A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love With a Female Educated Youth 穿书男和知青女恋爱了

1. 1 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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   The male protagonist transmigrates into a book, replacing his sister as the female protagonist's cheat ability.

2. 2 糙 The Rugged Man Can't Get Enough of His Sweet Young Educated Youth 糙汉对娇娇知青欲罢不能 Bo Ying博萤Modern Romance477k WordsCompleted A pampered, beautiful little princess of Heaven’s Will × a doting, rugged country man Ye Zhiyu, the proud little princess of Heaven’s Will, was so busy having fun that she neglected her cultivation. After failing to survive the lightning tribulation, her father, Heaven’s Will, banished her to a small world. She became a tragic supporting character with the same name, abused until she was utterly broken. Spiritual energy was scarce after the founding of the nation, but luckily her sharp-tongued, 5.5kReads8.9Score552Shelves

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   They're all pretty good, and all completed.

3. 3 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Villainess Marries a Village Man 穿书七零年代，知青女配嫁村汉 Summer Has Nanmu夏日有南木Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Zhong Miaomiao became the cannon-fodder female character in a novel: a beautiful but timid and insecure educated youth sent to the countryside. Having transmigrated into the book, surrounded by the original hero and heroine and a vicious female character, she chose to marry another tragic male character from the story. She said, “Marry me. It’ll be good for you, good for me, and good for everyone.” Zhang Shaoqin smiled faintly. “That’s exactly what I want.” Now that they’d 173Reads8.5Score—Shelves
4. 4 七 The Sweet and Gentle Young Educated Youth of the 1970s 七零娇软小知青 Steamed Buns Are Delicious馒头好吃Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted When Lin Si, a hibiscus flower spirit, woke up, she realized she had accidentally slept with someone who was destined to be another person’s soulmate. On her first trip into the human world, Lin Si had caused a huge mess. Her head was aching. But a sage had once said, “There’s nothing better than correcting your mistakes.” If the red thread of fate had gotten tangled, she would straighten it out for him! Lin Si was huffing and puffing as she tried to restore the thread of fate, only to fi 836Reads8.7Score104Shelves
5. 5 七 The Adopted Son Goes to the Mountains in the 1970s, and the Whole Family Turns Their Fortune Around 七零养子下乡赶山，全家逆袭暴富 When Our Values Clash, Silence Is Best三观不合少言为贵Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Adopted son + post-apocalyptic rebirth + powerful spatial ability user + sent-down youth hunting + village doctor heroine] In his previous life, the original owner was drugged and set up by his uncle's family. They used an accusation of hooliganism to force him to hand over his job to his cousin, then made him marry the loose woman Su Qingqing, who was already pregnant by another man. She drained him dry, and he died of illness in a hospital with no one to care for him. He was a complete sucker 28kReads7.0Score2.4kShelves
6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Through the Decades 快穿年代女配 Sunset Rainbow落日彩虹Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Stockpiling Supplies + Rural Relocation] An educated youth goes to the countryside, transmigrates to a period setting, and makes a good life for herself. No moralizing or coercion, just living however she pleases. 12.9kReads8.4Score835Shelves
7. 7 肉 A Little Chubby Kid Brings a Shopping Mall into a Period Novel 肉团子带着商场穿进年代文 Soft Words软語Two Male Leads682k WordsCompleted This is a danmei novel set in a bygone era, so make sure you’re reading the right one, cuties! When he wakes up, Lu Tang has become the adopted son who dies young in a period novel! From beginning to end, he only appears in a few chapters before being written out. But his death causes his adoptive parents’ family to turn evil. All four of his brothers become villains too, just to avenge him. The eldest brother breaks his leg, the second is kicked out of the army, and the third is abducted by hum 18.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
8. 8 对 My Rival Sent Me Down to Earth, So I Married an Officer and Went on a Rampage 对头害我下凡，我嫁军官嘎嘎乱杀 Seven Taels and Two Qian七两二钱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Simiao, an Immortal Venerable who exposed frauds in the cultivation world, was hated by others. Her enemies took revenge while she was ascending, and killed her. When she wakes up, she finds she’s transmigrated into a storybook written by one of her enemies, where she’s a cannon-fodder female character. From the start, she’s being sent down to the countryside. Her fiancé doesn’t want to be dragged down with her, so he flirts with her adoptive older sister and still expects compensation for b 4.6kReads8.5Score520Shelves
9. 9 上 I've Suffered Enough in My Last Life. I'd Rather Die Than Marry Him Again 上辈子苦够了，打死她都不嫁了 Chang Qingqing常庆庆Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen An'an came from a distinguished family and was both talented and beautiful. As soon as she came of age, she was betrothed to the fourth prince, Xiao Yuan, a man of heavenly beauty and noble character, and the dream lover of every young lady in the capital. Heaven had dealt her a winning hand. Even she once believed she was blessed beyond measure, until her girlish heart was shattered into pieces. She suffered every kind of pain at the hands of that graceful, refined man, and paid a devastat 17kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves

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   Whether you can win someone's heart and grow old together is up to the female lead.

10. 10 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Was Switched into a Marriage and Became the Compound's Beloved Daughter-in-Law 重生八零被换亲，我成家属院团宠 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Xiaohe and her cousin Xia Lanxiang are both reborn. In their previous life, Xia Xiaohe married a poor farmer, while her cousin married a college-educated youth sent to the countryside in the city. Her cousin followed him to the city and enjoyed a comfortable life, earning everyone’s envy. But in the end, Xia Xiaohe and her husband worked hard and made a name and fortune for themselves amid the tide of the times, living in splendor. Her cousin’s life in the city, meanwhile, was a complete mes 5.8kReads8.9Score579Shelves

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    A contemporary rebirth novel where the female protagonist is intelligent, shrewd, and resourceful, achieving great success through business.

11. 11 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 24.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The two female protagonists, one a martial arts expert and the other an intellectual powerhouse, are the kind of vicious supporting characters in many period dramas who could easily overpower the male and female leads! The male protagonist is a walking encyclopedia; there isn't a single completely normal person in this story, haha, everything is created and made incredibly interesting.

12. 12 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
13. 13 七 My Handsome Husband in the 1970s: Love at First Sight 七零娇夫之我见色起意 Painting a Mortal Life画浮生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Seventies]+ [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Apocalypse Big Shot]+ [Female-Dominant World, Puppy-Like Man]+ [Family Life]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] A female soldier with a rough streak and a heart dulled to love by the apocalypse transmigrates into a story set in an era of shortages. She becomes the fake heiress, switched at birth and now returned to her family. In an era when labor is considered the greatest virtue, she teases cats and dogs, lies under trees and slacks off at work, becoming the villa 7.4kReads9.0Score847Shelves

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    Male and female protagonists both transmigrate

14. 14 女 A Tough Woman Reborn in the 1970s, with a Clingy, Gentle Husband at Home 女汉子重生七零，居家娇夫很粘人 Lu Hu禄祜Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted Si Xiaoxiao, a tough woman from the apocalypse, is reborn in 1970 with a strength-based superpower. She becomes a young woman with nothing, kicked out of her home. She falls for a delicate male educated youth, and the two of them return home together to build a life of their own. 930Reads8.3Score102Shelves

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    I don't know if this is what you need, but these all seem pretty good.

15. 15 女 A Woman-Dominated World in the 1970s: I Happened to Save a Green Tea Male Educated Youth 女尊穿七零：顺手救个绿茶男知青 Han Yu Who Loves Sweet Grapes爱吃香葡萄的寒羽Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A seemingly sweet but secretly scheming male youth sent to the countryside + a woman who transmigrates into a matriarchal world] Lu Fangning has always believed that women earning money to support the family while taking three husbands and four consorts is only natural! Because of his identity, Qin Beize appears harmless on the surface. But behind the scenes, anyone who offends him gets a sack pulled over their head and their legs broken! Lu Fangning: “Men are timid and sensitive. 770Reads8.3Score106Shelves
16. 16 恶 The Wicked Woman of the 1970s and Her Unhinged Antics 恶女七零，发疯文学 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted In 1970, in Daba Village, the second daughter of the Feng family went to the hills behind the village to gather pig fodder, but tumbled down the mountainside and injured her brain. Then again, she had always been a simpleton, so no one cared whether the fall had made her any worse. The second child has always been the one most likely to be overlooked in a family, and the Fengs were no exception. The eldest, Feng Chun, was the family’s first daughter, ambitious and fiercely competitive. The third 6.6kReads9.2Score680Shelves
17. 17 末 I Cut a Bloody Path Through the Apocalypse. Why Should I Fear the 1970s? 末世我都杀穿了，还怕你七零年？ February Blade二月刀刀Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted In other transmigration-into-a-book stories set in the past, a soldier or the brigade leader’s son rescues a young female educated youth who has fallen into the water. How come, when it’s her turn, the brigade leader’s daughter is the one rescuing a delicate male educated youth? In the post-apocalyptic era, Ye Zhao, a female soldier and champion of the Dawn Base, has ninth-level lightning and spatial abilities. But when a beast tide led by the Zombie King attacks the base, some rotten bastard ca 1kReads8.8Score100Shelves
18. 18 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 11.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
19. 19 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.2kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    These two books, while not exactly what you're looking for, are still very good. I've been following them on my bookshelf for a while now. The only downside is that there aren't many of them. It's quite interesting to read them slowly. One is a historical novel, and the other is a reincarnation story.

20. 20 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 24.5kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
21. 21 七 The 1970s: A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love with a Young Educated Woman! 七零：穿书男和女知青恋爱了！ Long Huahua龙花花Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted From the heroine's perspective: Lin Jiajia was framed by a friend and put on a special train carrying educated youths to the Northeast. The moment she got on, she ran into a pervert who wouldn't stop staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared fiercely at him once, and from then on, she spent her life in the countryside glaring at people nonstop. From the hero's perspective: Ye Yunzhou was a man who had transmigrated into a book. The first time he met the heroine, he just kept staring at her. After gettin 3.9kReads9.0Score344Shelves
22. 22 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    Not bad!!!!

23. 23 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Handsome Male Educated Youth Has His Eye on Me 穿越七零：我被俊俏男知青盯上了 Drunk Moon Fifteenth酣月十五Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + doted on by the whole family + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Li Qingqing, an HR specialist at a publicly traded company, buys a ring, only for it to turn into a pocket dimension. Then a mysterious voice keeps telling her that she is about to transmigrate and needs to get ready. Li Qingqing: ... After checking out her pocket dimension, Li Qingqing decisively quits her job, sells her house, and stocks up on supplies. Thinking she’ll run into all kinds of awful people, Li 15.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
24. 24 开 From the Start, I Crippled My Stepbrother, Took a Few Acres of Land, and Went to the Countryside to Slack Off 开局踢废继哥，带几亩田下乡摆烂 Mumuzi Who Can Ride a Pig会骑猪的沐沐子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sent-down youth + space + past and present lives + heroine with divine strength + devoted couple + punishing scumbags + beloved by the whole family] Lin Manman, a superpowered strength warrior from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s, a novel called The Reborn Stepdaughter's Happy Life as the Whole Family's Darling. And she, Lin Manman, is the unlucky supporting character who has her space stolen, her identity taken, and is tricked into marrying the heroine's p 9.9kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
25. 25 女 A Powerful Woman Takes Her Younger Brother to the Countryside as Educated Youths 女大佬带弟弟下乡当知青 Morning Rain and Rosy Clouds清晨雨霞Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Feel-good period drama, transmigration into a book, no saintly heroine, portable space, powerful and highly skilled heroine, romance, the leads are each other's one and only) Qin Yu, a powerful woman from another world, was in the middle of wiping out a horde of zombies when, distracted for just a moment, she was caught off guard by several bombs flying toward her from behind. There was no time to dodge… When she woke up again, she had transmigrated into a book, landing in the year 3.5kReads8.3Score273Shelves
26. 26 娇 The Sweet Educated Youth Raises a Child and Wins Her Husband Back 娇知青养娃追夫两不误 The Wind and Moon Decree风月令Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Alternate history + Pocket dimension + Spoiled youngest child + 1970s + Awakening + Reincarnated in the womb + Cherished by the whole family + Devoted couple + Love at first sight] [The pocket dimension gets a lot of use early on, but not much later. If that’s not your thing, feel free to leave!] Su Mianmian fainted from grief over her parents being sent away, and then awakened! It turned out her family were cannon fodder in a period novel, destined to give the male and female leads g 3.8kReads8.3Score288Shelves
27. 27 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 6.1kReads8.9Score325Shelves
28. 28 搬 Clearing Out the Cash: The Lovely Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside and Marries a Soldier 搬空钱财：下乡的娇知青她军婚了 Rice-Eating Plate干饭的盘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Space + period setting + sent down to the countryside + military wife + joining her husband at his post + raising kids] Jiang Wenwan transmigrated into a book, becoming the disposable capitalist heiress in Seven Zero Darling: Sent to the Countryside and Spoiled Every Day by a Rough-Hewn Educated Youth. Her mother used her biological father’s pension money to start a new family. Her own daughter became the family’s workhorse, going to bed last and getting up first. Her mother was so lovestruck s 9.9kReads8.9Score826Shelves
29. 29 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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