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

1. 351 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 32kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds
2. 352 疯 With a Madman on My Side, Scumbags Tremble! 疯批在手，渣渣发抖！ Doesn't Eat Squid or Octopus不吃鱿鱼章鱼Modern Romance612k WordsCompleted [Period setting + crazy, unhinged men and women + military marriage + wish fulfillment] In her previous life, Su Xiaoling spent eight years in a psychiatric hospital. On the day she was discharged, she choked to death on a piece of bread. Only after dying did she learn that the wrong person had been taken. After making a scene in the underworld, she won the chance to transmigrate. She transmigrates into the body of sixteen-year-old Su Xiaoling in the 1980s, facing all the bullying the original S 459Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   A satisfying read. [Historical setting + crazy couple + military marriage + satisfying read] In her previous life, Su Xiaoling spent eight years in a mental hospital. Upon discharge, she was choked to death by a piece of kuoluo (a type of Chinese liquor). Only after death did she realize she had been tricked into marrying the wrong person. After causing a ruckus in the underworld, she gained the opportunity to transmigrate. She transmigrated into the body of a 16-year-old Su Xiaoling in the 1980s, facing all sorts of bullying that Su Xiaoling received in the 1980s. Facing the aunt who sold her niece, she punched and kicked her until her head was swollen, then gave the aunt's daughter to an old man to be her stepmother! She then exposed the aunt's intentional homicide and sent her to be eaten with peanuts! The second aunt who sold her niece, she exposed her years of crimes of trafficking women and children and sent her to be eaten with peanuts! The old man who wanted to buy her, she crippled him, giving him a leg and free prison food as a bonus!

3. 353 七 Tales from an Old Hutong in Northeast China in the 1970s 七十年代东北老胡同里的故事 Hanjiang's Fair Complexion汉江的白晰Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted After struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Hua Qianyue died unexpectedly, only to encounter a blunder caused by a careless underworld official in the afterlife. After a tense negotiation, she failed to return to her body in the apocalypse. Instead, she arrived in a bustling old alley in Northeast China in 1968, carrying her personal space, healing abilities, and the medical legacy of Hua Tuo and the Qing Nang Jing, which the underworld had given her as compensation. She had become an insigni 18.1kReads6.7Score2.6k14d adds

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   The methods for torturing enemy agents are excellent.

4. 354 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.8kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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   This is an incredibly captivating historical novel. It's so good, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. You'll want to finish it in one go! The plot is fresh, the content is rich, and the intricate storylines are unique and unconventional. You simply can't put it down.

5. 355 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.1kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
6. 356 大 The Big Shot Doesn't Follow the Plot 大佬不走剧情 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Transmigration, no romance, cultivation, period settings, apocalypse, famine flight, survival... A quick transmigration novel whose protagonist doesn't get involved in romance, though some worlds are longer stays. When Zhiyun was undergoing a tribulation in the cultivation world, a lightning bolt reduced her to ashes. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself embarking on endless transmigrations through the human realm, immortal realm, demon realm, and more. The worlds she transmigrated 9.5kReads8.6Score64114d adds

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   No romantic pairing, strong female lead, every story is great, quick transmigration novel~

7. 357 八 An Ordinary Life for a Girl Born in the Eighties 八零后女孩的平凡人生 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [No transmigration] [No rebirth] [No golden finger] [Rural life in the 1980s] [A small ensemble cast] [Family squabbles] [Gentle and heartwarming] Xu Congcong and Xu Mingming are sisters born in the 1980s. They are lucky to have a grandma and father who love them unconditionally, as well as a mother whose personality is a little complicated but who loves them just as much. Sheltered by their whole family, the sisters grow up carefree. Through the sisters’ coming-of-age story, this novel traces t 3.3kReads9.2Score23814d adds
8. 358 退 A Wounded Veteran Meets a Wild Woman from the 1970s: You're a Force to Be Reckoned With 退伍军官一身伤，七零癫婆你的强 Wu Sheng You Ya梧生有芽Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history era + spatial ability + devoted romance between two virgins + she always gets revenge] Ling An and her cousin Ling Xiaoyun, one transmigrating and the other reborn. Ling An, the little princess of the Feng Kingdom, transmigrated into the apocalypse after her country fell. Less than a year later, the underworld informed her she’d ended up in the wrong place and kicked her into the 1970s. The moment she opened her eyes, she found her cousin making a scene about swapping betrothe 2.8kReads8.8Score33114d adds
9. 359 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Fierce Village Girl Is No Pushover 穿越七零，极品村姑不好惹 Green Willow Tree青青杨柳树Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional setting, a fictional setting, a fictional setting. [Transmigration, space, a devoted couple, a feisty heroine, a proud and prickly heroine, a little selfish, incredible strength, sharp wits. The characters aren’t perfect, but they’re realistic.] She transmigrates into the body of a top-grade village girl, the most unusual person in the village. Lin Qian is close to tears. If she had to transmigrate, fine, but why make her this kind of person? She’s the village’s most hated, troubleso 13.9kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
10. 360 年 A Commoner’s Road to Survival in the Era of Quick Transmigration 年代快穿凡人求生路 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance3.7M WordsOngoing Read this first: The protagonist has no memories and no golden finger. She only has vague impressions of the skills she learned in other worlds, as if she were born knowing them. The pacing varies: some worlds last around ten chapters, while others take dozens. The protagonist can be male, female, or an animal. There is no fixed CP. Men don’t occupy her heart, but she’s rarely been without one nearby. The story is still ongoing, so a low rating is normal. It will gradually rise later on. Every w 34.7kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds

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    This book is really good; I'm a big fan. Good books shouldn't be overlooked.

11. 361 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
12. 362 穿 Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress 穿成真千金的小族妹 The Hippo Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的小河马Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 50.2kReads9.2Score6.9k14d adds

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    🍏🍏Qian Yun Long, a combatant from the interstellar era, fell through a wormhole during a space storm and arrived in the Xia Kingdom, an alternate planet. She was given the new identity of the sixth daughter of the Xin family, named Xin Qian Yun. Her best friend, her fifth sister Xin Laidi, turned out to be the real daughter of a military officer who had been switched at birth. Upon learning the truth, her parents traveled a great distance to bring their daughter home. The fifth sister, now named Xin Shu Jin, had only one request: she could go back, but she had to take her sixth sister with her!

13. 363 女 The Reborn Tyrant Empress Returns to the 1970s as a Wicked Woman 女尊暴君重生七零年代之恶女归来 Lucky Blue-and-White Porcelain幸运的青花瓷Modern Romance453k WordsOngoing [Period drama / female dominance / villainous heroine / one-on-one romance / underworld] The tyrant Emperor Huangwu murdered her mother and sister, climbing the steps to the throne on a ladder of human bodies. Beneath the trailing hem of her imperial robe lay a forest of white bones. A sudden bolt of thunder brings her to the 1970s, guided by the System. If Sang Tong in a matriarchal world is a god who commands slaughter, then in this world, she is a pitiful girl everyone can bully: ugly, dirt-p 35Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly ruthless, the kind who would kill. She's a woman from a matriarchal society who transmigrated to the 1970s after ascending the throne. [Bookshelf added] The male lead is very handsome. [Top post] The female lead is attracted to his looks. [Heart] She's a ruthless woman who goes all the way down the dark path, becoming a crime boss, committing all sorts of illegal and evil deeds.

14. 364 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.7kReads9.1Score7.6k14d adds
15. 365 七 A 1970s Military Bride by Substitution: Stirring Up Trouble Without Missing the Gossip 七零替嫁军官，搞事不忘吃瓜 Beautiful One, Do Not Forget美人勿忘兮Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + one-on-one romance + smart leads] Lin Xiaoxiao spent more than ten years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Just as it was about to end, she caught a virus during a mission and died. After death, her soul arrived in the underworld to queue for reincarnation. When she learned that well-connected people had taken all the good spots and she could only be reborn as an animal, she flew into a rage. She overturned Meng Po 15.3kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a hero in the apocalypse. She has a cheerful personality, is incredibly skilled in combat, and has a sharp tongue. The first time she meets the male protagonist, she is attracted to him and flirts with him. The second time they meet, she discovers that he is actually the man she was going to marry.

16. 366 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
17. 367 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score49814d adds
18. 368 七 The 1970s: A Refined Self-Interest Maximizer, She Breaks Through to the Top 七零：精致利己主义，她破圈而上 Mei Wending每文町Modern Romance289k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigration into a book + satisfying read + sweet romance + food] A modern-day wage slave transmigrates into the body of a pampered young woman in the 1970s who can’t lift a finger or tell one grain from another, with the countdown to being sent down to the countryside underway. Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. She can still save herself, and even if the conditions aren’t there, she’ll make them. Her top priority is to find someone to provide her with meals long-term 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the past and wakes up to find herself sent to the countryside. Unwilling to endure hardship, she decides to save herself by finding a "tool"—a long-term meal ticket to support her. The protagonist is refined, pampered, and loves to enjoy life.

19. 369 全 My Whole Family Was Slaughtered! Back to the 1970s to Punish Scum, Love My Man, and Raise My Child 全家惨死！重回七零虐渣宠汉养崽 Sunrise with Wine朝阳伴酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Period Piece + Devoted Husband and Kids + Rebirth and Revenge + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth] Only after Su Ti died did she discover that she had been living in a period novel about a heroine who made her fortune. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine. She was just a disposable stepping stone! The heroine was her cousin, favored by Heaven itself. Everyone who opposed her met a terrible end. After Su Ti died, her husband lost all desire to live. During a task assigned by th 14.2kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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    ✨✨The female protagonist of this book is reborn and determined to treat her husband from her previous life well. She's not a saint, and she's shrewd. She shows no mercy to her biased mother-in-law and favored younger brother! Super satisfying! It's still being serialized, so you can wait until it's more complete before reading.

20. 370 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score66114d adds
21. 371 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.7kReads8.7Score2.3k14d adds

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    The female protagonist was forced to marry a soldier in her place, only to discover that her fiancé was about to give birth to his second child. Without hesitation, she decisively changed her fiancé, and what's more, her new fiancé turned out to be her ex-fiancé's superior officer.

22. 372 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds

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    ① A 70-year-old woman is reborn, returning to the era when her children still rely on her. At fifty, the prime of her life, she decides to avoid repeating the tragedy of her rebirth and leave her children behind to live a beautiful life. It's a truly interesting story; every character is vividly portrayed, and the everyday life is full of flesh and blood… A 70-year-old man goes south to buy goods, and his business thrives, making his children, now grandparents, rich second-generation heirs.

23. 373 报 Report, Your Highness: The Crown Princess and the Princess Are Causing Trouble Again 报告太子：太子妃和公主又闯祸了 Sweet Donut Candy甜甜圈圈糖Two Female Leads377k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + female leads who are best friends + comedy + 1v1, both couples pure and devoted] Ji Fanchen & Su Wanwan + Ji Siting & Xu Zizhuo Su Wanwan and Ji Siting are caught in an explosion, and the two best friends transmigrate hand in hand to an unknown ancient era. Ji Siting transmigrates as a princess of the Southern Qin dynasty. From the moment they first meet, the crown prince keeps chasing her around and hitting her with a branch. She thinks that once the crown prince marries Su W 3.8kReads8.8Score33114d adds

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    This novel is really to my liking. [Learned][Bookmarked] It's the only one with a unique premise where the protagonist and her best friend are transported to ancient times. Don't be fooled by the rating; it's really good. The plot is very complete, and I'm very satisfied with the characters' personalities.

24. 374 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, and My Dad Became My Little Brother 穿越七零，我爸混成我小弟 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted One stormy summer night, modern office worker Ye Qiutong is struck by lightning on her way home. She wakes up, blackened from the strike, as a crowd gathers around her, only to discover that she's transmigrated back to her hometown. There she meets her dad, Ye Baoqing, when he is just seven years old, and soon finds her mom, Song Wenjuan, his childhood sweetheart... But her grandparents on both sides in the 1970s are really, really poor... To make sure her parents have enough to eat and wear and 1.4kReads9.3Score18914d adds
25. 375 我 I Forced a Kiss on My Target, and Got Arrested? 我强吻对象，居然被捕了？ Precious Moon Pearl宝月珠Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Top student + tough guy + pocket dimension + face-slapping and taking down scumbags + sweet, satisfying romance + self-interest above all] After overworking herself to death, top student Qin Yu transmigrates into the body of Qin Duoyu in the 1970s. Given a second chance at life, she refuses to wear herself out for anyone. Her whole family abuses her, so she gives as good as she gets. They expect hardship in the countryside? She has skills to fall back on. Better to wear other people down than l 9.7kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    🌷🌷 [Academic Superstar + Tough Guy + Space + Scumbag Revenge + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + Selfishness] Qin Duoyu, whose name was superfluous, died suddenly due to intense competition. Reborn, she refuses to suffer. Her family abused her; she'll abuse them in return. Hardship in the countryside? She has skills to rely on! Rather than be drained by others' internal conflicts, she'll drain them instead. The main theme is: "I have no conscience, so my conscience won't hurt!"

26. 376 年 Period: She Was Supposed to Drown, but Lived to a Hundred 年代：本该溺亡的她长命百岁了 Immortal White Crane白鹤仙Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted Rong Xiaoxiao has been reborn, or to be more precise, she has returned to life in someone else’s body. The body she borrowed belonged to a little girl whose mother had just died. Her grandparents wanted her out of the way so their son could enjoy a bright future, and they tormented her to death. The soul returning to life is Rong Xiaoxiao’s: a woman from the twenty-second century whose mind is far ahead of everyone else’s, who has dissociative identity disorder, and who somehow possesses a power 370Reads7.0Score10514d adds

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    🍀🌷①The female protagonist transmigrates from the apocalypse to the 1970s, becoming a pitiful cannon fodder in a period novel🥺. Her adoptive mother poisons her food, intending to kill her on her way to the countryside. However, the female protagonist gives the food to her adoptive mother's son, then empties her adoptive mother's house and goes to the countryside. The female protagonist has high combat skills, superpowers, and a spatial ability...

27. 377 重 Reborn: Making the Most of My Youth 重生之不负韶华 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted In 2019, 31-year-old Wen Ying had found some success in her career and was happily in love, making others envious. In 2004, 16-year-old Wen Ying was struggling at school, secretly in love with her dream guy, and having a miserable time. One day in 2019, Wen Ying woke up back in 2004. She was 16 again, writing furiously in the exam hall during her high school entrance exams... Given the chance to restart her life, Wen Ying refused to waste her youth or leave any regrets behind this time! 1.3kReads9.5Score13414d adds

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    The female lead is a chatterbox and never loses out in a verbal battle. It's not a brainless story. I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it!

28. 378 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 8.2kReads9.3Score76814d adds
29. 379 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 6.7kReads8.9Score73914d adds

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    These books are all quite good, but I'm looking for a historical romance where the female lead transmigrates into the book. She's destined to be with him, and they end up in the same rural production team. The original female lead initially thinks she's a manipulative woman, but later takes good care of her. She pretends to be sickly and rarely works, spending her time writing articles and taking photos of the villagers. She even seems to have met a high-ranking official. Later, her biological parents find her. She has an older brother. The female lead is strong and won't stay in the countryside forever.

30. 380 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.9kReads9.2Score63914d adds
31. 381 年 A Patchwork of Period Novels? I've Got a System, So I'll Lie Flat and Watch the Drama Unfold 年代拼好文？我手握系统躺平吃瓜 Little He Has Some Free Time小禾有点闲Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + System + educated youth sent to the countryside + no holier-than-thou heroine + no helping the poor + no black-market trading] There is a CP! Not a military romance, and the male lead isn't a rugged brute! No angst, pure sweetness! If you don't want a countryside story or a romance, run now!!! Who falls asleep and wakes up having transmigrated?! And to an era where you got around by walking, communicated by shouting, relied on dogs for security, an 6.6kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
32. 382 八 In the 1980s, I Opened My Eyes and Pounced on the Broad-Shouldered, Slim-Waisted, Cold Military Officer 八零睁眼就扑倒宽肩细腰高冷军少 Huo Lanshan霍澜山Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Satisfying Revenge, No Taking Abuse + Devoted Hero + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Family Life + Officers + Commanders + King of Soldiers] When Shen Xia wakes up after getting a second chance at life, there’s a man with an eight-pack beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist. She tries to slip away quietly, but he pulls her closer until their noses are almost touching. “Don’t move.” He holds her wrist, leaving no room for resistance. She lies against his strong chest 2.4kReads—Score17814d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly powerful; if you dare challenge her, bring it on! She beats the villains to a pulp.

33. 383 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.7kReads8.2Score21114d adds

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    The female lead initially married the male lead because she was attracted to his looks and was single, making her suitable for a live-in son-in-law marriage. After marriage, she worked to support the family, while he stayed home to do housework and take care of the children. A few years later, the male lead regained his memories and learned he was a wealthy young man from Hong Kong. For the sake of her career, the female lead divorced him without hesitation. After returning to Hong Kong, the male lead regretted his decision and tried to reconcile, but was rejected. He successfully went from being the legal wife to the mistress! 😂

34. 384 被 Tricked into Widowhood? Ha! Remarrying an Officer and Having a Big Family 被骗守寡？呸！二嫁军官生多胎 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Revenge and catharsis + a space (psychiatric hospital) + living for herself] After twenty years as a stepmother, Meng Lingyin finally discovered that the husband who had left her a widow for life had only faked his death; the mother-in-law whose suffering had filled her with guilt was only pretending to be paralyzed; and the stepson she had raised as her own son had only been pretending to be filial. Everything had been a lie. The only truth was that she had spent most of her life being used as 13Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    A historical romance novel featuring a ruthless and powerful female protagonist 🔥⭕🍂① In her past life, the female protagonist was framed and suffered a tragic fate. Reborn, she finds her wicked mother-in-law paralyzed, her ungrateful stepson mentally unstable, and her scumbag husband raped… No sullen or overly sentimental moments, just a satisfying revenge story where she meticulously plots her revenge…

35. 385 王 Your Highness, the Princess Consort Took Her Three Treasures to Farm 王爷，王妃带着三宝种田去了 Night Owl of the Yuan Family元家夜猫子Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [System + Adorable Kids + No Awful Characters + Super Satisfying + Devoted Wife + Not a Matriarchy] After transmigrating for the second time, Su Jin steals the female lead's System from the start, then arrives and thoroughly ravishes a certain reborn prince. [Three years later, news that Prince Li, who was believed unable to have children and had no hope of ascending the throne, has three children causes an uproar throughout the court.] When Su Jin hears that her children's father has been wound 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    I'd like to recommend one to everyone. The female lead is truly ruthless; she settles her scores on the spot and never waits until the next day. Plus, she has a mouth—she really does speak; she doesn't deliberately keep things bottled up and cause misunderstandings.

36. 386 军 Military Marriage: A 1970s Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in the Great Northern Wilderness, Cuddling Giant Cats 军婚：七零国医在北大荒撸大猫 Beyond the Twilight Clouds暮云边Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Mountain Adventures + All Kinds of Fluffy Animals + Golden Finger and Space + Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads] [Early on: Sent to the Countryside. Midway: Builds a Factory and Joins the Military Region. Later: Enlists.] With her powerful psychic abilities, Qin Miaomiao survived for ten whole years in the apocalypse! She had no regrets about leaving that world behind. But as she lay dying, she couldn’t help thinking of the big cat that had kept her company for so many years. 5.3kReads8.9Score81514d adds
37. 387 酷 Cool and Stunning Heiress in the 1970s: From the Start, I Tear Into the Worst of Them 酷帅千金美飒七零：开局狂撕极品 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + Transmigration + Punishing Scumbags + Both Leads Are Chaste + Devoted Husband + Military Marriage] The print edition, Dashing Years, and the animated comic Qin Shuang's Fate Rewritten are now available. A mob heiress from the 23rd century sought revenge for her father and perished alongside her enemy. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated. As memories flashed through her mind, scene after scene, she was so furious she nearly dropped dead on the spot. Same name, she thou 19.2kReads9.3Score2.2k14d adds

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    🍃The female lead, Xia Li, is a post-apocalyptic tycoon who, after a short nap, transmigrates to the 1970s. Her parents are about to be sent to an island, so she schemes to get her 3,000 yuan from her ill-fated mother-in-law to go there.🤣 Later, not wanting to work, she makes many inventions and gets targeted.🫣🫣 🍃The female lead was originally the daughter of a mafia boss. After her father was killed by a rival, she chose to die with him. Arriving in the 1970s, she immediately encounters her biological father, who severs ties with her. She sells her house, goes to the countryside—all in one smooth motion—and even manages to hook up with a handsome man.😍😍 It's all pretty ruthless. If you like that, please check it out!🕳️🦀🦀

38. 388 全 My Family Treats Me Like a Stepping Stone, So What's Wrong with Going Crazy? 全家把我当踏脚石，我疯点怎么了 Land Lamprey陆地盲鳗Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted Alternate-history period setting, pocket dimension, face-slapping her awful family, a troublemaker let loose Lin Qiao transmigrates with a pocket dimension to the 1960s. The moment she wakes up, she discovers her own father has sold her to the bastard in the village who just beat his wife to death. There's a vicious mother-in-law, a violent husband, a wicked sister-in-law, and a stepdaughter who refuses to warm up to her. Then there's her own family, all waiting to suck her dry. The police and t 4.7kReads8.7Score53414d adds

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    Try it, it looks pretty good.

39. 389 年 Raising Kids in the ’70s: The Dashing Miaojiang Gu Master Seeks Her Commander Husband 年代养崽：苗疆蛊娘飒寻首长爹 Defying the World Through Play戏逆天下Modern Romance153k WordsOngoing [Period drama, military marriage, magic space, adorable kids, searching for a husband, winning back his wife, famine, adorable kids, family reunion] Female lead: A Man (Han name: Lin Wan) An heir to the Miaojiang tradition of witchcraft and poison arts. Kind-hearted, but no pushover: she repays kindness and gets even for every wrong, striking hard and decisively. She never lets anyone take advantage of her or makes herself suffer. She carries protective Miaojiang gu, poisonous powders, and witch 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is clear-headed and strong! No angst!!

40. 390 年 Awakening in a New Era: An Immortal Cultivation Expert in the Military District 年代觉醒：修仙大佬在军区 Defying the World Through Play戏逆天下Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cultivation Space + Period Setting + Not a Saintly Heroine + Plant Powers + Space Powers + Cunning and a Little Selfish + Medical Skills + Loves Good Food and Hates Work] A hardcore homebody and avid novel reader accidentally finds herself inside an apocalypse novel. She’s become the most powerful ability user of her time, but she still hasn’t learned how to control her powers properly. She dies fighting the Zombie King, and a sliver of life lets her be reborn in the harsh years of the Flower K 4.9kReads8.1Score40014d adds
41. 391 掏 After Draining My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, the Heiress Joins the Army and Heads to an Island 掏空渣爹后妈，资本小姐随军海岛 Thinking of You思君吖Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Short-Form Drama Adaptation Out + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Revenge + Island-Group Pocket Dimension + Exceptional Female Lead, Possessive Male Lead] Jiang Yan, daughter of the richest man in the country, owns assets worth hundreds of billions. Her daily routine is living off her parents, lazing around, and shopping. One day, she went out to pick up a food delivery and got brained by a brick. Then she transmigrated into a brainless period novel written by her jealous cousin! In the book, Jia 16.3kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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    "Xiao Bao, Xiao Bao is hungry too! Mommy, get up quickly and make Xiao Bao some food!" Xia Zhizhi didn't want to get up; her stomach was sore from being pressed down. She turned over, but couldn't move. Okay, fine. She kept her eyes closed, unwilling to open them. "You guys go find some cookies and peach shortbread to eat. Mommy will sleep a little longer." "No, no, Jin Bao's peach shortbread is finished. Jin Bao wants to eat." "Yin Bao's is finished too." "Mommy, get up!" The three little devils chattered and bothered Xia Zhizhi, even using their tiny hands to pry open her eyelids, trying to manually wake her up. Xia Zhizhi: "..." Forced to wake up, Xia Zhizhi stared blankly at the ceiling. Heavens, what sins did I commit to have these three little devils born in my belly? Three identical, adorable little chubby faces shoved in front of Xia Zhizhi's face, drooling and shouting to their own mother that they were hungry. Xia Zhizhi sat up, looking at the three little ones in front of her with half-closed eyes, and spread her hands. "Mommy's hungry too."

42. 392 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot in the 1970s, with a Devoted Male Lead at Her Door 末世大佬在七零，贤夫男主送上门 Yan Jiuqing颜玖卿Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [1v1 + period setting + sweet romance + 1970s + hero with a leg condition + System] Su Jiujiu was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, where all she knew was killing zombies. She transmigrated into a 1970s romance novel, and the original Su Jiujiu's lovesick nature activated a Lovesick System! She was good at beating people up and killing them. But being lovesick? Her? As if! Let somebody else fall in love instead! “520, you think you can make me lovesick? In your dreams! Either you die, or you make 3kReads9.1Score30514d adds

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    [1V1 + Historical + Sweet Romance + 1970s + System] Strong female lead, I love it! [Admiration] The author personally warned me about potential pitfalls. The story is very well written. The male lead recovers from his disability very quickly. This virtuous husband is amazing! It turns out I don't hate children; I just hate the hardships I have to go through giving birth. If only men could give birth!

43. 393 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.4kReads8.9Score11514d adds

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    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business and gets rich by selling porridge and milk tea. It's a period novel with a strong female lead and no romantic pairing. 👍 The rating is a bit low right now, but it's really good!!!

44. 394 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 43.9kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds

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    A truly strong woman doesn't tolerate being bullied. Even though the female lead is a bit mentally unstable, a satisfying story is supposed to be enjoyable! 😏😏

45. 395 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 9kReads8.9Score91714d adds

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    Upon receiving a telegram from his hometown, Huo Donglin learned that his wife had eloped with someone else, taking their child with her. Before he could even grieve, a shout suddenly rang out from outside the large iron gate: "Lin Heidan, come out quickly! We've brought your wife to join us at the army camp!" Huo Donglin turned around to see his son, a spitting image of him, holding a megaphone, and his daughter unfurling a banner. In the center stood his stunningly beautiful young wife, whom he hadn't seen in five years. From then on, Huo Donglin lived a life of chaos, constantly vying with his twins for his wife. The twins' catchphrases were: "Mom is the prettiest," "Mom's cooking is amazing," "Mom will definitely get into university… My dad is almost not good enough for her."

46. 396 从 From the Apocalypse to the 1970s: With You, Every Day Is Sunny 从末世到七零：有你便是晴天 Xiao Feng Mo Yu萧风墨雨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Set in the 1970s + transmigration + portable space + super strength + devoted couple + sweet romance + feel-good power fantasy) Mo Yu struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse, going from a clueless girl fresh out of school to someone equipped with all the skills needed to stay alive. Could all that hardship really be summed up in a single word? After transmigrating one day, all she wanted was to lie back and enjoy life. Little did she know, her predecessor had been entrusted with a 12.9kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly ruthless; it's a very powerful period drama. 📖 🌿🌿 The female lead is exceptionally strong, with incredibly high combat skills—she can knock a man down with a single punch. No one in the village dares to mess with her. 🌱 Initially, she's not fully recovered and, as the second daughter, is constantly exploited by her family. Later, she becomes the village tyrant, exploiting others as well. [Kissing emoji]

47. 397 白 Her Ungrateful, Scummy Husband Casts Her Aside, but a Commander Takes Her In 白眼狼渣夫不要她，被首长捡回家 Jiang Jiuyi江九疑Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted (1970s + reborn and revenge on scumbags + sent-down youth + veterinarian + pocket dimension + building a fortune) In her past life, her husband forbade her from attending their son's wedding banquet. Only then did Tang Shuwan discover that the son she had raised with so much hardship was actually the bastard her husband had fathered with his lover. They reported her, destroying her family and leaving them with nothing. They even conspired to sell her young brother to human traffickers. Tang Shuw 865Reads8.5Score10014d adds

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    The female protagonist is a very intelligent, resourceful, and compassionate woman. Reborn, she doesn't wallow in self-pity; instead, she clearly defines her goals and launches a decisive counterattack. She resolutely goes to the countryside to seek a new path for herself and her family. In difficult circumstances, she protects her family and the friends who helped her in her previous life.

48. 398 八 Zhaodi Rises Up in the 1980s: Might Makes Right 八零招娣雄起，拳头才是硬道理 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + pocket dimension + invincible heroine + marriage before love + face-slapping] Si Cancan was a ruthless, unscrupulous interstellar merchant. Swept through a wormhole into the 1980s, she became Si Zhaodi, a meek and honest young woman. In her previous life, her heartless parents forced her to clean up the messes caused by her green-tea older sister. They married her off to the captain's perverted, paralyzed son, who tormented her until her depraved father-in-l 4.3kReads8.5Score53614d adds

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    This female lead managed to take down all the awful characters in both her own family and the male lead's family—it's incredible! Her cat is amazing; all the animals in the village are under its command, and the cat can even carry an AK-47 into battle to protect the male lead.

49. 399 六 In the 1960s, the Young Educated Youth Takes Back Her Body and Goes on a Rampage 六零，小知青夺回身体后缺大德了 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads + space + scheming + never takes abuse + both leads are wonderfully outrageous] When Jiang Sheng is eighteen, trouble strikes her family and she is forced to move to the countryside. Her family has prepared everything for her, so she isn’t worried. But despite all their precautions, she never expects an accident to rob her of control over her body and send her to a strange place. They call it the twenty-first century? She goes from confusion and panic to adapting, t 33kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds

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    The female lead is unethical, tears apart moral blackmail, speaks her mind when she's unhappy, is neither submissive nor weak-willed, has a sharp mind, and a decisive personality.

50. 400 穿 Transmigrating into Dream of the Red Chamber as the Widow Li Wan 穿越红楼之寡妇李纨 Li XingzhouLIXINGZ李行舟LIXINGZFemale-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing [Dream of the Red Chamber + widow + greedy + self-serving + ruthless + slacker + hoarding] On the first day after becoming Li Wan, I realized something: So what if I’m destined to be a widow? I’ll save every penny and become the richest woman in the Jia household! The Jia household is doomed to fall anyway, so I might as well start grabbing what I can! And so Double my allowance? Collect rent from the land? Buy a mansion? Easy! I’ll do my best to fleece the Jia household! Wang Xifeng scolded me 1.4kReads8.9Score10014d adds

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    It's a good read. The female lead transmigrates into the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" and becomes Li Wan. She's incredibly rational, only interested in making money, and won't save Jia Zhu.

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