Period-Era Novels, Technological Powerhouse, No Romance 年代文 科技强国 不要儿女情长

1. 1 归 A Cheap Import Who Studied Abroad? Call Me the Father of Chips! 归国留洋水货？叫我芯片之父！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [The 1950s + technological powerhouse + academic prodigy] A young man from the new century transmigrates to 1955 as an overseas student returning to China, becoming one of the same group of ocean-liner returnees as Qian Xuesen. The original list of twenty-four people has inexplicably gained one additional name: his. However, this Stanford graduate in his former life actually graduated through his family's donations. He has no real knowledge in his head and is already someone about to be eliminat 397kReads8.7Score29.9kShelves

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   This is an unparalleled masterpiece by Tomato, the best historical novel about a technologically advanced nation. There's no fluff; it directly follows the protagonist's journey back to China from abroad alongside Qian Xuesen, who was the first to develop the transistor. Highly recommended!

2. 2 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 22kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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   No CP, scientific research chronicle

3. 3 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   Highly recommended! A story featuring a strong male and female lead who develop their careers while raising a child.

4. 4 抗 On the Eve of the War Against America, I Returned from Studying Abroad 抗鹰前夕，我留学归国 Ugly Puppy丑丑狗子Urban2.4M WordsOngoing The ratings just opened, so a low score is normal. It’ll go up later. [Military Industry Powerhouse + Transmigration + System + Passionate Patriotism] “You call that a sniper rifle?” “It has a scope, a long range, and hits like a dream. If that’s not a sniper rifle, what is?” Lin Jian says, holding a Type 107 rocket launcher. Lin Jian, chief engineer of the national defense industry, transmigrates and becomes an international student stranded in Star-Spangled Country. When he hears that his mot 19.4kReads6.7Score1.5kShelves
5. 5 啃 After Living Off My Parents, I Transmigrate and Get a Black-Tech System to Sell Goods 啃老后穿越获得黑科技系统卖货 Loves Drinking Coke爱喝CokeUrban114k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + System + Black Technology + Livestreaming] (No female lead, confirmed!) (A rebellious teenager who won’t join the national science and technology research effort!) “You think this school wall can stop me? I’ll just jump over it.” “Straight to the internet café. No need to talk!” “Hou Yi, when I say use your ultimate, you use your ultimate, got it?” “Okay.” “Three.” “Two.” “One.” “Use your ultimate!” “Holy crap, what’s going on? I transmigrated!” (It’s a little slice-of-life. I’ 37Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   No female lead, live streaming, selling goods, initially selling small items. The protagonist doesn't join a country, but will help others in trouble. The protagonist is underage, rebellious, and doesn't like studying. It might be a little different from the title. If you don't like this kind of story, skip it!

6. 6 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance623k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 35.3kReads8.2Score3.8kShelves

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   A nation strong in science and technology. The female protagonist takes the high school entrance exam early, gets into a vocational school, and is assigned to a state-owned factory. With modern mechanical knowledge, she works hard to build her career.

7. 7 带 Taking Pinduoduo to 40 带着拼夕夕在40 Willows by the Water水边柳杨Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Farming + Infrastructure Development + Beloved by All + War of Resistance Against Japan] She woke up in the 1940s, with a Pinduoduo System? An Yu thought for a second, then decided to come clean: “I’m from the future, and I have a golden finger.” Canned luncheon meat, work boots, motorized tricycles... Fertilizer, canned luncheon meat, military coats... If Pinduoduo sells it, you can get it here! This time, she absolutely wouldn’t let their forebears fight the Japanese invaders on empty stomach 73.5kReads9.0Score10.5kShelves

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   Waking up in the 1940s, An Yu found herself in a Pinduoduo system? After a second's thought, she decided to confess: "I'm from the future, and I have a cheat code!" Luncheon meat, work shoes, three-wheeled motorcycles… fertilizer, luncheon meat, military overcoats… whatever Pinduoduo has, we have here too! This time, we absolutely cannot let our ancestors fight the Japanese on an empty stomach! Nor can we let our fellow villagers tighten their belts to support the fight against the Japanese!

8. 8 四 Siheyuan: The Old Man Who Collects Scrap 四合院：收废品的老汉 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction622k WordsCompleted "No pointless romantic subplots + Feiji has never been a saintly do-gooder + easygoing everyday life" Li Shizhen has a very medical-sounding name. A disillusioned and unrestrained man born in the 1980s, he has seen all walks of life and become a scrap collector who grabs junk for a living. He has a change of heart and saves a boy who was supposed to transmigrate, only to unexpectedly transmigrate himself. Well, if he has to transmigrate, so be it. He never started a family in his previous lif 15.9kReads8.9Score625Shelves

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   In the era of the Red Flag, Jiangxia, wielding steel rolling technology, safeguarded the warmth of the nation. He avoided trouble, yet possessed the ferocity of a tiger! Witness how a time traveler, with his unwavering skills, lives a life of patriotic dedication within a traditional courtyard house.

9. 9 火 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 Eggs and Tomatoes, Stir-Fried in Turns鸡蛋番茄轮番炒Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsOngoing It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 41.6kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves

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   There's no romantic pairing yet. The male lead is a bit of a goofball, an engineering student. The female lead influences his research. He's currently obsessed with collecting photos with big shots, and when he takes pictures, he looks like a running husky. He's amazing at research; otherwise, he'd get lost without anyone around.

10. 10 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.7kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
11. 11 带 I Take Trillions of Netizens Back to the Eighties to Rebuild the Nation’s Heavy Industry 带万亿网友回八零，重铸大国重工 Ling Tai Three Hearts灵台三心Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Industrial powerhouse + period setting + livestreaming + no heroine] After transmigrating to the Great Northwest in 1980, Lin Xi didn’t want to spend his life as a mere draftsman. When Mr. Qian tried to recruit him, he replied with astonishing boldness: “I’m not going to the design office. I want to make money at the labor services company!” He knew that without money, wind tunnels would shut down, projects would be cut, and the nation’s master craftsmen wouldn’t even be able to afford a new pa 67.4kReads9.2Score8.8kShelves

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    They all time-travel or are reborn, going to different decades to develop technology and help the country.

12. 12 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 72.6kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves

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    These are all highly specialized science and technology novels about building a strong nation, the kind that make your scalp itch to grow brains. So far, only the first one has a couple who are all lovey-dovey, but haven't had children yet. In the second and fourth books, the female lead has already taken off, while the male lead is still just a background character, hardly appearing at all, hahaha.

13. 13 重 Reborn in 1998: I Rushed Home with a Knife Before My Wife and Daughter Could Take Their Lives 重生98：妻女自杀前我提刀赶回 Perseus of Huludao葫芦岛的珀尔修斯Urban595k WordsOngoing [Reborn + period setting + making money + devoted husband + no saintly do-gooder + national team] In his previous life, Lu Jiang was a degenerate gambler despised by everyone. On New Year's Eve in 1998, creditors came to collect their debts. His wife, Su Man, was humiliated, then tearfully fed pesticide to their four-year-old daughter before hanging herself... Lu Jiang's hair turned white with regret that night. Even after he later became a trillionaire, he lived and died alone. When he opened 172Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

14. 14 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 101.4kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who's a humanoid computer. She initially wanted to relax, but she's too powerful; four hours of work a day equals a week's work for others. The second book has a male protagonist whose father showers her with gifts to keep her around. The male protagonist says his father only knows how to steal from his house [laughing]. Both books are hilarious; I had to hold back my laughter at night to avoid making a sound.

15. 15 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 36.3kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
16. 16 四 Siheyuan: Born in 1950, Researching While Enjoying the Gossip 四合院：开局50，边吃瓜边科研 Guan Zhi观祗Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Period] [Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [One Heroine] [Putting the Yard's Troublemakers in Their Place] What? I've been reborn in a Siheyuan in 1950, and I'm a student at a top university, a genius in the top three of my year. As he recalls the fragmentary memories in his mind, Li Xiao breaks down completely. “I studied the humanities in my past life. What is this supposed to be? Is this some kind of joke?” From gas-cylinder cannons to Type 63 rocket launchers. From motorcycles 31.4kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 八 The 1980s: My Dad Lives Off His Wife, and I Return Home as a Tycoon 八零：我爸靠吃软饭我回国成神豪 Dragon Palace Gate龙宫殿门Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Tang Zhixia transmigrates to 1983, where she's just about to be fed to the fish. [Aww~ Bind yourself to me and I'll save you, but you have to take me home!] A Chinese dragon egg crashes into the space between her brows. Only after escaping certain death does Tang Zhixia discover that her “golden finger,” which saved her, can only hatch with the help of China's national fortune! And her legendary father, who made his fortune after four wealthy wives died, has just left her billions in assets and 44.8kReads8.3Score7.5kShelves

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    This is good; it's well-written about business warfare.

18. 18 大 After the Powerful Man's Wicked Ex-Wife Awakens, She Is Spoiled Rotten 大佬的恶毒前妻觉醒后，被宠上天 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + sweet romance + slow-paced devotion as she raises her husband and children + face-slapping the scumbag and his mistress + blackening the original heroine + pure satisfaction!] (The rating has only just come in, so it may be a little low at first. It’ll rise later. Updates are steady, so feel free to dive in.) [Top graduate and class monitor of the Men’s Virtue Program vs. a bright, bold little firecracker who’s spoiled rotten and proud of it] Only after Zhu Mingyue died di 10.4kReads8.0Score818Shelves

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    The male lead is a handsome, intelligent, and successful engineer in a factory. The female lead is reborn, gets pregnant, raises a child, and the child is incredibly cute. It's a sweet but not cloying little romance novel with a heartwarming plot and everyday family life. "Zhu Mingyue." His voice was slightly hoarse as he called her by her full name: "The reason you've been arguing with me about divorce lately is that man, isn't it?" "Gu Yanzhou, are you insulting my taste?"

19. 19 五 The Fearless Woman of the Fifties: From Wrecking a Funeral Hall to Storming Peking University 五零悍女：从灵堂砸到京大 Hibiscus Fragrance木槿香Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Period setting / transmigration / strong heroine / top student / military industry research] An apocalypse queen transmigrates into the body of a ten-year-old orphan in 1950. At her funeral, her wolfish relatives are plotting to trade her for food. Ling Shuang cracked her knuckles and grinned. “I’ve killed zombie kings. Why would I be afraid of a pack of walking meat?” She punches the wicked and kicks the bullies aside. With her retired soldier grandfather and capitalist grandmother, she thrive 46.9kReads7.9Score4.8kShelves

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    This novel, which currently seems to perfectly match its title and is a highly recommended read: *The Fierce Woman of the 1950s: From the Funeral Hall to Peking University*. A post-apocalyptic queen transmigrates into the life of an orphan in the 1950s, facing a hellish start—her parents have just passed away, and a group of treacherous relatives surround her in the funeral hall, plotting to sell the ten-year-old for food. Having witnessed mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Ling Shuang cannot tolerate this. She directly confronts these scoundrels with her fists; whoever schemes against her, she will deal with! Possessing innate wood-elemental abilities and a portable storage space, she becomes the top scholar in her province at sixteen, proudly entering Peking University, her fame spreading throughout the capital. Just when she thought her future was bright, she encounters her biological father, who abandoned his wife and daughter, now basking in the glory of a hero, adored by others with a new wife and children. A belated apology and a hypocritical attempt to reconnect only earned Ling Shuang's chilling words: "The grass on my mother's grave is taller than your son. Now you want to be my father? You're not worthy!" The entire story is devoid of romance; the female lead is ruthless and decisive, delivering satisfying revenge against scumbags. Multiple storylines unfold simultaneously, including hoarding superpowers, making money in a bygone era, and achieving a college entrance exam comeback—it's incredibly satisfying! The only downside is that it's still ongoing.

20. 20 校 The Campus Belle’s Diploma Is Torn Up? Her Devoted Officer Won’t Back Down 校花毕业证被撕？痴情军官死死磕 The White-Faced One of the Elixir Pavilion丹阁白面者Modern Romance789k WordsOngoing "Young Master Xiao, Who Has Kept to Himself for Years..." Era, modern romance, sweet romance; school life, campus belle, business and entrepreneurship, urban life, military, equally matched leads, technology and research. Thank you, readers, for your reviews. The book has received a rating. It may not have shot straight to the top, but every review you leave helps raise its overall score. Thank you for your support. I also hope new readers will give it a few chapters. You won't regret investing 622Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    This book is great; it's purely entertaining, with both a down-to-earth feel and touching moments.

21. 21 四 Learning Foreign Languages in the Siheyuan 四合院从学外语开始 Fang Qianshan放千山Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Fang Qingyun arrives in a Beijing courtyard in 1953. His enhanced physical strength from transmigrating and his gift for remembering everything he sees give him a head start in this era. Watch as Fang Qingyun improves his family’s living conditions and steadily rises through the ranks... 2.7kReads7.6Score188Shelves

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    🔥A historical novel set in a traditional courtyard house, focusing on a technologically advanced nation. No mere romantic entanglements. In the first book, the protagonist, after graduating from university, first studies a foreign language to better connect with the international community and contribute to China's development. In the second book, the protagonist transmigrates and, through his own efforts, gradually rises to become an 8th-level engineer.

22. 22 抗 War of Resistance: Transmigrate into Bright Sword and Build the Ultimate Military Academy 抗战：穿越亮剑，打造最强军校 Jinwan Fights Tigers巾晚打老虎Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] + [Bright Sword] + [Technology] + [War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea] + [Infrastructure] + [National Strength] Lin Feng transmigrates into the world of Bright Sword and awakens the Strongest Instructor System. His trainees are weak? They lack endurance? Their marksmanship is awful? No problem! The Instructor's Eye sees each trainee's potential at a glance! Li Yunlong: "Old Lin! Give me two more graduates! No, five! I'll trade you the supplies I just captured!" The Bri 24kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    This requires the military-industrial complex, from the establishment of military academies during the War of Resistance against Japan to the development of research institutes, from unscrupulous artillery to rocket artillery and atomic bombs—it absolutely meets your requirements! [Requesting more updates][Requesting more updates][Requesting more updates]

23. 23 缺 The Shameless System, the Nosy Little Cub, and Their Amazing Mind-Reading 缺德统，吃瓜崽，偷听心声顶呱呱 Wan Xi.晚兮。Modern Romance922k WordsCompleted [Gossip, mind-reading, adored by everyone, strengthening the nation, period setting] Lin Xihe died after being struck by falling debris while gossiping and watching the commotion. When she woke up, she had become an adorable four-year-old in the 1970s. The only thing she had to be happy about was that she’d been bound to the System, Gossip and Mischief 888. It could give her all kinds of rewards, helping her survive in this er 6kReads8.4Score601Shelves

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    I'm currently following a new book, a period drama about adorable kids. The little one has a wicked system; conversations with the system can be overheard by some people. Completing system tasks earns rewards, and the adorable kid becomes the darling of the group, even leading the nation's powerful ruler to victory. [Heart emojis]

24. 24 从 Period: From Steel Mill Supporting Actress to Top Academician 【年代】从炼钢厂女配到院士大佬 The Galaxy Pours Down星河倒灌Modern Romance717k WordsOngoing [1970s] [Female Side Character] [Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] Yu Zifang had a strange dream. In it, she was a disposable female side character who was hopelessly in love with the heroine's older brother and met a tragic end. Yu Zifang: ? Is that supposed to be me? Not sure. Let's wait and see. She was a worker-peasant-soldier university student and a technician at a steel mill, yet she let romance derail her career, landed in prison, and after her release was taken 1.3kReads8.4Score106Shelves

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    The first book is uncertain about whether it has a romantic pairing, but I haven't seen any in the currently updated chapters. The female lead doesn't have any special advantages; it's entirely a story of a scientific genius's development, not even a growth story. I haven't read much of the second book yet, but the beginning is quite good. The female lead has special advantages, but she's also very hardworking and helps those around her, juggling both official duties and scientific research. The third book features a female lead who transmigrates; it's a slower-paced story with a lot of family drama, but she's also dedicated to her career. It's basically a story of her struggle from a village doctor to a military doctor.

25. 25 回 Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968：我不当送子工具人 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first 8.8kReads9.3Score722Shelves
26. 26 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.8kReads9.2Score567Shelves
27. 27 嫁 I Married a Soldier and Went to the Gobi, Where I Do Research in the Sixties 嫁给军人去戈壁，我在六零搞科研 Scarlet Fan绯扇Modern Romance538k WordsOngoing [Period Romance + Military Marriage + Feel-Good] Shen Wangshu is the daughter of a martyr, born into a family of workers but secretly a physics prodigy. Born amid the flames of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, she grows up in the cracks between turbulent times. Her father's overseas education is both a medal of honor and a time bomb that could go off at any moment. As the notion that "education is useless" grows louder, her dream of scientific research seems about to be crushed b 2kReads—Score197Shelves

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    The female protagonist does scientific research in Northwest China, mainly focusing on her journey from a novice to a leading researcher. Her career development forms the main storyline.

28. 28 穿 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 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [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 31kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title. The beginning is filled with domestic drama and romance, but the later parts are all about national strength.

29. 29 六 The 1960s: The Villagers Insist on Worshipping Me 六零：村民们非要拜我 Zhuang Zhou's Flower庄周的花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + Parallel alternate world + Period setting + Transmigration + No romance + Beloved by all + Cute pets + Everyday family life] Modern-day overworked office drone Lin Anzhi had all the prerequisites for transmigration: an orphan’s background, late-night overtime, and a thunderstorm. Sure enough, she transmigrated. She ended up in the body of a three-year-old village girl in the 1960s. The good news: Her frail, sickly predecessor seemed to have a golden finger, and Lin Anzhi could 12.4kReads8.4Score887Shelves

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    The story begins in 1960, when the whole country is suffering from a severe drought. The female protagonist is so powerful that she is portrayed as a god. Through her abilities, she helps the country achieve a comprehensive leap forward in that era and changes many aspects of the previously backward history.

30. 30 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 145.5kReads9.0Score12.7kShelves

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    This is a male-centric, no-romance scientific research story set in a bygone era. The protagonist focuses on his studies in the early stages, later combining reading with research to contribute to the nation's scientific development. His interactions with Xiao Cai and his family are heartwarming and humorous.

31. 31 七 After Swapping Marriages in the 1970s, I Kicked the Ungrateful Whole Family to the Curb 七零换亲后，我踹飞白眼狼全家 Taro Milk Tea芋泥茶茶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + supernatural powers + love that grows over time + celibate military officer versus aloof medical genius] Ye Li, a powerhouse in the apocalypse, dies horribly amid a zombie horde. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the miserable female supporting character in a story set in the 1970s. Her parents abandoned her in the countryside. After she returns to the city, her older sister steals her fiancé. When the whole family 46.2kReads8.5Score5.6kShelves

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    A historical fiction story featuring educated youth sent to the countryside, a post-apocalyptic tycoon reborn, a space-time ability, and a divine doctor, all contributing to the nation's technological advancement.

32. 32 快 Quick Transmigration: You Brat! I’m the Reinforcements Your Dad Sent 快穿之逆子！我是你爹请来的救兵 Insomniac c失眠者cModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + quick transmigration + strengthening the nation + strong female lead] She wants to live. She wants to make her wishes come true. For that, Lin Yu fears neither mountains of blades nor seas of fire! Face-slapping? Strengthening the nation? Focusing on her career? She wants it all! The male and female leads? If they have nothing to do with her, they can get lost! She becomes an inconsequential cannon-fodder cousin in a reborn lucky heroine story? From the start, she slaps the lucky heroin 4.1kReads9.1Score420Shelves

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    The first one is set in a specific era. The protagonist, Fu Bao, is reborn, and through scientific research, she manages to gain access to the powerful nation. Can your good fortune even compare to the nation's destiny?

33. 33 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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    🍒A period drama where the female lead doesn't go to the countryside, but instead uses multiple testing systems to build a career and strengthen the nation through technology. The concept is novel, the plot flows smoothly, and the theme is clear. 😍😍😍

34. 34 月 Reborn Under the Moon: I Am the White-Haired Woman 月下还魂，我是白毛女 Waiting for You Here原地等你Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [The 1960s, technology, major infrastructure projects, bridge-building, no horrible characters, no black markets, a love story like Romance on Lushan Mountain] An epic of perseverance through difficult times, A grand tale of the birth of a bridge, A group of builders in a special era, A romantic love story that crosses time and space... In the spring of 1960, Ma Susu woke up in a dilapidated temple. She was now a “drifter,” fleeing famine and heading for the lands beyond the pass. She’d fallen b 27Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read! It reveals how our intellectuals in the early days of the People's Republic of China created miracles despite limited resources. The author's writing is superb, and the insights are profound—a truly soul-cleansing read!

35. 35 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 10.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist is an ordinary modern person who transmigrates to the difficult era of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Her "golden finger" (a special ability) is simply a slight increase in intelligence each day. With this "golden finger," she embarks on a path of serving her country, and there's no romantic pairing. In the second book, the female protagonist is an interstellar scientist who transmigrates to the 1960s, possessing extraordinary abilities.

36. 36 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 18kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
37. 37 葬 A Proposal at the Funeral: The Soldier Is a Commander 葬礼上求婚：兵哥哥是首长 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been reborn at her birth parents' funeral. She was an orphan burdened with debt, and someone was even pressuring her to marry on the spot. Luckily, her father's former comrade arrived in time, paid off the debt, and drove away the people trying to force her into marriage. But who could have guessed that this uncle, ten years older than her, would ask if she wanted to get married? What was going on?!! After asking him a barrage of questions, she learned tha 2.4kReads7.9Score307Shelves

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38. 38 七 Scientific Research in the 1970s: My Sweet Wife Faints Again 七零科研：小娇妻又晕倒了 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Period Setting + Military Marriage + Scientific Research + Pocket Space + Doctor + Married First, Love Later + Devoted Husband + Adorable Baby + Building Wealth + Patriotism Shen Zhixu accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a delicate young woman who shares her name. To make matters worse, she lives in the countryside. Spoiled by her parents since childhood, she would faint just from sitting in the sun. She was known throughout the village as its sickly beauty. When she open 1.5kReads7.2Score104Shelves

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    A military romance novel with positive values, set in a historical period, featuring a space element, where the female lead is involved in scientific research and medicine; it's very exciting and thrilling to read.

39. 39 听 So You Think You Rule the World? Come Try It in China 听说你全球横着走？来华夏试试 Shadow Z黑影ZUrban2.3M WordsOngoing [High Tech + Top Secret + Rivalry Between Great Powers + Secretly Building Strength] “You told me to manage a junk steel mill. What the hell is this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier?!” Lin Fan returns to 1959, facing an era of poverty and Western technological blockades. He takes over a rundown steel mill and awakens a technology-development System. From then on, everything changes! No tanks? A modified armored juggernaut rolls right off the production line! No fighter planes? Fully stealthy 38.7kReads7.9Score3kShelves

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    No romance without a female lead

40. 40 1 1953: The Brigade Commander Lured Me into Harbin Institute of Technology 1953，旅长把我拐进哈工大 I Don’t Want to Update, Quack不想更新鸭呀Urban767k WordsOngoing Also known as From Top Student to Defense Industry Tycoon. After transmigrating to Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, in 1953, Lin Yan binds to the Great Power Top Student System. As long as he studies, he can earn System points and purchase all kinds of technological achievements and even items from the System shop. As it happens, that same year, the brigade commander is ordered to bring a group of Soviet advisers and experts to build a military engineering academy. The students studying Soviet 237.5kReads8.8Score27.3kShelves
41. 41 火 The Red-Hot Era: From Hand-Building Fighter Jets to Becoming an Academician 火红年代：手搓战机到院士 A Nobody in a Fiery Age火红年代一俗人Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + pocket dimension + military industry + one heroine] After transmigrating to 1956, Gao Xiaoguang acquires a black-and-white pocket dimension, with an ancient stone stele towering at its center. “Transmigration? I've transmigrated to 1956...” As Gao Xiaoguang is lost in thought, a milky-white light shines from the stone stele. Suddenly, complete blueprints for the F-4 Phantom fighter jet and the Sidewinder missile appear in his mind... “Holy crap!” “Not only are 15.3kReads7.7Score870Shelves

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    A patriotic, wish-fulfillment novel set in the 1980s, featuring a protagonist with a cheat-like ability to conduct military research and develop a strong military and a powerful nation.

42. 42 四 A Great Craftsman in the Siheyuan 四合院大国工匠 Nostalgic for the Past怀念往昔Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The story of a software engineer from the twenty-second century who is reborn in the 1950s. With an astonishing talent for understanding, he keeps driving the growth of industry and helps the nation recover ahead of schedule! 19.6kReads7.7Score859Shelves
43. 43 你 You Call Me an Enemy Agent? I'll Hand Over a Hundred Blueprints 你说我敌特？我反手上交百份图纸 Jiang Mingshu江明舒Urban554k WordsCompleted Gu Xu transmigrates to 1970 and becomes the scumbag who reported his fiancée. Fortunately, a multiverse trading System comes with him. He trades a White Rabbit candy for a Body-Tempering Pill from a cultivation realm, fruit preserves for gold bricks from an apocalyptic world, and a little red book for the mechanical world's treasure, the “Mechanical Heart”! After fusing with the Mechanical Heart, he finds his truck too slow and upgrades the engine. He modifies the range and magazine capacity of 12.8kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
44. 44 斯 A Stanford Returnee, a Total Fake? No! Give Me Another Electroshock 斯坦福留洋水货？不！给我再电斯 Salt and Pepper Grilled Chicken Wings椒盐烤鸡翅Urban693k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Parallel Worlds] [Technological Powerhouse] [1950s] [System] Lin Yuan, a modern military industry technician who has barely even learned to use a lathe, suddenly wakes up in 1950, transmigrating into the body of a Stanford student who has returned to serve his country! China is at a difficult turning point, with everything in ruins and in urgent need of recovery! Its total steel output is less than one percent of America's. Its industrial base is virtually nonexistent, top ta 338.1kReads8.4Score37kShelves

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    Take a look at this one, it's good.

45. 45 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score243Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title; it's a super captivating female-centric sci-fi novel.

46. 46 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 122.5kReads9.4Score10kShelves
47. 47 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 28kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    Historical fiction, set in a technologically advanced nation, with no romantic entanglements! The first book features a top-tier researcher who transmigrates into a minor character, a bookworm from a young age. Before the original female lead matures, he and his parents, relying on the nation's resources, distance themselves from the original female lead's family, contributing to national scientific research. The second book features a female lead who is a space-age genius inventor who transmigrates into the body of an autistic girl. To clear herself of espionage suspicions, she marries a military officer and goes with him to the army. While feigning autism, she modifies weapons and develops gene-enhancing drugs to improve her own physique and incidentally provide them to military personnel, contributing to the nation's scientific research!

48. 48 亮 Bright Sword: Brigade Commander, Congratulations on Your Fortune 亮剑：旅长，我恭喜你发财啊 My Dog Snores我家有只狗呼噜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [No System + hardcore technology] This time, I, our military industry big shot Yu Ye, will make sure to turn the tide. This time, Ping'an Gele will be the true turning point. This time, my Independent Regiment will be terrifyingly strong! 63.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    Completed. Transmigration, no romantic pairing. The protagonist, the chief engineer of the Nantianmen Project, transmigrates into Li Yunlong's world. No system. Purely hand-crafted military construction. The protagonist captures Japanese soldiers without leaving a trace. In the end, he even sets off a huge fireworks display in the Japanese homeland [a powerful blow].

49. 49 六 Military Marriage in the Sixties: From Orphan Girl to Queen of Chemicals 六零军婚，从孤女到化工女王 Nan Beiyu南北羽Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chemical engineering expert Lin Ya transmigrates to 1962. On the surface, she comes from a respectable working-class family. In reality, she is the daughter of a capitalist who was left behind on the mainland. It’s hell mode from the start, and her identity could be exposed at any moment. Lin Ya doesn’t panic. She starts building up her safeguards. Make high-efficiency fertilizer from discarded pesticide waste: safeguard +1 Extract glycerin from soap waste and produce coagulants: safeguard +2 Ma 14.8kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
50. 50 重 Living a Second Life as a Young Man in the Compound 重活一世，大院少年 Starry Words星星语话Urban62k WordsOngoing Dare to tell me you'll work with me, and I'll make you a multimillionaire. Save yourself... work hard to make money... change your own fate and that of the people around you, so everyone can put their talents to use and live a normal life through hard work. 336Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One sentence caught my eye: "Work with me, and I'll make you a multi-millionaire!"

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