Any Recommendations for Historical-Era Stories with No Golden Finger for the Female Lead, and Nothing Over the Top? 有没有年代文 女主没有金手指的 不浮夸的文推荐啊

1. 1 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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   This is the third book I highly recommend; I've read it multiple times. The first one was more heartwarming and slice-of-life, the second one was melodramatic 😆

2. 2 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 5.8kReads8.9Score32014d adds
3. 3 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
4. 4 七 The 1970s: After I Went to Live With My Cousin, I Married His Commanding Officer 七零：投靠堂哥后我嫁给了他长官 Crazy Little Radish疯狂小萝北Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Lovely Chef × Handsome, Cool Military Officer] [The Original Female Lead Is Not Villainized + Family Life + A Little Food] Jiang Tangtang had just opened her first restaurant and hadn't even had time to celebrate when she was hit by a car after helping an old woman cross the street. Then she was told her allotted lifespan wasn't over yet, so she transmigrated into a book she'd heard about long ago, becoming the female lead's invisible cousin. After falling into a river and being rescu 1.4kReads8.2Score15714d adds

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   The first book is just typical family drama, except the male lead's official rank is a bit exaggerated (a brigade commander in his twenties 😅). The second book is my favorite, a funny and lighthearted gossip novel; although it has a system, it's not over the top. The third book is also good.

5. 5 穿 Transmigration: My Days Watching the Drama Unfold in the 1970s 穿越：我在七零围观吃瓜的日子 Wu She无射Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Period setting + System + everyday life + gossip + no romance) The story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t nitpick the details (they won’t hold up to scrutiny...) Lin Panpan, a modern girl who loves gossip, has an accident while indulging in it and transmigrates into the body of a village beauty in the 1970s. Her gossip System binds itself to her, too. Lin Panpan and the System hit it off right away, spending every day running around and digging up gossip. Ooh, the male educat 95Reads5.5Score—14d adds
6. 6 七 The 1970s: I Changed the Tragic Fate of the Second Male Lead 七零：悲惨男二的命运被我改变了 Buddha of the Western Heaven西天佛老Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + getting rich] Lin Qichi transmigrates into a book, becoming the ill-fated ex-wife of the tragic second male lead, a troublesome woman who never knew when to quit. The ex-wife barely gets a mention, and she dies young. Lin Qichi refuses to believe that’s how things have to go. Faced with a bare house and the miserable life ahead of her, she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. Money makes money, and goods bring in more goods. Life just keep 675Reads8.7Score10014d adds
7. 7 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

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   Recommended! This book is unpretentious, detailed, and has a fast-paced plot. The female lead has a broad perspective and is very positive. 👍👍

8. 8 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.8kReads8.4Score51714d adds

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   Warm daily life, career chapter

9. 9 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 15.2kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds

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   Just watch it, it's really good!

10. 10 七 The 1970s: Reborn as a Cannon Fodder Educated Youth Bride to a Rough Country Man 七零：穿成糙汉的炮灰知青前妻 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting + rugged hero + sweet romance + devoted to each other) After getting drunk one night, Wei Jingjing slept with Lu Zheng, the strongest and most rugged man in a period novel she had read. She was the early-death cannon-fodder female supporting character, a young intellectual sent to the countryside. Though this character came from a decent family and was beautiful and vibrant, she was hopelessly in love with the male lead, the young intellectual Jing Chen. To make him jealous, she 4.5kReads9.1Score67914d adds

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    This is truly a book worth recommending. The story is very realistic and also quite mind-bending. The male and female leads are both good-natured. Overall, it's definitely worth recommending.

11. 11 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score56814d adds

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    A historical romance novel; the female lead doesn't have any special advantages, and it's incredibly inspiring.

12. 12 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 81.2kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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    As a bookworm for over a decade, I highly recommend these books. They're all excellent, definitely worth reading, and all are completed works. The writing is superb. Five stars! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

13. 13 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 29.9kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
14. 14 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.7kReads9.2Score55014d adds

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    1️⃣ This is a period drama. The female protagonist has no special advantages other than being reborn. It portrays a very realistic life; she doesn't become rich overnight, but accumulates wealth gradually. The author's writing is excellent, with humor subtly hidden within the gentle flow of the story. The storyline of the elderly Mrs. Liang Shengdi is particularly noteworthy—a somewhat eccentric and contrasting character, adding a touch of sadness to the humor. Everyone should check it out!

15. 15 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: I Want This Hooligan 穿书七零：这痞子我要了 Xiang Yi香亦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) Also known as Transmigrating into a 1970s Novel: The Supporting Actress Becomes the Cook at the Educated Youth Compound Chi An never dreamed she would transmigrate into a period-piece novel about a lucky heroine, becoming the heroine’s unfortunate older cousin. In the book, the original owner had a tragic life. Married off to the wrong man at a young age, she died after people spread rumors that she had an incurable venereal disease. After transmigrating into the book, Chi An couldn’t 5.6kReads8.9Score42414d adds

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    This one is pretty good; the female lead is a good cook.

16. 16 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: I Take My Terrible Family Along for the Ride 七零军婚：我带极品家人一起起飞 Jin Jinyu金金雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [1970s + military marriage + period setting + family drama + trading System + building wealth + transmigration and rebirth] On her way to school to pick up her admission letter from Capital University, Gu Tao gets hit by a black car and lands in the 1970s, along with a somewhat “simple-minded” little System. She opens her eyes to find a scheming dad, a lazy mom, a brother and sister bent on scrounging from their workplaces, and two younger brothers who keep wanting to smash other peo 8.8kReads8.5Score89414d adds
17. 17 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
18. 18 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.8kReads8.5Score28214d adds
19. 19 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
20. 20 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.2kReads9.0Score23914d adds

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    🍅The female lead has no special advantages other than superhuman strength. 🍅 She rescued a male educated youth on the mountain and asked him to repay her kindness with his body, which he surprisingly agreed to. …

21. 21 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 233Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    Rural heroine's rise to wealth and success in a contemporary novel

22. 22 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: I Spoil the Village Chief's Foolish Son 穿书七零：我娇养了村长家傻儿子 Throwing the World into Chaos惑乱天下Modern Romance200k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Everyone's Favorite + Pocket Dimension + Get Rich] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Gu Xiaonan discovered she had become the cannon-fodder ex-wife of the great villain, Su Bai. But at this point, the little villain was still a little fool who did nothing but whimper all day long. Since you’re a big cannon-fodder and I’m a little one, and we’re both down on our luck, Gu Xiaonan decided to take care of him for now and send him back once he was grown. B 76Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    It's so good-looking and so interesting!

23. 23 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Tears in the corners of their eyes, light in their hearts; breaking free from the shackles of societal norms, they pursue a happy life.

24. 24 七 The 1970s: An Unlucky Rough-Hewn Man Picks Up a Lucky, Adorable Bride 七零：倒霉糙汉捡了个旺夫小娇娇 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Rough-and-ready hero + sweet romance + magic space + production corps + farm + transmigrate into a book + veteran + Northeast] Zhou Jun' geng, a veteran of an elite field combat unit, had been unlucky for half his life. Then suddenly, his luck turned. One day, he found a sweet, beautiful young woman by the river and brought her home. She had a lucky fate that brought fortune to her husband, and the unlucky man was unlucky no more. Not only did his bad luck disappear, he even got promoted! From 744Reads9.1Score10014d adds

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    It's a great read, a unique time-travel novel set in a different era, with delicate emotions and a brisk pace. The beginning is a bit funny. The ending, though abrupt, is emotionally rich. It will move you to tears. Support, keep it up! Thank you for the author's work.

25. 25 六 Sixies: Flowers in the Sun 六零之向阳花开 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted The genres are: Zhou Xiangyang never expected that one act of bravery during her senior-year internship would restart her life in 1960. She became a baby with the same name in the family compound of a machinery factory. Her family was simple but loving: an engineer father, a mother who worked at the supply and marketing cooperative, and two siblings, each with a personality of their own. Her English degree from her previous life was still with her, along with a temperamental “mystery box” sign- 7Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 穿 I Became a Pitiful Girl in the 1980s, So I Ran Away That Very Night 穿成八零年代小可怜，我连夜跑路 A Little Sweet Cookie一颗小甜饼Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + entrepreneurship + no cheat + no romance + no awful relatives] Chu Xia transmigrates to the 1980s after a car accident. From the start, she’s locked in a woodshed and about to be married off to a widower by her awful relatives. Stay and fight her awful relatives for three hundred chapters? No, no, no! Chu Xia packs up and runs away in the middle of the night. As the saying goes, change your name when you travel and your surname when you sit. From then on, I’m a kid you’ll n 64Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    A period drama with no romantic pairing, featuring a female protagonist who starts her own business without any special advantages. Female protagonists like this are rare these days. It's already completed, and you won't have to read it for long, so please cherish it! 😘😘

27. 27 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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    By your own efforts

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