Any Period Novels Where the Female Lead Doesn’t Have or Raise Children? 有不生孩子也不带孩子的年代文吗

1. 1 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.5kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   I recommend this book. Don't worry, you don't have kids. 😏

2. 2 重 Reborn in the 1980s, the Fussy Beauty Is Spoiled by Her Whole Family 重生八零，作精美人被全家宠翻天 Retired Salty Fish养老咸鱼Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [1980s + Military Marriage + Family Favorite + Inner Thoughts Revealed + Everyone Speaks Their Mind + Alternate-Era Setting + Wife-Doting, Tough Military Officer vs. Sweet, Gentle Little Peach Blossom Spirit] Wen Xingyue failed her tribulation, was struck dead by lightning, and woke up in the human world. Status: Married. Record: Bullied her brother-in-law and made life difficult for her in-laws. Summary: Cheated on her military officer husband. Wen Xingyue trembled with fear. Then she took a cl 4kReads9.2Score43414d adds

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   It's really good!!

3. 3 六 The 1960s: The Walk-On Character Made Her Fortune Through Divorce! 六零：路人甲她靠离婚发家了！ I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 11.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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   The female protagonist is a time traveler; she can't have children and doesn't want to. She uses her marriages to build connections, houses, and wealth, and she's incapable of truly falling in love with anyone.

4. 4 跟 My Nemesis and I Were Reborn as the Male Lead's Twin Older Sisters 跟死对头重生成男主的双胞胎姐姐 Eight Thousand Girls' Hearts八千少女心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Building a Career + Growing Together + Not a GL Romance + Almost No Romance] Who understands what it's like to transmigrate into a book at the same time as your archenemy, only to become twin sisters? Even crazier, their little brother is a future domineering CEO, but his family raises pigs? That's just hilarious! And even crazier, the two sisters are stepping stones for his rise and obstacles to the romance between the male and female leads. Hmph, being an obstacle is fine, bu 4.3kReads9.0Score62014d adds

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   Anyway, the protagonist is neither married nor has children.

5. 5 我 I'm the Worst, So What Can You Do About It? [The 1970s] 我是极品，能奈我何【七零】 Li Site李思特Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + everyday family life; heroine is a human weapon, police] Shi Yu transmigrates from the apocalypse to 1976. At first, all she wants is enough to eat, then to eat well. In the end, the times push her into becoming a police officer. She gets to watch the drama unfold, enjoy the show, and beat people up. What could be better? The heroine’s superhuman strength returns around Chapter 40. The male lead is Li Yinian, but he doesn’t appear much! (The characters aren’t perfect; fictional 1.9kReads6.8Score10614d adds

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   This new book I recently discovered perfectly matches your requirements. It's a period drama about a woman who travels back in time to the 1970s and experiences her daily life there, including finding a job, getting promoted, going to university, and her humorous interactions with her family.

6. 6 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
7. 7 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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   I've been following this historical fiction series for a while now. The theme is novel but not outlandish, and the plot details are described very delicately.

8. 8 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4k14d adds

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   Super strong, interesting character design, worth checking out.

9. 9 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score49814d adds

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   The female protagonist, a playboy, travels back to the 1960s and is very satisfied with her new identity. She has a child without pain, is rich and has status—it couldn't be better!

10. 10 重 Back to the ’90s: This Good Wife and Loving Mother Quits 重回九零，贤妻良母撂挑子不干了 Swallows Bathed in the West Wind燕子沐西风Modern Romance748k WordsCompleted In 1990, 34-year-old Tian Fengyan witnessed a scene more scandalous than anything on a prime-time soap: her husband cheating with his younger brother's wife! She put up with it! Because she hadn't given her husband a son! Because she was a housewife with no income! Because she had three daughters to raise! Reborn, she thought, damn it! Tian Fengyan decided she was done carrying the load. Whoever wanted to be the virtuous wife and loving mother could take the job! She takes on her in-laws, yells 750Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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    It should be 9.5 points.

11. 11 六 The 1960s: Even a Second Marriage Can Help Me Marry Up 六零年代：二婚也要攀高枝 Red Roses and Yellow Floribundas红玫瑰和黄月季Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted [Master of making promises, speaks each person’s language, only wants a good life for herself heroine X handsome, capable, rebellious, insecure, affection-starved hero] [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + career] A shameful scandal has rocked Li Jia Village. Li Jinhe, who married into the city to live a life of comfort, has been divorced because she can’t have children. Her husband doesn’t want her anymore! Those who once envied her for marrying into the city now turn around and pi 12.1kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds

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    It's rare to see a period drama where the female lead doesn't have children. She's very emotionally intelligent, knows how to talk, and never argues or fights, giving off a very peaceful vibe.

12. 12 摆 I Give Up and Watch the Drama: The Court Officials Are All Giggling? Not Anymore 摆烂吃瓜：满朝文武嘻嘻？不嘻嘻 Qian Yue淺月Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Completed) Also known as: Slacking Off and Enjoying the Gossip: The Entire Court Is Laughing? Not Anymore [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Gossip + Family and Country + Slacking Off + Transmigration + Not a Strong Female Lead + Lighthearted + A Small Ensemble Cast + Romance] The heroine is a little weak at first, but gradually grows stronger. She gets ways to protect herself later on. Jiang Yueyang, an overworked office worker in the 21st century, stayed up late working overtime, suffered a 28kReads8.7Score2.9k14d adds
13. 13 召 Summoning the Ancestors to the Modern Age 召唤老祖宗来到后世 Mu Lu木路Urban532k WordsOngoing (Multiple Systems) (Not a serious historical novel) (No heroine) (Lots of everyday life) Ye Ling: System, why do I have three of you? System +3: “The three of us brothers will never part.” Ye Lingyun: Ancestors, please don’t go wandering off. Watch out for female ruffians. Bai Qi: Little Ye, I was the first one here, wasn’t I? Could you buy me a missile to play with? Ye Lingyun: Ancestor, do I look like a missile to you? Wang Yangming: Little Ye, want to attain enlightenment? I’ve got tons of ex 71Reads7.0Score—14d adds
14. 14 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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    This story could end with the female lead having a child; she's primarily focused on her career, and the male lead rarely appears.

15. 15 四 Siheyuan: Sent to the Battlefield Right After a Blind Date 四合院：刚相亲就被安排上战场 Loves Lou Xiao'e Best最爱娄晓娥Male-Channel Fanfiction371k WordsCompleted A modern soul transmigrates into the world of the courtyard compound, becoming a resident of No. 95 Courtyard and a discharged soldier from the Ninth Ground Forces. In October 1950, after a matchmaker introduces him to the young Qin Huairu, who has come to the city, the two hit it off. That very afternoon, he receives a call-up from the army and joins the Ninth Army Corps on its way to the Battle of Lake Changjin in Korea. Two years later, when Wang Jianjun returns, Qin Huairu is already married 9.2kReads8.2Score39614d adds

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    This is a historical novel that, while seemingly set in a traditional courtyard house, has actually transcended that genre and is well worth reading!

16. 16 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 really good period drama, and also hilarious; I laughed so hard I couldn't catch my breath. The comedy really starts after the male lead appears.

17. 17 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 17.4kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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    These are all humorous, cathartic, and satisfying completed novels set in a bygone era, featuring female protagonists who are childless.

18. 18 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
19. 19 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    Shao Yu recommends the following novels set in an era where people don't have or raise children.

20. 20 七 The 1970s Supporting Female Character Rises to the Top with On-Screen Comments 七零女配靠弹幕走上人生巅峰 Liu Xiao Xian刘小纤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Shen Xingluo had lived in Hongxing Brigade for eighteen years. One day, while gathering firewood in the hills, she came across an injured man. She was still deciding whether to save him when she saw a line after line of insults about her floating above his head. Furious, she turned and walked away without hesitation. These people were ugly and had delusions of grandeur. If they were so outraged, why didn’t they risk their whole families to save this shameless piece of trash? [Wait, why did the 6.5kReads8.9Score51214d adds
21. 21 穿 Transmigrating to 1970: The Fish in the Pond Finds Love 穿越70之池鱼有喜 Shepherd Boy at the Village Head村头放羊娃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted This story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t take it too seriously. [Ensemble cast in small doses / combat powerhouse / storage space / crafting expert / gossip and farming / taking down scumbags and getting rich] Jiang Yu has been struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world plagued by natural disasters since she was eight, and along the way she was forced to master the craft of fixing broken things. After an accident, she transmigrates to the 1970s. Reborn as a pitiful girl abused 2.5kReads8.8Score23514d adds
22. 22 七 The 1970s: The Little Scavenger Who Rewrote Her Family Tree 七零年代，拾荒丫头改写族谱 Chameleon Jellyfish变色水母Modern Romance178k WordsOngoing [Period setting + contemporary romance + two strong leads + farming + family matters + daily life] At fifteen, Liang Ziyan scavenges along the fields and streets of the county town, carrying a manure fork on her back to help support the family. The Liang family has fallen into a miserable state, with no male heirs to carry on the line. Her father has been sentenced to prison, her elder brother died in service, and the posthumous child in her sister-in-law’s womb has no choice but to take his m —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead focuses on building her career and making money.

23. 23 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates and Gets Tricked by a Villain into Becoming a Stepmother 丧尸穿越后，被反派诓去当后娘 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should I do after transmigrating? Chu Chi held her head in her hands and thought for ages. A zombie's brain has only just grown in, so she has to make good use of it. When in doubt, sleep on it first. After Lin You'an woke up, the first thing she did was grab her little sister and escape the wolf's den. Along the way, she also found herself a stepmother. “So, you’re saying you’re my son?” “Mm-hmm.” “How old am I?” “Eighteen?” “How old are you?” “Eight.” “I’ve read plenty of books, so don’t 25.3kReads9.5Score3.1k14d adds
24. 24 重 Back to the 1980s: Building a Fortune with My Family 重回八零：带着全家发家致富 Nie Yunyan涅云烟Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she married at seventeen to a husband who drank, gambled, and beat her. After he was crippled in an accident at a construction site, she cared for him for ten whole years. Raising the two children she had with him also left her utterly exhausted. Her eldest brother was beaten while trying to support the family, leaving him mentally impaired. Her third younger sister married a mama’s boy and spent ten years caring for her paralyzed mother-in-law. Her fourth younger brother f 180Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    It tells the story of four siblings growing up.

25. 25 我 I’m Just a Skeleton! You Want Me to Crush the Scumbags? 我就一骷髅啊，要我虐渣？ Shan Lili山里里Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + System + spirit spring dimension + no fixed CP + peaceful death in old age + childbirth] A skeleton, buried for who knows how many years, unexpectedly becomes conscious. By chance, it gains a name of its own. Then, a System suddenly binds itself to it. To escape its dull life underground, it begins traveling through various small worlds. The System's only task for it is to live out its natural lifespan and die peacefully. What? It's that simple? Then all it has 564Reads9.0Score21714d adds

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    You can take a look and see if it suits your taste. I personally think it's pretty good.

26. 26 逼 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 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [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 125kReads9.4Score10.2k14d adds

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27. 27 闺 My Bestie and I Transmigrated into a Book Together: Marry Military Officers, Leave If We Don't Love Them! 闺蜜齐穿书，嫁军官，不爱就离！ Get-Rich Cat暴富猫儿Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Period setting + Military marriage + Revenge on scumbags + Husband’s road to winning back his wife + Feel-good story] Medical PhD Shen Shuyue wakes up one day to find she has transmigrated into a book. She and her best friend Li Yue, a food blogger, have both become sisters-in-law in the same family. In the original story, they were both completely expendable female characters. Shen Shuyue was despised by her military officer husband, Zhou Jingyu, and after a battle 141Reads6.5Score—14d adds
28. 28 是 If We're Best Friends, Let's Transmigrate into a Book and Have a Blast Together 是闺蜜，就一起穿书一起浪 Zhuge Er Niu诸葛二妞Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Best friends transmigrate into a book together + gossip + everyday family life + heartwarming + romance after marriage + refusing to be pushed around] Bad news: Qin Miaomiao and her best friend Liu Mengzhu have an accident while riding a cable car. It snaps, sending them both tumbling down the mountainside. Good news: They're alive and have transmigrated into a book. Bad news: They don't have a golden finger. Good news: The original heroine does, so they can just take hers. Bad news: They're ug 678Reads6.9Score10914d adds
29. 29 和 Traveling to the 1970s with My Best Friend, Bringing My Mother-in-Law Along 和闺蜜穿七零，带着婆婆一起离 Little A Yao小阿瑶Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Military Marriage + Lighthearted] Two female leads + two male leads They were only taking a vacation by the sea, but one massive wave swept Xia Xiaoqi and Qiao Ran back to 1978. They opened their eyes, exchanged a secret code, and went from best friends to sisters-in-law. Since they were already here, they decided to make the best of it, but they would never live miserably like the original owners of their bodies. The two daughters-in-law, who had 212.3kReads9.0Score26.8k14d adds
30. 30 和 After My Best Friend and I Transmigrated into a Fake Heiress Novel 和闺蜜一起穿进真假千金文后 Mo Liancheng墨连城Modern Romance115k WordsOngoing Jing Yue gets into a car accident while on a road trip with her best friend and transmigrates into a book. Before long, she discovers that she isn’t the only one who transmigrated: her best friend, the daughter of the country’s wealthiest family, came along too! The two of them have landed in an utterly outrageous story about a real heiress and a fake one. Jing Yue is the real heiress, while her best friend becomes the fake heiress. In the original plot, the fake heiress does everything she can —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 31.5kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds

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    The ending is that the male lead proposes to the female lead. The male lead doesn't appear much, while the female lead focuses on her career and spends a lot of time with her family.

32. 32 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
33. 33 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    There aren't many stories about not having or raising children, so check out these highly-rated completed novels! Highly recommended!

34. 34 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
35. 35 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2k14d adds
36. 36 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
37. 37 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
38. 38 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 8.2kReads9.1Score77214d adds
39. 39 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, I Become the Whole Village's Beloved Great-Aunt 穿越年代，成为全村团宠姑奶奶 Send Me Off to Become a Rich Lady送我当富婆Modern Romance813k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple, soul transmigration, pocket dimension, period setting, sweet romance, everyday life] “Great-aunt…” “Great-aunt?” “Great-aunt!!!” Su Jianjian furrowed her brow. So noisy. Could they stop shouting and let her get some decent sleep? Her lips moved faintly, and she mumbled, “Mm, mm, mm. Stop making noise.” As soon as she replied, the voices in her dream vanished, and everything went quiet. Who could have guessed that one impatient reply in a dream would make her transmigrate int 6.1kReads8.9Score52114d adds

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    A story set in an era where raising children wasn't allowed [Got it]

40. 40 驭 The Art of Taming a Husband: I Turned a Delinquent into a Devoted, Rich Man 驭夫有道：我改造混混成宠妻首富 Carefree July七月逍遥Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period setting + no pocket dimension + family life + building a fortune + devoted couple] Gu Wanwan died unexpectedly, then awoke in a period novel as the overlooked second daughter. She was forced to marry Qin Feng, a lazy good-for-nothing, in her younger sister's place. It was bad enough that Qin Feng did nothing but loaf around all day. He was also destined to die young. To change their circumstances, Gu Wanwan brought out her best tricks. She showered him with endless, free praise, and 4.7kReads8.4Score40914d adds
41. 41 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Real Heiress Is a Medical Prodigy 七零军婚：真千金她医术超群 Fu Xiaomo福小墨Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + husband in a vegetative state + space + medicine + real and fake heiresses] A master of both Chinese and Western medicine transmigrates into the 1970s as a military wife who is constantly bullied. She gets stuck with a family full of troublemakers and a husband in a vegetative state. With a space at her disposal, peerless medical skills, and her wits about her, who has anything to fear? Troublemakers of every kind, come one at a time and she’ll take each one 4.5kReads9.2Score92814d adds
42. 42 快 Quick Transmigration: Kicking Out the Original Heroine While the Two-Faced Jerk Spoils His Wife 快穿踢飞原女主，双标怪在线宠妻 Hiding a Bottle of Today藏一瓶今朝Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted (The low rating is because few people have read it.) A female-oriented novel! A fluffy, brainless romance! Only suitable for female readers! [Sweet romance + male-perspective quick transmigration + 1v1 + sharp-tongued, hypocritical, love-struck male lead and beautiful, top-priority villainess + a striking difference before and after falling in love] To make the heroine of a novel live happily ever after, rookie System 999 sneaks into the neighboring sweet-romance world and kidnaps the CEO male l 631Reads8.7Score—14d adds
43. 43 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

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    A gangster's daughter transmigrates into the body of a mentally challenged stepmother. Her husband is away in the army and has lost contact with her. She is bullied by her husband's family. This mentally challenged stepmother and her young child are thin and weak. Unwilling to be bullied, she empties the house of its belongings and takes her child to the army to find her husband.

44. 44 军 Two Years into Their Military Marriage, the Young Army Wife Brings Their Two Kids to Find Their Dad 军婚两年未见，小军嫂带俩娃找爹 First Frost霜初Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love + Stepmom Raises Kids] Xu Yan, the daughter of a crime boss, transmigrates into a book and becomes a little fool who got married in a whirlwind wedding two years ago in the 1970s. Her newlywed husband, an army officer, was immediately called away by his unit, leaving his two children in the care of the Xu family. But ever since Song Yanche went missing, the money he sent every month stopped coming. T 3.8kReads9.0Score52514d adds
45. 45 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.4kReads9.3Score46814d adds

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    So far, the female lead has been completely focused on her career; the romantic subplot is just a minor detail, but it's very nuanced.

46. 46 古 A Landlord's Daughter Travels from Ancient Times to the 1970s 古穿今，地主家小姐七零年代 A Drop of Wine Down the Throat滴酒穿喉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Feng Xueying opens her eyes and finds herself in a strange new world, vastly different from the one she knew. From the original owner’s memories, she learns that she has been reborn inside a book, where she is a cannon-fodder character destined to give the male lead her personal dimension. How can someone who was the eldest daughter of a landlord family in her previous life possibly accept that? Since I’m supposed to give away my personal dimension, I’ll just make it recognize me as its master. 3.5kReads8.7Score29214d adds
47. 47 没 Surprise! I'm the Villainess! 没想到吧？我是恶毒女配！ Yu Yijun玉依君Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Transmigration into a Book + Pocket Space + Mutual Exclusivity + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good] She was lying in her dorm, playing on her phone, when one careless move got her killed! When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated, and into a book, no less! She had actually become the vicious female side character?! From the start, her parents are dead, her house has been seized, her job stolen, and she’s been sent to the countryside as an educated youth! W 1.3kReads8.8Score14314d adds
48. 48 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.5kReads8.9Score98614d adds
49. 49 十 An Obscure Supporting Actress Is Reborn Before the Educated Youth Heroine Moves to the Countryside 十八线女配重生在知青女主下乡前 Row On, Row On争渡呀Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted Yu Wanwan was an upstanding young woman from the 21st century. She was taken for a fool and made to work for a System, traveling through countless worlds to complete missions. After finally finishing her work, the System told her that her body in the real world had already been smashed to pieces, so she couldn’t go back. Due to a mistake, it had dumped her in China in the 1970s. In an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, she had figured that with a System like this cheat 5.7kReads8.9Score45214d adds
50. 50 我 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 4.1kReads8.9Score44114d adds

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