Stories Where the Heroine Single-Handedly Holds Her Fallen Family Together 女主以一己之力撑起倒塌的家族的小说，

1. 1 重 Back to the 1970s: Changing My Family's Fate 重回七零，改变一家命运 One Riverside一汀Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted [Historical era + spatial storage + reborn] Near the foot of Babaoshan, there was one particularly unusual home. It sat on a plot of about two hundred square meters near the foot of the mountain, with a small courtyard enclosed by red-brick walls. There was a two-story house of just over a hundred square meters, plus several acres of farmland and a ring of fruit trees. Shen Anning lived there. The place had been specially assigned to her because most of the Shen family lay buried on the mountain 3.6kReads8.9Score32114d adds

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   In the first book, the female protagonist is reborn and takes her entire family to the countryside to avert the tragedy of her family's destruction in her previous life. She prepares in advance for their relocation, arranging for their placement nearby and using her spatial abilities to help them recover and return to the city. In the second book, the protagonist transmigrates to the famine-stricken 1960s. Her family is weak, young, and mentally challenged; none of them can support themselves. Left with no other option, she must adopt the spirit of a wicked mother-in-law and lead her family through the famine.

2. 2 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
3. 3 将 The Eldest Sister-in-Law of the General's Household 将门长嫂 Jianjian减减Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Originally titled: The Eldest Sister-in-Law as His Wife) The year Chu Huai was exiled, several of his brothers died on the battlefield, and his father died coughing up blood. Chu Huai’s spine was broken, but he somehow survived. The young general became a useless cripple in everyone’s eyes, unable even to end his own life. Then the sister-in-law he had once despised stepped forward. She carried him along the long, thousand-mile road into exile and single-handedly held the shattered Chu family t 13kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
4. 4 嫡 The Eldest Daughter's Long Hairpin 嫡女簪长缨 Shi Siyan十四晏Ancient Romance4.5M WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + national hatred and family vengeance + reborn male lead] “Report! On the fourteenth day of the eighth month, eighty thousand soldiers of Dongling were trapped on Yin Mountain and completely wiped out!” A bloodstained letter from home. Every one of the eleven Bai family men is dead. That day, Bai Mingwei, eldest daughter of the Bai family, removed her hairpins and jewelry, wiped off her bridal makeup, donned armor, and set out with a coffin on her back. The battlefield ahead off 9.2kReads9.2Score89614d adds

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   "Report! On August 14th, 80,000 soldiers of the Eastern Ling Kingdom were trapped in Yinshan and all perished!" Eleven reports in total. All were news of the deaths of the men of the Bai family. Her father, three uncles, seven brothers. Not a single man of the Bai family returned. The heroine went to the battlefield for the sake of her entire family, including women and children.

5. 5 穿 Reborn as the Benefactor of the Heroine in a Period Novel 穿成了年代文女主的贵人 Ningmeng Lemon宁萌柠檬Modern Romance693k WordsOngoing Su Xi was an orphan in the twenty-first century. She struggled to survive in the modern world for twenty-five years, finally graduated from graduate school, and landed a job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But no matter how hard she worked, fate could undo it all with a single stroke: she was hit and killed on her way to collect her diploma. Su Mingxi was a child of a cadre compound in the 1960s, one of the female protagonist's benefactors in a period drama, but also a "high-functioning auti 63.8kReads8.3Score5.9k14d adds

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   It seems pretty good, but it's still being serialized.

6. 6 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter Keeps the Family Afloat 庶女养家 Nan Feiyan南飞彦Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as a humble concubine-born daughter, Ning Jiayin plans to adapt to local customs and live a quiet, stable life in the inner household. But a spy stirs up trouble, her father is swept off to the front lines, and the Ning family is arrested and has its property confiscated. To keep her family afloat, Ning Jiayin has no choice but to step up. She goes into business and shows off her medical skills. Though the Ning family faces enormous upheaval, they still manage to live in pea 4.6kReads9.0Score52314d adds

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   Both books feature characters who are reincarnated as babies. The female protagonists originally didn't want to be too unconventional and just wanted to live quietly. Unfortunately, their families suffered a calamity, forcing them to shoulder the responsibility of their survival.

7. 7 长 The Eldest Daughter’s Dazzling Rise 长女惊华 Get Rich Overnight一夜暴富Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + political intrigue + mutual salvation + miracle doctor + two powerful leads] The Ji family was a century-old military clan, revered by everyone in the imperial capital of Yulin. And yet the eldest Ji daughter was known throughout Yulin as a useless coward. Then, in a single night, the Ji family fell, and every man in the family died on the battlefield. It was the supposedly useless eldest daughter who held the entire family together. She divorced a prince! She made an enemy 3.1kReads8.8Score50114d adds
8. 8 谈 Explosives Under the Negotiation Table: The Young Lady Storms the Imperial Court 谈判桌下埋火药，大小姐入朝杀疯 Yu Fu余弗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The heroine’s creed: Power and money are what let a woman live freely and boldly!] [Strong heroine + satisfying story + vying for the finest men in the realm] Jiang Yu thought she’d be content with a modestly comfortable life. But when she turned eighteen, one ridiculous twist after another came her way. First, the husband she had supported with her own money for years passed the imperial exams at the top of his class, then demanded a divorce so he could marry a noblewoman. Then the Duke’s mans 36.1kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds

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   The first book tells the story of a once-powerful Duke's mansion, now without a heir. The divorced eldest daughter rises to prominence, dominating the male-dominated officialdom, and no one dares to underestimate the Duke's mansion anymore. The second book depicts a family gradually declining. By chance, the female protagonist arrives and, as a village official, finds a way out for herself and her family.

9. 9 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6k14d adds
10. 10 二 The Twenty-Year-Old Great-Aunt Returns to Save Her Villainous Family 二十岁姑奶奶归来，拯救全家反派 Gathering Gold Among Flowers踏花拾金Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Only on her deathbed does Meng Xingyue learn that her entire family are major villains in a novel. Her five older brothers all spoil their children and grandchildren rotten. Her fifth brother's son is an idiot, and his grandson is an idle thug who threatens to break people's legs at the drop of a hat. Her fourth brother's son can't tell right from wrong, while his grandson lives a life of excess, disgraces the family, gets a new girlfriend every day, and spends money like water. Her third brothe 66Reads8.1Score37214d adds

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    🍉🍉🍉The female protagonist only realizes that her whole family are the main villains in a novel before she dies. After being reborn, she finds that her five older brothers have all become old men, and she begins to save her family from becoming villains.

11. 11 荣 The Rong Family's Eldest Daughter, Presumed Dead for Forty Years, Is Back for Revenge 荣家死了四十年的大小姐杀回来了 Yi Xuan倚妶Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Historical era + spatial powers + punishing scum + face-slapping + tons of supplies + satisfying read] Xing Xi, an interstellar commander, first arrived by accident on an unknown planet called Huaguo. The head of the Rong family took her in and raised her as their own, treasuring her above all else. Everyone addressed her respectfully as “Miss.” The head of the Rong family, a master who could turn the clouds with one hand and the rain with the other, doted on her and taught her what family mean 714Reads—Score10014d adds
12. 12 开 My Ancestors’ Graves Started Smoking from the Start: Disguised as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams 开局祖坟冒青烟，女扮男装科举忙 Jiang Suiwan江岁晚Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xie Yuheng transmigrates from the Apocalypse to a farming household, where a tyrant rules the land. With no other choice, she disguises herself as a boy. As she grows older, everyone in the surrounding villages comes to know that the Xie family's prodigy has an exceptionally clever mind. Too bad he's a sickly weakling who can't lift a finger or carry a load. Bystander: “You're so noble, so impressive! Your sickly family member just kicked someone through a wall!” The Xie family: “Does the head o 12.2kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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    This book has a grand scope and a novel concept; it's a cross-dressing story with no romantic pairing.

13. 13 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 14.1kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds

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    It's a great watch that's natural and engaging, inspiring yet not empty. I stayed up all night watching it and couldn't stop. Highly recommended. The female lead works very hard, but the ending is happy.

14. 14 穿 I Became the Crown Prince’s Grandmother, and I’m Helping My Whole Family Build Their Reputations 穿成太子外祖母，我带全家立人设 Fu Tang'er福棠儿Ancient Romance872k WordsCompleted No romance, feel-good story, raising children, transforming the whole family After an accident, Shi Ying transmigrated to the Great Yong Dynasty and became the Old Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence. Her daughter was the empress, and her grandson was the crown prince. Her late husband had been the emperor’s teacher. It all sounded incredibly grand. But what happened? The crown prince died young, and the empress was deposed. Her younger son was defeated in battle and taken prisoner. Her eld 10.9kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    To return to the modern world as soon as possible, Shi Ying, posing as Lu Jingshu, stirs up trouble in the Yong Dynasty. If her acting isn't up to par, she'll make up for it with her character design! [Evil laugh] Empress: A warm and comforting older sister figure in the harem, the emperor's white moonlight – character design ✓ Crown Prince: A warm and caring older brother figure, the emperor's white moonlight, the emperor's considerate eldest son – character design ✓ Eldest son: A handsome and charming young man who loves women – character design ✓ Second son: A reincarnation of a war god, with top-notch combat skills but clueless about worldly affairs – character design ✓ Shi Ying/Lu Jingshu: Seemingly ethereal and aloof, but actually witty, humorous, and charming – character design ✓

15. 15 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 125kReads9.4Score10.2k14d adds

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    One is set in an ancient era, the other in a different time, both featuring heroines who single-handedly support their families! 🌹In the first book, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Chu's family returns and single-handedly revives the gradually declining mansion. Entering officialdom as a woman, she achieves the feats of Buwei, ensuring the Duke's family prospers for three generations! In the second book, Xia Li uses her abilities to help her family weather the most difficult ten years. Her parents survived those terrible years peacefully, remaining healthy, and were even exonerated, receiving an extra promotion!

16. 16 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 254.1kReads9.7Score29.8k14d adds

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    This fits the bill perfectly. The female lead's family is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned. The female lead and the male lead work together to help them escape. The male lead is the posthumous son of the late emperor, and the female lead is truly brave, resourceful, and capable.

17. 17 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37kReads9.5Score5.6k14d adds

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    The female protagonist single-handedly elevates her family to the status of a truly top-tier clan, becoming the family head. This exceptionally self-serving and incredibly intelligent woman, with a near-perfect intellect, enjoys manipulating and scheming behind the scenes. Her combat prowess is off the charts—it's incredibly satisfying!

18. 18 穿 Transmigrated Into Cyberpunk: Starting as the Gang's Big Sister 穿越赛博：从帮派大姐大开始 Copper Pea铜豌豆啊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk Transmigration + No Romance + No System + Business and Development + Light Ensemble Cast + Imagination] Wan Ning transmigrates into a cyberpunk world and becomes the leader of a small-time gang destined to be cannon fodder. Help, how am I supposed to keep up this act? To stay alive, she has no choice but to grit her teeth and play along. After taking out a traitor with a single shot, Wan Ning appears calm and composed, as if everything is under control. In reality, her legs are tremb 20.6kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds

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    Supporting the gang with one's own strength

19. 19 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds

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    [Heart] These are all books by Kong Liu, all about strong women who single-handedly save a collapsing family. [Heart] 1. The female protagonist transmigrates into a noble family. She thought that as long as she behaved herself as a well-behaved young lady, she could live a peaceful life. However, just before she came of age, a major change occurred. The male members of her family were sentenced to exile. So, the teenage protagonist used her young shoulders to support this collapsing family. She first settled the female members of the family, and then tried every means to raise funds and supplies. She personally rode a horse to deliver supplies to her family to help them overcome the difficulties. She also used her abilities to attract an excellent husband. With their efforts, the family finally reunited in the capital... [Heart] Ta-da! [Heart] Sweetie is here with her favorite books!

20. 20 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.8kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
21. 21 跪 After Begging Me to Switch Marriages, My Cousin Cried Herself to Death in the Slums 跪求我换亲后，堂妹哭死在贫民窟 Chai Bao柴宝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 941Reads9.2Score26814d adds

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    If it weren't for the female lead, the whole thing would probably have been a disaster. Highly recommended! [Admiration][Admiration]

22. 22 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds

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    It must be one of these two books! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

23. 23 林 The Lin Family’s Illegitimate Daughter Rose to Power 林家的外室女她出将拜相了 Sanwen Doesn’t Eat Fish三文不吃鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted A major exam-fraud scandal shatters more than twenty years of peace in the court of the Great Li dynasty. Lin Xingzhou, once a chief examiner with a promising future, becomes a prisoner overnight, and the life of Lin Ying'an, the daughter of a concubine, is changed in an instant. To protect her family, she has no choice but to step into the Great Li court as it teeters on the brink of turmoil. The court is its own martial world. Where there is righteousness, there is evil. Watch as she, born the 719Reads9.1Score12514d adds

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    This book is very similar to Xi Hua Zhi. Lin Ying An, a concubine's daughter, single-handedly supports her family when it is in turmoil.

24. 24 逢 The Lantern-Bearing Chronicles 逢灯纪 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance982k WordsCompleted (Signed for publication, with screen adaptation rights sold) You're the daughter of a marquis. You want to take your mother's dowry and remains with you? Done. I'll take the dowry and remains, and bring you your mother's divorce papers as well as your own severance papers cutting ties with your family. You were declared dead and became an invisible person behind your brothers. You want to live like a normal person again? Done. I'll restore your name and identity, and make sure you receive the en 86.7kReads9.3Score12.7k14d adds

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    This is good, similar to *Xi Hua Zhi*.

25. 25 被 Wrongfully Married, I Stabbed My Husband to Death and Became Famous 被错嫁后，我捅死夫君名扬天下了 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [No Romance] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Taking Down Scumbags] + [Villainess] After transmigrating, Li Shu became a pitiful woman who had been married off to the wrong man. Her deranged husband had just beaten her to death. Her mother-in-law said, “My son has no flaws except that he hits people. Can’t you just put up with it?!” The man said, “I wanted to marry A Ning, but I’m not good enough for her, so let’s just settle down and live our lives together!” Even her own father kept his head down and i 16.1kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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    Recommended! [Explore] This country's ruler is inhuman, and the female protagonist rises to power and overthrows him. [Learned][Learned][Learned] Everyone says girls should be well-educated, virtuous, and gentle, but Li Shu insists on living a carefree and unrestrained life, regardless of life or death, and craves wealth and power. Saving money, hoarding goods, scheming, and creating drama. The world has gone mad, what can you do to me? About the female protagonist: The female protagonist is mentally unstable, acting only for her own pleasure. She is peaceful when there is no trouble, but fights desperately when bullied. One moment she is delicate, the next a murderous demon. She sticks her neck out because she cares about her reputation, and shrinks back because she cares about her life.

26. 26 表 My Cousin Has Ambitions 表妹野心有点大 A Duo Guli阿朵古丽Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing Pure historical romance + scheming, calculating legitimate daughter + winning her back + forced marriage + political intrigue The hero is the emperor, ten years older than the heroine. Jiang Shi should have been a noble young lady of the capital, but her grandaunt came to seek refuge with the Jiang family and ended up in her father's bed. Afterward, her father favored his concubine over his wife, and the Jiang family tried to seize everything from Jiang Shi's mother. After her mother divorced an 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Note:] This book is completely original, no repetition, no time travel, purely native-origin! The female protagonist's background isn't particularly difficult. Her father favored his concubine over his wife, and her mother divorced and remarried, so she was unloved by both parents. At six, she was sent to live with her maternal grandfather, living under someone else's roof and suffering from her cousin's ostracism. However, she wasn't twisted; she was clear-headed, strategic, and knew how to protect herself and her family's reputation. Each character has their own stance. Her strategy of revenge by killing her half-sister was somewhat unexpected and amazing. Usually, people only start planning after returning home, but the female protagonist had already ruined her half-sister before even returning, making it seem like she had nothing to do with it on the surface. Moreover, she took the opportunity to encourage other women to read and write more.

27. 27 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 11.1kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    ① As a woman, she becomes the leader of a patriarchal family and fights for supremacy in a chaotic post-apocalyptic world of zombies. ② With her family members all villains and cannon fodder, lacking money and power, how does the soon-to-be-sinking Earl's Mansion rise to its peak step by step? ③ She transmigrates into the body of an old woman in ancient times to save her grandchildren, while her children suffer a tragic end.

28. 28 伯 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Cai Yun采云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 30.7kReads9.2Score4k14d adds
29. 29 老 After I Died Peacefully of Old Age, I Was Forced Back to Work to Repay My Debts 老太我寿终正寝后，被迫营业还债 The Dog's Up to Something狗子有猫腻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted I was about to be reincarnated, but the King of Hell said I still had debts to repay? The cycle of cause and effect sent He Yun, who should have been reincarnated, back to life in the body of the matriarch of a declining earl's household so she could repay a debt of fate. When she opened her eyes again, she had acquired several children who weren't her own. In this era, where more children meant more blessings, other families had a dozen or twenty children. But look at the Earl's household: In t 2.3kReads8.9Score17014d adds
30. 30 夫 My Husband Was Maimed and Exiled, So I Emptied the Imperial Treasury and Founded a Dynasty 夫君残被流放，我搬空国库立朝堂 Er Qiao Ya二乔呀Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Apocalypse powerhouse Cheng Yao transmigrates into a book and, from the start, is framed by her half-sister and forced to marry Zhan Haoting, a prince from a different family line who is paralyzed from the waist down. No one in the household likes her, but she isn't afraid. She takes down scumbags with one hand and exposes the second prince's rebellion with the other, sending her half-sister straight to prison. Zhan Haoting's military achievements make the emperor fear he has grown too powerful, 12.8kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    This novel, with 300,000 readers, features a strong male and female lead! The female protagonist single-handedly supports the entire world!

31. 31 惊 Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊！重生回满门抄斩前夜，造反吧 Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 27.4kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds

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    None of my family understands. Ning Zhiwei was reborn and feigned compliance with the late emperor. When her family was on the verge of destruction, she saved the dynasty from collapse, then ascended the throne herself, quelled the rebellion, ushered in a golden age, and created a vast, newly established empire.

32. 32 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 34.8kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
33. 33 别 Don’t Be Rash, I’m a Professional at Rebellion 别冲动，造反我是专业的 Green Flower Roll Milk Tea花卷奶茶青Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Female-led story, no romance, no System, political intrigue, socialist development] [Road trip arc (complete), development arc (ongoing)] Qin Yanning never imagined that in her lifetime she would transmigrate to an ancient feudal society, and into the most unfortunate cannon-fodder family of all. From the start, the difficulty was set to hell mode. Her father was demoted, and her eldest sister's husband was snatched away by the powerful. The whole family was as soft as dough, and anyone could c 2.8kReads7.5Score24714d adds

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34. 34 下 I Went Down the Mountain to Reunite with My Family, Only to Find My Little Brother Had Become a Controversial Top-Tier Star 下山认亲，发现弟弟成了黑红顶流 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance463k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + no romance + showbiz + livestream + on-screen comments] Jian Xueqing is famous, famous enough to take the country by storm. But it's the kind of fame that comes from being hated. He has thirty million followers on Xingbo, half of them haters and the other half casual passersby who follow him for the gossip and good looks... His few genuine fans are lost in the crowd and can't make a ripple. Before their contract expires, his unscrupulous agency spitefully signs him on as a 8.7kReads8.6Score92914d adds

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    The first book featured a female protagonist and her younger brother finding solace in each other, which I envied for their sibling bond. The following two books were also really good!

35. 35 五 The Five-Year-Old Junior Sister Doted on by Four Lunatics 五岁小师妹她是四个疯批的团宠 Three Hundred三百Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Family bonds, raising an adorable child, all kinds of senior brothers, growing up, healing] Bei Wan was kidnapped. At four years old, she was abducted and brought to the Cangyan Sect. But the way the people in this sect get along seems a little strange... Her eldest senior brother is gentle and refined, with a mild smile on his face and kind words on his lips. But when he fights, he takes down one kid with every swing. Her second senior brother was born a harbinger of calamity and is incredibly 11.9kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
36. 36 退 Break Off the Engagement? Dream On! The Prime Minister's Daughter Humiliates the Scoundrels on the Spot 退婚？做梦！相府千金当场虐渣 Young Phoenix Midas雏凤MidasAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book fourteen years ago, Pei Xiaoxiao, the Chancellor’s beloved daughter and a second-rank county lady, has become the most notorious person in the capital. Then the heroine arrives. I’ve been waiting for you! The worse the original Pei Xiaoxiao suffered, the harsher her revenge will be. You want to help her fiancé break off their engagement? Dream on! Not only will I keep the engagement, I’ll also hit you with a warning to pay your debts. You want to hurt her best fr 2kReads7.9Score29914d adds
37. 37 火 Naruto: The Commoners Stay Silent, Resonating Without a Word 火影：平民不语，只是一味共鸣 Xia Jie夏婕Anime Fanfiction874k WordsOngoing The day Sasuke defected, Sakura Haruno made up her mind: "I'm done playing this so-called ninja game!" From that day on, the Shinobi World had a literary genius of its own. The works of "Starlight" were published throughout the Shinobi World and caused an uproar. After reading Ninja Dogs, the daimyo's son said nothing, but was deeply moved! After reading Farewell, Ninja, the Tsuchikage's review was that it was all sentimental little stories! The people began shouting that the Shinobi World neede 1.9kReads9.1Score15114d adds

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    The first book tells the story of a family where all the men are exiled, and the female protagonist supports the family and provides shelter for the remaining members. The second book uses words to awaken people. The third book tells the story of a village being massacred and relatives being captured, where she embarks on a journey to find her family with her newborn baby. The fourth book tells the story of a woman who takes over the position of the Punisher King and goes from protecting one family member to protecting her entire clan.

38. 38 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1940s Book: From the Start, It's Just Me, My Little Sister, and a Baby Fleeing for Our Lives 穿书四零：开局就剩妹妹带娃逃命 Cute Little Mahua麻花小萌Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing High school student Jiang Jiyun was innocently caught in the crossfire while watching an incident out of curiosity, then transmigrated to an era torn apart by war. It was the setting of a historical novel she had read, where she became a nameless passerby who was killed off without ever appearing in the story. From the start, Japanese soldiers swept through the countryside, massacring the entire village. After burying the original owner’s mother, Jiang Jiyun set out with the child entrusted to h 14.3kReads9.1Score98614d adds
39. 39 咸 A Laid-Back Life of Nation-Building, with a Powerful Army at My Command 咸鱼基建，我手握重兵 Running Dumpling飞奔的饺子Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted After an unlucky transmigration, there was no internet, no air conditioning, no phones, and barely any material comforts in this ancient world. Xie Xian was so miserable she wanted to die. “Good sir, do you know of a quicker, more painless way to die?” “…” Tu Zhen had been about to interrogate Xie Xian about where she came from, but froze. What was this female ghost thinking? When she saw people eyeing the property of her branch of the Xie family, Xie Xian decided to lie flat and wait for 3.2kReads8.7Score30814d adds
40. 40 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds

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    The woman has too many responsibilities; there are hardly any easy tasks in the family, with large and small items constantly arriving...

41. 41 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, I Become the Whole Village's Beloved Great-Aunt 穿越年代，成为全村团宠姑奶奶 Send Me Off to Become a Rich Lady送我当富婆Modern Romance813k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple, soul transmigration, pocket dimension, period setting, sweet romance, everyday life] “Great-aunt…” “Great-aunt?” “Great-aunt!!!” Su Jianjian furrowed her brow. So noisy. Could they stop shouting and let her get some decent sleep? Her lips moved faintly, and she mumbled, “Mm, mm, mm. Stop making noise.” As soon as she replied, the voices in her dream vanished, and everything went quiet. Who could have guessed that one impatient reply in a dream would make her transmigrate int 6.1kReads8.9Score52114d adds

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    The female protagonist becomes a highly respected aunt in the village, leading the entire village to prosperity and strength.

42. 42 科 Imperial Examinations: Reborn, She Took Her Ex-Husband's Steady Job 科举：重生后她抢了前夫的铁饭碗 Rabbit Lord's Chitchat兔君闲谈Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Heroine Does Not Disguise Herself as a Man | Civil Service Exams and Government Career | A Name in the History Books | A Strong Heroine Who Grows] In her previous life, Jiang Ruchu was a fallen noblewoman. Her father was faithless, her mother weak. Carrying a keepsake, she married into the prominent local Huo family to repay a debt of gratitude. When her husband entered school, Jiang Ruchu quietly supported him through his studies... She kept a low profile and fulfilled her duties, hoping only 7kReads9.1Score99014d adds
43. 43 权 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score43514d adds

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    The female protagonist protects her family and safeguards her country through her own efforts.

44. 44 林 The Sickly Heir of the Lin Family Goes on a Rampage After Enlisting 林家病秧子从军后杀疯了 The Mushroom Hasn't Taken Its Medicine蘑菇没呀没吃药Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Changning, the eldest female disciple of a martial arts school, wakes up to find she has become the wicked cousin in a novel, the foil to a girl blessed with boundless good fortune. In the novel, her younger cousin Lin Fubao is born lucky. She can find pheasants in the mountains and gold and silver right outside the door. Even when she trips, she discovers a thousand-year-old ginseng root. Under Fubao’s good fortune, the whole family prospers. The eldest brother passes the imperial exams and 3.1kReads9.0Score47114d adds

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    It's really great! The female lead disguises herself as a man and joins the army on the border, using her younger brother's identity. She rises from a lowly soldier to a high-ranking general. The female lead is highly skilled in martial arts, both literary and martial, and also has excellent strategic abilities.

45. 45 山 Peace Across the Land 山河无恙 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted A companion volume to The Alluring Minister, also known as The Female Emperor’s Tutor. Political intrigue + a woman disguised as a man + battles of wits at court! He was a dashing, romantic top scorer in the imperial examinations, famous throughout the land! He was also a brilliant strategist who stepped up when the nation was in peril, planning far ahead. A master of both letters and arms, his genius astonished the world, and his elegance was unmatched. He left countless legends and stories beh 480Reads8.9Score10114d adds

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    🥳Here they are! I wonder if these recommendations suit your taste~ First book: The female protagonist is reborn. From the moment she's reborn, she loses her innocence and only strives to carve out a path for her family's survival~🌾 Second book: The second part of "The Alluring Powerful Minister," after turning the tide, she forges her own path to becoming a powerful minister~🐾 Third book: A refreshing read, the female protagonist is not only skilled in both literature and martial arts, but also gradually elevates the status of women~💐

46. 46 年 Period: A Battle for Husbands Among the Children of High-Ranking Officials 年代：高干子弟夺夫大战 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period novel + 1990s]+ [Family life]+ [No golden finger + native-born protagonist] Lin Daoxi was deliberately abandoned at birth, and her cousin Gao Qing took her place as the biological daughter of the family. With everything going wrong from the start, Lin Daoxi was penniless, plain-looking, and dealt a terrible hand. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother had broken the law, her younger brother was timid, and she had dropped out of school. When Lin Daoxi announced she was going to R 10.3kReads8.9Score99014d adds

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    Her adoptive mother went to prison to save her, leaving her and her younger brother to depend on each other. With an indomitable spirit, she supported this fragile family, personally getting involved in the case and using public opinion to draw attention to her adoptive mother's wrongful conviction, single-handedly overturning her mother's case. [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

47. 47 穿 Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation Through Robbery 穿乱世，疯癫公主她靠抢劫建国了 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 147.3kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds

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    Princess Jinyang is beautiful!

48. 48 开 Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢 Cheng Jiajia程加加Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r 59.5kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds

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    The female protagonist survives in the apocalypse by relying on her spatial ability. She is not a saint and kills when necessary. She uses her spatial ability to continuously collect resources and improves herself after experiencing various natural disasters, leading everyone to live a good life again.

49. 49 豪 Before the Tycoon's Bankruptcy, the Empress Ancestor Arrived with the Imperial Treasury 豪门破产前，女帝老祖宗带着国库穿来了 Yi Mo宜墨Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Qin Xian, the newly crowned empress, woke up after a nap to find herself in the Qin family several centuries in the future. From the start, the entire clan nearly went under. The Qin Group had gone bankrupt and incurred enormous debts. The Qin family members were either disgraced, sent to prison, or framed and killed outright. Qin Xian, the Qin family’s founding ancestor, was stunned. How could she stand for this? Wait, had she brought the imperial treasury along when she transmigrated? [Ding-do 1.2kReads9.0Score21014d adds

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    The Empress arrived in the Qin family several hundred years in the future. At the start, she nearly caused the entire clan to be wiped out. However, she was then bound to the national treasury system, allowing the Qin family to flourish in various fields, and the entire clan to become united and loving. 🥰

50. 50 流 Exiled, I Led My Family to the Pinnacle of Life 流放后，我带家族走上了人生巅峰 Ba Zimei巴自美Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted [Exile + No Romance + Building Wealth + Family Endeavors] Content warning: This story is set in a fictional world, a very fictional one. This is about a family's efforts, not the protagonist's personal struggle. She just comes up with ideas; other people put them into action. The protagonist's family members all follow their own paths. There are no awful relatives, and the family thrives in harmony. (Some readers may think the protagonist is too saintly.) Pan Jinhua, an old woman who had lived 577Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    "Have you heard?" "Of course! The whole courtyard knows now. Young Master Qingduan and Young Master Qingyi were playing in the garden when they accidentally bumped into the Old Madam, knocking her into the lotus pond." "Now the Old Madam is unconscious, and Young Master Qingduan and Young Master Qingyi have been taken to the Tianhua Garden courtyard and are kneeling there by the Second Master." "I wonder what happened to the Old Madam..." "You brats! Shut up! This is not something you can talk about!" The cleaning maids who had been gossiping by the roadside were startled when they saw Lian'er. She was someone who served the Old Madam. "Sister, please forgive us!" The maids quickly begged for mercy. If the Madam found out, they would be in big trouble. "The Old Madam's safety is unknown, and you dare to gossip like this? You're incredibly audacious! With such a big event happening in the manor, you young ladies seem to have nothing better to do!" The maids quickly said no and scattered like birds. Lian'er spat a few times, her heart filled with anxiety. She had gone to the front courtyard to fetch the doctor, but instead she had run into these unruly monkeys, making a spectacle of herself for outsiders. If something happened to the old lady, it would be a huge problem! Lian'er didn't dare to think too much and quickly led the doctor, who was pretending not to have heard anything, toward Tianhua Garden. The Li family members had already gathered at Tianhua Garden. The Li brothers were all known for their filial piety, and now that the old lady was in trouble, they were all serving her at her bedside.

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