Period Novels With a Female Lead, Male Lead Optional 年代文—女主(有无男主都可以)
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- 51 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零:种田发家养崽崽 Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score48914d adds
- 52 Reborn in the 1960s: Lin Wanwan’s Life Raising Children 重生六零:林晚晚养娃日常 [Reborn + raising kids + pocket dimension + golden finger + farming + making a fortune] One day, she was reborn as the mother of two children, suddenly saddled with two kids who looked like beggars. After a moment of speechless disbelief, she rolled up her sleeves. With a supermarket in her pocket dimension, how could she fail to raise two children? But when the children's hulking father showed up, her life changed. She had planned for them to go their separate ways, but before long, she found h 5.6kReads8.9Score41614d adds
- 53 The Fake Heiress and Her Eight Overpowered Brothers 九零:假千金八个哥哥都是龙傲天 [90s] [Everyone's Favorite] [Face-Slapping] [Feel-Good] [Secret Crush Comes True] [Fake and Real Heiresses] Bai Zhiyu lived for fifteen years before learning she was a fake. The family that raised her was the richest in Haicheng. Her birth parents were dirt poor, and she had eight penniless brothers. The swan had fallen from her pedestal, and everyone was waiting to laugh at her. Who would have guessed that her eight brothers were all destined for greatness? They seized the rapid economic bo 20kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
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An Army Wife in the 1980s: Growing Vegetables on the Snowy Plateau 八零军嫂,雪域高原种菜忙
A military-marriage and farming novel. The early chapters feature plenty of conflict and foreshadowing, and the story is set in the early 1980s. If you can’t accept the mainstream attitudes of that era and prefer feel-good wish-fulfillment stories, this may not be for you. Your support keeps me writing. I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Please keep your comments civil. I’m grateful to every reader who takes the time to read. Qian Duoduo, a post-00s college student, goes back in time afte
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The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女
[No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try
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- 56 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零,我成了村里的赤脚医生 [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score61514d adds
- 57 Reborn as a Poor Little Orphan in the 1960s, I Have a Little Money 重生六零年小孤女有点财 (Historical setting + space + ancient martial arts + one-on-one romance + medicine and poison + patriotism) The shaman high priest's family is running out of descendants. Unable to bear it, the high priest ancestor performs a ritual to send a modern orphan girl to the 1960s, where she is still an orphan. How infuriating! That old ancestor tricked me! With wolves eyeing her family wealth, she has no choice but to train hard and learn how to protect herself. Persecuted, hunted, targeted for assass 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
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A Cozy Life in the Seventies: The Army Wife Raises Kids with Her Pocket Dimension 温馨七零,小军嫂手持空间养崽忙
[Transmigrating to the 1970s + Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Decisive and Ruthless + Military Marriage + Raising Kids + Love at First Sight] A clear-headed woman from the apocalypse vs. a handsome officer devoted to love Su Qiao, who had a pocket dimension in the apocalypse and enjoyed living a carefree life, transmigrates into the body of a naive young female intellectual in the 1970s. Before she can be tricked into going to the countryside, she talks her fake best friend into paying her bac
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- 59 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, but Won't Go to the Countryside: A Cozy, Happy Life 穿越七零不下乡,日子温馨乐淘淘 [Parallel world + spatial powers + feel-good story + adorable kids] What’s it like to be struck by lightning and end up in the body of a young girl who was abused to death in the 1970s? She rises from the dead and scares everyone into scattering. Let’s be honest, sending this whole family of pests to plant trees in the desert really was the perfect decision. A chubby ball in her left hand, a little darling in her right; She can live boldly and freely without being sent to the countryside; Re 23Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 60 The Cool, Quiet Young Educated Woman of the ’70s and Her Rough, Tenderhearted Man 七零清冷小知青,糙汉柔情搂腰宠 [Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife + Everyday Life + Pocket Dimension + Superpowers] Shi Yue is reborn and collides with a soul that transmigrated from another world. Trying to take over my body? Sorry, you can’t have it. Since I’m reborn, I’m not letting my enemies get away with anything. Before leaving for the countryside, I’ll cut all ties, pack up, and leave without a care. As for the enemy whose blood I drained dry, I’ll wipe out your whole family. Don’t let the door hit you on your way 607Reads9.1Score10414d adds
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The Big Shot Transmigrated into a Little Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 大佬她穿成了年代文里的小炮灰
(Historical setting + space + academic prodigy + sweet romance) Su Qingyi transmigrates into a historical novel she once read for fun, becoming a cannon-fodder character. Worse, she’s the kind of minor character who dies horribly not long after the story begins! She’s useless at everything and has nothing to eat, and all the educated youths who arrived with her look down on and ostracize her. To make life a little easier, she just wants to stay away from the male and female leads. She has no int
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- 62 The Pampered Wife Awakens and Goes Berserk in a Period Novel 年代文包子原配觉醒后发疯了 Reborn + face-slapping + going berserk + getting rich Only after Meng Jiao awakened did she realize she was the meek, ill-fated first wife in a period novel. In the book, her mother-in-law abused her, her sister-in-law bullied her, and her brother-in-law slandered her. Yet she kept working without complaint, giving everything to the family. She exhausted herself holding up the Song family, but never earned their respect. In the end, after her brother-in-law accused her of having an affair with a 2.1kReads8.4Score16914d adds
- 63 Transmigrated Into the Favorite of a Powerful Man in a Period Novel 穿成年代文大佬的掌中宝 A milk-loving, affectionate little sweetheart VS a powerful, handsome but ill-fated man who’s soft only for her Not long after gaining sentience, Tang Jiaojiao, a baby iron-eater, drinks one bowl too many of her special milk. When she wakes up, she finds she’s transmigrated to the food-and-clothing-scarce 1960s, as a cannon-fodder character who dies at birth. Looking at her cannon-fodder parents and brother, Tang Jiaojiao sips her milk and resolves to lead them away from their cannon-fodder fat 616Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 64 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后,我火速离婚 [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4kReads8.2Score16214d adds
- 65 The Young Master of the Mystic Sect Wins Hearts in a Period Novel 玄门少主在年代文里蛊惑人心 [Book transmigration + space + farming + satisfying wish fulfillment + sweet romance] The young leader of a mystic sect from the twenty-first century accidentally transmigrates into a period novel, becoming a minor character who gets bitten to death by a wild boar right from the start. As for the heroine, whose white-lotus act practically radiates from her, Hua Jiaojiao refuses to accept it. Since she has to live through this era anyway, why not put her little hands, skilled at drawing talismans 5.4kReads8.9Score43914d adds
- 66 After Transmigrating to Another Era, I Discovered I Was a Cannon Fodder 穿越年代后,发现自己竟是炮灰 [Period setting + supernatural abilities + storage space] After a high fever, her soul departed this world. She became a powerful wielder of two supernatural abilities, transmigrated here from the apocalypse. From then on, fate turned, and she changed her ending. You want me to go to the countryside in my cousin’s place? And Uncle wants to take my family’s property? I’ll strike at the root of the problem and throw you out of my home. You want to marry me, then make me have your children and serv 1.9kReads8.5Score13914d adds
- 67 The Big Shot from the Era Novel's Early-Deceased White Moonlight Has Returned 年代文大佬早死的白月光穿回来了 Lin Sisi accidentally fell into the water and transmigrated from 1970 to 2025. After five years of working herself to the bone, she finally learned that she was nothing more than a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The novel tells the story of Luo Danni, the heroine, who accidentally transmigrates into 1970. Blessed with incredible good luck, she thrives throughout the decade and joins hands with the hero to reach the pinnacle of success. As for Lin Sisi, she is the unlucky tool chara 72Reads6.2Score11114d adds
- 68 She Accidentally Transmigrates into a Period Novel, Where Her Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder 意外穿进年代文里她全家都是炮灰 Feng Yueyue was inspecting her supermarket, which covered more than two thousand square meters, when a chandelier suddenly fell on her. Feng Yueyue immediately lost consciousness... When she woke up again, she discovered she had somehow become young again, turned into a little ball of flesh with stubby limbs. Looking at her chubby body, Feng Yueyue rolled her eyes at the heavens... But could someone tell her why she'd transmigrated into a book? And that wasn't even the worst part. Why was the fu 597Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 69 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.7kReads9.0Score35914d adds
- 70 I Became the Female Lead's Younger Sister in a Period Novel 穿成年代文女主的亲妹 Martial arts champion Lin Xiangbei transmigrates into the world of a novel and becomes the female lead’s twin sister. In the poor and backward 1970s, she uses her martial arts to punish evil and uphold justice; her needlework to benefit the community; and her pen to write for justice... From a timid, bullied little nobody, she transforms into a fearless rose. Who can pluck this rose? Chen Fan, a top scholar in the early years and a successful Confucian businessman later on: Obviously, me! 79Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 71 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Heroine Is So Wild, Even the System Is at a Loss for Words 快穿之年代女主太飚,系统词穷了 Officer Lin was shot dead by a police mole while carrying out a mission, then transmigrated into a period-drama world. Faced with a golden finger that gave her nothing, she went straight to taking what she wanted. Not only did she forcefully bind the System, she also used her missions as a stepping-stone to earn lavish rewards. He’d thought his Host was crafty to people’s faces and ruthless behind their backs. Who could have guessed she’d never play by the rules, and would always trounce the plo 1.9kReads8.8Score14614d adds
- 72 Quick Transmigration Through Era Novels: I Decide the Cannon Fodder's Fate 快穿年代文,炮灰的人生我做主 [Quick Transmigration Through Period Dramas, No Fixed Couple] World One: The Sacrificial Sister in the 1980s [Complete] My brother wanted to sell me off for a bride price, so I made him marry into his wife's family. My ex-husband wanted to get rich, so I stole his good fortune. My motto is simple: settle every score. World Two: A Woman Surrounded by Horrible People in the 1990s [Complete] My ex-husband and his mistress eloped with all the money, so I made sure one of them had a stroke and the ot 211Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 73 When the Little Tyrant Transmigrates into the Era Novel's Lucky Star Foil 当小霸王穿成年代文福星对照组 (No CP) (Transmigrate into a Book) (Strengthening the Nation) A little survivor from the apocalypse woke up to find she'd become a baby. Her tiny head was full of huge questions. When the blessed girl next door carried home a huge fish that had jumped right into her arms, Chen Xi tripped on flat ground. When a pheasant played at being injured to get the blessed girl, Chen Xi was chased all over the mountain by a wild boar. When the blessed girl played in the mud and found gold, Chen Xi lost ever 1.6kReads9.1Score10014d adds
- 74 The Female General Who Became Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿成年代文炮灰的女将军 Shaomin, whose martial prowess was unmatched, never imagined that after spending half her life on the battlefield, her entire family would be executed for a trumped-up charge. Her furious soul refused to enter the cycle of reincarnation. On a night of lightning and thunder, she watched in spirit as the enemy army cut down the heads of the corrupt emperor and his treacherous ministers. With her great vengeance fulfilled, she was finally able to let go. But then lightning struck her soul and sent 156Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 75 I Became the Heroine's Obsession in a Period Novel 穿成年代文女主的心头刺 Zhao Xueying, an older single woman in the modern era, suddenly gained a pocket dimension and became obsessed with the theory that the apocalypse was coming. She spent everything she had stockpiling supplies, only to accidentally transmigrate into a period novel as a fake-sweet villainess with the same name. The reborn heroine repeatedly ground her into the dirt, then easily knocked her out of the game. Zhao Xueying’s take: Isn’t life beautiful? Aren’t handsome young men irresistible? The heroin 1.9kReads8.0Score12514d adds
- 76 Quick Transmigration: Finding Happiness in Period Dramas 快穿:在年代文里让自己快乐 [Note: There are chapters mixed in from other stories. The book has already been marked as complete, and it can't be fixed, so don't read it.] [Quick Transmigration + Period Drama + No Romance + System + Plot Goes Off the Rails] Also known as: Who cares about the plot? Having fun is what matters! [Note: All the worlds are set in different periods, so this is a pure period quick-transmigration novel. The heroine is a drama queen, with the occasional sense of right and wrong.] Tao Jiang was a 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: Putting Every Rebel in Their Place 快穿年代:专治各种不服 A plane crash sends Xia Yingying unexpectedly through time. On her first transmigration, she lands in the 1970s, becoming a pitiful young woman who has just lost her father and is nearly sold off in a marriage swap for her cousin. Watch her turn her life around and forge her own path to success. On her second transmigration, she lands in the Three Kingdoms era, in a bridal sedan on her way to become someone’s concubine, sent by her father and brothers. Should she run away from the wedding, or ru 1.4kReads8.9Score11314d adds
- 78 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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
- 79 Back to the 1970s 回到七十年代 The author’s three male characters: Gu Yicheng is a bold, passionate man whose love is fierce and wholehearted. Luo Yunting is a possessive, restrained man whose love runs deep and steady. Nie Jiu is a sinister and ruthless man whose love knows no bounds. The story begins in the 1970s. The heroine, Ding Yuyao, is reborn. She is a delicate beauty with a resilient personality. From an utterly unremarkable, seventeen-year-old country girl, she turns her life around through her own hard work: becomi 217Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 80 Amazing! The Strong Farm Girl Digs Up Ginseng and Strikes It Rich! 牛啦!大力女知青挖人参暴富啦! A trinket that modern-day girl Yao Dongxue bought on a whim while shopping suddenly gave her access to a pocket dimension. But she discovered that she might not be the only one who had it. One night, she began watching the daily life of a girl from the 1970s who shared her name, all through her dreams. The girl had a happy family and was incredibly strong. Even in an era that Yao Dongxue considered harsh, she lived a happy life. For three years, Yao Dongxue watched her in her dreams every night. 9.9kReads8.9Score85814d adds
- 81 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 6.8kReads9.0Score44514d adds
- 82 Killer Queen: Living It Up in the 1970s 杀手女王:七零年代当咸鱼 [Spatial Mall + Assassin Transmigrates and Is Reborn + Mission System + Sweet Romance] After completing one last big job, the assassin Xiao Qi planned to quit the business for good and find a quiet, comfortable little village where she could live a lazy life. Who knew her organization would secretly shoot her in the back after she finished the mission! Xiao Qi should have been dead, but when she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in China in the 1970s. Looking at the earthen walls all around 4.8kReads9.2Score60614d adds
- 83 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1970s 穿到七十年代不下乡 Feng Wanyi is a fan of transmigration novels, and she often wishes she could transmigrate one day. She did transmigrate, but things don't seem to be going the way she imagined. Looking at the walls, which seem to belong to another era, Feng Wanyi feels like banging her head against them. She gives it a try, but apart from the wound on her head, she's still perfectly fine and right where she was. Just when she'd finally forced herself to accept her situation, they tell her she's being sent to the 2.1kReads8.9Score13514d adds
- 84 Shocking! I'm Actually a Phoenix in a Period Novel 震惊!我在年代文里竟是一只凤凰 Because her soul was shattered, Lin Xiao had no choice but to follow her master’s orders and do good deeds in the apocalypse. She never expected that after returning to her original world, she would still have to keep earning favor points to stay alive… At first, she resisted, but then she found that the missions were not only easy, but also a lot of fun. Gradually, she formed deep friendships with the little creatures who had made those wishes. Note: 1. Everything in this story is fictional. Pl 2.8kReads9.0Score37214d adds
- 85 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
- 86 EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 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 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
- 87 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 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 88 The Beloved Little Research Prodigy Leads the Nation to Soar 团宠科研小炮灰,带领国家飞飞飞 [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + beloved by the whole family + science and technology to strengthen the country + no romance] The heroine is adored by her whole family and is an all-around scientific genius! Lu Weichen, an interstellar scientist, accidentally transmigrates while researching the theory of spacetime, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a period novel! And it's not just one book she's transmigrated into? Her mother is the real daughter in a period novel about a 4.9kReads9.1Score48014d adds
- 89 The 1970s: The Beloved Family Member Who Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 七零团宠科技兴国 [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 8.6kReads9.4Score72714d adds
- 90 The 1970s Research Genius Is Open for Business 七零科研大佬在线营业 [Transmigration + pocket dimension + superpowers + golden finger + period setting + technology + devoted mutual love] Lan Yan, a professor of interstellar scientific research and an expert in weapons and warships, unexpectedly dies and transmigrates to China in 1970. Drawing on her expertise, Lan Yan assembles watches and radios herself, then goes on to develop washing machines, electric fans, refrigerators, rice cookers, and more. The country recognizes her talent and recruits her into the mili 5.9kReads9.0Score44314d adds
- 91 The Brilliant Young Scholar Transmigrates to the 1970s with a Pocket Space 学霸小才女带着空间穿越七零年代 Synopsis: [Historical era + transmigration + farming + adorable child + getting rich] Mi Xia has the same dream for three nights in a row. In it, the world is harsh, and everyone she sees is gaunt. Many people in that era are starving and eating tree bark. Mi Xia panics and frantically stockpiles supplies, then transmigrates to a parallel world and even gets a child thrown in. After transmigrating, I thought my husband was just an ordinary regiment commander. Why has he turned out to be a young 3kReads8.9Score31614d adds
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