Rebirth Novels Set in the 1970s or 1980s 重生文回到七八十年代

1. 51 七 The Roughneck from the 1970s Wants to Give Her His Life 七零糙汉要把命给她 Yao Yao Lingwu幺幺聆悟Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [The male lead has no shame vs. the female lead isn’t a saint] A modern single CEO transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder female character in the 1970s. The original owner was not only a beautiful young educated woman who had captivated countless men, but had also thrown herself at Zhou Laoliu, a veteran who had returned to his hometown, hoping to get back to the city. Afterward, the CEO said he didn’t need to take responsibility, but Zhou Laoliu clung to her and insisted on marrying her 5.2kReads8.6Score51514d adds
2. 52 直 Livestream Tipping System: My Transmigration Goal Is to Be a Slacker 直播打赏系统：穿越之目标咸鱼 The Chubby Guy Who Loves to Write爱写作的小胖Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted (This novel is already complete, so feel free to dive in.) Some people say: When you transmigrate, you should be able to turn the world upside down, humiliate the villains, and turn the tables against all odds. Shui Huanqiao waves her hands. “No, no, no. She's just an ordinary girl with freakish strength and a fake-white-lotus act. She hasn't unlocked any other skills.” Some people say: The standard transmigrated heroine comes with a domineering CEO, an obsessive older brother, a gentle and refi 2.4kReads9.1Score23114d adds
3. 53 重 A Comfortable Life for Shu Xin in the 1960s 重生六零的舒心日子 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Super Strength + Soldier] [A powerful, domineering, and wealthy heroine + a beautiful, delicate, scheming male lead] Shu Xin is a powerful woman born in the apocalypse. Armed with an overpowered cheat, she is reborn in the 1960s of a parallel world. Here, she finds a loving family, and achieves success in both her career and her love life. The male lead, Luo Yue, is a delicate young gentleman who transmigrated from an ancient matriarchal so 11.4kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
4. 54 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 49.2kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds

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   Synopsis: The first book features Lin Yuzhu, who becomes good friends with all the aunties and grandmas in the village 🤭 There aren't any truly awful characters, but even the most awful ones can be won over by her! The second book features Lin Jingyue, whose main character is violent; she'll fight at the drop of a hat, and the male lead will throw bricks at her against the wall 😄 The third book features the most cunning and cowardly female lead in history; her whole family are werewolves, and they fight with ruthlessness! The fourth book features Su He, who plays the role of someone who gets something for nothing, and is always afraid of being usurped by the "Crown Prince He." There's also Principal Chen, who's ruthless to the end alongside Su He. Overall, it's a great read! Finally, the book includes a live narration session—listening while reading doubles the enjoyment! 😄😄😄

5. 55 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds
6. 56 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
7. 57 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: Never Forgive 重生年代：永不原谅 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s: Refusing Rural Reassignment, Turning the Tables, Cutting Off Family, Marrying His One True Love, and the Fake Young Master Mystery. No Space or System. In his previous life, Luoyang was utterly ruined by the so-called family he trusted. They stole his job, signed him up for rural reassignment, took his university spot, and saddled him with his brother's lover. Finally, they had both his kidneys removed, leaving him to die a miserable death! Reborn, he defies fate: passing th 4.6kReads8.0Score29314d adds
8. 58 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score77814d adds
9. 59 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Fierce Military Wife Is a Black Lotus 重生七零，彪悍军嫂是朵黑莲花 Zheng Jingyun郑景云Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Multiple Regressors] [Tough Wife + Husband Chasing His Wife + Light Supernatural Elements + Pocket Space + Adorable Kids + Building a Career + Daily Life + Wish-Fulfillment] In their previous lives, after being sent to the countryside, Shen Zhihua and Xie Mingyuan schemed to get Wu Tianjiao and Fu Changqing into bed together, then used it to blackmail Fu Changqing into securing benefits for them. They wanted to be together openly, but ended up causing the deaths of the couple’s two children. Wh 1.4kReads7.8Score11814d adds

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   A tough military wife dotes on her loving husband.

10. 60 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 27.2kReads8.3Score2k14d adds

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    No system, no space, but the writing style and logic are online.

11. 61 八 The 1980s: A Hasty Marriage to a Tough Soldier, and a Baby on the Way 八零：闪嫁硬汉生崽崽 Si Yue Sheng肆月苼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted 1980s setting, marriage before love, sweet romance, everyday life, taking down scumbags Emergency room doctor Su Man suddenly dies and wakes up as a young bride in the 1980s, having been switched into someone else's arranged marriage. Her cousin wanted the marriage her father had arranged for her before he died, so she switched places with Su Man on the wedding day. “You'll marry that tough street punk. He'll make you work yourself to the bone, and you'll be a young widow.” “I'll marry the ma 3.2kReads8.9Score43614d adds

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    She woke up one morning to find herself in a marriage of convenience with her cousin, forced to marry the male lead. The two slowly grew closer, fell in love, and worked hard together! It's super good!

12. 62 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 16.4kReads7.8Score67314d adds
13. 63 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.6kReads7.0Score1.1k14d adds
14. 64 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.4kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
15. 65 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Become a Workaholic at a State-Owned Enterprise 重生九零：我在国企当卷王 Shui Miaoxin水淼鑫Modern Romance628k WordsOngoing In 1995, at a machinery plant in Northeast China. Lin Wanqiu was reborn on the eve of the mass layoffs, still the only female technician in the technical department. In her previous life, her meek acceptance of her lot had earned her twenty years as a street vendor and terminal lung cancer. This time, armed with technical blueprints from the next thirty years, she raised her head at the assessment and asked, “What if I could draw up domestic blueprints for German machine tools?” Laughter erupted 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Reborn in the 1990s, she became the youngest machine tool technician in a state-owned factory. While others drank tea, read newspapers, and waited for retirement, she stayed up all night drawing blueprints and revising processes, searching for "Chinese precision" amidst the roar of machine tools. From a rejected blueprint to overcoming a "bottleneck" technology; from an ordinary female worker on the assembly line to the chief engineer in charge of a national-level intelligent assembly project. She used code and algorithms to breathe "soul" into the rusty industrial behemoths. With data and sensors, she heard the "unique pulse" of each machine tool. However, the road to success was never smooth. In the dead of night during technical breakthroughs, some people waited to see her fail; at the critical juncture of project review, a hidden arrow struck from behind; even an "unexpected" serious illness almost took away her right hand that could touch blueprints. But when she awoke from her coma and drew the first gear symbol on her hospital bed with trembling fingers—everyone realized that some fires cannot be extinguished. "I don't want to be a hero, I only want to be a problem solver." "But if this is the battlefield, my machine tools are my soldiers." ◆ A truly thrilling technical read, with hardcore details and meticulous logic. ◆ From blueprints to production lines, from data to algorithms, an immersive experience of industrial innovation. ◆ A cool, collected tech expert × a profound guardian, standing shoulder to shoulder in the flames of war, silent yet deafening. ◆ Not just a story of triumph, but how a generation of industrial workers used their backbone to uphold the words "Made in China." There are no magic formulas here, only calloused hands, blurred blueprints, and an unyielding steely ambition. If miracles have a color, it must be the blue of the machine tools, forged in fire.

16. 66 足 Football: I Lifted the World Cup in 1982 足球：1982年我举起了世界杯 Ji Yuning季宇宁Sports1.0M WordsCompleted You Xi transmigrated from 2025 back to 1981. His transmigration was caused by encountering “that ball,” which was really a fixation on Chinese football. Thanks to it, he got a cheat and won the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, becoming a legendary king of football. That ball also turned out to be a weapon for killing, looting, and laying waste to cities and nations. With it, he could take revenge to his heart’s content and vent all his pent-up frustration. And, of course, there were plenty of gorgeous 47Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds
18. 68 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.8kReads6.3Score29114d adds

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    These two books are so bizarre! The first one is incredibly exciting—a rebirth in the 1980s, from a scourge in a compound to a peerless national hero. The second one is a scourge to heaven, earth, and everyone else.

19. 69 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 50kReads8.4Score3.7k14d adds
20. 70 重 The Reborn Tycoon's Rise 重生之首富行 Young Master of the Yu Family于家少主Urban540k WordsCompleted Back to the turbulent 1980s! Opportunities abound, and so do wolves. In his previous life, he was honest and diligent, crushed by big business and cheated by unscrupulous merchants. He spent his life struggling to get by, only to end up with nothing and meet a miserable end. Now reborn, he brings forty years of business foresight and knows every trend before it takes off. He tears up his mediocre old life and starts over! He starts out selling goods at a vegetable market, taking advantage of his 194Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Rebirth of the Richest Man" is a fast-paced and exciting entrepreneurial novel set in the 1980s! The protagonist seizes the opportunities of the times, starts from scratch in a vegetable market, and rises to become the richest man. It's a fast-paced and addictive read.

21. 71 8 Back in the 1980s, I Returned to Beijing to Rule the Scene 80年代，杀回京圈当大佬 Lucky Bump碰碰福Urban4.0M WordsOngoing In 1985, even a pig could take flight if it stood in the right place at the right time. Xiao Guofeng returns to this era reborn, bringing his seed shop with him. Standing before his family's fishpond, he vows, “In this life, I won't let you exploit and squeeze us dry ever again. I'll take good care of Grandpa, protect my little sister, and marry the wife who's suffered a lifetime of hardship. Our whole family will live well!” 905Reads6.6Score10414d adds

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    Reborn into an era of entrepreneurship, becoming wealthy and doting on his wife

22. 72 七 The 1970s: Reclaiming My Luck, the Tycoon's Darling Wife Wins Without Lifting a Finger 七零：夺回气运，首富娇妻躺赢了 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying, sweet, and feel-good + spatial powers] In her previous life, Lin Qianxue had her fortune stolen, and after her soul transmigrated, her family was destroyed within three years. When she opened her eyes again, she was back before everything had been taken from her. Refusing to be a sacrificial pawn, Lin Qianxue struck back and reclaimed it all. The rough-and-tough veteran Liu Zongzhen had a heavy fate, a fiery temper, and abundant vitality. He swiftly carried his petite wife home. Whe 34.7kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds

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    In her past life, the female protagonist fell into the water and was possessed by a wandering ghost, her fate altered. When she returned, her family was destroyed and her life ruined. Reborn, she vows to find the person who harmed her. Prone to seeing ghosts, she seeks out a man with a strong fire element. 😂😂😂😂 This life is filled with family, husband, and in-laws pampering her… there's a storyline. There's a spatial dimension.

23. 73 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12.4kReads9.0Score76514d adds

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    The 70s and 80s generation suffered the most, but they were also the generation most capable of creating miracles... Closely reflecting real life, this film will instantly transport you back to the past...

24. 74 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… 405Reads8.1Score1314d adds
25. 75 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—14d adds
26. 76 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… 357Reads8.5Score1614d adds
27. 77 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 94Reads—Score1014d adds
28. 78 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 479Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 79 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... 399Reads—Score3414d adds
30. 80 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... 296Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 81 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… 87Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 82 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 47Reads—Score914d adds
33. 83 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 59Reads—Score1014d adds
34. 84 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 65Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 85 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 37Reads—Score214d adds
36. 86 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 88Reads—Score114d adds
37. 87 七 The Lovely Military Wife of the 1970s 七零年代俏军嫂 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + No Business Ventures + No Buying a Courtyard House] Wen Yu and Shao Wen Ye are complete opposites: one is a pampered young woman from Shanghai, the other a soldier stationed at the border. They have nothing in common, yet their parents' arranged marriage binds them together. Little do they know, this is exactly what Wen Yu wants. To marry the man she's been dreaming about, Wen Yu travels thousands of miles to the southwestern border. At first, Shao Wen Ye takes things as they 8.5kReads8.9Score48914d adds
38. 88 重 Back to the 1980s: Life Is Sweet with a Retired Soldier Uncle at My Side 重回八零：背靠退伍大叔好乘凉 Li Yao离钥Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhao Weilan became a stepmother and ended up dying after a long, miserable life. In this life, she returns to the day she married the scumbag. She calls off the wedding on the spot and marries his heroic uncle instead. Everyone laughs at her: one man is mute and lame, and the other is a weak little woman who can't fight a chicken. Their life together is doomed to fall apart sooner or later. But Zhao Weilan diligently studies medicine to save her husband. She becomes a renow 1kReads8.8Score19714d adds
39. 89 重 After I Was Reborn in the Seventies, I Married My Scumbag Nemesis 重生七零后我嫁给了渣男死对头 Just in Time for Spring正逢春Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rebirth + Revenge + Farming + Building Wealth + Sweet Romance + Hidden Identity] In her previous life, she mistook someone else for the person who had saved her, gave her heart to the wrong man, and ended up with her family destroyed. Reborn in a new life with a golden finger, Ye Ran vowed to take down anyone who stood in her way and make the scumbag pay! Lu Yi, whom the scumbag from her previous life had regarded as a thorn in his side, had never had much to do with Ye Ran. Bu 537Reads8.8Score—14d adds
40. 90 重 Reborn as a Poor Little Orphan in the 1960s, I Have a Little Money 重生六零年小孤女有点财 E Dai俄代Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Historical setting + space + ancient martial arts + one-on-one romance + medicine and poison + patriotism) The shaman high priest's family is running out of descendants. Unable to bear it, the high priest ancestor performs a ritual to send a modern orphan girl to the 1960s, where she is still an orphan. How infuriating! That old ancestor tricked me! With wolves eyeing her family wealth, she has no choice but to train hard and learn how to protect herself. Persecuted, hunted, targeted for assass 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
41. 91 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    Waaaaah... It's so good! It makes me want to travel back in time.

42. 92 我 I Became the Wicked Stepmother Who Was Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 我穿成了年代文女主的炮灰恶婆婆 More Green Light青光更多Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After dying of a serious illness, Yang Mei transmigrates into the body of a village woman in the 1970s and becomes the hateful mother-in-law everyone despises. After inheriting the original owner's memories of her past life, Yang Mei sets some goals for the future: First, make the most of this healthy body. Sleep until she wakes, eat meat until she's full, and enjoy life to the fullest! The only problem is, right now every household eats coarse-flour flatbreads, so that's going to be tough. Seco 600Reads9.1Score10114d adds
43. 93 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds

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    Very good, a rare high-quality period drama among Tomato's works.

44. 94 胖 My Chubby Wife Is Sweet and Soft, and the 1970s Officer Spoils Her With His Life 胖媳妇又娇又软，七零军官拿命宠 Gu Xi Ci故夕辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Seeking adaptation for a short drama] [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] After transmigrating, Su Mei goes from a senior doctor to a lazy, nasty military wife in a 1970s military compound. In her previous life, she had worked hard her whole life, only to die suddenly. Su Mei is determined to lie flat and be lazy this time around. But when she sees the original owner’s situation, she 8.7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
45. 95 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
46. 96 从 Starting in 2008, I Took Over the Whole World 从2008开始收割全世界 Manchu-Han Feast满汉全席Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I woke up to find myself back in 2008, at the age of eighteen, inheriting a fortune worth tens of billions from the start. Yang Chen: “With decades of future memories, making money should be as easy as lifting a finger, right?” “That year, I walked with my hands in my pockets. I didn’t even know what a rival was!” “I have two rules in business: first, I never rip off my fellow countrymen. Second, I rip off foreigners for all they’re worth!” “I’ve been reborn, so taking a little from the whole wo 27.2kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds

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    These historical fiction novels are quite good, I recommend them. The first book gets five stars, the second four stars, and the third five stars. Please don't criticize if you don't like them, thank you fellow readers.

47. 97 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
48. 98 被 Killed by the Villain, I Was Reborn in the 1970s and Married His Brother 被反派害死，重生七零嫁反派他哥 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Two strong leads + period setting + sweet romance + pocket dimension) In their previous lives, they had clearly loved each other, but because of their ages and circumstances, they kept their feelings locked in their hearts and missed their chance for a lifetime. When Mu Li woke up again, she discovered that her soul had traveled back to the 1970s, to the time when he was young. In this life, she absolutely would not let them miss each other again. She worked hard at her studies, got into a univ 4.4kReads9.3Score64414d adds

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    Cultivating immortality is pretty good.

49. 99 傻 After Four Years as a Fool, I Wake to Find My Parents Starving and Skin and Bones 傻了四年，醒来后爹娘饿成皮包骨 A Sleepy Cat一只贪睡的猫Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Reborn from the womb] Xia Mo, a woman from the apocalypse, had two special abilities. She only meant to take a little nap, but unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a newborn in a hard-pressed era. Her parents were true love; she was an accident. Her grandmother favored boys, and an accident left her asleep for four years. Faced with famine, let’s see how she rides the waves in this difficult era. 3.5kReads8.8Score41414d adds
50. 100 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1970s and Raise Kids with My Pocket Dimension 穿到七零，靠着空间养娃 Pure Love Warrior Yi纯爱战士仪Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [No romance! Has a pocket dimension!] Xu Wanyun unexpectedly gains a pocket dimension. And after having strange dreams lately, she puts together the clues using her ten years of experience reading novels: she’s probably about to transmigrate. So she hurries to stock up on goods and supplies! After transmigrating, she actually becomes the mother of three children! From then on, she raises kids, builds a house, and enjoys the farming life. Then, after the Reform and Opening-Up, she goes into busin 60Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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    This book from the late 1970s

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