Satisfying Reborn Stories Set in a Bygone Era 重生年代爽文

1. 1 重 Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I 49.2kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

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   In his past life, the male protagonist humbled himself as a devoted admirer to pursue the school beauty, only to be betrayed after exhausting all his efforts. On his deathbed, he learned that his childhood sweetheart had been silently protecting him all along (even donating bone marrow to him). Reborn at a crucial point in his high school life, he makes up for his biggest regret from his past life, abandons his scumbag and devoted admirer identity, accurately locks onto his true love, his childhood sweetheart, and rewrites his life trajectory, fulfilling his obsession with "choosing the right person for a second chance." This is a rebirth + childhood sweetheart + sweet campus romance + revenge story.

2. 2 我 I Really Never Meant to Be Reborn: Destined Across Three Lifetimes 我真没想重生啊之缘定三生 Han Baihan韩白涵Male-Channel Fanfiction883k WordsCompleted [Multiple Rebirths + Making Up for Regrets + Comedy + Everyday City Life] Reborn again? And this time, Chen Gou isn't the only one who's been reborn! Will Shen Youchu and Xiao Rongyu finally find happiness in this life? The answer is yes, without a doubt! [If you're a fan of rebirth stories and have regrets that still weigh on your heart, come on in! The author will help you make up for the regrets of the past!] 135.1kReads8.9Score15.8kShelves

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   The first book was a fanfiction of "I Really Didn't Want to Be Reborn," which resolved my lingering regrets. The rest were all rebirth-themed stories.

3. 3 太 As a Eunuch, My Title Is the Last Thing I Refuse to Give Up 太监的我：称呼是我最后的倔犟 The Past Is Smoke往事如烟Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Martial artists: “You eunuch dog, prepare to die!” Civil officials: “You eunuch dog, may you die a horrible death!” Princes and princesses: “You worthless cur.” As everyone hurls abuse at him, Li Huatian silently draws his sword. “Please call me Director Li. It’s the last bit of stubborn pride I have.” Commoners: “We don’t need heroes who go around righting wrongs. We just need a great man like Director Li.” Generals: “Give me ten military supervisors like Director Li.” Soldiers: “Director Li is 258Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   A book reborn. The super-conglomerate gets shut down every month. If you don't like it, I'll change my surname to yours.

4. 4 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 132.4kReads9.3Score16.2kShelves
5. 5 重 Reborn at University: Starting Out as a Heartbreaker 重生大学：从当渣男开始 Writing While Riding Backward on a Donkey提笔倒骑驴Urban882k WordsOngoing [Urban Slice of Life] + [No System] + [Reborn] + [Business and Making Money] Other people are reborn with a golden finger, able to command the winds and rain and live carefree lives. Chen Shiyan, however, returns to his youth with nothing but the memories of his past life. The disappointments of the past will never happen again, while the glories of the future are still waiting to be built. From now on, the past is behind him, and the flowers are blooming. 116Reads6.1Score—Shelves
6. 6 我 I Make Paper Offerings in a Period Novel 我在年代文里做纸扎 Buron of the House of Fragrance怡红院的布隆Urban6.7M WordsCompleted Li Hongwen transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about a wicked supporting female character’s rise to power. The heroine has a pocket dimension, and the villainess has a supermarket. All he has is the paper-offering craft he learned in his previous life, but that trade is taboo in this era!!! Luckily, a skill from his previous life that he never got to use works in this world. And so, an unremarkable supporting male character who knows the plot appears, much to the villainess’s su 21.7kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves

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   The story recounts how, in the 1970s, people went to the countryside to contribute to rural development, and how, after the resumption of the college entrance examination, they changed their destiny by taking the exam.

7. 7 都 We're All Reborn, So Who Wants to Be a Doormat? 都重生了，谁还做老实人啊 Zhengwen Muyou正文木又Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Reborn in 2014] [No System] [Following His Heart] [Multiple Women, No Harem] [Everyday Life] [A Trip Down Memory Lane] The lessons Yang Zheng learned growing up told him to be an honest person. But life later taught him not to be a pushover. Nice guys come after jerks, and honest men come after nice guys. Unfortunately, Yang Zheng realized that too late. Luckily, fate gave him another chance. Back to 2014. Yang Zheng has just finished the college entrance exams. What was the hottest thing that 20.7kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
8. 8 都 Reborn, So Who's Still Making Choices? 都重生了，谁还做选择！ Ma Sai Ke马塞客Urban664k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5.6kReads8.0Score396Shelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in 2002: I'm Really Not Schizophrenic 重生2002我真的不是精神分裂 October Harvest秋收十月Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Rebirth in a bygone era] + [Everyday urban life] + [No System] + [No cultivation] [Multiple heroines] + [No yanderes] + [Making money through business] + [Campus romance] Zhao Chuyun grew up with his grandfather after his parents divorced. He repeated a year to get into college, only to discover that his first love already had a boyfriend. With a love life and a family like that, he has no regrets he wants to make up for after being reborn. He just wants to live recklessly for once. If you're r 52.3kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
10. 10 这 I’m Reborn, and I’m Still This Handsome 这么帅还重生 A Smile from You for the Beauty君一笑为红颜Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A love-triangle battlefield, everyday romance, a touch of business, emotional gamesmanship, and a high-EQ lead in control. After an unexpected accident, the protagonist, Xu Ke, finds himself back ten years in the past with his memories intact. Isn't this just a head start, plus ten years of experience to leave everyone else in the dust? The shy, insecure boy he used to be suddenly becomes confident and emotionally astute. He starts styling his hair and takes his studies seriously, unlocking both 14.3kReads8.9Score997Shelves
11. 11 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 30.9kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    Aside from those few masterpieces on Tomato Books, this is the first book I've read from beginning to end in the last two years. It had 300,000 readers back then. The protagonist starts by breaking off his engagement, spitting in his father-in-law's face, and beating up his mother-in-law. He then goes on to become a black marketeer, experiencing incredibly exciting adventures and going on a killing spree. The author's writing style, plot, and detailed descriptions are all quite meticulous. Although the protagonist doesn't die, it's still very enjoyable and definitely worth reading!

13. 13 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.7kReads6.3Score291Shelves

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    I think my own book is pretty good, so I'll try recommending it. 😃😃😘😘😃😃

14. 14 1 1981: A Literary Giant Rises from a Returned Educated Youth 1981，文豪从返城知青开始 Five Meters Underwater水下五米Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A cultured old writer from the post-1950s generation had been happily collecting his pension, dancing in the square, and flirting with the old lady next door. He couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable life. Then he woke up reborn at the age of twenty. He had just returned to the city after being sent down to the countryside, and was working on a factory floor. His family was so poor there wasn't even a mouse to be found. Before long, his second younger sister would also undergo a life-changing 10.7kReads8.2Score811Shelves
15. 15 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
16. 16 四 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction6.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 195.9kReads9.0Score13.2kShelves

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    This is definitely a satisfying read, there are lots of girls!

17. 17 重 Reborn in 1976: Starting Over as a Sent-Down Youth 重生1976从知青开始 Sea Soul 0817海魂0817Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A refreshing, long-running political drama] In a freak car accident, Liu Yan gives his life to protect the woman he loves. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to the 1970s and been reborn as a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside, who shares his name. To his surprise, his new self’s wife has the same name as the woman he loved in his previous life. From then on, Liu Yan embarks on a successful path to a career in government… 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 官 Officialdom: Rising from the Grassroots 官场：从基层崛起 Chen Zhuo Can't Keep Calm陈拙不冷静Urban494k WordsCompleted Wang Lilun was silenced by a “benefactor.” Now he is reborn on the day before he returns to the city. This time, he makes a decision that goes against everything his family taught him: he will stay in this remote corner of the Northwest and rise from an unknown nobody into a powerful figure capable of standing up to his “benefactor” face-to-face... 1.1kReads7.2Score108Shelves
19. 19 重 Reborn: Making Money Is What Matters 重生，搞钱才是王道 Contemplating the Storms of Life沉思风云Urban387k WordsCompleted [No System] + [Not mindless wish fulfillment] + [Smart protagonist] + [Urban entrepreneurship] + [Urban life] + [Reborn and making money] + [Building wealth], proceed with caution if these aren't your thing. The protagonist is reborn in 2002. Starting with World Cup betting, money pours in and his life takes off. His immense wealth gives him the life he wants, but it also brings trouble. Whether you're rich or poor, you'll always run into different kinds of trouble. Dealing with trouble is a par 276Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The first two are both rebirth novels set in the modern era.

20. 20 重 Reborn, I’m Going to Live It Up 重生就得尽情浪 Contemplating the Storms of Life沉思风云Urban156k WordsCompleted When Qin Tian was at the peak of his career in his previous life, he left the secular world and became a monk at Shaolin Temple. After passing away, he was reborn in his junior year of college. At last, he understood what kind of life he should live this time around! Living a second life, watch Qin Tian build a life with cheat-like advantages! Living a second life, watch Qin Tian settle the grudges and entanglements from his previous life! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 穿 Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord's Got Some Swagger 穿越1911这个军阀有点拽 Contemplating the Storms of Life沉思风云Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Slow-Building Warlord] + [Smart Characters] + [Industry and Technology] + [Global Conquest]. Read with caution if these aren’t for you. Original title: Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord Is Pretty Daring Qin Yuan, a veteran transmigrator, arrives in Rongcheng, Xichuan, in an unknown era on his tenth transmigration. With money in one hand and a gun in the other, he seizes this opportunity and rises to power! In this life, 102Reads7.4Score—Shelves
22. 22 1 1986: Turning Life Around 1986：逆转人生 Eight-Treasure Egg八宝蛋儿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1986, Han Yi gets the chance to live his life over again. If so, he'll love what he loves and hate what he hates, stirring up wave after wave in this tumultuous era. He won't let go of the people he missed out on before. And besides... he'll make some money, build up his influence, and enjoy a carefree life. 5.5kReads8.8Score517Shelves

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    It's late at night, and I'm suffering from a reading slump. This is a period drama, a must-read for a decade-old bookworm!

23. 23 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
24. 24 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

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    In the late 1970s, they made a fortune in both the military and civilian industries!

25. 25 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
26. 26 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
27. 27 梁 Granny Liang Is Reborn in the 1980s and Quits Her Job 梁老太重生八零，她撂挑子不干了 The Coal Ball Is Very Quiet煤球很文静Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Reborn in the 1980s + silver-haired heroine fiction + satisfying revenge against villains + no golden finger + family and neighborhood life + fighting, scolding, and going wild + rising in status + ensemble cast) (Also known as: Reborn to Become the Most Evil, Wicked, and Notorious Old Lady) The spineless Liang Airong was so timid and useless that her five children all suffered. Her obedient, filial eldest, Ye Huazhen, and her third child, Ye Huashan, both died young. Of her three surviving chi 16.6kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    High-scoring rebirth stories are all pretty satisfying. If the children are unfilial and given a chance after rebirth, and they can't handle it, then just kick them out. After all, you can't make a living off someone who's useless. It's said that children are a debt to their parents, but straightforward people have their own way of living. Giving too many opportunities only hurts your own body and spirit. If they can't handle the opportunity, just give up. No dragging things out. If you're angry, just yell. If you can take action, don't complain. Especially in the first book, without a system or cheat code, if someone is unfilial, just kick them out. If they complain, just slap them. Don't let them suffer any loss.

28. 28 重 Reborn in 1970, I Awaken a System and Start Hunting 重生70年，觉醒系统从打猎开始 Lu Junhou戮骏侯Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s, an era when people went hungry as often as they ate their fill, and even shopping required ration coupons. His father is a retired soldier, and his mother is raising five children. Su Yu is the third child in the family, with a younger brother and sister, as well as an older brother and sister. He starts changing the family's circumstances by hunting. 29.8kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥High-quality rebirth novel set in the modern era

29. 29 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
30. 30 老 After Her Own Son Starves Her to Death, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1970s 老太太被亲儿子饿死后重生七零 Little Apple Is So Sweet小苹果真甜Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge on scumbags + family squabbles + reborn in the 1970s + everyday rural ensemble] In her previous life, after being widowed, Huang Wanqing devoted herself entirely to her children and worked herself to the bone for fifty years! She helped her four sons start families and careers, raised eight grandchildren as an unpaid nanny, and even collected scrap to help with household expenses in her old age. But after a fall left her unable to work, they abandoned her in the old house, wh 7.7kReads8.8Score547Shelves
31. 31 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

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    Here are a few good period novels to recommend. The first one is about Li Laifu traveling back to the 1960s. It's slow-paced and full of details about family life and the daily squabbles between family members. Laifu gets beaten up every now and then. [Kiss] The following books are also worth checking out!

32. 32 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score571Shelves
33. 33 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 rebirth story set in a historical period. The pacing is relatively slow, the descriptions of the era are well done, and there are many humorous elements without being overly repetitive. I highly recommend it and it's suitable for adding to your bookshelf for casual reading to pass the time.

34. 34 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
35. 35 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 61.4kReads7.7Score8.8kShelves

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    A former soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying his previous life's spatial abilities and equipment. Hunting is the main plot, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, tomb raiding, and adventure. The game features novel pets: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, and reindeer. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-developed. Welcome to the series!

36. 36 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 84.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    A story doesn't necessarily have to involve slapping someone in the face to be considered a satisfying read. [Learned something new

37. 37 怼 Clapping Back and Making Money Feel So Good 怼人和赚钱都好爽啊 Goldfish Huaguoguo金鱼花果果Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing + Top Student + Corporate and Business World] Complete! Reborn in a poor village in the 1980s, Xia Yan is dealt a terrible hand: her biological father is seriously ill, her mother favors someone else, and she has no money for school. Xia Yan quickly fights back. She collects the debts owed to her, gives her abusers a piece of her mind, and protects the money she earns herself! Her elders watch her transform from a well-behaved girl int 6.9kReads9.1Score898Shelves

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    A masterpiece of its time, a true gem.

38. 38 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
39. 39 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
40. 40 重 Reborn in the City: The Lazy Fat Guy Turns His Life Around 重生都市之咸鱼胖子要翻身 Zombie No. 26丧尸26号Urban4.1M WordsOngoing [Slice of life + no System + entrepreneurship + entertainment industry] A chubby homebody was reborn twenty years in the past. He no longer wanted to lie flat and wanted to experience a different life. Relying on the memories he had brought back, he had originally planned to make a little money and then drift through life. Instead, he accidentally stepped into the legendary entertainment industry. The actresses he had once only seen in his dreams gradually became part of his life... 21.2kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a period fantasy novel that I've read more than five times... [Slice-of-life + No system + Entrepreneurship + Entertainment Industry] A chubby, overweight guy is reborn 20 years in the past. He doesn't want to stay lazy anymore; he wants to experience a different life. Relying on his memories from before his rebirth, he originally just wanted to make a little money and drift through life, but he unexpectedly steps into the legendary entertainment industry. Those female celebrities he had only seen in his dreams gradually enter his life...

41. 41 重 Reborn in 2001: A Youthful Comeback 重生2001之青春逆袭 Lone Wild Goose, Solitary Swan孤鸿寡鹄Urban5.5M WordsCompleted If you were given the chance to live your life over, what would you choose? Ye Feng has just been reborn and is facing a breakup. In his previous life, he begged desperately to keep the relationship. What will he choose this time? 115Reads6.0Score—Shelves
42. 42 灾 Reborn in a Year of Famine: Saving the Capitalist Heiress from the Start 灾年重生：开局拯救资本家大小姐 Zhengxin Chicken Cutlet正新鸡排Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Xu Feng is a notorious bastard in the village. He drinks heavily and constantly beats and berates his wife. When his sister-in-law Lin Xixue racks up a huge debt, his wife Lin Xiyue begs him for help, but Xu Feng ignores her. In the end, Lin Xixue is hounded to death by her creditors, causing his heartbroken wife to miscarry and completely give up on him. Only when the sisters' family comes looking for them does Xu Feng learn that they are both heiresses of the Lin family! When the Lin family fi 24.5kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves

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    A courtyard house, a place to escape the book drought

43. 43 四 Siheyuan: From Lou Xiao'e and Yu Li to Zhou Xiaobai 四合院：从娄晓娥于莉到周小白 Yan Hua衍画Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted A System, but no overpowered cheat + spatial storage + no brainless wish fulfillment. A crossover of TV dramas: The Story of the Ordinary People, Zhengyang Gate, Blood-Red, and People and Iron, Food and Steel. Low on angst, with a slow-burn plot. Multiple heroines: as the story unfolds, the first heroine will be Lou Xiao'e, the second Yu Li, and the third Zhou Xiaobai... Others to be decided. After a night of heavy drinking, the protagonist Zhao Dahai transmigrates to the 1960s. As someone from 14.7kReads7.7Score934Shelves
44. 44 四 Siheyuan: Beautiful, Don’t Be Like That 四合院：美女别这样 September's Leisurely Fish Song九月闲鱼歌Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing [Courtyard Life + Multiple Female Leads + Decisive Actions + System] After transmigrating as a new resident in the courtyard who was being bullied to death by the old folks expecting him to support them, he reports them to the police and gets Jia Zhangshi sent to the firing squad, while Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui are thrown in jail. He blocks the entrance to Deaf Granny’s home and eats egg cakes, making the old hag shriek with envy. Can helping others really earn rewards? How does 66.9kReads7.3Score4.3kShelves
45. 45 四 Siheyuan: Seizing the Jia Family’s House and Making Qin Huairu Pay Her Debt 四合院：收走贾家房秦淮茹抵债 The Sky Is Blue, but Dusk Has Yet to Come天青暮未临Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted [System + definitely stealing love interests + period setting + some, but not too much, hostility + won't take a loss or put up with mistreatment] [Revenge] The Jia family's house? What Jia family house? Qin Huairu? She was given to me to settle a debt, so she's mine. Silly Zhu, want a wife? Xu Damao, it makes perfect sense for you and Yi Zhonghai to team up and look after each other in your old age. Back in 1955, Gu Yinghua makes up his mind... 46.8kReads7.0Score3.8kShelves
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: I Return from the Army, and You Still Think I'm a Sucker 四合院：参军归来，还当我是怨种 Jinx's Gold金克丝的金Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Courtyard drama + moderate angst + cunning + suspense + slice of life + multiple heroines + changing history + patriotic technology] After He Yuzhu turned the tables in seven seconds on his wife, who had accused him of being irresponsible in court, he drank too much that night and transmigrated into He Yuzhu from Love in the Courtyard. Determined to change his fate, he enlisted in the army without hesitation. Seven years later, He Yuzhu returned from the army to the familiar yet unfamiliar cour 18.4kReads8.0Score1kShelves
47. 47 四 Siheyuan: You’re the Only One Who Can Carry on the Family Line 四合院：家里的香火全都指着你了 Little Bai, At Leisure小白闲来Male-Channel Fanfiction502k WordsCompleted The Li family once had three brothers in the previous generation. By the time Li Bowen was born, he was the family’s only surviving heir. His uncle, Li Dahai, brings him to the Forty-Nine City, where they settle in the Siheyuan at Number 95 Nanluoguxiang. Li Bowen also gets a job as a fitter at the steel mill. On top of working and making a living, he has to outwit everyone in the courtyard. He also bears the crucial responsibility of continuing the Li family line and carrying on the work of thr 9.7kReads6.9Score508Shelves
48. 48 四 After Becoming the Eldest Uncle's Adopted Son in the Siheyuan 四合院成为一大爷养子后 Useless Xiao Mulans小废物木蓝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [No System + Bargain Hunting + Story + Character Growth] Zhang Suo transmigrates by accident into the world of a traditional Beijing courtyard compound. Just as he imagines marrying a beautiful, wealthy woman and reaching the pinnacle of life, he suddenly realizes he’s arrived too early: he’s become a thirteen-year-old beggar on the brink of starvation. What’s worse, he has no System. To stay alive, he has no choice but to ask Yi Zhonghai to take him in as his son, unexpectedly changing the stor 5.8kReads6.8Score201Shelves
49. 49 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Leave Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹赖上我 Champagne Before the Game Is Over半场开香槟Male-Channel Fanfiction5.3M WordsOngoing Zhao Xiyan was an ordinary small-town exam grinder. He had little ambition, but his family's comfortable means let him live a pretty decent life. But just as a speeding dump truck was about to hit one of his students, he rushed forward on instinct. He saved the student, but also had an intimate and decidedly unpleasant encounter with the truck. When he woke again, he was already riding in a donkey cart. Across from him, a young woman with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and two long braids was watchi 189.2kReads8.1Score9kShelves
50. 50 重 After Being Reborn, I Broke Into the Campus Belle's Bedroom 重生后我闯进校花卧室 He Xuexi何学习Urban1.3M WordsCompleted It outshines every other rebirth novel. The rights to adapt this book into a short-form drama have been sold, so you can trust the quality. Enjoy! There's not much else to say. Just give it a read. You'll be left speechless. 18.2kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    This book is far better than Chen Hansheng's; it's definitely a book that could be considered a masterpiece. My opinion is useless; read it yourself. If you don't like it, come and criticize me.

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