Novels like Family Affairs
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- 1 The Ugly Woman 丑妇 An ugly woman lives at the foot of South Mountain, In a thatched hut with bare walls, Disowned by her parents, with no family name, And only one little bun to call her own. A woman who transmigrates brings her little local bun along to farm and do business, building a fortune from nothing. Once the family is wealthy, the little bun starts going to school. It seems a wonderful life is finally about to begin. But can someone tell her who this handsome man is, blocking the entrance to her home? A n 0Votes150.4kRecs141.8kFans
- 2 Fortune Comes Calling 福运来 A Fu feels that in this life, she has an unbreakable bond with being substituted for others. Whenever something good happens, someone takes her place. Whenever something bad happens, she has to take someone else's place. One substitution after another, she ends up in the imperial palace. == Her wish is to see less, hear less, and say less, then safely endure her time until she can leave the palace, find an honest, obedient man to marry, and live out the rest of her life in peace. Her modest wish 0Votes98.9kRecs282.4kFans
- 3 The Phoenix Rises with the Sun 丹凤朝阳 This could also be called From Palace Maid to Empress. That one line is practically the whole synopsis. So short and sweet! That scene, even many years later, still often appears in her dreams. Han Xun rushed toward the highest point. Her phoenix crown and red robes fell away as if scattered by a great wind, revealing the white garment beneath. Chao Sheng cried out with all her strength, though she had no idea what she was shouting. Han Xun stopped at the edge of the terrace and turned to look a 0Votes288.1kRecs230.3kFans
- 4 The Wedding Dress 嫁时衣 Isn’t being reborn in ancient times supposed to come with forward-thinking ideas and a vivid imagination? Aren’t people in ancient times all supposed to have never even tried barbecue or hot pot, and to weep with emotion when they hear “Moonlight before my bed” or “When will the bright moon appear”? Aren’t handsome boys, handsome young men, and handsome middle-aged men supposed to rush up in tears and beg to marry you? >_<~~ It’s all a lie... After being reborn, you still have to get up at the c 0Votes383.1kRecs262.3kFans
- 5 The Unmarriageable Woman 剩女不淑 Publisher: Shuopin Culture Co., Ltd. Publication date: October 3, 2012 Xia Ruixi, a modern-day spinster, is reborn as a spinster in ancient times. She schemes, rushes back and forth, scurries about, and plays dumb, all to achieve two wishes: First, find a way to get married; Second, marry the right man, not a rich one. In particular, she will not marry one of those wealthy, powerful, famous, handsome young masters from a prestigious family. After the wedding, she lives by the principle of using 0Votes69.5kRecs482.1kFans
- 6 A Joyous Occasion for a Prestigious Family 名门喜事 Everyone says that noble families are full of happy occasions, but who understands the hardship at every turn? She went from the poorest streets to a grand mansion, only to find herself back on a battlefield without smoke or gunfire. When it came to life, she had to weigh family against enemies. When it came to marriage, it was a contest between men and women. Fate is an ambush, and love becomes a game of strategy. Who will stake their heart, not to win, but to have no regrets? Let time f 0Votes130.5kRecs303.7kFans
- 7 Tales of the Spring Boudoir 春闺记事 Gu Jinzhi was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and married into a wealthy household. Her life was one of endless splendor and exhaustion, right up to its end. When she realized she wasn’t dead but had become a noblewoman in ancient times, irritation welled up inside her. Then she saw a man who looked exactly like her husband from her previous life, and she pursed her lips. Only then did the still waters of her life begin to ripple... 0Votes221.9kRecs150.4kFans
- 8 The Beautiful Wen Ya 美人温雅 Her father is in prison, and her family is saddled with enormous debts. With no other choice, Liu Jing, once a child prodigy but suppressed and disciplined by her parents for six years, begins disguising herself as a man and doing everything she can to support her family. She never imagined that the man she had once belittled, hurt, and provoked would also begin to appear in her life again. And now he has turned completely dark... 0Votes183.6kRecs58.4kFans
- 9 A Refined Lady of Medicine 药窕淑女 She’s the legitimate eldest daughter of a family that made its fortune as imperial merchants, but her father doesn’t care for her and her stepmother is cruel. There’s nothing but infighting in a prestigious household! You want to fight me again? Again? Keep it up, and I’ll get rid of you! What? I saved someone, and now I have to marry him? For a token of affection, I’ll send something valuable but easy to carry. If things don’t work out, I’ll just grab my dowry box and make a run for it! My new 0Votes692.9kRecs303.9kFans
- 10 Wealth and Glory 富贵荣华 Behind vermilion gates and within lavish mansions, surrounded by wealth and splendor, she is nothing more than a sparrow living under someone else’s roof. She seeks a path to the clouds, hand in hand with the one she loves, growing old together. 0Votes734.9kRecs111.1kFans
- 11 The Direct Line’s Grand Plan 嫡策 After dying and coming back to life, what did He Xingzhao regret losing most in her previous life? She would probably say her daughter, Huijie; her son, Huan, who died young; and the version of herself who dared to love and hate without restraint. In short, it’s the story of a noble marquis’s daughter who desperately married a certain man in her previous life, but sees things clearly and finds peace in this one, choosing to live her life well~ 0Votes77.7kRecs189kFans
- 12 A Noble Marriage 世婚 Their families arranged their marriage for generations to come, with no regard for love, only to unite two surnames. She withered like a spring flower, only to be reborn. Her circumstances were the same, but her life took a different path. She knew what would happen along the way, but couldn’t guess how it would end. Being reborn wasn’t just about revenge. Being reborn didn’t offer an opportunity to her alone. She had been reborn to prevent tragedy and bring greater happiness to more people. *, 0Votes369kRecs397.3kFans
- 13 A Fortune at the Door 复贵盈门 Official synopsis: Her father was framed by his clansmen and thrown into prison. On her wedding night, her husband killed her. Reborn at thirteen, will everything happen all over again? When everything is reborn from the ashes, she will take her life into her own hands... Unofficial synopsis: Given a second life, she strives to change her fate. When all her efforts finally pay off, the one person she still can't let go of is the man by her side... The road of rebirth is paved with splendor, the 0Votes110.7kRecs412kFans
- 14 A Difficult Fate to Defy 庶难从命 She was a daughter born to a concubine, and misplaced trust in her own family cost her her life. When she was reborn, she returned to this place once more as a concubine-born daughter. Who still remembered the girl who had died for the sake of this splendor? No matter how many obstacles stood in her way, she would risk everything to change her fate. She would show them what it meant to be a concubine-born daughter who refused to obey her fate. Brought to you by the author of The Cult Leader, qua 0Votes492.6kRecs591.2kFans
- 15 The Doctor Arrives at the Auspicious Hour 吉时医到 Once, she entrusted her heart to the wrong man. Now, who would pledge their life to her? He tucked a butterfly hairpin into his sleeve, mocked for being sentimental. Amid the court and countless troops, whom was he mocking now? "I will love you for all my life, honor you for all my life, and follow you wherever you go." ★★Occupation: A modern internist in ancient times. 0Votes288.6kRecs236.8kFans
- 16 A Capital Full of Nobles 冠盖满京华 Reborn into a marquis household in the capital, with a wicked uncle in charge and an orphaned girl and her younger brother forced to depend on others, how hard can life get? In this brand-new dynasty founded by people reborn into the past, the days of driving the Yuan barbarians north, sailing the seas, and inventing all sorts of things are already over. Chen Lan thought that once she turned her fortunes around and settled her marriage, she could finally rest easy, but trouble kept coming. Since 0Votes969.8kRecs225.2kFans
- 17 You Were Born to Be Free 卿本风流 She helped him attain wealth and status, yet when he held overwhelming power, he drove her to her death. Reborn in the past, she will plan carefully at every step, use the influence of that breathtakingly handsome man, and secure a life of wealth and leisure for herself. A faint smile, her hands tucked into her sleeves; in the blink of an eye, she turns the world upside down. ## Gu Bo, author of "Splendor of the Imperial Court", returns with a new novel, "Protect the Emperor". There’s a direct 0Votes272kRecs169.3kFans
- 18 The Rebirth of Han Yuxi 嫡女重生记 At home, she was invisible; after marriage, she was merely a decoration; in the end, she died in a sea of flames, leaving not even a trace of her remains. This was the story of Han Yuxi's previous life. Reborn into a new life, Han Yuxi worked hard to improve herself, wishing only never again to be a foil or a pretty vase. Then she would find an ideal husband and live a life of peace and prosperity. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. She married a man burdened by a blood feud, and Han Y 0Votes135.2kRecs72.3kFans
- 19 Ugly Girl Ju 丑女如菊 After transmigrating into the body of Juhua, an ugly farm girl, she pays no heed to the scornful or sympathetic looks people give her. Like a wild chrysanthemum blooming with abandon, she quietly blossoms in the fields, flaunting her vigorous life in the bleak autumn wind! When youth grows as reserved as a chrysanthemum, love, too, quietly watches from the sidelines... 0Votes261.5kRecs260.1kFans
- 20 The Phoenix's Boundless Moon 凤月无边 Lu Wen's voice came from behind. “I can play 'Phoenix Seeking a Mate' on a bamboo leaf. Would you care to listen, A Lu?” Her voice was low and rich, clear and crisp, like ice striking jade, a mountain stream, the moon rising over a deep ravine, or wind passing through a bamboo grove... It was so lovely, so elegant, so full of feeling, and yet such a subtle declaration of her intentions... Liu Jiang frowned slightly and took a few unhurried steps away. Without turning back to face Guo Yun, he ask 0Votes194.4kRecs143.4kFans
- 21 Peace Above All 以和为贵 Gu Xiyan, an ordinary office worker, transmigrates to an unfamiliar era after an accidental rescue. She has no power to change the world, nor any ambition to rule it. All she wants is an ordinary life with a husband, children, and a warm home, but life never goes as planned. Fate has its own arrangements... We’ve moved, everyone! 0Votes118.5kRecs737.7kFans
- 22 Captivating the Lords 媚公卿 She insisted on marrying him, and in the end, burned herself to death. Reborn in the Wei-Jin era, where family status and personal honor rule, she rises from humble beginnings, armed with schemes and ambition… 1Votes200.5kRecs366.3kFans
- 23 The Mistress of the Household 掌家娘子 Her birth mother was cast out by her father, and her stepmother plotted to frame her. Was her life destined to end like this? For Yao Wanning, this was only the beginning. From now on, she would stop being cautious and swallowing her anger, and would make sure the wicked suffered to the fullest. A modern psychologist arrives in ancient times. She'll have to deal with household, business, and palace rivalries alike. After all, she's the lady in charge of the family. P.S. And then there's him. No 0Votes257.5kRecs191.4kFans
- 24 Reborn with the Fragrance of Medicine 重生之药香 She had nothing left to live for, yet woke up ten years in the past. Her family is still alive, and she hasn’t yet been forced to depend on others. Her fate is at a turning point. Reborn with a burning hatred, can she rewrite her destiny? 0Votes142.9kRecs293.4kFans
- 25 A Battle Among Noble Daughters 名门闺战 Song Chuyi, who had shamelessly and dishonorably clung to the Duke of Ying her whole life, died. On the day she died, the Duke of Ying had invited a theater troupe to celebrate her younger sister's birthday. Alone and with no ties left, Song Chuyi felt she had nothing more to live for. But when she opened her eyes, she had returned to the time before her engagement. Would she still pursue so-called true love at all costs? 1Votes280.7kRecs305.9kFans
- 26 The Lost Jade of the New Tang Dynasty 新唐遗玉 Without a father, I still have a mother. Life goes on, and Chang'an is mine to roam! (Transmigrate into an alternate historical setting; no painstaking historical research required.) For my new project, head over to The Princess Consort Has Returned. 0Votes533.7kRecs210.7kFans
- 27 The Transmigrated Top Student Is Blessed with Good Fortune 穿越学霸福气满满 The author's three-part period-drama series: Transmigrating and Turning My Life Around in the Eighties, Reborn: Stories from the Nineties, and The Nineties Continued: Their Story, as well as the historical farming novel My Whole Family Transmigrated. This is an era when there is nothing to be had, and even drinking milk counts as stealing from the socialist state. No worries! She has a grandpa who hides eggs in his sleeves for her, a grandma who secretly slips her fabric coupons, and parents who 0Votes154.9kRecs110.8kFans
- 28 Displaying Beautiful Brocade 良陈美锦 Before she was forty, she was plagued by countless illnesses. When she died, her son was getting married. Jinchao thought she had nothing left to live for, but when she woke, she was young again, in the prime of her life. Back then, my love never wavered; now, I’m as hard as a blade. This book has been published in simplified Chinese and is available to order from Dangdang, JD.com, and Amazon. We welcome your orders! 1Votes300.5kRecs575kFans
- 29 Reborn as a Little Landlord 重生小地主 [The original novel behind the hit drama Farming Life] She wants to protect her loved ones from being bullied again, help her family work hard and prosper together, and live a cheerful, happy, comfortably well-off life! Book group 18162717 (full). Two more groups have opened. Group name: Reborn Little Landlord, group number 37443900. All readers are welcome to join. To get in, use the name of any character from any of Ruoyan's works as your password. Group name: Reborn Little Landlord 2, group n 0Votes674.2kRecs908.9kFans
- 30 Transmigrating to the 1980s and Making a Comeback 穿越八十年代逆袭 Completed works: The Transformation of a Woman Transported to the 1970s and Reborn in the 1990s: The Story of an Era. Currently serializing: The Story of Their Nineties. Historical farming novel: My Whole Family Was Transported Here. Transported to the 1980s? Heroine: I’ve made peace with life and death. Getting rich is a must! But she keeps attracting one admirer after another, and every one of them wants things to go somewhere... Hero: Love is a liability for the elite. Life is easier when you 0Votes302.5kRecs128.1kFans
- 31 The Ordinary Days of a Qing Dynasty Transmigrator 平凡的清穿日子 This is a world that has already been visited by many famous transmigration predecessors. Beneath the brilliance of the eleventh male lead, the Powerful Court Minister, and the Qing-transmigrated heroine, the capital's pearl, the Earl's Third Young Lady cautiously chose to merge into the entire era... This novel is dedicated to all the classics of transmigration! 0Votes809.5kRecs1.1MFans
- 32 A Treasure Before Your Eyes 珠玉在前 After transmigrating into a book, Meng Yue finds herself cast as the ex-girlfriend of the eighteenth-ranked male character. She thinks, “All right, this trope isn't too complicated.” That is, until she's forced to go to the capital and become the heroine's foil~ Meng Yue: Now that's heartbreaking. I want out of this script! Of course, bringing in powerful allies is an option too~ Well, life teaches us that even with a gem right in front of us, we should still let ourselves run wild. Please check 0Votes148.2kRecs56.8kFans
- 33 A Quiet Life in the Boudoir 闺宁 Xie Shuning died. She and her young son died together in the third month of spring. But when she opened her eyes, she had returned to the day she first entered the capital with her mother. The sky was white with snow, and the road lay under a thick blanket of it. Her mother, who had died of sorrow in her previous life, and her brother, who had died young, sheltered her on either side. The carriage rocked beneath them, carrying them toward the nightmare of her past… 0Votes209.4kRecs302.4kFans
- 34 Noble Lady Doctor 名门医女 Qi Yue stumbles into a strange era. Her hair is styled like a married woman’s, but her husband is nowhere to be seen. She lives alone in a separate courtyard, with cold pots, cold stoves, and cold stares. What kind of joke is this? Since I’m the principal wife of this household, then what I say goes. Good food, comfortable lodging, and we’ll all mind our own business. Keep picking fights with me, just you try. I’m a master surgeon. I’ll scare you out of your wits! 4Votes381.9kRecs367.2kFans
- 35 A Good End 善终 The Du family had a daughter. Three months after their wedding, her husband received an imperial order, donned his armor, and set off for war. From then on, they spent more time apart than together. Five years after their marriage, her husband died on the battlefield, wrapped in his armor as his burial shroud. She wept away all her tears, adopted a clansman’s son, and devoted herself to the Buddha beneath a solitary lamp, earning a chastity 1Votes285kRecs274.8kFans
- 36 Schemes of Beauty and Empire 江山美人谋 A strategist plots within the command tent and secures victory a thousand miles away. She is no beauty. Beauties are merely pawns in her hands. She is no noble, yet heroes compete to bow before her. This book has two physical editions. If you wish to collect it, please buy the collector's edition of The Beauty and Strategy of the Realm, which is divided into two parts and consists of four volumes in total. The other edition is incomplete, so please be careful not to buy the wrong one. 0Votes108kRecs225.6kFans
- 37 Flowers Bloom in Spring 花开春暖 Reborn as a beautiful young woman in ancient times, she and her elderly wet nurse depend on each other for survival. Though orphaned at a young age and forced to live under someone else’s roof, she is still happy with a quiet life spent admiring streams winding beneath little bridges. Can she hold on to her childhood sweetheart? What will she do about the riches and trouble that come crashing down on her? Hmph! She’ll take things as they come. Who’s afraid of whom? New 1Votes173.5kRecs217kFans
- 38 The Splendid Flowers 花开锦绣 The Fu family was renowned for its generations of scholars. Its most famous distinction wasn't an imperial title as Crown Prince's Grand Tutor or producing a top-ranking graduate, but the three chastity arches at its gate. Fu Tingyun, the Fu family's ninth young lady, was said to be blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. She never imagined that her cousin would solemnly claim they were lovers, leaving her with nowhere to turn... When one door closes, another opens. She finally understood tha 1Votes372.3kRecs209.7kFans
- 39 The First Marquis 第一侯 Li Minglou dies a wretched death, then is reborn ten years in the past. But she feels no joy at the prospect of taking revenge for every wrong done to her. If she wants to live like a normal person, she must first keep a low profile. [Romance] 3Votes4.2MRecs677.8kFans
- 40 The Concubine's Daughter's Strategy (Original Novel of The Sword and the Brocade) 庶女攻略（《锦心似玉》原著） The original novel of The Sword and the Brocade, starring Wallace Chung and Seven Tan. Birdsong echoes as the distant mountains unfold; mist fills the woods as she wanders alone. In the clear haze, she hears the willows being cut; climbing the tower, she gazes into the distance, waiting for him to come. Amid embroidered silks and jeweled ornaments, she is merely a low-status concubine-born daughter... In short, it is the story of a concubine-born daughter striving to rise! 9Votes2.6MRecs761.5kFans
- 41 The Eldest Daughter 长嫡 The Xie family is scheming to claim the Fu family's century-old fortune. Marquis Fu is scheming for power and a bright future. In her dreams, she is a discarded pawn, sacrificed in their power game. Her mother takes her own life by jumping into a well, and she is hastily married off to the Lu family's impoverished son, a man renowned throughout the land. Yet she dies young, in the prime of her life. When she opens her eyes, she lets out a cold laugh. You'd all better repent! 1Votes844.4kRecs529.3kFans
- 42 A Match Made in Heaven 妙偶天成 (Published in both simplified and traditional Chinese editions.) The Fourth Miss of the Zhen family was competitive, selfish, and vain, and she went to great lengths to scheme her way into falling into the water alongside the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's family. Then, after Fourth Miss Zhen fell into the water, a clueless little foodie transmigrated into her body… This is not a traditional tale of household power struggles. The heroine i 3Votes280.4kRecs330.8kFans
- 43 Spring in Jinling 金陵春 Zhou Shaojin has been reborn. Her cousin Cheng Lu, who betrayed her in her previous life, is naturally out of the running. But there are still plenty of other cousins: Cheng Xu, Cheng Yi, Cheng Ju, and more... This is the story of me and the Cheng family! 13Votes1.8MRecs467.5kFans
- 44 Slay the Sand 诛砂 When it comes to wishes, perhaps no one would believe her. But Xie Rouhui's greatest wish was simply to be able to say no. Starting one summer when she was twelve years old, if she had said no back then, her sister would not have been swept away by the water, she would not have been rejected by her family, she would not have abandoned her own child, she would not have been married off by her father to Prince Zhenbei as his second wife, she would not have been humiliated by her stepson, and she w 0Votes648.3kRecs281.7kFans
- 45 Ninefold Purple 九重紫 Dou Zhao thinks she may not have much longer to live. Lately, she keeps dreaming that she’s back in her childhood, sitting beneath a wisteria-covered trellis and swinging her chubby little legs while her plump, white nursemaid, round as a steamed bun, feeds her... But if she really returned to her childhood, how different would her life be? Ninefold Purple is a story of being reborn! ※ Unless something unexpected comes up, updat 5Votes1.5MRecs658.8kFans
- 46 The Medical Classic of a Delicate Lady 娇娘医经 Cheng Jiaoniang’s simpleminded son has recovered. But she can’t help feeling that she is and isn’t Cheng Jiaoniang. Strange memories have appeared in her mind. As the daughter abandoned by the Cheng family, she still has to return to them. But she’s there to recover her memories, not to be scorned and bullied. [Romance] 1Votes930.3kRecs455.5kFans
- 47 Brocade Paulownia 锦桐 Li Tong was reborn and finally saw clearly. It turned out he had never loved her or cherished her... Jiang Huanzhang defies fate and returns. This time, he will climb even higher and become the true The Outcast, above everyone but one... Ning Yuan has come from a thousand miles away: Jiang Huanzhang, I make a living out of ruining people, and I never get tired of it... 1Votes1.7MRecs958.1kFans
- 48 The Great Empress 大帝姬 After transmigrating, Xue Qing discovers she’s been pretending to be a man to trick someone into marriage. And that’s not all. She’s hiding an even bigger deception. This is the story of someone with many secrets. 4Votes5.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 49 My 1979 我的1979 When you wake up, you’re back in that era. Facing the past once more, can you guess how it will end… 8Votes6.7MRecs2.2MFans
- 50 The Matrilocal Husband 赘婿 In the final years of the Wu Dynasty, the age was turbulent and the realm was in chaos. Jin and Liao faced off against each other, the situation was unstable, and after a century of humiliation, the first faint glimmer of dawn signaling its end had finally appeared. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wuqimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chilawen, Mukhuali, Bo'erhu, Bo'ersu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, and Zhang Bangchang: loyal ministers and treacherous 438Votes13.5MRecs5.1MFans
