Any Slow-Burn Stories Set in a Bygone Era? 有没有那种细水长流的年代文
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嫁到城里,吃上供应粮
(The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig
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Doing Backbreaking Labor with My Butt Sticking Out in the Sixties 我在六零撅着屁股干苦力
Qiao Mai, a young woman of the new era, accidentally travels back to the bitterly cold, impoverished Northeast in the 1960s. As soon as she arrives, she's in danger of starving or freezing to death, and can only struggle forward, doing her best to survive one step at a time... The heroine is hardworking and determined, with a modest golden finger. She and the male lead live an ordinary but hopeful life, full of everyday family matters and cozy, heartwarming moments.
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Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂
Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans
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Transmigrated to the Fifties, I Married a Procurement Officer and Had Triplets 穿越五零,嫁给采购员,一胎三宝
{Transmigration} + {Period setting} + {Moving to the city} + {Raising children} + {Daily life} + {Logistics warehouse} The heroine, Zhang Yingying, transmigrates to the 1950s, where everything is just beginning. Then, by chance, she discovers that a logistics warehouse has come along with her. Follow the heroine as she lives quietly in the 1950s and happily raises her children.
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Joined The Army And Already Expecting Multiple Pregnancies, The Laid-Back Wife’s Good Fortune Begins 刚随军就多胎,咸鱼媳妇好运来
[Completed] (1960s, military marriage, soldier king, daily life, multiple births, sweet romance, devoted couple) She transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the village’s contrast to her older female cousin. Her cousin is clever, gentle, and virtuous, while she’s spoiled, arrogant, and big-busted but dim-witted. Jiang Qian, who arrives with a pocket dimension stocked full of supplies, thinks that’s no problem at all! When her blind date takes a liking to her cousin, apologizes to her, and then se
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Period Quick Transmigration: The Art of Taking It Easy 年代快穿:悠闲人生
A period-piece quick transmigration story. The female lead has a personal space and memories, but no System, missions, or set plot. She may have memories of the original host's future, such as the original host having been reborn. Some worlds have a CP, and some don't. The male leads are all just tools.
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After My Sister Joined the Army, Her Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law Finally Got Her Break 姐随军后,炮灰小姨子熬出了头
[Cute Baby]+ [Everyone's Darling]+ [The 1970s]+ [Period]+ [Farming]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Countryside]+ [+Military Marriage]+ [Humorous] A cannon-fodder transmigrates into a book. The basic survival strategy is to act like a dog. Want to stay alive? Keep your head down every day. (⊙﹏⊙) In her previous life, she and her older sister became cannon fodder from the start. In this life, she transmigrates into a book and decides to keep the two cannon-fodder sisters alive by laying low first. It all s
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Transmigrate to the 1970s: With a Childbearing System, I Marry an Infertile Officer 穿七零:带生子系统,嫁不育军官
[Childbearing System (not primarily about having children) + military marriage + abundant supplies + satisfying read + no outrageous characters + sweet romance] [A stunning psychologist with a childbearing System + a stern-faced, fierce military officer who can’t have children] Xu Qingluo is a rising star in the field of psychology in the 21st century. Her parents and grandparents are all world-renowned psychology experts. After transmigrating to the 1970s, she becomes the youngest granddaughter
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The Beautiful Stepmother of the 1970s Raises Kids Her Own Way 七零美人后妈养崽,主打一个随性
[Stepmother + Raising Kids + Military Marriage + Everyday Cooking] She transmigrates to 1970 with no money, no home, and no golden finger. To make matters worse, the original owner was beautiful but timid, and a whole pack of awful people are waiting to suck her dry. Her late husband’s family plans to exploit her as free labor, her birth family plans to sell her off for a good price, and there’s also a suitor outside with bad intentions. Gu Yingying deals with it by doing one thing: going on a
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Transmigrated into a Period Novel, Lying Flat and Enjoying the Gossip Is Perfectly Reasonable! 穿进年代文,躺平吃瓜很合理吧!
The System was supposed to bind itself to the villainess, but through a twist of fate, it bound itself to her instead. She already has plenty of golden fingers. Could it please leave her alone? Going to the countryside for sent-down youth service can be a lot of fun. Who says you have to suffer? She knows full well that she's just a minor bystander who likes to watch the drama. She'll watch the heroine and villainess stir up trouble, but only from a safe distance. Here's to everyone living happi
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In the 1980s, the Little Wrecker Turns Out to Be a Genius 八零,拆家小能手她竟然是天才
[No Romance + Native-Born + Genius + Research] Wu Fengxian had already given birth to three sons when she became pregnant with her fourth child. She prayed to every god and Buddha, asking only for a little girl. Heaven granted her wish, and she really did have a daughter. The little girl was pretty and had a lovely smile, but by the time she was three or four, she still couldn't speak. The villagers all laughed at Wu Fengxian for having a little idiot, saying the girl would be a burden for the r
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Reborn in 1958: What Am I Supposed to Do Without a Golden Finger? 重生五八:没有金手指我该怎么办
(The 1950s + Rebirth + Supernatural Ability + Ordinary Protagonist + Making a Fortune) This story is entirely fictional. Don’t compare it to history. If you don’t like it, please don’t read! In this unusual era, it’s truly hard to live well without some kind of supernatural ability, so the heroine of this book has one! Everyday family life, unfolding at a gentle pace. Feng Qingqing is reborn in the body of her young aunt, who died prematurely in her previous life. The story starts in 1958, which
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I Became the Pitiful Little Girl Abandoned by My Educated Youth Mother? 成了被知青妈抛弃的小可怜?
The beautiful, wealthy, and well-born An Xueyan is reborn as a child abandoned by her educated-youth mother in the 1970s. Though she has a golden finger, her little arms and legs keep her from making full use of it, so she quickly clings to her biological father's coattails and makes sure he works hard to build his fortune. She plans to enjoy life as a rich second-generation kid... [A special note: The major events are roughly right, but don't nitpick the little details. Just turn your brain off
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寡妇穿书七零,闪婚军官甜蜜养娃
[Alternate historical setting + transmigrating into a book + sweet romance and wish fulfillment + portable space + everyday life + devoted couple] Widowed overnight, Shu Ying had a hard life. Her birth family wanted nothing to do with her, and her husband's family despised her, so she ended her life with a bottle of pesticide. She thought she would be reborn into a good family, but when she woke up, she had transmigrated into a book. The original character was another unlucky sacrificial pawn, a
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重生八零,作精美人被全家宠翻天
[1980s + Military Marriage + Family Favorite + Inner Thoughts Revealed + Everyone Speaks Their Mind + Alternate-Era Setting + Wife-Doting, Tough Military Officer vs. Sweet, Gentle Little Peach Blossom Spirit] Wen Xingyue failed her tribulation, was struck dead by lightning, and woke up in the human world. Status: Married. Record: Bullied her brother-in-law and made life difficult for her in-laws. Summary: Cheated on her military officer husband. Wen Xingyue trembled with fear. Then she took a cl
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After Transmigrating as the Doomed Third Sister-in-Law, I Just Enjoy the Gossip and Watch the Show 穿成炮灰三嫂后,我只管吃瓜看戏
1950s setting, slice of life, marriage first and love later, watching the drama unfold The heroine transmigrates into a book, and the hero is reborn. Both are self-interested pragmatists who don't interfere with the original plot. After living another life, everything else seems empty. The most important thing is to live freely and happily. After 1957, Song Jinhé had no lofty ambitions. She just wanted to eat well, have fun, sleep well, and enjoy a quiet, ordinary life of her own. She never
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Life in the Courtyard: The Sisterhood of the Comparison Group 对照组姐妹的大杂院生活
Lin Wanqiu transmigrates into a book. In the story, she defies her mother's objections and marries Wu Lian'an, just as she wished. But the Wu family is all appearances and rotten to the core. Her husband, Wu Lian'an, is weak-willed and hiding secrets; her mother-in-law is domineering, her father-in-law is a hypocrite, and her sister-in-law is a constant troublemaker... Lin Wanqiu decides she can't spend another day living like this. Unexpectedly, her cousin Lin Jing, who should have lived to see
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After My Memories Awaken, I Gossip, Raise Kids, and Make Money 记忆觉醒后,吃瓜养崽赚钱钱
Ji Shuya had a dream, and it felt incredibly real. In it, her cousin tricked her into going to the countryside. As soon as she arrived, she was schemed against, and her life became miserable. She died young. She woke up terrified and sprang out of bed, immediately setting about finding a job and going on blind dates. She'd rather die than go to the countryside. If she did, she'd lose her life... After so many disastrous blind dates she nearly gave up, she finally met the right person. After get
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Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短
[Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a
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The 1970s Scheming Girl Has a Little Conscience, But Not Much 七零心机女有点良心但不多
[Alternate-history period setting + works in the city instead of being sent to the countryside + family life + watching the drama unfold + no golden finger + male lead appears much later] After an accident, Song Qi was lucky enough to recover her memories of a past life. As it turned out, she had transmigrated from a world decades in the future. Thinking back to the period novels she had read in her previous life, then looking at the time she was now living in, she realized it was already 1970.
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My Best Friend and I Woke Up on Our Wedding Night, Married Officers, and Battled the Worst of the Worst 闺蜜齐穿新婚夜,嫁军官,斗极品
[Best Friends Both Transmigrate into a Book + Historical Era + Military Marriage + Gossip + Pocket Space + Face-Slapping + Family Life + Cozy Everyday Life + Comedy + Building a Fortune] Tong Yao never imagined that one day she and her best friend would transmigrate into a book together, and both marry into the same family! On their wedding night from the start, since they were already there, they figured they might as well sleep with their husbands first. Only after they were done did she disco
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A 1970s Military Marriage: The King of Soldiers Finally Confesses His Love 七零军婚,兵王的心尖宠摊牌了
[Historical Era] [Military Marriage] [Devoted Husband] [Both Pure] [Power Couple] [Pocket Dimension System] [Powerful Leads] [Fake and Real Daughters] Jiang Yan, a powerful figure in the apocalypse, dies in a zombie horde. Taking her pocket dimension and System with her, she transmigrates to a parallel version of the 1970s and becomes a pitiful girl who has been psychologically manipulated by her birth mother and stepfather for years. They steal her job, ruin her reputation, send her to the coun
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I Opened My Eyes as Hong Kong's Most Beloved Beauty, Radiant and Irresistible 睁眼,穿成香江万人迷,风姿靡靡
[Period setting + Hong Kong + wealthy family + beautiful rich girl + loves herself and her country + many unrequited admirers] After waking up, Ye Baozhu finds herself transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1970s. She was once a glamorous Miss Hong Kong winner, but now she's yesterday's news. Even after entering a wealthy family, she's merely the kept woman of a playboy, hidden away on the Mid-Levels. And she's become a mother without even going through labor, with three adorable babies to show for i
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Reborn in 2005: Mom, Dad, Don't Run Off. You've Got Me 重生05年:爸妈别私奔,有我呢
(This is the first book, and it's complete! Find the second book on my homepage!) P.S. The heroine is cherished by her whole family but isn't a pushover. The hero only dotes on her, there are no contrived misunderstandings, and the story is sweet, healing, and packed with satisfying moments! (Adorable little lucky star vs. aloof, withdrawn CEO vs. feel-good period novel vs. defying fate vs. mutual devotion) In her previous life, her parents were driven to elope. Her father built a business empir
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Sailing Together 共舟行
[Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i
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