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

1. 201 穿 Transmigrating into a Period Novel About Frenemies? The Hidden Big Shot Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 穿进敌蜜年代文？隐藏大佬宠成瘾 I Dream of Writing a Masterpiece做梦都想写精品Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension]+ [Getting Pregnant Before Marriage]+ [Powerful Male Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Everyone’s Favorite] Shen Zhiyu opened her eyes and found herself inside a period novel written by her archrival. The character she’d been given nearly made her sick with rage. Watching her real-world nemesis getting all lovey-dovey with the male lead, Shen Zhiyu reclaimed her own golden finger and made sure her rival couldn’t take advantage of her again. She turned around and married the good-for-not 6.3kReads8.4Score44514d adds

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   🌈🌈Shen Zhiyu woke up to find herself transmigrated into a historical romance novel written by her nemesis. The character settings almost made her vomit blood. [Angry] Watching her real-world nemesis and the male lead being all lovey-dovey, Shen Zhiyu reclaimed her golden finger, determined not to give her nemesis another chance to take advantage. [Cool] She turned around and married the notorious scoundrel who had already slept with her, a notorious hooligan in the surrounding villages. Shen Zhiyu laughed, hands on her hips. She knew the original story; to highlight the righteousness of the male and female leads, they had specially created this villain. He wasn't just useless at everything; he was the best at everything. It turned out that the hooligan everyone talked about was actually a black market boss and a pure-hearted warrior!💥 The hooligan everyone thought she was had a job as a transporter. The whole village [investigated].

2. 202 到 Becoming a Top Student in the 1960s 到六十年代当学霸 The Sleepy Kitty爱睡觉的喵Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted Su Yan was killed by a System falling on her. She went from being a university student at a prestigious school with a bright future to a little village girl in the resource-starved 1960s. When she first arrived, no one answered her pleas, and there was nothing she needed. Su Yan learned just how harsh the world could be. Fortunately, her grandparents were sharp and fair, her parents hardworking, her brothers got along well, and she had a System. Becoming a winner in life was just around the corn 971Reads8.3Score10114d adds
3. 203 渣 After My Scumbag Ex Was Stolen, I Thrived in the Military Compound 渣男被抢后我在军区大院蒸蒸日上 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted, tough soldier husband + pampered heiress] [One couple, faithful to each other] Su Ying is reborn at nineteen, right at the scene where she catches someone cheating. Before anyone arrives, she makes a deal with the “other man” in front of her: they’ll get married. Next, she methodically kicks the scumbag to the curb, exposes her green-tea sister for what she is in front of everyone, and places a newspaper notice severing her mother-daughter relationship. In this new life, if you can go 18.1kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds

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   🌿A historical romance novel where the female protagonist finds a job through her own abilities. 🌿She joins a military unit and becomes an art teacher at a primary school.

4. 204 牛 Amazing! The Strong Farm Girl Digs Up Ginseng and Strikes It Rich! 牛啦！大力女知青挖人参暴富啦！ Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A trinket that modern-day girl Yao Dongxue bought on a whim while shopping suddenly gave her access to a pocket dimension. But she discovered that she might not be the only one who had it. One night, she began watching the daily life of a girl from the 1970s who shared her name, all through her dreams. The girl had a happy family and was incredibly strong. Even in an era that Yao Dongxue considered harsh, she lived a happy life. For three years, Yao Dongxue watched her in her dreams every night. 9.9kReads8.9Score85814d adds
5. 205 从 Period: From Steel Mill Supporting Actress to Top Academician 【年代】从炼钢厂女配到院士大佬 The Galaxy Pours Down星河倒灌Modern Romance717k WordsOngoing [1970s] [Female Side Character] [Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] Yu Zifang had a strange dream. In it, she was a disposable female side character who was hopelessly in love with the heroine's older brother and met a tragic end. Yu Zifang: ? Is that supposed to be me? Not sure. Let's wait and see. She was a worker-peasant-soldier university student and a technician at a steel mill, yet she let romance derail her career, landed in prison, and after her release was taken 1.4kReads8.4Score11314d adds

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   Era + Hard Professional Knowledge

6. 206 我 I Have a Space Left Behind by an Immortal Family 我有一个仙家留下来的空间 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted She had been a medical school graduate student in the twenty-first century, with no family but herself. When she woke up, the world had suddenly changed: drab gray walls and earthen houses. Somehow, she'd ended up in the 1970s, so she could only make the best of it. “Hey, big shot, stop following me around.” “Hey, big shot, why are you always popping up in front of me?” “Hey, big shot, quit flaunting those abs to tempt me.” “Hey, big shot, I'm looking for one partner for life.” Xia Jingchuan: “W 16.1kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
7. 207 拒 I Refuse to Move to the Countryside! I Marry a Quietly Passionate, Rugged Man and Have Three Daughters 拒下乡！我嫁闷骚糙汉生三朵金花 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wen Ning, a pampered young woman from the 21st century, transmigrates to the hardship-filled 1970s. As soon as she arrives, she is schemed against by a scumbag man and a vicious woman, while also facing the threat of being sent to the countryside. Wen Ning promptly puts the pair in their place. To secure her place in the city, she endures rumors spread by her future brother-in-law, then gets her wish and becomes a temporary worker at a machinery factory. Unwilling to remain a temporary worker, s 753Reads8.9Score10214d adds

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   Historical fiction. (I have a job.)

8. 208 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 10.4kReads8.4Score65114d adds

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   Time travel; the male protagonist is a transport driver, and the female protagonist is a department store accountant; they don't go to the countryside or the black market.

9. 209 首 The Commander Has Had No Heirs for Ten Generations, Then She Gives Birth to Five at Once 首长十代单传，她一口气生了五个 Adorable Little Rice Ball呆萌的丸子Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted (Entirely fictional setting, bold biological heiress vs. special forces commander, military marriage + married first, fall in love later + sweet romance + face-slapping the scum + both leads are each other’s only one + storage space) Gu Wan, a powerhouse of quick transmigration, was swept into the 1980s by a sudden gust of strange wind, and things went horribly wrong from the start! She had become the biological heiress who’d been switched at birth and made into cannon fodder in a period novel, 14.7kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds

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   These are all excellent period dramas where the female protagonists find jobs through their own abilities. Don't miss them! [Sending heart]

10. 210 七 The Happy Life of Lin Yulan, a Sharp-Tongued Woman in the 1970s 七十年代之贫嘴林玉兰的幸福生活 Bai Shuitan白水谈Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted My new novel, A Lively Life in the Sixties: Revenge First, Gossip Later, is now available! Every character is a piece of work, with revenge, scoundrels getting what they deserve, and plenty of beatings. It’s a different kind of story. If you’re interested, give it a try. Thanks for your support! [Reborn + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger + romance, with a cheerful and heartwarming tone] Liu Jie’s parents divorced in her previous life, and she lived alone with her grandmother. 2.3kReads9.0Score19814d adds

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    The female protagonist became a teacher in the countryside through her own abilities, and later went to university to continue teaching. It is a simple and realistic life in the 1970s, with a focus on joy, humor and lightheartedness.

11. 211 八 The 1980s: You Marry Your White Moonlight, I'll Marry the Fourth Young Master of a Tycoon Family 八零：你娶白月光，我嫁豪门四少 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Modern Romance197k WordsCompleted Shen Yuanxi choked on her milk tea and died. Her soul transmigrated to Pingjiang City in 1987. Her parents ran off, her brother ran off, and her fiance ran off too. Luckily, before the original owner suddenly died, she had secured a job as a university instructor and gotten a marriage certificate with the fourth young master of the wealthy Xie family from Hong Kong. The scumbag He Yuncheng had kissed his white moonlight, Lin Zining, right in front of Shen Yuanxi, and still had the nerve to say, 4kReads8.3Score43214d adds

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    [A period drama with a domineering CEO theme] The story of Shen Yuanxi, a time-traveling heroine who breaks off her engagement with a scumbag and marries Xie Sichen, the fourth young master of a wealthy family.

12. 212 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
13. 213 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 9.6kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
14. 214 重 Reborn in the 1960s: From Village Health Worker to Rising Star 重生六零：从村卫生员开始逆袭 Still or Not静否Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted Xia Yin, the heroine of an old-school CEO romance full of angst, is reborn. After a mission-taker’s interference awakens her, Xia Yin goes completely OOC, stabs the male lead to death, and makes the world of the book collapse. Xia Yin had calmly accepted her death, but the now self-aware Learning System saves her. She passes through the turbulence of time and space and arrives in the 1960s in Huaguo, becoming an orphan whose parents are both dead and who has a little brother with a head like a b 156Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Both are period dramas where the female protagonist works hard and studies diligently.

15. 215 霉 The Unlucky Second Female Lead: Reborn in the 1970s, I Must Stay Alive! 霉运女二，胎穿70年代苟住命！ Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance941k WordsCompleted This book is set in a parallel world. Don't take it too seriously. [Feel-Good Fiction + Pocket Dimension + Top-Grade Men] Female lead: Shen Nian. Male lead: Zhou Huai'an. Shen Nian had terrible luck at every turn in her previous life, constantly plagued by misfortune. Even her death was stinky… In every lifetime, she became the villainous second female lead who was obsessed with the male lead and schemed against the heroine. To earn a chance at reincarnation, she completed the System's mission: 17.2kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
16. 216 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score49814d adds
17. 217 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: I Serve My Country with the Medical System 穿书六零：带着医药系统报效祖国 Cen Fu岑茯Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Liang Zhu was delivering medicine to a customer during a typhoon when she was hit by falling debris. She transmigrated into a period novel and became the tool skeleton that gave the heroine her golden finger. Yes, a tool skeleton, not a person! And she was only a corpse briefly mentioned in a couple of lines in the original novel’s extra chapters. She was a tool in the truest sense of the word. Luckily, she had a portable pharmacy stocked with a wide variety of medicines as well as plenty of sur 406Reads7.4Score10514d adds
18. 218 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score61514d adds
19. 219 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.7kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
20. 220 开 From the Start, I Inherited a Fortune and Lived It Up in the 1960s 开局继承遗产，我在六零躺赢 Nannan Who Loves Shredded Potatoes爱吃土豆丝的南南Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Jian Shu gained access to a pocket dimension. Having read countless novels, she immediately began stockpiling supplies in preparation for transmigrating or the apocalypse. A few years passed, and Jian Shu had all but forgotten about the idea. Then, when she woke up one day, she found herself in a different era. She had transmigrated to 1968. She was an orphan, but she had a large inheritance and no awful relatives to deal with. See how Jian Shu uses her pocket dimension to get rich in this e 15.3kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
21. 221 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 11.7kReads8.6Score83714d adds

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    When Wang Xiaoli opened her eyes, she saw a dark ceiling and an empty, cramped room. Apart from the bedding she wore on the kang (heated brick bed), there was nothing else. Fortunately, she possessed the original owner's memories. It was during the height of the "Down to the Countryside Movement," and the original owner, having graduated from junior high school but failing the high school entrance exam, had returned to Wangjiatun to farm. It was a large family: her grandparents lived with their three sons, and two aunts had married and moved to the county. The eldest son, Wang Youcai, was the accountant in Wangjiatun, married Zhao Chunhua, and they had 18-year-old twin sons, Guodong and Guoliang; one was serving in the army, and the other taught at a primary school in the county. The second son, Wang Youliang, married Li Laidi, and they had a son and a daughter, 7-year-old Wang Jinbao and 17-year-old Wang Xiaoying. The third son, Wang Youtian, married Zhang Fangfang from the same village, and they had 16-year-old twins, Wang Xiaoli and Wang Xiaozhe. The original owner was Wang Xiaoli. No one's home now; they've all gone to the fields to earn work points. Yesterday, the original owner watched two old women fight in the rain, caught a cold, had a fever, and died. Looking at her impoverished home, she also wanted to die. Her head was spinning, and her forehead felt burning hot. There was no fever reducer at home. It was truly a case of God not sparing her; even if she didn't die, she would...

22. 222 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 7.3kReads9.1Score61114d adds
23. 223 我 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score66114d adds

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    The third book has no romantic pairing.

24. 224 在 Finding Hidden Gems in a Historical Romance 在年代拼好文里捡大漏 Yan Xiaozhai言小宅Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Era Fiction + Transmigrate into a Book + Alternate History + Ensemble Cast + Slice of Life + A Little Spoiling + Mostly Feel-Good + Romance + Everyone Gets Rich] Also known as: Finding Bliss in a Patchwork Era Novel The Background Character's Comeback in an Era Novel The Seventies: She Became the Heart of the Protagonist Group A Blended Era, Su Qingqing's Happy Life In the Era, She Had a Blast Thanks to the Protagonist Group! - Su Qingqing has transmigrated into an era novel! She suddenly disco 2.5kReads7.6Score15814d adds
25. 225 七 The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零，和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭 You Mingzi有命子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better 9.5kReads8.7Score95114d adds
26. 226 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Vow to Become a Top Student 穿越七零，誓要做学霸 Zeming则名Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Research + Devoted Couple + Everyone’s Favorite] [Brilliant, well-rounded female scholar with a striking contrast in personality × Talented and handsome man devoted to love, Mr. Xiao] Mi Zheng never imagined that she would be the one to “laugh herself to death after winning the lottery.” Given another chance at life, she decided to study hard and become the top student she had always envied in her previous life. After all, books are full of treasures. She never expected to 1.3kReads9.0Score10614d adds
27. 227 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
28. 228 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
29. 229 六 The Little Crybaby of the 1960s Is Always Hung from the Demonically Handsome Commander's Waist 六零小丧包天天被妖孽首长挂腰上 Zhang Mocha from the Northeast张摩卡来自东北Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage in the 1960s · quietly unhinged · decisive and ruthless · golden finger with a hint of mystery · off-the-charts sweetness] Don’t mess with Lu Jiu. She’s fierce, bold, and rebellious. In her previous life, she spent thirteen years undercover, going from a drug lord’s fake heiress to the drug lord herself. The day the operation closed in, she blew everyone sky-high, herself included. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lu Jiu, an academic ace in the 1960s. She came with a me 92.6kReads9.2Score15.3k14d adds

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    The female lead is sought after by various organizations because of her abilities.

30. 230 娇 A Softhearted Tomboy Helps the 1970s Embrace Science and Technology 娇软女汉子在七零科技兴国 Ai Xiao Kang艾小康Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted The Federation’s Iron Rose died alongside the Zerg Queen in battle, only to be brought back by her AI to the 1970s on ancient Earth. A new beginning brings new challenges, but wherever she goes, she is determined to be the brightest star in the crowd. A master reaper, a repair ace, a farming-tool prodigy, a mechanical genius… The villagers of Dayan Village discover that Lin Xiaoguai, a delicate-looking female educated youth, is not only astonishingly strong, but also has a mind beyond ordinary p 169Reads8.6Score—14d adds
31. 231 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.5kReads9.4Score56214d adds

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    ❤️❤️In these period novels, the protagonists all find their jobs through their own abilities. ❤️❤️In the first book, the female lead first gets a temporary job at a police station, then becomes a police officer, and rises through the ranks. In the second book, the female lead is hired at a pharmaceutical factory, initially assigned to the pharmacy as a laborer, but later schemes to become a factory worker. ❤️❤️In the third book, a woman transmigrates into a man's body, initially living off his partner, but later finds work to support her family. In the fourth book, the female lead has peak emotional intelligence, is adept at resource exchange, and her career keeps progressing...

32. 232 重 Back to the Nineties: I Bought Half a Street by Picking Through Junk 重回九零，我捡破烂买下了半条街 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance467k WordsOngoing Reborn diplomat landlady heroine × refined, distinguished research genius hero Zhao Lijun had just seen off her parents, who had died in their fifties after years of pent-up sorrow, when she suddenly returned to the starting point of every tragedy. This year, her little brother hadn’t yet drunk the pesticide that would make him depend on medicine for the rest of his life. Her older brother hadn’t dropped out of school because the family was poor, only to sit at home while her aunt’s family sche —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 233 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 18.6kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly skilled in psychology. She met the male lead while helping them solve a case, and he fell in love with her at first sight! After they got married, she joined his military unit, and during their journey, she used her psychology skills to help a researcher at a machinery factory solve a problem!

34. 234 逼 Forced to Marry a Widower? I Turn Around and Marry into a Military Compound in the 1960s 逼嫁鳏夫？转头嫁进六零军区大院 Liu Family's Little Moon刘家小月Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + 1960s + Unhinged Heroine + System + Marriage First, Love Later + No Sent-Down Youth + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Gossip + Face-Slapping] Zhao Manman had barely transmigrated when her stepmother pressured her into marrying an old widower who was old enough to be her father. She even resorted to the despicable trick of drugging her to make her comply! Who could put up with that? She certainly couldn't! She secretly switched the drug her stepmother had prepared, then let her 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead found jobs through her own abilities!! She found several!! She's practically selling them wholesale!!

35. 235 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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    The female protagonist is a local woman, clear-headed, who marries a city dweller based on her beauty, finds a job based on her abilities, has a sweet tongue, knows how to handle situations, and is good at handling everyday family matters.

36. 236 八 A 1980s Military Marriage: After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become the Courtyard’s Dream Girl 八零军婚，穿书后成了大院白月光 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A genius girl from a family of doctors transmigrates into a period novel by accident, becoming the vicious female supporting character. Ye Xiaoxiao is the Hao family's fake heiress. Raised in a military compound in the capital, she is the apple of every young man's eye. But when she turns seventeen, the real heiress returns, and the wheels of fate begin to turn. The apple of everyone's eye becomes yesterday's leftovers. Her admirers switch their allegiance, and compared with the inspiring heroin 15.6kReads9.1Score2k14d adds

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    Sisters, this is a must-read for anyone experiencing a reading slump! Today I'm strongly recommending a super sweet and addictive romance novel that will absolutely fulfill all your fantasies about romantic love. The male lead, Yu Sheng, is a quintessential aloof beauty in the military. He comes from a wealthy family, and his looks are exceptional—sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a cold, aloof demeanor that seems to emanate an aura of "keep away." He's single-mindedly devoted to the noble cause of protecting his country, and he scoffs at romantic love, believing it would only disrupt his military focus. However, fate doesn't care about his wishes. One day, his father suddenly informs him that he's already engaged to a delicate and frail girl. Yu Sheng is utterly disdainful and immediately objects, believing such a fragile woman would only be a burden. But fate loves to play tricks on people; at their very first meeting, Yu Sheng is thoroughly humiliated. He saw his supposedly "delicate and frail" fiancée dominating a village thug, her fists flying, beating him until he cried for his mother. Her imposing figure was a far cry from the frail image he had imagined. Yu Sheng's inner monologue: Isn't this a bit too much? He thought it was just a coincidence, but the second time they met, she staged another "damsel in distress" moment. Facing a group of street thugs, she didn't even blink, easily defeating them and rescuing Yu Sheng. Yu Sheng was completely dumbfounded, thinking: This isn't a delicate woman who needs protection; she's a female warrior! But the surprises didn't end there. The third time they met, Yu Sheng was utterly astonished by what he saw. She was leading all the boys in his class in a fierce brawl with the senior students, the scene chaotic and extremely brutal. Yu Sheng: Is this really my delicate and frail fiancée? But it was these unexpected events that gradually changed Yu Sheng's feelings for her. From initial disdain and skepticism to being unknowingly drawn to her. And she, facing Yu Sheng's transformation, gradually went from being at odds with him to understanding him perfectly. Their interactions sparked countless sweet and fun moments. This novel boasts a fresh and unique plot, and the interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly sweet. From mutual dislike to mutual attraction, every detail is delicately and movingly portrayed, making it impossible to put down. I read it in one go, my lips curled into a wide smile, a constant source of maternal joy! Trust me, everyone, this novel is an absolute gem! Quickly bookmark it and immerse yourself in the sweet love story of Yu Sheng and his "wild" fiancée!

37. 237 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 14.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    Tens of thousands of people are reading this, and this old bookworm absolutely loves it! [Sending heart] ① A short, sweet story where the female lead becomes a teacher through her own abilities—clear-headed and straightforward! [Flying kiss] ② A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love—a strong female researcher's story with a sweet romance between the leads. Highly recommended! [Top post]

38. 238 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 22.3kReads8.9Score5.9k14d adds
39. 239 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越七零之路人甲日常 Tang Lin from Xiangzhou香州的唐林Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so it’ll go up later. This is a gentle, everyday-life story. If it’s not your thing, please click away. Thanks! Transmigration + no military marriage + no relocation to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no vilifying the original heroine After transmigrating, Lu Jinxia finds herself in the world of a historical novel she read. Unfortunately, she isn’t the heroine, just a background character. The heroine of the book is an educated youth sent to the countryside. 24.3kReads8.2Score2k14d adds

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    These are all shows I'd stay up all night to watch!

40. 240 团 The 70s' Beloved Darling Is a Hopeless Romantic, Until She Wakes Up and Becomes His Sister-in-Law 团宠七零恋爱脑，觉醒后当他大嫂 Wan Ruo菀渃Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [1970s + female supporting character awakens + face-slapping and scum-tormenting + System + military marriage] Su Zhaoyuan is bright and beautiful, and adored by everyone. But in a period romance novel, she's a love-struck female supporting character controlled by the plot. The heroine is her cousin, Su Routang, and the hero is her fiancé, Gu Lisong. Su Zhaoyuan's whole family are stepping stones for the hero and heroine. When her cousin needs a job, she listens to her fiancé and gives her n 13.3kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
41. 241 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as a Sickly Girl and Won Over an Army Officer as My Husband 穿书成病秧子，拐了军官做老公 Mo Yuci墨雨辞Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Alternate historical setting + transmigrating into a book + spatial storage + military marriage + no saintly heroine + cozy everyday life + not a strong female lead] [This is a fictional world. Major events follow history, but there are plenty of invented details. History buffs, read at your own risk!] Wen Nian is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who treats patients every day. She never imagined she'd be killed by a patient's family member during a hospital disturbance while passing throu 22Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    One female lead is a doctor, and the other is a printing factory worker.

42. 242 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.2kReads8.2Score34814d adds
43. 243 我 It's the 1970s. I've Got Everything I Need Except You 我在七零，啥也不缺，就缺你 Lazy Eagle老鹰懒懒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-back sweet girl X violent military officer] [Age gap + pocket dimension + married first, love later + no angst] [Slow-paced. If you're impatient or prefer fast-paced romance, 🉑 skip this book!] Hu Qi woke from a nap and opened her eyes to find that her soul had traveled to 1957. All she could do was wail like a baby. She was dumbfounded, her eyes darting about. Once she figured out what was going on, she started laughing with delight. "Being born into this life is great! I know everything 11.2kReads7.8Score1.3k14d adds
44. 244 魂 My Soul Transmigrated to the 1970s, and with a Pocket Dimension, I Can Eat, Drink, and Wait to Die 魂穿七零，空间在手混吃等死 Young Lady Who Loves Money喜欢钱钱的大小姐Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted What the heck? Why should she transmigrate to the 1970s, where food and clothing are scarce? What do you mean, “Heaven’s secrets must not be revealed”? Old man, explain yourself! At least she unlocked her dimensional space ahead of time. To make sure she can live in comfort in the 1970s, she keeps buying things until not a cent is left in her bank account. Then she transmigrates to the 1970s, expecting to coast through life, but somehow she keeps earning honors instead. What was that? Eating ric 18.6kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds
45. 245 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Became the Heroine’s Wicked Stepsister 穿越七零，我成了女主的恶毒继姐 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance686k WordsOngoing [Military marriage, period setting, space, transmigration, sweet romance, countryside, family squabbles, face-slapping] When Su Lingwu opens her eyes, she has transmigrated into the body of a domineering, selfish, vain, jealous, beautiful-but-useless cannon-fodder character! She is Su Lingtang’s wicked stepsister, Su Lingwu! After working herself to death from overwork, everything goes black. Then black again. Isn’t this a novel she read once? The villainess falls for the same man as the heroine 148kReads8.5Score14.9k14d adds
46. 246 和 Traveling to the 1970s with My Best Friend, Bringing My Mother-in-Law Along 和闺蜜穿七零，带着婆婆一起离 Little A Yao小阿瑶Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Military Marriage + Lighthearted] Two female leads + two male leads They were only taking a vacation by the sea, but one massive wave swept Xia Xiaoqi and Qiao Ran back to 1978. They opened their eyes, exchanged a secret code, and went from best friends to sisters-in-law. Since they were already here, they decided to make the best of it, but they would never live miserably like the original owners of their bodies. The two daughters-in-law, who had 212.3kReads9.0Score26.8k14d adds

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    Best friends travel back in time to the 1970s and become sisters-in-law – a series of stories where one leaves and the other leaves! A chaotic and hilarious slice-of-life tale set in that era, it's a must-watch! One uses her skills as a soldier from her previous life to rejoin the army, while the other becomes an arts and culture soldier thanks to her talents in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting!

47. 247 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: I'm a Diplomat 穿越六零，我是外交官 Wanwan Has Plenty婉婉有余Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted "I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and I’m Just an Extra" Hang in there! The humble extra eventually becomes a diplomat. ▷ [Hardcore survival] Transmigrated to the great famine of 1959, she survives by digging into rat holes for grain and selling mountain goods. ▷ [A quiet comeback] She pretends to be invisible, but gets noticed by an officer after studying foreign languages: “There’s more to this girl than meets the eye.” ▷ [Career highlight] From orphan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a bowl 5.6kReads8.1Score30014d adds

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    He became a diplomat step by step through his own efforts and changed his destiny through knowledge.

48. 248 年 The 1970s: A Country Bride Moves to the City to Become a Factory Worker 年代，乡下小媳妇进城当工人 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + family squabbles + portable space + the heroine won't take abuse and fights back] Xia Yang was born under an unlucky star. She merely called someone a jinx, and the petty crow immortal smacked her with a wing, sending her to 1971 and into a novel about a rugged country man doting on his wife. She transmigrated into the gluttonous third sister-in-law of the male lead, who was supposed to die on her wedding day. The moment she opened her eyes 9kReads9.0Score62814d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrated into the book. She kept a close eye on the original female protagonist, and together they saved someone and got a job opportunity as a warehouse manager in a food factory. Then she gradually rose to a higher position.

49. 249 军 A Military Marriage: My Blind Date Is My Special Forces Childhood Friend 军婚，相亲对象居然是特种兵竹马 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + space + dual transmigration + two couples + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts] Lin Momo, a shopping mall manager in the 21st century, never imagined she’d get caught in a fire while taking a nap at the office. Seeing the flames outside the office door, she knew she wouldn’t make it out. But why had her childhood friend, the special forces soldier, come here? “What are you doing here? Trying to get yourself killed?” “Momo, I...” Before Cheng Jinghao could 8.4kReads9.3Score94614d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥🍀Coriander's Recommendation⭐①The female lead has the highest IQ and EQ, is incredibly clever, has multiple part-time jobs, carries a ton of work permits in her bag, and receives 88 different salaries every month⭐②The female lead works in a military factory, researching weapons. She's incredibly skilled, works only two hours a day, and spends the rest of her time using her brain, otherwise she'll "get a headache😩", hahahahaha.

50. 250 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance635k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.2kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is admitted to a vocational school and assigned to a state-owned factory. [Cool] Heartwarming daily life + using modern mechanical knowledge to work hard in her career.

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