Looking for Period Novels with an Entirely Native Cast! No Transmigration or Rebirth 求全员土著的年代文！不要穿越重生的

1. 51 六 What's So Bad About a Quiet Life in the 1960s? 六零之平淡点有什么不好？ Sang Juan桑涓Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + period setting + System + no rivalry between women + no sent-down youth] The Shen family is one of the few households in the steel mill’s residential compound with no sent-down youths. The family gets along harmoniously, but in this extraordinary era, they face one upheaval after another. Let’s see what choices they make... 1.7kReads6.7Score105Shelves
2. 52 阴 What's an Gloomy Male Supporting Character? Get Here and Start Farming! 阴郁男配是什么？来了就得种地！ Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + both leads' first love, HE (comforting slice of life)] Her dad is the captain of the production team, her birth mother fiercely protects her, her big sister is a domineering sister-con, and her grandparents dote on their granddaughter like no one else. As the youngest and most treasured member of the family, Mai Xin has never had much to worry about. But lately... The new batch of educated youths who arrived at the Mai Family Valley production team in Hongxing C 546Reads8.5Score105Shelves

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   Healing Chronicles, aboriginal residents with simple folk customs, live their own small lives well, do their best to use their abilities to help everyone, and make their lives prosperous.

3. 53 江 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 Snake Eats People蛇吃人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 1.2kReads8.5Score118Shelves

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   The local novel of Jianghan Plain was written from 1940 to 2026, spanning half a century of rural China. It is a real rural novel with 1 million words. The writing style is to restore the true story. It will not be a disadvantage to add a bookshelf. It has just been completed and is warm.

4. 54 大 Gossiping in the Compound Is So Much Fun 大院吃瓜真香了 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qing had a terrifying dream. In it, she was a frail young aunt whose niece, born the same year, had stolen her engagement. Afraid Lin Qing would try to reclaim the match, the niece flaunted the man she'd stolen in front of her every day, until Lin Qing was finally angered to death. Lin Qing jolted awake in fright. What kind of vicious dream was that? If the niece wanted the man, she could have him. Why did she have to anger Lin Qing to death, too? Just when Lin Qing thought it had all been a 14.7kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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   Both the male and female protagonists are indigenous

5. 55 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + marriage before love + both leads are natives + supporting characters transmigrate or are reborn + Northeast family life + sweet romantic comedy + adorable child] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled as “madly in love with the village beauty”! “The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!” Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: “I hear you’re really into me? You’ve got pretty good taste!” Xu Yibai: ?? Thinking of how tough hi 7.4kReads8.8Score701Shelves
6. 56 七 A Little Cannon Fodder’s Growth Diary in the 1970s 七零年代，炮灰小豆丁的成长日记 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family squabbles + cozy coming-of-age slice of life + family bonds + native-born young heroine + adorable child + no romance... too many elements to list. A chaotic mix of transmigration and rebirth. If you don’t like it, don’t read. Ensemble cast focus.] Four-and-a-half-year-old Chen Manyue is bound to a System, which tells her that her whole family is a bunch of troublemakers. Her father, Chen Zhongyi, may have “loyalty and righteousness” in his name, but he’s actually hot-te 6.2kReads8.6Score523Shelves
7. 57 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.6kReads7.3Score203Shelves
8. 58 颠 After a Life of Madness, I Became Even Crazier 颠死一生后，更颠了 Lu San潞三Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (If you don’t like the pairing, move on. Don’t overthink it or hesitate. You deserve the best. Daily life + a touch of ensemble cast + going off the rails + feel-good power fantasy) After being switched at birth, betrayed, cheated on, and abused, Shen Fangchu went from a proud swan to a turtle hiding in its shell. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the turning point of her fate, wavering every day between getting revenge and giving up on everything. Then she met Chen Jianwen, a toug 3kReads7.1Score221Shelves
9. 59 七 The 1970s: Everyone Can Be the Protagonist, Except Me 七零：人人都能当主角偏我不行 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Everyone Is Evil, But There Are Good People Too [Romance included! If you have conventional values, don't read!!!] To get a chance to perform, Xu Lingwan locks her stepsister He Qingning in the restroom. Just as she's about to leave, something called a System binds itself to her. The System tells her that she's the vicious supporting female character, while He Qingning is the heroine. Since she bullied the heroine, her reputation will be ruined, and she'll eventually disappear without a trace. 25.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
10. 60 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 28kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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    All members are indigenous, no rebirth, no travel through the book, no awakening, no space, really no cheat code (PS: Why do so many people think that rebirth, travel through the book, and awakening is not a cheat code? Every time I read the introduction, it says there is no cheat code, but in the end, I am reborn in the first chapter or I cross the book)

11. 61 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 27.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    1. In order to escape from the clutches of her stepfather, Su Miao jumped from the 13th floor and traveled back to the day when her parents divorced when she was a child. She saw her mother's cold and indifferent nature, and chose to follow her father without hesitation this time. In order to compete for a regular job spot, my uncle blocked the door and started a quarrel. Su Miao leaned close to her father's ear and whispered a cricket in his ear. Su's father said, "Okay, I'll sell it to you! You can't miss two cents!" In this way, Su Miao raised the start-up capital for a well-off society the next day after returning. People in my hometown think that the Su family is short-sighted. If they throw away their iron rice bowl, they will one day have nothing but nothing, just waiting to see the joke. 2. The first kindergarten novel, the Zaizai in it is so cute and cute, I want to lick the screen [lick the screen] 3. (Era + Shuang Jie + Space + Raising a Baby + Doting on a Wife Daily) Jiang Zhenzhen closed her eyes with regret, but it was only after she died that she realized that she was just a background character with only a few words in a period novel. After her death, her husband, Wei Xiao, became ill with depression and died of depression within two years. And her sons have all become crooked and have become villains who wander on the edge of the law. Not only that, they are even crazy about the heroine's daughter, crazy about her, and bumping into big walls for her. In the end, not only did Jiang Zhenzhen become disabled and lose her life, but all the wealth and property earned by Jiang Zhenzhen and her husband were given to the heroine's daughter.

12. 62 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [System] + [Little Ones] + [Gourmet] + [Villainess] + [Livestream] Shen Wei binds herself to the Super Kindergarten System and returns to the villains' childhoods. The computer genius who will one day destroy the world is currently a stubborn, pitiful little boy being abused at home. The autistic painter who will one day gain worldwide acclaim and then take his own life has yet to be molested by his stepfather. The highly intelligent criminal who will become a sociopath is currently fighting a d 15.2kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
13. 63 村 A Beauty with Skin Like Cream Comes to the Village, and the Rugged Man Can’t Stop Thinking of Her 村里来了凝脂美人，糙汉日思夜想 One Meow一口喵Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + devoted couple + portable space + raising children + doting husband and wife) Jiang Zhenzhen closed her eyes, full of regret. Only after she died did she learn that she was nothing more than a background character with barely a few lines in a novel set in a bygone era. After her death, her husband, Wei Xiao, was consumed by grief and worry. He died heartbroken less than two years later. And every one of her sons grew up crooked, becoming major villains who skirted the law. 3.5kReads9.0Score370Shelves
14. 64 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.4kReads—Score110Shelves

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    No rebirth, no time travel, no golden finger, the group portraits are flesh and blood and period texts

15. 65 九 The Everyday Life of Growing Rich in the Nineties, Filled with Everyday Warmth 九零平淡暴富日常之烟火满满 Plum Wood Becomes a Boat梅木成舟Modern Romance476k WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + family and neighborhood life + getting rich through demolition In 1998, Zhao Xiaoyun had just turned twenty. Her greatest pleasure was sitting at the mouth of the alley, munching on chilled watermelon while listening to the neighborhood aunties gossip about everyday family matters and whisper about whose husband had snuck off to the video hall again. Every day, Zhao Xiaoyun was caught up in one bit of gossip after another... Her peaceful life was shattered by the news that the o 365Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All the indigenous people have not been reborn or traveled through time. They are just writing about short stories, a bit of a micro-group image.

16. 66 七 The Seventies Compound: A Family with Children 七零大院，家有儿女 Cheng An'an, Don't Get a Tattoo程安安不要纹身啊Modern Romance782k WordsOngoing [No rebirth or transmigration, off-the-charts chemistry | Talented daughter of a condemned family × Upright, loyal military officer | Marriage Before Love + sweet romance + healing in a bygone era] 💥 A ruthless devil by day, a starving wolf by night! Yang Yi, the army's top combat champion, makes even the new recruits' legs shake at the sound of his footsteps. But when he gets home, “I haven't seen you in half a month. I've missed you like crazy.” He pins her against the door, his rough fingerti 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves

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    All Aboriginal members, read the introduction for two-way salvation!

17. 67 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 23kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    Local chronicle, the content is close to reality, there is no space and no cheats, it is recommended to read. The author's writing style is exquisite, mainly writing about the short life of his family and the long and smooth life. The heroine, who is about eight years old, marries the hero due to an accident. The two went from hating each other to knowing each other and living a married life. It's plain and pretty but also nice [like].

18. 68 吾 Wherever My Heart Is at Peace, That Is Home 吾心安即吾乡 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted A few acres of fields, a few children, and chickens, ducks, pigs, and cattle to call my own. -- “Could we go to your home in our next life?” “Are you silly? This is my home! You, the children, and everything else... This is the only place I call home.” 1.9kReads8.4Score107Shelves

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    A few acres of land, a few children, chickens, ducks, pigs and cows are my family

19. 69 八 The Little Auntie Who Practiced Chinese Medicine in the 1980s 八零中医小姑姑 Li Xiaocai黎小财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted High school graduate Li Banxia was preparing to go home and inherit her mother’s traditional Chinese medicine practice when her elder brother and sister-in-law died unexpectedly. From then on, she raised her twin nephew and niece alone and reopened the Zeng Li Chinese Medicine Pharmacy. She gathered herbs, made medicine, studied for exams, practiced medicine, managed the household, and took care of the kids’ school runs… all while hoping her big nephew would come home soon. One day, she rescued 962Reads8.4Score126Shelves

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    All members are indigenous, no golden fingers, warm daily Chinese medicine articles

20. 70 八 The 1980s: I Married the Right Divorced Man, with Meat and Grain Filling Our Home 八零：嫁对二婚郎，肉满缸粮满仓 Beautiful and Unrestrained美丽的没遮拦Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted Not reborn + not transmigrated + everyday family life + a fiercely protective stepmother (male lead is not a virgin; female lead is). In the 1980s, in the Su family’s humble home, Su Tang is branded the village’s most sharp-tongued “old maid” at twenty-eight, after putting off marriage years earlier to support her younger brother’s education. Su Tang is tough yet resilient. She keeps chickens and rabbits in the same courtyard and lives with quiet dignity, while secretly longing for warmth. Yu Mi 2.7kReads7.3Score358Shelves

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    Non-rebirth + non-time travel + filthy parents + protective stepmother (male, not female) In the shack of the Su family in the 1980s, the 28-year-old Su Tang became the most aggressive "old girl" in the village because she delayed her marriage to provide for her younger brother's education. Su Tang has a flexible and vigorous temperament, and he plans a yard full of chickens and rabbits living in the same cage. He lives a neither humble nor overbearing life, secretly harboring a longing for warmth in his heart.​ Yu Mingjie's appearance was like an unexpected wind. This second-married man with a "troublemaker" is taciturn, with the past hidden in his brows and eyes. Several unexpected mutual aids made Su Tang realize his calmness and reliability, and Yu Mingjie was actually attracted by Su Tang's fierceness. Su Tang doesn't want to miss out on her sincerity, and Yu Mingjie is determined to support her and her daughter. In misunderstandings and conflicts, they resolve prejudices with sincerity and withstand wind and rain by staying together. Su Tang's food warmed the father and daughter's stomachs and their hearts; Yu Mingjie's responsibility gave her a sense of security that she had never had before.​ This is a story about understanding and tolerance, perseverance and growth. In a simple and realistic countryside, two people who were "left behind" by life walked hand in hand through the mud and turned their ordinary lives into honey, proving that true love has nothing to do with age or the past, but only the light in each other's eyes.

21. 71 八 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance841k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 12.4kReads8.0Score881Shelves
22. 72 人 At Dusk 人到黄昏 A Foolish Girl一个傻女子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 58.3kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
23. 73 八 The Brash Stepmother from the Eighties Becomes a Nobody 八零泼妇养母成了路人甲 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Liu Peiyun was ready to enjoy a quiet retirement, but instead transmigrated into a book as Lu Xuebi, a village girl whose engagement had been broken off in the 1980s. Since she was already here, Lu Xuebi decided to make the best of it. She studied for college entrance exams while leading her whole family to seize the opportunities of the times. Only later did she learn she had transmigrated into a book: she was the heroine’s shrewish adoptive mother, an obstacle on the heroine’s road to wealth a 9.1kReads5.8Score774Shelves
24. 74 七 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score123Shelves
25. 75 七 The 1970s: My Blind Date Is a Little Fierce 七零之相亲对象有点凶 Stir-Fried Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish爆炒小龙虾虾虾虾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Jiao had been pretty since she was little. She was renowned as the beauty of Qingshan Village and the surrounding countryside, and everyone was eager to play matchmaker for her. But Xu Jiao rejected every suitor, finding one ugly and another pathetic. Her mother was at her wits’ end. On the third day of her visit to her older sister, someone introduced her to a potential match. He was handsome, capable, and from a good family. She had seen his photo, and he looked pretty good. He was so perfe 17.9kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    All indigenous people, no rebirth and no time travel story, you can read it below

26. 76 躲 So What If You Hid for Five Years? The Commander Still Has You Wrapped Around His Finger 躲了五年又如何，首长又被拿捏了 Flowing Clouds, Purple Journey流云行紫Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fake siblings + the hero is a stubborn coward at first + Marriage Before Love + groveling chase + a straight man's change of heart] Fu Chenzhou is the feared devil of the military camp in the Northwest, impervious to bullets and blades, cold-hearted and emotionless. Except when it comes to Qin Moyu, for whom he falls completely and utterly. She is the “younger sister” he has raised and doted on, but when she turns fifteen, he develops feelings for her that he shouldn't have. He 3.9kReads—Score333Shelves

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    All the members are pure natives, the plot advances quickly and the rhythm is tight. It is not a traditional story about going to the mountains and going to the countryside. The whole cast is infinite.

27. 77 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance495k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 22.6kReads6.4Score919Shelves

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    You will regret not reading this, I don't understand why I didn't rate it. Purely indigenous, really good-looking, highly recommended!

28. 78 一 A Woman Named Chunxiu 一个叫春秀的女人 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday family life + marriage + building a career + personal growth] I married a state-owned enterprise worker, and after years of trying, I finally had a son. Then, just as my husband was sent to prison, my mother-in-law branded me a bringer of bad luck and threw me out of the house. Qiu Yue, widowed and bullied, and Wang Feng, tormented by domestic abuse, shared my fate. The three of us hard-done-by women joined forces, working, doing business, and opening a factory. We neede 5.9kReads8.0Score628Shelves

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    An era of indigenous literature delayed by the title of the book. There is no time travel, no rebirth. It is about the growth and transformation of three hard-working women in the 1970s and 1980s. Two generations went from the countryside to the county town, and then from the county town to the 985 university. One generation was promoted to another, and one class was crossed into another class.

29. 79 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.3kReads9.2Score101Shelves

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    Well [thinking] [I also strongly recommend] [blowing kiss] [almost crying]

30. 80 六 A Sent-Down Youth's Return to the City with His Wife in the 1960s 六十年代知青携妻返城记 Another Road另路Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Steady Educated Youth vs. Beautiful Village Girl / Entire Cast Are Locals, No Golden Fingers or Black Markets / Everyday Life / Marriage First, Love Later / Flawed Characters / Leads Grow Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Yuan goes to the countryside at eighteen. As the youngest child in his family, he gets first pick of all the food and drink, giving him a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged frame that stands six feet tall. It doesn’t take long for someone to set their sights on him as s 116kReads8.9Score20.2kShelves

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    Recommend this, a new article I came across recently

31. 81 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 48.1kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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    This, the natives are resurrected and return to their 20s

32. 82 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 83.1kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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    Very nice. Very beautiful, super beautiful

33. 83 明 The Bright Moon Sends Its Light to Qin Pass 明月寄秦关 The Lake Is Always Clear湖面总是澄清Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period drama + a woman’s growth + sent down to the countryside + food and farming] **Not a wish-fulfillment story, with a more realistic focus** (There aren’t many ratings yet, so the initial score is a little low. If you like period dramas, feel free to read the reviews before giving the book a chance. Thank you, thank you!) *Ji Mingyue was born in 1951. At seventeen, she was forcibly assigned to a remote mountain ravine on the Loess Plateau in the northwest to work as a sent-down youth. *She 25.9kReads8.8Score5kShelves

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    I just want to recommend this, purely indigenous, period writing on the loess wall, there is no stereotype of slapping people in the face and eating melons, only the bitter, spicy, sour and sweet that belongs to that era is recounted, it is very catchy! Following updates, recommended!

34. 84 芳 A Forest of Blossoms 芳华自成林 Autumn Reeds by the River河畔秋芦Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Period Drama, Entrepreneurship, Strong Female Lead, Younger Man, Semi-Documentary Fiction] A friendly reminder: this is a slow-burn story. Four years of blissful dreams, shattered in a single day. A premature birth. A divorce. Lin Fang, who had grown up cherished and protected, decides to stand on her own two feet and face the world with a clear head. While recovering from childbirth, she learns how to conduct herself and do business from her older brothers. She takes her daughter south to 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Already written a side story

35. 85 三 Three-Inch Golden Lilies 三寸金莲儿 Yi Fengchen逸风尘Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The 1960s. In a dilapidated mansion in Northeast China, the Fan family had eight children, and Fan Jinlian'er became their only source of money. The girl with tiny bound feet supported the entire Fan family. To feed the whole household, Fan Jinlian'er became the family’s bargaining chip. They married her off again and again in exchange for bride prices. They didn’t care whether the groom was blind, lame, or an old man. As long as the betrothal gifts were generous enough, Fan Jinlian'er had to ma 2.1kReads—Score163Shelves

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    Companions, both good-looking

36. 86 水 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 Zhang Xiaoshu张小殊Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing (The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself. 9.4kReads8.1Score561Shelves
37. 87 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 20.8kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    Very nice and inspirational period article

38. 88 大 A Tigress Arrives at the Compound 大院来了个母老虎 Tales of the Jianghu江湖话Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted In 1983, the peaceful military compound erupted into chaos. Shen Fang, the only son of the military district chief of staff and notorious as “the biggest playboy in the capital,” was cornered at the mouth of an alley by a woman holding a child. In front of all his childhood friends, she slapped him hard across the face. The woman wore a faded floral shirt and Liberation shoes, with a long knife wrapped in cloth across her back and a two-year-old girl in her arms. Her eyes and brows looked exactl 470Reads6.1Score100Shelves

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    [Like][Like]

39. 89 长 An Elder Sister Is Both a Mother and a Father! 长姐如母，亦如父！ Zi Bingfeng紫冰枫Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [A story set in a bygone era, with no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger. Family life, rural romance, and a hard road to growing up.] Zhou Zimei thought she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Then an accident happened, and she became what people called an old maid. Her younger siblings' tuition taught her everything she hadn't known how to do. The hardships of rural life, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the struggle to keep growing... 34.7kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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    There are no cheats, no rebirth, no time travel, pure period writing, very real!

40. 90 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 5.4kReads8.0Score367Shelves

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    [Top post][Original Party][Already planted] 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👍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. You may be able to find stories that mark yourself 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.

41. 91 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 83.5kReads9.0Score7.8kShelves

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    The period story of all the indigenous people is here [Chigua][Chigua][Chigua] ①The heroine went to the countryside as an educated youth, beautiful, but slow in doing things, capable of arguing, and has brains [shy] ②The heroine is a teenager, not favored at home, and makes a fortune by her own ability [Working in progress][Working in progress] ③The female protagonist is a country widow. In order not to be forced to marry, she finds a weak scholar who lives in a cowshed and has been divorced to get married. From the country to the city life [learned]

42. 92 山 Flowers in the Mountain Hollow 山坳里的花 Erxiong's Secret熊二的秘密Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, twenty-year-old Bian Hong married Cao Zeyu of Jinshi Village. Hopeful about the future, Bian Hong volunteered to become an apprentice to the tailor Chen Baoping. After her first daughter was born, Bian Hong was met with cold indifference from her mother-in-law, Li Xuemei, who favored boys over girls. During her nursing period, Bian Hong had no choice but to take her baby to work at the tailor shop. Meanwhile, Chen Baoping, who had no children of his own, entertained wicked intentio 31Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Really good work, real, deep and touching! The author has a life and writing style!

43. 93 七 A Mismatched Marriage in the 1970s: The Factory Director Spoils Me Rotten 七零错嫁，被厂长宠上天 Lu Changting鹿长亭Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Period setting, marriage first and love later, devoted husband, everyday life] To escape her suffocating stepfather's home, Lin Zijing volunteered to go to the countryside. Her mother gave her a thorough scolding, then found her a blind date. But her stepsister happened to overhear and swooped in to steal the match. Unaware of what had happened, Lin Zijing went on a blind date with someone who shared the same name as the man she'd originally been set up with. Only after they got their marriage 4.4kReads7.1Score329Shelves

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    Very consistent, no time travel or rebirth

44. 94 救 Help! The Poor Boy I Dumped Became a Factory Director 救命！甩掉的穷小子成厂长了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration + No Rebirth + 1980s + Devoted Couple] Wen Qingyan's father ran the family business poorly, losing the several ventures left by his ancestors. All they had left to make a living was a tailor shop. When Wen Qingyan was seventeen, her whole family moved to Xiao Zhou Village. That's where Wen Qingyan met and fell in love with Zhou Zhaoshen, the poorest man in the village. They even got as far as preparing to get engaged, but they still broke up. When they parted, she gave him qui 2kReads7.9Score141Shelves

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    No time travel and rebirth, purely indigenous

45. 95 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.1kReads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are

46. 96 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 304Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 七 The 1970s Space: An'an Was Born the Apple of Her Family’s Eye 七零空间：安安生来就是全家团宠 Jiaojiao's Willfulness娇娇的任性Modern Romance782k WordsOngoing Manhua animation out now + 1970s setting + everyone’s favorite + raising a child + no romance + space + rural life + ensemble cast + gossip and lively antics + the whole family are main characters + adorable pets + koi-like luck A few things to know before you start: 1. The story begins when the little one is born. The early chapters focus on the family, since the baby is too young to do much. 2. There is a space, a personal space she was born with. She’s a sweet baby everyone loves. 3. There’s 10.5kReads9.3Score969Shelves

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    There's nothing wrong with my help.

48. 98 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 3.5kReads7.5Score190Shelves

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    Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score. Recommend a different chronicle. The story of the youthful growth of a group of people born in the 1970s. In that era of wild growth, everyone was working hard and striving for tomorrow. Friendship, family, love, business war and calculation. Very nice to look at. Book friends who are tired of the Tomato Refreshing routine can click on it and read it. Never regret it.

49. 99 小 The Little Bridge Cave Family Compound 小桥洞家属院 Miss Lego乐高小姐Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Life] Zhang Yan and Deng Yang were born in the Xiaoqiaodong Factory Compound and grew up beneath the smokestacks of Zhouhua Factory. There was no glamour here, only the bustle of daily life, sweat, arguments, and warmth. In 1997, as firecrackers erupted to celebrate Hong Kong’s return, they still thought their parents would wear their work uniforms for the rest of their lives and life in the compound would always be peaceful. But no one could escape the 607Reads—Score102Shelves

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    A superb group portrait of the era! It exploded!

50. 100 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.4kReads9.0Score533Shelves

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    #Chronology+mutual redemption+highly sweet and refreshing writing+not a virgin, not poverty alleviation+the male protagonist really raises a tiger

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