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. 251 年 Period: 1960, Finding Fortune in the Mountains 年代：1960，靠赶山财富自由 Not a Tomato不是西红柿Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Zhang Hanshui transmigrates to the foot of Changbai Mountain in the 1960s. In an era of famine and shortages, food is hard to buy even if you have money, but if you have food, you’re absolutely number one. With food in hand, you can have anything. He has a pocket dimension, and after inheriting the Medical Canon, he also knows medicine. He barters, forages for wild vegetables in the mountains, picks mushrooms, catches fish and shrimp in the river, digs up century-old ginseng, hunts, farms, lives 8.1kReads8.3Score51314d adds
2. 252 趁 Before My Treasure of a Desk Mate Is Exposed, I'll Convince Her to Be My Wife 趁宝藏同桌没曝光，忽悠她做老婆 Jinjin Dudu津津嘟嘟Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Sheng, now middle-aged, is reborn at the age of eighteen. It is the summer of 1998, the day before the college entrance exam, and the rusted gears of fate begin to turn slowly… This book: rebirth ☞ one heroine ☞ period setting ☞ business (don’t criticize me) ☞ tycoon fantasy (it won’t help if you do) ☞ pure urban life ☞ career + romance 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
3. 253 四 My Daily Cultivation Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之我的日常修炼生涯 Yan Er, Who Loves Shandong Spicy Chicken爱吃山东辣子鸡的阎二Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Congyun, a modern-day layabout, transmigrates to a courtyard compound with a System he obtained for no apparent reason. There are no sign-in rewards of supplies and no System shop, only four bodyguard robots and a book of cultivation techniques. But he transmigrates unusually early, arriving at the end of 1957. What comes next is going to be quite a headache. See how Shen Congyun puts the compound’s villains in their place and helps the motherland make just a tiny bit of rapid progress. 184Reads8.3Score3814d adds
4. 254 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
5. 255 开 I Transmigrated into a Funeral Hall from the Start, Then Took Down the Vile Ones Sent to the Countryside 开局穿越灵堂，手撕极品下乡 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Yang Baiyi, a powerful survivor of the Apocalypse, dies alongside the Zombie King while leading his team on a mission to clear out zombies. When he wakes up again, he finds himself at a funeral hall, surrounded by relatives clamoring to divide up the estate his parents left behind. So you're trying to take everything from an orphan? I am the ruler of the Apocalypse, and I have always been ruthless. Why would I let you get away with this? He takes on his awful relatives, leaving them penniless, t 12.5kReads8.8Score90014d adds
6. 256 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Won't Be a Doormat 重生九零：不做老实人 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted At middle age, Qiao Wei had accomplished nothing and was facing a midlife crisis. Even the least successful among his siblings was worth tens of millions, while he was stuck in a small county town earning a salary that kept him from starving but would never make him rich. By comparison, his wife called him a good-for-nothing every day, and his son blamed him for being useless. There were countless ordinary people like him. He was content with his lot and didn’t think his life was bad. He was hea 6.7kReads7.5Score40314d adds
7. 257 鞋 The Shoe Factory Worker Holds Forth, and She Knows So Much! 鞋厂女工论道，她知道那么多！ Searching for Flowers in the Waves浪里寻花Urban425k WordsOngoing [Urban slice of life + romance] The heroine is beautiful and works at a factory. She takes care of looking lovely while the hero works hard to get ahead. He climbs the factory's management ranks and even puts in time on the production line, all so the two of them can tie the knot and enjoy a long, happy life together. But things aren't that simple... 134Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Working in a factory, yet having the opportunity to interact with high-ranking factory officials...

8. 258 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 8.7kReads8.1Score97914d adds

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   Super sweet, a unique period drama, a sweet military marriage [Already hooked][Heart]

9. 259 年 The Big Shot's Sweetheart in the 1970s 年代文大佬的小甜甜 Growing Camellias养山茶Modern Romance296k WordsOngoing [An irresistibly sweet beauty x a powerful, high-ranking, blunt older man] [Period setting + age gap + love at first sight + heroine who adores beauty] Shen Li is the heiress to a huge fortune, born into a wealthy family. She never expected to transmigrate into a period novel and become a cannon-fodder supporting female character. But there’s no way this young lady is going to suffer through rural life. Cannon fodder, plot, male lead, female lead? All of you, step aside. She uses her strengths t 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   ✨✨The female protagonist transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon fodder supporting character. She has no special abilities and a job, so she doesn't have to go to the countryside. The male protagonist is a deputy factory director. The female protagonist is about to drown when she transmigrates, but is rescued by the male protagonist who happens to be passing by. The two develop feelings for each other, and after someone sees them carrying the drowning female protagonist home, they decide to get married.

10. 260 七 In the 1970s, I Rejected the Anti-Poverty System and My Whole Family Thrived 七零拒绝扶贫系统，全家躺赢成万元户 Zhuo Yu涿玉Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Reject the System + No Handouts + Change the Whole Family’s Fate] Song Nanyang transmigrates into a book set in a bygone era as a saintly supporting character. The original owner was so softhearted she made everyone furious! The job opening her father’s death had earned her was given away out of pity for someone else, costing her eldest brother his job. She secretly gave her premature baby brother’s powdered milk to her cousin for a treat, and her little brother event 70Reads8.2Score2714d adds
11. 261 我 I'm Lin Li, and I Transmigrated to 1960 我叫林李，穿越到1960年 Mountain Road Monkey山道猴Urban383k WordsOngoing After a late-night snack, Lin Li transmigrates to the capital in 1960. And so begins a new life living with his grandfather. The main focus is everyday life, with lighthearted comedy. There's a magical space, the black market, antiques, hunting in the mountains, and more... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🌾🌾🌾Supply and Marketing Cooperative + Black Market + Antiques + Hunting in the Mountains

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