Life as a Sent-Down Youth Returning to the City
穿成回城知青的日子
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- Reborn in 1982, Starting Out as a Sent-Down Youth Returning to the City穿到1982，开局成了回城知青Alternate title on Fanqie
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Any More Down-to-Earth Historical Fiction? No Pocket Dimensions or Systems
Period Novels Where the Female Lead Doesn’t Bail Out Her Family, Have Lots of Children, Go to the Black Market, or Take Over Someone Else’s Mess
The male and female leads should come from well-matched families. The heroine shouldn't get married as soon as she transmigrates. She should have a harmonious family, but not be the family's darling. Her grandparents, uncles, and aunts shouldn't be awful people. The heroine can go to the countryside, but don't force her to. Some stories make the heroine go to the countryside even when there's no need for her to.
Looking for Normal Period Pieces!
Looking for realistic stories set in a particular era! No contrived drama, no exaggeration, no love-brained characters, and no naive, sugary-sweet heroines!
Stories Set in the 1980s: Realistic, Not Over-the-Top
Well-Written, Realistic Stories Set in a Bygone Era
I want a story that holds up to scrutiny, with prices that fit the period it's set in. No fictionalized settings, please.
Looking for Period Dramas That Aren’t Cliched or Over-the-Top
A Principled Male Lead Who Doesn't Flirt Around and Has a High IQ
No System, no cheats, and no live-in son-in-law.
I'm Out of Books to Read, Help!
Looking for books similar to "Getting By on Dramatic Moments in a Comic Book World". No romance, and the protagonist becomes the main cast's golden finger. Good writing, with lots of cool battle scenes.
Looking for Stories About Working Factory Jobs in the 1980s and 1990s and Living a Simple, Steady Life
Finding a Job Through Your Own Merit in a Period-Era Novel
Are there any stories where the female lead transmigrates into a rural setting in an era novel, then uses her abilities to get a job at the commune or in a government department? I'm out of things to read.
Any Historical-Era Fiction for Women with a Refined Self-Interest? No Fools, Please
Looking for Period Stories Without Poverty-relief Plots, Featuring Selfish, Stingy, Penny-pinching Protagonists
I really hate it when the female lead keeps helping people out of poverty. It feels like her golden finger exists just to serve the male lead's family. 🤗🤗 I hope the female lead is a lone wolf.
Stories About Educated Youth Returning to the City in the 1970s
Historical-Era Novels with a Female Lead Who Is Careful with Money and Does Not Raise the Original Owner's Children or Her Own Siblings
Don’t have the female lead inherit the original host’s husband and child. Don’t have her raise a child as if it were a sibling. Friends should keep some boundaries: don’t eat food your friend has already eaten from. I can’t remember the title, but that aspect of the female lead was unbearable for anyone with a thing about hygiene. Also, don’t have one friend constantly giving while the other just takes. If she gives you something, give her even more in return...
Any Stories Where the Female Lead Cuts Ties with Her Family for Good and Gets Some Serious Face-Slapping Revenge?
Looking for books similar to Insane! Invincible Celestial Master, You Actually Kicked Me Out of the Family. So many regret stories don't follow through: they keep lingering ties, and even cutting off family is drawn out and messy. Are there books like Insane where they cut ties for good, and the other side gets humiliated every time they meet?
Wealth-Building Stories Set in the 1980s and 1990s
Fewer awful characters, more money-making. Something like The 1970s Female Factory Director.
Wealth-Building Novels Set in the 1980s and 1990s
Historical-Era Novels With a Female Lead Focused on Her Career! No Fake or Real Heiress Plots! No Terrible Relatives!
I keep finding female-oriented novels that seem hostile toward women. As I read, there's all kinds of contempt and rumors spread behind people's backs. The characters are constantly awful, and there's always explaining and clearing things up. Please recommend something worth reading!
Looking for a 1980s or 1990s Rebirth Story: The Female Lead and Male Lead Struggle to Make It in the Special Economic Zone and Buy a Home
Looking for books like "Back to the 1990s: Getting Rich".
Historical Eras, Transmigration, and Imperial Exams: It Has Everything
Recommend a Good Book
Looking for books similar to The Rogue Imperial Tutor.
I've Reached the Point Where I Can't Get into Any Book. What Could Still Draw Me In?
Lay out all kinds of genres and let me take a look.
Hit a Reading Slump, Please Recommend Books for an Advanced Book Drought
Looking for books like "The Rose Crown". I've reached the point where I read two chapters and don't want to continue. Are there any really great stories you can recommend? Please recommend some especially well-written ones.
I'm So Bored. There Doesn't Seem to Be Anything Good to Read
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This is a very realistic historical novel. I hope the female lead will never have any further contact or relationship with the original owner's family. She should live a beautiful life on her own. Please don't pair her up with anyone else.
The female lead can be rich, beautiful, and have men. Why not?! As long as she's not love-struck, she can. The prices here are a complete mess. A bowl of pork offal noodles costs about the same as a cream popsicle, it's unbelievable.
It's great! The pacing is fast and engaging, without any dragging. I really like the characters; unlike many books that portray them as stereotypical, this one shows how complex people are, not simply black and white. The parents and second brother, who were kind to the female lead at first, later turned ruthless – that's just human nature.
I love the female lead's clarity and independence; she doesn't wallow in the facade of family affection! Unlike many time-travel novels where the female lead is starved for love and immediately becomes immersed in the original owner's so-called family affection, unable to see through her family's indifference, hypocrisy, and scheming, unable to recognize that her family members are beneficiaries…
It's a pretty good alternate history novel. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities; she builds her career entirely through her own hard work, which is impressive. The only downside, in my opinion, is the constant tolerance of her awful family members. They're quite annoying, like flies that appear every now and then...
It's good, I recommend it. Actually, the female lead should have traveled by boat when visiting Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Before the 1990s, water transport in Guangdong was very developed. A colleague of mine was born in 1978, and when he went to Guangzhou after graduating from elementary school, he also took a boat from Zhongshan. Because Guangdong has so many waterways, there wasn't enough money to build bridges back then.
As a fellow educated youth who experienced the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, I really enjoyed this novel and sympathized with the female protagonist. I'm grateful to the author for meticulously depicting the hardships faced by educated youth returning to the city—their arduous lives, their hard work, the pressure from their families, and the exclusion they faced from society. It made them strong and courageous. Thank you to the author for giving a voice to the educated youth.
The female protagonist who traveled back in time is quite capable, with a mouth, hands, and actions. The only slightly unrealistic thing is that she's only been in the past for a few days or months, yet she's already too familiar with the transportation, accommodation, and delivery methods of that era.
It's really good, but it's too short 😘 It feels like it's only the beginning. I'm curious if the female lead will settle down in the food and beverage industry, or go into other industries, like selling clothes before. I wonder who the male lead is. I can accept anything (as long as there aren't any major issues).
The pacing is fine, but the prices are really bothering me. The easiest time making money was during the few months selling clothes, earning over ten thousand. The later shop opening is described as quite successful, but it doesn't seem to be very profitable. She bought a house for over six thousand, and the male lead had to borrow three thousand.