Novels like I Became the Worst Stepmother, but All I Want Is to Retire
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Became the Worst Stepmother, but All I Want Is to Retire, best match first.
- 101 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.6kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 102 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
- 103 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 143.6kReads9.4Score20.6k14d adds
- 104 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.5kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds
- 105 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
- 106 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
- 107 EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
- 108 Going Insane to Reform Showbiz: It’s Chaotic, but Comforting 发疯整顿娱乐圈，颠颠的，很安心 Complete [1v1 Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Showbiz + Hilarious + Scumbag Gets His Comeuppance] Shi Ran transmigrates into a book and becomes a female celebrity hated by the entire internet in a story about a beloved star adored by everyone in showbiz. The original Shi Ran joined a live-streamed dating show. Its male contestants, one, two, three, were all devoted to the heroine in the book, and every one of them had treated her badly. As for the aloof movie emperor, the original Shi 39.9kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
- 109 She Goes Crazy, He Has Her Back: No One Dares Cross Them on the Dating Show 她发疯，他兜底，恋综谁都惹不起 [1v1, ultra-sweet + hilarious + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping] [Hilarious sweetie celebrity vs. all-around movie star who plays the pig to eat the tiger] Right after transmigrating into a book, Shi Er'er is ordered by a scumbag to pole dance on a livestream watched by a million people. Shi Er'er yanks the pole out of the ground and performs a whole staff routine, then knocks the scumbag out with two hard blows. The comments go wild: "That's badass!!!" When the scumbag tries 32.9kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds
- 110 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 63.9kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
- 111 The System's a Clown, I Make Things Worse: Rebellious to the Core 系统沙雕我添堵，一身反骨离大谱 They came from distinguished families and were beautiful, talented, and exceptional. But whenever they crossed paths with the male and female leads, they became brainless cannon fodder, burning themselves up to make the leads’ romance flourish until their dying breath. And now Gu Mo has become all those women from countless novels. System: Boss, you can face-slap the villains and break up those couples! Go get ’em! Gu Mo: I’m awesome! I can do this! Much later, the System stares in bewilderment 37.4kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
- 112 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds
- 113 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds
- 114 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 139.1kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds
- 115 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
- 116 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
