Old-School Era Stories, No Constant Wife-Focused Plots, and No Female Lead 老年代文，不要动不动就是老婆文，无女主的。
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A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我
[Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his
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Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌
This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil.
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I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学
[Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi
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Transmigrated to the 1970s: Striving from Infancy 穿越七十年代，婴儿期就开始奋斗
[Rebirth + Fantasy + Wild Imagination + Farming + Spatial Dimension + Spirit Spring] In her previous life, Qi Qiangwei was fated to be a jinx who brought misfortune to everyone around her. She is reborn in the 1970s, a time of threadbare clothes, insufficient food, and extreme material scarcity. This time, with a spatial dimension and a spirit spring at her disposal, she will change her fate. She’ll crush every wicked person standing in the way of her family’s happiness. She’ll work hard to earn
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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 an ironclad fate] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The most unhinged novel written in Northeastern dialect] Li Qi was reborn, returning to the day before he was forced to donate a kidney. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, while his brother and sister-in-law told him to sacrifice himself for everyone. His younger brother cried and said he wanted to eat meat. In a moment of resol
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- 6 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 [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 18.2kReads8.0Score1.3k14d adds
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Reborn on My 1970s Wedding Night, My Bride Wants a Divorce 重生七零新婚夜，娇妻要离婚
In her previous life, Li Jiaojiao resorted to underhanded tricks to marry the man she wanted. She devoted herself to him, believing that was what happiness meant. After they married, her husband’s career flourished, and his former first love returned. Li Jiaojiao finally came to her senses and decided to divorce him. From then on, she would close her heart to love and focus on her career. Unexpectedly, Li Jiaojiao is reborn on her very own wedding night! And that husband, who was nowhere to be s
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After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子
After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye
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- 9 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
- 10 A Doctoral Big Shot's Beloved Life in the 1970s 博士大佬的七零团宠日常 Beloved by the whole family + striving through the years (kind family, no awful relatives) P.S. The early chapters are warm and slice-of-life; later on, there is a focus on technology. The female lead has a photographic memory and is a super-genius. There is no romance in this novel, so those who enjoy stories without romance can dive right in. In the 23rd century, the genius Dr. Leng Yue is killed by her own mother and reborn as Ling Yue, the only granddaughter of the Ling family in the 1970s. 8.9kReads9.1Score71314d adds
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I Empty the Family Fortune, Then the 1960s Apocalypse Boss Goes on a Rampage 搬空祖产，末世大佬六零嘎嘎乱杀
[The audiobook, narrated by a real person, is now available. Go give it a listen! Transmigrates into a book + 1960s setting + laugh-out-loud antics + spirit spring space + crazy and ruthless heroine + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing everything out] End-of-the-world powerhouse Lei Qingyu transmigrates into a novel set in the era. The original owner was raised by her stepmother to be timid and submissive, and didn’t want to accept her arranged marriage and join the army. Her biological fathe
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- 12 After Waking Up, I Became a Son, a Husband, and a Father Again 惊醒后，再为人子，人夫，人父 The tycoon never imagined his daughter would turn down his billions in assets, or that as he lay waiting to be cremated, she wouldn’t even want to see him one last time. In the depths of his grief, life starts anew. He becomes a doting husband and a super dad, using his exceptional business acumen to create one miracle after another and forge a new path to greatness. 139Reads7.5Score—14d adds
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A Golden Marriage 金婚
One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide
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- 14 A Sweet Little Wife in the Eighties 小甜媳的八零年代 Su Jiuya was raised like a city girl. Apart from being pretty and good at school, she couldn’t do a thing. Then her father died... and she had no choice but to marry the poorest man in the village. Everyone was waiting for Su Jiuya to become a laughingstock. They expected her fair, tender face to turn as sallow as theirs, and her slender, soft hands to grow just as rough... But instead, all that changed was the man spoiling Su Jiuya. She kept studying, and she stayed beautiful... After marrying 428Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 Transmigrating into Romance of Our Parents, Bound to a Sign-In System 穿越父母爱情，绑定签到系统 Jiang Tian transmigrates into the world of Love Between Parents, a show he often watched, and becomes the eldest son. Then he binds to a Daily Sign-In System, and everything changes. Sign-in successful. Congratulations, you have received a Marrow-Cleansing Pill. Sign-in successful. Congratulations, you have received godlike looks. Sign-in successful. Congratulations, you have received a genius brain. With daily sign-ins, a prodigy emerges on the island. 1Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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Reborn as a Pampered Novel’s Cannon Fodder, I Rose to Fame by Doing Nothing 穿成宠文炮灰，她靠摆烂上位爆红
[Transmigrate into a Book + Female Supporting Character + Showbiz + Feel-Good Revenge + Face-Slapping] She’s a nobody online writer who unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a nobody destined to be cannon fodder. He’s an all-powerful business tycoon, an unattainable dreamboat admired by countless socialites. She wakes up in his bed, and the villainess is destined to sleep with Mu Jishen before meeting a grisly end! She plans to buy a standing-room ticket and flee overnight with her luggage
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- 17 Lusting After Beauty 贪图美色 What's the first thing you do after being reborn? Obviously, block your ex and find yourself a sweet younger guy! After being reborn, Zhou Zhou finally becomes a heartless "bad woman" and starts pursuing the genetically gifted top student Cheng Hongjian. Cheng Hongjian painstakingly plans their future together, not knowing that Zhou Zhou only chose him for his superior genes and wants to have a child with him. "You were the one who approached me and then abandoned me. But this time, it's over wh 13.5kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 18 Reborn: Strike First to Gain the Upper Hand 重生之先下手为强 Yu Qing slept for a while and woke up reborn. When other people are reborn, they take revenge with their own hands, make a fortune, avoid danger, and stride toward a bright future. But her? She has nothing, can’t do anything right, and is content with a little wealth, congratulating herself over the smallest things. Even when she wants to rekindle things with her beloved husband, a mad dog appears out of nowhere and carries her off. Mad Dog’s inner thoughts: Get it? The first to bite gets the pr 1kReads8.4Score10414d adds
- 19 Reborn as a Fierce Woman, I Turn My Life Around With My Child 穿成泼辣女后，我带娃逆袭 The short drama Transmigrating as a Shrewish Woman: I Lead My Kids to a Comeback is now streaming. [Feel-Good Story] [A Super Cool Heroine Who Always Gets Even Right Away] Other people transmigrate and become the apple of everyone's eye or a rich beauty. So why did she end up in the body of a wicked woman in her thirties? Not only has she become an evil adoptive mother, she's also destined for a terrible end. And the worst part is, she's an artsy young woman in her twenties who has never dated. 7.1kReads9.1Score61014d adds
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The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树
The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl
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Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌
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
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- 22 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人
This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute
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- 24 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 568Reads—Score—14d adds
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In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许
[Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m
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1973: He Changed the Nation 1973，国家因他而改变
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
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The 1970s Educated Youth: The Villain Always Acts Pitiful Around Her 七零知青：反派总在她面前装可怜
[No golden finger + period setting + sweet romance + almost childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance] Bai Qingci's parents arranged for her to go to the countryside to avoid danger. Before leaving, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that she would never return or see anyone she knew again. A month later, the Chen family arrived in the village after being sent down for reform. They had grown up in the same compound but barely spoken. She only wanted to treat him like a strange
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Solomon's Perjury (Complete in Three Volumes) 所罗门的伪证（全三册）
A timeless classic of Japanese mystery fiction! The wounds hidden by lies will never heal. Only the truth can bring healing. A group of ordinary teenagers face a bizarre death at their school during the summer they turn fourteen. Fearlessly, they challenge the rules of the adult world. In that summer, malice twists human nature, but the truth the teenagers unearth together will ultimately heal their hearts. Part One: The Incident A boy's death is a mirror, reflecting good and evil, falsehood and
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