Period-Era Story About a Reborn Mother-in-Law Who Lives for Herself 年代文婆婆重生，自己独美

1. 51 我 I Became the Wicked Stepmother Who Was Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 我穿成了年代文女主的炮灰恶婆婆 More Green Light青光更多Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After dying of a serious illness, Yang Mei transmigrates into the body of a village woman in the 1970s and becomes the hateful mother-in-law everyone despises. After inheriting the original owner's memories of her past life, Yang Mei sets some goals for the future: First, make the most of this healthy body. Sleep until she wakes, eat meat until she's full, and enjoy life to the fullest! The only problem is, right now every household eats coarse-flour flatbreads, so that's going to be tough. Seco 600Reads9.1Score10114d adds

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   She returned, back to the time when her husband was still alive. She remembered how in her past life she had raised three sons, only to have them freeze to death on the street in her old age. She was filled with regret. In this life, she decided to live for herself and ignore her unfilial sons.

2. 52 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters 重生八零：老太太弃夫弃子弃女 Qiu Yeqing秋叶青Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + no golden finger + everyday life + family squabbles + ensemble cast] (Also titled: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters) Old Lady Li was reborn at the age of 43, when her entire extended family depended on her for their livelihood. In her previous life, she worked like an ox and a horse, serving the whole family and giving them everything she had. In her old age, bedridden and ill, her husband and his old flame hoped she would die, wh 8.6kReads8.1Score91814d adds

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   After committing suicide due to brain cancer, the female protagonist transmigrates into a 60-year-old woman in a period novel. She has a portable space that allows her to shop on Taobao. Her husband wants to remarry her first love and is getting a divorce. She also has three sons and a bunch of troubles. Let's get into the bittersweet adventure!

3. 53 穿 I Transmigrated into a Wicked Mother-in-Law, and Used My Pocket Dimension to Redeem Myself 穿越成极品恶婆婆，我靠空间洗白 Disheveled Blue Hair青丝乱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + adapted as a live-action audio drama + farming + no romance + spatial supplies + character transformation + beloved mother-in-law redemption] Shen Huahua, with tens of millions in supplies and a powerful backer, transmigrates. Before: Shen Huahua, the only princess of the Shen family, cherished by her eighteen older brothers, a rising goddess in the entertainment industry, the original green tea, and a heartbreaker of male celebrities. After: Shen Huahua, a rural old woman with empt 3.6kReads9.3Score55014d adds

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   The girl who had no future transmigrated into the body of a wicked mother-in-law.

4. 54 村 A Village Girl Swaps Grooms with Herbal Medicine, and the Chaste Retired Officer Breaks His Vows 村姑中药换嫁，禁欲退役军官破戒 Wild Bull Niu野牛牛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Ye is a poor little thing whose parents don’t love her. She gets tricked by her younger sister and fiancé into marrying her fiancé’s older brother, He Yesheng, a fearsome and ruthless bachelor. At twenty-eight, he’s the oldest bachelor in the whole village. But wasn’t he supposed to be impotent? Why is he keeping her up working overtime every night? Other women’s husbands take supplements to make them feel good. Hers takes supplements that could kill her... Other women’s mothers-in-law squee 2.1kReads8.4Score39814d adds

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   The female lead's biological mother is reborn as her mother-in-law. The male lead is a retired soldier. The female lead is tricked into marrying the male lead, so the mother-in-law is always thinking about helping the female lead find a new man!

5. 55 穿 As a Widow, I Struggled to Make It in the 1980s 穿成寡妇的我在八零奋斗 Ha Qiu哈湫Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao was a hard-working corporate drone, on the verge of a long-awaited promotion. But after falling asleep, she woke up back in the struggling 1980s, widowed and saddled with two children! Staring at the old woman weeping nonstop before her, the scrawny girl standing by her bed, and the baby still in swaddling clothes, Li Miaomiao felt that something was terribly wrong. What on earth had she done to deserve this? A major incident had recently shaken Xie Family Village: Wang, the old wom 74Reads9.1Score4114d adds

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   These are all novels about grandmothers from different eras who are reborn. They are all quite good, with fresh content. If you like this kind of story, you can check them out.

6. 56 我 I Became a Mother-in-Law in the 1980s 我在八零当婆婆 Guan Jiujiu官久久Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted Lin Taosu was thirty, unmarried, childless, and unemployed when she transmigrated into the body of an eighteen-year-old country girl. The moment she arrived, her parents pushed her into marriage to settle a debt, making her the wife of a thirty-two-year-old man. The man had a great physique and a handsome face, and marrying him meant she’d have children of her own. Lin Taosu thought it was a pretty good match. She just never expected that before she’d even entered the household, she’d be on the 139Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 57 穿 Transmigrated as an Old Lady: Ghost Hunting and Solving Cases 穿越成老太太的抓鬼破案日常 Beef Chow Fun牛肉炒河Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted (Transmigration with a CP pairing, but not much romance. The focus is on solving mysteries and catching ghosts. No System and no golden finger: the heroine grows stronger through her bloodline and learning.) With her useless teammate dragging her along, Zhou An'an joined the transmigration crowd. When she opened her eyes, she found herself more than ten years older, with an old man by her side and a whole brood of children and granddaughters. What could she do? Roll up her sleeves and get to wo 2.7kReads9.2Score29414d adds
8. 58 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book as a Middle-Aged Woman, Just as the Heroine Tries to Steal My Golden Finger 穿书成大妈，女主正想抢夺金手指 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book, Period Setting, Pocket Dimension, Punish the Scum, No Whitewashing, No Forgiveness! A Touch of Ensemble Cast, Domestic Life, Building a Career] [No CP: No divorce, only widowhood! Sisters, let's not give her another man later, okay? Men are poison, and old men are even less worth bothering with. Let's not let them mess with our Hua!] Liu Xiaohua, a woman past the usual age for marriage, was forcibly sent by the System into a period novel. In an instant, she became the 14.3kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
9. 59 重 Reborn in Another Era: The Wicked Mother-in-Law Isn’t So Wicked After All 重生年代：恶毒婆婆不恶毒 The Gentleman on the Beam梁上君子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted Only after she died did Xie Lanlan learn that she was the so-called wicked mother-in-law in a novel, and that anyone who stood in the way of her son's love was doomed to die horribly. But after being reborn, Xie Lanlan refused to believe in such nonsense. She lived freely, repaid kindness and grudges, and enjoyed every moment. With children of both sexes and a devoted husband, what could be better than this life? 60Reads6.2Score—14d adds
10. 60 穿 I Became the Family Matriarch in the 1970s 穿成七十年代掌家婆婆 Relaxing with Tea and Fish摸摸鱼品品茶Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted A modern woman past the usual age for marriage accidentally transmigrated to 1976. She unexpectedly became a widow, but was left with three grown children. On her first try at being a mother, she decided to start a small business and build a happy life with her family! 114Reads6.5Score—14d adds
11. 61 四 Four Sons and a Daughter, Yet No One to Bury Me. This Old Woman Has Disowned Them All 四儿一女无人送终，老娘六亲不认 Rain During a Nap午睡的雨Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Song Chunxue had four sons and a daughter, yet not one of her children was by her side when she died. After death, she became the poorest, loneliest ghost around. The eldest son she once loved most treated her like a stranger. Her second son became a live-in son-in-law. Her third son, who was supposed to care for her in her old age, made his living away from home. When he came back, he had no spare money to buy her funeral paper offerings. Her fourth son arrived late, blamed her for dying at 34.4kReads8.9Score76114d adds

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    🌴A Reborn Grandmother-in-Law Story: The Old Lady Enjoys Her Own Life🌿💫The first book in the series. Seventy-year-old Wu Zhi Qiu is reborn into an era where her children still rely on her hard work! 🍃💫In her previous life, she was biased, leading to a desolate old age. Reborn, she decides not to repeat herself, abandoning her children to live a beautiful life!

12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 8.3kReads9.3Score76814d adds

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    The historical fiction is super good.

13. 63 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 34.6kReads9.4Score5k14d adds
14. 64 随 Three Babies on the Way in the Military Compound: The Commander Has to Soothe Them Every Night 随军大院孕三宝：首长夜夜要哄娃 Chang'an Ya长安丫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + adorable baby + island storage space + domestic life] Qi Baicha, a wealthy heiress from the capital with a fortune worth billions, slipped aboard a luxury cruise ship and transmigrated into a hit novel set in a bygone era. In the book, he chased her, she fled, and she had nowhere to run. Qi Baicha was still determined to play the cannon fodder, and ended up meeting a tragic fate. Staring at the plot she’d been handed, Qi Baicha was dumbfounded. But with an is 9.5kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
15. 65 美 A Beauty Should Tread Carefully 美人慎行 A Breeze Ripples at Dawn一朝风涟Modern Romance926k WordsCompleted Imperial University Forum: Word is that the newly elected overseas-returnee campus belle is a campus queen who flaunts her beauty, gets into fights, drinks, and parties at bars? And there’s also a rumor that the School of Business has recently welcomed a beautiful professor, learned and unfailingly courteous? Both are famous figures on campus, and everyone can’t help imagining the matchup: campus queen versus beautiful professor. The campus queen wins by a landslide! But one day, a video uploade 201Reads9.0Score11814d adds
16. 66 豪 The Gu Family’s Beloved Heiress: Gu Shao’s Precious Treasure 豪门团宠：顾少心头宝 Mo Ruoli陌若离Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted For generations, the Lin family had only ever had boys. So when they finally had a girl, they treasured her as if she might melt in their hands or dissolve in their mouths. When Lin Xishi took a liking to a certain brand of candy, her doting father bought the whole brand. When Lin Xishi wanted to enter show business, her overprotective eldest brother, Lin Nanyue, named an entertainment company after her and made sure she had his full support. The Lin family had carefully raised their beloved dau 1.5kReads9.1Score18014d adds
17. 67 穿 The Rich Heiress Is a Scheming Little Green Tea After Transmigrating into a Book 穿书之豪门女配是绿茶小作精 Nan Qiao南荞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Zhinian is a top-tier star idol nicknamed the green-tea, spoiled little princess who loves causing a scene. She's spoiled and willful, uses her looks to get her way, can spot a two-faced woman from a mile away, and is a master of sugary, manipulative talk. After dying in a car accident, she wakes up transmigrated into the body of the little princess of the powerful and prestigious Xu family. Xu Zhinian acts even more outrageously, until she discovers that the cute little boy who just moved in 2kReads7.6Score14614d adds
18. 68 清 A Qing Dynasty Journey as Consort De: Which Lady Doesn't Want to Be Empress? 清穿德妃：谁家娘娘不想当皇后呀 Ding Anlan丁安岚Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Not a devoted-couple-only romance; the heroine is doted on exclusively in the later story; she has a golden finger. This is not a power fantasy. The heroine has lived four lifetimes and has now returned to the Qing dynasty. She understands people and social conventions, but isn't the sort who likes to stir up trouble. The events, characters, and timeline in the book don't match real history. If that bothers you, don't read!] ⚠️⚠️⚠️A heads-up: The heroine isn't a cruel or vicious person. She onl 5.4kReads9.2Score61214d adds
19. 69 出 Don’t Be Afraid If Your Mother Died at Birth, Your Auntie Is Here 出生逝母不要怕，你的小姨妈来啦 Stir-Fried Long Beans with Pork长豆角炒肉Ancient Romance695k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because it was just posted. It'll go up later.] [Qing-era setting + System] Ning Yuhua opens her eyes to discover that she has become Hesheli Yuhua, the younger cousin of Empress Hesheli, Kangxi's beloved who died young. By this time, Empress Hesheli has passed away, and Yuhua is about to enter the palace carrying the hopes and glory of the Hesheli clan. She knows her place and her task: to protect and support Yinreng as he grows up. Since she can't leave, all she can do is st 676Reads8.1Score11314d adds
20. 70 清 Qing Transmigration: Consort De Chooses the Easy Life 清穿：德妃选择咸鱼 Stillness止息Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted Yuan Yuan, a lifelong single woman who firmly believes that staying unmarried and child-free is the key to a peaceful life, transmigrates into the mother of one of the most famous emperors in history: the Yongzheng Emperor. Yuan Yuan thinks, isn’t this the perfect setup for an easy win? Note: Kangxi will not love only the heroine, and the heroine will not fall in love with Kangxi. 13.3kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
21. 71 清 Qing Transmigration: Raising Children and Winning the Kangxi Emperor's Undivided Favor 清穿：康熙继后的养崽和独宠日常 Yan Liangshi燕良时Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [System + pocket dimension + spirit spring + raising children + palace intrigue] Just because Lu Dongzhu stayed up late watching a documentary, she transmigrated into the doomed Empress Xiaozhaoren, Niu Gulu Dongzhu. Fortunately, she had a pocket dimension and a System. She could be an empress in name only, spend her days playing around with the ladies of the harem, and live like a lazy fish. Her goal was to live to a ripe old age. “Ding! The System has finished making one hundred pills of longe 1.5kReads8.6Score11214d adds
22. 72 清 Qing Transmigration: Oh No, Consort Yi Is Beating People Again 清穿：不好了，宜妃又动手打人了 Xiao Shiyiniang萧十一娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qing Transmigration: A pampered young lady in her previous life + a haughty, proud, fussy little diva + quick to throw punches at the slightest provocation Not a clean romance. Reader discretion advised. Plot 1: Nalan Zhu is dazzlingly beautiful, with a graceful figure. As soon as she enters the imperial harem, Emperor Kangxi takes notice of her. She wins his favor at once and is immediately made a Noble Lady, granted the title Yi. At the morning audience in Changchun Palace, the beauty of Noble 4.5kReads9.0Score42614d adds
23. 73 清 Qing Dynasty and Dream of the Red Chamber: The Crown Princess's Fortunate Pregnancy 清穿红楼：太子妃好孕日常 Ruo Hongru若鸿如Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted System + Magnolia Treasure Flower + Magnolia Spirit Dew + Multiple Births + Lin Daiyu's Cousin Also known as: After Becoming Lin Daiyu's Cousin, I Became the Crown Princess After Ruoshui transmigrates into a world combining the Qing dynasty and Dream of the Red Chamber, she is named Crown Princess. Becoming Crown Princess is great, but hold on... The Crown Prince is Yinreng, the famous deposed heir of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. Ruoshui is on the verge of tears. She doesn't want to be deposed al 6.7kReads7.7Score59314d adds
24. 74 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.3kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds
25. 75 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: The Empress Is a Northeastern Girl 清穿之娘娘她是东北滴 Zhao Qingyue赵清樾Ancient Romance688k WordsCompleted [Alternate Qing Dynasty setting + noble birth + lots of children + exclusively doted on from start to finish + spoiled Northeastern girl + takes on the whole world] After transmigrating, she never expected to find herself a member of the Fucha clan. Gold and silver? Jewels? The more the better, and her family has plenty! Rank and favor? The more the better, and Yinzhen gives her everything! As for the children... What do you do when there are too many kids to keep track of? With such a noble 5.4kReads9.0Score39614d adds
26. 76 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, Five Little Villains Doted on Me 穿书后，我被五个小反派娇宠了 Awakening in Another Dimension异次元觉醒Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama adapted from this book, The Princess Is Born Stubborn, Raising Children and Wielding Imperial Power, Is No Problem, is now streaming <(*￣▽￣*)/ [Everyday life raising children in ancient times + a wealthy, powerful princess who can do as she pleases + a wickedly handsome male lead with overwhelming martial prowess + devoted 1v1 romance] Qin Yaoguang transmigrates into a book as the wicked stepmother of five little villains. Ten years later, they will carve her into a human swine 4.1kReads9.2Score69314d adds
27. 77 林 Granny Lin Is Reborn, Takes Control of Her Whole Family, and Goes on a Rampage 林老太重生，拿捏全家杀疯了 Chu Tumil初荼靡Modern Romance917k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because the book just came out, but it’ll rise later. Dear readers, please don’t worry.] [Reborn] [The 1980s] [Ensemble cast] [Feel-good revenge] [Everyday life] [Ordinary people] [Family squabbles] The hardworking Lin Fengying raised seven children and helped bring up her grandchildren. She devoted her whole life to her family, but in her twilight years, she and her elderly husband had no one to look after them. While her husband’s body was barely cold, her cold-hearted ch 4.1kReads8.0Score22714d adds

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    If you're looking for a satisfying, cathartic read, this is a must-read. A high-quality, long-form novel about revenge and vengeful villains. Feel free to jump in; it won't make you feel stupid or frustrated. The plot is fantastic. You'll be completely immersed in the story.

28. 78 重 Reborn in the 1970s: An Old Woman Takes Down Her Scumbag Husband and Ungrateful Children 重生七零：老太撕渣男打不孝儿女 Year After Year in the Mist雾纪年年Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the Late 1970s + Feel-Good Story + Family Feuds and a Fierce Old Lady + Later, She Buys Houses and Becomes a Landlady + A Touch of Ensemble Cast] In her previous life, she was an unpaid nanny, serving her husband and children until her stomach cancer reached its final stage, only to be dumped in the woodshed to die! Her husband held his mistress close and demanded a divorce, while her children fought tooth and nail over her property. “Good. Just great!” When she opened her eyes again, 2kReads8.3Score11614d adds

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    Yang Chunfang, betrayed by life, died bitterly in the woodshed. She toiled for her family, only to be betrayed by her husband and disobedient children, and subjected to verbal abuse demanding to know the whereabouts of her food coupons and property deed. Fate smiled upon her, and she was reborn in the 1970s, before all the tragedies began. This time, she will no longer passively accept her fate. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Already added to wishlist]

29. 79 那 The Old Woman Killed by Her Eldest Daughter Is Reborn 那个被长女干掉的老妇重生了 Like a Flower如花花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chunhua was muddleheaded and unlucky. She spoiled her younger brother, favored boys over girls, and grew estranged from her husband. After her eldest son went missing, she spent the rest of her life in a daze. It wasn’t until she lay alone in a hospital bed, ignored by everyone, and saw her badly injured eldest daughter scream at her in despair that she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day her eldest 254Reads8.1Score—14d adds
30. 80 五 After the 1950s-Era Old Lady Awakens, the Male and Female Leads Are Doomed 五零老太觉醒后，男女主悲剧了 Liu Xiao Xian刘小纤Modern Romance463k WordsOngoing The rating is low because it just came out, but you won’t regret giving it a try, dear readers. Fifty-five-year-old Mo Wenyin is about to die, but she has no regrets. She has tasted all of life’s joys and sorrows, and a quick exit like this is fine by her. But what’s with the comments floating in front of her eyes? [When this old lady first appears, isn’t she in the mourning hall while her children offer incense? Why is she out here sunbathing?] [Such a beautiful old lady, and she’s killed off a 53Reads8.8Score—14d adds
31. 81 穿 A 1960s Grandma Leads Her Whole Family to Eat Well and Live Large 穿成六零老太带全家吃香喝辣 Like a Fleeting Life in Midsummer若浮生半夏Modern Romance787k WordsCompleted Main character: Lu Wanwan The rating has just been posted! It’ll go up later!!! (See Chapter Two for the character relationships.) (Pocket dimension + family life + everyday stories of ordinary people + transmigrating into the body of a woman in her fifties) After Lu Wanwan caught her boyfriend and best friend doing something filthy, she was beaten and transmigrated into an old woman in the 1960s. When bad luck strikes, even water can get stuck between your teeth. “Beep beep~ Master, I’m Little 519Reads7.3Score10214d adds
32. 82 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.2kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds
33. 83 大 The Army Camp’s Master Chef Mother-in-Law Spoils Her Pregnant Daughter-in-Law Rotten 大厨婆婆随军，把怀孕儿媳宠翻了 Aqua Addict Immortal肥宅水仙人Modern Romance640k WordsOngoing (Also known as: A Fifty-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Joins Her Family in the Capital: Her Cooking Stuns the Military District from the Start) (Era setting + food + career + daily life + family squabbles + raising a child) Song Lanzhi's daughter-in-law is expecting, so she makes the long journey to the capital all by herself. Her pregnant daughter-in-law is suffering from morning sickness and can't eat? A simple home-cooked dish beats the finest delicacies! Trouble getting along with the neighbors? One 69Reads6.6Score—14d adds
34. 84 婆 The Mother-in-Law Heads to the Capital: From the Start, One Bowl of Soup Wins Over the Whole Compound 婆婆进京忙：开局一碗汤征服大院 Aqua Addict Immortal肥宅水仙人Modern Romance274k WordsOngoing Also known as: Spoiling My Pregnant Daughter-in-Law, the Chef Mother-in-Law Joins the Army; Bringing an Iron Wok to the Courtyard, a Mother-in-Law's Gourmet Road to Success (Period Setting + Gourmet Food + Slice of Life + Raising Kids + Career) Her son is injured on a mission, and her daughter-in-law is heavily pregnant. Without a second thought, Su Yuxiu packs up everything she owns and heads straight for the capital. Her daughter-in-law's troubles are of the utmost importance, and she can't ne 12Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 85 老 The Old Lady Was Reborn in the 1980s! She Helps Her Dutiful Son Put the Ungrateful Ones in Their Place 老太重生八零！扶孝子整治白眼狼 Qu Liyao曲梨瑶Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Feel-good wish fulfillment] [Family life] [No golden finger] Old Mrs. Lin and her husband devoted their lives to their children, yet they alone ignored their honest, simple second son, Du Jingfeng. Aside from Du Jingfeng and their eldest daughter, Du Jingmei, the other five children were all well-off, each living in a three-story house with a courtyard. But once the old couple could no longer work, the three sons they had doted on treated 16.2kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
36. 86 被 After Her Children Abandon Her Surgery, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1980s 被儿女放弃手术后老太太重生八零 Adorably Cute Little Eleven小十一萌萌哒Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Era setting + rebirth + realistic slice of life + everyday life (a feel-good power fantasy where the heroine is either beating someone up or on her way to do so; a story about an ordinary person growing and changing) In her previous life, Feng Yun favored boys over girls. When she grew old and became useless, she could only watch as the unfilial son she had painstakingly raised abandoned her to die. She died full of regret. When she opened her eyes again, she was in her prime, and things had not 195Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    Living your own life after being reborn

37. 87 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.6kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    These are all good books; I recommend them to everyone. I stayed up all night to finish reading them.

38. 88 六 The Terrible Old Man of the 1960s: I Kicked Out Every Ungrateful Son 六零极品老头：我把不孝子全踢了 The Ant Isn't Small蚂蚁不小Urban372k WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Feel-good story] [Transmigration] [Everyday family life] “Dad, you're getting on in years. You should have retired ages ago!” Second son Zhang Jianguo puts on the air of a dutiful son. “Dad, there's not enough to eat at home. My daughter, Zhenzhu, and Jinsuo are so hungry they can barely stand,” says eldest daughter Zhang Mudan with heartfelt concern. “Dad! Where's the money?” Fourth son Zhang Jianjun demands without a hint of courtesy. “Dad, take a rest. I'll do it,” says thir 143Reads6.2Score—14d adds
39. 89 当 When I Transmigrated into a CEO Romance as the Wicked Mother-in-Law 当我穿成霸总文里的豪门恶婆婆 Momo Doesn't Know墨墨不知道Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + power fantasy + wealthy family + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Fu Yining transmigrates into a book, landing in a novel about a domineering tycoon who chases his wife after losing her. But she isn’t the wife being chased. She’s the tycoon’s mother. When she opens her eyes, she catches the tycoon’s first love sobbing in his arms, while the heroine lies on the floor, framed by that woman. The furious male lead, the tycoon: “Mo 1.4kReads8.5Score10114d adds
40. 90 穿 Transmigrate and Flee the Famine, Bringing the Whole Family's Country-Style Feast into the Mountains 穿越逃荒，全家带着农村大席进山 Tomatoes Love Green爱吃绿的西红柿Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted "Fleeing Famine, Farming, Transmigration, Spatial Realm" "This Is No Peach Blossom Utopia, and This Is No Story of One Family Thriving Alone" Shen Yuying and her family transmigrated into a novel as a cannon-fodder foil family, abandoned by others while fleeing famine and forced to take refuge in the mountains. Thankfully, their belongings came with them, but those supplies wouldn't last long. If they wanted to survive, they'd have to work hard! 487Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    Tomato highly recommends this promising work; everyone who's read it praises it. It's a period drama where the protagonist is reincarnated as an old woman—once you're hooked, you can't get out! [Facepalm]

41. 91 穿 The Happy Life of a Rural Grandma After Transmigrating to the 1960s 穿成六零后农村老太后的幸福生活 Xi Mu Maosheng西木茂盛Modern Romance838k WordsCompleted A white-collar city worker in her thirties woke up one day to find she'd become Liu Mei'e, a rural woman born in the 1960s. She gets a pension of 1,500 yuan a month and spent her whole life worrying herself ragged over her three children, only to be despised by them. Even after giving them her entire pension, she got no gratitude in return. Fine, she might as well retire early. Now that she'd completely let go of her children and stopped looking after them, it was time to enjoy her retirement... 414Reads6.8Score—14d adds
42. 92 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 52.7kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥After a life of hardship and toil, you are reborn to enjoy your own unique beauty.

43. 93 六 Raising Kids in the Sixties, the Whole Village Is Green with Envy! 六零养崽，全村羡慕嫉妒疯了！ The Fluffed-Up Cat炸毛的猫咪Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Golden Finger + Raising Kids + A Whiz at Making Money] Story One: “Hey, did you hear? That lazy Jiang Li has come back from the dead! She actually made meat for her two kids and new clothes for them, for once!” Story Two: “Good heavens, this is incredible! That lazy Jiang Li is making money, and not just a little: a whole hundred yuan! The Zhou family has struck gold!” Story Three: “Unbelievable! The leaders came in a car to commend Jiang Li. I hear she's don 28.4kReads8.2Score2.5k14d adds
44. 94 书 Book Transmigration to the Seventies: I Raised Three Daughters Who Were Nothing but Trouble 书穿七零：我养了三个冤种女儿 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A disclaimer: This is not a wish-fulfillment story! It leans toward literary fiction! The divorce takes fifty chapters! It’s an ensemble cast that doesn’t revolve around the heroine! Slow pacing! Logical and not stupid! The golden finger is subtle! Set in the past, with everyday life, absolutely no romance, farming, and an ensemble cast, with no protagonist suffering! If that’s not your thing, please 1.1kReads9.0Score10214d adds
45. 95 侯 The Marquis’s Dowager Lady Returns to the Past with Her Burial Attendants 侯府太夫人，带着陪葬穿回来了 Extra Sugar, No Ice多糖不加冰Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted ♦No romance♦No love story♦Not raising kids♦Not quick transmigration♦ [Ridiculous drama: the heroine is surrounded by it, and even the NPCs have dramatic backstories] Song Yuan transmigrated to ancient times and spent twelve years there. After finally raising the child she'd taken in, she was ready to enjoy her retirement. Splut! She transmigrated back again! The child she'd taken in and a lavish tomb came back with her. Song Yuan got rich overnight! But she gradually realized something was off a 376Reads9.1Score10714d adds
46. 96 农 The Farmhouse Matriarch’s Life as a Noblewoman 农门婆婆的诰命人生 I Want to Laugh Every Day每天都想笑Ancient Romance805k WordsCompleted [Souls swapped between ancient and modern times + lighthearted absurdity + no System] Tang Youyou and the college guy she hired end up in ancient times together. They become a trio of misfortunes: married without paperwork, mothers without the pain of childbirth, and broke without warning. One ramshackle house and six minors on the verge of a total wipeout. The King of Hell says she’ll die at the third watch, but he sends someone to kill her at the second. Tang Youyou: “It’s fine. I have free la 1kReads9.0Score12414d adds
47. 97 穿 After Reborn as a Duke's Old Lady, I Became More Brazen and Much Happier 穿成国公老夫人没素质后开心多了 I Love Cheese我爱芝士Ancient Romance732k WordsCompleted No CP + a heroine who’s done with love, romance, and even menstruation!!! Song Qiyao, a single woman who died from overwork in the modern era, woke up as the old madam of the Duke of Guo’s household in the Great Rui Dynasty. She had no parents, no husband, and no children. Her only adopted son was the current emperor, Emperor Xuanzhi. In the Great Rui Dynasty, she was practically the Empress Dowager. In her previous life, Song Qiyao had spent her whole life striving for financial freedom. At las 7kReads8.8Score79814d adds
48. 98 全 The Whole Family Are Good-for-Nothings, Beaten into the Textbooks by a Centenarian Granny 全家废物，被百岁老太揍上教科书 Eight Young Masters of Star City星城八少Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Fu Ying devoted her life to her country, earning countless honors and leaving behind legends in every field, along with more big-shot disciples than anyone could count. At a hundred years old, she was forced into retirement. She asked someone to help her find her long-lost blood relatives, hoping to spend her remaining years surrounded by family. But when she returned to a remote mountain village, she discovered things weren't as wonderful as she'd imagined. Her nephew had died, and his dreadful 2kReads9.3Score28814d adds
49. 99 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Grandma Takes the Whole Family Out for Meat and Into an Apartment 重生八零：老太太带全家吃肉住楼 Sister Yicai衣彩姐Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted [Silver-Haired Protagonist + Period Setting + Reborn + Feel-Good Revenge] In her past life, Liu Meijuan caught her daughter-in-law in the act and met with an accident. You think you can take my job in this life too? Dream on! You don't even deserve to marry into the Liu family! A model husband who doted on his wife and never put a foot wrong gets dragged into the mess because he chose the wrong daughter-in-law, then gets put through the wringer with no rights whatsoever. Liu Meijuan gives a cold 1kReads8.6Score11014d adds

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    The old lady and her mother-in-law from the era of Wen Chongsheng

50. 100 身 With a Farm in Hand, I Transmigrated Into a Wicked Mother-in-Law in the 1970s 身怀农场：我穿成七零年代恶婆婆 Shu Duoduo舒多多Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted When Qiao Mei wakes up, she has become a wicked, notorious mother-in-law in the 1970s. At just 38, she has two sons and two daughters. Qiao Mei looks at her honest, simple-minded eldest son, her good-for-nothing younger son, two daughters-in-law with completely different personalities, and her timid, insecure eldest daughter. She’s an older single woman who has never even held a man’s hand, and now, out of nowhere, she has four children. Qiao Mei can only look up at the sky and sigh. To make mat 30Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    The first book: I woke up to find myself a wicked mother-in-law in the 1970s, with a spatial ability and two sons and two daughters. The second book: I traveled back to 1976, widowed and raising three children, and built a fortune through a trading market. The third book: A hardworking old woman is reborn, no longer indulging her ungrateful and unfilial son.

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