Family Life and Everyday Living, with a Little Side Business 家长里短过日子，顺带搞点小事业

1. 51 九 A Glorious Military Wife of the Nineties 九零光荣军嫂 Spring Is Not Green Yet春未绿Romance476k WordsCompleted Chen Yun, a new military wife, moved into Room 302 of a new building in a military-family housing complex. But she had no idea that Room 301 to her left was home to a farm girl and military wife who had been reborn and now took on the world and all the awful people in it, or that Room 303 to her right was home to a career-minded military wife who had transmigrated from the 21st century and was determined to make a name for herself. Chen Yun, however, didn't care who they were. She just wanted to 12.4kFavorites78.9kClicks/ch11kGifts

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   It should be considered good-looking.

2. 52 八 Getting Rich in the 1980s by Making Festival Lanterns 八零致富从做彩灯开始 Scent Seeker寻香踪Romance458k WordsCompleted Coming soon: Historical romance, "The Empress Demands a Divorce Every Day". Blurb: Feng Ning thought she could call her life a story of turning the tables against all odds. She lost her mother as a teenager, dropped out of high school, and was forced to marry a scoundrel at sixteen. At twenty-seven, she finally escaped the mire of marriage. From then on, she focused on her career, becoming an inheritor of the traditional lantern-making craf 2.8kFavorites5.4kClicks/ch3.1kGifts

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   The writing is decent. The female protagonist focuses on the lantern business. There are no typical rebirth novel plots of revenge or using the prophet to make money. She just steadily continues the lantern business from her previous life. After she reaches a comfortable life, there are no more attractive plots. The last ten or so chapters are a bit of a waste, and if I don't write them, I might be accused of a bad ending. Having read many books, the author has noticed some patterns: the female lead is always the eldest sister, perhaps for the sake of raising her. Therefore, the success of a book depends not only on the dramatic and engaging career storyline, but also on the likability of the younger siblings' characters. However, most of the female lead's younger siblings are either sensible or troublemakers from a past life. Sensible characters are often mediocre (like the invisible figures in school whom teachers don't like to call roll). If the female lead uses her prophecy to avoid trouble from a past life, it's like a stone that's been seasoned and then lost its flavor. If too much emphasis is placed on the battles of wits and courage between the younger siblings to make the story exciting, the focus of the story will shift (and she might even be accused of being a "sister-supporting demon"). Moreover, the male lead in the romantic storyline is usually a nice guy, which overshadows his own potential (the redemptive male lead does have limited room for development).

3. 53 八 Everyday Gossip After Marrying a Tycoon in the Eighties 八零嫁大佬后的吃瓜日常 Flowers in the Rain雨中花慢Romance464k WordsCompleted Currently serializing: Eighties-Era, Come Get Your Wife and Child Yan Ruo transmigrated to a poor mountain village in the 1980s. Her family had nothing, her father had broken bones in a workplace accident, and her two brothers had beaten up a thug who'd harassed her, nearly getting themselves arrested. Her stepmother even wanted her to marry a man who'd spent eight years in reform through labor. Then her aunt came to arrange a match, saying the man was an excellent catch: handsome, an engineer 7.6kFavorites17.8kClicks/ch3.5kGifts

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   The way the two nephews developed feelings for the female lead at the beginning was a bit too smooth, but the logic was acceptable as long as it met my standards. It got better and better as you read on. The main plot of this book was more exciting than the previous ones, but it ended too quickly. It would have been better if it had been longer.

4. 54 回 Back to Thirty Years Ago 回到三十年前 Penglai Ke蓬莱客Romance352k WordsCompleted Blurb Look here →_→→_→: Don't be scared off by the "angsty romance" tag below. It was added automatically by the System, not by the author. I can't remove it while the novel is on the rankings. This is the story of a loyal dog in wolf's clothing pursuing his wife!!! This novel has absolutely nothing to do with angsty romance!!! Important things must be said three times!!! Blurb: Anna trips at the airport. When she gets back up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar place. Everywhere she looks, all 46.6kFavorites208.1kClicks/ch10.1kGifts

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   What an amazing author! This historical novel isn't even labeled as such; it's a hidden gem.

5. 55 逞 Unbridled 逞骄 Penglai Ke蓬莱客Romance982k WordsCompleted Eighteen years ago, Ye Yunjin, the head woman of a medicinal herb shop in Baoning County, Xufu Prefecture, gave birth to a daughter after her husband had died. A widow running the household with no son, Ye Yunjin feared people would consider her family extinct and covet her property. Strong-willed, she gritted her teeth and raised her daughter as a boy. When the girl was in her teens, Ye Yunjin decided Western medicine had a promising future and sent her to medical school in the provincial capit 91.6kFavorites205.8kClicks/ch179.5kGifts

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   Setting aside the fictional setting, the author's work remains consistently excellent, and as always, the male lead is frequently away fighting, leading to separation from his family. There are no slice-of-life scenes, and the romance, plot, and career elements are well-balanced. This is the first time I've seen a fictionalized "Republic of China" setting. The fictional setting allows for a more satisfying and enjoyable writing experience, since everyone is so familiar with this period of history that it's rare to see such a dramatic twist in the narrative. A more realistic approach wouldn't allow the protagonists to be so lucky. Even in "Battle of Changsha," the protagonists were relatively lucky (the female lead survived as the daughter-in-law of a high-ranking official and the wife of a military officer, and the male lead survived the high mortality rate of the Kuomintang's resistance against Japan). However, even though the female lead came from a relatively well-off family, almost all of her family perished in the war. In this story, however, the female lead's entire family survived. I don't know if the war started earlier or what (since it resembles the invasion of China during the Beiyang government period), but there were no bombing raids or anything like that. It's like the protagonist has a penicillin-like cheat code, organizes a full-scale counterattack, and then successfully resists Japan. This twist is satisfying but also a bit unsettling. The fact that Sun Yat-sen and Mao Zedong are missing is really too far-fetched.

6. 56 侍 Serving the Lord 侍君 Weiyan Studio未晏斋Romance689k WordsCompleted Xiyue, the eldest daughter of the Li family, a copyist in the Imperial Household Department, dodged and hid, but still couldn't escape the selection. Not to become an imperial consort, just a palace maid. She would serve her mistress in the palace until she was old enough to be sent home. "I'll stick it out until I'm twenty-five, then marry Yiwu from next door," Li Xiyue thought. But she was out of luck. Someone wouldn't leave her alone: "What night is tonight, that I should meet such a fine m 10.2kFavorites29.7kClicks/ch6.7kGifts

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   This is a great story set in the Qing Dynasty. The author's column is a treasure trove. I love stories with both historical accuracy and a compelling plot. I don't understand why the author's ratings are so low. Seeing that the rating percentage is less than 20%, the author and readers are incredibly loyal.

7. 57 明 The Bright Moon in My Arms (Reborn) 明月入我怀（重生） Fried Rice Balls丸子炒饭Romance736k WordsCompleted [A fickle ruler × a stunning beauty with a scheming mind. Content warnings included, so be sure to read them.] In the sixth year of Taikang, the emperor’s agents were ordered to search far and wide for beautiful women to bring into the palace. Zheng Guanyin was breathtakingly beautiful, but after entering the palace, the empress sent her to 20.4kFavorites31.5kClicks/ch17kGifts

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   The taboo against immorality is well-written, but my rational mind constantly reminds me that this kind of worldview is abnormal in the real world. However, the author writes it very well, and I finished reading it after being pulled back and forth. But the past life chapter was really unnecessary and I couldn't continue reading it. The clues and main text have already explained most of the story.

8. 58 窈 A Graceful Beauty (Reborn) 窈窕美人（重生） Fried Rice Balls丸子炒饭Romance598k WordsCompleted [Complete] The new novel, Bright Moon in My Arms (Reborn), is now updating. Coming soon: The Minister of Crime's Wife, Spring at the Imperial Terrace, and After I Returned, I Married the Tyrant Again. Yun Ying was a renowned beauty at the Music and Dance Bureau. Her palm dance at the Longevity Festival dazzled everyone and left the empress's elder brother so lovesick that he insisted on bringing her into his household as a concubine. All the women at the bureau envied her, but Yun Ying was unwi 34.8kFavorites79.5kClicks/ch13.8kGifts

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   The original story is based on Emperor Renzong of Song (the prototype of the story of the prince being replaced by a cat), but the fictional fairy tale is that his biological son survived. The female lead's prototype resembles Consort Zhang. Novels featuring Empress Cao as the female lead typically portray Emperor Renzong of Song (the male lead is Emperor Renzong) negatively, using this to promote feminism. Even if Emperor Renzong can only be considered a ruler who maintained the status quo, he at least supported Fan Zhongyan's reforms and successfully cleaned up the mess left by their failure. Empress Cao, on the other hand, directly opposed Wang Anshi, demonstrating a clear lack of political acumen compared to Emperor Renzong. While feminism is acceptable, using the tactic of smearing others to glorify herself is unacceptable. This book avoids political content, thus avoiding fan wars and focusing primarily on the romance.

9. 59 和 The Right Way to Fall in Love with Emperor Yang of Sui 和隋炀帝恋爱的正确姿势 Ke Ran柯染Romance745k WordsCompleted Also known as The Tyrant Is So Flirtatious and Sweet, The Empress's Domain Is Always Bigger Than Mine, and I Was a Secretary in the Sui Dynasty. The land is full of beauties, drawing countless heroes to compete for their favor. Among the greatest figures of all, just look at those alive today. As the great tyrant's little secretary, He Dun has two tasks: First, keep His Majesty's wor 24.7kFavorites90.6kClicks/ch25.5kGifts

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   The novel has a biased view of Emperor Yang of Sui, with numerous historical events narrated. While grounded in historical facts, it offers logical analysis and processing, enhanced by this biased perspective. The female protagonist's career storyline primarily focuses on educating and reforming Yang Guang (though not entirely successfully) and recruiting and rescuing capable ministers and generals. She possesses the advantage of precognition, but the war against Goguryeo still ends in defeat, which is commendable; otherwise, it would be considered a mere infrastructure-building novel, some of which are so illogical and overly satisfying. The frequent rebellions at the end of the Sui Dynasty are not entirely attributed to Yang Guang. It's the first time I've learned about Emperor Wen of Sui's foreign policy and his ruling policies, which leaned towards Legalist thought (the Qin Dynasty also fell after only two generations, a somewhat coincidental coincidence). Furthermore, both the Sui and Song dynasties were founded by usurping power from orphans and widows. However, Zhao Kuangyin orchestrated the "releasing military power over a cup of wine," emphasizing civil administration and suppressing military power, while Emperor Wen of Sui was less shrewd, leading to a split within his faction and the rise of his relatives as the next emperor. The sister novel about Qin Yingzheng also piles up historical facts, but the analysis and processing of historical materials doesn't feel as much as this one. Both novels feature a female lead accompanying the male lead as he grows up, and the female lead disguises herself as a man in the early stages, but I couldn't get into it because the romance wasn't as good as this one. The article mentioned that there was no proper mausoleum. This reminded me of the news that developer Yang Yong unearthed the tomb of Emperor Yang of Sui. I looked it up and found that the only remaining remains of Emperor Yang of Sui were two large teeth. His wife, Empress Xiao, had more burial goods than him.

10. 60 美 The Beauty Has a Fierce Temper 美人戾气重 Tea by the Creek溪畔茶Romance636k WordsCompleted The story of an unconventional, chuunibyou transmigrated heroine navigating the inner household, and a handsome, hardworking local boy who supports her every step of the way as they grow together. The main plot follows their rise through the ranks and romance, while the side plot features household intrigue and putting scumbags in their place. The romance is sweet and adorable from beginning to end, with no angst. Check out my completed novels: Transmigrated as the Daughter of a Minor Official 18.3kFavorites83.3kClicks/ch14.6kGifts

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    While many novels are written in a chaotic, illogical fashion, others resemble a fashion show—a spectacle that remains relevant even a decade later. Still others resemble a bustling marketplace, offering a wide variety of items but lacking taste, especially appealing to those who have read countless formulaic novels. This novel, however, is like a fashion show. Everyone wears the same clothes—top, pants, shoes, scarf—but the author's skill is evident in the excellent tailoring and styling. Similarly, the same characters are more captivating, and the same plot is more logically sound. The plot design is fresh and original, and the emotional arc and atmosphere are perfectly executed. The author has clearly put a lot of effort into crafting this work. After reading so many novels that force plot development and rely solely on appealing characters without considering coherence or logic, this one is truly a breath of fresh air.

11. 61 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Bao Sister Is Done Playing Nice 红楼之宝姐姐不干了 Where Is the Road Home归途何在Romance612k WordsCompleted Sister Bao closed her eyes, then opened them, and her past life was over. When she woke up in this life, there was only one thing on her mind: Never again would she fall into the Jia family's trap. Never again would she fall into the Jia family's trap. Never again would she fall into the Jia family's trap. She was done being a nanny to the Jia family's overgrown brats! So she stayed at home, clutching her abacus every day and living the life of a "fish-eye pearl" ahead of time. A certain male l 11kFavorites44.8kClicks/ch12.8kGifts

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    It's good, with some original settings. The wording and sentence structure are as close to the original work as possible, and the character settings mostly follow the original work. However, Xue Pan is given a cheat code, which makes the Xue family's plot more lighthearted and a little out of place in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. There is a romance line, but it's not very outstanding. It's more of a slice-of-life, family-oriented derivative of Dream of the Red Chamber.

12. 62 又 Back to 1982 又见1982 Scent Seeker寻香踪Romance461k WordsCompleted Ye Hui returned to 1982. She was no longer alone in the world, with no family and a lifetime of bitterness. Her father and brothers were all safe and well, and so was the man she loved. Oh, right, he hadn't fallen in love with her yet, but that was fine. As long as he was doing well, it didn't matter whether he loved her. Wei Nan raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean, it doesn't matter? Are you planning to marry someone else?" In one sentence: Back in the past, she protects her family and cheris 4.4kFavorites17.7kClicks/ch5kGifts

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    The romance follows the familiar tropes of a rebirth story, which is alright. The career storyline isn't explored in much detail, and the simplification of the romance and career storylines seems to be due to a greater focus on raising the younger siblings: the plot revolves heavily around preventing the female lead's brother from going astray. In her previous life, she had no contact with Yunwen, but in this life, she wholeheartedly dedicates a lot of energy to nurturing him. The author's female lead consistently handles potential burdensome brothers not by running away, but by striving to prevent them from becoming a hindrance. She's always been magnanimous and takes a relatively non-extreme approach. In some historical fiction, if family members hurt the female lead, she'd openly turn against them or build psychological walls around them. Some authors with good writing skills can handle this as a satisfying story, while others make it seem overly adolescent, extreme, or like Cao Cao's "I'd rather betray the world than be betrayed by the world" mentality. The author's 1997 reincarnation story features parents who, due to their preference for sons and the one-child policy, fled their hometown for a third child, abandoning their two daughters in their hometown. The father was abusive, and the increased financial burden of raising a son prevented the daughters from attending high school. The protagonist didn't take her anger out on her brother; after starting work, she even bought a house so her divorced mother could take him to Beijing for his studies. The specific reasons are revealed in this story. Raising a brother, while demanding, is far more fulfilling than being burdened by his parents' burdens. Even if she doesn't necessarily benefit from her brother's success, her quality of life will definitely improve. Furthermore, the later epilogues focus heavily on the career development aspect, which could be explored in more detail in the main story.

13. 63 男 The Male Lead Won't Let Me Coast Through Life 男主他不让我混吃等死 Scent Seeker寻香踪Romance508k WordsCompleted Also known as Back to the Nineties. Tao Zui is a sweet, naive girl with no ambition. Her mother always told her that a woman's success at work could never compare to marrying well, and that marrying a good man would be the greatest achievement of her life. The young man who just moved in downstairs can't stand her. He makes her do this and learn that, tells her a woman must have her own opinions and rely on herself, and, most importantly, stops other people from pursuing her! Tao Zui can't he 2.8kFavorites10.7kClicks/ch2.2kGifts

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    There seems to be a huge gap between the author's BL (Boys' Love) and romance data; the romance data is terrible. I read this one and thought it was decent quality, which I don't understand. I admire the author for persisting in writing romance; they're a brave soul providing a treat for romance fans. I'll give them a thumbs up. The male lead is reborn in 1997, and I started reading expecting a historical romance, but it turned out to be a pure campus story. Influenced by the unrealistic settings, ostentatious displays of wealth (a major problem with Mary Sue characters) and melodramatic youth angst that I find unacceptable in some campus stories, I tend to avoid modern/ancient (especially feudal society where girls studying and becoming officials is too unrealistic and unreliable) campus stories. This one, at least, didn't have too many of those jarring settings. But when I got to the part where the male lead proposes at graduation, I felt so sorry for his classmates; they'd all become NPCs for him and the female lead. Couldn't they just celebrate their graduation in peace? In the real world, even if a super handsome/beautiful outstanding graduate did this, I would go from admiring them to disliking them. I'm not your friend or relative, so I don't need to waste my time playing along with your charade. I also found those trending topics on Weibo about families of three graduating awkward. If you have a happy family, enjoy it yourself; why show it off to strangers? Respect is unnecessary, and there's no need for blessings. Who cares about you? If it were an acquaintance posting on social media, I would offer my blessings; they're showing off their happiness in an appropriate setting. It deserves 5 stars, but I'd deduct one star for the ending.

14. 64 卖 The Oil Seller's Daughter and the Tofu Maker 卖油娘与豆腐郎 Above the Azure Clouds青云上Romance895k WordsCompleted Blurb: After her father's death, Meixiang stopped hiding at home all day, cooking and sewing. She started working the fields and managing the oil mill, driving off the many greedy wolves who tried to take advantage of her. Meixiang's reputation grew, and from then on she lived freely and openly. That also made the gossipy women talk, and in the end, she and her fiance went their separate ways. Tofu maker Huang Maolin was secretly delighted. "Meixiang, will you marry me? I need a strong, capable 25.3kFavorites64.5kClicks/ch25.7kGifts

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    This farming-themed novel incorporates elements of the imperial examination system, with few major plot twists. While other stories with similar settings might be categorized as gossip stories, career-oriented stories, or domestic power struggles, this one is a pure farming novel, focusing on everyday family life. There are no absolute villains or bad characters, no outstanding romance, and the career path follows a typical farming theme, avoiding any overly Mary Sue tropes. The only fairytale element is the heroine's academically gifted younger brother; the family has two students who went on to study at top universities like Tsinghua and Peking University.

15. 65 庶 The Concubine Wife 庶妻 Helian Feifei赫连菲菲Romance676k WordsCompleted A modern bonus chapter has been added, and subscribers can read the whole thing. A few warnings first: the male lead is a scumbag with multiple wives and concubines, and there's no redeeming him. The heroine has low status early on, and he treats her disrespectfully. The tags note that this is an angst-filled romance. Later, the heroine becomes independent, leaves him, and starts her own business. She grows over the course of the story. Later, the male lead tries to win her back and sends away h 38kFavorites102.8kClicks/ch15.6kGifts

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    I suspect this book is miscategorized; it's definitely an unconventional male-centric harem novel. I finished it because the female lead's upward social mobility was logically sound, and the portrayal of human relationships was excellent. However, it might appeal more to those who prefer romance novels told from a male perspective. The male lead is far more well-developed than the female lead. Currently, it's the second most "unclean" male lead I've finished reading (the first being "A Good Match," where the male lead's personality is shaped by his ex-wife—more shocking than physical rape; after reading that, I needed to read a few novels about non-virgin women to cleanse my eyes). Economic base determines the superstructure; capable men... The personification of women has given rise to a large wave of stories about pampered wives. Although the female protagonist in this book is career-oriented, it is entirely because she has the male protagonist protecting her. Therefore, the male protagonist is still the main character of this story. The character is more fleshed out, and the plot revolves more around his career. The female protagonist is just lucky. Otherwise, the third concubine could also be the female protagonist, but she would be cannon fodder. If this book were used as the background for transmigration, the probability of transmigrating into the body of the third concubine would be very high. If it were a rebirth story, then the mistress would be reborn, go back to punish the scumbag husband, repay her husband, and kill all the women who were with him.

16. 66 清 A Pure Consort's Easygoing Life in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之纯贵妃是个真咸鱼 Pear Blossoms Falling in Snow梨落煎雪Romance452k WordsCompleted [Currently serialized: The Fourth Master's Lazy Side Consort, a Qing Dynasty transmigration romance, 1v1] [Coming soon: My Father Is Nian Gengyao, a Qing Dynasty transmigration story. My Father Deserves a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!] Blurb: Su Limo may be the first person ever to die after staying up all night binge-watching dramas until four in the morning. When she opened her eyes, she had become Pure Consort in Emperor Qianlong's harem. She was already thirty-two, with an eight- 10.9kFavorites33.4kClicks/ch6.4kGifts

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    I'd give it 5 stars after reading the first half because the writing is indeed excellent. After finishing the second half, I'd give it 3 stars because it feels like it lacks focus and highlights. The entire book only has one villain, Consort Jia; after defeating her, everything goes smoothly, and everyone else becomes a good person, making it a bit one-dimensional. The romance is somewhere between greasy and sweet, with a greasy, overly sweet smell. It seems you can't read Qing Dynasty time-travel stories about Emperor Qianlong unless the characters are drastically out of character; otherwise, he's a complete jerk, and the female lead can only remain rational until the emperor closes his eyes and she's unmoved. The plot is decent, and the romance appears in the second half as much as possible without being out of character. The career aspect is practically nonexistent (fitting the theme of a laid-back, unambitious woman). I don't know why so many original "pampered wife" stories have been repackaged with elements of laziness and become "laid-back" stories. A pampered wife who eats, drinks, plays, relies on a nanny to raise the children, and waits for her husband to earn money, plus the "laid-back" label, becomes "indifferent as a chrysanthemum." It's understandable that women in Qing Dynasty time-travel stories aren't allowed to participate in politics and therefore don't have a career aspect, but having none at all is indeed a bit frustrating. However, considering the Qing Dynasty's policies towards Han Chinese, such as closing down private schools indiscriminately, making it possible to find one literate person out of a thousand, and resorting to any means to maintain feudal rule, including the later suppression of the Taiping Rebellion which resulted in the deaths of over 70 million people, it would indeed be better to do nothing and let the Qing Dynasty perish quickly if one were to travel back to the Qianlong era.

17. 67 后 [Qing Transmigration] An Expert’s Guide to Rising Through the Harem Ranks [清穿]后宫升职专家 Gu Simu顾四木Romance790k WordsCompleted Jiang Heng read a Qing transmigration novel set in the Yongzheng era. The heroine came from a distinguished family and was exceptionally beautiful. But because she was shy and guileless, she suffered greatly in the harem, where she kept to herself and avoided competing with others. Only in the end did the emperor discover the goodness and sincerity in her heart, and she finally settled into a quiet life as one of his consorts. The next day, Jiang Heng found herself in the heroine’s body, newly 98kFavorites213.8kClicks/ch281.6kGifts

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    Beautiful

18. 68 穿 Becoming the Ex-Wife of a Daughter-Doting Tycoon 穿成女儿奴大佬的前妻 Red Celery and Crisp Wine红芹酥酒Romance598k WordsCompleted [If you've bought the complete book, please leave a five-star rating before you go!] Originally titled "A Better Life After Rebirth" Jiang Rou first saw that man in an interrogation room. Down on his luck, silent, and grim... His eyes were ruthless, and he wore a mocking smile, but there was no denying he was handsome. Even at forty, with fine lines at the corners of his eyes, it was hard to imagine what he must have looked like when he was young. His name was Li Xiao. The police had been tra 292.9kFavorites666.6kClicks/ch287.2kGifts

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    The handsome male educated youth in the novel deserves five stars, but this piece is definitely only four stars.

19. 69 穿 Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Imperial Examination Novel 穿成科举文里的反派女配 Spring Is Not Green Yet春未绿Romance620k WordsCompleted In the book The Imperial Exams Sent Me to the Top, the impoverished hero relies on the System's help to sail through the imperial exams. Along the way, he face-slaps all kinds of monsters and villains, eventually earning a noble title and high office, marrying a beautiful, wealthy woman, and making a name for himself in history. He reaches the peak of life, while everyone who ever crossed him meets a miserable end. After reading this wish-fulfillment novel, Gu Miao found it immensely satisfying. 25.1kFavorites65.8kClicks/ch16.3kGifts

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    It's alright, but not as good as the author's other book, "The Eldest Daughter of a Collateral Branch." Maybe it's because we're a bit tired of the similarities.

20. 70 旁 The Legitimate Daughter of a Side Branch 旁支嫡女 Spring Is Not Green Yet春未绿Romance769k WordsCompleted The full novel is complete. The revised edition is only available on Jinjiang. (Also titled The Villainous Concubine in This Dark Palace Intrigue Novel Has Been Reborn. Popular elements include rebirth, a villainess who turns dark, true and fake heiresses (not the female lead), a lucky female supporting character, a white moonlight, and more. I promise it'll be thoroughly satisfying.) The Ruan clan of Jiangling was a renowned family, with three generations of ministers among its members. For a 45kFavorites110.2kClicks/ch46.3kGifts

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    This was the first time I read this author's work, and I was quite impressed. However, after reading more, I became aesthetically fatigued. They all have the same female lead and the same formula. There might be a backstory where the female lead had a good but unhappy past life; during her childhood, there's always a loving mother who embodies the saying "parents love their children and plan far ahead for them" (a cliché in classical Chinese literature). This mother is usually very intelligent and can contribute to her husband's career; the teenage female lead is always a bookworm, very self-disciplined, and has a shrewd, ambitious personality, not very sociable. There's always a female supporting character who's undisciplined and doesn't like to read, and occasionally a villainous female supporting character who comes from a poor background but is smart, low-key, and pretends to be weak (similar to Minglan). The female lead is usually stunningly beautiful. She can rise in social class by marrying the male lead, and after marriage, various factors push her to manage the household, earning her the reputation of being "shrewd and decisive." But throughout the entire story, I couldn't find a trace of warmth in her humanity. If such a woman were my colleague, I would stay far away from her, neither daring to offend her nor befriend her. She's a terrifying kind of person.

21. 71 替 After the Substitute Marriage 替嫁以后 Tea by the Creek溪畔茶Romance516k WordsCompleted Yingyue got married. Oh, wait. She was a stand-in bride. Schemes and schemers took turns appearing around her stand-in marriage. As the only little white rabbit among a group of clever people, Yingyue sat calmly at the bottom of the household-struggle hierarchy, feeling a little anxious. Reading guide: 1. An innocent, sweet young wife x a deeply calculating fake mute. 2. The heroine will grow, but not in the direction of household infighting. 3. The male lead is somewhat calculating, and I mean 54.3kFavorites182kClicks/ch56.8kGifts

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    This is so interesting! It's been a long time since I've read a novel where the female lead is a naive and innocent type. After all, the current trend favors strong female leads, and they all need to be incredibly cunning. Recently, I've seen a few novels where the female lead is naive and innocent, but they're not very likable and can even make you feel annoyed by their stupidity. After all, when an unlovable person acts foolishly, it's considered pitiful, but there's always a reason why someone is hateful. Reading this novel suddenly makes me understand fangirls a bit. Well-developed characters are really charming; the male and female leads in the novel are kind of virtual idols. Furthermore, science-oriented people sometimes don't appreciate artsy types. I once read an ancient time-travel novel where the female lead had some classical Chinese skills in modern times, but after going to ancient times, she suddenly became a talented woman proficient in poetry and prose. I found it illogical and disliked the female lead. Now, after reading this novel, I realize it's not because I lack an arts background that I dislike it, but because the character is portrayed as too superior and poorly developed. In this novel, the female lead's family forbids her from continuing her studies, but she learns on her own. There's no emphasis on self-discipline or talent. The fact that she can do this shows that she does have these qualities, but they are downplayed. The author focuses more on developing the female lead's lovable personality and warm interpersonal relationships, rather than writing about her becoming a Mary Sue after gaining the title of talented woman. Also, the author didn't include any sentimental scenes of the female lead feeling sorry for herself because of her difficult childhood. People with a science-oriented mindset might not really understand the concept of "talented men" or "talented women." If these kinds of characters are combined with overly self-centered and sentimental plots, then it becomes the most unacceptable kind of melodramatic youth literature. This article is a perfect example of how to avoid this pitfall.

22. 72 重 Reborn as the Third Daughter of a Farming Family 重生农家三姑娘 Spicy Orange麻辣香橙Romance444k WordsCompleted My new novel, I Was Reborn with a Ten-Million Inheritance, is updating daily. Blurb: "Save the baby!" Those were the last words Yao Sansan heard in her previous life. As she struggled through a difficult labor, her husband and in-laws chose the baby without hesitation. Yao Sansan sank into endless darkness, heartbroken. When she opened her eyes, she had been reborn at twelve years old. Her father was still a good-for-nothing, her mother still timid, and her famil 3.3kFavorites38.2kClicks/ch3.3kGifts

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    It's alright, not particularly exciting, but the career path is quite relatable.

23. 73 七 Free Love in the 1970s 七零自由恋爱 The Eastern Moon Is Full东边月亮圆Romance378k WordsCompleted Shen Qiao gets married in her seventh year in the countryside. In her eighth year, she gets into university, and everyone in the brigade says, “The city phoenix is flying back home!” But a phoenix only nests in a parasol tree, and Shen Qiao's tree is her husband, Zheng Zhong. This “tree” is also working hard to put down roots in the city so his “phoenix” can stand firm. Note: Everyday life, romance-heavy, career-light. [80% anti-piracy ratio] Theme: Choose the life you want. 24.9kFavorites64.2kClicks/ch13.8kGifts

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    It's good, and it continues the style of not using any cheat codes, making it a breath of fresh air in the historical fiction genre.

24. 74 草 At the Grassland’s Peak, Beneath a River of Stars 草原之巅，星河之境 Yun Er云迩Romance374k WordsCompleted This story is complete. Please add my upcoming novel, "Begonias Without Fragrance," to your reading list. Mu Xinghe, a "child of the nation," was adopted twice and had three sets of parents. The first time, her birth parents abandoned her. Still in her swaddling clothes, she crossed mountains and rivers to Inner Mongolia, where a Han Chinese couple adopted her. The second time, she and her adoptive parents were caught in a sandstorm on the grasslands. They both died protecting her, and she was 10.1kFavorites14.1kClicks/ch8.6kGifts

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    It's very good, but the data is ridiculously dismal. The subject matter isn't niche either. It mainly focuses on the romance and doesn't have much of a career storyline. This younger sister is much more likable than the younger sister in the movie that everyone mentioned. Her choice is indeed very romantic. Compared to the selfish younger sister in "The Darling in the Palm," she's practically an angel.

25. 75 八 The Darling of the 1980s [Book Transmigration] 八零之掌心娇[穿书] Little Fat Tangerine小胖柑Romance541k WordsCompleted My new story, "The Silly Female Supporting Character Gets the Overbearing CEO Script," is now underway After falling into a coma from a car accident, Lin Qiaozhen has a dream and discovers that she is living in a novel called "The Lucky Little Wife of a Wealthy Family." In the book, she is the heroine's future mother-in-law: a woman from the countryside who is unreasonable, uneducated, and ignorant. The heroine's aunt is the one woman her husband has always cherished. After Lin Qiaozhen dies, t 13.2kFavorites69.2kClicks/ch8.9kGifts

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    It's good. I didn't quite like the author's previous work on airplanes, but this one is surprisingly good. The car manufacturing storyline is more down-to-earth than the female lead novel I read before. In that novel, the female lead started building cars in the 1980s with no relevant industry background, and her "golden finger" (advantages that made her successful) was too overpowered. In this novel, the female lead is a senior executive in a joint venture car company. It's more logical for the male lead to accumulate capital and for the female lead to accumulate industry experience before starting her own business. However, this part is only briefly mentioned; it's more like an outline.

26. 76 后 The Short-Lived Birth Mother in a Stepmom Story 后妈文里的短命亲妈 Spicy Orange麻辣香橙Romance611k WordsCompleted A major lottery in the Jinjiang System somehow awakened Feng Miao's memories of her past life. It turned out she was living in a 1970s novel about a stepmother. The male lead was a sent-down youth with a shocking background, the female lead was a transmigrated woman with a discerning eye, and she was the male lead's short-lived ex-wife, who appeared only in the background of Chapter One. In the original story, Feng Miao married the male lead and had three children in four years. She died in dif 18.9kFavorites86kClicks/ch10.6kGifts

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    It's good. The author is really good at writing imperfect male protagonists. Even at the end, there are still some flaws, but the character is more three-dimensional and full.

27. 77 我 In the 1990s, I Solved Major Cases with Criminal Profiling 我在九零靠犯罪侧写高能破案 Little Tomato Loves Spicy Gluten Sticks小番茄爱辣条Romance843k WordsCompleted [My Whole Family Transmigrated and Made the Bianjing Headlines by Solving Cases (original title: The Female Detective's Bianjing Chronicles) is now available. Synopsis below.] [Upcoming novels: The Case-Solving Genius Is Not What She Seems [The 1980s], and A Half-Demon's Guide to Running a Shop. Their synopses are at the end.] Su Li, a modern criminal profiler, transmigrates to the 1990s and becomes a returned-from-overseas police detective who is driven out by her captain as soon as she starts 35.5kFavorites72.5kClicks/ch29.2kGifts

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    The plot revolves around episodic crime-solving stories, which are quite engaging. However, the romance is rather clichéd—it's the typical police procedural about a woman falling for the head of the criminal investigation team. It's like how male leads in modern novels are usually domineering CEOs, in campus romances they're usually rich second-generation heirs, and in high-ranking official novels they're usually from powerful families. It's exhausting and I'm tired of it. The romance's progression will likely be as slow as in most police procedurals, with the relationship or marriage only becoming clear around the finale. I've never seen a female lead get pregnant and have children after marriage in a police procedural. Frankly, police procedurals generally favor strong female leads, but in real life, true strong women balance family and career. A woman who manages both well is a true powerhouse. A successful family isn't just about finding a good partner (that just tests one's judgment and luck), but also involves many other aspects of management. These kinds of plots are rarely seen in police procedurals.

28. 78 在 Working as a Companion Maid in Northern Song 在北宋当陪房 Golden Goose金鹅Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Updates are irregular, but this will definitely be completed. Quality comes first.] Liang Jin suddenly transmigrates into the household of an official in the Northern Song. She isn’t one of the masters, though. She’s the younger daughter of Nanny Diao, the second branch’s wife’s personal maid: a little girl called Second Miss, with her hair in a maid’s bun and wearing only a bellyband. Before dawn, Second Miss Liang, dressed in a pair of brown split-crotch trousers, squats outside the door an 157.4kFavorites247.7kClicks/ch406.4kGifts

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    The quality of the content is poor, and updates are extremely unstable.

29. 79 穿 Transmigrated as the Daughter of a Minor Official 穿越成小吏家千金 Above the Azure Clouds青云上Romance720k WordsCompleted My neighbor's novel, The Empress Makes His Majesty Work Every Day, is currently updating daily with 9,000 words. Feel free to check it out. Li Shu grabs Zhao Shijian by the collar and demands furiously, "Do you even remember who I am?" Zhao Shijian is terrified. "Miss, I-I don't know you!" Li Shu bursts into tears. "You actually forgot me!" Eight-year-old Li Shu begins the long journey of raising him: falling in love, getting engaged, 14.4kFavorites58kClicks/ch13.2kGifts

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    The extra chapters were too long to finish, and it felt like the later parts were sped up. The palace intrigue was a bit lacking, but the family drama was well-written.

30. 80 乡 Rural Teacher Ma Dali 乡村教师马大丽 Idle Dreamer梦里闲人Romance561k WordsCompleted In 1983, Ma Dali, the only educated person in Kaoshantun, proudly graduated from a short course at the health school. She thought she would become a respected village doctor, but by a twist of fate, she was thrust into the job of the village primary school's only teacher. She began spending the busy farming seasons looking after the children and, along the way, stuffing their heads with enough knowledge to keep them from becoming illiterate. At first, she was told it would be for a month or two. 6.9kFavorites16kClicks/ch13.9kGifts

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    The ensemble cast and well-developed characters are excellent. Wang Shu, if placed in a campus romance novel, would be the male lead, and would likely be depicted as deeply grateful to his mentor, Teacher Shang, as an adult. However, that would be too idealistic and fairytale-like. While inherently selfish, he is also intelligent and gets into a law university, but that doesn't mean his character will be reformed by Teacher Shang. In reality, changing a person is very difficult, especially someone as sophisticated and self-serving as him. If a "satisfying" author wrote Wang Shu, they would definitely educate him to be very obedient to Teacher Shang, maximizing the "satisfying" factor. A more realistic approach, like the author's, would also be enjoyable, but it wouldn't attract many readers. The author mentioned this genre isn't profitable, and indeed, JJ's most profitable genres are BL (Boys' Love) campus romances, infinite flow romances, post-apocalyptic romances, quick transmigration romances, and fantasy romances. Children who love anime grow up and come to JJ to read these anime-oriented works, while those who enjoy rewatching classic family dramas might still be rewatching old TV series. The quality of a work isn't necessarily proportional to its popularity.

31. 81 圆 Yuanyuan's Diary 圆圆记事 Lord Bamboo Shoot竹笋君Romance658k WordsCompleted The main story is complete. I'll revise it gradually. Coming soon: Notes on Qing Dynasty Gossip and The Tale of Rongrong in Chang'an Duan Yuanyuan transmigrated into the distant cousin of Ning Xuan. Betrothed from childhood, she followed the usual path and married into the Ning family, whose wealth was said to make pearls as common as dirt and gold as common as iron. She found herself in the Ning household, where the rules seemed strict, but a fresh scandal broke every day. Duan Yuanyuan wond 39.3kFavorites99.8kClicks/ch20.6kGifts

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    It's a good watch; it covers everyday family matters while also having its own main storyline.

32. 82 种 Planting Jade in the Heart's Field 种玉心田上 Xin Li昕梨Romance582k WordsCompleted This is the ending. I really have no idea how to write a blurb... Just bear with me... Many years later, someone asked the much-praised and much-criticized General Yunhui how he had ended up surrendering to the charms of only one woman, his wife. He said, “She alone was unafraid of gossip and unconcerned with gain or loss. She gave birth to my first child, was willing to risk her life to give me a second, and eventually overcame years of heartache to give me a third. Her whole heart belongs to 6.4kFavorites11.1kClicks/ch4.6kGifts

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    Although it was good, it had a bad ending. If there weren't only 6 people rating it, I would have given it four stars. But thinking about it, it is indeed better written than most of the completed works on the list. The writing style has the feel of Dream of the Red Chamber. Maybe it's because the updates are not keeping up. The data and the quality of the work are not proportional.

33. 83 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Qingwen Reborn 红楼之晴雯重生记 Morning Watcher司晨客Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Blurb: It's not that she's good at being alluring; it's that her innocence has led her astray. Xiao Yiyi is a confirmed bachelor who has no plans to marry, despite being well past the usual marrying age. Because she's rather pretty, she's repeatedly harassed by senior executives at her company. She swallows her anger to keep her job, but her atte 2.9kFavorites11.7kClicks/ch2.5kGifts

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    It's a really good story, so why are there so few saves? I don't understand.

34. 84 容 Rong Ci (Reborn) 容辞（重生） A Small Ark一寸方舟Romance507k WordsCompleted * My new historical romance, I Will Not Speak of Chu, starts on 10.18. Please add my upcoming story, [Qing Transmigration] Daily Struggles in the Harem, to your favorites. Complete, including bonus chapters. Rong Ci died after enduring lingering illness and years of loneliness. Rong Ci was reborn fifteen years earlier, on the day of her wedding. Her husband was telling her he would remain chaste for his so-called true love. She pretended not to hear him. Resentm 55.8kFavorites195.1kClicks/ch31.8kGifts

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    It's a rebirth novel, melodramatic but captivating. The same plot material is transformed into a more engaging story by the author's skill. The plot feels like an ancient version of "Fated to Love You," where the male lead is split into a good half and a bad half. The good half is the male lead in this novel who has a family that inherits the throne and can only have a child with the female lead by chance. The bad half is the supporting male character who has a "white moonlight" (idealized love) but must remain celibate after marrying the female lead.

35. 85 六 In the Sixties, My Missing Little Sister Came Home 六零之走失的妹妹回来了 Ban Shu半疏Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Blurb: Xu Xiaohua transmigrates into a period novel as Xu Mianru, a minor supporting character who went missing at the age of five in her previous life and never made it home! The original novel mainly tells the story of the heroine, Xu Youyou. Her biological father died early, and she followed her remarried mother to the Xu family, where everyone cherished her as the apple of their eye. They poured their hearts into raising the little girl into a pillar of the nation. After graduating from un 52.8kFavorites133kClicks/ch60.2kGifts

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    The opening is captivating, and the beginning is quite enjoyable. While the writing remains excellent later on, I suggest reading at a certain time of day. The female lead's saintly qualities become overly pronounced as her situation improves, making it difficult to sleep if you read before bed. Staying up late and getting angry are not good for your breasts. The writing style is good, but I can't accept a female lead with such perfect, saintly qualities—the kind of character more perfect than those featured in "Touching China." It's not that the characters are artificial; the villains are quite fleshed out, and their eventual punishments are as fair as court sentences—quite heartwarming? But it's not a satisfying read.

36. 86 六 The Sixties: The Foil Character Sees the Light 六零之对照组觉悟了 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance555k WordsCompleted Little Wu Tao happily gathers coal cinders every day. Her greatest joy is finding a big piece of coal. By chance, she learns that she is the foil in a documentary. The documentary caused a sensation online. It records the lives of two girls across forty years: one soars, while the other spends half her life in poverty and hardship. She hears countless voices expressing sympathy and regret. They say that family background is the starting point of life, and Wu Tao’s fate was sealed the moment she 47.9kFavorites118.4kClicks/ch54.5kGifts

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    The author's early works were quite down-to-earth, but the recent books have become increasingly romantic and exciting, which may attract more readers. However, the author's ability to organize the plot is actually excellent. The melodramatic stories from before were also very enjoyable. I hope the author can write some more down-to-earth stories to change things up.

37. 87 九 Moving to the City in the 1990s 九十年代进城记 The Eastern Moon Is Full东边月亮圆Romance564k WordsCompleted Wen Xin went to the city three times. The first was when she was fourteen and had just dropped out of school. The second was the day she quit her job at the glove factory. The third was after she got married. Each time, she made it to the train station, but it wasn’t until the third time that she actually got on a train. Yu Wanzhi is stingy. He grew up dependent on other people, and his greatest wish in life was to have a little place of his own. He scrimped on food and drink, thinking the bigg 29.9kFavorites60kClicks/ch26.7kGifts

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    The first time I saw the male and female leads' wedding photos taken and then being used for promotional purposes for free, I found this cliché acceptable. Other authors use the same trope to highlight the female lead's superior beauty (usually implying a sense of arrogance), while the male lead feels his wife shouldn't be shown to others and is wealthy (embodying a domineering CEO vibe). The couple usually vehemently refuses to let the photographer use them for promotional photos. This was the first time I encountered a male lead readily agreeing while respecting the female lead's wishes. As a reader, it was also the first time I didn't feel this kind of "selling one's looks" was cheap. The reason is that the author's writing is very grounded in reality; the occasional strokes of luck don't feel overly fairytale-like, but rather down-to-earth yet sweetly realistic. This is a rare example of a historical fiction novel that doesn't overly indulge in wish fulfillment. Many such novels, due to the advantages of reincarnation or transmigration, feature protagonists with excessively powerful and Mary Sue-ish abilities, to the point of being embarrassing to read. One author, focusing solely on the career path, wrote a female protagonist who dominates the internet industry, essentially acquiring every successful internet business today—as if she were afraid of crossing anti-monopoly laws. Another novel features a female protagonist who becomes China's richest woman by opening a supermarket while simultaneously plagiarizing the development strategies of companies like JD. Com, Tencent, Shanda, and Alba. It's practically like a plagiarist from an old-school transmigration novel. Historical fiction novels that depict the down-to-earth struggles of ordinary people can also be quite enjoyable. The drawback is the difficulty in maintaining the right balance in terms of atmosphere; if it becomes too mundane, its appeal diminishes later on. I even dropped "True Couple" halfway through. Ultimately, what's captivating is the sense of crisis permeating the early, arduous lives of ordinary people; the later, more comfortable lives lose some of their charm.

38. 88 重 Back Before the 1990s Demolition 重回九零拆迁前 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance802k WordsCompleted While hospitalized, Li Shuxin looked back on her life. It had been good and bad, rich and difficult; ultimately, the biggest turning point in her fate was the demolition that year. Before the compensation money even reached her hands, people started scheming, and the money was gone. Lying in her hospital bed, she drifted in and out of con 30.9kFavorites103kClicks/ch31.2kGifts

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    I couldn't continue after chapter 100. While it's not that the characters are completely ruined, the saintly, sanctimonious attitude of the male and female leads is overwhelming. The beginning was alright, with revenge and resentment, but later they start patronizing their relatives. The male lead's ungrateful sister-in-law, being a typical victim in this feminist narrative, is accepted by him—a classic case of "the weak are always right." She suffers once and is then forgiven. If that's the case, I understand why so many people sympathize with Dr. Sun from America. Feminism is fine, and there are well-written career-oriented stories, but this awkward approach is really unappealing. It's like a mediocre internet celebrity forcing trending topics for clicks.

39. 89 强 The Man I Was Forced to Marry Is Fierce [Period] 强嫁的对象他超凶[年代] Huan Ruojun浣若君Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Currently updating: The First Police Sergeant's Wife in Hong Kong [The 1980s], by Huan Ruo Jun Lin Baiqing never had children and ended up divorced. Now she has been reborn. Bound by a marriage pact, she still has to choose one of her ex-husband's brothers to marry. Since she's destined not to have children... of course she'll choose someone who won't have any either, and live a carefree life! Lin Baiqing... chooses her ex-husband's uncle, a military doctor who has never married, always immacula 80.1kFavorites192.9kClicks/ch99.6kGifts

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    The three stars are a comparison with the author's other works, not other works on Jinjiang Literature City. The side stories were simply unbearable. The author has many stories featuring raising multiple children, and what's appealing is the different ways the characters are raised. However, this story only has one female lead, a little girl, who is portrayed as a very princess. I don't know why, but I can't stand the "little princess, little prince" trope anymore; it's too detached from reality. If the female lead were a princess, I would absolutely not accept this "family-loved" novel. The smooth, satisfying plots in these stories are just various ways of flaunting wealth, lacking the dramatic twists and turns expected of a novel (this one isn't). Because the female lead only has one child, the usual targets of her "training" become various villains. However, the excessive "satisfaction" in this story manifests in the inexplicable occurrence of various low-probability coincidences for the protagonist's success, the villains inevitably getting sick (with an incidence rate so high it would worry the National Health Commission, haha), and the female lead being able to cure them, thus controlling the villains. At the same time, the excessive mythologizing of traditional Chinese medicine to elevate the "satisfaction" factor feels too fairytale-like and formulaic.

40. 90 晏 The Days of Our Youth 晏晏少年时 Jiang Huailang蒋淮琅Romance477k WordsCompleted Zhong Ying had terrible luck. She couldn't outlive the old man and inherit his enormous fortune. Instead, she managed to get herself killed first. Zhong Ying was lucky, though: she was reborn in the last century, and the husband who had originally been twenty-two years older than her, her walking ATM, was now her age. That 125.3kFavorites208.6kClicks/ch63.2kGifts

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    It should be alright. It's been a while, and it's one of the few campus-themed novels I've finished reading.

41. 91 草 Grassland Veterinarian [1960s] 草原牧医[六零] Qing Hou轻侯Romance1.4M WordsCompleted “I hope I can go somewhere that respects veterinarians more!” With that one sigh, Lin Xuejun transmigrates to the grasslands of the 1960s, where she becomes a starving, freezing young woman sent to the countryside. Modern veterinary medicine is only just getting started in this era. A minor epidemic can kill hundreds or thousands of cattle and sheep, destroying a year’s hard work for the herders and wiping the smiles from the faces of the hospitable grassland people. As an ordinary graduate stud 165.8kFavorites291.1kClicks/ch1.3MGifts

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    It's beautiful; the picture of life on the grassland unfolds slowly. It must have taken a lot of research. The theme of animal husbandry and veterinary medicine is novel. It's foreseeable that JJ will have a lot of copycat works. After all, the traffic of content creators like Long Veterinarian on Bilibili has been quite high recently.

42. 92 作 The Fussy Supporting Actress Wins by Doing Nothing in the 1970s [Pocket Dimension] 作精女配在七零躺赢[空间] Half A Liang Of Green Ink半两青墨Romance749k WordsCompleted [My new novel, From the Start, I Was Kidnapped with the Female Lead of a Period Novel, is now out. ----------Novel Blurb---------- Jiang Xu was reborn in the 1970s, and discovered she was the foil female character in a period novel. The heroine was her cousin, Jiang Yue. Though Jiang Yue had lost her parents young, she was hardworking and capable, and possessed the special skill of "affinity," which easily won her people's favor and good fortune. Although her c 12.8kFavorites27.4kClicks/ch12.8kGifts

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    The first 100 chapters were okay, but the illogical fact that no one noticed the existence of the ant farm made them readable. However, around chapter 110, I couldn't continue reading. The female lead was saying "I'm going to lie down" while getting into Peking University, and the character development became less focused. Many plot points were glossed over, and the enemy spy incidents suddenly appeared without any foreshadowing. Subscribing to the whole thing was a nightmare for someone with OCD.

43. 93 女 The Female Forensic Doctor Transmigrates into a Book and Gets a Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead 女法医穿书后和男二he了 October Sea十月海Romance588k WordsCompleted The next novel I'll be starting is Forensic Pathologist's Crime Investigation Diary. Its blurb is below. [Blurb] Forensic pathologist Xie Qing transmigrates into a fictional period novel and becomes the younger sister, a foil character who exists only to highlight the heroine. To avoid getting caught up in the story's melodramatic main plot, she quickly leaves home, moves into the dormitory, and throws herself into criminal investigation. While the heroine is busy with romance, she dissects cor 98.7kFavorites200.5kClicks/ch125.3kGifts

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    Good.

44. 94 女 A Female Forensic Examiner's Criminal Investigation Diary [Transmigration] 女法医的刑侦日记[穿越] October Sea十月海Romance549k WordsCompleted [Synopsis], Upcoming novel: The Fifth Detective Agency, an interstellar mystery. Synopsis below. Forensic pathologist Ouyang Rui travels back to the year 2000 and becomes Ouyang Ruirui, the victim of an unsolved case in a neighboring city. Ouyang Ruirui's death leads to her father being killed in a car accident, the family mining business changing hands, and her mother remarrying with her younger brother in tow. Meanwhile, Ouyang Ruirui, a soon-to-be forensic intern, is slandered as someone with 22.8kFavorites61.6kClicks/ch33.9kGifts

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    Can.

45. 95 六 A Happy Family in the 1960s 六零年代好家庭 Peach Blossom Dew桃花露Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Announcement: My new story, The Spicy Mom of the Seventies, is now underway. I hope you'll continue to support me. Mwah!] Synopsis: A car accident, and Mo Ru and her husband transmigrate together. What a surprise! She transmigrates into the body of a foolish wife, with a baby on the way! What a shock! She transmigrates to 1958 and gets a pocket dimension. How exciting! Mo Ru and her husband transmigrate to the late 1950s with her pocket dimension. They raise children, farm, and become model w 30.7kFavorites157.4kClicks/ch75.1kGifts

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    It's beautiful.

46. 96 九 Hong Kong's Crime Expert in the Nineties 九零之香江犯罪专家 Yi Nan Suyi易楠苏伊Romance791k WordsCompleted Story blurb: Qin Zhiwei is a psychology student who has just graduated and hasn't had a chance to make her mark when she transmigrates to the 1990s. She becomes a fallen heiress in Hong Kong, abandoned by her wealthy, worthless father. Luckily, she can join the police force as a criminal psychology expert. And so... With her help, the Rainy Ni 50.4kFavorites113.8kClicks/ch53.5kGifts

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    Finally, I've encountered a crime thriller where the male lead isn't a detective captain, profiler, or forensic pathologist—a colleague in the field. The beginning deserves 5 stars, but the ending was disappointing. Detective novels aren't really my cup of tea, but I still kept reading. Later, I realized the reason I dislike detective stories is that they easily trigger my triggers. For example, giving the protagonist an overly powerful cheat ability (golden finger), resulting in a lack of suspense and a lack of realism; the protagonist solving cases effortlessly, reducing the story's impact; another issue is that the male/female lead often lacks a stable life in the story's setting; and factors like overly strong plot lines lead some authors to cut back on romance (including relationships between colleagues); also, some stories lack realism, with a few featuring overly advanced and idealized criminal methods. More importantly, detective and suspense novels are often packaged with fantasy themes like anime, Cthulhu, infinite flow, and systems—while the plots are exciting, I'm not into those genres. This story strikes a good balance between the cheat ability and suspense, the romance is well-placed and not overly sentimental, the story's background is well-researched, and the writing is decent—definitely worth reading.

47. 97 贞 The Story of Zhen Niang 贞娘传 Jade Shadows of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers潇湘碧影Romance344k WordsCompleted A wickedly charming father and a refined, elegant husband. If you think that means you were born lucky, then ha... Silly Bi Ying almost forgot to mention: the story goes VIP on Saturday, May 24, at noon, with three chapters posted that day. Theme: 3.6kFavorites29.3kClicks/ch1.8kGifts

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    It's a good read, and I wanted more. It just doesn't unfold in such detail like modern stories, and the ending is too rushed.

48. 98 八 Returning to the City: A Pampered Wife in the 1980s 八零年代回城娇宠媳 Flowers in the Rain雨中花慢Romance509k WordsCompleted Ongoing: An Eighties Professor's Loving Wife Up next: Raising Kids Together in an Eighties Courtyard; The Childhood Betrothal in the Seventies Is Sweet and Endearing Completed: The Great Beauty of the Eighties Siheyuan Su Yan finds herself transported into a novel set in a bygone era. Other educated youths return to the city with bags full of luggage, but Su Yan comes back with two little ones. The boy is a villain, the girl is the heroine, and Su Yan is their single mother, destined to struggl 21.1kFavorites74.1kClicks/ch7.6kGifts

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    It's been a long time since I've given a 5-star rating. This one is definitely worth it. It's even better than the "Female Driver" story, and it's my favorite of all the author's works so far.

49. 99 八 A Professor's Everyday Life Spoiling His Wife in the 1980s 八零教授宠妻日常 Flowers in the Rain雨中花慢Romance407k WordsCompleted The Sixties: After Turning Myself In, I Became a National Treasure (ongoing) Coming soon: The Nineties: After Turning Myself In, I Became a National Treasure When Ji Qiao transmigrated into a novel set in the past, she was at a train station, dreaming of making a fortune and preparing to head south. Professor Ling heard that his wife was leaving town and rushed to the station. There, he found his sweet little wife beating a human trafficker senseless. In the novel, Ji Qiao thinks her husband 20.9kFavorites46.6kClicks/ch8.4kGifts

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    It looks good, but it was a bit rushed; it could have been written in more detail.

50. 100 穿 Back to Before My Whole Family Lost Their Jobs in the 1990s 穿回九零全家失业前 Clear Ripples, Bright Moon清澜皓月Romance3.6M WordsCompleted Li Xia's eldest brother, sister-in-law, and second brother all work at the paper mill. Her second sister-in-law is a sales clerk at the supply and marketing cooperative. After graduating from high school, Li Xia also joined the mill as a technician. The work is easy, and the commute is short. Her father is a retired accountant at the mill, and all his children found work nearby. In the 1960s and 70s, they were living the dream. By the 1990s, the whole family had been laid off, turning their sto 39.8kFavorites131.3kClicks/ch358.1kGifts

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    It's too long to finish reading, but in the past, the "ugly capitalist child" trope in novels was even more unacceptable than the "genius baby" trope. One is an eyesore, the other is a genetic lottery for self-improvement and benefiting society. The authors often use indirect descriptions of the female lead's appearance. A common trope is the male and female leads being chased for promotional photos after their wedding. Here, the female lead is uniquely portrayed as resembling her cousin and niece, one a dancer and the other a part-time model. The female lead's uncle, cousin, and his daughter from an affair all became actresses. At least the cousin's pursuit of a retired middle-aged female dancer who became an actress has some logic. But the part about her niece, who looks so much like the female lead, working as a fashion model—I suggest watching videos of modeling agents. Seeing so many ordinary men and women emailing to recommend themselves and getting rejected explains why I find this kind of plot so repulsive. Another of the author's works seems to have a similar plot where she uses her looks to sell clothes and earn commissions (similar to her niece as a model), which is incredibly awkward. If the female lead were any more capable, she'd have to fund her own movies and become an actress. It's truly a manifestation of the excessive self-awareness prevalent in modern society.

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