Looking for Period Novels About a Stylish Female Lead Raising a Child, Preferably a Selfish One 求年代文精致女主养娃那种，自私的那种

1. 1 美 Food Blogger Transmigrates to the Seventies: Becoming a Mom Without the Labor Pains 美食博主穿七零：无痛当妈来养崽 Wind Comes Late at Night晚夜来风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + Food + Adorable kids + Pocket dimension + Marriage before love From the start, she's saddled with a disabled soldier for a husband and two future villains for sons. A food blogger transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s, bringing her spacious apartment with her, and becomes the contrast-group sister-in-law to the female lead of a period novel. The female lead raises plump, healthy kids while hers are scrawny as monkeys. The female lead keeps her kids spotless while hers are a 2.9kReads8.5Score39514d adds

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   I highly recommend this novel. It's so good that I wanted to keep reading even if I wasn't picky about the plot, I just wanted to see the iconic scenes.

2. 2 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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   These are all period dramas about raising children.

3. 3 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score50414d adds
4. 4 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Birth Mother in a Step-Mom Story Set in the Past 穿成年代后妈文里的恶毒亲妈 Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [1970s + space + military marriage + rugged man + adorable kids] Lin Zhi stayed up late one night, and when she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the role of a wicked mother in a novel set in a bygone era. The heroine shines in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, while Lin Zhi rots away on the road of life. Forced to take over this mess, Lin Zhi grits her teeth. She can't stand another day of this awful life. But when she looks at the two children, all skin and bones, their e 8.5kReads8.6Score59214d adds
5. 5 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Most Dangerous Mad Villain 死遁后，疯批反派危险系数No1 Zhi Zhi and Yu Yu之之与与Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Dark transformation + yandere + villain + faking death + System + adorable child] Ye Shizhi transmigrates into a book, becoming the wife of the great villain who opposes the heroine, and a reckless wife who runs away while pregnant. To return home, she must complete her mission: help the little villain, Jiang Suian, grow up in a happy family until the age of three, keep him from being kidnapped, and earn 100 points. Ye Shizhi takes her time completing the mission. But when it really is done and 3.1kReads8.5Score20314d adds

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   The first book has relatively little focus on raising a child; it's mostly about saving money for baby formula and the romance between the male and female leads. Readers who are sensitive to this should proceed with caution. The second book features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a book, skillfully raising her child and searching for her father. Readers who enjoy this genre can give it a try!

6. 6 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 9kReads8.9Score91714d adds
7. 7 资 A Capitalist Family's Young Master and Lady Raise Kids in the 1960s 资本家少爷小姐穿六零的养崽日常 Sweetheart Wine糖心酒Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Transmigrating to Raise Kids with an Ex + Sweet Everyday Romance + Adorable Kids] After a notorious pair of spoiled, high-maintenance socialites from Beijing broke up, an accident sent them transmigrating. They became an impoverished couple in a crowded apartment block in the 1960s. Their home was bare, they couldn’t even afford coal briquettes, and they came with four hungry kids who were gnawing on the walls! Just as they finally adjusted to life during the famine, they discover 1kReads8.0Score10414d adds

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   So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful! [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

8. 8 七 Gossip in the Seventies: Even If the Kids Go Without, Their Mother Won’t 七零吃瓜：亏了娃也不能苦了娘 Yellow With a Hint of Green黄中带绿Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted Xu Dongmai, an overworked office worker, transmigrates to the 1970s and somehow becomes a mother without ever marrying or getting pregnant. She gets four grown sons for free, painlessly. Luckily, the original owner had already laid the groundwork for her, so Xu Dongmai sleeps until she wakes naturally every day and leaves everything at home to the kids. After getting her golden finger, her biggest daily worry is what to eat. One day, her soldier husband comes home after leaving the army. Looking 1.9kReads7.2Score10114d adds
9. 9 丈 After My Husband Died in Service, I Started Living Off My Kids 丈夫牺牲后，我开始啃小 Brush Full of Ink笔满墨Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Zhuo Yue is a famous lazybones in Fuqi Brigade. She doesn’t work in the fields or wait on her in-laws. Her husband earns the money, and her son does the chores. The women in the brigade dislike her, the young wives envy her, and the men, young and old, pity Wei Tianxia for having such an unfortunate family and Wei Xiaojia for having suffered in childhood. Wei Tianxia: “My wife is delicate, beautiful, kindhearted, gentle, and virtuous... Stop being jealous.” Wei Xiaojia: “My mom is kind, consider 3.8kReads8.3Score47514d adds

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   🎃✨❤️💙 1. Twin geniuses, 2. Little man—the story is still ongoing…

10. 10 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 14kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    A very good female-oriented novel about raising children.

11. 11 七 The 1970s: Battalion Deputy Yan Is Off to Pick Up Birth Control Supplies Again! 七零：晏副营又去领计生用品了！ Four Bristly Guys四个呲毛Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Comedy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Family Life + Explosive Gossip] [No space, no System, no golden finger] When Fan Shuang opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to the 1970s. Her father had a limp, her mother was mute, her in-laws were a whole family of lunatics, her husband was bedridden and unable to move, and her sister-in-law was cheating on her and wanted her dead. Her mother-in-law drugged and schemed against her, trying to get her to have a baby with he 2.1kReads8.9Score28114d adds

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    So pretty, so pretty, so pretty! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

12. 12 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    The female lead is sophisticated and self-serving; it's a period drama, and the girls absolutely love the female lead.

13. 13 五 Fifties: I Take My Real Daughter and Adopted Daughter and Marry a Military Officer 五零：带着真千金养女改嫁军官 Azure Sky Wind天青色的风Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + military marriage + real and fake heiresses + raising a child + face-slapping] Zhao Jing, an overworked office drone, faints and wakes up in the 1950s. Her in-laws are preparing to secretly tie her up and marry her off for a bride price, while a lecherous man tries to take advantage of her. With the living conditions unbearable, Zhao Jing quickly flees with her adopted daughter, only to discover that her supposedly fallen husband has not only become an official 16.7kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds

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    Both of these are excellent books on raising children. The first one is about a woman who remarries the man, bringing her adopted daughter with her. The man also adopts the orphan of a fallen comrade. The woman raises her two daughters exceptionally well, allowing them to learn according to their interests and providing them with the best possible environment. It's truly a wonderful book! [Thumbs up] The second book is about a woman whose parents work in Nancheng. After saving enough money, her mother sells boxed lunches. With the money they earn, they buy a house and bring the woman to live with them, along with her maternal grandparents. The woman spends her summers learning dance at the children's palace. It's very beautiful! [You should savor it]

14. 14 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.6kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
15. 15 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: Soft, Sweet, and Sugary 穿越七十年代之酥软又甜甜 Pear Blossoms Swaying in the Wind风中摇曳的梨花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [Golden finger] [Freeloader] After being killed by an object dropped from a height, she transmigrates into a book set in the apocalypse. When she changes the story’s destined course, the will of the apocalypse casts her into the 1970s, a time of scarcity, where she becomes an unnoticed, unloved member of the Su family. Hoping to make a better life for herself, she persuades the twin brother who cares about her to join her in going to the countryside as educated youths, where they meet s 7.5kReads8.7Score67814d adds

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    Historical fiction, sophisticated female protagonist, sweet and fluffy romance, sugar overload!

16. 16 重 Back to the 1970s, I Rekindled My Marriage With My Yandere Husband 重回七零，与病娇老公举案齐眉 Bright as the Wind明媚如风Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Gu Xitong of Jingbei City was a successful woman who had it all, both in her career and family life. In her career, Gu Xitong built Huanyu Group from the ground up. The company spanned multiple industries, including healthcare, hotels, finance, and real estate. At home, she and her husband treated each other with respect, and they had an outstanding son. With everything going her way, Gu Xitong never expected to fall from a great height during an inspection of the group. As Gu Xitong lay at deat 16.5kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
17. 17 重 Reborn Before the Divorce, I Cling to My Wealthy Husband 重生在离婚前，抱紧豪门老公大腿 Nai Yi奈意Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Doting on His Wife + Obsession + Revenge on Scumbags + CEO Romance + Everyone's Favorite] Ye Weiwei was brutally mistreated by her scumbag father and his family in her previous life. After dying, she was reborn on the very day she married the third young master of the Bo family. This time, she would make everyone who had hurt her in her past life pay. No one had cared for or loved her in her previous life. In this one, she discovered she was the long-lost little princess of a wealthy 226Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 穿 Transmigrate into a Book and Become a Beloved Darling in the Seventies 穿书七零做团宠 Er Yuan Si Yi Wu尔媛思忆巫Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhizhi wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into the period novel she just finished reading, as a cannon-fodder supporting character. The only girl in three generations of the Jiang family, she grew up cherished by relatives who were all either factory workers or soldiers. But out of jealousy, someone reports her, and she’s sent to the countryside. There, she meets the male lead, a scheming man who uses her as a stepping-stone to return to the city. Afraid her family will come after 610Reads—Score10514d adds
19. 19 军 Military Marriage: The Cold-Faced Soldier Is Wrapped Around the Soft and Beautiful Woman's Finger 军婚：冷面兵哥被娇软美人拿捏了 February Guagua二月瓜瓜Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Military Marriage, 1980s, Feel-Good Revenge] In her previous life, the person Jiang Xia feared and despised most was Lu Yuanting. She thought he was rough, fierce, coarse, and lacking in refinement, so she kept her distance and treated him with utter hostility, devoting herself wholeheartedly to someone else. Yet after she died, it was Lu Yuanting, the very man she detested, who gave up a bright future to avenge her, personally killed her enemies, and gathered her remains. Given anoth 6kReads8.6Score62314d adds
20. 20 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 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2k14d adds

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    This book is very good.

21. 21 恶 The Wicked Beauty Follows the Troops with Her Child and Drives the Rugged Officer Wild 恶毒美人带娃随军，撩爆糙汉军官 Yi Rong亦容Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted The rating is low because the book just started, but it'll slowly go up. Muah! Gorgeous, spoiled young lady vs. loyal, rugged military officer with off-the-charts stamina [Rugged hero + pocket dimension + daily child-rearing + love grows over time + everyone dotes on her] Liu Nanxu, a pampered young lady adored by all, unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel as the wicked supporting female character. The villainess is ugly but thinks she's beautiful. After marrying a soldier, she refuses 192Reads8.2Score—14d adds
22. 22 七 Sweet Love in the Seventies: Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged Army Officer 七零甜蜜蜜，被糙汉军官宠坏了 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Military Marriage + Period Setting + Raising Kids + Space Storage + Marriage Before Love + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple After dying in the apocalypse, Song Limeng transmigrates into a male-oriented period novel, becoming the cannon-fodder wife of the book’s tragic, powerful villain. The original owner was cruel, lazy, and abusive toward the children, driving the villain down a dark path. In the end, she was tortured to death. Song Li shivers at the thought. Luckily, she arrived at just the rig 6.9kReads9.1Score60114d adds
23. 23 书 The Younger Uncle Who Went to the Countryside in the 1980s Is Back 书穿八零之下乡的小叔回来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted The 1980s: family squabbles and everyday life. Young intellectual Lu Guoan had gone to the countryside. To treat his daughter, who was trapped in a strange, unending sleep, he had no choice but to return to the city with his wife and child. The Lu family was crowded into a small home, and the family's sudden return sparked some unavoidable domestic conflicts. Yet Lu Qiaoqiao, the patient, recovered the moment she stepped through the Lu family door, without needing any treatment at all. She al 16.6kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds

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    The female lead's pampered life since childhood

24. 24 军 Military Marriage So Sweet: Reborn, I Tear the Transmigrator Into a Book Apart 军婚超宠，重生后我手撕穿书女 The Moon Is No Longer Whole月不圆了Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [1970s + military marriage + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + devoted husband + face-slapping the villains + storage space] In her previous life, Yun Shan was so heartbroken and despairing after her husband died that she passed away young. Her three-year-old daughter was despised by her mother-in-law, then adopted by a transmigrated heroine, who was every bit as cruel as an evil stepmother. She abused and beat the little girl, who died young by drowning while trying to save the heroine 374Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

25. 25 大 After the Powerful Man's Wicked Ex-Wife Awakens, She Is Spoiled Rotten 大佬的恶毒前妻觉醒后，被宠上天 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + sweet romance + slow-paced devotion as she raises her husband and children + face-slapping the scumbag and his mistress + blackening the original heroine + pure satisfaction!] (The rating has only just come in, so it may be a little low at first. It’ll rise later. Updates are steady, so feel free to dive in.) [Top graduate and class monitor of the Men’s Virtue Program vs. a bright, bold little firecracker who’s spoiled rotten and proud of it] Only after Zhu Mingyue died di 10.3kReads8.0Score81814d adds
26. 26 搬 I Cleared Out the Countryside, and the Strongest Army Rogue Fell for Me at First Sight 搬空下乡，被最强军痞一见钟情 Sea Rises, Moon Appears海升月Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Faithful couples + military marriage + strong heroine + putting scumbags in their place + refuses to be pushed around + supernatural abilities + spatial storage] Gu Li, a powerful user of lightning, metal, and wood abilities in the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful young woman in 1970s Shanghai, despised by her family. The poor girl has a selfish older brother, a vicious younger sister who plots to sell her to an abusive man for money, and cruel parents. As they bargain over 18.6kReads7.9Score2.4k14d adds
27. 27 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 45.8kReads9.2Score5.7k14d adds
28. 28 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.4kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
29. 29 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 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 23.2kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
30. 30 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Kicking My Scumbag Ex to the Curb and Becoming a Mogul's Darling 重生九零脚踹渣男做大佬心尖宝 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + love after marriage + warm and healing + everyday child-rearing + everyday wealth-building] Only after Juzi died did she learn that she was a character in a tragic romance. In the story, she gave birth to a daughter, only to be looked down on by her mother-in-law and resented by her good-for-nothing husband for not bearing a son. He was even secretly seeing the factory director’s daughter. Unable to take it any longer, Juzi divorced him and took her daughter with her. 3.7kReads9.2Score34614d adds

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    In the novel "Very Sweet and Beautiful Orange," Orange is reborn in 1989, returning to the day she married her scumbag husband. After dumping him, she proposes to Fang Yong, who was then a hoodlum. Fang Yong responds with "I'll marry you after one kiss," and the two become husband and wife. In this life, Orange not only finds love but also achieves her dream of becoming a top fashion designer in China.

31. 31 穿 Reborn as an Early-Death Cannon Fodder, the Villain Boss Coaxes Me into Marrying Him 穿成早死炮灰，反派大佬哄我嫁他 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Meng Dongqing makes a big move as soon as she transmigrates: she sleeps with a man on behalf of the original owner. The original owner had been in a relationship for three years, saving herself and dreaming of marrying her boyfriend and spending her life with him. But as soon as he got what he wanted, he cut ties with the woman who had been useful to him. He dumped her and even thought he’d be getting a raw deal unless he slept with her first. Meng Dongqing cripples the scumbag with a kick. When 6.5kReads8.2Score54014d adds

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    I stayed up all night to finish this novel, and everyone was completely silent while reading it. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

32. 32 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Su Xia's Life Raising Kids 穿越六零，苏夏的养崽生活 Half Past Noon半午Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Having Children + Stockpiling Supplies + Raising Kids + Everyday Life + Retirement] Su Xia, a modern office worker, has the same dream several nights in a row. A few days later, she gains a pocket dimension and senses that she is about to transmigrate. She starts stockpiling all kinds of supplies, then takes her pocket dimension with her as she transmigrates to the famine-stricken 1960s. An older unmarried woman becomes a young married “mother who starved to 12kReads8.0Score98714d adds

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    Personally, I feel the author's writing improved as the story progressed. The first half was somewhat glossed over, lacking detail and resembling a narrative, but the later parts became much more immersive. Plus, it's the kind of satisfying story I enjoy—the female lead doesn't suffer any losses and doesn't have to hide or restrain her personality; she does whatever makes her happy. It also includes the daily life of raising a child, which I love. It's fantastic! I've been following it since around 300,000 words! I'm begging the author for ten consecutive chapters!!!

33. 33 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 56kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds

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    You can give it a try, it's alright, it's a lighthearted read.

34. 34 七 The 1970s: After Remarrying, the Lazy Mom Raises Six Kids! 七零：改嫁后，懒妈养了六个娃！ Little Grass by the Field田边小草Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Blended family + heartwarming child-rearing + parenting guide + no toxic relatives + well-behaved kids] Zhang Xiuhua was reborn in 1975, just after her educated youth husband abandoned her. Now she had to raise two children alone. In her previous life, after Zhang Xiuhua remarried, her second husband was full of schemes and her in-laws were unkind. To support the family, she had no choice but to work in a big city. Her children were left behind and grew up badly, and she regretted it deeply! 13.5kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds

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    The first book features a protagonist who raises six children. The second book features a selfish female protagonist who manages to balance her career and raising her children.

35. 35 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 28.1kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
36. 36 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 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds

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    This book is just for fun.

37. 37 六 In the 1960s, the Young Educated Youth Takes Back Her Body and Goes on a Rampage 六零，小知青夺回身体后缺大德了 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads + space + scheming + never takes abuse + both leads are wonderfully outrageous] When Jiang Sheng is eighteen, trouble strikes her family and she is forced to move to the countryside. Her family has prepared everything for her, so she isn’t worried. But despite all their precautions, she never expects an accident to rob her of control over her body and send her to a strange place. They call it the twenty-first century? She goes from confusion and panic to adapting, t 33kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is someone who loves herself first, and then loves others.

38. 38 我 I'm the Family Babysitter in a Period Novel 我在年代文里当德华 Daydreaming Little Tangyuan发呆的小汤圆Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted A bold, outgoing heroine × a hero who starts out refined and gentle, then falls hard Li Qingxiu transmigrates into a period novel as the younger sister-in-law of its tragic heroine. When her family tries to marry her off to a widower in exchange for a bride price, Li Qingxiu pretends to be crazy, kicks and punches her way through them, then bundles up her bedding and heads off to be her tragic sister-in-law’s own personal Dehua. At her sister-in-law’s home, she meets the older brother, who’s an 22.8kReads8.4Score2.7k14d adds
39. 39 误 Mistakenly Landing in the 1980s: Am I the Sister-in-Law Who Dies Young? 误入八零：我成早死的小姨子？ Mei Lv莓吕Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 971Reads8.2Score10414d adds
40. 40 年 In the Seventies, I Sent Five Boys to College 年代，送五个男孩考大学 Compose the Long Wind谱长风Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted The six people who had once been strangers to one another formed a special “family” in the lively, bustling Sweetwater Lane. Qian Rongrong became the backbone of the family. She worked hard to earn money, sent them to college, helped them open a clinic and start a clothing factory, and led the boys as they struggled to make their way through the tide of reform and opening up. 52Reads6.8Score—14d adds
41. 41 王 Wang Xiaoli's Sixties 王小荔的六十年代 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + pocket dimension + period drama + rural Northeast China (Lu Huaijin is an important character, but not the male lead) When she wakes up one morning, modern-day office drone Wang Xiaoli has become the “chubby girl” of Wangjia Village in the Northeast in the 1960s. Her family is dirt poor, and from the start she's burning with a fever and on the brink of death. Luckily, her little pocket dimension has transmigrated with her! Life in Wangjia Village is lively: a tou 18.5kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
42. 42 失 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
43. 43 穿 I Became the Heroine's Obsession in a Period Novel 穿成年代文女主的心头刺 Long Ya龙芽Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Zhao Xueying, an older single woman in the modern era, suddenly gained a pocket dimension and became obsessed with the theory that the apocalypse was coming. She spent everything she had stockpiling supplies, only to accidentally transmigrate into a period novel as a fake-sweet villainess with the same name. The reborn heroine repeatedly ground her into the dirt, then easily knocked her out of the game. Zhao Xueying’s take: Isn’t life beautiful? Aren’t handsome young men irresistible? The heroin 1.9kReads8.0Score12514d adds
44. 44 穿 Transmigrated as the Young Aunt in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的小婶婶 Candy Ball Mama糖球麻麻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigrate into a book + fictional era setting + golden finger + everyday family life] Gu Lanzhi wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated. After listening to her mother-in-law, who has been helping her through her postpartum recovery, she realizes that she hasn't just transmigrated: she's landed inside an era novel. She's become the male lead's wealthy but wicked little aunt by marriage. What the heck? Wealthy and wicked? His little aunt? But it's still early, and the s 5.5kReads8.7Score29414d adds
45. 45 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.8kReads9.0Score44514d adds
46. 46 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 59kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds
47. 47 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds
48. 48 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.3kReads9.2Score43414d adds
49. 49 七 The 1970s: I Became the Pitiful Foil to the Heroine 七零：我成了女主对照组的小可怜 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Space + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Farming + 1970s + Devoted Couple + Patriotism] Yuan Zhi was a core member of the Quick Transmigration Division. She’d finally saved enough points to retire~ When she woke up, she’d become a pitiful cannon-fodder girl in the 1970s, covered in injuries and destined to be the tragic foil to the female lead. Living under someone else’s roof? Scrawny and ugly? No mother’s love, and an unknown father? No! She’d watch the drama, enjoy the gossip, 669Reads8.7Score10014d adds
50. 50 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds

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