Period Stories with a Smart, Capable, Level-Headed Female Lead Who Makes a Good Life for Herself 女主有脑子有手段三观正常能过好自己日子的年代文

1. 1 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds

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   🌵These are the only two historical fiction novels I truly admire on this platform so far. 🌵Both female protagonists are intelligent, logical, and resourceful; they manage to live their lives well, and I also approve of their handling of relationships with the original owners' families. 🌵They're not just idle gossips and drama queens. Everything they do is for the sake of living a good life. 🌵This is what I think is most important and essential for female protagonists in historical fiction: to live their lives well through their own hard work and intelligence. 🌵They're not mindless NPCs created for bizarre purposes like fighting villains, taking revenge, gossiping, or going crazy; they are genuine female protagonists with flesh and blood, intelligence, and normal values.

2. 2 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
3. 3 抄 On the Eve of the Confiscation, the Princess Consort Pulled an Arsenal from Her Arms 抄家前夜，王妃从怀里掏出武器库 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted Complete, including extras (exile + fleeing famine + adorable kids + storage space full of supplies + lively comedy, with romance) Su You transmigrates as a wicked woman, a professional at getting her family into trouble, and is stripped of her home and sent into exile from the start. She also has three adorable little ones and a whole bunch of grown-up babies to look after. What is she supposed to do? Duke Su and Prince Qin are sworn enemies. The emperor has made their families in-laws. And now 5.1kReads9.3Score76914d adds
4. 4 甜 Sweet Teasing! Seductive Kisses! The Tycoon Coaxes Me to Get Our Marriage License After We Move In Together 甜撩！诱吻！同居后大佬哄我领证 Shui Chuanmei水川媚Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [A scheming, smoldering powerhouse vs. a gentle, alluring beauty] She ends up temporarily living with her best friend’s crush’s uncle. But the powerful man likes men, so Shui Qianzi decides to treat him like a fake bestie, until one day… The handsome, distinguished man pins her in a corner and kisses her deeply, torn between anger and helplessness. “Can’t you tell? I’ve been in love with you for ages!” Shui Qianzi’s eyes are red from kissing. She loops her arms around his neck and murmurs, “I th 10.4kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
5. 5 我 After I Was Reborn, the Heir Apparent Pursued Me to the Bitter End 我重生后，世子追妻火葬场了 Ten Thousand Measures of Moonlight in the Mortal World万斛人间月Ancient Romance485k WordsCompleted [Win Her Back at All Costs + Rebirth + Raising a Child] Shen Shuyi and Song Hengyue had been married for five years. They were not exactly a loving couple, but they did treat each other with respect. But when his childhood friend, the woman he cherished most, was surrounded by enemy troops, he abandoned Shuyi, who was carrying their second child. In her fury, she went into premature labor and suffered a difficult delivery. After being reborn, Shen Shuyi looked at her eldest son, who could alread 15.8kReads8.5Score84314d adds
6. 6 七 The 1970s: The Meng Family's Foolish Daughter Gets Smart! 七零：孟家的傻闺女变聪明了！ Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet romance] Meng Qining, from the twenty-first century, had no parents and was frail, spending more than half the year bedridden. She had every miserable card stacked against her. But ever since she was five, she’d had the same dream. In it, she might have been foolish, but she had a healthy body, parents who cherished her, and Brother Ting’an, who had taken care of her since childhood. The more miserable Meng Qining’s real life was, the happier she was in her dreams. At eig 12.6kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds

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   Historical fiction + intelligence and wit, you won't be taken advantage of.

7. 7 闺 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to the 1980s: Starting from Our Dead Husbands 闺蜜齐穿八零，开局从死老公开始 The Sparkling One Who Sparkles金光闪闪的闪闪Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Double Transmigration into a Book + Face-Slapping Scum + A Wealthy Family’s Beloved Daughter-in-Law in the 1980s] Fang Shiyue transmigrated into a book. The good news was that her best friend, Gu Pan'er, came with her. They had both married into one of the most powerful families of the 1980s, and were now sisters-in-law. The bad news was that things went terribly wrong from the start. Not only were their husbands about to die, but the two women were also going to be crushed into an indistinguis 639Reads8.3Score—14d adds
8. 8 缺 My Shameless Best Friend and I Traveled to the Seventies, Got Married Together, and Divorced Together 缺德闺蜜穿七零，一起结婚一起离 Nine Questions九问Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rugged man + top-tier troublemakers + take down scumbags + build wealth + shameless antics] Two best friends who excelled in both academics and conduct are killed during their internship by a spiteful person jealous of them. They both transmigrate into a book as villainous supporting female characters. Other supporting villainesses go crazy for him, obsess over him, and bang their heads against the wall for him. These two besties dig a pit for him, bury him in it, and 184Reads6.3Score—14d adds
9. 9 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 63.8kReads8.9Score8.3k14d adds
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: Rewriting a Cannon-Fodder's Life 快穿之改写炮灰人生 I Love the Rain Lily爱尔风雨兰Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted No fixed pairing. Stories set in various eras, including Qing transmigration, dating shows, and the apocalypse, with a space. Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a refined self-interest seeker. The tone is light and cheerful. She never lets anyone take advantage of her, and she is no saint! Tang Tiantian, an ordinary office worker, was in a car accident on her way home from work. Luckily, she was bound to a System and given a chance to be reborn. After somehow passing the new recruit assessment, 6.4kReads8.4Score52014d adds

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    There are also two period dramas and two period dramas about land expropriation; both are quite good.

11. 11 金 The Jin Yuanbao Family’s Sudden Fortune from Demolition Compensation 金元宝一家的拆迁暴富日常 A Wondrous Pen Like a Lotus妙笔如莲Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Old Madam Jin dreamed of a golden ingot while pregnant. She asked each of her four favorite daughters-in-law, but none of them admitted it! Could it really have been Ying Canru, who could never get enough to eat and always burned the bottom of the pot when she cooked? ~~ In the delivery room, Ying Canru screamed as she gave birth. Outside, Jin Laifu paced back and forth, glancing at his watch from time to time as he muttered, “Please let the baby be born on the eighth day of the eighth month. Ot 1.7kReads8.8Score11014d adds
12. 12 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 934Reads8.0Score23714d adds
13. 13 重 Reborn, Starting with Buying a House 重生从买房开始 Vice President Liu刘副总Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + the millennium + family life + school + top student + love that grows over time] Chen Yifan, a modern office worker, is reborn in 2004. That year, Chen Yifan is still an elementary school student in a uniform and red scarf. That year, her father, Chen Jianguo, is still hale and hearty, and alive. That year, homes in Haicheng cost just 2,000, and came with household registration. How much? Say that house price again! Mom, Dad, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and buy a house! See how 26.6kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
14. 14 七 Gossip in the Seventies: Even If the Kids Go Without, Their Mother Won’t 七零吃瓜：亏了娃也不能苦了娘 Yellow With a Hint of Green黄中带绿Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted Xu Dongmai, an overworked office worker, transmigrates to the 1970s and somehow becomes a mother without ever marrying or getting pregnant. She gets four grown sons for free, painlessly. Luckily, the original owner had already laid the groundwork for her, so Xu Dongmai sleeps until she wakes naturally every day and leaves everything at home to the kids. After getting her golden finger, her biggest daily worry is what to eat. One day, her soldier husband comes home after leaving the army. Looking 1.9kReads7.2Score10114d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s, becomes a mother without marriage or pregnancy, and has four healthy sons without pain. Fortunately, the original owner laid the foundation, and the female protagonist wakes up naturally every day, taking care of the children inside and outside the house. After getting the golden finger, her biggest worry every day is what to eat.

15. 15 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 40.9kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds
16. 16 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 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8k14d adds
17. 17 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
18. 18 我 I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s 我在八零当后妈 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Rich heiress Xu Yang spent years offering a fortune to have a child, but to no avail. Then, after transmigrating, she found herself in a steamy, adults-only scene and got caught in bed! Even more ridiculously, she got pregnant after just that one time! Only after she was forced into marriage did Xu Yang learn that Zhou Shao had five difficult children, and every single one was a “problem child”! Xu Yang: “…” There was no need to hand her this hell-difficulty child-rearing script! P.S. This is a 12.1kReads8.2Score56114d adds

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    It's a good read, makes you want to keep reading, and the characters are all quite distinct. I've caught up with it, and I'm waiting for the next update. [Staring emoji]

19. 19 六 Six Sisters: Liu Meixin’s Very Different Life 六姊妹之刘美心的别样人生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Female-Channel Fanfiction536k WordsCompleted The period drama Six Sisters is currently airing. As I watched, I couldn't help feeling that the fate of the six sisters' mother, Liu Meixin, was unfair. Never mind how hard life was in that era: simply giving birth to six children as a woman already made her exceptional. It was no easy feat. And yet her life was full of misfortune. So I dared to imagine that, even if we couldn't change the era she was born in, we could give her a powerful mindset: one that was confident, independent, and ahead 193Reads6.6Score—14d adds
20. 20 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 68.5kReads9.4Score8.1k14d adds

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    Farming, palace intrigue, historical setting, [Top Post] It's incredibly good!

21. 21 开 From the Start, I Was Jilted: The Pitiful Girl Fights Back with Her Space 开局被退亲：小可怜携空间携起 Hua Mo Ci花莫辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + a pocket space + building a fortune + taking down villains + sweet romance] After a car accident, Su Hua wakes up as a thirteen-year-old village girl with a mental disability in Shanghe Village, Great Yu. Her family has nothing. Everything goes wrong: nothing grows when she plants it, and everything she raises dies. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself in the middle of a scene where her fiancé is caught cheating and calls off their engagement. Her scumbag fiancé says, “I’m 1.3kReads8.9Score22714d adds
22. 22 冲 You Dared Divorce the Matriarch Who Married You for Good Fortune? Go Cry to Another Family! 冲喜主母都敢休，改冲别家哭去吧 Cherry Red Matchmaker樱桃红娘子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yanyan married into the Earl's household to bring good fortune, and the young lord, who had been on the brink of death, recovered. But then the chancellor's daughter, who had nearly drowned, decided to steal her husband. Jiang Yanyan: “My husband survived because I married him to bring him good fortune.” The chancellor's daughter, the young lord, and her mother-in-law: “Hmph!” Fine, fine. You can't talk sense into someone determined to die, so let's get a divorce! But the young lord insist 2.4kReads8.6Score93814d adds
23. 23 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
24. 24 七 The 1970s: The New Countryside Army Wife at the Military Compound Is Up to Someth 七零：军属院新来的乡下军嫂惹不 My Little Chubby Girl侬家有个月半妞Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Miracle-doctor military wife VS rugged military officer] [Ten wildly powerful golden fingers + fictional 1970s military marriage + marriage before love + two powerful leads and sweet romance + making money and building a fortune, multiple identities + life with the troops + medicine + food + raising children + ten-year age gap + advancing the nation through science + love of country and family] In her previous life, medical expert Lin Manman was tragically killed in a car accident while rushing 2.7kReads9.1Score28014d adds

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    They're all super, super good! I highly recommend the one with the "love-obsessed" theme; wow, it's amazing! It's true, only two people with love-obsessed minds are a perfect match! 😘😘😘😘

25. 25 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.3kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds
26. 26 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 10.4kReads8.4Score65114d adds
27. 27 七 A Fiery Military Wife in the 1970s: Her Officer Husband Risks His Life to Spoil Her 七零火辣军嫂：军官老公拿命宠 Jiu Qi酒七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + comedy + wish fulfillment Qin Qianqian dies suddenly and transmigrates to the 1970s. She heads into town for some braised pork, only to get knocked over and land a hospital stay and a boyfriend in one go. Qin Qianqian: I didn't know you were my childhood betrothed. Yan Baichuan: Yeah, I didn't know either. Qin Qianqian: So, how about we get married? Yan Baichuan: Sure. On the night they get their marriage certificat 3.5kReads8.3Score27314d adds
28. 28 嫁 After Marrying a Veteran, I Joined Him in the Army 嫁给退伍军人后，我去随军了 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance814k WordsCompleted The male lead has a mission. He only pretends to have been discharged from the military, pretends to have been discharged, pretends to have been discharged!!! Chen Shu is famous in her village for being capable and good at making money. The village aunties all have their eyes on her for their own children! When Chen Shu comes of age, her mother starts arranging blind dates for her. But Chen Shu has high standards, and after finding fault with every eligible young man in the village, she finally 22.9kReads8.1Score4.2k14d adds
29. 29 滚 Get Lost! I’m a Woman of Few Words, and I Handle Both Research and Killing the Enemy 滚！人狠话不多，杀敌科研一手抓 Yuan Yuan Yuan元员圆Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse transmigration] + [1970s] + [Dissociative identity] + [System] + [Strong female lead] After blowing herself up in the apocalypse… Li Li bonded with a System and was sent straight back to her original world: the impoverished 1970s. The good news was that this time, she had finally escaped the pitch-dark laboratory. The bad news was that she was nearly erased from the start, almost dying the moment she arrived. With no other choice, she struck a deal with the Will of Heaven. From then 19Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 姑 My Great-Aunt's Military Marriage 姑奶奶的军婚 No Solution无解Fantastical Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Come on, Northeasterners, take a look! This story is packed with Northeastern dialect. It’s an independent yet interconnected tale, threaded through with a cherished love and a sense of duty.] The heroine, Qi Ji, had just finished a thorough decluttering when a car accident sent her transmigrating. Again and again, she transmigrated, over and over. But each time, she remembered only her first life and found herself in an empty home. Fortunately, she had an ex-husband who provided different gold 2.6kReads8.5Score27314d adds

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    The female lead is very clear-headed; the female lead in the second book has a cheat ability.

31. 31 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    The female lead is reborn, and the male lead was originally a hoodlum. After they married, he was tricked by the female lead into making money, and then he went down the path of making money with no turning back. They become rich, have adorable triplets, and a dog named Shanwa.

32. 32 九 The Unhinged Woman of the 90s: I Started Getting Rich Working in Dongguan 九零女疯批：致富从东莞打工开始 Pile of Money钱堆堆Modern Romance959k WordsCompleted A realistic story set in the 1990s, with no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger. Everyone in Anziping knows An Xiaowu is a total psycho. She's not only crazy but vicious, picking fights that turn into life-or-death struggles at the drop of a hat. But no one expected her to be so ruthless that she wouldn't spare even her own family. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she fights her father for her life. "What's so special about New Year? If you mess with me, I'll dig you out of your cof 10.8kReads8.6Score98214d adds

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    The female lead has strong moral values and foresight.

33. 33 重 Reborn in the Seventies: Going to the Countryside as a Youth Becomes a Group Favorite 重生七零，下乡当知青成团宠 Naughty Wangzai旺崽不听话Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted Rebirth + alternate world + military marriage + period setting + System space + golden finger This story is set in an alternate world. Realists, please look elsewhere. Everything in this novel is written according to the needs of the era in which it takes place. Please don’t judge it by modern standards. If you think the heroine is too saintly, feel free to skip it. When Lu Yao opened her eyes, she had been reborn in Huaguo in the 1970s, as a pampered young woman with money, beauty, and educatio 1.8kReads7.8Score17514d adds
34. 34 玄 The Metaphysics Master in the 1970s: Taking Down the System and Marrying an Officer 玄学大佬在七零：干翻系统嫁军官 Yuan Xingzhen鸢星珍Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Set in a bygone era + metaphysics + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts + sent down to the countryside Pei Sijin’s body was taken over by a transmigrator, leaving her helplessly watching as the intruder used her body to commit one evil deed after another. Reborn from the cultivation world, Pei Sijin forcefully takes back her body, kills the transmigrator who stole it, and destroys the transmigrator’s System. Then she decisively heads to the countryside to protect her parents, who were framed b 669Reads8.8Score11014d adds
35. 35 癫 The Crazy Female Villain Goes to the Countryside and Captivates the Village Boss 癫癫女炮灰下乡后迷死村里扛把子 Qian Yuyu千鱼鱼Modern Romance206k WordsOngoing A female lead who gets even, plus a male lead who gaslights himself. In my modern life, people called me the venom-tongued nun. I was a beautiful lawyer, an expert in all kinds of civil litigation. And yet I was so furious at some fresh-out-of-the-oven jerk of a male lawyer that I died on the spot. When I woke up, I'd transmigrated into a female cannon-fodder character who dies in the very first chapter. Where's the justice? I refuse to accept this! So you're an evil stepmother, huh? I'll make s —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 淮 The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth from Huaicheng Married the Village Big Shot's Son 淮城来的娇软小知青嫁给了村二代 Soft Whispers浅语潇潇Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + System + Devoted Husband + Everyday Life + Farming to Prosperity] After an unexpected brush with death, Gu Jin transmigrated to China in the 1970s. She couldn't lift a thing or do a day's hard labor. A delicate young heiress, she'd barely transmigrated when she became an educated youth sent to the countryside. The villagers watched, eager to see how this fragile young woman would earn work points in the fields. But then Gu Jin caught the eye of the toughest, most 2kReads7.0Score16514d adds
37. 37 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: Joining the Army in the Great Northwest 穿越七零，随军大西北 Potato Stews Potatoes in a Pot土豆用锅炖土豆Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted A devoted military marriage, with neither lead having been with anyone else. She won't raise another man's child. She has no extraordinary talent for making money. This is simply a story about an ordinary, insignificant person quietly doing her part for her country's development. After transmigrating into a new body, Zheng Ci follows her mother's orders and goes on a blind date. She thinks it'll just be a formality, but she never expects to be captivated by his good looks... This story is entire 2kReads8.6Score11414d adds
38. 38 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 5.9kReads8.8Score59614d adds

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    1. A women's liberation activist who helps her older sister get a divorce from the start. 2. The female lead is adopted, doesn't acknowledge her biological parents, and marries a man with amnesia.

39. 39 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.7kReads8.2Score21114d adds
40. 40 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds

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    It's a lighthearted, funny, and entertaining story set in a rural area, featuring food and everyday life.

41. 41 当 Years After Becoming a Stepmom, I Realized I Had Transmigrated into a Book 当后妈几年后才发现自己穿书了 An Old Friend of Ten Years十年旧人Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Wang Qingyao dies suddenly on her way to work overtime and becomes a third-year university student in the 1980s. She is quite pleased with this wonderful era: university graduates are assigned jobs, with secure positions and generous pensions after retirement. After all, Wang Qingyao had died on her way to work. Unfortunately, before she can enjoy herself for two days, her new body's father falls off a mountain and lapses into a coma. The hospital can't treat him, but recommends a renowned doct 1.5kReads7.9Score11314d adds

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    This is a story about a stepmother who is absolutely selfish and only loves herself. She becomes a stepmother simply because it's the right time and the right person. 🎣🎣🎣

42. 42 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    Having a brain and living your life well is a special characteristic.

43. 43 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds
44. 44 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
45. 45 老 Why Should I Have to Support That Old Hag? 老太婆凭啥让我养老 Nurturing Heart Cottage育心小筑Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted Wang Fangping was reborn. Had she really been angered to death? In her previous life, her in-laws exploited her until she was destitute. She spent most of her life trapped in the countryside, slaving away for the extended family. She moved to the city and took on the heaviest, dirtiest work, yet still couldn’t afford a home. When her mother-in-law was able to work, she helped the younger son’s family. When she could no longer manage on her own, Wang Fangping was expected to look after her in 447Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    Wang Fangping's rebirth and rise to wealth is absolutely captivating.

46. 46 财 The Tycoon’s Sweetheart: Darling, Be Good and Spoil Me 财阀小甜妻：老公，乖乖宠我 Flower-Surprised Magpie花惊鹊Modern Romance7.2M WordsOngoing Jiang Chenyu, the business world's emperor, swore he would never marry. Then one day, he was saddled with a sweet little wife, and Young Master Jiang began a whole new chapter of his life! “CEO, your wife smashed up the Wei family’s place.” “Has she calmed down?” “Not yet...” “Get a few more people over there to help her.” “CEO, your wife got into a fight and sent someone to the hospital.” “Is she satisfied?” “No.” The man kept working. “Carry on.” One day, when he heard that she’d gotten into a 87.4kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
47. 47 随 Expecting Multiples in the Military Compound, the Officer Washes Diapers Every Day 随军大院怀多胎，军官天天洗尿片 Tuantuan Ya团团吖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Military Marriage + Raising a Child + Everyone's Darling + Pure Romance + Younger Man Who's Madly in Love] Bai Wanqing has just saved enough for a down payment and won five million in the lottery, putting her on the verge of financial freedom, when she chokes on milk tea and dies. When she opens her eyes, she's in a hit period novel she only read a few pages of, as a throwaway cannon-fodder character, with a miniature version of the vicious female lead in tow. It's a disastrous 855Reads8.7Score10514d adds
48. 48 结 We Haven’t Seen Each Other in Four Years of Marriage, and My Handsome Rogue of a Military Officer Has Changed 结婚四年未见，痞帅军官他变了 Fortune-Seeking Tuantuan暴富团团Modern Romance805k WordsCompleted [Sweet and lovely young wife x roguishly handsome officer] [Mind-reading + adorable child + fictional historical setting + cozy family life] Ji Xiaoxi transmigrated into a book and became the male lead’s doomed first wife, with an adorable three-year-old in tow. According to the original story, she was already dead. But she suddenly became bound to a gossip System, and as long as she gossiped, she could stay alive. The village was full of juicy stories: fake and real heiresses, a grandmother p 1.5kReads9.0Score16414d adds
49. 49 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
50. 50 不 I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了，抱上厂长大腿后我真香了 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared 7kReads8.7Score57114d adds

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