Period Stories with a Working Female Lead 年代文，女主有工作的

1. 1 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

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   Historical fiction 📖① Female lead Xu Jing'an, her family is full of cunning, their schemes only reaching their own interests. The story is short but concise. 📖② Female lead Yang Yuan, doesn't go to the countryside or the black market. The character and plot are very distinctive. The female lead is not a saint, but rather an egoist. 📖③ Female lead Lin Jiao, the original owner decided to sell her job to follow her fiancé to the countryside, but was provoked by the reborn woman and died of a heart attack. After the female lead transmigrates, she doesn't go to the countryside. 📖④ Female lead Lin Erxia, with positive values, a female lead story without any cheat codes, the female lead focuses on her career. 📖⑤ Female lead Su Yuhe, finds a job on her own, gets out of the countryside through exams, no cheat codes, close to real life. 📖⑥ Female lead Lou Qingqing, only wants a good life, pursues a man, a unique kind of love-struck woman, but unexpectedly Rong Huai is a petty, short-tempered, and irritable man. 📖⑦ Female lead Lin Xiangnan, on her first day after transmigrating, thought, "Why not go to the countryside?" After experiencing rural life for a day, she realized that going to the countryside was out of the question. 📖⑧ Female lead Xu Mengting, after transmigrating to the 1960s, laziness has become her life motto, so she embarks on a journey to find a long-term meal ticket. 📖⑨ Female lead Jiang Yuan, her family is considered the worst in other people's eyes, exquisitely self-serving. Her older sister Jiang Qin appears innocent, but she trains Shang Shixu like a dog. I really want to see the older sister's perspective. 📖⑩ Female lead He Ruixue, doesn't go to the countryside and rarely goes to the black market.

2. 2 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
3. 3 末 The Doomed Young Lady Lands in the Countryside Just Before the Move, Hiding Out in the City 末世娇女穿在下乡前夕，苟在城里 The Sky Clears After the Rain雨过天也晴Modern Romance711k WordsOngoing Lin Jiao was born lucky. Even in the harsh conditions of the apocalypse, she lived a life everyone envied. Who could have known that while she was browsing the shops and joining the crowds at the base, a System fragment would hit her temple, killing her and sending her to another world? Her original self was unloved by both parents. She decided to sell her job and follow the man she loved to the countryside. Then a reborn heroine stole her man, and she died suddenly from a heart attack. After tr 2.9kReads7.2Score188Shelves
4. 4 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
5. 5 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
6. 6 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 18.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
7. 7 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
8. 8 在 Looking for a Long-Term Meal Ticket in the Sixties 在六零年代寻找长期饭票 Big Head, Big Head头大头大Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A pampered young woman from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of Xu Mengting, an ordinary high school girl in the 1960s. Xu Mengting feels utterly hopeless. But life has to go on, and since laziness has become her life philosophy, she sets out to find a long-term meal ticket so she can live a carefree, comfortable life. Oh? Her aloof deskmate seems to have pretty good prospects. She'd better snatch him up quickly! (The heroine is a typical self-interested person with plenty of flaws. 2.7kReads8.1Score145Shelves
9. 9 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 6.7kReads9.0Score438Shelves
10. 10 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
11. 11 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 11.6kReads8.6Score827Shelves

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    Both are serialized, heartwarming family dramas. *^_^* ① The protagonist is reborn many years later and suddenly awakens to find herself surrounded by protagonists. The female lead has a warm family, a stable job, and a lucky charm—she finds a somewhat powerful husband. [Heart][heart] ② The cannon fodder sister-in-law in a period drama breaks out of her comfort zone and lives a different life. They deal with everyday family matters, and while the female lead is somewhat detached from the main characters, she's always the one to fight for them. The male lead does a lot too, but he never says a word. -_-||

12. 12 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves
13. 13 胎 Reborn in the 1950s: I Nearly Drowned Right After Birth 胎穿五零：刚出生的我差点被溺毙 Dragon Who Loves Bayberries爱吃杨梅的龙Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Reincarnated in the womb + 1950s setting + pocket dimension + cozy everyday life + a slow and steady life] Also known as: Reborn in the 1950s: I Nearly Drowned Right After I Was Born She was reincarnated in the womb, and her story began with a near-fatal drowning... Luckily, her useless father had a rare moment of conscience and barely managed to save her life. She’d just had her first decent meal, and then she was abandoned!!! Õ_Õ: Hey, little one, do you have a lot of questions??? Scene One: 2.9kReads7.9Score197Shelves
14. 14 年 The Little Aunt of the Seventies Has Money to Burn 年代，小姑姑多财多亿 My Feelings for You卿我意Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted Tang Shuhe never imagined she'd one day face the question, “Your parents are getting divorced. Which one will you live with?” She had even less expected that less than a month after the divorce, both of them would remarry. With her godmother and godfather becoming her stepmother and stepfather, and the tangled, unbreakable ties between them and her birth parents, Tang Shuhe chose to retreat to her grandparents' home in the countryside for a while. She never expected that leaving would mean a per 14.2kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
15. 15 我 Doing Backbreaking Labor with My Butt Sticking Out in the Sixties 我在六零撅着屁股干苦力 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance640k WordsCompleted Qiao Mai, a young woman of the new era, accidentally travels back to the bitterly cold, impoverished Northeast in the 1960s. As soon as she arrives, she's in danger of starving or freezing to death, and can only struggle forward, doing her best to survive one step at a time... The heroine is hardworking and determined, with a modest golden finger. She and the male lead live an ordinary but hopeful life, full of everyday family matters and cozy, heartwarming moments. 8.3kReads8.7Score589Shelves
16. 16 田 The River Snail Spirit Transmigrates to the 1970s 田螺精穿到七十年代 Zhu Zhu, Not Zhu Zhu珠珠不是朱朱Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Space + Everyone’s Favorite + Romance + Farming + Everyday Family Life + Transmigrate into a Book] Tian Tian, a river-snail spirit, survived the apocalypse by hiding inside her shell. But when she went out one day, a bomb fell from the sky and blasted her into the 1970s. Tian Tian’s eyes sparkled. “This world is great! Beautiful mountains, clear water, fresh air, and more fruits and vegetables than I could ever eat.” She had planned to lie flat, but then discovered she had transmigrated into a 261Reads5.2Score—Shelves
17. 17 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 259Reads—Score—Shelves

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18. 18 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
19. 19 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 154Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 惊 What a Surprise! The Officer Mistook Her for His Blind Date and Spoiled Her Relentlessly 惊！军官相亲认错人，她被强宠了 Adorable Little Mu木木小可爱Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Space stocked with supplies] [Everyday life as a military spouse] [The leads both speak their minds] Can you believe that you can sleep so hard you transmigrate? Well, Qi Tang can. She slept until the end of her life, and when she opened her eyes again, she had become Qi Hongtang, the third child in an ordinary working-class family in a county town in China in 1970. Her older siblings got their share of the family’s resources, while her younger siblings enjoyed their parents’ a 14.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    ① The female lead's situation is comparable to Xu Jing'an's; she's unloved by her parents and has a group of incompatible siblings. But she uses her intelligence to find a job and escape her dysfunctional family. The plot is convoluted, but not melodramatic. Haha. ② The female lead transmigrates directly to her wedding scene. The original owner had already passed the exam to become an accountant at the supply and marketing cooperative. She reports for duty as the cooperative's accountant the day after her wedding. Everyone in the village envies the male lead for being a kept man, but he's very proud. His father's reactions every time he sees him being a kept man are hilarious.

21. 21 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
22. 22 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves

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    🍉Dynasty Novels Where the Female Lead Has a Job🍉 🌿①180s: The female lead is from a rural area, and a job is a prerequisite for marriage. She inherits her mother-in-law's job at a printing factory, while the male lead drives for the finance bureau. 🌿②170S: The female lead is the most beautiful girl in the factory, and is particularly arrogant. She works as an assistant announcer at a textile factory, while the male lead works in the security department. 🌿③170S: The female lead sells watches at a department store, and the male lead is a soldier.

23. 23 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.4kReads7.2Score155Shelves
24. 24 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17.3kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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    🍒Both of these books fit the description. The female protagonist returns to the city and works at the Women's Federation. Every day, she goesssip and deals with various family squabbles, such as which mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are arguing or which couple is arguing. [Note] When she encounters someone unreasonable and domineering in front of her, she will actually slap them, leaving them stunned.

25. 25 六 The Sixties: You Don’t Want the Real Heiress? Then I’ll Cut Ties 六零：真千金不要？我反手断亲 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + formidable partners + career-driven heroine] Reborn as the real daughter, she finds that her city-dwelling parents don't welcome her. So she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, determined to change her fate through her own abilities. Become a cadre, earn a recommendation to attend university, rise to leadership, and win everyone's respect! “Did you hear? Widow Zhang's girl was switched at birth with a city girl.” “Yeah, and they still kicked her out an 10.5kReads8.4Score780Shelves
26. 26 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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    The female lead is a tragic heroine in a time-traveling period drama. Who would want that? I'd rather stay in the city and be a couch potato, hahaha 😄. The female lead works in a factory.

27. 27 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.” 18.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Highly rated period dramas 🎉 The female leads all have their own jobs~❤️ In the first book, the female lead initially works many temporary jobs [thumbs up]. Later, her boss discovers that all those places are where she used to work [facepalm]. In the second book, the female lead is cautious, resourceful, and courageous; it's very satisfying and not frustrating [heart]. In the third book, the female lead plans step by step and finally has her own little family; she's also very shrewd at work [thumbs up].

28. 28 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
29. 29 满 The Max-Level Expert Joins the Army, and Her Stern Officer Husband Is Completely Whipped 满级大佬随军，高冷军官是妻管严 Spicy Star Salad辣拌星星Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted [Spirit spring pocket dimension + supernatural abilities + follows the army + real and fake heiresses + contrasting personalities] [Gorgeous, gutsy heiress and capitalist vs. taciturn, secretly devoted officer who’s completely henpecked] Tang Su, a powerful esper from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s while fighting the Zombie King. She becomes the Tang family’s only heiress and inherits its position as head of the family. To break away from the Tang family, Tang Su forges 17.8kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    The female lead passed the exam to become a pharmacist at a hospital, and later became the deputy director of the pharmacy department [Already interested]. After the college entrance examination was reinstated, she taught inorganic chemistry at Shanghai Medical College [Thumbs up]

30. 30 睁 She Wakes Up in the 1960s! The Heiress Is Spoiled by a Powerful Military Officer 睁眼六零！千金娇女被军爷强势宠 Xilinran溪林染Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient beauty + doting soldier + sweet, flirtatious romance + connection across time] Shen Yunyao, the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter, was framed and transmigrated to the 1960s. To survive in this era, Shen Yunyao swallowed her embarrassment and said to the first man she saw, “You can’t just seduce me and then abandon me.” Cheng Liyan looked at her with a complicated expression. He knew she had latched onto him. Captain Cheng returned from a mission to find himself married! His wife was 10.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist, a wealthy heiress from ancient times, travels back to the 1960s. Having just settled in, she encounters a job opportunity 🍀 Unexpectedly, her abacus skills, honed through years of housekeeping, allow her to stand out from the competition and be immediately hired by a visiting official as a sales clerk at a department store 🎉🎉

31. 31 胎 Born Into the 1960s: I Work as a Clerk in the Foreign Trade Department 胎穿六零，我在外贸部当干事 Feifei Loves Gaming妃妃爱打游戏Modern Romance902k WordsCompleted [The ratings just came in] If you've finished reading, please leave a comment. Thank you 😊 After spending eighteen years in this life, Su Xiao thought she was just a lucky girl who had been born into a warm, loving farming family. Then, in the middle of a commotion, she bumped into a table, and memories of her previous life came rushing back. Only then did she realize that she had once been an orphan and a top-tier translator at a Fortune 500 company. Now she is among the last class of English g 8.9kReads6.8Score985Shelves

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    This is great! I follow it every day; it's over 200 chapters already. It's worth buying.

32. 32 被 Forced to Go to the Countryside, the Superpowered Bigwig Takes Her Pocket Dimension and Marries the Factory's Handsome Guy 被逼下乡，异能大佬带空间嫁厂草 Little Grass Seed小草籽Modern Romance689k WordsCompleted Lin Xia, the top fighter of the apocalypse, blew herself up alongside the Zombie King and transmigrated into the body of Lin Xia'an, a member of the Lin family in the 1970s. Gifted with supernatural powers, she had planned to head to the countryside and make a name for herself. But the original host’s third younger sister had been reborn. Not only was she eager to go to the countryside, she also wanted to steal the husband the original host had married in her previous life. Lin Xia'an said, “Go 3.5kReads8.2Score222Shelves

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    1️⃣ The female lead is a textile factory purchasing agent. After the apocalyptic expert Lin Xia self-destructs, she transmigrates into the body of Lin Xia'an, a member of the Lin family in the 1970s. Possessing wood-type superpowers and a spatial ability, Lin Xia'an embarks on a path of purchasing, making money, and shopping sprees. However, she notes, "Director, your cooking is too delicious; come home with me!" Xu Chengjun, who dedicated his life to the country, remained unmoved by numerous social events organized by his workplace. He thought, "What's so great about women? They're interfering with my research." Later, he meets Lin Xia'an: "I want both research and you." 2️⃣ The female lead, Jiang Qian, works in the propaganda department while accompanying the military. She slacks off while translating documents, taking on translation assignments from the library. She rises from a junior translator to an intermediate one, earning several hundred yuan a month. She has a laid-back personality but is incredibly sweet-talking. She has no mother-in-law conflicts and is doted on by her four older brothers. She and her fourth brother are twins, and she has triplets with the male lead.

33. 33 刚 I Had Multiples Right After Joining the Army: The Easygoing Military Wife’s Good Fortune 刚随军就多胎，咸鱼媳妇好运来 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] (1960s, military marriage, soldier king, daily life, multiple births, sweet romance, devoted couple) She transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the village’s contrast to her older female cousin. Her cousin is clever, gentle, and virtuous, while she’s spoiled, arrogant, and big-busted but dim-witted. Jiang Qian, who arrives with a pocket dimension stocked full of supplies, thinks that’s no problem at all! When her blind date takes a liking to her cousin, apologizes to her, and then se 26.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    Jiang Qian, a lazy translator, takes on freelance work while slacking off, and her sweet talk leads to promotions and raises! She's pampered by four older brothers, has no mother-in-law troubles, and even has twin brothers as a bonus. After marriage, she and the male lead have triplets—this life is on another level! So enviable! #HowALazyTransformerBecomesALifeWinner#

34. 34 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零：老婆太美，谢厂长宠妻顾家 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 23.6kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    1. **The female lead is self-centered.** A fashion-conscious woman working in a clothing factory, designing clothes. 2. **Both the male and female leads have careers. The female lead works in a performing arts troupe, and the male lead is a diplomat.** 3. **The female lead is clear-headed, rational, and low-key.** The story mainly focuses on everyday family matters. The female lead has her own job. 4. **The female lead, fearing discovery after her time travel, prepares to go to the countryside, but after experiencing farm work for half a day, she cries and refuses to go. She starts working in a restaurant. After marriage, she joins the military and works as a researcher in a factory.** 5. **The male lead has a very low profile. The female lead focuses on her career and fights against difficult characters.**

35. 35 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
36. 36 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 49.3kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves
37. 37 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: Big Shots from Every Walk of Life Call Me Grandma 八零军婚：各界大佬都认我当孙女 Jiujiu Candy啾啾糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + building wealth + super sociable heroine + 1,800 schemes + 18 powerful grandpas] The heroine is a renowned master of making big promises. She loves getting something for nothing, and even a dog passing her has to leave two hairs behind before it can go on its way. She transmigrates into the body of a stupid, overweight woman who’s also been swindled out of her money by a scumbag. The more Wang Xiuxiu thinks about it, the angrier she gets. Damn it! First, she gives h 7.6kReads9.2Score869Shelves
38. 38 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score656Shelves
39. 39 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.2kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
40. 40 七 A Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Brilliant Scientist Has Her Sights Set on Fortune 七零军婚：科研大佬她一心暴富 Da Xi妲奚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She's a mechanical engineer who wakes up as a disabled young woman in the 1970s. Luckily, a System lets her trade for medicine to heal her legs. Before she can get treatment, one awful person after another shows up, all trying to shove her into a pit of misery. Song Tian grits her teeth, turns around, and finds someone to marry. She digs wild greens to sell, repairs appliances for cash, assembles machinery... All she wants is to earn enough to treat her legs. How did she end up attracting so muc 707Reads8.0Score100Shelves
41. 41 反 Villainous Son, Get Down on Your Knees. Mom Needs a Favor 反派儿子你跪下，妈求你点事 Rye Whiskey黑麦威士忌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] (Doting father-type son x rebellious mother x no-brainer power fantasy x sweet romance x fantasy) In the great age of transmigrating into books, Su Miao transmigrates too. Other people become someone's unattainable first love, a wealthy heiress, or, at worst, a discarded wife. Su Miao is different: She transmigrates as the villain's real mother. She wants to smoke and drink, but the villain won't allow it. She wants fried chicken and milk tea, but the villain frow 187.9kReads9.2Score16.6kShelves
42. 42 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Became the Songbird of the Arts Troupe 重生七零之我成了文工团里的百灵鸟 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Qing opened her eyes after dying, she found herself back in 1969, at the age of seventeen. At this point in her previous life, the county cultural troupe had gone to the countryside to perform and had fallen for her lark-like voice. It was the only chance in that era for a country girl like her to change her fate. But because her mother stood in her way and she herself lacked resolve, Zhang Qing let the opportunity slip by and regretted it for the rest of her life! Reborn, Zhang Qing 1.6kReads9.2Score196Shelves
43. 43 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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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1960s and is bound to a temporary worker system. Once she gets a temporary job, she resolutely refuses to go to the countryside. After a temporary job becomes a permanent one, she transfers it to her family and starts the next temporary job. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

44. 44 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, about a family striving to pass the vocational school entrance exam and secure a job instead of being sent to the countryside, received a slightly lower rating due to fewer reviewers. It primarily depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent portrayal of the era; this is the most historically accurate book I've read on Tomato Books, with reasonable prices down to the cent or coin. The details are meticulous, and there aren't many glaring flaws, making it feel like truly living in that era. The only drawback is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be read as a blend of historical fiction and rural life.

45. 45 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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    This is super good! The male lead is a special forces soldier, and the female lead is an engineer working in a machine factory that manufactures many things, like CNC machine tools, fans, and tractors. She quickly gets promoted and receives a raise. The male lead protects the female lead. The logic is clear, and the life together is heartwarming. [Laughs][laughs][laughs][laughs]

46. 46 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

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    Time travel; the male protagonist is a transport driver, the female protagonist is a department store accountant; no rural areas, no black markets, no space-time confinement courtyards.

47. 47 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
48. 48 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.

49. 49 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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    The female protagonist travels back to the 1960s, has a job in the city, and enjoys gossip with her colleagues.

50. 50 七 Married to a Pilot in the 1970s, This Doting Wife Can Do It All 七零嫁飞行员，娇妻她太能干 Yarn, Oh Yarn毛线啊毛线Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1960s and 1970s + educated youth sent to the countryside + entrepreneurship + military marriage] Yuan Cheng gets hit on the head with a brick, leaving her memories scrambled and making her think she has transmigrated into someone else's body. Just as she begins to enjoy the affection of her new family, she faces the prospect of having no job and being sent to the countryside… After a series of maneuvers, she drags along a clingy, two-faced green-tea girl and gets them sent to a labor camp. 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this historical novel, Yuan Cheng diligently developed rural areas by opening factories and building houses, and continued to run a daily chemical factory after joining the army...

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