Any Historical-Era Stories with a Self-Reliant Heroine Who Fights Her Own Battles Without Depending on the Male Lead? 有没有那种年代文女主自立自强的不靠男主自己斗极

1. 1 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 12kReads8.1Score737Shelves

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   The title of this story perfectly reflects the protagonist's personality. In a historical fiction setting, the protagonist is self-reliant and strong. He is decisive and not a saint.

2. 2 痞 The Rugged Bad Boy Is a Master Flirt, and Her Fertile Body Can't Take It 痞爆糙汉太会撩，易孕体质吃不消 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted (The male lead is hopelessly lovestruck + period setting + real and fake heiresses + adored by everyone + lighthearted daily life.) Lin Xiaotong was reborn, back in Taoyuan Village in 1976. When her husband pleaded with red-rimmed eyes for her not to terminate the pregnancy, Lin Xiaotong rose onto her toes and kissed his trembling lips. “Qin Lie, I won't ever leave you again. I'll live a good life with you and have your babies.” In her previous life, a scumbag had framed her. It was only when sh 3.7kReads9.2Score415Shelves

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   Sisters, trust me, this book is absolutely, positively amazing!!! The male lead is a total love-struck fool, he wants to be by his wife's side all day long! There's no angst in the whole book, just pure sweetness!

3. 3 一 I Woke Up! An Orphaness Strikes It Rich with Billions in Supplies 一睁眼！孤女携亿万物资暴富了 Mu Cheng幕橙Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Completed + period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + stockpiling + clear-eyed heroine who firmly rejects emotional manipulation and is allergic to romance VS a dark, devoted male lead who plays the pig to eat the tiger and is every bit as calculating as she is] Pei Wanning had the same dream for a whole month. In it, she was an unwanted punching bag, abused by her parents with insults at best and beatings at worst. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle couldn't stand to watch, and to 12.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
4. 4 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves

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   I just finished reading this one. The female lead is incredibly independent and strong-willed, and everyone in the Xu family is ruthless. I initially thought that when they encountered the serial murder case later on, the male lead might have to save her, but that didn't happen. Instead, the female lead brought a lot of self-defense tools and subdued the criminals herself. From finding a job and buying a house to taking the college entrance exam, the female lead didn't rely on the male lead at all. He was basically just a background character. The male lead was someone she chose for herself in this historical fiction world (you read that right, she chose him herself, like a talent show, using a system and spending a lot of effort to select him).

5. 5 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2kShelves

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   This is an amazing read, you'll regret not reading it! To be honest, I've never been interested in this kind of story, but one day I took a look, and the gears of fate started turning. [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

6. 6 你 You Can Raid My Home, but Let Me Go Make a Fortune in Hong Kong 你们抄我家，我去香江捡钱可以吧 Cat Who Loves Three-Hua Plums爱吃三华李的猫Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, historical era, sweet romance, one-on-one, devoted couple, pocket dimension, entrepreneurship and wealth] Su Manman transmigrated into the body of a pampered young lady from the Su family, someone with the same name but a very different fate. From the start, she was told that someone had reported her family for hiding gold and silver treasures. Looking at the boxes upon boxes of antique paintings and calligraphy, antique ornaments, antique jewelry, and more, Su Manman thought… 29.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who gains a spatial ability, goes to the countryside, is reported, escapes to Hong Kong, and becomes a successful businesswoman entirely on her own. The second book features a ruthless female protagonist who is the strongest female protagonist I've read in period dramas—a strong woman who doesn't suffer setbacks and is the best at fighting against extreme people. The third book features an orphan girl with a mysterious background who, despite living in the countryside, personally avenges her father without relying on others. All three books feature female protagonists who are independent and strong, and the male protagonists are not very involved.

7. 7 敢 Dare to Mess with Her? Even Passing Dogs Get Slapped Twice 敢惹她？路过的狗都得挨两巴掌 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [Feel-good revenge] [Pocket dimension] [Total annihilation] [She never takes a beating] Su Li is a tough woman. Just how tough? Tough enough to treat every troublemaking scumbag who comes after her like a monster to grind. If you disagree with her, she'll throw down. Cross her, and you'll regret it. Sometimes even a dog passing by gets smacked twice. There is romance, though the male lead appears rather late. The heroine is decisive and won't let 11.4kReads8.8Score1kShelves
8. 8 重 Reborn as a Poor Little Orphan in the 1960s, I Have a Little Money 重生六零年小孤女有点财 E Dai俄代Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Historical setting + space + ancient martial arts + one-on-one romance + medicine and poison + patriotism) The shaman high priest's family is running out of descendants. Unable to bear it, the high priest ancestor performs a ritual to send a modern orphan girl to the 1960s, where she is still an orphan. How infuriating! That old ancestor tricked me! With wolves eyeing her family wealth, she has no choice but to train hard and learn how to protect herself. Persecuted, hunted, targeted for assass 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
9. 9 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 31.8kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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   The perfect male lead with a long beak, a self-reliant and intelligent female lead, a tight plot with minimal filler! No angst, no simplistic elements, and a smooth romance.

10. 10 军 Military Marriage, Cherished by the Hawk: The Eighties Wife Is Too Alluring 军婚枭宠：八零娇妻太撩人 Fan Jing繁璟Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + devoted to each other + no pocket space or System + cozy, sweet everyday life] On the first night after being reborn, Su Yunzhou knocks out the little villain, then packs her bags and prepares to run away. Her soldier husband panics! To fulfill his great dream of keeping the whole family together, Shen Zhanye worries himself sick. Before marriage, Shen Zhanye says, “Ha! My knees are harder than my skull. Begging on my knees? Not a chance!” After marriage, Su Yunzhou tosses 1.1kReads8.9Score101Shelves

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11. 11 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.3kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    She could be a bird in flight, but he was, after all, the tree she returned to. He would use his body as bait, his emotions as a net, to keep her by his side. Zhou Yanfeng had pondered countless times what kind of person she was, what kind of family she came from, what kind of era she lived in. He knew that beautiful women from wealthy families often had a few bad habits and tempers due to being pampered and pampered, but she wasn't entirely like that. She was the kind of person who knew exactly who she could be unrestrained in front of and who she could restrain herself in front of. She was calculating, manipulating people, weighing pros and cons, and assessing situations, while also being very pragmatic and self-centered. She didn't seem like someone who would take relationships seriously. How could he possibly be the first man she set her sights on? The first time she saw him, she scrutinized him from head to toe, that look of intense interest in his body making him feel like prey even now. She was adept at flirting and creating ambiguity, her heart and hands moving in perfect harmony. Yet, he still succumbed.

12. 12 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 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    This is the only historical fiction book I've ever finished reading; the plot and storyline are very clear.

13. 13 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 17.1kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    I'm watching it now, almost finished! It's completed and quite good. Although the male lead is very strong, he doesn't help the female lead much. The female lead is even stronger, relying entirely on herself, and she has a little bit of superpowers. It's really good!

14. 14 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 3.1kReads8.4Score275Shelves

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    The plot was very original, I watched it, and I really liked the ending.

15. 15 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 3.9kReads9.0Score521Shelves

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    The female lead isn't a saint, and her fighting skills are awesome! 👍

16. 16 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    It's a good show. The female lead is really independent and helps the people in the village, but she's definitely not a saint. The male lead has relatively few scenes.

17. 17 年 The Villainous Tycoon's Wife, Who Died Young in a Period Novel, Is Reborn 年代文反派大佬的早逝前妻重生了 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Sweet-looking black-hearted flower x cold on the outside, warm-hearted, pure-hearted little stray dog” After dying, Zhou Yu unexpectedly learns that she is merely a cannon-fodder side character in a book, while Gu Ye is the story's biggest villain. In the book, she dies in childbirth, and Gu Ye raises their child alone at the bottom of society. Later, Gu Ye makes his fortune and becomes one of the richest men in Shenzhen. Zhou Yu feels reassured when she reads this. Though she and Gu Ye married 6.3kReads8.7Score558Shelves
18. 18 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.1kReads9.2Score669Shelves

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    The female lead's family are all top-notch researchers, especially the female lead herself, who is incredibly talented and knowledgeable in a wide range of fields, including electronics, military industry, and more. Her only weakness is her cooking, which is terrible, but she can memorize recipes and teaches others to cook delicious meals. The male lead is a regimental commander who initially suspects the female lead of being a spy, so he constantly tests and doubts her. Of course, he has a reason for this: a very close friend of his died because of espionage. This event left a deep scar on his heart. It is because of this that he suspects her when she behaves differently after transmigrating.

19. 19 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 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
20. 20 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 2kReads9.0Score225Shelves
21. 21 六 The 1960s' Beloved Group's Pocket Dimension: The Capitalist Heiress Goes to the Countryside 六零团宠空间：资本家小姐下乡啦 Melting Snow雪融融Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Beloved by the Whole Family + Adorable Baby + Pocket Dimension + Farming + Sweet Romance + Lucky Charm + Happy Ending + Reborn + Dotting Father + Devoted Husband + Military Marriage + Capitalist Heiress] Lin Nanfeng returns to the early spring of 1967. As a blizzard approaches, the whole family tacitly agrees to leave the country. Except for her and her mother. In her previous life, after deceiving her mother, her father turned around and took his first wife, their son, and several daughters 5.8kReads9.2Score916Shelves

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    Of all my books, this seems to be the only one with this theme, though it does have a male protagonist, right? It's nearing the end, but it's still a good read.

22. 22 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 6.3kReads9.0Score519Shelves

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    Super exciting! It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The female lead earns her own money through hard work and is independent and strong.

23. 23 惊 What?! The Cannon-Fodder of the 1970s Becomes a Millionaire Behind the Female Lead's Back 惊！七零年代炮灰背着女主成首富 Zhi Shishi枳实实Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No Romance, heroine focuses entirely on her career, with family bonds and friendship] An IT girl was electrocuted to death. When she woke up, she found she had no father or mother, only a muddleheaded grandfather, and she had nearly been swindled out of her money and her virtue by a widow. Her background was tragic enough, but things got even worse when Shi Xin realized she hadn’t just been reborn: she had been reborn into a sweet romance novel. Unfortunately, Shi Xin wasn’t the heroine. She wa 391Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Without a romantic partner, the female lead focuses solely on her career, consistently achieving great success and eventually tearing through space to escape. The original male lead wasn't entirely satisfied with reality, but ultimately he doted on the original female lead, with minimal interference.

24. 24 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves

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    These two books are truly the pinnacle of historical fiction in my opinion.

25. 25 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 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    This is amazing! The female lead is incredible, and the author even includes academic papers for reference.

26. 26 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Fake Heiress Gets Divorced from the Start 穿七零，穿成假千金开局就被离婚 Green Willow Tree青青杨柳树Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [1970s + Talented Woman + Superb Cooking Skills + Face-Slapping + Humiliating the Scumbags] This is a fictional setting, a fictional setting, a fictional setting. It’s important, so I’m saying it three times. A parallel world in the 1970s. On her wedding day, the original owner was so devastated by the revelation that the real and fake daughters had been switched that she died. The moment Su Youran transmigrates into her body, she finds herself in the middle of a divorce showdown. With enemies 6.7kReads9.2Score586Shelves

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    A good book that doesn't follow any clichés; it's worth reading!

27. 27 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 6.5kReads9.2Score655Shelves

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    Here I am, releasing two of my favorite books. This one features a soldier with supernatural abilities, immune to all poisons, and exceptional skills—a great scientist.

28. 28 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.6kReads9.2Score592Shelves
29. 29 闪 A Flash Marriage to a Billion-Dollar Husband, and He Spoils Her Rotten 闪婚天价老公，她被宠上天 Sweet Mushroom甜菇Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted The man who was engaged to her older sister fell on hard times. On the day he came to ask for her sister’s hand, her entire family looked down on him and turned him away. Su Tian made a daring decision: she would marry him and escape the family she had grown up in, where her father showed her no affection and her mother never loved her. Her new husband had an exceptionally handsome face, and just looking at him healed Su Tian’s heart. She thought their marriage was a simple arrangement for mutua 9.2kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    The male lead is extremely aloof and deeply cunning. The female lead comes from a family that favors sons over daughters, but she is independent and strong-willed, building her future through her own hard work. After meeting the male lead, she reaches the pinnacle of her life. Don't doubt it, this is truly a story that spoils you rotten—it's absolutely adorable!

30. 30 甜 Sweet Seduction! The Top-Tier Star in Master Fu's Arms Is Irresistibly Flirtatious 甜诱！傅爷怀里的顶流小妖精超撩 Rainbow Miaomiao彩虹淼淼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slim-waisted, soft, gorgeous superstar heroine VS irresistibly masculine, tough commander hero] [Sweet, swoony romance. She pursues him. Both are romantically inexperienced.] The day Fu Yan met Yan Chuqing, she was wearing a black spaghetti-strap dress. Her skin was fair, her looks exquisite, and her waist was so slender it could be circled with one hand. The men around them all looked at her with undisguised desire. He was the only exception. She walked up to him and licked the corner of her l 36.7kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
31. 31 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 699Reads9.2Score103Shelves
32. 32 拒 After Refusing the Marriage Swap, I Take My Pocket Dimension and Join the Army 拒绝换亲后，我手握空间去随军 Spring Is in the Air cc春意浓ccModern Romance272k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Jiang Li, from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl from the 1970s who shares her name. Jiang Li arrives in the middle of her stepmother beating the girl, so she gives her stepmother a sound beating in return. Before long, her scumbag father tries to marry her off to a dying man for a bride price of five hundred yuan. Jiang Li turns his plan against him. Not only does she teach her scumbag father and stepmother a lesson, she also makes her 1.5kReads9.1Score170Shelves
33. 33 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score661Shelves
34. 34 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 2.1kReads8.8Score140Shelves

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    Synopsis: Both the first and second books are strong female protagonist novels, each with her own unique strengths.

35. 35 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Wife Loves Her Food and Fights Like a Tiger 重生七零：爱干饭的媳妇太彪悍 Hu Liutong胡六筒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Read + Sweet Romance + Scheming Male Lead + Strong Female Lead!] Su Mianmian, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, is reborn. She opens her eyes and starts eating, leaving her biased family members questioning their lives. “Su the Clapback Queen” is a walking cheat code, yet someone is foolish enough to try robbing her. Su Mianmian stomps a huge rock into tiny pieces. “I walk this street, I stand on this road. If you want to pass, leave your life money behind!” Lin Qingyuan is shameless 754Reads9.0Score109Shelves
36. 36 带 I Transmigrated with a Tycoon System and Made It Big 带着神豪系统穿越，过的风生水起 Please Have a Glass of Water请喝一杯水Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + tycoon System + sign-in + transmigrating to parallel spaces + no romance) Jiang Nuan bonded with a tycoon System. Looks like she's on her way to the top of the world. But the System showed up one step too late. Jiang Nuan is already a ghost, so she can't reach the top of her life. Maybe she can reach the peak of ghostly life instead. Don't worry, Nuan Nuan. If you can't reach the peak here, the System will take you to parallel worlds. [Seventies-era old lady] [Ancient bro 1.5kReads8.6Score128Shelves
37. 37 六 Sixies Pocket Dimension: The Cannon Fodder Couple Thrive in the 1960s 六零空间：炮灰夫妻在年代躺赢了 This and That云云尔尔Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + both leads transmigrate + unreliable pocket dimension + billions in supplies] Don't nitpick the details! Anything can appear in a pocket dimension full of supplies. Don't ask for details, this is a fictional setting! A fictional setting! Why have all this stuff if you aren't going to use it?!! Content warning: They won't split up the household at first, but everyone earns and works independently. The leads aren't self-sacrificing saints, and they only help people when there' 1.9kReads8.6Score160Shelves
38. 38 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
39. 39 穿 I Went Rogue After Transmigrating into a Saintly Heroine Novel 穿进圣母年代文后我暴走了 I Haven't Gone Crazy朕没疯Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Fleeing Famine + System + Spatial Storage + The Male Lead Gets Eaten by Me] One moment, it’s fried chicken, barbecue, and a big cola; the next, it’s wild vegetables and weeds stewed with tree bark. Lin Xiaomi never imagined that someone who was good at nothing but eating would transmigrate into a book. And she transmigrates into the middle of a famine migration, where she’s destined to devote herself to the female lead’s saintly ideals, only to sta 800Reads8.3Score106Shelves
40. 40 穿 I Landed in the 1960s! I Win Big with My Pocket Dimension and Department Store 穿到六零！带着空间和商场躺赢了 The Sheep Who Loves Seafood爱吃海鲜的羊Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a pampered young lady. After doing one good deed and saving a child, she transmigrated to the 1960s. Luckily, she had a pocket dimension, and the department store where she’d been when she rescued the child had become her golden finger. So she decided to take it easy and be a happy slacker. 3kReads9.0Score251Shelves
41. 41 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 13.4kReads8.9Score700Shelves
42. 42 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.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
43. 43 穿 Childhood Sweethearts in a Period Novel 穿到年代文里的青梅竹马 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: She doesn’t hand over her golden finger right from the start.) When Diwu Yue wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a period novel she once read, becoming a minor supporting female character barely mentioned in the story. She and her childhood sweetheart refuse to follow the plot. Bringing along her sweetheart’s family heirloom, they head to a seaside island for rural reeducation. The two layabouts begin a happy life with all the seafood they could ever want. Is farming in a p 794Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    This period drama about a female protagonist working in the countryside on an island is quite good. There aren't many awful characters, and it's quite different from other period dramas I usually read. It's definitely worth reading.

44. 44 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    This is the second Tomato Novel I've read from cover to cover. To be honest, I gave up on this one after reading two chapters, but somehow I stumbled upon it again while looking for other books. I was just reading to kill time, but I ended up finishing it in one go without skipping any words. Thumbs up!

45. 45 我 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 4.1kReads8.9Score441Shelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    All are period dramas. The female lead is very independent and assertive. Both characters are strong and always retaliate against those who hurt them. They are very nice, the plot is fast-paced, and they are very enjoyable. Genre: Period Drama. Rating: 5 stars.

47. 47 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Saving the Tragic Male Lead 穿书七零：拯救悲惨男主 Mu Xi Mutong木西木同Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted (Military marriage, transmigration, 1v1) Tang Tian is an optimistic, cheerful modern girl who loves reading novels. Recently, she's become obsessed with stories about military marriages in a bygone era. She has just finished a rebirth story set in the past. The heroine wronged the hero in her previous life, then was reborn and tried to make amends. But Tang Tian finds the heroine's behavior after her rebirth infuriating, and feels sorry for the devoted, responsible man. After tearing into the 2.1kReads9.1Score138Shelves
48. 48 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6kReads9.1Score443Shelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: A Captivating Beauty Who Knows How to Flirt 重生年代：千娇百媚小撩妻 The Wind Moves, the Heart Stirs风动心动Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted Xiao Yu, a university student from the 21st century, was reborn in the 1950s in another time and space. With a space at her disposal, Xiao Yu resolutely pursued her dreams. She crossed paths with a dark-skinned guy, but he wasn't part of the plan. See you later! Zhao Yiheng thought about Xiao Yu becoming someone else's wife. Damn it! He couldn't even bear to think about it! Zhao Yiheng was furious. He didn't care who the other girls married, but Xiao Yu could only marry him. She could only be hi 919Reads9.3Score101Shelves
50. 50 让 Send Me to the Countryside, and I’ll Clear Out Your Entire Fortune with My Spatial Realm 让我下乡，用空间搬空你的家产 Rice Ball Fell in Love with the Vegetable Bun饭团爱上了菜包Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted Xia Momo has never felt this frustrated before! She stocked her spatial storage to the brim with free supplies in the apocalypse, but Heaven wouldn’t let her enjoy the carefree life of a goddess reborn after the apocalypse. Instead, it slapped her into this period novel. Could this girl’s life get any more miserable? Her scumbag father cheated on her mother and drove her to her death. Now he wants to send this poor girl away to the countryside. Fine, if you won’t act like a decent person, then y 933Reads8.9Score113Shelves

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    It's so good! I can't stop watching!

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