Period Novels with a Female Lead Who Stays in the City, Works, and Rises Through the Ranks to Wealth 年代文女主不下乡，在城里上班，升官发财

1. 1 年 The Pretty Little Darling in a Period Novel 年代文中的漂亮小娇娇 The Belle of High Society Y人间富贵花YModern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Stunning heroine] [Delicate and vicious] [Love at first sight] [Multiple male leads] [Heroine-focused] [Rivalry among men and women] [Mary Sue] Warning: Heroine-focused, episodic stories, the heroine is a complete scumbag with warped values. She really is terribly, terribly vicious, so don't read if that's not for you. The stories include: A vicious, pampered young woman in the 1970s The real and fake heiresses at the turn of the millennium A pretty but useless actress in the 1990s An online sc 5.4kReads6.8Score30314d adds

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   These two books fit perfectly. The first one has a purely evil female lead, but it's very captivating and enjoyable! I haven't finished the second one yet, but the plot is very engaging. [Admiration]

2. 2 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 21.2kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds
3. 3 我 Working in the 1960s to Earn Money and Support My Green Tea Girlfriend 我在六十年代工作赚钱养绿茶 Content and at Ease然自得Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Qingyue transmigrated to the 1960s, only to find herself facing a marriage and a move back to the countryside from the start. Was that really going to happen? Before she could do anything, she found out her fiancé wanted to break off the engagement. Lin Qingyue: What a lucky break! She quickly called off the engagement, then studied hard and earned a place at the lumber mill, becoming a proud worker! After starting at the factory, she discovered that her position had been reserved for h 1.3kReads7.7Score10314d adds

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   The female protagonists were not sent-down youth; they either worked in the city or married city people.

4. 4 七 The Real Heiress of the 1970s Goes Off the Rails, and Her Whole Family Kneels to Beg Forgiveness 七零真千金，发癫后全家跪求原谅 Immortal Herb Ice Jelly仙草冰粉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1970s + unhinged leads + two golden fingers + heroine speaks to animals and has a spiritual spring space + scheming hero with a sharp tongue now and then] Medical expert Su Qinghe transmigrated to the 1970s. Before transmigrating, she lived cautiously, bottling everything up until she developed all sorts of problems, fell into depression, and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. After transmigrating, she could not only understand animals, but also had a spiritual spr 16.5kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds
5. 5 六 The Sixties: Daily Gossip in a Compound Full of Eccentrics 六零：大杂院极品吃瓜日常 Golden Egg Egg金蛋蛋蛋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard compound + gossip + outrageous characters + everyday life + family squabbles + comedy + a touch of ensemble cast] Yu Junsheng is reborn and discovers he was a doormat who'd been used and betrayed at every turn. As a neighbor in the courtyard compound, he not only gave someone a house, a job, and a huge sum of money, but also raised that person's wife and child. Then, at just the right moment, he conveniently died to make way for them. In the end, all he got was a line from the treache 16.3kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
6. 6 六 The Little Public Security Officer from the 1960s Loves Watching the Drama Unfold 六零小公安爱看热闹 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance967k WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyday family life + watching the drama unfold] Jiang Nansheng had just left the military and was all alone. Longing for a lively atmosphere, she deliberately chose an especially lively job: a young policewoman at the local police station. As soon as she arrived, she knew instinctively that she'd come to the right place. It really was incredibly lively, with gossip cropping up every day. Getting paid to enjoy the drama was an absolute delight... When she got older, she went o 6.2kReads8.4Score56714d adds
7. 7 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 7.2kReads8.2Score34814d adds
8. 8 八 The 1980s Foil: The Fertile Beauty Is Sweet and Charming 八零对照组：好孕美人她又甜又娇 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life family drama in a period setting + A charming green tea beauty + Childbearing System + Contrast character gets face-slapped + Sweet, pampering wish fulfillment] What should you do after transmigrating into a melodramatic period novel as the villainous stepmother and foil, who nearly has her marriage stolen by the heroine? Su Sui says, “Relax. Isn't it great that someone else is eager to be a stepmother?” And so... While the original heroine works herself to the bone for her husban 9.1kReads8.6Score62114d adds

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel where the supporting female character remarries. She silently watches the original female protagonist live the life of the supporting female character in the book, living in a crowded tenement. It's quite interesting; there's no promotion, only wealth. [Smirk]

9. 9 被 After Being Stolen Away as a Bride, the Fierce Beauty Marries into a Crowded Courtyard and Wins by Doing Nothing 被抢亲后，凶残美人嫁大杂院躺赢 Bamboo Music, Lingering竹音袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s + Everyday Family Life in a Crowded Courtyard + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Flash Marriage + Daily Life] On the very first day Ye Fuyue transmigrated into a book, her own younger sister stole her fiancé. Ye Fuyue recalled the plot: Fine, let her steal him. Whoever wants to jump into that pit can go ahead. She certainly won’t. But after losing her fiancé, Ye Fuyue would have to move to the countryside. Ye Fuyue, who had no space or supplies, thought: I may be skilled in all kinds of fightin 11.5kReads8.3Score95514d adds
10. 10 年 The Road to Promotion in the 1980s: She Made Her Mark Through Her Own Ability 年代升迁路：她凭实力出圈 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Period] [Career] Dai Xinghua wakes up in 1972 in the body of an orphan who shares her name. Her parents died in the line of duty, and their home is about to be repossessed. Looking at the hand she’s been dealt, former “career star” Dai Xinghua takes a deep breath. Stay calm. I can win! She sticks firmly to her principles: What does it matter how much you work? We’re all just cogs in the machine. Don’t compete, don’t fight. But when it comes to my job, I’ll do it to the best of my ability 13.3kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    Highly recommend the first book! [Cool]

11. 11 六 The Sixties: A Righteous Heroine? She Wins at Life Through Schemes and Strategy 六零：正派？她靠权谋卷赢人生 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period drama + career-driven heroine + System + ensemble cast + intelligent characters + witty and humorous + the heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve In her previous life, Song Yanqing had just reached the pinnacle of success when she somehow ended up back in the amniotic fluid. Lying flat and waiting to die wasn’t her style. She wiped away her tears and got right back to work. A village girl from a poor mountain hamlet steadily made her way out into the world. People called Song Yanq 20.1kReads8.8Score2.3k14d adds
12. 12 穿 Transported to 1980: I Have an Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 穿到1980，开局就有铁饭碗 Tiramisu提米拉苏Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [A career-focused heroine with a government job + 90% career storyline + a male lead who is weaker than the female lead] Lin Ruxin, from 2026, transmigrates into the body of Lin Ruxin in 1981. The original owner was not only ungrateful, but also hopelessly lovesick. As one of the first college graduates, she should have focused on her career, but instead devoted all her attention to men. Lin Ruxin can't stand it. Watch her kick her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and leave her coworkers stunned. W 35.7kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds

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    These books meet the criteria and are worth checking out if you're interested. The female leads are decisive, resourceful, and capable.

13. 13 年 After Awakening, the Vicious Supporting Female Lead in a Period Novel Seizes Everything at Every Turn 年代文恶毒女配觉醒后步步抢夺 Rust-Red Syndrome锈红症Modern Romance763k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened and will rise later. Liu Weiwei was the vicious supporting woman in a period novel, and she died a miserable death in a bleak hospital room. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the beginning of the tragedy: her mother was handing her a bowl of drugged porridge. In her previous life, she was set up and lost her virtue, then died miserably in the countryside, while the “heroine,” Su Wanqing, lived a life of glory and couldn’t even be bothered to look 456Reads8.7Score12714d adds
14. 14 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 37.2kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds
15. 15 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
16. 16 八 The 1980s: The County Compound's Female Driver 八零：县委大院的女司机 Mahua Yaozi麻花瑶子Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted Officially complete!!! *★,°*:.☆(￣▽￣)/$:*.°★* . Thank you so much, my lovely benefactors and darlings!! A bit of a slow burn + female driver + period setting + rebirth + political drama A discarded wife’s road to revenge In her previous life, Lin Lan worked herself to the bone at the supply and marketing cooperative, while her husband, Zhao Kang, used her hard-earned money to support his sworn younger sister. In the end, they joined forces to drive her mad and leave her to die a horrible death. R 3kReads6.5Score42214d adds
17. 17 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    This book is incredibly good! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] It's a military marriage with no stepmothers and a revenge story. The female lead is intelligent, gets a job after graduating from vocational school, and doesn't have to go to the countryside. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf] It mainly depicts the warm daily life of the main family. A major advantage is its excellent sense of the era. [Thumbs up] This is the most historically accurate book I've read on Tomato Book. [Already hooked] Prices are reasonable, with precise amounts of money and tickets. The details are meticulous, and there aren't too 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 story.

18. 18 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Full Steam Ahead 穿越七零向前冲 A Thousand Apologies这厢有礼了Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Li Jingshu transmigrates to the 1970s after an accident. With no golden finger, she relies on her determination and refusal to give up to earn promotions and raises in the city. Yet relatives weighed down by fate keep appearing around her. See how she flaps her wings in the 1970s and helps them start their lives anew, while also finding herself a handsome man to be her life partner. That's not too much to ask, is it? My new novel is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your s 360Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The novel "No Longer Published in Rural Areas" is complete and meets the requirements.

19. 19 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102kReads8.8Score10.8k14d adds

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    It's incredibly good. The female lead gets her job at a textile factory through her own efforts, then rises through the ranks to become the mayor's secretary. It's absolutely fantastic!

20. 20 七 The 1970s: We’re All Nurses, but Our Treatment Is Worlds Apart 七零：同样当护士，待遇天差地别 Puffed Biscuit膨化饼Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted No rivalry between women. The heroine is cool and dignified on the outside, the opposite on the inside. She has a deadpan sense of humor! The story feels very real, not over-the-top. A modern nurse is accidentally killed by a reckless young motorcyclist, then is reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s as the village's only graduate of a secondary vocational school, and its only nurse. Relying on her own abilities, she helps her relatives and neighbors earn money together. The whole village respects 1.3kReads—Score10014d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist goes from a remote rural area to a vocational school, is assigned to work in a hospital, doesn't go to the black market, doesn't have any special advantages, and gets promoted based on her professional skills.

21. 21 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.8kReads8.6Score3.1k14d adds

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    This is one of the few books I've finished reading.

22. 22 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 64.7kReads9.1Score7.6k14d adds

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    Look at this! The female lead is purely career-driven, while the male lead is just a minor character, appearing late in the story with very little screen time. The female lead is incredibly active, constantly striving to become an official! After enduring the initial few chapters where she's initially treated like a pushover, she suddenly becomes incredibly powerful and energetic! It's really good; I highly recommend it.

23. 23 小 Chatterbox Jiang Tang, Mute Pei Heng 小嘴叭叭姜糖，哑巴哈哈裴蘅 Potato Bread土豆面包Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + golden finger] [Cool-headed personality + no lovesick nonsense] [Male lead is a Jiang Tang fanatic + says what's on his mind] “Mom, I'm grown up.” “I really am grown up.” “You can get a divorce. I'll support you.” Zhou Xiumei was stunned. “You're a child. What are you talking about? What daughter would tell her parents to get divorced?” Jiang Tang said, “You're the one talking nonsense. What daughter could stand by and watch her own mother suffer?” “It's too late for me to chang 41.3kReads8.2Score10k14d adds

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    The first book is about childhood sweethearts, which is quite interesting. The female lead has a calm personality, and the male lead has always followed her around since childhood. The second book is about a slow-paced, peaceful life, with occasional glimpses of gossip.

24. 24 七 The Seventies Compound: Tian Mi’s Sweet Life! 七零大杂院：田蜜的甜蜜人生！ Que Lanya雀兰崖Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [A Slow-Build Story + Everyday Family Life + Simple and Ordinary + Not Fast-Paced] Tian Mi had a dream in which she ended up as the unfortunate foil in a crowded courtyard compound! Her life was unbearably hard, and even her daughter had been switched with someone else! When she woke up, Tian Mi thought the whole thing was absurd. She worked as a salesclerk at a department store, and Jiang Yi, the man she was going to marry, was a truck driver at a machinery factory: dependable, capable, and wit 644Reads—Score10514d adds
25. 25 我 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 Hehe's Grain何荷的禾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 294.7kReads9.0Score44k14d adds

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    The first one is like watching a melon seed, focusing on everyday family matters. The third one requires more critical thinking; it delves deeply into human nature and other complex issues.

26. 26 军 Military Marriage: I Mistakenly Stole an Era Girl's Life 军婚：误抢年代妹子的人生 I'm Not A-Ben仆非阿笨Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [A light ensemble cast, men and women serving in the military, female lead is also an armor designer] [From soldiers in hiding to female officers and engineers, the heroines are all creating more opportunities for women] Armor engineer Song Qingqing accidentally steals a country girl’s chance to be reborn. While maintaining her persona and following the original owner's subtle guidance, she keeps studying on her own and gets others to study with her. After enlisting, Song Qingqing loses touch wi 864Reads8.1Score11014d adds
27. 27 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 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2k14d adds

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    These books are all good. I'm currently reading the first one, and overall it's enjoyable, perfect for relaxing when you don't want to think too much. I finished the second one a while ago, and it was flawless from beginning to end. Even now, if you asked me what was so good about it, I couldn't really pinpoint it; it was just great. I only remember really enjoying it when I first read it [facepalm]. The female lead in the third book has such a sharp tongue, and it's also very enjoyable; the author's writing is excellent. The fourth book doesn't quite live up to its title—it's about rural life—but it's also very good. I'm truly amazed by my limited vocabulary; all I can say is "good, good, good," but it really is! [Facepalm] I've recommended all of these to my friend, and she said they're good too. In short, I guarantee, with my 15 years of reading experience, they are genuinely good! [Currently working on a draft]

28. 28 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
29. 29 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
30. 30 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
31. 31 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 12.4kReads7.3Score1k14d adds

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    Super beautiful, no need to go to the countryside.

32. 32 七 The 1970s: Snatching the Male Lead's Fortunes, One After Another 七零之，抢男主机缘嘎嘎香 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance657k WordsCompleted Life doesn't go your way nine times out of ten, but her bad luck was especially serious: she was nearly dead, and still had money left to spend. Luckily, she had a best friend as close as a sister to stay with her through the last stretch of her life. She closed her eyes, opened them again, and found herself on a different track. Hehehe, luckily her best friend had a big enough imagination to make all the preparations for her. Even on a different track, she'd still have everything she needed. Bu 3.8kReads8.5Score36214d adds
33. 33 九 The 1990s: My Parents, Uncle, and Grandma Are in Their Prime, So It’s Time to Marry 九零：我家爹娘叔奶正当年，宜嫁 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Wild Imagination + System + No Romance + Scumbag Face-Slapping + Chaotic Antics + Getting Rich] When Xia Qingyu is pressured to go on a blind date, she speaks her mind and gets a cup thrown at her by the man. She then transmigrates into a pitiable cannon-fodder character with the same name in a period novel. Her entire family is a bunch of spineless, selfish, and toxic people who treat her like a blood bank, leaving her to die a miserable death. A Matchmaker System comes along 21.8kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds

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    We're saying that you can tell if a story is good or not just by how many people are following it. This is a story about a strong female lead in a historical drama, who doesn't have to go to the countryside but has a golden finger (a special ability to manipulate others). 1. The female lead acts as a matchmaker, marrying off her family members and integrating resources, turning waste into treasure – her skills are amazing! 2. The female lead rises through the ranks in the officialdom, possessing both shrewdness and intelligence, and her family is well-trained and obedient. She's on a winning streak! 3. This female lead is a teacher; the story is heartwarming, without too many awful characters. Everyone around her has their own strengths, and the students are adorable. The interactions are especially heartwarming. This teacher is just like the dream teacher we had as children! 4. The female lead is a cold, aloof school beauty with social anxiety. To extend her life and complete system tasks, she becomes a top student, promoting environmental protection, recommending intangible cultural heritage, and speaking out against social injustice, becoming more and more excellent step by step. 5. The female lead is reborn in Hong Kong, with high intelligence and a loving family atmosphere. She manages to balance studying and earning money, and the support from her family is particularly touching. The plot has just begun, so it's worth looking forward to.

34. 34 穿 I Went Back to the 1970s to Teach, and Became Famous Through Comics 穿回七零教书，我靠漫画爆红 Zheng Weichi筝未迟Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The rating is low because very few people have read it, so it’s rising slowly. [Transmigration + Period Setting + Homeroom Teacher + Light Ensemble Cast + Romance + Anime + Entrepreneur] After transmigrating back to the 1970s, Chen Yixiao finds herself a newly graduated temporary worker at a garment factory, rubbing clothes until the skin peels off her hands. No matter. She can draw. She turns her grandmother’s stories into comic strips and submits them to a newspaper, making her grandma famous 384Reads8.1Score11214d adds
35. 35 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 42.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds
36. 36 魂 Soul Returns to Hong Kong: From Tailor Shop to Richest Woman 魂归香江：从裁缝铺到女首富 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted [1980s + strong heroine + academic ace + business warfare + Hong Kong] In her previous life, she had a photographic memory, but her heart could stop at any moment. As her heart stopped beating, she thought, “Next life, I don’t want to be human.” When she opened her eyes again, she was Lin Ying, nine years old, having spent nine years in a daze. Today, her soul had finally returned. The spirit medium had divined it three times: “She won’t leave again. You were always yourself. You were just put i 191.4kReads8.6Score33.2k14d adds
37. 37 知 The Educated Youths Are Returning to the City, So I Sold My College Spot! 知青返城，我把大学名额卖了！ Mu Cangcang牧苍苍Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Period setting + educated youth return to the city + pocket dimension + reborn + satisfying read + fiercely self-interested] Not long after Jiang Chunrong returned to the city, she had a dream. In it, she sacrificed her whole life for her family, giving up a university admission, her pocket dimension, and even her job. In the end, no one thanked her. They all acted as if it was only what she was supposed to do. She was nothing but a stepping-stone. Even after her death, the heroine kept draggin 71.8kReads7.4Score3.6k14d adds

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    Following the update. Not bad!

38. 38 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 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    I've already finished reading this book, and I would recommend it.

39. 39 七 The 1970s: After Coming to My Senses, I Discover a Baby on the Way 七零：清醒后，发现肚里有了娃 Lin Qiye林其野Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period setting + Raising kids + Building wealth + Ensemble cast Lin Tang was once the apple of her parents' eyes. Then one day, she fell and became an idiot. When she woke up, she discovered that not only had she lost her status as a wealthy young lady from Shanghai, she was also pregnant with a country bumpkin's child! Looking at the rough cotton jacket she was wearing and the meager meal on the table, Lin Tang broke down. My Bragi dress, my watch, my little leather shoes, they're all gone! I w 8.5kReads8.3Score86514d adds

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    The historical fiction has a good storyline.

40. 40 漂 The Beautiful Army Wife Is So Alluring, Even the Ice-Cold Commander Has Fallen for Her 漂亮军嫂太撩人，冷面首长沦陷了 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Heroine's Entrepreneurship] When Fu Xueyao wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated to the 1980s. Here, she's a lazy girl who's willful, spoiled, rude, and crude, and even her newlywed soldier husband was tricked into marrying her. Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. Fu Xueyao, who has been single her whole life, thinks this bargain husband isn't bad at all. A slim waist, long legs, a great figur 2.3kReads9.0Score18614d adds
41. 41 天 Cursed with a Lonely Fate, the Hard-Headed Officer Insists on Marrying Me 天命孤煞，命硬军官非要娶我 Ice Soul Divine Needle冰魄神针Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage in the 1970s + Cathartic Revenge + Everyone's Favorite + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Multiple Children] When Lin Yinyin opens her eyes, she finds herself in the body of a pitiful girl whose entire family is dead. Her father died young, her mother passed away from illness, and her stepfather and stepmother are still abusing her! Put up with it? Not a chance! She makes her stepmother take her place in a marriage to fill a vacancy, and sends her stepbrother to keep a widow warm i 12.6kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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    Going north to protect my sister, I ended up with a top-tier soldier husband for free—I have to take advantage of this!

42. 42 年 The Period-Novel Villain Awakens, and the Heroine Completely Loses It 年代文反派觉醒后，女主破大防了 Xiang Liu Yi湘柳依Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The book has just launched, so its rating is low. Ensemble cast + top-grade characters + everyday family life + devoted male lead Li Chunxiao suddenly awakens memories of her past life and realizes she is actually the villainess in a novel set in a bygone era, while the protagonist is her cousin, whom she has bullied for years. In the original story, her cousin and her family were bullied their whole lives by a vicious, biased, and spiteful grandmother. They spent every day feeling miserable and 21.5kReads8.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    Especially in the second book, the female protagonist really understands what it means to use someone else's strength against them.

43. 43 开 From the Start, I Had a Cremation Furnace: The Wicked Woman of the Sixties Went on a Killing Spree 开局焚尸炉，六零恶女杀疯了 Chai Bao柴宝Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Lin Wan worked herself to death from overtime. Before her was a furnace roaring with heat; before her eyes, a prompt announcing the countdown to transmigrating to the 1960s. She chose to transmigrate without hesitation. One second before she was to be cremated, she came back to life. The company paid a huge settlement. Lin Wan sold off all her possessions, stocked up on countless supplies, and happily transmigrated to the 1960s with them. But then... She had transmigrated into a book! And into t 66.2kReads8.7Score7.8k14d adds
44. 44 下 Go to the Countryside? No Way! My Treasure Box Opens a Portal to Another World 下乡？不可能！我有宝盒通异界 Xi He Xi Yu兮禾兮语Modern Romance811k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Traveling to Different Worlds] [Getting Rich] [Face-Slapping] [Family Drama] With her younger brother seriously ill, Jiang Mianmian's family is buried in debt. Her boyfriend not only breaks up with her, but also comes to her home and berates her to her face. Her uncle's family and her biased grandparents take turns pressuring her, demanding that she hurry off to the countryside and hand over her allowance. What they don't know is that Jiang Mianmian has gained a mysterious abil 8.8kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
45. 45 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—Score22914d adds

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    The female lead didn't go to the countryside; she first took over her father's job, and later started her own factory.

46. 46 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, System in Hand, and Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书七零，手握系统拒做炮灰 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Qingwan was born into the 1950s. Thanks to her foreknowledge, she started working at the Red Star Garment Factory at fifteen and was assigned an apartment at eighteen. Life went smoothly for her. One day, she fell into the water. Not only did she finally gain her long-awaited golden finger, she also discovered that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had become the younger sister of the heroine in a period novel. According to the plot, before long, the heroine, Song Qingzao, would marry a tw 19.1kReads6.8Score1.7k14d adds

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    Book 1: The female protagonist transmigrates and finds a job based on the known plot, spending her days going to work, coming home, and gossiping. Book 2: The female protagonist is reborn and falls in love with the male protagonist again [smirking]. Book 3: The female protagonist is reborn as a bright and charming train announcer.

47. 47 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 34.4kReads8.9Score3.7k14d adds
48. 48 搬 After the Wicked Woman Who Emptied Her Husband's Estate Awakens, Her Family Kisses Her Through Her Tears 搬空丈夫家产的恶女觉醒后被亲哭 Young Master Qi公子七Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing "1970s + married first, love later + size difference + family favorite + everyday family life + pocket dimension" [Bright, feisty train announcer vs. rugged, high-desire technical genius] Ye Shining was beautiful, hot-tempered, and delicate, the apple of her whole family's eye. Even her twin sister had to go to the countryside and tough it out. Her mother not only found her a wealthy, capable husband, but also spent three thousand yuan to buy her a golden job as a train announcer. She hardly eve 35.3kReads8.1Score4.3k14d adds
49. 49 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 32kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds

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    The first one doesn't have a male lead yet, the second one does, but it still focuses on the female lead's career development.

50. 50 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds

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    Both are good; if you're looking for something to read, click to check them out. (If you can't find the book...)

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