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. 301 小 Life in a Little Courtyard 小院儿生活 Diva Girl作精少女Modern Romance652k WordsOngoing When Taohua married into the family, her mother told her that the Xiao family would most likely split up. But Taohua never expected it to happen so soon. (No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger: just working hard to live and striving to make a life.) 17.9kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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   The female lead in the second book is hilarious; the female lead in the third book has a whole family with a total of eight hundred cunning schemes.

2. 302 军 Everyday Life for the Children of a Military Compound 军属大院子女成长日常 Mo Buqing墨不清Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Until she was five, Jiang Youcheng lived in the countryside with her mother, grandmother, and younger brother, carefree and happy. Then, in the early summer of 1987, Jiang Youcheng's father came home... 3.2kReads8.8Score232Shelves
3. 303 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 17.8kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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   These are some of the more memorable historical fiction novels I've read. The first one is a farming-themed historical novel, depicting the female protagonist's life herding livestock on the Tianshan grasslands. The author portrays the lives of the herders in a very interesting way, and the various animals are described with great spirit. It's a great farming novel. The second one is a military-themed historical novel, where the female protagonist is a military doctor and the male protagonist is a top soldier. The author of this novel is truly excellent. There are no toxic elements or female rivalries; it portrays the spirit of dedication of people in that era who were not afraid of hardship, fatigue, or death in their efforts to build their country. It's truly a tearjerker. One hot season after another, their generation caught up with the construction that others had taken centuries to build in just a few decades—the sacrifices were truly immense. I highly recommend this novel, the 3rd one. It's a fast-paced, action-packed historical novel. The female lead has high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and exceptional execution skills. While others fight tooth and nail for a job, she uses her brains to become an unofficial employee in dozens of factories. Don't miss this if you want a fast-paced, action-packed novel! The 4th one is a super-rich historical novel. The female lead's character is also very interesting; she transmigrates... The overseas Chinese who returned to China to invest mainly focused on investing money, truly breaking free from the circles of educated youth, workers, and military wives. This is a rather unique period drama, the 5th book in the series. Both the male and female leads work within the system, which is rare in period dramas; most female leads are businesswomen. But after reading this book, you'll understand why the female lead was able to succeed in the system. The female lead in this book is absolutely ruthless and decisive. In other period dramas, a villain can linger for dozens or even hundreds of chapters, but in this book, the villain is eliminated by the female lead in just two or three chapters, leaving no trace. Yu Di, the male lead is also the rare gentle type. The 6th book is more like a hodgepodge, with various types of female leads from different historical novels appearing around the female lead, and the endings are all very realistic. The most outstanding thing about this book is the author's superb writing style. The plot is 8 points and the writing is 10 points. I was really amazed when I listened to the audiobook, especially the descriptions of the female lead in the countryside. The author's descriptions are extremely vivid, like a picture slowly unfolding before your eyes. It is worth reading. The above historical novels are all of the more unique types I have read. I highly recommend them!

4. 304 七 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score102Shelves

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   The female supporting character is just a bystander, not getting involved in the affairs between the time-traveling woman and the woman with cheat-like abilities, and quietly protecting herself in the educated youth compound.

5. 305 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 19.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
6. 306 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Awakens and Sells the Family Fortune to Join the Army 资本家小姐觉醒，掏空家产去随军 Chen Mozheng陈墨铮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigration into a book + bargain-hunting System + punishing scumbags + powerful team-up + sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside heiress vs. muscular, stone-faced team leader] Lu Rao was a socialite in Shanghai who had influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world. After an unexpected awakening, she discovered she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. Her second uncle had schemed against her whole family. Her father was missing, her mother 39.5kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves
7. 307 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.5kReads8.2Score358Shelves

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   🎋🎋🎋① The female lead's father had worked in a textile factory for over ten years and was the director of the finance department. The factory only had one position available, originally intended for the factory manager's daughter. The female lead had excellent grades, ranking first in the written exam. The factory manager and her father also had a good relationship. The factory manager's daughter was rather timid, and fearing she might be scared alone, the factory manager made an exception and hired her as well. After starting work, the female lead even submitted an article to the factory's newspaper, which was published. Therefore, the factory manager assigned both the female lead and her daughter to work in the publicity department.

8. 308 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves
9. 309 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.4kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
10. 310 七 The 1970s' Adored Couch Potato: She Really Isn't Bragging! 七零娇宠咸鱼之她真没在凡尔赛！ Cheerful, Sunny, Lucky Goose开朗阳光幸运鹅Modern Romance773k WordsOngoing *A lazy, well-fed cutie vs. a secretary who acts abstinent in public but is a devoted pervert in private, with a fatherly streak [Powerful man lowers his head + age gap + love at first sight + sweet and satisfying] [The heroine is a native with a refined, self-serving streak and a strong sense that she deserves the best. She won’t lose weight, move to the countryside, or go to the black market.] Baozhu, a precious little treasure. Everyone who sees Xue Baozhu can’t help but marvel at how lucky 10.8kReads7.1Score603Shelves

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    The female lead met the male lead while they were in school. The female lead is sophisticated, self-centered, and a native. It's super sweet.

11. 311 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    The story begins in the 1970s. The female protagonist's mother has passed away, her brother is deaf and partially disabled, and her father is a gambler. With no other choice, she becomes fierce and assertive, forcing her father to work hard while she studies diligently to earn money to buy her brother a hearing aid. The male protagonist is the son of the factory director of the female protagonist's father's factory. He helps the female protagonist, and the two walk side by side, spending their lives in harmony.

12. 312 恶 After the Wicked Darling Toyed with the Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir, She Became Everyone's Darling! 恶娇玩弄港圈太子爷后，被团宠！ Oreo Is a Kitty奥利奥是猫猫Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good 1990s Romance + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Pampered by the Whole Family + Building Wealth] [Unhinged, Alluring, and Cunning Beauty × Scheming, Ruthless Young Master of Hong Kong] Su Miaomiao died, then came back to life. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled to Beishan City in 1989. From the start, her fake best friend drugged her and bundled her off to Wansinian's bed. Who was Wansinian? Hong Kong's top tycoon's heir, infamous for being a ruthless madman. Any woman w 3.3kReads8.5Score391Shelves

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    ✨✨The heir to a top-tier conglomerate in Hong Kong is notoriously ruthless and insane; any woman who gets close to him either goes insane or becomes disabled. Unfortunately, every villain has their match. The female protagonist, Su Miaomiao, transmigrates into his body, kidnaps him, strips him, plays with him, and relentlessly dances the cha-cha across his bottom line. She even carves the character "" (Miao) on his chest with a knife as her exclusive mark [shy][a masterpiece], before finally lifting her skirt and running away! 🌈Wan's parents weep with joy: "Our ancestors have shown us! Finally, someone can tame this devil!" Wan Sinian, however, has bloodshot eyes and corners her in the alley: "Playing and running away? Su Miaomiao, who taught you manners?"

13. 313 弹 The On-Screen Comments Terrify the Delicate 1970s Female Lead, and the Big Shot Holds Her Close to Comfort Her 弹幕吓坏七零娇女配，大佬掐腰哄 Sweet Medicine甜药Modern Romance858k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history era + spoiler-filled comments + stealing someone’s sweetheart + pure indulgence + building wealth + everyday family life. A possessive, doting, aristocratic young man sent down to the countryside × a spoiled, coquettish beauty transformed by the comments] As the only daughter of the village chief of Songjia Village, Song Jiaojiao is every bit as sweet as her name. Her whole family has spoiled her since childhood. Shen Yanli, the educated youth she met through matchmaking, fell 18.7kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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    This is the best book I've read recently. It doesn't have any cheat codes; the male lead is a bit of a wimp, and the female lead is a bit of a sunshine. It's a very unique period novel, and I recommend it to you.

14. 314 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6.2kReads9.1Score450Shelves

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    [Beautiful and sweet-talking wife + gentle and healing rough husband] Waking up to find herself back in the 1970s on her wedding night, in an arranged marriage, her husband is a model citizen, charming and handsome—should she marry him or not? Later, Lin Qingya has a change of heart; her rough-around-the-edges husband is actually quite sweet! The female lead is career-oriented, clear-headed, and rational. The male lead is a doting husband, gentle and healing. A sweet and loving story with no angst—a period romance!

15. 315 惊 Goodness! Reborn After Being Widowed, She’s Spoiled by a Powerful Man 惊！守寡重生后她被大佬宠坏了 A Deer Blossoms一鹿开花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period Setting + Rugged Man + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids + System + Everyday Family Life) Lu Huaijiao is a rich beauty whose name suits her perfectly: delicate, gorgeous, and loaded with money. In her previous life, after someone schemed to send her to the countryside, she married Gu Changzheng, the fiercest and roughest man for miles around. Back then, she couldn’t stand this man, who seemed to have endless strength in every muscle. Three years into their marriage, he died u 7.1kReads8.1Score427Shelves

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    [Note][Note][Note] ① Ten years ago, she married Gu Changzheng, the youngest son of the village head of Dawancun. They lived a chaotic three years. The year after the resumption of the college entrance examination, she returned to the city to attend university. Meanwhile, her nemesis, Gu Changzheng, was murdered on his way to Shanghai.

16. 316 和 Sweet Days Transmigrating to the 1970s with My Fiancé 和未婚夫穿越七零的甜蜜日常 Niuniu Doesn't Like Mustard牛牛不爱吃芥末Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate + Parallel Timespace + Space + Sweet Romance + Daily Life + Few Awful Characters) Shen Jingyao and Zhou Muyan were in a car accident on their way home from a shopping mall’s grand opening ceremony. When she woke up, Shen Jingyao found herself in the 1970s, and her fiancé was nowhere to be found. The original owner was facing a report against her and had to choose between being sent to the countryside or getting married. Then she had a dream. In it, her shopping mall and the marital 11.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    Historical fiction 💅 Snow-sucking ghost 👻 Relatives? Don't even think about getting close. Nosy in-laws? We separated the family early, and you won't be shortchanged. Make money, make money, become a millionaire in the village, and go to university with your husband…

17. 317 七 The 1970s: The Small-Town Girl Is Carried Off by the Cold-Faced War Hero 七零：小村姑被那冷面兵王叼走了 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + space + strong heroine and hero + devoted husband + mutual devotion in body and soul + adorable babies + cherished by everyone] When Jiang Li opened her eyes, all she could see was darkness. She moved her body and realized she was still alive. She thought, It really is a miracle I survived falling from such a high cliff. But when she felt the clothes on her body, she froze. “Huh?” “When did my boobs get so big?” “No, when did my hair turn into braids?” “Ow!” “Why do 42.8kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves
18. 318 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
19. 319 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras 快穿年代世界 Writing for Money写文赚钱钱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted See how Lin Jiaojiao lives happily in worlds from different eras. (Note: The heroines have different personalities in each period story. Some have a golden finger, and others don't.) 1. She Has a Serious Illness in the 1970s 2. The Capitalist Darling of the 1970s 3. The Reborn First Wife of the 1980s 4. The Foil of the 1990s 5. She Transmigrates into a Scumbag Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child in the 1970s 6. The 1960s, When Sons Were Valued More Than Daughters 7. My Childhood Friend with a Po 13.4kReads8.1Score799Shelves

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    These three female protagonists are definitely not into helping others. 😘 The first one features a sophisticated egoist in each world, where the female lead is only with the male lead to gain enough benefits; she knows how to assess situations. 😘 The second one is a transmigration story set in a different era; she doesn't play the selfless, devoted wife, and isn't love-struck. 😘 The third one features a woman transmigrating into a man's body and directly living off him; this one is definitely not going to help anyone.

20. 320 我 I Went to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth in 1970 我去1970年当知青 Yang Xi羊喜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Alternate title: I Went to 1970 to Become an Educated Youth. Real title: After Transmigrating, I Was Driven Crazy. When I transmigrated, I planned to keep my head down and stay timid forever. But before long, I was driven into becoming a brawling mad dog, an insane educated youth who would flip the table and walk away the moment anyone crossed him. 3.9kReads9.3Score311Shelves

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    👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻A super exciting story that meets your requirements, you deserve to read it!!!

21. 321 六 The 1960s! I Transmigrated into an Erotic Novel 六零！我穿进辣文里了 Qing Mu青 沐Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted P.S. The female lead will not fall in love with the male lead, and she's no lovesick fool. [Born into the world + transmigrates into a steamy novel + educated youth sent to the countryside + strongwoman + male lead transmigrates from the apocalypse with special abilities + everyday family life] Shen Shuyue is a darling little fairy, born into this world with a golden finger, money, beauty, and influence. At seven or eight, she awakens memories of her past life and learns that troubled times are 4.7kReads6.9Score231Shelves
22. 322 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After the Broken Engagement, the Original Male Lead Trembles in Fear 年代快穿，退婚，原男主瑟瑟发抖 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Cannon Fodder Heroine Has a Lucky Pregnancy Note: This story is entirely fictional. (Alternate history + Era-hopping + Devoted couples + Adorable children + Triplets + Farming + Transmigration + Intelligent brain pocket dimension + Interstellar + More children, more blessings + Cannon fodder fights back + Face-slapping scumbags + Strong heroine + Modern romance + Republican era + Showbiz) Synopsis: The a 7.2kReads9.0Score420Shelves
23. 323 七 The 1970s: The Crazy Real Heiress Beats Her Adoptive Mother, Then Goes to the Countryside 七零，疯批真千金暴打养母后下乡 Miaomiao Wants to Get Rich淼淼想暴富Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sent-down youth + educated youth + scum-bashing + devoted husband + supernatural powers] In her past life, Su An was tricked by her parents into going to the countryside in her younger sister’s place, and even handed her job over to her. After being sent down, she worked diligently, sending all the money she earned home to support her parents and help her younger siblings. At long last, she managed to return to the city, only for her parents to sell her off to an old widower. I 56.5kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves
24. 324 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Handsome Male Educated Youth Has His Eye on Me 穿越七零：我被俊俏男知青盯上了 Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Li Qingqing, an HR specialist at a publicly traded company, buys a ring, only for it to turn into a pocket dimension. Then a mysterious voice keeps telling her that she is about to transmigrate and needs to get ready. Li Qingqing: ... After checking out her pocket dimension, Li Qingqing decisively quits her job, sells her house, and stocks up on supplies. Thinking she’ll run into all kinds of awful people, Li 15.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
25. 325 七 The 1970s: A Village Girl Who Transmigrated into a Book and Her Doting Educated Youth Husband 七零：穿书村姑和她的知青娇夫 A Zhao A Zhao A Zhao阿昭阿昭阿昭Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted A single office drone past the age of marriage gets herself killed while saving someone. Eighteen years later, she discovers she's transmigrated into a book about a transmigrated female educated youth and a male educated youth from the capital, and all their tangled love and hate. Lin Yunyun is a nameless extra who doesn't even get a line. Figuring that the main characters bring nothing but trouble, Lin Yunyun decides to stay as far away from them as possible and live her own quiet life. This ha 2.9kReads8.7Score216Shelves
26. 326 穿 I Went Rogue After Transmigrating into a Saintly Heroine Novel 穿进圣母年代文后我暴走了 I Haven't Gone Crazy朕没疯Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Fleeing Famine + System + Spatial Storage + The Male Lead Gets Eaten by Me] One moment, it’s fried chicken, barbecue, and a big cola; the next, it’s wild vegetables and weeds stewed with tree bark. Lin Xiaomi never imagined that someone who was good at nothing but eating would transmigrate into a book. And she transmigrates into the middle of a famine migration, where she’s destined to devote herself to the female lead’s saintly ideals, only to sta 866Reads8.3Score106Shelves

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    This book is really hilarious; the female lead is an unconventional gem. Just don't look at the rating, though—I almost missed it!

27. 327 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: The Female General Gets Courted in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚女将军在七零被撩了 Dream 100梦想一零零Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern time travel, military marriage, medical skills from the era, martial arts, twins and triplets, unexpected triplets and quintuplets, one-on-one romance, female general and eldest daughter of a duke’s household] The heroine unexpectedly becomes pregnant when her eldest son is old enough for college. She runs away from home without telling her military-officer husband and secretly gives birth to quintuplets. Gu Qingcheng was the mascot of the Gu family army. After ten years of wa 19.8kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
28. 328 穿 Transmigrating Into an Era Novel: The Tool Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿越年代文：工具人拒绝剧情 Ninth Little Sister九小妹Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + no romance + family and village life + stays in the countryside + no school] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Mingyue discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel. She wasn’t the female lead’s rival or a sacrificial character, but merely a tool character who provided a house when the female lead went to the countryside, then appeared briefly in the background introduction. Did Gu Mingyue mind? Of course not!!! Her pocket dimension was stoc 5.5kReads8.9Score304Shelves
29. 329 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 7kReads9.4Score587Shelves
30. 330 穿 The Book Transmigrator Gets a Waist-Hugging Flirt from the Army's Toughest Man 穿书女配被全军第一硬汉搂腰撩 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Yuelan had transmigrated into a book years ago, but the plot only kicked in after she followed the army to an island! Good news: sweet romance and a happy ending. Bad news: she and the second male lead were killed off early. A sweet, doting marriage in the 1970s? That’s all complete bullshit! Every character was just there to pave the way for the male and female leads to ascend! With no plot to follow, Jian Yuelan created her own, racking her brains to change her fate. Fortunately, her man 12.9kReads9.3Score896Shelves
31. 331 搬 I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside 搬空钱财，我送后妈一家去下乡 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Period + dual rebirth + pocket dimension] In her previous life, Meng Fuyan didn't get revenge thoroughly enough. She transmigrated to the twenty-first century for a while, then a car accident sent her back to the 1970s, where she originally came from. This time, she deals with her scumbag father and stepmother once and for all, takes all their money, and kicks them out of the house. Then she sends her stepmother's children to the countryside, where they go alive but never come back. While gett 25kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
32. 332 八 The 1980s Foil: The Fertile Beauty Is Sweet and Charming 八零对照组：好孕美人她又甜又娇 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life family drama in a period setting + A charming green tea beauty + Childbearing System + Contrast character gets face-slapped + Sweet, pampering wish fulfillment] What should you do after transmigrating into a melodramatic period novel as the villainous stepmother and foil, who nearly has her marriage stolen by the heroine? Su Sui says, “Relax. Isn't it great that someone else is eager to be a stepmother?” And so... While the original heroine works herself to the bone for her husban 9kReads8.6Score636Shelves

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    The female lead was originally supposed to take over, but after the reborn woman orchestrated the switch, she ended up taking over instead. [Smirk]

33. 333 年 Period: Hey, Why Are You Going to the Countryside Too? 年代：喂，你怎么也要下乡 A Snail Carrying Its ShellA蜗牛背了壳Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, fictional, not a strong female lead, everyday life, the heroine wouldn’t dare kill or set fires] Yao Yao transmigrated. After working hard for decades, she was suddenly back to square one. Yao Yao was devastated: she had a house and money, but not even an heir. Just when she had finally figured out who she was, she was sent to the countryside. Her parents had given her plenty of money, but hey, better her than her sickly older brother, who would surely die out there. Gu Zhuoy 8.8kReads8.9Score715Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels back in time to a bygone era. Her family dotes on her. Because her brother is in poor health and she's afraid of being discovered, she signs up to work in the countryside. She has a special spatial ability but doesn't use it often. The male protagonist goes to the countryside with her, and she works hard, avoiding the black market. Later, she marries the male protagonist.

34. 334 大 A Sucker’s Life in the 1960s 大冤种的六零生活 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted Liu Yun transmigrated into a series of novels by a certain author, and she even ended up as the book's biggest punching bag. No way. Whoever wants to be that unlucky sap can take the job. When she came of age, she found a man and married him, only to discover she had been dragged into the “palace intrigue.” What could she do? Just roll with it. Her mother-in-law was reborn, and her neighbor had transmigrated. Right, all that was missing was a quick transmigration story. Is this world full of hol 6.7kReads8.2Score252Shelves
35. 335 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 17.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
36. 336 六 In the 1960s, the Young Educated Youth Takes Back Her Body and Goes on a Rampage 六零，小知青夺回身体后缺大德了 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads + space + scheming + never takes abuse + both leads are wonderfully outrageous] When Jiang Sheng is eighteen, trouble strikes her family and she is forced to move to the countryside. Her family has prepared everything for her, so she isn’t worried. But despite all their precautions, she never expects an accident to rob her of control over her body and send her to a strange place. They call it the twenty-first century? She goes from confusion and panic to adapting, t 33.3kReads8.9Score3kShelves
37. 337 嫁 I Married into the City to Get By, Lie Flat, and Watch the Drama Unfold 嫁进城里混日子，吃瓜躺平看热闹 Xi Tangqing溪棠清Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Newly rated] [Era setting + marriage before love + family life + no System + no golden finger + selfish, self-serving, not-too-bright local heroine] A growth story! Not a powerhouse heroine! Jiang Zhiyu has known since childhood that her looks are an advantage. She doesn't want to spend her life scratching a living from the soil. She wants to marry a man with a job in the city. Starting in high school, she picks the most generous of the boys who bring her gifts and begins seeing him. After gett 2.2kReads5.8Score144Shelves
38. 338 下 Fine, I’ll Go to the Countryside. I Have a Pocket Dimension, So What Have I Got to Fear? 下乡就下乡我有空间我怕谁 Knowing the Mist from the Tower临楼知渺Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + sent to the countryside + raising children + no romance) Fall asleep at home, wake up transmigrated from the sky! Fang Lan wakes up one day and finds she’s transmigrated from the 21st century into a little girl in the 1970s in a parallel world. She’s about to be sent to the countryside, and she’s so hungry she’s dizzy and seeing black. She feels like she might as well die! Then the very next moment, she gains a pocket dimension. Well... it’s a bit small, but 6.7kReads9.0Score689Shelves
39. 339 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.8kReads9.2Score563Shelves

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    Historical fiction, no rural life, research involved, super funny. The first book has a male lead working in a machine factory; his father gives his son to the female lead to keep her, and they later research tanks. The second book has a female lead who initially wants to be a lazy bum, but she's too amazing to be lazy. After reading five chapters, it gets better. You might want to drop it at first, but it's super good later on! [Laughing]

40. 340 七 The 1970s: We All Transmigrated into a Book, So Who Cares About the Leads? 七零：都穿书了，谁还管男女主呀 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted Original title: The 1970s: Marrying the Rough Man Who Was Destined to Die Young in the Female Lead's Story [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Mutual Devotion + Wife-Doting + Marriage First, Love Later + Cozy Daily Life] Ji Yang transmigrated into a book. She became the vicious supporting character who wreaked havoc in a period novel. The reborn female lead stole the future richest man who was supposed to be hers, and even planned to send her to the Northwest to work in the countryside 64kReads8.8Score8.6kShelves
41. 341 重 Reborn in 1970, I Became the Beloved of a Disabled Military Officer 重生七零成了残疾军官的心尖宠 Jing An Is Here景安来了Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other] In her previous life, Xia Qingqing took meticulous care of the Du family, only to be framed by them and drowned in a river. She died heartbroken. When she awakens again, she leaves behind the scumbag and his parasitic family. She has medical skills, a clever mind, money, and beauty, and remarries. She never expected that the man who was supposed to be disabled would turn out to be a mysterious big shot... The heroine take 2.9kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    [Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged] This is a novel that everyone in Tomato knows. I thought it would be just an ordinary novel, but I didn't expect it to disappoint me. It's really super good. To be honest, I'm a veteran bookworm, and this book is really on the right track. Although it's a little exaggerated, it's very exciting.

42. 342 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 16.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
43. 343 重 Back Before Going to the Countryside, I Stock Up on Supplies 重回下乡前，搬空物资好下乡 Xi Xi Ya硒硒呀Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted No romance pairings, one female lead, period setting, reborn, and a pocket dimension Chen Xiaozhu is back, reborn into her past. In her previous life, she fell for a terrible man, was tormented by awful relatives, and froze to death. This time, Chen Xiaozhu is no longer the gullible girl who was so easily deceived. In this life, she’ll live for herself. Get lost, you scumbag. You too, you awful relatives. I’ll clear out the scumbag’s home and theirs, then head to the countryside and live like a 108Reads6.3Score—Shelves
44. 344 七 A Spatial Realm in the 1970s: After the Family Splits, I Make Ten Million First 七零有空间：分家后先爆赚一个亿 Thirteen Clan十三氏Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Period Setting + Personal Space + Sweet Romance + Building Wealth] Bai Ruoqiao has just become the richest person in the country when the System tells her she has to return to the 1970s. What should she do? Stockpile supplies, of course! Caught in the act from the start? No big deal! I'll turn the tables on you ten times over. While I'm at it, I'll make sure my brother-in-law can never have children, then kick my wicked mother-in-law into prison. Then I'll take my sickly son and my bur 1.4kReads9.0Score103Shelves
45. 345 让 I Told You to Divorce, Not Become the Whole Era's Darling 让你离婚，没让你在年代文当团宠 Endless Nonsense废话连Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Beautiful, ambitious, pampered heroine VS aloof, secretly affectionate, devoted hero] [1970s + Period Drama + Both Pure + System + Everyday Life] Gu Shuning suddenly awakened to the fact that she was living out the wrong plot and was bound to a "Sacrificial Extra System." The System patiently coaxed her, promising that if she divorced the hero, Jiang Chengyuan, and made room for the original heroine, she would be rewarded with a peaceful life and avoid repeating the tragic fate of th 2.8kReads—Score373Shelves

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    A historical novel featuring a female protagonist who is an indigenous person and has her own career.

46. 346 糙 The Rugged Man Relentlessly Pursues His Lovely Wife, Beating Every Other Suitor Flat 糙汉猛追娇媳妇，捶扁所有野男人 Summer Hail夏冰雹Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1980s + rugged man + everyday family life + sweet romance + road to prosperity + no System or pocket dimension] Ever since his wife stopped acting like a fool, every man around wanted to steal her away. Jiang Ye spends every day figuring out new ways to beat up all kinds of would-be rivals. If anyone so much as shows an interest in Lin Wan, Jiang Ye is there to give him a beating. Lin Wan can't believe she has a child with the very man who used to tug her braids, copy her homew 1.3kReads8.3Score103Shelves

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    1️⃣ No rating because not many people are reading it. It's a new book, but it's really good and worth reading. It's really good (♥∀♥). The male lead really dotes on the female lead. Both the male and female leads have great personalities, and it's quite heartwarming. I was just looking for something to read and happened to find this book, which was a real gem. I didn't skip a single chapter, making it one of the few novels that kept me reading every single chapter. I really love it. The male lead truly loves the female lead. There are no melodramatic plot twists; it's a very sweet story. It's definitely one of the better historical fiction novels (♥∀♥). 1️⃣ The second book has a female lead who is targeted by a thug and forced to marry an even more powerful village bully, the male lead. The male lead also dotes on the female lead, but he also likes to tease her, haha. They have a baby, and later the male lead even teases the baby together, which is also quite good. 3️⃣ The male lead in this book is really funny and a bit silly. As long as the female lead praises him, he's willing to do anything. It's also quite nice. I like it [heart emoji]

47. 347 重 Reborn in the 1970s: A Life Full of Blessings 重生七零，福妻满满 The Fifth Day of the Ninth Month九月初五Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn + transmigrate + satisfying read + System + adorable kids, one-on-one romance] Rich woman Wang Manman closes her eyes, opens them, and transmigrates. She’s reborn in the 1970s with nothing to her name: two thatched rooms over her head, an earthen bed beneath her feet, and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven little turnips calling her “Mom.” Wang Manman says, “Being stuck raising someone else’s kids is hard beyond words!!” With a fierce mother-in-law at home and predatory relatives ou 1.9kReads9.1Score294Shelves
48. 348 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 13.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is really great! [Top post][Top post] I sincerely recommend you read it. At the beginning, the female protagonist killed an old lady because of her sharp tongue, which is considered to be getting a government job. Then she insulted the prison bully in prison and was beaten to death by the prison bully and transmigrated to the 1960s.

49. 349 百 A Hundred Billion in Supplies: I Take Charge of the Tycoons in a Period Novel 百亿物资：我在年代文里盘大佬 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + sweet romance + System supplies + marriage first, love later + rewrite the plot + raising kids + face-slapping] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Lin discovers she's become the vicious little wife of the story's biggest villain! The story opens with the original owner's attempted elopement, only for the villain to catch her red-handed with her lover! She's doomed! The villain keeps the novel's hero and heroine down so completely they can't fight back. How can she talk her way out of 8.3kReads9.1Score962Shelves
50. 350 驭 The Art of Taming a Husband: I Turned a Delinquent into a Devoted, Rich Man 驭夫有道：我改造混混成宠妻首富 Carefree July七月逍遥Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period setting + no pocket dimension + family life + building a fortune + devoted couple] Gu Wanwan died unexpectedly, then awoke in a period novel as the overlooked second daughter. She was forced to marry Qin Feng, a lazy good-for-nothing, in her younger sister's place. It was bad enough that Qin Feng did nothing but loaf around all day. He was also destined to die young. To change their circumstances, Gu Wanwan brought out her best tricks. She showered him with endless, free praise, and 5.1kReads8.4Score425Shelves

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