Finally Found a Proper Period-Era Novel. 终于看到妥妥滴年代文了。

1. 651 七 The Village Girl of the 1970s: I Turned the Refined, Aloof Male Educated Youth Into My Child's Father 七零小村姑：我把清隽高冷男知青变成了孩子他爹 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The 70s Village Girl: I Turned the Cool, Refined Young Educated Man into My Child’s Father 389Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A short story, good for a quick read when you're looking for something to read. It's a period drama. The female protagonist, a village girl, uses her influence in the village to force a marriage between herself and a young intellectual sent to the countryside. Later, the male protagonist gets into university and wants a divorce, but the female protagonist chooses to let him go. She then moves to the city where the male protagonist is studying and works as a self-employed individual, where she encounters many kind-hearted people who help her. The story has a happy ending.

2. 652 重 Reborn with a Child, I Married a Cold Military Doctor from a Prestigious Family 重生后，带娃嫁世家高冷军医 Xi Wenjin席文锦Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Reborn + adorable child + military marriage + true love + revenge + face-slapping] After being reborn, Su Ying’s first move is to divorce her husband. Her scumbag husband, Du Zhenyong, wants to have the best of both worlds and refuses to let her go. She takes her 38 yuan and chases after him to the military base, where she meets the aloof military doctor Gu Nanchen. With his help, Su Ying gets away from her scumbag husband. But the prestigious Gu family refuses to let Gu Nanchen marry a woman w 24kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
3. 653 绿 Green Vine 绿萝 Abstinence Pavilion戒思阁Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted This book is for everyone who has ever waited. This is a novel about all the things left unsaid: not saying you like someone, not saying you are waiting, not saying whether it was worth it. But all those unspoken words are tucked inside candy wrappers, hidden in a tin box, and buried in the beeping sounds of a phone booth. The bravest thing Lin Dong ever did was not repairing that imported machine or saving enough for a down payment on a house with a courtyard. It was telling Su Xiyue, “It's t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The global countdown finally reached zero that night. The millennium fireworks lit up the sky from the Sydney Opera House all the way to Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, illuminating the eyes of every small-town boy. We held up Coke bottles, cheering in front of the television, thinking that after that second, life would be different. More than twenty years have passed. Is it different? Yes. It is different. The phone booths are gone, the floppy disks are nowhere to be found, and those who counted down with us are scattered to who knows where. The millennium taught us one thing: every era ends, but we didn't realize then that we were standing in the final fireworks. The starlight that night later became the lamps above everyone's heads, illuminating their respective paths as they went their separate ways.

4. 654 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 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No golden fingers, no time travel... An era of scarcity of food and clothing! Everyone is working hard to live! Every protagonist in it is a vivid portrayal of that era. They have no golden fingers, no time travel... So they can only fight desperately to survive and fight against fate...

5. 655 错 Wrongly Married in 1975: The Rugged Man and the Sophisticated Beauty 错嫁1975：糙汉与御姐 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + farming + cuisine] [Realistic and down-to-earth + slice of life + light comedy + heartwarming] Qiao Yujie, a 34-year-old elite doctor. During the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, she bowed nine times to her ancestors, and five thousand strings of firecrackers burned to ash Then she was gone. When she opened her eyes again, it was 1975, and she was being "packed off" to marry a man in a military district. Her fiancé had gone fro 181.2kReads8.3Score25.7kShelves

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   It leans towards realism, is set in a specific period, avoids exaggeration, and focuses on life wisdom, warmth, and healing, with lighthearted humor.

6. 656 她 The Age of Their Happiness 她们的幸福时代 April Taoyao四月桃幺Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A coming-of-age memory for those born in the 1960s. In 1986, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Guo family graduates from university and returns home in triumph, only to face a string of family upheavals: her eldest sister's divorce, her second sister's pregnancy before marriage and her boyfriend's imprisonment, and the revelation that her own love rival is actually her “missing sister”... Watch as the sisters lean on and comfort one another, wade through life's muddy waters, find happiness 131Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Beautiful! Warm, touching and beautiful! Recommended reading!

7. 657 出 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 I Am But Floating Dust我本浮尘Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score354Shelves

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   Highly recommend the first book!!! Super nice urban chronicle article! Right outlook and good writing!!!

8. 658 校 The Campus Belle’s Diploma Is Torn Up? Her Devoted Officer Won’t Back Down 校花毕业证被撕？痴情军官死死磕 The White-Faced One of the Elixir Pavilion丹阁白面者Modern Romance791k WordsOngoing "Young Master Xiao, Who Has Kept to Himself for Years..." Era, modern romance, sweet romance; school life, campus belle, business and entrepreneurship, urban life, military, equally matched leads, technology and research. Thank you, readers, for your reviews. The book has received a rating. It may not have shot straight to the top, but every review you leave helps raise its overall score. Thank you for your support. I also hope new readers will give it a few chapters. You won't regret investing 579Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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   As a seasoned bookworm, I'm a bit picky about books and easily give up on some, because I sometimes start reading just for the high ratings and large readership, only to abandon them in the end. Finally, I've found another book that I can actually stick with...

9. 659 荆 Thorny Rose: When First Love’s Mistaken Love for the Scarlet Flame Sets the World Ablaze 荆棘玫瑰：白月光错爱朱砂痣燎原 Chasing Clouds for Ten Thousand Miles长风万里逐云Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Modern romance Alternate setting Emotional entanglements Deep love Ming Yue, a top student whose youth was full of hardship and whose path was strewn with thorns, discovers that her secret crush has come true, only for her white moonlight to become a poisoned blade. The most loyal hunter always appears as her protector, while her usually aloof class monitor might be the cinnabar mole in her heart. Love is a contest of tempering and rebirth, and every hardship is a trial that makes Ming Yue into 11Reads8.8Score—Shelves
10. 660 重 Reborn: The Commandery Princess Falls for a Keyboard Warrior 重生之郡主爱上键盘侠 Mu Sha3130穆沙3130Urban370k WordsOngoing He is a programmer at a major tech company from the Earth realm. He spends his time on Tianya, Bilibili, and Zhihu. She is the adopted daughter of the imperial family. But she's always at risk of falling down the social ladder. Beneath the Guardians, all are mere ants! Watch as the two of them join forces and build a family that will endure for a thousand years! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist was a keyboard warrior and a deep-diving enthusiast in his past life; the female protagonist was an empire's backup plan, but all her skills in slaying dragons are rendered useless in a single day! Watch as the two stir up the winds of change and build a thousand-year-old family! The historical background is faithfully recreated from the year 2000!

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