Looking for Period Novels With a Ruthless Protagonist Who Doesn't Hesitate 求主角狠绝一点的年代文，不要瞻前顾后

1. 1 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 46.7kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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   The protagonist of this historical fiction is the most ruthless I've ever seen. He's decisive and ruthless, without any hesitation or second-guessing. It's a truly exhilarating read!

2. 2 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Sent Down to the Great Grasslands 重生七十年代，下乡大草原 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ma Wei was reborn in the capital in the 1970s, and his family was a complete mess. He quickly found a chance to head to the great grasslands and start a new life. There, he found both his purpose in life and his partner. He was able to thrive because he had the livestock-raising space every transmigrator needed. 28.8kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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   This is a must-see. The male lead, Ma Wei, is rarely a good person. He always has dozens of people coming to him, but they all end up buried in the ground next to his house, which is practically a mass grave. [Eating melon emoji]

3. 3 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

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   This book is super good! The female lead seems weak at the beginning, but she kills many people starting from her time in the countryside. She pretends to be weak in public but schemes against others behind their backs. Both the male and female leads are ruthless [smirking][smirking]. The male lead will help the female lead kill.

4. 4 四 A Four-Year-Old Genius Can Heal and Fight, and Commanders Vie to Be Her Dad 四岁萌宝能医会武，司令们抢当爹 Le Shen乐燊Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted Just started gaining ratings, and the audiobook version is now available! Also known as: The King of Hell’s Daughter Clears Out the Family Estate and Transmigrates to the 1970s, Where She’s Doted On by Everyone Four-year-old Nuannuan tugs on the King of Hell’s beard: “Daddy, are you going to throw me away?” The King of Hell weeps: “My little ancestor, how about going to the human world for a bit? When you come back, I’ll be your big horse!” Nuannuan’s eyes light up: “Okay, but I can’t go empty-h 6.7kReads8.3Score830Shelves

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   Why be a leading lady if you're not ruthless?

5. 5 末 From the Apocalypse to the 1970s: I Tear Into the Worst of the Worst and Marry a Soldier 末世穿七零：手撕极品转嫁兵王 Le Shen乐燊Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Revenge Before the Sun Sets + Spatial Spring + Apocalypse + Female Yama + No Saintly Foolishness, No Taking Losses + Satisfying Read + Crushing Scumbags + Face-Slapping + 1970s + Tearing Apart the Worst by Hand + Special Forces + Enlisting + Serving the Nation + No Romance] Xia Shuning once ruled the apocalypse with her fire-type ability, only to be struck by lightning and reduced to ashes. She transmigrated to the 1970s and became a miserable capitalist heiress. Her adoptive parents sold her 15.4kReads8.5Score2kShelves
6. 6 年 Period: A Beijing Shopkeeper in 1943 年代：1943京城杂货商 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Urban572k WordsCompleted Invincible + tons of supplies + ruthless and merciless + patriotic spirit + personal space This is a story that blends multiple eras, beginning in 1943. It tells the story of Wang Yusheng, the young master of the Wang family, and his general store in the capital. The story features resistance against the Japanese, espionage, patriotism, human relationships, and the harsh realities of life. In short, this is the story of Wang Yusheng’s own experiences. The story is tentatively set to in 9.4kReads8.0Score411Shelves

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   Not a saint, super very

7. 7 年 Period: From the Start, I Chose the Great Northern Wilderness in 1955 年代：开局1955选择北大荒 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Easygoing + a little overpowered + farming + no harem + a pocket dimension + a courtyard house for the first 30 chapters + the Great Northern Wilderness later on The story begins in 1955. The protagonist leaves Beijing and heads to the Great Northern Wilderness to farm. There's a pocket dimension, farming, animal husbandry, good times and hard times, cruelty and warmth. The story has just been released. You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support m 24kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
8. 8 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.2kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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   That's me! A story of a refugee fleeing famine, featuring a male protagonist who kills Japanese invaders and traitors. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he's all about women, but no female lead. He won't be easily swayed by women, won't lose his mind, and won't be overly affectionate. He's a breath of fresh air. The protagonist has a ruthless and ambitious nature; anyone who gets in his way will be killed. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his worth. If you like stories of refugees fleeing famine and female-killing protagonists, this is a good book, highly recommended!

9. 9 四 Siheyuan: A Child Bride Sent to Me from the Start, Can You Believe It? 四合院：开局送童养媳，你敢信？ Hua Xiaosheng话小生Male-Channel Fanfiction437k WordsCompleted [No saintly do-gooder] [No dragging things out] [Decisive and ruthless] [Wish-fulfillment] [Passionate] [Scheming] Chen Fengnian is a 30-year-old wealthy bachelor. After a night of drinking, he transmigrates into the world of Full House of Love and becomes a publicity department clerk with every vice imaginable. The moment he opens his eyes, he sees the original owner’s pretty, adorable child bride kneeling as punishment. There’s no time for coddling her; the original owner just wants to be a no 8kReads7.6Score364Shelves

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   Both the male and female leads in this book are ruthless.

10. 10 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: With My Over-the-Top Crazy Vibe, I'll Drag Out This Marriage Until You Die 穿书七零：超强癫感婚不离拖死你 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Tong Fan was eager to keep up with the times, so she transmigrated into a novel set in the past. In the resource-scarce 1970s, she became the first wife of the male lead, Wei Tianming, in an arranged marriage. According to the plot, she received divorce papers and, unwilling to accept it, went to the city with a big belly to find her husband, who worked far from home and rarely came back. But he was determined to divorce her. Unable to bear it, she hanged herself, taking both her life and her 10.8kReads8.3Score599Shelves

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    ☘️① The female protagonist transmigrates into this world, prioritizing herself above all else. Children are relegated to the sidelines; she'll raise them if they're willing, and let them live with whomever they want, even her own daughter, whom she feels little affection for! ☘️② The female protagonist suffered greatly in her past life, so in this one, she completely lets loose, believing that discipline is a sign of affection. She'll stick to this principle to the end!

11. 11 黑 The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来，婆家瑟瑟发抖 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is 57.7kReads9.5Score6.9kShelves
12. 12 九 The 90s: Ever Since I Stopped Being Filial, I've Had the Sweetest Smile 九零，自从不孝后我笑的可甜嘞 Ten Steps, Ten Steps十步十步Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Xingjian’s reputation was ruined before she could return home. Her biased mother demanded that she give her childhood sweetheart and fiancé to her younger sister, then forced her to sacrifice herself to secure her sister’s future. “You weren’t pure to begin with. Even if I let you marry, who would want you? Once your sister makes something of herself, she’ll spare you a bite to eat. I’m only doing this for your own good, aren’t I?” Her useless father turned a blind eye t 45.2kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
13. 13 开 With a Start This Bad, I'm Not Taking the Loss 开局这么烂，吃亏我不干 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Born under a peach-blossom fate, where it’s me or him: flirtatious men and women, face-slapping, and putting scumbags in their place. On a snowy night, in an earth cellar, on a heated kang in the Northeast, in a remote mountain village, poor Liang Laonian sees something he shouldn’t. Under immense pressure and with no one to turn to, he can only keep quiet. Later, Liang Daqing is born, his bloodline a mystery. As a child, he was lazy, sly, greedy, and slippery. As a teenager, he was rebellious 747Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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    The first book gets right off the bat, making you want to read the next chapter after finishing the first one, and you won't stop until you've stayed up all night to finish it.

14. 14 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
15. 15 穿 I Transmigrated as Xu Damao: I'll Ruin the Lives of Every Scoundrel 穿越许大茂：我让众禽兽家破人亡 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction786k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as Xu Damao, and from the start catches Lou Xiao'e bringing her bastard son He Xiao back to the courtyard to kowtow to Silly Zhu. She looks at me like I'm a maggot. She's all high and mighty with me, but grovels before Silly Zhu and lets him suck her dry? If you want to be a bitch, that's your business. Then fall into hell with that beast and taste the bitter fruit of regret in an abyss with no way out! You ate the food I provided and lived under the protection of my former s 8.6kReads8.0Score251Shelves
16. 16 开 Reporting to the Authorities from the Start, Getting Silly Zhu Shot 开局报公，请傻柱吃枪子 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction444k WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Xu Damao, the biggest victim in the courtyard. The original Xu Damao has just been stripped naked by Silly Zhu and tied to a tree, where he nearly froze to death. I laughed. Silly Zhu, Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai... You like playing games? Then let's start by settling things in private. One by one, we'll take our time. Don't worry, I'm not sending you to prison. I'm sending you to your deaths. Then I'll take Lou Xiao'e and make us the richest people in Hong Kong's upper class. 18kReads6.2Score473Shelves
17. 17 末 The Apocalypse Queen in the 1970s! 末世女王在七零！ Laughing Every Day天天嘻嘻哈哈哈Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Era + Special Abilities + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroics, No Self-Destructive Angst + Cross Me and I’ll Kill You + Military Life + Raising Kids + Small-Town Gossip = A Happy Ending] Su Wanwan, the queen of three types of special abilities in the apocalypse, has just blown the base leader’s head off, avenging her mother’s murder. Before she can celebrate her victory, the Zombie King, who has been secretly watching her from the shadows for a long time, swallows her whole. After 8kReads8.0Score890Shelves

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    The female lead is decisive and doesn't tolerate being bullied, nipping any potential danger in the bud.

18. 18 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, Transmigrate into He Yuzhu and Crush the Yard's Villains 四合院：开局穿何雨柱，干翻众禽 Today's Dream今梦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted He Yumo transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu, who died of a heart attack, and begins a new life as He Yuzhu. At the same time, he awakens a kill-to-earn sign-in reward System. As long as he kills people to punish the courtyard's beasts, he can receive unexpected rewards from the System. These include aircraft carriers and all kinds of heavy weaponry. It has everything. From then on, he kills the matchmaker first, then Huaihua, and next Jia Dongxu. He won't spare anyone who harmed him. After 14kReads7.3Score680Shelves

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    Decisiveness in killing is indeed commendable.

19. 19 四 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Procurement Officer, Slaughtering the Beastly Neighbors 四合院：最强采购员，杀光禽兽 Shatter the Moon and Stars破月碎星Male-Channel Fanfiction325k WordsCompleted [Kill every beast!] [Every beast must die!] [An immensely satisfying revenge!] [No dragging things out!] Lin Huowang's soul transmigrated to 1960, where he became a resident of a courtyard compound. The original owner had discovered Deaf Granny's biggest secret and was hounded to death by Yi Zhonghai and the others. Lin Huowang swore that every beast would pay for their blood debt! He obtained the Ultimate Revenge System and learned the art of stealth. From then on, he embarked on a path of reve 9.4kReads7.2Score442Shelves
20. 20 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Take On Director Yang 四合院之开局先干杨厂长 Plum Wine 0623梅子酒0623Male-Channel Fanfiction421k WordsCompleted The courtyard’s Honey Badger: takes life and death in stride, and throws hands at anyone who crosses him. Everyone in the courtyard is an idiot. Classic Lei-style catchphrases: the competition is! There’s no way he’ll let a few old geezers in the courtyard push him around. Moralizing saint? Fight! Filial piety for show? Fight! Scheming expert? Fight! 18.4kReads8.3Score533Shelves
21. 21 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 61.4kReads7.7Score8.8kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying his previous life's spatial abilities and equipment. He and his companions explore, hunt, and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main plot, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, tomb raiding, and adventure. The pets are novel: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, and reindeer. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the series!

22. 22 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s and Live in a Cowshed: From the Start, I Master the Art of Burrowing Underground 穿越六零住牛棚，开局修成遁地术 Everyone Step Aside, Let This Daoist Handle It都退后让贫道来Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A modern-day couch potato unexpectedly transmigrates to 1969. In a daze, he becomes an unregistered young Taoist priest at a small temple outside Beijing and is forced by the Red Guards to go work in the countryside. There, he unexpectedly masters the art of earth-walking. Earth-walking? Cultivation? Becoming an immortal? Don't make me laugh. In this age of declining magic, when even demons can't just reveal their true forms, cultivating immortality is nothing but a pipe dream. Besides, earth-wa 22.3kReads7.8Score2.3kShelves

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    Decisive and ruthless. Ruthless and merciless. But in public, he's a normal person. (Male protagonist, historical fiction)

23. 23 动 A Bandit in Turbulent Times 动荡年代之悍匪 Anande Long阿南德龙Urban2.2M WordsCompleted As the third son in his family, Gao Kai was sold out by his own father twice. His whole life was miserable and frustrating, and in the end, he died in the freezing cold of Siberia, like a filthy bug in a sewer. Now that I’m reborn, I’m going to take control of my own life and use what I know in advance to build a country of my own. 4.2kReads7.9Score327Shelves
24. 24 年 Period: The Day My Mother Returned to the City, I Chose to Go Up the Mountain 年代：母亲返城当天，我选择上山 Bubbles the Lazy Sheep懒羊羊吹泡泡Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Fateful Choices | Resilience and Survival | Coming of Age in a Turbulent Era | The Pain of Family] The very day modern man Chen Jun's soul transmigrates into the countryside of the 1970s, he learns that his biological mother is returning to the city! This is not a story about complaining! The winds of an era swept away a generation's youth, but there are always people who manage to grow wheat in the cracks! 29.3kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The first book is a period drama about hunting and martial arts; the second is a courtyard house story about decisive killing.

25. 25 四 Siheyuan: Taking It Easy in the Red-Hot Era 四合院：我在火红年代悠闲度日 The Salty Fish Who Wants to Slack Off Has Dreams想摆烂的咸鱼有梦想Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted A feel-good power fantasy! No superpowers, no fantasy cultivation, no immortal heroes, just a ranch-style System and an ordinary male protagonist who's great at kung fu! Note: Family life and everyday simplicity. Wang Jianjun transmigrates into the world of Full House in the Fifties. He leaves the army and returns home, bringing with him a chest full of military honors and a maxed-out buff from the battlefield. Once home, he gathers up his country-dwelling parents and brings them all to the cit 20.1kReads6.4Score1.1kShelves
26. 26 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban809k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.2kReads—Score475Shelves

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    This is exactly the kind of historical fiction you've been looking for.

27. 27 重 Reborn in 1986: The Mystery of a Death Row Inmate's Background 重生86：死刑犯的身世之谜 A Smile in Bloom一展眉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This is a period novel about family planning, entrepreneurship, and the Sino-Vietnamese self-defense counterattack. Welcome! At the moment Chen Ling, who had beaten his father to death, was taken to the execution ground to be shot, he suddenly collapsed and died! He was reborn, returning to the day a series of tragedies began. He uncovered an astonishing secret: he wasn't his parents' biological child. He had to find his birth parents and get revenge! 9kReads8.4Score995Shelves

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    Ruthless enough. In his previous life, he killed his father. After being reborn, he first targeted his father and brothers...

28. 28 人 I’m in the Siheyuan, and I Have a Survival System 人在四合院，我有求生系统 Trying Hard to Breathe努力喘气Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Si transmigrated and became a resident of Courtyard No. 95, a place full of beasts! It was 1959, the start of three years of hardship. From the start, he faced brutal conditions where he would either starve to death or be driven to his death. Fortunately, he bound himself to a Survival System. It not only kept Zhao Si eating and drinking well during the hard years, but also helped him thrive when the good times arrived! P.S. This blurb doesn’t do the story justice. Please read the novel! 1.9kReads6.8Score120Shelves

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    These few books [I've learned them]: 1️⃣ The courtyard house story: In the early stages, when weak, he survives; in the mid-game, when he has the ability, he kills Yi Zhonghai and cripples Yan Bugui, acting decisively. 2️⃣ After being framed and imprisoned, he obtains a system and cultivates Taoist magic. He lets those who framed him experience what it's like to be framed. [Shocked]

29. 29 年 Period: My Taoist Arts Reach the Divine, and You Call Me Superstitious? 年代：道法通神，你说我迷信？ Boiled Some Water烧了点开水Urban1.3M WordsCompleted 45.8kReads7.9Score3.9kShelves
30. 30 留 Left Behind in the Great Northern Wilderness 留守北大荒 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Zhang Hongqi was framed and nearly sentenced to prison for profiteering, but fortunately, a benefactor came to his aid. However, he was still disciplined and was about to be sent to a settlement for educated youth, then returned to the city. Zhang Hongqi faced two choices: return to the city with a disciplinary record, where people would look down on him and his family would suffer for it, or settle in the Great Northern Wilderness and give up his status as an educated youth for good. 86.7kReads8.5Score6.8kShelves
31. 31 搬 She Clears Out Her Entire Family’s Home, and the True Heiress Finds Her Powerful Birth Parents 搬空全家，真千金找到大佬亲爹妈 Yi Hanlin一寒林Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted The moment Qu Qingyao opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s. Not only is she a fake heiress who stole someone else's place, she's also about to become the mother of eighteen children. Qu Qingyao is completely stunned. What kind of nightmare start is this? Her parents are desperate for a son, but in this life they're fated to have none? Easy. Qu Qingyao turns around and reports them, sending them straight into their next life. A connected insider at a job interview can't keep his eyes to 2.6kReads9.0Score332Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly decisive, without any hesitation. At the beginning, she's discovered she was switched at birth and returned to her biological parents' home. Her biological parents, inhumane as they are, try to sell her to a butcher with eighteen children as his wife. The female lead immediately beats him up, sending him to the hospital. Then, using the medical report, she sells her biological parents' jobs. And that's not all; she then uses charges of child trafficking and this arranged marriage against a woman's will to send her to prison, where she ends up being executed. After being sent to a farm, she returns home with her adoptive parents, finds a job, and handles work matters decisively. When she notices her boss is targeting her, she subtly removes him. She also astutely discovers her biological parents are someone else. Things go smoothly until her real biological parents discover the reason for the switch—her biological mother's sister. They handle this decisively; the female lead never even meets that person, avoiding all the melodramatic twists and turns.

32. 32 娇 The Clingy Sweetheart Turns to Jelly at a Kiss, Then Remarries a Mogul Who Spoils Her 娇气包一亲就怂，改嫁大佬被宠了 Evening Song in the Southern City南城晚歌Modern Romance178k WordsOngoing [1970s setting + tearful, sweet-looking-but-dark heroine + powerful men competing for her affection + resource supermarket space + ability to understand animals + a touch of mystery-solving] Transmigrated into the body of a miserable young widow in the 1970s, Xu Simian had barely opened her eyes before facing the desperate prospect of being sold to an abusive old man. She went on a rampage, grabbed a pair of scissors, and took down the scoundrel. Then she wiped out her awful birth family and t 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She's prone to crying, but incredibly ruthless! She's here to slap the princess!

33. 33 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院：我叫易中河 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 85.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves

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    The male lead is quite ruthless, but because he loves watching dramas, especially those involving the Jia family, he won't take care of the troublemakers in the courtyard family all at once! The male lead transmigrates into the body of Yi Zhonghe, and is initially assigned to work as a driver at a meat processing plant. When he comes to look at houses, an older woman recognizes him as Yi Zhonghai's cousin. After they recognize each other, the older man and woman have someone to take care of them in their old age! Meanwhile, things start to go wrong for the Jia family. Jia Dongxu speaks ill of the older man, which breaks his heart, and he severes his master-disciple relationship with him! The male lead has a sign-in system.

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Young Officer Spoils Me Rotten 重生七零：我被军少宠上天 Tomato, Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋番茄Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing (The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + Second Male Lead Takes the Prize + Badass Female Lead's Career Success) Xiao Chiyu always takes his late friend's widow's side. He even hands over his own job to her. Wen Qian is locked up for three days and nearly dies. Fortunately, as she teeters on the brink of death, memories of her previous life return. In this life, Wen Qian kicks her scumbag ex and his mistress to the curb. Step by step, she becomes someone they can only dream of reaching. 13.2kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    Six months ago, Xiao Chiyu said the factory wasn't doing well, and he was taking home far fewer food and meat coupons each month. 🌾🌾🌾 But that day, Wen Qian saw him take most of his food and meat coupons as soon as he got paid and give them to his best friend's widow. 🌾🌾🌾 But then, he brought his friend's widow into the factory, replacing Wen Qian. 🌾🌾🌾 Wen Qian was furious and shocked, and immediately caused a scene at the factory. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

35. 35 魂 My Soul Travels Back to 1972, Where I Raise Beauties and Ride the Tide of the Times 魂穿七二，培养美人横扫时代浪潮 Stars Can Set the Prairie Ablaze星星可以燎原Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Period] [Sign-In] [Divine Doctor] [Space] [Farming] [Sweet Romance] A real estate tycoon transmigrates into 1972 and binds to the Red Dust Karma System from the start! Ling Feng uses supplies and skills to establish absolute authority, winning hearts through “feeding” and “protection.” Ling Feng has a portable space, peerless medical skills, and deadly combat abilities. He knows that in these unusual times, supplies give you face, personal connections are the substance, and your fists are your 13.7kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves

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    A powerful figure transmigrates, displaying a grand vision, fearlessness, and decisiveness. This is an extraordinary historical novel, incredibly exciting!

36. 36 重 Reborn, I Run a Taoist Temple 重生后我经营一座道观 Kindergarten Grandpa幼儿园大爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted From the start, Wang Dashan killed a bandit, saved his grandfather, and then set out on a path from hunting to becoming a tycoon who would help restore his country. In 2023, 58-year-old Wang Dashan, alone in the world, was reborn in the Taoist temple where he had lived at age fifteen. To save his grandfather, who had been killed by bandits while protecting the villagers, and make up for the regret of having wanted to care for his parents only after it was too late, he picked up a knife and kille 18.5kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    The main character in this book is really ruthless; I recommend you read it.

37. 37 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The King of Soldiers Finally Confesses His Love 七零军婚，兵王的心尖宠摊牌了 Wine, Beauty, Wealth, and Rank酒色财齐Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Era] [Military Marriage] [Devoted Husband] [Both Pure] [Power Couple] [Pocket Dimension System] [Powerful Leads] [Fake and Real Daughters] Jiang Yan, a powerful figure in the apocalypse, dies in a zombie horde. Taking her pocket dimension and System with her, she transmigrates to a parallel version of the 1970s and becomes a pitiful girl who has been psychologically manipulated by her birth mother and stepfather for years. They steal her job, ruin her reputation, send her to the coun 13.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this period novel is incredibly ruthless, walking a fine line between law and reality because there were no security cameras back then to catch her. 💯✨ Every time someone offends her, especially when they've committed heinous acts, she steps in to rid the world of evil.

38. 38 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves

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    This is already incredibly ruthless. It's absolutely fantastic! The female lead is definitely not a saint. Even her parents have to pass her tests. She easily handles any kind of awful person. 🔥🔥🔥

39. 39 六 The Sixties: My Family Waits for Me to Beg, While I Eat Until I’m Stuffed 六零：全家等我求饶，我肉吃到撑 Little Cang Dog小苍狗Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Frontier Survival + Farming + Animal Husbandry + Hunting + Pets + Building and Upgrading + Easygoing Life] Gu Ang transmigrates into the fiery red era and becomes a tool, exploited like livestock by his stepmother and scumbag father to earn bride-price money for his younger brother. But the tool refuses to put up with it any longer. He awakens the Wilderness Craftsman System and turns the tables on his awful family! He heads into the wilderness alone, builds a wooden cabin and a villa, clears l 14.6kReads7.5Score1.6kShelves

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    Gu Ang's soul transmigrates to a fiery era, becoming a tool exploited by his stepmother and scumbag father, used to earn dowry money for his younger brother. This tool refuses to tolerate their treatment and awakens the Wilderness Craftsman System, turning the tables and emptying his family's house!

40. 40 四 Siheyuan: I Break Silly Zhu's Leg and Give the Qing Dynasty a Beating 四合院，打断傻柱腿，保定抽大清 Fifth of May, Fortune upon Fortune五月五发发Male-Channel Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted For a military doctor who had dissected more than a thousand “corpses,” forensic medicine was the perfect career choice. His knowledge of human tissue was nothing short of masterful. To put it this way, he could hang his great-nephew He Yuzhu up and beat him for a day and a night, and still guarantee he wouldn't die. He could do the same to Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Fugu, making sure the pain cut to the bone. And so, He Hongtao returned after fifteen years away from the siheyuan. 15.9kReads7.0Score571Shelves
41. 41 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, the Strongest in History 四合院：史上最强许大茂 Mad Typing Machine疯狂的码字机Male-Channel Fanfiction404k WordsCompleted This novel has a dark tone, pitch-black through and through. If that’s not your thing, move along! The mighty cultivator Xu Shen is drawn into the world of the courtyard by his inner demons. By a twist of fate, he takes Xu Damao’s place. He decides to experience the mortal world as Xu Damao, break free of worldly shackles, overcome his tribulations, and attain immortality! Silly Zhu: Xu Damao, you’re nothing but a rooster that can’t lay eggs. Xu Damao: He Xiao, let’s hear you call me Dad. Silly 16.6kReads8.6Score782Shelves

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    The protagonist is incredibly intelligent, and this is a top-tier courtyard house series. If you mess with him, he'll either kill you or cripple you! [Heavy punch][Heavy punch][Heavy punch] A must-read!

42. 42 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves

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    Yes, there is a good time.

43. 43 双 Double Crossing to the Sixties, Hauling in 2026 双穿六零，搬运2026 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban127k WordsOngoing Set aside your personal standards and enjoy a life without scruples. Refuse to wear yourself down with overthinking; when something happens, just lose it. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself miserable. Su Tianci from 2026 unexpectedly transmigrates to the materially deprived 1960s. Two vast eras now lie before him. 591Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 316Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! It's great!

45. 45 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score163Shelves
46. 46 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical632k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 24.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
47. 47 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.6kReads8.4Score485Shelves
48. 48 七 The Real Heiress of the Seventies: After Crushing the Scumbags, I Take My Spatial Farm to the Countryside 七零真千金，虐渣后带空间下乡 When the Bright Moon Shines明月时Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period setting + stockpiling + pocket dimension + tough young intellectual + feel-good story + cute pets] Lin Xiaodou, who has just graduated from veterinary school, strikes it rich overnight. Not only does she inherit a fortune out of nowhere, she also unexpectedly awakens a pocket dimension. Thinking the apocalypse is coming, she goes on a wild shopping spree and stocks up on supplies. Who knew she would transmigrate into a melodramatic period novel about a real heiress and a fake heiress? Th 10.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    These are five historical novels featuring ruthless female protagonists, especially the last one. In the last one, a powerful figure from the apocalypse is reborn into the body of the original owner who was beaten to death. She cripples an uncle's hand right from the start, and when they cause trouble later, the female protagonist takes care of them all.

49. 49 带 Taking My Space to the 1970s: The Fake Heiress Slaughters Her Way Through 带空间穿七零炮灰真千金嘎嘎乱杀 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + transmigrate into a book + farming + supplies + sent-down youth + great strength + punishing scum + face-slapping + heroine never takes a loss] Liu Xinghe had spent years working as a martial arts extra on film sets. A strong orphan girl, she won 21 million yuan in the lottery after dealing with her scumbag boyfriend. She happily returned to her hometown, bought a house, opened a supermarket, and planned to enjoy a lazy retirement. Who knew that one day, just as she stepped o 3.6kReads8.9Score330Shelves
50. 50 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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