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In a Serious Reading Slump. Looking for Period Pieces Set in Hong Kong, With a Highly Capable Female Lead

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Looking for Hong Kong-set historical novels from the 1970s to the 1990s, similar to 1990s Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Tycoon's Wife. A powerful heroine, a wealthy family, and a henpecked male lead.

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1 Transmigrated as the Eldest Brother’s Wife: Taming a Wealthy Family in 1990S Hong Kong Beauty Plucking StarsModern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted 49.4kReads9.1Score8.1kShelves
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Chronicles! ! ! Port city! ! ! 🔥🔥 ① The heroine once served as an excellent special forces soldier and has excellent skills. Even though she dressed as the wife of the richest man in Hong Kong and was kidnapped at the beginning, she still relied on her super skills to lead a group of trolls out of danger and start the life of a sister-in-law [Cool][Cool][Cool][Cool]
2 A Little Moneybags Arrives in Harbor City to Bring Good Fortune Chu JunModern Romance750k WordsOngoing 8.4kReads8.7Score652Shelves
3 Reborn in 70, Miss Xiangjiang Is Sassy and Spicy How Much Is the Secular WorldModern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing 6kReads7.9Score621Shelves
4 When I Reach 70, I Really Don't Want to Fight and Kill Calabash TreeModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 13kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
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Apart from the fact that it's not finished, it's all good to watch. The first one has a really crazy heroine and a really bad guy. The second book has gentler methods and is also very good-looking.
5 Trading Lives in the Seventies: The Occult Master Tears the Fake Heiress Apart Sword Sect MangoModern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 7.8kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
6 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970S, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top Little FaceModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 62.6kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
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In a period novel, the heroine of Xiangjiang is powerful, and the male protagonist is even more powerful. In this book, there are not only people who time travel, but also people who are reborn, and there is also a person who travels through books.
7 You Can Raid My Home, but Let Me Go Make a Fortune in Hong Kong Cat Who Loves Three-Hua PlumsModern Romance720k WordsCompleted 19.6kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
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This book is good. He has space, money and appearance, and his golden finger is powerful.
8 Qi Ling Fled Hong Kong, Killed Young and Dangerous and Became the Number One Female Boss YoujinnianModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 3.8kReads7.5Score358Shelves
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The heroine has made a counterattack from a capitalist lady who was abandoned by her family to becoming the leading female gangster in Hong Kong. The plot is wild and exciting, with many classic elements of Hong Kong movies such as AK shooting and nightclub competition.
9 Rebirth 60: Escape from Hong Kong at the Beginning Little Whale JubileeModern Romance539k WordsCompleted 1.6kReads—Score102Shelves
10 After Being Abandoned by a Man, I Took My Daughter to Hong Kong Island Longing for a GirlModern Romance230k WordsCompleted 2.4kReads5.8Score102Shelves
11 Traveling Through the 50S, I Was a Boss in Hong Kong Island Cui LandaiModern Romance645k WordsCompleted 6kReads7.9Score488Shelves
12 In the Age of Fetal Wear, She Became the First Socialite in Hong Kong Royal Little FruitModern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 14.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
13 Traveling Across Hong Kong Island, the Young Woman Dies and Her Husband Wants to Follow Me Baozi ShimaUrban1.1M WordsCompleted 7.9kReads6.2Score338Shelves
14 The 1950S and 1960S: Thriving on My Own Glutinous Rice M WineModern Romance550k WordsCompleted 10.2kReads8.9Score638Shelves
15 After Being Abducted from Xiangjiang, the Little Taoist Nun Went Crazy and Went Crazy Boss EggModern Romance693k WordsCompleted 5.5kReads8.1Score783Shelves
16 Traveling Through the Years When I Was Hanging Out in Hong Kong in 1980 Drinking and Drinking Can't Let GoModern Romance461k WordsCompleted 1.9kReads8.7Score101Shelves
17 The Dumped Metaphysics Boss Rejoices with the Military Officer! Fuck You Coming and Going FreelyModern Romance306k WordsCompleted 1.7kReads8.5Score193Shelves
18 The Family Is Wiped Out at the Beginning, and the Capitalist Eldest Lady Becomes the Murderer Bantam LettuceModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 40.8kReads8.3Score6.6kShelves
19 The Wounded War King: You Want to Inherit Her Wealth? I'll Give You Twins and Humiliate You Happy LemonModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 24.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves
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The literature of this era is really super, super, super good-looking, ah ah, my aunt is laughing every day, hahaha, you will know it just by looking at it
20 The Number One Socialite in Hong Kong, I Can See Other People's Luck Gu CiModern Romance451k WordsCompleted 5.9kReads9.0Score535Shelves
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Maybe this one also counts? The heroine grew up with her adoptive father and can watch Qi and fight. He was taken back to a "rich" home by his so-called relatives and went through a series of frame-ups and slaps in the face. It's quite fun to watch.
21 The Stern Officer Is Too Fierce, and the Alluring Military Doctor Can't Resist Slightly SweetModern Romance534k WordsCompleted 2.4kReads9.0Score174Shelves
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These two books, hehe
22 The Glamorous Beauty Smiles, and the Roughneck’s Heart Races Slightly SweetModern Romance395k WordsCompleted 6.1kReads9.0Score580Shelves
23 A Fearless Heroine Brings a Port-Sized Storage Space to the 1960S Mei East, South, West, NorthModern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted 23.7kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
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This book satisfies my requirements. It is a story about the era of a heroine. It is a refreshing story. In the later period, I went to Hong Kong to become a tycoon and made countless treasures.
24 Reborn in the 1980S: You Have Your First Love, So I’ll Remarry Yi ZiyanModern Romance4.7M WordsOngoing 31.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
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What I recommend are all excellent period novels. Don't regret reading them. Some of them are still being serialized. They are really good.
25 Our Family E Fo GeUrban1.4M WordsCompleted 78.6kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
26 Marrying a Big Brother: One Marriage Is More Valuable Than the Other Huang DuoduoModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 15.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
27 My Sweet Wife Is a Boss in the 1970S Liliyuan ShangcaoModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 4.1kReads7.6Score377Shelves
28 From Fool to Tycoon Wang YiwangUrban2.9M WordsCompleted 221.7kReads9.4Score20.2kShelves
29 Mountains and Rivers Will Tell Me the Answer Yi MoModern Romance337k WordsCompleted 642Reads9.5Score117Shelves
30 Debt E Fo GeUrban1.1M WordsCompleted 23.1kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
31 Love, Please Wait Until I Grow Up E Fo GeUrban128k WordsCompleted 324Reads8.2Score—Shelves
32 Secretary Qiu's Marriage Water Leaves No TraceModern Romance240k WordsCompleted 53.9kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
33 Transmigrating to 1980S Hong Kong: Taming My Villainous Husband Golden Carp xx Dragon GateModern Romance304k WordsCompleted 921Reads8.6Score—Shelves
34 70 Xiangjiang, the Eldest Lady Has 1.7 Billion in HSBC What Am I Thinking?Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted 11.5kReads6.1Score1.4kShelves
35 90: the Beautiful Sister-In-Law Relies on Metaphysics to Protect Hong Kong Cheng JingzhiModern Romance427k WordsCompleted 367Reads7.0Score—Shelves
36 Dress as Cannon Fodder and Go to Hong Kong with Assets Qiaolezi Loves to Eat GrapefruitModern Romance166k WordsOngoing —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
37 Fifty, Take the Landlord Dad to Hong Kong With FoothillsModern Romance138k WordsOngoing 2.8kReads7.3Score168Shelves
38 Taking on Hong Kong: Mom Says I Won’t Be Anyone’s Stepping Stone Wang WeiweiModern Romance389k WordsOngoing 2.9kReads7.8Score167Shelves
39 In 1970S Hong Kong, My Technology Is Decades Ahead Cheese CoconutModern Romance215k WordsOngoing 1.3kReads8.7Score104Shelves
40 Reborn in the 1970S, Fashionistas Venture into Hong Kong Cat Listening to the WindModern Romance394k WordsCompleted 516Reads—Score110Shelves
41 Start Arranging Islands from Xiangjiang and Control the World GulegaUrban1.4M WordsCompleted —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
42 Dressed as an Educated Youth of the Era, She Bravely Ventures into Hong Kong to Become a Big Boss When I Was YoungModern Romance274k WordsOngoing 766Reads6.0Score—Shelves
43 I Get Apocalypse Protagonists Government Jobs Bian LuSci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted 163.8kReads9.7Score22.9kShelves
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I haven't read many period novels, but the one I'm reading now has a heroine with a very high strength and is quite handsome.
44 After a Flash Marriage with an Officer from Her Uncle's Family, She Won the Battle Qing WuModern Romance555k WordsCompleted 97Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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This is a period novel. The female protagonist is extremely powerful and the male protagonist is a soldier and very good-looking.
45 The Regiment's Pet Cannon Fodder for Scientific Research Leads the Country to Fly Fast Luo FeiwenModern Romance509k WordsCompleted 7.5kReads9.1Score819Shelves
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Please see Her Royal Highness the Princess
46 Fertile and Expecting Multiples: Hong Kong’s Tycoon, Your Wife Is Pregnant Again A Wax Apple on IceModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 9.3kReads8.5Score840Shelves
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The heroine is smart, and the younger sister travels back from ancient times and has a strong sense of force.
47 A Real Rich Woman Dressed in the Same Era, a Strong Woman Crazily Abuses a Scumbag Sweet and Sour Pork IntestinesModern Romance801k WordsCompleted 839Reads8.3Score211Shelves
48 This Goofball Is Crazy Busy, Taking Down Scammers and Scumbags Alike The Eye in the HeartAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 37.3kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
49 50 Xiangjiang, Miss Jiao Is Super Fierce Pipi's Little PigModern Romance516k WordsCompleted 18Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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She was deceived by a scumbag in her previous life and never knew the whereabouts of her children until her death. In this life, she will make them pay the price [angry]! See how Miss Jiao takes revenge in Hong Kong in the 1950s, and it is extremely satisfying to torture and slap the face of a scumbag [Adoration]!
50 The Eldest Lady Born in the 1990S Muzi Is EmbarrassedModern Romance449k WordsCompleted 38Reads—Score—Shelves
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Different girls, different stories, listen to it