Novels I Love and Recommend 推荐自己喜爱的小说

1. 1 九 Everyday Fortune-Making in 1990s Shanghai [Live Comments] 九零沪上发家日常[弹幕] Sang Xueqing桑雪青Romance910k WordsCompleted [Preorders: Please add The Lovely Cousin Arrives on the Island in the 1970s and In the 1980s, I Got Bound to a Rich Heir System to your reading list~] In 1992, the state-owned factory where Ye Wei worked was on the brink of closure due to a mistake in the management's decision-making. Wages were already three months behind. With her iron rice bowl about to shatter, Ye Wei had no choice but to start thinking about whether she should learn to wait tables at a restaurant or learn to perm hair at a 35.9kFavorites51kClicks/ch28.7kGifts

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   I enjoy stories where the female lead becomes incredibly wealthy and successful, focusing on her career, particularly in children's projects – it's quite novel and progresses very quickly. The romance is secondary, but it's also very happy; both leads are strong and independent. [Chin resting on hand]

2. 2 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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   The female protagonist, a native of the area, rises through the ranks using her intelligence and wit, eventually becoming mayor. Her sincere and frank interactions with the male protagonist are incredibly endearing and make for a delightful read. A truly excellent story, well worth reading.

3. 3 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 the only long novel I've ever finished reading—a thousand chapters!!! The female lead is amazing! She became the richest person in the country, and eventually the richest person in the world. I wanted more!

4. 4 折 The Waist 折腰 Penglai Ke蓬莱客Romance675k WordsCompleted At first, the strategist of Marquis Yan Wei Shao advised him to marry the Qiao girl this way: “The Qiao family has held sway in Dongjun for three generations. Though now in decline, they have deep-rooted ties and influence, like a centipede that remains alive long after it dies. My lord strides like a dragon and a tiger, with the world in his grasp. Since the Qiao family seeks an alliance with you, why not take their daughter and make use of her?” Later, Wei Shao finally understood what it mean 579kFavorites1.2MClicks/ch293.9kGifts

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   From the daughter of his enemy to the apple of his eye, the male lead's transformation into a ruthless and ambitious figure is so captivating!

5. 5 旷 Crossing the Wilderness 旷野之渡 Jin Bing金丙Romance338k WordsCompleted The print edition of Across the Wilderness goes on pre-sale at 7:00 p.m. on February 4. Follow me on Weibo for details! Blurb: 1. After Lin Wen’s boyfriend disappeared, his best friend couldn’t wait to show up at her door. Zhou Li was a loyal man, especially when it came to his buddies. When his best friend vanished and his buddy’s girlfriend became an ex, he still treated her as a friend and looked after her. When she needed a date, he played matchmaker. When she hurt her foot 161.4kFavorites240.4kClicks/ch64.2kGifts

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   The taboo surrounding "a friend's wife," the male lead's elite, wealthy, and handsome status, his secret crush on the female lead—I was smiling like a proud aunt the whole time…

6. 6 错 The Lazy Fish Who Got the Female Lead's Script by Mistake 错拿了女主剧本的咸鱼 Beautiful Trees Become a Forest秀木成林Romance702k WordsCompleted [Seeking pre-orders for My Life Reached Its Peak After I Was Thrown Into Prison!] A survival expert transmigrates into a story set during a great famine and spends a year keeping her head down before realizing she has transmigrated into a book. The male lead is a ruthless warlord who rises with the times and carves out a territory of his own. He goes from powerful minister to sovereign, laying the crucial groundwork for unifying the realm. He's cold, a mass murderer, and ruthless. The only pe 107.3kFavorites244.2kClicks/ch62.1kGifts

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   The male lead is a powerful and charismatic figure, while the female lead is intelligent and resourceful, saving him from danger on several occasions and winning his heart. The plot is full of twists and turns, pushing the protagonists to their limits!

7. 7 重 Reborn at the Start of My Career 重生回到刚就业时 Glutinous Rice Crystal Cake糯米水晶糕Romance2.5M WordsCompleted After waking from a deep sleep, Lu Nan finds herself back at the moment she has just received her college diploma. Exhausted by all the striving in her previous life, she decides to buy a house as soon as possible. Looking at the email telling her she passed the interview, Lu Nan decides to slack off and take it easy. Unexpectedly, with a mindset and life experience so different from before, she still finds herself getting caught up in the rat race without realizing it, setting out on the path t 63.3kFavorites114.5kClicks/ch582.1kGifts

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   This long article was truly captivating! Watching the female protagonist conquer the world of the beverage industry was amazing, and I even learned a lot about it myself!

8. 8 八 After Graduating from College in the 1980s 八零年代大学毕业后 Ten Thousand Realms十千界Romance339k WordsCompleted Blurb Zhang Guiying transmigrates to the 1980s. She feels her original owner's pockets, cleaner than her face, then looks at the patches on her clothes. It's already 1982, yet life is even harder than it was in the 1960s. Fortunately, the original owner was a good student. With a report card showing first place in every subject, she should be able to get assigned to a decent work unit. The story follows a recent college graduate who transmigrates to the 1980s, starts working at a state-owned 13.9kFavorites47.9kClicks/ch8.6kGifts

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   A story set in the 1980s, featuring a female protagonist who excels in her career; every scene is captivating, and I wish the author would never finish it.

9. 9 在 Fighting Poverty in a Period Novel 在年代文里搞扶贫 Tomato Veggies番茄菜菜Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Coming soon: "Working as a Doctor in a Novel Set in the Seventies" The completed novel next door: "Back to the Seventies to Become a Factory Director" Blurb: Fu Changying, who died while working on poverty alleviation, transmigrates to the end of the 1960s, becoming one of the young people preparing to go to the countryside. If she doesn't want to go down to the countryside, that's fine. Auntie Zhao from next door offers to introduce her to a husband: "What's so bad about being a widow in all bu 11kFavorites32.1kClicks/ch14.6kGifts

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   This is my favorite novel where the female protagonist goes into politics; the male protagonist is basically just a background character. The female protagonist ends up as mayor, and the story concludes in Beijing. I love it!

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