Are There Any Stories About Being Reborn in the 1980s or 1990s? 有没有重生回到80.90年代的书

1. 51 重 Reborn in 1986: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重生1986，带领全村挣钱吃肉 Carve Jade into a Sword琢玉成剑Urban519k WordsCompleted Reborn + Urban Life + Farming + Feel-Good + Business Warfare A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly returns to 1986. Given the chance to live his life over, he is determined to seize it. He starts by leading his village out of poverty, gathering a group of like-minded friends and brothers around him. Armed with memories of the modern world and extraordinary courage, he overcomes one challenge after another and ultimately builds his own business empire. There will be joy and heartache, love 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The book is good and worth reading.

2. 52 林 Granny Lin Is Reborn, Takes Control of Her Whole Family, and Goes on a Rampage 林老太重生，拿捏全家杀疯了 Chu Tumil初荼靡Modern Romance899k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because the book just came out, but it’ll rise later. Dear readers, please don’t worry.] [Reborn] [The 1980s] [Ensemble cast] [Feel-good revenge] [Everyday life] [Ordinary people] [Family squabbles] The hardworking Lin Fengying raised seven children and helped bring up her grandchildren. She devoted her whole life to her family, but in her twilight years, she and her elderly husband had no one to look after them. While her husband’s body was barely cold, her cold-hearted ch 4.6kReads8.0Score268Shelves

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   The old woman had lived most of her life, always sacrificing herself to please her children, only to end up with a body full of illnesses. After being reborn, she completely changed her way of life, no longer sacrificing for her children. She told no one to bother her with their troubles, and instead watched the chaos in her own home with a detached eye, focusing on being a spectator.

3. 53 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 875Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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   This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing. It has the feel of a period drama and tells the story of a lumberjack's rise to power in a Northeast forest. It is very immersive!

4. 54 重 Reborn: The Underdog’s Comeback 重生以后包子的逆袭 Xufeng Niaoniao栩风袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Reborn + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Campus Life + Strong Female and Male Leads + Top Student + Character Growth + Patriotism) The female lead, Mu Wan, is kind but not a pushover. She has principles and always gets even with those who wrong her. The male lead, Xiao Jinyu, is the son of a military compound family and a military-affiliated scientific researcher. Before she was reborn, Mu Wan accidentally stayed up too late and died of cardiac arrest. A family heirloom, a Merit Pearl, took 4.8kReads9.1Score589Shelves

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   Research period in the late 1990s

5. 55 重 Reborn in 1980: The Village Beauty Can Read Fortunes 重生1980：村花媳妇会算卦 Snowfall Through the Years飞雪流年Urban1.2M WordsCompleted The live-action short drama and comic adaptation are now available. If you're interested, click the “More Adaptations” button in the bottom right to watch. Longtime bachelor Lin Feng finally gets his lucky break: he transmigrates back to the 1980s and marries a village beauty so stunning she's almost too beautiful to be real. She has a tiny waist, long legs, and a captivating smile. The only problem is, she's an idiot! But Lin Feng loves her to death, because this girl has an astonishing talent: 12.6kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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   I recently became obsessed with this book. It tells the story of a young man who travels back to the 1980s. Because his family is poor, he can only marry a mentally challenged woman. Unexpectedly, this woman is not only beautiful but also a fortune teller. From then on, the young man soars to great heights, not only becoming wealthy but also leading the entire village to a better life.

6. 56 养 The Whole Village Mocked Me for Raising Fish, Then I Became a Tycoon 养鱼被全村嘲笑我反手成了大享 A Country Person一个农村人Urban128k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1990s, I had a home with nothing in it and endured everyone's contempt. Everyone called me a dreamer and said fish farming would leave me dead broke. My family played favorites, my neighbors were mean, and everyone made things difficult for me. But I was determined to defy fate. With one fishpond, I could turn the tide! I proved the whole village wrong, made a fortune, and became the person they admired most! 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the 1980s, a couple relied on fish farming and odd jobs to achieve a remarkable turnaround from poverty to prosperity.

7. 57 我 My Life: Saving Myself 我的人生，渡己 A Country Person一个农村人Urban241k WordsCompleted I moved from the countryside to the big city when I was twenty. On my first day at the factory, I was five minutes late. Those five minutes felt like a slap in the face, waking me up and changing my life. More than ten people crammed into one dorm room. For breakfast, I could only bring myself to buy a tea egg and soy milk. Watching others eat fried rice noodles, I secretly vowed to work hard and make a solid place for myself in the city. There was no sudden wealth and no romance, just a country 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 我 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 A Country Person一个农村人Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 重 Reborn in 1985: From Street Vendor to Fortune Maker 重生1985从摆摊开始发家致富 A Cup of Tea in Leisure闲寻杯茶Urban108k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1985, the first thing Lin Xiangyang does is protect his childhood sweetheart, determined not to let the tragedy of his previous life happen again! A bamboo switch across the backside hurts, but it puts his mind at ease. This time, he'll start with a street stall, selling mushrooms and game from the black bamboo forest, and lead his whole family to prosperity. Going to college, making a fortune, marrying Zhiqiu: he won't miss out on a single one! Watch this reborn powerhouse rise from a 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A new book, "Reborn in 1985," tells the story of a family who becomes wealthy by selling mushroom sauce. The writing style is humorous and engaging; it's worth a read.

10. 60 重 Reborn: I'm Done Being a Simp, and I Avoid the Class Beauty 重生不再做舔狗，见了班花绕着走 Zhuozhuo Yannuo灼灼言诺Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Period piece + reborn with no System + no simping + entrepreneurship + hard work + making a fortune + defying fate) At 55, the spineless Yang Jianfeng is standing on a rooftop with his coworkers, demanding their unpaid wages, when he is knocked off the building. He unexpectedly gets reborn in 1993. Since he has a chance to start over, he certainly won't repeat his past mistakes. He'll stay away from the class beauty, choose true love, and save his sister, who died young. He'll join forces w 1.4kReads7.1Score102Shelves

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    Reborn back to 1993, he leads his relatives and friends to prosperity.

11. 61 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Money Is Better Than Men 重生到90年代，钱比男人香 Three Parts Simple三分简Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted After her husband betrayed her, Sun Yucui ended her life with a bottle of pesticide. She was reborn in the 1990s, amid the boom of reform and opening up. She was sixteen and a half that year. Taking advantage of her experience of the times to come, she cared about nothing but making a fortune. The people she had once been unable to reach were no longer worth a second glance. Only after you've known poverty do you realize money is far more appealing than men. When making money became just a numbe 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn back to the 90s, she no longer relies on men and focuses on making money.

12. 62 重 Reborn, I Became Xinjiang’s Richest Man by Selling Naan 重生后，我靠卖馕成为新疆首富 Ginkgo029Urban207k WordsOngoing A Bu Du is reborn. Other people use their second chance to get into the internet or real estate, but when he opens his eyes, he finds himself facing a clay oven belching black smoke. Nadire, the tough childhood friend he grew up with, hands him some cumin. “A Bu Du, what are you spacing out for? The naan’s about to burn! If we can’t sell it today, we’ll have to go hungry!” A Bu Du slaps his thigh. “Hey! What do you know, girl? This isn’t selling naan, it’s the foundational architecture of a carb 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn with memories of his past life, the male protagonist uses his wealth to secure raw material supplies without spending a penny, easily solving his immediate crisis.

13. 63 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119kReads9.1Score13.9kShelves

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    1🍂🍂You experienced several simulations, first traveling to a world of cultivation, then to a world where steam and magic coexisted, and even becoming a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you rescued an abandoned baby girl, who became your sister, and you relied on each other for survival. However, when the simulation ended, you, as a demonic cultivator, faced danger. You sacrificed your life to shield the now-grown girl, and the light in her eyes faded with your sacrifice. ⭐

14. 64 重 Reborn in 1990: Escaping My Toxic Family from the Start 重生90开局逃离原生家庭 Lan Meng Says蓝梦说Urban591k WordsOngoing [One heroine] After being reborn, I hadn't even had time to enjoy my new life before Qian Lao saw through my identity when I predicted the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is so hard… I start a media company and recruit Liming and Huang Jiaju to take on the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industries… Then I do everything I can to find the love of my previous life. In this life, I'll live for her… 124Reads6.8Score116Shelves

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    A very good period drama with a reasonable setting, smooth plot, well-developed characters, and a smart male lead who is easily seen through by Old Qian – haha, quite amusing. The writing is a bit weak at the beginning, perhaps due to the author's newness, but it improves significantly later on. The author updates three times a day, totaling 260,000 words – definitely worth following!

15. 65 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.1kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Inspirational stories depicting the 1980s and 90s

16. 66 生 My Biological Father Abandoned His Wife and Child? I’ll Make Him Lose Everything 生父抛妻弃子？我让他倾家荡产 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban125k WordsCompleted In his second year of high school, Jiang Yang's biological father abandoned his sick wife and three children, running away with his mistress. As the eldest child, Jiang Yang resolutely gave up his studies and shouldered the burden of supporting his family. Years later, successful and famous, Jiang Yang encounters his biological father in the business world. How will this father and son face off...? [Inspirational] + [Comeback] + [Top Student] + [Showdown] + [Revenge] 43Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 重 Reborn in 1980: After the Family Split, I Make a Fortune with My Wife and Daughter 重生80，分家后带妻女吃香喝辣 Flowing Moon over the Paulownia流月梧桐Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + raising children and doting on his wife + daily life + building wealth + business + food] In 1980, forty-six-year-old Lin Guoqiang was reborn. In his previous life, everyone praised him as a good-hearted man. He lent his hard-earned money to his eldest brother for a business, gave his third younger brother his demobilization allowance to marry a wife, paid for his fifth younger sister’s tuition, and tended to his sick parents at their bedside. Bu 191.2kReads7.3Score7.5kShelves

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    A table-flipping, catastrophe-like comeback—it's exhilarating, not frustrating, not a saintly act; ruthless from head to toe! After watching, you'll exclaim, "So satisfying!"

18. 68 赶 Hunting in the Mountains: Building a Happy Life with My Lame Wife 赶山：带跛脚媳妇过上幸福生活 Garfield Isn't a Cat加菲不是猫Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [A Grounded Period Novel + No Pocket Dimension, No System + Wife and Sister-in-Law + Animal Companions + Hunting + Food + Business + Farming + Gathering Herbs] Xu Yi, a modern-day wage slave, accidentally takes the wrong medication while being treated for depression and dies. He transmigrates into the body of Xu Yi, a man with a severe intellectual disability in a mountain village in the early 1980s. To his surprise, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who limps, as well as an adorable six-yea 16.7kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves

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19. 69 赶 Coastal Foraging Days: A Hold Full of Fish, Doting on Five Sisters 赶海年代：鱼货满仓，宠飞五姐妹 Billionaire富甲亿方Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (Reborn in a bygone era + fishing village + lighthearted + daily life + beachcombing + fishing + farming + pocket dimension) Xu Mo died on the operating table. When he opened his eyes, he was back forty-five years earlier, at the moment Li Qingyue asked him to marry her. In his previous life, his cowardice and refusal to take responsibility led to all five sisters dying, while his parents wasted away in grief. In the end, he too passed away with a heart full of regret. This time, the chance to m 19.2kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
20. 70 重 Reborn Before His Wife Dies in Childbirth, He Saves Their Daughter and Strikes It Rich 重生妻子难产前保下女儿疯狂捡漏 Master of the Fangcun Studio方寸轩主Urban442k WordsCompleted A tycoon in the antiques trade is reborn in 1990. Avoiding every mistake he made in his previous life, he rises to success, makes a fortune spotting undervalued antiques, and gives his family and friends the best life possible. No System, and no mindless plot. 279Reads6.2Score—Shelves
21. 71 八 The 1980s Supply and Marketing Co-op: I Won Over a Soldier by Selling Goods 八零供销社：我靠卖货撩到兵哥哥 Mischievous Little Bear小淘气熊熊Modern Romance977k WordsOngoing Shen Mian transmigrates to the 1980s. Third Aunt splashes her awake: "Third Aunt, those chive pockets have quite a kick." The whole village bursts out laughing. The System gives her two cents, and she flips goods four times, making a clean yuan without putting up a cent. Someone blocks her when she sells tomatoes at the village entrance. The newcomer wears a blue work uniform and limps slightly on his left leg. "You're operating without a permit. Come with me." Shen Mian looks at him for three s 75Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 八 The 1980s: My Daughter Was Switched at Birth, Yet I Just Smiled 八零：女儿被调包后，我却笑了 Snow Between the Brows眉间雪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Ning’s entire family died. Only then did she learn that the daughter she had painstakingly raised was a fake heiress, and that her sister-in-law had switched her real daughter while Wen Ning was weak after giving birth! The fake heiress went to university, became a pianist who traveled the world, and married into a wealthy family. The real daughter was abused, married off to an old man, sent to prison, and died in a fire. Consumed by hatred, Wen Ning dragged the fake he 10.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    🍁①In her past life, her sister-in-law, wanting a better life for her own child, switched her baby while she was weak after childbirth. She and her husband were completely unaware and went to great lengths to raise their fake daughter, sending her abroad to study, making her a renowned pianist, and arranging an excellent marriage for her—her future seemed bright… 🍁But their real daughter was given a degrading name by her sister-in-law, forced to do housework from a young age, abused by her parents and brother, married a disabled old man at eighteen, and at nineteen accidentally killed her husband and mother-in-law, ending up in prison. After her release, she died in a fire… 🍁Reborn, she returned the fake daughter to her sister-in-law's side, watching with amusement as she tormented her own daughter every day…

23. 73 前 My Ex-Husband Raises His Daughter's Child, While I Marry a Commander with My Own Child 前夫替闺女养娃，我带崽嫁首长 Huahua Wants to Be Famous花花想火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period military marriage + dimension + second male lead rises to the top + raising children + reborn] On the day of her daughter’s college entrance celebration, Bai Yulian, the widow her husband had supported for years, produced a paternity test. “The hospital switched the babies back then. Qingning is my daughter. She’s yours.” Song Wan looked at her biological daughter, now disabled and mentally impaired, who had been taken deep into the mountains and had three children there. She fainted on 1.7kReads8.7Score279Shelves
24. 74 糟 Oh No, I Just Reborn and Scared My Future Wife into Fainting 糟糕，刚重生就吓晕未来老婆 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Dad raising a child + 1981 period setting + making money + one heroine] A wealthy bachelor from the 21st century wakes up after a one-night stand to find he has been reborn in 1981 in the body of a burly, ugly-looking idiot feared as a villain. The moment he opens his eyes, he scares the stunning young woman who spent the night beside him unconscious. He plans to treat it as a beautiful encounter. In this golden age, he'll work hard, make money, and build a fortune. Until one day, he runs into 11.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    Let me recommend some of my favorites. Rebirth stories set in the past are popular because they often focus on making up for past regrets, which resonates with our memories and real lives. Most are quite innocent and feature a single female lead, as the plot revolves around addressing those regrets. Only the eighth book features multiple female leads, which is quite rare in this genre.

25. 75 重 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 Frenzied Banana发飙的芭蕉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
26. 76 七 The 1970s: The Eight Younger Brothers Who Always Enabled Their Brother Are Reborn 七零之八个扶弟魔的弟弟重生了 A Splash of Vivid Color一抹重彩Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, reborn, spirit spring space, one female lead, family ties, everyday family life, building wealth] In his previous life, Qi Yuejin became the richest man in the country. In the first half of his life, he relied on his eight older sisters and lived well with his wife. By the time he made money and came to his senses, some of his sisters were dead and others crippled, while the younger generation had severed ties with him and wanted nothing more to do with him for the rest of their 39.7kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
27. 77 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
28. 78 靠 Live Off the Mountains: Reborn in the 80s, I Keep a Low Profile in the Mountain Village 靠山吃山，重生80后我苟在山村 Wind Blows on the Iron Tree风吹铁树Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Qingyun's grandmother drugged him and stuffed him into a haystack, all to ruin his reputation so his cousin could take his place in the army. The result was his utter disgrace, the destruction of his family, and the loss of everything! This time, he is reborn in the haystack. He knows what is about to happen there. His eyes turn red… 12.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
29. 79 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.9kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
30. 80 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
31. 81 重 Restart: My Reversed Flow of Time 重启：我的逆流时光 Year's End年末Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 29.6kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
32. 82 1 1986: Turning Life Around 1986：逆转人生 Eight-Treasure Egg八宝蛋儿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1986, Han Yi gets the chance to live his life over again. If so, he'll love what he loves and hate what he hates, stirring up wave after wave in this tumultuous era. He won't let go of the people he missed out on before. And besides... he'll make some money, build up his influence, and enjoy a carefree life. 5.6kReads8.8Score528Shelves
33. 83 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 41.5kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
34. 84 重 Reborn: I Doted on My Wife and Kids and Shocked the Whole Village 重生：我宠老婆孩子震惊全村 Ye Xiaolou叶小楼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn Romance + Regretful Scumbag + 1980s Dad Life + Devoted Husband, One Heroine + Satisfying Read + Cozy Daily Life + Healing] Chen Sanye, the village's notorious hooligan, suddenly changed after a night of heavy drinking! The idle, foul-mouthed delinquent became polite. He was not only hardworking, but even learned how to make money! He stopped barking orders at his pretty, mute wife and began speaking to her softly and treating her with the utmost tenderness. The neighbors were baffled. Ha 36.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
35. 85 重 Reborn in 2004: A Flood of Fortune 重生2004之财源滚滚 Hu Pinghui胡萍慧21k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2004: A Fortune That Keeps Growing 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Relive the golden age of 2004 and make precise investments based on memories. From street vendors to company owners, from small business owners to business tycoons, the snowball of wealth grew ever larger, quietly accumulating riches!

36. 86 重 Reborn in 1982: This Rogue Refuses to Become a Street Loafer 重生八二：浪子绝不做街溜子 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Chen Weiguo is reborn on October 24, 1982, the day before his family falls apart. In his previous life, he was a no-good drifter: idle and irresponsible. He caused his wife and daughter to die tragically, and after his family was shattered, he had no choice but to leave home. He worked hard all his life, only to die alone. This time, he has the chance to start over. Life may be tough, but he's determined to shake off his reputation as a drifter and give his family a good life. Once despised by e 43.7kReads7.6Score4.1kShelves

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37. 87 结 After I Refused the Last-Minute Dowry Increase on My Wedding Day 结婚当天我拒绝了临时加彩礼之后 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Top Student + Multiple Heroines + Daily Life + School Life + Smart Characters + No System + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted Comedy. Starts out as a school-life story, then moves into the entertainment industry and the internet. 4.6 million characters, so there’s plenty to dig into. Well worth a read. A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for the novel’s title to watch. Thanks for your support. ^_^~ 40.8kReads8.1Score3kShelves
38. 88 重 Reborn: Starting My Studies Over 重生之重头学过 Lying Flat in the Northwest Wind西北风里躺平Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted A foolish woman whose marriage was marred by infidelity, whose job was sabotaged, and who lost her baby in a miscarriage. On her thirtieth birthday, she gets into a car accident, only to unexpectedly be reborn in fourth grade. Now that she has a second chance, she can start all over again. The heroine decides to live her life anew this time around. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Judging from the looks of it, this is a story about returning to the 90s.

39. 89 再 Reborn as a Person, I Want It All 再世为人我全都要 Second Brother Tang唐家二兄Urban702k WordsCompleted This rebirth takes him a little too far back, straight to elementary school. But that’s not so bad: many of his elders are still around. He lived in poverty his whole previous life, so this time he’ll let them enjoy the good life early. Besides, being young means having plenty of opportunities, so anything is possible. Pick and choose? No, I want it all! 3.3kReads9.2Score243Shelves

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    🍀🍀This one! The male protagonist is reborn in the 1980s, back to his elementary school days. 🌸🌸From then on, he embarks on a glorious journey of rebirth, riding the waves of change. 🍀🍀

40. 90 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn Before the Demolition, and Beats Her Evil Son and Vicious Grandson with a Stick 老太重生拆迁前，棒打恶子毒孙 Ling Yun灵韫Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Old Madam Zhou spent her whole life worrying herself sick over her four sons. She even divided the property and cash she received from the demolition compensation among them. She thought she had treated them all equally and taken each son into consideration. But in each son’s eyes, she was biased, and they all resented her and refused to support her. Old Madam Zhou should have been enjoying her retirement, but instead, at her advanced age, she survived by collecting trash and eventually died of 52.7kReads8.6Score3kShelves

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    [8.6-Point blockbuster] Died of illness in a rented apartment, reborn on the eve of demolition! With millions in demolition compensation in hand, how will Granny Zhou take revenge on her four ungrateful sons? "Granny's Rebirth: Severing Ties! Demolition! Sudden Wealth!" Is currently captivating 55,000 listeners—this time, she'll make all her sons beg for forgiveness! Immersive intelligent reading experience, click to listen to the most thrilling comeback drama of the year!

41. 91 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Yin Xiao is reborn in 1980s Hong Kong. To find a job, she participates in the Miss Hong Kong pageant, wins the title, and enters the entertainment industry. She attends training classes, works as an extra, and even takes on minor roles, gradually rising to become a leading lady, eventually becoming a superstar across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Even after becoming a triple-threat superstar in film, television, and music, some still call her a vixen. Yin Xiao chuckles: "How do you know I'm a vixen?"

42. 92 重 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    Having read many high-quality books in 15 years, I find this one very enjoyable to read.

43. 93 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 754.6kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves
44. 94 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 Old Ice Pop老冰棍Urban6.4M WordsOngoing When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.5kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
45. 95 娇 The Sweet, Flirtatious Army Wife Is Too Much for Her Ice-Cold Officer 娇软军嫂茶又媚高冷军官受不了 Lu Yaoyao鹿杳杳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + military marriage + raising children + island cuisine] In her previous life, Shen Li married a poor young man with two children from a previous marriage, while her older sister Shen Mengyue married an officer. But the poor young man made it big and became the richest man in the country. One of the two children became a top scientist, the other a famous lawyer, and they all lived happily ever after. Shen Mengyue’s officer husband, however, died in a typhoon. She was le 3.2kReads8.8Score272Shelves

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    In her past life, Shen Li married a poor, divorced man with two children. The man later became a billionaire, and the children became a scientific research leader and a renowned lawyer. Meanwhile, her older sister, Shen Mengyue, was brutally tortured to death by her two villainous sons after her husband, a military officer, died in a typhoon. Reborn, Shen Mengyue schemes to steal Shen Li's marriage, while Shen Li marries Commander Lu, becoming a military wife on an island…

46. 96 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban136k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 10.1kReads8.0Score587Shelves

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    A tragic, rough-around-the-edges man is reborn and rewrites his miserable fate. At the start of his wedding, his fiancée publicly betrays him. He doesn't make a fuss but seeks the elders' judgment to annul the engagement. He completely severs ties with his exploitative family and raises his younger siblings alone. He also uses the prophet of the times to start a side business and make a fortune.

47. 97 军 Five Years of Marriage, and He Never Comes Home: If You Don't Love Me, Let's Divorce 军婚五年家都不回：不爱，那就离 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The author has lived in a military compound as a military wife for eleven years. Come see what real military life is like. The short drama Raising Kids in the Seventies, starring Wang Kaimu and Wang Yunyun, is now streaming on the Tomato platform. Watch it for free on Hongguo. Feel-good story + period setting + military marriage + raising children + mutually faithful romance + winning back his wife + authentic life in a military compound The new book is almost complete too. If you’ve finished th 29.3kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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    [Sad] 😘😘 My 10.0! Everyone should watch this! It's the best masterpiece on Tomato TV! 🤤😠 The female lead transmigrates into the body of a military wife in the 1970s, a woman whose husband has ignored her for five years. Her officer husband, having been forced into a relationship by the original owner, left the day after their wedding and hasn't returned for five years. He leaves her with a son lighter than a monkey and an in-law family that's utterly unbearable… Li Xinyue knows her officer husband doesn't love the original owner, and that the child was even conceived through drugs given to him by the original owner. Since he doesn't love her, then let's get a divorce!

48. 98 重 Reborn in 1985: It All Began with a Street Stall 重生1985，一切从摆地摊开始 Little Ink-Pen Dumpling 1毛笔小团子1Modern Romance304k WordsOngoing [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 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A haute couture designer is reborn in 1985, starting from a street stall with her exceptional skills. In an era dominated by polyester fabrics, she transforms scraps into sought-after items with her ingenious hands, enduring the pressures of life while forging a path to success. The film is incredibly authentic and authentic, capturing the essence of the era.

49. 99 重 Reborn: What Can You Do to Me? 重生之你奈我何 Hong Si红肆Modern Romance581k WordsOngoing Thanks for all the five-star reviews, but I update so slowly that my rating just won't go up, haha. [1980s + reborn + ensemble cast + feel-good revenge + male rivalry] You think being reborn means slapping your enemies and crushing scumbags? No, that would be a waste of a second life. In her last life, she was trapped in the mud. This time, she’ll stand at the summit and enjoy the view. Relatives scheming against her? A scumbag ex won’t leave her alone? Sorry, she’s not interested. She works he 7.9kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    In her previous life, she was ruined by relatives and speculation. After being reborn, this adorable 6-year-old turns the tide! Set in the 1980s, she helps her grandmother regain power, persuades her father to change careers, and defeats her unreliable relatives. The ensemble cast is vibrant, the plot is exciting, the setting is novel, and the logic is clear. It gets better as you go on, a must-watch!

50. 100 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.5kReads8.0Score386Shelves

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    A pinnacle of period fiction! A time-traveling protagonist tops the college entrance exam, seizing opportunities to accumulate wealth! A beautiful and capable wife, a warm and loving life surrounded by children! Delicate descriptions of daily life, a tightly woven plot, and a heartwarming story! Highly recommended! 👍 You might think this is just fiction, but it's actually a captivating historical account. Its value lies in its focus on ordinary people; hundreds of vivid characters are based on real people and events. Readers born in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s should definitely check it out; they might find echoes of themselves or that era within its pages. The story is deeply moving, the plot perfectly structured, making it an excellent historical novel and a brilliant historical chapter in the genre. [Smirk][Good fortune is coming soon]

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