Period Novels With a Tough Female Lead 年代文，女主能打

1. 151 惊 What! After Having Twins in a Military Marriage, I Thrive in the 1980s 惊！军婚双胎后，我在八零赢麻了 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted The complete novel is available to read. [Twins in the 1980s + Transmigrated into a book + Reborn + Military marriage + Adorable kids + Sweet romance + Faithful couple + Love after marriage] Zhang Qiuqiu woke up one morning to find she'd transmigrated. She'd landed in the resource-scarce 1980s and become a mother on the spot. In addition to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, she now had a soldier husband in a coma, in a persistent vegetative state. Then she discovered that she'd transmigrated in 212Reads9.0Score10614d adds
2. 152 重 Reborn, I Marry a Factory Director, Raise Three Children, and Become a Gorgeous, Fiery Wife 重生嫁厂长，养三胎，娇妻美又辣 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted (The low rating is due to the small number of ratings and has nothing to do with the quality of the book.) [1980s Setting + Farming + Devoted Husband + Adorable Children + Raising Kids + Love Grows Over Time + Marriage First, Love Later] Su Xiaoxue and her younger female cousin were both reborn in the 1980s, just after finishing their blind dates. In her previous life, the cousin married a handsome, wealthy deputy factory director. Their marriage didn’t go well, and she eventually cheated on him 202Reads7.1Score—14d adds
3. 153 年 Era-Specific Comments: I Stumbled Upon My Toxic Best Friend Switching Babies 年代弹幕：撞到毒闺蜜换娃现场 Like Misty Rain on Water似水烟雨Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [1970s Live-Commentary Feed + Switched-Baby Contrast Duo + Rise to the Top + Punish Scumbags + Strong Female Lead + Raising a Child + Face-Slapping + Plot-Driven] Gao Ruya thinks she might have been in so much pain that she's hallucinating. Otherwise, how could she see lines of "text" floating in front of her? What? Her best friend wants to switch their daughters? Well, what's done to me can be done to you. She won't mind if I switch them back, right? Good grief, how can anyone be this unlucky? 92Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a historical fiction story where the female protagonist can see the comments on live streams and learn the original plot from them. She then goes on a rampage, slaying and defeating her enemies. The female protagonist has superhuman strength, making it a very satisfying and empowering story with a strong female lead. You should check it out!

4. 154 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Female Special Forces Soldier Can Take on Ten at Once 七零军婚：女特种兵她能一打十 Millionaire Lady千万富婆Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Special Forces + Everyone’s Favorite + Pocket Dimension + System + Face-Slapping + Powerful Family Background Modern-day special forces soldier Xiao Niannian is caught in an explosion during a mission and becomes Xiao Niannian in 1970. Her parents are unknown, and her adoptive father died in service. Her adoptive father’s second brother wants to trade her away, drain her blood, and grind her bones. Does he really think she’s still the helpless girl anyone could bully? She wakes up just as she’s 15.5kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds

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   The female protagonist is a special forces soldier who transmigrates to another world. She has extremely high combat skills, is decisive in killing, and is quick, accurate, and ruthless in slapping faces and crushing scum!

5. 155 七 A Flash Marriage to a Hong Kong Tycoon in the 1970s! Three Adorable Babies on the Way 七零闪婚港商！一胎三只小萌宝 Yun Li云璃Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Strongwoman Qiao You'an Marries a Hong Kong Businessman at First Sight] [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet Daily Life] [Devoted Husband] [Triplets] One day, office drone Qiao You'an transmigrates and becomes the third daughter of Qiao Gensheng’s family in the 1970s, with a seemingly boundless strength to boot! Her family may be poor, but her mother dotes on her, her father loves her, and her brothers and sisters are all devoted to their little sister! At the scene of a car accident, she grabs the re 856Reads7.2Score10714d adds
6. 156 穿 Transmigrated Straight into the Army: I Married a War Hero and Found My Happy Ending 穿越即随军，嫁给兵王我圆满了 Jiu Li玖狸Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [1970s, Military Marriage, Pocket Dimension, System, Double Happy Ending, Sweet Romance] Mu Youyou, a graduate student in the twenty-first century, is transported to the 1970s by a rookie System on its first mission. It has found the wrong Host and forgotten the mission, too. Since she is already here, Mu Youyou decides to make the best of it. With a pocket dimension and a System at her back, she has nothing to fear. But what is going on with this decorated soldier she is contractually married t 22.6kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds

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   These are all better-looking period novels.

7. 157 七 The Real Heiress of the Seventies: After Crushing the Scumbags, I Take My Spatial Farm to the Countryside 七零真千金，虐渣后带空间下乡 When the Bright Moon Shines明月时Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period setting + stockpiling + pocket dimension + tough young intellectual + feel-good story + cute pets] Lin Xiaodou, who has just graduated from veterinary school, strikes it rich overnight. Not only does she inherit a fortune out of nowhere, she also unexpectedly awakens a pocket dimension. Thinking the apocalypse is coming, she goes on a wild shopping spree and stocks up on supplies. Who knew she would transmigrate into a melodramatic period novel about a real heiress and a fake heiress? Th 10.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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   Before transmigrating, the female protagonist gains a spatial ability and stocks up on goods, then travels to the 1970s. She's all about action and violence, taking down the villains with brute force. A satisfying 70s novel, super good! [Admiration]

8. 158 知 Educated Youth: A Cozy Life in a Bygone Era 知青：穿越年代的温馨生活 Sima Zhuzi司马竹子Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [System + transmigrate into a book + nurse + raising children + disabled male lead + villain + getting rich + 1970s] Wu Xiaoqin transmigrated into a book, becoming the disabled male lead’s ex-wife. The only time this ex-wife is mentioned in the book is when the male lead says her name after he’s arrested. She’s destined to die young. Wu Xiaoqin is stubborn. She refuses to believe in fate, and when she sees the poverty-stricken state of their home, she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. Her p 34Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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   🌸Nurse Wu Xiaoqin transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s. She is the beloved ex-wife of the disabled, villainous character. [Space Stockpiling] 🌸This time, she possesses immense strength, taking care of her sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and injured husband, and eventually becoming wealthy.

9. 159 穿 Reborn as the Older Sister of a Tragic Romance Heroine, I Keep My Crazy in Check 穿成虐文女主她姐，姐稳定发疯 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wan knew she was dead. She knew she’d transmigrated, too. But she had no idea where she’d ended up. Still, judging by her current surroundings, this trip had probably gone badly. There was a good chance that wretched poverty would have her in its grip again. “Being a wage slave is miserable, but it doesn’t make me an idiot. Who wants to come to this dump of an ancient world? Not me!” “Ribbit!” “Frog bro, you think this place sucks too, don’t you?” Jiang Wan stared at her bizarre reflection 41.4kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds

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   🍀Jiang Wan, who transmigrated into the body of the tragic older sister in a period drama, consistently goes insane, jumps into the river at fixed times, and beats up her spoiled younger brother at the same time every day. 🥚 There will be a crazy male lead, but Jiang Wan says no problem 🧀; she's got a knack for dealing with psychopaths. 🍻

10. 160 七 The Pampered Heiress of 1970s Hong Kong Marries a Barren Officer and Has Two Babies in Three Years 七零港城娇女嫁绝嗣军官三年抱俩 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + heiress from Hong Kong City + marriage before love + a twist on infertility + two children in three years] Shi Lechu, a pampered capitalist heiress from Hong Kong City, fled with her family to the capital to escape a lecherous young master who was forcing her to marry him. Unfortunately, she was reported soon after arriving. The day before she was sent to the countryside, the cold-faced military officer Si Huaizhi cornered her against a wall. “I heard you need someone to marry. 1.4kReads—Score13414d adds

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11. 161 二 Kicked Out After My Second Marriage, I Thrive Back in the Countryside 二婚被赶，我回农村混得风生水起 Clouds Return to a Secluded Ravine云归深岫处Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Modern Fiction, Period Setting, Building a Career, Comeback, Livestream Commerce, Getting Rich Zhou Xiaoya is forced by her in-laws to have an abortion during her second marriage. Her ex-husband marries someone new, and she leaves with nothing but her daughter, returning to her village. Everyone thinks she'll starve on the streets. Instead, she makes a fortune selling goods through her livestream, and even helps the whole village get rich. How did the woman who was 140Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A super satisfying read! After being bullied by her in-laws to the point of miscarriage, everyone waits to see her fail. But she returns to her village, starts a livestream, sells agricultural products, and leads the entire village to prosperity! #StrongFemaleLeader #CareerBuilding #GetRich #LivestreamSales #Comeback #SlapHerEx-HusbandInTheFace #SweetRoll

12. 162 七 The 1970s: The Villain Turns Out to Be Me 七零：反派竟是我自己 Ling Ganning灵感宁Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Madwoman heroine who can snap at any moment, fiercely protective hero who fights dirty; enter at your own risk if you mind, and please don’t complain if it’s not your thing. Thanks for understanding.] [Period setting + pocket dimension + golden finger + doted-on heroine + reborn hero + childhood sweethearts + both leads are ridiculously powerful] After ten grueling years fighting her way through a doomsday game, Jin Liutao was reborn. She found herself in a period novel, becoming the younger si 221Reads8.2Score11114d adds

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    This is a dark novel set in the era of educated youth sent to the countryside, excessively highlighting the ugliness and complexity of human nature. It features characters with superpowers, time travel, and rebirth, all gathered in a small group. Of course, it also includes love, friendship, and family ties. Who grasped the ray of light in the darkest hour, and who fell into hell because of greed? [KISS]

13. 163 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the ’80s, Went Wild in the Comments, and Slaughtered My Way Through 穿书80，我靠弹幕发癫，杀疯了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a Book in the 80s: I Go Wild Through Bullet Comments and Slay Everyone! [Super-sweet 1v1] + [Totally unhinged] + [Strong female lead] + [Adorable kid lends a hand] I’ve just transmigrated into a period novel as the universally despised, vicious female supporting character, and the bullet comments across the internet are all saying, “Why won’t she just die already?” Hehe, did you know? She can see every comment you post! As the supporting character, I keep getting dragged into —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The interactive comments are hilarious! The female lead fights back against netizens while making a comeback, and the 1980s entrepreneurial storyline is realistic and engaging!

14. 164 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 18.9kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds

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    New bookworms and seasoned readers, don't miss out! Absolutely top-tier period dramas, choose for yourself!

15. 165 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Fierce Military Wife Is a Black Lotus 重生七零，彪悍军嫂是朵黑莲花 Zheng Jingyun郑景云Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Multiple Regressors] [Tough Wife + Husband Chasing His Wife + Light Supernatural Elements + Pocket Space + Adorable Kids + Building a Career + Daily Life + Wish-Fulfillment] In their previous lives, after being sent to the countryside, Shen Zhihua and Xie Mingyuan schemed to get Wu Tianjiao and Fu Changqing into bed together, then used it to blackmail Fu Changqing into securing benefits for them. They wanted to be together openly, but ended up causing the deaths of the couple’s two children. Wh 1.4kReads7.8Score11814d adds
16. 166 又 Pregnant Again, I'm the Apple of Commander Zhou's Eye 又怀上了，成为周大首长的心尖宠 Qiu Mei秋妹Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + arranged marriage to love + pocket dimension + sweet romance + lots of children + effortless success] Lin Ke, a modern woman past the usual marrying age, transmigrated into a book. The original heroine and a reborn supporting character were fighting to the death over a young educated youth sent to the countryside. One was stunningly beautiful, the other irresistibly charming. Lin Ke was just an extra in the story, barely worth mentioning. She was only there to watch t 24kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds
17. 167 老 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1970s: Every Strike Against My Adopted Daughter Is Fatal 老太太重生七零：刀刀刀养女的命 Qiong Sang Huohuo穷桑火火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yu Mingxiang had cancer. The moment she transferred her assets to her daughter, the girl turned on her and threw her out. Only then did Yu Mingxiang learn that the girl wasn't her biological child at all. Her wicked adopted daughter had killed her entire family! After dying a miserable death in the street, Yu Mingxiang opened her eyes and found herself thirty years in the past, half a month before her whole family was sent to the countryside. Her adopted daughter was stand 60.7kReads8.7Score6.7k14d adds
18. 168 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds
19. 169 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn, Beating Her Ungrateful Children with an Iron Rod 老太太重生，铁棒爆打不孝子女 Beneath the Flowers and Moon花前月下Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rebirth + Family Life + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Finger + Taking Down Scumbags + The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin] Also known as The Old Lady Is Reborn: She Leaves Her Husband and Sons and Torments Her Daughter-in-Law Old Mrs. Liu worked herself to the bone her whole life, squeezing every last drop of strength from herself to raise three sons. But once she grew old and could no longer help them, they kicked her around like a ball, treating her with nothing but disdain. One bitter 4.2kReads8.1Score36314d adds
20. 170 被 Abandoned by Her Children and Left to Die, Granny Zhang Is Reborn in 1980 被子女抛弃惨死，张老太重生八零 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 72.2kReads9.1Score8.1k14d adds

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