Novels like A Modest Family in Ancient Times
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- 51 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.2kReads8.4Score184Shelves
- 52 After Fleeing Famine, My Sister and I Married the Brothers Next Door 逃荒后，我和阿姐嫁给隔壁兄弟 [Fleeing famine + family life + farming + slow-paced and steady + heartwarming] A devastating flood that swallowed the south left the Su sisters homeless and orphaned. To protect themselves on the road as they fled famine, the two peerlessly beautiful sisters chose to disguise themselves as ugly servants. After traveling a thousand li to Longnan, they were settled by the local authorities, and a matchmaker arranged their marriages. Faced with a life-changing decision, the sisters spoke in unison 8.7kReads8.1Score837Shelves
- 53 Farming and Business: I Just Want to Make Money, Pay Off My Debts, and Lie Flat 种田经商：我只想赚钱还债后躺平 [Farming] [Getting Rich] [Everyday Family Life] [Cozy Daily Life] [Gourmet] [Slow-Paced] [No Awful Relatives] [No Imperial Authority, Just Ordinary People's Lives] Xia He had just paid off her mortgage and bought a new car when a sudden car accident sent her into the body of a peasant girl in ancient times. From the start, her family had nothing but bare walls, and they were deep in debt from paying for her medical treatment. Fortunately, her grandparents doted on her, her parents spoiled her, a 8kReads8.2Score691Shelves
- 54 The Strong Concubine's Life in Ancient Times 大力庶女的古代生活 Lu Yun transmigrated. She thought she had a golden finger, but it turned out to be defective. She could lift a bed at two years old and drag a carriage at four. As long as she got three hours of sleep, she could go wild for three whole days. The price was an insatiable appetite: while everyone else ate one steamed bun, she had to eat seven. Just as she thought she was following a story about finding a good match and marrying into wealth, a spring outing landed her in the palace. Just as she thou 2kReads8.1Score144Shelves
- 55 This Is Ridiculous! I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Ran into My Late Mom? 离谱！穿越古代遇上过世的老妈？ No pocket dimension, no System, no wealthy-family power struggles, no princes or nobles! A cozy, everyday story + farming and business, all about a peaceful life and being content with modest prosperity. Lin Xi, a wage slave working late into the night, unexpectedly transmigrates to an impoverished farming family in ancient times. The biggest surprise is that she reunites there with her mother, who passed away long ago. No golden finger, no lucky breaks or shortcuts. She relies on the little cle 210Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Love at First Sight: The Farmer's Daughter and the Landowner 爱了爱了，农女的员外郎 [Slice of life, no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, a slow and steady story about imperial exams and getting rich. Here, “yuanwailang” is simply a colloquial term for a rich man.] The Su family of Zao Shu Village had nothing to their name. Su the eldest and Su the second were both old enough to marry, but because their family was poor, no one would consider them. One day, the matchmaker brought good news: Song, a wealthy man from town, was willing to offer ten taels of betrothal mon 5.2kReads8.9Score708Shelves
- 57 Yu Gui’s Little Everyday Life 于归的小日子 Yu Gui entered a blind marriage and was wed to a hunter. She thought she was in for a hard life, separated from her family, but unexpectedly, her husband doted on her like she was the most precious thing in the world. This is a sweet, gentle story about the ordinary rhythms of life in ancient times. Life is already hard, so let's not make it heartbreaking too. 2.3kReads8.2Score266Shelves
- 58 Reborn: My Sister Can Marry in Peace, I'll Handle the Wicked Mother-in-Law 重生之阿姐安心嫁，恶婆婆交给我 It just got its rating, and it's a little low. It'll go up, so don't miss it if you're passing by. This book is worth a read. [Rebirth + wicked mother-in-law + face-slapping + deep sisterly bonds + farming + devoted husband] Lin Qingxia is reborn. In her previous life, her elder sister was tormented to death by a cruel mother-in-law. Lin Qingxia was forced by her parents to marry, so she fled to the prefectural city and learned embroidery. Somehow, she ran into bandits, was stabbed through the 320Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 59 Reborn as the Villain's Stepmother, Win Hearts with Good Food! 穿成反派后娘，攻心就用美食吧！ [Marriage First, Love Later + Adorable Baby + Food + Family Life + Humble Households] [Constable + Little Chef] Pu Jiaojiao discovers that she has transmigrated into a book she once read, becoming the villainous stepmother. The stepmother in the story abuses the children in every way imaginable and is utterly inhuman. Remembering the stepmother’s tragic ending, Pu Jiaojiao can’t help swallowing nervously. If she wins them over with delicious food, can she keep herself alive in the future? Watch 2.7kReads8.5Score227Shelves
- 60 A Retired Palace Maid's Laid-Back Life 退休宫女的躺平日常 [No golden finger, ordinary people, slow-burn story, a gentle unfolding, peaceful daily life, lightly sketched setting] An alternate-world historical romance. All the worldbuilding is the author’s own invention, so don’t overthink it! One couple, sweet romance, mutual devotion, solid careers, and cozy everyday life. A wage slave in her previous life and a palace maid in this one, Wang Youran opens her eyes to an unexpected early retirement. Her life plan is clear: find a beautiful place with hil 2.7kReads7.6Score251Shelves
- 61 Wasn't I Supposed to Come Here to Enjoy Life? Second Miss, I'm Busy 不是穿来享福吗？二小姐我很忙 A chapter-based historical romance modeled on Dream of the Red Chamber. It has a certain learning curve and is set in an alternate Song dynasty. Every detail can withstand scholarly scrutiny. Li Yi transmigrated here to enjoy a life of comfort. By a twist of fate, she won the favor of the Dowager Consort of Prince Heng's residence, and with her father, the prefect of Qingzhou, protecting her, she lived freely and boldly. (No romantic scenes in the first 200 chapters. If that's not your thing, yo 169Reads—Score140Shelves
- 62 A Family in a Little Village 小村人家 [Farming + Food + No System + No Romance + Building a Career] When Li Yun wakes up, she is still Li Yun, but not quite the same Li Yun anymore. She has been reborn as Li Yunniang in Anyang Village. Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her older brothers and sisters-in-law spoil her. She has plenty to eat and drink, but not a penny to her name. No matter. Let's see how Yunniang leads her family in farming and storing grain, then makes delicious food to sell at a stall. She builds wo 242Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 63 The Farmer and His Wife 农家夫妻 They thought their love had long since been worn away by marriage. Who could have guessed that a sudden car accident would take this divorcing couple together to an unfamiliar world in ancient times... 3.3kReads8.9Score298Shelves
- 64 A Maid’s Daily Life in the Northern Song Dynasty 北宋丫鬟日常 [Slice-of-life + ensemble cast + a little family intrigue + slow burn + no romance] Mingzhu transmigrates and discovers she has arrived in a family of officials in the Northern Song dynasty. Her father is the chief steward of the outer household, her mother manages the inner household, and her elder sister is a first-class maid in the eldest young lady’s rooms. She has plenty to eat and wear, and people to wait on her. Among the servants, she has one of the best backgrounds. Mingzhu had planned 8.2kReads7.2Score977Shelves
- 65 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 3.5kReads8.6Score346Shelves
- 66 The Great Qian Dynasty's First Lady Scholar 大乾第一女先生 A new story. The System is just a tool and doesn't appear much~ A cozy, everyday tale, mostly about women. Jiang Zhi gets divorced, takes her daughter, and leaves her ex-husband's family in utter chaos. Back in Jiangzhou, she opens a curious teahouse. The pastries here are unlike anything people have seen, the rules are unusual, and the stories she tells... are even more unheard-of! A monkey causes havoc in Heaven? A scholar falls in love with a female ghost? And a dark-faced judge named Bao can 3.1kReads8.5Score341Shelves
- 67 Reborn to Draw Comics: Everyday Life 重生画漫画日常 [Reborn + Comeback + Secret Identity + Everyday Life + Building a Career] [A driven, top-tier manga artist vs. an overbearing CEO with a surprising side] The weather was clear and sunny, with not a cloud in the sky. It was a beautiful day. And just like that, with no warning at all, Zhu Zhiman was reborn. She was back in her final year of middle school. That year, her parents divorced, and she moved away with her mother and transferred schools. Her life took a sharp turn for the worse, and thing 3kReads8.9Score414Shelves
- 68 Liu Er Ya's Journey from Poverty to Prosperity Through Farming 柳二丫的脱贫种田生活 [Female lead transmigrates + slow-paced daily life + food + family squabbles + farming] Liu Qing was a modern office drone who loved watching wilderness survival videos whenever she had free time. She never expected that after staying up late to finish a proposal, she would wake up in a different body: Liu Erya, a seven-year-old girl from the Liu family in the ancient Great Liang dynasty. Her parents were both lazy good-for-nothings. Every morning, Liu Qing woke to the thatched roof overhead and 364Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 69 Food for Every Season 四季有粮 [Transmigration to an alternate historical setting + pure farming story + cozy everyday life + no cheat abilities + no generals or royalty + romance appears late + little focus on the romance + illustrated guides to plants and animals, including mushrooms, food, and handicrafts] Main characters: Li Dongzhi, Li Qiuyuan, a loud goose, and a talking myna The story follows the premise in the synopsis, with everyday farming, plenty of details, and lots of educational information. Not your cup of tea? 3.8kReads8.8Score510Shelves
- 70 The Beloved Concubine’s Daughter 独宠庶女 She was an obscure daughter born to a concubine, carefully keeping her head down under her stepmother's watch, all so she could enjoy a peaceful life someday. Who could have guessed that this lowborn girl would marry into a marquis's household? Everyone thought she wouldn't be able to uphold the dignity of the marquis's family. But she won over people's hearts one step at a time, becoming not only a marquis's wife praised by all, but also the woman who won the marquis's heart... 10.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
- 71 After I Transmigrated, Animals of All Kinds Helped Me Get Rich and Spill the Tea 穿越后，各种动物带我发家又吃瓜 No romance!!! (This is important, so it comes first.) Jiang Yu, director of a veterinary clinic, transmigrated one day and became the notorious terror of Jiangjiagou. A bad temper came standard, and her fiery personality was an added bonus. Armed with a straw broom, she opened with a few hard whacks to the backside of a blabbermouth. Jiang Yu, a self-proclaimed couch potato, had planned to slack off. Then she unexpectedly discovered that her veterinary clinic had come along with her as a pocket 450Reads7.8Score102Shelves
- 72 A Farmer’s Happy Little Life 农家红火小日子 A cool-faced but warm-hearted young general X a beautiful, skillful country girl Zhou Qinghe worked herself so hard that she fainted. When she opened her eyes, she had become a peasant girl in ancient times, with too little to eat, too little to wear, and a house that let in both wind and rain. Luckily, her grandmother is kind, her parents are honest and hardworking, and her younger brother is bright and sensible. As for those awful relatives, they can get lost as far away as possible! Zhou Qing 3.9kReads8.7Score323Shelves
- 73 The Days I Spent Farming in the Village 在村里种田的日子 The rating is low because it was just released. Give it a try if it sounds like your thing. Sang Wan, a maid in the Li residence, offended one of the household's esteemed guests and was handed over to a slave broker. He took her from Jiangzhou Prefecture on a winding journey, and by a twist of fate, sold her to a rough soldier who had just returned home to the Du family. The eldest son, Du Yu'en, had coarse features and a fierce look in his eyes. He spoke in a gruff voice, and whenever he shoute 889Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 74 The Reborn Farm Girl’s Daily Struggle to Support Her Family 重生小农女的养家日常 A cozy historical farming story about earning money, supporting a family, and making a life together. Cheng Ran, a modern chef, transmigrates into the body of Zheng Xiaoman, a disfigured country girl. A dilapidated house, a father with a lame leg, and younger siblings still small. A disdainful uncle and a heartless aunt who split up the family as soon as she arrived. Luckily, her home is nestled between mountains and water. As long as she works hard, she can find all kinds of things in the mount 2.5kReads9.0Score317Shelves
- 75 Mom Took Me Back to the 1970s: We’ll Make Money and Find Me a Dad 我妈带我回七零，既赚钱来又赚爹 [Period setting + transmigration + ensemble cast + love after marriage + family squabbles + making money + no golden finger] Single mother Xu Yuzhi transmigrates to the 1970s and is simply grateful that her daughter came along with her. Shortages and low wages are no big deal. Starting a new business is all it takes. It’s just that having a man in the house takes some getting used to for both her and her daughter. Still, this man in her new life doesn’t seem so bad. He hands over his wages witho 1.5kReads8.6Score123Shelves
- 76 After Being Cast Aside: Cui's Daily Life 被休后，崔娘子的起居日常 [Born into an Ancient Era + Alternate History + Strong Female Lead + Historical Romance + Lighthearted Daily Life + Male Lead] Cui Xiao, a modern-day corporate drone, died after pulling an all-nighter at work. When she woke up, she discovered she’d been born into the Cui family of the Da Li Dynasty. She was ready to lie flat and enjoy a life of having everything handed to her, but things turned out to be more complicated than she’d imagined. First, she was unlucky enough to get stuck with an irr 5.7kReads8.9Score571Shelves
- 77 Forced into Marriage, I Found Happiness Through Farming 被迫出嫁后，我靠种田过上好日子 [Alternate ancient setting + cozy farming + building a fortune + devoted spouses] [Mainly farming. The heroine falls in love after marriage, while the hero’s longtime secret crush comes true.] Her father suspected Su Linluo wasn’t his biological daughter. After indulging her stepmother’s efforts to deliberately spoil her, he bundled Su Linluo off to marry into the dirt-poor Jiang family. He never expected that once Su Linluo left the grand family estate, she would immediately let loose. She cli 1.4kReads—Score100Shelves
- 78 Transmigrate: A Concubine's Journey to Adulthood 穿越之庶女成长计划 Her birth mother was a favored concubine, yet she was raised by the principal wife. Qing Wanyue thought she was in for a terrible start, but unexpectedly, she thrived in this unfamiliar dynasty. Starting March 30, two chapters will be updated every morning at 8 a.m., for a daily total of 6,000 words. 6.7kReads8.2Score530Shelves
- 79 Every Family in the Village Fends for Itself 村庄儿女各当家 [A fictional setting, ensemble cast, family and village life + a slow, steady pace + no rebirth or transmigration] Village children and little stories of farm life, simple and heartwarming, with no awful characters. When a man comes of age, he marries; when a woman comes of age, she weds. Zhou Baochun is about to leave her family home and become a wife. Her in-laws have “a bad reputation,” but the marriage was arranged long ago. Life with her mother-in-law, the neighbors, and the fields. There a 10.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
- 80 A Retired Maid's Everyday Life Raising Children 退休丫鬟的养娃日常 [No pocket dimension + no System + adorable children + ordinary, cozy daily life] Gu Xiaoyu is a little embroiderer from a wealthy household. She has survived for years by keeping her head down and has no ambition to climb the social ladder. When she leaves the estate, she chooses the best all-around match among her many suitors: a young physician. Ji Ziyan spotted a little maid at the estate while making a house call with his master. When he later realized he had a chance, he acted quickly and 5.1kReads7.3Score439Shelves
- 81 How Mary Made Her Fortune in the 19th Century 19世纪玛丽如何发家致富 Zhang Mary thought her life was a joke. Her name was neither properly Western nor properly Chinese, she looked perfectly ordinary, and her twenty-two years had been utterly uneventful. Then she died. She was hit by a truck while saving a little girl she didn't know. When she opened her eyes again, she was a baby having her diaper changed. The good news: she'd transmigrated. The bad news: she'd transmigrated into Pride and Prejudice. The worse news: she'd become Mary Bennet, the most forgett 2.5kReads7.9Score245Shelves
- 82 The Country Girl's Unusual Charm 农女殊色 The Tao family wanted a son, but had seven daughters in a row. Daughters were nothing but money pits! Tao Liuping could only sigh at his bad luck for not having a son, but Wang Shi didn’t see it that way. Her daughters were her precious darlings, and she was determined to raise them to be stronger than other families’ sons, no matter what it took. With a mother as tough as her, the Tao girls grew up more spirited than one another… 2.7kReads8.3Score370Shelves
- 83 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 4.2kReads8.5Score517Shelves
- 84 Su Family's Tao 苏家阿桃 [Marriage first, love later + no transmigration or rebirth + farming and imperial examinations] At the age of fifteen, Su Tao became engaged to Li Sanlang, whose family owned a cloth shop in town. Barely six months later, Li Sanlang found a more advantageous match and decided to get engaged to the county magistrate’s illegitimate daughter. He made up a baseless excuse and broke off his engagement to Su Tao. Rumors spread, and people said Su Tao would have no choice but to become a butcher’s conc 6.9kReads9.1Score773Shelves
- 85 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2.1kReads8.2Score201Shelves
- 86 From Maid to Magistrate’s Wife: A Native Woman’s Journey 从丫鬟到官夫人，土著女子奋斗史 [Native-born leads, no space, no System, no golden finger] Strong, beautiful maid Ren Qingmiao x unlucky, sickly, handsome scholar Lin Yanchu Ren Qingmiao's hometown was struck by disaster when she was young, and she was sold into slavery. Her intelligence and strength won her master's favor. By chance, she saved the unlucky scholar Lin Yanchu, and the two became entangled from then on. She learns a trade and trains her body, becoming self-reliant and strong. After leaving the manor, Ren Qingmia 5.1kReads8.9Score541Shelves
- 87 A Village at Dusk 乡村日暮有人家 Farming + family life + historically grounded + realistic + no transmigration + slow-paced + no formulaic tropes + no ridiculous characters + no monster fights + no leveling up + no storage space + not a power fantasy or pure romance + no high-ranking officials This is a story about a family. In a mountain village in southern Hunan, Qianqian and her family work hard to get by. They farm, grow cotton, process hemp, spin yarn, weave cloth, and do needlework. Later, she learns to dye patterned clot 122Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 88 The County Magistrate's Cousin 县令家的表小姐 A modern girl unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times, becoming Shen Xingye, a seven-year-old orphan. Her family is framed by a treacherous minister for supporting the Crown Prince and executed to the last member. She alone escapes by sheer luck, reduced to begging on the streets. After ten years of keeping her head down, she is adopted by the county magistrate's concubine and secretly builds up her strength. As an adult, she heads to the capital alone, using her intelligence and resilience 186Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Blessed Girl of the Farming Village 农门福女 No System + No Pocket Dimension + No Palace or Household Intrigue + Food A food blogger from the 21st century transmigrates to an unknown dynasty. She has a widowed grandmother and mother to support, along with twin younger brothers and a baby sister. Looking at their dilapidated thatched hut and her frail siblings, Li Qinghe rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, determined to lead the whole family to prosperity. Putting her past-life skills to use, she starts with a street stall, then opens a 685Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 90 Two Worlds Manor: Building from Scratch in a Year of Famine 两界山庄：从荒年开建 [Space, travel between two worlds, manor management, farming, raising children, cute animals, cozy everyday life] Reborn in the final years of the Great Li Dynasty, Chen Dahe has only one thought: protect his wife and daughter, and never let the past repeat itself. When all hope seems lost, the old copper bangle on his wrist begins to glow. By accident, he opens a door to a modern produce market. He trades mountain greens for white rice and fine salt, and uses the money he saves to buy all kinds 5.6kReads7.8Score628Shelves
- 91 The Farmer's Embroiderer 农家绣娘 Lin Zhiyun is famous across the surrounding villages as a lazy, greedy, dim-witted girl. Yet she has a promising match: she and the current scholar Xu were betrothed as children. Her eldest cousin Lin Xiuyue, meanwhile, is renowned as a clever, capable young woman, but she has a bad match: she was betrothed as a child to Shen Junchuan, a limping village thug. People often say the sisters should switch matches, and on the day they marry, the Lin family elders actually sneakily swap the brides. B 1.1kReads8.3Score101Shelves
- 92 Reborn: Before the End of Lanting 重生之兰庭未晚 At the lotus-viewing banquet, her cousin, Concubine Mei, framed Mu Wan and ruined her reputation. Her father sent Mu Wan off to a country estate to fend for herself. A few months later, the Heart-Protecting Pill she had made for her mother was snatched by her father and given to Concubine Mei, his childhood sweetheart. Her uncle died in battle. When her mother heard the news, she went into premature labor and died in childbirth along with the baby. Mu Wan never got to see her mother one last tim 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Farming: My Rugged Husband Is Rather Sweet 种田：糙汉夫君有点甜 Mu Chunniang had lived with the Mu family for fourteen years, rising earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs. Both her older sisters were engaged, but she wasn't in a hurry. She figured she'd marry someone suitable when the time came. Who knew she'd first be threatened by someone invoking her father's life debt, then become the target of relatives who wanted to sell her for the money? With nowhere else to turn, Chunniang decided to take a gamble. She brought the money she' 2.9kReads8.3Score304Shelves
- 94 The Daily Life of an Ancient Couple Making Money and Raising Kids 古代夫妻赚钱养娃日常 A local ancient couple's everyday struggle to save money and raise their child! The village's most beautiful embroiderer × a clever, capable accountant × their smart, well-behaved son! See how this family rises from humble farming roots and climbs the social ladder! The story of Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, a couple born and raised in ancient times, who work hard to save money and pay for their child's education after starting a family. They succeed in raising their child to excel, and their fa 7.3kReads8.6Score538Shelves
- 95 A Farmhouse Deep in the Bamboo Forest 竹林深处有农家 After her engagement was broken off, Li Guo'er married Jia Qingshan, a down-on-his-luck man from the village. His entire estate consisted of three thatched huts. Just as everyone was waiting to laugh at them, they realized that at some point those three huts had been replaced by a house with brick walls and tiled roofs, and their life had begun to prosper. 2.4kReads8.7Score224Shelves
- 96 Daily Life Raising Children in Ancient Times 古代养娃日常生活 [Ancient times]+ [Dual Transmigration]+ [Raising children]+ [Alternate history]+ [Family life]+ [No personal dimension]+ [No golden finger] Mu Yi’an is an agricultural schoolteacher in her thirties who never married and nearly got kicked out by her own mother. Jiang Shuyun is a high school politics teacher in his forties and a committed non-marriage, non-parenthood advocate. His parents are away most of the time and respect his choices. An elevator accident sends them both to the fictional Da Li 13.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
- 97 A Minor Official's Daughter's Guide to Wealth 小官之女的富贵手札 [Born into the Story as a Baby + Daughter of a Minor Official + Retired Court Lady + Mistress of the Household][No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story (If you like a fast pace and nonstop thrills, read with caution)] [A daughter of a minor official’s coming-of-age story. The heroine isn’t perfect, and she gradually changes. Early on, the focus is on her family and life as a court lady; later, she leaves the palace.] (If you’re looking for a heroine who enters the story already 2.2kReads8.6Score186Shelves
- 98 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 1.8kReads—Score130Shelves
- 99 Transmigrated as a Strongwoman: Hunting, Farming, and Selling Tofu 穿成大力女：打猎种田卖豆腐日常 [Strong female lead + no golden finger + the original owner was a quiet girl who didn't like to talk, and the heroine stays quiet after transmigrating + hunting and buying land in the early chapters + tofu business + male lead appears infrequently at first + beloved youngest daughter of the family] [No palace intrigue; the male lead marries into her family] Li Shiwen stared incredulously at her own pair of hands. She'd not only gotten much younger, she'd become incredibly strong? She had just be 4.4kReads8.4Score406Shelves
- 100 The Husband-Killing Old Lady Lives in Luxury and Is Doted On 克夫老太太，她吃香喝辣有人宠 [Lighthearted farming + Hilarious imperial exams + Single elderly woman + Sensible child-rearing] She transmigrates: Grandma farms, grandson takes the imperial exams. In her previous life, Xiufen was a little old lady enjoying her retirement, taking a stroll whenever she felt like it. The original Xiufen was a poor woman who had remarried four times. Just after transmigrating, Xiufen is faced with the death of her fourth elderly husband. Everyone says it was caused by that wicked old woman, he 1.8kReads9.2Score185Shelves
