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. 701 惊 What?! I Reincarnated as the Vicious Stepsister of a Villain in a Period Novel 惊！穿成年代文反派的恶毒继妹 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [Set in the 1980s + devoted couple + everyone dotes on the heroine + male lead is a factory director + female lead becomes a superstar later] Wen Jiaojiao transmigrates into a new body, and, as luck would have it, she looks exactly like the stepdaughter of Wen Xiao-jian of Dashitou Village, who ran off with a wild man after taking the family’s money two years ago. Ever since she took over the girl’s identity, the village gossips have been stabbing her in the back eight hundred times a day. Fortu 26Reads8.0Score—Shelves
2. 702 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scheming First Wife Is Ready to Rise Again! 重生七十年代：心机原配要翻身！ Me, Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的我Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted Everyone in the compound says Wang Cuilan is lucky. Born in the countryside and educated only through middle school, she still managed to marry one of the most capable young men in the compound, transforming her social standing overnight. Everyone urges Wang Cuilan to count her blessings, be grateful, and cherish her good life. Yet no one notices the exhaustion hidden beneath her smile. Wang Cuilan has been a calculating girl since childhood. She knows that if she wants something, she has to wor 4.3kReads8.4Score181Shelves

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   These books are absolutely top-tier period dramas! Especially the third one! The male lead is a second-generation military officer, calm and charismatic, and the female lead is his childhood sweetheart. Their dialogue is absolutely hilarious! It's truly a rare and excellent period drama. 🌈🌈

3. 703 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: The Drama Queen Ex-Wife of a 1990s Street Tough 穿书九零，街溜子的戏精前妻 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted A not-so-kind, melodramatic heroine × a not-so-gentle street punk hero The sky falls: Chi Li transmigrates into a script, and not as the heroine, but as the male lead’s insignificant ex-wife. Wait, is this punk-haired guy really the decisive yet refined and easygoing big shot Li Shu will become? Chi Li suspects she got the wrong story. The two reach an agreement early on: one wants a child, the other a place to stay, and once the time is right, they’ll go their separate ways. But why is he look 1.1kReads9.0Score102Shelves
4. 704 军 After Three Years of a Loveless Military Marriage, the Young Army Wife Leaves with Her Child 军婚守活寡三年，小军嫂带崽离婚 Little Demon of the Mo Clan墨家小妖Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted Lu Zhiyao transmigrates to the 1980s and becomes a mother to two children without the pain of childbirth. The original owner took her green-tea best friend's insinuations at face value: that her husband hadn't sent home his allowance because he had spent it buying clothes for her. Feeling that life was hopeless, she jumped into a lake to kill herself. When Lu Zhiyao wakes up, she slaps her green-tea friend and makes a scene, daring her to admit she is the other woman. Then she takes the children 1.6kReads8.5Score218Shelves

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   Painless motherhood with two kids, a scheming best friend's manipulative words, a woman taking her children to the military and wanting a divorce, she becomes a senior military doctor, and the scheming friend goes straight to jail.

5. 705 社 The Outgoing Baby and the Wicked Stepmother 社牛宝宝，恶毒后妈 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Beloved heroine + military marriage + devoted couple + adorable kids] Shen Zhaozhao, a genius painter, wakes up in the body of the vicious ex-wife of the male lead in a novel set in the 1970s and 1980s. In The Military Compound, the male lead, Huo Yanxi, is a genius criminal investigator. The three orphans of his fallen comrades whom he adopts grow up to become legends in the military-industrial field. But no one knows that, as children, they were abused by their adoptive mother, leaving them w 859Reads8.1Score132Shelves
6. 706 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 10.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   🌺① She had a whirlwind marriage with her blind date. After getting the marriage certificate and returning home, the matchmaker came to her cursing and demanding to know why she stood him up. Only then did she realize she had gone to the wrong blind date and gotten the wrong person. [Laughing and crying emoji] ② After the female lead hit her head and became mentally challenged, she was given to the male lead by her mother. By the time she regained her senses, she had already been married to the man for four years. The male lead took good care of her while she was mentally challenged (he's tough on the outside but soft on the inside).

7. 707 军 The Soldier Devotes His Life to His Country, and His Wife Devotes Hers to Him and Their Home 军爷以身许国，军嫂许他也许家 Wan Peipei万沛沛Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] [Stepmother + raising kids + doted on by the whole family + marriage first, love later] Lin Xi unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. She becomes the real daughter who is disliked by her biological parents, forced to take the place of a fake heiress and marry her military officer fiancé, a man with three children from a previous marriage, and eventually dies of sorrow. In the book, her military husband dies not long after the original he 2.1kReads9.1Score240Shelves
8. 708 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Reluctant Match Is Surprisingly Sweet 重生七零：强扭的瓜有点甜 Meow Commander喵指挥官Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan transmigrated! And she transmigrated right into the most awkward situation imaginable. Why awkward? Because she was forcing herself on a man. This is a terrible misunderstanding, a huge injustice! None of this has anything to do with her. She’s just an innocent passerby who transmigrated into this world. Unfortunately, no one believes her. Well, the original owner was notorious for raising hell and ruling the family compound like a tyrant! So be it. What’s done is done, and crying won’ 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves
9. 709 沙 Desert Lord: Random God-Tier Talent from the Start 沙漠领主：开局随机超神级天赋 Old Fox Fairy老狐仙儿Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced + war + unit recruitment + super god-tier talent + invincible protagonist] Lin Yi transmigrates to the Sacred Continent, a land of swords and magic, and awakens a Lord System. Although his territory lies in the barren Karal Desert, he gets a super god-tier Lord talent from the start: one random unit-building every week. The [Mother Tree of the Elves] of the Nature Elf race. The [Angel Reincarnation Pool] of the Angel race. The [Titan Temple] of the Titan race, the [Dragon's Nest] of 21.1kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
10. 710 欢 A Joyful Gathering 欢喜聚 July Hasn't Arrived Yet七月还没来Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The joys and sorrows of a blended family in ancient times. [A fictional setting: family life and affection that grows over time] An older half-brother who shares the same father. A younger half-sister who shares the same mother. An older sister they took in. A stepsister and stepbrother with no blood ties, after their mother remarries. Yang Xiyue is somehow thrust into a family with a full set of siblings. Life is hard, and people are complicated. Let’s see how this big family eventually finds a 15.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The first book is about a blended family; there's no messy plot or any special characters becoming generals or prime ministers. It's just a simple story about the female lead running a pastry shop and the male lead being a scholar. The second book is hilarious; the best friends time-travel together and marry two brothers. They're always gossiping and never get bullied. The male lead is also very kind and respectful to the female lead. It's definitely worth reading.

11. 711 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 213.7kReads9.4Score28.6kShelves
12. 712 女 The Female Side Character Awakens: My Thuggish Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 女配觉醒，痞子老公是恋爱脑 Hua Qingkong花晴空Modern Romance533k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + healing + a book that foretells the future] Lin Nuan accidentally opens The Book of Life and catches a glimpse of her fate. The book says that the older girl next door will die tragically in the countryside, and Cheng Huaizhou, who is always picking on her, will give his life trying to uncover the truth. She doesn't want to go to the countryside, and she doesn't want him to die. That summer, she corners him at his doors 932Reads5.4Score100Shelves

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    Sweet novels featuring indigenous people that meet the above conditions

13. 713 夫 My Husband and I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn 夫妻同穿六零，我婆婆是重生的 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, everyday family life, both spouses transmigrate, mother-in-law reborn, golden finger, cozy romance] The married couple Shen Sui and Wen Nanzhou died. The good news: They had connections in the underworld, and could get special treatment. The bad news: The special treatment sent them to 1969. They became the newlywed younger son and daughter-in-law of the Wen family. They had older brothers and sisters-in-law above them, and a whole crowd of nieces and nephews below, all crammed i 26.3kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves

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    The male and female protagonists die, but thanks to a fortunate ancestor, they are transported to the 1960s. They possess a cheat-like ability to spin a fortune wheel three times a day, relying entirely on luck. They don't go to the countryside or engage in poverty alleviation. The mother-in-law is also reborn, and the male protagonist helps her mother-in-law argue with her father-in-law, leading a chaotic and stressful life.

14. 714 天 The Lazy Genius Girl Coasts to Victory in the 1970s 天才懒女躺赢七零 The Baby Whisperer婴语者Modern Romance850k WordsCompleted Dear readers: The platform has selected Genius Lazy Girl Lies Flat and Wins in the 1970s for adaptation into an animated comic. Thank you all for your continued support and companionship. I’ll let you know as soon as there are any updates. In her previous life, she worked herself to death. In this one, she’s determined to lie flat. Li Zhiqiu was a modern-day workaholic, a top student who got into a prestigious university and a corporate highflyer who worked herself to death. When she opens her 10.6kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
15. 715 快 Quick Transmigration: I Follow the Rules, While the Villainess Just Wants to Cause Trouble 快穿守法是我，女配只想祸祸 Immortal White Crane白鹤仙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Period fiction] [No fixed couple] [Not a fast-paced power fantasy] [Spatial dimension] The Alliance’s Cannon Fodder Supporting Female Characters Department is restructuring its teams. They’re short-staffed, so Yuan Xue, who was already on the verge of retirement, gets called back and put in charge of the Period Supporting Female Characters team, along with her retirement-oriented System, A Jin. Yuan Xue looks at the points she just exchanged for cash: A Jin: Master, the d 4.2kReads7.6Score223Shelves

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    The female protagonist in the first quick transmigration story is the kind without a romantic partner; she simply follows the plot, completes tasks, modifies the timeline, and then leaves gracefully. She uses her humanity to eliminate the original owner's enemies from her past life, and that's pretty much it.

16. 716 嫁 Marrying a Rough-and-Ready Officer! The Sweet Beauty Can’t Handle Him 嫁糙痞军官！娇软美人顶不住了 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted [Military marriage in a bygone era, marriage first and love later; the male lead is a rugged, roguish, devoted soldier, the female lead is a goofy beauty; both devoted only to each other, incredibly sweet. Note: The heroine grows over time. She is not an all-powerful female lead.] Shen Zhiyi is a ditzy beauty. As a nobody among nobodies, she never made much money. Then she hit the jackpot and won 10 million yuan. Just as she was about to celebrate, she drank herself to death. Well, not quite to 666Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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    1. **"After Elopement with My Childhood Sweetheart, the Rough-Hearted Chief Officer Went Crazy"** 9.0 Points, a drama queen heroine x a rough-and-tumble husband chasing after his wife, 122,000 readers following! 2. **"Married to a Rough-Hearted Military Officer! The Delicate Beauty Couldn't Resist"** 9.0 Points, a loyal military officer x a sweet beauty, high sugar content warning! 3. **"Going to the Army to Divorce, I Was Kissed and Cried by a Cold-Faced Officer"** 9.2 Points, family drama + wife-chasing saga, 527,000 highly recommended! 4. **"80S Military Marriage, Sharing a Bed but Refusing to Divorce, Why Are You Crying?"** 8.7 Points, a protective male lead x a tsundere heroine, currently serialized, 170,000 readers waiting for updates!

17. 717 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 13.8kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Zhou Nanxu, a soldier in the army, received two letters from his hometown. The first: "Your mother spent 500 yuan to find you a beautiful wife; I eagerly await your return." The second: "Your wife suggested separating the household; your mother has already moved out and is living with her." 🌸 With a stunningly beautiful mixed-race face, she went to the military family compound and asked the man, "I don't want to work hard anymore; can you support me?"

18. 718 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 56kReads8.9Score5kShelves
19. 719 七 The 1970s: Am I Going Crazy Again? 七零年代，又发癫了吗？ Tang Lin from Xiangzhou香州的唐林Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Sent to the Countryside] [Smart Protagonist] [No Military Marriage] [No Rough He-Man] [No Love-Brain] Bad news: Li Yunshu has transmigrated. Good news: her pocket dimension came with her. Looking at the green-tea stepsister, the sweet-and-innocent stepmother, the invisible older brother, the sister-in-law who only cares about her own family, and the original owner's trashy father, Li Yunshu took a deep breath. Well, that makes a full set of top-tier relatives, just as every tra 39Reads—Score102Shelves
20. 720 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 14.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    The first book is a slice-of-life story, simple and heartwarming. The author's writing is excellent, the characters are vivid and lifelike, and the family, friendship, and love relationships are all superb! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The second book features a female protagonist and her entire family of ruthless individuals, each with over 800 schemes in their heads. Everyone is intelligent, and the female protagonist is very well-developed. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] The third book is similar to the first, focusing on everyday life in a hutong (traditional alleyway). [Smirking]

21. 721 八 Sweet Wife in the Eighties, Blushing as the Chaste Officer Courts Her 八零甜妻脸红红，禁欲军官追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1980s Military Marriage + Transmigration into a Book + Not a Strong Female Lead + No Starting a Business] [Timid, Cowardly, Teary-Eyed, Wimpish Heroine + A Chaste, Tsundere, Protective, Affectionate Military Officer Husband] She’d only read a short story before bed, but when Yu Suihuan woke up, she had transmigrated into a book. Worse, she’d become the slovenly, universally disliked supporting female character with the same name, known as the family compound’s worst troublemaker. Thinking about 7.4kReads8.5Score627Shelves
22. 722 七 I Was No Cannon Fodder in the 1970s 七十年代我不是炮灰 Watermelon Spitting Seeds西瓜吐籽Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted Wang Chunlan dreams about her life and discovers that someone stole her boyfriend, she failed to get into college, her brother became lame, and her parents lost face in the village. Luckily, none of this has happened yet. But the new heroine has a golden finger and is growing more and more beautiful, while her boyfriend drifts further and further away. Everyone who used to like her has switched their affections to the beautiful newcomer. What can she do? If she can't win in the looks department, 180Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    No poverty alleviation, no multiple pregnancies, no black market activities; both male and female leads are intelligent and virgins.

23. 723 兵 The Soldier Gets Rejected on a Blind Date, So a Female Educated Youth Volunteers Herself 兵哥哥相亲被拒，女知青毛遂自荐 Super A Detective on the Case超A侦探认真办案Modern Romance899k WordsCompleted [A self-reliant heroine] + [communications engineering major] + [raising kids] Lu Congyue, a soldier returning to his hometown for a visit, originally just wants to take care of a personal matter while he's there: find a mother for his two fallen comrades' orphaned children. But after he lays it all out, the village girl he's approached turns him down without hesitation. As it happens, the young female intellectual sent to the countryside, Ye Shuyi, overhears everything. "Comrade Lu, what do you 283Reads7.5Score—Shelves
24. 724 八 The Fierce Eldest Sister of the 80s Crashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding from the Start 八零长姐如虎开局砸了渣爹结婚宴 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + 1980s + light ensemble cast + false rebirth + adorable children + satisfying revenge + no golden finger + family drama] Her scumbag father brought his mistress home, moved into his ex-wife's house, slept in her bed, and even abused her children! Then Yao Shula, specially brought in to deal with the scumbag father, was reborn. She had to deal with her scumbag father and his mistress, and look after her younger siblings too. And since she'd come all this way, she might as wel 70kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
25. 725 恶 My Wicked Ex-Wife Throws Herself Into My Arms in Tears, and I Kiss Her Better 恶毒前妻扑到怀里哭，大佬亲哭她 Song Muchao宋暮朝Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted (Live comments + Raising kids in the 1970s + Accompanying the army in the Northwest + The whole family’s darling) (Delicate, spoiled local heroine with a passionate heart, love after marriage) On the night before her divorce, scrolling comments suddenly appeared before Gu Shuning’s eyes: [So stupid. She got tricked by a pretty boy, abandoned her husband and child, and is practically begging to die!] [How could her own mother have figured any of this out? Her left brain is filled with water, her 2.5kReads8.1Score106Shelves

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    This is it! The female lead is the darling of her family; she's a bit demanding, he's a bit spoiled, there are comments on the screen, the male and female leads are sweet together, it's a very good sweet romance novel, the child is exceptionally well-behaved, and they've now moved to the Northwest to accompany the military.

26. 726 年 Era of Arranged Marriages: Dumping the Infertile Scumbag and Having Triplets in the First Pregnancy 年代换亲，甩不孕渣夫后一胎三宝 Jiang Jiuyi江九疑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage swap in the 1980s + marriage first, love later + raising kids + doting on his wife + medicine + building a fortune] Lu Baiwei and her stepsister, Lu Jiaojiao, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Jiaojiao stole her arranged marriage and married He Ting, a young educated man from the capital. She enjoyed a brief spell of glory. Not long afterward, trouble struck He Ting’s family, and the whole family was sent to a state farm. Lu Jiaojiao also had to help He Ting raise his nephe 7.2kReads9.0Score759Shelves

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    1. Rebirth buff maxed out, male lead is love-obsessed, so sweet, I love reading it. The ensemble cast is excellent, every character is well-developed, and every couple is great. Medical school + university entrance exams, the romance is also very touching. 2. A must-read for fans of awful family dynamics! Highly recommend this one. It deals with awful family members. The female lead's father is loving and doting on his wife, as is her mother. Both are very clear-headed; they know the female lead has a special space, but they understand it's her destiny and don't think the other children should also know and monopolize it. The female lead's younger brother is also really cute. 😸😸

27. 727 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Got Together with the Devoted Second Male Lead 穿到70年代和深情男二在一起了 Five Flowers, Ten Blossoms五花十朵Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted Liang Qingyou transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s after falling ill, but she becomes a cannon-fodder female character who dies young. She died of illness, only to transmigrate into a version of herself who dies young. Heaven has given her another chance, and this time she has to change the ending. At the same time, why is the devoted second male lead next door, the soldier, looking at her more and more strangely??? Lin Ye: Qingyou, where are you going? Hmm? Answer me! Liang Qingyou: This 3.9kReads8.3Score295Shelves

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    The female lead doesn't help the poor or go to the black market, the male lead is devoted to her, and there are no misunderstandings between them.

28. 728 美 The Delicious Everyday Life of Raising Kids in the 1960s 美滋美味的六零养娃日常 Little Gu Who Loves Hydrangea Pines喜欢绣球松的小谷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Welcome to Tomato Novel to read Guzi's other works. Yu Rujia was sent to the countryside, to Shangfen Brigade. Conditions were limited, but we had everything we needed, both in terms of facilities and resources. With four children tucked away in her little home, she'd occasionally poke her head out to gossip. Ah, what a wonderful life! This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. 3.8kReads8.6Score235Shelves

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    Xia Jingrong took half a month's leave to settle the Xia family. He'd be returning to the military region after his leave, and today was his last day at the Shangfen Brigade. The little guy was a little over a year old. After the Xia family's accident, he suffered a few days initially, but after being taken in by Yu Rujia, he hadn't suffered anymore. The youngest generation of the Xia family had four children: Duofu, a little over three years old; the twins Duolu and Duoshou, both a little over one year old; and Duoxi, six months old. They were all with Yu Rujia now. The chubby, soft-bodied Duolu rubbed against him, grinning, "Auntie, good! Lulu, Xi, likes it!" After seeing Xia Jingrong off, Yu Rujia squatted down beside Duofu: "Auntie has things to do. Duofu, can you help Auntie look after your little brothers?" After more than half a month together, Duofu had already made looking after his brothers his daily job. He agreed to Yu Rujia's request without hesitation. Duofu: "Duofu will take good care of my brothers. Auntie, go ahead and do your work."

29. 729 你 If You Dare Turn My Dad into a Stepfather, I'll Send You to Labor Camp 你敢亲爹变后爹，我就送你去劳改 Snow Falls Without a Trace落雪无影Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + space + punishing scoundrels + black eats black] My writing may be limited, but writing a book is no easy task. If you don't like it, please stop reading, but don't leave a bad review. Thank you, dear readers! Li Ningfei touched her forehead, where blood kept dripping down, and stared at the middle-aged man with a twisted face before her. Countless memories surged into her mind... She realized she had transmigrated into a book! The middle 1.7kReads8.7Score166Shelves

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    All of these apply: not dating while living in the countryside, and enjoys double-crossing.

30. 730 年 Period: The Shameless Villains Live to a Ripe Old Age 年代：缺德反派们长命百岁了 Orange Ears of Grain橙穗穗Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + pocket dimension + cozy daily life] Meng Yu has one wish: for her whole family to live long, peaceful lives. They are the troublesome relatives of the heroine in a period novel. They are stepping-stones who make the heroine shine. They are the heartless villains in the book. In the original ending, the whole family of six villains opposes the heroine and brings about their own destruction. Then Meng Yu arrives, changing the fate that had already been set. She claims the heroine’ 12.7kReads7.8Score925Shelves
31. 731 女 The Female Lead Not Only Speaks Her Mind, She Also Spreads Rumors 女主不光长了嘴，她还会造谣 Keeping to the Dark, Knowing the White守黑知白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xie Longxi grew up in the countryside. At sixteen, her biological parents claimed her, and she successfully made the transition from the countryside to the city, then back to the countryside. Her birth parents had claimed her so she could take her two-years-younger full sister, Xie Weihong's, place when she was sent down to the countryside. Forced to go down to the countryside, she finally endured countless hardships to return to the city. First, she broke up with her boyfriend, then her ex-boyf 5.5kReads8.4Score616Shelves

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    Absolutely worth watching. First, you work hard to get into a state-owned enterprise, then you can start your own business.

32. 732 六 The Sixties: We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is the Tycoon Having Second Thoughts? 六零：说好离婚，大佬怎么后悔了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [1960s setting + pocket dimension + returning to the city as a dual-income couple + beautiful, ordinary orphan heroine × prickly educated youth + marriage before love + self-interest above all + devoted to each other] Gu Qingxu, a pampered young lady since childhood, transmigrates into a book! She becomes an ordinary orphan in a period novel, and opens her eyes on her wedding night. While she's still trying to make sense of things, the man beside her suddenly rolls over and grits out in her ear, 4.8kReads8.4Score310Shelves

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    Both working parents returned to the city; a pretty, ordinary, orphaned girl versus a rebellious educated youth.

33. 733 快 Quick Transmigration Era: I'm Just a Laid-Back Player 快穿年代：我只是个生活流玩家 Fusang Tree扶桑树Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Alternate-history eras + quick transmigration + slice-of-life System + no fixed couple for now Before being reborn, Hanzhi hears a humble yet stubborn plea: “Please bind with me. I can give you a second life, too!” After drifting for a long time, the slice-of-life System 444, saddled with an ominous code name, thinks it has finally found the perfect Host: Hanzhi, an extraordinarily unlucky person who died young after a careless underworld official mistakenly snatched her soul, then kept her in t 2.9kReads8.7Score202Shelves
34. 734 七 Life in the 1970s: I’m a Socially Anxious Girl, and He’s Possessive 七零日常：社恐的我占有欲强的他 No Discomfort无不适Modern Romance775k WordsOngoing [Period setting + military marriage + System + everyday family life + social anxiety + possessiveness] Wen Ran has been socially anxious since birth. Her lifelong dream is to never leave the house, never work, and never socialize. At long last, she leaves home to go to the hospital, only to be accidentally injured in a medical dispute and die on the spot. When she opens her eyes again, she's in the 1970s, in the body of another unlucky homebody with social anxiety. The good news: the original ow 21.9kReads6.1Score2.4kShelves
35. 735 六 The Happy Life of a Railway Compound in the 1960s 六零：铁路家属院的美满生活 Dozing Off打瞌睡呢Modern Romance932k WordsOngoing The rating just opened and will rise! [Strong, tragic, prison-boss male lead × beautiful, easygoing female writer] [No rural relocation + no black market + everyday family life + mutual healing + sweet romance] What does a life of wealth and glory in my next life have to do with this one? Lin Xia was a modern web novelist and short-form comic artist with tens of thousands of followers. An accident blew her and her whole home to smithereens. When offered a chance to drink Granny Meng's soup and b 145.3kReads9.0Score17.3kShelves
36. 736 病 The Sickly Beauty's Commanding Officer Is So Good at Caring for People 病美人的大院首长，超会疼人 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only partners, doted on by the whole family] In her previous life, Jiang Qingqian was the most pampered young woman in the residential compound. Frail from birth, she was cherished by her parents and protected by her three older brothers. But she married the wrong man. The scumbag caused her parents to be sent to the countryside, where they died miserably, while all three of her brothers were killed, their heads separated from their bodies, and died with grievances u 3.7kReads8.9Score314Shelves

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    Both of these are good; they are both complete works, and the female protagonist doesn't participate in poverty alleviation or go to rural areas.

37. 737 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Lin Sanni’s Country Life 重生七零，林三妮的乡下日常 Jiang Li, One Zhu蒋励一只朱Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Life + Golden Finger (Useful in the Early Stages) + Educated Youth + No Romance] Lin Yun discovers she has been reborn as Lin Sanni, a young country girl in the northeastern countryside of the 1970s. To her surprise, her old rented apartment has come along with her, and she’s also gained a shopping System. In her previous life, she was an orphan. Now she has a family, and has even had a brief taste of friendship. She has adapted well to life here, too. But the educated y 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a country girl. It's not about helping the poor, there's no romantic pairing, and she just wants to live a good life. It's filled with everyday family drama and has a slow pace, perfect for reading before bed.

38. 738 七 The Seventies: Everyone in the Family Is Obsessed With the Grind, and Completely Unhinged 七零，卷，全家都卷，还癫 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period + spatial dimension + military marriage + pampered romance + mischievous comedy + feel-good power fantasy + family life + outrageous parents who dote on their daughter + face-slapping + talented heroine] This is the story of an ordinary farming family that gradually rises from the humblest beginnings to become a wealthy household. Also known as: “The 1970s: If You Treat Me Badly, I Won’t Take You Along for the Ride” A lighthearted comedy about building a career, a whol 20.4kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    🔥Oh my god, ①it's hilarious! Fighting against awful characters, the mix-up of real and fake heiresses, and getting revenge on leeching relatives are all so funny and entertaining. I laughed so hard I almost choked on my food! 🔥②Although there are a lot of awful characters, it's really good. The ups and downs are amazing. One minute I'm angry and depressed, and the next, my breasts feel so much better! 🔥③It's a female-centric novel. The female lead never compromises herself. The plot is both exciting and logical. None of the sons in the female lead's family are particularly eccentric, and she can handle them all. Plus, the whole family is united, which is a great point.

39. 739 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
40. 740 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 30kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
41. 741 亲 After My Biological Brother Was Reborn, the Real Heiress Returned 亲哥重生后，真千金回归了 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Lin Yanhui is miserable. Her paternal grandparents favor boys over girls, her father is taciturn, and her mother has a sharp tongue and a sharper heart. And now her name is Huang Zhaodi. In the middle of her chaotic life, she never imagined that one day a group of people would show up at her home and tell her she was their biological daughter! Lin Yanhui: !!! - It wasn’t until three days before Lin Rui died in the line of duty that he learned his family had raised someone else’s child. When they 35.6kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
42. 742 七 Gossip in the Seventies: Even If the Kids Go Without, Their Mother Won’t 七零吃瓜：亏了娃也不能苦了娘 Yellow With a Hint of Green黄中带绿Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted Xu Dongmai, an overworked office worker, transmigrates to the 1970s and somehow becomes a mother without ever marrying or getting pregnant. She gets four grown sons for free, painlessly. Luckily, the original owner had already laid the groundwork for her, so Xu Dongmai sleeps until she wakes naturally every day and leaves everything at home to the kids. After getting her golden finger, her biggest daily worry is what to eat. One day, her soldier husband comes home after leaving the army. Looking 1.9kReads7.2Score101Shelves
43. 743 穿 Transmigrate to 1960: A Permanent Job at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative Is Mine 穿越60：小小供销社正式工拿捏 Two Geese Return二雁归Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted Transmigration + fiercely protective + urban household registration (no rural relocation) + work at a supply and marketing cooperative + everyday life [No golden finger!!!] [She won't take the college entrance exam. She's not good enough to get into Peking or Tsinghua.] [Dialect warning!!! The author will explain what things mean. If that bothers you, don't read.] [No romance. The author has cut off her chance at marriage, though if readers want a romance, it could appear in an extra.] Wang Hong 596Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    Both are period dramas. The first one features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a family life with a high degree of emotional depth; she has no romantic partner, focuses on her career, and avoids the black market. The second one also has no romantic partner; the female protagonist transmigrates into a child, works on scriptwriting, avoids the black market, and diligently studies and builds her career.

44. 744 穿 Transported to the Future, My Husband and Son Compete to Win My Affection 穿到未来，老公儿子各凭本事争宠 Don't Dream of Rain别梦雨Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads6.7Score108Shelves

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    🌸🌸So beautiful, absolutely amazing! 🌺World Two: The female lead is the village beauty, working at the supply and marketing cooperative. She's determined to marry a rich man. The male lead happens to come to the cooperative to buy milk candy and falls in love with her at first sight. She also considers him a potential partner. The male lead lives in a small villa; his father is a factory manager and doesn't need to work. He spends all his time at the cooperative watching the female lead, determined to pursue her. After they get married, the female lead quits her job, and they enjoy a comfortable life at home together!

45. 745 七 A Delicate Beauty of the 1970s Has the Cold-Faced Officer Wrapped Around Her Finger 七零娇气美人，冷面军官被拿捏 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After graduating from high school, Ye Jinli, who had no job, had to choose between going to the countryside and getting married. Ye Jinli: There’s no way I’m going to the countryside. She couldn’t take that kind of hardship, so her only option was to marry well. But the cadre her neighbor introduced her to was snatched up by her stepsister before their blind date. Fine, let her have him. He was divorced anyway, and Ye Jinli wasn’t interested in him. Then she met a handsome military officer with 11.7kReads7.5Score989Shelves

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    The female lead was reborn as a baby; her mother divorced her husband after the woman got married.

46. 746 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the ’90s: The Actress Conquers Showbiz 穿书九零，女影帝在娱乐圈杀疯了 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [1990s + transmigrate into a book + feel-good story + entertainment + creative industries + making money + no romance] The heroine is sweet-tongued, outgoing, and smart. Gao You, who had been an actress in her previous life, transmigrated. She transmigrated into a feel-good novel set in the 1990s, where she became Gao You, a cannon-fodder character who antagonized the male lead's first love. Determined to become financially independent, Gao You decided to return to her old line of work. This tim 556Reads8.9Score104Shelves
47. 747 重 Reborn in the 1970s: After Divorcing, I Cleared Out My In-Laws’ Home and Went to the Countryside 重生七零：离婚搬空婆家去下乡 Laughing Mad Sword狂剑笑Modern Romance638k WordsOngoing [1970s Setting, Rebirth Power Fantasy, Spirit Spring Space, Making a Fortune, Miracle Doctor, Revenge] Synopsis: On the sixteenth day of her marriage, Xiao Mandong grabbed a thermos full of boiling water and smashed it over her cheating husband and widowed sister-in-law on the bed! In her previous life, she had given everything to support the Lu family, only to have her child switched, her loved ones die tragically, and herself left to die alone with terminal lung cancer. Reborn, she refused to 5.4kReads6.5Score602Shelves

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    It's a good show; the female lead doesn't help the poor, doesn't have many children, doesn't take on extramarital affairs, and doesn't lie.

48. 748 六 The Villainous Beauty of the 1960s Was Stolen Away 六零恶毒美媚娇被强取豪夺了 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted (A gorgeous, self-centered female lead + a male lead who’s clever as can be but hopelessly lovesick) Qin Sang has an unbelievably beautiful face, but she’s selfish to the core. She’s had an easy ride since birth. Once she grew up, her looks brought her even more perks, and even Factory Director Pei, who’d just transferred from the capital, fell at her feet. Then one day, Sang Sang saw a line of text above Bai Tingting, the Bai family’s “fake heiress.” It said something about transmigrating in 8kReads8.0Score489Shelves
49. 749 七 A Military Wife’s Ambitions in the 1970s 七零军嫂事业忙 Li Furong栗芙蓉Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Joining the Army + Career-Oriented Female Lead + Rugged Man] For some reason, Jiang Nian dreamed of her late parents. Then she used her mother’s bracelet to unlock a wondrous pocket dimension. Guided by the scenes in her dream, she began selling off the family’s assets and stockpiling supplies. One quiet night, Jiang Nian transmigrated to 1973. Believing that when in Rome, one should do as the Romans do, she began her new life. The benefactor who saved her ad 1.8kReads7.3Score161Shelves

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    That bag contains this book.

50. 750 七 The 1970s: This Guy's a Keeper, He Really Does Give Me His Money 七零：这对象能处，有钱他是真给 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + Transmigrate Into a Book + Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love] Jiang Junyao was a hugely popular modern-day actress, singer, and host, a top-tier heiress with tens of millions of fans and all kinds of other labels. After casually criticizing the doomed ex-wife in a Mary Sue novel written by her best friend, she went to sleep and woke up inside the book. They say if you can’t stand “her,” become “her” yourself. She transmigrated in the morning, and before she could even figure ou 4.2kReads8.7Score263Shelves

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    🌿🌿The male lead comes from a wealthy family. The female lead transmigrates in the morning, and before she can even figure out what's going on, she has to go to work the night shift at the textile factory that afternoon... [Facepalm] She can't even drive the donkeys in the production team. Her husband is a college graduate, her parents-in-law are university professors, and all her extended family members work in offices. So, she's the only textile factory worker from the countryside in the whole family?

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