Novels like The Darling Daughter of the Lin Family
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- 1 Spring in the Ornate Chambers 绮户春 Ornate eaves and carved windows lean against a clear sky like a painting. The Lin family’s legitimate daughter lived a life of effortless prosperity and luxury, but it was all fleeting as passing clouds. In her previous life, she exhausted every scheme, yet still could not make that man pause for even a moment. In this life, she would plan every step carefully and carve out a path of blossoms for herself. Those who betrayed and harmed her would pay back twice over! And all those scumbag men coul 0Votes21.4kRecs58.3kFans
- 2 A Match Made in Brocade and Jade 锦玉良缘 After unexpectedly gaining complete memories from before she transmigrated, Fu Mingjin gritted her teeth and used herself as bait, carrying poison with her as she perished alongside the entire Fu family! She never imagined that when she awoke, she would be reborn once more at the age of thirteen, the starting point of every tragedy in her previous life. Her grandmother disliked her, her father ignored her, her stepmother was hypocritical, and her half-sister framed her... Fu Mingjin sneered. In 0Votes48kRecs45.1kFans
- 3 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter, Now a Consort 嫡女重生为妃 Keeping a low profile and enduring hardship brought Wen Wanqing neither safety nor peace. She was drowned, then reborn. With a second chance at life, she’ll let her cousins fight among themselves, while her aunts and their daughters-in-law can stay far away. All Wen Wanqing wants is for her father’s official career to go smoothly, her mother to stay healthy, her younger brother to strive for success, and both households to escape a massacre. 0Votes12.9kRecs11.4kFans
- 4 Reborn: The Splendid Scheme of the Legitimate Daughter 重生之锦绣嫡谋 So it turned out that all supposedly good men were faithless, and all supposedly loving family members were heartless! In her previous life, she gave up her dignity for a scumbag, learned schemes, studied medicine, and mastered the art of deception, devoting everything she had to him. But she never imagined that the scumbag and her own relatives would conspire to kill her entire family. She died 0Votes34.1kRecs17.9kFans
- 5 A Perfectly Matched Couple 举案齐眉 A frail young lady born to a legitimate wife, pushed around like a soft persimmon all her life, had always believed that was simply her fate. She hid her first love in her heart and married the legitimate son of a prominent family, only to find he was an ignorant fool. Everyone laughed and said they were a perfect match, as their families were evenly matched. In the end, her entire family was wiped out, and she died when her illness returned. That was her brief, tragic life in her previous exist 0Votes11.5kRecs10.1kFans
- 6 A Splendid Marriage 华嫁 Mother said the greatest glory for a woman was a wedding procession stretching ten miles, a grand wedding in a golden age, and a radiant bridal departure... That was why Song Jinyu married into the Sheng family, becoming the second wife of its eldest son, a man nearing thirty. In the end... when she was forced to swallow that fatal bowl of broth, she thought: If Heaven gave her another chance, even if her mother and her entire clan forced her, she would still shake her head. Thr 0Votes20.9kRecs37kFans
- 7 The Noblewoman’s Scheme 贵女谋 Su Jiu had always known how terrifying the inner-house struggle could be. But it wasn't until she transmigrated that she realized even useless allies and ruthless opponents were nothing compared to a wolf in sheep's clothing who was supposed to be on her side! How was she supposed to deal with that? 0Votes271.4kRecs51.3kFans
- 8 The Legitimate Daughter's Blessing 嫡福 Set up by her younger sister and husband, Lin Zhixuan watched her family destroyed and her household wiped out, paying with the lives of her son and daughter. She died with her eyes wide open. If she could live again, she would never again devote herself to protecting that so-called sister. If she could live again, she would never again want to meet that sanctimonious, useless man. She awoke from a dream reborn at the age when she was to marry. Her sisters were all looking for good matches, whil 0Votes54.4kRecs58kFans
- 9 The Beloved One 掌上娇 In her previous life, as Xue Chengjiao lay dying, the only people by her side were her wet nurse and Wei Shu. At eighteen, she had become the Deng family’s second wife, and she died alone in a country estate outside the city... But when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the eleventh year of Zhenning. That was the year she first entered the Cui residence, the year everything was just beginning 1Votes32.1kRecs39.5kFans
- 10 The Wine Maiden 酒娘子 Du Jiumei is the forty-fifth-generation inheritor of a thousand-year-old wine cellar and a renowned master brewer, known as the “Wine Lady.” A flash of golden light brought her, along with the ancient cellar, to the Great Jin dynasty. With a thousand-year-old cellar at her side, Du Jiumei doesn’t care where she ends up, nor that she’s gained a whole host of obnoxious relatives. What follows is Du Jiumei brewing wine to build her fortune, while dealing with her awful relatives along the way... 0Votes173.6kRecs61.9kFans
- 11 The Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn 嫡女重生 She was the legitimate daughter who had been bullied all her life. All her obedience and gentleness had earned her was a cruel joke, and she paid for it with her life. By Heaven’s design, she returned to the year she was five. This time, she was determined not to be weak! Watch as she fights, step by step, to build herself a dazzlingly happy life! She’ll fight for her place in the family, for a good husband, and for a happy home! 0Votes240.7kRecs175.4kFans
- 12 The Delicate Young Lady 娇闺 Reborn, Gu Yanqi only wants to be a quiet beauty! But there are always people... 0Votes62.8kRecs38.7kFans
- 13 Qing’er’s Country Life 晴儿的田园生活 On the Lantern Festival, she had to go and make a wish to the moon, saying she wanted an easygoing life in the countryside. Who knew the moon would actually hear her and send her to an ancient farming village? If she had to transmigrate, fine, but did she really have to land in a pigsty? What? Her father is a scholar, but not a single bit of the money he earns ever reaches the family, and her mother can only hold the children and weep. Fine, she’ll have to rely on herself. She’ll stay behind her 0Votes99.8kRecs193kFans
- 14 The Immortal Plant Spirit Manor 仙植灵府 Lin Qingyao thought this was simply how her life would be. She never expected the heavens to drop an enormous opportunity right into her lap! Shedding her mortal body and cultivating immortality! Cultivation is like climbing a sheer cliff. Below lies an abyss stretching ten thousand feet, where body and soul are annihilated. Above, clouds drift through the heavens, shrouded in immortal aura. Huaxia, Canglan… She had never once turned back along the way! 0Votes184.4kRecs69.3kFans
- 15 The General's Beloved Daughter 将门娇 War fires flare along the borders of the Great Sheng Dynasty. The five sons of the Zhenguo family bravely march off to battle, each liable to die for their country at any moment. Before they depart, the Old Madam tearfully begs the emperor for an edict to arrange a marriage for her fifth son to a daughter of the Earl of Anding’s household, rumored to be exceptionally fertile. The Earl of Anding’s daughters all either pretend to be ill or disappear. Only Cui Ling thinks it’s a great match: The fa 0Votes127.9kRecs304.4kFans
- 16 Reborn as the Noblewoman’s Equal Wife 重生之贵女平妻 Lin Youning spent her whole life fighting to get ahead. She struggled on until her son became the top scorer in the imperial exams, and just when she was ready to enjoy her retirement, Gu Yixuan came to her door and angered her so badly that a bit of phlegm caught in her throat and killed her. Reborn, Lin Youning has only one goal: to die of old age in bed. 0Votes63.3kRecs64kFans
- 17 The Art of Prosperity 荣谋 New serial: The Fearless Woman Synopsis: From a noble family’s cherished daughter to an empress whose power shook the realm. Dong Ruyi plotted for all under heaven, yet failed to foresee the hearts of those around her. Her entire family was slaughtered, and she regretted everything. When she opened her eyes, she was back at the age of three, the year she had smallpox. In this life, she wanted no realm to rule, only sincere affection. (Setting: The heroine is three years old; girls come of age at 0Votes46.6kRecs59.8kFans
- 18 A Fortuitous Scheme 锦谋 The ancients said, “When Heaven entrusts someone with a great mission, it first hardens their resolve.” Yan Jin groaned. In this deep, scheming household, all she wanted was to protect her parents. Harden her resolve... or just go to sleep. As for the great mission... If the sky falls, isn’t he still there to hold it up? 0Votes121.7kRecs60.7kFans
- 19 The Farmer Husband’s Devoted Love 农汉相公宠妻记 She wakes up in an impoverished mountain village in ancient times, as the ugly bride bought by the Mu family. Ye Zhi declares that she will never accept her fate! Watch as she teaches her husband a lesson, transforms into a beauty, and tramples one awful, despicable villain after another while leading the family to prosperity! (Sweet romance! Satisfying story! Both leads are pure in body and mind! Complete!) 0Votes36.5kRecs32kFans
- 20 The Eldest Daughter 嫡长女 In her previous life, she was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Shen clan of Wu and Yue. She enjoyed every earthly luxury: her clan flourished, wielded power at court, and she was the most exalted woman in the realm. Yet she also endured every earthly sorrow: her entire clan was wiped out, she was stripped of her title and imprisoned, and in the end she met a tragic fate! All because the Shen clan had used the strength of the entire family to help him ascend the throne. In this life, she is 0Votes88.1kRecs210.4kFans
- 21 A Glance, and Joy Blossoms 顾盼成欢 Come check out my new book, I’m Done With This Relationship That Has No Name or Status! After enjoying decades of honor and luxury, Gu Qingwei finally outlived her philandering husband. She thought she could spend the rest of her life without a care in the world. After a lifetime of being virtuous and magnanimous, Gu Qingwei returns to her childhood and decides to live life on her own terms. Huh? Why has that scoundrel gone from a flirtatious playboy to a clingy 0Votes67.3kRecs96kFans
- 22 The Lin Family's Daughter 林家女 Who says transmigration always comes with a catch? Lin Xi thinks hers turned out pretty well. She’s the legitimate daughter of the Lin family, has a portable space, and can even cultivate! She’s got the complete package of a supporting heroine’s comeback gear. So, where’s the white-lotus heroine? Her slap’s ready, all she needs is a face to land it on. What? You’re the male lead? My destined one? The door’s on your left. Don’t let it hit you on the way out! 0Votes123.4kRecs87.4kFans
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 A Doctor’s Glory 荣医 Everything happens for a reason. Back then, Song Yi was a destitute villager, practically an invalid. Whoever married him was doomed to bad luck. Jiang Huijia was unlucky enough to fall into the trap and marry him. So she made a deal with him: “I’ll cure you, and you’ll give me a divorce agreement. Let’s set three rules!” Once Mr. Song recovered, she would bow out, having done her part! Many years later, Song Yi said, “Bow out after doing your part? Ha…” When Song Yi finally rose to the rank of 0Votes155.4kRecs111.2kFans
- 26 A First-Rank Immortal Beauty 一品仙娇 Reborn in childhood, Mu Wan’er gets the chance to start all over again. She resolves to cultivate immortality: Though the immortal path is arduous, I shall seek it from end to end. 0Votes242.7kRecs85.5kFans
- 27 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
- 28 A Decree of Tender Love 娇宠令 The same dynasty, the same names, but different immediate family members. She could only hold her forehead and sigh, blissfully drunk on happiness. A specialized military-officer father: Protecting his daughter requires fists. The heroine tried helplessly to persuade him: Father, the inner household is not that simple. A highborn, brilliant, and strategic mother: I swear to leave my daughter everything best in the world. The heroine was speechless: Mother, what you are giving me is not what I wa 0Votes481.2kRecs175.6kFans
- 29 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Doted on by Two 重生末世之双宠 She wakes up to find a handsome man beside her, and apparently the world has ended... She wakes up to find herself back three years in the past, with a fiancée by her side... Since fate has brought them together, they might as well kill zombies, level up, and enjoy a little romance along the way... 0Votes67.7kRecs61.7kFans
- 30 Second to None 不二臣 The daughter of a madman and a sycophant. Qi Taiwei fled an arranged marriage, set fires, killed people, and died alone in a foreign land, with nowhere to call home. The person she had loved with all her heart was nothing more than a beautiful dream. Now that she has woken from that dream and gotten a second chance, she wants no more of these men who bow at her feet. “Take my hand, and you can live.” “Like hell I will.” There’s just no damn point in being alive… 0Votes238.8kRecs125.3kFans
- 31 The Plain Maiden Seeks Immortality 素女寻仙 New book out now! “Phoenix Cry Over the Riverlands”: Lin Banxia opened her eyes to find herself in the Great Xia Dynasty. She planned to make a living through farming, but ended up sparking an industrial revolution and entering the court, caught up in the struggle for power. From Minister of Works to crown princess to empress... step by step, the phoenix’s call resounds across the land. An ordinary bag and a mask that could turn its wearer invisible brought the soul of modern woman Zhang 0Votes884.8kRecs154.4kFans
- 32 Pearl in the Palm 掌珠 Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Lian family's second branch has severe face blindness. If you wear a falling-horse bun today, she recognizes you, but if you wear a different hairstyle tomorrow, she will not remember you at all. Yet there is one person whom she can always recognize at a glance, even if he is wrapped up like a bear. Because they first met at their most wretched, miserable moments, yet reunited in the finest years of their lives... 0Votes187.2kRecs156.8kFans
- 33 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
- 34 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
- 35 A Good Pregnancy in the Apocalypse 末世好孕 In a golden age of zombies and rampaging mutant plants and animals, what's it like to be heavily pregnant? Su Su says, “Prenatal checkups, fetal education, a natural birth, early education... We're not skipping a single one!” Her child's father: “There's a state-of-the-art 4D ultrasound machine in the zombie city. What about the mother?” Su Su: “...” 0Votes313.5kRecs185.7kFans
- 36 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
- 37 I'm Just This Adorable 我就是如此娇花 Everyone in the capital knew that Second Master Feng's standards for choosing a husband were outrageously strict. Short men were out. Fat men were out. Men with troublesome relatives were out. Men without an official title were out. Men who weren't accomplished in both letters and arms were out. Men with too many sisters were out... When someone finally met all the requirements, she found fault with his looks, s 0Votes299kRecs212.6kFans
- 38 Mu Nanzhi (Original Novel of The Story of Jianan) 慕南枝（《嘉南传》原著） In his previous life, Li Qian spent his whole life yearning for Empress Dowager Jiang Xian. In this life, Li Qian decides that having a beautiful woman in his arms beats longing for her from a thousand miles away. He’ll just abduct Princess Jianan, Jiang Xian, first... P.S. An important point bears repeating three times: this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn. 7Votes5MRecs1.3MFans
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 Sky Screen Divine Constable 天幕神捕 Lu Sheng acquires the Edict of Punishment and possesses a scholar returning home in glory. A dazzling martial world: who will rule its fortunes? You say your iron palms have conquered the world? Come on, take my Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms first. Sword immortals and sword gods, locked in a decisive battle at Jinling! How could the legendary Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens be left out? Punish the evil of this world and obtain peerless techniques! Li’s Flying Dagger is lost forever? One 0Votes194.9kRecs246.6kFans
- 42 The Slow Passage of Time 韶光慢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese, and Thai) Qiao Zhao married one of the capital’s most distinguished young noblemen. But just after the wedding ceremony, her husband was ordered to war. When they met again, he pinned her to the city wall with an arrow. She opened her eyes in the body of a girl riding a donkey, racking her brains over how to get back to the capital. 0Votes1.2MRecs697.6kFans
- 43 Ning Xiaoxian’s Record of Taming Gods 宁小闲御神录 (The new novel, Protect the National Preceptor, is currently being serialized. Ning Xiaoxian is being adapted into a comic, TV series, and game. Stay tuned.) Heaven: The God Lord Who Shakes Heaven is trapped in the Prison of Gods and Demons. Go rescue him. Ning Xiaoxian: All right, I'll save him! Heaven: An unprecedented evil creature is wreaking havoc among humanity. Go deal with it. Ning Xiaoxian: All right, I'll handle it! Heaven: The barbarian tribes have returned to the Southern 3Votes4.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 44 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
- 45 The Cannon Fodder Strategy 炮灰攻略 After dying unexpectedly, Baihe gets a chance to survive. To keep things as they are, she has no choice but to transmigrate into all kinds of plot-driven stories and complete missions. New book: Chang Di The Xie family schemes for a century of good fortune for the Fu family. Marquis Fu schemes for power and a promising future. In her dreams, she is a discarded pawn, sacrificed in a contest of wits. Her mother throws herself into a well and dies, while she is hurriedly married off to the Lu famil 1Votes1.2MRecs357.9kFans
- 46 Jun Jiuling 君九龄 In the winter of the third year of Taikang, a girl came to the Ning family in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng, claiming to be a long-lost relative; After her marriage proposal was rejected, the girl decided to prove her determination by dying in front of the Ning family home; When the girl who had died opened her eyes once again; The fates of many people were turned upside down. [Romance] 3Votes5.4MRecs1.8MFans
- 47 Transmigrating to the Future: It's Tough Being a Man 穿越未来之男人不好当 To inherit her father’s military honors, she embarked on a miserable journey of growth. At long last, she reached adulthood and could choose whom to marry, only for her father, who had come back from the dead, to throw her into the Federation’s First Men’s Military Academy. Through a twist of fate, Ling Lan kept straying further down the road to becoming cold, domineering, and wickedly cool... I’ve created a few groups: Lan Shao VIP Group: 392111243 (only for readers with a paid subscription); L 6Votes2.9MRecs253kFans
- 48 Perfect World 完美世界 A speck of dust can fill the sea; a blade of grass can cut down the sun, moon, and stars. With a flick of the finger, heaven and earth are overturned. Heroes rise together, countless races stand side by side, and the saints vie for supremacy, shaking heaven and earth. Ask the vast land: who will r 165Votes7.3MRecs7.6MFans
- 49 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 凡人修仙传 An ordinary country boy accidentally joins a small local martial sect and becomes a nominal disciple. With that status, how can he establish himself in the sect? How can he, despite his mediocre talent, enter the ranks of the cultivators and make a name for himself across the Three Realms? Fellow cultivators, the new edition of the print book is now available. Feel free to purchase a copy if you’re interested. Thank you for your support! 979Votes16.2MRecs8.5MFans
- 50 The Gourmet’s Supplier 美食供应商 “In the distant East, there is a strange little restaurant that has turned down Michelin three-star ratings several times. It’s expensive: a bowl of egg fried rice with soup costs RMB 288. Oh, I forgot, it also comes with a plate of pickles. Even so, plenty of people line up for a table. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations. You have to queue in person, and countless people fly in on private jets just to get in line. Of course, there’s no place to park your plane or your car. The service is 35Votes8.3MRecs3.3MFans
