Anyone Reborn in the 1990s and Working in Guangdong? 有木有重生到九十年代在广东打工的

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Song Chunying’s Happy Life 重生九零：宋春英的美满人生 Che Xiaoxiao车哓哓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + comeback + mutual pampering + adorable kids] In her previous life, Chunying's husband was framed and made a scapegoat. After losing both her husband and daughter, she died of grief. Reborn unexpectedly in 1990, she resolves to protect her husband and their two sweet, well-behaved daughters. To escape the path fate has laid out for her, she bravely takes her whole family away from their hometown to seek work, even though she'd never left home in her previous life. The road ahead is full 1kReads8.8Score10114d adds

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   Go go go! These are all 90s rebirth novels. The female protagonist goes to Guangdong to work and gets rich along the way, changing her impoverished situation from her previous life. All she needs is to be reborn. They are both down-to-earth and satisfying to read. Highly recommended!!!

2. 2 重 Back to the 1990s: The Road to Fortune 重回九零致富路 July Little Rice Ball七月小丸子Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted Back in the early 1990s, Su Jinhua turns down a blind date and joins the wave of workers heading south. Getting another chance in the midst of a great era, Su Jinhua's greatest wish is to seize the moment. She plans to buy another home while houses are still dirt cheap, but ends up becoming a landlady before she knows it! Su Jinhua never meant to make a big fuss about things. After all, nothing beats coasting to success. But who can keep a low profile when their abilities won't allow it? She onl 740Reads6.4Score—14d adds
3. 3 重 Reborn in 1998: The Factory Girl's Journey from Street Stalls to Buying a Home 重生九八：厂妹摆摊买楼记 Fei Fei Yu Yu飞飞玉玉Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted At thirty-five, Wang Yue was clutching a discount baby-formula receipt when a car sent her flying. When she opened her eyes again, she was an eighteen-year-old country girl who had failed the college entrance exam. She tore up the notice about retaking the exam without hesitation. “Mom, this money’s enough to buy a pig. I’m going to Shenzhen!” While the girls at the electronics factory followed pop stars, she buried herself in studying loopholes in the assembly line. When her supervisor called h 10Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 重 Reborn in 1995: My Years in Dongguan 重生九五：我在东莞那几年 Xiao Rou萧柔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Lin Xueqiong was reborn in 1995. Just after turning 18, she became a young migrant worker heading south to Dongguan. In her previous life, she worked as a factory hand, putting in 13 hours a day and getting only half a day off each month, which she used to save her wages. With a second chance at life, she had a different starting point: she would earn 6,000 yuan a month and buy a home in Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou within a year. 609Reads5.5Score—14d adds
5. 5 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Dividing the Family from the Start, Then Making Money at Every Turn 重生八零，开局分家后一路发发发 An Unknown Little Sheep不知名的咩Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [Period drama] [No pocket dimension] [Reborn] [Building a fortune] In her previous life, Li Yi was timid and weak. Her mother-in-law’s family leeched off her until she ended up with a broken home and a ruined life. Luckily, fate gave her another chance to start over. She returns to 1984, decisively separates from the family, and takes her daughter and husband away to find work. From working in a factory to running a stall and opening a shop, she takes a path completely different from the one she 1.3kReads8.4Score—14d adds

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   💥① Li Yi is reborn on the day her mother-in-law insists her husband, Zhou Chengan, work in a black coal mine. This time, she makes her husband see the exploitative nature of her family, and decisively separates from them. After that, she takes her child and goes to Shenzhen to work. 🌱 The couple, one working in a factory and the other selling breakfast at a stall, begin a completely new life in this unfamiliar city… ✨② Lin Qiu is thrown back to the 1990s by a flowerpot. On the day her husband promised to lend money to his older brother to build a house, resulting in the family of three not living in a new house for many years, she decisively takes the money and her daughter back to her parents' home. After several rounds of negotiation, the money is finally used to build their own house. Her husband also sees the true colors of his family. Subsequently, the family of three goes to Shenzhen to start a different life! ✨③ A female educated youth from Shanghai goes to the countryside in Shenzhen and finds a husband there. When the reform and opening-up policy arrives, she begins a happy life of sudden wealth through land expropriation!

6. 6 重 Back to the ’90s: A Mother’s Strength 重回九零之为母当自强 Alice Loves Candy爱丽丝爱吃糖Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted A flowerpot falling from upstairs sent Lin Qiu back thirty-two years. Her worldview changed, her appearance changed, and her attitude changed. When life gives you a chance to start over, can a life in shambles finally soar? —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 28.1kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
8. 8 电 Love at the Electronics Factory 电子厂打工妹的爱情 Ghost Butler幽灵管家58k WordsCompleted Love at an Electronics Factory 46Reads—Score—14d adds

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9. 9 工 A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情 The Mouse on the Moon月亮上的老鼠Urban5.7M WordsOngoing Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it. 12.9kReads8.6Score97114d adds

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   Relatively realistic, without excessive exaggeration or fantasy, depicting life in the 1990s.

10. 10 离 After the Divorce, I Strike It Rich Through Demolition Compensation 离婚后，我靠拆迁暴富了 Joyful Happiness禧禧乐Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted When Zhong Hui was twenty, she defied her parents and married Ge Zhihua, a fellow villager. Eight years into their marriage, they had an adorable daughter. She had thought that even if life wasn’t ideal, they could still live out their days in peace. Just as Zhong Hui was thinking of saving up to build a house and, like the women in Shangtuan Village, becoming a landlady who rented out her property, Ge Zhihua unexpectedly asked for a divorce. What? A divorce? Zhong Hui was dumbfounded. After ask 3.4kReads8.1Score29114d adds

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    A story from a bygone era + demolition compensation + divorce where the husband leaves with nothing + buying two 16-story apartment buildings + landlady

11. 11 电 A Brief Romance at the Electronics Factory 电子厂里短暂的爱情 A Life in Pale Ink淡墨人生Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted After marrying through a matchmaker, Ye Mianmian is beaten by her husband and mistreated by her mother-in-law. Heartbroken, she follows her best friend to Guangdong to find work, where she meets a man who stirs her heart. Can she overcome the obstacles and be with him? 1.5kReads8.9Score12114d adds

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    The story depicts the daily life of someone working in an electronics factory; it's a realistic portrayal and very good.

12. 12 东 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban501k WordsCompleted This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 937Reads8.2Score10214d adds

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    Li Minghui stood up and pulled Amin into his arms: "My girlfriend has such a great figure, of course I have to show it off! But she can only be seen by me. If anyone else dares to look even once more..."

13. 13 小 Period: A Young Couple’s Journey to the City for Work 【年代】小夫妻进城打工记 Its Leaves Flourish其叶荣荣Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing After dying in a car accident, Li Ping transmigrates into the body of an underage country bride who has only recently married in the 1990s. That's right, she's only seventeen. She cries out, “Heavens, can I return this one and get a different body?” He Jianhua has a good-for-nothing father, so he and his mother work day and night to support the family. He's almost twenty by the time they finally save enough for a bride price. His wife doesn't bring much back with her, but He Jianhua still thinks 273Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    This is a snapshot of a young couple's daily life in the 1990s when they took the mother-in-law south to work. There were no shortcuts, just the family struggling together, caring for each other. There were hardships, but more than anything, there was a quiet warmth—the sweetness brewed from ordinary days. [Laughing][Heart][Heart]

14. 14 千 Breaking Into Pengcheng at the Millennium: I Rule the World with the Eight Unorthodox Schools 千禧闯鹏城，我靠外八门只手遮天 Zhao Liqiuqiu昭黎秋丘Urban244k WordsOngoing [Urban Underworld] [Period Setting] [Outsider Sects] [Traditional Occult Arts] [Wish Fulfillment] [No Protagonist Abuse] [Consistent Updates] In the spring of 2000, Wu Jiuchuan arrives in Pengcheng, a city overflowing with gold, carrying the secret skills of the Eight Outsider Traditions. Back then, Pengcheng was overflowing with opportunities, but also with rules. For an outsider hoping to find his footing, it was harder than scaling the heavens. But no one could have guessed that this young ma 83Reads—Score10614d adds

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    If you're looking for a good read, I recommend a period urban martial arts novel. Set in the spring of the new millennium, the story follows Wu Jiuchuan, who arrives in Shenzhen with a wide variety of skills. He rises from a humble stall owner to a successful business. The novel is interwoven with tales of (jianghu enmities), extraordinary people, and unusual events. It's a well-structured and engaging read, perfect for finishing in one sitting.

15. 15 重 Reborn in 1980: My Daily Life as a City Worker 重生八零进城打工日常 Lychee That Gives You Heartburn会上火的荔枝Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing Liang Shuifeng somehow finds herself back at the age of thirty-three. This time, she decides to live her life differently. In her previous life, she spent her days as a country girl. This time, she bravely sets off for the city with her family to find work. Note: This story has no golden finger and focuses on the ordinary lives of little people. 351Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    The protagonists in both books had a very tough time when they first arrived in Guangdong. Their experiences of working themselves to the bone in the factories were very realistic.

16. 16 下 After Losing My Job, I Lead My Family to Prosperity 下岗后我带全家奔小康 Lucky Cat's Little Belling招财猫的小铃铛ingModern Romance237k WordsOngoing After losing their jobs, a couple born in the 1970s head south to work in factories. In 1999, the steel mill collapses, and Shen Aijun and his wife are both laid off. Faced with this sudden upheaval, Shen Aijun heads south to Guangdong and joins the noisy assembly line at an electronics factory, enduring day after day and night after night amid the machinery's clatter. By chance, Shen Aijun notices that the street vendors outside the factory are doing brisk business. Back home, trendy goods are 124Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.6kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    This is alright. It's a story from the 1980s, but the South had already opened up. The female lead's parents went south to do business, and the prices there were acceptable, so it's quite reasonable and not outrageous.

18. 18 重 Reborn in 1990: Unleashing My Full Firepower 重生九零之火力全开 Warm Spring Sunrise暖阳春晓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qingfang was timid and afraid of trouble. She spent her whole life working odd jobs and ended it in poverty. Fortunately, fate gave her a chance to live again. She returned to the 1990s, when she had just left home to work. This time, she boldly urged her strong young husband to start a business, give up his steady factory job, and bring their child to live with them and attend school, so the child would no longer be bullied. In this new life, Xia Qingfang is determined 3.3kReads7.7Score18314d adds

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    Those who work in Guangdong will find out more later; you'll only realize it's about working in Guangdong later on.

19. 19 工 A Temporary Romance at the Factory! 工厂里的临时爱情！ Standing Alone in the World苏世独立Urban612k WordsOngoing Wang Dali had just left his rural hometown to find work in the city. After his night shift, he returned to his rented room. As he snapped the key in the lock, he heard a woman's cries from inside. From that day on, life opened up an entirely new world for him. Every day that followed was an adventure. 307Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Realistic themes, close to real life

20. 20 我 My Years as a Migrant Worker in Shenzhen 我在深圳打工那些年 Azure Clouds, Everlasting Red青云长红Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two AI comic adaptations of this book are already online, and a third is in production. In 1997, I was 17, carrying 300 yuan as I left my hometown in Hunan and headed south to Shenzhen alone. With no skills and no temporary residence permit, I was chased by security patrols, turned away by factories, left hungry, and forced to spend nights hiding in a cemetery. I went from a penniless kid to a sewing-machine operator at a handbag factory, then seized the opportunities of the times, opened a shop 18.8kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    I wasn't reborn, but I started working in Shenzhen in 1997.

21. 21 我 I Became a Working Girl in the 1990s 我在九零当打工妹 I Want to Win the Lottery Every Day每天都想中大奖Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Liu Tang is a recent college graduate, and every day she's so busy trying to find a job that she's completely frazzled. Then one night, she has a strange dream. To her surprise, the dream takes her to a rural village in the 1990s, where she's a high school student who failed the college entrance exam. What? There was more to her exam failure than meets the eye? Help! Finding a job is hard, but she doesn't want to take the college entrance exam again. It seems she can't go back, so she has no cho 9.3kReads8.4Score24214d adds

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    It's okay, just a bit short.

22. 22 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds

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    Reborn, her children! She's already divorced once, so she can just divorce again!

23. 23 重 Reborn: My Boyfriend Is the Son of a Demolition Millionaire 重生之我的男朋友是拆二代 Seven-Star Pepper七星椒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn farming story] Also known as My Sweet Little Life with My Demolition-Windfall Husband After nearly twenty years of twists and turns, Li Yan and Chen Quan found their way back to each other. At last, they were ready to take their honeymoon, but then a plane crash happened. Li Yan suddenly found herself back in her junior year of college. The moment she stepped off the bus, she saw her down-to-earth boyfriend waiting to pick her up. She was used to seeing her polished, professional 1.8kReads9.0Score17114d adds

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    Rebirth, setting up a street stall, cohabitation, a phone card business...

24. 24 飒 So Fierce! I Transmigrated Into a Rural Mom and Made Bank to Support My Family 飒！穿成农村宝妈，嘎嘎赚钱养家 Muzi Baibai木子白白Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll gradually rise.) [Period setting + no System + no golden finger + building a business + adorable kids + cozy everyday life] In the 1990s, as industry took off, Shang Rong, a woman from the future, transmigrated into the body of a rural woman in her thirties. On the very day she woke up, she found herself cheated on. Her husband ran off with his mistress, leaving behind three children. The original owner favored boys over girls. The eldest was sent away to stud 359Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a rural mom in the 1990s, building a career and raising an adorable child! Shang Rong transmigrates into a rural mom who's been cheated on by her husband, who then takes over their marital home with his mistress. She rejects the preference for sons over daughters, stands up to her scumbag husband, and fiercely fights back, smashing up her family's possessions and destroying her property – super cool! She'll also open a factory, build a business, and lead her adorable child to a better life. A true underdog story without a system or cheat codes – a satisfying read to see a mom rise up and shine! ✨

25. 25 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 19.7kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds
26. 26 一 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score14814d adds

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    It looks really good!

27. 27 重 Reborn in 2007: From Internet Celebrity to Queen of Investment 重生07，从网红到投资女王 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book. I stayed up all night to finish it, and then I kept flipping through the author's names to see if he had any other works, but unfortunately, this was the only one. It's really good.

28. 28 九 In the '90s, Only a Henpecked Man Can Become the Village’s Richest 九零：耙耳朵才能当村首富 Sweet and Sour Soup Dumplings酸甜的灌汤包Modern Romance479k WordsOngoing [Both leads reborn + period setting + everyday family life + raising children + making money] Question: If you could go back thirty years, what would you do? Miao Yuting: ...Do you even have to ask? Of course I’d... Raise the kids! Buy a house! Become the richest person in the village! Don’t underestimate the village’s richest person, and don’t underestimate bean buns as a source of food! Li Jianye is reborn and returns to his youth. What does he regret most? That is... Listening to his wife! Li 331Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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    There aren't any new articles about migrant workers in Guangdong, so this one barely qualifies.

29. 29 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.4kReads8.9Score11514d adds

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    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business from selling porridge and milk tea, building her fortune. A female-centric historical romance novel with no romantic pairing. [Thumbs up]

30. 30 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.4kReads6.0Score48514d adds

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    A super good book☆★

31. 31 九 In 1990, She Was a Good Big Sister 九零年，她是好姐姐 Yan Bi燕笔Modern Romance820k WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy with an all-conquering heroine, and definitely not a rebirth-and-revenge story. It’s just a quiet, everyday tale with some odd conflicts.) Chen Xihua, a rich kid from the twenty-first century who had become a wage slave, was about to turn thirty and inherit the family business when she suddenly transmigrated into the body of Chen Xihua, a seven- or eight-year-old village girl in the 1990s. She realized she had transmigrated into a book, and was a minor cannon-fodder characte 7kReads9.0Score59014d adds

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    Reborn and become rich

32. 32 重 Back to the 1990s: A Life of Sudden Wealth 重回九零之暴富人生 Dusk Orange暮橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Muzhen died. She died on the operating table. In the final moments before her death, as she thought back over her life, one thing had always baffled her: Why had she worked so hard her whole life, staying busy from dawn till dusk, wanting only to be a good wife, mother, and daughter, yet never managed it before she died? Her husband resented her for devoting all her attention to the children and neglecting him. Her two children blamed her for being a terrible mother. Her family back home sc 1.4kReads8.1Score10614d adds

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    These few books, I guess, are about working.

33. 33 重 Reborn in 1989: I Took My Sister to Guangdong, and We Struck It Rich 重生89：带姐闯广东，我们暴富了 Seven-Day Meteor七日流星Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1989: Taking My Sister to Guangdong, We Strike It Rich 117Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A wonderful piece of writing with a strong sense of nostalgia, a story of redemption and family bonds. A green train carries dreams to Guangdong; they do foreign trade, buy shops and buildings, and even speculate in stocks—no wonder they become rich!

34. 34 九 In the Nineties, I Built a Fortune with an Unhinged Man at My Back 九零背靠疯批走上致富之路 Notes in the Slanting Sun斜阳漫笔Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted Let me break the chapters down for you. If you enjoy a laid-back wilderness survival story, read chapters 1–50. Chapters 50–73 are transitional, and from chapter 74 onward, the heroine gradually builds her fortune. Starting at chapter 102, you can ship Hou Zhuoyue and Gu Mozheng. Transmigrating into a period drama + wilderness survival + handsome soldier + building a fortune. Hou Zhuojun transmigrates straight into the middle of a lake, where a tornado strikes. Rescued by a wild man, she lives a 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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35. 35 开 From the Start, I Was Beaten at Home? I Went Wild and Made Money 开局被家暴？咣咣发疯搞钱 Su Yiyi苏一一Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted After Su Mingyue died, she transmigrated to a post-apocalyptic world and struggled to survive. When a horde of zombies surrounded the city, she returned to the 1990s with her pocket dimension and strength-based powers. By then, she was five months pregnant. Now it was time to settle old scores and repay every grudge. Her in-laws tormented her, and her husband beat her? She would fight fire with fire, repaying every ounce of suffering a hundredfold. Her younger sister stole her place at universit 357Reads8.8Score10214d adds
36. 36 九 The 1990s: I Reached the Pinnacle of Life Through Stock Trading 九零，我靠炒股走上人生巅峰 Chubby Girl肥胖少女Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + adorable kids + comedy + face-slapping] When Yang Ting wakes up, she discovers she's gone back twenty years. Her youngest son is just one day old and wailing with hunger. There's no food in the house, and she has no breast milk... At this point, her eldest daughter hasn't died by suicide due to depression, her second daughter hasn't gone astray, and her youngest son hasn't been “given” to kidnappers by her sister-in-law... She's back, and none of that will happen this 321Reads5.8Score—14d adds
37. 37 曹 Cao Yang's Journey South 曹阳南下记 Great Demon King Peacock孔雀大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Passionate and exhilarating. Now complete. Read with confidence. Cao Yang heads south to seek refuge with his older sister, setting off wave after wave of upheaval… 41.6kReads8.9Score4k14d adds
38. 38 重 Back to the 1990s: Buying House After House and Storefront After Storefront 重回90，房子门面买买买买买买 Shui Yizhou水亿洲Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so please don’t mind it! Thank you!] Chu Yihang was forty and still worrying about finding a job, spending his days and nights refreshing his resume. Then he opened his eyes, and the sky had fallen. He had transmigrated. He had returned to 1996, when he and his mother went to the city to seek help from his aunt. Heaven was just as harsh as ever, making him and his mother sleep outside the bank on the street in the middle of the night. But fortunately, he had already li 2.3kReads6.3Score18614d adds

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    Facing setbacks in his job search in middle age, Chu Yihang wakes up to find himself transported back to 1996! The tides of time have risen, and he seizes business opportunities, starting with a street stall and decisively buying property during the nascent real estate market. Watch how his foresight allows him to turn the tide in this bygone era and restart a brilliant life!

39. 39 范 The Rise and Fall of Boss Fan 范老板的沉浮人生 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted This story follows 1980s entrepreneur Fan Chenhui through the ups and downs of the business world in Shenzhen. It explores real-world issues including financial crises, family conflicts, workplace rivalries, and tangled relationships, portraying human nature and the changes of the times in vivid detail. 116Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This book, a vivid account of life during the period of migrant workers heading south, is excellent and incredibly realistic!

40. 40 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 198.5kReads8.9Score9.7k14d adds

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    I worked myself to the bone until my pants had holes in them. [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

41. 41 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 47.5kReads8.4Score4.9k14d adds

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    She dressed up as a chubby girl, went to work in a factory, and started writing melodramatic novels...

42. 42 九 The Unhinged Woman of the 90s: I Started Getting Rich Working in Dongguan 九零女疯批：致富从东莞打工开始 Pile of Money钱堆堆Modern Romance959k WordsCompleted A realistic story set in the 1990s, with no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger. Everyone in Anziping knows An Xiaowu is a total psycho. She's not only crazy but vicious, picking fights that turn into life-or-death struggles at the drop of a hat. But no one expected her to be so ruthless that she wouldn't spare even her own family. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she fights her father for her life. "What's so special about New Year? If you mess with me, I'll dig you out of your cof 10.8kReads8.6Score98214d adds

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    ✌First book🍀 Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the body of a universally disliked female supporting character in the 1980s. In the early stages, her situation is very different from that of the female lead. Later, she seizes opportunities by writing stories and becomes a big shot in the entertainment industry, which makes the female lead look at her with new eyes.

43. 43 回 Back in the 1980s, I Buy a House from the Start 回到八十年代开局就买房 The Wind Within自有风Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted He Qingzhu unexpectedly spent three years inside a virtual-life game. One day, she returned to reality, only to discover that her game currency had turned into savings, and all the skills she'd learned in the game had come with her. Now, how could she possibly fail to make money? First, she would buy a big house in Shanghai, then go back to the countryside and bring her parents to live in the city. The villagers shook their heads at the He family's crumbling mud-brick house. What had become of 1.8kReads7.0Score14314d adds
44. 44 重 Reborn in the 1990s to Welcome Good Fortune 重生九零接好运 A Glutton饭桶一个Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Rebirth and comeback, fantasy romance) Cheng Sui is fair-skinned and beautiful, but her life has always been ordinary. Then, out of nowhere, luck comes her way. She is reborn and gains a pocket dimension. Watch her defy fate and change her life. She'll even become a top student and a miracle-working doctor, making a fortune in this lifetime. She'll press on along the road to transforming her life and building her wealth. But who could have guessed that, in this life full of cheat codes, she'd l 3.3kReads9.2Score29214d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn and works hard alongside the male protagonist.

45. 45 南 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Shanjiu's Home杉玖家Urban371k WordsCompleted Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 27Reads—Score214d adds

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    This book tells the story of a man named Shoushan who traveled from the mountains of Guizhou to Guangzhou for six days and five nights on a slow, green-skinned train to work. He spent his whole life on this journey, and his wife, Guiying, waited her whole life. His mother said, "The light must not go out," and she waited for fifty years. It tells the story of several generations who, over fifty years, migrated south, toiling and waiting. It tells of how a lifetime spent migrating south eventually leads to a return home; how countless hardships are endured, all for the sake of having a home to return to.

46. 46 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together to the 1990s and Become Army Wives 闺蜜齐穿九零，一起当军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Military romance in the 1990s, marriage before love, a charming and alluring clinic owner with a flirtatious streak VS an officer who looks refined but is a jailbird at heart, two heroines and two heroes, both couples devoted only to each other) Bo Munian and Chen Sibin are two of the finest men in the Marine Corps. Neither expected that their first mediation assignment would end with them getting swept up in the mess themselves: both wound up marrying women they’d just met, and on the very sam 750Reads7.1Score10014d adds
47. 47 九 The ’90s Bride Is Fierce and Wild, and Her Soldier Can’t Handle Her 九零媳妇又辣又野，兵哥H不住 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1v1 military marriage set in the 1970s) They say the Jiang family's twin sons are both exceptionally handsome and talented. The brothers made a name for themselves when they both achieved the highest scores in their respective arts and sciences exams across the province and got into prestigious universities. Sadly, although they look identical, their personalities couldn't be more different. The elder, Jiang Yize, is aloof and cold, with a na 4kReads8.8Score45014d adds
48. 48 我 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance788k WordsCompleted (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 18kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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    These are worth checking out. There's not much scheming and backstabbing among the minor characters; the male lead is decisive and brave, and the content is quite rich. [Admiring][Drooling][Sending hearts]

50. 50 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... 2kReads8.9Score32814d adds

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