A Seasoned Reader's in a Reading Slump. Bring on the Seventies and Eighties Novels! 老书虫书荒，七零八零快上快上

1. 1 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 78.6kReads9.4Score12.1k14d adds

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   Having read over twenty historical fiction novels, I can only say that these few are the kind of books you'd regret not reading—they're incredibly good.

2. 2 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds
3. 3 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.6kReads8.9Score78314d adds
4. 4 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds

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   These books are beautifully written and super enjoyable! 👀🤭🤭

5. 5 八 The 1980s: A Beauty with Skin Like Jade Marries a Soldier and Raises a Child 八零凝脂美人，嫁个军人带带崽 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Eighties setting + military marriage + seducing the man + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + heroine has experience, hero doesn't] She opens her eyes to find she's become the male lead's wicked aunt in a period novel. She abuses him and his younger sister, cheats on their stern uncle, and ultimately brings about her own death. Lu Manman, a breathtaking beauty with smooth, radiant skin, is determined to take it easy. All she wants is to go back home. Who knew her niece and nephew would 12.3kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
6. 6 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6kReads9.1Score44314d adds
7. 7 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds
8. 8 八 The Rugged 1980s Hunk Is a Beast, and He Spoils His Frail Little Wife to Tears 八零糙汉猛如虎，宠哭病弱小娇妻 Yuzhou渔洲Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rough-and-tumble man with a lovesick streak + transmigrate into a book + doting husband + mutual devotion] [Quiet, ruthless, and wild Eighties roughneck vs. sweet-voiced, delicate, sickly little flower] Reader beware: The heroine is delicate but not self-sacrificing. This is not a strong-female-lead story, and she isn't a career-driven powerhouse. No golden finger or System at first; those only appear later!! Pei Yan was a notorious ruffian for miles around. No woman in the cou 296Reads8.8Score—14d adds
9. 9 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.8kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
10. 10 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s and Raise Kids on a Military Island 穿越六零，随军海岛养崽崽 Wan Xiyi万喜宜Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period Setting + Pocket Space] [Joining the Army on an Island + Raising Kids + Sweet Romance + Love After Marriage + No Toxic Characters + Everyday Life] Jiang Zhizhi is a modern-day food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s. Luckily, the little house she had just bought outright comes along with her, and the refrigerator inside even has a duplication function. But before she can process what’s happening, her older brother and sister-in-law bundle her up with he 2.9kReads8.5Score19714d adds
11. 11 首 The Commander Spoils Me Rotten: His Beautiful Stepmom-to-Be Runs Away Pregnant 首长太能宠，漂亮后妈揣崽跑路了 Chi Youbai池柚白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + Period Military Marriage + Eight-Year Age Gap + Faithful 1v1 + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a period novel as a pretty but brainless villainess who keeps courting death, Nan Yang decides to save herself. Her cold and distant military officer husband gives her the silent treatment after they marry, and she has two little burdens to care for. But he hands over all his money, can’t have children, and will die young later on… She’ll be rich and carefree, and b 4kReads9.2Score48314d adds
12. 12 七 A New Marriage in 1970: My Rugged Husband Spoils Me 七零新婚：糙汉老公宠妻入骨 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + spatial storage + rugged man + petite wife + Beidahuang farm] The moment Ma Xiaoxuan opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s. She sneaks onto a train to a farm in the Northeast to get married. The man she's supposed to marry is a towering, burly farm tyrant. From then on, timid, delicate, and trembling Ma Xiaoxuan begins her struggle to survive by clinging to her husband's protection. Meanwhile, Gao Zhiyuan, a hot-tempered, big-bearded, tough but dim-witted “silly roe 63Reads9.1Score—14d adds
13. 13 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 33.8kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds
14. 14 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 18.2kReads8.0Score1.3k14d adds
15. 15 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.2kReads6.8Score20714d adds
16. 16 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score13114d adds
17. 17 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance535k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 8.9kReads7.1Score18314d adds
18. 18 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 81Reads7.0Score10514d adds
19. 19 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 21.1kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
20. 20 土 The Lingering Warmth of the Earthen Bed 土炕上的余温 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou 12.7kReads8.9Score78814d adds
21. 21 时 Time Flows Gently, and I Wish You Peace 时光清浅，予你安然 Caicai's Huhu菜菜的胡胡Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted Everyone knows her as Qu Qingqian, the divine physician. No one knows she is also Chu Anran, a princess fallen on hard times. He is Xie Wuyang, courtesy name Yuan. He was the light of her youth, and the person she fought with all her might to save. Her identity is her thunderbolt, but he tells her, “It’s our thunderbolt.” With no overpowered golden finger, only love and perseverance, she transforms from glazed glass into a brilliant pearl, and at last receives the peaceful life he promised her 26Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    A coming-of-age story. If you're willing to grow alongside the male and female leads, come and take a look. The story is heartwarming.

22. 22 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 39.9kReads9.1Score4.5k14d adds

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    Both of these new books are good.

23. 23 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Scheming Ones Fight Me for the Protagonist Role 觉醒七零：老六们跟我争夺当主角 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Guess who the original protagonist of this world really is + everyday family life + no awful characters + no face-slapping + watching the drama] Gu Dong was hit by a door, which awakened the memories of three lifetimes and happened to give her a not entirely useless golden finger. After learning that her husband, with whom she had shared a respectful marriage for years, would soon be sent away to the countryside, Gu Dong began making plans for the future. The two, who had been growing further a 318Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The female lead awakens memories of three lifetimes—that's fake. She discovers the male lead is about to be demoted—that's real. A chaotic rural life story, full of quirky characters and hilarious moments.

24. 24 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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    ✨Career +1 Career +1 Career +1… ✨Work Permit +1 Work Permit +1 Work Permit +1… ✨Righteous Path +1 Righteous Path +1 Righteous Path +1… Especially the third book, which mainly focuses on a male protagonist spoiling his children. Oh right, he only spoils his own children. Any other children he brings home, he'll just quietly throw them out—out of sight, out of mind. [Staring]

25. 25 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 8.2kReads9.1Score77214d adds
26. 26 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: The Cold, Powerful Man Finds the Right Path 穿越八零高冷大佬走上了正道 Meat-Loving Little Fairy吃肉的小仙女Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted If you’re wondering how Ye Keke knows the big shot’s name, it all goes back to a Legal Online program on the news in 2023. The internet was down that day, and Ye Keke was terribly bored. On a whim, she turned on the television, which she hadn’t watched in ages, to see if there were any good movies. As she flipped through the channels, a middle-aged man on a legal affairs program caught her eye. Though the years had left their mark around his eyes, his peerlessly handsome face instantly captured 1.1kReads8.7Score—14d adds
27. 27 七 In the 1970s, I Took Down the Cold-Faced Commander of the Family Compound, and He Became Mine 七零，干翻家属院冷面首长归我了 Loves Colorful Peanut Candy爱吃多彩花生豆Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + power fantasy + period setting + pocket dimension + laugh-out-loud comedy + scheming + 1v1 + little tricks + making money] A parallel-world period story. It's all fictional, so don't take it too seriously. The heroine is a goofy, hilarious girl. After joining the military, she's forced into a battle to “win the battalion commander.” She defeats thirteen rivals single-handedly and catches the special attention of the young, handsome, promising Battalion Commander Lu. What t 15.7kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds

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    Here it comes! The end of the 1970s, a hilarious and refreshing story, a new genre.

28. 28 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Enlisting with a Spirit Spring 重生七零：带着灵泉去当兵 Nope非也吖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in a single moment, Su Yao returns to 1976 with a Spirit Spring space. She enlists in the army and sets out on the path to turn her life around! In the military, she uses her skills to put fake sweethearts in their place, crushes every scumbag, and rises through the ranks until she becomes a legendary female soldier admired by all! He is the military’s cold and proud prodigy, the Gu family’s heir. Unstoppable on the battlefield and a detached observer of political schemes, he has eyes onl 2.4kReads7.9Score26414d adds

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    😎😎

29. 29 八 A Warm Romance in the Eighties: A Transmigrated Couple’s Century-Spanning Promise 八零暖婚：穿越夫妻的跨世纪约定 One Bite of Red Bean Qingtuan一口红豆青团Modern Romance213k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance + period setting + dual transmigration + System + marriage first, love later + raising a child + everyday life] In 2025, food lover Qin Wanwan was a history PhD student. One day, she transmigrated to 1985 and became an honest village girl who had only recently married. Faced with a mysterious, aloof husband and an adopted son of unknown origins, Qin Wanwan screamed inwardly! And with the System’s even more ridiculous missions, she was completely at a loss~ But she was already 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male and female protagonists from different eras travel back to the 1980s, leading to an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. It's a slice-of-life story.

30. 30 爱 Patriotic Heartthrob: The Male Lead Is Sacrificed! My Homeland Knows No Bounds 爱国万人迷：男主祭天！祖国无边 Oopsie Cake糟糕小糕Modern Romance533k WordsOngoing [Patriotic heroine + multiple male leads in a romantic showdown + every couple is a delight] Chen Qiqi, a widow from Lotus Village and an Eighth Route Army intelligence agent, transmigrates to the 21st century after completing a mission and binds to the [Peach Blossom Luck Boosts National Destiny System]. The more romantic attention she gets, the stronger the nation becomes! Heroine: You want me to build a harem? I'm a successor to communism! Hand me a grenade! I'll swing my broadsword at the J 5Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    It's really good, the plot is very engaging, and the writing is excellent 😳😳 I've been waiting for the author to update.

31. 31 肥 The Chubby Wife Is No Pushover: Marrying an Officer and Raising Adorable Kids 肥妻不好惹，嫁给军官老公养萌娃 Fairy Peach仙仙桃子Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage Before Love + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Transmigration] Chen Jianian used to work as a server at a Mixue Ice City shop in the twenty-first century. She was in the middle of beating a lemon tea when, to her surprise, she transmigrated! If she had to transmigrate, why did she have to land in the body of a fat military wife in the 1980s? The original owner not only abused children, but was also lazy, greedy, and overbearing. Everyone was sick of 30Reads6.7Score—14d adds
32. 32 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Builds a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 八零军婚，俏军嫂发家致富养崽崽 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After a car accident, Su Ran unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel as the troublesome, doomed ex-wife. A disastrous start: she arrived on the eve of the original character’s divorce from her military commander husband. Divorce was one thing, but the original character had even drugged him, planning to sleep with this cold man before dumping him? What a reckless move! Su Ran: “I’m not taking the blame for this.” She slipped away to build a career. After she disappeared, her soon-to-be ex 6.3kReads9.2Score67614d adds

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    Super sweet, with a fresh plot. No reincarnation, no space-time continuation. The female lead becomes wealthy through her own abilities, going from business to politics, fighting for the country's interests. The male lead comes from a military and political family and is a regimental commander. Both are virgins, deeply in love, and he dotes on his wife excessively. She has strong moral values, a sense of national responsibility, and contributes to the country's development while becoming wealthy herself—a powerful and wealthy female lead.

33. 33 国 State Farm: The Educated Youth Becomes Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 国营农场：女知青在七零做团宠 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Northern Great Wilderness State Farm’s Artsy Young Educated Youth [Transmigrate + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + No Toxic Relatives + No System or Golden Finger] A car accident sends Du Yanshu to the Northern Great Wilderness state farm where her grandparents once went to the countryside. She becomes a young woman assigned to the pig-raising team. She has barely woken up when she must clean up the original owner’s mess. Not only is she facing an arranged marriage, she is a 1.1kReads9.2Score14214d adds

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    My absolute favorite period dramas: ① Du Yanshu, the female lead, manages to balance family and career perfectly. Watch how she rises step by step without relying on any special abilities! 😆 ② Bao Zhuangcheng's book; the author's writing is absolutely fantastic. Under her guidance, every character in the book feels so vibrant! 💕 ③ Just read it, ladies! The female lead is smart, low-key, knows how to hide her talents, and is incredibly shrewd! 🤤🤤 ④ A career-oriented female lead with high emotional and intellectual intelligence; the writing is superb, and you'll finish it before you know it! 😢😢

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
35. 35 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
36. 36 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 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
37. 37 无 Endless Killing Intent: The Grim Reaper's Judgment in a Horror Loop 无尽杀机：死神审判惊悚轮回 Radish and Melon萝卜瓜Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Horror + thrills + wish fulfillment + no female lead] Qin Ye transmigrates to a parallel world teeming with criminals and obtains a miraculous Death God Judgment System. It can pull evildoers into illusory worlds of horror, where they must endure terrifying cycles of judgment! The Death God delivers judgment as a warning to all: make them suffer by their own methods! Good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. If retribution has not come, its time has simply not yet arrived! Over time, Qin 1.8kReads9.1Score18314d adds

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    I'm past the age of enjoying romantic pairings, so I'm recommending a few novels with strong male or female leads and no romantic pairings. There are more female-centric novels. The first one is super good; the male lead, Qin Ye, is so good I wish he'd become a real person. If you're looking for something to read, check these out. All my recommendations are for hot and strong leads, not overly sentimental ones. If you like sweet, gentle stories, please skip this! And please, no complaining here! After all, my emotions are emotions too.

38. 38 人 In the Dream of the Red Chamber, I Lead a Revolution Against the Qing 人在红楼，替大清革命 Long Live the First Emperor始皇万岁Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + System + spatial dimension + farming] A female-led quick transmigration story with no male lead. Men only slow down how fast she can draw her sword! Ying Qingyan is a descendant of the First Emperor. While gathering supplies, she gets bound to the Space-Time Administration’s System V587 and sent to various worlds to complete missions. Once she finishes, she receives generous rewards. Excerpt: V587: Host, Host, your mission is here. Ying Qingyan stands before the window wi 1.5kReads9.3Score10714d adds
39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 29.6kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
40. 40 当 When the Female Sword Cultivator Starts Quick Transmigration 当女剑修开始快穿 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + face-slapping + satisfying read] The book transmigrator who wants to have several lovers at once, the scheming cousin who wants to take her older cousin's place, the evil woman in the entertainment industry, the rich family's live-in son-in-law who builds his success on his wife's sacrifice, the top scholar who abandons his first wife, and the great general who loves only his concubine are all trash in the eyes of the female sword cultivator Qi Sha. So what if you're rebo 33kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds
41. 41 快 Quick Transmigration: The God of Wrath Descends and Slaughters Three Thousand Little Worlds 快穿之凶神降临，杀穿三千小世界 Warm Persimmon暖柿子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Ruthless Female Lead + Revenge and Comeuppance + Cathartic Read] Qi An, the most rebellious troublemaker and fiercest demon god in the Liyue World, is undefeated across the realms. But while weathering a tribulation, she is badly set up by the Heavenly Dao, who takes the chance to settle a personal score. Her spirit and body are both gravely injured, and the demon clan is on the brink of destruction. As the saying goes, repay a meal's kindness and avenge the 8.5kReads9.3Score87014d adds
42. 42 快 The Quick Transmigration Expert Tears the White-Eyed Wolf Apart 快穿大佬手撕白眼狼 Pink Dragon粉龙Modern Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + face-slapping + pure no-romance + not a saint] The heroine looks cold but is goofy and chuuni inside, a melodramatic show-off who can be brutally cruel when tormenting people. When she gets serious, even the Heavens tremble. Returning every blow twice over is Jiuxi’s rule of thumb. What? A domineering CEO with a brain full of shit wants to kill his wife for the sake of true love? What? A saintly mother is showing off her shameless tricks and getting her daughter killed? What? T 2.4kReads9.0Score19314d adds
43. 43 有 If Someone Crosses Me, I Get Even on the Spot 有仇当场就报，绝不留着过夜 Jiang Tian江田Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Su Qing is a traffic police officer in the infinite universe. Countless cannon fodder characters, consumed by resentment, refuse to be reincarnated. Su Qing receives missions to transmigrate into their bodies, deal with the people responsible, and help them take revenge and turn their lives around. World One: The marquis’s wife, doomed to die at her husband’s hands. If the marquis is going to kill me, I’ll kill him first, and take down the Imperial Consort while I’m at it. World Two: The tool ch 1.9kReads8.9Score13814d adds
44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crazy Host Has a Heart of Stone! 快穿：疯批宿主她铁石心肠！ Spicy Lazy Cat麻辣懒喵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration / No romance / Punishing scumbags / Feel-good revenge / Unhinged heroine with a touch of goofy humor] As a stone as old as the heavens, Xue Yuke once served as a pillow stone beneath Pangu's head, a candidate stone for repairing the sky, and a stepping stone in the Nine Heavens Profound Palace... But one day, as she underwent tribulation to ascend, a lightning punishment blasted her to pieces. Even her soul was reduced to nothing. At the moment her soul was being annihilate 7.5kReads9.2Score76714d adds
45. 45 大 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦：始皇帝，我真不吃软饭啊！ The King of Qin Circles the Pig秦王绕猪Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 45.2kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds
46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: The Powerful One Torments Scum, Even Killing Herself When She Gets Serious 快穿：大佬虐渣，狠起来自己都杀 Little Dragon Crystal小龙晶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Abusing villains + satisfying revenge + no romance + strong heroine + no logic] [Everything is fictional!!! Do not imitate!!! Never break the law.] This is a quick transmigration revenge story with no romance. The synopsis doesn’t matter; what matters is the story. [If you’re a stickler for logic, please be gentle. If you’re a perfectionist, please be gentle. Writing isn’t easy, so let’s understand each other. A kind word can warm you through three winters; a cruel one can chill you even in sum 1.3kReads8.9Score10314d adds
47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: I Got Rich After Face-Slapping the Ungrateful 快穿：打脸白眼狼后我暴富了 Unaware of Youth不知夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted There are always ungrateful people in this world: scumbags who break up with the girlfriends who put them through college, tycoons who abandon the wives who stood by them through hardship once they've made it, and stepdaughters who are raised by stepmothers after their birth parents die, only to turn unfilial... If all those who were betrayed were reborn before they ever gave anything, how would their stories end? Note: Before being reborn, the protagonist of the first world is young and has no 3.5kReads9.0Score28514d adds
48. 48 快 Run! The Deranged Host Has No Heart 快跑，疯批宿主她没有心 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance729k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] Li Ku was once a piece of deadwood from the Primordial Realm, rootless and adrift in the abyss. Her daily routine was to watch countless great demons enter in perfect shape and leave missing limbs. One day, someone claiming to be a Tasker mistook her for a treasure and brought her back to the Time and Space Administration. No freeloaders were allowed there, so Li Ku, gathering dust, was kicked into a mission world. What was a mission? In t 6.4kReads9.3Score74214d adds
49. 49 大 Great Qin: I’m a Teacher 大秦：我是个教书先生 Heartache恸心Historical527k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional. [History buffs, read at your own risk.] Alternate history (fictional) + no female lead + First Emperor Ying Zheng + completed Try not to take it too seriously, or you'll only make yourself angry... Zhang Yu transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and obtains a Dao-preaching System, helping Qin Shi Huang build a prosperous empire of Qin unlike anything the world has ever seen. Lao Zhao: “Look over there.” Zhang Yu: “What is it?” “That’s my empire.” “...” Zhang Yu turned 2.1kReads9.2Score23514d adds
50. 50 闪 Out of the Way! Senior Sister with the Lightning Spirit Root Is About to Smite Scumbags 闪开！雷灵根大师姐要劈渣了 Fei Liubai飞流白Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + feel-good story + no romance + System + strong female lead + punishing scumbags Something has gone wrong in the Three Thousand Realms. The Divine Transformation Venerable Xiyi is ordered to investigate, and unexpectedly captures a System. She'll complete a mission and repay a karmic debt, while also uncovering the secrets behind the Three Thousand Realms. But Venerable Xiyi can't help wondering why so many scumbags who deserve to be struck by lightning keep popping up in f 3.7kReads9.3Score40014d adds

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