Period Novels Where the Protagonist Doesn't Go to the Countryside and Instead Works in a Factory 求年代文不下乡，在厂里上班

1. 51 让 You Were Sent to the Factory, and Became the Pride of a Great Nation? 让你进厂，你成了大国荣光？ White-Robed Scholar白衣秀士Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted (No Romance + Scientific Research + Academic Prodigy + System + Period Setting) Ye Anxin wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated to the 1960s. She had planned to take it easy and do as little as possible, but then a System drops from the sky. With a daily sign-in, her intelligence increases by one point. If that's how it is, then she won't hold back. Fully automatic rifles, rocket launchers, turbofan engines, bulletproof vests... These are all well within her reach. Now watch her bring g 5kReads8.5Score414Shelves
2. 52 六 Working as a Procurement Officer in the 1960s 六零年代做采购 A Future Beyond Reach觸不到未来Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Parallel-World Alternate-History Setting] [Everyday Life, Not a Power Fantasy] Gu Jinyao transmigrated on the second day after New Year! And she landed in the body of a high school senior in 1961, about to take the college entrance exams. Should she go to college? Go to college? Or go to college? Well, over the next few days, she’ll have to study herself to death and become a test-prep machine. First things first, she needs a set of self-study books on math, physics, and chemistry. What? They w 1.2kReads7.8Score101Shelves
3. 53 嫁 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Gossip Around the Compound 嫁给竹马后，我在大院吃瓜 Shi Lai莳来Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted [1960s + Siheyuan Courtyard + Gossip-Watching + Everyday Life + Light Ensemble Cast + Cozy, Sweet Romance] On December 2, 1965, Yan Huan and Shen Mingcheng got married, turning their childhood friendship into a lifelong partnership. On December 3, 1965, Tian Huifen introduced Yan Huan to the ten households in the compound. From then on, Yan Huan became a little melon-loving badger in the gossip patch. Shen Mingcheng’s perspective: I’m going to love my childhood sweetheart for the rest of our li 13.1kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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   Childhood sweethearts, neither of them went to the countryside, both worked, and were always busy eating melons in the courtyard.

4. 54 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 47kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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   ① The female protagonist passed the exam to become a staff member at the motor factory and later became the deputy factory director. ② The female protagonist initially worked at a winery, but later joined a special department to catch spies and agents.

5. 55 年 The Little Aunt of the Seventies Has Money to Burn 年代，小姑姑多财多亿 My Feelings for You卿我意Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted Tang Shuhe never imagined she'd one day face the question, “Your parents are getting divorced. Which one will you live with?” She had even less expected that less than a month after the divorce, both of them would remarry. With her godmother and godfather becoming her stepmother and stepfather, and the tangled, unbreakable ties between them and her birth parents, Tang Shuhe chose to retreat to her grandparents' home in the countryside for a while. She never expected that leaving would mean a per 14.2kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
6. 56 七 The Supporting Female Lead in the 1970s Courtyard Wakes Up 七零大杂院对照组女配觉醒了 Heehee Pomelo嘻嘻柚子Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted The main story is complete; extra chapters will drop from time to time. After awakening as the contrasting female lead in a 1970s shared courtyard, she only wants to live well and enjoy the gossip along the way!! "Ordinary life + family squabbles + gossip + a touch of ensemble cast + outrageous characters + not a face-slapping power fantasy" Chu Mian had fair skin and a beautiful face. When she didn't smile, she looked almost otherworldly; when she did, her smile could melt anyone's heart. Every 4.6kReads8.3Score394Shelves
7. 57 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 2.7kReads8.7Score173Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into a book about a factory worker's family in the 1960s. She rises through the ranks from factory announcer to secretary, deputy head of the housing management department, director of the factory office, and deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Archives Department. She takes the college entrance exam, then works, showcasing the lives of factory children in Northeast China. The male protagonist is a technician who also climbs the ranks. They have two adorable daughters, Da Congming and Xiao Jiling. [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post][Top Post]

8. 58 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零：老婆太美，谢厂长宠妻顾家 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 24kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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   🍊🍊Jiang Yunshu gains a spatial ability and wins 500,000 yuan in the lottery, transmigrating to the 1970s and becoming a spoiled female supporting character. She has four older brothers, and her husband is a retired regimental commander who is now the director of a machinery factory! She embarks on a marriage-of-convenience-to-love story! The female lead finds a job on her own, uses her design drawings to enter a textile factory, buys food recipes for the food factory, and translates professional books with the male lead.

9. 59 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I'm Rich! 重生六零：我暴富啦！ Pure Sugar纯洁的糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [System + farming] Xu Jiujiu, a 35-year-old homebody, opens her eyes and finds herself inside a period novel she once read. But why is her family the foil to the heroine in this story? Thinking of what happens to the three sisters in the original novel, Xu Jiujiu is completely dumbfounded. Luckily, she has a life System with her, and the beginner’s gift pack includes a personal space. If she wants to eat and drink well in the 1960s, Xu Jiujiu has no choice but to get moving! She completes quests 11.5kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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   It's great, with all sorts of genres, including researcher, purchasing agent, and performing arts troupe—I've seen all of those myself. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Sending hearts]

10. 60 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    🌈These are all novels set in a historical period, not in rural areas. They feature incredibly powerful plot devices, a sophisticated and self-serving female lead, a space-time element, and a fictional setting. These are all carefully selected excellent novels, especially the third one—a must-read for readers of historical fiction. ❤️

11. 61 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Became the Songbird of the Arts Troupe 重生七零之我成了文工团里的百灵鸟 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Qing opened her eyes after dying, she found herself back in 1969, at the age of seventeen. At this point in her previous life, the county cultural troupe had gone to the countryside to perform and had fallen for her lark-like voice. It was the only chance in that era for a country girl like her to change her fate. But because her mother stood in her way and she herself lacked resolve, Zhang Qing let the opportunity slip by and regretted it for the rest of her life! Reborn, Zhang Qing 1.5kReads9.2Score199Shelves
12. 62 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
13. 63 穿 Transmigrated to the Sixties: Going to the Countryside Is Out of the Question 穿越六零：下乡是不可能的 Moon over Western Sichuan川西月Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted [No Sent-Down Youth Movement + Marriage First, Love Later + An Ordinary Person's Struggle + Golden Finger] A glass of red wine led to Wen Shuhe's death. After a series of twists and turns, she became the younger Wen Shuhe of the 1960s, the girl who had been pushed down the stairs by her older sister. Resources were scarce in this era, which was also undergoing crucial development and reform. Opportunities and dangers went hand in hand, and of course, the biggest event was the movement sending ed 291Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The following are all stories about rebirth or time travel, written with delicate prose, reflecting the specific plots of the era, and full of twists and turns. The families are all warm and supportive, with siblings providing assistance.

14. 64 精 A Self-Serving Woman Thrives in the 1970s 精致利己的我在七零如鱼得水 Phantom Beneath the Moon月下幻影Modern Romance250k WordsOngoing PS1: This is set in a fictional era. Fictional, fictional, fictional. I’m repeating it three times because it’s important, so please don’t look up historical references while reading. PS2: The heroine is highly skilled in combat and has a golden finger, but this is not a mindless power fantasy. She has sound values, so please don’t read if that’s not your thing. Feel free to leave a comment if you spot a mistake, and Yingzi will fix it. If you don’t like it, just click X. Writing isn’t easy, so 83Reads8.2Score—Shelves
15. 65 穿 Transmigrate to 1960: A Permanent Job at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative Is Mine 穿越60：小小供销社正式工拿捏 Two Geese Return二雁归Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted Transmigration + fiercely protective + urban household registration (no rural relocation) + work at a supply and marketing cooperative + everyday life [No golden finger!!!] [She won't take the college entrance exam. She's not good enough to get into Peking or Tsinghua.] [Dialect warning!!! The author will explain what things mean. If that bothers you, don't read.] [No romance. The author has cut off her chance at marriage, though if readers want a romance, it could appear in an extra.] Wang Hong 596Reads5.6Score—Shelves
16. 66 八 The 1980s: A Delicate Beauty Arrives on the Island 八零：海岛来了个柔弱美人 Dove Upon Dove鸽上加鸽Modern Romance491k WordsOngoing [Female lead: surgeon and driver of technological progress] [Fragile does not mean weak] When her brakes failed, Shen Runqiu hit the gas and sent herself hurtling into an era-themed angst novel with a completely warped worldview. In the original story, Shen Runqiu and Han Mutan had never met after getting engaged. Right after graduating, she learned he had been disfigured and was so hideous he frightened people. After her adopted younger sister provoked her, she jumped into a river in a fit of a 32Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    These are all stories about women who don't go to the countryside, have selfish female leads, and have imperfect character settings. [Kissing emojis] Yang Yuan transmigrated into the body of the original female lead's fake best friend, who even burned the original female lead's love letters. Fortunately, Yang Yuan's arrival could still salvage the situation. After finding the original female lead and explaining things to her, Yang Yuan bought the original female lead's job from her. Yang Yuan is cunning, lazy, greedy, shrewish, averse to work, unwilling to let others take advantage of her, and exquisitely self-serving.

17. 67 穿 Transmigrate to a Bygone Era: I Married My Savior with a Pocket Dimension 穿越年代：带着空间嫁给救命恩人 Picking a Bouquet by the Sea在海边捡束花Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted Jiang Yifan transmigrated from the modern era into the body of a girl with the same name. She was at the bottom of the family hierarchy, stuck doing every dirty and exhausting chore. After leaving home, Jiang Yifan had planned to lie flat and wait for the special era to pass. Who knew she'd run into the person who had saved her life? Jiang Yifan: Want to date? Fu Zhengdong frowned slightly: Director Jiang, what did I just say in the meeting? Jiang Yifan: ...So, can we still date or not? J 1.6kReads7.2Score141Shelves
18. 68 穿 Transmigrating into the Siheyuan: I Became a Necromancer 穿越四合院：我成了亡灵召唤师 Jun Yaling君雅灵Female-Channel Fanfiction295k WordsCompleted A retired old woman closes her eyes and opens them to find she has become a spirit summoner in Love in the Courtyard. Still in a daze, she is dragged to the hospital by a few of the courtyard’s older women. Only after she finally comes to her senses does she realize she has transmigrated to 1961, the day Jia Dongxu was crushed to death by a machine. When she watched the show, she couldn’t stand her daughter-in-law, Qin Huairu. Who would have guessed that her dying son would tell her something th 546Reads8.3Score111Shelves

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    A modern mother and daughter, both elderly, transmigrate into a traditional courtyard house 61 years later. On the day Jia Dongxu dies, they become a necromancer and the old lady in the backyard. Before his death, Jia Dongxu tells his biological mother about his wife's secret. The transmigrated mother and daughter, each with their own spatial abilities, work independently, live their lives well, avoid causing trouble but aren't afraid of it.

19. 69 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 3.3kReads8.2Score194Shelves

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    No need to go to the countryside, there are jobs in the city in those days! ✌✌✌ ① Reincarnated as a female supporting character in a book, she only realizes she's a supporting character when she grows up. She avoids the female lead's help in enrolling in a rural job and becomes a printing factory worker. 😌😌😌 ② Yang Yuan reincarnates as a supporting character in a book. To avoid the ending, she collaborates with the female lead and buys her a job. 💁💁

20. 70 八 The 1980s: After Breaking Off My Engagement, the Cold Military Officer Spoils Me Like No Other 八零，退婚后高冷军官宠我如命 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted {Alternate setting, historical era, two strong leads} In her previous life, she endured countless hardships and finally managed to start over, only to be framed and thrown in prison, plunging into an endless abyss. When she woke again, she found herself back at the beginning, once more the ugly, dark-skinned, chubby girl she used to be. Since heaven had given her another chance, she would never repeat her past mistakes. In this life, everyone who had hurt her before would pay the price. “I’m her 12.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    This is an incredibly captivating period drama; I couldn't wait to finish it all in one go. The plot is fresh, the content is rich, and the story is intricately woven. I'd stay up all night to read it; it's absolutely worth watching—it's truly amazing!

21. 71 每 Daily Mystery Boxes: The Laid-Back Heroine Thrives in the Sixties 每日抽盲盒，咸鱼女主在六零躺赢 Tomato Salad凉拌西红柿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 1960s, she wakes up from the start so hungry that she has to be rushed to the hospital. Her original self was lovesick and psychologically manipulated by a scumbag. How is she supposed to turn things around? Forget it. One slap sends the “player” packing. She refuses to be the backup girl! Trouble is on the way, but fortunately, her parents have powerful connections. With her older sister and brother doting on her, and mystery boxes to open every day, the laid-back heroine decides life ca 789Reads6.7Score100Shelves

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    These are all people who don't go to the countryside; they already have jobs.

22. 72 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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    🌈🌈①The novel is set in a time when rural areas were not popular. The female protagonist works in a factory and takes over her mother-in-law's job at a printing factory. The male protagonist is a retired soldier who drives for the finance bureau. The couple separates from each other at the beginning and lives on their own. The story is about everyday family life.

23. 73 对 Life in the Courtyard: The Sisterhood of the Comparison Group 对照组姐妹的大杂院生活 Yunyang Peach Cake云阳桃片Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Lin Wanqiu transmigrates into a book. In the story, she defies her mother's objections and marries Wu Lian'an, just as she wished. But the Wu family is all appearances and rotten to the core. Her husband, Wu Lian'an, is weak-willed and hiding secrets; her mother-in-law is domineering, her father-in-law is a hypocrite, and her sister-in-law is a constant troublemaker... Lin Wanqiu decides she can't spend another day living like this. Unexpectedly, her cousin Lin Jing, who should have lived to see 1.4kReads6.8Score114Shelves

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    The female lead isn't a saint, doesn't go to the countryside, and works in a factory. [Laughing]

24. 74 七 The 1970s: What’s Wrong with Working in Elder Care? I’m Still Outstanding 七零：养老部门怎么了，照样优秀 Embracing Fragrance抱香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tags: No Golden Finger, family life, career-focused When Jiang Xiyue wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar era. She angrily points at the sky and shouts, “You damn heavens, you’re so unfair! Why don’t you just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning?” As soon as she finishes speaking, lightning flashes and thunder rumbles in the distance. Hearing the deafening boom, she immediately backs down. Fine! It’s just the 1970s. If she can’t accomplish anything earth-shattering, can’t she at least 5.9kReads8.4Score621Shelves
25. 75 年 Period: Ding! Congratulations, Host, Your Sign-In Was Successful! 年代：叮！恭喜宿主签到成功！ Sanshi Is Running三石在奔跑Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + on-screen comments + sign-in System + no romance + punishing scumbags] When she died, she was surrounded by children and grandchildren, and she closed her eyes with a smile. But when she opened them again, thinking she’d returned to the days of her youth before marriage, she figured she would walk the same path as in her previous life and love her husband all over again... Unexpectedly, she saw on-screen comments. [What’s the opening plot again?! I think a matchmaker c 10.1kReads8.5Score876Shelves

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    These few are pretty good.

26. 76 六 The 1960s: After Landing a Stable Job, I Focused on Making Trouble 六零：端上铁饭碗后，我一心搞事 Lemon Moon Like the Wind柠檬月如风Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Period setting, pocket dimension, alternate history, uplifting, family life, slow burn, one-on-one romance] On her way home from work, Jiang Xiao was caught in a torrential downpour, swept into a storm drain, and killed in an accident. She then transmigrated to a time of hardship. Her family was dirt poor, and she was a pitiful orphan with no parents. Fortunately, her home from the future had become her pocket dimension, and she resolved to use it to escape poverty. During the difficult years, 873Reads6.8Score113Shelves
27. 77 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

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    In this era, the protagonist doesn't want to suffer in the countryside; she chooses to work in the city! Her story follows her career advancement—working in a food factory, a supply and marketing cooperative, and a power plant—a tale of struggle and hard work!

28. 78 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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    🌟The female lead possesses unparalleled intelligence and emotional intelligence, a master of manipulation! She transforms the wicked into sycophants, seeking revenge without delay! Su He wakes up to find herself transmigrated into a period novel, a fake heiress sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress is an almost superhuman figure, constantly plotting and scheming, leading to the ruin of the Su family and the original owner's miserable existence. Su He remains calm and collected; wherever there are people, that's her stage! With a few clever schemes, eight hundred cunning family members begin their power struggle, begging and pleading for her favor. Resource exchange, understanding people's hearts, devising strategies, one side job after another—she counts eighty-eight salaries until her hands cramp.

29. 79 怼 Clapping Back and Making Money Feel So Good 怼人和赚钱都好爽啊 Goldfish Huaguoguo金鱼花果果Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing + Top Student + Corporate and Business World] Complete! Reborn in a poor village in the 1980s, Xia Yan is dealt a terrible hand: her biological father is seriously ill, her mother favors someone else, and she has no money for school. Xia Yan quickly fights back. She collects the debts owed to her, gives her abusers a piece of her mind, and protects the money she earns herself! Her elders watch her transform from a well-behaved girl int 7kReads9.1Score916Shelves
30. 80 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

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    Without going to the countryside, the female lead works her way up from a junior accountant to provincial governor, step by step. It's a good story with a bit of a cheat code, but not a major one.

31. 81 在 Getting Paid to Slack Off in the 1960s 在六十年代里带薪摸鱼啦 Er Yi Loves Eating Melons耳一爱吃瓜Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted Yun Li had just graduated from graduate school when she woke from a nap, only to find herself in a 1960s alleyway. Luckily, there was the pocket dimension she’d accidentally activated, with a house and car stocked full of supplies... Huh, there was a sign-in System in the pocket dimension now, too. So it was the one that had brought her to this era. Ah, why did this little System love gossip as much as she did? These leading men and women had way too much melodrama in their lives. Still, getting 1.8kReads5.4Score128Shelves

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    The female lead works at a neighborhood committee office and usually slacks off for a paycheck; there is no male lead.

32. 82 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 2.6kReads8.0Score175Shelves

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    🌈The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a child of a privileged family. She gets a job in a machinery factory improving internal combustion engines, and the factory even provides her with a laboratory and a group of people to serve her. 🍂Years later, the protagonist's family proudly watches their family member being interviewed on television as a national treasure-level scientific research expert.

33. 83 重 Reborn in the Sixties: The Frail Beauty Always Tempts Me 重生六零小可怜，病美人总勾我 Sweet Young Lady甜大小姐Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing "Era + space + super strength + putting scumbags in their place + mutual devotion + yandere" Lin Jiaohua, a villainess from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book set in the 1960s. She becomes the third daughter of the Lin family, unloved by both her father and mother. Her scheming sister tricks her out of her golden finger, a pocket dimension. Her scumbag parents force the original owner to go to the countryside in exchange for a 200-yuan relocation bonus. Her good-for-nothing brother encour 18Reads—Score160Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a transmigrator from the post-apocalyptic world. She is incredibly strong and just wants to live a peaceful life. The male protagonist is a sickly man who is also a researcher. The female protagonist is so strong that the army is chasing after her.

34. 84 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 31.8kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
35. 85 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 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
36. 86 穿 Transmigrating into a Period Novel About Frenemies? The Hidden Big Shot Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 穿进敌蜜年代文？隐藏大佬宠成瘾 I Dream of Writing a Masterpiece做梦都想写精品Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension]+ [Getting Pregnant Before Marriage]+ [Powerful Male Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Everyone’s Favorite] Shen Zhiyu opened her eyes and found herself inside a period novel written by her archrival. The character she’d been given nearly made her sick with rage. Watching her real-world nemesis getting all lovey-dovey with the male lead, Shen Zhiyu reclaimed her own golden finger and made sure her rival couldn’t take advantage of her again. She turned around and married the good-for-not 6.3kReads8.4Score445Shelves

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    These books are all good.

37. 87 抛 Abandon Her Husband and Daughter? The Wicked Supporting Character Refuses to Follow the Plot 抛夫弃女？恶毒女配偏不走剧情 Lu Feiyu鹿非鱼Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [Bold, independent auctioneer vs. devoted, ascetic, extremely jealous husband] When Xia Xingluo opens her eyes, she has become the most miserable white moonlight in a domineering CEO novel, with an utterly horrific fate! Is Xia Xingluo panicking? No. She turns and runs straight into the arms of the powerful man behind the scenes. So what if she refuses to follow the plot? With a peerless, handsome husband with a strong, supple waist protecting her, what does she have to fear from being the white 211Reads6.7Score—Shelves
38. 88 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    💰The female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside; she works at a supply and marketing cooperative. The story includes illustrations and explanations, making it a very realistic portrayal of the era. The protagonist, Zhong Wenshu, is an indigenous person, and her story is about an ordinary person's ordinary life. In 1972, she took her mother's place at the supply and marketing cooperative to avoid going to the countryside. In 1973, she married the policeman next door (they grew up together). In 1977, she took the college entrance examination and became a proud university student. She graduated in 1982 and became an art teacher, living a comfortable but not extravagant life, enjoying each day happily. In 2024, Zhong Wenshu is sixty-nine years old, sitting in a rocking chair with her young lover, telling their children stories of the past.

39. 89 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 26.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist wants to marry a city man, but her younger sister tries to steal her away. She has her own writing skills and eventually passes the factory's administrative exam based on her own abilities.

40. 90 七 The 1970s: After the Breakup, I Marry My Ex's Uncle 七零：分手后，我改嫁前对象小叔 Cat Who Loves Fruit爱吃水果的猫Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted (Period setting + pocket dimension + marriage first, love later + face-slapping scum + sweet romance + family life) Heroine: Speaks her mind, fierce and sharp-tongued, and never afraid to speak up or throw a punch. Hero: Speaks, but says little. Dotes on his wife, does whatever she says, and is cold on the outside but warm-hearted underneath. (Romance takes a back seat, but when it’s there, he dotes on her nonstop.) Su Manman, a space-wielding esper from the apocalypse, died in a battle against 7.5kReads8.5Score708Shelves

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    Su Manman, a space-age superpowered individual, died in a zombie apocalypse battle, thinking death was the end. Unexpectedly, she woke up to find herself transmigrated into the body of Su Manman, who had drowned in the 1970s, and was the unfortunate woman who had witnessed her partner's betrayal. Su Manman: "Why keep such a scumbag around?" After breaking up with him, Su Manman decisively remarried her savior. Shen Yan, a military officer, was mature, steady, and dignified. He was the ideal matchmaker for the unmarried daughters of the women in the military compound, and everyone privately said that such a man would definitely marry a daughter from a highly educated family.

41. 91 八 The 1980s: A Country Girl Charms the Factory Director, and a Young Widow Moves to the City 八零：乡下勾厂长，小寡妇进城 Qian Zhizi千栀子Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical era + transmigrate to the 1980s + secret identity] The famed Director Xiao has actually gotten married, and his bride is a young country widow. At first, everyone thought Lin Mei was nothing but a pretty face, an unsophisticated village woman with no other redeeming qualities. But who would have guessed she could repair watches, speak three languages, write novels, and count powerful figures from all walks of life among her acquaintances… And she really is a lucky charm for her husba 291Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a factory manager. Xiao Huaishi and Lin Mei had been betrothed since childhood, but Lin Mei broke the engagement and married someone else. When they met again, she had traveled back in time. He was captivated by her beauty as a widow and took her to marry him. She was skilled at watch repair, which perfectly matched the business of Xiao Huaishi's factory, so the two of them started a watch factory.

42. 92 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    💥💥💥 The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, doesn't go to the countryside or the black market, takes over her mother-in-law's job at the factory, has normal values, and has a husband with a secure job after retiring from the military.

43. 93 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: A Leisurely Life 快穿年代，悠闲生活 Gong Yu Who Likes Huai Beans喜欢槐豆的宫宇Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted [Period fiction] [Quick transmigration/slow transmigration] [Sign-in System, no missions] [Portable personal space] [Romance, pairing not fixed] Once carried along by the demands of everyday life, a diligent girl followed the familiar nine-to-five routine. Then an unexpected accident broke her out of that established rhythm and sent her into an unfamiliar era. The mornings and evenings of her old life fell far behind, as a whole new chapter of her story slowly unfolded. Volume One: A Young Farm 4.8kReads8.4Score364Shelves

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    The female lead has a house, a job, and a cheat code (or a special ability to get ahead).

44. 94 年 Awakened in the 1970s: With My Own Space, What Have I to Fear? 年代土著觉醒，我有空间我怕啥 Mighty Jiaojiao大力娇娇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1960s + Native Awakening + Upgradeable Space + Sweet Romance] Xu Suian grew up safe and sound until she was sixteen. One day, her cousin pushed her over, and she hit her head. A heavenly book appeared in her mind, and she learned that she was merely her cousin's cannon-fodder foil. Her cousin, the heroine, is kind and resilient. She reforms her parents, who favor sons over daughters, escapes her awful grandmother and other parasitic relatives, marries a government official, and has adorable chi 4.3kReads6.9Score253Shelves

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    The female protagonist is neither a saint nor goes to the countryside; she finds a job through her own efforts, enters a factory, and marries a third-generation military man from Kyoto.

45. 95 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 47.5kReads8.4Score4.9kShelves

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    These are all period novels where the female protagonist doesn't work in the countryside. The characters include employees of supply and marketing cooperatives, chefs, top researchers, military industry leaders, and factory workers such as those in machinery and electrical factories.

46. 96 七 The 1970s: In Debt by Morning, Winning Big with the System by Night 七零：上午欠债，晚上绑系统躺赢 True Integrity Rising真铮日上Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate History Setting, Daily Life, Slow Burn, Ordinary Male Lead, Poor Health, Has a Golden Finger but Won’t Become Invincible] With a bang, Wang Siming transmigrated! He opened his eyes in the 1970s, having become Wang Siming, who’d been swindled while looking for a job and lost the family’s entire savings of 300 yuan! His whole family had been eagerly counting on him to become a worker so they could enjoy the good life with him, and now he was saddled with a sudden debt of 300 yuan. He wa 7.5kReads8.3Score642Shelves
47. 97 七 The 1970s: After Selling My Iron Rice Bowl, I Became a Landlady 七零：卖铁饭碗后，我成了包租婆 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + No Toxic Relatives + Period Drama + Life with the Troops + Slow-Burn Romance + Everyday Family Life] A young woman with the soul of a middle-aged lady secretly drools over her older brother's fellow soldier: the handsome young man is tall, long-legged, and slender-waisted. She's too shy to pounce on him, so she can only spend her days longing for him and bouncing with excitement. What she doesn't know is that he's a big bad wolf who's long wanted to carry her back to his de 3.1kReads9.1Score252Shelves
48. 98 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves
49. 99 系 System: Starting with a Thunderbolt, I Get Rich Through Robbery 系统之开局一个雷发家致富靠抢劫 Run Once跑一次Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted The bookworm Bai Nanxin died, then came back to life! She was reborn in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Before she even had time to prepare for a hard life, the System came knocking. Food, drink, fun, and games, all she had to do was study! Reborn for a second time, Bai Nanxin immediately recited twenty classical poems, and the points came pouring in. The surprise delighted the System and satisfied Bai Nanxin! With the System's help, she avenged the original owner, seized 4.6kReads9.2Score493Shelves
50. 100 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 7.1kReads9.0Score437Shelves

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