I'm Tired of Stories About Sent-Down Female Youths or Rich Heiresses Pairing Up With Rugged Men 已经不喜欢看下乡女知青/白富美和什么糙汉在一起

1. 1 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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   This is the only period drama novel on the internet without any substitutes! No rural life, no reincarnation, just a charming and seductive female lead and a powerful high-ranking official male lead. The male lead is a high-ranking official who wields absolute power. It's really good, I'm totally hooked! [Crying][crying][crying]

2. 2 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 32kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds

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   I've read many of the recommended books, but I'm recommending this one because it's relatively obscure. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities or cheat codes, and the career storyline feels very realistic. Most importantly, the female lead's mother isn't a housewife; she's a level six fitter! I absolutely love this. These days, so many historical novels depict the mothers of the male and female leads having to work tirelessly for the whole family, but many women in that era were career women!

3. 3 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.6kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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   The female lead is from a wealthy family; her parents seized an opportunity to become rich. The male lead comes from a military and political family. They are childhood sweethearts, and the story is incredibly captivating! The male lead isn't aloof; he's always peeled shrimp for the female lead since they were little. The female lead's parents are very loving and didn't try to have another child for her after becoming rich; instead, they focused on how to ensure her future happiness!

4. 4 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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   Go read this book. It's about a country girl who finds it very difficult to find someone who is her equal in social standing and soulmate!

5. 5 报 Report, Commander: Your Grandson Took His Wife Out to Beat Someone Up Again 报告首长你孙子带媳妇又去打人了 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + male lead takes the domestic role, female lead takes the career role + fussy, love-struck husband + daily face-slapping antics of the compound's little tyrant in the 1970s] Shen Xia transmigrated into an ongoing period novel and became a pitiful girl whose father didn't care for her and whose mother didn't love her. After transmigrating, Shen Xia accidentally discovered that something was wrong with her identity. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to labor ca 17.2kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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   This is quite a good book. The male lead is a sent-down youth. Shen Xia, who transmigrated into this world, initially wanted to marry a soldier to escape her awful family, but she accidentally discovered that her identity was problematic. She reported her adoptive parents, sent her adoptive father to a labor camp, severed her ties with her adoptive father, and started her own household. One act of kindness led her to save a handsome young sent-down youth, and from then on, she was entangled with him…

6. 6 七 The Clear-Headed Beauty of the 1970s: The Military Big Shot Spoils His Wife 七零清醒美人，军婚大佬宠妻成瘾 Zhao Ximeng昭溪萌Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Bygone Era + Family Life + Sweet Daily Romance + Following the Troops + Raising Kids + No College Entrance Exams, Black Markets, or Rural Relocation + Starting a Factory Later On + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast] Song Qian’an undergoes a “return to one” and seems to awaken memories of a past life. From the start, a man so handsome he could make the heavens weep proposes to her. He’s good-looking and wealthy, so she puts on a show of wavering before agreeing. Her life after marriage turns out to 34.3kReads8.6Score2.8k14d adds

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   The female lead is very beautiful, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight, quickly finding a matchmaker to propose marriage. The female lead is intelligent and has high emotional intelligence. Although she's also career-oriented, she's not the typical domineering female lead; she spends most of her time enjoying life and spending time with her baby. Mainly, the male lead comes from a wealthy family and doesn't lack money, so he doesn't stop her from doing whatever she wants and paves the way for her. The female lead is well aware of this, so she often acts coquettishly towards the male lead and praises his abilities. The couple has a baby named Pangdun, who is incredibly cute. The author excels at depicting heartwarming everyday moments, making the reader feel as if they're watching Pangdun grow up and witnessing the happy life of three generations of the family.

7. 7 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds

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   [Note] The female protagonist transmigrates into a supporting female character in the original novel. The original female protagonist married her brother, asking for no dowry, only a stable job. In the 1960s, a stable job was a secure livelihood, so the original supporting female character gave her job to the original female protagonist. However, in 1968, it was announced that every family had to send one person to the countryside. [A heavy blow!] Without a stable job, the original supporting female character was sent to the countryside to suffer... Before, the female protagonist only thought the romance between the male and female protagonists was sweet, but now she only feels bitter. Why should she have to go to the countryside to suffer? She's just an ordinary person, not pretty. Going to the countryside won't attract soldiers or educated youth with connections, making it difficult to return to the city. She decides to do something... Why is it always her who suffers?

8. 8 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.8kReads9.0Score44514d adds

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   These books don't feature rural settings, and both the male and female leads come from well-off families, making them evenly matched. They're all great reads! Come check them out!

9. 9 八 An 80s Military Marriage! So Sweet, the Officer Husband and His Baby 八零军婚！甜翻军官老公生崽崽 Lu Ruanruan鹿阮阮Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Period setting, 1980s, family love, military marriage, age gap, doting father type, gentle slow-burn, unconventional period novel, awful characters get taken down quickly, no frustrating setbacks, making a fortune, high-ranking families, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] The moment Wen Zhile opened her eyes, she realized she had been reborn. She had gone from being a professor’s daughter to the second daughter of the Dai family, villagers in Jianghe Village. They treated her lik 5.2kReads9.0Score53614d adds
10. 10 八 The 1980s: Reborn as the Commander's Daughter, I Lie Back and Win 八零：穿成首长千金，我直接躺赢 Pinellia and Sandalwood半夏沙棠Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [1980s + adored by the whole family + military compound + everyday life + sweet romance + military marriage] [Pure-hearted, roguishly handsome officer × gorgeous heiress] An alternate setting with creative liberties. Read at your own discretion. Gu Nianjiao woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's doomed cannon-fodder ex-wife. Although she was a minor character destined to die, she was the apple of her family's eye. Her grandparents doted on her, her pa 1.7kReads7.1Score14014d adds
11. 11 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
12. 12 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 58.8kReads8.8Score3.5k14d adds

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    🌸②How could a rich and beautiful woman be with a rough man? The female lead travels back to the 1970s and becomes a rich and beautiful woman who has returned from abroad. She just wants to live a refined life in this era. The male lead is her childhood sweetheart, so handsome and love-struck, of course she can't miss him!

13. 13 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.9kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
14. 14 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
15. 15 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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    Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, stunning everyone with her purchasing prowess! From a county supply and marketing cooperative to a translator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she handles tractors, manages exports, and even helps a relegated professor connect with international academic exchanges. Pampered by her family, thriving in her career, and silently protected by the aloof Mayor Gu, she handles this overwhelming wealth and romantic advances with ease! 🚀✨

16. 16 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

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    It's a great read, the kind where the female lead and her mother-in-law are the best of friends, they secretly love each other while the male lead is just there to guard the door, and you don't have to skip a single chapter.

17. 17 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    Fu Cheng hadn't expected Song Shengsheng to have the audacity to run away without a word. He knew she was a troublemaker when he married her—extremely spoiled, materialistic, lazy, and cunning. She was also fickle, using tricks to marry him only to become unwilling, and knowing he wouldn't be returning to the capital for several years, she changed her tune completely, no longer bothering to pretend. She neglected her son, often secretly seeing her childhood sweetheart and complaining to another man, acting as if he knew nothing. Fu Cheng had previously turned a blind eye. But before coming to find her this time, he had already decided that if she truly didn't want to stay with him, then so be it. Fu Cheng was a proud man and wouldn't beg someone to stay. Besides, Song Shengsheng was a troublemaker, causing quite a bit of trouble. For the past two years, she had been threatening divorce, which Fu Cheng hadn't agreed to, not just for the sake of the children, but because he simply didn't want a divorce. Six months ago, she filed for divorce again, so Fu Cheng applied for a mission to find some peace and quiet. Last month, she wrote a letter to the organization, reporting that his family's political background was problematic. She thought she had written the letter discreetly, and that Fu Cheng would know it was her just by looking at the handwriting. The investigation had barely ended when Fu Cheng rushed home. The house was empty; his wife had run off with someone else. It would be a lie to say he wasn't angry.

18. 18 七 The 1970s: I Work as a Waitress at a State-Run Restaurant 七零：我在国营饭店当服务员 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Buling, a wastrel who had muddled through the apocalypse, transmigrated from the end times to an alternate dynasty in the 1970s. From the start, the difficulty was hellish. After acting like a meek little grandson for a month, she finally sent the original owner’s entire family to their graves. Just as she was about to set off toward a happy new life, she had a dream on the train. In it, she was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a stepmother. After arguing with the heroine a few times, 4.4kReads8.9Score35714d adds

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    It's so good! After the female lead finds a job thanks to her brother, she moves into a tenement and watches the drama unfold along the way!

19. 19 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 49.2kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds

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    Look at this! What a truly powerful woman is! A high-ranking official's daughter who doesn't live in the countryside, yet incredibly capable. She's like a princess from ancient times who has traveled back in time! Look at that mind! That ability to get things done! Simply amazing!

20. 20 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds

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    This historical romance novel is quite good. Both the female and male leads are sent-down youth, and both have special abilities. The female lead is clear-headed and independent, and becomes good friends with the original female lead.

21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fiery Little Demon Has Caught a Big Shot's Eye Again 快穿：魔丸娇气包叒被大佬盯上了 Everlasting Prosperity and Joy长盛乐Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted *Please read the author's note at the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings before you start reading! [She won't be mistreated or suffer hardship] [Period setting + other] [The heroine is the most beautiful] [No fixed couple] [Love at first sight] [Everyone is chaste] Sui Huan is a well-connected girl raised by the System. Other people do their missions by winning favor, following the plot, and saving villains. Sui Huan does her missions by having fun, enjoying life, and being adored by everyone 35.4kReads8.9Score3.5k14d adds

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    Recommended reading in 74 hours: "The Refined Self-Interested Second Generation of a System Who Doesn't Endure Hardship" (Dynasty + Other) (No Suffering, No Grievance) (Most Beautiful Female Lead) (No Fixed Couple) (Love at First Sight) (Completely Clean) Sui Huan, a privileged child raised by a system. While others do tasks: build favor, advance the plot, and rescue villains. Sui Huan does tasks: play, enjoy life, and be the group's darling. The System: Do the tasks if you can, otherwise just have fun! 1. No rural visits in the 1960s 2. The reborn old lady is my mother 3. The cannon fodder sister of the hoarding heroine 4. The former emperor's concubine in a male-oriented novel 5. Live-streaming food delivery and becoming the darling of the internet 6. A 90s kid gets rich by swapping parents 7. The sister-in-law in a military novel 8. The cannon fodder celestial dragon's destined sword spirit 9. The cousin of the real heiress of Hong Kong 10. Infinite reality show 11. The burden of remarrying with her mother in a courtyard house 12. Becoming a nouveau riche in the world of domineering CEOs 13. The wicked woman who falsely claims to have saved a life 14. Being a green tea in the municipal party committee compound in the 1970s 15. The Hong Kong milk group in the 1990s is not finished. Selfish, will not take the initiative to avenge the original owner, and has already compensated before taking over the identity.

22. 22 七 The 1970s: A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love with a Young Educated Woman! 七零：穿书男和女知青恋爱了！ Long Huahua龙花花Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted From the heroine's perspective: Lin Jiajia was framed by a friend and put on a special train carrying educated youths to the Northeast. The moment she got on, she ran into a pervert who wouldn't stop staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared fiercely at him once, and from then on, she spent her life in the countryside glaring at people nonstop. From the hero's perspective: Ye Yunzhou was a man who had transmigrated into a book. The first time he met the heroine, he just kept staring at her. After gettin 3.9kReads9.0Score32714d adds

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    Lin Jiajia was framed by her friend and boarded a special train for educated youth heading to Northeast China. As soon as she got on the train, she encountered a scoundrel who kept staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared at him fiercely, and from then on, she began her life of constantly glaring at people in the countryside.

23. 23 支 Get Back on Your Feet! I Bring Supplies and Refuse to Be a Doormat in the Seventies 支棱起来！带物资不做七零受气包 Fishing Around Again Today今天也摸鱼Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [1970s, a pocket dimension, feel-good revenge, and an unapologetically ruthless heroine.] Nan Qiushi is in the middle of a heated online argument when an earthquake strikes. Her soul travels back in time and takes over the body of an unpopular young girl in the 1970s. Her father is having an affair, her mother remarries, and she is left to live under someone else's roof. The fiery young woman from the modern era takes on her scumbag father and wicked stepmother, and deals with anyone who treats 3.6kReads9.0Score32714d adds

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    No rural assignments, the female lead has a job, a masterpiece with a score of nine or higher.

24. 24 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 171.1kReads9.1Score26.7k14d adds

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25. 25 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 36.1kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds

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    In this story, the female lead doesn't go to the countryside; she's mostly active in the city. The setting is Harbin.

26. 26 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 9.5kReads8.6Score55514d adds

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    This woman, who wasn't originally assigned to work in the countryside and instead worked at a radio station, was later transferred to the provincial capital. She was very good at manipulating men.

27. 27 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    This book, set in a 1960s town, depicts the lives of ordinary people. The female protagonist's parents are both working, and she is still in junior high school in the city. The family scenes are very heartwarming. There are few eccentric characters—no military marriage, no rough men, no scumbag fathers, no stepmothers. It's a warm and down-to-earth family story, full of everyday life, so simple and peaceful that it makes you want to keep reading. 🌸

28. 28 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds

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    I just finished reading this fresh out of the oven, and the character designs and plot are absolutely gorgeous! My writing isn't good enough to express what I'm saying, so I can only humbly beg you all to give it a try! (ᐡ ɞ̴̶̷ . ɞ̴̶̷ ᐡ)

29. 29 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 12kReads8.1Score73714d adds

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    I'm looking for novels about not going to the countryside. I've been searching for a long time. If you have any suitable ones, please leave a message. I haven't been able to find many. Thank you.

30. 30 惊 Goodness! Reborn After Being Widowed, She’s Spoiled by a Powerful Man 惊！守寡重生后她被大佬宠坏了 A Deer Blossoms一鹿开花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period Setting + Rugged Man + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Raising Kids + System + Everyday Family Life) Lu Huaijiao is a rich beauty whose name suits her perfectly: delicate, gorgeous, and loaded with money. In her previous life, after someone schemed to send her to the countryside, she married Gu Changzheng, the fiercest and roughest man for miles around. Back then, she couldn’t stand this man, who seemed to have endless strength in every muscle. Three years into their marriage, he died u 6.8kReads8.1Score42814d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn back to her wedding night. She doesn't seem to have suffered much, nor is she particularly bright, but she's quite wealthy.

31. 31 漂 The Gorgeous, High-Maintenance Mediator of the 1970s 漂亮作精在七零当调解员 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Hilarious + Military Marriage] You were supposed to mediate family disputes, not encourage people to get divorced! - After five years as a marriage counselor, breaking up countless unhappy couples, Jiang An'an was hit over the head with a brick and flung into the material-scarce 1970s. Her father was a lazy good-for-nothing, her mother was tough as nails, and all three of her older sisters were a handful. As for her, she was a beautiful airhead who 5.9kReads8.8Score59614d adds

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    🌱🌱🌱This book is absolutely fantastic! The female lead's whole family is awful. Her mother is shrewish, her father is henpecked, always trying to take advantage, and lazy and unwilling to work. I think her parents are the best-developed characters in this book. The female lead, a marriage mediator, returns to her old profession after transmigrating and becomes the women's director. A returned educated youth abandons his wife and children? How about some alimony?! A heartless grandmother throws her granddaughter into the mountains to be eaten by wolves? First, she'll be sent to jail! A husband abuses his pregnant wife? You'll be rehabilitated on a farm! Suddenly, the atmosphere is tense, and the village's spirit is more positive than ever before!

32. 32 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 53.1kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds

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    This guy doesn't go to the countryside to work in the city; the male lead isn't some rough, unsavory character. He's a researcher. [Heart emojis]

33. 33 拿 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ Mrs. Hockcliffe霍克利夫人Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 20.3kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    The female lead is dressed in a very beautiful outfit, both gorgeous and delicate. The male lead falls for her at first sight and treats her exceptionally well, gradually making her get used to him before finally taking advantage of her. [Staring]

34. 34 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.5kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds

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    This book is really good. Both the male and female leads are sent-down youth. The female lead is clear-headed and insightful; she has a special space but doesn't reveal it, which is very clever. It's truly super good; I had withdrawal symptoms after reading it [frustrated].

35. 35 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s and Pin Down the Cool Older Sister 穿书七零年下扑倒清冷姐 May Fortune and Prosperity Come财运来福Two Female Leads1.1M WordsOngoing [Aloof, Pure-Hearted Big Sister from the Capital VS Sweet, Soft, Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Girl from Shanghai] Period drama, two female leads, pocket dimension, a touch of yandere, both leads faithful to each other (the heroine is vicious), with a little food focus. (Don’t worry about the rating, it’ll gradually go up!) The moment Lin Yutang opens her eyes, her head has been split open! She assumes she’s transmigrated by accident, but wait! No, she’s actually transmigrated into a 1.7kReads8.9Score11414d adds

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    These are the shows I've been following recently: one is a period drama with yuri elements, and the other is a family drama about an older woman; both are surprisingly good.

36. 36 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds
37. 37 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 91.3kReads9.0Score11.2k14d adds

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    Yeah, ① The male and female leads are both well-developed. ② The female lead in the frontier army suffers so much (she's a military doctor, similar to an educated youth sent to the countryside). ④ She pretends to be his girlfriend while he has amnesia. ⑤ I really enjoy the love triangle. ⑥ She's an educated youth sent to the countryside, a military marriage where she doesn't live with her husband, and she lives alone taking care of her parents in the cowshed. I've read it countless times; it's right up my alley. ⑧ The writing is quite artistic, the kind that doesn't use much description but conveys emotion. 37 Is just like the title suggests.

38. 38 夺 Reclaiming the Family Fortune: The Heiress of a Capitalist Family Goes to the Frontier 夺回家产，资本家大小姐下乡边疆 Reading and Farming in Sun and Rain晴耕雨读书Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags after being reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + period mystery] Gu Qingru, the capitalist family's pampered daughter, died a truly miserable death in her previous life! Her older brother and sister-in-law joined forces to trick her into marrying an abusive man. Her vast family fortune was stolen, and in her old age, her unfilial children drove her out of the house, leaving her to die on the street. Reborn, she sneers: “This time, it's your turn!” She lays traps at every tu 2kReads8.4Score33414d adds
39. 39 失 The Amnesiac Young Officer Recovers His Memory, and the Fair Beauty Flees Overnight 失忆军少恢复，凝脂美人连夜跑路 Sanfan Begging in Secret暗中讨饭的三三Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Lu Chengzhou was notorious in the military district as a cold-faced King of Hell. After a freak accident left him with amnesia, a delicate woman suddenly threw herself into his arms. She claimed she had been his girlfriend before he lost his memory. Her skin was smooth as jade, her beauty utterly captivating. By day, she rose on tiptoe to straighten his uniform. By night, she pressed her sweet lips to his ear and begged him to hold her. The proud, aloof Lu Chengzhou was coaxed into smiling from 7.8kReads8.3Score85614d adds
40. 40 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 28.5kReads8.3Score3.5k14d adds

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    👇👇👇👇👇The male leads in these stories are not rough men.

41. 41 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
42. 42 母 Mother and Daughter in the 1980s: Mom Makes Money, I Win by Taking It Easy! 母女穿八零，我妈赚钱，我躺赢！ Mo Qingqing墨清清Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Transmigrate into a book in the 1980s + mother and daughter transmigrate together + face-slapping + sweet romance + academic achiever + building wealth] After transmigrating into the 1980s as the real daughter, Lan Xia takes down all her awful relatives from the start. The family reunion that was supposed to happen two months later is suddenly brought forward. It turns out her mother, a powerhouse who runs a publicly listed company, has transmigrated too! Moth 1.2kReads8.4Score10314d adds
43. 43 八 Trading Marriages in the 1980s: The Tycoon Brings His Hopeless Romantic as a Dowry 八零换嫁：大佬携恋爱脑当嫁妆 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out (┬_┬). Being lovesick is the best dowry a man can have. 1980s + raising kids + fashion + food] In her previous life, Ji Ning had just completed Hai Shang Lao’s overseas expansion when her terminally ill younger sister dragged her off a cliff. Reborn, her younger sister got first pick of the promising man they had both known in their previous life. By a twist of fate, Ji Ning married into the Zhou family, the scholarly household her sister had married i 4kReads8.8Score43514d adds
44. 44 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.8kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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    (Book 1) Su He is practically a master shrewd strategist; her mind races with every idea. It seems she doesn't just want to make money, but rather to have a job all over the country. Mini-drama: Someone questions Su He's lack of a legitimate employer. Su He pulls out her work ID from her small handbag: Huaihua Commune Liaison Officer, Special Correspondent, Anxian Night School Off-Campus Tutor... The other person: ... You must be a professional faker, right? (Ps: Even fakers wouldn't dare do this!) (Book 2) Xu Jiaojiao is career-driven and a foodie. Especially since her "golden finger" (a special ability or skill) perfectly complements her career (those who like stories with subtle "golden finger" elements are in for a treat!) This story leans towards a satisfying, face-slapping plot! Both books are top-tier period dramas! Go read them, they're super good! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

45. 45 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.2kReads8.5Score90914d adds

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    This should meet your condition that the female lead didn't go to the countryside.

46. 46 穿 After Entering a Rough Hero’s Romance, the Delicate Young Lady Stops Handing Out Charity 穿进糙汉文后娇小姐不扶贫了 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted (I’ve seen a lot of people asking about the male lead, so I’m clarifying here: in her previous life, the heroine was a player. She won’t give up an entire forest for a single tree. Peng is only there as a decoy and to move the plot along.) Starting over in a single day, Su Ci becomes an only daughter in the 1970s. In an era of austerity, she relies on her parents and becomes the envy of everyone. She’s simply so wonderful that people keep coveting her and trying to disrupt her life. What infuria 2.2kReads6.3Score12614d adds

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    These two are my absolute favorite historical romance novels. I'm not sure if the first one is romance-free because it's still ongoing, but the plot is fantastic. The female lead speaks French, Russian, and English. Her father is a factory manager, and her mother is a post office worker. She also somehow acquired a book from her original world. The female lead is a time traveler, but the original owner wasn't a good person. The second book is completely romance-free and incredibly moving. The part about helping women is really touching. So far, she's been chosen by a female director to act alongside her mother's friend's daughter. The script describes their relationship: one is a patriotic young woman studying abroad, and the other is a young lady confined to her home with bound feet, yearning for the outside world. It's truly touching. I can't wait to see if the author has any more books in the pipeline! Both of these are super good.

47. 47 谁 Who Says You Have to Get Married in a Period Novel? 谁说年代文一定要结婚了 Feng Xu风溆Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Just Started Getting Ratings] No CP + period setting + ensemble cast The heroine studies mechanical manufacturing. As an observer, Song Rujue watches another “Song Rujue” grow up. She watches her go from babbling as a toddler to vowing to serve her country, then to using every underhanded tactic to get a married man, and finally to being tricked and dying a miserable death in the countryside. The book, "Military Marriage in the Seventies: After Marrying a Rough-Hewn Man, I Was Spoiled Rotten", 2.5kReads8.0Score18814d adds
48. 48 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 37kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds

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    Come on! Let's try something different, something with a prison vibe, the cool and edgy kind.

49. 49 穿 Transmigrated into My Wedding Night in the 1980s: The Puppyish Guy Beats the Rugged One 穿成八零新婚夜，奶狗他比糙汉香 Young Master, Don't Run公子别跑Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted A levelheaded heroine vs. a warm, healing puppy-like guy An imaginative period story + sweet romance + tangled relationships + past and present lives + raising kids and building wealth + a puppy who turns out to be a wolf In her previous life, Shen Yusu met a scoundrel who deceived her feelings, and she died a tragic death. In a twist of fate, she transmigrates into the body of another Shen Yusu, with the same surname and given name. When she wakes, a strange man is lying beside her, holding 194Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    [Kiss][Kiss] The male lead is both cute and silly, and the female lead is pregnant [Admiration] A lighthearted story set in the 1980s [Thumbs up] Mutual redemption between the female and male leads. The original female lead was framed, and the male lead is both cute and silly. The female lead was cheated and given a death sentence. On their wedding night, everyone around was listening for noises, but the sand didn't open. It's hilarious. "My older brother also told me that when you get married, you have to have babies." Shen Yuyu was annoyed and casually threw the person's pillow at him, "Hold this pillow and have a baby!" "But pillows don't have babies." Zhou Jun said seriously, "My older brother said only wives do." "Your older brother is lying to you."

50. 50 七 The 1970s: The Little Fool Only Clings to the Strongest Man 七零：小傻子只抱最粗的大腿 Seleucus塞琉古Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Period setting + doting romance + genuinely silly heroine + devoted to each other] A lot of this is made up by the author, so don’t overthink it!!! The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Song Jinxi’s family home was too small, so they kicked her out and sent her to live with her older sister, who was stationed with the army, to make room for her brother. She couldn’t do the chores properly, never got enough to eat, and had to put up with her sister’s scorn. The little fool manage 4.8kReads6.4Score28414d adds

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