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. 51 暴 Get Rich! The Seventies’ Feisty Aunt Takes Down a Scumbag from the Start 暴富！七零作精小姑开局刀了渣男 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted Song Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the 1970s as the beloved little aunt of a doted-on family. Her family treats her like a treasure, but she’s hopelessly lovestruck and gets swindled out of food and money by a scumbag educated youth. On the day she transmigrates, she figures out the plot. Under cover of darkness, she cripples the scumbag and empties his ill-gotten stash of cash. She thinks she can lie flat and live like a lazy fish, but then the [Universal Favorability Mall] suddenly opens Fiddleh 205Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 我 Me, the Pig-Slaying Princess, Go Crazy and Carry My Whole Family to Victory! 我，杀猪郡主，靠发疯带躺全家！ Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted Lin Taotao becomes the foil to the heroine in a novel, starting out in hell mode. The heroine, Zhou Qiandan, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Lin Taotao only knows how to butcher pigs and cattle. The heroine is adored and pampered by her whole family. As an only child, Lin Taotao is scolded by her parents for being too unruly. The heroine is graceful and gentle, a paragon of the capital. Lin Taotao is infamous for being crazy and gives everyone a headache. In the origina 156Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: What's Wrong with the Foil Female Lead Being Arrogant? 穿六零：对照组女配嚣张点怎么了 Dressed in Rags衣不完采Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + space + System + supporting female character + feel-good] Yun Susu transmigrated into a book and became the heroine’s foil, a doomed supporting female character. The heroine, Wang Ning, had a pitiful background: her father didn’t care for her, and her mother didn’t love her. She was a poor little cabbage. Yun Susu, by contrast, was the pampered darling of her family, spoiled and domineering, with relatives who indulged her without question. To change th 17.8kReads7.3Score1.5kShelves
4. 54 签 After Signing In, the Adorable Girl Helps Her Terrible Whole Family Coast to Victory 签到后，小可爱带极品全家躺赢了 Radishes with Pickles萝卜配咸菜Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet period drama, aloof and gentle top student x double-standard male lead] The Jiang family is notorious for having a lazy, sly, greedy good-for-nothing father, and now he's raised a famously lazy little girl. She's unbelievably lazy... If she can sit, she won't stand; if she can lie down, she won't sit. With a flatbread hanging around her neck, she'll still go hungry until she rolls her eyes back... Jiang Mengmeng grumbles that it's all because her genes are too strong. 1.9kReads8.1Score118Shelves
5. 55 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 200.8kReads9.2Score14kShelves

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   Both of these are great. I used to enjoy reading novels with a "golden finger" (a character's ability to grant unrealistic advantages or special abilities), but after reading these two, I really enjoy reading the original works. Do you have any similar recommendations?

6. 56 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 7.4kReads8.2Score359Shelves

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   Historical fiction + ensemble cast + not going to the countryside + gossiping

7. 57 穿 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1970s 穿到七十年代不下乡 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted Feng Wanyi is a fan of transmigration novels, and she often wishes she could transmigrate one day. She did transmigrate, but things don't seem to be going the way she imagined. Looking at the walls, which seem to belong to another era, Feng Wanyi feels like banging her head against them. She gives it a try, but apart from the wound on her head, she's still perfectly fine and right where she was. Just when she'd finally forced herself to accept her situation, they tell her she's being sent to the 2.1kReads8.9Score135Shelves
8. 58 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s: With a Space in Hand, the Eldest Sister Supports Her Family 穿越七零：身揣空间长姐养家日常 Mo Qing Yan墨卿烟Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Won't Go to the Countryside in the Seventies: I Have an All-Purpose Space, and Transmigrating to the Seventies: I Raise My Family as the Eldest Sister with a Space [Transmigration + Space] Zheng Yuru unexpectedly obtained a space. She thought the legendary apocalypse was coming, but after falling asleep, she woke up in the seventies! As soon as she opened her eyes, she found that both her parents were dead, her older brother had gone to the countryside, and she had younger sibli 2.9kReads8.7Score186Shelves
9. 59 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel, I Refuse to Move to the Countryside 穿到年代文抵死不下乡 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted More than ten years after Xiangqiao was born into her new family, memories suddenly awaken within her. Her older female cousin is the heroine of a rebirth novel… All kinds of plotlines also pop into her head at random. No matter where they are, her family is always a cannon-fodder stepping stone. Why does everyone want me to go to the countryside? Xiangqiao clenches her little fists. “Want me to go rural? No way!” It’s much better to work in the city and slack off now and then. She can also catc 7.2kReads8.2Score348Shelves
10. 60 七 The 1970s: After Reclaiming Her Golden Finger, the Female Supporting Character Refuses to Go to the Countryside 七零：夺回金手指后女配不下乡了 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Period setting + spatial dimension + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + family life + no going to the countryside + medical skills] Medical student Xia Yan pulled an all-nighter studying and suddenly died in her school dorm. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a period novel she had read recently. She had become the dim-witted supporting character who gave the female lead money and a golden finger. Worse, after a few words of persuasion from the fe 3.3kReads7.8Score301Shelves
11. 61 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
12. 62 八 The Darling of the 1980s 八十年代掌中娇 Shu Ning舒甯Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she owned five apartments in the capital and drove a big G whenever she went out. But after opening her eyes, she found herself a country girl in the 1980s. Her father, seeking to get ahead, latched onto a “rich heiress” and wanted to divorce her mother. Fine, let them get divorced! Her younger brother, who worshipped the rich and looked down on the poor, could go live with the mistress. She would start over with her two younger sisters! They collected bat guano, sold quail 5.3kReads8.8Score634Shelves
13. 63 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
14. 64 诱 Lure Her into the Wild 诱她赴野 Weaving a Cocoon织茧Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted [Capital's Young Master vs. Capital's Heiress] [Sly, wild, and hard-to-approach young master vs. dazzling, bold, and charming heiress] [Slowly drawing her in vs. boldly approaching him] Qi Yuye spent six years abroad. He returned quietly, yet remained the young master no one in the capital dared to provoke. Nan Yun Zhao grew up overseas with her maternal grandparents. Two years after returning to China, influenced by Western ideas, she had become known in their circle for her high standards and 13.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
15. 65 拿 You’re Mine! After We Register Our Marriage, I Can Make My Soldier Husband Do Whatever I Want 拿捏！领证后，兵哥哥随便我作妖 Build a House起房子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted As soon as Lu Jiao'er transmigrated, someone framed her and pushed her into the water. A passing soldier rescued her, and then her whole family latched onto him. Left with no choice, he agreed to marry Lu Jiao'er, but there was no wedding, no one to accompany her, and she was sent to his family on her own. At least she was marrying a soldier. Lu Jiao'er didn't mind whether he loved her or not. After all, he had tried to do a good deed and got his whole future tangled up in the bargain. Still, sh 5.3kReads8.7Score611Shelves
16. 66 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 46.8kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    In those days, one could work without going to the countryside, possess a cheat-like ability that allowed one to have a special ability, and not be a saint.

17. 67 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock 43.9kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
18. 68 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零：老婆太美，谢厂长宠妻顾家 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 24kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
19. 69 随 Three Babies on the Way in the Military Compound: The Commander Has to Soothe Them Every Night 随军大院孕三宝：首长夜夜要哄娃 Chang'an Ya长安丫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + sweet romance + adorable baby + island storage space + domestic life] Qi Baicha, a wealthy heiress from the capital with a fortune worth billions, slipped aboard a luxury cruise ship and transmigrated into a hit novel set in a bygone era. In the book, he chased her, she fled, and she had nowhere to run. Qi Baicha was still determined to play the cannon fodder, and ended up meeting a tragic fate. Staring at the plot she’d been handed, Qi Baicha was dumbfounded. But with an is 9.5kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
20. 70 开 From the Start, I Inherited a Fortune and Lived It Up in the 1960s 开局继承遗产，我在六零躺赢 Nannan Who Loves Shredded Potatoes爱吃土豆丝的南南Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Jian Shu gained access to a pocket dimension. Having read countless novels, she immediately began stockpiling supplies in preparation for transmigrating or the apocalypse. A few years passed, and Jian Shu had all but forgotten about the idea. Then, when she woke up one day, she found herself in a different era. She had transmigrated to 1968. She was an orphan, but she had a large inheritance and no awful relatives to deal with. See how Jian Shu uses her pocket dimension to get rich in this e 15.3kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
21. 71 9 90: Reborn, I Let My Husband Go and Pursued My Career, Then Married an Army Doctor 90：重生让出老公搞事业嫁军医 Dai Mengduole代蒙多乐Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Rebirth] [Period Setting] [Child of a High-Ranking Cadre] [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Military Marriage] [Everyday Family Life] [No Space-Based Golden Finger] After ten years of living apart, Bai Yulan was still divorced, and her child was taken away by her ex-husband, who had gone into business and made a fortune. At last, her son graduated with a PhD and found a good job, only to call her over to look after his child. She worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes, Bai Yul 967Reads6.5Score109Shelves

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    A story set in a certain era, about a woman who takes college entrance exams while working, gets divorced, refuses to share a house, and focuses on building her career.

22. 72 穿 Broke in the 1950s? I’ll Empty My Enemies’ Fortunes 穿五零穷叮当？我搬空仇人家产 Ben Biao123犇驫123Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An alternate-era setting, transmigration into a book, a spatial realm, supernatural powers, famine, and a powerful protagonist. Xia Yurou, a powerful psychic from the post-apocalyptic world, transmigrates into the youngest daughter of a military commander in an era novel. Her father died young. For the jade pendant her own daughter has been longing for, the female protagonist's mother locks her best friend's daughter in a supply crate bound for overseas, where the girl suffocates to death. Late 20.2kReads8.6Score2kShelves
23. 73 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Rough Commander’s Delicious Little Wife 穿越七零：糙汉首长的美味小娇妻 Dream Seeker Xi嗜梦者兮Modern Romance358k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Military Marriage] [System] [Both Leads Are Chaste] [Sweet Romance] [8-Year Age Gap] Huge news! Wan Jiaxuan, a wealthy heiress from the 21st century, has transmigrated! Wan Jiaxuan simply went to sleep and woke up in an era her father had only ever mentioned when reminiscing about his childhood. She is also a 17-year-old orphan: her father died in battle, and her mother passed away soon after. Just as she was about to burst into tears, a Food System came knocking. She thought t 24.1kReads—Score2.9kShelves

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    No need to go to the countryside, there are jobs

24. 74 七 The Beautiful Army Colonel's Wife in the Seventies Won't Tolerate Any Nonsense 七零军婚团长夫人美又飒专治不服 Earn Money to Support Duoduo挣钱养多多Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (The rating just went live. It should go up later, I think!) Meng Yuan transmigrated into a book! The good news: she became the wealthy heiress in a period novel, rich enough to rival a nation. The bad news: she’s a doomed supporting character... In the book, the original owner was strung along by her officer fiancé, eagerly making wedding plans, never realizing that the male lead had already gotten together with her stepsister, the female lead. Then came a time of upheaval. Her scumbag father a 37.1kReads8.2Score4.1kShelves
25. 75 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 32kReads7.3Score2.6kShelves
26. 76 七 Life in the 1970s: I’m a Socially Anxious Girl, and He’s Possessive 七零日常：社恐的我占有欲强的他 No Discomfort无不适Modern Romance784k WordsOngoing [Period setting + military marriage + System + everyday family life + social anxiety + possessiveness] Wen Ran has been socially anxious since birth. Her lifelong dream is to never leave the house, never work, and never socialize. At long last, she leaves home to go to the hospital, only to be accidentally injured in a medical dispute and die on the spot. When she opens her eyes again, she's in the 1970s, in the body of another unlucky homebody with social anxiety. The good news: the original ow 21.9kReads6.1Score2.4kShelves
27. 77 末 The Villainess from the Apocalypse Reborn in the 1970s, and a Young Officer Falls for Her at First Sight 末世恶女穿七零，被军少一见钟情 This Ge Is Not That Ge此格非彼格Modern Romance189k WordsOngoing [Alternate-era setting + military marriage + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment + swapped marriages + face-slapping the villains + devoted, exclusive romance + slow-burn sweetness] Su Nian got drunk at a victory celebration in the post-apocalyptic world and transmigrated. When she woke up, she discovered that she had slept with her cousin's fiancé. Su Nian rubbed her forehead helplessly. “I just made the same mistake every woman in the world makes.” He Jingting wrapped his arms tightly around h 118Reads6.2Score142Shelves
28. 78 娇 The Softhearted Village Beauty Sheds a Tear, and the Enemy Spies of the 1970s Are Wiped Out 娇软村花一掉泪，七零敌特全干碎 Brother Sheng Wants to Slim Down想瘦的胜哥Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Two Strong Leads] [Contrasting Cuteness] [Beast Taming] [Spirit Spring Space] [Adorable Pets] [Face-Slapping and Crushing Scum] [Sweet Romance] [Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] The shameless big shot known as "Ghost-Frightener," feared by all in the apocalypse, is reborn as a delicate village beauty with the same name in the 1970s. She even comes with a useless constitution that makes her burst into tears whenever her emotions run high. From the start, a top-grade 76.4kReads8.6Score14.9kShelves
29. 79 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 33.1kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    I've read a lot of period dramas, and this one basically features characters who don't go to the countryside, are self-reliant, and have intelligent and capable female leads. Which one do you like? I personally recommend the first one, and the second one is really good, I've finished it! [Kissing emojis]

30. 80 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
31. 81 六 The Sixties: The Capitalist's Daughter Steals Two Boatloads of Treasure from Her Trashy Brother 六零：资本家小姐抢渣哥两船财宝 Hong Kong-Style Iced Lemon Tea港式冻柠Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Female lead with top-tier combat skills + space + ability to grow crops + spiritual spring water + feel-good story with a strong female lead + rural Northeast setting] The heroine will have a love interest as an adult, and later the story moves to Hong Kong. In 2024, the agent codenamed “Red Snow” dies in New York Harbor. After her death, she transmigrates to 1966 and becomes the eldest daughter of the capitalist Fu family in Shanghai! The vast New York Harbor has become her personal space! 196 35.9kReads8.9Score4.5kShelves
32. 82 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 33.5kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
33. 83 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
34. 84 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 14.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
35. 85 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 34.8kReads9.4Score5kShelves
36. 86 七 Military Marriage in the Seventies: The Cannon Fodder Dodges the Plot with Bullet Comments 七零军婚：炮灰靠弹幕躲剧情 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted Lin Shuyin transmigrated into the 1970s and became an eighteen-year-old high school senior, about to graduate. She was worried about finding a job. In those days, without a job, you had to go to the countryside, and she didn’t want to! Suddenly, comments appeared before her eyes: [Seriously, Lin Shuyin, you’d be better off going to the countryside. Then you wouldn’t meet your scumbag husband, Zhou Jianguo, and all that stuff that happened later would never happen.] [Sigh! Second Sister Lin had s 20.9kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
37. 87 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, This Cannon Fodder Won't Accept Her Fate 穿越到七零后炮灰绝不认命 Li Doesn't Quite Understand李不太懂Modern Romance304k WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + ensemble cast + no romance + no going to the countryside] Modern rich beauty Li Zhaodi transmigrates into a book after a plane crash, landing in a period novel as a minor cannon-fodder character! Her whole family are bit-part cannon fodder in someone else's story. Her mother is pressured into remarrying, so she makes the real culprit marry instead. Her sister is tricked into marriage and wants to die. This time, it’s her brother-in-law who wa 1.8kReads—Score229Shelves

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    Instead of going to the countryside, I set up my own factory.

38. 88 滚 A Tough-as-Nails Woman Transmigrates to the 1970s and Becomes a Homewrecker 滚刀肉穿越七零后成了搅家精 Time 2023时光2023Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Zhang Taohua has barely transmigrated before she’s on the verge of dying again. With a rebellious streak in her bones, she decides that if she’s going to die, she’ll take her attacker down with her and drag them into the water! The attacker plays the victim, and her original owner’s fiancé is too blind to see the truth. He expects her, newly awake, to apologize? As if! She only wanted to trick them into giving her a decent meal, then check out once she was full! Her scummy fiancé treats patients 622Reads6.8Score—Shelves
39. 89 预 Foreknowledge and Transmigration: Hoarding Ten Million Supplies to Steal the Heroine's Fortune 预知穿越，囤千万物资抢女主机缘 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted While reading a book, Lu Ruanruan realizes that she shares a name with one of its cannon-fodder supporting characters, and even their appearances and figures are described similarly. After that, she starts dreaming about the book’s plot. She suspects it’s a sign that she’s about to transmigrate into a book, so she stockpiles a huge amount of supplies in advance. Sure enough, she later transmigrates into the book’s world and becomes a pitiful girl her family doesn’t care for. Her older sister has 22.2kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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    After transmigrating into a book, the female protagonist emptied her family's coffers and exposed her scheming older sister's hypocrisy, resulting in a super satisfying face-slapping moment.

40. 90 穿 Transmigrated to 1970, Suddenly a Mom of Nine 穿越1970，喜当9个孩子的妈 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Main characters: Zhao Wenting and Li Sixi [Period Setting + Information System + Transmigrate + Everyday Family Life] Zhao Wenting has transmigrated. There’s one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she has a golden finger, an Information System. The bad news: she has nine kids from the start, more than the Calabash Brothers. Looking at the three children who are about to be sent to the countryside, Zhao Wenting rolls up her sleeves and starts toughening them up. As a res 17.7kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

41. 91 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 179Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A high-quality period drama, not set in the countryside, focusing on everyday family life. Highly recommended!

42. 92 步 A Clear Breeze Carries Me Down an Open Road 步步清风迈坦途 Chu Youran初悠然Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book + no rebirth + no System + no spirit spring] She traded a meal of sweet potatoes for a new dad? No problem. Who says you can't win with a terrible hand... When it's time to be ruthless, who would dare go soft? Take her, for example: she became the “pack leader.” 869Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Without going to the countryside, there wouldn't be any educated youth sent to the countryside [laughs]

43. 93 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2kShelves
44. 94 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 49.2kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
45. 95 七 The Quietly Passionate Factory Director's Darling in the 1970s 七零闷骚厂长的小娇娇 A Chestnut一颗板栗Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + spoiled young master + satisfying read + no being sent to the countryside + seven-year age gap] Jiang Shu suddenly discovered she had a pocket dimension, and knew she was about to transmigrate or end up in the apocalypse. She immediately took stock of her assets and began stockpiling supplies, only to arrive in the 1970s. Now she had to face the threat of being sent to the countryside. Go rural? No way! In the blink of an eye, Lu Shiyu, the director of the ma 9.7kReads8.4Score994Shelves

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    These books should meet your requirements, and they're all well-written. Take your time choosing.

46. 96 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
47. 97 七 The 1970s: After Selling My Iron Rice Bowl, I Became a Landlady 七零：卖铁饭碗后，我成了包租婆 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + No Toxic Relatives + Period Drama + Life with the Troops + Slow-Burn Romance + Everyday Family Life] A young woman with the soul of a middle-aged lady secretly drools over her older brother's fellow soldier: the handsome young man is tall, long-legged, and slender-waisted. She's too shy to pounce on him, so she can only spend her days longing for him and bouncing with excitement. What she doesn't know is that he's a big bad wolf who's long wanted to carry her back to his de 3.1kReads9.1Score252Shelves
48. 98 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Lucky Star Sets the World Ablaze 穿越七零：福运大佬燃翻天 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Futuristic high technology, strengthening the country and enriching its people, the whole family’s darling, a lucky charm, power fantasy Gu Jinxiu arrives in the 1970s with a pocket dimension full of future technology. After getting revenge on her scumbag father, who married into her mother’s family, and her wicked stepmother, making their lives worse than death, she takes her younger brother and heads to the countryside in style. Out in the countryside, she builds a career and runs bu 10.1kReads9.1Score993Shelves
49. 99 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.8kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
50. 100 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score434Shelves

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