The Male Lead Returns to the 1980s or 1990s but Does Not Hit or Scold His Wife and Children 男主回到80、90年代，但没有打骂妻子儿女

1. 201 1 1980: From Nothing to a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 1980：从一无所有到万亿身家 I'm Not Peppa Pig's Mom我不是佩奇妈妈Urban230k WordsOngoing [Period] [business management] [mountain foraging] [leisure] [lighthearted] Zhou Xia, a modern livestreamer who played games for a living, worked himself to death in front of his computer. When he awoke, he had been reborn in 1980 as a sickly man who shared his name. Looking at the quiet, peaceful mountain village, Zhou Xia knew that from this year onward, all of China would undergo earth-shaking changes. In an era full of opportunity, with everything waiting to be rebuilt and gold lying everywh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist travels back to the 1980s and is the darling of his family. Set in a rural area, he rises to wealth.

2. 202 重 Reborn as a Simpleton, I Became a Billionaire by Collecting Scrap 重生二傻子，靠收破烂成亿万富豪 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban444k WordsCompleted A ninety-three-year-old man from another timeline transmigrates to 1982. His soul takes up residence in the body of a high school student nicknamed Ersha, or “Second Fool.” The student is known as the king of repeaters. At twenty-three, he is still in high school. The original owner of the body, Wu Dazhi, was nicknamed Gouzi as a child. Despite his towering build and weight of over two hundred pounds, he was timid by nature and afraid of trouble. People bullied him constantly, but he never dared 10.3kReads6.3Score819Shelves

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   This book can be used as medicine, specifically to cure unhappiness.

3. 203 贰 Ye's 37th Book 贰叶第37本书 Er Ye贰叶Urban216k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing, incredibly awesome!

4. 204 守 Keeping My Vows 守身 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯10k WordsCompleted Keeping Myself Pure 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He was sentenced to have his entire family executed. At the execution ground, the executioner brought his blade down. He didn't die. The executioner knelt down: "I am your own brother. Eighteen years ago, we were switched at birth; you are the true son of this family." He was stunned. The executioner stood up: "What a coincidence. Me too. This family switched three babies at birth. Today, the three of us brothers are reunited."

5. 205 零 Seven Figures in My WeChat Wallet 零钱通里的七位数 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯6k WordsCompleted Seven Figures in My Spare Change Account —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 我 The Secret I Dare Not Tell 我不敢说的秘密 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯9k WordsCompleted The Secret I Don't Dare Tell —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 玻 Cigarette Ash in the Broken Glass 玻璃渣里的烟灰 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯13k WordsCompleted Cigarette Ash in the Glass Shards —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 钝 After Maxing Out My Insensitivity, I Became the Nightmare of Every Obsessive Man 钝感力拉满后，我成了所有执念男的噩梦 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯7k WordsCompleted After Maxing Out My Indifference, I Became the Nightmare of Every Obsessive Man —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 三 Three Moments 三个时刻 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯6k WordsCompleted Three Moments 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 囊 Cyst 囊肿 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯7k WordsCompleted Cyst 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 三 The Hidden Meaning Behind a Sandwich Photo 三明治照片里的潜台词 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯6k WordsCompleted The Subtext in a Sandwich Photo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 我 I Used Half My Living Expenses to Ruin My Cheating Sugar Baby 我用半份生活费，养废了劈腿的软饭男 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯6k WordsCompleted I Used Half My Living Expenses to Ruin My Cheating Boyfriend Who Lived Off Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 丑 The Ugly Girl 丑女孩 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯6k WordsCompleted The Ugly Girl —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 这 I've Never Been This Panicked in My Life 这辈子没这么慌过 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯11k WordsCompleted I've Never Been This Panicked in My Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 合 A Promise in a Joint Burial Tomb 合葬墓的承诺 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯6k WordsCompleted A Promise to Share a Tomb —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 我 I'll Never Find a Man Like My Dad Again 我找不到像爸爸那样的男人了 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯8k WordsCompleted I Can't Find a Man Like My Dad Anymore —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 放 Giving Up My Place at School 放弃入学 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯7k WordsCompleted Give Up Enrollment —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 我 When I Died, I Saved Someone 我死的时候，救了个人 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯7k WordsCompleted When I died, I saved someone. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 凌 The Moving Truck at Three in the Morning 凌晨三点的搬家车 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯7k WordsCompleted The Moving Truck at Three in the Morning —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 三 At Thirty, I Can't Even Afford a Bowl of Pork Trotter Rice in the Park 三十岁，我在公园吃不起一碗猪脚饭 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯10k WordsCompleted At Thirty, I Can't Afford a Bowl of Pork Trotter Rice in the Park 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 可 Poor Mango 可怜的芒果 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯7k WordsCompleted Poor Mango 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 那 The Girl Hiding in the Corner of the Dining Table Killed My Princess Dream 那个缩在餐桌角落的女孩，杀死了我的公主梦 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯8k WordsCompleted The Girl Huddled in the Corner of the Dining Table Killed My Princess Dream —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 她 After She Left, My Home Was as Quiet as a Grave 她走之后，我家安静得像坟墓 A Ragtag Immortal Couple Adventuring Through Troubled Times乱世星途沙雕仙侣闯7k WordsCompleted After She Left, My Home Was as Quiet as a Grave —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 重 Reborn in 1990: I Become a Legend by Leveraging Information Gaps 重生1990：我靠信息差封神 Napping Elite午睡精英Urban536k WordsOngoing Wang Wenwu was an honest, frugal, 40-year-old truck driver in his previous life who loved listening to the news. Reborn in 1990 with his memories of the times intact, he seizes every major opportunity, from stamps and subscription certificates to the internet and real estate. He gives his family a comfortable life, brings glory to his benefactors, and makes his enemies regret everything, using immense wealth and foresight to forge his path to legendary status. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This rebirth truly means starting over, making up for all the regrets I have towards my wife! [Already interested][Already interested][Already interested]

25. 225 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban800k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.1kReads—Score472Shelves

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    One of the best historical fiction stories, featuring farming, hunting, disaster relief, and antique collecting.

26. 226 重 Restarting 1982 重启1982 An Ran荌嘫Urban184k WordsCompleted Chen Jingzhou missed his mother Li Xiuqin's final phone call and was consumed by regret. Then, by an unexpected twist, he transmigrated to 1982. Chen Jingzhou moves in with the Li family as a cousin, hoping to break up his parents' relationship. He ends up becoming his father's love rival. In this era, Chen Jingzhou uses the knowledge from his previous life to build a fortune and completely change his parents' fates. But when it comes to love, he backs down... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A time-travel story that breaks up parents' relationships.

27. 227 别 While Others Go Offshore, I Farm: I Become a Tycoon in the 1980s 别人下海我种田，我在八零成首富 Young Master Big Orange大橘公子Urban168k WordsOngoing [Period setting + pig farming + building wealth + selling vegetables + gourmet food + family favorite + comeback + everyday life] Li Xiangdong woke up to find himself back in the 1980s, after dying suddenly from overwork. As the villagers rushed to “go into business” and make a fortune, he instead bound himself to the New Hope Farming System, shouldered a hoe, and vowed to dig up a golden future right at home! Everyone laughed at him. With so much money to be made, why insist on scraping a livin 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist travels back to the 1980s to make up for his regrets and lead his family to prosperity. The family life is heartwarming and very relatable.

28. 228 苍 Within Canglan 苍兰之中 Yan Juehai Loves Miaoyin喜欢妙音的炎绝海Eastern Fantasy149k WordsCompleted After the planet Qingmu Huanhai was unified by Huangfu Shou, the Canglan Kingdom was founded. The former kingdoms of Bailong, Hei, Lushu, and Xingji rose in rebellion, hoping to restore their old regimes. The protagonist, Liu Yicheng, was orphaned at a young age and taken in by the abbot of Shaolin Temple. He trained at the Bodhidharma Hall from childhood, mastered all of Shaolin’s martial arts, and breezed through the Eighteen Bronze Men formation. After completing his training, he descended th 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Are you referring to "Shanghai Underworld Chronicles"?

29. 229 带 Reborn in My Poor High School Days with a Hundred Million in Cash 带着一亿现金重生贫困的高中年代 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban226k WordsCompleted Su Tianci jolts awake from a hangover and discovers that he has been reborn in a senior-year high school classroom in 2005. He used to be a lowly cog in society, but now he's a delinquent at the bottom of his class. As reality hits him, he realizes he's transmigrated! This is a chance from the heavens to make up for all his regrets. Even more unbelievable, he now has a bank card with a full hundred million in cash. Watch how Su Tianci shows off, gets revenge, and plays the fool while hiding his 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Respectfully call out "Digra".

30. 230 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s, I Became a Tycoon After Returning Home 穿越80，当回国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban294k WordsCompleted When his family's old house was slated for demolition, Lin Yuan returned to sort through their belongings. By chance, he discovered a bronze tiger tally and accidentally transmigrated to the 1980s. Two vastly different eras now lay before him. 846Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 带 Taking Silly Girl on Adventures in the Sixties 带着傻妞闯六零 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban186k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is a military academy graduate. On his way to find Technician No. 88, he is inexplicably struck by a falling object and transmigrates to the fiery 1960s. He thinks he’s doomed, but to his utter surprise, the thing that hit him was actually the Chinese-made 2060 model, Sha Nü… 684Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Upon learning this news, Yongzheng immediately...

32. 232 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Rise of a Nation 穿越六零之民族崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban142k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was a graduate of a top university, but despite his excellent grades, someone else took his place. With no other options, he donned the iconic delivery uniform and started delivering food. But when it rains, it pours. On the road while making a delivery, he ran into a menace on wheels: a heavy truck. With the truck’s buff in effect, he resolutely joined the transmigration brigade… 161Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 双 Dual Crossing in the 1960s: The Fiery Years 双穿60之火红年代 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban152k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an outstanding graduate of a military academy with a bright future ahead of him. But after accidentally discovering the principal’s affair, he was expelled on a trumped-up charge. His family was already poor, and the incident dealt a devastating blow to the energetic young man. He had not even entered the working world, yet the sordid ways of society had already taught him a harsh lesson. He planned to drown his sorrows in alcohol, but when he closed his eyes and opened them again, 271Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 817Reads7.2Score—Shelves
36. 236 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.1kReads7.2Score103Shelves
37. 237 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 493Reads5.9Score—Shelves
38. 238 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.3kReads6.4Score111Shelves
39. 239 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 555Reads5.4Score—Shelves
40. 240 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1980s: The Good-for-Nothing Big Brother’s Comeback 穿书八零：对照组废柴大哥的逆袭 Shi Yuexi石月晞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One punch landed, and Shi Huajun, a young man from the modern world, transmigrated into a book. He became the most pathetic side character in a period novel: an unemployed, good-for-nothing older brother who had returned to the city in the 1980s, a laughingstock whom everyone in the crowded courtyard looked down on. In the original story, he was beyond help, slumped in a tiny ten-square-meter room and doing nothing for more than a decade. His wife was used as someone else’s pawn, forced to tak 635Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    This is somewhat consistent.

41. 241 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

42. 242 重 Reborn in 1998: Crushing Scumbags and Building Wealth 重生1998，虐渣致富两不误 The Dopey, Chubby Fire Fox憨胖的火狐狸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ordinary girl Ye Qinghong has just received her technical school admission notice and is overjoyed, unaware that someone has set their sights on her and that disaster is closing in. After struggling to continue her education, she finally becomes an outstanding high school competition coach, only to be beaten to death by her childhood sweetheart of a husband and her so-called “best friend”... When she opens her eyes again, she is back at the turning point of her fate in 1998! This time, she seize 163Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The attention to detail is amazing! The characters' shrewdness when setting up their stalls, their tentative business dealings, and their sense of propriety in neighborly relations are all written with realism. The plot is not simplistic, the writing is not padded, and every character carries the flavor of the era, so vivid that they feel like old neighbors.

43. 243 我 My Entertainment Memories Are Worth Trillions 我的文娱记忆值万亿 Milu Sauce麋鹿酱Urban169k WordsOngoing The protagonist is reborn in 1998 in a parallel world where the entertainment industry is just beginning to flourish. Starting with online novels and drawing on memories from a previous life, he begins as a humble editor and step by step builds an all-encompassing entertainment empire spanning web fiction, film and television, games, and idols, ultimately becoming the cultural mogul who defines an era. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I also really want to be reborn.

44. 244 把 I Spoiled My Sister-in-Law, Then Remarried an Officer: Now He's Panicking 把大嫂宠上天，我改嫁军官他急了 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Stunning, Career-Driven Heroine × Handsome, Cunning, Love-Brained Hero + Face-Slapping + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] In her previous life, Su Wanyin thought she had married a gentle, refined man who cherished, loved, and doted on her. After they married, she discovered that her husband, Xu Chengzhou, treated his widowed sister-in-law like a queen. In their daily lives, he was always at her beck and call, going everywhere with her. When Su Wanyin tried to get close, he said they had 365Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In her past life, she was driven to death by her overly indulgent husband, so after being reborn, she decisively divorced him. She then married the man her ex-husband feared most—Lu Jinchuan, a powerful figure in the military! Watching her ex-husband regret his actions and cling to her every day was hilarious. Sisters who love this "you discard me like trash, but I cherish you like a treasure" trope, give it a try!

45. 245 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 110Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist travels back to the 1990s; I recommend this book.

46. 246 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban442k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.8kReads5.5Score1.6kShelves
47. 247 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical632k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 24.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
48. 248 九 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Urban248k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a historical fiction.

49. 249 亿 A Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 亿万老总破产后卖鸡蛋饼 Author Daiwa作者呆娃8k WordsCompleted Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 15Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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