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1. 651 夺 After Reclaiming Her Good Fortune, the Adored Wife Makes Five Hundred Billion 夺回福运后，团宠娇妻狂赚五百亿 Qiu Yeqing秋叶青Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Original title: Reclaiming My Fortune, the Beloved Family Darling Makes Five Billion [Farming + period setting + beloved by the whole family + reborn + pocket dimension + satisfying read] Only when she was dying did Liu Manning find out the truth. Her cousin had stolen her good fortune, taken her place at university, and even caused the deaths of the family members who loved her! After fighting to the death and taking her cousin down with her, she is reborn before her good fortune is stolen. Fac 1.9kReads8.9Score250Shelves

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   [Farming + Historical Fiction + Pampered Family + Rebirth + Space + Satisfying Read] Liu Manning is reborn and tears apart her scheming cousin, ruthlessly ripping off her skin and shining a flashlight on the scumbag! She reclaims her good fortune and amasses wealth: river fish fetch exorbitant prices, vegetables are in high demand, her childhood sweetheart jokingly asks who she belongs to, and she throws herself into his arms: "It's yours!"

2. 652 书 Trapped in a Book in the 1970s: Too Soft to Resist 书穿七零：娇软推不倒 Little Tingting小亭婷Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted After accidentally drinking poison, Lin Jiao transmigrates into a period novel she'd read, one featuring a saintly heroine. She can only feel her vision going black again and again. There's no way she's going to be a cannon-fodder character. Absolutely not. 4.3kReads7.9Score215Shelves
3. 653 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   So pretty! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

4. 654 绑 I Bound the Favorite Consort System and Accidentally Transmigrated to the 1970s 绑了宠妃系统，我错穿七十年代 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + rugged hero + reborn male lead + marriage before love + System + sweet romance + beauty transformation] Xu Jiaojiao was bound to the Beloved Consort System. Just as she thought she would transmigrate to ancient times and wreak havoc in the imperial harem, the ridiculously incompetent System made a mistake and sent her to the 1970s! What?! A System that makes you more and more beautiful sends her to the 1970s? Does it think she's not conspicuous enough? Not w 3.4kReads9.2Score323Shelves

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   This book is fantastic! [Heart emoji] The emotional descriptions are so delicate, it makes you want to be right in their shoes. The female lead transmigrates with a system, unlike other historical novels. It depicts her wit and courage in her struggle to escape the system. The male lead is reborn, and the book's portrayal of his feelings—from dislike to love, to the changes before and after he transforms into her, and finally to his deep love for her—is incredibly moving. It truly makes you want to be right in their shoes. Overall, it's a fantastic read! Those looking for something to read should definitely check it out.

5. 655 快 Quick Transmigration! From the 1930s to the New Millennium, I Outdid Everyone 快穿！从三零到千禧我卷赢所有 July Sunrise七月朝阳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couples + sweet romance + no fixed pairing + pocket dimension + reborn + transmigration + revenge + face-slapping + comeback + calculated self-interest + fictional period setting + note that there are male supporting characters + tragic supporting characters] Note: This story is entirely fictional. In Star Calendar Year 3300, Jiang Qingqing was born in an interstellar orphanage and left unclaimed. To survive, Jiang Qingqing takes only an old, battered robot discarded by 6kReads8.4Score349Shelves
6. 656 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 10.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   You can check this out; it's hilarious to see the top students and the underachievers.

7. 657 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 13kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   The female lead is a "capitalist roader" sent to a farm, while the male lead is a sharp-tongued and straightforward man. They're a powerful couple, both quick-witted and strong, their relationship a love-hate one, not clingy or pretentious, just direct people who kiss easily. Switching to overseas missions is pretty cool! [Smirk][smirk]

8. 658 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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   A fun and hilarious story about a sickly beauty who saves herself and changes her fate! Every character is wonderful!! The Xiao family [First wife ~ Yang Zhaodi: a latent patriarchal sexist... Second wife ~ Xiao Yiyue: an arrogant and wicked scholar... Xiao Eryue: a master of arguments and fights... Third wife ~ a sweet and innocent girl~]

9. 659 乖 Sweet, Soft Little Wife! She Relies on Her Villainous Husband's Kisses to Stay Alive 乖软小奶妻！靠反派老公亲亲续命 Ming Yueyun明月云Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [New story just launched, still featuring an adorably soft little crybaby] [Sweet, innocent, obedient, ridiculously cute crybaby × domineering, lovesick, possessive maniac. Extra sugary!] Other people's husbands are handsome, rich, and endlessly doting. Tang Ruanruan's husband threatens to break her legs the moment he shows up. (｡◕ˇ﹏ˇ◕｡ ) Don't hit Ruanruan. Ruanruan will be very good. (Don't take this too seriously. If you do, you've already lost (◍ ´꒳` ◍)) 6.2kReads9.0Score446Shelves

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   Who knows?! I've found an amazing novel! It's thrilling and addictive from beginning to end, with unexpected plot twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat every second. I stayed up all night to finish it and now I'm a walking advertisement machine. This is a guaranteed money-maker; you'll regret it if you don't read it!

10. 660 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    The second book features a top-tier heiress, Ruan Jiaojiao, who, after falling into the sea, arrives in Shanghai in 1978, still a returned overseas heiress. Thanks to a cheat-like ability, she discovers she's transmigrated into a period drama filled with regret, becoming cannon fodder whose name only appears once in the heroine's words. She's stunningly beautiful, from an extraordinary family, yet she's just an unlucky cannon fodder who drowned?! Seeing the 99.9 Billion yuan in cash still locked in her cheat-like ability, Ruan Jiaojiao is resurrected. Being cannon fodder is out of the question; eating, drinking, playing, and indulging in extravagance is the life she's meant to live! A task for 50,000? She does it! Luxury goods for only a few hundred? She buys them all! The Friendship Store, which most people shy away from, is just a wholesale market with incomplete selections for Ruan Jiaojiao. Luxury hotels that ordinary people dare not enter are merely temporary accommodations! The first book: While others transmigrate and are given a second chance at life, Qi Xinlan transmigrates and loses twenty years of her life! From a vibrant and ambitious executive director of a multinational corporation, she suddenly becomes a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the poignant journey of Cindy Qi, from the perspective of a white-collar elite to the neighborhood's "Aunt Qi." Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run away, leaving behind a bunch of little kids! See how a modern HR executive manages a family like a company.

11. 661 为 You Secretly Got a Vasectomy for Your First Love, So Why Panic When I Divorce You? 为白月光偷偷结扎，我离婚你急啥 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Period setting, sent-down youth, taking down scumbags, rebirth] In her previous life, Lin Jianxue didn't learn until the day she died that she'd raised her husband's childhood crush's son for eighteen years. She also discovered that the reason she couldn't have children was that her husband had secretly given her sterilizing medicine! The moment she opened her eyes, she was reborn! Her husband was bringing her a bowl of chicken soup, speaking softly. “Jianxue, my mother made you this chicken s 6.4kReads8.3Score450Shelves
12. 662 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 55.5kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves

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    These are all period dramas I've read, featuring characters in business and politics.

13. 663 开 From the Start, I Inherited a Fortune and Lived It Up in the 1960s 开局继承遗产，我在六零躺赢 Nannan Who Loves Shredded Potatoes爱吃土豆丝的南南Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Jian Shu gained access to a pocket dimension. Having read countless novels, she immediately began stockpiling supplies in preparation for transmigrating or the apocalypse. A few years passed, and Jian Shu had all but forgotten about the idea. Then, when she woke up one day, she found herself in a different era. She had transmigrated to 1968. She was an orphan, but she had a large inheritance and no awful relatives to deal with. See how Jian Shu uses her pocket dimension to get rich in this e 15.1kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The female protagonist has a spatial ability, which allows her to stockpile resources in modern times. She then travels back to 1968 and becomes an orphan with a wealthy family, no troublesome relatives, and a job.

14. 664 带 With Ten Billion in Supplies, the Heiress Marries and Joins the Army 带十忆物资，资本大小姐闪婚随军 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Tech genius transmigrates and marries a military commander + military marriage and following him to his post + spiritual spring space + hoards goods and brings ten billion worth of supplies when she transmigrates + true heiress + blind date and whirlwind marriage + childbirth + 1970s + scientific research + devoted one-on-one romance + beloved by her family and the nation + two powerful, strong-willed military figures who act decisively] [Cool-headed scientist heroine who always gets revenge, s 15.1kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    The plot is fresh and original, not a typical period drama. The female lead is rich and capable, chosen by the state to become its favorite. It's a female-centric period drama.

15. 665 离 The Day We Divorced, I Had a Whirlwind Marriage with a Young Man from the Compound 离婚当天，闪婚了大院子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Family life] [Second marriage] In 1990, Jin Lihong was twenty-five. Her parents were rural residents without jobs. She had married quietly a year earlier, but divorced a year later, stirring up all kinds of gossip. Her ex-husband said, “She’s just a half-trained quack who graduated from a medical school for nurses. Do you really think she can treat patients and save lives? Apart from being pretty, she’s useless.” Her colleagues said, “She wanted to keep her pride, so she went 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
16. 666 八 An ’80s Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Builds a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 八零军婚，俏军嫂发家致富养崽崽 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After a car accident, Su Ran unexpectedly transmigrated into a period novel as the troublesome, doomed ex-wife. A disastrous start: she arrived on the eve of the original character’s divorce from her military commander husband. Divorce was one thing, but the original character had even drugged him, planning to sleep with this cold man before dumping him? What a reckless move! Su Ran: “I’m not taking the blame for this.” She slipped away to build a career. After she disappeared, her soon-to-be ex 6.4kReads9.2Score684Shelves
17. 667 和 Traveling to the 1970s with My Best Friend, Bringing My Mother-in-Law Along 和闺蜜穿七零，带着婆婆一起离 Little A Yao小阿瑶Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Military Marriage + Lighthearted] Two female leads + two male leads They were only taking a vacation by the sea, but one massive wave swept Xia Xiaoqi and Qiao Ran back to 1978. They opened their eyes, exchanged a secret code, and went from best friends to sisters-in-law. Since they were already here, they decided to make the best of it, but they would never live miserably like the original owners of their bodies. The two daughters-in-law, who had 213kReads9.0Score26.6kShelves
18. 668 八 The Wicked Little Darling of the 1980s Has the Powerful Man Hooked, and Now He Can't Get Enough 八零坏娇娇勾到大佬后真香了 Lollipop for a Little Lolita萝莉抱抱糖Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + a wicked seductress + a factory director’s rise to wealth] Tao Yu is beautiful and bold. On the surface, she’s gentle, quiet, and perfectly normal, but deep down she’s a wicked little black-hearted dumpling. She transmigrates into the 1980s and finds herself in a poor, overcrowded courtyard compound, struggling just to get by. She and the favored son of heaven, Song Hecheng, are worlds apart and should never have crossed paths. But in the factory director’s office, she smiles so 2.1kReads9.0Score230Shelves

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    Super captivating period drama! 💓💓 "Lin Xiaotong, open your legs, we're preparing to perform an abortion," a woman's cold voice rang in her ear. 🌿 The cold medical instruments quickly pierced her body, and Lin Xiaotong cried out in pain... 💥💥 I read it from beginning to end, completely engrossed in this book!

19. 669 七 The Fierce Life of a Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth Who Married a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青嫁糙汉的彪悍人生 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contributing Her Skills to the Nation + 1970s Military Marriage + Transmigration + Female Educated Youth’s Rise + Soldier Falls in Love at First Sight + Hero Pursues His Wife + Superb Medical Skills + Patriotic Passion + National Protection + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension with Billions of Supplies + Career-Focused Story + Feel-Good + No Toxic Relatives + Devoted to Each Other, One-on-One Romance] Shen Zhiwei, a renowned traditional medicine expert, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of 8.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves
20. 670 痞 The Rugged Bad Boy Is a Master Flirt, and Her Fertile Body Can't Take It 痞爆糙汉太会撩，易孕体质吃不消 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted (The male lead is hopelessly lovestruck + period setting + real and fake heiresses + adored by everyone + lighthearted daily life.) Lin Xiaotong was reborn, back in Taoyuan Village in 1976. When her husband pleaded with red-rimmed eyes for her not to terminate the pregnancy, Lin Xiaotong rose onto her toes and kissed his trembling lips. “Qin Lie, I won't ever leave you again. I'll live a good life with you and have your babies.” In her previous life, a scumbag had framed her. It was only when sh 3.7kReads9.2Score415Shelves
21. 671 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Uncle Silly San Is No Longer Silly 重生七零：傻三叔不傻了 Little Horse, Charge Ahead小马向前冲Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + spatial storage + male protagonist’s perspective + Northeast China’s heated kang lifestyle + cozy farming story] Liu Tiezhu spent his whole life doing hard labor for his older brother’s family, only to end up drugged to death and dumped in a mass grave. Given another life, he’ll use the supernatural arts heaven granted him to stand on his own two feet, find the woman who has been longing for him, and live the rest of his life well. 4kReads8.9Score297Shelves

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    This is a heartwarming farming story told from the male protagonist's perspective, without any harem or business elements. [Learned][Learned]

22. 672 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 23.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    The plot is exciting, especially the first book, which is my favorite. The female lead is a soldier, strong, and has the unique patriotism of a soldier. She loves military dogs. It's a great read.

23. 673 穿 After Becoming a Fake Heiress in a Period Novel, I Turn Everyone’s World Upside Down 穿成年代文假千金后，癫翻所有人 Yizhen以真Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Lingyi, a professional villainess who was hated by the entire internet, transmigrated into a period novel about the real heiress being reborn to seek revenge. As the fake heiress and the heroine's number-one target for revenge, she had made a mess of everything and become universally despised. With no one to rely on, even her one redeeming quality, her beauty, had become a liability. In the end, she met a tragic death. Su Lingyi: ...I just really want to go crazy and turn this world upside do 1.9kReads7.5Score214Shelves
24. 674 八 The Stunning Eighties Cannon Fodder Wins the Military Big Shot's Heart 八零女配绝美，成军官大佬心尖宠 Radish Rabbit Who Loves Cabbage爱吃白菜的萝卜兔Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it was just posted, everyone!) (1980s, period setting, military marriage, sweet romance, groveling to win her back, both leads are inexperienced) After transmigrating into a book, Qiao Man became the foil-villainess in a period novel: a busty, dim-witted beauty with a terrible reputation, destined to be cannon fodder. She and the heroine, her half-sister, were staying with the Fu family in the military compound. The heroine was sweet and sensible, beloved by the Fus, a 17.4kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
25. 675 重 So Passionate! After Remarrying, She Was Kissed to Tears by a Chaste Old Widower 重欲！改嫁后，被寡旱老男人亲哭 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1980s + old flame rekindled + age gap + face-slapping + both are each other's first and only + love grows with time] In her previous life, she took the childhood betrothal papers that had been arranged for her and went to the city to seek out her fiancé's family. Her fiancé had climbed the social ladder after moving to the city, and looked down on her as a country girl. To marry a rich, beautiful city girl, he even framed her as having been unchaste before marriage. Hum 9.4kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
26. 676 八 1980s: The Foxiest Femme Fatale and the Wildest Officer 八零，做最美狐狸精戏最野军官 Shameless Young Master公子无耻Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted A flirtatious movie queen VS a stoic, passionate, impossibly manly military officer. International movie queen Jiang Mengning transmigrates into a book and becomes the despised, wicked stepmother in a military compound. The original owner was unfaithful and arrogant, and ended up being cruelly abandoned after repeatedly bringing disaster upon herself. A stepmother? Jiang Mengning has only one thought after transmigrating: this is a role she should never take. But when the man in uniform appe 2.9kReads8.9Score334Shelves

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    [A charming actress versus a rugged, testosterone-fueled military officer] Jiang Mengning transmigrates to the 1980s as a wicked stepmother, but transforms into a charming and affectionate woman in front of a cold-faced military officer: she's fearless of burning down the kitchen and breaking dishes, and with a single phrase, "I'll have your children," she completely wins over Commander Huo! From being disliked to giving birth to triplets, the entire compound is green with envy!

27. 677 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Romance for a Woman Who Transmigrated into a Book 七零年代：穿书女配甜宠日常 Heartwarming and Fulfilling沁心如意Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted [Modern Fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + farming + transmigrate into a book] After years of working overtime and staying up late, Bai Lan finally kicked the bucket. By a twist of fate, she transmigrated into a domineering CEO novel set in the 1970s, one of her absolute favorites, and became a supporting female character who shared her name. Thinking about the character's eventual fate left Bai Lan close to tears. To save her own skin, she resolved never to cross the hero or heroine. But 183Reads8.1Score—Shelves
28. 678 军 Over-the-Top Military Spoiling: The Hated Educated Youth Cries from Being Pampered, Then Has Multiples 军宠超标：恶知青被宠哭后多胎了 A Fresh Perspective Every Day天天新视角Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Cheng Yue transmigrates into a period novel set in the 1970s as a vicious young educated woman sent to the countryside, becoming the heroine's stepsister in a blended family. She relentlessly pursues the male lead and stops at nothing, only for the heroine to turn the tables and trick her into marrying a disabled veteran. The disabled veteran is a hidden big shot. He's eccentric and won't let anyone get close, but he's handsome, has a great body, and is rich. Cheng Yue thinks: Perfect. All I hav 1.6kReads9.0Score213Shelves
29. 679 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Neither time-travel nor reincarnation, this story depicts a unique love story set in the 1960s and the changes brought about by a different era.

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