Pillar of the Seventies: Upright and Unyielding, Serving the People

Stories About Female Leads Working in the City in the 1970s or 1980s

Period-Era Novels, Technological Powerhouse, No Romance

Are there any novels where a modern person transmigrates into a period novel and uses modern technology to defend the country? Either a male or female lead is fine, and secret identities are okay too. No romance or family drama, just serving the nation and being doted on by the government!!

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.

A Breath of Fresh Air in the Period-novel Genre, with Original Twists. I'm Done with Those Overused Plots

The story should fit the period setting. No fake aristocrats, no making women weak, no following the army to the countryside, no divorce, no over-the-top business ventures, and no cold-faced, rugged men who can't have children. Even the titles are embarrassing enough to make me cringe.

Looking for Well-Written Period Novels Like Xia Xiaolan and Song Youxiang

I'd like to read something like Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy.

A Tough-as-Nails Reborn Hero in a Period-Era Story

Also, Taiyang Tiantian.

Do Period Novels Really Have to Send the Characters to the Countryside? Looking for Ones That Don’t

Every single historical-era novel is about educated youth being sent to the countryside, or petty rural dramas. Can these authors write anything other than educated youth? Are there any historical-era novels that aren't about going to the countryside or rural life? Even something about spies in the 1940s would be fine!!!

A Ruthless, Incredibly Capable Female Lead in a Period-Era Story

Period-Era Stories About a Capable Female Lead Who Knows How to Keep a Low Profile

Looking for books like "Smiling at the Locust Blossoms, I Ask About the Past". A golden finger is fine, but it shouldn't drive the plot, and I especially don't want the protagonist sneaking off to the black market every day to sell things from it.

Looking for Stories About a Female Lead Working in a Government Office in the Old Days, With the Right Values

Period Novel! The Heroine Has a Job, Won't Be a Housewife or Do Chores, and Doesn't Want to Be a Stepmother

No female leads who work themselves to the bone doing everything! Absolutely no chasing after the male lead, and no second or third babies! Either no children or just one!!! 🥰

Looking for Satisfying Period Dramas, Nothing but Feel-Good Reads! I Can't Handle Any Frustration

Looking for books similar to In the 1960s, the Tough-as-Nails Girl Rolls Up Her Sleeves and Takes on Everything.

Seeking Period Novels in the Style of Xu Jingan, Where Both the Main and Supporting Characters Have Common Sense

Mind your own business! Don't be a lovesick idiot!

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...

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.

Any Period Novels with a Female Protagonist in Politics? No Romance or Male Lead!

Girls, please don't recommend anything with a male lead. I really don't want to read that 🙅🏻‍♀️ I've tried some of the recommendations before and found them so frustrating. Either the female lead is just the male lead's golden finger, or it feels like she only succeeds thanks to him. Otherwise, he's constantly chasing after her and won't take no for an answer. I really can't get into that. Please recommend something without a male lead.

Period Novels with a Female Lead Who Stays in the City, Works, and Rises Through the Ranks to Wealth

A story centered on a strong heroine. A male lead is okay, but keep him in the background.