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. 101 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.6kReads9.0Score432Shelves

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   A collection of novels set in a sophisticated and self-centered era. ✨ First book: [Era + Pampered Family + Sophisticated Self-Centeredness + Sweet Romance + Daily Life + Eccentric Family + Extreme Characters + Parallel Universe + No Rural Demise] (Family portrait, everyone is a protagonist, but from the female lead's perspective. The female lead appears naive and innocent.) ✨ Second book: [Era + System + Villain + Unethical + Few Extreme Characters + No Rural Demise + Satisfying Read + No Internal Strife] (How to avoid extreme characters around you? Become the biggest extreme character yourself!) Transmigrating into a book isn't scary; what's scary is transmigrating into a tragic and vicious cannon fodder character. Let's take a look at He Ruixue's family: the eldest brother is reckless, the eldest sister-in-law is shrewish, the second sister and brother-in-law are both love-struck, and the third brother and sister-in-law are lazy and indecisive. The original owner, as the favored youngest daughter of her parents, embodies all the family's flaws: lazy, domineering, arrogant, and vain… Aside from a pretty face, she's basically useless. Yet, the family affection the female lead craves most is readily available to her. As a contrast, her existence is a thorn in the female lead's side. In the original book, she and her family met tragic ends, becoming the female lead's stepping stones. He Ruixue fell silent. "Is it too late for me to clear my name?" Fortunately, her golden finger arrived late but surely—activating the Great Villain System. Any action consistent with her character's traits triggers a critical hit. [Stealing one egg, 20x critical hit, gain 20 eggs] [Deceiving a sales clerk at a county-level grocery store, 15x critical hit, gain a job in the purchasing department of the Second Department Store in the city] This actually works? No clearing my name, absolutely no clearing my name! ✨ [Third Book] Yang Yuan never expected that one day she would transmigrate and become the pseudo-best friend of the female lead in a period novel. Not only did she burn the female lead's love letters, but she also met a bad end. Well, fortunately, she doesn't have many scenes. With a little scheming, she can salvage her life. What? Going to the countryside? Impossible, absolutely impossible. I'm just lazy, greedy, and cunning, averse to work. So what if I take advantage of others? So what if I'm cunning? Isn't that what it means to be cunning? The female lead is sophisticated and self-serving, imperfect, and doesn't go to the countryside or the black market. The male lead appears late in the story.

2. 102 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 20.9kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
3. 103 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.7kReads8.1Score682Shelves
4. 104 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves

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   This book is highly recommended! The male lead's character is amazing! Although the male and female leads are married from the beginning, the male lead is only mentioned in the early chapters because he's a soldier. The female lead's family is very kind, while the male lead's grandparents aren't so great, but his parents, brother, and sister are all very good. The female lead is a businesswoman, and the male lead is a military officer—it's quite interesting.

5. 105 身 Transmigrated to the Eighties, This Radiant Beauty Is Determined to Live Well 身穿八零，明媚美人要过好日子 Kong Cha of Jinding Temple金顶寺的孔茶Modern Romance196k WordsOngoing [1980s + Transmigration + Instinctive Attraction: A guileless but slightly clever 21st-century college student meets a steady, secretly passionate “domineering CEO” from 1988] Chu Zhitang transmigrates, body and all. She lands in the year 1988 in a parallel world, where she has no household registration. After finally managing to get a letter of introduction, she discovers that a letter alone is nowhere near enough. Then she meets a man who helps sort out her household registration and name. The 57Reads—Score112Shelves
6. 106 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet and Soft Female Lead 快穿：女配娇又软 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + beautiful and ruthless] Shen Xiantang was a wicked woman who wreaked havoc throughout the cultivation world. After failing her tribulation, she was captured by a System. To be reborn and change her fate, she decided to sign an agreement with the System, completing tasks in exchange for a chance to turn back time. She travels through various minor worlds, with just one task: survive. It sounds simple, but Shen Xiantang got stuck with an unreliable System. After delivering t 15kReads8.5Score864Shelves

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   This book is really good! [Admiration] The second small world is a period drama, which is also very good. The female lead doesn't tolerate being mistreated or helping others. For wealth and status, she doesn't hesitate to marry the factory director's scoundrel son and become his daughter-in-law. [Laughing][Laughing]

7. 107 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Vicious Female Supporting Character Becomes a Bewitching Beauty 快穿：当恶毒女配是娇媚尤物后 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Selfish, Vicious Female Lead + Beloved by All + Love at First Sight + No Fixed Couple + Immersive Roleplay] Ye Jiaoyue is a succubus who feeds on love, and beauty is her natural gift. After an accident binds her to a System, she begins traveling between worlds and playing the villainess. From then on, the favored sons of heaven in every world fall at her feet, eyes burning with desire. They become lovesick and obsessed with her! ① The gold-digging roommate of the female lead in a runaway-with-t 15.3kReads8.2Score640Shelves

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   Both of these are very good! [Admiration][Admiration] Both feature sophisticated and self-serving female protagonists who don't help the poor. There are also some period drama elements. [Laughing] In the first book, the second one, "The Snobbish and Selfish Village Flower," features a female protagonist who, for wealth and status, marries the factory director's scoundrel son and becomes his daughter-in-law. Facing the factory director's two-faced stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister-in-law, she displays her sharp tongue and meanness to the fullest. [Heart]

8. 108 七 The 1970s Educated Youth: The Villain Always Acts Pitiful Around Her 七零知青：反派总在她面前装可怜 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + period setting + sweet romance + almost childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance] Bai Qingci's parents arranged for her to go to the countryside to avoid danger. Before leaving, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that she would never return or see anyone she knew again. A month later, the Chen family arrived in the village after being sent down for reform. They had grown up in the same compound but barely spoken. She only wanted to treat him like a strange 6.1kReads9.0Score655Shelves

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   [What][What][What] The female lead is both stingy and cute. Because her family fell on hard times, she was sent to the countryside to take refuge. She worked hard every day and saved every penny. The male lead used his connections to be transferred to the same place as the female lead. Knowing that the female lead was stingy, he especially liked to swindle money from her. He loved to see the female lead's distress over money, which was very funny.

9. 109 大 Male Chauvinist? I Got Into College, So I’m Running Away 大男子主义？考上大学我决定跑路 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted Naive heiress x calculating male lead with questionable morals Transmigration into her own body + undocumented + sweet romance + transmigration into a book Jiang Yingyue transmigrated. The good news was that she was still in her own body. The bad news was that she had no legal identity. Short on money, she decided to sell her watch and keep her head down for a while. But because she was wearing such strange clothes, someone reported her as a spy, and she was hauled off to the Public Securit 910Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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   The first book also features a female protagonist who transmigrates into another body and is undocumented. To resolve this issue, she chooses to marry the male protagonist on their first meeting. The male protagonist comes from a prominent family, is handsome, capable, and is the police chief. It's a rare type of story. The second book also features a female protagonist who transmigrates into another body and is undocumented; it's also a good read, and the male protagonist is quite cunning.

10. 110 我 I Bound Myself to a Gossip System in the 1970s 我在年代绑定了吃瓜系统 Dreaming Another Hundred Thousand梦更十万Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Gossip System + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Life + Not a Strong Female Lead + Romance] On her way home from school, Song Hongjin comes across a house being ransacked and squeezes her way in to watch the spectacle. Suddenly, a gold melon seed the size of her palm comes flying toward her... At the last possible moment, her fake best friend Shen Danru rushes out to “save” her, knocking Song Hongjin to the ground. The gold seed first cracks Shen Danru's head, then bounces into Song Ho 779Reads7.4Score101Shelves

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    These books all feature characters who don't go to the countryside, don't help the poor, don't have many children, and whose female protagonists always put themselves first. [Laughing][Please follow][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

11. 111 穿 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1970s 穿到七十年代不下乡 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted Feng Wanyi is a fan of transmigration novels, and she often wishes she could transmigrate one day. She did transmigrate, but things don't seem to be going the way she imagined. Looking at the walls, which seem to belong to another era, Feng Wanyi feels like banging her head against them. She gives it a try, but apart from the wound on her head, she's still perfectly fine and right where she was. Just when she'd finally forced herself to accept her situation, they tell her she's being sent to the 2.2kReads8.9Score129Shelves

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    Spring, 1968. An ordinary morning. Downstairs in the textile factory dormitory. A group of women fanned themselves and discussed the issue of educated youth being sent to the countryside. "The educated youth office came again today, urging us to go, like they're on our deathbeds, it's so annoying." "You bet," Hu Dachun sighed. "I heard there are very few volunteers now, that's why they came to urge us, otherwise they won't have enough spots." Her youngest daughter would graduate high school in a month, no boyfriend, no job, and if she didn't find one soon, she'd have to go to the countryside. She didn't know why the policy was so strict this year. It was so worrying! As Zhao Lanhua sewed shoe soles, she complained, "A few years ago, everyone thought that going to the countryside would at least ensure we had enough to eat and wear, and wouldn't suffer too much. But now it seems like that was all bullshit. Kids are going to the countryside in droves, but very few return to the city. When they come home for the New Year, they all look like little beggars under the city walls—skinny and dark, like they could be blown away by a gust of wind. Not to mention, in some places, people are unscrupulous; everyone colludes to coax girls into marriage. How can we feel safe letting our children go to the countryside?" The group sighed, their faces clouded with worry, as if the sky were about to fall. Suddenly, they saw Qin Meilan carrying a basket, walking towards them with a bright, cheerful smile.

12. 112 六 Everyday Life in a 1960s Compound 六零年代大院生活日常 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted (Taking down awful relatives + traditional Chinese medicine + System + sign-in + daily life) After graduating from Jiangnan Medical College, Chen Wanru is assigned to work at the hospital affiliated with the Red Star Steel Mill and is also given housing. The housing is in a large residential compound with a dozen or so households. Let’s see how she makes life better and better for her family through these difficult times. 3kReads8.6Score139Shelves

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    Book 1: On her way home from school, Song Hongjin witnessed a house raid and squeezed her way in to watch the spectacle. Suddenly, a palm-sized golden melon seed flew towards her. Then, Song Hongjin was bound to a gossip-eating system. Song Hongjin panicked and went to find a sorceress to eliminate this "evil spirit"—the system! System: [I scoff at feudal superstition, but the gossip-eating system deserves your eternal kneeling. Host, are you willing to expose the true face of the sorceress and reveal the truth to Old Wang next door? (Yes/No)]... Book 2: Fighting the worst characters + Traditional Chinese Medicine + System + Daily Check-in + Daily Life Book 3: One day, Lin Xixi transmigrated and became the daughter of a worst character in a period novel. The worst character was cunning, lazy, greedy, and slippery; she could never get enough to eat and was useless at everything. Fortunately, her parents were doting fathers, and her two brothers also cherished their sister like the apple of their eye. The known plot is that none of their family members will have a good ending. What could she do? She had a knack for jinxing things; good predictions never came true, only bad ones. Lin Xixi used her jinxing ability to urge her parents on… Fourth book: Jacaranda transmigrated. She'd just moved into the family compound and hadn't even officially married her fiancé yet when she realized something was wrong with this world. Why did the young woman next door have the exact same name as the heroine of that repentance novel she'd read in her past life? And why did the kind-hearted woman across the street have such a similar name to the stepmother in that drama where she painstakingly raised three sons, only to die from an infection after donating bone marrow to her step-grandson…? Fifth book: Song Yu transmigrated into Song Jiayu of the Song family in Lushan Village. She knew her cousin next door was threatening to force a marriage exchange, and that the exchange partner was a sickly man with stunning good looks. What was she waiting for? For someone obsessed with looks, appearance was everything. Besides, she had a check-in system; she had nothing to worry about. But… [Completed the mission of uncovering Song Xiulan and Sun Changlei's secret rendezvous. Reward: A wedding gift package.] [Complete the mission of catching the adulterous couple in the compound, reward: a radio ticket] Book Six: Song Wan's first day after transmigrating, oh no, her first night, almost became an unlucky soul who died the moment she transmigrated. The next day, she discovered her work had been intercepted, so she immediately offered a few peanuts. The third day, she packed her bags and moved to another place to retire. Book Seven: In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life accommodating others and thinking of others, but in the end, no one praised her. This time, it's her turn, so she'll take care of herself first and make her own life better! Book Eight: Upon waking up, Lin An'an found herself transmigrated into a cannon fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she would be murdered by her so-called best friend, and then watch her spend her own money, sleep in her own bed, and raise her own child... Knowing the plot, Lin An'an decided to completely distance herself from her so-called best friend and her ideal blind date. Unexpectedly, Lin An'an, who only wanted to find a stable job and start a new life peacefully, unexpectedly married a fierce man and moved into a tenement. Watching the drama unfold is truly captivating! Book Nine: At a blind date, the green-glowing Yu Junsheng meets his equally green-glowing neighbor's "old wife," Cheng Jiajia. The two "oddballs" exchange a glance, hit it off immediately, and decisively abandon their blind date to form a partnership. After marrying into the tenement, Cheng Jiajia discovers that this compound truly lives up to its reputation as a place teeming with strange and eccentric characters—constant drama and endless gossip! Book Ten: On Lin Xiangnan's first day after transmigrating, her family is already arguing fiercely about going to the countryside. At first: It's just going to the countryside, right? With hundreds of millions of resources in her spatial dimension, she's not afraid of not thriving in the countryside! After helping her second grandfather hoe the fields for two days: Going to the countryside is out of the question. She's lazy, greedy, and can't stand any hardship.

13. 113 六 Living Life to the Fullest in the 1960s 六零年代恣意活着 A Thousand Dreams百变梦想Modern Romance3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Two Strong Leads + Period Setting + Daily Life] A career woman from the new century transmigrates as Ruan Mianmian and escapes her family of origin. When she reaches the right age, she marries Chen Yuan'an, a handsome, well-built regiment commander. They bicker in the early days, but later settle into a sweet life together: her husband dotes on her, and their son is clever and adorable. Both leads know how to enjoy life. In an era of scarcity, they use money to make sure they n 2kReads6.9Score100Shelves

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    The female lead is very self-centered, doing whatever makes her comfortable. She is pampered by her husband and has filial children, making her a definite top of the family food chain.

14. 114 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 313.9kReads9.1Score47.6kShelves
15. 115 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.3kReads8.2Score364Shelves
16. 116 吃 I Was Just Eating Some Gossip, So Why Is Everyone in This Compound a Heroine? 吃个瓜，怎么家属院里全是女主？ Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Joining Her Husband at His Posting + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Gossip + Rebirth] Lan Huaying has transmigrated to 1960 and become a young military wife making the long journey to her husband's base... As soon as she moves into the residential compound, she realizes something is off about this world. Why does the young wife next door have the exact same name as the heroine of that regret-and-redemption novel she read in her previous life? Why does the kind sister-in 4.2kReads8.9Score351Shelves
17. 117 重 Reborn in 1978: Taming a Wolfdog into a Loyal Companion 重生78，驯服狼犬成忠犬 Mo of Moling秣陵莫Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing [Rebirth | Business | Spirit Spring | Wolfdog Turns into Loyal Hound | Making Money and Going to College | Reunited with a Wealthy Family] In her previous life, Zhang Qinghe was bled dry and exploited by the Zhang family, reduced to a bargaining chip for their own gain. She was cruelly tricked into smashing her head against a pillar and died with resentment in her heart. Reborn in 1978, the year the college entrance exams were reinstated, she knows opportunity is right around the corner! She dec —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is worth a try. It doesn't involve taking over or helping others financially; the male lead is also part of the "golden finger" (a cheat ability), providing assistance to the female lead.

18. 118 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1990s, and Went from Village Heartthrob to Village... 穿书九零年代，我从舔狗村花变村 Shudeli树德里Modern Romance105k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book] [Torture the scumbags] [Feel-good story] "Er Gouzi, is this egg for me?" "You know perfectly well this is for..." "It's for me, right? Thanks!" Liu Xiaole, the CEO of the Beijing-based Lele Video, travels from 2030 into a period novel. The original heroine, who shares her name, is hopelessly in love and keeps throwing herself at her boyfriend, Li Kai. In the end, he and her best friend both betray her, even using her as a surrogate to have a child. Now, the powerful CE —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending a new book, and it's still quite short...

19. 119 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.5kReads8.9Score803Shelves
20. 120 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Rugged, Stoic Officer Dotes on Me 重生七零：糙汉冷面军官宠我入骨 Love Reading Weird Stories爱看诡故事Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + 1970s + Strong Female Lead + Rugged Man + Devoted Husband + Revenge + Face-Slapping + System Space] In her previous life, her wicked stepmother sold her to human traffickers for two hundred yuan. At the prime age of twenty-five, she was forced by the Zhou family's genteel scoundrel to die against a radiator in a grand house in the capital. Reborn on the day she was sold, she binds herself to the 1970s Comeback System and gains a space with spiritual fields and a healing spring. In thi 752Reads—Score144Shelves

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    I think this looks great!

21. 121 六 In the 1960s, My Partner Set Their Sights on Stealing My Grandpa’s Job 六零之对象立志要抢我爷饭碗 Plucking Flowers捻过花Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Era setting + pocket dimension + building wealth + everyday family life] Content warning: The main story does not cover the heroine's background before she transmigrates. If you'd like to learn about it, you can read the extra chapters first. On the first day Song Wan transmigrated, or rather, her first night, she nearly became the unlucky soul who died the moment she arrived. On the second day, she discovered someone had stolen the fruits of her labor, so she promptly sent them a few bullets 3.3kReads8.4Score180Shelves
22. 122 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Daily Gossip in the Compound in the 1960s 穿书六零：大院吃瓜日常 Yunyang Peach Cake云阳桃片Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + gossip-watching + a touch of ensemble cast) When Lin An’an wakes up, she has transmigrated into a historical novel as a disposable side character. According to the plot, her so-called best friend will rob her and kill her, then spend her money, sleep in her bed, and hit her child... Knowing how the story goes, Lin An’an decides to stay far away from both her so-called best friend and the seemingly perfect blind date. Who could have 4kReads8.4Score299Shelves
23. 123 六 The Sixties: Daily Gossip in a Compound Full of Eccentrics 六零：大杂院极品吃瓜日常 Golden Egg Egg金蛋蛋蛋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard compound + gossip + outrageous characters + everyday life + family squabbles + comedy + a touch of ensemble cast] Yu Junsheng is reborn and discovers he was a doormat who'd been used and betrayed at every turn. As a neighbor in the courtyard compound, he not only gave someone a house, a job, and a huge sum of money, but also raised that person's wife and child. Then, at just the right moment, he conveniently died to make way for them. In the end, all he got was a line from the treache 17.5kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
24. 124 被 My Military Officer Husband Heard My Thoughts, and Now He Won't Let Me Divorce Him! 被军官老公听到心声后离不掉了！ Hungry Again Today今天也很饿Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted (1970s, military spouse, adorable kids, food, mind-reading, cozy daily life) Shen Shuhe won five hundred million yuan in the lottery with a ticket she bought on a whim. She quickly bought a spacious apartment in the city center and stocked it with plenty of food and drinks. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a book. She had become the mother of the book's great villain, sharing the same name as the original character. Her eldest son was a genius in scientific research on 246Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    ① A story of love after marriage among educated youth, a slow and steady romance, without any special advantages. ② The male and female leads accidentally kiss each other, a story of love after marriage. ③ The special advantage is that the military officer husband can hear the female lead's thoughts, and there are food elements.

25. 125 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 103.8kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    What I hate most about historical fiction is seeing the female lead so frustrated and hesitant, always dragging her family down. These two books are different; one focuses on being satisfying and not frustrating. The first one, for example, focuses on a ruthless and crazy female lead—it's satisfying.

26. 126 逃 The Runaway Bride Wins Over the Handsome Factory Director and Embraces a Life of Passion 逃婚女拿下帅厂长，共赴滚烫人生 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted To escape her birth family’s schemes, Su Yunke stole the household registration booklet and fled in the middle of the night! Standing in an unfamiliar city, she had only one mao to her name. In an era when even a one-mao coin found on the street had to be handed over to the police, she encountered many kind people. With their warmth behind her, she fought her way to building a business empire of her own. Later, the tough man who cherished her above all else complained in a wounded voice, “B 1.4kReads—Score134Shelves

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    This definitely fits.

27. 127 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Kicking My Scumbag Ex to the Curb and Becoming a Mogul's Darling 重生九零脚踹渣男做大佬心尖宝 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + love after marriage + warm and healing + everyday child-rearing + everyday wealth-building] Only after Juzi died did she learn that she was a character in a tragic romance. In the story, she gave birth to a daughter, only to be looked down on by her mother-in-law and resented by her good-for-nothing husband for not bearing a son. He was even secretly seeing the factory director’s daughter. Unable to take it any longer, Juzi divorced him and took her daughter with her. 3.8kReads9.2Score360Shelves

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    Set in the 1990s, this story of getting rich and raising a child is set in a new world. Orange is reborn, decisively dumping her scumbag husband on her wedding day and marrying a gangster boss. She then quits her job, has a child, and starts her own business. Her former gangster husband remains by her side, his mantra being: "I only want little Orange!"

28. 128 穿 Transmigrating to the 1990s: My Husband Is a Cash Machine Sent from Heaven 穿越九零，天降取款机老公 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted A big, needy puppy of a man who craves security x a young woman focused on making money Zhuang Xiaoxiao transmigrated. When she woke up, she discovered she’d taken the bride’s place and spent the wedding night with the groom... Well, you know... no, really... the groom was pretty well-built!! Gu Cheng couldn’t say he was satisfied with his wedding night, either! Mainly because the bride was even more experienced than he was!! The two stared at each other in silence! Zhuang Xiaoxiao look 1.7kReads8.5Score113Shelves

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    Then I'll have to pull out my treasured bookshelf! The female lead is a wealthy heiress who returned from abroad, refusing to go to the countryside or become an educated youth, and transmigrates to the 1970s into a prominent family. She and the male lead are betrothed since childhood. It's super good! [Kissing emojis] The second book has a male lead who falls for the female lead at first sight and steals her away to marry her. The female lead transmigrates right on her wedding night with the male lead. The female lead starts a factory, and the male lead, who isn't a virgin, is terrified that she'll leave him, feeling unworthy of her. He's practically a humble puppy. (The author wrote the ending hastily; suddenly the ending wasn't enough! So many things were left unexplained before it ended.)

29. 129 对 The Comparison Group Crumbled, and Even My Dog Refuses to Move to the Countryside 对照组崩了，我家狗都不下乡 Wang Yi'an王一安Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder foil? Qiao Xiaoyu, who came from the apocalypse, just laughed. She has a System that manifests things from the universe, randomly dropping “coins” every day and even throwing in a bonus package of opportunities. Her eldest sister does scientific research, her second sister hooks a rich husband, and her little brother joins the public security bureau. As for her? With a wrench in hand, she fixes every machine in the factory by force, and casu 11.5kReads7.3Score981Shelves

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    Both are watchable in one go, no filler, no silly moments, highly recommended! [Heart][heart][heart][heart][heart][heart]

30. 130 让 They Told You to Be Cannon Fodder as an Educated Youth, but You Went to the Countryside and Married an Officer 让你做炮灰知青，你却下乡嫁军官 Zhou Buzhou周不舟Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted A dream showed Xia Zhaoran her future. A life of poverty and misery, and her father would even take his own life because of it... Terrified, she resolved to face things bravely and change her fate. But the future officer in her village became ever more deeply entangled with her. The ending, however, had long been set in stone. His fate had nothing to do with her. So she ran, and he pursued. Only at the brink of life and death did they finally confess all their love. He said, “From the moment you 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is very clear-headed, doesn't engage in poverty alleviation, has no system, and focuses on her own goals. There's no mindless pampering or overly sweet romance. Her assignment to the countryside is a policy requirement, unlike the second female lead who's just there to build her resume; she needs to work hard to return to Shanghai. Knowing the male lead will become a military commander, the second female lead pursues him relentlessly, but the male lead falls for the female lead, and the two build their lives together. The female lead also changes the lives of her loving parents and family through her own efforts. This is a story of love and protection, but everyone is clear-headed, although the male lead occasionally acts crazy for love.

31. 131 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Synopsis: A captivating story featuring a whirlwind romance, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, and a female lead who is a doctor while the male lead is a military officer.

32. 132 七 The 1970s: Her Mother Is an Educated Youth, Her Father a Peasant, and She Transmigrated 七零：知青妈泥腿子爸穿越的她 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1970s + no golden finger + no romance + family life + pampered by everyone + academic prodigy + studying] [This story is fictional. Please do not compare it with reality.] Zhou Ning failed to anger her scumbag father to death, and instead got slapped into becoming another Zhou Ning in a different world in the 1970s. Her mother is an educated youth, her father a poor farmer, and she’s suddenly become the only daughter in a mountain village in the 1970s? Right off the bat, she us 9.2kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
33. 133 假 The Fake Heiress Wants to Steal My Groom? Let Her! I Choose the Genius, Devoted Puppy 假千金抢亲？给她！我选天才忠犬 He Yu Xi合羽翕Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted couple + transmigration + sweet romance + satisfying read + a Pixiu space that brings in huge profits] Huo Qingqing died, then opened her eyes as the real daughter and cannon fodder in a period novel. In the book, the fake heiress is reborn and knows that the factory director she marries will become a billionaire. After being reborn, the fake heiress hooks up with the factory director early in this life, then deliberately shows up to steal the groom on Huo Qingqing’s wedding da 278Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is capable of not helping the poor, not having many children, not going to the black market, and meddling in other people's business.

34. 134 军 Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Has Unmatched Martial Arts 军婚爆宠：俏军嫂有绝世功夫 He Yu Xi合羽翕Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A completed military romance. Fast-paced and worth reading, so don't skip chapters! [Military Romance] [Sweet and Loving] [Strong Heroine] [She Gets Even] [No Dragging Things Out] [Not a Doormat] [Space] [Super-Satisfying Read] Zeng Wuyou died a pathetic death, transmigrated into the apocalypse, awakened an ability, and five years later was reborn in the 1970s. This time, she discovers that this world is actually a book, and she's nothing more than a cannon-fodder character. The heroine is the r 1.2kReads9.1Score149Shelves
35. 135 我 I Became a Working Girl in the 1990s 我在九零当打工妹 I Want to Win the Lottery Every Day每天都想中大奖Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Liu Tang is a recent college graduate, and every day she's so busy trying to find a job that she's completely frazzled. Then one night, she has a strange dream. To her surprise, the dream takes her to a rural village in the 1990s, where she's a high school student who failed the college entrance exam. What? There was more to her exam failure than meets the eye? Help! Finding a job is hard, but she doesn't want to take the college entrance exam again. It seems she can't go back, so she has no cho 9.4kReads8.4Score254Shelves
36. 136 时 Time Lingers, Years Leave Their Fragrance 时光缱绻，岁月生香 Rong Jingning容静宁Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted The Godfather said: “Those who can see through the nature of things in a second, and those who spend a lifetime unable to see clearly, are destined for entirely different fates.” There are many crossroads in life. Left or right? Either way, we stray from the path without realizing it. A tiny misstep can lead a thousand miles astray! In old age, Tao Kexin often sighed with regret: If there were a regret-erasing pill, she'd take it a hundred times. How wonderful it would be if life could start ove 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Standard three no's era text.

37. 137 美 My Beautiful Sister-in-Law Is a Treasure, and the Officer's Whole Family Dotes on Her 美貌长嫂是宝，军官全家宠爆 He Yu Xi合羽翕Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted [This novel is complete. A sweet, indulgent power fantasy you can finish in a day, set in the military-marriage era. A devoted couple, face-slapping, invincible hero, adored by everyone, past and present lives.] Male lead: Lin Shen Female lead: Lu Qianqian Their couple name is Lin Shen Meets Lu. Hehehe. Lu Qianqian transmigrates to 1978 and immediately runs into her aunt, who is trying to force her to marry an old bachelor. Lu Qianqian slaps her aunt right back, sending the widowed woman straigh 353Reads8.8Score—Shelves
38. 138 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 32.3kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    The female lead is very beautiful, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight, quickly finding a matchmaker to propose marriage. The female lead is intelligent and has high emotional intelligence. Although she's also career-oriented, she's not the typical domineering female lead; she spends most of her time enjoying life and spending time with her baby. Mainly, the male lead comes from a wealthy family and doesn't lack money, so he doesn't stop her from doing whatever she wants and paves the way for her. The female lead is well aware of this, so she often acts coquettishly towards the male lead and praises his abilities. They have a fair-skinned, chubby baby with big, watery eyes named Pangdun, who is incredibly cute. The author excels at depicting heartwarming daily life, making the reader feel as if they're watching Pangdun grow up and witnessing the happy life of three generations of the family. (The female lead transmigrates into the book...)

39. 139 让 You Were Sent to the Factory, and Became the Pride of a Great Nation? 让你进厂，你成了大国荣光？ White-Robed Scholar白衣秀士Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted (No Romance + Scientific Research + Academic Prodigy + System + Period Setting) Ye Anxin wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated to the 1960s. She had planned to take it easy and do as little as possible, but then a System drops from the sky. With a daily sign-in, her intelligence increases by one point. If that's how it is, then she won't hold back. Fully automatic rifles, rocket launchers, turbofan engines, bulletproof vests... These are all well within her reach. Now watch her bring g 4.9kReads8.5Score391Shelves

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    The first book was about a family full of cunning schemers; it was really satisfying to read, especially since the money wasn't exactly innocent either. The second book was purely about scientific research. I forgot the third one, but it was also very good. The fourth one was about a post-apocalyptic kid with superpowers who traveled to another era and wreaked havoc on his life—amazing! [Shy][shy]

40. 140 刘 Liu Cheapskate’s Daily Life 刘抠门的日常生活 Alice from Jiangyang County江阳县的艾丽丝Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Period drama, not reborn, no transmigration, no golden finger] Liu Xiaoyun has been stingy since she was little. Her family is poor, but not so poor that they can't afford food. She's the stingiest one in the family, and her mother dreams of marrying her off. Better to have her make life difficult for someone else's family than their own. Read on to see how Liu Xiaoyun makes married life a roaring success. 13.4kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book's protagonists don't go to the countryside, don't trade goods on the black market, and don't meddle in other people's affairs. The male lead isn't good at sweet talk, but the female lead can see his love through his actions. The second book's female lead is extremely stingy in daily life. Her parents give her money and buy her clothes, but she doesn't wear them; she returns them. Outsiders think her parents treat her badly [laughing emoji]. She doesn't go to the countryside; she gets married through a blind date, and even the male lead is shocked by her stinginess after marriage.

41. 141 快 Quick Transmigration: The Side Character Doesn’t Waste Time, She Takes Down Scumbags Fast 快穿：女配不磨矶她虐渣超快 Brave Mimi勇敢咪咪Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no fixed pairing + modest golden finger + no handouts + System + swift comeuppance for scumbags + period settings + parallel worlds] After dying unexpectedly at the age of one hundred, Baisui becomes a quick-transmigration agent for supporting female characters. When she faces scumbag men and vile women in the small worlds, she gives a swat with her little cat paw and sends her enemies straight to the afterlife in an instant! Then she settles down to enjoy her own comfort 2.6kReads8.9Score188Shelves

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    This book fits the bill, with half of the dozen or so stories set in historical periods! Moreover, it absolutely does not fawn over the male lead or engage in charity work; the female lead is decisive and efficient in her actions.

42. 142 六 The Foolish Cannon Fodder of the Sixties Is Impossibly Beautiful 六零笨蛋炮灰实在过份美丽 Rebellious Pig叛逆猪Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + no relocation to the countryside + a self-serving airhead heroine + slight everyone-loves-her vibe + seven-year age gap + high-ranking male lead] [Marriage Before Love from the heroine’s perspective, love at first sight from the hero’s] With a handsome military officer for a father and a gentle, wealthy mother, Lin Xiuzhu is a bona fide rich beauty in the 1960s. But when she turns eighteen, memories from the 21st century awaken in her. She happi 6.6kReads8.0Score378Shelves

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    🔥These four books generally fit the titles🌸1. No Rural Settlement, Perfect Match. Female lead: A naive yet self-serving beauty, delicate and a little dramatic, but the darling of her family🥰 Male lead: cunning and possessive, but constantly suppressed by his beautiful but naive wife. The relationship progresses quickly but naturally. 🌸2. No Rural Settlement, Beloved Darling. The female lead transmigrates into the body of a ruthless villain's newlywed wife. The villainous family, who should have despised and schemed against her, instead elevate her even higher than her relatives in her previous life, vying to keep her shining brightly, untouched by any dust. 🌸3. A charming and alluring beauty VS a initially aloof and restrained but later lustful political official. The female lead is clear-headed, shrewd, and quick-witted, thriving in the business world. The male lead gradually falls for her and refuses to let go. 🌸4. A sweet and delicate spoiled brat vs. A possessive, doting father-son-like male lead who falls in love at first sight. The relationship progresses quickly. Shen Tangzhu was born into a pig-raising family in the village, and was pampered by her parents from a young age.

43. 143 过 One Taste Is Never Enough 过把瘾不够劲 Climbing the Peak to Claim the Throne登岳御极Urban383k WordsCompleted He’s gone from modern life back to the years before the millennium, only to discover he’s become Fang Yan, the male lead of A Taste of Life. He’s already fretting over how to avoid a terminal illness when a System unexpectedly appears to save his life. But simply enjoying life isn’t exciting enough anymore~ 375Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Looking for a good read? I highly recommend "Addiction Isn't Enough!" The male lead is a talented art restorer!! He's a former soldier!! He's skilled in both literature and martial arts!! It's not just mindless action!! The characters are incredibly well-developed…

44. 144 娇 The Delicate Beauty Was Doted on After She Transmigrated into a Period Novel 娇软美人穿到年代文后被宠上天了 Xie Mingyi谢明夷Modern Romance660k WordsCompleted [Soft, Sweet, Airheaded Beauty x Ruthless Villain] Xie Shu is breathtakingly beautiful, delicate and soft, and has been doted on by her family since childhood. Her only misfortune is congenital heart disease. She has been confined to a hospital room since birth and can’t go outside. One day, she wakes up to discover she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the new wife of the vicious villain, a woman who barely met him before he was killed for his many evil deeds. Xie Shu clutches her sleeve. 5.5kReads8.5Score459Shelves
45. 145 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
46. 146 甜 Sweet, Soft, and Delicate, She Gets Pampered by Her Rugged Husband 甜软娇气包，糙汉老公轻轻哄 Yu Yang Xiaohe鱼羊小和Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Both are each other’s one and only + super sweet] A sweet, soft, spoiled little darling x a fiercely possessive, fatherly male lead Shen Tangzhu was born into a family of pig farmers in the village. Her parents doted on her from the time she was little, and she grew up as their precious sweetheart. But she’s a total looks-first kind of girl, and she falls for Gu Qingxiao, an orphan who wandered into the village, at first sight. He has a secret identity. Shen’s parents think the wolf cub must ha 5.2kReads8.8Score449Shelves
47. 147 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance122k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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    I highly recommend this one! The female protagonist's body was once possessed by a time-traveling woman, but after regaining her body, she diligently manages her life in a period drama. The story is very interesting, and I strongly recommend it!

48. 148 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score350Shelves

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    The female protagonist goes to the countryside and shows off her amazing skills. While others secretly bide their time for years to prepare for the college entrance exam, this female protagonist rushes to wherever there's excitement. I'm incredibly envious of her spatial abilities and her devoted butler; it's so good, and genuinely ruthless. A satisfying read with a adorable, pampered protagonist—go for it!

49. 149 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is a rich second-generation heiress whose parents seized an opportunity to get rich. The male lead comes from a military and political family. The two are childhood sweethearts and the story is super good! The male lead is not aloof and has been peeling shrimp for the female lead since they were little.

50. 150 下 The Capitalist Heiress Fled with the Family Fortune Before Being Sent Down 下放前资本家大小姐卷家产跑路了 Xiao Xiaosa小小飒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + face-slapping scumbags + pocket dimension + building wealth + refusing to stress over things] A short drama and an audiobook version are now available! In 1966, the turmoil had begun. The Bai family, a red capitalist family that had once funded the war effort, was also facing confiscation of their property and exile to the countryside. The family was on the verge of falling apart. When disaster strikes, everyone looks out for themselves. Each branch of the family planned to fle 4.9kReads8.6Score409Shelves

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