Historical-Era Novels About Working as a Laborer 年代当工人的小说

1. 1 七 The Seventies Compound: Tian Mi’s Sweet Life! 七零大杂院：田蜜的甜蜜人生！ Que Lanya雀兰崖Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [A Slow-Build Story + Everyday Family Life + Simple and Ordinary + Not Fast-Paced] Tian Mi had a dream in which she ended up as the unfortunate foil in a crowded courtyard compound! Her life was unbearably hard, and even her daughter had been switched with someone else! When she woke up, Tian Mi thought the whole thing was absurd. She worked as a salesclerk at a department store, and Jiang Yi, the man she was going to marry, was a truck driver at a machinery factory: dependable, capable, and wit 617Reads—Score105Shelves

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   Worth watching! ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧

2. 2 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
3. 3 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.7kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
4. 4 七 The 1970s: The Goldsmith and the Young Tailor in the Siheyuan 七零：大杂院的金银匠和小裁缝 Add a Meal for More Updates加餐饭更文中Modern Romance791k WordsOngoing [Ongoing. Current progress: The romance is settled, and the career arc is about to begin. 💪] An ordinary person’s life has no dramatic ups and downs, no grand adventures, no thrilling twists... A true local, with no transmigration, no rebirth, no pocket dimension, and no college entrance exam. The story of an ordinary person growing up, told through the gentle flow of everyday life. A truly ordinary person! Not a powerful female lead! No god’s-eye view! [Period-piece daily life + mutual devotion 630Reads—Score106Shelves
5. 5 我 In the 1970s, I Took Over My Mother-in-Law's Iron Rice Bowl 我在七十年代接了婆婆的铁饭碗 Cable Car Carrying an Iron Pot载着铁锅的缆车Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Huang Xiaohua, a 30-year-old woman in the 21st century who was constantly pressured by her family to get married, suddenly transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Zhang Xiaoqian. Her arrival immediately solves the problem that had been giving her parents so much grief. She marries into a residential compound, takes over her mother-in-law’s job, and begins a completely different life. There are no troublemakers here, just the simple happiness of everyday life. 12kReads8.8Score971Shelves
6. 6 六 The Little Public Security Officer from the 1960s Loves Watching the Drama Unfold 六零小公安爱看热闹 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance967k WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday family life + watching the drama unfold] Jiang Nansheng had just left the military and was all alone. Longing for a lively atmosphere, she deliberately chose an especially lively job: a young policewoman at the local police station. As soon as she arrived, she knew instinctively that she'd come to the right place. It really was incredibly lively, with gossip cropping up every day. Getting paid to enjoy the drama was an absolute delight... When she got older, she went o 6.3kReads8.4Score578Shelves
7. 7 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.5kReads9.0Score855Shelves

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   The first book 🌹🌹🌹 features a very capable female supporting character who gets a job on her own. It's a very warm and loving family. The second book 🌹🌹🌷 features a female protagonist who had foresight even as a child. She and her sister married and moved to the city, bought jobs and houses, and went into business. They own two houses, a vegetable market, and a marketplace. The third book 🌺🌺🌺 features a female protagonist who discovers a space-time ability. The female protagonist works at the police station, comes from a wealthy family, and now has children; it's unimaginable how rich they'll be in the future. The fourth book 🌸🌸🌸 features a couple reborn, returning to the past. They have two daughters and make their fortune by selling braised food.

8. 8 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.7kReads7.9Score628Shelves
9. 9 七 The 1970s: I Married a Truck Driver and Gave Up Trying 七零：嫁给大车司机摆烂了 Rabbits Don't Eat Greens兔子不吃素Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No rebirth or transmigration + prophetic dreams + an upgradeable pocket dimension (appears later) Hu Huizhi is a typical self-interested person. All she wants is to marry a city man and get access to state-supplied grain, while making sure her descendants have as few obstacles as possible. The first time Wang Xuyang met Hu Huizhi, he knew exactly what kind of person she was. So what? Ambition is an admirable trait. Two people who think alike and share the same values join hands to make their way 5.3kReads6.7Score359Shelves
10. 10 一 I Woke Up to Find That the Father of My Child and I Were Both Reborn 一觉醒来，我和孩儿她爹都重生了 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted Zhang Xuemei had never wronged anyone in her life. The only person she had ever wronged was her youngest daughter, whom she gave away shortly after birth. She had secretly gone to see the girl before. Seeing that she was doing well had put her mind at ease, and Zhang Xuemei hadn’t wanted to disrupt her life. But on the night she returned, she fell asleep and woke up thirty years in the past, back when she was pregnant with her youngest daughter and hiding at her parents’ home. She touched her be 4.9kReads8.9Score418Shelves
11. 11 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 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is incredibly good. The protagonist works hard to pass the vocational school entrance exam and get a job, avoiding rural assignments. Because fewer people rated it, its 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 Book. Prices are reasonable, accurate to the cent or the number of tickets, with meticulous attention to detail and few quirks. It feels like truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be read as a historical fiction combined with a farming/rural setting.

12. 12 两 Two Abnormal Humans and a Motorcycle 两个非正常人类与摩托车 Old Du Soup老杜汤Urban120k WordsCompleted Love that defies social norms has often been seen as a symbol of courage and freedom, admired and celebrated. This is the one kind of love people will always despise. This is not a novel, just a story from real life. There are no thrills, no climaxes, no pacing, only despair and oppression. It might be of some small help to people who truly love motorcycles, but be prepared to be mocked. This story has an unconventional outlook on life, values, and the world, and portrays a world of abnormal peo 1.3kReads—Score214Shelves

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    I can't work, I can only do odd jobs.

13. 13 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.4kReads7.2Score155Shelves

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    🍇 These three are all period dramas set in the city, focusing on working-class life! 🍇 🌽① The female lead lives in the countryside and is very independent. She finds a boyfriend from the city, and their life is thriving, filled with everyday stories. She works as a waitress in a state-run restaurant, while the male lead works in a meat processing plant. 🌽② The female lead is clear-headed, rational, beautiful, wealthy, capable, and has strong moral values. She works as a sales clerk in a department store, selling watches. The male lead is a soldier, also with strong moral values, does housework, and is patient with the children. 🌽③ Her husband dies, and her in-laws run away. The female lead gets promoted, becomes wealthy, and raises her child (her in-laws gave her money for raising the child before they ran away). The story revolves around everyday life, eating and drinking, and her job as a telegraph operator.

14. 14 空 Raising Kids in a Pocket Dimension: A Young Office Worker Transmigrates to the Sixties 空间养崽：穿越六十年代小职工 Qi Mang戚芒Modern Romance724k WordsCompleted Due to a long hiatus, this novel has a low rating. It is now complete, so read without worry. It won’t stress you out at all. Stockpiling, transmigration, a personal space, adorable kids, no violence, no CP, the heroine doesn’t go to the countryside, and everyday life as a worker in a bygone era. The day Jiang Shuangyun received her medical report, she lucked into a portable space. After spending all her savings on supplies, she belatedly realized she had transmigrated into a bedtime read: Rebo 2.5kReads7.8Score154Shelves
15. 15 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangqi 四合院：我是刘光奇 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsCompleted A Love in the Courtyard fanfic. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Liu Guangqi. Emmmm, not a bad identity. Unlike other transmigrators who start out as orphans, at least the courtyard's scoundrels can't bully me. As for everything else, I'll just sit back and watch! 10.8kReads9.1Score367Shelves

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    The male protagonist travels back to the 1950s, graduates from a vocational high school, and goes to work in a steel mill.

16. 16 深 A Romance at a Shenzhen Factory 深圳工厂情缘 Jiangnan Yixiao江南一肖Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted My new story is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads8.9Score217Shelves

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    A story about migrant workers in the 1990s, quite good!

17. 17 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 16.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    The first book features a career-oriented female protagonist who works as a clerk in a large state-owned factory, testing multiple systems, building her career, and serving her country. The second book features a cautious female protagonist who takes a local recruitment exam and ends up working at a steel mill in another city.

18. 18 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. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
19. 19 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    Novels set in a specific era where the female protagonist is a factory worker: ① The female protagonist is a local, without rebirth, awakening, or any special abilities; she is an employee in a cloth factory. ② The female protagonist transmigrates into a book; she has no special abilities and works as a factory worker in a pharmaceutical factory; the male protagonist is a researcher. ③ The female protagonist transmigrates to another era; she has no special abilities and works in a textile factory.

20. 20 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 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
21. 21 穿 Back to the 1970s, a Textile Mill Worker from the Start 穿回七零年代，开局纺织女工 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance657k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate and reborn + raising kids + career + family life + no pocket dimension, System, or golden finger] Former title: Reborn in the Seventies, I Raised My Burden of a Kid into a Pillar of the Nation Gu Chun graduates from a prestigious university and becomes a designer at a top fashion company. Then she encounters a robber on a bus and dies in an accident, only to transmigrate into the body of eighteen-year-old Gu Chun in the 1970s. Just like that, her million-yuan salar 938Reads8.9Score101Shelves
22. 22 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.8kReads8.1Score708Shelves
23. 23 七 In the 1970s, I Rejected the Anti-Poverty System and My Whole Family Thrived 七零拒绝扶贫系统，全家躺赢成万元户 Zhuo Yu涿玉Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Reject the System + No Handouts + Change the Whole Family’s Fate] Song Nanyang transmigrates into a book set in a bygone era as a saintly supporting character. The original owner was so softhearted she made everyone furious! The job opening her father’s death had earned her was given away out of pity for someone else, costing her eldest brother his job. She secretly gave her premature baby brother’s powdered milk to her cousin for a treat, and her little brother event 83Reads8.2Score142Shelves

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24. 24 特EN A Special Era: Only One Yuan for Checking In Every Day? 特殊年代：每天签到才领一元？ Eggplant Bun茄子包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Liang Xin figured that since he’d transmigrated, a golden finger was only to be expected. Having a System was a good thing. He could sign in every day and collect money and supplies! But what could one yuan a day possibly get you? Oh, it’s a special era. Rice costs thirteen cents a pound? Pork is only seventy cents? To marry a wife, all you need is two towels, a basin, and a thermos? That actually sounds pretty good! Regular workers toil themselves to the bone for just ten or twenty yuan a month 150Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    These were all secure jobs in the factories of the era.

25. 25 七 The 1970s: In Debt by Morning, Winning Big with the System by Night 七零：上午欠债，晚上绑系统躺赢 True Integrity Rising真铮日上Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate History Setting, Daily Life, Slow Burn, Ordinary Male Lead, Poor Health, Has a Golden Finger but Won’t Become Invincible] With a bang, Wang Siming transmigrated! He opened his eyes in the 1970s, having become Wang Siming, who’d been swindled while looking for a job and lost the family’s entire savings of 300 yuan! His whole family had been eagerly counting on him to become a worker so they could enjoy the good life with him, and now he was saddled with a sudden debt of 300 yuan. He wa 7.6kReads8.3Score649Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Mechanical Age 重生八零之我的机械时代 Little Demon, Pour the Wine小鬼上酒Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Yilong is reborn in the 1980s. In this turbulent era, he charges forward, building a mechanical age of his own and rising to the pinnacle of life! 430Reads5.3Score—Shelves
27. 27 让 I Asked You to Pay Wages, and You Put Rifling in a Steel Pipe? 让你发工资，你钢管刻膛线？ Fish Mint Stir-Fried with Durian折耳根炒榴莲Urban639k WordsOngoing Su Chen unexpectedly gets reborn as a “debt-ridden heir” and inherits a steel mill on the verge of bankruptcy. Faced with workers demanding their wages, Su Chen resolutely takes responsibility and prepares to pay off the debts left by his father, who ran off with the money. Just then, he happens to meet a customer from the Middle East. “Friend, can you machine some internal threads inside this steel pipe?” “An inner diameter of 7.62 millimeters, a twist pitch of 244 millimeters, a land diamete 816Reads7.5Score—Shelves
28. 28 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, and This Genius Painter Is on a Roll 穿越七零，天才画家爽翻了 Extra, Extra多余的多余Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted A female painter from the 21st century is in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of a country girl in the 1970s. She promptly dumps her scumbag boyfriend. After she falls into the water and is rescued, rumors spread everywhere. The man marries Qin Yurou to take responsibility. Everyone thinks Engineer Tang has married a country girl. But who would have guessed she was beautiful, could paint, and could make moisturizing cream and medicinal salves? What a treasure he’s married! 1.3kReads7.7Score103Shelves

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    Go check out this book! 🌿 A genius painter travels back to the 1970s 🌹 His superb painting skills cause a frenzy among national institutions! 👍 A super engaging period novel you can't miss! 🌺

29. 29 从 Signing In at Zhengyang Gate 从正阳门开始签到 Gentle Brother Qiang温柔的强哥Male-Channel Fanfiction351k WordsOngoing Chen Xueru, the spirited woman from Under the Zhengyang Gate, sees all three of her marriages end in failure. Each one leaves her with a different degree of pain and loss. Fu Weiguo, who transmigrates into this world, becomes the man behind Chen Xueru, the one she can rely on… 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 重 Reborn in the 1960s: While Others Go to the Countryside, I Move to the City 重生六零：别人下乡我进城 Tomato Salad凉拌西红柿Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Li Aihua had just finished digitizing the local gazetteer when she transmigrated after the celebration banquet! She went from 2024 to 1965, reborn as a sixteen-year-old girl with the same name. Fortunately, her parents and older siblings all loved her, and had even sent her to vocational school. People may look down on vocational school graduates in later generations, but back then, vocational schools guaranteed job placement. And the jobs on offer were all iron rice bowls! Could this be a life 732Reads6.7Score106Shelves

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    The female lead is a vocational school graduate. Her entry into the story is straightforward and unpredictable. After reading this novel, I felt I learned a lot about career development and related topics! The female lead is goal-oriented and has a clear plan for herself! It's not simplistic, exaggerated, or melodramatic!! Highly recommended!

31. 31 工 A Temporary Romance at the Factory! 工厂里的临时爱情！ Standing Alone in the World苏世独立Urban612k WordsOngoing Wang Dali had just left his rural hometown to find work in the city. After his night shift, he returned to his rented room. As he snapped the key in the lock, he heard a woman's cries from inside. From that day on, life opened up an entirely new world for him. Every day that followed was an adventure. 307Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A realistic story, close to real life, depicting the experiences and unforgettable memories of migrant workers.

32. 32 四 Siheyuan: Getting Rich Quietly 四合院：闷声发大财 The Silent Falling Leaves落叶无声的Male-Channel Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted Courtyard Life #Period Fiction #Comedy #Feel-Good Fiction #Old Fox #Harem #Farming Fiction He transmigrated to 1952 and became Chen Yuanshan, an apprentice at Fengzeyuan. His father was a martyr and left him 13 million in old currency and two main rooms. He thought he could lie flat, but the courtyard was full of beasts. Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground every day, wailing, “Old Jia! Someone’s bullying me!” Silly Zhu called every woman “Sister Qin” and beat up Xu Damao whenever he saw him. Xu Damao 14.8kReads5.3Score442Shelves

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    4⃣️4⃣️4⃣️4⃣️

33. 33 四 Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院：院里来了个木匠 The Silent Falling Leaves落叶无声的Male-Channel Fanfiction770k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts 6Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 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

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    None of the female protagonists in these books go to the countryside [laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing] The female protagonist, Xu Jiaojiao, is beautiful, intelligent, has a harmonious family, never fights internally, and settles scores on the spot. She advances step by step in the supply and marketing system, her career soars, and she also has a sweet romance with her first love, Hei Pi [heart][heart]

35. 35 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
36. 36 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
37. 37 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves
38. 38 供 Driving a Big Rig for the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and Finding a Soldier Boyfriend Along the Way 供销社里开大车，顺路找个兵哥哥 I Want to Eat Pomelo我想吃柚子Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Storage space + Psychic powers + Devoted couple + Strong heroine] Zhong Yunling, who came from the apocalypse, transmigrated into the body of a village girl with the same name. Her grandfather didn’t love her, her grandmother didn’t care for her, and her father was the family’s overlooked second son. She had to do all the hard work and take the blame whenever anything went wrong. Just after she arrived, her unscrupulous grandfather tried to take her older brother’s job. No way! 744Reads6.8Score102Shelves

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    A post-apocalyptic time-traveling saleswoman...

39. 39 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 9kReads9.0Score647Shelves
40. 40 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 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
41. 41 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
42. 42 四 I, Yan Jiekang, Start Out as a Sent-Down Youth in the Countryside 四合院我阎解旷开局下乡当知青 Yi Zhuliu易逐流Male-Channel Fanfiction385k WordsCompleted Yan Jiekang, an aimless young man from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name. To make matters worse, his father is nicknamed Yan the Cheapskate. Isn’t this the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, the one he used to find so infuriating? And his courtyard really is a case of big trouble in a small place, with all sorts of top-tier troublemakers everywhere! Thankfully, he awakens a spatial ability, giving him hope for an easier life. With no job, Yan Jie 10.6kReads7.4Score359Shelves

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    The courtyard house, Yan Jiekuang's, looks alright.

43. 43 重 Reborn: Stockpiling Supplies in the 1950s 重生之我在五零囤货忙 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Female lead: Gu Xuemei lived a miserable life. Only during the last ten years of it did she finally live like a proper person. Unable to accept her fate, she never expected to return to the very beginning after taking her last breath. This time, she’ll repay every grudge and settle every score. Everything taken from her family will be returned. Male lead: Ye Huaian died in battle in his previous life, but his soul stayed with his father’s family. Only then did he learn that his mother had died b 4kReads9.0Score322Shelves

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    Both books are by the same author, and neither features a rural setting; the protagonists work in the city. The first, set in the 1950s, has a female protagonist who is reborn and seeks revenge before moving her entire family to Northeast China. It includes a classic farm setting and a spatial dimension. The second, set in the 1960s, features a kitchen, a daily sign-in system, and a spatial dimension. Some initially said the second book was a "gold digger" story, but those who persevere will find it's a story of two people supporting each other. Neither book involves fighting against extreme characters; both are later turned into stories about the government.

44. 44 重 Reborn in a Siheyuan: An Orphan Girl in the 1960s 重生大杂院之孤女在六零 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance715k WordsCompleted Female Lead: Yu Huimin thinks you never can tell what life has in store. She has money and looks, and she’s in the prime of her youth, when bam! Someone hits her and kills her, sending her straight to the 1960s. Luckily, the kitchen space she got in her previous life came along too. Otherwise, she’d want to die just to get back! Male Lead: Qiao Qinglai thought the apocalypse would be tough, but it turns out the 1960s are no easier. His wind ability has been reduced to the lowest level, and in th 1.2kReads7.3Score102Shelves
45. 45 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 954Reads8.0Score230Shelves
46. 46 八 The 1980s: My Sister Is a Policewoman Who Puts Every Troublemaker in Their Place 八零之我姐是警花，专治各种不服 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period crime investigation + family and neighborhood life + a spirited heroine + Beijing hutongs and courtyard homes + a slight golden finger] Lin Tiantian was a gymnast in her previous life. Reborn into the Lin family, she had extraordinary strength. To keep her from causing damage with it, her father taught her the family's martial arts from childhood. Though she was beautiful in this life, she chose to make policing her lifelong career. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that a female officer 1.2kReads6.8Score163Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

47. 47 五 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.6kReads8.4Score485Shelves
48. 48 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    ① The female lead is a descendant of a royal chef who transmigrates to the 1970s. To become more beautiful, she works tirelessly and eventually becomes the factory manager after being promoted through various ranks at a meat processing plant. The male lead is a professor.

49. 49 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves
50. 50 六 The Man with Six Marriages 六婚男人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance301k WordsCompleted A marriage spanning half a century, full of ups and downs, and one man's six sorrowful, blood-stained journeys into wedlock. In the late 1970s, at a state-owned coal mine in Northeast China, Kim Dazhuang, an ethnic Korean Chinese who had returned from Korea, was tall and burly, with a fiery temper. He sweated through his work amid the roar of steam locomotives. Over the course of his life, he went through six marriages. Each time, he entered with hope, only for almost every one to end in heartbr 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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