house just to eat braised pork. She likes to play dress-up games with her dolls... And she even steals her son's bottle to drink his formula. So the male lead always makes two cups, one for his son and one for his wife...

31. 81 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 9kReads9.0Score62814d adds
32. 82 和 I Reincarnated into a Period Novel as the Foil to My Ex-Husband 和前夫穿成年代文对照组 Whale, Hurry Up and Type阿鲸快码字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is an alternate-era setting, so please don't take it seriously!!!! [Over one million words, real-life married couple transmigrate into a book together, heroine doesn't suffer, raising kids, period setting] Jiang Ci had just divorced her husband of six years, a man she had no feelings for. She had barely stepped out of the civil affairs bureau when she transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she had become the supporting female character in a period novel, a foil to the heroine. 7.1kReads8.6Score59614d adds

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    The male leads are all gentle and refined; the male lead in the second book is a university professor with an exceptionally good personality.

33. 83 绝 The Stunning Young Lady Transmigrates to the Seventies 绝美尤物大小姐身穿七零 One Z Soak一z泡Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted Transmigration into another era + transmigrate into a book + undocumented + love at first sight + ruthless pursuit + a slight groveling arc + happy ending Stunning heiress VS soldier who falls for her looks at first sight Modern tycoon’s heir VS the pampered young master of a military compound in the 1970s The heroine transmigrates into another era, while her cousin transmigrates into a book and is reborn. Jing Zhi, heir to the Jing family, the wealthiest family in City A in the 21st century, ha 6.6kReads8.4Score54414d adds

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    A 21st-century heir to a wealthy family is unexpectedly transported to the 1970s. Dressed in a haute couture evening gown, he finds himself bewildered and lost in a low-ceilinged, dilapidated environment. Watch as a beautiful, wealthy woman falls in love at first sight with a soldier, and their forceful pursuit is incredibly captivating!

34. 84 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Sixties: The Cold-Faced Second Male Lead Pursues His Wife Across Time 穿书六零：冷面男配跨时空追妻 You Are the Lake in My Eyes你是我眸中的湖Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Period drama + military marriage + sweet romance] [Both leads transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + male lead is the idealized first love] Synopsis: Wen Ning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel, where she is rescued by the stern officer Zhou Linchuan. When they first meet, he is steady and dependable while she is terrified and flustered. After a brief time together, she somehow returns to the modern world. She thinks it was all a dream, until one day Zhou Linchuan appears in her 751Reads8.1Score10214d adds

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    He was voted one of the five exemplary men of the new century by readers. He is both scholarly and athletic, capable of earning a living and caring for his family.

35. 85 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 49.2kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds

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    This book is so good! The female lead is a modern-day rich and beautiful woman who transmigrates to another era. She's incredibly strong, beautiful, and doesn't mince words. Both the male and female leads are sent-down youths. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight. He's handsome, gentle, and comes from a good family. He treats the female lead very well, and he'll retaliate against anyone who bullies her—he's kind of cunning.

36. 86 七 The 1970s: After Awakening, the Female Supporting Character Refuses to Be a Foil 七零：女配觉醒后拒当对照组 Clear Skies in March三月晴朗Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + no golden finger + family and neighborhood life + stays in the city to work instead of going to the countryside] After a bout of high fever, Jiang Ning awakened memories of her previous life. She thought she had simply been reborn in this world, but it turned out she had also transmigrated into a book. She wasn’t even the heroine, just the foil to the heroine in the story. She never got a moment in the spotlight and was constantly dragged out to be compared un 3.7kReads6.7Score19914d adds

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    A story about a beloved family during the Republican era, without rural migration, where the male and female leads are well-matched in social standing, and the male lead is a scientific researcher.

37. 87 病 The Sickly Beauty's Commanding Officer Is So Good at Caring for People 病美人的大院首长，超会疼人 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only partners, doted on by the whole family] In her previous life, Jiang Qingqian was the most pampered young woman in the residential compound. Frail from birth, she was cherished by her parents and protected by her three older brothers. But she married the wrong man. The scumbag caused her parents to be sent to the countryside, where they died miserably, while all three of her brothers were killed, their heads separated from their bodies, and died with grievances u 3.5kReads8.9Score30314d adds

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    The female lead was originally the white moonlight of a high-ranking official's son in a military compound. In her previous life, she died tragically after marrying a scumbag and was reborn. In this second life, she decides to marry her childhood sweetheart, a military officer, and have a child. He's always like this. He silently does everything behind the scenes, but never lets her know. Even if he loses both legs for her and remains unmarried for life, he won't say a word, silently loving her, loving her with his life. Fool. Big fool. How would I know if you didn't tell me! She was originally the pride of the military compound, reborn, and now I love you.

38. 88 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.6kReads9.1Score89914d adds

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    The male protagonists in these four books are not rough men; they are all gentle and refined.

39. 89 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 9.5kReads8.6Score55514d adds

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    🌿This really fits the male lead's description: gentle and refined, while the female lead, Lin Ran, is bright and charming with fox-like eyes, instantly winning over the male lead. Plus, the female lead is a cunning little beauty.

40. 90 怀 Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！ Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h 10.2kReads8.7Score84214d adds

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    A sweet romance novel featuring an older male lead. He visits his cousin for dinner and accidentally sees a photo of Dai ethnic clothing the female lead sent to her cousin. He falls in love at first sight and tries every means to get to know her through his cousin. (The story then shifts to a different topic:) The female lead is a stunningly beautiful woman who transmigrates into a book and works as a broadcaster in the city, determined to climb the social ladder.

41. 91 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
42. 92 八 The 1980s: He Accidentally Marries a Lovely Country Girl, and the Factory Director Panics 八零:误娶乡下小娇妻，厂长慌了 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted An older man is set up by his adopted son and ends up marrying a young woman from the countryside? Shen Ting knew he was getting on in years. He was already in his thirties. Still, at least he was the head of a major factory, with a house and plenty of money. Now that he’d brought home a sweet young wife, what could he do? He was an older man, so he’d just have to spoil her a little more. 12.4kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
43. 93 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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    ① The male lead is a very gentle military researcher [admiration]. He knows his wife is from another time [shock]. His wife doesn't know I already know this secret [shy], but it's okay [learned]. I'm a materialist scientist; I'll rationalize everything scientifically [OK].

44. 94 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.8kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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    Every chapter is brilliantly written. This novel is incredibly popular on Tomato and Douyin (TikTok), with a fresh and captivating plot. The interactions between the male and female leads are absolutely adorable. Everyone should click in and read it; you won't be able to put it down!

45. 95 八 Trading Marriages in the 1980s: The Tycoon Brings His Hopeless Romantic as a Dowry 八零换嫁：大佬携恋爱脑当嫁妆 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out (┬_┬). Being lovesick is the best dowry a man can have. 1980s + raising kids + fashion + food] In her previous life, Ji Ning had just completed Hai Shang Lao’s overseas expansion when her terminally ill younger sister dragged her off a cliff. Reborn, her younger sister got first pick of the promising man they had both known in their previous life. By a twist of fate, Ji Ning married into the Zhou family, the scholarly household her sister had married i 4kReads8.8Score43514d adds

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    Seriously, the male lead in this book is the gentle type, ahhhhh, I really love him! [Shy] The male and female leads are so adorable! [Admiration]

46. 96 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.3kReads9.2Score43414d adds

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    I only remember this one book, and I really loved that diary!! Gu Nianyu's Diary: Well, my wife is from another world. She doesn't know that I already know this secret, but it doesn't matter. I am a materialist scientist, and I will rationalize everything scientifically.

47. 97 穿 The Pregnant Wife of an 80s Male Supporting Character 穿成八零年代男配的怀孕妻 Kind as Water, Dreamlike善若水如梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Xu Mo was an overworked office drone from the twenty-first century, and she happened to get swept up in the transmigration wave. She transmigrated into the body of the villainess in an eighties novel. Not only is she the heroine's younger sister, she's also the tragic male lead's ex-wife. She stole the heroine's first love, the male lead, and even took the heroine's child. In the end, she even tried to steal the male lead. She's truly a shameless villainess! Xu Mo throws down the book!!! And she 3.2kReads8.0Score17414d adds

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    ①That's the book! The male lead is gentle and refined, his main characteristic being aloof yet tender. The female lead never expected that the aloof male lead in the book would fall for her and be so incredibly gentle with her.

48. 98 七 The 1970s: We’re All Nurses, but Our Treatment Is Worlds Apart 七零：同样当护士，待遇天差地别 Puffed Biscuit膨化饼Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted No rivalry between women. The heroine is cool and dignified on the outside, the opposite on the inside. She has a deadpan sense of humor! The story feels very real, not over-the-top. A modern nurse is accidentally killed by a reckless young motorcyclist, then is reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s as the village's only graduate of a secondary vocational school, and its only nurse. Relying on her own abilities, she helps her relatives and neighbors earn money together. The whole village respects 1.3kReads—Score10014d adds

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    The story is about a cheerful and optimistic young woman. The male lead is a chef who is a little chubby at first but loses weight later. It's a childhood sweetheart romance.

49. 99 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 12kReads8.1Score73714d adds
50. 100 补 She Got Pregnant by the Young Officer While Tutoring, Then Fled Overnight and Drove Him Mad 补课偷怀军少崽，连夜跑路他疯了 A Glance at the Spring Breeze一顾春风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + winning back his wife + devoted 1v1 + adorable kids give their dad a reality check + later features a reborn woman vs. a transmigrated woman] Back in the 1980s, at the very moment she climbs into his bed, Jiang Yuzhu laughs as the man gasps for breath. In her previous life, she was blind and foolish, mistaking a young soldier from the capital for a “delicate educated youth.” She used every trick in the book, even faking a pregnancy to marry up, and ultimately met a tragic 7.7kReads8.1Score96114d adds

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