Historical Era, No Male Lead, No Golden Finger, and No Black-Market Trips 年代 无男主 没有金手指，不去黑市

1. 1 珍 A Pearl Mussel Becomes a Spirit, and She’s the Beloved of a Farming Family 珍珠蚌成精，她成农家团宠啦 Xiu Xian秀闲Ancient Romance455k WordsOngoing [Daily Life + Lucky Star + Beloved by All + System + Slow Burn] The Tong family's three sons went out fishing every day, until one day they hauled in a chubby, damp little baby. The villagers urged them to throw her away, saying girls were a burden and asking how many fish it would take to raise one. The Tong family hadn't had a girl in three generations, and they couldn't be bothered with such ignorant people. They doted on the baby as if she were a treasure. From then on, whenever the Tong fam 234Reads7.7Score—14d adds

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   Recommendation 1: The three sons of the Tong family go out fishing every day, but they end up with a chubby, wet baby. Recommendation 2: A three-and-a-half-year-old orphan girl is abused by her aunt, suffering from poor food and clothing, becoming skin and bones. Fortunately, she is rescued by Lin Changqing, a comrade-in-arms of her parents, who adopts her. From then on, Little Grape lives a life that everyone envies—loved by her father and mother! (Seems to have a romantic pairing) Recommendation 3: Suddenly, a system uncle appears. Hearing the uncle say she has a father, three-year-old Ruoruo is overjoyed…

2. 2 七 The Lucky Girl of the 1970s Gives Her Eight Brothers to the Nation 七零福宝，她上交八个哥哥给国家 Murong Murong慕容慕容Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted (Everyone's favorite + three and a half years old + lucky charm + historical era + rugged man + educated youth) A three-and-a-half-year-old orphan girl is abused by her aunt. She never gets enough to eat or wear, and she's so thin she's skin and bones. Luckily, Lin Changqing, a comrade of her late parents, rescues and adopts her. From then on, the little orphan lives a wonderful life that everyone envies. Her dad dotes on her, and her mom adores her! Her grandparents, uncles, and aunts all cheri 333Reads8.8Score—14d adds
3. 3 团 The Adorable Little Darling Gets a System Upgrade 团宠萌宝:系统来开挂 Mo Shu Shu魔舒舒Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Adorable Baby + System + Everyone's Favorite] A System uncle suddenly appeared! Then he suddenly told her she had a dad! Three-year-old Ruo Ruo thought… What a delightful surprise! Where is Daddy? Is he fun? 36Reads8.6Score—14d adds
4. 4 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.8kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds

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   The first book has a very novel premise: the female protagonist is a genius inventor from interstellar space who is unexpectedly reborn in the 1970s. She wakes up in an interrogation room, suspected of being a spy. Just as she's about to use her special skills to redeem herself, she's told she's innocent and inexplicably becomes a military wife. The second book has a female protagonist who travels to the 1980s and becomes a girl being pressured by her parents to get married. She's introduced to a handsome 180cm tall man by her matchmaker, and when she arrives at the meeting place, she does indeed meet a handsome man. After chatting for two hours, they have a whirlwind marriage. After getting their marriage certificate and returning home, the matchmaker angrily asks her why she stood up her blind date, only to find out she went to the wrong matchmaker…

5. 5 八 I Went to the Wrong Table for an 1980s Blind Date and Ended Up Marrying the Mightiest Officer 八零相亲走错桌，我闪婚最强军官 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted The short drama Reborn: Love Hidden in a Dimple is now available. Bai Wei woke up one day to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman who had never dated and whose parents were pressuring her to get married. She had to go on a blind date. The matchmaker said the man was fit, extremely handsome, and very rich. Excited, she rushed off to meet him and sure enough, found a super handsome guy. But after talking fo 6.3kReads9.0Score51914d adds
6. 6 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 81.2kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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   The male lead doesn't have any special abilities, and the female lead's time travel is a normal one. There aren't any bizarre events; it's a heartwarming story of everyday life, and the events are very fitting for the era. The relationship between the male and female leads gradually improves after the female lead's arrival. The character the female lead transmigrates into is based on her own life.

7. 7 被 Forced to Be Sweet and Virtuous, She Raises a Forty-Meter Sword 被逼真善美，她举起了四十米大刀 Hard to Put into Words难默Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing No romance [The System is very annoying at first, but will change later] Gao Ziwu didn’t want to marry or have children. She enjoyed a carefree life, but after an accident, she transmigrated into a book and became the stepmother of three ungrateful brats... The Saintly System: “All you need to do is change them with tolerance and love and help them through their difficulties. Then you’ll complete your mission.” Gao Ziwu: “What do I get out of it?” The Saintly System: “Kindness is its own reward. 25Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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   This is a historical fiction novel with no romantic pairing. Although it features a system, it's not very useful. It's quite enjoyable, and the female lead is very intelligent.

8. 8 四 Siheyuan Prequel: Turmoil at the Steel Mill 四合院前传，轧钢厂风云 Taste the Way尝道Male-Channel Fanfiction742k WordsOngoing After watching the TV series and all kinds of fan fiction, I was inspired to give everyone a true-to-the-era Yi Zhonghai. Starting with Liberation, this is the story of how Yi Zhonghai, still a middle-aged man, gradually takes control of the courtyard. Why does a childless man command such respect in both the courtyard and the factory? How is he able to control the entire courtyard? What changes take place at the steel mill? How do ordinary people live against the backdrop of the times? The era 29Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 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 18.1kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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   Just finished reading it. It's not really a romantic pairing; the female lead has no special abilities besides her past memories. Her family is really warm and loving; it's a gentle and heartwarming story. The romantic subplot mostly focuses on friendships and family relationships, and there's no clear romantic ending by the end—it's more of a subtle, ambiguous relationship.

10. 10 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds

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    This seems to fit your requirements: a female protagonist story, no romantic pairing, quite funny, and I think it doesn't have any cheat codes (powerful abilities). It's been a while since I read it, so I've forgotten a bit. You could give it a try! 💕💕💕

11. 11 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress’s Cheat-Code Life 穿书七零：女配的开挂人生 Red Beans in the Southern Country南国有红豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qiao Mo, a low-level ability user killed by her best friend, transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder character. To escape her doomed fate, she stays away from the awful people, works hard, and uses her knowledge of the plot and the golden finger she brought from her previous life to build a glittering future and start a whole new life. 8kReads9.0Score78214d adds
12. 12 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Chubby Educated Youth Has a Spirit Spring Space 重生七零：胖妞知青有灵泉空间 I'm a Little Goldfish是小金鱼呢Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Spirit Spring Space + Supplies + Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] She had just finished gathering supplies as the apocalypse arrived, and then she got struck by lightning?? In an instant, she was reborn and transmigrated into the body of a chubby educated youth in the 1970s. Her reflection in the mirror showed rough skin and a face as big as a platter. Miao Jiaojiao nearly burst into tears. Luckily, her spirit spring space, packed with supplies, had 14.2kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
13. 13 七 Sweet Military Romance in the 1970s: The Little Black Bear Spirit in the Soldier’s Home 七零甜蜜军婚兵哥家的小小黑熊精 Lord of Canglan City沧澜城主Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted The first time they met, thirteen-year-old Li Jindi fell into the water and was pulled ashore by Shao Junwei, a soldier home on leave to visit his family. Looking at the girl in his arms, black as charcoal, Shao Junwei remarked, “You're so dark you could go out at night without dressing up as a ghost. Stand in front of a mirror and you'd scare yourself unconscious.” Later, when she was sixteen, the young girl accidentally tripped and fell against someone's trouser leg, pulling his pants down in 57Reads7.4Score—14d adds
14. 14 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds

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    It's absolutely gorgeous!!!

15. 15 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

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    🌸✨Yan'er recommends this book: No romance, no cheat codes, men only affect my earning speed. I could hear the noise from far away. 🌸✨What's going on? Who knows? 🌸✨My forehead hurts so much. I'm lying in bed, and it'll feel better after a while. 🌸✨When I woke up, I actually remembered 🌸✨my memories from my previous life.

16. 16 我 Hong Kong Is Right Across from My Home, Yet I Panic as I Farm in the Village 我家对面是香江，我在村里种地慌 Ye Zhiqiu Of Taigu Road太古路的叶知秋Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Original female lead, period setting + raising children + farming + lighthearted everyday life After struggling to escape the apocalypse and transmigrate to an era of peace, Zhou Yue finds that her husband has died as soon as she arrives, leaving her with three children. She thinks at least she'll have enough to eat, but the sweet potatoes and potatoes in her bowl keep dwindling, and she can't help panicking. Three years of famine are just around the corner. What is she supposed to do? Thinking 4.1kReads7.0Score40414d adds
17. 17 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. 2.1kReads8.9Score12914d adds
18. 18 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Grandma from the Start 穿越六零年代开局当奶奶 Bai Xiluo Lan白溪洛兰Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted The heroine, Bai Huihui, is a modern career woman who transmigrates to 1968 and instantly gets promoted to grandma. Watch as she uses her portable space to build a career and raise children in the 1960s, while turning her grandchildren into remarkable people along the way. (Strong female lead, no romance) 135Reads7.3Score—14d adds
19. 19 醒 I Woke Up as the Mother of Five Children in the 1970s 醒来，我竟成了七零五个孩子的妈 After Sailing Through a Thousand Sails千帆历尽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Farming, a heroine who shines on her own and builds a career, no romance. In this resource-poor decade of the 1970s, you needed grain coupons to buy food and meat coupons to buy meat. Once the heroine’s space comes into play, she has everything she needs to get rich through speculation. Her husband dies in a mining accident, leaving behind five unruly children. A good-for-nothing’s daughter wants to marry into the family and be treated like a queen? Not a chance! A scheming city-educated youth t 546Reads8.4Score—14d adds
20. 20 7 The 1970s: Farming Life with My Best Friend 70年代：跟闺蜜的种田日常 Dongqiao Melon东桥瓜Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [No Romance] Lin Shu suddenly finds herself in the 1970s. Her parents are gone, her house has been taken back, and she still has to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Things couldn’t get much worse. It is only when she sets off that Lin Shu realizes she has transmigrated into a book. She has no idea what to do about the story that lies ahead. Luckily, her older sister Xu Man has transmigrated too, so Lin Shu can mooch off her again. Reader’s Guide: 1. The heroine has a pocket dimension. 107Reads6.5Score—14d adds
21. 21 女 A Female Cultivator Transmigrates to the Era, Finds Treasure, and Goes to the Countryside 女修穿越年代收了宝藏下乡了 The Times Are Everlasting时代久久Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Note: No romance, fantasy, spatial powers, transmigration, System “The second volume, set in the Immortal Realm, is now out.” Cheng Junyi’s path to immortality had been smooth sailing, but for reasons unknown, she transmigrates to the era her mother once described, when you needed ration coupons to buy anything. So be it. She doesn’t mind; she can get by anywhere. She just didn’t expect to transmigrate into the identity of a capitalist’s daughter. For various reasons, she has no choice but to 92.4kReads9.2Score6.7k14d adds
22. 22 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 22.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds

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    It's not that there are no male leads at all, but rather that they don't play a significant role, or that the female leads are mostly the main focus and the male leads play a supporting role. In a few cases, the female lead has a special ability or advantage, but its impact is minimal.

23. 23 林 I, Lin Daiyu, Have Transmigrated to the 1990s 林黛玉本玉穿到九十年代了 Mu Yunshu木蕴枢Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Little cutie + adorable child + everyone’s favorite + top student + ancient-to-modern transmigration + school life + Northeast China + raising a child] Lin Daiyu, who died after crying herself dry, transmigrates into a five-year-old girl in rural Northeast China. She lives in a brick house, eats coarse grains, and has to herd geese, dig for wild vegetables, and help with chores. But she even has to wear a sleeveless undershirt and shorts? Waaah, no, no, no… “What are you bawling about? Want noo 4kReads9.2Score42714d adds
24. 24 重 Reborn as the Chief Interpreter 重生之首席翻译官 Nine Horizons and a Cat九遐与猫Modern Romance948k WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Personal Growth] + [Women’s Redemption] Being reborn was a perk the System forced on her, in exchange for helping it settle a debt of gratitude. Though fate had long since put a price on everything, that did nothing to stop her from riding the wind to the top. 5.4kReads9.0Score51314d adds
25. 25 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.4kReads9.3Score76514d adds
26. 26 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 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
27. 27 带 With a Medicine Chest in Dream of the Red Chamber, I, Lin Daiyu, Just Want to Survive! 带着药箱穿红楼，我林黛玉只想苟命！ Jingyu Is a Fish鲸玉是条鱼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A modern-day doctor transmigrates into Lin Daiyu. Everyone soon realizes Miss Lin has changed: she can cut open a person’s abdomen and stitch it back up, and even snatch a dying old man from the King of Hell. Even the fierce, untamed beasts obey her and lie at her feet. Everyone knows the dying old man is the Retired Emperor. Everyone except her. The old man says, “Anyone who dares frighten her will lose their head.” Everyone falls silent in terror. The old man then tells Prince Beijing, “I thin 383Reads8.7Score10314d adds
28. 28 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 23kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
29. 29 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Livestream Fortune-Telling and Leave My Clients Depressed 飞升失败后，直播算命客户抑郁了 Little Witch小巫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No male lead] + [Mysticism] + [Absurd comedy] + [Cultivation] She was one step away from ascending when she was struck dead by heavenly lightning. Was it the mercilessness of the Heavenly Dao, or was she just a terrible person? After taking stock of what happened, Xia Qingzhu decides to accumulate merit properly. Day one of fortune-telling: She gets a streamer who steals electric scooters sentenced to death. Day two: A seller of rock candy gets sentenced to eleven months. Day three: Someone ste 20.2kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds
30. 30 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 7kReads8.7Score57114d adds

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    I recently read a few historical romance novels, and they were all really good. The last one meticulously detailed the joys and sorrows of the male and female protagonists as they navigated life during that era, the hardships they faced, the occasional moments of sweetness between them, and the difficult journey from bitterness to sweetness.

31. 31 七 A Widow Remarries in the 1970s 七十年代之寡妇再嫁 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6kReads9.3Score58214d adds
32. 32 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
33. 33 闺 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated Into the Martial World 闺蜜一起穿越江湖 Yan Jin颜瑾Two Female Leads465k WordsCompleted Group transmigration + multiple couples + modern people in ancient times + light mystery + martial world Four close friends accidentally transmigrated into the world of an ancient book after finding a wordless old book in a museum. Other people transmigrate and enjoy a life of comfort, meeting their true love, a prince. But these four were hunted down, framed for murder, and thrown in jail? The four wailed, “Heavens, you can't treat us like this!” Su Mo was a beautiful, bold tomboy skilled in ma 6.1kReads9.4Score88514d adds
34. 34 尘 The Dust of Mortal Life 尘事 A Still Pool一池静水Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted This book chronicles a family across a hundred years. An illiterate country woman is forced to abandon her newborn child, then wanders from place to place amid the chaos of a turbulent era, struggling to survive in the cracks. Told as a work of documentary fiction, this story depicts the joys and sorrows of several generations of an ordinary family, bringing a long-buried past to light. Let posterity decide who was right and who was wrong! 2kReads8.9Score18014d adds
35. 35 人 Life, with Nowhere to Land 人生，无处安放 A Still Pool一池静水Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted By middle age, Li Shu's life had become a complete mess. Her marriage had turned cold and distant, her grown son was going down a rebellious path, and her body and mind were steadily wearing down. How could she go on living such a miserable life? 745Reads8.9Score10114d adds
36. 36 带 I Brought a Space to the 1960s and Raise Kids with Pinduoduo 带着空间到六零，靠拼夕夕养崽崽 Tao Tao Xing Bing Le桃桃瑆冰乐Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Pocket Dimension] [System] [Farming] On the recommendation of her friends and family, Su Xiaoyu downloads PDD, an incredibly popular shopping app. After countless “help me slash the price” requests and cash-wheel spins, Su Xiaoyu decides the whole thing is a huge scam. Why can everyone else claim a few hundred yuan, while all she ever gets are coins and seeds? She spends every day raising chickens and ducks in Duoduo Farm and Ranch, but whenever she's earned enough to redeem real g 655Reads8.3Score10514d adds

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    No romantic pairing 💕💕 Hope you like it 💕🍉

37. 37 六 The Sixties Spatial Realm: Raising Six Little Darlings on Supplies 六零空间：靠物资养活六个乖崽崽 Still in Love with the Old Country江山恋旧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No romance + space System + everyday child-rearing + pets) At thirty-four, Xiao Tutu was enjoying a hot pot meal to celebrate finally getting her wish of retiring in comfort when she ate her way into another world! She went from being a carefree, early-retiring child of a mining magnate to a “second-generation miner” who had not only lost the family business but also gained a whole new set of responsibilities. She now had a mother and six nieces and nephews who were on the verge of starving to 23Reads9.2Score—14d adds
38. 38 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the Seventies: I Win by Lying Back with a Sign-In System 穿书七零：我靠签到系统躺赢了 A Seven-Day Dream一梦七天Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [No romance + sign-in System + transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + super strength, heroine with max attack power + no self-sacrificing saint] One moment Jiang Qing is hacking at zombies; the next, she’s transmigrated to the 1970s. Luckily, her super strength has come with her. Her biased biological father and stepmother steal the job meant for her? Whatever. She’ll beat them all down. No money or supplies? Whatever. She’ll sell the job to buy supplies and strip the house of everything us 5.6kReads8.4Score40814d adds
39. 39 小 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌，瞒爸妈当万元户 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.6kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
40. 40 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.2kReads8.9Score23614d adds
41. 41 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Village Girl Bride Has a Bit of Sass 重生七零：村姑媳妇有点茶！ Gu Jinmo古堇末Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + twins + devoted couple + no golden finger] Su Dongnuan wakes up in a dilapidated cave dwelling on the Loess Plateau, lying beside a handsome, cold intellectual sent down to the countryside, who is now her husband. She looks at the pitch-black cave, the earthen kang bed, and the clay stove, and her vision goes black. What should she do? Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. But she has no golden finger, no pocket dimension, and her husband 19.7kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
42. 42 穷 So Poor I Could Cry! The Little Sixties Zombie Beauty Doesn’t Want to Eat Plain Food 穷哭！六零丧尸小美人不想吃素 Warm and Cuddly Little Treat暖萌小点心Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted [Period + military romance + everyone's darling + stirring up trouble + transmigrate into a book + zombie transmigration] One shot to the head, and a little zombie from the apocalypse blinks and finds herself in the 1960s, where people barely have enough to eat or wear. All her limbs and features are intact. She's not some shoddy construction that falls apart at the slightest bump or comes unglued while walking. Hmm... As a little zombie who still has a human mind, Yan Mu is quite pleased with h 679Reads9.0Score10014d adds
43. 43 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds

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    The female lead had never been to the black market.

44. 44 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 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
45. 45 七 Back to 1970 Before I Lost My Chastity: Husband, I Was Wrong 七零回到失去清白前，老公我错了 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone in Yonggan Village knew that the newly arrived Shen Jiaojiao was a little temptress. She dressed in flashy clothes every day and chased after men. Later, a scumbag chopped off Shen Jiaojiao's legs, threw her in a basement, and tortured her until she wished she were dead. When she was critically ill, the man she'd personally sent to prison, Xu Mo, bought her for a million. Shen Jiaojiao thought Xu Mo had bought her to humiliate and torment her. But he put their past behind them, marri 15.1kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who isn't a saint but can kill; the plot is novel. In these books, both the male and female leads have mouths and can clarify misunderstandings.

46. 46 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds
47. 47 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 92.8kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
48. 48 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: I Married a Soldier and He Dotes on Me Until I Cry 七零军婚，嫁给兵哥哥后被宠哭 Li Susu黎苏苏Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids + devoted to one another] Song An'an transmigrates into a book and becomes a minor passerby, replacing her cousin in an arranged marriage. The original owner couldn’t accept her three stepsons or her husband’s paralyzed legs, so she banged her head against a wall and died on her wedding night. According to the original plot, her paralyzed husband will recover and become a high-ranking military officer. Her three stepsons will a 3.1kReads9.0Score24014d adds

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