Recommend the Best Historical-Era Novels You Know With a Female Lead Pursuing a Career in Government 推荐你觉得最好看年代文女主是走仕途的小说

1. 51 四 The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree. 8.8kReads9.3Score1kShelves
2. 52 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 956Reads8.0Score236Shelves
3. 53 七 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽，望父成龙 Timid Girl懦女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 8kReads7.7Score784Shelves

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4. 54 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 17.9kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
5. 55 七 The 1970s: The Unhinged Heiress Brings Billions of Supplies to the Countryside 七零，疯批大小姐带亿万物资下乡 Li Momo漓沫沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + punishing scumbags + building wealth + sent-down youth + space] In her previous life, Jiang Shu was set up by a classmate. After her innocence was taken, she married a scumbag while pregnant. He took her job and family assets, and she eventually died a horrible death. Her parents died in the countryside during political reeducation. After hearing the news, her brother was badly injured on a mission in the army and left permanently disabled. After surviving the apocalypse, Jiang 11.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
6. 56 对 The Foil Says Nothing, Just Keeps Snatching the Lucky One’s Fortunes 对照组不语，只一味抢夺福宝机缘 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Pocket dimension + Strong female lead + Everyday family life + Cannon-fodder comeback + Self-interest] Cheng Wangshu had lived in poverty for most of her life. She had just received news that her family home was slated for demolition when she got so excited that she laughed herself to death without catching her breath. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself inside a period novel about a darling blessed by fortune and adored by everyone. But she wasn't the heroine. Sh 12.7kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves
7. 57 易 Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis 26.1kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
8. 58 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.7kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
9. 59 怀 Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！ Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h 10.4kReads8.7Score829Shelves
10. 60 首 Commander, Your Foreign Bride Is Here. Please Sign for Her 首长你的洋媳妇儿来了，签收一下 Half-Summer Pomelo半夏柚子Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Period setting + love at first sight + height and age gap (7 years) + devoted husband + military marriage + face-slapping] Zhou Nanxu, stationed with the army, received two letters from home. The first read: “Your mother spent five hundred yuan finding you a beautiful wife. Hurry home, son.” The second read: “Your wife suggested splitting up the family. Your mother has already moved out and is living with you and your wife now.” Rong Mei, a workaholic from the twenty-first century, died and wok 13.8kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
11. 61 分 I Was Reborn Before the Family Split and the Demolition Payout 分家拆迁前，我重生了 Yan Xinian颜昔年Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After being shoved down, Cao Xueya woke up reborn in 1990. That year, she was still in her senior year of high school. Her father's car accident compensation hadn't reached her grandparents yet, the house allocated by the factory hadn't been usurped by her cousin, and the plot of land her grandparents had given her when the family split hadn't yet been registered under her grandfather's household... There was still time to set everything right. By chance, she gained access to a pocket dimension. 19.2kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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12. 62 穿 Before Traveling to the 1970s, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Empties Half the Imperial City 穿七零前，侯府嫡女搬空半座皇城 Mingyue Tianxin明月天心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete; the animated series is now streaming) [1970s + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Multiple Transmigrators + Everyone’s Favorite] Lin Ran, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, has just lost her mother and the only relative on her maternal side. Her father and stepmother plot against her, but she unexpectedly unlocks the pocket dimension in the jade pendant left behind by her ancestors. She also learns from it that she is about to transmigrate through tim 47.7kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves
13. 63 六 Raising Kids in the Sixties, the Whole Village Is Green with Envy! 六零养崽，全村羡慕嫉妒疯了！ The Fluffed-Up Cat炸毛的猫咪Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Golden Finger + Raising Kids + A Whiz at Making Money] Story One: “Hey, did you hear? That lazy Jiang Li has come back from the dead! She actually made meat for her two kids and new clothes for them, for once!” Story Two: “Good heavens, this is incredible! That lazy Jiang Li is making money, and not just a little: a whole hundred yuan! The Zhou family has struck gold!” Story Three: “Unbelievable! The leaders came in a car to commend Jiang Li. I hear she's don 30.4kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves
14. 64 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 61.8kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves

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    The female lead is a powerful figure in the post-apocalyptic world. She travels from a thousand years in the future to the 1970s and has exceptionally high combat skills. Anyone who provokes her will be dealt a severe blow. She will join the army later in the story.

15. 65 我 I'm a Guy, So Why Am I Bound to the Female Lead System? 我一男的，绑定女主系统？ Pudding Bubble Maker布丁泡泡机Urban888k WordsOngoing (Gender-swap rebirth, yuri or straight romance, entertainment industry, top student, career-focused story. Please enjoy!) When Lin Mo woke up, he had become Lin Xiaoyu, a chubby girl in a parallel world. Greasy bangs covered her eyes, and her black-rimmed glasses slid down to the tip of her nose. Just as Lin Mo was about to cry in despair, the “Perfect Female Lead Evolution System” suddenly activated! 12.8kReads7.5Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book isn't a historical fiction, but everything else fits the timeline. The second book has a morally upright but somewhat foolish character with a lot of relatives, but it's not a big deal. The male lead only loves the female lead and has no romantic relationships with other women. It's a very satisfying read for female readers.

16. 66 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s: The Lazy Man’s Wife Is a Clingy Sweetheart 穿越之八零，懒汉媳妇是个粘人精 A Bright Full MoonPo一轮明月PoModern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing The full audiobook is now available: a transmigration, period-setting rags-to-riches power fantasy. After a car accident, Zhao Qianzhi inexplicably transmigrates to the 1980s and into the body of a man who looks exactly like him and shares his name. His home is bare, and his family is so poor that while other people already have electricity, they still rely on candles. Strangest of all, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who’s always being pushed around, and a little girl over a year old who’ 38.3kReads7.5Score2kShelves
17. 67 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 45.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves

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    The female lead is currently the county magistrate, while the male lead is practically just a background character. They've created a swimwear brand for their hometown.

18. 68 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Chubby Army Wife Becomes a Role Model for the Entire Army 穿书七零：胖军嫂成全军模范了 Qing Mai清麦Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted The food-loving Yang Caifeng quit her white-collar job, opened a restaurant, and became a rich beauty. She'd seen enough to take life in stride and believed in staying single and child-free for peace of mind. She enjoyed good food and handsome men, living a carefree life, until she choked to death on a chestnut. When she woke up, she found herself in a period novel, in the body of a chubby army wife with the same name. The original was greedy, foolish, and a burden to her husband. Yang Caifeng t 3kReads8.1Score164Shelves

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19. 69 揣 Joining the Army While Pregnant, She Climbs to the Top of the Honor Roll as a Midwife 揣孕肚去随军，靠接生登顶光荣榜 Wusu Flavor乌苏味Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [The 1970s + Easy Pregnancy + Joining the Military + Stunning and Capable Heroine + Everyday Life] [Physical Passion and Emotional Connection] [Capable, Delicate Beauty x Skilled, Rough-and-Ready Hunk] Cheng Tangyu, a renowned obstetrician-gynecologist, died suddenly and opened her eyes in the 1970s, as a timid young woman who was married and pregnant! The timid young wife might be young and pretty, but she didn't know how to make the most of it. She had a handsome, capable husband, a wonderful 117Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 七 The 1970s Factory Girl: From the Start, I Fix a Liberation Truck, and the Whole Factory Begs Me to Stay! 七零女工：开局修好解放卡车，全厂跪求别走！ Dan Dan单单Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted In 1974, in the compound of a transport brigade in a northern county town, 15-year-old Wu Jinhua has an “unladylike” hobby: fixing cars. Her mother insists she go to the woolen mill to “do proper work for a young woman,” while her father, the maintenance team leader, brushes her off: “The wheels are taller than you. Don’t get in the way!” Then a Jiefang truck breaks down, and the men fail to fix it after three days of trying. Under cover of night, Wu Jinhua slips beneath the truck. By dawn, the 400Reads8.0Score—Shelves
21. 71 你 Did You Make the Suspect Cry by Teasing Them? 你把嫌犯蛐蛐哭了？ Zhou Z Zhou 8粥Z粥824k WordsCompleted Did you make the suspect cry by badmouthing them? 350Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 亲 My Birth Mother Cast Me Aside Like Grass, but My Stepmother Treated Me Like a Treasure 亲妈弃我如草，后妈当我是宝 Ninety-Ninth Month九九月10k WordsCompleted My birth mother cast me aside like a weed, but my stepmother treats me like a treasure. 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 哥 My Brother Is the City's Living King of Hell 哥哥是全城活阎王 Lin Tiandu, Who Likes Secretive Bugs喜欢瞒虫的林天都17k WordsCompleted My Brother Is the City's Living King of Hell 11.9kReads—Score168Shelves
24. 74 家 My Family Favors Sons, Yet I Still Got into University 家里重男轻女，我却能上大学 Xiao Rao, Who Loves Fried Glutinous Rice Cakes爱吃油炸糍粑的小娆9k WordsCompleted My Family Favors Boys Over Girls, Yet I’m the One Who Gets to Go to College 7.6kReads—Score185Shelves
25. 75 为 I Wanted a Taste of Authentic Hometown Pig-Killing Feast, So I Tricked My Aloof Boss into Coming Back to the Village 为了吃一口老家地道的杀猪菜，我把高冷老板骗回了村。 Aikawa Maki, Easy as Pie轻而易举的相川摩季8k WordsCompleted To get a taste of authentic hometown pig-killing stew, I tricked my aloof boss into coming back to my village. 716Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 她 She Came for an Abortion, and the Comments Told Me: She's Your Younger Sister, Missing for Ten Years 她来流产，弹幕告诉我：这是你失踪十年的亲妹妹 Rlins18k WordsCompleted She came in for an abortion, and the on-screen comments told me: She's your long-lost younger sister, missing for ten years. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 直 Live Face-Slapping: My Aloof Husband Is a Crybaby 直播打脸，高冷老公是哭包 I Am Huang Xiaoduo我是黄小多9k WordsCompleted Live-Streamed Face-Slapping: My Aloof Husband Is a Crybaby 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 嘴 Back When I Was a Shameless Smart-Mouthed Brat, I Riled Up the Pure-Love School Bully Until He Cried 嘴纯贱那年，我把纯爱校霸怼哭了 Jing Ci镜辞10k WordsCompleted When I was at my sharpest-tongued, most obnoxious age, my homeroom teacher begged me to sleep more and talk less. I was so good at arguing back that I argued my homeroom teacher into the hospital and my PE teacher into canceling class. Even my deskmate was driven into a corner by my comebacks. Later, my dad transferred me to the most expensive private high school in the city. My new homeroom teacher pointed to the empty seat beside a boy sleeping by the window and said: "You'll sit next to Jiang 134Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 妈 Mom Wouldn't Let Me Go to Peking University with the Top Student, and Five Years Later, I Understood Why 妈妈不让我和年级第一上北大，五年后我懂了 Enjoying the Sunset漫赏落日11k WordsCompleted Mom Wouldn't Let Me Go to Peking University with the Top Student in My Grade. Five Years Later, I Understood Why. 57.6kReads—Score374Shelves
30. 80 遭 I Ran Into the Neighbor’s House to Escape a Stalker. He Called Me His Wife, Leaving Four Burly Men Stunned 遭尾随我冲进邻居家，他一句媳妇辛苦，吓懵四壮汉 Tingting Love Stories婷婷情感故事21k WordsCompleted Followed by four men, I ran into my neighbor’s house. One word from him, “You must be exhausted, honey,” left them stunned. 269Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 重 After Being Reborn, I Didn't Delete That Text for My Best Friend 重生后，我没替闺蜜删掉那条短信 Little Little Yao小小瑶哦12k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Didn't Delete That Text Message for My Best Friend 9.1kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 穿 When I Transmigrated, the System Let Me Bring One Thing. I Chose My Dad 穿越时系统允许我带一样东西，我选我爹 Zhen Shang真上13k WordsCompleted When I Transmigrated, the System Let Me Bring One Thing. I Chose My Dad 895Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 全 Blacklisted Across the Internet, I Become a Legendary Sniper on a National Defense Variety Show 全网黑后，我在国防综艺一枪封神 Wang Wang Wang Wang Little Fairy旺旺旺旺小仙女Completed After Becoming the Internet’s Most Hated, I Took the National Defense Variety Show by Storm with a Single Shot —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 恋 I Was Exposed Across the Internet for Hiding Spending Money on a Dating Show 恋综现场藏私房钱被全网爆了 The Mi Family Who Love Pheasants喜欢山鸡的芈家13k WordsCompleted I got exposed across the internet for hiding a stash of cash on a dating show 1.9kReads—Score101Shelves
35. 85 我 I Turned My Skinny Desk Mate into a Handsome 187-Centimeter Guy 我把瘦猴同桌养成了187大帅哥 Little Fox Reed小狐芦苇12k WordsCompleted I Turned My Skinny Desk Mate into a Handsome 187 cm Guy 3.2kReads—Score121Shelves
36. 86 我 I Made My Villainous Stepson Do the Preschool Edition of Five Years of Gaokao, Three Years of Mock Exams 我让反派继子做《五年高考三年模拟》幼儿版 A Sky Painted in Color画色天空14k WordsCompleted I made my villainous stepson do a kindergarten version of Five Years of College Entrance Exams and Three Years of Practice Tests. 142Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 绿 I Gave a Hardened Criminal Three Sips of Water on a Green Train, and Became a Commander's Wife 绿皮车上喂重犯三口水，我成了首长夫人 Grandpa Goat Tells Stories山羊爷爷讲故事Marriage & Romance33k WordsCompleted I Gave a Convict Three Sips of Water on a Green Train, and Became a Commander's Wife 171Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 所 Everyone Has a Label Over Their Head, and I’m the Only One Who Can See Them 所有人头顶都有标签，只有我能看见 Fish Fish Yu Yu 2026鱼鱼余余202617k WordsCompleted Everyone Has a Label Above Their Head, and I’m the Only One Who Can See Them 15Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 咸 The Lazy Stepmother Is Slacking Off Online, and Her Stepsons Are Panicking 咸鱼继母在线摆烂，继子们都慌了 Sixteen-Tentacle Octopus十六爪章鱼12k WordsCompleted My Slacker Stepmom Is Proudly Doing Nothing, and My Stepson Sons Are Panicking 967Reads—Score100Shelves
40. 90 妈 Mom Ran Away While I Was Asleep, and This Time I Didn't Chase After Her 妈妈趁我睡着跑了，这一世我没追 Little Pudding Burulu小布丁布噜布噜9k WordsCompleted Mom Ran Away While I Was Asleep. This Time, I Didn't Chase After Her. 697Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 穿 Reborn as the Scapegoat Ex-Wife: First Deal with the Jerk, Then Join the Army 穿成炮灰前妻，先虐渣，再随军 May Wealth Embrace Me财财入我怀Modern Romance539k WordsOngoing [Capitalist Heiress + Aloof Commander + Transmigrate Into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Joining the Army + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] When genius girl Nan Xiangwan wakes up, she’s become the male lead’s doomed ex-wife, who dies early in the book. In the story, the original character is the daughter of a capitalist family. The male lead is a handsome, dashing third-generation military man. But after marrying him, the original character despises his cold, uncaring nature and wo 142Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The female leads are all quite strong, and there are options.

42. 92 满 The Max-Level Expert Joins the Army, and Her Stern Officer Husband Is Completely Whipped 满级大佬随军，高冷军官是妻管严 Spicy Star Salad辣拌星星Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted [Spirit spring pocket dimension + supernatural abilities + follows the army + real and fake heiresses + contrasting personalities] [Gorgeous, gutsy heiress and capitalist vs. taciturn, secretly devoted officer who’s completely henpecked] Tang Su, a powerful esper from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s while fighting the Zombie King. She becomes the Tang family’s only heiress and inherits its position as head of the family. To break away from the Tang family, Tang Su forges 18kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves
43. 93 我 I Have a Space Left Behind by an Immortal Family 我有一个仙家留下来的空间 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted She had been a medical school graduate student in the twenty-first century, with no family but herself. When she woke up, the world had suddenly changed: drab gray walls and earthen houses. Somehow, she'd ended up in the 1970s, so she could only make the best of it. “Hey, big shot, stop following me around.” “Hey, big shot, why are you always popping up in front of me?” “Hey, big shot, quit flaunting those abs to tempt me.” “Hey, big shot, I'm looking for one partner for life.” Xia Jingchuan: “W 15.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
44. 94 重 Reborn in the Nineties, Spoiled by a Cold and Domineering Officer 重生九零后被高冷军官霸道宠 Ru Zhu Sibo如珠姒宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Cheng Yao woke up to find herself back in 1998. In her previous life, her parents were murdered. Her uncle and aunt sold her to Myanmar, where she lost her left kidney and a finger, and eventually became a farm owner’s slave. Until the day she died, Cheng Yao never knew she was the real daughter of a prominent family, switched at birth. Her uncle and aunt sold her off just to eliminate a threat to their biological daughter. Reborn, Cheng Yao would be timid no longer. She rolled up her sleeves an 48.1kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend these two period novels! I read them all the way through. The writing is delicate and flavorful, and there's absolutely no reading barrier. If you're looking for something to read, give them a try.

45. 95 随 After Joining the Army, the Pretty Military Wife's Deed Collection Fills the Courtyard 随军后，俏军嫂的房本堆满四合院 Gu Xi v古西vModern Romance736k WordsCompleted (Fictional period setting) [Military marriage and devoted husband + both leads are faithful + married first, love later + making money and taking down scumbags] When medical professor Su Ying woke up, she had transmigrated to the 1980s. Someone had stolen her place at university, and when she demanded an explanation, she was beaten and injured. Then, after going to the city for treatment, she learned that her father had abandoned her and her mother long ago and had even schemed to marry her off 25.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
46. 96 穿 I Became the Villainess: The Capitalist Young Master Spoils Me 穿成恶毒女配：资本家大少爷娇宠 On the Other Hand反观之Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Period setting, marriage first and love later, revenge on scumbags and face-slapping, building wealth, a transmigrate-into-a-book heroine with a pocket dimension, an aloof young master from a capitalist family] "Uncle Li, I want a man!" Xia Xi had just cursed out the author and the scumbag male lead when she transmigrated into a book and became a vicious supporting character with the same name. The character was fair-skinned, beautiful, and capable, but her childhood betrothed didn't want to ma 248Reads6.9Score—Shelves
47. 97 重 Reborn Grandma Is Fiercer Than a Tiger: She Smashes Her Daughter’s Wedding Feast from the Start 重生老太猛如虎，开局砸闺女婚宴 Good Strawberry乖草莓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good fiction + no golden finger + period setting + a fool finally sees the light + face-slapping] You’re forcing me to stage an accident? Then I’ll take you all down with me when I die! Old Madam Wang, who had no pension, finally died while her son was forcing her to stage an accident. In her past life, her husband gave everything to others, her son was a leech, and she was terribly biased. Together, they ruined a family! She burned herself out raising two daughters and three son 395Reads7.1Score104Shelves
48. 98 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 25.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    You can read these two books without worry; both feature very intelligent and resourceful female protagonists who are incredibly capable.

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50. 100 穿 I Became an Evil Stepmom and Bullied the Whole Family, Oh Yeah 穿成恶毒后妈，我霸凌全家，欧耶 Ding Anlan丁安岚Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Favorability System: Has the Stepmother Cleared Her Name Today?, is available to search and watch on Tomato. All 80 episodes are out, so don’t miss it if you’re interested! (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + career-focused heroine + not both leads’ first relationship + family and village life) A heads-up: The setting is inspired by the 1970s. This isn’t pure wish fulfillment and focuses more on everyday life. The rating has only just appeared an 9.8kReads8.8Score824Shelves

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