Novels like A Mismatched Marriage in the 1970s: The Factory Director Spoils Me Rotten
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- 51 The Sweet, Soft Educated Youth Is Irresistible 娇软知青最勾人 [Period Setting] [Both Leads' First Love] [Sweet Romance] [Building a Fortune] [No Rebirth] [No Golden Finger] A sweet, gentle yet stubborn educated youth vs. a blunt country boy who says one thing and means another Lin Shuwan secretly signed up to go to the countryside without telling her family. Everyone thought the delicate, soft-spoken girl would have a hard time in the countryside. Little did they know that Lin Shuwan would soon completely change their opinion of her. Lin Shuwan only wanted 816Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 52 The 1980s: A Young Widow's Matchmaking Days in the Compound 八零：大院儿小寡妇相亲记 [Charming Widow × Gentle Widower] [Everyday Family Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Burning Romance + No Golden Finger] Pretty widow Ye Xiaowan thinks, so what if I’m a widow? Does being a widow mean I have to spend every day looking unkempt and crying my eyes out? No way! She’s going to dress beautifully and live with her head held high. But to keep her daughter from being called a “fatherless little brat,” she sets off on a series of ridiculous blind dates. Later, she no 119Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 53 The Wind on Stone Bridge Woke Me from a Lifetime of Regret 石桥上的风吹醒半生错 1998, on the stone bridge, beneath the setting sun I tilted my head back, faced the wind, and stood alone with my back straight. Lin Feng held my hand tightly and said, “From now on, you’ll never be alone again. I’ll always be here.” For the first time, I cried. The pain and alarm in his eyes shattered my defenses completely. Later, I leaned against him and let my tears of hurt fall. He said, “It annoys me when you cry.” I fussed. I cried. He ran. He avoided me. I stopped crying. I raised my hea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 What a Catch! The Cool-Headed Educated Youth Pulls the Sweetheart Close and Coaxes Her 能处!清冷知青低头搂腰诱哄娇娇 Space + sweet romance + no handouts + educated youth + the seventies + domineering CEO (A vain, tsundere cutie x a seemingly gentle but actually scheming big shot) She wakes up in the 1970s? And now she has to go to the countryside to farm? Don't worry, I've got an infinite space! I'll never have to worry about food or clothes! Farm? Not a chance! But what's with this handsome male educated youth? Why does he keep trying to seduce her, ever so subtly? Hey, hey, that's enough! If you keep thi 1.8kReads7.2Score11114d adds
- 55 Reborn as a Newlywed, the Cold-Faced Officer Dotes on His Sweet Wife 新婚重生冷面长官超宠娇娇老婆 Military romance in the old days + everyday life + romance + married first, love later + both leads are each other’s only partner Jiang Tingxia is tricked into becoming a replacement bride and marries an officer stationed in a remote, harsh region. Unable to bear the blow, she takes her own life. But after her death, the family she had yearned for refuses to let her remains through the door, leaving her utterly heartbroken. By contrast, her new husband, a cold and taciturn man, treats her with g 151Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 56 I Transmigrate to Join the Army, and My Officer Husband Is Overjoyed 穿越去随军，军官丈夫乐开了花 A devoted couple, one-on-one romance, sweet and affectionate, no pocket dimension, a slow and steady pace, and a warm, cozy story! Ji Mingzhu transmigrated from a prosperous golden age to the poor and backward 1960s. The gulf between the two eras was so great that she could barely accept it. She pinched herself. It didn’t hurt at all, so this had to be a dream. Her father, Ji, who got pinched, said, “...!” A layabout father, a frail mother, and a broken family. Ji Mingzhu was at a loss and wante 456Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 541Reads8.5Score10614d adds
- 58 Cuihua's World 翠花的人世间 In the early 1980s, Old Zhang of Zhangjia Village had eight children: six sons and two daughters. Dayong, Eryong, and Cuilan all got married on the same day. The Zhang family married off two children and welcomed one bride into the family. Eryong became a live-in son-in-law. Being a live-in son-in-law is great. He earned that for himself. With five more children still waiting to marry, Old Zhang was gored to death by an ox. His wife was beside herself with worry. Sanyong went off to work, Siyong 4.3kReads8.2Score31114d adds
- 59 The Butcher's Delectable Little Husband 杀猪匠的可口小娇夫 [Period] [Reborn] [Strong Female Lead] [Weak Male Lead] [One True Pair] A Reborn heroine who has no interest in romance and is as straight-laced as they come × a pitiful, miserable male lead In the life she dreamed of, she did everything she could to care for her family, but in the end, no one loved her. When she died, no one cried for her except her daughter. If only she hadn’t married back then. If only she could have another chance. If only... She would kill everyone who stood in her way. Sh 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 (The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself. 10.1kReads8.2Score65814d adds
- 61 Tales from 1976 76旧事 Amid the beliefs Yao Yuanqing formed in his youth and the ups and downs of his circumstances, the long years slowly forged him into a guiding light. Sun Qianyun’s candid, passionate approach to life filled him with admiration, envy, and affection, but all he could do was secretly wonder: Why couldn’t you have been born thirty years earlier? If anyone posts abusive comments about Qianyun, I’ll hide this book again. You may discuss her personality and character rationally in light of the era and h 773Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 62 A Sixty-Year-Old Woman Dies of Overwork, Then Is Reborn in the 1980s to Raise Kids in Style 六旬老太过劳死，重生八零养崽香 [Period setting + 1980s + reborn + ensemble cast + family drama + no golden finger + feel-good growth story] After raising four children through self-sacrifice, Su Fengxia, now in her sixties, has a pension that should let her live comfortably. Instead, her children sponge off her, and she is forced to take hourly jobs to help support her son’s family. In the end, she works herself to death. Reborn in the 1980s, she decides to rewrite her fate. With her husband backing her up, she launches a cam 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 My Mother, Wang Juzhen 俺娘王菊珍 [Based on real life + hardship + historical era + the struggles and perseverance of ordinary people at the bottom of society] This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The protagonist of this book is my beloved and respected great-grandmother, a poor old woman who struggled through the surging tide of an era. Wang Juzhen never had an easy life. Her parents starved to death while fleeing famine, her own sister sold her for a mouthful of grain, and a landlord lusted after her. Only Wang Long gave her 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Sizzling Days of 1970 七零滚烫日子 Yang Tao was born in a small mountain village to a family so poor they had nothing. She had two older brothers waiting to trade her for bride price, and her parents were already preparing to find her a match: a lame widower in the village behind the mountain, a good-for-nothing from the neighboring village... She didn't want to spend the rest of her life trapped in poverty. Then, suddenly, a young man came into view. The county of Lijiang was building a bridge across the river, and Song Yan, a p 4.6kReads8.8Score56714d adds
- 65 Back to 1988: I Married Dr. Jiang, Who Was Working Away from Home 重回八八：我嫁了在打工的江医生 In her previous life, Jiang Yuan was held back by Xia Qing and couldn’t sit the final gaokao exam. He ran around everywhere trying to pay for her treatment and ended up buried in debt, while Xia Qing’s parents and younger brother cut ties with her. Reborn, Xia Qing decides she won’t scrimp and save to subsidize her family like she did in her previous life. She only wants to work hard, earn money, and make Jiang Yuan’s dream of becoming a doctor come true. Her little business takes off, and when 612Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 66 The Blood-Tear Tung Blossoms 泣血油桐花 In the 1970s, Zhao Zhicheng was an older bachelor. Because he had one disabled leg and came from a dirt-poor family, the women from the surrounding villages all refused to marry him. In the end, he married Yan Wenyin, a woman of similar age who also had one disabled leg. From then on, the fates of these two determined people, each with a physical disability, were bound tightly together! That year, he said, “My left leg is lame, and Xiaoyin’s right leg is lame. Put us together, and don’t we make 2.6kReads6.6Score30414d adds
- 67 Life in a Little Courtyard 小院儿生活 When Taohua married into the family, her mother told her that the Xiao family would most likely split up. But Taohua never expected it to happen so soon. (No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger: just working hard to live and striving to make a life.) 20.1kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 68 Joining the Army on a Secluded Island: My Stern Husband Breaks His Rules and Courts Me Every Day 随军海岛！冷面老公破戒日日撩哄 [Transmigration + Period Setting + Military Spouse + Golden Finger + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Married First, Love Later + Devoted Couple + Everyday Life] Zhou Linlin, an unmarried woman considered past her prime in the 21st century, transmigrated after an accident into the body of an ugly, overweight military wife in the 1980s. She was lazy, gluttonous, and uneducated. Worse, a romantic rival framed her for having an affair with a hooligan, and she nearly drowned. Luckily, her husband, 103Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 69 This Woman Sure Can Talk! Best Not to Mess with Her! 这女同志也太能叭叭了！惹不起！ [Complete] Chen Shuning was the undisputed “tough girl” of Chenjia Village. She was bold, fiery, and sharp-tongued enough to make anyone question their whole life when she got angry. Guo Junshan was a famously icy, handsome man in the Jing City public security system. He was highly capable, but after receiving a disciplinary notice, he was “banished” to Dahe Town. When they first met, he said coldly, “Chen Shuning, stay away from me.” She rolled her eyes. “Officer Guo, worry about yourself first 3kReads8.7Score35314d adds
- 70 The Fiery Stepmom of the 1970s: After They Said I Was Infertile, I Had Several Babies 七零辣后妈：被传不孕后我多胎了 [Military Marriage + Sassy Stepmom + Raising Kids + Taking Down Scumbags + Marriage Before Love + Cozy Everyday Life] At eighteen, Shen Fenghua plunged into the water in the bitter chill of early spring to retrieve vital documents and save her factory from losses. The ordeal damaged her health and left her unlikely to have children. After years of blind dates, by the age of twenty-three Shen Fenghua had seen every kind of weirdo and lost all hope. She sent away her last date, propped her chin on 255Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 71 I Tear Into My Awful Relatives, Leaving My Educated-Youth Parents Stunned 手撕极品亲戚，知青爹妈惊呆了 (Doing business in the 1980s + a local-born protagonist + no golden finger + taking on terrible relatives) A spineless dad, a weak stepmother, grandparents who play favorites, and greedy uncles. That’s what Cheng Shu faces from the start when he returns to the city from the countryside with his parents. As he matches wits with his relatives, he also sets up stalls and gets into business. 21.3kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 72 The 1970s: Cursed to Bring Bad Luck to My Husband? I Marry Into the City and Eat State-Supplied Grain 七零：克夫女？我嫁进城吃供应粮 (Period setting + military marriage + both pure + family life + superhuman strength + no angst + love at first sight + devoted husband + no pocket dimension or System + no transmigration or rebirth) Shuangshuang is a poor girl. She’s twenty, in the prime of her youth, yet she still can’t find a husband. She’s been engaged seven times, and all seven engagements were called off. Late at night, she hides under the covers, both delighted and exasperated as she counts her savings on her fingers. Seve 3.8kReads8.0Score36314d adds
- 73 A Sweet Little Wife in the Eighties 小甜媳的八零年代 Su Jiuya was raised like a city girl. Apart from being pretty and good at school, she couldn’t do a thing. Then her father died... and she had no choice but to marry the poorest man in the village. Everyone was waiting for Su Jiuya to become a laughingstock. They expected her fair, tender face to turn as sallow as theirs, and her slender, soft hands to grow just as rough... But instead, all that changed was the man spoiling Su Jiuya. She kept studying, and she stayed beautiful... After marrying 428Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 74 An Elder Sister Is Both a Mother and a Father! 长姐如母，亦如父！ [A story set in a bygone era, with no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger. Family life, rural romance, and a hard road to growing up.] Zhou Zimei thought she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Then an accident happened, and she became what people called an old maid. Her younger siblings' tuition taught her everything she hadn't known how to do. The hardships of rural life, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the struggle to keep growing... 43.7kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 75 The Seventies: The Adored Educated Youth Chases His Wife 七零娇宠：知青大佬追妻忙 In the 1970s, at the Qingshan Production Brigade. Gu Wanqing is one of a kind in the village. As the only daughter, she is adored by her parents, doted on by her grandparents, and indulged by her brothers. Her life is simple and beautiful. Pei Xingye, who comes from the capital, has a prominent family background and an unruly nature. He's the kind of man who can make the entire capital tremble with a stamp of his foot. Being sent to the countryside is just a formality, a way to pass the time. 5.2kReads7.1Score48414d adds
- 76 Reborn in the 1970s: After Divorcing, I Cleared Out My In-Laws’ Home and Went to the Countryside 重生七零：离婚搬空婆家去下乡 [1970s Setting, Rebirth Power Fantasy, Spirit Spring Space, Making a Fortune, Miracle Doctor, Revenge] Synopsis: On the sixteenth day of her marriage, Xiao Mandong grabbed a thermos full of boiling water and smashed it over her cheating husband and widowed sister-in-law on the bed! In her previous life, she had given everything to support the Lu family, only to have her child switched, her loved ones die tragically, and herself left to die alone with terminal lung cancer. Reborn, she refused to 5.4kReads6.5Score60214d adds
- 77 The Fake Heiress Returns to the Village: The Feisty Young Miss Flirts With a Rugged Country Boy 假千金回村，小作精强撩野糙汉 [Spoiled Heroine + 1970s Setting + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Building Wealth + Family Life] The fake heiress Song Mianmian was spoiled and difficult. After being sent back to Luhua Village, she fell for a rough country man who always stood up for her and quietly did everything he could for her. At first, she stubbornly insisted, “There's no way I'd like some country bumpkin.” Later, she cornered him in his room. “Are you going to be with me or not?” After waiting two months, 917Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 78 Reborn in the 1980s: Saving the Kids My Late Husband Spoiled 重生八零，挽救早逝老公养废的娃 Reborn, everyday family life, building wealth In her previous life, Su Xiaowan listened to so-called folk remedies for having a boy and neglected her two daughters. Her husband, Xiao Beiguo, had to support the family and care for both girls. Su Xiaowan’s constant tantrums and troublemaking wore him down, and he died young from overwork. His daughters stood by his coffin and cursed her. “You should have been the one to die! If you hadn’t been so obsessed with having a son, Dad wouldn’t have worke 321Reads6.8Score10914d adds
- 79 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
- 80 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the 1970s and Married the Male Lead's Uncle 穿书七零嫁给男主他叔 Lin Susu woke up one day and transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous female character in a period novel. In the book, the villainess sabotages the romance between the male and female leads, causes trouble at every turn, and ultimately meets a miserable end. Transmigrated Lin Susu declares: The male and female leads must stay together. Wouldn't it be better to cling to the uncle who's taller, more handsome, higher-ranking, and richer than the male lead? Her uncle says: “Be good, you ca 2.3kReads8.7Score21314d adds
- 81 Seventies Sweetheart Marriage! The Policewoman Punches a Soldier King to the Ground 七零宠婚！公安军嫂一拳打倒兵王 [Alternate historical setting + native-born protagonist + military marriage + no transmigration + no rebirth + everyday family life + love that grows over time + sharp-tongued, handsome male officer vs. beautiful, strong female police officer] When Li Mingyue was thirteen, the Li family saved her from being sold off by her relatives to an old bachelor. From then on, the Lis raised her well for nine years, and even helped her become the only girl in the village to graduate from high school. Just 5.7kReads8.7Score84614d adds
- 82 Leading the Whole Family to Wealth in the 1970s 七零年代带领全家发家致富 [Period Setting + Childhood Sweethearts + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Business Rivalry] You can’t get away from me, Jiang-ge, my childhood sweetheart! Lin Ziqing carefully leads her whole family to prosperity, taking the Lin family to new heights. There’s a sly old fox of a grandfather, a grandmother shrouded in mystery, and a shocking secret hidden at her maternal grandparents’ home. One careless move could cost her her life. 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The 1980s: My Comatose Husband Woke Up on Our Wedding Night 八零之冲喜当晚，植物人丈夫醒了 The moment she opens her eyes, Ji Qinghe finds herself transmigrated as the younger sister of a runaway bride. With a home bare of everything and no way to afford the exorbitant eight-hundred-yuan bride price, Ji Qinghe grits her teeth. So what if he’s in a vegetative state? So what if he has three children? She’ll marry him! He’ll become the richest man in the future. The female lead can’t get close to him, but she can! In her previous life, Ji Miaomiao let greed get the better of her and ag 635Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 84 Bullet Comments Fill the Sky in the 1970s, and the Pretty Village Girl Moves to the City 七零弹幕满天飞，漂亮村姑进城啦 [Everyday Family Life + Everyone’s Darling + Devoted Couple + Livestreaming + Ensemble Cast] [Native-Born Heroine + Transmigrated Hero] Jiang Menglian may be a country girl, but she has been cherished and doted on since childhood. When her sister-in-law gets pregnant, her family tricks her into going to look after her during her postpartum confinement. The moment Jiang Menglian steps into the residential compound, the comments flying across the sky make her feel as though she’s stumbled into a l 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Reborn in the 1970s: My Late Husband, a Soldier King, Returns and Spoils Me Rotten 重生七零，亡夫兵王归来宠妻成瘾 [Period romance + male lead reborn] When Xu Chanyi jumped into the river to escape, she never thought she would survive. Fortunately, Lu Zhongbei was passing through while visiting family and rescued her. With nowhere else to go, she clung to him and married him. Three months into their marriage, Lu Zhongbei was reported killed in action. As soon as the news reached home, his parents accepted a hefty bride price to sell her off to a remote mountain village. Xu Chanyi fell out with her in-laws an 503Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 86 The 1970s Young Lady: A Selfish Woman Meets a Tormented Man 七零大小姐，当自私女遇上苦情男 Also known as: A Rare Young Couple, Trading Verbal Blows The male lead is a real scientist. The female lead is an optimistic, quick-witted little ray of sunshine who is always full of confidence. (A clear growth arc + supporting each other + puppy love) When she woke up one day, Jiang Wangshu discovered she had acquired a husband. He was a man. Beneath his ordinary features lay extraordinary brilliance and a steely character. When government policies finally loosened, he shed his humble pas 1.6kReads8.7Score11514d adds
- 87 Jiang Xiaohua 姜晓花 In the bitter winter of 1976, Jiang Xiaohua was sixteen. Her family had almost nothing; her father was gravely ill, her mother weak-willed, and her younger brother still a child. Desperate for food, she was forced into a bride swap and nearly sold off, struggling on the brink of life and death before finally marrying into the Chen family, the most quarrelsome and favoritism-ridden family around. Her sisters-in-law ostracized her, her mother-in-law mistreated her, her husband stumbled, her childr 866Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月 Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick 307Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 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
- 90 My Socially Anxious Lover Is Super Clingy 社恐对象超黏我 [A socially anxious male educated youth VS a sunny heroine + no golden finger + everyone is a local + no black-market dealings] The Lin family's precious youngest daughter has fallen for an educated youth who came from the city. He's a great guy: not only is he warmhearted, he often has all kinds of snacks in his pockets. Lin Baobao: If I date him, does that mean I can openly eat his snacks? I really want to date him. Qi Ci'an is a bona fide social phobe, and he also stutters. When getting of 4.3kReads8.7Score49914d adds
- 91 Wild Lilies of the Mountain Village 山村野百合 An eighteen-year-old village beauty married a thirty-three-year-old simpleton. A month after their wedding, her husband drowned, and she was branded a woman who brought death to her husband… This story offers a true-to-life account of the loves and hatreds, joys and sorrows of ordinary rural people. It faces the ugliness and greed of human nature head-on, while reflecting on the sincerity and warmth found in this world. 272Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The 1970s: The Black Boss I Ran Off with Becomes a Coal Magnate Again 七零之拐走的黑佬大又成煤老板了 --COMPLETED-- [A devoted couple, no golden finger, no farming, no black-market adventures. This is simply the story of an unfortunate woman, constrained by her times, held back by her family, and deceived by her husband, who is reborn, escapes her ex-husband, and finds a love that is returned in full!] Everyone said Wen Haitang was lucky. She’d grown up in a crowded courtyard compound, yet married into the wealthy Dong family and moved into a Western-style mansion. But no one knew her marriage w 441Reads8.8Score11314d adds
- 93 Childhood Symphony 童年交响曲 Five-year-old Wang Xiaozhu’s happy life in the countryside! She helps her mother wash clothes by the river and finds a duck egg in the water. She helps her mother sew a quilt on the rooftop, only to be pranked by the girl next door. Her grandmother raises a flock of chickens, but no one knows where they’re laying their eggs... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The 1980s: A Fisherman's Little Life in Southern Guangdong 八零：南粤渔家小日子 [Period Piece] [Shore Foraging Golden Finger] [Fishing and Hunting] [Everyday Child-Rearing] [Family Life] [Cozy] [A Complete Guide to Seafood, Food, and Livelihood] [Later Development in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong] Chen Lizhen had spent half her life working at a fish stall. At last, she got to stay with her daughter for a few days, but after falling asleep, she woke up in a small fishing village in Nanyue in 1985. She was only twenty-five again, and her daughter was a four-year-old li 569Reads—Score10314d adds
- 95 An Ordinary Passerby, Yet I Got Matched with a Cadre's Son from a Military Compound 路人，但相亲到了大院高干子弟 [The 1990s] + [Family life] + [Ensemble cast] + [Not a power fantasy, not a strong female lead] After her own younger sister steals her boyfriend, Wang Lanlan goes home with her blind date to meet his family. She calls the lame man “Third Brother.” Later, Third Brother becomes her husband. Wang Lanlan: Who could’ve guessed? My newlywed husband is abstinent by day and clingy by night. He wears me out mentally during the day and physically at night. 50.9kReads8.0Score6.3k14d adds
- 96 The Chen Family's Unwanted Second Daughter 陈家那个没人要的二女儿 [Period Fiction + No Rebirth + No Transmigration + No Golden Finger] [Native Protagonist + Slow Burn + Not a Mindless Wish-Fulfillment Story] Chen Xiaoqiu was the second daughter born in violation of the family planning policy, and her parents never cared for her. She was left to grow up in the countryside like a wild weed. During the summer vacation before her third year of middle school, Chen Xiaoqiu’s grandfather, the only family she had, passed away. She had no choice but to return to her pa 3.2kReads8.4Score28614d adds
- 97 Wang Family Village in the Famine Years of the Seventies 七零荒年王家村 [Period Fiction + Rural Life + No System or Pocket Dimension] This book tells the story of Wang Fugui and his family, villagers in Wangjia Village in the 1970s. Wang Fugui is timid by nature. When the family runs out of food, he forces his wife, Jiang Xiurong, to ask the production team captain, Wang Xiaoyang, for grain. Wang Xiaoyang has been lusting after her for ages. When Wang Xiaoyang tries to assault her, their eldest son, Wang Peng, steps in. Again and again, he exposes Wang Xiaoyang's sc 5.6kReads6.9Score27714d adds
- 98 Seventies Memories: I Married the Meatpacking Plant Director 七零记事，我嫁给了肉联厂厂长 [Mutual firsts + one-on-one romance + rugged man + sweet-talking girl + bickering couple + love that grows over time + everyday family life] P.S. The heroine is a clingy, coquettish girl with no real ambition. She takes life as it comes! Their age difference is nine years!!! An unexpected spot check on educated youths sent to the countryside set off a frantic wave of matchmaking at the Song family home. Zhao Qinghua stroked Song Anqiu’s hair, her heart aching with affection. She would never let 115Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 99 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.4kReads—Score10814d adds
- 100 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 9.3kReads8.1Score78414d adds
