Female-Led Period Novels: No Going to the Countryside, Focused on Building a Career, and Clear-Headed 年代大女主文，不下乡专注搞事业，头脑清醒

1. 151 火 Volcano River: The Five-Hundred-Year-Old Haichao Chan Temple 火山河：五百年古刹海潮禅寺 Old Rat from Neiqiu内丘的老老鼠Historical385k WordsCompleted The Yellow River bends through northwestern Jin. Outside the South Gate of the old county town of Hequ lies a five-hundred-year-old temple, Haichao Chan Temple. During the Ming Wanli era, a mother and her son saw that the mountains surrounded the area and streams wound through it, a secluded, pristine place. They cleared the land, built cave dwellings, and sculpted a golden statue of Guanyin. Thus began Haichao Nunnery. This sacred site of Guanyin was named for the sea tide, and its incense offe 7Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 昆 Night Watchers of Kunlun 昆仑守夜人 Old Rat from Neiqiu内丘的老老鼠8k WordsCompleted Kunlun Night Watcher 18Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 10.7kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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   In the context of the times, women were restricted everywhere, and others believed that women only needed to take care of the family. But Wen Sui'an did not want to be trapped at home, and insisted on practicing medicine and doing business, facing criticism from around him. She is not trapped in love entanglements, and her career and self-growth are always at the forefront.

4. 154 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 373Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Go read this book, it's a historical article, don't go to the countryside, focus on your career!

5. 155 我 I'm a Laid-Back Slacker in the Seventies 我在七十年代当咸鱼 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Period setting + sent-down youth + storage space + family life + rural romance) This is a story about the forest region of Northeast China in the 1970s: the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, weddings and funerals, and families welcoming new babies... Chen Yan, a woman in her fifties, dies of an illness and unexpectedly transmigrates to China in 1970. Seventeen-year-old Chen Qingyan hits her head in an accident. When she wakes up, someone else is inside. A series of events unfold in the famil 21.3kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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   Looks good, recommended

6. 156 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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   In the first book, the female protagonist graduated from the Normal School in the 1990s and gave up her assigned job to work south. The male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown and went south. Two people create a future together.

7. 157 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 八 Eighties Elopement: The Blacklisted Sisters Went on a Rampage 八零逃婚：黑户姐妹花杀疯了 An Ran荌嘫Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Period setting, punishing scumbags, women's growth, two heroines] Li Zhaodi was born into a family that favored boys over girls and was sold to a butcher in his fifties. Zhaodi refused to accept her fate and risked her life to escape that hellhole. But just as she escaped the wolf's den, she fell into the tiger's jaws. While being trafficked, she met Zhao Xiaocao, who shared her plight, and the two relied on each other to survive. They refused to be doddering vines at the mercy of others. In th 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Big heroine, the story has no clichés, it's novel and beautiful

9. 159 诀 City of Farewells 诀别之城 Ye Family Member Who Loves Cabbage and Celery爱吃白菜芹菜的叶家人Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a tragic love novel based on the difficult survival of real estate practitioners. It tells the story of real estate practitioner Yang Jie's growth after experiencing a series of blows in her love career. It's not a cool story about rebirth and time travel, but the more I read it to the end, the more interesting it becomes.

10. 160 重 Reborn: Li Li Keeps Moving Up 重生之黎黎向上 Fish with Pickled Cabbage and Vermicelli酸菜粉丝鱼Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted Lili longed for love and recognition from childhood, but her biased family left her utterly broken. One promise, “I’ll treat you well from now on,” tricked her into giving away her whole life. A marriage in which she was practically widowed, parenting in which she was practically a single mother: by her thirties, she had become a worn-out woman. Then she was reborn, back at eighteen. This time, she no longer expects anyone to love her. She’ll work, study, turn her life around, and make money! In 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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