Period Pieces: Nation-Building, Development, and Career Pursuits 年代文（强国，建设，搞事业）

1. 1 重 Back To The 90s 重回九零 Huai Su怀愫Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday life in a bygone era] Lin Wenjun lay on the operating table, looking back on a life that had, by all accounts, been pretty good. Her husband had made his fortune in the 1990s. He never kept a mistress or cheated on her. Her three children were reasonably filial. She had never endured great hardship or suffered terribly. So why had she never been satisfied? Was it because she and her husband had grown further and further apart? Because her three children resented her for not treating th 219.3kFavorites575.6kClicks/ch1.2MGifts

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   Set in the 1990s, the female protagonist is reborn and has two daughters.

2. 2 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

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   Set in the 1960s, told from the male protagonist's perspective, this is my favorite story by this author.

3. 3 七 The Women’s Director of the 1970s 七十年代妇女主任 Zhang Jiayin张佳音Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Going VIP on the 25th, with a 10,000-character update. Thanks for your support.] Zhao Ke was a disgruntled workaholic who traveled back to the 1970s and became remarkably laid-back. After all, once the college entrance exams returned, her future would be bright. Then one day, out of the blue, Zhao Ke realized she was living in a novel set in the past. Everyone in the book was either the male or female lead, or one of the awful people who got humiliated by them. The latter included, but weren' 85kFavorites180.2kClicks/ch220.2kGifts

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   Set in the 1970s, the female protagonist is focused on her career.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s and Become an Educated Youth 穿越七零做知青 Hu Tu湖涂Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Su Qingyu, who was preparing to become a university graduate village official, transmigrates back to the 1970s. Her biological parents are both in second marriages, and they favor their children from before, leaving her completely neglected. Even the supposedly great opportunity to go to the countryside falls only to her, the youngest child. Su Qingyu slings her bag over her shoulder. So what if she’s going to be a sent-down youth? If she does well, she can become a village official! 69.2kFavorites230.5kClicks/ch223.8kGifts

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   Poverty alleviation cadres travel back to the countryside to become educated youth

5. 5 卷 The Competition King of the Sixties 卷王的六零年代 Nine Purple九紫Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [My next book is "Fighting for Every Inch in the Entertainment Industry." Blurb: Zhang Ruilin brings the Dreamina AI 10.0 Acting System with her as she transmigrates into the body of a young woman who debuted in an early-generation talent show in 2006 in a parallel world. The girl debuted in February. By August, she was the target of a fabricated sexual scandal, and the whole internet joined in the frenzy. Public criticism and condemnation from "author 44.2kFavorites84.3kClicks/ch100.5kGifts

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   [Green Heart]

6. 6 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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   [Green Heart]

7. 7 离 Divorced in 1950 [Reborn] 离婚1950[重生] Red Leaves Like Fire红叶似火Romance747k WordsCompleted [Preorder: The Female Factory Director of the 1970s. After dying alongside the ungrateful adopted son she'd raised, Qin Xiufang was reborn, returning to sixty years earlier, when her husband had taken a new lover and his family was conspiring to deceive her. She hadn't yet spent her whole life slaving away for the Zhou family. Her parents were still alive, her brother hadn't died in service, and her benefactor's legs were still fine. Qin Xiufang promptly divorc 30.6kFavorites113.7kClicks/ch33.2kGifts

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   [Green Heart]

8. 8 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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   [Green Heart]

9. 9 带 Taking My Parents to the 1970s 带着爹妈穿七零 Drunk Fish Kid醉鱼仔Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Synopsis] The whole Su family of three transmigrates! Su Dad: A man born to wealth, who turns everything he touches into a thriving business. He even builds a fortune worth hundreds of millions through demolition compensation and achieves financial freedom at a young age. Su Mom: An associate chief physician, nicknamed the "Lady of Birth" 22kFavorites59.6kClicks/ch43.8kGifts

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   [Green Heart]

10. 10 在 Selling Chili Peppers in a Period Novel 在年代文里卖辣椒 Rain in Berlin柏林雨声Danmei (BL)797k WordsCompleted *My new serial, The Ruined House on the Mountain Connects to the Sixties, is now open. Please add it to your reading list! *If you've read the whole thing, please leave a five-star review. Thanks! Chen Chen, the owner of a farm-stay, transmigrates into a novel set in the past and becomes the factory troublemaker who stands in the way of the male and female leads. He eventually meets a tragic end. Chen Chen: “Honestly, I just like the countryside.” Working in a factory just isn't right for me. 18.9kFavorites39.7kClicks/ch20.1kGifts

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    This is a BL (Boys' Love) novel. I mainly read romance novels and novels without a romantic pairing, but I also read some pure love stories in other genres like management, construction, infrastructure building, farming, and building a strong country.

11. 11 八 The Feisty Little Chili of the Eighties Workers' Union 八零工会小辣椒 Qiu Shiba秋十八Romance624k WordsCompleted My new novel, "A Brilliant Life in the 1980s," is currently updating. ---------Synopsis of this book---------- He Ruyue is transported to the 1980s and becomes the union chairman's assistant. The company is huge, the chairman is busy, and young, fresh-faced He is the perfect scapegoat. On her first day, five people show up at He Ruyue's office: a female factory worker suffering domestic abuse, an impoverished university student, a veteran driver from the motor pool caught in a compromising situ 8.2kFavorites30.8kClicks/ch9.6kGifts

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    [Green Heart]

12. 12 穿 Transmigrating to the Sixties: A Barn Full of Grain in the Famine Years 穿越六零：饥荒年代炮灰粮满仓 Life as Though New人生若初No CP661k WordsCompleted Gu Xiangyang transmigrates to a rural village in the 1960s, where famine is everywhere. His father is dead, and his mother has remarried. Gu Xiangyang is the eldest, with four younger siblings. His grandparents favor the others, and his uncles and aunts have their eyes on the compensation money. His siblings are struggling to get by. Gu Xiangyang: We’re splitting up the family. We have to split up! Gu Xiangyang looks at their yellow-mud house with its thatched roof. The thin porridge is so wate 7.9kFavorites11.9kClicks/ch12.4kGifts

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    No romantic pairing, elder brother is like a father

13. 13 七 Everyday Life in the Mountains, 1970s 七零山野日常 Flowers Bloom Always花开常在Romance801k WordsCompleted Coming soon in my author profile: The Little Courtyard in the Deep Mountains. [Blurb] Xu Xiufang's fiance, Xie Jianguo, falls for a beautiful young educated woman from the city. They break off their engagement, and Xie Jianguo marries the lovely woman of his dreams. Xu Xiufang, meanwhile, marries Xie Li, a classmate from the neighboring village who has secretly loved her. Xie Li is handsome, gentle, sunny, and always smiling. He's a wonderful cook, knows how to grow ve 7.4kFavorites24.3kClicks/ch3.2kGifts

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    [Green Heart]

14. 14 奋 Striving in the Seventies 奋斗在七十年代 Hawthorn Balls山楂丸子Romance640k WordsCompleted When Pan Yang wakes up, she discovers that she's become her own grandfather and returned to the 1970s. Her grandfather's household has five little rascals, one of whom is her father. Her father spends all day following her around and calling her Dad. "A-da, I'm hungry." "A-da, I'm thirsty." "A-da, I want to sleep." A-da, A-da! Pan Yang wants to get down on her knees before these little ancestors. She's supposed to call them Grandpa, Second Grandpa, Dad, Auntie, and Uncle! This world is fr 3.9kFavorites47kClicks/ch2.3kGifts

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    A woman transmigrates into a man's body, becoming her grandfather in his youth.

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