Post-Founding-Era Rebirth Stories 年代文，建国后，重生

1. 51 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Nation Sent Me a Soldier Boyfriend 重生八零，国家给我发了个军哥哥 Pig Eight-Flower's Brother猪八花她哥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period + Maxed-Out Skills + Making a Fortune and Placing First in the Exams + Devoted Love] Zhao Jingyan had every skill maxed out, but after getting herself killed through her own stupidity, she transmigrated into the body of a young girl from the 1980s who had returned to her village to search for her family. After quietly questioning her life for a while, she decided to make the best of things. Living well was what mattered. The three essentials of transmigrating to another 4.4kReads8.8Score403Shelves
2. 52 顶 Top Assassin in the 1980s: I'm Taking This Soldier King 顶级杀手到八零：这个兵王我要了 The Libertine from Laoshan崂山来的登徒子Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Two Soldiers + Pocket Dimension + Strong Female Lead + Face-Slapping + Weapons Powerhouse + Comeback] Du Yi is the Blood Demon Organization's elite assassin, ranked number one in the world with a perfect record. She excels at everything, from combat and weapons development to marksmanship. After earning two billion, she wants to retire, get married, have children, and live an ordinary life. The organization has just one demand: hand over all her weapon blueprints and her arsenal, and she'll be 3.3kReads9.4Score430Shelves
3. 53 和 He Shen in the City 和珅在都市 Xu Muyu徐牧渔Urban2.5M WordsCompleted On February 22, 1799, Heshen received a white silk cord from the Jiaqing Emperor and met his end. Somehow, he found himself in the future, in 1983. As an ancient man in a modern city, how will he make his way in the world? 28.8kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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   🔥 A corrupt official from the Qing Dynasty is transported to the 1980s, where he uses his cunning and shrewdness to fight his way up in the business world and rise from humble beginnings, hilariously clashing with modern rules! A critically acclaimed work with a 9.5 Rating and 82,000 readers following the serialization, it's incredibly satisfying!

4. 54 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   This is a very interesting historical novel. I thought it would be very ordinary, but it turned out to be full of surprises and hilarious.

5. 55 重 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 Longing for Naihe by the Bridge of No Return奈何桥畔盼奈何Urban1.1M WordsCompleted After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 311Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   Traditional Rebirth Era Literature

6. 56 黄 Building Terraced Fields on the Loess Plateau 黄土高原开梯田 Huangpu Drifting Pig黄浦漂猪Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [Period Novel] [Upright Values] He carved out a place for himself with his own hands. He made the yellow earth bloom with his sweat. This is a farming novel about changing the whole world through hard work! 4.1kReads8.2Score217Shelves

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   See? 🔍(·ω·)

7. 57 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

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   Highly recommend these urban rebirth novels! 🎬🎬 #Reboot1988# Billionaire Qin Lang returns to 1988 and sees his wife and children struggling in poverty. Qin Lang decides to turn over a new leaf, climb back to the top, and achieve explosive growth in both family and career!

8. 58 我 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 Twelve Mad十二疯Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 67.6kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
9. 59 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
10. 60 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
11. 61 重 Reborn in 1983 重生1983 Hardworking Newbie努力的菜鸟Urban3.9M WordsCompleted A billionaire returns to 1983. His family is poor, his father is hospitalized with severe injuries, and his sister has been forced into a marriage destined to make her miserable for the rest of her life. He falls to his knees in remorse over all the calamities he caused. Luckily, there’s still time to make things right. In an era where gold lies everywhere and business is growing wild, he vows to help his whole family live a happy, fulfilling life this time around, and to whip this era into shap 882Reads8.9Score157Shelves
12. 62 重 Reborn in 1958: One Refusal, Explosive Rewards 重生58：拒绝一下，奖励爆炸 Bao Gungun.包滚滚.Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (Updated with ten thousand words a day + funny daily life + fishing and hunting + mountain and sea foraging + business development. No tragic misery, and no scraping by on coarse grain.) Qin Shouye was reborn in 1958 and gained a Refusal System. Girl: “Big brother, marry me.” Qin Shouye: “No.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. Reward: 100 romantic encounters.” Rich heir: “Get on your knees.” Qin Shouye: “I refuse.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. The other party's assets have been transferre 67.5kReads8.7Score5.5kShelves

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13. 63 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Taking My Younger Sister to Northeast China to Join the Educated Youth 重生七零：带着妹妹下东北当知青 Yuxi Is Not a Creek玉溪不是溪Urban8.0M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [Sent-down youth] + [Hunting and farming] + [Growing ginseng] + [Hard work and perseverance] In his previous life, what Tian Xiangnan regretted most was failing to take good care of his younger sister, which led to her dying far too young. Now that he is reborn, Tian Xiangnan immediately takes his sister with him to the Northeast to become sent-down youths. But on the way there, he unexpectedly discovers a shamanic legacy in a cave. Going hunting? I have homemade, magical sham 25.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    A history of struggle by educated youth, a history of the development of private enterprises, and a history of rural development before and after the reforms—it's a book worth reading.

14. 64 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    The third book is super good.

15. 65 重 Reborn, Yet Still Unable to Resist 重生，依然无法抗拒 I Am but a Grain of Millet我本一粟Urban335k WordsOngoing [A solemn statement from the author] This is a fictional work set in a bygone era. All characters and events are artistic inventions. Any portrayals of historical figures or events are imaginative, entertainment-oriented speculation based on publicly available information, and do not constitute factual statements. They have no connection to any real people or events. Please do not assume otherwise. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read for seasoned bookworms! The writing is exceptional, it has a strong sense of nostalgia, and importantly, it's completely handwritten, no AI (artificial intelligence).

16. 66 五 The Head of the Household in the 1950s 五零年代当家主妇 Wonder Without End妙无涯Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted Bai Baozhu awoke from a dream in a daze. In it, her children had died or been scattered, none of them had found a happy ending, and the whole family had met a tragic fate. It all began when the family was branded with that fatal class background. Waking with a start, Bai Baozhu trampled her enemies, crushed her foes, and step by step escaped their schemes, making sure her family would never suffer the same tragedy as in her dream. But who could have guessed that the deadbeat husband who never ap 5.5kReads8.7Score375Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn and changes her family's fate. No cheat codes or special abilities. Five-star recommendation.

17. 67 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance690k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 21.6kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    In his past life, he wasn't killed by anyone, but by his own mother's verbal abuse. Reborn in the 1960s, he started looking for a stepmother when he was only five, while his biological mother remained completely unaware. The story is already 100,000 words long and is currently at its climax; if you're looking for something to read, just jump right in!

18. 68 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 49.3kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves

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    😜Reborn, I will protect the people I care about.👌🏻I will take revenge on those who deserve it.💊As for some elders who don't care about me,😑I will use all my strength to manipulate them and squeeze out every last drop of their oil.💧The female lead is career-oriented and self-serving.🔥

19. 69 重 Reborn in 1960: I Have a Divine Cauldron Space 重生60，我有神鼎空间 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Zhao Guoqiang died alongside the demolition crew, never imagining that the incense burner in his own main room was a divine artifact. After accidentally becoming the master of the Bronze Divine Cauldron, he was reborn as another man named Zhao Guoqiang. Inside the cauldron's space were towering mountains, lakes, and mighty rivers. What delighted him even more was that the cauldron could condense holy water. Time already flowed ten times faster inside the space than in the outside world. With the 404Reads7.4Score103Shelves

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    Urban Rebirth in the Era of Literature.

20. 70 我 In 1979, I Helped the Whole Village Become Ten-Thousand-Yuan Households 我在七九帮全村成就万元户 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban267k WordsCompleted Chen Sheng and seven good friends explore the Nanshan Cave and obtain the innate spiritual treasure, the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, which lets them travel back and forth to an era thirty years in the future. From then on, they begin a career smuggling goods between the two worlds. Back home, they open brickworks, a sand quarry, clothing factories, and furniture factories. They buy up centipedes and leeches, and become the first in the world to cultivate bamboo fungus commercially. Once every house 617Reads8.0Score—Shelves
21. 71 六 The 1960s: The Legendary Life of the Ninth Young Lady 六零：九小姐的传奇人生 Listen to the Wind and Glazed Moon且听风琉璃Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The gentle, “kindhearted” Ninth Young Lady VS the refined English gentleman Shen Yuntang returns to the 1960s with her memories intact, determined to change the tragedy that befell the Shen family in her previous life. It is just after her mother’s death, and she and A Ying have not yet boarded that doomed cruise ship. There is still time to change everything! In her previous life, Shen Yuntang’s life was like fireworks, dazzling and brilliant, yet all too brief. Her husband died at thirty, and 9.3kReads7.9Score557Shelves

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    The female protagonist is the only legitimate daughter of a large family. In her previous life, she was framed and her family was destroyed. After being reborn, she avoids the tragedy and her family moves to Hong Kong. The female protagonist takes her nephew to study abroad.

22. 72 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.7kReads9.2Score125Shelves

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    [What][I'm about to cry][Thinking][Laughing]

23. 73 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 space, logically sound, well-written.

24. 74 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

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    A really good period novel

25. 75 6 The 1960s: From the Start, I Led the Village Through Famine to Feast on Meat 60年代：开局荒年，我带着全村吃肉 Niuniu Rides a Cow妞妞骑牛Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Hoarding Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Li Youfu transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in 1960, a year of famine, and sees the man's entire life. In his previous life, he was the apple of his family's eye, but he was blind to the truth and married a woman who drained him to support her younger brother. His entire family was bled dry and met a tragic end. As he lay dying, all he wanted was to make up for his regrets and 1.8kReads8.7Score330Shelves
26. 76 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Uncle Silly San Is No Longer Silly 重生七零：傻三叔不傻了 Little Horse, Charge Ahead小马向前冲Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + spatial storage + male protagonist’s perspective + Northeast China’s heated kang lifestyle + cozy farming story] Liu Tiezhu spent his whole life doing hard labor for his older brother’s family, only to end up drugged to death and dumped in a mass grave. Given another life, he’ll use the supernatural arts heaven granted him to stand on his own two feet, find the woman who has been longing for him, and live the rest of his life well. 4kReads8.9Score297Shelves
27. 77 年 Period: A Carefree Little Life Starting with Going to the Countryside 年代：从下乡开始的自在小日子 Salty Fish in the Countryside咸鱼在乡下Urban338k WordsOngoing After accidentally transmigrating to the 1960s, Zhou Yunhuai becomes an educated youth about to be sent to the countryside for a stint in the production brigades. But there's no need to worry. With a pocket dimension at his disposal, he might actually find country life more comfortable… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 重 Reborn in 1960: The Wood-Type Ability User Lives Life on Her Own Terms 重生60木系异能者肆意逍遥 Overlord Bofu霸王伯符Urban801k WordsCompleted After graduating from university, Chu Fan awakened a wood-type ability in a world overrun by zombies, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend. After his body died, Chu Fan’s soul arrived in the 1960s. See how Chu Fan uses his wood-type ability to shine in the 1960s. 9.7kReads8.8Score750Shelves
29. 79 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
30. 80 重 Reborn in 1958: What Am I Supposed to Do Without a Golden Finger? 重生五八：没有金手指我该怎么办 Qiu Ming of Nanyang Ancient City南阳古城的仇明Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The 1950s + Rebirth + Supernatural Ability + Ordinary Protagonist + Making a Fortune) This story is entirely fictional. Don’t compare it to history. If you don’t like it, please don’t read! In this unusual era, it’s truly hard to live well without some kind of supernatural ability, so the heroine of this book has one! Everyday family life, unfolding at a gentle pace. Feng Qingqing is reborn in the body of her young aunt, who died prematurely in her previous life. The story starts in 1958, which 1.1kReads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Rural Era Literature

31. 81 重 Back to 1990: Meat at Every Meal? The Villagers Are Going Wild with Envy 重回90：顿顿吃肉？乡亲馋疯了 Ren Tianye任天野Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Zhang Anping beat his wife, Zhao Lingyun, to pay off his gambling debts, then forced her to work at a hair salon. Desperate, Zhao Lingyun took Xiaobao and drowned herself! His father was so devastated that he got into a car accident, while his mother was left bedridden by illness! His younger sister dropped out of school to care for their mother, then disappeared! His younger brother failed the college entrance exam and ran away from home. Zhang Anping's family was torn apa 16.6kReads8.3Score685Shelves

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    Here are a few rebirth-themed period novels with different styles. The first one is told from the perspective of the male protagonist, Zhang Anping, who is reborn in the 1990s to protect his wife and children and rebuild his wealth. The second one features the female protagonist, Bai Xiuxiu, who is reborn only to discover she is the wicked sister-in-law, while her fifth sister-in-law is the beautiful and kind-hearted heroine. Watch how Bai Xiuxiu deals with her lucky sister-in-law! These two rebirth novels have different styles, but both have good ratings!

32. 82 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 42.5kReads8.5Score4.2kShelves
33. 83 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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    This is a multi-female protagonist historical novel, encompassing elements such as domestic intrigue, bandits, the War of Resistance against Japan, famine relief, the Korean War, and the experiences of educated youth sent to the countryside. Guaranteed to keep you hooked!

34. 84 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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    ୧₍˄·͈༝·͈˄₎୨

35. 85 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 19.3kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
36. 86 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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    A hilarious rural Northeastern Chinese novel that will make you laugh until you wet the bed, featuring a strong male lead who isn't an old lady.

37. 87 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The male protagonist is reborn in the 1970s with a spatial ability! Book 3 is the most exciting! [Eating melon][Eating melon] Book 1: "Viagra?" "Viagra, are you asleep?"... Who? Who is it? They don't even spare an old man like him. Are they trying to drain his last bit of energy? Book 2: "Jiang Sen, what's wrong? Hurry up!" He clutched his chest and looked down, only to see a navy blue vest. Wasn't he stabbed to death in the back while fighting in prison? The next two books are also very exciting! You must read them!

38. 88 重 Reborn in 1977: Starting with Cutting Ties with My Family 重生1977，从断亲开始 Without a Care了无忧Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jiang Sen’s miserable life had all been carefully plotted by others. He was caught in bed with someone, forced to register a marriage, made to give up his job, and sent to the countryside in place of his half-brother. Because he was married, he missed out on the woman he truly loved. Only after he was framed and sent to prison did he learn that the boy wasn’t even his son. In prison, someone stabbed him in the back. Then he was reborn in 1977, on the very day he’d been caug 8.1kReads8.2Score573Shelves
39. 89 赘 The Reborn Son-in-Law's Road to a New Life 赘婿的重生之路 Gray Eagle苍鹰Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Period Drama + Urban + Feel-Good] Yin Tianshui was an orphan. At eighteen, he was chosen by the Feng family in a neighboring village to become their live-in son-in-law. The Feng family’s daughter had a married lover, and she was already pregnant when she got married. On their wedding night, her whole family conspired to get Yin Tianshui drunk, making him believe he had consummated the marriage and injured his new wife in the process. Yin Tianshui endured twenty years of abuse and humi 30.7kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
40. 90 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
41. 91 七 The 1970s: A Dignified, Fierce Officer Carried Me Home in His Jaws 七零：被矜贵又凶的军官叼回家了 Looking Up at the Sun仰望阳光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Wei, a criminal profiler, was killed in retaliation by a criminal and transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder woman in the 1970s who was about to be tricked into marriage. After being used, she had died a miserable death from poisoning. Xia Wei sneered. I’m not that easy to fool. She tore off the scumbag’s mask and methodically crushed his path to success. Even his older brother, the male lead, was dragged down from his pedestal. Just as she was getting ready to enjoy her freedom, 167Reads6.9Score107Shelves

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    Fans of historical fiction shouldn't miss this! [Laughs] The female lead is quirky and funny, with high emotional and intellectual intelligence, while the male leads are mostly elite military personnel. A powerful combination, working together to create a brilliant future! 😄

42. 92 穿 Transmigrating into a Period Novel About Frenemies? The Hidden Big Shot Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 穿进敌蜜年代文？隐藏大佬宠成瘾 I Dream of Writing a Masterpiece做梦都想写精品Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension]+ [Getting Pregnant Before Marriage]+ [Powerful Male Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Everyone’s Favorite] Shen Zhiyu opened her eyes and found herself inside a period novel written by her archrival. The character she’d been given nearly made her sick with rage. Watching her real-world nemesis getting all lovey-dovey with the male lead, Shen Zhiyu reclaimed her own golden finger and made sure her rival couldn’t take advantage of her again. She turned around and married the good-for-not 6.3kReads8.4Score445Shelves
43. 93 藏 Hiding My Pregnancy and Getting Divorced, My Military Officer Husband Begs Me to Remarry Every Day in the Seventies 藏孕肚离婚，七零军官天天求复婚 Young Master An安小爷Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 592Reads7.0Score—Shelves
44. 94 刚 I Had Multiples Right After Joining the Army: The Easygoing Military Wife’s Good Fortune 刚随军就多胎，咸鱼媳妇好运来 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] (1960s, military marriage, soldier king, daily life, multiple births, sweet romance, devoted couple) She transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the village’s contrast to her older female cousin. Her cousin is clever, gentle, and virtuous, while she’s spoiled, arrogant, and big-busted but dim-witted. Jiang Qian, who arrives with a pocket dimension stocked full of supplies, thinks that’s no problem at all! When her blind date takes a liking to her cousin, apologizes to her, and then se 26.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
45. 95 八 A 1980s Military Marriage: After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become the Courtyard’s Dream Girl 八零军婚，穿书后成了大院白月光 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A genius girl from a family of doctors transmigrates into a period novel by accident, becoming the vicious female supporting character. Ye Xiaoxiao is the Hao family's fake heiress. Raised in a military compound in the capital, she is the apple of every young man's eye. But when she turns seventeen, the real heiress returns, and the wheels of fate begin to turn. The apple of everyone's eye becomes yesterday's leftovers. Her admirers switch their allegiance, and compared with the inspiring heroin 16kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
46. 96 霍 Lord Huo's Dearest, Tangtang Is Even More Beautiful Today 霍爷的小心肝，糖糖今天又变美了 The Cultured Little Bear小熊有文化Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Audiobook now available) [Period drama comeback + everyone loves the heroine + powerful men bow to love + several men first despise her, then fall for her + groveling exes + romantic rivalry + adapting popular works + entertainment world in the early 2000s] “Tang Ying, are you really that desperate for a man? You shameless thing.” “Even if every other woman in the world died, I still wouldn't look at you.” Tang Ying, a superstar of her generation, transmigrates into a tragic female side charact 13.3kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    When Huo Shen slammed the word "get lost" in her face, how could he have known that Tang Ying's "right-angled shoulders" were trained to withstand all malice? On set, the director chased after her to hand her the script, Huo Shen smashed a cup in front of the monitor, and the whole internet was flooded with comments like "Tang Ying's shoulder and neck lines are killing it." Who wouldn't be amazed by her level of regret!

47. 97 开 From the Start, I Used Loaches to Catch Mandarin Fish and Made a Fortune 开局用泥鳅钓鳜鱼，疯狂发家致富 Huang Family Warrior黄家勇士Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Lure Fishing for Mandarin Fish]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Rural Life] This book is also known as: “Reborn, My Gorgeous Spicy Wife Gives Birth to Twins for Me” “While My Young Wife Is Still Innocent, I'll Talk Her Into Having Twins!” “From the Start, I Use Loaches to Catch Mandarin Fish and Make a Fortune” “Girl, spread your legs!” “Put your back into it!” “You might be carrying twins!” “Push!” “Ahhhhh!” Hearing the heart-wrenching screams coming from the thatched hut, Zhou Xiao 2.2kReads9.1Score226Shelves

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    [Heart] This is from the male protagonist's perspective! [Heart] 1. The male protagonist is reborn on the day his wife gives birth. In this life, he wants both his wife and child and will never repeat the tragedy of his previous life. So this is a story of a prodigal son returning home, spoiling his wife and children, and incidentally becoming rich... 2. The male protagonist, a billionaire, returns to the 1970s. Along with the reform and opening up of the motherland, he becomes rich and incidentally spoils his wife and children... 3. The male protagonist, a rogue with the dual identity of a peerless patriot, is reborn in 1986, before his beloved wife and children were abducted. So this story begins with fighting child abduction... [Heart] Ta-da! [Heart] Sweetie is here with her favorite books!

48. 98 大 The Great Nation's Top Doctor 大国上医 Fang Qianjin方千金Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Fang Lezhang, an outstanding modern doctor from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, wakes up one morning reborn in the 1990s as Fang Le, a medical student of that era. Suffering from tuberculosis, he has taken a leave of absence and is stuck at home, despised by everyone as a sickly consumptive. Fortunately, he has a kind and beautiful wife to care for him. Now that he's reborn in the 1990s, should he ride the wave of the times and become the richest man alive, or draw on his 17.5kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
49. 99 从 Starting in 1991, I Conquer the World 从1991开始，收割全世界 Well-Fed饱食Urban2.5M WordsCompleted The winds of reform sweep across the land, and the working people must make good on their promise. On the eve of the second wave of wealth creation, Han Xiaodong is reborn. The most outstanding fund manager of his previous life, Han Xiaodong quickly amasses a vast personal fortune with his astonishing memory and calculating power. “To me, a financial titan is nothing more than a kind of reptile.” And so, in 1997, Han Xiaodong strikes without hesitation, prying out the titan’s teeth one by one. 1.2kReads9.1Score276Shelves
50. 100 日 Paying One Billion in Taxes a Day, and You Call This a Village Collective Enterprise? 日交税十亿，你说这是村集体企业 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban523k WordsCompleted Zeng Fanchao, the richest man in Beihu Province, catches the eye of people who want to seize his family fortune for free. When he refuses, Liu Batian, a prison warden who holds the low ninth rank, sends men to sever his tendons, force-feed him a drug that robs him of his voice, and throw him from a cliff over a hundred meters high. He crashes down onto the land temple beneath the cliff, smashing it to pieces. His own body is shattered, too, but the blood flowing from him is mysteriously absorbed 639Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction, rebirth fiction, male-oriented fiction

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