Stories Set in a Bygone Era 年代文

1. 1 年21+ The Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife Finds Happiness 年代文炮灰原配幸福起来 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance502k WordsCompleted 191.8kFavorites410.6kClicks/ch390.1kGifts

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   It's pretty good. Although this author often produces disappointing stories, this one was quite enjoyable, and there was a lot of sexual tension between the male and female leads.

2. 2 凝 A Beauty Like Cream in the 1980s [Book Transmigration] 凝脂美人在八零[穿书] Youth Is a Golden Chain清春是金色锁链Romance459k WordsCompleted Wen Xin's best friend turned against her. To get revenge, she wrote Wen Xin into a melodramatic period novel. In the story, the supporting female character who shares Wen Xin's name has parents who get the male lead's entire family sent away for forced labor. After his family is reinstated, she fears their revenge and forces the girl to become their unpaid “housekeeper.” Watching the character based on her get abused in body and spirit by the cold, abstinent male lead, then fall in love with h 137.7kFavorites416.7kClicks/ch101.5kGifts

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   This book is okay if you just forget about it and focus on the interactions between the male and female leads. A closer look at the plot is completely unacceptable. Very old

3. 3 六 Children of a Major Factory in the 1960s 六零年代大厂子弟 Deer Grass鹿子草Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Gorgeous Little Rascal VS Beauty-Obsessed Heiress This novel is also known as: "I Reached the Pinnacle of Life Through My Good Looks," "The Journey from Pop Idol to Mechanical Engineer," and "How to Become a Great Dad" Recently, a huge piece of gossip has been making the rounds in the machinery factory's residential compound. Zhao Xuejun, the "pride of the compound," confessed his feelings to Xia Lu, the "untouchable beauty"! But she actually turned him down!!! And her reason was explosive: Xia 117.2kFavorites298.9kClicks/ch518.4kGifts

   Curator note

   Most of the historical fiction written by Lu Zicao is worth reading! There are basically no bad points. The only thing to be aware of is that this book is written from the male protagonist's perspective.

4. 4 七 The Delicate Beauty of the 1970s: Book Transmigration 七零娇气美人[穿书] Tang Su棠酥Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Blurb: Heiress Cheng Yaoyao transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a villainous supporting character with the same name. Cheng Yaoyao says: No big deal! As long as I’m still beautiful, I’ll remain at the top of the food chain! But life in a rural village in the 1970s is harsh, and the labor is grueling. The delicate heiress injures her hand just pulling weeds, and bursts into tears 114.5kFavorites447.5kClicks/ch130.9kGifts

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   This book is also good for passing the time.

5. 5 七 The Courtyard Beauty of the 1970s 七零之大院娇妻 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance999k WordsCompleted When Gu Shunhua realized she was the female supporting character in a period novel, she was buying roasted sweet potatoes in Dazhalan Alley. A familiar Beijing accent reached her ears. "Are you buying them or not?" Gu Shunhua put down the sweet potato and ran straight for the train station. According to the story, she would temporarily divorce her husband so she could return to the city. But just as they were about to divorce, her cousin Chen Lu would take advantage of the situation and marry h 103.8kFavorites331.7kClicks/ch128.2kGifts

   Curator note

   Fine I don't remember the specific details.

6. 6 七 Strict Wife of the ’70s Manages the Household 七零之悍妇当家 Peach Blossom Dew桃花露Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Blurb: Lin Lan wakes up one day transmigrated into a book, as a shrew who drank pesticide. The original woman ruined her husband's bright future and raised all five children to become major villains. She's a mom now!!! Biased in-laws, a greedy brother-in-law and sister-in-law, five unruly kids, and a cold-faced husband... Lin Lan: They took my money? I'll split the family and get it back! They dare 89.4kFavorites317.8kClicks/ch235.8kGifts

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   Aside from the premise of the female protagonist transmigrating and having so many children, this book is still worth reading. However, what I find a bit hard to accept is that the female protagonist, who originally had a peaceful and stable life, is essentially becoming a stepmother to so many children after arriving in this era.

7. 7 穿 Reborn as a Sweet and Silly Girl in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的傻白甜 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance908k WordsCompleted Coming next: The Versatile Missy I Transmigrated Into as the Male Lead's Supporting Character Jiang Tiantian transmigrated to the 1960s overnight. Her family had nothing, she was dirt poor, and she was downright pitiful. Even her blind date was a notorious lazybones from the village, and his whole family was domineering and unreasonable. Their first meeting was a complete disaster. Jiang Tiantian's little ears twitched. With tiny dimples showing, she said sweetly, "Sounds good to me!" I recogn 68.5kFavorites371.2kClicks/ch102.2kGifts

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   All I remember is that the male and female leads were quite funny.

8. 8 七 The Delicate Little Wife of the 1970s 七零娇气小媳妇 Red Celery and Crisp Wine红芹酥酒Romance537k WordsCompleted The delicate young lady was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, she discovered that she'd taken over a body in an unfamiliar dynasty. A mud house and a broken bed, with not a thing to their name. It was obvious they were dirt poor. A group of people as skinny as monkeys stared at her, and she felt as if the sky had fallen. Even if she'd been born again, surely she shouldn't have ended up in such a state? Clutching her chest, she gazed at them with teary eyes. And what made her even more des 59.8kFavorites247.8kClicks/ch38.3kGifts

   Curator note

   This author's historical fiction is generally fine. I don't remember the specifics, I just remember it was okay.

9. 9 那 That Handsome Male Educated Youth 那个漂亮的男知青 Red Celery and Crisp Wine红芹酥酒Romance399k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1970s, Su Yan struggles to adjust. There's poverty and hunger, exhausting labor, and the unwanted attentions of someone she doesn't like... Su Yan is a beauty enthusiast. Even in such dire straits, she refuses to settle. After looking around, she decides the male educated youth next door is the one for her. The young man is truly handsome, with long legs, a slim waist, and exquisite features. Even by modern standards, Su Yan has never seen a man so strikingly beautif 59.7kFavorites148.8kClicks/ch26kGifts

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   I forgot, I'll add it when I remember.

10. 10 别 Don’t Ask Me Who’s the Disco King [The 1980s] 别问我谁是迪斯科[八零] Deer Grass鹿子草Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Please add my upcoming novel, "The Military Industry Compound in the 1950s", to your reading list!] As a handsome university student with bright prospects in the 1980s, Di Sike had nothing to worry about except being broke. Then he discovered that he was living inside a book called "The Pink Tycoon: Love Can’t Escape Me". The heroine was destined to become a tycoon in the entertainment industry, while he was the short-lived unrequited love she remembered fondly! According to the plot, Di Sike 57.4kFavorites104.3kClicks/ch347.5kGifts

    Curator note

    This is my favorite among this author's period novels! Highly recommended! Both the male and female leads are natives! The female lead's career storyline is also exceptionally well-written!

11. 11 全 The Whole Family Transmigrated, Except Me 全家都是穿来的，就我土著 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A story set in the 1960s. Six-year-old Xu Taotao had a question from the time she was little: Her family was different from other families. Her parents were different from other people's parents, her older siblings were different from other people's siblings, everyone was different! What was so different, you ask? Here's the simplest example: When she was four, her older sister slapped a wild boar to death, and her family secretly ate meat for a whole month. She was sick of it! The female lead 54.6kFavorites275.2kClicks/ch87.7kGifts

    Curator note

    It has a bit of a "raising a child" feel to it. Warm and cozy

12. 12 七 A True Married Couple in the Seventies 七十年代真夫妻 The Eastern Moon Is Full东边月亮圆Romance910k WordsCompleted After eight years of marriage, Zhao Xiuyun felt she still didn't know her husband, Fang Hai, all that well. So when she took their two daughters to join him at his post, she had only one thought: let things stay as they were, with each of them minding their own business. Later, what difference did it make whether it was well water or river water? Either way, it all belonged to Zhao Xiuyun. The story of a couple, each with their own little secrets, and plenty of misunderstandings between them. A 53.4kFavorites136.3kClicks/ch61kGifts

    Curator note

    This is a very realistic historical fiction novel. The characters' psychology and other aspects are portrayed very well, and the relationship between the male and female leads is a slow and steady one. Overall, it's a good read.

13. 13 七 The Little Wife of a 1970s Villain 七零反派小媳妇 Red Celery and Crisp Wine红芹酥酒Romance319k WordsCompleted Kong Yan transmigrates into a military-marriage novel set in the 1970s. In the book, the heroine was vain, greedy, and selfish in her previous life, and died tragically on the street. After being reborn, she decides to live a good life. None of this should have anything to do with Kong Yan, except she's the tragic cannon-fodder character. To secure a good life, she marries the disabled son of the team leader, a male supporting character, then later gets into university and abandons her husband 49.6kFavorites191.1kClicks/ch13.5kGifts

    Curator note

    I'll add it when I remember.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrating to Farm in a Poor Household 穿越种田之贫家女 The Butcher's Gentle Touch杀猪刀的温柔Romance845k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaowan transmigrated. Her family had nothing but four bare walls. Zhang Xiaowan grew a little older. Her family managed to survive. Zhang Xiaowan was about to get married. The man she was engaged to didn't like her. Zhang Xiaowan thought she'd just have to make the best of it. Then the whole family moved to the city. After arriving in the city, she met another woman who had transmigrated. Only then did she realize that before, she'd been living worse than a dog or a pig. But life had 35.4kFavorites96kClicks/ch19kGifts

    Curator note

    It's too bitter.

15. 15 九 The Residential Compound in the 1990s 九十年代家属院 Falling Pearl Grapes坠珠葡萄Romance575k WordsCompleted Add the author to your favorites, and a hardworking writing maniac may drop in (*￣︶￣). [Blurb] Shen Suijin, the top heiress of the Peking University residential compound, had a life with every possible advantage: Her grandfather was president of a top university in China, her grandmother came from an illustrious family, her mother was a leading academic, and her father was a playboy physicist. Her mother left her a massive inheritance: a row of shops and homes near the capital's Financial Stree 29.2kFavorites78.5kClicks/ch16.3kGifts

    Curator note

    It feels like an ensemble piece, with each character well-developed, including the blossoming of young love in the stories. However, the ending felt a bit rushed.

16. 16 五 A Wedding Diary from the 1950s 五十年代结婚日记 Su Ci Ci苏辞辞Romance319k WordsCompleted Blurb: The organization set Su Yu up on a date. They spent a month getting to know each other. Su Yu: Let’s end this. Han Shang: Let’s get married. Su Yu: ? After they got married, the two spent another month together. Su Yu: Don’t ask. All I can say is, I regret it. Han Shang: Living the dream~ Theme: Strive hard and build a new life 25.6kFavorites92kClicks/ch17.6kGifts

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    I don't remember.

17. 17 七 Military Life Diary of the 1970s 七十年代随军日记 Big Goose Treading Snow大鹅踏雪泥Romance614k WordsCompleted Recommended upcoming novels: Another Day of Killing the Child-Rearing System, Top-Tier Beauty, and Becoming a Female Duke After Fleeing Famine Synopsis: Wen Jiajia transmigrated to The 1970s and woke up to find herself an aunt. The original owner was the youngest daughter in her family. Because they were poor, they gave her to a family in the city to raise as their own. But after a while, her adoptive parents had a son, and their cherished daughter became an overworked nanny. When her adoptiv 18.5kFavorites37.9kClicks/ch13kGifts

    Curator note

    It seems to have a bit of a "raising a child" feel to it; the female protagonist transmigrates, and all that's left in her family are the original owner and her child.

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