Period Novels Where the Female Lead Doesn’t Bail Out Her Family, Have Lots of Children, Go to the Black Market, or Take Over Someone Else’s Mess 女主不扶贫，不多胎，不去黑市，不接盘的年代文

1. 551 恶 The Vicious Female Side Character Is Fiercely Arrogant 恶毒女配狠嚣张 Mu Xiyaoyao木兮妖妖Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Before transmigrating, Zuo Zixuan was a thirty-two-year-old single medical PhD. In other people's eyes, she was a bookworm with a pretty face wasted on her, all brains and no people skills. In truth, she could do more than study. She was an excellent doctor and, on the side, a food blogger with over a million followers. Her life had gone smoothly for decades, until her luck finally ran out. She had just finished a surgery that lasted over twenty hours and was walking back to the break room when 4.3kReads8.2Score362Shelves

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   I, a 32-year-old single female PhD student, have unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a villainous supporting character in a novel. I've managed to offend everyone in the entire compound, partly because someone tried to seduce my husband. That blockhead, in a fit of anger, has finally decided to divorce him! Divorce!!!

2. 552 七 A 1970s Army Officer Is Forced to Marry, but His Whole Family Spoils Her 七零军官被迫娶妻，奈何全家宠爆 Ugly Little Thing丑小样Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + transmigration + pocket dimension + military marriage + cozy daily life + sweet romance + devoted couple] A family of three sets out on a road trip, but how did she end up alone in the barren countryside of the 1970s? Where are her parents? Spoiled since childhood, Qiao Anxi is completely at a loss. Her original body's so frail that she clearly can't carry heavy loads or do hard labor. What is she supposed to do? Oh, it looks like she got a handsome soldier fiancé thrown in, t 6.4kReads8.7Score683Shelves
3. 553 穿 I Transmigrated into the Heroine's Sloppy Little Sister, and Now I'm Just Coasting 穿成女主的邋遢妹妹，她咸鱼了 Mao Mao Is Not Hair毛矛不是毛Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Li Xiaoqing, a freshman, stays up late reading a novel and accidentally transmigrates into the very story she just finished. She becomes the heroine's younger sister, a lazy glutton who loves causing trouble. Now that modern-day Li Xiaoqing knows the plot, she'll cling to her sister's coattails and coast to victory! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! 6.9kReads8.7Score606Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of the female protagonist's younger sister in a novel. Her family is a blended family, but warm and harmonious, and there are very few awful characters in the book. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The female protagonist ends up with her high school classmate!

4. 554 做 Be the Sweetest Girl, Win the Toughest Man 做最软的妹子，撩最硬的汉 Three-One Wants to Sleep In三一想睡懒觉Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted A once-wealthy young lady, down on her luck and soft-hearted × a seemingly cold but warmhearted, pure-hearted tough guy A period novel, no one is reborn, one-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced in love, sweet and doting A little beggar showed up at Jiang Shuo's door, dressed in rags and speaking timidly. He took her in, never guessing that once she was cleaned up, the little beggar would turn out to be a sweet, gentle beauty. Fair-skinned and lovely, gentle and considerate. With smiling 1.3kReads8.7Score123Shelves
5. 555 七 The 1970s: Transmigrated as the Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife of a Disabled Big Shot 七零，穿成残疾大佬的炮灰前妻 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Sign-In System + Transmigrate into a Book + Food + Disabled Male Lead + Raising Children + Doctor + Wife-Doting Husband + Male Lead Is a Hopeless Romantic] [The original title was: The 1970s: Transmigrating as the Disabled Tycoon’s Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife] Note: Dear readers, the male lead’s legs will recover, but it will take time. He can’t just stand up all at once! Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary, and neither is becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character. What’s scary is that she has 8.2kReads9.0Score719Shelves

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   These three books are incredibly good, judging by their ratings! All three feature systems, and the female protagonists are very self-reliant and live their lives to the fullest. Even those who transmigrate don't hide in the black market; instead, they secretly enjoy life in that era.

6. 556 穿 I Became the Heroine's Obsession in a Period Novel 穿成年代文女主的心头刺 Long Ya龙芽Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Zhao Xueying, an older single woman in the modern era, suddenly gained a pocket dimension and became obsessed with the theory that the apocalypse was coming. She spent everything she had stockpiling supplies, only to accidentally transmigrate into a period novel as a fake-sweet villainess with the same name. The reborn heroine repeatedly ground her into the dirt, then easily knocked her out of the game. Zhao Xueying’s take: Isn’t life beautiful? Aren’t handsome young men irresistible? The heroin 1.9kReads8.0Score128Shelves

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   ✨① After being reborn more than ten years ago, Xiangqiao only then realized she had transmigrated into a book. Why does everyone want her to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao inwardly clenches her fists: Going to the countryside? No way! ② Zhao Xueying, now with a spatial ability, is hopelessly immersed in a post-apocalyptic hypothesis, pouring all her resources into preparing supplies. However, she unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel, becoming a scheming female supporting character with the same name as her. Zhao Xueying declares, "Isn't life beautiful? Aren't the handsome guys appealing? The female lead? Get lost!" ③ Transmigrating in one fell swoop, she becomes the pseudo-best friend of the female lead in a period novel. Not only does she burn the female lead's love letters, but her ending isn't good either. Well, fortunately, her role isn't large; with a little scheming, she can salvage her life. No countryside visits, no black market trips—the female lead is sophisticated and self-serving, not perfect. The male lead appears late in the story.

7. 557 七 The 1970s: The Aloof Educated Youth Has Been Scheming to Marry Me 七零：高冷男知青处心积虑想娶我 Fish Swimming Into the Sea入海鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in another era, Cheng Songning has no family left. After seeing off her last relative, she sells her house and heads to the countryside. She plans to rely on her System, live a quiet life, and soar to success when the college entrance exams return. But on her second day in the village, she cuts the calf of a handsome young educated youth who arrived with her. What can she do? Take care of him, of course. But the more she looks after him, the more something feels off. It seems she’s ended 4kReads8.6Score361Shelves

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   The female lead doesn't help the poor, doesn't have many children, and doesn't go to the black market. The male lead is gentle and refined; he's a time traveler from ancient times to the present. He goes to the countryside immediately after arriving and gets cut by the cute girl next door with a sickle on his first day. Not wanting to work anyway, he lies down to recover. The cute girl brings him food and water every day, and he thinks marrying her wouldn't be bad—she can work and keep him warm in bed. [Shy][shy] This married life is far better than he imagined, except why is he the one doing all the work now?

8. 558 沪 Daily Sign-Ins in 1970s Shanghai 沪上七零签到日常 There's a Sugar Tangerine有个砂糖橘Modern Romance282k WordsOngoing No Rural Placement in the 1970s + Sign-In + The City Life of an Only Daughter in Shanghai The heroine takes a husband into her family! She loves herself most! A lighthearted story In 1970s Shanghai, the everyday bustle of the neighborhood bears witness to decades of change. Fang Wanqing is unexpectedly swept into a parallel timeline and gets by safely with the help of a modest sign-in System. After the college entrance exams are reinstated, she earns a place at university. Later, she rides the w 954Reads5.6Score105Shelves

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   No rural assignments, only daughter protagonist finds a husband, no poverty alleviation, no saintly acts! [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

9. 559 亲 My Biased Mother Forced Me to Marry in My Sister's Place. I Married the CEO, So Why Are You Crying? 亲妈偏心逼我替嫁，我嫁了你哭啥 Spring Scenery in Jiangnan江南春色Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple + sweet romance + everyday life with the troops + alternate setting] Yun Duan transmigrates into the 1980s, only to discover that her own mother favors her stepsister. Her mother burns Yun Duan’s university acceptance letter, demanding that she earn money to put her stepsister through college. Now she is even helping the stepsister steal Yun Duan’s marriage, pushing her toward a disastrous life. In a fit of anger, Yun Dua 64Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is career-driven, and the older male lead falls in love with her at first sight and dotes on her immensely. The female lead's biological mother is love-obsessed; to please her stepfather, she burns the female lead's college entrance exam acceptance letter, forces her to earn tuition fees for her stepsister, and even conspires with her stepsister to steal the female lead's fiancé, forcing the female lead to marry the male lead in her stepsister's place. After marriage, the female lead becomes wealthy, is pampered beyond measure, and gets to satisfyingly slap the villains in the face.

10. 560 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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    I just finished reading a historical fiction novel. It's quite long for the short films I've watched, but I read it all without skipping a single word. The ending was very satisfying. It has a bit of an ensemble cast feel, and it's a strong-willed story. The male lead truly loves the female lead, and she's a very intelligent woman. I randomly clicked on this one, but it was really good. I'm a loyal fan of historical fiction, and I have many more on my bookshelf. Go check it out! The other two are books I read before, and they were both very good.

11. 561 穿 Transmigrate into a Novel Set in the Old Days: The Crybaby’s Comeback 穿越年代文之小哭包的逆袭 Shun Shun Li Li顺顺荔荔Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted I, Liu Nange, actually transmigrated into a novel I’d read and became a nobody. But if I had to transmigrate, why did I have to be a little kid? With awful grandparents and relatives, and a mother who only cries and holds us back, this is a disastrous start from the get-go! What? My dad is actually the real young master from the family compound? Then I’m going to stir up this whole hornet’s nest! I only meant to lead my family to a comfortable life, but we ended up getting rich! You poor little 3kReads8.3Score290Shelves
12. 562 军 Military Marriage in the Seventies: We've Been Reborn, So Why Not Build a Stronger Nation? 军婚七零：都重生了，强国不香吗 Xisen Meow西森喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + marriage first, love later + golden finger + face-slapping comparison + sweet, indulgent power fantasy] The moment she opened her eyes, Xu Qingqing had transmigrated into a melodramatic period novel, becoming the male lead’s childhood sweetheart, pretty but empty-headed. The childhood sweetheart was happily getting engaged to the male lead when the heroine showed up with a marriage contract in hand. After losing the male lead, the childhood sweetheart went d 6.9kReads8.5Score611Shelves

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    This book is unlike any other. The female lead doesn't help the poor, doesn't have many children, doesn't go to the black market, and doesn't take on extramarital affairs. Her childhood sweetheart is best left locked up with the original female lead. In a post-apocalyptic world, if you want power, start by raising pigs—first, get the pig farm manager fired!

13. 563 七 A 1970s Educated Youth's Struggle 七十年代之知青奋斗记 Half-Sweet with Extra Ice半糖加冰块Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The heroine was just an ordinary college student in the 21st century. She had just received her graduate school acceptance letter when she went out on a rainy day and was hit by a car that ran a red light, sending her decades into the past. Overnight, she became a baby. Pretending to be a little child was not as easy or fun as she had expected. By chance, she found herself in a happy, cheerful, warm extended family. The year she graduated from high school, she answered the nation’s call and volu 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Aside from having a system, it's a reasonably good historical fiction story. It doesn't involve poverty alleviation, multiple births, or the black market. The male lead pursues the female lead for three years, and she's just clueless about it – a motivational historical fiction.

14. 564 糊 The Washed-Up Star Is So Flirtatious, the Big Shot Coaxes Her in Private, Begging for a Kiss 糊咖茶又媚，大佬私下哄着求亲亲 The Cackling Old Turtledove呱呱叫的老斑鸠Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Complete ❤️] [Foxlike Green Tea Girl & Scheming Big Shot | ❤️ Military Marriage | Extra Sweet and Flirtatious] [Period Setting | Age Gap | She Pursues Him] Parallel world, so don't overthink the details! Nan Qiao, a nobody of an actress, received a message asking her to audition at a hotel, only to be thrust into a parallel world set in the 1970s! She could neither carry heavy loads nor lift a finger, and was about to be kicked out of the art troupe on her very first day! What was she supposed 10.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    It looks so good!

15. 565 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 9.1kReads9.3Score968Shelves

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    Isn't this the book I was talking about? The female lead was spotted by the village chief's son as soon as she got off the bus. Ranran glanced at Lin Yaotang, and Lin Yaotang thought, "Ah, the goddess is looking at me! The goddess is interested in me!" When they met again, Ranran glanced at him, and Lin Yaotang said, "Go home and prepare the dowry quickly. Don't keep your wife waiting too long. You also need to think about what to name the child." It's lighthearted, funny, without any awful characters, no cheat codes, and no hoarding of houses. It's a very light and enjoyable story.

16. 566 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Shopping Spree in the 1970s 穿书七零：年代文中买买买 Jin Shu靳舒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Qiao family in the Steel Mill compound has been in an uproar lately. The couple have always ignored their own daughter, Qiao Zhiqiu, while doting on their orphaned niece, Qiao Sichu, raising her into a spoiled young lady. Even the most mild-mannered person has their breaking point. Without telling her family, Qiao Zhiqiu signed Qiao Sichu up to be sent to the countryside. Qiao Sichu, from the twenty-first century, is reborn in the 1970s with a Department Store System golden finger. Even in a 192Reads5.1Score—Shelves
17. 567 穿 I Became the Villainess: The Capitalist Young Master Spoils Me 穿成恶毒女配：资本家大少爷娇宠 On the Other Hand反观之Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Period setting, marriage first and love later, revenge on scumbags and face-slapping, building wealth, a transmigrate-into-a-book heroine with a pocket dimension, an aloof young master from a capitalist family] "Uncle Li, I want a man!" Xia Xi had just cursed out the author and the scumbag male lead when she transmigrated into a book and became a vicious supporting character with the same name. The character was fair-skinned, beautiful, and capable, but her childhood betrothed didn't want to ma 248Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Yeah, no disappointments, looks good [smirk]

18. 568 我 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 Chen Xiaofan Who Loves Yellow Heart Greens喜欢黄心菜的陈小凡Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.4kReads9.0Score317Shelves
19. 569 七 The 1970s’ Rich Beauty Is Teased to Tears by Her Handsome Mixed-Race Husband 七零白富美被漂亮混血老公撩哭了 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted [Rich, beautiful young female intellectual × mixed-race, aloof heartthrob] [Rebirth + adorable baby + sweet romance + period setting] In poor, backward Taolin Village, there was a mixed-race boy known far and wide. He had clear blue eyes and was strikingly handsome. But because of his family background, no one dared approach him or spend much time with him. Everyone assumed he would never find a wife. Then someone saw the aloof mixed-race boy holding hands beneath a peach tree with the pretty yo 1.8kReads8.8Score225Shelves
20. 570 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 9.6kReads8.5Score812Shelves
21. 571 七 The Shameless Family of 1970 七零之无赖一家人 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [Period setting + beloved by all + self-serving and refined + warped values! Ensemble cast of protagonists + eccentric whole family + awful relatives + pocket dimension] (A family ensemble in a parallel setting, not reality. The heroine has little presence early on. She's not very smart, self-serving in a refined way, and an ordinary person.) I thought I was the chosen one because I had a pocket dimension. I thought the apocalypse was about to begin, so I frantically stocked up on supplies. I 8.2kReads8.8Score759Shelves

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    1: Wang Baobao directly seduced the male lead, making him a cuckold. The male lead has a split personality (he's a master of PUA, even turning himself from a policeman into a member of the Women's Federation). And Wang Beibei is hopelessly obsessed with her sister (I've been taking care of my sister since she was little, who knows her better than me?).

22. 572 七 In the Seventies, I Married a Beijing Bigwig and Was Spoiled Rotten 七零，嫁给京城来的大佬被宠爆了 Leng Liyue冷漓月Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof genius engineer × easygoing, sweetly coquettish beauty + period setting + alternate world + no spatial powers or golden finger + sweet romance + both devoted to each other + cozy everyday life] The setting: For strategic reasons, the country is building up its rear areas and concentrating its resources on the Third Front construction program! Jiang Nanzheng, a twenty-first-century office drone, transmigrates into a period romance novel through a dream, becoming the love-struck suppo 843Reads6.6Score101Shelves
23. 573 玄 The Young Master of the Mystic Sect Wins Hearts in a Period Novel 玄门少主在年代文里蛊惑人心 Eating Beans and Staying Awake吃豆豆不睡觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Book transmigration + space + farming + satisfying wish fulfillment + sweet romance] The young leader of a mystic sect from the twenty-first century accidentally transmigrates into a period novel, becoming a minor character who gets bitten to death by a wild boar right from the start. As for the heroine, whose white-lotus act practically radiates from her, Hua Jiaojiao refuses to accept it. Since she has to live through this era anyway, why not put her little hands, skilled at drawing talismans 5.2kReads8.9Score432Shelves
24. 574 年 The Wicked Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel Awakens? The Commander Dotes on Her Like Crazy 年代恶毒女配觉醒了？首长宠疯了 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + System Space + Sweet Daily Life + Plot Awakening + Completing Tasks and Stockpiling Supplies] After having nightmares for three nights straight, Lei Jiaojiao discovers that she's the vicious supporting character in a period novel. In the story, she torments her twin sister, does countless wicked things, and dies a miserable death. Worse still, she's bound to a Vicious Supporting Character Reform System, which orders her to be kind and work hard to change her 24.8kReads8.6Score3.2kShelves

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    ✨🍀After three days of nightmares, Lei Jiaojiao discovers she's actually the villainous supporting character in a period drama novel—the one who cruelly harmed her twin sister, committed countless evil deeds, and ultimately met a tragic end. To make matters worse, she's bound to a "Villainous Supporting Character Transformation System," tasked with reforming her into a virtuous woman. Terrified, Lei Jiaojiao immediately flees. She abandons her ambiguous, scumbag childhood sweetheart and avoids the gigolo-turned-educated youth who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She'll just have to get her university acceptance letter herself. But why are more and more people around her doting on her? [What?] Meanwhile, her scheming sister is becoming increasingly insane, not only stabbing the scumbag boyfriend into the hospital but also brandishing a kitchen knife and roaring at the village entrance, "You've all been fooled! Lei Jiaojiao is faking it! She's the real villain, hated by everyone!"

25. 575 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: Protecting Her Daughter-in-Law and Building a Fortune 恶婆重生：护媳发家致富 That Damn Cat她喵的Modern Romance717k WordsCompleted Li Shulan, who had tormented her two daughters-in-law to death, finally got what was coming to her: she fell into an outhouse and drowned. After death, she didn't disappear right away. Her spirit drifted to her two sons, only to see them blame each other over their wives' and children's deaths, before both died young. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day after her sons' weddings. Given a second chance at life, she finally saw the error of her ways. Why should her daughters 7.6kReads7.7Score950Shelves

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    This is a historical fiction story, but it's written from the mother-in-law's perspective. In her previous life, the female protagonist was a wicked mother-in-law who caused the deaths of her two daughters-in-law, indirectly leading to the deaths of her two sons. However, in this life, the female protagonist awakens and decides to treat her daughters-in-law well. Unexpectedly, she awakens a "good mother-in-law system," receiving various rewards and improving her life.

26. 576 资 The Capitalist Heiress Tears Into Her Scumbag Father, Grabs the Family Fortune, and Runs 资本家小姐手撕渣爹，卷家产跑路 Cang Feng Zhao Shan苍风照山Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Also known as: After Running Off with the Money, I Win by Taking It Easy in Five Books [Period setting + Feel-good power fantasy + Light ensemble cast + Courtyard compound + Family drama + Family favorite + Watching the drama unfold + Military marriage + Taking down scumbags + Transmigrate into a book and reborn + No rural relocation] [Taking down scumbags early on, enjoying the gossip later] Two capitalist sisters join forces to send their scumbag dad to the firing squad! They empty the secr 395Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The story doesn't focus on poverty alleviation. The protagonist's "golden finger" is a storage space. She has two older sisters, who seem to be living separate lives from her. The protagonist only goes to the black market once, accompanied by her second sister (who agrees to exchange tickets for her). The second sister then repeatedly forbids her from going. The protagonist's future mother-in-law is also a reincarnated character and has a good relationship with her (the mother-in-law's first-time reincarnation is the protagonist).

27. 577 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score175Shelves

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    💕Both the male and female leads come from good families, 💘and both work in a steel factory, both are hardworking and ambitious, and their relationship is a classic case of love before marriage. 🌱The female lead transmigrates into a book but doesn't have any special abilities; she loves gossip, 🍉and all her achievements are due to her own cleverness. 🍑The male and female leads have a happy relationship and a fulfilling life; there aren't many difficult characters. 📖You can experience the entire lives of the male and female leads in one book; it's worth reflecting on and is a very good read.

28. 578 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.5kReads8.9Score983Shelves
29. 579 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Fat Wife's Original Self Awakens 看到弹幕后，肥妻原身觉醒了 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Song Xilan was round and plump, the very picture of a woman blessed with a prosperous marriage and an easy childbirth. Matchmakers crowded her family's doorstep one after another. But Song Xilan had her eye on Yang Jingyu, a handsome young performer with the cultural troupe. Backstage at the New Year's Day gala, Song Xilan shyly held out a lunchbox of beef and pickled cabbage dumplings to Yang Jingyu. Suddenly, two lines of text flashed through her mind. [Why hasn't the transmig 1.4kReads7.9Score100Shelves

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    It's a great book, I highly recommend the first one. The female lead doesn't time-travel or reincarnate.

30. 580 年 An Educated Youth in the 1970s, His Little Wife Since Childhood 年代知青，自少时的小妻子 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted When Xu Mingzhen was thirteen, she received an old-fashioned marriage contract. The other party was a “third-generation military family” heir she had never met. What century is this? An arranged marriage? She picked up her pen and wrote back, “I don’t agree!” Then she saw his photo… handsome, poised, and radiant! Actually, good traditions deserve to be passed down! Wei Zhou didn’t learn he had a young fiancée from the countryside until he was eighteen. He wrote to test the waters, only to receiv 2.2kReads8.6Score209Shelves

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    The female lead is just like that 🌷🌷 Xu Mingzhen and Wei Zhou were engaged long ago. They had never met and only communicated through letters. But through those letters, they developed feelings for each other. He gave her his salary, and she missed him. 💐💐 Later, they got married. He encouraged her to do what she loved—running an orphanage and the Gudu factory—giving her enough confidence. 🍀🍀

31. 581 霸 After the CEO Broke Off Our Engagement, the Government Recruited Me 霸总退婚后，我被国家征招了 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Shen Yue reaches Foundation Establishment, then descends into the mortal world, burdened with enormous debts and betrayed by her fiancé. Fiancé: “My true love is back, and she has a three-year-old child. I have to take responsibility. Sorry.” Warning: Brain-storage area. This novel has no logic, no logic, no logic. Don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously. 110.6kReads9.3Score17.8kShelves
32. 582 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Chubby Educated Youth Has a Spirit Spring Space 重生七零：胖妞知青有灵泉空间 I'm a Little Goldfish是小金鱼呢Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Spirit Spring Space + Supplies + Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] She had just finished gathering supplies as the apocalypse arrived, and then she got struck by lightning?? In an instant, she was reborn and transmigrated into the body of a chubby educated youth in the 1970s. Her reflection in the mirror showed rough skin and a face as big as a platter. Miao Jiaojiao nearly burst into tears. Luckily, her spirit spring space, packed with supplies, had 12.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
33. 583 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 2.7kReads8.9Score192Shelves

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    The female protagonist doesn't help the poor; she's poor enough on her own. She doesn't go to the black market not because she doesn't want to, but because she lacks the ability. This ordinary female protagonist transmigrates and doesn't instantly transform into a formidable woman. She can only silently work hard to change her fate through knowledge.

34. 584 军 Seven Years into Their Military Marriage, the Commander Finally Drops the Act 军婚七年后，首长摊牌不装了 Lu Fengxue鹿逢雪Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted After seven years of military marriage, Meng Huixue and her officer husband, Zhou Tan, barely know each other, despite having a six-year-old son and three-year-old twin daughters. Back then, they married simply to fulfill their marriage quotas. Though they'd been married for seven years, they'd spent only twenty-five days together. Their marriage existed in name only. Her officer husband returned from his second leave to visit home. Meng Huixue looked at the densely packed comments floating abov 499Reads6.2Score140Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Married to a military officer, she lives at her parents' home and didn't go with him to his post. This perfectly illustrates the saying: "Money and leisure💰💰, but the husband doesn't come home🛵"

35. 585 重 Reborn, I Fed My Father the Poison My Stepmother Prepared for Me 重生后，我把继母下的毒喂给父亲 Talking and Laughing in the Breeze谈笑风声Ancient Romance794k WordsOngoing [Traditional historical romance: household intrigue + political maneuvering + irresistible heroine + the one who got away] In her previous life, Shen Yuan was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Shen family, yet her stepmother and half-sister joined forces to poison her. With her dying breath, she watched her beloved husband exchange a smile with her half-sister. Her cold-blooded father didn’t care that she was dying. Her mother’s dowry was stolen, and her young brother was tortured to death. 41.7kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
36. 586 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 24.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
37. 587 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Became the Songbird of the Arts Troupe 重生七零之我成了文工团里的百灵鸟 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Qing opened her eyes after dying, she found herself back in 1969, at the age of seventeen. At this point in her previous life, the county cultural troupe had gone to the countryside to perform and had fallen for her lark-like voice. It was the only chance in that era for a country girl like her to change her fate. But because her mother stood in her way and she herself lacked resolve, Zhang Qing let the opportunity slip by and regretted it for the rest of her life! Reborn, Zhang Qing 1.6kReads9.2Score199Shelves
38. 588 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: A Young Concubine's Joyful Antics in the 1960s 古穿今之小庶女欢欢喜喜闹六零 Water Drops Turn to Frost滴水成霜Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted A scheming plot sends the Right Chancellor’s young concubine-born daughter into the 1960s in a dream. With the face of an innocent temptress, she does the craziest things. One moment she’s sobbing; the next, she’s smashing an enemy’s skull clean off. She says the softest things and hits with the hardest hands. She’s determined to follow her mother’s advice: a woman who cries gets candy, and a woman with a ruthless streak won’t get cheated. As for a partner, the young daughter gives a shy smile, 5.6kReads9.2Score524Shelves

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    How fortunate I am to have space, resources, family, and friends.

39. 589 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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    The male lead is a rough and tough guy with good writing skills. He starts the story pregnant and joins the army. The female lead takes revenge on the villains without being a saint. It's a period drama about everyday life!

40. 590 穿 Book Transmigration: The Doted-On Female Character of the 1970s 穿书：七零年代之女配娇宠日常 Shiyu Yanran时雨嫣然Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Space + Sweet Romance + Beautiful Educated Youth + Devoted Husband] Lin Xiaoran is a die-hard novel fan who transmigrates into a period novel she has read. It would be bad enough not to be the heroine, but she’s also a spoiled, reckless cannon-fodder villainess who keeps bringing about her own downfall. She falls hopelessly in love with the male lead, makes life difficult for the heroine, and eventually meets a tragic end! Seeing how things turn out, she resolves to survive in 1.6kReads8.6Score110Shelves
41. 591 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 115.8kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves

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    💫💛The female lead doesn't go to the countryside! The male lead comes from a wealthy family! The female lead marries into the male lead's family, drives a car, lives in a mansion, and eats meat every day. But why does her playboy husband, who should be flirting with a minor celebrity, look at her with such strange eyes...?

42. 592 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Rough Soldier’s Devotion to His Wife 穿越六十年代之军中糙汉溺宠妻 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Dong Yishan has known since childhood that she doesn't belong here, and that sooner or later she must return to her own world. She doesn't know why, but without complaint, she studies everything her grandfather arranges, all the things he thinks she might need someday. That is, until the year she turns eighteen... 10.2kReads8.9Score701Shelves

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    🌟🌟①: The female lead is a capitalist's heiress. Her family's assets were transferred overseas, and the remaining assets were stored in her spatial storage. Before leaving, her family arranged for her to marry someone they had married as a child. The male lead dotes on her immensely. With her spatial storage, she is incredibly powerful and will never resort to violence. 🌟🌟②: The female lead is highly skilled in combat, greedy, and always solves most problems with violence. She has a vengeful personality. The male lead is a loyal, doting husband, cunning and sharp-tongued, but he makes exceptions for her…

43. 593 在 Getting Paid to Slack Off in the 1960s 在六十年代里带薪摸鱼啦 Er Yi Loves Eating Melons耳一爱吃瓜Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted Yun Li had just graduated from graduate school when she woke from a nap, only to find herself in a 1960s alleyway. Luckily, there was the pocket dimension she’d accidentally activated, with a house and car stocked full of supplies... Huh, there was a sign-in System in the pocket dimension now, too. So it was the one that had brought her to this era. Ah, why did this little System love gossip as much as she did? These leading men and women had way too much melodrama in their lives. Still, getting 1.8kReads5.4Score129Shelves

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    This is a good book. The female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside; she works in the city, has her own space and resources, and doesn't go to the black market.

44. 594 七 Reborn in the ’70s: My Family Stops Siphoning Off My Wealth 七零重生后全家不再吸血 Durian Who Loves Honey爱吃蜂蜜的榴莲Modern Romance171k WordsOngoing In the spring of 1974, Shen Yulan had just given birth to her younger daughter when she heard her husband, Zhou Mingyuan, coaxing her: “Send the eldest girl back to the countryside. It’ll make things easier for you.” In her previous life, she believed him. After her eldest daughter, Zhou Nian’an, was sent away, she vanished without a trace. Her younger daughter was also taken by her cousin Xu Hongmei and raised as her own. Shen Yulan drained her birth family’s resources, gave up her job, and rai 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    A sophisticated, selfish, and villainous female protagonist meets a possessive male protagonist. The female protagonist is vicious, but undeniably beautiful; both characters are well-developed and three-dimensional.

46. 596 包 I Pack Up and Head to the 1970s: Making Money and Crushing Scoundrels, I Can Do It All 包袱一卷穿七零，搞钱虐渣样样行 Strawberry Yogurt草莓仙酪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Yun is an educated youth. When she first arrived in the countryside, she introduced her skills: “I’m good at farming, I’m an expert at cleaning out manure pits, I have ten years of experience herding cattle on the back hills, and I know all about postpartum care for sows…” Everyone burst out laughing. A few hours later, no one was laughing anymore. The village sow that had been struggling to give birth delivered ten piglets safely with Jiang Yun’s help. Three months after Jiang Yun arrived 3.7kReads8.3Score350Shelves

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    These three are all good period dramas I've been following recently. Books 1 and 3 don't have any romantic pairings yet. Book 1 is a time-travel story; the female lead has a "Cuihua's Clever Way to Get Rich System." Book 2 starts with her getting married right away, without going to the countryside or the black market, marrying a steel factory technician. The female lead is a native and has a precognitive dream. Book 3 is clearly a career-oriented story; the female lead builds her career through sheer hard work and has been a time-traveler since childhood. Book 4 features a female lead who gets married immediately after time-traveling, has a very good family, and possesses extremely high combat skills, always ready to fight, and has a spatial ability.

47. 597 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, the Fussy Rich Beauty Gets Rich Again 穿到八十年代作精白富美又暴富了 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Xu Leshu was a wealthy beauty with enough money to own several apartment buildings. She only had to sleep once; when she woke up, she had arrived in the old-fashioned 1980s, in the body of another Xu Leshu, a second daughter from a penniless family who seemed to be the least loved child. But although the family was dirt poor, the country was opening up and there were plenty of opportunities. From what she could tell, her grandmother was a domineering, stingy old gossip, but she treated Xu Leshu 11.7kReads8.5Score964Shelves

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    This is a good book. The male lead is a gentle and refined government official, a deputy provincial party secretary, and comes from a powerful and influential family. The female lead is a time-traveling woman who successfully starts her own business.

48. 598 七 The 1970s: The Villainess Only Wants to Lift Her Whole Family Up 七零：恶毒女配只想带飞全家 Ji Shiqing寄诗情Modern Romance162k WordsOngoing [Period novel + System + pocket dimension + both leads are devoted to each other + no black market + male lead appears relatively late] After working overtime for several days in a row, Song Zhiyue’s vision goes black. When she opens her eyes again, her best friend is holding a memorial for her. Luckily, the System appears and tells her she isn’t dead. She’s a character in a period novel, and this time she’s returned to her original world. Song Zhiyue never expected that she’d be the vicious sup —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author explicitly states that the female protagonist will not go to the black market.

49. 599 顾 Gu Qingyu's Cheat-Filled Life in a Period Novel 顾青玉在年代文里开挂的一生 Still Haven't Lost Weight Today今天也没瘦Modern Romance716k WordsOngoing [Period setting + strong female lead + career-focused plot + one-on-one romance + both leads devoted to each other + male lead appears late and doesn't get much page time] Gu Qingyu transmigrates into a period novel as an insignificant passerby. Sent back to her family's village as soon as she's born, she becomes a pitiful child no one wants after her parents divorce when she's three. But Gu Qingyu doesn't think she's pitiful at all. At three, she leads the village children in making money. At f 2.2kReads7.9Score100Shelves
50. 600 重 Reborn in the 1970s, the Princess Follows Her Prince Consort to His Army Posting 重生七零，公主跟着驸马去随军了 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + the 1970s + self-interest above all + a pampered, fussy little princess vs. a male lead who works hard to correct the heroine’s thinking and make her love her country and party] (Eight-year age gap) Wen Yuanzhi was the emperor’s most beloved little daughter, raised in the palm of his hand. When she came of age, the emperor granted her a princess’s residence, twice the size of the estates given to his other sons. Her consort was a young general who had just won 43.3kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves

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    Don't look at the rating, this is the most satisfying one for me this year. I just love novels where the female lead doesn't suffer and the male and female leads talk the talk!

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