A Cautious Female Lead in a Period-Era Novel Who Refuses to Be a Cannon Fodder 年代文最谨慎炮灰的女主

1. 1 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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds

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   There are countless female protagonists who time-travel in period dramas, but if a real investigation were to take place, only I, Xu Jing'an, would survive.

2. 2 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 48.5kReads8.9Score3.5k14d adds

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   This is a great book, read three times already! The plot is fresh and fast-paced, with unexpectedly exciting twists, and the writing is witty and humorous! It's the first book set in the 1970s that ever made me laugh so hard; definitely worth reading…

3. 3 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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   I've found a great book! This 1970s novel is hilarious and incredibly engaging. The male and female leads are both virgins, and there's no melodrama. The romance is sweet but not cloying, and the ensemble scenes are so well-written and immersive. It's absolutely fantastic!

4. 4 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
5. 5 魂 I Don't Care If My Soul Is Torn Apart, As Long As You All Die 魂飞魄散无所谓，只要你们死 The Times Are Everlasting时代久久Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted Yun Li was a child with no known father, and her life lasted only eight years. Her mother had her identity stolen by an impostor, was thrown into a den of wolves, endured endless humiliation, and finally died a tragic death. Why? Why did she and her mother have to suffer such a fate? Yun Li couldn’t accept it. Even after death, a whole pot of Granny Meng’s soup couldn’t erase her memories. In the end, she carried those memories through ninety-nine reincarnations, striving to accumulate merit unt 25.6kReads8.6Score2.4k14d adds

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   I highly recommend this book. It's a really exciting and satisfying read. If you're not afraid of gore, go for it! It's fast-paced and doesn't drag at all.

6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.6kReads8.2Score35214d adds

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   The first woman is so cautious that even her son and daughter won't know, but her husband will find out and take advantage of it, after all, he's got his head in his sleeve. The second woman's family is practically cunning; you can imagine how shrewd they are. The third woman is also very cautious. She's emotionally intelligent, articulate, and doesn't encounter any real difficulties; the male lead just appears out of nowhere.

7. 7 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds

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   The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to work in the south, while the male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown and went south. The two of them create a future together.

8. 8 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score74014d adds
9. 9 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 郡 The Commandery Princess Is Reborn and Back for Revenge 郡主重生杀回来了 Yi Shuang宜霜Ancient Romance281k WordsOngoing Zhang Jiayue, the Princess of Yufang, was talked into visiting the Sure-Win Gambling House by her half-brother and the Third Prince. She brought along her childhood friend Jiang Yunzhao. After winning at first, she began to lose and got hopelessly hooked, borrowing a million taels of silver. The gambling house came after her to collect, bringing down both the Prince’s and Marquis’s households. She was killed, too. Unable to let go, she was reborn on the road as the gambling house’s collectors cl 409Reads8.1Score10014d adds

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11. 11 六 In the 1960s, My Whole Family Becomes the Main Character, While I Watch from the Sidelines 六零全家都成主角，我就冷眼旁观 A Little Sweet Chili Sauce一两滴甜辣酱Modern Romance460k WordsOngoing Period setting + ensemble cast + family and everyday life + sweet romance + scheming beauty + family members who are always at odds The whole family gets to be the main characters, so what's wrong with me just watching from the sidelines?? After waking up one day, Ruan Shu discovered that her whole family were the protagonists of books, and she had a part in every single one. In the books, she only managed to dodge her family's schemes because she was quick on her feet. Fine, fine. So that's how 115.7kReads8.4Score14.5k14d adds

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    Remember Xu Jing'an? I've discovered another interesting female protagonist in a book, with her whole family scheming and plotting.

12. 12 亲 After My Biological Brother Was Reborn, the Real Heiress Returned 亲哥重生后，真千金回归了 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Lin Yanhui is miserable. Her paternal grandparents favor boys over girls, her father is taciturn, and her mother has a sharp tongue and a sharper heart. And now her name is Huang Zhaodi. In the middle of her chaotic life, she never imagined that one day a group of people would show up at her home and tell her she was their biological daughter! Lin Yanhui: !!! - It wasn’t until three days before Lin Rui died in the line of duty that he learned his family had raised someone else’s child. When they 36.4kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds

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    This is the life a true heiress should have, restoring order and setting things right.

13. 13 五 1950s Military Marriage: I Kick My Scumbag Father to the Curb and Head to the City for a Secure Job 五零军婚，脚踹渣爹进城端铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + both leads’ first relationship + heroine builds a career + everyday life + pocket dimension full of supplies + no saintly behavior or handouts + realistic heroine] I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please read the story. The career plot begins in Chapter 53. Romance in the early chapters; from the middle onward, the heroine focuses entirely on her career. This is a story about a powerful woman entering politics, with two strong leads and an even stronger heroine. An Ran was a r 45.9kReads8.6Score6k14d adds

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    Books from the 1950s are really rare, so this one is truly excellent. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of settling down, finding work, and stockpiling grain in the era of ration coupons. A little more detail would have been even better. The female protagonist's handling of these events was both clever and decisive. It's great that she buys various local specialties wherever she goes, and more detail in how she uses her storage space would be appreciated. I often read novels where the female protagonist hoards goods, but rarely do I see a detailed account of how she uses them. The timeline is described very quickly; I hope there will be more descriptions of historical events in future updates. I look forward to more updates.

14. 14 快 After Quick Transmigration, the Shy Rose Blooms in a Glorious Blaze 快穿后羞答答的玫瑰轰轰烈烈的开 Jin San'er瑾三儿Fantastical Romance846k WordsOngoing [Era-themed quick transmigration] [No fixed couple] Su Cha discovered that she had entered a novel set in a bygone era that she had read before. Given a second life, all she wanted was to enjoy herself and live in comfort. She thought she had been given another chance because she’d saved someone, but she had no idea this was a quick-transmigration internship that would determine her fate… Content warning: The story only features settings from bygone eras. There’s no fixed couple, but that doesn 172.7kReads9.1Score14.4k14d adds

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    This is a time-travel novel set in different eras. It was quite good at the beginning, but the new book is too short to keep up with the reading pace.

15. 15 快 A Plushie’s Quiet Life in Quick Transmigration 快穿绒绒的平淡生活 Yu Jiu Yue鱼玖月Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Rongrong had no great ambitions and was content with an ordinary life. One day, children playing and fighting on the roadside shoved her into the street. She died, but her soul remained. While traveling through time and space with its Host, System 088 was mistaken for an intruder by the Divine Lord’s beloved time-space beast and badly damaged. Its data fragments merged with Rongrong’s soul, binding them together deeply. After evolving through dozens of small worlds alongside its Host, the fragme 7kReads7.3Score63414d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book is always cautious, and all sorts of people don't lower their wits; she's just an ordinary, very realistic character.

16. 16 科 The Brilliant Scientist Who Ran Away from Both Her Wedding and Her Marriage 科研一枝花逃婚又逃嫁 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A period novel with no golden finger for scientific research, a top-tier intellect and a clear, rational mind; strengthening the nation and its military through mathematics, founding a research institute; the heroine is a soldier's wife, beloved for her own achievements, with a happy, harmonious relationship) Period setting + humorous everyday life + academic star + strengthening the nation through mathematical research + counterespionage + no space, no System, no golden finger + highly intelli 6.1kReads9.2Score69314d adds

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    Everyone's recommending Xu Jing'an. I'm going to recommend something different. Both the male and female leads, and even the supporting characters, are incredibly intelligent! Most importantly, the author's writing is superb. It's like a shining gem among a multitude of foreign works! I've spent over 13,290 hours reading it.

17. 17 下 Don't Panic About Being Sent to an Island! This Little Cannon Fodder Has a Water-Avoiding Space 下放海岛别慌！小炮灰有避水空间 Lu Xiyue鹿溪月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [1960s, capitalist heiress, sent to an island, water-avoidance space, clearing out the family estate, two transmigrated women, marries a capitalist husband] Ruan Zhi transmigrated into a book. She became a capitalist heiress in a period novel, a sickly cannon-fodder supporting character, no less. The heroine, her older sister, stole her golden finger. After she was sent away, a local thug ruined her, and she was ultimately tormented to death. Knowing the plot, she wasn't worried. The 14.2kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book is particularly cautious and doesn't reveal her special ability until the very end.

18. 18 六 The Happy Life of a Railway Compound in the 1960s 六零：铁路家属院的美满生活 Dozing Off打瞌睡呢Modern Romance941k WordsOngoing Cozy Everyday Life [Brutal, Tragic Prison King-Type Male Lead x Beautiful, Easygoing Aspiring Writer] [No Going to the Countryside + No Black Market + Everyday Family Life + Mutual Healing + Sweet Romance] What do the riches and glory of my next life have to do with this one? Lin Xia was a modern-day web novelist and short-comic artist with tens of thousands of fans. One accident wiped her and her whole nest out of existence. Should she drink Meng Po's soup and be reborn into a rich family? She 144kReads9.0Score16.3k14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book is very cautious; even after getting married, she didn't tell her husband and children about her private space.

19. 19 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: Surviving the Famine While Enjoying the Gossip 穿越五零：我在灾荒年里苟着吃瓜 Qing Lizi清梨子Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Period setting + slice of life + famine + alternate history + space + coming of age] [The space element appears very rarely] [The male lead appears very late, and he doesn't get much page time] After transmigrating to the 1950s, Chen Yu realized one thing: this world was practically a gathering place for reborn and transmigrated women. 1. The female lead of a space novel 2. The domineering director's pampered little wife 3. A System bearer 4. Outsmarting a shameless pretty boy... Some were busy 10.8kReads8.3Score82014d adds

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    In this time-travel themed story, the female protagonist has a smooth journey, managing to juggle everything from gossip and work to having children without any hiccups. She navigates each crucial juncture flawlessly, managing everything perfectly.

20. 20 知 The Educated Youths Are Returning to the City, So I Sold My College Spot! 知青返城，我把大学名额卖了！ Mu Cangcang牧苍苍Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Period setting + educated youth return to the city + pocket dimension + reborn + satisfying read + fiercely self-interested] Not long after Jiang Chunrong returned to the city, she had a dream. In it, she sacrificed her whole life for her family, giving up a university admission, her pocket dimension, and even her job. In the end, no one thanked her. They all acted as if it was only what she was supposed to do. She was nothing but a stepping-stone. Even after her death, the heroine kept draggin 71.8kReads7.4Score3.6k14d adds

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    This one definitely deserves a spot on the list! The female protagonist is a former educated youth who returned to the city and had precognitive dreams. She desperately tries to change her life in those dreams, contributing her labor at home—a sacrifice she takes for granted. Just like married women, she doesn't receive respect for her work because she doesn't have a job. 🫡 The author's writing is good, but the updates are too slow; there's simply not enough to keep reading.

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.2kReads8.2Score34814d adds

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    "You brat, can't you think more about your brother?" "Why should I? Why should I give up my job to him? I found this job myself." "Without your family supporting you through high school, what job could you find?" "Whether you like it or not, you have to give up your job to your brother." "That's right, you'll get married sooner or later, are you going to bring your job to your in-laws' house?"... Xiangqiao was washing clothes in the yard, listening to her second uncle's family arguing. Just now, she regained her memories of her past life. In her past life, Xiangqiao was an ordinary working woman. One day, on her way home from get off work, she passed a lottery shop and casually bought a scratch-off ticket. Unexpectedly, she won 500 yuan! You see, she had never even won a "win another bottle" prize. To celebrate her unexpected windfall, she planned to buy a cake from a bakery, and that's how she got into the car accident.

22. 22 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.6kReads8.8Score95814d adds
23. 23 带 A Career-Building System and a Guaranteed Job in 1965 带着搞事业系统在六五端上铁饭碗 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After waking up, she inexplicably transmigrated into the body of a sixteen-year-old girl who shared her name, had failed the 1965 college entrance exam, and was about to have her engagement called off. Bound to a career-building System, she was pushed and tempted by it into steadily becoming a beautiful, wealthy woman. She even managed to marry a handsome, rich man and have two adorable, clever kids. A truly peak life! 5.8kReads8.3Score30914d adds
24. 24 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 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds
25. 25 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    This one isn't exactly a cannon fodder story, but the female lead is quite cautious, only using her "golden finger" (advantageous ability) under reasonable circumstances, and otherwise very careful. Because fewer people rated it, the rating is a bit low. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent sense of the era; this is the most focused on historical setting I've read on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform). Prices are reasonable, details are meticulously researched, and there aren't too many extreme characters, making it feel like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there hasn't been much romance yet. It can be read as a historical fiction combined with a farming/developmental story.

26. 26 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102kReads8.8Score10.8k14d adds

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    Does nobody really understand these two books?

27. 27 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds

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    It's quite good. The female lead is intelligent throughout, though self-centered. The writing is delicate, and the romance isn't cheesy. It's rare to see a couple where the leads don't want children. Some comments said it felt like it was written by AI [laughing emoji], while others said AI couldn't write such a complex workplace relationship.

28. 28 对 The Comparison Group Crumbled, and Even My Dog Refuses to Move to the Countryside 对照组崩了，我家狗都不下乡 Wang Yi'an王一安Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder foil? Qiao Xiaoyu, who came from the apocalypse, just laughed. She has a System that manifests things from the universe, randomly dropping “coins” every day and even throwing in a bonus package of opportunities. Her eldest sister does scientific research, her second sister hooks a rich husband, and her little brother joins the public security bureau. As for her? With a wrench in hand, she fixes every machine in the factory by force, and casu 12.4kReads7.3Score1k14d adds

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    The female lead is a reincarnated character from a post-apocalyptic world. She has a system thanks to her son and spends her entire life researching, all to improve her mother's life. It's really heartbreaking. The female lead also manages to avoid her inevitable death and live a better life. The male lead is a quiet, research-focused individual, but he's also incredibly good to his wife and children. 😭 The epilogue was so incredibly moving. Even the female lead, who was the main character in the comparison, had a happy ending. It just shows she wasn't all that bad; she just didn't expect the consequences. [Crying emojis]

29. 29 惊 Shocking! I Became a Fake Bestie in the 1970s, and Wits Are Keeping Me Alive 惊！穿成年代假闺女，靠机智保命 Little White Melon小小白瓜Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Farm + A twist involving inner thoughts + Face-slapping + Stirring up trouble] After transmigrating into a book as a pitiful fake daughter who is neglected and mistreated, then beaten to death in the rain, Jiang Yu barely has time to lament her miserable fate before she discovers, to her delight, that her inner thoughts can be heard by her fake parents. From the start, she's thrown into hell mode. Jiang Yu panics! Using her inner thoughts, Jiang Yu turns the tables. F 377Reads7.0Score10114d adds

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    The female protagonist wakes up and quickly discovers she's transmigrated into a book, her mind read, and she subtly alters her thoughts to save her life and manipulate her wicked adoptive parents. How incredibly clever!

30. 30 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 238Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book is a cannon fodder character, both in the workplace and in love.

31. 31 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 63.9kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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    In that small world, the female protagonist was very cautious, not letting anyone know she was a time traveler. She acted discreetly, not making a big fuss right away, and subtly altered the original owner's life experiences to improve her own life. How clever!

32. 32 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds

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    Just from the title, you can tell it's quite interesting [smirk]. The male lead never noticed the cheat ability; everyone he encountered had their own stance and was trying to gain their own interests.

33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration: Starting by Staying Away from the Plot 快穿：从远离剧情开始 Moonflower No. 1月见一号Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Original title: The Quick-Transmigration Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Doesn’t Follow the Plot [Quick transmigration + fictional worlds + some stories conclude in one chapter + varied lengths + doesn’t follow the original plot + absolutely no helping the poor + all male leads are virgins + personal space] [No fixed couple, but the male leads must be pure] The cannon-fodder female characters in the plot suddenly awaken. After growing a brain, Luo Yang refuses to follow the sucker’s script anymore. Sh 18.9kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds

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    I especially like it, it's very good and suits my taste.

34. 34 黑 The Darkened Educated Youth Returns to the City, Cuts Ties, and Becomes Beautiful and Rich 黑化女知青回城，断亲变美暴富了 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [A devoted and equally powerful couple x all characters are natives of the setting x no transmigration, rebirth, pocket dimension, System, or golden finger x no contrived drama x no helpless suffering x building wealth] [An upbeat, beautiful, resilient heroine VS a scheming, obsessive, slightly unhinged hero] The heroine takes her compensation and cuts ties with her birth family, decisively and swiftly. She does not cling to them or forgive them. The story focuses mainly on making money and roma 25.7kReads8.7Score2.7k14d adds

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    After returning to the city, the female lead decisively broke off her engagement. [Cool]

35. 35 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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    The female protagonists in these two books are extremely cautious, with impenetrable defenses. [Laughing]

36. 36 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    This is a top-tier product, no need to say more. Recommendation index: 4 > 2 > 5 = 1 = 3

37. 37 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 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
38. 38 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.2kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
39. 39 校 The Campus Belle’s Diploma Is Torn Up? Her Devoted Officer Won’t Back Down 校花毕业证被撕？痴情军官死死磕 The White-Faced One of the Elixir Pavilion丹阁白面者Modern Romance795k WordsOngoing "Young Master Xiao, Who Has Kept to Himself for Years..." Era, modern romance, sweet romance; school life, campus belle, business and entrepreneurship, urban life, military, equally matched leads, technology and research. Thank you, readers, for your reviews. The book has received a rating. It may not have shot straight to the top, but every review you leave helps raise its overall score. Thank you for your support. I also hope new readers will give it a few chapters. You won't regret investing 569Reads8.2Score10114d adds

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40. 40 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.2kReads9.1Score46.6k14d adds
41. 41 一 1987, Before Spring Arrives 一九八七，春未至 Meatball with a Fried Egg煎蛋的肉肉Modern Romance827k WordsCompleted This is a novel you won’t forget, especially its heroine, Li Shan! [No System, no pocket space, no transmigration, no rebirth] Period-setting comeback story + single mother builds a career Li Shan joyfully brings her college acceptance letter home, only for her parents to tell her the family has no money and she can’t go. Through her brother-in-law’s connections, she gets a job as a textile factory worker and works her way into the office as a translator. Then the factory goes bankrupt. Her pare 346Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 48.2kReads8.4Score4.1k14d adds

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    Even though the author knew about the drought in advance, he didn't intend to reveal it; he simply prepared for his family's future in silence.

43. 43 缚 The Heart-Stealing Thief 缚心贼 Deep Blue Butterfly深蓝蝴蝶Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [1980s | Strong heroine | Both leads reborn | Military marriage | Revenge on scumbags | Business | Treasure-filled space | A battle to bind the heart] In 1983, Min Jiahui was reborn on her wedding night. In her past life, a scumbag trapped her with a fake marriage certificate and made her live as a wife in name only for the rest of her life. She served his parents, cared for his younger siblings, and raised the son he had with his mistress. In the end, his mistress showed up with a marriage cert 960Reads8.3Score16614d adds
44. 44 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 12.1kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
45. 45 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 37.2kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds

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    Needless to say!! The first book is really good! Both are good, but the first book, with over 300 chapters of wits, courage, and strategic maneuvering, is particularly good. I haven't even seen the male lead yet, probably because he only has about one-tenth of the screen time.

46. 46 七 A Pocket Space in the 1970s: Stocking Up, Snacking, and Watching the Show 七零有空间，囤货吃瓜看热闹 Gu Hongying Is Super Cute孤鸿影超可爱Modern Romance981k WordsOngoing [Period drama + the 1970s + educated youth sent to the countryside + everyday family life + space + reborn + feel-good revenge + a self-serving pragmatist] Chen Songyi had terrible luck. After staying up all night reading a novel, she dropped dead and was suddenly reborn in the 1970s. In an era when everything was rationed, what could she do, alone and with no one to rely on? Her parents were useless and called her an ungrateful, two-faced daughter. Her siblings stood by and did nothing; not one 3.5kReads6.4Score26114d adds

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    The female protagonist never tells anyone about her inner world; she only trusts herself.

47. 47 七 The 1970s: Surrounded by Main Characters, the Supporting Nobody Holds Her Ground 七零：主角扎堆，路人甲成功稳住 Million-Volt Pikachu Pig百万伏特皮卡猪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + pocket dimension + minor character + educated youth sent to the countryside + family squabbles + a useful but not overpowered golden finger] After a plane crash, Su Yun transmigrates to the 1970s. One look at the awful parents in front of her, and she nearly blacks out... What kind of family is this? An irritable father, a mother who enables him, an abused older brother, and a broken-down version of her! Luckily, she's about to be sent to the countryside and 22.5kReads7.5Score2.1k14d adds

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    The female lead was very cautious, only observing and not getting involved.

48. 48 爹 Dad Doesn't Love Me, Mom Doesn't Care. I'm Done Being the Family's Scapegoat 爹不疼娘不爱，冤种女儿我不做了 Still Smiling浅笑依然Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Academic excellence + complicated family background + everyday life + face-slapping the trash + building up her hometown + sweet romance + strengthening the nation A sharp-tongued top student heroine vs. a doting, scheming military-compound boyfriend (Note: he’s the fatherly type, not a sexist jerk) Family-focused blurb: Her father didn’t care for her, and her mother didn’t love her. So what? She got another chance at life. Surely she could raise herself this time? In her previous life, Su Yiran 3.6kReads9.2Score45614d adds

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    Looking through the historical fiction I've read, I'm still missing Xiao Zhu Zi and Xu Jing An. I'll add them later.

49. 49 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: A Useless Woman’s Lie-Flat Life in the 1970s 穿书七零：小废物的躺平人生 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Little Cannon Fodder X Delinquent Second Male Lead] A prediction came true: after graduating from college and returning home to lie flat, Wen Suili got into a car accident and transmigrated into a period novel she’d been following. But she hadn’t become the heroine. She was a minor cannon-fodder supporting character named Wen Sui-sui. Wen Suili: How is a useless good-for-nothing supposed to survive in such a hard era? In the villagers’ eyes, Wen Sui-sui and Lu Mingcheng were tied 3.6kReads9.1Score32314d adds
50. 50 霉 The Unlucky Second Female Lead: Reborn in the 1970s, I Must Stay Alive! 霉运女二，胎穿70年代苟住命！ Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance941k WordsCompleted This book is set in a parallel world. Don't take it too seriously. [Feel-Good Fiction + Pocket Dimension + Top-Grade Men] Female lead: Shen Nian. Male lead: Zhou Huai'an. Shen Nian had terrible luck at every turn in her previous life, constantly plagued by misfortune. Even her death was stinky… In every lifetime, she became the villainous second female lead who was obsessed with the male lead and schemed against the heroine. To earn a chance at reincarnation, she completed the System's mission: 17.1kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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