Looking for Novels About Doing Scientific Research to Serve the Country 求搞科研，为国家效力的小说

1. 1 恶 The Wicked Woman of the 1970s and Her Unhinged Antics 恶女七零，发疯文学 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted In 1970, in Daba Village, the second daughter of the Feng family went to the hills behind the village to gather pig fodder, but tumbled down the mountainside and injured her brain. Then again, she had always been a simpleton, so no one cared whether the fall had made her any worse. The second child has always been the one most likely to be overlooked in a family, and the Fengs were no exception. The eldest, Feng Chun, was the family’s first daughter, ambitious and fiercely competitive. The third 6.6kReads9.2Score680Shelves

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   These are all female-oriented novels, and all three feature female protagonists who dedicate themselves to scientific research for the country, focusing solely on scientific research and inventing various weapons beneficial to national development.

2. 2 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.2kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
3. 3 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: I Join the Army Corps with a Pocket Dimension and Take It Easy 六零军婚：带空间兵团里面当咸鱼 Good Harvest丰年Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [Completed] Si Yang transmigrates into a period novel as the unloved biological daughter, where she is framed by the scheming fake heiress and rejected by her whole family. If this place has no room for me, there’s always somewhere that does. With a pocket dimension, what have I got to fear? First, she cleans out the family’s food stores and valuables, then heads to the border region with the corps. The fake heiress wants her to waste away on the frontier? Keep dreaming! A few meritorious deeds 3.5kReads9.0Score387Shelves
4. 4 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding to a 1970s Officer: The Lucky Military Wife Has Triplets 闪婚七零军官，好孕军嫂一胎三宝 Heaps of Gold and Jade堆金积玉Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [1970s + scientific research + sweet romance + devoted couple + cozy daily life + career] This is the story of a young military wife who just wants to live a carefree, lie-flat life with her handsome husband, only to unexpectedly help propel the whole country forward. After waking up in the 1970s, Jiang Yan finds herself the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, unloved by both parents, and engaged to an older military officer whom everyone looks down on because he can't have children. But... h 3.6kReads9.3Score449Shelves

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   [Heart][Heart][Heart] Don't be fooled by the title! It's a story about scientific research and hard work, but the male and female leads are both striving for wealth and power. You'll be watching until 4 AM! [Heart][Heart][Heart] Highly recommended!

5. 5 同 My Coworker Betrayed Me. What's Wrong with Wanting a Little Compensation? 同事背刺，她要一点点补偿怎么了 Xi Mu Yue西沐月Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Alternate parallel world + historical era + golden finger The author is terrible at naming things and even worse at writing blurbs, so please bear with me. No black-market shopping, no stockpiling household supplies. Jiang Xingyue worked dutifully for the Underworld for three hundred years and was about to get promoted when she was sabotaged and sent straight into reincarnation. She was reborn in 1959. Life was tough, but fortunately, her family in this life was wonderful. With her cheat abiliti 2.7kReads7.4Score177Shelves

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   This book is a bit of a letdown because of its title. If you like period dramas and science fiction, you might want to check it out. There aren't any truly outstanding pieces, but it's easy to get into the story.

6. 6 七 The 1970s Military Wife Who Traded Farming for High-Tech Innovation 七零军嫂不种田，硬核点科技树 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to a Past Life + Military Marriage + Career + Raising Kids + Everyday Life as an Army Wife + No System + No Pocket Dimension + Growth in Scientific Research + Rebuilding Family Ties + Slow-Paced Ensemble Story] [An alternate setting in the 1970s] Su Yingke, a top physicist, discovers that her research has been stolen. In a fit of anger, she destroys her experimental data, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into her own past life in the 1970s, becoming an army wife with two 17.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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   I love it, the later parts are really good, genuine scientific research, not just a sham. Give it a try!

7. 7 中 The Chinese Academy of Sciences Came to the Entertainment Industry to Poach Someone! The Haters Were Stunned 中科院来娱乐圈捞人！黑粉全蒙了 Old Popsicle老雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Thanks to [If You're This Capable, Why Not Join the Chinese Academy of Sciences?] for sending a hundred Carnival gifts. Boss, you're invulnerable to bullets and blades.” After turning down yet another visit from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gu Ran turned around and explained the three ways to achieve controlled nuclear fusion to his fans. Other streamers' fans have an average education level of middle school. Gu Ran's fans average a PhD. 115.8kReads9.1Score17.3kShelves

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   Have you ever wondered what the truth is about the origins of humanity? How did intelligence come into being? From myths and legends to the vast cosmos, from classical physics to quantum technology, our exploration of the world has never ceased. Now, where are the boundaries of physics? And how do we construct a completely new system of physics? The protagonist provides the answers, integrating consciousness theory with technology to forge a new path. He achieves leapfrog development in multiple fields such as space, materials, and energy, leading China towards becoming a technologically advanced nation. This technological reversal from adversity to glory is breathtaking. How exactly do the mysteries of the universe rewrite destiny? The answer lies in this mind-bending novel—come and find out!

8. 8 跟 Learning Physics with Tomatoes 跟着番茄学物理 A Bookshelf一个书架Urban640k WordsOngoing Want to embark on a mind-bending and thrilling adventure in pursuit of knowledge? The story begins with Xiao Rui, a flippant student who hates studying. By chance, he is struck by an idea presented in the program Starry Night Exploration. The show goes beyond the surface of traditional myths to delve into their deeper meaning, suggesting that myths may have been the ancients’ unique way of exploring the unknown. This instantly inspires everyone to reconsider the myths they thought they knew. As 274Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 重 After Being Reborn, I Devoted Myself to Huaxia: A Peerless National Scholar! 重生后，我身许华夏，国士无双！ Kitten Eating Ice Cream吃雪糕的奶猫Urban638k WordsCompleted Before Gu Ran took the college entrance exam, no one understood what the greatest upheaval in a century truly meant. With China facing an uphill struggle, the distinguished academician Gu Zhiqiu was reborn on the eve of the college entrance exam. He flipped the chessboard, tossed away the pieces, and then announced to the world: “It's China's turn to counterattack.” 10.5kReads9.0Score813Shelves
10. 10 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Female Special Forces Soldier Can Take on Ten at Once 七零军婚：女特种兵她能一打十 Millionaire Lady千万富婆Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Special Forces + Everyone’s Favorite + Pocket Dimension + System + Face-Slapping + Powerful Family Background Modern-day special forces soldier Xiao Niannian is caught in an explosion during a mission and becomes Xiao Niannian in 1970. Her parents are unknown, and her adoptive father died in service. Her adoptive father’s second brother wants to trade her away, drain her blood, and grind her bones. Does he really think she’s still the helpless girl anyone could bully? She wakes up just as she’s 15.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    The female protagonists in these books are all highly skilled researchers. The first one features a special forces soldier who also conducts research, showcasing realistic military life.

11. 11 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Rich Heiress Is Doted on by All, and Has Triplets 军婚甜蜜：白富美被团宠一胎三娃 Wen Xingyun温幸运Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + 1970s + reborn + sweet romance + life with the troops In her previous life, Jiang Yue was set up by her enemies and believed the slander spread by her fake-sweet friend. She misunderstood her husband and made a scene in the family compound, trying to get a divorce. In the end, she became the troublemaker everyone in the compound hated. After a carefully orchestrated explosion, Jiang Yue was reborn in the 1970s. She came back stronger than ever, pampering her husband and putti 3.5kReads9.0Score475Shelves
12. 12 闪 A Whirlwind Marriage to the Top Military Officer: Five Babies on the Fertile Island 闪婚最强军官，海岛易孕一胎五宝 Millionaire Lady千万富婆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + doting on his wife + understanding animal thoughts + treasure + joining the army + high-ranking officials She travels to the 1970s with her best friend and becomes the apple of her family’s eye. When her family starts urging her to get married, she goes on a blind date and meets Ye Chen, who’s there for one too. The only difference is that she deliberately shows up for the wrong match, while Ye Chen has been pursuing her all along. They marry after a whirlwind courtship, and 6.2kReads9.0Score795Shelves
13. 13 八 The 1980s: The Heiress Marries a Rugged Man Who Keeps Her Under His Thumb 八零：白富美她嫁糙汉被掐腰宠 Wen Xingyun温幸运Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted Military marriage + 1980s + supermarket pocket dimension + building wealth + satisfying face-slapping + rich beauty... She transmigrated to the 1980s with supplies worth hundreds of millions. Her father was missing, her mother was timid, someone else had taken her place at school, and she and her mother and sister had been driven out of their home by her awful grandmother, uncle, and aunt, who also wanted to seize the family’s property... She set out to help her whole family get rich. They opene 1.9kReads9.0Score197Shelves
14. 14 让 You Sent Me to College, and I Became a National Treasure of China? 让你上大学，你成了华夏国士？ Cumin Chives孜然韭菜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Su Lin, transmigrates to another, similar world and becomes a high school senior. A few days before the college entrance exam, his homeroom teacher, Sun Xue, calls him to her office. “Su Lin, you’re the first student in our school’s history to be recommended for admission to Huaqing University. Sign here, and you’ll be admitted without taking the exam.” Just then, Su Lin awakens a God-Tier Choice System. Choice One: Turn down the recommendation and receive nanometer-scale lithog 14.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    This one is pretty good.

15. 15 重 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 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [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 8.2kReads9.2Score656Shelves

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    Dedicated to scientific research, serving the country! A salute to researchers! ① An autistic military wife lives in a military compound, spending her days drawing blueprints at home. Rumors circulate that she's mentally challenged. It's only when her casually drawn fighter jet is stolen by a spy that people discover she's a research genius. ② Transmigrated into a book, the original wife dies young. Stealing the man? No time! Wouldn't it be better to use her time to research things that benefit the country and its people? The man belongs to the nation, and so does she. A very ordinary couple, their hearts are entirely devoted to her research career; they have no time for romance.

16. 16 军 A Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Lazy Wife Uses Science to Make Her Country Strong 军婚年代：懒媳妇儿她凭科研强国 Sunshine in the Deep Sea深海阳光Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Period setting + interstellar travel + scientific genius + military marriage + one-to-one romance, both untouched + slow-burn love + patriotism] The rating is low because there aren't many reviews. Leave more reviews, everyone. [Patriotic, rugged soldier boy x slow-to-warm-up scientific genius who knows how to act] Xia Qingqing, an interstellar healer, transmigrates to Jiuzhou in the 1980s and is instantly won over by the food and flowers here. There are three things that matter most in Xia Qin 942Reads8.8Score100Shelves
17. 17 高 A Perfect 749 on the College Entrance Exam: I Turn Down Tsinghua and Peking for the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 高考749：拒绝清北选国科大 Shen Qin, Who Loves Squid Stir-Fry爱吃鱿鱼小炒的沈秦Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, He Fan awakens during the Chinese exam of the college entrance test. Faced with the essay prompt, he picks up his pen and writes “The Road to Shu Is Hard.” One line, “The road to Shu is harder than climbing to the blue sky,” shocks the nation and makes him famous throughout Huaxia! Just as everyone assumes he’s a literary genius, news that he scored full marks in the science subjects sets the entire internet ablaze again. The music world mocks him for ha 3kReads8.6Score324Shelves

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    I think these two books are alright.

18. 18 反 The Villainous Young Lady Is Actually a Research Genius! 反派大小姐竟然是科研大佬！ Cat Lantern Guest猫灯客Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Period Setting + Scientific Research + Fake and Real Heiresses + A Rising Nation] The standard period-novel setup: a scheming adopted daughter, a domineering male lead chasing after his love, wealthy-family feuds, and a protagonist who wins at life through romance. Lu Zhaozhao flips through the script and falls silent for three seconds. ...Fair enough, but I’m not taking part. On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a vicious rich-girl villain, her biol 24.8kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves

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    Complete novel recommendation

19. 19 别 Don't Panic, Let Me See Why There's an Extra Screw 别慌，让我看看为啥多了一颗螺丝 Client-Side Martial Emperor甲方焊武帝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse403k WordsCompleted [Black Technology] [Sci-Fi] [Lighthearted] Moyang: “You said you'd watch a supernova explode with me, right?” Gu Ze: “Right!” Technology and energy progression: controlled nuclear fusion -> controlled annihilation reaction -> black hole energy -> vacuum zero-point energy -> ? This isn't a power fantasy. You won't find assassinations, kidnappings, or struggles here. After all, the author has already given the protagonist a cheat. If those things still showed up, wouldn't the cheat be wasted? 3kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    Give it a try; it should meet your requirements.

20. 20 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Queen of Research Takes the Compound by Storm 穿越七零，科研女王爆红大院 Jin Yaoxianyu锦垚尘钰Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Period setting + strengthening the nation through science and research + System + sweet romance + satisfying comeuppance] At minus forty degrees Celsius in a boiler room at a forest farm, Shen Qingyan froze to death. When she opened her eyes again, a top-tier military research lab had appeared in her mind! Scan! Simulate! Optimize! Faced with foreign powers’ strategic stranglehold, she stepped forward without hesitation! From making domestic rivets that wouldn’t snap in liquid helium at minus 2 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one👆🏻

21. 21 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Madman and Madwoman Become Famous Throughout the Decade 重生七零：癫公癫婆爆红全年代 Drizzle Nourishes the River丝雨润川Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn + An absurdly powerful golden finger + A scheming, black-hearted big shot + Face-slapping revenge fantasy + Alternate universe Zhou Mingyue, the underworld's most stubborn holdout, had had enough! She'd spent ninety-nine lifetimes being a good person, only to die before turning twenty-five every single time? Who'd want to go through this lousy cycle of reincarnation? She stormed the Hall of Yama and demanded compensation: a spirit-spring dimension, complete with a trio of powers, superhum 12.2kReads8.0Score1.5kShelves

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    A period drama version of a wish-fulfillment novel, from a nobody to a powerful nation 👍

22. 22 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: The Laid-Back Girl’s Plan to Make the Nation a Scientific Powerhouse 穿越六零，咸鱼要科研强国 Space Station太空站Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Scientific Research + Pocket Dimension + Beloved by All + Heartwarming and Healing + Parallel Worlds] Shen Ling is a single woman well past the usual marrying age. On Christmas Day, a billion-yuan jackpot falls into her lap, along with a magical pocket dimension! Time to stock up on supplies! She thinks she’ll have to face the apocalypse, but instead she wakes up in the 1960s. With a whole pocket dimension full of supplies at her disposal, Shen Ling decides to lie flat and live 252Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Era, space, scientific research, beloved, powerful nation

23. 23 庆 My Cancer Diagnosis Was Revealed at the Celebration Banquet, and the Whole Internet Broke Down in Tears 庆功宴上我癌症曝光，全网泪崩了 Bright Moon and Clear Breeze, Me明月清风我丶Urban923k WordsCompleted If you had only a few days left to live, what would you choose to do? At the celebration banquet for the successful completion of the lithography factory in Kyoto New District, Su Chen, the project lead, announced that he was resigning. Everyone was stunned. It turned out he had discovered that he was terminally ill and had little time left. Just then, Su Chen obtained the Scientific Research Master System. Completing research tasks would extend his life! Controlled nuclear fusion! Space elevato 10.9kReads8.2Score783Shelves

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    Despite being terminally ill, Su Chen risked his life for scientific research, developing controlled nuclear fusion and a space elevator. Even when the entire internet knew he was dying, his continued dedication to research brought tears to everyone's eyes. After the protagonist's death, the entire nation lowered its flags to half-mast in mourning!?!?

24. 24 蓄 A Deliberate Seduction: A Scientific Genius Accidentally Flirts with an Abstinent Army Officer 蓄意引诱：科研天才误撩禁欲军哥 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting / military romance / college entrance exams / urban development and research / alternate history / slow burn / the research plot starts very slowly, so this may not be for you if you only want research and infrastructure development] Among the autism spectrum disorders, Asperger’s syndrome was once called “the genius disorder.” Jiang Yan was diagnosed with Asperger’s as a young child, but she was also an undisputed child prodigy and rising star of the interstellar age. After dyin 3.7kReads8.1Score267Shelves

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    📚Explore the path of scientific research and contribute to national development! Here's a series of captivating novels that will take you into the world of scientific geniuses. From the 1970s to the 1980s, with diverse themes such as time travel, rebirth, and military marriage, you'll witness the brilliance and struggles of these scientific prodigies. They might be out in the spotlight, captivated by tough guys, possess stunning good looks and charm with aloof soldiers, or even a beloved but ultimately vulnerable character leading the nation to new heights. Some of these novels are completed, while others are still being serialized. Their ratings vary, but all are captivating, drawing in numerous readers to immerse themselves in the collision and fusion of scientific research and patriotism. 💪💻📖

25. 25 坦 Tanks, Planes, and Aircraft Carriers? My Farm Equipment Factory Can Build Them All 坦克飞机航母，我农具厂都能造 Happy Potato Chips开心薯片Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Military industry expert Qin Yang arrives in 1980 and becomes the son of the head of the technical department at a Third Front factory. Once a good-for-nothing second-generation factory brat, Qin Yang sets out to turn his life around. The factory wants to switch from military production to civilian goods? Qin Yang casually invents an air rifle, and Uncle Camel can't stop praising it! Having trouble choosing a small-caliber bullet? Qin Yang makes the gun and bullets himself! The copied SVD sniper 16.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    When a top military expert's soul transmigrates into the body of a spoiled rich kid in a third-tier factory in the 1980s, the entire landscape of the military industry is turned upside down! Watch as Qin Yang, wielding future technology, defies fate amidst the wave of military-to-civilian conversion—creating a dream air rifle that foreign businesses are scrambling to buy, developing precision bullets that leave military industry giants in awe, and even forging a revolutionary sniper rifle capable of taking down enemies at 2000 meters! From individual weapons to armored vehicles, from eagles soaring through the skies to aircraft carriers cutting through the waves, witness how this seemingly "uneducated" second-generation factory worker uses cutting-edge technology to crush the era and create a military industry legend for China under the Cold War iron curtain! Hardcore technology + period drama + ultimate thrills, taking you to witness the passionate years of a nation's heavy weapons going from blueprints to the battlefield!

26. 26 重 Reborn: The Military Industry Overlord 重生之军工霸主 Qian Zhiyu芊之羽Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Romance and dancing, building planes and repairing aircraft carriers, pockets stuffed with cash, and every hardship taken in stride. Does working in the defense industry have to mean a life of grim toil? Is the road to a great nation's revival always winding and treacherous? Watch Tan Zhenhua, reborn in 1981, make mighty foes bow with a laugh and keep the nation whole with a wave of his hand! 6.6kReads8.9Score549Shelves
27. 27 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
28. 28 重 Reborn: I Screw Over My Dad from the Start, Using Fake Tech to Conquer the World 重生：开局坑爹，伪科技龙腾四海 Being Ugly Is Not a Crime丑不是罪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No System + Period Piece + Business Warfare + Strengthening the Nation Through Technology + No Female Lead] Su Wu, a top hacker, is attacked and killed after stealing a trove of foreign technological data, then is reborn in 2001. With a photographic memory, he carries countless technological breakthroughs from the future in his mind. What should he do without startup capital? First, fleece his dad... Recreate the formula for cola, pirate nanometer-scale chip technology... He intends to put the 1.6kReads7.3Score102Shelves
29. 29 娱 You're a Top-Tier Star, Yet You Choose an Ordinary Teacher as Your Partner? 娱乐圈真顶流，你择偶普通教师？ Quietly Arriving悄然而至Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chu Ze was reborn in his family’s old, rundown factory. From the start, he awakened a Factory System that could upgrade the plant and grant bonuses in different fields of research. He could level it up and earn rewards by accepting orders, fulfilling them, and selling the products. Chu Ze returned to Northwestern Polytechnical University and became a teacher. “How can our great nation depend on others for its survival?!” “Dignity lies at the tip of the sword, and truth lies within the range of o 21.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
30. 30 军 Military Industry Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1980s, Developing Science and Building Missiles for the Nation 军工大佬穿书八零，为国家搞科研造导弹 Four Happiness Sweet Bun四喜小甜饼Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Family Drama + Major National Projects + High-Tech Military Industry + Military Marriage + Espionage + Political Intrigue] [Straight-Shooting Woman + Strong Yet Tragic Land Combat King = Powerful Leads and Satisfying Everyday Romance] A mix-up by a young ghost while she was eating crispy pork sent military-industry mogul Lin Miao transmigrating into a book, right into the far northeast! Good news: She has a pocket dimension! Bad news: It’s full of secondhand, recycled industrial junk! Even wors 25.3kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    When it comes to patriotism, no one loves it more than Engineer Lin. Even his meals are filled with patriotic sentiment. I give Engineer Lin a shout-out!!

31. 31 你 Won’t You Smile? 你笑一下呗 One Oreo at a Time一口一个奥利奥Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title You Should Smile Once] (Pure romance, one-on-one, two wealthy families, sweet romance, satisfying revenge, childhood friends, mutual pining) Xu Jingmo had been a notorious troublemaker since childhood. He had a great family, good looks, a knack for having fun, and excelled at school. With every advantage in his favor, he was surrounded by admirers, yet seemed determined to enjoy the company of countless women without ever giving his heart away. 28.9kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    This book features a male and female protagonist from very good families. The female lead is an outstanding physicist, and the male lead also has excellent grades and admires her for many years. Later, the female lead makes a major discovery, is detained by a foreign country, and is brought back by the government. It's truly touching; you only understand the details after reading it. [Admiration]

32. 32 穿 After I Transmigrated Back, I Bewitched the Whole World 穿越回来后我苏遍整个世界 Seven Little Pairs七小对Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After Lin Xiyue opened her eyes again, she realized this was not any of the worlds she had transmigrated to before. It was the original world she had lived in before she ever started transmigrating: unlike the cultivation, martial arts, apocalypse, and future alliance worlds she had visited, this was the world where the real Lin Xiyue had grown up. Luckily, her portable cave abode was still with her. Since that was the case, she might as well bring over everything she had learned in all those wo 14kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    As a seasoned bookworm, this is definitely a patriotic novel worth reading two or three times. The whole book focuses on career and romance. I really love the female lead's research and achievements in the military industry and other fields. It feels very realistic and not the kind of story where the protagonist has an unfair advantage. The author's descriptions are so professional, and I learned a lot from them!

33. 33 技 Technology Blockade? I'll Build a Sci-Fi Heavenly Realm in Nine Levels 技术封锁？我反手打造科幻九重天 Shadow Z黑影ZSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Black tech + bandits + conquest + interstellar + war + arms dealing + black market] Back then, the Eagle Sauce had its hands in its pockets, convinced it had no rivals, with its arms trade spanning the globe. Back then, the Dragon Nation was under a technological blockade, its science and technology stuck at a bottleneck. Back then, advanced alien civilizations looked down on Blue Star, not taking it seriously at all. Then one day, Lin Feng, a new recruit at the Strategic Deception Bureau, show 17.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    Scientific research giants showcase their unique talents, using cutting-edge technology to create mobile phones, fulfill their boasts, and become national treasures. They also create advanced civilizations, use their graduation projects to achieve great things, change the world with cutting-edge technology, and exchange it for superpowers, serving the country all the way and writing scientific research legends.

34. 34 人 A Technical School Student Builds a Nuclear Fusion Reactor and Turns It Over to the Nation! 人在技校，造了核聚变上交国家！ Blazing Cosmic Sky炽宇天穹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsCompleted Chen Yang, a vocational school student who had obtained a technology System, had no choice but to go on a blind date with a female PhD student to complete a System mission. Instead, she mocked and ridiculed him. But when the woman returned to her research institute, the nuclear fusion data she had brought back from Chen Yang was classified as the nation’s highest secret. The entire institute was placed under tight control. Skeptical but curious, a nuclear fusion expert went to Chen Yang’s vocati 22.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Vocational school student Chen Yang is unexpectedly bound to a technological system. He's ridiculed during a blind date with a female PhD, but his nuclear fusion technology astounds the world. When experts witness the birth of this "artificial sun" at the vocational school, the nation's top secrets are activated. JF-17 fighter jets provide escort, and cutting-edge laboratories are ready. Watch as Chen Yang, with his wisdom and the system's assistance, opens a new chapter in China's technological advancement!

35. 35 人 In Prison: Developing Mechs to Win My Freedom 人在监狱：为了出狱研发机甲 Medical School Uncle卫校大叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted Framed and thrown into prison, Zhou Yang awakened the All-Purpose Technology System at the very moment he was locked up. It took Zhou Yang two years to complete the System's first mission. Who could have guessed the first reward would be the technology to build mechs? The first-generation mech took to the skies, ushering humanity into the age of mechs. Then interstellar warships arrived, taking humanity into the age of space travel. Zhou Yang declared, “My goal is the stars and the sea.” 832Reads8.7Score195Shelves

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    These four are all science fiction novels I'm currently reading; they're all well-written. If you're interested, you can check them out.

36. 36 消 I've Been Gone for Three Years, and My Campus Belle Girlfriend Tells Everyone I'm Dead 消失三年，校花女友到处说我死了 Wood, Forest, Fire, Flame木森火焱Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Peerless national hero + ultra-sweet romance + everyday campus life] Chu Yang is a peerless national hero who has been living under an assumed name. He disappeared for three years to lead the design and development of China’s 1nm lithography technology. Three years later, Chu Yang completed his mission and returned to the city. Hoping to make up for the regrets of his high school years, he enrolled at Kyoto University to experience student life, becoming a freshman there. But during orientation 19.8kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
37. 37 国 The Glory of the Nation: The Unrivaled Academician 国家荣耀：院士无双 Su Zhiting苏知婷Urban500k WordsCompleted Academician Su Zhenguo, a national treasure, returned home to visit his family, only to be slandered by a drunk-driving influencer and subjected to a wave of online abuse. The more he tried to keep the peace, the worse things got. When the influencer began insulting his family, Su Zhenguo could no longer hold back and suddenly erupted. “We academicians are not people for you performers to slander!” 167Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    It feels pretty good. [Makes face]

38. 38 考 I Conducted Research in the Exam Hall, and the Military Took Me Away in the Middle of the Night! 考场搞科研，我被军方连夜带走！ Bald Teenager秃头正太Urban588k WordsCompleted Zhou You was an utterly unremarkable high school slacker. When the college entrance exams arrived, he sat in the exam hall, scratching his head in desperation because he couldn't write a single word. Just as he was about to hand in a blank paper, a cold mechanical voice sounded beside his ear. [Ding! Congratulations on successfully installing the God of Research System!] [Beginner's gift pack accepted! Congratulations, you have obtained a controlled nuclear fusion research plan!] With no other o 7.2kReads8.4Score548Shelves
39. 39 老 Dad Forced Me into Research, and I Became a National Treasure of China 老爹逼我搞科研，我成了华夏国士 Grilled Chives烤韭菜Urban804k WordsCompleted Su Bai is reborn in the world of Blue Star. The Rabbit Country is technologically backward, and after his academician grandfather from Huake Park forces him to work at a military factory, he awakens the Expectation System. Grandpa: “What? My grandson flew a fighter jet to the Eagle Country’s tourist area?” Expectation +999! Grandpa: “What? My grandson took a nuclear submarine out to fish for sharks!” Expectation +999! Grandpa: “What? My grandson went to outer space on a rocket to grow crops!” Ex 1.8kReads8.6Score112Shelves
40. 40 科 My Research Was Exposed, and the World Tried to Stop Me from Returning Home 科研成果被曝，全球阻止我回国 Wan Sheng万晟Urban425k WordsCompleted Cheng Yang was a scientific prodigy on the world stage, hailed as the next Einstein, with a brilliant future ahead of him. Then, out of nowhere, he announced that he was giving up his American citizenship and returning to the scientifically backward Dragon Country?! Without the world's best research environment, everyone expected this genius to fall from grace. But who could have guessed that after returning home, Su Yang would develop a monoclonal antibody drug in three days, solve Fermat's Las 307Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 高 No Hope of Getting Into College? I’ll Get Into the Chinese Academy of Sciences Through Research 高考无望？我搞科研保送国科大 Air Conditioner空调机Urban1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Blue Star, Xu Mu developed a high-efficiency aircraft engine one month before the college entrance exam, hoping to earn a guaranteed university admission with it! But no one believed him. Faced with ridicule, he gave up and prepared to focus on his exams. Fortunately, two academicians from the National Academy of Sciences showed up! Xu Mu demonstrated and explained his work on the spot, and the two academicians strongly recommended him for election as an academician of th 330Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 拿 I Risked My Life for Science and Became Invincible 拿命搞科研，我直接无敌了 Leaning on the Pavilion, East and West倚阁西东Urban219k WordsCompleted [No tearjerker moments, no heroine, a nation-building story, possibly with a hint of immortality!] He transmigrates after bravely coming to someone’s aid, only to be told he has just three days to live! Faced with a start so disastrous, Wang Wei admits that for one brief moment, he panicked. [Ding! System binding successful. Welcome to the Risk-Your-Life Scientific Research System!] But then his golden finger arrives… A dual-workbench system! High-polish objective lenses! Extreme ultraviolet lig 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are yyds

43. 43 我 I Risked My Life for Science, and the Eagle Nation Begged Me to Stop! 我拿命科研，鹰酱跪求大喊达咩！ Loving Wife Wind爱妻风Urban117k WordsCompleted Su Chen transmigrates into a parallel world, expecting to live a carefree life. Instead, he gets the worst luck imaginable. He's been frail and sickly since childhood, beyond the help of medicine, with barely a life left to him. He's on the verge of death. But just when all hope seems lost, the [Research for Your Life] System activates. Complete its research missions, and he'll be rewarded with more years to live. At the same time, the international situation is growing tense, and the country is 31Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 我 I Somehow Became the Dragon Nation's Top Scientist 我竟成为龙国顶级科研家 Xing Ling 2421星凌242124k WordsCompleted One mysterious night, I accidentally transmigrated through time and space, arriving in a fantasy world called the Dragon Kingdom. The people here possess extraordinary intelligence, and their level of technological development far surpasses Earth's. Even more astonishingly, I became one of this world's top scientists! The transformation filled me with wonder, but I also knew it brought new challenges and opportunities. In this miraculous land, I will use my knowledge and talents to make outstand 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 重 Heavy Industry Rises: 1980 重工崛起1980 Ride into Battle策马Urban3.8M WordsCompleted Wang Chaoyang was a senior engineer at the Aviation Administration. During a spacewalk, he was struck by cosmic rays and transmigrated to the passionate, high-spirited 1980s. Drawing on his knowledge of machinery, materials, and energy, he built an industrial empire of his own. 417Reads8.0Score104Shelves

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    Wang Chaoyang, a modern aerospace engineer, unexpectedly travels back to the vibrant 1980s. Leveraging his advanced knowledge of mechanics, materials, and energy, he starts by trading goods and gradually builds an industrial empire spanning light industry, machinery, and automobile manufacturing. Faced with the challenges of a depreciating ruble and technological blockade, he integrates resources in Northeast China, opens trade routes with Russia, innovates domestic automobile technology, and even challenges himself with high-precision machine tool manufacturing, determined to rewrite the backward fate of Chinese industry.

46. 46 四 Siheyuan: Building a Nation Through Heavy Industry 四合院：重工兴国 Occasional Mistake偶尔失误Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The top student Fang Xiang transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard after falling asleep at the wheel. Using the knowledge from his previous life, he easily gets into Shuimu University. The Dongfanghong tractor's engine isn't good enough? Leave it to me! The Hongqi sedan's engine is having problems? I'll take care of it! The Jiefang truck's engine needs an upgrade? Who else could do it but me! What? You need me to work on engines for off-road vehicles, heavy trucks, tanks, and planes too? C 10.7kReads7.7Score349Shelves
47. 47 大 Manufacturing a Great Power 大国制造 Blackhead King黑头大王Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Industrial prodigy Zhong Bai unexpectedly arrives in 1981... That year, France’s TGV train broke the world record at 380.4 km/h, becoming the fastest wheel-on-rail passenger train in the world at the time; That year, IBM released its first personal computer, ushering in a new era of computing; That year, the F-117 took its first test flight, beginning its place in the history of stealth aircraft; That year, Zhong Bai, brimming with ambition, walked into a struggling county fertilizer plant, vowi 2.5kReads8.4Score213Shelves
48. 48 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 158.3kReads9.0Score15.1kShelves

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    These three books, and none of them have a romantic pairing.

49. 49 1 At Fifteen, I Became a National Treasure of a Genius Scientist 15岁，成为国宝级天才科学家 Standard Xi Yu制式希余Urban1.6M WordsOngoing “They say I’m sick, but they don’t know that my eyes hold the equations of the entire universe.” At fifteen, Xiao Su was labeled “autistic” in a mountain village in Qian Province, his future bleak. During an unexpected trip to the capital for medical treatment, he filled a gap in the Annals of Mathematics with three lines of derivation in the mathematics building at Peking University. Li Changqing, a leading Chinese number theorist, grabbed his mother’s hand with trembling fingers. “This child i 10.6kReads8.9Score339Shelves
50. 50 学 A Top Student's Journey Leads to the Stars and the Sea 学霸的征途是星辰大海 Trainee Human Observer见习人类观察员Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Academic genius + cutting-edge technology + strengthening the country through science and technology + sci-fi + no female lead + an intelligent protagonist] In 2023, high school sophomore Xu Chen obtains a learning talent System. By completing tasks and raising his subject levels, he gains academic talents far beyond those of ordinary people! In the early stages, the focus is on basic sciences: high school math competitions, solving mathematical conjectures, researching artificial intelligence 87.4kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves

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