Business and Get-Rich Novels Set in the 1980s or 1990s 八九十年代的经商致富文

1. 301 日 Paying One Billion in Taxes a Day, and You Call This a Village Collective Enterprise? 日交税十亿，你说这是村集体企业 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban523k WordsCompleted Zeng Fanchao, the richest man in Beihu Province, catches the eye of people who want to seize his family fortune for free. When he refuses, Liu Batian, a prison warden who holds the low ninth rank, sends men to sever his tendons, force-feed him a drug that robs him of his voice, and throw him from a cliff over a hundred meters high. He crashes down onto the land temple beneath the cliff, smashing it to pieces. His own body is shattered, too, but the blood flowing from him is mysteriously absorbed 659Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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   Here are a few books on business from the 1980s and 90s.

2. 302 重 Reborn in 1960: I Have a Divine Cauldron Space 重生60，我有神鼎空间 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Zhao Guoqiang died alongside the demolition crew, never imagining that the incense burner in his own main room was a divine artifact. After accidentally becoming the master of the Bronze Divine Cauldron, he was reborn as another man named Zhao Guoqiang. Inside the cauldron's space were towering mountains, lakes, and mighty rivers. What delighted him even more was that the cauldron could condense holy water. Time already flowed ten times faster inside the space than in the outside world. With the 394Reads7.4Score9114d adds
3. 303 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Control the Life and Death System 四合院：开局掌控生死系统 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted From the start, he gets a Life and Death System and hypnosis abilities, sending him straight to the top. The Life and Death System can extract life force from anything alive, including animals, plants, fish, and humans. It can also pour life force into any living thing, though the effect is halved. Extracting life force from a century-old tree yields fifty years' worth, which can be poured into a sapling to instantly make it grow to the size of a fifty-year-old tree. Animals work the same way: e 14.7kReads8.1Score80914d adds
4. 304 重 Reborn in 1960: The System Helps Me Rule the Hunting Grounds 重生60：系统助我猎界称雄 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban345k WordsCompleted Li Changsheng became a thirty-year mortgage slave after buying a home with no down payment. With housing prices falling and his job gone, he was on his way home when he kindly helped an elderly person who had fallen, only to be extorted by them. So he simply dragged them along to die with him, ridding the world of two bad people. Unexpectedly, he then received a Cloning System and transmigrated, reborn into the body of another Li Changsheng in 1960. See how Li Changsheng uses the Cloning System 990Reads6.1Score—14d adds
5. 305 我 In 1979, I Helped the Whole Village Become Ten-Thousand-Yuan Households 我在七九帮全村成就万元户 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban267k WordsCompleted Chen Sheng and seven good friends explore the Nanshan Cave and obtain the innate spiritual treasure, the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, which lets them travel back and forth to an era thirty years in the future. From then on, they begin a career smuggling goods between the two worlds. Back home, they open brickworks, a sand quarry, clothing factories, and furniture factories. They buy up centipedes and leeches, and become the first in the world to cultivate bamboo fungus commercially. Once every house 615Reads8.0Score—14d adds
6. 306 我 I Fish with Dragon Blood, and Every Fish and Shrimp in the Sea Goes Wild 我用龙血钓鱼，海中鱼虾都疯了 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Fishing with dragon blood sends every fish and shrimp in the sea into a frenzy. Tempering my body with dragon blood and making a name for myself with dragon fists. I use dragon dung and urine in my space to grow ginseng and tea plants. Every year, I drip another drop of dragon blood beneath the tea plants. Regularly drinking the tea they produce delays aging, strengthens the body, promotes longevity, fortifies the bones and sinews, beautifies the skin, turns white hair black, and even boosts vir 711Reads8.6Score17114d adds
7. 307 何 How to Chase Away Worries? Fish Until Your Cooler Overflows 何以解忧钓鱼爆护 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban744k WordsCompleted Zhang San used to be a street vendor selling leather shoes. When the city launched a campaign to become civilized, street vending was banned. Just as he found himself out of work, his girlfriend betrayed him and ran off with the savings he had built up over six years of selling at his stall. Drunk, Zhang San went fishing by the river and unexpectedly hooked a Shanhe Ring. The ring had been forged by the Primordial Immortal Venerable from fragments of worlds and various heavenly treasures. It con 1.4kReads8.7Score10314d adds
8. 308 钓 A Fisherman Across Time and Space: A Blood-Soaked Fight Against Japan 钓者跨时空：浴血抗日行 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban130k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, in Heishui Town, Hanjing City, a false nation on the Dark Star, Zhou Jianhua accidentally discovers a time machine created by the previous civilization in its final days in an attempt to save the world. The time machine can take him to worlds from the past, but it cannot reach the future. Inside the machine, Zhou Jianhua obtains the Repentance Fishing Boat, which can be upgraded. The Confession Time Machine itself can also be upgraded, and he can travel through time three ti 55Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 309 莸 I Gain the Water God's Inheritance, and Fishing Is No Longer Hard 莸得水神传承，钓鱼不再难 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban300k WordsCompleted Nan Canghai had his achievements stolen and was fired from his job, so he went out for a walk to clear his head. Caught in a sudden downpour, he happened upon an old, dilapidated Water God Temple by the river. Curious, Nan Canghai ducked inside to take shelter and look around. By a stroke of fate, he merged with the remnant soul of an ancient Water God. Not only did he inherit the Water God's legacy, he also obtained a treasure that controlled water: the Black Tortoise Banner, one of the Four Di 752Reads8.6Score—14d adds
10. 310 重 Reborn in 1986: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重生1986，带领全村挣钱吃肉 Carve Jade into a Sword琢玉成剑Urban519k WordsCompleted Reborn + Urban Life + Farming + Feel-Good + Business Warfare A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly returns to 1986. Given the chance to live his life over, he is determined to seize it. He starts by leading his village out of poverty, gathering a group of like-minded friends and brothers around him. Armed with memories of the modern world and extraordinary courage, he overcomes one challenge after another and ultimately builds his own business empire. There will be joy and heartache, love 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended, looks great and has a great flavor.

11. 311 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 20.7kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds

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    A story about getting rich and powerful. The plot is original, the characters are intelligent, and the logic is strong! It gets even better later on! The female lead transmigrates, struggles to build her wealth, is pulled in her direction by the male lead, and later becomes pregnant. The male lead suffers from amnesia, is reborn, is a live-in son-in-law, a powerful figure, and dotes on, protects, and pursues his wife. There's no system or special ability; it's a humorous slice-of-life story filled with everyday warmth and human touch.

12. 312 重 Reborn as a Cow: Ruling the Dark Planet 重生成牛：称霸黑暗星球 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban113k WordsCompleted Ye Daniu transmigrated and was reborn in the body of an African buffalo that had just been killed by a lion. Using human intelligence, he killed the lion and became the King of the Buffaloes. From then on, the African buffaloes began practicing martial arts and forming battle formations, wiping out prides of lions and packs of wolves. They exterminated the hyenas, unified the grasslands, and became its overlords. When the apocalypse arrived, the King of the Buffaloes led herds of buffaloes, zebr 144Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 313 开 From the Start, I Was Given a Wife: Making My Fortune Selling Popsicles 开局送媳妇，从卖冰棍发家 I Roam Freely Between Heaven and Earth我逍遥天地间Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Period novel + making money + family life + no System + no golden finger] The village’s notorious good-for-nothing is getting married, and everyone is waiting to laugh at his family. But after the wedding, he seems like a different person. He stops roaming around and gambling, and instead takes on the burden of supporting his family. Little do they know that, on the eve of the wedding, another soul had already taken over his body. After Liu Haifeng falls into a sewer while drunk, he wakes up ut 194Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    Starting with selling popsicles, they gradually expanded to beer and barbecue, growing from a small shop to a larger one and then opening branches. All thanks to their keen market sense, this was the entrepreneurial journey of a self-employed individual in the 1980s…

14. 314 手 I Tear Into My Awful Relatives, Leaving My Educated-Youth Parents Stunned 手撕极品亲戚，知青爹妈惊呆了 Reading at Midnight夜半读书Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing (Doing business in the 1980s + a local-born protagonist + no golden finger + taking on terrible relatives) A spineless dad, a weak stepmother, grandparents who play favorites, and greedy uncles. That’s what Cheng Shu faces from the start when he returns to the city from the countryside with his parents. As he matches wits with his relatives, he also sets up stalls and gets into business. 21.3kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds
15. 315 九 The Nineties: I Kick My Scumbag Dad to the Curb and Take My Mom Back to the Capital 九零：狠踹渣爹！我带亲妈回帝都 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance675k WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Putting Scumbags in Their Place]+ [Bargain Hunting] Su Jianwei survived five years in the apocalypse, then got struck by lightning and sent to an unfamiliar era, the 1990s, where she became Su Jianwei, a high school girl who had been bullied to death. If someone spreads rumors about her, she'll rip his mouth off. If someone bullies her, she'll hit back and make them pay double! She kicks her scheming, marriage-tricking scumbag dad to the curb and gets twice the lov 7.8kReads9.2Score93714d adds

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    Reborn through time, I help my family become wealthy, opening shops, setting up street stalls, doing sales, and running Taobao stores—all sorts of industries. Getting rich doesn't always start with selling braised meat [shy].

16. 316 只 I Only Wanted to Sell a House and Make a Quick Buck, Not Steal the General Manager Away 只想卖房捞一笔，没想拐走总经理 One Digit, One Technique一桁一術Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted I’m reborn!!!? And I still don’t have a golden finger~~ At first, Yin Yi only wanted to change her miserable fate as a mortgage slave in her previous life. By chance, a bubbly saleswoman from a real estate office dragged her along to collect a bag of rice. And so began her journey to becoming a sales champion. She might not have a golden finger, but she had good luck and kept unexpectedly finding customers. She raked in the cash, determined that there was no way she’d be a mortgage slave in this 6.4kReads9.4Score72914d adds
17. 317 重 Rebooting 1986 重启1986 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Suddenly reborn in 1986, veteran ladies' man Wu Jiangshan slammed on the brakes in time beneath the covers, preventing the tragedy from happening again. Looking at his first love, stripped down to a little white lamb, Wu Jiangshan ground his teeth in secret. Since he had the chance to live a second life, he was determined to take a different path, all so that one day he could bring the whole pot of meat home! 348Reads9.0Score11314d adds

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    🍅First is a female-oriented novel where the heroine is reborn back to her mother's student days, becomes her best friend, confronts her scumbag father, changes her mother's unfortunate life, and leads her to wealth through business! 🌿Second is a male-oriented novel where the protagonist is reborn back to his student days, only to find himself in bed with his crush. Remembering being caught cheating by the girl's father in his past life, ruining his life, he immediately throws the beautiful heroine out! It's like a battle royale right from the start! The male lead earns money through business using his skills. Highly recommended! Highly recommended! Highly recommended!

18. 318 死 After My Husband Died, I Raised a Child in the 1970s With Supplies 死了丈夫后，我带物资在七零养崽 Mai Yishu麦奕舒Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + item storage space + adorable child + sweet romance + devoted couple] Apocalypse powerhouse Yan Qingyun transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a delicate-looking mother whose husband is dead and who mistreats her child. Sister Qing is furious. She feeds her child all the supplies she brought with her, along with every kind of game animal, determined to raise the little one plump and rosy-cheeked. Just as Sister Qing settles into a leisurely life of feeding her child whenever she 174Reads8.7Score—14d adds
19. 319 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Fierce, Sweet Girl Becomes a National Treasure 重生七零，凶悍娇娇混成国家的宝 Mai Yishu麦奕舒Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing (One-on-one romance + period setting + sweet romance + satisfying read + strong heroine) After an utterly ordinary nap, Qiao Xinyan transmigrated into the body of a delicate young educated youth in the 1970s. After seeing the original owner's life, she sighed at how love-brained people could ruin their lives. To live a peaceful life and quietly make a fortune, Qiao Xinyan decided to stay away from trashy men and scheming women, avoid romance, and firmly take the path of a queen. But then... a co —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 320 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score48914d adds

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    The first book I transmigrated into, I got rich through my own efforts. The second book I transmigrated into, I have a portable space. I reformed a minor villain and lived a good life.

21. 321 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 43.6kReads9.0Score4.5k14d adds
22. 322 重 Reborn in 1980: I Dumped the Scumbag and Married a Butcher 重生八零甩掉渣男嫁屠户 Lots of Durian Daifuku榴莲大福多多Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] + [Reborn] + [Pocket Space] + [Farming] + [Family Life] + [Entrepreneurship] Li Wenhui is reborn before her blind date with a scumbag, and this time she exposes the affair between him and her best friend with her own hands. Thinking of the butcher who supplied her restaurant throughout her previous life and even came to her aid at a crucial moment, Li Wenhui decides they can team up and start a business this time around. But how does it end up with the two of them getting married and bu 3.9kReads8.2Score40414d adds

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    Reborn in the 1980s, she rises to wealth and power; the story is engaging and entertaining.

23. 323 9 The 1990s: A Business Empire Built from Five Thousand 90年代：五千起步的商业帝国 Sun and Moon in Gold金中日月Urban848k WordsOngoing [Stock Trading + Ancient Wisdom + Comeback + Entrepreneurship + Opportunities of the Era + Romance] In 1997, on the eve of the handover, Lin Tiebo entered the stock market at its peak with 5,000 yuan in his pocket. It was all the money he had, and his only hope of finding Xiaomei. The first time he made a move, people laughed at him in public for “not even understanding the rules.” Yet this outsider used ancient wisdom from works like the Biographies of Merchants to buy precisely at the bottom a 1.3kReads8.8Score10014d adds

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    It abandoned many shortcuts in online novels (golden finger, rebirth, system), and chose a more difficult path—using solid characters, realistic details, and profound insights to retain readers.

24. 324 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: Kicked Out of My Family, I Save Up a Fortune 穿到七零：被赶出家门后我存款过亿 Ji Yi积一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket dimension + military marriage + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + building a fortune] She transmigrates to the impoverished 1970s. Her sister-in-law picks on her, and her cruel mother-in-law kicks her out. Down on her luck, she returns to her parents’ home. She has no money, but she does have a husband: a half-paralyzed man in a vegetative state. Luckily, she has an all-purpose pocket dimension! She’ll earn her own money, grow her own crops, and build her own 1.4kReads8.7Score22114d adds
25. 325 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.9kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
26. 326 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 912Reads7.7Score10614d adds

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    Myself thirty years ago.

27. 327 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥The pinnacle of historical fiction!!! A true classic!!!

28. 328 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.2kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
29. 329 重 Rebooting 1988 重启1988 Year's End年末Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Millionaire Qin Lang returns to 1988. Seeing his beautiful wife and adorable daughter struggling in poverty, Qin Lang, who lost his way chasing money in his previous life, decides to climb to the top once more, with family in one hand and career in the other, and shape this wild, fast-growing era! 1.4kReads9.1Score24414d adds
30. 330 少 The Young Madam Rules the 1990s 少奶奶制霸九零年代 Mi Tang米唐Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her past life, Wen Nian was constantly exploited by her biological parents. They needed her money to build a new house, to pay for her older brother’s wedding, and to help her younger brother find a job by making her curry favor with her in-laws. They even schemed to borrow the household money her husband gave her every month. Her family was hopeless, so naturally her in-laws looked down on her too. And her husband… She’d had enough of being pushed around! In this life, Wen Nian is reborn in 889Reads8.3Score10214d adds

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    The young mistress has an amazing sixth sense and becomes rich through business. There are some less-than-ideal parts, but overall I still really like it!

31. 331 重 Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man 重生82年，全球首富 Post-90s90后Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Marriage Before Love + Reborn to Make Amends + Revenge at Last + Trillions in Assets + Retiring in Comfort Original title: Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man The male lead, Ye Nan, spent years burying himself in work. After being diagnosed with cancer, he donated all his possessions and eventually passed away with regrets. But when he wakes up, he remembers how, after getting drunk and acting recklessly, he caused Ji Yuqi to become pregnant before marriage, which ultimately led her to jump 2kReads8.2Score19014d adds
32. 332 八 The Lovely Beauty Makes a Fortune in the 1980s, Then Captain Shen Pulls Her Close and Kisses Her 八零娇美人发家致富被沈队搂腰吻 Spicy Hotpot火锅辣辣Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted (Reborn + period piece + pocket dimension + feel-good revenge + putting jerks in their place + helping the whole family get rich) Su Ruanruan was the youngest chief physician of the 21st century. She worked hard and saved money, all so she could retire early, take it easy, and enjoy a life of freedom! But after staying up late and working overtime in the operating room every night for a month, she suddenly died and was reborn in the body of her 1980s counterpart, who had the same name! She makes 336Reads7.3Score10714d adds

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    The female protagonist goes into business, builds a career, and leads her whole family to wealth.

33. 333 回 Back to the Nineties 回到九十年代 Ring-Pommel Saber环首刀Urban1.0M WordsCompleted He returns to the era he once lived in, using his knowledge of how history will unfold as his golden finger to build a fortune. He knows exactly who his enemies are, so he can take his revenge without hesitation. He understands how much his wife and daughter love him, and strives to be a good husband and father. 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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34. 334 我 I’m the Boss in Italy 我在意大利当老板 Pizza Without Tomato Sauce没有蕃茄酱的披萨Urban1.4M WordsOngoing In late-1990s Italy, Hu Liu’an, a stranger in a strange land, takes you on a journey through an overseas world unlike any other, filled with its own bittersweet experiences and tangled loves and hatreds... 4.4kReads8.2Score25514d adds

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    In the 1990s, I counted money in Italy until my hands cramped.

35. 335 八 Eighties Sweetheart: A Wild Roughneck to Cherish 八零心尖宠：捡个糙汉野又撩 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Xia Li transmigrates into the 1980s as a poor, timid orphan. Just when she thinks she’ll have to go hungry from now on, she picks up a wild man. Aside from being a little dim, the wild man has no other flaws. He hunts in the mountains and farms the fields every day, keeps her warm at home and can fight outside. He’s like a huge guard dog who protects his family. The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping herself a wild man, but she doesn’t care. Who would have guessed that one night, the wil 1kReads8.9Score10914d adds

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    The first book features a man who picks up a woman and insists she's his wife. He works hard farming and fishing to bring her home. So innocent and adorable! The third book features a male lead who helps the female lead's brother and several families become wealthy. The female lead also encourages the male lead to study hard.

36. 336 重 Reborn as an Educated Youth in the 1970s 重生70年代当知青 Wan Ru宛茹Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted When she suddenly gained access to a spatial realm, she feared the apocalypse might come, or that some virus might spread, so she went on a wild stockpiling spree. But when she sacrificed herself to save a brat, she opened her eyes again in the 1970s, a time of food and clothing shortages. And she was a sent-down youth. What even was a sent-down youth? The least popular kind of person in that era. Fortunately, she still had her spatial realm, so she could live freely and comfortably even in thos 1.1kReads9.0Score10014d adds
37. 337 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
38. 338 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8k14d adds
39. 339 我 Livestreaming the Building of an Aircraft Carrier in the 1990s 我在九十年代直播建航母 You Are All Gods of Beauty诸君都是颜帝Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Fang Mo transmigrates to the 1990s in a parallel world, backed by a steel company. His first move is to buy up the wreckage of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk. Wreckage? No problem! With his Trans-Dimensional Livestream System, he broadcasts to the 21st century, where a billion viewers support building an aircraft carrier in the 1990s! Eagle Sauce: The Ulyanovsk has been brought back to life? Fang Mo: Nuclear power, dual-band phased-array radar, electromagnetic catapults. Want to 86Reads9.2Score—14d adds
40. 340 重 Reborn in 1985: It All Began with a Street Stall 重生1985，一切从摆地摊开始 Little Ink-Pen Dumpling 1毛笔小团子1Modern Romance304k WordsOngoing [Ding! A fashion System has been activated! Current year: 1985. The fashion scene is 100% untapped.] She casually pulled a shabby “made for export, sold domestically” windbreaker from a woven sack. [System: Silhouette +80, presence +999! Hidden style unlocked: a look straight off the Paris runway five years from now.] Night-market vendor: How about ten yuan? Su Wanqing: No. I’m going to trade it for a storefront. [Quest: Make 100 passersby’s hearts race within 24 hours.] Reward: Cash ×3,000, sta 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Reborn in the resource-scarce year of 1985, a former haute couture designer starts from a small stall, making unique hair ties from scraps and repurposing flawed export skirts into tops. She learns the rules of survival in the bustling city, juggling household chores and pursuing her design dreams.

41. 341 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: Of Course I'm Making Money to Buy a House 穿越八零，当然要赚钱买房了 Ma Dou Loves Reading Novels麦兜爱看小说Modern Romance211k WordsOngoing For no apparent reason, Shen Yaoyao transmigrated to 1983. At twenty, she married an officer. Right after they got their marriage certificate, her husband returned to his unit for a mission, leaving behind a nephew and a niece. The familiar plot, the familiar tropes, but something unfamiliar: "it." Who is "it," you ask? Obviously, her golden finger. Wait, the System can't talk? It just comes with a space and a shop. And the shop only lets her exchange for daily necessities. What counts as daily —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book has a cheat code, but it's not very powerful. The second book is about making money through writing, mainly about everyday family life and raising children.

42. 342 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 53.1kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds
43. 343 重 The Reborn Abandoned Wife Stands on Her Own 重生弃妇当自强 Fang Wai, Who Loves Deep-Fried Prawns爱吃油煎大虾的方外Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted As Xu Xiaoting lay in her hospital bed, she thought about how stifled she'd been her whole life. As a rich man's wife, wasn't having plenty of money wonderful? Why had she put everything she had into a worthless man, putting up with him again and again, until the frustration finally killed her? If she could live her life over, she'd never give up her career to be a housewife. She'd never believe the nonsense that her husband would come back after getting his fill of fun, and she'd never let hers 9.3kReads9.2Score80214d adds

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    ① As a wealthy woman who died a miserable death in her previous life, she is reborn and decides to let the scoundrel go and embrace her own beauty. ② After her rebirth, the female protagonist runs away from her arranged marriage to Shenzhen, where she first sells boxed lunches and later becomes a tycoon in the catering industry. ③ Reborn, she doesn't want to be exploited, so she fights against awful people, separates her family business with her sisters, and opens a restaurant. ④ An average-looking executive transmigrates into a stunningly beautiful farm girl in the 1980s, fights against awful people, gets into Tsinghua University, and starts a business.

44. 344 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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    Novels about migrant workers' struggles in the 1990s

45. 345 逼 You Forced Me to Live as a Widow? The General Came Back Alive, and Now You’re Stunned 逼我守寡？首长活着回来傻眼了吧 Talking Rabbits Is No Ordinary Thing谈兔不凡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + remarriage + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + making a fortune + 1980s + space] (A radiant beauty who makes a fortune VS a taciturn, protective tough guy) Tang Qiu opened her eyes on her wedding night and found herself married in a bride swap to an officer's wife who was about to become a widow. No need to panic. First, she’d settle the score with the stepsister who’d schemed against her, then reclaim her dowry. She even unexpectedly got a golden finger space. Her scum 8.2kReads8.5Score1k14d adds

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    Space + Business Success + Military Marriage + Super Satisfying Novel - Highly Recommended

46. 346 八 The 1980s: My Dad Lives Off His Wife, and I Return Home as a Tycoon 八零：我爸靠吃软饭我回国成神豪 Dragon Palace Gate龙宫殿门Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Tang Zhixia transmigrates to 1983, where she's just about to be fed to the fish. [Aww~ Bind yourself to me and I'll save you, but you have to take me home!] A Chinese dragon egg crashes into the space between her brows. Only after escaping certain death does Tang Zhixia discover that her “golden finger,” which saved her, can only hatch with the help of China's national fortune! And her legendary father, who made his fortune after four wealthy wives died, has just left her billions in assets and 36.2kReads8.3Score5.8k14d adds

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    This is absolutely gorgeous! The business battles are incredibly exciting!

47. 347 九 The 1990s: Help! Can Someone Handle This Stubborn Brute? 九零，救命！谁管管这块滚刀肉啊 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted [1990s + winning her back + no space, no System + satisfying read + building wealth + sweet romance] The world’s top hacker wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated into a novel set in the 1990s, as a petty, spiteful villainess. In the story, she is the heroine’s foil, but the plot has not yet begun, so there is still time to change everything. Shen Li has no intention of following the original owner’s path. She doesn’t want to end up dead by suicide. The college entrance exams are in thi 5.4kReads8.7Score54714d adds

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    A world-class hacker transmigrates into a 1990s novel as the villainous female supporting character, experiencing schooling, business, fighting scoundrels, and buying a house—it's super good! [Admiring]

48. 348 穿 Transmigrated Into the 1980s: The Wealth-Seeking Supporting Actress Takes Charge 穿书，八零发财致富女配要当家 Little Zhang, Little Zhang小张小张Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted After a car accident, ordinary college student Qiao Zhizhi transmigrated into a book and became its vicious supporting character. The good news was that this character had fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. She was far more beautiful than she’d been before. Her parents favored boys and were the worst of the worst, but at least the original owner had been treated like a lucky charm and pampered since childhood. She’d married young, but her husband was incredibly handsome: a refined youn 203Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Some have become wealthy through business, while others have been spoiled by their children.

49. 349 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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    These are the pinnacle of urban period fiction! They vividly depict the myriad aspects of life in the 80s and 90s, with poignant details, captivating plots, and a lingering aftertaste!

50. 350 富 The Rich Widow Wang Guixiang’s Satisfying Life 富婆王桂香的爽文人生 Ruixue Gu瑞雪估Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + face-slapping the scum + making a fortune + golden finger] When you see injustice, shout out loud; when it's time to act, act! She takes on people and makes money at the same time. She cooks dried foods, makes pickles, opens a spicy snack factory... The characters are vivid, the plot makes sense, and the farther you read, the more hooked you get. Oh my gosh, I've never read such a good book. It unfolds at an unhurried pace, like reading an essay. The emotional tone is 1.3kReads8.2Score10714d adds

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    This is a female protagonist's empowering story; it's incredibly good, getting better and better as you read on. It's the best historical novel I've read in recent years. It was so satisfying, it made my breasts feel so open!

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