Novels About Making It in a Special Economic Zone in the 1990s 九十年代去特区打拼的小说

1. 51 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves

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   What hero should I stand on?

2. 52 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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   You must plead for him.

3. 53 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
4. 54 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
5. 55 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
6. 56 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 9.4kReads8.4Score250Shelves

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   Liu Tang, a rural girl who failed her college entrance exam, went south to Shenzhen to work in an electronics factory, where she rose from an assembly line worker to an office worker.

7. 57 非 An Unofficial Guide to Raising Human Toddlers 非正式人类幼崽饲养指南 Nine-Tailed Ya九尾吖Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted (Bonus chapters dropping at random...) "Little kids + healing each other + no romance! + family bonds!" Sheng Huan's mother was an agent for the Space-Time Administration. After completing her mission, she dumped Sheng Huan's father... Then she took the baby in her belly and walked away without looking back. Unexpectedly, one day her mission failed, and she was about to be erased. She had no choice but to return young Sheng Huan to her biological father. She even sent the child to the wrong time 818Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   Fang Rongrong was reborn in 1967. Orphaned at a young age, she was raised by relatives. After marriage and childbirth, her husband, Lu Xingzhi, went south to do business, returning as a melancholic man. In 1999, Fang Rongrong died in a car accident, only then realizing she was in a book where her husband was the main antagonist and her daughter met a tragic end. Reborn in 1992, she is determined to change her family's fate.

8. 58 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 52.2kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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   Both are good, but I think the second one has more potential.

9. 59 凌 Ling Yun Returns to the Mountain 凌云归山 A Giant Flying Worm会飞的大长虫Urban176k WordsCompleted I'm Ling Yun, an ordinary vocational school student. When I was young, I headed south to Dongguan with a head full of ambition, hoping to make something of myself. Instead, I spent every day tightening screws on an assembly line. Unable to stand a life where every day looked the same, I gritted my teeth and switched to elevator sales. I stumbled into one mess after another, hit wall after wall, took abuse, and ran myself ragged. Somehow, I went from a complete beginner to an invisible fixer in 9Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Behind-the-Scenes Boss Generating 港综：幕后BOSS生成中 It's Nezha, Not Natuo是哪吒不是哪托Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing An advertising strategist who loves old movies transmigrates into the Hong Kong film universe and decides he’ll never let anyone walk all over him again. He’s going to drink the strongest liquor, do the biggest things, and seduce the most beautiful women! He establishes a distillery, founds the Continental Hotel, and assembles the High Table... Before long, a shadowy organization spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa begins to take shape, and a mastermind controlling the global underworld quietly em 51kReads7.8Score4kShelves

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    The protagonist, a hard-working professional, enjoys collecting classic Hong Kong film DVDs. An accidental electric shock transports him to Hong Kong Island in 1981, placing him in a unique world where film and television merge.

11. 61 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. 18kReads9.1Score1kShelves
12. 62 铁 Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花 Tian Yuefang of Deer West Island鹿西岛的田月芳Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted 1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o 648Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She wasn't a gifted protagonist; she was just a working girl with only a junior high school education. She secretly learned bookkeeping while tightening screws in an electronics factory, studied textbooks under the streetlights in the basement, and even fainted in a warehouse while still clutching her workbook. From the wind on the platform to the light in the office building, she tells you in 15 years: the so-called distant place is nothing more than silently repeating the words "I can do it" a million times in your heart.

13. 63 1 1973: He Changed the Nation 1973，国家因他而改变 Wind from Hexi河西的风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Yonghang is descended from the Red Fifth Army. At the age of five, he traveled alone by train out of the Hexi Corridor. His masters included a Daoist, a Buddhist monk, and the chief instructor of a special forces unit. This is an era of reform, an era of expanding trade, technology, and science... His fourth master handed over Cao Cao's Imperial Guards to him. Yonghang took the First Emperor's Dragon Guards and Palace Guards for his own... This is an unbelievable era where dreams and reality, vi 2.3kReads8.2Score136Shelves

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    Great book, highly recommended! [Pouting][Sad][Laughing]

14. 64 双 Two People Transmigrate to 1949, and from the Start We Meet Lou Zhenhua 双穿一九四九，开局遇到娄振华 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsOngoing Forget personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. No more emotional self-torment; when something happens, just lose it: better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrated to Beiping just after its liberation. He also awakened a pocket dimension that could take him back to 2026. The economically booming year 2026 and the war-torn year 1949, two vastly different eras, now lay before him. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves
16. 66 风 Through Life's Storms, She Blossoms 风雨人生，她自芳华 Sneak a Quick Glance偷偷秒一眼Modern Romance605k WordsOngoing Period drama, a woman’s journey of growth, overseas entrepreneurship, a strong female lead, and realistic romance. “One woman’s four marriages, three entrepreneurial ventures, two generations finding peace, and one extraordinary life.” In 1984, she was the pampered jewel of a prestigious family, but one ill-fated marriage sent her crashing to rock bottom. Her husband was cold, and her in-laws took her daughter. Overnight, she fell from the clouds into the dust. But she refused to be beaten. 864Reads6.9Score100Shelves

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    Both of these are 😄

17. 67 逐 Chasing Dreams in Hainan: The People and Their Stories 逐梦海南，那些人，那些事 Sneak a Quick Glance偷偷秒一眼Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [Based on Real Events + Urban Life + Ensemble Cast + First Fortune] In 1988, news that Hainan was becoming a province swept across the land like a spring breeze. It awakened not only the slumbering island, but also planted seeds of dreams in the hearts of intellectuals, young artists, and university graduates in the late 1980s. This unstoppable tide gathered into a magnificent exodus of a hundred thousand people heading south, stunning the world. Filled with passion and hope, they set foot on a 5Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 重 Reborn in 1985: I'm Focused on Making Money, but Young Master Lu Is Chasing Me 重生八五：一心搞钱，陆少追疯了 Easygoing Fish悠忧鱼Modern Romance418k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Period Setting + No Golden Finger + Comeback + Business Battles + Mystery of Her Origins + Power Couple] In her previous life, Su Hanxue gave everything for her family, only to be forced into a marriage that served their interests. She suffered abuse after the wedding, until her husband pushed her into the freezing river and drowned her. He then used the payout from her accident insurance to live it up with his mistress. In this life, she fights with all her strength to refuse the mar 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in 1985, this woman cuts off all love and affection, heads south to make money, and defies fate. The romance develops slowly, with a loyal and devoted protector.

19. 69 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 774Reads7.1Score100Shelves
20. 70 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 4kReads8.8Score457Shelves
21. 71 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 342Reads7.5Score—Shelves
22. 72 失 Searching the Underworld for My Missing Son, I Clean Up Crime and Clear My Father's Name 失子入江湖扫黑恶，父冤得伸 A Thousand Gold for One Smile千金寻一笑Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Passionate urban action, a comeback! Multiple female leads!) Also known as "Lost Son Enters the Underworld to Fight Crime, Father’s Wrongful Conviction Finally Overturned" I am the son of a soldier. After getting lost during a sorrowful journey, I was raised to adulthood by a kind rural couple surnamed Ye. I thought it was pure chance that my master taught me peerless martial arts. From then on, I became the greatest martial artist in Nan Yue! Later, to improve my family’s financial situation, 5.9kReads8.8Score379Shelves

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    How about this one? It's very good.

23. 73 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    🔔Ding dong, Snowflake is recommending another book! [Please follow] ✨On the dazzling stage of Hong Kong's entertainment circle, her extraordinary charm captivates all the young masters in the industry. Watch as she navigates the whirlpool of pursuit by these wealthy scions, weaving between luxury and emotion, writing her own dazzling legend, becoming the focus of everyone's attention, and portraying an ultimate romantic and thrilling love story in the entertainment industry.

24. 74 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: My Years Making It in Hong Kong 穿越80我在香江混迹的那几年 Jiujiu Can't Let Go酒酒不能释怀Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted “This is a light, easy read.” “There aren't too many fight scenes, and there's more everyday family life.” After Chen Ke was killed by her own clan in her previous life, her soul transmigrated to another world and entered a woman with the same name but a different age. Just after transmigrating, she was sold in Xiangjiang, then tossed into the sea in a sack and nearly drowned. Fortunately, her ancient martial arts skills and little pocket dimension came with her. After saving herself, she rescue 1.4kReads8.7Score105Shelves
25. 75 回 Back to the Nineties: The Master Makeup Artist 回到九零年代之化妆大师 Gentle Pie温柔馅饼Modern Romance189k WordsOngoing [No Pocket Dimension, No System + Transmigration] [1990s] [An Inspiring Coming-of-Age Story] Kong Yuge: I don’t want to get married this young! Li Baohua: Me neither! Kong Yuge: Then let’s figure out how to get out of this village and see the world! Yang Muye: I’m coming with you! No money, no travel fare? Then let’s earn some! Kong Yuge transmigrates to the rural 1990s and becomes Kong Zhaodi. She’s still a child, and they already want her to get married? Kong Yuge firmly says no! Fortunately, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban406k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.1kReads—Score122Shelves
27. 77 重 Reborn in the 1990s to Play the Stock Market: I'll Never Be a Sucker Again 重生九零炒股，我绝不当韭菜 Hardworking Fafa发奋图强的发发Modern Romance735k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Rebirth] [Making Money] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] Gu Qingqing hated her name. It had the character for "green" in it, and everything she bought lost her money. Online loans, margin calls, debt collectors. She had lived up to the "Qingqing" in her name by running up a mountain of debt, and in the end, chose to meet her fate on a rooftop. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1988, a poor young woman selling clothes at a wholesale market. She gets ahead in 9.6kReads7.1Score948Shelves

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    This one is good!

28. 78 我 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score460Shelves

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    Sharing real work experiences

29. 79 乡 The Village Doctor's Romance 乡村神医的爱情 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban133k WordsCompleted Wang Hao worked night shifts at a factory. When he got home, he discovered his girlfriend cheating with her boss. He lost his job because of it and had no choice but to return to his hometown. Then one chance encounter changed his fate completely, and from that moment on, he began living a very different life! 1.4kReads—Score101Shelves
30. 80 乡 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban199k WordsCompleted A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 297Reads7.0Score105Shelves
31. 81 谁 Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 谁说工厂普工，不能实现梦想 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The rise of the working class.

32. 82 躺 I Can Lie Flat and Watch the Money Roll In, Yet My Family and Friends Mock Me for Being Lazy? 躺平就能数钱，竟被亲友嘲讽不务正业？ A Paper Flag一纸小旗9k WordsCompleted I Can Count Money Just by Lying Flat, Yet My Family and Friends Mock Me for Being Unproductive? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 九 The Gray Heiress of the Nineties 九零灰千金 Chubby Childhood Sweetheart胖青梅Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [The ailing Mu heir + the Lu family’s illegitimate daughter] [Both reborn + a kind stepmother and stepsister + everyone is a good person] Lu Buhui was reborn, and from the start, a father appeared and took her to the capital. Knowing she was an illegitimate daughter, she had never coveted anything from the Lu family. But... Lu An’an: She’s so pitiful. I’ll let her have a little of Dad’s attention. Qin Hui: She may be my husband’s illegitimate daughter, but she’s so sweet. Lu Shao: She’s too plai 2.2kReads9.0Score221Shelves

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    ✌First book🍀 [The Sickly Mu Family's Son VS The Illegitimate Daughter of the Lu Family]🔥🔥🔥Lu Buhui is reborn twice. As the illegitimate daughter of the Lu family, she is brought to the capital city. The Lu family members care for her a lot. She only wants to study and earn money so that her family in the countryside can live a better life.

34. 84 九 The 1990s: What? I Was Reborn the Day Before the High School Entrance Exam 九零：惊！我重生到了中考前一天 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted In her previous life, work pressure and the fast pace of city life left Jiang Yuyi barely able to look after herself. Her parents also expected her to support her sick younger sister for the rest of her life, but she refused. In the end, her sister’s death left her living with guilt and heartbreak for the rest of her life. By the time she was nearly forty and still unmarried, her cousins were already coveting her property. Just as Jiang Yuyi went to have her posthumous estate donated to the stat 2.6kReads9.2Score318Shelves
35. 85 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Wealth Pours In 重生八零之财源滚滚 Wind-and-Rain Sprite风雨小妖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Her older cousin from her great-uncle’s family: “An’an, I’ll take responsibility for you. If you hurt your head and become stupid, I’ll marry you!” Yu An’an: “You’re the stupid one!” The handsome, sunny teacher who came to the village to teach: “An’an, would you come away with me? There’s so much you can do out there!” Yu An’an: “I’ll go out there, but not right now!” A local ne'er-do-well who went into business with her in town, his identity shrouded in mystery: “Why don’t you marry me? Then we 484Reads9.0Score104Shelves
36. 86 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

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    A burly man from Northeast China, working in the South, accidentally ended up in the female workers' dormitory. Has this lamb fallen into a pack of tigers...? [Playful]

37. 87 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
38. 88 修 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban468k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 103Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 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
40. 90 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 284Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 我 Cultivating the Great Dao in a Human Classroom 我在人间课堂修大道 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban229k WordsCompleted Cultivation? Pah! I just want to spend my days with the campus beauty, enjoying the simple pleasures of life and living it to the fullest. Is that too much to ask? And of course, I wouldn't mind having a few more beauties around either… 91Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 春 A Spring Dream Takes Me to Ancient Times: I Become a Workaholic in Dayin 春梦穿古我在大胤当卷王 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Historical147k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Just because he begged his goddess for a hug in a romantic dream, Lu Xiaochuan was kicked straight into a river in the Great Yin dynasty, launching his mortifying Transmigration adventure! The moment he climbs ashore, he's branded a suspect in the Witchcraft Cult case. He lets slip what he said in his sleep, then reveals the secret that he once saw a celes 45Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 红 A Beauty’s Scheme for the Realm 红颜谋天下 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Eastern Fantasy148k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No Transmigration]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] An imperial edict of marriage sends the icy, beautiful female general Murong Xue storming into the residence with a sword. Turmoil erupts in the Song household's rear court, while strange butterfly shadows from the Xuanming Cult appear, concealing a shocking conspiracy that could overturn the world. As one beauty after another gets drawn into the gam 63Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 银 A Story About a Beautiful CEO Beneath a Ginkgo Tree 银杏树下的一个美女总裁的故事 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The story of a beautiful CEO beneath a ginkgo tree 75Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 善 The Original Sin of Kindness 善良的原罪 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五10k WordsCompleted The Original Sin of Kindness 43Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 一 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 一个山村女孩如何成坏女人的 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五13k WordsCompleted How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 93Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 顾 Gu Yizhong Is Reborn Before the Events of The Lone Boat 顾易中重生在孤舟剧情之前 Not Iced Tea不是冰红茶Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Yizhong is reborn in 1936. The original A Lone Boat begins in June 1941, but this story starts with his rescue of Lin Shujuan in Hong Kong in early 1939. Since the timeline has changed dramatically, much of the plot will have to be newly created. Your support is greatly appreciated. To make the story’s progression as plausible as possible, feel free to share your theories about what happens next in the discussion area, preferably with sound reasoning. I hope to work together with fellow fans 540Reads8.1Score102Shelves
48. 98 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. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    My soul travels back to Northeast China in 1993.

49. 99 港 Hong Kong Films: Taking Over in Causeway Bay by Stepping on Chan Ho-nam 港片：在铜锣湾，踩着陈浩南上位 Lu Zhizhi Zhi鹿汁汁汁Male-Channel Fanfiction152k WordsOngoing Also known as: Chen Haonan, the Murderous Madman of Causeway Bay I'm Chen Haonan, and my boss is Big B. He's a complete idiot! Not long ago, he had Big Head help him do time in prison. Big Head went, because just like him, he's a complete idiot. A few days later, he came to me and told me to rob a bank for him, to get him a million. He had a young mistress on the side, and she thought he was too old and too poor... Rob a bank? I'm no idiot. I refused, so Big B was going to give me a beating 177Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    To grow bigger and stronger, and create new glories.

50. 100 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Takes the Business World by Storm 重生八零：营销女王横扫商界 CPOModern Romance41k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Conquers the Business World 65Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This female entrepreneur is down-to-earth and successful in both her career and love life. If you enjoy realistic business stories and strong female-centric dramas, don't miss this! [Laughs]

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