Why Do Period Dramas Always Need a Male Lead? The Female Lead Can Shine on Her Own 为什么年代文一定要🈶男主？？明明女主可以独美

1. 1 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.6kReads8.5Score3.5k14d adds

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   No romantic pairing, very novel. The female lead knows she's the real heiress, but doesn't want to go back, and won't. She lives with her fake parents, who are disobedient and even send them to work in a coal mine—hahaha, so funny!

2. 2 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.7kReads9.1Score7.6k14d adds

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   The female lead is so satisfying; she takes the path of the extreme, leaving the extreme with nowhere to run! It's also very good for women's breasts.

3. 3 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   The second and fourth books are both finished. They're both slightly humorous stories about getting rich. I personally prefer the fourth and second books; they have stronger logic and won't be published. They're really good!

4. 4 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
5. 5 八 Eighties System: Starting a Street Stall in Midlife 八零系统，人到中年从摆摊开始 Egg Yolk Who Doesn't Eat Fish不吃鱼的蛋黄Modern Romance132k WordsOngoing [1980s] [Building Wealth] [System] [No Romance] [Transmigration] [Lifting the Whole Village] While burning incense and making a wish, Jian Yao opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into the body of a middle-aged rural woman in the 1980s. She is inexplicably bound to a "Get Rich" System and thinks she is about to become rich overnight. Little does she know, the System tells her, "Host, the System is only here to help and spur you on as you fulfill your wishes. It's not a magic wishing po —Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 6 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.7kReads9.0Score57514d adds
7. 7 小 Junior Sister Is a Walking Disaster 小师妹是个惹祸精 Little Sunflower小小向日葵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Mulan was a special forces soldier. She died while carrying out a covert mission, then was reborn in an unfamiliar era. In this life, she has a master whose martial arts are unrivaled and eight senior brothers of distinguished status. She thought she could lie flat for the rest of her life, but who could have guessed... Master, are you joking? Fine, I can learn medicine and the arts of divination, but why do I also have to study military strategy? Are you planning to sen 6.6kReads9.0Score90414d adds
8. 8 悄 The Eldest Sister Who Quietly Struck It Rich 悄悄暴富的长姐 Heartwater心水Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted A soul from another world, obsessed with killing monsters, collapses from exhaustion. Carrying the original owner’s memories, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before she was sold. Once Yu Qingman realizes what has happened, she gathers her younger siblings and flees the awful villagers with their belongings. Thanks to her incredible strength, she retreats to the mountains and quietly becomes a wealthy woman, leaving the world stunned… 508Reads8.8Score10714d adds

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   It's so good! It's the first book I've ever read without a male lead, and I'm quite excited about it.

9. 9 迟 Belated Love Is Worthless, So I Chose to Serve My Country 迟来深情比草贱，我选择报效祖国 Yu Ying予樱Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + patriotism + positive energy + underdog comeback + face-slapping scumbags + everyone gets their comeuppance] Li Wanqing is bound to the Strong Nation System and helps countless tragically deceased supporting heroines fulfill their wishes. The wronged wife of the 1970s, cast aside because she can’t bear a son? The biological daughter hated by everyone? The Republican-era young woman with bound feet? Sorry. Given a second life, I pledge my devotion to my country and will st 69Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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   A quick transmigration story set in a different era; rather than focusing on romance, it's better to serve the country 🤭

10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Shines for Her Country 快穿：大佬为祖国发光发热 Come Closer If You Like Me喜欢就靠近你Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Powerful partners, plot-focused, inspirational growth, serving the motherland] For some unknown reason, a small world emerged from the vast world under Nie Yu’s control. Nie Yu was the foremost of the five gods. To keep the small world from being destroyed, the Heavenly God had no choice but to seal away his memories and split off a sliver of divine power to create a nation-building System. The iron-willed leader of the Republican-era army: “We are not born brave. We choose to be fearless!” 177Reads8.4Score—14d adds
11. 11 雪 Falling Snowflakes 雪花纷飞 He Zili贺自力Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted Introduction to Snowflakes Falling Set in rural China in the early 1990s, this book follows He Tianrui, Zhang Yinghua, and other village children as they grow up and pursue their studies. Their story traces the course of youth and changing emotions, from the tentative stirrings of young love in middle school, through the separations after the high school entrance exams and the distinctive life of technical college, to the major choices they face upon graduation. Several subplots run alongside th —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 柴 The Grudges and Gratitude of Chaiyu Ancient Road 柴峪古道恩仇录 He Zili贺自力Eastern Fantasy89k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Taichang reign (the era name of Zhu Changluo, Emperor Guangzong of the Ming dynasty), the imperial court was corrupt and the situation dire. Numerous outlaw brotherhoods sprang up among the people, claiming to “rob the rich to aid the poor and punish the wicked to protect the innocent” as they opposed the government. The most powerful was the Sword Brotherhood of Yunyang Prefecture (present-day Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province), which enjoyed the people’s suppor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 博 A Doctoral Big Shot's Beloved Life in the 1970s 博士大佬的七零团宠日常 Summer Breeze夏日良风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Beloved by the whole family + striving through the years (kind family, no awful relatives) P.S. The early chapters are warm and slice-of-life; later on, there is a focus on technology. The female lead has a photographic memory and is a super-genius. There is no romance in this novel, so those who enjoy stories without romance can dive right in. In the 23rd century, the genius Dr. Leng Yue is killed by her own mother and reborn as Ling Yue, the only granddaughter of the Ling family in the 1970s. 8.9kReads9.1Score71314d adds

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    😘Completed, no romantic pairing! The female lead has a photographic memory. Highly recommended!

14. 14 六 Beloved by All in the Sixties: The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Ancestress Is Sweet and Soft 六零团宠，九千岁小祖宗软又甜 Snow Beneath the Moon月下雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyone’s favorite + farming + food] [Completed] [No romance] The Su family has waited for years, and at last they welcome a little girl. Sadly, times are hard. To save a mouthful of milk for her twin son and daughter, her own mother lets her baby girl freeze to death. When she opens her eyes again, the venerable ancestor of the cultivation world has been reborn. A famine in a disaster year? No problem. The ancestor has an immortal realm tucked away inside her, where she can g 19.3kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds

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    This is good; no romantic pairing, the female lead is beautiful on her own.

15. 15 开 From the Start, I Changed My Fate by Selling Braised Meat 开局分家，我靠卖卤肉改命 He Qi何绮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + Widow's sister-in-law + Feel-good story + Strong heroine + Building wealth + Putting scumbags in their place, no romance. The male lead is her brother-in-law, but their relationship is familial. The male characters have very little page time, and the heroine's story takes center stage.] Li Yu transmigrated from being a modern handicrafts and food blogger into the life of a poor woman in ancient times whose husband died on their very first day of marriage. To survive, Li Yu split the f 3.2kReads8.5Score29214d adds

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    This one is also very good; the female lead is a modern food blogger who transmigrates.

16. 16 七 The Seventies: Everyone in the Family Is Obsessed With the Grind, and Completely Unhinged 七零，卷，全家都卷，还癫 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period + spatial dimension + military marriage + pampered romance + mischievous comedy + feel-good power fantasy + family life + outrageous parents who dote on their daughter + face-slapping + talented heroine] This is the story of an ordinary farming family that gradually rises from the humblest beginnings to become a wealthy household. Also known as: “The 1970s: If You Treat Me Badly, I Won’t Take You Along for the Ride” A lighthearted comedy about building a career, a whol 19.4kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
17. 17 我 Doing Scientific Research in the 1970s 我在七十年代搞科研 Happy Little Ball幸福小团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 21st century, Lin Ziyu lived in luxury, dressed in gold and silver, and ate and drank to her heart’s content. Who could have guessed she’d be reborn in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s? But it was fine, because her family loved and spoiled her! To her surprise, the System she’d been bound to in her previous life came along too. It said she owed it ten million points, and would be erased if she didn’t pay them back. To stay alive, Lin Ziyu had no choice but to study hard and earn points 1.5kReads7.6Score10214d adds
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated Into a Cannon-Fodder Girl in the 1970s 穿成七零女炮灰 Meng Jin孟锦Modern Romance776k WordsCompleted Su Ran, a twenty-first-century researcher, wakes up after a car accident to discover she has transmigrated into a book. She’s become the male lead’s doomed older sister, a disposable character in a period novel. In the original story, her scumbag father forces her to marry an old man, a scumbag uses her for his own ends, and she dies early. The good news is that she’s bound to a Learning System. The bad news is that she’s now at the point where her life is about to fall apart. Su Ran gives a col 131Reads7.0Score—14d adds
19. 19 我 I Came from the Stars to Witness the Age of Soaring Technology 我从星际而来，看科技腾飞时代 Admiring Mount Jun from Afar慕落君山Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Technology to strengthen the nation + alternate setting + interstellar transmigration + no romance, focused on getting things done + not a power fantasy + period piece] Ling Yue is transported from the interstellar age to Blue Star in the 1960s when an explosion caused by the mad scientist next door sends her through time. The land lies in ruins, beset by troubles at home and abroad. Watch as Ling Yue helps her country achieve a technological leap forward. A foreign country threatens us with at 66Reads9.1Score—14d adds
20. 20 老 My Old Home Connects to the Modern World: A Village Girl's 1970s Office-Worker Life 老宅通现代：七零村花的社畜日常 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [From the 1970s to the modern day] Chen Qiaoyu, born and raised in the 1970s, has been feeling a little panicked lately. She and her younger brother were driven out by their father and stepmother, sent to live in the dilapidated old Chen family home with only two threadbare quilts. Who could have guessed that the crumbling old house hid a passage to another era? [From then on, Chen Qiaoyu begins traveling back and forth between the 1970s and the modern day every day] The villagers of Yaojia Vil 11.2kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    No male lead, female lead focuses on her career.

21. 21 七 A Stepmom from the Seventies Raises Adorable Kids, and a Crazy Big Shot Spoils Her 七零后妈养萌娃，疯批大佬宠上天 Luo Qianqian洛浅浅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + devoted couple + adorable kids + pocket dimension + food + everyday family life] Gu Qinghuan transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself married to a madman, with two little brats thrown in for good measure. How is she supposed to survive this from the start? Gu Qinghuan says she has a golden finger: keep her husband, who is only mad in name, around to guard the ho 11kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
22. 22 穿 Transmigrating Into an Era Novel: The Tool Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿越年代文：工具人拒绝剧情 Ninth Little Sister九小妹Modern Romance856k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + no romance + family and village life + stays in the countryside + no school] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Mingyue discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel. She wasn’t the female lead’s rival or a sacrificial character, but merely a tool character who provided a house when the female lead went to the countryside, then appeared briefly in the background introduction. Did Gu Mingyue mind? Of course not!!! Her pocket dimension was stoc 5.3kReads8.9Score29414d adds

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    These three books are well-written and very enjoyable; I highly recommend them.

23. 23 无 A No-CP Period Piece 无CP的年代文 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted No CP + Period Setting + Transmigrate + Reborn + System + Cultivation + Revenge Multiple worlds, different protagonists, different lives, different personalities, and stories set in different eras. These are all short stories. The stories are unrelated to one another, and this is not quick transmigration. 2.1kReads8.9Score12914d adds

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    No romantic pairings or male leads in any of these books, but they're all excellent. The characters are vividly portrayed, and each book has a fantastic plot, depicting everyday life, heartwarming moments, and mutual support. The female leads are strong but not overly idealistic; they're positive, hardworking, and inspiring. Highly recommended!

24. 24 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 10.4kReads9.3Score83714d adds
25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration: The Gossip-Loving Big Shot Gets a Black Lotus Script 快穿：吃瓜大佬拿了黑莲花剧本 Lingxi菱溪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Black Lotus + Violence + Drama Queen + Taking Down Scumbags + Gossip + Period Setting + No Romance] Luo An cultivated immortality for more than three hundred years, only to be struck by a bolt of tribulation lightning that blasted her soul from her body and left her charred all over. Just then, 001, which had been observing her for a long time, bound itself to her. To enjoy the gossip and drama while taking down scumbags, this powerful cultivator decided to visit the myri 7.6kReads9.0Score80114d adds
26. 26 年 Period: Ding! Congratulations, Host, Your Sign-In Was Successful! 年代：叮！恭喜宿主签到成功！ Sanshi Is Running三石在奔跑Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + on-screen comments + sign-in System + no romance + punishing scumbags] When she died, she was surrounded by children and grandchildren, and she closed her eyes with a smile. But when she opened them again, thinking she’d returned to the days of her youth before marriage, she figured she would walk the same path as in her previous life and love her husband all over again... Unexpectedly, she saw on-screen comments. [What’s the opening plot again?! I think a matchmaker c 10.1kReads8.5Score87614d adds
27. 27 下 Fine, I’ll Go to the Countryside. I Have a Pocket Dimension, So What Have I Got to Fear? 下乡就下乡我有空间我怕谁 Knowing the Mist from the Tower临楼知渺Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + sent to the countryside + raising children + no romance) Fall asleep at home, wake up transmigrated from the sky! Fang Lan wakes up one day and finds she’s transmigrated from the 21st century into a little girl in the 1970s in a parallel world. She’s about to be sent to the countryside, and she’s so hungry she’s dizzy and seeing black. She feels like she might as well die! Then the very next moment, she gains a pocket dimension. Well... it’s a bit small, but 6.7kReads9.0Score69214d adds
28. 28 当 When the Little Tyrant Transmigrates into the Era Novel's Lucky Star Foil 当小霸王穿成年代文福星对照组 A Bowl of Wontons一碗混沌Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (No CP) (Transmigrate into a Book) (Strengthening the Nation) A little survivor from the apocalypse woke up to find she'd become a baby. Her tiny head was full of huge questions. When the blessed girl next door carried home a huge fish that had jumped right into her arms, Chen Xi tripped on flat ground. When a pheasant played at being injured to get the blessed girl, Chen Xi was chased all over the mountain by a wild boar. When the blessed girl played in the mud and found gold, Chen Xi lost ever 1.6kReads9.1Score10014d adds
29. 29 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Protecting Our Lucky Dad 重生九零：保护我方福运老爸 Yun Doudou云豆豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + period setting + no golden finger + growing stronger through sheer ability] To the Song family, Song Shuhua’s father is honest and dull, her mother is illiterate and sharp-tongued, she herself is willful and dim-witted, and her younger brother is timid and clumsy. The whole family is disliked by everyone! In Song Shuhua’s eyes, her grandparents are biased, selfish, and hateful; her uncle is sinister, her aunt is vicious, and those wolves want her and her brother dead! Song Shuhua i 825Reads8.9Score10014d adds
30. 30 七 A Space in the 1970s: Bringing Ten Billion in Supplies to Become an Educated Youth 七零空间：带着十亿物资当知青 Tsundere Little Wildcat傲娇小野猫Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted No CP, no CP, no CP. I'm repeating the important part three times! Set in a fictional world! Any resemblance is purely coincidental! Song Bao'er has been reborn! She's reborn as Song Bao'er, a sent-down youth in the countryside in the 1970s! Yes, her name is Song Bao'er, too! Perhaps she was reborn in this girl's body because they share the same name! Since the heavens have given me another chance, I'll do my best! This time, I'm going to live life to the fullest. Men can all go to hell! 388Reads8.6Score—14d adds
31. 31 疯 The Unhinged Actress Goes to the Countryside as an Educated Youth in 1970 疯批女星穿到70下乡当知青 Cat Who Loves Fruit爱吃水果的猫Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + supernatural abilities + miraculous doctor + no romance] Li Xiaoxiao, a modern actress from the bottom of the industry, transmigrates into the body of the least-favored youngest daughter of the Li family in the 1970s. Faced with her unfamiliar family, she promptly chooses to go down to the countryside. She plans to spend a few years in the countryside with her pocket dimension, waiting for the gaokao to return. Then, before the special economic zones are esta 604Reads8.8Score—14d adds
32. 32 穿 Transmigrate to 1960: My Pocket Dimension Can Level Up 穿越60，我的空间能升级 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted There’s no male lead, everyone! Period setting + Educated Youth + Pocket Dimension + Superpowers Jiao Yunyan, who was killed by her own younger sister, arrives in 1968 and becomes Ding Xiaohui, a young woman about to be sent to the countryside. In this era of scarce supplies, she has an orchard pocket dimension and is just about to keep her head down and quietly grow stronger when she unexpectedly discovers that she’s inside a period novel: an unfinished story she herself wrote six months ago... 853Reads8.6Score—14d adds
33. 33 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Builds a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 八零军婚，俏军嫂发家致富养崽崽 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After a car accident, Su Ran unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel as the troublesome, doomed ex-wife. A disastrous start: she arrived on the eve of the original character’s divorce from her military commander husband. Divorce was one thing, but the original character had even drugged him, planning to sleep with this cold man before dumping him? What a reckless move! Su Ran: “I’m not taking the blame for this.” She slipped away to build a career. After she disappeared, her soon-to-be ex 6.3kReads9.2Score67614d adds

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    In this book, the male lead is there to spoil the female lead, haha.

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Coins Rain Down Wherever I Go 重生七零之到处爆金币 Shi Nian柿唸Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Golden finger + period setting + transmigrate into a book + fictional world + cozy everyday life Shan Yi always thought his luck was perfectly ordinary: Not too good, not too bad, just middling. Who knew he'd wake up one day to find he'd transmigrated, becoming the child of a superhero mom from a period novel? He has eight siblings, more than the Calabash Brothers. Even stranger, anything can drop gold coins. If he hadn't gotten hurt and bled, he really would have thought he was playing a game. 440Reads6.6Score—14d adds
35. 35 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
36. 36 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
37. 37 废 A Wasteland Scavenger's Daily Life 废土拾荒日常 The Rabbit Who Loves Fish-Fragrant Cabbage爱吃鱼香包菜的兔子Fantastical Romance429k WordsCompleted In the wasteland after the catastrophe, humanity’s living space keeps shrinking, and the various bases govern themselves without interfering with one another. Little Chuchu is one of countless orphans, but she’s always been luckier than other people. Why, she even managed to find herself an older brother. Her brother is a genetically modified human, and he’s really strong. What? Her brother’s genes have gone unstable on a mission? She can’t abandon him. She can just buy him back. Only a family m 5.6kReads8.5Score45514d adds

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    Highly recommend! Highly recommend! Highly recommend!!! The book is great, just read it!

38. 38 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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    That's right, it's a real slap in the face 😎 Just watch and see.

39. 39 换 After the Marriage Swap, I Had Twins with My Playboy Brother-in-Law 换亲后，与纨绔小叔子一胎双宝 Le Zhizhi乐吱吱Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted Unbelievably handsome + wicked to the core + the original playboy VS reborn + wickedly sharp-tongued + stunningly beautiful princess!! Sweet and steamy!! In the cold palace, Shen Shurong saw her husband’s younger brother, her brother-in-law Xie Yunzhao. He held no official position, so why had he come into the palace so late at night? Wait, why were his clothes and the sword in his hand stained with blood? “You… staged a rebellion?” “Sister-in-law, I… I’m taking you home!” Shen Shurong shook her 18.3kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
40. 40 月 Moonlight Over the West Tower: A Brilliant Life After I Transmigrate to the Eighties 月满西楼，穿越八零的灿烂人生 Xiao Feng Mo Yu萧风墨雨Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ancient woman transmigrates to the modern era (period setting + personal space + formidable martial arts + business and wealth + utterly sweet romance) A generation’s greatest heroine, Yue Qingyu, transmigrates into the body of a simple-minded girl in the 1980s. Her mother is an educated youth sent to the countryside, while her father is the village’s best-looking good-for-nothing, useless at everything. When the college entrance exams begin, her mother gets into university. Her father takes her 4.7kReads9.2Score62414d adds
41. 41 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s: My Rough-Hewn Husband Brings Bad Luck to His Ex, but I Bring Him Good Fortune 带空间穿七零，糙汉克妻我旺夫 Tou Kapi头卡皮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate to the 1970s + Substitute Bride + Marriage Before Love] She transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder female character in the 1970s, and from the start, she’s assigned to be a substitute bride. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and her twin sister is always framing her. After desperately seeking family affection to no avail, she leaps into a river under the cover of night. The original owner was a frail little rabbit, but she’s a sly wolf who plays 6.9kReads8.9Score73214d adds
42. 42 教 The Professor Is Such a Flirt, and His Baby Has Nowhere to Run 教授好会撩，宝贝无处逃 Li Jiugge离九歌Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Print edition in progress + short drama] [Fatherly older man + high sweetness, no angst + grounded in reality] Shang Fuyan, the youngest archaeology professor at Lan University, is refined and self-disciplined, a paragon of propriety and courtesy, brilliantly talented, and renowned as an untouchable beauty. He keeps his distance from all women, knows where the boundaries lie, and is always proper. He leads a clean life: no first love, no lover, no romantic entanglements. - Song Xi goes on a bli 10kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
43. 43 七 The Seventies Military Wife Is Sweet and Fierce, and Her Navy Husband Spoils Her with His Life 七零军嫂娇又凶，海军老公拿命宠 Loving Little Dolphin爱吃的小海豚Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, love of country and family, later becomes a leading female researcher] Su Xiaoqi accidentally transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder supporting female character in the 1970s. Faced with a horrible in-law family and the blessed heroine, she thought, heh… why not embrace a shameless life? From the start, she was up against her terrible in-laws. A good fight is good for your health. She thought she’d be fighting alone. Then her naval officer husband came home. The two of th 9.2kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
44. 44 报 Report, Commander! Your Grandson's Wife Has Taken Down the Entire Military Region Again 报告首长！您孙媳妇又打趴全军区 Yan Xiaoxi炎小熙Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Ancient-Era Heroine in the Modern Age + Military Marriage in the 1980s + Double-Clean Face-Slapping + One-on-One] Jiang Nan, the number-one assassin, had just died alongside her sworn enemy during her final assassination mission. When she opened her eyes, she’d traveled to the 1980s and become a pitiful young woman who had been kidnapped on her way to Beijing to find her husband. The bad news: all her inner power was gone, and she hadn’t yet gotten used to her new, delicate body. The good n 1.4kReads7.4Score22414d adds
45. 45 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Gone Fortune-Telling on the Street Again and Again 傅总，您夫人又又又去摆摊算命了 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 63.7kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds
46. 46 年 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Instructor, Come Over Here 年代军婚：教官，你过来啊 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted [Play dumb to catch the tiger + military camp + military marriage + special abilities + ensemble cast + friendship above all] A killer with special abilities accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Her father is dead and her mother has run off. What can she do to support herself...? What? Be a killer? She did enough of that in her last life. Take up farming? She doesn’t know how! Go into business on the black market? Too much trouble! She finds a job she thinks she’ll be good at, but then a cer 9.3kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
47. 47 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
48. 48 造 Damn It, the Village’s Handsomest Lazybones Married a Madwoman 造孽，村里最俊的懒汉娶了个癫婆 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She had dutifully supported her in-laws and brother-in-law for over a year, and finally her husband returned from military service. But the first thing he did when he got home was demand a divorce. When that failed, he tried to ruin her reputation, sell her to a gang of thugs to be abused, and then accuse her of adultery so he could condemn her and grind her into the dirt forever. Reborn for the second time, Ye Tang wielded a woodcutter’s knife and tormented the scoundrel until he begged to divo 19.5kReads9.2Score3.7k14d adds
49. 49 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score17514d adds
50. 50 混 The Gang Boss and His Green Tea Wife 混混头子绿茶妻 No Emo Today今天不emoModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 2.5kReads8.8Score17414d adds

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