Period Novels with a Female Lead Who Rises Through the Ranks in Politics 年代文，女主从政一路高升

1. 1 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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   These are all political fiction novels, mostly featuring strong female leads, and they're super good! 7/9 Are male-centric novels, which are also fantastic!

2. 2 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
3. 3 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.2kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
4. 4 陆 The Lu Heiress’s Road to Success 陆家千金的青云路 You Dian Le佑点乐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + high-ranking cadre's daughter from a compound] Lu Nanxing's grandfather was a veteran revolutionary. Though he has passed away, her three uncles and her father all hold high-ranking positions! The only girl in the third generation of the Lu family, she is a spoiled heiress who lives for eating, drinking, and having fun, doing whatever she pleases and never putting up with mistreatment. After her father dies unexpectedly, she discovers that neither his death nor her you 5.7kReads7.7Score447Shelves
5. 5 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
6. 6 白 The Village Official Who Was Everyone's First Love: From the Start, She Rides an Ox Cart to Bring Aid 白月光女村官，开局坐牛车扶贫 Mortal Ant凡蚁Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted humor + slice of life + wacky antics + no romance + a little unhinged] I, Yao Qiutian, a young woman in the prime of my youth, transmigrated to another world, dutifully finished college, and landed a job right after graduation. But on my third day on the job, the organization sent me to be the village secretary of Qingshan Village, the poorest village in the province. From the start, I had nothing but an ox cart and a useless System. Everyone was betting on which day I’d run away. 1.1kReads8.7Score129Shelves
7. 7 亮 Bright Sword: From the Start, I’m Put in Charge of a Region 亮剑：开局让我主政一方 Life Is a Journey Against the Current人生如逆旅Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom] + [Senior Cadres] + [Development and Nation-Building] + [Period] + [A Heart Devoted to the Party] + [Pinnacle of Power] The author has a completed, two-million-word novel, County Chief from 1949 Onward, so you can trust them with this kind of story. In 1953, Li Mo returns home after being wounded in the Korean War. Hoping for a quiet life, he plans to reclaim wasteland in a border region. But a single order from the organization sends him to Hanbei Province as acting chairman. Li M 5.4kReads8.6Score212Shelves
8. 8 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
9. 9 名 In the Name of Justice, Liu Changsheng of Handong, Who Can Stand Against Me! 名义，汉东刘长生，谁与争锋！ Lian Cang连藏Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [Ensemble Cast] [All About the Laughs] [Unhinged] [Passionate Senior-Citizen Drama] Hello, everyone. I'm Old Liu, Liu Changsheng. I kept a low profile in the show. I want to liven things up in this book. Who's for it, and who's against it? In Handong, it's either laughs or madness. How crazy? Read and find out. 111.3kReads8.9Score9.3kShelves
10. 10 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 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
11. 11 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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    I'll recommend a few too. The only downside to the first one is that it's too short. I finished watching the second and third ones; they were really good. Looking for recommendations of similar shows! [Heart emoji][almost crying emoji]

12. 12 侯 A Marquis Reborn as a Village Girl in the Seventies 侯爷穿成了年代小村姑 Three Colors三采Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted In the 1950s, Lin Zhile was one of the Lin family's four golden flowers, the youngest daughter kept at home by her parents so they could find her a live-in husband. Just before graduating from vocational school, the boy she liked turned her down. Heartbroken and consumed by anxiety over her future partner, she accidentally fell into the water on her way home. She came down with a fever that night and died. In the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Zhile was a marquis who disguised herself as a man. To prev 2.6kReads8.2Score176Shelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 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] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing clerk at the county supply and marketing cooperative. She negotiates tractor imports, runs an instant noodle factory, and works as a translator for foreign guests, rewriting her destiny with her abilities. Even more heartwarming is that three generations of her family work together, moving from the county town to the city, their lives becoming increasingly prosperous. Witness how ordinary people forge their own brilliant lives amidst the tides of the times!

15. 15 五 1950s Military Marriage: I Kick My Scumbag Father to the Curb and Head to the City for a Secure Job 五零军婚，脚踹渣爹进城端铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + both leads’ first relationship + heroine builds a career + everyday life + pocket dimension full of supplies + no saintly behavior or handouts + realistic heroine] I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please read the story. The career plot begins in Chapter 53. Romance in the early chapters; from the middle onward, the heroine focuses entirely on her career. This is a story about a powerful woman entering politics, with two strong leads and an even stronger heroine. An Ran was a r 45.6kReads8.6Score6kShelves

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    Don't be misled by the title. This book features a female protagonist who enters politics and witnesses the development of her country. It shows that women aren't just about competition; they can also appreciate and connect with each other. It showcases the power of women in the new era! With a grand scope and exquisite details, it's highly recommended!

16. 16 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 17.3kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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    Historical fiction, the female protagonist rises through the ranks in politics~ Both books are amazing!

17. 17 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 23kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    It's quite good. There are over 1000 chapters, so you'll need patience to read it. I've only read about 400 chapters so far, but it's already a very enjoyable rebirth novel.

18. 18 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 Romance358k 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

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    Looking back over the past ten years, I believe you can trust that I'm really good-looking, focused on my career, and don't have any particularly difficult family members. The only downside is that it's too short.

19. 19 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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    It's incredibly good, so satisfying! The protagonist rises through the ranks without any special advantages or cheat codes. Highly recommended! The entire story revolves around the female lead's path to power.

20. 20 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.5kReads6.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Both of these novels feature very capable female protagonists who rise through the ranks within the system. They're both excellent reads, written by the same author, and are still ongoing.

21. 21 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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    Both stories feature a female protagonist who rises through the ranks, possesses intelligence and strategic thinking, and both have romantic partners, but the highlights are all for the female protagonist (in the first book, the female protagonist did not have children).

22. 22 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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    I've finished reading all of these books, and I highly recommend the first five.

23. 23 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
24. 24 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
25. 25 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: My Road to Success 穿越五零之我的青云路 Mu Jin仫槿Modern Romance771k WordsCompleted [No romance, no romance, no romance. I’ll say it three times because it matters.] At 43, Li Xiuling is suspended from her job, unmarried and childless, with enough savings to lie flat until retirement. Then she’s thrown into 1949. From the start: three children and a body covered in injuries. She won’t waste time on household infighting or arguing with awful relatives. She rolls up her sleeves and gets into foreign trade. Starting with 500,000, she makes her way to the top of Huacheng. She does 6.2kReads6.5Score733Shelves

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    Are there any similar books to these two? I'm not satisfied with them [crying].

27. 27 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
28. 28 七 The High-Ranking Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: Help the Poor? Not Even a Dog Would! 七零高干女：扶贫？狗都不扶！ The Fan Won't Open扇子打不开Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted Completed [Strong Female Lead] Original title: [Seventies-Era Cadre’s Daughter: Poverty Relief? Not Even a Dog Would Do It!] When a woman gains the power to speak, she won’t speak only for herself! [Sent to the Countryside in Northern Shaanxi + Local Woman Awakens, Along with the Women Around Her + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Mind Reading + True Female Protagonist + Romance Later, Male Lead Marries into Her Family] She was a genuine child of a prominent compound, the beloved youngest d 23.4kReads8.4Score3.5kShelves

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    The female lead is strong-willed, comes from a good family, is clear-headed, and has her own path to follow.

29. 29 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    These are the books I've finished reading and added to my bookshelf. The female leads are truly radiant, none of them are cheesy, and all the female leads are very clear-headed.

30. 30 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

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    Chronology, within the system

31. 31 九 The Glory Days of a High-Ranking Couple in the 1990s 九零年代，高官夫妻荣华路 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Both leads are each other’s one and only, 1v1] At twenty-nine, Zhao Heng is the most ambitious, capable, promising, well-connected, and handsome man in his jurisdiction: a golden bachelor. Well, that’s what people always say, usually forgetting that his wife has been abroad for four years without coming home. Gu You is the most spoiled, unreasonable, and heartless woman around, according to Zhao Heng himself. He knew that if he let her leave, he might never see her again, 4.4kReads7.1Score407Shelves

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    The couple reached the summit side by side! The male lead loves the female lead very much!

32. 32 年 After Awakening, the Vicious Supporting Female Lead in a Period Novel Seizes Everything at Every Turn 年代文恶毒女配觉醒后步步抢夺 Rust-Red Syndrome锈红症Modern Romance763k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened and will rise later. Liu Weiwei was the vicious supporting woman in a period novel, and she died a miserable death in a bleak hospital room. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the beginning of the tragedy: her mother was handing her a bowl of drugged porridge. In her previous life, she was set up and lost her virtue, then died miserably in the countryside, while the “heroine,” Su Wanqing, lived a life of glory and couldn’t even be bothered to look 431Reads8.7Score127Shelves

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    Strong Twitter is good

33. 33 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Historical fiction, focusing on building a career and rising through the ranks.

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.7kReads8.3Score598Shelves
35. 35 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Female Farm Manager Sets the Whole Regiment Ablaze 穿书七零：女场长她火爆全兵团 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Military farm] [Building an era] [Humorous farming] After making an offhand complaint, overworked Tan Xiaoxu transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as the male lead’s doomed original wife. The good news: the plot has gone off the rails, and her cousin has taken over the doomed wife’s fate! Tan Xiaoxu, deeply grateful: “What a wonderful person!” If you want to be the doomed wife, go ahead and take my place! Romance-addled fools have no future. Better to reclaim wasteland and build a car 8.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
36. 36 我 Peace and Joy in the Sixties 我在六零年代平安喜乐 Long An, Who Loves Okra and Fried Eggs爱吃秋葵煎蛋的龙安Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical era + pocket dimension + rural slice of life + cozy everyday moments] A grown woman mysteriously becomes reborn in the body of a little girl who died young, with a different name but the same surname. After a brief period of confusion, Qiu Yuling's fighting spirit ignites when her golden finger, the Get-Rich Farm, activates. While others toil at the black market to trade for supplies, Qiu Yuling says that as long as she lives earnestly and moves a finger or two in her pocket dimensio 8kReads8.9Score647Shelves
37. 37 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
38. 38 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 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
39. 39 七 The 1970s: So What If I'm Unloved? I'm the One Who Shines 七零：不受宠怎样，偏偏我最争气 Mu Mu Zhu Zhu沐沐珠珠Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted Su Mian transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era and becomes the least favored third daughter in her family. Her older brother has a job, her younger twin siblings are doted on, and her older sister is as sweet-tongued as honey. Su Mian alone is quiet and taciturn, like an old workhorse. When the notice ordering someone to go work in the countryside arrives, her whole family assumes she’ll be the one to go. After the original owner dies of a high fever, modern-day Su Mian arrives in her pl 10.5kReads8.1Score688Shelves

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    The female lead is down-to-earth, pragmatic, and very capable. The male lead is also a good person. Hardworking people are all excellent.

40. 40 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    Is this book any good? It's incredibly good! The female lead is intelligent, assertive, and works hard to get into a vocational school, refusing to go to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. A major advantage is its excellent sense of the era; this is the most focused on historical setting I've read on Tomato Book. Prices are reasonable and precise, down to the cents or the number of tickets. The details are meticulous, and there aren't many awful characters. It feels like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical romance combined with a farming/rural story.

41. 41 重 Reborn in 2006: From the Start, I Tear Down Your Outhouse! 重生06：开局就拆你家茅房！ Little Pig Ayan小猪阿砚Modern Romance806k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2006: This Time, I’ll Tear My Scumbag Ex Apart and Become a High-Ranking Official In 2006, her boyfriend was still coaxing her: “Come south with me to work, and we’ll live in luxury for the rest of our lives!” Sun Ni suddenly came to her senses. In her previous life, she had believed that lie! She emptied her family’s savings to support that ungrateful man, scrimped and saved so he could get back on his feet, and in the end he kicked her aside, leaving her to suffer in her old age, co 757Reads—Score105Shelves

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    The female lead enters politics and rises through the ranks. [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

42. 42 魂 I Awoke in a Seven-Year-Old's Body in the 1970s, and Led a Poor Mountain Village to Prosperity 魂穿七零娃：携贫困山区干百强 Ruojin Ye若金夜Modern Romance351k WordsOngoing [Period Drama, Transmigration, Strong Female Lead, No System, No Spatial Dimension, No Romance] After transmigrating to the 1970s, Zhou Xiao became the apple of the shrewish Old Madam Zhou's eye. She also had two brothers who might not be much use, but were devoted to their little sister. But all she saw around her was a mud-brick house with bare walls and villagers gaunt from hunger. Zhou Xiao clenched her fists. She would start with the brigade, develop farming and industry, and shoulder great 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this period drama series goes from leading a large production team to becoming a cadre who drives the development of the entire county.

43. 43 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves
44. 44 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
45. 45 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.8kReads8.5Score880Shelves
46. 46 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
47. 47 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.7kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves

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    It's not about politics, but about building a career; it's very good, I recommend it.

48. 48 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

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    Both books are great. The female protagonists are very clear-headed, know what they want, and work hard for it.

49. 49 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.4kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves

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    A period drama where the female protagonist passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she strives to build her career.

50. 50 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 6.4kReads9.3Score468Shelves

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