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1. 1 女 Woman to Man: Reborn as the Scum Villain Who Dies Young 女穿男：穿成早死渣男反派 Wu Dongli乌冬漓Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Gender-Swap + Transmigrate into a Book] [Warning] This is a serious story about a woman transmigrating into a man and getting together with a woman. After pulling an all-nighter reading, Zhao Zhouzhou transmigrates into a book and lands the role of a villain. As the saying goes, if you transmigrate, you’ll end up in a book, and if you end up in a book, you’ll become the villain. But Zhao Zhouzhou not only becomes a villain, she becomes a man as well. In the original story, he is the scumbag hus 1.9kReads8.5Score120Shelves

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   These are all good-looking female-to-male transmigration stories. Recommendation rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Various niche stories: 123456 These are female-to-male transmigration stories where the female protagonist ends up with another female character. 789 These are female-to-male transmigration stories where the female protagonist ends up with another male character (dual male leads). 10 The female protagonist transmigrates into a tiny, infant male supporting character and is pampered from a young age. There's no romantic pairing in these stories, but they're all quite enjoyable to watch.

2. 2 女 Woman to Man: Giving the Heroines a Home 女穿男：给女主们一个家 Wind147风147Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Redemption + no fixed pairing + occasional scares + not much logic + no angst] After Chu Qi died, she was bound to the Good Man System. To stay alive, she had no choice but to keep transmigrating through quick-transmigration worlds and completing redemption missions... [Period Piece] Has a CP [Apocalypse] No CP [Cultivation] Has a CP [Going Crazy] Has a CP [Sailor x Mermaid] Has a CP [Good Dad] No CP [Revenge of the Infant Spirit] Has a CP [Stockpiling for Survival in the Apocalypse] No CP [The 3.3kReads8.9Score203Shelves
3. 3 女 Woman in a Man's Body: Is the Heroine's Child Mine? 女穿男：女主的崽是我的？ Wu Dongli乌冬漓Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + transmigrate into a book + devoted couple] Yan Xi fell asleep and transmigrated into an old-school male-led novel. Staring at the soft, feminine face in the mirror and the extra parts between her legs, it took a long while for her brain and eyes to reconcile what they were seeing. Only then did she realize she had gone from a woman to a man, and not just any man, but one who dressed as a woman!!! 6.6kReads9.1Score435Shelves
4. 4 穿 Book Transmigration: A College Girl Is Forced to Become the Male Lead 穿书：女大学生被迫成为男主 Lu Ming鹿姳Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [A woman in a man's body / fake CEO pursues his wife / fake love triangle] Gu Zhao looks like a cold, domineering CEO, but inside she's a goofy college girl. After pulling an all-nighter reading novels and dying suddenly, she's forced into the male lead's body and tasked with pursuing his one true love. She thinks she's only doing it to complete a mission, but the moment she sees the girl, she falls head over heels. Lin Qinghan is the legendary one true love. She seems aloof, but she's actually 5.4kReads9.2Score357Shelves
5. 5 女 A Woman Reborn as a Man: Brothers in This Life, Lovers in the Next 女穿男：今生做兄弟，来世做夫妻 Writing Books in Dreams梦中写书Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted The male-oriented novel Martial Dream Saga fell apart when its protagonist, Zhang Songzhi, accidentally died after being poisoned by the villain Liao Baiyi. The System sent its Hosts to fix the story, but one Host after another was lost, and none managed to set things right. With each reset of the plot, the System itself neared collapse... For the final reset, with every Host under its command gone, the System had no choice but to summon Yu Yuanyuan, who had just died and had zero experience tr 198Reads8.8Score—Shelves
6. 6 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Saved Side Character Won't Leave Me Alone 女穿男，被拯救的女配赖上了 Little Meow小喵儿Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted Woman transmigrates into a man, quick transmigration, happy ending, one-on-one romance Note: There is one female supporting character in each mini-world. This is a sweet romance. Yan Xingchen works for a quick transmigration company. To help her complete her mission of saving female supporting characters, her System secretly transmigrates her into a man’s body. She can put up with being in a man’s body. Yan Xingchen just wants to finish the mission quickly, but what is with these female supporti 2.1kReads8.4Score114Shelves
7. 7 女 After a Woman Turns into a Man, He Takes the Second Male Lead Away 女穿男后他抱走了男二 Unhearing of the Mountain Moon不闻山月Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted A versatile actor skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting × a science whiz and research genius [Main story complete, bonus chapters updated whenever] [Two male leads (BL), seme protagonist, ancient-to-modern, transmigrates into a book with a System] In his previous life, Yan Fuxiao (whose surname was Liu in that life) was the daughter of the chief escort of an escort agency. She died suddenly and crossed a thousand years into the modern era. But transmigrating wasn't enough: she also 1.8kReads9.4Score150Shelves
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: Being a Man Doesn't Faze Me 快穿：穿成男的也不慌 A Sparrow in a Tree树上的一只雀Two Male Leads864k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + 1v1 + woman transmigrates as a man + sweet romance + a little silly + laid-back protagonist] She’s a thousand-year-old demon who has spent her life either cultivating or on her way to cultivate. When she hits a bottleneck, she heads out to clear her mind and stumbles upon a mysteriously appearing System. She pretends to let it bind her, then visits three thousand minor worlds to enjoy the scenery. If you prefer a more assertive female lead, start with the third world. The 347Reads8.9Score104Shelves
9. 9 女 Woman Transmigrates as a Man: How Do I Survive as the Male Lead in a Tragic Romance? 女穿男：穿成虐文男配怎么破？ The Dumpling Who Loves Guo Bao Rou爱吃锅包肉的团子Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male body swap + Dominant male lead + Faithful couple + Quick transmigration + Strong leads + Comedy + Northeastern Chinese dialect] Got struck by lightning for running my mouth? I transmigrated into the male supporting character in an angsty novel and got a System to boot. Wait, other people's Systems are all adorable little sweethearts. Why does mine keep calling me "bro" and asking me to follow its channel? It's a fat bird! Well, pairing a Northeastern guy with a Northeastern Syste 805Reads6.8Score—Shelves
10. 10 穿 Reborn as the Male Supporting Character, I’ve Let It All Go 穿成男配后我佛了 Jumping Checkers跳跳棋Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Gender Swap + School Life + Childhood Sweethearts + Male Supporting Character + No CP] Tao Tao was originally an ordinary, happy college girl. Then one day, she suddenly transmigrated... Not only did she transmigrate, she could even be said to have reverted to her original form, becoming a helpless little kid who couldn't hurt a fly! And on top of that, she had changed sex! Later, Tao Tao comforted herself: It was fine. So what if she'd changed sex? She could just treat it as a fresh start. Her 188Reads9.1Score—Shelves
11. 11 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 33.9kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves

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    This book is super good!

12. 12 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: An Unwed Father’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 女穿男，未婚成爹我要科举考状元 Good Little Sea Bream鲷鱼乖乖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She was a bona fide college student, and transmigrating into another body was one thing, but becoming a woman in a man's body and suddenly a father was another. And as if that weren't enough, they expected her to find them wives. She was utterly speechless. She didn't even have a wife herself. “I... Your dad's chest hurts. Help me to my room so I can lie down.” On the first day, her eldest son, Li Qingzhou, asked her that night, “Dad, why do you take a lamp to the latrine?” “...Can’t I go look 1kReads8.8Score104Shelves

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    The first book is about a female college student who transmigrates into a man's body, has a son and a daughter, and a famous teacher system. The plot is interesting, and with over 700 chapters, you won't run out of reading material. The second book is about a woman who transmigrates into a peasant boy's body. Initially, she guides her family to help her take the imperial examinations. The process is difficult, but it gets easier after she starts studying. When she needs to use modern knowledge, she tells her family it's from books or her teachers' teachings. Her family, being from ancient times and of humble origins, doesn't doubt her, and her teachers cherish her even more. The third book is completed. The protagonist is a woman disguised as a man, calm, collected, and adorable. She is proficient in many skills, loved by her teachers, and principled. Many plot points are interconnected, making the story very engaging and enjoyable. The fourth book is also about a woman disguised as a man, but without the imperial examinations. It's about rebirth, but the female lead is incredibly handsome and suffers a tragic fate. There's no romantic partner. She's a brilliant and talented young man, a dashing and carefree youth. One day, her family is imprisoned, and she faces utter ruin. Only then does she realize how naive she was. Given a second chance, she's more cautious but rational. She doesn't seek revenge but prioritizes the stability of the country and the court. In the end, someone discovers she's a woman, but she's not exposed.

13. 13 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: A Farmer’s Road to the Imperial Exams 女穿男：农家子的科举青云路 Shang Xinghe裳星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + imperial examinations + romance later on + remembered in history + founding the family tree] In her previous life, Qin Huan grew up in an orphanage and worked her way into a university degree. She landed a job at a major company and was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of success. Her only regret was never having much family to speak of. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled from modern times to the past, and from a woman to a man. She had become 9.6kReads9.0Score1kShelves
14. 14 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5kShelves
15. 15 权 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score435Shelves
16. 16 小 The Alley: A Woman in a Man's Body, Refusing to Be the Foolishly Filial Zhuang Chaoying 小巷人家：女穿男不当愚孝庄超英 Handwritten Haha手书哈哈Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + System + face-slapping + devoted husband + Romance in the Alley] Romance in the Alley: A Woman Transmigrates into a Man and Refuses to Be the Foolishly Filial Zhuang Chaoying Also known as: Alley Romance: “My wife is crying. Am I, Zhuang Chaoying, a monster?” This is a simple, everyday family story about transmigrating into Zhuang Chaoying and giving everyone a happy life. There are no billionaires or industry tycoons here, just an ordinary life, though money wil 2.3kReads8.9Score162Shelves

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    There are female-to-male transmigration stories, some involving imperial examinations and others.

17. 17 女 A Woman Transmigrated into a Man, with a Childhood Sweetheart Fiancée 女穿男，青梅竹马未婚妻 Love Rice Noodles a爱吃米线aAncient Romance181k WordsOngoing (Female transmigrates into a male body, romance, one-on-one, childhood sweethearts, imperial examinations, devoted husband) Lin Ziyu was an ordinary office worker in the 21st century. One day, on the way home from work, he was hit by a car and transmigrated into the body of a man named Lin Ziyu in ancient times. He also found himself with a childhood sweetheart who was his betrothed. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 重 Reborn into the Imperial Exams: Reforming My Tea-Drinking Ways 重生科举，绿茶整改日常 A Qi Ya阿祁呀Ancient Romance351k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + imperial examinations + woman reborn as a man + modern livestreaming System + romance] Xie Anyang was once the cherished daughter of the Xie family. After her parents died, she became the Yang family’s cousin. Unfortunately, she fell for her cousin and made a few mistakes, so in the end she was driven out of the Yang residence and died in despair. Reborn as Xie Dazhu, she went from a pampered young lady who had never lifted a finger to a farmer’s son. Pouting couldn’t change the fact 1Reads8.1Score—Shelves
19. 19 女 A Woman in a Man’s Body: Turning the Imperial Exams into a Path to Power 女穿男：科举逆袭当首辅 Qi Qiyuan七七源Ancient Romance213k WordsOngoing [Female transmigrates into a male body + imperial examinations + clashes with powerful clans + establishes a girls' school + makes her mark in history + romance later on] In her previous life, Chen Shujing grew up in an orphanage and spent her whole life striving to prove that women were no worse than men. At last, she became the head of a company, only to die from overwork. When she opened her eyes again, she was in another world, transformed from a woman into a man, and from an orphan into the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 女 Girl Transmigrates into a Guy: Seriously, Don't Be So Hypocritical 女穿男：不er你不要太双标 May Xiao He Have Peace Year After Year小何同学岁岁安Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [Female-to-Male + Transmigrate into a Book + One-on-One + Both Chaste] As a modern-day wage slave of the twenty-first century, no, an office drone, Lin Xiao suspects he’s been working too much overtime. Then the crazy stuff begins: he transmigrates into a book and becomes a man with the same name as himself in an old-school melodramatic novel, namely, the male lead. The novel seems to have a bizarre plot full of drugging, pregnancy and running away with the baby, physical and emotional abuse, a 1.3kReads6.7Score104Shelves
21. 21 女 A Woman Disguised as a Man, Taking a Wife in Ancient Times 女穿男，我在古代娶媳妇 Desert Quicksand荒漠流沙Two Female Leads641k WordsCompleted Female soul in a male body After a car accident, Jiang Xiao, a young person from the modern world, transmigrates into the body of someone in an ancient dynasty that never existed in history, only to meet a heroine who looks exactly like the person they had loved from afar in their previous life. The person they could never have in their past life is now the wife the original owner bought in this world. Their regret from the past can finally be put right in this life. Women understand women best. 291Reads6.1Score—Shelves
22. 22 病 The Sickly Man Only Wants to Live Off a Woman 病秧子一心只想吃软饭 Gentle as the Breeze穆如清风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable child + business + imperial examinations + martial world + political schemes + strong female and male leads in love + battlefield] The imperial examinations come first, and the female lead appears later! Gu Fei, an orphan with congenital heart disease, died in one life. She thought that if she were reborn, she could have a healthy body this time. She only wanted to be comfortably well-off and live a long, peaceful life. But her mother went into early labor because of a wild chicken egg 835Reads7.4Score105Shelves
23. 23 重 Reborn as a Young Scholar in a Farming Family 重生之农家小书生 Smiling Dove笑白鸽Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Xiao Han transmigrated to ancient times as a little boy. He had planned to coast through life, eating his fill and waiting to die, but the System, desperate to meet its performance targets, tried every trick to tempt him, from sweet-talking him to feeding him poisonous motivational slogans. Xiao Han gradually veered onto a path no one had planned for. He had only wanted to help his family achieve a comfortable life, but he aimed too high and accidentally reached the pinnacle of success. Xiao San 2kReads8.7Score138Shelves
24. 24 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became a Man Who Spoils His Wife 穿越后，变成男儿宠妻无度 The King Doesn't Patrol the Mountains大王不巡山Urban253k WordsCompleted Zhou Yan, a twenty-first-century professional who had just become design director at a publicly listed company, got blackout drunk while celebrating with colleagues. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the parallel world of the 1970s, in the body of a man, and a weakling at that... Well, when in Rome... With a lovely young wife at home, Zhou Yan decided to earn money, support her, build a fortune, and work toward a moderately prosperous life! 796Reads8.7Score103Shelves
25. 25 刚 The One I Just Stabbed Became My Clan’s Greatest Hope 刚捅死的，我转身成了全族希望 Hei Ma黑吗Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted [Imperial Exams] + [Female-to-Male] + [Farming] + [Family Life] + [Confucian Cultivation] After transmigrating, she was stabbed to death by her own mother. Then she was reborn as that woman's child, Li Tianbao. Because she had memories of her past life, someone altered her memories in her second life shortly after she was born. For years, she was forced to be a dutiful, downtrodden son to her own murderer. This is a once-prominent family with the bloodline of sages, now fallen into decline. 198Reads6.2Score—Shelves
26. 26 女 A Woman in a Man’s Body: The Farmer’s Son Works Everyone to Tears 女穿男之，农家小子把人卷哭了 Counting Stars at Night夜晚数星星Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted Wah! When Liu An’an opened her eyes, she discovered she’d become a baby. What? Not only had she become a baby, she’d also changed sex and become the only boy in the family, Liu An. Her family doted on him, but they were so poor that even getting enough to eat was a problem. Well, seeing how much his family loved him, Liu An decided to put the advantages of his previous life to use, work hard, and lead the whole family to a better life. 844Reads8.5Score100Shelves
27. 27 女 A Woman Transmigrates Into a Man: If the Dynasty Is Unfair, I’ll Change It 女穿男：朝代不公，那就换代 Money Can Cure Every Illness有钱可以治百病Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted Bully men and prey on women? I’ll break his limbs and cut off his manhood. Embezzle and take bribes? I’ll clean out his house until not a single tile is left. Use your power to bully people? If no one will punish a prince for his crimes, I will. She gradually realizes that one person’s strength is limited after all. The people of this country are suffering terribly, so she’ll overthrow it. That’s the greatest good! Romance: Wow, that young lady is so pretty! You’re my sister now. Huai Tianle: I 43Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 本 I’m Female, but My Gender Is Male: Getting a Wife to Help With the Farming 本人女，性别男，娶个媳妇好种田 Jing Yiruoxi静依若熙Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted Female-oriented, woman transmigrates into a man's body, farming This is not an imperial-exam novel. Later on, there will be conscription and a change of dynasties. Transmigrated into a hooligan? And married, too? His young wife is only fifteen or sixteen. Isn't she way too young? How could she bring herself to do anything with her? The family has no money and is deeply in debt. What can she do? Fortunately, she has a System, and can help the whole clan thrive! Just as life is carefree and everyt 3.6kReads9.0Score374Shelves
29. 29 寒 The Road to the Imperial Examinations for a Poor Scholar 寒门科举之路 Moon Glutinous White月糯白Historical821k WordsCompleted After surviving alone in the apocalypse for three years, Yang Han is betrayed by his teammates and scratched by a zombie. Unwilling to turn into one and get his head blown off, he takes his own life. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a farm boy, the only son of a family with a thousand acres of fertile land. He can't handle the backbreaking work in the fields, and since all professions are inferior to studying, he has no choice but to set out on the path to the imperial examinat 193Reads8.6Score114Shelves
30. 30 我 I Turn My Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 我靠科举逆袭人生 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Historical808k WordsCompleted When Li Jingxing wakes up, he finds himself in an unfamiliar place. Around him are crude huts and shabby furniture, and the air carries a faint smell of straw. Looking down, he sees that he is wearing ragged clothes and a pair of straw sandals. All of it leaves him utterly confused. “How did I end up here?” Li Jingxing wonders. Just then, a burst of noise breaks through his thoughts. 3kReads8.8Score230Shelves
31. 31 女 A Woman Transmigrated into a Man: A Farmer's Son Rises to Greatness 女穿男之农家子的崛起之路 Rock Petal Flower岩瓣花Ancient Romance896k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Space + Past and Present Lives + Conquering the World] A lifetime of suffering in countless worlds, in exchange for one life's love! Is it transmigration, or an endless cycle of reincarnation? He was a divine sovereign in the God Realm ten thousand years ago, a woman struggling to survive in the apocalypse, a CEO, a farmer's son, the head of the Bai family, the master of the Shadow Pavilion, or even the ruler of the world. These are only small chapters in his life. He has no me 64Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 开 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 I Want to Make Money爷要赚钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 48.9kReads9.3Score6kShelves

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    Although it's a system-based time travel story, it differs from traditional system-based time travel. The female protagonist's thoughts and actions are influenced by modern socialist ideology, but living in the feudal era of the Holy Yuan Dynasty, she develops political ideas and governance philosophies that adapt to the times without being bound by them. Many aspects of the story are worthy of deep thought and discussion; it's not a traditional wish-fulfillment novel and deserves careful reading!

33. 33 女 A Woman Transmigrates into a Man: My Lame Childhood Bride 女穿男：我的跛脚童养媳 Gui Chengcheng归澄澄Ancient Romance545k WordsCompleted [Woman Transmigrates into a Man] + [Devoted Husband] + [Older Woman/Younger Man Romance] + [Everyday Rural Life] + [Helping Each Other Grow] + [Business and Imperial Exams] Modern-day overworked office drone Zhao Xiaoyu transmigrates into a poor farming family in ancient times. Orphaned at birth, he is raised by his five-years-older, lame, child-bride sister, who farms and sews to support his studies for the imperial exams. When he is five, Zhao Xiaoyu toddles after her, promising that when he g 2.3kReads8.9Score263Shelves

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    Sweet Romance with Female Transformation

34. 34 女 After Reincarnating as a Man, She Studies Her Way to Restore Her Family's Honor 女穿男后，靠读书为家族改换门楣 Little Meatball Is Super Skinny小肉丸子超级瘦Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A 38-year-old office drone transmigrates into the body of a little boy, working hard to act cute by day and studying himself to death by night. He, Jiang Mingfei, is the sole heir in four generations of the Jiang family, and he’s determined to lead them all to a better life. “Grandpa, your fifties are the perfect age to strive for success. How about taking a look at past provincial examination questions?” “Father, I heard that passing the provincial-level imperial exam qualifies you for an offic 3.3kReads8.6Score359Shelves

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    These are all good.

35. 35 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 23kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
36. 36 穷 From Pauper to Grand Secretary 穷小子到阁老 Zhu Family Jasmine茱家茉莉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zhu Yuanyuan was a highly educated young woman of the new era, ready to make her mark and serve her country. But before she could, she was shot on the school sports field... After becoming him, she threw herself into the imperial examination system, striving forward for herself and her family. From a village student to a presented scholar, from a farming household to the imperial court, she carved out her own path in life, one step at a time... 442Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    In her past life, Qin Huan was born into an orphanage, but through sheer hard work, she graduated from university, landed a job at a major company, and was about to reach the pinnacle of her life. Her only regret was her lack of family connections. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself transported from the present to the past, from female to male, becoming a poor farm child in the Northern Ming Dynasty—a dynasty whose history is not recorded. The good news was that she had escaped orphanhood; the bad news was that she was poor. On one hand, there was the predictable life of farming; on the other, the arduous and uncertain path of the imperial examinations… Holding a seemingly useless cheat code, Qin Huan resolutely decided—If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain! I'll ascend to the heavens! I'll take the imperial examinations!

37. 37 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: A Country Boy's Road to the Imperial Exams 女穿男：极品农家小子的科举 Hei Ma黑吗Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing [Female-to-male transmigration + farming + imperial examinations + changing her fate + everyday family life] Liu Shu was on his deathbed when he transmigrated into the body of a little boy. His father was crafty, his mother slippery, his older brother simple-minded, and his older sister fiery. He was both lazy and greedy, so he had two flaws to his name. By chance, he learned that his family was the eldest branch's human ATM, the kind they would grind to the bone and still squeeze dry. This... T 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
38. 38 女 A Woman Reborn as a Man: I'm a Farmer's Son, and I'm Taking the Imperial Exams 女穿男：穿成农家子，我要考科举 Xi Liuer西流尔Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [No CP, no heroine + woman transmigrates into a man's body + born into a new body + farming + imperial exams + a little business + fictional setting] Song Huaiyu dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into the body of someone from a poor family. Fortunately, she grew up in the countryside in her previous life, so farming and foraging in the mountains came naturally to her. Song Huaiyu sold goods from the mountains and raised livestock, but the money she earned went only toward improving her 126Reads5.6Score—Shelves
39. 39 女 Woman Turned Man: From the Start, His Wife at Yichun Brothel Demands a Divorce 女穿男【开局怡春楼家妻闹和离】 Knows Nothing of Plants不识草木Ancient Romance235k WordsOngoing [New book, feel free to support! The ratings and comments are climbing fast!] [Two female leads + farming + space + raising kids + both reborn] What did I do to deserve this? I only wanted to contribute to society, but from the start everything went disastrously wrong. I woke up as a man who’d been cleaned out, escaped from the Yichun Brothel, and returned home to find his mistress at the door. After waking from a nap, his wife had asked for a divorce. And his wife turned out to be reborn!! I st 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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40. 40 男 A Straight Man Turns into a Woman: From Steel-Spined Guy to the Circle's Darling 男穿女，钢铁直男变身贵圈小白花 Shan Er Yi山二乙Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted Chen Dashi, a burly, homebody editor, works several all-nighters in a row just to handle post-production for a variety show starring Xu Qingshu, a fallen celebrity! Then, with a sudden thud, he dies from overwork and transmigrates into her body! He also unexpectedly unlocks the bottomless treasure bag his grandmother left him before she died! He can pull out any item he can imagine, and even those he can’t, though each use comes with a small, random “side effect.” Since he’s here already, he mig 140Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 这 This Top Scholar Plays by His Own Rules 这个状元路子有点野 The Foundation of One's Life立身之本Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + imperial examinations + alternate history + lighthearted] My Parents Flipped the Table and Quit, So I Want to Take the Imperial Exams Too Just as Wang Xuezhou was about to reach the peak of his life, he transmigrated. The good news: in this life, his parents were loving, and his siblings got along. The bad news: the whole family was pinching pennies to fund his eldest uncle's studies. They had next to nothing and were living on coarse grain and wild greens. But before he could flip t 50.9kReads8.9Score6.3kShelves

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    They read the imperial examination papers and remained silent.

42. 42 开 My Ancestors’ Graves Started Smoking from the Start: Disguised as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams 开局祖坟冒青烟，女扮男装科举忙 Jiang Suiwan江岁晚Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xie Yuheng transmigrates from the Apocalypse to a farming household, where a tyrant rules the land. With no other choice, she disguises herself as a boy. As she grows older, everyone in the surrounding villages comes to know that the Xie family's prodigy has an exceptionally clever mind. Too bad he's a sickly weakling who can't lift a finger or carry a load. Bystander: “You're so noble, so impressive! Your sickly family member just kicked someone through a wall!” The Xie family: “Does the head o 12.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
43. 43 卖 Selling Vegetables and Studying, Then Becoming the Top Scholar 卖菜读书，结果高中状元 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.1M WordsCompleted After Shen Qingfeng dies alongside the Zombie Emperor in the apocalypse, he transmigrates to an alternate dynasty called Great Chu and becomes a child in Ning'an Village. The boy, nicknamed Dog Egg, is frail from birth, suffers from heart disease, and has a lowly name. Luckily, his proper name is Shen Yu'an. After studying for a few months with the elders, Shen Yu'an decides to take the imperial examinations, only to discover that his ancestors were exiles, and the descendants of exiles for thre 5.5kReads8.9Score573Shelves
44. 44 奸 The Scheming Minister Has No Desire to Be Everyone's Beloved 奸臣她不想当万人迷 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted [Cold, Suspicious Emperor vs. Female Official Disguised as a Man] Yu Bie is an illegitimate son who disguises herself as a man. She’s ambitious and insatiable, and plenty of people hate and despise her. She doesn’t care in the slightest. Her younger sister is Prince Zhang’s consort, so Yu Bie naturally joins Prince Zhang’s faction. She sincerely hopes he’ll succeed in the struggle for the throne and become crown prince. That would bring Yu Bie one step closer to her own dream: becoming a powerfu 42.5kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    The first book is about a female protagonist who is reincarnated into ancient times and disguises herself as a man to take the imperial examinations; there is no romantic pairing. The second book is also about a woman disguised as a man, an emperor versus a treacherous minister, a novel with a system, and it's not a virgin story.

45. 45 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves

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    It's a time-travel story, but not a male-to-female transmigration story; the writing is good and concise.

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