Looking for a Historical-Era Story Where the Female Lead Won't Raise Someone Else's Child or Be a Doormat 求年代文，女主不帮别人养孩子，不圣母

1. 301 掏 After Draining My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, the Heiress Joins the Army and Heads to an Island 掏空渣爹后妈，资本小姐随军海岛 Thinking of You思君吖Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Short-Form Drama Adaptation Out + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Revenge + Island-Group Pocket Dimension + Exceptional Female Lead, Possessive Male Lead] Jiang Yan, daughter of the richest man in the country, owns assets worth hundreds of billions. Her daily routine is living off her parents, lazing around, and shopping. One day, she went out to pick up a food delivery and got brained by a brick. Then she transmigrated into a brainless period novel written by her jealous cousin! In the book, Jia 16.3kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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   "What sins have I committed to raise such a tyrant? She beat her father so badly he ended up in the hospital, crippled her brother's leg, and my poor daughter's face is all scratched up! How is she ever going to get married?!" "Why didn't God send down some lightning to strike this beast dead?! My life is so miserable!" Early in the morning, the woman's cursing continued, smashing pots and pans outside, creating a clattering mess. Just as she was dozing off, Jiang Yan grabbed a handful of her messy hair, snapped her eyes open, and snapped her mouth out of her mouth before she could react: "What's all the noise about? Your mother's dead, and you're here calling for her soul? You've cried away all your good fortune!" The next moment, when she saw what was before her, her eyes widened in shock! The house was small and dilapidated, the floor was a muddy, uneven surface, patches of plaster had peeled off the walls and were patched up with old newspapers, the wooden cabinet was old and peeling, the desk against the wall was missing a leg and propped up with broken bricks, and the calendar on the door showed 1974. Damn, what's going on? Where am I? She pinched her thigh several times, and ouch, it hurt! It wasn't a dream after all!

2. 302 六 Making a Living by the Sea in the 1960s: I Own the Entire Gold Coast 六零赶海，我有整条黄金海岸 The Cackling Old Turtledove呱呱叫的老斑鸠Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Tide-Foraging System + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension + Love After Marriage] Su Yan transmigrates into the desperate 1960s. To make matters worse, famine is raging everywhere. Her home is bare, with not a grain of food in sight... Fortunately, she has a tide-foraging System. With one strike of her shovel, she digs up a giant green crab weighing over six jin! Zhou Ye is notorious in the village for having no friends. He has fallen out with his parents and relatives alike. His only redeeming qu 359Reads7.5Score—14d adds

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   During the famine of the 1960s, the female protagonist possesses a "clam-catching system" and refuses to become a stepmother. [Admiration]

3. 303 我 My Wife Is a Huang Immortal from the Northeast! 我家媳妇是东北那旮瘩的黄仙！ The Pig Who Loves Sunny Days酷爱晴天的小猪Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [1970s] [Military Marriage] [Adorable Kids] [Transmigration] [Everyday Life] [Family Matters] [Fantasy] [Patriotism] [Light Ensemble Cast] Female lead: Huang Siniang, also known as Huang Xiangu Male lead: Yue Yusen After five hundred years of devoted cultivation, Huang Xiangu, also known as Huang Siniang, went down the mountain to seek a human’s blessing. But she was caught in a bizarre accident and swept into a time-space vortex by a heavenly tribulation. Her soul transmigrated to the 1970s and 2.8kReads8.9Score31014d adds
4. 304 首 The Wealthiest Mogul Spoils His Sweetheart Rotten, and She Has Triplets 首富大佬太能宠，娇美人一胎三宝 Sugar Pudding糖布丁Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted (Everyone's darling + adorable kids + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life) Song Kexia had a dream that she had been switched at birth and raised in the city in luxury for eighteen years. In her previous life, the real daughter returned, and her fate took a sudden turn. Every stitch of clothing, every meal, every sip of water from the Song family became a debt of gratitude, a shackle around her. To repay them, she gave up her university admission letter. To repay them, at her adoptive mo 1.1kReads8.6Score10614d adds

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   The female lead doesn't help raise other people's children; aside from running her business, she doesn't do any housework. After becoming pregnant, she hires a nanny to take care of her, refusing to be a slave to others.

5. 305 断 After Cutting Ties, the Real Heiress Moves to the Countryside 断绝关系后，真千金下乡了 Xiao Yazi of Longyou Valley龙幽谷的孝冴子Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted An Ran was preparing to become a landlady when a bolt of lightning sent her to the 1970s. She became the real heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress, and a stepping stone for the fake heiress heroine. An Ran wasn't having it. After cutting ties with her family, she dusted herself off and moved elsewhere to join the rural youth relocation program. She was going to live a wonderful life of her own. Family? She didn't need them. Whoever wanted them could have them! 5.2kReads9.1Score50314d adds

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   Essays on Going to the Countryside in the Era

6. 306 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 10.4kReads8.4Score65114d adds
7. 307 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 33.1kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
8. 308 被 After Being Stolen Away as a Bride, the Fierce Beauty Marries into a Crowded Courtyard and Wins by Doing Nothing 被抢亲后，凶残美人嫁大杂院躺赢 Bamboo Music, Lingering竹音袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + Everyday Family Life in a Crowded Courtyard + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Flash Marriage + Daily Life] On the very first day Ye Fuyue transmigrated into a book, her own younger sister stole her fiancé. Ye Fuyue recalled the plot: Fine, let her steal him. Whoever wants to jump into that pit can go ahead. She certainly won’t. But after losing her fiancé, Ye Fuyue would have to move to the countryside. Ye Fuyue, who had no space or supplies, thought: I may be skilled in all kinds of fightin 11.5kReads8.3Score95514d adds
9. 309 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 49.6kReads8.9Score3.5k14d adds

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   The female protagonist uses her wisdom to choose the right path and leverages the rules to make her life comfortable.

10. 310 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.4kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    The second book features a local female protagonist who is incredibly hardworking, truly dedicated. The last book features a female protagonist who is a transmigrator. Everything she does is for her own benefit; calling it selfish isn't quite right, but it's undeniably egoistic. However, at that time, the female protagonist couldn't survive without being self-serving. You might want to check them out.

11. 311 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 55.4kReads8.9Score5k14d adds

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    ⑤ Lin Hongying threw down the basin of water and waited for them to finish speaking before saying to the political commissar's wife, "Sister-in-law, we are not only the people, but also family members, and we should set an example. How can we mock the poor and lower-middle peasants when we haven't even had enough to eat?"

12. 312 七 The 1970s: You Want a Divorce? The Sharp-Tongued Officer Won't Stop Chasing His Wife 七零：要离婚？毒舌军爷疯狂追妻 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + pocket dimension + love after an arranged marriage] After Yun Xiangyue is shoved into a horde of zombies by her roommate, she transmigrates into a book. Luckily, she still has her spatial ability. But she has become the conniving supporting female character in her roommate's novel, complete with a family of awful relatives and Lu Yi, the husband she was forced to marry. The heroine is her cousin, whom she used to bully. Later, the cousin be 709Reads8.7Score10114d adds
13. 313 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 18.6kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
14. 314 七 The 1970s: Keep the Child, Leave the Father? The Rugged Veteran Won’t Agree 七零：去父留子？退伍糙汉不同意 Afternoon Milk Tea午后奶茶Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted Just after graduating from college, Jian Chuyi has no idea which great power has smiled on her, but she somehow gets swept up in the transmigration craze, landing right at the moment when the original owner has to choose between three options. Jian Chuyi figures, with a golden finger, a job, and a man, what's there to hesitate about? Just leave the man behind and raise the child on her own. Then she can be a beautiful young widow, caring for her baby by day and keeping a young hottie company at 7.7kReads8.6Score74714d adds
15. 315 乖 Be Good! We Can Date, but Don't Tell Anyone 乖！处对象可以，别往外说 Hippo Gua Gua河马瓜瓜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, historical era, feel-good story, getting rich, sweet romance] The moment she opened her eyes, modern office worker Jiang Xiaosui had become a notorious woman expelled from a workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’ college in the 1970s. To make matters worse, she realized she had transmigrated into a rebirth novel, becoming the miserable contrast character whose suffering highlighted the heroine’s happy life. According to the plot, her grandfather would lose his position as t 25.3kReads8.6Score3.3k14d adds

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    This is a very good period novel. The female lead is very capable and already shone brightly before the Reform and Opening Up. She's not a saint; she's excellent and focused on her career. The male lead is a Party Secretary, and the female lead is a commune cadre.

16. 316 冷 The Cold-Faced Commander Dreams of Pregnancy, and Eight Babies Call Him Dad 冷面首长做胎梦，八个崽崽喊爸爸 Feng Shuo枫烁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate history + hoarding tens of billions' worth of supplies + top-tier young man + sweet romance + satisfying read + strong female lead + no black market + joining the army on an island + adorable babies + multiple births and lots of children + adoptive mother + kids who aren't ungrateful] Gu Qingcheng's irresponsible father suddenly dies, and she inexplicably inherits a fortune worth tens of billions. She thinks she can live it up with all that money, but then she unexpectedly unlocks a p 5.7kReads8.7Score76514d adds
17. 317 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: Reborn, I Make My Husband Blush and His Heart Race 七零军婚：重生撩得老公脸红心跳 Schoolgirl女生徒Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted (Military marriage + adorable baby + everyday family life + warm and cozy daily moments + spirit spring) Ji Wan died at fifty, riddled with illness, and returned with regrets to the end of the 1970s. Now she was twenty-three, living in a military compound. Her competitiveness and overbearing nature had driven her daughter away, and she and her husband were at odds. Her husband's childhood sweetheart was also scheming to drive a wedge between them, watching hungrily for a chance to take her place 1.8kReads7.7Score17614d adds
18. 318 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is So Beautiful, She Defies Description 快穿宿主她美得不可方物 The Cat Who Talks in Circles梭话的猫Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration / System / evolves from a universal heartthrob to someone adored by all things / love at first sight / shameless Mary Sue] (Warning: The heroine grows over time. Later, she evolves from a universal heartthrob into someone adored by all things: plants, animals, ghosts, humans... No one can resist her. Thanks to her exceptional abilities, she isn’t limited to just one kind of mission.) The heroine is the most beautiful woman in the world, the perfect blend of innocence and al 676Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    If you're looking for a female lead who doesn't raise other people's children, chapters 67 to 78 are definitely your top choice. She's not the type to be a heartthrob; the original owner and the female lead both married into the same family. In their previous life, the female lead married the older brother, while the original owner married the younger brother, whose illegitimate child was raised by the older brother. In this life, the female lead's cleverness backfires... [Note]

19. 319 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.3kReads9.3Score46814d adds
20. 320 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s, I Became the Cannon Fodder of a Crowded Courtyard 穿书七零，我成了大杂院的炮灰 Yao Jiang Keke姚姜可可Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel, male protagonist’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + 1970s + no rural relocation + food delivery System + farm space + everyday courtyard life + neither overly saintly nor self-sacrificing + lighthearted] Content warnings: 1. The male lead is stingy and protective of his money when it comes to outsiders, and a bit lazy, but he believes in equality. The female lead is self-serving and doesn’t honor her parents. They both also share a little of the other’s personalit 1kReads6.6Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is sophisticated, selfish, ruthless towards her family, unfilial, and refuses to be a stepmother.

21. 321 被 Abandoned by Her Children and Left to Die, Granny Zhang Is Reborn in 1980 被子女抛弃惨死，张老太重生八零 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 72.2kReads9.1Score8.1k14d adds

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    They wouldn't raise someone else's child, but they could even harm their own.

22. 322 老 Granny Quit Her Job to Become a Nanny, Then Took the Whole Household by Storm 老太太裸辞做保姆家里家外杀疯了 Su Hehuan苏合欢Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation, My Retirement as a Housekeeper Became Legendary, can be found by searching on Fanqie. [No CP] [Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [Gets Rich by Working as a Housekeeper for Powerful People] [Leaves Her Husband and Abandons Her Son and Daughter] [Dotes on Her Daughter-in-Law and Granddaughter] [Silver-Haired Protagonist] [Quits Her Job to Become a Housekeeper] [Fat, Plain, and Relaxed Female Lead] [Absolutely Refuses to Lose Weight] In her previous life, Ma Chunmei was st 26.3kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
23. 323 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 36.1kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are from Northeast China. The opening chapters are a bit exaggerated, and the dialogue is a bit too rough. The male lead is a senior engineer with a leg problem, but comes from a wealthy family. The female lead is incredibly beautiful from the countryside, and the male lead, being a womanizer, falls for her at first sight, thinking he's married a beautiful and virtuous wife. However, the female lead is controlled by the plot, doing nothing, neglecting the children, and spending all her time imitating the fashion of an old woman in a melodramatic drama. The opening scene shows the female lead running back to her parents' home to demand a divorce, but then she suddenly has a dream and wakes up, breaking free from the plot's control. Professor Ji's life suddenly improves; his wife starts paying attention to the children and him, and she dresses beautifully every day, cooking him delicious meals—he's living the good life.

24. 324 末 From the Apocalypse to the Seventies: Her Soldier Husband Spoils Her, and She Steals the Show 末世穿七零：军夫宠妻，飒爆全场 Your Seclusion Among Fallen Flowers花落君幽Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Space + strong female lead + self-interest + not becoming a stepmother + guarded + military marriage + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + not a saint + won’t put up with mistreatment + cooperation with the state + family life + no handouts] The heroine is not the self-sacrificing type. The heroine is not the self-sacrificing type. Choose carefully before reading. Don’t give me a low rating just because my heroine looks out for herself. Ah, I’m going to lose it, I’m going to lose it! Feel-good 128Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist in the story, who doesn't want to be a stepmother, knows this, but not much. (Completed)

25. 325 崽 The Baby Won't Behave, So Mom Is Reborn to Spoil Them 崽崽不听话，娘亲重生来宠娃 Salt and Pepper Shrimp椒盐虾仁Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted Li Li is the laziest wife in the village, famous far and wide. To get a divorce from her rough-and-tumble husband, Ji Yanzhi, she makes a scene every day over the tiniest things. She leaves the child to fend for himself and lets the house fall into chaos. But why has this lazy woman suddenly changed her ways? Only Li Li, who has been reborn, knows that according to the story's next developments, her son will grow up to become a ruthless villain. To keep him from turning evil, Li Li sets out to h 266Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    The first book about his own child is about rebirth, the second is about amnesia.

26. 326 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    [Rough-around-the-edges military officer + delicate beauty] (Fictional military marriage + arranged marriage to love + daily life with a military family + adorable stepmother and children + delicious food) [Food, daily life, raising children (non-relatives + biological children), getting rich, a slow and steady relationship, sweet daily life of a married couple] [The male lead is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, he becomes a gentle and doting husband after marriage] Upon opening her eyes, Jiang Rou found herself transmigrated into the body of a fake heiress in a period novel. Not only was she a tragically separated cannon fodder female supporting character, but she was also knocked unconscious by the real heiress and forced to marry an older man. Rumor had it that the older man was disfigured, lame, and had two children, one big and one small. Instead of desperately wanting to return to the city, she found herself walking towards a man in military uniform. "Comrade, I'm looking for Zhou Chongshan. I'm his fiancée, here to marry him." "The marriage application has been submitted. From now on, I am your lover." "Husband~ kiss~" Jiang Rou knew that in this era, only the island was truly safe! And the so-called older man was not only not crippled, but also tall and strong, with eight-pack abs, and a legion commander! Jiang Rou's back ached and her legs went weak; it seemed that married life on the island would be quite colorful! Three months later... A blushing Jiang Rou: There can't be a next time! The gently coaxing older man: Wife, I was wrong. But I'll do it again next time.

27. 327 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Daughter Is Betrothed to Me 七零：首长家千金跟我是娃娃亲 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigration + grounded, everyday life Shi Yue never imagined that she would find love and family in another timeline, and enjoy a happy, fulfilling life. After testing positive for COVID, Shi Yue transmigrates to the parallel timeline of the 1970s, bringing along a hereditary pocket dimension. She plans to make a little money by taking advantage of the college entrance exams and the wave of reform, then settle down to a peaceful life. But it turns out she is the long-lost dau 259Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The first book does feature a female protagonist raising children, but they are all her own—children born to men she chose herself. The second book is still being updated; I wonder if it will include children.

28. 328 穿 A 1970s Wedding, Then Love 穿到七零，先婚后爱真香了 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted A period-life experience package somehow sent An Hao to the legendary 1970s, where she became a pitiful girl relying on a favor to seek shelter with her future in-laws. To save herself, An Hao signed an agreement with a man: they would divorce in two years, and then she could spread her wings and fly. Lin Feng was the military district’s most popular young officer. After one trip home, he became a married man. Supposedly, it was an arranged childhood betrothal. But was the little potato in front 73Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 329 生 Born in the 1980s, I Traded Eggs with Educated Youths for Grain Coupons 生在八零，我拿鸡蛋和知青换粮票 The Moon and the Stars月与列星Modern Romance287k WordsOngoing One day, her little friend started acting strangely. He began bringing food, drink, and clothes to warm the heart of a boy everyone else looked down on in the cowshed. Then one day, her older female cousin started acting strangely too. She began taking on the world, the people around her, and the whole family. Ji Ranran did the math on her fingers and realized the Tree-Planter was right: If you don’t erupt in silence, you perish in silence. 34Reads8.1Score—14d adds
30. 330 古 A Mom from Ancient Times, a Dad from the Stars, and Her from the Sixties 古代的妈星际的爸，还有六零的她 There Is a Big White Dog有一只大白狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On the day her father married her stepmother, Xu Zhao was unconscious with a high fever that had lasted several days when a novel suddenly appeared in her mind. Her father was about to be reported. Though he avoided arrest and public denunciation, life with her stepmother became a complete mess. Not only was Xu Zhao ignored by her father and abused by her stepmother, she was also dragged down by her despondent father and died at the age of ten! After waking up again, Xu Zhao successfully evolved 3.6kReads8.7Score46514d adds
31. 331 搬 She Clears Out Her Entire Family’s Home, and the True Heiress Finds Her Powerful Birth Parents 搬空全家，真千金找到大佬亲爹妈 Yi Hanlin一寒林Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted The moment Qu Qingyao opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s. Not only is she a fake heiress who stole someone else's place, she's also about to become the mother of eighteen children. Qu Qingyao is completely stunned. What kind of nightmare start is this? Her parents are desperate for a son, but in this life they're fated to have none? Easy. Qu Qingyao turns around and reports them, sending them straight into their next life. A connected insider at a job interview can't keep his eyes to 2.6kReads9.0Score34314d adds

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    The female protagonist of this book is incredibly decisive. She transmigrates into the body of a fake heiress who was discovered to have been switched at birth and sent back to her biological parents' home (these aren't actually her biological parents; she was switched twice). This family is utterly inhumane; they ignore her fever and even try to sell her to a butcher older than her father, who has eighteen children. The protagonist, upon transmigrating, immediately takes action. She starts by fighting herself, then makes them fight each other, deliberately letting the neighbors see and think they've gone mad. She takes them to the hospital, then, under the pretense of being broke, ransacks their house, stealing all their money. She even uses the hospital's serious injury certificate to sell her job. Finally, she reports them to the police. Arranging marriages against the women's will, coupled with child trafficking resulting in imprisonment, led to the parents being punished severely. The grandmother, after 40 years of labor reform on a farm, was also targeted when she sought work. Upon discovering malicious individuals, she immediately beat and tied them up, preventing them from retaking the job interview. Later, she encountered the male protagonist and the nurse who testified about the child swap, realizing her origins might be questionable. She found her real biological parents, learned the truth of what happened, and discovered that the person who tried to harm her was her biological mother's sister. The plot unfolds smoothly; the female protagonist doesn't even meet the people involved before the situation is resolved. Her biological mother and maternal grandparents are all extremely reasonable people.

32. 332 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.3kReads9.0Score3.5k14d adds

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    [Admiration][Admiration] Jiang Wan transmigrated into the body of the male protagonist's tragic first wife in a period novel. Thinking of her future family—a constantly troublesome mother-in-law, a husband who loves another, a spoiled son, and her naive widowed adopted sister who is pregnant with another man's child—all of them constantly suppressing her and forcing her to divorce, the female protagonist decisively abandons her child and chooses to go find her elder brother and join him in the army…

33. 333 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.9kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

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    These are some of the most memorable period novels I've read. The first one is a farming-themed period novel, depicting the female protagonist's life herding livestock on the Tianshan grasslands. The author portrays the lives of the herders in a very interesting way, and the various animals are described with great spirit. It's a great farming novel. The second one is a military-themed period novel, with the female protagonist being a military doctor and the male protagonist being a top soldier. The author really wrote this one exceptionally well. There are no toxic elements or female rivalries; it portrays the dedication of people in that era who were not afraid of hardship, fatigue, or death in building their country. It really brought tears to my eyes. Their generation caught up with the construction of others' centuries in just a few decades; they sacrificed so much. I highly recommend this novel. The third one is a fast-paced, action-packed period novel. The female protagonist has high emotional intelligence and IQ, and she has excellent execution skills. While others fight tooth and nail for a job, she uses her brains to achieve several... The fourth book, featuring ten factory workers on temporary assignments, is a must-read for those looking for a fast-paced, action-packed read. It's a period drama with a super-rich protagonist and a unique female lead who transmigrates into the body of an overseas Chinese investor. Her main focus is investing, truly transcending the typical roles of educated youth, factory workers, and military wives, making it a rather unique period drama. The fifth book features both the male and female leads working within the government system. It's rare for female leads in period dramas to work in the system; most are businesswomen. However, this book explains why she succeeded. The female lead is incredibly decisive and ruthless. While villains in other period dramas might linger for dozens or even hundreds of chapters, in this book, they are eliminated by the female lead in just two or three chapters, leaving no trace. The male lead is also a rare, gentle type. It's definitely worth reading. These are some of the more unique period dramas I've read; give them a try if you're interested.

34. 334 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: A Guide to Saving Cannon Fodder 快穿年代：炮灰拯救指南 Bulu Caicaizi布鲁菜菜子Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Period Drama] + [System] + [Missions] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Power Fantasy] + [Quick Transmigration] + [No Fixed Couple] (More slice-of-life than action. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Note: The female lead hates hardship, has a golden finger, and is invincible. As an intern in the Quick Transmigration Department, Zhu Ping'an is sent by her supervisor to period worlds to fulfill the wishes of those who made requests. Every client is the kind of favored daughter of heaven whom the pro 18kReads7.7Score2.2k14d adds
35. 335 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Villainess Is a Little Unhinged 穿进年代文：反派女配有点颠 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Just because she made one snarky remark about people who were lovesick, Su Yitong transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young woman sent to work in the countryside in a remote, impoverished village. Still dazed, she takes a hostage and gets mistaken for an enemy spy, then locked in a woodshed. Only then does she realize she's transmigrated into a book as a melodramatic, ruthless villainess who meets a gruesome end! Follow the System's plot? Not a chance! This villainess loves doing the opposite 9kReads8.4Score58214d adds

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    This is definitely a good read. It's a new book, unlike traditional period novels where the protagonist endures hardship. The male lead initially suspects the female lead is a spy, knocks her unconscious, and locks her in the woodshed, but later shamelessly pursues her. [Awkward laugh]

36. 336 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    "Shen Rushuang, did you hear me?" A shrill, hoarse-voiced man roared angrily. The beautiful woman on the sofa didn't even turn to look at him, her attention completely focused on her slender, fair hands. After a while, just as the man was about to pounce and transform into Aunt Xue, the girl's clear, cold voice rang out. "Are you done?" "Shen Rushuang, what kind of attitude is that? Even the worst-performing department has to have someone do the work. You can only blame your bad luck..." Shen Rushuang got up and left, completely ignoring the man's nagging. Shen Rushuang was a member of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, diligently accumulating points for time travel, completely indifferent to everything else. The man, with his two-faced abilities, had risen to a leadership position, secretly sabotaging Shen Rushuang, who never gave him any face. After she completed the previous mission, he directly relegated her to the cannon fodder group of the era, also the worst-performing group, to teach Shen Rushuang the consequences of offending him. Unfortunately, Shen Rushuang didn't care at all. "Host, he did it on purpose." "Mm."

37. 337 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: Punch the Love-Brained, Kick the Phoenix Man 穿书六零：拳打恋爱脑脚踢凤凰男 Jiang Guilan江归澜Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + doting husband + face-slapping] It was hard enough to transmigrate into a book set in the 1960s, but then she also had to deal with a love-struck mother, a stepfather who was a gold-digging pretty boy, and a biological father who only sent money and never asked questions. Worst of all, she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting character. She was just an NPC who donated blood to the supporting character, the kind who showed up and 81kReads8.3Score9.6k14d adds
38. 338 资 The Capitalist Heiress Tears Into Her Scumbag Father, Grabs the Family Fortune, and Runs 资本家小姐手撕渣爹，卷家产跑路 Cang Feng Zhao Shan苍风照山Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Also known as: After Running Off with the Money, I Win by Taking It Easy in Five Books [Period setting + Feel-good power fantasy + Light ensemble cast + Courtyard compound + Family drama + Family favorite + Watching the drama unfold + Military marriage + Taking down scumbags + Transmigrate into a book and reborn + No rural relocation] [Taking down scumbags early on, enjoying the gossip later] Two capitalist sisters join forces to send their scumbag dad to the firing squad! They empty the secr 429Reads8.0Score4214d adds

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    [Looking for a rural-themed period drama without the suffocation?] A capitalist's daughter, seemingly delicate but actually incredibly strong, tears apart her scumbag father and runs away with a huge sum of money! Her wicked mother-in-law instantly becomes her guardian angel, and the residents of the compound, observing the drama, have impeccable morals! A thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying read! 👉

39. 339 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.8kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds

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    Twilight illuminates the land, stars enter my embrace.

40. 340 恶 The Wicked Woman of the 1970s and Her Unhinged Antics 恶女七零，发疯文学 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted In 1970, in Daba Village, the second daughter of the Feng family went to the hills behind the village to gather pig fodder, but tumbled down the mountainside and injured her brain. Then again, she had always been a simpleton, so no one cared whether the fall had made her any worse. The second child has always been the one most likely to be overlooked in a family, and the Fengs were no exception. The eldest, Feng Chun, was the family’s first daughter, ambitious and fiercely competitive. The third 6.5kReads9.2Score65514d adds

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

41. 341 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Delicate Educated Youth Clings to the Villain 穿书七零：娇娇知青抱紧反派大腿 Cute Fruit萌果果Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Delicate Educated Youth + Sweet Romance] The moment Wen Nuan opened her eyes, she had become a rich beauty in the 1970s! Fair skin, a beautiful face, long legs, and even a pocket dimension with a spirit spring for growing crops! But why was she the cannon-fodder female supporting character in a novel?! Determined to change her fate, she decided to stay away from the male lead and the scheming woman. But her biological father was plotting against her, her step 10kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
42. 342 四 I Married a Senior Officer at Forty, and Got a Fresh Start in Life 四十岁嫁首长，我的人生重开了 Dou Jin斗矜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Second marriage to a soldier + nostalgic retro era + comeback power fantasy] [Beautiful, clear-headed snack-shop owner vs. stern, steady senior military officer] In middle age, Ye Wentang discovered that her adopted son was actually the child her husband had had with her friend. Her husband had even hidden the truth from her and spent all their savings buying his friend a three-bedroom apartment. Ye Wentang finally saw the light. She kicked out her scumbag husband, gave up the adopted son, and 18.9kReads8.6Score2.7k14d adds

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    Middle-aged woman betrayed, adopted son not her biological child, savings emptied? Ye Wentang decisively kicks the scumbag and launches a comeback! She loses weight to become the most beautiful woman in the county, opens a national chain of snack shops, and gets a house demolished for compensation… On her path to the pinnacle of life, she remarries the aloof and cold-blooded high-ranking officer Shi Jun'an, and even gets pregnant with triplets! When the officer calls home, the three little ones utter a surprising statement: "Dad, don't call unless it's important!" Dad replies, "Missing her is the most important thing~" A middle-aged comeback + sweet military marriage + adorable triplets—a satisfying and addictive story. Watch as she lives the life of a winner! [Smirk]

43. 343 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
44. 344 重 Reborn on Her Wedding Night, the Commander’s Young Wife Runs Off with Her Child 重生新婚夜，首长小媳妇带崽跑了 Third-Place Three Cats探花三喵Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Military Marriage + Rekindled Romance + Husband's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Jiang Yu was reborn. In her previous life, a childhood betrothal arranged by their parents had lifted the village girl Jiang Yu into a whole new world. She married the grandson of a powerful official in the capital. Although her husband was usually stern and distant toward her, Jiang Yu believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity, and that she could eventually warm his heart. But after seven years 2.8kReads8.4Score24414d adds
45. 345 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 3.5kReads8.7Score28014d adds
46. 346 重 Back to the Seventies, This Wronged Stepmom Is Done 重回七零，冤种后妈不干了 Qian Baozhu钱宝珠Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Xi was a complete sucker! Her scumbag father sold her for a high price to the Tian family, where she had to care for a widower with four children who was eighteen years older than her. Her husband drugged her, leaving her permanently infertile. She slaved away for the Tian family, and the younger sister she loved most became a stepping stone in her husband’s career. In the end, she died a miserable death. After being reborn, the first thing Lin Xi did was get a divorce! 1.1kReads8.4Score17814d adds

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    Before her rebirth, the female protagonist was a stepmother who fattened up her family, and they still felt they hadn't squeezed her dry enough! [Angry] After her rebirth, she immediately divorced, refused to be a stepmother, and exposed her ex-husband's hypocrisy! She also made her scumbag father who sold her out famous! [Thinking][Thinking]

47. 347 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: I Won Over the Sickly Villain and Had His Babies 快穿年代：拿下病娇反派生崽崽啦 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Period Drama] [Rugged Hero] [Childbearing] [Sweet Romance] [Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] Lin Shushui had only read a story about cute little kids and found the children in it adorable. So she said, "Everyone's encouraging people to have kids, so I'll have this one." And then she got bound to a Childbearing System. System: Sweetie, it's more reassuring to have the children yourself. Their fathers will absolutely be the strongest, most virile, most handsome men around. They're all big shots from 9.2kReads8.8Score88414d adds
48. 348 军 The Army Wife Rules the Family Compound: The Mind-Reading Commander-in-Chief Dotes on Her Like Crazy 军婚称霸家属院，读心首长玩命宠 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + joining the army + pocket dimension + taking down scumbags + making a fortune + marriage before love + raising kids] After being set up, Lu Jiangyue transmigrates into an eighties novel. The heroine is her family's adopted daughter and the daughter of her father's comrade-in-arms. Her father constantly takes the heroine's side, driving Lu Jiangyue's mother to her death. But the scheming heroine thinks that's not enough and plans to ruin Lu Jiangyue's reputation and marry her off 1.8kReads9.1Score24414d adds
49. 349 满 The Max-Level Expert Joins the Army, and Her Stern Officer Husband Is Completely Whipped 满级大佬随军，高冷军官是妻管严 Spicy Star Salad辣拌星星Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted [Spirit spring pocket dimension + supernatural abilities + follows the army + real and fake heiresses + contrasting personalities] [Gorgeous, gutsy heiress and capitalist vs. taciturn, secretly devoted officer who’s completely henpecked] Tang Su, a powerful esper from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s while fighting the Zombie King. She becomes the Tang family’s only heiress and inherits its position as head of the family. To break away from the Tang family, Tang Su forges 17.7kReads8.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    This place is great. The female lead is powerful, she has a special space, cute pets, strong combat abilities, isn't a saint, and has adorable babies.

50. 350 七 In the Seventies, the Cold Military Officer Is Wrapped Around the Finger of a Fiery Beauty 七零，冰冷军官被火辣美人拿捏了 Little Orange Strives小橙子要努力Modern Romance621k WordsCompleted Era + military marriage + face-slapping + golden finger + sweet romance + mutual devotion Jiang Wanning unexpectedly transmigrates into a book, becoming the female lead’s foil: a pitiful girl whose parents are both dead, whose inheritance and golden finger were stolen by the female lead’s family, and whose ending is tragic. Jiang Wanning is furious! She turns around and signs the female lead up to be sent down to the countryside, reclaims the golden finger space that always belonged to the suppo 419Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    A female protagonist who is not a saint and doesn't raise other people's children.

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