Are There Any Period Novels Set in the 1960s or 1970s About Simply Living a Steady Life? 有没有60,70年代的，就踏踏实实过日子的年代文

1. 101 重 Reborn in the Seventies: I’ll Love the Short-Lived Supporting Character 重生七零，短命路人甲我来爱 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted Reborn out of nowhere, Li Jingsu is stunned. Luckily, she gets a pocket dimension and plenty of supplies, so even if she decides to lie flat, she’ll be fine. Wait, she’s transmigrated into a book?! Don’t be scared, short-lived passerby A. I’ll save your life! What? You’re confessing after meeting me just once? Th-this is moving way too fast… Lu Huaimin, the passerby A: “You saved my life. I should repay you by giving you mine.” After that, the two work hard together and lead the villagers to pro 108Reads6.4Score—14d adds
2. 102 穿 I Transmigrated into the Ex-Wife Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child, and Now I’m Terrified 穿成抛夫弃子的前妻，我瑟瑟发抖 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of a pregnant woman! The kind who later abandons her husband and child and runs off with the money. Her daughter dies tragically, while her ex-husband is wrongfully imprisoned for ten years. She trembles with fear! Thankfully, when she transmigrates, none of it has happened yet. There's still time to change everything... 246Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 8.7kReads8.1Score97914d adds

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   A doctor-wife has amazing parenting tips; she gets her revenge on scumbags with her medical skills! 🩷🩵

4. 104 他 He and She: Entangled Until the End 他和她，纠缠到底 Plum in the Corner角落梅子Modern Romance212k WordsOngoing He drove away her last lifeline… and together, they rotted away. [Period drama x ensemble cast x family saga] [Grandma with Stockholm syndrome x despicable old scoundrel] You ask if he treated her well? He did, in a way. Well enough to… You ask if he treated her badly? Not really. At least he let her keep her life. This is a true story about the suffering of a woman in the early 1950s. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I've been writing this since the 1960s, truly about everyday family life. [Please update more frequently!]

5. 105 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 238Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist of this book was born in the 1970s and was among the first generation of only children.

6. 106 九 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Urban248k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Is someone born in the 1990s okay?

7. 107 石 Shi Shun's Growth 石顺的成长 Shi Shunzhi石顺之Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted About Growth At the foot of the Dabie Mountains, a young man named Shi Shun journeys forward, one step at a time. Over the first half of his life, he experiences sincere family affection, treasures friendships forged through hardship, encounters tender love, and strives to build an ordinary career. He grows from a naive, awkward youth into a steady and responsible man, tempering his character amid the everyday bustle of life and coming to understand what life means through the companionship of 4Reads—Score114d adds

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   A truly moving and authentic piece of writing from a bygone era.

8. 108 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Charming Military Wife Is Doted on by an Officer 穿越七零：俏媳妇被军官宠上天 Drizzle Nourishes the River丝雨润川Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + Tough Military Officer + Top Doctor + Strong Leads and Sweet Romance + Turning the Tide in a Bygone Era] Friendly reminder: This book has a new title. Its former title was "The Pretty Little Widow of the Seventies, Making the Abstinent Tough Guy See Red", and its current title is "Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Pretty Bride Is Doted on by Her Military Officer". The story is unchanged, so feel free to keep reading! After transmigrating, she becomes a stunning young widow in 6.6kReads8.6Score35614d adds

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   This is a story set in the 1970s, about a down-to-earth life, without any special abilities, full of tension, and a sweet and heartwarming romance.

9. 109 旧 Childhood in the Old Days 旧时光里的童年 The Second Kid in the Old Days旧时光里的小二Urban134k WordsCompleted The author recalls a rural childhood in Wuchang County, Heilongjiang Province, during the 1970s and 1980s. The book describes rural life and the changes brought about by the household responsibility system in the early days of reform and opening up, along with the joys and hardships of the author’s childhood before the age of ten, major family upheavals, and the warmth and coldness of human nature. 39Reads—Score314d adds

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   This novel, set in the 1960s and 70s, depicts the lives of ordinary people in the past. Based on real-life experiences, it tells the story of the protagonist's hardships, major family upheavals, and the coldness and warmth of human relationships. It is a heartbreaking and tear-jerking novel.

10. 110 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban820k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.4kReads—Score48014d adds

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    An era of farming, hunting, and disaster relief

11. 111 荒 Women on the Wasteland 荒土上的女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance634k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1985, Liu Shuhua married into the Zhao family. On the third day after the wedding, she flipped her father-in-law’s dining table and declared in front of the whole village, “My husband may be slow-witted, but from now on, I’m in charge of this family.” No one dared cross this sturdy, sharp-eyed shrew. But misfortune struck: her husband, Zhao Daqiang, was left paralyzed after a truck accident while hauling goods. Creditors blocked the door, her brother-in-law stole her belongings 175Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    An era of ordinary people living their lives

12. 112 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Became Grandma’s Little Sister 重生六零：我成了外婆的妹妹 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance73k WordsOngoing [When an ordinary person is reborn in a rural village in the 1960s, forget about getting ahead or making grand plans. First, stay alive.] [1960s rural life + family and neighborhood affairs + education and growth + ensemble cast] [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don't read if that's not your thing. Thank you.] When Zhu Yan wakes up in the body of her grandmother's second-youngest sister, who died young, she vows to change her grand —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A text from the 1960s, focusing on practical rural farming.

13. 113 时 The Road Back Through Time: Jiang Lin in 1960 时空归途：江林的1960 Cat Who Doesn't Eat Mice 1不吃老鼠的猫1Urban811k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1960, bitter north winds swept through the capital. Jiang Lin, a young man from the future, was reborn in an ordinary alley, carrying a memory and an “infinite space.” There would be no wanton spending of a golden finger, only the warmth of making every bit count: How could he get his hardworking parents a plate of meat dumplings? How could he keep his brilliant older sister from being overlooked by the times? How could he help his straightforward older brother find his place i —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A very different kind of historical fiction.

14. 114 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 27Reads—Score214d adds

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    "Going South: An Epic of a Generation Leaving Their Hometowns for Migrant Workers" The mountains could not hold back their livelihoods; a long road south carried the fate of a generation. Yuan Shoushan bid farewell to his hometown in northern Guizhou, carrying meager funds to a construction site in the south. Surrounded by steel bars and dust, accompanied by a distant homesickness, he poured his youth into the towering buildings that rose from the ground. His parents guarded the land, paid their taxes, and struggled to maintain their homeland; he wandered in a foreign land, carrying heavy burdens, single-handedly supporting his entire family. The city changed rapidly, its prosperity unfolding before his eyes, but the hardships of countless builders dissipated with time. There are no dramatic legends, only the real joys and sorrows of ordinary people at the bottom of society. Half a lifetime of toil, a body riddled with injuries, those unspeakable grievances and hopes are all written in this book. Understand the silent lives of millions of migrant workers who went south, lives that went unheard.

15. 115 哀 Hunting in the 1970s on Ailao Mountain 哀牢山之70年代赶山狩猎 Floating0Life浮0生Urban807k WordsCompleted Two unfamiliar souls transmigrate to an unfamiliar era. A mysterious legacy of mountain hunting. Thrilling hunts. Fierce pets. Mighty mounts. Exciting treasure hunts, and the cultures and traditions of many ethnic minorities. Follow this warmhearted couple as they take you into a different era. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 116 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: The Stepfather in a Period Novel 穿书之年代文里的继父 Director Jiang, Who Likes Elephant Orchids喜欢象鼻兰的蒋院主Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted (The new book’s rating just opened, everyone. It’ll go up!) 1970s setting + sign-in System + raising kids + mutual devotion. The moment I open my eyes, I’ve transmigrated into a period novel and become the cannon-fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and eventually died miserably in a cowshed. I look at the three thin, malnourished children staring at me in fear, and their gentle, resilient but distant teacher wife. I silently activate the Daily Sign-In System. Today, a pound of meat. 98Reads6.0Score11814d adds

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    Historical Fiction #DailyCheckInSystem Upon waking, Jiang Xiao found himself transmigrated into a historical fiction novel, becoming the cannon fodder stepfather who abused his stepchildren and ultimately died tragically in a cowshed. Looking at the three emaciated children before him, their eyes filled with fear, and his gentle yet resilient and distant teacher wife, he silently activated the daily check-in system. Today a pound of meat, tomorrow a bag of candy, and the day after tomorrow, rare fruit candy. While other children gnaw on cornbread, his little one has a poached egg hidden in his bowl.

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