Republican-Era Stories, No Couples, and No Brain-Dead Writing 年代文，我不要CP，脑残文我也不要

1. 1 末 An Apocalyptic Woman's Carefree Life in the 1970s 末世女穿七零的躺平日常 Stir-Fried Bunnies爆炒兔兔Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just opened, but it'll go up! Really! Come on in and take a look, dear readers~ (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Period setting + No Romance + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Strong Female Lead After surviving for over a decade in the apocalypse, Qin Wan thinks she's doomed when zombies surround the city. But when she wakes up again, she's transmigrated into the body of a frail educated youth about to be sent to the countryside in the 1970s. She even unexpectedly gets bound to a li 3.8kReads8.4Score301Shelves

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   ① The scumbag father who had a stepmother was killed; the stepmother who knew she was a mistress was killed; the stepbrother and stepsister who bullied the original owner were killed. The female lead starts by killing the original owner's entire family to fulfill her wish. There is no romantic pairing, and she remains single throughout the rest of the story. ② The female lead transmigrates into a book, lives in the countryside, signs in every day to collect supplies, goes hunting in the back mountains, and observes the daily life of the male and female leads in the book.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the Seventies: I Win by Lying Back with a Sign-In System 穿书七零：我靠签到系统躺赢了 A Seven-Day Dream一梦七天Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [No romance + sign-in System + transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + super strength, heroine with max attack power + no self-sacrificing saint] One moment Jiang Qing is hacking at zombies; the next, she’s transmigrated to the 1970s. Luckily, her super strength has come with her. Her biased biological father and stepmother steal the job meant for her? Whatever. She’ll beat them all down. No money or supplies? Whatever. She’ll sell the job to buy supplies and strip the house of everything us 5.5kReads8.4Score379Shelves
3. 3 压 Squeezing Me Dry? I'll Empty the Family's Assets and Take Everyone to the Countryside 压榨我？掏空家产全家下乡 Shu Che疏澈Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Period setting + getting rid of scumbags + pocket dimension + unhinged heroine + born to strip families of their wealth + no romance] Mindless wish fulfillment!!! Unhinged fiction!!! The heroine is not a good person! Not a good person! She curses people out! She hits people! To raise money for her cousin’s job, Fang Li’s family tried to force her to marry an old man who had already been married and had five children. Fang Li refused, so her cousin drugged and kidnapped her. In despair, Fang Li 17.8kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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   I checked the comments section and surprisingly, no one recommended the first book. Are just not many people familiar with it? This is the most enjoyable historical romance novel I've ever read. Before this, I thought the second book would be the most enjoyable. But after finishing the first one, I realized it's the most enjoyable. The female lead in the first book doesn't just talk the talk; she takes action directly. And she never suffers a loss. She doesn't flirt with any men, and she doesn't do charity work. Mainly, the story is hilariously absurd, hahaha.

4. 4 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 7.1kReads9.0Score632Shelves
5. 5 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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   🍀🍀A historical romance novel, the female lead is exceptionally beautiful… 🍀🍀I'm currently reading this one [laughing][laughing] Not finished yet [eating melon][eating melon] The female lead is a true heiress [understood][understood] She was switched by the nanny [smirking][smirking] The female lead doesn't follow the usual path; in her previous life, her abusive adoptive parents were completely subdued [facepalm][facepalm] She takes her adoptive parents everywhere she goes [crying with laughter][crying with laughter] The adoptive parents deeply regret switching children [facepalm][facepalm] Even their own son is close to the female lead, constantly tattling on her, and then gets punished [facepalm][facepalm] The female lead is a top student and has high fighting skills…

6. 6 六 Making My Fortune in the 1960s 六十年代之我发家致富了 Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s, when even food and clothing are hard to come by? Su He says, “I'm not worried. I've been prepared for this.” What? She's transmigrated into a book set in the 1960s? Su He, a minor character, says, “No problem. I'll just stay on the sidelines and quietly make a fortune.” What? The original heroine wants to fleece her? Su He clutches her secret identity close and says, “I really only have this little bit. No one can find out my big secret.” (Author's disclaimer: This no 3.1kReads7.9Score198Shelves
7. 7 无 A No-CP Period Piece 无CP的年代文 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted No CP + Period Setting + Transmigrate + Reborn + System + Cultivation + Revenge Multiple worlds, different protagonists, different lives, different personalities, and stories set in different eras. These are all short stories. The stories are unrelated to one another, and this is not quick transmigration. 2.2kReads8.9Score128Shelves
8. 8 年 The Nobody from the Era's World, Lao Liu 年代世界的路人甲老六 He Po Peng Pai河泼澎湃Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [Alternate historical setting] [No romance] [The heroine is cold and indifferent, with a conscience, but not much of one] After Yang Xi is murdered, her sealed memories are unlocked, and she is reborn. In this harsh era, all she wants is to be an utterly ordinary passerby. Still, she may treat anyone else poorly, but she won't shortchange herself or her family. Whoever makes her unhappy, even for a moment, will be made ten times more unhappy! She doesn't go looking for trouble, but that doesn't 384Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score111Shelves

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   This is a completed novel featuring a female protagonist reborn in the 1990s, with a strong career and no romantic pairing!

10. 10 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 97.7kReads8.7Score10.7kShelves

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    Currently, my two favorite historical fiction novels on Tomato are: the first is a new book by the author of Xu Yue; the second one wasn't originally published on Tomato, but seems to be authorized. However, the second book does have a romantic pairing, although I've read over 800 chapters and the romantic pairing isn't very prominent.

11. 11 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
12. 12 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 154.5kReads9.0Score14.2kShelves

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    This is a historical fiction story. The male lead is a child and has no romantic partner, but he has a genius system.

13. 13 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 15.1kReads8.5Score2kShelves

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    Historical setting, no romantic pairings, requires some thought.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 25.8kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
15. 15 重 Reborn and Cutting Ties: My Dogs and I Conquer the Mountains 重生断亲，我和狗子们闯山林 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s] [Northeastern Folk Customs] [Hunting in the Deep Mountains] [Hunting Dogs] [Reborn] [No Romance] Bai Dujuan has been reborn once more. In her first two lives, she died under mysterious circumstances because of so-called family ties. In her third life, she finally learned to let go. She cuts ties with her mother, follows her grandfather, who is over eighty, and heads into the deep mountains with her hunting dogs. Her grandfather is an old hunter of the mountains, armed with a rifle and a 16.5kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 213.7kReads9.4Score28.6kShelves

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    Both of these are unromantic. In the first book, the female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a Hong Kong tycoon's pregnant mistress. The tycoon's stepson is the male lead, while her own eldest son is the villain. Even her unborn twins don't fare well, so the female protagonist decisively runs away. Later, she starts a company and becomes an equal to the tycoon. In the second book, the female protagonist transmigrates into a stepmother novel. The story begins with a blind date, and the female protagonist immediately flips the table. She believes that as long as she has no morals, no one can hold her hostage.

17. 17 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 97.4kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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    I read this novel a long time ago; it was a period drama with a transmigration theme and no system. I forgot if there was a romantic pairing [laughing and crying emojis]. "Knock knock knock... Knock knock knock..." A series of impatient knocks sounded on the door, followed by a scolding voice: "Third sister, get up quickly! What time is it?" Lin Yuzhu struggled to turn over, squinting at the window. The thin curtains let in the light of the sky. It was barely dawn. Lying beside her, Lin Yulan grumbled impatiently, "What are you dawdling for? Get up quickly, so Mom won't keep knocking."

18. 18 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    I think this is great, no romantic pairing, just focusing on the career.

19. 19 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.6kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    Both are period dramas, neither with a romantic pairing. The first is from the male lead's perspective, the second from the female lead's. After reading them, it's clear there's no romantic pairing; the beginning just has some everyday family drama.

20. 20 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Raising Myself All Over Again 重生九零：把自己重养一遍 Green in the Mist雾见青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Yue worked hard all her life, then suddenly found herself reborn in 1990. Not only is her family dirt poor, but she also has a hot-tempered father, a mother who favors her brother, an unlucky younger sister, and a baby brother who will one day drain the family dry. That year, her brother is born, and the enormous fine for having an extra child robs her of the chance to continue her education. Knowledge changes your destiny. Su Yue decides to live differently this time. She is going to raise h 9.4kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book doesn't have a system and is still being serialized, so it's unclear whether there's a romantic pairing yet.

21. 21 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    These two books are good. Don't be fooled by the title of the first one; the female lead has no special abilities and relies entirely on her memory, intelligence, and emotional intelligence. The female lead in the second book does have special abilities, but she's only seven years old after being reborn and has no romantic partner. We don't know what happens when she grows up. The main focus is on events that happened when she was a child… The writing is good, and the logic is sound.

22. 22 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 35.1kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
23. 23 转 Reborn as a Witch: A Six-Year-Old Civil Servant at Bureau 749 转生成巫：六岁749局当公务员 A Guest in My Dreams梦里身似客Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Spiritual qi revival] [Summoning Nezha with a Nuo mask] [Supernatural ghosts and monsters] [Rural period setting] [749 Bureau] [No CP] [Cute child daily life] [Genius] The 749 Bureau's files record: Chu Zhaoyang, nickname Zhaozhao, codename "Sun," was a spirit child personally requested by her mother from the Lady of Wanshan. At birth, she killed a ghost born from childbirth. At six, she sacrificed her "Shishu" and awakened her abilities, becoming a "Wu." She has a magical treasure, 3.6kReads8.2Score451Shelves

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    Book 1⃣️: No romance, with a touch of the supernatural. Chaochao's mother said that when she was born, she dreamed of the sun falling into her arms, hence the name Chu Zhaoyang, nicknamed Chaochao. Chaochao's life was uneventful until her sixth birthday, when she stepped into a strange world. Birth ghosts, water ghosts, tomb ghosts, child ghosts, rat weddings, dragon walking, and life-gathering—all these events pushed her towards an unknown fate, ultimately making her the youngest agent in Bureau 749, codenamed "Sun." Book 2⃣️: I've been following this one. There's no hint of romance yet, and no mindless favoritism from the female lead's family towards relatives. Worth reading. Book 3⃣️: I've also been following this one. Before the family splits, it's a bit frustrating, but after that, the female lead's family gets better and better. There will be scenes where they slap the uncle's family in the face, and the original female lead won't always suppress the new female lead; she'll leave the village later. It's good.

24. 24 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 7.2kReads8.4Score528Shelves
25. 25 手 Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本，我却只想考大学 Jiang Liangjiang江凉姜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you 11.3kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
26. 26 被 The Night I Was Sold to a Fool, I Drugged the Whole Village and Escaped 被卖傻子那夜我用药放倒全村逃了 Xu Misheng胥弥生Modern Romance117k WordsOngoing 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Li Panlai rubbed the last spoonful of powder into the crevices of her flesh, stirring it three times with her chopsticks. Her grandfather had taught her to recognize herbs when he was alive. He had also taught her to accept her fate, but she hadn't learned the latter. Her grandfather often glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, then sighed: "If only you were a boy." Li Panlai knew then, though she didn't show it outwardly, deep down she was just like her parents—daughters were a burden. Fortunately, she had a younger brother. He was both simple-minded and mentally challenged, but her parents cherished him dearly.

27. 27 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book, set in a small town in the 1960s, depicts the lives of the female protagonist. Both her parents are employed, and she is still in junior high school in the city, preparing for her vocational high school entrance exam. The family scenes are very heartwarming. There are few eccentric characters; no military marriage, no rough men, no scumbag fathers, no stepmothers. It's a warm and down-to-earth family story, full of everyday life, so simple and peaceful that it makes you want to keep reading.

28. 28 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1940s Book: From the Start, It's Just Me, My Little Sister, and a Baby Fleeing for Our Lives 穿书四零：开局就剩妹妹带娃逃命 Cute Little Mahua麻花小萌Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing High school student Jiang Jiyun was innocently caught in the crossfire while watching an incident out of curiosity, then transmigrated to an era torn apart by war. It was the setting of a historical novel she had read, where she became a nameless passerby who was killed off without ever appearing in the story. From the start, Japanese soldiers swept through the countryside, massacring the entire village. After burying the original owner’s mother, Jiang Jiyun set out with the child entrusted to h 15.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    This is a pretty good patriotic historical novel, but it's still being serialized and has already exceeded one million words.

29. 29 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 15kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    This novel about a baby without a romantic pairing is very interesting. It just finished not long ago, the writing is excellent, and the plot is very imaginative. It's worth reading.

30. 30 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.4kReads9.3Score756Shelves

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    No romantic pairings, no ambiguous relationships

31. 31 五 The 1950s: Becoming My Hometown's First Female County Magistrate 五十年代，做家乡的第一个女县长 Shengsheng625生生625Modern Romance787k WordsOngoing New title: "After Getting Into University in 1954, I Steadily Work My Way Up" No romance, historical setting, female protagonist in government administration [Female Career Story] [No Romance] [Steady Progress] [Blind Box System] [Building Up Her Hometown] Tags: Strong female lead, focused on her career, government administration Historical setting spanning the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s Strong female lead, not a wish-fulfillment story, grounded in reality, steady and methodical, no awful family me 25.8kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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    I recommend these two books. Both are non-romantic and very good. They're among the few historical novels I've been able to finish reading. I love the non-romantic genre. The first one really made me wish there was a world where researchers could be protected, preserving the flame of technology—something that didn't happen in reality. I hope they can live better lives in the book. I'm still following the second one. It's about women who rely on their own efforts to get into university and pursue a career in government, contributing to the development of their hometown. It's very good. I agree that women don't necessarily need a family to pursue a career in government. The author warned me about potential pitfalls in the first chapter. I really think it's great! [Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!]

32. 32 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance627k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    This is a great book, no romance! The female lead gets into a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. It's a heartwarming slice-of-life story with modern mechanical knowledge as she works hard to build her career.

33. 33 首 Commander, Your Kid’s Charged to the Front Lines Again! 首长，你家崽崽又冲上前线了！ Yuanzi Cat媛子猫Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After blowing herself up, 5188 landed in the 1970s. She carefully hid the System still running in her mind and pretended to be a human toddler. To get Grandma to take her home, 5188 volunteered that her parents were dead. Once she learned that changing the fate of a member of the old Jiang family would let her retrieve things from her apocalyptic storage space, 5188 became all the more eager to help. Big Brother wants to improve his physical fitness? Easy! “Granny Jiang, something terrible has h 7.8kReads9.3Score485Shelves

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    I laughed and cried while reading this book late at night. It's really good, and the little boy is so well-behaved.

34. 34 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    No romance/romance story set in the past 🦋 1⃣️ The female lead is a sent-down youth with maximum fighting skills; the author doesn't torture her 🫶 2⃣️ She transmigrates into the body of the matriarch, managing the younger generation 🌀 3⃣️ She transmigrates, raising children and building a career 🪭🪭 (This story has a romance/romance/romance/romance/romance/romance in the side stories, but the female lead's boyfriend never appears in the main story; he's paired up separately in the side stories. There's no ambiguity or romantic subplot in the main story.)

35. 35 让 I Told You to Farm for Work Points, Not Build a Factory for the Whole Village 让你下地挣工分，你带全村开工厂 Wu Yingxia乌英夏Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanyue drowned while swimming and woke up in the 1970s as a widow. Her home was bare, there was never enough food or warm clothing, and her three children were crying to be fed. Luckily, she had a cornucopia. One egg became twenty overnight! One sweet potato became a whole basket in the blink of an eye! Everything multiplied in abundance, except money! Once Jiang Wanyue had eaten her fill and warmed herself up, she began making plans to start a factory and go to college. Her life soon took 11.7kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
36. 36 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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    This is a male-oriented novel, without a harem. The male lead is selfish and somewhat opportunistic, but not a bad person. He seems to be pursuing a political career, but has a special advantage. The writing is quite good, and it appears there will be romantic pairings, but they won't be overly saccharine.

37. 37 系 The System Wants Me to Be Kind in the 1970s. Are You Sure? 系统让我在七零向善，你确定？ Gourd Tree葫芦树Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era · Strong Female Lead · System · Spatial Dimension · Romance Near the End] [PS: The early part is a fairly traditional period drama. Later on, there are storylines abroad and in Hong Kong. The female lead really does kill people!] Host: Today, we’re honored to interview Ms. Shi Qiyu, who was an orphan in her previous life and is unloved by both parents in this one! Let’s give her a round of applause! Shi Qiyu (calm and elegant): Hello, dear readers. I’m Shi Qiyu, the female lead o 8.6kReads8.6Score766Shelves

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    The first book was enjoyable, but the second one has a lot of professional content.

38. 38 从 Period: From Steel Mill Supporting Actress to Top Academician 【年代】从炼钢厂女配到院士大佬 The Galaxy Pours Down星河倒灌Modern Romance717k WordsOngoing [1970s] [Female Side Character] [Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] Yu Zifang had a strange dream. In it, she was a disposable female side character who was hopelessly in love with the heroine's older brother and met a tragic end. Yu Zifang: ? Is that supposed to be me? Not sure. Let's wait and see. She was a worker-peasant-soldier university student and a technician at a steel mill, yet she let romance derail her career, landed in prison, and after her release was taken 1.4kReads8.4Score105Shelves
39. 39 七 The 1970s: I Planned to Coast Through Life, but I Was Forced to Make a Comeback! 七零：本想咸鱼趟，却被迫翻身！ Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance335k WordsCompleted (Ahem, some of you lovely readers want more no-romance period stories. I’ll do my best to update! Fist bump!) The moment Su Rong opens her eyes, she has transmigrated into a period novel as a supporting female character who seems to have something wrong with her head. Looking at the one, two, three, four, five male leads before her, Su Rong falls unusually silent. Not out of shyness, but embarrassment. Without exception, no matter how many male leads there are, they’re all fish in the female lea 293Reads6.7Score—Shelves
40. 40 下 Fine, I’ll Go to the Countryside. I Have a Pocket Dimension, So What Have I Got to Fear? 下乡就下乡我有空间我怕谁 Knowing the Mist from the Tower临楼知渺Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + sent to the countryside + raising children + no romance) Fall asleep at home, wake up transmigrated from the sky! Fang Lan wakes up one day and finds she’s transmigrated from the 21st century into a little girl in the 1970s in a parallel world. She’s about to be sent to the countryside, and she’s so hungry she’s dizzy and seeing black. She feels like she might as well die! Then the very next moment, she gains a pocket dimension. Well... it’s a bit small, but 6.7kReads9.0Score689Shelves
41. 41 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance336k WordsOngoing [Power Couple Showdown] [Extreme Push and Pull] [科技 Strong Nation] [Business Warfare in a Bygone Era] [Alternate Universe] The Untouchable Ice Queen VS the Master Manipulator This is an evenly matched battle of wits, and a legend about the rise of a great power's industrial technology. In 1992, with nowhere left to turn, Jiang Wan set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a technical expert with formidable financial backing. What began as mutual exploitation and wariness evolved amid the surging tides of 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's start with this one. It's a new, no-romance novel, too short to recommend... This is my first time writing a romance story, so it's a bit rough around the edges. I'm still figuring out how to write a story with two strong, reborn protagonists in the 90s. No cheat codes, just pure technical skill, but they complement each other perfectly – it's super engaging! Reborn into the turbulent 90s, while others were busy starting businesses and chasing trends, the female protagonist directly targeted the future goldmine – the Huaqiangbei semiconductor and electronics industry! No special abilities, no system, no windfall luck! Her biggest asset is her advanced technology, industry knowledge, and information advantage gained from her deep cultivation in the electronics industry in her previous life! Her past life ended in regret, and in this life, she has only two goals: revenge and to build her beloved electronics business into a powerful force! To build a stable career and avoid the risks of the times, she needs a reliable strategic partner with a compatible aura. The male lead is a top-tier, two-strong pair! He's not promiscuous, not a player, and not the type to be easily swayed by others. He's calm, mature, highly capable, and has a solid background. Early on, there's mutual attraction and mutual commitment! In their relationship, the male lead is more mature and considerate, silently accompanying and protecting her. In their careers, the female lead holds the key to future trends, possessing accurate predictions and overwhelming technical expertise, using her advanced knowledge to assist the male lead and lead the entire operation to success! Their relationship isn't one-sided dependence, but a powerful alliance where they support each other, achieve mutual success, and grow together! Initially, they work side-by-side, their chemistry is phenomenal, and later the female lead shines brightly, achieving legendary status in her career! Seeing her increasingly dazzling and admired by all, the usually calm and composed male lead finally panics! He initiates an extreme crisis-driven pursuit! In the chaotic 1990s, two top-tier intelligent individuals embark on a two-way journey to wealth, from partners and best friends to lifelong lovers. Their careers are incredibly exciting, and their romance is incredibly sweet! (This is my first time writing a romance storyline, I will try my best and improve gradually [facepalm])

42. 42 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score595Shelves
43. 43 开 From the Start, I Changed My Fate by Selling Braised Meat 开局分家，我靠卖卤肉改命 He Qi何绮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + Widow's sister-in-law + Feel-good story + Strong heroine + Building wealth + Putting scumbags in their place, no romance. The male lead is her brother-in-law, but their relationship is familial. The male characters have very little page time, and the heroine's story takes center stage.] Li Yu transmigrated from being a modern handicrafts and food blogger into the life of a poor woman in ancient times whose husband died on their very first day of marriage. To survive, Li Yu split the f 3.4kReads8.5Score298Shelves
44. 44 穿 Transmigrating Into an Era Novel: The Tool Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿越年代文：工具人拒绝剧情 Ninth Little Sister九小妹Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + no romance + family and village life + stays in the countryside + no school] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Mingyue discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel. She wasn’t the female lead’s rival or a sacrificial character, but merely a tool character who provided a house when the female lead went to the countryside, then appeared briefly in the background introduction. Did Gu Mingyue mind? Of course not!!! Her pocket dimension was stoc 5.5kReads8.9Score304Shelves
45. 45 原 Primitive Farming and Infrastructure 原始种田搞基建 Ah Ah Ah A Tang啊啊啊阿唐Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Slow Burn] [Character Growth] [Saving the World] A fantasy story set among tribes in another world. It is not a primitive matriarchal society: everything is led by shamans. Jiang Ning was born into the Sky Wolf Tribe. In this world, there were not only shamans, but also warriors and battle pets. Beyond the tribe, ferocious beasts were everywhere and danger lurked at every turn. Everyone struggled to compete with the beasts for food, living harsh and difficult lives. Just when ther 1.5kReads8.6Score161Shelves
46. 46 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.3kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
47. 47 掐 One Quick Calculation, and I Know You’re a Fugitive! 掐指一算，你是逃犯！ Red Flowers and Green Willows花红柳绿Mystery4.2M WordsOngoing Su Chen, a top-tier celestial master, transmigrates to the 1990s and becomes a widower with the same name. His wife has just died, and his five children are crying for food. After searching the entire house, he finds only ten yuan. Without hesitation, Su Chen takes the money to Chunming Street, the busiest street in the city, and puts an ad in the newspaper: “Fortune-telling. If I'm wrong, you don't pay.” “Granny, your daughter didn't go missing. She's in the stove at your son-in-law's house.” A 47.6kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves
48. 48 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 21.7kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    A realistic portrayal of the era; a fine and excellent book.

49. 49 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.9kReads8.9Score163Shelves

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    Vintage masterpieces.

50. 50 老 The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Ancestor, Pacifier in Mouth, Makes the Whole Village Rich 老祖宗三岁半，叼着奶嘴带富全村 Ants' Teeth Are Black蚂蚁牙黑Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted When Su Jiujiu wakes up, she has traveled back to the impoverished 1980s, where food and clothing are scarce. She has become the village’s highest-ranking elder, despite being only three and a half years old. The village lies deep in the mountains and is dirt poor. The children are pale, thin, and malnourished. The adults are gaunt, their faces numb. Every year, the village has to borrow grain from the commune just to get by. It’s the poorest village in the entire county. This year’s harvest is 164Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    These two are the only two I've read so far that don't have any romantic pairings, and both characters are very strong. The first one is about a protagonist saving a remote mountain village, and the second one, as you can tell from the title, doesn't have any male romantic partners.

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