Historical-Era Novels With a Selfish Female Lead Who Isn't a Stepmother, Romance Optional 年代文的女主自私自利，不是后妈，有没有cp都可以

1. 101 六 The Sixties: We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is the Tycoon Having Second Thoughts? 六零：说好离婚，大佬怎么后悔了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [1960s setting + pocket dimension + returning to the city as a dual-income couple + beautiful, ordinary orphan heroine × prickly educated youth + marriage before love + self-interest above all + devoted to each other] Gu Qingxu, a pampered young lady since childhood, transmigrates into a book! She becomes an ordinary orphan in a period novel, and opens her eyes on her wedding night. While she's still trying to make sense of things, the man beside her suddenly rolls over and grits out in her ear, 5.1kReads8.4Score32614d adds
2. 102 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Turns Dark, Tears Down the Green Tea, and Dumps Her Jerk Husband 八零：真千金黑化，撕绿茶踹渣夫 Tang Dachui汤大锤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + love after marriage] The moment Ji Xiaoyue opened her eyes, she became the real daughter: timid and impossibly self-sacrificing. Her life as the real daughter was a miserable one: a biased father, a cheating scumbag, a shameless little green tea, and a lonely death with no one to claim her body. Ji Xiaoyue immediately made sure the scumbag and the little green tea were stuck with each other! Catch them in the act! I’ll get the 11.4kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds

   Reader note

   It's great! It's a military marriage story where the female lead is independent, clear-headed, and doesn't want to be wronged, while the male lead dotes on his wife. The plot is both exciting and exciting.

3. 103 系 The System Wants Me to Be Kind in the 1970s. Are You Sure? 系统让我在七零向善，你确定？ Gourd Tree葫芦树Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era · Strong Female Lead · System · Spatial Dimension · Romance Near the End] [PS: The early part is a fairly traditional period drama. Later on, there are storylines abroad and in Hong Kong. The female lead really does kill people!] Host: Today, we’re honored to interview Ms. Shi Qiyu, who was an orphan in her previous life and is unloved by both parents in this one! Let’s give her a round of applause! Shi Qiyu (calm and elegant): Hello, dear readers. I’m Shi Qiyu, the female lead o 8.8kReads8.6Score75214d adds

   Reader note

   A ruthless female protagonist, who only cares about herself, transmigrates to the 1970s. She starts by criticizing the original owner's inhumane family [laughing and crying emoji]. Unfortunately, she's also bound to a system that promotes kindness, but having lacked kindness from others since childhood, she finds this unsuitable [facepalm emoji][facepalm emoji].

4. 104 穿 Broke in the 1950s? I’ll Empty My Enemies’ Fortunes 穿五零穷叮当？我搬空仇人家产 Ben Biao123犇驫123Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An alternate-era setting, transmigration into a book, a spatial realm, supernatural powers, famine, and a powerful protagonist. Xia Yurou, a powerful psychic from the post-apocalyptic world, transmigrates into the youngest daughter of a military commander in an era novel. Her father died young. For the jade pendant her own daughter has been longing for, the female protagonist's mother locks her best friend's daughter in a supply crate bound for overseas, where the girl suffocates to death. Late 20.2kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
5. 105 穷 So Poor I Could Cry! The Little Sixties Zombie Beauty Doesn’t Want to Eat Plain Food 穷哭！六零丧尸小美人不想吃素 Warm and Cuddly Little Treat暖萌小点心Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted [Period + military romance + everyone's darling + stirring up trouble + transmigrate into a book + zombie transmigration] One shot to the head, and a little zombie from the apocalypse blinks and finds herself in the 1960s, where people barely have enough to eat or wear. All her limbs and features are intact. She's not some shoddy construction that falls apart at the slightest bump or comes unglued while walking. Hmm... As a little zombie who still has a human mind, Yan Mu is quite pleased with h 679Reads9.0Score10014d adds

   Reader note

   A perfect story that meets all the requirements 🌺🌺🌺 A post-apocalyptic female protagonist transmigrates into a 1970s novel and becomes a pitiful little thing. After waking up, she immediately teaches a lesson to those who bullied her. She's a sophisticated egoist; she has no interest in helping others and only cares about herself.

6. 106 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
7. 107 穿 After Becoming the Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel, She Crushes Her Enemies and Strikes It Rich 穿成年代文炮灰后，她虐渣暴富了 Yu Ersan妤二三Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book, alternate-era setting, villain-bashing, face-slapping, building a career Ning Zhao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character, destined to be violated as a foil to the heroine. After the Ning family discovers she isn’t their biological daughter, they claim they’re finding her a good match and send her to a section chief who covets her beauty. Ning Zhao is violated, forced to become a stepmother, taken advantage of by her stepson, an 187Reads8.3Score—14d adds
8. 108 婆 My Mother-in-Law Wants Me to Live as a Widow? My Army Officer Husband Is Back 婆婆让我守活寡？军官老公回来了 Songzi Mo松子茉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Era Setting] [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Raising Children] With a single twist of fate, wealthy heiress Zhou Zhitong transmigrated into a book and became a cannon-fodder military wife left behind in the countryside. She was destined to work herself to death before turning thirty. Worst of all, her two children would be sold to human traffickers by their cruel grandmother, who would cripple them and force them to beg in the streets. But to her delight, her family's department store h 1.7kReads8.5Score26114d adds

   Reader note

   Completed. A very good female-oriented military romance novel set in the historical period. You should check it out.

9. 109 精 A Self-Serving Woman Thrives in the 1970s 精致利己的我在七零如鱼得水 Phantom Beneath the Moon月下幻影Modern Romance250k WordsOngoing PS1: This is set in a fictional era. Fictional, fictional, fictional. I’m repeating it three times because it’s important, so please don’t look up historical references while reading. PS2: The heroine is highly skilled in combat and has a golden finger, but this is not a mindless power fantasy. She has sound values, so please don’t read if that’s not your thing. Feel free to leave a comment if you spot a mistake, and Yingzi will fix it. If you don’t like it, just click X. Writing isn’t easy, so 80Reads8.2Score—14d adds

   Reader note

   ✌First Book🍀 Qin Lan is reborn into a family that favors sons over daughters, suffering schemes from her older sister and persecution from her older brother and sister-in-law. In the apocalypse, she adheres to the principle of subduing others with force, relying on her strength to live a prosperous life.

10. 110 穿 Transmigrated into the Stepmother Who Dies Early in a Period Novel 穿成年代文早死的炮灰继奶 Woman as She Is女子本身Modern Romance703k WordsOngoing (This was my first time writing, and I didn’t have enough experience. The plot dragged on too much, so I stopped updating. Don’t read this one. Look forward to my new work!) While saving someone, Xu Yuan loses her footing and falls into the water, then somehow slides right into a novel set in a bygone era. But in this book, she isn’t the brilliant heroine who goes to the countryside to help build the motherland, nor is she the beautiful supporting character with power and looks. She’s transmigra 3Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 快 Quick Transmigration: Living for Myself in a Period Novel 快穿之在年代文里做自己 Love Rainy Days Most最爱下雨天Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted (A few things to know: 1. Some stories have romance, and some don’t. 2. In some worlds, she visits the black market, and her golden finger keeps getting more powerful. 3. In some worlds, she serves her country and turns herself in. 4. The heroine is an ordinary person who grows over time and has principles. This isn’t a power fantasy about an unstoppable female lead mowing everyone down.) Synopsis: Ye Xiaoxiao is a struggling web-novel author. She’s either reading novels or on her way to writin 16.5kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds

    Reader note

    Don't wrong yourself

12. 112 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.6kReads9.2Score59214d adds

    Reader note

    🌿A self-serving female protagonist in a period drama 1️⃣ Xi Qingqing transmigrates from the apocalypse to the 1970s and gets married 💖 Her husband is a bully, and her mother-in-law is a terrible person, but thankfully they're both quite kind to her 💥 However, there are always those who are oblivious to her and try to provoke her, resulting in a brutal beating from society.

13. 113 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainess Everyone Wants to Win Over 快穿女反派，总有人想攻略我 Chu Chu Chu Chu楚楚楚楚Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted to each other, quick transmigration + female lead with a villain System + male lead with a villain conquest System] Jiang Zhao is a female side character who has transmigrated into a book, equipped with a conquest System. It orders her to win over the male lead, or she'll be erased. But no matter how much she fawns over him, he pays her no mind, with eyes only for the pure-hearted female lead. With her life on a countdown, Jiang Zhao snaps and kills both the male and female lea 285Reads8.3Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    I love stories where the female lead is unrestrained! I can accept stories where the female lead is the main character! I have a strong heart! I highly recommend this one! The main theme is doing whatever you want! Unrestrained! Unbridled! [Admiration][Admiration] It's great!!!

14. 114 穿 Transmigrate and Embrace Self-Interest to the Very End 穿越之将利己主义贯彻到底 Yingfeng Liuli Rhyme颖风琉璃韵Modern Romance571k WordsOngoing Jiang Zhizhi is a devoted novel fan. While reading a certain novel, she couldn't stand its melodramatic plot and made a couple of snarky comments. As a result, she was thrown into the plots of these ridiculous, melodramatic novels. To make matters worse, a certain System told her she had to complete her missions to get home. If only she'd known, she wouldn't have run her mouth. With no other choice, she has to grit her teeth and press on, but who ever said the story had to be so difficult from t 215Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 115 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
16. 116 这 This Host Is Hopeless, She Just Wants to Eat, Drink, and Wait to Die 这个宿主带不动，她只想混吃等死 Adorable Little Dragon萌萌的龙宝宝Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just came out, so please don’t let that put you off reading it, guys!!! [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + spatial dimension + farming + building wealth + everyday gossip + no romance] Lin Dai had just signed a contract to buy a house when, in the blink of an eye, she transmigrated into the 1970s, an era when even getting enough to eat and drink was a struggle. Bound to a System, she also gained a spatial dimension as a second golden finger. She assumed sh 622Reads8.0Score10214d adds
17. 117 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

    Reader note

    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. [Thumbs up] The rating is a bit low right now, but it's good!

18. 118 大 The Heiress Has a Wish-Granting App 大小姐她有成真APP Royal Little Fruit皇家小果果Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [1960s Hong Kong setting + heiress + powerful father + wealthy heiress's daily life + coming of age + a seriously powerful golden finger + heartwarming father-daughter bond + lots of romances] Ordinary, clear-eyed but clueless college student Wei Ying wakes up to find herself back in a baby's body. Abandoned by parents who favor sons? No problem. She has a golden finger and can personally choose her adoptive parents. Her adoptive parents die in an accident when she's eight, leaving her surrounde 14.5kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
19. 119 重 Back to the Sixties: I’m Invincible with Taobao 重回六零：我带着淘宝无敌了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Yusheng wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated to 1961, luckily bringing along an interstellar space-time Taobao trading System. She had hoped to reach the pinnacle of life, but discovers that the 1960s have already been transmigrated into so many times that they're full of holes. So Zhao Yusheng decides to keep her head down and stay cautious all the way, never expecting that by playing it safe, she would become a winner in life. 9kReads9.0Score71214d adds
20. 120 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
21. 121 年 In This Period Novel, My Whole Family Are Just Tools 年代文里，我全家都是工具人 Little Moon小月亮Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Wang Xini transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming a tool character whose job is to make the heroine shine. And she isn't the only one: her entire family are tool characters. Her grandma mocks the heroine as a stinking, fat black pig, her older sister sneers that if the heroine could become beautiful, she'd use her chin to hoe the fields, and her grandpa turns up his nose at the bracken-root noodles the heroine makes. “If you eat this stuff, you might as well be livestock!” In re 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
22. 122 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: An Ordinary Life, A Chance to Start Over 穿越六零：平平无奇重新做人 Sang Yi桑意Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fresh perspective + feel-good story] Song Yongxiu accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s in a parallel world. He goes from an unpopular street punk to a promising young man everyone looks up to. But he’s still the same oddball, with ideas that differ from most people of his time. Luckily, his wife quietly supports him, and together they make it through every hardship. In this vibrant era, they build a wonderful life together. Oddball: Describes someone unconventional, with a s 165Reads8.4Score—14d adds
23. 123 重 Reborn: The Underdog’s Comeback 重生以后包子的逆袭 Xufeng Niaoniao栩风袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Reborn + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Campus Life + Strong Female and Male Leads + Top Student + Character Growth + Patriotism) The female lead, Mu Wan, is kind but not a pushover. She has principles and always gets even with those who wrong her. The male lead, Xiao Jinyu, is the son of a military compound family and a military-affiliated scientific researcher. Before she was reborn, Mu Wan accidentally stayed up too late and died of cardiac arrest. A family heirloom, a Merit Pearl, took 5.1kReads9.1Score64814d adds
24. 124 七 The 1970s: The Lucky Fake Heiress and Her Hopelessly Romantic Husband 七零：好命假千金和恋爱脑丈夫 Cai Mingming菜明明Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Real and Fake Heiresses + Sweet Romance + Self-Interested Ensemble Cast + Family Life] Gu Shuyao is an oblivious little schemer who has known how to charm people since childhood, winning the affection of her biased parents. A fortune-teller once said she was destined for a good life, and sure enough, she grew up pampered and privileged. Then she suddenly learns she isn’t the family’s biological daughter. When the real heiress returns, she resents how much their parents dote on 3.1kReads6.7Score26714d adds

    Reader note

    It's really good-looking, highly recommended!

25. 125 在 Being a Green Tea in a Period Novel 在年代文里当绿茶 Shu Yiyi书意意意Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [SC 1v1, Sweet Romance, Woman Pursues Man, Sweet Little Green Tea x Tough Guy Who Pinches Pennies Outside the Home. Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Everything serves the plot and isn't meant to withstand scrutiny! Issues have been corrected.] When Shen Qingli woke up, she had become the wife of an early-deceased male supporting character in a period novel. A man this simple was easy for her to handle. With a take-it-as-it-comes attitude, she was good at pouting, cuddlin 438Reads5.8Score—14d adds
26. 126 一 After Having Twins, the Coldhearted Factory Director Keeps Me Up All Night 一胎双宝后，冷情厂长夜夜笙箫 Flowers in Books书里的花Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted A cold and aloof male lead × a self-serving female lead Xu Niannian was an overworked office drone in the 21st century. One night, she picked up a transmigration novel set in a bygone era to pass the time before bed. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Xu Nian, the fake heiress and second female lead who met a tragic end in the book. To top it off, she had two kids and a husband who came with the package. The man was usually sharp-tongued and aloof, but with his darling wife, he was a 11Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 127 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.2kReads8.5Score90914d adds
28. 128 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Villainess Lives Off Men and Loves It 年代快穿：坏女人她软饭硬吃 Liu Suqin流苏覃Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Period-Era Quick Transmigration] + [Everyone’s Favorite] + [Selfish and Self-Serving] Pu Mingyue is a climbing vine. Once she latches onto a man, she finds every way to siphon off the nourishment she needs, wringing out the last drop of his worth before ruthlessly strangling him and casting him aside. 1. Educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s vs. a taciturn, rugged man + a lovesick male educated youth + an elegant professor 2. Pretty widow fleeing famine in the 1950s vs. an ungrate 844Reads8.0Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    That's definitely this one! [Kiss] The female lead is selfish and self-serving, a heartthrob, and doesn't help the poor. It contains various types of period dramas. [Admiration] The female lead is like a parasitic plant; once she latches onto a man, she'll try every means to extract what she needs, squeezing out the last bit of value before abandoning him. [Shy][Shy]

29. 129 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

    Reader note

    All are complete. Whether you like them or not is up to you. I recommended them after reading them myself.

30. 130 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 31.5kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds
31. 131 我 I Found a Partner from the Apocalypse in the 1950s! 我在五零找了个末世的对象！ The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted (A girl born into the 1950s + a man whose soul crossed into the post-apocalyptic era. Slice of life. Not intended as a historically rigorous account; everything is fictional. Writing isn't easy, so please be kind.) Qian Xiao is a modern woman who was accidentally killed while saving someone, then born into the 1950s to live through its “arduous struggle.” Sun Kaicheng accidentally hit his head, his soul crossed into the post-apocalyptic era, and then he returned. Two people who have nothing i 8.6kReads9.0Score73314d adds
32. 132 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 10.1kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    The first book! The female lead is a transmigrated academic underachiever, a typical sophisticated, self-serving, and manipulative woman who only wants to live a carefree, easy life. She's attracted to her classmate's excellent genes and family atmosphere, so she uses all sorts of scheming and manipulative tactics to successfully marry into a wealthy family and be pampered by everyone. The second book! The female lead is also a transmigrated character, sophisticated and self-serving, and a manipulative woman. The male lead is a factory manager from Beijing who came to the countryside to gain experience, but unexpectedly falls in love with the female lead at first sight. The female lead is attracted to the male lead's beautiful three-story house and only thinks about marrying him to live a stable and comfortable life.

33. 133 快 Quick Transmigration: Go Crazy? Who Could Be Crazier Than You? 快穿：疯吧，谁疯的过你啊？ Phoenix's Wild Song凤狂歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female lead has no CP and is crazy, certified by the author as a total nutcase] When a male-oriented novel's rebellious System lands in a female-oriented novel, the volatile Shen Qiong transmigrates into cannon fodder in various small worlds. One word, “Interesting,” is enough to make the male and female leads in countless worlds tremble with fear. After transmigrating as Prince Chen's consort, she immediately raises an army and rebels: “Your Majesty, the execution is complete. We found your ja 2.6kReads8.5Score29014d adds

    Reader note

    The third world is a historical fiction, but every world is very engaging, with a fast-paced and enjoyable plot. Even the title itself suggests a very enjoyable experience.

34. 134 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.1kReads7.3Score48914d adds
35. 135 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

    Reader note

    No romantic partner, from the 1990s, only supporting himself, spending all the compensation money he gets from demolished properties immediately, opening factories, buying villas, and ranches.

36. 136 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

    Reader note

    In the original novel, she was a materialistic, pathetic cannon fodder character who met a tragic end. After awakening her memories, she remained selfish and vain, a beautiful yet arrogant drama queen. But it was precisely this woman who captivated the obsessive male protagonist, sparking a unique and unconventional romance!

37. 137 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds
38. 138 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2k14d adds

    Reader note

    🌟①Completely fits the description: a period drama, the female lead is selfish and self-centered, not a stepmother, the female lead is a reincarnated character, a cannon fodder supporting character, the female lead's younger sister in the book, and also the contrast to the older sister. The female lead is always a drama queen, while the older sister is gentle and strong. ☘️☘️

39. 139 带 I Brought My Ancestral Home with Me to the 1970s 带着老宅穿七零 Tang Lin from Xiangzhou香州的唐林Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted After her divorce, Lin Yewan returns to her family’s old house. Just after she finishes renovating it, she accidentally unlocks a small pocket dimension where time stands still. Thinking the apocalypse is coming, Lin Yewan starts stockpiling supplies. While she’s at it, a flowerpot hits her, and she transmigrates into the body of another Lin Yewan in the 1970s. The old house comes with her, leaving Lin Yewan completely bewildered. Unable to find a job in the city, Lin Yewan is sent to the countr 440Reads5.9Score—14d adds
40. 140 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    The female protagonists are all quite selfish.

41. 141 知 The Educated Youth Widow Is Cursed to Bring Misfortune to Her Family 知青寡妇克亲命 Grandma Ningning宁宁外婆Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted A powerful lightning-wielder in the apocalypse fights the Zombie King to protect their base, and they both end up gravely injured. But the base’s second-in-command takes advantage of the situation, kidnapping the wounded fighter and planning to cut open their skull and steal their lightning core. After detonating the core, they are reborn in the body of a young educated-woman widow in 1968. She’s said to bring misfortune to everyone around her: her paternal grandparents, parents, siblings, husba 2.3kReads8.5Score18714d adds

    Reader note

    The female lead is rather selfish

42. 142 换 They Hadn't Seen Each Other in Four Years Since Their Arranged Marriage, Then the Man Who Died in Battle Came Back 换亲四年未见，战死的男人回来了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [1970s setting, military marriage, face-slapping, ex-husband's groveling redemption, second male lead wins, self-interest above all] Shen Man is a stunning, glamorous dancer with national-level status. The moment she transmigrates, she opens her eyes to a nightmare: she's about to be caught cheating, publicly humiliated, and die of shame. And now, after four years away, the man who was supposed to have died in battle has returned alive. Lu Zhengguo hates the original owner for drugging him and c 13.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

    Reader note

    Family, I just finished reading an incredibly captivating period novel! My life in it was so tragic; my military officer husband misunderstood me for four whole years. He left home for four years, and when he came back, he was still cold and distant. I made a tough decision and got a divorce! Only after the divorce did I realize that my good looks were my biggest advantage! I couldn't put all my eggs in one basket; I had to find a better partner. I started to be sophisticated and self-reliant, like my mother, living my life with complete clarity. Before, I had to compromise in that marriage; now I was going to live for myself. I wanted to see if I could live a better life without him! And guess what? I did! I started a completely new life, met someone much more suitable, and now the past seems so distant!

43. 143 穿 Reborn as a Horrible Old Woman: You Want to Split Up the Family? Fine! 穿成极品老太婆，想分家？分呗！ Anji Little Monster安吉小怪物Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted Transmigration + period setting + Taobao + personal space + transmigrate into a book After Li Qiuyan learned she had brain cancer, she lost hope and ran into the road to get herself hit by a car. After dying, she somehow got her hands on a black-clad underworld messenger’s phone. She tapped around on it and entered the cycle of reincarnation, then transmigrated into a period novel set in 1983. When she woke up, she discovered she had become an old woman. She had been in her late twenties, and no 8.3kReads9.0Score72714d adds

    Reader note

    🌿✨A 29-year-old woman diagnosed with brain cancer transmigrates into a book in the 1970s, becoming a 60-something-year-old woman. Her husband wants a divorce and to be with his first love! She simply lets him have his way, becoming a sophisticated, self-centered, and not-so-saintly old woman who doesn't raise her sons or grandsons, enjoying her own space and being perfectly content. [Laughs]

44. 144 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

    Reader note

    She transmigrated, into the body of a peculiar village girl, the most unique presence in the entire village. Lin Qian was on the verge of tears. Transmigrating was one thing, but why did she have to be transmigrated into this kind of person? The universally hated second female lead, Lai Zi, the whole village cursed her the moment she opened her eyes. Good heavens! How many generations of good karma did she accumulate to be this hideously ugly? Fortunately, the transmigration god gave her a cheat code. In this day and age, how can you survive transmigrating without a cheat code?

45. 145 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6kReads8.9Score52814d adds

    Reader note

    The female protagonists are all sophisticated egoists; they are very intelligent.

46. 146 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Little Cannon Fodder Rises With Her Space 重生七零：小炮灰带着空间雄起 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System space + born into another body + memories awakened + transmigrate into a book + taking on the stepmother and stepsister + the heroine will never be abused] Chen Qingyi had spent more than a decade living with the Dazhulong Brigade. One day, she fell into the water and awakened memories of her past life, only to learn that she was a minor cannon-fodder character in a book. Her biological father was a heartless cad. In two months, he would divorce her mother by letter and marry his one tru 37kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds
47. 147 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

    Reader note

    🌿A self-serving female protagonist in a period drama 1️⃣ Xia Zhizhi from another world 🌏 Because she was overprotected, although she appears pure and lovely 🌸, she is actually vain, arrogant, and sharp-tongued—a complete egoist.

48. 148 教 The Instructor's Revenge: Forcing the Marriage of His One True Love 教官的报复，强娶白月光 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted During college military training, Zhang Mingzhu used sweet smiles and soft words to seduce her instructor, Sun Yihang, hoping to slack off and enjoy some peace and quiet. Their romance was doomed to be a sham from the start. As soon as training ended, she decisively texted him to break up, then blocked him everywhere. But he took it seriously. Every year, he spent his leave traveling to her city, bringing the allowances he'd saved and all the longing he'd kept bottled up. She always pushed his m 1.5kReads6.2Score10014d adds

    Reader note

    The female lead is selfish and only cares about herself. In the first book, she's incredibly greedy and everyone says she's lucky. In the second book, she's good at making money and sees the male lead as a burden.

49. 149 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    This one is quite nice too.

50. 150 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 318Reads8.4Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    The female lead awakens memories of three lifetimes—that's fake. She discovers the male lead is about to be demoted—that's real. A chaotic rural life story, no awful characters, no face-slapping moments—a gossip-filled tale.

Other lists with The Sixties: We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is the Tycoon Having Second Thoughts?