Looking for a Completed Reborn Novel Set in a Past Era, Something I Can Read for a Long Time Without Over-the-Top Drama 求重生年代文，完结，可以看很久的那种，不浮夸

1. 51 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 16.9kReads7.8Score704Shelves
2. 52 重 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 Lonely Dog Listening to the Rain孤单听雨的狗Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.5kReads8.3Score3kShelves

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   The plot is realistic, the data is not exaggerated, the content is rigorous, and it's a good read if you're looking for something to read. It has a strong sense of nostalgia.

3. 53 七 A Captivating Marriage to a Soldier in the 1970s: The Barren Wife Is Pregnant Again 七零军婚撩人，不孕原配又怀上了 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In 1973, Song Wenran went to the countryside in her cousin’s place for the sake of her father’s career and family harmony, nearly dying there. After finally making it back to the city with help from her best friend, she discovered that her father had remarried and her mother had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She managed to get into university, only for a young male educated youth who had a crush on her to tear up her admission letter. Through a twist of fate, she rushed into a high-st 14.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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   Twin births, no cheat codes

4. 54 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.9kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
5. 55 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban896k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.5kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
6. 56 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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   No system, no spatial limitations, no rare items, but the writing is superb.

7. 57 重 Reborn in 1983: I Take On My Biased Grandma and Protect My Family 重生八三，手撕偏心奶奶护家人 Great Ginseng大人参Urban2.4M WordsCompleted The short drama Reborn in 1983: From Doormat to Life's Winner and the animated series The Legendary Road of Yin Chuan are now available. Li Yinchuan is reborn, returning to the day his biased grandmother falsely accused him of stealing money so she could sell him to another family as a live-in son-in-law. Why should I have to sell myself to pay for my eldest cousin's wedding and my second cousin's college tuition? Why should my mother, younger brother, and younger sister suffer bullying in this 7.3kReads8.9Score607Shelves

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   A representative work of period fiction, worth trying to read.

8. 58 重 Reborn as a Stock Market Mogul 重生做股神 Zhang Zhiyuan张致远Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Li Jian was reborn in the year 2000. Drawing on his memories of his previous life, he made his way through the financial markets and, after years of hard work, became a leading figure in finance and reached the pinnacle of success. 22.3kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves
9. 59 都 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 244kReads9.1Score17.6kShelves
10. 60 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves
11. 61 四 An Outsider in the Siheyuan 四合院局外人 Gao Fu高夫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Genius + Technology + Watching the Drama] Xiao Zhen, version 50, was forced back to the 1950s by the will of the cosmic singularity. But he arrived a little too early. His uncle, Xiao Zheng, had not yet died in action, and Xiao Zhen was still in his second year at Bashu Middle School. If nothing changed, Xiao Zhen knew that in 1953 he would get mixed up with the attention-seeking oddballs from the Siheyuan again. All Xiao Zhen wanted now was to save his uncle. He never wanted t 2.8kReads7.1Score101Shelves

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    It's disguised as a traditional courtyard house shadow puppet show combined with a science and technology-driven national theme, and it's not really that exaggerated.

12. 62 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 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves

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    [What?] The pinnacle of historical fiction! [Original novel enthusiast] Time-travels to become the top scorer in the college entrance exam, seizes opportunities to get rich! Beautiful wife, warm family life! A story of everyday life, tightly plotted, and heartwarming! Highly recommend this book 👍 You might think it's a novel, but it's actually a very interesting historical record. Its strength lies in its focus on ordinary people. Hundreds of characters are based on real people and stories. Those born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should read it; perhaps you can find stories that reflect your own era or a piece of your own. The story is touching, the plot is well-arranged, and it should be considered a good novel within a historical record, and a good historical story within a novel.

13. 63 建 I'm Just Building a Country, Why Are the Americans Panicking? 建个国而已，鹰酱你慌啥 Second Brother Erge二哥尔格Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Rebirth is common, but have you ever seen someone who knew they were going to be reborn, prepared thoroughly, and only then returned to the past?] After learning he’d been given the chance to live his life over, Zhou Fan made thorough preparations. He gathered financial and business information, future high technology… everything he could get his hands on. Back for another life, all he wanted was to make money with ease and enjoy the good life. He watched Gu Nanxi wear the beautiful wedding dr 10.3kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    These books are pretty good, I recommend them.

14. 64 再 I'll Make Another Billion, So Stay Away, Ex-Wife of a Freeloader 再赚百亿，伏地魔前妻别来沾边 A Humble Gentleman君子有谦Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Jiang Yang unexpectedly returns to 1970, an era when a secure government job is the ultimate goal. As a seasoned enabler of his younger brother, Jiang Yang is the one being enabled. He also has an ex-wife who expects him to be a gullible sucker she can take advantage of. What else is there to say? He’s definitely getting a divorce! From a cafeteria apprentice to the president of a publicly listed hotel company, Jiang Yang has only three priorities: honor his parents, support his sisters, and spo 8.3kReads8.5Score895Shelves
15. 65 重 Reborn in 1990: I Made My Fortune Selling Braised Intestines 重生1990我卖卤大肠开始发家 Thinking About Sleep Every Day每天都是想着睡觉Urban804k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1990s + no System This book isn't good, and the ending is a complete mess. I don't recommend that any readers pick it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 62Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 卖 I Sold My Dad into a Son-in-Law Marriage, and My Three Stepbrothers Dote on Me 卖爹去入赘，我被三个继兄宠上天 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The live-action short dramas "Beloved on the Road to Exile: Dad Marries into a New Family, and I Strike It Rich" and "Beloved in the 1980s: Dad Marries into a New Family, and I Become a Tycoon" are now streaming! [Pretty, Delicate, Sunshine-Loving Heroine + Rough Hero Who dotes on His Wife] + Mutual Healing + Everyday Family Life After being reborn, the first thing Shen Mingzhu did was send her dad off to marry into another family! In her previous life, the Feng father and son tortured her un 83.2kReads7.9Score5.7kShelves

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    This looks great!

17. 67 重 Back to the 1960s: My Parents Chose Their Adopted Daughter Over Me 重回六零，爹妈为了养女不要我了 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 年代 + Strong Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Vengeance for Every Grudge + Fighting the Awful Ones + Family Life + Making a Fortune For the sake of so-called good deeds, her biological parents adopted children who already had both parents, then abandoned their own children in the countryside to fend for themselves. They even made their own daughter take the fall for their adopted daughter. And she was brutally beaten in revenge... Her younger brother was beaten to death with clubs for trying to g 6.6kReads8.9Score560Shelves
18. 68 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 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The inspirational story of a mountain village boy's rise to success

19. 69 重 Reborn: Back to 2008 as a Tycoon 重生：回到2008当富豪 Wind and Dust in the Night Rain夜雨风尘Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Wei Lan is reborn in 2008. The youth that had faded away, the love that had withered, the struggles of youth: everything gets a second chance. He sleeps with beauties in his arms and wakes with the world's wealth at his fingertips. He builds great national enterprises and shorts Wall Street. 10Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Hong Kong-style thrilling novels that get your blood pumping.

20. 70 重 Reborn in Hong Kong: Superstar in Troubled Times 重生港岛：乱世巨星 Wind and Dust in the Night Rain夜雨风尘Urban1.5M WordsCompleted As the pendulum of the times comes to a halt in chaos, And the gears of fate imprison desire, He will reign supreme on the streets of Hong Kong Island, embrace the tenderness of a Miss Hong Kong, Roam across the five lakes and four seas, and create a legend that will last a hundred years. 5.3kReads8.0Score190Shelves
21. 71 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    A period novel set in the officialdom, very good, highly recommended.

22. 72 东 The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王 Saint Seiya Star Bliss圣斗士星爽Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, just an ironclad fate] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The most unhinged novel written in Northeastern dialect] Li Qi was reborn, returning to the day before he was forced to donate a kidney. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, while his brother and sister-in-law told him to sacrifice himself for everyone. His younger brother cried and said he wanted to eat meat. In a moment of resol 95.5kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves

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    Northeast rural folk tales that will make you laugh until you wet the bed

23. 73 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 9.5kReads8.0Score565Shelves

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    In his previous life, he suffered greatly from his family of origin and his ex-wife, and died with regret. In his rebirth, he broke off the engagement on the spot and settled his assets at his wedding. He separated from his biased stepmother's family in public, made an agreement to support them in their old age and stop exploiting them, went into the mountains to hunt and accumulate wealth, and started a business with a female educated youth who shared his values.

24. 74 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Control the Life and Death System 四合院：开局掌控生死系统 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted From the start, he gets a Life and Death System and hypnosis abilities, sending him straight to the top. The Life and Death System can extract life force from anything alive, including animals, plants, fish, and humans. It can also pour life force into any living thing, though the effect is halved. Extracting life force from a century-old tree yields fifty years' worth, which can be poured into a sapling to instantly make it grow to the size of a fifty-year-old tree. Animals work the same way: e 15.3kReads8.1Score860Shelves

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    This is a novel that's already 800,000 words long, updated 8,000 words a day. It's said to be a novel that's over 1,000 words long.

25. 75 开 The Open Era 开放时代 Old General of Guanzhong关西老将Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yuanfang was reborn in 1990. Riding the tide of the reform era, he started out as a township civil servant, used his knowledge of the future to develop an export-oriented economy, and built a business empire. With his ingenuity and iron will, he rose from adversity, took charge of a region, and battled all kinds of powerful forces. He built water conservancy projects, roads, and schools, bringing benefits to the people and helping ordinary families achieve their dream of a stable, comfortable 769Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a very special period novel, a million words long. While ostensibly a political novel, it teaches you how to get rich, navigate social situations, reach the pinnacle of wealth, and achieve career success! It's especially suitable for recent college graduates, a veritable workplace textbook!

26. 76 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 16.5kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves

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27. 77 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Scheming First Wife Is Ready to Rise Again! 重生七十年代：心机原配要翻身！ Me, Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的我Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted Everyone in the compound says Wang Cuilan is lucky. Born in the countryside and educated only through middle school, she still managed to marry one of the most capable young men in the compound, transforming her social standing overnight. Everyone urges Wang Cuilan to count her blessings, be grateful, and cherish her good life. Yet no one notices the exhaustion hidden beneath her smile. Wang Cuilan has been a calculating girl since childhood. She knows that if she wants something, she has to wor 4.4kReads8.4Score183Shelves

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    🍁In her past life, she took credit for her beloved's life-saving grace and became a military officer's wife. After learning the truth, he helped her beloved time and time again. When he went to help her again, she finally felt tired and chose to divorce him. However, she unexpectedly returned to the time when they had just gotten married. This time, she told him the truth directly, but he didn't want to let her go...

28. 78 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Turns Dark, Tears Down the Green Tea, and Dumps Her Jerk Husband 八零：真千金黑化，撕绿茶踹渣夫 Tang Dachui汤大锤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + love after marriage] The moment Ji Xiaoyue opened her eyes, she became the real daughter: timid and impossibly self-sacrificing. Her life as the real daughter was a miserable one: a biased father, a cheating scumbag, a shameless little green tea, and a lonely death with no one to claim her body. Ji Xiaoyue immediately made sure the scumbag and the little green tea were stuck with each other! Catch them in the act! I’ll get the 11.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    It's great! A transmigration novel, completed. The male lead dotes on his wife, the female lead is intelligent and clear-headed, the plot is unpredictable, there are many awful characters, and it's a real killing machine.

29. 79 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 15.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    This newly completed novel about a baby is really interesting. I've been following it for over a year and it's finally finished. I've become completely immersed in it, and I really want to see what they'll look like when they grow up!

30. 80 重 Reborn in 1982, and They Still Want Me to Marry My Older Sister? Are They Crazy? 重生82，还让我娶姐姐，疯了吧 Breaking Free from the Seal in the Deep深幽破封Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Tian Wenyu is reborn in 1982. As soon as he returns, he leads the whole village in catching his former mother-in-law in the act of adultery. He will never again marry that wicked older sister who isn’t related to him by blood. He will never again work himself to the bone for that family. He will never again let his adoptive parents suffer the hardships of life. He will make that heartless family pay in blood. He will defy society’s prejudices and pursue his true love. He will do everything he wa 4kReads8.9Score376Shelves

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    The plot is full of twists and turns, and the revenge is swift and to the point—that's what I recommend.

31. 81 穿 Transmigrating to 1976: Hunting in the Mountains with My Pocket Dimension 穿越76，带着空间上山打猎 Seeking Words on the Wind觅语乘风Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Space] [Hunting] An overworked young man unexpectedly transmigrates to the Greater Khingan Mountains in 1976. In an era when people barely have enough to eat or wear, Xu Chen defies his family's objections and resolutely heads into the mountains to become a forest ranger. He originally planned to use his spatial ability to trade in mountain goods and make his fortune. But after an accident leads him to cross into Russian territory with a young woman in tow, he embarks on an Arctic fox hunt. Fro 4.8kReads7.3Score239Shelves

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    A lighthearted, fast-paced novel set in a bygone era; it has room to be completed.

32. 82 重 Reborn: Building a Business Empire 重生：缔造商业帝国 Big Eye大目Urban4.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen, who once possessed a personal fortune of 400 billion, is reborn sixty years into the past. That year, he was a penniless, worthless gambling addict. His wife, begging him to sign the divorce papers; his father- and mother-in-law, wishing he would vanish from the face of the earth; loan sharks threatening him with debt collection notices... Watch him use his knowledge of the next sixty years to turn the tide, lead the next great wave, and build an unrivaled global business empire! 51.5kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves

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    This is a rebirth era, a veteran bookworm is here to save you from your reading slump, you should definitely check it out.

33. 83 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to the Day My Wife Had a Difficult Labor 睁开眼，回到老婆难产当天 It's Xiao Qing是小青啊Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Short dramas: When I Opened My Eyes, It Was the Day My Wife Went Into Difficult Labor; 1988: Reborn to Protect My Wife and Children Early story: farming and business. Later: heading to Ula to trade for equipment, then selling guns, cannons, planes, tanks, and firecrackers printed with our very own dollars (starts at chapter 330). If you had the chance to be reborn, what regret would you make up for? The moment Si Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back on the day his wife went into difficu 19.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
34. 84 重 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Sell a Human Trafficker 重活80年代，开局卖掉人贩子 Rich Young Master from a Poor Family寒门阔少Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Nostalgic rebirth + beautiful wife and devoted dad + making amends and turning over a new leaf + no System + witty humor + cozy everyday life + getting rich through farming] He was once a good-for-nothing, yet also a peerless patriot! Burdened by immense guilt and regret over his wife and daughter, he lived alone to old age, then donated his entire trillion-yuan fortune before he died. But life begins anew. Through tears, the powerful Qin Dongfang returns to 1986, just before his poor, beloved 5.6kReads9.1Score621Shelves
35. 85 重 Reborn in 1982: The Foolish Village Guardian's Hunting Life 重生82：傻子守村人的赶山生涯 The Daydreaming Zhou梦游的小周Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Every village has one or two “village guardians.” They're often slow-witted, but kindhearted. The elders say village guardians come to the human world to endure hardship and cultivation. They ward off disasters and misfortune for the village, taking the bad luck upon themselves. After Chen Wang, a modern-day wage slave, suddenly died, his soul returned to the 1980s and possessed a fool who had just died in Chenjia Village, a village guardian from the Chen family. He has nothing but four bare wal 5.9kReads8.6Score379Shelves
36. 86 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
37. 87 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 176.9kReads8.8Score15.9kShelves
38. 88 重 Reborn in 1978: Hunter-Doctor of Changbai Mountain 重生七八，长白山猎医 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he weathered storms of bullets and enjoyed the splendor of the city. On his sixtieth birthday, he was reborn in the village where he had once lived. In this life, Liu Hongjun just wants to stay in the mountains, work as the village doctor, and spend his free time gathering herbs and hunting. He wants to enjoy a leisurely life. 44.8kReads9.3Score4kShelves
39. 89 重 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 Half a Cup of Strong Tea半盏粗茶Urban5.1M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 11kReads9.0Score958Shelves
40. 90 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 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
41. 91 重 Reborn in 1984: A Warm Home with My Wife and Kids 重生1984老婆孩子热炕头 Big Fat Tangerine大肥橘Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Authentic period drama + No space, no System + One female lead + Devoted husband and father + Hunting + Ginseng digging + Business + Cute pets + Food + Farming] Xu Dahai, a wealthy bachelor worth over a billion yuan, is reborn in Northeast China in 1984, on the very day his wife and daughter died! It’s a race against time: he must save them! In this life, he’ll make up for all the regrets of his previous one and give his wife and daughter twice as much love and care. He’ll make sure they live w 24.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
42. 92 1 The 1980s Tycoon's Road to Fortune 1980大倒爷的发家之路 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Have you ever wondered? Behind this peaceful world, wars have never truly stopped. The invaders no longer look like they did back then, carrying foreign rifles and cannons. They wear suits and ties, sipping coffee in high-end offices. With a snap of their fingers, they strip you of every last bit of your wealth. In their eyes, the people of the world are just a flock of sheep. They have countless ways to shear them, securing their grip on the world. For a hundred years, nothing has changed. They 9.7kReads9.0Score975Shelves
43. 93 重 Reborn in 1983: Back to the Day My Wife and Daughter Died 重生83：回到老婆女儿死亡那天 The God Who Stays Up Late熬夜的神Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Jiangzhou’s richest man, Li Xingfeng, wakes up hungover after a company celebration banquet and unexpectedly returns to the day his wife and daughter died. Looking at the impoverished, shattered home, he happily sheds tears. There’s still time to make things right! In this life, he’ll not only save his family, but also ride the wave of reform to build his own business empire. He’ll unite national brands and form an alliance of homegrown products. Li Xingfeng: “I’m going to treat foreign investor 754Reads8.8Score108Shelves
44. 94 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. 42.2kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves

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    Rebirth novel set in a bygone era. [I've learned it][I've learned it] He really was reborn, back to decades ago when he was penniless! Seeing the two of them, he was very excited, tears welling up in his eyes, but Su Min's face only showed disgust and fatigue, and Nini's eyes were filled with fear as she looked at him.

45. 95 跑 Mountain Running: Contracting Fierce Beasts and Taking Over the Entire Mountain 跑山：契约猛兽，承包整座大山 Eat, Eat, Fool吃吃痴Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Now complete and ready to binge) [Everyday life in the 1980s + hunting + lighthearted + pets] A lonely old forest ranger is reborn in 1984. From the start, he stirs up a hornet’s nest and unexpectedly activates the Beast Servant System. He contracts hornets as beast servants. No beehive on the mountain can escape their tracking! As their master, Shi Lin reluctantly follows behind them to collect the honey. He contracts a sable as a beast servant. Wild rabbits, pheasants, cuckoo birds... There’s 79.5kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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    A lonely, elderly forest ranger named Shi Lin is reborn into the resource-scarce year of 1984. His first step is stirring up a hornet's nest? Unexpectedly, he activates a beast servant system! From then on, the mountains and forests become his "backyard"—tigers for riding, black bears for carrying heavy loads, monkeys for scouting, and even wasps become his "personal guards"! While others struggle for survival, he and his large family thrive by herding and taming wild animals: • A variety of wild delicacies at every meal, with unlimited pork; • Rare flowers and herbs for a fortune, living a life sweeter than honey; • Neighbors envious? With the system in hand and the art of beast taming, he paves the way to wealth for his entire family! Watch as this reborn tycoon navigates the era, living a blissful life in the 1980s with his beast-taming skills!

46. 96 手 Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本，我却只想考大学 Jiang Liangjiang江凉姜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you 11.5kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Super super super super good-looking

47. 97 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score436Shelves

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    If you enjoy realistic period novels with multiple female protagonists, you should definitely check this out! The content covers domestic power struggles, bandits, warlord conflicts, the War of Resistance against Japan, famine relief, the Korean War, and the experiences of educated youth sent to the countryside. You're guaranteed to love it! [Heart emojis]

48. 98 假 The Fake Young Master Was Sent Back to the Countryside, Where He Turned His Life Around with His Wife and Children 假少爷被赶回农村带妻儿逆袭人生 Beautiful Spring Day春光明媚Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Xie Zhao opened his eyes, he was back in 1983. That year, the richest family in Huxian County, the Chen family, found their real son and sent the impostor, Xie Zhao, back to Shishui Village. He couldn’t believe that the parents who had once treasured him like their own flesh and blood no longer wanted him. Had all the love they’d shown him over eighteen years been a lie? He went to ask them, but they wept and cursed him as a curse upon the family. They said he had made their biological son 20.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves
49. 99 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.2kReads9.3Score3kShelves
50. 100 抛 Ditch the Goddess! My Top-Student Deskmate Is the One I Love 抛弃女神！学霸同桌才是我的真爱 Yi Xiaochuan轶小川Urban547k WordsCompleted [Reborn + romance + one heroine + campus + making money] The goddess Lin Xiao had pursued from high school all the way to marriage ran off with another man, taking the savings he had worked half his life to earn. As he lay dying, only his mother and Su Qingguo stayed by his bedside. Carrying his regrets and his longing for Su Qingguo, Lin Xiao is reborn in his final year of high school, 99 days before the college entrance exams. Looking at Su Qingguo, the deskmate beside him, he decides that thi 601Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    People are ultimately bound by the things they couldn't have in their youth, including that girl. [Already added to wishlist]

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