Looking for Historical-Era Stories (No Golden Finger) 想要年代文（注意:无金手指）

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Won't Be a Good Girl, I'll Be a Special Forces Soldier! 重生七零：不当乖乖女，当特种兵！ Ma Shu麻曙Modern Romance955k WordsCompleted Chen Nian was found by her family in her previous life. She thought she was coming home to a warm, loving family, but someone else had already taken her place. Her biological mother said, “You’re the older sister. What’s wrong with letting your little sister have her way?” Her biological father said, “Chen Nian, why can’t you ever amount to anything?” Her brothers said, “Chen Nian, how do you compare to Xiao Yun?” In the end, Chen Nian was tied down to the operating table so that her adoptive si 28.1kReads8.9Score3.9k14d adds

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   🔥🔥🔥Chen Nian was already dizzy and lightheaded. By the time she realized what was happening, the book had already hit her face. "Why don't you just die! You jinx!" A familiar female voice pierced Chen Nian's ears as she raised a broom to hit herself. Chen Nian immediately dodged, and the large broom fell to the ground with a loud thud.

2. 2 五 No One Can Stop Me from Living Well in the 1950s and 1960s 五零六零谁都不能阻挡我过好日子 Glutinous Rice M Wine糯米M酒Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted The heroine refuses to take a loss or put up with mistreatment. There is tentatively no male lead. The focus is on cozy everyday life and family squabbles, with a very minor golden finger. Aside from the beginning, you can pretty much read it as if there were no golden finger at all. She went to great lengths to reach Hong Kong, but her family wouldn’t accept her. After a lifetime of conflict, she died a tragic death. Unexpectedly, heaven gave her the chance to start over. When she opened her ey 3.2kReads8.9Score18414d adds
3. 3 舔 The Officer I Won Over Won't Warm to Me. I Let Go, So Why Is He Panicking? 舔来的军官捂不热，放手了他急啥 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Stunning, powerful female army doctor x cold, devoted handsome officer + both leads are each other's first and only + two equally strong leads + face-slapping + the male lead's long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Xiannuan pursued Qin Mu relentlessly. She spent her whole life following him on missions, searching all over the world for the childhood sweetheart who had been kidnapped by bandits. Qin Mu said, “She was kidnapped by the bandits in your place. We have to find her a 4.8kReads8.8Score22614d adds
4. 4 四 Four Years Later, She Returns with Their Daughter, and the Scumbag Father and Son Break Down 四年后携女回归，渣男父子哭疯了 Gao Weishi高未时Modern Romance871k WordsCompleted [Husband and son’s regret arc + the female lead is the beloved one + secret identity + face-slapping + men compete for her] On her birthday, Yun Yiran was forgotten by everyone. At the same time, in the hospital, her husband and son were both by another woman’s side. Her husband doted on the woman, while her son threw himself into her arms and said he wanted her to be his mother. For the sake of their marriage, Yun Yiran gave up her old life to cook for her family, doing her best to be a good wi 2.3kReads8.8Score25714d adds
5. 5 七 The Seventies: After My Divorce, the Strongest Officer Clings to Me for Dear Life 七零，离婚后被最强军官死命缠 Tong Xinyuan同心元Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history 1970s + devoted couple + military marriage + regretful husband chasing his wife + food] After dying tragically in a car accident, Mu Wanwan is reborn on the very day of her wedding night. In her previous life, she was infatuated with Wen Lin. Repaying a debt of gratitude, she married into the Wen family, going from a village girl to the wife of an officer living in a military compound. Everyone thought she had married above her station. Mu Wanwan knew perfectly well that Wen L 4.7kReads7.6Score24814d adds
6. 6 到 I Went to the Military Base to Divorce Him, but the Cold-Faced Young Officer Kissed Me to Tears 到部队离婚，被冷面军少亲哭了 Seven Kinds of Grain七种谷米Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [1980s + Military Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Farming in the Mountains] (The male lead appears later; cozy everyday life following her husband to his post) Wang Ziru, a renowned obstetrician, is transported to the 1980s. Less than half a day after opening her eyes, she finds out her son nearly drowned. To protect her young son, she stands up to her husband’s family. At long last, they split the household. The very next day, her soldier husband returns home on leave. 3.4kReads9.0Score95014d adds
7. 7 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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8. 8 七 The 1970s: The Brash Bride Tears Apart the Untouchable Beauty 七零：无赖娇妻手撕高岭之花 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing Era setting + transmigration + making a fortune + feel-good power fantasy + enlightened self-interest + marriage before love + play the pig to eat the tiger After Liu Hao died in her previous life, she was born straight into the body she now inhabited. Who would have thought that in her next life, she’d become a poor peasant? At long last, she grew up in the countryside, and then the educated youths from the city arrived in their village. Everyone in the village knew that Shen Qinghe, an educate 24.2kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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   It's a reincarnation story, but without any special abilities or cheat codes. The premise is quite unique. The female lead is from a village and was raised as a boy. She's quite capable, but not in an exaggeratedly powerful way. She's self-centered and marries the male lead, who is a sent-down youth. The village is also quite unusual. It's actually quite good. [Understood][Understood]

9. 9 从 The Swallow Who Crawled Out of the Dark Abyss 从黑暗深渊中爬出的燕子 A Lifetime of Xiuer秀儿一生Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted Tell me, just how unlucky can one person be? Her own father married four women, and her stepmother treated her like a thorn in her side. In the prime of her youth, she was tricked by a villain and taken away. At long last, she found a little warmth and thought she’d found love, only for it to turn out to be another ill-fated relationship. She got married, thinking she’d found a home, but her life became a complete mess. And that wasn’t the end of it! One by one, all her loved ones disappeared... 95Reads—Score1114d adds

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   It's really beautiful, not just ordinary beautiful.

10. 10 村 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 Runxin 666润鑫666Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing 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 62Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The opening is unremarkable, but it hides a secret, full of surprises as it unfolds, becoming increasingly addictive as you read on… No cheat codes, no time travel… Each protagonist is a vivid portrayal of that era. An era of scarcity! Everyone was struggling to survive! Fighting desperately against life and against fate…

11. 11 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.5kReads9.0Score85514d adds

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    It's beautiful, very beautiful; it depicts the wonderful lives of ordinary people.

12. 12 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds

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    Over two thousand chapters in total, reading it from beginning to end allows you to witness the growth of the female protagonist, and even the growth of every minor character around her. You worry about the difficulties she faces and rejoice in her achievements. The author's writing is incredibly vivid, making you feel like you've truly returned to the 1980s. Good people aren't always good, and bad people aren't always bad. Besides the female protagonist's career story, the book also explores many human stories and offers numerous life lessons. Here are a few quotes I liked: "Anyone who tries to persuade you to indulge, no matter what reason they give, is malicious! Don't listen to losers preach their life experiences. Success and failure aren't defined by how much money you have, or by how they raise their children… If their children are all lazy and unproductive, what do they know?" Don't talk to idiots; idiots will drag you into their familiar circle of idiots and use their vast experience of being idiots to defeat others.

13. 13 金 The Jin Yuanbao Family’s Sudden Fortune from Demolition Compensation 金元宝一家的拆迁暴富日常 A Wondrous Pen Like a Lotus妙笔如莲Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Old Madam Jin dreamed of a golden ingot while pregnant. She asked each of her four favorite daughters-in-law, but none of them admitted it! Could it really have been Ying Canru, who could never get enough to eat and always burned the bottom of the pot when she cooked? ~~ In the delivery room, Ying Canru screamed as she gave birth. Outside, Jin Laifu paced back and forth, glancing at his watch from time to time as he muttered, “Please let the baby be born on the eighth day of the eighth month. Ot 1.7kReads8.8Score11014d adds

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    Both are novels set in the indigenous era without any cheat codes. The first one is about getting rich overnight through land expropriation, with the female lead attending military academy. The second one is set against the backdrop of the Third Front construction.

14. 14 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds

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