Any Unexpected Period-Era Novels? 有没有出人意料的年代文

1. 1 重 Reborn: My Boyfriend Is the Son of a Demolition Millionaire 重生之我的男朋友是拆二代 Seven-Star Pepper七星椒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn farming story] Also known as My Sweet Little Life with My Demolition-Windfall Husband After nearly twenty years of twists and turns, Li Yan and Chen Quan found their way back to each other. At last, they were ready to take their honeymoon, but then a plane crash happened. Li Yan suddenly found herself back in her junior year of college. The moment she stepped off the bus, she saw her down-to-earth boyfriend waiting to pick her up. She was used to seeing her polished, professional 1.8kReads9.0Score170Shelves

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   This book, surprisingly, is a very realistic novel from the year 2000. I found it quite enjoyable, it's just a pity it was serialized.

2. 2 七 1970s Space: The Rough He-Man's Delicate Young Educated Youth, Transmigrated into a Book 七零空间：糙汉的穿书娇气小知青 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + space + rugged man + sweet romance + raising a child] A scheming, beautiful, sweet-voiced, pampered heroine x a loyal, undercover big shot, impossibly strong, rugged military officer hero. The rich and beautiful Yu Jingshu transmigrates into a book written by her archenemy, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. The original Yu Jingshu's mother died young, her scumbag father didn't care for her, and her stepmother abused her. Then she was m 4kReads9.2Score457Shelves

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   This content is very consistent

3. 3 重 Reborn as a Military Wife in the 1970s 重生七零小军嫂 The Durian I Won't Eat不吃的榴莲Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Yanyan was a poor judge of character. She abandoned her husband and cheated on him, only for him to die in a fire while saving her. The person he'd entrusted with all his love and faith ended up sleeping with her best friend. They left her unable to have children and ensured she met a miserable end. How could she not hate them? She hated that treacherous pair, of course, but she hated herself even more for being so blind and stupid. Now the heavens have given her a 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one! The female lead is reborn! She's determined to live a good life with the male lead! The male and female leads pamper each other, and they also get revenge on the villains! The whole family dotes on the female lead! The male lead's son becomes his son-in-law! It's a slice-of-life story without any messy systems or spatial elements! Very heartwarming!

4. 4 不 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 December Yo十二月呦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 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 6.9kReads8.7Score561Shelves

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   This book has a novel theme, and it's almost at its finale, so you can keep reading.

5. 5 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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   If you just watch and don't make a goose-like sound, I'll admit defeat.

6. 6 笑 Smiling as I Ask the Pagoda Tree About the Past 笑向槐花问前事 Waiting for You Here原地等你Modern Romance742k WordsCompleted (Sweet romance in the 1970s, cherished by everyone, educated youth sent to the countryside, traditional family medicine, special missions, upright values, deep love for the country and its people, childhood sweethearts, brothers who watch each other's backs, a golden finger used only for survival and convenience, viewed from the sidelines, not a strong female lead) A pair of watches became her space train car. After waking from a dream with seven days' worth of hazy memory fragments, she headed 787Reads9.1Score104Shelves

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7. 7 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scorned Educated Youth Just Wants to Take It Easy 重生七零：炮灰知青只想当咸鱼 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After Gu Maiya was killed by her own family, she was reborn in the 1970s as a pitiful girl whose parents barely cared about her, and sent to the countryside as an educated youth. Only later did she discover that she had transmigrated into a book, becoming the awful sister-in-law and foil to the heroine of a rebirth story about a military wife! Gu Maiya was furious. They wanted her to be a foil and a stepping-stone to the heroine’s success? Then she’d break up the heroine’s destined match first a 3kReads8.9Score240Shelves

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   The plot is very interesting.

8. 8 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder in a 1970s Novel 末世大佬拒绝在七零年代文当炮灰 Dongpo Pork东坡肉肉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + space + special abilities + educated youth + devoted couple + strong heroine] At death’s door, Yang Zhenzhen dragged the Zombie King down with her. When she regained consciousness, Yang Zhenzhen had transmigrated into a book called Beautiful Educated Youth Becomes a Big Shot in the 1970s, as a cannon-fodder supporting character. Since she was there, she might as well make the best of it. With a wood-based special ability and a space, she planned to kee 1.2kReads8.6Score107Shelves

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9. 9 穿 After Transmigrating into a Widow, the Village Heartthrob Sets His Sights on Me 穿成寡妇后我被村草盯上了 Firecracker Zhao Liu火火地赵六Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + devoted husband + sweet and satisfying + putting scumbags in their place + food + farming] Ye Xiaoduo opened her eyes in a daze. Not only had life been turned back forty years, she had also become a young widow. Her mother-in-law was full of schemes, and her sister-in-law stirred up trouble every day. No matter. You’re crazy, and so am I. I’ve got itchy hands and love beating people. You’ll get your fill. Her mother-in-law refused to accept defeat and carried o 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A super strong couple! The female lead is cute and a little mischievous, while the male lead is arrogant but single-mindedly devoted to her crush, experiencing both innocent love and passionate romance.

10. 10 七 The 1970s: Raising Kids With a Pocket Dimension, Spoiled by a Rugged Man 七零：带着空间养崽，糙汉宠翻了 The Cute Ancestor Rides a Big Fish萌祖骑大鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket-dimension farming + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + building a career + doting, rugged husband] Li Nange has her fortune told, then transmigrates into the body of a mentally impaired girl in a novel set in the 1970s. She's pregnant with quintuplets and has even married Xu Hui, a rugged man who dotes on his wife and earns ten work points a day in the village. With a pocket dimension, she sets out to make money and raise her children. She punches the original heroine and kicks t 818Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    Character traits: Down-to-earth; Male and female leads are simple and honest; Genre: Space; Recommendation rating: Five stars

11. 11 回 Back to the 1960s to Farm a Little Plot 回到六零种小田 Enchanting Dance, Purple Eyes魅舞紫瞳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Tian Tian was reborn in a blaze of fire. On the very first day of her new life, she saved her parents and accidentally injured one of the enemies from her past life, sending her life down an extreme path. Why leave these enemies alive? Just looking at them made her want to finish them off. But a hand held her back. “Good girl. Don’t let this filth dirty your hands.” Please, she came back from the dead. Why was this childhood friend who had just popped up trying to control her? She didn’t need an 182Reads8.7Score—Shelves
12. 12 穿 After Transmigrating as an Old Woman, I Win Big with a Supermarket 穿成老太太后，我带着超市躺赢了 Everlasting Red Maple不落的红枫Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted Su Mingyu was a middle-aged woman in the 21st century. Her children were devoted, she had a little money of her own, and life was pleasant. Then she woke up as a village woman. Her new home was bare, and she had a whole crowd of children and grandchildren. Su Mingyu’s heart sank, but luckily, her supermarket had come with her too. If she wanted a prosperous life, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and work hard to make money. Let’s see how a middle-aged woman makes a fortune in ancient 399Reads8.7Score—Shelves
13. 13 七 The 1970s: I Married the Man Who Prayed to the Gods 七零：我嫁给了求神拜佛的那个他 Clear Skies on the Second Day of the Fourth Month四月初二晴Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Period Setting + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Rebirth + Romance + No Saintly Protagonist + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension] Blurb: Bai Xiaxia transmigrates to the 1970s, only to have her engagement broken off. The neighbors are all waiting to see her make a fool of herself. To their surprise, before long she's married to someone with even more power and status! She thinks going north to study is a reluctant choice, made after weighing her options 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 啊 Come on, Open Wide! Heaven Keeps Chasing Lucky Bao to Feed Her 啊，张嘴！天道又追着福宝喂饭了 Qian Naina千奈奈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) [1980s + adored by the whole family + treasure child + rural life + farming] The Chen family's daughter was switched at birth and wasn't found until four years later. People said the red scar on the child's face was horribly ugly. They laughed that the beautiful Chen family had produced an ugly daughter. The Chen family didn't care. They fiercely protected their little girl and cursed out anyone who dared say a word against her. And somehow, after the child came home, the Chen family' 77.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    Story summary: You won't get bored watching it.

15. 15 团 The Three-Year-Old Lucky Charm Everyone Adores 团宠小锦鲤三岁半 Xiao yasmola小yasmolaModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [This novel has been adapted into a comic, available on Tomato!] [Obsessive love + adored by all + sweet romance + lucky little koi + mysticism] The wealthy Su family had waited decades for a little girl, and finally, she arrived. But the baby girl went missing right after she was born, driving the entire Su family mad with worry. After enduring countless hardships, the Su family finally found their little darling. There stood their three-and-a-half-year-old girl, holding a talisman in her left 6.9kReads9.5Score1kShelves
16. 16 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Female Ghost Is Anxious About Her Looks 直播算命：女鬼她容貌焦虑了 Hua Qingqing华卿卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Live Fortune-Telling: Your Dad’s Been Running Around Naked Down There for Three Years [No romance, livestreaming, fortune-telling, episodic stories] Lin Qingwan transmigrates into a book while attending a metaphysics lecture and reading a tearjerker. She becomes the poor, lovesick heroine who loses a kidney, a leg, and her sight, goes bald, yet stubbornly survives to get a happy ending with the male lead. After waking up to find her home completely bare, Lin Qingwan returns to her 5.2kReads9.2Score743Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Fake Heiress Gets Divorced from the Start 穿七零，穿成假千金开局就被离婚 Green Willow Tree青青杨柳树Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [1970s + Talented Woman + Superb Cooking Skills + Face-Slapping + Humiliating the Scumbags] This is a fictional setting, a fictional setting, a fictional setting. It’s important, so I’m saying it three times. A parallel world in the 1970s. On her wedding day, the original owner was so devastated by the revelation that the real and fake daughters had been switched that she died. The moment Su Youran transmigrates into her body, she finds herself in the middle of a divorce showdown. With enemies 7kReads9.2Score617Shelves

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    There was no attempt to make money through black market scrap yards or other unscrupulous vendors. The story is sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart-wrenching, and the ending is unexpected. The author writes very well; it's a great read.

18. 18 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.5kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    A unique style, quite nice, a bit addictive.

19. 19 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [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 3.2kReads9.0Score239Shelves

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    Completed, delicious and satisfying, the female lead is independent and capable, the story has positive values, is not exaggerated or melodramatic, and is super heartwarming.

20. 20 军 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Female Side Character Leans on the Male Leads and Coasts 军婚七零，女配靠男主女们烂摆 Huai Bei Fifth House淮北五房Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted Introduction: Era, transmigration, military marriage, devoted husband, pure love, raising children Thunder roared overhead, and a bolt of lightning struck the roof of the brigade leader’s house. Gu Youyou had transmigrated! Gu Youyou sneered. “Heh! System, are you sure you’ve fixed the malfunction? It looks even worse to me. If I hadn’t been quick on my feet, I’d probably be a corpse by now!” The young man from the System was mortified. How embarrassing! As a transporter, he seemed woefully 63Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Unexpectedly, the small worlds merged, the system collapsed from exhaustion, and the female protagonist helped many male and female protagonists reach the pinnacle of their lives.

21. 21 七 The 1970s: A Big Shot Protects China with Billions of Supplies 七零：大佬携亿万物资守护华夏 Mu Yao'er木幺儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn with a spatial realm + satisfying and sweet + two powerful leads protecting the nation] A lonely old ghost who had drifted through the Spirit Realm for thousands of years suddenly finds herself reborn as a miserable girl in the 1970s. Her father is dead, her mother has run away, and she has a whole family of vicious wolves and tigers to deal with. She takes a terrible hand and turns it into a winning one: catching ghosts, telling fortunes, reading feng shui, making a fortune, and bringin 2.3kReads9.3Score270Shelves

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    The plot is novel and unique, including many strange events. It doesn't feel very dated, but once you start watching, you'll be drawn into the story and won't feel out of place in that era.

22. 22 黑 The Black-and-White Workplace 黑白职场 Spring Returns to the Grass and Trees草木回春Urban181k WordsOngoing The book has three main female leads: Meng Hong, a wealthy, beautiful daughter of a powerful family; Han Yiran, warm and down-to-earth; and Xi Wenni, a tragic figure. I was swept up in Han Yiran's happiness, grieved over the fate that left Meng Hong with no control over her own life, and blamed myself for giving kind and beautiful Xi Wenni such a tragic fate. I felt as though I had committed a sin by brutalizing and destroying a pure rose… This is a love story about one man and three women —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This subject matter is also good; it depicts everyday life, and I was completely immersed in it.

23. 23 俏 The Story of Haitang, the Beautiful Widow 俏寡妇海棠的故事 Spring Returns to the Grass and Trees草木回春Urban410k WordsCompleted The novel The Great Family: Spirit and Flesh, also known as The Story of Haitang the Pretty Widow, is a sweeping epic with a female protagonist and a rural setting, set against the backdrop of historical change. Volume One, Storms over Dianbei, follows three storylines: Haitang’s growth as she struggles against fate forms the main plot, supported by two secondary threads that deepen the narrative. One traces the trials and tribulations of the Fate-Changers, led by Wenzhiwu, while the other follo 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good subject matter; it's a story set in the Republican era, and the first volume is almost finished.

24. 24 站 At the Crossroads of Fate 站在命运的十字路口 Zhang Guofu张国富Urban243k WordsCompleted This book explores Standing at the Crossroads of Fate through five major sections. 1. Fleeing for Their Lives: This section recounts how the protagonist Sun Shigui’s grandparents left their landlord’s household to make a life of their own amid the hardships of the old society, and how, after enduring countless trials during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they fled all the way from Nanjing to Shiqi Village and finally settled there. 2. A Life of Hardship: This section follows the many hards 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Non-time-travel, non-rebirth, non-get-rich-quick, sweet, non-cultivation, non-tycoon romance novels. Break free from illusion; dreams will eventually end. May you transform into a better version of yourself in real life. The first step, I think, should be to sincerely face reality and be true to yourself in the present moment. The following two recommended novels are based on reality, written within reality, yet transcending reality; those interested can take a look. In this world, there is only one true heroism: to recognize the truth of life and still love it.

25. 25 镜 Awakening from a Mirror Dream 镜梦觉 Zhang Guofu张国富Urban119k WordsCompleted What is a dream? Is it an illusion, an extension of reality from the tangible to the intangible, another “distorted” reflection of life, or perhaps all of these? And what is a mirror dream? I think it is a process of introspection: by observing, examining, and reflecting on dreams, one comes to an understanding and is then able to see what kind of person “I” ought to be. This book explores the theme “See as it is, think as it is, act as it is” through three main sections: Mirror Dream, Looking 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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