Any Stories With a Female Lead in Politics? The Male Lead Doesn't Need Much of a Presence 有没有女主从政的，男主不用太有存在感

1. 1 年 The Road to Promotion in the 1980s: She Made Her Mark Through Her Own Ability 年代升迁路：她凭实力出圈 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Period] [Career] Dai Xinghua wakes up in 1972 in the body of an orphan who shares her name. Her parents died in the line of duty, and their home is about to be repossessed. Looking at the hand she’s been dealt, former “career star” Dai Xinghua takes a deep breath. Stay calm. I can win! She sticks firmly to her principles: What does it matter how much you work? We’re all just cogs in the machine. Don’t compete, don’t fight. But when it comes to my job, I’ll do it to the best of my ability 13.3kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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   The female protagonist progresses from a typist in the county revolutionary committee to an office secretary, then to the municipal economic commission, the provincial economic commission, and the state economic commission. She never makes a mistake in the tasks assigned to her, never says anything she shouldn't, and completes her tasks flawlessly, leveling up and overcoming challenges along the way.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated into a 1990s Tragic Romance, the Heroine's Sister Wants to Work at the Factory 穿书九零苦情文女主的妹妹要进厂 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance361k WordsOngoing Period setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday family life Tags: Clear-headed female lead, entirely focused on building her career After being born into this world and living here for over a decade, Shen Zhaoning was suddenly hit on the head by a basketball and awakened. It turned out she hadn't merely transmigrated: she had transmigrated into a novel about a female lead whose life was miserable from beginning to end. And the female lead, who suffered from start to finish, was her own twin 70.2kReads8.5Score11.9k14d adds

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   Although it's a serialized novel and the rating isn't high, it's really good. The first book was about a provincial selection of civil servants, and the second one features a protagonist whose father is called a "cursed father." It's currently updated to the point where the protagonist enters a factory. There's no male lead yet.

3. 3 穿 Transported to 1980: I Have an Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 穿到1980，开局就有铁饭碗 Tiramisu提米拉苏Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [A career-focused heroine with a government job + 90% career storyline + a male lead who is weaker than the female lead] Lin Ruxin, from 2026, transmigrates into the body of Lin Ruxin in 1981. The original owner was not only ungrateful, but also hopelessly lovesick. As one of the first college graduates, she should have focused on her career, but instead devoted all her attention to men. Lin Ruxin can't stand it. Watch her kick her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and leave her coworkers stunned. W 35.7kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds

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   Strong female protagonists within the system. Some female protagonists establish themselves at the grassroots level through their own abilities, while others rise from the top down. These are all good books.

4. 4 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 32kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds

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   This is the best female protagonist political novel I've read on Taobao so far, it's amazing!

5. 5 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted 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 23kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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   These books are good.

6. 6 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
7. 7 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.7kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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   The first two are female protagonists who prioritize politics, while the third is a merchant who rebooks twice.

8. 8 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 102kReads8.8Score10.8k14d adds

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   I just finished reading it. It's a bit like a disjointed family drama; everyone is well-developed, with their own little schemes and the joys and sorrows of ordinary people. The only thing that felt a bit unrealistic was how smoothly the female lead climbed her way up. But when you're reading a novel, it's all about the satisfying experience. The male lead's role is almost secondary. If the female lead hadn't gone into politics, there probably wouldn't have been a male lead at all.

9. 9 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 46.4kReads9.1Score5.7k14d adds

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   It has to be this one!

10. 10 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 37.2kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds

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    1. The female lead enters a provincial government agency through a selection process, then follows her superiors down the ranks, eventually rising through the ranks. The male lead also starts as a public servant, but due to the avoidance system, he chooses to go into business. 2. The female lead works her way up from factory worker to factory secretary, excelling in her role. When her former superior is promoted, she is also transferred to a government department. The male lead is also a public servant in a different department. 3. Breaking free from family constraints, she excels in the college entrance examination, dedicating herself to becoming a successful translator.

11. 11 觉 Awakening in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Supporting Character Becomes a Translator 觉醒七零：炮灰女配考上翻译官 Tearful Illusions of Mo Xi泪幻墨兮Modern Romance719k WordsCompleted (Clear-headed heroine, born into the 1950s, awakens, avoids rural resettlement, strong career focus, understated romance, takes down scumbags and cuts off toxic family) Jiang Nianxing was born into the 1950s, and from the moment she arrived, her family treated her like an ill omen, neglecting and mistreating her. After her memories awakened, she learned that she was a disposable character in a book. Her eldest brother would steal her chance to enlist, her second brother would take her permanent 4kReads6.8Score29314d adds
12. 12 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17.8kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds
13. 13 三 Third Master, Your Little Girl Has Done It Again 三爷，你家小姑娘又立功了 Hardworking Zhi Zhi努力的吱吱Modern Romance3.7M WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Darling + Devoted to the Nation + High-IQ Genius Girl × Scheming Big Shot] To the big shots, Yu Nian is obedient and sensible, a national treasure. To her brothers, Yu Nian is bloodthirsty and ruthless, killing without batting an eye. To Huo Yan, Yu Nian is his baby. A sweet story of two people saving each other. She is aloof and proud, emotionally stunted, until she meets him, a man who drifts through the world. Is she an angel fallen to earth, or an immortal banished from the heave 57.9kReads9.2Score4.3k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is highly intelligent, capable, and powerful, starting strong from the very beginning. She possesses ability, strength, and a sharp mind; she is clear-headed, decisive, and incredibly impressive. The story is rich and varied; after reading the first few chapters, the later chapters become even more exciting, highly engaging, and a truly captivating read.

14. 14 六 In the 1960s, My Whole Family Becomes the Main Character, While I Watch from the Sidelines 六零全家都成主角，我就冷眼旁观 A Little Sweet Chili Sauce一两滴甜辣酱Modern Romance460k WordsOngoing Period setting + ensemble cast + family and everyday life + sweet romance + scheming beauty + family members who are always at odds The whole family gets to be the main characters, so what's wrong with me just watching from the sidelines?? After waking up one day, Ruan Shu discovered that her whole family were the protagonists of books, and she had a part in every single one. In the books, she only managed to dodge her family's schemes because she was quick on her feet. Fine, fine. So that's how 115.7kReads8.4Score14.5k14d adds
15. 15 重 Reborn in 2006: From the Start, I Tear Down Your Outhouse! 重生06：开局就拆你家茅房！ Little Pig Ayan小猪阿砚Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2006: This Time, I’ll Tear My Scumbag Ex Apart and Become a High-Ranking Official In 2006, her boyfriend was still coaxing her: “Come south with me to work, and we’ll live in luxury for the rest of our lives!” Sun Ni suddenly came to her senses. In her previous life, she had believed that lie! She emptied her family’s savings to support that ungrateful man, scrimped and saved so he could get back on his feet, and in the end he kicked her aside, leaving her to suffer in her old age, co 756Reads—Score10514d adds
16. 16 五 1950s Military Marriage: I Kick My Scumbag Father to the Curb and Head to the City for a Secure Job 五零军婚，脚踹渣爹进城端铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + both leads’ first relationship + heroine builds a career + everyday life + pocket dimension full of supplies + no saintly behavior or handouts + realistic heroine] I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please read the story. The career plot begins in Chapter 53. Romance in the early chapters; from the middle onward, the heroine focuses entirely on her career. This is a story about a powerful woman entering politics, with two strong leads and an even stronger heroine. An Ran was a r 45.9kReads8.6Score6k14d adds

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    I absolutely have to recommend this book! It's the first historical fiction novel I've read where the female protagonist strives to reach the very top [kissing emoji]. It spans from the 1950s to the 21st century, chronicling the protagonist's struggles over 50 years and four generations [laughing emoji].

17. 17 拒 No Going to the Countryside! The Seventies Cannon Fodder Lands a Factory Job and Strikes It Rich 拒绝下乡！七零炮灰进厂赢麻了 After Fried Chicken后炸鸡Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [The rating will rise after the initial score settles] [Period setting + awakening + face-slapping + strong heroine + factory career advancement + family drama + building a career] Lu Qinghuan finally awakens after cracking her head, only to discover that she’s the cannon-fodder sister-in-law in a period novel called The Road to Becoming the Richest Man! In the original story, her sister-in-law’s unborn nephew is destined to become the future richest man, blessed with a lucky star’s aura. The 4kReads6.8Score27614d adds

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18. 18 八 The 1980s: The County Compound's Female Driver 八零：县委大院的女司机 Mahua Yaozi麻花瑶子Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted Officially complete!!! *★,°*:.☆(￣▽￣)/$:*.°★* . Thank you so much, my lovely benefactors and darlings!! A bit of a slow burn + female driver + period setting + rebirth + political drama A discarded wife’s road to revenge In her previous life, Lin Lan worked herself to the bone at the supply and marketing cooperative, while her husband, Zhao Kang, used her hard-earned money to support his sworn younger sister. In the end, they joined forces to drive her mad and leave her to die a horrible death. R 3kReads6.5Score42214d adds
19. 19 全 My Whole Family Stole My Job, So I Sent Them to a Farm for Reform 全家抢我工作，我送他们农场改造 Pandas Rolling In熊猫滚滚而来Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + face-slapping wish fulfillment + spiritual spring for farming] [The male lead appears much later; details to be decided] Su Shiyu transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era and became a pitiful girl who was bullied by her entire family and died miserably after being sent to the countryside. In the book, her biased father beat her from childhood; her wicked stepmother acted like two different people in public and behind closed doo 12.9kReads7.6Score1.3k14d adds
20. 20 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.6kReads8.3Score60014d adds
21. 21 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
22. 22 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Female Farm Manager Sets the Whole Regiment Ablaze 穿书七零：女场长她火爆全兵团 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Military farm] [Building an era] [Humorous farming] After making an offhand complaint, overworked Tan Xiaoxu transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as the male lead’s doomed original wife. The good news: the plot has gone off the rails, and her cousin has taken over the doomed wife’s fate! Tan Xiaoxu, deeply grateful: “What a wonderful person!” If you want to be the doomed wife, go ahead and take my place! Romance-addled fools have no future. Better to reclaim wasteland and build a car 8.9kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
23. 23 陆 The Lu Heiress’s Road to Success 陆家千金的青云路 You Dian Le佑点乐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + high-ranking cadre's daughter from a compound] Lu Nanxing's grandfather was a veteran revolutionary. Though he has passed away, her three uncles and her father all hold high-ranking positions! The only girl in the third generation of the Lu family, she is a spoiled heiress who lives for eating, drinking, and having fun, doing whatever she pleases and never putting up with mistreatment. After her father dies unexpectedly, she discovers that neither his death nor her you 5.4kReads7.7Score43714d adds
24. 24 八 An Eighties College Student Rises to Great Heights Through Sign-In Rewards 八零大学生，靠签到扶摇直上 Twelve Lan十二澜Modern Romance406k WordsOngoing Lin Zhiyu is the golden girl of the staff housing compound. She is strikingly beautiful, gets into a top university, and is so sweet and gentle that everyone in the neighborhood adores her. A dream reveals that her second-eldest sister, who went to the countryside, is the heroine of the story. She has a spiritual field space, and will eventually build a thriving business, making the whole family prosperous. In the original story, Lin Zhiyu grows jealous of her sister's successful business, ruins 323.4kReads8.5Score48.5k14d adds

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25. 25 七 The High-Ranking Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: Help the Poor? Not Even a Dog Would! 七零高干女：扶贫？狗都不扶！ The Fan Won't Open扇子打不开Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted Completed [Strong Female Lead] Original title: [Seventies-Era Cadre’s Daughter: Poverty Relief? Not Even a Dog Would Do It!] When a woman gains the power to speak, she won’t speak only for herself! [Sent to the Countryside in Northern Shaanxi + Local Woman Awakens, Along with the Women Around Her + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Mind Reading + True Female Protagonist + Romance Later, Male Lead Marries into Her Family] She was a genuine child of a prominent compound, the beloved youngest d 24.2kReads8.5Score3.6k14d adds
26. 26 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 89.8kReads9.6Score11.6k14d adds

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    A novel about a strong female politician, it's really good.

27. 27 六 The Sixties: A Righteous Heroine? She Wins at Life Through Schemes and Strategy 六零：正派？她靠权谋卷赢人生 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period drama + career-driven heroine + System + ensemble cast + intelligent characters + witty and humorous + the heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve In her previous life, Song Yanqing had just reached the pinnacle of success when she somehow ended up back in the amniotic fluid. Lying flat and waiting to die wasn’t her style. She wiped away her tears and got right back to work. A village girl from a poor mountain hamlet steadily made her way out into the world. People called Song Yanq 20.1kReads8.8Score2.3k14d adds

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    I just finished reading this book; if you remove the romance, the female lead's political career is really good.

28. 28 我 I Pray to the Gods for You 我向神明祈求你 Meat With All Three Meals一日三餐都要吃肉Modern Romance762k WordsCompleted Jin Xiangyu, secretary-general of Yunshui Municipal Party Committee, age 35. Jiang Xiangyang, a staff member at the Xiahe Town Government in Yunchuan County, Yunshui City, age 28. Jiang Xiangyang felt that a happy love life was beyond her reach. First, a gay man deceived her into a sham marriage, then she met a scumbag. She had all but given up on love when fate brought her together with Jin Xiangyu. What sparks will fly between an ordinary female civil servant from a small town and the secretar 14.7kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    Xiang Yu and Xiang Yang's experiences are rare in reality. You could just say that when fate brings two people together, nothing can stop it, haha.

29. 29 七 The 1970s: From Grassroots to Leading Cadre 七零：从基层到领导干部 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance284k WordsOngoing Don't trust the rating, come see for yourself [Fake and Real Heiresses + Rise to Power + Power Couple + Self-Interest]. Xu Yan clawed her way up from being a street thug, never imagining she'd join the ranks of transmigrators. When she opened her eyes, she was the real heiress. Switched at birth eighteen years ago, the original owner had now been brought back from the countryside to the city. The fake heiress, Xu Qing, wanted her to get lost and go back? Sorry, once she's here, she's not going 51.1kReads8.0Score5.1k14d adds
30. 30 风 The Road to Success of a Junior Employee, 1983 风起1983：小职员的青云路 Two Red Persimmons两枚红柿子Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Alternate world + 1980s + everyday family life + bright and charming junior employee vs. cool-headed, supportive boss + both transported across time] Xia Kui, a special forces soldier who served in peacekeeping missions in the 21st century, is born into a new life in 1963. After living a thrilling life in her previous one, all she wants now is for her parents to be safe and sound and to live a peaceful, quiet life. She wants to keep her head down, but her abilities won’t let her. On her first d 4.2kReads7.0Score58014d adds
31. 31 我 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 58Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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32. 32 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance354k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads, an intense game of push and pull, building a strong technological nation, business warfare in a bygone era, alternate setting] The untouchable beauty VS the fully leveled black lotus This is a battle between equals, as well as the legend of a great power's rise in industrial technology. In 1992, Jiang Wan was reborn into a desperate situation. At first, she set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a tech expert with vast capital at his disposal, in order to take revenge. What began a 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book has a male lead who's basically the same background character! You absolutely must check out these two! Both are period dramas! Who says the 90s aren't period dramas?! One features a female lead who is reborn, goes into business in Shenzhen, and focuses on technological advancement (from semiconductors to chip manufacturing). Romance is just a bonus... Both are strong! The male lead is an older Hong Kong businessman! Both are tech geniuses! The other book has no romantic pairing. The female lead, a food blogger and mind-body healer, transmigrates to 90s Hong Kong. She's the daughter of a triad boss, and while she's not particularly career-driven, she can't afford not to work, since she's not a triad leader! She can only try to lead her brothers to open a fast-food restaurant, deliver food, and transport packages! A healer is a perfect match for the triads, so her transmigration wasn't entirely pointless. [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

33. 33 穿 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score22114d adds
34. 34 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds

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    The storyline is expansive and perfectly crafted, with strong logic. The plot is tight and doesn't give the impression that the imperial examinations were easy or that climbing the official ladder was effortless. It truly showed me that the officialdom and the imperial examination system of that era were not so easy to navigate. Xu Yue, you are the bright moon, the handsome moon-bright man. Liuli Jun, you truly reached the highest position through your own efforts.

35. 35 褪 Shedding My Uniform for a Career in Politics, I Fear No Man 褪去戎装入官场，巾帼何惧男儿郎 My Wife, Liu Ruyan家妻柳如烟Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The rating just came out. It should go up later. Probably. Enjoy! Women's fiction + politics + strong female lead At 28, Shen Ke leaves military service as a regimental-level female officer and is assigned as executive vice county magistrate of economically underdeveloped Qing County. On her very first day, she is confronted by a mass petition. Watch Shen Ke show her unique strengths in a political world dominated by men and carve out her own path to success. 608Reads7.7Score11214d adds

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    The female lead is a military officer with a political career, while the male lead has very little screen time and is mostly unemployed. The female lead is decisive and ruthless.

36. 36 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.1kReads6.8Score1.7k14d adds
37. 37 新 Reborn, I Will Benefit the People 新生，我要造福一方 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 41.7kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
38. 38 重 Reborn, Starting as a Female Journalist 重生从女记者开始 Zhu Ji诸己Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete. Gender-swap transformation, female protagonist + System + workplace + light entertainment-industry elements + no marriage] [The “Wen Zheng” program has ended] In her previous life, an ordinary office worker was sent to another world by a dump truck. She transmigrated into the body of a graduating college student who had attempted suicide in her rented apartment after failing the civil service exam. She was saddled with student loans, and had less than ten yuan to her name. Things coul 6.2kReads9.3Score65214d adds
39. 39 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 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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    [Request for more updates!] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing agent at the county supply and marketing cooperative. She negotiates tractor imports, runs an instant noodle factory, and works as a translator for foreign guests, rewriting her destiny with her abilities. Even more heartwarming is that three generations of her family work together, moving from the county town to the city, their lives becoming increasingly prosperous. Witness how ordinary people forge their own brilliant lives amidst the tides of the times!

40. 40 八 The 1980s: You Tore Up My Admission Letter? I’ll Marry a Country Boy and Go to College 八零：撕我通知书？嫁糙汉上大学 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Translator Wife of a Future Real Estate Tycoon In the autumn of 1982, Shen Nian got into university. But her aunt held the admission letter in her hand and said, “Either you get married, or I tear this up. You’re not going to school.” The whole village chased after her. She couldn’t escape the mountains. Then a man stood in their way. His name was Lu Jiang. They said he was the boy her father had promised her to marry. She thought she was going to have to marry him. But he sai 12.8kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
41. 41 觉 Awakening DeepSeek, I Take the Political World by Storm 觉醒DeepSeek叱咤政坛 Watching the Tides, Knowing the North观澜知北Modern Romance587k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Su Xingmian was a genius people envied. In this life, she is a country girl who never even attended middle school. No one knows that a voice from the future has appeared in her mind. From the poorest county to the provincial government compound. From being dismissed as too young to being hailed across the province as “Su the Upright.” At every step, she gets there ten years ahead of everyone else. When she is 42, someone asks her: What do you think got you where you are? Sh 73Reads—Score10214d adds

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    This new book seems alright so far.

42. 42 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score17414d adds

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    Highly recommended!

43. 43 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.8kReads8.4Score51714d adds
44. 44 绝 A Sliver of Hope in Desperate Straits 绝境方寸 Peaceful Blessing Anfo平安福AnfoSci-Fi & Apocalypse507k WordsOngoing Adult content! Not suitable for younger readers! [Not a power fantasy] [Dark and oppressive] [Realistic drama] [Serious literature] [A woman's growth] [Modern political scene] [No male lead] [Flight from famine] [Patriotism] [Political intrigue] [Career in government] [Anti-corruption] When natural disasters strike, the country urgently launches the "Westward Migration Plan," and the entire nation embarks on a long journey to flee their homes. Guided by a prophetic dream, the female lead stockpi 286Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist enters politics, amidst factional struggles, political intrigue, and bureaucratic maneuvering. Set against a backdrop of a post-apocalyptic natural disaster. Excerpt: The cooling tower drew closer, several red banners with white lettering adorning its gray-white surface—"The Party and the Government Stand with the People in the Disaster Area" and "Shijingshan Transfer and Assembly Point - Disaster Relief Registration Office." One banner was crooked, only half remaining: "Life First, No One Left Behind—" It should have been "Life First, No One Left Behind," the latter half blown up by the wind and stuck to the tower, no longer visible. Rows of neat military-green tents stood on the platform of Blast Furnace No. 3, With several floating docks extending into the water from the platform's edge. People were directing traffic on the docks—wearing camouflage, orange rescue suits, and red vests. The voices from the loudspeakers drifted across the water and raindrops, distorted and wavering, but clearly audible—"... Please dock in order, do not crowd, first come, first served, everyone can register, supplies are plentiful, please do not crowd..." The boats and people gradually formed long lines. Soon, the boat carrying the porridge arrived. When Chunwang drank the hot porridge, she was stunned for a moment. Nine days had passed, and this was the first steaming food she had eaten. Under her sister's protection, she held the paper cup and sipped slowly. Halfway through, she suddenly looked up and asked, "Auntie, does this cost money?" "No," Yanwu said. "Why?" Yanwu thought for a moment, then pointed to the red banner on the tower and said, "Because we are a socialist country, and our highest ideal is to achieve communism." Chunwang couldn't read, but she nodded blankly.

45. 45 假 The Fake Heiress Is Still Putting on an Act, While I Focus on Science 假千金还在演，我一心搞科研 This Land Is So Enchanting江山如此多娇Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reborn + Period Setting + Academic Prodigy + Real and Fake Heiresses + Advancing the Nation Through Science] Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zhiyao looked at the face in the mirror, so similar to the wife of a military district commander, and smiled. In her previous life, she believed in “the bonds of blood.” After rejoining her birth family, she became a stepping stone for the fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, who drained her of everything she was worth before leaving her to die miserab 191.8kReads8.9Score43.1k14d adds
46. 46 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9k14d adds

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    I must recommend this book; it's a realistic novel that you can read again and again without getting tired of it.

47. 47 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 30kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
48. 48 1 The Palace Secrets of Yongfu Palace in 1642 1642的永福宫宫帷秘闻 A-Wang Who Makes No Sense不知所云的阿汪Historical333k WordsCompleted [Late Ming, early Qing] [Unofficial Manchu history: Hong Xue] [Hong Chengchou and Xiaozhuang] [The mystery of the early Qing bloodlines] [The mystery of the bloodlines of Hong Taiji, Shunzhi, and Kangxi] In the late autumn of 1642, a hidden undercurrent was brewing within the palace at Shengjing, concealed from the pages of history. Hong Chengchou was captured. Hong Taiji spared no effort to persuade him to surrender, even tacitly allowing his favorite consort, Xiaozhuang, to visit the prison al 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The true female protagonist – navigating the power struggles of the early Qing Dynasty, including Huang Taiji, Dorgon, and Hong Chengchou, she skillfully maneuvered amidst the infighting, using tenderness as her weapon and secret romance as her bait, ultimately becoming a legendary beauty who held sway over the Qing Dynasty from behind the scenes!

49. 49 日 Sun and Moon Shine Bright: The Story of the Eldest Princess 日月昭昭：嫡长公主传 Shangguan Junli上官君黎Ancient Romance243k WordsOngoing (The author is a high school student, so updates are slow, but the story will definitely be finished) She knelt on the gravel path, blood seeping from her knees. Her mother stood beneath the veranda, watching coldly. At seven years old, Jun Li understood one thing: wounds could be useful. Not for scheming, but for calling for help. She cried out for ten years. At last, someone heard her. Later, she stood in court and looked back Behind her stood the Second Prince, the lone wolf who said one 260Reads—Score—14d adds

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    At five years old, Jun Li knelt on the cobblestone path, her knees bleeding, while her mother stood coldly watching from the eaves. The first thing she learned wasn't to cry, but to endure. Later, she learned more and more—how to conceal her shortcomings under her father's questioning, how to survive the harassment of the concubines, how to use a scar to exchange for a turning point, and how to protect her siblings one by one under her wings. When the Second Prince entrusted her with his entire fortune, he said, "I don't want to be emperor, I just want to be a brother who can protect his sister." When the Third Prince silently handed her a cup of hot tea, he said, "I'll be waiting for you this time next year." The Fourth Prince, that good-for-nothing who only knew how to eat and drink, spoke for the first time in court to take a knife for her. She never thought of fighting. But when she turned around and found herself surrounded by people, she knew—this step had to be taken to the end. Princess Jun Li, the eldest legitimate daughter, endured for many years, and now ascended the throne. This was not just her personal scheming, but a change of dynasty supported by everyone. —At the end of scheming lies the will of the people.

50. 50 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.6kReads6.0Score1k14d adds

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    Lin Shengsheng thought her drugging was flawless. She poured the drug into a glass of water and poured it away; she watched Shen Qingshu pick up the glass and look at it; she was overjoyed, waiting for Shen Qingshu to make a fool of herself, but after waiting for a while, she herself felt feverish. She felt terrible: was the heating in this private room too strong? Until Shen Qingshu dragged her into a small private room and locked her in with the scumbag. She was stunned. Shen Qingshu chuckled outside the door: "Little sister, I poured all the spiked water into your orange juice. How does it taste?"

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