Period Novel! A Lovely Village Belle (and Local Bully) Plows Three Mu a Day, and Never Lets Herself Get Pushed Around 年代文！娇美村花(村霸) 一天犁三亩地～不憋屈的

1. 1 七 The 1970s: The Domineering Village Belle Takes Down Every Mary Sue! 七零：霸道村花干翻所有玛丽苏！ Hou Wenyuan侯雯媛Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted A village beauty and village tyrant who can plow three mu a day, paired with a sickly, shameless male God of Wealth. The whole point of this story is to have a great time. [Mutually devoted couple + strong heroine + unhinged humor + satisfying romance] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. As she ascended and underwent her tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck her into one of countless little worlds. A grandmother and grandfather who favor boys over girls, an uncle's family 4.5kReads8.5Score479Shelves

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   The female lead is a village beauty (and village bully) who can plow three acres of land a day. If you offend her, you'll be beaten from one end of the village to the other. [Laughing and crying emoji] Even the big yellow dog watching the fun at the village entrance gets a big slap on the butt. The commune holds a corn-husking competition, and the female lead wins the championship with her absolute advantage of three acres of land.

2. 2 拿 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 20kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves

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   The female lead is incredibly beautiful, absolutely stunning. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight. She's beautiful and delicate, but doesn't like doing chores, so he helps her. At first, she doesn't even like him, but he's quite cunning—he figures she should just suffer a little. Then she cries, and he feels sorry for her, seizing the opportunity to confess his feelings. They start dating, and he's incredibly doting on her! [Learned][Learned][Learned]

3. 3 魂 Soul Transmigration: The Underworld's Wicked Woman in the 1970s 魂穿，地府恶女在七零 Silence8沉默8Modern Romance631k WordsCompleted A specially written Year of the Snake novel for 2025. May everyone who reads it enjoy booming success in their career, wealth, good fortune, and health... Wang Wangwang, a wicked woman from the underworld, wakes up to find that the King of Hell has kicked her into an alternate version of the 1970s. She has become a girl with the same name, just accidentally pushed to her death by her third older brother! She looks at her simplehearted eldest brother, her frank second brother, her crafty third br 5.3kReads9.2Score609Shelves

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   This book seems to fit your requirements. I think it's pretty good; the female lead is very capable.

4. 4 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 8.9kReads9.3Score950Shelves

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   This is a real village bully; he's capable, strong, and has a good memory.

5. 5 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 18kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   This is a period drama with a female lead who is beautiful, capable, and intelligent. The plot is fast-paced and very satisfying. The male lead dotes on the female lead, making it a worthwhile read.

6. 6 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 26.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves
7. 7 八 To Avoid Disaster, the Village Belle Marries the Village Bully and Asks Him for a Baby 八零村花为避祸嫁村霸，邀他生崽 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Delicate village beauty + rugged man + adored by all + cozy romance + having a baby + childhood sweethearts] Su Yunqi was famous throughout the surrounding villages for being a delicate beauty. Unfortunately, the Su family had little power and couldn't protect her. When a rich hooligan took a fancy to her, they had no choice but to hastily marry her off to a rugged man from the neighboring village, an even bigger village bully and hooligan. He was five years older than her, and they'd grown u 15.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   So sweet! [Admiring]

8. 8 混 The Gang Boss and His Green Tea Wife 混混头子绿茶妻 No Emo Today今天不emoModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 2.6kReads8.8Score179Shelves
9. 9 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
10. 10 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming! [1970s] [Love After Marriage] [Native Male and Female Leads] [Transmigrated and Reborn Supporting Characters] [Northeastern Family Life] [Sweet Romance Comedy] [Adorable Kids] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled "obsessed with the village beauty"! "The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!" Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: "I hear you really like me? Well, you do have good taste!" Xu Yibai: ?? Faced 6.5kReads8.8Score587Shelves
11. 11 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 13.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    1. There is a 7-year age gap. 2. A pure-hearted but roguish military officer vs. A beautiful young lady; transmigration into a book + being the most beloved character.

12. 12 八 The 1980s: Reborn as the Commander's Daughter, I Lie Back and Win 八零：穿成首长千金，我直接躺赢 Pinellia and Sandalwood半夏沙棠Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [1980s + adored by the whole family + military compound + everyday life + sweet romance + military marriage] [Pure-hearted, roguishly handsome officer × gorgeous heiress] An alternate setting with creative liberties. Read at your own discretion. Gu Nianjiao woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's doomed cannon-fodder ex-wife. Although she was a minor character destined to die, she was the apple of her family's eye. Her grandparents doted on her, her pa 1.9kReads7.1Score149Shelves
13. 13 七 The 1970s: I Leapt Up the Social Ladder and Married an Official from the Capital 七零：我一步登天嫁京里来的长官 Growing Flowers养花花Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + military marriage + heroine has her own career + aloof at first, then a tender and devoted husband] Shen Yueliang transmigrates into the 1970s, becoming a sweet and delicate village beauty in Qinghe Village. Poor little village beauty: her whole family is destined to be cannon fodder. To change their fate of ruin and death, Shen Yueliang inadvertently “asks for help” from a young officer who has come from the capital, and “deceives” him. The officer is exceptionally handso 6.1kReads9.3Score861Shelves
14. 14 七 A Sweet and Tender Bride on Her Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，知青娇妻身软体甜 Yao Minxi瑶皿夕Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [Military-marriage romance + both leads reborn + educated-youth era + mutual devotion + feel-good face-slapping + cloyingly sweet + fake white moonlight] At eighteen, Gu Qijiao was smitten with educated youths, so she threw herself at the drunk Zheng Yunsheng and married him. They eventually got married and had a child, but Zheng Yunsheng's white moonlight provoked Gu Qijiao into miscarrying. After losing the baby, Gu Qijiao decided to give up on the man she'd seduced into marrying her. Gu Qijia 8.4kReads9.1Score646Shelves

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    💪🏻Gu Qijiao, the village beauty who could plow three acres of land single-handedly, and Zheng Yunsheng, a man without a mouth, were both reborn. 🌸In their second life, they both wanted to be better people. 🏵️The male lead had already avenged his past life's grudges. But he never expected to be given another chance in this life. 💘This time, after deep reflection, Zheng Yunsheng realized that people have mouths to express their feelings!

15. 15 一 She Opens Her Eyes to Find the Soft-Spoken Educated Youth Being Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Man 一睁眼！娇软知青被糙汉掐腰亲哭 Koi Painting a Fan锦鲤绘扇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + educated youth + devoted husband + ancient man travels to the modern era + farming + rugged man + raising children] Ruan Yu transmigrated into an unfinished period novel she had just read. She became a pitiful throwaway character with the same name as her, who froze to death in the mountains in the very first chapter. But the time and place where she landed were a little unusual: Snow, an icy cave, a bonfire, and, as soon as she opened her eyes, a man 1.3kReads8.8Score137Shelves
16. 16 八 The 1980s: The Tough Hoodlum's Delicate Little Wife 八零：糙汉混混的娇气小媳妇 Yi Xi以溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Zaozao, the prettiest and smartest girl in the village, married one of its most notorious hooligans. After they married, he doted on her and wanted to take her everywhere he went. When his wife got into college, he packed his things without a word and went along with her. To support his sweet, delicate wife, he worked from dawn till dusk selling boxed meals and clothes, then opened a shop... His business took off. They had everything they could want: a house, money, and a car. He even made 3.6kReads7.6Score247Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: In the 1970s, the Villainous Village Beauty Just Wants a Sweet Life with Her Rugged Man 穿书七零：反派村花只想和糙汉甜蜜蜜 Miss Wu武姑娘Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Qing transmigrated. She ended up in a period novel as a vicious villain with hardly any fighting ability! To stay alive, she had no choice but to act sweet and obedient every day and beg for her life. As she lay low, she noticed her villain husband starting to look at her differently. As she lay low some more, she realized that the villain was actually pretty cute. At last, she had survived long enough to boss the villain around. Only then did she realize that spending the rest of her life 1.4kReads8.1Score100Shelves

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    🍂① Su Yunqi reluctantly marries Lu Zhao, though they are childhood sweethearts and outwardly incompatible. On their wedding night, Lu Zhao tries to intimidate her, but softens when he sees her tears. Afterwards, Lu Zhao dotes on the spoiled Su Yunqi, and their feelings deepen as they spend time together, breaking down their barriers and creating a loving life. 🍂② The female lead transmigrates into the body of a villainous character with no fighting ability, pretending to be innocent and cute to survive. Later, she discovers her villainous husband is adorable and decides to spend her life with him, embarking on a unique life journey.

18. 18 七 The 1970s: The Curvy Beauty Is Pursued by a Younger Soldier 七零：微胖尤物被年下兵哥缠上了 Pink-to-White Gradient粉白渐变Modern Romance734k WordsCompleted [Military romance set in the 1980s * slightly plump beauty and brilliant researcher VS pure-hearted soldier boyfriend] [Sweet romance #everyone’s favorite #everyday warmth] A beautiful, wealthy professor transmigrates to the late 1970s and becomes an illiterate country bumpkin who’s fat and plain. She expects a hard life of struggle, but unexpectedly marries into a wealthy family. Her own mother, a shrew who favors her, dotes on her. Her highly educated mother-in-law patiently guides her. An 575Reads9.0Score100Shelves
19. 19 八 The Rugged Man of the Eighties Is Full of Wild Passion, Yet His Little Wife Kisses Him to Tears 八零糙汉野性足，偏被小妻亲到哭 Yue Huasheng月桦笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couple + everyday life + putting scumbags in their place + marriage before love] Ye Xiaozhen is beautiful, but was born with an intellectual disability. To get a city bride for her own son, her stepmother sells her to a bully who has already widowed three wives, taking the bride price. He's the notorious jinx of the surrounding villages, a wife-killing menace, the strongest donkey on the production team, and a devil everyone avoids. What good can come of Ye Xiaozhen fal 5.9kReads8.8Score546Shelves
20. 20 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 51.4kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves

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    🌷This book fits this theme perfectly. The stepsister secretly signed the female lead up for a rural assignment to help her with her job, and when the female lead found out, she signed her stepsister up in return. The female lead is incredibly hardworking and never wants to be taken advantage of; it's a very enjoyable read without feeling frustrated at all.

21. 21 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 88.1kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves

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    The first two books were quite good; they both featured village bullies. I'm currently reading the third one, and judging from the current rating, it shouldn't be 9.1 But rather 9.5+.

22. 22 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 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
23. 23 八 1980s Military Marriage: The Madcap Days of Jiang, the Cannon-Fodder Chef 八零军婚：炮灰江大厨的发疯日常 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + pocket dimension + witty heroine + straight-man hero + scene-stealing kid Xie Yuanqing: Whatever you need, leave it all to me. Jiang Chang: Brother, you're such a great guy. How about we become sworn brothers? Xie Yuanqing: Why are you covering your nose? Jiang Chang: Bro, there's such a strong smell of the red-light district on you, it's choking me. Xie Yuanqing: You mean the smell of someone who's been traveling all day? Xie Yuanqing: Is my back smooth? Jiang Chang: That's 3.5kReads9.0Score417Shelves
24. 24 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: On My Wedding Night in the 70s, My Stern, Rugged Husband Gets Me All Hot and Bothered 穿书七零新婚夜，冷厉糙汉很上头 The Red Dust Ages Easily红尘易老Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new novel, "I Suffered in My Past Life, So This Time I’ll Marry an Officer and Live in Comfort", is now updating. Military-marriage fans, come check it out! [Period setting + devoted couple + indulgent romance + family life + revenge on the villains + no storage space] She is a beloved darling, but in her friend Qi Qingmei’s novel, she becomes a hated, vicious villainess. The campus heartthrob who pursued her is instead in love with her friend in the book. And the husband written for her is J 460Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    🐮A village bully with fists the size of a clay pot protects his simple-minded daughter, Ye Xiaozhen. 🌸A food blogger, carrying her kitchen, travels back to the 1980s and becomes Ye Xiaozhen. 💕She happily acquires Xie Lin'an, the village bully, a man in a double-door suit wearing a work uniform, who can plow three acres of land in a day!

25. 25 相 After a Blind Date, She Marries a Rugged Man and Becomes the Village Belle's Darling 相亲嫁给糙汉后，村花被娇宠上天 Autumn Is Long秋很长Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Striving] Qin Hui never imagined anything so bizarre could happen to her: she transmigrated to the 1970s! Looking at the drab yellow-mud house and meals with no meat three times a day, Qin Hui couldn’t help thinking: When will this life without meat or pretty clothes ever end? This is too hard! Luckily, Heaven arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying the rough-hewn man by her side, he would spoil her rotten. 11.7kReads8.9Score745Shelves

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    🔥🔥Highly Recommended🔥🔥 A village beauty (village bully) who can plow three acres a day vs. A sickly, sleazy male god of wealth [Please follow]

26. 26 厂 The Factory Director's Little White Flower Comes from Bandit's Village 厂长家的小白花来自拐子村 Shi Er Yue拾耳曰Modern Romance131k WordsOngoing [No terrible in-laws + cozy and heartwarming + romance] A struggling entertainment reporter transmigrates to the 1970s and gets a portable pocket dimension. In a village where everyone is involved in human trafficking, she takes the original owner’s mother and escapes the mountains. Full of ambition, she plans to become the food industry’s leading tycoon and bring down the gang’s hideout. What? The factory director, famed as an aloof beauty, is actually a hopeless romantic? “What do you want to —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Even the Village Belle Goes Wild 穿越七零之村花也疯狂 The Village's Little Tsundere村里的小傲娇Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Transmigrate to the Seventies with My Best Friend and Set a Backward Fishing Village Straight.” Lin Qingmei and Wu Chunlan were best friends even before the apocalypse. After it began, they depended on each other for survival. During a mission to eliminate the Zombie Emperor, they both died in a suicide attack. But after death, they didn’t become ghosts and descend to the underworld. Instead, they were reborn in the bodies of twin sisters in the 1970s. 890Reads6.6Score101Shelves
28. 28 七 The Pretty Little Bride of the 1970s: The Village Tough Guy Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 七零小俏媳：我家村霸超凶的 Freshly Squeezed Little Lamb鲜榨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + sweet young woman and rugged man + doting romance + business and farming] Bai Jiaojiao, the fake heiress who had been sent to the countryside, was reborn. When she saw Shen Heng again, she boldly threw her arms around him, determined not to repeat the tragedy of loving him without ever winning his heart. Shen Heng, the local bully of Shili Village, was the very picture of a menacing brute. On their first day of marriage: “I’m the head of this household. My wife has to 91kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
29. 29 七 The 1970s: The Awakening and Comeback of the Comparison Group’s Younger Aunt, the Fake Heiress 七零：对照组小姑觉醒逆袭假千金 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted When Liu Xinyi wakes up, she discovers she's become the awful sister-in-law in a period novel: lazy, greedy, sly, and hired to serve as a foil to the real heiress's family. In the book, she's a disposable character who drowns in a cesspit. Her mother, Zhang Cuiyun, was once a factory director's daughter, but an enemy switched her at birth, leaving her to suffer a life of hardship. Her three brothers and sisters-in-law will die horribly while seeking revenge, and her young nieces and nephews will 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves

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30. 30 缺 You Rotten System, Don't Stop Me. I'm Going to Make the Female Lead's Mom Die of Filial Piety 缺德系统别拦我，我要孝死女主妈 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out. It may go up later, or it might go down. Hahaha] Reborn as a cannon-fodder character in a story set in a bygone era, I landed in a latrine from the start. The good news: I awakened the [Bad Deeds System]. The bad news: I was in debt for a mountain of Bad Deeds Points. If I didn't pay them back, I'd have to keep being a background character. My biological mother was the heroine? She left after getting into college and went off to the capital to live happily with anoth 913Reads6.0Score—Shelves
31. 31 我 Me, the Pig-Slaying Princess, Go Crazy and Carry My Whole Family to Victory! 我，杀猪郡主，靠发疯带躺全家！ Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted Lin Taotao becomes the foil to the heroine in a novel, starting out in hell mode. The heroine, Zhou Qiandan, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Lin Taotao only knows how to butcher pigs and cattle. The heroine is adored and pampered by her whole family. As an only child, Lin Taotao is scolded by her parents for being too unruly. The heroine is graceful and gentle, a paragon of the capital. Lin Taotao is infamous for being crazy and gives everyone a headache. In the origina 145Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 恶 The Villainess Became the Contrast Character, and Her Whole Family Is Absolutely Terrifying 恶女穿成对照组，极品全家杀翻天 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted Lin Huanyue transmigrates into an old-fashioned farming novel as the female side character who serves as a foil. Her family is notorious throughout the village: A stingy father who married into the family, a fake-sweet, scheming mother, an eldest brother who steals chickens and dogs, a second sister with expert tea-drinking skills, and another brother who excels at pretending to be ill. As for her, she is a spoiled, infamous little villain, doted on by her whole family. In the original story, th 269Reads5.9Score—Shelves
33. 33 暴 Get Rich! The Seventies’ Feisty Aunt Takes Down a Scumbag from the Start 暴富！七零作精小姑开局刀了渣男 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted Song Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the 1970s as the beloved little aunt of a doted-on family. Her family treats her like a treasure, but she’s hopelessly lovestruck and gets swindled out of food and money by a scumbag educated youth. On the day she transmigrates, she figures out the plot. Under cover of darkness, she cripples the scumbag and empties his ill-gotten stash of cash. She thinks she can lie flat and live like a lazy fish, but then the [Universal Favorability Mall] suddenly opens Fiddleh 205Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 恋 The Love-Struck Educated Youth Is Smitten with the Beautiful Village Girl 恋爱脑知青被娇美村花迷住了 Qing Xi清玺Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted (Alternate setting, golden finger, historical era) After an accident, Shen Yao transmigrates into the body of the village’s famously sickly girl. Then, in a dream, she sees what lies ahead for her family. Her eldest brother will be framed by a villain and imprisoned, her younger sister will die in childbirth along with her baby, and her little brother will die from snake venom. Shen Yao: Keep a low profile and quietly change their fate. … One day, the villagers discover that the sickly girl eve 662Reads—Score112Shelves
35. 35 穿 Transmigrate to the Sixties: Rough-Hewn Man, Be Gentle with Me 穿越60，糙汉请疼我 Milk Tea, No Heating奶茶不加热Modern Romance192k WordsOngoing I’m no good at writing introductions, so skip ahead to the story. (Spatial powers + romance + raising kids) Sheng Xia, a corporate wage slave working the 996 schedule, accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s, and makes her dream of becoming a matchmaker come true while finding true love along the way. (The male lead doesn’t appear at first, but shows up in the middle and later parts. It’s sweet!) —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 村 The Village Chief’s Son Is Quietly Wicked 村长家的儿子蔫坏 Mu You Nanzhi慕有南栀Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing [1970s Era Novel] Male lead: Tian Ye, the village chief’s spoiled son. Hated by everyone, even the dogs, he’s twenty-seven and still can’t find a wife. He may be handsome, but he never knows when to keep his mouth shut! Female lead: Bai Ruoqian, a delicate, pampered heiress. After losing her memory, the male lead’s mother buys her to be his wife. When Tian Ye learns his little wife has a childhood sweetheart who is not only handsome but also a powerful military figure, he gets jealous. If the ma 17Reads6.1Score—Shelves
37. 37 八 The 1980s: I Had a Flash Marriage with a Hooligan Husband, and He Spoils Me Rotten 八零之闪婚混混老公，被宠麻了 Light Drizzle Feifei微微雨霏Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted (Faithful to each other + devoted husband + everyday life + comedy + marriage before love) (No transmigration or rebirth. The heroine is not a strong-willed type. Read at your own discretion.) The hero is a street punk, while the heroine is the village beauty. To raise enough money for her father’s surgery, Su Nianxue took the initiative and asked Gu Yanbai to marry her. Gu Yanbai was a notorious loafer in all the surrounding villages. Nobody was willing to marry their daughter to him. Then one 8.4kReads8.7Score563Shelves

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    Watch how the village beauty tames the good-for-nothing male protagonist [No time travel, no rebirth]

38. 38 七 The Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth, Doted on by a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青，糙汉捧在手心宠 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged man + delicate peach blossom spirit + three lifetimes of romance + sweet doting + healing] A delicate, beautiful peach blossom spirit heroine × a rugged hero who adores his wife The peach blossom spirit Tao Yingli failed her heavenly tribulation. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. In the countryside of the 1970s, farm work was hard and life was harsh. Tao Yingli had lost her peach blossom body, and even pulling up 1.6kReads9.0Score214Shelves

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    A delicate and beautiful peach blossom spirit heroine meets a doting, rough-and-tumble husband. Tao Yingli, a peach blossom spirit, fails her tribulation and opens her eyes to find herself a cannon fodder female supporting character in a period novel. In the 1970s, rural life in the countryside is arduous and demanding. Having lost her peach blossom form, Tao Yingli is injured even pulling a blade of grass, and her stepsister, possessing an evil artifact, is always watching her. Yet, she has no choice but to grit her teeth and work. Lu Zheng, a descendant of a landlord, is ruthless and taciturn, both disliked and feared by the villagers. But Tao Yingli discovers that Lu Zheng is a hidden tycoon, not only a future billionaire but also possessing an undeniable surge of yang energy. To regain her strength, Tao Yingli decisively chooses to cling to a powerful figure. But she never expected that this clinging would lead to a permanent separation…

39. 39 夺 After Reclaiming Her Identity, the Real Heiress Is Doted on in the 1970s 夺回身份后，真千金在七零被宠爆 Xiao Xianyao小仙妖娆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Space Mall + Sweet Romance + Get Rich + Strong Heroine + Crushing Villains] An Zhixia was switched at birth and lost her identity. Her adoptive parents and the fake heiress joined forces to make sure not even her bones remained. After drifting as a ghost for a hundred years, she watched the fake heiress steal her identity, marry into a powerful family, and enjoy success in both her career and love life. The fake heiress also angered her birth parents to death, while her four br 2.8kReads9.1Score277Shelves
40. 40 老 My Old Home Connects to the Modern World: A Village Girl's 1970s Office-Worker Life 老宅通现代：七零村花的社畜日常 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [From the 1970s to the modern day] Chen Qiaoyu, born and raised in the 1970s, has been feeling a little panicked lately. She and her younger brother were driven out by their father and stepmother, sent to live in the dilapidated old Chen family home with only two threadbare quilts. Who could have guessed that the crumbling old house hid a passage to another era? [From then on, Chen Qiaoyu begins traveling back and forth between the 1970s and the modern day every day] The villagers of Yaojia Vil 11.1kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    A period drama! A beautiful village belle (who is also a village bully) can plow three acres of land in a day! Even a delicate flower can succeed in a period drama!!

41. 41 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves
42. 42 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: Tian Mimi’s Educated Youth Life in the 1970s 穿书70年代田蜜蜜的知青生活 Mumuzi Who Can Ride a Pig会骑猪的沐沐子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main story complete [1970s + transmigrate into a book + reborn + pocket dimension + supplies + no self-sacrificing heroine + satisfying read] Tian Mimi was a modern college graduate. After her parents died in an accident, she happened to discover a pocket dimension inside their wedding rings. When an abnormal typhoon made her think the apocalypse was coming, she went on a wild shopping spree for supplies, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into a book. In the 1970s, Tian Mimi was a sixteen-year-o 6.3kReads9.1Score653Shelves
43. 43 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s: A Capitalist Heiress’s Reversal of Fortune 穿越七零，资本家小姐的逆袭人生 Mint Ice Cream薄荷冻糕Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted Zhao Mुमियन transmigrated to the 1970s. She also ended up in the body of a landlord’s daughter. But this landlord’s daughter had lost both her parents, and her only remaining relative had abandoned her and fled alone. Then she lost her home, too, and had to do hard labor every day. Even after reaching Heishan Village, she was stuck with the hardest, dirtiest work. She couldn’t go on like this. Beautiful, tragic, and strong: she had two of the three covered. So she was going to become strong and 106Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 娇 The Beautiful Village Belle Marries a Divorced Factory Director 娇美村花嫁二婚厂长 Xi Meng曦萌Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting + historical era + farming + no rebirth + no transmigration + outrageous characters + family life] Something big has happened in Zhou Dashu’s family: they’ve actually split up the household. Traditionally, parents stayed with their eldest son, but not only have they split the family, they’ve also chosen not to have the eldest son support them. Instead, they’re living with their youngest son and his wife! It’s the first time anything like this has happened in the whole area! Ev 373Reads—Score112Shelves

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    In those days, a beautiful village flower

45. 45 七 The 1970s: The Vain Villainess Is Rotten to the Core 七零年代，作精女配坏透了 Glutinous Rice A糯米阿Modern Romance739k WordsCompleted [Complete] A sweet, scatterbrained, high-maintenance beauty VS a cold, aloof educated youth who was set up + Marriage Before Love Xu Nuonuo didn't want to marry a cripple, so she tricked a handsome man into marrying her. Only after the wedding did she learn he was an educated youth. She was lazy and greedy, always making a scene, and had even secretly picked out a man for herself. After a fall, she saw a jumble of events: she stole from her mother-in-law and even told her to die. The man who had 346Reads6.4Score—Shelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: I’m the Village Belle 穿越七零我是村花 Yao Yao Yao Yao岆岆岆岆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Jiaojiao was in a car accident while working as a wedding makeup assistant and woke up in the 1970s. Though supplies were scarce and there was no milk tea, she had a big family who cherished her like a treasure, as well as a childhood friend, a devoted young man who refused to leave her side. P.S. No toxic characters, just a warm and cozy story. 253Reads6.6Score—Shelves
47. 47 合 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗废材 Qin Gengxin秦更新Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + espionage + battles of wits] Ye Huan is a disciple so disappointing that even the Hehuan Sect wants nothing to do with him. By chance, he obtains an inheritance, and from then on becomes a man who can hold up the heavens. One way for men to survive in the Hehuan Sect is to become spies. As it happens, Ye Huan is an espionage enthusiast, and with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, he matches wits with all sides on the covert fro 1.8kReads7.2Score173Shelves

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    Hehuan, Hehuan, Hehuan, cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality. [Evil laugh][What][Thinking][Stunned][Shy][Laughing and crying][Sneaking a laugh][Sending a heart][Almost crying][Sneaking a laugh][Sneaking a laugh][Evil laugh]

48. 48 日 The Sun and Moon Dual Cultivation Art 日月双修功 Web Novel Xiao Xiaosheng网文笑笑生Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted At the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Emperor Jing Chengxuan was killed by the Nine Profound Female Immortal Emperor. His soul was reborn in the body of the mortal Jing Chengxuan, who had his dantian destroyed by his bride on their wedding night. Jing Chengxuan cultivates supreme immortal arts, defies fate, and takes revenge on his enemies, making Yun Yiran regret her actions for the rest of her life. He rises step by step, fights his way back to the Immortal Realm, and takes his r 2.8kReads6.2Score336Shelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1990: The System Forces Me to Become the Village Tyrant 重生90：系统逼我当村霸 Ni Linsheng逆鳞生Rural Life544k WordsOngoing [Period setting + System + village bully + reborn + farming and business + face-slapping wish fulfillment] In 2026, overworked office drone Zhou Ye dies suddenly after staying up all night. When he opens his eyes, he's back in 1990. He's become the bully whom all 3,000 villagers are chasing around to curse. His family is so poor they're starving. His older sister has to drop out of school, a supposedly good man in the village is running a scam, and an orphan girl is about to be sold. System: [St 110Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A lifesaver for those suffering from a reading slump! A 1990s-themed novel featuring a system-based rebirth protagonist who stirs up trouble in the countryside – it's incredibly addictive!

50. 50 房 House Hunting Is No Joke: My Clients Don't Dare Haggle 房不胜防，我的客户不敢还价 One Digit, One Technique一桁一術Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Everyday life + Natural super strength + Workplace + Born to be a hero] Ye Yangyang is naturally strong but introverted. In her previous life, her scumbag ex-boyfriend manipulated her into becoming obsessed with plastic surgery. After being reborn, she uses her natural strength to trample her ex, take over his business, and work hard to make money. She encounters all kinds of social issues in the real estate agency business and accidentally becomes a celebrity. Landlords and clients se 3.9kReads9.1Score456Shelves

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