Looking for a 1980s or 1990s Rebirth Story: The Female Lead and Male Lead Struggle to Make It in the Special Economic Zone and Buy a Home 急求八九零，女主重生和男主特区打拼，买房的

1. 1 简 I Set Up a Simple Stall and Made 300,000 [The 1990s] 简单摆个摊，挣了三十万【九零】 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Back in 1992, Chen Baiyun resolutely quits her job. She'll make her fortune by quitting and setting up a street stall! She only meant to save up some start-up money, but somehow she ends up making 300,000 yuan. Chen Baiyun: “Well, we should hurry up and buy it!” Cars, houses, gold, shops: she wants them all. As for that awful swindler who married her for money and his family, they can get lost. No one is going to disturb the hard-won happiness she's found. [Little everyday spending sprees] Chen 15.3kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds

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   Anyone who's seen all of them definitely has excellent taste. The fifth, seventh, and tenth films are about the female lead's parents struggling in the special economic zone, but they're incredibly good. The others perfectly fit the bill.

2. 2 重 Reborn in the Nineties: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady 重生九零之向着包租婆的人生狂奔 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 28.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
3. 3 八 The 1980s: Changing Our Fate Starts with Getting My Husband to Take the College Entrance Exam 八零，改变命运从让丈夫高考开始 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted [Reborn + family life + inspirational + raising kids + building wealth] Lin Yuzhu had spent her whole life drifting along. Only in middle age did she finally work up the courage to save money with her husband and start a restaurant. But the restaurant never opened. The newly renovated shop was destroyed in a gas explosion caused by a neighbor’s illegal gas hookup, and Lin Yuzhu, who had been cleaning inside, died in the blast too. She thought her life was over, but when she woke after the explos 9.2kReads9.0Score88514d adds
4. 4 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
5. 5 重 Reborn, Starting with Buying a House 重生从买房开始 Vice President Liu刘副总Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + the millennium + family life + school + top student + love that grows over time] Chen Yifan, a modern office worker, is reborn in 2004. That year, Chen Yifan is still an elementary school student in a uniform and red scarf. That year, her father, Chen Jianguo, is still hale and hearty, and alive. That year, homes in Haicheng cost just 2,000, and came with household registration. How much? Say that house price again! Mom, Dad, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and buy a house! See how 26.6kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
6. 6 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 7.7kReads8.7Score49514d adds
7. 7 重 Back to the 1990s: I Lead My Whole Family to Become Rich 重回九零：带着全家卷成首富 Yuwen Manman宇文满满Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, who had thrived in the education industry in her previous life, was left deeply in debt and on the brink of bankruptcy after the relevant policies were announced. Just after paying off all her debts, she was reborn and returned to 1990. At this point, her parents were still alive, and her little brother was still healthy in their mother's womb. With the soul of her previous life, Chen Yan refuses to lie flat in an era where fortunes are there for the taking and settle for being an ordi 2.2kReads8.9Score17714d adds
8. 8 一 I Woke Up to Find That the Father of My Child and I Were Both Reborn 一觉醒来，我和孩儿她爹都重生了 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted Zhang Xuemei had never wronged anyone in her life. The only person she had ever wronged was her youngest daughter, whom she gave away shortly after birth. She had secretly gone to see the girl before. Seeing that she was doing well had put her mind at ease, and Zhang Xuemei hadn’t wanted to disrupt her life. But on the night she returned, she fell asleep and woke up thirty years in the past, back when she was pregnant with her youngest daughter and hiding at her parents’ home. She touched her be 4.8kReads8.9Score40014d adds
9. 9 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Song Chunying’s Happy Life 重生九零：宋春英的美满人生 Che Xiaoxiao车哓哓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + comeback + mutual pampering + adorable kids] In her previous life, Chunying's husband was framed and made a scapegoat. After losing both her husband and daughter, she died of grief. Reborn unexpectedly in 1990, she resolves to protect her husband and their two sweet, well-behaved daughters. To escape the path fate has laid out for her, she bravely takes her whole family away from their hometown to seek work, even though she'd never left home in her previous life. The road ahead is full 1kReads8.8Score10114d adds
10. 10 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.6kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
11. 11 觉 After Awakening, the Factory Girl Impulsively Marries Her Ex's Childhood Friend 觉醒后，打工妹闪婚前夫发小 Pink Camellia粉瑟山茶Modern Romance802k WordsOngoing [Flash Marriage, Both Leads Pure, Face-Slapping, Wife-Doting, Building a Fortune] Li Wei was a young migrant worker from a remote mountain village in Xiang Province who headed south to find work in the late 1990s. She was very lucky. She was pretty and had a college diploma, so the highly educated Wang Zhibin fell in love with her at first sight. After dating for a year, they planned to get married soon. The first time Li Wei met Wang Zhibin's family, his mother asked her to go into the kitchen 1.9kReads6.9Score10114d adds

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    This book is indeed well-written and very down-to-earth.

12. 12 重 Back to 2003, Before the Demolition 重返2003拆迁前 Mo Wuyi墨无衣Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 2003. That year, China’s national college entrance exam was moved up to June for the first time. That year, Liaoning Province’s exam covered nine subjects, with no division between arts and sciences. That spring, SARS raged. That spring, news came that the village where Zhao Yongwei’s family lived was to be demolished. One scheme after another followed. In this life, she would protect her family and overcome the crisis! And she would make a fortune! 4.8kReads8.2Score31214d adds

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    A good book about rebirth and the path to wealth in a bygone era.

13. 13 重 Reborn! Make Money! 重生！搞钱！ Xuan Jiu of Ithaca伊萨卡的宣玖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Wang Yiyi's dreams were to make money, buy a house, and shop to her heart's content. Anything that got in the way of making money could be ignored. She must never repeat her old life. She would live a happy life of her own. 127Reads6.3Score—14d adds
14. 14 重 Reborn in 1995: My Years in Dongguan 重生九五：我在东莞那几年 Xiao Rou萧柔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Lin Xueqiong was reborn in 1995. Just after turning 18, she became a young migrant worker heading south to Dongguan. In her previous life, she worked as a factory hand, putting in 13 hours a day and getting only half a day off each month, which she used to save her wages. With a second chance at life, she had a different starting point: she would earn 6,000 yuan a month and buy a home in Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou within a year. 609Reads5.5Score—14d adds
15. 15 重 Back in the 1990s, I Became a Factory Girl 重回九零做厂妹 Bouncy屁颠颠Modern Romance883k WordsCompleted While other people transmigrated to the 1990s to farm, Su Jinjin transmigrated to the 1990s to work in a factory. She became Su Mianmian, the famously silly and naive girl. The little wallflower transformed into a top student, going from being able to do nothing to being able to make anything. And so Jin Hua First Machinery Factory started from scratch, with a bold new slogan: “There’s nothing our factory can’t make, as long as the market needs it!” 161Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 13.2kReads8.9Score70014d adds
17. 17 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: A Young Concubine's Joyful Antics in the 1960s 古穿今之小庶女欢欢喜喜闹六零 Water Drops Turn to Frost滴水成霜Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted A scheming plot sends the Right Chancellor’s young concubine-born daughter into the 1960s in a dream. With the face of an innocent temptress, she does the craziest things. One moment she’s sobbing; the next, she’s smashing an enemy’s skull clean off. She says the softest things and hits with the hardest hands. She’s determined to follow her mother’s advice: a woman who cries gets candy, and a woman with a ruthless streak won’t get cheated. As for a partner, the young daughter gives a shy smile, 5.3kReads9.2Score52414d adds
18. 18 六 Space in the 1960s: I Head to the Countryside with a Goose to Gather Seafood 六零空间：带着大鹅下乡去赶海 Six Colors六个颜色Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted Shen Yuexi transmigrates to the impoverished 1960s with her spirit goose. Luckily, she has plenty of supplies stored in her space, enough to last her for ages, and her goose is a skilled fisher, so she doesn’t have to worry about food at all. The original owner was unloved by her father and mother. Her family wanted her twin sister to take over her job, so they signed her up to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Her sister even pushed her down, killing her. Her trip to the countryside i 1.9kReads8.6Score23014d adds
19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Made a Fortune Fishing 穿越后，我靠捕鱼发家致富 Jiang Musheng姜慕生Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Strong female lead] [Sweet romance] Shen Moyu, an ordinary young woman from the twenty-first century, transmigrates overnight into the body of an orphan living in the 1970s. Penniless and destitute, she falls back on her old trade, making fish traps to earn a living. She also discovers a talent for cooking. Luckily, the winds of reform and opening-up reach her, and her tireless efforts, along with one stroke of good luck after another, quickly fulfill her dream of getting ric 16Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 重 Reborn in 1990: Unleashing My Full Firepower 重生九零之火力全开 Warm Spring Sunrise暖阳春晓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qingfang was timid and afraid of trouble. She spent her whole life working odd jobs and ended it in poverty. Fortunately, fate gave her a chance to live again. She returned to the 1990s, when she had just left home to work. This time, she boldly urged her strong young husband to start a business, give up his steady factory job, and bring their child to live with them and attend school, so the child would no longer be bullied. In this new life, Xia Qingfang is determined 3.3kReads7.7Score18314d adds

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    Of course it's Xia Qingfang! The female protagonist is reborn, goes into business with her husband, brings her child to live with her, tries her best to change her husband, and lives a different life.

21. 21 摆 Dumping My Scumbag Ex, I Snatched the 1980s' Most Promising Stock 摆脱渣男，我叼走八零最强潜力股 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted Xia Meng: Founder of the country’s largest food service company and a formidable businesswoman renowned throughout the business world. Her journey has been nothing short of legendary. No one knows what she went through or how she rose from the ashes and weathered the tides of the times. People love to talk about her career, and her love life draws even more attention. Everyone knows that Zhao Ling and President Xia supported each other throughout their careers. Years later, one became the founde 2kReads9.0Score17714d adds

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    [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *The 80s: After the Family Divided, My Husband Goes to University*: The female protagonist is reborn in the 1970s. Her children are still young, and her husband has not yet left behind any lifelong regrets. Given a second chance, she decides to lead her family to a fulfilling life, help her husband achieve his dream of going to university, and give her children a happy childhood. 2. *Getting Rich Starting with Selling Boxed Lunch*: The female protagonist is reborn, leaves her original family, and goes to a distant place. In a southern city, she sets up a stall selling boxed lunches and builds her own business empire. The male and female protagonists are evenly matched in business and support each other in life. 3. *Reborn in the 90s: Song Chunying's Happy Life*: The female protagonist is reborn and takes her husband to a southern city to work. The couple works hard, step by step, not only learning skills but also settling down in this new city.

22. 22 重 Back to the 1990s: My Adorable Little Girl Is Only Two 重回九零：我的奶萌闺女才2岁 Sea Salt and Cheese海盐与芝士Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + period setting + starting a business + no golden finger + everyday life + no overnight riches, just slowly building wealth + ordinary people + no great riches or status] Some details are made up, and there are plenty of things that don’t make sense. Don’t take any of it too seriously; it’s all for the sake of the story! An accident sends Wan Qinqin and Ning Jianguo back to 1999. There’s no System to give them a leg up, no instant success. All they have are the opportunities they remem 1.6kReads8.4Score10114d adds

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    There are no exceptional cases; they are all hardworking people who earn money to support their families, improve their lives, buy houses, buy apartments, and receive compensation for demolished properties.

23. 23 九 Getting Rich Through Demolition in the 1990s, My Whole Family Kicks Back and Enjoys the Show 九零拆迁暴富，全家躺赢吃瓜忙 Lu Qixia鹿七夏Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here, good deeds bring good fortune... La la la la la! In 1994, to the tune of “The God of Wealth Is Here,” Happy Village is demolished! Xu Ran’s family of three becomes rich overnight. With a huge pile of compensation money in hand, they buy houses, shops, plots of land, then more houses and a gold mine. The more they buy, the richer the family gets. One stack after another of red property deeds comes home with them. And they get to enjoy all the 23.7kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
24. 24 手 With a Personal Shopping System, I'm Worshipped as a God by International Students 手握代购系统，被留学生奉为神明 Dong Jiujiu董啾啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in 2004 + overseas student shopping System + no romance + food + lighthearted comedy] In her previous life, Qiu Ling was sold to a stranger by her parents, imprisoned for six years and forced to give birth twice. She escaped and spent fourteen years on the run, only to meet a tragic end. Unexpectedly reborn at eighteen, she goes wild and changes her fate! By chance, she gets an overseas student shopping System in her rented apartment. From then on, there’s no stopping her. One bowl of zh 1.9kReads8.9Score16014d adds
25. 25 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 5.9kReads9.2Score63914d adds

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    These are really good! I've read all of these books in their entirety. I especially love this kind of plot—the female lead starts by making money through small businesses, then expands her business to big ones, eventually buying property and land in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. There are several other books in the same genre that you can check out on my bookshelf. But right now I'm experiencing a reading slump, and it's so frustrating that I can't find any good novels to read.

26. 26 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
27. 27 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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    1. 🌟 Xia Xiaolan is reborn in the 1980s, starting as a wild duck egg seller and achieving financial freedom. 🌟 After accumulating capital, she heads south to Pengcheng, forms a construction team, opens a building materials market, acquires land, and builds houses… [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] 2. 🌟 Xia Meng is reborn and flees to Pengcheng, selling boxed lunches at construction site entrances. Her skills make her business boom, leading her to open a chain restaurant. 🌟 She even mentors the male lead in real estate brokerage and magazine publishing, joining forces with a Hong Kong businessman's son to enter the real estate market! They carve out their own niche. [Already interested][Already interested][Already interested]

28. 28 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: An Eccentric Couple Takes on the World 穿八零，极品夫妻闯世界 Wealthy Duck财财鸭Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted [Warm daily life + making a fortune and achieving modest prosperity + sweet romance] She wakes up to find she's about to be sold? A hopeless situation from the start? No way! In the 1980s, just after the reforms began, watch how the heroine turns things around with her skill at making desserts. She sells pot zai cakes, milk tea, and snow-skin pastries, then opens a dessert shop. What? That rough mechanic wants me to marry him? No way. The mechanic smiles and pulls out a big box, handing it to he 232Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is this okay? The first two books are about living and doing business in the Special Economic Zone. The third book isn't primarily set in the Special Economic Zone, but it will involve going there, buying property, and becoming a landlady. This one has no male lead; see if you can accept that. Add it to your bookshelf and read it!

29. 29 八 A Young Couple in the 1980s: Their Life as Migrant Workers Down South 八十年代小夫妻，南下打工日常 Potato Stews Potatoes in a Pot土豆用锅炖土豆Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted Totally fictional, totally fictional, totally fictional! Important things must be said three times. Don't argue over the details. When reading a novel, there's no need to take it as seriously as the college entrance exam. Just have fun. [No golden finger + no pocket dimension + no college entrance exam] It all takes place in a small village in the north. As one of the first young couples to head south for work, what will their future hold? Let's wait and see... 729Reads5.9Score—14d adds
30. 30 重 Reborn at Fourteen, I Made 99 Buildings 重生十四岁我挣了99栋楼 Miss Xia*Miss 夏*Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + strong female lead + business + top student + realism + independent heroine] He Wenlin, the daughter of migrant workers, is reborn in the year 2000! She has not dropped out of school yet, her father has not been scammed, and her family is debt-free! Given a fresh start at life, she is determined to change her fate and leave no regrets! She sells boxed lunches, opens a food factory, sells holiday goods, and trades in shoes and clothing. Whatever makes money, she does it. At seventeen, w 1.6kReads8.3Score15514d adds
31. 31 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From Street Vendor to Tycoon 重生八零之从小摊贩到大富翁 Cat Feeder喂食猫Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Personal growth + business + raising a child] After staying up all night and dying suddenly, she opens her eyes in 1985, with a child to boot? Zhong Yu is close to falling apart... But since she’s here, she might as well make the best of it. Zhong Yu accepts Lin Yin Zhu’s identity and her three-year-old daughter, Li Lin An, and becomes a participant in the tide of the times and a builder of a new era. Lin Yin Zhu seizes the opportunities of the age. An ordinary person with no golden finger, she 48Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    ① A story about a reborn female protagonist who strives to make a living by setting up a stall. ② A story about a woman who is reborn and raises children, and struggles in different eras.

32. 32 九 In the '90s, Only a Henpecked Man Can Become the Village’s Richest 九零：耙耳朵才能当村首富 Sweet and Sour Soup Dumplings酸甜的灌汤包Modern Romance479k WordsOngoing [Both leads reborn + period setting + everyday family life + raising children + making money] Question: If you could go back thirty years, what would you do? Miao Yuting: ...Do you even have to ask? Of course I’d... Raise the kids! Buy a house! Become the richest person in the village! Don’t underestimate the village’s richest person, and don’t underestimate bean buns as a source of food! Li Jianye is reborn and returns to his youth. What does he regret most? That is... Listening to his wife! Li 331Reads5.9Score—14d adds
33. 33 重 Reborn in 2007 as an Early Internet Celebrity 重生07成为初代网红 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 9.5kReads9.0Score99414d adds

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    These books are all quite good.

34. 34 都 Now That We're Reborn, Who Wouldn't Want to Be a Top Student? 都重生了，谁不想当学霸啊 Radiant as a Sunflower向日葵般灿烂Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1994, with time to undo every wrong choice. The county’s top high school? No, that’s not my goal. Submit stories, snap up houses, and get my siblings and friends working hard alongside me. And maybe become a top student while I’m at it. Stay away from anyone who brings negativity. In this life, Liu Mingming will make up for every regret from her previous one. 3.6kReads8.8Score38814d adds

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    Let go of the past, look to the future, and become the first generation to benefit from land expropriation and the first generation to become wealthy! [Cool]

35. 35 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 8.2kReads9.3Score76814d adds

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    Page 1: The female protagonist is reborn and convinces her family to buy a house in another city, becoming wealthy. The younger sister in this page is super cute. Page 2: The female protagonist is reborn, buys a house, reforms her husband, and becomes wealthy.

36. 36 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds

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    Both of these books are excellent!!

37. 37 八 A Fresh Start in the Eighties: No More PUA, Just Making Money 八零重启：拒绝PUA！只想赚钱 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Grandma Shen: I worked so hard raising your dad and his siblings all by myself, and now I have to help him look after the kids and cook, too! What did I do to deserve this? Shen Xiaoya: Grandma, really? Then I definitely won't do anything to deserve that kind of fate. I'll try my best to raise my kids together with someone else! Grandma Shen: … Shen's dad and mom: We aren't very capable, so you kids need to study hard! You'll have to rely on yourselves in the future! Shen Xiaoya: Mom, Dad, don't 18.1kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
38. 38 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

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    This novel features a female protagonist who is reborn and earns money to buy a house! 🎉🎉 The female protagonist is reborn during her university years and, in order to avoid being a mortgage slave, starts as a real estate agent. While others sell houses one by one, she sells mostly through group buying!! She quickly accumulates the capital to buy a house! Because her commissions are so high, the company directly converts them into houses! 🔥🔥

39. 39 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.7kReads8.2Score21114d adds

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    The female lead is a native of the special economic zone and doesn't need to worry about housing.

40. 40 重 Reborn in 1980: My Daily Life as a City Worker 重生八零进城打工日常 Lychee That Gives You Heartburn会上火的荔枝Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing Liang Shuifeng somehow finds herself back at the age of thirty-three. This time, she decides to live her life differently. In her previous life, she spent her days as a country girl. This time, she bravely sets off for the city with her family to find work. Note: This story has no golden finger and focuses on the ordinary lives of little people. 351Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    Ordinary couples go out to work, striving with their own hands to improve their children's lives through education and other means, without any magic formula.

41. 41 七 The 1970s: Song Zhiyi, Paralyzed for Life, Is Reborn 七零，瘫了一辈子的宋知仪重生了 Foolish Book and愚book及Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn to pursue her husband, with both moving toward each other + space + heroine learns the Dog-Beating Staff technique to thrash her enemies Wild, self-made heroine × diplomat hero] Song Zhiyi’s life was ruined by two falls from a building. The first time, she jumped from a building to show Chen Runan, who had returned from studying abroad, how she felt. She refused the marriage and never stood again. The second time, Chen Runan gave her to a powerful man. She refused, fell 1.4kReads7.5Score11514d adds

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    The female lead, Song Zhiyi, went to Hong Kong to start her business, buy property, and become rich.

42. 42 九 The 1990s: I Reached the Pinnacle of Life Through Stock Trading 九零，我靠炒股走上人生巅峰 Chubby Girl肥胖少女Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + adorable kids + comedy + face-slapping] When Yang Ting wakes up, she discovers she's gone back twenty years. Her youngest son is just one day old and wailing with hunger. There's no food in the house, and she has no breast milk... At this point, her eldest daughter hasn't died by suicide due to depression, her second daughter hasn't gone astray, and her youngest son hasn't been “given” to kidnappers by her sister-in-law... She's back, and none of that will happen this 321Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    [Reborn in the 1920s + Adorable Kids + Comedy + Scumbag Revenge] Yang Ting woke up to find herself back twenty years in the past. Her youngest son was just one day old, crying loudly from hunger. There was no food at home, and she had no breast milk. At that time, her eldest daughter hadn't yet died from depression, her second daughter hadn't gone astray, and her youngest son hadn't been "given" to a kidnapper by her sister-in-law... She was back, and none of that would happen. She would use her precognitive abilities to earn money and give her children the best, ensuring they had a healthy and happy childhood. "Huh! Why does this picture in my mind look so much like a stock market chart?"

43. 43 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 28.1kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back to the 1970s and is sent to the countryside, so she arranges to go to a small fishing village in the south. In order to secure a land parcel for future demolition compensation, she agrees to a marriage of convenience with the male protagonist. However, the initial demolition compensation policy doesn't guarantee housing allocation, so she can't be a landlady. She has no choice but to work hard, with the female protagonist working outside the home and the male protagonist staying at home.

44. 44 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 19.7kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds

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    A novel featuring a historical setting, rebirth, entrepreneurship, divorce from a scumbag ex, and raising a cute child with family. The protagonist and her best friend start a business together, building wealth and success by opening a braised food shop, a restaurant, a hot pot restaurant, and a clothing store. Their business expands from their hometown city to the entire country, involving buying houses and receiving compensation for land expropriation along the way. The romance between the protagonist and the male lead develops naturally, making for a sweet and satisfying read.

45. 45 重 Back to the ’90s: A Mother’s Strength 重回九零之为母当自强 Alice Loves Candy爱丽丝爱吃糖Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted A flowerpot falling from upstairs sent Lin Qiu back thirty-two years. Her worldview changed, her appearance changed, and her attitude changed. When life gives you a chance to start over, can a life in shambles finally soar? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1. The female protagonist is reborn and takes her daughter and husband to Shenzhen to work. She starts in a factory, sells popsicles, opens a newsstand, and gradually builds her wealth by buying a house. The male protagonist works as a carpenter on a construction site and later goes solo; both are very hardworking… 2. The female protagonist is reborn and takes her two daughters and husband to Shenzhen to work. She is a good cook and starts in a factory, then works as a chef for a wealthy family, participates in a culinary competition, and opens a restaurant… The male protagonist works as a bricklayer on a construction site and does part-time car repairs at a repair shop. He discovers his talent for repairs, gets certified, and gradually becomes an engineer…

46. 46 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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    Wen Nian is reborn in 1996. At twenty-six, she has a one-and-a-half-year-old son. To avoid being exploited by her family, she refuses to be a housewife who only asks for money. [Already hooked] She starts a restaurant business, opens a chain, uses her superhuman intuition to make investments, rises step by step, and achieves both fame and fortune! [Already hooked] A textile industry tycoon, with tears in his eyes, records in his notebook: Today is the 1001st day my wife doesn't care about using my money... *Sobs*

47. 47 重 Reborn in 1980: I Take Down My Scheming Sister-in-Law First 重生80，开局先刀心机大嫂 Anji Little Monster安吉小怪物Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Family squabbles, face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place, an overstock goods platform, and building wealth with the children When Zhao Fengying is almost sixty, her husband Zhou Guoxing dies in a car accident. The driver responsible is ordered to pay her family 840,000 yuan in compensation, and Zhao Fengying plans to split the money among her three children. But then her sister-in-law, Li Yanli, actually sues her, claiming that her son Zhou Tao is entitled to a share too. Zhao Fengyin 2.1kReads8.1Score17414d adds
48. 48 重 Reborn in 1989: Three Daughters, and Life Is So Sweet 重生89，生三个女儿，嘎嘎香 Mu Yi Yingying木易英英Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Gao Mei is reborn at the moment her youngest daughter is born. It's 1989! She looks back on her life. In her determination to have a son, she gave birth to seven children, but only three daughters survived. Her husband's family despised her, her husband gave up on life and spent every day playing cards with his no-good friends, and her own weakness led to tragedy for her three daughters. Later, her husband's older brother's family took everything from them, and in the end neither she nor her hus 175Reads7.0Score—14d adds
49. 49 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 Romance740k 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 9kReads7.3Score87714d adds

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    This is a good book; I recommend you take a look.

50. 50 重 Back to 2000: I'm Done Being a Doormat of a Wife 重回2000，窝囊贤妻不当了 Sour Particle酸粒子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Yueyue had been married for over twenty years. The money her husband, Wang Chaoyang, earned was either lent to friends and classmates or taken by his parents and siblings. He even used all 300,000 yuan in their savings from running a shop to buy a house for his nephew, while neglecting their three daughters. She was so furious that she fainted on the spot and died. Reborn in 2000, she was twenty-six, with her youngest daughter, just over two months old, in her arms. Her eldest was six, and h 12.9kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn back to 2000 and refuses to be a submissive wife any longer! Watch how she turns her small steamed bun business into a big business, buys shops, houses, starts a company, and her three daughters are all more outstanding than the last! Her husband also becomes more and more obedient!

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