Novels like Leading the Whole Family to Wealth in the 1970s
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- 101 Reborn, I Help My Mom Make a Fortune 重生后，我带妈妈忙赚钱 [Historical setting, school life, youth, romance] An Na was reborn and returned to the year of her high school entrance exams. She became the apple of her mother's eye once more, and from then on, her life took off. She became a top student in the eyes of her classmates and teachers, helped her mother make money, and bought a home at a low price to fulfill her dream of becoming a landlady after the neighborhood was redeveloped. Her rewritten life became even more complete when he entered it. The 158Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 102 Reborn in 1980: Demolition, Riches, and Taking on the Worst of the Family 重生回80，拆迁！暴富！斗极品 [Working-class life + Demolition and relocation + Plenty of awful people + Family squabbles + Getting rich + A touch of ensemble cast] Hu Yan spent her whole life as a devoted wife and loving mother, only to die suddenly on a factory assembly line. In one moment, she returns to thirty years earlier, just two months after marrying Chen Guangze. At this point, the village houses haven't been demolished, and she and her husband haven't split from the family. They haven't given up their village home 14.7kReads7.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 103 A Mismatched Marriage in the 1970s: The Factory Director Spoils Me Rotten 七零错嫁，被厂长宠上天 [Period setting, marriage first and love later, devoted husband, everyday life] To escape her suffocating stepfather's home, Lin Zijing volunteered to go to the countryside. Her mother gave her a thorough scolding, then found her a blind date. But her stepsister happened to overhear and swooped in to steal the match. Unaware of what had happened, Lin Zijing went on a blind date with someone who shared the same name as the man she'd originally been set up with. Only after they got their marriage 7.5kReads7.2Score61514d adds
- 104 Lotus Shadows over the Capital 莲影京华 Village beauty Shi Cailian has had a life bitter enough to pickle vegetables, but she's blessed with a face of unparalleled beauty. Educated youth Wan Changce falls for her at first sight and takes the college entrance exam four times. When the results come out, Shi Cailian has just fallen out with her biased family, so she packs her bags and goes with him to make it in the capital. He studies hard and becomes a top student, while she uses her beauty to land a secure job at the Friendship Store. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Transmigrated as a Sent-Down Youth, I Became the Factory Director's Secretary 穿成下乡知青，我当上了厂长秘书 Xu Ziqing wakes up as a minor character who appears in only two chapters of a period novel. The story opens with the heroine marrying a factory director’s son, while the original Xu Ziqing marries a good-for-nothing from the countryside. The heroine goes on to live like a rich woman, while Xu Ziqing is left to support her child and her sexist, useless husband, who beats her... After inheriting the original owner’s memories, Xu Ziqing discovers that her stepmother was behind her being sent to the 227Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 106 The Rugged 1970s Husband and His Sweet Wife 七零糙汉娇妻甜蜜蜜 Military marriage + sweet romance + devoted couple + fraternal twins Lin Xiaoran transmigrates to the 1970s by accident. From the start, her family wants to sell her to an illiterate hooligan from the neighboring village in exchange for a bride price. To escape her predicament, Lin Xiaoran immediately heads into the city to find a match for herself, where she unexpectedly meets Shen Li, a gruff man who appears to have left the military. Everyone in the residential compound knows Shen Li is im 7.1kReads9.0Score83714d adds
- 107 Reborn as a Newlywed, the Cold-Faced Officer Dotes on His Sweet Wife 新婚重生冷面长官超宠娇娇老婆 Military romance in the old days + everyday life + romance + married first, love later + both leads are each other’s only partner Jiang Tingxia is tricked into becoming a replacement bride and marries an officer stationed in a remote, harsh region. Unable to bear the blow, she takes her own life. But after her death, the family she had yearned for refuses to let her remains through the door, leaving her utterly heartbroken. By contrast, her new husband, a cold and taciturn man, treats her with g 151Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 108 In the 1960s, I Wanted to Be a Lazybones, but Ended Up as Bronze Rank 六零之本想做咸鱼，结果成了青铜 A mother and daughter transmigrate unexpectedly to the 1960s. From the countryside to the city, they go from ordinary workers at a recycling station to local officials, using their cheat-like advantages to climb the career ladder. 338Reads7.4Score11614d adds
- 109 Back to the Nineties: I Bought Half a Street by Picking Through Junk 重回九零，我捡破烂买下了半条街 Reborn diplomat landlady heroine × refined, distinguished research genius hero Zhao Lijun had just seen off her parents, who had died in their fifties after years of pent-up sorrow, when she suddenly returned to the starting point of every tragedy. This year, her little brother hadn’t yet drunk the pesticide that would make him depend on medicine for the rest of his life. Her older brother hadn’t dropped out of school because the family was poor, only to sit at home while her aunt’s family sche —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Back in 2000: Everyday Life as a Farm Girl 回到2000年，农家女日常 [Turn of the millennium + satisfying story + no golden finger + building a prosperous family through hard work] Yu Congxin falls off a cliff and opens her eyes in the year 2000. After working hard to amass a fortune worth tens of millions, she wakes up back at thirteen, with nothing to her name and a bare, empty home. Her grandmother is still throwing a fit at home, demanding her older sister quit school and go to work, and cursing her mother as a barren hen. Her father is so furious he feels di 1.4kReads8.9Score11714d adds
- 111 Military Marriage: With a Silver Needle in Hand, the Plot Goes My Way 军婚之银针在手，剧情就得跟我走 The Bai family’s Jishi Hall had been passed down for a hundred years, but was brought to ruin by the ravages of war. Only Bai Yun and his grandfather remain, relying on each other. Though Jishi Hall is gone, their work of healing and saving lives continues. They carry on, cherishing every step along the way. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The author is not a doctor, and the medical content in this novel should not be taken as fa 552Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 112 Reborn in the Nineties: I Sold Spicy Hot Pot and Bought a Whole Street 重生九零，我卖麻辣烫买了一条街 In her previous life, He Wanqiu spent her whole life working in a factory, married the wrong man, and died alone and miserable. Reborn in the year of her high school entrance exams, she swore never to repeat the mistakes of her past life. Her own mother favored boys and forced her to quit school to work? Her classmates mocked and sneered at her, calling her a hopeless student? Her relatives looked down on her poor family? Once He Wanqiu began her comeback, there was no stopping her! Her mother w 3.8kReads8.8Score35814d adds
- 113 Back to the 1970s: Becoming the Woman Behind the Commander 重回七零：做首长背后的女人 [Period piece + reborn + family life + military marriage + childhood sweethearts] Xia Qian wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1970s. Heaven has given her a chance to live her life over. This time, she opens a shop and goes into business, builds a national enterprise, takes the college entrance exam, and studies law, working to advance the rule of law while relentlessly pursuing Han Mo, her childhood sweetheart from her previous life. Han Mo is an island-based military officer who retired fro 38Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 114 Back in the Year of Drought, She Reclaims Wasteland and Feasts on Meat 重回旱年，她靠开荒大口吃肉 [Reborn + period setting + marrying into the wife's family + capable, charming wife + handsome, roguish husband + mutual devotion] He Xia starved to death, then… starved back to life. But the place she came back to was enough to make her want to cry, yet somehow not enough to laugh. It was true that in 1987, the fields in Hejia Village, Yixian County, were practically paved with gold. It was also true that the family contract system had come with the reforms and opening up. But she woke up in th 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 115 The Butcher's Delectable Little Husband 杀猪匠的可口小娇夫 [Period] [Reborn] [Strong Female Lead] [Weak Male Lead] [One True Pair] A Reborn heroine who has no interest in romance and is as straight-laced as they come × a pitiful, miserable male lead In the life she dreamed of, she did everything she could to care for her family, but in the end, no one loved her. When she died, no one cried for her except her daughter. If only she hadn’t married back then. If only she could have another chance. If only... She would kill everyone who stood in her way. Sh 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Wading Across the River of Life 趟过人生河 Ren Tianxing was born into humble circumstances, yet he defied the odds. Hoping to change his lot in life, he endured hardship after hardship... only to be left with regrets... This novel pays tribute to all those who spend years away from home, working to support their families. You work so hard. Like all of you, the protagonist Ren Tianxing lives far from home, drifting and wandering through a life at the very bottom, yet he keeps striving... —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 117 This Is Crazy! The Little Chef of the 1970s Eats Well, Lives in Luxury, and Comes Out on Top 疯了！七零小厨娘吃香喝辣躺赢了 (Strong leads on both sides, one-on-one romance, no love-brained characters, career comes first in the early chapters) Shen Xiaotang, a celebrity chef worth tens of millions, transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s. No tradeable pocket dimension, no miracle pills or medicines, and no lucky star fate. Other heroines are the darlings of their families. Her? Sorry, she’s an orphan with no one to rely on. To make matters worse, her wicked aunt is forcing her to marry. Shen Xiaotang never accepts 198Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 118 Back to 1975: I Married a Beautiful Widow from the Start 重回1975，开局娶了俏寡妇 Shen Zhi was an elite special forces soldier. He sacrificed himself to save his comrades, and when he awoke, he found himself in a woman's bed. She was a young, beautiful widow with a pair of fraternal twins from her previous marriage... He also met Liu Xiaocui, free-spirited and uninhibited; Xiaoxiao, refined and gracious; and Qian Yao, bold and fiery... He opened a black market, worked as a middleman and translator, entered politics, took down local tyrants, and turned the tables on black-mark 3.1kReads8.7Score23014d adds
- 119 Reborn in 1970 as an Educated Youth: I Hold Grudges and Lay My Foundations 重生70当知青：睚眦必报立根基 [Synopsis 1] Reborn in 1970, Zhang Jixun gains a System that lets him get revenge on anyone who wrongs him. See how he settles the score with each of his past life's enemies and rises to the top. “Given another chance at life, I'm going to live without restraints!” [Synopsis 2] Betrayed by his best friend, he was forced to go to the countryside. Then that same friend stole his childhood sweetheart, a regret that haunted him for the rest of his life. He never expected fate to give him another cha 210Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 120 Reborn in the 1990s, I Strike It Rich with the System 重生九零，拥有系统的我暴富了 Shen Anning was over thirty, unmarried, and had no children. She had spent her life searching for her younger brother, who had been kidnapped. At long last, she found him, but an accident sent her back to her childhood. Her brother had yet to be born, her parents were still young, and none of the tragedies had happened. She swore that in this life, she would protect the people she wanted to keep safe. 1kReads7.4Score10114d adds
- 121 The Top Scholar Came from a Dump 状元来自垃圾场 Zhou Yingchun had a dream. In it, her husband Li Haoyu was injured on the job and lost the ability to work. Their family struggled to get by on a small island in Taihu Lake, and their children had no chance to get a proper education. Life was hard. She told her husband about the dream, and they managed to avert the misfortune. She started working at a garbage wharf and gradually put down roots in the city. Their child got into a good school and ranked first in the city on the college entrance ex 408Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 122 Time That Cannot Be Kept, People Who Cannot Be Held 留不住的时间留不住的人 “Since you want a divorce, I have to get the share that belongs to me. The law says that whoever cheats first has to compensate the other for emotional distress. Besides, I’m now suffering from severe depression. Don’t even think you can get away with this.” Jiang Xiaomei had no idea where she’d found the nerve, but she was actually shouting at Qu Mingyan like this. “You must be out of your mind, thinking about money all the time.” Qu Mingyan was so furious that his face turned green. A vein bul 7Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 123 Reborn in the 1980s: Spring Peach in Full Bloom!!! 重生八零：春桃怒放！！！ Main character: Du Chuntao [Period setting + reborn for revenge + satisfying revenge against scumbags + family drama + no self-torment] “Chuntao, transfer the house to the eldest. He’s the eldest son of the Ye family, and we’ll have to rely on him to care for us when we’re old!” In her previous life, Du Chuntao was deceived by those words for her entire life. She devoted herself to raising her stepchildren, only to be thrown out of the house and killed by a car. She favored her stepdaughter and 156Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 124 Back to the 1990s: A Life of Sudden Wealth 重回九零之暴富人生 Zhou Muzhen died. She died on the operating table. In the final moments before her death, as she thought back over her life, one thing had always baffled her: Why had she worked so hard her whole life, staying busy from dawn till dusk, wanting only to be a good wife, mother, and daughter, yet never managed it before she died? Her husband resented her for devoting all her attention to the children and neglecting him. Her two children blamed her for being a terrible mother. Her family back home sc 1.4kReads8.1Score10614d adds
- 125 Reborn in the 1980s: From Hawthorn Preserves to Fortune 重生八零：从山楂罐头开始致富 Reborn in the autumn harvest of 1982, Zhao Sui Sui opens her eyes to find her cousin making trouble! Armed with an agricultural and sideline-products processing System, she decisively splits from the family. The barren sandy fields everyone disdains become a source of endless business opportunities in her hands. Hawthorn preserves, locust blossom honey, and nourishing tea paste take the whole city by storm. Her little workshop rises to become Sui Ji, a brand renowned across the country. Wu Yue, 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, My Whole Family Rises by Reading My Mind 穿书七零，全家靠读我心逆袭 [Alchemy Master Transmigrates into a Book + Period Setting + Mind Reading + Growable Pocket Dimension + Cultivation + Family Favorite + Power Fantasy + Comeback] Gu Xia, a great alchemist from the cultivation world, is struck by lightning while refining pills and wakes up in the 1970s, where food and warm clothes are scarce. She thought she had transmigrated, but it turns out she has transmigrated into a book. Her whole family is doomed to be cannon fodder. As a great alchemist, how could Gu Xia 11.5kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 127 A Realistic Life for a Family in the 1970s 七零一家人的写实生活 [A rural story set in Suzhou] [No transmigration, no wish fulfillment, and an unhurried pace] [A down-to-earth farming story set in a bygone era] [An ensemble cast] Liang Qiuhua is the third child in the family. Perceptive and sensible, she takes an interest in embroidery, becomes an apprentice, and gradually blossoms into her own life. Liang Dahua, the eldest, is the family's best-looking member and a good-hearted pushover. Liang Erhua, the second child, is a street loafer who dreams of making 50Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 128 Reborn in the 1990s: A Second Life with My Pocket Dimension 重生九零：带着空间再活一回 Liu Anxia, who had achieved nothing in her 28 years of life, died suddenly in her rented room in an urban village. As death approached, her life played before her like a movie, frame by frame. If only she could live her life over again... Her consciousness returned, and it was May 1993. She was still an unborn baby, full term and almost ready to arrive. In this life, she only wants to make up for the regrets of her previous one and live a brilliant life unlike any other. 679Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 129 Reborn in 2009: The Momfluencer Who Bought a House 重生零九：带娃买房UP主 A young woman from the south who went to work in Guancheng, she put in nine hours on the regular shift and four hours of overtime every night. She got at most one day off a month. After eight grueling years, she saved up her hard-earned wages and built a house for her parents, who favored sons over daughters. When the house was demolished, all the compensation went to her younger brother. She didn't get a single cent. Reborn, she raises her own child and buys her own home! 513Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 130 Reborn in 1993, Heading for Back to Field 重生93，奔赴向往的生活 Sun Yuanhang woke up one morning and found himself back in 1993. The gears of fate began to turn. In his previous life, he walked through darkness. His father was driven to his death, his older brother was beaten into disability, and his mother spent every day in tears. In this life, he swore to change it all. Since justice would arrive late, he would break through with his own hands. He would avenge his enemies and make up for his regrets... He would set out for the life he had always longed fo —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 131 The Age of Their Happiness 她们的幸福时代 A coming-of-age memory for those born in the 1960s. In 1986, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Guo family graduates from university and returns home in triumph, only to face a string of family upheavals: her eldest sister's divorce, her second sister's pregnancy before marriage and her boyfriend's imprisonment, and the revelation that her own love rival is actually her “missing sister”... Watch as the sisters lean on and comfort one another, wade through life's muddy waters, find happiness 128Reads8.1Score1114d adds
- 132 Sora’s House 索拉的房子 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 A Bitter Girl’s Rebirth 苦妹之涅槃重生 Inside Ku Mei’s five-year-old body lived the soul of someone who had died with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she faced a spiteful grandmother who beat and berated her, a cold grandfather who enabled the abuse, and a mother who could only weep helplessly. Ku Mei concealed her boundless hatred and memories of her past life, pretending to be timid as she carefully plotted her every move. She outsmarted her relatives and broke free of her shackles, starting with a bottle of chili sauce from the mi 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Xue Mei's Story 雪梅的故事 Bare, barren loess hills. Ravines and ridges wind their way into the distance. This is where the story’s heroine, Xuemei, spent her childhood, grew into a shy young woman, and endured until she became a mature wife. She works hard, cultivating this poor yellow earth, and sings the praises of the diligence and simplicity of rural women in the new era. 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 1983: I Lead My Whole Family to Prosperity 1983，我带全家人致富 Reborn in a rural setting in the past, with one female lead. No domestic abuse, and no scheming among family members. In his previous life, the protagonist was a local layabout and went on 101 blind dates, only to be rejected every time. In the end, through the introduction of the old auntie next door, a niece from her maiden family agreed to marry him. Who could have guessed that he would fall victim to a marriage scam? To pay off the family’s debts, his eldest brother went hunting in the mount 448Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 136 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Fell for a Cold Military Officer at First Sight 穿七零年代被高冷军官一见钟情了 No rural youth sent to the countryside, feel-good story, hard work, two strong leads, military marriage, devoted love On an ordinary night, modern girl Shen Ning accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes Shen Ning. Her parents are both dead from the start, but at least she has an aunt who loves her dearly. Through her own hard work, Shen Ning tackles one challenge after another in this extraordinary era and makes her mark... Zhou Shian comes from a prominent family in the army compound 444Reads7.1Score10914d adds
- 137 Reborn in 1985: It All Began with a Street Stall 重生1985，一切从摆地摊开始 [Ding! A fashion System has been activated! Current year: 1985. The fashion scene is 100% untapped.] She casually pulled a shabby “made for export, sold domestically” windbreaker from a woven sack. [System: Silhouette +80, presence +999! Hidden style unlocked: a look straight off the Paris runway five years from now.] Night-market vendor: How about ten yuan? Su Wanqing: No. I’m going to trade it for a storefront. [Quest: Make 100 passersby’s hearts race within 24 hours.] Reward: Cash ×3,000, sta 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Back to the 1980s: The Young Nanny's Road to Prosperity 重回八零，小保姆发家日常 [Period Setting + Food + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Lighthearted + Family Life + Getting Rich] Back at seventeen, in her final year of high school, how could a girl from a tiny mountain village become a phoenix? Hang Jingshu set off with her newly chosen name and fought her way out of the mountains! With no skills to fall back on and no qualifications, her only option was to work as a live-in nanny. Who says working as a nanny means you have no ambition? Who says farming can't lead to a brigh 602Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 139 Back to the 1990s: I Lead My Whole Family to Become Rich 重回九零：带着全家卷成首富 Chen Yan, who had thrived in the education industry in her previous life, was left deeply in debt and on the brink of bankruptcy after the relevant policies were announced. Just after paying off all her debts, she was reborn and returned to 1990. At this point, her parents were still alive, and her little brother was still healthy in their mother's womb. With the soul of her previous life, Chen Yan refuses to lie flat in an era where fortunes are there for the taking and settle for being an ordi 2.2kReads8.9Score17714d adds
- 140 I Transmigrated to 1976 and Became a Rogue Scholar 穿越到1976年成痞儒 My new work is out! Welcome to Tomato Literature. I am a storyteller and inheritor of Guangdong's Cantonese and Guangfu culture. I have worked in cultural media for many years and am especially interested in the Guangfu culture of the Pearl River Delta. I hope to tell the story of a red artist who is reborn in 1976 as a seven-year-old boy in a waterside town in Guangdong Province, a child who is neither wholly good nor wholly bad, and who sets out on a new path to becoming a roguishly charming C 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Man with Six Marriages 六婚男人 A marriage spanning half a century, full of ups and downs, and one man's six sorrowful, blood-stained journeys into wedlock. In the late 1970s, at a state-owned coal mine in Northeast China, Kim Dazhuang, an ethnic Korean Chinese who had returned from Korea, was tall and burly, with a fiery temper. He sweated through his work amid the roar of steam locomotives. Over the course of his life, he went through six marriages. Each time, he entered with hope, only for almost every one to end in heartbr 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Country Girl from the 1970s Travels to the Modern Era 七零土妞通现代 [1970s + traveling back and forth to the modern era + marriage before love + both leads are virgins + feel-good power fantasy] As a village girl born and raised in the 1970s, Lü Caiwei took shelter from the rain in a mountain temple and transmigrated to a prosperous era. From then on, she began traveling back and forth every day between 1976 and 2023. The villagers said she had narrow hips and couldn’t bear sons, so no one would marry her. She promptly married a handsome young man who was blind, 6Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 143 The Beloved Little Sweet Pepper of the 1980s 八零之团宠小甜椒 In her previous life, Bai Qiaoqiao was a nouveau riche from Wenzhou. She had once been fabulously wealthy, but people conned her into owing billions. The men in her family were hopeless: her father and five older brothers were all lined up, waiting to get swindled. Bai Qiaoqiao threw her head back and cried, “There are too many con artists in this world! My family doesn't have enough idiots to go around!” Then, with a bang, Heaven sent her back to the 1980s, when she was three years old. And so 1kReads8.1Score10614d adds
- 144 Reborn in the 1980s: The Spitfire's Guide to Getting Rich 重生八零：小辣妻的致富经 Before she was reborn, Huang Ziyu was a pitiful girl whose university place had been taken away and who was being forced into marriage. After being reborn, she became a feisty little firecracker who takes down her vicious grandmother, tears into her hypocritical aunt, and beats up the old pervert. When she meets Boss Qin, the firecracker turns into a sweet, bashful girl. “Everyone says I’m living off you.” Boss Qin narrows his long eyes and lifts her chin. “They’re right.” 413Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 145 Transmigrating into a Book in the Sixties: The Aloof Engineer Kissed Me and Got Me Pregnant 穿书六零被高冷工程师索吻生崽 Zhao Yihuan goes on a May Day trip to Chongming Island and accidentally transmigrates to China in the 1960s. The only valuable things she has left are the gold bangle on her wrist and the suitcase she's carrying. Luckily, the suitcase contains an old-fashioned coupon collection: bicycle coupons, sewing machine coupons, radio coupons, watch coupons, grain coupons, ten-yuan bills… The 1960s Zhao Yihuan is from Shanghai. Furious at her parents for playing favorites and sending her to the count 1.9kReads8.2Score13214d adds
- 146 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the 1990s: Marrying a Thug and Counting My Cash 穿书九零：嫁个混子数钱钱 [Period setting + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + mutually faithful romance + marriage before love + love grows over time] [Not a feel-good story + don’t read if you dislike it + no responsibility for your blood pressure] Su Xingyu transmigrates into a book set in the 1990s and becomes the vicious supporting heroine who gets her entire family killed! Step one after transmigrating into a book: stay away from the male lead and set her sights on her notorious hooligan fiancé instead. After 393Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 147 Adventures in Russia 闯荡俄罗斯 After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Chinese people flocked to Russia to seek their fortunes. Some were cheated, some were robbed, some grew rich overnight, and others were left penniless. Some abandoned the wives they'd married young to find someone new, while others stayed true to their vows and remained faithful to their marriages. The world is vast and full of surprises. A cast of ordinary people tell the story of Chinese immigrants striving to make a living in a foreign land. 3.2kReads8.8Score31614d adds
- 148 Before I Was Widowed, I Learned to Appreciate My Rough-Hewn Husband 重回守寡前我把糙汉老公看顺眼了 [Period setting + military marriage + reborn + doting husband, no space, no golden finger] The heads of the Lin and Gu families had been comrades in arms. Thinking that good things shouldn’t go to outsiders, the two families arranged for Lin Shiwei and Gu Zheng to marry. Unfortunately, Gu Zheng was a complete roughneck, while Lin Shiwei had always wanted a refined life. The two simply couldn’t get along. Lin Shiwei couldn’t stand all of Gu Zheng’s flaws. He was always in his military uniform, qu 518Reads8.2Score11214d adds
- 149 Everyday Life in the Siheyuan Courtyard 四合院的小日常 An alternate-history setting. All content is fictional. No going to the countryside, no doing business, just an ordinary working man. Old Song is forty-eight this year. His wife, known as Madam Song, is forty-five. His parents are both in their late sixties and still alive. His younger sister, Song Huasheng, is thirty-eight. Her husband died in an accident, and she and her two children are currently staying with Old Song’s family. Old Song and Madam Song have three sons and one daughter. The eld 1.3kReads8.6Score11114d adds
- 150 Smoke from the Kitchen Rises Like a Blade 炊烟如刀 Wu Dasheng keeps having one child after another, all for the sake of having a son who can avenge him, even in an era when family planning is a basic national policy... Wu Tong is called a bastard and a son of a bitch from childhood. Zhao Sanxing always stands up for him, but the villagers’ gossip inflicts deep wounds on the young boy’s heart... 163Reads—Score—14d adds
