Period-Era Novels with a Decisive Heroine 年代文，女主干事爽快

1. 1 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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   Nobody recommends these two books? They're both super good! The female leads are both decisive and efficient. In the first one, she resolutely refuses to take permanent jobs, only temporary ones. In the second one, the female lead practically supports the male lead.

2. 2 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.8kReads8.9Score599Shelves
3. 3 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 165.8kReads9.1Score25.8kShelves
4. 4 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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   It looks nice, but it might lack a bit of a vintage feel.

5. 5 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 female lead's actions were clean and efficient, it was so satisfying!

6. 6 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.8kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves

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   The first book is a classical Chinese text, while the other two are set in different eras. Each character is decisive and efficient, never dragging things out for too long.

7. 7 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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
8. 8 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2kShelves
9. 9 九 The 90s: Ever Since I Stopped Being Filial, I've Had the Sweetest Smile 九零，自从不孝后我笑的可甜嘞 Ten Steps, Ten Steps十步十步Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Xingjian’s reputation was ruined before she could return home. Her biased mother demanded that she give her childhood sweetheart and fiancé to her younger sister, then forced her to sacrifice herself to secure her sister’s future. “You weren’t pure to begin with. Even if I let you marry, who would want you? Once your sister makes something of herself, she’ll spare you a bite to eat. I’m only doing this for your own good, aren’t I?” Her useless father turned a blind eye t 45.2kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
10. 10 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.2kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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    I recently read a really good book; it was very enjoyable and not at all frustrating.

11. 11 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 42.5kReads8.5Score4.2kShelves

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    I forgot to recommend this one, but it's also very well written.

12. 12 七 The Heiress Stuns Everyone in the 1970s and Charms a Diplomat 七零，大小姐惊艳全场撩爆外交官 Yi He颐和Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The troupe’s leading star, a flirtatious young lady who loves to hook her prey × a willing-to-take-the-bait, scheming diplomat | She pursues him, sweet romance | Two powerful leads, satisfying story | Age gap | Loving family | Complete] Modern top-tier star Fu Chuyou transmigrates into the body of a young lady in the 1970s, only to be forced to go to the countryside from the start. Her family doesn’t want her to go, and neither does she. With a voice like an angel’s, she wins her way into the c 7.9kReads8.6Score832Shelves
13. 13 重 Back to the 1990s: The Sign-In System Lets Me Take It Easy and Win 重回九零：签到系统带我躺赢 Dudu Writes by Lamplight in Dreams嘟嘟梦里挑灯码字Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sign-in + heartwarming + feel-good + farming] Ling Zhiyi, 35, wakes up one morning back at the time she had just graduated from elementary school. She also unexpectedly gets bound to a sign-in System! What? The System will let her coast to victory? Congratulations, you've signed in and received: A basic Marrow-Cleansing Pill, skin-whitening pills, eye-care pills... A photographic memory and the ability to grasp anything at a glance... Calligraphy, Chinese painting, guqin, swordsmanship 4.6kReads8.9Score506Shelves
14. 14 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiled at the Cost of My Life by a Sinister Tycoon 重回七零，被阴戾大佬拿命宠 Lamb Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的小羊羔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + building wealth + food + adorable child + redemption] Reborn, Xia Chuhe rolled up her sleeves and got to work, facing a family that barely had enough to eat or wear. Pickled pepper bullfrog, braised fish, braised pork, marinated meats... Every day, she carried all kinds of delicious food through the black market, raking in stacks of cash and ration coupons. In her previous life, she was brutally murdered. The “madman” she had always feared went mad for her, avenged her 7kReads8.8Score448Shelves
15. 15 重 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: The Beloved Prodigy's Mentor System 重生千禧，团宠小学霸的名师系统 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “No male lead! A male supporting character appears later, and there are side couples to root for too.” Qin Zhaozhao, a doctoral student struggling with her studies and taking extra time to graduate, wakes up one day to find she’s traveled back from 2022 to the year 2000. For some inexplicable reason, she’s also acquired a System. In this life, she not only has a golden finger that gives her one-on-one lessons from renowned teachers, but also the ability to help the people around her choose bette 5kReads9.4Score557Shelves
16. 16 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 5kReads9.2Score653Shelves
17. 17 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 45.8kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    The series isn't finished yet; so far, the female lead has only managed to reclaim her family's assets, arrested someone for 500,000 yuan, and helped the police draw faces on faces, etc.

18. 18 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 41.5kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves

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    It's really good; the female lead is clear-headed and doesn't waste time.

19. 19 七 A 1970s Military Bride by Substitution: Stirring Up Trouble Without Missing the Gossip 七零替嫁军官，搞事不忘吃瓜 Beautiful One, Do Not Forget美人勿忘兮Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + one-on-one romance + smart leads] Lin Xiaoxiao spent more than ten years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Just as it was about to end, she caught a virus during a mission and died. After death, her soul arrived in the underworld to queue for reincarnation. When she learned that well-connected people had taken all the good spots and she could only be reborn as an animal, she flew into a rage. She overturned Meng Po 15.9kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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    I like this kind of female lead. She has superpowers and a spatial ability, and it's not just about romance. She catches human traffickers and spies, and when I'm upset, she makes others feel bad too. She doesn't have a mouth to say anything, but she does. I haven't found it boring yet; the pacing is fast and the story is very engaging.

20. 20 跟 My Nemesis and I Were Reborn as the Male Lead's Twin Older Sisters 跟死对头重生成男主的双胞胎姐姐 Eight Thousand Girls' Hearts八千少女心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Building a Career + Growing Together + Not a GL Romance + Almost No Romance] Who understands what it's like to transmigrate into a book at the same time as your archenemy, only to become twin sisters? Even crazier, their little brother is a future domineering CEO, but his family raises pigs? That's just hilarious! And even crazier, the two sisters are stepping stones for his rise and obstacles to the romance between the male and female leads. Hmph, being an obstacle is fine, bu 4.4kReads9.0Score646Shelves

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    A different kind of historical fiction; you can check it out when you're looking for something to read.

21. 21 都 We've All Transmigrated into a Book, So Who's Still Following the Plot? 都穿书了，谁还走剧情 Eight Thousand Girls' Hearts八千少女心Modern Romance476k WordsCompleted [Period, System, laid-back, changing one’s fate] [This story moves at a slower pace. It doesn’t start with instant face-slapping or have characters cutting ties with their families at every turn. If you like fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories, this one isn’t for you, so please give it a pass.] What do you do when you wake up as the wicked female supporting character in a book? Now that I have a System, why should I work hard to play the supporting role? Can’t I just be an extra? How should I us 2.4kReads8.7Score169Shelves
22. 22 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 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
23. 23 六 The 1960s: Army Life Raising Kids, Teasing Cats, and Walking Dogs 六零，养娃逗猫遛狗的随军生活 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Family life + food and farming + raising children + following the troops to the border) A quick heads-up: there are few truly awful characters in this story. It mainly focuses on warm, everyday family life. Lan Mei, a modern crafting blogger, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s. The original owner of her body has lost both parents, and to protect herself, she marries a rough-around-the-edges soldier, bringing along her intellectually disabled older brother. Later, for the sake of her chil 7.8kReads8.3Score745Shelves
24. 24 被 Kicked Out of My Home, I Awakened a Plant System 被赶出家门后，我觉醒了植物系统 Mantou-Flavored Baozi馒头味包子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple Plant Variants] [No Romance] After a car accident, Li Wu transmigrates to the interstellar age. Her parents are missing, her younger siblings are still children, and her ambitious uncle and ill-intentioned adopted daughter have seized their home and thrown them out. The true heiress becomes a fake heiress in an instant. Luckily, she has an army of plants. She'll take back what belongs to her, bit by bit. Sunflowers that produce sunlight, and Peashooters that fire bullets. Squash that i 8.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves
25. 25 开 From the Start, I Reported Everything and Built the World with Summoned Players 开局上交：我靠召唤玩家搞基建 A Life of Poetry and Wine诗酒一生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Players] [Zombies] [Undead] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Boss] #IWantToHandOverAnotherWorld# The moment Yun Lan suddenly gained a small world, she came clean to the state! After that, an unprecedented full-dive game, Zombie Nation, officially launched online! -- Before the game launched -- Netizens: Fake! Fake! Fake! A scam to fleece us! -- After the game launched -- Netizens: Give me an invite! Give me an invite! Hurry up and open th 18.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
26. 26 四 Food for Every Season 四季有粮 Olive榄角Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate historical setting + pure farming story + cozy everyday life + no cheat abilities + no generals or royalty + romance appears late + little focus on the romance + illustrated guides to plants and animals, including mushrooms, food, and handicrafts] Main characters: Li Dongzhi, Li Qiuyuan, a loud goose, and a talking myna The story follows the premise in the synopsis, with everyday farming, plenty of details, and lots of educational information. Not your cup of tea? 3.9kReads8.8Score507Shelves
27. 27 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—Shelves
28. 28 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out of the Family, I Was Taken Home by a Cold-Faced Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门冷面军官抱回家 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet and delicate heroine + rugged military officer] (fictional military marriage + moving to the army base with a child + stand-in bride + stepmother + devoted couple) Chu Yue, a genius medical student, works herself to death during an overnight shift in the emergency department. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s and into a blended family. Her birth father is a spineless coward, her stepmother is shrewd, her stepsister stole her university admission, and even her you 24kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    The female lead is efficient, intelligent, and decisive. [Currently working on a project][A masterpiece by Que Shi][I highly recommend it]

29. 29 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Real Heiress Understands Animal Speech and Becomes the Military District's Secret Weapon 下乡后，真千金懂兽语成军区外挂 Starry Wants to Earn Money星星要赚米Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Completed + short drama now streaming [Taking down scumbags + pocket dimension + everyone’s darling + face-slapping + animal mind-reading + military marriage + no self-sacrifice + patriotism] Yu Wan’er transmigrated from the Apocalypse to the 1980s. The good news: she came with a healing ability and could communicate with animals without a hitch. The bad news: she accidentally slept with a military bigwig after being drugged! A reborn fake heiress was already plotting to ruin her reputation. He 9.4kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
30. 30 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
31. 31 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 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
32. 32 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
33. 33 惊 Astonishing! The Top Scientist Is Being Kept by the Strongest Officer 惊！科研大佬被最强军官吃软饭了 Huang Xiaobai黄小白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + making money + apocalypse powerhouse + romance + military marriage + scientific research] [Also known as: Military Marriage: The Fierce Beauty Goes to the Countryside to Crush Her Enemies Without Taking It Easy] [Content warning: The heroine is extremely protective of her food. She spends the early part of the story in the countryside, for about 450 chapters, before turning to research] [Content warning: There is a male lead, but he 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
34. 34 我 I Have a Space Left Behind by an Immortal Family 我有一个仙家留下来的空间 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted She had been a medical school graduate student in the twenty-first century, with no family but herself. When she woke up, the world had suddenly changed: drab gray walls and earthen houses. Somehow, she'd ended up in the 1970s, so she could only make the best of it. “Hey, big shot, stop following me around.” “Hey, big shot, why are you always popping up in front of me?” “Hey, big shot, quit flaunting those abs to tempt me.” “Hey, big shot, I'm looking for one partner for life.” Xia Jingchuan: “W 16.1kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    A period drama, the protagonist is the most beloved member of the family. It seems pretty good; you might want to check it out. 👀

35. 35 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
36. 36 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.1kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
37. 37 一 One Man and One Dog: Conquering the Seventies and Becoming an Army Wife! 一人一狗，闯七零！当军嫂！ Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted Also known as: One Person and One Dog Take on the Seventies! Becoming a Military Wife! [Female forensic pathologist × male officer] A slice-of-life story about following the troops, with a parallel career storyline! [Alternate universe + 1970s + comedy + family life + dog with special abilities + raising children later on] Qiao Hua, a forensic pathologist from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s with her dog. She falls for an officer who escorts them back to their country. Bu 1.4kReads9.1Score132Shelves
38. 38 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score523Shelves
39. 39 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    [Already hooked][Added to bookshelf][I highly recommend it too] Super good! The female lead is independent and strong from beginning to end, never giving up and always having her own life plan. [Please follow][Upvote]

40. 40 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.7kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
41. 41 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

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    Love-obsessed people, wake up and see if building a career is any better!

42. 42 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    It's very good; the female lead is efficient and decisive.

43. 43 军 I Can't Get Divorced from My Army Husband, and This Cannon Fodder Stepmom Became His Precious Darling 军婚离不了，炮灰后妈成了心尖宠 Leisurely Half-Day半日閑人Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted "Main story complete: We agreed to divorce, so how did we end up with twins, a boy and a girl?" [Military marriage in the 1980s + devoted to each other + sweet daily life + spatial system + mind-reading + adorable kids] Wen Qianqian, a formidable woman with a secret identity, transmigrates into an alternate-era novel as a thoroughly obnoxious cannon-fodder stepmother. Her stepmother arranges for her to marry the male lead, just as she wishes. But the truth is, she's meant to get rid of his lit 367Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    These are acceptable.

44. 44 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 24.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
45. 45 癫 Crazy, Crazy, Crazy! The Fake Heiress and Her Mad Factory Director 癫癫癫！假千金和疯批厂长的日常 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted Ye Zhenzhu was a brash rich kid from the 21st century. After getting drunk, she transmigrated into a book about a real and fake heiress. To her surprise, she became the beloved fake heiress whom all the readers hated and despised. What? Because she took someone else's identity for over a decade, she should make way for her and go back to the countryside to marry a butcher? She was willing to give up her place, but the other girl wasn't about to let her off easy! What could she do? Tear off that 19kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
46. 46 吃 I Was Just Eating Some Gossip, So Why Is Everyone in This Compound a Heroine? 吃个瓜，怎么家属院里全是女主？ Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Joining Her Husband at His Posting + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Gossip + Rebirth] Lan Huaying has transmigrated to 1960 and become a young military wife making the long journey to her husband's base... As soon as she moves into the residential compound, she realizes something is off about this world. Why does the young wife next door have the exact same name as the heroine of that regret-and-redemption novel she read in her previous life? Why does the kind sister-in 4.2kReads8.9Score356Shelves
47. 47 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 64.7kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves

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    It's so good, so satisfying, a top-notch read!

48. 48 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    I think these are all great; you can choose whichever you like.

49. 49 穿 Reborn as a Lovesick Villainess, I Set My Sights on the Village Chief's Youngest Son 穿成痴汉女配，我看上村长小儿子 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 8.6kReads9.2Score711Shelves
50. 50 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.9kReads9.0Score504Shelves

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