Slice-of-Life Novels Set in the 1970s or 1980s 七八十年代的市井小说

1. 101 1 1973: He Changed the Nation 1973，国家因他而改变 Wind from Hexi河西的风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Yonghang is descended from the Red Fifth Army. At the age of five, he traveled alone by train out of the Hexi Corridor. His masters included a Daoist, a Buddhist monk, and the chief instructor of a special forces unit. This is an era of reform, an era of expanding trade, technology, and science... His fourth master handed over Cao Cao's Imperial Guards to him. Yonghang took the First Emperor's Dragon Guards and Palace Guards for his own... This is an unbelievable era where dreams and reality, vi 2.3kReads8.2Score12914d adds

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   A five-year-old child leaves Northwest China alone; a monk, a Taoist priest, and a martial artist venture into the world together. Their goal is to make money from foreigners.

2. 102 童 Childhood Symphony 童年交响曲 Fragrant Wheat Field麦田清香Modern Romance199k WordsCompleted Five-year-old Wang Xiaozhu’s happy life in the countryside! She helps her mother wash clothes by the river and finds a duck egg in the water. She helps her mother sew a quilt on the rooftop, only to be pranked by the girl next door. Her grandmother raises a flock of chickens, but no one knows where they’re laying their eggs... 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The joys and sorrows of ordinary families in the 1990s, the stories of people striving for success, and inspirational tales – highly recommended!

3. 103 彩 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Urban171k WordsOngoing In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 113Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I recommend this book: 50 Years of an Ordinary Old Farmer

4. 104 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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   [Request for more updates!] Transmigrating to the 1970s, Wen Jingshu, equipped with a limited-time flash sale system, rises from a lowly purchasing clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative to a meteoric rise. Stockpiling scarce goods, negotiating large foreign trade deals, and spearheading the construction of an instant noodle factory, she earns awards and promotions through her abilities, her career skyrocketing. With supportive family, the novel boasts a rich period setting, packed with satisfying moments, and a fast-paced, addictive narrative.

5. 105 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Urban825k 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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   If you enjoy farming, hunting, and disaster relief, read this book.

6. 106 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 678Reads—Score6414d adds

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   The everyday life of the 1990s seems even more fascinating, because it was the decade of most dramatic social change in China. In Pingshan City during the 1990s, how many dreams and tears of migrant workers were hidden under the neon lights? Deceived, misunderstood, and abandoned, she was trampled like a weed, yet she had to bloom a thorny rose in the cracks of reinforced concrete.

7. 107 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 179Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a good book. It tells everyday stories of rural life in Northeast China. The female protagonist is clear-headed and gentle, not overly exaggerated. I recommend it to fellow enthusiasts.

8. 108 她 Their Years Against the Wind 她们逆风的岁月 Jing Ran Antang婧冉安棠Modern Romance485k WordsOngoing In 1980, in Sanqiao Village, everyone hoped for a house full of sons. Li Bingyi’s family had three girls in a row, making them the village’s laughingstock as a family destined to die out. Their grandmother was mean, their uncle schemed against them, and their father was paralyzed. Hardship came crashing down on them all at once. But the three Li girls proved themselves against all odds. Who says girls shouldn’t study? They studied anyway, determined to make something of themselves. Who says girl 1.1kReads—Score10014d adds

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   A period drama set in the 1980s, without time travel or cheat codes, it tells the story of three sisters from a farming family who achieve success step by step through their own efforts—a refreshing change in online novels.

9. 109 我 Things That Happened When I Was a Kid 我小时候的事 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted I really don't have much talent for writing novels. I simply pieced together people and events from my childhood, along with scattered fragments of memory and everyday trivialities, as best I could. It's like sewing a patchwork garment out of scraps of floral fabric: from a distance it looks colorful and busy, but up close the seams are obvious, and it never quite comes together. Even so, I weighed every word and poured my passion and love into it, because I wrote it for my daughter. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 110 穿 Passing My Days in the Imperial Palace 穿到皇宫混日子 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted A beautiful university lecturer accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the imperial palace, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To enjoy a comfortable life in the palace, she draws on the memories and talents of her past life and makes a name for herself. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 乡 The Village Doctor's Romance 乡村神医的爱情 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban133k WordsCompleted Wang Hao worked night shifts at a factory. When he got home, he discovered his girlfriend cheating with her boss. He lost his job because of it and had no choice but to return to his hometown. Then one chance encounter changed his fate completely, and from that moment on, he began living a very different life! 1.3kReads—Score10114d adds

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    It just won't stop.

12. 112 乡 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban193k WordsCompleted A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 74Reads7.0Score3014d adds
13. 113 一 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score14814d adds
14. 114 我 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score46014d adds
15. 115 上 A Shanghai Girl Raised on Rice Soup 上海吃泡饭长大的小囡 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance387k WordsOngoing After Shanghai Porridge, the author, who writes in the Shanghai dialect, has written another full-length novel in Shanghai dialect about life in Shanghai’s alleyways. It tells of the discovery and destruction of the Li family’s “heirloom treasure.” As people vie for the “rare treasure,” the novel reveals the many faces of life: some seize what they want by cunning and force; some are consumed by jealousy and covetousness; some are calculating, while others are calm as still water; some even sink 67Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has a story, it's down-to-earth, it's captivating.

16. 116 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score21314d adds
17. 117 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 86kReads9.7Score11.7k14d adds
18. 118 从 From Shepherd Boy to Writer 从放羊娃到作家 Author Song in the Clouds 713作者云中歌声713Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing Wu Beiyan, a shepherd boy and the child of a military family, doesn't know whether his parents ever got married. Four shepherding companions are lured to a remote village by a “TV director.” As the four escape, some survey workers take them to an air force base. Later, a criminal police team escorts them. After Wu Beiyan rescues a girl in red, Du Xiaojuan, from a flood, he stays with a retired official's family in Linquan City and receives special care. When he returns to the Shazaoyuan Farm, th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 119 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    I've read all of these books, and I think they're all great, especially the first and fourth ones. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

20. 120 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Country Girl's Rise to Riches 重生九零，农女逆袭当富婆 Lucky Cat 000403招财猫000403Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted Reborn + a rural woman's rise + making a fortune + taking down scumbags At the entrance to a garment factory, reborn Wu Xiaolan's grape juice stand becomes a hit. Her rivals cut prices? She launches a new product: cold skin noodles. Management makes things difficult? She leads the way in securing the first license for a mobile food stall. Short on workers? She brings together a feisty girl who sells eggs on the black market, a quick-witted young woman who works at a snack shop, and the village c 134Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 121 其 Actually, I’m Pretty Great 其实我很好 Yi Maozi以猫子Modern Romance35k WordsCompleted Linzi can't understand why Zhang Junhao would like her. Could it be that he did something so terrible to her in a past life that he's come back to make amends in this one? Whatever the reason, she's grateful to him! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 122 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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    This book depicts the lives of ordinary people in the 1970s and 80s, showcasing the life of that era.

23. 123 平 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Ban Liang搬凉Urban116k WordsOngoing Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 23Reads—Score114d adds

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    This book is highly recommended and will definitely resonate with those born in the 80s and 90s! The novel begins at the start of the 21st century and is told from the perspective of Fang Lizhu, a young man born in the 1980s in a rural area of ​​the Jianghan Plain in central China. Through the description of the various people and events that Fang Lizhu encounters in his studies and work, the novel reflects the changes in the lives of the people of the plain after the beginning of the new century. It also reflects the various aspects of life of ordinary people in the face of great changes in the era and background, whether they actively or passively choose, actively persevere or passively escape.

24. 124 从 From a Rural School Dropout to a Dream-Chasing Writer 从农村辍学青年到写作逐梦人 Setting Out at Dawn朝光启程Urban111k WordsCompleted An autobiographical story of humble beginnings, dropping out of school in the countryside, working one’s way up, and the ordinary lives of people at the bottom of society. A story of everyday people and the coming of age of those born in the 1980s and 1990s. This is the true account of a young man born in the 1990s who left school after junior high and fought to make something of himself. From the wounds inflicted by his family in childhood to the rough, thorny road he traveled, his life from th 33Reads—Score814d adds
25. 125 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Marry a Rugged Army Officer 退婚后转嫁糙汉军官 User Pumpkin Carriage用户南瓜车Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + pocket dimension + raising children + everyday family life] The characters aren't perfect. They're ordinary people and a microcosm of the wider world, including the leads. When her best friend got dumped, Qiao Yishi kept her company and drank two cans of beer. She woke up in the 1970s, in the body of a woman who had broken off her engagement and married another officer from the same village. After joining her husband at his post, she discovered that her mili 1.3kReads7.6Score10014d adds

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    ☪️☪️A story of a bygone era, military marriage, time travel, and raising children. 🥀🥀 After her best friend's heartbreak, Qiao Yishi gets drunk with her and is transported to the 1970s. The original owner of this body remarries and meets a tall, handsome military officer. The two are deeply in love and have a child, but before they've saved enough money, she learns her husband has been killed in action. Kind people worry about Qiao Yishi's predicament. After the college entrance examination is reinstated, all of Qiao's children are admitted to universities, and Qiao Yishi goes to the city to see a stronger version of herself. Although facing challenges, she bravely shoulders the responsibility of her family, ensuring her children have a better life.

26. 126 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 21.8kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds

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    Full of vintage charm, from various regions

27. 127 春 Love in the Spring Mountains 春山之恋 An Yiran安亦然Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Military marriages are even more tantalizing. If he loves you, he’ll love you even if you’re another man’s wife. If he doesn’t, even bearing his child won’t make his heart yours. True love is priceless. Childhood sweethearts, falling in love at seventeen or eighteen, forced into marriage... A hotel hostess in a wine-red qipao stuns everyone and captivates the passersby coming and going. After enlisting and heading to the city for work, girls from the countryside find their choices in life changi 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Military marriages are even more alluring. In this fickle world, only true love warms the heart. In this life, only true love cannot be compromised. If he loves you, even if you are someone else's wife, he will still love you. If he doesn't love you, even if you bear his child, his heart will not be with you. In the rural areas of the 1970s and 80s, to escape the mountains, boys joined the army, and girls went to the city to work. Some became kept women, some resorted to any means to climb the social ladder, while others remained clear-headed, searching for the purest love in the most simple and honest era.

28. 128 林 Miss Lin's Unconventional Marriage 林小姐的非常婚姻 Shangguan Dangdang上官当当Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Yaohui once reveled in having women on both arms, but now he is trapped in a painful struggle over love. How far will the temptations of power and desire push a man past his limits? As Lin Huanyan struggles, Chen Yaohui grits his teeth, determined to win back his beloved wife. "Fine, you want a divorce? Then I'll make that man lose everything and die without a grave!" A love affair of mutual torment, tender and torturous, with longing that cuts to the bone. Who will be consumed beyond redem 221Reads7.4Score—14d adds
29. 129 你 What's Got You So Proud? 你牛什么牛 User36859979用户36859979Urban100k WordsCompleted Also known as The Yueyue’s Terrible Mother-in-Law. Through the story of an unusually strong-willed woman’s life, this novel offers a profound look at the dialectical relationship between personality and fate. From many angles, it examines the rise of extreme feminism in contemporary society. It also gives serious thought to marriage and romance, raising children, and human relationships in the modern world. It offers important guidance for a new generation in the twenty-first century on developi 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    What makes you so arrogant?

30. 130 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Takes the Business World by Storm 重生八零：营销女王横扫商界 CPOModern Romance41k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Conquers the Business World 77Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm totally a fan of the female lead! She's frighteningly clear-headed, never fights over men, and focuses solely on her career—it's so satisfying to read! The writing style is also very comfortable. I recommend it to any book-starved reader! [May you be blessed soon!]

31. 131 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance393k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.8kReads8.9Score14614d adds
32. 132 玩 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 200Reads8.4Score10614d adds
33. 133 快 Quick Transmigration: The Art of Splitting into Clones 快穿之：分身有术 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted The most important thing in life is not where you stand, but the direction you face. In the real world, some people laugh, some cry, some shout, and some remain silent. Life is, in essence, an exercise in endurance. Beauty and ugliness, good and bad: everyone has their own feelings about them. Faced with this tumultuous world and the countless selfish thoughts crowding our minds, we often find ourselves wanting to do more than we can, because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. But what 60Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    [I also highly recommend it][Laugh][Sending a heart][Thinking]

34. 134 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.8kReads9.2Score12614d adds
35. 135 半 Half-Mad 半痴 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted Meeting you was the best fate of all, so why spend the rest of my years pining for you? I awoke halfway through my life as if born anew. Reborn, I returned, and my boat had already sailed past a thousand mountains. This is my first full-length novel, so it has plenty of shortcomings. I hope you’ll feel free to offer advice, and I thank you in advance. With your support and encouragement, I’ll work even harder. Let’s go! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 136 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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    Novels set in rural areas during the 1970s and 80s realistically depict the harsh living conditions of that era, the major family upheavals experienced by the protagonists, and the coldness and warmth of human relationships.

37. 137 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—14d adds

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    An era of reform, unforgettable memories, a time of burning passion, and the moving story of "The Song of Listening to the Wind Tower".

38. 138 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From "Sweet Love" to "Under the Bridge," from "The Black Triangle" to "The 405 Murder Case," the vibrant spirit of reform and opening up permeated every corner of society.

39. 139 没 A Motherless Child, Cared for by His Sister-in-Law 没妈的孩子，嫂子疼 Ai Shihua爱施华Urban320k WordsCompleted [Period drama + No System or storage space] After my adoptive parents died in a car accident, my older brother Zhang Dakui and I depended on each other. Ever since Dakui brought my sister-in-law Liu Chunmei home, our lives changed. And so did my life... 98Reads6.2Score11214d adds
40. 140 最 The Purest Love 最纯洁的爱 Happy Soy Milk快乐的豆浆Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Qin Feng returns to China after completing his studies in Russia, just as the country reforms its education system and universities abolish guaranteed job assignments for graduates. He then moves with his family to a coastal city, where he meets Xie Lan, a local girl from the countryside. Xie Lan is six years younger than Qin Feng and left school after junior high. They come from vastly different backgrounds in age, education, and family circumstances. Both sets of parents oppose their relations 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The purest love is like the first cherry blossom to bloom in spring, delicate and pink, carrying the innocence and beauty of someone who is unaware of the ways of the world.

41. 141 醉 Drunken Dream Yao 醉梦瑶 In the Mortal World, Radiant and Lovely嫣然红尘里Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “If this fleeting life has a shore, I would cut the Milky Way into a betrothal gift, forge the setting sun into a golden hairpin, and embroider a hundred layers of mermaid silk into a love knot. I would place it in your hair, beneath the snow at your temples, the mist over your brows, and the spring in your eyes. May I pick up this red bean and plant it in your cloudlike hair, so that when spring comes, a thousand trees of longing will bloom?” “If time could be tied into knots, I would borrow ja 5Reads7.8Score—14d adds

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    This book, written by a post-70s generation, presents a rich tapestry of life experiences and profound insights into human nature, offering a realistic glimpse into everyday life and a poignant love story. The writing is beautiful and the emotions delicate; just look at these excerpts and savor them. Consider the passage about homesickness and the longing for one's roots: No matter how far one wanders, the image of green tiles and white walls always appears in dreams, and the fragrance of the earth in the fields always lingers in the air. In the baggage carried when leaving home are cloth shoes sewn by one's mother with a thousand layers of soles; even in old age, one still clutches the yellowed family genealogy. What flows in the veins is not only blood, but also an unyielding longing for one's homeland. Like migratory birds that travel thousands of miles to return to their original nest, wanderers spend their entire lives searching for their way home. When their feet touch familiar land, that longing that transcends mountains and seas transforms into an eternal refuge in the rising smoke from the ancestral graves. On love: I believe in you, not that I believe you'll always live in sunshine, but that even if you fall into the mud, your clothes covered in dust, when you look back at me, your eyes will still hold the same initial sincerity. Even if the winds of the whole world blow against you, calling you sloppy and worthless, I will stand in the wind to hold an umbrella for you, telling you, 'I recognize your original self, and I believe you won't let me down.'

42. 142 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 remarkable piece of writing from a bygone era; authentic, touching, inspiring, revealing genuine emotion in the ordinary, and demonstrating that even the mundane can be extraordinary.

43. 143 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
44. 144 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. 100Reads6.0Score914d adds

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    Historical Fiction #DailyCheck-in System# A Two-Way Journey Upon opening his eyes, Jiang Xiao 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 but distant teacher wife, he silently activated the daily check-in system. Today, a pound of meat; tomorrow, a bag of candy; the day after, rare fruit candy. While other children gnaw on cornbread, his little one hides a poached egg in his bowl.

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