Period Novel! The Heroine Has a Job, Won't Be a Housewife or Do Chores, and Doesn't Want to Be a Stepmother 年代文！女主有工作不当老妈子、不干活、不要后妈

1. 451 随 After My Stepmother Remarried, I Became the Darling of the Military Compound 随后妈改嫁后，我成军属院香饽饽 Xia Wangzhu夏望逐Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Just released, so the rating is still low. It’ll rise later! 1970s + remarriage + family favorite + lucky little girl] [Long-legged, fiery stepmom x doting, devoted-to-his-wife-and-kids commander] Her scumbag dad divorces her stepmom. Her stepmom agrees to leave with nothing, on one condition: she gets to take her stepdaughter, Sang Zhizhi. Zhizhi: You’re escaping a living hell and taking me with you? Mom’s great! Dad’s awful! On the day of the divorce, an officer falls for her stepmom at first 3.6kReads8.7Score61914d adds

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   The scumbag father divorced his stepmother, who agreed to leave with nothing, her only condition being that she take her stepdaughter, Sang Zhizhi, with her. ❤️❤️❤️ Zhizhi: Escaping this hellhole and taking me with you? Mom's great! Dad's bad!

2. 452 七 The 1970s: The Delicate Beauty Is a Prize Catch 七零：病弱美人是极品 A Mouthful of Gummy Bear一口小熊软糖Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history setting + frail beauty vs. cold-faced, devoted man + selfish and self-serving + female lead doesn't go to the countryside + golden finger] A sudden fever awakens Xiang Chuntao's memories of her past life. Having witnessed the prosperity of the 21st century, what path should she take as the second child in a large urban family in the 1970s? Luckily, the transmigration goddess comes through for her and gives her a golden finger, too. When Xie Nanzhou first sees Xiang Chuntao, he 2.2kReads8.1Score15614d adds

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   🌴The female protagonist, born in the 1970s, 🌵is a city dweller who doesn't go to the countryside. Her father is the captain of a transport team. She has two sons and two daughters. 🌾After graduating from high school, she finds a job on her own. 🍁She works in the propaganda department of Nanshan Steel Plant. This isn't a story of a universally adored, doting female protagonist; she's cunning and knows how to use her charm to win favor.🌴

3. 453 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.3kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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   📖📖📖📖From the writing style to the story content, there's absolutely nothing to criticize. It's definitely from the female protagonist's perspective (Sheng Wanyan), who travels to the 1970s with a special ability, but instead of recklessly using her superpowers, she leverages information and time differences to fully utilize her advantages. Her husband is a soldier, she's a diplomat who rises step by step, and she also wields significant economic power. Every step she takes is the best choice, risky yet bold! The story focuses on describing the protagonist's development, handling every matter, big or small, with reason and evidence, including her relationships with friends and family, and the entire historical process. Towards the end, you feel both proud and excited! China is truly rising! Although we are not witnesses, we are undoubtedly beneficiaries! It feels like it's happening right next to us. The ending, with stories about the children, is also very touching. It's truly amazing! Highly recommended, sisters!!! I'm going to read it again!!!!

4. 454 九 The 1990s: I Became the Early-Deceased Wife of a Tough Big Shot 九零：穿成糙汉大佬的早死前妻 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + tough, powerful male lead + female lead plays dumb to outwit her foes + male lead reborn + female lead transmigrates] Du Ruo was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household and destined to become a favored consort. But on her wedding night, she was killed by an assassin while saving the emperor. After dying, Du Ruo is reborn in the 1990s as another “Du Ruo,” who was forced to drop out of school and switch fiances, then tried to take her 3kReads9.2Score27314d adds

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   It's good, original, and features a male gang leader and a female genius doctor (ancient to modern time travel).

5. 455 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 7.4kReads9.2Score39514d adds

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   A lighthearted and healing story set in a historical period, involving time travel, space exploration, raising children, and an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. Both the male and female protagonists are children who were not valued by their families of origin. After an unexpected marriage, they gradually find peace and heal themselves while raising their child.

6. 456 七 The 1970s: My Late Wife Took Our Twins to Join the Army 七零：早逝媳妇带龙凤胎去随军 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhiwei was trapped as a ghost beside her two children for ten whole years. She watched helplessly as her mother-in-law bullied them, her sister-in-law tormented them, her younger sister-in-law abused them, and her younger brother-in-law treated them like they didn't exist. She couldn't accept it. She was furious! Perhaps Heaven heard her grievances. The moment she opened her eyes, she had returned to the year she died! This time, she would tear apart her wicked mother-in-law and trample he 3.5kReads8.9Score37314d adds

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   These books are all really good, I highly recommend them [laughs][laughs][laughs]. If you don't believe me, just click and see for yourself.

7. 457 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Golden Canary in Love 重生九零，情场金丝雀 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A strong female lead. The romance was added later. Though it starts from a dance hall and includes things like keeping a canary, the story is quite serious, so please don't read too much into that. The plot comes first. It mainly follows the rough-and-tumble rise of a first-generation entrepreneur thirty years ago. All the characters are adults with brains, and they know and obey the law. If you're looking for an intense love story where the characters disregard the law and basic decency just to 3.3kReads9.1Score26114d adds

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   It has to be this one. The female lead has a job, and there's no romantic partner.

8. 458 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 66.7kReads8.5Score8.4k14d adds

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   [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work] A top student transmigrates into the body of a young lady from a supply and marketing cooperative in the 1970s. Bound to a system that allows him to use his purchasing skills to rise from the county town to the top, developing exports, running a chicken farm, and catching criminals!

9. 459 六 The 1960s: Army Life Raising Kids, Teasing Cats, and Walking Dogs 六零，养娃逗猫遛狗的随军生活 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Family life + food and farming + raising children + following the troops to the border) A quick heads-up: there are few truly awful characters in this story. It mainly focuses on warm, everyday family life. Lan Mei, a modern crafting blogger, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s. The original owner of her body has lost both parents, and to protect herself, she marries a rough-around-the-edges soldier, bringing along her intellectually disabled older brother. Later, for the sake of her chil 7.3kReads8.3Score67214d adds
10. 460 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 8.8kReads8.9Score88414d adds
11. 461 在 Stealing the Heroine’s Fortunes in the 1970s, I Snag a Soldier and Marry Him 在七零抢女主机缘，拐个军官结婚 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Six-year age gap + love at first sight + slow and steady + everyday life] Cheng Zhiyu woke up from a nap to discover she had transmigrated into a book, and not just any character: she had become a cannon-fodder character who was supposed to give the heroine golden fingers. All the original heroine’s golden fingers actually belonged to the cannon-fodder character. The original character was meant to hand them over, but Cheng Zhiyu wasn’t about to. She took the heroine’s golden fingers for hers 4.8kReads5.6Score54114d adds

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    [Already added to my wishlist][Added to my bookshelf]

12. 462 高 The Matriarch of a Powerful Family Reborn as a Wicked Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 高门主母穿成年代文中恶毒炮灰 The Light of Fuguang扶光的光Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (1980s setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + sweet romance + feel-good story) Just after Su Ke became a First-Rank Lady of Imperial Decree, she transmigrated into a vicious cannon-fodder female character in an 1980s romance novel. The original character worked as a nanny in the male lead's home. Just as the leads were about to confess their feelings, she barged in, only to accidentally help them make up and get together sooner. As a disposable side character, the original woman's 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one is alright. The female lead doesn't become a mother figure; it's a transmigration novel.

13. 463 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 133.7kReads9.1Score15.6k14d adds

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    Waking up, Jiang Yuman found herself transmigrated into the body of the male lead's six-month pregnant, vicious ex-wife in a novel. In the book, the original owner dreamed of becoming an official's wife, using every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. However, after the Fu family was unjustly dismissed and their fortunes turned sour, threatening to send them to the countryside, she ignored their pleas and promises, hastily getting an abortion and divorcing them! Looking at her husband, even more handsome than a modern-day celebrity, and touching her six-month pregnant belly, Jiang Yuman sighed: "You brat, still not satisfied with all this good food!" According to the original plot, two years later, the male lead and his father would be reinstated, once again becoming highly sought-after figures in the compound, living a harmonious life with the reborn female lead. But Jiang Yuman, now transmigrated, didn't want to make way for the female lead! Learning from the book's experience, she certainly wouldn't abandon her perfect husband to create more difficulties for herself.

14. 464 当 Being the Most Beautiful Supporting Actress 当女配非常貌美 Mu Xiongyi, Who Likes Cat Sharks喜欢猫鲨的木雄义Modern Romance709k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + immersive experience + self-serving heroine + period settings] Yun Shuwei died a pathetic, ridiculous death, making a “true love” story possible for a scumbag and his mistress. When she awoke, a System came to her: “Want revenge? Want to live again? The price is becoming my ‘corrector’ and traveling through countless worlds to set things right!” Her mission: find those cruelly toyed with by fate and condemned to tragic endings, then forcibly rewrite their final chapters! 855Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a wicked stepmother in a period novel. She's tricked into marriage, and when the child comes knocking on her door, she resolutely refuses to raise the child. (Quick Transmigration Novel)

15. 465 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.4kReads8.3Score87214d adds
16. 466 带 Life in the 1960s with an MC System 带着MC系统在六零生活 The Genius Is Always a Lonely Gourmet天才总是孤独的美食家Modern Romance81k WordsOngoing Lai Sufang was crushed to death ahead of schedule when an aftershock in Taiwan brought down her building. Her landlord had illegally remodeled the property and removed a load-bearing wall, causing the floor to collapse. Ox-Head and Horse-Face took her to the underworld to be reincarnated. Since she still had more than seventy years left to live, her ancestor learned what had happened and brought his servants to confront the landlord’s ancestor, Yu Dafu. After a thorough “persuasion by reason” wi —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is an only child and doesn't need to go to the countryside. After her death in her previous life, she was mistaken for a foreign angel by a bull-headed man with astigmatism, while a horse-faced demon said her hair and skeleton made her a purebred local. The underworld is also keeping up with the times; the female protagonist passes through a series of gates for investigation, and her information is transmitted to her ancestor via the Book of Life and Death app. The ancestor's jade pendant requires a VIP subscription to find the ancestor who violated the law by his landlord. The female protagonist's ancestor persuades the unscrupulous landlord ancestor to obtain compensation through a series of persuasive means. The unscrupulous landlord ancestor then uses connections and gifts to help his descendants pay compensation, securing the female protagonist's reincarnation in a parallel world in the 1960s as a dual-income only child in a small Hakka county town in the mountainous region of Fujian Province. She has a cheat system called "My Cube System" and a male protagonist specially customized just for her. This is one of the few novels with a Hakka background. Most of the previous ones were set in Cantonese.

17. 467 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: A Spatial Realm of Trillions in Supplies to Support Educated Youths 穿越六零：空间千亿物资养知青 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Trillion-Yuan Supplies + Personal Space + Educated Youth + Transmigrate + Both Leads Are Virgins + Sweet Romance + Patriotic] She wakes up one morning and transmigrates to the 1960s~ What? Her whole body has traveled through time! She's an undocumented person with nothing to eat or drink, and not a penny to her name! No! She's ten years younger, a radiant eighteen-year-old beauty. No! She dreamed of the past in advance, so her money, ration coupons, and identity documents were all p 3.4kReads9.0Score38714d adds

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    ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ Elegant, no stepmother, and a good job~ ☘️☘️ A little fox from the performing arts troupe, transmigrated into a book as the troupe's pampered cannon fodder, rescued her family, and latched onto a powerful figure~ But this powerful figure is a bit hard to win over, watch how she plays hard to get, how she makes him lose control~ ☘️☘️ Immediately after transmigrating, she met a "good guy," Police Chief Zhou, who seemed to be helping solve her illegal residency problem, but actually abducted this beautiful woman~ They got married, she passed the teacher's exam, and he even spoiled her with his whims~ 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻, more great works~

18. 468 穿 Transmigrated as a University Graduate in 1971 穿成七一年大学毕业生 Seventeen Is No Longer Hungry十七不饿了Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Xu Ning wakes up as the last graduating class of college students in a special era, and is assigned to a military hospital after graduation. Back in the modern world, Xu Ning often heard village elders talk about how people in the village had died from illnesses like fevers and colds, because medicine was so scarce back then that their conditions worsened into serious diseases. Xu Ning was raised by the villagers, and seeing the elders suffer from illness but refuse to see a doctor to save money 2.5kReads7.5Score19414d adds
19. 469 穿 Before My Whole Family Was Sent to the Countryside, I Took My Child and Ran 穿到全家下乡前，我带娃跑路了 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration to the 1960s + pocket dimension + raising a child + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other] Shu Yao thought someone must have put a curse on her. In her dreams, she saw another version of herself live a miserable life: when her husband was sent away for reeducation, she abandoned him and their child, then married a divorced man with a child of his own, only to become his unpaid nanny. Unable to take it anymore, she jumped into a river. The one who buried h 39.5kReads8.2Score5.8k14d adds
20. 470 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the 1960s and Cling to the Supporting Male Lead's Leg 穿书六零我抱紧了男配大佬的大腿 Overlord Fa霸王发Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted Su Jiao is sweet and lovely, with skin as smooth as jade and a graceful figure. After coming down with a bad cold, she discovers that she has entered a period novel as the powerful male supporting character's fiancée. In the original story, Su Jiao dies young in an accident, becoming a tool the heroine uses to get close to the powerful male lead. With his support, the heroine goes on to build a fortune. So Su Jiao decides she won't be anyone's tool. She takes her family's advice, boards a train, 130Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead loves herself the most and doesn't want to be a mother figure.

21. 471 侯 A Marquis Reborn as a Village Girl in the Seventies 侯爷穿成了年代小村姑 Three Colors三采Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted In the 1950s, Lin Zhile was one of the Lin family's four golden flowers, the youngest daughter kept at home by her parents so they could find her a live-in husband. Just before graduating from vocational school, the boy she liked turned her down. Heartbroken and consumed by anxiety over her future partner, she accidentally fell into the water on her way home. She came down with a fever that night and died. In the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Zhile was a marquis who disguised herself as a man. To prev 2.6kReads8.2Score17614d adds
22. 472 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Takes Her Vast Fortune to the Countryside to Join the Army 资本家小姐携巨额家产下乡随军 Zero Point Two Seven零点二七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A stone-faced military officer with bulging muscles and a complicated mind VS a delicate, radiant heiress from a wealthy family] [Military Marriage] [Light Sci-Fi] [Sweet Romance] [Easy, Satisfying Read] [Light Fantasy] [Goofy Robot] [Combat Pet] [Cards] [Lightning Powers] A word of warning: The heroine talks about keeping a low profile, but doesn’t act like it. If she has a golden finger, she’ll use it. Leng Yunhuan had just won the Grand Slam for Best Actress when she stayed up late playing a 10.8kReads8.5Score1.8k14d adds

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    Oh my god, this book is perfect, just read it, it's so good!

23. 473 在 Finding Hidden Gems in a Historical Romance 在年代拼好文里捡大漏 Yan Xiaozhai言小宅Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Era Fiction + Transmigrate into a Book + Alternate History + Ensemble Cast + Slice of Life + A Little Spoiling + Mostly Feel-Good + Romance + Everyone Gets Rich] Also known as: Finding Bliss in a Patchwork Era Novel The Background Character's Comeback in an Era Novel The Seventies: She Became the Heart of the Protagonist Group A Blended Era, Su Qingqing's Happy Life In the Era, She Had a Blast Thanks to the Protagonist Group! - Su Qingqing has transmigrated into an era novel! She suddenly disco 2.5kReads7.6Score15814d adds

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    [Drooling][KISS][Drooling] The first one, smart and awesome, [Drooling] Big Brother — Chen Dong (drowned in an ice hole in the winter of 1960) ✓ Little Nephew — Chen Qinghai (Qian Xing's eldest son, knocked unconscious and fed to wolves in 1959 while looking for food on a mountain) ✔ [Heart] One of the female supporting characters' vengeful notebooks, super ruthless. [Exploration] Everyone is their own protagonist, each with their own way of survival, super awesome, super cunning! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

24. 474 军 The Officer's Seduction: I Get by in the Eighties by Acting Crazy 军官撩人：我靠发癫在八零吃肉 Thousandfold Deity千千神Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + System + face-slapping + sweet romance] In her previous life, Lu Yunxiang was taken advantage of from beginning to end by her cousin, a woman who seemed as pure and mild as a chrysanthemum, and who presented herself as kind and self-sacrificing. The job Lu Yunxiang had worked so hard to earn through exams was given away by her cousin to someone else. Her cousin signed her up to go down to the countryside, leaving her to endure endless hardships in the rural 12.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
25. 475 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 192.4kReads9.3Score7.8k14d adds

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    This is absolutely gorgeous, and you can even learn some life lessons from it.

26. 476 救 Help! The Big Shot Is Being Harassed by a Spoiled Brat 救命！大佬被作精女碰瓷了 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + self-interest above all + ordinary timespace + no going to the countryside Respect hardship, understand hardship, but don't suffer through it! Lin Ran transmigrated into a period novel as the vicious younger sister of the reborn heroine. Faced with the heroine's overwhelming plot armor, she chose to cling to a powerful patron rather than keep her head down or go completely off the rails. (And this patron wasn't the original heroine.) Oh! A car is comin 9.1kReads8.4Score68314d adds
27. 477 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    Not a saint, not a stepmother

28. 478 重 Reborn in 1950: After Divorcing, I Took My Child to Hong Kong 重生五零，离婚后带娃闯香江 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Sheng Jianing was forced to marry Shen Shuo. Before the wedding, Shen Shuo cheated on her and switched her child with his mistress’s. Sheng Jianing died without ever finding out where her child was. Reborn, Sheng Jianing gives her enemies a taste of their own medicine and shows no mercy to a single one of them. She divorces, takes revenge, strips her enemies of everything they own, and heads to Xiangjiang with her child. She buys land, opens factories, invests in property, 14Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    The first one is the absolute best! It's just so awesome! The protagonist is unemployed but has a powerful background. The main point is that anything that can be done with money is no problem; if something doesn't work, it's just that the money isn't enough. [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

29. 479 断 Cutting Ties! In the '80s, I Became a Millionaire and My Family Hit Rock Bottom 断亲！在八零当万元户全家火葬场 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance292k WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger, All Hard Work] [Eighties] [Period Piece] [Feel-Good Money-Making] [Face-Slapping and Getting Rich] Su Ning had been lying on a villa bed, watching videos, when she fell asleep. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an old woman, and unfamiliar memories flooded her mind. Only then did she realize she'd transmigrated back to the 1980s. From the memories, she learned the truth. Her birth mother had been beaten and injured in the countryside and desperately needed medical care, 1.6kReads—Score12014d adds
30. 480 吃 Gossip! Gossip! More Gossip! 吃瓜！吃瓜！吃瓜啦！ Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + whirlwind marriage + gossip) Lin Hua, a laid-back woman who loves gossip, transmigrates from the future to a parallel world in the 1970s. She accidentally discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, and that she has become a cannon-fodder character. All she wants is to change her fate. She marries a minor character from the story, stays away from the male and female leads, and lives a quiet, comfortable life, enjoying the gossip from u 4.2kReads7.9Score23314d adds

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    A super good gossip novel

31. 481 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10.2kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
32. 482 重 Reborn in 1970: The Real Heiress Cuts Ties, Turning the World Upside Down 重生七零，真千金断亲，癫疯天下 Coldhearted凉心透Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [年代] [Military Marriage] [爽文] [虐渣] [Strong Female and Strong Male Leads] [Miracle Doctor] [玄学] [Space] After twenty years of being tormented by the Xu family, Xu Yinjun is reborn in the 1970s. When her family tries to force her to go to the countryside in her younger sister's place, she swiftly cuts ties with them. After learning that her biological parents' family doesn't welcome her either, she uses her iron will to reclaim the family estate, then cuts ties with them and goes to the c 6kReads7.2Score42714d adds

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    Come quick, come see! If you don't like it, you can hit me! The female lead is a master of metaphysics, medicine, and treasure appraisal. Later, her jade shatters and her spiritual spring dries up. But then, she miraculously revives, creating another chaotic space... It's incredibly good, you absolutely have to watch it! There are surprises!

33. 483 七 The 1970s Young Lady: A Selfish Woman Meets a Tormented Man 七零大小姐，当自私女遇上苦情男 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance851k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Rare Young Couple, Trading Verbal Blows The male lead is a real scientist. The female lead is an optimistic, quick-witted little ray of sunshine who is always full of confidence. (A clear growth arc + supporting each other + puppy love) When she woke up one day, Jiang Wangshu discovered she had acquired a husband. He was a man. Beneath his ordinary features lay extraordinary brilliance and a steely character. When government policies finally loosened, he shed his humble pas 1.6kReads8.7Score11514d adds

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    You can tell from the title that the female lead is selfish; it's really good.

34. 484 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Spoiled by the Handsome Cannon Fodder in the 1970s 穿书七零之独宠漂亮小炮灰 The Moon Sets in the West Again月复西斜Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + System + pocket dimension + transmigrating into a book as the pursuer + reborn love interest + sweet romance] [Content warning: This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, and the pacing is very slow. There is a golden finger, but it’s only a minor assist; the protagonist mostly has to work hard on his own. If you only like stories with wildly overpowered golden fingers, this may not be for you. See the final chapter for specific content warnings.] After Chen Yanchu was in a car acci 68Reads9.3Score—14d adds
35. 485 穿 Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder in a 1970s Novel About the Beloved Lucky Daughter 穿成七零团宠锦鲤文里的炮灰女配 Mo Tongsky墨瞳skyModern Romance548k WordsCompleted Ning Fei transmigrates into the 1970s. She becomes the female lead's cousin in a story about a lucky girl adored by everyone. The sweet-voiced beauty next door, Ruyi, is unbelievably lucky and has an unbeatable protagonist aura. She's the new cousin her third aunt just brought home. Ning Fei: This is terrifying! I need to split the family! Stay away from the female lead and don't become cannon fodder! I'll lead my family to prosperity and make something of myself! Little by little, she realize 1.1kReads8.8Score10114d adds

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    The female lead has a job, is intelligent [laughs], and is hardworking and positive.

36. 486 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 32.5kReads7.3Score2.7k14d adds

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    While others are reborn to seek revenge and punish scum, the female protagonist is reborn to send her father into a marriage alliance, directly reaching the pinnacle of life.

37. 487 闪 A Hasty Wedding to the Wrong Man: The Military Wife Travels a Thousand Miles to Find Her Husband, Baby Bump and All 闪婚相错人，军嫂揣孕肚千里寻夫 Magpie of Joy喜惊鹊Modern Romance709k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + substitute marriage + sweet and delicate beauty + sweet romance + fake and real heiresses + love after marriage.] Reborn at eighteen, Su Niannian made herself a promise. This time, she would not repeat her past mistakes. She would protect her brother and join the military arts troupe. Most importantly, she would have nothing to do with Jin Chuan. As the fake heiress sent back to her village, Su Niannian was seen by the villagers as good for nothing but her l 305Reads8.1Score10414d adds

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    A period drama about a secret marriage, the male lead is obsessed with love, and the female lead is a stunning beauty from a performing arts troupe. It's high-energy and captivating from beginning to end!

38. 488 六 The Ordinary Life of a Woman in the 1960s 六零小女子的平凡生活 Savannah Who Loves Golden Cabbage爱吃黄金白菜的萨瓦娜Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted The Jiang family has a son and a daughter. As the younger child, Jiang Ru has always been doted on by her parents and older brother. She is a gentle, considerate young woman, and the family lives happily together. But when Jiang Ru graduates from high school, she faces the prospect of being sent to the countryside if she can't find a job. What will she choose? Lin Xiangyang, the only son in his family, gets a job with the transportation team at a textile mill after graduating from high school. A 445Reads—Score10514d adds

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    [Cool] The female lead, Jiang Ru, is a senior in high school. She was admitted to the supply and marketing cooperative as an accountant. Her mother is also a saleswoman at the cooperative. Her father is the head of the security department at a machinery factory. The story is heartwarming and filled with everyday family life. Her brother is a soldier.

39. 489 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: The Laid-Back Girl’s Plan to Make the Nation a Scientific Powerhouse 穿越六零，咸鱼要科研强国 Space Station太空站Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Scientific Research + Pocket Dimension + Beloved by All + Heartwarming and Healing + Parallel Worlds] Shen Ling is a single woman well past the usual marrying age. On Christmas Day, a billion-yuan jackpot falls into her lap, along with a magical pocket dimension! Time to stock up on supplies! She thinks she’ll have to face the apocalypse, but instead she wakes up in the 1960s. With a whole pocket dimension full of supplies at her disposal, Shen Ling decides to lie flat and live 248Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is the darling of the group, not a working-class person. She creates her own job and is relatively laid-back in the early stages. She doesn't act like a mother or a devoted biological mother [laughs]. It's a positive energy story set in a passionate era where even a lazy person can rise up. It's a heartwarming and healing story about a scientifically strong nation. It's a no-regret story, and it's good for breast health!

40. 490 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 11.9kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    "Mom, my chicken leg." Seeing her mother-in-law glaring at her, Ma Jinmei hesitated, reaching out to give her a chicken wing, but her hand dropped back down. "The chicken butt is fine too, it's all meat. We can eat the rest when your sister wakes up." Xu Leshu hadn't even opened her eyes when she heard the insults—one domineering, one cowardly, and a child. When did these unrelated people get into her villa? She frowned, opened her eyes, and got up, about to speak.

41. 491 首 Chief! The Triplets Outside the Military District Look Just Like You 首长！军区外的三胞胎长得好像你 Yan Mo颜墨Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [1980s Military Marriage + Alternate Universe + One-on-One, Both Chaste + Face-Slapping + Everyone’s Favorite + Space + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Adorable Kids] “Reporting, Chief! The young madam had barely entered the compound when she put the senior officers in chokeholds. She even snapped their bones!” Xie Huaijing remained perfectly calm. “My wife is young and frail. No one is allowed to bully her, not even the old gentlemen.” Everyone: ??? * Ye Zhen was only 973Reads9.1Score14914d adds
42. 492 六 In the 1960s, the Young Educated Youth Takes Back Her Body and Goes on a Rampage 六零，小知青夺回身体后缺大德了 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads + space + scheming + never takes abuse + both leads are wonderfully outrageous] When Jiang Sheng is eighteen, trouble strikes her family and she is forced to move to the countryside. Her family has prepared everything for her, so she isn’t worried. But despite all their precautions, she never expects an accident to rob her of control over her body and send her to a strange place. They call it the twenty-first century? She goes from confusion and panic to adapting, t 33.2kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds
43. 493 七 Newlyweds in 1970: The Widow Foil in a Period Novel 七零新婚：年代文里的寡妇对照组 Congee Fish Tuo Tuo粥鱼坨坨Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted From the start, Lin Su had been dealt a terrible hand. In everyone’s eyes, she was a scheming woman who would stop at nothing to marry into the city. Captain Gu, the most promising, aloof, and distinguished man in the family compound, was framed and forced to marry an illiterate country girl. Everyone in the compound waited to laugh at him and see just how uncouth his bride would be. But before she had even married him, word spread that she had accomplished something remarkable and received 166Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    She transmigrated into the body of a scheming woman in everyone's eyes, someone who would do anything to marry into the city. An illiterate country bumpkin married the most promising and aloof man in the family compound. After marriage, she learned she had transmigrated into a marginalized character in a melodramatic, historically melodramatic widow novel—pretty, charming, and capable, she found a high-paying job and watched the drama unfold.

44. 494 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Remarry a Soldier, and His Whole Family Gets What They Deserve 重生七零：改嫁军少全家火葬场 Little Ice Pear冰梨崽崽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The audiobook with the same title, narrated by the author, is now available. If you enjoy audiobooks, check out the author-narrated version!) Tang Xueli is reborn in the 1970s. This time, she won’t listen to her parents’ emotional manipulation or give her job, future, husband, and even one of her kidneys to her older sister. Being a sweet, obedient little sister and daughter can go to hell! In this life, she’s going to stop worrying about being a good person and enjoy a life of shameless self-i 4.6kReads8.5Score47014d adds

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    (A reserved and cunning military officer VS a loveless and devoted heroine + double rebirth + unrequited love) Tang Xueli is reborn back to the 1970s. She will never again listen to her parents' manipulations and give her job, future, husband, and even a kidney to her older sister. To hell with being a good sister and daughter! In this life, she will abandon all pretense of morality and embrace a life of unconventionality. Go to university, make money, keep her heart locked away from love, and see all the beautiful landscapes of her motherland. She will remain unmarried and childless for safety. --- Gu Yibei loved Tang Xueli for two lifetimes. In his previous life, his conservative thinking caused him to miss the opportunity to confess his feelings. In this life, he decided to put aside his pride and enjoy a sweet life. Unfortunately, ideals are beautiful, but reality is frustrating. He said: Xueli, I'm a little hungry. Tang Xueli raised her fist: Here, have some treats. He said: Xueli, it's getting cold, I'm so cold. Tang Xueli smiled fakely: Keep warm, wear more clothes. He said: I have a cold, and you don't even care about me. Tang Xueli rolled her eyes: Call me again when it's time for the feast. The leader, seeing this, laughed: The revolution is not yet complete, Little Gu still needs to work hard!

45. 495 八 A 1980s Military Marriage: After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become the Courtyard’s Dream Girl 八零军婚，穿书后成了大院白月光 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A genius girl from a family of doctors transmigrates into a period novel by accident, becoming the vicious female supporting character. Ye Xiaoxiao is the Hao family's fake heiress. Raised in a military compound in the capital, she is the apple of every young man's eye. But when she turns seventeen, the real heiress returns, and the wheels of fate begin to turn. The apple of everyone's eye becomes yesterday's leftovers. Her admirers switch their allegiance, and compared with the inspiring heroin 15.3kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    This is a period novel where the female protagonist has a job; she may own a factory, conduct scientific research, or practice medicine.

46. 496 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Little Cannon Fodder Rises With Her Space 重生七零：小炮灰带着空间雄起 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System space + born into another body + memories awakened + transmigrate into a book + taking on the stepmother and stepsister + the heroine will never be abused] Chen Qingyi had spent more than a decade living with the Dazhulong Brigade. One day, she fell into the water and awakened memories of her past life, only to learn that she was a minor cannon-fodder character in a book. Her biological father was a heartless cad. In two months, he would divorce her mother by letter and marry his one tru 37.4kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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    Gaga is hilarious and will never compromise himself.

47. 497 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.5kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
48. 498 林 Granny Lin Is Reborn, Takes Control of Her Whole Family, and Goes on a Rampage 林老太重生，拿捏全家杀疯了 Chu Tumil初荼靡Modern Romance917k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because the book just came out, but it’ll rise later. Dear readers, please don’t worry.] [Reborn] [The 1980s] [Ensemble cast] [Feel-good revenge] [Everyday life] [Ordinary people] [Family squabbles] The hardworking Lin Fengying raised seven children and helped bring up her grandchildren. She devoted her whole life to her family, but in her twilight years, she and her elderly husband had no one to look after them. While her husband’s body was barely cold, her cold-hearted ch 4.1kReads8.0Score22714d adds

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    After her rebirth, Old Lady Lin focused on curing her "illnesses"—her children's envy, laziness, and ingrates. Favoring the younger ones? She'd take back their subsidies. Scheming against the older ones? She'd sever ties. All the selfish and self-serving ones would be driven out.

49. 499 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.1kReads9.3Score44714d adds

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    The following books all feature characters who don't become stepmothers. Honestly, I don't really understand. If you're going to travel back in time, shouldn't you first focus on improving your own life before contributing to the country? At the very least, treat yourself well and become a self-made millionaire. Why do you have to become a stepmother? And if you don't even have a job and rely entirely on the male lead, well, that's a bit... Unbelievable.

50. 500 惊 Surprise! The Reborn Heroine’s Cousin, Her Foil, Awakens 惊！重生女主的对照组堂姐觉醒了 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Foil characters + female supporting character awakens + lightly ensemble-focused + everyday life] After a week of nightmares, Xu Zhiqian realizes she is the miserable foil character in a rebirth novel. More precisely, she’s a cannon-fodder character in the background. Faced with her predetermined ending, Xu Zhiqian... Step one: get into the university she wants. Step two: build up her income with side jobs, achieve financial independence, and keep studying without falling behind on exams and ce 6.8kReads8.8Score49614d adds

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    🧐If you suddenly traveled back in time, what would be the first thing you would do? The protagonist of this book chose…

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