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A lot of period dramas these days have living conditions better than ours now. It feels a bit fake.

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401 Making a Fortune Starts by Sleeping in a Bullpen with My Retired Husband Sunny Summer DayModern Romance282k WordsCompleted 59Reads6.2Score—Shelves
402 The Guiding Star So StupidAncient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted 51.9kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
403 Traveling Around the World with Space in the 1960S Happy Salted FishModern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted 12.2kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
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A very true period piece. Nice
404 The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Reborn: from the Street Office to the Provincial Party Committee Compound Like Flowers but Not Like JadeModern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing 29.4kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
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These books are very real.
405 The 1970S: Good Times with Smooth Sailing Delicate Flowers on the Mountain TopModern Romance627k WordsCompleted 20.7kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
406 Disaster Year! Eight-Year-Old Elder Sister Takes Pregnant Mother to Escape Famine Clouds Above CloudsAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 43.2kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
407 Traveling Through the Famine Years: Making Money in Silence and Living a Good Life Happy Salted FishModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 21.3kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
408 The Indigenous People of This Era Are Awakening. I Have Space. What Am I Afraid Of? Dali JiaojiaoModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 3.7kReads6.9Score242Shelves
409 The Rough Man Who Died in the War After Being a Widow for Many Years Returns Home. So StupidAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 15.1kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
410 The Young Couple Travels Through the Sixties and Enjoys a Low-Key Life Pistachio's GuoModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 2.5kReads8.2Score200Shelves
411 Traveling Through the Book of 80: the Female Partner and Wife Are Super Sassy Funny SisterModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 209Reads7.3Score—Shelves
412 Reborn in 90, Transformed into the Scumbag Bai Yueguang Silently TingtingModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 20Reads—Score—Shelves
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It is a very real rebirth of ordinary people. Sometimes they look useless, but they actually grow.
413 Traveling Through the 70S with the Taobao System 2 RiverModern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted 29.1kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
414 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! the Best Children Kneel Aside Lucky CatModern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing 218.7kReads9.2Score10.7kShelves
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[25 New Chronicle Articles] 🍇There is no system, cheats on space and the like, the first one is short on family matters, the second one is about getting rich, both are good
415 The Evil Girl's Daily Question: Did the Dog Emperor Die Today? Qingshan YouciAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 91.4kReads9.6Score13.8kShelves
416 Daily Life of Raising Three Children in the 1970S SatisfiedModern Romance735k WordsCompleted 391Reads5.8Score—Shelves
417 I Just Want to Be a Cousin, Not a Concubine Leaning on the Railing, You SmileAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 38.1kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
418 1990S: Who Still Falls in Love After Wearing a Book? Xi HeModern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 114.5kReads9.3Score21.2kShelves
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Super real and beautiful, a masterpiece of period literature.
419 My Mother Wants to Marry and My Sister-In-Law Xiao Wei Rises A Common Man in the World 1984Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted 7.6kReads9.1Score506Shelves
420 Years: Notepad for Raising a Sweet Cub Soy Sauce GooseModern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing 1.8kReads8.6Score108Shelves
421 Rebirth 70: the Military Husband of the Miracle Doctor's Family Is a Bit Sweet Like Flowers but Not Like JadeModern Romance401k WordsCompleted 397Reads8.7Score—Shelves
422 I Worked for a Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and I Was Engaged in Purchasing on Behalf of Others in the 1960S. Fried Rice with SauceModern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted 34.4kReads5.8Score4kShelves
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I've been following period stories lately, they're very good
423 Capital Educated Youth Have High Consciousness and Win Money by Serving the Country Yan Qiyun QianModern Romance994k WordsCompleted 74.6kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
424 The Fierce Wife of the 1980S Metaphysics Has a Sweet Husband Waiting to Be Signed For. Liu ZhiyiModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 46.4kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
425 The Ups and Downs of Boss Fan Liu Ning DuochangModern Romance736k WordsCompleted 137Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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A very real urban romance, workplace life period article
426 An Officer in the 70S Was Forced to Marry a Wife, but the Whole Family Loved Him Ugly Little GuyModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 19.8kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves
427 Tail Fire Tiger Kuimu Wolf Lema HengdaoUrban491k WordsCompleted 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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True story, author's memoir
428 Military Marriage in the 1960S: Daily Life of Farming and Raising Cubs Mumu Is CuteModern Romance503k WordsCompleted 4.9kReads8.8Score350Shelves
429 Mrs. Zeng, Who Has Been a Coward All Her Life, Is Reborn Cat LiliModern Romance514k WordsCompleted 5.2kReads—Score521Shelves
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The old lady was reborn when the man just died. She started from scratch with her several daughters, fought against her husband's family, never let go of her mother-in-law, and made money to support her daughter.
430 Escape from Famine and Farm, the Peasant Girl Is Busy Supporting the Family Blue FoxAncient Romance257k WordsCompleted 620Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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Real, rural literature that is closer to life
431 Rebirth 58: What Should I Do Without the Golden Finger? Qiu Ming in Nanyang Ancient CityModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 853Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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Goldfinger
432 50: the Little Military Wife from the Apocalypse GaospingModern Romance940k WordsCompleted 4.7kReads8.8Score566Shelves
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The chronicle of the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China is very profound and makes me cry a little! Every character is well described, not just the heroes on the battlefield, but also more unknown heroes. The heroine's parents are the secret agents, and the male protagonist is a child who grew up in the rear. Revolution is a belief engraved in the bones! ! [Laughs][cool]
433 Why Are You Crying When Your Ex-Husband Dies When You Remarry Your Brother-In-Law? Water in Boiling WaterModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 2.9kReads7.9Score239Shelves
434 Three-Inch Golden Lotus YifengchenModern Romance290k WordsCompleted 3.6kReads—Score312Shelves
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Northeastern Chronicles Close to Reality
435 Military Marriage in the Era, the Tough Daughter-In-Law in the Alley Blue FoxModern Romance266k WordsCompleted 42Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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Here comes something close to life
436 The Sweet Wife of a Rough Man in His 70S Ringing in JiuzhouModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 10.9kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
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I recommend this one. The protagonist doesn't have a big golden finger. He mainly relies on himself to make a fortune.
437 Back in 1985, the Self-Service Porridge Stalls Are Booming MengxiaochaModern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted 38.4kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
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(Dumei) In order to escape from the clutches of her stepfather, Su Miao slipped and fell from the 13th floor, traveling back in time to the day when her parents divorced when she was a child. She saw through her mother's cold and indifferent nature, and chose to follow her father without hesitation this time. In order to compete for a regular job spot, my uncle blocked the door and started a quarrel. Su Miao leaned close to her father's ear and whispered a cricket in his ear. Su's father said, "Okay, I'll sell it to you! You can't miss two thousand yuan!" In this way, Su Miao raised the start-up capital for a well-off society the next day after returning. [Top post][top post]
438 Water-Based Poplar Zhang XiaoshuModern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing 10.3kReads8.1Score667Shelves
439 You Will Be Hungry for Nine Meals in the First Three Days, and You Will Become Rich and Greedy. Blue FoxAncient Romance583k WordsCompleted 472Reads8.7Score—Shelves
440 Flip the Table! the Eldest Lady Emptied Her Belongings and Went to the Countryside and the Frontier Reading in Sunny DaysModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 3.4kReads8.4Score471Shelves
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Is there anything as realistic as this book? It also has a sense of be that is unique to period literature. The heroine has ideals and ambitions.
441 Counterattack After Twenty Years of Widowhood Little Pear Flower OModern Romance466k WordsCompleted 2.8kReads6.6Score176Shelves
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The main focus is reality!
442 In and Outside the Village A DaoUrban1.9M WordsCompleted 129.9kReads9.6Score14.5kShelves
443 Marriage Exchange 1985 Farmer Shen Lan's Sad and Happy Life Easy to HearModern Romance580k WordsCompleted 81Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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Real, not exaggerated
444 Second Married Wife in the Seventy Courtyard Typewriter MarchModern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 4.5kReads9.1Score430Shelves
445 Dongguan, Dongguan, the Flowering Age of the 1990S Lao Jiu Shi JiUrban501k WordsCompleted 1.6kReads8.2Score123Shelves
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The subject matter is novel, not the typical love story. It is very close to the reality of working and starting a business in Dongguan in the 1990s. Anyone who knows how happy it is to be a man in Dongguan in the 1990s! ! At this time, Li Yanjiao in the dream said: "Ah Hui, you little bad guy, why are you so dishonest?" Li Minghui just wanted to explain. .
446 Childhood in the Old Days The Waiter in the Old DaysUrban134k WordsCompleted 89Reads—Score—Shelves
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The novel, written based on my own experience, describes the living conditions in the rural areas of Northeast China in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the major changes in the family and the ups and downs of human relationships that the protagonist experienced.
447 A Shattered Half-Life: The Struggle of a Working-Class Woman Qu Ma CaiModern Romance64k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—Shelves
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It is an absolutely authentic period story from the 1980s and 1990s to the present, but the plot is not very ups and downs. It's not over yet.
448 A Housewife's Struggle and Redemption Su LaosanModern Romance4.7M WordsOngoing 30kReads9.1Score676Shelves
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A period novel, a slow-burning novel based on a true story. It writes about a woman's struggle and redemption in marriage, as well as the hardships of raising a child alone after breaking through the siege, the ups and downs of struggling in the workplace, and she still has a dream in her heart to realize.
449 The Wonderful Ending of One Person and the Ending of Two People She WenModern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted 5.4kReads9.4Score558Shelves
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This. Very real
450 Rebirth 1980: the Beautiful Daughter-In-Law Can Tell Fortunes Flying Snow and Fleeting YearsUrban1.2M WordsCompleted 16.2kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
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This book is written in a very real and simple way. It tells the story of a modern young man who traveled back in time to the 1980s. Because his family was poor, he could only marry a stupid wife. Unexpectedly, this stupid wife was not only beautiful, but could also tell fortunes. With her daughter-in-law's ability, she not only made a fortune, but also bravely fought evil people, and finally reached the pinnacle of success.