A Clear-Headed Heroine Who Loves Herself: A Sweet, Delicate Beauty Who Knows How to Handle the Male Lead, Set in a Particular Era 女主清醒爱自己娇软美人，拿捏男主的年代文

1. 1 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 6.5kReads8.0Score357Shelves

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   The first book features a truly naive and beautiful woman who has absolutely no brains and relies solely on her looks. It's a story of a naive and beautiful woman and a cunning and scheming high-ranking official. The second book features a truly wicked villainous woman whose entire family is also wicked. She has committed countless evil deeds since childhood, yet everyone loves her. If you don't accept the villainous woman trope, don't read this book, or it will truly shatter your worldview. But it's really enjoyable to read.

2. 2 六 The Sixties: A Captivating Yet Hateful Villainess 六零，迷人又可恶的反派恶女 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Born into the 1960s, she becomes a posthumous child, doted on by her whole family. Luo Mingyue says, “You're all this twisted, so I can't exactly be too normal.” A cast of villains, the 1960s 7.7kReads7.8Score431Shelves
3. 3 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 34kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.7kReads8.2Score351Shelves
5. 5 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 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
6. 6 假 The Fake Heiress Was Kicked Out, and a Rugged Countryman Took Her Home to Cherish Her 假千金被赶出门，乡野糙汉抱走宠 Lu Cai陆菜Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted Auntie Zhang, from Shanghe Village, had spent twenty years working as a nanny for a wealthy family in the big city. Then, out of the blue, she brought home a fair-skinned, beautiful young woman. Word was, the girl had been switched at birth with the wealthy family’s real daughter. Once their biological child was found, they’d kicked her out. Auntie Zhang felt sorry for her and brought her back to Shanghe Village. But she couldn’t stay there forever; she had to return to the city and keep earning 6.2kReads9.2Score507Shelves
7. 7 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   💖The first book features a seemingly delicate and sweet female lead who completely captivates the crazy male lead. While she appears gentle and sweet, she also possesses her own cunning. 💖The second book features a female lead with a shrewd and calculating mind. The male lead is handpicked from over a million candidates—truly one in a hundred. The righteous male lead is completely manipulated by the scheming female lead. 💖The third book features a sickly beauty, a black lotus flower. She molds her awful family members into her own tools, striking wherever she's directed, creating a fascinating tale of mutual manipulation.

8. 8 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
9. 9 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
10. 10 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
11. 11 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.5kReads8.4Score941Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who transmigrates into another body, but is undocumented. To resolve this issue, she chooses to marry the male protagonist upon their first meeting. The male protagonist comes from a prominent family, is handsome and 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, but is undocumented. It's also a good read, and the male protagonist is quite cunning. The third book, which I just read today, features a female protagonist who is a wealthy heiress from Hong Kong and a male protagonist who is a deputy mayor. They reunite after five years, and he can't let go, leading to a reconciliation. The fourth book features a reborn younger sister who wants to arrange a marriage exchange, and the older sister immediately agrees, saying, "Whoever wants that 'phoenix man' (a man from a poor background who achieves success) can have him."

12. 12 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 865Reads8.3Score101Shelves
13. 13 八 The 1980s: She Flees with Her Child, but the Commander Won't Let Her Go 八零：携崽潜逃，首长他坐不住了 Huhu Doesn't Blur the Picture糊糊不糊图Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + adorable child + one-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced + powerful couple] [Heiress from Hong Kong X cold-faced military chief] Five years ago, Song Yanning appeared before Liang Shaoye under someone else’s identity. She thought the lies she had woven were seamless, but the man before her had already seen through her act. He watched coldly and guarded against her at every turn, waiting for the “little spy” to lose her composure and show her true colors. Yet a few 886Reads8.7Score101Shelves
14. 14 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 112kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves
15. 15 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 14.2kReads8.5Score854Shelves

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    This book is [drool-worthy]. It's set in a second dimension. It's a period drama. The female lead works at a supply and marketing cooperative, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight. Knowing the male lead's father is the factory manager, she wants to marry him for a better life after marriage. The female lead is self-aware and loves herself; she's a delicate and beautiful woman, and the male lead always listens to her.

16. 16 在 Looking for a Long-Term Meal Ticket in the Sixties 在六零年代寻找长期饭票 Big Head, Big Head头大头大Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A pampered young woman from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of Xu Mengting, an ordinary high school girl in the 1960s. Xu Mengting feels utterly hopeless. But life has to go on, and since laziness has become her life philosophy, she sets out to find a long-term meal ticket so she can live a carefree, comfortable life. Oh? Her aloof deskmate seems to have pretty good prospects. She'd better snatch him up quickly! (The heroine is a typical self-interested person with plenty of flaws. 2.7kReads8.1Score145Shelves

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    🌿🌿The female lead, seeking a comfortable life, started dating the male lead from a wealthy family in high school. She became spoiled and willful under his care, while he was extremely possessive. From the beginning, the female lead planned to pursue him, and they soon got together. There are tons of romantic scenes between them.

17. 17 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 20Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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    Reading reminder: If you mind the lack of chastity or are looking for a sweet romance novel, please do not click on this. The focus should be on the country and its people.

18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 49.9kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    This is definitely the one! [Admiration] The female lead is delicate and sweet, yet clear-headed and loves herself. [Admiration] The male lead falls in love with her at first sight; he's a super romance-obsessed guy who knows how to win her over without her having to do anything. [Admiration] It contains various types of period dramas set in different worlds. [Shy]

19. 19 穿 I Transmigrated into an 1980s Devoted Wife Novel and Became a Sucker's Stepmother 穿进八零娇妻文，我给冤种当继母 Zhu Jin竺仅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted At first glance, nothing seems wrong. Look closer, and there’s definitely a problem. That’s right, Wen Yu transmigrated into a book, in fact, into two. They’re linked novels by the same author, telling the stories of two generations. The Husband-and-Wife Story is about the dad, a sweet romance set in a bygone era. But Wen Yu isn’t the sweet young wife in the novel. She’s the male lead’s second wife, about to divorce him because their married life isn’t working out. The Sucker… is Wen Yu’s affect 3.1kReads8.3Score176Shelves

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    💥💥The female lead transmigrates into a book. She is stunningly beautiful and intelligent, the only high school graduate in the village. She is the village beauty who catches the eye of a 32-year-old divorced man who is a millionaire. She uses her wits to marry him! At first, the two are too different in size, and the female lead wants a divorce. However, she later discovers that the male lead is a doting husband. She has not suffered any hardship and is even more fortunate than in her previous life, so she just relaxes and becomes a lazy bum.

20. 20 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 12.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    Please, how could this book be missing? I highly recommend it!!! Don't let its low rating fool you; the female lead is very clear-headed and excellent.

21. 21 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 19.1kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves

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    🌈❶ The female lead, a delicate and beautiful woman, is clear-headed and loves herself. To avoid being demoted, she dresses up beautifully and goes directly to Kyoto to find a wealthy and powerful man to be her childhood sweetheart. The male lead initially resists this marriage, but after a fleeting glance at her from the window, he falls in love with her at first sight. 💘 The female lead uses her beauty and intelligence to manipulate 🤏🏻 the male lead, living the life of a wealthy socialite for two lifetimes. Her methods are truly exemplary! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

22. 22 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 24.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
23. 23 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    The female lead is a great actress; her love for the male lead is all an act (it's all for a better life). She's very self-centered; she'd rather suffer than see anyone else suffer [smirk][smirk]. The male lead adores her.

24. 24 进 Enter the Compound, Flirt with the Officer, and Make the Cold Commander Lose His Cool 进大院，撩军官，禁欲首长心慌慌 Spring Returns to the Wood入木归春Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Set in the 1980s + military marriage + romantic tension + groveling pursuit + age gap + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + everyone falls for the heroine + later rivalry among suitors, a chaotic one-to-many romance] A high-ranking, iron-fisted, dangerously obsessive military officer VS a dazzling, headstrong, ruthless wild rose VS a sinister and ruthless man who thrives in both the underworld and the legitimate world When Jiang Ye opened her eyes, she had become the book's va 3.4kReads8.5Score309Shelves

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    🌿✨The female lead transmigrates into a book. She's sophisticated, self-serving, and scheming. She doesn't care that the male lead dislikes her. She uses her status as the adopted daughter of a high-ranking official to enrich herself. She's incredibly charming and becomes the white moonlight of the privileged young master. The male lead is irresistibly attracted to her. However, she's currently on blind dates with other men [his brother and childhood friend]. He immediately breaks down and turns to the dark side, wanting to force himself on her ❤️ just to get her to look at him again.

25. 25 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s to Be a Soft, Gold-Digging Green Tea 穿到七零当软饭绿茶 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 6.1kReads8.9Score542Shelves

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    The first book was truly excellent; it's why I've kept it on my Tomato bookshelf all this time, and even after it was finished, I couldn't bear to remove it. I read the second one every day during lunch. The third one updates slowly; I'll read it after it's fully released. The fourth and fifth books have lower ratings, but believe me, they're genuinely good.

26. 26 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 13.6kReads8.1Score836Shelves
27. 27 六 The Double-Income Family's Everyday Gossip in the Sixties 六零之双职工家庭吃瓜日常 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted Jiang Suisui was given a ring by a crazy Taoist and suddenly traveled back to the 1960s. Her parents dote on her, and she has a happy family, but a brooding, possessive young man with powerful connections has set his sights on her. “Suisui, you are my life.” Trembling with fear, Jiang Suisui frantically goes on blind dates, but everyone is so intimidated by the young man's powerful background that they are afraid to get close to her. Then one day, hoping to help her older sister be with her coun 1.4kReads7.6Score117Shelves
28. 28 漂 The Beautiful Young Widow’s Cherished Life in the Family Compound 漂亮小寡妇在家属院的娇宠日常 Peach Cup Breeze桃盏风Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads7.4Score107Shelves

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    💥The female lead, her almond-shaped eyes brimming with tears, glanced at the soldiers who had come home for leave. She set her sights on the strongest, tallest, and most imposing officer, and despite the freezing weather, she snuggled into his bed. "Please..." Her soft voice was misty and timid, tears welling in her eyes, her cheeks flushed. [Admiration] His hard, cold body instantly heated up; he rolled over and pinned her down, his voice hoarse. "What are you begging me for?"

29. 29 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 129.7kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    This quick transmigration novel features a female protagonist who is clear-headed, loves herself, and acts in front of men. She's a delicate and beautiful woman, incredibly gorgeous. This story is absolutely captivating. The female lead is a vixen, exceptionally skilled at manipulating men, but also extremely selfish—a sophisticated egoist. Even after the male lead's death, she continues to live a very carefree life.

30. 30 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 10kReads8.6Score599Shelves

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    The female lead is a beautiful woman who is clear-headed and loves herself [facepalm]. She knows what kind of love she wants and uses her beauty to specifically choose high-quality male leads [laughing and crying]. Her first boyfriend was a regimental commander from a prestigious family, and her second boyfriend is also from a prestigious family! She is also the director of a provincial finance department 🎉🎉

31. 31 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    ① The female lead is absolutely sane. Because she's a time traveler, she hides herself very well; she hasn't told anyone. She's also incredibly cunning. ② Her family has a very powerful background. She doesn't go to the countryside, doesn't go to the black market, doesn't take the college entrance exam, has her own career, and doesn't artificially lower her intelligence or blindly follow the plot. ③ The female lead manipulates her husband, turning him from a hoodlum into a breadwinner. The male lead is happy to do this. [Facepalm]

32. 32 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 24.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    They're all shrewd and self-loving beauties! 🎉 ① The female lead transmigrates into the body of a sent-down youth with a quiz system, meeting the incredibly knowledgeable male lead on a train! She marries him shortly after arriving in the countryside as a reward from the system [facepalm]. ② The female lead becomes a stunning beauty with her cheat-like abilities, single-mindedly seeking a partner with excellent qualities in every way 🌿 She's already flirted with several wealthy young men from prominent families 🎉🎉 ③ This female lead is even more self-centered; her own comfort is paramount! She has the male lead wrapped around her little finger! [Laughing and crying emojis]

33. 33 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.3kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
34. 34 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Clinging to a Big Shot in Period Novels 快穿之我在年代文里抱大腿 Rouge-Smiling Bookworm胭脂笑忘书生666k WordsCompleted Her lifestyle was far too extravagant. If she could sit, she never stood; if she could lie down, she never sat. She avoided hardship and enjoyed every comfort. Because Yu Niaoniao loved the good life too much, the Main God, who couldn’t stand the sight of her, banished her to a department that sent people into period novels to complete missions. She was sent to an era where everything was scarce, expected to suffer and toil to her heart’s content. But! If they wanted her to suffer, she would do 396Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    The first book is truly a masterpiece of purple, and it's currently in its most exciting part. I highly recommend it; you absolutely must read it! The second book also fits the bill quite well. The last two are period-travel novels, and the female leads also meet the criteria. You could give them a try.

35. 35 穿 After Becoming the Foil to My Best Friend, the White Lotus 穿成白莲花闺蜜的对照组以后 Brown Sugar Chestnut红糖栗子Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, foil character, face-slapping, family life, plot twists] Shen Ning is the child of two full-time workers in the 1970s. Lately, she's been having strange dreams, tangled and confusing. As time goes by, Shen Ning realizes she's transmigrated into a book! In the story, she's the foil to the heroine, even a stepping stone for her? And, as it happens, the heroine is her best friend, Li Jiaojiao. In her previous life, Li Jiaojiao was hopelessly in love and went to the c 6.7kReads8.2Score419Shelves

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    These three books are absolutely amazing! [Drooling emoji]

36. 36 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves
37. 37 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 9.1kReads8.6Score626Shelves
38. 38 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    This book [smirks]. The female lead is selfish and self-centered, a delicate beauty who clearly loves herself. Knowing the male lead is a truck driver who can bring her meat, she decisively seduces him. The male lead willingly sleeps with her and refuses to let go even in death…

39. 39 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    ♥The female lead is a clear-headed, delicate beauty who loves herself🍉 The female lead is extremely clear-headed. Although she has fallen for the male lead, considering that she is an only child and has a heavy responsibility as a military wife, she has thought things through carefully and explained things clearly to the male lead. She won't lose her head in the process. —Please follow, Your Highness.

40. 40 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
41. 41 穿 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后，我火速离婚 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4.1kReads8.2Score170Shelves

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    🎋🎋"Let's get a divorce!" "Okay!" A few days ago, Jiang Banyue found herself transmigrated into a period military romance novel she had read. She was the male lead Shen Yunhe's deceased first wife, who had died in childbirth while pregnant with triplets. Shen Yunhe was stunned for a moment, then agreed. After preparing the divorce papers, the two went directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the divorce procedures. Soon, they emerged from the Civil Affairs Bureau each with a divorce certificate. Jiang Banyue stroked her still-flat stomach, lost in thought. She was already carrying three babies, and this time she was going to give her three children a perfect ending. As for the children's biological father, he could get as far away as possible. She was determined not to let her three babies come into contact with the male and female leads.

42. 42 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 7.9kReads8.7Score497Shelves

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    Song Shengsheng had a nightmare, only to discover she was a cannon fodder female supporting character in a historical romance novel—the male lead's vicious ex-wife who died young. In the book, she was utterly useless except for her beauty. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter accusing him of having questionable political background. Not only that, but when her husband traveled a long way to pursue her and beg her to return home, she rejected him without hesitation, even adding insult to injury by mocking him for never being able to recover. Ultimately, her husband's entire family was exonerated, and his father and brothers were reinstated. He himself rose rapidly through the ranks, returning to the capital to become a high-ranking official. And she, this vicious female supporting character who abandoned her husband and children, met her end by suicide.

43. 43 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 49.3kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves

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    🌈🌈①The female lead is clear-headed, loves herself, is decisive and not a saint. She takes over her mother-in-law's job at the printing factory, while the male lead, a retired soldier, works as a driver at the finance bureau. From the start, the couple separates their household and lives independently, threatening divorce otherwise, clearly having the male lead firmly under her control. The story is about everyday family matters.

44. 44 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become a Drama Queen and Man-Eater in the Seventies 穿书七零成了作精女海王 Yu Yan俞颜Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [Educated youth + sent to the countryside + period setting + System + pocket dimension + spoiled troublemaker + self-interest] It's the 1970s, and from the start, her whole family is forcing her to go to the countryside? Why should she be the one to lose out? She put her older sister's, younger brother's, and younger sister's names on the list, too. A family should all stick together. Her rich, handsome almost-boyfriend goes to the countryside with her to take care of her, but on the train, he 8.2kReads7.9Score703Shelves
45. 45 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 61.6kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
46. 46 七 1970s Marriage Swap: I'd Rather Marry the Factory Director Than a Roughneck 七零换亲：不嫁糙汉嫁厂长 Napping in the Shade Beneath the Grain禾下乘凉呀Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Jiang Li, a little rich girl who collects rent in Yue City, opens her eyes and finds herself back in the 1970s, as a pitiful girl in a period novel who goes hungry every day. The good news: she’s become the female lead, and the man she’s supposed to marry will become the richest man in the country. The bad news: before he becomes rich, she’ll have to struggle alongside him for twenty years. No way! She can’t take that kind of hardship! As it happens, her cousin wakes up one morning and insists o 2.2kReads8.7Score217Shelves
47. 47 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    [Already added to wish list][Already added to wish list] The male lead is the female lead's childhood sweetheart. Later, he finds his family and becomes a military officer. The female lead is the only daughter of the Jiang family, a top-tier wealthy family in Shanghai. From birth, she has been pampered and spoiled, receiving all kinds of resources to cultivate her beauty. She is born with a beautiful figure, bright and charming, with a slender waist and long legs.

48. 48 七 The Delicate Beauty of the 1970s Was Love at First Sight for a Hopeless Romantic 七零娇气美人被恋爱脑一见钟情了 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted An alternate-history story about being born into a new life, with a personal space, few terrible relatives, no black-market trips, and a powerful golden finger. One devoted couple, both with no romantic history, raising a child in everyday life. The heroine is a top-tier rich beauty, a pampered little princess with a fussy streak. 1972. Eighteen-year-old Ruan Yunqiao faces a choice between being sent to the countryside and getting married. Her family can’t bear to send their precious girl away, 18.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves
49. 49 强 The Officer I Begged to Marry Was Cold as Ice. Reborn, I Want Nothing to Do With Him 强求的军官冷冰冰，重生后不要了 Fei Duojin肥多金Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Qiaoxi saved a man and demanded that he marry her as payment. A powerful, wealthy officer was forced to marry an illiterate village woman. After the wedding, he treated her coldly and looked down on her. Even their daughter thought she was crazy and unworthy of their family. When Ye Qiaoxi opened her eyes again, she had returned to her youth. This time, she still saved that aloof, ascetic officer, but the price she asked for had changed. Instead of saying, “Give yourself 3.1kReads8.4Score275Shelves

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    The female lead is reborn with a clear mind. She strives to become a wealthy woman and rejects the male lead, who becomes obsessed with her. The male lead, however, is infatuated with her and lovesick. The female lead finds it annoying and slaps him frequently. The male lead, being a jerk, keeps trying to get close to her and gets incredibly jealous when he sees other women near her.

50. 50 八 The Eighties Cannon Fodder Charms the Male Lead and Climbs to the Top 八零小炮灰，撩爆男主要上位 Cheng Yiqi橙以七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + everyday military life + rugged husband who dotes on his wife + older man + falling in love day after day Xu Zhouzhou transmigrates into the body of a stunningly beautiful minor character in an 1980s novel. The minor character is a background extra who gets killed off from the start. But she happens to have a breathtaking face, and as the village’s last educated youth unable to return to the city, she lives alone 10.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    The female lead is clear-headed and loves herself. She is a stunning beauty who, in order to escape her misery, chooses the male lead and seduces him relentlessly. The male lead is a handsome and powerful third-generation official.

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