Male- or Female-Protagonist Stories: Period Settings, Nation-Building, and the Workplace

1 实 Pragmatist Love Meng Zhong Is ProudRomance468k WordsCompleted 237.9kFavorites344.7kClicks/ch146kGifts

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What's better than the ordinary warmth depicted in the writing

2 香 Detective of Hong Kong[90] QinghouRomance1.7M WordsCompleted 174.1kFavorites301.7kClicks/ch2.2MGifts

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A little policewoman with a golden finger, a Hong Kong detective story. Rather than detective work, she prefers the warmth of her family working together to make life better.

3 在 Working as a Housekeeper in the Northern Song Dynasty Golden GooseRomance1.1M WordsOngoing 157kFavorites246.3kClicks/ch405.6kGifts

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The journey from being a little girl to a roommate to achieve freedom step by step is not over yet. The plot does not have many ups and downs, but it is by no means boring. The heroine is very good at cooking.

4 [ [Wu Zhou] Founding the Dynasty River Wind a Thousand Miles AwayRomance2.1M WordsCompleted 152.7kFavorites214.9kClicks/ch500.9kGifts

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In the early stage, he gradually grew up and helped the mother to gain a firm foothold. In the later stage, he started to fight against all sides, and it was never finished.

5 制 Dominate Hollywood Yu Jing Peng XiangRomance3.1M WordsCompleted 135.7kFavorites265.6kClicks/ch81.4kGifts

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The heroine is reborn, from China to the United States, from a rich lady to a waiter, and finally from a waiter to an international superstar and a capital tycoon step by step. There are real stars and original characters in the book. There are many games and it is worth reading.

6 六 Children of Big Factories in the 1960S Deer GrassRomance1.1M WordsCompleted 116.6kFavorites296.7kClicks/ch517.1kGifts

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In the story, the male protagonist She Niu has a humorous and intelligent personality, strong hands-on ability, and relies entirely on himself, step by step from a gangster to an academician.

7 寒 The Noble Daughter from a Humble Family Dai ShanqingRomance2.3M WordsCompleted 91.4kFavorites123.9kClicks/ch359kGifts

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I haven't finished reading this one, but it's quite in-depth, about the self-awareness of women and poor people.

8 在 The Years When I Was a Sick and Weak Lord in the Three Kingdoms Drunk Among the FlowersNo CP1.1M WordsCompleted 87.1kFavorites194.9kClicks/ch121.6kGifts

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Historical figures are included one after another, and there are many supporting roles.

9 我 I Cultivate Immortality by Studying Lin LuyouyouRomance1.1M WordsCompleted 86.7kFavorites332.7kClicks/ch145.9kGifts

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It is a novel that starts low and moves high. There are a lot of foreshadowings in the early stage that will not be connected or revealed until much later. The plot is buried quite deep, and the author has come full circle. You must read the back of this book. Many characters are not perfect but real. What is written is the struggle against fate, but the front is a bit aggrieved.

10 七 Women Director in the 1970S Zhang JiayinRomance1.2M WordsCompleted 84.7kFavorites179.5kClicks/ch219.6kGifts

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The heroine story has a clear CP but few emotional scenes. The career line is very good and it mainly focuses on rural revitalization and development.

11 今 Anzai Now Only a Hundred SwordsRomance641k WordsCompleted 66.7kFavorites167.5kClicks/ch47.8kGifts

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The heroine goes from being a bullied little girl to a physicist. The main reason for the low rating is that the heroine feels so aggrieved in the early and middle stages.

12 重 Rebirth and Return to the Time When I Was First Employed Glutinous Rice Crystal CakeRomance2.5M WordsCompleted 63.2kFavorites113.9kClicks/ch581.2kGifts

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The female protagonist, after being reborn in the early stage, relies on the workplace skills she mastered in her previous life to gradually plan her career. In the later stage, she grows up again and heals the family pain of her previous life. The writing is good, the workplace knowledge is rich, the emotional space is very small, and the career line looks very exciting but not fake.

13 造 Rebellious Daily Life Yan JuRomance859k WordsCompleted 59.4kFavorites121.8kClicks/ch47.1kGifts

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The escaped princess encounters bandits by chance, forms an alliance, expands her business territory step by step, and finally unifies the country. The heroine's modern ideological education is deeply imprinted. Everywhere she goes, she has a sense of attacking local tyrants. Even under realistic factors, she still relies more on the strength of the hero.

14 寒 A Man from a Poor Family [Imperial Examination] Far Up the Tianshan MountainsRomance888k WordsCompleted 59kFavorites118.5kClicks/ch96.2kGifts

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My favorite article among the imperial examination essays. The male protagonist has a tough character and a bottom line. His teacher-student relationship with his enlightenment teacher and his acquaintance with his teacher are very touching. At the end of the article, he truly realizes his and his teacher's ideals.

15 别 Don't Ask Me Who Is Disco[80] Deer GrassRomance1.6M WordsCompleted 57.1kFavorites103.4kClicks/ch344.9kGifts

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It is written by the same author as The Children of Dachang in the 1960s, and the male protagonist is the main character. Because we are in the 1980s, the overall atmosphere is more relaxed and lively, but in the early stage, I personally felt that it was not as attractive as The Children of Dachang.

16 退 After Quitting the Imperial Examination, I Became a Marquis by Farming. RurenRomance759k WordsCompleted 54.4kFavorites134.3kClicks/ch40.2kGifts

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Farming essay

17 冒 Fake County Magistrate, Forced to Ascend the Throne Red Leaves Like FireRomance1.1M WordsCompleted 53.6kFavorites95.1kClicks/ch76.3kGifts

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From a bandit to pretending to be a county magistrate, and then from the county magistrate to create a great cause, it feels a bit like infrastructure construction

18 全 After the Whole Family Moved to Hong Kong Nine-Colored BrocadeRomance3.4M WordsCompleted 43.3kFavorites93.2kClicks/ch108.5kGifts

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The family moved to Hong Kong City to avoid disaster. They had initial capital and were considered to be middle class. They expanded their territory step by step and the family reunited, but it was a bit run-down and dull.

19 咸 Xianyu Just Wants to Farm Yan JuRomance962k WordsCompleted 14.6kFavorites47.8kClicks/ch13kGifts

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The story of the three lazy girls who inherited the mantle of the Weaver Girl, carried forward the skills of Huang Daopo, and eventually became the richest man

20 少 Youth Trip I Want to Eat MeatRomance567k WordsCompleted 11.6kFavorites47.2kClicks/ch17.8kGifts

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Dragon Slaying Chronicles has a good sense of martial arts boyhood, but the emotional line is a mess, haha?? Because the author set up cp in the early stage, but after writing it, it was written without cp, and it felt not very coherent.