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

1. 401 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score219Shelves
2. 402 逐 The Dream-Chasing Years 逐梦年代 Liu Feng流沣Urban4.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Qiming, a fishmonger at the wet market, sees his fate take an unexpected turn! One dream takes him thirty years into the future, giving his life a major boost. From then on, he’s surrounded by wealthy heiresses, business tycoons’ daughters, and movie stars. At last, the down-on-his-luck young man embarks on a life of glory... Thanks to everyone who looked down on me! You’ll only make me stronger! 2.1kReads8.4Score199Shelves
3. 403 当 When They Wanted to Turn Back, I Was Already Gone 当她们想回头时，我却早已不在 Xina Qixi Nai西奈栖息耐Urban460k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the youngest son of the prestigious Jiang family, lost as a child. After they found him, they never accepted him. No matter how hard Jiang He tried to please them, nothing worked. During a fire, his three older sisters abandoned him without hesitation, anxiously taking the fake young master away and leaving him to burn alive... In this life, Jiang He stops debasing himself by begging for the ridiculous, biased love of that family. He simply waits quietly until he com 10.6kReads8.6Score924Shelves

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   This is a standalone angst-filled novel where the protagonist, Jiang He, is reborn. To avoid the unfair treatment she received in her previous life, she gradually overcomes dangers and escapes her predicament.

4. 404 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 34.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
5. 405 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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   Reborn in the 1960s and 1970s, I became rich.

6. 406 重 Reborn in 1960: The System Helps Me Rule the Hunting Grounds 重生60：系统助我猎界称雄 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban345k WordsCompleted Li Changsheng became a thirty-year mortgage slave after buying a home with no down payment. With housing prices falling and his job gone, he was on his way home when he kindly helped an elderly person who had fallen, only to be extorted by them. So he simply dragged them along to die with him, ridding the world of two bad people. Unexpectedly, he then received a Cloning System and transmigrated, reborn into the body of another Li Changsheng in 1960. See how Li Changsheng uses the Cloning System 991Reads6.1Score—Shelves
7. 407 离 Five Years Away from Home, I Return at the Top 离家五年回来即是巅峰 Home-Raised家养Urban303k WordsCompleted In 1997, the man everyone thought was crazy was out in the countryside collecting weeds, buying earthworms, opening restaurants, and starting companies. When he was worth a million and thought he’d reached the peak of his life, he discovered that every one of his employees seemed to have an extraordinary past. The orphaned heir to the Hunan cuisine school, a limping strategist with the surname Zhuge, and even the old man who taught Tai Chi turned out to be some big shot! Wang Dashan’s lips curle 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a historical novel without reincarnation, but it's quite enjoyable!

8. 408 和 After Breaking Up with My Girlfriend, My Life Soared to New Heights 和女友分手后，我的人生平步青云 Midnight Sentiments午夜情怀Urban2.3M WordsCompleted After Zhong Guoren is unexpectedly reborn, his life is completely rewritten. Using the memories of his past life, he gets everything he wants, rising from an ordinary civil servant to a higher-level position where he can serve the people. 10.4kReads8.4Score817Shelves

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   Those who enjoy working in officialdom might want to check this out.

9. 409 我 I Fish with Dragon Blood, and Every Fish and Shrimp in the Sea Goes Wild 我用龙血钓鱼，海中鱼虾都疯了 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Fishing with dragon blood sends every fish and shrimp in the sea into a frenzy. Tempering my body with dragon blood and making a name for myself with dragon fists. I use dragon dung and urine in my space to grow ginseng and tea plants. Every year, I drip another drop of dragon blood beneath the tea plants. Regularly drinking the tea they produce delays aging, strengthens the body, promotes longevity, fortifies the bones and sinews, beautifies the skin, turns white hair black, and even boosts vir 728Reads8.6Score179Shelves
10. 410 何 How to Chase Away Worries? Fish Until Your Cooler Overflows 何以解忧钓鱼爆护 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban744k WordsCompleted Zhang San used to be a street vendor selling leather shoes. When the city launched a campaign to become civilized, street vending was banned. Just as he found himself out of work, his girlfriend betrayed him and ran off with the savings he had built up over six years of selling at his stall. Drunk, Zhang San went fishing by the river and unexpectedly hooked a Shanhe Ring. The ring had been forged by the Primordial Immortal Venerable from fragments of worlds and various heavenly treasures. It con 1.4kReads8.7Score103Shelves
11. 411 我 After I Raised the Cutest Girlfriend, the Campus Belle Burst Into Tears 我养成超可爱女友后，校花急哭了 Little Soft Candy小能软糖Urban1.3M WordsOngoing “I don't like you... I reject you!” Jiang Che's confession was rejected, he did poorly on the college entrance exam, and his life took a nosedive... After an accident, he was reborn at eighteen, on the eve of the college entrance exam. This time, Jiang Che decided he wouldn't be a lovesick doormat anymore. But after Jiang Che left, Su Rongyin, the childhood friend and school beauty who had rejected his confession, came chasing after him. “Jiang Che, why are you ignoring me?” “Jiang Che, can't we 56.4kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves

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    "I refuse..." "There's no such thing as liking or disliking..." "I just don't want to be in a relationship..." ... "Breaking news! Jiang Che confessed to Su Rongyin and was rejected!" "Holy crap! Jiang Che actually dared to do that!" "What was he thinking confessing to the school beauty? He's just a lackey to her!" "It's like a toad trying to eat swan meat, it's hilarious..." ... In a room plastered with posters of complicated relationships. Beer bottles lay scattered haphazardly on the floor. After reading the chat history on his phone, Jiang Che understood why "himself at this moment" had drunk so much. The intertwined memories of his two lives made his already throbbing headache from the hangover even worse. He tapped his head, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "I never thought I'd come back to this day." This day. It was exactly one month before the college entrance exam.

12. 412 钓 A Fisherman Across Time and Space: A Blood-Soaked Fight Against Japan 钓者跨时空：浴血抗日行 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban130k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, in Heishui Town, Hanjing City, a false nation on the Dark Star, Zhou Jianhua accidentally discovers a time machine created by the previous civilization in its final days in an attempt to save the world. The time machine can take him to worlds from the past, but it cannot reach the future. Inside the machine, Zhou Jianhua obtains the Repentance Fishing Boat, which can be upgraded. The Confession Time Machine itself can also be upgraded, and he can travel through time three ti 55Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 重 Reborn in 1999: From the Start, I Get Beaten Up by the Cool School Beauty 重生1999：开局被清冷校花揍 Little Qin from Kindergarten幼儿园小秦Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Campus Beauty + No System + Multiple Heroines + Romance + Everyday Life] Campus beauty: “Wang Yi, my feet are sore. Rub them…” Campus beauty: “Wang Yi, I'm scared of the dark. Hold my hand…” Campus beauty: “Wang Yi, you're mine now. You can't get away!” … Wang Yi woke from a deep sleep, reborn twenty years in the past at the college entrance exam. Faced with a paper that might as well have been written in another language, he was completely stumped. The exam had gone badly enough, 42.3kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
14. 414 莸 I Gain the Water God's Inheritance, and Fishing Is No Longer Hard 莸得水神传承，钓鱼不再难 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban300k WordsCompleted Nan Canghai had his achievements stolen and was fired from his job, so he went out for a walk to clear his head. Caught in a sudden downpour, he happened upon an old, dilapidated Water God Temple by the river. Curious, Nan Canghai ducked inside to take shelter and look around. By a stroke of fate, he merged with the remnant soul of an ancient Water God. Not only did he inherit the Water God's legacy, he also obtained a treasure that controlled water: the Black Tortoise Banner, one of the Four Di 746Reads8.6Score—Shelves
15. 415 都 Urban: Reborn as a Top Billionaire! 都市：重生的我成了顶级富二代！ Rain Falls on the Azure Clouds雨落青云Urban1.7M WordsCompleted The unremarkable Zhou Xing was reborn in 2016 with the Life Optimization System. Born into an ordinary family, he somehow became a top-tier rich second-generation heir. His father, who had made a living selling fish, became a leading figure in heavy industry, with a net worth of 300 billion. His mother became a renowned elite lawyer at home and abroad. The System even gave him 500 million dollars as a reward from the start! Reborn at the peak! Only then did Zhou Xing discover that life could be 131.5kReads8.9Score9.4kShelves
16. 416 重 Reborn as a Cow: Ruling the Dark Planet 重生成牛：称霸黑暗星球 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban113k WordsCompleted Ye Daniu transmigrated and was reborn in the body of an African buffalo that had just been killed by a lion. Using human intelligence, he killed the lion and became the King of the Buffaloes. From then on, the African buffaloes began practicing martial arts and forming battle formations, wiping out prides of lions and packs of wolves. They exterminated the hyenas, unified the grasslands, and became its overlords. When the apocalypse arrived, the King of the Buffaloes led herds of buffaloes, zebr 144Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 重 Reborn: Living an Ordinary Life Is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 重生平淡不丢人 My Mountains and Rivers吾山与水Urban398k WordsCompleted A wrongfully imprisoned former bank executive meets Song Daoran, a Taoist priest, and together they are reborn in 1989. They trade stocks, pursue love, offer advice, and build a business. Life is tranquil but never dull, leisurely yet prosperous. In stillness, he brings peace to his family; in action, he benefits his friends. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 重 Reborn in My College Years 重生我的大学时代 Xuan Wuyang玄舞阳Urban4.6M WordsOngoing Everyone has some regrets in life. As we lament and look back with remorse, if we really could be reborn in the past, would you seize the chance to turn your fate around? If you haven't made up your mind, why not start with the protagonist's story? Jiang Feiyu, the owner of a bankrupt tech company, dies in an accident, and his soul is reborn from 2021 back to 2001. Let's see what earth-shaking changes he brings to this era, armed with twenty years of experience in how the world develops. 1.4kReads8.2Score136Shelves
19. 419 父 A Family Meltdown! The Divorced Wife Remarries an Officer and Becomes Everyone's Darling 父子火葬场！改嫁军官弃妇成团宠 Moon-Brewed Congee月酿粥Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted [Alternate-Era Setting] [Military Marriage] [Raising Kids] [Various Men Beg the Heroine to Take Them Back] Whenever Jiang Yao's first love, my stepsister Qiao Yueshan, came over to provoke me, again and again, Jiang Yao told me to stop being paranoid and called me a shrew. My little sons rolled on the ground, each begging Qiao Yueshan to be his mother. One thought I was nowhere near as gentle and considerate as Qiao Yueshan. My mother-in-law kept finding ways to force Jiang Yao and me to divorce 651Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    🌟A must-read all night long! [Admiration] An incredibly good rebirth-themed novel set in the modern era! [Admiration] Qiao Ruofu's stepsister, Qiao Yueshan, repeatedly provokes her. Jiang Yao accuses her of being paranoid, her son dislikes her, and her mother-in-law forces her to divorce. But they all forget that when Jiang Yao was disabled, it was Qiao Ruofu who supported him, and when her child's life was in danger, it was Qiao Ruofu who worked tirelessly to save him. Human nature is fickle, and everyone abandons their support. Qiao Ruofu decides to abandon this family. After she leaves, those who once disliked her come crying and begging for forgiveness, behaving absurdly. But Qiao Ruofu ignores them, because she's afraid her lover at home, with his abs and floral apron, will be jealous.

20. 420 重 Reborn in 1988: Build a Fortune Investing in Treasury Bonds 重生1988：靠投资国库券发家致富 Er Feifei二肥肥Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1988, with the factory beauty making all the moves, Lin Zhiyuan is getting a little worn out... 2kReads8.9Score328Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥🔥① Wu Tianyu never expected to be reborn. The 1980s were a time when the bold got rich and the timid starved. The world is as big as your heart.

21. 421 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 17.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
22. 422 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
23. 423 重 Back on the Political Career Path 重走政途 The Cat Who Meows Too Much乱喵的猫Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 342Reads6.8Score189Shelves

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    (Rebirth + Grassroots + Political Career + Single Female Lead) Minimal romance, no female companions, no harem. Ren Zhengxi, a corrupt official who fell from grace in his previous life, is reborn in 1995, before his political career begins. He decides to repent and return to politics. Relying on his memories from his previous life, he plans for national development, and as his position rises, he gains a deeper understanding of officialdom...

24. 424 都 We're Reborn, So Of Course We Should Break Up First! 都重生了，当然要先分手！ Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban688k WordsCompleted [Food + cooking + farming + reviving a time-honored brand] [No cultivation] [The System plays a very minor role] [Food, cooking, business, and realism take center stage] Feng Bin is reborn in the 1990s. After breaking up with his wife from his previous life, he chooses to ride the wave of the times and seek his fortune in a big city. By chance, he takes over a time-honored restaurant. It all begins with saving the old establishment. With his superb cooking skills, Feng Bin revives the venerable 2kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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    Reborn and running a time-honored brand, it's a slice-of-life story but very enjoyable!

25. 425 我 I'm a Lie-Flat Guy, but My Beautiful Wife Refuses to Divorce Me 我躺平汉，漂亮老婆不肯离婚 No Trace in the Mortal World凡尘无痕Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Chen Shuai was reborn. In his previous life, he was a lazy freeloader who did nothing but lie flat and loiter around the neighborhood. Now it was his responsibility to earn money and support his family, all for the sake of his beautiful wife! Her best friend said, “Hurry up and get a divorce. Even I can't stand watching this anymore. You're the one making all the effort. When will it end?” His father-in-law said, “You should go out and hear what people say about you. A big, strapping man like yo 67Reads6.8Score169Shelves

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    This is a story about a reborn protagonist who, through his own efforts, enables his family to live a happy life.

26. 426 重 Reborn in 1980: Doting on My Wife and Kids 重生80，从宠爱老婆孩子开始 Autumn Moon Beneath the Moon月下秋月Urban207k WordsCompleted (Reborn + Period Setting + Dad Life + Devoted Husband + Cozy Daily Life + Entrepreneurship + Face-Slapping + System) Zhang Yong was reborn, but before he could even feel happy, he found himself tied up by his own wife. His beautiful twenty-year-old wife approached him step by step, holding a pair of scissors, her face streaked with tears. “You beat our mother and daughter every other day, sometimes badly, sometimes not as badly. Since you refuse to divorce me, then we’ll die together!” Seeing hi 20Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 重 Reborn to Settle the Score with the Campus Belle: From Now On, I’m Just a Passerby to Her 重生清算校花，从此深情是路人 Mr. Wolong卧龙先森Urban147k WordsOngoing “The person who tried to assault me… was Cao Bin!” When Chen Xuan said those words in court, right in front of Cao Bin, his heart died. After he stepped in to help someone in danger, the campus beauty he’d loved for years framed him with her own hands… Then an accident happened, and Cao Bin suddenly discovered he had been reborn on the very night the crime took place! This time, he chose to stand by and do nothing! And he would make everyone who had ever helped frame him pay the price! 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just go for it.

28. 428 工 An Unforgettable Romance at the Factory 工厂里的难忘爱情 Splendid Scenery瑰丽风景Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Xu Bo heads to the city to find work, where he meets a girl from a neighboring village. They travel to the city together and find jobs. At the factory, the female boss takes a liking to him, and from then on, good fortune keeps coming his way. He rises from a workshop worker to workshop supervisor, and eventually is forced to start his own factory. His life becomes anything but ordinary. This is a story that feels grounded in real life, with sorrow and joy, laughter and tears. The plot never dra 44.1kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    A period drama set in the city, featuring everyday life and a working-class plot! [Smirk]

29. 429 海 Hai Nange's Second Book 海楠哥的第2本书 Brother Hainan海楠哥Urban220k WordsCompleted [Work + romance + plot + personal growth + lighthearted everyday life] Xu Liangfeng had just graduated from high school when he went to the big city to look for work. He ran into setback after setback, but he didn't lose heart and kept working hard. As he changed jobs frequently, he learned plenty of practical skills. Still, at every workplace, his managers both loved and hated him. They loved his competence and his humble, sincere nature, but hated how argumentative he could be. “Liangfeng, can 321Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 四 Siheyuan: Shaqiang’s Happy Life! 四合院：傻强的幸福一生！ The Jianghu Road Is Chosen江湖路已选Male-Channel Fanfiction174k WordsOngoing People transmigrate every year, and this year they’ve come to my home! A diamond bachelor over forty woke up one morning to find himself as an obscure passerby, Shaqiang, in a Beijing courtyard! He Yuzhu pretends to be clueless, using the nickname Silly Zhu to pick fights and stir up trouble with everyone. But Shaqiang is genuinely stupid. His father doesn’t care for him, his mother doesn’t love him, and people spend all day making a joke of him. Now that he’s transmigrated into Shaqiang and fin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The brand new courtyard house

31. 431 再 Back to the Seventies: The Young Hero 再回七十年代之少年英雄 Down-and-Out Scholar from Liaodong辽东落魄书生Urban134k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You’re welcome to head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 重 Reborn in 2010, Still a Shut-In 重生2010继续当宅男 Flying Celery飞翔的芹菜Urban821k WordsCompleted A lifelong bachelor and shut-in is reborn just before the 2010 World Cup. Armed with an incredible memory, Zhou Zhi makes a fortune during the tournament, then goes on a buying spree, snapping up houses and storefronts and starting an investment firm to invest in industries destined to boom. When he finally comes to his senses, he discovers that he has gone from an ordinary shut-in to a world-famous heartthrob! 2.1kReads7.7Score117Shelves

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    Many of the plot points are very original!

33. 433 年 1982: I'm Really Not a Good-for-Nothing 年代1982，我真不是二流子 gJoyg欢喜Urban974k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + entrepreneurship + social savvy + everyday life + largely an ensemble cast] The rating has just appeared and is climbing. The audiobook and animated series are now available. Give them a try! Back in 1982, Lu Zhigang decided to make up for his regrets and give his family a better life. But why did none of them believe him...? He took over a brickworks, opened a food factory, and led Lujia Village racing down the road to prosperity. 10.9kReads8.3Score472Shelves

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    A historical fiction story without a system or spatial boundaries, heavily focused on logic; I've already read it twice.

34. 434 七 The Wildest Officer of the 1970s Is Wrapped Around a Beautiful Madwoman's Finger 七零，最猛军官被疯批美人拿捏了 Young Master of the Zhang Family张家少年郎Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates into a book + male lead is reborn + military marriage in the 1970s + wild antics + face-slapping + feel-good power fantasy + devoted couple + strong leads] Overworked office drone Su Wantang transmigrates into a book. She lands in the 1970s, in the body of a cannon-fodder character who is about to be arrested for having improper relations with a man, then takes her own life? Fine, fine, fine! She beats her scheming stepmother and stepsister half to death, sends the st 335Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating into a novel set in the past, the female lead possesses incredible fighting skills. She's not a saint; she takes revenge on scumbags, slaps them in the face, and has strong practical abilities. It's a satisfying and enjoyable read. The female lead is eccentric and hilarious.

35. 435 重 Reborn in 1987, I Set Up a Street Stall and Become the World's Richest 重生1987，摆地摊成世界首富 Happy Hawthorn Cake快乐的山楂糕Urban591k WordsCompleted Chen Yong transmigrates and is reborn, rising from a good-for-nothing to a trailblazer of his age! When the pathetic Chen Yong catches his wife betraying him, he leaps from a high-rise in despair, only for a soul from another world to arrive by chance: another Chen Yong, with the same name but great ambitions! Reborn in 1987, a golden age full of opportunity and challenge, he vows to rewrite his fate and leave the humiliations of the past behind. Divorce is the first spark of his new life. It se 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an absolutely underrated gem of a story. It's fast-paced and packed with exciting moments. Without a system, the protagonist quickly becomes a handsome guy thanks to skills accumulated in his previous life – it's truly fascinating.

36. 436 四 A Young Cadre in the Siheyuan 四合院的青年干部 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction319k WordsOngoing This new Siheyuan story is a side story to my previous books, written to make up for a few regrets. I'm thinking of having Old Wang bring He Brick and Chen Gangdan back for another round. Thanks for all your support. 1.7kReads7.1Score—Shelves

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    [Laughs][laughs]

37. 437 重 Reborn in 2002: I Just Want an Ordinary Life 重生2002：我只想平凡一生 Fatty Mei梅胖子Urban188k WordsCompleted What a tragedy when the son of a hero becomes a murderer! In 2024, Lin Lei, a murderer who had been on the run for eight years, was captured in a small county under Su City and sentenced to death. Before the execution, he saw his mother again for the first time in eight years. Her hair had turned completely white. Clutching the photograph of her martyred husband, she was overcome with grief. She lamented that she had failed to raise her son properly, then spat up black blood. She had clearly poi 105Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth in the modern era!

38. 438 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12kReads9.0Score718Shelves

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    A must-read novel set in a fantastic era featuring multiple female protagonists and satisfying plot twists [Admiration]

39. 439 惊 After Waking Up, I Became a Son, a Husband, and a Father Again 惊醒后，再为人子，人夫，人父 Evil Bullet邪恶子弹Urban899k WordsCompleted The tycoon never imagined his daughter would turn down his billions in assets, or that as he lay waiting to be cremated, she wouldn’t even want to see him one last time. In the depths of his grief, life starts anew. He becomes a doting husband and a super dad, using his exceptional business acumen to create one miracle after another and forge a new path to greatness. 143Reads7.5Score—Shelves
40. 440 重 Reborn in 1998: The Hundred-Day Countdown to Life System Activates 重生98百日生命倒计时系统启动 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban273k WordsCompleted At forty-five, Lu Bufan lay in his rented room, dying of end-stage stomach cancer and waiting for death in despair: His first love had died in a car accident, his virtuous wife had left because of his debts, and his son had cut ties with him. His whole life had been a joke! As death drew near, the Life’s Regrets Correction System bound itself to him. [100 days of life remaining. Correct your regrets after being reborn to extend your life. Fail, and you will die permanently.] He gritted his teeth 127Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
42. 442 重 Reborn in 1985: Giving My Wife and Children a Happy Life 重生1985，给妻儿幸福生活 Wind Sweeping the Great Desert大漠流风Urban2.0M WordsCompleted No System + Not Mindless + Lighthearted Comedy + Respectful of the Era + Playboy Seeks Redemption + Devoted Husband + Hard Work Brings Wealth... In his previous life, Qian Yiwen turned what could have been a good life into a laughingstock in everyone else’s eyes. When his son went missing, he took out his anger on his wife. His utterly disillusioned wife took poison and killed herself. Reborn, he finds that his son is still here, and so is his wife. He decides to rebuild his business empire, giv 2.2kReads8.9Score171Shelves

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    The author's attention to detail

43. 443 没 You’ve Got to Be Kidding: A Tang Dynasty Assassin Taking the College Entrance Exam 没搞错吧我一个大唐刺客参加高考 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban451k WordsCompleted A Tang Dynasty assassin has just beheaded a military governor, only to open his eyes as a hopeless high school senior! He spent the first half of his life relying on a swift blade. Now he has to battle trigonometry? With just 100 days left until the college entrance exam, what’s an assassin like me supposed to do? And just as the turmoil is still unfolding, he learns that his beautiful master has transmigrated from the Tang Dynasty too… 387Reads8.1Score—Shelves
44. 444 年 Period: You Want Me to Take My Big Brother's Place in Prison? Dream On 年代：让我替大哥去坐牢？想得美 Uncle Jue Who Loves Tibetan Wild Chrysanthemum Rice爱吃西藏野菊米的绝叔Urban261k WordsOngoing Ma Weidong is reborn in 1980. That year, just after returning from a rural assignment, his biased parents demand that he take the blame for his eldest brother and go to prison in his place. Why should he go to prison when his eldest brother is the one who killed someone? Why not send his fourth or sixth brother instead? Why should they get to enjoy life on the outside while he, an innocent man, suffers in prison? In this life, Ma Weidong plans to tear off their hypocritical masks and cut ties wi 121Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The first thing the protagonist does after being reborn is to send his elder brother to prison. After the family splits up, he uses information asymmetry to make his first fortune.

45. 445 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 369Reads8.5Score—Shelves
46. 446 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 重 Reborn to Take Revenge on My Beastly Family 重生之报复我的禽兽家人 Nan Shan Qing Nan楠山青南Modern Romance168k WordsOngoing [Reborn + unhinged heroine + satisfying revenge + no saintly do-gooder + villains with brains!] Yang Nan was married for ten years and endured domestic abuse until she could take no more. She ran back home, but no one cared or stood up for her. All she got was endless scolding and abuse from her grandmother, parents, and the rest of her family! If you all favor sons over daughters and won’t let me live, fine. Then none of us will live! In a fit of rage, Yang Nan poisoned a pot of chicken soup wi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [No Mary Sue] + [Refreshing] + [Decisive Revenge] + [No Coyness, Pretentiousness, or Bickering] Yang Nan, married for ten years, suffered unbearable domestic violence and fled home. There was no care, no one to support her, only endless nagging and insults from her grandmother, parents, and other family members! "Since you all favor sons over daughters and won't let me live, then fine, nobody should live either!" In a fit of rage, Yang Nan cooked a pot of rat poison chicken soup, killing herself, her husband, and parents. But heaven took pity on her, and she was reborn. This time, she only seeks revenge! After her rebirth, my dad said I was a worthless piece of trash, deserving to be beaten to death! Fine, then I'll beat you, you irresponsible father, to death first! My mom said I was a useless piece of trash, unable to have children! Fine, then I'll make you even more useless than trash! My grandma said I was defying heaven, defecating on her head! Fine, then I'll give her one to see! My husband said I…

48. 448 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 465Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 449 重 Reborn in 1975: Everyone Who Calls Me an Idiot Is a Bigger Idiot 重生七五：叫我傻子的都是大傻子 Mist-Filled Windy Woods雾满风林Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book was originally titled Reborn in 1975: Everyone Who Calls Me an Idiot Is a Big Idiot. He came from 2025 to 1975 America, bringing not only memories of his previous life, but also the two pupils of Xuanyuan: his left pupil can contain all things, while his right can see through solid stone! He stirs up trouble all over the world while carving out a vast domain for himself... Pure power fantasy. Don’t read if that’s not your thing! 149Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    This is amazing! It has a space that allows you to see through things, and there are free purchases all over the world. It's incredibly awesome!

50. 450 回 Rewind to the Year 2000 回档2000年 Falling Blossoms and Flying Snow落花飞雪Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Given another life, Lu Fei will work hard and strive to make something of himself. He won't be a street punk or live in poverty anymore, and he won't let anyone down. He'll take on the responsibilities expected of a husband, son, and father... 7.6kReads8.6Score546Shelves

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    This is a true account of the era; you can read it and appreciate it.

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