A 1970s–1980s Overseas Returnee, Tycoon System, No Romance, Wish-Fulfillment 七八十年代海归，神豪系统，无CP，爽文

1. 1 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 96.3kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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   I highly recommend both of these books. I've already reread the second one; there's really no better alternative. The first one isn't finished yet.

2. 2 香 Raised by the Richest Man in Hong Kong, the Tragic Romance Hero 香江首富亲手养大了，虐文男主 Shi Eryue拾迩月Urban595k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1960s Hong Kong + Redemption + No Romance] This story involves raising a child. Some readers say that a male lead without a romance is basically a nanny story. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip it. After brain death, he transmigrates and wakes up in 1960s Hong Kong! Tycoon System: Gratitude points equal a mountain of gold. Give money away to buy more time! Cheng Su throws money around his way to becoming a big shot, but the System informs him: “Your real mission is to 12.4kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
3. 3 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 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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   An overseas Chinese heiress possesses a super-rich system with 99.9 Billion, but she has a romantic partner.

4. 4 在 Posing as a Returnee Tycoon in the 1980s 在八零伪装归国神豪 San Yao He三爻禾Urban887k WordsCompleted [80s Era] [Feel-Good] [Big Shot] [Tycoon] [No Female Lead] [Building a Career] [Everyday Life] The story of a fake tycoon with nothing to his name who becomes a real tycoon worth billions. Good news: After transmigrating into the 1980s, his heart condition is gone and his body is healthy. He also gets a Reputation System, which lets him exchange reputation points for assets. Bad news: He transmigrated with his whole body, so he has no official identity. And right now, he’s flat broke, with poc 32.8kReads8.2Score2.7kShelves

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   This one is also very good. There's no romantic pairing in the main story, but the epilogue briefly mentions marriage and children in just one line—literally one line. It's a very good read, and I highly recommend it.

5. 5 神 Tycoon System: I Spend Money to Raise Kids in a Period Novel 神豪系统：我在年代文里氪金养崽 The Brightest Bulb Is Me灯泡属我最亮Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1990s setting + tycoon System + spending money to raise the kids + no romance + building a business empire + wish fulfillment) When Ye Xiaolin woke up, she had landed in a world formed from a fusion of several period novels. She’d become a wicked woman who despised poverty and loved wealth, abandoning her children and running away in pursuit of a materialistic life. She was bound to a tycoon System. To complete its main quest, she created the persona of a wealthy overseas returnee and embarked 8.6kReads7.8Score660Shelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a vicious woman who abandoned her children. She binds herself to a "god-tier rich system," posing as a wealthy woman returning from overseas, and uses her financial power to raise four children destined for tragedy into a CEO, a top celebrity, an athlete, and a pianist. (1.244 Million words, completed) The second book features a male protagonist who transmigrates into the body of an unregistered resident in the 1980s. He binds himself to a reputation system, starting from scratch as a returned overseas Chinese, building a business while repaying the kindness of Grandma Song, who raised him by collecting garbage in his previous life. (887,000 Words, completed)

6. 6 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Nation Sent Me a Soldier Boyfriend 重生八零，国家给我发了个军哥哥 Pig Eight-Flower's Brother猪八花她哥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period + Maxed-Out Skills + Making a Fortune and Placing First in the Exams + Devoted Love] Zhao Jingyan had every skill maxed out, but after getting herself killed through her own stupidity, she transmigrated into the body of a young girl from the 1980s who had returned to her village to search for her family. After quietly questioning her life for a while, she decided to make the best of things. Living well was what mattered. The three essentials of transmigrating to another 4.4kReads8.8Score403Shelves

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   Both are great reads. Are there any other books in the same genre you'd recommend?

7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Big Shot Becomes the Protagonist’s Cannon-Fodder Dad 快穿：满级大佬成了炮灰亲爹 Shouwuzi首无子Urban492k WordsCompleted [No romance + pure child-protection power fantasy + quick transmigration across worlds + choose-your-own golden finger] Yu Qingyang lived for over forty years as an orphan with no one to rely on. He had a fortune worth billions, yet suffered from azoospermia and went his entire life without a single blood relative. In the end, he died a gruesome death in a car accident. His only wish before he died was to have a child of his own, to experience what it was like to have family who cared about hi 3kReads5.5Score236Shelves

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   Quick transmigration, no romantic pairing, the first world is a wealthy businessman in a bygone era.

8. 8 顶 A Top-Tier Heiress Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1970s and Becomes a Tycoon Again 顶级白富美穿书七零后又成首富啦 Ruan Yuanyuan阮沅沅Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + devoted couple + one-on-one romance] Note: This story takes place in a fictional setting. Everything serves the plot. [No handouts. No handouts. No handouts.] Yu Wan is involved in an accident while flying overseas. When she opens her eyes again, she discovers she has transmigrated into a book titled "I Rely on the Male Lead to Achieve Financial Freedom". The story is set in 1978. She is the daughter of a mysterious overseas t 3.2kReads8.4Score399Shelves

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   The first book, which is currently being serialized, has no romantic pairing. The second book does have a romantic pairing, but its rating is relatively low. It's very well written, so don't judge it by its rating.

9. 9 父 A Father and Son Transmigrate to 1980 in a Rolls-Royce 父子俩开着劳斯莱斯穿越1980 Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇Urban770k WordsCompleted [No System, no golden finger, slow burn] History teacher Qin Shou wins five million yuan in the lottery and instantly buys a “sucker’s” Rolls-Royce. A beautiful saleswoman mistakenly sells him an antique Silver Spur as a junker! He takes his son Qin Dashou back to the village to show off his wealth, only to crash headlong into 1980. Father and son use their knowledge of history to launch one wildly successful business after another, rising from patriotic overseas Chinese to the richest men in th 528Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 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 38.8kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves

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    It's not a super-rich system, but the female lead really does make money.

11. 11 炸 What Should I Do After Blowing Up the Shrine? 炸了神社该怎么办 Yu Lu渔鹿Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Su Ye joined a tour group to visit Sakura Country out of sheer boredom. While looking around a shrine, he suddenly got a System from the heavens. After learning what was going on and hearing the System announce its mission, Su Ye gazed at the crowds streaming through the shrine, and the expression on his face gradually changed. From then on, the world had one more helpful young man. 1kReads7.5Score178Shelves
12. 12 算 My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, Even Foreign Clients Weep and Call Me a Master 算命太准，外国客户都哭着喊大佬 Sugarcoat糖衣衣Modern Romance3.8M WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling, feng shui, the occult, ghost-hunting, no romance, episodic stories] After a great calamity, Lin Xi, the ninth-generation female leader of the Taixuan Sect, arrives a thousand years in the future. She becomes the granddaughter of the sect’s last disciple and inherits a rundown feng shui shop. With the sect in decline and the occult arts fading away, Lin Xi begins her quest to restore the sect from the shop no one ever visits. Fortune-telling, divination, feng shui, exorcisms, an 46.9kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves
13. 13 保 The Guaranteed University Place Was Already Taken, but After Being Reborn, She Didn't Want It Anymore 保送名额内定，重生后她不稀罕了 Spring and Autumn on the Strings弦上有春秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn academic ace + sweet campus romance + both each other's first and only + no System] Top student Jiang Lu is reborn. In her previous life, she worked hard to earn a recommendation for direct admission, only for the spot to be promised to the principal's daughter. The blow ruined her state of mind, she failed the college entrance exam, and died miserable and alone. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself back in the independent admissions exam hall. Same old setup, but a very diff 2kReads7.2Score198Shelves
14. 14 最 The Wildest Era: A Mad Villainess with a Golden Finger Takes Revenge and Crushes Scumbags 最粗年代金手指疯批女配复仇虐渣 Yang Guangyu阳光御Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + rebirth in the 1970s + System space + transmigration into a book + both leads are chaste + revenge against scumbags + no goody-two-shoes heroine] In 1976, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of hell swing open Su Qingmi climbs out of the river, clutching the space jade pendant that was taken from her in her previous life. Blood still streaks her face as she gives her scumbag father two slaps. She remembers every page of the book: • The heroine tricks her out 8.6kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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    🔥This crazy female supporting character transmigrates to the 1970s in a super satisfying novel!🌱 It features a dimensional trading system, lightning-type superpowers, and light-type superpowers. The most powerful cheat code ever!✨ It combines elements of the era, rebirth, system space, transmigration into a book, military marriage, and revenge against scumbags—all the elements of a super satisfying novel are crammed in. You'll be so happy you'll stomp your feet after reading it!

15. 15 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Snatched Away After I Returned from the Battlefield 四合院：战场归来媳妇被截胡 Leaves and Clear Breezes叶有清风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Ping transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. After Yi Zhonghai schemes against him, Lin Ping has no choice but to join the army and head to the battlefield. When he returns to the capital, he never expects Jia Dongxu to steal the woman who was supposed to be his wife. But not marrying Qin Huairu suits him just fine. Using the golden finger he brought from his previous life, he goes on to live a happy life that everyone envies. 38.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves

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    You can see if you throw away your brain.

16. 16 四 Siheyuan: I Cleaved Yi Zhonghai with One Blow. Who in the Courtyard Dares Object? 四合院：刀劈易中海，院里谁不服 Towering Mountains崇山峻岭Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Dad's dead, Mom's gone. What's the point of living? First, I'll chop down Yi Zhonghai. That's all there is to it. What? The synopsis has to be fifty characters? Let me think. Anyone in this courtyard who dares cross me can forget about having a good time. 11.9kReads6.9Score676Shelves
17. 17 四 Siheyuan: The Dog King Weeps Blood as He Is Reborn 四合院之狗王泣血重生 Writing Three Lifetimes Beneath the Stone of Three Lives三生石下写三生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted One snowy night in the twenty-first century, the north wind howled mercilessly. In Sijiu City, beneath a bridge, several stray dogs paid no heed to the bitter weather. Starving, they glared fiercely as they formed a triangle around a man in his seventies. The old man, grief-stricken, waved his right hand, trying to drive the dogs away. But how could hungry dogs pass up such a delicious late-night snack? In an instant, the lead dog spotted its chance and lunged, biting the old man's right hand. T 20.7kReads8.4Score941Shelves
18. 18 靠 With My Tycoon System, I Become a Rich Woman in a Period Novel 靠着神豪系统我在年代文里当富婆 Ning Yi甯意Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Cheng Yi binds herself to a Tycoon System just as her soul transmigrates into the 1970s. The more hatred she earns, the more money and ration coupons she can exchange for, and the System will make everything seem perfectly legitimate. She thinks that with the System on her side, she can sit back and relax. Only later does she realize she has transmigrated into a period novel she read in high school. The original owner was a spoiled, arrogant villainess who met a miserable end 3.9kReads8.5Score252Shelves

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    It's a great read, the whole story flows smoothly, and the plot is fantastic.

19. 19 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    This book is super good and perfectly suits your needs. Highly recommended! [Heart emoji]

20. 20 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    Very good, the plot is exciting [a masterpiece by Que Shi], a period drama, a pure romance, the male and female leads are so adorable, mixed with crime-solving elements [thumbs up], the male and female leads' work is quite satisfying [already added to wish list][already added to wish list][already added to wish list]

21. 21 携 With a Thousandfold Return System, I Become a Rich Woman in the ’60s 携千倍返还系统，在六零成富婆 Momo de01默默de01Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ye Huanhuan had just graduated from college and was living a perfectly good life when, all of a sudden, she was reborn in the body of a sickly young woman. She went from being a healthy girl to a frail beauty who was out of breath after just a few steps, always at risk of kicking the bucket. What on earth had she done to deserve this? She was actually quite happy with modern life. Could she go back, please…? From the start, she was already discussing marriage, with a handsome husband thrown in f 11.6kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
22. 22 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves

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    But this accident

23. 23 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
24. 24 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
25. 25 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
26. 26 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
27. 27 八 The Whole Family Transmigrates to the Eighties? Don't Worry! I've Got a Tycoon System 八零全家穿？别怕！姐有神豪系统 Dong Jiujiu董啾啾Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted [The whole family transmigrates + no romance + everyday family life + cashback for positive reviews + tycoon system + cozy slice of life] The Lao Qian family, a frugal bunch of special forces veterans, rented a rickety old boat for an outing. A two-meter wave knocked them mercilessly overboard, and the whole family transmigrated into the bodies of a family of four surnamed Qian who had also died from mushroom poisoning, back in 1983. Then Qian Wei only had to call out once to activate a tycoon S 1.3kReads8.3Score158Shelves

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    The whole family transmigrated to the 1980s, but only the female lead has a super-rich system—a no-romance, wish-fulfillment novel. (This novel requires mindless reading!!!)

28. 28 末 Post-Apocalyptic Scavenging: I Turn Trash into Treasure and Coast to Victory 末日拾荒：我靠变废为宝一路躺赢 Su Jiuyao苏九遥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Tower Style + Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Strong Female Lead + Upgradable Safe House + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Male Lead Appears Later] Forensic examiner Lin Chu is suddenly dropped into an infinite apocalypse. Other people see zombies: “Oh my god, those bloody, mangled monsters! Stay away!” Lin Chu sees zombies: “206 moving bones! Walking points! The more, the better!” Drawing on her professional experience, she quickly adapts to the bloody apoc 43.4kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves

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    Turning trash into treasure + multiple attempts + luck + caution + high intelligence + decisiveness + not being a saint + unpredictable plot twists + constantly setting cliffhangers to keep you reading and wondering what's going to happen + you can't skip chapters, otherwise you'll get confused [facepalm]

29. 29 8 The Fake Socialite Aunt Who Eloped to Hong Kong in 1980 Is Back 80私奔逃港的假名媛小姑回来了 You Jinnian柚锦年Modern Romance864k WordsOngoing [80+ Feel-Good Story + No Golden Finger + Career-Focused + Building Wealth + A Real Socialite Pretending to Be a Fake One] Lin Yuesheng transmigrates into a novel about a pampered heroine and becomes the heroine's aunt, a major villain who eloped with a man to Hong Kong, got into loan-shark debt and was hunted by gangsters, then returned home posing as a socialite to swindle her family out of their demolition compensation! Others transmigrate into books and get a golden finger. She gets chased b 28.6kReads8.4Score3.8kShelves
30. 30 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 653Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 带 I Returned to the '90s with a Tycoon System to Spoil Myself 带着神豪系统回到90养自己 Mo Duo moreduo莫多moreduoModern Romance38k WordsCompleted I Returned to the '90s with a Tycoon System to Take Care of Myself 681Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this novel, "The Great Tycoon System: Raising a Child (No Romance)".

34. 34 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: The Billionaire Wife Brings Her Child to Force the Commander to Marry Her 八零军婚，百亿夫人带崽逼婚首长 No Medicine for a Cold感冒没药Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [Period Drama + 1980s + Military Marriage + Family Life + Beauty + Transmigration + Raising Kids + Ensemble Cast] Shen Qingzhi transmigrates into a living nightmare from the start. The original owner was sent to the countryside, kidnapped, and drugged. How awful! After Shen Qingzhi escapes, an accident leaves her stranded overseas. Seven years later, she returns with a fortune worth tens of billions and a pair of “heavenly little darlings.” Her daughter is a princess from ancient times sent off 4.9kReads6.3Score414Shelves

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    Super rich, a satisfying read

35. 35 雪 Falling Snow, Plum Blossoms in Mourning 雪花飘梅花殇 Snow Kisses Plum雪吻梅Modern Romance563k WordsOngoing My new novel is here! Please come read my work on Tomato Novel, and I hope you enjoy it. The story draws on my own family background and personal experiences, shaped into a novel through artistic embellishment. Set in the rural areas of Hebei in the 1970s and 1980s, it's an uplifting, feel-good period novel for women. For many years, writing this novel has been a cherished dream, and now I've finally made it happen. More than half of the first volume is complete, and it updates daily on Tomato N 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read book for people born in the 1970s and 80s!

36. 36 快 Quick Transmigration to the 1980s: I Become a Rich Woman at a Textile Mill 快穿80年代，我在纺织厂当富婆 Go with the Flow 12138随遇而安12138Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted “In the spring of 1983, the radio at the Dongfanghong Textile Mill in Chunjiang was playing ‘On the Fields of Hope.’ Loom operator Lin Yuxi woke up, feeling the coarse sleeve worn through at the elbow. The original owner had been a complete menace, and her fellow workshop workers avoided her. Even Gu Beichen, the perpetually stern technician who repaired the machines, had tossed the ration coupons she'd offered him onto the table. No System, no pocket dimension. She stared at the Suzhou embroide —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 走 Through Those Years 走过那个年代 Luo Ye, Who Loves Potato Boiled Dumplings爱吃土豆拨烂子的罗烨Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted From the 1950s through the 1970s, farmers' lives changed step by step, from yearning for enough food and clothing to seeking spiritual fulfillment. Their feelings evolved along the way, and in the end, they stayed together for a lifetime. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrated to 1974 and Became the First in My Clan's Genealogy 穿1974成为族谱第一人 Seedless Lychee Tree无核荔枝树Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted After losing her job and then her boyfriend, thirty-five-year-old Lin Yueqiu sinks into a miserable, self-conscious slump. She decides to take a trip to the southern islands to clear her head, but tragically dies in a typhoon. When Lin Yueqiu wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated to 1974, into the body of her sixteen-year-old self in a parallel world. This time around, luck is finally on her side. Not only does she have her own medical space, she also gets to experience sincere fami 249Reads—Score118Shelves
39. 39 看 Watch Me Escape Poverty in the 1980s 看我如何在八零年代打破家徒四壁 Working Hard to Become a Rich, Beautiful Woman努力要做白富美Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted I'm Meng Hui, a 26-year-old economics graduate student who unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of an eight-year-old girl named Su Xiaotang in the 1980s. Just watch me quietly help this poor family turn their fortunes around! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 8 A Fortune-Seeking Journey in the 1980s 80年代的财富之旅 Window into the World of Immortals and Heroes仙侠世界之窗Urban131k WordsOngoing A Journey to Wealth in the 1980s tells the story of Lin Xiao, a white-collar worker who unexpectedly transmigrates to Lijia Village in the 1980s. At first, he's lost, but he works hard to adapt. With his intelligence and diligence, he helps the villagers increase their crop yields, opens a small processing plant, and introduces new livestock-raising techniques. Under his leadership, Lijia Village undergoes a dramatic transformation and the villagers' lives improve. Lin Xiao continues working to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 双 Two Transmigrators’ Road Through the Great Ming 双穿大明之路见不平 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical265k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, a modern-day wage slave in 2026, was getting a foot massage at Red Romance when, for no apparent reason, he transmigrated to the war-torn Ming dynasty. Things were hellish from the start, but luckily, he could actually return to 2026! Two vastly different eras now lay before him. 485Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One hundred and forty yuan to last until

42. 42 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1988 to 2025 两界倒爷从1988到2025 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban469k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an unemployed street loafer in 1988. He was planning to head into the mountains to hunt for some meat, but accidentally fell off a cliff. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to 2025, an age of booming economic growth. Even more astonishingly, two vastly different eras now lay before him, and he could travel back and forth between them. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Enlisting with a Spirit Spring 重生七零：带着灵泉去当兵 Nope非也吖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in a single moment, Su Yao returns to 1976 with a Spirit Spring space. She enlists in the army and sets out on the path to turn her life around! In the military, she uses her skills to put fake sweethearts in their place, crushes every scumbag, and rises through the ranks until she becomes a legendary female soldier admired by all! He is the military’s cold and proud prodigy, the Gu family’s heir. Unstoppable on the battlefield and a detached observer of political schemes, he has eyes onl 2.3kReads7.9Score256Shelves

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    [Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged]

44. 44 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 856Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Ah, I'll give it to you as soon as I remember.

45. 45 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—Shelves
46. 46 在 In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban239k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22Reads—Score127Shelves

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    Your Majesty is absolutely right.

47. 47 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical632k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 24.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
48. 48 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Takes the Business World by Storm 重生八零：营销女王横扫商界 CPOModern Romance41k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Conquers the Business World 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female entrepreneur, grounded in reality, achieves success in both her career and love life. If you enjoy realistic business stories and strong female-centric dramas, don't miss this! [Good Fortune Imminent]

49. 49 锦 Splendid Return: A Rustic Man's Everyday Devotion to His Wife in the 1970s 锦绣归来：七零糙汉宠妻日常 Nope非也吖Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + marriage first, love later + two strong leads + revenge + business warfare] In her previous life, Shen Jin trusted the wrong man and was determined to marry into the army as a military wife. But on her wedding night, her engagement was broken off, and the “poor, rough country bumpkin” Pei Zheng forced her into marriage instead. She held a grudge and treated him coldly at every turn. By the time she saw Pei Zheng take a bullet for her and die, it was too late for regre 9Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 为 The Years That Bloom for You 为你盛放的岁月 Nope非也吖Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted She isn't anyone's appendage. She is Shen Jun, who can wait for you in the wind and still travel a long way on her own. "If you aren't afraid of the perilous mountain roads, I'll cross ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers for you." "It's not the medal that shines brightest. It's how much braver you were than me while waiting for me." A story of a bygone era, military romance, and a woman's journey toward strength and independence 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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