Any Period Novels With a Cool, Detached Heroine? No Cutesy, Helpless Types 有没有女主性格淡漠的年代文，拒绝娇软的

1. 251 六 The 1960s: The Heiress Back from Abroad Is Untouchable 六零，留洋归来的大小姐高不可攀 Yun Shu r云舒rModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Alternate-Era Setting + No Golden Finger + Few Villainous Characters + Work and Daily Life] He Shuyao is a young lady who has returned from studying abroad. Her family gave their lives for their country, leaving her as their only child. The state provides her with a home and a job, making sure she wants for nothing and keeping her safe. If anyone dares to bully her, the military will back her up and the police will come to her aid. The only problem is that one shameless young man is always hang 1.3kReads5.9Score10114d adds
2. 252 恋 Love in the Late Hours 恋恋晚时光 House Cat Cat Cat Cat宅猫猫猫猫Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted (Silver-haired heroine, no forgiveness and no getting back together, completed) Bai Yuwan is sixty this year when she accidentally discovers that her husband has been cheating on her for ten years! It all started with a package that should never have been opened. Every New Year’s Eve, her husband, Sun Zhenwei, claims he has to work overtime. In reality, he’s enjoying a candlelit dinner with his first love to celebrate the New Year! He even bought her a house! And Bai Yuwan? She spent her whole l 4.1kReads9.0Score43214d adds
3. 253 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, I Become the Whole Village's Beloved Great-Aunt 穿越年代，成为全村团宠姑奶奶 Send Me Off to Become a Rich Lady送我当富婆Modern Romance813k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple, soul transmigration, pocket dimension, period setting, sweet romance, everyday life] “Great-aunt…” “Great-aunt?” “Great-aunt!!!” Su Jianjian furrowed her brow. So noisy. Could they stop shouting and let her get some decent sleep? Her lips moved faintly, and she mumbled, “Mm, mm, mm. Stop making noise.” As soon as she replied, the voices in her dream vanished, and everything went quiet. Who could have guessed that one impatient reply in a dream would make her transmigrate int 6.1kReads8.9Score52114d adds
4. 254 亲 My Dad Sent Me to the Countryside, So I Turned Around and Joined the Army 亲爹叫我下乡，我扭头入了军营 Grain by Grain栗栗一粟Modern Romance350k WordsOngoing [Period setting + Military marriage + Age gap. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Please don't read if that bothers you!] [The heroine's name before she changed it was Wen Ruoyu!!!] As the biological daughter of the family, I can't beat the adopted daughter. She steals my spot in the art troupe, and my father forces me to go to the countryside? No problem! I'll turn around and file a report, change my name and surname, and sign up for the army while I'm a 65Reads7.4Score—14d adds
5. 255 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越七零之路人甲日常 Tang Lin from Xiangzhou香州的唐林Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so it’ll go up later. This is a gentle, everyday-life story. If it’s not your thing, please click away. Thanks! Transmigration + no military marriage + no relocation to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no vilifying the original heroine After transmigrating, Lu Jinxia finds herself in the world of a historical novel she read. Unfortunately, she isn’t the heroine, just a background character. The heroine of the book is an educated youth sent to the countryside. 24.3kReads8.2Score2k14d adds

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   This is alright, she's quite sober.

6. 256 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 20.6kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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   In this book, the female protagonist just wants to live her own life well and doesn't want to change the world.

7. 257 穿 I Became the Heroine's Obsession in a Period Novel 穿成年代文女主的心头刺 Long Ya龙芽Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Zhao Xueying, an older single woman in the modern era, suddenly gained a pocket dimension and became obsessed with the theory that the apocalypse was coming. She spent everything she had stockpiling supplies, only to accidentally transmigrate into a period novel as a fake-sweet villainess with the same name. The reborn heroine repeatedly ground her into the dirt, then easily knocked her out of the game. Zhao Xueying’s take: Isn’t life beautiful? Aren’t handsome young men irresistible? The heroin 1.9kReads8.0Score12514d adds

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   A modern female assassin perished alongside her organization, only to wake up in the 1960s, where she was brutally beaten. Her shameless family stole her job, her mother's fortune, and treated her like a servant. This was truly intolerable! She would send that scumbag family to starve! They would learn a lesson the hard way! Watch as this female assassin, in the 1960s, ruthlessly punishes the wicked and becomes a fearsome figure.

8. 258 强 The Officer I Begged to Marry Was Cold as Ice. Reborn, I Want Nothing to Do With Him 强求的军官冷冰冰，重生后不要了 Fei Duojin肥多金Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Qiaoxi saved a man and demanded that he marry her as payment. A powerful, wealthy officer was forced to marry an illiterate village woman. After the wedding, he treated her coldly and looked down on her. Even their daughter thought she was crazy and unworthy of their family. When Ye Qiaoxi opened her eyes again, she had returned to her youth. This time, she still saved that aloof, ascetic officer, but the price she asked for had changed. Instead of saying, “Give yourself 3.2kReads8.4Score27514d adds

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   💥💥💥In her past life, he forced a military officer to marry her. After the marriage, her daughter was disliked and she was treated coldly by her husband. Now reborn, she wants to live her own life and no longer depend on a heartless man who can never love her.

9. 259 六 Everyday Life in a 1960s Compound 六零年代大院生活日常 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted (Taking down awful relatives + traditional Chinese medicine + System + sign-in + daily life) After graduating from Jiangnan Medical College, Chen Wanru is assigned to work at the hospital affiliated with the Red Star Steel Mill and is also given housing. The housing is in a large residential compound with a dozen or so households. Let’s see how she makes life better and better for her family through these difficult times. 2.9kReads8.6Score13514d adds
10. 260 七 The 1970s’ Divine Doctor Beauty Has the Devoted Officer Wrapped Around Her Finger 七零神医美人，纯情军官宠我上瘾 Miao A Miao苗阿妙啊Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Seventies setting + Miracle doctor + Military life + Everyday moments + Marriage first, love later] Chen Xi, a doctor from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who worked with Doctors Without Borders, transmigrated to 1978. She became an unlucky educated youth whose university admission letter had been stolen! Her scummy phoenix man of a father and her stepmother, who’d disowned her, had also taken over her home and planned to have their illegitimate daughter steal her engagem 177Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is emotionally detached, beautiful, cool, and decisive; the male lead is very charming.

11. 261 军 A Military Wife Falls from the Sky and Lands in a Coldhearted Officer's Heart 军嫂从天降，撞进高冷军官心尖上 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Devoted Husband + Love at First Sight + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Song Yue opened her eyes to find herself in a human traffickers' hideout, facing the prospect of being sold to an old man deep in the mountains. A military doctor, she risked everything and leaped from a cliff, landing right on the vehicle of Lu Huai, who was out on a mission. After narrowly escaping death, she made it home. As for her stepmother, who had tried to sell her and even signed 3.9kReads9.0Score52114d adds

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    This, this, this

12. 262 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 11.7kReads8.6Score83714d adds

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    The female protagonist in this historical novel is not delicate.

13. 263 乱 Defending a Fortress in Troubled Times: My Cunning General Protects Only Me 乱世守堡：腹黑将军他只护我 Love Being Carefree爱散漫Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted During the Jiajing era, beacon fires flare along the borders, the court’s military provisions run dry, and Qingshiya Fortress stands isolated beyond the frontier. After its lord dies in battle, leaving no male heir, A Man, a young woman from the borderlands, takes charge of the fortress according to ancient custom. She repairs the walls, organizes the troops, and cares for the people, preserving the everyday life of the fortress and carrying on the spirit of the border guards. Shen Qingci, the 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a novel featuring a cool and aloof female protagonist, about defending a fortress during a chaotic world.

14. 264 二 Second Marriage to a Soldier: I Torment My Ex and Marry the Toughest Soldier in a Flash 二嫁军婚：虐翻前夫闪嫁最猛兵哥 Lightly Sweet, Not Sugary微糖不甜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Era, rebirth, and a military marriage. In her previous life, Yan Zhen was looked down on by Wang Wenzhi. After their wedding banquet, he left for the provincial capital without even consummating their marriage. From then on, Yan Zhen looked after his bedridden mother and his young siblings. Wang Wenzhi then used the excuse that adopting an orphan of a fallen soldier would help him get promoted, and dumped a baby on her. She raised the child with endless toil. After her mother-in-law passed away, 702Reads8.8Score14914d adds
15. 265 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: A Young Concubine's Joyful Antics in the 1960s 古穿今之小庶女欢欢喜喜闹六零 Water Drops Turn to Frost滴水成霜Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted A scheming plot sends the Right Chancellor’s young concubine-born daughter into the 1960s in a dream. With the face of an innocent temptress, she does the craziest things. One moment she’s sobbing; the next, she’s smashing an enemy’s skull clean off. She says the softest things and hits with the hardest hands. She’s determined to follow her mother’s advice: a woman who cries gets candy, and a woman with a ruthless streak won’t get cheated. As for a partner, the young daughter gives a shy smile, 5.3kReads9.2Score52414d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥 The first book features a female protagonist who is pampered by her family; both she and her brother possess spatial abilities. The second book features a female protagonist who is reborn into a historical world, where she cultivates, levels up, earns money, and falls in love. The third book features a stunningly beautiful, alluring female protagonist who takes revenge on scumbags. The fourth book features a pure and lustful female protagonist and a tough male protagonist who force her into a relationship (the story is available for reading later).

16. 266 甜 Sweet Romance in the 1980s: With Space, the Plump Wife Brings Her Husband Good Fortune and Cultivates Immortality 甜宠八零有空间：旺夫肥妻要修仙 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance739k WordsCompleted (Strong Male and Female Leads + Sweet Romance + Spatial Powers + Cultivation) When Feng Qing woke up, she found herself in the 1980s, in the body of a poor village girl who was overweight and dark-skinned, and constantly bullied and beaten by her stepmother. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. As a mighty cultivator, she refused to believe she couldn't make a living in this little mountain village. She could lose some weight, make some money, and refine some pills. Life wa 1.6kReads9.2Score19714d adds
17. 267 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
18. 268 凝 A Porcelain Beauty in the 1980s: The Stoic, Tough Soldier Falls for Her 凝脂美人穿八零，禁欲硬汉沦陷了 March Pear Blossoms三月梨花Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted Xu Xiaoyue has a generous bust, a slender waist, and long legs, and her face is both innocent and alluring. Unfortunately, her so-called best friend wrote her into a cheesy period novel, where she transmigrates as a minor character destined to marry a butcher. To change her fate, she decides to cling to Commander Yan Ye and do her best to win over the future big shot. She thinks she’ll be able to lie flat from then on. But the man’s Adam’s apple bobs as he murmurs in her ear, “Lie still.” Yan Y 392Reads6.1Score—14d adds
19. 269 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Enlisting with a Spirit Spring 重生七零：带着灵泉去当兵 Nope非也吖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in a single moment, Su Yao returns to 1976 with a Spirit Spring space. She enlists in the army and sets out on the path to turn her life around! In the military, she uses her skills to put fake sweethearts in their place, crushes every scumbag, and rises through the ranks until she becomes a legendary female soldier admired by all! He is the military’s cold and proud prodigy, the Gu family’s heir. Unstoppable on the battlefield and a detached observer of political schemes, he has eyes onl 2.4kReads7.9Score26414d adds

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    [Under pressure to meet deadlines][Under pressure to meet deadlines]

20. 270 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 49.2kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds

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    🍀🌷①The female protagonist, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a historical novel and becomes a character without any lines. She has a detached personality but understands human relationships, is not a saint, and is decisive and ruthless in punishing villains. She is also very protective of what she has...

21. 271 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Makes a Fortune in the 1980s 军婚甜蜜蜜：俏军嫂在八零赚麻了 Xing Yuyan邢毓晏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now available Original title: Sweet Military Marriage: The Pretty Military Wife Makes a Fortune in the 1980s Zuo Jingyan had achieved financial independence and was ready to enjoy life as a wealthy, beautiful woman. Then a car accident sent her back to 1980, and things got off to a rocky start! She became a notorious nuisance, causing so much trouble that everyone in the compound avoided her. Her military husband was determined to d 21kReads9.5Score3.5k14d adds
22. 272 惊 What? The New Educated Youth Is a Martial Arts Expert 惊！新来的知青是武林高手 Hu Shiliu胡石榴Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [Mutual firsts + secret identities + transmigrated from ancient times to the present + powerful heroine + feel-good wish fulfillment + serving the nation + unlimited supplies] Lin Yizhen has just transmigrated when she discovers that her new body's parents are cruel and her siblings don't care for her. They enjoy bullying her every day, and the original owner was a pushover who let anyone walk all over her. Without a word, she teaches her awful family members a lesson. Then she takes the money 2.2kReads8.6Score23014d adds
23. 273 重 Reborn in the ’70s: The Gorgeous Educated Youth Starts by Dumping Trash Men 重生七零，美又飒知青从撕渣开始 Lan Qingzhi蓝青栀Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn and transmigrated to the 1970s, she decides that since being kind only gets you bullied, she might as well take the initiative and tear the trash apart. Who hasn’t gone a little crazy? A top-quality drama brought to life by professional voice actors is here! Tune in for the most satisfying life and the purest romance, set in a turbulent era of innocence! [Period setting + military marriage + devoted couple + spatial storage + light fantasy + doting husband + outrageous relatives] Yun Huay 12.1kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    ❄️The icy beauty Yun Huaying travels back to the 1970s, tearing apart awful relatives, emptying her scumbag father's savings, and achieving a stunning comeback! 💥She encounters true love Han Zheng, rising from a sent-down youth to a member of a wealthy family. Watch as she outwits the mastermind behind the scenes and, hand in hand with true love, soars to new heights! 🌟Click to read and experience the passion and romance of this turbulent era! 📖✨

24. 274 恶 The Wicked Woman of the 1970s and Her Unhinged Antics 恶女七零，发疯文学 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted In 1970, in Daba Village, the second daughter of the Feng family went to the hills behind the village to gather pig fodder, but tumbled down the mountainside and injured her brain. Then again, she had always been a simpleton, so no one cared whether the fall had made her any worse. The second child has always been the one most likely to be overlooked in a family, and the Fengs were no exception. The eldest, Feng Chun, was the family’s first daughter, ambitious and fiercely competitive. The third 6.5kReads9.2Score65514d adds
25. 275 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The 1980s Army Wife Gets Rich and Wins Her Husband's Heart 军婚甜：八零军嫂致富撩夫两不误 Turn Ink and Brush into Gold笔墨成金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The new novel, The Abstinent Young Officer of the Seventies Begs Me to Marry Him in Private, is currently being serialized. Come check it out!) (Military marriage, punishing scumbags, no System, no pocket dimension, mutual devotion, strong female lead, sweet and satisfying, adorable babies, boy-girl twins, devoted couple.) Ye Jinyu had worked hard for more than ten years. While driving to the opening ceremony of a new hotel, she was caught in a pileup and transported to the 1980s, where she bec 4.2kReads9.3Score61314d adds

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    It's well-written and quite enjoyable. Although it's not particularly original, its simple and unpretentious style is what makes it a novel. I don't remember many of the plot points because I read it in bits and pieces, but it's still worth reading.

26. 276 八 The Wicked Little Darling of the 1980s Has the Powerful Man Hooked, and Now He Can't Get Enough 八零坏娇娇勾到大佬后真香了 Lollipop for a Little Lolita萝莉抱抱糖Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + a wicked seductress + a factory director’s rise to wealth] Tao Yu is beautiful and bold. On the surface, she’s gentle, quiet, and perfectly normal, but deep down she’s a wicked little black-hearted dumpling. She transmigrates into the 1980s and finds herself in a poor, overcrowded courtyard compound, struggling just to get by. She and the favored son of heaven, Song Hecheng, are worlds apart and should never have crossed paths. But in the factory director’s office, she smiles so 2kReads9.0Score22514d adds

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    When someone from the 80s meets someone from the 21st century, the end result is that the person is so charming that their heart trembles [smirk].

27. 277 带 Back to the Sixties with a Pocket Dimension: The Delicate Educated Youth Wins the Handsome Heartthrob 带空间回六零，娇气知青拿下男神 Peering into Spring窥春Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Completed + transmigrates into a book + sweet romance + devoted husband + top-tier male lead + satisfying wish fulfillment] When Zhou Yi'an transmigrated and learned she was being sent to the countryside, she was thrilled. Knowing her biological father's social connections were a problem, Zhou Yi'an went along with being sent down to the countryside, taking the opportunity to fleece her father and stepmother for a hefty haul. She was sure she would thrive in the countryside. But she never expec 2.8kReads8.9Score15514d adds
28. 278 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, I Use My Pocket Dimension to Eat Well and Dress Warmly 穿越六零，我靠空间吃饱和穿暖 Dongqiao Melon东桥瓜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No going to the countryside + period setting + pocket dimension] After Zhao Jiayue dies, she finds herself in the 1960s. Luckily, in this unusual era, she has the pocket-dimension golden finger common to transmigrators. When her family worries about where to get their next bite of meat, she brings steaming-hot meat buns out of her pocket dimension. Thanks to this gift, she eats well, dresses warmly, and takes excellent care of herself throughout the 1960s. 12.8kReads6.1Score99814d adds

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    This one perfectly matches

29. 279 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds

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    This female lead is a sophisticated egoist, very clear-headed, and has a sharp tongue.

30. 280 真 The Real Heiress Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Beast-Talking Shocks the Entire Army 真千金随母改嫁，通兽语震撼全军 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space, stockpiling, period setting, building wealth, medicine, beloved by the whole family, heroine can speak with animals] Lu Yunsu was mistakenly summoned by an underworld intern and sent into a period novel, where she became a capitalist's daughter who had followed her mother into a new marriage and risen from rags to riches. The moment she opened her eyes, her spineless younger brother-in-law had brought a task force to raid their home. Stay calm, don't panic! This is nothing. Lu Yunsu open 29.1kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    😘Come check it out! The female lead in this novel is constantly pulling off crazy stunts! Lu Yunsu transmigrates into the body of a capitalist's heiress, only to find a heartless wretch leading a raid on her family's property. Unperturbed, she opens her spatial dimension, making all her family's belongings disappear! The Zhou family cries about being robbed, but she secretly helps them escape: catching spies on a train, curing the village chief's son's snakebite leg, and becoming the darling of the group with her medical skills and animal language. Later, she joins the army as a medic, and even the woman-averse Officer Chu is constantly following her around. This plot is so addictive!

31. 281 贾 Granny Jia Doesn't Summon Spirits 贾张氏不招魂 Grandma Ningning宁宁外婆Female-Channel Fanfiction241k WordsCompleted Ninety-four-year-old Zhang Meimei unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes Jia Zhangshi, the despised, dog-hated spirit-summoning master from the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. From then on, Jia Zhangshi never summons spirits again. With her golden finger, she thrives in the capital... 560Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    No CP, but space

32. 282 带 I Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder with a Supermarket Space! 带着超市空间穿成了炮灰！ Free Spirit自由家Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted Supermarket space + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + no vilifying the original male or female leads Wen Xin was visiting a wholesale supermarket with her best friend when a collapsing ceiling landed right on her. When she woke up, she was in a strange place. After getting revenge on her cheating, scumbag father, she promptly headed to the countryside. On the train, she met someone who seemed more and more familiar the longer she thought about it. That name... Oh my god, weren’t these t 331Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is only kind to those who are kind to her, and the story is mostly heartwarming.

33. 283 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Made the Most of My Two Lifetimes' Pocket Spaces in the 1970s 穿书后，我带两世空间玩转七零 Oh, Peachy Peach哎呦桃桃子Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Period + space + strong heroine power fantasy + sweet romance + stockpiling across two lifetimes] Song Jin, from the twenty-first century, was hit by a truck after helping an old lady cross the road. When she woke up, she had arrived in the apocalypse. By being diligent and doing as she was told, she successfully earned a place under the wing of a powerful base leader. She dodged zombies while stockpiling supplies. But just as she was getting used to life in the apocalypse, she was surrounded b 6.9kReads8.9Score83314d adds
34. 284 知 The Educated Youth Widow Is Cursed to Bring Misfortune to Her Family 知青寡妇克亲命 Grandma Ningning宁宁外婆Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted A powerful lightning-wielder in the apocalypse fights the Zombie King to protect their base, and they both end up gravely injured. But the base’s second-in-command takes advantage of the situation, kidnapping the wounded fighter and planning to cut open their skull and steal their lightning core. After detonating the core, they are reborn in the body of a young educated-woman widow in 1968. She’s said to bring misfortune to everyone around her: her paternal grandparents, parents, siblings, husba 2.3kReads8.5Score18714d adds
35. 285 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: The True Heiress Is Spoiled by the Coldhearted Soldier King 军婚超甜：真千金被高冷兵王宠哭 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Pocket-Space Farm + Marriage Before Love + Wife-Chasing Funeral + Triplets + Transmigrate Into a Book] [The leads divorce and then remarry. They really do get divorced.] Yu Beibei transmigrated into the real heiress and troublesome supporting female character in a period novel about a real and fake heiress. Yu Beibei existed solely to make the “heroine,” the fake heiress, look kind and virtuous. Yu Beibei: “...” Whoever wants this j 12.7kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
36. 286 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.8kReads8.4Score51714d adds

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    Highly recommended, a chronicle of a military doctor's growth.

37. 287 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
38. 288 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 21.3kReads8.1Score83214d adds
39. 289 大 A Tigress Arrives at the Compound 大院来了个母老虎 Tales of the Jianghu江湖话Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted In 1983, the peaceful military compound erupted into chaos. Shen Fang, the only son of the military district chief of staff and notorious as “the biggest playboy in the capital,” was cornered at the mouth of an alley by a woman holding a child. In front of all his childhood friends, she slapped him hard across the face. The woman wore a faded floral shirt and Liberation shoes, with a long knife wrapped in cloth across her back and a two-year-old girl in her arms. Her eyes and brows looked exactl 482Reads6.1Score10014d adds

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

40. 290 联 An Arranged Marriage: I Help My Husband Pick a Second Wife, and He Panics 联姻：帮老公选平妻，他急了 Full Moon Su满月苏Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted [Gentle lady × refined gentleman] One-on-one, mutually devoted couple Poised and resilient, with impeccable manners Married first, love later A good man with a sincere heart * In 1960s Hong Kong, the Zhou and Zheng families, two of the city's four great clans, joined together in marriage. Zhou Zan was a refined gentleman, while Zheng Wenfeng was graceful and well-mannered. Six months into their marriage, they were the perfect couple, treating each other with respect and courtesy. Then the Zhou f 12Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 291 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together to the 1990s and Become Army Wives 闺蜜齐穿九零，一起当军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Military romance in the 1990s, marriage before love, a charming and alluring clinic owner with a flirtatious streak VS an officer who looks refined but is a jailbird at heart, two heroines and two heroes, both couples devoted only to each other) Bo Munian and Chen Sibin are two of the finest men in the Marine Corps. Neither expected that their first mediation assignment would end with them getting swept up in the mess themselves: both wound up marrying women they’d just met, and on the very sam 750Reads7.1Score10014d adds
42. 292 九 The ’90s Bride Is Fierce and Wild, and Her Soldier Can’t Handle Her 九零媳妇又辣又野，兵哥H不住 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1v1 military marriage set in the 1970s) They say the Jiang family's twin sons are both exceptionally handsome and talented. The brothers made a name for themselves when they both achieved the highest scores in their respective arts and sciences exams across the province and got into prestigious universities. Sadly, although they look identical, their personalities couldn't be more different. The elder, Jiang Yize, is aloof and cold, with a na 4kReads8.8Score45014d adds
43. 293 七 The 1970s Military Wife Stomped Her Foot, and the Cold-Faced Officer Panicked 七零军嫂一跺脚，冷面军官急红眼 Liu Family's Little Moon刘家小月Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + military marriage + tough hero + trash-punishing face-slapping + gossip-watching + System + spatial storage] Gu Qingning opens her eyes and nearly loses her innocence to a scarred old man who was switched into her marriage. With Gu Qingning's fiery temper, how could she put up with that? She has to teach him how to behave! In a daze, as he chases and she flees, Gu Qingning ends up at a house and faints. The next morning, she wakes to find a ridiculously handsome 293Reads8.8Score10014d adds

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    Looking for a great period drama novel? Then you definitely can't miss this one! The revenge and slapping of scumbags is incredibly satisfying!! The female lead isn't a saint; her fighting skills are off the charts! Worth staying up all night to read!!

44. 294 我 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance788k WordsCompleted (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
45. 295 金 After I Handed My Golden Finger Over to the State, I Got a Government Job 金手指上交国家之后我有编制了 Add Three Lines to the Door门加三行Modern Romance773k WordsCompleted The rating just came in, but it'll go up later. A story about strengthening the nation, with a heroine who's basically a tool. After a car accident, Luo Ying was not only unharmed, but suddenly gained a golden finger that let her travel between different planes. Only after actually traveling to another plane did she confirm it was real. The first thing she did was contact her country. The things she brought back from different planes helped her country soar to new heights. 833Reads6.4Score10214d adds

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    Recovery tools

46. 296 七 The 1970s: The Black Lotus Cheats the System and Wins Big 七零：黑莲花靠骗系统赢麻了 Drunk on Clear Ripples醉清涟Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just came out. It should go up eventually, right…) After a wonderfully satisfying all-nighter came a sudden, unexpected death. When Lin Jin opened her eyes again, she had a System in her mind that claimed it could help her reach the pinnacle of life. Task One: Give up a job opportunity. Lin Jin immediately sold the job, and the task was completed. The System crashed. Wait… was something wrong here? Lin Jin gazed at it innocently with wide eyes. “So what? Just t 351Reads7.0Score10014d adds
47. 297 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: Dump the Toxic Man, Then Make Money 穿越八零：先踹毒男再搞钱 Zhang Li张莉Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted Era + Transmigration + Business Battles + A Cast of Geniuses + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Not a Pure Romance (the man is chaste, the woman is not) (Dear readers, due to the story's premise, there will be a child, but this isn't a child-rearing story. It's pure business, pure business, pure business! Nothing will hold her back from making money. If children in a story bother you, please don't open this one, and please don't leave a bad review! I beg you with my hands pressed together!) The 2.4kReads8.8Score23814d adds

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    Calm and rational, with high IQ, not overthinking, not being a saint, and not being long-winded.

48. 298 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 Romance4.6M 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 10.2kReads8.8Score49114d adds

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    Beneath the vast universe lie countless smaller worlds with different spatial and temporal dimensions. [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn] And these countless smaller worlds have another name: System Fulfillment Small Worlds.

49. 299 军 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Ruthless Commander Is Doted On 军婚七零疯批指挥官被宠上天 Ye Wu夜妩Modern Romance649k WordsCompleted Fanxing is one of only two 5S-level psychic War Gods in the entire interstellar realm. She is an outstanding commander. She is a research fanatic and an exceptional elite soldier. Taking an enemy commander’s head from among thousands of troops is as easy for her as reaching into a pocket. But no one knows that she actually has dual 5S-level psychic powers, equivalent to having two souls. As a result, her psychic powers have always been unstable, even violent. But she is so powerful that she has 4.3kReads9.0Score30714d adds
50. 300 六 The 1970s: The True Heiress Is a Culinary Goddess with a Pocket Dimension 六零：厨神真千金有空间 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + food + stockpiling + real and fake heiresses] Food blogger Zeng Yanni transmigrates into a period novel after an accident, becoming a fifteen-year-old girl abused by her family in a seaside fishing village. With her true identity shrouded in mystery, Zeng Yanni promptly splits from the family. Along with the livestream she brought with her, she stocks up on seafood: horse dung sea urchins, giant abalone, clams, razor clams, sea snails, sea cucumbers 3.4kReads9.4Score46114d adds

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    Living outside the village independently, they are morally upright, but not overly altruistic. The author pays great attention to detail; even the male and female leads, and the antagonists, are all intelligent.

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