Looking for Down-to-Earth Stories Set in a Past Era, Nothing Too Over-the-Top 求推荐正常点的年代文,不要那种太浮夸的
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In the Seventies, His Beloved Wife Wants a Divorce, and the Cold-Faced Officer Panics 七零,娇妻要离婚,冷面军官慌了
Devoted husband + both leads are virgins + rough-hewn man acting clingy + everyday family life + cathartic face-slapping + no misunderstandings + both speak their minds + both are scheming + building a prosperous life The first thing Shen Lishu does after being reborn is ask for a divorce. In her previous life, she spent four years with him and never once heard him say he loved her. She even died a virgin. But when she asks for a divorce, the calm, self-possessed man actually gets down on his kn
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Reborn in the 1970s: Returning to the City After the College Entrance Exam 重生七零:高考回城
[Complete] [Romance · Period Setting · Semi-Alternate History + Farming + Studying + Business + Revenge Story] [Always repays a grudge · Cool-beauty heroine vs. Tiger-in-disguise · Handsome hero with striking features] After her scumbag husband gets her killed, Tang Wanqiu is reborn and wants to do just two things: First: settle the score with the Wang family. Second: take the college entrance exam, return to the city, and leave the godforsaken village of Xiahe. (Heroine: Tang Wanqiu; Shen Qings
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- 1253 The Art of Taming a Husband: I Turned a Delinquent into a Devoted, Rich Man 驭夫有道:我改造混混成宠妻首富 [Period setting + no pocket dimension + family life + building a fortune + devoted couple] Gu Wanwan died unexpectedly, then awoke in a period novel as the overlooked second daughter. She was forced to marry Qin Feng, a lazy good-for-nothing, in her younger sister's place. It was bad enough that Qin Feng did nothing but loaf around all day. He was also destined to die young. To change their circumstances, Gu Wanwan brought out her best tricks. She showered him with endless, free praise, and 5.1kReads8.4Score425Shelves
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A Mother's Tragedy 母殇
A fortune-teller once said he was destined to be like gold beneath the sea, blessed with a lifetime of food and clothing. But he had a stubborn fate: he brought misfortune not to others, but to himself. Whenever he was close to success, he always seemed to fall just short of a little luck. Perhaps the prediction had come true, or perhaps it was simply fate. He always felt there was a barrier hanging over his head, limiting how far he could go in life. No matter how hard he worked or struggled, h
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Reborn: The Day My Parents Died 重生,回到父母身亡这一天
In his past life, Jiang You reunited with his parents in his dreams countless times. He had made a name for himself, yet had never managed to give them a good life. He always felt that this wretched Heaven was terribly unfair. But when he woke up one day, Heaven had actually given him another chance? And his parents’ deaths hadn’t been accidents? Fine. You ruined my family, so I’ll make you pay for it in blood!
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The Air Force Hero’s Chic Wife, Spoiled and Proud 空军男主的小资嫂子,恃宠而娇
Don’t panic over the early ratings! 1980s setting | Air force military marriage | Both leads are pure, 1v1 | Powerful man lowers his head | Reborn male lead × female lead transmigrated from birth | Both the male lead and second male lead adore her A gorgeous, pampered fashion model × a stern, formidable fighter pilot Sheng Huan had no desire to work hard, so she set her sights on the flight school’s most talented, gullible, and easily coaxed pilot. From then on, half her life goals were fulfil
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- 1257 The Long-Suffering Younger Sister 苦妹 This is a bloodcurdling, suffocating epic of female suffering. It tells the tragic story of a woman called Ku Mei, whose life was mercilessly crushed by fate over more than half a century, from the early 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. In 1960, during a famine-stricken winter, she was born the second daughter in her family and named Pan Di, “Hoping for a younger brother.” From then on, her grandmother saw her as a “jinx” and branded her Ku Mei, “Bitter Girl.” In a family that 3.3kReads8.8Score399Shelves
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Reborn in the 1970s: The Scheming First Wife Is Ready to Rise Again! 重生七十年代:心机原配要翻身!
Everyone in the compound says Wang Cuilan is lucky. Born in the countryside and educated only through middle school, she still managed to marry one of the most capable young men in the compound, transforming her social standing overnight. Everyone urges Wang Cuilan to count her blessings, be grateful, and cherish her good life. Yet no one notices the exhaustion hidden beneath her smile. Wang Cuilan has been a calculating girl since childhood. She knows that if she wants something, she has to wor
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- 1259 A Military Officer Was Forced to Marry a Village Woman, but Their Arranged Marriage Turned to Love 七零军官被迫娶村妇,先婚厚爱 No transmigration + not reborn + no space + no golden finger + relies on her own abilities With nowhere left to turn, Shen Yining jumps into a river to kill herself, but the passing officer Ji Zhonglin pulls her out. She rolls her eyes and latches onto him, insisting he did something improper to her. Ji Zhonglin: “...” He must have gotten up too soon and pulled her out too soon. Before she jumped into the river, he pissed in the wrong place. Before they are forced to marry, Ji Zhonglin says 49.7kReads8.9Score6.1kShelves
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An Ordinary Woman Transmigrates to the 1980s: Life Without a Cheat 普女穿越八零年代没有挂的生活
After transmigrating into the role of a martyr’s orphan in the 1980s, Shen Weixi opened her eyes to a horde of awful relatives who wanted to marry her off for a bride price. Take everything she owns? Dream on. She sold the house, and her father’s comrade helped her find a place to stay. No System, no pocket dimension? No problem. Her mind held memories of the next forty years. She topped the college entrance exams and earned her first fortune alongside her friends. Then her uncle from Hong Kong
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Transmigrated as a Frail Beauty in the 1970s 穿成七零病弱西施
[Transmigration + golden finger + frail beauty heroine (not a strong female lead) + love at first sight + sweet romance] Original title: Transmigrated into a Frail Beauty in the 1970s This is a romance novel, not a strong female lead story! Sweet romance! Please read the tags carefully before starting! If you want a strong female lead, leave now! (The original owner and the heroine are one and the same!!!) Wen Qinghe, who holds assets worth a fortune, transmigrates to the 1970s after getting dru
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1959: The Supply and Marketing Cooperative Tree Hollow 1959树洞供销社
Just started getting ratings. Two malicious negative reviews have dragged the score down, but it will rise! Era setting + time channel + parallel lives + mutual salvation + reincarnation and karma Aming, an international student working at a supermarket, casually throws away food nearing its expiration date. In another timeline, it could have saved dozens of lives. An old willow tree planted by his ancestors, and a poem shrouded in mystery. In 1959, corpses litter Tieniu Village. Desperate, Hu Q
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Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, I Become the Whole Village's Beloved Great-Aunt 穿越年代,成为全村团宠姑奶奶
[One devoted couple, soul transmigration, pocket dimension, period setting, sweet romance, everyday life] “Great-aunt…” “Great-aunt?” “Great-aunt!!!” Su Jianjian furrowed her brow. So noisy. Could they stop shouting and let her get some decent sleep? Her lips moved faintly, and she mumbled, “Mm, mm, mm. Stop making noise.” As soon as she replied, the voices in her dream vanished, and everything went quiet. Who could have guessed that one impatient reply in a dream would make her transmigrate int
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Back to the 1980s: An Old Man and Old Woman Swap Bodies 重回八零之老头老太互穿
[No golden finger + gender-perspective swap + period setting + everyday family life + reborn] “Who would’ve thought that even at this age, we’d have to live our lives all over again?” 1986, the family compound of Hongxing Machinery Factory in Jinjiang City. An old married couple, together for nearly forty years. Zhao Shoutian becomes “Lin Xiulan,” a woman he once thought did nothing but stay at home. Lin Xiulan becomes “Zhao Shoutian,” a man she once thought left everything to others. Forced to
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My Whole Family Can Hear My Thoughts, and We’re All the Worst People of the Era 全家读我心,年代极品竟是我全家
[Mind Reading + Hoarding Supplies + Beloved by the Whole Family + 1960s + Loves a Good Laugh] (Completed) (Once she figures out the truth, she gets right to work~) Lu Ming has been reborn again, still the unlucky daughter of a family destined to be everyone else's stepping stone. Just thinking about being stolen away to the countryside makes her heart ache. “Dad, take another look at me. Your darling little girl is about to be stolen away. Maybe we’ll meet again someday.” Chen Liang: Help! How d
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A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常
(A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch
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- 1267 After the Divorce, She Went Looking for Men, and He Panicked 离婚后,她找男人,他急了 [Military marriage in the 1970s + no golden finger + angst before sweetness + everyday family life] Well, well! After the divorce, she goes looking for another man, and now he's the one getting worked up? When they first got married, Lu Shinian was the one who said he couldn't stand Li Qingmei. He was the one who said he didn't love her, and the one who kicked up a fuss and insisted on getting divorced. Li Qingmei gave him what he wanted. When he asked for a divorce, she signed the papers withou 3.4kReads8.5Score366Shelves
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The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上,军官老公顶不住
The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T
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- 1269 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 12.4kReads8.1Score713Shelves
- 1270 The 1970s: My Wife Is So Beautiful, Factory Director Xie Dotes on Her and Cares for the Family 七零:老婆太美,谢厂长宠妻顾家 [1970s setting + storage space + laid-back life + married first, love later] By chance, Jiang Yunshu acquired a storage space and won a 500,000-yuan lottery. She was stunned. After collecting her winnings and stocking up, she stayed up all night and transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s. She transmigrated into the role of a spoiled, outrageous supporting character, with four older brothers and loving parents. A spoiled rich girl? Great! She much preferred the original character’s pampered, 20.7kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
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Back to 1968: I Won't Be a Baby-Making Tool 回到1968:我不当送子工具人
[No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first
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1970s Space: The Rough He-Man's Delicate Young Educated Youth, Transmigrated into a Book 七零空间:糙汉的穿书娇气小知青
[Transmigrates into a book + space + rugged man + sweet romance + raising a child] A scheming, beautiful, sweet-voiced, pampered heroine x a loyal, undercover big shot, impossibly strong, rugged military officer hero. The rich and beautiful Yu Jingshu transmigrates into a book written by her archenemy, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. The original Yu Jingshu's mother died young, her scumbag father didn't care for her, and her stepmother abused her. Then she was m
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Her Husband Always Takes His Childhood Sweetheart’s Side, but He Panics When She Remarries a Commander 丈夫处处护青梅,改嫁首长他急了
Shen Youran wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, where she has become a cannon-fodder supporting female character. Her husband is about to marry the goddess he has secretly loved for years after his wife dies, while the child the original owner had with an unknown man is destined to become a foil for comparison. The moment Shen Youran sees the adorable little dumpling of a child, her heart melts! Now that she has transmigrated here, this is her child. She
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- 1274 Reborn in the 1970s: Marrying a Wicked Man 重生七零:嫁恶夫 [Complete] [Reborn in the 1970s + Cold, Rugged Man + Strong, Sweet Young Woman] Su Tiantian wakes up one morning to find she's been reborn in the 1970s, back before she was married. In this deeply patriarchal era, she's the apple of her parents' and brothers' eyes, showered with love! She dumps her cheating educated youth boyfriend, then starts dating Tan Chen, the rugged man from her village. Her whole family applauds! Tan Chen has a fierce look and a tall, powerful build. He can lift Su Tianti 229Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 1275 In the 1960s, the Delicate Educated Youth Went to the Countryside and Married the Team Leader 六零:娇滴滴知青下乡后嫁队长 When Gu Shun went to the countryside, everything went as smoothly as her name promised. Just after she met a friend who shared her interests, her strict betrothed whisked her back to the city. There, she lived a life of constant pampering, backed by a crowd of adorable family members. Her husband was a little too strict, but at least he was handsome. With mountains, rivers, and beautiful scenery all around, her days were full of good cheer. 555Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 1276 The 1980s: I Married the Rugged Neighbor, and He Spoils Me Rotten 八零:改嫁隔壁糙汉后他宠我入骨 [Period setting + hero is a police officer + sweet, gentle heroine + rugged husband who dotes on his wife] When Ji Shanshan opened her eyes, she had become a young wife in the 1980s. On her first night after transmigrating, her husband, a mama’s boy, and his cruel mother schemed against her, and she nearly got “defiled” by the man who had saved her life. The young wife was furious. “How am I supposed to put up with this? I’m divorcing him!” The rugged veteran Gu Yuan saved a young woman who had 206Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 1277 Married a Rugged Man in the 1980s: Back to the Night Before I Ran Away 八零嫁糙汉:回到逃婚前一夜 [Retired soldier + mutual flirting between spouses + building a fortune + cozy everyday life] [Important note: The male and female leads are each other's one and only. Details will be explained later.] In her previous life, the hopelessly gullible Bai Yulan couldn't tell a good man from a dog. On her wedding night, she took all her new husband's cash and eloped with a talented young male intellectual. But she never imagined that as soon as he got his hands on the money, the brilliant young intel 222Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 1278 A Warm Marriage in the Sixties 六十年代暖婚日常 Zhong Manman missed a step at the top of the stairs and somehow fell right into a period novel, where she became a young, beautiful, wealthy, and airheaded stepmother. She looked at her handsome, taciturn bargain husband, who sent money on time and was always away on business, and at her adorable, clever bargain stepson, who was also very wary of her. Then she looked at the heroine next door, famed for her virtue, and that neighbor's little terror... Zhong Manman decided to give up and do as lit 59Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 1279 Marrying a Rough-Hewn Man in the 1970s: A Space-Wielding Educated Youth Gets Rich and Raises Kids 七零嫁糙汉:知青带空间暴富养崽 [Educated youth + period setting + stockpiling goods + marriage first, love later] In her previous life, a despicable couple schemed against her. She abandoned the husband who had loved and cherished her above all else, only to meet a tragic end herself. Reborn on her wedding night, she saw her husband holding the quilt and keeping his distance. Narrowing her almond-shaped eyes, she deliberately provoked him: “Gu Yihang, if you're sick, we'll get you treated. We'll sell everything we own if we h 2.6kReads9.0Score388Shelves
- 1280 Reborn in the 1980s: Spoiled by the Soldier 重生八零宠兵哥 Shen You was the only university student in her village. Following the marriage her family had arranged, she wed Li Jinshen from the neighboring village. She agreed to marry him because he was a soldier. But to her surprise, he couldn’t even make it home for their wedding. Shen You was furious. From then on, she refused to do any work in the Li household, nitpicked at her in-laws, and was always insulting them. The daughter of the Liang family next door befriended her, constantly telling her how 808Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 1281 A 1970s Bride and Her Rugged Husband: A Sweet Young Intellectual Uses Her Spirit Spring to Raise Adorable Kids 七零嫁糙汉,知青娇妻灵泉养萌娃 [Both are devoted only to each other] This man is insatiable. Is he ever going to let me sleep? Before she was reborn, Chu Yunqi hated being married to Mo Qingshan, a rough-hewn man who knew nothing about romance or tenderness. Only when she was dying did she realize his love was the kind shown by a tough man: all action, no words. Reborn on the day she and Mo Qingshan were supposed to divorce, Chu Yunqi suddenly retched and clung to his waist. “Comrade Mo Qingshan, if you dare abandon your wife 2.4kReads9.2Score325Shelves
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Transmigrated into a Book: The Little Green Tea Quietly Lays Low and Grows Strong 穿书八零,小绿茶悄悄猥琐发育
Wen Chuchu was just complaining about the novel she was reading while eating a plum, but she accidentally choked to death. What she didn't expect was to transmigrate into the book, and what she least expected was to become the lowly sidekick of the vicious female lead... Fine, fine, just fine! If that's how it's going to be, then don't blame her for personally rewriting the plot. The female lead's spatial bracelet? She'll take it! The female lead's easy job? She'll take it! The female lead's inc
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- 1283 I Went to the Military District to Get Divorced, but the Disciplined Officer Kissed Me Until I Cried 前往军区离婚,被禁欲军官亲哭了 [Period setting + bright, beautiful medical student VS. cold, abstinent frontier officer] Lin Shurong transmigrates. Born into the 1960s, she becomes the only girl born into the family in three generations, the apple of everyone’s eye. Her life goes smoothly, until her marriage takes an unexpected turn! Her 98-year-old grandfather likes the man’s circumstances, family background, and status, so he forces her to marry him, insisting she be matched with an officer. For two years of marriage, t 57kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves
































