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. 651 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10kReads9.0Score1kShelves
2. 652 跟 My Nemesis and I Were Reborn as the Male Lead's Twin Older Sisters 跟死对头重生成男主的双胞胎姐姐 Eight Thousand Girls' Hearts八千少女心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Building a Career + Growing Together + Not a GL Romance + Almost No Romance] Who understands what it's like to transmigrate into a book at the same time as your archenemy, only to become twin sisters? Even crazier, their little brother is a future domineering CEO, but his family raises pigs? That's just hilarious! And even crazier, the two sisters are stepping stones for his rise and obstacles to the romance between the male and female leads. Hmph, being an obstacle is fine, bu 4.5kReads9.0Score669Shelves

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   ① The female lead initially thought going to the countryside would be wonderful! Beautiful scenery, clear waters, and fragrant flowers. However, on her first day of internship at her grandmother's house: going to the countryside was out of the question; she couldn't endure any hardship. From then on, she was forced onto the path of arranged marriages. Her mother dragged her along on this chaotic journey, while the female lead just laughed it off! ② Two female leads, no male lead (not lesbian! It's the story of the female lead and her nemesis transmigrating together and becoming twin sisters).

3. 653 穿 Life as a Sent-Down Youth Returning to the City 穿成回城知青的日子 Moonbud Pond月芽池Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating has only just come out, so it's a little low. It'll gradually rise later.) (Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Gourmet + Making a Fortune + Cozy Everyday Life) Zhou Wei wakes up to find that she has transmigrated to the 1980s and become an educated youth returning to the city. As soon as she arrives, she's pressured to marry an ugly man. Get married? Whoever wants to can marry him. She's not doing it! To change her fate, Zhou Wei puts her advantages to use and earns her first pot of gold 9.6kReads7.8Score692Shelves
4. 654 离 Let’s Divorce! I Don’t Want to Be a Cannon Fodder Wife in the 1970s 离婚吧！我不想在七零当炮灰女配 Ka Tu Ka卡图卡Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Period] [Spirit Spring] [Space] [Book Transmigration] [Farming] [Reborn] [Supplies] [Rugged Man] [Arranged Marriage] [Sweet Romance] Luo Yi accidentally ends up inside a period novel, as a cannon-fodder supporting character who gets written out early. The male lead is her husband, Xiao Fan, a soldier she has only met once, on the day they registered their marriage. When Luo Yi read this period novel, she was so furious she nearly hurt herself. To make the female lead look good, the unscrupulous 7.1kReads9.2Score582Shelves
5. 655 八 The 1980s: My Sweet, Tender Wife 八零娇妻软绵绵 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted Others strike it rich with their golden fingers, but hers made her poor. Yet even that poverty was a blessing she had earned through several lifetimes. Born in a time of chaos, Su Qian had been reduced to a life of wandering and eventually starved to death. Then she was reborn into the body of a newlywed country woman in the 1980s. She unexpectedly discovered that she could understand the sounds animals made, and from then on, her life became a lively, chaotic affair. She didn’t dare slaughter p 1kReads9.1Score101Shelves
6. 656 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.9kReads8.5Score881Shelves

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   The female protagonist in this book doesn't go to the countryside or the black market; she mainly writes about everyday family life. [Eating popcorn emoji]

7. 657 惊 Shocking! I Woke Up in a Novel Set in the Era, but I’m Not in It 惊！穿到年代文小说，里面没有我 Xu Yue Bany Yu徐月半鱼Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted Have you ever gone to sleep, opened your eyes, and found yourself somewhere else? Niu Xiabing has. It’s a terrible experience. Her newly renovated, spacious apartment was ready, and today was her first day moving in! She was tired that afternoon, so she took a nap. When she woke up, she had somehow transmigrated into the 1970s. Wait, no, she hadn’t transmigrated. She had transmigrated into a book! She’d become a minor cannon-fodder character in a period novel, the kind who doesn’t survive past t 157Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside, doesn't engage in poverty alleviation, doesn't operate on the black market, and doesn't have many children... Recommended period novel.

8. 658 八 The Eighties Cannon Fodder Charms the Male Lead and Climbs to the Top 八零小炮灰，撩爆男主要上位 Cheng Yiqi橙以七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + everyday military life + rugged husband who dotes on his wife + older man + falling in love day after day Xu Zhouzhou transmigrates into the body of a stunningly beautiful minor character in an 1980s novel. The minor character is a background extra who gets killed off from the start. But she happens to have a breathtaking face, and as the village’s last educated youth unable to return to the city, she lives alone 10.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
9. 659 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.8kReads8.2Score359Shelves

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   The female protagonist is a sophisticated egoist; she doesn't help the poor, doesn't want to have children, and only wants to live a good life.

10. 660 年 The Little Aunt of the Seventies Has Money to Burn 年代，小姑姑多财多亿 My Feelings for You卿我意Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted Tang Shuhe never imagined she'd one day face the question, “Your parents are getting divorced. Which one will you live with?” She had even less expected that less than a month after the divorce, both of them would remarry. With her godmother and godfather becoming her stepmother and stepfather, and the tangled, unbreakable ties between them and her birth parents, Tang Shuhe chose to retreat to her grandparents' home in the countryside for a while. She never expected that leaving would mean a per 14.7kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
11. 661 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: With My Over-the-Top Crazy Vibe, I'll Drag Out This Marriage Until You Die 穿书七零：超强癫感婚不离拖死你 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Tong Fan was eager to keep up with the times, so she transmigrated into a novel set in the past. In the resource-scarce 1970s, she became the first wife of the male lead, Wei Tianming, in an arranged marriage. According to the plot, she received divorce papers and, unwilling to accept it, went to the city with a big belly to find her husband, who worked far from home and rarely came back. But he was determined to divorce her. Unable to bear it, she hanged herself, taking both her life and her 11kReads8.3Score605Shelves
12. 662 被 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 2kReads8.9Score177Shelves

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    Good period novels

13. 663 军 A Military Marriage: My Blind Date Is My Special Forces Childhood Friend 军婚，相亲对象居然是特种兵竹马 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + space + dual transmigration + two couples + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts] Lin Momo, a shopping mall manager in the 21st century, never imagined she’d get caught in a fire while taking a nap at the office. Seeing the flames outside the office door, she knew she wouldn’t make it out. But why had her childhood friend, the special forces soldier, come here? “What are you doing here? Trying to get yourself killed?” “Momo, I...” Before Cheng Jinghao could 8.1kReads9.3Score894Shelves

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    🌵🌵The female lead doesn't do poverty alleviation, doesn't have many children, and transmigrates twice! Her childhood sweetheart and her childhood friend both transmigrate to the 1970s. To avoid being sent to the countryside, she enters into a fake marriage with her friend. She then follows her newly appointed husband to the Tibetan region with his army! One defends the country, the other develops the Tibetan region! Her childhood friend's feelings are deeply hidden; in her previous life, she never knew he loved her until her death! A fake marriage in this life? Who said that! It's a military marriage!

14. 664 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.6kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
15. 665 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.4kReads7.2Score156Shelves

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    An Ran woke up in the middle of the night, trembling with rage and sweating profusely. She quickly turned on the light and hugged her sleeping daughter and son to calm herself down, but even then, she only managed to suppress the urge to kill someone. Just now, An Ran had a series of chaotic dreams. In her dreams, everyone around her was the protagonist of their own world, while she and her children, An An and Tian Tian, ​​were merely cannon fodder. In her husband Yu Yi's world, she was the cannon fodder ex-wife who had taken his place as the "white moonlight" (idealized love interest). In her nephews and nieces' world, she, the aunt who raised them, was a vicious aunt, and her children were villains who stole their uncle's affection. In Yu Yi's "white moonlight," Gao Yinan's world, she was the vicious wife of Gao Yinan's beloved, and her children were a disgrace to Gao Yinan's love interest. After reading those dreams, An Ran was nearly driven mad with anger. Putting everything else aside, the tragic fate of her children in everyone's worlds alone was enough to drive her insane. What's more, in everyone's world, her little An'an and little Tian'tian were sent to prison by their biological father, Yu Yi.

16. 666 下 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 3.2kReads8.5Score268Shelves
17. 667 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.6kReads8.9Score270Shelves

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    This is the best historical romance novel I've read recently. It's about ordinary life, without any special abilities, magical springs, or multiple births, and there are no outrageous gossip plots (unlike typical family dramas). It's just peaceful life, which is really great.

18. 668 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 11kReads7.9Score656Shelves
19. 669 八 Married to a Commander in the 1980s: The Infertile Army Wife Gets Pregnant 八零军婚嫁首长，不孕军嫂怀上了 Sour Tomato西红柿酸Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s setting + daily life + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + farming + pocket dimension + raising children + building wealth] A pretty military wife in the 1980s begins her life with the army by getting divorced. She kicks her scumbag husband to the curb and marries an even higher-ranking officer. Hua Yuanyuan finds herself in the body of a woman with the same name. Her childhood sweetheart, the husband she had grown up with, has a second family on the side, because his 783Reads9.1Score106Shelves

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    These few books fit the description quite well.

20. 670 不 No! My Officer Brother Is Forcing His Younger Sister to Marry a Lame, Rugged Man 不要！军官亲哥逼亲妹嫁瘸腿糙汉 Wangcai's Home旺财的家Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Love Grows Over Time + Family Life + Sweet Romance + Spiritual Blood + Ensemble Cast] Who knew Lin Manni could be so unlucky! She died in a plane crash in the prime of her life! Her soul transmigrated into the body of another pampered young lady named Lin Manni in the 1970s. But why had she just arrived and already had to marry a rough country man? No matter! Since he was unbelievably handsome, Lin Manni bashfully agreed, deciding to make the best of her s 2.9kReads8.5Score275Shelves

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    Reincarnated into an era of scarcity, the female protagonist faces a difficult start but refuses to succumb to fate. Watch as she creates her own extraordinary story from ordinary days.

21. 671 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Made the Most of My Life 穿书七十年代，过好自己的日子 Clear Wind and Bright Moon Shine on Pear Blossoms清风明月照梨花Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder character who gives the heroine her golden finger, Gu Xuerou saves herself. She not only makes a space recognize her as its master, but also activates the artifact space she was born with. Most importantly, she gains a divine status and supernatural powers that she can see but not use. To l 197Reads7.3Score—Shelves
22. 672 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 59.8kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    Do you like sweet romance novels? The female lead is a laid-back type, it's super sweet and good-looking.

23. 673 换 They Hadn't Seen Each Other in Four Years Since Their Arranged Marriage, Then the Man Who Died in Battle Came Back 换亲四年未见，战死的男人回来了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [1970s setting, military marriage, face-slapping, ex-husband's groveling redemption, second male lead wins, self-interest above all] Shen Man is a stunning, glamorous dancer with national-level status. The moment she transmigrates, she opens her eyes to a nightmare: she's about to be caught cheating, publicly humiliated, and die of shame. And now, after four years away, the man who was supposed to have died in battle has returned alive. Lu Zhengguo hates the original owner for drugging him and c 14.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is sophisticated and self-centered, determined to divorce the male lead. The male lead tries to win her back but fails, and the second male lead takes his place. They have two children (a brother and a sister), who travel from the future to find their parents (the female lead and the second male lead).

24. 674 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: The Allure of the Family Tree 穿越五零：族谱的诱惑 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + sweet romance + academic ace + building the nation + past and present lives + everyday rural life + raising children + transmigrate into a book + cannon fodder + pocket dimension + joining the family register This story is an extremely slow burn, with a leisurely, sweet romance at its heart. A few things to know: 1. The heroine is a food-loving star traveler from three thousand years in the future. When she first arrives on Earth, she may be a little clueless. 2. The System i 2.3kReads8.9Score171Shelves

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    😍A book whose title doesn't do it justice. It gets better and better the more you read; many of the descriptions of human nature resonate with me, and many scenes feel very realistic. The subject matter is also very fresh, not one of those typical period dramas. The female lead is wealthy and powerful from the very beginning.

25. 675 全 Lazy Family? I Slack Off with the System 全家懒货？我靠系统摆烂 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [System # Period Setting # Devoted Couple # Comedy] The Mao family is so lazy it makes everyone furious, yet somehow they live better than anyone else. Not only that, they’ve visibly put on weight. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, how is that even possible? Mao Er’ya is a master at slacking off and cutting corners. After accidentally binding herself to a System, she leads her whole family in eating their fill and taking it easy. When the villain tricks her into giving the male 7Reads—Score128Shelves

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    A hilarious and satisfying story where the protagonist cleverly poisons the main villain! [Laughing and crying emojis] ... (From all the creators of Chuangfei)

26. 676 快 Quick Transmigration: Cherish Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People 快穿：珍爱生命，远离极品 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through historical settings + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + no fixed pairing] [The 4th, 7th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st worlds have no romance] [Female lead’s perspective] [Ensemble cast] Also known as: Quick Transmigration: A Carefree Life in Historical Worlds and Quick Transmigration: Treasure Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People Protagonist: Chang Ning. In each sma 21.9kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    1. The system pampers its host and comes with a cheat-like advantage; the story is warm and peaceful. 2. There is no fixed romantic pairing; some relationships don't exist, and the story is a simple, warm, and peaceful slice-of-life narrative without any sense of oppression.

27. 677 位 Plane-Hopping Red Packet Group: The ’70s Hunk Is Both Charming and Devoted 位面红包群，七零汉子又撩又宠 Ah Yi啊易Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted Wu Li, a little-known web fiction writer, scanned a random QR code and somehow got bound to a cross-dimensional red envelope group. Then she found herself transported to the 1970s. The carefree Daoist from the cultivation world had sent another batch of pills. Had the CEO’s wife from the 21st century sent any jewelry red envelopes today? The wild boar from the beast-world high priest’s home could feed someone for a whole month! The magical girl’s potions really worked wonders. The bewitching gho 1.6kReads9.0Score121Shelves

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    A sweet romance novel set in the 1970s, featuring a beautiful and charming female protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a

28. 678 渣 Her Scumbag Dad Always Favors His Childhood Sweetheart, but Her Mother Is Reborn and Won't Put Up with It 渣爹处处偏青梅，亲妈重生不干了 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A meek-looking mother who's secretly a lunatic x A heartless, scheming daughter x A scumbag father gets his comeuppance, burned to ashes] Jiang Zhi, a wage slave who died from overwork under the 996 schedule, was reborn as an only child in the 1980s. In this life, she decided to lie flat and be a couch potato. Who would have thought her mother was spineless and her father blindly devoted to his parents? Her grandfather favored her uncle and kept taking from her father to support the uncle's fam 4.4kReads8.3Score512Shelves

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    This is quite a good book. It features a reborn mother and a transmigrated daughter who escapes her scumbag father, who still harbors feelings for her, and her awful grandfather. From then on, she embarks on a life of wealth and prosperity. [Smirk]

29. 679 七 The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零，和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭 You Mingzi有命子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better 10kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The first book features a very independent-minded female lead who refuses to help others, doesn't have many children, and prioritizes her own life. As for the second and third books, the male leads are the ones supporting the female leads who are poor [facepalm].

30. 680 被 After My Love Was Stolen, I Overturned My Fate by Eavesdropping on the Transmigrator's Thoughts 被抢对象后，偷听穿越女心声逆袭 Yinyin of Peach Blossom Cove桃花坞的花音音Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Alternate 1970s setting + one-on-one romance, both leads pure + subverting expectations + face-slapping the transmigrator + fighting the System + female growth + building wealth through hard work] (PS: The female lead is a native of the story world with a golden finger, while the supporting female character is a transmigrator with a System.) Luo Xiaoyu realized that her older sister was acting very strangely! She had a perfectly good life in the city, yet she insisted on coming to the country 17Reads—Score110Shelves

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    This is a book I've been following recently. There's no childbirth, no overpowered plot devices, and the male and female leads don't have any melodramatic misunderstandings. The female supporting character is a time-traveler. There aren't many family dramas; the female lead quickly gets into university through her own efforts. Currently, the story focuses on her writing and publishing articles while attending university, preparing to publish a book.

31. 681 年 The Villainous Tycoon's Wife, Who Died Young in a Period Novel, Is Reborn 年代文反派大佬的早逝前妻重生了 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Sweet-looking black-hearted flower x cold on the outside, warm-hearted, pure-hearted little stray dog” After dying, Zhou Yu unexpectedly learns that she is merely a cannon-fodder side character in a book, while Gu Ye is the story's biggest villain. In the book, she dies in childbirth, and Gu Ye raises their child alone at the bottom of society. Later, Gu Ye makes his fortune and becomes one of the richest men in Shenzhen. Zhou Yu feels reassured when she reads this. Though she and Gu Ye married 6.5kReads8.7Score555Shelves

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    These women were already married and pregnant, but looking at their good-for-nothing husbands, they resorted to coquettishness, threats, and even feigning tears to reform them for the sake of their future and their children's.

32. 682 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.7kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    These women were already married and pregnant, but looking at their good-for-nothing husbands, they resorted to coquettishness, threats, and even feigned crying to reform them for the sake of their future and their children's.

33. 683 八 The 1980s: I Had a Flash Marriage with a Hooligan Husband, and He Spoils Me Rotten 八零之闪婚混混老公，被宠麻了 Light Drizzle Feifei微微雨霏Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted (Faithful to each other + devoted husband + everyday life + comedy + marriage before love) (No transmigration or rebirth. The heroine is not a strong-willed type. Read at your own discretion.) The hero is a street punk, while the heroine is the village beauty. To raise enough money for her father’s surgery, Su Nianxue took the initiative and asked Gu Yanbai to marry her. Gu Yanbai was a notorious loafer in all the surrounding villages. Nobody was willing to marry their daughter to him. Then one 8.6kReads8.7Score570Shelves
34. 684 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.7kReads9.1Score850Shelves

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    [Shy][Heart][Cool] Lu Jiajia, delicate and frail, unexpectedly became a useless cannon fodder in the 1970s, along with her entire family of vicious scoundrels. Yet, in this extremely patriarchal era, she was the family's precious darling. Lu's parents: "Jiajia is our heart and soul, she must be pampered." Her brothers: "Our sister is weak and sickly, how can she do farm work!" Lu Jiajia: "... I want the ultimate weapon!" Lu Jiajia kicked away the gigolo and, incidentally, found the strongest man in the village. Xue Yan, with a reserved yet stoic personality, a fierce face, aloof and cold, could easily lift Lu Jiajia up with one hand, [Heart][Heart][Admiration] Even feeling inferior, she wouldn't let go!

35. 685 末 Three Sisters Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s 末世三姐妹齐穿书到七零年代 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted Yun Shuyao and Sang Yi grew up together in an orphanage as sisters, though they have different parents. They shared their food and fought side by side: one was the other's brains, and the other was her hands and feet. At last, after enduring the orphanage, that den of misery, until they were old enough to leave, a zombie-virus outbreak hit. The sisters could only cry and keep killing zombies every day. One day, Sang Yi was framed, but by a stroke of luck, the sweet loner Luo Xin saved her. A lif 56.8kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves

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    This is the pinnacle of period fantasy novels. The female lead is ruthless, doesn't engage in poverty alleviation or have many children, and is extremely reluctant to take on extramarital affairs. The three sisters from the apocalypse transmigrate into the 1970s. The female lead doesn't spoil them at all. It's an incredibly satisfying and enjoyable novel, a classic example of a strong female lead and a weak male lead.

36. 686 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    This is a really good period drama. The female protagonist marries a notoriously lazy man in the surrounding villages and is determined to reform her good-for-nothing husband. She uses all sorts of manipulative tactics, including manipulation, scheming, and double-dealing, to make him shoulder the burden of supporting the family… The mother-in-law exclaims: "Where's the gentle and hardworking daughter-in-law I specially brought from the mountains? Son, why are you so diligent?!" The story is warm and simple, without any overpowered plot devices, reflecting the story of an ordinary person's hard work and rise to wealth. It's truly a great read!

37. 687 七 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽，望父成龙 Timid Girl懦女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 7.8kReads7.7Score770Shelves

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    New historical fiction novel, waiting to be fully appreciated. 1. Transmigration into a novel as a control group + a comeback story. No awful family members. The ensemble cast is well-developed, and the plot unfolds seamlessly. [Learned][Learned][Learned] 2. Slice-of-life story set in a historical period + finding hidden gems. No saintly figures or clingy characters. The female lead is very cute. [Heart][Heart][Heart]

38. 688 七 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零，谁说女兵不能当该溜子 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 40.8kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves

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    Both are completed historical fiction novels, and they're incredibly good. The first two are by the same author and depict a slow-paced lifestyle.

39. 689 八 In the 1980s, the Little Wrecker Turns Out to Be a Genius 八零，拆家小能手她竟然是天才 Jin Yige金一歌Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Native-Born + Genius + Research] Wu Fengxian had already given birth to three sons when she became pregnant with her fourth child. She prayed to every god and Buddha, asking only for a little girl. Heaven granted her wish, and she really did have a daughter. The little girl was pretty and had a lovely smile, but by the time she was three or four, she still couldn't speak. The villagers all laughed at Wu Fengxian for having a little idiot, saying the girl would be a burden for the r 2.6kReads7.5Score191Shelves

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    The female lead is a researcher; no romantic pairing, completed and enjoyable.

40. 690 我 I Use the Sign-In System to Enjoy the Gossip in the 1970s 我靠签到系统在七零吃瓜 Ordinary Days寻常光阴Modern Romance601k WordsOngoing [Sign-in System + gossip + sent to the countryside + romance + a touch of ensemble cast] Su Xia, a youth soon to be sent to the countryside, suddenly finds a sign-in System in her mind. By checking in with key characters, she can obtain generous supplies. From then on, the male and female leads of countless period novels, reborn supporting heroines, idiotic second male leads... and all the bit-part characters who sacrifice themselves on the “front lines” for the plot start appearing around Su Xi 89.2kReads9.1Score13.1kShelves

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    Highly recommend! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

41. 691 六 The Little Public Security Officer from the 1960s Loves Watching the Drama Unfold 六零小公安爱看热闹 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance967k WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday family life + watching the drama unfold] Jiang Nansheng had just left the military and was all alone. Longing for a lively atmosphere, she deliberately chose an especially lively job: a young policewoman at the local police station. As soon as she arrived, she knew instinctively that she'd come to the right place. It really was incredibly lively, with gossip cropping up every day. Getting paid to enjoy the drama was an absolute delight... When she got older, she went o 6.5kReads8.4Score602Shelves

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    The female protagonist becomes a policewoman after retiring from the military. It's a period drama about everyday family life and gossip. The female protagonist is rich and capable!

42. 692 六 The 1960s: Army Life Raising Kids, Teasing Cats, and Walking Dogs 六零，养娃逗猫遛狗的随军生活 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Family life + food and farming + raising children + following the troops to the border) A quick heads-up: there are few truly awful characters in this story. It mainly focuses on warm, everyday family life. Lan Mei, a modern crafting blogger, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s. The original owner of her body has lost both parents, and to protect herself, she marries a rough-around-the-edges soldier, bringing along her intellectually disabled older brother. Later, for the sake of her chil 8kReads8.3Score774Shelves
43. 693 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainess Everyone Wants to Win Over 快穿女反派，总有人想攻略我 Chu Chu Chu Chu楚楚楚楚Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted to each other, quick transmigration + female lead with a villain System + male lead with a villain conquest System] Jiang Zhao is a female side character who has transmigrated into a book, equipped with a conquest System. It orders her to win over the male lead, or she'll be erased. But no matter how much she fawns over him, he pays her no mind, with eyes only for the pure-hearted female lead. With her life on a countdown, Jiang Zhao snaps and kills both the male and female lea 260Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The female villain in the quick transmigration story: She won't clear her name but will steal the original male and female protagonists' luck points (they are not innocent).

44. 694 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Ascetic Educated Youth Can't Stop Coveting Her 穿七零，禁欲知青每天都在觊觎她 Big Big Big Malt大大大麦芽Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Satisfying Revenge + Sweet Romance, No Angst + Building Wealth + Food] With a warehouse full of billions' worth of supplies, Jiang Banxia transmigrates into a seventies-era novel as the villainous village beauty. She decides to walk her own path and leave the original plot nowhere to go. She keeps one thing firmly in mind: the male lead belongs to the heroine, the second male lead belongs to the heroine, even the wicked supporting heroine belongs to the heroine. Only delicious food and a little 818Reads8.4Score103Shelves
45. 695 资 A Capitalist's Little Brat Picks a Battle-Hardened Officer for a Daddy 资本家崽崽，认个铁血军官当爹爹 Carefree Young Master Zhao逍遥赵公子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [System] [Space] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [Medicine] [Everyone's Darling] [Powerhouse] [Face-Slapping] [Understands Animal Speech] Su Niannian opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated into the most ill-fated little cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The four-year-old is covered in bruises. Her scumbag father and stepmother have just killed her mother, and now her cruel grandmother has sold her to human traffickers for ten yuan! She's about to have her legs b 9.2kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
46. 696 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Supporting Female Lead Wakes Up 快穿之女配醒悟后 Xuan Yuwa旋雨哇Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Not a strong female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + older-man romance + age gap + no fixed leads + weak, self-interested heroine with a narrow outlook) (Each arc is a standalone story, with different leads each time. The couples aren't always devoted only to each other, and some heroines are much younger than the men. The heroines are all perfectly ordinary people, and being reborn doesn't make them any smarter.) They lost everything in the game of life. In their previous lives, their cho 1.7kReads8.2Score100Shelves

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    This book contains historical fiction; it's truly captivating!

47. 697 资 The Tycoon’s Daughter Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Stepbrother Spoils Her Senseless 资本家小姐随母改嫁，被继兄宠疯 Purple Gold Bath紫金浴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + 1970s + pocket dimension + pampered by the whole family + everyday life] The Shen family was reported for having overseas connections and faced imprisonment. Shen Siyue and her biological older sister, Shen Siyin, were both reborn on that very day. In their previous lives, she was sent to the countryside with her father and brothers, while her sister followed their mother into a new marriage with a military officer. Everyone said that a frail, sickly capitalist's daughter like her 7.2kReads7.9Score961Shelves
48. 698 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 19.9kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a refined young lady from ancient times who has traveled to this world, possessing the strategic acumen of a noblewoman. Her best friend is a woman who transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world; the two meet in a residential compound and develop a mutual admiration. Two themes are interwoven in this book, and each character is the protagonist of their own life.

49. 699 八 After Their Eighties Marriage Pact, the Research Genius Refuses to Divorce 八零协议结婚后科研大佬不肯离了 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Slow Burn] [Daily Life] [Gourmet] [Pocket Dimension with Spirit Spring] [Devoted Couple] A cold, brooding research genius X an upbeat ray of sunshine The heroine will grow more and more beautiful, and the hero’s injured leg will heal. Song Yuelan transmigrates to 1984 and becomes the least favored of the family’s two younger children. She is so frail and thin that a gust of wind could blow her away, and she barely stands out in a crowd. She takes her elder sister’s 3.3kReads7.8Score295Shelves

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    ①💥 Arranged marriage followed by love + gradual development of feelings + excellent plot and writing. The female lead is a master of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, shining brightly in her field. She can cook all kinds of delicious food. The female lead is not a saint, but focused on making money. The male lead falls in love first. Strong male and strong female leads. ②💥 Super good! The female lead is strong and clear-headed. The male lead is very doting and talkative, which is rare in Tomato's female-oriented novels. The characters are well-developed and not superficial. The children are not the kind of annoying, troublesome kids. They are all cute in their own way and are very protective of their mothers and fathers. After the female lead is reborn, the male and female leads change. The fights with the awful are not frustrating, and the female lead is not abused. Misunderstandings are explained without taking up too much space. I love the story where both the male and female leads are talkative. ③💥 It's hilarious to watch the female lead deal with her adoptive parents. If they don't listen, she gets beaten. If they don't listen, she gets beaten again. If they dare to run away, she gets beaten until they willingly stay. The adoptive parents have developed a visceral attachment to the female protagonist; they become obedient and submissive whenever they see her (because they'd get beaten if they did, so they'd better behave). The couple also tend to overthink things, comforting themselves with the idea that the younger brother is a siscon, that the older sister is incredibly powerful, and that she adores them.

50. 700 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s, the Cannon-Fodder Young Educated Woman Secretly Gets Ahead 穿书七零：炮灰女知青她偷偷内卷 Mai Jiguo麦吉果Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + sent down to the countryside + return to the city + no saintly heroine + enjoying the drama + bonus chapters Shi Nuannuan is bewildered when she transmigrates to 1970. She plans to accept her fate... only to discover that she has transmigrated into a book! Now that she knows the plot, she realizes she's the stepping stone who dies to clear the way for the male and female leads' romance. She won't play along with this ridiculous story. Instead, she de 208Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read; it doesn't involve the black market, and the male lead is incredibly rich.

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