Looking for Stories About a Female Lead Working in a Government Office in the Old Days, With the Right Values 年代文女主在政府部门工作，三观正的小说

1. 1 五 The 1950s: Becoming My Hometown's First Female County Magistrate 五十年代，做家乡的第一个女县长 Shengsheng625生生625Modern Romance787k WordsOngoing New title: "After Getting Into University in 1954, I Steadily Work My Way Up" No romance, historical setting, female protagonist in government administration [Female Career Story] [No Romance] [Steady Progress] [Blind Box System] [Building Up Her Hometown] Tags: Strong female lead, focused on her career, government administration Historical setting spanning the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s Strong female lead, not a wish-fulfillment story, grounded in reality, steady and methodical, no awful family me 25.9kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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   1 And 2 feature characters working in the government, while the others don't. However, these are all period dramas with strong female protagonists and satisfying career paths. Some may not have very high ratings, but the writing and plot are quite good. Sisters looking for something to read might want to give them a try.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated into a 1990s Tragic Romance, the Heroine's Sister Wants to Work at the Factory 穿书九零苦情文女主的妹妹要进厂 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance356k WordsOngoing Period setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday family life Tags: Clear-headed female lead, entirely focused on building her career After being born into this world and living here for over a decade, Shen Zhaoning was suddenly hit on the head by a basketball and awakened. It turned out she hadn't merely transmigrated: she had transmigrated into a novel about a female lead whose life was miserable from beginning to end. And the female lead, who suffered from start to finish, was her own twin 69.1kReads8.5Score11.9kShelves
3. 3 我 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 Hehe's Grain何荷的禾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 295.4kReads9.0Score44.3kShelves
4. 4 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 Romance995k 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 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   This book, about striving to pass the vocational school entrance exam and avoiding rural life, received a slightly lower rating due to fewer reviewers. It primarily depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent portrayal of the era; this is the most historically accurate book I've read on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform), with reasonable prices, meticulous details, and few extreme characters. It truly feels like living in that era. The only drawback is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be enjoyed as a blend of historical fiction and rural life.

5. 5 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 102kReads8.8Score10.8kShelves

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   These two are particularly good; the female leads are intelligent and there are no truly awful characters.

6. 6 红 No. 66 Hongyan Alley 红延胡同六六号院 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period setting + ordinary people + native male and female leads + transmigrated female lead as the second heroine, with no golden finger + a touch of ensemble cast + no relocation to the countryside, no poverty relief, no subsidizing others + no military marriage, no rough-and-tumble hero + 1v1] Excerpt One: “Damn it!” Xu Hongmian cursed, tightening her grip on the corn bun. It was one thing for Xu Junqing to eat at the school cafeteria, but Xu Hongqiao wasn’t coming home either? That girl had 3.5kReads8.4Score349Shelves
7. 7 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score523Shelves

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   The female protagonist's true identity as a wealthy heiress was stolen. After being reborn, she immediately reclaimed her true identity, went to university, became a news anchor on the international channel during her freshman year, and took a job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduation.

8. 8 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 Romance627k 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 34.4kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves
9. 9 七 The 1970s: A Job Falls Straight from the Sky 七十年代，从天而降一个工作 Jingle Coins Galore铃钱多多Modern Romance787k WordsOngoing (Just rated) (Period setting + ensemble cast + family life + building prosperity + swapped-marriage comparison) Wang Yuying has a loving mother who always takes her side and three devoted older brothers who are wrapped around her finger. For the past eighteen years, life has been smooth sailing. Then her older cousin fell gravely ill. When she woke up, life began taking an increasingly strange turn. Her cousin bounced around, scheming to marry her off to a male educated youth and worrying that 18.1kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
10. 10 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    🌿✨①The female lead is the only daughter of the Jiang family, a top-tier wealthy family in Shanghai. From birth, she has been pampered and spoiled, receiving all kinds of resources to cultivate her beauty. She is born with a beautiful figure, bright and charming, with a slender waist and long legs.

11. 11 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
12. 12 七 A Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: From Village Belle to Translator 七零高干：从村花到翻译官 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Era of Reversal] [Rise of a Great Nation] [Clear-Eyed Money Making] [The Heroine’s Growth] [Marriage Before Love] [Building a Business in the 1970s] In 1975, deep in the Ten-Thousand Mountains, a single dirt road trapped countless rural children in lives of poverty. Zhao Shuhe had a secret: inside her mind was a 2025 course System. While everyone else was still using abacuses, she already knew matrix calculations. While others were memorizing the 26 letters, she had a complete university-level 211.1kReads8.8Score34.6kShelves
13. 13 八 The 1980s: After Breaking Off My Engagement, the Cold Military Officer Spoils Me Like No Other 八零，退婚后高冷军官宠我如命 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted {Alternate setting, historical era, two strong leads} In her previous life, she endured countless hardships and finally managed to start over, only to be framed and thrown in prison, plunging into an endless abyss. When she woke again, she found herself back at the beginning, once more the ugly, dark-skinned, chubby girl she used to be. Since heaven had given her another chance, she would never repeat her past mistakes. In this life, everyone who had hurt her before would pay the price. “I’m her 13.1kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    This historical fiction is absolutely amazing! The more you read, the more you want to read, it's incredibly addictive. Don't miss it! You'll want to read it from beginning to end in one go, you won't stop until you've finished it. This novel is incredibly popular on Tomato and Douyin (TikTok).

14. 14 七 The Military Wife’s Farming Life in the 1970s 七零军嫂种田忙 A Floating Fish in a Dream一梦浮鱼Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted Lin Yunxi wakes from a nap and discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a military wife in the 1970s. She got married young and already has an adorable son. In an era when people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, Lin Yunxi isn't worried at all: her pocket dimension for growing crops came with her! Watch as she wins the country's support, opens factories, starts businesses, and builds a business empire of her own. She hears that a courtyard house in the capital co 9.7kReads9.0Score726Shelves
15. 15 向 To Zhouzhou 向周舟 Yu Yezao俞叶早Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Gentle, composed top student VS warm, devoted tech expert] Some people are like rainbows: you only know they exist once you meet them. After a family upheaval, Zhou Zhou ends her overseas posting and returns to City H. The news reaches Cheng Yanran, now a partner at a high-tech company. After several sleepless nights, Cheng decides to take a chance and adds her on WeChat, using selling a car as an excuse! A decade-long unrequited love finally bears fruit in a story t 14.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    Although this isn't a historical romance novel, the female lead is the mayor's secretary and is incredibly talented, while the male lead owns a company. It's really good; aside from being ongoing, it's flawless. I feel the low rating is just because it's still being serialized.

16. 16 穿 Transported to 1980: I Have an Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 穿到1980，开局就有铁饭碗 Tiramisu提米拉苏Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [A career-focused heroine with a government job + 90% career storyline + a male lead who is weaker than the female lead] Lin Ruxin, from 2026, transmigrates into the body of Lin Ruxin in 1981. The original owner was not only ungrateful, but also hopelessly lovesick. As one of the first college graduates, she should have focused on her career, but instead devoted all her attention to men. Lin Ruxin can't stand it. Watch her kick her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and leave her coworkers stunned. W 35.4kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    Has no one recommended this book? The female protagonist voluntarily transferred from the city to the township, starting as a secretary and working her way up to become the township head, the youngest female township head. She led the village from the poorest in the county to the richest, truly dedicated to the people. Everything she did was for the benefit of the people. Moreover, the female protagonist has extremely high emotional intelligence; she speaks flawlessly to everyone, and the leaders all have high hopes for her.

17. 17 六 Raised on Neighbors' Meals in the Sixties, I Became a Top Scientist 六零吃百家饭长大我成了科研大佬 Hooroo Dee呼噜滴Modern Romance731k WordsOngoing [Couple] [Period Setting] [Village Life] [Academic Prodigy] Chen Songguo was an orphan from birth, raised on a meal from one family and then the next in the village. Later, when everyone accidentally discovered just how brilliant Chen Songguo was, they slapped the table and decided to send five-year-old Songguo to school. When it was time to collect the report cards, every villager scrambled to go. Frugal Grandma Zhou said, "Tuition is so expensive. You'd better learn everything you can to make 91.9kReads9.2Score15.8kShelves
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Alluring Villain 快穿年代：迷人的反派角色 Lou Ying Who Loves Matcha Buns爱吃抹茶馒头的楼影Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Self-serving and unapologetic + Overpowered from the start + No suffering for others, no saintly heroine + No fixed couple + Sweet romance] After Jin Baolin perished alongside the Zombie King, she unexpectedly became bound to a godawful holier-than-thou System. It wanted her to take the place of disposable characters who refused to follow the plot and selflessly give everything to the protagonists, preferably working herself to the bone before making a glorious sacrifice. Oh, and she had to l 13.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a novel featuring a strong female protagonist. In the various worlds, the female protagonist works in a tobacco and alcohol company, or in a performing arts troupe, etc. She has an incredibly attractive personality, is decisive and easygoing, lives her life earnestly, avoids getting too entangled with difficult characters, and resolves them within a few chapters.

19. 19 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 36kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    "Su Wanqing!" "Su Wanqing" is this woman, who has been standing between her and Lu Yunxiao for more than thirty years! Reborn and returning to the time before her son fell into the water, her first action was to divorce her husband and take her son away.

20. 20 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 37.1kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves

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    [Add to bookshelf] These two books are absolutely perfect. They have positive values, great plots, and the romance isn't abrupt at all. They're really super enjoyable. There's also a little "golden finger" (a character with a special ability to become a powerful, albeit unfortunate, advantage). [Add to bookshelf] The second one is about a lowly employee gradually rising through the ranks to become the factory manager's secretary. It's really good; I didn't skip a single chapter. These days, I skip through so many novels that I can't finish them, so I just read these two. They're so good!

21. 21 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 918Reads7.7Score299Shelves
22. 22 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 20Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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    Recommended for those experiencing a reading slump! No plot twists or unexpected advantages; the story relies entirely on the female protagonist's intelligence and vision to find a way out of the feudal confines.

23. 23 八 Family Life in the 1980s 八零年代家长里短 Mao Xiaosu猫小酥Modern Romance609k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Slow Burn + Women's Growth + A Gentle, Steady Romance + Everyday Family Life] (The rating just went up, so it'll slowly climb from here~) After transmigrating into the countryside of the 1980s as a young girl, Ye Suwan knows nothing about doing business. After thinking it over, she decides to study hard for college and follow the conventional path of getting a job assigned by the state! At 22, Ye Suwan joins the Port Authority. She's at the age to date and marry when she meets a 164kReads8.5Score25.6kShelves

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    This is a good book. The female protagonist is a college graduate assigned to the port authority. She has exceptional professional skills and is constantly striving to improve herself and her career.

24. 24 刚 I Had Multiples Right After Joining the Army: The Easygoing Military Wife’s Good Fortune 刚随军就多胎，咸鱼媳妇好运来 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] (1960s, military marriage, soldier king, daily life, multiple births, sweet romance, devoted couple) She transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the village’s contrast to her older female cousin. Her cousin is clever, gentle, and virtuous, while she’s spoiled, arrogant, and big-busted but dim-witted. Jiang Qian, who arrives with a pocket dimension stocked full of supplies, thinks that’s no problem at all! When her blind date takes a liking to her cousin, apologizes to her, and then se 26.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    The female lead, Jiang Qian, works in the propaganda department while accompanying the military. She translates documents while slacking off, taking on translation assignments from the library. She rises from a junior translator to an intermediate one, earning several hundred yuan a month. Later, the male lead is transferred to the capital, and the female lead also joins the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has a laid-back personality but is incredibly sweet-talking. There are no conflicts with her mother-in-law, and she's doted on by her four older brothers. She and her fourth brother are twins, and she and the male lead have triplets.

25. 25 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 50kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    This is Chapter 38 of Volume 3. The female protagonist signs up to become the head of the propaganda department in a southern border city, using her pen as a weapon to write reports. It's a quick transmigration novel; the protagonist possesses three innate superpowers and training skills in the apocalypse, making her almost omnipotent. The process is similar in each world. It's okay to read occasionally to pass the time.

26. 26 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 31.5kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    Surprisingly, this book isn't available; it's incredibly good.

27. 27 带 Those Years with a Shopping Mall in My Pocket: I Came Out on Top 带着商超空间的那些年：赢麻了 Ning Yi甯意Modern Romance364k WordsOngoing [Supermarket space + no romance | The heroine builds her career and aspires to become a conference interpreter] Cheng Yunshu, once a senior executive in cross-border trade, transmigrates to the 1970s, an era of rationed goods and scarce supplies. The only daughter of a government official, she has the full support of her deeply loving parents, though they are divorced. At home, she has a scheming stepmother and a proud, troublemaking stepsister who are always looking for ways to hassle her. Fort 6.7kReads8.0Score594Shelves
28. 28 胎 Born Into the 1960s: I Work as a Clerk in the Foreign Trade Department 胎穿六零，我在外贸部当干事 Feifei Loves Gaming妃妃爱打游戏Modern Romance902k WordsCompleted [The ratings just came in] If you've finished reading, please leave a comment. Thank you 😊 After spending eighteen years in this life, Su Xiao thought she was just a lucky girl who had been born into a warm, loving farming family. Then, in the middle of a commotion, she bumped into a table, and memories of her previous life came rushing back. Only then did she realize that she had once been an orphan and a top-tier translator at a Fortune 500 company. Now she is among the last class of English g 8.9kReads6.8Score985Shelves

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    It looks good, it looks good.

29. 29 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 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    I'm not sure if this counts as working in a government department. The female lead starts as an ordinary worker in a pharmaceutical factory, then rises through the ranks, eventually getting a job at a bank after graduating from university. Both the male and female leads have strong moral values, no special advantages, no children, no buying property, no going into business, no venturing into the black market, and no descriptions of cooking. They grow together hand in hand. The writing style leans towards slice-of-life, depicting a peaceful and gradual life, creating a strong sense of immersion. It's very well written. The male lead isn't just a background character, but he's not overly described either. He's always by the female lead's side, growing alongside her. It's a male-female relationship, not a female-male relationship.

30. 30 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    ① The female lead found a job based on her knowledge and skills, and all her work involved confidential tasks. ② The female lead got a job as a section chief in the purchasing department of the city's sales department, all thanks to her intelligence.

31. 31 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
32. 32 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 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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    [Top Post][Top Post] A modern office worker transmigrates back to 1970, using a system to handle procurement, export, and catch bad guys. He rises from an unknown nobody in the supply and marketing cooperative to become a national foreign exchange earner. A satisfying read with a strong sense of the era!

33. 33 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    Hu Tao highly recommends this! ❤️❤️❤️ The female lead is a dedicated researcher who contributes to the country. There are absolutely no melodramatic plot twists. She dedicates herself to the national military-industrial complex, and the country supports her to become the "Mother of the Ground Force"! It's incredibly good! The male lead is someone the country assigned to protect her; essentially, he takes care of everything at home so she can focus on her career!

34. 34 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 13.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Super good! I read it in one go, it was so satisfying. It's a completely female-centric story, with Dai Xinghua and Wen Changzhou as the main characters. While reading, I didn't even consider whether there was a male lead. When he did appear later, it didn't feel abrupt at all; it felt natural and flowed smoothly. It was quite good.

35. 35 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    1️⃣ The female protagonist, Su He, works as a substitute at a police station in Beijing, going from temporary to permanent! Su Yuhe, who became a vegetable after a car accident following her college entrance exams, transmigrates into the body of Su He in Nanshan Village in the 1960s. Suddenly transported to a rural area in the 1960s, she faces a lack of cell phones, electricity, and internet, even toilet paper, and has to find work. After realizing the harsh realities, Su He begins her survival journey in the 1960s, and unexpectedly, she lands a stable job, bringing prosperity to the entire Su family! Not only does she live a life that everyone envies, but she also has a happy family and a thriving life, living the life she wanted in the 1960s and 70s! 2️⃣ Lu Xia transmigrates into the body of a neglected educated youth in the 1970s, about to be sent to the countryside in place of her older sister. Lu Xia can't stand it! She sells her job, rips them off, and then packs her bags and goes to the countryside. But on the train, she realizes that she's not just transmigrated, she's transmigrated into a book! Since she's here, she decides to make the best of it, staying away from the male and female leads as much as possible after arriving in the countryside, and living her own little life. The male lead was also a sent-down youth; they both passed the college entrance exam after it was reinstated and entered Peking University. The female lead majored in English at Peking University, joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then stayed on to teach at Peking University. The male lead switched from Fine Arts to Architecture at Peking University…

36. 36 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 23.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    A writer from that era, working within the system, pursuing a career, and serving the people.

37. 37 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
38. 38 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score228Shelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: I'm a Diplomat 穿越六零，我是外交官 Wanwan Has Plenty婉婉有余Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted "I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and I’m Just an Extra" Hang in there! The humble extra eventually becomes a diplomat. ▷ [Hardcore survival] Transmigrated to the great famine of 1959, she survives by digging into rat holes for grain and selling mountain goods. ▷ [A quiet comeback] She pretends to be invisible, but gets noticed by an officer after studying foreign languages: “There’s more to this girl than meets the eye.” ▷ [Career highlight] From orphan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a bowl 5.7kReads8.1Score306Shelves
40. 40 我 I Bring an RV to 1950 and Raise Kids While Making Money 我带房车穿50，养崽赚钱两不误 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance. The heroine is focused entirely on her career.] Zhou Rong, a middle-aged single woman, is driving her RV on a road trip when she unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1950s. Her ex-husband wants a divorce? Fine! As long as I get the money! Some people say her life will be difficult after the divorce. She’ll show them: she has money, a car, and a house, and her life is great! If anyone spreads rumors or picks on her family, she’ll beat them up. If they still don’t behave, 3.3kReads9.0Score319Shelves
41. 41 六 The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f 9.4kReads9.3Score745Shelves
42. 42 六 The Sixties: You Don’t Want the Real Heiress? Then I’ll Cut Ties 六零：真千金不要？我反手断亲 Red Bean Milk Tea Lover爱喝红豆奶茶Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + formidable partners + career-driven heroine] Reborn as the real daughter, she finds that her city-dwelling parents don't welcome her. So she returns to the countryside to live with her widowed mother, determined to change her fate through her own abilities. Become a cadre, earn a recommendation to attend university, rise to leadership, and win everyone's respect! “Did you hear? Widow Zhang's girl was switched at birth with a city girl.” “Yeah, and they still kicked her out an 10.5kReads8.4Score780Shelves
43. 43 七 Scientific Research in the 1970s: The Rugged Officer Spoils Me Rotten 七零搞科研，糙汉军爷宠上天 Nan Guagua楠瓜瓜Modern Romance493k WordsOngoing [Reborn + military marriage + sweet romance + adorable children + using technology to strengthen the nation] Ordered to return to the 1970s and stop the apocalypse, Jiang Ruanruan needs to earn the organization’s trust, so she finds herself a seemingly dependable older man. Wait, wasn’t this supposed to be motherhood without the labor? Jiang Ruanruan flies into a rage. “Liu Zhengxu, how dare you lie to me!” “Wife, calm down!” The man holds his little wife and gently coaxes her. Before long, ever 36Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    These four are all time-travel stories [heart emoji]. The first one features a somewhat lazy but very smart female lead who is constantly being chased by her superior, which is quite funny [heart emoji]. The second, third, and fourth stories feature female leads engaged in scientific research, while the male lead is a People's Liberation Army soldier. The female leads are very intelligent and continue to contribute to the country through scientific research [heart emoji]. The last story features a more modern female lead who goes from being a college student to a civil servant, returns to her hometown to become a village official, contributes to the village, and is later promoted to the city and province levels. She then becomes a sensation online in another province. I really like the phrase "Serving as an official brings benefits to all."

44. 44 六 The Sixties: A Righteous Heroine? She Wins at Life Through Schemes and Strategy 六零：正派？她靠权谋卷赢人生 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period drama + career-driven heroine + System + ensemble cast + intelligent characters + witty and humorous + the heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve In her previous life, Song Yanqing had just reached the pinnacle of success when she somehow ended up back in the amniotic fluid. Lying flat and waiting to die wasn’t her style. She wiped away her tears and got right back to work. A village girl from a poor mountain hamlet steadily made her way out into the world. People called Song Yanq 19.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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    This one's about politics, not bad.

45. 45 媳 My Wife's Research Is a Little Dangerous, and the Commander Loves It 媳妇科研有点毒，首长他爱疯了 Sweet Taro Balls糖心芋圆Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + scientific research and a powerful nation + pocket dimension + goofy comedy + devoted couple] Other people transmigrate: fair skin, beauty, and long legs! Lu Lingling transmigrates: a fat pig with dark skin and hairy legs! In the blink of an eye, scientific-research disaster Lu Lingling becomes a cannon-fodder character in a period novel, one who scrapes her leg hair with a kitchen knife. Since she’s already here, she might as well cherish her life. The lives of her monkey famil 75Reads8.0Score—Shelves
46. 46 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.6kReads9.3Score468Shelves
47. 47 新 Reborn, I Will Benefit the People 新生，我要造福一方 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 41.7kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    The male and female protagonists are reborn. In their previous lives, they knew of each other but didn't understand each other deeply, and both were basically single. In their rebirth, they both continue to work as officials, and their paths cross again. The female protagonist possesses great wisdom and a broad vision. After graduating from university, she returns to her small mountain village and gradually develops her hometown, boosting the local economy. In this new life, the female protagonist no longer has expectations of her parents, but she does have a lovely daughter.

48. 48 七 The Pampered Heiress of 1970s Hong Kong Marries a Barren Officer and Has Two Babies in Three Years 七零港城娇女嫁绝嗣军官三年抱俩 Xijiang Ning西江宁Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + heiress from Hong Kong City + marriage before love + a twist on infertility + two children in three years] Shi Lechu, a pampered capitalist heiress from Hong Kong City, fled with her family to the capital to escape a lecherous young master who was forcing her to marry him. Unfortunately, she was reported soon after arriving. The day before she was sent to the countryside, the cold-faced military officer Si Huaizhi cornered her against a wall. “I heard you need someone to marry. 1.3kReads—Score132Shelves

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49. 49 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Pretty Widow 穿越六零成为俏寡妇 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine is ten years older than the hero. She’s a player and isn’t sexually inexperienced, so proceed with caution!!!) Shi Lan, a carefree, troublesome party girl who loves the high life, transmigrates to the hardship of the 1960s and gets three new labels: married, mother, and widow. From the start, she’s being introduced to a prospective match. As if! She thinks her new identity is pretty great: she has money and status, and gets to be a mother without the pain of childbi 5.4kReads9.2Score488Shelves

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    ☘️① The female protagonist was selected by the Public Security Bureau to become a police officer after subduing a robber on a train. She immediately encountered major cases and rose through the ranks from the county bureau to the city bureau and then to Beijing! ☘️② The female protagonist starts as the deputy director of a supply and marketing cooperative. Through hard work, she became the director and then went to work in the province. She only gave up her job and settled down after the reform and opening up!

50. 50 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 45.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves

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    This is good; it's a female protagonist who is reborn, very enjoyable to read, and there isn't much of a romance plot. It's currently updated to the part where she has a baby.

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