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. 101 六 The Great Famine of the 1960s? I'll Feed My Whole Family Meat! 六零大饥荒？我带全家酷酷吃肉！ Chubby Who Loves Vegetables爱吃菜菜的小胖子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + no saintly heroine + unapologetically self-serving + space + violent, unhinged female lead + feel-good story + a thousand schemes + ruthless heart and ruthless hands] A menace? A slacker who cuts corners? Useless at everything? Eats everything in sight? Who could that be? Why, the heroine, Ji Anran, of course~ Her violent mother planted her hands on her hips and roared like a shrew: “You lazybones! You little brat! You, you, you…” The laziest of them all, Ji 9.1kReads6.6Score88414d adds
2. 102 七 The 1970s: In Debt by Morning, Winning Big with the System by Night 七零：上午欠债，晚上绑系统躺赢 True Integrity Rising真铮日上Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate History Setting, Daily Life, Slow Burn, Ordinary Male Lead, Poor Health, Has a Golden Finger but Won’t Become Invincible] With a bang, Wang Siming transmigrated! He opened his eyes in the 1970s, having become Wang Siming, who’d been swindled while looking for a job and lost the family’s entire savings of 300 yuan! His whole family had been eagerly counting on him to become a worker so they could enjoy the good life with him, and now he was saddled with a sudden debt of 300 yuan. He wa 7.5kReads8.3Score64214d adds

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   In the first book, the female lead, who wasn't from the countryside, passed the exam and got a government job at a state-owned factory. In the second book, the female lead was the ultimate catch, unbeatable by anyone. In the third book, the male lead became a factory worker. In the fourth book, the female lead was originally from the countryside, but became a saleswoman at a supply and marketing cooperative.

3. 103 年 Awakening in a New Era: An Immortal Cultivation Expert in the Military District 年代觉醒：修仙大佬在军区 Defying the World Through Play戏逆天下Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cultivation Space + Period Setting + Not a Saintly Heroine + Plant Powers + Space Powers + Cunning and a Little Selfish + Medical Skills + Loves Good Food and Hates Work] A hardcore homebody and avid novel reader accidentally finds herself inside an apocalypse novel. She’s become the most powerful ability user of her time, but she still hasn’t learned how to control her powers properly. She dies fighting the Zombie King, and a sliver of life lets her be reborn in the harsh years of the Flower K 4.9kReads8.1Score40014d adds

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   The female protagonist refuses to go to the countryside or become an educated youth sent to the countryside. She has a special ability to travel to the countryside and is intelligent and resourceful.

4. 104 六 The 1960s: I Control the System and Lead My Whole Family to Prosperity! 六零：手掐系统带着全家致富！ Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance526k WordsCompleted Wang Xuan had worked hard for so long in her previous life, only for disaster to strike first. Suddenly arriving in the 1960s, all the money she'd earned before went to waste. In this life, she decides that as long as she's made enough money, that's good enough. If she can lie flat, she will. But when she discovers that the System has accidentally dropped her into the 1960s, with a food crisis on the way, what should she do? No romance. 1.8kReads7.1Score10314d adds
5. 105 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds

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   The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to go south, while the male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown to work in the south. The two of them create a future together.

6. 106 七 The 1970s: A Mad Devoted Dog, the Villainess’s Plaything 七零年代：疯批舔狗，恶女的玩宠 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted (Completed~) (Please wish for an adaptation into a short drama~) (The author isn’t good at coming up with titles, so let’s just get straight to the story~) [Period setting with a pocket dimension + irresistible villainess + selfish + dog training + calculating self-interest + a family full of schemers + no going to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no marriage] Ye Wenshu has fair skin and stunning looks, with a bright, captivating beauty. She has always been pampered and fond of the f 7.3kReads8.8Score75814d adds

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   A strong, ambitious female protagonist who doesn't go to the countryside or help the poor, with no romantic partner. She can grow her own wings; why rely on a ladder to the clouds!

7. 107 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 6.8kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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   These novels don't feature female protagonists who are all intelligent, know what they want, are capable, and live very comfortably!

8. 108 军 Military Marriage Bliss: I Flirt with a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚娇宠：我在七零与兵王互撩 Su Youran苏悠然Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Mu Jing'an married Song Qingning because his mother told him, “Song Qingning, the girl across the bridge, is your betrothed. You have to take responsibility for her.” Song Qingning married Mu Jing'an because the wife of the company commander who had rescued her told her, “My son is tall, a little dim, earns a good salary, and is an officer. If you don't mind, take him off my hands.” Both thought a marriage without love would 24.3kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds

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   The first book, "No Rural Life, No Troublemakers," portrays the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship as being no different from that of one's own daughter, focusing primarily on the perspective of an observer. The second book, "No Rural Life, No Youth," features a female lead who is a research genius and a male lead who is a soldier; their marriage is an arranged one that blossoms into love. The third book features a female lead from the male lead's neighboring village; their marriage is entirely due to her clear-headed and insightful mother-in-law.

9. 109 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 773Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 110 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the Seventies: I Win by Lying Back with a Sign-In System 穿书七零：我靠签到系统躺赢了 A Seven-Day Dream一梦七天Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [No romance + sign-in System + transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + super strength, heroine with max attack power + no self-sacrificing saint] One moment Jiang Qing is hacking at zombies; the next, she’s transmigrated to the 1970s. Luckily, her super strength has come with her. Her biased biological father and stepmother steal the job meant for her? Whatever. She’ll beat them all down. No money or supplies? Whatever. She’ll sell the job to buy supplies and strip the house of everything us 5.6kReads8.4Score40814d adds

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    Story Summary: Book 1: If there are no jobs, create them; create miracles! I've already finished reading all of these books except the first one, which is a serialized series! They're all good! There's also a book called "Saving Others Without Sacrificing Yourself," which is also very good.

11. 111 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
12. 112 服 Good Grief, I’ve Been Making Baby Food for a Lifetime 服了这宝宝饭一做就是一辈子 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Food + Period Setting + Golden Finger + Sweet Romance + Size Difference + Age Gap] Tang Zhou was sent to the First Alajin Machinery Factory with a letter of introduction from his grandfather... He got in through connections, only to be targeted and sent straight to the factory daycare center. The director was a kind, beautiful woman. Her picky child would only eat food that looked pretty. If the colors were even slightly unattractive or the ingredients were hard to identify, th 3kReads8.2Score33214d adds

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    [Dual Male Leads + Food + Historical Fiction + Cheat Code + Sweet Romance + Size Difference + Age Difference] Food!!! Tang Zhou was sent to the First Machinery Factory in Alejin by his grandfather with a letter of introduction... Through connections, but was targeted and sent directly to the factory's daycare. The director was gentle and beautiful, and had a picky eater who only ate pretty food. He wouldn't touch anything with slightly unappetizing colors or indistinguishable parts. Tang Zhou received the director's help and, as a way of repaying her, made pretty meals for the picky child for a while. But one day, when he didn't deliver the meals, a tall, cold man came to his door. "Where's the food?" If you don't give me food, I'll eat you up.

13. 113 在 Livestreaming a Renovation in the 1970s: Viewers Think It’s a Movie Shoot 在七零直播改房，网友以为拍电影 Ten Jin of Meat in Three Days三天吃十斤肉Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted [System + Livestreaming + Adorable Kids + Food + Serving the Motherland + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Du Nanjia transmigrated overnight and became a widow in Linxia Village, Yangshu Town, in the 1970s. Her husband had just died. Two little ones were crying to be fed, while her awful sister-in-law stole her money and tried to sell her son. An uncle might put up with that, but an aunt sure wouldn't. Du Nanjia immediately livestreamed herself tearing into the wicked woman. At first, she only wanted to 66Reads8.2Score—14d adds
14. 114 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
15. 115 大 The Heiress Has a Wish-Granting App 大小姐她有成真APP Royal Little Fruit皇家小果果Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [1960s Hong Kong setting + heiress + powerful father + wealthy heiress's daily life + coming of age + a seriously powerful golden finger + heartwarming father-daughter bond + lots of romances] Ordinary, clear-eyed but clueless college student Wei Ying wakes up to find herself back in a baby's body. Abandoned by parents who favor sons? No problem. She has a golden finger and can personally choose her adoptive parents. Her adoptive parents die in an accident when she's eight, leaving her surrounde 14.5kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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    🫚🫚This is a female-oriented super-rich romance novel. The female protagonist travels back to the 1960s, before the storm hits, and with the help of a system, she goes to Hong Kong. This super-rich system grants her a vast fortune, including various mines and farms, making her incredibly wealthy. After arriving in Hong Kong, she is adopted by a wealthy Hong Kong family, leading to a heartwarming father-daughter relationship.

16. 116 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.5kReads8.8Score98614d adds

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    These three books are all among my absolute favorites, books I could reread countless times. They all feature characters with overpowered abilities, supernatural powers, or rural settings. They're particularly heartwarming period dramas [shy][shy][shy]. In all three books, the male and female leads are straightforward and bold in pursuing love, without dragging things out or being wishy-washy [kiss][kiss][kiss][kiss]

17. 117 甜 Sweet! The Beautiful Army Wife Searches for Her Husband on the Island and Gets Doted on Like a Queen 甜！漂亮军嫂海岛寻夫后被宠上天 Dou Shishi斗十石Modern Romance830k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + devoted couple + sweet romance + multiple babies at once + slice of life + obnoxious characters + alternate universe] Warning: Weird and obnoxious people everywhere!!! She has worked herself to the bone for her husband's family for five years and gets nothing in return. Now they're about to kick her out. After her mother's funeral, she faints at the grave, and when she wakes up, she finally sees the light. She's no longer Lin Zaozao, who lets people beat and scold her. 3.3kReads8.9Score25614d adds

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    🌸🌸🌸In the middle of the studio sat a middle-aged man, completely naked except for a thong covering his private parts, casually flashing his large yellow teeth and waving to them, "Hi~ lovely students, make me look brave in your paintings~" "…" At that moment, I really wanted to gouge out my eyes and stomp them on the ground like bubbles! Forget it, models are for respect, not for fantasizing. Ideals are more important. I slapped myself in the face and endured the spiciness until the end of class. As I endured it, my state of mind completely changed, becoming as calm as still water. Even when faced with handsome men expressing their affection for her, she remained unmoved. Because in her eyes, handsome men had already become middle-aged men: thinning hair, greasy eyes, sagging chest, toad belly, peeling yellow feet... I'd better block them out and focus on pursuing the beauty of art!

18. 118 我 I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s 我在八零当后妈 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Rich heiress Xu Yang spent years offering a fortune to have a child, but to no avail. Then, after transmigrating, she found herself in a steamy, adults-only scene and got caught in bed! Even more ridiculously, she got pregnant after just that one time! Only after she was forced into marriage did Xu Yang learn that Zhou Shao had five difficult children, and every single one was a “problem child”! Xu Yang: “…” There was no need to hand her this hell-difficulty child-rearing script! P.S. This is a 12.1kReads8.2Score56114d adds
19. 119 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 15.2kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
20. 120 道 Moral Blackmail? My Unhinged Antics Set the 1990s Straight 道德绑架？发疯文学整顿九零 Gu Minglang顾明朗Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Zhou Li spent her whole life being guilt-tripped, achieving nothing. In this life, she will change her mother's fate and her own. Guilt-tripping? Ever heard of unhinged behavior? 525Reads8.9Score10514d adds

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    A period novel set in an era where rural life was not possible; the female lead has no romantic partner.

21. 121 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Why Is the Stern Officer Blushing? 七零军婚：冷面军官为何面红耳赤 Jiang Jiang Doesn't Like Cilantro姜姜不爱吃香菜Modern Romance368k WordsOngoing [Alternate history + joining the military family + island setting + no pocket dimension + love after marriage + family squabbles + a slow, steady romance + food] After her family is reported, Song Shu’s parents worry for her and hurriedly arrange a marriage. They hear the groom is a handsome military officer, though a little older. Fine. At least an older man should be mature. And so, without ever having met him, Song Shu boards a train bound for an island. But when she sees the photo of a muddy 23Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    These books are all incredibly good. None of them involve rural life; the protagonists all have jobs in the city. The second to last one is particularly good; the male lead is a pilot. The female lead in the second book is a reincarnation. Although she's born into a rural family, her father is a soldier, and she stays for a few years before joining his unit. Both the female lead and her older brother are transmigrated and possess spatial abilities. During the three years of famine, they even created a treasure basin to retrieve grain. The older brother's spatial ability is limited to a campervan, while the female lead's is limited to a grain shop. Their special abilities aren't particularly significant. All three siblings were admitted to Huajun University before the college entrance exam was abolished. I really like the family's personalities; it's a very slice-of-life story.

22. 122 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 female lead didn't go to the countryside; she was originally from a rural area. She focused on her career, and it's truly amazing. Ignore the book's title; this is my number one historical romance novel.

23. 123 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.2kReads8.5Score90914d adds

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    These three books are all among my absolute favorites, books I could reread countless times. They all feature characters with overpowered abilities, supernatural powers, or rural settings. They're incredibly heartwarming period dramas 😳😳😳 The male and female leads in all three books are straightforward and bold in pursuing love, without dragging things out or being wishy-washy 😘😘😘😘

24. 124 军 Military Marriage: The 1970s Roughneck’s Everyday Devotion to His Wife 军婚：七零糙汉宠妻日常 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Devoted Husband + Adorable Baby + Military Marriage in a Bygone Era] Jiang Yingying transmigrates and becomes a pitiful young woman whose parents died early, whose grandmother has passed away, and who is on her way to visit her gravely ill older brother. She is kidnapped and murdered along the way. Luckily, just as her life hangs by a thread, she comes to and is rescued by a kind stranger passing by. Later, Jiang Yingying discovers that her savior is her older brother’s co 3.6kReads8.9Score30914d adds

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    The first book: The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a poor girl whose parents died young, her grandmother passed away, and she was on her way to visit her seriously ill brother when she was kidnapped and murdered. Fortunately, she woke up on the verge of death and was rescued by a kind passerby. Later, she discovered that the kind person was her older brother's comrade-in-arms, an older single man in the military region. At first, the female protagonist only wanted to repay the life-saving debt, but unexpectedly... There will be surprises later on. Highly recommended! [Laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing] The second book: The female protagonist is in a car accident and thinks she is going to die, but when she opens her eyes again, she has transmigrated into a book and been reborn in the 1980s. Now, the female protagonist is not only the apple of the eye of the military region leader, but also has a tall and handsome fiancé (Lu Chengxi). However, she is unaware of the engagement and has never met her fiancé in person, so... Their first meeting. Female protagonist: "This PLA comrade is so nice, so concerned about the people!" Male protagonist: "..." Later, the two meet again. [Cool][Cool] To find out what happens next, please read the third book. The female lead opened her first restaurant, but before she could even celebrate, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. Then she was told her lifespan wasn't over, so she transmigrated into a book she'd heard about long ago, becoming the female lead's invisible cousin. Because she was rescued from falling into a river, her reputation was ruined, and her aunt even introduced her to a cripple. The female lead went to her cousin to clear her head, but unexpectedly, she was taken home by her cousin's best friend. "I asked you to take care of my sister, and this is how you take care of her?" "Taking care of her for this short time isn't enough; I want to take care of her for the rest of my life." In the fourth book, after a car accident, the female lead transmigrated into a period novel, only to find herself as a clumsy, short-tempered, and somewhat foolish supporting female character. Could she, with her spoiled princess temperament, let the female lead put her down? The female lead chose to go all out and tear off the green tea female lead's true colors, regardless of whether the plot was flawed. Goodbye, I'm going to take my soldier brother and start my new life! [OK][OK]

25. 125 六 A 1960s Officer Gets Married! He Spoils His Wife and Lets the Kids Run Wild 六零军官结婚啦！娇养媳妇放养娃 Drunk Catnip醉猫薄荷Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration as oneself + military marriage + sweet romance + devoted couple + personal space + joining husband on an island] This is a fictional setting, slow-paced, not a power fantasy, and focused on cozy everyday life. The heroine won't support freeloaders, act like a saint, or go to the black market. Her priority is living her own little life well. Lu Shubai wakes up as a brainless cannon-fodder character in a period novel, a stepping stone for the hero and heroine. She 775Reads8.9Score10314d adds
26. 126 七 The Beautiful 70s Supporting Actress Is Just Too Bold 七零貌美女配她实在冒昧 7090七零九零Modern Romance604k WordsCompleted Young heiress Nan Bei happened upon a book and glimpsed a life that shared her name but was utterly different from her own. In the book, Nan Bei was a textbook cannon-fodder supporting character, dutifully serving as the foil who showcased and elevated the heroine, Nan Xing. She only came to her senses at the very end, when it was already too late. After being used and drained of every last bit of her value, she died a tragic death in a foreign land. Meanwhile, the heroine Nan Xing went on to li 318Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    They all live in the city and don't go to the countryside, and the content isn't awkward.

27. 127 七 The 1970s Workhorse Heroine Quits After Seeing the Comments 七零老黄牛女主看见弹幕后不干了 We Are Compatriots我们是同胞Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted No romance + On-screen comments + No competing for dominance + No cold-faced laundry-washing + Real heiress, fake young master story + Ensemble cast + Love for women At fifteen, comments suddenly began floating before Lin Ying’s eyes. Only then did she learn that she was the overworked, long-suffering heroine of a book! Her mother scolds her for being so inconsiderate? Lin Ying: She turns around and beats up the younger brother who tattled on her. Her father says she’s nothing but trouble? Lin Y 541Reads8.7Score10014d adds
28. 128 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: A Useless Woman’s Lie-Flat Life in the 1970s 穿书七零：小废物的躺平人生 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Little Cannon Fodder X Delinquent Second Male Lead] A prediction came true: after graduating from college and returning home to lie flat, Wen Suili got into a car accident and transmigrated into a period novel she’d been following. But she hadn’t become the heroine. She was a minor cannon-fodder supporting character named Wen Sui-sui. Wen Suili: How is a useless good-for-nothing supposed to survive in such a hard era? In the villagers’ eyes, Wen Sui-sui and Lu Mingcheng were tied 3.6kReads9.1Score32314d adds
29. 129 穿 Transmigrated as a Compound Heiress, I Captured the Heart of a Handsome Officer 穿成大院千金，冷俊军官他沦陷了 Good Fortune幸也Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted (Entirely fictional) [Transmigrate into a Book + Period Setting + Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + One-on-One] Ye Qinghuan is suddenly in a car accident and thinks she won't survive. But when she opens her eyes again, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book and been reborn in the 1980s. As it turns out, Ye Qinghuan has become the apple of a military commander's eye, and she even has a tall, handsome fiancé, Lu Chengxi. The problem is, she doesn't know she's engaged and has neve 1.2kReads8.5Score10314d adds
30. 130 谁 Who Says You Have to Get Married in a Period Novel? 谁说年代文一定要结婚了 Feng Xu风溆Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Just Started Getting Ratings] No CP + period setting + ensemble cast The heroine studies mechanical manufacturing. As an observer, Song Rujue watches another “Song Rujue” grow up. She watches her go from babbling as a toddler to vowing to serve her country, then to using every underhanded tactic to get a married man, and finally to being tricked and dying a miserable death in the countryside. The book, "Military Marriage in the Seventies: After Marrying a Rough-Hewn Man, I Was Spoiled Rotten", 2.5kReads8.0Score18814d adds
31. 131 七 The 1970s: After I Went to Live With My Cousin, I Married His Commanding Officer 七零：投靠堂哥后我嫁给了他长官 Crazy Little Radish疯狂小萝北Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Lovely Chef × Handsome, Cool Military Officer] [The Original Female Lead Is Not Villainized + Family Life + A Little Food] Jiang Tangtang had just opened her first restaurant and hadn't even had time to celebrate when she was hit by a car after helping an old woman cross the street. Then she was told her allotted lifespan wasn't over yet, so she transmigrated into a book she'd heard about long ago, becoming the female lead's invisible cousin. After falling into a river and being rescu 1.4kReads8.2Score15714d adds
32. 132 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Novel: I Make My Reborn Sister Cry by Slacking Off 穿书七零：我靠摆烂气哭重生妹妹 Beacon Fires to Tease Online Friends烽火戏网友Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The 1970s + transmigrate into a book + reverse System + contrast character + play the pig to eat the tiger] Shen Yao transmigrated into a period novel as the lazy, greedy older sister who served as a foil to the reborn heroine. Her reborn younger sister stole her opportunities, worked hard to earn a good reputation, and waited for her to starve to death on the street. Her parents favored the younger sister and scolded Shen Yao as an ungrateful brat who could never be raised right. But Shen Yao 932Reads6.0Score10514d adds
33. 133 七 The 1970s: The Robot Toddler Awakens and Goes Straight for the Kill 七零：机器人幼崽觉醒后直接开刀 Durian Sticky Rice榴莲糯米饭Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Era setting + no romance + System + brainless fun! No logic!! The heroine's golden finger is absurdly powerful!! Also known as: The Reawakened Robot Big Shot (Toddler Edition) Begins the Hunt! The heroine wasn't human in her previous life! She has no memories!! Eleven was the last hyper-realistic robot on a highly advanced planet. After awakening, she went straight ahead and blew up the planet! System 01, fresh off the assembly line and witness to the whole thing, grabbed Eleven and ran. With 01 228Reads8.3Score—14d adds
34. 134 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The War Hero Had Me in His Sights at First Glance 七零军婚，被兵王一眼锁定了 Jinyuan Chun锦园春Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] After a car accident, Leng Qingyan transmigrates into a period novel and discovers that she’s the foolish, clumsy, hot-tempered foil to the heroine. Does she have to let the heroine walk all over her just because she’s a spoiled rich girl? Leng Qingyan decides to throw herself into the fight and tear away the green-tea heroine’s mask, not caring if she throws the plot completely off course. Goodbye! I’m 3.1kReads8.8Score26314d adds
35. 135 五 The Little Treasure Hunter of the Fifties 五零捡漏小当家 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted A kindergarten teacher in her thirties wakes up to find herself in 1952, inhabiting the body of Qian Laixi, a five-year-old playmate kept by a capitalist family. The household is about to flee, the country is in turmoil, and her own family is still stuck in poverty as servants. No problem! She has a stingy “Junk System” that recycles just about anything. The He family is clearing out? Fine, she’ll scan every last inch of their property! Unclaimed treasure? She’ll gladly take it all, from silver 19.7kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds
36. 136 九 The Nineties: A Scheming Woman Reborn as a Tycoon’s Real Heiress 九零：心机女穿成暴发户的真千金 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates + real and fake heiresses + 1990s setting + satisfying read + sweet romance] In her previous life, Lu Xiyue had a terrible family. Her parents favored sons and tried their hardest to brainwash her into becoming a sister who would sacrifice everything for her younger brother. She played along and turned the tables, brainwashing her parents into paying for her education and buying her a house. But just as she achieved financial independence, she was hit by a car and kill 8kReads8.7Score83514d adds
37. 137 七 A Happy Life in the Seventies 七十年代幸福生活 A Late Orange一只晚橙Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Su Wan was reborn and grew up to eighteen. With her wedding and move to join the army just around the corner, she thought this life would be smooth and peaceful. She was ready to coast through life when she discovered she had transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel! Both she and her fiancé were doomed supporting characters! What could she do but fight to take control of her own destiny? See how Su Wan escapes the lucky heroine’s shadow, marries and follows her husband to the army, starts a busi 1.9kReads9.0Score13314d adds

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    These books don't feature rural settings, are well-written, heartwarming, and have high ratings. They all have happy endings (HE). ① This book has a strong relationship between the male and female leads; the male lead is a soldier, and the female lead owns several shops and has only one son. ② It's a slice-of-life story set in a large, shared courtyard, featuring a love of gossip and drama. ③ The female lead's special abilities aren't overly powerful, but the characters are well-developed; everyone in the Xu family is talented and doesn't exhibit any idiotic behavior. ④ It focuses on everyday family life, but it's very engaging. The female lead died in her previous life after making a fortune, leaving her with psychological trauma; she relies entirely on her older brother to support her.

38. 138 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 7.7kReads9.2Score40914d adds

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    🌿The female protagonist travels back to the 1970s and gives birth to two children right from the start. She and the male protagonist gradually develop feelings for each other.🌼The female protagonist is intelligent, possesses a special ability (but isn't overly dependent on it), and isn't a saint.

39. 139 四 Divorced at Forty, I Marry a Commander, and My Scumbag Ex's Family Regrets It to the Bone 四十离婚嫁首长，渣男全家悔断肠 Hibiscus Flower City木槿花城Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed silver-haired period drama * military marriage * second marriage * revenge on scumbags * alternate setting] 1. Si Rong received a mysterious call from the future, telling her that the husband she'd loved for eighteen years had betrayed her. Si Rong refused to believe it, but reality gave her a brutal slap in the face. Her husband, Shen Lan, had not only been seeing someone else, but the adopted son and daughter she'd worked so hard to raise were actually his children with another wo 7.3kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    It's not set in the countryside, nor is it a rural area. The female protagonist discovers her husband's infidelity through a phone call from the future. He plots to drug her, rendering her infertile, and then adopts their twins, whom her husband claims were from an orphanage. The male protagonist has always been chaste and has never married or had children, even in middle age. After the female protagonist divorces, he immediately pursues her, and they later have twins (a boy and a girl). The premise is novel and captivating.

40. 140 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 9.5kReads8.6Score55514d adds

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    The first novel set in an era where rural life was no longer a priority, features a sophisticated and self-serving female protagonist who plans everything for herself.

41. 141 老 Granny Returns to the ’80s: Dumping Her Scumbag Husband and Making a Fortune Selling Pickles 老太重回八零：踹翻渣男咸菜发家 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted (No romance + divorce + street vending + making money + no golden finger) She’s reborn, and her younger daughter is about to be thrown into a living hell! Qin Sui’an was a timid old woman who had lived a miserable life. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in the 1980s, right at the scene where her younger daughter is being tricked into a marriage! This old woman has had enough! After exposing the scoundrel who arranged the fraudulent marriage and kicking her useless husband to the curb, Qin Sui’ 6.1kReads9.1Score97814d adds
42. 142 大 A Sucker’s Life in the 1960s 大冤种的六零生活 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted Liu Yun transmigrated into a series of novels by a certain author, and she even ended up as the book's biggest punching bag. No way. Whoever wants to be that unlucky sap can take the job. When she came of age, she found a man and married him, only to discover she had been dragged into the “palace intrigue.” What could she do? Just roll with it. Her mother-in-law was reborn, and her neighbor had transmigrated. Right, all that was missing was a quick transmigration story. Is this world full of hol 6.5kReads8.2Score24314d adds

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    ✨✨No going to the countryside, no going to the countryside!!! A super, super, super good and heartwarming period drama [Masterpiece by Sparrow][Admiration] A refined yet roguish male lead, ahhhhh, it totally tugs at my heartstrings! The male lead is a cold, refined scoundrel on the outside, but a total puppy to the female lead, the contrast is amazing! Ahhhh, the whole story is so sweet!!!

43. 143 七 The Shameless Family of 1970 七零之无赖一家人 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [Period setting + beloved by all + self-serving and refined + warped values! Ensemble cast of protagonists + eccentric whole family + awful relatives + pocket dimension] (A family ensemble in a parallel setting, not reality. The heroine has little presence early on. She's not very smart, self-serving in a refined way, and an ordinary person.) I thought I was the chosen one because I had a pocket dimension. I thought the apocalypse was about to begin, so I frantically stocked up on supplies. I 8.6kReads8.8Score79714d adds
44. 144 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
45. 145 娇 A Delicate Beauty in the 1970s: I Wooed a Commander and Joined the Army 娇软美人在七零，撩个首长去随军 Su Ali苏阿梨Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Beautiful, alluring woman × cool, handsome officer [military marriage + sweet romance + cozy daily life + raising kids] Shen Nanqing had skin as smooth as jade, a graceful figure, and a slender waist. Her stunning performance in Water Moon captivated audiences and won countless awards, earning her the title of classical dance goddess. Then an illness abruptly cut her life short. When she woke up, she had become a beautiful airhead. The original owner was famous in the compound for her delicate b 8.6kReads8.5Score89314d adds

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    None of the three female protagonists in these books go to the countryside; the latter two involve the female protagonist marrying a military officer and going to live with him.

46. 146 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

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    The female protagonist refuses to go to the countryside and instead goes to university.

47. 147 七 1970s Military Marriage: After Marrying a Soldier, She Decides to Lie Flat 七零军婚：嫁给兵哥哥后她躺平了 Little Moon Darling小月亮宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main characters: Gu Yuanzhou and Tang Xiaoxiao Parallel world + military marriage + doting husband + no nasty characters + dimensional space P.S. The rating has only just opened, so it’ll rise later! Tang Xiaoxiao, a young heiress from the twenty-first century, inherited her father’s vast fortune and then traveled around the world with her best friend, living the good life. Her friend took her skydiving, but... That jump sent her straight to the 1970s. The moment she opened her eyes, she found h 14.9kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
48. 148 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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    This one is 9.6, it used to be 9.7. It doesn't go to the countryside, it's super good, I've even watched it twice.

49. 149 八 The 1980s Foil: The Fertile Beauty Is Sweet and Charming 八零对照组：好孕美人她又甜又娇 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life family drama in a period setting + A charming green tea beauty + Childbearing System + Contrast character gets face-slapped + Sweet, pampering wish fulfillment] What should you do after transmigrating into a melodramatic period novel as the villainous stepmother and foil, who nearly has her marriage stolen by the heroine? Su Sui says, “Relax. Isn't it great that someone else is eager to be a stepmother?” And so... While the original heroine works herself to the bone for her husban 9.1kReads8.6Score62114d adds

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    This novel isn't set in the countryside; it's a story that takes place in a tenement courtyard. Su Sui transmigrates into the novel as a control group for the female lead. She directly agrees to the female lead's wishes and swaps marriages, making the female lead her control group.

50. 150 七 The Down-and-Out Lucky Star of the 1970s: Marrying an Officer and Raising Babies to Wealth 七零落魄锦鲤：嫁军官养崽暴富 Drunk on Cloud-Boughs醉上云枝Modern Romance495k WordsOngoing [Lucky charm + raising kids + making money + farming + golden finger + joining the military on an island + sweet romance] (PS: The male lead in the book is not the same person as the male lead in real life, so there's no stealing anyone's destined match. About 20% top-tier jerks.) The little lucky koi transmigrates into a book as the pitiful daughter of the Lin family. After painstakingly finding her birth parents, she is told to go to the countryside in place of their adopted daughter. She is a 547Reads6.8Score11514d adds

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    This is a newly published book on the theme of "No Longer Expected in Rural Areas," and it's very exciting with a captivating plot. It's one of the most excellent period novels I've ever read, and you won't regret investing in it.

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