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

1. 51 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban406k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.1kReads—Score12214d adds

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   These two books are super good!

2. 52 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. 8.4kReads7.2Score49414d adds
3. 53 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.4kReads6.0Score48514d adds
4. 54 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds

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   First, I have to mention my sister Su. It's not just about finding jobs, jobs come to her! The whole story is sweet and satisfying with no angst, and importantly, it's already finished. Second, the female lead goes to the countryside but is incredibly successful at making money; it's also a good read. Third, the female lead owns her own company and has partnerships with the government. These are all high-scoring novels, and I think they're worth reading.

5. 55 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 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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   1. The female lead had a translator job before graduating high school, a well-paying one. She was academically gifted and possessed superhuman strength. Beautiful, she saved the male lead from drowning, but the village gossips spread rumors about her, ruining her reputation, and she got engaged. 2. "You worthless brat, you little idiot, give me the candy, or I'll kill you!!" "Big brother, why talk to her? Uncle's not here anyway, just take it. This idiot doesn't know anything." Jiang Yong swallowed hard, his dark eyes greedily fixed on the sugar cube in Jiang Mengmeng's hand, his dirty fingernails reaching out to pinch her. The chubby, rosy-cheeked girl's previously dull eyes rolled, and although somewhat slow to react, her body instinctively sensed danger and shifted to the side, barely dodging the attack. Frustrated by his failed attempt, Jiang Yong was furious. He and his older brother were the only two boys in the family, and they were spoiled rotten, getting whatever they wanted. Now this little fool dared to defy him, and his face burned with embarrassment.

6. 56 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.7kReads8.7Score2.3k14d adds

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   ☘️① The female protagonist catches the eye of the police chief through her own abilities, gets a job as a police officer, and becomes a full-fledged officer within a month. She's then transferred from the county to the city, and later to Beijing! ☘️② The female protagonist rises rapidly through the ranks, from a temporary worker on the front lines to the broadcasting room! ☘️③ The female protagonist works her way up from a factory worker to an office worker, and even earns extra money by writing melodramatic serialized novels!

7. 57 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Living the Lazy Life with a Heavenly Realm 重生六零：带着天庭空间咸鱼翻身 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The heroine is reborn in the 1960s. When she grows up, she leads everyone in making money. Her biggest backing is the country itself. The story starts off at a leisurely pace. She’s doted on by her elders, has a golden finger, and keeps adorable pets. The heroine has a strong sense of self-preservation and never tells anyone about her space. Her greatest interests are making money, eating, and gossiping. She’s also a dutiful daughter. Liu Sitian was simply honest and paid the exact amount when u 8.6kReads9.3Score71514d adds
8. 58 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.6kReads—Score1914d adds

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   The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to move south, as did the male protagonist, who also gave up his job in his hometown. Together, they build a future.

9. 59 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.7kReads9.1Score7.6k14d adds
10. 60 九 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Urban248k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first is literature from the 1990s.

11. 61 七 Tales from an Old Hutong in Northeast China in the 1970s 七十年代东北老胡同里的故事 Hanjiang's Fair Complexion汉江的白晰Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted After struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Hua Qianyue died unexpectedly, only to encounter a blunder caused by a careless underworld official in the afterlife. After a tense negotiation, she failed to return to her body in the apocalypse. Instead, she arrived in a bustling old alley in Northeast China in 1968, carrying her personal space, healing abilities, and the medical legacy of Hua Tuo and the Qing Nang Jing, which the underworld had given her as compensation. She had become an insigni 18.1kReads6.7Score2.6k14d adds

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    He is a miracle doctor

12. 62 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47.5kReads8.4Score4.9k14d adds
13. 63 亿 A Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 亿万老总破产后卖鸡蛋饼 Author Daiwa作者呆娃8k WordsCompleted Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 15Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.6kReads8.5Score89614d adds

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    The female protagonist, Jiang Ruyu, injured her forehead during an argument with her cousin about going to the countryside. She then gained a resource system, a small but powerful ability that allowed her to foresee her future. Determined not to go to the countryside, she joined a department store, where she helped her two younger brothers prosper. She eventually met a good man and became wealthy. The novel's plot is simple and unpretentious, focusing on everyday family life. Recommended reading.

15. 65 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 8Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Lucky Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 重生七零：锦鲤娇妻有空间 Wan Caicai万财财Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [System shopping space + sweet and satisfying + high-IQ heroine vs. incredibly masculine tech genius] Professor Ji Han, fluent in eight languages, discovers that her cousin has written her as a brainless, vicious supporting villainess in a period novel. How could she possibly put up with that? Back in the 1970s, Ji Han tackles her studies and her mission all at once, throwing herself into the work of building the country and making a fortune along the way. All the troublemakers can get lost! Her 615Reads9.2Score10414d adds

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    The female protagonist in this story is chosen by a textile factory because of her talent for translation, and she gradually rises through the ranks. I think it's alright.

17. 67 你 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Author Daiwa作者呆娃7k WordsCompleted Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 11Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 全 The All-Powerful Queen Goes Back to the 1970s and Spoils Her Cold, Handsome Soldier 全能女王到七零，娇宠高冷兵王 Jun Yu珺妤Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Following the Army + Extra Sweet + Feel-Good + Devoted Husband + Powerful Heroine + No Storage Space] The main story is complete. The ongoing chapters are extras. Jiang Yunmeng, an all-around queen, was gravely injured and died after falling into the sea. She arrived in the resource-scarce 1960s and 1970s as a delicate young lady who was on the verge of death. After being rescued again and again, someone asked for her hand in marriage. He was a handsome army officer, standing a 10kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds

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    [Era setting + Military service + Sweet romance + Satisfying read + Doting husband + Powerful character + No spatial dimension] Jiang Yunmeng, a top-tier all-around queen, was critically injured and fell into the sea, only to find herself in the resource-scarce 1960s and 70s, becoming a pampered young lady on the verge of death. After being saved repeatedly, she was proposed to by a handsome 185cm tall military officer. She moved to the military family compound with him, where he would cling to her whenever he had free time. She didn't have to do any work or cook; even his family pampered her, ultimately unwilling to betray his affections. She began to make a name for herself in various places, all so that she could return alive after his missions. But helping him meant helping everyone in the army. "Wait, your wife can design weapons?" "Wait, your wife can repair machines?" "Wait, your wife speaks several foreign languages?"

19. 69 2 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Man with Just One Game 2034年，我成为了世界首富，只用一款游戏做到的 Author Daiwa作者呆娃9k WordsCompleted In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Person with Just One Game 7Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 七 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Contrast Couple of Cannon Fodder 七零穿书：炮灰夫妻对照组 The Stars Want to Blink星星想眨眼Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [A transmigrator into a book, a refined, self-serving educated youth VS a shrewd, no-nonsense local country man who never lets himself get the short end of the stick. P.S. The leads dote on each other.] (Family life + marriage first, love later + a pocket dimension + no college entrance exam + keeping a low profile + neither lead is a self-sacrificing saint) When Jiang Qingyu wakes up, she finds her soul has switched places with her counterpart in a parallel world in the 1970s. To her surprise, 48.2kReads8.4Score4.1k14d adds

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    Jiang Qingyu was a sent-down youth who, after learning about job opportunities from books, successfully passed the entrance exam and became a teacher, relying entirely on her abilities.

21. 71 重 Back to the 1970s: Home Is Where My Heart Belongs 重回七零：家我心归处 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted Waking from a dream, Luo Fanjin saw the familiar people and things before her and burst into tears. Her family all thought the loss of both her parents had hit her too hard, but only she knew the real reason. The devastating blow of losing both her parents had left Luo Fanjin unconscious. Who could have guessed that during those seven days in a coma, she had lived for more than twenty years in another world? Missing her family so much, she had finally managed to work herself to death. She never 2.1kReads9.2Score15514d adds
22. 72 端 I Landed a Secure Job, and Now My Vast Fortune Can't Stay Hidden 端上铁饭碗，巨额财产藏不住了 Nalan Jiujiu纳兰啾啾Modern Romance775k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + making money + pocket dimension + family life + comedy] Song Yimo transmigrates to the 1970s and redefines her life’s ambition: to lie flat like a salted fish. Her fiancé gets stolen? She waves it off. Who cares about men? As long as they pay up, everything’s negotiable! She’s supposed to work in a textile mill? She sends her own mother to the factory instead, while she stays home to relax and enjoy her retirement! If she doesn’t work, she’ll be sent to the 47.7kReads7.8Score9.8k14d adds

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    💥💥💥 The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, doesn't go to the countryside, doesn't go to the black market, takes over her mother-in-law's factory job, has normal values, and a husband with a secure, retired military job. 🌈🌈🌈 Her fiancé is stolen, she demands compensation, not the man! A job opportunity is offered to her, she sends her own mother to work in the factory while she stays home eating, drinking, and having fun! Just when it's time to go to the countryside, she packs her bags, boards a train, and decisively goes to the army to join her older brother! A lazy, good-for-nothing woman arrives on Shengchuan Island, supposedly Song Jianhua's sister. She catches the enemy agents the island can't capture. She finds the explosives the island can't find. Shen Weidong: Song Jianhua, your sister is poisonous! Grandpa Shen, far away in Beijing: Introduce her to my grandson! Upon first meeting Song Yimo, Shen Weidong: This girl looks like a little princess, don't introduce her to him. Later, he sought advice from his brother-in-law and help from his mother-in-law, and after a great deal of effort, he successfully married a wife.

23. 73 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 27.1kReads9.0Score3k14d adds

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    🎧🎧🎧The female lead, Jiang Qian, works in the propaganda department alongside the military. She translates documents while slacking off, 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 conflicts with her mother-in-law and is doted on by her four older brothers. She and her fourth brother are twins, and she has triplets with the male lead.

24. 74 七 In the 1970s, I Transmigrated into a Book and Got Bound to a Writer’s Assistant 七零之穿书后我绑定了作家助手 Zhu Min祝珉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhu Qi transmigrates into the body of a girl with the same name who works in the machine shop of a factory in the 1970s. As luck would have it, she’s the lovesick supporting female character in a novel. The best thing that ever happens to her is barely passing the exam to get into the factory. According to the plot, her fiancé, the male lead, will fall in love with the heroine while he’s in the countryside. Then Zhu Qi will go crazy and meet a miserable end. After examining the mysterious Writer 2.6kReads8.0Score17514d adds

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    ✨🍀① The female protagonist barely passed her exams and found a job, avoiding the rural relocation movement that drove her fiancé. It's a relatively simple story. ✨🍀② She took over her mother's job at the supply and marketing cooperative, thus avoiding the rural relocation movement. ✨🍀 These are all relatively simple and heartwarming stories. Those who enjoy this kind of story are welcome to check them out!

25. 75 六 The 1970s: The True Heiress Is a Culinary Goddess with a Pocket Dimension 六零：厨神真千金有空间 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + food + stockpiling + real and fake heiresses] Food blogger Zeng Yanni transmigrates into a period novel after an accident, becoming a fifteen-year-old girl abused by her family in a seaside fishing village. With her true identity shrouded in mystery, Zeng Yanni promptly splits from the family. Along with the livestream she brought with her, she stocks up on seafood: horse dung sea urchins, giant abalone, clams, razor clams, sea snails, sea cucumbers 3.4kReads9.4Score46114d adds
26. 76 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 9kReads8.9Score91714d adds
27. 77 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Build a Factory: The Roughneck and His Adorable Kid Dote on Me 穿越七零开大厂：糙汉萌娃团宠我 Seven Cups of Milk Tea七杯奶茶Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Chaste + Satisfying Revenge + Career-Focused] Wang Qingqing was an executive in the modern-day metropolis of Shanghai. Who would have thought that she’d transmigrate into a book and become the foil to the sweet-romance novel’s heroine? A spoiled, willful daughter of a powerful family from a residential compound, she somehow managed to make herself so unpopular that even dogs turned their noses up at her… But now that she was here, none of that was a problem. The heroine we 4.7kReads8.6Score34614d adds
28. 78 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15.1kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
29. 79 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s: With a Space in Hand, the Eldest Sister Supports Her Family 穿越七零：身揣空间长姐养家日常 Mo Qing Yan墨卿烟Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Won't Go to the Countryside in the Seventies: I Have an All-Purpose Space, and Transmigrating to the Seventies: I Raise My Family as the Eldest Sister with a Space [Transmigration + Space] Zheng Yuru unexpectedly obtained a space. She thought the legendary apocalypse was coming, but after falling asleep, she woke up in the seventies! As soon as she opened her eyes, she found that both her parents were dead, her older brother had gone to the countryside, and she had younger sibli 2.9kReads8.7Score18614d adds
30. 80 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, 24kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds
31. 81 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s, Raising a Child and Doing Research Too 七零军婚甜如蜜，带娃科研两不误 Green Wine and Joy青酒欢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military life on an island + marriage first, love later + chasing his wife to the crematorium + devoted sweet romance + no golden finger] After twenty years of studying hard, Jiang Qingyue had finally achieved her dream of heading to an island as an agricultural PhD to pursue research. But before she could leave, she unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1970s. A woman who'd been single for ages found herself in the bridal chamber from the start! After one wild night, she woke up to discover that t 35.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
32. 82 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is the Commander’s Cherished Darling 乡下来的真千金竟是首长掌心宠 A Bite of Peace一口平安Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Multiple Births + Domestic Life + No Playing Savior] [The short drama is now available. Search for “Sharing a Lifetime with You.”] First, Jiang Yunshu dumped her fiancé, who loved eating out. Then her grandparents, who had died many years ago, came to her in a dream. Before they left, they even gave her a mustard-seed pocket dimension they had begged from the King of Hell. That’s right, Jiang Yunshu was about to transmigrate, and luckily, she st 15.8kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
33. 83 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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds

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    How could we forget Xu Jing'an? Ever since reading this, I can't get into any other historical fiction. The female lead is incredibly cunning, and the supporting characters around her could fill a whole new book.

34. 84 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 63.9kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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    🌿✨In the second small world, the female protagonist transmigrates into a book as a stepdaughter who suffers a tragic fate due to being treated with emotional abuse. She doesn't follow the plot, doesn't go to the countryside, and directly finds a job as a data analyst in the city. She also finds a high-ranking official husband who competes with her for skincare products and does skincare together.

35. 85 穿 She Transmigrates to the 1970s as a Martyr's Orphan and Has a Golden Finger 穿越七零烈士遗孤她有金手指 Brown Sugar and Crisp Pear红糖酥梨Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted He Suyue transmigrates to 1970. Her father is a martyr, and her mother has just passed away. She thinks she'll have no choice but to live with her grandmother after graduating from high school and spend her days earning work points. Fortunately, she has a golden finger. Perhaps when the college entrance exams are reinstated, she can go to university like all the other women who transmigrate. Who knew that an unexpected incident would reveal she has another golden finger, one that means her futur 10.7kReads8.3Score1k14d adds

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    The female lead got a job at the police station thanks to her drawing skills 🎉 Plus, she has a special ability: she can see the crime scene perfectly 🌿, which complements her drawings perfectly. Upon joining the station, she was immediately seconded to the city to assist in solving major cases 🎉🎉

36. 86 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    🌈The female protagonist finds a job through her own abilities [shy] ③The female protagonist is a refined, self-interested, and beautiful woman who travels back in time. Fortunately, she has a cheat code that restores her beauty. The female protagonist becomes a city announcer through her own abilities and even goes to the province to participate in a competition. ②The female protagonist is particularly smart and works hard in her career, taking a job at a supply and marketing cooperative in the 1960s.

37. 87 书 Trapped in a Book in the 1970s: Too Soft to Resist 书穿七零：娇软推不倒 Little Tingting小亭婷Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted After accidentally drinking poison, Lin Jiao transmigrates into a period novel she'd read, one featuring a saintly heroine. She can only feel her vision going black again and again. There's no way she's going to be a cannon-fodder character. Absolutely not. 4.3kReads7.9Score21114d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel she's read. Through her own efforts, she improves herself, becoming increasingly outstanding and powerful, inspiring those around her to better themselves, and ultimately changing her destiny. In the story, the female protagonist contributes to the country using her abilities, and the male protagonist is also very capable. Those looking for something to read might want to check this out.

38. 88 七 The 1970s: How Did Saving Someone End in Marriage? 七零，救个人怎么就要结婚了 March Shadow三月影Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Summer, 1970. Su Maiya, home from school for summer vacation, leisurely rides her bicycle back to the village from the county seat. As she passes the village pond, she hears a sound and glances over. Huh? Does it look like someone’s flailing around in the pond? Did someone fall in? Should she save them or not? She hesitates for a long while. The person seems to be sinking... She quickly parks her bicycle, jumps into the pond with a splash, and swims over as fast as she can. When she gets close, 8.6kReads8.2Score91614d adds
39. 89 签 After Signing In, the Adorable Girl Helps Her Terrible Whole Family Coast to Victory 签到后，小可爱带极品全家躺赢了 Radishes with Pickles萝卜配咸菜Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet period drama, aloof and gentle top student x double-standard male lead] The Jiang family is notorious for having a lazy, sly, greedy good-for-nothing father, and now he's raised a famously lazy little girl. She's unbelievably lazy... If she can sit, she won't stand; if she can lie down, she won't sit. With a flatbread hanging around her neck, she'll still go hungry until she rolls her eyes back... Jiang Mengmeng grumbles that it's all because her genes are too strong. 1.9kReads8.1Score11814d adds
40. 90 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 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    This book, where the female protagonist is preparing for vocational school entrance exams, received a slightly lower rating due to fewer reviewers. It primarily depicts the warm and cozy 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 (a Chinese online literature platform), with reasonable prices, meticulous details, and few extreme characters. It truly feels like living in that era. The only drawback is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be enjoyed as a historical fiction combined with a farming/developmental story.

41. 91 路 Even a Background Character Is Better Than a Cannon Fodder 路人甲也好过炮灰 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted There are countless beauties across the country, and plenty of people dream of transmigrating and making their mark. So why did it have to be me? At least I’m only a nobody. And I even got a little golden finger! This really is a silver lining! The first book is complete. While you’re here, check out the next one, now updating: "Republican-Era Assassin, Shaking Like a Leaf". 10.1kReads8.9Score55814d adds

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    The female protagonist and her twin sister go to the countryside. The older sister is the one who is strong, and the younger sister is the one who is intelligent. The female protagonist is physically weak. Before going to the countryside, she found a job as a translator and brought some books about raising pigs, planning to raise poultry to make things easier. In the middle of the story, she and her sister will draw comic books and write novels, etc. In the later stages, they will develop into a business.

42. 92 我 I Bring an RV to 1950 and Raise Kids While Making Money 我带房车穿50，养崽赚钱两不误 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance. The heroine is focused entirely on her career.] Zhou Rong, a middle-aged single woman, is driving her RV on a road trip when she unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1950s. Her ex-husband wants a divorce? Fine! As long as I get the money! Some people say her life will be difficult after the divorce. She’ll show them: she has money, a car, and a house, and her life is great! If anyone spreads rumors or picks on her family, she’ll beat them up. If they still don’t behave, 3.2kReads9.0Score31714d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back to the 1950s, and the story begins with her husband wanting a better life and divorcing her. 🔥 The protagonist takes the 400 million yuan compensation and moves to the city with her three children. 🌿 Not only does she find a job in the city, but she also finds jobs for her parents and sisters. 🎉🎉

43. 93 王 Wang Xiaoli's Sixties 王小荔的六十年代 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + pocket dimension + period drama + rural Northeast China (Lu Huaijin is an important character, but not the male lead) When she wakes up one morning, modern-day office drone Wang Xiaoli has become the “chubby girl” of Wangjia Village in the Northeast in the 1960s. Her family is dirt poor, and from the start she's burning with a fever and on the brink of death. Luckily, her little pocket dimension has transmigrated with her! Life in Wangjia Village is lively: a tou 18.5kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    The female protagonist, possessing a magical ability, transmigrates into the body of a village girl in the 1960s. She buys a job at the post office with her own money and secures a job for her father in the logistics department of the armed forces by catching spies. Later, she is transferred to the finance department of a military hospital, where her outstanding work skills lead to her becoming section chief.

44. 94 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the Sixties: The Aloof Engineer Kissed Me and Got Me Pregnant 穿书六零被高冷工程师索吻生崽 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Zhao Yihuan goes on a May Day trip to Chongming Island and accidentally transmigrates to China in the 1960s. The only valuable things she has left are the gold bangle on her wrist and the suitcase she's carrying. Luckily, the suitcase contains an old-fashioned coupon collection: bicycle coupons, sewing machine coupons, radio coupons, watch coupons, grain coupons, ten-yuan bills… The 1960s Zhao Yihuan is from Shanghai. Furious at her parents for playing favorites and sending her to the count 1.9kReads8.2Score13214d adds

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    These are all books about people who don't go to the countryside, but live in the city and find work based on their own abilities.

45. 95 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 7.4kReads8.2Score35914d adds

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    🧡🧡①The female lead's father had worked in a textile factory for over ten years, serving as 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 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.

46. 96 穿 Happy Days After I Transmigrate to the 1970s 穿越七十年代幸福日常 Life Like a Dream孚生如梦Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Matters + Slice of Life + No Storage Space + Transmigration into a Book + No Relocation to the Countryside] Zhao Yunshu transmigrates into the body of a young woman who accidentally died in the 1970s. With the love and care of her parents and family, Zhao Yunshu gradually adjusts to her new identity. Only then does she realize that she hasn’t simply transmigrated: she has transmigrated into a book. But Zhao Yunshu has no interest in getting involved in the heroine’s s 6.7kReads8.3Score64814d adds

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    It's especially good; I love the second book, which is about cadre literature.

47. 97 每 Daily Mystery Boxes: The Laid-Back Heroine Thrives in the Sixties 每日抽盲盒，咸鱼女主在六零躺赢 Tomato Salad凉拌西红柿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 1960s, she wakes up from the start so hungry that she has to be rushed to the hospital. Her original self was lovesick and psychologically manipulated by a scumbag. How is she supposed to turn things around? Forget it. One slap sends the “player” packing. She refuses to be the backup girl! Trouble is on the way, but fortunately, her parents have powerful connections. With her older sister and brother doting on her, and mystery boxes to open every day, the laid-back heroine decides life ca 793Reads6.7Score10014d adds
48. 98 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Miss, You’re Getting Carried Away 重生七零，大小姐你飘了 Xiao Xin Nuo小芯诺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + adored by the whole family + pocket dimension + Planar Trading System + cultivation] Betrayed by her fiancé before the wedding, she got into a fight with the cheating pair, only for an explosion to claim her life... When she woke up, she had transmigrated to a parallel world in 1973! What? She was an orphan, too? And only fifteen? The original owner had been adopted by Grandma Li, but after three years, Grandma Li passed away, leaving her to care for Grandma Li's eleven-year-ol 4.8kReads9.2Score57714d adds

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    [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart]

49. 99 六 In the 1960s, My Partner Set Their Sights on Stealing My Grandpa’s Job 六零之对象立志要抢我爷饭碗 Plucking Flowers捻过花Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Era setting + pocket dimension + building wealth + everyday family life] Content warning: The main story does not cover the heroine's background before she transmigrates. If you'd like to learn about it, you can read the extra chapters first. On the first day Song Wan transmigrated, or rather, her first night, she nearly became the unlucky soul who died the moment she arrived. On the second day, she discovered someone had stolen the fruits of her labor, so she promptly sent them a few bullets 3kReads8.4Score16114d adds

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    The female lead is a high-paid engineer who lives with her two younger brothers and a grandfather who is an excellent cook. The male lead has eight sons, is poor and not favored, and has long planned to leave home. He is good-looking, talented in sewing, and takes a liking to the female lead. He takes the initiative to find someone to introduce him to her and go on a blind date with her. He also tries to cut off contact with his family, who are not particularly awful.

50. 100 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.4kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    No magic tricks, just real talent. A gambling father, a disabled brother, all thanks to her hard work and determination.

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