The 1960S: A Wild Young-Intellectual Couple with a Pocket Dimension

Historical setting + both leads have their own pocket dimensions + educated youth sent to the countryside + devoted husband + male lead enters politics + cozy daily life + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only [Leave your brain at the door. This book is entirely fictional, so treat it as an alternate universe and don’t compare it to real life or history. If it’s not your thing, just pick another book. Please don’t flame the author; only five-star reviews are welcome. I don’t want to write a period novel where every rival female character is an idiot and every other character is an unreasonable jerk. I’m from the countryside. It’s not that there are no bad people, but most folks are pretty down-to-earth. I don’t want the heroine to go to the countryside only to get caught up in palace intrigue, with nothing but romance and petty rivalry between women. Wen Ruan was born into the 1951s with memories of her previous life. Her whole family is highly educated, and they cherish her like a priceless treasure. During the difficult years, she reveals her pocket dimension and spiritual spring, allowing her family to plan ahead and make it safely through the turbulent times. In 1969, after graduating from high school, she chooses to join the educated youths sent to the countryside to keep a low profile. On the train, she takes one look at the stern, taciturn Gu Huai, the third son of a military district division commander, and falls for him. For other people, being sent to the countryside means hardship. For these two, it means a government-funded romance. Don’t like the conditions at the youth settlement? They get married and build a new house. Someone’s jealous and tries to sabotage them? Husband and wife take them on together, and neither goes easy on anyone. Gu Huai thinks he’s marrying a delicate little wife who needs his protection. He has no idea she’s even fiercer than he is. Wen Ruan thinks she’s marrying a quiet, honest man, only to discover he’s cunning and utterly devoted to her. The couple starts an oil mill, a vermicelli factory, and a bamboo and wood processing plant, leading the whole village to prosperity through hard work. When the college entrance examinations resume in 1977, one gets into Tsinghua and the other Peking University. The whole family moves to Beijing and buys a courtyard house. Years later, someone asks, “Was it hard being sent to the countryside back then?” Wen Ruan leans against Gu Huai’s shoulder and smiles warmly. “Not at all. It was sweet.”