Stories About a Heroine Who Transmigrates into a Period Novel and Builds a Happy Life Through Her Skills 女主穿到年代文靠技术过上幸福生活的小说

1. 51 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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   These are some of the most memorable period novels I've read. The first one is a farming-themed period novel, depicting the female protagonist's life herding livestock on the Tianshan grasslands. The author portrays the lives of the herders in a very interesting way, and the various animals are described with great spirit. It's a great farming novel. The second one is a military-themed period novel, with the female protagonist being a military doctor and the male protagonist being a top soldier. The author really wrote this one exceptionally well. There are no toxic elements or female rivalries; it portrays the dedication of people in that era who were not afraid of hardship, fatigue, or death in building their country. It really brought tears to my eyes. Their generation caught up with the construction of others' centuries in just a few decades; they sacrificed so much. I highly recommend this novel. The third one is a fast-paced, action-packed period novel. The female protagonist has high emotional intelligence and IQ, and she has excellent execution skills. While others fight tooth and nail for a job, she uses her brains to achieve several... The fourth book, featuring ten factory workers on temporary assignments, is a must-read for those looking for a fast-paced, action-packed read. It's a period drama with a super-rich protagonist and a unique female lead who transmigrates into the body of an overseas Chinese investor. Her main focus is investing, truly transcending the typical roles of educated youth, factory workers, and military wives, making it a rather unique period drama. The fifth book features both the male and female leads working within the government system. It's rare for female leads in period dramas to work in the system; most are businesswomen. However, this book explains why she succeeded. The female lead is incredibly decisive and ruthless. While villains in other period dramas might linger for dozens or even hundreds of chapters, in this book, they are eliminated by the female lead in just two or three chapters, leaving no trace. The male lead is also a rare, gentle type. It's definitely worth reading. These are some of the more unique period dramas I've read; give them a try if you're interested.

2. 52 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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   You can't work forever; she made her fortune by writing melodramatic family dramas.

3. 53 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
4. 54 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
5. 55 前 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚，被禁欲军官亲哭了 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 55.4kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves

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   🌈🌈🌈 Shen Jinghan, stationed on the border, was shocked when a fair-skinned, beautiful young woman came to him seeking a divorce. Wasn't his wife, who had cheated on him, supposed to have jumped into the river for some other man? Turns out, the woman registered on their marriage certificate was beautiful, had a good personality, was highly educated, capable, and so alluring that he couldn't get out of bed. *** Shen Jinghan: Divorce? I can't get a divorce. My wife is so charming and beautiful; I can't bear to let her go. Lin Shurong: You said you came to get a divorce, how did you end up getting yourself involved?

6. 56 六 Marrying a Commander in the 1960s, the Fussy Girl Steals the Heroine's One True Love 六零嫁首长，作精抢了女主白月光 Sugar Pudding糖布丁Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Know You Have an Agenda, but I Still Love You [Capitalist heiress + 1960s + spoiled little princess + period setting + military marriage + medical skills + feel-good story] [A beautiful, self-centered little princess × a fierce, wild, chaste officer] Song Shuning, the eldest princess of a financial tycoon, transmigrated into a book. Her family treated her like a blood bank, exploiting her to pave the way for their future. Unwilling to let them control her life, the original own 1.6kReads7.8Score167Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1960s, becomes a military doctor thanks to her medical skills, develops new drugs, attracts national attention, and the military assigns her personal protection.

7. 57 军 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Ruthless Commander Is Doted On 军婚七零疯批指挥官被宠上天 Ye Wu夜妩Modern Romance649k WordsCompleted Fanxing is one of only two 5S-level psychic War Gods in the entire interstellar realm. She is an outstanding commander. She is a research fanatic and an exceptional elite soldier. Taking an enemy commander’s head from among thousands of troops is as easy for her as reaching into a pocket. But no one knows that she actually has dual 5S-level psychic powers, equivalent to having two souls. As a result, her psychic powers have always been unstable, even violent. But she is so powerful that she has 4.3kReads9.0Score316Shelves

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   In the era of scientific research revitalizing the nation

8. 58 七 The 1970s Research Genius Is Open for Business 七零科研大佬在线营业 Carefree Young Master Zhao逍遥赵公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + superpowers + golden finger + period setting + technology + devoted mutual love] Lan Yan, a professor of interstellar scientific research and an expert in weapons and warships, unexpectedly dies and transmigrates to China in 1970. Drawing on her expertise, Lan Yan assembles watches and radios herself, then goes on to develop washing machines, electric fans, refrigerators, rice cookers, and more. The country recognizes her talent and recruits her into the mili 6kReads9.0Score446Shelves
9. 59 七 Military Marriage and Scientific Research in The 1970s: The Genius Foolish Wife Is Fierce 七零军婚科研：天才傻妻太凶猛 Peaches and Apples桃子和苹果Modern Romance880k WordsCompleted [1v1, highly intelligent but socially clueless heroine + interstellar transmigration + supernatural powers + golden finger + period setting + technology] Si Yue, an interstellar research PhD with no idea how to handle people, transmigrates into the body of a dim-witted girl in the 1970s. Her father is dead, her older sister is frail, her mother is timid, and her step-grandmother's family has taken over their home. None of that is a problem. If they won't listen, one good beating will do the tric 10.3kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
10. 60 四 The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree. 9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Historical fiction, about building a career

11. 61 七 A Captivating Marriage to a Soldier in the 1970s: The Barren Wife Is Pregnant Again 七零军婚撩人，不孕原配又怀上了 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In 1973, Song Wenran went to the countryside in her cousin’s place for the sake of her father’s career and family harmony, nearly dying there. After finally making it back to the city with help from her best friend, she discovered that her father had remarried and her mother had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She managed to get into university, only for a young male educated youth who had a crush on her to tear up her admission letter. Through a twist of fate, she rushed into a high-st 14.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    No cheat codes, no spatial dimension, no system, dual rebirth

12. 62 七 The New Beauty in the 1970s Compound Is a Mafia Heiress 七零大院新来的小美人是黑道千金 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + both pure and devoted + an upgradeable pocket dimension + a stepmother taming unruly kids] Sang Shuyao, the daughter of a crime boss, transmigrates into a book and becomes a foolish, autistic girl in the 1970s. From the start, her stepsister wants to swap fiancés. Fine! If you like that scumbag so much, take him! On the night of the switch, Sang Shuyao clears out her scumbag father's fortune, then leisurely heads to the Lu family. In the book, Lu 6.7kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    The female lead is a big shot herself, involved in scientific research and medicine; you should check her out.

13. 63 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    These books are quite good; the female leads aren't the typical delicate, soft type—they're all very capable!

14. 64 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
15. 65 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
16. 66 重 Back to the 1960s: My Parents Chose Their Adopted Daughter Over Me 重回六零，爹妈为了养女不要我了 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 年代 + Strong Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Vengeance for Every Grudge + Fighting the Awful Ones + Family Life + Making a Fortune For the sake of so-called good deeds, her biological parents adopted children who already had both parents, then abandoned their own children in the countryside to fend for themselves. They even made their own daughter take the fall for their adopted daughter. And she was brutally beaten in revenge... Her younger brother was beaten to death with clubs for trying to g 6.6kReads8.9Score560Shelves
17. 67 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
18. 68 七 Sweet Love in the ’70s: My Darling Brings Her Space and Wins Over a Rugged Man 七零甜宠：娇宝带空间撩糙汉生崽 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Military Marriage + Joining Him at His Post + Sweet Romance + Pocket-Dimension Supplies + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Feel-Good Power Fantasy) Jiang You, a nationally renowned physicist and medical expert, unexpectedly gains a mysterious pocket dimension. In her dreams, she transmigrates to the 1970s, and to stay alive, she first stockpiles trillions' worth of supplies. After she transmigrates into a book, she finds herself the beloved darling of the Jiang family! But the origin 7kReads9.2Score804Shelves

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    ✨The first book is about Jiang You, a national treasure-level physics and medical genius, who unexpectedly gains a mysterious space and dreams of transmigrating to the 1970s. To survive, she first needs to stockpile billions of resources. After transmigrating, she unexpectedly becomes the beloved darling of the Jiang family! However, the original owner of the book was spoiled and pampered, blind and reckless, causing the Jiang family's downfall. Everyone in the Jiang family protects her, and the beloved Youbao is incredibly powerful, possessing superb medical skills, becoming wealthy, conducting scientific research and inventions, serving her country, and bringing glory to her nation! Her life is prosperous and thriving, and she even gets a rough-and-tumble husband at the beginning!✨The second book is also very good.✨The third book is also good.

19. 69 重 Reborn: A Scientific Genius Takes Her Space to the 1970s 重生：科研天才带着空间闯七零 Guade Guaxi瓜的瓜西Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration between worlds, tens of billions in spatial storage, medical genius, scientific prodigy, adorable children, serving the nation, mutual devotion, sweet and satisfying romance] In the 1970s, Shen Zhixia trusts the wrong man, steals all her family’s savings, and elopes with him, only to be abandoned and die alone far from home. Shen Zhixia, a genius scholar from the twenty-first century, returns reborn with a spatial stash worth tens of billions, taking the original owner’s place 10.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
20. 70 我 I Have a Space Left Behind by an Immortal Family 我有一个仙家留下来的空间 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted She had been a medical school graduate student in the twenty-first century, with no family but herself. When she woke up, the world had suddenly changed: drab gray walls and earthen houses. Somehow, she'd ended up in the 1970s, so she could only make the best of it. “Hey, big shot, stop following me around.” “Hey, big shot, why are you always popping up in front of me?” “Hey, big shot, quit flaunting those abs to tempt me.” “Hey, big shot, I'm looking for one partner for life.” Xia Jingchuan: “W 15.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
21. 71 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 32.7kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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    Don't read this book; it has intermittent periods of intellectual decline, and the male lead is overly domineering in the early stages.

22. 72 七 Military Marriage in the Seventies: The Cannon Fodder Dodges the Plot with Bullet Comments 七零军婚：炮灰靠弹幕躲剧情 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Lin Shuyin transmigrated into the 1970s and became an eighteen-year-old high school senior, about to graduate. She was worried about finding a job. In those days, without a job, you had to go to the countryside, and she didn’t want to! Suddenly, comments appeared before her eyes: [Seriously, Lin Shuyin, you’d be better off going to the countryside. Then you wouldn’t meet your scumbag husband, Zhou Jianguo, and all that stuff that happened later would never happen.] [Sigh! Second Sister Lin had s 20.9kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    These are all good. The second book has a more novel premise; the main characters are the uncle's family mentioned in the title.

23. 73 书 The Younger Uncle Who Went to the Countryside in the 1980s Is Back 书穿八零之下乡的小叔回来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted The 1980s: family squabbles and everyday life. Young intellectual Lu Guoan had gone to the countryside. To treat his daughter, who was trapped in a strange, unending sleep, he had no choice but to return to the city with his wife and child. The Lu family was crowded into a small home, and the family's sudden return sparked some unavoidable domestic conflicts. Yet Lu Qiaoqiao, the patient, recovered the moment she stepped through the Lu family door, without needing any treatment at all. She al 17.1kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
24. 74 爆 So Satisfying! I Stole the Luck of the Perfect Female Lead 爆爽！我夺走了极品女主的气运 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Lu Xiang became the doomed female supporting character in an 1980s novel. In the story, her greedy grandmother tried to make her marry in the heroine’s place to claim the bride price. When the truth came out, the grandmother slandered her as a loose woman, and the supporting character died heartbroken amid the whole village’s jeers. This time, Lu Xiang fought back against her rotten grandmother and awful relatives, crushing everyone who crossed her. With her skills in farming, cooking, and more, 4.5kReads9.0Score539Shelves
25. 75 七 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零，谁说女兵不能当该溜子 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 40.6kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves

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    These books rely on technical skills for survival, and the content is absolutely brilliant. They're quite good to read; you could give them a try.

26. 76 别 Don't Mess with Her: Behind That Village Girl Stands the Nation 别惹她，那个村姑背后，站着国家 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + feel-good academic rise + strong heroine + science and technology strengthen the nation + powerful family drama] Zhang Qin overcomes one obstacle after another through her own efforts, with no System. The early story focuses on the heroine’s growth, with little romance and a strong emphasis on advancing the nation through scientific research. The heroine is exceptionally intelligent and learns incredibly quickly, but her emotional intelligence can’t keep up. In her previous lif 55.7kReads8.2Score7.5kShelves
27. 77 首 Commander, Your Kid’s Charged to the Front Lines Again! 首长，你家崽崽又冲上前线了！ Yuanzi Cat媛子猫Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After blowing herself up, 5188 landed in the 1970s. She carefully hid the System still running in her mind and pretended to be a human toddler. To get Grandma to take her home, 5188 volunteered that her parents were dead. Once she learned that changing the fate of a member of the old Jiang family would let her retrieve things from her apocalyptic storage space, 5188 became all the more eager to help. Big Brother wants to improve his physical fitness? Easy! “Granny Jiang, something terrible has h 7.9kReads9.3Score481Shelves
28. 78 军 The Young General’s Sassy Instructor Teases the Enemy Agents Until They’re in Tears 军少娇痞教官戏耍敌特颤泪三行啊 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history 1960s + strong leads facing off + hilarious face-slapping wish fulfillment + bickering couple + farming during famine + getting rich through research] Rebellious, cocky, and charming instructor VS calm, cool, and calculating young master from the capital In her previous life, Nan Fengyun was known as Phantom, the world's strongest international assassin. But her arrogance got the better of her, and she was killed when her target ambushed her during a mission. Then she was rebo 781Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A rebellious and spoiled drill sergeant VS a calm, aloof, and cunning young master from Beijing] She initially planned to laze around until the end, but the Nanfeng family was too powerful, not allowing her to be so lazy. Especially seeing her talent, they sent her to the military camp at the age of seven. Due to the turbulent times, she was sent to the Southern Province, where she spent three years quietly and relentlessly, during which time she continuously strengthened the nation through scientific research, in weaponry and agriculture.

29. 79 穿 Reborn as the Orphan of a Fallen Hero in the Sixties, I Use the System to Get into Science 穿成六零烈士遗孤，我靠系统搞科 Lan Guofeng, Who Likes Water Snails喜欢水蜗牛的蓝国锋Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Being afraid of people isn't scary. What's scary is being afraid of people and well-read! After transmigrating as the orphan of a revolutionary martyr, my background made me seem too much like a genius, so I had no choice but to pretend to be autistic! Shen Xiaoman, a 29-year-old web novelist whose career had gone nowhere, died suddenly and transmigrated to 1960 with a specially supplied underworld edition of the DeepSeek 7.0 System. He became the most unusual 15-year-old resident of a military 1.6kReads6.2Score102Shelves

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    🍒The female protagonist in the underworld exchanges merits for a system and a cheat code, transmigrating into the body of a martyr's orphan in the 1960s [Thinking]. Both her parents were martyrs, leaving her as an orphan. Her father's comrades wanted to adopt her, but the female protagonist chose to live in the family compound on her own. Everyone in the compound took good care of her, and the female protagonist used the system to conduct scientific research.

30. 80 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
31. 81 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 165.8kReads9.1Score25.8kShelves

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    The female embroidery master, possessing a special ability, travels back to the 1970s. She quits her stable job and, through her embroidery, not only earns a substantial income but also wins a top prize at an art exhibition, gaining fame and being received by a high-ranking official.

32. 82 七 The 1970s: As a Background Character, I Choose a Bright Future Over the Plot 七零，路人甲不走剧情走前途 Shuiyudao水鱼岛Modern Romance641k WordsOngoing [Period Novel + Reincarnated as a Baby + Deliberate Pacing + Everyday Life + No Relocation to the Countryside + Just Got Its First Rating] Shen Zhiyi was reborn in the 1950s. By the late 1960s, she had become an electrician, and she worked diligently, with the worker-peasant-soldier college recommendation she wanted almost within reach. Her life was going smoothly. Then Su Wanning, a relative who had just moved in with her family, suddenly pushed her down the stairs. This chain of events made 34.1kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    The later parts are more interesting; electrical engineering leans towards scientific research.

33. 83 七 The 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth Marries a Soldier and Builds a Fortune as a Middleman 七零嫁军汉，知青女配当倒爷起家 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [A promise kept for a lifetime, giving her life to her country] Fraile from birth, Song Youxiang was abandoned by her family as a child and forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she never received a shred of kindness. Her parents despised her, her older sister resented her for life, and the second sister who had been given away as a child concealed her identity to get close to her. One false accusation after another followed, and they even stole her fiancé… In the end, Song Youxiang died al 7.2kReads9.2Score832Shelves

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    These historical novels are all good.

34. 84 六 The Sweet Life of the Sixties' Beloved Darling 六零团宠的蜜糖生活 The Poplar Blossoms Fall Away杨花落尽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After an accident, Yang Anyi, a wilderness ranger, transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a six-year-old girl with the same name, dismissed as a little fool. As the only daughter of the Yang family, she’s cherished by her parents and three uncles and aunts, doted on by her three older brothers and thirteen male cousins, and respected by more than twenty nephews. She gets to experience the warmth and affection of a big family firsthand. But a happy life always has its hardships... Maternal uncle: 2.5kReads9.0Score213Shelves
35. 85 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
36. 86 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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    The historical fiction novel features a cheat-like protagonist, but is not a saintly research-oriented work and is now complete!

37. 87 绑 I Bound the Favorite Consort System and Accidentally Transmigrated to the 1970s 绑了宠妃系统，我错穿七十年代 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + rugged hero + reborn male lead + marriage before love + System + sweet romance + beauty transformation] Xu Jiaojiao was bound to the Beloved Consort System. Just as she thought she would transmigrate to ancient times and wreak havoc in the imperial harem, the ridiculously incompetent System made a mistake and sent her to the 1970s! What?! A System that makes you more and more beautiful sends her to the 1970s? Does it think she's not conspicuous enough? Not w 3.4kReads9.2Score323Shelves

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    This novel combines multiple captivating elements such as period setting, military marriage, rugged male protagonist, rebirth, arranged marriage followed by love, system, sweet romance, and transformation. The male lead is reborn, and the female lead transmigrates with a system, embarking on a sweet military marriage story set against a historical backdrop. The charming wife possesses exceptional flirting skills, the rugged male lead is endlessly doting, the plot is sweet and flirtatious with no angst, the family atmosphere is warm and free of intrigue, and there's even an adorable child to enhance the experience. It's a masterpiece that perfectly blends period setting with sweet and satisfying romance, a must-read for romance lovers.

38. 88 七 The Strongest Educated Youth in the 1970s 七零大力女知青 Super Ball超球Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Zhu is the family member best suited to go to the countryside, so she volunteers. Keeping her family's advice in mind, she gets along famously in the village with her passionate enthusiasm and natural strength. It's just that one male educated youth looks at her in a very strange way... 7.1kReads7.7Score541Shelves

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    Shao Yu recommends these three books, in which the female protagonists make a good living through their skills.

39. 89 穿 Transmigrating to 1970: The Fish in the Pond Finds Love 穿越70之池鱼有喜 Shepherd Boy at the Village Head村头放羊娃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted This story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t take it too seriously. [Ensemble cast in small doses / combat powerhouse / storage space / crafting expert / gossip and farming / taking down scumbags and getting rich] Jiang Yu has been struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world plagued by natural disasters since she was eight, and along the way she was forced to master the craft of fixing broken things. After an accident, she transmigrates to the 1970s. Reborn as a pitiful girl abused 2.5kReads8.8Score230Shelves
40. 90 七 In the 1970s, I Transmigrated into a Book and Got Bound to a Writer’s Assistant 七零之穿书后我绑定了作家助手 Zhu Min祝珉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhu Qi transmigrates into the body of a girl with the same name who works in the machine shop of a factory in the 1970s. As luck would have it, she’s the lovesick supporting female character in a novel. The best thing that ever happens to her is barely passing the exam to get into the factory. According to the plot, her fiancé, the male lead, will fall in love with the heroine while he’s in the countryside. Then Zhu Qi will go crazy and meet a miserable end. After examining the mysterious Writer 2.6kReads8.0Score185Shelves
41. 91 六 In the 1960s, After My Marriage Was Stolen, I Married a Soldier-Farmer with My Own Farm 六零被夺婚后，我自带农场嫁军农 Little Fairy of the Book Tower书楼小仙子Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted A young nurse transmigrates to the 1960s and discovers that her original self was poisoned to death by her stepmother and younger sister. Her younger sister took her place in marrying a city-based military officer and went on to live a good life. The original owner, meanwhile, married a poor farmer in a small mountain village. Fortunately, she activates a farming System. She also gets an all-purpose hoe. She grows crops, raises chickens, and digs for medicinal herbs in the hills behind the vill 2.2kReads7.5Score264Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels back to the 1960s, becomes wealthy, and dies peacefully.

42. 92 胡 Nonsense! Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Strengthen the Nation Through Science? 胡说！资本家大小姐怎么不能科研强国 Lucky Calico Cat狸花招财宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama I, the Goddess of Scientific Research, Repair Tractors in the 1950s Qu Lingyi transmigrates into the 1950s and becomes the foil to the heroine of a period novel: an unlucky heiress from a capitalist family in Gusu. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s landed in a nightmare from the start. Her scumbag live-in son-in-law of a father plans to flee to Hong Kong with his illegitimate children, leaving her behind to take the fall. Her childhood sweetheart swears he’ll 15.1kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    It's so good I can't stop watching! [Almost crying]

43. 93 首 Commander! Your Little Wife Is a Human Weapon 首长！你家的小娇妻是人形武器 First Frost霜初Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + Both leads are each other’s first and only + Upgradable pocket dimension + Arsenal + Face-slapping + Beloved by everyone] While stocking up on supplies, Jiang Yunxi, a little zombie from the apocalypse, suddenly finds herself in a strange era. From the start, two human traffickers throw her into a river. A soldier rescues her and gives her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Hungry, Jiang Yunxi bites down on his lips before she even opens her eyes... Zhou Heng: That was close. I a 8.4kReads8.7Score875Shelves
44. 94 你 You Can Raid My Home, but Let Me Go Make a Fortune in Hong Kong 你们抄我家，我去香江捡钱可以吧 Cat Who Loves Three-Hua Plums爱吃三华李的猫Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, historical era, sweet romance, one-on-one, devoted couple, pocket dimension, entrepreneurship and wealth] Su Manman transmigrated into the body of a pampered young lady from the Su family, someone with the same name but a very different fate. From the start, she was told that someone had reported her family for hiding gold and silver treasures. Looking at the boxes upon boxes of antique paintings and calligraphy, antique ornaments, antique jewelry, and more, Su Manman thought… 29.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    A period drama with a Hong Kong heroine who first goes to the countryside and then travels to other places. Some parts lack logical coherence, but it might be worth checking out if you're looking for something to read.

45. 95 恶 The Bully Village Girl Speaks with Animals and Remarries the True Young Master of a Military Compound 恶霸村姑懂兽语，改嫁大院真少爷 Jiu Xiaomi酒小咪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (1980s + Animal Speech + Military Marriage + Swapped Marriages + Regretful Scumbag) A fierce village bully with beauty and a sweet voice versus a cool-headed officer who’s a catch and wants to steal the love of his life Yu Qing graduated from an animal hospital program in the 21st century. In a single day, she transmigrated to a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s and became the infamous bully of Big Bottom Ravine Village. Her original self was freakishly strong. She had fought bandits 13.8kReads8.3Score1kShelves

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    A village girl with off-the-charts combat skills meets a cold and doting military officer, a refreshing and satisfying story of a beast language master's rise to power in the 1980s!

46. 96 六 Raising Kids in the Sixties, the Whole Village Is Green with Envy! 六零养崽，全村羡慕嫉妒疯了！ The Fluffed-Up Cat炸毛的猫咪Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigration + Golden Finger + Raising Kids + A Whiz at Making Money] Story One: “Hey, did you hear? That lazy Jiang Li has come back from the dead! She actually made meat for her two kids and new clothes for them, for once!” Story Two: “Good heavens, this is incredible! That lazy Jiang Li is making money, and not just a little: a whole hundred yuan! The Zhou family has struck gold!” Story Three: “Unbelievable! The leaders came in a car to commend Jiang Li. I hear she's don 29.3kReads8.2Score2.7kShelves

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    The king of historical fiction is here! Research-savvy heroines are going crazy! A treasure trove of historical fiction has been unearthed! These heroines, with their technological prowess, conquer their eras, delivering high-energy, exhilarating reads from start to finish! 👇 "Arrested Immediately After Transmigrating? Research-Driven Military Wife Turns the Tide" Initially met with difficulties? The military wife heroine uses her research skills to fight her way out of trouble, a tale of national pride and career success that's incredibly addictive! "Divorce at the Start? Research-Driven Military Wife is Furious!" Dare to ask a research-oriented heroine to divorce? She uses her technology to fight back, tearing apart prejudice and achieving phenomenal success. The military wife's assertiveness is incredibly compelling! "Transmigrating to the 70s for Research" Set in a rural village in the 70s, the heroine uses her research skills to forge her own path, changing her destiny from obscurity to glory. A niche genre written with passion! "Traveling Thousands of Miles for Husband Only to be Disliked? Military Wife's Strength Attracts National Attention" Traveling for her husband only to be disliked? The heroine uses her research prowess to win over the nation! Both the national and romantic storylines are thrilling, making for an increasingly enjoyable read! "The 1960s: A High-Ranking Military Officer is a Secret Research Guru" - A military officer husband hiding his identity? The female lead's research talent exposes him. The couple's combined strength creates a passionate research storyline in the 1960s – so satisfying! "Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder in a Lucky Baby Novel? I Reverse My Fate Through Research" - Don't be afraid of being transmigrated as cannon fodder! The female lead uses her research skills to reverse her fate, slapping Lucky Baby in the face and rewriting her destiny. A no-romance story that's incredibly satisfying! "Reborn in the 1980s, Starting as a Factory Worker" - Starting in a factory in the 1980s, the female lead uses her skills to reverse her fate, going from a nobody to a business tycoon. The era's sense of struggle is off the charts! "Forced to Go to the Countryside? A Research-Oriented Military Wife Emptys Your House" - Forced to go to the countryside? The military wife uses her research skills to fight back, building her career and dealing with "bad guys" – the fast-paced, satisfying read is non-stop! Each book brilliantly combines the thrill of the era with the success of a research-driven rise to power. The female lead relies on her abilities, not luck – a truly exciting story of a technically-driven career! Read this quickly if you're looking for something to read, you won't be able to stop! 🔥 #Historical Novel #Scientific Research Success #Refreshing Novel Recommendation #MustReadWhenYou're Out of Books

47. 97 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Do Scientific Research 穿进70搞科研 Nini Yuan妮妮圆Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted Zhao Qing, a university student at a military academy in the interstellar era, died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl in 1970s Longguo, a girl who had been beaten to death by her grandmother. She kept her head down at first. But when the country reopened its universities, she caught her family completely off guard, got into college, and left home to make her own way. After that, when communication proved inconvenient, she invented an optical brain. When transp 507Reads7.1Score—Shelves
48. 98 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves
49. 99 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.9kReads8.2Score231Shelves

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    If you're not good at being born into the right family, you'll have to rely entirely on luck.

50. 100 携 With a Medical Gift and a Pocket Dimension, the Cannon Fodder Female Lead Stuns the Military District 携空间会医术，炮灰女配震惊军区 Crab-Filled Hold蟹满仓Modern Romance360k WordsOngoing The rating has just come out, but it’ll go up later~ [Period setting + military marriage + space + devoted love + face-slapping feel-good story + transmigration-into-a-book heroine vs. reborn heroine] [A radiant, beautiful genius doctor who transmigrates into a book + a cold-faced military powerhouse who listens to his wife] Yu Xiangqiu woke up to find she had transmigrated into a period novel as Song Dongfeng’s disposable fiancée, and was nearly assaulted by a thug. Her virtue was in danger! In 70Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This one! The female lead is a top medical professional, incredibly capable, and got her hospital job purely through her own abilities. She worked her way up from a small town to a city, then to the capital, gradually rising from unemployed to working in a hospital and then a medical research institute. She's focused on her career, not romance, and diligently manages her business. It's a dual-strength story! Although she has a magical spring with a spatial ability, her "golden finger" (advantageous advantage) is really, really small and rarely appears. It's set in the 1970s, a military marriage. She moved to the city with her husband, and thrived in the military hospital. The story is very satisfying, with satisfying elements like hospital recruitment, earthquake relief, rescuing powerful figures, and slapping down reborn female supporting characters—not just nonsense. It's very appealing to both the breasts and the brain. The male lead consistently chooses the female lead, respects her, protects her, and even sacrifices for her career; it's a two-way street. There are no misunderstandings!!! I really like this kind of story. The female lead isn't the pampered wife type; she's quite independent.

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