A Sweet Little Romance in the 1970s

My new novel, Taking My Whole Family to the 1970s, is seeking advance readers. Blurb at the bottom.

Shu Ran has fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs. She's a rare beauty among food bloggers, and talent scouts have approached her several times about becoming an actress.

Unexpectedly, an accident sent her into a tragic supporting character in a period novel.

According to the plot, she would be forced by unscrupulous relatives to marry a mama's boy in exchange for her second brother's marriage. After the wedding, the original owner would endure her mother-in-law's mistreatment and her husband's inaction, yet continue to work diligently and tirelessly. She would have two children and lead the whole family to prosperity, only to fall gravely ill and die from exhaustion just after they started making money.

In the end, the mama's boy would use his fortune worth tens of millions to marry a factory director's daughter, while the grass on the original owner's grave grew three feet tall and no one came to clear it.

Shu Ran: ...Whoever wants to be that sucker can do it themselves.

This time, she decided to listen to her big brother, who was serving in the military thousands of miles away, and work in the army canteen, where she'd make her fortune in the 1970s.

But the moment she arrived, her brother dragged her off to a blind date.

Ji Hechang was composed and self-possessed, handsome and accomplished. But he'd been so busy with work that he'd put off getting married, and his family was pressing him hard. They issued an ultimatum: he had to marry this year, or they would arrange a marriage for him.

With no choice, he reluctantly went to the blind date.

Shu Ran looked at the man in front of her. He was handsome, mature, and steady. He was also one of the rare outstanding supporting male characters in the novel: wealthy, good-looking, disciplined in his private life, busy with work and rarely home, and he handed over his salary every month.

In a moment of impulse, she decided: Fine, him.

When the people at the military base heard that Shu Peng had introduced his little sister to Ji Hechang, they all laughed behind his back.

With Shu Peng looking like a little dwarf, how pretty could his sister possibly be? He claimed she was beautiful and generous and a wonderful cook. What a load of bragging! Ji Hechang must have been out of his mind to agree to the date.

But a month later, a fair and delicate young woman stood behind Ji Hechang. Her eyes sparkled, her teeth were pearly white, and her cheeks were flushed. Her voice was soft and sweet, and she carried a lovely fragrance. Even the kitchen at the Shu home, where nobody ever cooked, was sending out waves of delicious aromas: braised eggplant, poached pork slices, pan-fried hairtail...

Everyone was stunned...

And soon they were all coming around to ask for her hand in marriage.

Ji Hechang stood in front of them, his face dark, and said coldly, "Get lost!"

A chaste military man x a sweet, delicate beauty

A food novel

Su Luo was born into a wealthy family. She was beautiful and had a sweet singing voice, and her whole family doted on her.

Unexpectedly, when she woke up one day, Su Luo had brought her entire family with her to the resource-scarce 1970s.

Looking at the earthen house, the floral padded jackets, and the dying kerosene lamp, the entire Su family fell silent.

At that moment, Su Luo had only just been born. The plump, fair baby waved her little arms in the air and cried hungrily.

For the sake of this little baby's chubby cheeks,

Su Weimin, her father, decided to take up a hoe and grow food for his daughter;

Su Jincheng, the idle eldest brother, picked up a big ladle and became a cook;

Her mother picked up needle and thread to sew clothes and socks for her daughter.

Meanwhile, Su Luo, who was starving for nourishment, could only fret about when she would finally grow up...

Theme: Hard work brings prosperity