A Ruthless, Incredibly Capable Female Lead in a Period-Era Story 女主超狠心，很厉害的年代文

1. 1 七 The 1970s: The Village Bully Brought the City-Educated Beauty Home in His Arms 七零：下乡知青被村霸糙汉抱回家 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband + Guaranteed Sweetness + Everyday Life + Both Leads Have No Previous Partners + Pocket Space + Everyone's Favorite] Couple: feisty, beautiful, rich young educated woman × cultured, burly village ruffian In 1973, a pretty young educated woman arrived at the Jinyang Production Brigade. She was fair and soft, delicate and gentle, and so petite she looked easy to bully. But the moment she entered the village, the tall, broad-shouldered village ruffian, who looked especially fierce, 24.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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   This is the most hot-tempered female lead I've ever seen. Other female leads might slap someone at most when they argue, but this one is ruthless and doesn't say much; she'll smash someone's head with a brick without warning.

2. 2 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.8kReads9.2Score721Shelves
3. 3 七 The 1970s: I Became a Human Food Vacuum and Won Over the Army's Top Man 七零，穿成干饭桶，撩到军中王 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + military marriage + pocket dimension] The legendary military king, who supposedly had no interest in women, fell for an unremarkable-looking young woman. She was the antisocial, cold, and aloof sort who’d throw punches at the slightest provocation. “Which hand took my steamed bun? Hold it out!” Smack! A willow switch cracked hard against the palm. “You can hit me, curse me, bully me, or slander me, but you must never waste food.” Everyone knew Lin Boliang was strict, cold, and r 691Reads9.0Score103Shelves
4. 4 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 754Reads9.1Score118Shelves
5. 5 八 The Fierce Eldest Sister of the 80s Crashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding from the Start 八零长姐如虎开局砸了渣爹结婚宴 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + 1980s + light ensemble cast + false rebirth + adorable children + satisfying revenge + no golden finger + family drama] Her scumbag father brought his mistress home, moved into his ex-wife's house, slept in her bed, and even abused her children! Then Yao Shula, specially brought in to deal with the scumbag father, was reborn. She had to deal with her scumbag father and his mistress, and look after her younger siblings too. And since she'd come all this way, she might as wel 67.9kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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   The female lead is incredibly ruthless. In this period drama, she starts by leading her younger siblings to disrupt her scumbag father's wedding banquet, kicking him and his mistress out of their home. The next day, she causes trouble at the factory, resulting in the mistress losing her job and the scumbag father suffering financial losses. The female lead is eloquent and insightful, even teaching her cousins ​​how to deal with her wicked mother-in-law.

6. 6 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: Punch the Love-Brained, Kick the Phoenix Man 穿书六零：拳打恋爱脑脚踢凤凰男 Jiang Guilan江归澜Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + doting husband + face-slapping] It was hard enough to transmigrate into a book set in the 1960s, but then she also had to deal with a love-struck mother, a stepfather who was a gold-digging pretty boy, and a biological father who only sent money and never asked questions. Worst of all, she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting character. She was just an NPC who donated blood to the supporting character, the kind who showed up and 77kReads8.3Score8.8kShelves
7. 7 渣 Her Scumbag Dad Always Favors His Childhood Sweetheart, but Her Mother Is Reborn and Won't Put Up with It 渣爹处处偏青梅，亲妈重生不干了 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A meek-looking mother who's secretly a lunatic x A heartless, scheming daughter x A scumbag father gets his comeuppance, burned to ashes] Jiang Zhi, a wage slave who died from overwork under the 996 schedule, was reborn as an only child in the 1980s. In this life, she decided to lie flat and be a couch potato. Who would have thought her mother was spineless and her father blindly devoted to his parents? Her grandfather favored her uncle and kept taking from her father to support the uncle's fam 4.5kReads8.3Score497Shelves
8. 8 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: With My Over-the-Top Crazy Vibe, I'll Drag Out This Marriage Until You Die 穿书七零：超强癫感婚不离拖死你 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Tong Fan was eager to keep up with the times, so she transmigrated into a novel set in the past. In the resource-scarce 1970s, she became the first wife of the male lead, Wei Tianming, in an arranged marriage. According to the plot, she received divorce papers and, unwilling to accept it, went to the city with a big belly to find her husband, who worked far from home and rarely came back. But he was determined to divorce her. Unable to bear it, she hanged herself, taking both her life and her 10.8kReads8.3Score599Shelves

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   I've never seen a female lead this powerful! Incredibly cunning, ruthless, exquisitely self-serving, utterly devoid of morality, meticulously plotting against others, and always seeking revenge.

9. 9 怎 What Do I Do? I Can't Get Away, and My Wife Is a Sickly Yandere 怎么办，逃不掉，媳妇是个小病娇 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted [Yandere romance, period setting, devoted to one another, military marriage] A future research genius who lost faith in humanity and set out to destroy the world is reborn as a fool in the 1970s. She meets a soldier who has also been treated unfairly, yet remains warm and sunny. 150Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   🌸The first book's female lead is truly ruthless. In her previous life, she was a top scientific researcher who, disillusioned with humanity, created an apocalypse and transmigrated to the 1970s. Encountering her awful family, she went even crazier. The character is incredibly compelling.🌸The second book's female lead transmigrates to the 1960s, becoming a pitiful, exploited person. Her family is incredibly cunning, but she doesn't show it outwardly. She secretly sends her older brother and sister-in-law to the Northwest for development and her younger brother to the countryside. The high-level, extreme confrontation relies entirely on her intellect.

10. 10 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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    The first book is hilarious and exhilarating. It features the cutest face fighting the fiercest battles. A little girl with a leaky coat, constantly causing trouble for her dad! She takes her mom out for the best! She fights enemy spies! In the underworld, even the King of Hell personally feeds her, braids her hair, and makes her a little horse-riding dog. With a tiger-head hat on, she doesn't care about anyone! The second book is exhilarating, hilarious, and action-packed. The female lead initially tears apart awful characters, later joining the army to serve her country. Her post-enlistment phase is incredibly charming, both exhilarating and action-packed. The female lead is terrifyingly strong, incredibly skilled in combat, and settles her scores immediately; she even creates her own space with her fists.

11. 11 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score349Shelves
12. 12 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
13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Alluring Villain 快穿年代：迷人的反派角色 Lou Ying Who Loves Matcha Buns爱吃抹茶馒头的楼影Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Self-serving and unapologetic + Overpowered from the start + No suffering for others, no saintly heroine + No fixed couple + Sweet romance] After Jin Baolin perished alongside the Zombie King, she unexpectedly became bound to a godawful holier-than-thou System. It wanted her to take the place of disposable characters who refused to follow the plot and selflessly give everything to the protagonists, preferably working herself to the bone before making a glorious sacrifice. Oh, and she had to l 13.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    🍀The female protagonist in this post-apocalyptic transmigration novel is incredibly ruthless, unlike some other novels where she is influenced by her family in this world. This female protagonist kills anyone who gets in her way. However, you need to carefully read the table of contents. This is a fast-paced transmigration novel set in different eras, and there are already several worlds. However, the author doesn't clearly categorize them in the table of contents. Nevertheless, the book is still very enjoyable.

14. 14 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel, and I'm Not Following the Plot 穿进年代文我不走剧情 Mango Jam Jam芒果酱酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Shuyu may be the most unfortunate transmigrator ever. She’d just won the lottery and hadn’t even had a chance to collect her winnings when she kicked the bucket from excitement. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she’d transmigrated into a book. There was no suspense: the body she’d transmigrated into was, of course, that of the vicious female antagonist. The heroine, Shen Xue, was her cousin. Beautiful and kindhearted, hardworking and capable, she was the village’s most admired young 114.6kReads8.4Score12kShelves

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    💥💥I've read this three times! My stomach hurts from laughing so much! It's hilarious! I initially started reading because of the title, but after two chapters I was hooked. It cracked me up! [Facepalm][laughing] People with a low threshold for laughter absolutely need to check this out. It'll challenge you to see just how high your tolerance for laughter really is. Once I was reading it while eating, and I almost dropped my bowl! It's just so funny, hahaha!

15. 15 先 Marriage Before Love: A ’70s Rough-Hewn Husband’s Everyday Devotion 先婚后爱：七零糙汉宠妻日常 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later] [Northeastern China in the 1970s] [Family Life] [College Entrance Exam Comeback] [Sweet Daily Romance] 1976, a small county town in Northeast China. Lin Wanxing opened her eyes and found herself in the body of a second daughter whom her father didn't love and her mother didn't care for. Her older brother was the apple of her father's eye, while her younger twin siblings were the apple of her mother's. Caught in the middle, she slept in the storage room, ate leftove 25.1kReads—Score1.9kShelves
16. 16 错 After Mistaking the Wrong Person for His White Moonlight: The 1980s Commander Has No Hope of Winning His Wife Back 错认白月光后：八零首长追妻无望 Good Harvest丰年Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s] [Winning His Wife Back] [No Forgiveness] On the day Jian Sining was getting married, her grandmother was killed by her cousin, who had been driving without a license. Jian Sining wanted to make her cousin pay, but her childhood sweetheart and fiancé threatened to call off their engagement unless she dropped the matter. Jian Sining insisted on suing her cousin. Her fiancé switched brides on the spot and married the cousin instead. Just as Jian Sining was becoming a 12.6kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    The first and fourth books both feature strong, assertive female protagonists with high fighting skills. Don't be fooled by the low rating of the first book; it's incredibly enjoyable! Highly recommended! 🌹

17. 17 七 The 1970s: Being the Best of the Worst and Enjoying a Wonderful Life 七零：当极品中极品，享美好人生 Future Pretty-Girl Warrior未来美少女战士Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing [No Going to the Countryside + Romance + Shameless Wish Fulfillment] After transmigrating through countless little worlds to complete missions, she finally retired, only to be assigned to a nest of top-tier troublemakers. Lin Jianyue: “o(´^`)o” Avoiding troublemakers by going to the countryside? Not a chance. On the first day after transmigrating, she showed her stepmother what a truly shameless white lotus was and reclaimed her birth mother's job. She played the perfect filial daughter, then fu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Luo Mingyue kicked her legs listlessly. Since transmigrating, she had remained in this womb, still an unborn baby. Li Xuemei touched her belly, feeling the movements inside. Regardless of whether the baby understood, she gently coaxed, "Baby, Mommy is making you pretty little clothes, you can wear them after you're born." As soon as Li Xuemei finished speaking, her belly stopped bulging, making her extremely happy. The baby understood her words and cared for her. She was now almost forty years old, her sons were all in their teens and early twenties, old enough to get married, yet she had unexpectedly become pregnant. Li Xuemei was overjoyed at this late-in-life child, hoping it would be a daughter. That would make her content. Then Li Xuemei began to sigh deeply. "Alas, this year is not good. There's famine everywhere, and the city's food supply is about to run out." She was about to give birth, her family consisted of several lazy, good-for-nothing boys, and Jianjun was still on a mission in the army and couldn't come back. How was she going to get by? Li Xuemei thought to herself.

18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated as the Worst Character in a 1970s Military Romance, and My Cursed Tongue Runs Wild 穿七零军婚文极品，靠乌鸦嘴发疯 Three-Day Star三日星Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + System + face-slapping the scum + making a fortune + feel-good story + true heiress + sweet romance] Heroine: a lucky koi with a poisonous tongue. (An audio version is now available!) Yang Caiwei transmigrated into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s. Everyone called her lazy and useless, and in the book she was a stepping stone for the heroine. If her cheap niece wanted to be a stepmother, then let her. Yang Caiwei had no interest in 8.7kReads9.0Score815Shelves
19. 19 孤 An Orphan Girl Gets a Jade Pendant Space and Transmigrates to the Countryside in the 1970s 孤女得到玉佩空间穿越七零下乡 Sunset Rainbow落日彩虹Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Orphaned Girl + Space + Sent to the Countryside + Stockpiling Supplies + Photographic Memory] Modern-day orphan Song Qianqian unlocks the space inside a jade pendant, stocks up on supplies, transmigrates to the 1970s, and then heads to the countryside. Ji Mufeng, a young man from a well-connected family compound, is signed up by his stepmother to go suffer in the countryside. Through a twist of fate, he marries Song Qianqian. At first, Ji Mufeng says, “Hmph, don't think you have a chance with m 16.6kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
20. 20 重 The Reborn, Gorgeous Female Youth Educated in the 1970s Has Unmatched Strength 重生七零漂亮女知青她力大无穷 Beautiful Day111良辰美景111Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [With a pocket dimension + not saintly + reborn + sweet romance] In her previous life, the heroine was a complete sucker who was killed by a transmigrated-into-a-book villainess. Reborn, she decides to be selfish for once. When the villainess’s admirers come looking for trouble, the heroine beats them so badly they can barely take care of themselves. The heroine blows on her fists. “Sorry, but when I get angry, even I’m scared of myself.” The local bullies and hooligans are all beaten so ba 4.4kReads9.1Score336Shelves
21. 21 娇 The Sweet Young Lady Has a Rugged Live-In Husband and Big Plans 娇娇背靠上门糙汉贵婿干大事 Loves Meat, Qiao Siye爱吃乔四爷Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Sweetheart, Backed by Her Live-In, Rugged Husband, Takes on the Big Jobs [Transmigrate into a book + farming + shopping System + space + villain + sweet romance + 1v1 + punishing scoundrels + marriage before love] Ruan Jiaojiao has been dead for three months, and nobody has even come to claim her body. All she cares about is the 50,000,000,000 in her bank account, and she regrets leaving behind more than a hundred male models. To escape her workaholic eldest brother, she hide 26Reads6.4Score—Shelves
22. 22 老 The Old Ghost Reborn in the 1960s: Not One Enemy Gets Away 老鬼重生六零：仇人一个也别想跑 Glory Returned荣归Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Space, rebirth, superhuman strength] [Period setting, inspirational, satisfying story] In her previous life, she worked hard every day, yet still failed to earn her family's approval. She was sold twice, and in the end, her husband was worked to death while she was murdered by her enemy on a mountain. Her two children were used by others and then died by suicide, and the benefactor who had once saved her was left in a vegetative state because of her. She became a ghost and watched over her bene 10.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
23. 23 末 The Doomsday Beauty Reclaims Her Golden Finger and Survives the Famine While Pregnant 末世美人抢回金手指揣孕肚过荒年 Six Colors六个颜色Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted The apocalypse beauty is just a little twisted: selfish, spiteful, and quick to get even! Lin Xi spent ten years struggling to survive the apocalypse. Then, with one transmigration, she found herself in a romantic encounter. Ahem, the age gap is just a bit much. It's kind of embarrassing. Her mother remarried and brought seven-year-old Lin Xi into the Lin family, where she was treated like a packhorse. She had to serve her sharp-tongued grandmother, look after her willful aunt, cook and clean fo 2.7kReads8.9Score211Shelves
24. 24 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Zhu Suisui fell in love with Lu Lanxu at first sight and chose the most outstanding heir of the Lu family to be her husband from among many others. She thought that as long as she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would fall in love with her. But she overestimated her abilities; she simply couldn't warm this man's heart. For twenty years, they maintained a respectful but distant relationship, with him only showing her responsibility, not any romantic love. It was all just wishful thinking on her part. Zhu Suisui was heartbroken. On the eve of her divorce, Zhu Suisui was reborn at nineteen, the second year after her marriage to Lu Lanxu, and she even possessed a pair of 'ghost eyes' that could spot bargains. In this life, she refused to be a submissive Mrs. Lu again; she only wanted a divorce, to focus on her career, and to hell with being lovestruck.

25. 25 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 7.5kReads6.4Score168Shelves

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    She's not a reckless, headstrong woman, nor is she the kind of fool who attacks anyone she sees. This is a subversive transmigration story set in a bygone era, where she reclaims her body. [Victory][Victory][Victory] Su Wan's body was occupied by a transmigrated woman for three years. During those three years, the transmigrated woman's antics were outrageous. First, she plotted "my father marrying into the family and I becoming rich," tricking her father into marrying a wealthy woman, then forcibly taking the wealthy woman's son, the future richest man, into her fold. Her sisters became pawns in her marriage alliances, tools for her future wealth accumulation. Not only that, she also raised a pond full of big fish... The two biggest among them are the male protagonist reborn in the book, who starts from scratch and is destined to become incredibly wealthy. The other is her husband, whom she recently married! He will inherit billions. The book describes him in only one sentence: angering him will only result in one word—death. Now Su Wan has reclaimed her body and gained some of the transmigrated woman's memories. But the situation she faces is beyond her control... The transmigrated woman has attracted a bunch of fish! Her husband is furious! Her eldest sister hates her, and her fourth sister is dissatisfied with her! Just as she was lost in thought, Huo Chenxiao walked over...

26. 26 末 The Wicked Stepmother from the Apocalypse, Please Spare Us, You Lot 末世来的缺德后妈，极品们求放过 Adorable Little Mu木木小可爱Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + period setting + space ability + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + powerful figures + redemption A truly satisfying story Jiang Tian was a champion of the apocalypse. After transmigrating into a book, she became the wicked stepmother in the lucky heroine’s story, destined for a tragic ending. She had this to say: “I don’t know whether the original owner was wicked, but I’m the real deal.” Faced with in-laws who were all walking disasters, Jiang Tian made it clear 2.7kReads9.0Score366Shelves

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    The female lead is super fierce! 1️⃣ A post-apocalyptic tycoon transmigrates into the body of a tragically fated stepmother. Facing her awful in-laws, she shows no mercy, and since she needs servants, they all obediently do her chores. Her husband fakes his death, so she cripples him, completely ruining the original female lead. After plundering her in-laws, she leaves in style. The female lead is incredibly fierce, and the plot is super satisfying. 2️⃣ The female lead has a sharp tongue and is incredibly good at roasting people. She has high combat skills [thumbs up] and is invincible in the entire group. Her grandmother can only send her to her in-laws' house to wreak havoc. Her fiancé is a playboy, but seeing his stepmother rendered speechless by the female lead's roasting, he likes her. The playboy from the Lu family becomes a whiny monster, crying, "Wife, if you don't come soon, I'll be bullied to death!" From then on, he hands his wife the bricks when she beats people.

27. 27 老 Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene 老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹 The Sky Is Lonely天空是寂寞Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Wang Xiaoxiao followed her dad to the military base. Two months later, both her dad’s allowance and her stepmother’s allowance were in her hands. She also gained a tagalong, He Jin. She and her dad kept jumping back and forth between loving each other and setting each other up. Under He Jin’s aura of genius, the thing she did most was sign confidentiality agreements. Wang Xiaoxiao gained two more dads: He Jianmin and Ding Jianguo. A story about an Army kid who wandered into someone else’s field 59.6kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly ruthless; it's a very impressive period drama! The Young Lady Has Arrived! It's great! [Thumbs up] The female lead lives in a military compound with her stepfather and mother, and then becomes famous overnight. Her stepfather's family is full of boys, and the female lead is the only girl.

28. 28 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves
29. 29 一 Reborn in a Week: I Cleared Out My Enemy’s Assets in Advance 一周后重生，我提前搬空仇家财产 Jiang Yufei江宇飞Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted [Urban Farming + Stockpiling Supplies + Divine Farmer’s Space + Divine Healer + Period Setting + Revenge + Strong Female Lead] In 2026, 59-year-old Su Jinxuan is diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Before she can even arrange her affairs, she discovers that her husband and best friend have been having an affair for years, the daughter she raised for twenty years is not her own, and the two of them have joined forces to strip her of the company she built from scratch. At her lowest point, 3.6kReads—Score432Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn to seek revenge; it's a period drama with elements of farming and resource hoarding—a truly satisfying read. [Learned something new]

30. 30 随 Moving into the Military Compound: A Stunning Beauty Arrives at the Commander’s Home 随军住大院：首长家来了个大美人 Yang Yichen杨奕宸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Alternate-history era + military marriage + reborn + strong heroine + devoted husband) Ace agent Yun Bei dies unexpectedly, only to open her eyes in the 1970s as Yun Bei, an orphan from Haishi living with her uncle’s family. By then, her cousin has stolen her job, leaving her with two choices: go to the countryside or get married. Yun Bei can handle hardship, but she can’t do farm work. So she packs her bags and resolutely sets off on a thousand-mile journey to find a husband. Si Nanzhao, servi 7.4kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    🌿🌿This book is absolutely amazing! Every chapter is either hilarious or on its way to being hilarious. I feel like I'll laugh my abs off after reading it, hahaha [facepalm][laughing]. Seriously, this is the pinnacle of comedy!!! This is my absolute favorite novel ever read on Tomato!

31. 31 六 The Little Crybaby of the 1960s Is Always Hung from the Demonically Handsome Commander's Waist 六零小丧包天天被妖孽首长挂腰上 Zhang Mocha from the Northeast张摩卡来自东北Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage in the 1960s · quietly unhinged · decisive and ruthless · golden finger with a hint of mystery · off-the-charts sweetness] Don’t mess with Lu Jiu. She’s fierce, bold, and rebellious. In her previous life, she spent thirteen years undercover, going from a drug lord’s fake heiress to the drug lord herself. The day the operation closed in, she blew everyone sky-high, herself included. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lu Jiu, an academic ace in the 1960s. She came with a me 88.5kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves

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    The female lead is quick to use sleight of hand; she's an undercover agent who's returned, and her values ​​are quite sound.

32. 32 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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    1. The female lead, Jing'an, is incredibly calm and composed, unaffected by anyone, and has clear and well-defined goals; highly recommended. 2. The female lead never gets caught up in internal conflicts; she can act impulsively or suddenly, and isn't held hostage by so-called relatives; worth watching.

33. 33 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 52.8kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
34. 34 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where they clash head-on, with no misunderstandings, just a tacit understanding of mutual exploitation. The female lead's cheat ability is eye-catching: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Smile]

35. 35 渣 My Scumbag Husband Dotes on His Childhood Sweetheart? I Decide When We Divorce! 渣夫宠青梅？离婚我说了算！ The Breakout Queen爆红天后Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted [Bygone-era setting + face-slapping the scum + military marriage + chasing-wife crematorium + tea-flavored officer + sweet romance] Su Jiangli transmigrated into a chasing-wife crematorium story with a countdown to her departure. Her husband, Shen Jiawei, abandoned her at their wedding and brought home his friend’s widow and her son, claiming it was only temporary. That “temporary” arrangement ended up lasting a lifetime. Misunderstandings and conflict tore them apart, leaving the miserable firs 12.4kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    Political Commissar Yao's face darkened: "Shen Jiawei, this is a hospital! What are you trying to do?" "No, Commissar, she did it on purpose..." Shen Jiawei hurriedly tried to explain. Su Jiangli wouldn't give him a chance: "It's my fault, Commissar, it's all my fault! I'm petty and intolerant. Every time I see him with Zhou Wenqing—no, I should call her Mrs. Zhou, I... I should be the concubine. It's my fault, I stole Mrs. Zhou's position, which is why I incurred her jealousy. I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Master, please don't hit me, I know I was wrong!" An old cadre beside Qiao Zhanying, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, said: "Mrs.? Master? Concubine? Did I hear that right? Old Yao, how do you conduct your work? What kind of place is this? Has this Company Commander Shen's ideological awareness even passed the test?"

36. 36 拒 Refusing an Abortion, Carrying Twins, and Shocking the Military Compound 拒流产，揣双胎，随军惊爆家属院 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Original title: The Military Husband Is Too Powerful, So the Beautiful Wife Joins the Army While Pregnant [Alluring Beauty X Rock-Hard Officer] (military marriage + space spring + pregnant with twins and raising children + doting husband + marriage before love + everyday life in the army) The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Wanyue had become the darling of the era in a period novel. Her grandfather was a top official in the capital, her maternal grandfather a tycoon in Shanghai, her parents hi 38.2kReads7.8Score3.9kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is a naive and sweet girl spoiled by her family, a capitalist's daughter during the Red Revolution. In reality, she is extremely ruthless. At the beginning of the story, she transmigrates and becomes pregnant. She writes a letter to the male protagonist while he is in the army, and he immediately sends someone to pick her up and bring her to the family compound to rest during her pregnancy.

37. 37 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 143kReads9.0Score17kShelves
38. 38 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet and Soft Female Lead 快穿：女配娇又软 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + beautiful and ruthless] Shen Xiantang was a wicked woman who wreaked havoc throughout the cultivation world. After failing her tribulation, she was captured by a System. To be reborn and change her fate, she decided to sign an agreement with the System, completing tasks in exchange for a chance to turn back time. She travels through various minor worlds, with just one task: survive. It sounds simple, but Shen Xiantang got stuck with an unreliable System. After delivering t 14.2kReads8.5Score854Shelves

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    Of course, the second small world in these [Admiration] novels is a period drama. The female lead is a vicious and selfish character. In the first book, after getting a job, the female lead refuses to date Xu Fang from the village. After being pushed unconscious by Xu Fang's nephew, she awakens to her true nature. Without hesitation, she hooks up with the factory director's hoodlum son and becomes his daughter-in-law. Facing the factory director's two-faced stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister-in-law, she displays her sharp tongue and meanness to the fullest... [Admiration]

39. 39 知 The Educated Youth Widow Is Cursed to Bring Misfortune to Her Family 知青寡妇克亲命 Grandma Ningning宁宁外婆Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted A powerful lightning-wielder in the apocalypse fights the Zombie King to protect their base, and they both end up gravely injured. But the base’s second-in-command takes advantage of the situation, kidnapping the wounded fighter and planning to cut open their skull and steal their lightning core. After detonating the core, they are reborn in the body of a young educated-woman widow in 1968. She’s said to bring misfortune to everyone around her: her paternal grandparents, parents, siblings, husba 2.2kReads8.5Score173Shelves
40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Vicious Female Supporting Character Becomes a Bewitching Beauty 快穿：当恶毒女配是娇媚尤物后 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Selfish, Vicious Female Lead + Beloved by All + Love at First Sight + No Fixed Couple + Immersive Roleplay] Ye Jiaoyue is a succubus who feeds on love, and beauty is her natural gift. After an accident binds her to a System, she begins traveling between worlds and playing the villainess. From then on, the favored sons of heaven in every world fall at her feet, eyes burning with desire. They become lovesick and obsessed with her! ① The gold-digging roommate of the female lead in a runaway-with-t 15.2kReads8.2Score654Shelves
41. 41 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 34kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    Of course, these two are the best! [Shy] Both feature sophisticated and self-centered female leads, but the male leads dote on them. [Smirk] In the second book, the female lead is truly wicked and spoiled, a heartthrob, but no matter how wicked she is, the male lead still loves her. [Admiration]

42. 42 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: Selfish and Self-Serving, Beautiful and Wicked 年代快穿自私且利己，漂亮且恶毒 Want a Milk Cap想喝奶盖儿Modern Romance128k WordsOngoing [Period setting + quick transmigration + punishing scumbags + revenge + female supporting characters + unhinged] A female supporting character awakens and refuses to be reduced to a stepping stone. Lu Qiqi, an outstanding employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, takes on the mission. [Complete] World One: A top-tier cannon-fodder daughter of a capitalist family, whose fiancé takes her job and lets others bully her. Lu Qiqi catches them completely off guard, clears out the family assets, and 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all super good! I have a folder on my bookshelf called "Historical Fiction" and "Quick Transmigration Heroines," which are all strong female leads, mostly historical fiction. The ones I'm recommending are the ones I think are really good. Books six and eight are good, the others are about villainous female characters.

43. 43 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
44. 44 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: The Whole Village’s Cannon Fodder Hear My Thoughts and Change Their Fates 穿书七零：全村炮灰听我心声改命 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted An alternate setting [Transmigrate into a book + ensemble cast + controllable inner thoughts + period setting + adored by all] After working overtime for a full month, Xie Yao drops dead. Before losing consciousness, she thinks she’s done for. But who would have thought she’d get another chance at life? When she wakes up, someone has pulled her out of a river. She’s arrived inside the period novel she was reading. Worse, it’s an angst-filled story, and she isn’t the heroine or even a supporting 119Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Already interested][Admiring]

45. 45 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
46. 46 在 Stealing the Heroine’s Fortunes in the 1970s, I Snag a Soldier and Marry Him 在七零抢女主机缘，拐个军官结婚 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Six-year age gap + love at first sight + slow and steady + everyday life] Cheng Zhiyu woke up from a nap to discover she had transmigrated into a book, and not just any character: she had become a cannon-fodder character who was supposed to give the heroine golden fingers. All the original heroine’s golden fingers actually belonged to the cannon-fodder character. The original character was meant to hand them over, but Cheng Zhiyu wasn’t about to. She took the heroine’s golden fingers for hers 4.4kReads5.6Score474Shelves
47. 47 流 Exiled, I Used My Pocket Dimension to Empty the Supply Stores and the National Treasury 流放后，我用空间把物资国库全收 Yang Yichen杨奕宸Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into ancient times as an orphaned girl, Yun Nuan is bullied by everyone around her. As a veteran of quick transmigration, she says, “Don’t worry, don’t worry. I’ve got all my spatial abilities, so I can do whatever I want in this world.” Watch as she turns her fortunes around from rock bottom, takes down scumbags and makes them eat their words, then climbs step by step back to the top, blinding everyone with her dazzling brilliance and showing the world just how extraordinary she i 2.9kReads9.0Score360Shelves

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    Story Summary: These books are super good!

48. 48 年 A Villainess in a Period Quick Transmigration Story Only Wants to Follow the Plot 年代快穿恶毒女配只想走剧情 Classmate Xiao Jin小矜同学Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted {Period quick transmigration, a pampered and wicked heroine with a little conscience, but not much, a touch of a reverse harem, one-on-one romance, an obsessive male lead who becomes crazed and possessive when she leaves him, some worlds where the original heroine is villainized, immersive quick transmigration} Yu Zhi, the only daughter of Immortal Lord Shenyuan, has been adored and spoiled since childhood. Because her birth mother died young, Immortal Lord Shenyuan dotes on her terribly, giving 8.7kReads7.7Score655Shelves

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    They're all super good! I have a folder on my bookshelf called "Historical Fiction" and "Quick Transmigration Heroines," which are all strong female protagonists, mostly historical fiction. The ones I'm recommending are the ones I think are really good. Books six and eight are good, the others are about villainous female characters.

49. 49 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
50. 50 七 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Girl Is Thriving 七零穿书：女炮灰混得风生水起啦 Bright and Sweet明媚酥Modern Romance147k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a book + farm + a heroine who grows stronger + the 1970s + farming] When Zhang Zhuman, who is in the late stages of a terminal illness, opens her eyes, she discovers she has become a female cannon-fodder character with the same name in a period novel. She starts out in hell mode: her grandmother and uncle’s family aggressively try to take her job, her father is hospitalized with a work injury and depressed, her mother seems weak and easy to bully, and her younger brother, wh 3Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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