Period Novels with a Clever, Unsophisticated Local Heroine 年代文，本土女主不单纯，聪明

1. 1 八 The 1980s Female Police Officer: From the Local Station to the Provincial Compound 八零女警察：从派出所到省委大院 Chrysanthemum Fish菊花鱼Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [The female lead neither transmigrates nor is reborn. She's a career-driven woman who enters politics, solves cases, and navigates family life. Power is the best beauty treatment.] Lin Qingzhu is the luckiest girl at the embroidery factory. Her mother, Lin Meihua, is the head of factory security, while her father, Wang Yuan, is head of the technical department and an expert embroiderer. They had only one child, a daughter, who even took her mother's surname. After graduating from high school, Li 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Female protagonist enters politics

2. 2 家 Home in the 1990s, Scavenging in the Modern Era 家在九零，我在现代捡垃圾 Moneybags钱鼓鼓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn business story] [Everyday life in a bygone era] She transmigrates between the 1990s and the modern day. There's no getting rich overnight, just honest hard work, small businesses operating across two eras by taking advantage of price differences, and a gradual improvement in life, all set against the simple, lively backdrop of the 1990s... A gambling father, a mother who died young, little brothers and sisters to look after, and a girl who dropped out of school at fifteen. In 1997, 2.5kReads8.9Score252Shelves

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   🍅 [A Slow and Steady Journey] [A Slice-of-Life Novel] Traveling between the 1990s and the modern era, there's no overnight riches, only hard work. Utilizing information asymmetry, she runs a small business in both worlds, gradually improving her life and experiencing the simple, vibrant atmosphere of the 1990s…🌵 A gambling father, a mother who died young, younger siblings, and she dropped out of school at fifteen. In 1997, Wang Jiayin lay in her dilapidated house awaiting death. 🎐 Unexpectedly, she traveled from her family's cellar to 2018. From then on, she began a life traveling between the 1990s and the modern era. Collecting scraps, running small businesses, she made a fortune by taking advantage of the price differences between the two eras. While the villagers who looked down on them earned a thousand a year, she earned a thousand a day by collecting scraps. 🌸 While the villagers couldn't afford electricity, her family had all the appliances. The villagers thought the three children would starve to death sooner or later, but she provided her younger siblings with plenty of meat and fish every day. Ten years later, her younger siblings were admitted to top universities. She bought two commercial properties, built a factory, and opened more shops, becoming a successful businesswoman envied by everyone. 🍀

3. 3 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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   This is really good; it has a feeling of mutual redemption, as both the male and female leads are emotionally deprived.

4. 4 惊 What a Surprise! The Charming Young Educated Woman Flirts with a Rugged Man and Raises Their Child on an Island 惊！七零娇知青，撩糙汉海岛养崽 Zhi Jueqian栀觉浅Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted Sweet, delicate female sent-down youth x rugged demobilized soldier [Devoted husband + sweet romance + adorable babies + both reborn + instant teleportation + supply space + face-slapping + golden finger + 1970s setting] Reborn in an instant, she’s called a scumbag! They call her a scumbag? No! She’s the apple of her rugged husband’s eye~ Getting a supply space by chance would have been plenty, but now she’s also gained the special ability to teleport! With a supply space in hand and instant te 18Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   This should be it; I haven't read it in a while. If not, feel free to contact me! 😳

5. 5 小 A Little Hamster's Everyday Life in the 1970s 小仓鼠的七零日常 Zhu Sanshao诸三少Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted Su Tang is a little hamster who loves good food. After accidentally eating a poisonous mushroom, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a girl with the same name. The girl had a miserable past. At sixteen, her own father and stepmother sent her off to the countryside. Facing hard mode, Su Tang declares that she’s a brave little hamster who isn’t afraid of hardship. After meeting a kind and handsome young man, the little hamster decides to cling to him and win him over with delicious food! Ho 756Reads9.1Score102Shelves

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   This is so good! The female lead is smart, cute, and incredibly silly. It's a period drama, and I highly recommend it. The female lead even dances a "leek dance" with mice! [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it] Recommended rating: 5 stars

6. 6 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

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   Synopsis: After being reborn, the protagonist of this book, Shen Danluo, leads her family to serve their country, capture enemy agents, and rescue her family. Her interactions with the male protagonist are also very sweet.

7. 7 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.2kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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   Palace intrigue, domestic power struggles, ancient romance

8. 8 救 Help! I Transmigrated into the Female Lead’s Biggest Obstacle in a Period Novel 救命！我穿成年代文里女主绊脚石 Orange Loves Mango橙子爱吃芒Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted Ye Weixia, a senior college student who dreams of becoming a fashion designer, is suddenly saddled with a so-called ancestral miracle doctor System. She unexpectedly transmigrates into a book as the female lead’s sister-in-law from her previous life. When she first meets the female lead, the other woman is almost unbelievably beautiful. Yet her looks seem to fluctuate, always hinting at something strange. The beloved little sister-in-law in the village is always looking down her nose at people. 101Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   Beloved by the group, system, space

9. 9 新 A Magical Fridge on My Wedding Night: Transmigrating to the 1970s to Woo a Rugged Man 新婚夜，带神奇冰箱穿七零撩糙汉 Yu Xin渔歆Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Tang Zhizhi, a medical student and food blogger, was just complaining about the awful female antagonist in a novel. The next moment, she transmigrated into the book and became that very antagonist! She opened her eyes on her wedding night! Tang Zhizhi: Well, that came out of nowhere... At first, Huo Yunchuan made it clear he had absolutely no interest in Tang Zhizhi. Later, he was so upset that she hadn’t given him a goodnight kiss that he couldn’t sleep all night! * She’s transmigrated into a c 23Reads6.5Score—Shelves
10. 10 重 Back to the 1970s: Kicking My Educated Youth Husband Off the Kang 重回七零：把知青老公踹下炕 Li Xiaoyao厉小幺Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + period setting + farming + family’s darling + sweet romance] Jiang Xiaoci is reborn! She returns to her wedding night and kicks her husband off her. In her last life, every bit of my misery was your fault. Divorce. We’re getting divorced, no matter what. In her previous life, she was kidnapped, framed, and sold into the mountains. Her biological father died horribly, her mother was left disabled, and none of her three brothers met a good end. In the end, her family was destroyed. In t 104Reads6.3Score—Shelves
11. 11 侯 The Marquis's Entire Household Transmigrates to the 1970s, and the Heiress Takes Charge 侯府上下穿七零，千金小姐扛大旗 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted Rong Zhen was born into the body of the Marquis’s third daughter, who had been raised in a mountain temple. She’d been back at the marquis’s estate for only a day and hadn’t even had time to enjoy the capital’s riches and splendor. Then came the terrible news: her entire family, including her, had been sentenced to exile. Her father was utterly dispirited. Her eldest brother had been crippled, and her frail, delicate eldest sister had been divorced. Her second sister was a tearful pushover. Her 204Reads8.8Score—Shelves
12. 12 七 The 1970s: Reborn as the Male Lead’s Doomed First Love 七零：穿成男主早死的白月光女配 Hua Yizhi花易枝Modern Romance540k WordsOngoing Synopsis: Lin Xuan, a high school student from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s and became the female side character who was the male lead’s doomed first love. To survive, she first had to keep a low profile, ditch the mama’s boy male lead, and take down the scheming female rival. She would study hard and fulfill the wishes she hadn’t managed to achieve in her previous life. In her spare time, she’d cook delicious food, play with cats and dogs, and prote 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
13. 13 六 The Little Hustler of the 1960s Gets Rich Raising Kids 六零小作精靠养娃暴富了 Mountain Belle山娇客Modern Romance617k WordsCompleted [Child-Rearing System, Period Setting, Farming, One-on-One Romance] Su Pan'er woke up one day in a daze, memories of her childhood suddenly restored. Could it be that... she was a modern woman who had been born into this world as a baby? Just as she came to her senses, a Child-Rearing System appeared. If she could successfully raise her children, she would earn generous points. It was as if Su Pan'er had discovered a whole new world: No big deal if her husband went missing. She knew how to raise 148Reads8.3Score—Shelves
14. 14 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Cannon-Fodder Girl Turns Her Life Around with Her Pocket Dimension 七零团宠：炮灰娇娇女靠空间逆袭 MipTourModern Romance524k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + spiritual spring space + sweet romance + doted on by everyone + bashful, rugged man + both leads are each other’s first] Jiao Jiao, a cannon-fodder character, is reborn. When she opens her eyes, her fiercely protective family is still there. In the 1970s, when sons are valued over daughters, her entire family dotes on her, their delicate, soft-hearted darling. They don’t care if everyone else thinks she’s an outrageous oddball. Jiao’s mother is fiery and fierce, blastin 2kReads9.1Score229Shelves
15. 15 重 Reborn in 1970 with a Hundred-Billion-Yuan Medical Space to Serve My Country 重生七零，带着百亿医疗空间报效祖国 Red Fish Roe红鱼籽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A Hundred Billion in Medical Supplies, Serving the Motherland [Sweetheart, Cute Pets, Feel-Good Read] In her previous life, Lu Tiantian lived a miserable life. Her parents died young, and her older brothers were left to wander from place to place. In this life, she returns reborn with a medical space worth a hundred billion. By chance, she discovers that every hardship in her previous life was deliberately arranged, and even her death was murder. This time, she will change everyone's tragic fate 1.4kReads9.0Score316Shelves

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16. 16 七 The Wolf Cub at the Village Entrance Wags His Tail at Me Every Day 七零村口狼崽子他每天对我摇尾巴 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Handsome, cold-blooded, reborn male lead, obsessive to the point of madness x soft and adorable-looking female lead who ruthlessly crushes scum, fiercely settles scores, and never puts revenge off) [Sweet Romance + Space + Transmigrate Into a Book + Reborn] When she woke up, Ye Qingyan, a wealthy heiress from the twenty-third century, found herself inside a popular period novel. Unfortunately, she had transmigrated into the unlucky female antagonist. The heroine was the stepmother’s 4.8kReads9.3Score564Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Siblings Devote Their Lives to Their Country 穿越六零：兄妹以身许国 Jade Lin on the Mountain山有琳璵Modern Romance648k WordsCompleted After a plane crash, a brother and sister transmigrate to a parallel world in the 1960s, an era of material scarcity. Jiang Yu: “I will become a sharp blade, leading my troops to strike our enemies with precision. With advanced training methods, I'll make our soldiers even stronger.” Jiang Yan: “I'll ride the tide to build up starting capital, establish a collective economy, and lead everyone toward a happy life. With the System, I'll break through foreign technological blockades and help our co 125Reads8.7Score—Shelves
18. 18 七 A Space in the 1970s: The Sent-Down Youth Is Forced to Raise Pigs 七零空间：下乡知青被迫养猪 Five Views of Five Blossoms五见五华Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted [Period] [Pocket Dimension] [Flirtatious Girl with Over-the-Top Combat Skills] [Sweet Romance] [Fights people with her fists, kicks ghosts with her feet] [Knows how to act cute, flirts with aloof heartthrobs] [Heroine’s personality: A chuunibyou tomboy!!!] She’s neither a white lotus who loves building a harem nor some lofty, career-driven powerhouse… A friendly warning: [The first fifty chapters are adapted from real paranormal events from that period. They’re real, not just hearsay!!! If you d 383Reads9.1Score103Shelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 我 My Whole Family Traveled Back to the 1960s 我全家穿到了六零年代 Sweet Potato Vine红薯藤Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Historical era + farming + raising children + inspirational + satisfying read] Hold on, hold on... Wow, this car’s going so fast! That’s it, one press of the accelerator and they’ve driven their Mercedes straight into a small village in the 1960s. Luckily, the names of all three family members have stayed the same. But what about their personalities? Changing them takes a good reason. How could such a little thing stump this trio of transmigrators? Dad is in charge of winning people over, Mom h 10kReads9.3Score966Shelves
21. 21 重 The Reborn Seventies-Era Female Driver Takes to the Road with Her Pocket Dimension 重生七零女司机，带着空间把车开 Little Mao from Osaka Castle大阪城的小毛Modern Romance656k WordsCompleted This is truly a story about a seasoned driver behind the wheel... Reborn in the 1970s, Lin Yingzi binds herself to the Heroine System and uses her expert driving skills to become a proud female bus driver. When her awful father and mother show up to cause trouble, her magical System delivers without fail. Complete missions for rewards, then take turns humiliating the scumbags and making them eat their words. Repair machines, drive cars, win martial arts competitions, go to university, start a tr 1.1kReads9.0Score102Shelves
22. 22 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Sweet and Gentle Supporting Actress Becomes the Male Lead's Beloved 穿书七零，娇软女配成男主心尖宠 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Delicate heroine + rugged hero + sweet romance and flirtation + System + the hero’s long road to winning her back] Wealthy heiress Qiao Ranran suddenly transmigrates into the body of a female sent-down youth in the 1970s. The girl may be beautiful, but she can’t do hard labor, and she’s also a vicious supporting character who schemes against the male lead? With a terrible hand from the start, Qiao Ranran just wants to be a couch potato. But her personal System wants to turn her into a model y 91Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    It was great, I watched it all in one go.

23. 23 七 The Sweet and Gentle Young Educated Youth of the 1970s 七零娇软小知青 Steamed Buns Are Delicious馒头好吃Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted When Lin Si, a hibiscus flower spirit, woke up, she realized she had accidentally slept with someone who was destined to be another person’s soulmate. On her first trip into the human world, Lin Si had caused a huge mess. Her head was aching. But a sage had once said, “There’s nothing better than correcting your mistakes.” If the red thread of fate had gotten tangled, she would straighten it out for him! Lin Si was huffing and puffing as she tried to restore the thread of fate, only to fi 836Reads8.7Score104Shelves

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