Period Novels: No Saintly Protagonists, Get Revenge on the Spot, and Repay Kindness Tenfold 年代文:不圣母，有仇当场报，对自己好的加倍回报

1. 1 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 111.3kReads9.2Score14.6kShelves

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   This is one of the few stories I've had the patience to read for several days in a row. It's so good, so good, so good!!!

2. 2 八 The 1980s Bad Girl Wants to Be a Widow, So Why Won’t Her Man Die? 八零恶女想当寡妇，男人怎还不死 Xing Cai星财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + reborn + strong heroine + System + sweet romance + a male lead who’s hopelessly in love VS a heroine who always takes revenge] In her previous life, she was widowed for eight years before meeting a tragic end. In this life, she was determined to be a wicked woman. In her previous life, she was forced to go to the countryside. After finally getting into college, she returned to the city. But the man wanted to give his college spot to his first love, so he pre 91.9kReads8.5Score12.1kShelves

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   The first book's female lead takes revenge on the spot, and I like her personality. The second book is similar; both are quite good, and I follow them every day.

3. 3 老 After Her Own Son Starves Her to Death, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1970s 老太太被亲儿子饿死后重生七零 Little Apple Is So Sweet小苹果真甜Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge on scumbags + family squabbles + reborn in the 1970s + everyday rural ensemble] In her previous life, after being widowed, Huang Wanqing devoted herself entirely to her children and worked herself to the bone for fifty years! She helped her four sons start families and careers, raised eight grandchildren as an unpaid nanny, and even collected scrap to help with household expenses in her old age. But after a fall left her unable to work, they abandoned her in the old house, wh 7.7kReads8.8Score547Shelves
4. 4 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 78kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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   Two best friends transmigrated into a book together, becoming the feuding sisters-in-law who fight against a wicked mother-in-law who both hates and fears her; they fight against a naive and innocent woman who keeps her at bay; and they fight against a vicious bandit who instantly becomes obedient. They settle scores on the spot, or if they can't settle them immediately, they'll definitely do it later.

5. 5 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 64.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves

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   That's real revenge! So satisfying! He used everything around him, and most importantly, he's got brains and a silver tongue.

6. 6 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.2kReads9.0Score660Shelves

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   This is truly ruthless, a real revenge act. It's brutal – a heartless former stepson (who isn't even married yet), heartless family members, incredibly satisfying, a truly despicable person who gets beaten up and forced to pay compensation.

7. 7 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

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   It has to be this one! Highly recommended! This is a book I've been following for two years without giving up. Trust me, you won't regret getting into it; it's definitely a top-tier read.

8. 8 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 9.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   It's a good show. The female lead is brave and decisive in the face of adversity, while the male lead seems to be a bit of a brooding, straight man.

9. 9 老 Boss, Your Wife Has Knocked Someone Out Again! 老大，你媳妇又双叒叕把人干趴了 August Blossoms八月繁花Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [1V1, ultra-sweet romance, strong male and female leads, doting military marriage, fast twists, satisfying face-slapping, adorable baby] Shen Mengyao, a woman from the 21st century, opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character. In the story, the original owner was weak and indecisive. She squandered a winning hand and ended up dying miserably far from home. The heroine, meanwhile, was the most beautiful military wife and a university 2.2kReads8.8Score195Shelves

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   Historical setting, time travel, currently following the story 🤭

10. 10 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: Punch the Love-Brained, Kick the Phoenix Man 穿书六零：拳打恋爱脑脚踢凤凰男 Jiang Guilan江归澜Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + doting husband + face-slapping] It was hard enough to transmigrate into a book set in the 1960s, but then she also had to deal with a love-struck mother, a stepfather who was a gold-digging pretty boy, and a biological father who only sent money and never asked questions. Worst of all, she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting character. She was just an NPC who donated blood to the supporting character, the kind who showed up and 77kReads8.3Score8.8kShelves
11. 11 七 The 1970s: I Became the Military Romance Heroine's Biological Younger Sister 七零：我成了军婚女主的亲妹妹 Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Caixuan transmigrated into a military-marriage novel set in the Seventies. After being reborn, the heroine vowed never to repeat the mistakes of her past. So she acted first and arranged with her gentle mother to take over the family job. She also became involved with a military officer who had lost his wife and was raising a child. After weathering a series of trials and tribulations, the two lived happily together. But Jiang Caixuan looked at her original self, whose health had been poor 9.1kReads7.2Score701Shelves
12. 12 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 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    High-quality period dramas~ The first book features a female protagonist with a high IQ and EQ, and she's incredibly cunning~ She earns 88 salaries every month~ The second book features a female protagonist who was a police officer (special forces soldier) in her past life. She transmigrates to a kidnapping scene, possesses top-notch combat skills, and is so skilled with knives and guns that she terrifies gangsters~ The male protagonist is a wealthy tycoon from Hong Kong.

13. 13 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 23.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
14. 14 啥 What? That Shameless Little Brat Actually Married an Officer? 啥？缺大德那混蛋丫头竟嫁了军官 Chubby Who Loves Vegetables爱吃菜菜的小胖子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + farming + portable space + feel-good story] In Bagua Village, a tiny little place, there was someone everyone wanted to avoid as much as possible... Lazy and idle, sly and shiftless, unwilling to endure the slightest hardship, a constant source of trouble, disliked by people and dogs alike, overbearing and arrogant, vain, brazen and shameless, utterly without virtue... Yun Qingge: “...” That person is me, without a doubt~ The Yun family: “...” We can't let h 9.6kReads8.3Score744Shelves

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    🌿This book is super good! The female lead is incredibly wicked. The moment she returns, no one in the entire village dares to linger in front of her; she takes revenge on the spot if she has a grudge.

15. 15 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 20.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist returns to the 1990s and leads her relatives and friends to wealth.

16. 16 重 Back to the 1960s: My Parents Chose Their Adopted Daughter Over Me 重回六零，爹妈为了养女不要我了 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 年代 + Strong Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Vengeance for Every Grudge + Fighting the Awful Ones + Family Life + Making a Fortune For the sake of so-called good deeds, her biological parents adopted children who already had both parents, then abandoned their own children in the countryside to fend for themselves. They even made their own daughter take the fall for their adopted daughter. And she was brutally beaten in revenge... Her younger brother was beaten to death with clubs for trying to g 6.6kReads8.9Score560Shelves
17. 17 穿 Before Traveling to the 1970s, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Empties Half the Imperial City 穿七零前，侯府嫡女搬空半座皇城 Mingyue Tianxin明月天心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete; the animated series is now streaming) [1970s + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Multiple Transmigrators + Everyone’s Favorite] Lin Ran, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, has just lost her mother and the only relative on her maternal side. Her father and stepmother plot against her, but she unexpectedly unlocks the pocket dimension in the jade pendant left behind by her ancestors. She also learns from it that she is about to transmigrate through tim 43.5kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves
18. 18 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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    It's a great read because it's so realistic. Each character is vividly portrayed, and the stories unfold in a way that feels like everyday life. The author's writing is also quite impressive. It's definitely worth reading.

19. 19 惨 Reborn in the 1970s After a Gruesome Death: From the Start, I Take Down My Adoptive Sister 惨死后重生在七零，开局先刀养妹 Fermented Rice Balls酒酿原子Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Seventies + era + reborn + space + spiritual spring + face-slapping (There is a male lead!!!! The romance won't come up until much later!!) (This is all made up by the author and has absolutely no connection to history.) Hu Jins heng beat Su Mei to death. Su Mei was reborn, back before she went to the countryside. This time, she would protect what was hers. First, she'd beat up her ungrateful, idiotic younger brother. Then she'd send her adopted sister, who'd framed her and was always pretending 17.6kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    No saintly sentimentality, just a vengeful spirit! [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

20. 20 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
21. 21 七 The 1970s: The Apocalypse's Tough Girl Meets a Crybaby with a Heart of Silk 七零：末世女金刚撞上哭包绕指柔 Pudgy Wants to Slim Down胖胖想瘦Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + strong heroine + mercilessly putting scumbags in their place + handsome, rich men pursuing her devotedly + adorable child] The timid pushover opened her eyes again, and someone new was behind them. Su Ning, a tech-savvy superwoman from the apocalypse, doesn’t put up with mistreatment. Her brain simply doesn’t have that program. Her sharp-tongued, rotten-hearted grandmother said, “Your sister’s crying. Give her your job. Would you lose a piece of yourself?” Su Ning swung 5.5kReads8.9Score414Shelves
22. 22 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
23. 23 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be Exploited and Is Both Beautiful and Strong 重生七零：假千金拒被吸血美强飒 Fireflies Drifting Leisurely悠悠落萤Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + space stocked with supplies + adorable pets + strong leads + hilarious and ridiculous + live life freely + satisfying read] In her previous life, when she learned that she and Gu Xue had traded lives and that she wasn’t the Gu family’s biological daughter, she refused with all her might to return to the countryside to the Rong family. She couldn’t bear to leave the adoptive parents who had raised her! Desperate to win her “family’s” approval, she worked hard to earn mo 37.5kReads8.9Score6.6kShelves
24. 24 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7.3kReads9.1Score422Shelves
25. 25 假 The Fake Heiress Uses Her Medical Skills to Earn Eight Paychecks 假千金她靠医术领八份工资 Nine Pieces of Candy九粒糖Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + buying a home + laid-back retirement + no CP + medical skills + a big shot starting over in the beginner village] In the apocalypse, some people were killed by zombies, some starved to death, and some were murdered by other people. Only Su Nuan, a true wage slave with the soul of a wage slave, worked herself to death. Su Nuan angrily finished the last bite of her tomato. She was going to buy a house! Buy a house! Buy a house! Collec 2.8kReads7.6Score257Shelves
26. 26 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.3kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended!!! I've watched it twice already. The characters are very well-developed, and the everyday scenes are very heartwarming.

27. 27 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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    It looks great, but the gold finger is a bit too big.

28. 28 重 Reborn: I Dump My Trash Dao Companion and Throw Myself into My Ancestor Master's Arms 重生踹掉渣道侣，我投入师祖怀抱 A Little Fish Hoping to Make It Ashore想上岸的鱼摆摆呀Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance. Both leads remain chaste in this life and their past lives. Strong male and female leads, no misunderstandings, and a heroine who grows. The hero can be a little obsessive at times. Includes a power-progression storyline. (Don't let the first few chapters scare you off. It's a feel-good power fantasy at heart, and it gets even better later!) Yes, Mu Qingcheng has been reborn. In her previous life, her cultivation partner betrayed her, personally destroying her dantian and rip 85Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This is about settling scores on the spot.

29. 29 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Tamed a Proud, Rugged Hunk! 重生七零，傲娇糙汉被拿捏了！ Zhaomi朝米Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Career-minded, sweet little seamstress × lovesick, tsundere, secretly passionate man] [Period setting + married first, fall in love later + family life + building a fortune + everyday child-rearing + sweet romance + groveling for his wife + rekindled love] Lin Xiazhi was reborn. In her previous life, she forced Shen Weiguo to marry her, only to spend most of her life making herself miserable. Desperate to win his heart, she turned herself into a vicious cannon-fodder character. She mistreat 868Reads8.0Score100Shelves
30. 30 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.2kReads9.6Score10.6kShelves

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    Watch 1985 first, then watch The Thief King. You'll definitely thank me.

31. 31 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 143kReads9.0Score17kShelves

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    Highly recommended!! These books are absolutely amazing (I've read the first and fourth volumes multiple times).

32. 32 恶 The Wicked Little Sister-in-Law Takes Charge: Fish and Shrimp at Every Meal 恶毒小姑当家，吃饭有鱼有虾 One More Cream Puff再来一个泡芙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming and Business + System + Family Life + Doted on by Everyone + Ruthless, Taciturn Heroine + Devoted, Sincere Hero] In a single moment, Wen Luozhi transmigrates and becomes the village’s universally despised, lazy good-for-nothing, as well as the wicked younger aunt in her family’s eyes. She cries and wails nonstop. Their life is poor, their house is shabby, their grandmother is wicked, and their mother is a fiery shrew. Still, at least the adults in the family dote on her 783Reads7.3Score101Shelves
33. 33 重 Reborn, She Marries into an Even More Powerful Family, Then Gives Up Trying 重生后再嫁高门，她摆烂了 The Mountains Are Nowhere to Be Seen山山不见Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Jiang Nian was a farmer's daughter. Her father saved Governor Qi's life, and Jiang Nian's fortunes rose overnight: she married into the Qi family and became the wife of Qi Heng, the family's second young master. A farmer's daughter marrying into a prestigious family, with a handsome, accomplished husband and noble-born sisters-in-law, Jiang Nian felt deeply inferior. She lived cautiously, not daring to say much to her husband. Every day, she studied how to be the lady of the household and forced 6.5kReads8.4Score747Shelves
34. 34 五 The Five-Flavored Miss 五味小娘子 Promise Z Lingyue承诺Z灵月Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into an ancient farming household with nothing but bare walls, Wanqing takes it all in stride. She brings modern internet-famous seasonings to the past, and even at a young age, she makes a name for herself far and wide with her cooking, builds a fortune, and sees her business flourish. By chance, she picks up a darling husband along the way, a possessive man with a deep love for her. Together, they return home, and their leisurely country life begins. 515Reads8.6Score102Shelves
35. 35 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score643Shelves
36. 36 哑 The Mute Husband and His Fiery Wife 哑夫辣妻 Gentle Breeze微风徐徐Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted [Complete + sweet romance + historical + mutual devotion + pocket dimension] [Both leads are virgins + one-on-one romance + happy ending + mute farmer husband] Liang Mancang is the village simpleton, a mute who works hard but eats far too much. At eighteen, his stingy stepfather kicks him out, leaving him to live in a thatched hut in the fields. When winter comes, he thinks he’s going to freeze to death. Then Ye Qingqing, the village’s famously feisty farm girl, shows up at the Liang family’s do 1.2kReads8.8Score173Shelves
37. 37 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 15.5kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
38. 38 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves

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39. 39 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
40. 40 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
41. 41 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Family Member Who Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 七零团宠科技兴国 Little Round Yuan圆小圆呀Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 8.3kReads9.4Score686Shelves
42. 42 7 The Delicate Darling of a 1970s Wolf Cub 70年代狼崽子的娇气包 Yuanyuan's Circle媛媛的圆Modern Romance826k WordsOngoing A little princess from the 23rd century × a feral young man from the 1970s Chen Yuanyuan is a little princess from the 23rd century. She accidentally gets blood on her family's jade pendant and unexpectedly unlocks a pocket dimension. Over the next ten years, her parents build a little world inside it for her. After a plane crash, she arrives in the 1970s with her memories and the pocket dimension, beginning a timid and pampered life. The male lead, Zhao Chuan, has lost both his parents. He's th 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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