Do Period Novels Really Have to Send the Characters to the Countryside? Looking for Ones That Don’t 我就发现了年代文没有下乡就不会写书了？不下乡的

1. 601 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.7kReads8.9Score59214d adds
2. 602 踹 I Dump My Scumbag Dad and Remarry with Mom, Then My Cold Stepbrother Spoils Me Rotten 踹渣爹随母改嫁，冷面继兄宠入骨 Lan Ranran蓝染染Modern Romance130k WordsOngoing (A buttoned-up research genius vs. a sweet, soft black-hearted marshmallow; a guiding lover + sweet romance) The moment Shen Chuxia opens her eyes, she’s back in 1972, just as her scumbag father has climbed the social ladder and divorced her mother. In her previous life, she followed her father into his new family, only for him to send her to the bed of an old man. She died horribly. In this life, her adoptive sister eagerly volunteers to become the sacrificial pawn instead. Leaning close to her 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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   No need to go to the countryside, it's beautiful

3. 603 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

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   All are period dramas. The first one features a female protagonist who travels from ancient times to the present, and she gets married and goes to join the army just a few days after arriving. The male protagonist looks exactly like the princess's ancient husband. The second one features a female protagonist who is still a child and has a cheat ability, but some people think this cheat ability is rather dark; it's a matter of personal opinion. The third one features a female protagonist who gets into university and then stays in the capital city.

4. 604 娇 The Sweet, Gentle Army Wife Is Pregnant Again, and Her Fierce Officer Husband Coaxes Her Every Night 娇软军嫂又怀了，凶戾军官夜夜哄 Lan Ranran蓝染染Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fierce military man x sweet, delicate heiress to a capitalist family] [Devoted couple, one-on-one romance + military marriage and family doting + showering each other with affection + everyday family life] The night Shen Chuning found Chen Ziyun, a sent-down youth, planning to make sure they got married by sleeping with him first, she had a dream. In the dream, Chen Ziyun married her only to get his hands on her family’s ancestral koi jade pendant. Not only did she hand the heirloom over to Che 6.1kReads8.8Score87014d adds
5. 605 六 The Sixties: A Captivating Yet Hateful Villainess 六零，迷人又可恶的反派恶女 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Born into the 1960s, she becomes a posthumous child, doted on by her whole family. Luo Mingyue says, “You're all this twisted, so I can't exactly be too normal.” A cast of villains, the 1960s 7.5kReads7.8Score43414d adds

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   This book doesn't involve going to the countryside; the female lead is the darling of her family, and while all of her family members are villains, they genuinely dote on her.

6. 606 慢 The Slow-Witted Genius 慢半拍的大聪明 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance811k WordsCompleted (This story is set in a fictional world and is not intended to be historically accurate. There will be a male lead, but he'll just be a supporting tool character. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Can you believe it? I was a genius in my past life, but transmigrated into the body of a little fool! Bai Lingxiu, nicknamed Tangtang, gazed up at the sky, slowly raised her sleeve, and wiped away the drool trickling from her mouth. What kind of hellish treatment is this? The everyday life of a ge 8.7kReads8.7Score56114d adds
7. 607 军 Seven Years into Their Military Marriage, the Commander Finally Drops the Act 军婚七年后，首长摊牌不装了 Lu Fengxue鹿逢雪Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted After seven years of military marriage, Meng Huixue and her officer husband, Zhou Tan, barely know each other, despite having a six-year-old son and three-year-old twin daughters. Back then, they married simply to fulfill their marriage quotas. Though they'd been married for seven years, they'd spent only twenty-five days together. Their marriage existed in name only. Her officer husband returned from his second leave to visit home. Meng Huixue looked at the densely packed comments floating abov 513Reads6.2Score14014d adds

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   ✨✨The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s and possesses water-based superpowers. She is adopted by foster parents. After growing up, she wants to go to the countryside, but her family refuses. She then marries the male protagonist through a blind date. The male protagonist is a soldier, but the female protagonist does not accompany him to his military post and lives at home. They have three children, all of whom possess superpowers.

8. 608 带 I Remarried With My Mother-in-Law, and the Orphan Girl Turned Out to Be a Capitalist's Daughter 带婆婆改嫁，孤女竟是资本家小姐 Guagua Loves Gossip爱吃瓜的瓜瓜Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + whirlwind wedding + sweet romance + capitalist heiress] Chen Hui transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the Chen family's child bride. Her father-in-law dies in the line of duty, her husband is killed in battle, and she and her mother-in-law are mistreated by the Chen family. Chen Hui can't stand for that! She teaches the Chen family a lesson and demands the compensation money! She takes her mother-in-law to file a complaint with the army! And even manages t —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's a great read, highly recommended, and a period drama that I really enjoy.

9. 609 年 The Suffering Heroine of a Period Tragedy Gets Possessed 年代虐文的苦情女主被穿了 Long Boyao龙博瑶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + both leads have only ever been with each other + traditional Chinese medicine + childbirth + transmigrate into a book + everyday life] Medical student Xia Songlan dies in an earthquake relief effort and transmigrates into an early melodramatic novel as its tragic heroine, who happens to share her name. Determined to change the heroine’s fate, she flatly rejects the unreasonable demand that she go to the countryside in her cousin’s place and s 128Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Attention][Attention][Attention] The female lead starts as a steel mill doctor, beautiful and intelligent, refusing to go to the countryside, become an educated youth, or accompany a soldier to the countryside. The male lead is a military officer, handsome, responsible, and conscientious. He relentlessly pursues the female lead from the beginning, winning her heart within just a few chapters. It's a rather long story, but already completed. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

10. 610 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 8.7kReads8.1Score97914d adds

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    After breaking with the Ye family, Wen Suian came to Guangzhou and became Song Chengye's personal caregiver. Day after day, she administered acupuncture to help the paralyzed Song Chengye stand up again. Song Chengye admired her resilience and gave her his whole heart. The Song family, including his parents and sisters-in-law, lived in harmony and cherished her dearly.

11. 611 军 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Ruthless Commander Is Doted On 军婚七零疯批指挥官被宠上天 Ye Wu夜妩Modern Romance649k WordsCompleted Fanxing is one of only two 5S-level psychic War Gods in the entire interstellar realm. She is an outstanding commander. She is a research fanatic and an exceptional elite soldier. Taking an enemy commander’s head from among thousands of troops is as easy for her as reaching into a pocket. But no one knows that she actually has dual 5S-level psychic powers, equivalent to having two souls. As a result, her psychic powers have always been unstable, even violent. But she is so powerful that she has 4.3kReads9.0Score30714d adds

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    Both of these books don't involve going to the countryside. The first one features a protagonist who travels from interstellar space to conduct scientific research and invent weapons for the country. Her mental strength and other abilities remain unaffected, making her incredibly powerful. The second book features a female protagonist who was a narcotics officer in her original world, infiltrating a drug den as a spy. After transmigrating, she uses the resources from her new world to serve her country and continues her military service.

12. 612 带 I Returned to the '90s with a Tycoon System to Spoil Myself 带着神豪系统回到90养自己 Mo Duo moreduo莫多moreduoModern Romance38k WordsCompleted I Returned to the '90s with a Tycoon System to Take Care of Myself 700Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 613 七 Pillar of the Seventies: Upright and Unyielding, Serving the People 七零砥柱：清风傲骨掌民生 Mingming Loves Slushies爱吃思乐冰的明明Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted A strong female lead in a period setting. She enters politics to help the people, with career and romance as parallel storylines, plenty of satisfying moments, and a focus on power struggles and personal growth. No convenient golden fingers of any kind, and no moral blackmail. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one! A political thriller! No male lead! No system, cheat codes, or spatial abilities.

14. 614 身 She Was Exposed as a Transmigrator in the 1970s, So She Used Her Space to Serve the Motherland 身穿七零暴露后，她携空间效祖国 Drunk Catnip醉猫薄荷Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Historical era + military marriage + sweet romance + both virgins + pocket dimension + devotion to the nation] Gu Sui'an was an undercover police officer. After years in deep cover, she finally completed her mission and avenged her family. Having killed her enemy, she was badly wounded and fell off a cliff. Certain she would die, she unexpectedly transmigrated to a parallel version of the 1970s. But can someone tell her why she was exposed on the very first day after transmigrating? At least he 4.8kReads9.1Score54214d adds
15. 615 下 Before Going to the Countryside, I Had a Flash Marriage 下乡前，我闪婚了 Springtime Leisure春色闲Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [Military romance + whirlwind marriage + period setting + face-slapping + 1v1] Through one careless mistake, Luo Ran transmigrated into a book. She was a cannon-fodder supporting character, and the returning, reborn heroine had stolen her future military-officer husband. All that remained for her was a mess to clean up. She had to either go to the countryside or find someone to marry as soon as possible. Selfish and lazy by nature, Luo Ran was determined to stay in the city. She had only o 482Reads5.6Score10014d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who transmigrates to the countryside but refuses to be sent there. She finds a job at a restaurant, later transferring it to a military unit where she becomes a researcher. After the reform and opening up, she amasses immense wealth and becomes a tycoon. The second book features a female protagonist who awakens her past life memories and discovers her best friend stole her future man. To avoid being sent to the countryside, she ends up marrying her best friend's unrequited love. The third book features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a cannon fodder supporting character. She is carelessly stolen from her future boyfriend by her reborn aunt, but they have a whirlwind marriage before she is sent to the countryside.

16. 616 每 Daily Mystery Boxes: The Laid-Back Heroine Thrives in the Sixties 每日抽盲盒，咸鱼女主在六零躺赢 Tomato Salad凉拌西红柿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 1960s, she wakes up from the start so hungry that she has to be rushed to the hospital. Her original self was lovesick and psychologically manipulated by a scumbag. How is she supposed to turn things around? Forget it. One slap sends the “player” packing. She refuses to be the backup girl! Trouble is on the way, but fortunately, her parents have powerful connections. With her older sister and brother doting on her, and mystery boxes to open every day, the laid-back heroine decides life ca 793Reads6.7Score10014d adds

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    Both male and female protagonists appear, and the stories involve rebirth or time travel. Most are not about going to the countryside. I recommend checking them out to see if you find one you like; they're all pretty imaginative.

17. 617 穿 Transmigrated to 1970, Suddenly a Mom of Nine 穿越1970，喜当9个孩子的妈 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Main characters: Zhao Wenting and Li Sixi [Period Setting + Information System + Transmigrate + Everyday Family Life] Zhao Wenting has transmigrated. There’s one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she has a golden finger, an Information System. The bad news: she has nine kids from the start, more than the Calabash Brothers. Looking at the three children who are about to be sent to the countryside, Zhao Wenting rolls up her sleeves and starts toughening them up. As a res 17.7kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    I've learned it! [I've learned it!] [I've learned it!] [I've learned it!] [I've learned it!]

18. 618 老 The Wang Family in the 1990s 老王家的九十年代 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + courtyard homes + ordinary folks + small businesses) After reading Reborn in the 1960s: Back at the Factory as a Cook, you can treat this book as a sequel, but it also works fine on its own. Against the backdrop of state-owned enterprises going into decline in the 1990s, the everyday lives of a young couple serve as the thread connecting a colorful cast of ordinary people and their bustling neighborhood. There are local police officers, state-enterprise employees, people with r 3.4kReads8.9Score25714d adds
19. 619 混 The Slacker Daoist: I Blew Things Up from the Start in 1958 混子道士：1958开局我就炸了 The Silent Child不说话的孩子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The Daoist arts I practice aren’t for wetting my pants! Others cultivate immortality for eternal life; he cultivates to protect his family, his mother, his sister, and these splendid mountains and rivers, never yielding an inch! 1.8kReads7.6Score17414d adds

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    My idea is to not go to the countryside, but to travel abroad.

20. 620 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: The Everyday Life of a Background Character and the Male Supporting Lead After Marriage 穿书之路人甲和男配的婚后二三事 June's Elk六月麋鹿Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a Book + Devoted Husband + Punishing Scumbags + Love at First Sight + Marriage Before Love] Food streamer Qiao Wanyue transmigrates into a novel she'd read, but not as the heroine or even a supporting character. She becomes a random passerby. She can live without a pocket-space golden finger, but right from the start she has to deal with a heartless aunt plotting to marry her off to an old widower. Let's see how she cleverly gets out of it. Lu Shaoping has an eight-pack, can 2.8kReads8.4Score20014d adds
21. 621 六 The Sixties: There's a Time Portal in My Woodshed 六零：我家柴房有个时空门 Xu Xu Dreams of Getting Rich徐徐想暴富Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Two Worlds Connected + From the Era of the 1970s to the Future + Adorable Kids + Making Money + Comedy After their parents unexpectedly pass away one after another, six-year-old Hu Ni and her twelve-year-old brother accidentally open a time-space portal to the modern world. The first time Hu Ni and Youzi see the strange and wondrous world, they’re so shocked their jaws nearly hit the floor. When she hears the word “clubbing,” Hu Ni feels sorry for the new big brother she’s met. The concrete floo 1.6kReads9.2Score18514d adds
22. 622 出 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 I Am But Floating Dust我本浮尘Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score36214d adds

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    A truly captivating story. The first part depicts the father's compassionate and arduous life, while the second part briefly portrays the daughter's career. The language is simple yet elegant, the writing fluent and beautiful, and the plot is full of twists and turns, tightly woven, with each scene serving as a snapshot of real society. It's well worth reading carefully and savoring.

23. 623 七 The 1970s: The Demobilized Soldier’s Sweetheart Is Fierce 七零：退伍糙汉的小甜妻超凶哒 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted Wang Jiao transmigrates into a book, becoming the heroine’s best friend in a story about an educated youth sent to the countryside. Disdainful of the disabled man her parents set her up with, she ignores the heroine’s objections and resolutely chooses to go to the countryside with her to stay alive. She is the heroine’s best friend. To protect her, she loses her virginity and marries the village bully, enduring countless hardships. Later, thanks to the heroine’s support, she goes on to enjoy a h 627Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    This is the first time I've read a story about a woman who doesn't go to the countryside, doesn't take the college entrance exam, and doesn't buy houses everywhere; it's just a very ordinary life.

24. 624 军 After Three Years of a Loveless Military Marriage, the Young Army Wife Leaves with Her Child 军婚守活寡三年，小军嫂带崽离婚 Little Demon of the Mo Clan墨家小妖Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted Lu Zhiyao transmigrates to the 1980s and becomes a mother to two children without the pain of childbirth. The original owner took her green-tea best friend's insinuations at face value: that her husband hadn't sent home his allowance because he had spent it buying clothes for her. Feeling that life was hopeless, she jumped into a lake to kill herself. When Lu Zhiyao wakes up, she slaps her green-tea friend and makes a scene, daring her to admit she is the other woman. Then she takes the children 1.6kReads8.5Score22214d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book in the 1980s, refuses to go to the countryside, and becomes a mother without pain, having two children and taking them with her when she joins the army.

25. 625 军 A Sweet Military Marriage and Life on an Island for a Lovely Beauty 军婚甜如蜜，俏美人的海岛生活 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + no golden finger + transmigrate + island life + military marriage + food + sweet romance] Lu Ting has barely woken up when she realizes she has transmigrated into a book. There’s even a reborn woman in the story who has her in her sights. Determined to turn her fate around, Lu Ting refuses to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Instead, she immediately attends a matchmaking event organized by the authorities. She finds herself a suitable husband and gets married in a fla 8kReads8.8Score49914d adds

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    1. The female protagonist, who transmigrated into the body of a cannon fodder character tricked into going to the countryside by her best friend, decides to send her "best friend" there as well. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] 2. Upon transmigrating, she faces the countdown to going to the countryside. To avoid it, she goes on blind dates and joins the army...🌼🌼🌼

26. 626 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.5kReads9.4Score56214d adds
27. 627 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 2.6kReads6.4Score20314d adds

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    The female lead had no choice but to marry the male lead, who was quite happy. Later, her second brother arrived, and she wanted a divorce. Her second brother, much more courageous than her eldest brother, strongly supported her and refused to go to the countryside.

28. 628 我 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 4.1kReads8.9Score44114d adds

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    A powerful (invincible) female protagonist novel! If you want to read a satisfying read, check this out! Watch the female lead strengthen and enrich her country, striking down those sworn enemies. Need money? I'll get it. Need research data? I'll get it. Researchers, help! So satisfying!!! [Thumbs up]

29. 629 分 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.3kReads8.8Score96614d adds

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    This book is really good. I feel the rating is a bit low. The beginning, with its slightly controversial aspects of interpersonal relationships, is a bit controversial, but once you see the female lead go to the military base with the male lead, it becomes incredibly good. There are only one or two oddballs in the military, and they quickly disappear. The wives in the unit are all very nice and love the female lead's daughter. It perfectly matches my image of a military compound—very heartwarming and a little funny. The female lead's daughter poops really badly and asks, "Mommy, will the aunties praise me?" The female lead thinks, "They'll praise how smelly your poop is." Aside from having a big appetite, the mother and daughter aren't overly mature for their age; they're just ordinary, mischievous kids. The female lead isn't an entrepreneur; she just found a stable job. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

30. 630 穿 Opening a Food Factory in the 1960s, I Catch the Heir Chasing After Me 穿六零开食品厂，惹上太子爷倒追 Flat-Top General平头阿将Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [1960s + food + dreams + sweet romance + face-slapping + lighthearted] Everyone says Xia He is a fake heiress, and she's the first to disagree! Your dad is Deputy Director Ji, but my dad is Factory Director Xia, even if his food factory is on the verge of bankruptcy... Xia He isn't worried at all. As a pastry student, she can whip up hit treats with her eyes closed. Besides, she has an expert from beyond the world guiding her in her dreams. - The purchasing managers who used to look down on Juch 2.8kReads8.7Score39414d adds

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    No need to go to the countryside, it's perfect! The first book is about a food factory, a very novel theme. The female lead is career-oriented, while the male lead is love-struck and loves to woo himself. It's really funny, just read it and you're done.

31. 631 穿 The 1980s: I Transmigrate into a Book and Become a Model of Morality 穿书八零，贪财女配成了道德模范 Iced Zhengmeng Noodles冰郑檬粉Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing The score is finally in and still rising! Thanks to everyone for your reviews. [1980s Setting + Transmigrate Into a Book + Sweet Romance + Building Wealth + Marriage First, Love Later] She transmigrates into a novel set in the 1980s as the wicked female supporting character: in debt, lazy, and hated by her whole family. The original owner has such a terrible reputation that she’s always trying to take advantage of others. The neighbors despise her, and even her new husband treats her coldly. Xia 25Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    No one went to the countryside!

32. 632 七 In the 1970s, I Transmigrated into a Book and Got Bound to a Writer’s Assistant 七零之穿书后我绑定了作家助手 Zhu Min祝珉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhu Qi transmigrates into the body of a girl with the same name who works in the machine shop of a factory in the 1970s. As luck would have it, she’s the lovesick supporting female character in a novel. The best thing that ever happens to her is barely passing the exam to get into the factory. According to the plot, her fiancé, the male lead, will fall in love with the heroine while he’s in the countryside. Then Zhu Qi will go crazy and meet a miserable end. After examining the mysterious Writer 2.6kReads8.0Score17514d adds

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    The female protagonist starts by joining the factory's propaganda department, writing articles for the newspaper, and then going to the television station.

33. 633 穿 I Became an Army Wife in the 1970s 穿到七零年代当军嫂 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Space]+ [Family Life]+ [No Going to the Countryside] Xu Di was born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school and failing to get into college, she spent two years working a sewing machine in a clothing factory. At twenty, she found a match through a blind date, got married, and had a child. In 2020, Xu Di, who was always bottling up her anger, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and her short life came to an en 16.2kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Historical fiction + No rural life + Family drama + Having a job [Sparrow's Masterpiece] 1. The female lead is clear-headed, knows what kind of life she wants, and lives a good, simple, and warm life. [Thumbs up] 2. The romance is delicate, the male lead dotes on the female lead, the child is sensible and intelligent, and the neighbors are friendly. It's my ideal life, so I've read this book three or four times. [Thumbs up] 3. The two marry first and then fall in love. They work hard to make their lives together, care for each other, and are not saintly but intelligent. I really like the male lead; he's not the cold and aloof type, but he's sensitive, responsible, doesn't suffer losses, and has a good tongue.

34. 634 被 After I Was Forced to Marry a Sickly Educated Youth, I Got a Cheat 被迫嫁病弱知青后，我开挂了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead] Jian Huai'an suspects his true form might actually be a mermaid. Seriously, why else would he be in the water after dying, and why would such a beautiful mermaid be swimming toward him? After discovering he'd transmigrated into a book, Jian Huai'an thinks his luck has finally turned. But he soon realizes that his transmigration has amounted to nothing. A golden finger? Yes, but pra 1.9kReads8.9Score17614d adds

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    I've seen it, it's not bad.

35. 635 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 6.9kReads9.0Score41414d adds
36. 636 六 The Ordinary Life of a Woman in the 1960s 六零小女子的平凡生活 Savannah Who Loves Golden Cabbage爱吃黄金白菜的萨瓦娜Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted The Jiang family has a son and a daughter. As the younger child, Jiang Ru has always been doted on by her parents and older brother. She is a gentle, considerate young woman, and the family lives happily together. But when Jiang Ru graduates from high school, she faces the prospect of being sent to the countryside if she can't find a job. What will she choose? Lin Xiangyang, the only son in his family, gets a job with the transportation team at a textile mill after graduating from high school. A 446Reads—Score10514d adds

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    🌴The female lead, Jiang Ru, is from the city; both her parents have jobs, and she comes from a good family.🌱Jiang's father is the head of the security department at a machinery factory, and her mother is a saleswoman at a supply and marketing cooperative. After graduating from high school, she passes the accounting exam for the supply and marketing cooperative. Her brother is in the army.🌷She doesn't go to the countryside, falls in love at first sight, doesn't help the poor, isn't a saint, and is a virgin.🐾The male lead is a driver for the textile factory's transport team and the only son of the Lin family.🌵

37. 637 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 2.9kReads9.0Score23814d adds
38. 638 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
39. 639 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: A Leisurely Life 快穿年代，悠闲生活 Gong Yu Who Likes Huai Beans喜欢槐豆的宫宇Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted [Period fiction] [Quick transmigration/slow transmigration] [Sign-in System, no missions] [Portable personal space] [Romance, pairing not fixed] Once carried along by the demands of everyday life, a diligent girl followed the familiar nine-to-five routine. Then an unexpected accident broke her out of that established rhythm and sent her into an unfamiliar era. The mornings and evenings of her old life fell far behind, as a whole new chapter of her story slowly unfolded. Volume One: A Young Farm 4.8kReads8.4Score34914d adds

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    A story set in an ordinary, uneventful era, featuring a protagonist with special abilities, a house, and a job.

40. 640 下 After Going to the Countryside, the Female Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Future Senior Officer 下乡后女知青被未来首长娇养了 Dyeing the Years染流年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Transmigration + Swapped Marriage + Devoted Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Beloved by the Whole Family] Lin Xia never imagined that all she had to do was take a vacation, only to find herself dropped into a whole new world. There, she meets a group of people. When someone spreads rumors about her, Lin Xia has just started rolling up her sleeves when her future mother-in-law pulls her behind her and swings a huge broom. “You dare bully my Xiaxia? Try d 3.1kReads8.5Score24714d adds
41. 641 搬 I Cleared Out the Family Assets Before Divorcing, and the Cold-Faced Officer Lost His Cool 搬空家产去离婚，冷面军少红了眼 Luo Yin in Blue Robes青衫洛隐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Rebirth] [Military Marriage] [Mystic Spring Space] [Marriage Before Love] [Revenge on Scum] [Mutual Firsts] [Face-Slapping] Xie Chaoyun had a miserable life in her previous life. After her foster parents went to the countryside, her so-called biological parents took her in. Not only did they seize all her property, they also sold her to human traffickers. In the end, she died a horrible death in Little Black Mountain Village. Consumed by boundless hatred, she was reborn. This 15.8kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    Not having to go to the countryside is pretty good.

42. 642 重 Reborn in the 1950s: From the Start, I Rule the Arts Scene 重生五零，开局在文艺界扛把子 Little Mao from Osaka Castle大阪城的小毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chu Yun was killed by a scumbag. Now she is reborn from the apocalypse with a space. Given another chance at life, she leaves the scumbags and their awful ilk in the dust. Using her billions of supplies to good effect, she leads an acrobat troupe around the world and becomes a winner in life through art. 64Reads8.9Score—14d adds
43. 643 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 6.7kReads8.9Score73914d adds

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    This is someone returning to the city from the countryside.

44. 644 少 A Little Affection 少情 Jun Xiaohuan君小幻Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Their marriage seems like a good match, but it lacks a soul: love. One married for survival, the other out of a sense of duty. With no way out, they settled for one another. Will they weather the storms together in the days ahead, or go their separate ways... 140Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Instead of going to the countryside, the male and female protagonists are both from the countryside, and they seem to be very close to each other.

45. 645 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Starting Out as the Street Boss 重生九零：从街头扛把子开始 Fiery Radish炽热的萝卜Urban386k WordsOngoing Reborn + Period Novel + Making Money + Business Warfare. Betrayed by the brother he trusted most, the once-mighty Jiang He fell in a pool of blood and died consumed by hatred. When he opened his eyes, he had returned to 1996, before any of the tragedies had happened. His brother had yet to betray him, and the woman he loved was still by his side. This time, he would not only make every enemy pay, but also seize the pulse of this golden age, rising from a street-level kingpin to a titan of his er 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can take a look at this book.

46. 646 睁 I Opened My Eyes in 1970 and Refused to Let Postpartum Depression Win 睁眼70，我拒绝产后抑郁 Big Black Melon大黑瓜瓜Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy) + (Devoted to each other) + (Doting husband) + (Everyday life) + (No golden finger) + (Complete) Thirty years ago, Liu Yue lost a daughter. After spending most of her life searching, she finally found her daughter just before she died! Seeing her daughter, now in her early forties, still having one baby after another, Liu Yue couldn’t have regretted it more! In a moment of desperation, she returned to the time when her daughter was just a month old! Looking at the man besid 2.5kReads8.6Score16414d adds

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    The first one has a job in the city and a cheat-like advantage. The second one is a military marriage and rebirth. The third one starts by returning to the city.

47. 647 年 Family Life in the Years: I Absolutely Refuse to Go to the Countryside 年代之家长里短绝不下乡 It's Ningmeng, Not Ningmeng是柠萌不是柠檬Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Zhou Xiaoya was an ordinary girl from the twenty-first century who unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel she’d stayed up all night reading, becoming the original heroine’s “delivery girl”!!! Thinking of how hard the original heroine had it when she was sent to the countryside, and remembering that she couldn’t tell chives from scallions, Zhou Xiaoya secretly vowed that she would never, ever go to the countryside in this life!!!! (PS: The novel is set in a fictional world. The original h 708Reads6.4Score10014d adds

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    You can take a look at articles about not going to the countryside.

48. 648 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance700k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 21.5kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds

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    Can Tomato recommend more novels like this? They've cured my reading slump! "Reborn in the 1960s: I Find My Own Stepmother" features a male protagonist whose biological mother is so toxic it's mind-blowing. When her son is dying, all she cares about is money, verbally abusing him to death. After being reborn, the protagonist immediately finds himself a stepmother who is fiercely protective, driving his biological mother to the brink of madness. 100,000 Words, and reading it lowered my blood pressure.

49. 649 七 A Beautiful Woman’s Fight to Change Her Life in the 1970s 七零之娇媚美人靠内卷改变人生 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn: The Charming Beauty Catches the Eye of a Discharged Officer After dying a miserable death in the wilderness in her previous life, Shen Wanqing opens her eyes again and wants only to escape her fate as a doomed supporting character. She uses her spiritual spring space to heal old injuries, puts arrogant bullies in their place with her martial arts skills, and masters five foreign languages and all kinds of skills through fierce competition. Her life soon flourishes. Only Wei 338Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended!

50. 650 八 The Old Li Family in the 1980s 八十年代的老李家 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted No transmigration or rebirth, no golden finger, an ensemble cast, and the ordinary life of an ordinary family. Li Xiaoyun and her family live in a small town in Northeast China. There are eight of them, and life in the 1980s is a constant whirlwind. Her parents are both unreliable, and each of her siblings has their own little schemes and ideas. Li Xiaoyun is in her final year of high school. Her grades are average, and her dream is to get into college and see the world beyond her hometown. Her 4.9kReads8.6Score38614d adds

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