Finding a Job Through Your Own Merit in a Period-Era Novel 年代文中凭本事找工作

1. 1 七 The Seventies: I’ve Landed a Steady Job! 七零，端上铁饭碗啦！ Yun Shu r云舒rModern Romance310k WordsCompleted A golden phoenix has flown out of a remote mountain village. The golden phoenix of the old Shen family in the Unity Production Brigade has returned. As everyone watches with curiosity, she is headed to work at the county hospital, with a secure government job at last. The news rings throughout the entire brigade. If you ask what this golden phoenix wants most now, the answer is simple: to make money. ¥ They first meet in a quiet alley at dawn, exchanging a fleeting glance before going their sepa 3.3kReads6.7Score209Shelves

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   The female protagonist comes from a rural area, gets into university, and after graduation is assigned to work as a doctor at the county hospital in her hometown. At that time, there was a shortage of professional staff, and she was immediately provided with housing upon reporting for duty. Her family is united and warm; the novel mostly depicts a simple and heartwarming life, making it a truly comforting read.

2. 2 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 35kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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   As the second child, unloved by her parents, Bao Lan was forced into a marriage of convenience by her parents to help her older brother get married. Desperate to escape this fate, she and her friends went to the big city to find work and successfully became a cannery worker.

3. 3 六 The 1960s: I Became the Protagonist's Vicious Eldest Sister-in-Law 六十年代之我是主角的恶毒大嫂 Chubby Rice Ball瘦瘦的圆子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + cozy everyday life + workers + building a fortune + raising children later on] Huang Qinqin was given her name because her parents hoped she would grow up diligent and hardworking. But things didn't turn out as they had hoped. The Huang family has three siblings, and her parents and two older brothers are all hardworking. Huang Qinqin, meanwhile, is famous far and wide for being lazy! People in the steel factory's residential compound have always said the Huangs were crazy to spend mone 11kReads7.7Score818Shelves

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   🌟The female lead is amazing! She passed the job exam at the steel factory on her own merit, giving the job to her older brothers. She stayed home cooking every day, but was rumored to be lazy. After getting married, she passed the exam for a sales position at a department store on her own merit, and was promoted. She not only increased sales, satisfying the boss, but also helped the villagers generate income.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1kShelves

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   [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Exhausted from preparing for the civil service exam, she transmigrated into the body of a bureau chief's daughter in 1970. With a system that instantly kills all her resources and connections, she has everything she needs. From a lowly purchasing agent at the supply and marketing cooperative to a deputy director at twenty, her whole family rises in rank and wealth—this transmigrated life is practically cheat code! A lighthearted and enjoyable period novel; you won't regret reading it.

5. 5 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.6kReads8.8Score958Shelves

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   1⃣️: The female lead has a high school diploma, gets a job by passing the accounting exam, goes on to university after the college entrance exam, and stays to teach. Her daily life mainly revolves around family matters. 2⃣️: The female lead passes the factory's accounting exam, and is later recruited by a research institute for her computational skills. Her daily life revolves around observing the bizarre gossip and unusual stories of people in the institute.

6. 6 逃 The Runaway Bride Wins Over the Handsome Factory Director and Embraces a Life of Passion 逃婚女拿下帅厂长，共赴滚烫人生 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted To escape her birth family’s schemes, Su Yunke stole the household registration booklet and fled in the middle of the night! Standing in an unfamiliar city, she had only one mao to her name. In an era when even a one-mao coin found on the street had to be handed over to the police, she encountered many kind people. With their warmth behind her, she fought her way to building a business empire of her own. Later, the tough man who cherished her above all else complained in a wounded voice, “B 1.4kReads—Score131Shelves

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   They all earned it through their own abilities.

7. 7 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 13.9kReads8.1Score1kShelves
8. 8 年 The Road to Promotion in the 1980s: She Made Her Mark Through Her Own Ability 年代升迁路：她凭实力出圈 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Period] [Career] Dai Xinghua wakes up in 1972 in the body of an orphan who shares her name. Her parents died in the line of duty, and their home is about to be repossessed. Looking at the hand she’s been dealt, former “career star” Dai Xinghua takes a deep breath. Stay calm. I can win! She sticks firmly to her principles: What does it matter how much you work? We’re all just cogs in the machine. Don’t compete, don’t fight. But when it comes to my job, I’ll do it to the best of my ability 13.3kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
9. 9 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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   The female protagonist in this period drama finds a job through her own abilities. 🌿① The people in the steel factory's residential compound always said the Huang family was crazy—they actually paid for a girl to graduate high school! When the rural migration wave arrived, everyone in the compound waited to see the Huang family make a fool of themselves, waiting to see Huang Qinqin slink away to the countryside to suffer. But instead of Huang Qinqin going to the countryside, they received news that her family members were all getting stable jobs as factory workers. And Huang Qinqin not only didn't slink away to the countryside, but she also got a job in the city and even married the son of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau in a grand and glamorous way?!

10. 10 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 9.9kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    These three books are all about female protagonists finding jobs through their own abilities, without any help from their families. ① The female protagonist saw an advertisement at a department store, and although it was only posted for a few minutes before the job was officially offered, she was lucky enough to stumble upon it. She immediately went to get the necessary documents, took the exam (she was first in abacus calculation), and passed smoothly. The premise is novel: the daughter of the prime minister of the peerless kingdom transmigrates to the 1960s. She has a family in ancient times who provides her with food, medicine, and jewelry, while she provides them with Western medicine. Although not entirely accurate, the plot is heartwarming and exciting. ② The female protagonist is intelligent and has strong execution skills. She passed the exams twice, once for a job in a machinery factory and once for a job as a broadcaster. Knowing that her family favored sons over daughters, she sold her machinery factory job and saved money. The female protagonist is shrewd, stunningly beautiful, and adept at playing her part. She has already attracted three high-quality men. The plot is incredibly engaging and you won't want to stop reading. ③After graduation, the female protagonist was assigned to work as a technician in a machinery factory. She developed four-wheel drive tractors, digital machine tools, etc. She rose through the ranks and received salary increases through her own abilities, and even helped her family members find jobs.

11. 11 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 9.5kReads8.6Score555Shelves
12. 12 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
13. 13 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Obsessive Man Has His Eyes on Me 穿越七零，被偏执狂盯上了 Zheng Yu'an郑予安Modern Romance92k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance] [Sunny heroine, outwardly gentle boy-next-door hero who is obsessive and dark at heart] Lin Jiahe transmigrated, landing in the resource-scarce 1970s. Her grandmother favored boys and doted on her eldest uncle’s family. When her cousin, her eldest uncle’s son, shoved her into a rock and badly injured her head, her grandmother said that even if the girl went stupid, they could still sell her. Then Lin Jiahe transmigrated into her body. She wasn’t one to put up with mistr 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can't stand slow-burn farming novels? Check out this one! The female lead separates from her family right from the start and doesn't suffer any mistreatment. And that guy named Lu Yu, he seems docile, but he's actually a wolf guarding his food, and the black market scenes are incredibly exciting.

14. 14 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 31.8kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    The temporary worker system requires you to change jobs after a certain period of time, continuing as a temporary worker until eventually providing jobs for your older brother, younger brother, and so on.

15. 15 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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    One protagonist becomes a police officer through her own efforts; another gets a job at a department store in the city; and yet another becomes a broadcaster through her own hard work. The female protagonists in the second and third books are cunning and calculating, yet also quite clear-headed.

16. 16 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 3.2kReads7.2Score207Shelves

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    In this female-oriented novel, the protagonist's qualifications and abilities are key to finding a job. ① The female lead, Xu Jing'an, comes from a family full of cunning, their schemes limited to self-interest. The story is short but concise. ② The female lead, Yang Yuan, doesn't go to the countryside or the black market. The character and plot are very distinctive. She's not a saint, but rather an egoist. ③ The female lead, Zheng Yuru, transmigrates to the 1970s. Her parents are deceased, and her older brother goes to the countryside. She works hard to make a living. ④ The female lead, Lin Jiao, was killed by a reborn woman after selling her job to follow her fiancé to the countryside. She doesn't go to the countryside after transmigrating. ⑤ The female lead, Lin Erxia, has strong moral values ​​and no cheat codes. She's a career-driven woman. ⑥ The female lead, Su Yuhe, finds a job through her own efforts, escaping from the countryside through exams. She doesn't have cheat codes and is close to real life.

17. 17 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
18. 18 灵 Spirit Spring Space: The Fake Heiress Becomes Everyone’s Darling 灵泉空间，假资本家大小姐成团宠 I Am a Feather我是羽毛Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [System Space] [Everyone's Favorite] [Building a Career] [Marriage First, Love Later] [A Slow-Burning Romance] Shen Xuwei, an obscure actress, transmigrates into a book set in 1975 and becomes a cannon-fodder character who shares her name. From the start, she reclaims her space and binds herself to the [Road to Stardom Comeback System], gradually transforming from a pretty young woman into a stunning beauty. Her space keeps leveling up, and its rewards grow ever more generous, improving her from 9.9kReads6.9Score1.8kShelves

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    Worth reading, a historical romance novel, completed, and sweet 👍👍

19. 19 先 Marriage Before Love: A ’70s Rough-Hewn Husband’s Everyday Devotion 先婚后爱：七零糙汉宠妻日常 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later] [Northeastern China in the 1970s] [Family Life] [College Entrance Exam Comeback] [Sweet Daily Romance] 1976, a small county town in Northeast China. Lin Wanxing opened her eyes and found herself in the body of a second daughter whom her father didn't love and her mother didn't care for. Her older brother was the apple of her father's eye, while her younger twin siblings were the apple of her mother's. Caught in the middle, she slept in the storage room, ate leftove 25.7kReads—Score1.9kShelves

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    The female protagonist marries into a rural family, then works at a supply and marketing cooperative through her own abilities, and eventually gets into university.

20. 20 惊 Shocking! The Capitalist Heiress Gets More for Me the More She Hates Me 惊！资本家大小姐，越讨厌我越有 I Am a Feather我是羽毛Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + capitalist heiress + reborn + System + 1970s + becoming beautiful + getting rich + pocket dimension + clearing out the enemy's home] Li Su had a life of unspeakable misery in her previous life. Branded a capitalist heiress, she was forced by her father and stepmother to go to the countryside, while her stepsister schemed to ruin her engagement. After finally becoming a billionaire's wife, she was handed divorce papers by her husband on her birthday. All because she 816Reads8.1Score107Shelves
21. 21 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.1kReads6.8Score1.7kShelves

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1950s. With her prophetic abilities, she finds a job in a factory 15 years early and lives a smooth life until she's 18. She then saves three children by a river, activating a positive energy system and discovering she's transmigrated into a book. ② Upon waking, she finds herself in 1952, becoming a maidservant in a mansion. Luckily, she has a junk recycling system. ③ As a transmigrated supporting character, she refuses to go to the countryside. Her first step is to oust those who want high-ranking positions and pass the exam to become a low-ranking official. Fortunately, she has a beta version of the system.

22. 22 五 The Little Treasure Hunter of the Fifties 五零捡漏小当家 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted A kindergarten teacher in her thirties wakes up to find herself in 1952, inhabiting the body of Qian Laixi, a five-year-old playmate kept by a capitalist family. The household is about to flee, the country is in turmoil, and her own family is still stuck in poverty as servants. No problem! She has a stingy “Junk System” that recycles just about anything. The He family is clearing out? Fine, she’ll scan every last inch of their property! Unclaimed treasure? She’ll gladly take it all, from silver 19.7kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
24. 24 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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    🌴After transmigrating for many years, I suddenly woke up to find that my whole family was cannon fodder, my cousin was the real heroine, and I was about to be implicated and sent to the countryside. Going to the countryside wouldn't allow me to secure a job first; wouldn't it be better to have family's love and pampering in the city? [Making a face][Making a face][Making a face]

25. 25 我 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 Chen Xiaofan Who Loves Yellow Heart Greens喜欢黄心菜的陈小凡Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.7kReads9.0Score359Shelves
26. 26 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, 90kReads8.8Score6.2kShelves

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    The female lead is from the countryside. After marrying the male lead, she takes over her mother-in-law's job. The story begins with the male lead being discharged from the army and having a job, while his younger brother and his wife, both former educated youth, return to the city. The family then divides their property at the start.

27. 27 重 Back to the 1960s: My Parents Chose Their Adopted Daughter Over Me 重回六零，爹妈为了养女不要我了 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 年代 + Strong Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Vengeance for Every Grudge + Fighting the Awful Ones + Family Life + Making a Fortune For the sake of so-called good deeds, her biological parents adopted children who already had both parents, then abandoned their own children in the countryside to fend for themselves. They even made their own daughter take the fall for their adopted daughter. And she was brutally beaten in revenge... Her younger brother was beaten to death with clubs for trying to g 6.5kReads8.9Score560Shelves

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    The female protagonist gets a job after saving people. She brings her younger brother from the countryside to the city, escaping her parents' control. She also has fighting skills.

28. 28 知 Reborn After Five Years Locked in a Cellar, Eating Meat and Drinking Blood 知青被藏地窖五年吃肉喝血后重生 Huge Doraemon Fan超爱小叮当Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + five years in a cellar + betrayal by loved ones + reborn revenge + complete at one million words] Short drama now available: Reborn: The Real Heiress Crawls Out of the Cellar In her previous life, Shen Xiang had her job stolen by her fake mother, her life stolen by her cousin, and was sold by her fiancé for a hundred yuan to spend five years locked in a cellar. Her leg was broken, she bore a child, and a brutal country man tormented her. Even when she made one final plea for hel 6.3kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    🍒🍒The female protagonist found an office job through her own abilities, but she sold it. ✨ ✨She was originally the real heiress who was deliberately switched at birth. In her previous life, she suffered greatly in her adoptive parents' home, was tricked into being sent to the countryside, and was even manipulated by the fake heiress into marrying a countryman and becoming a breeding machine in a cellar. She only realized she had been manipulated her entire life when she died.💔 Reborn and learning the truth, her biological parents still loved their adopted daughter just the same. Heartbroken, she severed ties with them and continued to enjoy life to the fullest, making up for all the pleasures she had in her previous life.

29. 29 穿 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后，我火速离婚 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4kReads8.2Score162Shelves
30. 30 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 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    The male and female leads are both incredibly shrewd; they find jobs, get housing, and steadily rise in their careers all on their own.

31. 31 穿 Transmigrated into a Seventies-Era Trouble-Making Sister-in-Law, She Stirs Up Trouble and Makes Money 穿成七零极品小姑子，她搞事搞钱 Crystal Breeze风来水晶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + one-on-one romance, both leads have no prior relationships] Extra, extra! The military compound in the capital is in an uproar. Word is that the eldest young master of the Fu family, a top soldier, has been won over by a country girl... Su Xiaoman worked all night and died from overwork. Then she transmigrated to the 1970s, a time of food and clothing shortag 52kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves

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    These two books are really good. The female lead finds her own job. They're set in a time of great female empowerment and are set in a working-class society.

32. 32 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 16.2kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    1. A person from the 1980s transmigrates to the 1970s, working as an accountant at a Beijing department store. She marries a soldier but doesn't move with him; it's a very warm and loving family story. 2. The father is reborn, the mother is a general's legitimate daughter who transmigrates, and the protagonist is a 3-year-old child. 3. The daughter of a martyr, she passed the teacher's exam herself. The female protagonist has a cheat code—a spatial ability—from the transmigration. She lives next door to her aunt, quietly observing the drama unfold. There's no criticism of the original female protagonist, and currently there's no romantic pairing.

33. 33 七 The 1970s: My Reborn Dad and Transmigrated Mom, While Baby Me Lies Back Like a Happy Slacker 七零：重生爹穿越娘，宝宝咸鱼躺 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Jin Sihai is back in the city after spending several years sent down to the countryside as an educated youth! He’s even brought back a pretty wife and an adorable daughter! But the old couple in the Jin family are no easy company. Old Jin is lazy and loves to brag, while Old Mrs. Jin is fiery and hard to deal with. And that’s not to mention the family of Jin’s eldest brother, who all live under the same roof. Parents and children, brothers and sisters-in-law: give it enough time, and they’re bou 4.2kReads8.6Score442Shelves
34. 34 大 The Young Lady Enjoys a Leisurely Life in the 1970s 大小姐穿七零悠闲过日子 If Summer Were to Pass若是夏天过去Modern Romance775k WordsOngoing [Period drama + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + slice of life + a handful of troublesome characters] Wen Zhining gets a pocket dimension and thinks the apocalypse is coming, so she immediately starts stockpiling supplies. But then her plane crashes. When she opens her eyes, she’s in the 1970s, an orphan with both parents dead. She assumes she has transmigrated to a parallel world. Later, she learns that her aunt’s neighbor is a stepmother with three stepsons. That’s when she real 3.9kReads8.5Score164Shelves
35. 35 叶 Ye Xiaoman in the 1950s 叶小满在五零年代 Life in Progress生活进行时Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted After Liu Xiaonuan dies, she transmigrates into the body of a seven-year-old girl in the 1950s. The girl is named Ye Xiaoman, a first-year student at the children’s school attached to the Binjiang City Machinery Factory. She has two older brothers and an older sister, and is the youngest in the family. Her father, Ye Shoucheng, is the foreman in the machinery factory’s repair shop, and her mother, Cai Dafeng, works for the factory union. 3.8kReads7.2Score383Shelves

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    Find a job based on your own abilities [Bookshelf added][Already interested]

36. 36 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: I Take My Terrible Family Along for the Ride 七零军婚：我带极品家人一起起飞 Jin Jinyu金金雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [1970s + military marriage + period setting + family drama + trading System + building wealth + transmigration and rebirth] On her way to school to pick up her admission letter from Capital University, Gu Tao gets hit by a black car and lands in the 1970s, along with a somewhat “simple-minded” little System. She opens her eyes to find a scheming dad, a lazy mom, a brother and sister bent on scrounging from their workplaces, and two younger brothers who keep wanting to smash other peo 8.8kReads8.5Score894Shelves
37. 37 穿 Transmigrate to the Famine Years: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越饥荒之路人甲的生活日常 One Million on a Scratch Card刮刮乐一百万Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Caution: This is not wish-fulfillment. The characters are all flawed. The tone is dark and realistic, and the setting is an alternate fictional world. Much of the content is invented, so read with care if that bothers you.] [Historical era + Transmigrating into a book + Politics] She transmigrates into a scrawny child during a famine. By the time Xu Lele struggles through childhood and her life starts getting better, you tell her this is a sweet romance about a transmigrator sent to the country 6.3kReads7.4Score242Shelves
38. 38 六 The Little Public Security Officer from the 1960s Loves Watching the Drama Unfold 六零小公安爱看热闹 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance967k WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday family life + watching the drama unfold] Jiang Nansheng had just left the military and was all alone. Longing for a lively atmosphere, she deliberately chose an especially lively job: a young policewoman at the local police station. As soon as she arrived, she knew instinctively that she'd come to the right place. It really was incredibly lively, with gossip cropping up every day. Getting paid to enjoy the drama was an absolute delight... When she got older, she went o 6.2kReads8.4Score567Shelves

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    🌟The female lead is a retired soldier, living alone. Because she enjoys being around people, she requests to be assigned to a police station as a policewoman. On her first mission, her colleagues witness her skills, and she resolves the situation quickly. Because she's so capable in combat, she's arranged to go on a blind date with the male lead, and the two quickly get married.

39. 39 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
40. 40 侯 A Marquis Reborn as a Village Girl in the Seventies 侯爷穿成了年代小村姑 Three Colors三采Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted In the 1950s, Lin Zhile was one of the Lin family's four golden flowers, the youngest daughter kept at home by her parents so they could find her a live-in husband. Just before graduating from vocational school, the boy she liked turned her down. Heartbroken and consumed by anxiety over her future partner, she accidentally fell into the water on her way home. She came down with a fever that night and died. In the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Zhile was a marquis who disguised herself as a man. To prev 2.6kReads8.2Score176Shelves

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    The fake marquis transmigrated into a village girl in the 1960s 🌿 The good news is that the original owner had graduated from a vocational school and even got a job as a sales clerk 🌺 The female lead quickly established herself after joining the company, and even got promoted due to the commune reforms! The female lead was soon promoted to director 🎉🎉

41. 41 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 10.5kReads8.4Score756Shelves

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    The female protagonists all rise from humble beginnings in the countryside through their own efforts. They then pursue careers in government. Reborn as a wealthy heiress, her city parents don't welcome her, so she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, changing her fate through her own abilities. She becomes a cadre, gets recommended for university, becomes a leader, and earns everyone's admiration! "Have you heard? Widow Zhang's daughter was switched at birth in the city." "Yes, and she was even kicked out." "I heard she became a worker!" "What?!" The entire village of Kaoshantun is stunned! Becoming a worker is just the first step! Going to university to enhance her resume and pursuing a career in government is her ultimate goal! Relying on herself is the only true measure!

42. 42 带 A Career-Building System and a Guaranteed Job in 1965 带着搞事业系统在六五端上铁饭碗 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After waking up, she inexplicably transmigrated into the body of a sixteen-year-old girl who shared her name, had failed the 1965 college entrance exam, and was about to have her engagement called off. Bound to a career-building System, she was pushed and tempted by it into steadily becoming a beautiful, wealthy woman. She even managed to marry a handsome, rich man and have two adorable, clever kids. A truly peak life! 5.8kReads8.3Score309Shelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist starts as a temporary worker and then becomes a police officer. In the second book, her uncle finds her a temporary job, and because of her excellent cooking skills, she is appreciated by her superiors and becomes a cook at a cannery.

43. 43 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 224Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this book is entirely capable and has a strong personality.

44. 44 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.5kReads8.9Score986Shelves

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    It looks pretty good.

45. 45 重 Reborn in 1975, I Send My Nephew to College 重生七五年扔掉外甥上大学 Curly Cat Whiskers猫胡子卷卷Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise. [Reborn] + [space] + [spirit spring] Shen Yun is reborn in the year of her high school entrance exams: When she wakes up, it's the day she just disturbed a hornets' nest. Her head is swollen like a giant winter melon, but that doesn't stop her from giving her sister-in-law a thorough beating as soon as she gets back. In her previous life, she raised her sister-in-law's child and cared for her sister-in-law's mother after she broke her leg 52.4kReads7.9Score8.3kShelves

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    Does going to war count as a job?

46. 46 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
47. 47 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

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    The first book is about inheriting her mother's position as a saleswoman at the city department store; the second book is about writing articles and getting a job as a publicity officer at the factory; and the third book is about never lacking work, with the factory manager even chasing after her to offer her a position as a specially appointed technician [laughs]!

48. 48 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score510Shelves
49. 49 重 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Cut Ties with My Family 重回八零：开局断亲斩亲缘 February Knows the Doll二月知偶Urban481k WordsOngoing Tang Guangyuan has suffered from asthma since childhood, enduring years of hardship and abuse at the hands of his family. After his biological mother beat his own son, who was not yet three years old, Tang resolutely cut ties with her entire family. Overcome with rage and resentment, he unexpectedly became reborn, his soul coming from his modern-day self in the future. After being reborn, Tang Guangyuan awakened the “Farming Spirit Spring System.” The spirit spring water not only cured his ast 636Reads—Score100Shelves

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    I recommend this book.

50. 50 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s, and My Dad Is Bedridden 穿越七零，我爹居然卧床不起 Yang Si扬巳Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhou and her parents transmigrated into a story set in a bygone era, becoming doomed cannon fodder whose family was destroyed in the original novel. A disabled dad, a mom who jumped into a river, and, oh, a daughter burned into a simpleton. Zhou Zhou’s dad: “What do you mean, disabled? Can’t you see how fast I’m running?” Zhou Zhou’s mom: “Jumped into a river? I was just going for a swim!” Zhou Zhou: “Well, would you look at that? Transmigration really does come with a golden finger!” You’r 1.1kReads8.6Score132Shelves

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