Looking for a Period Novel with a Principled, Highly Intelligent Female Lead and Overwhelming Combat Skills Who Dominates Her Way to Victory 求年代文，女主三观正智商高，武力值爆表一路高歌

1. 51 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Mighty Woman Takes Down Scumbags 重生七零，大力女疯狂虐渣 Hope to Retire Tomorrow希望明天就退休Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just came out, but it'll rise later! Jiang Hanyan is betrayed by her teammates and dies in the apocalypse. By a stroke of luck, she is reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s. After being reborn, she discovers that the original owner was a drudge who had been abused since childhood. A hypocritical father, a biased mother, a cruel older brother, a selfish younger sister, and her, left in pieces! She does the most work, gets the least food, and is still the one beaten t 696Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   This is the ceiling of combat power.

2. 52 救 Help! The Big Shot Is Being Harassed by a Spoiled Brat 救命！大佬被作精女碰瓷了 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + self-interest above all + ordinary timespace + no going to the countryside Respect hardship, understand hardship, but don't suffer through it! Lin Ran transmigrated into a period novel as the vicious younger sister of the reborn heroine. Faced with the heroine's overwhelming plot armor, she chose to cling to a powerful patron rather than keep her head down or go completely off the rails. (And this patron wasn't the original heroine.) Oh! A car is comin 9.3kReads8.4Score704Shelves
3. 53 百 A Hundred Billion in Supplies: I Take Charge of the Tycoons in a Period Novel 百亿物资：我在年代文里盘大佬 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + sweet romance + System supplies + marriage first, love later + rewrite the plot + raising kids + face-slapping] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Lin discovers she's become the vicious little wife of the story's biggest villain! The story opens with the original owner's attempted elopement, only for the villain to catch her red-handed with her lover! She's doomed! The villain keeps the novel's hero and heroine down so completely they can't fight back. How can she talk her way out of 8.2kReads9.1Score930Shelves
4. 54 八 The 1980s: The Cold Military Officer Blushes and Gets Flustered Whenever He Sees Me 八零：冰冷冷军官见我就脸红眼热 Fu You傅尤Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Flash Marriage + Period Setting + Devoted Love + Male Lead: Prison-Hardened and Scheming + Female Lead: A Cunning Old Fox] Xiang Nan of Daxiang Village dumped the tycoon's heartthrob son and married a 28-year-old bachelor who owned nothing but three thatched huts. Everyone was waiting for her to regret it and come crying back. But as they waited, the Xiang family built a new house and bought a big Dongfeng truck. Her handsome military officer husband, irresistible to look at, hugged her every d 39Reads7.5Score—Shelves
5. 55 军 Sweet Military Romance: The Best Army Wife Makes a Fortune in the 1970s 军婚甜宠：极品军嫂在七零赚麻了 Gu Yueyanshu古月言书Modern Romance800k WordsCompleted (Military marriage + marriage first, love later + adorable baby + sweet romance + building wealth) Jiang Shiyue transmigrates into the body of a notorious married woman from a military compound, with a “dimwitted” three-year-old son. From the start, she steals someone’s bicycle, crashes into a stinking ditch, and gets condemned by all the other wives. On her first day after transmigrating, she’s 166 yuan in debt. She starts a business with her adorable son and takes the college entrance exam. He 2.1kReads8.8Score197Shelves
6. 56 锦 My Seven-Year-Old Lucky Charm of a Sister Is the Hope of Our Whole Village 锦鲤妹妹七岁大，我是全村的希望 Settled in the Mist落定飘渺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + reborn + face-slapping + getting rich] [Unbelievably gorgeous top students as the leads, growing together and fulfilling their past-life romance] Zhou Yuanyuan wakes up one morning and finds herself back in the year she was abducted at age seven. In her previous life, she was sold, her identity as a wealthy heiress stolen, and she died spitting blood in bitter hatred. Reborn, she has a space stocked with supplies, an incredible memory, and a top student's aptitu 1.6kReads9.1Score202Shelves

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   🔥🔥🔥Zhou Yuanyuan wakes up to find herself back in time to when she was seven and abducted. In her past life, she was sold, her status as a wealthy heiress was stolen, and she died filled with resentment and coughing up blood. Reborn, she comes with a special ability, quickly separates from her parents, and starts living independently. From then on, she becomes wealthy, leading the entire village to a good life, while her biased grandparents deeply regret their actions.

7. 57 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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   The female lead has strong moral values, making her very relatable.

8. 58 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 15.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   It's really good, catching spies.

9. 59 黑 The Black Heiress 黑千金 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w 32.8kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
10. 60 娱 Queen of Showbiz: The Top-Tier Goddess Takes the World by Storm 娱乐圈女王：顶流女神A翻全世界 Not Bad不孬Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Secret identities + taking down scumbags + absurd comedy + patriotic fervor + no romance] Yan Yaoyao, an employee of the Time and Space Administration, was set up and became mentally unstable. She never did things the usual way. Her AI assistant, Guigui, reassured itself: At least the Host is a big shot. She can do whatever she wants and still pull it off. When she joined a talent show, her fans shouted: “Sister Yao, take center stage and walk the road to glory!” After the show, her fans were s 1.6kReads9.4Score192Shelves
11. 61 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.2kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
12. 62 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.3kReads9.3Score798Shelves
13. 63 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉，知青女配当倒爷起家 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al 7.2kReads9.2Score832Shelves
14. 64 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
15. 65 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
16. 66 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 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    I've read all of these books, and each one is rated 9.5 Or higher, so the quality is guaranteed!

17. 67 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
18. 68 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 55.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
19. 69 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.5kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
20. 70 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    A must-read book, a truly enjoyable read. The female protagonist, a modern business elite, transmigrates to the 1980s. From a disastrous start, she supports herself and her mother through business while simultaneously preparing for university entrance exams—a series of interconnected events. The author demonstrates excellent logical thinking and a broad knowledge base, allowing readers to learn about various historical periods.

21. 71 四 A Four-Year-Old Genius Can Heal and Fight, and Commanders Vie to Be Her Dad 四岁萌宝能医会武，司令们抢当爹 Le Shen乐燊Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted Just started gaining ratings, and the audiobook version is now available! Also known as: The King of Hell’s Daughter Clears Out the Family Estate and Transmigrates to the 1970s, Where She’s Doted On by Everyone Four-year-old Nuannuan tugs on the King of Hell’s beard: “Daddy, are you going to throw me away?” The King of Hell weeps: “My little ancestor, how about going to the human world for a bit? When you come back, I’ll be your big horse!” Nuannuan’s eyes light up: “Okay, but I can’t go empty-h 6.7kReads8.3Score830Shelves

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    With the cutest face, she fights the fiercest battles. A little rascal, always causing trouble for her dad! Taking her mom out for the best! Dressed in the 1970s! Fighting enemy spies! Earning military merit! Her spatial dimension was created by the King of Hell's magic, the spiritual spring was something the judge insisted on giving her, she emptied the underworld before reincarnation. She even has to steal the Book of Life and Death. With a tiger-head hat on, she beats up everyone.

22. 72 末 From the Apocalypse to the 1970s: I Tear Into the Worst of the Worst and Marry a Soldier 末世穿七零：手撕极品转嫁兵王 Le Shen乐燊Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Revenge Before the Sun Sets + Spatial Spring + Apocalypse + Female Yama + No Saintly Foolishness, No Taking Losses + Satisfying Read + Crushing Scumbags + Face-Slapping + 1970s + Tearing Apart the Worst by Hand + Special Forces + Enlisting + Serving the Nation + No Romance] Xia Shuning once ruled the apocalypse with her fire-type ability, only to be struck by lightning and reduced to ashes. She transmigrated to the 1970s and became a miserable capitalist heiress. Her adoptive parents sold her 15.4kReads8.5Score2kShelves
23. 73 带 With Ten Billion in Supplies, the Heiress Marries and Joins the Army 带十忆物资，资本大小姐闪婚随军 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Tech genius transmigrates and marries a military commander + military marriage and following him to his post + spiritual spring space + hoards goods and brings ten billion worth of supplies when she transmigrates + true heiress + blind date and whirlwind marriage + childbirth + 1970s + scientific research + devoted one-on-one romance + beloved by her family and the nation + two powerful, strong-willed military figures who act decisively] [Cool-headed scientist heroine who always gets revenge, s 15.1kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    A female protagonist of a literary era who is both literate and martial, has sound values, and achieves extraordinary success.

24. 74 七 The Fierce Life of a Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth Who Married a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青嫁糙汉的彪悍人生 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contributing Her Skills to the Nation + 1970s Military Marriage + Transmigration + Female Educated Youth’s Rise + Soldier Falls in Love at First Sight + Hero Pursues His Wife + Superb Medical Skills + Patriotic Passion + National Protection + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension with Billions of Supplies + Career-Focused Story + Feel-Good + No Toxic Relatives + Devoted to Each Other, One-on-One Romance] Shen Zhiwei, a renowned traditional medicine expert, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of 8.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves
25. 75 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Builds a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 八零军婚，俏军嫂发家致富养崽崽 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After a car accident, Su Ran unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel as the troublesome, doomed ex-wife. A disastrous start: she arrived on the eve of the original character’s divorce from her military commander husband. Divorce was one thing, but the original character had even drugged him, planning to sleep with this cold man before dumping him? What a reckless move! Su Ran: “I’m not taking the blame for this.” She slipped away to build a career. After she disappeared, her soon-to-be ex 6.4kReads9.2Score684Shelves
26. 76 书 Book Transmigration to the 1970s, I Kept the Female Lead's Space 书穿七零，女主空间我自留了 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Tian Miao, a clinical doctor, woke up again, she found she had transmigrated to China in the 1970s and become a pitiful girl forced to go to the countryside. In front of her was a ruthless mother who would do anything to protect her own status. Behind her was an arrogant, vicious stepsister. Tian Miao figured that if she had to go to the countryside, so be it. She deserved some compensation, at least! First, she swindled money and ration coupons from her mother, then turned around and sent 12.4kReads8.4Score961Shelves

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    These are all super beautiful

27. 77 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Won't Marry a Jerk, I'll Marry an Officer 重生七零：不嫁渣男，嫁军官 Puff Puff007泡芙泡芙007Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + love at first sight + devoted husband + sweet on the outside, ruthless within + both are each other's first + revenge on scumbags] The moment Jiang Wan opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a dangerous scene: her fake-lotus sister had set her up to be assaulted by a thug. Adopted sister: “Though my sister often stays out all night, I'm sure she doesn't do it on purpose.” Biological brother: “Jiaojiao is so delicate. How could she be sent to the 1.1kReads8.9Score132Shelves
28. 78 七 The 1970s: After Moving to the Countryside, I Was Doted on by a Demobilized Rogue Soldier 七零：下乡后被退伍军痞娇宠入骨 Pink Carp粉红鲤鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [System] + [Superpowers] + [sent down to the countryside] + [pocket dimension] + [sweet romance] + [follows the army] What should you do when you open your eyes and find yourself on a train headed to the countryside in 1970? Tang Yitian can only think that she’s doomed. She remembers all the stories she’s heard about educated youths being sent to the countryside, both in her past life and this one. With her delicate, frail body and sweet, lovely face, she’s afraid some local h 20.5kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
29. 79 娇 The Sweet Educated Youth Raises a Child and Wins Her Husband Back 娇知青养娃追夫两不误 The Wind and Moon Decree风月令Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Alternate history + Pocket dimension + Spoiled youngest child + 1970s + Awakening + Reincarnated in the womb + Cherished by the whole family + Devoted couple + Love at first sight] [The pocket dimension gets a lot of use early on, but not much later. If that’s not your thing, feel free to leave!] Su Mianmian fainted from grief over her parents being sent away, and then awakened! It turned out her family were cannon fodder in a period novel, destined to give the male and female leads g 3.8kReads8.3Score288Shelves
30. 80 八 Fiery Military Romance in the 1980s: The Fake Heiress Becomes a Stepmom and Raises the Kids 八零热辣军婚，假千金当后妈养崽 Charcoal-Grilled Mandarin Duck炭烧鸳鸯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + stepmother + raising children + adorable kids + everyday family life + fake and real heiresses + spatial powers + contrasting characters] Fang Xiaoluo transmigrates into the 1980s as a fake heiress and becomes the apple of her military officer husband's eye. With a space containing a spiritual spring, Fang Xiaoluo can raise children, make money, and farm with ease. Her life is so happy it feels like she has a cheat code. Xu Yaqiu is reborn. In her previous life, she married a m 8.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
31. 81 八 The 1980s: The Sharp-Witted Officer Falls for Me After Reading My Mind 八零：腹黑军官读我心后沦陷了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s + Mind-Reading and Eavesdropping on Gossip + Getting Rich Through Food + Using a Pocket Dimension to Crush Scumbags + The Real and Fake Heiresses + Everyday Life Raising Kids] After transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder side character, Su Yi was publicly humiliated by her fiancé and a scheming homewrecker. She lived by the rule, “If you don't offend me, I won't offend you; if you do, I'll wipe you out root and branch.” Furious, Su Yi beat them both up on th 7.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
32. 82 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 52.8kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
33. 83 被 Hounded by a Madman, She Turns Around and Marries an Abstinent Commander 被疯批缠上，转头嫁给禁欲首长 Moon in the Midst明中月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first and only + face-slapping + feel-good fiction Top salesperson Chen Meina works herself to death. When she opens her eyes, it's the 1970s, and she's forcing herself on the male lead. Chen Meina: ? Once she comes to her senses, Chen Meina realizes she's become universally despised. Her awful family helped her tie up the male lead and drag him into bed, only for a reborn woman to catch them in the act, ruining the 11.7kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
34. 84 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.2kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
35. 85 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
36. 86 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Turns Dark, Tears Down the Green Tea, and Dumps Her Jerk Husband 八零：真千金黑化，撕绿茶踹渣夫 Tang Dachui汤大锤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + love after marriage] The moment Ji Xiaoyue opened her eyes, she became the real daughter: timid and impossibly self-sacrificing. Her life as the real daughter was a miserable one: a biased father, a cheating scumbag, a shameless little green tea, and a lonely death with no one to claim her body. Ji Xiaoyue immediately made sure the scumbag and the little green tea were stuck with each other! Catch them in the act! I’ll get the 11.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    Good read... The first book is finished, the second one is about rebirth, the male lead dotes on his wife, the female lead is smart and clear-headed, the plot is crazy, there are many awful characters, it's a killing spree...

37. 87 照 Taking Care of My Widowed Sister-in-Law While Staying Chaste? I Was Reborn and Married a Commander Instead 照顾寡嫂还守身？我重生改嫁首长 A Little Lucky Carp一只小锦鲤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama Reborn in 1980: My New Bride Wants a Divorce In her previous life, Han Xinrui failed her college entrance exams, lost her job to someone else, and was separated from her parents. She even married a man who only knew how to raise his sister-in-law’s children! After fifty years of marriage, the stress and resentment gave her breast cancer. As she lay dying, her husband proudly showed off his sister-in-law, his arm around her. “I gave Qingqing your university admis 7.8kReads7.9Score852Shelves
38. 88 顶 Top Assassin in the 1980s: I'm Taking This Soldier King 顶级杀手到八零：这个兵王我要了 The Libertine from Laoshan崂山来的登徒子Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Two Soldiers + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Face-Slapping + Weapons Powerhouse + Comeback] Du Yi is the Blood Demon Organization's elite assassin, ranked number one in the world with a perfect record. She excels at everything, from combat and weapons development to marksmanship. After earning two billion, she wants to retire, get married, have children, and live an ordinary life. The organization has just one demand: hand over all her weapon blueprints and her arsenal, and she'll be 3.3kReads9.4Score430Shelves
39. 89 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Apocalypse Survivor Is Driven Wild by Flirting 穿越六零，末世女被撩疯， Ming Heng明姮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ming Shu struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse. Then, in an instant, her body became someone else’s dinner, and her soul transmigrated into the body of an eleven-year-old girl who had starved to death. A few years later, Her adoptive mother drugged Ming Shu for the sake of her sons. Ming Shu pulled out the fruit knife she had used to fight for her life in her previous existence. She cut herself, escaped into someone else’s home, took the male owner by force, then woke up, dusted h 4.7kReads8.9Score635Shelves
40. 90 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The King of Soldiers Finally Confesses His Love 七零军婚，兵王的心尖宠摊牌了 Wine, Beauty, Wealth, and Rank酒色财齐Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Era] [Military Marriage] [Devoted Husband] [Both Pure] [Power Couple] [Pocket Dimension System] [Powerful Leads] [Fake and Real Daughters] Jiang Yan, a powerful figure in the apocalypse, dies in a zombie horde. Taking her pocket dimension and System with her, she transmigrates to a parallel version of the 1970s and becomes a pitiful girl who has been psychologically manipulated by her birth mother and stepfather for years. They steal her job, ruin her reputation, send her to the coun 13.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    The female protagonist, a post-apocalyptic powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. Her biological mother and stepfather are inhumane, so she decides to reform them. After being sent to the countryside, she thrives thanks to her medical skills and martial arts prowess. While the male protagonist is on a mission, she becomes hostage to save two kidnapped children. To confuse him, she even pulls down his pants! [Thumbs up]

41. 91 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.5kReads9.1Score47.4kShelves

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    Super good, highly recommended! The female lead is smart and intelligent.

42. 92 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
43. 93 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 15.4kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The plot flows smoothly, the writing is quite good, and the mother-in-law is truly a role model, embodying the characteristics of people from that era—pragmatic and hardworking.

44. 94 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves

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    A post-apocalyptic time traveler transmigrates to the 1960s and 70s. She possesses off-the-charts combat and research abilities, and even has lightning powers—a very exciting read! A strong female protagonist.

45. 95 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.5kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    These are all period dramas, already completed. The female lead is very independent and rational, with sound values, and comes from a harmonious family.

46. 96 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
47. 97 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 24.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
48. 98 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    The first book features Su Mo, a dual-elemental ability user (possessing both wood and air elemental powers), who transmigrates to the 1970s and defies fate in an era of scarcity. By day, she toils in the fields; by night, she transforms into a hunter in the mountains, using her powers to stockpile supplies while secretly providing the nation with precious medicinal herbs and uncovering espionage plots. Her whirlwind marriage to military officer Lu Changzheng evolves from a union of interests to a deep connection of souls. Together, they fight against awful relatives, transforming from a burden on the entire village into trendsetters of the era. The book blends the everyday realities of family life with a passionate sense of patriotism.

49. 99 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Wife Is a Delicate Beauty 穿越七零：媳妇是娇花 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted Si Hua was the most celebrated socialite in Huaguo in the twenty-first century. Then, overnight, she transmigrated back to the 1970s and nearly became an unregistered resident. Si Hua was devastated. Luckily, she still had a pocket dimension cheat. Now, let’s see how she shines in this unfamiliar era! P.S. This is an alternate-history story. Content warning: This story mainly focuses on romance. If you don’t like reading about the male and female leads falling in love, please move along. 4.1kReads9.1Score320Shelves

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    A highly-rated and excellent article! [Drooling emoji]

50. 100 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Seventies' Best Cheat and the Roughest Man 穿书七零：开最牛的挂撩最糙的汉 Hua Xiaoqian花小钱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted This book is also known as “With Space in Hand, I've Got Myself a Rugged Man.” After blowing herself up, apocalypse powerhouse Ye Weiwei's soul transmigrates into a romance novel, where she becomes a love-struck supporting character with the same name. The original Ye Weiwei was set up by her cousin, who stole her golden finger and fiancé, as well as the affection of her parents, relatives, and several older brothers. In the end, her cousin arranged for her to marry a village scoundrel, who beat 68.6kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves

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