Any Historical-Era Fiction for Women with a Refined Self-Interest? No Fools, Please 有没有精致利己的女频年代文，不要蠢的，谢谢

1. 101 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 10.3kReads8.8Score965Shelves
2. 102 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
3. 103 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 297.2kReads9.1Score46.7kShelves
4. 104 恶 My Wicked Ex-Wife Throws Herself Into My Arms in Tears, and I Kiss Her Better 恶毒前妻扑到怀里哭，大佬亲哭她 Song Muchao宋暮朝Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted (Live comments + Raising kids in the 1970s + Accompanying the army in the Northwest + The whole family’s darling) (Delicate, spoiled local heroine with a passionate heart, love after marriage) On the night before her divorce, scrolling comments suddenly appeared before Gu Shuning’s eyes: [So stupid. She got tricked by a pretty boy, abandoned her husband and child, and is practically begging to die!] [How could her own mother have figured any of this out? Her left brain is filled with water, her 2.3kReads8.1Score104Shelves

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   The female lead is very clear-headed; she married the male lead only for his position as regimental commander, wanting a better life for herself. She's quite spoiled and has comments on the screen. The romance between the male and female leads is sweet; it's a very enjoyable and heartwarming story. The child is exceptionally well-behaved and has now been sent to the Northwest to accompany the military.

5. 105 恶 The Wicked, Brash Drama Queen Is Doted on by the Wildest Roughneck 恶毒拽作精被最野糙汉狠狠娇宠 Shui Shui Shui Xiang水水水香Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Completed] [1970s + Flirting + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + Devoted Love + Both Chaste] [Arrogant, spoiled, wicked yet adorable rich girl ✖ Ruthless, cautious, insecure, sensitive landowner’s wolf cub] She was once a wandering ghost in the mortal world, chosen by the Heavenly Dao to set chaotic fate back on track. She transmigrates into Chen Jiaojiao, a busty, beautiful but empty-headed supporting character, sent to the countryside as an educated youth in the 1970s. After dealing with the scumb 1.2kReads8.9Score108Shelves

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   The second book features a truly sophisticated and self-centered female lead who doesn't want to suffer any loss. She's a slightly wicked woman. The male lead is cunning, extreme, possessive, and obsessive. The two are evenly matched, with the slightly wicked woman facing off against a pervert, and a touch of coercion.

6. 106 拽 The Bossy Queen Rules the Roost in a Period Novel 拽姐在年代文里横行霸道 Ning Yi甯意Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [A Chaebol Heiress with Off-the-Charts Beauty Enjoys the Gossip in a Period Novel] [Warnings: 1. The female lead is arrogant and domineering. 2. The female lead saves people.] From the moment she was born, Zhou Xini was destined to be a winner in life. She had been high-handed and insolent for eighteen years, and everyone who saw her gave her a wide berth. Even if all her assets were confiscated, she never would have imagined that something so melodramatic and absurd could happen to her! The bla 3kReads7.8Score207Shelves

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   Don't let the low rating fool you, I think it's pretty good. The female lead is a sophisticated and self-centered heiress who would never compromise herself for anyone else, breaking away from the typical historical romance novel trope where the female lead is secretive, hiding her true self, afraid to eat or dress conservatively. This female lead is anything but; she even has a nanny to cook for her, lives in a big house, and wears fashionable clothes. It's a really enjoyable read without any brainpower. The male lead isn't a roughneck either; both the male and female leads are from aristocratic families who time-traveled, which is quite interesting. Highly recommended!!!

7. 107 快 Quick Transmigration: The Carefree Life of a Villainess 快穿年代：恶毒女配的逍遥人生 Moonshadow Letian月影乐天Modern Romance726k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Period] [feel-good novel] [pocket dimension] [overpowered protagonist] [Parallel worlds] [No fixed CP] Name: Yan Shu Department: Period Villainess Team Weapon: A black brick Points: 500 Merit points: 30,000 They stand in the way of the female lead's happiness. They're either bullying her or plotting against her... The world calls them vicious supporting female characters. Born beautiful beyond compare, they are the envy of everyone and the darlings of heaven. But the mome 5.5kReads9.0Score305Shelves

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   Both of these are period dramas that I quite like. The protagonists have significant identities and powerful abilities, but they don't feel out of place. [Sparrow's Masterpiece] is about refined self-interest; revenge is taken, and any grievances are resolved without hesitation. ① The female protagonist comes to a small world, and besides completing missions, she also enjoys life. She'll punish the scum when necessary, but she won't be constantly fighting. She'll be battling awful people every day. The next story will be a sweet, saccharine tale. The story after that will see her become a career-driven "Rolling King." Anything is possible... This book doesn't have a fixed couple; some worlds may be without one. In some worlds, the female protagonist will also get married and have children—it's all up to fate. ② *Purely self-centered; she won't actively seek revenge for the original owner. She's already compensated for most of the damage before taking over the identity. The female protagonist's arrival in the small world is just a temporary measure. 🍀 "I'll do the missions if I can, and if I can't, I'll just have fun. Little Bao, your happiness is the most important!"

8. 108 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fiery Little Demon Has Caught a Big Shot's Eye Again 快穿：魔丸娇气包叒被大佬盯上了 Everlasting Prosperity and Joy长盛乐Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted *Please read the author's note at the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings before you start reading! [She won't be mistreated or suffer hardship] [Period setting + other] [The heroine is the most beautiful] [No fixed couple] [Love at first sight] [Everyone is chaste] Sui Huan is a well-connected girl raised by the System. Other people do their missions by winning favor, following the plot, and saving villains. Sui Huan does her missions by having fun, enjoying life, and being adored by everyone 34.9kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
9. 109 黑 The Darkened Educated Youth Returns to the City, Cuts Ties, and Becomes Beautiful and Rich 黑化女知青回城，断亲变美暴富了 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [A devoted and equally powerful couple x all characters are natives of the setting x no transmigration, rebirth, pocket dimension, System, or golden finger x no contrived drama x no helpless suffering x building wealth] [An upbeat, beautiful, resilient heroine VS a scheming, obsessive, slightly unhinged hero] The heroine takes her compensation and cuts ties with her birth family, decisively and swiftly. She does not cling to them or forgive them. The story focuses mainly on making money and roma 24.2kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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   Qin Wan was neglected by her parents from a young age. The year she graduated high school, her biased parents, taking advantage of her high fever and unconsciousness, threw her onto a train to replace her second sister and send her to the countryside. Now, Qin Wan has returned with a vengeance, no longer the obedient, sensible, and honest girl she once was. She's back to settle scores. Her job won't be taken for nothing, her hardships won't be in vain, and she'll take back everything owed to her. As for the favoritism she never received, she doesn't care anymore. In the future, she will work hard to earn money, take good care of herself, and love herself properly.

10. 110 五 Born in the 1950s, Switched at Birth 五零，出生被调换 One-Legged Bird一只脚的鸟Modern Romance825k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1950s + transmigrated as a baby + spatial storage + self-interested heroine + military marriage] Gu Yihan is caught up in a transmigration to the 1950s because of a mutated hamster. The moment she opens her eyes, she discovers that her mother, who favors boys over girls, has switched her with someone else's son. Her adoptive mother dislikes her, and her adoptive father favors boys over girls. From childhood, Gu Yihan works hard to win her grandmother's favor and earn the chance 11.7kReads7.8Score824Shelves

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    🍓🍓Transmigrated into a period novel and became a clown, a foil for the scheming female supporting character, only to end up poor and miserable? Qiu Bailu laughed in anger. How was she described in the book again? Ignorant, feudal, selfish, mean, unfilial, opportunistic, petty, and doesn't care about her children. Ignorant? I'm happy with that! From today onwards, I'm blind! Feudal? From today onwards, I'm the emperor of this family! Selfish? That's right! No one is more important than me! Mean? No matter if the female or male lead messes with me, I'll kill them! Unfilial? Ha! Filial piety is fine, but you have to care about me first. Opportunistic and petty? I'm just shrewd and good at managing money. If anyone makes me uncomfortable, I'll make them doubly uncomfortable! As for not caring about her children, that's still undecided; we'll talk about it after the babies are born.

11. 111 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零：老婆太美，谢厂长宠妻顾家 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 20.7kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves

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    Precise tags: Historical/Refined Self-interest/Female-oriented completed novel, featuring a cool and carefree rose × a cunning and imaginative old cadre.

12. 112 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 40kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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    The first book is purely a period drama, while the second is a quick transmigration novel, though many of its episodes are also set in period settings. Both female protagonists are sophisticated and self-aware, beautiful yet conscious of their own worth, and not overly saintly.

13. 113 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Vicious Female Supporting Character Becomes a Bewitching Beauty 快穿：当恶毒女配是娇媚尤物后 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Selfish, Vicious Female Lead + Beloved by All + Love at First Sight + No Fixed Couple + Immersive Roleplay] Ye Jiaoyue is a succubus who feeds on love, and beauty is her natural gift. After an accident binds her to a System, she begins traveling between worlds and playing the villainess. From then on, the favored sons of heaven in every world fall at her feet, eyes burning with desire. They become lovesick and obsessed with her! ① The gold-digging roommate of the female lead in a runaway-with-t 15.3kReads8.2Score640Shelves

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    Both of these books are set in different eras and worlds, and the female protagonists are both sophisticated and self-serving.

14. 114 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 7.2kReads8.4Score542Shelves

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    Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a lazy landlady, living a carefree life collecting rent regularly. Unexpectedly, she was reborn as a baby in the blink of an eye. Her father was lazy and irresponsible, shamelessly sponging off his parents, but actually doting on his wife and daughter. Her mother was frail and unable to care for herself, but actually incredibly strong. Her grandparents seemed to favor boys over girls, but were actually quite compliant to gentle persuasion. Song Yuan initially thought this life would be a tough one, but then her cunning family members started scheming against each other, and luck seemed to be flowing into the Song family uncontrollably. Song Yuan's eyes lit up; she could finally relax and be a couch potato again!

15. 115 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 19.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    ① Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general in ancient times, was summoned back to the 1970s by her twin sister and became a capitalist's daughter. 🎋🎋 She was truly exquisite, with different makeup and outfits at home, when receiving guests, and when going out in the general's mansion. ☀️ But in the 1970s, as intelligent as she was, she observed carefully, lived a low-key life, diligently raised her children, and put herself and her family first in everything.

16. 116 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.7kReads8.5Score816Shelves

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    🌿🌿①: A female-oriented historical romance novel featuring a sophisticated and self-serving female protagonist! The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel and becomes a female hooligan in the historical setting. She takes her son and Zhao Mei to find the father of her child! She treats the father of her child like a sucker, eating and drinking his food, and even making him cook and boil water for her!

17. 117 抛 After Abandoning Her Husband and Child, She's Targeted Again by Her Officer Ex-Husband 抛夫弃子后，被军官前夫再次盯上 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Spirit-Spring Space + Beautiful, Alluring Military Doctor + Love Grows Over Time + The Ex-Wife Chase] After her memories awakened, Jiang Wan discovered she'd become the male lead's tragic first wife. According to the plot, she would have to deal with a troublemaking mother-in-law, a husband whose heart belonged to someone else, a son who wanted another woman to be his mother, and a delicate widowed foster sister who was pregnant with her husband's child. They would all keep bullying 15.3kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
18. 118 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    1. The female protagonist has a shopping system, is very wealthy, and is selfish. 2. The female protagonist gains a new cheat ability every now and then. She is patriotic and strives to strengthen the country.

19. 119 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 18kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
20. 120 八 The Eighties Cannon Fodder Charms the Male Lead and Climbs to the Top 八零小炮灰，撩爆男主要上位 Cheng Yiqi橙以七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + everyday military life + rugged husband who dotes on his wife + older man + falling in love day after day Xu Zhouzhou transmigrates into the body of a stunningly beautiful minor character in an 1980s novel. The minor character is a background extra who gets killed off from the start. But she happens to have a breathtaking face, and as the village’s last educated youth unable to return to the city, she lives alone 10.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    This is a sophisticated and self-serving female-oriented historical romance novel. The female protagonist, in order to escape a cannibalistic village, chooses the male protagonist, a soldier returning home on leave. Her sole purpose is to escape the clutches of the enemy and use his strength to improve herself.

21. 121 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Decades: Enjoying the Ultimate Life 快穿年代：享受极品人生 A Single Parasol Tree一颗梧桐Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + era settings + no missions + no fixed romantic pairing + each story can be read on its own. Prices and wages are generally based on comparisons made multiple times, but may vary by region; there's no way to guarantee complete accuracy. The 1950s used the old currency, with amounts counted in units of ten thousand. For ease of reading, yuan and kuai are used throughout.) (I'm no good at writing blurbs, so feel free to skip this.) Live as you please. Don't make yourself suf 6.5kReads8.4Score339Shelves
22. 122 快 The Everyman’s Rise to Greatness Through Quick Transmigration 快穿之路人甲奋斗成大佬 Young Hero Yun's Sword云少侠的剑Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Gender-Flexible Protagonist + Building a Strong Nation] When Shui Miao (Si Shui) was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, she encountered Shi Lei (Rock), a hapless passerby A System. They signed a contract and began traveling through myriad worlds. The protagonist has no plot armor or golden finger (probably). Each transmigration is a life of its own. I’ll do my best to avoid simplistic writing, so please go easy on me. Quick Transmigration World One: Money 37.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    I have rather strong tastes [laughs]. I like driving but dislike authors who write in a vulgar and crude style. I like female supporting characters in period dramas who are powerful but dislike those who are overly saintly and morally upright. I like characters with cheat codes but dislike those who are controlled and guided by systems to do tactical missions. I like protagonists who are beautiful and charming but dislike brainless, idiotic beauties in wish-fulfillment novels. I like male protagonists who are cunning and powerful but dislike female protagonists who are overly devoted to helping others and becoming tools for having babies. These books are all pretty good, readable and satisfying.

23. 123 快 The Quick Transmigration Journey of a Pretty, Sweet Supporting Character Loved by All 快穿，漂亮娇软女配的万人迷之路 Misty Mountain at Dusk烟光暮山Modern Romance854k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + From Universally Hated to Universally Adored + Karma for Scumbags + Feel-Good Fiction + System + Love Triangle Chaos + Seductive, Toxic Heroine] Ning Jiaojiao is a veteran of the quick-transmigration world, and she thrives in the 18+ series. She has no idea which damn big shot she offended, but they tossed her straight into a tame series about a pretty, stupid supporting villainess. To make matters worse, they paired her with a pure-hearted, clueless little white and an i 297Reads6.6Score—Shelves
24. 124 六 The 1960s: Lightning in Hand, Demons and Monsters, Stay Away from Me 六零：雷电在手，魑魅魍魉莫挨我 Two Treasures at Home家有两个宝Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A time-travel fantasy with a powerful female lead, satisfying revenge, transmigration to another world, buying and selling goods for profit, playing the pig to eat the tiger, secret identities, and special abilities. (Note: This is not a traditional period novel, and has a touch of fantasy.) There is a male lead. Huang Nan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel as the hapless cousin of the heroine. In the novel, whenever the heroine doesn’t want to work, the cousin does it 10.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
25. 125 穿 Transmigrated to the Seventies: The Easygoing Wife Is Forced to Get Ahead 穿越七零，咸鱼娇妻她被迫上进 Passerby Sheep路人羊Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted [Sweet, charming, highly intelligent heroine & gentle, refined, scheming educated youth] A 21st-century doctoral student pulls an all-nighter, collapses, and transmigrates into the body of a young woman working at a forest farm in the 1970s. Ye Wei swears: she is going to be a contented couch potato who enjoys life! She lives carefree, spending every day eating and drinking with her golden finger at her disposal. Apples? Pheasants? She's got it all. Huo Xiang? Coptis? She can do anything. Ye Wei 4.2kReads9.0Score397Shelves
26. 126 今 Did the Male Lead Make the Cannon Fodder His Dog Again Today? 今天男主给炮灰当狗了吗？ Wu Zhuyu吴茱萸Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + genuine cannon fodder + male lead has no past romantic entanglements + shameless heroine + everyday romance] As the vicious side character in a domineering CEO novel, Lan Yan has taken down the CEO for the Nth time. The Main God sends her into countless worlds to serve as a cannon-fodder tool. She has only one rule: never break character! And so begins her everyday life of playing around with men within strictly limited bounds. 1. A delinquent girl in a campus novel who charms t 26.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
27. 127 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 7kReads8.9Score613Shelves

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    A period drama with a refreshing female lead, no awful characters, and the male lead calls her "sister"—she's super sweet! [Admiration]

28. 128 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, 4.8kReads8.4Score305Shelves

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    These are all examples, especially the first one. The second one is one I found recently. It's also about sophisticated egoists, and the third one is about hedonism. The writing style is also quite light and breezy. There are also the fourth and fifth books; their ratings might not be as high, but I finished reading them. Personally, I think the fourth and fifth books best fit the description of sophisticated egoists.

29. 129 太 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Zhou Xinhan周信含Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 6kReads8.4Score338Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is absolutely sophisticated and self-serving. She treats herself well whenever possible, and even when she can't, she still tries to be kind to herself. It's a very good read (♥∀♥). The second book features a female protagonist who is the mastermind behind everything, putting herself first and observing the power struggles of others. It's also very good (♥∀♥)!

30. 130 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: Punch the Love-Brained, Kick the Phoenix Man 穿书六零：拳打恋爱脑脚踢凤凰男 Jiang Guilan江归澜Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + doting husband + face-slapping] It was hard enough to transmigrate into a book set in the 1960s, but then she also had to deal with a love-struck mother, a stepfather who was a gold-digging pretty boy, and a biological father who only sent money and never asked questions. Worst of all, she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting character. She was just an NPC who donated blood to the supporting character, the kind who showed up and 68.8kReads8.3Score7.3kShelves

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    It's a great show. The female lead may be selfish, but she's patriotic and awesome.

31. 131 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 18.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    [Sparrow's Divine Work] On Lin Xiangnan's first day after transmigrating, her family was in an uproar over going to the countryside. At first: "It's just going to the countryside, right? She has hundreds of millions of resources in her spatial dimension, how could she not do well in the countryside?" After helping her second grandfather hoe the fields for two days: "Going to the countryside is out of the question. She's just lazy, greedy, and can't stand any hardship!"

32. 132 手 Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本，我却只想考大学 Jiang Liangjiang江凉姜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you 11.3kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
33. 133 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 14.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
34. 134 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 23.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
35. 135 海 The Alluring Villainess Returns from Abroad and Accidentally Gets Pregnant by the Devoted Male Side Character 海归恶女太诱人，误怀舔狗男配崽 Pea Paste豌豆酱Modern Romance585k WordsOngoing [A vicious, Western-educated heiress vs. a devoted, secretly passionate male supporting character + a supporting character awakens + face-slapping the hero and heroine + daughter of an official family + marriage before love + affection grows over time + adorable child + workplace and business intrigue] The vicious supporting character died on the coldest winter night. Years later, her incomplete skeleton was dredged up from an abandoned cesspit. What good were her status as a Western-educated so 24.5kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves
36. 136 丰 After a Curvy Beauty Transmigrates as a Villainess, She Goes Off the Rails 丰腴美人穿成恶毒女配后，发疯了 Jiu Zhiwei九栀娓Modern Romance601k WordsOngoing [Vicious Beauty vs. Feudal Patriarch] [System-induced electric shocks + combative married couple + male lead’s instinctive attraction] Ji Qingran transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked supporting female character. The System tells her she’ll get one hundred million after completing her mission. All she has to do is follow the plot. Easy enough. She schemes to trap the male lead into marrying her, calls him a rooster who can’t lay eggs, slaps him, and hurts his nephew… She can’t stray f 72kReads8.3Score7kShelves
37. 137 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Became a Spoiled Little Green Tea with a Terrible Family 穿越七零，成了极品家作精小绿茶 Huanglong, Who Loves Goldenrod喜欢木锥花的荒龙Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Green Tea Girl Transmigrates to the 1970s and Gets Spoiled Again and Again! Transmigrate into a book + reborn + green tea heroine + selfish and self-serving + spoiled and troublesome + outrageous characters + rural life The heroine is a bit of a green tea, selfish and self-serving, and used to keeping backup suitors. She has the typical innocent, delicate white-lotus traits. If you dislike this kind of character, please move along. No need to leave complaints. There are quit 500Reads—Score114Shelves
38. 138 七 In the Seventies, the Sweet but Airheaded Beauty Is Doted on by a Spoiled Rich Boy 七零，笨蛋美人被纨绔娇宠 Huanglong, Who Loves Goldenrod喜欢木锥花的荒龙Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + farming + silly heroine + scheming hero + both pure + sweet romance + no unreasonable characters + everyday life The rating will go up later! Fictional period setting (the author lets their imagination run wild) After transmigrating into a period novel as a minor character who appeared on just one page, Chu Qiao refuses to accept her fate. Her label is “big breasts, no brains,” while the heroine’s rebirth and revenge drive the main plot... But Chu Qiao refuses to bel 642Reads—Score102Shelves
39. 139 穿 After Becoming the Difficult-to-Please Female Side Character, I Coaxed the Male Lead into Becoming Lovesick 穿成作精女配后把男主哄成恋爱脑 Huanglong, Who Loves Goldenrod喜欢木锥花的荒龙Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 1990s + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + No Golden Finger + Trouble-Making Heroine + Entrepreneurship Dominant + Clingy + Hopeless Romantic + Building Wealth The rating will go up! There will be misunderstandings, but the heroine speaks her mind! Chu Xiangxiang transmigrated into a melodramatic novel and became the male lead’s troublemaking ex-girlfriend! Worse, she was the troublemaking supporting heroine who would be sold off to a remote mountain village by her fake best friend! 875Reads—Score102Shelves
40. 140 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Won Over the Male Lead's Uncle 穿越七零，我把男主小叔拿下了 Huanglong, Who Loves Goldenrod喜欢木锥花的荒龙Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted Also known as: I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Won Over the Male Lead's Uncle Farming story + slow pace + everyday family life + a touch of ensemble cast + laid-back heroine + pocket dimension + spirit spring Woman transmigrates into another body + man is reborn + devoted couple + age gap + making a fortune The rating will go up later. An alternate-history period story (the author's imagination runs wild). Chu Yue woke up one day to find that she had transmigrated to the 1970s, and into a nove 2.8kReads—Score235Shelves
41. 141 娇 The Charming Cannon Fodder Wife's Happy Life in the Military Compound 娇媚炮灰原配在家属院幸福日常 Lucky Fruit幸运果Modern Romance931k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Extras will be updated at random. [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Adorable Kids] [Sweet Romance] [No Toxic Characters] [Cozy Everyday Life] When Liang Chunyi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the early-deceased first wife of a senior military officer in a stepmother novel. The original wife was notorious in the military district for being difficult. Before giving birth, she had a quarrel with her husband and stubbornly re 3.3kReads8.4Score189Shelves

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    🌺🌺The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel as the ex-wife of a high-ranking officer. Before giving birth, she quarrels with the officer and refuses to go to the hospital, resulting in a difficult childbirth and her death. Her two babies, whom she risked her life to give birth to, are raised by her stepmother as a contrast to her biological children, each suffering a more tragic fate than the last. 🌼🌼The transmigrated protagonist, touching her heavily pregnant belly, immediately starts calling out, "Husband! Husband! Take me to the hospital quickly!" 🍁🍁The female protagonist safely gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl. With her husband's high allowance and occasional subsidies from her mother-in-law, she happily begins her life raising children in the military region.

42. 142 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 36.8kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves
43. 143 外 Diplomatic Tides: My Passionate Years 外交风云：我的燃情年代 Shaking My Head, Saying Very摇头道非常Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Born into a family of high-ranking military officials in the 1970s, Lin Wei is the family’s only beloved little girl. Her talent for foreign languages from a past life awakens, but she is swept along by the tides of the era. Gu Zheng, her childhood sweetheart from the military compound, is a “wolf-dog” of a boy who would protect her with his life. In her stern grandfather’s study, the faded signature on the title page of a book called Diplomatic History conceals a story from the past. She earns 149Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these books. The first one features a female protagonist who is reborn into the body of the male protagonist, grows up with him as childhood sweethearts, and later becomes a diplomat. The second one features a female protagonist who travels from interstellar space, researches technology, and greatly improves the technological level of her time. The third one features a female protagonist who marries the male protagonist and goes to join his army; after graduating from university, she becomes a diplomat—very inspiring.

44. 144 军 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Ruthless Commander Is Doted On 军婚七零疯批指挥官被宠上天 Ye Wu夜妩Modern Romance649k WordsCompleted Fanxing is one of only two 5S-level psychic War Gods in the entire interstellar realm. She is an outstanding commander. She is a research fanatic and an exceptional elite soldier. Taking an enemy commander’s head from among thousands of troops is as easy for her as reaching into a pocket. But no one knows that she actually has dual 5S-level psychic powers, equivalent to having two souls. As a result, her psychic powers have always been unstable, even violent. But she is so powerful that she has 4.5kReads9.0Score322Shelves
45. 145 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
46. 146 七 The Seventies: A Little Money and a Little Love 七零，有亿点钱，有亿点爱 Oreo Is a Kitty奥利奥是猫猫Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + multiple male leads + everyone dotes on her + face-slapping the scum + pawnshop + richest person] Jiang Wanzhou, the heiress to a wealthy family, was watching fireworks on a cruise ship when she somehow transmigrated into the body of a young widow in the late 1970s. (They weren't legally married and had never consummated the marriage.) The moment she arrived, her vicious mother-in-law greeted her with a brutal blow. You dare mess with me? Sorry, but this time y 1.3kReads8.8Score141Shelves

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    Female-oriented, period drama, 1vN, very appealing, female lead has skills, not naive and innocent, punishes scumbags and slaps faces, earns a lot of money.

47. 147 七 The 1970s: I Snatched the Heroine's Golden Finger from the Start 七零：开局抢走女主金手指 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted Yan Tiantian was the youngest in her family, and the first decade and a half of her life had been smooth sailing. Then one day, in a dream, she learned that she was the vicious, spoiled sister-in-law in a novel set in a bygone era!!! The heroine was her soon-to-be sister-in-law. In the book, Yan Tiantian opposed her at every turn, throwing tantrums and behaving outrageously because of her beauty and her parents’ doting. In the end, she met a miserable fate, living in poverty and dying in despair 8.1kReads6.1Score470Shelves

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    ① Female protagonist awakens + possesses a spiritual spring (beauty-enhancing cheat) + sophisticated self-interest + military marriage + not a typical female lead + not very intelligent ② Female protagonist transmigrates, male protagonist is an indigenous person. She has a spatial ability, transmigrates into multiple books, and her spatial ability can help her obtain the opportunities and cheats of the main characters in those books.

48. 148 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 41.2kReads8.4Score3.4kShelves
49. 149 七 The 1970s: Everyone Hates That Couple, They're Completely Unhinged 七零：那两口子万人嫌，太发癫了 The Moment Is Just Right此情方好Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Unhinged powerhouse heroine + spoiled, scheming, sweet-talking husband + chaotic daily life] Sheng Chunxiang, a gorgeous woman born into wealth, transmigrated into a book. The original owner was a disposable side character who came from the countryside to the capital to inherit her grandfather's estate. She fell in with the black-hearted male lead's family and was manipulated into becoming their maid. When the female lead hemorrhaged giving birth, the original owner donated blood! When the fema 1.6kReads8.5Score154Shelves

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    🍒✨Sheng Chunxiang, a woman of great wealth and beauty, transmigrated into a book. The original owner was cannon fodder, a country girl who came to Beijing to inherit her grandfather's fortune. She encountered the heartless male lead and his family and was manipulated into becoming their maid. When the female lead suffered severe postpartum hemorrhage, the original owner donated blood! When the female lead lost her memory and ran away, the original owner raised three little villains! When the male lead's business failed, the original owner repeatedly betrayed her beauty to help him! When the female lead regained her memory and the whole family reunited, the original owner unexpectedly disappeared! Holy crap! Sheng Chunxiang went crazy from the start, beating up the beastly family, kicking them all out, and receiving a huge sum of 3,000 yuan in compensation.

50. 150 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: I'm a Diplomat 穿越六零，我是外交官 Wanwan Has Plenty婉婉有余Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted "I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and I’m Just an Extra" Hang in there! The humble extra eventually becomes a diplomat. ▷ [Hardcore survival] Transmigrated to the great famine of 1959, she survives by digging into rat holes for grain and selling mountain goods. ▷ [A quiet comeback] She pretends to be invisible, but gets noticed by an officer after studying foreign languages: “There’s more to this girl than meets the eye.” ▷ [Career highlight] From orphan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a bowl 6kReads8.1Score297Shelves

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    The female lead is very smart and knows how to hide herself.

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