A Reborn Old Lady Gets Hilarious Revenge, With More and More Satisfying Face-Slapping 老太太重生，疯狂打脸，越看越爽的搞笑文

1. 51 煤 The Coal Tycoon’s First Wife Is Reborn 煤老板的原配重生了 Foodie Chacha吃货茶茶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted No romance. This is the daily life of a sharp-tongued grandma who loves helping the weak and standing up for what's right. The main rule is: she won't put up with even the slightest injustice! Cao Lihua celebrates her ninetieth birthday, then leaves her old home with deep regret and bitter dissatisfaction over the way she lived in her previous life. To her surprise, she opens her eyes and finds herself back at sixty. Hey, why couldn't I have gone back a little further? She quickly gets divorced, 2.2kReads8.3Score22014d adds

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   In her past life, as the first wife of a coal mine owner, she didn't enjoy any of the blessings, but suffered a lot and was also disliked by her children. Reborn, she used some tricks to get a divorce and obtain her own property. Afterwards, she learned to drive, attended senior citizen university, bought a house…🔥

2. 52 老 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Woman Gets Rich After Splitting Up the Family and Cutting Ties 老太重生八零，分家断亲一路暴富 Qianshou Er千手儿Modern Romance793k WordsOngoing [The Eighties Granny: Cutting Ties, Making a Fortune, and Becoming a Business Legend] [No-Nonsense Granny] [Breaking Up the Family] [Family Squabbles] [Building a Fortune] [Racing Through the Business World] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [A Touch of Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Mu Yunzhi slaved away for eighty years, only to discover that every one of her dutiful children had died horribly, all because two ungrateful wolves had been scheming behind her back! Reborn in 1983, the old lad 24.8kReads8.5Score2.1k14d adds

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   An old woman is reborn back to middle age and no longer blindly gives! She ruthlessly cuts ties with her ungrateful children, treats her loving children well, seizes the opportunities of the times to do business, and her life becomes more and more prosperous. A super satisfying story set in the 1980s!

3. 53 重 Reborn in 1980: I Picked Up Four Wonderful Sons-in-Law 重生80：我捡了4个好女婿 My Family Has Corn我家有玉米Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Apricot Blossom was taken in as a child bride and abandoned in the countryside by her husband, Zhao Erzhu, who enlisted in the army, in an absurd “marriage” with no marriage certificate. She worked herself to the bone raising four daughters and a son, yet could never understand why her violent father-in-law favored her paralyzed eldest brother-in-law’s family, even as her sister-in-law constantly exploited and tormented her and her daughters. Only when her daughters were sent away one after anot 187Reads—Score2214d adds

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   As long as the fighting is incredibly enjoyable, that's fine.

4. 54 父 A Father's Love Is Poison to a Love-Brained Mother 父亲的爱是恋爱脑母亲的毒药 My Family Has Corn我家有玉米Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted “Darling, have some more. Look at you, you've put on a little weight lately, and your complexion is absolutely glowing. I just love how adorably round you are.” “Mom, don't you think you've been letting yourself go a bit? Your weight keeps climbing, and that's not good for your health.” “Silly child, you don't understand. Your father loves me just the way I am now. He says I'm extra cute when I'm chubby, and he adores me like this. I call it ‘happy weight.’” Su Nian was born into a wealthy famil 142Reads—Score12714d adds
5. 55 六 A Sixty-Year-Old Woman Dies of Overwork, Then Is Reborn in the 1980s to Raise Kids in Style 六旬老太过劳死，重生八零养崽香 Jiu Hong九泓Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1980s + reborn + ensemble cast + family drama + no golden finger + feel-good growth story] After raising four children through self-sacrifice, Su Fengxia, now in her sixties, has a pension that should let her live comfortably. Instead, her children sponge off her, and she is forced to take hourly jobs to help support her son’s family. In the end, she works herself to death. Reborn in the 1980s, she decides to rewrite her fate. With her husband backing her up, she launches a cam 110Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Rebirth brings hope, strength, and a touch of humor. [Heart emoji]

6. 56 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 4.8kReads8.1Score23214d adds

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   💝①In the first book, Grandma Zhang is reborn. In her previous life, her children were unwilling to pay for the few hundred yuan medical examination fee, and they kept passing the buck, which led to her and her boss getting their deaths. In this life, she is reborn and only loves herself. She scolds the old and beats the young, making them ungrateful.

7. 57 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Granny Li Pummels Her Terrible Family 重生七零：李老太爆锤全家极品 Qian Jiajiajiajiajia钱佳佳佳佳佳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Li Jingui is reborn. A slice-of-life family story with a lightly ensemble cast and satisfying face-slapping. Fifty-year-old Li Jingui is reborn. Thinking about the foolish things she did in her past life for the sake of her three sons makes her want to slap herself. Fortunately, she’s been reborn, and there’s still time to change everything. In this life, she’ll set her family straight and crush every last troublemaker! 9.1kReads7.9Score86714d adds
8. 58 当 Think I'm a Fool? Reborn in the Seventies, the Old Lady Throws Her Weight Around 当我冤种？重生七零老太作威作福 Damn卧草Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Seventies era + ensemble cast + everyday family life + a fool finally wakes up + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place + satisfying read] A husband who gives everything, a biased wife, and a daughter blinded by love ruined this family! At seventy, with late-stage lung cancer and ungrateful children before her, Wang Shuzhen finally understood the truth of life. Rather than drag out a miserable existence, she might as well leave cleanly and decisively, so no one would have to hold anyon 603Reads7.5Score10714d adds
9. 59 被 After Freezing to Death, Grandma Qian Is Reborn and Beats the Whole Family Into Submission 被冻死后，钱老太重生打服全家 Gentle Camellia清栀绵绵Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Bygone Era + No Golden Finger + Everyday Life + Family Squabbles] In her previous life, Old Madam Qian poured her heart and soul into raising her three sons and two daughters. Even when she and her husband went without, she made sure her children and grandchildren had enough to eat and drink. She thought that after giving her family everything, even if she couldn’t enjoy a comfortable old age, at least she’d have a place to live and food to eat. But the truth was that her three sons 2.7kReads8.5Score22414d adds
10. 60 老 After Her Own Son Starves Her to Death, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1970s 老太太被亲儿子饿死后重生七零 Little Apple Is So Sweet小苹果真甜Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge on scumbags + family squabbles + reborn in the 1970s + everyday rural ensemble] In her previous life, after being widowed, Huang Wanqing devoted herself entirely to her children and worked herself to the bone for fifty years! She helped her four sons start families and careers, raised eight grandchildren as an unpaid nanny, and even collected scrap to help with household expenses in her old age. But after a fall left her unable to work, they abandoned her in the old house, wh 7.7kReads8.8Score54714d adds
11. 61 疯 The Mad Old Lady Yang 疯狂的杨老太 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma Yang Has Had Enough] Grandma Yang died with her eyes wide open. She couldn't understand it. She had devoted her whole life to her family, swallowing her pride to serve her mother-in-law, care for her husband, and raise six children, both her own and those who weren't. She had even helped raise a whole brood of grandchildren and grandkids on her daughter's side, never taking a single day off. Yet when she became bedridden and unable to care for herself, her children 18kReads8.5Score92714d adds
12. 62 林 Granny Lin Is Reborn in the 1990s 林老太重生90年代 Sweet Peas in Spring春天的甜豆Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [1990s + reborn + family life + growing female lead + no golden finger + no male lead + building a fortune] The heroine of this story isn't a doting wife or universally adored beauty. She's just an ordinary person who caught a little good luck. Through sheer grit, she keeps pushing herself forward. Over the short course of a life, everyone accumulates regrets and things they can't accept. If Heaven really gave you a chance to start over, would you fall into the same trap again? Yang Xiufen alway 649Reads8.2Score—14d adds
13. 63 高 Granny Gao Is Reborn, and Her Dutiful Children and Grandchildren Come Crawling Back 高老太重生，孝子贤孙都来跪舔 I, Zhang Jianguo在下张建国Modern Romance542k WordsOngoing [Period Drama] [Reborn] [Feel-Good Revenge] [Family Life] [Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [No Golden Finger] In her past life, Gao Shulan worked herself to the bone for her children, spending her entire savings and giving them everything she had. In return, she ended up bedridden and ignored, spending her final years in misery. She returned to the turning point of her life: the year before the demolition began, before her family fell apart and before everyone turned cold! This time, she would 33Reads6.4Score—14d adds
14. 64 老 The Old Lady Was Reborn in the 1980s! She Helps Her Dutiful Son Put the Ungrateful Ones in Their Place 老太重生八零！扶孝子整治白眼狼 Qu Liyao曲梨瑶Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Feel-good wish fulfillment] [Family life] [No golden finger] Old Mrs. Lin and her husband devoted their lives to their children, yet they alone ignored their honest, simple second son, Du Jingfeng. Aside from Du Jingfeng and their eldest daughter, Du Jingmei, the other five children were all well-off, each living in a three-story house with a courtyard. But once the old couple could no longer work, the three sons they had doted on treated 16.2kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
15. 65 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
16. 66 下 The Sent-Down Granny Is Reborn: White Rice With Braised Pork 下放老太太重生：白米饭配红烧肉 Build a House起房子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Granny Qiao was reborn seven days before her whole family was sent away to the countryside. Looking at her family, all still together, she saw that her son and daughter-in-law were alive, her two little grandchildren hadn't died, and her children were still in school. Everyone she needed to cherish and protect was right there before her. There was still time to put things right, and she wasn't alone, living like a walking corpse. So she took out her family's heirloom, only to discover that it co 27.8kReads8.8Score4k14d adds
17. 67 老 An Old Man Is Angered to Death by His Children, Then Is Reborn in the Nineties and Goes on a Rampage 老头被儿女气死，重生九零杀疯了 Plum Blossoms in the Rain雨时梅花Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Period Setting + Daily Life + Feel-Good Story + Family Drama] Chen Yang, whose wife died young, raised three sons and two daughters all by himself, and even sent his youngest daughter abroad to study. Then he died. When he fell ill, his children refused to pay for his care. In the end, he died of anger alone in an empty corner. But Chen Yang discovers that he has been reborn in 1991, in the prime of his life. If they need a beating, give them one! Chen Yang glares furiously. He isn't 8.7kReads7.7Score55314d adds
18. 68 婆 My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn, I Transmigrate, and Together We Divorce and Farm 婆婆重生我穿越，携手和离种田忙 Yu Qian余浅Ancient Romance187k WordsCompleted The supermarket was all set up, and Lin Manyue transmigrated with it. As the saying goes, with supplies in hand, the whole world is yours! Her husband's family is unreliable? Dump them! As for her sweet, easygoing mother-in-law, of course she'll bring her along! Her mother-in-law loves farming? Sure, let's introduce her to modern agricultural techniques! So many handsome men in ancient times? No rush. The first male model agency in history is already under construction! Lin Manyue, who transmigr 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The preceding articles were all written by elderly women, and they're a complete slap in the face to reality—definitely worth reading.

19. 69 荒 Famine and Family-Grabbing? The Reborn Matriarch Has the Whole Family Taking It Easy 荒年吃绝户？主母重生后全家躺板板 Twilight Years暮年Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Farming + Crushing the Villains + Absolutely No Saintly Protagonist + Building Wealth + Feel-Good Fiction] In her previous life, Lin Mo, her daughter-in-law, and her five granddaughters were brutally sacrificed by their own family while fleeing famine. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn three days before the escape began. First, she slapped her scumbag husband and whipped her good-for-nothing eldest son to blow off steam. In her past life, the dog emperor h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 四 Four Children, Yet No One to Bury Me? I Empty the Treasury, Divorce My Husband, and Abandon My Kids 四个儿女无人送终？我搬空国库休夫弃子 Fish Who Loves Beef爱吃牛肉的鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge + spatial dimension + strong heroine and hero + political intrigue + farming and business] In her previous life, Xu Hongchang was the village's first top scholar and the only one to stay in the capital and become an official. Lin Zhi always felt that she, a mere village girl, had married above her station. When Xu Hongchang forbade her from coming to the capital to visit him, Lin Zhi agreed. She stayed in the village and devoted herself to honoring his parents, raising their ch 1.9kReads8.3Score25114d adds
21. 71 抄 Confiscation and Exile? The Marquess's Wife Remarries in Style 抄家流放？侯门主母二婚高嫁 Twilight Years暮年Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Confiscation and Exile + Pocket Dimension + Farming and Trade + Two Strong Leads + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Lin Mo was reborn the day before her family was to be stripped of its possessions and exiled. The moment she opened her eyes, she was beating her useless daughter-in-law and kicking her useless eldest son. Couldn’t avoid exile? Lin Mo cheerfully emptied the storehouses of every great family. She also found herself a powerful ally. Her useless daughter-in-law still expect 399Reads9.0Score29014d adds
22. 72 娶 Take a Secondary Wife? After Our Divorce, I Married the Emperor's Uncle and Plotted to Win His Kingdom 娶平妻？和离后二嫁皇叔谋山河 Twilight Years暮年Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On their wedding night, Shen Lie was ordered to go to war. Three years later, he returned in triumph. Lin Jiuyi, who had worked tirelessly for the Shen family, was rewarded with a scumbag husband. Three years of effort had all gone to waste. Her scumbag husband's words: "A co-wife isn't a concubine. She stands on equal footing with you, with no distinction of rank." "You entered the family first, so you'll raise our children from now on." "Yueru is in poor health. I hear you're good at lo 2.9kReads8.3Score43014d adds
23. 73 流 You Were First to Send Me into Exile, So Why Cry When I Loot Your Home? 流放我你冲第一，搬空你家你哭啥 Yu Qian余浅Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted [Family purge and exile + pocket dimension + farming and business + revenge + powerful leads + taking down scumbags + strong heroine + face-slapping] How hard is the road into exile? No one understands better than Lin Tang, the eldest daughter of the Anle Marquis household. To hell with filial piety as the foundation of family rule, and to hell with the idea that a subject must die when the emperor commands it! Reborn on the day before the Lin family is to be purged, the eldest daughter goes com 232Reads7.4Score10014d adds
24. 74 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Smirked, and Her Dear Son's Fate Was Sealed 恶婆婆邪魅一笑，好大儿生死难料 Yu Qian余浅Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Story + Pocket Dimension + No Male Lead + No Romance + Adorable Kids + Not a Saint + Decisive and Ruthless] When Lin Shiniang woke up, she had skipped a generation, gone from being someone's daughter to a mother-in-law, and even been buried alive. Her grown son knelt and begged her to die, afraid she'd live too long and get in the way of his fortune. Even more absurdly, all kinds of troublemakers were leaping around in front of her. Natural disasters, ma 1.3kReads8.5Score12214d adds
25. 75 东 A Northeast Matriarch Marries into Taipei, Takes on the Tycoons, and Protects Her Daughter 东北老太嫁台北，斗豪门，护闺女 Xi Mo席墨Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [Short Drama and Comic Adaptation Now Available] Su, a woman who had spent most of her life working at a roadside inn in Northeast China, had never once imagined becoming anyone's stepmother. But with her daughter's life hanging by a thread, she was willing to risk everything. She accepted her in-law's proposal on the spot. From then on, her daughter's mother became her mother-in-law, her senior fellow apprentice became her husband, and she became the rightful matriarch of the Lin family in Taip 13.3kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds

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    Although it's not a rebirth story, it's really enjoyable to watch. We're all family here, so let's go for it!

26. 76 冻 Frozen to Death Under a Bridge, I Was Reborn and Cut Off My Entire Family 冻毙桥洞重生后，我六亲不认 Sword Sect Mango剑宗mangoModern Romance755k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’s relatively low.) [Fierce, stylish reborn old woman × a cast of villains × face-slapping × historical era × revenge × no romance × pocket dimension] “Smack!” She’d just been reborn when her husband’s slap, along with a spray of spit, struck her face. In her previous life, she froze to death under a bridge, with no one to claim her body. This time, armed with a pocket dimension, she won’t spare even her closest relatives! Her husband faked his death and ran off w 4.8kReads7.5Score38214d adds

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    This book is incredibly captivating. The female protagonist tears apart her scumbag husband, making her four ungrateful children reap what they sow. The revenge process is swift and decisive, the plot is fast-paced, and the characters are vividly portrayed. It offers both the exhilarating satisfaction of vengeance and the inspirational message of self-realization. Every character's ending is satisfying, making it a prime example of a "everyone's a villain, everyone gets a tragic end" story!

27. 77 重 Reborn Grandma Is Fiercer Than a Tiger: She Smashes Her Daughter’s Wedding Feast from the Start 重生老太猛如虎，开局砸闺女婚宴 Good Strawberry乖草莓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good fiction + no golden finger + period setting + a fool finally sees the light + face-slapping] You’re forcing me to stage an accident? Then I’ll take you all down with me when I die! Old Madam Wang, who had no pension, finally died while her son was forcing her to stage an accident. In her past life, her husband gave everything to others, her son was a leech, and she was terribly biased. Together, they ruined a family! She burned herself out raising two daughters and three son 374Reads7.1Score10414d adds

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    The old woman remained silent, only continuing to slap herself in the face.

28. 78 亲 Even My Own Mother Dared to Freeze Me to Death: Reborn in the 1980s, My Fate Takes a Turn! 亲妈都敢冻死，重生八零好轮回！ Xiao Xue潇雪Modern Romance100k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Family life] [Light ensemble cast] [Ordinary people] [Everyday life] (The fists-and-kicks edition: if you don't like it, let's fight.) Jin Shaorong is reborn, back in the days before her children literally froze her to death. Decades of giving everything she had left her utterly spent, yet in the end it had all been for nothing. Her eldest son's family needs her, and expects her to serve up delicious meals every day when they get off work. Her second daughter is full of 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Humorous story, written by an old lady herself.

29. 79 李 Granny Li Is Reborn: Divorce! Cut Ties! Make Money! 李老太重生，离婚！断亲！搞钱！ A Mouse Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的老鼠Modern Romance524k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she worked herself to the bone raising four ungrateful children, only to be starved to death in her old age. Now she’s back in her forties. Her eldest daughter, whom she had loved with all her heart? One whack with a feather duster will bring her to her senses. Her parasitic daughter-in-law? Out the door. Her cheating husband? She’ll make sure he leaves with nothing. The old hag who favors boys over girls? She’ll get all the chicken droppings she can eat! This time, she’ll 1.9kReads—Score12114d adds

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    Starting with a rebirth, I beat up the ungrateful bastards, then got divorced and chased away all the ungrateful bastards.

30. 80 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.7kReads9.2Score55014d adds

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    [A heartwarming period drama with a 9.3 Rating! 17,000 Readers are currently following!] After my mother's rebirth, our family's dining table completely changed! Shen Chunhua returns to the time before her regrets occurred, facing a lazy mother-in-law, a simple-minded husband, and a mischievous child... She cleverly guides them with wisdom and warmth. There are no cheat codes, only the realities of everyday life; see how she makes every meal sweet despite the hardships. Completed at 1.01 Million words, it's healing and stress-relieving, allowing you to savor the genuine happiness in ordinary life.

31. 81 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book as a Middle-Aged Woman, Just as the Heroine Tries to Steal My Golden Finger 穿书成大妈，女主正想抢夺金手指 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book, Period Setting, Pocket Dimension, Punish the Scum, No Whitewashing, No Forgiveness! A Touch of Ensemble Cast, Domestic Life, Building a Career] [No CP: No divorce, only widowhood! Sisters, let's not give her another man later, okay? Men are poison, and old men are even less worth bothering with. Let's not let them mess with our Hua!] Liu Xiaohua, a woman past the usual age for marriage, was forcibly sent by the System into a period novel. In an instant, she became the 14.9kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
32. 82 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn: She Tears Apart the Mistress and Makes the Scumbag Pay 老太太重生，手撕小三虐渣男 Bright Flute Music箫声亮Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn + Family Life + Taking Down Scumbags + No Golden Finger + Female Awakening] In her previous life, Su Yuqing spent half her life working herself to the bone for her family. After she and her husband built a successful business, she stepped behind the scenes to raise their children and manage the household without complaint. But her husband kept supporting mistresses, one after another, and even wanted to bring one home. Their two unfilial sons told her she should just acc 3.1kReads—Score14414d adds

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    In her past life, Su Yuqing toiled for her family for half her life. After achieving business success with her husband, she retreated behind the scenes to raise their children and manage the household chores tirelessly. However, her husband repeatedly kept mistresses and even wanted to bring them home. Her two unfilial sons even advised her to accept reality. In this life, Su Yuqing lives for herself! She will no longer be a free nanny or a long-term laborer, no longer let her children leech off her, and no longer submit to fate. She tears apart the mistress, punishes the scumbag husband, slaps the faces of her unfilial sons and cheating husband, forcefully reclaims the marital property swallowed up by the mistress, and ultimately changes her destiny through a second entrepreneurial venture…

33. 83 重 Reborn in the 1970s: No More Putting Up with Them, I’m Arresting Every Last One! 重生70不惯着，再装都抓了！ Tortoise, Hurry Up and Write乌龟快码字Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + face-slapping and scum-punishing + making money + family life + no golden finger + solving a case in the later chapters] In her previous life, Zhou Yufang spent her whole life working like an ox and a horse for the Wu family. She looked after the young and old, working herself to the bone, only to find out that her husband was keeping a mistress and every one of her children was an ungrateful wretch. Even her only thoughtful daughter was cruelly set up and killed. 486Reads6.0Score10314d adds

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    In her past life, she was treated like a slave, only to discover after death that her entire family was treacherous. Reborn, she divorced her family and turned the tables on them all by herself.

34. 84 重 Reborn in the 1980s: An Elderly Couple Teams Up to Teach Their Ungrateful Son a Lesson 重生八零老头老太携手整治不孝子 Zhi Xian'er芷仙儿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The rating just came out, so it's low. Feel free to ignore it. I'll do my best~ [Period] [The 1980s] [Light ensemble cast] [Reborn] [Feel-good power fantasy] [No golden finger] Wu Yulan is reborn, returning to the moment just after her old man got into trouble. Zhao Dashan is reborn too. Remembering how his wife struggled like a spinning top after he died, he decides he won't die this time around. Wu Yulan has five children. The eldest, Zhao Deyu, is just as selfish and cold-hearted in this life 349Reads7.9Score10214d adds

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    🍁①The old lady is reborn🔥In her previous life, she exhausted herself supporting her eldest son's education, marriage, children, and residency; helping her love-struck second daughter raise her children; assisting her third son in starting a family and career; selling her house to save her youngest son from a pyramid scheme; and in her later years, paralyzed, she was starved to death by her children… 🍁After being reborn, she sheds the label of a virtuous mother, kicks her "vampire" children out, and begins to enjoy life, refusing to let internal strife consume her…

35. 85 开 Reborn from the Start: I'm Just a Scrap Collector 开局重生：我就一个收废品的 Thoughts Without Light念念无明之Urban1.6M WordsOngoing From the start, he collects scrap! Lin Zan, the Eternal Immortal Emperor, wields the Great Dao of Dust, sweeps across the outer realms to crush countless strange beings, personally restrains the Ancestor of World-Destroying Evil, and ascends to the highest peak of the heavens. Though his Great Dao makes him invincible throughout the ages, he cannot protect the loved ones by his side. His wife, children, and kin all perish in the outer-realm calamity. Having seen through the joys and sorrows of m 1.7kReads8.6Score15114d adds

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    So beautiful!!

36. 86 老 This Old Lady Is Done Serving You: Reborn, I Treat Everyone the Same! 老太太不伺候了，重生一视同仁！ Little Sheep Number One小羊一号Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [1980s + story about an old woman + son preference + making amends] In her previous life, Grandma Jiang had eyes only for her three sons and treated her only daughter as the exception, and not in a good way. She refused to let her daughter go to school, forced her to drop out early to support the family, gave all the good things to her sons, and left every hard task to her daughter. She poured her whole heart into doting on her sons, only to have them consider her a burden when she grew old and 36Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Funny story, recommended reading

37. 87 资 The Reborn Capitalist Matriarch Reports Her Whole Family for Rural Relocation 资本家老太重生后，举报全家下乡 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance774k WordsCompleted [1970s + reborn + pocket dimension + elderly woman] (The novel was only recently rated, so its low score is due to the small number of ratings and doesn’t reflect its quality.) In her previous life, Shen Qingyan trusted the wrong man. She followed his instructions and helped him transfer the family’s assets to Hong Kong. Then the scoundrel took the money and left with his illegitimate daughter. She, meanwhile, was reported for her political background and sent to the countryside against her will 6.8kReads7.8Score74814d adds

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    The female protagonist is an old woman who killed her enemies before her rebirth, and then kills them all again after her rebirth!

38. 88 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    An old lady is reborn and goes on a crazy slap-in-the-face spree, severing ties with her family and beating up her rebellious son. She becomes rich overnight from a demolition compensation and supports herself in her old age. It's so addictive, a must-read for those who stay up all night!

39. 89 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 611Reads7.0Score—14d adds
40. 90 掏 She Spent the Family Fortune: The Capitalist Heiress Married a Young Officer 掏空家底，资本家大小姐嫁军少 Kung Fu Potato功夫马铃薯Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + military marriage + pocket dimension + a capitalist heiress who looks bright and lovely but is proud at heart, paired with a disciplined officer with incredible stamina and an eight-pack] In her previous life, Shen Zhitang was set up by her scumbag father and stepmother, who tricked her into marrying the powerful and influential Gao Jianren. When disaster struck, her father’s family used the Gao family’s connections to sneak off to Hong Kong, enjoying a life of luxury with the Shen fa 21.1kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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    A fantasy novel set in the 1940s, where a young exorcist uses Taoist magic to empty the warehouse of his awful relative.

41. 91 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 155Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A humorous and terrifying novel: A young Taoist priest wreaks havoc on promising young people in the city.

42. 92 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 91.3kReads9.0Score11.2k14d adds

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    Looks good, the little Taoist priest is enjoying the best food and drink in the city!

43. 93 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 166Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm impressed that a newcomer could write with this much depth. A niche gem, with a cold yet magnificent worldview. If you like angst and thought-provoking stories, go for it!

44. 94 我 I'm a Laid-Back Slacker in the Seventies 我在七十年代当咸鱼 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Period setting + sent-down youth + storage space + family life + rural romance) This is a story about the forest region of Northeast China in the 1970s: the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, weddings and funerals, and families welcoming new babies... Chen Yan, a woman in her fifties, dies of an illness and unexpectedly transmigrates to China in 1970. Seventeen-year-old Chen Qingyan hits her head in an accident. When she wakes up, someone else is inside. A series of events unfold in the famil 15.9kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    The hilarious ghost-catching little exorcist goes farming

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