Female Lead Makes a Living Through Embroidery 女主靠刺绣生活

1. 51 首 The Lucky Wife of the Grand Secretary 首辅家的锦鲤妻 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Only after Su Jiuyue married into the Wu family did she discover that her husband was a fool. She thought she'd been swindled. But as soon as she entered the family, it was as if Heaven itself had blessed the Wus. One happy occasion followed another, and their lives kept getting better. She went up the mountain to gather wild greens and found a lingzhi mushroom; she went down to the river to fish and found a rare, ancient fungus. Even her foolish husband turned out not to be a fool, and he came 17.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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   ❄️The female lead only discovers her husband is mentally challenged after marrying him. She initially thinks she's been tricked, but her family's fortunes improve dramatically, and even her seemingly simple-minded husband becomes wiser, eventually passing the imperial examinations. ❄️The female lead primarily earns a living through embroidery, often making handkerchiefs and purses to supplement the family income. Later, during the Lantern Festival, she sells double-sided embroidered purses, and her skill catches the eye of a wealthy family's lady. The lady and the female lead open an embroidery workshop together, splitting the profits 50/50, and the lady even adopts the female lead as her goddaughter. Later still, the female lead becomes a female official. ❄️

2. 52 绣 The Embroiderer's Legend 绣娘传奇 Ice-Potted Fragrance of Books冰壶书香Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Transmigration, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Embroidered Legend is a romantic epic of time travel. It tells the story of Su Mengyao, a fashion designer with some renown in the twenty-first-century fashion world. After touching a mysterious Tang Dynasty embroidery, she transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty. Her intelligence, independent nature, and design talent deeply attract Crown Prince Li Zhao. Together, they embark on a sweet, tender, and romantic love 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A special skill, novel

3. 53 农 Fortune Comes to the Farmhouse: I Get Rich Through Handicrafts 农门福气包：我靠手工忙致富 Nuan Doudou暖豆逗Ancient Romance771k WordsCompleted What happens when a craft blogger with tens of millions of followers transmigrates? Li Qingge never dreamed she’d have to find out for herself! She’s an LSP from the start. How can this be happening! She’s pure and chaste, as innocent as a flower... Wait, that young master is quite handsome! “Ding! Side quest unlocked. Host can make crafts and save money to marry a husband!” Li Qingge shuddered. No, no, I’m scared! Even the System has a dirty mind! I want to go back to the modern world, what the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 非 Heritage Embroidery Artist: The System Helps Me Win Big with Every Stitch 非遗绣娘：系统让我靠针尖赢麻了 Lampwick's Farewell灯芯辞Modern Romance97k WordsOngoing [Fresh premise + dominant heroine + satisfying revenge + System] Su Yunhe is the fifth-generation inheritor of Su embroidery, an Intangible Cultural Heritage craft. Her skill is exceptional, but her quiet nature and lack of marketing know-how have brought her embroidery workshop to the brink of closing. Then an influencer posing as an embroiderer steals her designs and turns the accusation back on her, nearly ending the craft’s legacy. At her lowest point, she activates the Intangible Heritage 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Just watch, not a single one of them makes a sound.

5. 55 小 A Country Girl's Everyday Family Life 小农女的家长里短 Yu Li羽漓Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Ji Xinchen, from the 21st century, unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the personal maid of the old madam of the Marquis of Zhenguo's household. After saving the only young master, she is given back her contract of servitude and allowed to leave the residence. Thus begins her simple, peaceful life as a farmer. 1.6kReads8.4Score105Shelves

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   The female protagonist does embroidery, but embroidery isn't the main focus of her work.

6. 56 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 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead's skill in catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits is also a skill, right?

7. 57 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—Shelves
8. 58 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 113Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 我 I Brought My Twins and Divorced My Husband at His Wedding 我带着双胞胎，在丈夫婚礼上离婚 Light Clouds and Gentle Rain云轻雨细Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + historical setting + pocket dimension + love grows over time] Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don’t nitpick the historical details. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. It’s about everyday family life, told at a gentle pace. Shen Ruyi wakes from a nap to find herself transmigrated into a period novel, as the former wife in an arranged marriage to the male lead, a character who gets only a few lines before dying young in the countryside. 21.8kReads8.3Score2.7kShelves
10. 60 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn Before the Demolition, and Beats Her Evil Son and Vicious Grandson with a Stick 老太重生拆迁前，棒打恶子毒孙 Ling Yun灵韫Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Old Madam Zhou spent her whole life worrying herself sick over her four sons. She even divided the property and cash she received from the demolition compensation among them. She thought she had treated them all equally and taken each son into consideration. But in each son’s eyes, she was biased, and they all resented her and refused to support her. Old Madam Zhou should have been enjoying her retirement, but instead, at her advanced age, she survived by collecting trash and eventually died of 52.2kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
11. 61 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Capitalist Heiress Can't Take the Slightest Hardship 穿越七零资本家小姐吃不了一点苦 Raised A Cat养了只猫Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + Period + space + revenge on scum + fictional setting + stern, devoted soldier king × all-around heiress who refuses to suffer] Wen Zhixia transmigrates from the apocalypse into the body of a capitalist heiress in another time and place, someone who shares her name. The pampered heiress doesn’t know how to fight back and is cruelly killed by her own family! Now that Wen Zhixia has taken over her body, she won’t put up with any of it. Compared with the kind and timid heiress, 15.4kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    It's so addictive, a must-read for those who stay up all night.

12. 62 古 A Maid Has Arrived at the Ancient Tree Manor! 古树山庄来了个女仆大人！ Red Blood Cell Dream Factory红细胞梦工厂37k WordsCompleted A lady maid has arrived at Ancient Tree Manor! 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Congratulations on getting an appointment with Dr. Tang." A mechanical voice came from the coffin. "Now please lie down and undergo the test to determine your eligibility as heir."

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