Period Novels With a Female Lead Focus, Where She Never Suffers Injustice and Understands Social Relations and Public Opinion 年代文，女主控，女主不受委屈，懂得社交和舆论

1. 1 年 The Road to Promotion in the 1980s: She Made Her Mark Through Her Own Ability 年代升迁路：她凭实力出圈 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Period] [Career] Dai Xinghua wakes up in 1972 in the body of an orphan who shares her name. Her parents died in the line of duty, and their home is about to be repossessed. Looking at the hand she’s been dealt, former “career star” Dai Xinghua takes a deep breath. Stay calm. I can win! She sticks firmly to her principles: What does it matter how much you work? We’re all just cogs in the machine. Don’t compete, don’t fight. But when it comes to my job, I’ll do it to the best of my ability 13.3kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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   The first one is a perfect match, and the second one is almost a perfect match.

2. 2 逃 The Runaway Bride Wins Over the Handsome Factory Director and Embraces a Life of Passion 逃婚女拿下帅厂长，共赴滚烫人生 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted To escape her birth family’s schemes, Su Yunke stole the household registration booklet and fled in the middle of the night! Standing in an unfamiliar city, she had only one mao to her name. In an era when even a one-mao coin found on the street had to be handed over to the police, she encountered many kind people. With their warmth behind her, she fought her way to building a business empire of her own. Later, the tough man who cherished her above all else complained in a wounded voice, “B 1.4kReads—Score131Shelves
3. 3 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves

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   It seems quite interesting.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1kShelves

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   [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing agent at the county supply and marketing cooperative. She negotiates tractor imports, runs an instant noodle factory, and works as a translator for foreign guests, rewriting her destiny with her abilities. Even more heartwarming is that three generations of her family work together, moving from the county town to the city, their lives becoming increasingly prosperous. Witness how ordinary people forge their own brilliant lives amidst the tides of the times!

5. 5 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 37.2kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves

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   These historical fiction novels are different from ordinary ones; the content is fresh, the writing is excellent, and I even followed the last one for almost a year without skipping a single chapter! The female leads in the first three books are incredibly intelligent and forward-thinking! I really admire their intellect. I hope this can help you overcome your current reading slump, and I look forward to your reviews.

6. 6 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 65.3kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves
7. 7 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 71.8kReads7.4Score3.6kShelves
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 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
9. 9 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 91.3kReads9.0Score11.2kShelves

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   This book is really good, and the female lead is also great; she leads her family to make money.

10. 10 军 A Sweet Southern Girl Arrives at the Military Compound 军区大院来了一个南方乖乖女 Yan He闫河Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 1970s setting + sweet, well-behaved girl from the south + rugged, paternal northern man + height and build difference + 11-year age gap + sweet romance Qiao Lanshu comes from a family of two state-sector employees in a provincial capital in the south. She is quiet and well-behaved, with a pretty face, and her family worries about sending her to the countryside. So her parents put a marriage certificate in her hands, send her off on a train, and dispatch her thousands of kilometers north to find 60kReads8.5Score5.1kShelves

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    The male and female leads love each other very much, and the male lead treats the female lead very well.

11. 11 年 The Period-Novel Villain Awakens, and the Heroine Completely Loses It 年代文反派觉醒后，女主破大防了 Xiang Liu Yi湘柳依Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The book has just launched, so its rating is low. Ensemble cast + top-grade characters + everyday family life + devoted male lead Li Chunxiao suddenly awakens memories of her past life and realizes she is actually the villainess in a novel set in a bygone era, while the protagonist is her cousin, whom she has bullied for years. In the original story, her cousin and her family were bullied their whole lives by a vicious, biased, and spiteful grandmother. They spent every day feeling miserable and 21.5kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Essays on heroines of the era

12. 12 穿 In the 1970s, She Pretends to Be a Technician but Is a Real Researcher 穿到七零，假技术员她真科研 The Years Are Like Our First Meeting岁月如初见Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in and will rise later! [Period setting + strengthening the nation through scientific research + no rivalry between women + strong heroine] While others transmigrate into someone else’s body, she arrives in her own. There’s no fiancé who regrets their engagement and wants to break it off, no murky and tortuous family history, no scheming against awful relatives, and no situation where she has to marry a man as soon as she arrives. So Shen Chao begins to grow wildly and r 5.5kReads8.4Score697Shelves
13. 13 藏 You Hid My Pregnancy News? I'll Bring the Commander's Baby to Blow Up the Military Base 藏我怀孕信？我带首长崽炸翻军区 A Dream of Tang Creek一梦棠溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s Military Marriage + Adorable Kids + Cozy Daily Life + Fast Face-Slapping + Both Leads Pure + Limited Use of Space] Shen Yunzhi woke up to discover that her son was already five years old! Six years ago, someone drugged her as part of a setup, and she spent one reckless night with Gu Chengyan, a stern-faced army officer. He promised on the spot to take responsibility, but when she woke the next morning, he was gone. After discovering she was pregnant, she mustered the courage to send a let 15.7kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    Super good! The author's writing is excellent, the children are super cute, the male and female leads have great personalities and strong moral values, the plot is satisfying and fast-paced, and even the minor characters are very distinctive and engaging. 💕💕👍

14. 14 四 Siheyuan: I Have a System That Gives Me a Little Something 四合院，我有个三瓜两枣系统 My Real Name Is Huang Rong我真叫黄蓉Female-Channel Fanfiction594k WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment ending + a literary take on courtyard life + transmigration + a space System Chang Huan only wants to live her own life in peace. She tried gently talking Silly Zhu out of it twice, but he wouldn't listen. People say the Jia family is pitiful, and she even donated a dime. What does Qin Huairu's constant jealousy have to do with her? She won't bail out the poor or the foolish, and she won't get lost in romance. Later, she meets Lin Shen, a devoted military officer, and spen 1.1kReads5.9Score131Shelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Rich Heiress Gets Rich by Gossiping 穿越七零：大小姐吃瓜暴富了 My Real Name Is Huang Rong我真叫黄蓉Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted Transmigrate + System + gossip + military marriage + just for fun Tu Hua, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, transmigrates to the famine-stricken 1970s and becomes a poor orphan who can't get enough to eat or stay warm. Just as she falls into despair, she discovers that her detached villa has come along with her. It has running water and electricity, temperature-controlled storage, and every kind of supply stocked in abundance. She's also bound to a gossip System: all she has to do is foll 712Reads6.4Score103Shelves
16. 16 重 Reborn in the 1990s: From Tailor to Billionaire 重生90：从裁缝工到千亿身家 Tejigulu特叽咕噜Modern Romance899k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the eldest daughter and the least loved in the family. She dropped out after middle school to work, handing every penny she earned over to her family. Her parents traded her for a bride price. When her child was three, someone abducted them. She searched for twenty years, then died in a dark alley. When she opened her eyes again, she was nineteen. Her family was arranging to marry her off once more, and the bride price had already been agreed on. This time, she di 723Reads6.2Score105Shelves

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    These days, nobody reads anything that isn't angsty, but honestly, too much angst is either unrealistic or too much for the heart to handle, so I read some milder angst stories!

17. 17 穿 Before My Whole Family Was Sent to the Countryside, I Took My Child and Ran 穿到全家下乡前，我带娃跑路了 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration to the 1960s + pocket dimension + raising a child + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other] Shu Yao thought someone must have put a curse on her. In her dreams, she saw another version of herself live a miserable life: when her husband was sent away for reeducation, she abandoned him and their child, then married a divorced man with a child of his own, only to become his unpaid nanny. Unable to take it anymore, she jumped into a river. The one who buried h 38.4kReads8.1Score5.5kShelves
18. 18 她 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Jin Er斤二Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 157.1kReads9.1Score22.8kShelves

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    I've read this book countless times and still can't get enough of it. It's so good it's beyond words. The male lead is stubborn, but he does everything he can to love the female lead. It's truly an amazing read.

19. 19 重 Reborn and Pregnant, She Joins the Army, Then Her Ex-Husband Kisses Her to Tears 重生揣崽去部队后，被前夫亲哭了 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1960s + Second Chance at Love + Portable Space + Family Life + Sweet Romance] Just after filing for divorce, Su Manqing is plunged into a chilling nightmare. Without anyone to protect her, she is reported by her stepmother and stepsister and sent to the countryside, where she suffers endless hardship. Then she is forcibly married off to an elderly widower, and ultimately dies a tragic death. Even after death, her spirit lingers. She watches helplessly as her ex-husband, Huo Yuanzheng, the man s 26.9kReads7.7Score4kShelves

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    I watched it without checking the ratings, just to see what would happen, and then I saw it end up at 23:22.

20. 20 七 Warm Days in the 1970s: The Unwanted Daughter's Daily Life of Giving Everything Away 七零暖时光，赔钱货的倒贴日常 Golden Scales, How Could They Be金鳞岂是Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to a period novel + System + pocket dimension + everyday life + lots of romance and love interests + standing up for herself + feel-good power fantasy + female-lead loyal + no putting up with mistreatment] Family squabbles and dealing with awful relatives + building a career and rising all the way to the top + encounters with all kinds of handsome men This book puts the heroine first. She only loves herself and refuses to marry into a family as a live-in bride. Hua Er transmigrat 11.5kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    1. The protagonist is sharp-tongued and can debate with many scholars. He has a cheat-like ability that he uses frequently, but it's barely noticeable and is often discarded after use by the male protagonists. 2. The whole family transmigrates together. It's a family that favors sons over daughters. The protagonist is kept around to show them how well he lives.

21. 21 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates to Ancient Times, but They're All Pretending to Get Along 全家穿古代，但貌合神离一家人 I Came to Be Emperor我是来当皇帝的Ancient Romance348k WordsOngoing [The whole family transmigrates + toxic family of origin + rejection of filial piety + selfish self-interest + me-first] Five years after escaping her family of origin, Xia Wucuo transmigrated and became a little girl in an ancient village. The ones who transmigrated with her were: Her mother, a high school graduate with a head full of feudal ideas, both pitiful and infuriating; Her father, who was obsessed with starting businesses, buried in debt, and had torn the family apart; And her younger 2.2kReads9.3Score274Shelves
22. 22 七 The 1970s: A Family of Martyrs, I Become a Widow and Marry an Officer 七零满门烈士，穿成寡妇二嫁军官 Wan Ruo菀渃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rong Xinghe was born in the mountains. Thanks to generous support from Grandma Li, she was able to attend college, and later inherited a large fortune from her. One day, Rong Xinghe drowned while trying to save a child. When she came to, she had arrived in the 1970s and become a widow whose grandparents, parents, husband, and eldest brother had all died as martyrs. The original owner had to raise her five-year-old daughter alone, as well as a nephew who had suddenly been abandoned by his mothe 20.5kReads7.8Score3.2kShelves
23. 23 六 The 1960s: The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress Steals the Heroine’s Pocket Dimension 六零：炮灰女配抢夺女主空间 Big Fan扇大Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [1960s] [Pocket Dimension] [Period] [Marriage Before Love] [Face-Slapping] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Ye Qingxi transmigrates to the 1960s, where her story starts with catching someone in an affair. Using her cleverness, she avoids being caught in the act, then turns the tables and catches them herself. Later, Ye Qingxi discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character who gives the heroine a golden finger. She immediately tak 1.1kReads6.0Score115Shelves
24. 24 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 34.3kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves
25. 25 七 1970s Red Envelope Group: The Rough Man Spoils Her 七零红包群，她被糙汉宠上天 Xia Xiaoqi夏小柒Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful, devoted husband, multiple pregnancies, cultivation, strengthening the nation, building a career] Wen Xi, an heir to the culinary legacy of a renowned imperial chef from the twenty-second century, was exceptionally gifted from childhood. At a very young age, she followed her grandfather into the kitchens of state banquets around the world. But while developing a new dish, she worked herself to death... Wen Xi, from the Dragon Kingdom in a parallel world, lived through a 4.1kReads9.1Score353Shelves
26. 26 她 Her Walled-In World 她的围城 Su Laosan素老三Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 29kReads9.2Score791Shelves
27. 27 成 What a Mess: I’ll Be Waiting for You in the Future 成何体统之我在未来等你 Mai Xiaodong麦晓冬Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted (My dear Wanyin, I will wait ten years for you. The flowers have bloomed along the road; you may return at your leisure...) In his third year of middle school, Zhang San had a dream. In the dream, he fell in love with a woman named Yu Wanyin. When he woke, all he remembered were her eyes. So he spent ten years making his way to her. On the subway, Wang Cuihua had a dream. In the dream, she fell in love with a tyrant named Xiahou Dan. Poison had seeped into the tyrant’s bones. Before he died, he 28Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 很 Having Loved Deeply Is Enough 很爱过，就够了 Mai Xiaodong麦晓冬Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Having loved deeply is enough. —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 成 What a Mess: Extra Story, Waiting Ten Years for One Person 成何体统番外：十年等一人 Mai Xiaodong麦晓冬Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted What Is Wrong with Being a Villainess? Side Story: Waiting Ten Years for One Person 6Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 成 What a Mess: Chang'an, Returning to My Hometown 成何体统番外：长安归故里 Mai Xiaodong麦晓冬7k WordsCompleted What Is Wrong with Being a Villainess? Side Story: Chang'an Returns to Its Homeland 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 恶 The Prank Isn't Over 恶作剧未完 Mai Xiaodong麦晓冬7k WordsCompleted The Prank Isn't Over 43Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 为 I Faked My Death for My True Love, Then Reborn and Remarried. What Do You Regret? 为白月光假死，重生改嫁你们悔啥 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a bygone era + System + pocket dimension + revenge + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sent to the countryside + both leads are pure and devoted + mutual devotion] Only as she lay dying did Jiang Linyue learn that her husband, who was supposedly dead, had faked his death and was living it up elsewhere with his old flame. That old flame was also Jiang Linyue’s best friend, and the child she had raised was their illegitimate son. Her whole life had been built on lies. She had worn 7kReads8.3Score678Shelves

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    This book features a female protagonist who gets revenge in a satisfying way and doesn't compromise herself; it's already completed.

33. 33 悲 The Life of a Tragic Woman 悲情女人的一生 Snow Drifting Across Mountains and Rivers山河飘雪Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted Orphan Jiang Xiaomin is abandoned by a man, then bullied in turn by her family and the villagers. Having seen through human nature, she has no choice but to leave. But just as she escapes one wolf’s den, she falls into another: her cousin and his gang of street thugs, her landlord, classmates, and younger brother-in-law all take turns tormenting her. When she is at her most helpless, her coworker Zhang Xiaofei comes to her aid. She also meets someone who loves her, and by chance reunites with he 5Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 闪 A Flash Marriage with a Mysterious Partner 闪婚，神秘的伴侣 Snow Drifting Across Mountains and Rivers山河飘雪Urban254k WordsCompleted Su Wan was lost while playing at the age of four. After being passed from one place to another, she was adopted by the Su family. When her adoptive parents died, she brought their inheritance to seek shelter with her uncle Su Daqiang and aunt Zhang Mei. Living under their roof, she endured their disdain. As she grew up, she set her sights on becoming a fashion designer, only to be betrayed by her ex-boyfriend Gu Yanshen and pressured into marriage and exploited by her aunt. With nowhere else to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 老 My Wife Went Abroad with Her Male Best Friend for Six Months, and Came Back Three Months Pregnant 老婆和男闺蜜出国半年归来孕三月 Snow Drifting Across Mountains and Rivers山河飘雪9k WordsCompleted His wife returns from a six-month trip abroad with her male best friend, three months pregnant —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 重 Reborn in Hong Kong: Traveling Across Myriad Worlds 重生港岛之万界穿梭 I Eat Scallions我吃大葱Urban656k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 46Reads5.8Score143Shelves
37. 37 港 A Good Deed a Day in Hong Kong 港岛之日行一善 I Eat Scallions我吃大葱Urban401k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 24Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 妈 Mom! Your Dead Husband Is Back! 妈妈！你死去的老公回来了！ An Unknown Little Sheep不知名的咩Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted The rating is low because the book just started, so feel free to ignore it~ [Period novel, military marriage, local protagonist, raising a child, joining the army, everyday family life] “Mom! Your dead husband is back!” The chubby three-year-old looked up at the man in front of him who claimed to be his father, then introduced him to Wen Yu. Xu Shaoyuan had been covered in blood on the battlefield without even blinking, but the distance in his wife and child’s eyes brought tears to his own. Her 9.6kReads8.6Score919Shelves

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    These books are pretty good, you can check them out ❤️❤️

39. 39 姐 The Sisters Join the Army and Mistake the Wrong Man for Their Husband: The Fierce-Looking Officer Falls for Them 姐妹随军认错夫：面凶军官沦陷了 Half-Moon Lemon月半柠Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Mistaken husband + following the army + sweet romance + snow-mochi heroine / “dirty bun” hero] Gu Zhaoning and the Gu family's adopted daughter, Su Jingwei, are both introduced to potential marriage partners. They meet two brothers from the Pei family. The elder Pei brother is destined to become a high-ranking officer, while the younger brother is destined to die heroically. So in this life, Su Jingwei secretly switches the men they were set up with and snatches the elder Pei brother before Gu 56.9kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
40. 40 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 32.1kReads8.4Score3.5kShelves
41. 41 洞 We Got the Wrong Room, and the Wild Military Officer Refuses to Switch Back 洞错房，狂野军官死活不换回来 Mimi Kid米米小子Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Alternate-history era + exchanging rebirths + following the military + sweet romance + apocalypse space + strangers by day, very familiar spouses by night] In the 21st century, Lin Anhe is blind from birth. Thanks to technology, she explores the world by listening, and works with her hands on the mechanical engineering she loves. She is a red-hat hacker lurking behind the internet, a chess champion who plays using a Braille typewriter, and Engineer Lin, who handcrafts all kinds of vital compone 12.8kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
42. 42 误 After the Wrong Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her Rotten 误圆房后，冷面军官宠她入骨 Cuihua in October十月的翠花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The 1970s military life + both leads are virgins + the husband’s long road to winning her back + military compound + he dotes only on her + pocket dimension, though it isn’t used much [Cold, roguish military officer vs. transmigrated, sweet young woman] Lin Xia, a university student who has never dated, transmigrates into the body of a weak-willed supporting character who is hopelessly in love. That very night, through a twist of fate, she consummates her marriage with her absent husband, who 19kReads8.5Score2kShelves
43. 43 后 After My Stepmother Was Executed, I Took My Younger Brothers to the Countryside 后妈枪毙后，我带着弟弟们下乡啦 A Single Thought of Abundance一念丰色Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + reborn + pocket dimension + spirit spring ++ no saintly do-gooder] The heroine hasn’t told the hero about her pocket dimension~ (There are some awful people, but the protagonist is badass. A satisfying read!) Shen Nian got into a car accident on her way to help with earthquake relief and donate supplies. She woke up as Shen Nian, a fool in the 1970s. At first, she thought it was just an ordinary transmigration, but then she discovered that she was act 2.3kReads7.9Score251Shelves
44. 44 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Little Cannon Fodder Rises With Her Space 重生七零：小炮灰带着空间雄起 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System space + born into another body + memories awakened + transmigrate into a book + taking on the stepmother and stepsister + the heroine will never be abused] Chen Qingyi had spent more than a decade living with the Dazhulong Brigade. One day, she fell into the water and awakened memories of her past life, only to learn that she was a minor cannon-fodder character in a book. Her biological father was a heartless cad. In two months, he would divorce her mother by letter and marry his one tru 37kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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    This is a great book, a very enjoyable read throughout! 😄

45. 45 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Appears, the Military Tycoon Cuts In 丰腴美人一出场，被军官大佬截胡 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted (1970s setting + curvy, captivating beauty vs. steady, level-headed military officer) There’s always someone like her in stories set in the past: born into a good family, beautiful, talented, and so proud that she looks down on everyone. The only person she wants is the male lead, but after she tries every trick in the book, the leads slap her down. Su Mannning transmigrates into the role of that vicious supporting character. But no one knows that the male lead is just one of the fish in her pon 30kReads7.6Score3.9kShelves
46. 46 血 Bloodbound Tyrant: From Blood Slave to Dark Emperor 血契暴君：从血奴到黑暗帝王 Little Guo, Who Loves Seven-Red Soup爱吃七红汤的小果儿Eastern Fantasy603k WordsOngoing From the start, he was reduced to a blood slave, kept by vampires and bled for their use? Lin Ye awakens the Blood Pact System. From the lowliest blood slave, he rises all the way to become the Dark Emperor! [Ding! You have subdued the Vampire Princess, Elena!] [Ding! You have subdued the Shadow Queen, Lilith!] [Ding! You have subdued the Wolf Queen, White Fang!] [Ding! You have subdued the Saintess, Su Qing!] Vampire Princess: "I would betray the entire vampire race for you." Shadow Queen: " 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 晚 The Evening Breeze Brings the Blazing Sun 晚风予炽阳 Clever Old Man Ye聪明的叶老头Modern Romance69k WordsCompleted Overnight, public opinion turns against her, and her star is suddenly tarnished. New actress Wen Zhi is caught up in a power struggle between industry players and forced into a variety show to capitalize on the buzz. Through no fault of her own, she becomes the target of a storm of criticism. Malicious editing twists her intentions, quotes taken out of context smear her character, and a rival closes in at every turn. Online abuse and rumors pile on one after another. Once bright and cheerful, sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shen Yu (Male Lead): On-screen persona: Exceptionally quick-witted, with solid delivery and a strong presence; adept at portraying urban elites and domineering CEOs; cool, intelligent, and decisive—a mature and powerful actor in the eyes of the audience. Real-life persona: Clumsy with words, honest, slow to warm up, and shy; a typical romantic at heart; completely unable to express himself to the girl he likes; seemingly aloof but actually soft-hearted and sensitive; subtly cunning; silently protecting and secretly favoring; not good with words but always sincere. Wen Zhi (Female Lead): Early charactera: Sunny, energetic, quirky, cheerful, and insightful; possesses a healing aura; sincere and warm-hearted; a recognized sunshine in the industry; dedicated, hardworking, and highly empathetic. Later charactera: After experiencing massive cyberbullying, she remains outwardly gentle and dignified, but inwardly becomes sensitive, timid, and cautious; habitually trying to please and accommodate others; afraid to express her emotions; extremely insecure; loves to laugh but rarely truly happy.

48. 48 余 Echo Express: Seven Days After His Death, He Regretted Everything 余声快递：死后七天，他后悔了 Loves Pig Trotters爱吃猪大脚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Yu Sheng's Express: He Regretted It Seven Days After His Death —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One is a tragic romance, the other a thriller. It was my first time reading this type of book, and I thought it was pretty good and worth reading.

49. 49 重 Reborn, I Married the Disabled Veteran from My Past Life 重生后，我嫁给了前世的伤残老兵 Unrestrained Flower Ji花姬不羁6k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Married the Disabled Veteran from My Past Life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 重 Reborn, This Time I Refuse to Get a Marriage License 重生归来，这次我拒绝领证 Char Siu Braised Pork叉烧卤肉20k WordsCompleted Reborn, I'm refusing to get married this time —Reads—Score—Shelves

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