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. 351 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
2. 352 九 The 90s: What Do I Do? I Reincarnated as the Brother of a Sister-Basher 九零，怎么办，穿成扶弟魔的弟弟 Gods, Protect My Account诸神保号Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted Ji Li, a woman with modern-day values, transmigrated into the body of a bizarre, mother’s-boy son in 1999. Not only was he a mama’s boy, he was a scumbag, and he had two older sisters who were still unmarried. At twenty-four, he was lazy and gluttonous, still living off his parents. And even after draining them, he had his sisters to leech off. From the start, his parents were deeply biased in favor of sons. To scrape together 180,000 yuan for the only boy in the family’s bride price, they plann 4.6kReads8.7Score46914d adds
3. 353 一 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 9.4kReads8.1Score78414d adds

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   This is a proper historical novel, without reincarnation or a system. The plot is realistic for that era, without exaggeration or absurdity. The female protagonist has strong moral values, is intelligent and articulate, and through her own hard work, she not only changes her own destiny but also supports her children, allowing them to reach a wider world.

4. 354 七 The 1970s: What’s Wrong with Working in Elder Care? I’m Still Outstanding 七零：养老部门怎么了，照样优秀 Embracing Fragrance抱香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tags: No Golden Finger, family life, career-focused When Jiang Xiyue wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar era. She angrily points at the sky and shouts, “You damn heavens, you’re so unfair! Why don’t you just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning?” As soon as she finishes speaking, lightning flashes and thunder rumbles in the distance. Hearing the deafening boom, she immediately backs down. Fine! It’s just the 1970s. If she can’t accomplish anything earth-shattering, can’t she at least 5.8kReads8.4Score59014d adds
5. 355 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 49.1kReads8.4Score4.8k14d adds
6. 356 穿 I Entered a Period Novel: The Fake Heiress Became a Self-Made Rich Woman 穿进年代文：假千金她成了富一代 Back When We Were Young彼时年幼Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + System + No Going to the Countryside] Transmigrating is nothing unusual these days, but encountering a System bug is pretty rare. So while the other Hosts are still struggling through their missions, she’s already busy shopping to her heart’s content. 249Reads7.2Score10214d adds

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   Historical fiction!! The female lead has a job!! She doesn't do housework!! No stepmother!! 😄 ① Don't be fooled by the low rating, it's really good! The female lead is a fake heiress with a system. She returns to her biological parents' home and contributes to the country's development! ② She doesn't have any cheat codes, doesn't go to the black market herself, and leads those she cares about to become rich!

7. 357 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 99.5kReads8.8Score10.3k14d adds
8. 358 娘 Mother's Getting Married, and Sister-in-Law Wei Is on the Rise 娘要嫁人嫂子小魏崛起 A Mere Mortal in This World1984世间一俗人1984Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted A fanfiction of the TV drama My Mother Wants to Marry. No transmigration, no rebirth, and no golden finger. Everything happens because sister-in-law Wei Shuqing has an absurd dream. As events unfold, she chooses to leave the Qi family early and pursue her own happiness… 10.7kReads9.1Score72414d adds

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   The first book, by Jiang Wenli, is about a woman in a drama who raises three children, drinking cold water to stave off hunger. The sister-in-law divorces and remarries without looking back, and enjoys a good life afterward. It has no spatial dimension or system. I stayed up all night reading it—it was so good! The second book, although about a stepmother, is also a good read; it's about self-love and has a spatial dimension!

9. 359 七 The 1970s: After Remarrying, the Lazy Mom Raises Six Kids! 七零：改嫁后，懒妈养了六个娃！ Little Grass by the Field田边小草Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Blended family + heartwarming child-rearing + parenting guide + no toxic relatives + well-behaved kids] Zhang Xiuhua was reborn in 1975, just after her educated youth husband abandoned her. Now she had to raise two children alone. In her previous life, after Zhang Xiuhua remarried, her second husband was full of schemes and her in-laws were unkind. To support the family, she had no choice but to work in a big city. Her children were left behind and grew up badly, and she regretted it deeply! 13.6kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
10. 360 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15.1kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    Completed historical fiction, focusing on everyday family life, without any special abilities or time travel. The female protagonist takes over her mother's job at the supply and marketing cooperative and does not participate in the educated youth movement in the countryside.

11. 361 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score51014d adds

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists who have jobs, have daughters, and only one daughter. 😆😆😆

12. 362 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    The male protagonist, Huo Jianguo, a teacher, has been married to the female protagonist, Su Mei, for three years, but their married life has never been fulfilling. Just as the female protagonist awakens to her true self, the gears of fate begin to turn, and she unexpectedly witnesses the original female protagonist plotting to drug the male protagonist's drinking water in order to solidify their marriage.

13. 363 重 Reborn: Stockpiling Supplies in the 1950s 重生之我在五零囤货忙 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Female lead: Gu Xuemei lived a miserable life. Only during the last ten years of it did she finally live like a proper person. Unable to accept her fate, she never expected to return to the very beginning after taking her last breath. This time, she’ll repay every grudge and settle every score. Everything taken from her family will be returned. Male lead: Ye Huaian died in battle in his previous life, but his soul stayed with his father’s family. Only then did he learn that his mother had died b 4.1kReads9.0Score32014d adds

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    A period drama, a rebirth, featuring classic farm settings, mountain running in Northeast China, and a job in the city.

14. 364 胖 My Chubby Wife Is Sweet and Soft, and the 1970s Officer Spoils Her With His Life 胖媳妇又娇又软，七零军官拿命宠 Gu Xi Ci故夕辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Seeking adaptation for a short drama] [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] After transmigrating, Su Mei goes from a senior doctor to a lazy, nasty military wife in a 1970s military compound. In her previous life, she had worked hard her whole life, only to die suddenly. Su Mei is determined to lie flat and be lazy this time around. But when she sees the original owner’s situation, she 8.7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
15. 365 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.3kReads9.0Score54714d adds

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    The female leads are all very strong 😄😄

16. 366 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 32.6kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
17. 367 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Build a Factory: The Roughneck and His Adorable Kid Dote on Me 穿越七零开大厂：糙汉萌娃团宠我 Seven Cups of Milk Tea七杯奶茶Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Chaste + Satisfying Revenge + Career-Focused] Wang Qingqing was an executive in the modern-day metropolis of Shanghai. Who would have thought that she’d transmigrate into a book and become the foil to the sweet-romance novel’s heroine? A spoiled, willful daughter of a powerful family from a residential compound, she somehow managed to make herself so unpopular that even dogs turned their noses up at her… But now that she was here, none of that was a problem. The heroine we 4.9kReads8.6Score36714d adds

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    Not a stepmother, going to school, striving for excellence [Top Post]

18. 368 我 My Life After Someone Took Over My Body 我被夺舍后的人生 Mu Yizi Jun木易子君Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + sweet romance + intense push-and-pull between the leads + delicate heroine and powerful hero] Chen Rui'an was possessed by someone who turned her life into a complete mess: quitting the job at the company she had worked so hard to get into, divorcing her beloved husband, and getting dumped by a rich second-generation heir... By the time she got her body back, all that remained of her once enviable life was a total mess. She thought her life was over and that things could never ge 9.6kReads9.3Score88114d adds
19. 369 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 24.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
20. 370 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s, the Fussy Rich Beauty Gets Rich Again 穿到八十年代作精白富美又暴富了 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Xu Leshu was a wealthy beauty with enough money to own several apartment buildings. She only had to sleep once; when she woke up, she had arrived in the old-fashioned 1980s, in the body of another Xu Leshu, a second daughter from a penniless family who seemed to be the least loved child. But although the family was dirt poor, the country was opening up and there were plenty of opportunities. From what she could tell, her grandmother was a domineering, stingy old gossip, but she treated Xu Leshu 11.6kReads8.5Score96514d adds
21. 371 支 Get Back on Your Feet! I Bring Supplies and Refuse to Be a Doormat in the Seventies 支棱起来！带物资不做七零受气包 Fishing Around Again Today今天也摸鱼Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [1970s, a pocket dimension, feel-good revenge, and an unapologetically ruthless heroine.] Nan Qiushi is in the middle of a heated online argument when an earthquake strikes. Her soul travels back in time and takes over the body of an unpopular young girl in the 1970s. Her father is having an affair, her mother remarries, and she is left to live under someone else's roof. The fiery young woman from the modern era takes on her scumbag father and wicked stepmother, and deals with anyone who treats 3.8kReads9.0Score35114d adds
22. 372 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Panda Cub from the Stars Helps Me Spoil My Rugged Man 七零军婚：星际熊猫崽带我宠糙汉 ktwsewModern Romance184k WordsCompleted In her past life, Lin Wanxing was cruelly betrayed by her selfish mother and scumbag boyfriend. She broke off her engagement to Lu Tingxiao, the rugged army commander, and died in a minefield, only to learn that he had given his life saving her! Reborn on the very day she was being pressured to marry, she tore up the broken engagement letter on the spot, kicked the troublemakers out, and headed straight to the military camp to confront him. “Lu Tingxiao, you're the only man I'll marry!” By chanc 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    They're all pretty good, quite nice-looking.

23. 373 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 13.9kReads8.1Score1k14d adds

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    They're all pretty good, quite nice.

24. 374 八 Trading Marriages in the 1980s: The Tycoon Brings His Hopeless Romantic as a Dowry 八零换嫁：大佬携恋爱脑当嫁妆 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out (┬_┬). Being lovesick is the best dowry a man can have. 1980s + raising kids + fashion + food] In her previous life, Ji Ning had just completed Hai Shang Lao’s overseas expansion when her terminally ill younger sister dragged her off a cliff. Reborn, her younger sister got first pick of the promising man they had both known in their previous life. By a twist of fate, Ji Ning married into the Zhou family, the scholarly household her sister had married i 3.9kReads8.8Score41214d adds

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    "Love-Obsessed Men: The Best Dowry" isn't too long, so it won't tire the reader. The theme is also quite novel, and the writing is smooth. Jingmo and Ningning's relationship develops gradually—it's so sweet! It's really good, you absolutely have to check it out! [Thumbs up]

25. 375 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: Everyday Gossip in the Compound 穿越七零：大院吃瓜日常 ktwsewModern Romance529k WordsCompleted After dying suddenly from overwork, Su Banxia became a high school student in the 1970s. Expected to go to the countryside right after graduation? She brandished the policy documents and snatched a secure job right from under the tiger’s nose. Need to get married to qualify for housing? She turned to the capitalist scion in the courtyard. “Want to get married?” Gu Xiuyuan was quiet, but exceptionally handy She casually said she wanted peach shortbread, and he built an oven overnight; She said sh 52Reads—Score414d adds
26. 376 六 The Sixties: A Captivating Yet Hateful Villainess 六零，迷人又可恶的反派恶女 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Born into the 1960s, she becomes a posthumous child, doted on by her whole family. Luo Mingyue says, “You're all this twisted, so I can't exactly be too normal.” A cast of villains, the 1960s 7.2kReads7.8Score41514d adds
27. 377 七 The 1970s: Why Go to the Countryside When Watching the Drama Is Better? 七零，下什么乡？能有吃瓜香？ Dao Xiaoren刀小刃Modern Romance762k WordsCompleted [No relocation to the countryside + a supermarket pocket dimension + no black-market profiteering + both leads are each other's firsts, and the child isn't the male lead's + a laid-back spectator enjoying the gossip in a crowded courtyard] Every night before going to sleep, Xiang Tian thought she completely fit the criteria for transmigrating: no parents, no ties, and a huge pocket dimension at her disposal! Then Xiang Tian looked at the swaying light cord. So, had she been too sincere? Had she 66.4kReads8.4Score3.3k14d adds

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    It's not about stepmothers, literature, going to the countryside, or the black market; there's room for it.

28. 378 七 1970s Military Marriage: After Marrying a Soldier, She Decides to Lie Flat 七零军婚：嫁给兵哥哥后她躺平了 Little Moon Darling小月亮宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main characters: Gu Yuanzhou and Tang Xiaoxiao Parallel world + military marriage + doting husband + no nasty characters + dimensional space P.S. The rating has only just opened, so it’ll rise later! Tang Xiaoxiao, a young heiress from the twenty-first century, inherited her father’s vast fortune and then traveled around the world with her best friend, living the good life. Her friend took her skydiving, but... That jump sent her straight to the 1970s. The moment she opened her eyes, she found h 14.9kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds

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    1️⃣ The female lead, a landlady, transmigrates with supplies, focusing on not suffering any hardship and just wanting to relax 👍 She'll be a landlady again 🎉 She's clear-headed and has a sharp tongue 🔥 She marries a military officer and follows him to his post 💥 She just wants to be a carefree person, but her talents are exposed and she's forced to work! 2️⃣ A sweet military marriage with no awful characters. A blind date, love at first sight, the male lead slaps her face 💥 He forgets his roots and takes the initiative once he sets his sights on her. The male lead comes from a good family, is considerate and spends money on his wife ❤ He washes the dishes and does the laundry while the female lead cooks, and he listens attentively to his wife's words. After arriving at the military region, the female lead meets her transmigrated best friend 🎉 the daughter of a division commander, and the two go to work at a primary school together 💼 Both couples in this story are very sweet 🌈 The best friend's partner is a refined military doctor. 3️⃣ In her previous life, the female lead lent her mother-in-law a house to help her retire in her old age. In this new life, the mother-in-law only cares about herself and the female lead, and her sons are all ungrateful. 🔥The mother-in-law stands up for the female lead when she's bullied by her family, giving her all sorts of special treatment.🔥She encourages the female lead to go to school and plan for her future. A refreshing and engaging story with a great mother-in-law and female lead.

29. 379 资 I'd Rather Be a Second-Generation Heiress Than a Capitalist's Daughter, Isn't That Better? 资本家小姐狗都不当，二代不香吗 Once Saw Southern Stars Beneath the Moon曾见月下南星Modern Romance639k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + gossip + real and fake heiresses + gossip System + military marriage] Jiang Sui’an is reborn, returning to the night her cousin shoved her into her fiancé’s room. In her previous life, her reputation was ruined, her ribs were broken, and she was sent to the countryside. They want to play the marriage swap game again this time? I’m flipping the table. I’m done playing along! She turns around and bonds with a gossip System. [Host, your fiancé has a crush on your 9.1kReads8.5Score90714d adds

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    This is good, this is it.

30. 380 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.1kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
31. 381 五 The Fifties: My Sweet Wife Has a Huge Pocket Dimension 五零，小娇妻有大空间 Tea Roaster on the Flatlands坪上炒茶Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [The Fifties and Sixties: I Transmigrated into a Person with Nothing] Also known as [The Fifties: The Sweet Young Wife Has a Huge Pocket Dimension] [Won't Go to the Countryside] [Won't Raise Someone Else's Kids] [Not a Doormat] [Strengthen the Nation] [Change History] [Feel-Good Story? Not Sure] [Everyday Life] [Has a Male Lead] [What else... I'll add more if I think of anything] "Starting in 1951" After transmigrating, I found myself turned into a bandit chief. More specifically, the second-in- 538Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates from a beastman world. She's incredibly beautiful and a heartthrob, a staunch egoist [drooling emoji]. She has three chubby sons and is the darling of the whole family. Both her husband and sons are extremely clingy [adoring emoji].

32. 382 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 Romance640k 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 33.7kReads8.2Score3.2k14d adds

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    This one! Instead of going to the countryside, the female protagonist passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she works hard to build her career.

33. 383 后 After My Stepfather Became a Black Market Big Shot, My Investment Was Rejected 后爸成为黑市大佬后，我投资被拒 Tuohai Is Also a Shoe拖亥也是鞋Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [System] [Space] [Era] [Reborn] [No Couple] Shen Yan returns to 1959, and from the start she’s a pitiful girl being bullied? Her grandaunt and cousin drug her with an aphrodisiac and try to pair her with a fool? She turns the tables and sends the scumbags to prison. Who knew the fool wasn’t a fool at all? His father is a deputy county magistrate, and his mother is a prominent young lady from the capital! Unable to withstand their insistence, Shen Yan becomes the goddaughter of the deputy county 5.7kReads8.7Score57914d adds

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    #No Romance#Highly Recommended for Books in Short Supply#Revenge for Scumbags#Super Red Background

34. 384 六 The Landlord of the Sixties: This Handsome Educated Youth Is Mine 六零之地主，这个美男知青归我 A Novel Fan Writing Novels小说迷写小说Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted He Zhu Zhu, who loves looking at handsome young men, dies after surviving three years in the apocalypse and transmigrates to the time just before a famine in the 1970s. Then, with one swing of a stick, she snatches a golden finger from someone else… Happy Dou Dizhu. From then on, He Zhu Zhu plays landlord every day and wins every day, building herself a wonderful life. Her only regret is that there are no handsome young men around. During her three years in the apocalypse and the ten years af 457Reads6.0Score10514d adds
35. 385 七 The 1970s: The Brash Bride Tears Apart the Untouchable Beauty 七零：无赖娇妻手撕高岭之花 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing Era setting + transmigration + making a fortune + feel-good power fantasy + enlightened self-interest + marriage before love + play the pig to eat the tiger After Liu Hao died in her previous life, she was born straight into the body she now inhabited. Who would have thought that in her next life, she’d become a poor peasant? At long last, she grew up in the countryside, and then the educated youths from the city arrived in their village. Everyone in the village knew that Shen Qinghe, an educate 23.1kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
36. 386 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 84.7kReads9.4Score5.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist, who had just been admitted to university, accidentally traveled back to the 1960s while rescuing a cat. However, due to policy changes, she was unable to continue her studies and had to find a job. She started as a kitchen helper and worked her way up to a permanent position. She accidentally discovered that a spy had been reported to her and became a police officer. She helped solve a homosexual case and became the perfect suspect. It is a story of her gradual growth.

37. 387 老 An Older Wife and Younger Husband: The Villain Keeps Trying to Become a Widower! 老妻少夫：反派他总想当鳏夫！ Three Peppercorns三两花椒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing 37.5kReads9.1Score5.4k14d adds
38. 388 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 9.8kReads8.5Score60714d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to another world, working as a finance manager at a department store, while the male protagonist becomes his driver…

39. 389 嫁 After Marrying the Villain’s Younger Brother, I Lie Flat 嫁反派他弟后，咸鱼躺平了 Babbling at Midnight夜半潺潺Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Redemption] [Villainous Everyday Life] [Sweet Romance] Note: The original male and female leads are endgame, and the older brother and best friend each have their own destined partner. [Heroine: A pretty face with a little bit of brains, but not much; Hero: So clueless he might as well have no brains, useless at everything, but very obedient] Liao Li is the sidekick of the novel’s wicked female lead, basically the villain’s enforcer. She has a b 24.7kReads8.1Score2.4k14d adds
40. 390 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 41kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds

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    [Shy] "Su Wanqing! Su Wanqing!" It's this woman! In her past life, because Lu Yunqi was saved by his comrade, he took it upon himself to care for his comrade's widow, Su Wanqing, and her son! Not only did he give her a portion of his salary every month, but he was always there for her, big or small, and even gave her the house that was originally allocated to his own family! In the end, when his own son and Su Wanqing's son fell into the water at the same time, he chose one and saved Su Wanqing's son, while her son died! Reborn, all she wants to do is divorce her immediately and take her son far away...!!

41. 391 全EN Global Raft Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship Robbery 全球木筏求生：我开局幽灵船打劫 Moon Over Maitreya Mountain弥山月Sports1.9M WordsOngoing [Decisive heroine + exploration and treasure hunting + stockpiling food + island raids + small team + multiple professions + face-slapping thrills. The heroine dominates both the underworld and the legitimate world, and stays at the top of the rankings year-round. Romance included, with a chef as the male lead.] The moment Ling Chu opened her eyes, she found herself inside a survival game where everyone lived on rafts. She got a legendary fishing rod from the blind box from the start, and all h 162.7kReads9.0Score14.9k14d adds
42. 392 国 The State Assigned Me a Partner? I Snagged a Shanghai Young Master and Spoil Him Rotten 国家发对象？抢个沪上少爷狠狠宠 He Suoyi何所以Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Tough, strong village girl vs. pampered Shanghai playboy, female Alpha and male Omega + marriage before love + sweet romance + 1970s + family life + face-slapping the nastiest people + both pure] “Everyone gets a match assigned by the state! First come, first served. Move too slowly and you’ll miss out!” Jiang Dali woke up one morning to find herself reborn as a minor character in a period novel, with an Iron Lady System bound to her. System: “I’m your System buddy. Host, complete missions to e 347Reads6.6Score10214d adds
43. 393 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 105.3kReads9.5Score15.3k14d adds
44. 394 分 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.4kReads8.8Score93414d adds

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    Both are excellent, especially the second book, which has a very different plot.

45. 395 九 Getting Rich in the 1990s: I Married for Love and Became a Borderland Trader 九零暴富宠婚：我在边境做倒爷 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Two transmigrators + both leads are each other’s first and only love + storage pouch + few troublesome characters] An accident sends Tong Xiaoqian to a small mountain village in northeastern China in the 1990s, right on her wedding night. To keep her company on the way through transmigration, she even gets a dog man as a bonus. Literally: a dog and a man. Lei Yihong is baffled too. Why would something as absurd as transmigration happen to him? And why did he have to transmigrate with the stupid 829Reads9.2Score11114d adds

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    Of course, it's the first one. It perfectly matches the character; the female lead is incredibly capable, constantly changing jobs, a true social butterfly, focused on her own quality of life, the kind of woman who loves herself first. I absolutely adore Liu Qingqing!

46. 396 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 5.7kReads8.8Score57514d adds

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    ① Lazy and gluttonous Lin Nan transmigrates to the 1970s and is forced into blind dates to avoid being sent to the countryside. She hears that Officer Gu Zhenhua is a ruthless troublemaker? She laughs: "Perfect, I'm in a bad mood right now!" But upon meeting him, the cold-faced officer instantly transforms into a loyal dog: "Comrade, when are we getting our marriage certificate?" ② Lin Xixi transmigrates into the pampered daughter of a privileged family, but comes with a "jinx" cheat code! To save her family, she constantly urges them on with her toxic wisdom—resulting in a triad boss becoming a diplomat, a hoodlum becoming an officer, and the whole family rising to become big shots! ③ Transmigrating into a supporting female character, Shi Xia wields a bunch of "test version" systems, creating hardcore chaos in the 1970s! Reporting playboys, recycling treasures, importing technology… from a lowly clerk to a pillar of the nation, her workplace drama is a smash hit! ④ He Ruixue transmigrates into a vicious cannon fodder character embodying all the flaws of her family, but is bound to a "villain system"—stealing 20 eggs and getting a job through deception! What's the point of whitewashing? She's going to be the most arrogant villain in the entire book! ⑤ The exceptional Jiang An'an transmigrates to the 1970s and returns to her old profession as the women's director. She specializes in dealing with scumbag husbands and wicked mothers-in-law, writing countless complaint letters! Her entire family's awful behavior unexpectedly becomes a divine assist, transforming the entire brigade's atmosphere into a national model!

47. 397 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Become a Laid-Back Couch Potato 穿越七十年代做躺赢咸鱼 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + space + sent to the countryside] When Lin Shu'an realized she had transmigrated and had a golden finger, she thought she must have become a cannon-fodder supporting character in some book she'd transmigrated into. There was no other explanation: her golden finger was nothing like the setup she'd expect for a heroine. Weren't the novels she'd been reading lately always giving the supporting female character some kind of cheat? But it seemed neither the heroine n 1.3kReads8.5Score10714d adds
48. 398 亲 Someone Bullied My Little Brother? Did They Ask His Big Sister First?! 亲弟被人欺？问过他姐了吗！ Honest Person in This World在世老实人Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted 8.5kReads9.1Score74014d adds
49. 399 九 Getting Rich Through Demolition in the 1990s, My Whole Family Kicks Back and Enjoys the Show 九零拆迁暴富，全家躺赢吃瓜忙 Lu Qixia鹿七夏Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here, good deeds bring good fortune... La la la la la! In 1994, to the tune of “The God of Wealth Is Here,” Happy Village is demolished! Xu Ran’s family of three becomes rich overnight. With a huge pile of compensation money in hand, they buy houses, shops, plots of land, then more houses and a gold mine. The more they buy, the richer the family gets. One stack after another of red property deeds comes home with them. And they get to enjoy all the 23.1kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds
50. 400 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Daughter Is Betrothed to Me 七零：首长家千金跟我是娃娃亲 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigration + grounded, everyday life Shi Yue never imagined that she would find love and family in another timeline, and enjoy a happy, fulfilling life. After testing positive for COVID, Shi Yue transmigrates to the parallel timeline of the 1970s, bringing along a hereditary pocket dimension. She plans to make a little money by taking advantage of the college entrance exams and the wave of reform, then settle down to a peaceful life. But it turns out she is the long-lost dau 251Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this book. The female protagonist is clear-headed and had a plan from the moment she transmigrated. She worked her way up to become a teacher, passed the university entrance exam, chose her own husband, set her own wedding date, and even had her child according to plan.

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