Looking for a Period Novel With a Female Lead Who Won't Support Her Family, Act Like a Saint, or Fawn Over Men, and Has No Romance 求年代文+女主不扶贫不圣母不花痴无cp

1. 1 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

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   It's beautiful, really, really beautiful! I love Jiaojiao's energy. I really love Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao, keep up the good work and keep living an even better life.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score349Shelves

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   This female lead perfectly fits your requirements. She would never do anything that would put her at a disadvantage; if she's kind to someone, it's definitely because that person has something to gain from it.

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m the Tragic Cannon Fodder of a Period Novel 快穿，我是年代文的悲惨炮灰 Kang Hong康红Modern Romance4.5M WordsOngoing After dying in the apocalypse, Cheng Chunya is bound to the System and sent into one small world after another. She is also forbidden from casually changing her character’s established personality. For example, she can’t suddenly go from illiterate to highly learned. Or from weak and useless to fiercely domineering. Cheng Chunya: This is really going to cramp my style. After all, every character she transmigrates into has a pretty miserable life. There are scumbag men, awful family members, and 10.3kReads8.8Score510Shelves

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   Very beautiful.

4. 4 七 The 1970s: I Transmigrate Across Worlds, Gossip, and Become Immortal 七零：穿越万界吃瓜成仙 Doudou Who Loves Napping睡懒觉的豆豆Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Wild Imagination + Golden Finger + Transmigration to Another World] Ruan Qinghe was a beauty with a mole. She was just buying a phone when a bolt of lightning struck her, sending her into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character who didn’t survive more than a few chapters. Luckily, this little fairy arrived just in time. The overly solicitous male lead? Get lost! The white-lotus, lovesick heroine? Get lost! The vicious reborn supporting 744Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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   A historical fiction story set in a bygone era. The female protagonist is incredibly wealthy, and the story revolves around fantasy cultivation where she can travel to other worlds. She's not a saintly figure, and she's decisive and ruthless.

5. 5 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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   It's incredibly good, the writing is so delicate, it made me cry non-stop, and the aftertaste is so powerful, I couldn't get enough!

6. 6 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
7. 7 快 The Life of a Couple on a Quick Transmigration Journey 快穿小夫妻的生活历程 Joy Throughout the Court满朝欢Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A married couple's quick transmigration tale Qin Liuchen and Chu Bai transmigrate to the 1960s. With the aid of the same golden finger, the two strangers plan to stick together and make it through life. They soon discover that they come from different timelines: one from 2022, the other from 2027. And that's not all. They later realize they haven't transmigrated at all, but transmigrated into a book. The two daring souls make a very exciting decision, and that decision turns their simple book tr 780Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   Hello, hello! The book recommender is here! I don't know if these are the novels you're looking for, I'm not sure either, but you should probably check them out. They're pretty good, you can take a look. Hope they help! |･㉨･`)

8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: Cherish Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People 快穿：珍爱生命，远离极品 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through historical settings + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + no fixed pairing] [The 4th, 7th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st worlds have no romance] [Female lead’s perspective] [Ensemble cast] Also known as: Quick Transmigration: A Carefree Life in Historical Worlds and Quick Transmigration: Treasure Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People Protagonist: Chang Ning. In each sma 21.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Lead Rises to the Top Again in the Era World 快穿，女配又在年代世界里逆袭了 Su Meng素朦Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Period Fiction, Heartwarming] (Please note: This is a story about a heroine who grows over time. In the first two worlds, she may be somewhat dependent on the System. The romance between the leads in the first world isn’t written very well either, so you may want to read the worlds in reverse order.) Shi Wei was a wisp of a wandering soul, drifting for countless years. Then, one day, something calling itself a System asked whether she would be willing to bind with it and e 7.9kReads8.9Score448Shelves
10. 10 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Screen Queen Knows How to Flirt, Charm, and Play Cute 年代快穿：影后她会撩会哄会撒娇 Mushroom Pan-Fried Bun蘑菇生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Women's fiction: [Period] [Quick Transmigration] [Devoted husband] [Rugged man] [Military officer] After a car accident, movie queen Song Lili transmigrates through three thousand worlds, completing missions to fulfill people's wishes in various Period settings and earning points so she can return to the time before the accident. Along the way, she meets the strongest military officer, a rugged veteran, the village chief's son, a cold and formidable soldier, a wealthy young master from the capit 6.1kReads8.9Score462Shelves
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder of the Period Novel Fights Back 快穿：年代文炮灰要逆袭 Feifei Is Not a Fish非非不是鱼Modern Romance751k WordsCompleted To recover her memories and her life, Xu Keke travels through one era after another, embarking on a journey of revenge to deliver justice for the cannon-fodder characters burdened by deep resentment in each time period. There’s no redemption here: making scumbags suffer is a must. See how a high school teacher in the 1980s brings a smooth-talking, respectable-looking man to ruin, See how a rural woman official who moved to the city in the 1950s leaves a modern-day Chen Shimei with nothing, 98Reads8.0Score—Shelves
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Lead Just Wants to Farm and Take It Easy 快穿：女配只想种田摸鱼 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Content warnings: A slow-burn, cozy everyday story + the heroine’s personal growth + a dark male lead (a bed-warming little tool) + the author reads every comment and likes to jot them down in a little notebook. (The story is complete.) At the start, the lousy System told Liu Mian: This System is begging you to keep your head down and be a background character. Just farm a little and eat a little. Once we’ve filled out our work reports, we can collect our pay. Liu Mian, a devoted couch potato, t 3.5kReads8.9Score251Shelves
13. 13 无 A No-CP Period Piece 无CP的年代文 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted No CP + Period Setting + Transmigrate + Reborn + System + Cultivation + Revenge Multiple worlds, different protagonists, different lives, different personalities, and stories set in different eras. These are all short stories. The stories are unrelated to one another, and this is not quick transmigration. 2.2kReads8.9Score129Shelves
14. 14 快 Quick Transmigration: An Unusually Happy Life 快穿之异常幸福 Mengsheng Lige梦笙丽歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The exploits of a first-class palace maid in various worlds. Win over the male supporting character who is destined to die alone. One man, one woman The quick transmigration worlds include: 1. Apocalypse 2. Supernatural 3. Period setting 4. Palace intrigue 5. Entertainment industry 6. Beastfolk world 7. Farming 8. Mermaid 9. Childhood sweethearts 10. Adorable kids The man pursues the woman, or the woman pursues the man 302Reads7.1Score—Shelves
15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Lead Is Beautiful and Dazzling 快穿之女主又美又飒 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Ancient Romance924k WordsCompleted Red Mansion, the 1970s, the entertainment industry, and more The heroine, Li Yi, was originally the Primordial Chaos Green Lotus, the most doted-on being in the primordial world. Li Yi stood with her hands on her hips and declared, “I’m the first Primordial Chaos Green Lotus between heaven and earth. The Heavenly Dao is my dad…” Kong Xuan: “I’m the first peacock between heaven and earth. The Heavenly Dao murdered my mother…” Come on! Let’s fight… We fought all the way from the primordial world 2kReads9.3Score180Shelves
16. 16 快 Quick Transmigration: A Background Character’s Online Commentary 快穿之是路人甲在线吃瓜 Slowly Yuan Yi慢慢元一Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing “Ding! System 1818, your dedicated gossip companion, is at your service.” By a twist of fate, after graduating from university, Bai Yin joined the quick transmigration bureau. From then on, she began a delightful journey of following the gossip in one world after another. In a period-drama world, a reborn, vicious supporting female character and a beloved, lucky heroine fought to a stalemate. Bai Yin sat on the sidelines, munching seeds and thoroughly enjoying the gossip. In an ancient world, a 8.8kReads8.0Score679Shelves
17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Persona Has Crumbled Again 快穿：炮灰人设又崩了 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Male Lead as Bed Warmer] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Huo Yan uses quick transmigration to enter little worlds and take on all kinds of cannon-fodder roles. “Host, your top-tier handsome son-in-law is a womanizer!” Someone get over here and make a chastity belt for the prince consort! “Host, your ex-boyfriend has become an immortal and come back to force you to be his concubine!” With one word from her, the Immortal King swings his blade and castrates himself! “Host, your best 3.3kReads9.0Score336Shelves
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Heroine Is So Wild, Even the System Is at a Loss for Words 快穿之年代女主太飚，系统词穷了 Lin Tian Yidao林天一刀Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted Officer Lin was shot dead by a police mole while carrying out a mission, then transmigrated into a period-drama world. Faced with a golden finger that gave her nothing, she went straight to taking what she wanted. Not only did she forcefully bind the System, she also used her missions as a stepping-stone to earn lavish rewards. He’d thought his Host was crafty to people’s faces and ruthless behind their backs. Who could have guessed she’d never play by the rules, and would always trounce the plo 1.9kReads8.8Score140Shelves
19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: Enjoying Life in Every World 快穿之我在各个世界享受生活 Mu Jiangjiang木姜姜Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted This is the story of someone with no script, constantly traveling through time and space. There are pocket dimensions and supplies, and the heroine knows how to enjoy life. All the worlds are fictional, and everything is just for entertainment, so please don't take it seriously. Don't take it seriously. Don't take it seriously. 857Reads6.2Score103Shelves
20. 20 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Character in Period Dramas Rises to the Top 快穿之年代文中的女配要崛起 Lingxi菱溪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Farming] [Reborn] [Pocket Dimension] [One-on-One, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Period] [Sweet Romance] [Fall-Guy] [Comeback] [Top Student] When it came to having a miserable life, Ye Qing felt she could rank near the top. Though she had parents, her life was worse than that of an orphan. The only person who loved her, her grandmother, passed away early. After finally graduating from college, she found a high-paying job, and a bright future beckoned. Who could h 9.5kReads9.1Score743Shelves
21. 21 快 The System’s Quick Transmigration Guide to the Decades 快穿系统之年代攻略 Sweet and Sour Hawthorn Roll酸甜果丹皮Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Alternate-history period setting! Readers who care about historical accuracy, stay away!!! Quick transmigration + System + wish fulfillment + sweet romance, one-on-one + no fixed CP) Come see all the different sides of life ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑ After losing her job during the pandemic, Chengcheng spent her days sprawled at home like a couch potato. Then she was recruited and bound to a newly created quick transmigration System from the Space-Time Administration, and sent into one period setting after 1kReads6.3Score—Shelves
22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: The Money-Making Streamer 快穿敛财女主播 Sen Ran森苒Fantastical Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Strong female lead + live-streaming System + interstellar viewers + everyone’s favorite + putting every scheming green tea in her place Wilderness livestream: Streamer, spit out that bug! What do you mean, you can eat it if you pull off its head and tail? We’re not listening! The 1970s: Streamer, don’t just focus on making money! The male and female leads are about to tear each other’s hair out! Dream of the Red Chamber world: Streamer! The old lady may be a terrible person, but please don’t mak 2.7kReads9.3Score304Shelves
23. 23 快 Quick Transmigration: Qingyan’s Leisurely Journey 快穿之青烟的悠闲旅途 Fox Beneath the Green Mountain青山下的狐Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, no fixed CP, ridiculously powerful golden finger] The Chaos Pearl was severely damaged when the world was created, and spent countless years repairing itself underground. After billions of years, just as its divine power was about to run dry, it encountered Qing Yan, a modern office worker. By chance, Qing Yan formed a soul contract with it. When she was critically ill, the Chaos Pearl took her soul back to the beginning of chaos. Her soul merged with the azure mist in the 3.2kReads9.0Score196Shelves
24. 24 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heiress Is Selfish and Self-Serving 快穿：大小姐她自私自利 Bustling S熙熙攘攘SModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through period dramas + self-interest + sweet romance + golden finger + no rescuing the poor + no saintly heroine + no becoming a stepmother + no adopting children + no fixed love interest] Some worlds may have no romantic pairing. The heroine retains no memories of her quick-transmigration worlds, but she does remember her first life as a wealthy heiress. Her golden finger is assigned at random. 1. The little childhood sweetheart manipulated in the 1960s 2. The village gir 11.9kReads8.8Score776Shelves
25. 25 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a grandmother with several sons, many grandchildren, and a deceased husband. She is the head of the household, and her family, regardless of age, dotes on her. There is no romantic pairing or cheat-like abilities. The second book involves a woman sent to the countryside as an educated youth who becomes a village bully. She becomes good friends with the original female lead, and together they prosper. Her family treats her well, and she's not a toxic character. There is a romantic pairing, cheat-like abilities, and she even takes the college entrance exam and goes to the black market. The third book features a hapless female supporting character whose family is full of cunning and scheming women. The male lead is chosen by the female lead through a talent search and has little screen time. It's a short story with cheat-like abilities.

26. 26 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
27. 27 七 The 1970s: A Lovely Educated Youth Uses Her Pocket Space to Claim a Siheyuan 七零：娇娇知青携空间坐拥四合院 Zhi Ang Zhang芝昂张Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Period setting + two people transmigrate + livestream System + storage space + farming + sweet romance + everyone dotes on the heroine + punishing scumbags + hilarious gossip] Heroine: Looks delicate and weak, but is actually violent and devious. Male lead: Seems like a loyal, rugged man, but is actually a villainous yandere. Jiang Xianyu, a powerful survivor from the apocalypse, transmigrates during her showdown with the Zombie Emperor. She ends up in the 1970s as a female cannon-fo 280Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist with a system who doesn't get involved in other people's affairs, preferring to quietly observe and profit from her observations. The second book features a female protagonist who is cool and not overly virtuous, with distinct personalities. The third book features a female protagonist who takes her younger brother to the countryside, living a quiet life away from the original male and female protagonists. The fourth book features male and female protagonists who are devoted to their country, and those around them also have extremely positive values.

28. 28 七 Sweet Love in the ’70s: My Darling Brings Her Space and Wins Over a Rugged Man 七零甜宠：娇宝带空间撩糙汉生崽 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Military Marriage + Joining Him at His Post + Sweet Romance + Pocket-Dimension Supplies + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Feel-Good Power Fantasy) Jiang You, a nationally renowned physicist and medical expert, unexpectedly gains a mysterious pocket dimension. In her dreams, she transmigrates to the 1970s, and to stay alive, she first stockpiles trillions' worth of supplies. After she transmigrates into a book, she finds herself the beloved darling of the Jiang family! But the origin 7kReads9.2Score804Shelves

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