The Female Lead Transmigrates into a Republic-Era Story 女主穿成民国文中

1. 1 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.5kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

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   Book list is here! [Sending hearts] ① The female lead transmigrates to the Republic of China era and is saved by a pancake at the beginning. She joins the Communist Party and becomes an undercover agent. The female lead and the male lead have three identities and fight wits and courage in the Republic of China. 🌸 ② The female lead is a professional tomb raider who transmigrates to the Republic of China era. The male lead is a warlord who forcibly marries her. Super doting! ✨ ③ The female lead is super beautiful. The male lead is a warlord's son who is resourceful. The male lead forcibly marries her. The female lead is intelligent. Super doting! Read them all, they are all super good! 🌸

2. 2 在 Running Wild in Republican-Era China, Spoiled by a Warlord Marshal 在民国撒野，军阀大帅蓄意娇宠 Boisterous Beauty嚣嚣美人Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted Completed! [Transmigration, love at first sight, a love from a previous life, forced possession] Synopsis One: Marshal Xiao, a ruthless and bloodthirsty man in the turbulent days of the Republic of China, never imagined that a woman with two faces would lead him so completely astray. From then on, there was no turning back. The rules of Miss Shen's household include the following: 1. You are not allowed to stay out all night. 2. You are not allowed to flirt with other women… Adjutant Chu offers 3.6kReads9.1Score28814d adds
3. 3 军 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠：大帅，你过来！ Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, The Marshal, Come Here, is now streaming] In the years of the Republic, war and chaos swept the land, and each warlord ruled his own territory. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and offered to the new ruler of the three northwestern provinces. They said Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, and that he had caused the deaths of three wives. He was a man cursed by fate. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower 9kReads9.4Score94714d adds
4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration Era: I'm Just a Laid-Back Player 快穿年代：我只是个生活流玩家 Fusang Tree扶桑树Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Alternate-history eras + quick transmigration + slice-of-life System + no fixed couple for now Before being reborn, Hanzhi hears a humble yet stubborn plea: “Please bind with me. I can give you a second life, too!” After drifting for a long time, the slice-of-life System 444, saddled with an ominous code name, thinks it has finally found the perfect Host: Hanzhi, an extraordinarily unlucky person who died young after a careless underworld official mistakenly snatched her soul, then kept her in t 3kReads8.7Score22314d adds

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   In this first world, the female protagonist is an exceptionally skilled physician. Initially, she defends the city alongside the male protagonist, and later fights against the Japanese alongside our army. She is also an outstanding medicine maker.

5. 5 穿 Transmigrated to the Republican Era: A Young Lady and an Unsung Hero 穿越民国：是大小姐也是无名英雄 Hey, Little Chestnut阿栗子哎Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [This is an alternate setting, an alternate setting, an alternate setting. Important things must be said three times. No System, no golden finger, and this is not a pure wish-fulfillment novel. There is a couple.] Feng Jing, whose brain had been chewed on by zombies, never expected to wake up in 1934 as a pampered young lady who had returned from studying abroad. Her brother was missing, her parents were dead, and her two uncles wanted to seize the family estate. Feng Jing had no choice but to c 146Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist travels back to the Republic of China era to protect her home and country.

6. 6 千 A Boat Sailing a Thousand Miles, a Lifetime of Peace 千里行舟，一世怀安 Juxingli聚星里Ancient Romance126k WordsOngoing [#Transmigration #Late Qing and early Republican era #Daughter of a minor official #Making money #Light comedy #Saving the country through industry #Family life #Slow burn] Lu Xingzhou vs. Ye Huaian In her previous life, Ye Huaian earned a monthly salary of at least 12,000 yuan. After transmigrating to 1900, she becomes the daughter of a wealthy Shanghai family. In reality, she’s so broke it’s almost laughable. She has to report to her family before spending even a single copper coin. Her father 412Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is a modern person who time-travels and loves making money! The male lead is from the late Qing Dynasty or early Republic of China era. His father was a general in the Imperial Guard. At 13, he passed the imperial examination and was sent abroad by the Qing government. After returning to China, he worked in education! His only flaw is that he likes to write doggerel, but his writing skills are really not good! Hahaha

7. 7 黑 Black Lucky Carp System: I Plunder Fortune in the Republic of China 黑锦鲤系统：我在民国掠夺气运 Zhuxin Hai竹心海Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Republic of China + black koi golden finger + resistance-era espionage + multiple identities + spy games within spy games + marriage of convenience] Shen Shuman transmigrates as a Zhongtong agent embedded in the 76th, but she’s already been caught and abandoned by her own side. Her handler has fled with the intelligence, leaving behind a trail of ambiguous clues that quietly point to her. She has barely transmigrated when she finds herself in the interrogation room, facing 15.5kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds

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   Both books focus on career development. The first one has a more overpowered protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a Kuomintang agent infiltrating the 76th Division. She starts in an interrogation room and is forced to bind herself to a black koi fish, absorbing the luck of ordinary people. The second book features a female protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a refugee, and is a character who grows and matures over time, becoming increasingly calm and composed.

8. 8 偏 The Possessive Big Shot Is Jealous Again 偏执大佬又醋了 Baibai Buyu百百不于Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Shen Enxi turned away from her tall, handsome, powerful husband and ended up dead without a whole body. After she was reborn, Shen Enxi finally understood that the man she had feared all her life was the one who would rather give up his own life than let her come to harm in this turbulent world. In this life, she still goes weak in the knees whenever she sees her husband... Everyone thinks she's a pushover, but she can turn around and poison you until your legs buckle as y 1.7kReads9.0Score19214d adds

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   They're all super good-looking, and the male lead's love-struck mind is the best cosmetic surgery!

9. 9 小 After the Little Princess Ran Away, the Young Marshal Forced His Love on Her 小祖宗逃跑后，被少帅强制宠爱 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted Complete, with bonus chapters. The short drama is now available. [Republican-era romance, unruly young marshal x gentle, pliant girl who pretends to be sweet, one-on-one, mutual firsts] … When Xu Jinye first arrived at the governor's residence, Wei Liangchen threw her out twice. Everyone said, “Those two don’t get along.” Jinye knew, too, that they had ended up together by a twist of fate. He had someone he liked, and sooner or later they would part ways. She tried to keep a clear head, waiting 14.7kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
10. 10 少 Young Marshal, Hands Off Your Friend’s Wife 少帅大人，朋友妻不可欺 Qi Yu柒魚Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Never show off your lover in front of your friends, or they might set their sights on them. Su Jinhe was engaged to Song Jingmo, but Fu Jingzhou, Song Jingmo's close friend, took a liking to her. He pressed closer, carefully plotting to make her fall for him... Song Jingmo and Su Jinhe had been childhood sweethearts with an arranged engagement. He was always talking about Jinhe in front of Fu Jingzhou, and hearing her name so often stirred feelings in Fu Jingzhou. Fu Jingzhou saw a portrait Su 2.2kReads8.4Score22214d adds
11. 11 我 I See the Spring Breeze 我见春风 Yang Sui杨碎Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted The elders of the Shen family arranged a fiancée for Shen Heli. They said Miss Song had studied abroad, and that she was a woman of unmatched beauty and talent. But Shen Heli only found it troublesome. If she'd studied abroad, why would she agree to an arranged marriage? After he finally met her, he had only one thought: He really was lucky after all. 264Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    The first two books are not time-travel novels, but the last three are. I think they are all very good, and you can give them a try.

12. 12 谍 Espionage: Code Name Luoyang 谍战：代号洛阳 Nicholas Wang Ergou尼古拉斯王二狗Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Complete “When war begins, there will be no distinction between north and south, young and old. Every son and daughter of China bears the responsibility of defending our land...” Shen He, one of Director Chen's prized students in the Central Bureau of Investigation's CC Clique, resolutely returned to China as Shanghai fell during the Battle of Shanghai. She was tasked with infiltrating the 76th Secret Service Headquarters. She was a blade in the night, lying in wait to steal intelligence, assa 966Reads8.1Score12914d adds
13. 13 刚 I Just Transmigrated and Caught a Handsome Man Killing Someone. What Do I Do? 刚穿越就撞见男神杀人怎么破？ One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted Transmigration itself isn’t scary, and neither is transmigrating into the turbulent Republican era. What is scary is that on her very first day there, Song Chuzhi runs into the white-clad dream doctor she’s just decided is her perfect man. The refined, gentle doctor has a corpse lying beside him. When a local bully comes calling, she and this dangerous man become husband and wife. On their wedding night, beneath the glow of the red candles, each of them hides a loaded gun under their pillow. She 3.9kReads8.7Score41614d adds
14. 14 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Started Farming and Studying in a Warlord's Household 穿书后，我在军阀后院种田学习 Immortal White Crane白鹤仙Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted Jiang Jiangjiang was an utterly ordinary countryside lifestyle video blogger. After graduating from college, she returned to her home in a remote mountain village, where she raised cats, grew vegetables, cooked, and filmed videos to earn a little money. Apart from that, she liked reading novels. Who could have guessed that she'd wake up inside the melodramatic novel A Rose in Troubled Times, a tale as sappy as Love Deeply? She'd even become Jiang Xiyue, a cannon-fodder character who wasn't impor 3.4kReads8.7Score23514d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back to the Republican era, studies diligently, and even goes abroad to study. The early plot is similar to "Romance in the Rain," and it's really good.

15. 15 穿 Transmigrating as a Republican-Era Supporting Actress: I Forge a Legendary Life 穿成民国女配：我开启传奇人生 Longing to Lose Weight Together想瘦同心Modern Romance662k WordsCompleted Huang Wanzhen, a woman from the 21st century, is in a car accident and transmigrates into the novel The Beautiful Women of the Republic of China as a supporting female character. The original character is a woman with bound feet. Thanks to a marriage contract arranged by her grandfather, she marries Zheng Yusang, who despises her. After returning from studying abroad, he marries Lin Qingrou, a modern woman, leaving the original character with a tragic fate. Just after transmigrating, Huang Wanzh 3.7kReads8.6Score32714d adds
16. 16 我 Renewing My Life in Republican-Era China 我在民国续费人生 She Came from the Snow她从雪中来Ancient Romance844k WordsCompleted [Republican Era Slice of Life] [Golden Finger Sign-In] [Space] [Lighthearted Comedy] This is a slice-of-life story set in the Republican Era, focused on cozy, easygoing days and building wealth. It is not an overpowered wish-fulfillment story, and there is no otome romance route. The romance only appears much later, with the focus on the female lead's growth. Bad news: Ji Shaowei transmigrated, and landed in the Republican Era! Good news: she transmigrated into a Republican Era game she had spe 14.7kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds

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    I'm transported into a game I've played before, with a cheat-like system that allows me to sign in daily, and the romance only develops late in the game. It has a warm and lighthearted style.

17. 17 勇 Taking on Hong Kong: Mom Says I Won’t Be Anyone’s Stepping Stone 勇闯香江，我妈说不做垫脚石 Wang Weiwei王维维Modern Romance389k WordsOngoing (Period setting + golden finger + stockpiling + explosive growth in the later stages) She transmigrated. She’d landed in a melodramatic male-oriented novel! According to the story, the male lead, Lu Shixun, fled to Hong Kong with his parents as a child because of the turbulent times. They brought $100,000, a hundred gold bars, and seven or eight pieces of jewelry. As the eldest son, he was groomed by his family. When he grew up, he opened factories and companies, entered politics, and became a r 2.1kReads7.8Score10814d adds

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    [Thumbs up][Send a heart][Laugh] The female protagonist transmigrates into a book during the late Republican era, featuring a historical setting, real estate hoarding, and a spatial ability as her cheat code. 🍊🍎🍋 The female protagonist is her mother's only daughter and lives with her. Her father divorces and remarries. She secretly uses her spatial ability to steal her father's savings, who is about to leave for Hong Kong. Due to the times, the female protagonist and her mother move to Hong Kong and buy a house. Life in a foreign land begins, and the everyday family matters and the hardships of the era are portrayed realistically. The writing is vivid and rich. The mother is a well-bred lady with excellent interpersonal skills.

18. 18 穿 Transmigrating into a Spy War: My Codename Is God of Wealth 穿越谍战，我的代号是财神 A Thousand Stars Like Fire千星如火Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Espionage + Political Intrigue + Undercover Agent + Supply Trading + The Ultimate Power Fantasy = A Must-Read] Chen Yang, a disposable agent from the Fuxing Society's military training brigade, is ordered to infiltrate Shanghai and gather intelligence. By chance, he gets into a collaborationist Japanese agency and is put in charge of transportation. To better conceal his identity, Chen Yang puts the art of trading money and sex, perfected in a later era, to good use. He conspires with logist 2.3kReads9.3Score28114d adds

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    These are all novels set in the Republican era, focusing on espionage. The second one, in particular, features a female protagonist with no romantic pairing, a system, and a satisfying, fast-paced plot. The female lead is a triple agent, spending most of her time in Shanghai. She possesses significant advantages, including the ability to gain merit by killing people with high crime values, which she can then exchange for maps. However, she is very cautious and doesn't let her guard down even after gaining immense power; she is extremely careful in every action. The plot is fast-paced and immersive, making for a very gripping read.

19. 19 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
20. 20 抗 In the War of Resistance, I Use Scanning Eyes to Empty the Japanese Army’s Warehouses 抗战我靠扫描眼搬空鬼子仓库 Autumn Wind and Little Cabbage秋风小白菜Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Resistance against Japan + System + Reborn + No romance. A crossover between The Disguiser and Yan Shuangying, an exhilarating anti-Japanese story. Welcome, everyone, and enjoy the ride! Lu Yiping is reborn and gains a sign-in System, along with all kinds of overpowered golden fingers: scanning vision, unlimited storage space, all-around combat skills, and even weapons from the future, like a Barrett and night-vision goggles. Isn’t it satisfying to fight the Japanese invaders? Men? Get lost! Yan 3.4kReads7.8Score28014d adds
21. 21 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4k14d adds
22. 22 独 The Young Marshal’s Cherished Darling, Spoiled and Teased 独宠掌中娇，少帅轻点撩 Light Peach Blossoms轻薄桃花Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted The first thing Shen Junjun did after transmigrating was eat ten roast ducks. Raised in the countryside, her mother dead, nearly assassinated, and then jilted: the original owner sure had bad luck, Shen Junjun thought as she ate. She used to be a mukbang streamer with a huge appetite. When she transmigrated, the heroine’s mother had just died, and she was being bullied. Shen Junjun clung to the trousers of her savior, managing to keep her newly acquired life. How was a young woman like her suppo 1.9kReads9.4Score24414d adds

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    It's so good! (♥∀♥) The theme is novel, the language is bold, and the characters are humorous and funny. It's just too short; I didn't get enough!

23. 23 风 As the Wind Rose, the Bridal Sedan Arrived in Republican-Era China 风起花轿落民国 Ding Ao酊奥Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing The soul of a noble young lady from an ancient marquisate transmigrates into the body of a concubine-born daughter in Republican-era China. Drawing on the calculating wisdom and poise honed by a thousand-year-old clan, she finds a way through the financial warfare and spycraft of Shanghai’s glittering foreign concessions, forging a new path to rebirth. The collision of classical elegance and modern civilization makes for a story unlike any other. On the surface, it is a marriage of convenience b 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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24. 24 穿 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China: The Marshal Wants Me to Stop, but I'm Building a Career 穿越民国之大帅求放过我要搞事业 Mu Yizi Jun木易子君Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional Republican-era setting + no System + no pocket dimension + no golden finger + career-focused + ensemble cast] One-line blurb: A family's story of resisting the Japanese invasion and saving their country. Full blurb: After a car accident, modern girl Lin Yi transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes the youngest daughter of the second son of the Xiang family, a major Shanghai industrialist. Her uncle and father have seven children between them. The six ahead of he 3kReads9.1Score28114d adds

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    🍀Female protagonist transmigrates to the Republican era🍀 ① Lin Yi transmigrates to Xiang Wanchun, to the Republican era, and diligently studies medicine, determined to become a good doctor even if she can't be a prime minister [laughs] ② Shen Wenjiao transmigrates to Datong in the Republican era, living in a large mansion bound by feudal ideology [laughs] Her mother is a woman with feudalistic ideas who only thinks about retirement, and her father is a politician who went abroad to study and married a female student, and is obsessed with scheming ③ A practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine transmigrates to the Republican era

25. 25 民 Shaking as I Work as an Assassin in the Republic of China 民国之抖着手当杀手 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance882k WordsCompleted Shen Wenjiao was just an ordinary girl who had grown up doted on by her parents. A sudden accident separated her from them and sent her to the Republic of China era. An old-fashioned household, conservative and ignorant grandparents, and a mother caught up in feudal thinking. Faced with a nation torn apart, even she, who had always lived in peacetime, picked up a gun with trembling hands and tears in her eyes. She would become one of those who shouldered the burden and pressed on~ An ordinary, t 1.2kReads8.0Score11714d adds
26. 26 穿 After Reincarnating as a Warlord's Vicious Daughter, She Turns Her Reputation Around in No Time 穿成恶毒军阀千金后，她嘎嘎洗白 An YichengZero安意橙ZeroModern Romance592k WordsOngoing [Spy thriller + no romance + superhuman intellect + blend of Chinese and Western medicine] [The book was just rated, and its score will gradually rise. Feel free to dive in!] Jiang Yuan, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, fell asleep one night while watching a drama. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the spy drama The Lamplighter. To her horror, the character she'd transmigrated into was Jiang Shiyuan, the vicious warlord's daughter she'd been furi 45Reads6.6Score—14d adds
27. 27 重 Reborn in the Age of War 重生战争年代 Black Coffee with Bread黑咖配面包Urban438k WordsCompleted (Rebirth, space, strength-based ability, playing the fool to catch the tiger, historical era, parallel world) In the apocalypse, Lan Xinyue survived thanks to her strength and spatial abilities, only to be betrayed by her closest friend while fighting a high-level zombie. “Xiao Yan, why?” Lan Xinyue couldn’t believe it. Reborn in the 1940s, she joins the revolution, helps the country fight the Japanese and capture enemy spies, and works undercover. The male lead is a soldier who protects his cou 6kReads9.1Score43814d adds
28. 28 谍 Espionage: Red Agent, Codename Phoenix 谍战：红色特工之代号不死鸟 The Phoenix Flies, the Phoenix Follows凤飞凰随Urban4.4M WordsOngoing “Chu Yazi! You have to become a top agent, just like your master.” “Master! You can escape with ease even after being arrested. I can’t do that.” “Get lost! I arranged such a good identity for you, and gave you the top code name ‘Phoenix.’ How can you still say you can’t do it? Oh, right! Mr. Wu has something to tell you, too.” Mr. Wu said earnestly: “Chu Yazi! The ‘Phoenix’ is reborn from the flames. You must infiltrate the very heart of the enemy at any cost. Do not return until the revolution 22kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
29. 29 岳 Young Marshal Yue's Beloved Miss 岳少帅的卿卿小姐 Three Spring Peaches三春桃Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (The animated series is now available) A love story between a military governor's son and a general's daughter~ He dotes on his wife without restraint in this sweet romance. In the turbulent Republican era, when warlords battled for power, Qin Qing only wanted a peaceful life: to protect her family and hold on to the family fortune. Young Marshal Yue lived for pleasure. He was a notorious playboy who treated women like clothes, always seeking someone new and never returning to an old flame. At t 12.4kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    🌸🌸🌸This book is super good!

30. 30 穿 Transmigrated into the Young Marshal's Wife 穿成少帅夫人 Twelve One One One十二幺幺幺Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Mu Wanni transmigrates to the Republican era, sometimes playing the pig to eat the tiger and sometimes showing off her sharp tongue. She falls in love with the young marshal Meng Yichuan, and together they venture across the land. Cold on the outside but warm within, Meng Yichuan had only one impression of the real Mu Wanni before the transmigration: she was timid and meek, and he could barely be bothered to look at her. But the Mu Wanni who transmigrated into her body makes him feel that she is 936Reads8.9Score11414d adds

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    The female lead is a young lady who, due to her family's decline, lives with her sister in the male lead's house. The male lead is a young marshal with high prestige. She gradually develops feelings for him during their time together, leading to an ambiguous and entangled relationship. The plot is fast-paced, and the protagonist is clear-headed and independent.

31. 31 民 A Proper Young Lady in the Republic of China 民国闺秀 Fluffy Little Taotie毛茸茸的小饕餮Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Shen Qingci thought she could spend her life in peace at her old family home in Suzhou, admiring flowers in spring, listening to the rain on autumn nights, and living out her days on the family estate. But in a time of turmoil, peace like that was impossible. At seventeen, she ended up in Shanghai, where the Qin family took her in. Mr. and Mrs. Qin treated her like their own daughter, and Qin Du, the infamous troublemaker of Shanghai, found himself falling for her. He promised to marry her onc 9.8kReads8.8Score88514d adds

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    There's no time travel involved; the female lead is a well-bred, native-born lady from a prominent family, but it's a very good read, highly recommended.

32. 32 人 The Righteous Path of the World Is One of Vicissitudes: Adrift Across the Four Seas 人间正道是沧桑之四海飘零 Xiao Shandi晓珊迪Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Meng Jia wakes up one day in the body of a young student from a century ago, who opposed an arranged marriage and starved herself to death. To keep escaping marriage, she follows her cousin to Guangzhou to study. By chance, she meets Chu Cai, a secretary in the principal's office at the Whampoa Military Academy. He is a shadow operative behind the KMT's Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, a powerful division chief who pulls the strings. Cold, calculating, obsessive, and willing to do 22.3kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    A must-read book about the Republican era. It's quite realistic, without any wish-fulfillment elements. Prepare your tissues before reading. Those who are overly enthusiastic should avoid it. This book is about major battles on the main battlefield.

33. 33 情 Deep Love and Heavy Rain: I’ve Taken the Spy Chief 情深深雨蒙蒙之特务头子我收了 Xiao Shandi晓珊迪Female-Channel Fanfiction559k WordsCompleted The new book has just received its first rating, so the score will rise over time. This is a fanfiction crossover between the TV dramas The Right Way of the World and Romance in the Rain. It focuses on romance rather than politics, telling the sweet-and-sour love story of a secret service chief and a charming young lady. Yang Liren is the intelligence chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation's Shanghai office. Lu Mengping is the Lu family's youngest daughter, a spoiled, sharp-tongued girl wh 1.3kReads8.8Score10114d adds
34. 34 穿 Transmigrating into The Story of a Noble Family: A Maid's Life 穿越金粉世家之丫鬟生涯 Once Upon a Time, There Was Taozi从前有个陶子Female-Channel Fanfiction360k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate into a life of luxury and fine food. I transmigrated into a life on the run. Bai Xiaolian wanted to slap herself twice. She’d known something was wrong, but hadn’t been able to stop herself from taking the shortcut. And now look at her: totally screwed. Ever since transmigrating, she hadn’t had a single good day. Every day was spent fleeing and going hungry. At long last, she met a kind-hearted young lady, only to discover that she herself was Xiao Lian from The Story o 381Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a wealthy and noble family, strives for success, and later becomes a doctor on the battlefield.

35. 35 督 The Warlord’s Wife Knows Just How to Flirt 督军夫人好会撩 Miss Little Cafe小馆姐姐Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted Lin Wan, a top-tier star in the modern era, transmigrates into the Republican era as the spoiled, vulgar, gambling-addicted wife of Governor-General Huo Hengxu. From the start, the governor-general wants a divorce. The once-reckless, good-for-nothing wife transforms in spectacular fashion, becoming clever and perceptive and astonishing everyone. She wins the handsome man’s heart. After an accident sends her back to the modern era, she is torn between two worlds: her modern homeland on one side 623Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Sweet time-travel novel

36. 36 绝 The Exquisite Ninth Concubine 绝美九姨太 Daydreaming Little Lamb发呆小羊羔Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted [Republican era + a system + transmigration into a book + the male lead pursues his wife to win her back + a dangerously obsessive male lead forces his love on her + everyone’s favorite + multiple male leads + the heroine goes from clearheaded to falling apart] I’ve transmigrated into a book!! I’ve transmigrated into a book! Yu Wanqiao, a top celebrity, accidentally transmigrates into an unfinished novel called Madly in Love in a Chaotic World, bringing her golden finger with her. The System te 261Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Multiple male protagonists transmigration novels set in the Republican era

37. 37 我 Beauty and Hairdressing in Republican-Era China 我在民国美容美发 Ye Xuan Gusi叶玄古寺Modern Romance757k WordsOngoing Spy thriller [No romance + entrepreneurship + espionage + not a power fantasy + no arrogant, all-conquering hero or Mary Sue + kindhearted, not malicious + everyday street life + no romantic melodrama + slow-paced] [Author's note: Feel free to read two or three chapters before deciding whether to continue. Don't blindly follow the reviews when judging a book's worth; decide for yourself.] Zheng Xiaohe brings modern skills with her when she transmigrates into the granddaughter of a barber in Ji 2.8kReads9.0Score25914d adds

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    The female protagonist is a patriotic ordinary citizen in the Republican era, who infiltrates intelligence, works as a craftswoman, beauty and hairdresser, and is also present in high society.

38. 38 穿 Reborn as a Warlord's Fifth Concubine, I Conquered Republican-Era China with My Writing 穿成军阀五姨太，靠写文杀穿民国 Zhu Li, Who Loves Gauze爱更纱的朱理Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted When Shen Yanqing wakes up, she’s become the least remarkable of the governor’s five concubines in the Republic of China era. The original owner was timid and bullied, her family was destitute, and the governor’s residence was rife with hidden schemes. Everyone expected her to meet an untimely end. From the start, she’s bound to a cross-time love System and given permission to copy any text on the internet. With words flowing from her pen, she bursts onto the scene under the pen name Qing Yan! 116Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'd recommend this story. The female lead is witty and mischievous, but also capable of handling serious situations. The male lead appears to be a cold and domineering commander, but is actually a patriotic and progressive soldier. It's not just a story focused on the female lead; there's a plot. It's not boring.

39. 39 依 Yiping Goes on a Rampage! She Slaughters the Invaders and Makes a Fortune! 依萍杀疯了！噶完鬼子赚麻了！ Chi You, Who Loves Yinfang Impression爱吃印象回坊的蚩尤Female-Channel Fanfiction191k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + killing Japanese invaders + getting rich. After transmigrating into Lu Yiping, the tearful heroine of Love Story in Shanghai, she blocks off the road to the Lu family from the start. Go there and take a beating for those two hundred dollars? She’d rather kill a Japanese invader and make twice as much! Once the Anti-Japanese System arrives, she goes on a rampage, targeting only the wicked little invaders and raking in a fortune. Erhao picks a fight? She knocks him fla 107Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Transmigrating into a book, a system, fighting Japanese devils, reward: a lot of money [kissing emoji]

40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration Notes 快穿记事薄 Lightly Tipsy White Tea白茶微熏Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [No System]+ [Slow transmigration] After an accident, Xie Ning is swept into the torrent of countless worlds. In an age torn by war, she gives everything she has learned to her country. In a world controlled by conglomerates, she climbs to the top one step at a time. In a feudal dynasty, she opens a new path for women like herself. In worlds where the barriers are thin, she roams the gray areas between the living and the dead… The heroine has a consistent personality. No matt 6.3kReads9.1Score65914d adds

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    ① The female protagonist is a double agent. At the beginning, she gets caught up in the Communist Party's intelligence-gathering activities. Later, she's mistaken for someone's niece and becomes an informant for her aunt in the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau. She then joins the Special Service Bureau as a spy. When the Special Service Bureau is destroyed, she works for the Military Intelligence Bureau, relaying intelligence. ② The first world is the Republic of China era. The female protagonist has a cheat ability (space ability). Using what she learned in her previous two lives and what she's accumulated in this life, she initially infiltrates the Military Intelligence Bureau, plundering its wealth. Later, she moves to the rear to improve weaponry and equipment.

41. 41 在 Raising a Child Husband in the Republican Era: The Bound-Feet Sister-in-Law Is Not to Be Messed With 在民国养童养夫：小脚妻姐不好惹 A Happy Orange一颗快乐的橙子Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted When Fang Wenjin woke up, she had become a petite-footed young mistress with a little husband and no living parents-in-law. When her husband's uncles came to seize the family estate, she chased them out with a kitchen knife. From then on, word spread of her fearsome reputation. She even took in a band of outlaws, led them into business and made a fortune, then devoted herself to raising her little husband, sending him to school and teaching him right from wrong. After all her hardships, she fina 562Reads8.8Score10414d adds

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    Fang Wenjin wakes up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a young mistress with bound feet. Her in-laws have passed away, leaving behind a young husband. This is the story of the female protagonist raising her young husband and building a fortune.

42. 42 在 After Becoming a Rich Woman in the Republic of China, I Caught the Eye of a Rowdy Soldier 在民国卷成富婆后，被军痞盯上了 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted (Republican-era setting, military marriage, one-on-one, both pure) Fourth Young Master Huo Mingyuan is a flirtatious, carefree man. He dotes on cats and dogs, keeps crickets, frequents dance halls and brothels, gambles, sponsors celebrities and opera stars, and keeps mistresses. He's a typical playboy in the Northwest Army, all appetite and no ability. Even on his wedding day, his family had to drag him away from a crowd of women in an opera house and force him into wedding clothes to go through 473Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 43 军 The Queen of the Military Intelligence Bureau 军统女王 Moon with a Faint Smile月含残笑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Espionage + political intrigue + wits and strategy + ruthless decisiveness] The bloody odyssey of the Military Statistics Bureau’s queen! She is the knife in Boss Dai’s hand, and the nightmare that haunts his bedside! 1937: Shanghai, a deadly trap Lin Wei, codenamed “Ghost Fox,” arrives in Shanghai and forms the “Fox Thorn” assassination squad within three months. As her qipao swirls, collaborators’ heads roll and Japanese officers lie awake at night. But the wine Nanzo Yunko offers her is lace 12.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    Realistic style, strong female lead, no system, no time travel, intelligent protagonist, absolutely captivating! ٩(๑^O^๑)۶

44. 44 谍 A Lone Boat in the Espionage World 谍海孤舟 Moon with a Faint Smile月含残笑Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Espionage] + [Woman Disguised as a Man] + [Multiple Secret Identities] + [Two Powerful Leads] In 1937, Jinling fell. Sixteen-year-old Xu Qingru, born into a scholarly family, witnessed the Japanese invaders slaughter her entire family. Carrying a blood debt and a top-secret list, she abandoned her maiden name and stepped into the endless darkness, transforming into an elite agent known as "Petrel." Back in isolated Shanghai, she becomes a double agent who walks the knife's edge. On one side, sh 1.4kReads8.8Score14914d adds
45. 45 开 From the Start in 1938, My Pocket Dimension Can Keep Me Alive 开局1938，我的空间能续命 Ou Jiu偶就Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Medical student Fu Wen wakes up in 1938 Henan with a lifesaving pocket dimension! Floodwaters are on the way, and the land is strewn with corpses. With no hope of surviving on her own, she has no choice but to cling to the local “kingpin,” Li Baisheng, a young master who seems like a spoiled playboy but is actually ruthless and clever. In a world thrown into chaos, she provides the medicine and he does the heavy lifting. From finding each other unbearable to relying on each other for survival, t 13.7kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds

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    Give it a try, it's good.

46. 46 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 81.2kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back to the Republican era and encounters a rough-around-the-edges male protagonist. (Both protagonists are virgins and doting husbands.)

47. 47 穿 Transmigrated as a Villainous Young Lady in Republican-Era China 穿成民国反派大小姐 Little Bai Who Loves Selenium-Rich Vine Tea爱吃富硒藤茶的小白Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted Qin Wanyi transmigrated into a book The good news: She became the daughter of a powerful warlord. The young lady was beautiful and rich, pampered by her Marshal father and Young Marshal brother, and free to do whatever she pleased. The bad news: She was the male lead's villainous fiancée, constantly helping the hero and heroine get together. Her father and brother couldn't beat the male lead, and her own ending was miserable. Fortunately, she had transmigrated early enough to help her father ref 3.4kReads8.7Score36814d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a villainous young lady from a warlord's family during the Republic of China era! It's very well-written; even minor characters are vividly portrayed. The female protagonist possesses a strong sense of righteousness and patriotism, and she's also quite shrewd.

48. 48 她 She Came from the Ashes 她从灰烬中走来 Vanilla Tank香草坦克Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [A World-Weary God and the Warmth of Ordinary Life] She is the most failed “creation” of Asia’s richest family, a good-for-nothing heiress with depression and no attachment to the world. Even when she tries to end her life, she is afraid people will mock her after death, so she disguises it as an accident. Then she becomes Shen Shumo, a woman with the same name in Republican-era Pingzhou City, likewise dismissed as a beautiful good-for-nothing and freshly jilted in public by the cold young marsh 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is definitely it! The female lead is the heiress of Asia's richest family.

49. 49 民 A Dream of Republican-Era China 民国一梦 Golden Glittering Ox and Horse金闪闪牛马Modern Romance467k WordsCompleted You Xiao transmigrates into a family that favors sons over daughters. Using her golden finger, she fights to survive in these turbulent times and slaughters the Japanese invaders, carving out a path through bloodshed. I hope reading this novel feels easy and relaxing, and that it helps you pass the time. 29Reads7.6Score—14d adds

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    Super beautiful 🤩

50. 50 老 Heaven Threw Me into the 1940s to Set Things Right 老天把我扔四十年代收割不平事 He Qi贺祺Modern Romance649k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating to the Republic of China era + both virgins + resistance-war espionage + chicken-dinner System + strong heroine + mutual devotion + multiple identities] Lu Xiangxiang is timid and easily frightened, but she loves martial arts and has trained with her father in the mountains since childhood. She’s majoring in foreign languages, so why insist on joining a film crew as a stunt double? Timid and easily frightened, she spent college as a complete nobody. And now… this? All Lu Xiangxia 378Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    ✌First Book🍀 Xu An'an accidentally travels back to China in 1943, during the War of Resistance against Japan. Blessed with an inexhaustible granary and a treasure chest of medicine by a mysterious old man, she faces the harsh realities of poverty and war. Using her medical skills and resources, she not only solves her family's food and clothing problems but also actively supports the underground resistance movement.

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