The Ultimate Rugged Hero in a Period-Era Romance 年代糙汉文天花板

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Tame a Delinquent Husband, Build a Fortune, and Raise Our Kids 重生九零训痞夫，发家致富养崽崽 A Tree in Full Bloom半树繁花Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up.) (1990s + family drama + rugged man + heartwarming sweet romance + raising children + building wealth + love after marriage) Song Rui was tricked into supporting her younger brother throughout her marriage, and felt she could never hold her head up around her in-laws. She worked like an ox, never complaining. But after her husband got into trouble, she and her two children were thrown out of the family home. Her mother-in-law was domineerin 4.3kReads9.0Score468Shelves

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   3, 4, 5, And 6 are all super good! [Drooling] They're all completed! [Smirking] So good! Highly recommend! [Thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]

2. 2 重 Back to the 1980s, She Marries a Fierce, Rugged Man and Builds a Fortune While Raising Kids 重回八零，嫁凶戾糙汉致富养崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + Adorable child + Marriage first, love later + Rough-and-tough man] A pretty, timid sweetheart × a fierce, burly man In her previous life, Lin Zhaodi (Shen Songge) was set up. After she became pregnant, she was forced to marry the ugliest, meanest man in the village, the one everyone avoided. After falling into depression, she drowned herself in a reservoir when the man had been away for months and her son died in an accident. Given another life, she saves her son's life in time and vow 14.2kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
3. 3 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
4. 4 八 The 1980s: The Plump, Fertile Wife Spoiled by the Fierce Village Bully 八零好孕肥妻，被凶悍村霸宠成宝 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional era, so don't nitpick the details. Pure romance, devoted couple, rebirth, everyday life, marriage before love. The male lead is genuinely crude and swears like a sailor. The female lead isn't a strong, independent heroine, but a hardworking, clumsy, chubby country girl. (If that's not your thing, don't read.) Ji Chunhua was reborn. At this point, she hadn't yet gone with her stepsister Ji Qin to the matchmaking fair, nor had Ji Qin humiliated and framed her, eventually shoving her in 16.2kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
5. 5 嫁 I Married the Richest Man, Had a Beloved Baby, and Now All My Stepkids Are Overprotective Brothers 嫁首富，生团宠，继子全员护妹狂 Mo Mo's Mo漠漠的陌Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Shock! The Rugged Factory Director Is a Wife-Doting Maniac, is now available. (1980s + Married First, Love Later + Everyday Life Raising Kids + Family Matters + Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife + Mutual Devotion + Beloved by the Whole Family) A beauty blogger travels back to the 1980s and becomes a woman four months pregnant. But she was supposed to marry a wild, rugged man with washboard abs and overflowing masculinity, so how did he turn into an old, ugly eunuch? An 2.7kReads9.3Score324Shelves
6. 6 糙 The Rugged Man and His Sweet Wife 糙汉与甜妻 A Dudududu阿嘟嘟嘟嘟Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] There’s a little girl in a shabby building beside the construction site. She’s sweet and well-behaved. He Ji watched her for several days before he could no longer resist his little scheme and broke her air conditioner. He only meant to use the excuse of fixing it to get a closer look at her, but once he got near her, he couldn’t stop himself. Looking at her fair face and timid eyes, he thought, A sweet girl this well-behaved deserves to be brought home and spoiled. Otherwise, I’ 6.1kReads9.0Score588Shelves
7. 7 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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   This book is undoubtedly the pinnacle of rough-and-tumble Chinese literature from that era.

8. 8 被 After Being Set Up, the Stern Soldier Dotes on His Little Rose 被算计后，黑脸硬汉娇养小玫瑰 Chen Wan Yi11陈万一11Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [1970s + Strict Husband + Doting Romance + Everyday Family Life + Sweet Wife Story + Possessiveness + Complete] After Xu Zhanfang marries, all she wants is a good life. So she has to put on an act, be sweet and gentle, get her hands on money, and keep her words sugary. She praises him, coaxes him, makes use of him, and spends his money. - Li Yingtai takes a wife. Day one: I can't stand her! Day two: She's so pitiful. Maybe I'll make her something to eat! Day three: She actually called me big bro 6.6kReads7.7Score546Shelves

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   This is the best period drama I've read lately! The first one is set in the 1970s and features a henpecked husband, pampered wife, everyday family drama, and possessiveness. Xu Fangzhan, after marrying her husband, only wants a good life. So, she has to act, be submissive, get money, and have a sweet tongue—praising him, coaxing him, using him, and spending his money. Li Yingtai married a wife. Day 1: I hate her! Day 2: She's so pitiful, let me cook her a meal! Day 3: She actually called me "brother"! Day 4: I don't want to go to work, I want to go home and play games with her! Day 5: My wife should be held always, I can't let go!

9. 9 花 The Secret of Huaxi 花溪的秘密 Pile of Money钱堆堆Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 14.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 7.8kReads8.5Score471Shelves

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    Chronicles!!

11. 11 七 The 1970s: The New Countryside Army Wife at the Military Compound Is Up to Someth 七零：军属院新来的乡下军嫂惹不 My Little Chubby Girl侬家有个月半妞Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Miracle-doctor military wife VS rugged military officer] [Ten wildly powerful golden fingers + fictional 1970s military marriage + marriage before love + two powerful leads and sweet romance + making money and building a fortune, multiple identities + life with the troops + medicine + food + raising children + ten-year age gap + advancing the nation through science + love of country and family] In her previous life, medical expert Lin Manman was tragically killed in a car accident while rushing 2.7kReads9.1Score282Shelves
12. 12 拒 Refusing an Abortion, Carrying Twins, and Shocking the Military Compound 拒流产，揣双胎，随军惊爆家属院 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Original title: The Military Husband Is Too Powerful, So the Beautiful Wife Joins the Army While Pregnant [Alluring Beauty X Rock-Hard Officer] (military marriage + space spring + pregnant with twins and raising children + doting husband + marriage before love + everyday life in the army) The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Wanyue had become the darling of the era in a period novel. Her grandfather was a top official in the capital, her maternal grandfather a tycoon in Shanghai, her parents hi 38.2kReads7.8Score3.9kShelves
13. 13 易 Highly Fertile! Bearing Twins with a Spiritual Spring for the Infertile Commander 易孕体质！给不育首长怀灵泉双胎 Wei Xuan尾宣Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted [Military romance + devoted couple + an upgradeable pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + everyone’s favorite] Shen Zhaoyue, the eldest daughter of a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, was hurled into a book by a plane crash. The good news: She’s transmigrated as a capitalist heiress! The bad news: She’s got nothing! Her scumbag live-in father secretly makes off with the family fortune, her ambitious stepmother schemes for more, and her stepsister tries to snatch everything 13.1kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves
14. 14 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
15. 15 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
16. 16 不 The Barren Maid Who Had Seven Children in Five Years After Traveling to the 1960s 不孕小丫鬟穿到六十年代五年抱七 Mu Zhen木甄Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Fang Ran was a lowly maid in ancient times who could not bear children. To protect her pregnant mistress, she willingly switched identities with her and took her place in death. She thought it was all over, but when she opened her eyes, she found herself hundreds of years in the future. This era is far better than the days when she was a maid. Everyone is free, no longer bound by contracts of servitude. Most importantly, her body in this life is healthy. Life is a little difficult, but with help 4.9kReads7.5Score509Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels from ancient times to the 1960s. Starting as an naive observer, she gradually reveals her talents, works diligently, and experiences heartwarming daily life. If you're tired of scheming, cultivation, and fighting, this is a good read. I hope the author updates frequently.

17. 17 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 18.4kReads6.5Score680Shelves

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    Although it hasn't been rated yet, it's a really, really good book. The rough-around-the-edges guy is super charming.

18. 18 守 After Three Years of Widowhood, My Dead Husband, the Military Rogue, Returns 守寡三年，死去的军痞丈夫回来了 One River, a Million一水百万Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1970s + Raising Kids + Military Officer + Reborn Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance] Qiao Meiping takes her cousin’s place and marries a soldier. Over the course of several years of marriage, she sees him fewer than five times in total. Later, after her husband dies in service, her mother-in-law throws her out. With three sons to care for, she can barely afford to feed them. On her way to the county town to seek help from a friend, she is kidnapped and sold to a remote mountain village in the no 7.6kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    1. After being reborn, she reclaimed her pension, separated from the family, and raised her son to be successful, but her husband unexpectedly returned. 2. Yu Chengyuan is reborn at the critical juncture when his wife suffered a difficult childbirth and his family was destroyed. He is determined to make amends, protect his family, and change his fate. A story of everyday life, not particularly dramatic, but with well-developed characters. The balance between mundane daily life and extreme character portrayals makes it worth reading.

19. 19 重 Back to 1985, I Feed My Family Meat Every Day 重回1985，我带家人天天吃肉 Xiao Qian from Wuhu芜湖的小芊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Abuse the scum and slap them in the face] [Reborn to atone] + [Start a business and make money] + [Doting on his wife] + [Super dad] Yu Chengyuan, who had spent his whole life in a state of madness, was reborn. He returned to the day his wife, Liu Sulan, went into labor, the very day that would destroy his family and set him on the path to a lifetime of madness. Yu Chengyuan would never forget what happened that day. His biased grandmother, his sharp-tongued second and third aunts, and his kind 7.2kReads8.0Score734Shelves
20. 20 团 The 70s' Beloved Darling Is a Hopeless Romantic, Until She Wakes Up and Becomes His Sister-in-Law 团宠七零恋爱脑，觉醒后当他大嫂 Wan Ruo菀渃Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [1970s + female supporting character awakens + face-slapping and scum-tormenting + System + military marriage] Su Zhaoyuan is bright and beautiful, and adored by everyone. But in a period romance novel, she's a love-struck female supporting character controlled by the plot. The heroine is her cousin, Su Routang, and the hero is her fiancé, Gu Lisong. Su Zhaoyuan's whole family are stepping stones for the hero and heroine. When her cousin needs a job, she listens to her fiancé and gives her n 13.6kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 穿 The Book Transmigrator Gets a Waist-Hugging Flirt from the Army's Toughest Man 穿书女配被全军第一硬汉搂腰撩 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Yuelan had transmigrated into a book years ago, but the plot only kicked in after she followed the army to an island! Good news: sweet romance and a happy ending. Bad news: she and the second male lead were killed off early. A sweet, doting marriage in the 1970s? That’s all complete bullshit! Every character was just there to pave the way for the male and female leads to ascend! With no plot to follow, Jian Yuelan created her own, racking her brains to change her fate. Fortunately, her man 12.5kReads9.3Score873Shelves

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    It's really good; the plot doesn't drag, and the characters are very well-developed.

22. 22 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
23. 23 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    This is the first time I've ever read a novel without skipping pages, and I only realized the story was nearing its end when I reached the very last page. It's so good; this is the kind of love my parents' generation experienced. There were no grand, dramatic gestures, just a deep sense of responsibility to each other once committed. Back then, life was long and arduous. One person deserves only one person in a lifetime, and while "I love you" is never spoken, actions speak louder than words—love is unconditional.

24. 24 带 I Took a Green Train to the 1970s 带着绿皮火车穿七零 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted Six months after graduating, overworked office worker Xiang Hailan took the train back to her hometown for the New Year. She and the train ended up back in the Great Northeast of the 1970s, where she was welcomed as the beloved darling of the team leader’s family. In this rich black soil, where “a clod glistens with oil, and even a pair of chopsticks will sprout if you stick them in,” the cucumbers are fresh and crisp, the beans grow in great abundance, and the tofu made with brine is delicious. 3kReads8.5Score297Shelves
25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration Through Period Dramas: The Supporting Character Refuses to Accept Her Fate 快穿年代文之配角不认命 Guo the Pistachio开心果的郭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [System] + [Quick Transmigration] + [Period] Lin Ruanruan, a recent college graduate, was bound to a nouveau riche System by chance. She began taking on missions to help supporting characters fulfill their wishes and change their fates. Along the way, she also grew as a person in the real world and found a happy life of her own. 820Reads7.4Score107Shelves

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    Super beautiful, incredibly beautiful

26. 26 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score516Shelves
27. 27 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens: Thriving in a Period Novel 炮灰觉醒，我在年代文里如鱼得水 The Rice Cake Won't Eat Fish年糕不吃鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + quick transmigration + space (only in the second world) + no memories in the second world + golden finger + no fixed couple + a touch of ensemble cast + realistic] World One: My Cousin Is the Lucky Female Lead (ensemble cast + low-key) ✓ Feel free to skip World Two: Transmigrated as a Selfless Workhorse (1968) ✓ World Three: The Cannon-Fodder Best Friend Returns to the City ✓ World Four: A 1990s Migrant Worker’s Reversal ✓ World Five: One Adult and Three Kids in the 1970s ✓ World 19.9kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
28. 28 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.6kReads8.9Score789Shelves
29. 29 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 18kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
30. 30 六 My 1960s Military Wife Is a Little Spicy: The Sharp-Tongued Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 六零军嫂有点辣：毒舌军官霸道宠 Nalan Yi纳兰翊Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1960s Military Marriage + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scumbags + Making Money and Raising Kids + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Never Letting Enemies Get Away + Satisfying Military Story] Yu Wanqing had assets worth billions, but while exploring Mount Kunlun, she encountered Japanese soldiers trying to damage China's dragon veins. She took them out, but was badly wounded. When she woke up, she'd transmigrated into the body of a young woman in t 44.5kReads9.2Score6kShelves
31. 31 穿 I Transmigrated to the Countryside in the Seventies, Farming, Gossiping, and Laughing All the Way 穿越七零下乡忙，吃瓜看戏哈哈笑 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting] [Face-slapping] [Satisfying read] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [The male lead is completely devoted to his wife] Gossip, watching the drama, and falling in love Surely there’s no one more unlucky than her? She was just shopping at the mall when a falling billboard hit her, and she transmigrated. To make matters worse, she transmigrated into the body of someone with the exact same name in the 1970s! What? Her scumbag father and stepmother have been having an affair for ages? 6.5kReads7.9Score570Shelves
32. 32 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
33. 33 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
34. 34 七 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score184Shelves
35. 35 被 After Being Stolen Away as a Bride, the Fierce Beauty Marries into a Crowded Courtyard and Wins by Doing Nothing 被抢亲后，凶残美人嫁大杂院躺赢 Bamboo Music, Lingering竹音袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + Everyday Family Life in a Crowded Courtyard + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Flash Marriage + Daily Life] On the very first day Ye Fuyue transmigrated into a book, her own younger sister stole her fiancé. Ye Fuyue recalled the plot: Fine, let her steal him. Whoever wants to jump into that pit can go ahead. She certainly won’t. But after losing her fiancé, Ye Fuyue would have to move to the countryside. Ye Fuyue, who had no space or supplies, thought: I may be skilled in all kinds of fightin 12.1kReads8.3Score1kShelves
36. 36 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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37. 37 你 Go Ahead and Be Crazy, but Leave the Kids in the Compound Alone 你疯就算了，大院的崽你也不放过 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + born into the past + parallel 1970s + doted on by the whole family + spatial dimension + strong male and female leads] Lin Sa was born into the 1970s and became the eldest daughter of the Lin family. Most families favor boys over girls, but the Lin family favors girls over boys. Out of four children, the Lin family had only one daughter, and the whole family cherished her with their lives. Other people’s daughters are little cotton jackets, but theirs is a drafty leather jac 71.9kReads8.5Score7.7kShelves

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    This is pretty good.

38. 38 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.2kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: Tian Mimi’s Educated Youth Life in the 1970s 穿书70年代田蜜蜜的知青生活 Mumuzi Who Can Ride a Pig会骑猪的沐沐子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main story complete [1970s + transmigrate into a book + reborn + pocket dimension + supplies + no self-sacrificing heroine + satisfying read] Tian Mimi was a modern college graduate. After her parents died in an accident, she happened to discover a pocket dimension inside their wedding rings. When an abnormal typhoon made her think the apocalypse was coming, she went on a wild shopping spree for supplies, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into a book. In the 1970s, Tian Mimi was a sixteen-year-o 6.3kReads9.1Score653Shelves
40. 40 兵 The Mind-Reading Soldier King Dotes on the Real Heiress Who Married in Her Sister's Place 兵王会读心，换亲的真千金被宠哭 Little Fish in the Deep Sea深海里的小鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + one-on-one romance + pocket dimension + true and fake heiresses + sweet romance] Genius chef Ji Qing transmigrated and became a foolish girl with no sense. Her grandparents had never cared for her, and her aunts and uncles had never liked her. Luckily, her parents, brothers, and younger brother had always cherished her. She even had a fiancé from a well-off family in the county town. Though everyone thought she was a fool, the girls in the village envied her and were jealous 3.6kReads8.4Score639Shelves
41. 41 前 My Ex-Husband Got Sterilized for His Widowed Sister-in-Law. Now That I've Remarried a Commander, He's Panicking 前夫为寡嫂结扎，改嫁首长他急了 Yun Qiu妘秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Reborn: I Became the Sweetest Version of Myself, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + devoted couple + an upgradable space + punishing scumbags + beloved by the whole family] Song Wanqiu, a police officer who had just returned to active duty, transmigrates into a book after dying alongside a drug trafficker during an arrest operation. The good news: she's alive. The bad news: she's a hopeless romantic. After taking in the story, Song Wanqiu decisively takes back her 7kReads8.0Score786Shelves
42. 42 军 Ten Years of Military Marriage Without Seeing Each Other, Now You're Panicking Because Your Wife Wants a Divorce 军婚十年不见面，媳妇离婚你慌了 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Face-Slapping + Smashing Scumbags + Pocket Dimension + Ensemble Cast + Over-the-Top Drama + Ex-Husband Begs for Reconciliation] In her previous life, Shen Liufang was stuck in a loveless marriage, while her husband spent ten years stationed at the border and never came home! She worked like a beast of burden for her in-laws and was still dismissed as utterly useless. In the end, they schemed against her and took revenge, and she was poisoned to death by her own daughter. Reborn, she tears up th 9.8kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
43. 43 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
44. 44 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 88.1kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves

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45. 45 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
46. 46 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 23.1kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    This is the only one left, second viewing.

47. 47 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 78kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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    The first book was excellent, the beginning was hilarious, and the second book was also good.

48. 48 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
49. 49 穿 I Transmigrated into an 1980s Devoted Wife Novel and Became a Sucker's Stepmother 穿进八零娇妻文，我给冤种当继母 Zhu Jin竺仅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted At first glance, nothing seems wrong. Look closer, and there’s definitely a problem. That’s right, Wen Yu transmigrated into a book, in fact, into two. They’re linked novels by the same author, telling the stories of two generations. The Husband-and-Wife Story is about the dad, a sweet romance set in a bygone era. But Wen Yu isn’t the sweet young wife in the novel. She’s the male lead’s second wife, about to divorce him because their married life isn’t working out. The Sucker… is Wen Yu’s affect 3.1kReads8.3Score176Shelves

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    It's good. The son is a bit stubborn, but he does everything the female lead asks, even helping her when she gets tired. The male lead is responsible and helps the female lead's family. There's a big difference between the male and female leads. But I really like it because he's so charming.

50. 50 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 21.8kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves

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    This! This! Baby! The bag is so pretty!

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