Reborn in the 1980s, Earning Foreign Currency and Contributing to the Nation 重生80年代赚外汇+为国家添砖加瓦

1. 1 八 The Eighties: A Fake Overseas Student Serves His Country in His Own Way 八零年代：冒牌留子另类报国 Zhanjiang Red湛江红Urban920k WordsOngoing Xu Zhiyuan, from the 21st century, was hit by a truck and sent straight to the 1980s, where he became an international student studying in America. The top student Xu Zhiyuan majored in mechanical engineering, a field that desperately needed engineers back home. His soul was replaced, and a layabout who’d barely scraped through school took the place of the academic ace. A third-rate punk really couldn’t make sense of all those technical terms. He couldn’t even keep pretending. In reality, Xu Zhi 123.4kReads8.9Score11.5kShelves

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   This aligns with the idea that overseas students recruit talent back to their home countries, and that they profit from trade, indirectly or directly serving their country.

2. 2 踹 I Ditch My Scumbag Dad to Marry a Commander, and the Pretty Army Wife Is Treasured 踹渣爹嫁首长，俏军嫂被捧在心尖 One Smile Captivates the Orange一笑倾橙Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [All-around rich beauty + no supporting deadbeats + no black-market dealings + no relocation to the countryside + spatial System with multiverse trading] Lin Siqiao transmigrated from a fabulously wealthy Shanghai socialite into a pitiful young woman in the 1970s, disliked by her own family. Less than a year after her birth mother died, her scumbag father brought home a stepmother. They say that once you have a stepmother, you get a stepfather too. But Lin Siqiao never imagined that, just to sei 28.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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   Who would have thought that a modern-day Shanghai heiress would speak for her country in the 1970s, continuously strengthening our nation? The male lead is a sharpshooter soldier. It's just that he appears a bit late in the story. He doesn't go to the countryside, haha ​​😊 (This is a book I read before, it's really, really good, highly recommended!)

3. 3 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban232k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.4kReads—Score211Shelves

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   They were escorted back to the capital.

4. 4 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999Historical639k 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. 25.7kReads7.2Score1.8kShelves

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   If this gets out, it will damage his reputation.

5. 5 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban450k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6kShelves
6. 6 八 The 1980s: My Dad Lives Off His Wife, and I Return Home as a Tycoon 八零：我爸靠吃软饭我回国成神豪 Dragon Palace Gate龙宫殿门Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Tang Zhixia transmigrates to 1983, where she's just about to be fed to the fish. [Aww~ Bind yourself to me and I'll save you, but you have to take me home!] A Chinese dragon egg crashes into the space between her brows. Only after escaping certain death does Tang Zhixia discover that her “golden finger,” which saved her, can only hatch with the help of China's national fortune! And her legendary father, who made his fortune after four wealthy wives died, has just left her billions in assets and 36.2kReads8.3Score5.8kShelves

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   This is great; it's all about making money, especially the business warfare parts, which are very exciting.

7. 7 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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   These historical romance novels are all great; the female leads are incredibly skilled at business. I've finished them all, staying up all night to read them.

8. 8 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate to the 1970s! One Marries the Uncle, the Other the Nephew, and They Live Across the Hall 闺蜜一起穿七零！嫁舅甥，住对门 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Both Male Leads Are Devoted + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Family Life + Funny Early on] Wen Tang and her best friend Chi Yue found a novel about a real and fake heiress on a fiction website. Unlike other stories of its kind, the two heiresses weren't rivals but helped each other. They went to the countryside together, got married together, and even married an uncle and his nephew. Then they built their fortunes togethe 63.8kReads8.9Score8.3kShelves
9. 9 谁 Whose Wild Child Is This? They Actually Sent Her to the Countryside! 谁家的混不吝啊？竟让她下乡！ Chubby Who Loves Vegetables爱吃菜菜的小胖子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + feel-good revenge + he runs, she chases + Run! Why did you stop?] The first time Fu Zhan met Qin Zhengzheng, she was staring up at his bare torso with wide, longing eyes! Qin Zhengzheng wiped away her drool. “Mmm, mmm!” But what left him even more speechless was... The girl hurried over and gave him a brazen grope! Then she tossed out a few words: “It's broad daylight, so mind your virtue. Lucky for you, you ran into me...” And then... she just took off... A 6.9kReads7.8Score785Shelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Fierce Village Girl Is No Pushover 穿越七零，极品村姑不好惹 Green Willow Tree青青杨柳树Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional setting, a fictional setting, a fictional setting. [Transmigration, space, a devoted couple, a feisty heroine, a proud and prickly heroine, a little selfish, incredible strength, sharp wits. The characters aren’t perfect, but they’re realistic.] She transmigrates into the body of a top-grade village girl, the most unusual person in the village. Lin Qian is close to tears. If she had to transmigrate, fine, but why make her this kind of person? She’s the village’s most hated, troubleso 13.9kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
11. 11 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
12. 12 带 Taking My Supply Space to Become the Family's Little Ancestor in the 1960s 带着物资空间去六零年代当小祖宗 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military romance, powerful leads, period setting, lighthearted, satisfying read] Cao Jingjing, who possessed both fire and spatial abilities, was dragged to her death by the Zombie King. When she opened her eyes, she had arrived in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Her scummy fiancé: “I’d marry a pig or a dog before I’d marry you!” The white-lotus woman who stole her fiancé: “You can’t do anything! Leave the wonderful Brother Wei alone!” The villagers: “Cao Jingjing is lazy and 11.9kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    Both of these books are about earning foreign exchange and contributing to the country's development, but they weren't written in the 1980s.

13. 13 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2kShelves
14. 14 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s as an Unregistered Nobody, and a Powerful Man Offered to Back Me 穿六零成黑户大佬主动给我抱大腿 Luming Zhou鹿鸣洲Modern Romance695k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + Transmigration + No Going to the Countryside + Love at First Sight + Marriage Before Love] (No surrendering treasures to the authorities, slice of life, skip if that's not your thing) After somehow transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Yubei sees everyone else with a golden finger or a pocket dimension, while she can only clutch the ID card in her bag, afraid to take it out. To avoid being branded a vagrant and sent off to work in the mines, Lin Yubei gets a marriage certificate with 9.3kReads9.0Score846Shelves

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    These are all pretty good, hehe.

15. 15 随 After Joining the Army, the Pretty Military Wife's Deed Collection Fills the Courtyard 随军后，俏军嫂的房本堆满四合院 Gu Xi v古西vModern Romance736k WordsCompleted (Fictional period setting) [Military marriage and devoted husband + both leads are faithful + married first, love later + making money and taking down scumbags] When medical professor Su Ying woke up, she had transmigrated to the 1980s. Someone had stolen her place at university, and when she demanded an explanation, she was beaten and injured. Then, after going to the city for treatment, she learned that her father had abandoned her and her mother long ago and had even schemed to marry her off 25.8kReads9.1Score3kShelves
16. 16 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8kShelves
17. 17 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 43.5kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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    Let me put it this way: if you don't show your teeth, come back to me. It needs cultural depth, depth with sentiment, and sentiment with humor.

18. 18 你 You Call Me an Enemy Agent? I'll Hand Over a Hundred Blueprints 你说我敌特？我反手上交百份图纸 Jiang Mingshu江明舒Urban554k WordsCompleted Gu Xu transmigrates to 1970 and becomes the scumbag who reported his fiancée. Fortunately, a multiverse trading System comes with him. He trades a White Rabbit candy for a Body-Tempering Pill from a cultivation realm, fruit preserves for gold bricks from an apocalyptic world, and a little red book for the mechanical world's treasure, the “Mechanical Heart”! After fusing with the Mechanical Heart, he finds his truck too slow and upgrades the engine. He modifies the range and magazine capacity of 11.3kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    This is a synopsis of a time-travel novel. The protagonist, Gu Xu, travels to 1970, starting as a "scumbag" who reports his fiancée. Fortunately, he acquires a dimensional trading system, allowing him to exchange White Rabbit candies for body-tempering pills from a cultivation world, canned fruit for post-apocalyptic gold bricks, and the Little Red Book for a "Mechanical Heart" from a mechanical world. After merging with the "Mechanical Heart," he displays extraordinary mechanical modification abilities: he modifies the engine of a truck because he thinks it's too slow, improves the range and ammunition capacity of a gun stolen from a spy, and even helps the commune convert a tractor into a harvester… With these abilities, he becomes highly sought after: a factory director invites him to work, offering him the salary of a level 9 engineer; a military industry tycoon holds his weapon design blueprints, claiming they are worth ten first-class merits; facing Germany's blockade of precision machine tools, he handcrafts parts, leaving foreign businessmen amazed that "this is not twenty years behind." His initial intention was simply to upgrade the dimensional trading system, but he unexpectedly becomes a coveted prize sought after by various powerful figures. The novel is full of a collision between a sense of the era and science fiction elements, with a wildly imaginative plot. The protagonist uses a system and mechanical talents to achieve a comeback against the odds in the context of the era.

19. 19 大 The Young Lady Joins the Army, and the Stoic Officer Falls for Her Sweet Charm 大小姐随军，冷面军官被甜美拿捏 Yan Fubao Ling言福宝瓴Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + reborn + pocket dimension + ensemble cast + punishing scumbags + mutual devotion + an all-around soldier king with incredible stamina VS a beautiful, capable heiress to a capitalist family] In her previous life, the captivating capitalist heiress Rong Jiabao returned to China with her father, only to be manipulated by her own relatives for twenty years before meeting a tragic end. Now she has opened her eyes at age twenty. Are they really going to use the same old tricks on 36.5kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves
20. 20 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
21. 21 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Overseas-Educated Beauty Returns Home 穿越七零，海归娇颜归国 Take Down Wu Shixun拿下吴世勋Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [1970s + military marriage + wealthy heiress returning from overseas + stoic, tough-as-nails soldier who is secretly a lovesick fool + serving the motherland + a redemptive ensemble cast + devoted couple + happy ending] [The male lead, Yan Ci, has a mind that talks him into falling in love; the female lead, Bai Lai, deliberately teases him] Please note: This story takes plenty of liberties. From the start, the male lead witnesses the female lead's pocket realm being exposed against her will (she 329Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
23. 23 重 Reborn in 1970s: A Military Doctor Meets a Special Forces Soldier 重生七零当军医遇上特种兵 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Military romance + medicine + strengthening the nation + passionate action + flirtation Song Wei, a military doctor who served on peacekeeping missions, has been reborn. Her goal: to find the boy she once passed by. Who would have thought that the prettiest yet most timid girl in the military compound would fall for that arrogant, overbearing demon of a young man? In Lu Jiu’s eyes, Song Wei is like a sand cat: timid, quick, and easily frightened, though she occasionally flashes her claws. Sh 20.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
24. 24 从 Period: From Steel Mill Supporting Actress to Top Academician 【年代】从炼钢厂女配到院士大佬 The Galaxy Pours Down星河倒灌Modern Romance717k WordsOngoing [1970s] [Female Side Character] [Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] Yu Zifang had a strange dream. In it, she was a disposable female side character who was hopelessly in love with the heroine's older brother and met a tragic end. Yu Zifang: ? Is that supposed to be me? Not sure. Let's wait and see. She was a worker-peasant-soldier university student and a technician at a steel mill, yet she let romance derail her career, landed in prison, and after her release was taken 1.4kReads8.4Score113Shelves
25. 25 被 After Her Thoughts Are Read, the Capitalist Heiress's Persona Crumbles Again 被读心后资本家大小姐人设又崩啦 Sanqi Siyan三七四叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Mind-reading and gossip + goofy plot + devoted couples Originally titled The Capitalist Heiress’s Persona Falls Apart Again After Her Thoughts Are Read Shi Yuanyuan transmigrates into a period novel about a woman adored by everyone, becoming the crazy, vicious ex-wife who is destined to die young at the hands of the powerful male lead. System: “Host, you know what a villain is, right?” A villain? I wouldn’t even Shi Yuanyuan declares: No one understands villains better than I do! What does a vil 5.3kReads7.5Score541Shelves
26. 26 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Become a Leading Scientist 七零军婚：炮灰女配要当科研大佬 Moon Listening to Grain月听禾Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Island Life with the Military + Building a Strong Nation Through Science + Transmigrate into a Book (After the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Character Dies, She Awakens and Returns to the Book) + Study Room] After dying young, Su Qinghe is bound to a Study System and transported to a modern world. There, she accidentally discovers that she is the cannon-fodder female supporting character who dies early in a book. And it's not just her. Her whole family, and even everyone close to them, are stepping 4.6kReads8.8Score614Shelves
27. 27 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, My Best Friend and I Have the Soldiers Wrapped Around Our Fingers 穿越七零，我和闺蜜拿捏了兵哥哥 Qing Plum WineQing梅煮酒Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted [Two Best Friends Transmigrate Together, Pocket Dimensions, Both Reborn] In 2143, the famed twin flowers of the assassin world died one after another. When they opened their eyes again, they had landed in the 1970s, an era when you needed referral letters and ration coupons for everything. In the 1970s, Su Jianjian woke up and looked at what was before her. What was this? And what kind of body was this, coughing up blood at the slightest movement? She had been a renowned doctor in 2143, yet afte 8.9kReads8.8Score529Shelves

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    This book is about time travelers becoming best friends in the 1970s, having fun in that era, and contributing to the country's development.

28. 28 重 Reborn: Speculating and Making a Fortune in the 1980s 重生，我在八十年代投机倒把 Mo Bai么白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she woke up, Jiang Xiaoxi had returned to 1987, to the age of eighteen. Her grandmother was still alive, her parents were young, her sister wasn’t sick, and she hadn’t married a jerk. Everything was wonderful. Given a second chance at life in an era ripe for rebuilding, how could she not make something of herself? See how Jiang Xiaoxi, reborn, uses every opportunity to make money and change her life. 4.7kReads8.9Score408Shelves

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    These novels are about time travel to the 1980s to earn foreign exchange and contribute to the country's development. Some of these novels have no female protagonist.

29. 29 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1980s, I Had 30 Billion 穿越八零年，她拥有了300亿 Author Named Tomato取名为番茄作家Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1981 with 30 billion dollars in hand, Ying Wei decides to turn her “get-rich-quick life” into the ultimate indulgence! Buy antiques at will: hunt for hidden treasures at Panjiayuan and renovate a courtyard house into a private museum. Choose her studies at will: calculate exchange rates with one hand and appraise bronzes with the other in classes at Peking University, leaving her professors utterly stunned. Make friends at will: take her cool, military-trained bestie to t 605Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 重 Reborn: I Became an Export Tycoon 重生后：我成了出口大亨 Horse Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的马Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever read a novel about rare earths? Well, this is one. Rebirth, System, technology, science, industry, the internet, rare earths, strengthening the nation, richest man, the 1980s, national destiny, manufacturing, agriculture, deserts, the Yellow River, the Yarlung Tsangpo River This book is complete. The author's new book, Four-House Courtyard, is premiering on Fanqie. It has the same satisfying pace as ever, so come read and follow along! 5.1kReads8.5Score348Shelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: Leading My Family to a Comfortable Life 穿越八零：带领家人奔小康 August Autumn Rain八月秋雨Modern Romance924k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Making Money] + [Military Marriage] + [Face-Slapping] A strong female lead, with entrepreneurship at the heart of the story. There is a male lead, but little romance. Lin Jiajia unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1980s, reborn as a girl who shares her name. Is Heaven messing with me? Sob, my luxury car, my villa! Overnight, I’m back to square one. Dad is missing, his fate unknown. Mom is timid and weak, and Grandma and Grandpa are seriously ill and bedridden. My terrible rela 29Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 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
33. 33 东 The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王 Saint Seiya Star Bliss圣斗士星爽Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, just an ironclad fate] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The most unhinged novel written in Northeastern dialect] Li Qi was reborn, returning to the day before he was forced to donate a kidney. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, while his brother and sister-in-law told him to sacrifice himself for everyone. His younger brother cried and said he wanted to eat meat. In a moment of resol 95.5kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves

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    So many insightful remarks!!!

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1980s 重生于80年代 The Hardheaded Old Man头铁老汉Urban12.9M WordsOngoing (Period drama, no System, no golden finger, an alternate modern history, revelations drawn from authentic historical records and events) Moral standards vary with money! If you’re already this rich, why repeat the miserable life you had in your previous one? Every regret must be made right! Following the passage of time and based on the facts, the story looks back at this period of history through the protagonist’s eyes. The reborn story of an ordinary man, rising from humble beginnings to becom 39.6kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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    Chapter 3 Starting a Small Business Tang Weidong rummaged through the shoebox in front of him. Inside were all his possessions—his accumulated New Year's money since his rebirth and all the savings from selling scrap paper, bottles, and metal. He had survived his parents' attempts to seize his assets and dodged the biggest scam of the year, "Mom's Keeping Things Safe for You." Except for his two or three-year-old self, who was too young to handle, the rest...

35. 35 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 134kReads9.3Score16.4kShelves
36. 36 重 Reborn in 1980: I Started by Hand-Building a Television 重生1980：从手搓电视机开始 Calorie Demon King卡路里大魔王Urban502k WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn in 1980: Building a TV from Scratch Hu Hanyi, a middle-aged gig worker, unexpectedly returns to Beijing’s Nancheng district in 1980, reborn as a tiny five-year-old. In his previous life, he missed every opportunity the times had to offer. This time, he’s ready to keep pace with the era. Make money, get famous, play rock music, explore antiques, anime, and Zhongguancun. Hey, I’m just having fun! The times are calling. Let’s see how Hu Hanyi, given another chance, becomes the 4.2kReads8.5Score266Shelves
37. 37 重 Reborn in 1960: I Hunt in the Deep Mountains 重生1960，我窝在深山打猎 Springtime for Mantis Shrimp皮皮虾的春天Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Feng, an outstanding soldier from the 21st century with expertise in various military technologies and medicine, is reborn in 1960 in the body of a 16-year-old boy deep in the mountains who shares his name. He takes his mother, who was driven out of the house by her stepfather, and his older sister with him. They struggle to survive in the mountains, living in a dilapidated house with too little clothing and food. But none of that is a problem. Rabbits, bears, leopards, pheasants, hazelnuts, 2.1kReads7.1Score130Shelves
38. 38 重 Reborn in 1978: I Make My Fortune by Plagiarizing 重生1978：我靠文抄发家 Five Coins and a Brush五文弄墨Urban702k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1978, just as the national college entrance exams resume and a cultural wave sweeps the country, Jiang Mingchun gets into Yanda and becomes a university student. Drawing on memories from his previous life, he becomes a ghostwriter. 2.4kReads8.6Score106Shelves
39. 39 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
40. 40 重 Back to 1981: Starting with the Family Split 重返1981，从分家开始 Hallucinations at Midnight半夜幻听Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Qin Fei was reborn in 1981, at the age of twenty. His second sister-in-law was making a scene about splitting up the family, complaining that he was freeloading. His parents sighed all day over their youngest son’s inability to find a wife, while gossip spread through the village... See how he rides the wave of reform and opening up to live a life unlike any other! 31.6kReads7.9Score3kShelves
41. 41 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves
42. 42 重 Reborn in 1987: Becoming the Richest Man 重生1987年当首富 Readers of My Books Will Get Rich This Year看我书的读者今年暴富Urban3.3M WordsCompleted After a car accident, Chen Feng is reborn in 1987. He earns his first fortune by buying and reselling government bonds. He heads south to the Pearl River Delta to trade in home appliances. When the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets open, he speculates in subscription certificates. Wherever there's money to be made, he'll be there. With his grasp of the times, Chen Feng climbs steadily to the top. 25.9kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves
43. 43 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and Now I'm a Refugee? 穿越六零，我成难民了？ Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Male-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsOngoing Drop your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Reject pointless self-torment and go completely off the rails when something happens. Better to make trouble for others than suffer in silence. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He’d only joined a cycling club and wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he’d somehow fall off a cliff? When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the materially deprived 1960s. 1kReads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 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
45. 45 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
46. 46 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves
47. 47 天 Friends Across the World: From Zhang Wei to Old Man Zheng 天下皆友：从张伟到郑老头 Working Frog打工呱Urban605k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Gender-Neutral Perspective + Making Friends Far and Wide + Building Influence + Global Bragging] Li Bei transmigrated to a parallel world and awakened a friendship System! Meet the friendship requirements and he could receive random System rewards. He could also instantly become friends with anyone in the world. And so, the person with the most connections in the world was born! A friend’s gas canisters aren’t selling? I have a friend in the Far East who fixes cars, though he s 336Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    In this story, a friend's gas cylinder factory is experiencing a sales slump, and the protagonist helps him open up the Middle Eastern market to earn foreign exchange.

48. 48 八 The 1980s: Oh No! The Hong Kong City Big Shot Is Actually Me 八零：坏了！港城大佬竟是我自己 Thirteen Provinces of Starlight星火十三洲Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted (Harbor City; historical era; sweet romance; a powerful man humbles himself for love) Clear-headed and rational × love at first sight When Wen Miao opened her eyes, she discovered she'd transmigrated! From the start, she was in hell mode: a mother who died young, a deadbeat gambling father, a little sister, and a broken self! Wen Miao: “I'm done for!” Faced with a scumbag father who wanted to sell his daughter and thugs showing up to collect debts, she turned the tables and sent them off to dig 1.3kReads8.2Score165Shelves

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    This is alright.

49. 49 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 42.2kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves

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    Chapter 1 You're a Beast "Honey, is this enough? Should I use more force?" A woman's voice suddenly rang in his ears. A little hoarse. She had been crying. Lu Hao jolted awake, his eyes scanning his surroundings. He realized he wasn't in the public...

50. 50 重 Reborn in 1986: Building a Fireworks Empire 重生86：一手打造烟花王朝 The Hao Sheng Brothers昊晟兄弟Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1986, he found himself facing his familiar hometown and the family he remembered. Zhang Yunxu was overcome with emotion. Eager to change his family's life and avert the tragedy of his previous life, he was desperate to get started! He made full use of his advantages and acted before anyone else: intercepting business deals, seizing the market, buying land, and building factories! The first lavishly furnished self-built home in Liu City! The first high-quality printing factory in Liu Ci 5.5kReads8.5Score264Shelves

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