Any Historical Romance with a Female Lead Who's Sneaky, Sharp-Tongued, and Great at Roasting People? 有没有那种女主蔫坏蔫坏嘴还特毒超会怼人的年代文

1. 1 穿 Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress 穿成真千金的小族妹 The Hippo Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的小河马Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 48.7kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

   Reader note

   This is pretty good... The female lead is the adopted sister of the real heiress... When her biological parents found her, their only condition was that she take her younger sister with her... This younger sister is greedy, lazy, and incredibly strong... She's an amazing fighter, unbeatable in the surrounding villages and even among the animals in the mountains... A funny story... Recommended... [Kiss][Kiss]

2. 2 守 After Three Years as a Widow, I Took Grandma to Join My Officer Husband 守寡三年我带奶奶投奔军官老公啦 Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Lucky Wife of the 1970s: Her Tomb Raider Secret Identity Is Out! [Cold, tough military officer × female tomb raider, who later joins a research institute to serve her country] [Alternate-history military marriage + tomb-raiding System + married first, love later + raising kids + mind-reading + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced in love + nine-year age gap] [Reader's guide: The early chapters have a few plot holes, and the story is a silly comedy with no lo 11.2kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

   Reader note

   🫧🫧Hilarious! [Facepalm] The female lead is wickedly clever, and to make a living, she goes back to her old profession. Who knew she'd be arrested as soon as she came out of the tomb? In the interrogation room: "Name?" "Jiang Yao" "Gender?" "Female" "What were you doing?" "Digging up my husband." Everyone: !!! Then her husband, with a dark face, pushes open the door…

3. 3 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 49.3kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves
4. 4 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score349Shelves

   Reader note

   Having read countless novels, I recommend Xia Zhizhi. She's the white moonlight of this series, and her influence is so strong that there's nothing else that can replace her for now.

5. 5 七 The Seventies Military Wife Is Sweet and Fierce, and Her Navy Husband Spoils Her with His Life 七零军嫂娇又凶，海军老公拿命宠 Loving Little Dolphin爱吃的小海豚Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, love of country and family, later becomes a leading female researcher] Su Xiaoqi accidentally transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder supporting female character in the 1970s. Faced with a horrible in-law family and the blessed heroine, she thought, heh… why not embrace a shameless life? From the start, she was up against her terrible in-laws. A good fight is good for your health. She thought she’d be fighting alone. Then her naval officer husband came home. The two of th 9.5kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

   Reader note

   I just finished watching it a couple of days ago. The female lead is both fierce and sassy; even an old woman couldn't withstand her barrage of insults [facepalm]. Her torture scenes are incredibly satisfying. She has a "Sadistic System" that she uses to double-cross and harm others [facepalm]. It's both hilarious and exhilarating. The male lead is also likable; he's a total wife-obsessed guy, with a level 10 filter for his wife, and he's always there to provide her with after-sales service, haha. Highly recommended!

6. 6 豪 A Bodyguard for a Tycoon, Treated Like a Baby by a Dark, Brooding Villain 豪门当保镖，阴湿反派拿我当宝宝 Splendor Fades了了繁华Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted Wen Ying transmigrates into a story about a real and fake heiress, becoming the real heiress who gets tortured to death. On her first day back with her wealthy family, the fake heiress gets hit by a car while saving her and is left disabled, becoming the family’s scapegoat. Wen Ying is expected to give up everything she has to make it up to the fake heiress. Having transmigrated into the story, Wen Ying exposes the truth on the spot and tears into the Wen family until they can’t raise their head 8.2kReads7.9Score908Shelves

   Reader note

   The female lead has a really sharp tongue, but she's incredibly funny. Anyway, I thought it was pretty good and would recommend it.

7. 7 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become the Beloved Little Villainess of the Seventies by Raising Hell 穿书七零恶毒女配靠作妖成团宠 Watermelon Who Loves Meat爱吃肉肉的西瓜Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + System + love grows over time + military marriage + woman transmigrated into a book vs. reborn woman] (New book, so its rating is low for now. It’ll go up, so don’t worry, darlings, jump right in!) When Shen Nanchu opens her eyes, she has become the male lead’s wicked widowed sister-in-law from a book. In the story, the original owner is greedy for power and status and uses every trick in the book to marry the eldest son of the Pei family, the male le 9.8kReads8.4Score1kShelves

   Reader note

   In this historical romance novel, the female lead is secretly wicked. ① One day, she transmigrates into the body of the male lead's vicious widowed sister-in-law. Redemption? Impossible! Not only does she have the tsundere male lead wrapped around her little finger, but she's also completely fooled by the system.

8. 8 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

   Reader note

   High quality!! "Renzu of the Tang Dynasty" guarantees that the further back you go, the greater your stamina will be and the higher you will go! Online IQ and correct logic! Quality absolutely guaranteed! The nearly one million-word book was completed in September, with all the foreshadowing wrapped up, all the pitfalls filled, and no unfinished chapters. The writing, the layout, the emperor's scheming, the political skills, the emotional context, the military battles, and the court games are all top-notch. It has a grand layout, lofty intentions, profound thoughts and profound cultural heritage. If it doesn't look good after reading it, beat me into ketchup!

9. 9 丞 The Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter Is No Longer a Fool 丞相府嫡女不傻了 Foodie Fish吃货鱼Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted Lin Yu’er, a miracle doctor from the twenty-first century, woke up in ancient times in the body of a noblewoman with the same name, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household. Taking the attitude that she should make the best of wherever she found herself, Lin Yu’er thrived in the ancient world. She gained not only family and friendship, but also love. (This is my first novel, and I’ve chosen to write a sweet, indulgent romance. I hope life is sweet for everyone. Please feel free 912Reads8.1Score108Shelves

   Reader note

   The female lead isn't a saint; she takes action when necessary. [Smirk]

10. 10 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 165.8kReads9.1Score25.8kShelves

    Reader note

    This one is the opposite: the male lead is sharp-tongued and fiercely protective of his own ① Space-time cheat + satisfying revenge + sweet and cuddly daily life – all the elements are present to the point of being unfair! ② You'll laugh until you drop! A rough-around-the-edges military officer from the 1970s turns out to be a love-struck fool 💘 When he meets Lin Renzhi, a Suzhou embroidery master who transmigrated into a book, he instantly becomes a clingy sweetheart, leaving everyone in the family compound dumbfounded. 3. I love reading stories where the female lead has a skill and the male lead is extremely protective! I could watch those gossipy characters in the family compound getting their comeuppance ten times over! 4. I love reading stories where the female lead has a skill and the male lead is extremely protective of his own ! The scenes where those gossipy characters in the family compound get their comeuppance, and the part where the officer protects the female lead while arguing with others, made me grin from ear to ear! What an amazing sweet and cuddly daily life!

11. 11 异 The Physician Princess with Supernatural Powers 异能医妃 Foodie Fish吃货鱼Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted Ouyang Yun is a gifted physician skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine. She died of exhaustion while fighting zombies in the apocalypse. When she awoke, she had transmigrated into the body of the legitimate daughter of a minister. Her health had been frail ever since her mother died when she was two, and her family wanted nothing to do with her. They sent her to a mountain temple and left her to fend for herself. Fourteen years later, now highly capable, Ouyang Yun descends the mountain t 122Reads6.7Score—Shelves
12. 12 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.3kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves

    Reader note

    💥The nanny swapped children, and as a result, the female lead started beating the couple from a young age. Their son also joined in, constantly tattling on them. The couple dreamed of going to jail [facepalm]. I can't watch this in bed; I'm afraid you'll end up like me, suffering internal injuries from holding it in. The humor is so good, I could rewatch it countless times and it would never get boring. I love it so much!!!

13. 13 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 192.7kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves
14. 14 家 With a Little Trouble-Maker at Home, Life Only Gets Sweeter 家有小作精，日子越过越有爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [1970s era + transmigration into a book + military marriage + going berserk + getting rich] After putting up with a mountain of grievances in her previous life, Wen Ning transmigrates to the 1970s, where there’s nothing to be had, and gets even more fed up. She just wants to go berserk and take on the whole world. When the villagers gossip behind her back, Wen Ning’s response is simple: “I’ll just curse them out.” When she argues with her mother-in-law, Wen Ning’s res 2.5kReads8.4Score186Shelves

    Reader note

    The female lead in this book has a sharp tongue. At the beginning, she bickers with her mother-in-law. Later, when her mother-in-law goes back to her parents' home, the female lead thinks that she is the one who made her mother-in-law angry and send her back to her parents' home. It turns out that the female lead's mother-in-law went back to her parents' home to help.

15. 15 重 Reborn in the 1970s: If You Won’t Back Down, I’ll Fight, Loot the Enemy, Then Beat Them Senseless 重生七零不服就干搬空敌人再打残 Ziyue Bingling紫月冰灵Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period Setting + Revenge on Scumbags + Satisfying Read + Dimensional Space + Divine Healer + Strong Female Lead] Reborn, Su Mo has a dimensional space at her fingertips and wants for neither money nor cultivation resources. She has only one goal now: revenge, revenge, revenge! Divorce? No. In Su Mo’s dictionary, there is no divorce, only a dead husband! Su Mo tells her scumbag husband and his family, “These are called Puppet Pills. Once you take my pills, you become my puppets. “From 3.3kReads8.7Score347Shelves

    Reader note

    This book was so good for my breasts! And the female lead's revenge was incredibly satisfying! It perfectly demonstrates that strength is the rule-maker; if you can't kill someone when they're weak, you'll cripple them! No need for excuses or nonsense! The only downside is that it's not finished yet; it's still being updated.

16. 16 摆 Slacking Off, Fishing for Leisure, and Going Crazy: Ruling the 1970s 摆烂摸鱼，发癫抽疯，制霸七零 Mickey and Minnie米奇与米妮Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Luo Jia transmigrated into the body of an idiot. What a ridiculous turn of events! From the start, her awful aunt pushed her off a cliff. The reason? This idiot had used her pretty looks to seduce her aunt’s beloved educated youth, ruining her dream of becoming a general’s wife. Good grief, what a huge mess to pin on me! The Luo family’s old matriarch had four sons and one daughter, and she was extremely biased toward her youngest daughter. To her daughters-in-law: “Hurry up and heat bathwater f 2.6kReads7.4Score204Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book is truly despicable. The second book is for those who enjoy watching the drama unfold; it's funny.

17. 17 高 The Matriarch of a Powerful Family Reborn as a Wicked Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 高门主母穿成年代文中恶毒炮灰 The Light of Fuguang扶光的光Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (1980s setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + sweet romance + feel-good story) Just after Su Ke became a First-Rank Lady of Imperial Decree, she transmigrated into a vicious cannon-fodder female character in an 1980s romance novel. The original character worked as a nanny in the male lead's home. Just as the leads were about to confess their feelings, she barged in, only to accidentally help them make up and get together sooner. As a disposable side character, the original woman's 9Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The female lead's defining characteristics as a transmigrator are her sharp tongue and cold-heartedness. However, she doesn't criticize everyone indiscriminately. She becomes less sharp-tongued later on, but her cold-heartedness remains a constant.

18. 18 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 14.1kReads8.1Score1kShelves
19. 19 糙 The Rugged Army Guy Is Irresistible, but His Wife's Family Ends Up in Ruins 糙汉军哥好撩人，娇妻全家火葬场 Crazy Little Wangba疯狂小王叭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + rugged military man + beautiful educated youth + pocket dimension + everyday life] Zhou Tingting was born strong enough to move mountains. When she opened her eyes, she found herself as a disposable background character in a sweet period romance. Her mother, stepfather, and stepsister's family were all up to no good. They tricked her out of her job and took her home. After squeezing every last bit of value out of her, they sent her off to the countryside. The original Zhou 7.6kReads9.0Score722Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book's female lead is all about action, never words 🤣 The second book's female lead also has off-the-charts fighting skills, and the third book's female lead is both sharp-tongued and powerful; the rest are generally very good, except for the fourth and seventh books where the female lead is extremely sarcastic.

20. 20 包 I Pack Up and Head to the 1970s: Making Money and Crushing Scoundrels, I Can Do It All 包袱一卷穿七零，搞钱虐渣样样行 Strawberry Yogurt草莓仙酪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Yun is an educated youth. When she first arrived in the countryside, she introduced her skills: “I’m good at farming, I’m an expert at cleaning out manure pits, I have ten years of experience herding cattle on the back hills, and I know all about postpartum care for sows…” Everyone burst out laughing. A few hours later, no one was laughing anymore. The village sow that had been struggling to give birth delivered ten piglets safely with Jiang Yun’s help. Three months after Jiang Yun arrived 3.6kReads8.3Score348Shelves

    Reader note

    [You should think about it carefully][You should think about it carefully][You should think about it carefully] I absolutely love these three novels. The female lead pretends to be weak but never suffers a loss. At first, everyone didn't pay much attention to her, but the more you read, the more you realize how many tricks she has up her sleeve. At first, everyone was afraid she'd be bullied, but eventually, they were afraid she'd bully others.

21. 21 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Seventies' Best Cheat and the Roughest Man 穿书七零：开最牛的挂撩最糙的汉 Hua Xiaoqian花小钱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted This book is also known as “With Space in Hand, I've Got Myself a Rugged Man.” After blowing herself up, apocalypse powerhouse Ye Weiwei's soul transmigrates into a romance novel, where she becomes a love-struck supporting character with the same name. The original Ye Weiwei was set up by her cousin, who stole her golden finger and fiancé, as well as the affection of her parents, relatives, and several older brothers. In the end, her cousin arranged for her to marry a village scoundrel, who beat 68.6kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
22. 22 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
23. 23 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 46.8kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

    Reader note

    This is a super good period novel that had me laughing so hard! The language is humorous, the writing is delicate, and the characters are vivid and three-dimensional. It's definitely worth buying.

24. 24 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.8kReads8.9Score599Shelves
25. 25 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83.3kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves
26. 26 哥 Bro, Keep Simping for That Fake Sweetheart and I'll Go After Your Nemesis 哥，你再舔白莲花我就舔你死对头 The Wilderness and the Wind Conspire Together山野与风同谋Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Training Her Brother + Training Her Husband + Girl Pursues Guy (Gives Up Halfway) + Guy Pursues Girl (Face-Slapping Comeuppance)] Sharp-tongued military rogue male lead vs. spoiled, rebellious female lead. They come from equally matched families. A hilarious, satisfying period romp where everyone is crazy! The female lead is a little selfish and morally dubious! In her previous life, her hopelessly lovesick older brother devoted himself to fawning over a fake innocent, only to meet a tragic end 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is mischievous and witty, a master of witty comebacks, and a bold and rebellious young lady. From the very beginning, she lies that she's pregnant with the male lead's child and deliberately flirts with him, infuriating him and prompting him to teach her a lesson. Her brother also confronts the male lead, leading to hilarious and entertaining banter and arguments.

27. 27 拿 I Traded My Ex-Husband for Military Merit! I Absorb the Heroine’s Luck and Cheat My Way to Victory 拿前夫换军功！我吸女主气运开挂 A Fresh Perspective Every Day天天新视角Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted At fifteen, Shen Youning was sent to the Li family as a child bride. She worked in the fields for work points, while her mother-in-law emotionally manipulated her into using the money her parents had left her to raise her fiancé’s child and serve the whole family. Only after they had drained her of everything and sold her to a wife-beater did she learn that the Li family had wanted her money all along, and had even killed her entire family. Reborn in the 1970s, Shen Youning was a little socially 1.4kReads8.8Score175Shelves

    Reader note

    🌈This book is incredibly good! The female lead is wickedly charming [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm] No arguments allowed [thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up] Highly recommended. 🌈The female lead has social anxiety and is a bit timid around strangers, but that doesn't stop her from cracking open people's heads with a hammer. 🌈The female lead is vengeful and doesn't like being passively attacked; she only takes the initiative and will kill her enemies if possible. 🌈The female lead doesn't waste time on internal conflicts; she's incredibly eloquent and unbeatable in the compound. 🌈The male lead is a soldier, primarily focused on combat, while the female lead is highly intelligent and mainly uses cunning.

28. 28 群 After We All Transmigrated into Our Roles as Catty Villainesses 群穿拿到刻薄女配人设后 Yong Mianye咏眠夜Ancient Romance307k WordsOngoing [Irresistibly captivating beauty + everyone has a one-sided crush on her + all characters are virgins + transmigrate into a book + genius] Qi Yao and her friends transmigrate into a book together, becoming supporting characters in a popular cultivation novel. Every one of them plays a significant role in the plot. Their assigned personas are a domineering, sharp-tongued woman; a man who betrays others for wealth and status; a greedy rich woman; a fickle, heartless jerk; and an arrogant second-ge 7.1kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

    Reader note

    Highly recommend! The female lead is initially given a villainous character, seemingly wicked but ultimately becomes incredibly popular—she's so adorable! [Kissing emojis]

29. 29 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.5kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book's female lead is hilarious; the second book's female lead is very shrewd and career-oriented; the third book's female lead is a wealthy heiress who traveled from ancient times, speaks very politely but without wasting a word, and is incredibly sharp-tongued.

30. 30 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
31. 31 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor 乡下来的真千金，竟是封建老祖宗 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted Originally titled The True Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor When Sang Ning opened her eyes again, she found herself the real heiress who had been left behind in the countryside by a wealthy family. She had been born the legitimate eldest daughter of a distinguished family, raised from childhood to become its matriarch. But when she opened her eyes, she had arrived in a strange new era. Fortunately, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter. Her fake sister thought 30.5kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
32. 32 七 The Most Hated Side Character in a 1970s Novel 七零年代文中极品路人甲 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + Pocket dimension + Reincarnated into a baby and awakens memories + The heroine is always her parents’ biological daughter + Building wealth Just after Qiao Yuwan awakens memories of her past life, her mother tells her she has to move to the countryside to free up her room for her older brother’s wedding. Ha! She has a pocket dimension packed with enough supplies to last several lifetimes. Moving to the countryside is even better!! More freedom! Besides, she doesn’t want her sexi 36.1kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is quite cunning and mischievous [smirk], and she has a sharp tongue [laughs]

33. 33 七 The 1970s: Everyone Can Be the Protagonist, Except Me 七零：人人都能当主角偏我不行 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Everyone Is Evil, But There Are Good People Too [Romance included! If you have conventional values, don't read!!!] To get a chance to perform, Xu Lingwan locks her stepsister He Qingning in the restroom. Just as she's about to leave, something called a System binds itself to her. The System tells her that she's the vicious supporting female character, while He Qingning is the heroine. Since she bullied the heroine, her reputation will be ruined, and she'll eventually disappear without a trace. 22.1kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

    Reader note

    🍓Book 1️⃣: The female lead is cunning and truly vicious🌿! She takes the initiative and doesn't tolerate anyone, no matter who they are🌱. She's also a great actress, mastering all the tricks of green tea bitches😎. 🍓Book 2️⃣: The female lead is a troublemaker, incredibly sharp-tongued, and has a silver tongue🥒. Her methods of punishing scum are unconventional; she's a truly ruthless person🍏.

34. 34 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 43.5kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

    Reader note

    The female lead isn't exactly cunning, but she's definitely got a sharp tongue! Haha, what a satisfying read! She's got great fighting skills and high EQ/IQ! It's still ongoing though. Those who like this kind of story can check it out.

35. 35 带 I Took a Green Train to the 1970s 带着绿皮火车穿七零 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted Six months after graduating, overworked office worker Xiang Hailan took the train back to her hometown for the New Year. She and the train ended up back in the Great Northeast of the 1970s, where she was welcomed as the beloved darling of the team leader’s family. In this rich black soil, where “a clod glistens with oil, and even a pair of chopsticks will sprout if you stick them in,” the cucumbers are fresh and crisp, the beans grow in great abundance, and the tofu made with brine is delicious. 3kReads8.5Score297Shelves

    Reader note

    This is a super good period drama! I was initially put off by the title, but I was really looking for something to read and started reading, and I got more and more engrossed! The author's writing is excellent, the logic is clear, and the style is humorous and witty! No clichés, no melodramatic plots, and no awful characters!!! Even the "golden finger" (advantageous character) isn't annoying! Highly recommend it to everyone! [Thumbs up][Heart][Cool][Laugh]

36. 36 恶 The Vicious Big Sister Runs the Household: With Thick Enough Skin, There's Meat at Every Meal 恶姐当家：只要脸皮厚顿顿都吃肉 I Don't Have Any Money Anyway反正我没钱Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted With dual powers at her command and no shortage of food and drink, this must be Zhou Sisi's consolation prize after her teammates blew her up in the apocalypse! Being reborn as a fiery-tempered farm girl suits her just fine. She doesn't have to pretend to be anyone else, and it's the best feeling ever. From the start, it's the usual story: the heavens decide to rain, and her mother decides to remarry. No stopping them, though she never planned to. Her mother can get married if she wants, but she 23.6kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

    Reader note

    "This novel is totally my cup of tea! The female lead, Zhou Sisi, is feisty and decisive, and her 'thick-skinned' style is absolutely amazing. Watching her fight against everyone and everything, making money and eating meat, is so satisfying. The author's ability to create characters is superb. I highly recommend it!"

37. 37 恶 The Wicked Daughter-in-Law Takes Charge: At Last, This Helpless Family Has a Pillar to Lean On [Period] 恶媳当家：窝囊之家终于迎来主心骨［年代］ Clear Skies and Bright Moon风和月明Modern Romance379k WordsOngoing The Chen family of Yangshushao Village is known throughout the village as a family of do-gooders. Put nicely, they're good people. Put bluntly, they're a gathering of doormats, the whole family a bunch of cowards. Whenever villagers talk about the Chens, they praise them to their faces, then roll their eyes behind their backs. Who hasn't called them fools? Chen the Elder is nicknamed Old Ox. He works hard without complaint. Whenever someone in the village falls ill or has a problem, he's the fir 3.6kReads8.3Score184Shelves

    Reader note

    Both of these newly released books are quite good and interesting. In the first one, the female protagonist uses eccentric characters as a spice in her life, which isn't annoying but rather quite entertaining. The second one is finished, and the female protagonist's constant chatter is also very funny.

38. 38 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Goes Viral in the Compound After Taking a Slap in Her Substitute Marriage 资本家小姐替嫁后靠巴掌爆红大院 Runaway Ginseng Sprite落跑人参精Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + sweet romance + pocket dimension + devoted husband + period setting + alternate history + educated youth sent to the countryside] In a nutshell: Everyone thought she was going to die, but she’s still bouncing around full of energy. The hammiest queen of the apocalypse opens her eyes and finds herself in the body of a frail, beautiful woman destined to die young in a period novel. Her mother killed herself, her father is a scumbag, and her half-siblings are scheming aga 6.2kReads8.4Score703Shelves
39. 39 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 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

    Reader note

    🌿🌿Zhou Ye is truly the number one male protagonist in period dramas!! His love is exceptionally well-developed, the entire story is free of angst, and incredibly sweet. I almost never reread a book, but I've read it three times.

40. 40 娇 The Glamorous Beauty Smiles, and the Roughneck’s Heart Races 娇媚美人一笑，糙汉心脏乱跳 Slightly Sweet微恬Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + sweet romance + love at first sight + System + steamy married life + devoted one-on-one couple] Only after An Lan died did she learn that she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel. Someone had taken her place in the college entrance exams, stolen her jade pendant, and arranged for her to marry a man paralyzed from the waist down. In the end, she died miserably. Given the chance to live again, An Lan won’t let it slip away. She’ll take down the two-faced women, b 3.4kReads9.0Score345Shelves

    Reader note

    I have to mention the female lead in this book. She's straightforward and gets straight to the point, retaliating against anyone who crosses her path. Her breast milk ducts even cleared up! And the ending is wonderful too. Highly recommended! [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen]

41. 41 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainous Aunt in a Koi-Themed Period Novel 穿成锦鲤年代文中的极品小姑子 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Era Novel + Everyone’s Favorite + Madwoman, Career-Driven Heroine + Patriotism + Rags-to-Riches Wish Fulfillment + No Handouts] Su Miaomiao, who has a trading System, transmigrates into an era novel about a lucky heroine. Unfortunately, she isn’t the novel’s lucky heroine, but an obnoxious supporting character who gets deceived by a scumbag from the start and then cruelly abandoned. She’s thrown into a nightmare from the start: the scumbag’s family emotionally manipulates her and leeches off he 4.7kReads9.1Score517Shelves

    Reader note

    🌿Highly recommend this book!! The female lead is really crazy!! The interactions between the female lead and the system are also super interesting!! Everyone in the family knows that offending Grandma💢 just gets you a scolding, but offending Aunt💢 is a death sentence!!

42. 42 天 A Disastrous Start: I Became the Female Lead’s Terrible Third Brother-in-Law 天崩开局，我成了女主的极品三嫂 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Transmigration, Space, Sweet Romance, Military Marriage] When Jiang Yuzhu woke up, she had somehow become the heroine’s awful third sister-in-law, a lazy, vain, shrewish, shameless woman. Ever since she married into the Xu family, there hadn’t been a single peaceful day. The household was in constant chaos, and she was a universally disliked supporting character. She must have woken up wrong. Back to sleep! She was a food-streaming influencer with a million followers, yet she ha 22.7kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

    Reader note

    If you like mindless, satisfying action, check out this story about a female protagonist who defies everyone and never gets bullied! 🎊 It'll make your breasts feel sore! (Time period + space + time travel)

43. 43 军 Military Industry Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1980s, Developing Science and Building Missiles for the Nation 军工大佬穿书八零，为国家搞科研造导弹 Four Happiness Sweet Bun四喜小甜饼Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Family Drama + Major National Projects + High-Tech Military Industry + Military Marriage + Espionage + Political Intrigue] [Straight-Shooting Woman + Strong Yet Tragic Land Combat King = Powerful Leads and Satisfying Everyday Romance] A mix-up by a young ghost while she was eating crispy pork sent military-industry mogul Lin Miao transmigrating into a book, right into the far northeast! Good news: She has a pocket dimension! Bad news: It’s full of secondhand, recycled industrial junk! Even wors 25.3kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

    Reader note

    When it comes to eloquence, my female research leader, Engineer Lin, definitely deserves a mention! Learn the art of language from Engineer Lin, and you'll never have to worry about managing those above and below you in the workplace!

44. 44 全 My Family Treats Me Like a Stepping Stone, So What's Wrong with Going Crazy? 全家把我当踏脚石，我疯点怎么了 Land Lamprey陆地盲鳗Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted Alternate-history period setting, pocket dimension, face-slapping her awful family, a troublemaker let loose Lin Qiao transmigrates with a pocket dimension to the 1960s. The moment she wakes up, she discovers her own father has sold her to the bastard in the village who just beat his wife to death. There's a vicious mother-in-law, a violent husband, a wicked sister-in-law, and a stepdaughter who refuses to warm up to her. Then there's her own family, all waiting to suck her dry. The police and t 4.7kReads8.7Score543Shelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is cunning and wicked; her lips are poisoned! [Laughing and crying emojis] "Director Zhao, please advise my husband. If he takes good care of the children, does the housework, and hands over his salary, would I still hit him?" 🌿🌿 "Liu Xiangyang, don't be so dramatic! You have to make such a mess of things. Don't you know that harmony in the family brings prosperity?" Divorce is out of the question; where would she find fun if she did?

45. 45 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is incredibly insightful and captivating, completely different from other period dramas. She's intelligent, worldly-wise, and decisive, avoiding any unnecessary arguments with difficult characters. Highly recommended.

46. 46 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves

    Reader note

    The banter between the male and female leads is so hilarious! [Laughing and crying emojis]

47. 47 七 The 1970s Courtyard: A Feisty Beauty Takes Down the Worst of the Worst! 七零大杂院：泼辣美人手撕极品！ Meng Gu Lü梦谷律Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags] [Strong female lead] [Ensemble cast and plenty of gossip] [Family drama and all kinds of troublemakers] Jiang Nianyu transmigrated into a book, becoming a pitiful girl mentioned in passing by the heroine when she returned to her village to visit her family. Her parents, who favored sons over daughters, sold her to a fool for her first marriage, then sold her into the mountains for her second. Her in-laws beat her to death because she couldn’t give birth to a boy. Well, 175Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Looking for a period drama novel where the female lead is the most witty and sarcastic? This one has to be it! [Kissing emoji]

48. 48 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 13kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    This book is amazing at arguing! It teaches you how to outwit the worst kind of people. After watching it, I felt like I had a mouth, and I could verbally battle all sorts of awful characters, kick out those hypocritical sweethearts, those feudalistic parents, and those never-endingly-opportunistic sisters-in-law.

49. 49 穿 I Transmigrated to 1960 and Had No Food, So I Caught a Spy to Make Some Money 穿越六零没饭吃，抓个敌特换钱花 I Am a Butcher's Knife我是一把杀猪刀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super-Strong Female Lead in a Period Setting: Strong, Strong, Strong] Xiang Nuan spent three years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Now thirteen, she unexpectedly kicks the bucket and transmigrates to the late 1960s, into a poor working-class family. Her father couldn’t get a word out of him even if you beat him with three sticks, and he fretted over every little thing. Her mother was timid and submissive. She also loved having children, believing that the more children a family had, th 11.6kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    Both of these are incredibly satisfying novels! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] They're super good, you guys have to read them! [Laughing] In the first book, the female lead angered an old lady to death with her sharp tongue, then got five years in prison. She was then beaten to death for insulting the prison bully in her cell and transmigrated to the 1960s. Wow, being beaten to death and transmigrating—that's the first time I've ever seen anything like it! [Thumbs up] In the second book, the female lead transmigrated from the apocalypse. Before transmigrating, she was only 13 years old, so she was a bit reckless and would fight at the slightest provocation. Right from the start, she gave each of her awful relatives a few bricks.

50. 50 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 52.8kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is wicked and has a sharp tongue! Her fiancé, who studied abroad, comes back with another woman, immediately denies her relationship, and kicks her out. She completely humiliates them, and before leaving, she blows up their latrine, sending splattered everywhere and filling the whole yard [facepalm][facepalm]. The author even included a rather suggestive picture; it's so vivid! [Facepalm][facepalm]

Other lists with Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress