Stories About High-Ranking Officials in a Bygone Era 年代高干文

1. 1 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 34.5kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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   I love the male lead character so much. It perfectly fits my imagination of a young man from a high-ranking military official in the era. He is a powerful thief and is very awesome. His power, skills, and scheming will definitely make you want to stop after reading it [plus one on the bookshelf]

2. 2 你 You Are the North of Beijing 你是北京的北 Beneath the Koi Pond锦鲤池下Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted Even now, Wen Wen still remembered the day she left Beijing. It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She left alone and without hesitation, yet carried a weight of a thousand pounds. Before boarding her flight, she gazed down at the city's nightscape from inside a skyscraper. The roads were still filled with traffic, and countless people rushed about, only to end up with nothing. This city had buried her winter, her summer, and her spring. By the time she left, all she felt for 1.3kReads8.1Score100Shelves

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   Articles written by senior officials in the early 2000s

3. 3 卿 Dearest Beloved: An 1980s Record of a Senior Official's Devotion to His Wife 卿卿如晤：八零高官宠妻录 The Loquat Tree Has Light枇杷树有光Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted “Mom, these are the peach cakes Yanyan likes best. Keep an eye on her, though. Don’t let her eat too many, or she won’t have room for dinner.” “Dad, if Yanyan can’t get up in the morning, let her sleep a little longer. Don’t shout at her. It could make her nervous.” At their wits’ end, Shao’s parents asked, “Is she my daughter or yours?” On his first business trip after marrying her, Bai Shuyu was so worried about his wife, Shao Yin, that he sent her back to her parents’ home and asked his mothe 6.8kReads7.0Score669Shelves

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   ①The male protagonist works hard to get to a high position step by step, and the female protagonist also rises with the tide. The male protagonist likes the female protagonist very much. After getting married, he raised her as a daughter. Before getting married, he fed her in various ways. She is more like her parents than the heroine's parents.

4. 4 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 21.5kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
5. 5 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 31.4kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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   This period of writing is very good! The heroine later became a diplomat and served the country!

6. 6 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.6kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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7. 7 七 70s Military Marriage: The Couple’s a Bit Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 55.9kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
8. 8 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 18.7kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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   I just finished reading this book. It's really good. The male protagonist is very gentle. I like it very much.

9. 9 局 Director, Your Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore 局长，你媳妇不要你了 hi That Someonehi那小谁Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [A Smooth-Talking Little Business Owner Reborn as a Young Widow x A Scheming High-Ranking Official] Xu Hongxiu, a small business owner who made a name for herself in the modern marketplace with her silver tongue, opens her eyes after an accident and finds herself reborn as a mistreated young widow in the 1990s! She'd barely woken up before the village chief's family started acting shamelessly, trying to seize her land. There was no way she could stand for that! She grabbed a rope, marched into 9.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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   Director of high-level cadres wearing books

10. 10 癫 Crazy, Crazy, Crazy! The Fake Heiress and Her Mad Factory Director 癫癫癫！假千金和疯批厂长的日常 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted Ye Zhenzhu was a brash rich kid from the 21st century. After getting drunk, she transmigrated into a book about a real and fake heiress. To her surprise, she became the beloved fake heiress whom all the readers hated and despised. What? Because she took someone else's identity for over a decade, she should make way for her and go back to the countryside to marry a butcher? She was willing to give up her place, but the other girl wasn't about to let her off easy! What could she do? Tear off that 14.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
11. 11 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.5kReads8.0Score384Shelves

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    The ceiling of era literature! [Original Party] Travel through time and win the first prize in the college entrance examination, seize the opportunity to make a fortune! Gorgeous wife, hot child! The story is short, the plot is compact, and the text is warm and heartwarming! I strongly recommend this book 👍[Send Hearts][Make Faces][Send Hearts] You think it is a novel, but it is actually a very interesting historical record. It focuses on small characters. Hundreds of typical characters are based on real people and real stories. Those born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should read it. Maybe they can find stories that mark themselves or that era. The story is touching and the plot is well arranged. It should be said that it is a good novel in historical records and a good historical story in novels.

12. 12 银 The Bank President’s Daughter-in-Law from the Countryside 银行行长家的农村儿媳妇 Long Xinyue龙馨月Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Brother-and-sister dynamic + Urban romance + Marriage first, love later + Childhood sweethearts + Female growth The wealthy male lead and the rural female lead were born in neighboring hospital beds, just one day apart. The female lead is stunning and attracts admirers wherever she goes, yet she’s gentle and well-behaved. The male lead is a roguishly handsome man of the world, considerate and capable, a born CEO and the king of jealousy. Though their values and upbringings are worlds apart, fate 4.1kReads8.7Score455Shelves

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    1️⃣This book is not a common book, it is very structured. There is a big gap between the male and female protagonists' families, but both families are working hard. First, the male and female protagonists are trying their best to get into college, and then they are working hard for their careers. Their personalities complement each other. 2️⃣The male and female protagonists knew each other because of their parents. The female protagonist first went to study outside the university, and later she got together with the male protagonist due to practical reasons. The ending was very good. The two understood each other, ran a good family together, and got along very sweetly.

13. 13 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 4.2kReads8.2Score280Shelves
14. 14 邱 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is available on Hongguo and Fanqie. The animated drama Help, My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another is available on Hongguo. Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She’s a chubby little foodie who’s both hardworking and has a hearty appetite. Her parents have always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who enjoys good food and won’t judge her. Though the road to love has been full of twists and turns, she eventuall 89.1kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
15. 15 相 Blind Date System: From Village Girl to Woman of the Era 相亲系统：从村姑到时代女强人 Softly, Gently徐徐絮絮Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing Blind Date System + Period Setting + Comeback + Winner in Life + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Pure Wish Fulfillment In 1975, Chen Hehua's classmate stole the job she was supposed to get after graduation. When she returned to her village, her family pressured her to marry a crude butcher. Just when she had nowhere else to turn [Ding! Blind Date System successfully bound!] [Get a reward for every blind date! Choose any one requirement your match has to exchange for a reward!] Butcher's 229Reads—Score—Shelves

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