Looking for Historical Era Novels Where the Female Lead Cuts Off Trouble at the Root and Acts Decisively 求女主斩草除根，快刀斩乱麻，不拖泥带水的年代文

1. 1 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 12.1kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   Jujuju is good-looking, sober heroine, hurry up and chase her!!!😍😚😘

2. 2 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 4.5kReads9.3Score437Shelves
3. 3 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 107.8kReads9.5Score12.9kShelves
4. 4 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 45.2kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves
5. 5 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. 126.7kReads9.5Score10kShelves

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   This book came to mind after reading your request. You can play N, the heroine is very decisive and never sloppy.

6. 6 糙 The Rugged Army Guy Is Irresistible, but His Wife's Family Ends Up in Ruins 糙汉军哥好撩人，娇妻全家火葬场 Crazy Little Wangba疯狂小王叭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + rugged military man + beautiful educated youth + pocket dimension + everyday life] Zhou Tingting was born strong enough to move mountains. When she opened her eyes, she found herself as a disposable background character in a sweet period romance. Her mother, stepfather, and stepsister's family were all up to no good. They tricked her out of her job and took her home. After squeezing every last bit of value out of her, they sent her off to the countryside. The original Zhou 9kReads8.9Score713Shelves

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   All of the following can show no mercy to enemies:

7. 7 重 Reborn and Doted on by Her Family: Returning to the 1970s with a Pocket Dimension Full of Supplies 重生团宠：带着空间物资回七零 Zhu Xiaobao朱小包Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Xia He kept dreaming that she had returned to life decades in the past. Thinking the dreams were a warning, she filled her portable space with supplies. When she woke up, she had indeed transmigrated into the world from her dreams. If she couldn’t split off from the family, she’d find someone to adopt her. She put awful people in their place, dealt with scumbags, made her way through the black market, and rode the winds of reform and the waves of the new era to build a thriving career. The only 1.8kReads8.3Score194Shelves
8. 8 敢 Dare to Mess with Her? Even Passing Dogs Get Slapped Twice 敢惹她？路过的狗都得挨两巴掌 Half of Summer半边夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Romance] [Two powerful leads] [Feel-good revenge] [Pocket dimension] [Total annihilation] [She never takes a beating] Su Li is a tough woman. Just how tough? Tough enough to treat every troublemaking scumbag who comes after her like a monster to grind. If you disagree with her, she'll throw down. Cross her, and you'll regret it. Sometimes even a dog passing by gets smacked twice. There is romance, though the male lead appears rather late. The heroine is decisive and won't let 17.3kReads8.8Score2kShelves
9. 9 七 The ’70s Cannon Fodder Uses a Sign-In System to Coast to Victory 七零炮灰带签到系统一路开挂躺赢 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + System + pocket dimension + farming + a slightly goofy heroine who never lets a grudge go and always sees things clearly, a lovable little drama queen fresh out of acting school + a devoted, scheming male lead She was just stepping out to grab a meal when she disappeared. When she opened her eyes again, Ning Xiyue had transmigrated to the 1970s, into a period novel about a lucky, doted-on heroine. She was now a lovesick, cannon-fodder side character destined to hand th 12.7kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
10. 10 女 The Female Side Character Signs In as a Youth Sent Down to the Countryside and Coasts to Victory? I'll Work Myself to the Bone 女配知青签到躺赢？我非要内卷 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 55.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
11. 11 遗 After Being Abandoned and Brought Back to the Capital, She Freezes to Death 遗弃接回京城后，她却被活活冻死 Each Leaf Is Light as a Dream叶叶轻似梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: Reborn in the Cultivation World and Back in the 1970s: Kicking My Scumbag Father to the Countryside and Becoming the Family Darling [Beloved by all + military marriage + sweet romance + pocket dimension + alternate-era setting + a touch of fantasy] In her previous life, Jiang Yang was forced to take the place of a fake heiress and go to the countryside as an educated youth. After freezing to death, she transmigrated to the cultivation world. Who would have thought that flipp 7.2kReads9.0Score706Shelves
12. 12 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 150.5kReads9.3Score12.1kShelves
13. 13 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 53kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    The heroine relies on force to suppress all the villains without procrastination, and the hero has the imperial examination

14. 14 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 10kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Lovers of 1970s literature are in ecstasy ✨ "70s: I was sent to stay next door on my wedding night" is superb! The heroine lives in her 70s, encounters strange things on her wedding night, gets slapped in the face based on her skills, and becomes a group favorite. The plot is exciting and real, and it is more poignant without a golden finger. With a score of 9.1, You won't lose money if you invest, watch it~

15. 15 七 A Cute Little Darling in the 1970s? The Interstellar Big Shot Quietly Makes a Fortune 七零小可爱？星际大佬闷声发大财 You're My Little Sister你是我老妹儿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The modern-era arc is complete, so anyone who prefers finished stories can jump right in! A fiery little space-age pepper transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a little girl whose father doesn’t care for her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who’s been steeped in hardship. We don’t have the civilization of ancient Huaxia, so let’s get to work! Insults, bullying, abuse, beatings, and manipulation can all get lost! I’m going to live freely and brightly, and enjoy every moment of it. 2.6kReads8.6Score197Shelves

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    Kill the team at the beginning, no nonsense at all

16. 16 我 I'm a Psychopath! I'll Use My Pocket Dimension to Set My Whole Family Straight! 我，精神病！带空间整顿全家！ Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (New book out: Reborn in the Eighties, I Picked Up a Hong Kong Tycoon and Took Him for Everything) [Book Transmigration to a Period Setting] [Pocket Dimension] [Pregnant and Sent to the Countryside] [Genuinely Crazy, Born to Go Off the Rails] Zhu Zhuohua transmigrates into the villainess, who is pregnant and has been sent by her fiancé to a mental hospital for a little “reflection.” In the novel, the pampered heroine, whose parents died, is adopted by her mother’s first love, who is also the ori 9.1kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    Cool article, the heroine's mental state is super online, she can take action but never speak.

17. 17 人 A Human Weapon in the 1970s 人形武器在七零 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted In 1970, in Daba Village, the second daughter of the Feng family went to the hills behind the village to gather pig fodder, but tumbled down the mountainside and injured her brain. Then again, she had always been a simpleton, so no one cared whether the fall had made her any worse. The second child has always been the one most likely to be overlooked in a family, and the Fengs were no exception. The eldest, Feng Chun, was the family’s first daughter, ambitious and fiercely competitive. The third 7.2kReads9.2Score757Shelves

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    The heroine is not a holy mother, she will be poisoned to death when she encounters the best [laughing] [like]

18. 18 资 The Capitalist Matriarch's Family Hears Her Thoughts, and They Turn the Tables 资本家老太太被读心后，全家掀桌 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + spatial storage + mind-reading + punishing scumbags + adored by the family + devoted couple] Song Yutong transmigrates into a book, and things go disastrously wrong from the start. Her scumbag husband marries her, then fakes his own death, leaving her to be tormented and drained by his entire family. He even dumps four unwanted children on her and forces her to raise them. The eldest son is a mama's boy who hands all his wages over to his birth family, then 4.2kReads8.5Score418Shelves

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    Follow up, chronicle

19. 19 邪 An Evil Cultivator in the 1970s, Pregnant and Begged to Join the Establishment 邪修穿七零，挺着孕肚被求着入编 Hahaha121388哈哈哈121388Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s + Transmigration + Taking on the Horrible Relatives + Child Bride + An Unstoppable Female Lead Who’d Rather Throw Punches Than Argue] After transmigrating into the 1970s, Yu Lezhi, who had been single for 2,800 years, found herself made a child bride, five years older than her young husband. The day after they married, her young husband returned to his military unit. Less than half a year later, news arrived that he had died in the line of duty. At the terrible 2.1kReads8.2Score268Shelves
20. 20 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Made My Fortune with Crawfish 重生八零，我靠小龙虾发家致富 Gu Jiayue顾佳岳Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Lin Xiang'er abandoned the husband who had left soon after their wedding and got together with the man she loved, Zhao Qiang. She worked like a beast of burden for the Zhao family, only to be resented by her son and pushed into traffic by Zhao Qiang himself. Before she died, Lin Xiang'er learned that the boy was not her biological son, and that Zhao Qiang had been seeing another woman behind her back for decades. Reborn on her wedding day, Lin Xiang'er fled Zhao Qiang's bed 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine cuts the mess very neatly, but the key point is that the scumbag disagrees!

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Capitalist Heiress Can't Take the Slightest Hardship 穿越七零资本家小姐吃不了一点苦 Raised A Cat养了只猫Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + Period + space + revenge on scum + fictional setting + stern, devoted soldier king × all-around heiress who refuses to suffer] Wen Zhixia transmigrates from the apocalypse into the body of a capitalist heiress in another time and place, someone who shares her name. The pampered heiress doesn’t know how to fight back and is cruelly killed by her own family! Now that Wen Zhixia has taken over her body, she won’t put up with any of it. Compared with the kind and timid heiress, 12.6kReads8.5Score981Shelves

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    Military marriage + era + space + abuse + isolation + cold-faced and affectionate soldier king vs. The all-powerful eldest lady who doesn't endure hardships. Wen Zhixia can't bear it at all, and she must avenge herself. [The God of Birds Eats] [The Gods of Birds Eat] [The Gods of Birds Eat] You can go to the countryside, but you won't suffer a little bit. Before going to the countryside, she had to settle the ledger and not let go of anyone who owed her money. Empty the scumbag's little treasury, punish the stepmother who plotted against her, and teach the ungrateful people a lesson. [The God of Bird Food][The God of Bird Food][The God of Bird Food] In the end, I still don't forget to chase my fiancé thousands of miles away. Scream, that dog man with only one breath left on the ground is her fiancé? It's not that he hasn't fulfilled the engagement, it's that he can't do it anymore...

22. 22 命 Was I Destined for a Military Marriage? She Married Him Anyway 命中注定要军婚？这个男人她嫁了 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 60.8kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves

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    Time Travel-Era-Sweet Pet-Space

23. 23 六 The Sixties: I Join Forces with My Sweet, Scheming Husband to Reach the Top 六零之携手绿茶娇夫走上巅峰 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Super Strength + Soldier] [A powerful, domineering, and wealthy heroine + a beautiful, delicate, scheming male lead] Shu Xin is a powerful woman born in the apocalypse. Armed with an overpowered cheat, she is reborn in the 1960s of a parallel world. Here, she finds a loving family, and achieves success in both her career and her love life. The male lead, Luo Yue, is a delicate young gentleman who transmigrated from an ancient matriarchal so 13.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Shu Xin, a strong woman born in the apocalypse, drove a powerful plug-in and was reborn in the 1960s in a parallel world, where she gained not only family but also career and love. The male protagonist Luo Yue is a squeamish son-in-law who came from ancient times. His goal is to find a strong wife in the new world as a long-term meal ticket. The female protagonist has a smooth life. She is always great without any downturns. The eldest female protagonist is not abusive.

24. 24 呆 My Simpleminded Husband Became an Officer and Keeps Kissing His Pregnant Wife Silly 呆傻老公变军官，追着亲懵小孕妻 A Long Time with You漫长与你Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [1970s + System + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple + Running Away While Pregnant] Shen Tang wakes up in the body of a fake heiress who is a doomed side character in a period novel. Her biological parents have abducted her and are forcing her to marry a fool. At this point, Shen Tang has only one thought: she has to escape. But her adoptive parents have found their real daughter, and her biological parents are rotten to the core. Where can she run? In the end, Shen Tang decides to stay 2.6kReads9.0Score219Shelves

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    Super super super beautiful

25. 25 到 Only When She Died Did She Learn That the Cold-Faced Officer Cried for Her Every Night 到死她才知，冷面军官为她夜夜哭 A Thousand Pears in a Dream一梦千梨Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Ran Jinnian was fair-skinned, beautiful, and charmingly sweet. On the day she married Lu Jinyuan, she made a fatal mistake and ran off with a scumbag. In the end, she died on the streets of Guang City. Reborn in the 1970s, she returned to the day of her wedding to Lu Jinyuan. The broad-shouldered, slim-waisted man in his military uniform pinned on a large red flower and held out his hand to her. “I will.” She swore that in this life, she would build a good life with him. Lu Jinyuan came from a g 5kReads8.4Score602Shelves
26. 26 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 17.2kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The heroine was very straightforward and directly dealt with the best family members. There is space for the male protagonist and the female protagonist to fall in love over time

27. 27 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 53.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    The first book I read: In the previous life, a scumbag made a whole family "suddenly rich" and then was reborn.

28. 28 别 Don’t Mess with His Sweet Little Pear 别惹他的乖乖小甜梨 Seven Strawberries七颗草莓Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available! [Childhood friends + starting from childhood + male lead is reborn + coming-of-age romance] [Sweet, frail girl vs. possessive madman who constantly fears losing her] Shen Lichu was an orphan with no one to rely on. She’d been frail since childhood, like a porcelain doll that might shatter at the slightest touch. And yet, despite being so delicate, she was someone no one in Wangjing dared to provoke. Pei Yu was every bit the crown prince of the capital’s el 114.3kReads9.1Score22.4kShelves

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    Childhood sweethearts + twins + starting from lower case

29. 29 平 The Past of an Ordinary Life 平凡人生过往 Ox Born in 198585年的牛Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You're welcome to 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looks good, keep up the good work

30. 30 知 A Reborn Educated Youth’s Two-Lifetime Military Marriage 知青重生之两世军婚 Qu Linglong曲玲珑Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, No Space, No System, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] One scheme tied two people’s lives together. Reborn in the 1970s, Zhu Xiaomin is determined to scheme her way back. First, she’ll set free the other unlucky soul who’s just like her. Second, she’ll tear that scumbag apart. But things seem to be slipping out of her control. The unlucky one came rolling back on his own and won’t leave, no matter how much she tries to drive him away. Well then… she’ll keep him. “I’ll protect you thi 17.4kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    This is very good

31. 31 重 Reborn in the 1970s: From the Start, I Take Over a Stunning Wife 重生70年代，开局接盘美艳娇妻 Author Little White Dragon in the Waves作者浪里小白龙Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + hunting and farming + no System] After an accident, special forces soldier Lu Feng was reborn in Northeast China in 1975, in the body of a drunken, abusive scumbag of a husband. Faced with his wife and daughter, both covered in bruises and looking pitiful, he decided to take responsibility without hesitation. He picked up a hunting bow and headed into the mountains, determined to use his skills to carve out a way for them to survive in an era when human lives were wor 19.9kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Very good [smile]

32. 32 年 Period: A Battle for Husbands Among the Children of High-Ranking Officials 年代：高干子弟夺夫大战 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period novel + 1990s]+ [Family life]+ [No golden finger + native-born protagonist] Lin Daoxi was deliberately abandoned at birth, and her cousin Gao Qing took her place as the biological daughter of the family. With everything going wrong from the start, Lin Daoxi was penniless, plain-looking, and dealt a terrible hand. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother had broken the law, her younger brother was timid, and she had dropped out of school. When Lin Daoxi announced she was going to R 13kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    The growth history of the heroine, the plot is compact, not procrastinating, and very interesting

33. 33 五 Military Marriage in the 1950s: The Doomed Officer Spoils Me Rotten 五零军婚：被必死军官大佬宠上天 I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Transmigrate Into a Book + Body Transmigration + Spirit Spring Space + Growing Heroine] [The heroine is involuntarily shuttled between the world of a novel and reality.] [Reality tears through the dimensional wall! A slightly antisocial art student × a military officer destined to die early in a novel] P.S. The heroine grows over time and is stubborn to the core. Once she makes up her mind, not even ten oxen could drag her away from it. Lu Jinyi transmigrates into the serial 1.7kReads8.5Score224Shelves
34. 34 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Villainess Is a Gangster Heiress 穿书七零，恶毒女配是黑道大小姐 Six Colors六个颜色Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted [Female-led possessive romance, doting on the wife without limit] Jiang Ning transmigrates into a book as the heroine's vicious stepsister. She steals the heroine's job. She steals the heroine's father's affection, and then the heroine's man. She pushes the heroine down the stairs and leaves her disabled, making her the most evil of all. From the start, she's facing prison time, along with a terrible mother and a good-for-nothing younger sister. System: Host, I advise you to be kind. Don't resis 976Reads6.4Score105Shelves

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    This not only cuts the grass and roots, but also has a bit of forced love. There is a plot of brothers turning against each other, but they both love the heroine. It's beautiful. I love watching it.

35. 35 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Fake Heiress Wakes Up and Stops Chasing Him! 六零军婚：假千金觉醒后不舔了！ Luo Qingfu落青蚨Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Fake Heiress and Real Heiress + Rebirth + Satisfying Revenge + Military Marriage + Spatial Dimension + Coastal Foraging and Fishing + Warm, Sweet Romance Later On] “I want to marry into the Zhou family!” The moment Shi Lanlan said those words, Qiao Qingqing knew she'd been reborn just like her. In her previous life, the Shi mother had maliciously switched the babies. Shi Lanlan had been the beloved darling of the Qiao family for eighteen years, while Qiao Qingqing had lived like a dog in the Sh 4.3kReads8.8Score554Shelves
36. 36 房 Real Estate Storm 房产风暴 Morning Glow Yaoyao晨曦妖妖21k WordsCompleted Real Estate Storm —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is by no means sloppy

37. 37 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 27.6kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    The heroine in the first book is a psychologist and later becomes a university psychology teacher; the heroine in the second book returns after being reborn, away from her parents who are confused, and she and the hero try their best to change the lives of ordinary people today.

38. 38 人 Gentleness in This World: A Pure Heart Honors the Moon Above the Mountains and Rivers 人间温婉：素心已敬山河月 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 31.9kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
39. 39 民 A Dream of Republican-Era China 民国一梦 Golden Glittering Ox and Horse金闪闪牛马Modern Romance467k WordsCompleted You Xiao transmigrates into a family that favors sons over daughters. Using her golden finger, she fights to survive in these turbulent times and slaughters the Japanese invaders, carving out a path through bloodshed. I hope reading this novel feels easy and relaxing, and that it helps you pass the time. 34Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    The heroine is not a virgin. Emotions are not the main thread. New author. It's pretty good to pass the time.

40. 40 时 Time Rewinds to 1959 时光回溯1959 Golden Glittering Ox and Horse金闪闪牛马Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Qian Duo is an ordinary white-collar worker in the city. A prize draw, a pocket dimension, and time reversal She returns to her parents’ childhood and changes her family’s fate. There is a romance, but it isn’t a major focus. Please bear with me. Writing isn’t easy, so thank you all for your support! Much appreciated. 595Reads8.2Score—Shelves
41. 41 重 Reborn in the 1980s 重生八零 You Jinzi尤金子Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted One moment, she was happily being a housewife. The next, she discovered her soul had left her body. She wanted to watch her children live happy lives to the very end, but the more she watched, the angrier she became. She hated herself for being so blind and failing to see people for who they were, mistaking a scumbag for a treasure and ruining her children's lives... Since Heaven itself couldn't bear to watch and gave her a second chance at life, just wait and see how she'll build a fortune, fli 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this book is more suitable. The heroine is not sloppy at all.

42. 42 重 A Second Chance at Life, We Owe Each Other Nothing 重来一世，两不相欠 Meow in the Same Key异曲同工的喵喵10k WordsCompleted Starting over in this life, we owe each other nothing. 60.9kReads—Score208Shelves

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    Cool, weeds grow by their roots

43. 43 灾 Famine! The Eight-Year-Old Eldest Sister Leads Her Pregnant Mother to Safety 灾年！八岁长姐带孕母逃荒 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 42.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
44. 44 全 My Whole Family Is the Worst? So What? I’m Reborn and Ready to Go Crazy 全家极品？无所谓，我重生发疯 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 47kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
45. 45 怒 Taming the Abyss in a Raging Sea 怒海镇渊 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 209.3kReads9.6Score26kShelves
46. 46 全 My Family Can Hear My Thoughts and Goes on a Killing Spree, While I Just Focus on Feeding 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 17.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
47. 47 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 57kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves

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    All three books are very good, and I prefer the period novels.

48. 48 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 53.2kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves
49. 49 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Washed the Sheets 新婚夜，冷面军官洗床单 Meat Sauce Dumpling肉酱团子Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted The ratings came in on Singles’ Day, and they started out a little low. They’ll gradually rise, though~ [Military marriage in a bygone era + sweet beauty VS stone-faced officer + devoted husband + cozy everyday life] She transmigrates into a book on her wedding night. They’ve barely finished when he wants to run away? Jiang Muning raised an eyebrow. “In your dreams!” When she woke up, she discovered that her archenemy, who was supposed to have died with her in an avalanche, had also transmigrate 9kReads9.0Score692Shelves
50. 50 末 The Doomsday Queen Has Quadruplets in a Period Novel 末世女王在年代文里一胎四宝 Silence8沉默8Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (This story is entirely fictional. Please don’t compare it with history!) Qin Xiaoxiao, a tough-as-nails woman from the apocalypse, wakes up as Qin Youzhi, a soft and sweet young educated youth who has just been sent to the countryside. She discovers she has entered a novel called Reborn, She Is Doted on by a Tough Guy, where she is a cannon-fodder supporting character. Qin Youzhi decides to stay away from the heroine and hero, but for some reason, the hero keeps running into her! What’s going o 10.9kReads8.9Score739Shelves

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