Looking for Slice-of-Life Stories Set in a Bygone Era 求平淡年代文
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My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨,我和小三换夫改命
A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng
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The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院:人间烟火气
[Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie
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The Woman Who Can't Live Without a Man 离不开男人的女人
[Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar
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Six Sisters: Liu Meixin’s Very Different Life 六姊妹之刘美心的别样人生
The period drama Six Sisters is currently airing. As I watched, I couldn't help feeling that the fate of the six sisters' mother, Liu Meixin, was unfair. Never mind how hard life was in that era: simply giving birth to six children as a woman already made her exceptional. It was no easy feat. And yet her life was full of misfortune. So I dared to imagine that, even if we couldn't change the era she was born in, we could give her a powerful mindset: one that was confident, independent, and ahead
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The Seventies Compound: A Family with Children 七零大院,家有儿女
[No rebirth or transmigration, off-the-charts chemistry | Talented daughter of a condemned family × Upright, loyal military officer | Marriage Before Love + sweet romance + healing in a bygone era] 💥 A ruthless devil by day, a starving wolf by night! Yang Yi, the army's top combat champion, makes even the new recruits' legs shake at the sound of his footsteps. But when he gets home, “I haven't seen you in half a month. I've missed you like crazy.” He pins her against the door, his rough fingerti
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Sailing Together 共舟行
[Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i
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Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命
In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by
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Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家
Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets...
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Three-Inch Golden Lilies 三寸金莲儿
The 1960s. In a dilapidated mansion in Northeast China, the Fan family had eight children, and Fan Jinlian'er became their only source of money. The girl with tiny bound feet supported the entire Fan family. To feed the whole household, Fan Jinlian'er became the family’s bargaining chip. They married her off again and again in exchange for bride prices. They didn’t care whether the groom was blind, lame, or an old man. As long as the betrothal gifts were generous enough, Fan Jinlian'er had to ma
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Water Willow 水性杨花儿
(The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself.
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Green Vine 绿萝
This book is for everyone who has ever waited. This is a novel about all the things left unsaid: not saying you like someone, not saying you are waiting, not saying whether it was worth it. But all those unspoken words are tucked inside candy wrappers, hidden in a tin box, and buried in the beeping sounds of a phone booth. The bravest thing Lin Dong ever did was not repairing that imported machine or saving enough for a down payment on a house with a courtyard. It was telling Su Xiyue, “It's t
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A Happy Life in the Seventies 七十年代幸福生活
Su Wan was reborn and grew up to eighteen. With her wedding and move to join the army just around the corner, she thought this life would be smooth and peaceful. She was ready to coast through life when she discovered she had transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel! Both she and her fiancé were doomed supporting characters! What could she do but fight to take control of her own destiny? See how Su Wan escapes the lucky heroine’s shadow, marries and follows her husband to the army, starts a busi
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My Soul Landed in the 1970s: Head High, Chest Out, and Forward I Go! 魂穿七零抬头挺胸大胆向前走!
“Sis, wake up! If your soul doesn't come back soon, someone else will get those two huge bags of corn grits we just dragged off the train...” Thanks to his brother Gu Fangjie’s ridiculous antics, Gu Fangzhou somehow ended up transmigrating into the 1970s. Life was hard, but at least she felt carefree. Best of all, she met a man who ticked every box for her: his looks, his muscles, his abilities... What's the smoothest way to jump him? Hehehe...
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Transmigrated Into a 1970s Novel: A Bystander's Guide to Staying Out of Trouble 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养
Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines
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The 1970s: The Tough Truck Driver’s Shy Little Wife Steals His Heart 七零,货车硬汉的骗心小怂妻
The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak
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Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子
In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married.
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The 1970s: The Commander’s Daughter Is Betrothed to Me 七零:首长家千金跟我是娃娃亲
Period setting + transmigration + grounded, everyday life Shi Yue never imagined that she would find love and family in another timeline, and enjoy a happy, fulfilling life. After testing positive for COVID, Shi Yue transmigrates to the parallel timeline of the 1970s, bringing along a hereditary pocket dimension. She plans to make a little money by taking advantage of the college entrance exams and the wave of reform, then settle down to a peaceful life. But it turns out she is the long-lost dau
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A 1970s Wedding, Then Love 穿到七零,先婚后爱真香了
A period-life experience package somehow sent An Hao to the legendary 1970s, where she became a pitiful girl relying on a favor to seek shelter with her future in-laws. To save herself, An Hao signed an agreement with a man: they would divorce in two years, and then she could spread her wings and fly. Lin Feng was the military district’s most popular young officer. After one trip home, he became a married man. Supposedly, it was an arranged childhood betrothal. But was the little potato in front
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Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春
[A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only
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The Hunting King of Bashan 巴山猎王
A transmigration tale set in a bygone era, brimming with rugged mountain spirit and the warmth of everyday life. Armed with memories from his past life and everything taught by his master, the King of Hunters, he wields a hunting rifle, trains mastiffs, and fights wolves. In the 1980s, he sets up a cooperative, builds roads, and buys vehicles, determined to find a way forward for a poor village deep in the mountains. From venturing alone into deadly wilderness to find a life-saving old ginseng r
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In a Period Novel, I Go Beachcombing and Share What I Know 在年代文里,赶海搞科普
[Period setting + mountain and sea foraging + treasure hunting + food + background character + pocket dimension] The novel's a mess, and the author keeps patching it up. There's family affection and friendship, but no romance! They forage in the mountains and at the seaside, but don't chase people away! Just give it a read!
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I’m Done Pretending: After Winning the Factory Director’s Favor, I’m Completely Sold 不装了,抱上厂长大腿后我真香了
When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, she was not only married, she also had a sixteen-year-old son. Her husband was the thirty-five-year-old director of a steel mill, and her stepson was a high school sophomore. A month ago, Ruan Wenli, who had been single for years, quietly announced his marriage. His lovely wife was a boiler-room worker more than ten years his junior, and the news shocked the entire third-tier city. Jiang Yang returned home and saw a tall, slender figure who had suddenly appeared
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The Sun and Moon in the Steamer 蒸屉里的日月
Set against the changes sweeping the northern countryside in the 1990s, this story follows an ordinary rural woman as she spends half her life juggling household chores, conflicts with her sisters-in-law, small business ventures, and her children’s education. With only an elementary-school education, she supports her family with her skill at making steamed buns, putting her son through college and helping him build a life of his own. She lives through the transition from earthen houses to brick
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I Cleared Out the Family Assets Before Divorcing, and the Cold-Faced Officer Lost His Cool 搬空家产去离婚,冷面军少红了眼
[Period Setting] [Rebirth] [Military Marriage] [Mystic Spring Space] [Marriage Before Love] [Revenge on Scum] [Mutual Firsts] [Face-Slapping] Xie Chaoyun had a miserable life in her previous life. After her foster parents went to the countryside, her so-called biological parents took her in. Not only did they seize all her property, they also sold her to human traffickers. In the end, she died a horrible death in Little Black Mountain Village. Consumed by boundless hatred, she was reborn. This
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1987, Before Spring Arrives 一九八七,春未至
This is a novel you won’t forget, especially its heroine, Li Shan! [No System, no pocket space, no transmigration, no rebirth] Period-setting comeback story + single mother builds a career Li Shan joyfully brings her college acceptance letter home, only for her parents to tell her the family has no money and she can’t go. Through her brother-in-law’s connections, she gets a job as a textile factory worker and works her way into the office as a translator. Then the factory goes bankrupt. Her pare
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Back to the 1980s: Turning My Life Around Through Fishing and Hunting 重回80年代,靠渔猎跑山逆袭
Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He
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Reborn in the 1970s with My Child, I Flash-Marry a Brooding Officer in the Compound 重生七零带崽崽,闪婚大院病娇夫
[Period setting + both reborn + alternate world + whirlwind marriage + building wealth + spatial ability + devoted to each other] Zhou Guifang was reborn! This time, she would protect her younger brother and sister. But when had saving someone and being saved become wrong? Her fiancé’s family came to break off the engagement, her grandmother wanted to marry her off far away, and they planned to take the twins away. How could she let that happen? So she and the man who had saved her became a coup
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Whose Youth Is Without Scars? 谁的青春不带伤
In the eighties and nineties, I was a child too. I went from being confused and bewildered to a rebellious teenager, from a student whose ideals shone bright to a laborer struggling through hardship. Friendships faded and were forgotten; my first love left a deep mark before ending in heartbreak. Being young means constantly growing up.
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Between Neighbors 邻里之间
Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor.
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All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心
A realistic story set in the 1970s. Even readers born in the 1990s and 2000s love it! [Traditional] [No Gimmicks] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No Cheats] In the 1970s, Li Laoman has no sons, so he wants to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refuses, then steals her second sister Li Ting's fiancé! Now not only has Li Ting's man been stolen, she also has to take on the task of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. Pressured by Li Laoman, she has no choice but
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Abandoned Wife of the 1990s: From the Start, I Divorced and Became the Richest Woman 九零弃妇:开局离婚做首富
What should you do after transmigrating into an ugly, overweight abandoned wife in the 1990s? She didn’t ask for a single cent in bride price and even brought a hefty dowry, yet her sister-in-law took over the marital home, and her husband’s family beat her bloody and called her a shrew who didn’t know her place. What should she do? Ji Xue says: Easy. Since they call her a shrew, she might as well show them what a real shrew can do. She drums up a racket to tell the whole neighborhood about her
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Reborn in the Eighties: First, I'll Buy a Courtyard House in Kyoto! 重生八零,先在京都买套四合院!
The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t
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Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某
There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they?
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A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜,包办婚姻也很甜!
[Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no
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Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花
1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o
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Lotus Shadows over the Capital 莲影京华
Village beauty Shi Cailian has had a life bitter enough to pickle vegetables, but she's blessed with a face of unparalleled beauty. Educated youth Wan Changce falls for her at first sight and takes the college entrance exam four times. When the results come out, Shi Cailian has just fallen out with her biased family, so she packs her bags and goes with him to make it in the capital. He studies hard and becomes a top student, while she uses her beauty to land a secure job at the Friendship Store.
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Back in 1995, Building a Business While My Little One Strikes It Rich Treasure Hunting 重回九五搞事业,崽崽靠寻宝致富
Just got its rating... Cozy everyday life + period setting + reborn + building wealth + raising kids + no romance + a touch of ensemble cast Chen Jiayan woke up one day to find herself back in 1995, when she was five years old, just before a high fever nearly left her stupid. Looking back, her life hadn’t been all that terrible, and there was no one she’d loved but couldn’t have. Looking at her family, decades younger, and their many hardships, she clenched her little fists and gazed out at the
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The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王
[Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, Just Unbelievably Tough Luck] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying Read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The Most Unhinged Novel in Northeastern Dialect] Li Qi is reborn, returning to the day before his kidney was cut out. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, his brother and sister-in-law asked him to sacrifice himself for everyone, and his younger brother cried that he wanted meat. So he steeled himself and donated his kidney
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Those of Us Born in the 1980s 出生在80年代的我们
[Completed] Three women in Fang Family Village have been branded “crazy.” Three women, three different kinds of “madness,” and three very different lives and fates. The futures of their children quietly take shape amid their mothers’ lives, whether muddled, broken, or clear-eyed, and turn out entirely different.
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The Commander's Sweet Second Wife 首长的二婚甜妻
[Reborn Heroine + Second Marriage with a Child + Twins + Stunning Beauty + Adorable Kids + Feel-Good Story + Heroine Pursues Her Career After Giving Birth; Military Officer Hero + First Marriage + Dotes on His Wife + No Angst] In the 1970s, Xia Tian was once a dazzling beauty who drew everyone’s attention, but fate played a cruel joke on her. Still young, she became a widow, caring for a baby who needed constant feeding, with hardship dogging her every step. After Xia Tian accidentally fell into
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My Mother, Wang Juzhen 俺娘王菊珍
[Based on real life + hardship + historical era + the struggles and perseverance of ordinary people at the bottom of society] This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The protagonist of this book is my beloved and respected great-grandmother, a poor old woman who struggled through the surging tide of an era. Wang Juzhen never had an easy life. Her parents starved to death while fleeing famine, her own sister sold her for a mouthful of grain, and a landlord lusted after her. Only Wang Long gave her
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Transmigrated to the 1960s: There’s No Way I’m Staying a Slacker 穿越60,咸鱼是不可能咸鱼的
After getting her relocation compensation, Lin Muzi spent every day lounging around at home like a lazy little fish, eating, drinking, and reading novels. One rare day, she went out for a stroll and gave a bun to a little stray yellow dog. Dog Bro: "You're so beautiful and kind. I'll grant you three wishes." In Dog Bro's wonderfully creative interpretation, the three wishes were settled~ After transmigrating~ Muzi: "Oh, thank you so much! Is there something wrong with your understanding?!"
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A-Dou’s Comeback 阿豆的逆袭
He was born with a disability: no neck, his head almost resting on his shoulders... On top of that, he lost both his parents as a child. Yet this very man eventually made a comeback like Forrest Gump. He not only married the village beauty, but also found success in his career. How did he turn his life around and rise to the light? Was it luck? Character? Talent? Maybe it was a bit of everything.
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From Village to City: Their Lives Swept Along by the Tide of the Times 从村到城,她们在时代洪流里沉浮
Their fates seem to repeat across generations. Three generations of women all grew up under the shadow of fathers who left or divorced their mothers. Raised in households with only their mothers, the women share similar traits: resilient and adaptable, dignified and self-assured, hardworking, and devoted to living life well. From the countryside to the city, women of the new era have finally welcomed a spring of their own. Their lives have become richer and more colorful, full of endless possibi
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Daring to Act 大胆作为
She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Raised in a remote mountain village, she became famous far and wide for her beauty, but she was neither delicate nor dependent on men. With an excellent memory, high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and a stubborn refusal to give up, she carved out a place for herself in the world. She studied opera, ran a stall, worked odd jobs, and did business, eventually making her mark in the commercial world. Because of her unusual birth, her life was far
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The 1960s: I Married into a Treasure-Dungeon 六零,嫁进宝藏副本了
[Period Setting + Adorable Kids + Slow-Paced, Cozy Daily Life + Working Hard to Build a Fortune + Male Lead] [The rating is low because it was just released and will go up! Sobbing, I never thought I’d be saying this one day~] At first, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. Everyone else who transmigrates gets a golden finger, while I can only piggyback on someone else’s.” Later, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. The little boss’s golden finger is really, really useful!” In short, the heroine
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Reborn Tour Guide Strikes It Rich! 重生导游来吸金!
Tour guide Ji Luoyi’s tour bus plunges into a reservoir on the way back from dropping off her group. When she opens her eyes, she has been reborn as Luo Yi, a high school student in 2002. The thought of going through high school all over again gives her a headache. Her parents were tricked into going abroad for work and haven’t been heard from in years, while her relatives are constantly picking on her, unable to stand seeing her do well. Ji Luoyi thinks, “I had a house, a car, and a cat-son, an
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Dongguan: Those Older Sisters 东莞:那些姐姐们
Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.]
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The Blood-Tear Tung Blossoms 泣血油桐花
In the 1970s, Zhao Zhicheng was an older bachelor. Because he had one disabled leg and came from a dirt-poor family, the women from the surrounding villages all refused to marry him. In the end, he married Yan Wenyin, a woman of similar age who also had one disabled leg. From then on, the fates of these two determined people, each with a physical disability, were bound tightly together! That year, he said, “My left leg is lame, and Xiaoyin’s right leg is lame. Put us together, and don’t we make
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Wild Chrysanthemums in the Storm 风雨中的野菊花
“The eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, but the one in the middle suffers most!” In the late 1970s, under the weight of son preference and the pressure of family planning, Xiaojü was born in the middle. Her tragic life began from the moment she was born: an unwanted child, abandoned by both Heaven and Earth! When Xiaojü was four, the grandmother who had raised her passed away. In her final moments, Grandma told her that she had been born in a season when wild chrysanthemums were i
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