Historical-Era Stories Where the Female Lead Pursues a Career in Government or the Military 年代文女主走仕途从政/从军的

1. 1 五 1950s Military Marriage: I Kick My Scumbag Father to the Curb and Head to the City for a Secure Job 五零军婚，脚踹渣爹进城端铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + both leads’ first relationship + heroine builds a career + everyday life + pocket dimension full of supplies + no saintly behavior or handouts + realistic heroine] I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please read the story. The career plot begins in Chapter 53. Romance in the early chapters; from the middle onward, the heroine focuses entirely on her career. This is a story about a powerful woman entering politics, with two strong leads and an even stronger heroine. An Ran was a r 45.4kReads8.6Score6kShelves

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   The first book follows the female protagonist's career path, from a machinery factory worker to a police officer, then to the principal of a school for employees' children, and finally to an official in Beijing. The male protagonist is a soldier who also rises through the ranks. Their son is in the navy, and their daughter (who is the daughter of the female protagonist's sister) is a narcotics police officer. The second book features a female protagonist who goes to the countryside as an educated youth, enters university after the resumption of the college entrance examination, graduates early, and works as a director in Shenzhen (she is a second-generation red, and a late-life daughter).

2. 2 七 The High-Ranking Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: Help the Poor? Not Even a Dog Would! 七零高干女：扶贫？狗都不扶！ The Fan Won't Open扇子打不开Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted Completed [Strong Female Lead] Original title: [Seventies-Era Cadre’s Daughter: Poverty Relief? Not Even a Dog Would Do It!] When a woman gains the power to speak, she won’t speak only for herself! [Sent to the Countryside in Northern Shaanxi + Local Woman Awakens, Along with the Women Around Her + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Mind Reading + True Female Protagonist + Romance Later, Male Lead Marries into Her Family] She was a genuine child of a prominent compound, the beloved youngest d 22kReads8.4Score3.2kShelves
3. 3 军 Military Marriage in the Seventies: We've Been Reborn, So Why Not Build a Stronger Nation? 军婚七零：都重生了，强国不香吗 Xisen Meow西森喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + marriage first, love later + golden finger + face-slapping comparison + sweet, indulgent power fantasy] The moment she opened her eyes, Xu Qingqing had transmigrated into a melodramatic period novel, becoming the male lead’s childhood sweetheart, pretty but empty-headed. The childhood sweetheart was happily getting engaged to the male lead when the heroine showed up with a marriage contract in hand. After losing the male lead, the childhood sweetheart went d 6.9kReads8.5Score611Shelves

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   The female lead is a politician, the male lead is a soldier; it's a female-centric, empowering story with a rebirth and triumph, a sweet military marriage, revenge against villains, minor plot twists, and no melodramatic clichés. The characters are well-developed, and the plot is rich. [Heart] Despite its flaws, it's a very enjoyable and positive historical novel. The male and female leads are rational, clear-headed, and avoid misunderstandings. With the male lead's support, the female lead helps the country develop science and technology, becoming a powerful nation. It's a bit cheesy, but not outrageous. [Heart] I am willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with you, to love the world. [Heart] You should shine brightly, not be overshadowed by me.

4. 4 六 The Sixties: A Righteous Heroine? She Wins at Life Through Schemes and Strategy 六零：正派？她靠权谋卷赢人生 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period drama + career-driven heroine + System + ensemble cast + intelligent characters + witty and humorous + the heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve In her previous life, Song Yanqing had just reached the pinnacle of success when she somehow ended up back in the amniotic fluid. Lying flat and waiting to die wasn’t her style. She wiped away her tears and got right back to work. A village girl from a poor mountain hamlet steadily made her way out into the world. People called Song Yanq 18.9kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves

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   The female lead is incredibly shrewd and never loses her intelligence. Politics and love are merely supporting elements, the foundation for her success, and the spice of her life!

5. 5 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Doomsday Woman Heads for the Great Northern Wilderness 穿越六零，末世女开往北大荒 Ming Heng明姮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + fiercely protective + dual rebirth + special abilities + portable space] Lin Zhao, who possessed two special abilities, lived freely for seven or eight years in the apocalypse. Unexpectedly, a sudden magnitude-twelve earthquake hurled her into the 1960s, into the body of a tomboy living in a military compound. The tomboy had wreaked havoc throughout the compound and caused trouble. Her stepmother had no choice but to ask her father to send her to her paternal uncle's home in th 7.6kReads7.9Score738Shelves

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   The first book's female lead is a sent-down youth; she's a platoon leader now. The second book's female lead doesn't join the military or politics, but she works at the civil affairs bureau, so she's somewhat involved in politics—a sophisticatedly self-serving character. The third book seems to be about politics, as it was written rather slowly. The fourth book has a female lead who's a battalion commander and a male lead who's also a sent-down youth; this one is quite interesting. The fifth book's female lead doesn't join the military or politics, but she truly is... I think it's very well written and I'd recommend it! There aren't any extreme characters, and the various part-time jobs make it quite enjoyable to read!

6. 6 六 Sixties Villainess: Unleashing Verbal Fire Online 六零恶女，在线开喷 Open the Coffin, Raise the Corpse开棺起尸Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Jiang Qi wakes up and discovers she has transmigrated to the 1960s, with a System bound to her. She thinks she can take the world by storm! But the moment she sees the parents and siblings she has in this world, she completely breaks down. A father who is bad with words, a shy and quiet mother, a brother who barely says a thing, and a sister who cries whenever trouble comes. Her whole family is full of pushovers. How is that not the worst possible start? Jiang Qi: I honestly wish I'd found a fam 38.1kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
7. 7 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 115.9kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves

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   The first book's female protagonist is a researcher; the second is about taking the imperial examinations; and the third is about a prostitute who works for the government. All are period dramas, and the female protagonists don't work in the black market or anything like that. Their lives are relatively stable. The authors of the first two books are particularly meticulous, providing citations and sources of allusions at the end of each story. [Kissing emojis]

8. 8 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 45.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves

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   These two books, the first one features a female protagonist who enters politics, and the second one features a female protagonist who first joins the military and then enters politics; both are stories of strong female leads.

9. 9 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.5kReads9.2Score1kShelves
10. 10 七 A Native of the 1970s, Surrounded by Reborn and Transmigrated People 七零土著之被重生者穿越者包围 YlovenModern Romance722k WordsCompleted [A native of the era + golden finger + strong female lead + selfish and self-serving + refuses to move to the countryside + raising a child + career-focused] Zhou Yuanjun is surrounded by people who have been reborn and people who have transmigrated. But through hard work and talent, she keeps up with them, making use of every resource at her disposal. She goes to school, takes in a live-in husband, gets a job, and enters politics. 1.2kReads8.7Score100Shelves
11. 11 七 A Seventies Military Marriage: The Country Girl Becomes a Special Forces Champion 七零军婚，乡下村姑竟成特战兵王 Yue Fanfan月帆帆Modern Romance184k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Military Life + Superpowers + Love After Marriage + Using Science to Save the Nation] Maimiao was the notorious oddball of Qianling Village. When her relatives tried to take everything she had, she declared: "Ah'm not gettin' married. Ah'm gonna bring a husband into my family." Her relatives advised her that any man willing to marry into a woman's family either had problems at home or had something wrong with hi 16.2kReads—Score2.6kShelves

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    The female lead joins the military, and the male lead conducts scientific research.

12. 12 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 31.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    It seems the author has worked within the system; the book is very good.

13. 13 七 The 1970s: A Martyr's Orphaned Daughter Is Reborn, Enlists, and Marries a Commander 七零：烈士孤女重生参军嫁首长了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 117.4kReads9.4Score13.1kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who goes into politics, while the second features her as a military doctor. The details are very well done, and the writing is exceptionally good. Highly recommended.

14. 14 七 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零，谁说女兵不能当该溜子 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 40.8kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves

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    That has to be our good sister! 😳 First book The female protagonist joins the army Talented athletes have great strength Good brain Good skills The story begins with her grandma being hung on a crooked tree at the village entrance, haha [full of laughter]. Her military rank has always been higher than that of her peers. The military leaders both loved and hated her. During maritime patrols, she frequently beats up offenders from other countries, sending them fleeing in terror. 😳 She's a quirky, sharp-tongued female lead. After marrying the male lead, he stepped back from the limelight and focused on his family. The female lead has always been dedicated to her career 😘

15. 15 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 160.2kReads9.1Score24.9kShelves
16. 16 新 Reborn, I Will Benefit the People 新生，我要造福一方 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 44.5kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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    Both are very good. The first book features a female protagonist named Wen Wan who enters politics and develops her hometown through her own efforts. She has a romantic partner, and the male protagonist is also in politics, serving as a secretary. The second book features a female protagonist named Qin Zhaoning who is a diplomat, and the male protagonist is a soldier.

17. 17 外 New Recruit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and You Call That No Connections? 外交部新人，你管这叫没背景？ Yet to Bloom未有芳华Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A new recruit joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so beautiful that she didn't look like someone with real talent. Rumor had it she had “no connections.” She was humble and low-key, silently enduring all the “tests” new recruits had to go through. Then, at a major diplomatic event, a swaggering representative from another country tried to humiliate China in front of everyone, shocking the entire room. At that moment, she set down her documents and rose calmly. In fluent, aristocratic French, 1.2kReads8.1Score124Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated into a 1990s Tragic Romance, the Heroine's Sister Wants to Work at the Factory 穿书九零苦情文女主的妹妹要进厂 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance352k WordsOngoing Period setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday family life Tags: Clear-headed female lead, entirely focused on building her career After being born into this world and living here for over a decade, Shen Zhaoning was suddenly hit on the head by a basketball and awakened. It turned out she hadn't merely transmigrated: she had transmigrated into a novel about a female lead whose life was miserable from beginning to end. And the female lead, who suffered from start to finish, was her own twin 68.1kReads8.5Score11.8kShelves

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    This book is amazing! Don't be fooled by the title. I really enjoy historical fiction, and I was pleasantly surprised the first time I read it. The female protagonist set her sights on a grand dream from a very young age: to enter politics. Through her wisdom, she unified her family. As everyone knows, to succeed in politics, your family must be stable and not hold you back, and the protagonist achieved that. From her student days, she actively united her classmates and teachers, striving towards her goal. She had excellent grades, a clear objective, and wanted to attend a university that nurtured political talent. She was very perceptive; she could actively see and prevent problems in everyday life, achieving excellent results during her university years. In short, the female lead is truly amazing. She has a powerful personal charm. After graduation, she became a centrally selected graduate and began her political career. Through her hard work and achievements, she became a factory director at a young age, brimming with confidence and ambition. Best of all, she's still young, highly valued by her superiors, and has a bright future. Plus, the author is fantastic, releasing two or three chapters almost every day, guaranteeing a satisfying read! [Laughs]

19. 19 穿 Transported to 1980: I Have an Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 穿到1980，开局就有铁饭碗 Tiramisu提米拉苏Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [A career-focused heroine with a government job + 90% career storyline + a male lead who is weaker than the female lead] Lin Ruxin, from 2026, transmigrates into the body of Lin Ruxin in 1981. The original owner was not only ungrateful, but also hopelessly lovesick. As one of the first college graduates, she should have focused on her career, but instead devoted all her attention to men. Lin Ruxin can't stand it. Watch her kick her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and leave her coworkers stunned. W 34.8kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist is involved in politics, and the story is very much like a book about working within the system. The female protagonist is charming both inside and out!

20. 20 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    They are all historical fiction. (Politics)

21. 21 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 20.9kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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    ① The female lead is a time-traveler who becomes an older woman. She's not a saint, and absolutely cannot hold grudges. Her greatest skill is using others to do her dirty work. She rises rapidly through the ranks of officialdom, eventually becoming the youngest director. She possesses not only ability but also incredible luck. The male lead isn't a rough, uncouth man; he's a true immortal, leaving the female lead stunned when she first meets him. He's not a powerful figure in the capital, but rather a master of metaphysics.

22. 22 六 The Sixties: You Don’t Want the Real Heiress? Then I’ll Cut Ties 六零：真千金不要？我反手断亲 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + formidable partners + career-driven heroine] Reborn as the real daughter, she finds that her city-dwelling parents don't welcome her. So she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, determined to change her fate through her own abilities. Become a cadre, earn a recommendation to attend university, rise to leadership, and win everyone's respect! “Did you hear? Widow Zhang's girl was switched at birth with a city girl.” “Yeah, and they still kicked her out an 10.4kReads8.4Score776Shelves

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    The first book is quite good, but it's not finished yet, which is a bit disappointing.

23. 23 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.9kReads8.5Score881Shelves
24. 24 我 I Bring an RV to 1950 and Raise Kids While Making Money 我带房车穿50，养崽赚钱两不误 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance. The heroine is focused entirely on her career.] Zhou Rong, a middle-aged single woman, is driving her RV on a road trip when she unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1950s. Her ex-husband wants a divorce? Fine! As long as I get the money! Some people say her life will be difficult after the divorce. She’ll show them: she has money, a car, and a house, and her life is great! If anyone spreads rumors or picks on her family, she’ll beat them up. If they still don’t behave, 3.3kReads9.0Score326Shelves
25. 25 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: I'm a Diplomat 穿越六零，我是外交官 Wanwan Has Plenty婉婉有余Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted "I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and I’m Just an Extra" Hang in there! The humble extra eventually becomes a diplomat. ▷ [Hardcore survival] Transmigrated to the great famine of 1959, she survives by digging into rat holes for grain and selling mountain goods. ▷ [A quiet comeback] She pretends to be invisible, but gets noticed by an officer after studying foreign languages: “There’s more to this girl than meets the eye.” ▷ [Career highlight] From orphan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a bowl 5.8kReads8.1Score312Shelves
27. 27 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.4kReads9.0Score6.3kShelves

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    These are all historical fiction novels where the female protagonist either joins the military or goes into politics. 😆😆 The first one has both a crazy male and female lead who join the military. ❤️❤️ The second one features an ancient female general who transmigrates into a historical fiction novel and becomes an instructor, but it's a bit short. The third one, *Juejuezi*, is a must-read.

28. 28 穿 The Female General Who Became Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿成年代文炮灰的女将军 Sword Bean刀豆Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted Shaomin, whose martial prowess was unmatched, never imagined that after spending half her life on the battlefield, her entire family would be executed for a trumped-up charge. Her furious soul refused to enter the cycle of reincarnation. On a night of lightning and thunder, she watched in spirit as the enemy army cut down the heads of the corrupt emperor and his treacherous ministers. With her great vengeance fulfilled, she was finally able to let go. But then lightning struck her soul and sent 165Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    These are all historical fiction novels where the female protagonist either joins the military or goes into politics [laughs][laughs]. The first one has both the male and female protagonists who are crazy and both join the military [heart][heart]. The second one has a female general from ancient times who transmigrates into a historical fiction novel and becomes an instructor, but it's a bit short. The third one, "Juejuezi," is a must-read.

29. 29 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 46.1kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
30. 30 七 A Rising Star in the ’70s 七十年代潜力股 Little Guo Qiqi小果柒柒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Yun married Wang Xuezhi, a sent-down youth. But as soon as the college entrance exam was reinstated, he dumped her! She struggled through life raising their daughter, only for him to show up at the very end and demand a share of her property. Now reborn, Su Yun looks at her own fresh, pretty face, then at Wang Xuezhi, who is trying to curry favor with her, and her mouth twitches. She tells him to get lost as far as possible! With a second chance at life, of course she’s 294Reads8.5Score109Shelves

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    Sweetness is here! 🍅1️⃣ The female lead is reborn in the 1980s, possessing memories of her past life, fluent in six languages, and becomes a translator. 🍅2️⃣ The female lead transmigrates to the 1960s, using a system to rise from a temporary worker in a state-run restaurant to a secure job, and her family also finds employment. 🍅3️⃣ The male lead was a civil servant in his previous life, working as a clerk for forty years before dying of illness in his old age. Reborn, he's determined to reach the pinnacle of life.

31. 31 七 1970s Pocket Dimension: I Won't Be the Wronged Little Sister-in-Law 七零空间：不做冤种小姑子 Xia Xixi夏西西Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhu Yu was reborn in a period novel as the Zhu family's unmarried aunt, who had remained single her entire life. Being unmarried wasn't the problem. The real issue was that Zhu Xiaoqin, the woman she'd become, had worked like a beast of burden for the Zhu family all her life, and in the end, there wasn't even anyone to see her off. The neighborhood committee had to arrange her funeral. How was that not completely ridiculous...? 4.1kReads8.5Score242Shelves
32. 32 我 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 Chen Xiaofan Who Loves Yellow Heart Greens喜欢黄心菜的陈小凡Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.4kReads9.0Score317Shelves
33. 33 七 The 1970s: The Short-Lived Couple Reborn to Slaughter Their Enemies 七零：短命鬼夫妇重生后嘎嘎乱杀 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beautiful, tragic, and powerful heir + Herculean flower + pocket dimension + putting scumbags in their place] Song Jinhe woke up as a love-struck, short-lived cannon-fodder character in a period novel. Rejected after confessing to the male lead, she starved herself to death, making way for the protagonists’ great love... Song Jinhe, who would eat anything but a loss... Scumbags deserve to die, homewreckers deserve to die, and anyone who bullies her deserves to die. Just as Song Jinhe joined for 25.3kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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    Both books involve the man marrying into the woman's family. The first book hasn't covered the part where the female lead joins the army yet, but it's coming soon. The second book has already covered that part, and both are very good.

34. 34 重 Reborn, I Became the Top Official in a Local Government 重生后，我成了地方一把手 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In ancient times, when officials embarked on their careers and took up posts in distant places, they sometimes brought along a handwritten booklet. It recorded the local customs and notable gentry. Keeping its contents in mind was essential to ensuring a smooth rise through the ranks. It was a kind of "career handbook." 15.6kReads8.8Score785Shelves
35. 35 东 Dongheng: The Road to Power 东恒青云 Old Man Green Bamboo青竹翁Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A meteoric rise to the top! Chu Dongheng, a master's graduate who knows nothing about his birth family and jokes that “my mom and I are our own family,” is the abandoned grandson of a military family. After passing the civil service exam in Jiangdong, he finds that someone else has taken the position he applied for. By chance, he becomes a leader's secretary, beginning his career in politics. With the people's interests as his mission, he advances one steady step at a time toward the pinnacle of 30.7kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
36. 36 好 The Fearsome Female Soldier King Spoils That Pretty Boy 好端端的女兵王，就宠那个小白脸 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance855k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Soldier King, Strong Female Lead and Weak Male Lead] Lin Ye, a general from a matriarchal world, arrives in this strange place. To support her family, she has no choice but to follow the path she's taken before and become a soldier once again. A spoiled rich kid in modern society knows he has no abilities, so he wants to find a strong woman to support him. They hit it off at once. Marriage! They have to get married! 8.8kReads7.9Score958Shelves
37. 37 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. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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    These are excellent period novels; you can tell just by looking at the ratings, especially the one set in the 1960s. The female lead is incredibly insightful, and her entire family are extraordinary individuals, each with their own story.

38. 38 官 A Wild Ride to Power: From the Siheyuan to the Pinnacle of Authority 官途狂飙：从四合院走向权力巅峰 Five Wisps of Fireworks五缕烟火Urban530k WordsCompleted A pure political drama, with one female lead and a major anti-corruption campaign. The plot of this book connects seamlessly with Thirty Years in Politics: The Pinnacle of Power. Young Xu Yuanzhou arrives in Chunjiang Province and unleashes an anti-corruption storm across the province! 36kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102.3kReads8.8Score11kShelves

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    ① If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it. If you haven't read about women in politics, you should check it out. This book showed me the difficulties women face in politics and also made me realize how good the current policies are. ② This book starts with female factory workers, but the story unfolds smoothly. If you're drawn in the beginning and middle, you definitely need to read the later parts. I'm really looking forward to it, but it's not finished yet. I hope everyone will be patient. Both books have male and female leads, and both are very good. A story of a woman's success in both career and politics. Li Xiaonan, Yang Lihua. Please be aware. Thank you.

40. 40 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 92.9kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
41. 41 妇 When the Women's Director Steps In, All the Eccentrics of the 1970s Flee in Terror 妇女主任一出手，七零极品全吓走 Wan Xi.晚兮。Modern Romance999k WordsOngoing 💥 Wen Wanning, a human weapon from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find herself a helpless, foolish orphan in the 1970s, someone everyone can bully. ✅ They scheme to send her to the countryside? She breaks her scumbag father's hand! ✅ A wife-beater hits his wife every day? She beats him to a pulp! ✅ A nightmare of a mother-in-law torments her daughter-in-law? She beats the shrew at her own game! ✅ A stingy father-in-law schemes against his son? She empties every last bit of his hidden savin 52.2kReads8.6Score6kShelves

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    I'm definitely certain the female lead in the first book will be extraordinary—she has a powerful background and is capable. I'm less certain about the second book.

42. 42 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.1kReads9.0Score501Shelves

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    When Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she found herself reborn. She had gone from being the beautiful and intelligent daughter of Professor Wen, as others described, to Dai Er Ya, a villager in Jianghe Village. She was treated like a servant, emaciated and pale, and even forced into marriage?! Meanwhile, Dai's biological daughter had changed her surname to Wen, taking her place and occupying her parents' and her life! She ran away!

43. 43 穿 Transmigrate to the Famine Years: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越饥荒之路人甲的生活日常 One Million on a Scratch Card刮刮乐一百万Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Caution: This is not wish-fulfillment. The characters are all flawed. The tone is dark and realistic, and the setting is an alternate fictional world. Much of the content is invented, so read with care if that bothers you.] [Historical era + Transmigrating into a book + Politics] She transmigrates into a scrawny child during a famine. By the time Xu Lele struggles through childhood and her life starts getting better, you tell her this is a sweet romance about a transmigrator sent to the country 6.9kReads7.4Score273Shelves
44. 44 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.6kReads8.3Score594Shelves
45. 45 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.5kReads8.9Score983Shelves
46. 46 七 A Military Wife’s Ambitions in the 1970s 七零军嫂事业忙 Li Furong栗芙蓉Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Joining the Army + Career-Oriented Female Lead + Rugged Man] For some reason, Jiang Nian dreamed of her late parents. Then she used her mother’s bracelet to unlock a wondrous pocket dimension. Guided by the scenes in her dream, she began selling off the family’s assets and stockpiling supplies. One quiet night, Jiang Nian transmigrated to 1973. Believing that when in Rome, one should do as the Romans do, she began her new life. The benefactor who saved her ad 1.8kReads7.3Score161Shelves
47. 47 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
48. 48 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: Live Off the Mountains 穿越六零：靠山吃山 Red Mandala红色曼陀罗Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + pocket dimension + gentle, cozy life] The golden finger isn’t especially powerful. This is a period story with few outrageous characters, focused on everyday family life and a modest attempt to ride the tide of change. An alternate timeline, with a 6+3+3+4 education system. Born in 1987, this young woman acquired a farming pocket dimension as a child. She thought she’d be the heroine, transmigrate, and become an immortal… Instead, she lived an ordinary life int 1.9kReads6.9Score100Shelves
49. 49 七 Late ’70s: Reborn in the College Entrance Exam Hall 七零年代末，重生在高考考场 An Old Friend, Xu Sanqian故人许三千Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted 1979, the third year since the college entrance examination was reinstated. She was reborn... Reborn in the examination hall... A golden age when hard work was rewarded. In this life, she would protect the younger brother who went missing as a child. She would keep her parents from dying young. She would study hard, work diligently, and leave her name on the grand canvas of the times. Much later, she looked back and realized that the man who had fallen in love with her at first sight had already 1.6kReads8.8Score160Shelves
50. 50 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score228Shelves

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