Historical-Era Stories with a Female Lead Who Stands on Her Own: No More Male Leads Who Keep Going to the Countryside to Help the Poor 女主独美的年代文 不要老是下乡扶贫男主了

1. 1 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 29.1kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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   🌿①The female lead's purpose in getting married is simply to obtain local residency so she can build a house and wait for demolition compensation, as well as solve her ✨physiological problems. Her only requirements for a man are that he be obedient, cook, and clean the house! 🌿②The female lead is exceptionally beautiful. At the beginning, she ruins her ✨husband's reputation and divorces him. She doesn't want her twins, and even gives away the baby in her womb after giving birth!

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: With My Over-the-Top Crazy Vibe, I'll Drag Out This Marriage Until You Die 穿书七零：超强癫感婚不离拖死你 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Tong Fan was eager to keep up with the times, so she transmigrated into a novel set in the past. In the resource-scarce 1970s, she became the first wife of the male lead, Wei Tianming, in an arranged marriage. According to the plot, she received divorce papers and, unwilling to accept it, went to the city with a big belly to find her husband, who worked far from home and rarely came back. But he was determined to divorce her. Unable to bear it, she hanged herself, taking both her life and her 10.8kReads8.3Score599Shelves
3. 3 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   Trust my careful selection based on 6,000 hours of reading. A truly excellent piece of period fiction.

4. 4 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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   This book is really good! [Note: The phrase "no poverty alleviation, two-way assistance" appears to be an unrelated fragment and has been omitted from the translation.]

5. 5 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [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 7.1kReads9.0Score661Shelves
6. 6 村 Wei Wanqiao, the Village Girl 村女魏晚荞 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing In 1987, in Loess Village in eastern Henan, Wei Wanqiao learned to weave homespun cloth and dye it with plants from her grandmother as a child. Her weaving and dyeing skills were renowned far and wide. But in her parents' eyes, she was no more than a bargaining chip for a bride price. To raise the money for her younger brother's marriage, they secretly accepted a bride price from Zhao Erhun, a gambler from the neighboring village, and planned to force her into marriage. Refusing to accept her fa 84Reads—Score103Shelves

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   The emotional descriptions are restrained yet poignant, relying not on piling up sentimental lines but on actions, expressions, and subtle interactions to convey emotions, resulting in a strong sense of empathy.

7. 7 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted 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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
8. 8 傻 The Foolish Lad’s Country Romance 傻小子的乡村情缘 Handsome Mr. Xiao帅气的肖先生Urban858k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5.2kReads9.0Score443Shelves
9. 9 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 12kReads8.1Score737Shelves
10. 10 下 Fine, I’ll Go to the Countryside. I Have a Pocket Dimension, So What Have I Got to Fear? 下乡就下乡我有空间我怕谁 Knowing the Mist from the Tower临楼知渺Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + sent to the countryside + raising children + no romance) Fall asleep at home, wake up transmigrated from the sky! Fang Lan wakes up one day and finds she’s transmigrated from the 21st century into a little girl in the 1970s in a parallel world. She’s about to be sent to the countryside, and she’s so hungry she’s dizzy and seeing black. She feels like she might as well die! Then the very next moment, she gains a pocket dimension. Well... it’s a bit small, but 6.7kReads9.0Score692Shelves
11. 11 穿 I Came to the 1960s for a Life, Not Mere Survival 穿六零，我要的是生活，不是活着 A Novel Fan Writing Novels小说迷写小说Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 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 2.2kReads8.8Score145Shelves
12. 12 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: In the 1970s, I Became the Female Lead's Foil 穿书七零，我成了女主的对照组 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Period + transmigrate into a book + watching the drama unfold + no romance] Su Ye transmigrated into a book, becoming the foil to the heroine of a period novel. At the beginning: The book's heroine, Zhao Baozhu, was the apple of her family's eye. They all doted on her and never made her work. The book's supporting female character, Su Zhaodi, was the family's punching bag. Everyone bullied her and made her do all the work. After marriage: The heroine married a talented, handsome educated youth 124Reads6.0Score—Shelves
13. 13 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
14. 14 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 6kReads8.8Score608Shelves
15. 15 穿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 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves
16. 16 快 Quick Transmigration: The Little Flower Fairy’s Happy Life 快穿：小花妖的幸福生活 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Ancient Romance816k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Alternate Universe] [An Overpowered Golden Finger] [No Fixed Couple] [Love at First Sight] [Beautiful Heroine] [Readers Who Prefer Chaste Romance, Stay Away!!!] Qinghe was a flower growing along the Road to the Underworld. In her innocent confusion, she took human form and became a purehearted little flower spirit. She spent her days wandering around the netherworld, chatting with the ghosts who came and went, listening to their stories and learning their skills. One day, 18.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    The same author, the system treats the host like a daughter, giving her whatever she wants, and the female lead is full of positive energy 😎, so you don't have to worry about it ruining your values, but she won't be soft on bad guys.

17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 32.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 49.9kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
19. 19 穿 Happy Days After I Transmigrate to the 1970s 穿越七十年代幸福日常 Life Like a Dream孚生如梦Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Matters + Slice of Life + No Storage Space + Transmigration into a Book + No Relocation to the Countryside] Zhao Yunshu transmigrates into the body of a young woman who accidentally died in the 1970s. With the love and care of her parents and family, Zhao Yunshu gradually adjusts to her new identity. Only then does she realize that she hasn’t simply transmigrated: she has transmigrated into a book. But Zhao Yunshu has no interest in getting involved in the heroine’s s 6.5kReads8.3Score615Shelves

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    This book features a stunningly beautiful female lead, no rural life, no military marriage, and no rough-and-tumble male characters. The female lead is the favored one in her family, which is harmonious and free of awful characters. It's a slice-of-life story about everyday family life. It's a great read! [Heart][heart][heart][already added to my wishlist][already added to my wishlist][already added to my wishlist]

20. 20 论 On the Self-Cultivation of a Black Lotus 论一朵黑莲花的自我修养 Cang Yu仓语Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, no golden finger. A touch of the times, a touch of romance, and a realistic bent. No formulaic plot, no satisfying face-slapping, just steady progress through real life. Liu Xia is a talented country girl who makes a family with her unrelated grandmother, her mother, and her younger sister. There is family affection, first love, and clashes of interest, but above all, this is a story about how women break through the chains that bind them. A 14.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend a fantastic period drama novel! The female lead is a resilient, down-to-earth type who has several romantic relationships. She'll date someone suitable, and break up if things don't work out. She's always focused on herself, and her free spirit is never trapped by thorns (the female lead suffers a bit, so please bear with it!).

21. 21 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 27.8kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves

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    The female lead in this forum has no romantic partner, doesn't help with poverty alleviation, and is ruthless in her violence.

22. 22 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Below is all the best stuff (no saintly characters, no weaklings, no baby-making machines, no poverty alleviation policies...). My personal favorite is *Wanchun Street* because it's a true story, vividly portraying the myriad aspects of life. There are no perfect protagonists or absolutely good characters, but you'll definitely love it once you read it 😘

23. 23 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.2kReads9.2Score1kShelves
24. 24 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
25. 25 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves
26. 26 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.4kReads9.0Score898Shelves
27. 27 一 I Woke Up! An Orphaness Strikes It Rich with Billions in Supplies 一睁眼！孤女携亿万物资暴富了 Mu Cheng幕橙Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Completed + period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + stockpiling + clear-eyed heroine who firmly rejects emotional manipulation and is allergic to romance VS a dark, devoted male lead who plays the pig to eat the tiger and is every bit as calculating as she is] Pei Wanning had the same dream for a whole month. In it, she was an unwanted punching bag, abused by her parents with insults at best and beatings at worst. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle couldn't stand to watch, and to 12kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
28. 28 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 45.8kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves
29. 29 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 59.6kReads9.0Score6.6kShelves
30. 30 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.5kReads9.0Score855Shelves
31. 31 七 The 1970s: After Selling My Iron Rice Bowl, I Became a Landlady 七零：卖铁饭碗后，我成了包租婆 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + No Toxic Relatives + Period Drama + Life with the Troops + Slow-Burn Romance + Everyday Family Life] A young woman with the soul of a middle-aged lady secretly drools over her older brother's fellow soldier: the handsome young man is tall, long-legged, and slender-waisted. She's too shy to pounce on him, so she can only spend her days longing for him and bouncing with excitement. What she doesn't know is that he's a big bad wolf who's long wanted to carry her back to his de 3.1kReads9.1Score252Shelves
32. 32 记 After My Memories Awaken, I Gossip, Raise Kids, and Make Money 记忆觉醒后，吃瓜养崽赚钱钱 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Shuya had a dream, and it felt incredibly real. In it, her cousin tricked her into going to the countryside. As soon as she arrived, she was schemed against, and her life became miserable. She died young. She woke up terrified and sprang out of bed, immediately setting about finding a job and going on blind dates. She'd rather die than go to the countryside. If she did, she'd lose her life... After so many disastrous blind dates she nearly gave up, she finally met the right person. After get 1.3kReads6.5Score100Shelves

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    Historical fiction, no rural assignments ᖰ⌯'▾'⌯ᖳ 1️⃣ The female lead awakens her memories and resolutely resists going to the countryside. She goes on blind dates with the male lead, and afterwards they often gossip and have fun together, living happily ever after ᰔᩚ 2️⃣ The female lead awakens her past life memories and is reborn into a historical fiction story. Afterwards, she works in the city ⁄(⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)⁄ and slacks off while fishing 🐟, and incidentally eats the female lead's sweets 🍉

33. 33 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 40.9kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
34. 34 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.9kReads8.2Score231Shelves
35. 35 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.2kReads8.2Score348Shelves
36. 36 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score510Shelves
37. 37 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became a Cannon Fodder Side Character from the Start 穿书七零，开局成了炮灰女配 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space, mind reading, military marriage, sweet romance, transmigrate into a book, delicate beauty, mischievous little troublemaker] Feng Jiaojiao dies suddenly after working overtime all night, only to transmigrate into a book and become a supporting character who shares her name in a novel she once read. She remembers that the male lead is An Jianjun and the female lead is Qin Siyu. Feng Jiaojiao, the supporting character, is merely a stepping stone in the heroine’s love life, the male 32.7kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
38. 38 七 The 1970s: She Was So Lazy She Became a General’s Wife 七零：懒着懒着，她成了将军夫人 Do So Many People Like Mint?这么多人爱吃薄荷吗Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Twenty years into the apocalypse, Jiang Meng, a powerhouse with a strength-type ability, died. She died at dawn on the eighth day of a zombie siege. She wasn’t bitten to death by zombies. She was worked to death. When she came to again, Jiang Meng had been reborn into a family surnamed Jiang. Her dad was a Level 8 carpenter, her mom could make anything taste delicious, her brother and sister-in-law were honest and good-natured, her sister was fiery and gorgeous, her younger brother was clever bu 5.1kReads8.3Score382Shelves
39. 39 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 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! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
40. 40 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 7.9kReads9.2Score432Shelves
41. 41 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    The female lead didn't go to the countryside; she took a military and political route. There was no romantic partner.

42. 42 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    A villainous woman from a different era in a quick transmigration story; she doesn't help the poor, doesn't feel resentful, is extremely selfish, and schemes against others solely for her own benefit.

43. 43 年 Era-Hopping Quick Transmigration: Vain and Selfish, Beautiful and Wicked 年代快穿虚荣且自私，漂亮且恶毒 Qiu Yiwan邱意晚Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + a touch of being adored by everyone + love at first sight + selfish and self-serving + a truly wicked heroine] Bai Chuchu is the only fire fox in the fox clan. She is selfish, vain, never lifts a finger without a benefit, throws things away when she’s done with them, and is vicious and materialistic. Her personality is absolutely awful! But she possesses peerless beauty, a face that could outshine the world, drawing crowds who flock to her and prost 6.3kReads7.5Score321Shelves
44. 44 恶 The Villainess Gets Everyone's Favor with Just a Few Tricks 恶女她略施手段得到所有偏爱 Sea Salt Potato Chips海盐味薯片Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Immersive quick transmigration + historical eras + self-interest + a touch of everyone’s favorite + love-struck male leads + no fixed CP] Good women earn a good reputation. Bad women get everything. So what if Nan Xi is vicious, spoiled, and selfish? Plenty of people still love her. All she has to do is open her hands, and someone will give her whatever she wants. 1. The older sister who refuses to go to the countryside 2. The educated youth returning to the city 3. The heiress and the migrant 15.7kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
45. 45 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Female Side Character’s Rise to Power 快穿：心机女配上位计划 Orange Ears of Grain橙穗穗Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing. Beautiful and ruthless, she stops at nothing to achieve her goals.] [The male lead must be sexually pure.] Jiang Miaoshu transmigrates into various worlds as an insignificant supporting character. To survive, she must win the affection of the children of destiny and draw energy from it. These chosen ones aren't limited to male leads: they can also be villains, second male leads, and others. World One: The gold-digging female side character in a story set in the old days World 56kReads8.1Score5.9kShelves
46. 46 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 63.9kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    🍒✨This is absolutely the best book! The female protagonist is a transmigrator, sophisticated and self-serving without being a saint. She doesn't interfere with the original male and female leads, just observing from the sidelines. She has her own space to enjoy food alone, without telling her husband and son. 🌿 In the second world, the female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside or do any work, and the older man even fights with his mother over skincare products, afraid that the female protagonist will dislike him.

47. 47 年 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Supporting Villainess Refuses to Accept Her Fate 年代文穿书之女配不认命 Cang Yu苍喻Modern Romance693k WordsOngoing Lin Shuyue transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting female character in a novel set in a bygone era. After the heroine stole the man she was seeing, she had no choice but to go to the countryside, where she ended up staying for good. Lin Shuyue fought back and finally changed her fate, only to discover that this wasn't just a book: it was a world where multiple novels had merged. There was documentary-style fiction, stories about real and fake heiresses, reborn military wives, and male-o 48kReads8.3Score4.3kShelves

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    These are period dramas, and most of them have some romance elements. They're all pretty good. I highly recommend chapters 278 and 10. Chapter 10 isn't a time-travel story, but it's still readable. The female lead and her mother are both quite insightful.

48. 48 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.7kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
49. 49 炮 The Cannon Fodder Is About to Be Bled Dry? Hand Over That Golden Finger! 炮灰被吃绝户？金手指拿来吧你 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted [Historical era + transmigrated book villainess + family life + 1970s + face-slapping + spatial dimension] Ren Chaomei stayed up all night reading a novel. When she opened her eyes, she had become the vicious supporting female character in the book. While reading, she had thought this character, who shared her name, was an idiot with no sense of right and wrong. Her parents were both dead, and she was living with her uncle’s family, yet she still fought the heroine for everything. She fought ove 28.7kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
50. 50 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越七零之路人甲日常 Tang Lin from Xiangzhou香州的唐林Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so it’ll go up later. This is a gentle, everyday-life story. If it’s not your thing, please click away. Thanks! Transmigration + no military marriage + no relocation to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no vilifying the original heroine After transmigrating, Lu Jinxia finds herself in the world of a historical novel she read. Unfortunately, she isn’t the heroine, just a background character. The heroine of the book is an educated youth sent to the countryside. 24.3kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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