Novels like A Realistic Life for a Family in the 1970s
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- 151 Those Destined to Meet Will Meet Again 若有缘终会相逢 The 1990s: youth, growing up, love, and parting in an age of innocence. Read closely, and it becomes a journey of spiritual redemption... I hope someone destined to find it will read this book! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 I Transmigrated Into a Book and Was Read for My Thoughts, So I Saved My Dad, Who Was Supposed to Die Young 穿书被读心我拯救了我那早死的爹 Mu Xiyao was told by an old Daoist that she wouldn’t live past eighteen. Sure enough, she died on her eighteenth birthday. But the old Daoist had also said that a great opportunity awaited her! So she fantasized about becoming some powerful ghost cultivator or something. But! Could someone tell her?!!! Why had she turned into a tiny four- or five-year-old child? And not just any child, but the pitiful cannon-fodder character from a novel she’d read! Still, something seemed a little off... Her fa 31Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 153 Rural Love: The Marriage Swap 乡村爱情之换亲 The village looks peaceful, but undercurrents churn beneath the surface. Love, family affection, and illicit affairs intertwine to create a sweeping portrait of life. The beautiful village flower is forced to marry the poorest man in the village, and their story begins... 5.6kReads8.8Score46014d adds
- 154 Reborn in the 1980s: A Rich Woman's Road to Success 重生八零：富婆奋斗笔记 An 1980s-era story about an independent, powerful woman making her fortune. An independent heroine with no golden finger, no supernatural powers, and no pocket dimension. The heroine is clear-eyed and never a pushover! The focus is on making a fortune. The male lead is a college-educated sent-down youth returning to the city and an aircraft design engineer, helping advance the motherland’s aviation industry! A young actress dies of illness and transmigrates into 1980. From the start, she has the 21Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 155 From Village to City: Their Lives Swept Along by the Tide of the Times 从村到城，她们在时代洪流里沉浮 Their fates seem to repeat across generations. Three generations of women all grew up under the shadow of fathers who left or divorced their mothers. Raised in households with only their mothers, the women share similar traits: resilient and adaptable, dignified and self-assured, hardworking, and devoted to living life well. From the countryside to the city, women of the new era have finally welcomed a spring of their own. Their lives have become richer and more colorful, full of endless possibi 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 156 Memories of a Small Town 小镇记忆 A story of ordinary life in a small town in Northeast China, charting the town's changing fortunes over the thirty years of reform and opening up. No detail is too small to matter. Joys and sorrows come together in a song. A vivid portrait of the town's many residents and a lifelike panorama of life in a changing era slowly unfold. 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Reborn at the End of the 1970s: A Fiery Life of Happiness 重生七零末之幸福生活火辣辣 Betrayed by her friend and subjected to ten years of cold treatment by her ex-husband, she signed the divorce papers while gravely ill and on the verge of death... In her past life, she endured loneliness and humiliation. Reborn at fifteen, she vowed to stay far away from the awful scumbags and shameless women, devote herself to learning medicine from her grandmother, and make a good life for herself. She never expected Fate to give her a cheat code and send love falling from the sky. Old Wu, sm 141Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 158 The Beautiful Bride of Flower Village 花村美娇娘 The Zhao family should have been one of the largest clans in Zhaojiagou. The village had once been thriving, but an accident took all the Zhao family’s able-bodied men. Left behind were orphans and widows throughout the village, along with Zhao Ergou, an orphan raised on food given by the neighbors. As the last surviving bloodline of the Zhao family, Zhao Ergou was cherished by everyone in the village. Everyone hoped that Zhao Ergou could lead the villagers and restore Zhaojiagou to its former g 643Reads8.5Score14814d adds
- 159 The Year She Got Married, She Was Thirty-Three 结婚那年，她三十三岁 On the day Luo Chan went to register her marriage with her childhood friend, she was stabbed for no reason. Fresh out of the hospital, she showed up with hair that hadn't been washed in seven days, so greasy it could fry an egg and plastered tightly to her scalp. The staff eyed her suspiciously and repeatedly asked if she was mentally sound, until she showed them her CPA certificate. The legally issued marriage certificate was bright red. The photo of her on it was so ugly it was painful to look 709Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 160 A Lifetime of Love, Across Lifetimes 生生漫，世世缘 If you ask when falling leaves announce autumn’s arrival, they drift and scatter, keeping company with the wind. The heart follows its desires, longing for someone far away. What do these maple leaves mean, fluttering one by one? They are at the ends of the earth, but where are you? For whom does this foolish devotion burn? Fallen blossoms sever love, while the wind sheds tears. Leaves fly, flowers fade, yet love endures. Life after life, it lingers; every sigh catches in the throat. A bond acro 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 In the Grove: A Secret No One Knows 小树林里：不为人知的秘密 In the Little Woods: A Secret No One Knows About Book Description: Outside Liuhe Village lies a small wood, ten mu of wasteland. By day, the dense golden-rain trees block out all light. At night, figures flicker among the poplars. The woods hold the secrets of the entire village. In this forest, everyone is both hunter and prey. 16kReads7.0Score72814d adds
- 162 A Single Mother’s Road to Redemption 一个单亲妈妈的救赎之路 I was a woman left single, and by the time I reached middle age, becoming a single mother was bound to turn my life upside down. At the halfway point of life, I’ve been through everything you can imagine, and even things you can’t. So what? The middle of life is a battlefield, and I am a shield, guarding a corner of tenderness amid the chaos. Halfway through life, I’ll be my own rock, pressing forward through disorder, gentle yet strong. Through half a lifetime of storms, I give it everything. A 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 A House or Two by the Flowing Waters 流水声中一两家 The story spans the 1940s through the year 2012. It follows an outsider through famine and displacement, the Cultural Revolution, the Sino-Vietnamese self-defense counterattack, and more, alongside the tragic fate of an ordinary rural woman. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 I Quit! Back to the Village to Herd Cattle 辞职！回村放牛 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + no transmigration + no System + no superpowers + character growth + lighthearted humor + everyday family life + hard-core cattle-farming know-how + a completely new premise you’ve never seen before] First release anywhere online. If you want to get in early, this is a must-read! “If you don’t study hard, what are you going to do when you grow up?” “If you won’t study, then quit school and come help your dad herd cattle!” Liu’s mother clutched a broom broken in ha 575Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 165 Chunhua's Happiness 春花的幸福 Period drama + countryside + political intrigue A woman from a mountain village believes only love can save everything. In her dictionary, poverty is nothing to fear, having no power is nothing to fear, and having no money is even less of a worry. But life's cold rain repeatedly douses her gentle heart, and she learns that money and power can indeed take precedence over love and marriage. The moment her boyfriend appears with the woman he loves, she realizes that the one she needs to save is her 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Starlight Over Yunling 云岭星光 After popular actress Ning Xin is betrayed by her boyfriend Lin Rui and her public image falls apart, her manager sends her off to the remote mountain village of Qijia Courtyard B&B to lie low. There, she falls in love with the owner over time, while becoming involved in rural revitalization, raising children, and a series of other stories… 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Spring Dawn in a Small Village 小村春晓 Li Village is backward in its thinking, with deeply entrenched male chauvinism and a strong preference for sons over daughters. Women have low status, and village rules forbid them from taking husbands into their families. As a result, families without sons are effectively left without descendants and must also endure many forms of unfair treatment. Li Guoqing used to work at an arts and crafts factory in the city. Later, he returned to the village and became its head. With the help of his wife, 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Daring to Act 大胆作为 She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Raised in a remote mountain village, she became famous far and wide for her beauty, but she was neither delicate nor dependent on men. With an excellent memory, high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and a stubborn refusal to give up, she carved out a place for herself in the world. She studied opera, ran a stall, worked odd jobs, and did business, eventually making her mark in the commercial world. Because of her unusual birth, her life was far 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The One Who Returned Home 返乡的人 An ordinary young man with no education, connections, or family background, going from the countryside to the city and then back again. We are the ones born in the seventies and eighties, running as fast as we can... The accident seemed to have been foretold, but so much still took us by surprise. For example: losing our jobs... 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 My Mother and I Are Both Remarried 我和我妈，都是二婚 When my mom was young, my dad tricked her into coming all the way from afar to be his second wife. Before she knew it, she'd become the stepmother of a brother and sister. After having a child of her own, my mom realized that my dad didn't cherish her as much as she'd thought. But by then, she couldn't escape. Being a stepmother was hard, and my mom had to use all her wits to contend with a big family. To secure her place in the household, she even brought over her own niece to marry her stepson 5.3kReads9.1Score58614d adds
- 173 Cordyceps Flower 虫草花 A woman with a bad reputation and an upright grassroots official: rumors cut like knives. Amid the scorn of the world, can they grasp the happiness that belongs to them? A forbidden love that breaks free of its shackles, and a flower that blooms in a woman's darkest hour. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Early Spring Frost 小春霜早 Xiaochun Shuangzao tells the story of the lives, changes, joys, and sorrows of the three Gu siblings at the end of the twentieth century. Through their story, the novel explores the profound impact of Reform and Opening Up on people's thoughts and lives, and the sweeping changes brought by the new era. [Print edition published] 1.1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 175 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
- 176 Twin Souls: A Teenage Martial Artist Thrives in the Famine Years 双生：散打少女在饥荒年代横着走 [Soul Swap + Payback for Every Grudge + Satisfying Famine Tale + Healing Family Bonds + Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity] During a year of severe drought and famine, Su Dayya had climbed several mountains to dig up wild greens, only for the village bully to steal them. Her whole family was on the verge of starvation. As she lay dying The protective charm her late father had given her showed its power. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a world of immortals. Iron boxes raced ever —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Same-Sex Love: Running Away from Home After Growing Up 同愫：长大后离家出走 These are several stories about gay and bisexual people. They really happened to people around me. Maybe there’s nothing I can change. So all I can do is turn my memories into words. May you be free. May you leave home when you grow up. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 A-Dou’s Comeback 阿豆的逆袭 He was born with a disability: no neck, his head almost resting on his shoulders... On top of that, he lost both his parents as a child. Yet this very man eventually made a comeback like Forrest Gump. He not only married the village beauty, but also found success in his career. How did he turn his life around and rise to the light? Was it luck? Character? Talent? Maybe it was a bit of everything. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 16.9kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 181 A Young Couple’s Struggle in the 1970s 小夫妻奋斗在七零 [Proud man in government service x Clear-eyed, calculating woman] The transmigrated female leads of the 1970s shine brightly, and the reborn female supporting characters thrive, but none of that has anything to do with them. Li Wenzheng is the only unmarried man for miles around. He's picky and obsessively neat, and on top of that, he's sharp-tongued. Every time he opens his mouth, he wastes a face that handsome. Lin Jing can't find a good match, but isn't willing to settle for a bad one. Her fa 1.6kReads7.0Score15114d adds
- 182 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.6kReads6.5Score11014d adds
- 183 I Became the Eldest Sister-in-Law of a Farm Family and Led Them to Prosperity 穿成农家长嫂，我带领全家致富了 Transmigration + Farming + No Golden Finger + No Harem Intrigue + No Princes, Emperors, or Concubines There are no golden fingers in this story. The male and female leads are ordinary people with no special identities, and their journey to prosperity unfolds at a steady pace. Li Zhenzhen, who was unloved by her parents in her previous life, transmigrates to an ancient farming household and unexpectedly gains a wonderfully loving mother-in-law, a rough-looking but thoughtful husband, and several 568Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 184 Life in the 1960s After Being Reborn 重生60年代的生活 The protagonist’s grandfather has passed away, leaving him a family home with three courtyards. His parents ran away, taking his twin brother and leaving him behind, along with a little sister he has to raise. Most people get a huge advantage when they’re reborn. Chen Zhi’an has it rougher: he’s been reborn twice, and his golden finger is nothing but ten mu of land, with no automatic farming equipment, waiting for him to work it. The first time, he went from a rich, reckless car-racing playboy i 10.4kReads7.6Score54614d adds
- 185 After Becoming the Younger Sister of a Cannon-Fodder Villainess in a Period Novel 穿成年代文炮灰女配的妹妹后 After Sui Sui fainted from an excessively rapid heartbeat caused by premature beats, she woke up to find she had become the younger sister of a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel. To keep her older sister, Li Shuang, from meeting the same fate as her counterpart in the book, Sui Sui volunteered to go work in the countryside. Facing the harsh rural conditions, she drew on the perseverance she had built up as a wage earner, studying hard and getting into college on her own 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Double Ice Cream 双冰淇淋 He waited three years for her, but when they reunited, she said, “Who are you? I don’t know you.” She had lost her memory. She forgot him, forgot the nickname “Ice Cream,” and forgot everything they had shared. He was Hu Mingle, a devoted and obsessive man. He spent the night writing her name over and over and sticking it all over a tree, only for her to coldly say, “That’s so childish.” The colder she was, the harder he pursued her. He carved wooden figures, hauled water to block her way, an 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Reborn: I’m Done Being a Good Daughter 重生，从不做好女儿开始 The story of a peasant woman who, after being reborn, slowly comes to terms with reality and grows into the best version of herself. Li Xiaorong spent her whole life trying to be a good person. First, she tried to be a good daughter, then, unwillingly and against her will, let her mother force her into a marriage exchange for her brother. After her husband died in an accident, she listened to her mother and remarried, becoming the wife of a man with three children. She supported her husband’s ca 148Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 188 The House and the Car 房子车子 House and Car 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Day After Day 日子一天又一天 In the 1980s, two families lived across the street from each other: the Sun family, led by Sun Lanying, and the Chen family, led by Chen Guangtian. On a snowy morning, a teacher from Zicheng No. 1 High School arrived at the Sun family’s home, disturbing their usual peace. The eldest daughter, Ding Hong, ran away with Gao Yong, a married man, and her younger sisters were drawn into the fallout… Across the street, Chen Guangtian suddenly died of a heart attack. His wife, Liu Jinfeng, clashed with 8.9kReads9.3Score91414d adds
- 190 Sanxi: From Village Beauty to Village Bully 三喜：从村花到村霸 A beautiful country girl marries in a daze, only for upheaval to strike her family. She goes from depending on others to growing strong on her own, but in the end, desire consumes her and leads her to ruin. In her final moments, she realizes that human nature cannot be controlled… 136Reads—Score10114d adds
- 191 Back to 1988: I Married Dr. Jiang, Who Was Working Away from Home 重回八八：我嫁了在打工的江医生 In her previous life, Jiang Yuan was held back by Xia Qing and couldn’t sit the final gaokao exam. He ran around everywhere trying to pay for her treatment and ended up buried in debt, while Xia Qing’s parents and younger brother cut ties with her. Reborn, Xia Qing decides she won’t scrimp and save to subsidize her family like she did in her previous life. She only wants to work hard, earn money, and make Jiang Yuan’s dream of becoming a doctor come true. Her little business takes off, and when 612Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 192 Fragrance Across the Hills 漫山花香 Dong Dawei spent several years trying to make it out in the world, but never got anywhere. So he returned to Dongjia Village, ready to live an ordinary life in the countryside. Who knew the beautiful rural scenery would lead him to a new discovery? From then on, his life became a whole lot more enjoyable. Follow and add this to your favorites! Take a look before bed, and you'll enjoy a feast for the eyes like no other! Heh heh heh! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Dustbound Love, Nan Nan 尘缘楠楠 The marriage between Chen Yuan and Nannan, the everyday business of rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, and all the twists and turns of life, its sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty moments, a jumble of emotions... [Urban Life] [Married Life] [Ordinary Lives] 9Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 194 The Unhinged Woman of the 90s: I Started Getting Rich Working in Dongguan 九零女疯批：致富从东莞打工开始 A realistic story set in the 1990s, with no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger. Everyone in Anziping knows An Xiaowu is a total psycho. She's not only crazy but vicious, picking fights that turn into life-or-death struggles at the drop of a hat. But no one expected her to be so ruthless that she wouldn't spare even her own family. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she fights her father for her life. "What's so special about New Year? If you mess with me, I'll dig you out of your cof 10.8kReads8.6Score98214d adds
- 195 Sweet Romance in the 1970s: The Mountain Man Treats Me Like Royalty 七零甜婚：山里汉把我当祖宗宠 After the Xu family girl tries to hang herself, she's carried to the Cheng family's home. The Xu family says, “In life, you belong to the Cheng family; in death, you'll be their ghost!” The Cheng family's young carpenter is kindhearted: “Once you enter my family, I'll treat you like royalty!” The Xu girl, who transmigrated here, is happy to take him up on it. A few flirtatious glances, a few tender sighs, and the young carpenter is lovestruck. You farm, I'll work as a carpenter. You manage the h 3.1kReads9.0Score34014d adds
- 196 A Book by Old Third from the Mountain Village 山村老三的一本书 After a rural boy is betrayed by his girlfriend, he inherits the legacy of a god and gains all kinds of incredible abilities: a spiritual spring, cultivation techniques, X-ray vision, shapeshifting, a pocket dimension, and the power to communicate with animals. He quickly rises to prominence in his hometown... 884Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 197 My First Book on How to Make My Novel a Hit 我的小说也想火的第一本书 [Countryside + farming + miracle doctor + modern romance] Qin Meili graduated from medical school and works in the city, but her family is constantly asking her for money, and she has a hard time making ends meet. When she reaches marriageable age, her family is in debt and cannot repay it, so her father tells her to return home and marry a bachelor from the village. Her family uses the bride price to pay off the debt, then takes the remaining money and moves in with their eldest son. On her wed 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Village Chief, Don't Mess with Me 村长，别来惹我 Liang Yuzhen is a widow in the village, beautiful and kindhearted. The village chief is a local bully, but seeing that Liang Yuzhen has no man to rely on, he often stops by to help her with whatever he can, putting on a show of being a good Samaritan. 94Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 199 Kidnapped for Fifteen Years, the God of War Returns to His Village to Sell Sesame Flatbreads 被拐十五年，战神回村卖烧饼 [War God] [Rural Life] [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] [Divine Doctor] [Building a Business and Getting Rich] [No System] [Urban Power Fantasy] [Invincible and Passionate] When Mo Xiaoqi was eleven, he was “kidnapped” by a mysterious person. He later became the invincible War God guarding the northern frontier of the Yan Kingdom. Once the nation was peaceful and its people safe, he left without a word, hiding his achievements and returning to his hometown to live quietly as an ordinary village 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Reborn: I Want to Change Husbands 重生：我要换老公 In her previous life, Jiang Nuannuan had looked forward to marrying into the Lu family with all her heart. She thought it was the start of a happy life, but it became the beginning of a nightmare. Her mother-in-law was adept at feigning illness to order her around, while her divorced sister-in-law lived at her parents' home with her child and never lifted a finger with the housework. Jiang Nuannuan treated her widowed sister-in-law like family, never realizing she was Lu Haoxuan's first love. Ji 92Reads—Score—14d adds
