Looking for a Period Novel with a Female Lead Who Doesn't Go to the Countryside 求年代文，要女主不下乡，只要不下乡，谢谢

1. 1 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 16.3kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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   These three books all do not go to the countryside. The heroines in the first and third books both work in department stores. The heroine in the second book is with the army and is a psychiatrist. She is really awesome.

2. 2 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 14.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
3. 3 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 13.8kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
4. 4 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 33.7kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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   In the first book, the heroine works in a pharmaceutical factory, and the relationship between the male and female protagonists is really invincible [laughing][laughing][laughing] In the second book, the heroine is from a rural area, and she has a job in a supply and marketing cooperative. The male and female protagonists in this book also get along very well [shy][shy][shy]

5. 5 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 26.9kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
6. 6 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 971Reads7.7Score351Shelves

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   ✨✨The heroine was born in the 1970s. She was extremely beautiful and did not go to the countryside. She only discovered her space at the age of 20. She is an English teacher and also translates books to make money. Because the sister-in-law is pregnant, the heroine and her mother go to visit relatives. The hero is a soldier and falls in love with the heroine at first sight. The heroine's eldest brother asked the hero to treat the heroine as his sister, but when he came back from the mission, the hero immediately became his brother-in-law, which made the heroine's eldest brother angry.

7. 7 沪 Daily Sign-Ins in 1970s Shanghai 沪上七零签到日常 There's a Sugar Tangerine有个砂糖橘Modern Romance282k WordsOngoing No Rural Placement in the 1970s + Sign-In + The City Life of an Only Daughter in Shanghai The heroine takes a husband into her family! She loves herself most! A lighthearted story In 1970s Shanghai, the everyday bustle of the neighborhood bears witness to decades of change. Fang Wanqing is unexpectedly swept into a parallel timeline and gets by safely with the help of a modest sign-in System. After the college entrance exams are reinstated, she earns a place at university. Later, she rides the w 1.1kReads5.6Score105Shelves

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   [Working on manuscript][Upvoted post][Upvoted post][Upvoted post][Bird Food Masterpiece] This is a book where the heroine wears books and does not go to the countryside. The heroine has a golden finger for the sign-in system and comes with her own storage space! I even got a job as a typist at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau! [Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript] She doesn't enter the black market either, her family is powerful, and she is still the only daughter in the city! With logic and brains, [currently working on draft][currently working on draft] The heroine is looking for a wife!! [The masterpiece of Bird Eater][The masterpiece of Bird Eater] The male protagonist gets married, the female protagonist is outside and the male protagonist is inside

8. 8 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 69.6kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves

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   The heroine did not go to the countryside.

9. 9 开 From the Start, I Inherited a Fortune and Lived It Up in the 1960s 开局继承遗产，我在六零躺赢 Nannan Who Loves Shredded Potatoes爱吃土豆丝的南南Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Jian Shu gained access to a pocket dimension. Having read countless novels, she immediately began stockpiling supplies in preparation for transmigrating or the apocalypse. A few years passed, and Jian Shu had all but forgotten about the idea. Then, when she woke up one day, she found herself in a different era. She had transmigrated to 1968. She was an orphan, but she had a large inheritance and no awful relatives to deal with. See how Jian Shu uses her pocket dimension to get rich in this e 14.8kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 18.4kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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    This book is trying hard to pass the technical secondary school exam and not go to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there are few people who rated it. It mainly describes the warm daily life of the protagonist's family. The advantage is that it has a sense of the times. This is the book that I have read on Tomato that pays the most attention to the description of the era. The prices are reasonable and accurate to a few cents per ticket. The details are exquisite and there are not too many top-notch products. It seems like I really lived in that era, but the pace is a bit slower. There is not much emotional drama now. It can be read as a period novel ➕ Zhong Tianwen

11. 11 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 16.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Double life, no golden fingers

12. 12 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 129kReads9.5Score10kShelves

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    They are all very good. I personally highly recommend the first and third books.

13. 13 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 13.2kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
14. 14 被 After Being Stolen Away as a Bride, the Fierce Beauty Marries into a Crowded Courtyard and Wins by Doing Nothing 被抢亲后，凶残美人嫁大杂院躺赢 Bamboo Music, Lingering竹音袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + Everyday Family Life in a Crowded Courtyard + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Flash Marriage + Daily Life] On the very first day Ye Fuyue transmigrated into a book, her own younger sister stole her fiancé. Ye Fuyue recalled the plot: Fine, let her steal him. Whoever wants to jump into that pit can go ahead. She certainly won’t. But after losing her fiancé, Ye Fuyue would have to move to the countryside. Ye Fuyue, who had no space or supplies, thought: I may be skilled in all kinds of fightin 14.2kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    The narrative is a long-running life, without too much excitement. It is not a super exciting story about a time-traveling girl holding various cheats (such as a large space where you can put a living body and time pause, and a system to give rewards). It is just a relatively good ordinary person who time-travels a few times. In the past ten years, I have relied on my past memories and my own efforts to support my family, earn some money and raise cubs. I will also help some disadvantaged groups around me, but I just have to swallow my anger. Finally, there is a super good in-law, super warm, read slowly, read slowly, it is also good

15. 15 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 32.4kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves

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    🐼This one is good-looking. She does not go to the countryside or go to the black market. The heroine pursues carpe diem and never suffers from anger. She really does not suffer from anger at all. She can solve the scumbag father and stepmother in just a few clicks. She is very cool and unrestrained. It is super refreshing and makes people feel relaxed.

16. 16 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 17.9kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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17. 17 六 The 1960s: I Became the Protagonist's Vicious Eldest Sister-in-Law 六十年代之我是主角的恶毒大嫂 Chubby Rice Ball瘦瘦的圆子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + cozy everyday life + workers + building a fortune + raising children later on] Huang Qinqin was given her name because her parents hoped she would grow up diligent and hardworking. But things didn't turn out as they had hoped. The Huang family has three siblings, and her parents and two older brothers are all hardworking. Huang Qinqin, meanwhile, is famous far and wide for being lazy! People in the steel factory's residential compound have always said the Huangs were crazy to spend mone 14.4kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
18. 18 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 14.7kReads8.1Score1kShelves
19. 19 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 19.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 18kReads8.5Score994Shelves
21. 21 八 The Wrong Baby Swap of 1980: Two Lives Under One Roof for Eighteen Years 八零抱错：屋檐下的两份十八年 ooooo0 Bubbleooooo0泡Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Switched at Birth + Period Setting + College Entrance Exam] Eighteen years ago, a mix-up at birth meant she raised pigs and sheep in the countryside in the other girl’s place, while the other girl lived as a pampered young lady in the city. Eighteen years later, the real heiress returned to the city, and overnight, the impostor became the talk of the whole residential compound. Her biological mother cried for three days, and her biological father smoked until the ground was littered with cigare 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This heroine does not go to the countryside. It is a very real life scene in the 1980s. There is no fighting or female rivalry. Highly recommended.

22. 22 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 21.3kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves

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    🥳🥳🥳The heroine has a job and does not go to the countryside. The heroine is very cute☺

23. 23 我 I Bound Myself to a Gossip System in the 1970s 我在年代绑定了吃瓜系统 Dreaming Another Hundred Thousand梦更十万Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Gossip System + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Life + Not a Strong Female Lead + Romance] On her way home from school, Song Hongjin comes across a house being ransacked and squeezes her way in to watch the spectacle. Suddenly, a gold melon seed the size of her palm comes flying toward her... At the last possible moment, her fake best friend Shen Danru rushes out to “save” her, knocking Song Hongjin to the ground. The gold seed first cracks Shen Danru's head, then bounces into Song Ho 1kReads7.4Score100Shelves

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    Song Hongjin joined in the fun and accidentally caught a golden melon seed, successfully binding the melon-eating system. The plastic best friend on the side, Shen Danru, was supposed to get the opportunity, but she missed the opportunity and became jealous, targeting the heroine at every turn. The rules of the system are simple: eat melons, watch secrets, reveal the best, and complete tasks to redeem rewards! Food stamps, fine cloth, nourishing medicinal materials, and recruitment quotas are all available. The heroine is neither a radical nor a virgin. She wanders the streets and eats all kinds of things: neighbors fight, liar and goddess, relatives scheme against each other, and all kinds of worldly affairs. Seize the opportunity to get a formal job in a state-owned factory and live a stable life at work. While eating melons and avoiding pitfalls, he improved his family's life and gradually got to know and stay with the steady young people in the factory area. There is no sudden wealth, it is full of fireworks in the real estate market, and there are many shortcomings in the family, which can be easily cured.

24. 24 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零：带生子系统，嫁不育军官 Wish Granted, Stroke by Stroke如愿笔笔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter 23.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    None of these people go to the countryside, they look good

25. 25 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 11.7kReads9.0Score926Shelves
26. 26 掏 After Emptying the Family Fortune, the Capitalist Heiress Follows the Army to an Island 掏空家产，资本家大小姐海岛随军 Wealth-Bringing Little Kitty招财小喵咪Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + spiritual spring pocket dimension + putting scumbags in their place + transmigrate into a book + love after marriage + clearing out the family fortune + stunning, violent capitalist heiress vs. loyal military officer] Song Baixue was strikingly beautiful, but she loved lifting weights. People in her circle called her the “muscle Barbie.” After staying up late reading a novel, she was so furious that she suffered a heart attack and transmigrated into the book, becoming a famo 15.3kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
27. 27 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 38.2kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    This is a heart-warming and group-like story without golden fingers. The male and female protagonists have three correct views.

28. 28 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 4.4kReads8.2Score306Shelves

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    The heroine's family is very powerful. Not only did she not go to the countryside, she also became the mayor with the support of her family. The hero is very rich and honorable, and he is a son-in-law.

29. 29 七 The 1970s: The Commander’s Daughter Is Betrothed to Me 七零：首长家千金跟我是娃娃亲 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigration + grounded, everyday life Shi Yue never imagined that she would find love and family in another timeline, and enjoy a happy, fulfilling life. After testing positive for COVID, Shi Yue transmigrates to the parallel timeline of the 1970s, bringing along a hereditary pocket dimension. She plans to make a little money by taking advantage of the college entrance exams and the wave of reform, then settle down to a peaceful life. But it turns out she is the long-lost dau 461Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Neither of these two books goes to the countryside. The heroine travels back in time to the late 1970s and catches the first train for the college entrance examination.

30. 30 穿 A 1970s Wedding, Then Love 穿到七零，先婚后爱真香了 Bells on the Horizon天边风铃Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted A period-life experience package somehow sent An Hao to the legendary 1970s, where she became a pitiful girl relying on a favor to seek shelter with her future in-laws. To save herself, An Hao signed an agreement with a man: they would divorce in two years, and then she could spread her wings and fly. Lin Feng was the military district’s most popular young officer. After one trip home, he became a married man. Supposedly, it was an arranged childhood betrothal. But was the little potato in front 48Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 19.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The heroine of this book is a fake daughter, who was designed to be sold to an old bachelor by the real daughter. As a result, he accidentally muffled her body and threw her into the river, but was picked up by the male protagonist and rescued. Later, the brainless sweet pet mode started [laughing] [laughing]

32. 32 背 With a Melon Patch at My Back, I Get All the Best Gossip 背靠瓜田好吃瓜 General Wei, Who Loves Hakka Braised Goose爱吃客家焖鹅的卫将军Modern Romance116k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, she was all set to make a big splash, only to discover she had become an obscure side character in a novel set in a bygone era. With her amazing Melon Field System, Liao Zhizhi began enjoying the pleasures of gossiping about juicy secrets and sharing the gossip with others. 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Comfortable melon-eating life

33. 33 穿 I Became a Ticket Taker in the 1960s 穿到六十年代当售票员 Er Yi Loves Eating Melons耳一爱吃瓜Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Shu Jinjin was walking home when a flowerpot fell from a high-rise and hit her, knocking her unconscious. The next moment, she found herself in the 1960s, transmigrated into the body of Shu family's only daughter, an orphan. She took over the family job and began life as a train ticket seller. She'd thought she could settle into a stable life in this era, but there was a scumbag hoping to take advantage of her being the last of her family, as well as a fake best friend trying to trick her into g 3.8kReads—Score377Shelves

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    Coming! I recommend this book where the heroine has a job. Although it is a time travel, it has no cheating or exaggeration and is a daily and warm story.

34. 34 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 12.4kReads7.3Score888Shelves
35. 35 重 Reborn in the 1960s, Granny Beats Her Unfilial Son 重生六零，气得老太太拳打不孝子 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted Zhang Lan was reborn after her own son and his new wife sent her back to the countryside to fend for herself. In her final days, only her former daughter-in-law stayed by her side, caring for her with the help of her grandchildren. Zhang Lan asked herself: she might not have been the best mother to her son, but she had given him nearly everything she could. When he wanted a divorce, claiming their arranged marriage was a feudal relic, she played the villain and helped them split up. As a result, 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🎱🎱🎱🎱In the first life, Zhang Lan was wronged by a vixen. The point is that her son didn't believe in her either, so she was thrown to the train station by her biological son and left. In her new life, she wanted to change her destiny, be her own master, and beat her son until he doubted his life.

36. 36 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.8kReads8.9Score136Shelves

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    Reborn in 1994, he started a business and became rich by selling porridge and milk tea, a story about a heroine without CP...

37. 37 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 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨The heroine travels back in time to become a cannon fodder female supporting role in a period novel. She has no golden fingers and does not go to the countryside if she has a job. The male protagonist is the deputy director of the factory. The female protagonist drowned just after time travel and was saved by the male protagonist who was passing by. The two had a crush on each other. In addition, others saw the drowned female protagonist carrying her home, so the two decided to get married.

38. 38 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Take the Village Bully's Whole Family Back to the City to Live the Good Life 重生七零：带着村霸全家回城躺赢 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted In 1977, the college entrance examination was reinstated, and Su Jinyan, an educated youth sent to the countryside, passed and got into Peking University. The original owner, already married with children, was about to leave her husband and kids behind and return to the city for school when modern-day Su Jinyan arrived. I want this man. I’ll take these two children, too. I’ll take care of my disabled father-in-law and blind mother-in-law, too. Su Jinyan brought her husband, in-laws, and children 8.7kReads9.0Score744Shelves

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    The short story about a heroine who has a sense of the times and does not go to the countryside has been completed.

39. 39 六 My Husband Is a Factory Director in the Sixties 六零年代之我的老公是厂长 A Pair of Ears一双耳朵Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Sweet-Natured Heroine VS Handsome, Devoted Hero] [Pocket Dimension] After Qiao Manman faints from hunger and wakes up, the plot awakens in her mind. It turns out she is living inside a book called A Loving Wife’s Daily Life in the Sixties. The male lead, Gu Huai, is her husband, whom she fell in love with freely in high school. The heroine, Jian Ting, is the younger sister of her husband’s coworker. She falls in love with him at first sight, cares for him after his divorce, and event 9.3kReads8.4Score1kShelves
40. 40 我 I Had a Blast With Pinduoduo in the 1970s 我在七零年代玩转拼夕夕 Seven Jin, Two Liang, Six七斤二两六Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the 1970s as a daughter about to be sold, Su Qing decisively volunteered for rural service, only to unlock the PinxiXi System, which connected her to countless worlds. With high-yield crop seeds and basic technology in her left hand, she sowed a “gentle shock” across the countryside. With her right, she traded interstellar blueprints and planet-destroying warships to the Chinese fleet in her original world. She thought her life would be a carefree one as a two-way-traveling “t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 五 Taking It Easy in the Fifth-Year Military Factory Compound 五零军工厂大院儿摆烂生活 Yun Li云璃Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [Everyday life in a military factory compound + a young stepmother tames the kids and charms her husband + ensemble cast + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + devoted couple] Jiang Suian transmigrates into the role of the Jiang family's troublemaker! She's even pregnant with a “love child”! And to top it all off, she's bound to an “evil against evil System” that demands she commit wholeheartedly to being wicked! Her eldest brother begs everyone he can think of to help her find a chance 2.9kReads7.1Score177Shelves
42. 42 五 The 1950s: The Young Army Wife from the Apocalypse 五零：末世来的小军嫂 gaospingModern Romance940k WordsCompleted Chen Yuesheng was the most sought-after son-in-law among the families in the new camp. Who could have guessed that after going home on leave, he would return with a fiancée, and that the young woman would have a six-year-old younger brother in tow? Poor girl: her grandfather had just died, and after a long, exhausting journey, she fell ill as soon as she arrived. Song Xiaoman was once a genius girl, but the apocalypse struck. After fighting to survive for five years, she finally closed her eyes. 3.3kReads8.8Score399Shelves
43. 43 五 Everyday Life of a Military Wife Raising Kids in the 1950s 五零军嫂带娃的烟火日常 Seeking Joy讨囍Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Second Marriage + Sweet Military Romance + Turning Life Around With Kids] He Jinyue, a doctoral student, transmigrated to the year 1950. She was single, but now she was not only a married woman, she also had two tiny babies who needed feeding. She had barely been a military wife for two days when her husband sent a letter asking for a divorce. He Jinyue decided she couldn’t take care of the kids for another day, so she simply brought them both to the army base to find their father. Most people 1.3kReads7.7Score103Shelves
44. 44 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 127.7kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves

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    [Eating Melon][Thinking] ① On the first day Lin Xiangnan traveled through time, his family had a huge quarrel about going to the countryside. At the beginning: Isn't it just to go to the countryside? She has hundreds of millions of supplies in her space, but she is still worried that she will not be able to do well in the countryside? After helping her second grandpa to hoe the land for two days: It is impossible to go to the countryside. She is just indolent, lazy and greedy, and can't bear any hardship! ② Yang Yuan: What? Going to the countryside? Impossible, absolutely impossible. I'm just lazy, greedy, lazy, indolent, and want to take advantage. What's wrong with me, and what's wrong with me? Isn't it just for people to be tricked?

45. 45 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 27.2kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
46. 46 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 42.9kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
47. 47 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 33.7kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
48. 48 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 19.7kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    The heroine got a job opportunity through the system's help and successfully entered the art troupe, which is located in Inner Mongolia. The male protagonist is a soldier and the female protagonist is from the art troupe. They live in a family home every day, which is a good match.

49. 49 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Factory Belle Refuses to Be a Foil 穿书七零，厂花不做对照组 Clear and Serene Ancient Moon澄凝古月Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + pocket dimension + refuses rural assignment + workplace] While doing archaeological work, Lin Ran formed a contract with a pocket dimension, which also brought her to a parallel 1970s world after she transmigrated into a book. She's beautiful, wealthy, and has a partner, and she refuses to be anyone's foil. She steps back from the gossip and enjoys the show, indulges in good food and stocks up on property. Wherever she goes, she can live life on her own terms. But... there's alw 1.9kReads6.8Score107Shelves

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    A time-travel heroine VS a retired police officer. The heroine's resources are cut from the original book and she silently helps her husband, a police officer, to catch the bad guys. Instead of going to the countryside, factory workers get promotions and raises, go to college, and stock up on houses...

50. 50 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 68.5kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    [Sending Hearts] Recommend a good book, I am a little monster [Sending Hearts] 1. "The Countryside Wife Who Followed Her Husband into the City is Reborn", the heroine is reborn, and lives with her husband's family under the same roof. The two different attitudes in the past and present life, can you get respect by being humble, or can you be happy by being free and magnanimous? Second, "Travel back to the 1970s and start as a female textile factory worker". The heroine travels back in time, her parents are dead, and she has several young brothers and sisters. Work as a worker in a factory, shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family, and raise your younger brothers and sisters. 3. "The gentle doctor blushes and is chased by the butcher in the 80s", 80, non-time-travel rebirth, no golden fingers, the heroine is a hot and beautiful butcher, and the male protagonist is a doctor with a promising future after graduating from college, and a son-in-law who comes to the house. In the early stage, the girl chases the boy, and in the later stage, the boy chases the girl.

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