Period Story: Reborn Grandma Leaves Her Children Behind and Lives for Herself! 年代文，老太太重生，抛子弃女，活出自我！

1. 101 开 Four Ungrateful Children from the Start? I'll Become a Landowner Myself 开局四个不孝子？老娘自己当地主 Sunlight Behind the Old Window旧窗藏日光Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Satisfying Read + Building Wealth + Pocket Dimension + Herb Gathering + Family Life] Chen Ru and her husband transmigrate to an alternate dynasty and find themselves saddled with four unfilial sons and a whole bunch of unfilial grandchildren. The original owner devoted herself to her children. She found wives for all four sons and raised their children, even bringing up a son who passed the scholar examinations. But in the end, they all believed that an old person who refused t 28.8kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves
2. 102 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so niche that it barely gets any attention, but its quality is astonishing. The world-building is so fresh that there are no established counterparts. The author's writing is steady, the pacing isn't fast, but the details are incredibly abundant, like slowly gathering a net. While reading, you'll constantly have questions, and you'll find yourself questioning everything alongside the protagonist. It doesn't deliberately try to be sentimental, but each character's fate unfolds like a meticulously crafted tragic work of art—both logical and cruel.

3. 103 九 The 1990s: After the Old Lady Gives Up, Her Luck Soars! 九零：老太婆摆烂后却气运爆棚！ Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted Liu Chunhua's life was a miserable one. She lost her husband in middle age and her son in her later years. All her life, she worked like an ox for her lazy, gluttonous younger son's family. Her son and daughter-in-law were lazy and greedy. No matter, she would scavenge through garbage to feed them. Her grandson was a delinquent, idle and addicted to gambling. No matter, she would sell everything she owned to pay off his debts. For the sake of this family, she spent all the compensation money her 334Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   Both were reborn as old women. Before their rebirth, they were devoted to their children, only to be abandoned by them due to illness. After their rebirth, they only wanted to live for themselves.

4. 104 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Living as a Terrible Old Lady and Enjoying a Shameless Life 重生八零：做极品老太，享缺德人生 I'll Slap You in the Face佩你一脸Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good Payback] [Golden Finger] [Family Dramas] Shen Shuzhen is reborn in the 1980s, when her children have yet to make anything of themselves and are planning to suck her dry to pay for their living expenses and education. In her previous life, she sold her blood to put her children through school and fell ill. But they thought she was filthy and disgusting, and left her to freeze to death right outside their home. After being reborn, Shen 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🌻① Shen Shuzhen has been reborn in the 1980s! Back then, her children were still pretty useless, only thinking about sucking her dry to make ends meet and pay for their education [smirk]. In her previous life, she sold her blood to support her children, ending up with a host of illnesses and eventually freezing to death on the street [sad]. After being reborn, she has a cheat code and is determined not to spoil these ungrateful wretches anymore; she's going to live for herself for once [thinking]. As a result, her sons panic when they see their mother has changed, scrambling to flatter her and even revealing each other's shortcomings [laughing and crying].

5. 105 老 After Her Son Pulled the Plug, the Old Woman Was Reborn and Abandoned Her Husband and Children 老太太被儿子拔管，重生抛夫弃子 Xia Wushang夏无殇Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good revenge + abandoning husband and children + tormenting the in-laws + building a fortune] Old Madam Du gave birth to four sons and two daughters. She spent her whole life working herself to the bone for her sons, selling everything she owned and giving up her job to help them marry and raise her grandsons. In her old age, her sons refused to support her. She scraped by farming and collecting scrap until she fell in a field and was sent to the hospital. The hospital contacted 147Reads6.4Score—Shelves
6. 106 重 Back to the 1980s: Now That We're All Reborn, Who Cares About an Ungrateful Son? 重回八零：都重生了谁还管不孝子 Free Sparrow自由的山雀Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Old Madam Xu devoted everything she had to her family. She raised her five sons to adulthood and helped them marry and establish their careers. She should have been able to enjoy her twilight years, but her sons ignored her and let her starve to death in her own home. When she opened her eyes, Old Madam Xu discovered that she had returned to the time when her late husband was still alive... 15Reads5.5Score—Shelves
7. 107 老 After Starving to Death in the Garage, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1980s to Beat Her Son 老太太饿死车库后，重生八零打儿 Ascetic Buddha禁欲佛子Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + no golden finger + family life + building wealth + realistic wish fulfillment + beating sons and scolding daughters] Granny Su starved to death in a garage on March 16, 2025. She had worked herself to the bone her entire life, honored her parents-in-law, raised two sons and a daughter, and helped bring up her grandchildren. Yet after she became paralyzed, her own children abandoned her, leaving her to starve to death. When she opened her eyes, she had been reborn in the 19 512Reads7.0Score—Shelves
8. 108 回 Before Her Good-for-Nothing Son Remarries, the Fierce Old Lady Defies Fate 回到废物儿子再娶前，极品老太逆天改命 Xiao Kui Eats and Eats小窥吃吃Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + farming + elderly heroine + family life + no romance] At the age of fifty, Liu Shulin was literally angered to death by that good-for-nothing spendthrift son of hers! When she woke again and opened her eyes, she discovered that she had actually returned to fifteen years earlier! She was back just after her wastrel son had divorced his former wife and was preparing to remarry, before taking Yuan Xiao'e as his bride... Since she had been given a second chance, she could defy fate and ch 220Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   These rebirth novels have a unique perspective; the fifth one is especially hilarious.

9. 109 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Beats the Ungrateful Wolf and Becomes the Richest 重生八零：老太暴打白眼狼当首富 The Galloping Macaque狂奔的大马猴Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Feel-good story]+ [Family life]+ [Face-slapping]+ [Entrepreneurship] On her deathbed in the hospital, Grandma Zhu finally sees everyone for who they are: the selfish faces of her children and the looks of disgust in her grandchildren's eyes. She spent her whole life scrimping and saving, devoting herself to her children. She raised five children and six grandchildren! But even in her final moments, she couldn't win a shred of filial devotion from her family. In the end, she 307Reads8.0Score—Shelves
10. 110 孝 All You Dutiful Descendants, Kneel! I'm Your Great-Grandma 孝子贤孙都跪下，我是你们太奶奶 Wu Yingxia乌英夏727k WordsCompleted [Eighteen-year-old great-grandma arrives to restore her family’s glory] Rong Yu was taking her eight-year-old son out when they were hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes, she had landed seventy years in the future. Her adorable eight-year-old had instantly turned into a decrepit old man, and she had gained a bunch of troublesome great-grandchildren. The eldest is a dim-witted CEO. The second has been entangled with a married woman and had his reputation ruined. The third is being us 182.8kReads9.1Score7kShelves

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    Each of these books is worth reading. I really enjoyed reading the old lady's rebirth story. The authors are really good at writing.

11. 111 穿 Transmigrated as a Miserable Old Woman, I Get Forced to Bind Myself to a Nation-Building System 穿成极品老妇后，被迫绑定强国系统 Dong Bao咚宝Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine, farming, strengthening the nation, System, old woman, wish-fulfillment] Qiao Lan, a successful woman in her prime, opens her eyes to find herself an evil old woman nearing fifty who sells her children and grandchildren. She also has a 1980s nation-strengthening System bound to her. This is clearly a desperate flight through a time of chaos, and you’re talking to me about strengthening the nation?! With no other choice, Qiao Lan sets out to strengthen the nation: She sets her chi 44Reads8.9Score106Shelves
12. 112 恶 Reborn, the Wicked Old Lady Just Wants to Drink Herself Into Oblivion 恶毒老太太重生后她只想醉生梦死 Free Sparrow自由的山雀Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted The wicked old woman Su Heqiu is reborn. In her previous life, she did everything in her power to ensure her son inherited the family fortune. She tormented her adopted son, cutting his food rations, and joined forces with her own family to make life miserable for her daughter-in-law. She even beat her little grandson mercilessly. Yet the son she loved with all her heart abandoned her when she needed help most, and while she was bedridden, her daughter smothered her with a pillow. “Su Heqiu, you 485Reads8.0Score—Shelves
13. 113 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 19.9kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    I'm currently obsessed with stories about older women being reborn—they're all about everyday family life and healthy breastfeeding! [Laughs]

14. 114 老 The Old Madam Is Reborn and Goes on a Killing Spree 老夫人重生后杀疯了 My Mind Wandered Again又走神了Ancient Romance709k WordsCompleted It wasn't until her sixtieth-birthday banquet that she learned all her efforts had been a joke, and her forty-four-year marriage had been nothing but exploitation. Now that she had another chance at life, she would make them all pay... 3.1kReads8.9Score316Shelves
15. 115 打 After Beating My Husband, I Curse My In-Laws as Unfilial Brats. The Children Can't Escape Either 打完丈夫骂公婆不孝子女也别逃 Sweet Meow Meow喵喵甜Modern Romance345k WordsOngoing [Rebirth+Period Setting+Feel-Good Revenge+A Touch of Ensemble Cast+Some Events Based on Real Life+Family Drama] Shen Meiqin is 47. She has been married into the Liu family for nearly thirty years, working tirelessly like an old ox. If she hadn’t gone to deliver things to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, she would never have realized that, despite all she had done, nobody cared about her. Heartbroken, she left with her things, only to be hit and flung aside by an oncoming truck. But that was 10Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The story features a fierce battle between the parents-in-law and husband, and the husband's brother's family falling apart... Don't miss it! I'm just patting myself on the back; the rating is a bit low right now, but that's okay. Once you click, we'll have a story to tell. (No romance, no romance, a lighthearted read! If you're unhappy, you can hit me, meow.)

16. 116 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves

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    These are all highly rated books by older women from a bygone era; they're all incredibly good, especially the last one, which was even adapted into a short drama – it's absolutely captivating! [Staring emojis]

17. 117 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 92.9kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
18. 118 俺 My Name Is Wei Shufen! 俺叫魏淑芬！ Trembling哆哆嗦嗦Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Granny Wei is eighty-eight years old this year. She runs up the mountain every morning without even getting out of breath. Following the water pipe at home, she can climb all the way to the third floor with her bare hands! Wei Shufen, the Ancestor of Xuantian, failed her tribulation and arrived at Mount Dawang. She happened upon Granny Wei, who had just taken her last breath, and became her! After binding to a bragging System, she embarked on the road to the pinnacle of life! When her granddaugh 6.4kReads9.1Score858Shelves
19. 119 老 Reborn in the 1990s, This Old Lady Whips the Family into Shape and Gets Filthy Rich 老太重生九零，整顿家风嘎嘎暴富 A Little Jasmine Blossom一朵茉茉花Modern Romance115k WordsOngoing Reborn + family life + 1990s + building a fortune Wang Shuzhen is seventy years old, and her husband died young. She struggled and worked tirelessly all her life to raise her twin children, a boy and a girl. She took every penny of her daughter's hard-earned money to buy a house for her son, demanding more and more without limit. As a result, her daughter, Xu Yingxia, was abused by her husband's family for years before finally jumping to her death. Her son, Xu Xiaoqiu, lived off his sister's sa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of an old woman who is reborn, beats up her unfilial son, starts from scratch, and becomes rich. There are no awful relatives or melodramatic plot twists; it gets more and more exciting as it goes on.

20. 120 重 Reborn in the 1980s: This Old Lady Won’t Clear Her Children’s Names 重生八零：老太太不为儿女洗白 Mian Sheng, Who Likes Gobies喜欢虾虎鱼的面生Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted [Period] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Family life] [No golden finger] [Reborn] [Get rich] Old Lady Cao died a miserable, bitter death in her previous life. She favored her eldest son, expecting him to support her in old age, but her eldest daughter-in-law abused her to death. After taking over her job, her eldest daughter married into a wealthy family and wanted nothing more than to cut ties with her poor family. Her second son became a live-in son-in-law and had long since forgotten he even h 858Reads6.8Score113Shelves

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    Both are stories about an old lady from a bygone era who is reborn. After her rebirth, she no longer worries about her children, believing that her children and grandchildren have their own lives to live, and simply focuses on her own quiet life. [Already added to wishlist][Already added to wishlist][Already added to wishlist]

21. 121 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 16kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
22. 122 八 The 1980s: I’m Reborn, So Why Should I Put Up with Those Deadbeats? 八零，都重生了谁还惯着讨债鬼 A Shred of Cucumber一根黄瓜丝儿Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Chen Ying [Reborn in a Bygone Era + Feel-Good Story + Daily Life + Family Drama] In her previous life, when Chen Ying was young, she was bold and hardworking. Together with her husband, she led the whole family out of poverty and into a comfortable life. She never favored sons over daughters or played favorites. The old couple not only emptied their savings to buy their children jobs and houses overseas, but also devoted their lives to looking after them. Yet their children not only 8.1kReads8.5Score634Shelves

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    That said, there don't seem to be any stories of elderly women who are reborn out of poverty and don't want anyone else to care for them. Perhaps it's due to ingrained Chinese values ​​regarding elder care. There are always one or two children who are essentially "whitewashed" to become the elderly woman's caregivers; the bottom line is, no one can be left without someone to care for her in her old age. [Thinking]

23. 123 操 I Worked Myself to the Bone for Fifty Years, and You Say I Deserve to Die? 操劳五十年，你说我该死？ Mountain nai山naiModern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + family drama + a portrait of ordinary lives] [No golden finger, the protagonist is an ordinary person] In her previous life, Zhang Lanfen enjoyed a life of success for most of her years. She bore the Li family four strapping sons and two daughters. She had her husband completely under her thumb, earned her mother-in-law's favor, and worked herself to the bone to buy a new house and car for the family of her beloved second son. The whole family was thriving under her careful arrangement 6.9kReads8.0Score512Shelves
24. 124 重 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Commander's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是首长的白月光 Old Mo's Cat老莫家的猫Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted 1970s + no System + no golden finger + everyday family life Seventy-year-old Granny Lin is reborn in the era when she had to serve her stepson and stepdaughter, her wicked mother-in-law, and her scummy ex-husband, while her own family relied on her to nurse their babies. In her previous life, she had something wrong with her head. Not only did she spend her whole life as a servant, she also died a miserable death. Reborn, she refuses to serve them anymore. She wants a divorce, wants to get away 93Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    They're all about old ladies being reborn; there's simply no way to finish reading them all.

25. 125 为 I Suffered for My Children All My Life, but Now That I'm Reborn, I'm Done 为儿女苦一辈子，重生不干了 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Urban566k WordsCompleted Ye Feng worked himself to the bone for his five children. He wanted his children and grandchildren to have an easier life and never suffer as he had, and would have squeezed every last drop of oil from his own bones for them. He scrimped and saved his entire life. His wife died before him. After Ye Feng, who had cancer, divided up his property among his children, his grandchildren turned on him without missing a beat, treating him with utter disdain. Ye Feng died in the bitter cold, then was reb 1.9kReads7.3Score114Shelves
26. 126 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Auntie Lin Kicks Out Her Ungrateful Son and Remarries 重生八零：林大妈踹飞逆子再婚了 Yearning for Sheep怀念羊Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s + Silver-Haired Heroine + Military Marriage + Family Drama + Second Marriage + Romance + No Golden Finger + Building a Fortune In her previous life, Lin Baozhu remarried Sun Maoliang, a deputy factory director, to pave the way for her children's future. Instead, she spent her life being mistreated by the Sun family and raised three ungrateful sons. Reborn, she first saves the only daughter who truly cared for her, then quickly finds her a good husband. She also rekindles a ro 453Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Reject unfilial descendants, live your own wonderful life! [Smile][smile][smile]

27. 127 贤 I Worked Myself to Death as a Perfect Wife and Mother, Then Reborn, I Won Big by Slacking Off 贤妻良母操劳死，重生摆烂赢麻了 Wings of the Stars and Moon星月之羽Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Complete] [1980s Military Marriage + Cathartic Revenge + Portable Space + Adorable Kids + Vengeance + Family Life] In her previous life, Jiang Wan married Cheng Jinnian to repay a debt of gratitude. She donated part of her liver to save her gravely ill father-in-law, cared for her parents-in-law, and raised their eight unruly nieces and nephews into successful adults. The whole family lived a prosperous, happy life. She worked herself to exhaustion, lost two pregnancies, and was left infertile 8.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
28. 128 重 Reborn as a 1970s Matriarch: I Refuse to Be My Children's Servant 重生七零老太：拒做儿女老妈子 Northwest Fatso西北胖子Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + family squabbles + making money + no male lead] Lin Qiao opened her eyes and found that she had been reborn as her own grandmother, making her her mother’s mother. Her own uncles and aunts had to call her Mom. Her grandfather had just died, and they were already fighting to split up the family. In her previous life, her grandmother had worked herself to the bone raising her sons’ and daughters-in-law’s children, only to find that none of them would take care 169Reads7.5Score100Shelves
29. 129 踹 Dumping Her Ungrateful Children, the Old Lady Finds Her Own Happiness 踹掉不孝子女，老太太独自美丽 Dayu Turned into an Orange变成橘子的大宇Modern Romance572k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhou Meifen worked herself to the bone raising five children, indulging them and caring for them in every way. She would have torn the flesh from her own bones to feed them, yet she raised a pack of ungrateful brats. After she got cancer, they kicked her around like a ball until she died full of bitterness. When she woke up, she was back twenty years in the past. This time, let’s see how she deals with those little brats. Before she was reborn, her eldest daughter had her l 1kReads7.4Score104Shelves

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    🎉🎉🎉Every single one is wonderful!

30. 130 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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    In this era, Old Lady Wen was a pawn in someone else's life, and her son was unfilial, saying how much better it would be without him. Her son also belonged to someone else. After being reborn, she decided to be herself, not to be a pawn for others, and to strive to live her own life.

31. 131 反 The Villainess Is Reborn: The Supporting Female Lead Refuses to Play Along 反派重生 : 女配她不干了 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yin Susu opened her eyes and, wow, she had been reborn for the second time. The plot was exactly the same, and so were all the awful problems. She had planned to spend this life eating her fill and waiting to die, just coasting along until the supporting female character reached the end of her life and this whole existence was over. But she still wasn’t willing to accept her fate! If the heroine had a golden finger, then she’d just have to break it. 12.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
32. 132 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 5.1kReads8.1Score242Shelves
33. 133 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: I Strike It Rich Through My Son 穿越八零，我靠儿子发大财 A Passing Soul in a Fleeting Life浮生过客Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted When she woke up, Lin Biyu, an unmarried thirty-year-old woman, had transmigrated into the body of a rural woman in her forties with the same name in the 1980s. Apparently, the woman had once been an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was lazy and greedy, never did a day’s work, and relied entirely on her husband to support her. Now that he was dead, she had no one to rely on but her son. Everyone was waiting to see her get rejected by her son and daughter-in-law. But as they watched, t 672Reads6.7Score101Shelves

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    These are all stories about old women who are reborn, abandon their unfilial descendants, become wealthy, and live a good life. They also incidentally save their filial sons and grandsons, allowing the family to live harmoniously and avoid the tragic ending of their previous lives.

34. 134 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Daily Life as a Matchmaker in the Countryside 重生八零：我在乡下当媒婆的日常 Gardenias Fragrant for Ten Miles栀子花开十里香Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Matchmaking + System + space + food + family life + building wealth + righting past wrongs] Lin Sue'e had lived an unremarkable life, grown distant from her children, and died full of regret. She never expected to return to a time forty-four years earlier… That year, it had been only two years since her eldest son was robbed of his university placement. He hadn't yet been left permanently disabled by working in a coal mine. Her eldest daughter hadn't been beaten to death by her husband, and the 2.1kReads8.9Score150Shelves
35. 135 手 Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本，我却只想考大学 Jiang Liangjiang江凉姜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you 11.3kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
36. 136 林 Granny Lin Is Reborn in the 1990s 林老太重生90年代 Sweet Peas in Spring春天的甜豆Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [1990s + reborn + family life + growing female lead + no golden finger + no male lead + building a fortune] The heroine of this story isn't a doting wife or universally adored beauty. She's just an ordinary person who caught a little good luck. Through sheer grit, she keeps pushing herself forward. Over the short course of a life, everyone accumulates regrets and things they can't accept. If Heaven really gave you a chance to start over, would you fall into the same trap again? Yang Xiufen alway 707Reads8.2Score—Shelves
37. 137 重 Back in the 1980s: Wang Chunhua's Good-Wife Image Falls Apart 重回八零：王春花好媳妇人设崩塌 I'm a Scaredy-Cat我胆子小Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Women building prosperity / family matters / heartwarming / raising children / hard work / a touch of ensemble cast] [Reborn / character image falling apart / 1980s / getting rich / daughter-in-law in a period setting] ·Not a conventional power fantasy. This is a story about family life and the warmth of everyday living. This is the story of a thirty-year-old woman’s struggle in the 1980s. Wang Chunhua spent her whole life working diligently, determined to be a good wife to her husband, a good 124Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 重 Restarting My Life 重开人生局 Madam Rui芮娘子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted If you could live your life over, what would you choose: change things or carry on as before? Jing Yan married far from home in her previous life, chose the wrong man, and struggled through a hard life. Then, in an instant, she found herself back at the age of eighteen. But even if an ordinary person gets a second chance, they'll still be ordinary. A simple, peaceful outlook on life can make this life free of regrets, and that's enough! Note: Although the story features rebirth, it has very litt 509Reads7.4Score—Shelves
39. 139 八 I Woke Up in the 1980s with Seven Kids, and My Wicked Mother-in-Law Fainted in Terror 八零睁眼七个娃，恶婆婆吓撅过去 Red Robe赤衣Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, System, lucky charm, wealth and prosperity, food, raising children, everyday family life, lighthearted comedy, daily life] After a car accident, Cheng Wenyin wakes up as a nasty mother-in-law in a small fishing village in the 1980s. She opens her eyes to three daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, and a youngest son who is bedridden and paralyzed. The shock knocks her out cold. Only after binding to a System does she realize she’s transmigrated into a period novel. The System’s 1.4kReads8.4Score158Shelves
40. 140 女 The Female Lead's Golden Finger? Nonsense, It's All Mine 女主的金手指？瞎说，都是我的 Seven Days of Good News七天有喜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Farming + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Personal Space + Face-Slapping + Strong Female Lead + Building Wealth + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] After struggling for half a year in the apocalypse, Chu Moran died in despair. She never expected to transmigrate into a period novel as a short-lived cannon-fodder character who shared her name. Not only did the personal space she awakened in her previous life come with her, she also secretly got bound to the heroi 12.1kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    A lighthearted story set in the modern era where characters easily defeat villains and become rich.

41. 141 恶 A Tyrannical Mother-in-Law Takes Charge: Buy Us a House or Get Out 恶婆婆当家：逼买婚房不嫁就分 Mark Subia马克苏比亚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A touch of ensemble cast + Family life + Raising kids + Secretly everyone's favorite + A wealthy woman's life] In the eyes of her peers, Zhou Hongyu was an oddball: she insisted on enjoying a life she hadn't earned, was arrogant and overbearing, and was always in a league of her own when it came to being unhinged. One day, she had a dream. After enjoying a lifetime of comfort, she'd have two sons and two daughters, yet end up homeless, living off whatever she could scavenge from the trash! Her 2.1kReads7.5Score164Shelves
42. 142 恶 The Wicked Woman Hit Her Head, Got Back Up, and Found Her Conscience 恶妇撞了头，爬起来后良心发现了 Heartbeat心跳Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space + transmigration + everyday life + not a power fantasy] Su Ruyi is the infamous wicked daughter-in-law of Xinghua Village. At home, she throws her weight around, lazes about, and loves her food. She respects neither the old nor the young, and even knocked her own son into an idiot. One day, Su Ruyi takes the family’s money, planning to run off and live it up with her lover. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law catch her red-handed. Su Ruyi bangs her head... When she gets back up, Su Ruyi h 10.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
43. 143 女 A Woman Transmigrates into a Man, and Gossiping Earns Supplies 女穿男吃瓜能换物资 Quiet Rainy Day安静下雨天Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted Shocking! Shocking! Shocking! I woke up and discovered I’d become a man... Th-this is just unbelievable! Back when Wang Xiaoming was still a girl, her periods always hurt so badly she felt she might die. Every time, she thought: If only I were a boy, I wouldn’t have to deal with this. She never imagined that one day she would die after taking the wrong medicine for her menstrual cramps, then become a bearded man in his seventies-era world, a widower with a four-year-old child thrown in for good 1.2kReads8.4Score100Shelves
44. 144 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1980s, I Forced the Male Lead to Marry Me, and the Heroine Was Dumbfounded 穿书八零，强嫁男主后，女主懵了 Splendor Fades了了繁华Modern Romance723k WordsCompleted Su Meng opened her eyes and found herself a minor character in a rebirth novel set in the 1980s. In her previous life, the heroine used her looks to flirt around, keeping three backup suitors on the hook at once. When everything came to light and she was disgraced, she hurriedly found the male lead to take the fall for her. The male lead was her devoted simp. Even after her reputation was ruined, he still loved her as much as ever and gave her all the money he earned. Even after he became a busi 8.5kReads6.5Score659Shelves

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    These are some absolutely amazing books I've been following.

45. 145 穿 Transmigrated as a 1970s Cannon-Fodder Girl, I Report My Scumbag Husband from the Start 穿成七零炮灰女，开局举报渣老公 Drunk on the South Wind南风醉Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted A powerful woman from the apocalypse, gifted with special abilities, transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder woman. In the story, Lin Wan, who shares her name, and her entire family are doomed to die horribly at the hands of her adopted daughter, who is reborn and uses her biological father’s power to take revenge. Knowing how the plot unfolds, Lin Wan acts decisively before the adopted daughter is reborn: she reports her scumbag husband for profiteering, establishes herself as a loving, do 1.5kReads8.2Score121Shelves
46. 146 七 In the 1970s: Picking Up a Madman as My Husband 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 109.5kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves

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    I'm obsessed with old ladies from a bygone era; it's satisfying to beat and scold unfilial sons.

47. 147 7 The 1970s: I Transmigrated into a Phoenix Man 70年代：我穿越成为凤凰男 Summer Has Nanmu夏日有南木Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A female-oriented novel!!! Xu Ming was a small-town exam ace who spent his childhood competing in school and his adulthood competing at work. He died suddenly after staying up late to make PowerPoint slides for his balding boss. Before he closed his eyes, he remembered what his former female boss had told him: if he had been willing to lower himself and live off a woman, he wouldn't have died so young. It was too late for regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered he had been reborn i 14.1kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
48. 148 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
49. 149 被 Kidnapped by the System and Made to Transmigrate, Granny Li Dominates the 1980s 被系统绑架穿越，李老太制霸八零 The Pig Who Loves Sunny Days酷爱晴天的小猪Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted The full novel is complete. Enjoy reading!!! The rating is low because the book has only just appeared. It will gradually rise over time. Feel-good story + life in a crowded courtyard + an old lady + a married couple transmigrate into a book + everyday life + family squabbles + a small ensemble cast + period setting + no whitewashing After an ordinary night's sleep, Li Qingzhi somehow transmigrates into a notorious period novel she'd read, becoming the universally disliked Old Mrs. Li. From the 1.2kReads6.3Score104Shelves

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    🌹🌹Very decisive and satisfying, with a well-designed plot. Extremely exciting, with no unfulfilled regrets; the storylines are all excellent, each a well-developed short story with both engaging plot and skillful writing.

50. 150 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    Most of them are still being serialized.

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