Looking for Historical-Era Stories Where the Female Lead Isn't a Sent-Down Youth. A Rural or Working-Class Background Is Fine 求女主不是知青的年代文，农村人或工人家庭都可以

1. 51 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零：老婆太美，谢厂长宠妻顾家 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 24kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds
2. 52 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Capitalist Heiress Stirs Up Trouble 穿越七零资本家大小姐搞事情 Blue Great Immortal蓝大仙儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + 1970s setting + educated youth + golden finger + refined self-interest + lighthearted wish fulfillment + female business tycoon + patriotism] (Capitalists! Capitalists! The daughter of a capitalist family! Don’t project ordinary people’s spending habits and outlook on life onto her. See things from the perspective of a ruthless heiress.) (The male lead is just a tool, an accessory. If you don’t like that, please leave and don’t post bad reviews.) Who says educated youth sent to 8Reads6.4Score—14d adds
3. 53 七 I Refuse to Be the Foil in the 1970s 七零对照组我不当了 Lizi Jun荔子君Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Qiao Yun learned that she was merely a foil for her older sister. Her sister was the heroine and a winner in life, while she, the younger sister, was nothing but cannon fodder. Her only purpose was to suffer so her sister could shine... Reborn, Qiao Yun tore up the script. To hell with being a foil! Whoever wants that role can have it. She would take charge of her own life. 3.4kReads7.7Score22514d adds
4. 54 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.3kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds

   Reader note

   1. Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother said, "Song Qingning on the other side of the bridge is your childhood betrothed; you have to take responsibility for her." Song Qingning married the captain's wife who saved her, saying, "My son is tall, simple-minded, earns a high salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind the long journey, take him away." 2. The female lead transmigrates into a book, the male lead is reborn; one works in a textile factory, the other in a machinery factory. 3. Jiang Yunshu, with spatial resources, transmigrates into the body of a spoiled female supporting character in the 1970s, with four older brothers and a husband who is a retired regimental commander and now the director of a machinery factory! A marriage-of-convenience-to-love story begins!

5. 55 七 In the 1970s Courtyard, I Married a Sickly Factory Director 七零大杂院，嫁病秧子老公是厂长 Yun Fuling云茯苓Modern Romance876k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + reborn + space + courtyard compound + sweet romance + building wealth + cozy everyday life + putting villains in their place] Su Ge woke up one morning to discover she'd transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. In the story, she was the eldest daughter of the family, doing the most work, suffering the most hardship, and taking the most abuse. In the end, her second younger sister even schemed to make her go to the countryside in her place. Her p 5.1kReads8.8Score48414d adds
6. 56 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
7. 57 穿 Transmigrate to 1960: A Permanent Job at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative Is Mine 穿越60：小小供销社正式工拿捏 Two Geese Return二雁归Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted Transmigration + fiercely protective + urban household registration (no rural relocation) + work at a supply and marketing cooperative + everyday life [No golden finger!!!] [She won't take the college entrance exam. She's not good enough to get into Peking or Tsinghua.] [Dialect warning!!! The author will explain what things mean. If that bothers you, don't read.] [No romance. The author has cut off her chance at marriage, though if readers want a romance, it could appear in an extra.] Wang Hong 592Reads5.6Score—14d adds
8. 58 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.1kReads9.0Score85514d adds

   Reader note

   ① In the control group, the female lead comes from the countryside and enters the city through an exam, supporting each other with the male lead. ② The female lead possesses a learning system that allows her to view and "recharge" other people's cheat codes; she is not a sent-down youth. ③ The female lead lives in a tenement building, but through her own efforts, she avoids going to the countryside and becomes a worker in another city, escaping the control of her original family; she is part of an ensemble cast. ④ The fake heiress is plotted against by the real heiress but is rescued by the male lead, and they marry into a military family; this is primarily a lighthearted slice-of-life story.

9. 59 军 Beloved by My Military Family: I Give My Whole Family a Golden Finger 军婚团宠：我给全家充值金手指 The Wind Rises扶风起Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Beloved by the Whole Family + Top Student System + Female Side Character Awakens + Golden Fingers for the Whole Family] Xu Mingshu had been having the same dream since she was little. In it, her whole family met a terrible fate. Later, her cousin fell down just as she had in the dream, then underwent a complete personality change and forgot a lot of things. Only then did Xu Mingshu realize the dream was a vision of her family’s future. This world had many protagonists, but h 2Reads7.0Score—14d adds
10. 60 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
11. 61 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8k14d adds

    Reader note

    The female lead is Lu Jiajia, and the male lead is Xue Yan. This is a book where the female lead is extremely pampered, but she is not spoiled. Her four older brothers, sister-in-law, and parents all dote on her. It also features the story of educated youth going to the countryside, and the rural scenes are depicted very realistically. It also explores many aspects of human relationships. You can learn something new and have fun at the same time. The love story between the male and female leads is beautiful; I really enjoyed it.

12. 62 开 Bankrupt from the Start: I Took Grandpa Back to the Countryside to Farm 开局就破产：我带外公回乡种田 Yue Yue A悦悦阿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No CP, no cultivation, pure farming) Mu Mu, the undisputed champion of grinding herself to the bone in the Azure Star Domain, died during her tribulation to ascend to immortality. She opened her eyes, reborn on Blue Star, where spiritual energy was scarce. She didn’t want to work herself to the bone anymore, so she took her grandfather back to the countryside to farm. The mountain village was poor? No problem. She’d gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish the land. The villag 1.3kReads8.7Score15714d adds

    Reader note

    This is not a historical fiction. The female protagonist's family went bankrupt, and her parents died in a car accident, so she took her grandfather back to her hometown to farm.

13. 63 六 The 1960s: I Hugged the Judge's Leg and Coasted to Victory 六零，抱判官大腿躺赢 Qing Mu青 沐Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted Qin Yiting died. Her soul floated in the air, gazing at her family’s shopping mall with unbearable heartache. How had she died? She was only twenty-three, in the prime of her life, and her family had assets worth hundreds of billions waiting for her to inherit. How had she died so unfairly, for no reason at all? Qin Yiting couldn’t accept it. Her soul kept trying to force its way back into her body... The underworld The Judge couldn’t understand why people had to undergo tribulations to build af 3.2kReads8.9Score33614d adds

    Reader note

    This book perfectly matches the female protagonist's transmigration into a book, her system, and her rural background, while the male protagonist's background is impressive.

14. 64 穿 I Came to the 1960s for a Life, Not Mere Survival 穿六零，我要的是生活，不是活着 A Novel Fan Writing Novels小说迷写小说Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Shushu was an ordinary girl with a short life. Because of a drop of the King of Hell’s son’s virgin urine, she died six hours early. To make it up to her, the King of Hell gives her three choices. 1: Be reborn along her original path, into the animal realm. (The King of Hell can guarantee she’ll have someone to feed and care for her all her life.) 2: Have her wish granted and become a billionaire. (She’ll be an 80-year-old rich woman with only six days left to live.) 3: Become an 18-year-o 2.1kReads8.8Score14014d adds

    Reader note

    Synopsis: The story revolves around a woman who transmigrates to the 1960s to retire. Starting with less than ideal circumstances, the female protagonist works hard and strives for a better life. Character traits: None are intellectually deficient; each character has their own distinct traits, reflecting human nature and common sense. The plot devices are not overly fantastical or disruptive, keeping the story relatable. Genre: Historical fiction, inspirational. Recommendation rating: Self-recommendation; I'm giving myself five stars to encourage myself.

15. 65 嫁 I Married the Strongest Big Shot in a Period Novel, and He Spoiled Me Rotten 嫁年代文最强大佬，我被养娇了 Mountain Queen女山大王Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted (Also known as: The Apocalypse Woman Is Reborn in the 1990s and Goes on a Rampage) Both virgins, and each other’s first love! Su Yao, who has been busy fighting monsters to survive the apocalypse, suddenly finds herself inside the novel she’s been reading, as the wicked supporting heroine who’s destined to keep making sacrifices for the male and female leads. Su Yao says: Not interested! With special powers and knowledge of the future, she seizes the opportunities of the 1990s and opens the door 17.1kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

    Reader note

    This is a period drama set in the 1990s, taking place between the female protagonist's college entrance exam and her university years. The female protagonist is a post-apocalyptic powerhouse with water-based superpowers who transmigrates to this world. She possesses explosive combat skills, exceptional intelligence, and decisive actions; she can be both ruthless and righteous when necessary. The male protagonist is a scientific genius with a gentle yet aloof personality, but he treats the female protagonist differently. The story is fast-paced, with satisfying plot twists and turns, making it a very engaging period drama.

16. 66 恶 The Wicked, Brash Drama Queen Is Doted on by the Wildest Roughneck 恶毒拽作精被最野糙汉狠狠娇宠 Shui Shui Shui Xiang水水水香Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Completed] [1970s + Flirting + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + Devoted Love + Both Chaste] [Arrogant, spoiled, wicked yet adorable rich girl ✖ Ruthless, cautious, insecure, sensitive landowner’s wolf cub] She was once a wandering ghost in the mortal world, chosen by the Heavenly Dao to set chaotic fate back on track. She transmigrates into Chen Jiaojiao, a busty, beautiful but empty-headed supporting character, sent to the countryside as an educated youth in the 1970s. After dealing with the scumb 1kReads8.9Score10814d adds

    Reader note

    Sisters! Don't miss this great book just because the female lead is a sent-down youth!! The female lead requested to go to the countryside to pursue the second male lead. Her grandfather is a retired lieutenant general, her family background is amazing, and she's incredibly willful, spoiled, and arrogant—I love her personality!! Everyone should read it!

17. 67 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 12.5kReads8.9Score98614d adds

    Reader note

    The protagonist is not an educated youth.

18. 68 六 The Sixties: Herding Sheep, Studying, and Getting Into College 六十年代：放羊读书考大学 Mei Qingqing梅青青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Native orphan girl + nanny System + later a landlady + scientific research) Song Jiu became an orphan at six and thought she was going to starve to death. Then a System suddenly appeared and told her that if she worked hard at one thing, it would reward her with delicious food. Why bother dying, then? Time to work hard! Eating every delicacy under the sun was no longer just a dream! Dating? No, no, no! Men would slow down how fast I get my homework done! With no man on my mind, my pen naturally 1.6kReads9.3Score14614d adds

    Reader note

    The female protagonists are not educated youth sent to the countryside.

19. 69 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 1.2kReads9.3Score22814d adds
20. 70 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Fat Wife's Original Self Awakens 看到弹幕后，肥妻原身觉醒了 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Song Xilan was round and plump, the very picture of a woman blessed with a prosperous marriage and an easy childbirth. Matchmakers crowded her family's doorstep one after another. But Song Xilan had her eye on Yang Jingyu, a handsome young performer with the cultural troupe. Backstage at the New Year's Day gala, Song Xilan shyly held out a lunchbox of beef and pickled cabbage dumplings to Yang Jingyu. Suddenly, two lines of text flashed through her mind. [Why hasn't the transmig 1.3kReads7.9Score10014d adds
21. 71 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.7kReads8.2Score21114d adds
22. 72 重 Reborn as a Beautiful Wife in the 1980s 重生八零俏佳妻 Yue Ban Qingming月半倾明Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Gu Man was the very picture of misery. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé was stolen from her, her husband was a thug who beat her every day, and she gave birth to a son with an intellectual disability. Only as she lay dying did she learn the source of it all: her own biological older sister. Now she has another chance at life, back at the place where her fate began, facing that venomous sister. Gu Man wonders: should she give her everything back exactly as she received it 115Reads7.8Score10214d adds

    Reader note

    Both are books I've read; they're military romances, and the female protagonist is reborn.

23. 73 七 The Sweet Young Bride of the 1970s 七零年代小娇媳 Sunny and Adorable晴晴萌萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Jiang Pengpeng thought Qin Heng didn't love her. To avoid a divorce, she did everything she could to stay away from him. Only when he died in the line of duty did she realize how badly they had misunderstood each other. After being reborn, she finds strength in him, and his love gives her the courage to go all in. Jiang Pengpeng sheds her old meekness. Her mother-in-law is demanding and difficult? No problem, she'll win her over... By the next day, her mother-in-law is eag 103Reads8.5Score—14d adds
24. 74 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: Married First, Love Later 穿越七零之先婚后爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted (Period Setting + Rugged Man + Soldier + Daily Life + Devoted Couple) By a twist of fate, Zhao Xingyao, who had just turned eighteen in the modern era, transmigrated into the body of a top student from the 1970s who had the same name. Can someone tell me why a girl who's just turned eighteen has to get married the moment she transmigrates? And to the man who saved her life by pulling her out of a river, the only person in the village who enlisted in the army, no less. Did she catch up with the 658Reads8.9Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    A period drama set in the past, the female lead isn't a sent-down youth, and the male lead is a soldier. They've known each other since childhood; it's a heartwarming story with a gradual, gradual development.

25. 75 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.4kReads8.2Score35914d adds

    Reader note

    Transmigrated into a novel as cannon fodder, married into a courtyard house and gossiping.

26. 76 重 Back in the Eighties: My Family's Demolition Compensation Bought Half a Street 重回八零：我家拆迁分了半条街 Cat Who Loves Houttuynia折耳根的猫Modern Romance954k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Period Setting + Farming + Strong Male and Female Leads + A Feel-Good Rags-to-Riches Story] After spending ten years selling boxed lunches at construction sites, Jiang Tian was reborn in the year she dropped out of school. That year, her younger brother hadn't yet been tricked into a backstreet brick kiln and worked to death, and her mother hadn't yet fallen gravely ill. Picking up the boxed-lunch skills she'd honed over the years, the first thing the “Lunchbox Queen” did after being 7.6kReads9.1Score74714d adds

    Reader note

    Self-employed

27. 77 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

    Reader note

    None of the female protagonists in these books are educated youth sent to the countryside. The first book's female protagonist is a transmigrator; her original body was an islander. After saving someone, she gets married, has children, and lives with the military. The second book's female protagonist is reborn as a fisherwoman by the sea. She works the day-to-day fishing industry to earn a living; it's a very ordinary life, but not mundane. The female protagonist's son has intellectual disabilities.

28. 78 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Bringing My Kids to Fish the Sea! 重生八零：带着崽崽赶海！ Loneliness Is Coming孤独将至Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Raising a child, heartwarming and healing, farming story.] [This novel is currently unavailable. The main text has been extensively revised and no longer matches the live-action audiobook adaptation, but the overall story remains unchanged. Please understand.] In her previous life, the food-loving Tong Yao married a fisherman and gave birth to a son with an intellectual disability. The couple devoted their whole lives to raising him, working hard without ever getting ahead. Then, in their old a 292Reads9.5Score—14d adds
29. 79 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
30. 80 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: After My Divorce, I Make My Family Rich 穿越八零：离婚后，我带娘家暴富 Yuan He沅荷Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Period novel + reborn + family life + adorable child + male lead in the background Xiao Jin, a college graduate born in the 2000s, had barely graduated when she somehow transmigrated to the resource-scarce 1980s, where there were no cell phones, telephones and computers weren’t yet widespread, and even eating a piece of meat was a luxury. The body she transmigrated into was also called Xiao Jin. They were both 22, but one had just graduated from college in 2023, while the other had just given bi 2.5kReads8.9Score20114d adds
31. 81 我 Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h 1.3kReads7.7Score10314d adds

    Reader note

    These are not works about educated youth sent to the countryside, but they are all very good and quite unique. The first one is even a quick transmigration novel set in a historical period.

32. 82 穿 I Got Transported into an Otome Game and Went Berserk, Taking Everyone Down 穿进乙游，发疯创飞所有人 Le Yao Warms the Wine乐尧温酒Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted [Going crazy + No CP + A top-tier heroine + No competing against other women] [Note: There are no misogynistic plotlines. The author does not claim this book is feminist literature, although the women do awaken and the story focuses on women’s moments in the spotlight. This is primarily a story about going crazy.] In her previous life, Sang Wan was a very ordinary person: the kind of university student with classes from seven in the morning until nine at night. Her heavy workload left her mental 21Reads8.0Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    The female lead is a rural street urchin, completely unrelated to the educated youth movement; she's a crazy college student.

33. 83 六 The 1960s: I Control the System and Lead My Whole Family to Prosperity! 六零：手掐系统带着全家致富！ Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance526k WordsCompleted Wang Xuan had worked hard for so long in her previous life, only for disaster to strike first. Suddenly arriving in the 1960s, all the money she'd earned before went to waste. In this life, she decides that as long as she's made enough money, that's good enough. If she can lie flat, she will. But when she discovers that the System has accidentally dropped her into the 1960s, with a food crisis on the way, what should she do? No romance. 1.8kReads7.1Score10314d adds

    Reader note

    If you're interested, you can check this out; it's a period novel without a male lead.

34. 84 六 Making My Fortune in the 1960s 六十年代之我发家致富了 Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s, when even food and clothing are hard to come by? Su He says, “I'm not worried. I've been prepared for this.” What? She's transmigrated into a book set in the 1960s? Su He, a minor character, says, “No problem. I'll just stay on the sidelines and quietly make a fortune.” What? The original heroine wants to fleece her? Su He clutches her secret identity close and says, “I really only have this little bit. No one can find out my big secret.” (Author's disclaimer: This no 3.2kReads7.9Score19514d adds
35. 85 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Singing My Way Through the Era! 重生六零：在年代里把歌唱！ Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance219k WordsCompleted Lin Qingzheng, a 21st-century food blogger, was bound to an ancient trading System and became Lin Qingzheng, the youngest daughter of Lin Yongqing, a worker at a machinery factory in the 1960s. She answered the call for educated youth to go to the countryside and, through her mother's connections, arrived at the Zhou Family Village Brigade, where Granny Zhou lived. What kind of life will she make for herself there? Note: The ancient trading System allows its user to trade, has its own space, and 135Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.6kReads9.1Score89914d adds
37. 87 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds

    Reader note

    I highly recommend these books! They're so good! (≧口≦)

38. 88 炮 The Cannon Fodder Raises Kids in a Period Novel 炮灰在年代文里养崽崽 Ming Chenchen明陈陈Modern Romance933k WordsCompleted Su Tang, who has always had life handed to her on a silver platter, transmigrates into a book and becomes the doomed cannon-fodder character from a period novel, as well as the biological mother of two little ones. This era of scarce clothing and food is enough to drive anyone crazy. But no matter how poor you are, you can't skimp on education, so she builds wealth with one hand and teaches with the other. As for the kids' deadbeat father, he can go cool his heels somewhere else. Chen Chuanliu r 240Reads5.3Score—14d adds
39. 89 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Reborn in the 1980s with a Cheat Ability 军婚甜宠：重生八零开挂了 Chang Yun昌云Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted Ye Wu has been reborn! Not only is she back at nineteen, but she also has a System with her. The incident with the hooligan that made her life miserable in her previous life hasn't happened yet. Her parents are alive, and Lu Tingchuan is still her boyfriend. This time, she only wants to make money and build a career. What's the point of romance when getting rich is so much better? But why is this man getting more and more domineering and clingy, trying every trick in the book to get her into bed 699Reads9.2Score10314d adds

    Reader note

    The female protagonist in this novel about twin rebirth is not a saint.

40. 90 七 A Sweet Flash Marriage in the 1970s 七零闪婚甜蜜蜜 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [A cozy married life in a bygone era, sweet and slice-of-life, few nasty characters, with a golden finger] Storyline One: When Jiang Wan was at her wits’ end, she proposed marriage (asked for help) to the man she had just met, the man who had saved her. Cheng Yao was drawn to her eyes and casually rescued her. He never expected her to turn around and propose to him (set him up). Jiang Wan: “Are you married?” Cheng Yao looked completely baffled. “??” Jiang Wan tried to work up her courage. “Or do 2.5kReads9.0Score20314d adds

    Reader note

    This book is alright. Although the female lead is a sent-down youth, I don't think it has much of an impact. The female lead seems to have some Qilin attributes, like she can find treasure and animals are afraid of her. The male lead is a retired soldier. Anyway, I think it's a story of strong male and strong female leads, and neither of them is bad.

41. 91 七 Sweet as Honey in the 1970s: A Local Green Tea Girl’s Pampered Life 七零甜蜜蜜：绿茶土著的娇宠日常 Another Road另路Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Green tea heroine vs. roguishly handsome hero / polished self-interest / slice of life] Wan Xia could be called an “unusual” sort of person. While everyone else fought tooth and nail for a piece of Dacron fabric, she preferred wearing pure cotton and dressing like an elegant little white lotus. Many people in the village thought she’d been calculating and scheming since childhood. She thought so too. In an era when sons were favored over daughters, she managed to win all the special affection 5.7kReads8.5Score39114d adds

    Reader note

    The female lead is the kind of "model child" who has always had a clear plan for her life. As a girl from the countryside, she resigned herself to a mundane life, but little did she know that the protagonist's life was anything but ordinary.

42. 92 八 The 1980s: The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress Leads the Nation to Full Bellies and Warm Clothes 八零：炮灰女配领国民吃饱穿暖 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + no pocket dimension or special powers + serving the nation through agriculture + male lead is the original male lead's maternal uncle + eight-year age gap] Lu Songxiao, an agricultural PhD who has worked diligently toward graduating and serving her country, transmigrates into a book! She becomes the childhood friend and fiancée of the male lead, destined to be his stepping stone. A hopeless romantic? Emotional manipulation? Not a chance! The first thing Lu Songxiao does afte 388Reads8.2Score11714d adds

    Reader note

    The first book features a female PhD in agronomy who transmigrates to another world to revitalize agriculture and ensure the nation's food and clothing. The second book involves a female protagonist whose soul is mistakenly taken and sent to a different era as compensation. She reports her stepfather for selling national treasures, returns to her father's home, is pampered by her family, and promotes traditional Chinese medicine.

43. 93 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.8kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
44. 94 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.1kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

    Reader note

    Both books feature female protagonists who are genuinely from rural areas, but with relatively impressive backgrounds. The male protagonists start as deputy regimental commanders (in the first book) and later become regimental commanders (in the second book). They have harmonious families, and there are very few truly awful characters, making for a very enjoyable read. The female protagonists aren't obsessed with going to university or relentlessly buying houses and making money. Personally, I think they're quite good. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

45. 95 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

    Reader note

    The first book features an independent, clear-headed, and goal-oriented female protagonist who enjoys making money and doing business. She's so intelligent that nothing seems to faze her. She's arguably the most compelling female lead in historical fiction. The second book truly excels in its portrayal of human relationships and social dynamics. The female protagonist is an ordinary person who transmigrates to this world—not a top student, not exceptionally beautiful, and doesn't have a system that allows her to make money or eat flesh while others eat tree bark. However, she possesses a truly captivating and charismatic personality.

46. 96 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 58.5kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds

    Reader note

    This is a pure wish-fulfillment story. The female protagonist transmigrates into another world, possessing explosive combat skills. She looks exactly like the original owner of the body and is mistaken for her. According to the author, the original owner went to another world to enjoy a life of luxury. Initially, she used her strength to suppress her lazy and greedy father and younger brother, making them work. When she discovered that the family's food was borrowed from her uncle, she couldn't stand it and almost resorted to robbery and murder. Her father stopped her, and she learned that she could secretly hunt. After that, she went hunting every day and even sold her catches on the black market. Both she and the male protagonist fall in love at first sight for each other's looks. However, the female protagonist only wants the male protagonist as a male concubine, while the male protagonist seriously wants to marry her. Later... The male lead was selected to join the army. Afraid of not seeing the female lead for a long time, he wanted to marry her quickly and accompany her to the army. He went to ask her if she would be willing to take him with her. The female lead, unaware that family members could accompany soldiers, readily agreed. The male lead then went back and announced their marriage to everyone. When the female lead found out, she felt she couldn't go back on her word since she had already agreed, so she didn't say anything. Later, when she met the person who recommended her for the army, she learned that family members could only accompany soldiers after reaching a certain rank or achieving merit. She secretly hoped to quickly achieve merit so she could bring the male lead, her father, and her brother to the army.

47. 97 八 The 1980s Space: The Father of My Triplets Is Him? 八零空间：三胞胎的爸竟是他 Da Nice大奈斯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + pocket dimension + miracle healer + everyday life + adorable babies] Chu Yan, a terminally ill orphan, transmigrates and is reborn in 1986. She immediately takes the original host's place and gives birth to premature triplets. “Ding! You’ve received a pocket dimension with a spirit spring and a 10,000-yuan reward!” But Chu Yan feels like her transmigration is turning into a bit of a disaster. The original host’s past: an absolute soap opera! The children’s father: com 1.5kReads8.9Score20414d adds
48. 98 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 191.2kReads9.4Score24.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    💚The female lead transmigrates and becomes the male lead's mother💚The female lead is incapable of doing hardship in the countryside.

49. 99 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.2kReads8.5Score90914d adds
50. 100 囤 Stockpiling for the 1970s: My Super Space Levels Up Again 囤货七零：最强空间又升级了 The Original Heart最初的心Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + supplies + raising children + feel-good power fantasy] Gu Qianqian transmigrates into the body of a sent-down youth in the 1970s. She gets married and has children, but their father died serving his country two years ago, leaving her alone with their three children. Luckily, her space is packed with billions of supplies, so feeding the three children is no problem. With the strongest space in history, Gu Qianqian raises the three children until they’re plump and 3.1kReads9.0Score27614d adds

    Reader note

    Its beauty is beyond my ability to describe.

Other lists with The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family