Looking for Well-Written Novels Rated 9 or Higher: Historical Eras, Ancient Farming, or Cultivation with a Yandere Lead 求9分以上年代+古代种田+修仙病娇都可以要文笔好

1. 1 女 Woman Reborn as a Man: Hard Times as the Big Brother 女穿男：艰苦岁月当大哥 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration, period setting, marriage and children, everyday ensemble cast, few nasty characters, a little child-rearing, tiny golden finger] In Huiwan Alley, Hongshi Town, there was a happy family of two working parents. The parents loved each other, and they had two sons and two daughters. Their fifth child was on the way. But everything changed overnight. The mother died after giving birth to the fifth child, leaving behind a baby who needed constant care. During the famine 19.8kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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   The first book is a period drama. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of her eldest brother, whose grandmother died young. She initially had suicidal thoughts, but upon discovering that her younger sister is her grandmother, she decides to live and raise her. (Because of this, many people call it a "nanny" story, but I don't think that's fair. The story reveals that the female protagonist has some psychological issues; she initially wanted to starve to death after transmigrating, but after discovering her grandmother, she decided to live in that era. Her grandmother is her anchor in that time, and there's a reason for this. Furthermore, the female protagonist changes later in the story.) ♦️The second book is super good! ♦️The third book is quite interesting!

2. 2 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
3. 3 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
4. 4 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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   The first book features a very capable female protagonist, a mechanical engineering student who, after transmigrating, is dedicated to contributing to the future of her country. While there are romantic relationships, they aren't the main focus. The second book, although not reaching a 9 out of 10, is still worth reading; the author is excellent, and both the male and female leads are outstanding. The third book begins with the female protagonist accompanying her brother to the imperial examinations, while simultaneously experiencing betrayal and suppression from her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. After her brother passes the examinations, she accompanies him to his post in Lingnan. There, she increases salt production through salt production methods, experiments with rice transplanting techniques, and other methods to boost grain yields. She also engages in business, increasing tax revenue in Lingnan. It's an excellent farming novel. The fourth book leans more towards business; the female protagonist improves her family's life through sweet potato noodles and mushroom sauce, also contributing to the development of the villagers.

5. 5 七 The Stunning Beauty of the Seventies, Spoiled by a Cold, Handsome Officer 七零娇美人，高冷军官放肆宠 Rolling in Money金钱滚滚Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted Female lead’s version: Chen Maidong has been alive for twenty years when she suddenly learns she isn’t the Chen family’s biological daughter. She’s a fake heiress who stole someone else’s place! There’s no need to kick her out. Chen Maidong packs up and leaves on her own, quick as you please. She plans to visit her hometown and see how her biological parents are doing. If they get along, great. If not, the world is a big place, and Chen Maidong can find somewhere to live on her own. Who could ha 5.4kReads8.1Score468Shelves
6. 6 农 Delicious Country Cooking: The Little Chef Is Beautiful and Adorable 农门佳肴：小厨娘她美又娇 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Farming + Food + Mutual Devotion] Shen Jiayao, a young chef in her previous life, didn't let her skills go to waste after she transmigrated to a small mountain village. Life in the village was hard, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. Most importantly, she had a childhood sweetheart who'd grown up alongside her. When he became an official one day and planned to marry a noblewoman, Shen Jiayao wielded her big ladle and knocked h 4.7kReads9.0Score557Shelves
7. 7 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
8. 8 穿 I Transmigrated to the Beast World, and the Top Beastman Became My Darling 穿越兽世顶级兽夫成了我的心尖宠 Little Civet Cat小狸猫猫Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted [Beast-world childbirth + lighthearted romance + one woman, multiple partners + strong female lead + no fighting over men + happy ending] Su Yaoyao was helping her country brave the disasters of the apocalypse. Just as the entire nation was about to board a spaceship and head for the interstellar world, a meteorite struck her. When she woke again, her soul had transmigrated into the beast world, where she was bound to a childbirth System and began a whole new chapter of her life. Black Dragon He 6kReads8.9Score730Shelves

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   You could try this type; I think it looks pretty good.

9. 9 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 138.4kReads9.2Score19.8kShelves

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   I highly recommend these books to you!!! They're all period novels, the female lead is a charmingly naive and spoiled brat, not really immature, just very fond of acting cute, and the male lead is a doting boyfriend who adores her, and they're always giving each other boyfriend-like hugs!!! Super sweet!

10. 10 一 I Woke Up! An Orphaness Strikes It Rich with Billions in Supplies 一睁眼！孤女携亿万物资暴富了 Mu Cheng幕橙Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Completed + period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + stockpiling + clear-eyed heroine who firmly rejects emotional manipulation and is allergic to romance VS a dark, devoted male lead who plays the pig to eat the tiger and is every bit as calculating as she is] Pei Wanning had the same dream for a whole month. In it, she was an unwanted punching bag, abused by her parents with insults at best and beatings at worst. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle couldn't stand to watch, and to 12kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
11. 11 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
12. 12 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
13. 13 认 After Mistaking the Male Lead, I Became the World-Destroying Villain's Target 认错男主后，被灭世反派盯上了 Spring Scales春日鳞Modern Romance557k WordsOngoing [A lie-flat, easygoing heroine who just wants to coast * a brooding, ruthless hero who pretends to be obedient * she saves the villain, then fakes her death * fake your death, and you’ll be locked away in a little dark room] One day, after transmigrating into a book, Li Ruo found herself in a dangerous world of supernatural abilities. The good news: she’d received an admissions letter, so she wouldn’t have to live on the streets. The bad news: at an academy full of combative ability users, sh 43.5kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves

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    The female lead mistakes the villain for the male lead, haha, it's kind of sweet!

14. 14 我 I Took Up Buddhism, and Now You're the Ones Suffering 我修佛了，你们痛了 Zhu Zhu茱祝Ancient Romance537k WordsCompleted [From universally disliked to universally adored + everyone faces a reckoning + no suffering for the heroine, only the trash men and women torment themselves + no romance + unconventional cultivation story] (After losing everything, the heroine awakens. She lets go of it all, her heart dead and her feelings extinguished. She renounces emotion and severs her ties to love, her heart dwelling in the empty gate.) Ye Miuo used to be the most envied young lady of the Xuantian Sect. She was loved by ev 6.6kReads8.5Score568Shelves

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    This is so beautiful!

15. 15 开 I Was Almost Thrown into the Pot from the Start, but Luckily My Father Protected Me 开局差点被下锅，还好亲爹护着我 Building Dreams for a Lifetime筑梦一笙Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted #Fleeing famine #Superpowers #No romance #Transmigration #Strong female lead #Ungrateful wretches #Not doted on by the whole family# A woman from the apocalypse wakes up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a ten-year-old girl fleeing famine in ancient times. Even worse, because she won’t wake up, the elders in her family want to eat her. Luckily, her biological father is decent. He risks his life to protect her, allowing her to escape disaster for now. But her father is honest and dul 2.2kReads7.7Score224Shelves

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    Xia Chengcheng is the savior of Xia Dashan's family. Who would have thought that Xia Dashan, the workhorse of the Xia family, was actually the sole heir to the Marquis of Anyang, and that his seemingly simple-minded mother was a princess under the Yongle Emperor… If Xia Chengcheng hadn't transmigrated, they would have been cooked in the pot…

16. 16 皇 The Emperor Has Trouble Conceiving? The Stunning Empress Has Another Baby! 皇上难怀？绝色皇后又多胎 Dried Tofu and Sweet Potato Noodles豆干苕皮Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + System + lots of children + sweet romance + useless at harem politics + melodrama + adored by everyone + not mutually chaste) Ye Jinyun spent her whole life as a corporate wage slave. After dying suddenly from overwork, she is reborn in ancient times with the help of a System. From the start, she gets the orphan's role. Fine. But why does it get upgraded to a harem drama, where the emperor keeps chasing her and demanding she bear his children? “The emperor would never choose 16.5kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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    It's a bit like Xiao Qiao's reverse time travel story, where she endures hardship but eventually blossoms into success. The content is interesting and unconventional, providing a welcome change for bookworms who find reading boring and tedious.

17. 17 从 Period: From Steel Mill Supporting Actress to Top Academician 【年代】从炼钢厂女配到院士大佬 The Galaxy Pours Down星河倒灌Modern Romance717k WordsOngoing [1970s] [Female Side Character] [Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] Yu Zifang had a strange dream. In it, she was a disposable female side character who was hopelessly in love with the heroine's older brother and met a tragic end. Yu Zifang: ? Is that supposed to be me? Not sure. Let's wait and see. She was a worker-peasant-soldier university student and a technician at a steel mill, yet she let romance derail her career, landed in prison, and after her release was taken 1.4kReads8.4Score109Shelves
18. 18 一 I Woke Up at Sea, and the Capitalist Heiress Became an Undocumented Immigrant 一觉醒在海上，资本家小姐成黑户 Le Lanya Ji乐蓝雅季Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Song Shiwei survived the modern apocalypse with a space dimension where she could stockpile supplies. But ten years later, all the food was gone, and she was so hungry she was gnawing on a pot lid! One second, she was fighting to survive the apocalypse. The next, she was fighting to survive at sea. When she opened her eyes, she had become the sole survivor of a shipwreck: a ten-year-old capitalist “young master”?! From the start: endless ocean, and no one coming to save her! Her only lifelin 4.5kReads7.9Score416Shelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrating into a Refugee Exodus: I Use the System to Raise an Emperor 穿越逃荒：我靠系统扶持一代帝王 Xiao Se小色Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Jiu unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times, where everything was already inconvenient. Then disaster struck. With no other way to survive, she clung desperately to the person who had saved her. With her benefactor by her side, she had nothing to fear on the road to refuge. What could she do when disease, hunger, wild beasts, and villains all came at once? Bring it on! She was a jack of all trades with a System pocket dimension, capable of taking down anything. (Xie Zhan: You can't put o 35.5kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves

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    On their journey to escape famine, the female protagonist uses modern knowledge to avoid a series of problems, leading everyone to stability and prosperity. Little did she know that the person she rescued along the way would be someone of high status and influence.

20. 20 阎 The King of Hell Arranged My Wedding, and the Occult Grandmaster Finally Got Married! 阎王送嫁，玄学活祖宗终于嫁了！ Yi Luo苡洛Ancient Romance984k WordsOngoing [Mysticism, fortune-telling, supernatural suspense, revenge, ensemble cast, plot-driven] Fifteen years after the Shi family, once a renowned clan of occultists, was wiped out, its sole surviving heir, Shi Qiuyu, returns to the world. To stay alive, Shi Qiuyu slept in graveyards from childhood, ate food offered to ancestors, wore the clothes of the dead, and spoke the language of ghosts. On a day of endless autumn rain, she reopened the family home. That night, every family with old ties of cause 227Reads8.7Score—Shelves
21. 21 玄 Mystical Livestream: The Big Shot Moves Bricks Online 玄学直播间：大佬她在线搬砖 Yi Yao伊瑶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine goes solo early on; the male lead is just a supporting character, and she doesn't get into petty fights with the fake heiress.) A metaphysics expert fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a girl hauling bricks at a construction site. To gather faith, she starts livestreaming fortune-telling, only to accidentally read her own biological father's fortune. So she's actually the real daughter of a wealthy family? Back in the wealthy household, she faces three unfamiliar broth 17.5kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
22. 22 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Refuses to Join the Army, and the Cold-Blooded Big Shot Panics 恶毒女配不随军，冷面大佬他急了 December-十二月-Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Military romance set in the past + substitute bride + taking down scumbags + educated youth + family life + love after marriage + sweet and doting romance, both virgins [Transmigrated into a book VS reborn] When Su Miaomiao woke up, she had become the vicious supporting woman in a period novel who drugged the male lead. The good news: She slept with someone. The bad news: She slept with the wrong person! Su Miaomiao: “...” What kind of catastrophic start was this? To avoid being branded wi 364Reads7.1Score101Shelves
23. 23 假 The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾，囤粮满仓度荒年 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song 10.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is strong and the male lead is very doting.

24. 24 造 Damn It, the Village’s Handsomest Lazybones Married a Madwoman 造孽，村里最俊的懒汉娶了个癫婆 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She had dutifully supported her in-laws and brother-in-law for over a year, and finally her husband returned from military service. But the first thing he did when he got home was demand a divorce. When that failed, he tried to ruin her reputation, sell her to a gang of thugs to be abused, and then accuse her of adultery so he could condemn her and grind her into the dirt forever. Reborn for the second time, Ye Tang wielded a woodcutter’s knife and tormented the scoundrel until he begged to divo 15.5kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
25. 25 谁 Who Says the Emperor's Uncle Can't Have Children? She's Already on Her Second! 谁说皇叔不能生？她都二胎了！ A Thought of Books一念书Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Short drama: A Fragrant Remedy to Win My Lord) [Farming + sweet romance + bickering couple + devoted to each other + HE] Regent Xiao Xingyan led his troops against the enemy for three years and won a great victory, but was ambushed by the enemy and suffered damage to his ability to have heirs. The imperial physician diagnosed him with a serious difficulty in fathering children in the future. The Grand Empress Dowager worried herself sick over it, and everyone in the court was deeply concerned, 17.1kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
26. 26 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 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    Super captivating period drama novels where the female protagonist is reborn/transmigrates and changes her fate.

27. 27 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 24.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
28. 28 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 112kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves
29. 29 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 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
30. 30 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    I'm watching it now, it's pretty good.

31. 31 重 Reborn as a Demolition-Era Granny: Divorce, Cut Ties, Change My Fate 重生拆迁老太，离婚，断亲，改命 An Ningxi安宁兮Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Li Xianghua died a truly miserable death. When she was in her sixties, her husband kicked her out and promptly married a young beauty twelve years his junior. Her eldest son went to prison, her younger son gambled, her eldest daughter was driven insane by a man who used her for her money, her second daughter was abused by a stingy husband, and her third daughter was assaulted on her way home from work... Reborn, she is out for revenge. She kicks her worthless husband to the 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's visually appealing, but it lacks AI and a system.

32. 32 再 Reborn: The Ultimate Love 再世：极致宠爱 Manyun嫚韵Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + historical setting + sickly love interest + mutual devotion + happy ending] In my past life, it was all because of a misunderstanding. Brother Xun, I'm sorry... If only I had understood my feelings sooner. If only I had seen through the greedy, predatory ambitions in those people's eyes sooner. If only I had... But how many “what ifs” can there be in this world? Flowers may bloom again after they wither, but no one gets to be young twice. In the end, I lost you forever. 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this, it's so beautiful!

33. 33 我 I Have a Penglai Immortal Island 我有一座蓬莱仙岛 Peach Creek Wilds桃溪野Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Also known as: After Finding a Divine Artifact, She Became Famous Through Her Fishing Livestreams A theme park called Nevernight suddenly becomes famous across China. It features the “Penglai Realm,” protected by a seventh-tier grand formation; the “Sea Monster Castle,” where mermaids are rumored to live, with glass tunnels leading straight down into the deep sea; the mysterious and eerie “Yellow Springs Road”; the opulent “Divine Capital”... Everyone who visits even once starts questioning real 7.9kReads9.2Score906Shelves

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    An author who puts a lot of effort into their writing; the story is very engaging and worth rereading multiple times.

34. 34 从 From Toddler Prince to Sovereign of All Under Heaven [Infrastructure] 从奶娃诸侯王到天下共主【基建】 Peach Creek Wilds桃溪野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Original title: From Infant Prince to Ruler of All Under Heaven: Infrastructure Building [Feel-good power fantasy + adorable toddler from the start + gaming cheat + infrastructure building + farming + war + family and country + cute pets + romance?] [Serious Synopsis] If you come from across the sea and travel west, you will eventually find a prosperous city unlike anything in this world. It is the fiefdom of His Highness, the Prince of You: Youzhou. At the end of the dynasty, the land is strew 171.2kReads9.3Score18.8kShelves
35. 35 当 I Turned the True Heiress of a Tragic Novel into a Mediator 当我把虐文真千金改造成调解员 Raised Two Cats生了两只猫Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + face-slapping + System + livestreaming + real and fake heiresses + regret and redemption + self-awakening] [Smart, capable, highly skilled in combat, sharp-tongued heroine × a hero whose personality is still undecided, since the heroine's tastes might change] Li Shuyang made a deal with the System: if she changed the fate of Cen Qingqing, the heroine of a tragic romance, she would get fifty million yuan. Wasn't that basically free money? That was before she met this tragic- 7.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    I just finished reading this. The initially pathetic and abusive female lead made my blood pressure spike, but she became more and more adorable as the story progressed. She's such a cute, albeit weak, girl. The book also includes some heart-wrenching mediation stories, most of which are based on real-life figures. The abusive female lead gradually grows with the help of others, and the ending is open-ended.

36. 36 穿 Transmigrated as a Farm Girl! Everyone Insists I Become an Arms Dealer 穿成农女！众人非逼我成军火贩子 An Mo Chu Yu安墨初予Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted The animated series is now live! [Mean-Looking, Kind-Hearted Heroine vs. Kind-Looking, Scheming Hero] [Transmigration + Spatial Storage + Everyone's Favorite + Feel-Good Revenge + Firearms + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Cang Shu: "Xu Qiyue! Why have you killed someone again?!" Xu Qiyue: "It was an accident! An accident! What do we do now?" Cang Shu: "What can we do? Bury them!" Cang Shu never imagined that, after finally escaping a life of bloodshed, things would suddenly take a bizarre turn 60kReads8.5Score9.8kShelves

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37. 37 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, the Aloof Chief Minister's Original Wife Keeps Wanting a Divorce 穿书后，清冷首辅的原配总想和离 The Years Since Then而今岁月Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Audio edition now available] [Wild imagination + alternate setting + lighthearted + food + redemption + doting romance + adorable child] [Also known as: After the Reborn Reserved Chief Minister Wakes, He Only Wants to Cuddle His Wife] Mo Sang Sang knew how her story would end as soon as she transmigrated. To survive until the finale, every morning she opened her eyes thinking about how she could get a divorce. But looking at the little bundle of cuteness, she just couldn't bring herself to do i 3.6kReads8.8Score357Shelves
38. 38 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 47kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    Ancient farming literature

39. 39 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves

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    These three period novels are very good, especially the first and second ones, which have high ratings. They are heartwarming and slice-of-life stories with no special plot devices; they are just everyday period novels.

40. 40 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
41. 41 相 My Lord, Please Take This Challenge 相公请接招 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted Ruyu didn’t know where she came from, and she had never harbored any lofty ambitions. Her favorite thing to do was use her invisibility skill after nightfall to eavesdrop on other people. Wang Erlang had been made to kneel by his wife again; Madam Zhou had actually starved herself unconscious in an attempt to lose weight… Ruyu had so much gossip to share, but no one to share it with. She felt lonely. That is, until she became friends with Shao Jiyan. He taught her to read and write, and kept 1.6kReads9.4Score197Shelves
42. 42 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: Protecting Her Daughter-in-Law and Building a Fortune 恶婆重生：护媳发家致富 That Damn Cat她喵的Modern Romance717k WordsCompleted Li Shulan, who had tormented her two daughters-in-law to death, finally got what was coming to her: she fell into an outhouse and drowned. After death, she didn't disappear right away. Her spirit drifted to her two sons, only to see them blame each other over their wives' and children's deaths, before both died young. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day after her sons' weddings. Given a second chance at life, she finally saw the error of her ways. Why should her daughters 7.4kReads7.7Score906Shelves
43. 43 夺 You Stole My Pocket Space and Luck? This Badass Sister Will Smash Your Face In 夺我空间抢我气运飒姐打烂你的脸 Beer, Fried Chicken, and a Beautiful Girl啤酒炸鸡美少女Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted Shen Jingshu was beaten to death by her good-for-nothing country bumpkin husband! With her dying breath, she saw the man she had always cherished as her unattainable ideal burst through the door and rescue her. Sadly, her internal organs were badly damaged, and she soon breathed her last. He helped her leave this world with dignity. She became a wandering ghost, lingering by his side, only to discover that he had drunk poison and followed her... 5.9kReads9.2Score680Shelves
44. 44 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    Don't be put off by the title! This is the ultimate in exhilarating historical fiction! Don't miss this treasure because of the somewhat cheesy title of "Reborn in the 80s: My Wife is a Bit Spicy"—this 5 million-word masterpiece is a benchmark for historical rebirth novels. It breaks away from the cliché of "brainless wish-fulfillment novels," vividly portraying the legendary rise of a strong woman against all odds in the era of reform and opening up. It's both exhilarating and profound. The protagonist, Xia Xiaolan, has a truly hellish start: transmigrated into the body of a disgraced country bumpkin bullied by awful relatives, jilted at her engagement, and facing poverty. But how could her soul, a former high-ranking executive in a foreign company, give up? She's shrewd and decisive, starting by earning her first pot of gold by collecting eggs, then setting up a street stall, opening a clothing factory, and venturing into real estate, gradually establishing herself at the forefront of the times, and ultimately becoming an industry tycoon spanning multiple regions. There are no abrupt lucky breaks; every success is underpinned by solid business logic. The entrepreneurial journey, from a rural village in southern Henan to Shanghai and Hong Kong, is imbued with the imprint of its era. Most remarkably, it maintains a balance of "enjoyable without being mind-numbing." The confrontations with awful relatives are swift and decisive, while the business battles are meticulously planned. The villains are not stereotypically stupid, but rather "vivid opponents" with their own motivations, making the conflicts feel real and believable. The romance is a further embellishment: the male lead, Zhou Cheng, is not a greasy, domineering CEO, but a deeply devoted and loyal partner who respects the female lead and helps her achieve success. The two shine in their respective fields, creating a powerful and dynamic portrayal of a healthy "strong-strong alliance." The ensemble cast is equally impressive. From the timid yet gradually maturing mother, to the witty and insightful Du Erha, and the diverse array of women, each character has a beginning and an end, showcasing the complexity and warmth of humanity to the fullest. Despite its length, the book is meticulously detailed, offering a profound understanding of the social landscape of the 1980s, from clothing, food, housing, and transportation to policy trends, making for a highly immersive reading experience. If you're tired of romance-obsessed heroines and unrealistic plots, and are looking for a book that combines period authenticity, business acumen, and female empowerment, this is definitely worth reading. Don't let the title hold you back—it's far more compelling than you imagine!

45. 45 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
46. 46 慵 The Lazy Consort: I Take His Majesty Cultivating Immortality 慵懒宠妃：我带陛下修仙 Gong Xiao Qin Yu宫萧琴语Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mutually Faithful] As the legitimate daughter of the Yan family, Yan Xi's biggest dream was to eat well and wait for death. After entering the palace through the selection, she neither fought nor competed, yet caught the emperor's eye. She thought she would spend her life as a wealthy, carefree consort. Who knew she would accidentally come into contact with the world of cultivation? The mortal world had no place for cultivators. Since she was going to cultivate, she might as well bring her whol 7.3kReads6.9Score908Shelves
47. 47 被 Kicked Out of the House? I've Got Billions in My Spatial Realm 被赶出家门？我空间里有亿万物资 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New story: I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside] Gu Qingqing, a self-made rich girl, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and gets sold from the start, to the richest young man in the whole village. Gu Qingqing rubs her chin and thinks, “I got sold? That's awful!” But looking at the handsome, wealthy young man in front of her, she wonders, “Did I come out ahead after all?” To survive safely in this unfamiliar era, Gu Qingqing firmly clings to the powerfu 14.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
48. 48 聊 Chat Group: Giving the Transmigrators a Taste of Earth's Shocking Wonders 聊天群：给穿越者们一点地球震撼 Song from Beyond the Heavens天外来歌Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted [Chat group + no romance for the protagonist + making up for regrets + cozy everyday life + lively group chat + everyone's darling + group members who transmigrated from different worlds + traveling across multiple planes] [Note: The people in the chat group love talking and keeping the conversation going. If that's not your thing, just close the page. Wishing everyone a happy life!] Zhou Yue, a university student long past graduation, can't find work because of her disability. Just as she's abo 4.7kReads9.2Score528Shelves
49. 49 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Trading System Is Split Between Us 穿越七零：交易系统一人一半 Chu Chu Chu Chu楚楚楚楚Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Stockpiling supplies + transmigration + historical era + pocket dimension + trading System + cultivation + love that grows over time] [Not a traditional historical-era novel! The story will involve travel between planes in the middle and later stages, and the awful relatives are dealt with quickly!] At eighteen, Qiao Mingxi unlocked the pocket dimension her grandmother had left her. She thought she had the sort of pocket dimension that would be useful in an apocalypse, so she worked diligently 6.8kReads9.2Score905Shelves
50. 50 八 Reborn in the Eighties: The Feisty Wife Kicks Her Ex-Husband Aside and Strikes It Rich 八零重生小娇妻，脚踹前夫致富忙 Getting Through Every Pass关关过Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Wan built her fortune from nothing and supported her entire in-law family. But because she couldn’t have children, her husband betrayed her. Given another chance at life, Shen Wan has a knack for making money and wants nothing more than to live well with her grandmother. Who would’ve thought the taciturn man next door, a retired soldier whom everyone in the village respects, would keep coming over to curry favor with her? Shen Wan: I can’t have children. Gu Weidong: What a coincidence. Neit 3.7kReads8.2Score546Shelves

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