Period Novel, No Sent-Down Youth, Has a Job, Everyday Family Life 年代文 不下乡 有工作 家长里短日常文

1. 1 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds

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   Of all the historical fiction novels I've read, these two stand out for their profound meaning. The first one is finished, and the female protagonist is the most successful of all the historical fiction novels I've read—the one who transmigrates into a book and becomes the best version of herself, handling everything with exceptional skill. The second one, though not yet finished, is one I wanted to recommend immediately. It's rich in emotion, nuanced, and the descriptions of family and the era are incredibly immersive. It's truly exceptional. I hope the second one won't be disappointing or abandoned.

2. 2 胎 Born in the 1950s, How Did I Just Barely Make It Again? 胎穿50年代，我怎么又擦边上岸 Ms. Pliers钳子女士Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted No Golden Finger! In her previous life, Cheng Ya worked herself to death from overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she'd been born into the 1950s. She had no power to change the world. She was just an ordinary, relatively lucky child, with perfectly average grades, neither at the top nor at the bottom, and a pleasant, approachable face. But according to her mother, she was lazy, sly, greedy, and shameless, though she was always the first to show up for meals. But she did have one unusual kn 28.6kReads7.6Score3.5k14d adds
3. 3 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, 90kReads8.8Score6.2k14d adds

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4. 4 沪 Daily Sign-Ins in 1970s Shanghai 沪上七零签到日常 There's a Sugar Tangerine有个砂糖橘Modern Romance282k WordsOngoing No Rural Placement in the 1970s + Sign-In + The City Life of an Only Daughter in Shanghai The heroine takes a husband into her family! She loves herself most! A lighthearted story In 1970s Shanghai, the everyday bustle of the neighborhood bears witness to decades of change. Fang Wanqing is unexpectedly swept into a parallel timeline and gets by safely with the help of a modest sign-in System. After the college entrance exams are reinstated, she earns a place at university. Later, she rides the w 972Reads5.6Score4014d adds

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   [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] This novel's female protagonist transmigrates to a different era but doesn't go to the countryside or the black market. She has a sign-in system, comes from a powerful and influential family, and is an only child from the city. She's logical and intelligent. [Currently Completing Drafts][Currently Completing Drafts] The female protagonist marries into the male protagonist's family; the female protagonist is the breadwinner while the male protagonist stays home. [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates]

5. 5 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 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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   [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][Kiss] Time-traveling to 1970, bound to a flash sale system, I rise from a county supply and marketing cooperative purchasing agent to the city's youngest section chief. Procurement, solving major cases, catching murderers—pampered by my family, and a thriving career!

6. 6 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 is incredibly good! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] It's a military marriage with no stepmothers or revenge plots, focusing on everyday family life, the mundane routines, both parents working, the female lead is intelligent, gets a job after graduating from vocational school, and doesn't have to go to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers [Added to Bookshelf][Added to Bookshelf]. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent sense of the era; this is the most historically accurate book I've read on Tomato that focuses so much on the historical setting. [Already hooked] Prices are reasonable, with precise amounts of money and tickets, meticulous details, and not too many awful characters. It feels like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical romance combined with a farming story.

7. 7 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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   The female protagonist was reincarnated as a child, but forgot about it as a child. She only remembered she was a transmigrator when she grew up, and she even has a little cheat ability. She has an older brother, younger brothers, and younger sisters. Her family treats her very well; her younger siblings are typical "mother-born servants." She also has a job and, after marrying the male protagonist, didn't go to his military post but continued working from home. She eats at her in-laws' house one day and at her parents' house the next. After giving birth, she hired help to take care of her child—truly an enviable life. There are no truly awful characters in the entire story.

8. 8 六 The Happy Life of a Railway Compound in the 1960s 六零：铁路家属院的美满生活 Dozing Off打瞌睡呢Modern Romance941k WordsOngoing Cozy Everyday Life [Brutal, Tragic Prison King-Type Male Lead x Beautiful, Easygoing Aspiring Writer] [No Going to the Countryside + No Black Market + Everyday Family Life + Mutual Healing + Sweet Romance] What do the riches and glory of my next life have to do with this one? Lin Xia was a modern-day web novelist and short-comic artist with tens of thousands of fans. One accident wiped her and her whole nest out of existence. Should she drink Meng Po's soup and be reborn into a rich family? She 144kReads9.0Score16.3k14d adds

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   Don't be fooled by the title; the female lead is wonderful. The original owner of this body came from a very poor family, but after she arrived, she decisively left. The male lead also came from a difficult background, but they separated their households the day after their marriage. He's the head of the railway police department and owns a family compound. The two leads live their own lives, free from hardship. The female lead also does some part-time work to earn money. The only downside is that it's still being updated. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

9. 9 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, Watch Me Take Down the Wicked Female Lead 穿书后，看我如何干翻恶毒女主 Yu Mizhou于米粥Modern Romance711k WordsOngoing The rating just came out; it’ll go up later. [Everyday family life, a laid-back heroine who sometimes has a soft heart and learns from her mistakes. There’s a System, a pocket dimension, and a job. She doesn’t go to the countryside.] Su Jiahui fell asleep and transmigrated. She never expected that, as an only child, she would end up in a large family with many children, and be the least favored one of all. After awakening her System, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. And of 1.5kReads6.0Score10114d adds
10. 10 大 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 Du Xiaore杜小惹Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.8kReads9.1Score78214d adds

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    Traditional period novels, without time travel, systems, or cheat codes.

11. 11 老 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 16.9kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
12. 12 小 Little Stepmom Lihua: Defy Me and Fight 小妈黎花，不服就战 Du Wanxing杜菀星Modern Romance120k WordsOngoing [Traditional period setting + remarriage + marriage first, love later] [Older male lead] [Ensemble cast] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No golden finger] [Realistic life] Real life doesn’t follow the fast-paced rhythm of a wish-fulfillment novel. Every ordinary woman has a unique, fully realized personality of her own. At eighteen, Li Hua unexpectedly became a “temporary mother” to two children. Through the hardest years, she upheld her promise and raised Chen Wenbo’s two children on her own 2Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2.4kReads—Score13714d adds

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    This book is about going from a small town to a city.

14. 14 八 The 1980s: The Jiang Family’s Oldest Daughter Returns from the Countryside 八零：姜家老姑娘从乡下回来了 Great Chu大楚Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + entrepreneurship] Jiang Lai transmigrates into a book, becoming the doomed young daughter of a family of cannon fodder in a sugary romance novel. In the book, after the villainous cousin, the female lead's foil, steals the original owner's job and returns to the city, the original owner is beaten to death by her husband. The Jiang parents fail to curry favor with their bosses, get bullied at work, and are forced into early retirement. The eldest bro 4.9kReads8.5Score34214d adds

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    A super good period drama! It includes jobs, everyday family life, and plenty of revenge against scumbags. No rural setting. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

15. 15 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
16. 16 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 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds

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    A super good period drama! It includes jobs, everyday family life, and plenty of revenge against villains. No rural setting. Highly recommended! 👍👍👍

17. 17 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 5.9kReads8.8Score59614d adds
18. 18 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 200.8kReads9.2Score14k14d adds
19. 19 手 Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本，我却只想考大学 Jiang Liangjiang江凉姜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you 11.5kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
20. 20 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
21. 21 穿 Broke in the 1950s? I’ll Empty My Enemies’ Fortunes 穿五零穷叮当？我搬空仇人家产 Ben Biao123犇驫123Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An alternate-era setting, transmigration into a book, a spatial realm, supernatural powers, famine, and a powerful protagonist. Xia Yurou, a powerful psychic from the post-apocalyptic world, transmigrates into the youngest daughter of a military commander in an era novel. Her father died young. For the jade pendant her own daughter has been longing for, the female protagonist's mother locks her best friend's daughter in a supply crate bound for overseas, where the girl suffocates to death. Late 20.2kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
22. 22 六 The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family Full of Villains? 六零，我全家都是反派怎么了？ Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short dramas "In the 1960s, Why Is My Entire Family of Villains in Everyone's Way?" and "The 1960s: Why Is My Whole Family So Awful?" are now available. [Period Setting] [Entire Family Are Villains] [Spatial Dimension] Lin Qiqi transmigrated into a Period novel. Her whole family was made up of awful people who leeched off the female lead's family. After offending them, her entire family died! Lin Qiqi summed up the lesson: In the novel, her whole family died because they were twisted, but no 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
23. 23 年 Period: The Shameless Villains Live to a Ripe Old Age 年代：缺德反派们长命百岁了 Orange Ears of Grain橙穗穗Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + pocket dimension + cozy daily life] Meng Yu has one wish: for her whole family to live long, peaceful lives. They are the troublesome relatives of the heroine in a period novel. They are stepping-stones who make the heroine shine. They are the heartless villains in the book. In the original ending, the whole family of six villains opposes the heroine and brings about their own destruction. Then Meng Yu arrives, changing the fate that had already been set. She claims the heroine’ 11.4kReads7.8Score79514d adds
24. 24 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    A blended family story set in a bygone era: a domineering and ruthless stepmother, a cunning and scheming biological father, and a transmigrated female protagonist—the family's life seems to be on a winning streak, getting better and better! [Heart]

25. 25 六 The Great Famine of the 1960s? I'll Feed My Whole Family Meat! 六零大饥荒？我带全家酷酷吃肉！ Chubby Who Loves Vegetables爱吃菜菜的小胖子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + no saintly heroine + unapologetically self-serving + space + violent, unhinged female lead + feel-good story + a thousand schemes + ruthless heart and ruthless hands] A menace? A slacker who cuts corners? Useless at everything? Eats everything in sight? Who could that be? Why, the heroine, Ji Anran, of course~ Her violent mother planted her hands on her hips and roared like a shrew: “You lazybones! You little brat! You, you, you…” The laziest of them all, Ji 9.1kReads6.6Score88414d adds
26. 26 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. 35kReads9.0Score3.8k14d adds

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    [Time Period + Indigenous People + Slice of Life + Career + No Cheat Codes] A traditional time-travel story without cheat codes really resonated with me ✨ The female protagonist and her friends travel to a big city to find work, like fledglings, tentatively exploring this unfamiliar world with trepidation and curiosity. No strokes of luck fall from the sky; they stumble and struggle along the way, gradually transforming and growing into independent women. Watching them become stronger step by step is truly moving. Stories of ordinary people establishing themselves through their own efforts are always the most touching.

27. 27 亲 After My Biological Brother Was Reborn, the Real Heiress Returned 亲哥重生后，真千金回归了 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Lin Yanhui is miserable. Her paternal grandparents favor boys over girls, her father is taciturn, and her mother has a sharp tongue and a sharper heart. And now her name is Huang Zhaodi. In the middle of her chaotic life, she never imagined that one day a group of people would show up at her home and tell her she was their biological daughter! Lin Yanhui: !!! - It wasn’t until three days before Lin Rui died in the line of duty that he learned his family had raised someone else’s child. When they 36.4kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds

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    A heartwarming story about everyday life, with few truly awful characters. Any who are problematic are quickly resolved; the heroine is firmly accepted back into her family, and the villains are swiftly punished and eliminated, never to return. The entire book revolves around the heroine and those around her, and as the title suggests, it's a very happy life story.

28. 28 千 A Boat Sailing a Thousand Miles, a Lifetime of Peace 千里行舟，一世怀安 Juxingli聚星里Ancient Romance126k WordsOngoing [#Transmigration #Late Qing and early Republican era #Daughter of a minor official #Making money #Light comedy #Saving the country through industry #Family life #Slow burn] Lu Xingzhou vs. Ye Huaian In her previous life, Ye Huaian earned a monthly salary of at least 12,000 yuan. After transmigrating to 1900, she becomes the daughter of a wealthy Shanghai family. In reality, she’s so broke it’s almost laughable. She has to report to her family before spending even a single copper coin. Her father 412Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a slice-of-life story set in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, not a tragedy, but focusing on the female protagonist's growth and friendships. My childhood was rather uneventful, so I felt a sense of healing after watching it.

29. 29 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds

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    💐A period drama, not set in the countryside, but with jobs. The female lead takes over her mother-in-law's job at a printing factory, while the male lead, a retired soldier, works as a driver at the finance bureau. It's super good, full of everyday family life and mundane routines.

30. 30 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 13.3kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    Documents from the required era

31. 31 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 1.3kReads—Score12814d adds
32. 32 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 11kReads7.7Score81814d adds

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    We've really hit it off!

33. 33 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, 4.4kReads8.9Score35714d adds

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    The male and female leads are both "brother-dependent" and academically challenged duos. They rely on their brothers for everything. The female lead can't cook and loves gossip; she has a tiny bit of ambition, but not much. The male lead is a "laid-back" type; he was dazzled by the female lead's bright white teeth at first sight and successfully won her over. To pursue her, he used food as bait, successfully capturing her heart through her stomach.

34. 34 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102kReads8.8Score10.8k14d adds
35. 35 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: The Stepfather in a Period Novel 穿书之年代文里的继父 Director Jiang, Who Likes Elephant Orchids喜欢象鼻兰的蒋院主Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted (The new book’s rating just opened, everyone. It’ll go up!) 1970s setting + sign-in System + raising kids + mutual devotion. The moment I open my eyes, I’ve transmigrated into a period novel and become the cannon-fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and eventually died miserably in a cowshed. I look at the three thin, malnourished children staring at me in fear, and their gentle, resilient but distant teacher wife. I silently activate the Daily Sign-In System. Today, a pound of meat. 98Reads6.0Score11814d adds

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    Historical Fiction #DailyCheckInSystem I opened my eyes to find myself transmigrated into a historical fiction novel, becoming the cannon fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and ultimately died tragically in a cowshed. Looking at the three emaciated children before me, their eyes filled with fear, and my gentle yet resilient but distant teacher wife, I silently activated the daily check-in system. Today a pound of meat, tomorrow a bag of candy, and the day after tomorrow, rare fruit candy. While other children are munching on cornbread, my little one has a poached egg hidden in his bowl.

36. 36 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Little Extra’s Everyday Gossip 穿书七零：小炮灰的吃瓜日常 Seven Spirit Jade七灵玉Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + Beijing courtyard compounds + gossip + taking down scumbags + everyday family life] Wen Zhi wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated, and her wedding is just around the corner! As a servant born into the Wen household, marrying is undoubtedly her best chance to escape. But when she arrives at her in-laws’ home, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book! Now things are getting interesting. In a little courtyard compound, there’s t 8.5kReads7.5Score69514d adds

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    ✨✨The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s. The original owner of this body had just finished a blind date and was preparing for marriage, but died suddenly because she felt uncomfortable about her parents making her give her job to her younger brother. After transmigrating, the female protagonist asks for money to buy a job, and the male protagonist is her blind date. After marriage, the female protagonist learns that she has transmigrated into a book. The male and female protagonists are in a marriage of convenience that develops into love. The male protagonist is somewhat possessive of the female protagonist. After marriage, the female protagonist's daily life consists of writing articles to earn money and watching gossip with her mother-in-law.

37. 37 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 53.1kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds

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    ①🌈The female lead transmigrates into a book, doesn't go to the countryside or the black market, and takes over her mother-in-law's factory job. She has normal values ​​and a husband with a stable job after retiring from the military. ②💥 It's really good! The female lead is strong and clear-headed, and the male lead is very doting and talkative, which is rare in Tomato's female-oriented novels. The characters are well-developed and not superficial. The children aren't the kind that are particularly annoying or troublesome; they are all cute in their own way and very protective of their mothers and fathers. After the female lead is reborn, both the male and female leads change. Fighting against difficult characters isn't frustrating, and the female lead isn't abused. Misunderstandings are explained without taking up excessive space. I love stories where both the male and female leads are talkative!❣️

38. 38 六 Eating Melons, Watching the Show, and Making Money in the 1960s 六零吃瓜看戏赚钱 The Cat Who Loves Money爱钱钱钱的猫咪Modern Romance410k WordsOngoing Period setting + sweet romance + dual spaces + no outrageous villains + well-matched families + no black-market dealings + gossip 🍉 The happy life of a loving young couple: making money, running into all kinds of male and female leads, and enjoying the gossip and drama while raising their little one along the way (in the middle portion). Here’s a serious, but not entirely serious, introduction: On her wedding night, Qian Xihua discovers that she was not only reborn in the womb, but also transmig 2kReads—Score22514d adds

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    Historical fiction, no rural setting, dual-space setting, sweet romance, no black market visits, everyday family drama and gossip.

39. 39 嫁 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Gossip Around the Compound 嫁给竹马后，我在大院吃瓜 Shi Lai莳来Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted [1960s + Siheyuan Courtyard + Gossip-Watching + Everyday Life + Light Ensemble Cast + Cozy, Sweet Romance] On December 2, 1965, Yan Huan and Shen Mingcheng got married, turning their childhood friendship into a lifelong partnership. On December 3, 1965, Tian Huifen introduced Yan Huan to the ten households in the compound. From then on, Yan Huan became a little melon-loving badger in the gossip patch. Shen Mingcheng’s perspective: I’m going to love my childhood sweetheart for the rest of our li 13.3kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds

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    The 1960s + Courtyard House + Daily Life of Gossiping + Warm and Sweet Romance

40. 40 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score10214d adds

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    The steel mill workers are portrayed in a vivid and dynamic way, with a fast-paced narrative.

41. 41 穿 I Became the Villain’s Mom, and His Dad Turned Himself In to Protect the Family 穿成反派妈娃他爹上交自己护全家 Gu Dong谷咚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has a couple, and the child’s biological father is involved. [Not everyone is a good person, and things don’t always go smoothly.] Lin Zhiyao transmigrates into a book, becoming the doomed young mother of the villainous big shot in a period novel. In the story, her son is fated to have the miserable childhood typical of a redemption tale. She is the root cause of it all, the sort of villain people drag out to condemn even after she’s dead. Lin Zhiyao is stunned, but she thinks there’ 9.2kReads8.6Score1k14d adds

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42. 42 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 Romance631k 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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    [Adoration] Instead of going to the countryside, the female protagonist passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she works hard to build her career.

43. 43 小 The Little Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Bun Makes His Dad's Head Split in Two with Anger 小小包子五岁半，气得老爹头两瓣 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The manhua adaptation is now online. Enjoy! [Period setting + coming-of-age + a touch of ensemble cast. This little girl is just an ordinary child, with no superhuman strength or instant cheats. Her personality and background mean she will never let anyone push her around.] Li Tian, an overworked office drone, catches the latest trend and transmigrates into a book! The good news: she becomes a third-generation military family kid, with an impressive background! The bad news: she transmigrates in 309.9kReads8.6Score3.1k14d adds

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    Everyday life, warm and cozy

44. 44 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.9kReads8.9Score81514d adds

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    It's hilarious! The female lead is on the front lines of gossip, she cures the male lead using her special ability, and he helps her cover it up. Later, she even uses her special ability to contribute to the country. It's quite interesting.

45. 45 真 The Real Heiress Lands a Secure Job in the 1970s 真千金竟在七零端上了铁饭碗 Wu Yiyan吴一言Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted (No romance) Zhao Jinshu died in a tide of insects in the year 2977 of the Star Era. When she woke up, she had become Zhao Jinshu in 1977 AD. As an all-around powerhouse from the interstellar future, she finds the place poor, but it has the natural, unpolluted food she loves, so she’s fairly satisfied. Just as she gets settled, her biological parents show up, and they’re no ordinary people. On top of that, their adopted daughter has taken her place as the real heiress. Why would she accept them? 1.5kReads6.4Score11814d adds

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    The content doesn't quite match the title. The female protagonist is a genius who fell from the stars, so after transmigrating, she has little ambition and only wants to live her life well. The whole story leans towards observing the various aspects of life in that era through the protagonist's eyes. It's not a typical wish-fulfillment novel; it's more realistic. The protagonist is uncompromising and doesn't give face to anyone, and she's sharp-tongued, but she also considers social etiquette based on her mood. In the "real or fake heiress" plot, she doesn't forgive or get involved, but she takes advantage of what's rightfully hers without hesitation. There's no romantic pairing or emotional entanglement; she remains single throughout. However, apart from the protagonist, the other women's romantic relationships are more or less constrained by the era, which might influence the lower rating. But personally, I don't think it deserves more than six points; it's a seriously underrated good story. Many of the life insights it offers are very relatable and meaningful for those who have experienced the ups and downs of society.

46. 46 凡 An Ordinary Woman's Path to Immortality: She Starts an Inner-Palace War in the Immortal Realm 凡女修仙，她在仙界搞内卷 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Fantastical Romance900k WordsCompleted [A mortal woman's path to immortality, no System, no romance, a long, traditional cultivation novel] The ordinary girl Ji Lan was born into the everyday bustle of Qingxi Town. She grew up on her father's medicinal decoctions and her mother's tender care, yet an accidental ingestion left a hidden mystery within her constitution. Fortune comes calling when an immortal master appears to recruit disciples. Through sheer perseverance, Ji Lan passes the initial test of immortal affinity. Carrying a pr 2.2kReads6.9Score19414d adds
47. 47 我 I Raised an Ancient Ferocious Beast as My Dao Companion 我养了一只上古凶兽当道侣 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Fantastical Romance323k WordsCompleted A cultivation world modeled on the geography of The Classic of Mountains and Seas. At the age of ten, everyone has a chance to form a soul link with a divine or ferocious beast from the book, awakening a “Beast Soul” and gaining its personality traits and special abilities. [Good-for-nothing’s comeback + ferocious beast soul stone + cutthroat cultivation + satisfying face-slapping] The day her clan branded her a jinx and expelled her in front of everyone, Shen Jingzhe awakened. An ancient soul s 24Reads—Score114d adds
48. 48 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, This Cannon Fodder Won't Accept Her Fate 穿越到七零后炮灰绝不认命 Li Doesn't Quite Understand李不太懂Modern Romance304k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + ensemble cast + no romance + no going to the countryside] Modern rich beauty Li Zhaodi transmigrates into a book after a plane crash, landing in a period novel as a minor cannon-fodder character! Her whole family are bit-part cannon fodder in someone else's story. Her mother is pressured into remarrying, so she makes the real culprit marry instead. Her sister is tricked into marriage and wants to die. This time, it’s her brother-in-law who wa 1.8kReads—Score22914d adds

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    The female lead goes from working in the workshop to becoming a purchasing agent, and later becomes the factory manager. It's a very good story.

49. 49 胎 Born Into the Fifties! Life With a High-Tech Spirit Spring Space 胎穿五零！带科技灵泉空间生活 A Miao99一只99淼Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Beauty + Period Setting + Spirit Spring Space + Technical College + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] The heroine’s name is Cheng Xijun! Cheng Xijun is born into the 1950s with a god-tier pocket dimension. She skips grades to get into technical college, studies mechanics, gathers followers, and works as a technician, overcoming every obstacle on her way to becoming a top scientist. The male lead, Lin Senda, is a high-ranking official’s son who works in politic 873Reads—Score11314d adds

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    The female protagonist's family lives in a courtyard house in the city, and their lives are getting better and better. They have a special spiritual spring and their business is thriving. (This is a story about a woman who is intelligent and resourceful.)

50. 50 重 Reborn in 1960s Beijing: I Became Qin Huairu 重生六零四九城：我穿成了秦淮茹 Autumn Chill Beneath the Starlit Sky星空白露秋凉Female-Channel Fanfiction701k WordsCompleted After dying suddenly, middle-aged woman Tan Ru transmigrates into Qin Huairu from The Courtyard of Birds. They say this woman is the ultimate combination of a white lotus, a green tea vixen, and a bloodsucker, born with an alluring charm that can leave you weak in the knees. Her ultimate dream is to enjoy both a long life and good fortune, so she takes it all in stride. Also known as: I Marry a Second-Generation Soldier in a Period Novel with Four Kids in Tow A Young Hunk Falls for Me, a Woman w 958Reads7.1Score10214d adds

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    Securing a good job for yourself is beneficial in the same way as not harming others.

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