Looking for Period Pieces Where the Heroine Doesn't Move to the Countryside and Gets a Job Through Her Own Exams 求年代文，不下乡，自己考上工作

1. 1 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 10.5kReads8.1Score693Shelves

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   Both were achieved through their own efforts. Despite not being favored, they were the most determined!

2. 2 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. 35kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
3. 3 穿 Transmigrating into a Period Drama Contrast Pair: Kissed by the Villain by the Neck 穿越年代对照组：被反派掐脖亲 Just Wants to Get Rich, Duck只想暴富鸭Modern Romance203k WordsOngoing [Farm space] [One-on-one romance] [All characters are pure] [Transmigrates with her body] [Doesn't go to the countryside] [Book transmigration contrast character] [Gossip and lie flat] [Love at first sight] [Sweet romance] [No angst for the female lead] Sunny, stunning beauty x seemingly gentle but secretly sinister, lovesick villain The original owner awakened and ran away, and the human-trafficking System abducted her to 1968. A disastrous start! As the third child in her family, she was neith 62kReads6.8Score12.4kShelves

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   I just finished reading a new book and thought it was pretty good. Neither the male nor female lead are natives. The male lead is a mission taker in the villainous operations team of the Time and Space Administration (he's lived for 2000 years, traveling through various small worlds as a villain to complete missions). The female lead was accidentally pulled here by a system. The small worlds are in chaos due to various reincarnated individuals and transmigrators. Watch how the two of them protect their families and live a peaceful life in these small worlds. PS: Although the male lead is a bit obsessive and possessive (not many villains are mentally healthy), he's a devoted husband. Having lived for so many years, he's finally found someone he loves both physically and emotionally, so he goes out of his way to pamper his wife, making her clothes, sanitary napkins, and cooking her delicious food—he spoils her rotten. It's so sweet!

4. 4 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 34.2kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves

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   I passed the entrance exam for a vocational school and was assigned a job by the government.

5. 5 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 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1kShelves

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   [Flying Kiss] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing agent 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!

6. 6 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance528k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 8.9kReads7.1Score183Shelves
7. 7 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 259Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Looks good 9

8. 8 8 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 154Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 我 I'm the Fake Heiress, but the Commander Still Marries Me 我是假千金，首长未婚夫依旧娶我 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm the Fake Heiress, but My Commanding Officer Fiancé Still Marries Me 81Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2.4kReads—Score137Shelves

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    This was originally a story about starting a business in a small town and then moving to the city.

11. 11 知 The Educated Youths Are Returning to the City, So I Sold My College Spot! 知青返城，我把大学名额卖了！ Mu Cangcang牧苍苍Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Period setting + educated youth return to the city + pocket dimension + reborn + satisfying read + fiercely self-interested] Not long after Jiang Chunrong returned to the city, she had a dream. In it, she sacrificed her whole life for her family, giving up a university admission, her pocket dimension, and even her job. In the end, no one thanked her. They all acted as if it was only what she was supposed to do. She was nothing but a stepping-stone. Even after her death, the heroine kept draggin 71.8kReads7.4Score3.6kShelves

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    Highly recommended versions 1.6.9.10.11

12. 12 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 7.6kReads8.3Score600Shelves
13. 13 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? 46.4kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
14. 14 七 A City Job at the Printing Factory in the Seventies 七零年代留城当印刷厂女工 Wangzai's Runaway Milk旺仔在逃牛奶Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period piece + realistic + romance + love grows over time + everyday family life + educated youth working the land + urban worker who stays in the city + workplace drama + college entrance exams + business] My boyfriend went to the countryside while I stayed in the city, and there were always scoundrels trying to get me to date two men at once. Jobs were hard to come by in the 1970s. After a great deal of effort, Zhu Huan finally got herself one, but her new factory-worker boy 967Reads8.0Score112Shelves
15. 15 我 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 Hehe's Grain何荷的禾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 294.7kReads9.0Score44kShelves
16. 16 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
17. 17 为 To Stay Away from the Male and Female Leads, the Female Side Character Goes to College 为了远离男女主女配她考大学了 Hey, Little Chestnut阿栗子哎Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday family life + no awful characters + strong heroine + alternate history] Ten years after transmigrating, Dai Yuyan finally learns that she's the villainess in the story. Fine, she's the villainess. Fine, she's evil. Can't she just stay away from the hero and heroine? But her body and soul seem to be at odds. Before she meets the heroine, she keeps going against her own will and helping the hero with his work. After meeting the heroine, things get even worse. As soon as 4.5kReads7.8Score297Shelves
18. 18 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: I Take My Terrible Family Along for the Ride 七零军婚：我带极品家人一起起飞 Jin Jinyu金金雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [1970s + military marriage + period setting + family drama + trading System + building wealth + transmigration and rebirth] On her way to school to pick up her admission letter from Capital University, Gu Tao gets hit by a black car and lands in the 1970s, along with a somewhat “simple-minded” little System. She opens her eyes to find a scheming dad, a lazy mom, a brother and sister bent on scrounging from their workplaces, and two younger brothers who keep wanting to smash other peo 8.8kReads8.5Score894Shelves
19. 19 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2kShelves
20. 20 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Work as a Purchasing Agent at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重生七零，我在供销社做采购 Quan Dazhuang权大壮Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Feel-Good Story + Reborn + Career + No Rural Relocation + No College Entrance Exam] Reborn in 1973, just before the rural relocation campaign, Gan Lan takes one look at her shabby home and empty pockets and nearly blacks out. In her previous life, she'd achieved financial freedom at a young age and was finally ready to enjoy life. The last thing she wanted was to come back and suffer. Luckily, she gets bound to a random rebate System with a critical bonus effect, and a 271Reads6.8Score—Shelves
21. 21 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 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
22. 22 带 A Career-Building System and a Guaranteed Job in 1965 带着搞事业系统在六五端上铁饭碗 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After waking up, she inexplicably transmigrated into the body of a sixteen-year-old girl who shared her name, had failed the 1965 college entrance exam, and was about to have her engagement called off. Bound to a career-building System, she was pushed and tempted by it into steadily becoming a beautiful, wealthy woman. She even managed to marry a handsome, rich man and have two adorable, clever kids. A truly peak life! 5.8kReads8.3Score309Shelves

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    I have too many bookshelves because I got this job through a self-examination.

23. 23 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 934Reads8.0Score237Shelves
24. 24 七 The 1970s: What’s Wrong with Working in Elder Care? I’m Still Outstanding 七零：养老部门怎么了，照样优秀 Embracing Fragrance抱香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tags: No Golden Finger, family life, career-focused When Jiang Xiyue wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar era. She angrily points at the sky and shouts, “You damn heavens, you’re so unfair! Why don’t you just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning?” As soon as she finishes speaking, lightning flashes and thunder rumbles in the distance. Hearing the deafening boom, she immediately backs down. Fine! It’s just the 1970s. If she can’t accomplish anything earth-shattering, can’t she at least 5.8kReads8.4Score590Shelves
25. 25 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
26. 26 六 The Sixties: I Keep My Whole Family Fed and Warm 六零年代，我带全家吃饱穿暖 Linlin, Early to Bed and Early to Rise早睡早起的林林Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted A twenty-first-century wage earner returns to the resource-scarce 1960s. Luckily, she has a seafood market trading app that lets her win prizes. She bustles between Y City and J City, showing how she helps her family eat well and stay warm in the 1960s, and achieve financial freedom as soon as possible. Note: The story has a slice-of-life style, with few nasty characters. The male lead is mostly in the background and appears fairly late. The main focus is on the warm story of one family. P.S. Th 974Reads7.3Score102Shelves

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    The first one is absolutely amazing, you absolutely have to check it out if you haven't seen it yet, and the third one too! Anyway, I've recently become obsessed with these kinds of 1960s-era articles.

27. 27 开 From the Start in the Famine Year of 1960: Buy Anything for One Cent 开局1960灾荒年，每天一分钱秒杀 The Grapes Are Ripe葡萄熟了Urban2.0M WordsCompleted While helping his cousin get a discount by chopping the price on Pinduoduo, Li Fuxing clicked the sharing link she sent him and transmigrated to the 1960s. He also found a Pinduoduo flash-sale mall in his mind. In 1960, everything was rationed and required coupons. People had barely enough to eat or wear, and two jin of millet could buy you a wife. The Pinduoduo mall had everything: Northeast rice, selenium-rich eggs, Longkou vermicelli, White Rabbit milk candy, Erguotou, Wuliangye… And everythi 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves
28. 28 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. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves

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    I've read this book twice. The female lead is a great character; she finds her own job, is independent and strong, and fights back against her biased and scheming family members with ruthless methods. She's not a soft-hearted saint, and she's decisive in her actions, staying away from her villainous family members.

29. 29 沪 Daily Sign-Ins in 1970s Shanghai 沪上七零签到日常 There's a Sugar Tangerine有个砂糖橘Modern Romance282k WordsOngoing No Rural Placement in the 1970s + Sign-In + The City Life of an Only Daughter in Shanghai The heroine takes a husband into her family! She loves herself most! A lighthearted story In 1970s Shanghai, the everyday bustle of the neighborhood bears witness to decades of change. Fang Wanqing is unexpectedly swept into a parallel timeline and gets by safely with the help of a modest sign-in System. After the college entrance exams are reinstated, she earns a place at university. Later, she rides the w 954Reads5.6Score105Shelves

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    [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] This novel's female protagonist transmigrates to a different era but doesn't go to the countryside; she passes the exam and gets a job as a typist at the post office! She also avoids the black market. She has a sign-in system, comes from a powerful and influential family, and is an only child from the city! She's logical and intelligent. [Currently Completing Drafts][Currently Completing Drafts][Currently Completing Drafts] The female protagonist marries into the family!! The male protagonist marries into the family, and the female protagonist is the breadwinner while the male protagonist stays home. [Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates]

30. 30 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 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is super good! It's about working hard to get into a vocational school and being assigned a job, avoiding rural areas. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in 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 things. 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 fiction combined with a farming/rural story.

31. 31 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 31.8kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    It's great! Very original! The female lead is a ruthless wholesale work machine!

32. 32 重 Reborn: Stockpiling Supplies in the 1950s 重生之我在五零囤货忙 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Female lead: Gu Xuemei lived a miserable life. Only during the last ten years of it did she finally live like a proper person. Unable to accept her fate, she never expected to return to the very beginning after taking her last breath. This time, she’ll repay every grudge and settle every score. Everything taken from her family will be returned. Male lead: Ye Huaian died in battle in his previous life, but his soul stayed with his father’s family. Only then did he learn that his mother had died b 4kReads9.0Score322Shelves

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    Both books are written by the same author, and neither of them involve rural life; the protagonists work in the city. In the 1950s book, the female protagonist is reborn and seeks revenge before moving her whole family to Northeast China. It also features a classic farm space. In the 1960s book, the orphan girl book features a kitchen, a sign-in system, and a space. Some people initially said that this book was a pay-to-win story, but if you persevere and read to the end, you'll find that it's about two people sticking together for warmth. Neither book involves fighting against extreme characters, and the protagonists are later handed over to the state.

33. 33 重 Reborn in a Siheyuan: An Orphan Girl in the 1960s 重生大杂院之孤女在六零 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance715k WordsCompleted Female Lead: Yu Huimin thinks you never can tell what life has in store. She has money and looks, and she’s in the prime of her youth, when bam! Someone hits her and kills her, sending her straight to the 1960s. Luckily, the kitchen space she got in her previous life came along too. Otherwise, she’d want to die just to get back! Male Lead: Qiao Qinglai thought the apocalypse would be tough, but it turns out the 1960s are no easier. His wind ability has been reduced to the lowest level, and in th 1.2kReads7.3Score102Shelves
34. 34 穿 I Became a Ticket Taker in the 1960s 穿到六十年代当售票员 Er Yi Loves Eating Melons耳一爱吃瓜Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Shu Jinjin was walking home when a flowerpot fell from a high-rise and hit her, knocking her unconscious. The next moment, she found herself in the 1960s, transmigrated into the body of Shu family's only daughter, an orphan. She took over the family job and began life as a train ticket seller. She'd thought she could settle into a stable life in this era, but there was a scumbag hoping to take advantage of her being the last of her family, as well as a fake best friend trying to trick her into g 3.5kReads—Score332Shelves

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    Both of these books are quite good. The first one is still being serialized, and both are heartwarming stories. I recommend them!

35. 35 穿 Transmigrated as a ’60s Cannon Fodder, I Refuse to Go to the Countryside 穿成六零炮灰不下乡 Er Yi Loves Eating Melons耳一爱吃瓜Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted Zhou Xingxing transmigrated to the 1960s. In her previous life, her father didn't care for her and her mother didn't love her, so she lived with her grandmother. After being born into this world, she gained a loving family and grew up surrounded by happiness. Then, at sixteen, she accidentally discovered that this wasn't a simple case of transmigration: she was inside a book. She wasn't the protagonist, but a disposable supporting character who not only provided funds for the male and female lea 615Reads5.4Score—Shelves
36. 36 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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    This is a female-centric historical romance novel. The female lead is intelligent, strategic, and seizes every opportunity to advance her career, constantly climbing the ranks. It's incredibly captivating.

37. 37 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Full Steam Ahead 穿越七零向前冲 A Thousand Apologies这厢有礼了Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Li Jingshu transmigrates to the 1970s after an accident. With no golden finger, she relies on her determination and refusal to give up to earn promotions and raises in the city. Yet relatives weighed down by fate keep appearing around her. See how she flaps her wings in the 1970s and helps them start their lives anew, while also finding herself a handsome man to be her life partner. That's not too much to ask, is it? My new novel is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your s 360Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction, no rural outreach, no internal strife.

38. 38 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.6kReads7.2Score155Shelves

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    The female protagonist didn't go to the countryside; she directly married a soldier and found a job at the city department store.

39. 39 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
40. 40 重 Reborn in 1975, I Send My Nephew to College 重生七五年扔掉外甥上大学 Curly Cat Whiskers猫胡子卷卷Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise. [Reborn] + [space] + [spirit spring] Shen Yun is reborn in the year of her high school entrance exams: When she wakes up, it's the day she just disturbed a hornets' nest. Her head is swollen like a giant winter melon, but that doesn't stop her from giving her sister-in-law a thorough beating as soon as she gets back. In her previous life, she raised her sister-in-law's child and cared for her sister-in-law's mother after she broke her leg 52.4kReads7.9Score8.3kShelves

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    Does serving in the military count as war?

41. 41 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 22.3kReads8.9Score5.9kShelves

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    Beautiful, really beautiful

42. 42 八 The Old Li Family in the 1980s 八十年代的老李家 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted No transmigration or rebirth, no golden finger, an ensemble cast, and the ordinary life of an ordinary family. Li Xiaoyun and her family live in a small town in Northeast China. There are eight of them, and life in the 1980s is a constant whirlwind. Her parents are both unreliable, and each of her siblings has their own little schemes and ideas. Li Xiaoyun is in her final year of high school. Her grades are average, and her dream is to get into college and see the world beyond her hometown. Her 4.9kReads8.6Score386Shelves
43. 43 被 Sent Back to the Countryside, the Fake Heiress Feeds Her Whole Family with Her Cooking 被赶回乡下，假千金大厨养活全家 Chen Chen Er辰辰儿Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted Chu Xiang, a head chef at state banquets, transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s. She becomes a fake heiress framed by the real heiress and on the verge of being sent to the countryside to die. Faced with a drafty mud-brick house and a family of gaunt, malnourished people, she rolls up her sleeves and activates the [God of Cooking Space]! One serving of spicy diced rabbit leaves the whole village drooling; one bowl of napa cabbage in clear broth wins over the military district’s top brass. 144Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    A short story set in a historical period, now complete. The protagonist passed an exam and got a job, but didn't have to go to the countryside.

44. 44 六 The Sixties: The Fake Heiress in Northeast China Puts Troublemakers in Their Place 六零：东北假千金专治不服 Warm Winter Sun 95冬日暖阳95Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + 1960s + Fake Heiress + Putting Arrogant People in Their Place + Going to the City to Become a Factory Director] She transmigrates as a fake heiress in the 1960s and is forced into an arranged marriage from the start. Are they all really that hard to deal with? Yan Xiaoxiao grins. She loves putting awful people in their place! She'll resolve the original owner's problems, then head to the city and become a cadre! She strides into the city and keeps face-slapping the real heire 668Reads6.8Score104Shelves
45. 45 六 The Brightest Star of the Sixties' Arts Troupe 六十年代文工团一枝花 Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Face-Slapping + Family Drama + Taking on the Problem Relatives + Military Romance] An You is reborn at the moment her scumbag father’s first wife from the countryside comes knocking. The first wife had two daughters, while An You’s mother had a son and a daughter. Her scumbag father spent his whole life striving for a son to carry on the family line, only to raise someone else’s child. Her half-sister, the second daughter, is both stupid and wicked. In the end, all her 446Reads6.5Score—Shelves
46. 46 七 The 1970s: A Little Accountant's Peaceful Life in Her Pocket Dimension 七零空间：小会计的安稳人生 Southern Wind Runs Wild南风肆野Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted One moment, the apocalypse. The next, 1975. From a terrifying moment in the apocalypse, surrounded by hoarded supplies, Shen Zhenzhen awakens as an orphan who has just lost her father in the 1970s. Facing an unfamiliar era, scarce goods, and the sympathetic or curious gazes around her, she clings to her sole support: a mysterious box her father left behind, and the strange space connected to it, containing an immense trove of resources. She keeps a low profile and settles into life at a departme 6Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 八 The 1980s Contrast Group: I Drain the Luck from My Blessed Younger Siblings 八零对照组：我把锦鲤弟妹吸干了 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise.) The day Lin Wanxing died, Jiang Fufu crouched in front of her, smiling as sweetly as a spring breeze. “Fourth Sister-in-law, I was the one who killed your whole family. I’ll take good care of your Lin family heirloom jade pendant.” When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the time she was carrying her third child. There was blood beneath her, and the door was locked from the outside. Her mother-in-law called her a bringer of bad luck, and her hu 2.9kReads5.9Score259Shelves

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    [Admiration][Sending Heart]

48. 48 缺 You Rotten System, Don't Stop Me. I'm Going to Make the Female Lead's Mom Die of Filial Piety 缺德系统别拦我，我要孝死女主妈 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out. It may go up later, or it might go down. Hahaha] Reborn as a cannon-fodder character in a story set in a bygone era, I landed in a latrine from the start. The good news: I awakened the [Bad Deeds System]. The bad news: I was in debt for a mountain of Bad Deeds Points. If I didn't pay them back, I'd have to keep being a background character. My biological mother was the heroine? She left after getting into college and went off to the capital to live happily with anoth 913Reads6.0Score—Shelves
49. 49 七 The 1970s: The Awakening and Comeback of the Comparison Group’s Younger Aunt, the Fake Heiress 七零：对照组小姑觉醒逆袭假千金 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted When Liu Xinyi wakes up, she discovers she's become the awful sister-in-law in a period novel: lazy, greedy, sly, and hired to serve as a foil to the real heiress's family. In the book, she's a disposable character who drowns in a cesspit. Her mother, Zhang Cuiyun, was once a factory director's daughter, but an enemy switched her at birth, leaving her to suffer a life of hardship. Her three brothers and sisters-in-law will die horribly while seeking revenge, and her young nieces and nephews will 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
50. 50 恶 The Villainess Became the Contrast Character, and Her Whole Family Is Absolutely Terrifying 恶女穿成对照组，极品全家杀翻天 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted Lin Huanyue transmigrates into an old-fashioned farming novel as the female side character who serves as a foil. Her family is notorious throughout the village: A stingy father who married into the family, a fake-sweet, scheming mother, an eldest brother who steals chickens and dogs, a second sister with expert tea-drinking skills, and another brother who excels at pretending to be ill. As for her, she is a spoiled, infamous little villain, doted on by her whole family. In the original story, th 272Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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