Want to Read a Period-Era Novel? With a Strong Female Lead! 想不想看年代文？女主很强的那种！

1. 101 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 211.1kReads9.2Score9.8kShelves
2. 102 囤 After Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies, I Transmigrate to the Sixties 囤满百亿物资后穿六零年代 Uh Uh Uh 666额额额666Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted [Space + hoarding supplies + System + period setting + following the army + island life + twins in one birth + food] Lin Youyou receives a warning that she is about to transmigrate, along with a jade bangle space. She sells off the family assets, stocks up on supplies worth tens of billions, and transmigrates. From the start, she is all alone, and people keep urging her to go on blind dates. But her intended match seems like a hopeless romantic. He says, “A man should treat his wife well. My wif 10.8kReads8.6Score1kShelves
3. 103 我 I Became a Butcher, and You Say I'm the Real Heiress? 我成杀猪匠了，你说我是真千金 Su Miaomiao苏苗苗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Strong Female Lead] Su Miaomiao had slaughtered pigs for eighteen years when she was suddenly told she was the daughter of a high-ranking officer. She was so shocked she nearly dropped her butcher's knife. Then, as soon as she got home, she was told she was going to be sent down to the countryside. Well, she hadn't enjoyed a single day of good fortune, yet all the misfortune had landed on her. At least her family doted on her. He 121.2kReads8.7Score7.5kShelves
4. 104 首 Commander, Can't Have Children? The Lovely Beauty Gives Birth to Twins After One Night with the Troops 首长绝嗣？娇美人随军一夜两宝 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Military Marriage + Building Wealth + Devoted Couple + Hopeless Romantic] Lin Yin loved Song Changyuan and married him against all odds, thinking that even if he were a stone, she could warm his heart. But... all his life, Song Changyuan devoted himself to helping his childhood sweetheart. He never consummated his marriage with Lin Yin, leaving her to live as a wife in name only until she died a lonely death. After being reborn... She refused to marry him. She insisted on bre 2.1kReads8.5Score356Shelves
5. 105 首 Commander! Your Wife Is Here with Ten Sons to Tear the House Apart 首长！你媳妇带着十个儿子来拆家 It's Chunxia是春夏阿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Flash Marriage in the 1970s + Gorgeous, Highly Fertile Beauty vs. Cold, Childless Military Officer + Joining Him at an Island Garrison + Childbearing System] After discovering her adopted son’s wicked ambitions, Lin Wanwan, who was terminally ill with stomach cancer, dealt with the menace swiftly and decisively. Just as she was nearing death, a System found her. As a businesswoman who hated to lose out, she argued fiercely with it before agreeing to bind herself to it. When she opened her eyes 14.5kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
6. 106 你 Go Ahead and Be Crazy, but Leave the Kids in the Compound Alone 你疯就算了，大院的崽你也不放过 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + born into the past + parallel 1970s + doted on by the whole family + spatial dimension + strong male and female leads] Lin Sa was born into the 1970s and became the eldest daughter of the Lin family. Most families favor boys over girls, but the Lin family favors girls over boys. Out of four children, the Lin family had only one daughter, and the whole family cherished her with their lives. Other people’s daughters are little cotton jackets, but theirs is a drafty leather jac 19.9kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
7. 107 让 I Told You to Farm for Work Points, Not Build a Factory for the Whole Village 让你下地挣工分，你带全村开工厂 Wu Yingxia乌英夏Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanyue drowned while swimming and woke up in the 1970s as a widow. Her home was bare, there was never enough food or warm clothing, and her three children were crying to be fed. Luckily, she had a cornucopia. One egg became twenty overnight! One sweet potato became a whole basket in the blink of an eye! Everything multiplied in abundance, except money! Once Jiang Wanyue had eaten her fill and warmed herself up, she began making plans to start a factory and go to college. Her life soon took 3.5kReads9.1Score290Shelves

   Reader note

   The female protagonists are all very strong and very beautiful.

8. 108 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 52.3kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
9. 109 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 3.7kReads9.0Score334Shelves
10. 110 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 7.8kReads9.0Score739Shelves
11. 111 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s and Became the Female Lead Who Sold Her Child for Food 穿书八零：我成了卖儿换粮的女配 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reading Guide: Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Adorable Kids + System + Business] Jiang Zhi is fabulously wealthy and an excellent cook, the very picture of a winner in life. Jiang Zhizi has fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs, but a terrible reputation and barely a penny to her name. Her one redeeming quality: she can have children. Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a book and becomes Jiang Zhizi. Jiang Zhi: Eyes wide in shock! What? Jiang Zhizi forced herself on a man? What? Jiang 8.2kReads9.1Score893Shelves
12. 112 七 The 1970s: I Win Big with Space Powers 七零：带着空间异能躺赢了 Bu Xiaoxin不晓心Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period drama + supernatural abilities + transmigration + pocket dimension + shopping mall + both untouched + strong male and female leads] (Drink less water if you need to. There’s almost no filler. I can’t promise every chapter is thrilling, but it won’t be boring. If a couple of chapters drag now and then, just skip ahead.) A young woman inexplicably transmigrates to the 1970s. She possesses two supernatural abilities: mental powers and healing. She also has a magical pocket dimensi 41kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
13. 113 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 17.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
14. 114 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 23kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
15. 115 末 The Doomsday Queen Goes on a Rampage in the 1970s 末世女王在七零大杀四方 Xiao Feng Mo Yu萧风墨雨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Set in the 1970s + transmigration + portable space + super strength + devoted couple + sweet romance + feel-good power fantasy) Mo Yu struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse, going from a clueless girl fresh out of school to someone equipped with all the skills needed to stay alive. Could all that hardship really be summed up in a single word? After transmigrating one day, all she wanted was to lie back and enjoy life. Little did she know, her predecessor had been entrusted with a 10.4kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

    Reader note

    The heroine is super strong! Nice

16. 116 桃 Peach Blossom Song 桃花吟 Shangguan Zhining上官芷柠Mystery46k WordsOngoing I am Shangguan Zhining, author of Reborn Shangguan Zhi, which went viral across the internet on March 15, 2024, and earned recognition as a breakout hit. That title was given to me by my fans and readers, and I will treasure it. I look forward to sharing Peach Blossom Ballad, a costume mystery featuring a brain-teasing and eerie investigation. Thank you for your recognition, kindness, and support. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Consider my novel

17. 117 花 In Blossom: Shangguan Zhi Reborn 花间令重生上官芷 Shangguan Zhining上官芷柠Female-Channel Fanfiction128k WordsOngoing Shangguan Zhi is reborn. She focuses on building her career and loving herself, and makes Pan Yue fall in love with her. Please support Shangguan Zhi Ning, and look forward to the release of the second season of In Blossom! If you’re going to do it, do it best. If you’re going to compete, aim for first place. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 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 113.3kReads9.0Score14.1kShelves

    Reader note

    They are all very beautiful

19. 119 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 147kReads9.4Score11.6kShelves
20. 120 美 A Beauty Marries Down: Her Second-Husband, an Older Man, Demands Her Love Every Day 美人下嫁：二婚老男人日日索爱 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 81.9kReads9.4Score10.4kShelves
21. 121 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 59.2kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves
22. 122 成 I Became the Commander’s Beloved, and Now I’m Raising Hell! 成了首长的白月光，我杀疯了！ Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 27.7kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
23. 123 救 Help! The Gentle Military Doctor Cried, and the Whole Unit Panicked 救命！娇柔军医一哭，全部队慌了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 59.1kReads9.4Score7kShelves
24. 124 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 160.9kReads9.1Score15.9kShelves
25. 125 军 Military Marriage: The Stern-Faced Officer Is Won Over by a Stunning Painter 军婚：面凶军官被绝美画家拿捏了 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 77.3kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves
26. 126 心 An Itch That Won’t Let Up 心痒难耐 Milk Dipped in Sugar牛乳蘸糖Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Rekindled Romance + Childhood Friends + First Love + Mutual Firsts] [TV Host X Racing Driver] To deal with their families' constant pressure to get married, Xiao Tang and Zhou Xian, her childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, impulsively got their marriage certificate after drinking. The two party lovers agreed to keep seeing other people after marriage, without interfering in each other's business. But who could have guessed that Zhou Xian would suddenly give up his pla 5.7kReads9.4Score628Shelves

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