Looking for a Period Novel About a Female Lead Working Her Way Up at a State-Owned Factory 求女主在国营厂奋斗的年代文，一步一步升上去的

1. 51 乡 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban199k WordsCompleted A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 297Reads7.0Score105Shelves

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   It's so beautiful!

2. 52 我 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score460Shelves
3. 53 一 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score148Shelves
4. 54 大 Boss, Your Lucky Sweetheart Is Reborn in the 1970s 大佬，锦鲤甜妻在七十年代重生了 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + enterprising heroine who only starts buying courtyard homes later on + male lead is a research powerhouse devoted to serving his country] Qin Wanwan was crouching by a grave, watching the commotion, when she accidentally became the center of it. She possessed someone and was reborn. She dealt with the scumbag and the other woman in kind, sending them both to a farm for reform. Then she sold her ancestral home, bought a job, stuffed her pockets with cash, and plunged straight in 1.3kReads9.3Score568Shelves

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   [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory, Starting with a Successful Job*, the female protagonist transmigrates into a book as a cannon fodder supporting character. She has multiple systems, all in beta versions. Starting as a lowly clerk in an electric motor factory, she participates in projects, bravely ventures into trade fairs, and becomes a pillar of the nation, achieving a fulfilling career and love life! 2. *Transmigrated to the 70s with a Dedication System*, a royal chef transmigrates into a book. Not only is she ugly and fat, but she's also a butcher! The female protagonist becomes increasingly beautiful, and with her excellent cooking skills, she not only takes off in her career but also finds love. 3. *Boss, My Lucky Sweet Wife Reborn in the 70s*, the female protagonist is reborn, changes jobs, reports her scumbag father and stepmother, and comes alone to the Northwest, becoming a kitchen helper in a mining area canteen. With her excellent cooking skills, she finds opportunities to develop her career and also wins the heart and stomach of her other half.

5. 55 国 State Farm: The Educated Youth Becomes Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 国营农场：女知青在七零做团宠 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Northern Great Wilderness State Farm’s Artsy Young Educated Youth [Transmigrate + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + No Toxic Relatives + No System or Golden Finger] A car accident sends Du Yanshu to the Northern Great Wilderness state farm where her grandparents once went to the countryside. She becomes a young woman assigned to the pig-raising team. She has barely woken up when she must clean up the original owner’s mess. Not only is she facing an arranged marriage, she is a 1.1kReads9.2Score142Shelves

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   The female lead who focuses on her career is really strong; she excels herself while also supporting her family, and her family doesn't hold her back. [Shy]

6. 56 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.8kReads8.5Score282Shelves
7. 57 嫁 I Married the Male Lead of a Period Novel and Became a Factory Director 嫁给年代文男神，逆袭一汽女厂长 Mumuzi Who Can Ride a Pig会骑猪的沐沐子Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted (This book is complete) [Frugal System + PhD + Transmigrates into a TV drama + Beloved by the Whole Family + Childhood Betrothal and Flash Marriage + Powerful Military Officer + Top Scientist] Meng Qiuyu, a PhD and a lifelong single at twenty-six, transmigrates into her favorite military movie as its sole heroine, a character with only two lines. Luckily, she hasn't called off her engagement to the tough male lead yet, and her father hasn't been sabotaged by her wicked stepmother into a lifetime 881Reads9.0Score109Shelves

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   Automobile factory director

8. 58 重 Reborn: Making the Most of My Youth 重生之不负韶华 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted In 2019, 31-year-old Wen Ying had found some success in her career and was happily in love, making others envious. In 2004, 16-year-old Wen Ying was struggling at school, secretly in love with her dream guy, and having a miserable time. One day in 2019, Wen Ying woke up back in 2004. She was 16 again, writing furiously in the exam hall during her high school entrance exams... Given the chance to restart her life, Wen Ying refused to waste her youth or leave any regrets behind this time! 1.3kReads9.5Score134Shelves

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   I recommend these two books 1. Enduring hardship and making silent contributions for the development of the motherland. 2. A loving yet domineering mother who is not good at expressing herself, and a proud yet timid father.

9. 59 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Eldest Sister Takes Charge 重生七零：长姐为大 Mu Shi Yi木十一Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Chen Baozhu didn’t realize until the moment she died what a monstrous man she had married. He had deliberately killed her for the five million in insurance money. By a stroke of luck, she was reborn in the 1970s. She promptly dumped the scumbag and tore into her awful relatives! Living her life over, she would never again compromise for anyone. She set herself two small goals: make money and get into college. But why had the man who wasn’t part of her plans suddenly come back… 834Reads8.6Score141Shelves

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   I recommend these two books 1. Strong and independent, assertive and responsible 2. Sometimes it's just so incredibly enjoyable to watch.

10. 60 回 Back to the Nineties to Become a Top Student 回到九零当学霸 Five-Nut Mooncake五仁月饼Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted In her past life, she was a pushover, bullied by her relatives. She put up with it for the sake of family, and just when she finally made something of herself, someone with connections stole her position. Then a case of mistaken identity got her killed. Perhaps Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to 1997, when her family and friends were all safe and well. In this new life, she has only one goal: become a top student, a miracle doctor, and a business queen. Romance can stay out of it. But 744Reads7.8Score102Shelves
11. 61 新 On My Wedding Night, I Took Trillions in Supplies Back to the 1970s to Snatch a Rugged Man 新婚夜，带千亿物资回七零抢糙汉 Murong Dabobao慕容大宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Song liked refined, scholarly educated youths, but by a twist of fate, she married the rough-and-ready Huo Jingchuan. On their wedding night, Ye Song clutched her aching waist and pointed at Huo Jingchuan, cursing him out: “Huo Jingchuan, you climbed into my bed, but you’re no man!” Reborn, Ye Song finally sees the rough man’s true feelings and realizes how good he is to her. On their wedding night, Ye Song watches the man secretly bedding down on the floor beside the ka 3.9kReads9.3Score496Shelves

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    All are historical fiction, three are currently being serialized and seven are already completed, all rated 9 points or higher. Please refrain from negative comments if you don't like them.

12. 62 六 Our Wedding Night in 1960: The Plain but Sweet Bride Hides Billions in Assets 六零新婚夜，丑娇妻藏起百亿物资 Ling Meng Baby凌萌宝宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + stockpiling supplies + millions of goods] Xuan Xiuxiu, a little orphan with a pocket dimension, planned to return to the countryside and quietly become rich. Then she received a warning that she was about to transmigrate, and frantically stockpiled supplies. But she transmigrated into a 1960s novel with an invincible male lead, becoming a doomed female cannon-fodder character destined to die young. From the start, her adoptive mother sold her to a pockmarked man. People calle 1kReads9.0Score105Shelves
13. 63 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 8.7kReads9.3Score915Shelves
14. 64 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
15. 65 福 Lucky Wife Gets Rich in the 1980s with the Help of Her Space 福运娇妻靠空间在八零年代暴富了 Le Xiaoyou乐小悠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, feel-good, strong female lead, taking down the scum!] Chu Qingci was a top-tier alchemist, so obsessed with refining medicine and making money that she couldn't stop herself. At last, her furnace buckled under the strain and exploded, blasting her straight into the 1980s. Her home was bare, there was never enough to eat, her parents were timid, and every last one of her grandmother, uncles, and aunts bullied her! Furious, Chu Qingci immediately split from the family and took cha 4.1kReads9.1Score614Shelves
16. 66 重 Reborn in 1970: The Plump Wife Turns Her Life Around 重生七零：肥妻要翻身 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now a hit] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a dark-skinned, ugly, fat, and shrewish village woman? What do you do when you transmigrate right into the middle of someone being “forced into something”? What do you do when one lucky encounter leaves you about to become a mother? …Thinking about the original owner's memories, the twins she'll have one day are both adorable and pitiful, and their father is unbelievably handsome… Well 48.7kReads8.4Score4.6kShelves
17. 67 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves
18. 68 温 Simmering Gently 温水煮沫沫 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Song Yimo considers herself ordinary, so even when given a second chance at life, she never expects to live an extraordinary one. To her, making sure her grandmother survives is the sole purpose of her new life. She never dreams of becoming a renowned writer, becoming a top-tier simultaneous interpreter one day, or meeting someone so remarkable. She simply lives each day earnestly, taking one steady step at a time. Without realizing it, with that man's companionship and support, she has traveled 520Reads9.3Score111Shelves

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    These are all pretty good. [1] Reborn in the 80s: My Wife is a Little Spicy - A Perfect Match Made in Heaven - The Farm Girl's Path to Wealth - A Life of Ease After Rebirth in the 80s [2] I cried while reading about the soldiers in the middle of the story. [3] Reading earns you money and can even trigger skills.

19. 69 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.3kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves
20. 70 绑 Bound to a Reading System, an Eighties Cannon Fodder Gets Rich Overnight 绑定读书系统，八零炮灰一夜暴富 Shu Bainian舒白念Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, Liu Chuncao bound herself to the Knowledge Is Power System. As long as she studied, she would earn money and unlock skills with a boost. Her awful mother sided with outsiders and burned her own daughter’s school acceptance letter, hoping to send her stepdaughter to school instead. Liu Chuncao refused to live a miserable life. She outsmarted the villains, dished out face-slapping justice, and used her system-boosted skills to build a prosperous life. Then came an unexpected t 1.9kReads9.0Score201Shelves
21. 71 重 The Reborn Seventies-Era Female Driver Takes to the Road with Her Pocket Dimension 重生七零女司机，带着空间把车开 Little Mao from Osaka Castle大阪城的小毛Modern Romance656k WordsCompleted This is truly a story about a seasoned driver behind the wheel... Reborn in the 1970s, Lin Yingzi binds herself to the Heroine System and uses her expert driving skills to become a proud female bus driver. When her awful father and mother show up to cause trouble, her magical System delivers without fail. Complete missions for rewards, then take turns humiliating the scumbags and making them eat their words. Repair machines, drive cars, win martial arts competitions, go to university, start a tr 1.1kReads9.0Score100Shelves

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22. 72 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead’s Green Tea Ex-Wife, She Throws Herself into His Arms 穿成男主绿茶前妻后，她投怀送抱 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by Everyone + Top Student + Adorable Child] After Shen Xi transmigrates into a book, she discovers that she is a vicious supporting character who abandons her husband and child. The original Shen Xi was an educated youth from the city who went to the countryside. After marrying the male lead, she got the chance to return to the city and promptly abandoned her husband and child to run off with a pretty young man from town. After learning how the story was supposed to unf 3.7kReads8.9Score250Shelves

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    Rebirth in the New Era

23. 73 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Heroine’s Daily Face-Slapping 重回七零：炮灰女配打脸日常 As You Wish遂意Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Ye Qingqing accidentally transmigrated into a period novel and became the number-one cannon-fodder character, with barely any scenes and only a passing mention in the book. In this fictional era, there was never enough to eat or wear, and the endless work never stopped. To make matters worse, the supporting female character who shared her kang bed was sharpening her knives, ready to push her into a trap in exchange for a chance to return to the city. Ye Qingqing chuckled and rolled up her sleeve 3.4kReads7.9Score222Shelves
24. 74 七 The 1970s: The Female Supporting Character Gets a Second Chance, and Still Dumps the Male Lead 七零女配重来：还是将男主踹了吧 South Wind on the Strings南风入弦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She wakes up reborn at the starting point of her tragic fate, with memories from her previous life and the life before that. Only then does Shen Yiyi realize she's the wicked supporting female character in a period novel. No way. She won't just escape the fate of being the villainess again; she'll make everyone who bullied her pay dearly. Just as she's settling into a good life using her pocket dimension, a marriage proposal throws Shen Yiyi into a panic. She's heard the man who proposed is t 2.2kReads8.7Score287Shelves
25. 75 七 A Sweet Newlywed Night in the 1970s: The Lucky Bride Is Charming and Brings Her Husband Good Fortune 七零新婚夜，旺夫小福妻又俏又甜 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance771k WordsCompleted ✨✨The seven babies from two pregnancies are all here! No awful relatives, just a heartwarming, feel-good farming story!✨✨ In 1976, the Zhou family, a household sent down to Qing Shui Bay Commune, married off a homely woman who had been abandoned by her educated-youth lover. She was mistaken for suffering morning sickness on her wedding day, and the whole village waited to see the family make a fool of themselves. But after Yu Liuliu, a sweet young bride with both healing and spatial abilities wh 80Reads9.1Score101Shelves
26. 76 重 Reborn Academic Goddess: A Secret Marriage to a Daring Wife 重生学霸女神：隐婚娇妻，太惹火 Bai Qianqian白芊芊Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Blinded and driven mad by love, Lin Qianqian lets her younger cousin egg her on into one foolish act after another. Her father loses his job, her brother loses his chance to study abroad, and her gravely ill mother dies without medical care. Trying to win back her husband, she fakes her own suicide, only for her cousin to arrange things so it becomes real! Reborn at eighteen, she returns with the truth she learned after death. She takes down her scheming cousin and her white-lotus family, makes 24Reads6.8Score—Shelves
27. 77 重 Reborn in 1970: Big Sister-in-Law Has a Space 重生七零，大嫂有空间 Ben Ai本艾Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, her own sister sold her to a poor mountain village. He went looking for her, was pushed into a river and drowned, and died a miserable death. In this life, she got her revenge and healed his leg, thinking that once she’d repaid her debt from her previous life, they’d have nothing more to do with each other... But the man wasn’t having it. “Has no one told you that a military marriage can’t be ended in divorce unless one spouse dies?” Meng Qidi fell silent. Don’t bully me ju 487Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    These are all watchable [laughs]

28. 78 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Road to Prosperity 重生八零致富记 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Susu, a refined young lady from a prominent family, dies after catching a bad cold and is reborn as a rural girl in the 1980s. She has only just become a bride and hasn't even had time to feel shy when a spiritual spring suddenly appears out of nowhere! This is looking good! She gives up her former self's bad habits, works hard to manage the household, and makes a little money on the side. Little does she know that the embroidery skills she honed in her past life are now at a master level. Th 4kReads9.1Score229Shelves
29. 79 奋 Striving Through the 1980s 奋斗在八零 Silent and Serene不语安然Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted She suddenly finds herself a poor girl, with a scumbag father, a scumbag sister, and a horrid mother: the “three-scumbag troupe” regularly puts on a grand show. Her awful relatives are already taking advantage of the chaos, but now they want to bleed her dry too? Her life is nearly over. What’s she supposed to do? Watch as she reforms her family, leads a bunch of noobs through a desperate fight for survival, and makes a fortune! Yet someone is always following close behind her on the road to suc 1.2kReads8.0Score100Shelves
30. 80 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Academic Ace Is Ready to Turn Her Life Around 重生九零：学霸女配要逆袭 Yu Xuan鱼玄Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Nanxing had lived a miserable life in her previous one. After her mother died in a car accident, her father moved in with his mistress and illegitimate son. The double blow turned her from a top student into a poor one, and she failed the college entrance exams. Her beloved fiancé conspired with her younger brother and plotted to take her life. Only after she died did she learn that her world was nothing more than a novel, and she was merely an insignificant cannon-fodder supporting charact 583Reads9.0Score103Shelves
31. 81 重 Reborn, I Became the Nation's Male Idol 重生后我成国民男神了 Fine Night良宵Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + entertainment industry] Gu Yuan, an internationally wanted criminal, died a horrific death. Plenty of people cheered and clapped at the news. No one knew she had been an undercover police officer for six years, only to end up without even a body to bury. When Gu Yuan opened her eyes again, she had been reborn as a useless young master from a wealthy family, a woman disguised as a man. Gu Yuan: Useless? Not necessarily. A famous director comes knocking: Please, sta 3.1kReads9.4Score409Shelves
32. 82 七 The Seventies' Beautiful, Wealthy Heiress 七零年代白富美 Rou Ranran肉燃燃Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted In a time of scarcity and famine, Shen Huannong wasn’t worried at all, thanks to her cooking skills. She could turn one pound of flour into five pounds of food, and make a whole banquet from a basket of taro. Even wheat bran and fish scales became delicious dishes. Her father was a political outcast, her husband was the male lead, and the heroine wasn’t her? With looks and talent, she could still live like a rich young lady, even as the villainess born into a bad family. But she got carried away 370Reads8.3Score110Shelves
33. 83 重 Back to the Eighties: The Heroine Only Wants to Study 重回八零之女主她一心想学习 Gu Shiliuyan顾十六言Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Liang has worked hard all her life, and at last, at the age of thirty, she’s about to buy her first home. Then a car accident sends her back to her third year of middle school in the 1980s. This time, she’ll kick her deadbeat father to the curb, take good care of her mother, and build a prosperous life for them both. It all starts with becoming a top student in the truest sense of the word. When faced with all her admirers, she has only one thing to say: “What’s dating? Can you eat it?” 33Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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