Novels like I Met the Man Who Stole My Heart in the 1970s
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Met the Man Who Stole My Heart in the 1970s, best match first.
- 151 Sweet Romance in the 80s: The Army Officer Wooes His Young Sweetheart 八零宠婚：军少诱拐小青梅 [Military marriage + one-on-one romance + building an island + childhood sweethearts + making a fortune + raising cats and kids + local-born leads] (Wolfish young officer childhood friend x lively beauty childhood sweetheart) Fang Yingyue is the lively little beauty everyone knows from the military compound. Everyone knows she has a childhood friend who has protected her since they were little, and no one dares bully her. After they marry, she doesn't join him at his post. Then one day, she has 5.1kReads8.4Score34314d adds
- 152 The Butcher Hated by the Whole Village Spoils Me Rotten 被全村嫌弃的屠户，把我宠上天 Transmigrated orphan girl vs. burly butcher, a striking size difference, an instinctive attraction, mutual flirtation, a pocket dimension, and a journey to wealth. Su Nian: I thought this was just something I had to do, but I never expected to be paired with such a top-notch man. Zhou Ye: Why does my whole body heat up whenever I see her!? 2.1kReads—Score32114d adds
- 153 The Dashing Young Master, Smooth as Silk 风流公子润如酥 [Wake up! This isn't your ordinary historical romance. It's a Northern Song dynasty sweet romance that'll have you pounding your bed and squealing in the middle of the night!] On the first day Shen Su transmigrated into the body of a junior constable in Kaifeng Prefecture, she did something outrageous at the Zuixian Pavilion: She flirted with a man. He was so aloof and chaste that she sidled up, took his chin in her hand, and asked, "How much for a night?" He caught her wrist and chuckled. "I'll —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Dr. Shen’s Consultations 沈医生的诊疗 Doctor Shen's Consultations 3.2kReads—Score5714d adds
- 155 Shen Tangtang, You’re My Medicine! 沈棠棠，你是我的药！ Shen Tangtang, you are my medicine! 6Reads—Score214d adds
- 156 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 3.1kReads8.5Score24714d adds
- 157 Mr. Gu, I Killed Your One True Love 顾总，你的白月光被我杀死了 Mr. Gu, I Killed Your One True Love 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 158 The Beautiful, Wealthy Young Educated Youth Desired by a Rough-Hewn Man 被糙汉惦记的白富美娇娇小知青 (Sweet, adorable local young educated woman VS cunning, reborn rough country man with a serious case of lovesickness. This story is set in an alternate history.) Beautiful as a flower, Ruan Yanzhi volunteers to go to the countryside. The first thing she does when she meets Xue Yu is shove their marriage certificate at him and demand that he marry her! Xue Yu: The woman I secretly loved for so many years in my last life is forcing me to marry her in this one? Should I say yes right away, or just 1.4kReads8.7Score13514d adds
- 159 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 2.3kReads7.1Score26214d adds
- 160 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.2kReads6.8Score20714d adds
- 161 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.3kReads8.5Score56314d adds
- 162 The 1980s: A Northern Coyote Officer and His Gentle Wife from the Water Country 八零：军官北方土狼军嫂水乡娇娘 Period Setting + Lots of Sweetness + No Transmigration, Rebirth, or Golden Finger + Striking Size Difference and Electric Chemistry + Healing and Redemption + A Slow-Burning Romance After becoming a fallen heiress, Liu Chuntao gained another identity when a flood struck: a poor little girl who had lost her mother. She truly wanted to die alongside her mother, but before Liu's mother died, she clutched her hand and said, "Chuntao, you mustn't die. If you die, I'll become a vengeful ghost and won' 585Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 163 From the Start, I Plotted to Rob and Kill 开局谋财又害命 [HE + BG + mutual chastity + sweet romance + a little humor + lighthearted everyday life + attention to tiny details] Ling Qi: “Master Du, you know I’m still a virgin, right? This mission practically qualifies me to file for a work-related injury.” Yan Chuyi: “Ling Qi, are you going to explain these two children?” Ling Qi: “You don’t recognize your own genes?” Author: “Mouths are important. They’re not just for talking, but for kissing, too.” Ling Qi was a ruthless assassin. Unfortunately, from 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Cold-Faced Officer's White Moonlight 冷面军官的白月光 That night, they sat on the steps outside the photography studio, eating wontons. The July heat in Shanghai was stifling as a steamer, and cicadas poured their cries from the plane trees’ canopies, spreading them across the ground. Shen Zhi prodded a wonton with her chopsticks, then suddenly asked, “How did you get by during those two years in Yemen?” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Alluring Young Intellectual Is Pursued by a Roughneck 穿书七零：尤物知青被糙汉缠上了 [One-on-one romance + period setting + rugged man + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + 1970s + pocket dimension + love at first sight + raising kids] After transmigrating into the body of a cannon-fodder female character in a period novel with the same name, Tang Wan only wanted to live her own life and, while she was at it, befriend the hidden big shot from the original story. But she never expected this hidden big shot to be the village tyrant. Can someone tell her what to do when the 3.6kReads8.6Score27714d adds
- 166 Young Master! Young Master?? Young Master!!! 少爷！少爷？？少爷！！！ A preposterous encounter, and a journey of two hearts finding their way to each other! The contract blessed by the god of fate had already spelled it out: Instructions for Renting a Boyfriend: If your heart starts racing, there are no refunds. You accept all consequences! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, President Pei Lost Control 闪婚后，裴总失控了 [Reunion + mutual secret crushes + each other’s first love + devoted to each other + sweet romance] [Cool, gentle good girl + refined, devoted heir] In their first year of high school, Pei Jinheng fell in love at first sight with the gentle, beautiful Lin Qiao. From then on, the cool and refined Pei Jinheng became a talkative, cocky, handsome rogue whenever he was around Lin Qiao. But one misunderstanding after another drove them further apart. Then, when Pei Jinheng turned twenty-six, the Pei a 4.6kReads—Score43714d adds
- 168 Waiting for Him to Mess Up! My Detective Husband Is Acting Suspicious 坐等翻车！闪婚刑警老公不太对劲 2.9kReads—Score25614d adds
- 169 A Wedding with a One-in-Ten-Thousand Chance 万分之一概率的婚礼 An Yushu never imagined she would get married one day, much less that an ordinary employee like her would marry a CEO, and not just any CEO, but the head of the Xiao Group. Xiao Yechen never imagined he would get married either, much less to an ordinary employee, especially one who had absolutely no desire to marry him. Neither An Yushu nor Xiao Yechen had ever expected to get married. They each had their own reasons for wanting to stay single, and marriage had never been part of their plans. So 717Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 170 Miss Ruan, Have You Had Enough Kissing? 阮小姐，吻够了吗？ Miss Ruan, Have You Had Enough Kissing? 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 171 The 1970s Villain Dotes on His Little Wife 七零反派娇宠小媳妇 [Complete] [Period Drama + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + She Pursues Him] Wen Zhizhi transmigrates into a book and becomes the runaway wife of the story's twisted villain. Afraid that the tragic ending from the book will befall her again, she has no choice but to sweet-talk the villain every day and keep him happy. But somewhere along the way, things start to feel a little off… Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so good to me.” Wen Zhizhi: “…” Cao Erman: “Wifey, you're so beaut 4kReads8.8Score25414d adds
- 172 I Transmigrate into a Book in the 1980s: This Unexpected Military Marriage Is So Sweet 八零穿书：闪来的军婚太甜了 Ji Yutian transmigrates into a very cliched novel set in a bygone era. The heroine takes a wrong turn in life, discovers in old age that her ex-husband is incredibly successful, and is reborn to win him back. Unfortunately, Ji Yutian is that man's second wife. Knowing she doesn't stand a chance against the heroine in a fight for his affections, Ji Yutian immediately agrees when her mother sets her up on a blind date. But her date turns out to be a big, bad wolf, and they register their marriage 6.6kReads8.8Score44214d adds
- 173 The Rugged Man of the Eighties Is Full of Wild Passion, Yet His Little Wife Kisses Him to Tears 八零糙汉野性足，偏被小妻亲到哭 [Period setting + devoted couple + everyday life + putting scumbags in their place + marriage before love] Ye Xiaozhen is beautiful, but was born with an intellectual disability. To get a city bride for her own son, her stepmother sells her to a bully who has already widowed three wives, taking the bride price. He's the notorious jinx of the surrounding villages, a wife-killing menace, the strongest donkey on the production team, and a devil everyone avoids. What good can come of Ye Xiaozhen fal 5.8kReads8.8Score52314d adds
- 174 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score19814d adds
- 175 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.6kReads6.5Score11014d adds
- 176 Married Life with Mr. Lin 和林先生婚后日常 [Both leads are each other's first and only + sweet romance + raising a child] The year Ming Yao turned twenty-four, she married a boy she'd had a crush on in high school. Back then, Lin Qingci was aloof and solitary, and the only person who could get close to him was his childhood friend, Mo Xin. Ming Yao never expected that after all those years apart, Lin Qingci would come up and greet her when they met again. And she certainly never imagined they would end up married. 7.4kReads8.9Score44614d adds
- 177 As Promised, You Arrived: The Tycoon’s Son-in-Law Breaks In to Steal Love 如期迩至：豪门女婿入室打劫爱情 [Love at first sight + sweet romance + modern-day imaginative setting + devoted monogamy + transmigration + healing and redemption + fate + dual perspectives] → Heroine: After nearly drowning at the seaside, Ren Ruxi gains the ability to read minds whenever she gazes into someone’s eyes. → Hero: After a car accident, Jiang Erzhi gains the ability to travel back in time. He is the heroine’s light. [Story Overview] Ren Ruxi and Jiang Erzhi fall in love at first sight. They save and heal each other 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 My Spouse Holds a Grudge 闪婚对象很记仇 Youthful sweet romance + devoted to each other + one-on-one romance, with two people who are each other’s gentle first love Illustrator vs. domineering CEO They bring sunshine and healing to each other through depression. Some wounds take a lifetime to heal, but they save each other! Jiang Yan is a campus heartthrob, top student, and CEO. He’s also a doting husband. That’s a lot of titles! A long-planned reunion after years apart! How did a Libra couple end up arguing over what’s fair in lo 769Reads6.3Score44514d adds
- 179 The Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth, Doted on by a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青，糙汉捧在手心宠 [Period setting + rugged man + delicate peach blossom spirit + three lifetimes of romance + sweet doting + healing] A delicate, beautiful peach blossom spirit heroine × a rugged hero who adores his wife The peach blossom spirit Tao Yingli failed her heavenly tribulation. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. In the countryside of the 1970s, farm work was hard and life was harsh. Tao Yingli had lost her peach blossom body, and even pulling up 1.6kReads9.0Score21714d adds
- 180 Bride in Payment: Lord Lu Is So Fierce, He Won’t Stop Clinging to Me 抵债新娘：陆爷太凶猛，缠着我要不停 Bride in Payment of a Debt: Lord Lu Is So Fierce, He Won’t Stop Clinging to Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Black Maybach and the White Rose 黑色迈巴赫和白玫瑰 The Black Maybach and the White Rose 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 182 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 6.8kReads8.3Score48314d adds
- 183 A Second Life: The Rugged Men of the 1970s Are Irresistible!! 重活一世：70年代糙汉真香！！ In her previous life, Jiang Qingwu must have had rocks in her head. She turned her back on her handsome husband and adorable children, fell victim to a scumbag and his mistress, and ended up abandoned by everyone. In this life, no matter how many snakes and demons scheme to make her divorce, she stands firm. Sorry, my IQ has finally come online!! Apart from my parents, my man, and my own kids, everyone else is a stranger. 6.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds
- 184 Whale Fall at Seventeen 鲸落十七岁 Whale Fall at Seventeen 781Reads—Score1214d adds
- 185 The 1970s: I Work as a Waitress at a State-Run Restaurant 七零：我在国营饭店当服务员 Buling, a wastrel who had muddled through the apocalypse, transmigrated from the end times to an alternate dynasty in the 1970s. From the start, the difficulty was hellish. After acting like a meek little grandson for a month, she finally sent the original owner’s entire family to their graves. Just as she was about to set off toward a happy new life, she had a dream on the train. In it, she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a stepmother. After arguing with the heroine a few times, 4.4kReads8.9Score35714d adds
- 186 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 1.9kReads8.9Score17614d adds
- 187 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 2.6kReads8.9Score18714d adds
- 188 My Lobster Husband Spoils His Peach Blossom Wife 龙虾相公宠爆蜜桃娘子 [Modern romance|Sweet, doting love|Feelings that go both ways|A tough-shelled, soft-hearted CEO × an innocent yet alluring girl] He's like a lobster: hard shell, big claws, and always strutting sideways. She's like a peach: round, rosy, and juicy at the slightest touch. He spent fifteen years looking for her. She said, “Are you crazy?” He said, “Worth it.” They first met by a stream, where she felt sorry for the water celery and glared at him with puffed-out cheeks. After that, he rented the 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Reborn as the Villainous Ex-Girlfriend of a Powerful Man, I Must Redeem Myself 穿成大佬的恶毒前女友要洗白 [Sweet and Adorable Fake Villainess × Love-Struck, Nurturing Young Master] College student Su Li unexpectedly finds herself inside a novel, inhabiting the body of the vicious young lady who bullied the male lead when he was down on his luck. In the original story, Miss Su made everyone miserable and treated the male lead like her personal servant every day. After he achieved success, he threw her into the sea. Su Li resolves to avert her doomed ending, clear her name, and break up with the male 357Reads—Score2514d adds
- 190 Peace and Worry-Free Days in Ning'an 宁安无忧 Peace and Security 702Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 872Reads—Score11514d adds
- 192 Tomorrow, I'll Still Love You! 明天，我依然爱你！ Shui Qingru is a bright, clever country girl with an ordinary face. Qin Ruxu is a handsome, wealthy young man. They meet again after four years apart, but by then Shui Qingru has two children, and Qin Ruxu is married. Qin Ruxu cries, “Xiaoru, everyone’s picking on me. Can’t you feel a little sorry for me?” Shui Qingru replies helplessly, “Back then, your mother and your fiancée drove me out, and I didn’t cry. Have a little backbone!” 1.8kReads—Score10414d adds
- 193 The Beauty Who Captivated the City 倾城佳人 The rating will be added later! It's a good one!!! [Long-planned love / always protecting her + both virgins + domineering CEO who cares for and cherishes her + sweet romance + no angst + slow-burn affection + warmth] Shen Qingnan first met Ji Yanchen when she was five, at her mother's funeral. The second time was at a teahouse. Ji Yanchen asked, “Shen Qingnan, will you marry me?” Shen Qingnan said, “Yes.” When she agreed to marry Ji Yanchen, she never imagined he could love her so deeply. She t 41Reads—Score10614d adds
- 194 The 1970s: The Gentle Female Educated Youth Falls for a Rugged Man's Tricks 七零：娇软女知青被糙汉子套路了 328Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 195 A Sweeter-Than-Ever Military Marriage: The Cold, Tough Soldier Is Teased to Tears Again 军婚超甜：高冷糙汉又被撩哭了 [Dotingly devoted husband, marriage first and love later, triplets. The male lead looks like a rough, domineering, cold and abstinent man, but he’s actually softhearted, sensitive, and easily hurt.] “What solid abs!” “What a gorgeous V-line!” “Those long legs… and that face that’s stolen my heart…” “Is this what rich people get to enjoy?” After years as a corporate drone, getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog, Jiang Yue finally won the lottery and was about to reach 2.2kReads8.9Score25314d adds
- 196 The Art Troupe's Gorgeous Supporting Actress Charms an Officer and Raises His Kids 文工团漂亮女配，撩个军官养崽崽 The rating is low because the book just launched, but it's bound to rise! Ye Yijia was a rich and beautiful woman from the twenty-first century. She got so distracted admiring the abs of a handsome man on the beach that she tripped and fell into the 1970s, where she became the only female worker in the steel-rolling workshop. As for her family, her father brought two sons and her mother brought two daughters. Together, they formed the Ye family, and then had one daughter of their own, the origin 1.5kReads8.4Score17514d adds
- 197 One Wild Night, and Now I'm Having a Baby with My Childhood Friend's Younger Brother 一夜荒唐，和竹马弟弟有崽了 One summer night in 1980, an unexpected encounter leaves Ji Rou pregnant. The father is He Chen, who used to follow her around as a child, calling her “big sister.” He's unruly and wild, and he was never the “good man” Ji Rou imagined. He had only been hiding and restraining himself around her. At first, she doesn't want to marry him, but he goes to great lengths to make it happen, and they marry because of the baby. Three years into their marriage, Ji Rou finally learns the truth and wants a di 4.9kReads8.6Score39114d adds
- 198 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Sweet Young Educated Youth Wins Over the Wildest Country Boy 军婚七零娇娇知青撩爆最野糙汉 [1970s + devoted couples + rugged man + military marriage + sweet, gentle educated youth * stern, rugged man] A car accident sent Song Tianzhi, who had been a dance student, into a novel set in the 1970s. She became a pampered young lady who was sharp-tongued, foolish, and spoiled, only to meet a tragic end in a pigsty as a disposable side character. Song Tianzhi sighed. Why was her luck so terrible? Looking at Wen Feng, the male lead, who stood before her with a cold expression and few words, s 1.7kReads9.0Score22114d adds
- 199 President Fu, Please Sign the Marriage Contract 傅总契约婚姻请签收 A wealthy-family rivalry: Business marriage × power couple showdown × childhood sweethearts Fu Qingchen, a ruthless business predator, enters a marriage of convenience for profit. Sang Ye, a design prodigy and heiress, bows to her family's wishes. Drugged on their wedding night, they wake up and tacitly pretend to have amnesia, yet spend every night trying to outdo each other... - He buys her company; she charms his rival. He declares his ownership of her in public; she turns around and provo 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 You're the Only One I Favor 我只偏心你 [One-on-One, Both Chaste + Love Grows Over Time + Healing, Sweet Romance] [Spoiled Little Princess & Rough Country Boy] When Cheng Yi first met her fiancé, she nearly burst into tears. He was crude in his manners, sharp-tongued and hard-hearted, like a piece of iron worn rough by life. Apart from his handsome face, he had no idea how to be romantic. But for the sake of her inheritance, Cheng Yi gritted her teeth and launched her husband-training plan. Perfect husbands are made, not born! Sh 46.2kReads9.1Score6.5k14d adds
