Period-Era Romance Novels 年代文，言情小说

1. 201 六 Where the Fragrance of June Locust Blossoms Meets 六月槐香遇 Gang Tingfeng岗听风Modern Romance34k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I really like this panoramic description; it's very beautiful.

2. 202 桂 Osmanthus Cake and a Long-Overdue Reunion 桂花糕与迟来的相逢 Gang Tingfeng岗听风Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted The warm atmosphere of “Sunshine in the Old Alley” carries over from the original. “Meeting an Old Friend” hints at the fateful bond behind this first encounter, keeping the title simple and in tune with the story as a whole. I hope everyone likes it. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 那 That Beautiful Educated Youth 那个漂亮的知青 Wu Nongnong吴农农Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted A strong girl forced to disguise herself as a man and join the rural sent-down youth vs. a sickly, handsome young man. Both are each other's first, one-on-one romance, happy ending This story is entirely fictional. If it doesn't match reality, then it doesn't match reality, because it's fictional. No female suffering; women are cherished. The woman takes the lead in the relationship. On the first day in the countryside, Jiang Yueming, who had disguised herself as a man to take her twin brother's 386Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   I have a lot to say about historical fiction. The first and third books both feature female protagonists disguised as men, the second book has a female protagonist with a special ability, and the male protagonist starts out as a madman who's invincible throughout the commune. Anyway, they're all very good.

4. 204 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 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 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves
5. 205 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1970s: What a Joke! The Sweet Girl Is Hiding in a Rugged Man's Body 穿书七零：笑死！娇娇披着糙汉壳 December-十二月-Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + food + System + educated youth + sweet romance] A pleasure-loving young woman transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s. The poverty and hunger, the backbreaking labor, and the enormous secret her new body is hiding are enough to push An Ran to the brink. She is neither the lucky heroine nor the villainess. Instead, she is a deranged male character so far down the roster that she barely even counts as a number in the leads’ story. To keep anyone from 5.5kReads9.0Score706Shelves
6. 206 藏 You Hid My Pregnancy News? I'll Bring the Commander's Baby to Blow Up the Military Base 藏我怀孕信？我带首长崽炸翻军区 A Dream of Tang Creek一梦棠溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s Military Marriage + Adorable Kids + Cozy Daily Life + Fast Face-Slapping + Both Leads Pure + Limited Use of Space] Shen Yunzhi woke up to discover that her son was already five years old! Six years ago, someone drugged her as part of a setup, and she spent one reckless night with Gu Chengyan, a stern-faced army officer. He promised on the spot to take responsibility, but when she woke the next morning, he was gone. After discovering she was pregnant, she mustered the courage to send a let 15.8kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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   The female lead takes her child to the military base to find her husband, only to hear that he's gone on a blind date. The mother and son rush to the state-run restaurant! The son, Manzai, grabs a tin megaphone and shouts: "Gu Chengyan, come out here! You're a bad person for abandoning your wife and child!" "Gu Chengyan, you big bad guy, I wish you choke on your food! Choke on your water! Step in dog poop! Fall off the bed! Go to the toilet without toilet paper!"

7. 207 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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   A highly-rated novel by Tomato Novels! A gossip-loving female protagonist in the 1970s—this transmigration novel is packed with laughs and heartwarming moments. I recently discovered a super fun period novel—"The Self-Cultivation of a Gossip-Loving Crowd in the 1970s" by author Jiong Jiong You Pi. If you enjoy lighthearted humor and stories of female solidarity, this book is definitely worth adding to your reading list! 16

8. 208 七 The Seventies: Reunited with My Ex Four Years Later, I Become Everyone's Darling 七零，四年后巧遇前任被团宠 Si Xuan丝轩Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reunited after a breakup + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + devoted couple + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + the male lead will later transmigrate to the modern era to win her back] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder female character. The moment she opens her eyes, the male lead is sweet-talking her in a cornfield. According to the plot, he is only using her as a stepping-stone. Su Wanwan refuses to follow the plot. That very night, she meet 83.9kReads8.4Score8.6kShelves
9. 209 重 Back at 12, I Got Rich and Beautiful 重回12岁，我暴富又变美 Moon Beneath the Zhangtai章台月下Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Completed novel, enjoy!] Before she was reborn, Lu Qingxi had three regrets: First, she hadn’t worked hard in college and was unemployed as soon as she graduated. Second, she had never seen a KPL match in person. Third, her grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease. Now that she was reborn, Lu Qingxi decided to make up for those regrets and live a different life. 1.8kReads8.6Score137Shelves
10. 210 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 23.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
11. 211 捡 I Found a Child and Got a Handsome Officer as a Bonus: Married Life Is a Blast 捡娃赠帅军官，婚后生活乐哈哈 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book: period novel + golden finger + cozy everyday life raising children] [Not a strong female lead] Overnight, Tang Yuanyuan goes from being a bright-eyed university graduate in the modern era who can’t find a job to an orphan in the 1970s, whose father has died and whose mother has remarried. Her arrival looks like the scene of a crime. On the first day after recovering from her injuries, Tang Yuanyuan goes up the mountain to gather wild vegetables for the first time in he 3.5kReads8.6Score316Shelves
12. 212 重 Back to the 1990s: The Sign-In System Lets Me Take It Easy and Win 重回九零：签到系统带我躺赢 Dudu Writes by Lamplight in Dreams嘟嘟梦里挑灯码字Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sign-in + heartwarming + feel-good + farming] Ling Zhiyi, 35, wakes up one morning back at the time she had just graduated from elementary school. She also unexpectedly gets bound to a sign-in System! What? The System will let her coast to victory? Congratulations, you've signed in and received: A basic Marrow-Cleansing Pill, skin-whitening pills, eye-care pills... A photographic memory and the ability to grasp anything at a glance... Calligraphy, Chinese painting, guqin, swordsmanship 4.6kReads8.9Score506Shelves
13. 213 清 Qingfeng Villa 清风墅 Sunlit Bird扶光鸟Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Marriage first, love later + Age gap + Literary family + Slow-burn romance + Both leads are each other's first] *Theme: Children who are cherished don't have to say they're sorry.* As a child, Shu He was utterly broken by her coldhearted father. During an extreme snowstorm in Jingbei, she wandered alone by the roadside, clutching the doll that had grown up with her. The blizzard raged, and she eventually collapsed, frozen stiff. A Bentley pulled over. The young man 115.4kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves

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    Although neither of them are period dramas, they are undeniably enjoyable.

14. 214 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 54.1kReads9.6Score8kShelves
15. 215 裴 The Beloved Doctor of Big Shot Pei 裴大佬的小娇医 Yang Shu阳姝Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted (A composed, shrewd political big shot vs. a clever, leopard-cat-like young doctor, seven-year age gap, both with no prior relationships, love at first sight) Synopsis: The first time they met, Xiao Nanxing took Pei Zhengping for an ordinary patient and briskly stitched up his eight-pack abs. The second time, she flung herself onto the hood of his expensive car. The third time... Xiao Nanxing realized her luck was improving: she won the lottery and got a promotion. As for the man, could she thin 5.6kReads8.7Score614Shelves
16. 216 假 The Fake Heiress Is Sweet and Charming, and Her Five Brothers Dote on Her 假千金又软又撩，五个哥哥宠上天 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Su Wan transmigrated into a book, she took one look at her character's setup and ending and fell into deep thought. She could have coasted to victory, but instead she had to court death. Was this really the standard ending for a vicious supporting female character? To change her fate, she decided to return to the countryside and cling to her five older brothers. After all, they would all become big shots one day. Her eldest brother would become a third-rank official at court. Her second br 27.1kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
17. 217 娇 Cherished by Him! The Business Tycoon Throws Himself into Love 娇宠！商总为爱自投罗网 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted The print edition of Beloved is now available. [Power Couple & Sweet Romance & Everyone's Darling + A Touch of Business Warfare and Military Life] [Retired, Proud Young Lady & Kyoto's Mastermind in Power] Jiang Yun is the youngest daughter of a prominent political family in Kyoto, a carefree retired soldier and an untouchable heiress in the capital's elite circles. She bows to no one and fears no one. Shang Yan is the head of Kyoto's foremost financial conglomerate, the Shang Group. Ruthless and 22.2kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    This is quite nice.

18. 218 怀 Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！ Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h 10.4kReads8.7Score842Shelves

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    A time-traveling novel featuring a female protagonist (hehe, everyone who's read it says it's great 🌚🌚)

19. 219 七 The 1970s: A Mad Devoted Dog, the Villainess’s Plaything 七零年代：疯批舔狗，恶女的玩宠 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted (Completed~) (Please wish for an adaptation into a short drama~) (The author isn’t good at coming up with titles, so let’s just get straight to the story~) [Period setting with a pocket dimension + irresistible villainess + selfish + dog training + calculating self-interest + a family full of schemers + no going to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no marriage] Ye Wenshu has fair skin and stunning looks, with a bright, captivating beauty. She has always been pampered and fond of the f 7.6kReads8.8Score788Shelves
20. 220 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 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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    The male lead was abandoned as a child and has low self-esteem, while the female lead is very clear-headed. It's super good! 🤤

21. 221 开 Exiled from the Start, My Whole Family Has a System 开局流放，傻了吧我全家都有系统 Add Some Minced Meat and Scallions加点肉末伴香葱Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted Shen Youning somehow transmigrates into the body of a chancellor's daughter in an alternate ancient world. Bad news: She has transmigrated into a story about a pampered concubine. The young lady is the vicious villainess, soon to have her family seized and be exiled. The male lead, who was once her fiancé, has his eye on her, while the heroine, who has become his concubine, hates her. Good news: Her whole family has transmigrated too! And every one of them has a golden finger! Her own golden fin 3.7kReads8.1Score425Shelves

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    These books are all quite good, but it's been a while since I read them, so I don't remember some details. Just read the synopsis. I'm not sure if ancient settings count as historical fiction; I'd say books 5 and 6 are true historical fiction. I'd recommend the second and third books. The first one is also quite good; I haven't read much of it, but it's set around the time of exile. It's well-written, I don't know why it has such a low rating.

22. 222 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
23. 223 她 She Held a Reunion Feast, and the Entire Court Showed Up? 她办个同窗宴，满朝文武都来了？ Little Su Mehmeh小素咩咩Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Group transmigration + ensemble cast + no System + imperial examinations + everyday academy life in the early story + political intrigue in the middle and later story] (Everyone is highly intelligent and career-driven; the heroine has no romance) An earthquake sent Zhu Lan and her entire class of top students into a book, where they became a notorious group of failures! How could they turn things around? Oh, apparently all they had to do was pass the highest-level imperial exam. What a relief! 10.5kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
24. 224 被 Wrongfully Married, I Stabbed My Husband to Death and Became Famous 被错嫁后，我捅死夫君名扬天下了 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [No Romance] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Taking Down Scumbags] + [Villainess] After transmigrating, Li Shu became a pitiful woman who had been married off to the wrong man. Her deranged husband had just beaten her to death. Her mother-in-law said, “My son has no flaws except that he hits people. Can’t you just put up with it?!” The man said, “I wanted to marry A Ning, but I’m not good enough for her, so let’s just settle down and live our lives together!” Even her own father kept his head down and i 16.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
25. 225 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Reborn as the Most Popular Person of the Eighties 女穿男：穿成年代万人迷 One Shark一鲨鱼Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted [(A touch of universal adoration + no romance + stunning looks + formidable strength + many unrequited crushes)] After overworking herself, Cen Yan planned to get some proper rest. But when she woke up, she had become Cen Ye! The original owner’s body was in terrible shape, and he’d died for some reason. Cen Yan had ended up in his body and become a man! As if becoming a man weren’t enough, she was now the only precious son of a poor family in the 1970s. Cen Ye looked at the bare walls and the f 5.3kReads8.9Score441Shelves
26. 226 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10.1kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    Historical fiction, romance. The first book's female protagonist was originally an ancient assassin who later transmigrated to the 1970s, where she met a sickly beauty. The second book's female protagonist, from a post-apocalyptic world, transmigrated to the 1970s with a system, where she met a young master from a matriarchal society.

27. 227 七 My Handsome Husband in the 1970s: Love at First Sight 七零娇夫之我见色起意 Painting a Mortal Life画浮生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Seventies]+ [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Apocalypse Big Shot]+ [Female-Dominant World, Puppy-Like Man]+ [Family Life]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] A female soldier with a rough streak and a heart dulled to love by the apocalypse transmigrates into a story set in an era of shortages. She becomes the fake heiress, switched at birth and now returned to her family. In an era when labor is considered the greatest virtue, she teases cats and dogs, lies under trees and slacks off at work, becoming the villa 7.4kReads9.0Score847Shelves
28. 228 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
29. 229 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83.3kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves

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    I've seen it; the army physician was both beautiful and dashing.

30. 230 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
31. 231 去 I Called Off the Engagement and Left for the Army. Now the War God Regrets It? Too Bad! 去部队退婚，兵王追悔？不回头！ Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted New book out: “Keeping Herself for Her Childhood Sweetheart? The Capitalist’s Daughter Marries His Commander.” Feedback is welcome. [1970s + military marriage + devoted couple + army wife’s daily life + husband’s long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Luo Yunqing honored Auntie Lin’s dying wish, caring for her until the end before going to the army to marry Lin Dachuan. Unexpectedly, Lin Dachuan told her he had always thought of her only as a younger sister, and hoped she would let 52.9kReads8.8Score6.1kShelves
32. 232 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
33. 233 恶 After the Wicked Darling Toyed with the Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir, She Became Everyone's Darling! 恶娇玩弄港圈太子爷后，被团宠！ Oreo Is a Kitty奥利奥是猫猫Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good 1990s Romance + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Pampered by the Whole Family + Building Wealth] [Unhinged, Alluring, and Cunning Beauty × Scheming, Ruthless Young Master of Hong Kong] Su Miaomiao died, then came back to life. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled to Beishan City in 1989. From the start, her fake best friend drugged her and bundled her off to Wansinian's bed. Who was Wansinian? Hong Kong's top tycoon's heir, infamous for being a ruthless madman. Any woman w 3.2kReads8.5Score394Shelves
34. 234 财 The Only Daughter of a Tycoon Transmigrates to the 1970s 财阀独女穿七零 Kasuo Na卡索娜Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + supplies + miracle doctor + multiple births + courtyard house] Wen Guo'er, the only daughter of the wealthy Wen family, dies unexpectedly at her 25th birthday banquet. When she opens her eyes, she is back in the 1970s, now a child bride in the Tang family. To her surprise, just after she is reborn, her mother-in-law arranges for her to consummate the marriage, but the military officer and elite soldier bluntly refuses to marry her... Wen Guo 12.8kReads9.0Score2kShelves
35. 235 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Spoiled by the Soldier 重生八零宠兵哥 Hao Qing Xian好轻羡Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted Shen You was the only university student in her village. Following the marriage her family had arranged, she wed Li Jinshen from the neighboring village. She agreed to marry him because he was a soldier. But to her surprise, he couldn’t even make it home for their wedding. Shen You was furious. From then on, she refused to do any work in the Li household, nitpicked at her in-laws, and was always insulting them. The daughter of the Liang family next door befriended her, constantly telling her how 813Reads8.9Score103Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!!

36. 236 重 After Being Reborn, I Won Back My Beloved 重生之后，追回我的朱砂痣 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was pushed into a river and forced to marry that beast in human form. After the wedding, the scumbag used her father’s influence to return to the city. They spent twenty years in a sexless marriage. She refused to let her husband touch her because she had always carried an unspoken love in her heart. Later, her father died of illness, and her mother passed away soon after. The scumbag ground her down until she was barely recognizable. She also learned that her father ha 9.2kReads9.3Score958Shelves
37. 237 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.2kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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    It's so beautiful! Forgive my limited language skills, all I can say is "beautiful" 🤭🤔

38. 238 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
39. 239 凝 The Delicate Beauty Stays Alive in the 1980s by Clinging to People 凝脂美人在八零靠贴贴续命 Scrubbing the Persimmon Skin White柿子皮洗白白Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted A spoiled, glamorous ballet fairy VS a brooding, insecure, obsessive tycoon |High-maintenance heroine|beautification System|spiritual spring space|everyone’s darling| Su Ci had been breathtakingly beautiful since childhood, adored by everyone around her. But because of her family’s background, her family fell into decline. She was forced to marry a military officer from a humble background. She thought her husband, Lu Lin, was clueless about romance. She was making a scene, demanding a divorce, 3.4kReads8.6Score357Shelves

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    Su Ci ran back to her parents' home in a huff because of Lu Lin's misunderstanding. She wanted to make a scene, but Lu Lin brought good news that her older brother had returned to the city, which relieved the Su family of a major worry. She couldn't even find a reason to be angry, so she could only obediently go home with him.

40. 240 七 The Pampered Wife of the ’70s: Transmigrated to My Wedding Night with a Rough-Hewn Man 七零娇妻：穿到和糙汉的新婚之夜 Know Li知李Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage] + [One-on-One Romance] + [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] + [Golden Finger] + [Sweet Romance] + [Marriage Before Love] The moment Qi Yao opens her eyes, she's on her wedding night with a certain someone. As a total sucker for handsome faces, she decides that since she can't escape, she might as well enjoy herself. After they marry, her military husband cherishes her like a treasure. She also somehow acquires a spring of magical water. Xiao Zijin was discharged from the army due 1.4kReads9.2Score163Shelves

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    The female lead has a golden finger, but she doesn't rely on it entirely. She has a natural female lead aura without realizing it. She and the male lead have an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. There aren't many scumbags around. The male lead is clear-headed, decisive, courageous, and resourceful. The two of them achieve a happy and fulfilling life.

41. 241 八 The Fake Heiress of the 1980s: A Powerful Man Latches Onto Me from the Start 八零假千金，开局就被大佬赖上了 Jiu Yue玖悦Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted An impostor heiress from the 1980s leaves behind a mess and drugs the most ruthless big shot in the military compound. She transmigrates into the body of Ling Yushu. What the heck? Gu Zhuochen: I have a bad temper and often have to go on missions. Marrying me would be just like being a widow. Ling Yushu: Having a husband who’s barely around is exactly what she wants. The real heiress: Gu Zhuochen will die on a mission in six months. I’ll just wait for the fake heiress to become a widow. Later, t 16.8kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    Rebirth Era Novel

42. 242 九 The 1990s: The Reborn Ex-Wife of a Superstar 九零：大明星前妻重生了 Chen Che陈撤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] [Reborn] [Remarriage] [Everyday Life Raising Kids] [Career Storyline] Jiang Wanling lived to the age of sixty-six, eventually dying in a hospital bed from breast cancer. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in 1996, before she had divorced her ex-husband. That year, she was twenty-six and already the mother of two children. Her ex-husband was a household-name "superstar," as well as a womanizing playboy who fell for every woman he met and cheated constantly. In h 4kReads8.6Score313Shelves
43. 243 重 Reborn That Day, the Sweet Educated Youth Fell into the Soldier King's Arms 重生当天，娇知青撞进兵王心巴上 I Have a Longbow吾有长弓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Song Shijin, a young woman sent to the countryside, married the man her best friend introduced her to. She spent half her life working herself to the bone for her husband, but they had no children. She became ill from overwork, only to discover that her husband had secretly built a big family with her best friend. Overcome with rage, she died on the spot. Reborn before the matchmaking meeting, she refused the man her best friend had picked out and instead married an officer 17.3kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
44. 244 重 Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man 重生82年，全球首富 Post-90s90后Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Marriage Before Love + Reborn to Make Amends + Revenge at Last + Trillions in Assets + Retiring in Comfort Original title: Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man The male lead, Ye Nan, spent years burying himself in work. After being diagnosed with cancer, he donated all his possessions and eventually passed away with regrets. But when he wakes up, he remembers how, after getting drunk and acting recklessly, he caused Ji Yuqi to become pregnant before marriage, which ultimately led her to jump 2kReads8.2Score184Shelves
45. 245 长 A Long-Lived Wanderer’s Cultivation Journal 长生路人修仙记事 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted [No romance + everyday life + slow burn + years passing like days + technological cultivation, boundless magic] He Tao has spent a full thousand years since transmigrating into a book. It isn't until three years after the female lead destroys the demon clan that she remembers her plan from when she transmigrated: follow the female lead around, enjoying the gossip and watching the show. The female lead ascended to immortality three years ago. He Tao doesn't know if she's still in time. Anyway, sh 9.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
46. 246 月 The Milky Way Fades Beneath the Moonlight 月光下的星河流失 User44682279用户44682279Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 重 Reborn in the Seventies: The Military Dog's Darling Wife Turns the World Upside Down 重生七零，军犬小娇妻炸翻天 Silence8沉默8Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted (Tomato Original / Period Drama / Love Grows Over Time / Military Marriage / Everyone’s Favorite) Duoduo, a drug-sniffing dog in Kunming, was reborn as Song Duoduo, a “simple-minded girl” in the 1970s. She has a human body, but her head is full of canine wisdom. There’s no way life could be anything but interesting! The moment Song Duoduo sees Zhan Yunfei’s face, she freezes. Isn’t he the handler who died in the line of duty in her previous life? Without thinking, she launches herself at him and 8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
48. 248 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
49. 249 闺 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated Together, and I Feast on Gossip in the Seventies 闺蜜双穿，我在七零年代吃大瓜 Zhao Yuetang赵悦糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Couple Transmigration + System + Pocket Dimension + Family Life + Romance] There are countless transmigration stories, but car accidents account for half of them. She’s in an accident right after getting a new car, and she and her best friend transmigrate into a book. Her best friend is beautiful, fair-skinned, and long-legged, with handsome men always around her. She’s dark, skinny, and short-legged, running all over the pla 2kReads8.9Score194Shelves

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    The first book is about the female protagonist and her best friend who travel through time together; the plot flows smoothly, and the rest are also good.

50. 250 年 The Villainous Tycoon's Wife, Who Died Young in a Period Novel, Is Reborn 年代文反派大佬的早逝前妻重生了 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Sweet-looking black-hearted flower x cold on the outside, warm-hearted, pure-hearted little stray dog” After dying, Zhou Yu unexpectedly learns that she is merely a cannon-fodder side character in a book, while Gu Ye is the story's biggest villain. In the book, she dies in childbirth, and Gu Ye raises their child alone at the bottom of society. Later, Gu Ye makes his fortune and becomes one of the richest men in Shenzhen. Zhou Yu feels reassured when she reads this. Though she and Gu Ye married 6.4kReads8.7Score558Shelves

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