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

153 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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Ye Qingzhi had a secret—she had a small space inside her house, just enough to store some things. She hadn't told anyone, not even He Shaoyan. But she would quietly take out fresh vegetables and fine fabrics from her space and place them in the kitchen of the family compound. The military wives assumed it was because the army's logistics had improved, but only He Shaoyan occasionally found it strange: "How come these vegetables are even fresher than those bought in the city?"

154 我 I’m Not Perfect, But I Deserve to Be Loved 我不完美，也可被好好爱着 July Like a Dream七月茹梦11k WordsCompleted I'm Not Perfect, but I Deserve to Be Loved —Reads—Score—14d adds

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This is my type of guy, I recommend you check it out too.

158 退 Step Aside, Keyboard Warrior: She’s Going Wild in the ’80s 退后，键盘女侠要在八零年发癫了 Literate One of the Abyss深渊识字人Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted A seasoned keyboard warrior, a master of starting fights on Weibo, an Xianyu photo-editing scammer, and an expert in top-tier online sophistry, from “setting the facts aside” to “he only lost a leg, but you lost love.” She sold secondhand bags with edited photos on Xianyu, swearing, “If I'm lying, may I be sent back to the days before liberation and forced to chew tree bark.” Then, of all things, the God of Thunder answered her prayer and struck her back to 1980. After transmigrating, she vowed 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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This book is dedicated to career development.

159 高 The Matriarch of a Powerful Family Reborn as a Wicked Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 高门主母穿成年代文中恶毒炮灰 The Light of Fuguang扶光的光Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (1980s setting + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + sweet romance + feel-good story) Just after Su Ke became a First-Rank Lady of Imperial Decree, she transmigrated into a vicious cannon-fodder female character in an 1980s romance novel. The original character worked as a nanny in the male lead's home. Just as the leads were about to confess their feelings, she barged in, only to accidentally help them make up and get together sooner. As a disposable side character, the original woman's 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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Transmigration novels rarely feature a male protagonist.

160 她 Her 101st Escape 她的第101次逃离 A Huan Loves Ge La Tiao爱吃格拉条的阿环Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing Shen Yipeng leads a double life: by day, she is a wedding planner who mends hearts; by night, she secretly plans people’s escapes. Her black notebook lists 100 people who have successfully escaped desperate situations. Gu Qingshuang, the wife of a wealthy family, is her 101st client. Just as Shen Yipeng is devising a plan to help Gu Qingshuang escape her marriage, her mother, Shen Huining, vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a note and revealing the hidden past buried in her thirty-yea —Reads—Score—14d adds

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The new book is continuously being updated... Shen Yipeng has two identities: by day, she's a heartwarming wedding planner; by night, she's a secretive escape planner. Her black notebook records the names of 100 people who have successfully escaped their predicaments, and Gu Qingshuang, a wealthy woman, is her 101st client. Just as she's devising a divorce plan for Gu Qingshuang, her mother, Shen Huining, disappears without a trace, leaving behind a note, revealing the hidden past within their thirty-year marriage. The arrival of her new neighbor, Jiang Xingzhi, disrupts her peace—this reporter with her daughter not only discovers her dual identity but also offers to help her find her mother on the condition of an in-depth interview. From a victim of PUA to a business couple bound by mutual interests, from her mother's obsession with her first love to her father's silent tolerance, Shen Yipeng helps countless people break free from their shackles, yet she struggles repeatedly within her own emotions and family ties. 101 Escapes represent 101 life predicaments; 101 choices reveal 101 forms of love. When escape is no longer the end, and staying becomes courage, Shen Yipeng finally understands: true redemption is never about hastily leaving, but about daring to face the past and daring to choose the rest of your life.

161 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Knowledge Is My Key to Success 重生七零：我靠知识开挂人生 A Hint of Warmth in Early Summer浅夏微暖Modern Romance309k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Lin Wanxing worked overtime through the night and suddenly died at her desk. With no parents, she toiled all her life and never knew the warmth of family. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1975, in a poor earthen-walled house. The original owner had fainted from hunger and died in a fall, leaving the family with bare walls and barely enough to eat. Looking at her parents, whose eyes were full of concern, her helpless older brother, and her frail younger siste —Reads—Score—14d adds

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Historical fiction with a portable space is truly amazing! The female protagonist is reborn into an era of scarcity, using her space to hoard goods, farm, slay scoundrels, and become wealthy—a truly satisfying journey of revenge and triumph.

163 渣 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score11014d adds

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It looks good, I recommend it.

165 前 I Acquired My Ex-Boyfriend’s Company 前男友的公司，被我收购了 Lin Zeyu林泽禹28k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend's Company Was Acquired by Me —Reads—Score—14d adds

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167 我 My Girlfriend Is Such a Drama Queen 我的女友是戏精 A Huan Loves Ge La Tiao爱吃格拉条的阿环Modern Romance271k WordsOngoing Gu Yan, a self-disciplined investment banker, has spent his whole life putting data first and being so rational he’s practically rigid. He’s lived like a perfectly precise clock, only to fall for the theatrical Su Xiaoye and completely lose his cool! A legendary scene unfolds at their blind date: Su Xiaoye arrives half an hour late, assumes her date has already left, flops down on the sofa, and starts scrolling through her phone. She sends a voice message complaining, "The guy my mom set me up w 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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This book is great; the more you read, the more addictive it becomes.

168 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 678Reads—Score6414d adds

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The story of the female protagonist's struggle in the city, where the moonlight illuminates the road.

169 被 Bound to a System in the 1970s, I Became a Tycoon 被系统绑到七十年代后我成了首富 Fen Luxia粉鹿夏Modern Romance330k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Building Wealth + Face-Slapping + No Sent-Down Youth] After Ye He dies, the System forcibly binds itself to her, and she transmigrates into a period novel as the villainous supporting female character of the Ye family. The Ye family is a blended family with seven children. The original Ye He is the youngest daughter, with both parents alive but neither of them caring for her. Before she has even graduated from junior high, they force her to g 913Reads—Score15914d adds

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I've been following a historical romance novel recently, and the female protagonist is, in a sense, a transmigrator. She has terrible family members, but she refuses to go to the countryside. After cutting ties with them, she continues her studies in the city, builds her own career, and strives to live a good life.

170 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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The Ghost-Catching Little Celestial Master Enters the City to Rob the Rich and Help the Poor

173 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.6kReads8.4Score85214d adds

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Sparks fly as the little ghost-catching master uses his Taoist magic to empty his enemy's warehouse.

174 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 155Reads—Score—14d adds

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The Ghost-Catching Little Master Goes to the City to Live a Good Life

176 六 The 1960s: I Earned Promotions and Raises at the Department Store 六零年代，我在百货大楼升职加薪 Tomato Baby西红柿宝贝Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Beautiful Heroine] [Family and Neighborhood Drama] [Factory Promotions] [Face-Slapping the Awful Ones] [Building a Career] [Male Lead Appears Late] Back in 1965, I sold goods at a department store, and somehow ended up selling my way into becoming the city’s top official? After transmigrating to the 1960s, she starts out in a family with two government employees and senior officials? Before Lin Wanqiu can even enjoy lying flat, a sense of crisis pushes her to roll up her sleeve 4.1kReads—Score43314d adds

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This is really good. He works in a department store, gets promoted and receives a raise, and then, well, he climbs the ranks step by step within the supply and marketing cooperative system. He doesn't go to the countryside; he works in the city, rising through the ranks step by step, which perfectly fits the theme.

178 风 When Heroes Gather: The Yang Yi Chronicles 风云际会：杨仪传 Comrade Animal Keeper饲养员同志Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing A failed scholar makes a trip to the capital and recovers the memories of his past life. A despondent, helpless heroine, an ambitious empress, a scheming witch, a fairy with peerless cultivation, a shrewd constable, a bloodthirsty assassin... Countless beauties gather around you, united by a common ideal. Yet the role you must play is neither the emperor who rules all under heaven nor the martial arts overlord celebrated throughout the jianghu. Behold these splendid lands, so captivating that co 16Reads—Score114d adds

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The protagonist is exploring the tech tree in an ancient martial arts world, manually developing industry [shy emoji].

179 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Turned Out to Be Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 穿越后，我竟然是年代文炮灰 Money98金钱98Modern Romance445k WordsOngoing [Family squabbles + selfish heroine + gets a job instead of being sent to the countryside + romance later in the story] (The rating just came out, so it should go up later.) After Lin Shuang was struck by lightning, she gained a space. Thinking the apocalypse was about to begin, she stocked up on a huge amount of supplies, only to transmigrate to the 1960s and become Lin Wenshuang. In this life, Lin Wenshuang's family situation is complicated. She has older brothers and sisters, as well as young 276Reads8.4Score16714d adds

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The female lead doesn't go to the countryside; she gets a job through her own efforts and eventually breaks free from her family of origin—it's very compelling.