Powerful Family Patriarch Male Leads in Political and Period Novels 高干文+年代文，权势滔天男主（家族的那种）

1. 251 陆 The Lu Heiress’s Road to Success 陆家千金的青云路 You Dian Le佑点乐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + high-ranking cadre's daughter from a compound] Lu Nanxing's grandfather was a veteran revolutionary. Though he has passed away, her three uncles and her father all hold high-ranking positions! The only girl in the third generation of the Lu family, she is a spoiled heiress who lives for eating, drinking, and having fun, doing whatever she pleases and never putting up with mistreatment. After her father dies unexpectedly, she discovers that neither his death nor her you 5.8kReads7.7Score459Shelves

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   Reborn, Li Xiaonan abandons her fraudulent job and chooses the path of a selected civil servant to rise to power, unexpectedly meeting Zhou Qingbai, a powerful figure from her past life. The male lead appears to be a cold and aloof leader, but his private interactions with his "wife" are endearingly contrasting, showcasing a solid career path within the system during that era.

2. 252 顶 A Hopeless Romantic: He Spends His Trillion-Dollar Fortune Building an Empire for His Wife 顶级恋爱脑，千亿身家全给老婆造 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Families + Revenge + Abusive Scumbags Get Their Comeuppance + Rekindled Love + Sweet Romance + The Male Lead Rises to the Top] [Devoted, Dog-Like CEO Boyfriend of Many Years x Bold, Decisive Director] Wen Ruan had been dating for three years before she learned she was only a substitute. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you grow old alone.” After being fired, Wen Ruan joined the company of her sworn rival, He Zheng, and went head-to-head with her former employer. 12.3kReads8.8Score623Shelves
3. 253 七 The Seventies: The Adored Educated Youth Chases His Wife 七零娇宠：知青大佬追妻忙 Nan Has Tall Trees, the North Has the Sea楠有乔木北有海Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted In the 1970s, at the Qingshan Production Brigade. Gu Wanqing is one of a kind in the village. As the only daughter, she is adored by her parents, doted on by her grandparents, and indulged by her brothers. Her life is simple and beautiful. Pei Xingye, who comes from the capital, has a prominent family background and an unruly nature. He's the kind of man who can make the entire capital tremble with a stamp of his foot. Being sent to the countryside is just a formality, a way to pass the time. 5.3kReads7.1Score482Shelves

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   The female lead is the brigade leader's niece, and the male lead is an educated youth sent to the countryside, from a very good family.

4. 254 七 The 1970s: Her Soul Returns, and the Female Defense Industry Mogul Is Fierce! 七零魂归：军工大佬她飒爆了！ Little Civet Cat小狸猫猫Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Pocket Dimension + Using Science to Save the Nation + Super-Strong, Energetic Wolfdog VS Cool, Handsome Beauty Who Protects Her Husband] Li Luoyu, a powerful end-times ability user with lightning, wood, and spirit abilities, was struck by a thunderbolt so mighty it shook the heavens and transmigrated into a book. Now she had two choices: Go to the countryside? Or be sent down to the countryside as punishment? Wait... Aside from their official statu 30.9kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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   [I also highly recommend] [Space] [Pouting] [Scientific research] [Cool] [Supplies] [Admiration] [Strong female lead] [Pouting] [Awesome] [Top post] [Learned it]

5. 255 复 Building a New World After Revenge 复仇后建立新世界 Only Loves Tomatoes只爱番茄Historical627k WordsCompleted Meng Xing was an undercover agent. After completing his mission, his identity was exposed and he was shot dead. Having accumulated merit over ten lifetimes, he receives immortality as a reward, along with a world of his own. This world is the planet Lapuna, similar to Earth. But humanity would need hundreds of years to immigrate there before Earth is destroyed, even by rocket. So Meng Xing's mission is to help good people who have suffered harm fulfill their wishes, earning eternal life in the p 1.2kReads6.6Score—Shelves

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   👍‼️👍‼️👍‼️

6. 256 六 The Delicate Flower of 1960s Shanghai Marries into a Prestigious Family with Billions in Supplies 六零沪市娇花，携百亿物资嫁高门 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting + awakening in a bygone era + pocket dimension + sweet romance + devoted couple + golden finger] Ren Yue woke up one day to find herself mute. Her maternal grandparents, whose family had practiced traditional Chinese medicine for generations, were about to be sent away for reeducation. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé sent an urgent telegram calling off their engagement, saying his future had to come first. Her father and stepmother, who had been gone for over a decade, ret 4.7kReads8.4Score513Shelves

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   The male lead comes from a wealthy and influential family; he's a nice guy.

7. 257 绝 The Heirless Tough Guy Whispers: Be Good, Darling, Give Me a Baby 绝嗣糙汉轻声哄：乖宝，生崽崽 Ten Miles of Cold Crabapple Blossoms十里寒棠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Feel-Good Fiction + Food + Everyday Life + Two Strong Leads] Lin Mush’s voice was cold and resolute. “Gu Jinxin, Yiyi has just been widowed, and I’m the only one she can rely on. You can still find another man and start a life with him. Let’s call off our engagement!” A mocking smile played on Gu Jinxin’s lovely lips. “I wore the title of your childhood fiancée and spent a whole year looking after your bedridden mother. And now you’re kicking me to the curb for a young widow?” 18.1kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
8. 258 七 The 1970s: I Leapt Up the Social Ladder and Married an Official from the Capital 七零：我一步登天嫁京里来的长官 Growing Flowers养花花Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + military marriage + heroine has her own career + aloof at first, then a tender and devoted husband] Shen Yueliang transmigrates into the 1970s, becoming a sweet and delicate village beauty in Qinghe Village. Poor little village beauty: her whole family is destined to be cannon fodder. To change their fate of ruin and death, Shen Yueliang inadvertently “asks for help” from a young officer who has come from the capital, and “deceives” him. The officer is exceptionally handso 6.3kReads9.3Score889Shelves
9. 259 最 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族：郁家无怂人 A nomi阿nomiModern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 6.4kReads8.0Score313Shelves

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   [Thinking][Cool]

10. 260 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, 37.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
11. 261 六 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 77.3kReads9.0Score9.9kShelves

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    I recommend these books, they're super good!

12. 262 老 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1970s: Every Strike Against My Adopted Daughter Is Fatal 老太太重生七零：刀刀刀养女的命 Qiong Sang Huohuo穷桑火火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yu Mingxiang had cancer. The moment she transferred her assets to her daughter, the girl turned on her and threw her out. Only then did Yu Mingxiang learn that the girl wasn't her biological child at all. Her wicked adopted daughter had killed her entire family! After dying a miserable death in the street, Yu Mingxiang opened her eyes and found herself thirty years in the past, half a month before her whole family was sent to the countryside. Her adopted daughter was stand 58.1kReads8.7Score6.6kShelves
13. 263 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 86.5kReads9.5Score10kShelves
14. 264 八 In the 1980s, She Enjoys Retirement and Gossips. What's Wrong with Being a Little Gloomy? 八零养老磕八卦，她丧点怎么了？ Snow, But Not Quite Pear Blossom是雪不似梨Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted (Down-in-the-dumps, gossip-loving heroine VS gentle, highly intelligent, cunning, fatherly hero) (Face-slapping feel-good story x gossip x mutual salvation) After perfectly completing the transmigrate-into-a-book missions as a vicious supporting character for ninety-nine lifetimes, Ming Lan had a spatial inventory packed with billions' worth of supplies. She had given up on love and only wanted to enjoy the gossip and retire. But she had transmigrated into a frail body like Lin Daiyu's. What was 6.5kReads8.5Score876Shelves
15. 265 佣 The Mercenary Queen Insists on Marrying Him, and the Wild Officer Is Secretly Thrilled 佣兵女王要强嫁，狂野军官心暗爽 Shang Keji尚可及Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A full-cast audio drama is now available [marriage first, love later, revenge on scumbags, strong heroine, making money, 1v1, ensemble cast, island space (appears in Chapter 55), healing and redemption] A Red Army mercenary codenamed “Chef” transmigrates into the body of Su Yuan, a pitiful young woman in the 1960s, and goes to seek out her childhood betrothed, Chi Ye. He's a widower who has remarried and has three children. Penniless and desperate for food, Su Yuan dives into the river to catch 5.1kReads8.8Score649Shelves
16. 266 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Reluctant Match Is Surprisingly Sweet 重生七零：强扭的瓜有点甜 Meow Commander喵指挥官Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan transmigrated! And she transmigrated right into the most awkward situation imaginable. Why awkward? Because she was forcing herself on a man. This is a terrible misunderstanding, a huge injustice! None of this has anything to do with her. She’s just an innocent passerby who transmigrated into this world. Unfortunately, no one believes her. Well, the original owner was notorious for raising hell and ruling the family compound like a tyrant! So be it. What’s done is done, and crying won’ 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves
17. 267 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Cold-Faced Commander Regrets Divorcing Me After I Take Our Child 重生七零，带崽离婚冷面首长后悔了 When the Geese Return, I Think of You雁来忆君Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Spatial powers + Adorable child + Strong male and female leads + Marriage first, love later] Gu Nian is reborn with a terrible hand to play. Her in-laws make life difficult, her family is greedy, and her husband of three years has vanished without a trace. Taking her sweet, well-behaved little one with her, Gu Nian goes to the military district to divorce the man who is her husband in name only. But he has a change of heart and settles mother and child in the family compound. G 10.8kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
18. 268 我 My Mr. Xie 我的谢先生 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted Late at night, someone knocked on her dorm room door. She opened it and saw Xie Ying standing there in a sharp suit. She pulled him inside, surprised. “It’s so late. How did you get into the women’s dorm?” “I signed in downstairs,” Xie Ying replied. Flustered, she said, “It wouldn’t look good if someone saw you coming into my room.” Xie Ying’s voice was calm. “Is it bothering you?” She shook her head. “I don’t mind, but they’ll gossip about you.” “I don’t mind either,” Xie Ying said. … After a 7.7kReads9.2Score879Shelves

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    A truly good story

19. 269 八 Shanghai in the 1980s: Captain Yan’s Wife Ran Off with the Kids 八零沪市，闫队家的媳妇带娃跑了 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: She Rises to the Wind in the Eighties An Eighties beauty flees while pregnant, and the military man loses his cool [Shanghai in the Eighties + marriage before love + chasing his wife and face-slapping + sweet everyday romance] Willowy, graceful dancer beauty X sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, jealous man Xu Si transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress who was switched at birth with the Xie family's daughter. On her very first day, she moved out of the Western-style mansion 6.9kReads8.8Score700Shelves
20. 270 八 1980s: The Foxiest Femme Fatale and the Wildest Officer 八零，做最美狐狸精戏最野军官 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted A flirtatious movie queen VS a stoic, passionate, impossibly manly military officer. International movie queen Jiang Mengning transmigrates into a book and becomes the despised, wicked stepmother in a military compound. The original owner was unfaithful and arrogant, and ended up being cruelly abandoned after repeatedly bringing disaster upon herself. A stepmother? Jiang Mengning has only one thought after transmigrating: this is a role she should never take. But when the man in uniform appe 3kReads8.9Score338Shelves
21. 271 八 A Tough Mystic in the 1980s, With a Handsome Husband Waiting at Home 八零玄学悍妻，家有娇夫待签收 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A story set in a bygone era + Chinese metaphysics + mild supernatural elements + ghost-hunting + romance + strong heroine. No transmigration or rebirth; both leads are natives of the setting. [Brilliant, aloof genius with a goofy side, and no interest in men VS. A sharp-tongued, scheming, tsundere man with a poisonous-sweet manner] Tian Shiling, nicknamed Tianbao, is known in Qiantang Village as the coffin girl. Her mother died in childbirth, her father is unknown, and she was raised by the vill 47.3kReads9.2Score7kShelves
22. 272 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 24.6kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
23. 273 退 Five Years After Breaking Off the Engagement, a Powerful Man from the Seventies Begs for a Title and Coaxes Me into Having His Child 退婚五年，七零大佬求名分哄生崽 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance312k WordsOngoing [Period setting + raising a child + slice of life + reunion after a long separation + groveling ex] [Stunning interpreter vs. genius engineer and former soldier] At eighteen, Song Lingzhen met her arranged-marriage match, Liang Qi, for the first time. Back then, she was a country bumpkin from the countryside. Liang Qi, meanwhile, was the most unruly troublemaker in the residential compound. At their first meeting, Song Lingzhen didn't dare look at him for long. She only blushed in secret. Their 52kReads6.4Score6.1kShelves

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    A period drama version of "chasing after one's wife," the story begins with their reunion five years later.

24. 274 攀 You Married Up, So I Married a General. What Do You Regret? 攀高枝另娶，我嫁将军你悔什么 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted]+ [Rival suitors]+ [A sunny, strong heroine who raises pigs and makes the impossible happen] After being a widow for eight years, Lu Qiniang buys a man to give her a child. Just as they enter the bridal chamber, her husband, who was supposedly killed in battle, suddenly returns home in triumph. Lu Qiniang: ... Looking at the two men ready to draw swords, she has a sudden idea: “The three of us should just make a good life together. That's better than anything else!” Xiao Yan & Zhan 35.5kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    This is pretty good, you can try it.

25. 275 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score655Shelves

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    I just finished reading it today. It's rare for me to finish a period novel, and it was quite good.

26. 276 回 Back to the Days When the Wind Began 回到风起时 The Unflappable Barnacle Consort不急不躁的藤壶妃子Modern Romance563k WordsOngoing This is the story of me, Wu Tiantian, a girl from deep in the mountains. She grows up in a remote mountain village, going from primary school and middle school to high school in the county seat, then university, graduate school, and eventually a job... In a poor, backward village, she and her younger sister depend on their grand 5Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 军 Three Years of Marriage, No Visits: I Ask for a Divorce, and He Panics 军婚三年不相见，我提离婚他慌了 Deer Call in the Fertile Fields沃野鹿鸣Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, but it'll go up... Doting husband + Devoted couple + Satisfying face-slapping + No misunderstandings + They speak their minds + Everyday family life In her previous life, Tong Jiaojiao died in the barren northwest. After being reborn, the first thing she did was go to the military district to get a divorce. She'd been married for three years, and her husband had spent all three years away on missions. She'd been a wife in name only for three years. She thought things wo 4.7kReads7.8Score341Shelves

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    From eighteen to twenty-four, Luo Nanchu followed him for six long years. Two years ago, she married Fu Hansheng. She thought she could eventually warm this cold stone, but in the past two years, all she'd seen were endless scandals involving Fu Hansheng and Song Feiwan. She lowered her eyes, closed the news, and continued working. Her colleague, Jia Tiantian, excitedly waved her phone in front of her: "Dr. Luo, don't you think Fu Hansheng and Song Feiwan are a perfect match?" "They're such a handsome couple!" "One's a dignified CEO, the other's a rising star, I'm totally shipping them!" Luo Nanchu replied: "They are quite a good match." "Get back to work." She and Fu Hansheng didn't have a wedding ceremony, only a marriage certificate, and they didn't make it public. Only their close friends and family knew about their marriage. Fu Hansheng maintained a single image in front of outsiders.

28. 278 最 Clear Skies in the Final Second 最后一秒的晴空 The Unflappable Barnacle Consort不急不躁的藤壶妃子12k WordsCompleted Clear Skies in the Final Second 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 傅 Mr. Fu, Stop Avoiding Suspicion. Miss Luo Is Going on a Blind Date 傅总别避嫌了，洛小姐相亲去了 Xia Shengli夏生梨Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted In her previous life, everyone knew that Luo Nanchu loved Fu Hansheng, and everyone also knew that his one true love was Song Feiwan, a rising starlet. An accident gave Luo Nanchu her wish: she became Mrs. Fu. Not only did she accidentally drink wine laced with drugs, she also handed Fu Hansheng a glass. After they got their marriage license, Fu Hansheng hated her for the rest of his life because he hadn't been able to marry his one true love. He even went abroad for two years to avoid her. When 3.3kReads5.6Score188Shelves
30. 280 我 My Backpack Can Hold an Entire Vegetable Garden 我的书包能装下整个菜园 The Unflappable Barnacle Consort不急不躁的藤壶妃子10k WordsCompleted My Backpack Can Hold an Entire Vegetable Garden 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 少 The Young Madam Rules the 1990s 少奶奶制霸九零年代 Mi Tang米唐Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her past life, Wen Nian was constantly exploited by her biological parents. They needed her money to build a new house, to pay for her older brother’s wedding, and to help her younger brother find a job by making her curry favor with her in-laws. They even schemed to borrow the household money her husband gave her every month. Her family was hopeless, so naturally her in-laws looked down on her too. And her husband… She’d had enough of being pushed around! In this life, Wen Nian is reborn in 910Reads8.3Score102Shelves

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    In her past life, Wen Nian was essentially a cash cow for her family. Her parents drained her resources to build a house for her brother and find a job for her younger brother. Even the household allowance from her husband was borrowed. Her in-laws looked down on her, and her husband was unreliable. She lived a miserable life! Reborn in 1996, 26-year-old Wen Nian, with her one-and-a-half-year-old son, was determined to cut her losses! Refusing to be exploited by her family and refusing to be a stay-at-home mom who had to ask for money, she opened a restaurant, built a chain, and made investments based on her intuition, achieving both fame and fortune! Meanwhile, her textile tycoon husband complained, "Today is the 1001st day my wife doesn't care about spending my money."

32. 282 重 Reborn, I Bound Myself to My Ex-Girlfriend's Life-Saving System 重生后我绑定了前女友的续命系统 The Unflappable Barnacle Consort不急不躁的藤壶妃子10k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Bound Myself to My Ex-Girlfriend's Life-Prolonging System —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 283 睁 I Opened My Eyes in the 1970s and Followed a Down-and-Out Big Shot to the Countryside to Enjoy Life 睁眼七零，追着落魄大佬下乡享福 Three Milk Candies三颗牛奶糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional military marriage + super sweet, devoted romance + everyday family life + face-slapping the scum + space for raising kids] Sheng Jinhe is fair-skinned and gorgeous, with a captivating charm. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself as the male lead’s doomed former fiancée in a period novel. She gave the heroine her job and her golden finger, and in the end even drowned and lost her life to bring the male and female leads together. Sheng Jinhe stares at the sky in speechless di 17.2kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

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    The Li family is a top-tier aristocratic family that "no one dares to touch while they are alive." The male protagonist, Li Zhanye, appears to be down on his luck but actually controls everything. The female protagonist, Sheng Jinhe, chases after her benefactor who was demoted to a remote area. The setting perfectly combines the "incognito visit" style of aristocratic narrative with the unique sense of suffering in period novels. The later face-slapping and reversal is incredibly satisfying.

34. 284 搬 I Empty the Family Fortune, Then the 1960s Apocalypse Boss Goes on a Rampage 搬空祖产，末世大佬六零嘎嘎乱杀 White as a Grain of Rice米粒的白Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [The audiobook, narrated by a real person, is now available. Go give it a listen! Transmigrates into a book + 1960s setting + laugh-out-loud antics + spirit spring space + crazy and ruthless heroine + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing everything out] End-of-the-world powerhouse Lei Qingyu transmigrates into a novel set in the era. The original owner was raised by her stepmother to be timid and submissive, and didn’t want to accept her arranged marriage and join the army. Her biological fathe 22.7kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves

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    This is a hilarious transmigration novel set in the 1960s, featuring a live narrator. The female lead is a master of emptying the house, both eccentric and ruthless. The villain leads the way, and the female lead relentlessly plunders, enjoying the process of emptying the house and getting revenge on the scumbags. The villains suffer terribly, the plot is explosive and incredibly absurd, guaranteed to make you laugh until you question your existence.

35. 285 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 59.8kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    The male lead is amazing, and the romance is incredibly sweet.

36. 286 天 A Little Lucky Star Falls from the Sky, and the Whole Marshal’s Household Spoils Her 天降小福星，帅府全家宠上天 Little Duck Doesn't Eat Grass小鸭不吃草Modern Romance889k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + adorable little one + pampered by everyone + lucky charm + no romance] Mao Mao’s mother was going to marry Commander Lou as his fourth concubine, so she went with her into the military governor’s residence. Everyone said the Lou household was a den of dragons and tigers that devoured people. As a little tagalong, she surely wouldn’t last long, and sooner or later she and her mother would be thrown out. But Eldest brother, the young marshal: “I’ll take Mao Mao horseback 34.5kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves

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    🌿①The male protagonist is an incredibly powerful warlord and marshal with several wives. He initially thought it was just an ordinary marriage to his fourth concubine, who brought along an ordinary stepdaughter. However, the little one she brought along is no ordinary person—a social butterfly who is incredibly outgoing and has a lucky constitution.

37. 287 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 911Reads7.7Score299Shelves
38. 288 七 Claimed in the 1970s: The Sweet but Silly Girl Bends for Money 七零圈占：笨蛋美人她为钱折腰 lmmcamelliModern Romance606k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just come in, so it’ll rise later~ 1970s + both leads are each other’s only ones + the real heiress + a silly, spoiled beauty who gets away with murder VS a possessive, nasty bastard + crushing power imbalance + clear-eyed surrender] “She has a poor childhood sweetheart in her heart, but a living King of Hell in her bed.” Ling Su is famous in her little mountain village as a “fake phoenix.” The villagers all say she’s so stunningly beautiful that she can’t possibly be the da 4.2kReads6.2Score388Shelves

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    This is the latest book I found; it's so new and still being serialized...

39. 289 京 A Guide to Rising to Power as a Madam in the Capital Circle 京圈夫人上位指南 A Little Butt一只屁屁Modern Romance658k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads who dote on each other × intense push and pull × power as the bride price × masterful guide and lover × older, devoted, fatherly man] he, dual-C romance in an alternate setting [romance × strategy] The day Chen Nuo got together with Fang Jingxiu, people in Beijing’s social circles laughed at her. They said the daughter of a small-time building materials merchant from Yongzhou was nothing but a pretty plaything in the hands of a powerful man. But no one knew... That the aloof, asc 47.3kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
40. 290 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Forcefully Claimed by a Menacing Officer 资本家大小姐被阴鸷军官强娶豪夺 Momo Loves Sleeping沫沫爱睡觉Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted The rating just came out today, so it’ll gradually go up, haha~ [Forceful possession + sinister, ruthless military officer + clear-headed, pretty-but-useless female supporting character + love-triangle chaos + domineering devotion + both leads are each other’s first and only] Modern college student Yun Lian has just graduated when she transmigrates into a novel, becoming the male lead’s doomed childhood friend in The Domineering Officer’s Long Road to Winning His Wife Back. After learning the tr 2.8kReads6.4Score140Shelves

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    Male protagonist forcibly takes and seizes property + historical period

41. 291 重 Back to the 1960s: My Parents Chose Their Adopted Daughter Over Me 重回六零，爹妈为了养女不要我了 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 6.6kReads8.9Score560Shelves

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    Historical fiction, action-packed novel, if you disagree, then fight!

42. 292 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Luo Laotai Rises Step by Step at the Machinery Factory 重生六零罗老太在机械厂步步高升 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Feel-Good Fiction] [Family Life] [Career Advancement] Divorce! Divorce! Divorce! I will never forgive them! In her previous life, Grandma Luo was famous for being virtuous. She managed both work and home life, and even after being widowed, she held the family together. She broke herself to provide for her sons. But as soon as her grandsons started school, they threw her out. Rather than support her in her old age, they forced her to take the blame for her eldest daughter-in-la 1.1kReads8.4Score100Shelves
43. 293 穿 Married Off to a Widower in the 1980s, I'm Good at Fighting in Every Way 穿八零望门寡拳打脚踢我样样在行 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted “Family squabbles + making a fortune + real and fake heiresses + a foil character + a pocket dimension + if they can be beaten, beat them + keep a low profile + no saintly do-gooder + self-interest + mutual healing!” He Lirong transmigrates into a book! She becomes a poor soul with a father who doesn’t love her and a mother who doesn’t care for her. Before she’s even married, she becomes a widow-to-be. On the very day of her wedding, her husband’s family tries to cheat her out of the compensatio 82Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 玄 Heavenly Mystery, Yellow Earth 玄天黄土 Fortune and Blessings福禄善庆Modern Romance427k WordsOngoing Workplace romance and marriage + love between a special forces soldier and a military doctor + unrequited love + politics + workplace drama. He Ju enlisted while attending university to serve his country. With his heart set on his homeland, he was a true patriot. He looked up at the clear blue sky and walked with his feet on the earth. Whether serving in high office and worrying for the nation and its people, or living far from the halls of power and cultivating himself amid the ordinary world, 7Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    [A masterpiece of sparrow food][Thumbs up][OK]

45. 295 浮 Under Currents in a Floating World 浮世潜流 Fortune and Blessings福禄善庆Urban343k WordsCompleted A You is a brilliant top student who graduated with a law degree. Rising from the grassroots and fighting in the halls of government, he throws himself into the battle against corruption in the name of fairness and justice. Along the way, he experiences love and hate, the dangers of the world, and a life full of ups and downs. He asks only to find a little peace amid the bustle of the world, but that has become difficult to achieve. All he can do is navigate the hidden currents beneath the surfa 117Reads8.6Score—Shelves
46. 296 天 A Seven-Year-Old Genius Sweetheart, Already Registered with the State 天才小棉袄七岁，已报备国家 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dual protagonists + father reborn + daughter transmigrates + learning System + genius + devoted husband + revenge + taking down scumbags] Chen Laosan spent his whole life blindly obeying his family. His wife died in the village while helping his brother fight a drought, and right after that, his sister-in-law sold off his daughter. His mother even comforted him, saying she was only a girl, after all! His wife's job went to his sister-in-law's relatives, and her compensation money went to his si 2.3kReads8.3Score300Shelves
47. 297 新 Reborn, I Will Benefit the People 新生，我要造福一方 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 44.5kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
48. 298 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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    Try this period drama, a military marriage, everyday family life, the protagonist starts by joining the army, no dragging, a sweet romance, the heroine takes revenge on the villains, it's super good.

49. 299 搬 She Clears Out Her Entire Family’s Home, and the True Heiress Finds Her Powerful Birth Parents 搬空全家，真千金找到大佬亲爹妈 Yi Hanlin一寒林Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted The moment Qu Qingyao opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s. Not only is she a fake heiress who stole someone else's place, she's also about to become the mother of eighteen children. Qu Qingyao is completely stunned. What kind of nightmare start is this? Her parents are desperate for a son, but in this life they're fated to have none? Easy. Qu Qingyao turns around and reports them, sending them straight into their next life. A connected insider at a job interview can't keep his eyes to 2.6kReads9.0Score318Shelves
50. 300 六 The 1960s: After Burning the Letter, I Marry into a Powerful Family with My Child 六零：烧信后，我靠孩子嫁入高门 King Carp是鲤鱼大王Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yaqin transmigrated into a feel-good novel set in the 1960s. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine, just the heroine's invisible fifth younger sister. On her second day there, she burned the heroine's letter. It was a letter about seducing the army captain's daughter’s fiancé. If the heroine wanted her fifth sister to stay in Li Family Village for the rest of her life, then she could stay there herself. After burning the letter, Li Yaqin took advantage of an errand to attend to her second sis 2.5kReads5.8Score123Shelves

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    She burned the original female lead's sister's letter, saved two people, and then married into the male lead's family. She has a spatial ability, but it's not shared.

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