Great Historical-Era Stories 好看的年代文

1. 1 五 The Military Industrial Compound in the 1950s 五十年代军工大院 Deer Grass鹿子草Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Ye Manzhi’s view of herself: the prettiest flower in the military-industrial compound, and the glue that keeps her family harmonious. That is, until she sees a line of text above her third sister-in-law’s forehead: [When is this home-wrecker finally marrying into Director Zhou’s family? I’m ready to throw hands!] Ye Manzhi rubs her eyes. ??? When she discovers that she’s living inside a novel as the heroine’s co 229.4kFavorites378.7kClicks/ch1.1MGifts

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   Everyone

2. 2 八 Pearls and Jade Beside Me in the 80s 八零之珠玉在侧 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance2.0M WordsCompleted People say Chu Wan grew up surrounded by antiques, with nothing in her eyes but old artifacts and no room for people. She can tell an antique's age and style at a glance. Chu Wan married Lu Jianshi to obey her grandfather's wishes, honor an old family promise, and secure a peaceful life for herself. Lu Jianshi treated her well enough, and she didn't want anything else. That is, until the day she saw Lu Jianshi with his arms around a young woman, saying, "My wife looks pretty, and everyone wants 163kFavorites457.8kClicks/ch603.2kGifts

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   The Queen's books are all exceptionally good. Uh, the titles are a bit corny, but they're truly insightful, and the female leads are very knowledgeable and charming.

3. 3 七 [The 1970s] Remarrying My Ex's Childhood Friend 七零之改嫁前夫发小 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance1.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Wangshu was the envy of everyone, a woman blessed with good fortune. She went to the countryside once and found herself a husband from a family with a courtyard house. Her in-laws arranged a job for her, and her husband was successful. Who wouldn’t envy her? But in that courtyard lived her in-laws and her husband’s aunt, and they were always underfoot. Only she knew what it was like to be a young wife living under someone else’s roof. She endured it all, but who could h 149.9kFavorites405.2kClicks/ch181.5kGifts

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   Let our generation propel China forward! This book is absolutely brilliant!!!

4. 4 卷 The Grind King of the 1990s 卷王的九零年代 Nine Purple九紫Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Coming next: Fighting for Everything in Showbiz. Please add it to your reading list, everyone~! Blurb: Zhang Ruilin arrives in the year 2006 in a parallel world, inhabiting a young woman who debuted through one of the earliest talent shows. She brings along the Dreamina AI 10.0 Performing Arts System. The girl debuts in February, then gets targeted by a fabricated sex scandal in August, sending the whole internet into a frenzy. The public criticism and accusations from "authoritative" hosts, cu 107.3kFavorites263.4kClicks/ch606.7kGifts

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   It was good, but I forgot what it was about.

5. 5 军 The Military Compound's Daddy's Girl [Period] 军工大院女儿奴[年代] Huan Ruojun浣若君Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Lingcheng is the outstanding male supporting character in Fragrance of the Sixties who leaves readers with the deepest sense of regret. He is handsome, comes from a distinguished family, and has three generations of relatives who have all played an important role in the Republic's military industry. Unfortunately, his ex-wife is a piece of work. Her proudest achievements include, but are not limited to, pretending to drown so she could force him into marriage, and drugging him so they woul 104.7kFavorites168.7kClicks/ch183kGifts

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   This book is simply divine; it transports you to the Northwest desert of that era, making everyone seem like they stepped out of that world (although the author likes to cause some mischief in the free chapters).

6. 6 我 My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn [The 1970s] 我的婆婆是重生的[七零] Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance2.8M WordsCompleted (Coming next: Our Whole Village Transmigrates to the Nineties and My Dad Is the Foil to the Male Lead in a Period Novel. On the night of her wedding, Mingmei had a dream. She dreamed of a “Book of Life.” And the protagonist of that book was her mother-in-law, who was about to hit her head and pass out that very morning, then wake up reborn. Apparently, her mother-in-law had returned from fifty years in the future. She had witnessed the changing times and expe 96.3kFavorites266.5kClicks/ch378.1kGifts

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   Home

7. 7 民 Yanyan of the Republic of China 民国之燕燕 Duo Mu Mu Duo多木木多Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Yang Yuyan has a brilliant, formidable mother, a high-achieving older sister, a father who’s the model of a Republican-era intellectual, and a house in the city center where every inch of land is worth a fortune. Their household even has a maid and a handsome, refined, high-achieving older boy as her tutor. At a young age, she’s already living the dream: clothes brought to her and meals served at the table. But her father cheated on her mother with a student, divorced, left home, and went chasi 93.4kFavorites250.8kClicks/ch587.6kGifts

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   Every character in this book is vivid and three-dimensional.

8. 8 我 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 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗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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   Quite interesting

9. 9 人 In Republican-Era China, I Only Want to Pass the Civil Service Exam 人在民国，一心考编 Er Hui尔徽Romance1.2M WordsCompleted This book could also be called: I Devoted Myself to My Country in Republican-Era China; My Years Catching Spies in Republican-Era China; or How I Studied Hard in Republican-Era China and Landed a Steady Job~ Blurb 1: Transmigrated into a minor character in a Republican-era novel, Yi Hanxing initially had only one goal: to survive. After the country was founded, she wanted a secure job, becoming either an honorable industrial worker or a cadre from the worker-peasant class. Later, all Yi Hanxing 90.9kFavorites220.4kClicks/ch122.1kGifts

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   The female lead is incredibly amazing; she witnessed the founding of the People's Republic of China along the way.

10. 10 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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    This is the epitome of a strong female lead, spending her entire life building her career, and she's incredibly eloquent—just my type! 😍

11. 11 女 Female Machinist [1960s] 女钳工[六零] Yu Yue Yuan Fei渝跃鸢飞Romance740k WordsCompleted They were revered and held in high esteem. They were synonymous with master artisans, the workers of their era who enjoyed star-like fame, and the backbone of the nation’s industrial rise. “Eighth-Grade Craftsmen” “So why can’t I be one of them?” “She’s just a wild girl, fierce as can be!” Lin Qiaozhi never dreamed that her speed, strength, and sturdy build would lead to her dying young, writhing in pain on a dirt bed while giving birth. “Ha!” Lin Qiaozhi jolted awake, drenched in cold 85kFavorites107.3kClicks/ch485.6kGifts

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    Girls Girls

12. 12 罪 The Criminal Records Archivist’s Rebirth 罪犯档案管理员重生了 Hu June胡六月Romance888k WordsCompleted As a prison records administrator, Jiang Ling knows the criminal files he handles inside and out. After seeing so many criminals and hearing so many stories behind their crimes, Jiang Ling understands how complex and changeable human nature can be. Some people are born rotten and beyond forgiveness. Some make one wrong choice after another, until there's no turning back. Some act on impulse and regret it too late. And some tragedies are caused by the influence of a dysfunctional family. On 78.1kFavorites104.3kClicks/ch111kGifts

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    The cases inside are really exciting to watch.

13. 13 六 A 1960s Beat Cop Who Loves Gossip and Her Job 六零小片警爱吃瓜爱工作 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Starts August 27 at noon. Du Juan, a second-generation transmigrator, graduates from high school, takes over her father’s job, and becomes a proud little community police officer. On her first day at work, she gets accidentally hit on the head and acquires a “system.” Big or small matters, family squabbles, chaos and commotion: there’s never a dull moment. To the east, a widower abandons his children and elopes with a widow, only to get swindled out of his money. Du Juan rushes to the scene. To 70kFavorites134.6kClicks/ch411.5kGifts

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    If you like watching exciting and dramatic cases, come on in! 🤩🤩

14. 14 今 Where Is Home Now? 今安在 Only the Blade Can Banish a Hundred唯刀百辟Romance641k WordsCompleted Apple trees bear wisdom Beneath laurel branches, a monument to love's history is buried And romance and thought make the perfect pair Love makes you tender, science makes you pure Open your heart with a carefree rush This life and that truth are equally precious Like a sword's edge and a flower's stamen Equally beautiful Your Daishan In tribute to Zhang Ailing Theme: 66.9kFavorites167.8kClicks/ch48kGifts

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    It's all about patriotism, but I personally prefer the female lead and the second male lead.

15. 15 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

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    This author can go for it!

16. 16 大 Made in a Great Nation: 1980 大国制造1980 Great River Flows大江流Romance1.1M WordsCompleted He Xi woke up one day in 1980, transmigrated into the body of He Qingqing, an unfortunate girl. After graduating from college, her father, He Guoqiang, hooked up with the factory director's daughter and left after divorcing her mother. After her mother died, He Qingqing was sent to live with her father, where she worked as a nanny fo 54.5kFavorites120.9kClicks/ch85.6kGifts

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    I forgot to mention something, but it was quite good.

17. 17 我 Gossip and Glamour in Hong Kong Entertainment 我在港娱吃瓜看戏 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance2.3M WordsCompleted On her eighteenth birthday, Jiang Jiahui awakened memories of her past life. The confident, sunny girl was instantly thrown into turmoil. This was the Hong Kong entertainment industry of the 1990s, and she had just stepped right into it. Jiang Jiahui clutched her Miss Hong Kong application acceptance notice and stared at the huge words “connected candidate” in the newspaper. Her head was spinning. Well, before she’d even started, she’d already earned the label of “connected candidate” thanks to 49.7kFavorites72.9kClicks/ch295kGifts

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    Good

18. 18 我 I'm the Client in a Period Novel 我在年代文当甲方 One Tree Blossoms壹木成华Romance474k WordsCompleted Lin Song thought landing a secure government job meant she could lie flat. In reality, she was working late into the night drafting reports. Thinking back to her goal when she first started college, to retire the moment she graduated, made her want to cry. After transmigrating, she decided she didn’t care what era she’d landed in: she was going back to her original plan and absolutely refusing to work. At this point in the story, Lin Song and a reborn woman were being set up on blind dates: one 49.6kFavorites83.1kClicks/ch62.1kGifts

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    XP is fun 😍😍😍

19. 19 六 The Sixties: The Foil Character Sees the Light 六零之对照组觉悟了 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance555k WordsCompleted Little Wu Tao happily gathers coal cinders every day. Her greatest joy is finding a big piece of coal. By chance, she learns that she is the foil in a documentary. The documentary caused a sensation online. It records the lives of two girls across forty years: one soars, while the other spends half her life in poverty and hardship. She hears countless voices expressing sympathy and regret. They say that family background is the starting point of life, and Wu Tao’s fate was sealed the moment she 47.9kFavorites118.4kClicks/ch54.5kGifts

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    They were great when they were young, but they became just so-so later on.

20. 20 穿 Transmigrated into the Female Lead's Foil 穿成女主对照组 Yi Nan Suyi易楠苏伊Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [The author has revised this story several times, so it may differ from pirated copies.] Jiang Yutong, a key technical employee at an internet company, transmigrated one day and became the foil to the heroine of a story about a rising nation. In the novel, the original character and the heroine came from the same village and were classmates. The heroine was beautiful, did well in school, and could sing and dance. She joined the national team at thirteen and competed in national-level events, 44.1kFavorites172.6kClicks/ch45.5kGifts

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    I forgot to mention something, but it was good.

21. 21 在 Being the Big Sister Through Hard Times 在艰苦岁月里当阿姐 Nine Purple九紫Romance1.7M WordsCompleted "Fighting for My Place in the Entertainment Industry" is now open! Synopsis 1 A coal seam collapsed at the charcoal mine, and Lu Dahe, the father, was buried underground forever. The shock brought on the mother's premature labor, and she struggled to give birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. The baby girl was tossed into a chamber pot by her mother as soon as she was born, and nearly drowned. Lu Hongyang, who had just transmigrated into this worl 43.6kFavorites54.3kClicks/ch125.7kGifts

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    I was drawn in by the copywriting, but actually the romance aspect is relatively minor and not overly cheesy; it's quite fitting for that era.

22. 22 七 The Little Widow in the 1970s Compound 七零大杂院小寡妇 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Qing Yu, a sanda champion standing 175 centimeters tall, weighing 165, and strong as an ox, transmigrates into a period novel and becomes Chen Qingyu, a newly widowed young woman who is 160 centimeters tall, weighs 80, and is delicate and frail. Life as a young widow is hard. Her husband is dead, her mother-in-law is spiteful, and she has two children. Four people share one room and one heated bed. The crowded courtyard is full of schemers: men who covet the young widow's beauty, gossipy old wo 43kFavorites109.5kClicks/ch136.6kGifts

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    It was so funny, I almost burst out laughing. It was really lively and fun, and the female lead's fighting power was amazing!

23. 23 祖 After the Motherland Assigned Me a Partner, I Won at Life [1970s Sign-In] 祖国分配对象后躺赢了[七零签到] Fu Hongzhuang福红妆Romance883k WordsCompleted When Yu Jiajia opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a pitiful girl from the 1970s, unloved by both her father and mother. Starving, she suddenly bound herself to the "Good Deeds Sign-In System." Daily sign-in: steamed buns, tea eggs, vegetable buns... just enough to get by. Helping others: Taking an old man who fainted from a fall to the hospital → First-aid kit + traditional acupuncture; Rescuing a young couple from drowning → 10 bundles of cash + medicinal herb cultivation skills; Catch 41.8kFavorites52.4kClicks/ch98kGifts

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    The baby girl is so cute!

24. 24 八 One of a Kind in the 1980s 八零年代一只独秀 Dao Er刀尔Romance755k WordsCompleted Serial novel: The First Martial Arts School of the Apocalypse, also known as The Great Migration of the Apocalypse. A post-apocalyptic survival story about fleeing through the wilderness. Come check it out. A Lone Blossom: Synopsis The middle school in town has already started classes. Zhou Ziqing is covered in bruises, old wounds not yet healed before new ones appear. She isn't allowed to go to school. Every day she works in the fields, does laundry, and cooks. Her mother ran off with someone, 39.5kFavorites121.5kClicks/ch61.2kGifts

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    Life is like a cage; you have to escape it countless times. Only after countless break free can you welcome a new you.

25. 25 七 The 1970s Book-Trotting Literary Nitpicker 七零穿书文艺杠精 Luoshui Jiana洛水伽楠No CP655k WordsCompleted This is for readers who don't yet know the full story but are still willing to communicate. Please look at the timeline. When I started the new story on March 8, I included a content warning in its blurb, using wording in accordance with the Xinhua Dictionary precisely to keep readers who might be bothered from stumbling into it. I never expected someone to call me out over the warning, followed by people leaving low ratings and content warnings on this story, which had been completed for a year 39.5kFavorites60.9kClicks/ch128.1kGifts

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    The definition of the idea is profound; I need to memorize the entire text.

26. 26 五 Everyday Life in 1950s Hong Kong 五十年代港城日常 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance1.8M WordsOngoing While traveling, Chang Weizhen happened upon a “Cosmic Pouch” and brought disaster upon herself. She died, then came back to life as a wealthy young widow in Shanghai in 1948. The original owner of the body had died in childbirth, and Chang Weizhen transmigrated into her body and delivered the baby in her place. Her husband was dead, and her brother-in-law's family was watching her like hawks. They planned not only to devour her inheritance, but also to use her and her newborn child to distract 32.8kFavorites39.2kClicks/ch156.7kGifts

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    So good! So good! So good!!! I especially loved the part where the female lead was running away.

27. 27 民 The Pearl of the South Seas in Republican-Era China 民国之南洋明珠 Little Fat Tangerine小胖柑Romance909k WordsCompleted Complete The night before her wedding, Ye Yinglan had a dream. In the dream, she was the universally despised supporting female character in a book, the legal wife the male lead was forced to marry. He had eyes only for the heroine, not her. Consumed by jealousy, she lost her reason and viciously bullied the heroine. Everyone came to despise her, and in the end she divorced the male lead. Heartbroken and despairing, she set off to return to China, only to die amid the raging fires of war. At th 27.7kFavorites68.8kClicks/ch22.7kGifts

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    It has a strong sense of historical weight.

28. 28 在 Doing Research at the Aerospace Compound [The 1980s] 在航天大院搞科研[八零] Mountains, Rivers, and Stars山河与星Romance950k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, Huaguo's aerospace industry faced technological blockades and pressure from powerful nations, with obstacles at every turn. Yun Ning, a graduate of the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, woke up reborn as a spoiled young miss in an aerospace compound in the 1980s. Her goal changed from becoming an ordinary engineer to: rejuvenating China! A launch fails? She knows history and can prevent problems before they happen! Information isn't getting through? She understands th 24.9kFavorites33.7kClicks/ch28.9kGifts

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    The female lead is very intelligent, while the male lead seems to have a somewhat low presence. This is supposed to be a story about scientific research, but the female lead always manages to escape danger.

29. 29 大 Everyday Life in the Compound [The 1980s] 大院日常[八零] Qiu Ling秋凌Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In the early 1980s, Jiang Moli discovered she had transmigrated into a book. The reborn heroine was in the middle of a divorce, while Jiang Moli's older sister, Jiang Yuqin, insisted on becoming a stepmother. Sister Jiang: "They're not his own children. They're his friend's. He's loyal and devoted, a rare good man." Despite her family's objections, Jiang Yuqin insisted on marrying him. She even secretly took the family household register to register their marriage, giving her family no time to r 24.5kFavorites42.7kClicks/ch15.5kGifts

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    It's quite lively; those who like gossip should go!

30. 30 重 Reborn in the 1970s, Making a Pity Play 重生回七零，卖惨 July Plow七月犁Romance820k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) Reborn at the turning point of her fate, Zhan Lin had just figured out how to get back at Ning Yunshu when she accidentally overheard her parents talking late at night. What? The letter reporting the Ning family, which led to their terrible misfortune, had been written by her father. Zhan Lin was stunned. So everything Ning Yunshu had said in her previous life was true? She went back to her room and decided to lie flat. What was the point of being reborn? So Ning Yunshu cou 21.2kFavorites30.4kClicks/ch42.2kGifts

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    This book has a lot of characters, but they're all well-developed and each one is well-developed. There's also plenty of juicy gossip, and the romance isn't overly sentimental. The overall theme of patriotism and family resonates throughout. It's a great read! 😍😍😍

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