Period Novels with a Female Lead in Politics or Diplomacy 年代文，女主从政或者外交官的

1. 1 我 I Bring an RV to 1950 and Raise Kids While Making Money 我带房车穿50，养崽赚钱两不误 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance. The heroine is focused entirely on her career.] Zhou Rong, a middle-aged single woman, is driving her RV on a road trip when she unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1950s. Her ex-husband wants a divorce? Fine! As long as I get the money! Some people say her life will be difficult after the divorce. She’ll show them: she has money, a car, and a house, and her life is great! If anyone spreads rumors or picks on her family, she’ll beat them up. If they still don’t behave, 3.2kReads9.0Score31714d adds

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   They're all similar, historical fiction, with the female protagonist in power.

2. 2 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
3. 3 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.6kReads8.3Score60014d adds
4. 4 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.8kReads8.9Score74014d adds
5. 5 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: I'm a Diplomat 穿越六零，我是外交官 Wanwan Has Plenty婉婉有余Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted "I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and I’m Just an Extra" Hang in there! The humble extra eventually becomes a diplomat. ▷ [Hardcore survival] Transmigrated to the great famine of 1959, she survives by digging into rat holes for grain and selling mountain goods. ▷ [A quiet comeback] She pretends to be invisible, but gets noticed by an officer after studying foreign languages: “There’s more to this girl than meets the eye.” ▷ [Career highlight] From orphan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a bowl 5.6kReads8.1Score30014d adds
6. 6 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
7. 7 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Female Farm Manager Sets the Whole Regiment Ablaze 穿书七零：女场长她火爆全兵团 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Military farm] [Building an era] [Humorous farming] After making an offhand complaint, overworked Tan Xiaoxu transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as the male lead’s doomed original wife. The good news: the plot has gone off the rails, and her cousin has taken over the doomed wife’s fate! Tan Xiaoxu, deeply grateful: “What a wonderful person!” If you want to be the doomed wife, go ahead and take my place! Romance-addled fools have no future. Better to reclaim wasteland and build a car 8.9kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
8. 8 葬 A Proposal at the Funeral: The Soldier Is a Commander 葬礼上求婚：兵哥哥是首长 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been reborn at her birth parents' funeral. She was an orphan burdened with debt, and someone was even pressuring her to marry on the spot. Luckily, her father's former comrade arrived in time, paid off the debt, and drove away the people trying to force her into marriage. But who could have guessed that this uncle, ten years older than her, would ask if she wanted to get married? What was going on?!! After asking him a barrage of questions, she learned tha 2.4kReads7.9Score29414d adds

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9. 9 七 The Pampered Heiress of 1970s Hong Kong Marries a Barren Officer and Has Two Babies in Three Years 七零港城娇女嫁绝嗣军官三年抱俩 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + heiress from Hong Kong City + marriage before love + a twist on infertility + two children in three years] Shi Lechu, a pampered capitalist heiress from Hong Kong City, fled with her family to the capital to escape a lecherous young master who was forcing her to marry him. Unfortunately, she was reported soon after arriving. The day before she was sent to the countryside, the cold-faced military officer Si Huaizhi cornered her against a wall. “I heard you need someone to marry. 1.4kReads—Score13414d adds

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10. 10 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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    In this book, the female protagonist is a politician with a bit of a "golden finger" (a special advantage), as detailed in the synopsis. However, this advantage is minimal, practically nonexistent; by the end, I'd almost forgotten about it. So far, she's risen to her position solely through her intelligence and shrewdness, without relying on any special advantage. Her family is also a breath of fresh air in this historical fiction; unlike typical stories where the female lead is neglected and abused, or where she's the sole recipient of affection and indulgence, her family is very realistic. While her parents are somewhat sexist, they value how far their child can go. If you have greater value, they will value you more. [Thumbs up]

11. 11 六 The Sixties: A Righteous Heroine? She Wins at Life Through Schemes and Strategy 六零：正派？她靠权谋卷赢人生 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period drama + career-driven heroine + System + ensemble cast + intelligent characters + witty and humorous + the heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve In her previous life, Song Yanqing had just reached the pinnacle of success when she somehow ended up back in the amniotic fluid. Lying flat and waiting to die wasn’t her style. She wiped away her tears and got right back to work. A village girl from a poor mountain hamlet steadily made her way out into the world. People called Song Yanq 20.1kReads8.8Score2.3k14d adds

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    The female lead is a woman who is both literate and skilled in martial arts, possesses exceptional intelligence and emotional intelligence, and is incredibly adept at persuasion, transforming herself from an ordinary person into an arms dealer.

12. 12 七 A 1970s Comeback: From Chief Reporter to Diplomatic Spearhead 七零逆袭：从首席记者到外交尖兵 Carp in the Mist雾时鲤Modern Romance884k WordsCompleted The new book's rating just came out... Wang Yuling wakes up to find she's transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, as the doomed female cannon fodder. In the original story, she's maliciously framed for having an illicit affair, forcibly sent to the countryside, and ultimately abused by thugs before she throws herself into a river in despair. Other people who transmigrate into books know the plot and have a golden finger at their disposal. Her future is like an unopened mystery box, and 3.8kReads8.1Score43914d adds

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    This book features a female diplomat as the main character, and her career storyline is very exciting.

13. 13 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Builds a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 八零军婚，俏军嫂发家致富养崽崽 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After a car accident, Su Ran unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel as the troublesome, doomed ex-wife. A disastrous start: she arrived on the eve of the original character’s divorce from her military commander husband. Divorce was one thing, but the original character had even drugged him, planning to sleep with this cold man before dumping him? What a reckless move! Su Ran: “I’m not taking the blame for this.” She slipped away to build a career. After she disappeared, her soon-to-be ex 6.3kReads9.2Score67614d adds

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    Novels featuring female protagonists who become politicians, officials, and diplomats

14. 14 七 The Fierce Life of a Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth Who Married a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青嫁糙汉的彪悍人生 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contributing Her Skills to the Nation + 1970s Military Marriage + Transmigration + Female Educated Youth’s Rise + Soldier Falls in Love at First Sight + Hero Pursues His Wife + Superb Medical Skills + Patriotic Passion + National Protection + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension with Billions of Supplies + Career-Focused Story + Feel-Good + No Toxic Relatives + Devoted to Each Other, One-on-One Romance] Shen Zhiwei, a renowned traditional medicine expert, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of 8kReads9.3Score99714d adds
15. 15 重 Reborn to a Career in Politics 重生之政途 Yet to Bloom未有芳华Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the eldest daughter of a powerful family. After her family lost a power struggle, she became a supermarket cashier to escape her enemies, barely scraping by in obscurity. By a stroke of luck, she was reborn and returned to her youth, reuniting with her family. To keep them safe, she carefully laid her plans and proceeded one step at a time, rewriting her tragic fate through her own efforts. They say politics is a man's world, but she refuses to believe it. Enterin 5kReads8.9Score52314d adds

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    The author put a lot of effort into this book; it's extremely rare to find a novel where the female protagonist goes into politics. It's fantastic!

16. 16 嫁 Marrying a Gruff Commander, the Cool Diplomat Has Triplets 嫁糙汉首长，冷飒外交官一胎三宝 Qing Wanwan卿宛宛Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Military Marriage + Mutual Devotion + Rugged Hero + Devoted Husband + 1980s + Strong Heroine + Making Money + Having Babies + Triplets + Beast Taming] In her previous life, Ruan Qingge was tricked by her father and stepmother into “losing” her university admission letter. While she was none the wiser, her stepsister took her place at university and stole her good-for-nothing fiancé. In this life, after being reborn, Ruan Qingge reclaimed her admission letter, kicked her father, 1.6kReads9.1Score16914d adds

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    It's good; the female lead gradually reaches her peak.

17. 17 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 32kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, her career is incredibly successful, progressing step by step without any unrealistic elements. She has the male lead who doesn't hold her back, and even the occasional difficult relative is easily dealt with by her.

18. 18 七 Scientific Research in the 1970s: My Sweet Wife Faints Again 七零科研：小娇妻又晕倒了 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Period Setting + Military Marriage + Scientific Research + Pocket Space + Doctor + Married First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + Adorable Baby + Building Wealth + Patriotism Shen Zhixu accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a delicate young woman who shares her name. To make matters worse, she lives in the countryside. Spoiled by her parents since childhood, she would faint just from sitting in the sun. She was known throughout the village as its sickly beauty. When she open 1.6kReads7.2Score11314d adds

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    [Attention][Bump] A historical fiction novel about scientific research. The female protagonist transmigrates into a historical fiction novel and, along with her husband who is marrying into the country to bring good fortune, joins the army. She gradually demonstrates her abilities, becoming a university professor, a hospital director, and a research director. Finally, she enlists in the army. She creates many valuable technologies, contributing to the strengthening and prosperity of the nation.

19. 19 首 The Commander's First Beauty in Five Generations Has Twins 首长五代单传丰腴美人生俩缩小版 Sheng Yumu盛雨木Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Xia Qingyu’s curvy figure led people in the residential compound to spread rumors that she was loose. No one wanted to marry her, until Lu Zhiyao proposed, undeterred by her reputation. After unexpectedly acquiring a portable space, she developed many specialized medicines and became a state-secret pharmaceutical researcher. For her safety, the government kept her identity under wraps, so she asked for her achievements to be credited to her husband, helping him rise rapidly through the ranks. Fo 71.8kReads7.8Score7k14d adds

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    ❤️Can you really find a treasure on a blind date by going to the wrong place? In her past life, she wasted 16 years of her life by a scumbag. In this life, she just wants to focus on her career and go on blind dates to appease her parents. But she went to the wrong place and ended up flirting with a man that no one in the entire army dared to mess with. The story of the living devil chasing after his wife is super sweet. I highly recommend everyone to ship this couple!

20. 20 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 46.4kReads9.1Score5.7k14d adds

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    Super beautiful 😍

21. 21 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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    Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, stunning everyone with her purchasing prowess! From a county supply and marketing cooperative to a translator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she handles tractors, manages exports, and even helps a relegated professor connect with international academic exchanges. Pampered by her family, thriving in her career, and silently protected by the aloof Mayor Gu, she handles this overwhelming wealth and romantic advances with ease! 🚀✨

22. 22 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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23. 23 渣 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score11014d adds

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24. 24 八 Fiery and Bold, This 1980s Bride Is Too Much for Her Cold-Blooded Officer 八零娇媳野又辣，冷酷军官顶不住 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book · Military marriage · Pocket dimension | Wild and sensual | Possessive | Off-the-charts sexual tension] A top modern beauty and executive is reborn as the real daughter who was forced to die over a pound of pork? She doesn’t accept this fate! … She tears up the script. She’s the female lead now Her vicious grandmother tries to sell her off for a bride price? She turns the tables, sending her off with silver bracelets and a village-wide parade! The fake white-lotus daugh 2.3kReads—Score22714d adds

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