Female-Oriented Period Pieces With No Romance 无cp年代女频文

1. 1 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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   The first book was about transmigrating into a novel and becoming friends with the original female lead; the second book was about a little interstellar kid who transmigrated to the 1970s.

2. 2 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Family Member Who Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 七零团宠科技兴国 Little Round Yuan圆小圆呀Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 8.3kReads9.4Score686Shelves
3. 3 七 The 1970s: My Little One Gets Rich With a Shameless System 七零：崽崽靠着缺德系统暴富啦！ May We Last as Long as the Moon随明月而长终Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed (Era Setting + No Romance + Truly Little Kid Protagonist + Mischievous Kid + Clueless + No Catfighting) (Daily Life + System + Lucky Charm + Beloved by All + Only Child + Olympic Champion) Original title: The 1970s: The Kid Gets Rich with a System Full of Flaws! P.S. After chapter 42, there are basically no awful people. There aren’t many in the early chapters either, just two, and they won’t keep showing up. Told mainly from the kid’s point of view, full of her daily life, with lots a 16.8kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
4. 4 至 Nothing Is Greater Than Being There for You 至高无上是陪伴 E XiaokongE小空Modern Romance107k WordsCompleted [A modern-day Wu Zetian] + [China's PRADA queen] + [a radiant version of Yeon-jin] + [Bai Yinxi with a lucky streak] A textbook for women's growth: savor other people's stories and see your own life more clearly. [The mark of an era] + [social conflicts] + [the winds of change] + [astrological chart analysis] A guide to marital bliss: minor characters are trapped by love, while the leading lady roams free across mountains and seas. Beneath the umbrella, Jiangnan is thick with spring rain, A pap 1Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   We hope that women will see their own potential strength.

5. 5 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 96.3kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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   It's really good. The female lead is bound to a system that claims to be rich but heartless. She gets slapped in the face, and then receives a large sum of money back within a limited time, which she must use up. It's hilarious, and overall very good.

6. 6 星 The Interstellar Number One Card Master 星际第一卡牌师 There's a Temple in the South南边有个庙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Superpowers + Leveling Up + Academy + Tournaments + No Romance] No male lead. The heroine is a hardworking powerhouse who rises through the ranks. Qi Ning transmigrates into the body of an F-rank slacker in her final year of junior high, about to take the high school entrance exam. In this world, superpowers are flashy, but her cards are just as cool. Wait, the interstellar college entrance exam is a team battle?! Looking at her pitifully weak mental talent, Qi Ning falls sile 22.2kReads8.7Score3kShelves

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   Go see all the good ones.

7. 7 恶 After Being Exiled, the Villain's Wicked Wife Finds Her HE 恶毒女配流放后和反派夫君he了 Jin Ersan San今二三三Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Exile + wilderness survival + farming + transmigrate into a book (TV drama) + both virgins, one-on-one sweet romance] Lu Ye, a wilderness survival enthusiast, transmigrates into a hit TV drama she once watched. The drama features a hugely popular villain, Fu Shuangzhi. A man of unmatched talent and strategy, Fu Shuangzhi is falsely accused and exiled along with his entire family. After his exile, he loses every last one of his loved ones. The gentleman once as lovely as jade becomes a vengeful 6.4kReads8.8Score834Shelves
8. 8 嫁 She Marries a Disabled Officer and Is Doted On, While the Real Heiress Regrets It to Her Core 嫁残疾军官被娇宠，真千金悔断肠 A Thousand Bananas, a Hundred Charms千蕉百媚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + ability space + fake and real heiresses + later joins the army] The moment she opens her eyes, Song Jia, a woman from the apocalypse with wood and space abilities, finds herself transmigrated into the fake heiress of a capitalist family in a period novel. In the original story, her adoptive parents, who truly love her, are sent away for reeducation, while her biological parents only want to sell her for money. Her city boyfriend cheats her 3.7kReads8.7Score562Shelves

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   After catching her breath, Wang Fengying waved to Li Xinrong, who was following beside her, and said, "Second wife, I can't run anymore. You go and bring her back to me."

9. 9 八 The 1980s: When an International Student Becomes Chinese 八零：当留子变成华裔 The King Is a Cat大王是只喵Modern Romance784k WordsCompleted [Post-2000s + No CP, Multiple Male Companions + Two-Faced Green Tea + Talks Nonsense + Invincible Jinx + Slight Supernatural Elements + MAX Luck] Most people who transmigrated were poor at worst. Duan Danqing nearly starved to death. To sum it up: a dad in prison, a sick mom, an edgy little brother, a sister with autism, and her, nearly starved to death. It doesn’t get much worse than that from the start. She already hated bland Western food, and now she had to eat it for the rest of her life. O 5.2kReads8.9Score427Shelves

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   These are all female-oriented novels without romantic pairings. The second one is about male companionship; the female lead has no romantic partner and is a strong female protagonist.

10. 10 六 Making My Fortune in the 1960s 六十年代之我发家致富了 Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s, when even food and clothing are hard to come by? Su He says, “I'm not worried. I've been prepared for this.” What? She's transmigrated into a book set in the 1960s? Su He, a minor character, says, “No problem. I'll just stay on the sidelines and quietly make a fortune.” What? The original heroine wants to fleece her? Su He clutches her secret identity close and says, “I really only have this little bit. No one can find out my big secret.” (Author's disclaimer: This no 3.2kReads7.9Score191Shelves
11. 11 七 In the 1970s, Both Studying and Cooking Can Bring Glory to the Nation 七零，读书与掌大勺都能为国争光 Yao Shanshan姚闪闪Modern Romance477k WordsCompleted [Family Life, Slow-Burn Days, a Heroine Devoted to the Party and Her Career! No Romance, Scientific Research, Patriotism!] Her golden finger is an upgraded memory ability… Unlocking a memory palace! She transmigrates to the 1970s, just as the college entrance exams are reinstated. While everyone else studies hard for university, He Yangmiao transmigrates into the body of an elementary school student and has to start with “A, O, E” and “one plus one”… She scored only 208 on the modern college e 987Reads7.4Score101Shelves
12. 12 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 42.6kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    The plot of this book is relatively reasonable, and it's not particularly childish or idiotic. Most importantly, it's both enjoyable and hilarious; I couldn't stop smiling. Personally, I think it's one of the better books on Tomato, and after reading it, I feel like I can't find a better female-oriented novel.

13. 13 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    I just finished reading this book, and it definitely fits the mold of a female-oriented novel set in an era without romantic pairings. The female lead initially joins the military and later enters politics, juggling both roles.

14. 14 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.9kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves

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    These three books are as follows: 🌵🌵🌵 The first one involves a protagonist who transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a spy with the help of a system. However, due to dimensional limitations, the female protagonist leaves early. 🌲🌲🌲 The second one features a top-tier transformation system (actually a child-raising system) and a transmigrated twin brother (actually a powerful cultivator with a powerful father figure). The original child stays away from her lucky cousin, reborn cousin, and transmigrated neighbor to avoid becoming cannon fodder. 🌴🌴🌴 The third one features a girl named Er Ya who learns from her transmigrated neighbor that her future is bleak. Determined to give up playing games and focus on her studies, she eventually becomes a powerful figure.

15. 15 七 A Little Cannon Fodder’s Growth Diary in the 1970s 七零年代，炮灰小豆丁的成长日记 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family squabbles + cozy coming-of-age slice of life + family bonds + native-born young heroine + adorable child + no romance... too many elements to list. A chaotic mix of transmigration and rebirth. If you don’t like it, don’t read. Ensemble cast focus.] Four-and-a-half-year-old Chen Manyue is bound to a System, which tells her that her whole family is a bunch of troublemakers. Her father, Chen Zhongyi, may have “loyalty and righteousness” in his name, but he’s actually hot-te 13.3kReads8.6Score3kShelves
16. 16 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.6kReads9.0Score585Shelves
17. 17 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.8kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    This is a non-CP (couple) story. The only downside is that the author makes quite a few typos. [Explore]

18. 18 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6kShelves

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    Female-oriented novels naturally include works featuring visually appealing characters!

19. 19 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 24.6kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
20. 20 老 Mom, You Protect the Country, and I’ll Protect You! 老妈，你守护国家，我守护你！ Cheng Ge Fei Cai Gan成个废材甘Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted (Inspired by my favorite drama. There’s no romance in the main story; I might consider it for the bonus chapters. The focus is a mother-daughter story.) As a child, Lu Shian had a difficult relationship with her mother after her parents divorced. She always thought her mother had abandoned her. When she grew up and entered the same line of work as her mother, serving to protect her country, she gradually discovered that her mother had had her reasons for leaving all those years ago! Scene One: “ 1.5kReads9.1Score137Shelves
21. 21 惊 Shocking! After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Child's Mother 惊爆！穿书后我成了孩子他妈 Granny Ni妮嬷嬷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: Commander, Your Baby Is from Ten Years in the Future [Period drama transmigration + marriage first, love later + family life + adorable baby + marriage to bring good fortune] The instant she receives her college admission letter, Qi Shiyu finds herself standing at the gates of a school in 1985. She's become a high school senior, with only three months left before the college entrance exams. She's transmigrated into a book. She thought she'd been cast as an insignifican 31.5kReads7.9Score4.9kShelves
22. 22 老 Granny Quit Her Job to Become a Nanny, Then Took the Whole Household by Storm 老太太裸辞做保姆家里家外杀疯了 Su Hehuan苏合欢Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing The drama adaptation, I Became a Legend as a Housekeeper After Retirement, is now streaming on Hongguo. [No CP] [Family and everyday life] [No golden finger] [Gets rich by working as a housekeeper for powerful people] [Leaves her husband and abandons her son and daughter] [Dotes on her daughter-in-law and granddaughter] [Silver-haired heroine] [Quits her job to become a housekeeper] [Plus-size, plain-looking heroine with a laid-back attitude] [Absolutely refuses to lose weight] In her previous l 25.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    Super good! This is the first time I've ever followed an unfinished novel.

23. 23 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 9.8kReads9.3Score805Shelves

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    This kind of historical fiction is worth reading.

24. 24 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: My Mother-in-Law from the 1960s Is Reborn 古穿今，六零婆婆是重生的 Qing Mu青 沐Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + princely manor pocket dimension + reincarnated as a baby + ordinary male lead + reborn mother-in-law + mother-in-law with a beauty-enhancing golden finger + everyday family life] Wang Xiaoxuan, an illegitimate daughter of a prince’s household, was pushed down the stairs and killed. By the time she regained her memories, she had been reborn and her new family was too poor to eat or dress warmly. She missed her past life terribly, and then the image of the princ 3.1kReads7.7Score288Shelves

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    I read these books a long time ago, so I don't even know if they have any romantic pairings. Basically, anything added to my bookshelf is worth reading, but there are some I just couldn't get into. These are basically the only readable books I've read out of all the historical fiction I've read. If you're interested, you can check them out yourselves. I'm just recommending them; don't blame me if you don't like them!

25. 25 护 The Protector of the Nation, the Eldest Princess, Raises Hell in the 1950s 护国长公主在五十年代撒泼打滚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted After the Guardian Princess died peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a small mountain village. There was a young man in the village who wanted to go fight the Japanese, but his parents refused because he wasn’t married and had no children. The young man went to the princess for help. After thinking it over, she agreed. Once the princess became pregnant, the young man left. And then he never sent word again. As soon as the country was founded, the princess set out on a journey to find her hu 18.5kReads8.8Score2kShelves
26. 26 好 The Fearsome Female Soldier King Spoils That Pretty Boy 好端端的女兵王，就宠那个小白脸 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance855k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Soldier King, Strong Female Lead and Weak Male Lead] Lin Ye, a general from a matriarchal world, arrives in this strange place. To support her family, she has no choice but to follow the path she's taken before and become a soldier once again. A spoiled rich kid in modern society knows he has no abilities, so he wants to find a strong woman to support him. They hit it off at once. Marriage! They have to get married! 8.7kReads8.0Score945Shelves
27. 27 穿 Transmigrating Through a Parade of Mothers-in-Law 穿越之婆婆大集锦 Golden-Skinned Persimmon金皮柿子Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Fang Cheng is unwillingly cast as one outrageous mother-in-law after another: the mother-in-law in an imperial-exam novel who sells her grandchildren to fund her younger son’s exams; the mother-in-law in a household-intrigue novel who pressures her son and daughter-in-law into taking her niece as a favored concubine; and the mother-in-law who demands good food and drink while fleeing famine. In short, she’s the worst of the worst. 8.1kReads9.0Score819Shelves
28. 28 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 11.6kReads8.6Score827Shelves
29. 29 快 Quick Transmigration: A Journey to Build Wealth and Make Dreams Come True 快穿之敛财圆梦之旅 A Zhen Na阿珍呐Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Aliens caused Jin Caicai to die an innocent death while conducting illegal experiments? No way. I want compensation, and lots of it!!! What? I can be hired to transmigrate through countless small worlds, travel for work, and get a travel allowance? I'm in! Jin Caicai rubbed her chin. Actually, dating someone along the way wouldn't be so bad… Warning: There isn't just one male lead, and some worlds have no CP. This is an attempt by an author who's bad at romance to charge straight at the tiger's 1.9kReads7.8Score150Shelves
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: Rewriting a Cannon-Fodder's Life 快穿之改写炮灰人生 I Love the Rain Lily爱尔风雨兰Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted No fixed pairing. Stories set in various eras, including Qing transmigration, dating shows, and the apocalypse, with a space. Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a refined self-interest seeker. The tone is light and cheerful. She never lets anyone take advantage of her, and she is no saint! Tang Tiantian, an ordinary office worker, was in a car accident on her way home from work. Luckily, she was bound to a System and given a chance to be reborn. After somehow passing the new recruit assessment, 6.5kReads8.4Score547Shelves
31. 31 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1950s and Leaking My Inner Thoughts, I Got to Live Off My Wife 穿越五零心声泄漏后我吃上了软饭 Purple Flame Demon紫焱妖Two Male Leads537k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, powerful leads, transmigrate into a book. The first part is set in an earlier era; the outline may change depending on how well it does!] After Lu Mingyuan, who had wood-type powers in the apocalypse, was betrayed by his companion, he dragged that companion down to the underworld with him. At last, he was free. Finally free. Who could have guessed that when he opened his eyes, he’d arrived in the 1950s, an era of shortages and hardship? It wasn’t so bad here. Sure, clothes and f 1.4kReads7.9Score136Shelves
32. 32 什 What? Raising Eight Kids in the Sixties? 什么？六十年代，养八个崽崽？ The Lingering Echoes of Daliang余音绕大梁Modern Romance939k WordsOngoing To escape the mustard-seed realm, Qiu Shui agreed to trade places with Tang Yun and raise her children. She never expected that the moment she got out, she would find herself facing a childbirth ordeal that nearly killed her. After fighting to give birth, she looked at the baby on the bed and the children standing in front of her: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. She fainted on the spot. Right now, she kind of wanted to die and have her soul scattered. Lin Ming, a university stude 5.8kReads8.3Score394Shelves
33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration: A Journey Along the Chang'an Road 快穿之长安一路行 A Boatful of Clear Dreams Waiting for the River of Stars一船清梦等星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Strong heroine + System + pocket dimension + personal growth + self-reliant struggle There is a System, but it’s a good-for-nothing. Its golden finger isn’t much, and the heroine may occasionally have a love interest, but that will never get in the way of her growing stronger. When the System first found Chang’an, all it wanted was a longer life. It was just a good-for-nothing and couldn’t find a chosen one, either. Chang’an said that wa 24.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
34. 34 快 Quick Transmigration: Gu Qiqi's Patchwork Life 快穿之顾七七的散装人生 Snowflakes and Frosted Leaves雪花霜叶Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Everyday life + feel-good wish fulfillment + farming + infrastructure building + upgrading golden finger + no fixed CP + lots of handsome men + few awful people + getting rich + patriotism Gu Qiqi was an ordinary high school student with a truly awful family: a late grandmother who was shrewd, an abusive and unreliable father, a frail, miserable mother, and a naive, dim-witted younger brother, along with Gu Qiqi herself, struggling through mountains of homework. There wasn't a single problem tha 13.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
35. 35 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
36. 36 捐 I Donated Billions in Assets, Then Transmigrated to the Famine Era! 捐了亿万资产后，穿饥荒年代！ Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + blended family + both leads’ first relationship + raising kids + copy space + outspoken heroine + everyday life] [The short drama is now streaming. Search for “A Heart Like Fine Brocade.”] In her previous life, Qiao Yu had cancer and never married. She made a fortune using her special space to buy cosmetics overseas for clients. After dying young, she finds herself in the difficult 1960s. The bad news: her late husband left behind two children, and her current husband has adopted th 6.3kReads9.0Score479Shelves
37. 37 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join the Army, and After My Jerk Boyfriend Dumped Me, I Married His Commander! 千里从军，被渣男甩后嫁他首长！ Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance785k WordsCompleted [Era + Military Life + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Zhao Tinglan transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character and a stepping stone in an era novel about a scheming black-lotus heroine who plots her way to the top. As cannon fodder, her defining trait is dying young. As a stepping stone, she does foolish things that hurt herself and benefit the heroine. The childhood friend she traveled a thousand miles to find at his army base, when she was at the end of her 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
38. 38 穿 She Transmigrates to the 1970s as a Martyr's Orphan and Has a Golden Finger 穿越七零烈士遗孤她有金手指 Brown Sugar and Crisp Pear红糖酥梨Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted He Suyue transmigrates to 1970. Her father is a martyr, and her mother has just passed away. She thinks she'll have no choice but to live with her grandmother after graduating from high school and spend her days earning work points. Fortunately, she has a golden finger. Perhaps when the college entrance exams are reinstated, she can go to university like all the other women who transmigrate. Who knew that an unexpected incident would reveal she has another golden finger, one that means her futur 10.9kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
39. 39 七 The 1970s: After Moving to the Countryside, I Was Doted on by a Demobilized Rogue Soldier 七零：下乡后被退伍军痞娇宠入骨 Pink Carp粉红鲤鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [System] + [Superpowers] + [sent down to the countryside] + [pocket dimension] + [sweet romance] + [follows the army] What should you do when you open your eyes and find yourself on a train headed to the countryside in 1970? Tang Yitian can only think that she’s doomed. She remembers all the stories she’s heard about educated youths being sent to the countryside, both in her past life and this one. With her delicate, frail body and sweet, lovely face, she’s afraid some local h 20.5kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
40. 40 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 16.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
41. 41 天 A Disastrous Start: I Became the Female Lead’s Terrible Third Brother-in-Law 天崩开局，我成了女主的极品三嫂 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Transmigration, Space, Sweet Romance, Military Marriage] When Jiang Yuzhu woke up, she had somehow become the heroine’s awful third sister-in-law, a lazy, vain, shrewish, shameless woman. Ever since she married into the Xu family, there hadn’t been a single peaceful day. The household was in constant chaos, and she was a universally disliked supporting character. She must have woken up wrong. Back to sleep! She was a food-streaming influencer with a million followers, yet she ha 22.7kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
42. 42 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
43. 43 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    It's rare to find a novel from the 1980s without a romantic pairing; the female protagonist gradually grows stronger and more powerful.

44. 44 符 The Talisman Grandmaster Just Wants to Survive Until She's a Thousand 符箓老祖她只想苟到万岁 Loves Peaches超爱吃桃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance, No System, No Pocket Dimension, An Inspiring Journey of Growth] When Lin Xiaoman came to her senses, she discovered she had transmigrated to a bizarre world of immortal cultivation! Fortunately, she had a spiritual root! Unfortunately, with four spiritual roots, she was still just an ordinary person! But ordinary people have aspirations too. Lin Xiaoman embarked on the path of cultivation, practicing, drawing talismans, and growing spiritual rice and spirit plants... Her main goals 8.7kReads8.8Score1kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book, "No Romance, Just an Ordinary Cultivation Journey," feels more like a normal cultivation diary. The second is a story of overpowered cultivation. The third focuses on family relationships. The fourth is like an ancient version of a story about raising children, getting promoted, and receiving a raise.

45. 45 团 Beloved by All, the Fearsome and Adorable Young General 团宠农门女将军又凶又萌 Lotus Leaf Fragrance荷叶香Ancient Romance5.0M WordsCompleted ☾Ensemble cast + steady power progression + no romance + academy + passionate + hilarious + decisive and ruthless + gets better the more you read☽ "The heroine is tiny and sweet, but she kills without mercy and without hesitation" Ming Ying transmigrates straight into a deadly predicament. Her body is that of a frail four-and-a-half-year-old. Her parents have just died in battle, her family is dirt poor, and she and her three young brothers can barely hope to survive the winter. To make matters 15.9kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
46. 46 重 Reborn in the Cultivation World, My Brother Is the Hero of a Wish-Fulfillment Novel and a Siscon 重生修仙界我哥是爽文男主加妹控 Deep-Fried Happy Sheep油炸喜洋洋Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + family-focused + sister- and brother-con + genius + wish fulfillment + [No romance!]] Qu Yan was an ordinary middle school student in her previous life. She was caught up in a criminal apprehension operation and had her throat slit. When she opened her eyes again, she had gone from a rich, beautiful heiress to a little girl named Wang Xiaohua, living in a mountain village with her intellectually disabled older brother, the two of them dependent on each other. She nearly botched he 2.7kReads8.7Score361Shelves
47. 47 穿 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became a Widow, So I Raise Kids with My Pocket Dimension 穿到荒年成寡妇，我靠空间养娃 Feng Tianxiang凤天祥Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Famine + Adorable Kids + Pocket Dimension + Infrastructure + Grand Ambitions] (The story hits its stride after chapter 15) After years of being single, Shen Qingyun wakes up to find she's become a married woman in ancient times, with three sons of her own! Worst of all, famine has struck. Not a blade of grass grows, and corpses litter the land! Eldest son: “Mom, this is the last of our money!” Second son: “Mom, this is the last pound of millet in the house!” Youngest son: “Mommy, here 4.4kReads9.0Score570Shelves
48. 48 大 The Bright Moon Blade of the Great Song 大宋明月刀 You Duo Yizhan Ke由多一占可Two Female Leads1.1M WordsCompleted A tale of two heroines set in the late Northern Song dynasty, a tragic song of worldly passions echoing amid blades and tenderness. The story begins in a northern border city where prosperity and danger go hand in hand. Bai Yinyin, who possesses the peerless Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Saber Techniques and a mysterious past, sets out on a thorny path to uncover the truth behind her mother's death after her adoptive father is brutally killed and her childhood sweetheart, Bai Feimu, betrays her. C 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 隋 The Charming Luo Cheng of the Sui-Tang Era 隋唐俏罗成 You Duo Yizhan Ke由多一占可Historical1.1M WordsCompleted 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 齐 Frost of Qi 齐霜 You Duo Yizhan Ke由多一占可Historical1.0M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Spring and Autumn period, hegemonic power is waning, signs of Jin's division into three states are already apparent, and within Qi, the blades of the Tian clan's takeover from the Jiang house are drawn. Twenty-five-year-old aristocrat Qin Yunhao carries the bloodline of the Xi family. Perceptive and discerning, he is nevertheless forced to tread carefully beneath the shadow of the powerful minister Tian Heng. His wife Ling Yao's warning still rings in his ears: “Those w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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