Stories About Female Leads Working in the City in the 1970s or 1980s 年代文女主在城里上班的

1. 401 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4k14d adds

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   Ye Sanqiu was a notorious troublemaker in the Trumpet Flower Brigade. She kept the villagers in constant turmoil, and her family was nearly driven to despair. Old Mrs. Ye and the brigade leader shook their heads in worry. Finally, the old lady made a difficult decision, taking out the marriage certificate and letter of introduction: "Sanqiu, go to the capital! Find your husband's family there! The village can no longer tolerate this little rascal!" Ye Sanqiu secretly rejoiced. The big city, here I come!

2. 402 穿 Book Transmigration: I Become the Favorite in the 1960s 穿书：我在六零当团宠 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance896k WordsCompleted A top student and financial genius has actually transmigrated into a book! Could anything be more terrifying? At least her family dotes on her, and there are no horrible relatives. Then the author gives her an overpowered System to help her reach the pinnacle of life. With the System, she can eat well and dress warmly in this era of scarcity. As for the hidden big shot in the book, whom the original owner despised, she’d better make the first move. A cold-blooded, ruthless big bad wolf? Or a hid 1.6kReads9.1Score16914d adds
3. 403 八 The 1980s' Delicate Beauty Marries Her Younger Brother-in-Law, and Has Twins 八零娇软美人换嫁小叔，好孕成双 Crab Pot Is Delicious肉蟹煲很好吃Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Main story complete + 1980s + transmigrate into a book + switched marriages + military marriage + love after marriage + sweet romance + raising kids + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + devoted to each other] Jiang Ning transmigrated into a novel she'd read, becoming the pampered-wife foil to the career-driven heroine. According to the plot, her cousin, the heroine, would make money, start her own newspaper, build a successful career, and have countless admirers. Her child woul 3.2kReads7.4Score30114d adds

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   A story set in a historical period, involving military marriage and a bride swap. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of her cousin's relative, only to be forced into a bride swap. She reluctantly marries the male protagonist's uncle, reclaims her "golden finger" (a special ability to manipulate women's finances), takes the family fortune, and goes to join her uncle in the army. Upon hearing about the bride swap, the uncle rushes back to get married, only to run off with his new bride.

4. 404 八 Hong Kong in the ’80s: The Disowned Heiress Becomes a Tycoon! 八零香江：豪门弃女，变身神豪！ Wei Jiuzi魏九紫Modern Romance434k WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, nouveau riche, queen’s career arc The Ji family of Hong Kong controlled half the city’s entertainment industry. The first wife was the daughter of a shipping magnate, and the third wife came from a family of high-ranking officials. With its illustrious connections, the family was the very picture of wealth and prestige. Unfortunately, Ji Ling was the daughter of the second wife, an orphan who knew how to manipulate people. Worse still, Ji Ling had been born with a 60Reads8.4Score—14d adds
5. 405 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds

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   The female protagonist in this period drama is studying at a university in the city. It's still being serialized and is absolutely captivating; you won't regret it.

6. 406 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 55.4kReads8.9Score5k14d adds

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   I'm in love! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

7. 407 谁 Who Would've Thought? I'm Always Traveling for Work in Period Novels 谁懂啊，我在年代文里到处出差 Blessed Little Sheep佑羊羊Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted Born into a book, transmigration into a book, devoted to each other, a space + sign-in System, with the original story serving as background Special note: This is a fictional alternate-era story with many invented details. Content warnings: Lots of stockpiling at the beginning, and an overpowered golden finger. After stocking up on supplies, Zhao Qiqi transmigrates. She becomes the unlucky tool character in The Darling of the Seventies: A Beautiful Stepmother Raises the Children, the one who han 3.3kReads8.5Score32714d adds

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   In those days, literature did not reach the countryside.

8. 408 小 My Uncle's Wife Gives Birth to Triplets with Spiritual Springs, Shocking the Whole Compound 小叔家娇妻生灵泉三胎震惊家属院 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted The short drama Reborn, I Changed Who I Married is now available. Search for it on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch. In her previous life, Jiang Xiaoci rejected a proposal from a scumbag, who retaliated by reporting her family for being capitalists. Their property was confiscated, and the whole family was sent to the countryside. Her parents learned of the danger in advance and, hoping to protect her, married her off to the scumbag, who pretended to be a good man. They even prepared a generous dowry f 4.3kReads8.3Score40214d adds
9. 409 野 Off the Beaten Path 野路子 Yuan Yu袁语Modern Romance800k WordsCompleted Zheng Sinan said she was deeply grateful to live in this era. The tide of reform had swept away the fate that meant girls were unwelcome from the moment they were born. If she wanted to, she could earn money and get an education. Her future was no longer bound to the path laid out by the previous generation. She dared to dream big, and she could earn money by the stack. What difference was there between men and women? Everyone was making their way in this society. You had your sense of superiori 104Reads—Score10814d adds
10. 410 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 45.8kReads9.2Score5.7k14d adds
11. 411 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
12. 412 天 A Beauty Drops Into the 1980s: The Loudspeaker Beauty Is Destined for Wealth 天降美人穿八零，喇叭美人富贵命 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1980s setting + satisfying revenge + a heroine who's gorgeous and delightfully unhinged + a handsome, sly hero + putting scumbags in their place + lighthearted] Qin Mumu transmigrates into a book. Great, she's not the heroine. No pocket dimension, no System, no special powers or skills. All she has is her beauty. Most importantly, she's the first cannon-fodder female supporting character. She gets used, dumped, and turned into a fool, then meets an early end. Luckily, there's still time. Qin Mu 2.4kReads8.6Score22814d adds

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    Having a job and the ability to support one's family while also taking care of oneself 👍🏻

13. 413 我 I Joined Forces with a Plane-Hopping Supermarket and My Country to Drive Development 我携手位面超市和国家搞发展 Golden Sunset落日融金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The animated drama adaptation of this novel is now available. If you’re interested, check it out under the title “Fatherland, I Want to Turn In My Interdimensional Supermarket.” Season two is also out.) A nation-building story. The heroine is a supporting character, and there’s no romance. Ordinary woman Tang Qingxi quits her job and goes home to open a supermarket. After finally getting everything ready, she opens the door to start business, only to discover that her supermarket has transmigr 24.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
14. 414 八 The Happy Life of a Female College Student in the 1980s 八十年代女大学生幸福生活 The Seventh Day of the Fifth Month午月初七Modern Romance215k WordsOngoing [Family and Everyday Life] Ever since Song Siyu became the factory's first bona fide college graduate, her name has never been out of people's mouths around the factory compound. She became the hottest topic of conversation over tea. As soon as she got into college, the snide comments started: “Well, she did get into college, but just look at the school she applied to. Tsk, it's nowhere near the top tier! Still, she made it through graduation and got assigned a job at a good workplace. And then 32Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 415 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 41.5kReads9.2Score4.9k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is courageous and resourceful, and she is not a saint. It's an ensemble piece, and each character is vividly portrayed.

16. 416 末 My Doomsday Livestream Summoned Haters and Alarmed the Nation 末世直播召唤黑粉后，惊动了国家 Short on Silver缺点银子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse, transmigration, mutations, disasters, livestreaming, comedy, System, wish fulfillment] Ye Xiao is incredibly lucky. He’s always complained that life is boring, and now he’s transmigrated! Ye Xiao is terribly unlucky. He’s transmigrated into an apocalypse crawling with mutated creatures! Ye Xiao is incredibly lucky. He’s got a System! Ye Xiao is terribly unlucky. His System doesn’t let him stockpile supplies or give him super strength. It makes him livestream instead! Ye Xiao is losi 45.3kReads8.5Score5.5k14d adds
17. 417 重 A Comfortable Life for Shu Xin in the 1960s 重生六零的舒心日子 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Super Strength + Soldier] [A powerful, domineering, and wealthy heroine + a beautiful, delicate, scheming male lead] Shu Xin is a powerful woman born in the apocalypse. Armed with an overpowered cheat, she is reborn in the 1960s of a parallel world. Here, she finds a loving family, and achieves success in both her career and her love life. The male lead, Luo Yue, is a delicate young gentleman who transmigrated from an ancient matriarchal so 11.4kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist not only works in the city, but later she also transfers from police officer to soldier. Despite the title suggesting a romance-centric plot, the book vividly portrays her career path with intense patriotism, described in great detail. The romance between the male and female leads is also very compelling; I won't spoil it, but they are a perfect match, a match made in heaven. The only downside is the abrupt ending; I wanted to see more of her career! She's so powerful; I'm almost captivated by her strength.

18. 418 穿 Back to the 1970s, a Textile Mill Worker from the Start 穿回七零年代，开局纺织女工 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance657k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate and reborn + raising kids + career + family life + no pocket dimension, System, or golden finger] Former title: Reborn in the Seventies, I Raised My Burden of a Kid into a Pillar of the Nation Gu Chun graduates from a prestigious university and becomes a designer at a top fashion company. Then she encounters a robber on a bus and dies in an accident, only to transmigrate into the body of eighteen-year-old Gu Chun in the 1970s. Just like that, her million-yuan salar 902Reads8.9Score10114d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book transmigrates to a different era. Her parents have died, and she lives with her younger siblings. She works in the city and has no cheat codes. The female protagonist herself is very strong!

19. 419 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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    In this period drama, the female protagonist turns the original female lead into a devoted fan. She refuses to go to the countryside, works in the city, and keeps opening factories and shops.

20. 420 七 The 1970s: I Married a Truck Driver and Gave Up Trying 七零：嫁给大车司机摆烂了 Rabbits Don't Eat Greens兔子不吃素Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No rebirth or transmigration + prophetic dreams + an upgradeable pocket dimension (appears later) Hu Huizhi is a typical self-interested person. All she wants is to marry a city man and get access to state-supplied grain, while making sure her descendants have as few obstacles as possible. The first time Wang Xuyang met Hu Huizhi, he knew exactly what kind of person she was. So what? Ambition is an admirable trait. Two people who think alike and share the same values join hands to make their way 5kReads6.7Score34714d adds

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    The female lead will absolutely not go to the countryside; she'll either find a job directly or get married and then stay in the city, determined to provide a good life for her descendants. [Facepalm]

21. 421 娇 The Charming Cannon Fodder Wife's Happy Life in the Military Compound 娇媚炮灰原配在家属院幸福日常 Lucky Fruit幸运果Modern Romance931k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Extras will be updated at random. [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Adorable Kids] [Sweet Romance] [No Toxic Characters] [Cozy Everyday Life] When Liang Chunyi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the early-deceased first wife of a senior military officer in a stepmother novel. The original wife was notorious in the military district for being difficult. Before giving birth, she had a quarrel with her husband and stubbornly re 3.1kReads8.4Score19414d adds

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    🍀🍒The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel as the ex-wife of a high-ranking officer. Before giving birth, she quarrels with the officer and refuses to go to the hospital, resulting in a difficult childbirth and her death. Her two babies, whom she risked her life to give birth to, are raised by her stepmother as a contrast to her biological children, and their fates are increasingly tragic. 🌼🌼The transmigrated protagonist, touching her heavily pregnant belly, immediately starts calling out, "Husband! Husband! Quickly take me to the hospital!" 🍁🍁The female protagonist safely gives birth to twins, and with her husband's high allowance and occasional subsidies from her mother-in-law, she happily begins her life raising children in the military region.

22. 422 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 43.9kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds
23. 423 闺 Did My Best Friend Become My Worst Enemy? I Marry the Villain, and She Follows Me 闺蜜成敌蜜？嫁反派，她跑我也跑 Writing at the Third Watch三更提笔Modern Romance667k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Villain + Married First, Love Later + Devoted Husband] Meng Tang and her best friend, Li Su, transmigrated into a book together. The two orphans suddenly became wealthy heiresses, and each married one of Jiangcheng’s two richest men. They also happened to be the original story’s two major villains: one was a volatile madman, the other an obsessive sicko. And to make matters worse... The Song and Fu families were sworn enemies, always at each other’s throats and never 3kReads8.3Score25614d adds
24. 424 六 The 1960s: Even a Second Marriage Can Help Me Marry Up 六零年代：二婚也要攀高枝 Red Roses and Yellow Floribundas红玫瑰和黄月季Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted [Master of making promises, speaks each person’s language, only wants a good life for herself heroine X handsome, capable, rebellious, insecure, affection-starved hero] [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + career] A shameful scandal has rocked Li Jia Village. Li Jinhe, who married into the city to live a life of comfort, has been divorced because she can’t have children. Her husband doesn’t want her anymore! Those who once envied her for marrying into the city now turn around and pi 12.1kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds

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    This book is quite good. The female lead's life basically starts off disastrous, but she manages to overcome the difficulties and get what she wants through her intelligence. Most importantly, unlike other period dramas where the female lead is an incredibly beautiful woman with flawless skin, she's just an ordinary girl with a bit of shrewdness and a clear understanding of what she wants. After her second marriage, she finds a job in the city, working in a local government office. She doesn't have any difficult characters around her; she always resolves family conflicts from a third-party perspective.

25. 425 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 20Reads9.2Score16814d adds

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    His writing style is both bold and delicate, capable of depicting both the treacherous political landscape and the everyday life of ordinary people.

26. 426 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds

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    The first book features a pampered young woman from Luzhou who takes a five-day train ride to attend a wedding. However, at the wedding, he abandons her, carrying an unconscious woman away. She cancels the wedding and returns to Luzhou, never to return.

27. 427 强 The Officer I Begged to Marry Was Cold as Ice. Reborn, I Want Nothing to Do With Him 强求的军官冷冰冰，重生后不要了 Fei Duojin肥多金Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Qiaoxi saved a man and demanded that he marry her as payment. A powerful, wealthy officer was forced to marry an illiterate village woman. After the wedding, he treated her coldly and looked down on her. Even their daughter thought she was crazy and unworthy of their family. When Ye Qiaoxi opened her eyes again, she had returned to her youth. This time, she still saved that aloof, ascetic officer, but the price she asked for had changed. Instead of saying, “Give yourself 3.2kReads8.4Score27514d adds
28. 428 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 46.4kReads9.1Score5.7k14d adds

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    Strong female lead, historical fiction, career-oriented.

29. 429 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.7kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
30. 430 舔 The Officer I Won Over Won't Warm to Me. I Let Go, So Why Is He Panicking? 舔来的军官捂不热，放手了他急啥 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Stunning, powerful female army doctor x cold, devoted handsome officer + both leads are each other's first and only + two equally strong leads + face-slapping + the male lead's long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Xiannuan pursued Qin Mu relentlessly. She spent her whole life following him on missions, searching all over the world for the childhood sweetheart who had been kidnapped by bandits. Qin Mu said, “She was kidnapped by the bandits in your place. We have to find her a 4.8kReads8.8Score22614d adds
31. 431 被 Forced to Go to the Countryside, the Superpowered Bigwig Takes Her Pocket Dimension and Marries the Factory's Handsome Guy 被逼下乡，异能大佬带空间嫁厂草 Little Grass Seed小草籽Modern Romance689k WordsCompleted Lin Xia, the top fighter of the apocalypse, blew herself up alongside the Zombie King and transmigrated into the body of Lin Xia'an, a member of the Lin family in the 1970s. Gifted with supernatural powers, she had planned to head to the countryside and make a name for herself. But the original host’s third younger sister had been reborn. Not only was she eager to go to the countryside, she also wanted to steal the husband the original host had married in her previous life. Lin Xia'an said, “Go 3.3kReads8.2Score19414d adds

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    Lin Xia'an arrived in the apocalypse intending to go to the countryside herself, but her younger sister, Lin Qiuli, was reborn and wanted to steal her sister's husband from her previous life so she could go to the countryside. In reality, the richest man her sister believed in in her previous life was a scoundrel, and in this new life, her fate remains unchanged due to her personality. The female lead works in the purchasing department of a textile factory, where she is caught up in various power struggles. She fights back by uniting with others, while the male lead mainly provides logistical support.

32. 432 一 One Man and One Dog: Conquering the Seventies and Becoming an Army Wife! 一人一狗，闯七零！当军嫂！ Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted Also known as: One Person and One Dog Take on the Seventies! Becoming a Military Wife! [Female forensic pathologist × male officer] A slice-of-life story about following the troops, with a parallel career storyline! [Alternate universe + 1970s + comedy + family life + dog with special abilities + raising children later on] Qiao Hua, a forensic pathologist from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s with her dog. She falls for an officer who escorts them back to their country. Bu 1.5kReads9.1Score13814d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who works in a food factory; the second features a female protagonist who is a police officer; the third is a military marriage novel where the female protagonist has a job as a forensic pathologist.

33. 433 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score17414d adds

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists who work in the city and have never been to the countryside; they start out working in the city.

34. 434 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score58914d adds
35. 435 六 What's So Bad About a Quiet Life in the 1960s? 六零之平淡点有什么不好？ Sang Juan桑涓Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + period setting + System + no rivalry between women + no sent-down youth] The Shen family is one of the few households in the steel mill’s residential compound with no sent-down youths. The family gets along harmoniously, but in this extraordinary era, they face one upheaval after another. Let’s see what choices they make... 1.1kReads6.7Score10514d adds

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    A historical fiction story set in the city, part 1: Shen Suihuan graduated from vocational school in 1966 and was assigned to the hospital at a steel mill. None of her family members went to the countryside. While in school, Shen Suihuan was bound to a merit system. No romantic pairing. Part 2: The female lead, Su He, graduated from high school just as the college entrance examination was canceled. Because she saved an old woman, she got a job cooking at a police station.

36. 436 我 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 Chen Xiaofan Who Loves Yellow Heart Greens喜欢黄心菜的陈小凡Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.7kReads9.0Score35914d adds
37. 437 快 Quick Transmigration: Whoever She Glares at Gets Pregnant 快穿之瞪谁谁怀孕 Falling in Egypt跌落埃及Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wei Xue suddenly gains access to a pocket dimension. According to the plot of the novel, the apocalypse should be just around the corner. An orphan, all she has ever wanted is a home of her own. But when she thinks about the apocalypse, she sells her house right away and frantically stockpiles supplies, hoping to survive the disasters and live to see a new order established. But then she wonders: what if she transmigrates instead of facing the apocalypse? So she starts stockpiling like crazy all 9.6kReads7.4Score58714d adds

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    They all work in the city, and some, even those in the countryside, will find jobs quickly. It's great, and they're thrilled.

38. 438 资 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 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [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 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds

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    It's quite rare to see a female protagonist from a capitalist background. The author clearly did extensive research; the prices in the story are very realistic, making it very relatable. [Thumbs up]

39. 439 被 Forced to Join the Army, the Scientist's Wife Tames a Young Wolf 被迫随军，科研军嫂拿捏小狼狗 Xiao Jing Isn't Home小京不在家Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Following the Army + Pocket Dimension + No Sent-Down Youth + No Black Market + Sweet and Satisfying + Skilled Actress + Gets Revenge on the Spot + Doesn't Vilify the Original Heroine] Ji Wanqing, an apocalypse survivor with supplies in her pocket dimension, transmigrates to the 1970s. In her previous life, she was worn out from struggling to make ends meet. She's had enough, so in this life she's waving the lie-flat banner and embracing a leisurely retirement! The Ji family, who abused the orig 7.2kReads8.9Score70014d adds

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    🌸🌸Ji Wanqing transmigrated from the apocalypse to the 1970s, taking the place of a pitiful child abused by her biological father and stepmother. She decisively fought back, emptying the family's coffers. When her biological father wanted to send her to the countryside, she decided to marry her childhood fiancé and go with him to the army. Later, she entered a research institute based on her own abilities.

40. 440 九 Solving Cases in the Nineties 九十年代破案 A Fish with More Than Seven Seconds of Memory大于七秒记忆的鱼Mystery235k WordsOngoing [Female-Dominant Romance, Devoted Husband, 1v1] [Mystery and Deduction] [Book Transmigration] The story focuses on solving cases. Shen Chunxiao was born into the book as Shen Chun. After learning that her family were doomed cannon fodder destined for a miserable end, she acted decisively to eliminate the threats. After graduating, she put on a police uniform! A female corpse with her face mutilated by the river, a male corpse decapitated on Pingshan, a serial murder case involving the Buddhist 56Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 441 七 The 1970s: The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Marries a Handsome, Rough Soldier Who Adores Her 七零娇软美人，嫁痞帅军官他超爱 Yu Yu Meow玉玉喵Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Joining Her Husband at His Posting + Raising Kids] Yun Xiaoxi, an inheritor of the Beijing-style cheongsam tradition, took part in a national intangible cultural heritage handicraft project. After staying up all night to finish the work, she unexpectedly died of exhaustion and transmigrated into a period military-marriage novel as He Lin'an's doomed ex-wife, a cannon-fodder character who dies young. The original owner shared 411Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a soldier, and the female lead transmigrates to her wedding night. When she wakes up the next morning, she discovers she's been transmigrated into a book; both she and her new husband are just ordinary people, though she's the one who suffered the most. But now that she's in this world, she's determined not to repeat her past mistakes and will live a good life with her soldier husband. The female lead is very skilled at embroidery and finds work as an embroiderer after joining the army, achieving great success in the field.

42. 442 侯 A Marquis Reborn as a Village Girl in the Seventies 侯爷穿成了年代小村姑 Three Colors三采Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted In the 1950s, Lin Zhile was one of the Lin family's four golden flowers, the youngest daughter kept at home by her parents so they could find her a live-in husband. Just before graduating from vocational school, the boy she liked turned her down. Heartbroken and consumed by anxiety over her future partner, she accidentally fell into the water on her way home. She came down with a fever that night and died. In the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Zhile was a marquis who disguised herself as a man. To prev 2.6kReads8.2Score17614d adds
43. 443 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
44. 444 六 A Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Has Twins 六零军婚，炮灰女配一胞双胎了 The Third Watch in February二月三更Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [No rebirth, no transmigration, face-slapping, raising children, everyday life, family squabbles] Su He grew up as the only daughter of the Su family, cherished by her parents and three older brothers. Later, she married a soldier. Her in-laws were understanding, her husband was considerate, and she lived a happy life. Then one day, she suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually the setting of a rebirth-era novel. In the book, her soldier husband would die in battle before long 9.1kReads8.4Score53414d adds
45. 445 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.9kReads8.9Score81514d adds
46. 446 我 I Bring an RV to 1950 and Raise Kids While Making Money 我带房车穿50，养崽赚钱两不误 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance. The heroine is focused entirely on her career.] Zhou Rong, a middle-aged single woman, is driving her RV on a road trip when she unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1950s. Her ex-husband wants a divorce? Fine! As long as I get the money! Some people say her life will be difficult after the divorce. She’ll show them: she has money, a car, and a house, and her life is great! If anyone spreads rumors or picks on her family, she’ll beat them up. If they still don’t behave, 3.2kReads9.0Score31714d adds

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    The story begins with the female protagonist divorcing her scumbag husband, raising her child, and leading her entire family to wealth and prosperity.

47. 447 七 The Seventies: A Half-Immortal's Everyday Life 七十年代，半仙日常 My Teeth Aren't White牙不白Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [1970s + mysticism + cute pets + food + strong heroine + heroine-focused; she never takes any abuse and always gets even, neither wholly good nor wholly evil] Ming Yi was born in July of 1957, right at the tail end of the Great Famine. She was a tiny, shivering baby, and everyone said she wouldn't survive. But she proved everyone wrong. Not only did she thrive, she also mastered uncanny skills that seemed to command ghosts and gods. Some people respected her, some feared her, and some loved her. 4.2kReads8.8Score50314d adds
48. 448 重 The Reborn Woman Calls Me a Widow, but the Commander Quickly Sets Her Straight 重生女说我是寡妇，首长速打脸 Nan Beiyu南北羽Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted In 1982, Ye Zhou's situation is bad from the start: she and her stepsister's fiancé are caught together in a room. Her stepmother and stepsister are rotten to the core, so she'll teach them how to behave! Ye Zhou straightens her clothes and goes out to call the police. Her stepmother panics. “We shouldn't air our dirty laundry in public.” Her stepsister is terrified. “You like him? You can have him.” A man is nothing compared to money! One day, the handsome and elegant man hands her all his savi 6.8kReads9.1Score88714d adds

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    1. **Upright values ​​without sacrificing intelligence:** The female lead is in a performing arts troupe, and the male lead is in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both shining brightly in their respective fields. A heartwarming slice-of-life story with no truly awful characters. 2. **Initially wanting to settle down and be a couch potato, but having no job means being sent to the countryside. She works hard and gets a job as a furniture designer in a furniture factory.** 4. **The female lead doesn't go to the countryside, doesn't engage in poverty alleviation, and isn't a saint. She's low-key and clear-headed. She has her own job in the city.** 5. **The main focus is on the female lead's career and dealing with difficult characters. (The male lead's presence is extremely low and negligible.)** Starting from a small, suppressed noodle shop, she expands into cooked food and builds a factory.

49. 449 七 A Dual-Income Family in the 1970s 七十年代双职工家庭 Speaking of Shadows in Paintings说画中影Modern Romance822k WordsOngoing (The heroine is off to college lately... A female designer and a male scientist) The heroine is beautiful and unassuming, and can take on two people at once. The hero is an elegant genius with off-the-charts people skills. Yang Feng thought she'd already been the protagonist of her life in her previous one: A top-tier woman who graduated from the University of the Arts London and landed a million-yuan salary straight out of college, yet her father still threatened to force her into an arranged m 670Reads8.8Score10114d adds

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    The female leads all have secure jobs.

50. 450 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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