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. 51 穿 As a Widow, I Struggled to Make It in the 1980s 穿成寡妇的我在八零奋斗 Ha Qiu哈湫Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao was a hard-working corporate drone, on the verge of a long-awaited promotion. But after falling asleep, she woke up back in the struggling 1980s, widowed and saddled with two children! Staring at the old woman weeping nonstop before her, the scrawny girl standing by her bed, and the baby still in swaddling clothes, Li Miaomiao felt that something was terribly wrong. What on earth had she done to deserve this? A major incident had recently shaken Xie Family Village: Wang, the old wom 74Reads9.1Score4114d adds
2. 52 年 Period: The Real Heiress Is Also a Fake Heiress 年代：真千金她也是假千金 Bright as the Moon Above the Clouds昭昭若如云端月Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration: A Carefree Life in Different Eras (I accidentally added an extra character, sob. I’m losing it.) [Historical eras + quick transmigration + no fixed couple] Bian Yue finally passed the entrance exam for the Time and Space Administration and became a newcomer in the Historical Eras Division. Now she just had to enter the small worlds and fulfill her clients’ wishes to start collecting her paycheck. Bian Yue was thrilled. It was the Time and Space Administration 2.9kReads6.8Score18214d adds
3. 53 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens: Thriving in a Period Novel 炮灰觉醒，我在年代文里如鱼得水 The Rice Cake Won't Eat Fish年糕不吃鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + quick transmigration + space (only in the second world) + no memories in the second world + golden finger + no fixed couple + a touch of ensemble cast + realistic] World One: My Cousin Is the Lucky Female Lead (ensemble cast + low-key) ✓ Feel free to skip World Two: Transmigrated as a Selfless Workhorse (1968) ✓ World Three: The Cannon-Fodder Best Friend Returns to the City ✓ World Four: A 1990s Migrant Worker’s Reversal ✓ World Five: One Adult and Three Kids in the 1970s ✓ World 19.7kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
4. 54 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the Seventies: The Villainess Is Bold and Brilliant 穿书七零：极品女配她又飒又A Fifty-Seven伍拾柒Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Period setting, farming, and building a career After transmigrating into a period novel as the most despicable female cannon fodder, Tang Xiaowan finds herself in a barren era where medicine is scarce and a fever can leave you an idiot. As a top medical student, she can barely get enough to eat. Who has the time or energy to play the despicable female cannon fodder for you people? With a scalpel in hand, she tramples the worst offenders, punches the forces of evil, and strides through the world 369Reads9.0Score—14d adds
5. 55 快 Quick Transmigration: Cherish Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People 快穿：珍爱生命，远离极品 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through historical settings + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + no fixed pairing] [The 4th, 7th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st worlds have no romance] [Female lead’s perspective] [Ensemble cast] Also known as: Quick Transmigration: A Carefree Life in Historical Worlds and Quick Transmigration: Treasure Your Life and Stay Away from Toxic People Protagonist: Chang Ning. In each sma 21.8kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
6. 56 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
7. 57 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
8. 58 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.9kReads8.9Score81514d adds
9. 59 苦 A Bitter Girl’s Rebirth 苦妹之涅槃重生 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance487k WordsCompleted Inside Ku Mei’s five-year-old body lived the soul of someone who had died with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she faced a spiteful grandmother who beat and berated her, a cold grandfather who enabled the abuse, and a mother who could only weep helplessly. Ku Mei concealed her boundless hatred and memories of her past life, pretending to be timid as she carefully plotted her every move. She outsmarted her relatives and broke free of her shackles, starting with a bottle of chili sauce from the mi 121Reads—Score—14d adds

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10. 60 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 155Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A fantasy novel set in the modern era, where the protagonist is framed at the beginning.

11. 61 农 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance739k WordsCompleted This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 2.3kReads7.1Score26214d adds
12. 62 姜 Jiang Xiaohua 姜晓花 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance484k WordsCompleted In the bitter winter of 1976, Jiang Xiaohua was sixteen. Her family had almost nothing; her father was gravely ill, her mother weak-willed, and her younger brother still a child. Desperate for food, she was forced into a bride swap and nearly sold off, struggling on the brink of life and death before finally marrying into the Chen family, the most quarrelsome and favoritism-ridden family around. Her sisters-in-law ostracized her, her mother-in-law mistreated her, her husband stumbled, her childr 866Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 七 The 1970s: The Timid Little Villain Refuses to Be the Female Lead's Stepping Stone 七零反派小怂包，拒做女主垫脚石 Cool West Wind西风凉Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The rating is low because it just came out~ There is an official pairing, with companions who share her ideals. Pei Qingli transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s, becoming the timid youngest daughter in a villainous family of four children. Her family schemes against one another and plots behind each other's backs. After her older siblings arrange for her to be sent to the countryside, the heroine tricks Pei Qingli out of her golden finger, then quickly writes her out of the story. Pei Qing 19.9kReads8.3Score2.2k14d adds
14. 64 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.1kReads6.8Score1.7k14d adds
15. 65 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book as Cannon Fodder? My National Medicine Doctor Identity Can’t Stay Hidden! 穿书当炮灰？国医身份藏不住了！ Ten Miles of Green Hills青山十里Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [No romance + daily life + a touch of ensemble cast + transmigrate into a book + spirit spring space] Gu Shisong was a little “lucky egg” (not an unlucky one), having transmigrated three times. After returning from the cultivation world to the 1970s, she became a barefoot doctor in Shuangou Mountain Brigade. She thought she was on a noble path of treating the sick and saving lives. She never expected to transmigrate into several melodramatic romance novels set in the era. The roles she played in 14.9kReads6.3Score1.1k14d adds
16. 66 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 166Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you enjoy watching smart people build their careers and engage in psychological warfare, and are also willing to be taken advantage of, then this is a must-watch!

17. 67 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Turned Out to Be Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿越后，我竟然是年代文炮灰 Money98金钱98Modern Romance445k WordsOngoing [Family squabbles + selfish heroine + gets a job instead of being sent to the countryside + romance later in the story] (The rating just came out, so it should go up later.) After Lin Shuang was struck by lightning, she gained a space. Thinking the apocalypse was about to begin, she stocked up on a huge amount of supplies, only to transmigrate to the 1960s and become Lin Wenshuang. In this life, Lin Wenshuang's family situation is complicated. She has older brothers and sisters, as well as young 276Reads8.4Score16714d adds
18. 68 快 Quick Transmigration: The Everyday Observations of a Background Character 快穿之路人甲的旁观日常 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Fantastical Romance635k WordsOngoing Tian Mian is a new recruit in the Supporting Characters Department of the Transmigration Bureau. Thanks to her strong nerves, she’s often sent into some bizarre little worlds to complete missions. She doesn’t mind at all: the pay is great, the benefits are good, and she gets to watch the drama for free. This is all about Tian Mian’s everyday life as a spectator. It’s lighthearted, with no angst and no fixed couple. 11.9kReads8.5Score80114d adds
19. 69 穿 Transported to 1980: I Have an Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 穿到1980，开局就有铁饭碗 Tiramisu提米拉苏Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [A career-focused heroine with a government job + 90% career storyline + a male lead who is weaker than the female lead] Lin Ruxin, from 2026, transmigrates into the body of Lin Ruxin in 1981. The original owner was not only ungrateful, but also hopelessly lovesick. As one of the first college graduates, she should have focused on her career, but instead devoted all her attention to men. Lin Ruxin can't stand it. Watch her kick her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and leave her coworkers stunned. W 35.7kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds
20. 70 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: What's Wrong with the Foil Female Lead Being Arrogant? 穿六零：对照组女配嚣张点怎么了 Dressed in Rags衣不完采Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + space + System + supporting female character + feel-good] Yun Susu transmigrated into a book and became the heroine’s foil, a doomed supporting female character. The heroine, Wang Ning, had a pitiful background: her father didn’t care for her, and her mother didn’t love her. She was a poor little cabbage. Yun Susu, by contrast, was the pampered darling of her family, spoiled and domineering, with relatives who indulged her without question. To change th 17.8kReads7.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    The female supporting characters are extremely cautious. [A super good read!][A super good read!][A super good read!]

21. 71 拒 No Going to the Countryside! The Seventies Cannon Fodder Lands a Factory Job and Strikes It Rich 拒绝下乡！七零炮灰进厂赢麻了 After Fried Chicken后炸鸡Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [The rating will rise after the initial score settles] [Period setting + awakening + face-slapping + strong heroine + factory career advancement + family drama + building a career] Lu Qinghuan finally awakens after cracking her head, only to discover that she’s the cannon-fodder sister-in-law in a period novel called The Road to Becoming the Richest Man! In the original story, her sister-in-law’s unborn nephew is destined to become the future richest man, blessed with a lucky star’s aura. The 4kReads6.8Score27614d adds
22. 72 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heiress Is Selfish and Self-Serving 快穿：大小姐她自私自利 Bustling S熙熙攘攘SModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through period dramas + self-interest + sweet romance + golden finger + no rescuing the poor + no saintly heroine + no becoming a stepmother + no adopting children + no fixed love interest] Some worlds may have no romantic pairing. The heroine retains no memories of her quick-transmigration worlds, but she does remember her first life as a wealthy heiress. Her golden finger is assigned at random. 1. The little childhood sweetheart manipulated in the 1960s 2. The village gir 11.8kReads8.8Score77014d adds
23. 73 穿 Reborn as a Sent-Down Youth, I Sign In and Win by Taking It Easy 穿成炮灰知青后，我靠签到躺赢 Thirteen Springs After We Parted Chun Chun Chun别后十三春春春Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Zhihe wakes up to find she has entered a period novel, becoming a cannon-fodder educated youth who appears in only a few chapters before being written out early. The original owner was sent to the countryside during a harsh era, with an uncertain future and a bleak fate. Shen Zhihe opens her eyes at precisely this pivotal moment. Luckily, just as danger closes in, she binds herself to a daily sign-in System. Grain coupons, fabric coupons, fine grains, medicine, useful little skills... Sign 24.8kReads8.5Score3.1k14d adds

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    I've finished another book. To be honest, my mind is always blank after finishing a novel, but the fact that I finished it means I was able to get into it and persevere to the end. It's a rare gem among novels. Please consider what I wrote as nonsense.

24. 74 渣 My Scumbag Dad Remarries, So the Pitiful Girl from the 1970s Takes Her Sister to Find Their Father 渣爹另娶，七零小可怜带妹去寻父 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [Ancient-to-modern + military compound + reborn + transmigration + everyday family life + golden finger + ensemble cast in small doses + play the pig to eat the tiger] Jiang Wenluo of the Great Jin Dynasty was punished by Heaven for putting justice before family and transmigrated to the 1970s, becoming a seven-year-old child. The child had a miserable life. Her mother died in childbirth while having a second child, and her father remarried six months later. Her grandmother favored boys over girl 17.4kReads8.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates from ancient times to the present. Her father remarries and her mother dies, so she and her younger sister try to find her scumbag father by hopping on a train. However, her father already has a new family and twins. The female protagonist's stepmother is also a reincarnation; in her previous life, she caused the deaths of three husbands and is somewhat mentally unstable. This isn't a typical revenge-driven story; the female protagonist and her sister happily join their extended family. The story is filled with chaotic everyday life and laughter, and the pace is slow.

25. 75 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Takes Her Vast Fortune to the Countryside to Join the Army 资本家小姐携巨额家产下乡随军 Zero Point Two Seven零点二七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A stone-faced military officer with bulging muscles and a complicated mind VS a delicate, radiant heiress from a wealthy family] [Military Marriage] [Light Sci-Fi] [Sweet Romance] [Easy, Satisfying Read] [Light Fantasy] [Goofy Robot] [Combat Pet] [Cards] [Lightning Powers] A word of warning: The heroine talks about keeping a low profile, but doesn’t act like it. If she has a golden finger, she’ll use it. Leng Yunhuan had just won the Grand Slam for Best Actress when she stayed up late playing a 10.1kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    Respect my rebellious spirit; the female protagonist in this book won't be too cautious. She'll really use her cheat abilities; it's a fast-paced, satisfying read.

26. 76 我 I Use the Sign-In System to Enjoy the Gossip in the 1970s 我靠签到系统在七零吃瓜 Ordinary Days寻常光阴Modern Romance606k WordsOngoing [Sign-in System + gossip + sent to the countryside + romance + a touch of ensemble cast] Su Xia, a youth soon to be sent to the countryside, suddenly finds a sign-in System in her mind. By checking in with key characters, she can obtain generous supplies. From then on, the male and female leads of countless period novels, reborn supporting heroines, idiotic second male leads... and all the bit-part characters who sacrifice themselves on the “front lines” for the plot start appearing around Su Xi 92.8kReads9.1Score13.7k14d adds

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    Everyone should go see it, it's hilarious! The author doesn't falter later on; in my opinion, she's just as good as Yang Lihua.

27. 77 玉 Yu Guinian Returns to 1968 as a Ten-Year-Old to Protect the Whole Family 玉归年重回68年十岁顽童护全家 Deep Blue Butterfly深蓝蝴蝶Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Reborn, Super-Civilization Space, Coming of Age, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Nian Baoyu and her husband shot each other dead. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1968, before her tenth birthday, on the night her father fled home to escape the armed factional fighting. Her father was hiding in the attic when someone informed on him. The commune's armed militia took him away, and more than ten days later, they sent back his corpse. Her mother was devastated and 23.8kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds

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    This 1970s novel is a worthwhile purchase; it's hilarious and entertaining, but be careful not to read it while eating, or you might spit out your food!

28. 78 穿 After Transmigrating as the Foil Female Lead, I Joined the Army, Raised Kids, and Turned My Life Around 穿成对照组女配后随军养崽逆袭了 Tu Tu You图图呦Modern Romance50k WordsOngoing When Hu Zhixia wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the female supporting character in a period novel who serves as a foil to the heroine. The original owner is someone the heroine, Song Mingyue, casually discusses. She says that the woman ended her pregnancy with her military officer husband and returned to the city. It is said she later married an abusive man, while her military officer husband remained unmarried for the rest of his life. The heroine is also 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After obtaining the spatial ability, the female protagonist became extremely cautious.

29. 79 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: The Military Bigwig Spoils Me and My Quadruplets 穿越八零，一胎四宝被军区大佬娇宠 Su Muhe苏沐禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted couple + adorable babies) Ye Shuang, a preschool teacher, was hit by a car and killed while saving a student. When she opened her eyes, she had become the male lead’s ill-fated former wife in a stepmother-era novel, a cannon-fodder character who died in childbirth. Her surname was Ye, and her fate was to die giving birth to quadruplets. Just as she was about to give up and accept her circumstances, a c 32.1kReads8.4Score3.5k14d adds
30. 80 八 In the 1980s, the System Forces Me to Steal Men? No Way! 八零之系统逼我抢男人？我偏不！ A Single Thought of Abundance一念丰色Modern Romance100k WordsOngoing (1980s + Strong Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Building Wealth) There is a System, but it plays a minor role and will disappear later on. The female lead is called Yi Zhaodi only in the first few chapters. After that, she's Jiang Jiang Hao! In Guiyang dialect, Jiang Jiang Hao means "just right," as in, things are just right with her around! In her previous life, Yi Zhaodi died saving her benefactor's child. Then she pestered the King of Hell to get her pocket dimension back, so he kicked her i 76Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 81 老 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1980s: Kneel, You Good-for-Nothing Children 老太太重生八零：极品儿女靠边跪 Little White Down小白毫Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + reborn in a bygone era + ruthless old woman + making money and punishing scoundrels + an ensemble cast striving to succeed] Given another chance at life, the old woman shows no mercy. Anyone who tries to split up the family or drag her down gets thrown out! Her awful children can get on their knees and stay out of her way! Zhang Siqin spent half her life as a widow, pouring her heart into raising three sons and two daughters. She bought a house in the city for her eldest so 509Reads—Score10714d adds

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    I stumbled upon this gem of a novel today! The female protagonist is reborn and immediately cuts ties with her ungrateful children, unlike other rebirth novels where she just gets beaten up a few times and then starts clinging to them again. I found it very satisfying to read. Also, unlike other rebirth novels where the entire story revolves around mundane family matters, this book focuses more on the old lady's entrepreneurial spirit after her rebirth. She leads many unfortunate women, riding the wave of the times to explore the unknown world and develop the county together. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

32. 82 穿 I Became the Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife of the Male Lead in an Era Novel 穿成年代文男主的炮灰前妻 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Shen Yi’an was an orphan who made a living writing web novels. She never expected a stroke of incredible luck to win her five million yuan. After buying a house, she still had four million left. Just as Shen Yi’an was ready to lie flat, she woke up to find herself in the middle of childbirth. What kind of nightmare was this? Not only was she giving birth, it was the 1970s. Unmarried and in labor, she experienced the agony of being torn apart, then realized she had transmigrated into a book. The 62.9kReads8.2Score5.5k14d adds

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    The original male lead didn't plan to continue the relationship with him, fearing that his secret would be exposed. He didn't go to the black market.

33. 83 她 She Was a Sent-Down Educated Youth in the 1970s 她是七零年代下乡女知青 Golden Flowers金色的花花Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Yao Jinling's family has seven people: two adults and five children. They all rely on her father, Yao Wang, and his single salary to get by. The family never has enough to eat or wear, and everyone is skin and bones... They could have endured this life for a few more years. Once the older children grew up and found jobs, things would have improved. But just as her older brother and sister reached working age and could help support the family, her mother got pregnant again! She gave birth to anot 892Reads7.0Score10514d adds
34. 84 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Opened My Eyes on the Day She Became a Widow 重生八零，睁眼回到她当寡妇那天 Golden Flowers金色的花花Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted Li Jinyu met her late husband, Zhao Dazhuang, through a matchmaker. Zhao Dazhuang had returned home on leave from the army when he fell in love with her at first sight. The day after their blind date, he rushed to submit a marriage application to his unit, begging his superior to expedite the approval. It finally came through before he had to return to his post. Grinning as he held their brand-new marriage certificate, he took their photo back to the army with him. He wanted all his fellow soldi 263Reads—Score1214d adds
35. 85 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Dumped My Toxic Best Friend and Doted on My Rough-and-Ready Man 重生八零，扔了毒闺蜜，甜宠糙汉男人 Golden Flowers金色的花花Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, She Dumps Her Toxic Best Friend and Dotes on Her Rough-and-Ready Man 43Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: I Have a Plane-Trade System 穿越七零：我有位面交易系统 Doesn't Like Eating Coriander不爱吃吃香菜Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing [Period setting + strong female lead + sweet romance + devoted couple + male lead has a small presence] After waking up from a car accident, Chen Niannian discovered that she had transmigrated to the 1970s, a difficult era of shortages and hardship. Before inheriting the memories: The good news is, my dad is a department head, my mom has a secure job, and my brother is a soldier. Life is going to be amazing! After inheriting the memories: A disastrous start. I was hopelessly lovesick and paved t 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After the female protagonist went to the countryside, she became very cautious, rarely sharing her food, preferring to eat alone, and was not generous.

37. 87 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 90kReads8.8Score6.2k14d adds
38. 88 夫 The Couple Time-Travel to the Seventies, Bringing a Pocket Dimension to Gawk and Enjoy the Show 夫妻齐穿七零，带空间吃瓜看戏 Jin Qiqi金七柒Modern Romance662k WordsOngoing [Period setting + storage space + sweet romance + courtyard life + family drama + people-watching + light ensemble cast] Lu Jiu and her husband, Gu Shi, unexpectedly transmigrate to the 1970s, arriving in the bodies of a young couple who look exactly like them. They bring along a storage space packed with supplies. Both families are penniless, with several people crammed into each of two households in a communal apartment building. On top of that, Lu Jiu is facing the prospect of being sent to t 13.1kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
39. 89 穿 After Transmigrating as the Doomed Third Sister-in-Law, I Just Enjoy the Gossip and Watch the Show 穿成炮灰三嫂后，我只管吃瓜看戏 Nanji Yaoyao南极夭夭Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted 1950s setting, slice of life, marriage first and love later, watching the drama unfold The heroine transmigrates into a book, and the hero is reborn. Both are self-interested pragmatists who don't interfere with the original plot. After living another life, everything else seems empty. The most important thing is to live freely and happily. After 1957, Song Jinhé had no lofty ambitions. She just wanted to eat well, have fun, sleep well, and enjoy a quiet, ordinary life of her own. She never 4.5kReads7.7Score25214d adds
40. 90 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 21.8kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds

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    These are some of the best realistic period dramas I recommend.

41. 91 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress Builds Warplanes and Defies Her Fate 七零军婚：女配造战机撕碎炮灰命 Jin Xilan金汐澜Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Side Character Awakening] [Power Couple] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Military Marriage] [Both Leads Are Loyal in Body and Heart] Lan Huan accidentally took a fall and passed out. She had a dream and discovered that they were living inside a military romance novel. And she was nothing more than a nameless, doomed side character, brought in to make the male and female leads reunite, while also causing the second male lead to fall in love with the heroine at first sight. To stay alive, 2.3kReads—Score20414d adds

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    The female lead kept a low profile after going to the countryside. Later, after reuniting with her family, she started working hard.

42. 92 七 The 1970s Comparison Group Is Done Playing Nice! 七零对照组不干了！ Green Pomelo Amber青柚琥珀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Fang Panyan transmigrates into a novel as the female lead’s foil. Both are country girls who marry into a military district. Both are high school graduates, and both marry battalion commanders. But when their husbands propose adopting their fallen comrades’ orphans, the two women react in completely different ways. One reluctantly agrees and mistreats the children. The other accepts wholeheartedly and treats them as her own. In the end, Fang Panyan is abandoned by her husband and despised by 6.7kReads7.1Score36214d adds

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    Hmm, it's a bit cliché: adopting the orphan of a fallen comrade. The highlight is that the female lead is very lucid, and the original female lead also becomes lucid later on.

43. 93 穿 Book Transmigration: The Doted-On Female Character of the 1970s 穿书：七零年代之女配娇宠日常 Shiyu Yanran时雨嫣然Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Space + Sweet Romance + Beautiful Educated Youth + Devoted Husband] Lin Xiaoran is a die-hard novel fan who transmigrates into a period novel she has read. It would be bad enough not to be the heroine, but she’s also a spoiled, reckless cannon-fodder villainess who keeps bringing about her own downfall. She falls hopelessly in love with the male lead, makes life difficult for the heroine, and eventually meets a tragic end! Seeing how things turn out, she resolves to survive in 1.7kReads8.6Score11714d adds

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    The first book was one I really liked, and I was very cautious... I didn't actively provoke the male lead.

44. 94 扮 Playing the Delicate White Lotus, Enjoying Life and Gossip in the 1950s 扮演小白花，在五零享福吃瓜 Evening Boat Ferry晚舟渡Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Period setting + self-interest + scheming beauty + everyone's favorite + spatial realm] In 1955, Lin Yue'e was three and a half years old. Overnight, she transmigrated into the body of an orphan abandoned by her family. She didn't want to talk about her past life. In this one, all she wanted was to find a good family, eat her fill, and stay alive. Her chosen adoptive mother looked haggard and disheveled when they first met, but the air of nobility between her brows was impossible to hide. Using 67.1kReads8.1Score8.2k14d adds

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    The female lead is very cautious; she becomes the adopted daughter of a powerful woman's mother. Kudos to the author!

45. 95 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Big Shot's Cannon Fodder Wife 穿书之大佬的炮灰小娇妻 Sugared Sheng Smoke满糖笙烟Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted Jiang Hua transmigrated into a book, an old-fashioned domineering romance novel, where she became the vicious supporting female character destined to be cannon fodder. She constantly stole the heroine’s men and annoyed the hero, ultimately meeting a tragic end. So she decided never to oppose the heroine again and to stay far away from the hero. But somehow, she ended up marrying him. At first, the man looked haughty and spoke coldly. “Jiang Hua, this is a business marriage. Don’t fall in love wi 14Reads—Score114d adds
46. 96 八 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance906k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 5.3kReads8.0Score30914d adds
47. 97 七 The 1970s: The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth Wins Over the Cold, Powerful Man 七零：娇软知青把清冷大佬拿下了 Nan Wan Ning南晚柠Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted (A soft and sweet little educated youth vs. a cool male lead whose aloof persona falls apart) Song Xingluo never could have imagined that she’d go to sleep and wake up inside a period novel she’d read, as a cannon-fodder supporting female character. Fine, she could handle being a supporting character, but she was doomed to die young too. She felt like she was about to break down. P.S. This is just a sweet little romance, not a power fantasy. If you’re looking for a power fantasy, please look els 1kReads7.5Score10314d adds
48. 98 八 The Brash Stepmother from the Eighties Becomes a Nobody 八零泼妇养母成了路人甲 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Liu Peiyun was ready to enjoy a quiet retirement, but instead transmigrated into a book as Lu Xuebi, a village girl whose engagement had been broken off in the 1980s. Since she was already here, Lu Xuebi decided to make the best of it. She studied for college entrance exams while leading her whole family to seize the opportunities of the times. Only later did she learn she had transmigrated into a book: she was the heroine’s shrewish adoptive mother, an obstacle on the heroine’s road to wealth a 646Reads5.8Score11614d adds
49. 99 七 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score10214d adds

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    I really enjoyed this book because I felt it was closer to reality. The female protagonist isn't an all-powerful character; she's just an ordinary person who transmigrates and uses her cheat-like abilities to maximize her choices. Instead, she's more realistic, portraying a timid and cautious protagonist who takes things one step at a time. Of course, it's not a wish-fulfillment novel where she immediately kills everyone. It's more realistic, without black and white themes, only the middle ground. The female protagonist and supporting characters are portrayed realistically and humanly, and the other supporting characters are also more believable, not simply black and white. They show many different sides of humanity, which is great. Judging by the ratings, it shouldn't have gotten higher.

50. 100 穿 Transmigrated as the Original Heroine of a 1970s Novel, I Run Away With the Cannon Fodder 穿成七零原女主，带着炮灰跑路 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance180k WordsOngoing This isn't a face-slapping story. It's more of an ensemble tale. Aside from the two women who transmigrated, everyone else is trying to change their own circumstances. Some are striving to improve themselves, while others are hoping to help someone else rise to the top. If you like it, please leave a good review. If you don't, just move on instead of leaving a bad one. It's not easy to hide away and write four thousand words every day. Lu Yunwan transmigrates into the original heroine, who was l 126Reads—Score—14d adds

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