Historical-Era Stories with Clever, Business-Savvy Female Leads! 女主年代文，有脑会赚钱！

1. 51 重 Reborn in 1970: The Plump Wife Turns Her Life Around 重生七零：肥妻要翻身 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now a hit] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a dark-skinned, ugly, fat, and shrewish village woman? What do you do when you transmigrate right into the middle of someone being “forced into something”? What do you do when one lucky encounter leaves you about to become a mother? …Thinking about the original owner's memories, the twins she'll have one day are both adorable and pitiful, and their father is unbelievably handsome… Well 48.7kReads8.4Score4.6k14d adds
2. 52 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10.2kReads9.0Score89714d adds
3. 53 七 Reborn in the 1970s, Kissed Breathless by the Fiercest Roughneck 七零重生，被最猛糙汉亲到腰软 Apple Candy苹果糖Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted As soon as Tian Xiaoyang arrived in the south, a burly, rugged man took her home. Faced with his thick hair, unruly mop, and towering 1.9-meter frame, the petite bride timidly shrank into a corner. “Brother Zhisheng, I'm still growing. Could we sleep in separate beds?” Wu Zhisheng spent a week sleeping at the cattle farm. After Tian Xiaoyang was reborn, she spent that same week sleeping in her own big city apartment. Then came rain, thunder, lightning, and wind outside, and he got a day off from 13Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 54 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
5. 55 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47.5kReads8.4Score4.9k14d adds
6. 56 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little 82.8kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds
7. 57 八 The 1980s Black-Hearted Lotus: The Real Daughter Returns and Goes on a Rampage 八零黑心莲，真千金回归杀疯了 Yao Yao Lingwu幺幺聆悟Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [No rebirth, no transmigration into a book, no golden finger + heroine always gets revenge] Chu Man has her university place stolen. Her mother berates her for being useless, saying she’s only fit to find a man and get married, then tries to sell her to an old man who beat three wives to death. After making a scene, she drinks to vent her anger, only to overhear in the middle of the night that she was switched at birth! After a long struggle, she finds her birth parents. But the fake heiress has 3.1kReads8.7Score32914d adds
8. 58 八 A Happy Occasion in the Eighties: The Household’s Plump Wife Turns Her Life Around 八零喜事：当家肥妻大翻身 Feng Mang凤芒Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Zhu Fuling transmigrates into the 1980s, becoming a married woman who’s fat, poor, and cheating on her husband! She promptly loses weight, starts a business and makes a fortune, while putting scumbags in their place and taking on all kinds of troublemakers. Her life becomes prosperous and exciting! Her husband, who used to ignore her, can’t stand it anymore. When he sees the divorce papers she holds out, he angrily drags her back into the room and pins her down. “You married me. You’re mine for 496Reads7.8Score18214d adds
9. 59 年 Period: The System Helps Me Live a Better Life 年代：系统让我过上好生活 The Kindergarten Boss x幼儿园的扛把子xModern Romance133k WordsOngoing Military marriage + cherished by both her husband’s family and her own + System Su Jiaojiao, from the twenty-first century, suddenly finds herself as Su Jiaojiao, a newlywed military wife in the 1970s. With the System’s help, watch her forge her own path in the seventies and bring prosperity to everyone around her. 3Reads5.5Score—14d adds

   Reader note

   The novel cleverly blends elements of historical period setting, military marriage, and a system. The 21st-century heroine transmigrates to the 1970s to become a military wife. The system's assistance adds many unexpected plot twists, allowing readers to experience the atmosphere of the era while also enjoying the novel "golden finger" thrill. The overall plot is coherent and full of tension. The protagonist, Su Jiaojiao, is vividly portrayed, possessing both the independent spirit of a modern woman and the gradual growth within the environment of the 1970s. The doting love from her in-laws and her own family enriches the relationships between the characters, and the lively interactions between different roles allow readers to easily empathize and connect with the story, feeling as if they are experiencing family life in that special era. The author's depiction of life in the 1970s is meticulous, from everyday trivialities to the social landscape of the time, providing detailed portrayals that allow readers who did not experience that era to clearly feel its characteristics, enhancing the story's realism and appeal.

10. 60 七 The Seventies' Beautiful, Wealthy Heiress 七零年代白富美 Rou Ranran肉燃燃Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted In a time of scarcity and famine, Shen Huannong wasn’t worried at all, thanks to her cooking skills. She could turn one pound of flour into five pounds of food, and make a whole banquet from a basket of taro. Even wheat bran and fish scales became delicious dishes. Her father was a political outcast, her husband was the male lead, and the heroine wasn’t her? With looks and talent, she could still live like a rich young lady, even as the villainess born into a bad family. But she got carried away 370Reads8.3Score11014d adds
11. 61 穿 Transmigrated as a Sent-Down Youth, I Became the Factory Director's Secretary 穿成下乡知青，我当上了厂长秘书 Jiedun Girl of the Liangyi Hall两仪殿的杰顿娘Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted Xu Ziqing wakes up as a minor character who appears in only two chapters of a period novel. The story opens with the heroine marrying a factory director’s son, while the original Xu Ziqing marries a good-for-nothing from the countryside. The heroine goes on to live like a rich woman, while Xu Ziqing is left to support her child and her sexist, useless husband, who beats her... After inheriting the original owner’s memories, Xu Ziqing discovers that her stepmother was behind her being sent to the 227Reads8.4Score10114d adds
12. 62 穿 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel, the Science Prodigy Quits 穿成年代文炮灰，科研大佬不干了 Huang Liu黄六Modern Romance187k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 卷 After Giving Up the Rat Race, I Found a Job in the 1960s 卷不动后，在六零年代找到工作了 Daomingming Who Loves Home-Style Braised Rice爱吃家常焖饭的道明明Modern Romance248k WordsOngoing You Sheng prayed to find a stable, easy job with regular nine-to-five hours. Someone must have heard her prayer, because in the blink of an eye, she found herself in the 1960s. See? Nine to five, with a two-hour lunch break. She only gets weekends off, but that still meets most of her requirements. She can't be too picky. Fine, she'll work hard and save enough for retirement so she can go back! Wait, there's no such thing as a free lunch. I have to help you complete missions?! All right. You She 1Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: I Become the Heroine's Foil 穿书70年代，我为女主对照组 90 Chubby Girl90胖小妞Modern Romance907k WordsCompleted After gaining a pocket dimension and stockpiling a huge amount of supplies, Yan Yue transmigrates into a book as the female lead’s foil. The original character exists solely to highlight the female lead’s kindness and goodness. After doing every wicked thing imaginable, she gets the punishment she deserves and ends up alone and destitute in her old age! After Yan Yue arrives, she plans to keep her distance from the original female lead as much as possible. Every time the original female lead s 85Reads5.4Score—14d adds
15. 65 被 Abandoned in the Wilderness for Eighteen Years, I Marry the Wrong Man as a Stand-In Bride 被扔荒山十八年，替婚错嫁大首长 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + outrageous melodrama + unhinged + doting romance + growth story + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] [Adorable, violent, obedient, fiercely protective mutated native vampire bride × cold, versatile, returning Chinese scientist] When Xu Xinyuan is little, her grandparents abandon her in the mountains to fend for herself. Her reborn cousin refuses an arranged marriage, and because Grandma can’t bear to give up the betrothal gifts, she brings Xu Xinyuan back. In her cousin’ 5.1kReads9.0Score49514d adds
16. 66 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 46.8kReads9.2Score5.8k14d adds
17. 67 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 11.8kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
18. 68 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
19. 69 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: 17.2kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
20. 70 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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