Anything Like Xia Xiaolan, Preferably Without a Male Lead or With a Smaller Role for Him 有没有像夏晓兰那样，最好没有男主，或男主戏份少

1. 101 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 36.8kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
2. 102 一 I Woke Up to Find That the Father of My Child and I Were Both Reborn 一觉醒来，我和孩儿她爹都重生了 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted Zhang Xuemei had never wronged anyone in her life. The only person she had ever wronged was her youngest daughter, whom she gave away shortly after birth. She had secretly gone to see the girl before. Seeing that she was doing well had put her mind at ease, and Zhang Xuemei hadn’t wanted to disrupt her life. But on the night she returned, she fell asleep and woke up thirty years in the past, back when she was pregnant with her youngest daughter and hiding at her parents’ home. She touched her be 4.9kReads8.9Score418Shelves
3. 103 重 Reborn in 1990: Unleashing My Full Firepower 重生九零之火力全开 Warm Spring Sunrise暖阳春晓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qingfang was timid and afraid of trouble. She spent her whole life working odd jobs and ended it in poverty. Fortunately, fate gave her a chance to live again. She returned to the 1990s, when she had just left home to work. This time, she boldly urged her strong young husband to start a business, give up his steady factory job, and bring their child to live with them and attend school, so the child would no longer be bullied. In this new life, Xia Qingfang is determined 3.4kReads7.7Score190Shelves
4. 104 重 The Reborn Abandoned Wife Stands on Her Own 重生弃妇当自强 Fang Wai, Who Loves Deep-Fried Prawns爱吃油煎大虾的方外Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted As Xu Xiaoting lay in her hospital bed, she thought about how stifled she'd been her whole life. As a rich man's wife, wasn't having plenty of money wonderful? Why had she put everything she had into a worthless man, putting up with him again and again, until the frustration finally killed her? If she could live her life over, she'd never give up her career to be a housewife. She'd never believe the nonsense that her husband would come back after getting his fill of fun, and she'd never let hers 9.8kReads9.2Score845Shelves
5. 105 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Makes a Comeback: Raising Kids in the 1970s 漂亮后妈要翻身，我在七零养崽崽 Purple Candy紫皮糖Modern Romance4.7M WordsOngoing Su Can was raised by her own mother to be fat, ugly, and not too bright. Her mother forced her to marry her younger sister's husband, a man with two paralyzed legs. When Su Can refused, she was starved for half a month, then sent to the village where he lived, barely clinging to life. She died of a serious illness. Su Can, a bodyguard, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and inherits this mess. Their home is bare, with no money and not even enough food. With a disabled soldier for a husband a 76.9kReads9.2Score3kShelves
6. 106 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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   I recommend this one; it doesn't have a male lead. It's really good.

7. 107 重 Reborn in the 1970s: A Beauty with a Pocket Dimension 重生七零：凝脂美人有空间 Runny Fried Egg Gone Wrong糊了的溏心荷包蛋Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted [Parallel World + 1V1 Romance + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Kids + Supplies + Military Marriage + Rugged Hero + Everyone's Darling + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Devoted Couple + Building a Career] (Career comes first, romance second; she focuses on her career in the early chapters) Orphaned at a young age, she unexpectedly bound herself to a System pocket dimension one morning and transmigrated to the impoverished 1970s, when even a piece of braised pork was a luxury. To top it off, she had 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist is clear-headed, has a spatial ability to stockpile food before transmigrating, has no troublesome relatives, focuses on her career in the early stages, and marries a lieutenant (military marriage) after her circumstances improve. She enters university after the reform and opening up, and starts a large-scale business after the rise of the private economy. There are no supporting male or female characters, focusing solely on 1v1, both leads are talkative, and there are absolutely no angst or misunderstandings throughout the entire story!!! (This story is slow-paced, but there are no angst, it's all sweet and incredibly satisfying!) [Eating melon emoji]

8. 108 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Led My Whole Family to Wealth 穿越七零我带领全家发家致富 Blue and Miserable Girl蓝瘦姑凉Modern Romance239k WordsOngoing Zhou Sheng had just won a sanda championship when she died in an accident at the hands of an obsessed fan wielding a knife. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled to the resource-poor 1970s and taken over the body of a country girl who had become mentally disabled after being injured while saving someone. From then on, she used the memories of her previous life to build a business and make her fortune in the 1970s. What’s more, with her remarkable intelligence, courage, and resourceful 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is okay. Don't look at the cover; the main story is about a woman who travels back to the 1970s and leads her family to wealth.

9. 109 重 Reborn as a Little Blade of Grass 重生之俺是一颗小小草 The Junior Sister Who Doesn't Like Clay Pot Porridge不爱吃砂锅粥的师妹Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Reborn, Tian Jincao refuses to be a dependent vine in the big city ever again. She kicks her trash ex to the curb and resolutely returns to the mountains, determined to help the girls there soar, leave the mountains behind, and see a wider world. To her surprise, the man she had loved in her past life has also been reborn. When they meet again years later, the first thing he asks is, “Will you marry me?” Tian Jincao answers, “Yes. I absolutely will!” In their previous life, the leads missed thei 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is really good. The male lead has limited screen time, and the focus is on the female ensemble. It's especially good.

10. 110 携 With a Medical Gift and a Pocket Dimension, the Cannon Fodder Female Lead Stuns the Military District 携空间会医术，炮灰女配震惊军区 Crab-Filled Hold蟹满仓Modern Romance360k WordsOngoing The rating has just come out, but it’ll go up later~ [Period setting + military marriage + space + devoted love + face-slapping feel-good story + transmigration-into-a-book heroine vs. reborn heroine] [A radiant, beautiful genius doctor who transmigrates into a book + a cold-faced military powerhouse who listens to his wife] Yu Xiangqiu woke up to find she had transmigrated into a period novel as Song Dongfeng’s disposable fiancée, and was nearly assaulted by a thug. Her virtue was in danger! In 70Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This one! The female lead is a transmigrated medical genius, incredibly capable and hardworking. She got her hospital job purely through her own abilities, progressing from a small town to a city and then to the capital, step by step from unemployed to working in a hospital and then a medical research institute. She's focused on her career, not romance, and diligently manages her business. It's a dual-strength story! Although she has a spatial spring, her cheat-like abilities are really, really small and rarely appear. The female lead thrives in the military hospital, and the story is very satisfying, not filled with nonsense about hospital recruitment, earthquake medical relief, saving powerful figures, and slapping down reborn female supporting characters. It's both breast- and brain-friendly. The male lead consistently chooses the female lead, respects her, protects her, and even makes sacrifices for her career, though his screen time is limited. The female lead isn't the pampered wife type; she's quite independent.

11. 111 老 Reborn in the Seventies: The Long-Suffering Sister-in-Law Leaves After the Family Split 老太重生七零，受气大嫂分家走人 Hedge Fence篱栏Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted This book has no cheats, no System, no pocket dimension, and no golden finger. It focuses on family life in the 1970s, everyday necessities, and the small details of daily living. * Reborn in the 1970s, Zhang Yurui wants to do just one thing: Deal with her awful brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and make her fortune! In her previous life, she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Tian family, and believed she'd done everything she could for her sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and the rest of the 154Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    There is a male lead, but he is almost a plot device with very little screen time. The story mainly focuses on the female lead's self-growth, dealing with difficult people, and building her career.

12. 112 八 Factory Bound in the 1980s: A Country Girl Becomes the Mother of Chinese Style 八零进厂：农村女孩成为国风之母 A Gui Yue Ya阿桂月芽Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Female Growth] [Intangible Cultural Heritage] [Warm and Healing] Wang Xiaoyue lost her mother at sixteen and was adopted by her maternal grandmother, Lin Lanlan. In 1985, however, her eldest aunt wanted to sell her to a middle-aged village doctor with no legs in exchange for the coveted dowry of a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a wristwatch. With her grandmother's help, she escaped the mountain village and found work at a garment factory. Thanks to her tenacity, diligence, and exceptional art 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead and the ensemble of women make the male lead seem like a mere plot device [laughing].

13. 113 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.4kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Highly recommended, female-centric story.

14. 114 七 The 1970s: After Remarrying, the Lazy Mom Raises Six Kids! 七零：改嫁后，懒妈养了六个娃！ Little Grass by the Field田边小草Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Blended family + heartwarming child-rearing + parenting guide + no toxic relatives + well-behaved kids] Zhang Xiuhua was reborn in 1975, just after her educated youth husband abandoned her. Now she had to raise two children alone. In her previous life, after Zhang Xiuhua remarried, her second husband was full of schemes and her in-laws were unkind. To support the family, she had no choice but to work in a big city. Her children were left behind and grew up badly, and she regretted it deeply! 13.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    🍀The first book features a female protagonist who is reborn to make up for her two children not being left-behind children.🤔 The male protagonist is a soldier who appears briefly in the first few chapters, gets married, and then returns to his unit! ☀️ The female protagonist raises six children on her own—three of them and three of the male protagonist's.😂 The female protagonist is very good at raising children and won't let herself be a victim of injustice; the children basically handle all the household chores.☀️ The second book features a female protagonist who transmigrates to the time when her mother was just starting high school in order to change her mother's fate.🍁 The original soul is still there, so she can't stay in this timeline for long, but one conspiracy after another surrounds her mother. [What?]

15. 115 穿 Transmigrating to the ’90s, I Tear Up My Mom’s Tragic Life Script 穿越九零手撕我妈不幸的人生剧本 Camphor Tree Leaf香樟树叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Changing Fate + Building Wealth + Switched at Birth + Changing Destiny + Never Forgive] If you could go back to when your mother was young, what would you say to her? What would you do for her? Yang Tiantian woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1990s and become classmates with her mother as a young woman. By then, her mother’s good fortune had already been sold, but she had yet to be schemed against by her sexist parents and a scumbag. She hadn’t yet been robbed of her 7.3kReads9.2Score975Shelves
16. 116 罪 The Minister's Daughter Is Ready to Make a Comeback 罪臣之女要翻身 Bei Mu Nan Qiao北木南乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A modern female programmer focused solely on her career had just been promoted and bought a house when she suddenly died at her desk. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a supporting female character in a novel, someone destined to be a stepping stone for the heroine. She had planned to spend this life as a carefree young lady who ate, drank, and waited for death, but this villainess was the daughter of a condemned official, exiled to Lingnan and in danger of losing her life. To survi 1.2kReads9.0Score148Shelves

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    Come on, come on, the time travel scene is currently being pixelated. After enduring countless hardships to leave the mountains, a large knife hangs at her neck. The female county magistrate is single-mindedly focused on infrastructure development, embracing a simple and unpretentious approach to building her business.

17. 117 七 A Fiery Bride in 1979: The Rugged Army Officer Is at My Feet 七九辣媳：糙汉军官是我的裙下臣 The Taro Balls and Grapes Are Ripe芋圆葡萄熟了Modern Romance185k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + 1980s setting + heroine builds a business + rugged soldier + sweet romance + protective husband + hero’s repressed, coercive love + running away while pregnant + government-sponsored study abroad + raising children + going abroad to win back his wife] Stoic, battle-hardened officer × straightforward, clear-headed, flirtatious and spirited heroine Top salesperson Xu Xiangwan unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel she once read, cast in the role of a woman with 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! The female lead has multiple identities, is an entrepreneur, and is incredibly intelligent! Highly recommended!

18. 118 影 The Actress Reborn in the 1980s, Using Her Acting to Return to the Top 影后重生在八零，靠演技杀回巅峰 Fanxing Liu繁星流Modern Romance329k WordsOngoing [Period setting + military marriage + family life + two strong leads + he chases his wife + punishing scumbags] Shocking! Award-winning actress Su Yingxing accidentally hangs herself on set! When she opens her eyes again, she has become an eighteen-year-old namesake who was driven to suicide by false rumors in the 1980s! The actress is furious. It would be bad enough to die as this poor girl, but she’s been left with a hellish situation from the start: A father who died a martyr, a missing mothe 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an absolute must-read!

19. 119 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 78kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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    Reborn into the 1980s, a time without the conveniences of high technology, yet brimming with the warmth of everyday life. Here, the protagonist starts from scratch, seizing opportunities and overcoming difficulties, striving amidst the transition from a planned economy to a market economy. The warmth of neighbors, the comfort of old objects, and the love and friendship forged along the way will take you back to those bygone days and embark on a thrilling journey of triumph.

20. 120 中 After Winning 300 Million in the Lottery, This Office Worker Becomes a Rich Beauty 中奖三亿后，社畜翻身做白富美 Good Luck, Jiang Lin好运姜临Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rags-to-riches wish fulfillment + slow-paced + personal growth + heartwarming] Jiang Qi was an utterly ordinary girl from childhood onward. Who could have guessed that one thoughtless act would win her 300 million yuan, giving her the confidence to stand tall just as she was about to quit her job in disgrace? Thus began her life as a rich woman. Before winning: Working stiffs don't have the time or energy to fight a heartless company. After winning: No problem. I've got money and time, so bring 1.9kReads8.2Score124Shelves

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    What can relieve worries? Only getting rich quick!

21. 121 别 Come On, Surely the Whole Family Didn't Transmigrate 别闹，不会真有全家穿越这种事吧 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Xia family had been looking forward to their self-driving trip along the eastern coast for ages. They never expected a typhoon to sweep all four of them back a thousand years. When they opened their eyes, the people were still the same four, but... the era was completely different! Come on! How can a whole family transmigrate together? Even worse, as soon as they arrived, they found themselves facing poor harvests and one disaster after another. Fleeing? No way. They were just following the 16.1kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    Both books have high ratings, but I prefer the first one. I eagerly await each new chapter; it's really good.

22. 122 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.2kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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    Go watch it! The male lead has very little screen time. The author's writing style and logic are excellent. You'll definitely like more than just the main character; all the supporting characters are very distinctive. There's bound to be one you like. [Smirk]

23. 123 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.5kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
24. 124 我 I Worked as a Translator in Republican-Era China 我在民国做翻译 Du Ruozhou杜若洲Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Wen Yuqiu hasn’t had a full meal since she was twelve. She’s always been hungry and cold, beaten three times a day, and left outside in the bitter winter. Now she’s about to be sold to a good-for-nothing. Is she doomed to waste away in Hushu Village? If fate won’t treat her kindly, then she’ll grab it by the throat. 645Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend one: a story set in the 1920s (Republic of China era). The female lead is neither a saint, nor weak, nor love-struck. The male lead is a background character with a few minor advantages, but he'll mainly carry the burden himself. Ratings and comments are welcome.

25. 125 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    I think these two books are quite well-written, and I think they're both without a romantic pairing.

26. 126 九 The 1990s: What? I Was Reborn the Day Before the High School Entrance Exam 九零：惊！我重生到了中考前一天 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted In her previous life, work pressure and the fast pace of city life left Jiang Yuyi barely able to look after herself. Her parents also expected her to support her sick younger sister for the rest of her life, but she refused. In the end, her sister’s death left her living with guilt and heartbreak for the rest of her life. By the time she was nearly forty and still unmarried, her cousins were already coveting her property. Just as Jiang Yuyi went to have her posthumous estate donated to the stat 2.6kReads9.2Score318Shelves
27. 127 穿 I Became a Pitiful Girl in the 1980s, So I Ran Away That Very Night 穿成八零年代小可怜，我连夜跑路 A Little Sweet Cookie一颗小甜饼Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + entrepreneurship + no cheat + no romance + no awful relatives] Chu Xia transmigrates to the 1980s after a car accident. From the start, she’s locked in a woodshed and about to be married off to a widower by her awful relatives. Stay and fight her awful relatives for three hundred chapters? No, no, no! Chu Xia packs up and runs away in the middle of the night. As the saying goes, change your name when you travel and your surname when you sit. From then on, I’m a kid you’ll n 56Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a period drama about entrepreneurship, with no romantic pairing, no cheat codes, and the female lead is not a saint; she focuses on her business and career.

28. 128 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 803Reads—Score115Shelves

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    I recommend these two historical romance novels, especially the first one. It starts off with a bang, gets more and more exciting, and is both funny and sweet. They're great! I love reading them.

29. 129 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 350Reads—Score109Shelves
30. 130 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the ’90s: The Actress Conquers Showbiz 穿书九零，女影帝在娱乐圈杀疯了 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [1990s + transmigrate into a book + feel-good story + entertainment + creative industries + making money + no romance] The heroine is sweet-tongued, outgoing, and smart. Gao You, who had been an actress in her previous life, transmigrated. She transmigrated into a feel-good novel set in the 1990s, where she became Gao You, a cannon-fodder character who antagonized the male lead's first love. Determined to become financially independent, Gao You decided to return to her old line of work. This tim 551Reads8.9Score104Shelves

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    The female lead is building her career in the 1990s, initially rehearsing anti-domestic violence programs, and later making films with female themes.

31. 131 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 8.1kReads9.3Score736Shelves

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    This book isn't a period drama, but the female protagonist still builds her life from nothing, gradually accumulating wealth and leading her family to a better life. More importantly, there are no awful characters; everyone in the village is incredibly friendly. When they discover her unique qualities, they even make excuses for her—very nice! Highly recommended!!!

32. 132 系 The System Sends Me Back to Sixteen 系统让我重返十六岁 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A rebirth story, a System story, a patriotic story, and a tale of striving for success. Top scorer in the national college entrance exam, Olympic champion, special forces soldier, diplomat. This isn't a romance. It's a female-led story, and the male lead barely appears until the final chapter. The moment Lu Xiaoxing opens her eyes, she's back at sixteen, in her senior year of high school. She's also bound to a Progress System. Walking or running each day is enough to complete her check-in tasks 15.9kReads9.5Score2kShelves

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    They're all pretty.

33. 133 重 Reborn in a Pocket Dimension: The Little Landlord of the 1990s 重生空间之九零年代小地主 A Letter on Plain Silk尺素Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Yin was the child who, in that old, familiar mix-up-at-birth story, was raised by a wealthy family. When the truth about her origins came out, she was fortunate enough to be adopted by them. She looked like a guaranteed winner in life, but the reality was the exact opposite: her adoptive mother hated her, and her sister resented her. She kept her head down and gave way again and again, only to lose everything and die miserably. Now reborn, Su Yin rises like a phoenix from the ashes, leaving b 46Reads8.8Score108Shelves
34. 134 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 154kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves

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    First book: No male lead. The female lead travels between the realms of the living and the dead. Having lacked love since childhood, she lives a carefree life. Her second brother is a major plot twist and is the most eccentric character in the novel! Second book: How does a naive young girl survive in the palace? Relying on the emperor? Hehe, the concubines in the harem are all very likable. Third book: No romance, the female lead is very powerful. Most of the characters are minor characters, easily manipulated. It's quite good! I've read several novels by Xia Xiaolan and Yu Buyu. These three novels I'm recommending are no worse than Yu Buyu's; each has its own merits! Highly recommended!

35. 135 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
36. 136 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 43kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
37. 137 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 7.8kReads9.1Score746Shelves

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    The first book mainly tells the story of the female protagonist's career struggle, how she becomes the president of a group company through her talent. The male protagonist rarely appears, but their romance develops very quickly and is quite sweet, making the female protagonist's character more well-rounded. The plot doesn't drag and is high-energy throughout. Definitely worth reading!! Sisters [drooling] The second book mainly tells the story of the female protagonist contributing to the country and reaching the pinnacle of life through her years of experience transmigrating to different worlds. The male protagonist also has very little screen time. [Top Post] The second book is a transmigration novel; the female protagonist is a player (a womanizer). This book has no romantic partner but has multiple male supporting characters. She remains clear-headed throughout, only interested in money and trusting only the system. [Top Post]

38. 138 女 The Goddess Compendium 女神图鉴 Little Prickly Flower小丫么小刺花Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing During an interview with an entertainment reporter, a certain top-tier star was asked about his love life. The hottest name in show business said he would never forget his ex-girlfriend. Asked why they broke up, he said it was because he bought her a matcha-flavored ice cream. During an interview with a financial journalist, the chairman of a multinational corporation was teased for being one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. The bachelor said tenderly that he was waiting for his ex-girl 1.5kReads9.2Score115Shelves
39. 139 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 321Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The female lead awakens memories of three lifetimes—that's fake. She discovers the male lead is about to be demoted—that's real. A chaotic rural life story, no awful characters, no face-slapping moments, just gossip.

40. 140 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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    [Already recommended] Traveling back to the 1970s, Wen Jingshu, armed with a limited-time flash sale system, rises from a lowly purchasing clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative to achieve a meteoric rise. Stockpiling scarce goods, negotiating large foreign trade deals, and spearheading the construction of an instant noodle factory, she earns awards and promotions through her abilities, her career skyrocketing. With supportive family, the story is richly detailed and full of satisfying moments, a truly addictive period drama.

41. 141 我 I Became a Sensation Worldwide by Livestreaming Fortune-Telling 我靠直播算命，火爆了全世界 Wen Ren Nuan闻人暖Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Reborn + livestreaming + fortune-telling + ghost-hunting + episodic stories + satisfying revenge + punishing evil and promoting good] When she opened her eyes, metaphysics master Ye Ling discovered that she had been reborn! Her host was not only a social-phobe, but also had a mother with terminal cancer, an older brother who had never married, and an honest, simple father. To pay for her mother's treatment, find a wife for her brother, and give her family a better life, Ye Ling decided to retur 10.8kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
42. 142 玉 The Jade Abyss Misstep: The Eldest Daughter’s Joyful Life 玉渊错:嫡女的快意人生 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Screen Adaptation Rights Sold] Xie Yuyuan had suffered a life so wretched it could move heaven and earth and make the gods weep. After she died, even the underworld refused to take her in. Now she was back. Those who had bullied her before would be repaid in kind, whether with gratitude or vengeance. No one was getting away. She never expected to lose her heart to a blind man. Blind or not, she accepted him! But who could have guessed that the blind man would suddenly transform into a handsome, 2.3kReads9.0Score721Shelves
43. 143 相 Blind Date System: From Village Girl to Woman of the Era 相亲系统：从村姑到时代女强人 Softly, Gently徐徐絮絮Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing Blind Date System + Period Setting + Comeback + Winner in Life + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Pure Wish Fulfillment In 1975, Chen Hehua's classmate stole the job she was supposed to get after graduation. When she returned to her village, her family pressured her to marry a crude butcher. Just when she had nowhere else to turn [Ding! Blind Date System successfully bound!] [Get a reward for every blind date! Choose any one requirement your match has to exchange for a reward!] Butcher's 303Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction with very little screen time for the male lead

44. 144 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 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    This one doesn't have a male lead. I finished watching it in 3 days and will rewatch it when I have time.

45. 145 我 I Wish Us Joy Forever 我愿常欢喜 Wang Erqiao汪二峤Marriage & Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Women’s Growth + Romance and Marriage + Workplace + Relationships] Girls from different family backgrounds will all find their own happiness! A rose raised in a greenhouse will weather life’s storms, while a girl who grows like a weed will find her own spring. She is a rich girl from a big city, yet she falls prey to a gold-digging boyfriend, sexual harassment at work, and exclusion by her colleagues... She is a small-town academic who gets extorted by a fellow villager and drained by parents w 47.2kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves

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    Modern writing, enjoyable.

46. 146 团 The Beloved Little Sugar Baby of a Farmer's Family 团宠农家小糖宝 Leaves in the Wind风中的叶子Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted The Su family finally had a daughter. And with her, their life of crushing poverty took a turn for the better! “Dad, I dug up a basket of big white radishes on the mountain.” The little girl, speaking in a childish voice, held out her basket to Old Su. Old Su: “...” His head started buzzing. How much silver could all these wild ginseng roots fetch? “Dad, I also picked a basket of mushrooms.” Old Su: “...” He swayed on his feet. How many grand mansions could all these lingzhi mushrooms buy? “Dad, 75.4kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves

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    First, I recommend the author of "After the Divorce, the Villainous Stepmother Blesses the World," whose works get better the more you read them. I also recommend "Don't Panic" and "The Story of a Beloved Family." Personally, I prefer the audiobook version; the two female leads' narration is very distinctive and excellent. "Rebirth: Never Let Down the Bright Future" (haha, you have it?)

47. 147 惨 A Wrongfully Slain Orphan Girl Is Reborn, and Her Enemies Tremble 惨死孤女重生归来仇人们瑟瑟发抖 YLMModern Romance138k WordsCompleted Bai Yunduo had a truly miserable previous life~ Abandoned by the roadside at three months old, she was almost carried off by a wild dog. When she was six, the firecracker workshop at home exploded, killing her kind adoptive parents. At nine, the scummy husband of her beloved aunt mistreated her aunt to death. With nowhere else to turn, she went looking for her birth parents. But they disliked her for being a girl, and neither of them would take her in. Worse, they framed her as an “evil, schemin 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no male lead [heart emoji]

48. 148 踹 After Kicking Out My Scumbag Husband, I Became the War King’s Most Cherished One 踹开渣夫后，我成兵王心尖宠 Lai Lai Will Come来来会来Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Military Marriage + Light Ensemble Cast + Reborn + No Golden Finger] [Bold, Spirited Go-Getter + Devoted, Straightforward Man] Everyone in Xingping Village had heard the news: Chai Yubing, the youngest daughter of the Chai family, who had been cherished beyond measure, was dating a self-employed businessman who had served time in jail. Those who were jealous of the Chais, resented them, or were on bad terms with them were secretly waiting for the family to 1.3kReads8.4Score139Shelves

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    All three are excellent. There are no plot devices or special abilities. I've been following the first one so far and the male lead hasn't even appeared yet [awkward laugh]. The female lead focuses on her career, and there's not much competition between them. You definitely won't regret reading them!

49. 149 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
50. 150 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Turned My Life Around and Got Filthy Rich 重生九零：翻身致富爽炸天 Dirty Little Construction-Site Cat工地小脏猫Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping + punishing scum] Born into a poor rural family that favored boys over girls, she was given the name Zhaodi, meaning “Bring a Brother.” Her father was a blindly obedient son, her stepmother was cruel, her older sister was timid, and her two younger brothers had been spoiled rotten. In her previous life, she had finally escaped her birth family, only to die unexpectedly. Reborn at fourteen, she changes her name, takes on her stepmother, and gets her brothers in line. Most important 63Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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