Period-Era Novels with a Working Female Lead Who Doesn’t Get Sent to the Countryside 年代文，女主不下乡 ，有工作

1. 1 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 15.1kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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   The first book features a female lead who is a saleswoman at a supply and marketing cooperative, with a stable job, and a male lead who is a soldier; they have a very good relationship. The second book features a male lead who is an engineer and a female lead who is a translator; both have high salaries, live comfortable lives, and have a good relationship; both are good reads.

2. 2 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.5kReads8.3Score880Shelves
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 13.1kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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   1. The female lead works at a supply and marketing cooperative. The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts, both only children, and their parents are well-liked. The plot leans towards everyday family drama and gossip. 2. The female lead works as an accountant in a factory. Later, her outstanding calculation skills lead to her being recruited by a research institute. The plot also leans towards everyday family drama and gossip. Later, the female lead's parents move in with her, just for the sake of gossip. 3. Although the female lead is from the countryside, she passed the supply and marketing cooperative's accounting exam and changed her household registration. The plot leans towards everyday family drama. The male lead doesn't work like a workhorse for his family; he's shrewd and has his own agenda.

4. 4 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 14.1kReads8.1Score1kShelves
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 18.6kReads8.8Score958Shelves
6. 6 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.2kReads8.2Score359Shelves

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   All three books are about life in the countryside. Going to the countryside is out of the question; staying in the city is much better – just eating melons here and chatting there. The female leads all have jobs in the city. It's an ensemble piece, focusing on everyday family life.

7. 7 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score516Shelves
8. 8 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.6kReads8.9Score993Shelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 351Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 10 8 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 175Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 我 I'm the Fake Heiress, but the Commander Still Marries Me 我是假千金，首长未婚夫依旧娶我 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm the Fake Heiress, but My Commanding Officer Fiancé Still Marries Me 163Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 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 11.8kReads8.1Score708Shelves

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    In this period drama, the female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside; she works in the city.

13. 13 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 776Reads7.4Score101Shelves
14. 14 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 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
15. 15 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 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    The first book is a transcendent, inspirational, and patriotic story. The female lead refuses to go to the countryside; she's a character who grows and matures, and has four younger brothers who dote on her. The second book features a career-oriented female lead and a love-struck male lead who also refuses to go to the countryside.

16. 16 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
17. 17 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 Romance999k 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 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book, set in a small town in the 1960s, depicts the lives of ordinary people. The female protagonist's parents are both working, and she is still in junior high school in the city. The family scenes are very heartwarming. There are few eccentric characters; no military marriage, no rough men, no scumbag fathers, no stepmothers. It's a warm and down-to-earth family story, full of everyday life, so simple and peaceful that it makes you want to keep reading. 🍋

18. 18 七 The 1970s: The Abstinent Big Shot Is Head Over Heels for Her 七零，禁欲大佬超爱她 Begonias Before the Rain海棠未雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [1970s + born into a new life + memories of two lifetimes awakened + second male lead takes the heroine from the original male lead + spirit spring space] Jiang Zhaozhao had lived with the Yan family for ten years when her memories suddenly awakened. Only then did she learn that she was actually a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book. When she was six, her father died in battle, her mother remarried, and her grandmother passed away. It was Yan Shuyu who took her in when no one els 3.7kReads8.4Score427Shelves

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    [Time Period + Reincarnation + Second Male Lead's Rise to Power + Unrequited Love Come True] The female lead, Jiang Zhaozhao, is reincarnated in the 1970s. To avoid the tragedy of her past life, she decides to stay away from the original male lead and not follow him to the countryside. She has a job and doesn't need to go. The male lead, who secretly loves her, decides to stay away and silently bless her because she likes his nephew. When she no longer likes him, he takes the initiative to pursue her, and she also develops feelings for him. It's a mutual pursuit, and unrequited love comes true! It's really captivating, everyone! [Admiring][Admiring][Admiring][Admiring][Admiring][Admiring]

19. 19 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 2kReads6.8Score101Shelves

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    A time-traveling heroine versus a retired police officer. She steals the original novel's heroine's resources and secretly helps her police officer husband catch bad guys. She refuses to go to the countryside, rises through the ranks like a factory beauty, gets raises, goes to university, and accumulates houses…

20. 20 穿 Transmigrated to the Era, I Have a Special Golden Finger 穿越年代我拥有特殊的金手指 Wang Koi Zheng汪锦鲤郑Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted No going to the countryside! The heroine is not going to the countryside! Yang Rui transmigrates from several decades in the future to 1969, into the body of a seventeen-year-old girl who has the same name. Her only family nearby are her maternal grandparents, two elderly people who have spoiled “her” as she grew up. She has a golden finger, but it's not a System, a space, or a warehouse. It's the ability to “see” into everyone's fate. In her eyes, everyone has a clearly marked price. After help 16Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1960s. An only child, orphaned and living with her grandparents, she has a job but doesn't have to go to the countryside. She has a "golden finger"—the ability to see everyone's fate and inner thoughts. There are other transmigrated female characters. ⛄⛄The female protagonist transmigrates to this historical novel as cannon fodder to provide the original female protagonist with her "golden finger." After transmigrating, she exposes the original female protagonist's malicious actions, causing the original female protagonist to be sent to the countryside. The female protagonist also has a check-in system; answering questions, completing tasks, and checking in all earn rewards.

21. 21 年 Family Life in the Years: I Absolutely Refuse to Go to the Countryside 年代之家长里短绝不下乡 It's Ningmeng, Not Ningmeng是柠萌不是柠檬Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Zhou Xiaoya was an ordinary girl from the twenty-first century who unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel she’d stayed up all night reading, becoming the original heroine’s “delivery girl”!!! Thinking of how hard the original heroine had it when she was sent to the countryside, and remembering that she couldn’t tell chives from scallions, Zhou Xiaoya secretly vowed that she would never, ever go to the countryside in this life!!!! (PS: The novel is set in a fictional world. The original h 744Reads6.4Score100Shelves
22. 22 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 918Reads7.7Score299Shelves
23. 23 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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    An ordinary woman who transmigrated from another world. She got a stable job in a factory and started living a good life.

24. 24 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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    Historical fiction doesn't reach rural areas, but there are jobs available. The female protagonist transmigrates and has a system, which is very helpful, but she mainly observes and doesn't get involved. Her job also allows her to easily learn about these events. She dreams of the future, marrying her niece into a large compound where she has a job, and there are many juicy things happening there. [Smirk]

25. 25 八 I Went to the Wrong Table for an 1980s Blind Date and Ended Up Marrying the Mightiest Officer 八零相亲走错桌，我闪婚最强军官 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted The short drama Reborn: Love Hidden in a Dimple is now available. Bai Wei woke up one day to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman who had never dated and whose parents were pressuring her to get married. She had to go on a blind date. The matchmaker said the man was fit, extremely handsome, and very rich. Excited, she rushed off to meet him and sure enough, found a super handsome guy. But after talking fo 6.4kReads9.0Score544Shelves

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    🐯🐯"I'm willing to go on blind dates, but I'm very picky. I need someone who is good-looking, tall, and has a decent income, otherwise they're not good enough for me. Of course, even if someone has the above basic requirements, it doesn't necessarily mean they're good enough for me."

26. 26 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 14.8kReads8.5Score880Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this period drama doesn't have to go to the countryside; she has a job.

27. 27 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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    [Add one to your bookshelf] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing agent at the county supply and marketing cooperative. She negotiates tractor imports, runs an instant noodle factory, and works as a translator for foreign guests, rewriting her destiny with her abilities. Even more heartwarming is that three generations of her family work together, moving from the county town to the city, their lives becoming increasingly prosperous. Witness how ordinary people forge their own brilliant lives amidst the tides of the times!

28. 28 七 The 1970s' Little Tyrant: This Comrade Is So Impressive, She's a National Treasure 七零小霸王：同志太强成国家宝贝 I Am a Butcher's Knife我是一把杀猪刀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + satisfying wish fulfillment + no romance + child protagonist] Li Jinjin, an interstellar tyrant, transmigrates to the 1960s for some unknown reason. Just as she’s about to make a name for herself, she loses her memory. By the time her memories awaken, she’s seven years old. She beats up the traffickers who abducted her little brother and kicks the pervert hiding deep in the mountains. She even gets herself some handy little gadgets: a fan, a car... She catches enemy spies a 11.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    A gentle summer breeze carried the chirping of cicadas and the furious roar of a woman, "Li Jinjin, you crazy girl, get back here and eat!" The roar echoed through the tenement building. Li Jinjin, playing downstairs, jumped in fright, sensing her mother's unusually irritable mood. She quickly waved to her younger brothers, "Alright, alright, you all go home and eat too. We'll play again this afternoon." With that, she took off running. If she didn't run fast, her bottom would be spanked by Wang Hongxia when she got back. She, the most powerful child in the interstellar world, had suddenly transmigrated into a newborn human infant. Her interstellar memories were gone when she was three, only regaining six months ago. And now she was being controlled by her mother! "Mom! I'm home!" She exclaimed excitedly, jumping and hopping as she pushed open the door. "You crazy girl's back! Sit down and eat." Li's father waved her over. This silly girl couldn't read the room; hadn't she seen the bomb about to explode? Of course, she was only seven; still a child.

29. 29 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
30. 30 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
31. 31 夫 A Couple with Steady Jobs in the 1950s 夫妻俩在五十年代端金饭碗 Nuan Xiao Bai暖晓白Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted Dear readers, since this is a period story, the author has looked up much of the historical data online. I don’t make up figures unless I can’t find the answers online. Sometimes there are several answers, so I choose the one that seems most reasonable. Lin Wanyu and Bai Ye grew up relying on each other in an orphanage in their previous lives. Because a soul collector took the wrong person, they both died in a car accident. They spent ten years together as mortgage debtors, from the day they mar 5.7kReads8.3Score280Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists grew up together in an orphanage in their previous life, relying on each other for survival. After a car accident, they were reborn as the descendants of a capitalist and the son of a martyr. In a special era, they used their precognitive abilities to seize opportunities, approach power, accumulate wealth, and bring blessings to their offspring. This is a heartwarming slice-of-life story with a spatial dimension, where they buy a courtyard house in Beijing and settle down.

32. 32 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. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
33. 33 七 The Heiress Stuns Everyone in the 1970s and Charms a Diplomat 七零，大小姐惊艳全场撩爆外交官 Yi He颐和Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The troupe’s leading star, a flirtatious young lady who loves to hook her prey × a willing-to-take-the-bait, scheming diplomat | She pursues him, sweet romance | Two powerful leads, satisfying story | Age gap | Loving family | Complete] Modern top-tier star Fu Chuyou transmigrates into the body of a young lady in the 1970s, only to be forced to go to the countryside from the start. Her family doesn’t want her to go, and neither does she. With a voice like an angel’s, she wins her way into the c 7.9kReads8.6Score832Shelves

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    The female protagonist enters the performing arts troupe through her own efforts.

34. 34 抛 Leaving the Plot Behind, I Climb the Career Ladder in the 1970s 抛开剧情我在七零升职加薪 Yu Isn't a Fish愉不是鱼Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a drama + adored by everyone + changing the plot + career advancement and a pay raise + devoted to one another] Yun Xi had only just become a college student when she stayed up all night watching a period drama recommended by a friend. She woke up to discover she was the female lead, who had the most screen time and shared her name! The heroine had suffered her whole life, only to forgive this person and that person in the end, radiating saintly kindness from 5.5kReads7.9Score323Shelves

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    Family members, does anyone understand?! Yunxi woke up one morning to find herself transmigrated into a period drama's "saintly educated youth"—whoever wants to be that can be, she just wants to be a lazy bum in the city! Not only that, she also became colleagues with her father in the factory office. This setup is so captivating, everyone check it out!

35. 35 七 The 1970s Space: The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Just Wants to Get Rich 七零空间：炮灰女配只想发家致富 Sunset Orange夕阳橙Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + both leads are each other's first + one-on-one romance) Lu Yao is a first-year business student. After staying up all night to finish a period novel written by her friend, she wakes up to find that she has become a cannon-fodder supporting character in the book. Lu Yao immediately panics. She still has a whole life ahead of her! But with the familiar plot before her, she isn't worried. Not only does she know how the story unfolds, she also has a phone 641Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this period drama doesn't go to the countryside.

36. 36 七 Everyday Life as a Military Wife on a Sea Island in the 1970s 七零海岛随军日常 Torrential Rain on a Cloudy Day阴天暴雨Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, period setting, pocket dimension, raising children, gossip, sweet romance, satisfying revenge, parallel world, no awful relatives] Zhou Yufei, a 21st-century oil painter, dreamed for a whole month about another version of herself in a different world. Sensing that something was wrong, she immediately brought out her family’s heirloom pocket dimension and began buying everything in sight... After transmigrating to the 1970s, Zhou Yufei found loving family members and a partner wh 1.8kReads8.9Score133Shelves

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    This is a light and sweet novel. It doesn't feature a dysfunctional family; instead, it portrays a harmonious and loving family. The mother has a history of twins, and the daughter travels from the 21st century to the 1970s. It seems to be a story of soul-transmigration, free love, a good match, and triplets. The male lead gets a tubal ligation after the female lead gives birth, preventing the endless cycle of children. It's a very heartwarming and slice-of-life story. The female lead is fortunate to have the love of her parents, relatives, friends, and lover, enjoying the carefree life that many female leads in time-travel novels crave but cannot attain. Reading about the various amusing anecdotes she experiences in the book is a delightful experience.

37. 37 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    They all have jobs but don't go to the countryside.

38. 38 七 The Most Hated Side Character in a 1970s Novel 七零年代文中极品路人甲 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + Pocket dimension + Reincarnated into a baby and awakens memories + The heroine is always her parents’ biological daughter + Building wealth Just after Qiao Yuwan awakens memories of her past life, her mother tells her she has to move to the countryside to free up her room for her older brother’s wedding. Ha! She has a pocket dimension packed with enough supplies to last several lifetimes. Moving to the countryside is even better!! More freedom! Besides, she doesn’t want her sexi 36.1kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    It looks really good.

39. 39 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
40. 40 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 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book features a female lead who works in a pharmaceutical factory, and the interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly sweet and romantic! [Kissing emojis] The second book features a female lead from a rural area who works at a supply and marketing cooperative. The interactions between the male and female leads in this book are also very sweet and romantic! [Heart emojis]

41. 41 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
42. 42 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.7kReads7.9Score628Shelves

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    A period drama; the female lead doesn't go to the countryside, she has a job.

43. 43 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 954Reads8.0Score230Shelves
44. 44 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 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves

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    🥳🥳🥳The female lead doesn't go to the countryside; she has a job. She's a broadcaster at the factory and is also the factory's most beautiful girl. She's incredibly pretty, both arrogant and adorable.☺

45. 45 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 28.2kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    These are all pretty good, very enjoyable, definitely worth buying, highly recommended!!!

46. 46 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 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    [Alternate Era + Transmigration + No Cheat Codes + Working in the City, Not Going to the Countryside] Lin Yingmei, though ambitious, is also content with her lot. After learning that she has transmigrated into a marginal character in a novel, she continues to live her life in the 1970s as usual, without much inner turmoil. However, when news of housing allocation arrives, her life begins to change... Reading Guide: The story focuses more on everyday family matters; neither the male nor female lead is a perfect character, but rather someone who constantly strives and plans for their own lives.

47. 47 穿 The Nation’s Heiress Transmigrates into a Book and Takes Down Every Protagonist 穿书归国大小姐降为打击所有主角 Zhu莪术Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted Meng Huaijun transmigrated, and got all the standard transmigration tropes: a System, transmigration into a book, a female lead, true and fake heiresses, and substitute romance. It's just that these labels aren't quite what she expected. Her System isn't a conquest System or a redemption System, and it has no humanlike thought process. It's a cold, impersonal Prosperity System, whose ultimate mission is to enrich the people and strengthen the nation. And in the book, her identity is never even m 2.7kReads7.5Score146Shelves

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    Both of these are period dramas featuring working women. The first one features a female protagonist who returns from abroad with a system, though she doesn't appear often. She's generous with money and beautiful. She's a modern woman who transmigrates to the past. After returning to China, she finds her family, whose status is high and who hasn't been demoted. The female protagonist is pitiful. The second one features a female protagonist without a system who becomes a special forces soldier. It's also a good read.

48. 48 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
49. 49 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.4kReads9.3Score468Shelves
50. 50 娇 The Charming Cannon Fodder Wife's Happy Life in the Military Compound 娇媚炮灰原配在家属院幸福日常 Lucky Fruit幸运果Modern Romance931k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Extras will be updated at random. [Military Marriage] [Pocket Dimension] [Adorable Kids] [Sweet Romance] [No Toxic Characters] [Cozy Everyday Life] When Liang Chunyi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, becoming the early-deceased first wife of a senior military officer in a stepmother novel. The original wife was notorious in the military district for being difficult. Before giving birth, she had a quarrel with her husband and stubbornly re 3.2kReads8.4Score190Shelves

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