Stories Set in a Past Era, No Rural Relocation 年代文，不要下乡

1. 1 四 Siheyuan: Li An’s Remarkable Life 四合院之李安的精彩人生 Shining Taillights闪亮的尾灯Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Two unlucky souls from different eras, their spirits and bodies joined together. In a special period, they spark something extraordinary, making up for the regrets neither could resolve alone. Watch as ideas from a new age emerge in the old one. Two ordinary people from different eras complement each other, combining to form a perfect whole. See how they shine in their time and compose a song unlike any other. 26kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
2. 2 小 The Young Master Is Reborn in the Seventies, Please Let Me Touch You to Continue 小少爷重生七零，请让我摸一下续 Little Cat Maomao小猫毛毛Two Male Leads393k WordsCompleted The haughty, picky, but actually sweet and innocent bottom (An Chutang) × The mature, powerful, but actually scheming and cunning top (Li Yan) An Chutang, the only young master of the richest An family, had grown up adored by everyone. But the day before his twentieth birthday, his only grandfather suddenly died of a stroke. With enemies circling, An Chutang had no choice but to follow his grandfather's final instructions: conceal his death, quietly settle the family business, then take his vas 11.5kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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   This is such a sweet story, it's a shame the title doesn't do it justice 🤦. I've seen it on my homepage so many times, but the title makes it sound like a story about a domineering CEO and a naive girl. But after reading it, I realized it's really good. I love Jiaqi so much, that unlucky kid hahaha 😂

3. 3 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 23.8kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds

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   It's been a long time since I've read such a good book. The writing is also quite humorous. The male lead takes great care of the female lead, and she's very ambitious, getting into university the year the college entrance exam was reinstated. There's no vicious female supporting character, although there are some bad people, but overall the characters are all quite good. The children of the male and female leads are also very obedient, and everyone has their own goals.

4. 4 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Quest for Progress 四合院从傻柱追求进步开始 Call Me Xiong Da请叫我熊大Male-Channel Fanfiction261k WordsOngoing [Smart characters + authentic period atmosphere + no viciousness + no vulgar bodily humor + no System + no brainless decisions + no violence for violence's sake] On the train to Baicheng to look for He Daqing, He Yuzhu dreamed of how his trip to Baicheng would end. This time, instead of searching on his own, he sought the government's help, and his life took a different turn from then on. With the Military Control Commission's help, He Yuzhu grew from an uninformed boy into a thoughtful young ma 2.2kReads8.2Score—14d adds

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   Intelligent, non-aggressive, system-free, dated, and full of positive energy

5. 5 七 A Warm Marriage in the 1970s: She Marries a Rough Rascal and Is Spoiled Like a Treasure 七零暖婚：嫁给痞气糙汉被宠成宝 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 5.8kReads8.9Score35914d adds

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   The first book tells the story of a couple's enduring love and their two adorable children. The second book, as the title suggests, features four sons and one daughter, each with their own unique characteristics: Da Pao is adorably timid, Xue Xue is clever and quick-witted, Nongnong has a knack for business, Dan Dan is a great cook, and Hao Jie is mischievous and quirky. The third book is a pure children's story about how kids save their mother's marriage; the children are also very cute. The fourth book tells the story of Qing Qing, a woman of great wisdom who changes Rong Huai's life, and how Rong Huai truly loves and cherishes his wife for a lifetime.

6. 6 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.4kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
7. 7 气 After My Luck Was Stolen, I Lay Flat My Way to Becoming the Richest 气运被夺后，靠躺平混到了首富 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable child] + [lucky star] + [farming] Huihui had a dream and discovered that her family and her cousin Jiang Qingqing's family were opposites, like two sides of a comparison. She was the little lucky star whose good fortune had been stolen, turning her from a lucky koi into a floundering fish. While Jiang Qingqing became a little lucky star whom everyone praised, Huihui was a walking disaster. While Jiang Qingqing's father prospered in his official career, Huihui's father died in battle! W 208Reads8.1Score—14d adds
8. 8 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 19.4kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
9. 9 请 Call Me the Great Wizard, Loud and Clear! 请大声叫我魔法师大人 Lang Ge Rows Without Oars浪哥划船不用桨Urban166k WordsCompleted You think I work in magic? I'm actually a doctor. You think I'm a doctor? I actually work in the entertainment industry. You think I'm a celebrity? I'm actually a secret agent. They all call me a magician, a qigong master, or a sleight-of-hand expert, but you should call me Master Mage. This novel tells the story of a university graduate making his way in the big city. It's only somewhat realistic, so dear readers, please don't see yourselves in it. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.6kReads8.9Score78314d adds

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    A bookworm of over a decade personally vouches for this great read. After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrates to the 1970s. An orphan in her previous life, she now has loving parents and two overly doting brothers. However, Jiang Qingrou ends up as the contrasting character to the female lead, a family of cannon fodder.

11. 11 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won’t Marry an Officer, I’ll Marry a Rich Playboy 重生八零：不嫁军官，嫁纨绔 Wu Jiayunbei武家云北Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered life as a wealthy family’s daughter-in-law in the 1980s] In her past life, Jiang Xianli was set up by her twin sister and married a man who married into wealth for his own benefit, while her sister took her place and married a spoiled rich heir. After the wedding, her husband was specially recruited into a military academy and rose through the ranks to become a senior officer. Jiang Xianli became the official’s wife whom every woman envied. But her sist 106.2kReads9.1Score6.2k14d adds
12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Put a Wolf's Face on a Sheep? 四合院：给羊换张狼脸？ Madam Nuoxiang诺湘夫人19k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Giving a Sheep a Wolf's Face? 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Definitely not going to the countryside, but sitting on the kang (heated brick bed).

13. 13 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Chop Down a Doorframe, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Terrified! 四合院：开局砍门框，全院禽兽吓破胆！ Madam Nuoxiang诺湘夫人Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Chopping Down the Doorframe from the Start, I Scare the Whole Courtyard’s Beasts Out of Their Wits! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 四 Siheyuan: Don't Mistake Me for Silly Zhu 四合院：别把我当傻柱 Madam Nuoxiang诺湘夫人11k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Don’t Take Me for Silly Zhu 6Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies, I Become the Male Lead's Ex-Wife's Burden 穿书七零，成为男主前妻拖油瓶后 My Heart Is My Heart我心即我心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The pacing is fairly slow, and this isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. The first half is mostly told from the older sister’s perspective, while the second half shifts to the younger sister’s. It’s also about a family working hard to make a living. Just a little heads-up for new readers! After experiencing the apocalypse and an ancient era, Lin Ya was reborn once again, this time into a novel set in a bygone era. She became a minor character whose ending was summed up in just ten words. Her gentle, 443Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    🧐🧐 [Under pressure] Era + Space + Transmigration into a Book 📖 + Scumbag Revenge + Family Matters + Not Going to the Countryside + Getting Rich + Building a Career

16. 16 四 Warmth and Romance in the Courtyard 四合院里的烟火人家和浪漫故事 Ying Zhao and Wine Song赢昭与酒歌Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The warmth of family life and romantic stories in a Beijing courtyard 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    (*๓´╰╯`๓)

17. 17 小 Tales from the Alley: From Childhood Sweethearts to Forever 小巷故事：从青梅竹马到白首之约 Ying Zhao and Wine Song赢昭与酒歌Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Stories from a little alley: From childhood sweethearts to a lifelong promise 7Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 娇 The Sweet, Flirtatious Army Wife Is Too Much for Her Ice-Cold Officer 娇软军嫂茶又媚高冷军官受不了 Lu Yaoyao鹿杳杳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + military marriage + raising children + island cuisine] In her previous life, Shen Li married a poor young man with two children from a previous marriage, while her older sister Shen Mengyue married an officer. But the poor young man made it big and became the richest man in the country. One of the two children became a top scientist, the other a famous lawyer, and they all lived happily ever after. Shen Mengyue’s officer husband, however, died in a typhoon. She was le 3.1kReads8.8Score26114d adds

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    I don't understand why so few people read such a good book.

19. 19 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8k14d adds
20. 20 诸 Myriad Realms Fixer: Starting by Setting the Birds-Full Courtyard Straight 诸天纠错员：从整治禽满四合院开 Little Chen from Shandong山东小陈Male-Channel Fanfiction281k WordsCompleted Chen Fan unexpectedly got bound to the [Myriad Worlds Plot Correction System]. His first mission was to transmigrate into a special-period drama world that blended elements of Love in the Courtyard, People Are Iron, Food Is Steel, and other shows. System prompt: "Detected severe plot distortion in the 'Bird-Brained Courtyard' micro-world. Its core values have gone astray. The main characters' 'scumbag index' is off the charts! Mission: set things right, punish the courtyard's troublemakers, save —Reads—Score—14d adds

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