Historical-Era Stories With Stable Factory Jobs: Parents Who Work at a Steel Mill and Life in a Factory Compound 有铁工作的年代文，父母是钢铁厂啥的，住家属院

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds

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   💖The last book fits the bill best. The father is a factory worker. The female protagonist starts as a factory worker, rises to become a propaganda officer, gets into Tsinghua University to start her own newspaper, and eventually opens her own newspaper studio. She'll likely eventually establish a company. 💖In the first two books, the female protagonists are both career-oriented and shrewd. You can learn a lot about interpersonal skills from them.

2. 2 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds

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   The female lead got a stable job at a pharmaceutical factory through her own efforts, while her parents work at a textile factory! They live in a tiny apartment of just over ten square meters in the factory's staff housing. Her older brother and sister-in-law are even afraid to have children [laughing and crying emoji]. The female lead is incredibly determined to get an apartment [facepalm emoji][facepalm emoji].

3. 3 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Academic Ace Is Ready to Turn Her Life Around 重生九零：学霸女配要逆袭 Yu Xuan鱼玄Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Nanxing had lived a miserable life in her previous one. After her mother died in a car accident, her father moved in with his mistress and illegitimate son. The double blow turned her from a top student into a poor one, and she failed the college entrance exams. Her beloved fiancé conspired with her younger brother and plotted to take her life. Only after she died did she learn that her world was nothing more than a novel, and she was merely an insignificant cannon-fodder supporting charact 583Reads9.0Score10314d adds
4. 4 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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   The steel factory's staff quarters housed Huang Qinqin and her family of five. Their house was neither too spacious nor too small—not rich, but not poor either! 🍒 Huang Qinqin was lucky enough to be hired twice by the factory after graduating high school, and she was chosen both times. However, both jobs were physically demanding, which she couldn't handle, so she gave both jobs to her brother. Later, after getting married, she was hired as a sales clerk at a department store.

5. 5 带 Taking a Little House Back to the Seventies 带着小屋穿七零 Hector Who Loves Tangyuan爱吃汤子的赫克托Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After graduating, Jiang Yan joined the army of people preparing for the civil service exams. She stayed up late doing practice questions to secure a government job, but suddenly died from overwork and was reborn in the 1970s. To her surprise, what seemed like a disaster turned out to be a blessing: she landed a secure job. 5.7kReads7.3Score27214d adds
6. 6 七 Seventies Heiress: After Visiting Her Family, She Breaks Off Her Engagement to the Male Lead 七零大小姐：探亲后和男主退婚了 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted (PS: A sweet 1v1 romance with two devoted leads. The male lead is a gentleman who’s completely lovestruck. Get ready for someone to steal the heroine away. The heroine was born into the story, already has a fiancé, and is super rich and privileged.) 1975, H City. Lu Shiyao visits her fiancé, Qi Yu, at his army base. To her surprise, Qi Yu has taken in a godson and goddaughter without even discussing it with her. Worst of all, he doesn’t keep his distance: late at night, he takes his goddaughter 21kReads7.3Score2.1k14d adds

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   The female protagonist's family members are all employed and live in a large compound. Her father holds a high rank in the military, her mother used to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, her older sister is a deputy county head, her eldest brother is a government official, her second brother is a squad leader in a transportation team, and the female protagonist is the youngest, working as a home translator. The whole family dotes on her.

7. 7 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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   [Learned] Traveling back to the 1970s, Wen Jingshu, armed with a limited-time flash sale system, rises from a lowly purchasing clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative to achieve a meteoric rise. She hoards scarce goods, secures large foreign trade orders, and spearheads the construction of an instant noodle factory, earning awards and promotions through sheer ability—her career soars. With supportive family, the story is rich in period detail, packed with satisfying moments, and fast-paced, addictive – a truly exhilarating period drama.

8. 8 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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   🍒① A period drama with stable jobs. The female lead works in a printing factory, and the male lead drives for a leader in the finance bureau. It focuses on everyday family life, starting with the question: divorce or separation? 🍒② A period drama with stable jobs. The female lead's father is the director of the finance department in a textile factory, and she also works in the finance department. 🍒③ The female lead only works temporary jobs. Her father works in a steel factory, and the male lead is the deputy director of a machinery factory. After more than ten years of hard work, everyone in her family is a permanent employee except for her. But… Second brother: "Manman, this is my salary for this month. I'll give you half." Third cousin: "Manman, this is my salary." Holding the salaries handed over by her siblings, and looking at the pile of money and valuables in the corner, Qin Manxue laughed loudly, hands on her hips: "Hahaha~~, temporary jobs are great, temporary jobs are wonderful! Permanent employees are just working for us!"

9. 9 抛 Leaving the Plot Behind, I Climb the Career Ladder in the 1970s 抛开剧情我在七零升职加薪 Yu Isn't a Fish愉不是鱼Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a drama + adored by everyone + changing the plot + career advancement and a pay raise + devoted to one another] Yun Xi had only just become a college student when she stayed up all night watching a period drama recommended by a friend. She woke up to discover she was the female lead, who had the most screen time and shared her name! The heroine had suffered her whole life, only to forgive this person and that person in the end, radiating saintly kindness from 5.5kReads7.9Score32314d adds
10. 10 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.8kReads8.6Score3.1k14d adds
11. 11 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38.5kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds

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    The female protagonist gets a job at a machinery factory. Her father is a long-time employee at the factory, and she earns more than him in just one month and is also assigned to a company compound.

12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Starting Over After Leaving the Military as a Deputy Division Commander 四合院：从副师长转业开始 Wind Mage风系魔导Male-Channel Fanfiction954k WordsCompleted As a hot-blooded young man from the 21st century, after being reborn in 1940, it feels like I’d be letting fate down if I didn’t take a chance. Why would I need a golden finger? Memories of the future are the greatest golden finger of all. This time, Lin Guoping is going to find out what it means for choices to matter more than effort... 40.8kReads7.7Score2.2k14d adds

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    It's a male-oriented novel, quite good. It features a cadre, a writer, a railway worker, a child, and a railway worker who is aware of the situation. The main character has a chubby little daughter. It's very vividly written and a great read.

13. 13 重 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 The Great River Flows to the Sea大江入海流Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 42.4kReads8.3Score3.7k14d adds
14. 14 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
15. 15 四 Siheyuan: A Life Lived Again 四合院之重来的人生 River Immortal z临江仙zMale-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing Half a lifetime lost in confusion, half a lifetime spent in hardship. Now I’ve returned to the road I once walked! In 1958, in Nanluoguxiang, the capital, a five-year-old boy hoisted a plaque bigger than himself and began the life that was his alone! This story is all about everyday family life: no bodily functions, little angst, no severed hands or feet, just scheming! 61.1kReads7.8Score3k14d adds
16. 16 年 The 1970s: A House Full of Descendants, Starting With the Countryside 年代，子孙满堂从下乡开始 A Passing Street Corner路过的街角Urban1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Lin plunges headfirst into the Northeast countryside during a fervent era and becomes an educated youth sent down to the countryside. While everyone else suffers through hard labor, his cheat turns him into a capable man beloved by the villagers. He starts hunting in the mountains and fishing in the rivers, enjoying this rare chapter of his life. All kinds of lovely girls stay by his side, leaving him unsure which one to choose. When the country opens up, he takes off 137.7kReads8.1Score15.6k14d adds
17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 49.6kReads8.9Score3.5k14d adds

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    That would definitely be this one! [Adoration] contains various types of period dramas set in different worlds. The female lead has a job in each world, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight, actively pursuing her. He's a love-struck individual who knows how to win her over. [Adoration]

18. 18 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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    🫧🫧In the first book, the people in the steel mill's residential compound always said the Huang family was crazy—they actually paid to send a girl to high school! When the rural migration arrived, the people in the compound waited to see the Huang family make a fool of themselves, waiting to see Huang Qinqin slink away to the countryside to suffer. But instead of news of Huang Qinqin going to the countryside, they saw one after another Huang family member get a stable job as a factory worker. And Huang Qinqin not only didn't slink away to the countryside, but she also married the son of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau in a grand and glamorous way?!

19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: Whoever She Glares at Gets Pregnant 快穿之瞪谁谁怀孕 Falling in Egypt跌落埃及Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wei Xue suddenly gains access to a pocket dimension. According to the plot of the novel, the apocalypse should be just around the corner. An orphan, all she has ever wanted is a home of her own. But when she thinks about the apocalypse, she sells her house right away and frantically stockpiles supplies, hoping to survive the disasters and live to see a new order established. But then she wonders: what if she transmigrates instead of facing the apocalypse? So she starts stockpiling like crazy all 9.6kReads7.4Score58714d adds

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    🐂🍺The female lead, Wei Xue, is the youngest daughter in a blended family in the 1960s. She has two older brothers and two older sisters, and there's a significant age gap between her and her brothers. 👉👈Wei's father is the director of a textile factory, and her mother, Hu Xueying, is a saleswoman at a supply and marketing cooperative. The female lead is admitted to a vocational school specializing in steel engineering, and after graduation, she's assigned to a steel factory as a level 16 technician. There's no revenge against villains; the story is full of humor. The female lead is lazy, but she earns a high salary and even gets a four-bedroom apartment thanks to her technical inventions. She's the breadwinner, and the man takes care of the home. 🌝🌝

20. 20 六 The 1960s: After Marrying an Officer, I Use My Superpowers for Scientific Research 六零：嫁给军官后我靠异能搞科研 Here Comes the Sweet Potato番薯来了Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history period setting + military marriage + wood-element ability + pocket dimension + raising a child] The child can take care of himself, and the heroine won't fuss over him too much. His identity is just a little unusual, and they'll be living together. Lin Shuhe transmigrates from the apocalypse to the 1960s and unexpectedly saves a child. Out of a desire to protect the little one, she takes him to look for his family. What are the odds? She finds her own family, too. One: The ch 2.8kReads8.7Score32514d adds

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    The female lead has a cheat code: she doesn't go to the countryside and has a secure job. She's not a saint or involved in poverty alleviation. The first six books all feature female leads who are time travelers; the seventh book features both the male and female leads who are time travelers.

21. 21 大 Strong Beauty with a System, Adored by Her Officer Husband 大力美人带系统，军官娇夫来求宠 Prajna Little Bell般若小铃铛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Completed. Apocalypse transmigration + period setting + one-to-one, both leads' first love + group-buying System + System has storage space + super-strong beauty + military officer husband transmigrated from a matriarchal world + following the army + serving the country] ⚡ Content warnings are in the first chapter. Please be sure to read them. I searched for ages and couldn't find the kind of pampered-husband story I wanted to read, so I decided to write one myself. I have no outline, but I know 1.5kReads8.5Score26314d adds
22. 22 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: Surviving the Famine While Enjoying the Gossip 穿越五零：我在灾荒年里苟着吃瓜 Qing Lizi清梨子Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Period setting + slice of life + famine + alternate history + space + coming of age] [The space element appears very rarely] [The male lead appears very late, and he doesn't get much page time] After transmigrating to the 1950s, Chen Yu realized one thing: this world was practically a gathering place for reborn and transmigrated women. 1. The female lead of a space novel 2. The domineering director's pampered little wife 3. A System bearer 4. Outsmarting a shameless pretty boy... Some were busy 10.8kReads8.3Score82014d adds
23. 23 穿 Before My Whole Family Was Sent to the Countryside, I Took My Child and Ran 穿到全家下乡前，我带娃跑路了 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration to the 1960s + pocket dimension + raising a child + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other] Shu Yao thought someone must have put a curse on her. In her dreams, she saw another version of herself live a miserable life: when her husband was sent away for reeducation, she abandoned him and their child, then married a divorced man with a child of his own, only to become his unpaid nanny. Unable to take it anymore, she jumped into a river. The one who buried h 38.4kReads8.1Score5.5k14d adds
24. 24 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became a Cannon Fodder Side Character from the Start 穿书七零，开局成了炮灰女配 Lazy Fat Snail胖蜗牛很懒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space, mind reading, military marriage, sweet romance, transmigrate into a book, delicate beauty, mischievous little troublemaker] Feng Jiaojiao dies suddenly after working overtime all night, only to transmigrate into a book and become a supporting character who shares her name in a novel she once read. She remembers that the male lead is An Jianjun and the female lead is Qin Siyu. Feng Jiaojiao, the supporting character, is merely a stepping stone in the heroine’s love life, the male 32.4kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds

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    ① She transmigrated into the body of the older twin, who had just graduated from high school and was still unemployed. To avoid being sent to the countryside, her mother asked her sister-in-law for help and arranged two jobs for her.

25. 25 重 Reborn in the 1970s, the Princess Follows Her Prince Consort to His Army Posting 重生七零，公主跟着驸马去随军了 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + the 1970s + self-interest above all + a pampered, fussy little princess vs. a male lead who works hard to correct the heroine’s thinking and make her love her country and party] (Eight-year age gap) Wen Yuanzhi was the emperor’s most beloved little daughter, raised in the palm of his hand. When she came of age, the emperor granted her a princess’s residence, twice the size of the estates given to his other sons. Her consort was a young general who had just won 49.8kReads9.0Score7.4k14d adds
26. 26 七 The 1970s: My Reborn Dad and Transmigrated Mom, While Baby Me Lies Back Like a Happy Slacker 七零：重生爹穿越娘，宝宝咸鱼躺 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Jin Sihai is back in the city after spending several years sent down to the countryside as an educated youth! He’s even brought back a pretty wife and an adorable daughter! But the old couple in the Jin family are no easy company. Old Jin is lazy and loves to brag, while Old Mrs. Jin is fiery and hard to deal with. And that’s not to mention the family of Jin’s eldest brother, who all live under the same roof. Parents and children, brothers and sisters-in-law: give it enough time, and they’re bou 4.2kReads8.6Score44214d adds
27. 27 夫 A Couple with Steady Jobs in the 1950s 夫妻俩在五十年代端金饭碗 Nuan Xiao Bai暖晓白Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted Dear readers, since this is a period story, the author has looked up much of the historical data online. I don’t make up figures unless I can’t find the answers online. Sometimes there are several answers, so I choose the one that seems most reasonable. Lin Wanyu and Bai Ye grew up relying on each other in an orphanage in their previous lives. Because a soul collector took the wrong person, they both died in a car accident. They spent ten years together as mortgage debtors, from the day they mar 5.4kReads8.3Score26914d adds
28. 28 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 11.8kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
29. 29 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.6kReads8.9Score78314d adds

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    🌸① The strongest survivalist female lead finds a job right after graduation, far away from home. The male lead is chosen as the best husband from 2.43 Million people. Her parents both work in a machinery factory, the whole family is intelligent, and everyone has 800 cunning points. 👀 🌸② Her parents work at the Nanjiang Electric Machinery Factory. The female lead works in the publicity department and is bound to a "Let's Go on a Blind Date 1.0" System. To complete tasks, she goes on ten blind dates a day. 😂 The female lead focuses on her career. 🌸③ Her father is a level six welder, her mother is a workshop director in a food factory, her eldest brother is the director of the Public Security Bureau, her second brother is a supply and marketing cooperative administrator, and the female lead was admitted to an arts troupe.

30. 30 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 15kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    The story begins with the mother facing a difficult choice: both her daughters are of working age in the countryside. There's only one job available, and she can't please either of them. Giving the job to either one would hurt the other's feelings. So, she decides to compete fairly, and the daughter who performs better gets the job, while the other goes to the countryside.

31. 31 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: While My Family Works Hard, I Take It Easy 穿越七零，家人奋斗我躺赢 Meow Eats Fish喵吃鱼Modern Romance742k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrating into a book + everyday family life + gossip + coming of age] After a high fever, Yu Wenwen remembers her past life and realizes she's transmigrated into a book. Her eldest uncle's family are cannon fodder, her second uncle's family are cannon fodder, and her own family are cannon fodder. Got it, this is a series, right? With tears in her eyes, Yu Wenwen drags her whole family of cannon fodder away from the protagonist. She punches the character archetypes, kick 330Reads8.4Score—14d adds
32. 32 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    He stumbled upon a job posting for a mechanical and electrical factory, and his qualifications were even better than those of a "radical" (a person who is overqualified for a job). He managed to squeeze out the "radical" and land the job. He has a romantic partner, and the male lead is obsessed with love.

33. 33 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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    [Add one to your bookshelf] This book is about everyday family life, heartwarming slice-of-life moments, and both parents are working [a masterpiece by Que Shi]. The mother is a railway shift worker, and the father is a master tailor at a garment factory. They can buy scrap fabric from the factory. There's no military marriage, no stepmother, and the female lead is intelligent. She attends a railway vocational school, gets a job after graduation, and doesn't have to go to the countryside.

34. 34 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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    The story involves time travel; the male protagonist is a transport driver, and the female protagonist is a department store accountant. They don't work in rural areas, the black market, or have any special abilities; both their families have jobs.

35. 35 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 32kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds

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    The female lead's parents, siblings, and herself all have secure jobs, making her career incredibly fulfilling, especially after she joins a government ministry. The author is practically a goddess; there's no rural relocation, no child abuse, no female torment, and no male sedition. Highly recommended!

36. 36 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 13.9kReads8.1Score1k14d adds

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    The female lead's father is the director of a textile factory. She marries the darling core engineer of a machinery factory. The female lead is universally acknowledged as the most beautiful woman, and she also passed the exam to get a job in the machinery factory's accounting department. The male lead's father is a brigade commander in the military. After their marriage, the young couple spends their days gossiping in the tenement courtyard, completely blissful. [Facepalm]

37. 37 八 A Military Wedding in the 1980s: Spoiled by the Officer She Grew Up With 八零年代军婚，嫁竹马首长被宠爆 Tong Xinyuan同心元Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty VS stern, rugged soldier + the second male lead truly gets his comeuppance + marriage first, love later + sweet romance, both leads devoted only to each other] At her engagement banquet, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé showed up holding another woman’s hand and declared that he wanted to call off the engagement. Devastated, Ming Sang Sang fainted and hit her head. When she woke up, she learned she was the pathetic female side character in a novel, and the male lead was her c 1.7kReads8.8Score17114d adds

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    The parents work at a steel factory; the father is the factory manager. The second male lead tries to win her back but fails, and the male and female leads quickly get married—and it's a very sweet story.

38. 38 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 37.2kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds

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    I'm recommending this book! [Added to bookshelf] 🍭 The father and two older brothers all work at the steel factory. The eldest brother is an honest, hard-working laborer, while the second brother, a propaganda officer, is selfish and calculating, squeezing family resources for his own small family. The woman, who is very competitive, helped her second brother and sister-in-law take over their mother's job, working her way up from a textile factory sewing machine operator to the workshop, propaganda department, union, secretary, and finally the city propaganda department. During this time, she got her third brother a job in the transportation team and even brought her second sister, who had been sent to the countryside as an educated youth, back home. [Already hooked] It's really good, and the story progresses steadily.

39. 39 重 Reborn in 1975: Starting Out in the Steel Mill Compound 重生1975：从钢厂大院开始 Li Xiangxiangly李想想lyUrban1.2M WordsCompleted A worker for a father, a mother who died young, an indulgent older sister, and him, as foolish as they come. Reborn in 1975, Li Xiao discovered that his former self had threatened suicide to force his parents’ hand, given his job to a gold-digging woman, become an unemployed good-for-nothing who loitered in the streets, and made his sister and brother-in-law cry. Since that was how things stood, he’d set himself a small goal: first, spoil his whole family rotten! 1kReads8.1Score27914d adds

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    🌈❶Perfectly Matched🎈🎈The male lead's father works in a steel factory, so the male lead doesn't have to go to the countryside and has a secure job. At the beginning, the male lead jumps into the river to make his father's job go to a scheming woman. After realizing his mistake, he stays away from her, finds himself a job, and lives a stable life, waiting for the college entrance exam.

40. 40 七 The 1970s: Professor Lu’s Wife Is Beautiful and Vicious 七零：陆教授的妻子娇美且恶毒 Sleepyhead Who Won't Sleep睡睡不睡觉Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Self-Serving, Sophisticated Heroine + Hero Who Becomes Love-Struck Later + Both Reborn] Jiang Shiyi was never a good person. In her previous life, the Lu family fell into disgrace, and to avoid marrying Lu Xianyu, she framed him and got him sent away to the countryside. Less than two years later, the Lu family was cleared of all charges. To “get revenge” on Jiang Shiyi, Lu Xianyu married her, and they spent ten years tangled up together before finally divorcing. In the end, Jiang Shiyi watche 13kReads7.0Score96414d adds
41. 41 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 23.9kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
42. 42 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

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    After closing the door, Zhao Lei rushed to the bed. "Honey, let's count how many red envelopes we received." He remembered how the red envelopes they received at their wedding had instantly made them quite wealthy. He was so excited! Zhao Lei rubbed his hands together, humming a tune, his face full of anticipation. Compared to the man's expectant expression, Wang Juan's smile was polite. "Don't have any expectations." Huh? Zhao Lei didn't understand. Last time they were both so excited to open the red envelopes, why was his wife acting like this now? Wang Juan told Zhao Lei to look at the bedding. He glanced down at the banknotes on the bedding and his eyes widened. "Honey, I told you so!" Without even picking up the money to count, Zhao Lei immediately knew how much it was. "Only three yuan and eighty-five cents." Zhao Lei was stunned. Wang Juan hummed in agreement. "Yes, that's all, the wedding gifts from your parents and your two brothers." Wang Juan sighed deeply. "You said you didn't give any wedding gifts when your brother and sister-in-law got married because you weren't working." "But after you started working, your income..."

43. 43 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.3kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    No more feeling lost in a reading slump! This book is definitely worth following. The plot is engaging, the characters are compelling, and there's no disappointing ending. You won't regret reading it; you'll want more after you finish! A highly recommended gem! The plot is tight and fast-paced, packed with exciting moments, and the writing is smooth and immersive. Once you start reading, you'll be hooked and won't want to put it down! A hidden gem of a novel, with likable characters, an explosive plot, and no dull moments—don't miss it if you like this genre!

44. 44 七 The 1970s Supporting Female Character Rises to the Top with On-Screen Comments 七零女配靠弹幕走上人生巅峰 Liu Xiao Xian刘小纤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Shen Xingluo had lived in Hongxing Brigade for eighteen years. One day, while gathering firewood in the hills, she came across an injured man. She was still deciding whether to save him when she saw a line after line of insults about her floating above his head. Furious, she turned and walked away without hesitation. These people were ugly and had delusions of grandeur. If they were so outraged, why didn’t they risk their whole families to save this shameless piece of trash? [Wait, why did the 6.5kReads8.9Score51214d adds
45. 45 神 My Divine Bones Were Stolen? I Emptied the Imperial Treasury for My Dowry 神骨被夺？我搬空国库当嫁妆 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance875k WordsCompleted [Legitimate Daughter + Household and Palace Intrigue + Two Strong Leads + Devoted Love + Political Scheming + Divine Physician + Taking Down Villains + Satisfying Revenge] To save the Crown Prince, the genius physician Shen Jingwan is sacrificed by her family, who cut out her once-in-a-century “Exquisite Bone.” Her family is ennobled in return, while she is abandoned in the countryside to fend for herself. Three years later, she returns with unparalleled medical skills, only to discover that her 328Reads7.4Score—14d adds
46. 46 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.1kReads6.8Score1.7k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn into the 1950s. With her precognitive abilities, she starts working at the Red Star Garment Factory at the age of 15, gets an apartment at 18, and lives a smooth and successful life. She is then transferred to the Foreign Trade Department as a section chief and takes the college entrance examination.

47. 47 七 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场，嫡女黑化归来 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.1kReads7.2Score80414d adds
48. 48 重 Reborn: Will the Four Maids Help Their Mistress Divorce and Remarry? 重生，四大丫鬟带主母和离改嫁？ Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance467k WordsCompleted [Maid-assistance story + a heroine who wins by lying flat + a low-status marriage turned into a counterattack] Shen Yue, the prime minister’s legitimate daughter, was easygoing and plump, and had no love for using her brain. Back then, she had married down into the declining Marquis Gu household, bringing a lavish dowry. She had only wanted to take it easy and live out her days in peace. But after her husband, Gu Yanzhou, attached himself to the daughter of a powerful family, Su Wanrou, the two 492Reads6.9Score11414d adds
49. 49 六 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Sixties, the Cannon Fodder Secures an Iron Rice Bowl 六零穿书，炮灰她端上铁饭碗啦 Moon Beneath the Zhangtai章台月下Modern Romance239k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a book + System + career-minded heroine + romance + won’t go to the countryside + won’t support freeloaders] Xie Nanxing has just passed the civil service exam and hasn’t even had a chance to report to work when she is killed by a “meteorite from outer space.” She is reborn in the 1960s, only to discover that her entire family are cannon fodder who die in the very first chapter of the book. Luckily, she has a System to help her, and she delights in opening mystery boxes ever 90Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You could check out this book. The female lead comes from a wealthy family; she's a true "rich, beautiful, and successful" woman. She didn't go to the countryside to study for university [admiration]. Her father is a steel factory director, her mother a textile factory manager, her grandfather a businessman, her grandfather a veteran revolutionary, her uncle a military officer, and her cousin is also a soldier. The female lead is an only child. [Eating melon emoji]

50. 50 年 Awakened in the 1970s: With My Own Space, What Have I to Fear? 年代土著觉醒，我有空间我怕啥 Mighty Jiaojiao大力娇娇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1960s + Native Awakening + Upgradeable Space + Sweet Romance] Xu Suian grew up safe and sound until she was sixteen. One day, her cousin pushed her over, and she hit her head. A heavenly book appeared in her mind, and she learned that she was merely her cousin's cannon-fodder foil. Her cousin, the heroine, is kind and resilient. She reforms her parents, who favor sons over daughters, escapes her awful grandmother and other parasitic relatives, marries a government official, and has adorable chi 4.3kReads6.9Score25314d adds

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