The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days
七零年代：顺风顺水好日子
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- Modern Romance
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- Period Fiction
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- 1y ago
- English
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- A Smooth and Happy Life in the 1970s七零年代之顺心如意Alternate title on Fanqie
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Republic-Era Novels
I never recommend books I haven't read. These are my favorite period novels, and I'm sharing them with everyone. There are also a few quick transmigration stories, so check them out if you're interested.
Stories Set in the 1950s, 60s, or 70s. Good Writing, Please. No Transmigration-and-Raising-Kids Plots
The Pinnacle of Period Stories
An incredibly good novel set in a bygone era.
Historical-Era Story: The Female Lead Comes from a Good Family and Doesn’t Go to the Countryside!!
The female lead builds her life in the city. She’s not an educated youth and doesn’t go to the countryside!
Clear-Headed Era Stories. She Stands Her Ground. No Acting Like She’s Never Seen a Man Before
Looking for books like "Make Others Happy? Better to Make Yourself Happy". Whether it's about transmigration, the entertainment industry, or a particular era, most authors write their heroines as if they've never seen a man before. No matter how handsome a man is described as being, she shouldn't throw herself at him right away,
I've Recently Gotten into Stories Set in a Bygone Era. I Fell Down the Rabbit Hole and Can't Get Out
The Most Popular Era Novels on Fanqie
Only These Three Period Dramas Deserve God-Tier Status. Disagree? Bring It On!
A Period-Era Story So Good It’ll Take Your Breath Away
Period Drama: The Heroine Stays Home Eating and Drinking While the Hero Works to Support the Family
Life Is Hard Enough Already. I Want Something Warm and Sweet, with No Conflict.
Looking for Down-to-Earth Stories Set in a Past Era, Nothing Too Over-the-Top
I'm in a reading slump.
A Ruthless, Incredibly Capable Female Lead in a Period-Era Story
A Typical Period Novel With a Small Golden Finger and a Logical Plot
Deal-breakers: stories that dumb down the characters, lavish black-market trading, or lovesick characters.
Is There No Historical-Era Story About Someone Who Transmigrates Quietly?
I'm looking for a book where the female lead keeps a low profile after transmigrating. Not one of those who claims to be keeping up an act, then goes hunting in the mountains every day or picks fights with everyone. Please recommend something.
Period Novel, No Sent-Down Youth, Has a Job, Everyday Family Life
Any Understated, Sensible Period Novels? Not the Kind Where They Eat Lavish Meals Every Day
Looking for books like Making Others Happy? I'd Rather Make Myself Happy. Historical-era story with a female lead. It doesn't matter whether she transmigrates or has a golden finger, but it shouldn't be brainless or too showy. I hate those stories where she has a pocket dimension people can enter but insists on cooking outside, and is always...
Stories Set in a Bygone Era: Military Wives, Following Their Husbands to the Army, and a Sensible Plot. No Brain-Dead Writing, It’s Infuriating.
Are there any normal stories? I really can’t stomach brain-dead ones.
Period Setting, Small Family, Raising Kids
Looking for books similar to From Cheating Scumbag to Devoted Husband: Back Before My Wife's Difficult Labor. It's about a male lead who is reborn and turns over a new leaf, with everything centered on his little family.
Looking for a Chubby, Adorable Baby. Period Piece
I want books like The Sickly, Sweet Wife of the 1970s Has a Fierce and Wild Husband.
A Period-Era Heroine Works at a State Supply and Marketing Cooperative Instead of Going to the Countryside, Thanks to Her Good Family Background
Can We Stop Cramming So Many Golden Fingers into Period Dramas? It Feels So Fake
Any More Realistic Stories Set in a Particular Era? Looking for Recs
A lot of period dramas these days have living conditions better than ours now. It feels a bit fake.
Historical-Era Story: Powerful, Influential Male Lead and Delicate Female Lead
I want books similar to The 1960s: Marrying into a Prominent Family, the Naturally Fortunate Pretty Soldier. Female lead pursues the male lead, a person in power bows his head for love, and she receives unique, exclusive favor. No falling in love after a prior arranged marriage.
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Transmigrate Into a Book: My Whole Family Is the Worst in the 1960s
Awakened in the 1970s: With My Own Space, What Have I to Fear?
You Want to Marry the Only Daughter of a Cadre? Fine! I’ll Marry a Young Officer Instead
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Reborn in the 1980s: The Lovely Beauty Becomes the Commander's Wife
A Military Marriage in the 1960s: Farming and Raising Kids
The Sixties: I Keep My Whole Family Fed and Warm
Transmigrated to the 1970s, I Married a Handsome Doctor and Keep Flirting with Him
Driving a Big Rig for the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and Finding a Soldier Boyfriend Along the Way
The 1970s Scheming Girl Has a Little Conscience, But Not Much
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Based on the synopsis, I thought the family was harmonious and the parents doted on the older brother and sister-in-law because they treated everyone equally on the basis of fairness, justice, and openness. However, the family's money was only divided equally among the three boys, while the female lead and her sister received nothing (I don't know if there was a dowry later because I didn't read…
The female protagonist is truly selfless and deeply loves her maternal grandparents' village. She risks being reported to help the village sell agricultural products, and while pregnant, she squeezes through crowds to help her uncle look for job advertisements (her grandparents told him to someone who needed them more, earning her a great deal of goodwill).
I thought it was very good. The women in it were all fleshed out and made the best choices they could. Many reviews mentioned male chauvinism, but I thought it was alright. Even now, let alone in the 1970s, sons and daughters can't always completely divide the inheritance equally.
A peaceful and heartwarming period drama, without too much bickering. I like the male lead who's a soldier, but I dislike those stories where the male and female leads are always glued together, and the male lead is heartbroken over the smallest chores the female lead does. That's too unrealistic. This novel is currently very enjoyable, but there are too few updates. Keep it up, author!
So far, I haven't encountered any major flaws. What I like most is that the protagonist's "golden finger" (advantageous character development) isn't overly exaggerated; it feels very reasonable, the kind of story where you can't find any loopholes in a historical novel 🥰. As for the gender bias some readers have mentioned, I haven't felt that strongly about it 🤔.
Excellent! 👍 Very good. Unlike other transmigrated or reborn female protagonists who rush into business as soon as the reform and opening up begins, aiming to become the richest woman, or the heroines in other military marriage novels who immediately move to the military after marriage and spend their days gossiping in the family compound, this female protagonist prioritizes her own feelings and…
They caught up so quickly! Seeing the low ratings, everyone seems to think the mother's family is being unfair. But after watching it myself, I realize it's not like that at all. Does fairness necessarily have to be something related to the parents? Does the help they receive have to be divided up so precisely? Wouldn't that make life exhausting? I really like and admire the female lead.
Advantages: It's a heartwarming story about everyday family life. The relatives and friends are all very nice, and there are no awful characters. The female lead's work and personality are also great. Although she didn't like the idea of her boyfriend being a soldier, she didn't end up with him! There isn't much romance; it mainly focuses on the female lead and her family.
A great story with smooth writing, sound values and logic. It's the first time I've seen a harmonious family in a historical fiction novel. The female lead is also remarkably insightful, straightforward, and easy to read. It's a relaxing and enjoyable read.
Seeing the comments about the male lead made me less inclined to continue watching... The beginning was really good!