Period Novels with Smart, Level-Headed Heroines Who Mind Their Own Business 有没有女主有脑子，不花痴，不管闲事儿的年代文
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Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己
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.
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After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了
[Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha
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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
(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
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Quick Transmigration: The Stunning Beauty's Fertility Goes into Overdrive 快穿之绝色美人她好孕爆棚
[Quick transmigration + love at first sight + stunning heroine + sweet romance, no angst + lots of babies + no fixed pairing + male leads pure in body and heart] The Snake Tribe has always been passionate, and Liuyin is no exception. After roaming the world for millennia, she accidentally bound herself to a childbirth System on her birthday. Liuyin scoffed. Did she really need outside help to have children? World One: Demon Cult Leader × Frail Beauty (complete; the bonus chapters are angsty, so
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- 5 The 1970s: The Apocalypse Veteran Is a Little Wild 七零：末世大佬有点狂 Period drama + portable space + raising children + wood-element ability + System Meng Zhiyu had suffered through the apocalypse. After binding herself to a System, she transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in a period drama. She stayed away from the male and female leads and lived her own best life in the village. I'm here to support the countryside, not to suffer. How do I do that? I use my wood-element ability to help cultivate seeds and increase yields. You dare yell at me? Do you 269Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 6 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.5kReads8.8Score98614d adds
- 7 Reborn in a Siheyuan: An Orphan Girl in the 1960s 重生大杂院之孤女在六零 Female Lead: Yu Huimin thinks you never can tell what life has in store. She has money and looks, and she’s in the prime of her youth, when bam! Someone hits her and kills her, sending her straight to the 1960s. Luckily, the kitchen space she got in her previous life came along too. Otherwise, she’d want to die just to get back! Male Lead: Qiao Qinglai thought the apocalypse would be tough, but it turns out the 1960s are no easier. His wind ability has been reduced to the lowest level, and in th 1.1kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 8 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 13.9kReads8.1Score1k14d adds
- 9 An Apocalyptic Woman in the 1970s: My Goal Is to Live to a Ripe Old Age! 末世女在七零，目标寿终正寝！ [Alternate-Era Setting + Love Grows Over Time + Strong Female Lead + Special Powers + Family Life + Cozy Everyday Moments + Easygoing at First, Government Job Later] One tangyuan was all it took to kill Yu Sui, a violent little firecracker from the apocalypse! She pioneered a whole new way to die. Later… - “So you reapers got the wrong person?” Yu Sui stared expressionlessly at the new staff of the Underworld! A deadbeat reaper yawned while on the way to claim a soul, took a wrong turn, a 1.5kReads7.6Score10014d adds
- 10 Fine, Break Off the Engagement! Why Blame Me for Working the Fields? 退婚就退婚，嫌我面朝黄土干嘛？ [1970s + Making a Fortune + Local Protagonist + Strong Farm Girl + Blessed with Good Luck] He Maisui's engagement was called off, and her cousin swooped in to take her place! A man who can be lured away isn't worth grieving over. He Maisui sees things clearly: better to rely on herself than on a man! She works hard in the fields and builds her wealth. She's strong and blessed with the luck of a koi. Her crops and pigs yield bumper harvests every year, and there's meat on the table at every mea —Reads—Score114d adds
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Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活
[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
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- 12 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.3kReads9.3Score77814d adds
- 13 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 [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 127.6kReads9.4Score11.9k14d adds
- 14 Making a Simple Life in the Quick Transmigration Worlds 在快穿世界中经营小日子 [Quick Transmigration + System + Staying Away from the Plot + No Fixed CP] Chen Qian, an ordinary woman from the 21st century, transmigrated into the apocalypse after a car accident. But she failed to survive there and died again, only to encounter System 003. With the System’s help, Chen Qian began to transmigrate between different worlds, becoming a female supporting character in each one and collecting records of its civilization. Thus began her ordinary life in each new world. The heroine is 8.5kReads8.7Score45514d adds
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I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作
[Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are
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- 16 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.9kReads8.1Score75514d adds
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You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家
[Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af
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Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽
[Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l
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Raising Adorable Little Ones in the Years of the Past 我在年代养萌崽
Su He considers herself a first-rate businesswoman. Ever since taking over the family business, she has never made a losing deal, until the System brought her to the 1950s and tearfully begged her to stay and raise a child. At first, she was reluctant and full of complaints. But later, who could resist a clever, well-behaved, sweet little one? Much later, she became a faint candle flame before the dawn… Changing an entire era and paving the way for a brilliant, dazzling future for countless peop
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The Sixties: Daily Gossip in a Compound Full of Eccentrics 六零：大杂院极品吃瓜日常
[Courtyard compound + gossip + outrageous characters + everyday life + family squabbles + comedy + a touch of ensemble cast] Yu Junsheng is reborn and discovers he was a doormat who'd been used and betrayed at every turn. As a neighbor in the courtyard compound, he not only gave someone a house, a job, and a huge sum of money, but also raised that person's wife and child. Then, at just the right moment, he conveniently died to make way for them. In the end, all he got was a line from the treache
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- 21 Quick Transmigration: Cherish Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People 快穿：珍爱生命，远离极品 [Quick transmigration through historical settings + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + no fixed pairing] [The 4th, 7th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st worlds have no romance] [Female lead’s perspective] [Ensemble cast] Also known as: Quick Transmigration: A Carefree Life in Historical Worlds and Quick Transmigration: Treasure Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People Protagonist: Chang Ning. In each sma 21.8kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 22 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Goes Wild 快穿：炮灰很疯 [Quick Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling Supplies + Historical Eras + Farming + 1v1 Sweet Romance] Su Miaomiao never expected that one rare act of kindness would cost her her life. Even more surprising, the brat she saved turned out to have an extraordinary background. Her misfortune brings her good fortune: she not only gains a pocket dimension with a spirit spring, but also becomes an employee in the Cannon Fodder Group of the Time and Space Administration’s Quick Transmigration 23.5kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 23 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 33.1kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
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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
[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
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- 25 One Man and One Dog: Conquering the Seventies and Becoming an Army Wife! 一人一狗，闯七零！当军嫂！ Also known as: One Person and One Dog Take on the Seventies! Becoming a Military Wife! [Female forensic pathologist × male officer] A slice-of-life story about following the troops, with a parallel career storyline! [Alternate universe + 1970s + comedy + family life + dog with special abilities + raising children later on] Qiao Hua, a forensic pathologist from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s with her dog. She falls for an officer who escorts them back to their country. Bu 1.5kReads9.1Score13814d adds
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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
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
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- 27 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score48914d adds
- 28 Five Years of Marriage, and He Never Comes Home: If You Don't Love Me, Let's Divorce 军婚五年家都不回：不爱，那就离 The author has lived in a military compound as a military wife for eleven years. Come see what real military life is like. The short drama Raising Kids in the Seventies, starring Wang Kaimu and Wang Yunyun, is now streaming on the Tomato platform. Watch it for free on Hongguo. Feel-good story + period setting + military marriage + raising children + mutually faithful romance + winning back his wife + authentic life in a military compound The new book is almost complete too. If you’ve finished th 28.3kReads9.2Score3.8k14d adds
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Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短
[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
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- 30 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 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
- 31 The Beautiful Stepmother Makes a Comeback: Raising Kids in the 1970s 漂亮后妈要翻身，我在七零养崽崽 Su Can was raised by her own mother to be fat, ugly, and not too bright. Her mother forced her to marry her younger sister's husband, a man with two paralyzed legs. When Su Can refused, she was starved for half a month, then sent to the village where he lived, barely clinging to life. She died of a serious illness. Su Can, a bodyguard, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and inherits this mess. Their home is bare, with no money and not even enough food. With a disabled soldier for a husband a 77.6kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
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Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙
[Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia
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- 33 The 1970s: The Beloved Family Member Who Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 七零团宠科技兴国 [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 8.8kReads9.4Score77514d adds
- 34 My Whole Family Transmigrated 我全家都穿啦 Lin Xiaoling’s whole family transmigrated! They went from a courier station overflowing with packages in 2023 to 1960, when the whole country was suffering from famine!! Before they could even come to terms with what had happened, Lin Xiaoling, her parents, and one poor little soul, her baby brother who was barely a month old, found themselves standing there in bewilderment, watching a huge family weakly squabble over splitting up the household at their great-grandpa’s funeral. Luckily, their fo 304Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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