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1. 51 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s as an Unregistered Nobody, and a Powerful Man Offered to Back Me 穿六零成黑户大佬主动给我抱大腿 Luming Zhou鹿鸣洲Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + Transmigration + No Going to the Countryside + Love at First Sight + Marriage Before Love] (No surrendering treasures to the authorities, slice of life, skip if that's not your thing) After somehow transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Yubei sees everyone else with a golden finger or a pocket dimension, while she can only clutch the ID card in her bag, afraid to take it out. To avoid being branded a vagrant and sent off to work in the mines, Lin Yubei gets a marriage certificate with 10.3kReads8.9Score1kShelves
2. 52 军 Military Marriage: I Cough Up Blood Making Weapons, and the Commander Cherishes Me with His Life 军婚：咳血造军火，首长拿命宠着 Jin Zhaoxi瑾昭晞Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty in poor health × top weapons expert × Everything Upgrade System × marriage first, love later] Su Mianmian, the 23rd century’s leading weapons engineer, woke up in the body of a frail, pampered “capitalist heiress” in a military compound in the 1970s, someone who got winded after a few steps and nearly toppled over in a breeze. The whole compound was waiting to laugh at her. They’d heard she’d shamelessly married Huo Zhan, a rough-hewn regiment commander stationed in the northwes 3.7kReads7.3Score557Shelves

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   This is okay, but the name of the male protagonist in the introduction is different from the one in the article.

3. 53 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 25.5kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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   Chronicles are here

4. 54 故 Storms Over the Old Home 故园风雨 Xue Jun Cheng Ze学钧承泽Historical723k WordsCompleted An old, secluded estate, a family’s rise and fall through half a century of Republican-era China. From the chaos of a nation on the brink to the fading embers of a bygone age, every brick and tile of the ancestral home bears witness to a family’s fortunes and decline, while keeping the joys and sorrows, loves and hatreds of an entire generation hidden within. The times are turbulent, with war raging on every front, and a once-peaceful household is swept up in the tides of history. The younger 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 我 I’m Waiting for You by the River 我在河边等你 Yao Lan曜岚Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted I’ll Wait for You by the River is a long-form novel about love and life by the author Yaolan, formerly known by the pen name Yatou. The story follows the growth of its protagonist, Xiao Lan. From a girl in the countryside of southern Anhui, she journeys through a rural childhood, leaves home to learn a trade and make her way in the world, experiences the stirrings of young love, and faces the everyday complications of marriage and the hardships of reality. Struggling against traditional constrai 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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6. 56 屋 A Stranger Beneath the Eaves 屋檐下的陌生 Han Jiang, Who Loves Grilled Egg Whites爱吃烤蛋白的寒江Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Life isn't about dramatic twists, but countless moments when things are “more or less” the same. Being “absent” in a marriage doesn't necessarily mean betrayal; it may simply be a callus worn smooth by the years. Aging doesn't bring despair, but rather a deeper appreciation for what we have “in this moment.” In the small details of everyday life, we see ourselves: we all struggle against inertia, then slowly make peace with life through that struggle. I hope readers can enjoy a book over tea in 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's not impossible to look through this

7. 57 八 The ’80s Smuggler’s Apple of His Eye 八十年代倒爷的心尖宠 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting]+ [no golden finger]+ [both leads are chaste] This is the story of my parents. These days, it would be called a classic hero-rescues-beauty, straight-out-of-a-romance-drama kind of romance. Back then, it was the kind of pairing that left everyone speechless, and made them sigh that a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung! My mom: beautiful, kindhearted, and long-legged. My dad: tall, and otherwise just fierce. My mom: one of the first college students after the na 4.1kReads9.0Score325Shelves
8. 58 糙 The Rugged Army Guy Is Irresistible, but His Wife's Family Ends Up in Ruins 糙汉军哥好撩人，娇妻全家火葬场 Crazy Little Wangba疯狂小王叭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + rugged military man + beautiful educated youth + pocket dimension + everyday life] Zhou Tingting was born strong enough to move mountains. When she opened her eyes, she found herself as a disposable background character in a sweet period romance. Her mother, stepfather, and stepsister's family were all up to no good. They tricked her out of her job and took her home. After squeezing every last bit of value out of her, they sent her off to the countryside. The original Zhou 9kReads8.9Score713Shelves
9. 59 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, One Little Flirt Turned the Officer Red 七零随军后，轻轻一撩军官红温了 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Comeuppance + Military Life + No Pocket Dimension or System] [Talented in both brains and brawn, outspoken and direct heroine × Pure-hearted officer who turns red from head to toe at the slightest flirtation] Shen Weiguang, a top weapons researcher of the twenty-first century, unexpectedly travels back to the 1970s. Her father is a military district commander in the capital, and her mother is a senior weapons researcher for the nation. Wit 1.6kReads8.0Score196Shelves
10. 60 相 I Went to the Wrong Blind Date Table and Married an Officer, Then Made a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 相亲走错桌嫁军官，携空间赚翻了 October Frost十月霜华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional] (military marriage in a bygone era + devoted love between two virgins + face-slapping villains + a touch of fantasy with a pocket dimension + no saintly heroine + building wealth) After ten years of keeping her head down, Gong Linglong finally avenged her parents and reclaimed everything that belonged to her. Just as she was about to enjoy life, a soul-reaper dragged her spirit down to the underworld! Damn it! They got the wrong soul? And she couldn't go back? With her fiery 46.6kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
11. 61 快 Back from Quick Transmigration to the 1970s: My Pocket Dimension Has Everything 快穿归来穿七零：空间里什么都有 Mu Yunshu木蕴枢Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Orphaned Girl + Educated Youth + Period Setting + Farming + Spatial Storage + Triplets] After traveling through countless worlds and completing her missions, Qiao Zhimo earned an honorable retirement. She took the super-sized spatial storage she'd exchanged her points for and transmigrated into the body of a little orphan girl in a mountain village in 1973. No problem. She'd done so many missions that she could do just about anything, and with her spatial storage, she'd be well-fed and comforta 1.2kReads9.0Score128Shelves
12. 62 今 Today, Too, I Want Book 12 今天也是想第12本书 Today Is Another Day I Want to Get Rich今天也是想发财的一天Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Curvy, flirtatious wife × tea-loving, stuffy crown prince + simmering tension + heroine is the most beautiful + nine-year age gap] Su Nuo had a face of breathtaking beauty. But when she woke up one day, she had transmigrated into the mother of the second female lead in a novel about a villainess's rebirth, a woman who was used until she died! In the story, her daughter was used as a pawn by the reborn heroine, forced to do all the dirty, exhausting work. In the end, she even lost fingers and le 7.1kReads8.2Score853Shelves

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    In the eyes of a girl like me, the face-slapping counterattack in the female video is very satisfying. As a heroine, I don't feel it, but she is still very powerful.

13. 63 七 Sharing the Burden of Raising Children in the 1970s, I Found Eight Husbands 七零分摊养育压力，找了八任丈夫 Casual Verses闲吟Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Daughters Take Their Mother's Surname + Whirlwind Marriages and Divorces + Self-Interested Heroine + All Male Leads Are Chaste + Ensemble Cast + Watching the Drama] Lin Chuanjia is the only child in her family, shouldering the responsibility of carrying on the Lin family line. At the same time, she has a System mission: to give birth to eight children blessed with good fortune. To spread out the burden of raising them, the sensible Lin Chuanjia carefully chooses a father of outstanding backgrou 40.1kReads8.8Score5.5kShelves
14. 64 我 I'm the Ultimate Green Tea, and I've Played Every Big Shot in Beijing 我，顶级绿茶婊，玩遍京圈大佬 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Selfish, calculating femme fatale with a sweet exterior + a face and figure that are second to none + seduction + schemes + multiple men] Shen Mingyue grew up in a remote mountain village. As a child, she watched her parents and relatives get beaten to a pulp, only to find that there was no one she could turn to for help. This glimpse of society's dark side taught her early on just how cold the rules of the world could be. Whoever holds power gets to decide what is right! To make sure no one co 108.1kReads8.9Score10.8kShelves
15. 65 男 After the Male Leads Tried to Win Me Over, I Got Treated Like a Queen 男主们来攻略我后，我吃的太好了 Gazing at the Moon朔望见月Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Animated comic adaptation coming soon [Multiple Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Everyone’s Favorite + Ultimate Male Rivalry Showdown + All Male Leads Are Chaste + System Binds the Male Leads + Emotionally Dominant Heroine + No Female Rivalry] - Ji Tingshuang transmigrates into a novel as its heroine. From the start, she is bound to a System and told to win over several male leads and follow the plot. Ji Tingshuang: “I refuse. Do they even deserve to be won over by me?” System: “True. How 7.3kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
16. 66 深 Desire Beyond Control 深欲难抑 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + fictional modern setting + the white moonlight + delicate beauty + seduce your way to the top] The cold and ruthless head of the most powerful family × his delicate and darling ex-girlfriend, the white moonlight … In an old-fashioned body-double romance, the villainous white moonlight dies suddenly before the story begins. The peerlessly beautiful Bao Si is awakened by the System and must take the white moonlight's place, meeting her tragic fate all the way through t 75.1kReads8.1Score5.2kShelves
17. 67 快 Quick Transmigration: She’ll Do Anything to Become Beautiful and Strong 快穿：她为了变美变强，没得底线 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + Sweet and savory heroine + Male leads are chaste + No fixed couple Ordinary has always seemed stamped onto Su Yue like a label. Then she meets a quick-transmigration System, and her life begins to change. The heroine grows as the story goes on, becoming more beautiful and stronger with every mission. Assistant vs. Boxing Champion If she flirts with him, will he punch her to death? Young Cook vs. Criminal Investigation Captain She's in a dead-end situation from the start, a 19.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
18. 68 都 Those Sleazy Men Were the Ones Who Tempted Her! How Is She at Fault? 都是贱男勾引！她有什么错 Listening to a Thousand Sounds from a Boat千籁听舟Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + Beauty Standards Reversed + 1vN + Male Love Rivals in a Shura Field + Female Gaze + Extremely Lustful Heroine + All Male Leads Are Virgins] I was tired of having nothing to read, so I wrote the story I wanted myself. Yu Fu is stabbed to death in broad daylight, then transmigrates to a strange world after dying. Not only is the ratio of men to women skewed here, but people’s ideas of beauty and ugliness are the exact opposite of what she knows. The standards for men are especia 12.4kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
19. 69 生 Childbearing Cultivation? No, I'm the Goddess Who Bestows Children 生子修仙？不，我是送子娘娘 Zhu Zhu Loves Eating Fish珠珠爱吃鱼Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it’ll go up.) Su Xiaoyu is a twenty-six-year-old homebody in the modern world. Her greatest wish in life is to inherit thirty million yuan and lie flat forever. Then she was kidnapped by a childbirth System. The System said, “Have a baby and you can cultivate immortality. Cultivate immortality and you can live forever. It’s a fantastic deal!” Before Su Xiaoyu could even get excited, she discovered she had transmigrated into a newly planted peach tree. It would ta 1.6kReads6.4Score151Shelves
20. 70 普 After an Average-Looking Woman Gets a System 普女获得系统后 Yun'er Who Loves Qianxian Specialties爱吃乾县名吃的云儿Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted 1vN, a romance game where the heroine wins them all Li Momo is over thirty and has achieved nothing. When she returns to her senior year of high school, she gets a Harem System, but no special aura. She has to figure out how to win people over on her own. Starting from the worst possible hand, she slowly finds her way and becomes a self-taught acting talent. To raise affection levels, she turns into the ultimate people-pleaser, using every tactic and scheme at her disposal to manipulate hearts 3.2kReads8.4Score241Shelves

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