Looking for Period Novels With a Self-Reliant Female Lead Who Isn't a Doormat, and No Female Rivalry 求不靠男主不娇妻的年代文,不要雌竞的类型
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Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人?不如成全自己
In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her.
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I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统
[No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is
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Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂
(Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the
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I Transmigrated to a Bygone Era with a Spatial Pocket and Became Invincible 带着空间穿越年代我无敌了
(Period setting + magical space + food + feel-good power fantasy + no romance) Lin Qianqian transmigrated into the 1970s as a pitiful little girl whose father was dead and whose mother had run off! She planned to rely on the supplies in her magical space until the college entrance exams came around, get into university, then buy up some courtyard houses and become a landlady. Just thinking about it made her ridiculously happy. But in this era of scarcity, you needed ration coupons for everything
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Exiled from the Start, I Become the Beloved Darling of Evil Valley 开局流放,我在恶人谷当团宠
[Strong heroine, pairing with Bai Yu] She was a test subject at a secret underground research facility in the twenty-first century, designation Zero. She could retrieve objects from thin air and had no empathy. One day, she was reborn and transmigrated to an ancient farming household. A natural disaster struck right after she was born, and her whole family was exiled when she was barely a month old. Everyone around her said she was a harbinger of disaster. Grandma Su let out a cold laugh, hoist
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Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业
While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat
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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
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
102.6kReads9.6Score10.8kShelves
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Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零
Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ
26.7kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
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Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕!双胎体质,被糙汉掐腰猛宠!
(Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai
140.5kReads9.4Score11.3kShelves
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The 1970s: The Beloved Little Girl Is the Nation's Golden Finger 七零:团宠崽崽她是国家金手指
(No romance + doted on by everyone + pocket dimension) Su Nannan, a little kid from the apocalypse, carries a pocket dimension full of scientific research materials and a psychic ability as her soul travels into the 1970s. Looking at the creatures flying in the mountains and swimming in the water, she starts drooling suspiciously. Clenching her little fists in excitement, her eyes sparkling, she exclaims, “Mumu has fallen right into a treasure trove!” Later, Su Nannan explores the mountains and
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Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零:媳妇有点辣
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
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Transmigrated Into a 1970s Novel: A Bystander's Guide to Staying Out of Trouble 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养
Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines
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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
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
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Transmigrated to the Seventies: The Easygoing Wife Is Forced to Get Ahead 穿越七零,咸鱼娇妻她被迫上进
[Sweet, charming, highly intelligent heroine & gentle, refined, scheming educated youth] A 21st-century doctoral student pulls an all-nighter, collapses, and transmigrates into the body of a young woman working at a forest farm in the 1970s. Ye Wei swears: she is going to be a contented couch potato who enjoys life! She lives carefree, spending every day eating and drinking with her golden finger at her disposal. Apples? Pheasants? She's got it all. Huo Xiang? Coptis? She can do anything. Ye Wei
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After Becoming the Male Lead's Stepmother, I Flee With the Villain's Little One 穿成男主小妈后,带反派幼崽跑路
After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been
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The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉,知青女配当倒爷起家
[A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al
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Reborn in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Heads to the Countryside with a Pocket Dimension 重生七零:下乡知青有空间
[Historical era + reborn + pocket dimension + hoarding supplies + two strong, affectionate educated youths + inspirational + the original heroine and the female lead get along peacefully, both with golden fingers; the original heroine is reborn, while the current female lead transmigrates into a book] Shen Qingshu, a rich and beautiful young woman, woke up one day to find she had a pocket dimension. Following the emergency-preparedness advice of Teacher Luo, she decided to stockpile supplies and
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The 1970s: My Whole Family Is Cannon Fodder, While I’m a Native Trouble-Maker 七零:全家都是炮灰,我土著极品
Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped
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The Female Side Character Signs In as a Youth Sent Down to the Countryside and Coasts to Victory? I'll Work Myself to the Bone 女配知青签到躺赢?我非要内卷
(Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s
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I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了!四儿一女供我在七零读大学
[Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi
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Sixty Years of Quick Transmigration: I Turned the System into an Administrator 快穿60年,暴改系统成管理员
[Male transmigrates into a woman + defective, unscrupulous System + period setting + building a career + 1960s + satisfying power fantasy] The male protagonist, Third Brother Tang, is accidentally claimed by the Black and White Impermanence spirits, who take the wrong soul. Somehow, he transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes Hu Xiaofang, a thirteen-year-old girl also known as Hu Er’ya. He meets a younger brother who has been reborn, as well as other transmigrators from the same era. After finally
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The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来,婆家瑟瑟发抖
Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is
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From Broke to Rich: A Woman Can Turn Her Life Around at Forty 从负到富,女人四十也可逆风翻盘
A single red pill gives Jiang Xiaowen’s life a fresh start. She escapes a failed marriage full of endless squabbles, changes the way she thinks about fashion, and turns her quiet clothing store into a thriving business. Then she opens a restaurant and puts another of her talents to work. Her childhood friend, who built his business from nothing, gives her his heart, while an elite lawyer gently pursues her. Faced with a choice, she chooses the lawyer whose soul is in tune with hers. She finds th
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The Old Woman Killed by Her Eldest Daughter Is Reborn 那个被长女干掉的老妇重生了
In her previous life, Chunhua was muddleheaded and unlucky. She spoiled her younger brother, favored boys over girls, and grew estranged from her husband. After her eldest son went missing, she spent the rest of her life in a daze. It wasn’t until she lay alone in a hospital bed, ignored by everyone, and saw her badly injured eldest daughter scream at her in despair that she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day her eldest
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You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡?科研军嫂搬空你全家
[Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af
121.4kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves
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A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇
Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte
118.6kReads9.3Score14.9kShelves
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Military Marriage: The Stern-Faced Officer Is Won Over by a Stunning Painter 军婚:面凶军官被绝美画家拿捏了
[Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo
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After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Saved the Mad Crown Prince 女扮男装后,我救赎了疯批太子
Original title: After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Saved the Tormented Crown Prince A seemingly sweet but secretly calculating crown prince vs. the forceful second son of a general’s household, a woman disguised as a man who protects her husband Shang Zhengyu is the general’s daughter. She has been raised as a boy since childhood, and one day she’s suddenly told that she has transmigrated into a book and been bound to a System that requires her to save the obsessive villain. By then, she has ju
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Astonishing! The Top Scientist Is Being Kept by the Strongest Officer 惊!科研大佬被最强军官吃软饭了
[1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + making money + apocalypse powerhouse + romance + military marriage + scientific research] [Also known as: Military Marriage: The Fierce Beauty Goes to the Countryside to Crush Her Enemies Without Taking It Easy] [Content warning: The heroine is extremely protective of her food. She spends the early part of the story in the countryside, for about 450 chapters, before turning to research] [Content warning: There is a male lead, but he
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Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零,咸鱼也得卷起来
Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw
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My Adoptive Father Traded Me for His Future, But I Married into a Happy Home 养父拿我换前途,结果嫁进了福窝
[1970s + scientific research + sweet romance + devoted couple + cozy daily life + career] This is the story of a young military wife who just wants to live a carefree, lie-flat life with her handsome husband, only to unexpectedly help propel the whole country forward. After waking up in the 1970s, Jiang Yan finds herself the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, unloved by both parents, and engaged to an older military officer whom everyone looks down on because he can't have children. But... h
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The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠
[Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc
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A Military Marriage in the 1960s: Farming and Raising Kids 六零军婚:种田养崽日常
[Military romance in the 1960s] [Takes down the original novel's leads] [Family and village life] [Beloved by all] [Leads the villagers to prosperity] [Self-interest comes first] Jiang Muyao transmigrates into a book. Her character is a disposable villainess in the 1960s, just after years of famine. She's used until every bit of value has been wrung from her, then abandoned. Right from the start, she sends the original male lead to haul manure, steals the original female lead's spotlight, and ev
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A Baby in One Hand, a System in the Other: The Military Wife Makes It Big in the Eighties 左手崽崽右手系统,小军嫂混八零
The first time Fang Ying let her compassion run wild, she got dragged into trouble and died. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself straining to give birth. This was ridiculous. Should she focus on pushing, or on trying to remember what happened? That was the question! Well, the baby was born, and she was left depressed. The child’s father had gone off to serve in the military, and Fang Ying had no parents of her own. She’d only managed to finish college thanks to her family’s compens
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I Came to the 1960s for a Life, Not Mere Survival 穿六零,我要的是生活,不是活着
Jiang Shushu was an ordinary girl with a short life. Because of a drop of the King of Hell’s son’s virgin urine, she died six hours early. To make it up to her, the King of Hell gives her three choices. 1: Be reborn along her original path, into the animal realm. (The King of Hell can guarantee she’ll have someone to feed and care for her all her life.) 2: Have her wish granted and become a billionaire. (She’ll be an 80-year-old rich woman with only six days left to live.) 3: Become an 18-year-o
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