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. 101 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 63.8kReads8.9Score8.3kShelves

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   🔥🔥Highly recommended! The female protagonist and her best friend are transported into a book together. The plot is hilarious, with jokes galore. It's eye-catching from the very beginning, and you'll be laughing non-stop as you turn the pages.

2. 102 快 Quick Transmigration: Why Did the Male Lead Turn Evil After I Died? 快穿：我死后男主怎么黑化了 A Pot of Star Grass一盆星星草Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Shen Tangtang always thought she was as wishy-washy as her name, diligently serving as a stepping stone to pave the way for the male and female leads’ romance. Whenever the male lead was in trouble, she took the hit; whenever the female lead was in trouble, she took the burden. After dying countless times, she finally completed her mission and was about to get the rest she had long wished for, when the System showed up to tell her that all the male leads had turned evil. Shen Tangtang threw her 7.8kReads8.8Score305Shelves
3. 103 不 After I Stopped Being a Doormat, the Cold Boy Turned Dark 不当舔狗后，清冷少年黑化了 Strawberry Snow Cones Are My Favorite爱吃草莓绵绵冰Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Yandere forced love + groveling redemption + a System with little presence + funny moments and references] Defiant but timid heroine X wicked, cruel yandere Shen Suihuan dreamed that Lou Yan tortured her to death. When she jolted awake, she was told it wasn't a dream, but her fate. She was just a cannon-fodder supporting character in the novel The Aloof Campus Heartthrob's Domineering Love, born to be a stepping stone on the leads' path to love. To stay alive, Shen Suihuan drew up a plan overni 16.8kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
4. 104 七 Sweet as Honey in the 1970s: A Local Green Tea Girl’s Pampered Life 七零甜蜜蜜：绿茶土著的娇宠日常 Another Road另路Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Green tea heroine vs. roguishly handsome hero / polished self-interest / slice of life] Wan Xia could be called an “unusual” sort of person. While everyone else fought tooth and nail for a piece of Dacron fabric, she preferred wearing pure cotton and dressing like an elegant little white lotus. Many people in the village thought she’d been calculating and scheming since childhood. She thought so too. In an era when sons were favored over daughters, she managed to win all the special affection 5.7kReads8.5Score391Shelves

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   These are incredibly good period dramas; I've read them all, they're so good!

5. 105 七 A Sweet Flash Marriage in the 1970s 七零闪婚甜蜜蜜 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [A cozy married life in a bygone era, sweet and slice-of-life, few nasty characters, with a golden finger] Storyline One: When Jiang Wan was at her wits’ end, she proposed marriage (asked for help) to the man she had just met, the man who had saved her. Cheng Yao was drawn to her eyes and casually rescued her. He never expected her to turn around and propose to him (set him up). Jiang Wan: “Are you married?” Cheng Yao looked completely baffled. “??” Jiang Wan tried to work up her courage. “Or do 2.5kReads9.0Score203Shelves
6. 106 七 The Fiery Stepmom of the 1970s: After They Said I Was Infertile, I Had Several Babies 七零辣后妈：被传不孕后我多胎了 Falling Moon and Platycodon月落桔梗Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sassy Stepmom + Raising Kids + Taking Down Scumbags + Marriage Before Love + Cozy Everyday Life] At eighteen, Shen Fenghua plunged into the water in the bitter chill of early spring to retrieve vital documents and save her factory from losses. The ordeal damaged her health and left her unlikely to have children. After years of blind dates, by the age of twenty-three Shen Fenghua had seen every kind of weirdo and lost all hope. She sent away her last date, propped her chin on 255Reads8.8Score—Shelves
7. 107 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
8. 108 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.2kReads9.0Score239Shelves
9. 109 漂 The Beautiful Educated Youth and Her Stylish Mom 漂亮知青，时髦妈 Vast Universe 01浩瀚宇宙01Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Everyday Family Life] In 1979, Jiang Jingshu returns to the city with the last group of educated youths, going back to Tongxiang County, a place both familiar and strange. After years away from home, she expects an emotional reunion. Instead, she is met by awkward, distant parents, an indifferent older brother, and a younger sister who treats her with hostility... There is no place for her in the family anymore. Even her room has been taken over 4.2kReads8.4Score233Shelves
10. 110 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
11. 111 七 A Widow Remarries in the 1970s 七十年代之寡妇再嫁 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6kReads9.3Score582Shelves
12. 112 八 Marrying a Playboy in the 1980s 八十年代嫁纨绔 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting]+ [no golden finger]+ [both leads are chaste] This is the story of my parents. These days, it would be called a classic hero-rescues-beauty, straight-out-of-a-romance-drama kind of romance. Back then, it was the kind of pairing that left everyone speechless, and made them sigh that a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung! My mom: beautiful, kindhearted, and long-legged. My dad: tall, and otherwise just fierce. My mom: one of the first college students after the na 4.3kReads9.0Score388Shelves
13. 113 穿 After Becoming the Foil to My Best Friend, the White Lotus 穿成白莲花闺蜜的对照组以后 Brown Sugar Chestnut红糖栗子Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, foil character, face-slapping, family life, plot twists] Shen Ning is the child of two full-time workers in the 1970s. Lately, she's been having strange dreams, tangled and confusing. As time goes by, Shen Ning realizes she's transmigrated into a book! In the story, she's the foil to the heroine, even a stepping stone for her? And, as it happens, the heroine is her best friend, Li Jiaojiao. In her previous life, Li Jiaojiao was hopelessly in love and went to the c 6.3kReads8.2Score405Shelves
14. 114 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: The Heiress Marries a Fierce Tiger of a Soldier at First Sight 六零军婚：大小姐闪婚军中猛虎 Jade on South Mountain南山有玉Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting] In her previous life, Feng Mingshu was the cherished daughter of a wealthy family. Sweet and alluring, with a gentle disposition, she was secretly admired by many and regarded as their unattainable ideal. Then disaster struck. Predators set their sights on her, and she was forced to work on a farm for fifteen years. At last, her name was cleared, and by a stroke of luck she caught a ride back to the city. But before she could thank the driver, the car suddenly slamme 4.9kReads8.9Score338Shelves
15. 115 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.8kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
16. 116 七 The 1970s: After Awakening, the Female Supporting Character Refuses to Be a Foil 七零：女配觉醒后拒当对照组 Clear Skies in March三月晴朗Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + no golden finger + family and neighborhood life + stays in the city to work instead of going to the countryside] After a bout of high fever, Jiang Ning awakened memories of her previous life. She thought she had simply been reborn in this world, but it turned out she had also transmigrated into a book. She wasn’t even the heroine, just the foil to the heroine in the story. She never got a moment in the spotlight and was constantly dragged out to be compared un 3.7kReads6.7Score199Shelves
17. 117 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.3kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
18. 118 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 59.6kReads9.0Score6.6kShelves
19. 119 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 42.5kReads8.5Score4.2kShelves
20. 120 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
21. 121 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 3.5kReads8.7Score280Shelves
22. 122 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.5kReads9.0Score855Shelves
23. 123 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.4kReads8.2Score359Shelves

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    🔥🔥①The female lead's father worked in a textile factory for over ten years and was the head of the finance department. The factory only had one position available, originally intended for the factory manager's daughter. The female lead had excellent grades, ranking first in the written exam. The factory manager and her father also had a good relationship. The factory manager's daughter was rather timid, and fearing she might be scared alone, the factory manager made an exception and hired her as well. After starting work, the female lead even submitted an article to the factory's newspaper, which was published. Therefore, the factory manager assigned both the female lead and her daughter to work in the publicity department.

24. 124 相 Blind Date System: From Village Girl to Woman of the Era 相亲系统：从村姑到时代女强人 Softly, Gently徐徐絮絮Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing Blind Date System + Period Setting + Comeback + Winner in Life + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Pure Wish Fulfillment In 1975, Chen Hehua's classmate stole the job she was supposed to get after graduation. When she returned to her village, her family pressured her to marry a crude butcher. Just when she had nowhere else to turn [Ding! Blind Date System successfully bound!] [Get a reward for every blind date! Choose any one requirement your match has to exchange for a reward!] Butcher's 329Reads—Score—Shelves

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25. 125 年 Period: Ding! Congratulations, Host, Your Sign-In Was Successful! 年代：叮！恭喜宿主签到成功！ Sanshi Is Running三石在奔跑Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + on-screen comments + sign-in System + no romance + punishing scumbags] When she died, she was surrounded by children and grandchildren, and she closed her eyes with a smile. But when she opened them again, thinking she’d returned to the days of her youth before marriage, she figured she would walk the same path as in her previous life and love her husband all over again... Unexpectedly, she saw on-screen comments. [What’s the opening plot again?! I think a matchmaker c 10.1kReads8.5Score876Shelves

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26. 126 穿 Transmigrate to 1960: A Permanent Job at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative Is Mine 穿越60：小小供销社正式工拿捏 Two Geese Return二雁归Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted Transmigration + fiercely protective + urban household registration (no rural relocation) + work at a supply and marketing cooperative + everyday life [No golden finger!!!] [She won't take the college entrance exam. She's not good enough to get into Peking or Tsinghua.] [Dialect warning!!! The author will explain what things mean. If that bothers you, don't read.] [No romance. The author has cut off her chance at marriage, though if readers want a romance, it could appear in an extra.] Wang Hong 592Reads5.6Score—Shelves
27. 127 六 The Supply and Marketing Cooperative in the 1960s: A Lazybones Lands a Government Job 六十年代供销社，懒虫端上公家饭 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Lai Jiaxin dropped dead from overwork. But then she came back to life. The price was: Six scrawny, big-headed children who needed raising; A sickly, malnourished body that needed nursing back to health; A poor, broken family she had to hold together all by herself. Lai Jiaxin: “...I don’t want to do this for another minute. How am I supposed to survive?” ‘Ding! Your golden finger, Kitchen Game (stripped-down version), is now online!’ Lai Jiaxin’s eyes lit up. Flour √ Sweet potatoes √ Pork √ Gras 4.3kReads8.2Score331Shelves
28. 128 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. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 记 After My Memories Awaken, I Gossip, Raise Kids, and Make Money 记忆觉醒后，吃瓜养崽赚钱钱 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Shuya had a dream, and it felt incredibly real. In it, her cousin tricked her into going to the countryside. As soon as she arrived, she was schemed against, and her life became miserable. She died young. She woke up terrified and sprang out of bed, immediately setting about finding a job and going on blind dates. She'd rather die than go to the countryside. If she did, she'd lose her life... After so many disastrous blind dates she nearly gave up, she finally met the right person. After get 1.3kReads6.5Score100Shelves

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    🌟 **Book Highlights**: - **Premonition and Fate-Changing Dreams:** The female protagonist, Ji Shuya, wakes up from a tragic dream of being a "cannon fodder" (a character destined for obscurity). She resolutely refuses the fate of being sent to the countryside and embarks on a dual survival mode of job hunting and blind dates, outsmarting and scheming in a thrilling and satisfying way! - **Sweet and Pampered Post-Marriage Life:** After avoiding a dead end, the female protagonist meets "the right person," and their married life is both heartwarming and hilarious—enjoying gossip, raising a child, and doting on her wife—it's overflowing with sweetness! - **Lighthearted and Humorous Writing Style:** The female protagonist has a natural "gossip-loving" quality. She turns the mundane details of rural life into a large-scale gossip session, packed with laughs—a must-have for stress relief! 💬 **One-Sentence Recommendation**: "Dreaming of tragedy? The female protagonist says: Thanks for the invitation, I'm packing my bags and running away overnight, going on blind dates, raising a child, and enjoying gossip all at the same time!"

30. 130 我 My Mom Is Reborn 我妈是重生的 Cheng Lanzi成兰子Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted The new book, "Transmigrated into the Foil? The Villainous Male Supporting Character Insists on Spoiling Her Rotten", is now under contract. Readers, head on over and check it out! (Period setting + no sent-down youth assignment + military marriage + no awful relatives + doted on by the whole family + boy-girl twins) This is a slice-of-life story, so don't read it if that's not your thing! Good. She was back in the modern world again. Yes, “again”! Yang Mei never expected the System to dump her 825Reads9.0Score103Shelves

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    This period drama is absolutely amazing! After returning to the modern world, the female protagonist, Yang Mei, is sent to a parallel world by a system. Her mother is reborn and rises to power, while Yang Mei uses her hidden advantages to get rich. There's also a military marriage, twins, and a troublesome young master who tries to sabotage things, but she's pampered by her whole family. The plot is incredibly sweet and fast-paced—a must-read!

31. 131 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 7.1kReads7.3Score489Shelves
32. 132 七 The 1970s: Everyone in the Family Is a Coward, Except Our Fierce Little Sister 七零：满门怂包，唯小妹刚的发邪 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted Zhou Lele, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl who was bullied to death. Her birth mother crouches nearby, doing nothing but crying and crying. When Zhou Lele wakes up, her mother is overjoyed, then tells her to let it go. After Zhou Lele gets beaten, her mother tells her to let it go again! Her fists clench! Why put up with it? She goes straight on the offensive... 313Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm not happy if I don't go to the countryside, and nobody else is either. Zhou Lele, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful child who was beaten to death. Faced with the vengeance of her own mother, she refuses to endure it and seeks revenge on the spot. [Full of food]

33. 133 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding and Army Life: Commander, Your Wife Is the Real Deal! 闪婚随军，首长你媳妇是真大佬！ Wings of the Stars and Moon星月之羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1980s military marriage + celibate military officer + marriage first, love later + medical genius + serving the motherland] Ye Qingtao, a medical genius who had been single for 30 years, opened her eyes and found herself in the 1980s. She had become a hopeless romantic who had jumped off a building trying to marry the male lead! Her parents spent all their savings trying to save her, then knelt and begged the male lead to marry her. She was the scourge of the military family compoun 4.7kReads9.1Score738Shelves

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    💡 **Why recommend this book?** 1️⃣ **Extreme contrast, incredibly satisfying** From a modern medical genius transmigrated into a love-struck woman desperate to marry him, her life starts in hell! Her parents squander their fortune and beg a scumbag to marry her, but she kicks the hypocrite aside and impulsively marries a cold-faced military commander. **"Infertility? I can cure it!"** Having triplets in one pregnancy completely slaps everyone in the face; her path to triumph is so satisfying you won't want to stop! 2️⃣ **A double win in career and love** After joining the military, she uses her exceptional medical skills to save soldiers and develop new drugs, transforming from a "laughing stock in the family compound" to the darling of the entire army! Pharmaceutical companies vie for her services, top-tier hospitals hire her as their director, she opens factories and reaps both fame and fortune—this cool girl's life doesn't need to be low-key! The doting husband, seemingly cold and aloof, secretly spoils his wife rotten: "Hand over your salary, do all the housework, I'll take care of the kids, you focus on your career!" 3️⃣ **Face-slapping and revenge, high-octane plot** The original male lead's family committed numerous evils? Embezzlement, absconding, family ruined, and in the end, they could only beg the female lead for mercy! **"You ignored me before, now I'll make sure you can't afford to offend me!"** The karmic retribution setting is incredibly satisfying! --- 🌟 ✅ Love **strong female lead's comeback**, a satisfying and enjoyable read! ✅ Enjoy **arranged marriage to love**, sweet and pampering, sugary goodness overload! ✅ Love **military marriage in a historical period**, hardcore yet thrilling! ✅ Enjoy **cute baby + pampered family** elements, heartwarming and healing! 📖 **One-sentence recommendation**: **"A medical genius transmigrates into a love-struck fool? She kicks out her scumbag boyfriend, marries a high-ranking official, builds her career, and has three kids—this 1980s heroine is absolutely dominant!"** 👉 Watch as the cold-faced high-ranking official transforms into a doting husband, accompanying the heroine as she sweeps through her career, slapping faces and taking revenge on scumbags—it's incredibly satisfying!

34. 134 相 After a Blind Date, She Marries a Rugged Man and Becomes the Village Belle's Darling 相亲嫁给糙汉后，村花被娇宠上天 Autumn Is Long秋很长Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Striving] Qin Hui never imagined anything so bizarre could happen to her: she transmigrated to the 1970s! Looking at the drab yellow-mud house and meals with no meat three times a day, Qin Hui couldn’t help thinking: When will this life without meat or pretty clothes ever end? This is too hard! Luckily, Heaven arranged a husband for her. Qin Hui never expected that after marrying the rough-hewn man by her side, he would spoil her rotten. 11.8kReads8.9Score782Shelves

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    Every single one of them is incredibly good, especially the fourth one! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

35. 135 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 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
36. 136 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
37. 137 我 I Was an Army Doctor in the 1960s 我在六零当军医 Pearl Qi's Little Noodles珍珠琪小面片Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [You change your fate through men, while I conquer the world on my own] Born with memories of her past life, Xu Zhiyi goes abroad to study in the 1960s and becomes a surgeon at a military hospital. Using her memories to protect her family, she marries Qin Zheng and follows him to his base, where they work hard and rise through the ranks together. Reborn, Zhang Yumei clings tightly to her husband from her previous life, Xie Heng. This time, she becomes a division commander’s wife. But why didn’t 349Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a doctor

38. 138 七 The 1970s Factory Girl: From the Start, I Fix a Liberation Truck, and the Whole Factory Begs Me to Stay! 七零女工：开局修好解放卡车，全厂跪求别走！ Dan Dan单单Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted In 1974, in the compound of a transport brigade in a northern county town, 15-year-old Wu Jinhua has an “unladylike” hobby: fixing cars. Her mother insists she go to the woolen mill to “do proper work for a young woman,” while her father, the maintenance team leader, brushes her off: “The wheels are taller than you. Don’t get in the way!” Then a Jiefang truck breaks down, and the men fail to fix it after three days of trying. Under cover of night, Wu Jinhua slips beneath the truck. By dawn, the 392Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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

39. 139 随 After Joining the Army, She Carries Her Third Baby and Clears the Commander's Name 随军后，她揣三胎孕肚给首长辟谣 Fu Wanzi伏丸子Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + Military Marriage + Spatial Dimension + Agricultural Expert + Everyday Family Life + Not a Saintly Heroine + Self-Interested Protagonist) She opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. The good news: This time around, she has a loving family. The bad news: She's the male lead's ex-wife, also known as the cannon-fodder second female lead. The female lead is the favored daughter of Heaven itself, and she wants her man. Fine, she can have hi 167Reads7.1Score—Shelves
40. 140 七 The 1970s: After Reclaiming Her Golden Finger, the Female Supporting Character Refuses to Go to the Countryside 七零：夺回金手指后女配不下乡了 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Period setting + spatial dimension + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + family life + no going to the countryside + medical skills] Medical student Xia Yan pulled an all-nighter studying and suddenly died in her school dorm. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel she had read recently. She had become the dim-witted supporting character who gave the female lead money and a golden finger. Worse, after a few words of persuasion from the fe 3.3kReads7.8Score301Shelves
41. 141 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 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    Here we go...

42. 142 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score489Shelves
43. 143 谁 Who Would've Thought? I'm Always Traveling for Work in Period Novels 谁懂啊，我在年代文里到处出差 Blessed Little Sheep佑羊羊Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted Born into a book, transmigration into a book, devoted to each other, a space + sign-in System, with the original story serving as background Special note: This is a fictional alternate-era story with many invented details. Content warnings: Lots of stockpiling at the beginning, and an overpowered golden finger. After stocking up on supplies, Zhao Qiqi transmigrates. She becomes the unlucky tool character in The Darling of the Seventies: A Beautiful Stepmother Raises the Children, the one who han 3.2kReads8.5Score327Shelves
44. 144 舔 The Officer I Won Over Won't Warm to Me. I Let Go, So Why Is He Panicking? 舔来的军官捂不热，放手了他急啥 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Stunning, powerful female army doctor x cold, devoted handsome officer + both leads are each other's first and only + two equally strong leads + face-slapping + the male lead's long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Xiannuan pursued Qin Mu relentlessly. She spent her whole life following him on missions, searching all over the world for the childhood sweetheart who had been kidnapped by bandits. Qin Mu said, “She was kidnapped by the bandits in your place. We have to find her a 4.8kReads8.8Score226Shelves
45. 145 六 The 1960s: The Heiress Back from Abroad Is Untouchable 六零，留洋归来的大小姐高不可攀 Yun Shu r云舒rModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Alternate-Era Setting + No Golden Finger + Few Villainous Characters + Work and Daily Life] He Shuyao is a young lady who has returned from studying abroad. Her family gave their lives for their country, leaving her as their only child. The state provides her with a home and a job, making sure she wants for nothing and keeping her safe. If anyone dares to bully her, the military will back her up and the police will come to her aid. The only problem is that one shameless young man is always hang 1.3kReads5.9Score101Shelves

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    💥Perfectly matches [Note]: ① Historical fiction + no rural assignments + multiple systems + focusing on building a strong nation 🌿The female lead accidentally transmigrates into a book, her blind date ends immediately, and she's unemployed right after graduation... No problem! Don't waste the male lead's failed blind date; watch him suffer in the countryside! The playboy who raises fish everywhere proposes on his knees, only to be sent to jail to sing his lament! The female lead inexplicably lacks intelligence, so she casually reports and confiscates her treasures! 💖💖💖

46. 146 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.8kReads9.0Score445Shelves
47. 147 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Family Member Who Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 七零团宠科技兴国 Little Round Yuan圆小圆呀Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 8.6kReads9.4Score727Shelves
48. 148 被 Forced to the Countryside? I Turn Around, Marry a Commander, and Get Pampered 被逼下乡？转头相亲嫁首长被娇宠 Holding a Boat持舟Modern Romance937k WordsCompleted [A period novel with a mildly irresistible heroine: everyone who meets her falls for her, except the reborn rival! The male lead is a powerful figure reborn from the apocalypse, completely devoted to his wife and with eyes only for her, the heroine.] Su Yuqing was the fake heiress who had been switched at birth. When the truth came out, everyone turned against her, and she was even forced to move to the countryside. Delicate, weepy, and stunningly beautiful, Su Yuqing stared in horror. “Move to 41Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    These are all reasons why the female lead doesn't go to the countryside.

49. 149 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 20.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
50. 150 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 46kReads9.0Score5.9kShelves

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