Period Stories Without Going to the Countryside, With a Clear-Headed, Independent Female Lead Focused on Her Career and Climbing the Ranks 年代文，不下乡，女主清醒独立，拼事业升职，利己

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Brawny Husband Is Strong and Stamina-Filled 重生八零，糙汉身强体壮耐力好 Peaches Are So Chilly桃子好凉凉Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted (Military marriage + devoted to each other + doting romance + sweet and steamy love story + building wealth) Given a chance to live her life over again, Yu Xiaomin flirts with her husband and doesn't hold back with either her words or her actions~ When Zhou Huaicheng wakes to find his wife suddenly treating him with overwhelming warmth, she is lying on her side with one bare shoulder exposed, her delicate collarbone and tantalizing curves just visible. His mouth goes dry, and his Adam's apple bo 5.7kReads9.1Score579Shelves

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   Historical fiction, reincarnation. Absolutely fantastic, trust me! [Cool]

2. 2 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 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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   Super pretty

3. 3 穿 Transmigrated as a Green Tea Girl, I Become a Labeling Worker in a Period Novel 穿成绿茶，我在年代文里当贴标工 Du Mingxi渡明晞Modern Romance877k WordsOngoing It just got its rating, please don't leave~ [No CP + Transmigrate into a Book + Unhinged Plot + Everyone's Cunning + Slight Ensemble Cast] Yan Yue transmigrates into a period novel, becoming a frail, sickly minor character destined to be cannon fodder. With her rural assignment looming and a gash on her head from her own sister, Yan Yue's vision goes black. Trembling, she cleans up the mess and finds herself a job applying labels at a state-run food factory. She sits down in front of cans and bi 26.2kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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   This is a period drama; the female lead did not go to the countryside and has her own job (no romantic partner).

4. 4 七 Gossiping Days in the 1970s Compound 七零大院吃瓜日常 Willows Rise on the Wind柳絮因风起Modern Romance177k WordsOngoing [Family life + everyday slice of life + gossip-watching + supporting characters who transmigrate, are reborn, or transmigrate into a book] The eldest sister is from a matriarchal world, the second sister transmigrated from ancient times to the present, and the third sister transmigrated from the modern world. Along with them is a little girl doomed to die young in a period novel. Watch as Manzai enjoys all the neighborhood gossip in the chaotic textile factory housing compound and coasts through 1.4kReads—Score104Shelves

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   Highly recommended for those experiencing a reading slump, no romance.

5. 5 七 The 1970s: A Max-Level Expert's Easygoing Retirement 七零：满级大佬的咸鱼养老日常 Money, Come Find Me小钱钱快来找我呀Modern Romance771k WordsCompleted The female lead has no romantic pairing of her own, but there is her parents' love story, so it has a romance tag!!! Jiang Yu's goal in life: eat, drink, and enjoy a peaceful retirement. Jiang Yu's actual life: a gifted child prodigy who serves the nation through her abilities. Who shattered her dream of being a happy loafer? Her biological father lives off women, and her biological mother is the queen of giving up. At six years old, Jiang Yu is forced into action and made to shoulder the burden 58.6kReads8.5Score9.6kShelves
6. 6 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][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates] This novel's female protagonist transmigrates to a different era but doesn't go to the countryside. She has a sign-in system and a cheat code, and even passed the exam to become a typist at the post office! [Currently Completing Manuscript][Currently Completing Manuscript] Rational, doesn't go to the black market, comes from a powerful and influential family, and is an only child from the city! A logical and intelligent career woman. [Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates] The female protagonist marries into the family!! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] The male protagonist marries into the family, the female protagonist works outside the home while the male protagonist works inside.

7. 7 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score656Shelves

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   These people all have their own businesses. It's been a while since I watched it, so I don't remember much. Basically, none of them went to the countryside.

8. 8 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 32.7kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
11. 11 惊 Astonishing! The Top Scientist Is Being Kept by the Strongest Officer 惊！科研大佬被最强军官吃软饭了 Huang Xiaobai黄小白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + making money + apocalypse powerhouse + romance + military marriage + scientific research] [Also known as: Military Marriage: The Fierce Beauty Goes to the Countryside to Crush Her Enemies Without Taking It Easy] [Content warning: The heroine is extremely protective of her food. She spends the early part of the story in the countryside, for about 450 chapters, before turning to research] [Content warning: There is a male lead, but he 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
12. 12 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
13. 13 对 The Comparison Group Crumbled, and Even My Dog Refuses to Move to the Countryside 对照组崩了，我家狗都不下乡 Wang Yi'an王一安Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder foil? Qiao Xiaoyu, who came from the apocalypse, just laughed. She has a System that manifests things from the universe, randomly dropping “coins” every day and even throwing in a bonus package of opportunities. Her eldest sister does scientific research, her second sister hooks a rich husband, and her little brother joins the public security bureau. As for her? With a wrench in hand, she fixes every machine in the factory by force, and casu 11.8kReads7.3Score1kShelves

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    The female lead, Wen Xiaoyu, is very clear-headed, refuses to go to the countryside, is a mechanic, rational and clear-headed, and not driven by romance.

14. 14 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 92.8kReads9.0Score11.4kShelves

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    I think this book is underrated and has received a low rating. The female lead is truly focused on her career, and the male lead, as portrayed by the author, is full of charisma. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

15. 15 穿 Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress 穿成真千金的小族妹 The Hippo Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的小河马Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 48.7kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    These are alright. The first one is set in the late 70s or early 80s, but the female lead is highly skilled in combat and it's somewhat comedic. The others are set in the 60s or 70s. The last one is a female-centric story, about a woman who goes from orphan to diplomat.

16. 16 年 Military Marriage in the 1970s: Instructor, Come Over Here 年代军婚：教官，你过来啊 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted [Play dumb to catch the tiger + military camp + military marriage + special abilities + ensemble cast + friendship above all] A killer with special abilities accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Her father is dead and her mother has run off. What can she do to support herself...? What? Be a killer? She did enough of that in her last life. Take up farming? She doesn’t know how! Go into business on the black market? Too much trouble! She finds a job she thinks she’ll be good at, but then a cer 9.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.5kReads9.1Score47.4kShelves
18. 18 七 The 1970s: The Wild Officer Is Wrapped Around the Finger of a Stunning Powerhouse 七零：狂野军官被绝美大佬拿捏了 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed [Period setting + military marriage + space + sweet romance + doting husband + feel-good story + both leads are cherished by everyone + everyday life in the army] Jiang Zhizhi, a special forces soldier hailed as a peerless beauty and all-around genius, transmigrated into a book and became the beloved youngest daughter of a family of scientists. From the start, her parents were sent away for labor reform. Her choices were to go on a blind date with a six-foot military officer or pack he 31.4kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: I'm a Diplomat 穿越六零，我是外交官 Wanwan Has Plenty婉婉有余Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted "I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and I’m Just an Extra" Hang in there! The humble extra eventually becomes a diplomat. ▷ [Hardcore survival] Transmigrated to the great famine of 1959, she survives by digging into rat holes for grain and selling mountain goods. ▷ [A quiet comeback] She pretends to be invisible, but gets noticed by an officer after studying foreign languages: “There’s more to this girl than meets the eye.” ▷ [Career highlight] From orphan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a bowl 5.7kReads8.1Score306Shelves
20. 20 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is super good! It's a military marriage with no stepmothers, the female lead is intelligent but not a saint, she's independent and doesn't do charity work. She works hard to get a job after passing the vocational school entrance exam and doesn't go to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. A major advantage is its excellent sense of the era. This is the most historically accurate book I've read on Tomato Books, with reasonable and precise depictions of prices, even down to a few cents or a few tickets. The details are meticulous, and there aren't many awful characters. It feels like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. You can read it as a historical romance combined with a farming/farming story.

21. 21 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves

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    Historical fiction, about building a career

22. 22 我 Peace and Joy in the Sixties 我在六零年代平安喜乐 Long An, Who Loves Okra and Fried Eggs爱吃秋葵煎蛋的龙安Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical era + pocket dimension + rural slice of life + cozy everyday moments] A grown woman mysteriously becomes reborn in the body of a little girl who died young, with a different name but the same surname. After a brief period of confusion, Qiu Yuling's fighting spirit ignites when her golden finger, the Get-Rich Farm, activates. While others toil at the black market to trade for supplies, Qiu Yuling says that as long as she lives earnestly and moves a finger or two in her pocket dimensio 8kReads8.9Score647Shelves
23. 23 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.9kReads8.2Score231Shelves
24. 24 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
25. 25 我 I Bring an RV to 1950 and Raise Kids While Making Money 我带房车穿50，养崽赚钱两不误 Hua Sihai花四海Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance. The heroine is focused entirely on her career.] Zhou Rong, a middle-aged single woman, is driving her RV on a road trip when she unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1950s. Her ex-husband wants a divorce? Fine! As long as I get the money! Some people say her life will be difficult after the divorce. She’ll show them: she has money, a car, and a house, and her life is great! If anyone spreads rumors or picks on her family, she’ll beat them up. If they still don’t behave, 3.3kReads9.0Score319Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.7kReads8.3Score598Shelves
27. 27 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
28. 28 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: No One’s Taking My Iron Rice Bowl 穿越七零：我的铁饭碗谁也别想抢 Twilight Si He暮色姒姀Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted In 2025, after yet another all-night novel-reading session, fresh college graduate Zhan Chunlan transmigrates into the body of a high school student named Zhan Chunlan in 1970. With an older sister and a second older sister above her, and a younger brother below, she's the third child. What a great start! Huh? Her eldest sister's boyfriend's family is trying to keep her in line and has refused to make her a permanent employee for three years? Her eldest sister immediately turns into an award-win 7.2kReads8.3Score528Shelves

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    A time-travel fantasy set in the 1970s, this story features a protagonist, Zhan Chunlan, who travels from 2025 back to 1970. She starts with a privileged family background: two older sisters, each with their own unique talents, and a younger brother to support, yet she perfectly avoids the fate of being sent to the countryside. Her eldest sister confronts her cheating boyfriend, and her second sister's boyfriend offers her a job. With the whole family seemingly blessed, Zhan Chunlan uses her high school years to steadily build her career, aiming for a secure job. The pace is light and stress-relieving. There's no melodramatic rural hardship; it's all about the exhilarating feeling of making money and building a career in the 1970s. Watch as she seizes opportunities in that unique era, gradually securing her job and achieving a happy life.

30. 30 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

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    I recommend it, it's pretty good.

31. 31 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
32. 32 年 Period: I Draw Little Storybooks in the Seventies 年代：我在七零画小人书 A Special Dog特殊的狗Male-Channel Fanfiction815k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the 1970s-set drama Romance of Our Parents, Jiang Weimin becomes the Jiang family’s son. (This follows the TV series completely and has nothing to do with the original novel.) Through his own efforts, Jiang Weimin rises to become Qingdao’s top official. Starting in the 1970s, he draws comic books and takes his works overseas. He adapts works such as The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Drawing Sword, Dragon Ball, and Kung Fu Panda, and develops spin-offs like storytelling p 1.8kReads8.7Score102Shelves
33. 33 六 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1960s, and the System Scores Me a Job 六零不下乡，系统暴击出工作 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + System + Villain + Shameless + Few Annoying Characters + No Sent-Down Youth Plot + Satisfying Read + Never Overthinks] (How do you keep awful people out of your life? By becoming the worst one yourself, of course.) Transmigrating into a book isn’t scary. What’s scary is ending up as the vicious cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic fate. Look at He Ruixue’s family: her eldest brother is reckless, and her sister-in-law is fierce. Her second sister and brother-in-law are 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
34. 34 七 The 1970s: I Work as a Waitress at a State-Run Restaurant 七零：我在国营饭店当服务员 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Buling, a wastrel who had muddled through the apocalypse, transmigrated from the end times to an alternate dynasty in the 1970s. From the start, the difficulty was hellish. After acting like a meek little grandson for a month, she finally sent the original owner’s entire family to their graves. Just as she was about to set off toward a happy new life, she had a dream on the train. In it, she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a stepmother. After arguing with the heroine a few times, 4.3kReads8.9Score343Shelves
35. 35 后 After My Stepfather Became a Black Market Big Shot, My Investment Was Rejected 后爸成为黑市大佬后，我投资被拒 Tuohai Is Also a Shoe拖亥也是鞋Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [System] [Space] [Era] [Reborn] [No Couple] Shen Yan returns to 1959, and from the start she’s a pitiful girl being bullied? Her grandaunt and cousin drug her with an aphrodisiac and try to pair her with a fool? She turns the tables and sends the scumbags to prison. Who knew the fool wasn’t a fool at all? His father is a deputy county magistrate, and his mother is a prominent young lady from the capital! Unable to withstand their insistence, Shen Yan becomes the goddaughter of the deputy county 5.9kReads8.7Score601Shelves

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    These are pretty good.

36. 36 魂 My Soul Transmigrated to the 1970s, and with a Pocket Dimension, I Can Eat, Drink, and Wait to Die 魂穿七零，空间在手混吃等死 Young Lady Who Loves Money喜欢钱钱的大小姐Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted What the heck? Why should she transmigrate to the 1970s, where food and clothing are scarce? What do you mean, “Heaven’s secrets must not be revealed”? Old man, explain yourself! At least she unlocked her dimensional space ahead of time. To make sure she can live in comfort in the 1970s, she keeps buying things until not a cent is left in her bank account. Then she transmigrates to the 1970s, expecting to coast through life, but somehow she keeps earning honors instead. What was that? Eating ric 18.3kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves
37. 37 九 Awakening a Life Simulator in the Nineties: The Heartbreaker Strikes It Rich 九零觉醒人生模拟器，渣女暴富了 The Mountain Wants to Get Rich山要暴富Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + female hooligan + mountain hunting and business + everyday competition for men + multiple male leads Jiang Fan went from being a spoiled heir to a billionaire’s fortune to becoming a female hooligan in the 1990s, sneaking a look at the handsome young men who had returned to the village while they bathed. Being a hooligan is great, being a hooligan is fun. She flirts with eight men until they’re all worked up. The well-behaved doctor schemes about poisons every day: “If I poison 11.1kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
38. 38 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

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    A treasure trove awaits; let's see who can find it! [Learned it][Learned it][Added to bookshelf]

39. 39 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 8.9kReads8.5Score926Shelves

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    These few are pretty good.

40. 40 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 9.3kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
41. 41 空 I Turn Over My Space to the Nation, and Lead Huaxia to Sweep Across the Apocalypse 空间上交国家，我带华夏横扫末世 Heart Set on the South Among the Trees心有木之南Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated comic adaptation of "Everyone Else Stocks Supplies, I Stock an Entire World" in production. Stay tuned!] [Patriotism + national fortune + strong female lead + unapologetic power fantasy] The apocalypse isn't the end. It's the beginning of Huaxia's return to the top of the world. Reborn before the apocalypse arrived, Lin Qinghuang did four things: First: Turned her spatial power over to the nation and bound it to the country's fortune. Second: Settled accounts with her scumbag father a 7.1kReads7.9Score822Shelves
42. 42 破 Breaking Out of the Cocoon 《破茧成柒》 Short-Tempered Young Woman暴躁小女人18k WordsCompleted Breaking Free from the Cocoon —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 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
44. 44 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    These few, please!

45. 45 从 From a Psychiatric Hospital to the 1970s: A Chaotic Space to Punish Scumbags 从精神病院穿七零：疯批空间虐渣 New Star Yue新星悦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate 1970s + unhinged heroine + pocket dimension + strength pills + “mental illness” + revenge] [The heroine is very self-serving and crazy, and will kill a lot of people. If that bothers you, please don't read.] They marry first. The hero falls in love with her later, while she loves herself. Feng Xinyan is a character in a book set on Blue Star in the year 2177. After waiting for the right moment, as foretold by a jade pendant, she transmigrates into an alternate world in the 1970s. She 6.1kReads8.3Score734Shelves
46. 46 小 A Little Rogue Cultivator Brings Her Spatial Realm to the Military Camp 小散修揣着空间去军营 Baili Qingqiu百里青丘Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Tomato Originals, alternate-history period novel, transmigration, pocket dimension, military marriage Yun Xiaoxiao lay sprawled on her back, raised her head, flipped off the sky, and cursed. I’m just a minor wandering cultivator. I only want to take it easy and pick up a few bargains. Who am I bothering? The gods are fighting, but I’m the innocent little shrimp getting struck by lightning! 16.4kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    The female lead is amazing!

47. 47 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 192.7kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    "Blind Corn" is the perfect book for stress relief; it's so refreshing to read when you're in a bad mood. The other books are all ones I could read twice; highly recommended!

48. 48 绝 The Secret Squad 绝密战队 Could It Be the Milky Way疑是银河Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No heroine, no System, no cheat powers. The male lead has none of the usual advantages. He’s young at first and the darling of the unit, then grows up to become the unit’s boss… or its dad? Ah, whatever! The point is, he’s an absolute force to be reckoned with. At the age of six, Yu Zhiming enters the new-recruit training camp of the 15th Unit. There, he learns the meaning of faith and makes many comrades, but his identity prevents him from joining the military. So he can only join the country 46.5kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
49. 49 荒 Two Wolves in the Wilderness 荒野双狼 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A prequel to King of the Wilderness, and the first installment in the Wilderness series. Yu Zekai’s days in northern Myanmar... Half of it is true and half is fictional. Take your time reading, and you won’t be disappointed. 38.3kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves
50. 50 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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