Novels like In Years of Famine, My Scumbag Father’s Family Ate Chaff While I Fed My Mother Meat Every Meal
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- 1 The Eldest Farmhouse Daughter Builds a Prosperous Home 农家长姐当家致富 [Two audio versions available: one with a full cast] [No spatial spring System] [Family squabbles + cozy daily life + self-reliance through famine + managing the household and building wealth + fictional dynasty + no lone-wolfing + putting the greater good first] What a shock! A young woman suddenly transmigrates into ancient times as the eldest daughter of a farming family, orphaned by both parents. Her heartless paternal grandparents drive her out, hoping to seize the family property, while he 10.2kReads8.7Score86514d adds
- 2 You Won’t Let My Daughter Sit at the Table? Fine, Then Nobody Eats! 不让女儿上桌?行,那就都别吃! [Raising kids + building everything from scratch + feel-good story] Shui Qing opened her eyes to a dilapidated house, half a black wheat bun, and five pale, undernourished children looking at her with concern. Her sister-in-law said coldly, “Second sister-in-law, Sanzhu only bumped into you by accident. He's just a child. Why hold it against him?” “Your daughters are old enough to be sold off to marry their cousin and carry on the Fan family line. It's their good fortune.” Her biased mother-in-l 12.3kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
- 3 Transmigrated as a Trouble-Making Mother-in-Law, I Lead the Whole Family to Flee the Famine 穿成搅家精婆婆,统领全家逃荒 [Famine + building from nothing + raising children + no male lead] The moment Shen Qing opened her eyes, she found a mud-and-thatch hut, clothes patched over and over, cornmeal gruel, and not a trace of meat or oil. Shen Qing: This is just too miserable! The eldest son, raised by the original owner to favor one child over another, was uselessly devoted to his filial duties and wanted to abandon his sick daughter. The second son was an old workhorse, shouldering all the hardest and most exhaustin 12.7kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 4 Marrying the Chief Minister in a Year of Famine, the Lucky Wife Brings Him Endless Fortune 饥荒年嫁首辅,锦鲤娇妻超旺夫 [Signed for publication] [Cozy Farming + Miracle Doctor + Adorable Kids + Devoted Couple + Doting Husband] [Sweet young wife + Reserved, steady, devoted and deeply affectionate male lead] The moment Chu Yue opened her eyes, her gambling-addicted father had already given her to the Lu family in the mountains as a bride. A rickety, dilapidated house, two young brothers-in-law, and a mother-in-law who was always sick. Chu Yue said that as long as the family worked together, none of that was a probl 25.9kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds
- 5 Disguised as a Man in Court, I Became the Tyrant's Beloved 女扮男装上朝堂,成了暴君白月光 [Hilarious transmigration into a book] [Historical romance] [Woman disguised as a man] [Palace and household intrigue] [Imperial examinations and political strategy] [Sweet, doting, and satisfying] [A devoted, powerful couple] Modern-day genius physician Ye Wan transmigrates into a book, becoming the useless eldest legitimate son of the Ye family, a powerful minister. The original owner was raised as a boy, and the whole family are villains. In three months, the entire family will be executed. A 1.2kReads6.7Score15014d adds
- 6 Help! The Demon Lord and I Switched Bodies, and Now He's Carrying My Baby 救命!与魔尊互换后他怀了我的崽 [Hilarious transmigration + System space + body swap + sweet romance + yandere + two powerful, devoted leads + everyone’s favorite + ensemble cast + multiple couples] Ye Pianpian accidentally transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes the most miserable villainess in the Longevity Sect. The System tells her she has to win over the Demon Lord to survive, but she swaps bodies with him the moment she transmigrates. She breezes through the entrance test, becoming a genius girl who draws ever 868Reads7.4Score11514d adds
- 7 Be a Concubine? You're Not Worthy! I'll Find a Better Match, and You'll Beg Me to Stay 做妾?你也配?另谋高嫁你下跪 This book is now available as a full-cast audio drama, and it’s hilarious! Give it a listen! [Hilarious Transmigration + Medical Space + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Power Struggles + Palace and Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion and Strength] A genius in medicine and poison transmigrates to ancient times with a medical space. She wakes up in a coffin, only to have a bewitching man try to steal it? Her ex-husband favors his concubine, abuses his wife, and shamelessly claims her dowry? Her fathe 5.4kReads8.9Score55114d adds
- 8 Hilarious Mind Reading: The Prince Eats Gossip Until He Throws Up 爆笑读心术,王爷吃瓜吃到吐 Short drama adaptation: The Hilarious Mind-Reading Art: The Prince Laughs at Gossip Until He Chokes Manhua adaptation: The Princess's Inner Thoughts Are Full of Gossip, and the Prince Is Hooked; The Princess's Inner Thoughts Can't Be Hidden [Historical fantasy + mind-reading + gossip System + silly comedy + System space + sweet romance + feel-good revenge + transmigration to an alternate world + palace and household intrigue + devoted and powerful couple + marriage before love + healing a posses 24.5kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 9 On the Night of My Burial, I Brought the God of War Prince Back from the Dead 陪葬夜,我让战神王爷起死回生 Short drama adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors" Animated adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors: The Prince’s Beloved" [Hilarious + Transmigration + Sweet romance + Obsessive love + Devoted pairing + Imperial physician heroine + Palace and household intrigue + Inspirational] I was a military doctor with a PhD when I transmigrated, only to find myself about to be buried alive as a sacrifice for the dead God of War, the Prince? I grabbed the burial offerings and ran, planning to live in luxu 21.3kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
- 10 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后,傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.4kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds
- 11 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 139.1kReads9.6Score17k14d adds










