Looking for Sweet Period Romance with a Male Lead Who Doesn’t Swear Constantly and Respects the Female Lead 求男主不满嘴糙话，尊重女主的甜年代文

1. 1 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.7kReads8.8Score41414d adds

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   ① The male lead is foul-mouthed. The female lead gives birth and is framed, pushed down the stairs, and becomes semi-vegetative. The male lead stays by her side, caring for her until she wakes up and recovers. ② The story begins with the female lead wanting to divorce the male lead. The male lead loves the female lead and doesn't want to divorce, but he respects her wishes. He submits a divorce petition, which is rejected by his superior. He tells his superior that it wasn't him who wanted the divorce.

2. 2 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 55.4kReads8.9Score5k14d adds
3. 3 穿 Transmigrated into a Famine Year: A Handbook for the Delicate Beauty Who Tamed the Wildest, Roughest Man 穿越荒年，娇软美人驯服最野糙汉手册 Cishan Fuzi辞山附子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just started receiving votes. [Transmigration + golden finger + farming and business + rugged man + raising kids] Luo Yingying transmigrates unexpectedly into the body of a wicked farmwife who lives in a bare-walled house and abuses her young children. She rubs her forehead helplessly, then looks down and sees her sweet, innocent little one cowering behind the door and timidly calling her Mama. Ah! Whose adorable little dumpling is this? Mine! Luo Yingying decides to 475Reads7.2Score10414d adds

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   I absolutely love historical romance novels, especially those with a rugged yet sweet male lead!!! I highly recommend the sixth book; I really loved it. The female lead used to be a bit naive, and the male lead had to raise two kids all by himself!!!

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 Gathering Wheat Ears拾麦穗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 3.5kReads8.6Score34614d adds
5. 5 七 In the Seventies, the Young Ruffian Pursuing Me Is Handsome and Rich 七零之追我的小混混有颜又有钱 Shi Yisui时一岁Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted 1970s setting + Sweet romance + Fast-paced relationship + Straightforward leads + No nasty characters + A touch of everyone’s darling A sweet modern high school girl transmigrates to the late 1970s and learns she’s the family’s fake heiress. She volunteers to return to her village home and live on her own. The rascal next door, the brigade leader’s son, is known around the village for being lazy, short-tempered, and vengeful. But he falls in love with her at first sight. After the two get tog 4.1kReads8.7Score48114d adds
6. 6 成 After Becoming a Princess Sent Away for Marriage, She Was Forced to Take Up Farming 成为和亲公主后她被迫开始种田 Weier Lilitesi薇尔莉莉特斯Ancient Romance153k WordsOngoing (A spoiled, willful princess sent off for a political marriage + A rough nomadic chieftain from the northwest + Married first, love later + Sweet, sweet, sweet) Li Lingchu had been cherished by everyone for decades, but now she was to be sent away for a political marriage. She cried, fought, and even tried to hang herself, but nothing changed her fate. She had heard that the northern barbarians ate human flesh and drank human blood. Li Lingchu thought she wouldn't survive three days after arrivi —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 穿 Transmigrated as a Trouble-Making Mother-in-Law, I Lead the Whole Family to Flee the Famine 穿成搅家精婆婆，统领全家逃荒 Yu Qiaoqiao语乔乔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Famine + building from nothing + raising children + no male lead] The moment Shen Qing opened her eyes, she found a mud-and-thatch hut, clothes patched over and over, cornmeal gruel, and not a trace of meat or oil. Shen Qing: This is just too miserable! The eldest son, raised by the original owner to favor one child over another, was uselessly devoted to his filial duties and wanted to abandon his sick daughter. The second son was an old workhorse, shouldering all the hardest and most exhaustin 12.7kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
8. 8 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
9. 9 带 She Takes a Port Space to the Famine Years, and Her Whole Family Are Big Shots 带港口空间穿荒年，全家都是大佬 Milk-Candy-Flavored Jelly奶糖味果冻Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period Setting in a Famine Year + A Whole Group of Transmigrated Big Shots + Mountains of Supplies + Beloved by Her Whole Family + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Romance] When Jiang Jiaojiao opens her eyes, she’s transmigrated to the 1960s. She thinks she’ll have to struggle to survive through the famine, but before she can even cry, she discovers that the supply-filled port has come with her as a pocket dimension. Smile, smile as much as you like. But then she realizes: why has her whole family 3.6kReads8.8Score42414d adds
10. 10 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 20.6kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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    1️⃣ The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight [heart]. He's uneducated and envious of his wife's cultured nature, so he tries to learn from her [OK]. This simple-minded guy is transformed into a cunning and shrewish character [laughing]. The male lead is a henpecked husband 👂 who listens to his wife and spoils her like a child. They discuss things together and their interactions are incredibly sweet 🔥. 2️⃣ The male lead is the female lead's brother's comrade-in-arms and has long liked her [shy]. He happens to witness her arguing with her blind date, helps her out of the situation, confesses his feelings, asks her to go on another blind date, and they get married. He respects her decisions 🔥, knows she has secrets, trusts her, and is her strong support, clearing obstacles for her [heart] and ensuring her wishes aren't disappointed 🍀. He protects her and her family with his actions, providing a strong sense of security. This kind of man is so rare!

11. 11 七 Joining the Army in the Seventies: The Brilliant Scientist Tames a Rugged Man Who Can't Have Children 七零随军：科研娇妻驯服绝嗣糙汉 True to the Mountain at Dawn不负熹山Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted Si Nian was beautiful and lucky, but one careless mistake led to her father being reported, putting her at risk of being sent to the countryside. To spare their daughter from hardship, her family pulled some strings and found her a blind date who could protect her. But as soon as she arrived, she saw her cousin had gotten there first and stolen her prospective match. Si Nian was about to confront her when a string of comments suddenly floated above her head. [Such a beauty, yet she's going to ma 1.7kReads8.8Score16414d adds
12. 12 妈 Mom Remarries, Dad Weds Again, and a Little Waif Meets a Veteran Cadre 妈改嫁，爸再婚，小可怜遇老干部 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Nine-year age gap + 1980s + Chinese setting + bittersweet, sweet secret crush + devoted couple + family drama] [The heroine has a secret crush at first, but later becomes clear-eyed and grounded. She's a wealthy, beautiful, clear-headed, well-educated doctor.] [The hero is afraid to fall in love at first, but later becomes hopelessly devoted. He's an elegant, handsome politician with plenty of schemes.] [Complete.] After her mother remarried, Xia Chuchu was left to live under someone else's roo 7.3kReads9.2Score83114d adds

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    No reincarnation, no time travel; the female protagonist is a native of the era. Her mother remarries, and Xia Chuchu begins living as an outsider. An annoying biological mother, a heartless stepfather, a broken stepbrother, an increasingly biased biological father—all these she finds indifferent. The male protagonist is nine years older than the female protagonist, a politician, gentle and refined, a true gentleman. Later, the female protagonist confesses her feelings to him, and even though he is aware of his own feelings, he rationally rejects her.

13. 13 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.9kReads9.0Score50414d adds

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    A straight-laced male lead whose mind is only on the female lead; not greasy at all, just sincere; super sweet, cute and heartwarming, highly recommended!

14. 14 村 The Village's Laziest Beauty Marries a Rough-Hewn Man from the Next Village 村里最懒的美娇娘嫁给了邻村糙汉 Gu Jingqiu顾惊秋Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Complete + Farming + No transmigration + No System + Size Difference + Devoted Love + Everyday Family Life + Cozy Daily Life] In a sentence: The laziest woman in the village marries a rugged hunter from the neighboring village and enjoys a cozy life as his utterly spoiled wife. When the Xu family came to propose, Lu Tian asked Xu An, “If I marry you, will you treat me well?” Xu An replied, “If you dare to marry me, I swear I’ll never let you down.” So Lu Tian married him. Everyone wondered 11.3kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    It's sweet; the male lead cherishes the female lead dearly.

15. 15 六 A Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Charming Army Wife Has a Huge Fortune 六零军婚，娇魅军嫂有亿点点家产 Xuan Cong萱丛Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing New Book: Transmigrating to the 1960s in the Apocalypse, She Becomes the Compound's Darling "Female-led + sweet romance + period setting + military marriage + transmigrate + golden finger + System + a tiny bit of family wealth" Shen Mingzhu had just closed a major deal. She was about to collect a million-yuan bonus when she died in a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, she had not only transmigrated to the 1960s, but had become a married woman. And from the start, she got caught up in 10.1kReads8.7Score65814d adds

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    If I'm talking about time-travel novels that respect women in the 70s and 80s, I highly recommend this one I'm currently following. Readers who are interested should check it out! [Please follow!]

16. 16 假 The Fake Heiress Was Kicked Out, and a Rugged Countryman Took Her Home to Cherish Her 假千金被赶出门，乡野糙汉抱走宠 Lu Cai陆菜Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted Auntie Zhang, from Shanghe Village, had spent twenty years working as a nanny for a wealthy family in the big city. Then, out of the blue, she brought home a fair-skinned, beautiful young woman. Word was, the girl had been switched at birth with the wealthy family’s real daughter. Once their biological child was found, they’d kicked her out. Auntie Zhang felt sorry for her and brought her back to Shanghe Village. But she couldn’t stay there forever; she had to return to the city and keep earning 6.1kReads9.2Score49914d adds

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    Does this count? I just finished watching it, and it was really good. The female lead is a silly but beautiful girl, and the male lead dotes on her and has a brother who loves her very much.

17. 17 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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    A period novel, not written by a rough-and-tumble man.

18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, and My Whole Family Went to the Countryside 穿越七零，我全家下乡了 Gold Gold Gold金金金子Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s + Pocket Dimension + Family Life + Companionship + Devoted Couple] In her previous life, Zhou Ran lost her parents at a young age and was raised by her grandmother. On the day she won an Olympic gold medal, her grandmother passed away. Heartbroken, Zhou Ran was caught in a car accident and transmigrated to the 1970s, into the body of a young female educated youth about to head to the countryside. She was supposedly going there to help with development, but in tr 2.4kReads8.9Score15714d adds
19. 19 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
20. 20 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Washed the Sheets 新婚夜，冷面军官洗床单 Meat Sauce Dumpling肉酱团子Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted The ratings came in on Singles’ Day, and they started out a little low. They’ll gradually rise, though~ [Military marriage in a bygone era + sweet beauty VS stone-faced officer + devoted husband + cozy everyday life] She transmigrates into a book on her wedding night. They’ve barely finished when he wants to run away? Jiang Muning raised an eyebrow. “In your dreams!” When she woke up, she discovered that her archenemy, who was supposed to have died with her in an avalanche, had also transmigrate 12.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds

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    Everyone, go watch it!!! The male lead is incredibly doting on his wife, polite, and also makes money.

21. 21 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.8kReads9.5Score7.7k14d adds

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    Campus × Top Students × Elite Circle

22. 22 遗 After Being Abandoned and Brought Back to the Capital, She Freezes to Death 遗弃接回京城后，她却被活活冻死 Each Leaf Is Light as a Dream叶叶轻似梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: Reborn in the Cultivation World and Back in the 1970s: Kicking My Scumbag Father to the Countryside and Becoming the Family Darling [Beloved by all + military marriage + sweet romance + pocket dimension + alternate-era setting + a touch of fantasy] In her previous life, Jiang Yang was forced to take the place of a fake heiress and go to the countryside as an educated youth. After freezing to death, she transmigrated to the cultivation world. Who would have thought that flipp 9kReads9.0Score89114d adds
23. 23 八 After a Marriage Swap in the 1980s, I Married Up and Won This Commander 八零换亲后高嫁，这个首长拿下了 Su Nuonuo苏糯糯Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Military Marriage + Both Leads Are Chaste + Sweet Romance + Rich Wife’s Daily Life Raising Children + Swapped Marriages] Also known as [The Daily Life of Marrying Up] In her previous life, Su Wanwan and her cousin Su Miaomiao had vastly different marriages. Su Miaomiao had high standards. With the help of her biased grandmother, she married up to an army officer, earning everyone’s envy. After a blind date, Su Wanwan married a senior from her school. After the wedding, Su Miaomiao e 1.1kReads8.7Score11714d adds

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    There are too many, but I've selected a few that I like. They're all good. Each has its own highlights, but they're all sweet and heartwarming stories.

24. 24 病 The Lovesick Character Persona Has Fallen Apart 病娇人设崩塌了 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [The print edition is coming soon and will be available on all platforms. See you at 7:00 p.m. on July 31!] Xie Huai, the famous young heir of the capital, fell in love at first sight with Song Nuan, the dazzling freshman representative on stage, when he was a freshman in high school. Xie Huai suffers from depression and is possessive and volatile. He won't let any boys near Song Nuan, and anyone who gets close ends up expelled. Terrified, Song Nuan is forced to transfer schools, but Xie Huai fo 50.6kReads9.4Score5k14d adds
25. 25 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 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8k14d adds
26. 26 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 7.7kReads8.7Score49514d adds
27. 27 军 A Lovely Military Wife and a Rugged Soldier: One Wrong Step on the Army Journey in the Eighties 军嫂俏！军爷糙！八零随军闪了腰 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet, Charming Wife + Abstinent Officer] (Fictional Military Marriage + Married First, Fell in Love Later + Life in the Military Camp + Spatial System + Adorable Baby) Jiang Ning's arrival in the 1980s gets off to a wild start. The moment she opens her eyes, she's face-to-face with a burly soldier sporting an eight-pack, and nearly gets caught in bed with him. She makes a snap decision and binds herself to the man... “Comrade, what's done is done. Why don't we get married?” “Comrade, let's go 15kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
28. 28 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score64514d adds
29. 29 七 Seventies Island Military Marriage: A Stepmom's Daily Life Raising Kids After Remarrying 七零海岛军婚：二婚后妈养娃日常 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Stepmother + Second Marriage + Raising Kids + Sweet Romance + Food + Everyday Life + Love After Marriage When she opens her eyes, Song Shiwei discovers she has transmigrated into a book! Worse, she’s become the female cannon fodder with a tragic ending! To save her life and escape the plot’s control, she impulsively marries Zhou Tingyue, a cadre ten years her senior! She thinks she can now enjoy a carefree little life of her own! But when she arrives, she discovers that the f 3.4kReads8.9Score32014d adds
30. 30 大 The Lovely Beauty of the Courtyard Compound: The 1980s 大杂院里的娇美人【八零】 Qing Li卿梨Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted A strange story has been making the rounds in Ningcheng lately. Su Beibei, the fair-skinned beauty from the Su family who swore she’d live in an apartment block, ruined her reputation and then refused to marry the son of Section Chief Zhang from the textile mill. Instead, she married Feng Yue, the young man from the crowded old courtyard! - Su Beibei is a food blogger who, after a car accident, transmigrates as a pampered beauty in the 1980s. The original host was hopelessly lovestruck, believed 2.1kReads8.8Score16914d adds
31. 31 七 The Military Wife’s Farming Life in the 1970s 七零军嫂种田忙 A Floating Fish in a Dream一梦浮鱼Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted Lin Yunxi wakes from a nap and discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a military wife in the 1970s. She got married young and already has an adorable son. In an era when people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, Lin Yunxi isn't worried at all: her pocket dimension for growing crops came with her! Watch as she wins the country's support, opens factories, starts businesses, and builds a business empire of her own. She hears that a courtyard house in the capital co 9.2kReads9.0Score73214d adds
32. 32 拔 I Pulled Out My Son’s Pacifier. He Wailed, and I Laughed 拔儿子奶嘴，他哇哇哭我哈哈笑 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted Completed! ❗️ [Raising Kids + Adorable Children] The eldest daughter of the Gu family is married to an emperor, and her son is the crown prince. She had a winning hand, yet threw it all away by eloping with someone else. When Gu Nuo first transmigrated, she was holding a bowl of poison. The System told her she was about to poison her emperor husband and run away with her lover! What? Had she lost her mind and grown tired of living? Gu Nuo smashed the bowl. Worried that her plot to murder the emp 10.4kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
33. 33 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds

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    The male lead in this book has a great character design: he's clean-living, doesn't swear, has plenty of money, does little work, and is the kind of guy who coldly washes underwear.

34. 34 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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    Especially in the second book, the male lead is a researcher who dotes on the female lead, and the baby is also incredibly cute.

35. 35 顶 Top Assassin in the 1980s: I'm Taking This Soldier King 顶级杀手到八零：这个兵王我要了 The Libertine from Laoshan崂山来的登徒子Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Two Soldiers + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Face-Slapping + Weapons Powerhouse + Comeback] Du Yi is the Blood Demon Organization's elite assassin, ranked number one in the world with a perfect record. She excels at everything, from combat and weapons development to marksmanship. After earning two billion, she wants to retire, get married, have children, and live an ordinary life. The organization has just one demand: hand over all her weapon blueprints and her arsenal, and she'll be 3.3kReads9.4Score42914d adds
36. 36 在 Saving an Ordinary Family in a Novel Set in the Seventies 在年代文里拯救路人一家 The South Has Jade南方有玉Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted Before transmigrating, the heroine relied on her mother. Going from a rich second-generation kid to the 1970s isn’t scary. What’s scary is transmigrating into an insignificant character who won’t live to see twenty, and who is destined to give the heroine her family fortune and a man. When she went to the countryside, she met a pitiful punk with a sharp tongue. Just because he said the heroine was ugly and had a big face, the heroine and her best friend got him executed. Since they were both in 2.8kReads7.7Score20514d adds
37. 37 和 After Swapping Marriages With My Stepsister, I Became the White Moonlight of a Period Novel 和继妹换亲后，在年代文当白月光 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance503k WordsOngoing Eighties, marriage first and love later, slice of life, period setting, transmigration into a book Lou Xia, a homebody, dies suddenly while reading late at night and transmigrates into a book. She becomes the doomed, beautiful but useless first love of the overpowered male lead. The first love has a tragic background: her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and her stepsister forces her to switch betrothed husbands, marrying the male lead’s doomed older brother instead. Not 38.6kReads8.7Score3.5k14d adds

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    Both of these books are excellent! A perfect duo!

38. 38 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
39. 39 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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    This one is good, you can take a look 👀

40. 40 二 Marrying an Officer Again: The Socially Anxious Beauty Is Doted on by Her Brother-in-Law 二嫁军官，社恐美人被大伯哥娇宠 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Both Pure + Sweet, Sensual, Introverted Beauty vs. Deeply Cunning Officer + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Eight-Year Age Gap] Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow whose husband had died just after their wedding. Losing her husband wasn't a problem. Her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gave her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an amazing cook. Tang Huan had a wonderful life. The only thing she didn't like w 15.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    Just finished watching it, "Rational Love," set in a bygone era.

41. 41 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds

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    Xia Qingning transmigrates into the body of the original wife in a period novel, only to find herself in a crisis of losing her virginity the moment she opens her eyes. To protect her innocence, she jumps into a river but is rescued by her military officer husband. Her husband goes from being distant to being completely under her control, even taking her with him to his military post. Facing ridicule from onlookers, she amazes everyone. The story has no cheat codes but is still captivating, with incredibly satisfying face-slapping moments and irresistibly sweet romance. [Learned][Learned]

42. 42 七 A Beauty Blessed by the Heavens Arrives in the Seventies and Becomes the Whole Family's Darling 七零天降气运美人，被全家团宠 What a Huge Scallop好大一枚仙贝Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Charming young educated urbanite heroine VS darkly scheming, clingy country man] When she woke up, the lovely and charming Jiang Yin had transmigrated to the impoverished 1970s. Her childhood sweetheart had betrayed her, she had no one to rely on, and lying beside her was a clueless country man said to be cold and heartless. They were forced together and had to live side by side. Remembering how Zhao Yin was described in the book, Jiang Yin nearly cried. But later, she realized he wasn’t anythi 8kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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    This is beautiful!

43. 43 闪 A Whirlwind Marriage in the Seventies: The Pretty Military Wife Is a Medical Expert 闪婚七零，俏军嫂竟是医学大佬 Floating Jade浮玉Modern Romance779k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + medical expert + face-slapping + serving the nation + 1v1] After her parents were brutally killed and her family destroyed, a medical expert bent on revenge was unexpectedly killed. She was told she had a chance to transmigrate, and could have a wealthy family, loving parents, and a handsome fiancé. Why not? When she opened her eyes again, she was in the materially deprived 1970s. A wealthy family? Their assets had to be handed over! Loving parents? They were being sent away to 53Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    This is a time-travel novel where the female protagonist travels back in time, mistakes her blind date for her lover, and ends up marrying a military officer. She later joins his unit, works at a military hospital, and eventually researches medicine at a research institute to serve her country...

44. 44 带 I Transmigrated to an Era of Famine and War with a Few Acres of Land 带着几亩地，穿越到饥荒战乱年代 A Simple Life平淡生活Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Alternate history + spatial powers + fleeing famine and war + fighting for the throne + decisive and ruthless + a little palace intrigue) Ye Yutong has transmigrated! She's landed in a novel once written by her college roommate, set in an unknown dynasty during a time of famine and war. In the original story, the heroine is her cousin, while Ye Yutong is the wicked supporting character who competes with her for the male lead. Not only does she get thoroughly humiliated, her family is dragged do 21.1kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds

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    A very good story about fleeing famine; the plot is formulaic yet not entirely formulaic, making it quite interesting.

45. 45 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 23.2kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
46. 46 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.8kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
47. 47 被 Bought Home by a Rough Country Man, the Sweet Wife Brings Him Endless Luck 被糙汉买回家，娇软媳妇超旺夫 This Cutie Is Called Guagua本萌叫呱呱Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + no awful relatives] [Cozy farming + adorable child + alternate world + pocket dimension] Luo Ge, a petite and soft-hearted food blogger who blushed easily, unexpectedly transmigrated. As an unregistered nobody, she found it impossible to get by in this unfamiliar ancient world. To survive in this era, she found herself a husband on the cheap. She only meant to stay alive, but never expected to gain an unexpected happiness. Who 10.4kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
48. 48 妻 The Lady of the House Has Arrived, Her Husbands Beg for Her Favor 妻主驾到，夫郎求恩宠 Ling Ling Yi零凌伊Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted [Women rule + adored by all + sweet romance + pocket dimension] She transmigrates into a book set in a world ruled by women, becoming a worthless woman in a family with nothing. In this world, men do embroidery while women earn money to support the family. Fortunately, her pocket dimension comes with her when she transmigrates. See how she turns her life around and reaches the pinnacle of success. 1.4kReads8.4Score11014d adds
49. 49 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist of this story is the same as the original female lead. Lin Hui foresees the tragic end of her life of hardship in a dream, and upon waking, she resolves to change her fate, starting her "retirement" at the age of 20, making her scoundrel husband shoulder the burden of the family. In the novel, Lin Hui uses various methods, including PUA and manipulative tactics, to gradually transform Xu Dongsheng into a doting husband. The story not only showcases the protagonist's growth and rise to power but also depicts the social background and family life of the 1980s. It's fast-paced, heartwarming, and simple, making it hard to put down.

50. 50 穿 Transmigrate into a 1970s Book, and Get Swept into a Flash Marriage While Dreaming of Farming 穿书七零，想种田的我被拉去闪婚 A Head of Lettuce一颗莴苣Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Transmigration into a book + female supporting character + pocket dimension + face-slapping + farming + lighthearted sweet romance + heroine is no pushover After finally graduating, Qin Hua transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel as the female supporting character. Fortunately, she had stocked up on supplies well before transmigrating. Qin Hua had prepared herself for all kinds of hardships, but she hadn’t expected farm work to be so grueling. Just as she finally got used to it, she ended up in 901Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    The male lead doesn't use foul language.

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