Looking for Period Pieces With a Female Lead in Scientific Research. No Golden Finger! 求年代文，科研女主，不要金手指！！

1. 1 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 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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   This novel features a female protagonist and a male protagonist who are both in the military and don't have a system; they just have a slight cheat code.

2. 2 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. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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   Two particularly good period novels

3. 3 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 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Research Prodigy Lets Loose 重生七零科研大佬她放飞自我了 Molten Yolk Pastry蛋黄流心酥Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted [She saved humanity in her last life. This time, she wants to live for herself.] Qi Luo'an died after bringing the apocalypse to an end. To thank her for her outstanding contribution to humanity, the System helped her transmigrate. They said she could choose for herself, and the new body even had the same name. Then I get here and you tell me I'm called Li Xiaohua? The big shot's composure shattered. At least she still had a whole space full of supplies. She catches spies, does research, plays t 82Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   High-scoring essays that fit the time period

5. 5 重 Reborn: A Scientific Genius Takes Her Space to the 1970s 重生：科研天才带着空间闯七零 Guade Guaxi瓜的瓜西Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration between worlds, tens of billions in spatial storage, medical genius, scientific prodigy, adorable children, serving the nation, mutual devotion, sweet and satisfying romance] In the 1970s, Shen Zhixia trusts the wrong man, steals all her family’s savings, and elopes with him, only to be abandoned and die alone far from home. Shen Zhixia, a genius scholar from the twenty-first century, returns reborn with a spatial stash worth tens of billions, taking the original owner’s place 10.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 军 On Our Wedding Night, the Frail Beauty Is Pressed Against the Wall and Kissed by the Officer 军婚夜，病弱美人被军爷按墙诱吻 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + both leads' hearts belong to each other + marriage first, love later + scientific research + weapons arsenal + pocket dimension + face-slapping + everyone's darling] Li Xin died from overwork after staying up all night researching new weapons, only to transmigrate into a book. She landed right on her wedding night. When she opened her eyes, she saw her long-legged, slim-waisted officer husband, and his broad shoulders immediately stole her heart. But the husband she'd just a 5.9kReads8.9Score588Shelves
7. 7 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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   This book is super good, inspiring and patriotic.

8. 8 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Village Girl Is a Top National Scientist 穿越七零：小村姑是国家科研大佬 Gu Xiaopang谷小胖Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Beloved by the whole family + older woman, younger man + sweet younger boyfriend + never forgets a grudge + marriage first, love later] The day the science-minded woman transmigrated, she was married off to bring good fortune. What a deal: she got herself a sweet younger man, so she accepted her fate. With a big appetite and even more strength, what was she supposed to do when there wasn't enough to eat in the 1970s? Support herself, her husband, and her family. What could she do about the pres 7.3kReads8.6Score601Shelves

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   Without any special advantages, the female protagonist relies entirely on her own abilities to strengthen the country through scientific research.

9. 9 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 16.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   These two books are absolutely amazing, I highly recommend them to everyone.

10. 10 被 Kicked Out of My Family, I Married an Officer in a Fury and Helped My Country Thrive 被打出家门，我怒嫁军官带飞祖国 Qiong Sang Huohuo穷桑火火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate-era setting + military marriage + top scientific researcher + space + punishing scumbags + devotion to the nation] Gu Nanzhi, a top scientist, refuses to put up with her fate after transmigrating into the ex-wife character destined to be cannon fodder in a period novel! Her abusive adoptive parents, the scumbag’s sister who steals her man, the younger brother who climbs into her bed... Stay as far away from her as possible, or die! She ran away from her wedding, was sold into the moun 10.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    [Era-Time + Military Marriage + Soldier King VS Research Genius + Space + Patriotism] Transmigrated into the body of Gu Nanzhi, a young but soon-to-retire research genius and cannon fodder ex-wife in a historical romance novel… she felt like the sky was falling! Her adoptive parents, who had hung her from the rafters and beaten her, shouted: "You slut, you have to marry that living dead man whether you like it or not!" The original female lead, before her rebirth, thought: "Tsk tsk, marrying a vegetable, how pitiful!" Her ex-boyfriend, who loved rolling around in cornfields with her sister, said: "You're the only one in my heart…" Gu Nanzhi, who married the vegetable-like soldier king, thought: "Heh!" Then… Xie Zhenting woke up early thanks to her treatment, and she suddenly became the wife of a high-ranking official! He protected the country, and she was fiercely sought after by major national research institutes… The world was truly amazing! 😳😳😳 Absolutely fantastic!

11. 11 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 61.6kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves

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    It's super good! The female lead is reborn with memories of her past life and a spatial dimension containing things she collected in her previous existence. She's also skilled in medicine, conducts research, and runs a factory. Her patriotism is truly admirable. The life in the family compound is also very interesting. It's super, super, super good! Everyone should go watch it! 😄😄

12. 12 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    Research on literature and art from that era.

13. 13 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted 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 9.4kReads9.3Score745Shelves
14. 14 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: Poison Him, Poison Her, Poison Them All! 穿越六零：毒它毒她毒他！ Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted A princess of the Feng Kingdom transmigrates to the 1960s. She had hoped to live quietly and peacefully, but her family is dirt poor, and there's always some troublemaker trying to harm her. If that's how it is, she'll just have to fall back on her old trade: poison fish, shrimp, and wild beasts; poison evil neighbors, enemy spies, and everyone else who deserves it! Watch as this Poison Princess poisons her way to a bright future! 631Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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    This book doesn't have any cheat codes; the female lead is reborn, but it's not the cliché of being reborn and then winning back the male lead. The female lead was also an outstanding woman in her previous life, and she's reborn to support a third-tier city while also having her own career path. Highly recommended! 🔥🔥🔥

16. 16 七 The 1970s Research Genius Is Open for Business 七零科研大佬在线营业 Carefree Young Master Zhao逍遥赵公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + superpowers + golden finger + period setting + technology + devoted mutual love] Lan Yan, a professor of interstellar scientific research and an expert in weapons and warships, unexpectedly dies and transmigrates to China in 1970. Drawing on her expertise, Lan Yan assembles watches and radios herself, then goes on to develop washing machines, electric fans, refrigerators, rice cookers, and more. The country recognizes her talent and recruits her into the mili 6kReads9.0Score446Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrated into a Seventies-Era Trouble-Making Sister-in-Law, She Stirs Up Trouble and Makes Money 穿成七零极品小姑子，她搞事搞钱 Crystal Breeze风来水晶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + one-on-one romance, both leads have no prior relationships] Extra, extra! The military compound in the capital is in an uproar. Word is that the eldest young master of the Fu family, a top soldier, has been won over by a country girl... Su Xiaoman worked all night and died from overwork. Then she transmigrated to the 1970s, a time of food and clothing shortag 52.5kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves
18. 18 霉 The Unlucky Second Female Lead: Reborn in the 1970s, I Must Stay Alive! 霉运女二，胎穿70年代苟住命！ Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance941k WordsCompleted This book is set in a parallel world. Don't take it too seriously. [Feel-Good Fiction + Pocket Dimension + Top-Grade Men] Female lead: Shen Nian. Male lead: Zhou Huai'an. Shen Nian had terrible luck at every turn in her previous life, constantly plagued by misfortune. Even her death was stinky… In every lifetime, she became the villainous second female lead who was obsessed with the male lead and schemed against the heroine. To earn a chance at reincarnation, she completed the System's mission: 17.1kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
19. 19 七 Married Off in the 1970s, I Make the Ice-Cold Research Mogul Blush 七零换亲，冷面科研大佬被撩红了眼 Xuexue Loves Potatoes雪雪子爱吃洋芋Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Lin Wanshuang was killed by her husband and stepsister, who joined forces against her. When she was reborn, she discovered that her stepsister had been reborn too. Watching Lin Miaomiao kneel and beg to switch fiancés, Lin Wanshuang immediately gives her blessing: Let the scumbag and the wicked woman stay together! She’s landed a handsome, well-built, wealthy husband for free, and Lin Wanshuang is delighted to accept the marriage. As for that scheming, penniless man? Her stepsister can enjoy him 7Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 军 A Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Lazy Wife Uses Science to Make Her Country Strong 军婚年代：懒媳妇儿她凭科研强国 Sunshine in the Deep Sea深海阳光Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Period setting + interstellar travel + scientific genius + military marriage + one-to-one romance, both untouched + slow-burn love + patriotism] The rating is low because there aren't many reviews. Leave more reviews, everyone. [Patriotic, rugged soldier boy x slow-to-warm-up scientific genius who knows how to act] Xia Qingqing, an interstellar healer, transmigrates to Jiuzhou in the 1980s and is instantly won over by the food and flowers here. There are three things that matter most in Xia Qin 942Reads8.8Score100Shelves
21. 21 智 Wisdom Lights Up the Technology Tree [The 1980s] 智慧点亮科技树【八零】 Mu Keke牧可可Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [1980s + alternate setting + no return to the present + science and technology serve the nation + romance + love grows over time] The founding master of the interstellar System lived a freewheeling life, doing whatever they pleased, until their own recklessness brought it all to an end. They took a junior along and transmigrated into a human body on Blue Star, billions of years in the past. The day Xu Youjin was discharged from the hospital, she was stunned by the sight of a little car wobbling 443Reads6.4Score—Shelves
22. 22 号 Breaking News! The Top Scientist Just Wants to Take It Easy 号外！科研大佬她只想摆烂 Mu Kezhi木柯枝Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Reborn + no romance + academic ace + serving the nation + mental powers] P.S. She’s an academic ace early on, then devotes herself to serving the nation. Cheng Mochu was the youngest and most influential professor on Lingshui, a planet in the interstellar realm. She was also the being the Zerg feared most! She possessed the strongest SSS+ mental power ever recorded across all the star systems, and she personally designed every SSS+ battle armor and battleship... Yet her healing ability was a r 403Reads6.3Score—Shelves
23. 23 考 I Conducted Research in the Exam Hall, and the Military Took Me Away in the Middle of the Night! 考场搞科研，我被军方连夜带走！ Bald Teenager秃头正太Urban588k WordsCompleted Zhou You was an utterly unremarkable high school slacker. When the college entrance exams arrived, he sat in the exam hall, scratching his head in desperation because he couldn't write a single word. Just as he was about to hand in a blank paper, a cold mechanical voice sounded beside his ear. [Ding! Congratulations on successfully installing the God of Research System!] [Beginner's gift pack accepted! Congratulations, you have obtained a controlled nuclear fusion research plan!] With no other o 7.2kReads8.4Score548Shelves
24. 24 我 I Decode Technology in China, and the Nation Goes Wild with Joy 我在华夏解析科技，国家乐疯了 Osmanthus-Flavored Mango Pomelo Sago桂花味杨枝甘露Sci-Fi & Apocalypse333k WordsCompleted One month before the college entrance exams, Lu Yun is told by his homeroom teacher that he has been disqualified. Then he awakens a System. He obtains blueprints for future weapons, astonishing the professors at the Army Academy and earning a direct offer of admission. Throughout college, he continues developing all kinds of advanced military equipment, becoming a source of pride for Huaxia. Myanmar’s military groups: Their Huaxia military is using us as test subjects for its equipment? The ner 367Reads8.5Score—Shelves
25. 25 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 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Was Sold Off as a Fool and Then Struck It Rich 穿七零，被当傻妞贱卖后她暴富了 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + crazy, satisfying power fantasy + raising kids + strong heroine] [Fu Qingshan: Half my life is devoted to the country, and the other half to you.] A genius girl from the 21st century takes on a mission to change a villain's fate and becomes a strong but dim-witted country girl in the 1970s. Though she was born to a dual-income urban family, she was maliciously switched at birth and raised as a lowborn country girl. She opens her eyes in a coffin. Her adoptiv 20.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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