Looking for Novels Set in the 1970s or 1980s. I Still Haven't Found One I Like 求70，80年代的小说，一直没找到喜欢的
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Transmigrated Into a Book: The Young Educated Youth of the 1970s 穿书之70年代小知青
[Period setting + transmigrating into a book + golden finger + romance + both leads are each other’s first] One day, Deng Jiaojiao, an avid novel reader, unexpectedly obtained a spatial dimension. She figured that, according to the novels, she ought to start stockpiling supplies, so she followed that logic and began buying things nonstop. Sure enough, after spending all her savings, she transmigrated into a book. (This is a transmigration-into-a-book story and includes elements that don’t fit th
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After They Stole My Family Fortune, I Woke Up in the Bracelet Space Before It Happened 抢我家财？睁眼回手镯空间被抢前
[Period + Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Sweet Romance + Revenge + Face-Slapping + Educated Youth] In her previous life, Lin Wanxing spent more than forty years repaying a debt of gratitude, serving as a blood bank and workhorse for her frail husband. Her whole life was one long struggle. Just before she died, she learned that her cousin and former boyfriend had plotted everything to get her blood for free and upgrade the pocket dimension in her spirit-spring space. The jade bangle that held the p
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The Young Lady Transmigrates Into a Book and Raises Kids in the 1970s 七零，大小姐穿书养娃
[Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + everyday life + sweet romance + completed] (The male lead is pretty rich!!!! The female lead is not here to support anyone financially! Not here to support anyone financially! Not here to support anyone financially! Important things must be said three times.) Heiress Su Yi unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and gets cast as a cannon-fodder villainess, but at least her new family is pretty decent. Taking the original owner's place, Su Yi
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My Stepsister Lied About Going to the Countryside, and Now She’s Mad I Signed Up 继妹撒谎下乡，报名了你又不高兴
Alternate-history period drama + pocket dimension + wood-based supernatural power Yu Wei survived the apocalypse, but when she was the last person left, boredom killed her. She opened her eyes to find she had transmigrated to the hunger-stricken 1960s. While everyone else struggled to get by, she was overjoyed. Her stepmother was two-faced, and her stepsister had arranged for her to be hit by a car, then secretly signed her up to go to the countryside as an educated youth, all to steal her arrog
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Reborn, the Charming Educated Youth Is Spoiled by the Mightiest Soldier King 俏知青重生后，被最强兵王宠翻天
In her previous life, Lin Kexin listened to her best friend Liu Xuewei and married the man who had raped her. She poured her heart and soul into supporting their household, only to be betrayed by both her husband and her friend. Now that she has another chance at life, she'll show no mercy to the scumbags who deserve it. But one man, a tough-as-nails soldier, looks at her pitifully and says, “Lin Kexin, I've kept myself pure. I've never kissed or touched another woman. I don't want my future wif
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My Adorable Zombie Baby Only Eats Meat and Never Gets into Trouble 丧尸宝宝萌萌哒，只吃肉肉不捣蛋
[Little-Kid Protagonist, No Romance] Shen Huahua is a very unusual little zombie. When she was eight, her parents were persecuted and killed. She was thrown into a horde of zombies and turned into one herself. Later, the Zombie King raised her. She vowed to become the next Zombie King and wipe out the hypocritical ability users in District 11, the very people her parents had once protected. But an unexpected incident disrupted her plans, forcing her to a strange world, where some weird thing kep
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The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人
[A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and
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Mini Bubbles Over Her Head: The Adorable Little Darling Everyone Loves 头顶迷你气泡，奶萌团宠人见人爱
[Beloved family in a bygone era + adorable child with mood bubbles above her head + powerful father + doted on to the extreme + everyone loves her + pure feel-good escapism] Qiao Qiao died before she turned ten, at the hands of the Shen family, who falsely claimed she was their illegitimate daughter. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at three and a half years old. That year, she was still with the Qiao family, the precious little darling everyone in the family cherished like the ap
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On Our Blind Date, the Military Officer Showed Up with a Vat 相亲那天，军爷搬了一口缸来
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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I Went to the Wrong Blind Date Table and Married an Officer, Then Made a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 相亲走错桌嫁军官，携空间赚翻了
[Entirely fictional] (military marriage in a bygone era + devoted love between two virgins + face-slapping villains + a touch of fantasy with a pocket dimension + no saintly heroine + building wealth) After ten years of keeping her head down, Gong Linglong finally avenged her parents and reclaimed everything that belonged to her. Just as she was about to enjoy life, a soul-reaper dragged her spirit down to the underworld! Damn it! They got the wrong soul? And she couldn't go back? With her fiery
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I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Has a Pocket Space 穿书七零：炮灰女配有空间
[Period setting + supplies + System + satisfying revenge + supermarket pocket dimension from Chapter 9!] Song Xing was browsing a supermarket when a heavy shelf accidentally fell on her and killed her. She unexpectedly brought along the supplies from a large supermarket pocket dimension and landed in a melodramatic novel set in an alternate version of the 1970s. What? She was the cannon-fodder villainess, the kind who wouldn't make it past three episodes? From the start, she was facing a scene w
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My Whole Family Traveled Back to the 1960s 我全家穿到了六零年代
[Historical era + farming + raising children + inspirational + satisfying read] Hold on, hold on... Wow, this car’s going so fast! That’s it, one press of the accelerator and they’ve driven their Mercedes straight into a small village in the 1960s. Luckily, the names of all three family members have stayed the same. But what about their personalities? Changing them takes a good reason. How could such a little thing stump this trio of transmigrators? Dad is in charge of winning people over, Mom h
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Reborn in the 1970s After a Gruesome Death: From the Start, I Take Down My Adoptive Sister 惨死后重生在七零，开局先刀养妹
Seventies + era + reborn + space + spiritual spring + face-slapping (There is a male lead!!!! The romance won't come up until much later!!) (This is all made up by the author and has absolutely no connection to history.) Hu Jins heng beat Su Mei to death. Su Mei was reborn, back before she went to the countryside. This time, she would protect what was hers. First, she'd beat up her ungrateful, idiotic younger brother. Then she'd send her adopted sister, who'd framed her and was always pretending
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The 1970s: Kicked Out by My Family, I Turned Around and Married an Officer 七零：被赶出家门后我转头嫁军官
[Feel-good read + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted couple + golden finger + strong female lead] Song Yun, a modern inheritor of ancient medicine, accidentally travels back to 1973 and becomes an unfortunate girl unloved by both her father and mother. She hasn't enjoyed even one day of life as a capitalist's daughter before suddenly acquiring the identity. Her once-devoted fiancé sends an urgent telegram demanding to break off their engagement. Break it off, break it off, break it off!
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Reborn in the 1970s: My Space Can Reach the Bottom of the Sea! 七零重生：惊！我的空间能通海底
[Complete] [Historical era, fictional setting, island, cultivation, free travel between two worlds] In her previous life, Lan Xiruo lived a miserable life after her secret was exposed. After being rescued, she made the reckless mistake of falling in love with someone she shouldn't have. She finally came to her senses and fled from his side, only to die in a car accident. In one moment, she is reborn in 1974, back when she was sent to an island as an educated youth. She suddenly discovers that ev
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The 1970s: Reborn, I Return with My All-Purpose Pocket Dimension 七零，重生归来我和我的全能空间
She thought she had transmigrated, but later discovered that she had been reborn. In her previous life, her relatives were framed by her aunt, and her family was destroyed. Emotional wounds, trampled dignity, and betrayed family ties. In this life, Li Xin'er has returned, reborn with her all-purpose pocket dimension! She will change her family's tragic fate, help the pocket dimension's spirit pet transform into a human, and find happiness! She'll expose fake white lotuses, take down green tea sc
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The Villainess Transmigrates to the Seventies, Beats the Scum, Makes Money, and Marries a Soldier 恶女穿七零，虐渣搞钱嫁兵哥哥
[Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + revenge and face-slapping + making money + sweet romance + pocket dimension + adorable pets] The heroine is petty, vindictive, cold-hearted, and has only the tiniest bit of conscience. She never waits until tomorrow to get revenge! Tang Niannian struggles to survive for three years in the apocalypse, then transmigrates into a tragic cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The book’s heroine steals the original owner’s spiritual spring pock
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The Darling of the 1980s 八十年代掌中娇
In her previous life, she owned five apartments in the capital and drove a big G whenever she went out. But after opening her eyes, she found herself a country girl in the 1980s. Her father, seeking to get ahead, latched onto a “rich heiress” and wanted to divorce her mother. Fine, let them get divorced! Her younger brother, who worshipped the rich and looked down on the poor, could go live with the mistress. She would start over with her two younger sisters! They collected bat guano, sold quail
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Top Assassin in the 1980s: I'm Taking This Soldier King 顶级杀手到八零：这个兵王我要了
[Two Soldiers + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Face-Slapping + Weapons Powerhouse + Comeback] Du Yi is the Blood Demon Organization's elite assassin, ranked number one in the world with a perfect record. She excels at everything, from combat and weapons development to marksmanship. After earning two billion, she wants to retire, get married, have children, and live an ordinary life. The organization has just one demand: hand over all her weapon blueprints and her arsenal, and she'll be
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Military Marriage: The Medical Prodigy Uses Her Spatial Realm to Thrive in the 1970s 军婚：医学天才在七零靠空间开挂
My latest work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代
[1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree.
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The Well-Behaved Eighties Kid: My Whole Family Struck It Rich After Hearing My Thoughts 八零乖崽，炮灰一家读我心后赢麻
[Complete] [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + family hears her thoughts + cannon-fodder comeback + beloved by the whole family + family life + getting rich] Qin An'an, queen of the rat race, transmigrates into a book. She was supposed to be a pampered little princess, but instead she becomes a short-lived cannon-fodder character in a period novel. [What? The whole family is cannon fodder?!] The reborn heroine stole the life that should have belonged to the eldest sister, then sacrifice
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She Takes Life by Storm 风风火火的她
[The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built
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A Tyrannical Mother-in-Law Takes Charge: Buy Us a House or Get Out 恶婆婆当家：逼买婚房不嫁就分
[A touch of ensemble cast + Family life + Raising kids + Secretly everyone's favorite + A wealthy woman's life] In the eyes of her peers, Zhou Hongyu was an oddball: she insisted on enjoying a life she hadn't earned, was arrogant and overbearing, and was always in a league of her own when it came to being unhinged. One day, she had a dream. After enjoying a lifetime of comfort, she'd have two sons and two daughters, yet end up homeless, living off whatever she could scavenge from the trash! Her
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Joining the Army with My Baby: My Mother-in-Law Clears the Way, and I Win Without Lifting a Finger 带崽随军，婆婆开路，我躺赢
[1960s + Spatial Storage + Superpowers + Military Marriage + Past and Present Lives] Important: The original heroine is not vilified! Lin Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The Zombie King slapped her to death, and when she opened her eyes, she discovered she had transmigrated. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a disposable cannon-fodder character! She had to split from the family as soon as she transmigrated? She did it without hesitation! Thinking of the hunger ahead, she decisively t
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The 1960s: Our Sweet Little Lucky Star Is the Real Big Shot 六零：软软福宝是真大佬
Fushan Shan, a psychic, died during the apocalypse while protecting the base. She and the zombie king who had invaded it took each other down. Fushan Shan was reborn. When she regained consciousness, she found herself somehow turned into a little girl who hadn’t been born yet. Huh? This place doesn’t look right. And this time period seems wrong too! But it doesn’t matter! This world is safe, she has loving parents, and there are lots and lots of people who adore her. This world is wonderful! As
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Taking a Little House Back to the Seventies 带着小屋穿七零
After graduating, Jiang Yan joined the army of people preparing for the civil service exams. She stayed up late doing practice questions to secure a government job, but suddenly died from overwork and was reborn in the 1970s. To her surprise, what seemed like a disaster turned out to be a blessing: she landed a secure job.
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Spiritual Qi Revival: My Martial Soul Is the Village Tyrant 灵气复苏：我的武魂是村霸
[Female-oriented urban spiritual qi revival + strong female lead, no romance + genius with three martial souls + school + heartwarming everyday family and friendship] [The heroine is always strong among her peers, but she isn’t invincible. She keeps growing, so this isn’t a pure power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.] Cao Xiaohua has finally turned five after being reborn in a parallel world!!! She rubs her hands together in excitement. At long last, the martial soul she’s been dreaming o
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Transmigrate into a Novel Set in the Old Days: The Crybaby’s Comeback 穿越年代文之小哭包的逆袭
I, Liu Nange, actually transmigrated into a novel I’d read and became a nobody. But if I had to transmigrate, why did I have to be a little kid? With awful grandparents and relatives, and a mother who only cries and holds us back, this is a disastrous start from the get-go! What? My dad is actually the real young master from the family compound? Then I’m going to stir up this whole hornet’s nest! I only meant to lead my family to a comfortable life, but we ended up getting rich! You poor little
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The Harmonious Melody of 1970 七零之锦瑟和鸣
My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Getting Rich in the 1970s with a Billion-Dollar Supermarket 带着百亿超市在七零暴富
[A hundred-billion-unit space, revenge never waits, face-slapping the very same day, sweet romance] Lin Chuxia never expected to transmigrate, let alone into the body of a widow who was now stepmother to three little brats. Though she had a hundred-billion-unit space and never had to worry about food or drink, those three kids were a real handful... What was going on? Even a widow could have admirers flocking to her, and they simply wouldn’t leave. One day, she happened to bring home a rugged ma
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She Went to the Countryside with Her Pocket Dimension, and Now She Owns the Whole Mountain 她带着空间下乡，后山都是她的
Ming Shu struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse. Then, in an instant, her body became someone else’s dinner, and her soul transmigrated into the body of an eleven-year-old girl who had starved to death. A few years later, Her adoptive mother drugged Ming Shu for the sake of her sons. Ming Shu pulled out the fruit knife she had used to fight for her life in her previous existence. She cut herself, escaped into someone else’s home, took the male owner by force, then woke up, dusted h
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After Refusing to Go to the Countryside, I Fight Office Politics at the Factory 拒绝下乡后，我在工厂明争暗斗
Lin Xia, the top fighter of the apocalypse, blew herself up alongside the Zombie King and transmigrated into the body of Lin Xia'an, a member of the Lin family in the 1970s. Gifted with supernatural powers, she had planned to head to the countryside and make a name for herself. But the original host’s third younger sister had been reborn. Not only was she eager to go to the countryside, she also wanted to steal the husband the original host had married in her previous life. Lin Xia'an said, “Go
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An Apocalypse Big Shot Becomes the Village Tyrant in the 1970s! 末世大佬在七十年代当村霸！
[Period setting + superpowers + educated youth + raising children + face-slapping and taking down scumbags] Gu Zhixia, a woman from the apocalypse, wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated into the body of a country girl in the 1970s who shares her name. The original Gu Zhixia, the youngest daughter born to her parents late in life, was the family darling. But after her niece, Gu Taohua, unexpectedly awakened the ability to foresee the future and tried to steal Gu Zhixia's future marr
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The 1970s: She Catches Spies at the Factory and Ends Up with an Officer Husband 七零：她工厂抓特务抓到军官老公
Twenty years into the apocalypse, Jiang Meng, a powerhouse with a strength-type ability, died. She died at dawn on the eighth day of a zombie siege. She wasn’t bitten to death by zombies. She was worked to death. When she came to again, Jiang Meng had been reborn into a family surnamed Jiang. Her dad was a Level 8 carpenter, her mom could make anything taste delicious, her brother and sister-in-law were honest and good-natured, her sister was fiery and gorgeous, her younger brother was clever bu
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Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他
[Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu
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1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了
This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield
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A Little Apocalypse Girl in the 1970s: Great Strength Works Wonders 末世女宝在七零，大力出奇迹
[Transmigration + space + strong heroine + mercilessly putting scumbags in their place + handsome, rich men pursuing her devotedly + adorable child] The timid pushover opened her eyes again, and someone new was behind them. Su Ning, a tech-savvy superwoman from the apocalypse, doesn’t put up with mistreatment. Her brain simply doesn’t have that program. Her sharp-tongued, rotten-hearted grandmother said, “Your sister’s crying. Give her your job. Would you lose a piece of yourself?” Su Ning swung
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After Becoming a Wicked Mother-in-Law in the 1980s, the Whole Village Vies to Spoil Me 穿成八零恶婆娘后：被全村争着宠
[Transmigrate Into a Book in the 1980s + Transmigrated Woman vs. Reborn Woman + Everyday Family Life + Devoted Husband] Fang Ruyan, a 21st-century PhD with dual degrees in traditional Chinese medicine and agriculture, was so infuriated by the frustrating plot of a novel she was reading that she died. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into the body of Fang Ruyan, a character in the book who shared her name. In the original story, Fang Ruyan was a woman in the 1980s who was fo
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