Adored Koi in the ’70s

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Dong Feng Community has two Qiao. The elder Qiao was short and stuttered with a fate of a cannon fodder. The little Qiao was smart and beautiful and she was born a winner.

Their father was paralyzed, little Qiao encouraged her mother to remarry and leave the paralyzed father to Elder Qiao.

Elder Qiao, who was destined to live a miserable life, became lucky after saving a small koi.

The paralyzed father stood up and became a supermarket chain tycoon.

One of her younger twin brothers became a medical brain and the other became a star.

As for herself, she had changed her body, owning fair skin and beautiful long legs!

Father loves stepmother, grandparents hold her in their hands and dote on her.

Huo Chi, the big boss, drove back in the limousine, proposed to Elder Qiao in public, and spoiled her like a little princess!

The days of being adored couldn’t get even better!

Watching the wealthy Qiao family, the remarried mother regretted it and cried to come back.

Little Qiao panicked even more: This script is wrong…

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团宠锦鲤在七零 (Old title)
大乔的七十年代
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nicomcla1995
nicomcla1995 rated it
August 13, 2023
Status: Completed
The novel was great. Had some plot holes here and there. But the cast was very likable and relatable. Very much face conscious, but all Asian novels have a extreme standard of beauty, so it was to be expected.

Would have preferred to be shown more of the kids being grown up, but beggars can’t be choosers.
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Llamaz
Llamaz
July 31, 2023
Status: c61
The novel is okay it not the best also it seem the author likes dirty sh*t or something bc almost some part of the story he/she would be make the ridiculous sh*t for some character getting sh*t on themselves. 🤷‍♀️ I just skip some part. The story seem to get boring afterward.
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mxdberries
mxdberries rated it
May 1, 2023
Status: c1
Overall okay read. I finished it in under a week. I do feel like it could have been shorter or at the very least some scenes could have been left out since they felt either drawn out or unnecessary. Like not everyone needs a romance especially not one out of nowhere (I’m thinking of her autistic cousin who only really liked MC). Sometimes it felt like the author forgot what they wrote and contradicted themselves. Mainly with the other twin who is both transmigrated and reborn. It barely mentions the... more>> original book and mainly references her first life with that family. I was honestly confused sometimes she was saying how loving her parents marriage they end up with a decent life but from the mother’s pov she never even like the guy, she only married him out bc he was her backup plan/ one upping her rival. The evil twin’s end was lack luster there wasn’t a final confrontation where she learns the truth and how her choices were all wrong. Just a throwaway line where she’s poor/struggling but nothing extreme.

The main girl of the story I did like her at first but her attitude toward her dad by the end was kinda mean. Like he’s just trying to parent his youngest sons and she’s scolding him for that and acting as if she the mom and like they didn’t have 2 missing children in their family at one point. Like the dad has valid reasons for his behavior, he’s trying to be better for them when he couldn’t for her. The grandma and grandpa were the best part and honestly I’d like a story about them. I liked their attitude for the most part (I know they were ignorant on some parts of MCs life but come on look at the difference between her and her twin! Of course she was suffering, they should have stepped in sooner) and supportive nature but not to the point it’ll leave their kids floundered without them once they’re gone (grandkids were still learning that). I’m surprised it referenced suiçide and took it seriously without the usual attitude towards mental health like in other Cnovels.

The colorism was a lot. Like her poor cousin was called ugly and harshly judged just because she was really dark like the only true fair skinned one is MC but that’s because of the jade bead she eats, everyone else should be somewhat tanned since they were farmers. Other negatives the cast was too big, why does need to collect so many families to dote on her? I wish it had more of MC & ML’s romance and life after marriage. They were very cute especially the stamping. The eldest branch couple could get annoying with how dumb they were, like it overdid it where it was hard to enjoy scenes with them unless it was actually funny. <<less
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Akime yuko
Akime yuko rated it
March 22, 2023
Status: Completed
such a good and satisfying read I don't want it to end 😌it's been awhile since I found a book where I couldn't stopped reading until late night. I binge read it in two days and it's so worth it.

Also I hate slow pace but I couldn't complain with this one and since there aren't no boring chapter u don't even care about how long it was and just keep clicking the next chapter,

I love all the branch family especially the first branch just bc of the how funny... more>> they are. Da qiao our main character I don't need to say much, she's our lucky koi and she deserves all the love and pampering

I must say my most favorite characters in this is the Grandma and Grandpa of Qiao family. They carry the whole novel, they're the best elder figures that u could possibly imagine to the point u wish u had someone like them in ur family. I love them so much that the thought of them passing when old age is already making me cry although they're fictional. I also enjoy the dog food of all the cp especially the main characters. <<less
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F.A.M.H
F.A.M.H rated it
March 21, 2023
Status: c128
It was good when they were in the village, but when they get to the town and become rich, I don't know, but I always feel that it's not that good, not as good as before, and I somehow felt bored, but I continue.

But when the scen where the 2nd branch children start lecture their father and repair him in front other in a public place, this lost me, and whatever happen after didn't make it better.

You know, even now, in this age, it's not acceptable that children yell or... more>> talk to their parents in that tone and way in china, so how could it be acceptable in 80's, and even become something that made those who watch this feel that this family is "harmony" and that this children is so good and rightness? How could that be?! And the female lead lecture her father sternessly in front of others and didn''t leve any face for her father and let her other brothers do the same and they all didn't feel they did anything wrong. <<less
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Smtha
Smtha rated it
March 15, 2023
Status: Completed
  1. This. Novel is full of dramas, but I like it. Because the way author written it very well. Everything almost comes together. I like the whole wrap up from families to the endings of the villains. Most of them were clich tropes, but it very well suited for the plots. There's endless gossips and jealousy, small minded people and alot of tragedies, as so to reflects the situation at that time. The big 1st half backstory mostly how the situation on those days and how the children grows up and the adults lives and struggles. Later is more of their teenage years growing up and fall in love and life happens) Even our FL is the protagonist, I feel grandma is the main cast, the second were the 1st branch. Lol. Grandma here rocks!Super strong and forward thinking, grandpa is sweet. Their 1st son (refers in 1st branch) were hilarious with his "not so kind" but not too bad wife. Their family's interaction were very funny.

    FL got a special cheat, even its not too op, but she got super luck and life saving beads. This author didn't elaborate on later, and then there won't be too many supernatural stuffs.

    So for most I love grandma, then the 1st branch as their family got more interesting development and comic relief. FL here is more to being beautiful and amazing, ML doting and doting. Anyway it's a good read. Thank you.
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Niconiconiiiiiiiiii
Niconiconiiiiiiiiii rated it
March 3, 2023
Status: c173
I give it a 4-star rating. Not bad. Easy reading, but a bit long for the genre and the storyline. The translation was not that great, lots of misspells and misuse of words or even use of non words (towards the later chapters, my brain would automatically supplement another word instead of “jollily” 😊), but it’s still legible.

The story was totally a Mary Sue where the FL halo was shining brilliantly; as someone commented if you read it being fully aware that it’s a work of fiction, it’s a fun... more>> read. You’ll root for the good guys and hate on the bad guys. The good guys and the villains were clearly presented and marked as such. The villains, they made me appreciate that I have not encountered those kind of people in RL... <<less
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maevalily
maevalily rated it
February 17, 2023
Status: c169 part2
I'm rating this a 5 to balance out the ratings. I have seen much worse than this story at 4+ and this one should defs be more than 3.9 (at the time of writing this) especially when lots of ppl take lower than 4 stars as their cut off for not reading.

If you like going back to the past (60s-90s) and not too much drama, this is the story for you! You get a mix of the entire family, I feel it is much more complete than a lot of... more>> brainless romance stories. This is more about family than anything, lots of cute babies! 🥰🥰 I like the childcare without the intrusive but s*upid romance that isn't well written with a bunch of misunderstandings. These children are loved!

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And in the midst of all the career building, childcare and stuff, there is the first branch couple xD at times annoying but soooo damn funny 😂 at the end of the book I can say they had such a normal dramatic type of life. In contrast to the heartwarming scenes of the rest of the family they had minor bad luck and embarrassments while still living a great and fulfilling life 😂

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Chocojelee
Chocojelee rated it
November 29, 2022
Status: Completed
This novel is the real definition of slice of life. I really like the charachter of MC and ML, where they grow up together and doesn't have any missunderstanding between each other. It was very light novel and good to read when you have an extra time. Speial kudos to author and translator for making and translating this novel very well
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Avrohom
Avrohom rated it
October 27, 2022
Status: C128
It's a feel good novel, a true gem. It is full of fairy tale magic, very simple and nice about one lucky girl and her family with one of the best family dynamics ever. Her supernaturally strong grandmother is one of the best grandma's ever as well. However,

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the author seems to have a fecal fetish. Feces are everywhere, in every chapter one character or another has to dive into feces, step into them or eat them. Even the FL's sudden and neverending luck, her little koi fish who is a magical dragon princess in disguise, has been linked to it. Weird.

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Maiasia
Maiasia rated it
August 7, 2022
Status: Completed
For a dog blood drama, it wasn't all that frustrating. Love the grandparents! #Lifegoals The elder uncle and his shrewish wife are a great comedic relief and truly emphasizes "A lid for every pot." If not for his blunt honesty, the first aunt could had caused alot more drama. Just for sheer hilarity they rank right after the grandparents for being my favorite couples in the story. To be honest, I was a little put off by the abnormal amount of praises the author had for the MC, her beauty,... more>> her brains, her talents, and how every single child loved her the most, but then again, that's the life of a Mary Sue. ┐ (˘_˘) ┌ I was also a little off putted by how every single antagonists of the MC and her family were conveniently killed off or met with misfortune. I'm not saying the story is bad (since I found it interesting enough to finish MTL-ing it) I'm just saying that this is a story where I found the side couples more interesting than the main and though I wouldn't reread it, I don't regret the time I used reading it in the first place. It has its pros and its cons but it isn't the worst story out there. <<less
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julaihajamahat
julaihajamahat rated it
May 24, 2022
Status: Completed
The story line is the best. There was a transmigator and reincarnator. But they not the heroin. But the heroin have golden finger.

I give 5 star because the story line different from other novel I read.
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nayeliaaliyah
nayeliaaliyah rated it
April 17, 2022
Status: Completed
  1. summarized review: the beginning of the story is better, imo. It is funnier and interesting as things improve for MC and the qiao's over time. Eventually, it gets a bit boring and the drama is all one sided in a bland way.

    once everyone begins to age and the kids grow up, things are way better (financially/personally) than the beginning of the story but the ill intentioned cannon fodders are easily dealt with from a mile away.

    that is where the story fell short. Rinse and repeat cannon fodders.

    i don't like how there aren't any side stories for MC and ML after they're married (w/ children or anything) and the story honestly dragged a bit. But I was still satisfied and have all the qiao family members memorized at this point.

    i would recommend it for slice of life goodness and simplicity in the 70s/80s. Romance for mc+ML was cute and realistic too!

    4.3/5

    detailed review:

    pros:

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    qiao

    xiu zhi is a perfect matriarch with her hilarious inhuman strength adding the right amount of comedy as well as her endless affection for her grandchildren. She lets her children/grandchildren make their own choices for better or worse.

    xue chuan let's his wife run the show. King! He just loves her.

    QXZ's forward thinking towards remarriage/divorce is refreshing

    the grandchildren (MC included) aren't annoying and they learn! (Though some are not as intelligent as the others for comic relief)

    each sibling (Qiao 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th) gets their time to shine (or life improvement) which is nice to see everyone included in the blessings

    each child in mc's generation has their own type of success/romance

    lots of face slapping

    MC and ML are a gradual friendship -> courtship in a realistic way. When the romance kicks in, it is sweet and awkward all the same

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    way too many characters. I forgot who 5th qiao's ex wives were until they mentioned qiao dongwan. I really had a hard time when someone from YEARS or an arc or two ago is suddenly mentioned like who cares?? It seemed like the author forgot to tie up the loose end and would bring up said cannon fodder to make sure we knew their ending wasn't good.

    eldest qiao's wife was way too annoying in the beginning honestly. She was still pretty annoying when the story ended. Sure, in this life she was cured, but considering how much of a shrew she was, I expected them to divorce.

    didn't like how they made xiao dongyun so ugly. Couldn't she be plain or at least decent looking like her older sisters?? She even got famous for her voice but they made her so ugly

    hated the amount of divorces for fifth qiao

    lack of side stories for mc/ml, donghe, dongwan and so on

    mc's bio mom was just k*lled like that. Lol. Crazy. And her twin sister didn't deserve an ending like that considering she just wanted to live nicely and not as someone mentally impaired in her second life

    didn't like author saying "but that's a story for a different time" then why mention it?

    tags are inaccurate. There should definitely be a pregnancy tag or something there were like 8 pregnancies.

    casually swiped over stillbirth/ab*rtion and m*rder like nothing. Lol maybe that's the charm of the story??

    definitely could've needed less chapters on mundane arcs (MC preteen years)

    some explanations/plot points were so long winded in detail it seemed like the author should've just written it out (aka the other daughter being switched at birth was way too complex in mtl with all the names and such)

    ended so soon considering they gave us 70 chapters of MC from age 8 to 21 and 100 chapters on MC from 6 to 8. Author couldn't give us a wedding or epilogue?

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    although I have a lot of grievances and unanswered questions, I genuinely enjoyed the story. It's funny, mostly simple and family oriented. Everyone has a good ending because of mc's being a naive, kind child to a supernatural fish that blesses her and all who have positive association.

    you may need to take a break or two when reading but you won't regret reading this!
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Adelina92
Adelina92 rated it
April 14, 2022
Status: Completed
The story is good... It's basically a slice of life story with some face slapping. I love how the irritating cannon fodders immediately gets their just desserts. It's really quite amusing.

MC has a golden finger and she used it wisely. MC has the right amount of Mary Sue-ish halo that makes it quite tolerable and not disgusting.

ML is also good.

But the characters that I love most here are her grandparents. So cool~ #thuglife

Ending is ok but too abrupt.
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Biubiubiu
Biubiubiu rated it
April 9, 2022
Status: Completed
I love this so much!

No boring chapters.

It's the first time I read a novel that justice is well served. An eye for an eye. Honestly when I read novels that the villain tries to harm or kill the protagonist, then they are just thrown abroad or go to jail a few years. Or they just forgive them and just tell them don't bother them ever again. I just, meh 🤷🏻‍♀️ but its a novel anyway so just focus on other things just to be happy. 😆 Anyway, this novel is very... more>> well written. There are foreshadowings, all things are well put together. No abrupt scenarios. If there are, you won't think it is. I feel like the author laid down everything before writing. Which is good.

One thing I like best is I didn't get frustrated when the villains do bad things. Retributions came almost instantly. Protagonist is naive because of her age at the beginning of the novel. But she's lucky so.. Yeah. She's always good. And her grandma is OP so luck X2 😆 <<less
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HooliganReader
HooliganReader rated it
June 27, 2023
Status: Completed
I think it’s a 4 star novel but for since it has such low ratings and I honestly don’t believe it should be that low, so imma give a 5 star.

If you’re expecting a typical 60s/70s/80s novel about the FL struggling during 70s then getting rich and becoming a winner in life think again. There is little to no mention about the struggles and the Qiao family was rather well off in their village. Honestly, I feel that this is more of a family slice of life with the focus... more>> of the story being on everyone in the family and not the FL alone. And the way it is written is rather unique. There is also the fact that the novel’s FL isn’t a transmigrated/reborn person who knows the future development which is different from every other 60s/70s/80s novel.

In the beginning, I was quite ekked out by the brain dead side characters and exaggerated face slapping. Eventually, I found it quite humorous. Think 90s Hong Kong comedy films where words and actions are extreme and degrading to form a type of comedy (that may not age well especially in the current era but I feel that it’s still ok). Once you steel through the first 20 chapters or so, you may just find the novel a pleasant and humorous read.

But fair warning, if you’re uncomfortable with characters strong arming their way to get where they want, antagonist being hit but random falls, pee, and poop (like loads of poop), and female characters being called fat, ugly (because of their features or dark skin) and pig-like, this novel is really not for you. Like seriously don’t read it. The author uses this as part of her comedic writing.

I was reading “Back to the 60s” by the same translator and boy oh boy was this was a good change. The former was a lengthy slice of life but this I felt was a perfectly paced novel. The story starts out when the FL is 6 then proceeds until she gets married and had kids with an appropriate amount of time skips and a satisfying ending. The FL is the typical sweet and innocent Mary Sue type. As for the ML, honestly, one of the most realistic lovable ML. Not the nonsense ice mountain beauty or the silly puppy dog. More like a silly boy in love who makes the silly mistakes boys do when they are in love. Just read to get to know him.

In the beginning there is no direct face slapping, just misfortune befalling the antagonists in general. So, you have to bite your handkerchiefs a little. Also, I enjoyed most of the characters that the author had created. I feel that they aside from the FL (and the characters made to be dumb), everyone else had a depth of sorts which was rather surprising.

The couple I like the most is honestly the first branch’s. Though it starts out with the eldest brother calling his wife dumb, ugly and pig-like, you really can’t hate him because he does it with no malice at all. Their couple interaction gets funnier the more you read it. And the next most lovable couple would be their son’s and his wife. Simply too cute and dumb.

Overall, I’d say it’s a recommended slice of life novel for those looking for a more different style of writing and more comedic moments. Not recommended for those looking for a struggling-in-the-60s novel or for those who get triggered by female characters being called fat and ugly. <<less
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IrisBay
IrisBay rated it
June 7, 2023
Status: c174
Well, the MC had a super lucky life after saved the magical fish, inshort the fish was a 18th daughter of a dragon?. In the end, after being save and take the fish to the waterfall, the fish gifted MC a magical koi figured. Then that's the beginning of changes the fate of MC and the people loved MC.

Overall, it was okey. Well the MC twin was useless of being a returner. The 2 characters that I like was the MC's grandparents.

I thought it was just a short novel because... more>> it only had 170 chapters, but it wasn't, every chapter was long. <<less
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Anastrisha
Anastrisha
March 20, 2023
Status: c78
Not rating yet as still unsure to my rating, so far the story is good, pacing is nice and every chapter there's something to catch your attention it just that I find the mini-arc about the Qiao's fifth son and his family quite disappointing.

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The fifth son is introduced to have only one daughter with his wife. Wife is negligent with the child and too preoccupied in wanting to fulfill her wife duties, while husband is too preoccupied with his father duties with his daughter after an event that led to injuring his little thing.

One day, the daughter was kidnap because wife unconsciously left her alone when she tried to take her bag back. Although they got their daughter back after many twist and turns, it scar the husband as how could she left her child for her bag + how uncaring she is for her child. While wife because of husband become colder and uncaring for her became more worried of her status quo.

Honestly, this is such an unfortunate story. As much as I hate the wife for not taking care of her child well, I pitied her as I feel like a lot of this has to do with how the society is patriarchal.

Like I wouldn't be surprised if girl just don't like children or being a mother at that age but had to do it to survive. Had she been in this today's time she could be doing her own thing and making her own status quo, instead she's in the past where the only way to survive is to cling on a man.

Tho, this in no way remove the fact that she was a negligent mother. She is, but I just find it annoying that they pin all the blame of that broken marriage on her. Her cheating did set it to stone, but honestly what can she even do? Her parents aren't as kind as our Qiao family that they would willing and heartedly support a divorcee daughter. In short she was trap in a marriage, with s*xual frustation and a husband that is uncaring for her needs.

If this was in today, there's obviously 0 excuses why you couldn't divorce before doing it with others, but in this case tho?? I honestly don't know. Cheating is bad and obviously no excuses for it. I guess I just find it difficult to implement this notion thinking of that time. Like honestly, there wasn't even much focus on the fact that the husband suck at being a husband to his wife and reassuring her, it's as if so long as he's a good father then it doesn't matter if he avoid his wife because she deserve it for being negligent instead of having a heart to heart convo talking of their needs and wants, not just about him demanding her to do what he wants (to be a good mother to their daughter) and then later ignoring her needs lmao.

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afroafro
afroafro rated it
March 10, 2023
Status: Completed
What an awesome novel! Such a great coincidence the actual final chapter was uploaded today - 10/03/2023 lol.... I hope everyone else who thought they read the whole novel get the chance to come back and read the actual ending. Thank you translator-sama!!!
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bookmunchies
bookmunchies rated it
February 11, 2023
Status: c169
Not reccing this. The depiction of abuse, neurodivergence -specifically autism- is abiyssimal, tbo unless u just need some brain killing to drag on for a few days bcs u don't wanna commit to annything due to exams, it's not the worst, but if you can't stand victim blaming in abusive situations and downplaying everything, skip this. The plot holes are plenty, the timeline is all over the place, it tries to paint itself as this like, women can do it too sort of mssging but it's extremely vicious to women... more>> who are flagged as impure in motive, and thus no matter what is said about or done to them it's all fine and good and well deserved, everything hinges on their marriage but if they try to make the first move they're obvi twisted in some way, and if they ask for help they're taking advantage, includes children in this category, and the 2 biggest villains in this are obviously unwell
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the mother has some serious post partum psychosis and depression and the 'ssister' spent a lifetime after her first death unable to move and speak but completely aware.

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