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. 601 重 Reborn: My Ex Is Doing Life in Prison, and I'm Worth Billions 重生：前夫牢底坐穿，我身家千亿 A Coconut Hug for Wealth, Chattering Away一椰抱富叨叨念Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Revenge] [Rise to the Top] [Strong Female Lead] [Satisfying Read] [No Romance] The moment the wind pushed her from the 42nd floor, she swore: If she got another life, she would never live for anyone else. When she opened her eyes again, she was on a brick bed in 1991. She was twenty years old and about to marry the first man who had ever hit her. Su Xiulan tucked her 206 yuan and 80 cents of dowry into her pocket and walked away without looking back. This time, all she wanted was money 850Reads6.5Score105Shelves

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   Check out this one: law-abiding, no romance, no kids, just pure beauty, a period drama.

2. 602 七 1970s Military Marriage: My System Can Buy Goods Across Dimensions 七零军婚，我的系统能跨位面进货 It's a Rainbow Duck是彩虹鸭Modern Romance407k WordsOngoing [Historical Setting] [Clear-Headed, Independent Female Lead] [System] [Pocket Dimension] [Joins the Army] Lin Wanxing dies unexpectedly. When she opens her eyes, she has become an orphan in the 1970s whose parents are both dead. Her uncle and aunt have not only seized her house and her parents' compensation, but also secretly signed her up to go to the countryside, hoping to scheme their way into taking her job? The Plane Trading System activates, and she gets a spatial ring and three times the 880Reads—Score105Shelves

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   These two books are good and perfectly meet the requirements.

3. 603 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 28.4kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
4. 604 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 9.1kReads9.0Score642Shelves
5. 605 护 The Protector of the Nation, the Eldest Princess, Raises Hell in the 1950s 护国长公主在五十年代撒泼打滚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 18.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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   Highly recommended, it's super good!

6. 606 被 Bound to a System in the 1970s, I Became a Tycoon 被系统绑到七十年代后我成了首富 Fen Luxia粉鹿夏Modern Romance319k WordsOngoing After Ye He died, the System forcibly bound her and made her transmigrate into the villainess of a period novel. The youngest daughter in a blended family, unloved by both parents, she was facing an order to go to the countryside before even finishing middle school. According to the book, after going to the countryside, the original owner would meet the handsome male lead and become hopelessly obsessed with him, banging her head against a wall for his sake. She would give him the hard-won opport 710Reads—Score159Shelves

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   The story is set in an era when the female protagonist neither helps the poor nor goes to the countryside. It's a very good read. It's about transmigrating into a book, but she transmigrates into a world that's a mix of many books. There's a system in the story that doesn't have a strong presence.

7. 607 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 89.3kReads9.2Score6kShelves
8. 608 重 Back to the 1980s, I Marry a Cold-Faced Officer in a Flash with My Kids 重回八零，带崽崽闪婚冷面军官 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Child + Food + Mutual Secret Crushes + Married First, Love Later] Ji Shutong was the most beautiful woman in the surrounding villages, and well educated too. Yet after graduating, she returned to her village pregnant. The villagers whispered that she was shameless and immoral. Ji Shutong was too afraid to go out or face her son, who didn’t even know who his father was. After years of torment, she jumped into a river. After her death, the child she had rejected ran to h 1.2kReads8.4Score102Shelves

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   Super sweet, super sweet, super sweet! The baby is so cute! Don't miss it if you love babies!

9. 609 胎 Born in the 1970s, After Marrying the Short-Lived Technician Instead 胎穿七零，换嫁短命技术员后 Sweet Little Koi甜甜的小锦鲤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bai Anning was born into the 1970s as a baby who had somehow retained memories from another life. In her little mountain village, there was barely enough food to last from one meal to the next. She had no grand ambitions; all she wanted was to eat her fill. It wasn't until the day she and her older sister got married that she suddenly realized her own sister had been reborn. On her wedding day, her sister switched brides. Bai Anning, who was supposed to marry into the impoverished Xu family in t 48.4kReads8.0Score7.4kShelves
10. 610 养 My Adoptive Sister Moves In with a Baby, So After Being Reborn, I Break My Ex-Husband's Legs 养姐带球占我家，重生打断前夫腿 Luoluo Legion洛洛军团Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1970s + sent to the countryside + pocket dimension + light hoarding + farming + a steady, prosperous life] With snow swirling outside, Song Zhiyi lay paralyzed in a freezing bed. Her adoptive sister, Luo Wanying, and her husband, Zhao Ziqiang, came through the door. Luo Wanying deliberately rested a hand on her lower back and said in a soft, delicate voice: “Zhiyi, I’m pregnant. The father is Ziqiang.” To make room for the baby, Luo Wanying told her everything, and Song Zhiyi died with 16Reads—Score219Shelves

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    This one! A revenge story with an independent female protagonist who doesn't lower her intelligence!

11. 611 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    ✨Before the female lead's rebirth, her husband was a boastful and loyal man who would go to great lengths for his brothers, even at the cost of his wife and children [sad face]. After her rebirth, if she could save this kind of husband, she would keep him; if not, she'd rather leave him. It's good to be happy on her own. 😂 Who knew that the more the female lead ignored him, the more obedient he became, and their life together began to flourish.

12. 612 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The King of Soldiers Finally Confesses His Love 七零军婚，兵王的心尖宠摊牌了 Wine, Beauty, Wealth, and Rank酒色财齐Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Era] [Military Marriage] [Devoted Husband] [Both Pure] [Power Couple] [Pocket Dimension System] [Powerful Leads] [Fake and Real Daughters] Jiang Yan, a powerful figure in the apocalypse, dies in a zombie horde. Taking her pocket dimension and System with her, she transmigrates to a parallel version of the 1970s and becomes a pitiful girl who has been psychologically manipulated by her birth mother and stepfather for years. They steal her job, ruin her reputation, send her to the coun 13.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead doesn't do business on the black market; it's a satisfying read, as she contributes to the country. The interactions between the male and female leads are humorous and sweet.

13. 613 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.4kReads9.0Score6.3kShelves

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    Aside from the black market, which perfectly met the requirements, there was only a tiny, very small amount available. Ye Sanqiu was notorious in the Trumpet Flower Brigade, hated by everyone. The villagers and their own families suffered terribly because of her… Old Mrs. Ye and the brigade leader were both worried sick. Forced into a corner, Old Mrs. Ye threw out the letter of introduction and marriage certificate. "Sanqiu, you've ruined the village these past few years! Go to the capital and wreak havoc on your in-laws!" Ye Sanqiu: In-laws or not, it doesn't matter. What matters is that she wants to go to the big city and see the world! A fiery woman arrived at the capital compound, supposedly the fiancée of the Lu family's spoiled brat from the countryside. Lu Sinian was a notorious spoiled brat in the capital compound, but he was faking it! A sweet-talking but bitter stepmother, a heartless stepsister, and a wolf cub brother who wanted to drive him away and seize the Lu family's property—everyone was hoping he would get into trouble. Upon first seeing Ye Sanqiu, Lu Sinian thought: This girl doesn't look like she's good enough for him. Watching helplessly as Ye Sanqiu kicked his heartless stepsister, beat his wolfish younger brother, forced his scheming stepmother to reveal her true colors, and even had his blind and ruthless father verbally abused… Lu Sinian rushed over, sobbing, "Wife, why did you take so long? I was almost bullied to death by these heartless bastards!" From then on, the Lu family's little playboy became a whiny, manipulative little green tea b*tch; he'd hand his wife bricks when she hit someone, and follow her around like a shadow whenever she went out. Meanwhile, the old man in the Northwest received an urgent telegram from the capital: "Sir, your grandson and his wife have wrecked the house!" The old man packed them up and threw them into the army.

14. 614 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.6kReads9.2Score623Shelves
15. 615 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Refuse to Be the Female Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿书后，我才不做年代文的女炮灰 Pinglu Sanjiang平陆三江Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] + [Supporting Female and Male Characters] + [Military Marriage] + [Farm Space] + [Sweet Romance] Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, Lin Xiaoruo has only one keepsake: a jade pendant meant to help her find her family. When her blood touches it, it unlocks a farm space. Lin Xiaoruo is the farm space's only player, and the one who spends money to upgrade it. An accident sends her back to her previous life. When her memories from both lives merge, Lin Xiaoruo realizes that i 2.5kReads8.4Score194Shelves

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    The female lead doesn't help the poor, she has a special ability, but she doesn't let anyone know.

16. 616 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves
17. 617 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s and Quietly Make a Fortune with My Space 穿越70，带着空间闷声发大财 I Just Won't Eat the Egg Yolk就不吃不吃蛋黄Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted Ye Qing got a portable space for her fifteenth birthday and quietly stocked it with supplies. Ten years later, just as she’d given up on ever transmigrating, she was hit by a car on her way home from work and transmigrated to the 1970s, where she became a seventeen-year-old high school student whose parents had both died. She also had an eight-year-old younger brother. There was no choice: since she’d transmigrated, she could only take her brother with her, build a good life, and save up to buy 1.8kReads6.8Score269Shelves
18. 618 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, Starting Out in Beidahuang 穿越七零，开局北大荒 It's a Rainbow Duck是彩虹鸭Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Educated youth sent to the countryside + clear-headed, independent heroine + military marriage + uplifting + space] After transmigrating, Lin Wanqiu became the “sacrificial lamb” her family pushed out to take her older sister's place in the countryside. Her father was silent and domineering, her mother biased and harsh, her older brother selfish, and her second older sister hypocritical. She cut ties with them on the spot, took all her subsidies, and left without looking back. In her darkest ho 522Reads8.0Score103Shelves

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    The female lead has a special ability, is calm and intelligent, and gets into graduate school through her own efforts. It's a very good read.

19. 619 七 The 1970s: A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love with a Young Educated Woman! 七零：穿书男和女知青恋爱了！ Long Huahua龙花花Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted From the heroine's perspective: Lin Jiajia was framed by a friend and put on a special train carrying educated youths to the Northeast. The moment she got on, she ran into a pervert who wouldn't stop staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared fiercely at him once, and from then on, she spent her life in the countryside glaring at people nonstop. From the hero's perspective: Ye Yunzhou was a man who had transmigrated into a book. The first time he met the heroine, he just kept staring at her. After gettin 4kReads9.0Score341Shelves

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    Slice-of-life story. The male lead is a time traveler, and the female lead goes to her grandmother's house in the countryside. Everyone in the family dotes on her. There are no difficult characters or black markets.

20. 620 穿 The Female General Who Became Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿成年代文炮灰的女将军 Sword Bean刀豆Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted Shaomin, whose martial prowess was unmatched, never imagined that after spending half her life on the battlefield, her entire family would be executed for a trumped-up charge. Her furious soul refused to enter the cycle of reincarnation. On a night of lightning and thunder, she watched in spirit as the enemy army cut down the heads of the corrupt emperor and his treacherous ministers. With her great vengeance fulfilled, she was finally able to let go. But then lightning struck her soul and sent 165Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    The female lead isn't great at academics, but she's incredibly skilled in fighting; she went to work at the police station right after graduating high school. This is the first time I've seen a period drama with this kind of theme; it's quite novel. [Heart emoji]

21. 621 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.6kReads8.4Score917Shelves

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    🌸In this book, the female lead transmigrates, and it's definitely not about helping others. She's found by the male lead right after transmigrating, only to discover she's in the 1970s and has become an unregistered resident. To gain a new identity, she marries the male lead, whose family has been prominent for generations.

22. 622 随 Following the Army: The Military Wife Builds a House, Stocks Up on Food, and Raises Kids in the 1970s 随军：军嫂在七零盖房囤粮养崽崽 A Single Immortal Herb一颗仙草Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s + face-slapping revenge + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + raising kids] Gu Qiaoqiao was a surgeon who died in the operating room after performing surgery for more than a dozen hours straight. When she opened her eyes, she discovered that she'd transmigrated into a book and become a pitiful girl abused by her stepmother. Being sent to the countryside, going hungry and cold, and dying a miserable death were all lined up for her. Gu Qiaoqiao curle 264Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It's so good! The female lead is hilarious!

23. 623 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! The female lead is a master of slapping people! It's a satisfying read—just slap someone if you're unhappy, haha!

24. 624 穿 Transmigrated to the Nineties: A Three-Year-Old Wants Her Dad to Become a Dragon 穿越九零，三岁萌娃望父成龙 Xiang Wan向挽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Baby + Daily Life + Childhood Sweethearts] Lin Shi worked diligently as an office drone, determined to buy a small home of her own in the big city. Just as her dream was about to come true, she suddenly dropped dead from overwork during an overtime shift. When she opened her eyes, Lin Shi had returned to the 1990s, transmigrated into a newborn baby. After observing for a long while, Lin Shi realized she had been born into a comfortable, middle-class family in the 1 2.8kReads9.2Score282Shelves

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    The female protagonist died from overwork in her previous life due to a 996 work schedule, so she transmigrated to the 1990s and just lazed around. Her biggest wish is to help her parents and brother become self-made millionaires so she can become a second-generation rich kid. There are no awful characters, and the family is happy and harmonious. She also has a childhood sweetheart who has protected her since she was little. There's no sudden appearance of a love interest; he's always spoiled her. It's a lighthearted and relaxing story about raising a child. Sisters who like this kind of story can read it without worry!

25. 625 八 It's the 1980s and You're Still Sending Me to the Countryside? I'll Wipe Out the Whole Family 八零了还送我下乡？把全家都扬咯 Clear Moon over the Wilderness旷野清月Modern Romance617k WordsCompleted [Period] [The 1980s] [Sharp-Tongued] [Feel-Good] When disaster struck the Ji family, Ji Xintong’s biological mother immediately abandoned her and ran off. From then on, the real heiress became a thorn in everyone else’s side, an eyesore they couldn’t remove and a source of sleepless nights. She wanted to die, but figured someone else deserved to die more. Since she couldn’t die, she’d make sure no one else had an easy time either. She wasn’t going to be the only one suffering. She thought her ch 54Reads—Score111Shelves

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    As the title suggests, the female lead is solely focused on making money, ruthless yet loyal, and never morally blackmailed. Romantic scenes are minimal, appearing only towards the end. The male lead is somewhat love-struck, providing stable support for the female lead's money-making endeavors. The only thing that bothers me is the later introduction of a sibling relationship; the older sister bullies the younger brother, but it ends in a happy ending where the sister escapes punishment and even prospers alongside the female lead.

26. 626 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    The female lead is delicate, beautiful, and irresistible to everyone 🌸🌸 A pitiful little white flower 🌸🌸 Selfish and self-serving yet heartbreaking, she's both funny and tear-jerking, full of satisfying moments with no angst. The male lead is a completely infatuated, infatuated, and a foolish ruler who keeps backing down, endlessly compromising with the female lead 🧡💛💙❤️

27. 627 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 25kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    This book is good, not mindless, the female lead is also very capable, and she has a good relationship with her two brothers.

28. 628 八 Pampered Marriage of the ’80s: The Young General Abducts His Childhood Sweetheart 八零宠婚：军少诱拐小青梅 In the Third Month余三月里Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + one-on-one romance + building an island + childhood sweethearts + making a fortune + raising cats and kids + local-born leads] (Wolfish young officer childhood friend x lively beauty childhood sweetheart) Fang Yingyue is the lively little beauty everyone knows from the military compound. Everyone knows she has a childhood friend who has protected her since they were little, and no one dares bully her. After they marry, she doesn't join him at his post. Then one day, she has 5.3kReads8.4Score339Shelves

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    The male and female leads grew up in a military compound and are well-matched. The male lead's family adores the female lead; she's the family's darling. The plot is fast-paced and doesn't drag. The later part of the story is also very interesting!

29. 629 六 The Little Crybaby of the 1960s Is Always Hung from the Demonically Handsome Commander's Waist 六零小丧包天天被妖孽首长挂腰上 Zhang Mocha from the Northeast张摩卡来自东北Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage in the 1960s · quietly unhinged · decisive and ruthless · golden finger with a hint of mystery · off-the-charts sweetness] Don’t mess with Lu Jiu. She’s fierce, bold, and rebellious. In her previous life, she spent thirteen years undercover, going from a drug lord’s fake heiress to the drug lord herself. The day the operation closed in, she blew everyone sky-high, herself included. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lu Jiu, an academic ace in the 1960s. She came with a me 84.8kReads9.2Score13.5kShelves

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    A realistic portrayal of the times, focusing on career and manhood, hahaha.

30. 630 身 She Was Exposed as a Transmigrator in the 1970s, So She Used Her Space to Serve the Motherland 身穿七零暴露后，她携空间效祖国 Drunk Catnip醉猫薄荷Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Historical era + military marriage + sweet romance + both virgins + pocket dimension + devotion to the nation] Gu Sui'an was an undercover police officer. After years in deep cover, she finally completed her mission and avenged her family. Having killed her enemy, she was badly wounded and fell off a cliff. Certain she would die, she unexpectedly transmigrated to a parallel version of the 1970s. But can someone tell her why she was exposed on the very first day after transmigrating? At least he 4.6kReads9.1Score492Shelves

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    He is dressed in traditional clothing, works for the country, is very generous to his motherland, does not help the poor, and comes from a wealthy family.

31. 631 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainous Aunt in a Koi-Themed Period Novel 穿成锦鲤年代文中的极品小姑子 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Era Novel + Everyone’s Favorite + Madwoman, Career-Driven Heroine + Patriotism + Rags-to-Riches Wish Fulfillment + No Handouts] Su Miaomiao, who has a trading System, transmigrates into an era novel about a lucky heroine. Unfortunately, she isn’t the novel’s lucky heroine, but an obnoxious supporting character who gets deceived by a scumbag from the start and then cruelly abandoned. She’s thrown into a nightmare from the start: the scumbag’s family emotionally manipulates her and leeches off he 4.7kReads9.1Score502Shelves
32. 632 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.9kReads8.8Score425Shelves

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    The story revolves around a native Kyoto University student and a military officer. The two have known each other since childhood, but were forced into marriage due to a debt of gratitude for being saved. After giving birth, the woman rushed back to school, neglecting everything else and showing little affection for the child. The man, however, is indifferent to her child. Ultimately, she is fatally wounded and falls into a coma for seven years. The man dotes on the woman.

33. 633 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Won’t Be the Wicked Male Lead’s Backup Husband 重生七零，不做恶毒男配接盘侠 Stocking Up on Cabbage囤点白菜Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing [Male lead appears late] [Pocket dimension] [Invincible] [Gossip] [Putting scumbags in their place] After her soul crossed over, Jin Yuyuan was reborn as a poor girl in the 1970s who shared her name. Her birth father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and the identity of the bureau chief's daughter had been stolen by a fake young master for eighteen years. Worse, there was a vicious male supporting character out there whose wife had died, leaving him with four stepsons, difficult i 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the female lead is truly unwilling to be a "sucker." Her biological parents, favoring sons over daughters, allow a fake young master to usurp her identity as the real heiress. There's also an elderly widower with four children waiting for her to take over. In typical period novels, such an elderly widower would be seen as a rough, uncouth military officer. However, the female lead knows the consequences of being a "sucker," so she'd rather run away to the countryside. Moreover, she has two treasure vaults stored in her spatial dimension, but she hasn't used them to help any man [shy]. She also has a panel where she can gossip, enjoying daily gossip about the inner monologues of overpowered protagonists, popular figures, reborn characters, and even the system.

34. 634 七 The City-Born Beauty of the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She's Doted on by the Soldiers 七零城里娇女：随军后被兵哥狂宠 Stars Sleep in the Wilderness星星眠于野Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing (Period setting + a little golden finger + military marriage + whirlwind wedding + sweet romance) In the 1970s, Su Wan has just graduated from high school and has no connections to help her find a job. She has only two options: go to the countryside for reeducation, or go on blind dates and get married. Her parents go all over the place trying to find her a suitable job, but get nowhere. Then, to their surprise, Su Wan faints from sheer worry. When she opens her eyes again, Su Wan from the 21st 4kReads—Score322Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and is about to be sent to the countryside. The male protagonist returns to visit his family, goes on a blind date with her, gets married, and goes to join her in the army.

35. 635 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Made a Fortune Supplying the Female Lead 穿书七零，我靠给女主供货发大财 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Jian Yan transmigrates into the resource-poor 1970s. After being sent to the countryside, Jian Yan discovers that she hasn’t just transmigrated, she’s also transmigrated into a book. To make matters worse, she’s become a nameless passerby in the story. Fortunately, she’s bound to a farm that can grow crops as well as produce and sell processed goods. Just as she’s happily gossiping away in the countryside, she suddenly realizes that the female lead’s golden finger seems to be connected to her fa 2.5kReads8.5Score364Shelves
36. 636 六 The Good Old Days of the 1960s 六零好时光 Fifteenth-Day Tangyuan十五的汤圆Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Period setting + storage space + family darling + scheming male lead + daily life + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only love) Li Mingxi was an orphan in her previous life. After a car accident on her way home from work, she was reborn in the 1960s as the Li family's most cherished granddaughter. Not only does she now have the family love she never had in her previous life, she also has a storage space. At first, Li Mingxi thinks she can use it to live a happy life. Bu 750Reads5.5Score105Shelves

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    It's worth watching; the female lead is the darling of the group, especially the grandmother.

37. 637 穿 Reborn as the Orphan of a Fallen Hero in the Sixties, I Use the System to Get into Science 穿成六零烈士遗孤，我靠系统搞科 Lan Guofeng, Who Likes Water Snails喜欢水蜗牛的蓝国锋Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Being afraid of people isn't scary. What's scary is being afraid of people and well-read! After transmigrating as the orphan of a revolutionary martyr, my background made me seem too much like a genius, so I had no choice but to pretend to be autistic! Shen Xiaoman, a 29-year-old web novelist whose career had gone nowhere, died suddenly and transmigrated to 1960 with a specially supplied underworld edition of the DeepSeek 7.0 System. He became the most unusual 15-year-old resident of a military 1.7kReads6.2Score106Shelves

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    This book doesn't involve going to the countryside, the black market, or poverty alleviation. The protagonist owns a house, a car, and savings. It's just a collection of miscellaneous items. It's a good read if you're looking for something to read.

38. 638 小 The Little Bridge Cave Family Compound 小桥洞家属院 Miss Lego乐高小姐Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Life] The results came out a few months after it was completed. This novel is fantastic! Zhang Yan and Deng Yang were born in the Xiaoqiaodong factory compound and grew up beneath the chimneys of the State Chemical Plant. There was no glamour or respectability here, only the bustle of daily life, sweat, arguments, and warmth. In 1997, as firecrackers exploded to celebrate Hong Kong's return, they still thought their parents would wear their work uniform 482Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    A portrait of an ordinary group of people from a bygone era! A true story! Very good!

39. 639 八 The 1980s’ Sweet Little Lucky Star: The General Spoils Her Rotten 八零娇软小福宝，首长宠上天 White Pear Drifting Along白梨归泛泛Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + rebirth + a protective male lead + a sweet, gentle female lead + tons of sweet romance + a little golden finger + sensible heroine + tough, resourceful heroine + vicious male rival + devoted female rival] I heard Company Commander Fu brought that Jiang family orphan home and spoils and protects her every day. He treats her like a little sister! Company Commander Fu: “What little sister? She's my future wife!” After Fu Chi is injured in an explosion du 956Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead doesn't go to the black market, doesn't have many children, and gets married at 20. Does suggesting she and her best friend get rich together count as helping others? A little bit, I guess. The female lead's biological parents are deceased, but her godparents and the male lead's biological parents are all very good to her.

40. 640 傍 I Hit the Jackpot After Getting Close to the Educated Youth from the Capital 傍上首都来的知青后我躺赢了 Meteor Stories流星物语Modern Romance725k WordsCompleted Su Ling is a good-for-nothing college student in the 21st century, and a nationally protected treasure of a layabout, sheltered by her landlord parents and her big brother, the boss of a gaming company. Just as she’s planning to spend her plain and uneventful life this way, who should show up to stir things up but the transmigration god? Maybe he couldn’t stand seeing her so comfortable, because a dump truck sent her straight to the 1970s. Oh, transmigration god, open your eyes! Did you hit the 654Reads5.8Score101Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this novel has a very harmonious family relationship and does not engage in poverty alleviation. So far, she has never been to the black market.

41. 641 穿 Transmigrated as the Sweet, Delicate Female Side Character in a Period Novel 穿成年代文的娇软女配 Taro Cream芋泥奶油Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted Yu Nuan never expected to transmigrate into the role of a sweet and delicate supporting female character in a period novel. She decides she’ll break free of the plot’s control and carve out an exciting life of her own. With her personal space, she’ll build a fortune and lead her loved ones to a happy life. She never expected to run into the book’s major villain, a character who barely appeared in the original story, from the start. From then on, the big shot spoils her rotten. This is a very swe 5.3kReads8.7Score326Shelves
42. 642 一 One Man and One Dog: Conquering the Seventies and Becoming an Army Wife! 一人一狗，闯七零！当军嫂！ Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted Also known as: One Person and One Dog Take on the Seventies! Becoming a Military Wife! [Female forensic pathologist × male officer] A slice-of-life story about following the troops, with a parallel career storyline! [Alternate universe + 1970s + comedy + family life + dog with special abilities + raising children later on] Qiao Hua, a forensic pathologist from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s with her dog. She falls for an officer who escorts them back to their country. Bu 1.5kReads9.1Score130Shelves

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    The first book was really good. The female lead took the college entrance exam in 1973 or 1974, passed it, and later became a diplomat. She's a career-oriented female lead, and the author knows a lot about that era. There are also illustrations, so you'll learn a lot. The second book features Su He, who also builds a successful career. If you like career-oriented female leads, this is the book for you—I loved it! The third book features a forensic doctor, and the plot is very exciting with few flaws. She's also probably a career-oriented female lead. I read it before, but I've forgotten the plot; I just remember it being quite good. All three books have very enjoyable plots and don't leave you feeling frustrated.

43. 643 抛 Leaving the Plot Behind, I Climb the Career Ladder in the 1970s 抛开剧情我在七零升职加薪 Yu Isn't a Fish愉不是鱼Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a drama + adored by everyone + changing the plot + career advancement and a pay raise + devoted to one another] Yun Xi had only just become a college student when she stayed up all night watching a period drama recommended by a friend. She woke up to discover she was the female lead, who had the most screen time and shared her name! The heroine had suffered her whole life, only to forgive this person and that person in the end, radiating saintly kindness from 5.5kReads7.9Score319Shelves

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    The female lead transmigrates into a novel as a saintly heroine who goes to the countryside to help the male lead and the female supporting character. 🔥 She doesn't follow the main plot; she goes straight to work in a factory after graduation. 🎉 The male lead is given to the reborn female supporting character. 🌿 She just wants to live a comfortable life in the city. 🎉🎉

44. 644 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, Watch Me Take Down the Wicked Female Lead 穿书后，看我如何干翻恶毒女主 Yu Mizhou于米粥Modern Romance703k WordsOngoing The rating just came out; it’ll go up later. [Everyday family life, a laid-back heroine who sometimes has a soft heart and learns from her mistakes. There’s a System, a pocket dimension, and a job. She doesn’t go to the countryside.] Su Jiahui fell asleep and transmigrated. She never expected that, as an only child, she would end up in a large family with many children, and be the least favored one of all. After awakening her System, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. And of 1.6kReads6.0Score101Shelves

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    It fits the requirements quite well. It's about everyday family life, and the female and male leads are so scared by one instance of helping others that they go back home after their house is robbed. After that, aside from being a bit more carefree, they haven't done anything foolish again. The male lead used to go to the black market, but he stopped after getting a job after marriage.

45. 645 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    Due to her own health reasons, the female protagonist ultimately chooses to go to her father's hometown in the countryside, where her family dotes on her.

46. 646 开 Divorced from the Start, I Fled Overnight on a Train 开局离婚，连夜扛着火车跑路 Huang Qiqi黄七七呀Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Her fiancé, a soldier, rescues a woman who fell into the water. To protect the woman’s “reputation,” he abandons Su Jinyu, a young educated woman sent to the countryside, on their wedding day. Not wanting to get mixed up in other people’s karma, she promptly takes her compensation and heads back to the city. In an era of ration coupons, she has a nine-to-five job, spends time with her family, and meets close friends and a loving partner. Watch Su Jinyu reveal her brilliance in this era! The coll 7.2kReads8.9Score692Shelves
47. 647 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The male and female leads are both natives. There is no time travel or transmigration into a book, and no space. The female lead comes from the countryside to Kyoto to stay with her best friend. Her best friend finds her a local Kyoto man. The male lead is divorced and not a virgin. If you mind, please do not read. In that era, there is a separate courtyard. The female lead spends her days listening to the gossip of the aunties in the courtyard, going out with the aunties to get good things, and incidentally making a fortune!

48. 648 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Age: The Willful Young Lady of the 1960s 古穿今：六十年代任性大小姐 Another Road另路Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts / gentle male lead and lively female lead / no golden finger, black market / ancient-to-modern transmigration / past and present lives / coming-of-age romance] In her past life, she was a sheltered young lady, and he was a stern, aloof scholar who, unable to pass the imperial exams, became her family’s tutor. The court was in turmoil. When Yun’an City, where the young lady lived, fell, enemy troops stormed in to burn, kill, and plunder. Her family abandoned her because she 4.9kReads8.7Score461Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it's a heartwarming story of ordinary daily life, and the childhood sweetheart duo is so sweet.

49. 649 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102.3kReads8.8Score11kShelves

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    The female lead is career-oriented

50. 650 沙 The Desert Is So Wonderful. This Time, You Can Go 沙漠这么好，这辈子换你去 Just Like That Summer恰似那年今夏Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted (Female lead’s growth, one-on-one romance) Qi Yue was supposed to be the bond holding her blended family together, but she was the one who didn’t belong. Her father favored boys over girls, and her mother doted on the daughter she’d had before. Qi Yue was the expendable one, the child no one would miss. Her half-brother on her father’s side and her half-sister on her mother’s side both saw her as a rival. She was foolish enough to keep hoping they’d accept her. In her previous life, they drained 49Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    These books are really good. The female lead doesn't help the poor or have many children. They're very enjoyable.

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