Any Period Stories Where the Female Lead Is Forced by Circumstances to Marry the Male Lead? 有没有女主迫于时势嫁给男主的年代文

1. 1 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.5kReads8.4Score941Shelves

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   These female protagonists all married the male protagonists out of necessity due to the times. They were either high-ranking officials or powerful men. 🌷①②③ The female protagonists traveled back in time, had no official status, and were undocumented. They were directly manipulated by the male protagonist because of their identity issues and were forced to marry him. 🌷④ The female protagonist is a slightly cunning, naive beauty who loves to eat, drink, and enjoy life. She decides to use her beauty to find a more powerful patron and ends up with a very powerful male protagonist. The male protagonist is extremely shrewd, but he will be manipulated by his naive wife.

2. 2 大 Male Chauvinist? I Got Into College, So I’m Running Away 大男子主义？考上大学我决定跑路 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted Naive heiress x calculating male lead with questionable morals Transmigration into her own body + undocumented + sweet romance + transmigration into a book Jiang Yingyue transmigrated. The good news was that she was still in her own body. The bad news was that she had no legal identity. Short on money, she decided to sell her watch and keep her head down for a while. But because she was wearing such strange clothes, someone reported her as a spy, and she was hauled off to the Public Securit 865Reads8.3Score101Shelves
3. 3 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 7kReads8.4Score574Shelves
4. 4 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.5kReads8.0Score357Shelves
5. 5 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 18kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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   The female lead sent the wrong letter and started dating the male lead online for a year. The male lead submitted a "marriage proposal" report and later contacted the female lead, who then discovered the misunderstanding. She wanted to clear things up and go her separate ways, but the male lead was already determined to be with her and threatened her to continue fulfilling her promise to be with him. Forced by circumstances, the female lead had no choice but to comply.

6. 6 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Reluctant Match Is Surprisingly Sweet 重生七零：强扭的瓜有点甜 Meow Commander喵指挥官Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan transmigrated! And she transmigrated right into the most awkward situation imaginable. Why awkward? Because she was forcing herself on a man. This is a terrible misunderstanding, a huge injustice! None of this has anything to do with her. She’s just an innocent passerby who transmigrated into this world. Unfortunately, no one believes her. Well, the original owner was notorious for raising hell and ruling the family compound like a tyrant! So be it. What’s done is done, and crying won’ 10.8kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   The female lead was discovered by the male lead on her very first night after transmigrating. ✨ Lu Jingchuan: "I've known Jiang Wan for quite some time, I know what she looks like very well, and I can tell if you're her or not." Jiang Wan asked in a trembling voice: "You found out last night?" "Yes, you could say that." Jiang Wan wanted to scream, what a terrifying man this is! Even at that time, he could still tell that she wasn't the original owner.

7. 7 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s as an Unregistered Nobody, and a Powerful Man Offered to Back Me 穿六零成黑户大佬主动给我抱大腿 Luming Zhou鹿鸣洲Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + Transmigration + No Going to the Countryside + Love at First Sight + Marriage Before Love] (No surrendering treasures to the authorities, slice of life, skip if that's not your thing) After somehow transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Yubei sees everyone else with a golden finger or a pocket dimension, while she can only clutch the ID card in her bag, afraid to take it out. To avoid being branded a vagrant and sent off to work in the mines, Lin Yubei gets a marriage certificate with 9.1kReads8.9Score815Shelves

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   Both historical romance novels feature heroines who are forced into marriage by circumstances. In the first book, the heroine's time-traveling clothes are discovered by the male lead, who falls in love at first sight. He secretly takes her to experience rural life, and ultimately, she reluctantly marries him. It's a slice-of-life story, generally a sweet romance. Near the end, the heroine discovers the male lead knew she was a time traveler from the beginning, which adds a touch of angst; I cried while reading it. In the second book, the heroine's family is being sent to the countryside, forcing her to marry a military officer. After marriage, she develops her own career, and it's quite good.

8. 8 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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   The female lead's parents are about to be demoted, and because of her appearance, she is forced to marry the male lead due to the prevailing circumstances [laughing and crying emoji]. A talented painter returning from abroad and a rough-looking military officer with a scar on his face—a seemingly mismatched couple in the eyes of outsiders—live a life that everyone envies 🎉🎉

9. 9 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.2kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves

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   Forced into marriage and jeopardizing his future, Song Yanzhou's only solace was his wife's lack of trouble. He'd heard she was autistic, so she was like a wooden doll, never speaking, never leaving the house, and never causing him any trouble. [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added] He'd initially thought of it as raising a child ahead of time, but unexpectedly, he'd quietly fallen for her. However… upon accidentally discovering the various blueprints she kept in her drawer, Song Yanzhou fell silent. Song Yanzhou: His wife, isn't just a simple case of autism? …I've heard that some autistic people are actually geniuses?

10. 10 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 13kReads7.0Score952Shelves

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    🌈❶ Both the male and female leads are reborn. In their previous lives, the female lead framed the male lead, causing him to be forced to go to the countryside. After their rebirth, Lu Xianyu uses the countryside to threaten Jiang Shiyi into marrying him. 🌈❷ After Xue Minmin falls into the water and is rescued by Zhou Ye, rumors spread throughout the village. Adding to the drama, Zhou Ye's grandfather falls ill and also wants him to get married quickly. The two reluctantly marry. 🌈❸ The female and male leads were originally strangers. Due to a drug, the female lead becomes pregnant, and under these circumstances, they have no choice but to marry.

11. 11 八 An Eighties-Era Little Miss, Doted on Excessively by a Top Scientist 八零娇气包，科研大佬过分宠 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Pampered, affectionate beauty VS straight-laced research mogul, transmigrated into a book + spoiled girl + sweet romance + love after marriage] Xue Minmin is a fussy beauty, spoiled and willful, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into a book. Force the research mogul to marry her? Frame the camellia-loving heroine? Marry an old man, have three kids, and get beaten? No, no, no! It has to be a dream! When she opens her eyes again, someone is kissing her by force. She curses him as a perve 9.2kReads8.3Score1kShelves
12. 12 七 She Woke Up Pregnant in the Seventies 七零睁眼肚子揣了个崽崽 Cloud Looking Down at Fish俯视鱼的云Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Transmigrate + pocket dimension + face-slapping + sweet romance + family life + turning a husband into a success] Lin Fan transmigrates into the eldest daughter of an ordinary working-class, divorced single-parent family in a period novel, and becomes a young woman who is pregnant before marriage. No, she has to find the baby’s father and make him take responsibility. Whether he loves her or not doesn’t matter. As long as he has money, a job, and can provide a secure life, that’s enou 165.4kReads8.7Score8.2kShelves
13. 13 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 11.4kReads7.6Score731Shelves

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    The female lead marries the male lead to pay off her family's debts. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight and they hastily consummate their marriage. He tries hard to win her heart, sometimes feeling inferior because he's unworthy of her, given her education. It seems their feelings are mutual.

14. 14 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 78kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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    I didn't skip a single chapter! [Facepalm] I read it line by line. This is a different kind of period novel! I was surprised when I first started reading; I've read so many light and breezy stories before!

15. 15 七 The Little Fairy of the 1970s, Spoiled Rotten by the County Magistrate 七零小仙女，县长宠疯了 Fang Niuniu Loves to Sleep方牛牛爱睡觉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted At eighteen, Jian Nanxu was cool and ethereal, with peerless beauty. In everyone’s eyes, she was a distant little fairy. Born into a family of scholars, she had already been accepted to her dream university. The greatest hardship she had ever faced was drinking iced Americanos without sugar. Who could have guessed that the transmigration god would decide her life was just too perfect and kick her straight into the 1970s? A stunning young woman dropped into the 1970s with no family, household reg 13.8kReads7.8Score1.5kShelves

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    🌈🌈The female lead is forced by circumstances to marry the male lead. The female lead is a stunning beauty living in the 1970s, while the male lead is a deputy county magistrate. He falls in love with her at first sight💘. She becomes an unregistered resident and feigns amnesia, so he takes advantage of the situation, claiming to be her husband and forcibly marrying her. The female lead is somewhat frail and delicate, but the male lead dotes on her. A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love❤️

16. 16 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Dump My Trash Ex and Marry the Toughest Officer 重生八零，踹垃圾竹马嫁最猛军官 Precious and Perfect珠圆玉润的宝Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted (Alternate period setting, age gap, everyday life in a military marriage, face-slapping) Lin Mian was reborn on New Year’s Eve, the night her childhood sweetheart publicly broke off their engagement. In her previous life, she couldn’t bear to give up eighteen years of affection for her childhood sweetheart and refused to end the engagement, even if it killed her. But after they married, he was as cold as stone and hated her to the bone. He tormented her until her family was ruined, and she die 2.5kReads8.9Score250Shelves
17. 17 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 24.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    🐳Both are period novels where the female lead is forced to marry the male lead due to the times. I've personally tested both, and I guarantee you won't regret reading them! [Heart emoji] 🍒1️⃣Yu Wan is forced to marry a cold and aloof military officer to avoid trouble. On their wedding night, he warns her with a stern face: "Behave yourself!" [Smirk emoji] The female lead pretends to be obedient and clever, but he coldly sees through her act, yet he always silently protects her when she's being bullied. During arguments, he breathes heavily against her forehead, his possessiveness surging in his eyes. [Shy emoji] 💥2️⃣Meng Ruoxi marries a disabled and refined man to avoid hardship, only to discover he's obsessive and possessive. After giving birth to three children, she tries to escape by taking the college entrance exam, but the male lead uses the children to control her while simultaneously indulging in a crazy "love imprisonment" of her. The female lead wants to escape, but finds she has nowhere to go. [Eating melon emoji]

18. 18 斯 My Polite, Disabled Husband Is Actually a Sick, Obsessive Tyrant 斯文残夫其实是个病娇偏执狂 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted An eye for an eye. The wicked always meet their match. If only I'd known he was this kind of psycho, I never would have provoked him in the first place. -- A scheming woman who loves the easy life, and a refined yet depraved disabled man The 1970s, possessive love, and a devoted romance with both leads' hearts set on each other 13.4kReads7.2Score481Shelves
19. 19 一 One Baby After Another: Who Says the Commander Is Too Cold? 一胎又一胎，到底谁说首长太清冷 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted Bound by a family-arranged marriage, Wen Jianxin is forced to marry a man whose moods are impossible to predict. She thought she could endure it forever, but she overestimated herself. Spending the rest of her life with him would be worse than dying. A proud, aloof young lady and an unreasonable man with a limp Set in the 1950s; coercive romance; both leads are sexually and romantically exclusive 7.8kReads8.0Score244Shelves

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    Forced into an arranged marriage by her family to a capricious man, Wen Jianxin initially thought she could endure it endlessly, but she overestimated herself. Unexpectedly, a turning point came when the man disappeared. She thought she would be a widow for life, but...

20. 20 七 The 1970s: My Childhood Sweetheart Ran Off, So I Turned Around and Married the Toughest Commander 七零：竹马跑了我转头嫁最野首长 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance899k WordsOngoing [Period] [Pocket Dimension] [Building Wealth] [Strong Female Lead] [Military Compound] When trouble hits her family, her childhood sweetheart runs off faster than a rabbit. Qiao Wanqing just laughs. Good, that saves her the trouble of wasting time on him. Born into this world, she enjoyed twenty years of luxury and wealth. Now her family is in crisis, but Qiao Wanqing isn’t worried. She has a plan. “Brother Lu, will you marry me?” Under the moonlight, tears on her face, she finds him looking hea 34.4kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    The female lead is forced to marry the male lead, which is typical of a wealthy and powerful family. The character is not one-dimensional and has intelligence.

21. 21 乡 The Country Girl Who Was Supposed to Be My Nephew’s Fiancée Became My Wife, and the Factory Heartthrob Panicked 乡下准侄媳成了小媳妇，厂草慌了 Qian Zhizi千栀子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Seventies, reborn) Zhou Minghan: At his older brother’s urging, Zhou Minghan goes to the countryside to deliver a letter. As a result, without knowing what was going on, he helps his eldest nephew break off an engagement. The country family refuses to accept it, gets him drunk on several cups of liquor, and sends the young woman to his room that night. Since his own family was responsible for this disgraceful mess, Zhou Minghan has no choice but to accept it and take the young bride back to the 3.3kReads7.1Score240Shelves
22. 22 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: I'm a Child Bride and a Military Wife 穿越五零：我是童养媳军嫂 Little Red Li红小李Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the pre-Liberation era and becoming a child bride, Wen Shuyu wanted only to move to the city and get urban residency. After Liberation, she learned that her husband, rumored to have died in battle, had returned to life, only to become another woman’s husband. It was all right. The nation was newly founded, and building the country mattered more. Cheng Zheng said, “Let’s work hard together. You build the country, and I’ll defend it and protect you, too!” 1.2kReads8.0Score104Shelves

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    Don't be misled by the ratings. All three stories feature heroines who are forced by the times to marry the male protagonist. They are all excellent period dramas, covering both family matters and national sentiments. If you like down-to-earth and realistic stories, come and read this.

23. 23 带 The Troops Come to Claim Their Child: My Cold-Faced Husband Is Wrapped Around My Finger 带娃部队认亲：面冷丈夫被拿捏 Winter Moon冬冬月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Only after being reborn did Su Li learn that her twin sons were not her husband's at all. The Jiang family had deliberately staged the whole thing to get close to her father, a factory director. No wonder the Jiang family had never liked her children from the moment they were born. After her father was dismissed from his post, they brazenly pressured her to divorce and threw the children out of the house. Su Li could only watch as her eldest son drowned and her younger son died of a fever. She 118.2kReads7.9Score6.3kShelves
24. 24 拒 After Refusing to Marry the Village Bully, I Was Forced to Have His Baby 拒嫁八零村霸后，被强迫怀崽了 Little Undersea Whale海底小鲸鱼Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + raising kids + devoted to each other + 1980s] Li Susu was engaged to Jiang Chumin from a young age, but her younger sister, Li Chuchu, was determined to take her place. So Li Chuchu borrowed five hundred yuan from Jiang Huai, the village bully with the worst reputation, and offered Li Susu as collateral. Lying weak and helpless in bed, Li Susu tearfully explains her situation to Jiang Huai. His gaze roams over the beautiful, flawless curve of her bare shoulder a 3kReads7.2Score171Shelves
25. 25 霍 Wake Up, Mr. Huo! Your Wife Won't Take You Back 霍总醒醒吧，夫人不吃回头草 Banana, Not Nana香蕉不娜娜Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + regretful husband pursues his wife + secret love] Wen Ruan had loved Huo Shenxing for years, loving him carefully and almost pathetically. In the pouring rain, she lay dying in a pool of blood after losing their child, while he was accompanying the woman he’d always loved to a prenatal checkup. Reborn in the first year of her marriage, Wen Ruan decided to stop trying. Divorce? No way. With five million a month in spending money, she could treat him 1.5kReads7.1Score119Shelves

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    Wen Ruan couldn't wait to tell Huo Shenxing the good news of her pregnancy. She reached the door of the CEO's office and was about to knock when the voice from inside made her freeze in place. "Shenxing, I'm pregnant with your children, twins! What should I do?" The woman's voice was captivating; she immediately recognized it as Jiang Chuning's. It was as if a thunderbolt had struck. Wen Ruan swayed, barely managing to grab the wall to avoid falling. Huo Shenxing's answer was expected: "I will divorce Wen Ruan." "What if she refuses? Besides, you're together every day. What if she gets pregnant too? Who will you choose…?" "She doesn't deserve it!" Wen Ruan turned around abruptly, her steps faltering as she hurriedly walked out. When she reached the corner, she couldn't hold back any longer. She covered her eyes with her hands, large tears streaming down her face through her fingers. Her marriage to Huo Shenxing was arranged by their elders. She had fallen in love with him at first sight. But Huo Shenxing had always been cold and indifferent to her. Before, she didn't understand why…

26. 26 守 After Three Years as a Widow, I Took Grandma to Join My Officer Husband 守寡三年我带奶奶投奔军官老公啦 Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Lucky Wife of the 1970s: Her Tomb Raider Secret Identity Is Out! [Cold, tough military officer × female tomb raider, who later joins a research institute to serve her country] [Alternate-history military marriage + tomb-raiding System + married first, love later + raising kids + mind-reading + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced in love + nine-year age gap] [Reader's guide: The early chapters have a few plot holes, and the story is a silly comedy with no lo 11.2kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
27. 27 虐 Crushing Scumbags and Claiming the Family Fortune: The Transmigrated Female Side Character Stuns the Military Compound 虐渣搬家产，穿书女配惊艳家属院 Chunjiang Mo春江杪Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Military marriage after transmigrating into a book + satisfying revenge + spatial spring + love that grows over time + family life] The rating just came in, and it will rise! This story is set in a fictional world! Jiang Yu, a naturally strong young lady, transmigrates into a male-oriented novel as the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. She's meant to be a stepping stone in the life of the male lead, Yang Zhong. In the original story, her parents die young, and her grandfather passes away soo 2.2kReads8.1Score199Shelves

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    🌻🌻Both of these female protagonists are capitalist heiresses. Due to the turbulent times, being labeled as capitalists meant they had no choice but to marry the male protagonist, otherwise they would be sent to the countryside for criticism and struggle sessions [facepalm]. Therefore, they both chose to marry the male protagonist.

28. 28 搬 She Cleared Out the Family Fortune, Married an Officer, and Won Without Lifting a Finger 搬空家产，资本家小姐嫁军官躺赢 Daji Loves Watermelon大吉爱吃瓜Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Awakening + Dual Transmigration into a Book + Stockpiling Supplies + Capitalist Heiress + Space] Ruan Yunxi awakens just as someone tries to trick her out of her space full of supplies. She sees through the calculations of the dual transmigrators, the male and female leads who want to leave her with nothing, and activates her space ahead of time. She stockpiles supplies, gold and silver jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings, l 7.2kReads7.9Score632Shelves
29. 29 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 44.2kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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    💥Top-tier high-ranking official romance novel! ✔️ ✨This is the true high-ranking official romance novel. The male lead is incredibly capable, his marriage isn't controlled by his family, he can marry whomever family he wants, and he won't let his wife suffer any hardship, whether at home or outside. He handles things decisively and efficiently, giving his wife a strong sense of security. 👍 Unlike some high-ranking official male leads who lack ability and rely on their families, making the female lead suffer greatly in their relationships 😅, the two of them going through a lot of agonizing...

30. 30 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
31. 31 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
32. 32 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 20.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
33. 33 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
34. 34 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
35. 35 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    The female lead initially married the male lead with ulterior motives, and after having a child, she didn't love him as much.

36. 36 下 I Went to Teach in the Countryside, but the Rugged Farmer Took Me Home and Spoiled Me 下乡支教，却被糙汉娶回家宠 Fresh Radish Skin新鲜萝卜皮Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [23 cm Height Difference + Size Difference + Intense Romantic Tension + Sweet Romance + Healing] (The male lead is utterly devoted to his wife) Ji Tao was born into poverty and hardship. She worked hard to get into college because she never wanted to live that kind of life again. At first glance, Zhou Lu seemed poor and nasty. He was absolutely not her type. But the man clung to her like a vine in the mud, wrapping himself around her so tightly that she couldn't escape or fight him off. All she 14.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    A girl went to teach in a rural area and was targeted by a bad guy. She found a rough man to protect her and originally didn't intend to fall in love with him, but she ended up falling in love anyway.

37. 37 身 Transported to the Eighties: He Chases, She Doesn’t Run 身穿八零，他追她不逃 Forgive the World for One Minute原谅世界一分钟Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [This story is set in an alternate world. All details are purely according to the author's preference.] [Homebody heroine who cherishes her life × domineering, overbearing hero] After finally leaving the house for once, homebody Jiang Yiran unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1980s. Waaah, the outside world is so dangerous! The moment she arrived, she witnessed a gang fight straight out of a movie. Jiang Yiran just wanted to go home. But fate had other plans, and Miss Jiang was taken to meet the y 4.1kReads8.4Score354Shelves
38. 38 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58.6kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    This is a must-have! It's my absolute favorite historical romance novel [sending heart]. The female lead travels back to the 1970s and elopes with someone, only to be discovered by the villain [kissing]. To save her legs, she manages to charm the innocent male lead, leaving him completely bewildered [admiring]. It's so satisfying to watch! [Bump]

39. 39 娇 A Beautiful Young Mother Searches for Her Husband at the Military Base, Shocking the Entire Garrison 娇美人带娃部队寻夫，震惊全军区 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Radiant, Beautiful Capitalist Heiress x Tough Military Officer with Incredible Stamina] (Military Marriage + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + Twins, a Boy and a Girl + Mutual Flirting + Cozy Everyday Life) Jiang Tang transmigrates into the daughter of a capitalist family sent down to the countryside in a period novel. She's fair-skinned, beautiful, and dazzling, but supposedly pretty and stupid. She looks down on her rough, taciturn military officer husband, abandons the twins at home, and elopes 8.2kReads8.2Score822Shelves

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    A capitalist's daughter, whose family was sent to the countryside, married him. The day after their wedding night, she left for a mission and didn't return for five years. Later, she took her child and went to join the army.

40. 40 夺 Stealing Her Love: Her Violent Ex Is Crazy and Possessive 夺爱，暴戾前男友他又疯又抢 Leisurely on the River悠悠江上Modern Romance378k WordsOngoing Melodramatic angst / possessive obsession / chasing his wife to the crematorium / groveling for love after forcing her Content warning: imprisonment Gentle, patient, resilient female lead, poor at first but later successful as a baker Male lead: a rich young heir who seems like a refined gentleman but is actually vicious-tempered, nasty, and unhinged The first time Han Chen saw Xu Chengyou, he wanted to possess her. So he sweet-talked, tricked, and deceived her until Xu Chengyou gradually let d —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Heart][Heart] A historical romance novel!!! The female lead is forced by the times to marry the male lead.

41. 41 挺 She Joined the Army with a Big Baby Bump and Dazzled the Entire Family Compound 挺孕肚去随军，她惊艳整个家属院 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (She joins her husband’s army while heavily pregnant and amazes the entire military compound) Song Jinyue, a brilliant scientific researcher, transmigrates to the 1970s after a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s suddenly married after a whirlwind wedding, with a baby on the way. Outside, her older brother and sister-in-law are fighting over the letter that just arrived, ordering her to join her husband at his army post. To avoid getting her brother into trouble, Song Jinyue decides 21.2kReads8.0Score2kShelves

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    🔥The female lead's parents are both highly educated and have studied abroad. Her family was framed and she was forced into marriage with the male lead. Due to the circumstances at the time, she had no choice but to marry him. Later, after discovering she was pregnant, she went to the military base to find him.

42. 42 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Awakens and Sells the Family Fortune to Join the Army 资本家小姐觉醒，掏空家产去随军 Chen Mozheng陈墨铮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigration into a book + bargain-hunting System + punishing scumbags + powerful team-up + sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside heiress vs. muscular, stone-faced team leader] Lu Rao was a socialite in Shanghai who had influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world. After an unexpected awakening, she discovered she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. Her second uncle had schemed against her whole family. Her father was missing, her mother 39.8kReads8.9Score5.3kShelves
43. 43 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 23.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    All three stories feature female protagonists who marry male protagonists due to the changing times. 🌸In one story, the female protagonist transmigrates into another body without a real identity. She impersonates someone who has already met with misfortune to claim her relatives. The parents know it's a lie, but they tolerate it for the benefits her appearance can bring. The male protagonist is a love-struck fool who is deeply in love with her. 🌸🌸In another story, the female protagonist transmigrates and immediately meets the male protagonist. She gets together with him for the sake of her household registration and identity. The male protagonist falls in love with her at first sight and uses his advantages to seduce her. 🌸🌸🌸Before the female protagonist goes to the countryside, her family arranges a blind date for her with the son of a longtime friend. However, the blind date runs away. Fortunately, she later meets the male protagonist, marries him, and has twins before deciding not to have any more children.

44. 44 揣 I Faked My Death While Pregnant, and My Ex-Fiancé, a Powerful Tycoon, Lost It When I Got Engaged 揣崽假死后，我订婚大佬前夫破防 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1950s + space for stockpiling goods + military marriage + childbirth and faked death + regretful pursuit] Su Huaiyu was reborn on her third birthday. Together with her mother, who had also been reborn, she emptied the mansion of her father, a powerful Shanghai tycoon, and secretly set off for the capital under assumed names. Just as they were about to make their escape, her father, who had also been reborn, caught up with them. Although Su Huaiyu and her mother managed to get away 2.3kReads8.4Score238Shelves

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    ☘️The female lead is reborn as a concubine in a capitalist's family. To change her fate in her previous life, she escapes to the capital with her daughter 🌿. In a special era, a woman with a child and pursuers finds herself alone. The female lead compromises and marries the male lead (the police chief), allowing her to live in the family compound and feel completely safe! The daughter is a time traveler with a spatial ability, but she rarely uses it except for storing things!

45. 45 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 6.1kReads8.9Score542Shelves

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates to a place where she's already been sent to the countryside. Unable to do farm work, she owes the production brigade dozens of kilograms of grain and is almost out of money. Therefore, she chooses to marry the male protagonist to avoid hardship. ② The female protagonist is an unregistered person in this world. The male protagonist happens to see her and falls in love at first sight. To prove her identity, she has no choice but to marry him.

46. 46 七 Marrying an Officer in the Seventies, the Beloved Wife Has a Lucky Pregnancy 七零嫁军官，好孕原配娇气宠翻天 Orange Sea橘子海Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Triplets + Sweet Romance + Island Life] When she opened her eyes, the delicate and pampered Jiang Yao realized she had transmigrated into a book. The good news: her husband was the male lead in the story. The bad news: she was the male lead's doomed young wife, whose only purpose was to give the female lead, his future stepmother, children to raise. The good news: she hadn't married the male lead yet. The bad news: she was about to go on a blind date with hi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Pah! You surnamed Tian, ​​why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? What do you think you are!" "With your short, ugly face, you dare to covet my beautiful daughter? You're like a toad pretending to be a frog, trying to eat swan meat. Ugly as you are, yet you're still a womanizer!" Just as a furious middle-aged woman's outburst subsided, an angry mother and daughter emerged from the state-run restaurant, followed by the matchmaker who had arranged the blind date. Matchmaker Wang's face was also filled with anger, but she managed a forced smile when she looked at Yao Chunlan. "Oh dear, Chunlan, I'm so sorry for what happened to you. I, Wang, have been a matchmaker my whole life, and I've helped at least a hundred couples. Every single one of them was upright and honest. I never imagined that at the very end, you'd suffer such a terrible setback because of that bastard surnamed Tian?" Matchmaker Wang grew angrier as she spoke, her teeth grinding together. She wanted nothing more than to rush back to the state-run restaurant and slap that man surnamed Tian across the face several times to vent her anger. Seeing the matchmaker Wang spitting as she cursed, Yao Chunlan's anger subsided considerably. However, she pretended to be trying to suppress her rage: "Sister, this isn't entirely your fault."

47. 47 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves

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    ① Upon realizing she had slept with the wrong person, Bai Xiaotong broke out in a cold sweat. She cautiously glanced at the future villain sleeping beside her, suppressing her fear and feigning shyness, softly confessing, "Actually, the person I've always liked is you. Look, we're already like this, why don't we just get married sooner?" After all, she was pregnant after that night.

48. 48 重 So Passionate! After Remarrying, She Was Kissed to Tears by a Chaste Old Widower 重欲！改嫁后，被寡旱老男人亲哭 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1980s + old flame rekindled + age gap + face-slapping + both are each other's first and only + love grows with time] In her previous life, she took the childhood betrothal papers that had been arranged for her and went to the city to seek out her fiancé's family. Her fiancé had climbed the social ladder after moving to the city, and looked down on her as a country girl. To marry a rich, beautiful city girl, he even framed her as having been unchaste before marriage. Hum 9.4kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
49. 49 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    ①: A historical romance novel where the female protagonist is forced by the times to marry the male protagonist! She transmigrates into the body of a capitalist's daughter and, with nowhere to go, decides to contact her fiancé on an island and travel thousands of miles to marry him!

50. 50 下 The Capitalist Heiress Fled with the Family Fortune Before Being Sent Down 下放前资本家大小姐卷家产跑路了 Xiao Xiaosa小小飒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + face-slapping scumbags + pocket dimension + building wealth + refusing to stress over things] A short drama and an audiobook version are now available! In 1966, the turmoil had begun. The Bai family, a red capitalist family that had once funded the war effort, was also facing confiscation of their property and exile to the countryside. The family was on the verge of falling apart. When disaster strikes, everyone looks out for themselves. Each branch of the family planned to fle 4.9kReads8.6Score385Shelves

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