Period Dramas 年代文

1. 1 七 A Factory Director in the 1970s 七零年代女厂长 Red Leaves Like Fire红叶似火Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Yu Siya transmigrates into the body of a young widow whose husband died shortly after their wedding. Her home is bare, her two younger siblings are crying out for food, and relatives on both her mother's and her husband's sides all tell her to remarry. Yu Siya has only one thought: Get the hell away from me! With no in-laws to control her, younger siblings to do the housework, and a compensation payment to live on, she can take the college 40kFavorites148.1kClicks/ch90.8kGifts

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   I'm deducting one point because of the bad ending, but the rest is fantastic! The female lead is very smart! She'd be perfect for business!

2. 2 女 The Heroine's Only Goal Is Making Money [The 1980s] 女主一心搞钱[八零] Clear Ripples, Bright Moon清澜皓月Romance4.1M WordsCompleted After liberation, Cheng Lan's grandfather took off his military uniform and returned to his hometown to farm. Later, she was entrusted to the care of Commander Lin, her grandfather's old comrade-in-arms. At first, she just wanted to make money by riding the wave of reform and opening up, so she could live well despite being dependent on others. Gradually, she discovered all the joys of making money... Theme: Knowledge changes lives, and hard work creates the future 35.5kFavorites137.3kClicks/ch157.1kGifts

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   The female protagonists in these novels are all independent and self-reliant.

3. 3 七 The Female Farm Director of the 1970s 七零女场长 Luoshui Jiana洛水伽楠Romance801k WordsCompleted Starting November 26, 2024, the full text is being revised to correct typos. Yang Junsu, a strong-willed career woman, transmigrates to Victory Farm in the 1970s. Here's what she's up against: Her parents favor boys over girls. Her father only cares about his own comfort and ignores the family, while her mother loves putting her daughter down. Someone is about to take her job, and her eldest sister's mother-in-law has come to their door to hurl abuse. Yang Junsu: I'm not a picky eater, but I n 22.4kFavorites49.3kClicks/ch46.4kGifts

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   The female lead is so quick-witted! She's perfect for politics! It's so satisfying!

4. 4 年 The Overseas Relatives of a Period-Novel Sacrificial Character Are Back 年代文炮灰的海外亲戚回来了 Hu Tu湖涂Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Blurb: Su Xun transmigrates into an 1980s novel as a wealthy returnee from overseas. But aside from inheriting a bunch of troublesome relatives who are destined for tragic ends as cannon fodder, she doesn’t have a single cent to her name. Luckily, she gets a weird “universally loathed” System. Whenever someone hates her enough to want to beat her up, she earns one loathing point, worth 100 US dollars. To maintain her wealthy persona, Su Xun has no choice but to claim these cannon-fodder relative 87.8kFavorites185kClicks/ch294.4kGifts

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   When Hu Tu's novel first came out, the subject matter was quite fresh and engaging; I read it repeatedly! The author's writing is consistently excellent, and the female lead is very charming! Wonderful!

5. 5 文 Entertainment Mogul: Hong Kong 文娱大亨[香江] Forest Antelope森羚Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Ye Niannian considers herself a transmigrator with a solid plan. After transmigrating to Hong Kong in the 1970s, she may be a nobody in a complicated family, but she never gives up on her dream of getting rich. When she publishes her first novel, all Ye Niannian wants is to earn her first pot of gold, so that in a few years, when the mainland opens up, she can buy houses and land and become a landlady. When she invests in her first movie, she figures she might as well make the money herself inst 48.7kFavorites71.4kClicks/ch258.1kGifts

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   The female lead writes novels, produces variety shows, and makes movies! She has a ton of ingenious ideas!

6. 6 穿 Back to Before My Whole Family Lost Their Jobs in the 1990s 穿回九零全家失业前 Clear Ripples, Bright Moon清澜皓月Romance3.6M WordsCompleted Li Xia's eldest brother, sister-in-law, and second brother all work at the paper mill. Her second sister-in-law is a sales clerk at the supply and marketing cooperative. After graduating from high school, Li Xia also joined the mill as a technician. The work is easy, and the commute is short. Her father is a retired accountant at the mill, and all his children found work nearby. In the 1960s and 70s, they were living the dream. By the 1990s, the whole family had been laid off, turning their sto 39.8kFavorites131.3kClicks/ch358.1kGifts

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   This is a female-centric entrepreneurial novel, the first one I read by this author, and one I've reread multiple times. It touches on realistic aspects like family relationships, but also highlights the protagonist's satisfying experiences. It's really good!

7. 7 退 A Demobilized Woman Soldier Heads South to Strike It Rich [The 1990s] 退伍女兵南下淘金[九零] Clear Ripples, Bright Moon清澜皓月Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After leaving the army, female soldier Wen Qing is assigned to a workplace on the brink of bankruptcy. Wen Qing has only her one-time demobilization payment, less than 2,000 yuan. It is 1993, so she simply buys a train ticket south and prepares to make her way in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. Theme: Hard work changes your fate. 6.3kFavorites12.6kClicks/ch20.2kGifts

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   While both are stories featuring a strong, career-driven female lead, this is the first time I've seen so much conflict between the male and female leads compared to the author's other works. It's quite enjoyable, and I can't get enough of it even if I read it every day!

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