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- 1 Smuggled Away by My Reborn Best Friend, I Marry an Officer, Raise Kids, and Win at Life 被重生闺蜜偷运，嫁军官养娃躺赢 (One-on-one romance + period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + both leads have only ever loved each other) (A heroine who’s always eager to cling to the male lead, a hopeless romantic, versus a male lead who loves her in his heart but turns her down aloud, pretending to be proper) She wakes up reborn as a beautiful but brainless cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel, only to be tricked by the heroine and nearly lose her innocence. Wu Tao watches the two leads jump around, maki 67Reads6.6Score914d adds
- 2 In the 1970s, I Was Reborn and Became My Enemy’s Most Cherished One 七零之重生后我成了仇人的心头肉 (One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Reborn + Family Life + Building Wealth + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Partner) Ni Xiaoxiao never dreamed she'd get another chance at life. Xu Lian was her family's enemy in her previous life, and his position remains firmly established in this one. He's still an immovable force. But since she's already here, and she can't fight someone stronger than her, Ni Xiaoxiao has no choice but to use her charms. She's determined to make that jerk 917Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 3 After the Grand Tutor Is Demoted, the Young Lady Raises an Army and Goes on a Rampage 太傅被贬后小娘子招兵买马杀疯了 A quirky heroine who never lets herself get the short end of the stick, paired with a seemingly gentle, refined hero who quietly gets big things done. After transmigrating, Sun Shiqi became a selfish woman who looked down on the poor and did nothing but cause trouble. She had no plans to fix the original owner’s reputation. Instead, she doubled down, showing off her laziness, greed, and every other bad habit to the fullest. She thought she could live a carefree life with a gorgeous man at home a 102Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 4 Transmigrating to the Sixties: The Supporting Female Character with a Spatial Realm Fights Back 穿越六零之空间女配要翻身 [Strong female lead + sweet romance + punishing scumbags + satisfying revenge + spatial dimension + alternate setting] [Sexy, ruthless white-moonlight heroine x tough soldier hero with a wolfish streak] Bai Ying woke up completely confused. She had already boarded a plane to travel around the world, so who could have guessed that after falling asleep, she'd end up in the 1960s, a time when people barely had enough to eat or wear, and inside a book, no less! She'd even become Bai Yingying, the fe 315Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 5 My 1980s Husband Was Disabled and Easily Flustered, but Even His Madness Was Cured 八零残夫被哄晕，疯病都被治好了 (One-on-one romance + period setting + exclusive devotion + doting husband + everyday life) Shi Man caught the latest trend and opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into a novel. But she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting female character. She was the doomed cannon fodder who made trouble at every turn and met a miserable end. The heroine was no ordinary person: she used a System to bind Shi Man to the obsessive, hot-tempered villain. Every day, Shi Man had to face Shang Qingjue's 3.9kReads7.8Score29214d adds
- 6 A Pretty 1970s Youth Sent-Down Girl Falls for Her Icy Soldier Brother 七零俏知青情定冰山军哥哥 Under the crushing pressures of life in the twenty-first century, Wu Youyou had imagined every possible way she might die, but never thought she'd drown in the bath. After death, her soul goes straight into the body of a young educated youth, with a bleak future ahead. Who knew surviving disaster would bring good fortune? She starts a new chapter of her life in the 1970s. 241Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 7 The Fierce Wife Builds a Life in the Seventies 七零年代之悍妻发家忙 Lin Beibei transmigrates into a period novel as a young bride. She reluctantly accepts her new life, only to discover that her husband's entire family is a bunch of troublemakers. They pick on her relentlessly, but luckily, she isn't the type to suffer in silence. She repays grudges and kindness alike. If anyone dares to bully her, she'll show up at their door with a knife. But you, big guy, you're making too much fuss. I can take on ten people by myself. I don't need your help. [A story about a 42Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 8 In the 1970s, My Female Lead and I Share a Golden Finger, Then I Marry the Villain 七零我和女主共用金手指后嫁反派 [Period drama + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + daily life + devoted one-on-one couple] Yu Liang is a bad lot, but he dotes on his wife like no other. Meimei is hopelessly silly, but only ever plays little tricks in front of Yu Liang. In her previous life, Miao Meimei was unloved by both her father and mother, and abused by her nanny. After barely making it to the end of her life, she somehow transmigrated into a book. The female lead in the book is a fox spirit, and the villain was 2.9kReads8.8Score15514d adds
- 9 Hunting Her 捕她 Under the streetlight on the way home, a tall, broad-shouldered man held a petite woman in his arms, with two little ones following behind them, hand in hand. Warm and adorable Nuannuan held her brother’s hand and looked up at their parents ahead, speaking unclearly. “Bubba, why is Daddy holding Mommy?” Little Chi Xu looked at his silly little sister, tightened his grip on her chubby hand, and said, “Silly girl, because Daddy loves Mommy.” 14Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 10 So What If She's a Bit of a Jerk? She Doesn't Want to Be a General's Wife 缺点德咋了？她又不想当军少夫人 [1960s] [Beloved by Everyone] [Devoted Couple] [Pocket Dimension Supplies] [The heroine isn't a self-sacrificing saint and doesn't beat herself up] [Knows when to lose it, with a few flaws] [The hero's wife-chasing road to ruin] [Shopping service at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative] Si Ning transmigrated into a book! She landed in the resource-scarce 1960s, as a lazy, gluttonous cannon-fodder supporting character. To get enough to eat, the original owner cozied up to a powerful man and stage 76Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 11 An Overworked Office Drone Finds Her Dream Life in the 1970s 大龄社畜圆梦在七零 Wang Yaning was over thirty and worked herself to the bone. She had graduated from a junior college and had no particular skills. She had lived with her boyfriend for seven years, but in the end, they went their separate ways. She was always dreaming of turning back time to high school. She would choose the humanities, get into a teachers' university, and become a teacher after graduation! Zhou Ziqiang's mother was a martyr, and he grew up with his maternal grandparents. His grandfather had onc 1.4kReads9.1Score13314d adds
- 12 Smoke from the Kitchen Rises Like a Blade 炊烟如刀 Wu Dasheng keeps having one child after another, all for the sake of having a son who can avenge him, even in an era when family planning is a basic national policy... Wu Tong is called a bastard and a son of a bitch from childhood. Zhao Sanxing always stands up for him, but the villagers’ gossip inflicts deep wounds on the young boy’s heart... 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Courtyard House of the 1980s 八零烟霞宿舍院子家 [Period Setting + Ordinary Life + Ensemble Cast + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Slice of Life + Teachers + Small Joys] Colleagues getting along, marriage and family, the path of an ordinary life, the warmth of everyday life, little joys and great happiness. In the 1980s, several young people who had never known one another before meet in the staff dormitory of a teacher-training school... Xiao Ning is laid-back and straightforward, carefree and openhearted. She moved here with her family —Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Soldier’s Family Dotes on Me 穿越七零：我被兵哥哥一家娇宠 (Alternate history + period setting + military marriage + spoiled young woman + pocket dimension + devoted couple, one-on-one) After spending 28 years single, Gu Zimo goes to the park to clear her head because her parents keep urging her to get married. She overhears some aunties saying that the Matchmaker Temple on the mountain is very effective, so she heads there alone to ask the Matchmaker for a husband. A few days later, she never expects the Matchmaker to “send” her to a parallel world in 288Reads8.5Score14414d adds
- 15 After Becoming the Villainess, I Was Spoiled by the Factory Director Husband 穿成恶毒女配后，厂长老公宠上天 In the 21st century, Jiang Niannian unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Jiang Niannian, a nineteen-year-old rural-born supporting female character in 1985. With her pretty face and excellent grades, the original Jiang Niannian got a job as a department-store sales clerk after graduating from high school. She met Ye Wanhua, the male lead's mother, who often came to shop. Seeing how generous Ye Wanhua was with money, she made inquiries and learned that her son ran a factory and was unmarri 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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 3.8kReads8.8Score24314d adds
- 17 An Ordinary Downcountry Life in the Seventies 七零平凡的下乡生活 Period novels these days all seem to follow similar plot formulas, but this story feels more grounded and relies less on familiar tropes. Lu Qiuping transmigrates in her sleep into the body of a young sent-down intellectual who dies as soon as she arrives in the countryside. The original owner was the third child in a family of two working parents in the city. Middle children are often overlooked, neither loved by their fathers nor cherished by their mothers. She had it even worse, growing up wi 602Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn in the Seventies: I’ll Love the Short-Lived Supporting Character 重生七零，短命路人甲我来爱 Reborn out of nowhere, Li Jingsu is stunned. Luckily, she gets a pocket dimension and plenty of supplies, so even if she decides to lie flat, she’ll be fine. Wait, she’s transmigrated into a book?! Don’t be scared, short-lived passerby A. I’ll save your life! What? You’re confessing after meeting me just once? Th-this is moving way too fast… Lu Huaimin, the passerby A: “You saved my life. I should repay you by giving you mine.” After that, the two work hard together and lead the villagers to pro 128Reads6.4Score1514d adds
- 19 I Took a Supermarket to the 1970s 带着超市穿70年代 A bolt of lightning sends Yang Xiaotao back to the 1970s. In an era of scarce food and clothing, how will she use her own hard work and determination to build a happy life that others will envy? 634Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 20 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Reborn Cannon Fodder Mustn't Be Messed With 六零军婚：炮灰工具人重生别惹她 [Transmigration + rebirth + raising children while following the army + food + a naturally super-strong heroine] Please note: there will be four children!!! The rating has only just been posted! Lin Fenfang had spent more than twenty years in the modern era. When her plane crashed during a business trip, she somehow transmigrated back to the 1960s, where she had once lived. Once her memories awakened, Lin Fenfang realized she was a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. Her second aunt h 292Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 21 After Becoming the Younger Sister of a Cannon-Fodder Villainess in a Period Novel 穿成年代文炮灰女配的妹妹后 After Sui Sui fainted from an excessively rapid heartbeat caused by premature beats, she woke up to find she had become the younger sister of a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel. To keep her older sister, Li Shuang, from meeting the same fate as her counterpart in the book, Sui Sui volunteered to go work in the countryside. Facing the harsh rural conditions, she drew on the perseverance she had built up as a wage earner, studying hard and getting into college on her own 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Transmigrating to the Sixties to Become a Worker 穿越六十年代当工人 [Period setting + childhood sweethearts + family life + no going to the countryside] Chen Sisi never imagined that she'd survive a plane crash only to transmigrate to the 1960s in a parallel world, where she'd become the neglected, pitiful child of her family. If acting cute and obedient won't get her anything in this household, she'll just have to raise herself a little meal ticket to help her get through these hard times. (This is a fictional period setting. Anything that doesn't make sense is 427Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Real Heiress Transmigrates to the 1970s 真千金穿越70年代 A sweet romance! Both leads are inexperienced! One-on-one pairing! In the modern world, Bai Dongmei was the daughter of a wealthy family who had been lost as a child. She thought being reunited with her birth family would be the start of an even happier life, but who knew their adopted daughter was so scheming? There was no happy life, only one disaster after another. After being framed by the fake heiress yet again, she transmigrates into the body of an educated youth sent down to the countrysi 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Wah! After Wreaking Havoc on a Crazy Young Educated Youth, I Had Triplets 呜！祸害疯批知青后我一胎三宝了 [Period Setting + Triplets + Scheming, Comatose Husband + Heaven-Defying Golden Finger] In her previous life, Shen Nanyi was misled by others, leading to her family's ruin. Though she amassed endless wealth in her later years, she was abandoned by everyone and lived her whole life alone. Reborn in the late 1970s on the very day her children were sold, she vowed that no matter how hard life became, she would keep her children with her and stay by her comatose husband's side. There was barely enou 1.7kReads9.1Score16214d adds
- 25 The 1970s: The Counterpart Villainess Is Roughly Embraced by a Rugged Man 七零：对照组女配被糙汉掐腰狂宠 438Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 26 Sweet as Honey, My Eighties Wife Is Doted on by Her Rugged Husband 八零娇妻甜如蜜，糙汉老公娇娇宠 [One-on-one romance, period setting + sociophobic sweet wife + transmigrate into a book + rough-edged man + sweet romance] Shi Yu, who suffered from social anxiety, transmigrated into a book and became the sweet little wife of Gu Chengjun, the great villain of a period novel. When she arrived, Gu Chengjun was gripping her chin. “I don't care who you have feelings for. From now on, you stay in this room. Don't even think about going anywhere.” Shi Yu trembled, tears clinging to her lashes, while 37Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn in the 1970s: The Rugged Hunter and His Cherished Bride 重生七零：猎户糙汉，娇宠小媳妇 Reborn in the 1970s: The Rugged Hunter and His Cherished Young Wife 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Sickly Beauty Goes on a Rampage! 七零军婚：病娇美人杀疯了！ [Seventies setting + 1v1 sweet romance + spatial powers + obsessive love + military marriage + feel-good power fantasy] A research prodigy with a possessive streak, created by humans and codenamed Seventeen, is the most gifted young woman at the Blue Star Research Institute. One explosion, one transmigration, and when she opens her eyes again, she has become Song Xingmiao, a foolish country girl. Seventeen: ...Then what was the point of the suicide bombing I made myself?! And who is the man besi 2.6kReads—Score30814d adds
- 29 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn in the ’80s: In My Next Life, I Won’t Be Born a Woman 重生八零之来世不为女儿身 When she was young, Hua Yueyin defied her parents and resolutely married an only son who was tall and handsome. She never imagined that he was a beast in human skin, or that in her old age, she would be killed by her own three sons and her husband! As Old Madam Hua lay dying, she remembered the earnest advice her parents had given her, and was filled with regret. “If I could live my life over, I would absolutely listen to my parents. I’d marry a beggar or a cripple if I had to, but I’d never mar 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Arriving in the 1970s 来到七零年代 Synopsis: Aah! You wake up after a good night’s sleep and find yourself in a different place. How do you feel? Li Xiaoxiao will tell you: the bed is pretty hard, and she’s pretty hungry! Then the food turns out to be pretty awful! Li Xiaoxiao slept her way into 1971. She has a pocket dimension and dreams of earning a few billion so she can eat, drink, and have fun. Then she wakes up from the dream~ Warning: The logic in this story isn’t particularly strong, so enter at your own risk. The heroine 1.4kReads7.4Score10614d adds
- 32 In the 1970s, I'm Sweet, Well-Behaved, and Know How to Slap People! 穿七零，我又娇又乖还会甩巴掌！ P.S. Sweet romance with a spicy kick (♡ ὅ ◡ ὅ )ʃ♡ Song Yingying transmigrates into the body of a young educated youth. The girl is a hopeless romantic who lets a man take advantage of her, giving him money and ration coupons. Then, during a summer downpour, the educated youth residence collapses and crushes her to death. That’s when Song Yingying arrives. She thinks about the harsh conditions and realizes she won’t survive. She can’t do farmwork and can’t bear even a little hardship. Song Yingyi 482Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 33 I Transmigrated into the Ex-Wife Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child, and Now I’m Terrified 穿成抛夫弃子的前妻，我瑟瑟发抖 Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of a pregnant woman! The kind who later abandons her husband and child and runs off with the money. Her daughter dies tragically, while her ex-husband is wrongfully imprisoned for ten years. She trembles with fear! Thankfully, when she transmigrates, none of it has happened yet. There's still time to change everything... 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Transmigrate to the ’70s and Marry a Factory Worker 穿越七零嫁工人 [1970s + dramatic heroine + striving to succeed + building a fortune + sweet romance] As a ghost with no identity, forced to sneak into the 1970s, Fu Jiao’s favorite pastime was listening to gossip. She never expected to be framed by a local from the 1970s and become “Fu Jiao,” the woman being set up at a matchmaking meeting. Among those plotting against her were educated youths, including a reborn woman who wanted to change her fate. Their messy lives were nothing more than a bit of fun for Fu 917Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 35 Lotus Shadows over the Capital 莲影京华 Village beauty Shi Cailian has had a life bitter enough to pickle vegetables, but she's blessed with a face of unparalleled beauty. Educated youth Wan Changce falls for her at first sight and takes the college entrance exam four times. When the results come out, Shi Cailian has just fallen out with her biased family, so she packs her bags and goes with him to make it in the capital. He studies hard and becomes a top student, while she uses her beauty to land a secure job at the Friendship Store. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrated as a Sent-Down Youth, I Became the Factory Director's Secretary 穿成下乡知青，我当上了厂长秘书 Xu Ziqing wakes up as a minor character who appears in only two chapters of a period novel. The story opens with the heroine marrying a factory director’s son, while the original Xu Ziqing marries a good-for-nothing from the countryside. The heroine goes on to live like a rich woman, while Xu Ziqing is left to support her child and her sexist, useless husband, who beats her... After inheriting the original owner’s memories, Xu Ziqing discovers that her stepmother was behind her being sent to the 240Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 37 Reborn in 1986: The Mystery of a Death Row Inmate's Background 重生86：死刑犯的身世之谜 This is a period novel about family planning, entrepreneurship, and the Sino-Vietnamese self-defense counterattack. Welcome! At the moment Chen Ling, who had beaten his father to death, was taken to the execution ground to be shot, he suddenly collapsed and died! He was reborn, returning to the day a series of tragedies began. He uncovered an astonishing secret: he wasn't his parents' biological child. He had to find his birth parents and get revenge! 7.9kReads8.4Score88314d adds
- 38 Transmigrate Into a Book: A Male Educated Youth Comes to the Village 穿书之村里来了个男知青 Zhang Xiaohan has found herself inside a book she just read, as an unnamed passerby. The male lead is a cold and aloof man who, to help his elder sister get revenge, schemes to marry a foolish village girl. Zhang Xiaohan is that foolish girl's sister-in-law, and she dies of illness right at the beginning of the story. Because of the male lead, the foolish girl is killed by one of his classmates. When he learns the truth, he does everything in his power to avenge her, then lives out a turbulent l 128Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn in the 1970s: The Fortunate Wife Marries a Bad Boy 重生七零：福妻嫁恶霸 In her previous life, Su Ying was a beautiful top student and a superwoman, yet she died with regrets. After being reborn, she swore to marry Qin Zeng, the local young bully known throughout the villages. He was a good-for-nothing who was best at fighting, but around her he was like an adorably silly husky, trusting her without question and spoiling her without restraint, again and again. And so his scheming village-chief father, his shrewish mother, his overbearing sister, and his rough grandmo 183Reads8.0Score10114d adds
- 40 The Seventies Cadre's Darling Girl 七零老干部的娇娇女 [Sweet and gentle wife + celibate hero + indulgent, feel-good romance] After transmigrating, a pampered princess of noble birth finds herself in the 1970s, an era when people go hungry and shiver in the cold, as a sent-down educated youth. She can’t carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand... Facing all those acres of farmland, a rather devious idea comes to mind. That veteran cadre lives in a brick house and eats steamed buns made of white flour. If she married him... “Stay away from me. I don’t li 276Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 41 In the 1970s, a Young Lady from Ancient Times Transmigrated and Got Pregnant Right Away 七零，古代闺秀刚穿越就怀孕啦 [One-on-one romance + 1970s setting + rugged man + sweet romance + lovestruck hero + raising a child] The legitimate daughter of the prime minister transmigrates to the poverty-stricken 1970s, where people can only afford cornmeal buns. Her mother doesn't dote on her, and her father doesn't love her. When she opens her eyes, she's still in a man's arms. Luckily, he has some conscience and lets her escape through the window. In her haste, she falls into a river, but a village woman rescues her. W 569Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 42 Raising Kids in a Pocket Dimension: A Young Office Worker Transmigrates to the Sixties 空间养崽：穿越六十年代小职工 Due to a long hiatus, this novel has a low rating. It is now complete, so read without worry. It won’t stress you out at all. Stockpiling, transmigration, a personal space, adorable kids, no violence, no CP, the heroine doesn’t go to the countryside, and everyday life as a worker in a bygone era. The day Jiang Shuangyun received her medical report, she lucked into a portable space. After spending all her savings on supplies, she belatedly realized she had transmigrated into a bedtime read: Rebo 2.5kReads7.8Score13914d adds
- 43 The Chubby Wife Is No Pushover: Marrying an Officer and Raising Adorable Kids 肥妻不好惹，嫁给军官老公养萌娃 [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage Before Love + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Transmigration] Chen Jianian used to work as a server at a Mixue Ice City shop in the twenty-first century. She was in the middle of beating a lemon tea when, to her surprise, she transmigrated! If she had to transmigrate, why did she have to land in the body of a fat military wife in the 1980s? The original owner not only abused children, but was also lazy, greedy, and overbearing. Everyone was sick of 30Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 44 The Black-and-White Workplace 黑白职场 The book has three main female leads: Meng Hong, a wealthy, beautiful daughter of a powerful family; Han Yiran, warm and down-to-earth; and Xi Wenni, a tragic figure. I was swept up in Han Yiran's happiness, grieved over the fate that left Meng Hong with no control over her own life, and blamed myself for giving kind and beautiful Xi Wenni such a tragic fate. I felt as though I had committed a sin by brutalizing and destroying a pure rose… This is a love story about one man and three women —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn in the 1980s: This Jinx Was Born Under a Lucky Star! 重生八零：这灾星真是天生好命！ [Reborn in the 1980s] + [Independent, Strong Heroine] + [Success Through Her Own Abilities] + [Family Life] + [Building a Fortune] Main character: Liang Yihe In her previous life, she was timid and was manipulated by her uncle’s family. They stole her university admission letter, rewriting her records and her life overnight. They even tried to force her to marry the village idiot! Her cousin Liang Wanjun, born on the very same day, month, and year, stole her life: going to university, marryi 409Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Reborn Simp Dumps the Scumbag and Starts a Happy Life 舔狗重生，撕渣男，开启美满人生 [Reborn in a bygone era, sweet romance, mutually devoted, one-to-one romance, a pocket dimension golden finger] In her previous life, the System forced her to be a lovesick fool. All it took was one sweet word from the scumbag, and she was controlled into doing all kinds of stupid things. She spent money on him until she had none left, then stole from her family. When they refused to give her more, she borrowed from loan sharks. In the end, her eldest brother was beaten and crippled while trying 62Reads—Score214d adds
- 47 Liangzi of the Left-Behind Women's Village 留守妇女村的亮子 This story recreates the emotional lives of the women left behind in rural villages in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Guo Tianliang and Jiang Shuixian had been childhood sweethearts, but the meddling Jiang Laohan arranged a disastrous marriage, marrying his daughter off to the village head's dim-witted son. Her married life was unbearable. Harassed by her father-in-law and cursed at by her mother-in-law, she suffered both physically and emotionally. Since the women's husbands had all gone away 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 This Is Awesome! I Transmigrated 太爽了！穿越 The heroine, Wu Yanrong, is a concubine-born daughter of the ancient Mingyue Manor. Although her family is a martial arts clan, her fate was decided from the moment she was born because her mother was of humble origins. She learned a few basic martial arts to keep fit, but was mainly expected to learn needlework and embroidery, as well as reading and bookkeeping. The idea was to make concubine-born daughters like her more valuable when it came time to marry them off for political alliances. Unf 2kReads9.0Score22514d adds
- 49 Transmigrate to the 1970s and Become My Own Queen 穿越七零，做自己的女王 [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + clear-headed heroine + making a fortune + space] As an orphan, Li Jiamin has always known that the only person she can rely on is herself. Ever since she was old enough to remember, she's worked nonstop to learn and make herself stronger. She has never once taken a break from life. After unexpectedly arriving in another world, Li Jiamin decides to live differently this time and follow her heart. She's seen the glittering world and experienced all that 1.9kReads8.7Score13614d adds
- 50 Sent to the Countryside, I Married a Rascal and Got a Car and a Mansion 下乡嫁给小混混，小车洋楼全都有 Stepmom romance, putting scumbags in their place, love after marriage, raising kids, food, and career After transmigrating into a book set in the 1980s, Wen Xizi is sent to the countryside by her own father and married off to a 32-year-old rural man. Her younger sister, Wen Huayun, who has dodged that fate, smugly thinks: “I hear the man has two kids and used to be a gangster. No, an old gangster.” All the children of the compound wait to see Wen Xizi make a fool of herself. Who would have guess 204Reads8.4Score—14d adds
