Looking for Development and Construction Novels Set Around the Founding of the People's Republic of China 求建国初期或建国前的发展建设类小说

1. 1 火 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 Eggs and Tomatoes, Stir-Fried in Turns鸡蛋番茄轮番炒Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsOngoing It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 41kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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   This book is good; I can get through it.

2. 2 1 The 1949 Southern Campaign in Southeast Asia: Founding a Nation Overseas 1949南征东南亚，海外建国 Lord Cat Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋的猫爷Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Guangxi Clique] [Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Cold War] [Nanyang] [Feudal Enfeoffment] Li Chongwen transmigrates into the body of a Guangxi Clique general. On the eve of crossing the Yangtze, he leads a hundred thousand Guangxi troops south and seizes French Indochina. That is, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Milk the United States for all it is worth, snatch colonies from Britain and France, and found a nation in Nanyang. Redistribute land taken from local landlords, relocate the 98.7kReads8.2Score5.5kShelves

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   It's very well written, and the author put a lot of effort into it. The accompanying illustrations are also excellent.

3. 3 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves

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   The first book is a light novel, the second is still being serialized.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrating to 1949: Rise and Soar With the Founding of the Nation 穿越到1949，腾飞从建国开始 Spring Peach Meets Cola春日桃子撞可乐Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing [Building a Powerful Nation] A biopharmaceutical sciences PhD from 2035 is inexplicably transported to the eve of the founding of the nation after an air disaster. Li Yueyue sees the country's hardships in her everyday life, but still throws herself wholeheartedly into its development. When she and the nation finally stand atop the mountain and look out over the view, she feels that this land is the most beautiful of all. 209Reads6.4Score—Shelves
5. 5 双 Dual Transmigration: In 1904, I Trade Penicillin for Gold Bars 双穿：1904我用青霉素换金条 Passing Years流年Historical532k WordsOngoing One winter night, delivery rider Shen Jun accidentally falls into a deep pit and is abducted by a money-hungry System, which takes him back to the late Qing Dynasty. He begins as a young man whose only goal is to make money and buy a big house, but gradually grows into a leader with his heart set on his country and people. 82Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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6. 6 穿 Reborn as the Orphan of a Fallen Hero in the Sixties, I Use the System to Get into Science 穿成六零烈士遗孤，我靠系统搞科 Lan Guofeng, Who Likes Water Snails喜欢水蜗牛的蓝国锋Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Being afraid of people isn't scary. What's scary is being afraid of people and well-read! After transmigrating as the orphan of a revolutionary martyr, my background made me seem too much like a genius, so I had no choice but to pretend to be autistic! Shen Xiaoman, a 29-year-old web novelist whose career had gone nowhere, died suddenly and transmigrated to 1960 with a specially supplied underworld edition of the DeepSeek 7.0 System. He became the most unusual 15-year-old resident of a military 1.6kReads6.2Score102Shelves

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   Those who engaged in scientific research in the 1950s and 60s may fit the description.

7. 7 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Building a Fortune and Raising My Kids 重生八零之发家致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no awful characters + food + adorable kids + period setting] In her previous life, after Li Heng accidentally fell off a cliff and was left disabled, Qiao Xi abandoned her husband and child, ultimately bringing the Li family to ruin. Given another life, she looks at her gentle, doting husband, then at her adorable, lively son, and swears to make it up to them and never let the tragedy happen again. With food and clothing businesses, Qiao Xi takes things one step at a time, gradu 4.5kReads9.1Score284Shelves

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   The first book was a satisfying read; the second book had an adorable son; the third book was good, without any messy plot twists, and definitely worth reading.

8. 8 穿 Transmigrate to 1945: Good Thing I Have Superpowers 穿越1945，还好我有超能力 Wen Zhi Tianhua雯织天华Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting) (Transmigration) (Superpowers) (Industry) (Aid) (Founding a nation overseas) (Space development) I transmigrated to 1945. Japan surrendered, and I didn't want to get involved in the civil war. But the county magistrate is my great-grandfather. Now it's my older brother. So, under the county magistrate's protection, I develop and build a new countryside. Oh, most importantly, I've got a cheat. That's the real driving force behind development. In 1958, I went to Burma and seized t 3.9kReads8.1Score155Shelves
9. 9 绑 After Binding to a Black Tech System, I Beat the Male Lead to a Pulp 绑定黑科技系统后我打爆了男主 Snowfall In Winter岁冬下雪了Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic genius + Cutting-edge technology + Real and fake heiresses + Wish fulfillment] After being reborn, Jiang Huaining discovers that she is the vicious supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. According to the plot, the fake heiress is supposed to envy the real one, scheme against her family, and seize the company, only to be left with her family in ruins by the male lead. “What vicious supporting character? Being a tycoon is more my style.” So... She t 28.1kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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   These books are good.

10. 10 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 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
11. 11 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
12. 12 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
13. 13 国 A Major National Audit of Industry: Your Private Company Is a Defense Contractor? 国家工业大摸底，你民企成军工？ Wormy Doesn't Eat Vegetables虫儿不吃菜Urban743k WordsCompleted [Parallel World Rebirth + Industrial Survey + Private Enterprise Rise + National Revival + National Confidence] Li Yun transmigrates to a parallel world and inherits an ordinary private company. He not only works diligently on technology, but also remembers his employees and subordinates while making money, all so he can run an honest business. Just as the Beautiful Nation imposes sanctions, he gets caught up in Xia Nation’s sweeping industrial survey, and everything changes. Invisible coatin 3.2kReads7.6Score180Shelves
14. 14 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
15. 15 胡 Nonsense! Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Strengthen the Nation Through Science? 胡说！资本家大小姐怎么不能科研强国 Lucky Calico Cat狸花招财宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama I, the Goddess of Scientific Research, Repair Tractors in the 1950s Qu Lingyi transmigrates into the 1950s and becomes the foil to the heroine of a period novel: an unlucky heiress from a capitalist family in Gusu. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s landed in a nightmare from the start. Her scumbag live-in son-in-law of a father plans to flee to Hong Kong with his illegitimate children, leaving her behind to take the fall. Her childhood sweetheart swears he’ll 15.1kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    I really like it 😍😍😍😍

16. 16 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 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    The female lead travels back to the 1970s; she's intelligent, has high emotional intelligence, and builds her fortune through her own efforts. The male lead is romantically inclined but responsible, and their romance is also very engaging.

17. 17 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 24.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    I read it all night without skipping a single chapter. It's definitely worth getting into; a truly satisfying read.

18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated to the Founding Era and Built Warplanes for My Country 穿越建国年代我为祖国制造战机 Alone独伴Urban219k WordsCompleted How she transmigrated: Lin Wei, a 21st-century chief designer of aircraft engines, collapsed from overwork after a successful test of a sixth-generation fighter engine. When she woke up, she found herself aboard the President Cleveland, a passenger ship bringing Chinese returnees home in 1949. A new identity: Lin Wei discovered she had become a 25-year-old doctoral graduate in aeronautical engineering who had studied in the United States, sharing her name and returning home to help build the new 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super super super good-looking

19. 19 重 Reborn in the Early Days of the Nation: Escape and Give Birth to Twins 重生建国初期：逃出生天生双胎 Bo Yu泊雨Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted After being caught in an undeserved disaster, Wei Xiuqing survived but transmigrated to the early years of the People’s Republic. Her family was full of wolves, all ready to trade her for benefits. Penniless and unable to take a step forward, she was forced to turn to thieving, nearly causing a major disaster through sheer cluelessness. When her cruel stepmother was about to sell her off, she managed to escape with the help of someone who had her best interests at heart. She looked at the man wh 2.8kReads8.5Score174Shelves
20. 20 抗 War of Resistance: Founding a Nation in Nanyang from the Start 抗战：开局南洋建国 Lay Buddhist Jingchen经尘居士Urban572k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, Zhang Yuqing inherits the legacy of Lü Zu, heads to Southeast Asia to make his fortune, and builds a new country there. As it grows stronger, he supports China’s resistance against Japan while fighting the Japanese invaders who head south, ultimately unifying Oceania. 730Reads5.5Score—Shelves
21. 21 建 Early Years of the People’s Republic: Returning Home to Develop Supertechnology 建国初期，回国发展超科技 Blazing Cosmic Sky炽宇天穹Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: In the early years of the People's Republic, overseas student Qin Liang receives the Dragon Soul Technology System! He resolutely returns home to build a complete industrial system! If the Americans have it, we need it too. If America doesn't have it, we need that as well! Back then, you had planes and cannons, while we had a will of steel! Now we have planes and cannons too, so you'd better have a will of steel as well! 30.4kReads7.8Score1.8kShelves
22. 22 系 System: Building a Nation Overseas from the Start 系统：开局海外建国 The Not-Too-Far, Not-Too-Near Flying Shadow Hero不远不近的飞影侠Urban347k WordsCompleted Xu Da was taken to a parallel world by a cultivation System and turned into an eight-year-old child. He had planned to become the lord of an island in the depths of the ocean. But the countries around him gave him no chance. With aircraft carriers surrounding his island, he had no choice but to rise up and fight. Fusang, the Ugly Country: if you dare attack me, prepare to lose. I make the rules on my turf. Later, he discovered that his island was growing larger and larger. Blue Star could no lon —Reads5.5Score—Shelves
23. 23 四 I Transmigrated into Siheyuan Too Early 四合院穿越太早 Lay Buddhist Willow Catkins柳絮居士Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [No stealing others’ romantic interests] [No grimdark drama] [No System] [Industrial development] After transmigrating as a beggar, he finds himself in the Siheyuan, a place said to be impossible to overcome. Without a golden finger, what is he supposed to do? He transmigrates into the Siheyuan twenty years early. With a humble background and a young age, all he can do is work hard one step at a time... Welcome to Siheyuan: Twenty Years Early 12.9kReads7.5Score300Shelves
24. 24 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
25. 25 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: Punch the Love-Brained, Kick the Phoenix Man 穿书六零：拳打恋爱脑脚踢凤凰男 Jiang Guilan江归澜Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + doting husband + face-slapping] It was hard enough to transmigrate into a book set in the 1960s, but then she also had to deal with a love-struck mother, a stepfather who was a gold-digging pretty boy, and a biological father who only sent money and never asked questions. Worst of all, she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting character. She was just an NPC who donated blood to the supporting character, the kind who showed up and 77kReads8.3Score8.8kShelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrating as the Real Daughter in the Sixties: I Dump the Protagonists and Join the Army 穿成六零真千金：踹掉主角去随军 Author Er Yi作者贰壹Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Era, face-slapping, transmigrate into a book, everyday life, military marriage, spatial dimension] Lin Chuxia, the king of playing it safe, was celebrating the end of the apocalypse when she dozed off and transmigrated to a new world. After transmigrating, Lin Chuxia was thrilled. The pure and sweet innocent girl, the gorgeous green-tea beauty: she was absolutely ecstatic. Life is a stage, and it all comes down to acting. It was all just fun for her. Shen Yuan, the most ruthless, cold-blooded, 4.5kReads7.7Score393Shelves
27. 27 老 Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene 老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹 The Sky Is Lonely天空是寂寞Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Wang Xiaoxiao followed her dad to the military base. Two months later, both her dad’s allowance and her stepmother’s allowance were in her hands. She also gained a tagalong, He Jin. She and her dad kept jumping back and forth between loving each other and setting each other up. Under He Jin’s aura of genius, the thing she did most was sign confidentiality agreements. Wang Xiaoxiao gained two more dads: He Jianmin and Ding Jianguo. A story about an Army kid who wandered into someone else’s field 59.6kReads8.9Score3kShelves
28. 28 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves

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    This spy novel should be good.

29. 29 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    I think these books are pretty good, I recommend them to you.

30. 30 被 Kicked Out of My Family, I Married an Officer in a Fury and Helped My Country Thrive 被打出家门，我怒嫁军官带飞祖国 Qiong Sang Huohuo穷桑火火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate-era setting + military marriage + top scientific researcher + space + punishing scumbags + devotion to the nation] Gu Nanzhi, a top scientist, refuses to put up with her fate after transmigrating into the ex-wife character destined to be cannon fodder in a period novel! Her abusive adoptive parents, the scumbag’s sister who steals her man, the younger brother who climbs into her bed... Stay as far away from her as possible, or die! She ran away from her wedding, was sold into the moun 10.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
31. 31 报 Reporting, Chief! Your Secret Crush, the Army’s Little Doctor, Has Been Reborn 报告首长！你暗恋的小军医重生了 Yan Mo颜墨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in a bygone era + alternate setting + both leads have been faithful in both lives + medical skills and a personal space ❤️ The space recognizes only its female owner, who is bound to it and cannot hand it over to anyone + one-on-one romance + an exceptionally doting male lead] “Report! Military doctor Shen Li just arrived at the camp and already bullied the new recruits to tears!” Commander Zhan: “My wife is delicate, shy, and young. Don’t you dare speak so loudly around her.” 5.8kReads9.3Score878Shelves
32. 32 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
33. 33 带 Taking the Taobao System with Me to the 1970s 带着淘宝系统穿七零 2 Chuan2川Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Technically minded military officer VS powerful, down-to-earth woman; the heroine builds her career. The System plays a small role early on, then gets to take it easy. Period setting + comedy + both leads devoted only to each other “When a lie-flat System meets a crazy Host” Other people transmigrate to the 1970s: fight nasty relatives, make money, and marry a soldier. Xiang Nuan transmigrates to the 1970s: ✓ Fails to be reborn six times, then angrily kicks the coffin lid off ✓ Hacks her relativ 23kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
34. 34 五 Born in the 1950s, Switched at Birth 五零，出生被调换 One-Legged Bird一只脚的鸟Modern Romance825k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1950s + transmigrated as a baby + spatial storage + self-interested heroine + military marriage] Gu Yihan is caught up in a transmigration to the 1950s because of a mutated hamster. The moment she opens her eyes, she discovers that her mother, who favors boys over girls, has switched her with someone else's son. Her adoptive mother dislikes her, and her adoptive father favors boys over girls. From childhood, Gu Yihan works hard to win her grandmother's favor and earn the chance 11.7kReads7.8Score767Shelves

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    1. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the female protagonist transmigrates and tries to find a soldier. 2. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the female protagonist is a real or fake heiress, and is reborn into a book. 3. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the female protagonist is a PhD in biopharmaceuticals. 4. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the female protagonist has a system for strengthening the country, travels to a parallel universe, and helps the country develop.

35. 35 海 The Heiress Returns from Abroad, Empties the Enemy Nation's Tech, and Joins the Army 海归大小姐，搬空敌国科技去随军 Three Parts Sweet Star Dream星梦三分甜Modern Romance406k WordsOngoing [Research + Military Marriage + Everyone's Darling + Everyday Career-Building + Building a New China] Recently, five big things have happened in the capital: 1. An all-around scientific genius has burst onto the scene! 2. A delicate young girl has arrived at the Hua household! 3. The daughter the An family doted on for seventeen years turns out to be a fake heiress, and the real heiress has already returned! 4. A usually aloof and self-possessed military champion was seen getting intimate with a 547Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Got a Nation-Strengthening System 穿越后，我有了强国系统 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [National-strengthening System + parallel worlds + transmigration to another era + no romance] Jian Muhan gets into a car accident and is flung into a remote wilderness where she doesn't know a soul. She lands buried in the snow, and when she looks up, more than a dozen rifles are pointed at her head. The good news: They're on her side. The bad news: They think she's a spy. Jian Muhan instantly caves. “Grandpas, don't shoot! It's me, your favorite granddaughter! I've brought supplies for you!” N 301Reads8.8Score—Shelves
37. 37 掌 The Eye in My Palm: A Mute Woman’s Beast-Tongue Revenge 掌心眼：被虐哑女的兽语复仇 Shu Moyun舒墨云Modern Romance201k WordsOngoing At seventeen, Lin Wanxing had been abducted and held by the Zhao family for five years. Her vocal cords were destroyed, her right eye was gouged out, and she became a “mute” everyone could bully. She was the “substitute” the Zhaos had bought to take calamities in place of their biological daughter, Zhao Yarou. Locked in the attic, she was worked like an ox and horse, and beaten and cursed as a matter of course. Then one day, just as a red-hot fire poker was about to sear her, a dusty old bronze —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We stayed up all night to finish reading it! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Definitely worth it, such a satisfying read! [Bookmark][Bookmark][Bookmark][Attention][Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

38. 38 新 The Phoenix in the New Coffin 新棺中凰 Shu Moyun舒墨云Ancient Romance181k WordsCompleted Shen Qingwu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, was pushed into a deep well by her half-sister. She should have died in the icy waters, but opened her eyes inside a coffin, having become Lady Jin, who had just been murdered by Consort Shu. Her old life was over, and now she had new grudges to settle. Su Wan’er was taking credit by trampling on her “corpse.” Consort Shu was bent on eliminating Lady Jin, and her father had coldly sacrificed her for the sake of power. Shen —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 锦 The Embroidered Uniform Guard: The System Forces Me to Copy Every Imperial Relative 锦衣卫：系统逼我抄遍皇亲国戚 Shu Moyun舒墨云Ancient Romance237k WordsOngoing Modern-day overworked office drone Lu Zheng died suddenly and transmigrated into the son of a disgraced minister in the Great Yan Dynasty, framed by his legitimate elder brother and beaten to death by his own father. As he lay dying, the [Heavenly Net Confiscation System] bound itself to him and told him, “Expose crimes, and you’ll receive martial arts, official rank, and justice!” To take revenge, he carried the System’s letter of recommendation into the Embroidered Uniform Guard and started as 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 打 Face-Slapping and Crushing Scumbags: Reborn, I Dumped My Trash Ex 打脸虐渣：重生后我踹了渣男 Shu Moyun舒墨云Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted Five months pregnant, Su Wan expects to welcome her new baby under the care of her husband, Gu Mingzhe. Instead, an accident exposes his flirtation with Meng Yao, an intern. From secretly moving their shared marital assets, to misappropriating company funds to buy luxury goods for his mistress, to his mother's wholehearted defense of her son's betrayal, Gu Mingzhe's hypocrisy and callousness are revealed piece by piece. Once willing to give up her design career for love, Su Wan finally comes to —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 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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    Time travel and rebirth are both possible.

42. 42 穿 Before Traveling to the 1970s, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Empties Half the Imperial City 穿七零前，侯府嫡女搬空半座皇城 Mingyue Tianxin明月天心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Complete; the animated series is now streaming) [1970s + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Multiple Transmigrators + Everyone’s Favorite] Lin Ran, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, has just lost her mother and the only relative on her maternal side. Her father and stepmother plot against her, but she unexpectedly unlocks the pocket dimension in the jade pendant left behind by her ancestors. She also learns from it that she is about to transmigrate through tim 43.5kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves
43. 43 母 Mother and Daughter in the 1980s: Mom Makes Money, I Win by Taking It Easy! 母女穿八零，我妈赚钱，我躺赢！ Mo Qingqing墨清清Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Transmigrate into a book in the 1980s + mother and daughter transmigrate together + face-slapping + sweet romance + academic achiever + building wealth] After transmigrating into the 1980s as the real daughter, Lan Xia takes down all her awful relatives from the start. The family reunion that was supposed to happen two months later is suddenly brought forward. It turns out her mother, a powerhouse who runs a publicly listed company, has transmigrated too! Moth 1.2kReads8.4Score101Shelves
44. 44 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
45. 45 七 The 1970s: The Crazy Real Heiress Beats Her Adoptive Mother, Then Goes to the Countryside 七零，疯批真千金暴打养母后下乡 Miaomiao Wants to Get Rich淼淼想暴富Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sent-down youth + educated youth + scum-bashing + devoted husband + supernatural powers] In her past life, Su An was tricked by her parents into going to the countryside in her younger sister’s place, and even handed her job over to her. After being sent down, she worked diligently, sending all the money she earned home to support her parents and help her younger siblings. At long last, she managed to return to the city, only for her parents to sell her off to an old widower. I 57.4kReads8.9Score5.4kShelves
46. 46 换 Swapping Marriages? The Capitalist Heiress's Foil Marries a Commander and Wins by Doing Nothing 换嫁？资本小姐对照组嫁首长躺赢 Tata Zi沓沓紫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Spirit Spring in a Space] [Sisters Swap Marriages, Contrast Couple] [Marriage First, Love Later] [An Adversarial Couple: A Flippant, Sharp-Tongued Officer VS a Beautiful, No-Nonsense Capitalist Heiress] Shu Tang, a researcher at a pharmaceutical institute, transmigrates into the contrast-group villainess of a doted-on heroine period novel. The heroine is her cousin, holding the script of a feel-good romance. Her in-laws dote on her, her career thrives, and her true-lo 7.6kReads8.2Score886Shelves
47. 47 掏 After Draining My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, the Heiress Joins the Army and Heads to an Island 掏空渣爹后妈，资本小姐随军海岛 Thinking of You思君吖Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Short-Form Drama Adaptation Out + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Revenge + Island-Group Pocket Dimension + Exceptional Female Lead, Possessive Male Lead] Jiang Yan, daughter of the richest man in the country, owns assets worth hundreds of billions. Her daily routine is living off her parents, lazing around, and shopping. One day, she went out to pick up a food delivery and got brained by a brick. Then she transmigrated into a brainless period novel written by her jealous cousin! In the book, Jia 16.4kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
48. 48 我 I Became a Butcher, and You Say I'm the Real Heiress? 我成杀猪匠了，你说我是真千金 Su Miaomiao苏苗苗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Strong Female Lead] Su Miaomiao had slaughtered pigs for eighteen years when she was suddenly told she was the daughter of a high-ranking officer. She was so shocked she nearly dropped her butcher's knife. Then, as soon as she got home, she was told she was going to be sent down to the countryside. Well, she hadn't enjoyed a single day of good fortune, yet all the misfortune had landed on her. At least her family doted on her. He 76.9kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
49. 49 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
50. 50 七 1970s Military Marriage: After Marrying a Soldier, She Decides to Lie Flat 七零军婚：嫁给兵哥哥后她躺平了 Little Moon Darling小月亮宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main characters: Gu Yuanzhou and Tang Xiaoxiao Parallel world + military marriage + doting husband + no nasty characters + dimensional space P.S. The rating has only just opened, so it’ll rise later! Tang Xiaoxiao, a young heiress from the twenty-first century, inherited her father’s vast fortune and then traveled around the world with her best friend, living the good life. Her friend took her skydiving, but... That jump sent her straight to the 1970s. The moment she opened her eyes, she found h 15kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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