Novels like Getting Rich Through the Imperial Exams, I Stole My Big Brother's Child Bride
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- 51 After Transmigrating as a Lazy Country Lad, My Whole Family Spoils Me 穿成懒哥儿后，被全家宠上天 [Two male leads + everyday farming life] Lin Jinghuan opens his eyes to find himself transmigrated as a lazy young man in a poor farming family in ancient times. Other people transmigrate and either struggle or make a comeback. As a lazy young man, Lin Jinghuan only wants to live off his family's affection and be a freeloader. His parents dote on him, and his older brothers spoil him. What more could he ask for? It's just that his betrothed scholar is a bit of a nuisance, always complaining that 29.5kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds
- 52 Whose Sweet, Gentle Husband Is This? Mine! 谁家软夫郎？我家的！ Tao Ruan was a famous handsome older brother-type in the surrounding villages. Why was he still unmarried? Because his standards were just too “demanding,” and everyone could only sigh that they weren't up to the task. Someone cursed, “You're just a worthless burden nobody wants!” “I'll give you a worthless burden, you jerk!” Insult him? One beating would teach them some manners. Someone else said, “With that seductive face, all you know how to do is tempt people!” Got a filthy mouth? Drink some 2.3kReads8.9Score26614d adds
- 53 Farming Life: Marrying a Husband and Making a Home 种田之娶个夫郎过日子 The year he turned twenty-six, Xie Qifeng found himself in a strange place. It was very different from the place where he had lived, but he felt at ease there. So he settled down, and, along the way, fell in love with someone. 1.6kReads8.6Score14814d adds
- 54 An Apocalypse Powerhouse Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Spoils His Adorable Young Husband 末世大佬，穿越古代娇宠小夫郎 Read this first: Nobody gets redeemed here. People have many sides, and going from arrogant to obsequious is human nature. That's why they say, "Once you're successful, you'll find that everyone around you is a good person." Zhao Ye's family treats him badly at first, then fawns over him once he makes it big. That's not a redemption arc: he gets rich, and he doesn't cut ties with them either. [Two male leads + transmigration with the body + seme protagonist + sweet romance and mutual devotion + 88Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 55 After I Transmigrated, My Husband and I Were Nothing Like Each Other! 穿越之我和夫郎才不是对照组！ By a twist of fate, Yan Tianze accidentally transmigrates into a political intrigue novel about household infighting that he once happened to read, becoming the Yan Tianze who shares his name! He and his newlywed husband are the antagonistic foils to the book's two protagonists, a pair of wicked cannon-fodder villains who obstruct them at every turn. The original book portrays his new husband as petty and vindictive, always going against the protagonists. But the protagonists have the halo of ma 4.2kReads8.4Score42514d adds
- 56 After Reincarnating as a Scumbag Husband, I Spoiled My Husband Rotten 穿成渣男相公后，我把夫郎宠上天 Two male leads + devoted top and cherished bottom + building a fortune + a slow and steady romance + sweet indulgence Gu Jinghe transmigrated into the body of a scoundrel who beat his father, cursed his mother, and abused his husband and son. To change people's impression of him, and to survive the first three chapters with the neighbors and his husband, who hated him to the core, Gu Jinghe decisively pretended to have amnesia. From then on, everyone saw him as a reformed man, a prodigal son who 1.6kReads9.0Score15214d adds
- 57 The Sweet and Adorable Little Husband, the Doting and Flirtatious Top Scholar 小夫郎又娇又甜，状元郎又宠又撩 [Dual male leads + marriage before love + love grows over time + devoted to each other, monogamous 1v1 + farming] What does it feel like to be forced to take a spouse? A male spouse, no less. Xie Shixu was a scholar with ambitions and ideals, but he was also utterly powerless, without influence or status, unable to protect his family and barely able to keep food on the table. “Xie Shixu, will you marry me?” “I have money, and I can get you a recommendation letter for the academy. You won’t lose 2.7kReads8.8Score30314d adds
- 58 Farming: I Woke Up as Someone's Husband 种田之一觉醒来已为人夫 [Transmigration + farming + food + sweet romance] · Li Jieqiu, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, dies in a medical dispute. When he opens his eyes, he finds that he has transmigrated into the body of a local bully with the same name. Bully Li has three great loves in life: gambling, visiting brothels, and beating his wife. The young man is deathly pale and skin and bones. The bully has just broken his leg, and he's barely breathing... Li Jieqiu: What a terrible sin! To make a living 572Reads9.3Score15014d adds
- 59 Forced to Marry a Handsome Husband, I Fell for Him at First Sight 被迫娶美夫郎，我对他一见钟情了 [Two male leads + another world + pocket dimension + ger + farming + cozy romance + mutual devotion + one-on-one] Ji Yuan was a cultivation wastrel in the Xuantian Continent. After transmigrating to another world, he became a burly hunter who was ugly and fat, with black spots all over his face. As it happened, on the very day he arrived, he was tricked into marrying a handsome, aloof ger. Fortunately, his pocket dimension from his previous life came with him. With his medical skills, what did h 3.6kReads8.8Score40514d adds
- 60 Marrying a Widower for the Second Time 二嫁寡夫郎 [Two male leads]+ [Transmigration]+ [Alternate history]+ [No golden finger]+ [Slow burn]+ [Not mutually devoted] Shen Qingyu transmigrates to the Great Li dynasty and becomes not only a newly widowed husband, but also the father of two little ones. Qin Mushi has had no luck in love, but then he meets Shen Qingyu, a kind, gentle, and considerate man. The still waters of his heart are stirred, never to settle again. He carefully lays his plans, step by step, for Shen Qingyu, and ultimately wins hi 688Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 61 A Transmigrated Young Husband's Road to Prosperity 穿越小夫郎发家记 [No heroine + farming + transmigration + historical romance + imperial examinations + niche setting, devoted to each other + one-on-one romance, clever and adorable sweetheart VS aloof, pure-hearted prince, who later becomes a quiet, scheming type~] After a car accident, Qin Li never expected to open his eyes and discover that he had transmigrated! Something about this world feels off. I need to learn more about it~ After looking into things: What? I'm a ger? This family is so poor! I need to bu 2.3kReads9.4Score27414d adds
- 62 Farming, Taking the Imperial Exams, and Becoming a King in Ancient Times 我在古代种田考科举称王称霸 [Two Male Leads + Imperial Exams and Farming + Feel-Good Sweet Romance + Portable Dimension + Powerful, Devoted Couple + Little Kids Appear] [A Stunningly Handsome, Straightforward Gong Who Can Take on Ten Men with One Punch × A Beautiful, Thoughtful, Strong-Willed and Levelheaded Shou] The apocalypse arrives, and zombies and humans wage a massive war. In the end, both sides are wiped out. Xia Kuye is lucky enough to survive the battle, becoming the last person on earth. Exhausted and devastated 4kReads9.0Score52014d adds
- 63 The Beautiful Widower's Everyday Life of Raising Kids and Preparing for the Imperial Exams 貌美寡夫郎的科举养崽日常 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.1kReads8.8Score22014d adds
- 64 A Long, Long Life 命长长岁悠悠 [Transmigration + a slow-paced story + uplifting + lighthearted and funny + imperial examinations in the early story, court politics later + fictional setting] Yun Wu, the most beautiful and best-built young man for miles around, is getting married. He is marrying a well-known scholar from the surrounding villages. They say his future husband is refined and handsome, with boundless prospects. Xi Yun, a university student majoring in Chinese language and literature, is about to graduate when he s 1.4kReads9.2Score12914d adds
- 65 Transmigrated as a Young Husband, I’m Carried Home by the Village Bully and Hunter 穿成小夫郎，被村霸猎户扛回家 [Two Male Leads + Everyday Farming + Everyday Family Life] Shi Baiyu gets his head caught in a door and unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a young man who drowned after jumping into a river when his attempt to flee an arranged marriage failed. The young man has the same name as him. His parents died when he was little, leaving him dependent on others and with a tragic past. His uncle’s family sold him for twenty taels to a notorious hunter in a neighboring village to become his husband. 3.4kReads9.2Score43814d adds
- 66 Transmigrating as the Son-in-Law Who Brings Prosperity to the Family 穿越之旺家赘婿 [Two male leads + farming + building wealth + face-slapping and taking down scum + a slow, steady romance + heartwarming + imperial examinations] Zhao Yunchuan transmigrates to the Great Jing Dynasty and happily becomes a live-in son-in-law. Onlookers: Your husband is ugly... Zhao Yunchuan: You’re ugly, and so are your ancestors for eighteen generations! He’s broad-shouldered, slim-waisted, long-legged, tall, and handsome! They’re just jealous! Onlookers: A live-in son-in-law will never amount t 4.1kReads8.8Score46314d adds
- 67 Transmigrate to Ancient Times: Farming and Supporting My Family with Delicious Food 穿越古代我靠美食种田养家 [Two Male Leads + Food + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Raising Kids + Building a Career + Cozy Daily Life] Rich heir Gu Linchen transmigrates into another world, only to become a thug with a bare-walled home who is uneducated and beats his husband and children. Looking at his family, all skin and bones, Gu Linchen can only hold his forehead in dismay. Fortunately, the pocket dimension from his previous life came with him. But just as he rejoices, he learns that the luxury goods he had collected i 3kReads9.3Score28014d adds
- 68 I Became a Ge'er in Ancient Times, Made a Fortune, and Found Myself a Husband 我在古代当哥儿，发家致富养汉子 [Devoted Couple + Mutual Pampering + Bottom Lead] Orphan Ji Youyu worked hard for ten years and finally paid off his loan and got a place of his own. He barely had two days to enjoy it before a pressure cooker came crashing down on his head, sending him right back to square one. He died. And yet, he didn’t. He woke up in the body of a young male spouse in the Great Yong Dynasty, the only child in the family after his mother had died early and his father had just passed away. He’d been all alone 4.6kReads9.1Score54714d adds
- 69 The Gentle, Soft-Spoken Husband of the Chief Minister 首辅家的温软小夫郎 [Farming]+ [Gourmet]+ [Imperial Examinations]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags]+ [Building Wealth]+ [Infrastructure] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Yun finds himself transmigrated into the body of a poor little cabbage whose father doesn’t care for him and whose stepmother abuses him. His stepmother wants to marry him off for the bride price, setting him up with a degenerate gambler who once beat his wife to death. At their first meeting, Gu Yun coughs up blood, 3.7kReads9.0Score43914d adds
- 70 After Becoming a Hunter, I Spoil My Lame Little Husband 穿成猎户后，独宠跛脚小夫郎 [Two Male Leads + 1v1 + Farming + Sweet Romance + Transmigration + Rebirth + Healing] Office drone Lu Yuan transmigrated one day, just as the official couple got themselves a little husband. The young man was delicate and soft, so tiny and thin that he practically poked you when you hugged him. Lu Yuan spent all day figuring out how to fatten him up... 5.4kReads9.2Score49514d adds
- 71 The Escort Agency Heir’s Bookkeeping Husband 镖局少东家的账房小夫郎 The main story is complete [Historical danmei + mutual chastity + the sweet everyday life of a bodyguard agency’s young master and his clever accountant husband] Wolfdog gong × savvy shou + life in an ancient city + a story about a husband who is a xiao-ge'er. Everyone is a native of this world. No System, no golden finger. Cui Liang is a headstrong xiao-ge'er who inherited his adoptive father’s knack for figures. He was born to be a living abacus. Unfortunately, his adoptive father died suddenl 6.3kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 72 Reborn as a Farmer’s Son, I’m Doted on by an Apocalypse Tycoon 穿成农家子，末世大佬宠夫郎 After two years in the apocalypse, Ji Zhenli had finally built a base of his own, only to be ambushed by an ordinary zombie and transmigrate into the body of a child in the Hua Dynasty. Fine! If he'd transmigrated, then so be it. But… to make life better, Ji Zhenli decided to show the people of the Hua Dynasty the power of an overachiever. With the mindset that if he wasn't worked to death, he could work even harder, Ji Zhenli passed all four imperial examinations in a row. In the capital, he me 1.5kReads9.2Score13114d adds
- 73 My Fierce Little Husband 家有彪悍小夫郎 [Scheming Hypocrite Younger Top × Overpowered, Theatrical Bottom] [Hilarious + Sweet Romance + Pure Love + No Pregnancy] A 192-centimeter-tall, dark-skinned sports student survives the apocalypse, awakens an earth-type ability, and is later betrayed by his junior schoolmate. After transmigrating, he becomes a delicate, beautiful young man who attempted to drown himself after a romantic heartbreak. The huge change delights Han Zeyu. With a top’s body and a bottom’s heart, he is overjoyed, conv 5.9kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 74 A Frail Man's Wife in the Imperial Exams Needs to Be Cherished 科举之病弱男妻需娇养 [Male Lead Pursues + Sweet Romance + Imperial Exams] Doting, fatherly pursuer × sweet, delicate, sickly love interest Ye Qi was reborn in the body of a fake scholar who had nothing but four bare walls and a mountain of debt. As soon as he woke up, he was forced to marry a man and kicked out of his home. His male spouse was frail and frequently ill, making him exhausting and expensive to care for. Over time, Ye Qi realized that his male spouse was actually quite pretty: a small face, bright, 64.7kReads9.3Score11.1k14d adds
- 75 The Simpleminded Husband of a Hunter's Family 猎户家的憨子夫郎 [Two male leads + transmigration + sweet romance + farming + everyday family life. The gong transmigrates, has special abilities, and there are kids! Our adorable little ge’er is a sweet, lovable airhead and will not recover! Check whether this hits any of your squicks.] Since I couldn’t continue the story as a single volume, it has three volumes in total: Volume One: Shen Lin and Qing Yun Volume Two: Modern Apocalypse Volume Three: Son Yanqi You can read them as separate arcs; the details are o 8.4kReads9.4Score91714d adds
- 76 I Became the Handsome Male Consort, a Disposable Pawn to a Mad Tyrant 穿成疯批暴君的漂亮炮灰男后 [Pure Romance, Slow-Building Love, Slow Burn, Simple and Heartwarming.] Two male leads + Silly, Sweet Romance, Bittersweet but No Angst, 1v1, Both Pure, Transmigrate into a Book + A Touch of Redemption + Pretty, Silly, Clumsy Coward X A Scheming, Vicious, Unhinged Tyrant] * Chi Miao, a pure-hearted college boy from the 2X century, wakes up as an ill-fated cannon-fodder character in an abandoned novel. From the start, he’s forced to elope and then framed for it. Furious, he swears: “You framed me 6.3kReads9.4Score75614d adds
- 77 EN Transmigration: The Endless Road to Pampering My Husband 穿越：宠夫之路无尽头 [Transmigration + farming + raising kids + doting on his husband + imperial exams + sweet romance + devoted couple + one-on-one romance + cozy daily life] Rong Zheng, heir to a family of ancient martial artists, wakes up to find that his soul has transmigrated into the body of a down-and-out scholar with the same name. While he's still standing there in confusion, a handsome young man with delicate features offers him a bite to eat. Rong Zheng falls in love at first sight, and is completely smi 6.2kReads9.3Score82014d adds
- 78 After Marrying a Vicious God, the Beautiful Young Husband Is Doted On 嫁给凶神后，貌美小夫郎被宠上天 [Yin Dynasty series: two male leads | husband and husband | sweet romance | 1v1 | both pure, happy ending] [Looks fierce but is a lovesick fool on top x pretends to be an aloof beauty but is really a sweet girl on the bottom] Rumor has it that the fearsome Prince Yin Cheng fell in love at first sight with Lin Nian, the only young master of the Lin family, and seized him by force. They say that after marrying the fearsome prince, young Lin Nian cried every day, his face full of sorrow. But in Pri 13.7kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 79 I'm Done for: Transmigrated into the Villain's Self-Destructive Ex-Husband 麻了，穿成反派的作死前夫郎 [Bottom’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + marriage first, love later + monogamous and faithful] After working overtime for thirty-six straight hours, Lan Cigui stumbled home in a daze. He woke up to find he’d transmigrated into a novel as the doomed husband of the villain. He avoided the first plot point and thought he’d escaped the fate of marrying the villain and becoming his doomed husband. But somehow, he still got married. In the original story, after this husband was tricked i 10.5kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 80 The Frail Young Husband Is Doted on by the Regent King 柔弱小夫郎被摄政王宠飘了 Gu Tingwei transmigrated to an unknown dynasty, becoming a frail, unloved man and striking a deal with the regent. When Regent Lian Yinchi first met Gu Tingwei, he asked, "You're a man?" Gu Tingwei: ? Shouldn't he be asking whether I'm a man? He patted himself, then patted himself so hard he started coughing. "That's right, I am." Lian Yinchi: ... As a prince consort, Gu Tingwei had only three wishes. Get rich! Get even richer! Then take his money south and find a handsome young man to spend hi 13.3kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
- 81 I Bring Bad Luck to Husbands, You Bring Bad Luck to Wives 我克夫，你克妻 Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 13.5kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
- 82 Farming Life: The Hunter’s Little Husband 种田之猎户家的小夫郎 [One True Couple] Gu Qing transmigrates to another world and is forced to marry the village’s fearsome hunter. The hunter also has a son and daughter. Gu Qing has no golden finger and no desire to overthrow the feudal dynasty single-handedly, but he knows how to keep his husband in line. The hunter, rumored to be a ferocious brute, becomes completely obedient under his guidance. The two hunt when they have time and farm when they’re busy, building a thriving life together and raising their child 4.4kReads9.4Score43814d adds
- 83 Hey, You Middle-Aged Country Bumpkin, Want a Husband? 那个大龄汉子，你要夫郎不要？ [Historical farming, two male leads, age gap, sweet romance, family life, all sweetness and no angst, a healing pastoral ensemble, raising a cute child, and a story about a married man] The gong: Zheng Ze, handsome and composed, cold on the outside but warm within, and a little proud. The shou: Zhou Zhou, beautiful and kindhearted, sweet-tongued and optimistic, and a little spirited. [Content warnings are listed at the end of Chapter One] (The events in this blurb will appear in the story.) The 15.9kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 84 My Little Snail Husband 我的田螺小夫郎 [Farming + male-male romance + sweet love + food + everyday family life + a slow, steady romance] Spring thunder rolls, and all things come to life. After the rain, the forest is fragrant with the scents of plants and earth. The mountain folk's delicious food can be found all around them. The diligent young husband rises early and treads through the dew to gather a basket of fresh bamboo shoots, pick tender wild greens, and collect newly sprouted mushrooms and toon buds from the treetops. Everyt 10.6kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 85 Farming in Another World: The Little Husband Raises Kids Like a Pro 异世种田：小夫郎养崽超凶 [Two male leads + One-on-one romance + Mutual devotion + Transmigrate in body + Pocket dimension + Sweet romance and raising children] [Sunny, adorable, money-loving bottom x Handsome, scheming, big-bad-wolf top] After being betrayed by his family and the person he loved, Luo Mingchen transmigrates to another world with a cultivation space and water-based powers. When he wakes, he has become the “stepmother” of three children, and is told their father died at the hands of bandits. After drivin 9.9kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 86 The Farmer’s Contracted Husband: The Bully Learns to Farm 农家契哥儿，恶霸乖乖种田 After transmigrating to ancient times, Lin Liusheng, a man, is sold by his family to a tyrant...to be his contract brother? What is going on?! With a sickly body, even staying alive is a struggle. And that tyrant? He gambles, fights, and drinks. He has land but won’t farm it, spending all day roaming around like a bandit. Even the county constables go out of their way to avoid him. Lin Liusheng leans weakly against the wall. “Get out there and work the fields!” The hulking tyrant pouts. “Can I g 11.8kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 87 The Cool, Scheming Secretary: The Commander Can’t Get Away 清冷侍郎芝麻馅，指挥使他跑不掉 [Two male leads + pure sweetness, no angst + happy ending + long-planned scheming + two strong leads + multiple couples + both are pure] In the eyes of the world, Wei Shuangge was the dreaded and despised commander of the Imperial Guard, while Gu Chibai, born into the Jiangnan Gu family, was an upright official with an unblemished reputation. The emperor decreed that Wei Shuangge and Gu Chibai should marry. Wei Shuangge immediately flopped onto the floor. “I refuse to marry!” He kicked his legs 16.2kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 88 The Moment After I Reincarnated as the Dowry Bride 穿成陪嫁下一秒 Two men + mutually faithful + domestic life + dual career struggles + imperial examinations and court politics After a fire, Meng Wan transmigrated to a dynasty he had never heard of and became a male companion to a young lady from a duke's household. Before he could figure out where he was, the next moment he was bound hand and foot and sold off by the young lady. Meng Wan: “? ... Mmmph!!!!!!!” Song Tingzhou lost his father as a child, and his mother raised him alone. Defying everyone's obje 30.2kReads9.5Score4.3k14d adds
