Period Novels About Building a Career Without Going to the Countryside 年代文不下乡搞事业

1. 1 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 23.1kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves
2. 2 重 Reborn as a Little Darling in the 1970s: I Head to the Military District to Find My Dad and Claim the Family Fortune 重生七零小奶包，军区找爹把家当 Teacher Jin, Who Loves Making Steamed Buns爱做包子的金老师Modern Romance671k WordsOngoing In her previous life, elite agent Su Niannian gave her life for her country. When she opened her eyes, she had been reborn as an adorable four-year-old in the 1970s. From the start, it was hell mode: her parents had "made the ultimate sacrifice," her compensation money was stolen, and her vicious aunt threw her into the deep mountains for a bag of rice! Cut ties? Absolutely! Why keep relatives like these around until New Year's? Facing a pack of hungry wolves, she didn't bat an eye. Using the tr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 重 Reborn and Keeping My Distance! The Possessive Crown Prince Is Obsessed with Me Again 重生远离！禁欲太子爷又疯批来缠 Eighty Degrees八十度Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [Reborn after a misunderstanding, a powerful man brought low to the point of humiliation, an out-of-control, obsessive and possessive forced love, extreme push and pull, the male lead regains memories of his previous life much later] Lin Qiuzhi thought her unhappy life had been saved by marriage. Her husband was the crown prince of the capital's most powerful family, a refined, aloof heartthrob who kept his distance from everyone. With her, however, his love was intensely passionate, making it s 2.4kReads6.8Score108Shelves

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   This book has just been finished. Anyone who abuses the male protagonist and wants to read it should read this book.

4. 4 尹 Peace in the Yin Family 尹家安宁 Young Master Zhuo, Who Loves Qingqing Fruit Juice爱吃青青果汁的卓大少Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted Born into the 1950s, Yin Anning begins her life in the Yin family compound on Willow Lane, carrying with her a spiritual spring space. Lu Tao, her childhood sweetheart, is always by her side. From Willow Lane to the provincial capital, from temporary work to an office job. When news comes that the college entrance exams are being reinstated, she pulls out the textbooks she has saved for years and smiles. What’s meant to come will come. This is the story of a young woman who, through ordinary 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm okay with these two books.

5. 5 末 A Ruthless Survivor from the Apocalypse Lands in the ’70s: Her Brash Husband Spoils Her Rotten 末世狠人穿七零：痞夫宠妻超甜 Young Master Zhuo, Who Loves Qingqing Fruit Juice爱吃青青果汁的卓大少Modern Romance82k WordsCompleted Jiang Shengsheng was a hardened survivor who spent ten years fighting through mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the apocalypse. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated into the 1970s, becoming a poor girl who had been thrown out by her scumbag father and stepmother and was nearly frozen and starved to death. Now she also has two young siblings to care for. No food, no ration coupons, no one to rely on? She puts her apocalypse survival skills to work, growing crops, raising livestock, —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 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. 121.6kReads9.5Score9.3kShelves
7. 7 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: On My Wedding Night, I'm Sent Next Door to Stay 穿书七零：新婚夜被送到隔壁借宿 Pan-Fried Bun生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + beloved by all + devoted couple + no golden finger] On the day of her wedding, Lin Jianchun is suspected of bringing bad luck to her mother-in-law, so her new husband sends her to spend the night at the Lu family’s house next door. Unexpectedly, the owner of the bed comes home in the middle of the night… That’s when she transmigrates into the story. Remembering that she was punished with transmigration just for cursing out the author, 10.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
8. 8 换 I Swapped Marriages and Turned a Playboy into a Commander: My Reborn Cousin Regrets It to Tears 换嫁纨绔变首长，重生堂妹悔哭了 Tata Zi沓沓紫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Spirit Spring in a Space] [Sisters Swap Marriages, Contrast Couple] [Marriage First, Love Later] [An Adversarial Couple: A Flippant, Sharp-Tongued Officer VS a Beautiful, No-Nonsense Capitalist Heiress] Shu Tang, a researcher at a pharmaceutical institute, transmigrates into the contrast-group villainess of a doted-on heroine period novel. The heroine is her cousin, holding the script of a feel-good romance. Her in-laws dote on her, her career thrives, and her true-lo 10.6kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
9. 9 风 Pu Xiaoying in the Wind, Part One 风中的蒲小英【一】 Cai Zhongwen蔡忠纹Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing ⚠️ For readers aged 20 and over. Contains real-world themes such as domestic violence and sexual exploitation. If the content makes you uncomfortable, please move on and refrain from leaving a low rating. Writing original work is not easy; every word comes from the heart. Thank you for your understanding and tolerance. ⚠️ A serious work of traditional literature: Dandelion in the Wind, Part One. Please read patiently! The best is yet to come! This is a challenging read, with a distinctive style. 11.2kReads9.0Score925Shelves

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   Emotional writing of the era, with delicate emotions and beautiful writing style, is close to reality and presents real human fireworks. Not artificial, not brainless, not exaggerated. You can taste it carefully

10. 10 资 The Capitalist Heiress Takes Up Military Engineering 资本家小姐搞军工 Nine Long Songs九久歌Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Jiaoyue transmigrates. The good news: she becomes the pampered daughter of Jiangnan's richest family. Her parents dote on her, the house is piled high with gold bars, and an ancestral jade pendant unlocks a pocket dimension complete with a Suzhou-style garden and an underground storeroom, where she can grow crops and keep things fresh! The bad news: it's 1950! Given the course of history, her family background is a death sentence. With political upheaval on the horizon, this capitalist fami 45.8kReads8.1Score7.2kShelves

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    I have read more than 900 pages. It is not bad. It feels a bit refreshing, but don't be too precise. For the real

11. 11 八 The 1980s: After the Loving Mother Turns Dark, the Whole Family Panics 八零：慈母黑化后，全家都慌了 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 65.9kReads9.0Score7kShelves

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    This is the only one, you can take a look if you are interested.

12. 12 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 10.9kReads9.2Score944Shelves

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    The chronology you want [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

13. 13 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 34kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves
14. 14 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 52.3kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves
15. 15 重 Reborn in the Eighties: First, I'll Buy a Courtyard House in Kyoto! 重生八零，先在京都买套四合院！ Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 120.3kReads9.4Score10.4kShelves
16. 16 家 Family Dinner? No Time, I’m Attending a National Conference 家宴？没空，我在参加国家级会议 This Land Is So Enchanting江山如此多娇Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reborn + Period Setting + Academic Prodigy + Real and Fake Heiresses + Advancing the Nation Through Science] Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zhiyao looked at the face in the mirror, so similar to the wife of a military district commander, and smiled. In her previous life, she believed in “the bonds of blood.” After rejoining her birth family, she became a stepping stone for the fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, who drained her of everything she was worth before leaving her to die miserab 326.6kReads8.8Score54.8kShelves
17. 17 都 Reborn, I’m Taking Shortcuts to Help the Nation Get Ahead 都重生了，让国家走点捷径怎么了 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 232.2kReads9.5Score26.5kShelves
18. 18 老 My Husband Is Too Fierce and Wild: A Shanghai Heiress Joins the Army While Pregnant 老公太凶太野，沪上千金揣崽随军 Qian Lu Yijin浅鹿一金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pregnant with Twins and a Spirit Spring + Beloved Heiress + Size Difference + Wife-Doting Devotee] (Underworld heiress who weaponizes her beauty x Love-struck military officer with boundless stamina) Bai Chaoxi was supposed to be the villainess in a period novel, the one who ran away while pregnant. After making a scene and abandoning her husband, she would lose her family, be forced by a woman who had transmigrated into the book to drink an abortion potion, then be sold to human traffickers. H 73.8kReads8.3Score10.9kShelves

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    These two books are fine🉑

19. 19 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 58.2kReads9.2Score6.9kShelves
20. 20 穿 Transmigrated as the Fussy Ex-Wife of a Pure-Hearted Scientist in the 1970s 穿成七零年代纯情院士的作精前妻 Madam Daxian大闲太太Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Era setting + transmigrate into a book + System + laid-back corporate drone + unattainable beauty + marriage before love + mutual healing + utterly sweet pampering] Su Shu, a 996 corporate drone, transmigrated into a book, only to be handed divorce papers from the future leading scientist from the start. The malicious System in her mind flashed wildly: [Divorce means instant death! No cuddles, lose your life!] Su Shu looked at the handsome “golden goose” before her, handsome enough to make her 325Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels through the book, and the male protagonist is reborn and loses his memory. It spans time and space, and it is a sweet love fairy tale between two lives. It is a story that makes people relive the feeling of first love. Many years later, I no longer believe in love, but fairy tales give us the courage to live well.

21. 21 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 53.7kReads9.1Score5.9kShelves

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    The heroine is very clear-headed and knows what her goals are and what she wants to achieve. After being selected and landed, she has been promoted all the way. She is a pure heroine.

22. 22 重 Reborn: I’m That Wicked Old Woman 重生笔记：我就是那个恶毒老太太 Old Lincolnby in Downtown New York纽约市区的古林肯比Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted I'm the wicked old woman they all talk about. I showed no respect to my elders, spent my whole life speaking harshly to my husband, and ruined my sons' futures. Even in old age, I made life miserable for my descendants. As I lay dying, I felt a little regret. I never expected the King of Hell to turn me away, and now I'm alive again! Hahahahaha, I'm back! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was vicious in her previous life, but she has changed in this life. She has changed for the better. She does not go to the countryside, has no career, and only has ordinary and interesting things in life. Soap writing. There is no best, no heartbreaking love

23. 23 我 My Daily Gossip in a Siheyuan [The 1970s] 我在四合院的吃瓜日常【七零】 Lu Zining鹿子宁Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + courtyard compound + gossip-watching + light ensemble cast] When Shen Miaomiao wakes up, she finds herself as a cannon-fodder character in a period novel. According to the plot, she will be forced to go to the countryside, where the village chief's son sets his sights on her and forcibly marries her, eventually beating her to death. Knowing the plot, Shen Miaomiao is determined: “I’m not going to the countryside. Absolutely not. No matter what, I’m not going!” Then she starts l 22.5kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Super super super super super beautiful

24. 24 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 23.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
25. 25 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 27.8kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves
26. 26 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 61.4kReads8.9Score5kShelves
27. 27 六 The Sixties: I Stayed Behind and Landed a Secure Job! 六零，不下乡的我端上铁饭碗！ leno Lileno李Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Growing heroine + Sign-in System + One-on-one romance + Love at first sight] (The plot does move rather slowly. Feel free to leave comments if you have thoughts, and I’ll take reasonable suggestions to heart. Writing is hard, so please don’t leave bad reviews~) Xu Zhaozhao was an orphan in the modern world who died of cancer. She closed her eyes and opened them again in the 1960s. The good news: she had both parents, as well as two loving older brothers. The bad news: her former self had been t 2kReads5.6Score158Shelves
28. 28 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 23.6kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrated as a ’60s Cannon Fodder, I Refuse to Go to the Countryside 穿成六零炮灰不下乡 Er Yi Loves Eating Melons耳一爱吃瓜Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted Zhou Xingxing transmigrated to the 1960s. In her previous life, her father didn't care for her and her mother didn't love her, so she lived with her grandmother. After being born into this world, she gained a loving family and grew up surrounded by happiness. Then, at sixteen, she accidentally discovered that this wasn't a simple case of transmigration: she was inside a book. She wasn't the protagonist, but a disposable supporting character who not only provided funds for the male and female lea 826Reads5.4Score—Shelves
30. 30 惊 What! I Became the Top Female Diplomat in the 1970s 惊！我在七零做第一美女外交官 Mrs. Watermelon西瓜太太呀Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted (Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Space + Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping Power Fantasy + Patriotic Positivity) A superstar from the entertainment industry transmigrates into a book as a doomed villainess, and gets sent to the countryside right from the start. White lotus? Faithless man? Leech? Get lost, all of you! Never mind her parents' identities: she alone has a space stocked with everything she needs. Who cares about the female lead? She's the one truly favored by the heavens. With noth 1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s: I’m a Supply and Marketing Cooperative Buyer 穿越七零：我是供销社采购员 The Lion Who Embraces Compassion慈悲为怀狮Modern Romance850k WordsCompleted A modern wholesale tycoon wakes up in the body of a love-struck woman in the 1970s. The original owner had starved herself for a scumbag and planned to go to the countryside? She refuses on the spot, then turns around and passes the exam to join the state-run department store! With her top-tier eye for selecting products, she rises from counter girl to purchasing manager. She brings goods from the south to the north, gets her hands on more supplies than she can count, and even the textile mill a 3.6kReads8.2Score303Shelves
32. 32 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 32.8kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
33. 33 六 The 1960s Road to Success: She Just Wants to Get Ahead 六零青云路：她只是太想进步了 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 38.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
34. 34 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: From the Start, I'm Not Going to the Countryside 穿越七零：开局不下乡 Memories Like a Dream如梦记忆Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted On her way to college, Gu Jing accidentally fell asleep in the car. When she woke up, she found herself lying in a hospital bed… She closed her eyes, then opened them again, and realized one thing: She had transmigrated. And she was about to graduate, with a chance of being sent to the countryside. * After being discharged, she went home and lay down on her bed, only to discover something else: She had also transmigrated into a book, as an unnamed passerby who was never even mentioned. Tha 218Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Factory Director’s Wife Is Fierce and Sweet 重生八零：厂长媳妇辣又甜 Caramel-Flavored Little Sichuan Pepper焦糖味小花椒Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, Lin Wan was reborn at the scene of her attempted suicide. Faced with her scheming best friend’s traps and her scumbag fiancé’s betrayal, she refused to be weak ever again. She started a street stall, founded a food factory, and casually married Gu Shen, the cold-faced factory director. She tears apart the two-faced snakes, serves up face-slapping to the scumbag, and turns her spicy life up to full blast, leaving everyone who looked down on her green with regret! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is it what you want? Don't go to the countryside to start a career.

36. 36 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 165.2kReads9.0Score18.1kShelves

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    This, this, the heroine is ambitious, the two families are very good, not the best, it's not uncomfortable to watch, and the character of the hero is well created.

37. 37 穿 The Plot Fell Apart After I Became the Military Bride Heroine's Sister 穿成军婚女主的妹妹后，剧情崩了 Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Caixuan transmigrated into a military-marriage novel set in the Seventies. After being reborn, the heroine vowed never to repeat the mistakes of her past. So she acted first and arranged with her gentle mother to take over the family job. She also became involved with a military officer who had lost his wife and was raising a child. After weathering a series of trials and tribulations, the two lived happily together. But Jiang Caixuan looked at her original self, whose health had been poor 10.1kReads7.2Score629Shelves

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    This can barely be considered, most of the love story and half of the career are very interesting.

38. 38 八 The 1980s: The Crazy Queen Blows Everyone Away 八零年代：疯批女王炸裂全场 Waves from a Little Stone小石头的浪花Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted A terrible hand from the start, so all she can do is go wild! She blazes her way through life, sparks flying, and ultimately becomes Shenzhen's richest woman. Fu Siyun, a modern businesswoman and CEO, unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character. The moment she opens her eyes, she's caught up in a farcical “live-in son-in-law” scheme meant to throw her into the fire. Refusing to accept a tragic fate, she tears up the marriage contract and takes an unconventi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Crazy batch queen's entrepreneurial counterattack

39. 39 烈 A Martyr's Orphan Daughter Enlists, and the Stern Officer Spoils Her Rotten! 烈士孤女参军，冷面军官宠疯了！ I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Military marriage] [Strong female lead] [Military life] [Two equally strong leads] [Sweet romance] [Female soldier] (15,000 readers gave it a 9.5 rating. Enjoy with confidence!) (Also known as: To the Mountains and Rivers, and to You. The short drama of the same name is now streaming.) In her previous life, Lin Xianan spent seventy-three lonely years waiting for the truth to come too late. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1970, just three days before she was to be forced into 76.1kReads9.4Score7.2kShelves

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    This one is military and looks great!

40. 40 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 40.7kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
41. 41 扮 Playing the Scheming White Moonlight, Enjoying Life and Gossip in the 1950s 扮演心机白月光，在五零享福吃瓜 Evening Boat Ferry晚舟渡Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Period setting + self-interest + scheming beauty + everyone's favorite + spatial realm] In 1955, Lin Yue'e was three and a half years old. Overnight, she transmigrated into the body of an orphan abandoned by her family. She didn't want to talk about her past life. In this one, all she wanted was to find a good family, eat her fill, and stay alive. Her chosen adoptive mother looked haggard and disheveled when they first met, but the air of nobility between her brows was impossible to hide. Using 75kReads8.1Score8.8kShelves
42. 42 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 Romance1.4M 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 79.2kReads7.2Score5.7kShelves
43. 43 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 26.3kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
44. 44 林 I, Lin Daiyu, Have Transmigrated to the 1990s 林黛玉本玉穿到九十年代了 Mu Yunshu木蕴枢Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Little cutie + adorable child + everyone’s favorite + top student + ancient-to-modern transmigration + school life + Northeast China + raising a child] Lin Daiyu, who died after crying herself dry, transmigrates into a five-year-old girl in rural Northeast China. She lives in a brick house, eats coarse grains, and has to herd geese, dig for wild vegetables, and help with chores. But she even has to wear a sleeveless undershirt and shorts? Waaah, no, no, no… “What are you bawling about? Want noo 6.1kReads9.2Score640Shelves
45. 45 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 Romance1.4M 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 50.6kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves

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    This book is really good. I can't travel to the countryside and enter a factory.

46. 46 夏 Xia Huan’s Circle 夏欢的圈 Tang Guo Lili唐果礼礼Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing [Period setting, rural romance, family squabbles, school life, building a better life] Xia Huan has an unusual family. Her older sister, Xia Tian, gets dimples when she smiles and buck teeth when she cries. At five, she was sent to live with their aunt. Grandma says that's where her fortune lies. Her mother, Hao Lanying, has two tightly locked dowry chests and acts like she's hiding some great secret. She can smoke and drink, but also curse, grind her teeth, and snore. Grandma even says she can 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 都 We're Already Fake Married, So What's Wrong with Me Being a Little Bad? 都假结婚了，我坏一点怎么了？ Misty Rain on Tower After Tower烟雨重楼Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigration + Period Setting + Comedy + Domestic Drama + Scheming Heroine + Pocket Dimension + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Ensemble Cast] A wild, comical story with a silly streak. The heroine has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve: scheming, a bit silly, and kind of wicked. Zhou Qinghuan transmigrates in an absurd way: her head gets caught in a door, and when she opens her eyes, she’s in a man’s room. After receiving the 14.1kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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    True and False Rich Man, the writing style is humorous, the heroine has an invincible tongue, the emotional line between the male and female protagonists is warm and not greasy. Only after reading it did I realize that it is a very good novel.

48. 48 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 24.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    I think this is pretty good-looking, but it's from the countryside.

49. 49 穿 I Transmigrated to the Seventies to Win Over the Strongest Soldier 穿越七零：我来征服最强军少 Cloud in the Clouds云中的云Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Tang Tang took a day off to visit a museum. That night, amid flashes of lightning and peals of thunder, she transmigrated in spectacular fashion, bringing her two-bedroom apartment with her as she became a country girl in the 1970s. Fu Huaishan came to Hongqi Commune on a secret mission. He never expected someone with an ulterior motive to set him up, leading him to cross paths with unlucky Tang Tang. They marry first and fall in love later. 414Reads7.6Score100Shelves
50. 50 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress Builds Warplanes and Defies Her Fate 七零军婚：女配造战机撕碎炮灰命 Jin Xilan金汐澜Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Cannon Fodder Awakens + Two Strong Leads + Light Ensemble Cast + Military Marriage + Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Mind] Lan Huan accidentally took a fall and passed out. She had a dream and discovered that they were living inside a military romance novel. And she was merely an unnamed, short-lived cannon fodder character, there to reunite the male and female leads and make the second male lead fall in love with the heroine at first sight. To stay alive, she decided to steer 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves

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    Even if the heroine went to the countryside, she would go to the Northeast to reunite with her family on her own, and move forward step by step towards the life she wanted!

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