Looking for Reborn Stories Set in the 1980s or 1990s, No Regretful Scumbag Husbands 求重生8090年代的书，不要渣男对不起媳妇后悔的

1. 1 重 Reborn in 1986: Building a Fireworks Empire 重生86：一手打造烟花王朝 The Hao Sheng Brothers昊晟兄弟Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1986, he found himself facing his familiar hometown and the family he remembered. Zhang Yunxu was overcome with emotion. Eager to change his family's life and avert the tragedy of his previous life, he was desperate to get started! He made full use of his advantages and acted before anyone else: intercepting business deals, seizing the market, buying land, and building factories! The first lavishly furnished self-built home in Liu City! The first high-quality printing factory in Liu Ci 5.5kReads8.5Score26414d adds

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   This isn't a story about a scumbag boyfriend repenting; you can check it out if you're interested. 😅😅 Please don't criticize if you don't like it. 🥺🥺

2. 2 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8k14d adds

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   A rare gem of a book that you can actually get into; you definitely won't regret reading it.

3. 3 九 Cheated Out of My Inheritance in the 1990s, I Go Wild and Take Them All Down 九零被吃绝户，我靠发癫嘎嘎乱杀 More Trees, More Rain木多雨也多Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + space + putting scumbags in their place + making money + serving the nation] Xia Ran sacrificed her life saving someone in her previous life. Only later did she learn that her soul had been taken by mistake, but by then there was no going back. With her compensation (a space + perfect photographic memory + superhuman strength), she transmigrated to 1990 and into the body of Xia Yindi, whose husband had just died. Xia Yindi had been reborn from a later era, but died on the spo 124Reads9.1Score17514d adds

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   Returning to the era of the post-90s generation, the author's research on that time is very insightful, from clothing and style to manner of speaking.

4. 4 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 21.7kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   A very enjoyable book to read 💕

5. 5 一 A Watch, and It's a Golden Finger 一块手表，竟然是金手指 Jin Yuji瑾虞姬Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted It’s gone from 6.7 to 7 points. I’ve been keeping track for ten days. It’ll keep going up., A sweet, heartwarming romance. Liu Ruoxi returns to the summer of 1995, on the eve of the college entrance exam, bringing back a watch that can rewrite her fate. This time, she won’t be the girl who lives with regrets. She’ll get into college, make money, start a business, and move step by step toward her dreams. Su Jinchen, her roommate’s older brother, is a ray of light that enters her life unexpectedly 7Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   This slow-burning book avoids misunderstandings and face-slapping plots, flowing like a gentle stream. The protagonist is reborn in 1995, makes money, takes the college entrance exam, and later takes a science and technology route to advance technology. If you keep reading, you'll find many highlights in the book.

6. 6 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Son-in-Law’s Lot Is a Tough One 重生之八零，赘婿难当 A Bright Full MoonPo一轮明月PoModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (Period setting - love that grows over time - underdog comeback - carefree wish fulfillment) The animated series is now live! Jiang He was a coldhearted, penniless loser. In a rare fit of kindness, he died by drowning while bravely trying to save someone. When he opened his eyes, he found he had been reborn and transmigrated into a book he'd read, as a minor cannon-fodder character who had married the heroine. In the end, he was sent to a brutal coal mine and never made it out alive! Jiang He ha 26.3kReads7.4Score2.4k14d adds

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   Don't let the title fool you; the male lead is incredibly capable. He handles even the most demanding characters with "gentle persuasion" without feeling resentful, his hormones raging, and his cleavage noticeably increases. Currently, the male lead is the breadwinner, while the female lead is a capitalist's daughter—gentle, considerate, and adorably sweet. Ah, I really want a wife like that (just kidding!), Just fantasizing!

7. 7 穿 Reborn as a Short-Lived Supporting Character, the Laid-Back Beauty Just Wants to Lie Flat 穿成短命女配，娇懒美人想躺平 Congee, Congee, Oh Congee粥粥呀粥粥Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Love-Struck Soldier vs. the Adorable Girl Who Just Wants to Lie Flat 1️⃣ Military romance in a bygone era, sweet and healing, with a lighthearted pace and an overload of sweetness 2️⃣ The heroine seems like a pampered, lazy slacker, but she is secretly a formidable powerhouse, with one secret identity after another revealed 3️⃣ The cold-faced hero awakens to his love-struck side, spoils his wife without limit, is fiercely protective and shamelessly biased toward her, and gets jealous at the drop 1kReads6.3Score10214d adds

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   This book is so good! 😘

8. 8 1 1990: Reborn, Who'd Still Beat His Wife? 1990：都重生了谁还打老婆 Little Wine Soldier小酒卒Urban680k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Bygone Era, Handmade from Scratch, A Prodigal Turns Over a New Leaf, Doting Husband and Father, Building Wealth] In his previous life, Zhou Qing was a master of gambling, alcoholism, and domestic abuse. His wife, Yu Huan, couldn't bear that life and chose to take her own life. Reborn, Zhou Qing returned to the night his wife had jumped off a cliff with their daughter. He swore that in this life, he would be a decent person! 12.8kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds

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   The new book has just started, and the writing is excellent.

9. 9 重 Reborn in 1975: No Longer a Sacrificial Lamb, Now the Heroine 重生1975，不当炮灰当女主 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male and female leads support each other, change their fates together, and grow together. There are no cheat codes; it's a slow and steady love story, and includes a college entrance exam plot.

10. 10 重 Back in the 1990s, the Nation Hires Me as a National Scholar 重回九零，国家聘我当国士 Thirty, But Not Yet Established而立未立Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1990, the first thing Chen Changhe does is drag his childhood sweetheart onto a train. Standing before you now is: A renowned economist and management expert! A top tycoon and business magnate! A pioneer of online literature! The man who made famous actresses! A leading figure of the literary era! A traveler through time and a sinner seeking redemption for his previous life! Shen Maimai’s childhood sweetheart and guardian angel! Chen Changhe! 4kReads7.7Score27314d adds

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    Back in the 90s, with my childhood sweetheart, let's relive our lives and get rich together! (Daily life story)

11. 11 别 Don't Mess with Her: Behind That Village Girl Stands the Nation 别惹她，那个村姑背后，站着国家 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + feel-good academic rise + strong heroine + science and technology strengthen the nation + powerful family drama] Zhang Qin overcomes one obstacle after another through her own efforts, with no System. The early story focuses on the heroine’s growth, with little romance and a strong emphasis on advancing the nation through scientific research. The heroine is exceptionally intelligent and learns incredibly quickly, but her emotional intelligence can’t keep up. In her previous lif 54.6kReads8.2Score7k14d adds

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    It's an incredibly good novel, featuring a historical setting, a brilliant student protagonist, a strong female lead, and the theme of national rejuvenation through science and technology.

12. 12 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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    A historical romance novel set in a bygone era, featuring a protagonist who transmigrates into a book. The opening is fresh and the story gets more interesting as you read on. It's full of everyday life, and the emotional development between the male and female leads is well-done without being cloying. The original owner of this body is quite a character; she manages to trick the powerful figure who saved her into becoming her live-in son-in-law, lying that he's a fugitive and serving her every need without complaint. It's so good!

13. 13 重 Reborn in 1987: A New Chapter in Eastern Sichuan 重生1987之再话川东 Bird That Only Eats Bugs只吃虫子的鸟Urban161k WordsOngoing A true period novel! Reborn, no System, no golden finger, slow-paced, one heroine. Carefully written: readers looking for instant thrills, please don't come in. In 2024, the despairing Wang Ping is reborn at the age of thirteen. This novel recreates the customs and everyday life of eastern Sichuan starting in the late 1980s. A mountain village boy's life of making up for past regrets... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Good books are few and far between, but these are truly period dramas!

14. 14 重 Reborn, My Days Keep Getting Better 重生后，我的小日子节节高 Brilliant Xiaowei灿烂的笑薇Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Reborn at the moment her husband disappeared, Xia Ning takes the fate of four children into her hands and grits her teeth as she shoulders the whole family’s burden. In the late 1970s, when food and clothing are scarce, she relies on her family’s secret chili sauce recipe to make a living as a street vendor. She feeds the children, builds up the family’s savings, and makes the Sun family chili sauce a household name. Fighting her way through every obstacle, she turns a hard life into a sweet one 51Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    Historical fiction, a story about rebirth.

15. 15 重 Reborn in 1990: The System Forces Me to Become the Village Tyrant 重生90：系统逼我当村霸 Ni Linsheng逆鳞生Rural Life544k WordsOngoing [Period setting + System + village bully + reborn + farming and business + face-slapping wish fulfillment] In 2026, overworked office drone Zhou Ye dies suddenly after staying up all night. When he opens his eyes, he's back in 1990. He's become the bully whom all 3,000 villagers are chasing around to curse. His family is so poor they're starving. His older sister has to drop out of school, a supposedly good man in the village is running a scam, and an orphan girl is about to be sold. System: [St 98Reads—Score614d adds

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    I highly recommend this 1990s rebirth novel. The arrogant village bully protagonist settles all the troubles in the village. It's so addictive!

16. 16 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 3.9kReads8.5Score31614d adds

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    First recommendation for a Feng Shui novel 👍

17. 17 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 123Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—14d adds

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