Looking for a Period Novel: The Female Lead Lives in the City and Has a Steady Job 跪求求年代文,女主在城里,有正式工
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I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌?军嫂太强国家盯上
[Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to
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Everyday Detective Work in the Eighties 八零年代探案日常
(I've been enjoying stories set in this era lately, but I'm not very familiar with it, so just treat this as an alternate history.) Su Er Ya, also known as Su Jing, is an ordinary girl who is also, in some ways, quite extraordinary. After graduating from college, she joined the Public Security Bureau and became a police officer. She had never once eaten her fill, but finally did once she was in charge of her own salary. That was when she realized just how strong she was. (Hehe, the heroine absol
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To Stay Away from the Male and Female Leads, the Female Side Character Goes to College 为了远离男女主女配她考大学了
[Period setting + everyday family life + no awful characters + strong heroine + alternate history] Ten years after transmigrating, Dai Yuyan finally learns that she's the villainess in the story. Fine, she's the villainess. Fine, she's evil. Can't she just stay away from the hero and heroine? But her body and soul seem to be at odds. Before she meets the heroine, she keeps going against her own will and helping the hero with his work. After meeting the heroine, things get even worse. As soon as
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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
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
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I Brought a System to the 1970s: Getting Rich Starts with Selling Braised Snacks 带系统穿七零:暴富从卖卤菜开始
[Period setting + food + a System for slacking off + transmigrate into a book + satisfying read] Jiang Ning was a beautiful owner of a small but well-known private restaurant. After staying up late reading a novel about a villainess who shared her name, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the book. But this villainess seemed like a total pushover. Her awful aunt and cousin plotted against her, forcing her to marry a scumbag. In the end, she died miserably by the river, with no one even bothering
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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
[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
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Transmigrate Into a Book: A Male Educated Youth Comes to the Village 穿书之村里来了个男知青
Zhang Xiaohan has found herself inside a book she just read, as an unnamed passerby. The male lead is a cold and aloof man who, to help his elder sister get revenge, schemes to marry a foolish village girl. Zhang Xiaohan is that foolish girl's sister-in-law, and she dies of illness right at the beginning of the story. Because of the male lead, the foolish girl is killed by one of his classmates. When he learns the truth, he does everything in his power to avenge her, then lives out a turbulent l
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The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高,为国效力赢麻了
[1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o
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In the ’80s, I Married the Handsomest Man and Built the Mightiest Missiles 八零,嫁最帅的汉,造最猛的导弹
[Completed] Lu Sizhao first met Xia Yao in an interrogation room. Taking advantage of the situation, he asked, “Do you want to marry me?” The second time they met, he saw the pretty girl with grease all over her face, crouched in the workshop and bent over a machine she was repairing. The third time, he paid back the scumbag’s bride price for her. The fifth time, he pinned Xia Yao behind the office door and kissed her until she was dizzy. One day, after a night of staggering around, the pretty g
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The Washed-Up Star Is So Flirtatious, the Big Shot Coaxes Her in Private, Begging for a Kiss 糊咖茶又媚,大佬私下哄着求亲亲
[Complete ❤️] [Foxlike Green Tea Girl & Scheming Big Shot | ❤️ Military Marriage | Extra Sweet and Flirtatious] [Period Setting | Age Gap | She Pursues Him] Parallel world, so don't overthink the details! Nan Qiao, a nobody of an actress, received a message asking her to audition at a hotel, only to be thrust into a parallel world set in the 1970s! She could neither carry heavy loads nor lift a finger, and was about to be kicked out of the art troupe on her very first day! What was she supposed
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I Return to the 1970s as a Hong Kong Tycoon and Lead My Whole Family to Wealth 回七零当香江大少,带全家暴富
[No romance] Ye Lin arrived in Xianggang in 1978. Fortunately, he had transmigrated into the body of a Xianggang tycoon’s only son, who shared his name. Unfortunately, Ye Lin couldn’t spend the money. He could only unlock the fortune by fulfilling the tycoon’s dying wish. There’s big news in Xiahe Village lately. The second son of the Ye family, who’d been dead for decades, has been found. And he’s a tycoon from Xianggang! Oh, it’s the second son Ye’s grandson who’s come back. The second son him
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Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零,嫡女当妈超会养
[Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a
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Flirting in the 1980s: I Transmigrated Into the Factory Director's Scummy Wife 八零撩婚:穿成厂长大佬的小渣妻
[Marriage Before Love + Devoted Husband + Mutual Flirting + Getting Rich] Jiang Ning transmigrates into a period drama and becomes the difficult supporting character she once played. Looking at her ridiculously handsome husband, she can't figure out why the word “divorce” suddenly won't come out of her mouth. She swears she only wants to cling to a powerful man's coattails and develop a little revolutionary camaraderie with him... Yes, it's best to know which way the wind blows. But what's with
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The 1970s: The Rich, Beautiful Heiress Clings to the Wildest, Roughest Man and Won't Let Go 七零:白富美抱紧最野糙汉不撒手
[Completed ❤️] Everyone in Moon Bay knows that Hao Xiangnan, the supply cooperative director's son, is an aloof heartthrob who's impossible to win over. Then along comes a beautiful, alluring young educated woman with a pair of fox-like eyes. From then on, the aloof heartthrob is won over and becomes a devoted husband with eyes only for his little wife. Oh, how the tables turn! Shen Qinghuan is a pampered heiress, born into wealth, beautiful and talented. But after watching a TV drama, she s
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The Fifties: Taking My Landlord Father to Make It in Hong Kong 五零,带着地主老爹闯香江
Ming Zhaozhao wakes up as a pampered young landowner's daughter in the 1950s. Her family owns a thousand mu of fertile land, and she is her landlord father's only child. In stories of the era, she's the perfect scapegoat: a wealthy only child whose assets are ripe for the taking, and the daughter of a big landowner. With death flags piling up, she decides to take all the family wealth and flee with her father to Hong Kong.
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The Sixties: A Captivating Yet Hateful Villainess 六零,迷人又可恶的反派恶女
Born into the 1960s, she becomes a posthumous child, doted on by her whole family. Luo Mingyue says, “You're all this twisted, so I can't exactly be too normal.” A cast of villains, the 1960s
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Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间
After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely.
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Bound to a Reading System, an Eighties Cannon Fodder Gets Rich Overnight 绑定读书系统,八零炮灰一夜暴富
Reborn in the 1980s, Liu Chuncao bound herself to the Knowledge Is Power System. As long as she studied, she would earn money and unlock skills with a boost. Her awful mother sided with outsiders and burned her own daughter’s school acceptance letter, hoping to send her stepdaughter to school instead. Liu Chuncao refused to live a miserable life. She outsmarted the villains, dished out face-slapping justice, and used her system-boosted skills to build a prosperous life. Then came an unexpected t
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Reborn in the 1970s: The Spicy Wife Strikes Back 重生七零:小辣妻逆袭
Everyone in Jiang'an Production Team knows Liu Xiwu as a fiery, hot-tempered girl who acts on impulse and often storms through the village with a shoulder pole, beating people up. They also know she’s a poor girl abandoned by her biological father, left to rely on her sickly mother. Then, one day, she suddenly becomes sharp and clever. Not only that, she manages to snag a handsome young man who stays by her side to protect her.
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Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五,自助粥摊火爆了
(Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa
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A Goofy Spring Breeze Sweeps the Land: Antics in the Entertainment Industry 沙雕春风吹满地,娱乐圈里整活记
[Livestreaming + memes + goofy, laid-back slackers + a whirlwind of trouble] Wen Jiu transmigrates into a book. She becomes an obscure, eighteenth-tier actress and the biological daughter of a wealthy family, a disposable extra whom neither parent loves, a little cabbage left to grow in the field. Whatever. She knows how to sell herself! But why is her opening so different from everyone else's?! System: Take a good look. This man is Huai Zhuo, a three-time Best Actor in the entertainment indust
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The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉,知青女配当倒爷起家
[A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al
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1960: Clearing Out My Family's Home and Taking a Spirit Spring to Hong Kong 六零,搬空全家带着灵泉闯香江
(Transmigration + rebirth + pocket dimension + special abilities + transmigrate into a book + the 1960s) This book has quite a few supporting characters who transmigrate or are reborn. If you don't like that, don't read it. This is not a strong female lead story! Please read the content warnings! Lin Susu, from the 22nd century, had lived to a ripe old age and passed away, but somehow got the chance to open her eyes again. Oh, no. Her whole life had gone smoothly, and she'd been able to lie flat
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HP: Severus's Platinum Rose hp西弗勒斯的铂金玫瑰
A fairy tale about a reborn master of potions and a platinum-haired noble who come to love one another and find glory. Past and present lives, beloved friends. The stars and moon sing their praises, while roses fill the air with fragrance. sslm+lmss Two male leads, both taking the lead Contains OOC characterization and unkind portrayals of Lily and the Marauders. Leans toward Slytherin. If that's not for you, feel free to click away. Many thanks!
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I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1970s 穿到七十年代不下乡
Feng Wanyi is a fan of transmigration novels, and she often wishes she could transmigrate one day. She did transmigrate, but things don't seem to be going the way she imagined. Looking at the walls, which seem to belong to another era, Feng Wanyi feels like banging her head against them. She gives it a try, but apart from the wound on her head, she's still perfectly fine and right where she was. Just when she'd finally forced herself to accept her situation, they tell her she's being sent to the
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A Fearless Heroine Brings a Port-Sized Storage Space to the 1960s 飒爽女侠带港口空间穿六零
[Overpowered space + transmigration to a bygone era + formidable heroine + a huge golden finger] The early story takes place in the countryside of Northeast China, and the later story in Hong Kong. A coming-of-age tale with no scummy characters and no angst, warm, bold, and fierce in tone. Set in a fictional world, so don’t scrutinize the prices too closely. As the story progresses, the heroine’s chivalrous heart and brazen tactics come further to the fore. ♥ In 2023, security-industry ace Lian
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Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代,开局就上山下乡
[Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea!
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Transmigrating to the 1960s: From the Start, I’m Asked to Take in a Dying Man’s Child 穿越六零:开局遭遇临终托孤
[Historical era + Rebirth + System + Pocket Dimension + Light fantasy] After dying, Xu Jianguo was reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. He happened to save a Taoist master and his apprentice, and as the old Taoist lay dying, he entrusted his three-year-old apprentice to Xu Jianguo's care. With a little sister suddenly in his life, Xu Jianguo began raising a child. Watch as he makes the most of the vibrant 1960s.
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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
(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
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The Golden Age! The Eighties' Hong Kong Antique-Appraisal Queen 黄金年代!八零港城鉴宝女王
1980s Hong Kong scene + antique appraisal + mystical insight + business tycoon Wen Jin'an thought her life had nothing left but hardship and setbacks. Who knew it could be so colorful? While others chase stars and dreams, living in a drunken haze, she can see at a glance whether ancient texts are genuine and uncover the secrets of antiques. History buried by time, rare treasures lost to memory, and mysterious legacies hidden in forgotten corners all unfold before her eyes! She appraises treas
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Transmigrate to the 1940s: Starting in 1940 穿越四零:从1940开始
War of Resistance, no romance She uses her farming pocket dimension as a warehouse and slaughterhouse, gradually finding a way out of despair. With no food or clothes, she takes them from the enemy's warehouses. Du Jiaojiao: Now that I'm here, I won't let these Japanese devils have an easy time.
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Reborn in the 1940s, Laying Low Until the New Millennium 重生在四零一路苟到新世纪
She went to sleep at home as usual, but when she opened her eyes, she had become a five-year-old child in the Republican era. Soon after, she lost her mother. She had enough to eat and drink at home, but still felt like an outsider. Just as she was finally getting used to her new life, she discovered how difficult it was to stay alive. She wanted to run away, but the world outside was engulfed in war. Leaving would mean certain death. If she stayed, she would be ignored and bullied at home. Ther
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The 1970s: This Guy's a Keeper, He Really Does Give Me His Money 七零:这对象能处,有钱他是真给
[Period Fiction + Transmigrate Into a Book + Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love] Jiang Junyao was a hugely popular modern-day actress, singer, and host, a top-tier heiress with tens of millions of fans and all kinds of other labels. After casually criticizing the doomed ex-wife in a Mary Sue novel written by her best friend, she went to sleep and woke up inside the book. They say if you can’t stand “her,” become “her” yourself. She transmigrated in the morning, and before she could even figure ou
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The 1970s Siheyuan: My Stepmother Was Reborn and Called Off the Wedding 七零四合院:后娘重生不嫁了
[No pocket dimension, no System, courtyard life, family and neighborhood drama] Xu Xiangyu lies in bed, resting with her eyes half-closed. She’s gotten used to her short little legs, after all, she was born into this world from the womb with memories of a past life. It’s 1979, and she’s been in this world for seven years. She has no grand ambitions and has never done anything beyond what a child her age should be capable of. All she does is lie around or drag a little stool to the doorway to bas
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The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零,和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭
[Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better
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Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本,我却只想考大学
(Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you
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After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Beautiful Educated Youth Elopes with an Officer and Joins the Army 穿书后,美人知青闪婚军官随军了
[Transmigration into a book + spirit spring + military marriage + everyday family life] After spending more than twenty years as a rich heiress, Wen Ranran woke up to find herself in a novel set in a bygone era, as an educated youth who had just been sent to the countryside. The original owner wasn't even cannon fodder. She appeared only twice in the entire story, with no introduction or conclusion. She had a surname but no given name, just a pretty, utterly forgettable passerby. Well, if she ha
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After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了
[Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t
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The Book's Alluring Cannon Fodder Leaves Her Celibate Ex-Husband Unable to Resist 穿书炮灰太勾魂,禁欲前夫顶不住
[Period Setting + Faithful to Each Other + Raising Kids + Marriage First, Love Later + Daily Life] Lu Shuang, a genius anime key-frame artist from the 21st century, transmigrates into a book and becomes the cannon-fodder ex-wife in a doting-wife novel. According to the plot, the heroine gets the loving marriage and all the admirers. Lu Shuang is just the cannon-fodder ex-wife, a foil to the heroine's happy life. The male lead's older brother died in the line of duty, leaving behind a pair of twi
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Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人,当然赚钱啊
[Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once!
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Doing Scientific Research in the 1970s 我在七十年代搞科研
In the 21st century, Lin Ziyu lived in luxury, dressed in gold and silver, and ate and drank to her heart’s content. Who could have guessed she’d be reborn in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s? But it was fine, because her family loved and spoiled her! To her surprise, the System she’d been bound to in her previous life came along too. It said she owed it ten million points, and would be erased if she didn’t pay them back. To stay alive, Lin Ziyu had no choice but to study hard and earn points
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Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶
Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h
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The Art of Taming a Husband: I Turned a Delinquent into a Devoted, Rich Man 驭夫有道:我改造混混成宠妻首富
[Period setting + no pocket dimension + family life + building a fortune + devoted couple] Gu Wanwan died unexpectedly, then awoke in a period novel as the overlooked second daughter. She was forced to marry Qin Feng, a lazy good-for-nothing, in her younger sister's place. It was bad enough that Qin Feng did nothing but loaf around all day. He was also destined to die young. To change their circumstances, Gu Wanwan brought out her best tricks. She showered him with endless, free praise, and
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Working at a State-Owned Enterprise in the 1970s 七十年代在国企上班
Ye Zhizhi never imagined she would get the chance to see the legendary bustling Yanling Road, let alone become a proud state-owned enterprise workshop worker in the 1970s. Full of anticipation, she welcomes her new life in the decade.
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A Clever Country Wife Becomes a Factory Director in a Period Novel 俏妇当家,我在年代文里当厂长
A staunch believer in staying unmarried and child-free, she transmigrates one day to the 1980s and becomes a married village woman with children. She has a mother-in-law, adorable kids, and a husband thrown in for free. But the original owner ran off with another man, cheating on Wan Yan! Her head is spinning, and her heart is pounding. Xu Xieyi pinches her philtrum. She can keep it together! First, the most beautiful widow comes after her man. She swiftly puts an end to that romance! Then, some
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Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房,隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰
[Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele
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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
[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
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The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖
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
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Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零:炮灰军嫂励志科研强国
[Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi
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The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零:真千金逆袭记
[Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou
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