Older Novels That Follow Characters from College into the Working World 年代较早的从大学到社会

1. 1 八 The 1980s' Wild Punk Gets Tamed by the Charming Village Beauty 八零野痞小混混被娇媚村花拿捏了 Light Drizzle Feifei微微雨霏Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted (Faithful to each other + devoted husband + everyday life + comedy + marriage before love) (No transmigration or rebirth. The heroine is not a strong-willed type. Read at your own discretion.) The hero is a street punk, while the heroine is the village beauty. To raise enough money for her father’s surgery, Su Nianxue took the initiative and asked Gu Yanbai to marry her. Gu Yanbai was a notorious loafer in all the surrounding villages. Nobody was willing to marry their daughter to him. Then one 12.8kReads8.7Score950Shelves

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   Young gangster vs. Heroine village belle. Highly educated down-and-out Ganjin vs. Uneducated rough factory director.

2. 2 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 13.5kReads7.6Score793Shelves

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   Young gangster vs. Heroine village belle. Highly educated down-and-out Ganjin vs. Uneducated rough factory manager.

3. 3 军 Ten Years of Military Marriage: I Take My Spirit Spring to the Army Compound to Get Divorced 军婚十年，携灵泉去军区大院离婚 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Face-Slapping + Smashing Scumbags + Pocket Dimension + Ensemble Cast + Over-the-Top Drama + Ex-Husband Begs for Reconciliation] In her previous life, Shen Liufang was stuck in a loveless marriage, while her husband spent ten years stationed at the border and never came home! She worked like a beast of burden for her in-laws and was still dismissed as utterly useless. In the end, they schemed against her and took revenge, and she was poisoned to death by her own daughter. Reborn, she tears up th 10.4kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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   This is good 😌

4. 4 微 A Gentle Breeze of Sandalwood Finds Its Way to Your Heart 微风轻檀入尔心 A Breeze at First Sight微风一顾Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted Rebirth, growth, and redemption… This story spans a long period and focuses on the heroine’s growth! I’m a fan of Tan Jianci, and I had a long, vivid story dream while I was in the middle of it, which gave me the framework for this novel! Fellow Charcoal Sisters, if you happen to come across this, please show it some support. And if there’s anything you don’t like, please go easy on me, haha! In her previous life, Gu Weiwei endured a miserable childhood, deception, and betrayal. Reborn, all she 78Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   Reborn at the age of 12, focusing on studying and building a career, and then entering the society

5. 5 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 10.2kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   A period story, a series about making a fortune after resuming the college entrance examination, a series about a rough soldier's husband lovingly doting on his wife

6. 6 七 The 1970s Educated Youth Goes to the Countryside with a Pocket Dimension and a Spirit Spring 七零知青下乡，我有空间和灵泉 Stir-Fried Stuffed Chili Peppers爆炒填馅辣椒Modern Romance777k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + military marriage + capitalist heiress + pocket dimension + spirit spring + face-slapping + pure wish fulfillment] Zhong Qing was swept away by the waves and thought she was as good as dead. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the 1970s, transmigrated into the body of a capitalist heiress who was destined to die young. The original owner was a poor girl living under someone else’s roof. Her parents and maternal grandparents had all been sent away to 16.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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   Before Zhong Qing opened her eyes, she felt sharp pains on her forehead.

7. 7 命 Was I Destined for a Military Marriage? She Married Him Anyway 命中注定要军婚？这个男人她嫁了 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 60.8kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves
8. 8 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 26.4kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
9. 9 哦 Oh, Wow! I Got Reborn and Immediately Married the Strongest Military Officer 哦豁！刚重生就闪婚最强军官爽爆 Three Milk Candies三颗牛奶糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional military marriage · extra sweet and doting · devoted to each other · one-on-one romance · cozy daily life · pocket dimension · adorable baby] In her previous life, Ye Suiwan was framed by the girl her family had taken in, and her reputation was ruined. She went on to ruin her benefactor’s future, cause her father and older brother to die tragically, and lose her own life at a young age. What she never expected was that the benefactor she had hated and relentlessly retaliated against w 21.6kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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   The first one got married first, then fell in love and had children, and then joined the army. The second one grew up and let his family do business and his childhood sweetheart went to college and got married.

10. 10 重 Reborn in the Eighties: First, I'll Buy a Courtyard House in Kyoto! 重生八零，先在京都买套四合院！ Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 114.8kReads9.4Score9.7kShelves
11. 11 八 The 1980s: My Daughter Was Switched at Birth, Yet I Just Smiled 八零：女儿被调包后，我却笑了 Snow Between the Brows眉间雪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Ning’s entire family died. Only then did she learn that the daughter she had painstakingly raised was a fake heiress, and that her sister-in-law had switched her real daughter while Wen Ning was weak after giving birth! The fake heiress went to university, became a pianist who traveled the world, and married into a wealthy family. The real daughter was abused, married off to an old man, sent to prison, and died in a fire. Consumed by hatred, Wen Ning dragged the fake he 15.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    The male protagonist is a soldier, and the female protagonist is a teacher and later started a business. They have three little babies. The whole story is quite interesting and suitable for leisure time. Eat melons [Chigua]

12. 12 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 96.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    The heroine has a high IQ and EQ, makes money and has a career, and is famous.

13. 13 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.4M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.5kReads9.4Score9.3kShelves

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    I've recommended this book before. It's really nice and enjoyable.

14. 14 玄 The Metaphysical Heiress Comes Down the Mountain, and the Cold Military Officer Regrets It 玄学真千金下山，高冷军官后悔了 Lotus Root Starch藕粉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + metaphysics + everyday family life + light supernatural elements + native heroine [After coming down from the mountain, she makes a fortune through metaphysics, but her biological brothers and fiancé collectively lose it?] When Fu Shaoting heard that his “little nun” fiancée, who had gone missing at the age of three, was coming down from the mountain, the upright and principled young marshal declared, “We must resolutely reject feudal remnants! An arranged marriage? Break it off 12.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Very beautiful

15. 15 年 Period: A Battle for Husbands Among the Children of High-Ranking Officials 年代：高干子弟夺夫大战 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period novel + 1990s]+ [Family life]+ [No golden finger + native-born protagonist] Lin Daoxi was deliberately abandoned at birth, and her cousin Gao Qing took her place as the biological daughter of the family. With everything going wrong from the start, Lin Daoxi was penniless, plain-looking, and dealt a terrible hand. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother had broken the law, her younger brother was timid, and she had dropped out of school. When Lin Daoxi announced she was going to R 13kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
16. 16 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 85.6kReads9.0Score8.5kShelves
17. 17 重 Back to the 1970s with Trillions in Supplies to Join the Army 重回七零，带上千亿物资去随军 You Man有蔓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + one-on-one sweet romance + taciturn, rough-edged man + delicate beauty + pocket dimension + mutual flirting] In her previous life, the man Su Ranyan went out of her way to avoid was swept away by a flood while saving her. That heroic scene came back to haunt her in her dreams, again and again, reminding her of the depth of the love she had missed. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to the day the man asked her for a divorce. This time, she won’t let 20.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    All the period texts are really good-looking

18. 18 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 15.3kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
19. 19 六 Marrying into a Powerful Family in the 1960s: The Lucky, Lovely Soldier 六零嫁高门：天生好命俏女兵 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 33.8kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
20. 20 嘤 Eek! How Embarrassing! I Transmigrated Straight into a Rugged Man's Arms 嘤！害羞！刚穿越就被糙汉抱进怀 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted Stockpiling supplies + marriage first, love later + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted husband [Golden finger + cozy, everyday-life story] After achieving financial freedom, Jiang Mingcha suddenly dreams that she’ll transmigrate to an extremely poor village. The moment she wakes up, she rushes out to buy everything she can! She buys what she needs, and what she doesn’t need, too. Then, just as she’s buying the most important supplies, she gets into a car accident! When she opens her eye 44.5kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
21. 21 七 1970s Space: The Rough He-Man's Delicate Young Educated Youth, Transmigrated into a Book 七零空间：糙汉的穿书娇气小知青 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + space + rugged man + sweet romance + raising a child] A scheming, beautiful, sweet-voiced, pampered heroine x a loyal, undercover big shot, impossibly strong, rugged military officer hero. The rich and beautiful Yu Jingshu transmigrates into a book written by her archenemy, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. The original Yu Jingshu's mother died young, her scumbag father didn't care for her, and her stepmother abused her. Then she was m 5.2kReads9.2Score523Shelves
22. 22 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Pampered by a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚甜如蜜，在七零被兵痞宠上天 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple births + devoted, sweet romance + everyday family life + both leads’ first love + pocket dimension] Su Ruanruan went to sleep and transmigrated to the year 1970, on her wedding night. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an eight-pack. Who wouldn’t be captivated? Fu Wenzhang has brows like distant peaks and eyes like stars, a high nose, thin lips, and a sharply defined jaw. When he wears his military uniform, he always buttons it righ 12.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
23. 23 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 20.3kReads8.8Score2kShelves
24. 24 七 The Clear-Eyed Beauty of the 1970s Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Book Transmigration 七零清醒美人不认命【穿书】 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Polished Egoist + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + Transmigrates into a Short Drama] [Military Officer] [Joining Her Husband on an Island] Xu Suimei is beautiful and clever. She clawed her way from an orphanage to a top university, only to discover that she still hadn't even reached the starting line others were born at. She resolved to use marriage as a stepping stone, but just as she was about to take the final step, she transmigrated to the 1970s. She became a little girl in a short 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
25. 25 九 In 1990, She Was a Good Big Sister 九零年，她是好姐姐 Yan Bi燕笔Modern Romance820k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy with an all-conquering heroine, and definitely not a rebirth-and-revenge story. It’s just a quiet, everyday tale with some odd conflicts.) Chen Xihua, a rich kid from the twenty-first century who had become a wage slave, was about to turn thirty and inherit the family business when she suddenly transmigrated into the body of Chen Xihua, a seven- or eight-year-old village girl in the 1990s. She realized she had transmigrated into a book, and was a minor cannon-fodder characte 12.5kReads9.0Score990Shelves
26. 26 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 34kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
27. 27 绝 His Stunning Wife Has Given Birth Again, and the Commander Comes Every Night to Soothe the Baby 绝美娇妻又生了，首长夜夜来哄娃 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Completed [One devoted couple + a sweet marriage in the 1970s + military marriage + swapped marriages + cozy everyday romance + family life] After taking a nap, Shen Zhiyou suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was actually a book, and she was the brainless, malicious second female lead whose only purpose was to drive the plot! In the book, she was practically possessed, insisting on marrying Jiang Wenbin no matter what. After the wedding, Jiang Wenbin thought she was filthy and made h 25.3kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
28. 28 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 52.5kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves
29. 29 救 Help! The Gentle Military Doctor Cried, and the Whole Unit Panicked 救命！娇柔军医一哭，全部队慌了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 57.7kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
30. 30 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: Spoiled Rotten by a Handsome Officer in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚，穿七零被酷帅军官爆宠 Ugly Little Thing丑小样Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Alternate Setting + Cozy Everyday Life + Food + Sweet Romance + No Going to the Countryside] Lin Qianyi, who has been pampered all her life, transmigrates to the underdeveloped 1970s, only to find herself saddled with the original owner’s mess as soon as she arrives. What do you do when a local bully wants to force you to marry him? I’d better marry someone else first! Let’s see if the bully dares mess with me after I marry a handsome, capable military officer. Everyone at the machinery plant t 14.9kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
31. 31 肥 My Plump Wife Is Soft and Fragrant, and Her Tough Husband Loves and Spoils Her Day and Night 肥妻软又香，悍夫日撩夜哄宠成宝 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional era, so don't nitpick the details. Pure romance, devoted couple, rebirth, everyday life, marriage before love. The male lead is genuinely crude and swears like a sailor. The female lead isn't a strong, independent heroine, but a hardworking, clumsy, chubby country girl. (If that's not your thing, don't read.) Ji Chunhua was reborn. At this point, she hadn't yet gone with her stepsister Ji Qin to the matchmaking fair, nor had Ji Qin humiliated and framed her, eventually shoving her in 8.7kReads9.0Score739Shelves
32. 32 穿 I Transmigrated to 1960 and Had No Food, So I Caught a Spy to Make Some Money 穿越六零没饭吃，抓个敌特换钱花 I Am a Butcher's Knife我是一把杀猪刀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super-Strong Female Lead in a Period Setting: Strong, Strong, Strong] Xiang Nuan spent three years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Now thirteen, she unexpectedly kicks the bucket and transmigrates to the late 1960s, into a poor working-class family. Her father couldn’t get a word out of him even if you beat him with three sticks, and he fretted over every little thing. Her mother was timid and submissive. She also loved having children, believing that the more children a family had, th 6.8kReads8.9Score614Shelves
33. 33 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 368Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Go read this book, it writes about the lives of the earliest batch of middle school teachers and students.

34. 34 炮 The Cannon Fodder Quits: Her Ex-Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Get What They Deserve 炮灰不干了，前夫和青梅倒霉了 I'm Fox Xiaoxian我是狐小仙Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing Punish scoundrels and serve up face-slapping, go to the countryside as an educated youth, a pocket dimension with a spirit spring, never forgive In her previous life, Lin Yueyi was set up, lost her virginity before marriage, and was left infertile for life. Despite his family's objections, her fiance married her. Thinking she had found a lifeline, and hoping to save her marriage, she silently endured her husband's outsourced filial duties, her blind mother-in-law, her paralyzed father-in-law, a 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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