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. 251 能 What a Catch! The Cool-Headed Educated Youth Pulls the Sweetheart Close and Coaxes Her 能处!清冷知青低头搂腰诱哄娇娇 It's Youzi Yi是柚子噫Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted Space + sweet romance + no handouts + educated youth + the seventies + domineering CEO (A vain, tsundere cutie x a seemingly gentle but actually scheming big shot) She wakes up in the 1970s? And now she has to go to the countryside to farm? Don't worry, I've got an infinite space! I'll never have to worry about food or clothes! Farm? Not a chance! But what's with this handsome male educated youth? Why does he keep trying to seduce her, ever so subtly? Hey, hey, that's enough! If you keep thi 1.9kReads7.2Score12114d adds

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   None of the male leads in these books are rough and uncouth, especially the second one, where the male lead is gentle and refined 🥰🥰🥰. However, in the third book, the male lead has a bit of a spoiled, doting side because the female lead is very direct 😘😘😘. Those who like this kind of thing can check it out.

2. 252 七 The 1970s: Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder, I Sold the Family Home to Go to the Countryside 七零：穿成炮灰把家卖了去下乡 Tang Xia棠夏Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Seventies setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + sent down to the Northeast countryside + no goody-two-shoes heroine + incredible martial prowess + doted on by everyone + everyday family life + building wealth + making money + crushing scumbags She woke up to find herself transmigrated into a book as a minor character with no parents. What! This character is also a hopeless romantic? How annoying! When has Lu Wensheng ever needed anyone else to tell her how to live? With a pocke 57kReads8.9Score6.1k14d adds

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   ① The female lead's first encounter with the infamous arranged marriage scene is a classic example of transmigration. Instead of revealing the truth immediately, she waits until the next day to expose everything, exposing the original female lead's family's scheme. The arranged marriage partner was initially a sickly but handsome man. ② The female lead is a sent-down youth, and the male lead is a government employee, a refined and cultured type.

3. 253 八 The Sweet Little Wife from the 1980s Is Both Coy and Clingy, and He Can't Take It 八零小娇妻又茶又娇，扛不住啦 Red Winter红色冬天Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Tough-as-nails soldier VS coy, delicate beauty Marriage first, love later Someone said, “Liang Cheng, your wife never does any housework. She lazes around all day and lives off you. Why don’t you straighten her out? You can’t spoil a woman. Keep indulging her and she’ll walk all over you.” Liang Cheng replied, “Her family has plenty to do. She didn’t marry me to work.” Someone else said, “Liang Cheng, your wife is so manipulative and spoiled. She’s turned my wife into the same kind of person.” 535Reads8.2Score11014d adds
4. 254 我 I Became a Butcher, and You Say I'm the Real Heiress? 我成杀猪匠了，你说我是真千金 Su Miaomiao苏苗苗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Strong Female Lead] Su Miaomiao had slaughtered pigs for eighteen years when she was suddenly told she was the daughter of a high-ranking officer. She was so shocked she nearly dropped her butcher's knife. Then, as soon as she got home, she was told she was going to be sent down to the countryside. Well, she hadn't enjoyed a single day of good fortune, yet all the misfortune had landed on her. At least her family doted on her. He 74.4kReads8.7Score5.9k14d adds

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   Su Miaomiao, who was mistakenly identified as a pig butcher, suddenly became the real heiress, and her whole family was sent to the countryside. She unexpectedly saved a gentle soldier, and her life improved steadily; she also found love.

5. 255 全 My Whole Family Was Slaughtered! Back to the 1970s to Punish Scum, Love My Man, and Raise My Child 全家惨死！重回七零虐渣宠汉养崽 Sunrise with Wine朝阳伴酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Period Piece + Devoted Husband and Kids + Rebirth and Revenge + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth] Only after Su Ti died did she discover that she had been living in a period novel about a heroine who made her fortune. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine. She was just a disposable stepping stone! The heroine was her cousin, favored by Heaven itself. Everyone who opposed her met a terrible end. After Su Ti died, her husband lost all desire to live. During a task assigned by th 14.2kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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   🍝🍝The female protagonist is reborn with a maternal grandfather who is a military commander, a maternal grandmother who is the director of a military hospital, a father who is the deputy director of a shoe factory, a mother who is the director of a textile factory, and a brother who is a soldier! 🍭🍭After Suti dies, she discovers she lives in a novel set in an era where the female protagonist rises to wealth. Unfortunately, she's not the female protagonist in the book; she's just a stepping stone, cannon fodder! Not a saint, but cunning!

6. 256 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.2kReads9.1Score46.6k14d adds
7. 257 小 The Adorable Young Wife Joins the Army and Becomes Everyone’s Treasure 小娇娇随军后成金疙瘩，全国抢宠 Breezy Giggles凉风嘻嘻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [National darling of medicine, strengthening the nation through scientific research, military marriage, multiple babies in one pregnancy, devoted to each other, pocket dimension] Xu Nuo transmigrates into the cherished daughter of the production team leader’s family. Her whole family treasures her, but unhappy with the partner they’ve chosen for her, she protests by refusing to eat and ends up killing herself! Then Xu Nuo from the 21st century arrives. Faced with Comrade Xiao, a powerfully built 4.6kReads9.1Score68014d adds
8. 258 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
9. 259 四 Siheyuan: I Picked Up a Wife Right After I Transmigrated 四合院：刚穿越就捡了个媳妇儿 Wild Geese Flying North北归飞雁Male-Channel Fanfiction524k WordsCompleted I’d just transmigrated into a courtyard house when I found myself a wife. The beastly neighbors want to bully her? I’ll teach you how to behave in no time! Look down on me because I haul heavy loads? It’s just a steel mill. I can get in whenever I want. And I’ll get management-level treatment from day one. Forget the steel mill. I know exactly how to work this whole city of Beijing. 8.1kReads7.8Score36314d adds

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   😮Transmigrating to a traditional courtyard house, I find myself a wife. Neighbors bullying me? I'll never stand for it. Being looked down upon for carrying heavy loads? With a system, I can go to the steel mill whenever I want. A male-oriented fanfiction, a captivating courtyard house story begins.

10. 260 真 The Real Heiress Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Beast-Talking Shocks the Entire Army 真千金随母改嫁，通兽语震撼全军 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space, stockpiling, period setting, building wealth, medicine, beloved by the whole family, heroine can speak with animals] Lu Yunsu was mistakenly summoned by an underworld intern and sent into a period novel, where she became a capitalist's daughter who had followed her mother into a new marriage and risen from rags to riches. The moment she opened her eyes, her spineless younger brother-in-law had brought a task force to raid their home. Stay calm, don't panic! This is nothing. Lu Yunsu open 29.1kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    😘This is so addictive! The female lead in this novel is practically a walking cheat code! Lu Yunsu transmigrates into the body of a capitalist's heiress, only to find a heartless wretch leading a raid on her family's property. Unfazed, she activates her spatial ability, making all her family's belongings disappear! The Zhou family cries about being robbed, but she secretly helps them escape: catching spies on a train, curing the village chief's son's snakebite, and becoming the darling of the villagers with her medical skills and animal language. Later, she joins the army as a medic, and even the woman-averse Officer Chu is constantly following her around—who can resist this adorable contrast!

11. 261 港 Hong Kong Entertainment: The Years of Love and War with the Shameless Tabloids 港娱：与缺德港媒相爱相杀那些年 Tan Yixue檀忆雪Modern Romance417k WordsOngoing Set in a partially fictionalized Hong Kong. Hong Kong entertainment industry + showbiz + irresistible heroine + Mary Sue + female protagonist who dominates everyone. Everyone loves the heroine. If they say they don't, it just means they can't bring themselves to admit it! There is a male lead, but he's not important. Male-lead fans, stay away. One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted only to each other. In 1982, eighteen-year-old Lin Jingshu arrived at the Hong Kong pier with a suitcase in ha 766Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    This book, set in Hong Kong entertainment during the 1980s, could be considered a period novel... Right?

12. 262 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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    🎉🎉🎉Here comes the gentle and refined male lead from period dramas! What kind of sparks will fly between these gentle and refined male leads and the female leads? 🔥🔥🌺

13. 263 假 I Pretended to Seduce a Possessive Mogul, but He Took the Bait 假装勾引病娇大佬，谁知他上钩了 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Lovesick Obsession, Sweet Romance, Transmigrate into a Book, One-on-One and Faithful Couple] Xia Yuan transmigrates into a twisted novel and becomes the wicked supporting female character who meets a tragic end. Her only chance of survival is to cling to the deranged male lead. System: “Win over the deranged male lead, and you can go home!” Xia Yuan smiles sweetly. “I’ll make the deranged male lead the happiest person in the world!” - The deranged male lead builds a gold-wire cage with his own 24.9kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    🍅🍅This book is absolutely amazing! The logic is tight, the subject matter is fresh, the concept is ingenious, the plot is fast-paced and natural, a must-read, highly recommended, you won't regret it! ☘️🍀

14. 264 八 Flirting in the 1980s: I Transmigrated Into the Factory Director's Scummy Wife 八零撩婚：穿成厂长大佬的小渣妻 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + Devoted Husband + Mutual Flirting + Getting Rich] Jiang Ning transmigrates into a period drama and becomes the difficult supporting character she once played. Looking at her ridiculously handsome husband, she can't figure out why the word “divorce” suddenly won't come out of her mouth. She swears she only wants to cling to a powerful man's coattails and develop a little revolutionary camaraderie with him... Yes, it's best to know which way the wind blows. But what's with 1.6kReads8.9Score10914d adds

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    I think this book is amazing! It's a period drama about arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The male lead is the gentle yet cunning type, with a touch of shrewdness. The relationship between the male and female leads is incredibly sweet after they get together. If you're interested, you should check it out!

15. 265 混 The Gang Boss and His Green Tea Wife 混混头子绿茶妻 No Emo Today今天不emoModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 2.5kReads8.8Score17414d adds
16. 266 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6kReads8.9Score52814d adds
17. 267 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score53614d adds

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    This book ^O^ I read it without making a sound ♥

18. 268 七 The Charming, Alluring Military Wife of the 1970s and Her Fearsome, Stone-Faced Husband 七零军嫂娇又媚，冷面老公太威猛 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + marriage before love + groveling pursuit] [An alternate-world sweet romance + a calculating, scheming male lead + a remarkably oblivious female lead] Wen Ruan transmigrated into a book and became the pathetic original wife in a period novel, destined to die young after her husband’s affair. When she opened her eyes, her mother-in-law was putting on a false show of kindness, her sister-in-law was a compulsive liar, her h 5.4kReads8.1Score69014d adds

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    I transmigrated into a historical novel. 🌈The original owner of this body, Wen Ruan, was the village chief's daughter. The male protagonist is named Jiang Cheng. Three years ago, Jiang Cheng was on a mission in the countryside and stayed at her house. She fell in love with him at first sight. Since Jiang Cheng had an urban household registration, the mother and daughter plotted to get the drunk Jiang Cheng into "Wen Ruan's" room. Although nothing happened, reputation in the countryside mattered, so Jiang Cheng married the original owner of this body. Originally, Jiang Cheng felt a little guilty and obediently got a marriage certificate with Wen Ruan. However, Wen Ruan was timid. After being intimidated by Jiang's mother, she confessed her and her mother's scheme. In a fit of anger, Jiang Cheng left home to join the army and was gone for three years. Half a month ago, Jiang Cheng returned home on leave and filed for divorce. Her mother then brought her "medicine," which led to the events that followed. Wen Ruan thought for a while, and then it dawned on her—wasn't this the novel she read before bed? The male protagonist's cowardly ex-wife, Wen Ruan?

19. 269 穷 So Poor I Could Cry! The Little Sixties Zombie Beauty Doesn’t Want to Eat Plain Food 穷哭！六零丧尸小美人不想吃素 Warm and Cuddly Little Treat暖萌小点心Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted [Period + military romance + everyone's darling + stirring up trouble + transmigrate into a book + zombie transmigration] One shot to the head, and a little zombie from the apocalypse blinks and finds herself in the 1960s, where people barely have enough to eat or wear. All her limbs and features are intact. She's not some shoddy construction that falls apart at the slightest bump or comes unglued while walking. Hmm... As a little zombie who still has a human mind, Yan Mu is quite pleased with h 679Reads9.0Score10014d adds

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    🥭The female lead is a bit silly, a post-apocalyptic zombie who transmigrated here. She's quite naive and obsessed with food. Her boyfriend is a doting father figure who initially keeps his distance but later falls for her and takes care of Momo's every need, worried she'll be bullied. They have three little ones.

20. 270 重 Reborn as a Scholar's Wife in the 1970s 重生七零年代学霸小媳妇 Win Fish赢鱼Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Li Niannian had always arrogantly believed she’d married her enemy, so she made his life miserable for their entire marriage. But when that man left her the only chance to survive at the disaster site, she realized she’d been wrong. Reborn into a new life, she no longer let her mother smother the supposedly ill-omened twin boys. Instead, she embraced her maternal instincts, protected them, and cherished the man she’d tormented throughout her previous life. Not only did she become the top scorer 479Reads8.9Score10414d adds

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    The first book features a doting, fatherly male lead. The second book isn't finished yet, but a short drama adaptation already exists [facepalm][facepalm]. He's not a rough guy, but a cultured man who dotes on his wife. The third book is about growing together and preparing for the college entrance exam; he's not a rough guy either. Hope you like them! [Attention][attention][attention][attention][attention]

21. 271 被 Forced Out of Work: The Heiress Takes Her Child to Join the Army 被迫下岗：资本小姐带崽随军去 Unconcerned等闲Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted (Set in an indigenous era, with no transmigration or golden finger; realistic in style. The heroine joins the military in the middle of the story.) The fallen capitalist heiress Ding Yaoxiang was forced into an arranged marriage with Lu Jian, the son of her family’s former hired hand. Lu Jian was a celebrated rising star in the military district hospital’s surgery department, a man with a heart colder than his scalpel. Forced to marry Ding Yaoxiang at seventeen, he left to study elsewhere for fi 951Reads7.6Score10014d adds
22. 272 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
23. 273 七 The 1970s: Professor Lu’s Wife Is Beautiful and Vicious 七零：陆教授的妻子娇美且恶毒 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Self-Serving, Sophisticated Heroine + Hero Who Becomes Love-Struck Later + Both Reborn] Jiang Shiyi was never a good person. In her previous life, the Lu family fell into disgrace, and to avoid marrying Lu Xianyu, she framed him and got him sent away to the countryside. Less than two years later, the Lu family was cleared of all charges. To “get revenge” on Jiang Shiyi, Lu Xianyu married her, and they spent ten years tangled up together before finally divorcing. In the end, Jiang Shiyi watche 13kReads7.0Score96414d adds
24. 274 八 Shanghai in the 1980s: Captain Yan’s Wife Ran Off with the Kids 八零沪市，闫队家的媳妇带娃跑了 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: She Rises to the Wind in the Eighties An Eighties beauty flees while pregnant, and the military man loses his cool [Shanghai in the Eighties + marriage before love + chasing his wife and face-slapping + sweet everyday romance] Willowy, graceful dancer beauty X sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, jealous man Xu Si transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress who was switched at birth with the Xie family's daughter. On her very first day, she moved out of the Western-style mansion 7kReads8.8Score71314d adds
25. 275 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

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    Yes! 👇① Transmigrated into the body of a pampered darling, she was married off on the day of the wedding, and ended up with… a sunny and cheerful young man? ❗️Although not by choice, the female lead still took on the responsibility of making him handsome while she earned money to support the family🙈 Let's just say, being a head of the household isn't easy! 👇② The female lead is a domineering and beautiful dragon, and the male lead is a gentle and refined flower🉑 The two are truly a perfect match and super sweet! The pampered darling disappears in a flash, especially the dragon-dragon fights, which are incredibly exciting to watch!

26. 276 七 The 1970s: I Took the Capitalist Young Master Away, and I'm Loving It 七零：抱走资本家少爷后，我爽了 Vegetarian Panda吃素熊猫Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Period Novel + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion + Building Wealth + Fake and Real Heiresses + Face-Slapping + Pocket Dimension] Xing, who had built a successful career in her previous life, wakes up one day in 1975 as Hua Wanxing, a solitary, "crazy" female hunter in a remote mountain village. Thanks to her original body's ox-like strength and ferocious reputation, nobody for miles around dares to mess with her. Now Xing, who transmigrated from modern times, is in a real bind. 66Reads—Score614d adds

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    The male protagonist is gentle and refined, while the female protagonist is lecherous and possesses both strength and skill.

27. 277 七 The 1970s: The Domineering Village Belle Takes Down Every Mary Sue! 七零：霸道村花干翻所有玛丽苏！ Hou Wenyuan侯雯媛Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted A village beauty and village tyrant who can plow three mu a day, paired with a sickly, shameless male God of Wealth. The whole point of this story is to have a great time. [Mutually devoted couple + strong heroine + unhinged humor + satisfying romance] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. As she ascended and underwent her tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck her into one of countless little worlds. A grandmother and grandfather who favor boys over girls, an uncle's family 4.3kReads8.5Score47514d adds
28. 278 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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    This handsome, refined professor

29. 279 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    After becoming pregnant, Ye Qingzhi became even more fussy, craving sour foods, spicy foods, and even wontons in the middle of the night. He Shaoyan would complain, "You're just making me suffer," but he would always get up and make them for her. One night, she woke up in the middle of the night to find him not beside her, the kitchen light on. He was standing in front of the stove, clumsily making wontons, the cutting board covered in flour. She leaned against the doorframe and watched for a while, without saying a word.

30. 280 七 The Cannon Fodder of the Seventies Doesn't Want to Become Beautiful 七零之炮灰她不想变美 Red Card红卡子Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Satisfying Read + Period Setting + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance] Modern doctor Ye Rou opens her eyes in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s, where she has become a background character in a rebirth-and-revenge novel aimed at male readers. Her scummy father ignores her, her stepmother schemes against her, her grandmother favors boys, and even her so-called best friend is fake… The original owner was also the village’s famously ugly girl. It’s a nightmare fr 5.4kReads8.2Score46614d adds
31. 281 七 The 1970s: The Big Guy Holds His Beloved Little Stepmom Close Day and Night 七零小后妈：大叔日夜抱在怀里宠 Sea Cucumber Surfing海参冲浪Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Real Stepmother + Military Marriage + Devoted Husband + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + One-and-Only Devotion + 1v1 + Cozy, No Toxic Characters] In short, this is a story about a woman who has everything she could want in the 1970s and gets addicted to living! Her transmigration comes out of nowhere, her pocket dimension is only there sometimes, she finds a husband she’s completely satisfied with, takes to being a stepmother l 7.7kReads9.0Score41514d adds
32. 282 六 The Little Public Security Officer from the 1960s Loves Watching the Drama Unfold 六零小公安爱看热闹 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance967k WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday family life + watching the drama unfold] Jiang Nansheng had just left the military and was all alone. Longing for a lively atmosphere, she deliberately chose an especially lively job: a young policewoman at the local police station. As soon as she arrived, she knew instinctively that she'd come to the right place. It really was incredibly lively, with gossip cropping up every day. Getting paid to enjoy the drama was an absolute delight... When she got older, she went o 6.2kReads8.4Score56714d adds

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    A very interesting story about a retired female protagonist with explosive fighting skills who transfers to a police station and her amusing daily life of gossiping about everyday family matters and trivialities. [Laughing][Laughing]

33. 283 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 13.9kReads8.1Score1k14d adds

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    It's so beautiful, believe me, it's really beautiful.

34. 284 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Wants to Let Go 重生七零：知青想放手 Qu Linglong曲玲珑Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, No Space, No System, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] One scheme tied two people’s lives together. Reborn in the 1970s, Zhu Xiaomin is determined to scheme her way back. First, she’ll set free the other unlucky soul who’s just like her. Second, she’ll tear that scumbag apart. But things seem to be slipping out of her control. The unlucky one came rolling back on his own and won’t leave, no matter how much she tries to drive him away. Well then… she’ll keep him. “I’ll protect you thi 10.8kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    Long, heartwarming story, a love story spanning two lifetimes, no spatial system, highly recommended.

35. 285 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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    I think this book is good; the male protagonist has a high IQ.

36. 286 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score64714d adds
37. 287 订 Engaged for Twelve Years, Now the Commander Spoils Me Rotten 订亲十二年，军婚首长超会宠 Little Crab Seven蟹小七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No pocket dimension, no golden finger, heartwarming tone. “White moonlight” refers to family love.] Ning Xiaoxiao transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she was about to get married, but not to the male lead. Her groom was a total scumbag. No, no, she wouldn’t marry him! They were supposed to be childhood sweethearts. She would wait for the male lead to return and cling to his coattails. She had become the male lead’s tragic white moonlight, but little did she know, the male lead’ 4.4kReads8.4Score44714d adds

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    This historical romance novel is amazing! The female lead transmigrates into the only historical romance novel she's ever read. Apparently, she's the male lead's tragic white moonlight, but after waiting for over a decade, she couldn't bear the hunger the day before he returned and got married! She's determined to cling to the male lead, but she skipped a chapter while reading! I don't even know how the male lead came to like his fiancée... Turns out, "My mom is your white moonlight?" The male lead is a soldier, but incredibly gentle and considerate!

38. 288 下 After Going to the Countryside, She Found Herself a Scientific Bigwig 下乡后，她给自己找了个科研大佬 Tea Consort茶妃子Modern Romance320k WordsOngoing [1970s setting, everyday family life, married life, one-on-one romance, raising kids] Tang Huining, a postgraduate in Traditional Chinese Medicine from a top-tier university in the 21st century, received an internship offer from a provincial hospital of traditional Chinese medicine. On her way to work, she was in a car accident. When she woke up, she found herself reborn in 1972 as another Tang Huining, a girl from the Tang family who shared her name. After recovering from her injuries, she was 3Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 289 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 40.9kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds

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    1️⃣ Xiao Niannian transmigrates into the fiancée of the male lead in a 1970s rebirth novel. The original female lead, reborn, is eyeing her fiancé covetously. She goes with the flow, breaks off the engagement, and gets together with the aloof Yan Qian, taming the eccentric family members. 2️⃣ A renowned chef transmigrates into the body of a plump village girl in the 1970s. Upon opening her eyes, she finds herself forcing a male educated youth to marry her! The villagers are even pressuring him to marry her? No problem, watch how she uses her culinary skills to forge a successful path! 3️⃣ Two educated youths, a down-on-her-luck princess versus a husky-like male lead. The female lead is a native of the book, while the male lead is a transmigrator. The premise is novel: the male and female leads meet on a train, and the male lead falls in love at first sight, beginning his long journey to win her heart.

40. 290 穿 Transmigrating into a Foolish Beauty in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的笨蛋美人 Warm Jade暖玉吖Modern Romance43k WordsOngoing Jiang Huaiqing lost both his parents as a child and had to live with his aunt's family, where he endured cold stares and constant bullying. Later, he wrapped himself in a gentle exterior and presented a false, virtuous face to the world, earning everyone's praise. After wearing the mask for so long, he even forgot what he was really like. Su Yiruan was a college student from the twenty-first century. One day, she woke up inside a novel aimed at male readers as a beautiful but foolish villainess 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    ☘️New release, Foolish Beauty ✘ Gentle Gentleman ①🌸 The female lead transmigrates into a foolish beauty in a period novel. To escape the sickly male and female leads, she has to get close to the gentle and refined young man. ②🍧 Energetic and cute girl ✘ Cool and gentle educated youth

41. 291 七 In the 1970s Courtyard, I Married a Sickly Factory Director 七零大杂院，嫁病秧子老公是厂长 Yun Fuling云茯苓Modern Romance876k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + reborn + space + courtyard compound + sweet romance + building wealth + cozy everyday life + putting villains in their place] Su Ge woke up one morning to discover she'd transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. In the story, she was the eldest daughter of the family, doing the most work, suffering the most hardship, and taking the most abuse. In the end, her second younger sister even schemed to make her go to the countryside in her place. Her p 5.1kReads8.8Score48414d adds

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    The male leads in these movies aren't roughnecks at all. Although the fifth one isn't quite as refined, it's still very good! Highly recommended! Every single one is great, and none of them are bad! Highly recommended!

42. 292 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds

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    Forget the male lead, come see the beautiful woman! In the 1980s, she was tricked by relatives into going to Hong Kong. After escaping, she participated in the Miss Hong Kong pageant, won the title, joined TVB, and became a triple-threat artist—acting, singing, and dancing. It's well known that the Hong Kong entertainment circle of that era had both beauty and talent. Guaranteed to be beautiful! [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

43. 293 重 Reborn as a Doctor in the Fiery Years 重生在火红岁月当医生 The Rabbit in Class Five分在五班的兔子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted The story of a renowned professor transmigrating into the body of a young doctor in the 1970s. You can't hide a special talent forever. Where is the miracle doctor? A small township hospital suddenly becomes famous. Experts from the county and provincial hospitals are left dumbfounded by the pressure from this little hospital, with no choice but to admit defeat. If he'd transmigrated somewhere else, he might have been content to be a miracle doctor. But he ended up in the tropical rainforests of 6.1kReads8.8Score44014d adds

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    Historical fiction + a gentle and refined male protagonist [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

44. 294 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 106.2kReads9.1Score6.2k14d adds
45. 295 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Was Switched into a Marriage and Became the Compound's Beloved Daughter-in-Law 重生八零被换亲，我成家属院团宠 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Xiaohe and her cousin Xia Lanxiang are both reborn. In their previous life, Xia Xiaohe married a poor farmer, while her cousin married a college-educated youth sent to the countryside in the city. Her cousin followed him to the city and enjoyed a comfortable life, earning everyone’s envy. But in the end, Xia Xiaohe and her husband worked hard and made a name and fortune for themselves amid the tide of the times, living in splendor. Her cousin’s life in the city, meanwhile, was a complete mes 5.6kReads8.9Score57114d adds

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    The male protagonist of this book is a college student.

46. 296 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 13.2kReads8.9Score70014d adds
47. 297 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
48. 298 认 Reuniting with My Family: The Gorgeous Heiress Is Doted on to Bits by Hong Kong's Powerful Elite 认亲港圈大佬，绝色千金被宠麻了 A Wax Apple on Ice一颗莲雾冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1980s + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + easy pregnancies, multiples, and babies + Hong Kong elite circle + building a fortune + beloved by all + stunning heiress] Shen Wancheng opens her eyes and finds herself in the body of a tragic supporting character in a period novel. Put up with injustice and die halfway through? No way! She splits up the family and collects debts, reports them for burning down her house, and sends the Shen family, who had been trying to inherit everything b 9.8kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    The male lead in this book is presentable.

49. 299 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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    These two books feature novel plots, set in military and political families, with sophisticated self-interest. The female lead is aloof yet charming, while the male lead is gentle, refined, and self-possessed, always blushing when teased. There are no extreme characters or stories about helping others.

50. 300 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.8kReads9.0Score44514d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is pampered by her family. She has three older brothers and one older sister, and the whole family is sophisticated and self-serving. The older sister is particularly naive and could have her own book. The female protagonist is charming and coquettish. It's a multi-male protagonist novel, and the male lead isn't a rough, tough soldier. The second novel features a female protagonist who is an indigenous person. She was switched at birth and then adopted, learning to appraise antiques from a young age. The fake heiress is a time traveler. The female protagonist's parents only recognize her. The male lead is a translator. The third novel features a female protagonist living in a patriarchal family. After meeting the male lead, he raises her again, allowing her to escape her family. The female protagonist is reborn and foresees the male lead. Both of them work for their country. Except for the second book, which I'm currently following, the others are already completed. They are all really good.

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