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. 51 嫁 After Marrying a Veteran, I Joined Him in the Army 嫁给退伍军人后，我去随军了 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance814k WordsCompleted The male lead has a mission. He only pretends to have been discharged from the military, pretends to have been discharged, pretends to have been discharged!!! Chen Shu is famous in her village for being capable and good at making money. The village aunties all have their eyes on her for their own children! When Chen Shu comes of age, her mother starts arranging blind dates for her. But Chen Shu has high standards, and after finding fault with every eligible young man in the village, she finally 22.9kReads8.1Score4.2kShelves

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   These books are all very good; I've finished reading them.

2. 52 养 Raising Kids, Joining the Army, and Living Life Beyond the Plot 养崽，随军，避开剧情过日子 The Sky Should Be Blue天应蓝Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted While pregnant with her third child, Jian Yuhua awakens memories of her past life and learns that she has entered a novel set in a bygone era. Her eldest son is the novel's villain: obsessive and vengeful, he gets executed by firing squad during a political crackdown. Her second daughter is a disposable supporting female character. After failing to win the male lead's heart despite pursuing him relentlessly, she accidentally marries a village hooligan, living without enough food or warm clothes 6.8kReads8.8Score562Shelves
3. 53 七 A Happy Life in the Seventies 七十年代幸福生活 A Late Orange一只晚橙Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Su Wan was reborn and grew up to eighteen. With her wedding and move to join the army just around the corner, she thought this life would be smooth and peaceful. She was ready to coast through life when she discovered she had transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel! Both she and her fiancé were doomed supporting characters! What could she do but fight to take control of her own destiny? See how Su Wan escapes the lucky heroine’s shadow, marries and follows her husband to the army, starts a busi 1.9kReads9.0Score133Shelves
4. 54 七 Getting Rich in the 1970s! The Lovely Educated Youth Has a Space Filled with Billions in Goods 七零暴富！娇知青有亿万物资空间 I'm a Little Goldfish是小金鱼呢Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Spatial Storage + Supplies + Educated Youth + Stockpiling + Feel-Good Fiction] She went bungee jumping for fun, then died and transmigrated to the 1970s, a time of shortages and hunger. To her surprise, the top-tier shopping mall that was about to open came along with her. It had everything: food, clothes, jewelry, medicine, hotels, and more! Jiang Feiyan, rich overnight, was brimming with confidence. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to make her mark in this extraordinary era. 23.5kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
5. 55 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves

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   The female lead is a time traveler, has strong moral values, and is always very clear-headed and not driven by romance!!! [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

6. 56 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s: Lie Flat, Eat Melon, and Be the Villain 穿书七零，躺平吃瓜当反派 Buddhist-Style Little Salty Fish佛系小咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After losing her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Jiang Ye, Luo Li made a deal with a vengeful ghost. She transmigrated into a book to avenge the ghost, repaying every wrong with another and making all its enemies suffer the same torments it had endured. In return, the ghost would use its supernatural powers to avenge Jiang Ye, tormenting the people who had killed him until they died broken and terrified. Once the contract was sealed, she became a frail, pitiful girl in the 1970s whose parents h 3.5kReads8.7Score269Shelves
7. 57 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Build a Factory: The Roughneck and His Adorable Kid Dote on Me 穿越七零开大厂：糙汉萌娃团宠我 Seven Cups of Milk Tea七杯奶茶Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Chaste + Satisfying Revenge + Career-Focused] Wang Qingqing was an executive in the modern-day metropolis of Shanghai. Who would have thought that she’d transmigrate into a book and become the foil to the sweet-romance novel’s heroine? A spoiled, willful daughter of a powerful family from a residential compound, she somehow managed to make herself so unpopular that even dogs turned their noses up at her… But now that she was here, none of that was a problem. The heroine we 4.7kReads8.6Score346Shelves

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   🍃🍃① A high-level executive in 21st-century Shanghai transmigrates into a novel as the female lead's comparison point. When the female lead goes to the countryside, she works in a factory. When the female lead gives birth, she gets promoted. When the female lead takes the college entrance exam, she pursues graduate studies. Years later, the female lead can only look up to her on television… ② A career-driven female lead with multiple systems at her disposal, a science-focused nation, and a love-struck male lead! ③ Waking up one morning, she finds herself transmigrated into the body of the male lead's deceased ex-wife, a pampered princess. Determined to build a successful career, she opens a factory, establishes a company, and makes it big and strong!

8. 58 八 The 1980s: Reborn as the Commander's Daughter, I Lie Back and Win 八零：穿成首长千金，我直接躺赢 Pinellia and Sandalwood半夏沙棠Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [1980s + adored by the whole family + military compound + everyday life + sweet romance + military marriage] [Pure-hearted, roguishly handsome officer × gorgeous heiress] An alternate setting with creative liberties. Read at your own discretion. Gu Nianjiao woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's doomed cannon-fodder ex-wife. Although she was a minor character destined to die, she was the apple of her family's eye. Her grandparents doted on her, her pa 1.7kReads7.1Score140Shelves
9. 59 七 The 1970s: What’s Wrong with Working in Elder Care? I’m Still Outstanding 七零：养老部门怎么了，照样优秀 Embracing Fragrance抱香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tags: No Golden Finger, family life, career-focused When Jiang Xiyue wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar era. She angrily points at the sky and shouts, “You damn heavens, you’re so unfair! Why don’t you just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning?” As soon as she finishes speaking, lightning flashes and thunder rumbles in the distance. Hearing the deafening boom, she immediately backs down. Fine! It’s just the 1970s. If she can’t accomplish anything earth-shattering, can’t she at least 5.9kReads8.4Score621Shelves

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   A period drama with a female protagonist who is humorous, stunningly beautiful, and has a successful career.

10. 60 年 The Supporting Female Character in a Period Novel Gets a New Soul and Marries a Powerful Man 年代文女配换芯改嫁大佬 I'm Not A-Ben仆非阿笨Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, two strong leads, top student, everyone’s favorite, military marriage, female lead in the military] [A word of warning: For those who clicked in after seeing the title in a book test, this is not a power fantasy. The female lead works hard and relies on herself. She isn’t a Mary Sue, and some supporting characters have strong female-lead energy. Also, the female lead is in a technical field, not command. Detail-oriented readers... hands off!] Excerpt from a reader’s re 1.4kReads8.8Score101Shelves
11. 61 八 An 1980s Military Marriage: I'm No Widow, I'm a Tough Woman 八零军婚，不是寡妇是悍妇 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance648k WordsCompleted [1980s, foil character, military wife, daily life, stepmother, raising kids, food, resurrection] When Jiang Li opened her eyes, she had become a widow, and a wicked foil character in a stepmother novel, no less. Her husband had just died, her four daughters were crying out to be fed, and in the future, she'd meet a gruesome end, not even leaving a whole corpse behind. Most importantly, the reborn female lead next door was watching her like a hawk, ready to compete with her for male attention. No 1.5kReads9.0Score149Shelves
12. 62 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 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    No more rural migration in the past, dual-income couples in urban areas [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up

13. 63 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
14. 64 六 Working as a Procurement Officer in the 1960s 六零年代做采购 A Future Beyond Reach觸不到未来Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Parallel-World Alternate-History Setting] [Everyday Life, Not a Power Fantasy] Gu Jinyao transmigrated on the second day after New Year! And she landed in the body of a high school senior in 1961, about to take the college entrance exams. Should she go to college? Go to college? Or go to college? Well, over the next few days, she’ll have to study herself to death and become a test-prep machine. First things first, she needs a set of self-study books on math, physics, and chemistry. What? They w 1.2kReads7.8Score101Shelves
15. 65 让 You Were Sent to the Factory, and Became the Pride of a Great Nation? 让你进厂，你成了大国荣光？ White-Robed Scholar白衣秀士Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted (No Romance + Scientific Research + Academic Prodigy + System + Period Setting) Ye Anxin wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated to the 1960s. She had planned to take it easy and do as little as possible, but then a System drops from the sky. With a daily sign-in, her intelligence increases by one point. If that's how it is, then she won't hold back. Fully automatic rifles, rocket launchers, turbofan engines, bulletproof vests... These are all well within her reach. Now watch her bring g 5kReads8.5Score414Shelves
16. 66 我 In the 1970s, I Was the Queen of the Factory 我在七零是厂界一姐 Orange-Flavored Iced Tea橘子味的冰红茶Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [No romance + period setting] Bang, bang, bang! The first thing Shen Nanyi does after transmigrating to the 1970s is grab a brick and beat a homewrecker, avenging the original owner! They want her to go to the countryside? No way she’s going. Let someone else go! She turns around and sends the scumbag couple to the far northwest for forced labor! While taking down scumbags, she doesn’t forget to build her career. First, she sets herself a goal of earning 100 million! From then on, she wants only 323Reads6.8Score—Shelves
17. 67 针 A Needle's Eye in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Secure Government Job 针眼七零！开局就拿了铁饭碗 Row On, Row On争渡呀Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted (Alternate-era setting, System, pocket dimension.) Yan Wenyao, a wealthy third-generation heiress from the twenty-first century, immediately developed a sense of impending danger after acquiring a pocket dimension. She exchanged all the money she had for gold and piled it inside, figuring that gold was hard currency anywhere. She never expected disaster to strike so soon. She went abroad for a vacation and lost her life there. When she woke up again, she had arrived in an unfamiliar era: the 197 1.1kReads8.2Score104Shelves
18. 68 八 The 1980s: The Tough Army King Can't Keep His Too-Showy Villain Wife in Check! 八零：硬汉军王反派老婆太招摇！ Blue Water, Softly Flowing袅袅水之蓝Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the Eighties + Supernatural + Underdog's Comeback + Family Life + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Also known as: The Eighties Officer's Villainous Wife Is Losing It Again! In the new century, Xu Ruyi drinks herself to death over heartbreak, then unexpectedly transmigrates into a book! She becomes the much-despised, annoying female supporting character and major villain in an eighties novel! And she's possessed by a ghost who died from being, well, thrilled to death!!! … Aft 465Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    A fan of period dramas!! [Laughing][Laughing] I really enjoy time-travel novels set in different eras. The updates are slow-paced, and the stories are slice-of-life. This is my first book on the series, and I especially love the exciting parts.

19. 69 结 After Three Years of Marriage, My Beautiful Army Wife Shows Up with a Child to Find His Father 结婚三年不见，漂亮军嫂带娃找爹 Little Demon of the Mo Clan墨家小妖Modern Romance888k WordsCompleted Song Zhiya wakes up and discovers she has transmigrated into a period novel as a cannon-fodder fake heiress. The real heiress is reborn and plans to use her memories of her past life to take everything from Song Zhiya. Song Zhiya quickly draws on her knowledge of the book’s plot to secure every opportunity, then takes her child to find the husband she hasn’t seen in the three years since they married, preventing the fate in which her husband dies. The real heiress: “I’m reborn. No one knows what 720Reads8.5Score118Shelves
20. 70 大 A Sucker’s Life in the 1960s 大冤种的六零生活 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted Liu Yun transmigrated into a series of novels by a certain author, and she even ended up as the book's biggest punching bag. No way. Whoever wants to be that unlucky sap can take the job. When she came of age, she found a man and married him, only to discover she had been dragged into the “palace intrigue.” What could she do? Just roll with it. Her mother-in-law was reborn, and her neighbor had transmigrated. Right, all that was missing was a quick transmigration story. Is this world full of hol 6.5kReads8.2Score243Shelves

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    This book is somewhat similar to Xu Jing'an's, a combination of several novels featuring characters like her sister-in-law, older sister, neighbors, and even her mother-in-law, but with a different female protagonist. It's okay for passing the time [smirk].

21. 71 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 14.4kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Double rebirth, no cheat codes, completed.

22. 72 七 The 1970s: She Was So Lazy She Became a General’s Wife 七零：懒着懒着，她成了将军夫人 Do So Many People Like Mint?这么多人爱吃薄荷吗Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Twenty years into the apocalypse, Jiang Meng, a powerhouse with a strength-type ability, died. She died at dawn on the eighth day of a zombie siege. She wasn’t bitten to death by zombies. She was worked to death. When she came to again, Jiang Meng had been reborn into a family surnamed Jiang. Her dad was a Level 8 carpenter, her mom could make anything taste delicious, her brother and sister-in-law were honest and good-natured, her sister was fiery and gorgeous, her younger brother was clever bu 5.1kReads8.3Score382Shelves

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    The female protagonists all have jobs and don't have any special abilities or advantages.

23. 73 七 The 1970s Scheming Girl Has a Little Conscience, But Not Much 七零心机女有点良心但不多 Xiaofang, the Potato Seller卖土豆的小芳Modern Romance549k WordsOngoing [Alternate-history period setting + works in the city instead of being sent to the countryside + family life + watching the drama unfold + no golden finger + male lead appears much later] After an accident, Song Qi was lucky enough to recover her memories of a past life. As it turned out, she had transmigrated from a world decades in the future. Thinking back to the period novels she had read in her previous life, then looking at the time she was now living in, she realized it was already 1970. 201Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🍀Reincarnated more than ten years later😱, suddenly awakened memories—her cousin is actually the female lead! ✨Unwilling to go to the countryside, she leisurely lazes around in the city, gossiping and observing all the everyday life! 🌷Waking up to find herself transformed into a rare gem😱, her character is already established, but thankfully she has a cheat code, and her life of effortless success begins! ✨Striving and such? That doesn't exist for her, 🎉I just want to be a lazy bum!

24. 74 我 Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h 1.3kReads7.7Score103Shelves
25. 75 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score523Shelves

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    In this atypical era story, what should you do when you discover your identity is wrong? Of course, you should first take your own money and then run to the city to make a living and find your parents.

26. 76 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.2kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Instead of going to the countryside, I passed the entrance exam for a vocational school and was assigned a job by the government.

27. 77 六 The 1960s: The Alley Couple's Daily Gossip 六零年代胡同小夫妻吃瓜日常 Qiqi the Cat Who Drinks Coffee喝咖啡的琪琪猫Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A married couple from the 1990s transmigrate to the 1960s. No TV, no internet, no phones. No problem. They don't need any of that. There's so much gossip here they can't keep up with it all. Seriously, there's just too much to gossip about. Their daily life: gossiping, making money, and raising kids. They have to manage all three without dropping the ball. 8.6kReads7.2Score503Shelves

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    A couple born in the 1990s are transported to the 1960s. They have jobs, and their daily lives consist of gossiping, making money, and raising children. There is no special space or system.

28. 78 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.7kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves

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    These are books you absolutely must read; they perfectly match your requirements. The female lead is strong, the stories are full of witty moments, and they're super enjoyable! [Heart][heart][heart]

29. 79 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 26.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist has a job: ① She works in the kitchen of the Public Security Bureau, later becoming a clerk. ② She faces many setbacks in finding work in the city, even being replaced by someone else, but eventually gets a job in the propaganda department of a cotton mill through her own abilities. ③ She works at a cloth factory. This book is hilarious. (Indigenous people)

30. 80 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
31. 81 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    Recommendations [shy] 1️⃣ [Not a transmigration/reincarnation story, not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat codes]☆ [An ordinary story of ordinary people, leaning towards slice-of-life] 2️⃣ [Sweet romance + arranged marriage + everyday life in a tenement + gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office worker in the 21st century, who transmigrated into the body of a girl with the same name who had just graduated from high school in a tenement in the 1960s. The girl was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she transmigrated happened to be her blind date. Her blind date was a retired soldier, now a truck driver in a transportation team. The matchmaker was Ye Fangfei's second aunt. It was said that the man's family was from the countryside, and he came to the city because of a job placement after being demobilized...

32. 82 重 Reborn: Stockpiling Supplies in the 1950s 重生之我在五零囤货忙 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Female lead: Gu Xuemei lived a miserable life. Only during the last ten years of it did she finally live like a proper person. Unable to accept her fate, she never expected to return to the very beginning after taking her last breath. This time, she’ll repay every grudge and settle every score. Everything taken from her family will be returned. Male lead: Ye Huaian died in battle in his previous life, but his soul stayed with his father’s family. Only then did he learn that his mother had died b 4kReads9.0Score322Shelves

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    Both books are by the same author, and neither features a rural setting; the protagonists work in the city. The first, set in the 1950s, has a female protagonist who is reborn and seeks revenge before moving her entire family to Northeast China. It includes a classic farm setting and a spatial dimension. The second, set in the 1960s, features a kitchen, a daily sign-in system, and a spatial dimension. Some initially said the second book was a "gold digger" story, but those who persevere will find it's a story of two people supporting each other. Neither book involves fighting against extreme characters; both are later turned into stories about the government.

33. 83 重 Reborn in a Siheyuan: An Orphan Girl in the 1960s 重生大杂院之孤女在六零 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance715k WordsCompleted Female Lead: Yu Huimin thinks you never can tell what life has in store. She has money and looks, and she’s in the prime of her youth, when bam! Someone hits her and kills her, sending her straight to the 1960s. Luckily, the kitchen space she got in her previous life came along too. Otherwise, she’d want to die just to get back! Male Lead: Qiao Qinglai thought the apocalypse would be tough, but it turns out the 1960s are no easier. His wind ability has been reduced to the lowest level, and in th 1.2kReads7.3Score102Shelves
34. 84 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Marrying an Officer 穿越七零：嫁军官 Little River Flows to the Ocean小河奔流海洋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension, sweet romance, supernatural powers, military marriage, beloved by all, adorable baby, raising kids, top-tier scoundrels Ye Wanyi transmigrates from the apocalypse, possessing wood and space abilities. Chu Yuechen is an officer in the 1970s, and she's the only one who ever captures his heart. Ye Wanyi: How lucky I am to have met you. From now on, we'll share every joy in life. Chu Yuechen: How lucky I am to have met you. It was love at first sight, and from now on, all I see is 8.2kReads8.1Score663Shelves

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    This one is about a woman who doesn't go to the countryside, works in the city, gets married, and then goes to an island to raise a child with her husband, a soldier. It's a sweet and romantic story. [Already hooked]

35. 85 六 The Sixties: From Total Wimp to Neighborhood Watch Hero 六零：小趴菜秒变朝阳群众 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (This story is entirely fictional and focuses on everyday life. The heroine is the type who fights back when challenged, while the hero is the fussy, meddling type. Writing isn’t easy, so please be kind. If you don’t like it, please don’t leave a bad review.) Shi Xi agreed to trade a year of her life with someone on a moment’s impulse of compassion, and nearly regretted it until she was sick. After finally making it back, her one wish was to avoid being sent to the countryside. To achieve that, 4kReads9.0Score349Shelves

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    💐First book: In this era of not going to the countryside, the female lead earns a job through merit, a rare and unique character🍀. She changes her job from train conductor to long-distance truck driver, living a carefree and adventurous life😎. Her luck is strange; she always encounters bad guys and enemy agents [and strikes hard]. 💐Second book: In this era of not going to the countryside, the female lead passes the entrance exam for a state-owned factory, focusing on scientific research to strengthen the country and dedicating herself to her career, wholeheartedly serving her country. The male lead is a love-struck researcher, balancing career and family♥️.

36. 86 穿 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1970s 穿到七十年代不下乡 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted Feng Wanyi is a fan of transmigration novels, and she often wishes she could transmigrate one day. She did transmigrate, but things don't seem to be going the way she imagined. Looking at the walls, which seem to belong to another era, Feng Wanyi feels like banging her head against them. She gives it a try, but apart from the wound on her head, she's still perfectly fine and right where she was. Just when she'd finally forced herself to accept her situation, they tell her she's being sent to the 2.2kReads8.9Score137Shelves
37. 87 十 An Obscure Supporting Actress Is Reborn Before the Educated Youth Heroine Moves to the Countryside 十八线女配重生在知青女主下乡前 Row On, Row On争渡呀Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted Yu Wanwan was an upstanding young woman from the 21st century. She was taken for a fool and made to work for a System, traveling through countless worlds to complete missions. After finally finishing her work, the System told her that her body in the real world had already been smashed to pieces, so she couldn’t go back. Due to a mistake, it had dumped her in China in the 1970s. In an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, she had figured that with a System like this cheat 5.7kReads8.9Score452Shelves
38. 88 穿 Transmigrating to the Sixties to Become a Worker 穿越六十年代当工人 Yi Yun Yi逸云逸Modern Romance152k WordsOngoing [Period setting + childhood sweethearts + family life + no going to the countryside] Chen Sisi never imagined that she'd survive a plane crash only to transmigrate to the 1960s in a parallel world, where she'd become the neglected, pitiful child of her family. If acting cute and obedient won't get her anything in this household, she'll just have to raise herself a little meal ticket to help her get through these hard times. (This is a fictional period setting. Anything that doesn't make sense is 436Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the 1960s and 70s, people didn't go to the countryside or work on the black market; they had jobs. The story revolves around a childhood sweetheart couple and everyday family life. [Admiration][Admiration]

39. 89 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1960s, Abandoning My Husband and Child to Survive the Famine 穿书六零：抛夫弃子渡饥荒 Momo de01默默de01Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted [Taking Down Trash + Two Powerful Leads + Superpowers + Pocket Dimension + Fleeing While Pregnant + Military Marriage] Just after striking it rich and finally starting the life she'd always dreamed of, Tian Shuyao transmigrates to 1960. Being thrown into a famine era would be bad enough, but she also gets the worst possible start. Once the daughter of a landlord, Tian Shuyao has fallen on hard times and become the bullied wife of a Zhang family son. Now they even want her dead... In an era when 738Reads7.6Score102Shelves
40. 90 饥 Famine Times: I Have a Door Through Time and Space to the Modern World 饥荒年代：我有时空之门通现代 Momo de01默默de01Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + modern era + face-slapping + raising children + adorable pets + male lead] A feel-good story. The worst kinds of people exist in every era. See how the heroine deals with them! Liu Tingting suffered a freak accident. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told that her soul had been taken by mistake. She was supposed to live to a ripe old age surrounded by children and grandchildren, but an error had cut her life short. As compensation, she was given a transmigration 635Reads8.7Score103Shelves
41. 91 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 200.8kReads9.2Score14kShelves

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    🌿A story set in the indigenous era, the female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside, she's the real heiress who was mistakenly reported. In the first ten chapters, she learns about her origins and goes back to her roots. She develops herself, the female protagonist is beautiful, kind-hearted, and exceptionally good at studying and fighting.

42. 92 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.7kReads8.3Score598Shelves

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    The female lead takes over her father's job as a road maintenance worker due to his illness, a physically demanding job. However, she is capable and rises from worker to manager within a month. Meanwhile, the male lead gradually falls for her at work and directly pursues her.

43. 93 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 10.8kReads8.4Score672Shelves
44. 94 爬 After Getting into the Wrong Bed, I Married an Army Hero and Was Spoiled Senseless 爬错床后闪婚兵王被宠得无法无天 Liu Youchun柳又春Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Period setting + military marriage + devoted couple + sweet romance] [Bossy, commanding mature woman who’s actually a sweet, seductive little minx x cold, reserved war hero who’s actually a secretly passionate, innocent big bad wolf] Leng Qianyue transmigrates into a period military-marriage novel and becomes a timid cannon-fodder woman who’s constantly bullied by her scumbag father and stepmother, then disappears after running away from home. She’s schemed against as soon as she arrives. He 652Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    This period military romance novel perfectly fits the theme [OK]. The female lead, after time-traveling, decisively latches onto the powerful soldier [laughs]. Following the soldier, she resolutely goes into business, making a fortune while simultaneously restoring her and her soldier brother's status [laughs]. The backgrounds of both the male and female leads are quite interesting, with both sets of parents holding high positions [OK]. It's a sweet and doting novel; the female lead is a charming and flirtatious little devil, while the male lead is a reserved yet pure-hearted big bad wolf [smirks]. The interactions between the couple are incredibly sweet and vivid. If you're not afraid of being saccharine, click in [thinking].

45. 95 七 The 1970s: I Work as a Waitress at a State-Run Restaurant 七零：我在国营饭店当服务员 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Buling, a wastrel who had muddled through the apocalypse, transmigrated from the end times to an alternate dynasty in the 1970s. From the start, the difficulty was hellish. After acting like a meek little grandson for a month, she finally sent the original owner’s entire family to their graves. Just as she was about to set off toward a happy new life, she had a dream on the train. In it, she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a stepmother. After arguing with the heroine a few times, 4.4kReads8.9Score357Shelves

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    🌟The female lead doesn't go to the countryside; she works at a state-run restaurant.🌟 The original owner's father died, and her mother remarried, treating her terribly, constantly beating and scolding her, and often leaving her hungry. After transmigrating, the female lead schemed to escape her stepfather's family and went to live with her brother, who found her a job. 🌟As a waitress, the female lead has excellent service skills and always greets everyone with a smile. The male lead is deeply impressed by the female lead's bright white teeth, assuming she's interested in him because she keeps smiling at him, and thus begins his own attempt to win her over. [Laughs] This part is super funny.

46. 96 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 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    The novel here is super good!

47. 97 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.7kReads9.2Score550Shelves

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    Historical fiction, no rural assignments, everyone has their own jobs or research, super funny. The first book has a male lead working in a machine factory; his father gives his son to the female lead to keep her, and later he researches tanks. The second book has a female lead who initially wants to be a lazy bum, but she's too amazing to be lazy. After reading five chapters, it gets better. You might want to drop it at first, but it's super good later on! [Laughing]

48. 98 九 The 90s Policewoman Who Hears Animals' Thoughts Rises Through the Ranks 九零小警鲤，听动物心声升职加薪 Little Orange Cat橘络小喵Modern Romance327k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + 1990s + animal thoughts + solving crimes + everyone's darling] Jiang Yeqiu transmigrated into a business-startup novel set in the 1990s, becoming a newly graduated junior police officer working at a local police station. In the novel, the heroine was reborn, divorced and quit her job, then went into business and made a name for herself. Along the way, she met all sorts of admirers and eventually built her own business empire. The bad news: In the story, Jiang Yeqiu wa 759Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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    🍒A historical romance + transmigration + animal voices + crime-solving. The female protagonist, Jiang Yeqiu, transmigrates to the 1990s and becomes a lowly police officer. She solves various cases by understanding animal voices. The content is novel and highly recommended! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Already Added to My Bookshelf][Added to My Bookshelf]

49. 99 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    🌸The female protagonist, Lin Xiangnan, transmigrated. With a system-generated shop, she initially wanted to go to the countryside, but after experiencing the hardships of farming, she decisively married and went with the army. Later, because of her good math skills, she found a job as a technician. She was efficient at work but disliked overtime, preferring to slack off whenever possible, even faking illness. After getting into university, she joined a research institute based on her abilities and rose to become a top researcher.

50. 100 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Was Sold Off as a Fool and Then Struck It Rich 穿七零，被当傻妞贱卖后她暴富了 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + crazy, satisfying power fantasy + raising kids + strong heroine] [Fu Qingshan: Half my life is devoted to the country, and the other half to you.] A genius girl from the 21st century takes on a mission to change a villain's fate and becomes a strong but dim-witted country girl in the 1970s. Though she was born to a dual-income urban family, she was maliciously switched at birth and raised as a lowborn country girl. She opens her eyes in a coffin. Her adoptiv 20.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    The story begins with a ghost marriage and a resurrection from the dead. Now, a genius has transmigrated, found his biological parents, and became an English-German bilingual translator at a provincial machinery factory. Later, he also served as a translator for the provincial delegation to participate in an industrial exhibition in Beijing.

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