Reborn in the 1970s: The Female Lead Is Fat, Then Loses Weight and Builds a Fortune 重生年代文，女主胖，瘦下来发家致富

1. 51 末 An Apocalypse Big Shot Becomes the Village Tyrant in the 1970s! 末世大佬在七十年代当村霸！ The Sky on the Left左边的天空Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + superpowers + educated youth + raising children + face-slapping and taking down scumbags] Gu Zhixia, a woman from the apocalypse, wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated into the body of a country girl in the 1970s who shares her name. The original Gu Zhixia, the youngest daughter born to her parents late in life, was the family darling. But after her niece, Gu Taohua, unexpectedly awakened the ability to foresee the future and tried to steal Gu Zhixia's future marr 3.5kReads8.4Score23214d adds
2. 52 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.2kReads8.5Score90914d adds
3. 53 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Becoming an Educated Youth with Billions in Supplies 重生七零：带着亿万物资当知青 Nan Xingzhi南星枳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In an era of earning work points and going short on food and clothing, she transmigrated into the body of an educated youth sent to the countryside to help with development. Fang Yitian had billions of supplies with her, along with the love of her parents and brothers. All she wanted was for the family to reunite. When the winds of reform finally blew, she would get into university and quietly make a fortune. The forgotten Chen Feng: Honey, did you forget about me? Fang Yitian slapped her for 2.9kReads9.0Score29114d adds
4. 54 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
5. 55 重 Back to the Sixties: I’m Invincible with Taobao 重回六零：我带着淘宝无敌了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Yusheng wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated to 1961, luckily bringing along an interstellar space-time Taobao trading System. She had hoped to reach the pinnacle of life, but discovers that the 1960s have already been transmigrated into so many times that they're full of holes. So Zhao Yusheng decides to keep her head down and stay cautious all the way, never expecting that by playing it safe, she would become a winner in life. 9kReads9.0Score71214d adds
6. 56 带 Taking My Supply Space to Become the Family's Little Ancestor in the 1960s 带着物资空间去六零年代当小祖宗 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military romance, powerful leads, period setting, lighthearted, satisfying read] Cao Jingjing, who possessed both fire and spatial abilities, was dragged to her death by the Zombie King. When she opened her eyes, she had arrived in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Her scummy fiancé: “I’d marry a pig or a dog before I’d marry you!” The white-lotus woman who stole her fiancé: “You can’t do anything! Leave the wonderful Brother Wei alone!” The villagers: “Cao Jingjing is lazy and 11.9kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
7. 57 重 Reborn in the 1990s: A Second Life with My Pocket Dimension 重生九零：带着空间再活一回 Beigege Beibei北了个北北Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Anxia, who had achieved nothing in her 28 years of life, died suddenly in her rented room in an urban village. As death approached, her life played before her like a movie, frame by frame. If only she could live her life over again... Her consciousness returned, and it was May 1993. She was still an unborn baby, full term and almost ready to arrive. In this life, she only wants to make up for the regrets of her previous one and live a brilliant life unlike any other. 679Reads8.6Score—14d adds
8. 58 九 Abandoned Wife of the 1990s: From the Start, I Divorced and Became the Richest Woman 九零弃妇：开局离婚做首富 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should you do after transmigrating into an ugly, overweight abandoned wife in the 1990s? She didn’t ask for a single cent in bride price and even brought a hefty dowry, yet her sister-in-law took over the marital home, and her husband’s family beat her bloody and called her a shrew who didn’t know her place. What should she do? Ji Xue says: Easy. Since they call her a shrew, she might as well show them what a real shrew can do. She drums up a racket to tell the whole neighborhood about her 745Reads9.1Score12114d adds

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9. 59 八 The Gluttonous Stepmom from the ’80s Marries a Cannon-Fodder Second Male Lead and Raises His Kids 八零吃货后妈嫁给炮灰男二养崽崽 Zheng Jingyun郑景云Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + foodie stepmother + veteran + raising kids] (1980s + farm life + System) Zheng Nuannuan had planned to laze her days away. She was a total foodie, and in her dictionary, men were nowhere near as reliable as good food. She was no good at anything else, but she was number one when it came to eating. She never imagined she would transmigrate into a book, let alone an 1980s novel about a pair of switched-at-birth rich young men. The cannon-fodder second male lead, Qin Zha 124Reads8.2Score—14d adds
10. 60 穿 I Became Fat, Poor, and Ugly, but with the System, I Farmed My Way to Success 穿成胖穷丑后，我带系统种田逆袭 Muzi Yuyu木子鱼鱼Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Farming + adorable baby + System + transmigration + wish fulfillment + building wealth + steady progress] Shen Ning was ugly, fat, poor, and painfully shy. After saving enough money, she finally worked up the courage to get plastic surgery, but an accident occurred. Her soul transmigrated into the body of the heroine, who was even uglier, fatter, and poorer. Heavens, if you were going to give me another chance at life, why not give me a beautiful, wealthy body? My last life was too miserable. E 2.2kReads9.2Score29114d adds

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    The female leads are all chubby. ① Their husbands prefer chubby women, but they lose weight for their health. ② They become beautiful while raising their children, and their husbands, who haven't been seen for two years, are no longer worth having.

11. 61 完 Oh No! My Chubby Little Bride Was Tricked into Marriage by Her Husband 完了！胖胖小媳妇她被夫君骗婚了 Lu Qi Jiu陆柒玖Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Huaiyu is a second-class maid serving the old madam of the city magistrate's residence in Huaibei Commandery. She entered the household at the age of eight, and, carrying memories from another world, kept her head down and acted like a timid little quail. Yet she still couldn't escape the magistrate's clutches. Given another chance at life, she is determined to turn her fate around and never end up abandoned in the wilderness again. But... could her background be any more tragic? Standing in her 2.5kReads9.0Score29614d adds
12. 62 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 34.8kReads9.4Score5k14d adds

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    The female lead is not a saint; she is independent and raises children.

13. 63 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: Big Shots from Every Walk of Life Call Me Grandma 八零军婚：各界大佬都认我当孙女 Jiujiu Candy啾啾糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + building wealth + super sociable heroine + 1,800 schemes + 18 powerful grandpas] The heroine is a renowned master of making big promises. She loves getting something for nothing, and even a dog passing her has to leave two hairs behind before it can go on its way. She transmigrates into the body of a stupid, overweight woman who’s also been swindled out of her money by a scumbag. The more Wang Xiuxiu thinks about it, the angrier she gets. Damn it! First, she gives h 7.4kReads9.3Score83714d adds
14. 64 八 A Happy Occasion in the Eighties: The Household’s Plump Wife Turns Her Life Around 八零喜事：当家肥妻大翻身 Feng Mang凤芒Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Zhu Fuling transmigrates into the 1980s, becoming a married woman who’s fat, poor, and cheating on her husband! She promptly loses weight, starts a business and makes a fortune, while putting scumbags in their place and taking on all kinds of troublemakers. Her life becomes prosperous and exciting! Her husband, who used to ignore her, can’t stand it anymore. When he sees the divorce papers she holds out, he angrily drags her back into the room and pins her down. “You married me. You’re mine for 496Reads7.8Score18214d adds
15. 65 穿 The Day Before My Parents Divorced, I Found Happiness Again 穿到爸妈离婚前一天，我又幸福啦 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted He Xiangkui transmigrates to the day before her parents’ divorce, just in time to see them arguing over her paternal grandmother. Her father is so blindly obedient to his mother that he has driven a wedge between himself and his wife. He Xiangkui says that won’t do. Since she’s already here, she might as well set the family straight. If her father keeps putting his mother first, she’ll make sure they get divorced! She doesn’t want that useless father or that troublemaking grandmother! Her father 1.9kReads8.4Score15014d adds

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    I travel back in time to before my parents' divorce, to a warm and loving family.

16. 66 被 Adopted by Beastmen, I Become a Planetary Billionaire's Heir 被兽人领养后，我成了星球富二代 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted Jiang Xingyue accidentally winds up on a planet of beastfolk, where she becomes the size of a preschooler. She is adopted by a male beastfolk researcher. He is a confirmed bachelor who has never raised a human child, so the two of them just stare at each other, wide-eyed. The male beastfolk teaches her to use the toilet, pointing at it and saying, “You can poop here!” Jiang Xingyue: I can’t go with you watching me... Male beastfolk: “A kid who can’t poop isn’t a good kid...” Jiang Xingyue: Dude, 3.1kReads8.4Score27914d adds
17. 67 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won't Raise Ungrateful Wolves 重生八零：不养白眼狼 North of Guangxi八桂之北Urban222k WordsCompleted Lin Chen, a modern-day urban entrepreneur specializing in agricultural supply chains and rural revitalization projects, is no mere office worker. He knows the basics of farming and animal husbandry, but excels at business operations and integrating resources. After accidentally dying from an electric shock, he transmigrates back to 1982 and becomes another Lin Chen, a poor, looked-down-upon young man from the countryside. His family has nothing, his parents are frail, and he has a little sister. 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    There are so many exciting moments, I just can't stop watching.

18. 68 1 1983: The Craftsman 1983：手艺人 Yang Wenmo杨文墨Urban43k WordsCompleted Lin Yuanzhou, a nationally recognized inheritor of woodcarving, a listed intangible cultural heritage, opens his eyes and finds himself back in 1983. His father is gravely ill, the family owes the production team fifty yuan, his younger siblings are gaunt with hunger, and the team leader has brought people to seize their sewing machine as payment. In his previous life, he had extraordinary skills but left home for twenty years. By the time he returned, his family had fallen apart. This time, he —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In 1983, spring breezes swept across the fields, and all things awaited revival. Some followed the crowd, others sought opportunism, but he alone steadfastly upheld his traditional craftsmanship, remaining humble and unhurried. He used his skillful hands to overcome life's difficulties, and his sincere dedication to craftsmanship brought warmth to the lives of ordinary people. There was no unrealistic wealth or outrageous success stories, only the most authentic reflection of the times and the most grounded artisan's rise to prominence. With a skill in hand, he escaped poverty, established a family, built a life, and built a career, becoming his own pillar of support amidst the torrent of the times.

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