Looking for Novels About Buying and Reselling Goods, Set in the 1980s or 1990s 求那种倒卖的小说，八九十年代的那种。

1. 1 回 Back to 1981: It All Started With Phoenix Bicycles 回到81：倒腾凤凰牌自行车开始 Brother Shui水哥Urban2.1M WordsCompleted New novel: [Back to 1976: My Years as the King of Night Soil!] [Reborn and transmigrated + one female lead + no saintly behavior + decisive and ruthless + inspirational] Back in 1982, he transmigrates into the body of a recently released convict. His family is dirt poor, his father has a disabled right leg, his little sister is still young, and his eldest sister is being forced to marry a cripple because of the family’s debts... From the start, it’s practically hell mode! Watch Chen Bei use his 6kReads7.9Score450Shelves

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   In time-travel novels, especially those set in the 80s and 90s, almost everyone without a system is a poor guy with no connections or resources. Trying to cause trouble in that era would be a recipe for disaster, unless they travel to southern cities like Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, or Fujian. Northern stories tend to be more consistent. This one, for example, has a semblance of logic and is worth a read.

2. 2 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score239Shelves

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   The first was sent to Taiwan in the 1960s to trade goods; the second took advantage of the collapse of the UAE to frantically trade technology and equipment for the country, thus helping the nation avoid some detours in its development.

3. 3 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

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   🔥Rebirth and triumph + a thrilling era of business warfare! Starting with a homemade gun, he takes down the entire field! "Rebirth in 1988" takes you on a journey to wealth for the ruthless Si Chen: ❌Refuses the tragic deaths of his wife and children! This hardcore dad fights his way to riches with a homemade gun, transforming himself from a black market trader into an arms tycoon! From firecrackers to tanks for US dollars 🚀 While robbers beg for help, Si Chen's arms empire has already quietly risen!

4. 4 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban443k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6kShelves

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   All privileges of the five

5. 5 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical632k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 24.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves

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   With the death of the inhabitant, he inherited

6. 6 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban229k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.3kReads—Score192Shelves
7. 7 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 46.7kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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   Meets the requirements, top-tier action-packed novel, highly recommended!!!

8. 8 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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   This historical fiction is pretty good; I've already finished reading it. You guys should check it out.

9. 9 重 Reborn: The Winds of Change in 1994 重生：风起1994 Sword Shining on Cold Frost剑照寒霜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Su Changqing, paralyzed for over twenty years, was reborn in 1994 with a heart full of pain and regret! In his previous life, his paralysis destroyed his family, leaving them broken and ruined! This time, he would turn his fate around! He would sell delicious food, open factories, build businesses, and take his products across the country and around the world, becoming a food industry tycoon! He would lead his whole family to a prosperous, peaceful, and happy life! 7.2kReads8.7Score430Shelves

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   Paralyzed for twenty years, Su Changqing is reborn in 1994, determined to reverse the tragedy of his family's destruction in his previous life. Starting from a food stall, he opens factories and runs businesses, gradually becoming a food industry tycoon and leading his family to a prosperous life. [Sparrow Food Masterpiece][Thoughts] Urban Farming · Rebirth and Counterattack · Food Business Wars · Era Entrepreneurship

10. 10 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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    Currently in the 1990s, the protagonist went to the Soviet Union to engage in illegal trading and become a middleman.

11. 11 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The story starts off disastrously! Her mother is a madman, her stepfather a scumbag. To escape her stepfather, Su Miao jumps off a building, only to find herself transported back to the time of her parents' divorce. This time, she resolutely chooses her father, and from then on, she focuses on her studies and career...

12. 12 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    This is a heartwarming slice-of-life story. There are no tropes like rebirth, divorce, or being cheated on; it's just simple family life, with a slow pace. There are no eccentric relatives, just a harmonious family. No revenge or villainous treatment, only sweet and playful everyday moments. Reading it is like a breath of fresh air; simple pleasures are the most comforting. I'm currently following the story, so if you're interested and want more, check it out!

13. 13 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 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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    ✅Money only counts when it's piled high, and a punch only counts when it draws blood! In this world, wolves travel a thousand miles to eat meat, dogs travel a thousand miles to eat excrement, live fish swim upstream, and dead fish drift with the current. Zhou Dongbei, wielding an axe, is determined to be the wildest wolf! "You want to marry my sister to that idiot?" The axe blade flashes coldly, and the debt collectors wet themselves on the spot. The gambling addict father, a coward for half his life, never imagined that his son's true calling was to use ration coupons to earn his first pot of gold and to build his first mountain on the battlefield. The roar of bulldozers crushed the frozen soil of the 1980s, and the steel and concrete were forged with the blood and sweat of his brothers. From street hustler to "Boss Zhou," he always remembered: "Money must be earned, life must be lived, and reputation must be earned!" This world has always been one where: the weak fear the strong, the strong fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless! Since fate has given him a second chance at life, he'll let the snow of Northeast China be stained with his ruthlessness!

14. 14 九 Abandoned Wife of the 1990s: From the Start, I Divorced and Became the Richest Woman 九零弃妇：开局离婚做首富 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should you do after transmigrating into an ugly, overweight abandoned wife in the 1990s? She didn’t ask for a single cent in bride price and even brought a hefty dowry, yet her sister-in-law took over the marital home, and her husband’s family beat her bloody and called her a shrew who didn’t know her place. What should she do? Ji Xue says: Easy. Since they call her a shrew, she might as well show them what a real shrew can do. She drums up a racket to tell the whole neighborhood about her 754Reads9.1Score118Shelves

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    Except for the first book, where the female protagonist is from the 1990s (where buying and selling is legal), the female protagonists in the other books all engage in buying and selling.

15. 15 女 A Woman-Dominated World in the 1970s: I Happened to Save a Green Tea Male Educated Youth 女尊穿七零：顺手救个绿茶男知青 Han Yu Who Loves Sweet Grapes爱吃香葡萄的寒羽Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A seemingly sweet but secretly scheming male youth sent to the countryside + a woman who transmigrates into a matriarchal world] Lu Fangning has always believed that women earning money to support the family while taking three husbands and four consorts is only natural! Because of his identity, Qin Beize appears harmless on the surface. But behind the scenes, anyone who offends him gets a sack pulled over their head and their legs broken! Lu Fangning: “Men are timid and sensitive. 770Reads8.3Score106Shelves
16. 16 八 1980s Pocket Dimension: I Donate Billions in Supplies to My Country 八零空间：我给祖国捐了亿万物资 Lin Guo'er林果儿Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted From a melodramatic novel about fleeing famine, she transmigrated into a heartwarming period novel. The original owner was a pitiful girl. On the day of her engagement, her fiancé betrayed her, and her stepfather nearly sold her to a widower to serve as a stepmother to his two children. Su Qiao’s response: No need to panic! Using both soft and hard tactics, she took her mother and left, escaping her parasitic stepfather and his family. She had a pocket dimension, medical skills, martial arts, an 36Reads8.9Score—Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Lucky Star Sets the World Ablaze 穿越七零：福运大佬燃翻天 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Futuristic high technology, strengthening the country and enriching its people, the whole family’s darling, a lucky charm, power fantasy Gu Jinxiu arrives in the 1970s with a pocket dimension full of future technology. After getting revenge on her scumbag father, who married into her mother’s family, and her wicked stepmother, making their lives worse than death, she takes her younger brother and heads to the countryside in style. Out in the countryside, she builds a career and runs bu 10kReads9.1Score1kShelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Ascetic Educated Youth Can't Stop Coveting Her 穿七零，禁欲知青每天都在觊觎她 Big Big Big Malt大大大麦芽Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Satisfying Revenge + Sweet Romance, No Angst + Building Wealth + Food] With a warehouse full of billions' worth of supplies, Jiang Banxia transmigrates into a seventies-era novel as the villainous village beauty. She decides to walk her own path and leave the original plot nowhere to go. She keeps one thing firmly in mind: the male lead belongs to the heroine, the second male lead belongs to the heroine, even the wicked supporting heroine belongs to the heroine. Only delicious food and a little 826Reads8.4Score103Shelves
19. 19 重 Reborn in 1980: The Heroine Turns Over a New Leaf 重生1980：女主她浪子回头了 Er Lanlan贰蓝蓝Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Xing was manipulated by her family into leaving for the city. She abandoned her husband and children! After working herself to the bone for more than a decade, all the money she earned was spent by those ungrateful wolves! In the end, she died miserable and alone. Reborn into a new life, she discovered that her son was smart and capable, her daughter lively and adorable, and even her husband was devastatingly handsome. She cursed her past self for being a fool. Why had s 617Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    No system, no special abilities, no cheat codes—the female protagonist is reborn. In her previous life, she abandoned her husband and two children to return to the city. Reborn, she will never do that again. Seizing the opportunities of the 1980s, she starts a business by setting up a stall; the career storyline is also well-developed. Her daughter is also very protective of her mother; when they encounter bad guys, she throws stones to protect her.

20. 20 重 Reborn in 1986: Building a Fireworks Empire 重生86：一手打造烟花王朝 The Hao Sheng Brothers昊晟兄弟Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1986, he found himself facing his familiar hometown and the family he remembered. Zhang Yunxu was overcome with emotion. Eager to change his family's life and avert the tragedy of his previous life, he was desperate to get started! He made full use of his advantages and acted before anyone else: intercepting business deals, seizing the market, buying land, and building factories! The first lavishly furnished self-built home in Liu City! The first high-quality printing factory in Liu Ci 6.9kReads8.5Score325Shelves

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    🌈🌈🌈Here! Look here☔☔ Back to '86, the era where daring meant making money! Reborn in 1986, Zhang Yunxu is surrounded by familiar faces and family members from his memories. Tears well up in his eyes as he is filled with excitement and an urgent desire to change his family's life and the tragedy of his previous life! He fully utilizes his advantages and strikes first! He intercepts customers, seizes the market, and secures land to build a factory! The first self-built luxury house in Liushi! The first high-quality printing factory in Liushi! The first person in Liushi to own a car! Shen Jun: "I really want to crack open your head and see how many secrets are inside!" Mu Bai: "Although it's only a two percent share, I'm so glad I chose to invest back then!" Su Xinyan: "I've given so much, can't you just throw off the shackles of the past?" Zhang Yunxu: "Different lives..."

21. 21 7 The 1970s: You Have Space, So Why Not Hunt and Trade? 70年代：有空间你不打猎倒卖？ Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Travel between two worlds ➕ resell supplies ➕ raise hunting dogs ➕ hunt ➕ raise wild animals ➕ fish for rare giant fish ➕ build a wellness resort ➕ bring technical documents for missiles, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets, along with high-yield hybrid seeds, to the 1970s and 1980s] He transmigrates to 1977, an era when guns and hunting are unrestricted and wild animals are unprotected. Yang Guangshu, fifteen Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, Xiasi dogs, and East Sichuan hunting dogs, pl 24.7kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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    A book about reselling books across two eras, from the 1970s to 2024. Brothers looking for something to read might want to check this out.

22. 22 年 Period: With a System, How Could I Fail to Find a Wife? 年代：有系统还怕找不到老婆？ Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban93k WordsOngoing Production team + Cao Cao's top disciple + raising hunting dogs + hunting and reselling game + raising wild animals + miracle doctor + multiple female leads + helping the nation make great strides in technology, weapons, and the economy + item exchange His educated-youth sweetheart got into university, and he should have been happy for her as he stayed behind with the production team. But instead of a love letter, he received a breakup letter. His parents were dead, his younger siblings were dis —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrating to the Modern Era: I Haul Supplies Home by the Armload 穿越现代，我哐哐往家搬物资 Loves Sweetheart Rice Cakes爱吃糖心糍Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted For generations, Nanshan Village has passed down one ancestral rule: “Never flaunt your wealth or show off your riches.” Even in the years when people barely had enough to eat or clothes to cover themselves, the village chief constantly reminded the villagers to remember the old rule. At first, Chunxia only prayed that Heaven would give her little sister enough milk powder to survive. Heaven took pity on her and sent her to another world where she could earn money by collecting garbage. Her litt 2.1kReads9.0Score255Shelves

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    1️⃣ Set in western Guangdong in 1979 and an urban village in Shenzhen in 2013, the story revolves around buying and selling goods. With this "golden touch," the female protagonist supports her younger sister for three months and leads her family to prosperity.

24. 24 九 Getting Rich in the 1990s: I Married for Love and Became a Borderland Trader 九零暴富宠婚：我在边境做倒爷 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Two transmigrators + both leads are each other’s first and only love + storage pouch + few troublesome characters] An accident sends Tong Xiaoqian to a small mountain village in northeastern China in the 1990s, right on her wedding night. To keep her company on the way through transmigration, she even gets a dog man as a bonus. Literally: a dog and a man. Lei Yihong is baffled too. Why would something as absurd as transmigration happen to him? And why did he have to transmigrate with the stupid 827Reads9.2Score124Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 18kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    Rebirth-themed novels rated 9 or above on Tomato (a Chinese search engine)

26. 26 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 37.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
27. 27 回 Rewind to 1983 回档1983 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After a night of drinking, middle school teacher Li Huijun was reborn on the eve of the 1983 college entrance exams. Determined to keep his family from suffering again, he became the top scorer, sold salted fish, collected antiques, and held public office, quietly building himself into a tycoon. Now watch as the man standing atop the mountain of wealth stirs up the winds and clouds of the world... 13.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
28. 28 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
29. 29 重 Rebooting 1988 重启1988 Year's End年末Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Millionaire Qin Lang returns to 1988. Seeing his beautiful wife and adorable daughter struggling in poverty, Qin Lang, who lost his way chasing money in his previous life, decides to climb to the top once more, with family in one hand and career in the other, and shape this wild, fast-growing era! 1.4kReads9.1Score244Shelves
30. 30 重 Reborn in 1993: Collecting Rent in the Capital 重生1993，我在首都收房租 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Wang Mingqi, a small-time businessman, is reborn in 1993. To get away from his unreliable father, he uses his knowledge of the future to make his way in Beijing, investing everywhere and buying up houses. Before he knows it, he has become one of the city's biggest property owners. Life in his courtyard house is full of variety, with one petty drama after another playing out like scenes in a movie. Every day, he's either collecting rent or on his way to collect rent, exhausted but happy. 20.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
31. 31 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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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

32. 32 我 My Rebirth Is So Hard 我的重生太难了 Wells Du威尔斯杜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Originally titled My Rebirth Is Too Hard. The current title only reflects the protagonist's ambitions, not what the story is actually about. A slow-burn, everyday-life story. The protagonist isn't a big shot, doesn't take the world by storm, and won't become a billionaire. If you don't like a reborn protagonist without lofty ambitions, don't read it, and please don't leave negative comments! Writing takes effort, so if it's not for you, please leave quietly. Thanks for holding back on the critic 2.2kReads8.8Score143Shelves
33. 33 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 89.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
34. 34 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.3kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    ☃️☃️The female lead had a dream on her second day of marriage. In the dream, she had worked hard for decades, only to die before she could enjoy her life. She had married a lazy bum from the surrounding villages and was determined not to follow the same path as in her dream. So she started using all sorts of tricks on the male lead. Her mother-in-law said: "I clearly married a hardworking daughter-in-law, so why is my lazy son getting more and more diligent, while my daughter-in-law has become lazier?" [Facepalm][facepalm]

35. 35 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

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    A decent historical novel.

36. 36 重 Back to 1982: It All Begins in a Little Fishing Village 重回1982，从小渔村开始 Explosive Garfield暴炸加菲Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Relaxed Daily Life + One Heroine + Mountains and Seas + Farming] Lin Dongyang shook his head. He had only been watching as a leatherback turtle was hauled ashore and helping release it back into the sea, but it got tangled up with him. The moment he opened his eyes, he was back in 1982, on the very day he had made a terrible mistake. The sight of the shabby old house brought distant memories flooding back. Looking at his wife beneath him, belly swollen and tears on her face, he felt 22.5kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
37. 37 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
38. 38 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
39. 39 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
40. 40 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
41. 41 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Tears Up the Plot and Builds Infrastructure 穿书七零，炮灰手撕剧本搞基建 Frosty Sky Over a Thousand Trees万木霜天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Qin Feng opened his eyes, he had become the male lead's stepbrother in a Period novel. A biased father, a vicious stepmother, a reborn male lead, and Qin Feng, destined to be cannon fodder... Faced with a disastrous start, Qin Feng smiled when a construction and engineering study System suddenly appeared. His stepbrother stayed in the city while he went to the countryside. The original owner was furious, but Qin Feng was thrilled. Reclaiming wasteland and farming? Not a chance. He used a se 8.2kReads8.0Score573Shelves

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    This is a dual transmigration novel with a refreshing premise and no major flaws, making it highly readable.

42. 42 重 Back to 2003: My Rise Begins in the Demolition Zone 重返03，从拆迁区开始逆袭 The Moon Was Bent by My Kick月亮是哥踹弯的Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Treasure hunting and bargain finds across the board: demolition zones, construction-waste yards, antique street stalls, scrap-buying stations, and more. The experiences of his past life taught Chang Shun a truth more commonplace than any other: money can't buy everything! But without money, you can't take a single step! Reborn with experience living in demolition zones, all he wants is to start making money... 16.2kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    Through his past life experiences, the protagonist understood a truth—a truth so cliché it couldn't be more obvious… Money isn't everything, but without it, you can't get anywhere. Having experienced living in a demolition zone after his rebirth, his only thought is to make money… by reselling antiques he found… [Exploring][Exploring][Got it][Got it][Strike hard][Strike hard][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

43. 43 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Wild Years 重生九零之野性时代 Bin Cola彬可乐Urban3.8M WordsCompleted Li Fei was betrayed by his best business partner and his beloved young wife, leaving him trapped in a power struggle among the heirs of wealthy families. Unable to fight back, he leaped from the tower of his company building and ended his life. To Li Fei's surprise, he didn't die. Instead, he was reborn in the 1990s, just after finishing his college entrance exams. His mother was still alive, and his father was still at his post. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his past, he began amassi 29.2kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    🍀A novel that perfectly fits the requirements is here! ✅ I'd call it the pinnacle! ✅ Highly recommended by a seasoned bookworm with 3,000 hours of reading experience.

44. 44 带 Back to 1980 with My Pocket Dimension 带着空间回到1980 Set Sail with a Dream以梦启航Urban822k WordsCompleted Original title: Returning to 1980 with an Inventory Space [Period piece + no System + making money + taking advantage of every opportunity] Lu Shu, a man who has never accomplished anything, unexpectedly arrives in 1980 and wakes up to find that he has an inventory space full of supplies. Feeling lost in this unfamiliar era? Then let's start with a modest goal: make three hundred million first! With the inventory space at his disposal, watch Lu Shu take advantage of the whole world. How could he 4.1kReads8.8Score275Shelves
45. 45 特 Agent Yi Leng 特工易冷 Xiao Qi Jiao骁骑校Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (Originally titled Agent Yi Leng) Huang Pi Hu, the cook at Yumei Restaurant, is a greasy, lecherous middle-aged man who likes to drink, smoke, and fiddle with his beads. He also often follows female students around. No one knows his true identity: retired agent Yi Leng, a godlike heartthrob to countless beautiful women. He has hidden himself among ordinary people only to quietly protect his daughter, who no longer recognizes him. 25.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
46. 46 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
47. 47 重 Back to 1983: Raising Livestock and Building Wealth with My Seven Sisters 重回83：带着七个姐姐养殖致富 A Bookworm Who Reads Web Novels看网文的书虫Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The rating just came out, so it's low for now. Don't worry about it. It'll go up later. [A period piece, slice of life, farming, raising children, a small northern village. Early on, the story focuses on catching cicada nymphs, hunting scorpions by torchlight, trapping birds, fishing, farming, selling vegetables, and raising chickens, ducks, and pigs, with things gradually developing.] Wang Dongsheng was working at a construction site one night when a dump truck sideswiped him. He found himself 1.6kReads7.1Score115Shelves

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    Historical fiction, get rich quick!!!

48. 48 重 Reborn in 1970: Divided from the Family from the Start 重生70，开局被分家 Old Man's New Book老人新书Urban984k WordsCompleted In the first half of his previous life, the protagonist lived recklessly and did every kind of evil, ending up with his family destroyed... In the second half, he worked hard and diligently. Just when he had finally managed to buy a house in the city, his nephew pulled out his feeding tube... Reborn just before the family split up, Chen Wein 7.6kReads8.2Score502Shelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1987: Hosting Banquets in the Countryside 重生八七：我在农村做大席 Foodie Who Never Gains Weight吃货不长肉Urban3.0M WordsOngoing I’m the best banquet chef in Rehe Township. Hire me for your feast and I’ll make you look good! A chef and food blogger in the age of big data, he returns to the 1980s to cook village banquets. In a word... nailed it! Don’t look down on village banquet chefs. There’s money to be made, meat to eat, and no end of lively happenings to watch. Li Chun is living a full and happy life. Don’t believe me? Then come on in and see for yourself... 58.8kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves
50. 50 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s, and Discover My Mom Is a Total Green Tea 穿书七零，发现我妈是大绿茶 Encounter遇见Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Self-Serving Female Lead + Terrible Family + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Everyone’s a Master Schemer + Devoted Couple + Joins the Military Later] Just after transmigrating, Zhao Qianqian manages to offend her stepsister and steal her fiancé! And this is all happening inside a book. The man she stole is the female lead’s cash cow, a third male lead, and he’s about to be targeted and framed by the reborn female lead. Then she discovers that her mother has it even worse. Just to 7.2kReads7.3Score499Shelves

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