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

1. 451 七 The 1970s: A Female Educated Youth and Her Obsessive Villain Race to Wealth 七零：知青女配携偏执反派奔首富 Mushroom and Egg Stir-Fry毛毛菇炒蛋Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + sweet and satisfying + adored by everyone + pocket dimension + unlimited supplies + stunning looks + sweet romance) Yang Shuyin accidentally transmigrates into a book, becoming an insignificant supporting character destined for a tragic end. Determined to take her fate into her own hands, she works tirelessly to make money and, along the way, saves the tragic villainous big shot. Together, they turn their fortunes around and set out to become the richest people in China. Ch 27Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   This is amazing! The female lead comes from the apocalypse; she appears gentle and obedient on the surface but is ruthless inside.

2. 452 快 Quick Transmigration Stockpiling: Self-Serving Me Goes on a Killing Spree 快穿囤货：利已的我杀疯了 A Gu 6阿顾6Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + spatial storage + stockpiling + selfish and self-serving + lazy and gluttonous + villainous heroine with skewed morals + indiscriminate killing + living to a ripe old age + no fixed CP) My heroine kills without batting an eye and indiscriminately slaughters the innocent. Goody-two-shoes, stay away. If you like seeing men suffer, then sisters who feel sorry for men are in for a lifetime of bad luck. One day, Yan Qingmo suddenly became bound to a System that told her to li 16.3kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds
3. 453 恶 The Villainess Won’t Reform, and the Disabled Tycoon Begs Her to Take Him Back 恶女不洗白，残疾大佬卑微求复合 Xuanxuan Is a Little Sweet轩轩有点甜Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out and will rise later.) Period setting + stepmother + devoted couple + rugged man + military marriage + super strength + raised by the kids + everyday family life Lin Tang transmigrates into a book. She goes from the apocalypse into a period romance about having children, becoming the evil stepmother of the male lead's three children. In the book, the original Lin Tang is wicked through and through. She abuses the three children from a young age, bullies the sweet her 133Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world, refuses to whitewash her past, doesn't tolerate her hostile children, and genuinely wants a divorce.

4. 454 咸 The Underdog Strikes Back! The Factory Director’s Family Begs Me to Take Them Under My Wing 咸鱼翻身！厂长全家跪求我抱大腿 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + pocket dimension + scheming hero + no saintly heroine + adored by everyone Dearest readers, this book isn’t angsty. It’s a feel-good story about a young female intellectual who helps the whole village get rich, becomes everyone’s darling, catches the eye of a scheming man, and then becomes the darling of his whole family, too. Through one careless mistake, Liu Ruonan transmigrates into a period novel as the real daughter who was switched at birth. Before she can even 5.6kReads9.0Score68314d adds

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   The female lead isn't exactly heartless, but she's very resolute, and her relationship with the older man is a sweet and intense affair...

5. 455 小 The Little Sweetheart Is a Big Shot 小娇娇是大佬 It's Nice, Not Naisi是奈斯不是耐思Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Parallel World + Period Drama + Spies + One-on-One Romance + Superpowers] After taking a short nap, apocalyptic survivor Chu Xin wakes up to find she has transmigrated into the body of a girl in 1960s China who shares her name. The original girl's parents and grandfather had been sent away to the countryside, and she was about to be sent down herself. Then someone followed her, she hit her head, and died on the spot. When she opened her eyes again, someone else had taken over her body. Being se 8.6kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
6. 456 七 The 1970s: Reborn, I Spoil My Beloved Husband 七零年代！重生后把娇夫宠上天 Eat a Little Egg Tart吃一点蛋挞Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Period setting + one-on-one romance + reborn + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero] After being reborn, Shen Xiaoyue thought long and hard. This time, she’d get ahead of things and had the power to see the future. She wanted to try all the things she’d never gotten around to doing before. But where should she start? Her eyes wandered in circles before finally meeting those of a damp little puppy. Forget it. She’d start by raising a dog. She owed him, after all. Lu Ping’an: The only outcome of 17.9kReads8.7Score1.6k14d adds
7. 457 末 An Apocalyptic Woman in the 1970s: My Goal Is to Live to a Ripe Old Age! 末世女在七零，目标寿终正寝！ Beimi Taozhi北觅桃之Modern Romance662k WordsCompleted [Alternate-Era Setting + Love Grows Over Time + Strong Female Lead + Special Powers + Family Life + Cozy Everyday Moments + Easygoing at First, Government Job Later] One tangyuan was all it took to kill Yu Sui, a violent little firecracker from the apocalypse! She pioneered a whole new way to die. Later… - “So you reapers got the wrong person?” Yu Sui stared expressionlessly at the new staff of the Underworld! A deadbeat reaper yawned while on the way to claim a soul, took a wrong turn, a 1.5kReads7.6Score10014d adds
8. 458 疯 Crazy! How Much Crazier Can I Get as a Wicked Female Supporting Character in the 1970s? 疯！穿成七零恶毒女配癫点怎么了 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + Space + Face-slapping + Crushing scum + Educated youth sent to the countryside + Super strength + The leads never turn their frustration inward The female lead is powerful, holds grudges, and can go off the rails at any moment. Her manners are questionable, and violence is the answer. The male lead is even more outrageous than anyone else. The crazier you are, the more you get to enjoy life. The moment Yang Mumu opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s. Her mothe 3.9kReads8.4Score35614d adds

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   The female lead transmigrates into the body of a vicious supporting female character, and is extremely ruthless.

9. 459 穿 Cultivating Immortality with Infinite Space in the 1970s 穿七零无限空间能修仙 Otherworldly Mandala彼岸曼陀Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted New novel, now complete: [The real catch is a beautiful young wife who transmigrates to the 1970s]☜ [Complete, no characters acting stupid, no handouts] [Invincible pocket dimension + cultivation with special abilities and spirit pets + female lead isn’t a saint + male lead is powerful but still no match for her + fighting and killing + building wealth and strengthening the nation] An orphan transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, she discovers a top-tier commercial street inside her space pendant. 2.6kReads8.8Score34014d adds

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   Everyone recommends high-rated books, so I'll just recommend the ones I like! The first one is seriously better than many 9-point-rated novels I've read! It's a period fantasy novel where the female lead transmigrates to a different era, possesses teleportation and clairvoyance, and is a master of both medicine and poison. It features a modern shopping mall and a spiritual spring space, she can concoct medicine, and has spirit pets. It's funny and fresh, unlike the clichéd family dramas of period novels! Plus, the male and female leads have strong moral values and are incredibly patriotic!!! The second book also features a female lead cultivating in a period setting, but I prefer the first one! Go read it, it's really good!

10. 460 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become a Drama Queen and Man-Eater in the Seventies 穿书七零成了作精女海王 Yu Yan俞颜Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [Educated youth + sent to the countryside + period setting + System + pocket dimension + spoiled troublemaker + self-interest] It's the 1970s, and from the start, her whole family is forcing her to go to the countryside? Why should she be the one to lose out? She put her older sister's, younger brother's, and younger sister's names on the list, too. A family should all stick together. Her rich, handsome almost-boyfriend goes to the countryside with her to take care of her, but on the train, he 8kReads7.9Score67714d adds

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    [Educated Youth + Rural Life + Era + System + Space + Drama Queen + Selfishness] Arriving in the 1970s, her entire family forces her to go to the countryside? How could she let herself be taken advantage of? She listed the names of her older sister, younger brother, and younger sister. A family should be complete. Her handsome, rich, and charming boyfriend, wanting to take care of her, goes to the countryside with her, only to fall for another female educated youth on the train? This plot seems so familiar! Fu Yurou finally realizes she's transmigrated into a novel, becoming a scheming, womanizing supporting character in a period drama. Her true colors as a fish farmer are exposed by the female lead, and the male lead, the "fish seedling," abandons her for someone else. In the end, she's forced to marry a village scoundrel and die a tragic death. How can this be? Yurou turns around and marries "Fish Seedling Number N" to shield her from disaster. Unexpectedly, "Fish Seedling Number N" has another identity. Years later, looking at her children, Fu Yurou regretted her past actions: "It was supposed to be just a fake relationship." "A fake relationship?" Someone who had become a high-ranking official scoffed. "Once you've caught my eye and entered my heart, you can only be the mother of my children." Fu Yurou: ('□') 'Who was the prey after all? ... Later, the family of five went out and bumped into her ex-boyfriend and the original female lead... How did you two break up?'

11. 461 修 The Immortal Cultivation Big Shot Returns to Her Peak in the 1970s 修仙大佬在七零重回巅峰 Extra Sugar, No Ice多糖不加冰Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted ♦ [This story does not follow the norms of its era: prices are all over the place, there is no historical accuracy, and everything is made up. It’s all for the fun of romance, but this is not a sweet romance. History buffs, please move along.] [My take on cultivation! My take on cultivation! My take on cultivation!] [A very loose setting / leveling and growth / nontraditional farming / nontraditional cultivation / fantasy / mountains of original worldbuilding / loopholes in the Heavenly Dao / mu 536Reads8.8Score—14d adds
12. 462 七 A Fiery Military Wife in the 1970s: Her Officer Husband Risks His Life to Spoil Her 七零火辣军嫂：军官老公拿命宠 Jiu Qi酒七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + comedy + wish fulfillment Qin Qianqian dies suddenly and transmigrates to the 1970s. She heads into town for some braised pork, only to get knocked over and land a hospital stay and a boyfriend in one go. Qin Qianqian: I didn't know you were my childhood betrothed. Yan Baichuan: Yeah, I didn't know either. Qin Qianqian: So, how about we get married? Yan Baichuan: Sure. On the night they get their marriage certificat 3.5kReads8.3Score27314d adds
13. 463 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Showering Him with Sweetness, Driving Him Crazy, and Winning His Devotion 七零军婚：撒糖发癫，糙汉宠上天 Dragon Soars, Rabbit Blazes龙腾兔焱Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 1970s + military marriage + supernatural abilities + spatial cultivation + special forces + adorable mouse + lighthearted comedy Xie Wan has barely arrived in this world when she’s caught having an illicit affair. Her reputation is ruined, and everyone turns against her. Then she kisses the soldier who gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and gets branded a shameless harlot, suffering the ultimate public humiliation. She struggles to save herself, clings to the male lead and follows him into 9.6kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
14. 464 七 The 1970s: The Domineering Village Belle Takes Down Every Mary Sue! 七零：霸道村花干翻所有玛丽苏！ Hou Wenyuan侯雯媛Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted A village beauty and village tyrant who can plow three mu a day, paired with a sickly, shameless male God of Wealth. The whole point of this story is to have a great time. [Mutually devoted couple + strong heroine + unhinged humor + satisfying romance] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. As she ascended and underwent her tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck her into one of countless little worlds. A grandmother and grandfather who favor boys over girls, an uncle's family 4.3kReads8.5Score47514d adds

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    To support the Ruan family and care for her sisters, Ruan Qiqi faced a crisis. Her father had just passed away, and her uncle was already trying to seize her house, with her grandparents taking sides. Her fiancé, who had accepted the betrothal gifts, wanted to break off the engagement and refused to return the money! Ruan Qiqi went completely mad. Seeing her uncle blocking her doorway, she grabbed a large knife and demanded: her fiancé had an affair with her granddaughter and was breaking off the engagement. She stormed into the office, got the money back, and canceled the engagement.

15. 465 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance635k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.2kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    This is a period drama where the female protagonist takes the high school entrance exam early, gets accepted into a vocational school, and is assigned to a military factory. She uses her modern mechanical knowledge to build a successful career.

16. 466 穿 A Lunatic in a Transmigrated-Book Setting: Cross Me, and I’ll Rob Your Whole Family 穿书年代疯批，不服偷你全家 The Handsome Young Master Who Captivates the City倾城公子Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book, pocket dimension, period setting, putting scumbags in their place, building a career, military marriage, Shan Feier transmigrated into a book after winning the lottery. Just as she thought the heavens were messing with her, they finally showed mercy: her home had turned into a pocket dimension and come along too. Her phone could order supplies from her previous life and have them delivered straight home, and the foreign currency she had stored away... unexpectedly... Sh 4.3kReads8.5Score43414d adds
17. 467 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score53614d adds

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    🎈🎈An 8-year age gap, a powerful and influential "daddy" boyfriend! The female lead is a stunningly beautiful and capable translator, with clear likes and dislikes! ⭐The female lead entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduation, while casually investing in some "small" side businesses to earn dividends and buy several courtyard houses~ 🍒🍒 She successfully transformed from a wealthy, scholarly heiress into a multi-millionaire, infuriating those who disliked her!

18. 468 和 After the Divorce, the Villainous Stepmother Brings Blessings to the World! 和离后，反派后娘福载天下！ Mo Yi Mo Jia莫乙莫甲Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Su Xin peered into the secrets of fate and discovered that her terrible luck in this life was because someone had stolen her fortune and the merit she'd accumulated over a hundred lifetimes in her previous one! As she was pondering how to fix it, a bolt of lightning sent her back to her previous life. From the start, her stepfather had already packed her off to become someone else's stepmother. A wild System suddenly bound itself to her, too. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven troublesome k 37.1kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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    The female lead in this book is absolutely ruthless! She completely defies expectations and doesn't play by the rules! The premise is fresh and original! The kind of book you won't be able to put down once you start reading.

19. 469 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Real Heiress Understands Animal Speech and Becomes the Military District's Secret Weapon 下乡后，真千金懂兽语成军区外挂 Starry Wants to Earn Money星星要赚米Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Completed + short drama now streaming [Taking down scumbags + pocket dimension + everyone’s darling + face-slapping + animal mind-reading + military marriage + no self-sacrifice + patriotism] Yu Wan’er transmigrated from the Apocalypse to the 1980s. The good news: she came with a healing ability and could communicate with animals without a hitch. The bad news: she accidentally slept with a military bigwig after being drugged! A reborn fake heiress was already plotting to ruin her reputation. He 9.2kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds

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    A period drama where the female protagonist directly reports her scumbag brother.

20. 470 七 The 1970s: The Apocalypse's Tough Girl Meets a Crybaby with a Heart of Silk 七零：末世女金刚撞上哭包绕指柔 Pudgy Wants to Slim Down胖胖想瘦Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + strong heroine + mercilessly putting scumbags in their place + handsome, rich men pursuing her devotedly + adorable child] The timid pushover opened her eyes again, and someone new was behind them. Su Ning, a tech-savvy superwoman from the apocalypse, doesn’t put up with mistreatment. Her brain simply doesn’t have that program. Her sharp-tongued, rotten-hearted grandmother said, “Your sister’s crying. Give her your job. Would you lose a piece of yourself?” Su Ning swung 5.4kReads8.9Score40214d adds
21. 471 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 11.9kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    He was ruthless to himself and sent himself to be a sent-down youth.

22. 472 穿 Transmigrating into a Period Novel About Frenemies? The Hidden Big Shot Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 穿进敌蜜年代文？隐藏大佬宠成瘾 I Dream of Writing a Masterpiece做梦都想写精品Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension]+ [Getting Pregnant Before Marriage]+ [Powerful Male Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Everyone’s Favorite] Shen Zhiyu opened her eyes and found herself inside a period novel written by her archrival. The character she’d been given nearly made her sick with rage. Watching her real-world nemesis getting all lovey-dovey with the male lead, Shen Zhiyu reclaimed her own golden finger and made sure her rival couldn’t take advantage of her again. She turned around and married the good-for-not 6.3kReads8.4Score44514d adds
23. 473 姐 Sisters for Life: You Get Divorced, I Become a Widow 姐妹一生一起走，你离婚来我丧偶 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A second marriage, both leads sexually pure. No being pushed around or mistreated, just pure satisfaction! Good news: My best friend and I have traveled back to the 1980s! Bad news: We’ve both ended up in the bodies of useless doormats! She worked herself to the bone caring for her husband’s family, never complaining, only to be treated like a free maid. Meanwhile, her husband was out enjoying romantic dates with a shameless woman. She was a complete sucker! Her best friend had it even worse. He 2.6kReads8.7Score37614d adds

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    The two sisters time-traveled to the 1980s. One became a free nanny, only to discover her husband was having an affair and fell ill and hospitalized, realizing she'd been a free nanny for years and even been despised. [Laughing and crying emojis] The other time-traveled into a soldier's wife, but the soldier had a crush on someone else and preferred taking care of her rather than trusting his wife. [Eating melon emojis]

24. 474 七 The Wildest Officer of the 1970s Is Wrapped Around a Beautiful Madwoman's Finger 七零，最猛军官被疯批美人拿捏了 Young Master of the Zhang Family张家少年郎Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates into a book + male lead is reborn + military marriage in the 1970s + wild antics + face-slapping + feel-good power fantasy + devoted couple + strong leads] Overworked office drone Su Wantang transmigrates into a book. She lands in the 1970s, in the body of a cannon-fodder character who is about to be arrested for having improper relations with a man, then takes her own life? Fine, fine, fine! She beats her scheming stepmother and stepsister half to death, sends the st 295Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is ruthless, eccentric, and hilarious.

25. 475 六 Space in the 1960s: I Head to the Countryside with a Goose to Gather Seafood 六零空间：带着大鹅下乡去赶海 Six Colors六个颜色Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted Shen Yuexi transmigrates to the impoverished 1960s with her spirit goose. Luckily, she has plenty of supplies stored in her space, enough to last her for ages, and her goose is a skilled fisher, so she doesn’t have to worry about food at all. The original owner was unloved by her father and mother. Her family wanted her twin sister to take over her job, so they signed her up to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Her sister even pushed her down, killing her. Her trip to the countryside i 1.9kReads8.6Score23014d adds

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    Completed, a truly amazing period novel! [Admiration][Kiss] 🍑 The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1960s with her spirit pet goose. Her parents favor her twin sister and secretly sign her up for a rural assignment to steal her job. 🍖 The female protagonist sells the job, runs off with the family's money, and goes to the countryside.

26. 476 六 The Sixties: A Captivating Yet Hateful Villainess 六零，迷人又可恶的反派恶女 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Born into the 1960s, she becomes a posthumous child, doted on by her whole family. Luo Mingyue says, “You're all this twisted, so I can't exactly be too normal.” A cast of villains, the 1960s 7.5kReads7.8Score43414d adds

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    The female protagonist is a sophisticated egoist.

27. 477 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Emptied My Family's Home, Went to the Countryside, and Lay Flat 重生七零搬空小日子家底下乡躺平 Secretly Flowing by the Pillow暗向枕边流Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No CP, strong female lead, feel-good revenge story + reborn + 1970s + spatial storage + mysticism + patriotism + payback against the Japanese. This book starts slowly and picks up later. The early part, where she goes to the countryside and takes on the fake heiress, can be a little dull. Feel free to skip it if it’s not your thing; the later chapters are incredibly satisfying. Check the reviews for details. Almost everyone who’s finished the whole book has given it five stars. The reviews are g 4.6kReads8.7Score46214d adds
28. 478 七 Rejected by Her Own Mother in the Seventies, She Remarries 七零亲妈被嫌弃：她转身二婚了 Chen Jiao陈娇Modern Romance141k WordsOngoing 1970s, second marriage, everyday life, face-slapping, raising a child, marriage first and love later When Du Yao wakes up, she has been reborn. Only then does she learn that she is the male lead’s disposable ex-wife in a novel. According to the plot, her husband will divorce her and her son will despise her. In an attempt to save her marriage, she will work like a beast of burden for father and son, giving them her whole heart. But the first thing her husband does after achieving success is get 91Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    The story begins with a divorce. She doesn't want her husband or her son. 🍁🍁 In her past life, she sacrificed everything to maintain this family. But the first thing her husband did after achieving success was to abandon his wife! He turned around and got together with the woman he loved but couldn't have in his youth. Her prodigy son also supported his father's search for true love, blaming her for ruining his relationship. 🍗🍗 Because the doctor said her health was poor and she might have difficulty conceiving again, and her son was premature, Du Yao always cherished him like a precious jewel. He was also intelligent, able to compose poetry at three and count at four. His intelligence even made the newspapers; he was a renowned child prodigy in the compound. The child who once pressed his little face against hers 🍼🍼, softly saying he loved his mother the most, was now being held by the hand of the woman he hated most, whom she considered her savior, after she nearly lost her life rescuing him from human traffickers. Instead, he accused her of being a human trafficker to the police, personally sending his biological mother to prison. Until her imprisonment, she was still begging her son for forgiveness, telling him that she was only trying to save him and was not an accomplice in human trafficking.

29. 479 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s, Raising a Child and Doing Research Too 七零军婚甜如蜜，带娃科研两不误 Green Wine and Joy青酒欢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military life on an island + marriage first, love later + chasing his wife to the crematorium + devoted sweet romance + no golden finger] After twenty years of studying hard, Jiang Qingyue had finally achieved her dream of heading to an island as an agricultural PhD to pursue research. But before she could leave, she unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1970s. A woman who'd been single for ages found herself in the bridal chamber from the start! After one wild night, she woke up to discover that t 35.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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    Jiang Qingyue finally achieved her dream of becoming an agricultural PhD and dedicating herself to scientific research on an island. However, she transmigrated to the 1970s, starting with her wedding night! Taking over the mess left by the original owner, the two had to support each other through the winter, and the man's attitude towards her was getting better and better. But then, the landmines planted by the original owner started detonating one after another. Finally, the man, in a fit of anger, went to the island to join the army. Looking at the child she hadn't even had a chance to announce in her belly, Jiang Qingyue readily agreed to a divorce. To survive, Jiang Qingyue decided to use her academic advantages and, despite being pregnant, gritted her teeth and got into university!

30. 480 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    In almost all the historical fiction novels I've read on Taobao, the female lead is the one who focuses on her career, and the male lead doesn't have much screen time.

31. 481 搬 I Empty the Family Fortune, Then the 1960s Apocalypse Boss Goes on a Rampage 搬空祖产，末世大佬六零嘎嘎乱杀 White as a Grain of Rice米粒的白Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [The audiobook, narrated by a real person, is now available. Go give it a listen! Transmigrates into a book + 1960s setting + laugh-out-loud antics + spirit spring space + crazy and ruthless heroine + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing everything out] End-of-the-world powerhouse Lei Qingyu transmigrates into a novel set in the era. The original owner was raised by her stepmother to be timid and submissive, and didn’t want to accept her arranged marriage and join the army. Her biological fathe 24kReads7.7Score3k14d adds

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    A hilarious and outrageous story set in a crazy era. The villains are tortured terribly; it's incredibly funny and not to be missed.

32. 482 年 After Awakening, the Vicious Supporting Female Lead in a Period Novel Seizes Everything at Every Turn 年代文恶毒女配觉醒后步步抢夺 Rust-Red Syndrome锈红症Modern Romance763k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened and will rise later. Liu Weiwei was the vicious supporting woman in a period novel, and she died a miserable death in a bleak hospital room. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the beginning of the tragedy: her mother was handing her a bowl of drugged porridge. In her previous life, she was set up and lost her virtue, then died miserably in the countryside, while the “heroine,” Su Wanqing, lived a life of glory and couldn’t even be bothered to look 456Reads8.7Score12714d adds

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    This, this,

33. 483 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 7.2kReads9.2Score85314d adds
34. 484 快 Quick Transmigration: Crazy Big Shots, Stop Going Wild 快穿之疯批大佬别浪了 Mu Shiqi暮十七Fantastical Romance5.7M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] Someone stole the Divine Realm’s Tree of Life and tossed it into the three thousand worlds, causing a sensation. With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Emperor entrusted the mission of retrieving it to Yun Qian, an idle High God who spent her days lazing about, leaving the immortals sighing in disbelief... Yun Qian was about to refuse when she accidentally became bound to a rather dim-witted system... “Host, stop fooling around! You’re abou 13.7kReads9.0Score78214d adds

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    The female lead in this book is very strong.

35. 485 重 Reborn in 1980: Getting Rich with Pinduoduo 重生80，靠着拼嘟嘟发家致富 Shang Wu上舞Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + System + all the bad guys die + devoted boyfriend] In her previous life, Wang Yamei lost her father when she was young, and her mother remarried. She and her grandmother and younger brother depended on one another to get by. She married an abusive mama’s boy, and her younger brother ended up in a labor camp. At last, in her old age, she was finally able to enjoy a good life. Then, bam, she was back in the past. Wang Yamei looked at the Pinduoduo shopping app that had c 112Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    Because it's so ruthless!!! It's exceptionally good!!! Come and see!!!

36. 486 漂 A Beautiful, Self-Serving White Moonlight Gets Tangled Up with a Possessive Man in the 1970s 漂亮利己白月光在七零被偏执缠绕 Gu Anli顾安漓Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A self-serving, dramatic heroine in a period setting vs. an obsessive, possessive hero; frequent rivalry between men and intense love triangles, with multiple male leads. Not your cup of tea? Please don’t read.] Shen Zhixi never denied that she was affected, selfish, and driven by self-interest. Even with a checkered past, she was loved everywhere she went. She didn’t care about flitting from one romance to another, until she suddenly learned that she was the vicious cannon-fodder foi 537Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists who are somewhat self-centered, but that's okay; the main characters are completely devoted to loving their own love [eating melon emoji].

37. 487 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 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
38. 488 穿 Transmigrate into a Book as a 1970s Cannon Fodder, and I Go Full-On Buddhist and Bonkers 穿书七零炮灰，我佛佛癫癫狂狂 Er Zui二醉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After dying together with a mutated beast, Tang Hanyue transmigrates into a period novel as a pitiful cannon-fodder character. The girl is beautiful but frail, and dies on the train while taking her adopted brother’s place in the countryside. Her biological older brother, meanwhile, is the male lead of the original story. Tang Hanyue: (O_o)?? Before leaving, she clears out the home of the adoptive mother who abused the poor girl, lands her a major blow, and heads off to the countryside at her le 5.5kReads8.3Score51114d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn in a post-apocalyptic world, destined to die young as cannon fodder! Ruthless and vicious! A well-developed character! Her past is shrouded in mystery, and danger lurks everywhere! 🤤

39. 489 我 I've Been Such a Good, Honest Person. What's Wrong With Going a Little Crazy? 我都老实巴交了，发点颠怎么了 Add Some Wealth to Life给生活添点富Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Antics + Feel-Good Story + Demolition Compensation + Getting Rich + Everyday Life + Besties + Becoming the Boss + No Romance, No Marriage] (Content warning: The heroine and the other female characters have rock-bottom morals. They'll stop at nothing to get what they want, and lying is as natural to them as eating and drinking!!!) ​​Tang Tao, the heroine: ​“Mom, Dad, Brother, the demolition payout is all mine, mine, mine! Behave yourselves and maybe I'll let you have the leftovers.” ​… 1.4kReads8.9Score18014d adds

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    Faced with a huge sum of money from a land expropriation settlement, and looking at her biased parents and lazy brother, the female lead, driven to madness, confronts her parents head-on, defeating them through force. With the compensation money in hand, she leads a group of girlfriends to open a factory and make money.

40. 490 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47.5kReads8.4Score4.9k14d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly ruthless and capable; she's genuinely good at beating people up. She doesn't have any special abilities; she relies entirely on her cunning to take down the scum. Don't let the low rating fool you; it's genuinely good and incredibly satisfying! [Learned][Learned]

41. 491 陈 Chen Xiaotao’s Comeback 陈小桃的逆袭 50-Year-Old Aunt Living Alone50岁独居阿姨Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted In 1974, Chen Xiaotao was born into a poor rural family. She was an angel and a devil. To those who treated her well, she was an angel; to anyone who wanted to hurt her or the people she cared about, she was a devil. In truth, Chen Xiaotao was a union of angel and devil. 172Reads8.8Score14414d adds

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    The female lead comes from a terrible family, but she's precocious and highly intelligent! She's ruthless and a lawless outlaw! She doesn't do bad things without reason!!

42. 492 六 Life in a 1960s Courtyard: I Play the Scheming Villainess and Marry the Strongest Officer 六零大杂院，做缺德女配嫁最强军官 June Bean六月豆Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Weiwei transmigrates into a novel with a ridiculously powerful golden finger, where the heroine is blessed with incredible luck, ruthless, and reborn to turn the tables and deliver face-slapping revenge. Unfortunately, Su Weiwei is the lazy, greedy, spoiled, shameless villainess who gets slapped in the face. And just now, she stole the heroine’s golden finger, called her a thief, and had her own mother beat the heroine so badly that her face was disfigured. As Su Weiwei wonders how they’ll be 3.3kReads7.4Score21214d adds

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    The female lead isn't highly intelligent; she's naive and innocent, but she knows how to undermine the original female lead. The original female lead is truly ruthless, even to the point of harming Xiaoqiang. The male lead and his brother both saw the flaw in the female lead's spatial ability. After hundreds of chapters, she still doesn't know that her daily login points were earned through good deeds. The father is a fake young master.

43. 493 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Can’t Hide My Social Butterfly System 下乡后，我的社牛系统藏不住了 Almost Became a Beauty差点变成美女Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Social Butterfly System + Building a Career + Feel-Good Story + Strong Male and Female Leads] A secretly passionate, old-school official type of male lead VS a socially anxious heroine itching to come out of her shell Su Yao transmigrates into one of her own books, becoming a minor character who was about to be sent to the countryside, only to die soon after. A severe social phobe, she unexpectedly activates the Social Butterfly System. Wherever something is happening, there sh 439Reads8.5Score10014d adds

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    Here comes the ruthless but not saintly heroine! ✅ Our heroine is super unique and super capable!! She can be the type to wreak havoc and go crazy, the type to cause trouble and make money, the type to become rich through social maneuvering, or the type to be a lazy wife who controls the whole family—basically, she's the type who would rather suffer than suffer herself.

44. 494 六 In the Sixties, the Demon Lord Transmigrates Into a Book and Breaks Character Every Day 六零，魔尊穿书后每天都在崩人设 Listening to Fish in Mengli孟里听鱼Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [Space + Beloved by Everyone + Book Transmigration + Light Fantasy + Quirky and Playful + Everyday Life + The 1960s] Night Qi, the Demon Sovereign of the Demon Realm, transmigrated into a book. She landed in Reborn: A Life Swapped, a period novel she had been reading. She wasn’t the heroine or even a supporting female character. She was just the foolish daughter of a supporting character. Now that she was here, she absolutely wouldn’t let anyone trade away her mother’s life. What good was being 1.8kReads9.2Score27814d adds

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    🌹🌹🌹🌹These four books: ① The female lead has a system and doesn't go to the countryside or cause internal strife. ② The demon lord transmigrates into a book with a space and is pampered by everyone. ③ Rebirth in a military marriage on an island. Chapter 1: 1965, winter, Bincheng. The cold wind is biting, the trees are bare, and people on the streets are hurrying along, but when passing by Yangming Middle School with its red walls and white pillars, they can't help but take a second look. This is the best middle school in Bincheng, and dozens of students are admitted to university every year, which is extremely rare in this era. Today is the start of winter vacation, and students from other grades have received their report cards and gone home early. ❹This military marriage book has a female lead with multiple pregnancies. Chapter 1: "Why isn't this hussy awake yet? She really thinks she's a pampered officer's wife, lying down for half a day after a fall!" "Mom, is something wrong? She looked like she had stopped breathing just now." "Nothing wrong, didn't you see she was still breathing!" "That's right, nine times out of ten she's faking it, she's always had this pretentious habit."

45. 495 七 A Sweet Green-Tea Beauty Marries an Officer in the 1970s 七零年代绿茶娇美人嫁军官 Orange Loves Caramel橙子爱焦糖Modern Romance251k WordsOngoing Tian Xinyi transmigrated into a feel-good novel set in the 1970s. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine, but her invisible younger sister, who was going to be traded in a marriage swap. On the second day after arriving, Tian Xinyi burned the heroine's admission letter. If the heroine wanted her younger sister to spend her whole life stuck in Tianjia Village, then none of them were leaving. After burning the letter, Tian Xinyi went to help care for her sister-in-law during her confinement and s 44Reads7.2Score—14d adds
46. 496 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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    This one is already finished! The female lead is incredibly strong and powerful; she shows no mercy when she fights.

47. 497 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Heiress Marries a Fierce Tiger of a Soldier at First Sight 六零军婚：大小姐闪婚军中猛虎 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting] In her previous life, Feng Mingshu was the cherished daughter of a wealthy family. Sweet and alluring, with a gentle disposition, she was secretly admired by many and regarded as their unattainable ideal. Then disaster struck. Predators set their sights on her, and she was forced to work on a farm for fifteen years. At last, her name was cleared, and by a stroke of luck she caught a ride back to the city. But before she could thank the driver, the car suddenly slamme 4.7kReads8.9Score32314d adds
48. 498 拿 Winning Over My Mother-in-Law's Whole Family: Even the Lazy Daughter-in-Law Is Everyone's Darling 拿捏婆婆全家，懒媳妇也是团宠 Sweet Potato Lemon Juice红薯柠檬汁Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Farming + Space + Raising Kids + Joining the Military + Alternate History When Zhao Jingshu woke up, she had transmigrated. The original owner was only twenty-three, but was already married and had a sensible, well-behaved five-year-old son. In this era of scarce supplies, at least she had a System Marketplace, stocked with all kinds of things: grain, fruit trees, chickens, ducks, fish, and meat. Her husband was a handsome, dashing officer who treated her with tenderness and aff 406Reads6.7Score10114d adds
49. 499 与 Better to Beat Someone Up Than to Make Yourself Miserable! 与其委屈自己，不如暴揍别人！ Koi Painting, Yeah锦鲤画耶Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [1970s + native heroine + self-interest + satisfying read + no swallowing grievances + family squabbles + no military marriage + no golden finger + possibly a little unhinged?] A strong heroine who just wants a good life VS a truly gorgeous, sickly male lead Also known as: Moving to the City in the 1970s to Marry Up, I Just Want a Good Life Content warning: The male lead is a bit of a needy husband, and the heroine is very money-minded. There was a notorious figure in Kaoshan Village. At five, s 18.9kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds

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    ❣️❣️❣️ Ever since Su Fu married into the military compound, she's either been gossiping or stirring up trouble. People are practically wearing down the doorstep with complaints: "Sir, your daughter-in-law has hit someone again!"

50. 500 穿 Transported to the 1980s, I Was Kept by a Madman 穿到八零年代，我被疯批包养了 A Stroke of Light and Shadow一笔光影Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi, who has traveled back to 1988, looks at her impoverished home, her parents who favor sons over daughters, and her broken self. As the old saying goes: knowledge changes your fate, and beauty changes your family. Shen Zhiyi sets her sights on the wealthy Jiang Xiubai at first glance. Using her stunning looks, she sets out to catch him. She lands her catch, but never expected it to be a great white shark that eats people. Shen Zhiyi gets in over her head and can only keep dating him th 70Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is quite domineering. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking] If she had known it would turn out this way, she wouldn't have acted that way. When Wen Qingyan's family fell into poverty, she fell in love with a poor boy named Zhou Zhaoshen, but it ended in a breakup. Three years later, he became the factory director, and she was filled with regret.

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