Historical-Era Story with a Professor Male Lead, Not a Soldier 年代文，男主是教授，不当兵

1. 1 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 34.4kReads8.9Score3.7k14d adds

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   🌈🌈🌈The male lead is a professor💥💥💥Super good, highly recommended🌺🌺🌺So what if her husband is unromantic? Cold-faced when he hands over his salary, and they even sleep in separate rooms? A professor with a master's degree, a senior engineer, what does he need romance for? He's making contributions and earning a lot of money! Where can you find such a good man, rich, easy, and not clingy? This country wife only needs to cook good meals, take good care of the kids, and in her spare time, visit her elders to show filial piety, casually receiving some pocket money, imported cosmetics, new clothes, and new jewelry—isn't that enough?! Is this even a human life? This is the life of a god!

2. 2 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 53.1kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds
3. 3 骗 A Gold-Digging Marriage Scammer? The 90s Tycoon Dotes Exclusively on His Curvy Chef 骗婚捞女？九零大佬独宠丰腴厨娘 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Ning Xiaoruan wakes up to discover that she's transmigrated. Last night's steamy dream wasn't a dream at all: she'd forced herself on the powerful villain from a novel set in the past! In the original story, the woman used her cousin's photo to trick the villain into marrying her. Last night, she tried to take advantage of the darkness and consummate the marriage, forcing him to wed her. In the end, the villain would kill her and keep their child. Ning Xiaoruan decides to run away at once. She r 25.8kReads—Score3.7k14d adds

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   This is my latest favorite, it's pretty good.

4. 4 七 The 1970s: Divorce? The Chaste Professor Kisses Me Night After Night 七零：离婚？禁欲教授夜夜缠人吻 Pickled Cabbage Stewed with Vermicelli酸菜炖粉丝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + marriage before love + raising a child + no System + a heroine with a strong sense of self-worth + an abstinent professor + everyday family life] Su Su transmigrated into a book and became the villainous ex-wife in a period novel, six months pregnant and still making a scene at every turn. The author wanted to tell the story of a professor returning from abroad and his childhood fiancée overcoming one obstacle after another before finally getting together, so they created Su Su 1.5kReads6.8Score13014d adds

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   🌸The male leads are all professors, the kind who are intelligent but also love-struck. The first book features a female lead who transmigrates into the body of a villainous supporting character, starting with pregnancy. Knowing the plot, she naturally wants to cling to the male lead's coattails. There are also real and fake heiresses involved. She originally planned to divorce her husband but didn't because the male lead falls in love with her baby. The second book features a reborn female lead. In her previous life, her husband was demoted, and she and her child didn't go with him. In this life, she'll be with her husband through thick and thin. The baby is super cute, and the book mainly focuses on heartwarming daily life. The third book features a female lead who transmigrates and starts by marrying the male lead, a super-rich professor, through a contractual agreement. The female lead has a spatial ability and a cheat code, and the male lead falls in love with her during their time together.

5. 5 重 Back to the 1970s: Following My Husband, a Military Industry Bigwig, to the Countryside 重回七零：陪着军工大佬丈夫下乡 Wen Xixi温熙熙Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Space + Military Industry Mogul x Gentle Doctor + Adorable Little One] Li Qingyue was reborn. In her previous life, her husband, Qi Yumo, was highly educated and handsome. Though he had a bad temper, he treated her very well. He was also a promising young talent at the military factory, and the ideal son-in-law in the eyes of countless middle-aged women. Their happy life as a family of three didn't last long before her husband was reported by a spiteful enemy. He was about to be dismi 11.8kReads8.0Score92514d adds
6. 6 八 After Their Eighties Marriage Pact, the Research Genius Refuses to Divorce 八零协议结婚后科研大佬不肯离了 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Slow Burn] [Daily Life] [Gourmet] [Pocket Dimension with Spirit Spring] [Devoted Couple] A cold, brooding research genius X an upbeat ray of sunshine The heroine will grow more and more beautiful, and the hero’s injured leg will heal. Song Yuelan transmigrates to 1984 and becomes the least favored of the family’s two younger children. She is so frail and thin that a gust of wind could blow her away, and she barely stands out in a crowd. She takes her elder sister’s 3.2kReads7.8Score29014d adds
7. 7 八 An Eighties-Era Little Miss, Doted on Excessively by a Top Scientist 八零娇气包，科研大佬过分宠 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Pampered, affectionate beauty VS straight-laced research mogul, transmigrated into a book + spoiled girl + sweet romance + love after marriage] Xue Minmin is a fussy beauty, spoiled and willful, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into a book. Force the research mogul to marry her? Frame the camellia-loving heroine? Marry an old man, have three kids, and get beaten? No, no, no! It has to be a dream! When she opens her eyes again, someone is kissing her by force. She curses him as a perve 9.2kReads8.3Score99714d adds

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   The male lead is a researcher and doesn't join the military! The initial argument between the male and female leads is hilarious!

8. 8 先 Marriage Before Love: The Professor's Reborn Young Wife 先婚后爱：教授的重生小娇妻 Rain on Green Plantains蒲雨翠芭蕉Modern Romance784k WordsCompleted Completed (period setting + reborn + past and present lives + marriage before love + everyday life + family squabbles + face-slapping and putting scum in their place + devoted couple + happy ending) In her previous life, Xu Dong'er made a mess of everything and looked down on Fu Liangyu, the “stinking intellectual” sent down to the village. Determined to break off their engagement, she was ultimately tricked by Fu Liangyu into marrying a thug. She fell into an abyss of domestic abuse and abandon 9.8kReads8.6Score95914d adds

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   These two books! I prefer the second one! Song Zhiyao had a brain fart and filed for divorce, then went back to her parents' house with her child and had a dream that woke her up completely. Good heavens, it turns out this is a period novel! And not only is she the control group, but her tragic marriage with her husband Ji Weishen is also a control group. A professor with a master's degree, a senior engineer—what does he need romance for? He's making contributions and earning a lot of money! Where can you find such a good man—rich, easy, and not clingy…

9. 9 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 22.1kReads8.1Score86614d adds

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   The male lead isn't a soldier; he's a researcher who was demoted and sent to the countryside. It's really good!

10. 10 七 The 1970s: Professor Lu’s Wife Is Beautiful and Vicious 七零：陆教授的妻子娇美且恶毒 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Self-Serving, Sophisticated Heroine + Hero Who Becomes Love-Struck Later + Both Reborn] Jiang Shiyi was never a good person. In her previous life, the Lu family fell into disgrace, and to avoid marrying Lu Xianyu, she framed him and got him sent away to the countryside. Less than two years later, the Lu family was cleared of all charges. To “get revenge” on Jiang Shiyi, Lu Xianyu married her, and they spent ten years tangled up together before finally divorcing. In the end, Jiang Shiyi watche 13kReads7.0Score96414d adds

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    They're childhood sweethearts; the male lead used to give the female lead his allowance when they were kids.

11. 11 六 The 1960s: I Thrived After Marrying a Scrap Collector 六零：改嫁废品收购员后我赢麻了 Qi Baochen柒宝宸Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + seemingly useless wood-type supernatural ability + pocket dimension + everyday family drama + fake and real heiresses + contrasting counterparts] Yuan Hui and Yuan Yin were reborn. They returned to the day they left the mountain to resume lay life and were assigned blind dates by their organization. In their previous lives, senior sister Yuan Hui married a driver for the transport team, while junior sister Yuan Yin married a good-for-nothing street loafer. Unexpectedly 8.8kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    I highly recommend these three books; they are all period dramas, and they are all sweet stories about everyday family life.

12. 12 八 Pregnant in the 1980s, I Go to the Capital and My Cold Ex-Husband Kisses Me Unconscious 八零孕肚进京：被高冷前夫亲晕了 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A cannon-fodder ex-wife awakens to the truth vs. a cool, reserved professor; fictional 1980s setting; rekindled romance; village girl makes a comeback; cozy everyday life] Everyone says Jiang Mian is lucky. Born a village girl with only an elementary-school education, she nevertheless married Professor Lu, a learned, refined, handsome man. After they marry, Professor Lu is cleared of wrongdoing and allowed to return to the city. Jiang Mian plans to go to the capital with her husband. Before the 17.2kReads8.1Score73514d adds

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    🍅🍅Awakened cannon fodder ex-wife VS aloof and reserved professor, set in an alternate 1980s world, a broken mirror mended, a village girl's comeback~ Although the male lead is a professor, he's not as cold as some might think; in fact, his interactions with the female lead feel very relatable. He's quite cunning and sarcastic, treating everyone equally at Chuangfei, though he's a bit hesitant with the female lead. The female lead is truly a pitiful character, strong and intelligent, carving out her own path little by little.

13. 13 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Was Switched into a Marriage and Became the Compound's Beloved Daughter-in-Law 重生八零被换亲，我成家属院团宠 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Xiaohe and her cousin Xia Lanxiang are both reborn. In their previous life, Xia Xiaohe married a poor farmer, while her cousin married a college-educated youth sent to the countryside in the city. Her cousin followed him to the city and enjoyed a comfortable life, earning everyone’s envy. But in the end, Xia Xiaohe and her husband worked hard and made a name and fortune for themselves amid the tide of the times, living in splendor. Her cousin’s life in the city, meanwhile, was a complete mes 5.6kReads8.9Score57114d adds

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    After rummaging through the entire bookshelf, I finally found a book. The female protagonist was forced into a marriage of convenience, the male protagonist was a college student, and in the end, he became a professor.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7kReads9.1Score39814d adds

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    The male lead is a teacher. This book has no cheat codes. Readers who like space system novels should proceed with caution. The female lead is not a saint, the male lead is warm and doting, there's an adorable baby, and a quirky young master.

15. 15 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4k14d adds

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    Come and see the exciting content! The love story of the male and female protagonists, Zhuge Liang and Feng Xiaogang!

16. 16 我 The Eleventh Year After My Death 我死后的第十一年 Pika Black皮卡黑Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + a beloved family reunited] [Brilliant, dazzling heiress vs. a powerful man who seems refined and radiant but is, in truth, a dark and obsessive ghost] Lin Mo opened her eyes to discover she had transmigrated to the eleventh year after her death. As she lay dying, she learned that this world was a novel, and all three of her younger brothers were villains. Her second brother was a ruthless CEO who wore Buddhist prayer beads and was in love with the heroine, making an enemy 22kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds
17. 17 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 40.9kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds

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    The female lead appears delicate and gentle on the outside, but is actually a ruthless and vindictive person on the inside.

18. 18 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 171.1kReads9.1Score26.7k14d adds

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    🍓Both of these books are quite good. 🎉The first one is more fitting; the male lead doesn't join the army, is a gentle and refined young master, and later becomes a researcher. His entire family is reported and sent to the countryside, and the female lead buys him with a dowry. She initially thinks it's a desperate choice, but as they spend more time together, he gradually falls in love with this incredibly strong and intelligent girl. [Smirk]

19. 19 六 The Sixties: A Country Girl Marries a Down-and-Out Professor 六零：乡下姑娘嫁落魄教授 shan Le Mashan了嘛Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Both devoted to each other + Age gap + Everyday family life + Love at first sight + The female lead builds a career and makes money to support her husband] Song Cinian is framed and sent to Wangjiatun for reform. Her parents even announce in the newspaper that they're disowning her. When Song Cinian first arrives in Wangjiatun, all she has is the one outfit she's wearing, and she's injured... On her way to bring food to her family, Wang Jinyue spots Song Cinian. Even though she's a mess from he 2.8kReads8.6Score27214d adds

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    This book features a professor as the male lead! Highly recommended!

20. 20 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds

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    Having read too many military marriage novels, this one is quite good; the male lead is a scientific researcher.

21. 21 穿 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后，我火速离婚 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4kReads8.2Score16214d adds

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    Transmigrated into the body of a deceased first wife in a bygone era? Jiang Banyue opened her eyes and touched her belly: Great, skipping men and happily getting three kids! 💥 Divorce! Run away! Return to the county town to open a cake shop, single and raising kids is wonderful~😋 Ex-husband Shen Yunhe regrets it? Wants to win back his wife? Too late!

22. 22 军 Three Years into Her Military Marriage, She Returns with Two Mini-Mes to Divorce Him 军婚三年不见，她带俩缩小版离婚 Qiao Mo乔茉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage + military romance in the 1970s + spatial ability + raising adorable kids + devoted couple + doting husband + slice of life] The short drama "Brocade Woven Through Time" is now streaming... The moment Yun Zhizhi opens her eyes, she finds herself cast as a wicked woman who stole her younger sister's fiancé! Her newlywed husband hasn't come home in three years, leaving her and the two children to fend for themselves until they starve to death in a cowshed? Yun Zhizhi decides s 11.6kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
23. 23 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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    ① The family drama is not clichéd; the male lead is very doting and has a sharp tongue, but the family doesn't fight much, and the life scenes are quite realistic. It's not easy to predict the later plot, which makes it more interesting. ② There are no cheat codes or spatial abilities; the story is more gradual and not a female-centric novel.

24. 24 惨 Banished to the Countryside! The Village Girl Drags the Professor Back to Her Nest 惨遭下放！小村姑把大教授叼回窝 Rose of the Red Road红途玫瑰Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Older man] [Fatherly] [11-year age gap] [Doting husband] [Both inexperienced in love] Su Gengnian takes a liking to the new man who has been sent down to her village. Once she realizes he likes her too, she proposes to him again and again, only to be rejected every time. Angry, Su Gengnian decides to keep her distance, but then the man suddenly proposes to her. And so Su Gengnian gets her wish and marries him. Later, after his name is cleared, the man decides he doesn’t want to return to the ci 5.8kReads8.2Score68814d adds

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    💗I recommend this book! It's a period drama set in a peaceful and idyllic era. The male lead is a field reconnaissance expert who is sent to the countryside. He's older than the female lead, 11 years her senior. The female lead is the youngest daughter in her family, the darling of the family, innocent, cute, and kind. [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

25. 25 资 The Capitalist's Heir Is So Fertile, I Might as Well Snuggle Up and Make Him My Husband 资本家少爷超能生正好搂着当老公 Big Fish, Small Brain大鱼若智Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted Romantic rivals + ex-husband begs for her back + scientist dotes on his wife Qiao Shu transmigrates into a period novel as the vicious ex-wife of the devoted second male lead. Everyone says Qiao Shufen is a foul-mouthed shrew who beats her husband, curses her mother-in-law, and smashes pots, pans, and bowls, nearly tearing the roof off the house. Qiao Shu, who has read the original novel, refuses to accept that! The original owner became a hysterical madwoman and a shrew in everyone’s eyes becau 1.1kReads7.5Score14614d adds

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    The male lead is a capitalist's son and a future tech tycoon, a professor-level figure. The female lead, although a time traveler, doesn't possess many exaggerated skills.

26. 26 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 46.4kReads9.1Score5.7k14d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are selected graduates taking the civil service exam. 🌿 The female lead is reborn, and the male lead comes from a wealthy family; both of them get promoted incredibly fast. 🍒 Because the male lead's family background would affect the female lead's career advancement, he resigns and becomes a university professor to make way for her. 🌸🌸

27. 27 不 Oh No! The Chaste New Factory Director from the 1980s Is My Ex-Husband 不中了！八零禁欲新厂长是我前夫 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted Era setting, villainess awakens, no golden finger, ex-wife-chasing redemption, reunion after years apart, both leads have no past relationships Lin Miaomiao has just seduced the ascetic young male educated youth who was sent to the countryside when she awakens. Only then does she realize she’s the scheming, wicked ex-wife of the male lead in a novel. In the book, as soon as the male lead returns to the city, he reports her entire family. Her eldest brother lands in prison, her father is suspend 33kReads7.4Score2.9k14d adds
28. 28 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.4kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a scientific researcher. This is a fictional historical novel featuring a transmigration story, cute characters, and heartwarming daily life.

29. 29 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 23.8kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds

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    🔥🔥😂We've discussed it with his parents, you guys should contact them. Hua Yu's heart tightened. [Hua Hua]: Uncle, is he unmarried? She can't be a third party who breaks up someone's marriage. [Uncle]: Don't worry, I've asked around, he's unmarried. [Uncle]: Good luck, my niece. [Hua Hua]: ... Uncle, why don't you learn some pinyin? It'll be more accurate to type that way.

30. 30 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: Becoming the Second Wife of a Professor Recently Released from Exile 古穿今，给下放回来的教授当继室 Little Xue of the Qi Family祁家小雪Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + period setting + adorable kids + marriage first, love later + male lead isn't a virgin, female lead is] A powerful factory boss over fifty, a wealthy and influential wife-beater, and a professor recently returned from exile with a child. Tao Tao has barely taken over another person's body when she's told she must choose one of these three men to marry. Without hesitation, Tao Tao picks the one she likes best and marries him. Of course, marriage isn't the finis 2.8kReads7.1Score25514d adds

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates and chooses to marry a professor with a child, beginning a sweet married life. The male protagonist is gentle, refined, and reliable. ② The female protagonist, Wang Jinyue, falls in love at first sight with Song Cinian, a professor who has been sent to the countryside, and actively earns money to support her husband. The male protagonist appears aloof but is actually doting on his wife. Their journey from the countryside to returning to the city is full of everyday life.

31. 31 资 The Rich Young Master Was Forced to Marry Me, Now He Begs for Kisses Every Day 资本家少爷被强娶后，每天求亲亲 Big Flower Pig大花猪Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + older woman/younger man romance + sweet romance + adorable child + everyday family life] Bold, domineering young widow vs. refined young master A period-era version of Sniping on a Butterfly Li Hongmei followed the latest trends and traveled back to the 1970s. She didn’t become a capitalist’s daughter or an educated youth sent to the countryside. Instead, she became a rural widow. To make matters even more outrageous, her original self’s mother-in-l 204Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Sisters, you should check this out. The male lead is gentle yet cunning.

32. 32 妹 The Little Darling Comes to Find Her Family and Mistakes Her Brother, Then the Cold-Faced Commander Kisses Her to Tears 妹宝投亲认错哥，被冷面首长亲哭 The Domineering God of Wealth's Darling Wife霸道财神爷的小娇妻Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The animated series My Little Sister Slept in the Wrong Room and Ran into the Demon King from the Start is now available. Search for it on Tomato Redfruit to watch. Qiao Xinxin was the real daughter the Qiao family had only just brought home. To avoid marrying her fiancé, who had been disabled during a mission, the fake heiress Qiao Mingzhu got her drunk at the family reunion banquet and sent her to her own fiancé's bed. But she went to the wrong room and spent a wild night with the outstanding 33.2kReads8.2Score2.7k14d adds

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    The female lead goes to the military base to find her brother, but mistakes him for the male lead and starts acting cute towards him.

33. 33 抛 Three Years After Abandoning Her Husband and Daughter, She Can Finally See Clearly 抛夫弃女的她三年后不眼盲心瞎了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yu Hua wasn't a good woman. She had “abandoned her husband and daughter,” and spent the hard-earned money her “honest” husband, Chen Jikun, made on a wasteful university life in the city. She also went out of her way to hide the fact that she was married. In an era that prized simplicity and purity, a selfish, vain, spoiled woman like Yu Hua was nothing like the ideal good girl, let alone someone a man would want to marry. Yet Chen Jikun had not only married her, he spent money and effort treati 9.8kReads8.6Score75714d adds

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

34. 34 七 The 1970s: The State Sends Me a Husband, and the Top Scientist Dotes on Me 七零：国家发老公科研大佬被宠哭 Autumn-Brewed Snow秋酿雪Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + homegrown genius + state-assigned job + marriage first, love later + rugged man dotes on his wife] [Sweet-looking, scheming “black lotus” scientist VS rebellious, “daddy-type” elite soldier] Wen Ning is a “delicate flower” raised in a cowshed. She can't lift a shoulder or carry a hand, and crying is the only thing she knows how to do. Until one day, when her awful relatives try to force her into marriage, she taps out a string of Morse code through her tears. 1.7kReads8.3Score66414d adds

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    The female lead is a researcher

35. 35 七 The 1970s Young Lady: A Selfish Woman Meets a Tormented Man 七零大小姐，当自私女遇上苦情男 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance851k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Rare Young Couple, Trading Verbal Blows The male lead is a real scientist. The female lead is an optimistic, quick-witted little ray of sunshine who is always full of confidence. (A clear growth arc + supporting each other + puppy love) When she woke up one day, Jiang Wangshu discovered she had acquired a husband. He was a man. Beneath his ordinary features lay extraordinary brilliance and a steely character. When government policies finally loosened, he shed his humble pas 1.6kReads8.7Score11514d adds

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    💗This is a period drama, featuring a young couple who support each other and not joining the military. The female lead's father sees the male lead as a promising prospect and arranges for his daughter to marry him. The characters are very well-developed and realistic. [Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist]

36. 36 首 The Commander’s Mute Wife: The Young Lady Sold to a Bandit Village 首长哑妻：大小姐被卖到土匪村 Dream Seller卖梦呓人Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated to the 1970s] [Military Marriage] [Mute Heiress vs. Handsome Undercover Officer] [Revenge] [An Overpowered Villain Gets Stunned] [Brilliant and Beyond Imagination] Huang Rong transmigrated. She got the worst possible start: her arms and legs were broken, her voice was poisoned away, and she was forced to “marry” into a remote mountain village. But this was no ordinary village. The village chief was a ruthless martial arts practitioner. The cripple, who knew a little medicine, was 137Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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