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  1. 1 After the Engagement Was Annulled, I Married a Boss From Shiwen 被退婚后我嫁给了年代文大佬 Romance900k WordsCompleted Xia Shao had had enough of her life as an overworked corporate drone and was planning to quit and retire in her hometown. To her surprise, when she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to the 1960s, an era of shortages, and found herself saddled with a cuckold's hat. By the time she traveled thousands of miles to the Northeast to confront her fiancé, he had already married a local woman and had two children. Afr 244.1kFavorites458.3kClicks/ch291.4kGifts
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  2. 2 Back To The 90s 重回九零 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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  3. 3 Hong Kong Detective [The Nineties] 香江神探[九零] Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Many years later, when speaking to a cover-story reporter from Time magazine, Yi Jiayi would look back on that distant afternoon when the head of the Major Crimes Unit took her to see a corpse... In that moment, she heard the victim's anguished cries, saw the killer's face, and gained the ability to mentally rewind a crime scene. From then on, Hong Kong had one fewer junior policewoman who drank tea and gossiped at work, then went on dates and went shopping after hours. In her place, it gained 174.9kFavorites302.8kClicks/ch2.2MGifts
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  4. 4 Stepmother 后娘[穿越] Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ling, who never wanted to marry, lived freely all her life. Before she died, a friend asked if she had any unfulfilled wishes. Liu Ling said she regretted never raising a child. Her friend was stumped. That would be hard to arrange. Before the friend could say anything, Liu Ling added that childbirth was dangerous for both mother and baby, so maybe it was for the best. Unfortunately, Heaven heard her. Instead of entering the Underworld after death, she transmigrated into the body of Song Zha 121.7kFavorites458.1kClicks/ch446.3kGifts
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  5. 5 My Dad Is the Foil to the Male Lead in a Period Novel 我阿爹是年代文男主对照组 Romance2.8M WordsCompleted There are two widowers in Qingshui Village. The two are like opposites in a study. One is hardworking and diligent; the other is lazy and slippery. One is tough and sturdy, with a firm character; the other is weak and useless, delicate and frail. One has the surname Gu, a popular surname for romance novel heroes, and the name Gu Lin, a perfect hero's name. The other has the common surname Wang, unremarkable as can be, and the name Wang Yicheng. One puts love above all else; the other is a self-i 92.1kFavorites262.3kClicks/ch601.5kGifts
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  6. 6 Making No Effort in a Period Novel 在年代文中不思进取 Romance572k WordsCompleted Ye Shuhua, a rich second-generation heir who was content to coast through life, transmigrated to the 1970s. She could have had a cheat-enabled life, but she had no interest in getting rich. The villagers said that Song Qinghui, a male educated youth, came from a wealthy family and got money from home every month. He was also quite handsome, making him the perfect candidate to fund Ye Shuhua's food ration coupons... After relentless pursuit, she was just about to win over the aloof heartthrob and 70.7kFavorites262.2kClicks/ch102.8kGifts
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  7. 7 Transmigrate to the 1970s and Become an Educated Youth 穿越七零做知青 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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  8. 8 The Male Lead's Younger Sister in a Period Novel 年代文男主的亲妹妹 Romance1.3M WordsCompleted In 1988, Lin Xiao is eight years old, living in the cotton mill compound and attending second grade like any ordinary child. After a bout of high fever, her older brother Lin Yuefei suddenly starts acting strangely. He quits the good job he's lined up and goes to haul bricks at a construction site. He says the factory's elementary school isn't good enough and wants to transfer her. The first time he meets a young woman, he tells Lin Xiao that she's his future sister-in-law. The woman nearly 69kFavorites160.6kClicks/ch259.3kGifts
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  9. 9 A True Married Couple in the Seventies 七十年代真夫妻 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
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  10. 10 The System Screwed Me Over in the Sixties 我被系统坑在了六零 Romance990k WordsCompleted Completion notice: It's finished! I've been stuck for two days, and I feel like I've already written everything that needed changing. Nothing else feels right to write. Thank you all for supporting me. Kisses! Read this first: Warning: This story is entirely made up. 1. System novel. 2. The female lead is cold and indifferent at first. She believes in minding her own business and doesn't do good deeds. 3. Every member of the protagonist's family has their flaws. 4. Romance novel with a male lead 52.8kFavorites251.3kClicks/ch90.8kGifts
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  11. 11 Back to the 1970s 回到七零年代 Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Xu Qingjia couldn't make sense of it. She'd only gone to sleep, and when she opened her eyes again, she'd become a little girl in a poor rural village in the 1970s. A story about going back to the 1970s, building a fortune, and living a good life. A satisfying, feel-good read. Come on in! Recommended completed historical romances: The Treacherous Minister's Daily Devotion to His Wife | Spring River Grows Warm | Peach Blossoms Still Bloom | A Clan of Nobles | Drunk Among the Flowers | The Beaut 50.9kFavorites239.5kClicks/ch101.5kGifts
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  12. 12 Lin An'an's Life in the 1960s 林安安的六零年代生活 Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Faced with every injustice, Lin An'an chooses to go crazy! Lin An'an, who never backs down and never lets herself get the short end of the stick, transmigrates to the impoverished 1960s. She becomes a pitiful girl with no mother, an uncaring father, and a home in the countryside. To make matters worse, she's lost her memory. She thinks she's the original owner's second personality. Lin An'an says: My life used to be so miserable. I got the raw end of the deal! I won't accept this! Faced with t 42.5kFavorites90.4kClicks/ch87.6kGifts
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  13. 13 A Factory Director in the 1970s 七零年代女厂长 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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  14. 14 The Billion-Dollar Nanny of the Nineties 九零亿万美元保姆 Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Given another chance at life, Zhang Wenya opens her eyes and finds herself back at eighteen. Her mother is still the same bizarre woman, endlessly exploiting her own daughter to make herself look good. Her older brother is still hopeless, and her relatives are still sharp blades, always looking to take advantage. After thinking long and hard, Zhang Wenya decides: To hell with all of you! I'm done playing your game! She runs away to Shanghai and becomes a maid. Relatives: Oh my, Xiaoya's mom, yo 40kFavorites106.2kClicks/ch163kGifts
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  15. 15 Starting with a Street Stall in the 1980s 八零之从摆摊开始 Romance509k WordsCompleted Jiang Liyun has wanted to be rich ever since she was a little girl. Though her early life was full of hardship, she later worked hard and made a fortune worth billions. But she married the wrong man, and that scumbag left her half-paralyzed. If Feng Yi, who had grown up with her, hadn't cared for her devotedly, she might not have survived. Even Feng Yi died young. Her life was full of regrets. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to 1987, the day after her matchmaking date with the s 39.1kFavorites82kClicks/ch51kGifts
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  16. 16 Reborn as a Country Girl in the 1970s 重生七零年代农家女 Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Blurb: She is reborn in the 1970s, when flour and rice are still considered fine grains. A group of educated youths carrying their "dreams" has also arrived in the village. Work from dawn to dusk, through rain or shine, winter and summer. It is an era full of drive, but short on food and clothing. Zuo Dandan, who grew up in the twenty-first century, thinks: How am I supposed to get by without a golden finger? Theme: 36.4kFavorites201.4kClicks/ch71.9kGifts
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  17. 17 A Rich Second-Generation Heir in the 1990s 九零年代富二代 Romance371k WordsCompleted Fang Zhinong was the treasured daughter the Fang family had gained by paying a fine for having an extra child and giving up their government jobs. The Fang family did not end up impoverished because of it, but instead found another path to prosperity. When Fang Zhinong first transmigrated, she came up with all sorts o 34.6kFavorites131.9kClicks/ch30.7kGifts
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  18. 18 Moving to the City in the 1990s 九十年代进城记 Romance564k WordsCompleted Wen Xin went to the city three times. The first was when she was fourteen and had just dropped out of school. The second was the day she quit her job at the glove factory. The third was after she got married. Each time, she made it to the train station, but it wasn’t until the third time that she actually got on a train. Yu Wanzhi is stingy. He grew up dependent on other people, and his greatest wish in life was to have a little place of his own. He scrimped on food and drink, thinking the bigg 29.9kFavorites60kClicks/ch26.7kGifts
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  19. 19 Free Love in the 1970s 七零自由恋爱 Romance378k WordsCompleted Shen Qiao gets married in her seventh year in the countryside. In her eighth year, she gets into university, and everyone in the brigade says, “The city phoenix is flying back home!” But a phoenix only nests in a parasol tree, and Shen Qiao's tree is her husband, Zheng Zhong. This “tree” is also working hard to put down roots in the city so his “phoenix” can stand firm. Note: Everyday life, romance-heavy, career-light. [80% anti-piracy ratio] Theme: Choose the life you want. 24.9kFavorites62.2kClicks/ch13.8kGifts
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  20. 20 After My Divorce, I Became a Tycoon [The 1980s] 离婚后,我成了首富[八零] Romance1.1M WordsCompleted My new novel, After Returning from Earth, Where I Learned to Cook, I Became the Interstellar Culinary God, is out now. Blurb: 1. Song Jin was famous for being beautiful in every village for miles around. She married into a working-class family in the county seat. Her husband was handsome and gentle, and they were a well-matched couple. Unfortunately, as time passed, she realized her husband was nothing but a scumbag, flirti 24.3kFavorites78.2kClicks/ch44.9kGifts
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  21. 21 The Female Farm Director of the 1970s 七零女场长 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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  22. 22 Reborn in the Nineties: A Mother Must Stand Strong 重生九零之为母当自强 Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Coming next: I Got Rich After My Divorce. One-line summary: The daily life of an Eighties single mom raising kids and making a fortune. Chen Fengxia died. She worked her whole life, and spent it being a good wife and mother, yet when she was on her deathbed, she was estranged from her husband and children. When she opened her eyes again, it was 1996. Her two children were crying and making a fuss, and her husband had walked off as soon as he finished eating. Looking at their cramped rental in 19.5kFavorites80.4kClicks/ch113.4kGifts
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  23. 23 Life in the Factory District in the 1980s 80年代厂区生活 Romance766k WordsCompleted After waking up in a parallel world, Sun Pian, born in an era of unrest and raised in the 1980s, spends her days with her family in the residential compounds of a power plant and a tire factory. The Sun family muddles through the small everyday affairs of life, both inside and outside the factory compound. Theme: No matter how the times change, family and loved ones wi 18.9kFavorites78kClicks/ch32.1kGifts
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  24. 24 Max-Level Rich Lady, Living It Up in the 1990s 满级富婆,潇洒九零 Romance4.3M WordsCompleted Wang Xiao, a wealthy woman with everything maxed out, transmigrates into a novel. Her namesake, a supporting female character, spends her entire life as a stepmother. To be a good stepmother, she gives up her career and devotes herself completely to her family, even choosing not to have children of her own. Then the biological mother returns in triumph, her husband gazes at his old flame with shining eyes, and her stepdaughter says that this woman is her real mother after all. The supporting 18.8kFavorites56.8kClicks/ch98.3kGifts
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  25. 25 The Female Tycoon of the Eighties 八零年代女首富 Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Next up: My Night School Teacher in the Seventies. In one sentence: My students are big shots, and so am I. Complete, so dive in without worry. Also known as: The Spicy Mom's Wealth-Building Days in the Eighties; I Was Beaten to Death by My Husband, Then Reborn; Men Only Slow Down My Money-Making. The story focuses mainly on her career, with everyday life as a secondary thread. Her daughter died young, her son was cold and distant, and her husband beat her. After her fifth failed attempt to div 16.2kFavorites52.4kClicks/ch69.9kGifts
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  26. 26 The Post-80s Entrepreneurial Journey 八零后创业记 Romance2.6M WordsCompleted For the first twenty-two years of her life, Qin Ge followed the same well-worn path as everyone her age: school, exams, and further education. After graduating from university at twenty-two, she found that jobs were no longer assigned to graduates and she had to find work on her own. She faced every challenge the post-80s generation had to deal with: a difficult job market, soaring housing prices... With no one to rely on, she could only depend on herself, and built a life that truly flourished. 16.2kFavorites47.8kClicks/ch86.1kGifts
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  27. 27 The Social Queenpin [The 1970s] 社交女悍匪[七零] Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Blurb: The social butterfly: Yun Tuantuan isn't the prettiest girl in the village, but she's the most popular. The shy Mr. He: He Zhiyi is a burden his father doesn't love and his mother doesn't care for. Fortunately, he doesn't love anyone either. One is a pork butcher who knows how to promote herself, makes friends everywhere, and reliably earns ten work points. The other is an antisocial, homebody city youth who struggles to socialize and can barely earn five work points even when he tries h 15.8kFavorites51.9kClicks/ch17.1kGifts
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  28. 28 The Filial Son Is Reborn [The 1970s] 愚孝男他重生了[七零] Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reader's Guide: 1. An alternate-history period story with original worldbuilding. 2. The early story focuses on farming, and later the characters make money by following government policies. The male and female leads won't leave the county to seek opportunities, buy a courtyard house, or become business tycoons. Readers who don't enjoy everyday-life stories should proceed with caution! 3. No personal attacks! Otherwise, I'll bounce them right back with my counterattack technique! Yang Jixi fina 15.8kFavorites49.2kClicks/ch17.1kGifts
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  29. 29 Ma Daniu’s Journey to the City [The 1960s] 马大妞进城记[六零] Romance1.2M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker transmigrates into a baby after saving a child. In the 1960s, Ma Dan'niu becomes a forest ranger, then gradually makes her own way in the world. After she transmigrates, her family showers her with love and warmth, but they also become her sweet burden. In the 1970s, Ma Dan'niu follows her husband to the city, where she encounters all kinds of things in her family, work, and daily life, building a colorful life. After transmigrating, Ma Dan'niu gets bored and starts re 14.1kFavorites40.9kClicks/ch38.6kGifts
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  30. 30 The Vixen in the 1970s 奸妃在七零年代 Romance396k WordsCompleted Blurb: Say no to wild game, starting with me. Don't follow the heroine's example; she's in the wrong. Su Jia, a notorious beauty and schemer from another era, transmigrates to the 1970s. She's now a poor little thing with no parents and only a younger brother, a half-grown boy who eats his father out of house and home. Luckily, she has a jade finger that can produce water, so life is still manageable. Wang Dayi, a burly man, notices that the girl called Su Jia is getting prettier and prettier, 10.8kFavorites72.4kClicks/ch6.4kGifts
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  31. 31 The Struggle of an All-Daughter Household in the 1980s 八零年代纯女户奋斗史 Romance448k WordsCompleted Blurb 1: The waves of reality crash down upon us. Individuals are swept forward by the times, thinking they will put down roots here for life, only to find themselves retreating step by step, uprooted and displaced. Blurb 2: Meng Yang: I like peaches! Taozi: They won't be in season until August. The ones now don't taste good. Meng Yang: ... (This blurb is from a reader comment by Feiyu. Many thanks!) Taozi, a woman with a rebellious streak, VS the easygoing male lead, Meng Yang A friendly tip 7.9kFavorites40.3kClicks/ch10kGifts
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  32. 32 A Frog in a Well in the 1990s 90年代坐井观天 Romance550k WordsCompleted Xu Shimeng is a girl born in a remote village, living the same kind of life as the other girls there. One day, she has a very strange dream. The prosperous world in it is like a glimpse of the world beyond the well for a frog, and from then on, she remembers it and can't stop thinking about it. To find out whether the world in her dream is real, Xu Shimeng works hard at her studies and lives earnestly, taking one step at a time as she makes a life of her own. Theme: Strive to become a better ver 5.3kFavorites12.2kClicks/ch4.3kGifts
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  33. 33 The Sharp-Tongued Educated Youth of the Seventies 七零毒舌女知青 Romance186k WordsCompleted An elderly family member is ill and in the hospital, so updates will only come on weekends. Please think carefully before starting; I won't abandon this story. The sharp-tongued young woman He Xingchen becomes an honest, timid educated youth. The educated youths sharing her dorm exclude, isolate, and exploit her, her boyfriend emotionally manipulates her, and the local villagers gather to laugh at her. He Xingchen: My tongue itches and my fists are ready. I won't feel right until I get even. 4.5kFavorites12.9kClicks/ch4.2kGifts
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  34. 34 A Golden Job in the Nineties 九零年代金饭碗 Romance261k WordsCompleted Back then, there were no bill counters, no counterfeit detectors, and no security cameras. They used abacuses and wore white coats. Yet that was the most glorious time for the small-town Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and the happiest time for its employees... A friendly heads-up: 1. The heroine is a local woman from the 1990s, Zhang Meiyu, a girl from a small town. 2. Rural life story + slow burn. 3. The heroine longs to feel her heart skip a beat. After passing several male supporti 1.5kFavorites13.4kClicks/ch269Gifts
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