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. 101 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 37kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds

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   🫧🫧A high-scoring, satisfying novel with a stunningly beautiful female lead and no philanthropy [laughs]. Lu Xiaoxia is reborn at 19, the day her stepmother gives her away as a gift to a scumbag. With explosive fighting skills, having fought the prison bully to the death, Lu Xiaoxia decisively begins her revenge. The scumbag is standing right outside the door? She'll cripple him from the start. Her stepmother is trying to squeeze every last drop of value out of her? She'll make her stepmother pay back with interest. Demons roam the house? She'll exorcise them one by one.

2. 102 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds

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   Absolutely a classic!!

3. 103 搬 She Clears Out Her Entire Family’s Home, and the True Heiress Finds Her Powerful Birth Parents 搬空全家，真千金找到大佬亲爹妈 Yi Hanlin一寒林Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted The moment Qu Qingyao opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s. Not only is she a fake heiress who stole someone else's place, she's also about to become the mother of eighteen children. Qu Qingyao is completely stunned. What kind of nightmare start is this? Her parents are desperate for a son, but in this life they're fated to have none? Easy. Qu Qingyao turns around and reports them, sending them straight into their next life. A connected insider at a job interview can't keep his eyes to 2.6kReads9.0Score34314d adds

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   It's a great show. The female lead is an agricultural worker with many side jobs, including translation. There's also a male lead, who is very nice and knows his limits.

4. 104 穿 Transmigrate to the Famine Years: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越饥荒之路人甲的生活日常 One Million on a Scratch Card刮刮乐一百万Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Caution: This is not wish-fulfillment. The characters are all flawed. The tone is dark and realistic, and the setting is an alternate fictional world. Much of the content is invented, so read with care if that bothers you.] [Historical era + Transmigrating into a book + Politics] She transmigrates into a scrawny child during a famine. By the time Xu Lele struggles through childhood and her life starts getting better, you tell her this is a sweet romance about a transmigrator sent to the country 6.3kReads7.4Score24214d adds

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   🌹First book: Xu Lele transmigrates and becomes uniquely beautiful. She doesn't go to the countryside because she's a farmer's daughter, but the female lead is determined to fight for her education in her patriarchal family. She gradually moves to the city and becomes a powerful figure in the tax bureau. The male and female leads grow together.🌹🌹Recommended by Rui Xiaoxue, a good read for you to enjoy!🌹🌹

5. 105 穿 Transmigrated to 1970, Suddenly a Mom of Nine 穿越1970，喜当9个孩子的妈 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Main characters: Zhao Wenting and Li Sixi [Period Setting + Information System + Transmigrate + Everyday Family Life] Zhao Wenting has transmigrated. There’s one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she has a golden finger, an Information System. The bad news: she has nine kids from the start, more than the Calabash Brothers. Looking at the three children who are about to be sent to the countryside, Zhao Wenting rolls up her sleeves and starts toughening them up. As a res 17.7kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds

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6. 106 扮 Playing the Delicate White Lotus, Enjoying Life and Gossip in the 1950s 扮演小白花，在五零享福吃瓜 Evening Boat Ferry晚舟渡Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Period setting + self-interest + scheming beauty + everyone's favorite + spatial realm] In 1955, Lin Yue'e was three and a half years old. Overnight, she transmigrated into the body of an orphan abandoned by her family. She didn't want to talk about her past life. In this one, all she wanted was to find a good family, eat her fill, and stay alive. Her chosen adoptive mother looked haggard and disheveled when they first met, but the air of nobility between her brows was impossible to hide. Using 67.1kReads8.1Score8.2k14d adds

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   This book is really good! The premise is completely unconventional, the female lead is exceptionally beautiful, and she's someone with clear plans for herself. The most unique aspect is that the female lead's mother is a successful businesswoman, a perfectly independent and strong woman. [Sending heart] The author is currently updating three times a day, so it's definitely worth reading!

7. 107 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds

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   9.5/10 🍃 The female lead is a fox spirit who was sealed away and possessed the body of the recently deceased original owner. She participates in a beauty pageant in 1980s Hong Kong and subsequently enters the entertainment industry! The female lead is very proactive and persuasive; she acts on her ideas immediately and is determined to get what she wants. Her character is very likable [laughs]. No male lead yet, and the pairing is undecided.

8. 108 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 101.1kReads8.8Score10.6k14d adds

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   You could check out this one. The female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside; she passes the exam to become a factory worker and climbs the ladder step by step through her own efforts. The romance doesn't appear until the latest chapter, and even then, it's only because of her job requirements—she can't afford an unstable family life—that she chooses a partner.

9. 109 六 The 1960s: I Became the Protagonist's Vicious Eldest Sister-in-Law 六十年代之我是主角的恶毒大嫂 Chubby Rice Ball瘦瘦的圆子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + cozy everyday life + workers + building a fortune + raising children later on] Huang Qinqin was given her name because her parents hoped she would grow up diligent and hardworking. But things didn't turn out as they had hoped. The Huang family has three siblings, and her parents and two older brothers are all hardworking. Huang Qinqin, meanwhile, is famous far and wide for being lazy! People in the steel factory's residential compound have always said the Huangs were crazy to spend mone 11kReads7.7Score81814d adds

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   🌱🌱In the first book, the people in the steel mill's residential compound always said the Huang family was crazy—they actually paid for a girl to graduate high school! When the rural migration wave arrived, the people in the compound waited to see the Huang family make a fool of themselves, waiting to see Huang Qinqin slink away to the countryside to suffer. But instead of news of Huang Qinqin going to the countryside, they saw one after another Huang family member get a stable job as a factory worker. And Huang Qinqin not only didn't slink away to the countryside, but she also married the son of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau in a grand and glamorous way?!

10. 110 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 46kReads9.0Score5.9k14d adds

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    🌈🌈①The female lead is frugal, not a saint, and doesn't help others. She takes over her mother-in-law's job at a printing factory, while the male lead, a retired soldier, works as a driver at the finance bureau. From the start, the female lead demands that they separate and live independently, or she'll divorce him. It's a slice-of-life story about everyday family life.

11. 111 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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    🍉🍉A highly-rated historical romance novel. The female lead is universally disliked in the surrounding villages. Grandma Ye, exasperated, throws out a letter of introduction and marriage certificate: "Go to the capital and wreak havoc on your in-laws!" 🫧The male lead is a notorious playboy from a wealthy family in the capital. Seeing her formidable strength, he cries and pounces on her, "Wife, why did you take so long? I'm being bullied to death by my stepmother and the others!" ✨The male and female leads cause chaos at home, and their grandfather, a high-ranking officer, can't stand it anymore and sends them both to the army for reformation. [Facepalm]

12. 112 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out by My Family, I Turned Around and Married an Officer 七零：被赶出家门后我转头嫁军官 Little Shuangyu小双瑜Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Feel-good read + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted couple + golden finger + strong female lead] Song Yun, a modern inheritor of ancient medicine, accidentally travels back to 1973 and becomes an unfortunate girl unloved by both her father and mother. She hasn't enjoyed even one day of life as a capitalist's daughter before suddenly acquiring the identity. Her once-devoted fiancé sends an urgent telegram demanding to break off their engagement. Break it off, break it off, break it off! 36.2kReads9.1Score5k14d adds

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    Just finished reading them! Strong female protagonists, living a carefree life on their own! The male leads are all unique and captivating. The first three books are by the same author; the stories are excellent, the characters are well-developed, and the language is humorous. The first female lead is a powerful and witty woman, intelligent yet lazy, and always ready to fight! The male lead is afraid of marriage and his parents, but he's the toughest husband and a virtuous wife! The third female lead is beautiful and sweet-talking, becoming best friends with her mother-in-law and winning over the whole family! The male lead often feels he has a special spark! The second book's female lead has a disastrous start, pregnant and searching for her husband. She's very intelligent and independent, and after talking with the aloof male lead, they marry first and fall in love, growing together. The author's descriptions of the historical context are very detailed, the plight of women are deeply explored, and the romantic relationships between the men and women are portrayed realistically. All are excellent reads that you can finish in one sitting!

13. 113 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.1kReads7.3Score48914d adds
14. 114 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 5.8kReads8.9Score32014d adds
15. 115 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

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    This is a historical fiction novel. The female lead's mother-in-law treats her exceptionally well, even better than her own son. There are no truly awful characters in the story.

16. 116 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds

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    The rain fell softly during the Qingming Festival, carpeting the ground with fallen pink petals, some scattered on the muddy path, trampled into the mud by passersby. Zhao Jing, carrying a small basket of herbs, hurried home, avoiding the mud. Suddenly, a middle-aged man blocked her way. Zhao Jing looked up and her heart tightened. The original owner's instinctive reaction of repulsion and fear told her that this man was no good. Sure enough, the man revealed a set of large, yellow teeth, his breath emitting a pungent stench, and laughed, "Hey, Desheng's wife, go burn some money for Desheng." Zhao Jing suppressed her nausea, stepped aside, and hurried on.

17. 117 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Villainess Is a Little Unhinged 穿进年代文：反派女配有点颠 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Just because she made one snarky remark about people who were lovesick, Su Yitong transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young woman sent to work in the countryside in a remote, impoverished village. Still dazed, she takes a hostage and gets mistaken for an enemy spy, then locked in a woodshed. Only then does she realize she's transmigrated into a book as a melodramatic, ruthless villainess who meets a gruesome end! Follow the System's plot? Not a chance! This villainess loves doing the opposite 9kReads8.4Score58214d adds

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    This romance is really good. It's a gradual process of mutual dislike turning into love. The female lead doesn't offer financial assistance because the male lead's family is wealthy and influential. The funniest part is that at first, the male lead knocks the female lead unconscious and locks her in the woodshed, but later he shamelessly pursues her. [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

18. 118 九 The 1990s: My Parents, Uncle, and Grandma Are in Their Prime, So It’s Time to Marry 九零：我家爹娘叔奶正当年，宜嫁 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Wild Imagination + System + No Romance + Scumbag Face-Slapping + Chaotic Antics + Getting Rich] When Xia Qingyu is pressured to go on a blind date, she speaks her mind and gets a cup thrown at her by the man. She then transmigrates into a pitiable cannon-fodder character with the same name in a period novel. Her entire family is a bunch of spineless, selfish, and toxic people who treat her like a blood bank, leaving her to die a miserable death. A Matchmaker System comes along 21.8kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds

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    The first book is particularly good; it's a time-travel novel where the protagonist marries off her entire family—grandparents, aunts, parents, etc.—Creating their network. It's a completely female-centric story, currently without a romantic pairing. The second book is also entirely female-centric, with an incredibly successful career path. She focuses solely on her career. It's very satisfying. Although there are some difficult family members, they are all well-managed by the female lead, who prioritizes her career. She's quite shrewd. The female lead even becomes a high-ranking official; she's so intelligent!

19. 119 七 Sharing the Burden of Raising Children in the 1970s, I Found Eight Husbands 七零分摊养育压力，找了八任丈夫 Casual Verses闲吟Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Daughters Take Their Mother's Surname + Whirlwind Marriages and Divorces + Self-Interested Heroine + All Male Leads Are Chaste + Ensemble Cast + Watching the Drama] Lin Chuanjia is the only child in her family, shouldering the responsibility of carrying on the Lin family line. At the same time, she has a System mission: to give birth to eight children blessed with good fortune. To spread out the burden of raising them, the sensible Lin Chuanjia carefully chooses a father of outstanding backgrou 22.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    They're all great reads; they're all focused on their own careers, and all except the first two books are already completed.

20. 120 六 The Father of a Sixties Illegitimate Son, the Mother of a Concubine 六零之外室子的爹，小妾的娘 YlovenModern Romance271k WordsCompleted Newly rated [Female-Centered Perspective] [Alternate History: The 1960s] [Male and Female Characters: 9 to 1] [Favors the Female Lead] [Strong Female Lead, Highly Satisfying] [Bisexual] [No Romance] [No National College Entrance Exam] [No Rural Assignment] Bai Yunsheng was born into a family with an extremely complicated background. Fortunately, her father showed her wholehearted love and support. He ruthlessly brought down her stepmother, who favored sons over daughters and coveted the family’s 291Reads8.4Score10114d adds
21. 121 六 The 1960s: The Walk-On Character Made Her Fortune Through Divorce! 六零：路人甲她靠离婚发家了！ I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 11.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    This female protagonist definitely doesn't help the poor; she rose from a country bumpkin to someone with a job, savings, and connections thanks to her ex-husbands.

22. 122 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds
23. 123 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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    The couple bought a house and moved in shortly after getting married, living a leisurely and happy life. Their son was occasionally taken care of by his mother, who would pick him up from get off work. The couple had both money and food.

24. 124 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 10.4kReads9.3Score83714d adds

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    The female lead is strong, the supporting female characters are also excellent, and it's a female-centric story with no romantic pairing. Does anyone have similar recommendations? I'm really into period dramas lately.

25. 125 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Help! This author understands the charm of contrast! While other female protagonists are still suffering and harboring deep resentment, this author has already turned political intrigue into a comedy blockbuster with her divine skills.

26. 126 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Emptied My Family's Home, Went to the Countryside, and Lay Flat 重生七零搬空小日子家底下乡躺平 Secretly Flowing by the Pillow暗向枕边流Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No CP, strong female lead, feel-good revenge story + reborn + 1970s + spatial storage + mysticism + patriotism + payback against the Japanese. This book starts slowly and picks up later. The early part, where she goes to the countryside and takes on the fake heiress, can be a little dull. Feel free to skip it if it’s not your thing; the later chapters are incredibly satisfying. Check the reviews for details. Almost everyone who’s finished the whole book has given it five stars. The reviews are g 4.6kReads8.7Score46214d adds

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    This book has no male lead; no one is worthy of her.

27. 127 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 337Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 128 穿 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 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 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

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    The female lead is exceptionally beautiful and intelligent throughout the entire story.

29. 129 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 872Reads—Score11514d adds

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    I highly recommend these two new female-oriented historical fiction novels. Both are incredibly captivating from the very first few chapters, getting even more exciting as you read on! The first one, in particular, is incredibly immersive and hilarious—absolutely fantastic! Absolutely amazing, so incredibly good!

30. 130 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 16.8kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds

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    "Ah!" "Waaah... Mom, stop hitting me!" The sounds outside were like a battle; the wooden door's soundproofing was terrible. Xu Taotao, who wanted to sneak back to sleep, had no choice but to slowly get up, her hair a mess. Pushing open the door, she was immediately met with her mother's shrill curses and Xu Lili's pig-like screams. Xu Taotao leaned back: "That intense?" "I'll beat you to death, you good-for-nothing idiot! If it weren't for Zhang Qiaopo's foul mouth, I wouldn't have known I raised such a shameless daughter! We're so poor we can't even afford food, yet you secretly buy meat for your boyfriend! And of all people, you had to pick one! You set your sights on Zhang Qiaopo's son, who's ambitious and wants a stable job, and you threw your meat bun at him, feeding him two ounces of braised pork to the union's female staff member! You've completely disgraced me!" Xu's mother, Zhao Xiulan, chased after Xu Lili with a rolling pin, her already unpleasant face now even more ferocious, as if determined to catch Xu Lili and give her a good beating. Xu Taotao, having overheard the gist of the story, understood what had happened.

31. 131 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 363Reads—Score10914d adds
32. 132 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.4kReads8.2Score35914d adds
33. 133 七 The 1970s: The Villain Turns Out to Be Me 七零：反派竟是我自己 Ling Ganning灵感宁Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted [Madwoman heroine who can snap at any moment, fiercely protective hero who fights dirty; enter at your own risk if you mind, and please don’t complain if it’s not your thing. Thanks for understanding.] [Period setting + pocket dimension + golden finger + doted-on heroine + reborn hero + childhood sweethearts + both leads are ridiculously powerful] After ten grueling years fighting her way through a doomsday game, Jin Liutao was reborn. She found herself in a period novel, becoming the younger si 221Reads8.2Score11114d adds

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    Super sweet and exquisite period novel

34. 134 掏 After Draining My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, the Heiress Joins the Army and Heads to an Island 掏空渣爹后妈，资本小姐随军海岛 Thinking of You思君吖Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Short-Form Drama Adaptation Out + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Revenge + Island-Group Pocket Dimension + Exceptional Female Lead, Possessive Male Lead] Jiang Yan, daughter of the richest man in the country, owns assets worth hundreds of billions. Her daily routine is living off her parents, lazing around, and shopping. One day, she went out to pick up a food delivery and got brained by a brick. Then she transmigrated into a brainless period novel written by her jealous cousin! In the book, Jia 16.3kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
35. 135 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.1kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
36. 136 七 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Your Golden Finger Is Mine 七零穿书，你的金手指归我了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + light supernatural elements + a heroine who grows into a powerhouse + System space + military marriage + the male lead barely features] Song Miao transmigrated into a period novel about people born with great fortune, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character who would eventually be tormented to death by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine of the book. To secure a spot to stay in the city, she pushed Song Miao into the water, ruining her reputation and forcing he 51.8kReads8.5Score5.7k14d adds
37. 137 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 33kReads9.3Score4.9k14d adds
38. 138 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.6kReads8.2Score35214d adds

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    Both of these books are about not going to the countryside, having a job, not going to the black market, not being a saint, and not being morally blackmailed.

39. 139 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

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    Finally, someone said what I've been thinking: stop with the "poverty alleviation" stuff, ladies! The book below has a romantic pairing, but it's not a major focus; the main focus is on the female lead's career. The pairing isn't overly dramatic; it's a steady, gradual development. The male lead has about 30-40% control over the relationship, while the female lead has about 60-70%, with the female lead taking the lead. Trust me, this book will be a truly enjoyable read; the female lead's dedication to her career is really impressive.

40. 140 六 The 1960s: Lightning in Hand, Demons and Monsters, Stay Away from Me 六零：雷电在手，魑魅魍魉莫挨我 Two Treasures at Home家有两个宝Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A time-travel fantasy with a powerful female lead, satisfying revenge, transmigration to another world, buying and selling goods for profit, playing the pig to eat the tiger, secret identities, and special abilities. (Note: This is not a traditional period novel, and has a touch of fantasy.) There is a male lead. Huang Nan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel as the hapless cousin of the heroine. In the novel, whenever the heroine doesn’t want to work, the cousin does it 8.7kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
41. 141 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.1kReads8.4Score90514d adds

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    🌉The female lead is a rich young lady, and the male lead is a bureau chief with an extremely powerful family background. He is attracted to her at first sight, but he knows that she is different from others and that her temperament is completely out of place in this era. He coaxes her into marrying him and puts her by his side for the time being, and he dotes on her.

42. 142 下 A Nobody Among the Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside: I Refuse to Strive 下乡知青路人甲，不思进取就是我 The Shrimp Invited Me for Tea虾子请我去吃茶Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + lighthearted + sweet romance + biological daughter + college entrance exams + getting rich later] Yan Zhenzhen transmigrates and is delighted to get a Life System. All she wants is to be a carefree, rich third-generation heiress. But she never expected to transmigrate right as she was being sent down to the countryside. No need to panic! She still has her System. She opens it and takes a look! What! It actually makes her do quests! But all she wants is to slack off. Lu 876Reads7.7Score11214d adds
43. 143 掀 Flip the Table! The Immortal Cultivator Returns to the 1970s and Won’t Put Up with This Anymore 掀桌子！修仙大佬重回七零不忍了 Zuo Tangtang左棠棠Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [1970s + Reborn Face-Slapping + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Two Golden Fingers] Shen Xi failed to ascend to immortality and was struck by heavenly lightning during her tribulation, sending her back to her previous life in the 1970s. In that life, she and Zheng Aiguo had been childhood friends. Although he liked her, he married another woman. Shen Xi quietly stepped aside and let them be together. But because Shen Xi was still in the picture as Zheng Aiguo’s childhood sweetheart, he 2.9kReads8.5Score35314d adds

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    🍒✨The female lead only wants to climb the social ladder, marrying a high-ranking, older man. She doesn't have to work in the fields, eats and drinks as she pleases, and doesn't care about being disregarded by her in-laws because her doting father-in-law spoils her. She lives a perfect, refined, and self-serving life. 😊

44. 144 六 My 1960s Military Wife Is a Little Spicy: The Sharp-Tongued Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 六零军嫂有点辣：毒舌军官霸道宠 Nalan Yi纳兰翊Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1960s Military Marriage + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scumbags + Making Money and Raising Kids + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Never Letting Enemies Get Away + Satisfying Military Story] Yu Wanqing had assets worth billions, but while exploring Mount Kunlun, she encountered Japanese soldiers trying to damage China's dragon veins. She took them out, but was badly wounded. When she woke up, she'd transmigrated into the body of a young woman in t 44.8kReads9.2Score6.1k14d adds

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    I recommend this book. The female lead is the strongest, and the male lead is just as strong. There's absolutely no charity involved! It's a love story between equals! The female lead is the strongest!

45. 145 七 The 1970s: A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love with a Young Educated Woman! 七零：穿书男和女知青恋爱了！ Long Huahua龙花花Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted From the heroine's perspective: Lin Jiajia was framed by a friend and put on a special train carrying educated youths to the Northeast. The moment she got on, she ran into a pervert who wouldn't stop staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared fiercely at him once, and from then on, she spent her life in the countryside glaring at people nonstop. From the hero's perspective: Ye Yunzhou was a man who had transmigrated into a book. The first time he met the heroine, he just kept staring at her. After gettin 3.9kReads9.0Score32714d adds

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    Lin Jiajia was framed by her friend and boarded a special train for educated youth heading to Northeast China. As soon as she got on the train, she encountered a scoundrel who kept staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared at him fiercely, and from then on, she began her life of constantly glaring at people in the countryside.

46. 146 系 The System Wants Me to Be Kind in the 1970s. Are You Sure? 系统让我在七零向善，你确定？ Gourd Tree葫芦树Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era · Strong Female Lead · System · Spatial Dimension · Romance Near the End] [PS: The early part is a fairly traditional period drama. Later on, there are storylines abroad and in Hong Kong. The female lead really does kill people!] Host: Today, we’re honored to interview Ms. Shi Qiyu, who was an orphan in her previous life and is unloved by both parents in this one! Let’s give her a round of applause! Shi Qiyu (calm and elegant): Hello, dear readers. I’m Shi Qiyu, the female lead o 8.8kReads8.6Score75214d adds

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    🌙A period novel featuring a single, stunning female lead is here!😎 🍃The first book features a female lead who dominates both domestic and international settings, including Hong Kong. The male lead only has a tiny bit of screen time at the end, and she completely ignores him. 🌿The second book is an ensemble piece featuring three ruthless female leads, all without a romantic pairing. 🍀The third book is a non-romantic, eccentric novel [smirk]

47. 147 压 Squeezing Me Dry? I'll Empty the Family's Assets and Take Everyone to the Countryside 压榨我？掏空家产全家下乡 Shu Che疏澈Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Period setting + getting rid of scumbags + pocket dimension + unhinged heroine + born to strip families of their wealth + no romance] Mindless wish fulfillment!!! Unhinged fiction!!! The heroine is not a good person! Not a good person! She curses people out! She hits people! To raise money for her cousin’s job, Fang Li’s family tried to force her to marry an old man who had already been married and had five children. Fang Li refused, so her cousin drugged and kidnapped her. In despair, Fang Li 18.3kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
48. 148 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 90kReads8.8Score6.2k14d adds

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    The first book is a slice-of-life novel set in a historical period, giving it a TV drama feel—a simple, ordinary family life. There are arguments, there are heartwarming moments, just everyday life. The second book features a romance between an older woman and a younger man. The female lead is reborn and refuses to marry a scumbag. She's intelligent and resourceful, and the male lead is quite adorable. However, while reading, it's a bit of a shame that such a wonderful female lead was deceived by a scumbag her whole life. The third book is set in different historical worlds; if you want to read about revenge and vengeance, this is a good option.

49. 149 八 The 1980s: A Delicate Young Woman Arrives at the Family Compound 八零年代，家属院里来了个娇弱女子 Endless Summer无尽夏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Suyu spent her whole life as a devoted wife, only to learn just before her husband's death that his deep love had all been an act, and their years of affection had all been a lie. Reborn on the day her father-in-law pressured her husband to marry her, she knew he had been reborn too when he insisted that he wanted to marry someone else. 630Reads7.6Score29114d adds
50. 150 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Alluring Villain 快穿年代：迷人的反派角色 Lou Ying Who Loves Matcha Buns爱吃抹茶馒头的楼影Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Self-serving and unapologetic + Overpowered from the start + No suffering for others, no saintly heroine + No fixed couple + Sweet romance] After Jin Baolin perished alongside the Zombie King, she unexpectedly became bound to a godawful holier-than-thou System. It wanted her to take the place of disposable characters who refused to follow the plot and selflessly give everything to the protagonists, preferably working herself to the bone before making a glorious sacrifice. Oh, and she had to l 13.3kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds

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