Period Novel With a No-Romance Protagonist! 年代文主角无CP！

1. 1 八 The 1980s Military Compound: The Four-Year-Old Little Menace Takes Over the Entire Military District 八零大院：四岁小毒物成全军区团 Mom of Liuyun Pavilion流云轩妈Modern Romance794k WordsCompleted Period | Adorable child | Everyone's favorite | Metaphysics | Military compound After his daughter went missing, Lu Zhanye became known throughout the military district as a living demon, ruthless and fiercely protective. Four years later, little troublemaker Lu Niannian arrived at the military district alone to find her father, carrying a basket full of five-step snakes and red scorpions. Her medical skills were astonishing, and her ability to control insects terrified enemy spies. From then on 4.1kReads8.1Score43114d adds
2. 2 奶 The Baby Makes a Nuclear Bomb by Hand, and the Commander Stays Up All Night Coaxing Me to Drink Milk 奶包手搓核弹，首长连夜哄我喝奶 The Island Breeze岛屿的风Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Industry + Cute Kids + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Serving the Nation] Four-year-old Tangtang is a “little mute” who was kidnapped by human traffickers and taken to the remote northwest. That is, until the day her soldier father, Lu Feng, rescued her while carrying out a secret mission. Seeing his daughter pick up some scrap metal and assemble a miniature pistol in just a few moves, the tough old soldier was stunned on the spot! It turns out Tangtang was born with a “mec 2.8kReads8.1Score43214d adds
3. 3 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance635k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.2kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds

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   Female-oriented, no romantic pairing! The female lead passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she works hard to build her career. ❤️

4. 4 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 91.3kReads9.0Score11.2k14d adds

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   Both are good

5. 5 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
6. 6 我 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Go to the Countryside? 我都重生了，谁还下乡！ Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Period] + [Reborn] + [Strong Female Lead's Growth] + [Passionate Youth] Xiang Hong is reborn at the crossroads of her life in 1968. Go to the countryside or join the army? Join the army! In her previous life, she went to the countryside and suffered through all kinds of hardships... before dying miserably in a shack. In this life, her heartless family and worthless men are nothing but stepping-stones beneath her feet! When Xiang Hong is reborn, she also gets a small pocket dimension, a modest g 3.3kReads8.8Score29614d adds

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   Reborn, the female protagonist always knows what she wants and perseveres, constantly learning and enriching herself (learning is too difficult for a poor student). She takes revenge on her enemies, rejects ambiguity, and lives a beautiful life on her own. However, while her past life was unfortunate, this life is powerful. In the next life, she and the male supporting character can have a chance, just as she said at his funeral: "If there is a next life..." (Let's have a side story! Author, give those readers who want the female protagonist to get married a different story). Actually, it's not that the female protagonist doesn't want to love, but she suffered too much in her past life, making her unable and afraid to love. Times change, and the Chinese people still believe that a happy family and having money and leisure are true happiness. 😊

7. 7 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Carrying a Spirit Spring: The Capitalist's Daughter Joins the Army 揣双胎带灵泉，资本家小姐去随军 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Original Title: Pregnant with Twins and a Spirit Spring, the Capitalist Heiress Joins Her Husband at the Army Base [Military Marriage + Rebirth + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Pregnant with Twins and Raising Kids + Devoted Husband + Love at First Sight vs. Love That Grows Over Time] Sweet, adorable, radiant beauty × The strongest military officer, cold on the outside but head over heels for her Wen Yuying opened her eyes and found herself reborn on her way to get an abortion after being t 30.8kReads8.1Score4.4k14d adds

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   These two books are incredibly well-written by the author!!! The male lead has a real CEO vibe, unlike the stereotypical CEO novel. I highly recommend everyone check them out.

8. 8 小 My Picky, Mischievous Wife Is a Handful, but Her Officer Husband Still Spoils Her 小作精又作又坏，军官老公偏要宠 Tasty Fruit美味果Modern Romance851k WordsOngoing [Period setting + married first, fall in love later + twins + adored by everyone in the latter half + devoted husband + winning back his wife + feel-good power fantasy] A bolt from the blue sends Jiang Zao back to the 1980s, where she transmigrates into the body of a woman who is more than seven months pregnant. In order to marry the aloof officer she fell in love with at first sight, the original owner used shameless means to get her way. Jiang Zao, who has transmigrated into her body, can’t es 13.5kReads7.6Score80614d adds
9. 9 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 27.8kReads9.1Score3.5k14d adds

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   I just finished reading this one recently, and it was pretty good.

10. 10 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds

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    From the Republican era to the founding of the People's Republic of China, there is no romantic pairing; it's about patriotism and the War of Resistance against Japan.

11. 11 回 Back in the 1990s, No One Can Escape Their Old Trade 回到九零，都逃不掉的老本行 Lady Si四娘娘Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Tang Yan is unexpectedly transported to 1995 in a parallel timeline. Having suffered setbacks in her chosen field, she has no desire to repeat the path of her previous life. She thinks all she needs to do in her new life is play sports and earn money, then lie flat and enjoy a comfortable existence. Little does she know that her old profession will seep into every aspect of her life. In the end, this perfectly contented couch potato is forced to become the best detective among Olympic champions, 1.4kReads8.6Score15314d adds

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    I would call it a new kind of super-rich tycoon. There's no super-rich system; there's only a pathetic, useless glowing orb. All achievements are earned by the female protagonist herself. Her status is increasingly respectable, but she conceals it very well from the outside world. While her scattered wealth may not make it onto the Forbes list, it would certainly be among the top in the new China. However, her public identity remains that of a professional athlete.

12. 12 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 161.7kReads9.0Score15.7k14d adds

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    Originally a mentally challenged child, he was bound to a system and became a highly intelligent individual. It has a slightly quirky, almost sinister feel to it, but it's not awkward at all, and there are tons of satisfying moments!

13. 13 带 Taking Pinduoduo to 40 带着拼夕夕在40 Willows by the Water水边柳杨Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Farming + Infrastructure Development + Beloved by All + War of Resistance Against Japan] She woke up in the 1940s, with a Pinduoduo System? An Yu thought for a second, then decided to come clean: “I’m from the future, and I have a golden finger.” Canned luncheon meat, work boots, motorized tricycles... Fertilizer, canned luncheon meat, military coats... If Pinduoduo sells it, you can get it here! This time, she absolutely wouldn’t let their forebears fight the Japanese invaders on empty stomach 79.6kReads9.1Score12k14d adds

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    It's a slightly older period novel, but it's so good!

14. 14 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the Seventies: I Win by Lying Back with a Sign-In System 穿书七零：我靠签到系统躺赢了 A Seven-Day Dream一梦七天Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [No romance + sign-in System + transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + super strength, heroine with max attack power + no self-sacrificing saint] One moment Jiang Qing is hacking at zombies; the next, she’s transmigrated to the 1970s. Luckily, her super strength has come with her. Her biased biological father and stepmother steal the job meant for her? Whatever. She’ll beat them all down. No money or supplies? Whatever. She’ll sell the job to buy supplies and strip the house of everything us 5.6kReads8.4Score40814d adds

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    It's a very good watch. The female lead is decisive and efficient, doesn't get bogged down in trivial matters, has strong moral principles, isn't overly kind-hearted, and is very clear-headed. Most importantly, there are no men in the story.

15. 15 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
16. 16 鬼 Demon Slayer: Reborn in Misery, but I Don't Want Romance, So Get Lost 鬼灭：惨重生但不想谈恋爱走开 Lai Siling莱斯玲Two Male Leads424k WordsCompleted System + beloved by all + submissive-leaning protagonist + not a full harem + everyone falls in love Reborn. Let me remind you once: he's going to be just a little weaker in the early chapters. Please stop leaving all kinds of nonsense in the comments. You're really going to wear out my patience. The darling transmigrates and is reborn as Muzan, huh ⊙∀⊙! It's not particularly action-packed. The emotional arc is gentler, but it may challenge your values. Muzan is straight, but there are always tr 416Reads8.2Score10614d adds

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    Do you want to see this?

17. 17 沂 Tales of Yizhou: The Rise of a Restaurant 沂州往事之酒楼崛起 Xyd521zbsdUrban120k WordsCompleted This is a contemporary novel about a story set in the 1990s. It follows the protagonist, Xu Yi'an, from going to live with relatives to finding work, and eventually becoming a hotel manager. —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 引 Yindi 引娣 Dong Dongbao董咚宝Modern Romance101k WordsOngoing In the early 2000s, two murders take place in a small county in northwestern China. As the layers of the story are peeled back, a tale emerges of women saving one another. The heroine, Yindi, comes from a family that favors boys over girls. Her older sister, Zhaodi, is exceptionally resilient and brave, and the only person in the family who cares for Yindi. The protagonist, Lin Yi, comes from a conventional family that can be happy one moment and oppressive the next. She is Yindi's only friend. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A pure friendship story of mutual redemption, no romantic pairing.

19. 19 七 A Leisurely Life in the Countryside in the 1970s 七零我在乡下悠闲度日 Ninety-Nine Seconds of Green Light九十九秒绿灯Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Native-born protagonist, rich beauty, genius, no awful characters, ensemble cast] (No transmigration, no rebirth, no System. Just a local genius who lives beautifully, gets things done, and never backs down.) The sequel is The Iron Rice Bowl of the Seventies: I Earn Foreign Currency Through Translation. Jiang Xiaoxiao was born with half the battle already won. Her parents are remarried, and from the moment she was born, she became the true bond holding the family together. Everyone knows she’s 5.8kReads8.4Score48514d adds

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    No melodramatic romances, fluent in multiple foreign languages, doesn't rely on men, focuses on making money and improving herself.

20. 20 1 1983: A Weasel Haunts a Reborn Woman 1983黄皮子缠上重生女 Wishing You a Long Life长命百遂Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted No CP… Rebirth… Revenge… Family life… A touch of fantasy… An adorable weasel spirit… Slow-burn plot In his previous life, Gu Hang had a difficult upbringing. From the age of eight, he was beaten by his own father almost every day. A county teacher helped him get into teacher's college, but someone else took his place, and he never knew. At sixteen, he left home to work. Because he was 1.75 meters tall, a friend introduced him to modeling. He was sentenced to two years in prison for beating up a 3.8kReads9.1Score66614d adds

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    A completed novel with rich content and no romantic pairing.

21. 21 穿 Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation Through Robbery 穿乱世，疯癫公主她靠抢劫建国了 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 147.3kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds

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    Beautiful female lead crowd

22. 22 让 I Asked You to Boost Morale, So Why Did You Make the Whole Army Cry? 让你提振士气，你却唱哭全军？ Drunk on the Moon, Riding the Wind醉月扶风Urban766k WordsCompleted Lin Yang, a literary and arts soldier, sacrificed himself to protect a hostage. Then the good-for-nothing Lin Yang from a music academy transmigrated into his body. He had barely arrived when he faced the prospect of being discharged, and his body was in far worse shape than before. No matter. The entertainment scene in this world was a complete disaster anyway! The music student Lin Yang, newly transmigrated, looked at this cultural wasteland of a world that worshipped all things foreign and sm 1.6kReads8.0Score11114d adds
23. 23 生 Life Has No Rough Draft 生活没有草稿 Wanderer of the Western Sea西海浪子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted If The Ordinary World moved you and To Live awed you with its resilience, then Life Has No Drafts will take you into a world that is more real, more rugged, and more brimming with raw vitality. Here, there are no drafts; every step is a life that cannot be rewritten. 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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