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1. 101 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.6kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
2. 102 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 42.5kReads8.5Score4.2kShelves

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   🍅☕After her death, Bai Xiuxiu realized she was in a period drama novel, a "lucky charm" character, a cannon fodder sister-in-law who drowned after making things difficult for the female lead. Reborn the day after the female lead's marriage, she decides to rewrite her fate and embark on a revenge-filled adventure!

3. 103 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves
4. 104 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Vicious Female Supporting Character Becomes a Bewitching Beauty 快穿：当恶毒女配是娇媚尤物后 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Selfish, Vicious Female Lead + Beloved by All + Love at First Sight + No Fixed Couple + Immersive Roleplay] Ye Jiaoyue is a succubus who feeds on love, and beauty is her natural gift. After an accident binds her to a System, she begins traveling between worlds and playing the villainess. From then on, the favored sons of heaven in every world fall at her feet, eyes burning with desire. They become lovesick and obsessed with her! ① The gold-digging roommate of the female lead in a runaway-with-t 15.2kReads8.2Score654Shelves

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   The female lead in the first book is a complete lawless outlaw, loving only herself; the second book is mostly a period drama, and the female leads in both are sophisticatedly selfish and purely evil; the male leads are love-struck and 100% biased towards the female leads.

5. 105 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 14.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   This book features a clear-headed and beautiful female protagonist who is intelligent and resourceful. She transmigrates into a period drama and knows how to use every resource as a stepping stone. It's truly a fantastic read! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

6. 106 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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   🍒🍒The female lead is clear-headed, selfish, and doesn't help the poor. She's slightly overweight, doesn't diet, and is very spoiled. She knew how to think of herself at 18. In order to avoid going to the countryside, she married an older man who was 10 years her senior. The male lead dotes on her immensely. He's a secretary in politics and is responsible for earning money to support the family. The female lead is responsible for being beautiful and can lie down without any psychological burden.

7. 107 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16.2kReads8.6Score1kShelves

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   First book: A period drama with a satisfying plot! A selfish and wicked couple! Almost everyone in the cast is a villain! The female lead is cunning, selfish, decisive, ruthless, and vindictive. When she lacks power, she lies low, appearing weak on the surface but secretly plotting revenge, keeping a record of everything. When she has the power, she retaliates a thousandfold, truly ruthless. The male lead isn't a good person either; he knows the female lead's true colors but still falls for her, teaching her how to ruthlessly retaliate and covering for her. This slightly wicked couple, both with tragic backgrounds and striving for their own goals, is so sweet! Second book: The female lead is the most beautiful, quick-witted, cunning, selfish, and adept at assessing situations and weighing pros and cons. She speaks to different people in different ways, has foresight and clear goals, and will stop at nothing to achieve a better life. She never stops moving forward; her character is truly excellent. The first world features three male protagonists: a proud and aloof politician, a ruthless and roguish tycoon, and a reserved yet considerate commoner. All three are prone to love at first sight, but the relationship with the older brother seems the most compelling. It begins with mutual exploitation, deepens with time and companionship, and their feigned affections are mixed with genuine feelings. They are siblings; she is his protégé, a kindred spirit whom he personally mentored, and a supportive companion on their journey. Their Platonic love is quite remarkable! Many lines in the story are very realistic, offering profound insights into human nature! The third book: A fast-paced transmigration story! A self-serving and satisfying read! The female protagonist is selfish and self-serving, prioritizing her own interests above all else. She's a combination of a parasitic vine and a domineering flower, greedy for money and pleasure, single-mindedly climbing the social ladder to secure a better life. She's openly wicked, her calculations are clearly stated, yet she also possesses ambition and direction, knowing how to learn and improve herself!

8. 108 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Vicious Female Lead Is Everyone's Favorite 快穿年代恶毒女配她是万人迷 Knitted Candy1针织糖1Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine really is selfish and self-serving, though she has ambition. The author is totally on the heroine’s side. There is no male lead in this book, though some worlds may have couples.) Male-baby moms, please turn back!!!!!! Xu Tang is an outstanding employee in the Quick Transmigration Department’s Villainess Fate-Changing Division. Unfortunately, Heaven favors the division for sweet, innocent heroines, and the villainesses and innocent heroines have long held grudges ag 798Reads5.9Score100Shelves
9. 109 七 The 1970s' Adored Couch Potato: She Really Isn't Bragging! 七零娇宠咸鱼之她真没在凡尔赛！ Cheerful, Sunny, Lucky Goose开朗阳光幸运鹅Modern Romance773k WordsOngoing *A lazy, well-fed cutie vs. a secretary who acts abstinent in public but is a devoted pervert in private, with a fatherly streak [Powerful man lowers his head + age gap + love at first sight + sweet and satisfying] [The heroine is a native with a refined, self-serving streak and a strong sense that she deserves the best. She won’t lose weight, move to the countryside, or go to the black market.] Baozhu, a precious little treasure. Everyone who sees Xue Baozhu can’t help but marvel at how lucky 10.6kReads7.1Score593Shelves
10. 110 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 65.4kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    🌿✨The main theme is refined self-interest without being a saint. In the second small world, the female protagonist transmigrates into a book and becomes a stepdaughter in the 1970s who has lost her biological mother and is subjected to emotional abuse. She is even forced to go to the countryside—no! She directly sends her scumbag father on his way. Then she finds an older man 10 years her senior from a good family and lives a life of leisure.

11. 111 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    The last one was incredibly satisfying. She settles her scores immediately, without holding back. Whether you're her parents, colleagues, boss, or neighbor, if you displease the female lead, she'll slap you across the face within a day. It was so incredibly satisfying! [Admiring]

12. 112 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 350Reads—Score109Shelves

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    I highly recommend this one; it's packed with shock value from the very beginning. The author clearly lived through that era, as the writing is quite realistic, and some details are particularly well done. The male protagonist is also well-developed. Overall, I give it a top-tier rating.

13. 113 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 48.2kReads8.4Score4.2kShelves

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    The male and female leads are both hardworking people, wholeheartedly devoted to their families, and neither blindly obedient to their parents nor overly compassionate. Jiang Qingyu and Qin Yan are a couple: a sent-down youth and a local young man. They get married, have children, and their lives get better and better.

14. 114 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    This book is absolutely fantastic! The female lead refuses to work in the countryside; she's a career-driven woman who rises from a junior staff member in the propaganda department to an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering—a pillar of the nation! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

15. 115 娘 Mother's Getting Married, and Sister-in-Law Wei Is on the Rise 娘要嫁人嫂子小魏崛起 A Mere Mortal in This World1984世间一俗人1984Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted A fanfiction of the TV drama My Mother Wants to Marry. No transmigration, no rebirth, and no golden finger. Everything happens because sister-in-law Wei Shuqing has an absurd dream. As events unfold, she chooses to leave the Qi family early and pursue her own happiness… 11kReads9.1Score708Shelves

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    Come and take a look! Every single one of these is a highly rated read. The first one truly features a sophisticated and self-serving female protagonist (•‿•); the second one lives up to its name; the third one has a sign-in system for the female protagonist, allowing her to enjoy life with friends and never suffer a loss 😎; the fourth one features our beloved Zhizhi, who is truly amazing—even her mother, the author herself, said her daughter is immoral 😂, but it's currently on hiatus, so it's up to you to decide; the fifth one is a fanfiction, with a kind of understated happiness where you gain something at your own expense, kicking over the scumbag male and female protagonists' family of bloodsuckers, marrying a chef, and still eating delicious food even during famine years, seeing the female protagonist's family get their just desserts 😊; the sixth one, I didn't like it much towards the end, so it's a bit hard to review ☹️, but the first 100 chapters are worth reading [laughs]

16. 116 六 The 1960s: The Beloved Little Devil of a Family of Scoundrels 六零，极品一家的掌上恶女 Wu Qiyue邬栖玥Modern Romance404k WordsOngoing [Raising Kids in a 1960s Courtyard + Wicked Family Darling + Top-Tier, Sweet-on-the-Outside-Black-Hearted Family + Unconditionally Doted On!] [Warning: She really is wicked! She really is ruthless! If that's not for you, move along.] [No official pairing has been decided yet. For now, it's the child-rearing stage. I see and immediately cut back the parts of characters people give a lot of negative feedback about. There may be multiple pairings; the focus is on everyone doting on the heroine.] Ya 90Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    🌸A 60-year-old high-ranking official + a stunningly beautiful but wicked woman + an extremely awful family full of villains + brainless doting! WARNING! The female lead is truly vicious and cold-hearted!!! 🍀Follow Xiao Li, and you'll never be short of books to read!

17. 117 老 My Old Home Connects to the Modern World: A Village Girl's 1970s Office-Worker Life 老宅通现代：七零村花的社畜日常 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [From the 1970s to the modern day] Chen Qiaoyu, born and raised in the 1970s, has been feeling a little panicked lately. She and her younger brother were driven out by their father and stepmother, sent to live in the dilapidated old Chen family home with only two threadbare quilts. Who could have guessed that the crumbling old house hid a passage to another era? [From then on, Chen Qiaoyu begins traveling back and forth between the 1970s and the modern day every day] The villagers of Yaojia Vil 11.1kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    🌹The first book features a very capable female protagonist. After transmigrating, her parents are sent to the countryside, and she goes with them. To help her father clear his name, she becomes a freeloader, helping the country upgrade warships and radar. She has a very interesting personality; she takes revenge immediately and without hesitation.♥🎇 🌹The second book features a female protagonist who was born into a terrible era. Her terrible parents, who exploited the original female protagonist, led a miserable old age. When she told them, they said that after decades of carefree living, a few days of suffering was justified. Heaven seems to favor the female protagonist, not allowing her terrible relatives (including the original female protagonist) to exploit her.♥🎇 🌹The third book currently has no male lead. The female protagonist possesses the ability to travel to the modern era, but she doesn't overly rely on it. She works diligently in that era, achieving wealth through hard work.♥🎇

18. 118 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 15.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
19. 119 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Decades: Enjoying the Ultimate Life 快穿年代：享受极品人生 A Single Parasol Tree一颗梧桐Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + era settings + no missions + no fixed romantic pairing + each story can be read on its own. Prices and wages are generally based on comparisons made multiple times, but may vary by region; there's no way to guarantee complete accuracy. The 1950s used the old currency, with amounts counted in units of ten thousand. For ease of reading, yuan and kuai are used throughout.) (I'm no good at writing blurbs, so feel free to skip this.) Live as you please. Don't make yourself suf 6.3kReads8.4Score325Shelves
20. 120 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m the Tragic Cannon Fodder of a Period Novel 快穿，我是年代文的悲惨炮灰 Kang Hong康红Modern Romance4.5M WordsOngoing After dying in the apocalypse, Cheng Chunya is bound to the System and sent into one small world after another. She is also forbidden from casually changing her character’s established personality. For example, she can’t suddenly go from illiterate to highly learned. Or from weak and useless to fiercely domineering. Cheng Chunya: This is really going to cramp my style. After all, every character she transmigrates into has a pretty miserable life. There are scumbag men, awful family members, and 10.3kReads8.8Score510Shelves

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    But it's all that Chun'er's fault, that good-for-nothing! If it weren't for her, would the house have attracted a female ghost? "Second daughter-in-law, hurry up and pull Chun'er back to her room, stop her from talking nonsense." Grandpa Cheng said to his second daughter-in-law. Clearly, he had thought of what his eldest daughter-in-law had thought of. But then again...

21. 121 年 Era-Hopping Quick Transmigration: Vain and Selfish, Beautiful and Wicked 年代快穿虚荣且自私，漂亮且恶毒 Qiu Yiwan邱意晚Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + a touch of being adored by everyone + love at first sight + selfish and self-serving + a truly wicked heroine] Bai Chuchu is the only fire fox in the fox clan. She is selfish, vain, never lifts a finger without a benefit, throws things away when she’s done with them, and is vicious and materialistic. Her personality is absolutely awful! But she possesses peerless beauty, a face that could outshine the world, drawing crowds who flock to her and prost 6.3kReads7.5Score321Shelves
22. 122 快 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Clearing the Name of the Villainous Supporting Female Character 快穿之恶毒女配洗白指南 Miss Wang Online王姑娘在线Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Wang Xue had just finished her probation period and hadn’t even had the chance to officially start work when a malfunctioning elevator claimed her life. When she woke again, a guy called the System told her that she couldn’t be reincarnated yet because she still had years left to live. From then on, Wang Xue embarked on a quick-transmigration journey, entering countless small worlds to change the fates of villainous female supporting characters. But though she’d been promised reincarnation after 1.7kReads7.7Score108Shelves
23. 123 快 Quick Transmigration Through the 1960s and 1970s 快穿六零七零之路 Endless Time时光悠悠Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted A girl raised under the flag of New China is upright, kind, and principled. What should she do when she suddenly transmigrates to the 1960s, only to discover she's transmigrated into a book? More absurdly, this isn't the first time. Faced with an inescapable bond spanning the 1960s and 1970s, where should she go from here? World One: The Cannon-Fodder Cousin in the Contrast Group World Two: The Real and Fake Heiresses of the Era World Three: The Siheyuan Courtyard's He Yushui World Four: The Edu 5.7kReads8.8Score278Shelves
24. 124 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.5kReads9.1Score47.4kShelves
25. 125 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 32.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
26. 126 年 After the Period-Novel Villain Is Reborn, the System and I Win by Doing Nothing 年代文反派重生后我和系统躺赢了 Li Qiqi栗柒柒Modern Romance403k WordsOngoing On Jiang Yining’s eighteenth birthday, she received a farm System. From then on, she studied by day and tended to her farm by night, working diligently to outdo everyone. Just as her farm finally reached max level, she had barely begun to celebrate when she went to sleep and transmigrated, becoming a nobody in the world of a period novel. The System had also tricked her into accepting a mission to save the villain. 535Reads8.2Score119Shelves

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    It looks amazing! I love the storage space, the system, and everything! [Eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][cool][cool][kissing][kissing]

27. 127 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Educated Youth Transmigrates into a Book and Gets Rich Gossiping in the 1970s 炮灰知青穿书七零靠吃瓜致富 Jiu Yue玖悦Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted Fang Yumo transmigrated into a period novel after an air disaster, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character. As a perk of joining the transmigration wave, she was bound to a Learning System. Medicine, cooking, carpentry, bricklaying, basket weaving, animal husbandry, farming, and more: she had to learn it all. “Yumo, the accountant’s youngest son just had his engagement called off. The girl’s family says he has a hidden ailment.” “That grandson from the house at the end of the village was sold b 970Reads8.7Score100Shelves
28. 128 发 I Went on a Rampage, Broke My Scumbag Father's Leg, and Split Up the Original Couple 发癫砸断渣爹腿，拆散原书男女主 Evening Song in the Southern City南城晚歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + mother remarries + pocket dimension + medicine + putting scumbags in their place + ensemble daily life + slow-burn development] [Apocalypse-era powerhouse heroine + abstinent, secretly passionate military officer hero with a six-pack] Lin Chaomu, an apocalypse-era powerhouse, transmigrates into the body of a foolish girl in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she is faced with a nightmare: her biological father has abandoned his wife and children, while greedy relatives a 2.1kReads7.7Score227Shelves

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    In the original book, the female lead, Fu Bao, has a cheat code! She's incredibly powerful and doesn't compete with the male lead! In fact, she's even more powerful than the male lead!

29. 129 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.2kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    This is great. Lin Mei's past life was terrible; she didn't enjoy the good life her parents provided, but instead bore the brunt of their revenge. The fact that she wasn't an adopted daughter, whom they didn't believe could accurately predict the future, and who treated her like a precious jewel, is truly disgusting. Fortunately, in this life, she has loving parents, and through her intelligence, her family lives a good life. Later, she also has a loving husband. It's just a pity about Xiao Su; I hope he's happy. The epilogue was heartbreaking; Lin Mei died there, and the male lead also perished in ten years of relentless revenge. He was truly vengeful. Both the male and female leads are great! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The male lead is quite a character too.

30. 130 开 I Marry an Officer from the Start: The Book-Traveler’s Supporting Character Sings with Joy Every Day 开局就嫁军官，穿书女配日日笙歌 Fruit Lover, Especially Mangoes爱吃水果爱吃芒果Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + supernatural powers + everyday family life + raising kids + sweet romance + both leads’ first relationship] Song Ranran, a dual ability user with spatial and strength powers, transmigrated into a book with a pocket dimension full of supplies, becoming a vicious supporting character with a tragic fate. Song Ranran decided to stay away from the protagonists and started planning to marry someone on her very first day in the book. To her surprise, her first blin 11.7kReads8.9Score919Shelves
31. 131 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    [Sending Heart] The female protagonist wakes up the day after her virginity is taken from her when she transmigrates into a book. To reverse the original ending, she finds the hoodlum male lead and proposes marriage because she's pregnant. She crushes the scumbags, protects her reputation, does business, and makes a fortune! [Sending Heart] The male and female leads are so chemistry! The male lead has had a crush on the female lead since their school days! (Reading this will make you lose your mind!)

32. 132 被 After Being Stolen Away as a Bride, the Fierce Beauty Marries into a Crowded Courtyard and Wins by Doing Nothing 被抢亲后，凶残美人嫁大杂院躺赢 Bamboo Music, Lingering竹音袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + Everyday Family Life in a Crowded Courtyard + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Flash Marriage + Daily Life] On the very first day Ye Fuyue transmigrated into a book, her own younger sister stole her fiancé. Ye Fuyue recalled the plot: Fine, let her steal him. Whoever wants to jump into that pit can go ahead. She certainly won’t. But after losing her fiancé, Ye Fuyue would have to move to the countryside. Ye Fuyue, who had no space or supplies, thought: I may be skilled in all kinds of fightin 12.1kReads8.3Score1kShelves

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    On her first day after transmigrating into the book, Ye Fuyue was robbed of her wedding by her own younger sister. Recalling the plot of the book: "So what if they rob me of my wedding? Let whoever wants to jump into that fire pit can jump in; I'm not jumping in." However, being robbed of her wedding meant Ye Fuyue had to go to the countryside. Without her space-time ability or resources, Ye Fuyue declared: "Going to the countryside is impossible." If she didn't go to the countryside, she would have to go on a blind date and get married. Ye Fuyue and Shen Yao, whose reputation was "notorious" in the tenement, hit it off.

33. 133 带 Transmigrating to the 1970s with My Son 带着儿子穿越七零年代 Ru Ying茹影Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Gu Zirong happened to obtain a pocket dimension. After her child finished the high school entrance exams, she began stockpiling supplies. After a car accident, Gu Zirong and her son found their souls transported to the 1970s. An era she had only heard about from her parents, an era she had seen in books and on television. In this life, Gu Zirong only wants to live a carefree, lazy life. But the prerequisite for that carefree life is... 679Reads7.6Score107Shelves
34. 134 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

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    The first book, which doesn't focus on poverty alleviation, is a very satisfying story of someone focused on building a career. The second book features a female protagonist who takes an extreme approach, leaving those who are already difficult to deal with with no way out. She might have rambled on a bit, but she directly becomes the number one person to bring down those who are already difficult.

35. 135 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies, Buy a House, and Lie Flat 穿越七零买房躺平 The Flute Is Here笛子来了Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted Gu Yue died from overwork and transmigrated to the 1970s, only to discover she was the most insignificant cannon-fodder character of all. She avoided being sent to the countryside, only to end up in a village next to the original novel’s hero and heroine. With access to a wholesale market through her storage space, she amassed wealth by buying and reselling goods, and unexpectedly met the man destined to be hers. 379Reads7.5Score100Shelves
36. 136 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
37. 137 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Capitalist Heiress Stirs Up Trouble 穿越七零资本家大小姐搞事情 Blue Great Immortal蓝大仙儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + 1970s setting + educated youth + golden finger + refined self-interest + lighthearted wish fulfillment + female business tycoon + patriotism] (Capitalists! Capitalists! The daughter of a capitalist family! Don’t project ordinary people’s spending habits and outlook on life onto her. See things from the perspective of a ruthless heiress.) (The male lead is just a tool, an accessory. If you don’t like that, please leave and don’t post bad reviews.) Who says educated youth sent to 8Reads6.4Score—Shelves
38. 138 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
39. 139 在 In the 1970s: I Don't Want to Get Married 在七十年代：我不想结婚 Unheard Waterdrop无闻水滴Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted What can marriage offer a woman? Some say it's the daily grind of food, clothing, and household chores, slowly wearing a woman down until she grows old. But to Li Xiangnan, those things are just the trivialities of life, not its cruelties. The real cruelty is looking back on what you thought was an ordinary life and realizing it was all a joke. Nearly ten years of marriage, and every last bit of it was a lie. What does that feel like? Devastation. Despair. It makes you question your entire life! 12.6kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
40. 140 快 Quick Transmigration: Rewriting a Cannon-Fodder's Life 快穿之改写炮灰人生 I Love the Rain Lily爱尔风雨兰Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted No fixed pairing. Stories set in various eras, including Qing transmigration, dating shows, and the apocalypse, with a space. Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a refined self-interest seeker. The tone is light and cheerful. She never lets anyone take advantage of her, and she is no saint! Tang Tiantian, an ordinary office worker, was in a car accident on her way home from work. Luckily, she was bound to a System and given a chance to be reborn. After somehow passing the new recruit assessment, 6.5kReads8.4Score547Shelves

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    Refined self-interest, the female lead is neither a saint nor suffers losses, a time-travel story set in different eras, with many popular tropes, you've seen it all!

41. 141 重 Reborn as the Villainess in a Period Novel, I Turned the Tables with My Pocket Dimension 重生年代文女配，带着空间逆袭了 12308Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Gu Beibei, an older unmarried woman working at a publicly listed company, was pressured by her parents to get married on New Year’s Eve. After a fierce argument, she left home and had an accident. She thought her life was over, but unexpectedly she was reborn as a young woman in a period novel. Faced with pressure from her stepmother, she had two options: marry someone in exchange for a job for her older sister, or go to the countryside. She thought choosing to go down to the countryside would l 35Reads6.2Score—Shelves
42. 142 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.2kReads9.0Score660Shelves

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    The first book's title alone tells you the female lead is wicked and incredibly strong, doing whatever she wants without any restraint! No romantic pairing, and the female lead is purely self-serving! The second book's female lead is solely focused on marrying into a city family and living a comfortable life, so she's cunning and smooth-talking! There are no special abilities; both the male and female leads are down-to-earth, and the female lead is also self-serving!

43. 143 带 Traveling to the 1970s with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间身穿七十年代 Royal Little Fruit皇家小果果Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted (This is a practice piece. Hiding my face: I feel like a lot of the details aren’t written very well.) [Heiress + shopping sprees + rich beauty + period story with no going to the countryside, working in a factory, or becoming an army wife + a pocket dimension + no System + romance, but no official male lead] Ye Jin accidentally bonded with a pocket dimension, and, sure enough, transmigrated. Worried about shortages in the 1970s? No problem, she has the pocket dimension and stocked up in advance 51Reads6.9Score—Shelves
44. 144 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.7kReads7.9Score628Shelves
45. 145 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 6.7kReads8.9Score739Shelves

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    The first four books are all about killing anyone who gets in your way.

46. 146 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Alluring Villain 快穿年代：迷人的反派角色 Lou Ying Who Loves Matcha Buns爱吃抹茶馒头的楼影Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Self-serving and unapologetic + Overpowered from the start + No suffering for others, no saintly heroine + No fixed couple + Sweet romance] After Jin Baolin perished alongside the Zombie King, she unexpectedly became bound to a godawful holier-than-thou System. It wanted her to take the place of disposable characters who refused to follow the plot and selflessly give everything to the protagonists, preferably working herself to the bone before making a glorious sacrifice. Oh, and she had to l 13.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    A fast-paced transmigration story! A femme fatale! A self-serving and satisfying novel! The female lead is a truly wicked woman, without morals or principles, highly intelligent, selfish, cold-blooded, and full of malice. She usually wears a mask of a weak and helpless white lotus, but in reality, she is a man-eating flower who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. She can scheme against anyone and betray anyone to live a good life for herself. She is truly a bad woman! The system has a rather long name: the "Refined Egoist: Micro-Lawbreaker" Development System. The female protagonist collects energy from traits like "greed," "selfishness," "resentment," "fear," "malice," and "despair" as system energy, then exchanges it for items to cause trouble. [After that incident, she completely "got it." Evil isn't without its price, but with precise calculations, the price can be transferred, while the benefits are real. She began systematically "studying"—observing human weaknesses, studying loopholes in rules, practicing facial expression management, and deciphering linguistic traps. Like a natural hunter, she uses a pure and harmless exterior to conceal a greedy and ruthless heart, wandering the gray areas of the city. Her goals shifted from basic sustenance to more luxurious enjoyments—beautiful clothes, exquisite food, even the envious glances of others. She enjoys the thrill of plunder, the sense of control she feels in manipulating others.] [Cold rain began to fall, wetting the withered grass on the grave and the half-eaten, cold cornbread.] It's like a silent tombstone, recording how a peasant girl climbed step by step to the pinnacle of wealth and power, stepping over the bones of the innocent, and also recording the cold, indelible sins and evils behind this glory.] 3️⃣ This is the real post-apocalyptic female protagonist's fast-paced, satisfying transmigration novel! The female protagonist is intelligent, rational, and resourceful, possessing powerful abilities including water, lightning, and spatial powers. She is not manipulated, doesn't act like a saint, fights back against the system, and takes charge of her own life. She is cautious and careful, and the changes after her transmigration are all traceable. She manages her food, clothing, and daily necessities without letting anyone notice, and knows how to find a powerful backer to smoothly navigate crises. She is decisive and ruthless in her actions, quick and accurate in her revenge, and can kill without hesitation. She is refined and self-interested, enjoys life, has a high sense of self-worth, and does whatever makes her happy—truly a powerful female protagonist! [The post-apocalyptic world taught her the two most important things: strength and living for the moment.] [Her original intention never changed; she wanted to enjoy life, to eat well, drink well, live well, and use well. She deserved it!] [Play? Who wants to play with these vermin? Slap them to death.] To risk one's life after discovering a problem is foolish. [A secret remains a secret because no one else knows it except oneself; keeping it to oneself is the best approach. If kept well, it's a secret; if not, it's a leak.]

47. 147 穷 So Poor I Could Cry! The Little Sixties Zombie Beauty Doesn’t Want to Eat Plain Food 穷哭！六零丧尸小美人不想吃素 Warm and Cuddly Little Treat暖萌小点心Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted [Period + military romance + everyone's darling + stirring up trouble + transmigrate into a book + zombie transmigration] One shot to the head, and a little zombie from the apocalypse blinks and finds herself in the 1960s, where people barely have enough to eat or wear. All her limbs and features are intact. She's not some shoddy construction that falls apart at the slightest bump or comes unglued while walking. Hmm... As a little zombie who still has a human mind, Yan Mu is quite pleased with h 668Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    🌟🔥A historical romance novel with a sophisticated and self-serving female protagonist🔥🌟 🌟① She transmigrates into a cannon fodder character in a book, changes her fate, doesn't help the poor, is self-serving, and is unrestrained and free-spirited with a good personality. 💫 Follow me so you don't get lost❤️ｸﾞｯ!(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

48. 148 港 Hong Kong Crossover: All My Underlings Are Handsome 港综：我手下全是帅哥 Jin Hanxi堇涵夕Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing (The book was just recommended, so its score will gradually rise. Come on in and take a look.) After dying, Lu Li is reborn in the Hong Kong of 1980s movies, the best of times and the worst of times. Look up, and all you see are foreigners wielding power. Look down, and gangs are everywhere, raking in money. Every so often, some underworld hustler pops up to make big news. Lu Li has only a money-grubbing System that keeps going on cooldown at the worst times to rely on. She has fun while making 2.3kReads8.9Score168Shelves
49. 149 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 24.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    The first one, well, it's not really that stingy, just normal. If you're looking for historical fiction, check out my bookshelf; it has both completed and historical titles. Some are quite old, I've forgotten about them. The following books are just a few I randomly picked; you can read them all. [Kissing emoji]

50. 150 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras 快穿年代世界 Writing for Money写文赚钱钱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted See how Lin Jiaojiao lives happily in worlds from different eras. (Note: The heroines have different personalities in each period story. Some have a golden finger, and others don't.) 1. She Has a Serious Illness in the 1970s 2. The Capitalist Darling of the 1970s 3. The Reborn First Wife of the 1980s 4. The Foil of the 1990s 5. She Transmigrates into a Scumbag Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child in the 1970s 6. The 1960s, When Sons Were Valued More Than Daughters 7. My Childhood Friend with a Po 13.6kReads8.1Score836Shelves

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