Looking for Period Pieces: No Rural Relocation, Just College Exams and City Jobs 求年代文，不是下乡的，是那种考大学，在城里工作

1. 101 大 An Older Spinster Transmigrates to the 1970s with an Insanely Powerful Golden Finger 大龄剩女穿七零，金手指巨粗 Lost 40 Jin已瘦40斤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Manman spent thirty years being a couch potato in the 21st century. Then she landed aboard a train in 1970, in the body of sixteen-year-old educated youth Xu Zhiqing. Her golden finger might be late, but it always arrives! A sign-in System! A portable apartment! A spirit-spring courtyard! A cultivation space! Everything you could want! Come enjoy a leisurely couch-potato life with Xu Manman. This story moves at a fairly slow pace. As for the male lead, I don't even know where he is right now 1.7kReads7.6Score13914d adds
2. 102 七 The 1970s: The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth Has the Cold-Faced War God Wrapped Around Her Finger 七零：娇软知青拿捏了冷面兵王 Words of Beauty on the Roadside陌上言姝Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + military marriage + multiple births + pocket dimension + everyday family life + multiple secret identities on the road to wealth + devoted one-on-one romance] Song Yan, the most feared female assassin of the Republic of China era, got another chance to transmigrate after dying alongside her enemy. The Judge kicked her into the 1970s. Armed with a pocket dimension and a cheat bestowed by the underworld, Song Yan calmly dealt with one villain after another. Song Yan had only wante 38Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 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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   This book is about a family spanning three generations. Two members went to university, two went to vocational school, and the family eventually succeeded in moving from the countryside to the city.

4. 104 公 Upholding Justice 公义立身 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Urban102k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiqiang was born into a poor rural family in the 1960s. Through sheer hard work, he got into university. After graduating, he was assigned to work at a steel mill, where he brought a near-bankrupt factory back from the brink. Later, an anonymous letter changed the course of his life once again. After enduring setbacks in life as well as pressure and blows at work, Xu Zhiqiang entered the real estate business and rose to the pinnacle of success. 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is originally a story about someone who got into university, graduated, and started a business in the city.

5. 105 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 穿越七零不当受气包 Dawn's Fragrant Boat拂晓芳舟Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Lin Wanqiu, who spent ten years fighting for survival in the apocalypse, has become an eight-year-old girl in August 1971. Her father is a soldier stationed at the border who sends home his entire military allowance. Her mother died young, leaving her and her little brother to struggle for survival between a biased grandmother, a parasitic uncle, and a lazy, greedy second uncle. Her cousin is a "lucky star" who gets praised to the skies for picking up a stone. She's a "b 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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