A Middle-Aged Woman Turns Her Life Around and Things Keep Getting Better 穿成中年妇女，然后改变现状，越来越好

1. 201 重 Reborn in the 1980s: To Hell with My Ungrateful Family! 重生八零：白眼狼全家都滚蛋！ Xuxu Is Very Busy栩栩很忙Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Lin Xiulan lived to the age of seventy, spending her whole life working herself to the bone. She raised three children and served her biased mother-in-law and spineless husband, only to end up sick and aching all over. As she lay dying, her own children decided that treating her would cost too much. They pulled out her oxygen tube themselves and watched coldly as she breathed her last. Consumed by hatred, she returns to 1985, aged forty-five, before her whole family has dra —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The old lady is reborn at the age of 45, where she makes money in business and her life becomes more and more prosperous!

2. 202 二 Kicked Out After My Second Marriage, I Thrive Back in the Countryside 二婚被赶，我回农村混得风生水起 Clouds Return to a Secluded Ravine云归深岫处Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Modern Fiction, Period Setting, Building a Career, Comeback, Livestream Commerce, Getting Rich Zhou Xiaoya is forced by her in-laws to have an abortion during her second marriage. Her ex-husband marries someone new, and she leaves with nothing but her daughter, returning to her village. Everyone thinks she'll starve on the streets. Instead, she makes a fortune selling goods through her livestream, and even helps the whole village get rich. How did the woman who was 140Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A powerful female protagonist! After being kicked out by her ex-husband, she takes her daughter back to her village to do live streaming. Her biological parents find her to become the richest heiress, and she leads the entire village to become a god of wealth!

3. 203 满 A Family of Loyal Martyrs Forced into a Second Marriage, and the Comment Section Goes Wild 满门忠烈被逼当填房，弹幕杀疯了 Peach Blossoms Flourish桃之泱泱Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Past and present connected + two storylines running in parallel + women supporting women] It begins when Shen Shuangyu is branded a homewrecker for supposedly seducing her brother-in-law before her sister's death, then marries into a marquis's household as his second wife. She pours her heart and soul into managing the household, supporting her husband, and raising her stepson and stepdaughter, never uttering a single complaint. In the end, all she gets in return is: “She's doing this to atone. 38.8kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds

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   Bearing the infamy of having seduced her sister's husband before her death, she married into the Marquis's household as his second wife. From that moment on, she devoted herself to managing the household, assisting her husband, and raising her stepchildren without a single complaint. In the end, all she received in return was the statement that she was atoning for her sins and didn't deserve their gratitude. Then one day, the protagonist suddenly saw a golden message.

4. 204 八 The 1980s: I Married a Rough-Hewn Man With My Pocket-Space Manor and Raised His Kids 八零，我携空间庄园嫁糙汉养崽崽 Pomegranate Fish石榴鱼Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted One moment, a female special police officer is on a mission. The next, she’s become a village bride in the 1980s. This tough-as-nails woman, who’s been single for twenty-eight years, is utterly baffled to find herself a mother of two kids… She’s panicking! Luckily, she has a hundred-billion-yuan space estate, with endless renewable resources at her disposal. She can raise the kids scientifically, beat down scumbags, and make a little money in her spare time. Life is wonderful and carefree. The o 1kReads9.1Score11714d adds

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   🌈🌈① One second she's a female SWAT officer on duty 🧑‍✈️, the next she's transformed into a rural housewife from the 1980s. A 28-year-old "tough girl" 🌸 is completely bewildered to become a mother of two… her heart is pounding! Thankfully, she owns billions of dollars worth of estates, enjoying inexhaustible renewable resources, scientifically raising her children, violently dealing with scumbags, and earning a little extra money in her spare time 💰. Her life is beautiful and comfortable. But, you know, even a rough-around-the-edges construction foreman has his share of worries. "Wife, do you have enough jewelry? Your husband bought a gold bracelet..." "Wife, is the house big enough? Your husband bought several courtyard houses..." "Wife, do you have enough money? This is our family savings account." "Wife, I not only want you, but I also want your heart!" 🌈🌈② After her divorce, Shen Xiaojun dreamt she was back twenty years ago. She was only twenty-five then, already a mother of three. Her eldest daughter was six, her youngest four, and her youngest son had just turned one month old. Xiaojun was stunned. Was she really going to have to live like this all over again? For her child's sake, she decided to use her past life's experience to buy a house and get rich, racing towards the wonderful life of a landlady. As for men, she'd keep them if they obeyed, and kick them out if they didn't! 🌈🌈③ As a wealthy wife from a coal mine owner's family, she had to endure a lifetime of frugality and repression. Reborn, she was determined to have her own place in the world, live authentically, raise her child well, and prove that women should be strong! 👍

5. 205 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
6. 206 王 Wang Mingzhen Reborn in 1997 王明贞重生一九九七 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just come out and will rise, so please ignore it.) The heroine is reborn and resolves to become the person she wants to be. Who knew an unexpected turn would bring her face-to-face with the big shot from her previous life? He’s volatile, clingy, and always on the verge of tears. She has no choice but to take him along as she rises to the top. When Wang Mingzhen learns she can’t have children, she wants to break up. She tells Gu Xizhou, “Gu Xizhou, I want you to be happy. Do 206Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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   The female lead comes from a family that favors sons over daughters, so she stays away from awful people. The male lead is a ruthless man with strong morals and isn't stupid. It's a sweet and satisfying story.

7. 207 荒 The Famine Widow: My Spirit Spring Feeds the Whole Family 荒年寡妇：我有灵泉养全家 Youthful Pig-Headed Beauty青春猪头美少女Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Yu Qinghe, a modern agricultural science PhD researching a spiritual spring, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a famine-stricken widow who shares her name. Her husband is missing, her baby needs feeding, her mother-in-law is cruel, and her family is falling apart. Yu Qinghe shows exactly what it means that the strong never blame their circumstances. She transmigrated with a spiritual spring System, so what's one little famine? She can handle it with ease! But reality has other plans. W 46Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The eldest daughter is perceptive and observant, the youngest son dares not speak out against her anger, and there's also the eldest son who's fiercely protective of his brother! When the wicked mother-in-law scolds her, the three children all step in to shield her. Their thoughtfulness is so touching that it brings tears to one's eyes; they must be protected!

8. 208 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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   It's so addictive! The little ghost-hunting master goes on a rampage through the city.

9. 209 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 611Reads7.0Score—14d adds
10. 210 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.6kReads8.4Score85214d adds
11. 211 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score38514d adds

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    The male protagonist is reborn to reclaim his homeland and build a Han Chinese world for the people.

12. 212 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score11014d adds
13. 213 被 Driven to Death by My Own Son, I Was Reborn and Cut Off My Entire Family 被亲儿子逼死，重生后六亲不认 Cold Beauty冷红颜Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted Guo Shuyun died, her life ending in endless pain and utter despair. All her life, she'd given selflessly, like a tireless ox, devoting everything she had to her man, her best friend, and her own son. Her man, the person she'd once loved deeply, had betrayed her long ago. Her best friend, the one she'd considered her confidante, had already been sleeping with him. And her own son, who should have been the hope and support of her life, treated her with cold indifference and even became an accompli 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Reborn as a middle-aged woman, in this life, she will no longer sacrifice for others, but live only for herself.

14. 214 穿 Cast as a Wicked Mother-in-Law? I Lead My Children and Grandchildren to Prosperity 穿成恶婆婆？我带儿孙发家致富 Xiaoji the Donkey Herder赶毛驴的小吉Ancient Romance315k WordsOngoing Farming + feel-good power fantasy + no male lead + System + a little infrastructure building Zhou Xian woke up one day to find she had transmigrated to ancient times, becoming the notorious wicked widow from far and wide. She was also the mother of four children and the grandmother of two. To make matters worse, debt collectors from the gambling house had hauled away the family’s grain and seized the land they depended on to make ends meet. The whole family was waiting to starve to death! Heaven 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She transmigrates into the body of a middle-aged woman in ancient times. She becomes a mother to four children right from the start. Looking at her impoverished home, she is determined to lead her children to a happy and prosperous life.

15. 215 穿 Transmigrated as a Miserable Old Woman, I Get Forced to Bind Myself to a Nation-Building System 穿成极品老妇后，被迫绑定强国系统 Dong Bao咚宝Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine, farming, strengthening the nation, System, old woman, wish-fulfillment] Qiao Lan, a successful woman in her prime, opens her eyes to find herself an evil old woman nearing fifty who sells her children and grandchildren. She also has a 1980s nation-strengthening System bound to her. This is clearly a desperate flight through a time of chaos, and you’re talking to me about strengthening the nation?! With no other choice, Qiao Lan sets out to strengthen the nation: She sets her chi 44Reads8.9Score10614d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a 50-year-old middle-aged woman; the story revolves around a systematic escape from famine and farming.

16. 216 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Forty Years of Sunshine 重生七零之暖阳下的四十岁 Mo Yang莫央Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Female lead: Lin Suyun (70 before being reborn, 40 afterward) Before being reborn: She spent her whole life working herself to the bone. Strong-willed and sharp-tongued, she was softhearted underneath. Because of her misguided parenting and the limitations of the times, all three of her children grew up with regrets. Her eldest son’s blind filial piety ruined his marriage; her daughter sacrificed her future for the family and spent her life unhappy; her youngest son was spoiled rotten and accomp —Reads—Score—14d adds

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