Novels like Reborn in the 1980s
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- 101 The Top Scholar Came from a Dump 状元来自垃圾场 Zhou Yingchun had a dream. In it, her husband Li Haoyu was injured on the job and lost the ability to work. Their family struggled to get by on a small island in Taihu Lake, and their children had no chance to get a proper education. Life was hard. She told her husband about the dream, and they managed to avert the misfortune. She started working at a garbage wharf and gradually put down roots in the city. Their child got into a good school and ranked first in the city on the college entrance ex 408Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 102 After Cutting Ties with My Family, I Buy a House and Marry the Village Beauty on My Own 断亲后，我靠自己买房娶村花老婆 [Reborn + Period Setting + No System + One Heroine + Devoted Husband + Everyday Life + Making Money + Raising Livestock + Home and Beyond] Back in 1998, all he wanted this time was to make a good living and provide for his village beauty of a wife. He farmed, bought houses, invested, and acquired land, taking his journey from agriculture to industry, and from the richest man in the village to the richest man in the country. He had only wanted to give his wife and children a home, but before he k 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Back to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间回六零年代 I transmigrated to the 1960s. A period novel with a portable space. The early story mainly takes place in China, with house-buying, antiques, treasures, and spies. In the middle and later parts, the story goes overseas for some action, including things like shopping for free! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Period: A House Full of Educated Youths, and the Neighboring Sisters Are Getting Anxious 年代：满屋女知青，邻家姐妹急了 [Reborn + multiple heroines + hunting + mountain foraging + gourmet food + System + family life + cozy everyday moments + feel-good rags-to-riches story] In 1978, the wave of educated youth returning to the cities begins! In his previous life, Zhou Yunfeng did everything he could to curry favor with the educated young women so he could return to the city with them. He even stole all his family’s savings to buy himself a chance, including the money his mother needed to save her life! But as soon 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won't Raise Ungrateful Wolves 重生八零：不养白眼狼 Lin Chen, a modern-day urban entrepreneur specializing in agricultural supply chains and rural revitalization projects, is no mere office worker. He knows the basics of farming and animal husbandry, but excels at business operations and integrating resources. After accidentally dying from an electric shock, he transmigrates back to 1982 and becomes another Lin Chen, a poor, looked-down-upon young man from the countryside. His family has nothing, his parents are frail, and he has a little sister. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Three Sisters-in-Law from the Start: I Rule the Mountain in the Old Forest 开局三个嫂子，我在老林当山大王 Lin Yuan, a special forces medic from the 21st century, was reborn in the 1960s. His three older brothers had died protecting him from a black bear, leaving him with three beautiful sisters-in-law. It was a time of famine, and people were starving to death every day. To keep his sisters-in-law fed, Lin Yuan drew on his previous life's medical and military experience, making the most of the mountains and rivers! Pheasants, crucian carp, ginseng, goji berries, giant lingzhi mushrooms... There was 9kReads8.1Score87614d adds
- 107 A Mogul Reborn: Back to 1977 as an Educated Youth 大佬重生：回到1977当知青 [Reborn in the 1970s + daily life + no System + building a career] Reborn in the late 1970s, he is immediately framed for hooliganism and thrown in jail. “Officer, I'm innocent!” Watch Fang Xu turn the tables with his knowledge of the future and bring the village's hooligans to justice. He hunts in the mountains and fishes in the river, saving up his first bit of capital. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, he gets into university. He studies abroad and pits his wits against foreign po 203Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 108 1980 AD, Here I Come! 公元1980，我来了！ Mei Zhichao, a legendary soldier, is unexpectedly reborn in 1980 in the body of a timid, introverted high school senior. His father died young, and his mother struggled to raise two sons alone. The family is bullied every few days... See how he rewrites his fate and changes the world! 40Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 109 Back to 1993: Breaking Through 重返1993之突围 Rebirth + farming + morally gray protagonist + business wars + cultural warfare + financial warfare + technological warfare He returns to 1993, an era on the cusp of great change. The big brother has only just fallen. Negative talk about Daxia is everywhere on the international stage. Capital is fleeing in a frenzy. The idea that it's better to buy than to build dominates at home. Large numbers of scientific researchers are going abroad. To fulfill his mission of overcoming Daxia's technological 299Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 110 Transmigrating Through the Golden Years 穿越光辉岁月 I woke up to find myself back in those days of youthful passion... 1.7kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 111 Bedridden for Ten Years, She Dies Miserably! Grandma Chen Is Reborn in the 1980s 卧床十年惨死！陈老太重生八零 [Feel-good power fantasy + Family life + Rebirth in a bygone era + A touch of ensemble cast + Putting scumbags in their place + Rural life] Granny Chen was reborn on the day her third daughter was being forced by her husband to marry a fool. Of course, she refused to agree this time. First, she called off the engagement, then dealt with her abusive husband and unfilial children. She started by giving them a few slaps and refused to spoil them for even a moment. And that wicked mother-in-law who 8.9kReads8.8Score69614d adds
- 112 Reborn to Take Revenge: My Four Ungrateful Sons 重生虐渣：我的四个白眼狼儿子 Reborn to Take Down the Scum: My Four Ungrateful Sons 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 I Turned Things Around One Day Before My Wife's Death 回到老婆死亡前一天，我翻盘了 Urban rebirth + farming + miracle doctor + devoted husband + making a fortune Lin Ye grew up in a mountain village and endured countless hardships to attend college. But when he graduated, someone else took his assigned job. Sent back to the countryside as an educated youth, he could only drift through life in despair. His wife died in childbirth, taking their baby with her, and he ended up driving his father to his death. Back at that year, on that very day, Lin Ye is determined to change his f 2kReads8.9Score15714d adds
- 114 A Little Bundle of Fortune in the 1980s 八零年代小福包 When Jiang Yu was four and a half, disaster struck the Jiang family. Her father, Jiang Niqiu, was impotent; her mother, Chen Yinhua, was caught having an affair; and her paternal grandmother called her a jinx who would bring ruin to her parents, and wanted to sell her. The whole village believed it, until after the family split up, they discovered: “Jiang Yu dug up a huge ginseng root!” “Jiang Niqiu made a fortune from his greenhouse vegetables!” “Jiang Niqiu's fruit is being sold overseas!” She 227Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 115 Reborn, I Won't Be a Simp: The White Lotus Chases After Me 重生不当舔狗，白莲花倒追 In his previous life, Wang Yunfeng grovelled at the feet of a fake innocent woman. When someone framed him and broke both his legs, she turned on him and left. Crippled and miserable, Wang Yunfeng eventually died beneath an overpass. Wang Yunfeng was reborn on the night he was sent to the countryside as a sent-down youth and a wild boar broke his leg. This time, he defied fate and escaped that tragic night. From then on, he learned to make veterinary medicine, stumbled upon lucky opportunities, 216Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 116 Reborn in 1985: It All Began with a Street Stall 重生1985，一切从摆地摊开始 [Ding! A fashion System has been activated! Current year: 1985. The fashion scene is 100% untapped.] She casually pulled a shabby “made for export, sold domestically” windbreaker from a woven sack. [System: Silhouette +80, presence +999! Hidden style unlocked: a look straight off the Paris runway five years from now.] Night-market vendor: How about ten yuan? Su Wanqing: No. I’m going to trade it for a storefront. [Quest: Make 100 passersby’s hearts race within 24 hours.] Reward: Cash ×3,000, sta 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 I'm Reborn, So Who Would Still Marry Into His Wife's Family? 都重生了，谁还倒插门？ [Period Setting, Countryside, Space, Building Wealth, No Simping] Hao Weiguo was starved to death by his three stepsons at the old family home in a mountain village. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and found himself back in a cornfield in the 1980s. There he met the most important woman in his life. That day marked the turning point in his tragic fate... For the woman he couldn't stop thinking about, in an era when communal meals made life especially hard, Hao Weiguo knew she was a widow with three 386Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 118 Reborn as a Person, I Want It All 再世为人我全都要 This rebirth takes him a little too far back, straight to elementary school. But that’s not so bad: many of his elders are still around. He lived in poverty his whole previous life, so this time he’ll let them enjoy the good life early. Besides, being young means having plenty of opportunities, so anything is possible. Pick and choose? No, I want it all! 3.6kReads9.2Score27614d adds
- 119 I Transmigrated to 1976 and Became a Rogue Scholar 穿越到1976年成痞儒 My new work is out! Welcome to Tomato Literature. I am a storyteller and inheritor of Guangdong's Cantonese and Guangfu culture. I have worked in cultural media for many years and am especially interested in the Guangfu culture of the Pearl River Delta. I hope to tell the story of a red artist who is reborn in 1976 as a seven-year-old boy in a waterside town in Guangdong Province, a child who is neither wholly good nor wholly bad, and who sets out on a new path to becoming a roguishly charming C 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Back to 1978: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重回1978：带领全村致富 (No System + reborn + period setting + everyday life + building wealth + one heroine) No matter how powerful or influential you become, you'll have a few regrets from your youth. Li Nan is reborn in the little mountain village from his dreams. He'll make money, support his family, and help the whole village prosper. It all begins in 1978... 6.2kReads7.3Score26114d adds
- 121 Reborn in 1977, I Marry the Girl of My Dreams from the Start 重生1977，开局娶白月光知青 If spring winds could pity the flowers, would you let me be young once more? Zhang Pan woke up to find himself back in 1977! As long-forgotten memories came alive, the young man faced a choice that would determine his fate. He would fight against the current... 636Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 122 A Reborn Wife with a Lucky Pregnancy in the 1970s 重生七零年代好孕妻 Reborn, Fu Lanxiang decides she won't look down on her blind husband anymore. She'll build a prosperous life with him and work toward a comfortable future. She'll still conceive and give birth to the son they had by accident in her previous life. The process is a little unexpected and difficult, but the boy really is a good son. Some scumbag is still trying to seduce her and make her leave? Fu Lanxiang smiles faintly. “Is my own man not handsome enough, or is he not up to the task?” 143Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 123 Transmigrating to the 1960s: I Make a Living Through Speculation 穿越六零：我在投机倒把 Lin Yu was shopping at the supermarket when she accidentally tumbled down the stairs. When she woke, she found that she had transmigrated to a rural household in the 1960s, supermarket and all. Unwilling to do farm work, Lin Yu resolutely embarked on a life of speculation and profiteering. 61Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 124 My Biological Father Abandoned His Wife and Child? I’ll Make Him Lose Everything 生父抛妻弃子？我让他倾家荡产 In his second year of high school, Jiang Yang's biological father abandoned his sick wife and three children, running away with his mistress. As the eldest child, Jiang Yang resolutely gave up his studies and shouldered the burden of supporting his family. Years later, successful and famous, Jiang Yang encounters his biological father in the business world. How will this father and son face off...? [Inspirational] + [Comeback] + [Top Student] + [Showdown] + [Revenge] 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Transmigrating to Baoding City in the 1960s 穿越60年代的保定城 My name is Wang Tudi. I transmigrated from 2024 into the 1960 version of Wang Tudi, and here I’ve experienced the simple goodness of the people and the warmth of family. How will he make his way in this era? (I’m not good at writing synopses, so please read the story.) P.S. The author is a newbie, so please go easy on me, you Peng Yuyan and Liu Yifei lookalikes. 118Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 126 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Set Up a Stall and Earned Ten Thousand 重生1980：开局摆摊赚一万 Qin Feng, a billionaire worth tens of billions, was reborn in 1980. In his previous life, he was addicted to gambling and committed every kind of evil. Only after his wife could no longer take it and jumped into a river with their infant child did his family cast him out and he finally come to his senses. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Now that he's back, see how he turns the tables! Make money? I'm not obsessed with money. I've come back to do something big! Boss, how much for thes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 1978: The Golden Age 1978，黄金年代 Li Mo, a military-industrial expert who devoted his life to his country, transmigrates back to 1978. His young wife of more than three years wants a divorce, and as compensation, she offers to help him find a solution to his work situation. Drawing on more than thirty years of military research experience from before he transmigrated, Li Mo develops one groundbreaking invention after another, earning so many medals of merit he can hardly hold them 96Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 128 Reborn in 1976: Starting Over as a Sent-Down Youth 重生1976从知青开始 [A refreshing, long-running political drama] In a freak car accident, Liu Yan gives his life to protect the woman he loves. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to the 1970s and been reborn as a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside, who shares his name. To his surprise, his new self’s wife has the same name as the woman he loved in his previous life. From then on, Liu Yan embarks on a successful path to a career in government… 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Reborn in 1998: I Rushed Home with a Knife Before My Wife and Daughter Could Take Their Lives 重生98：妻女自杀前我提刀赶回 [Reborn + period setting + making money + devoted husband + no saintly do-gooder + national team] In his previous life, Lu Jiang was a degenerate gambler despised by everyone. On New Year's Eve in 1998, creditors came to collect their debts. His wife, Su Man, was humiliated, then tearfully fed pesticide to their four-year-old daughter before hanging herself... Lu Jiang's hair turned white with regret that night. Even after he later became a trillionaire, he lived and died alone. When he opened 285Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Period: Dreaming of the Divine Machine, He Got a Cheat 年代：梦入神机他开了挂 Zhao Zhendong is reborn in 1970, with a lifetime of stories unfolding one after another. This time, he even has a pocket dimension, so he can do more and make his new life all the more exciting! He’s one hell of a guy! 2.9kReads7.4Score18114d adds
- 131 Back to 1990: Starting with Treasury Bond Speculation 重返1990，从倒卖国库券开始 Ye Feng lives an unremarkable life. His wife dies, his child is lost, and he reaches the end of his life alone. When he opens his eyes again, he’s reborn in 1990. Now his beautiful wife hasn’t drowned herself, and his four-year-old daughter is still as innocent as ever. They may have nothing, but he can start over. Heaven has given Ye Feng another chance. He’ll make the most of his years and never let his beloved down. He’ll make up for the regrets of his past life and give his wife and daughter 1.6kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 132 Reborn in the Northwest: An Eight-Year-Old Boy Becomes the Family's Pillar 重生西北八五八岁小哥挑起顶梁柱 [Northwest China + 1985 + rural life + reborn + realistic + not especially feel-good + light ensemble + everyday family life] The protagonist is only eight, so giving him a rebirth setup provides at least a little of a golden finger. Otherwise, he really wouldn’t stand a chance. After He Jianjun and his wife died, they left behind four young children. Their uncle and aunt sold them all for money. Some died, some went mad, and not one of them met a happy end. Fortunately, the eldest son was rebor 79Reads7.5Score114d adds
- 133 The Whole Village Mocked Me for Raising Fish, Then I Became a Tycoon 养鱼被全村嘲笑我反手成了大享 Reborn in the 1990s, I had a home with nothing in it and endured everyone's contempt. Everyone called me a dreamer and said fish farming would leave me dead broke. My family played favorites, my neighbors were mean, and everyone made things difficult for me. But I was determined to defy fate. With one fishpond, I could turn the tide! I proved the whole village wrong, made a fortune, and became the person they admired most! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Little Joys of the 1970s 七零年代小确幸 A pampered office worker from the 21st century transmigrated into the body of a poor girl who couldn’t get enough to eat or wear warm clothes. Fortunately, Heaven gave her a golden finger, letting her thrive in an age of scarcity. Along the way, she flirted with a man, had a baby, and found her own little slice of happiness. 368Reads8.3Score10814d adds
- 135 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Is No Longer Cannon Fodder 穿书七零：炮灰不炮灰了 Space, power fantasy, 1970s Mu Qing grew up an orphan. She never expected that a car accident would make her transmigrate into a book, as Shen Yilan, a cannon-fodder passerby with only a few hundred words of page time. Well, this cannon fodder has barely any plot to speak of, so she'll just work hard, build a good life, and quietly make a fortune! No annoying relatives, just a single-minded focus on building her career. 396Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 136 I Married the Village Bully in the 1980s 我在八零嫁村霸 [Both leads are reborn + sweet romance + love grows over time + clever money-making ideas + raising a child] If you had the chance to be reborn, what would you do? Win back a lost love, or rekindle a relationship with family you’d grown distant from? If you asked Gu Man, she’d say she only wanted to save the one child she lost in her previous life. Gu Man really was reborn, back to shortly after her wedding, when she was so terrified and disappointed in her village tyrant of a husband that she j 444Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 137 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 9kReads8.0Score55814d adds
- 138 Surviving a Famine with a Warehouse 带着仓库过荒年 [No Face-Slapping] Life is unpredictable. Zhang Jie, a cook at a secret research base somewhere in the northwest, is murdered by his own comrades. The base then explodes, and Zhang Jie’s soul transmigrates to the 1960s, bringing everything from the base’s residential area with him. His home is bare, and he has a four-year-old little sister to care for! “What? I actually went back to the 1960s?” “The base’s warehouse came with me too?” “Let me have a cup of coffee to calm down.” “Little sis, here 20Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 139 Tales of Qingshiyu 青石峪往事 The story follows nearly half a century of change in Qingshiyu, a village in the Yimeng Mountains. As the mountain countryside is transformed, it portrays the full journey of rural China from the final years of collectivization to the new era of rural revitalization. It tells the stories of life in and beyond the village, exploring tradition and modernity, staying and leaving, survival and growth, and the profound tension between individual destinies and the tides of the times... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Reborn in 1980: I Give My Pregnant Wife a Better Life 重生80，给怀孕媳妇过上好日子 Urban rebirth + a scumbag turning over a new leaf + doting on his wife + navigating the business world + ruling it all “Chen Tong, you ruled the business world with an iron fist in this life. Do you have any regrets?” As he lay on his deathbed, a voice as beautiful as music came from somewhere... 5kReads8.9Score32914d adds
- 141 Reborn in 1992 重生一九九二 Liu Xiao Tian woke up one morning reborn in 1992. Armed with the memories of his previous life, he bought subscription certificates, traded futures, built factories, seized the wave of state enterprises being transferred to private ownership, and entered the internet industry. Step by step, he built a business empire of his own. 3.5kReads8.1Score26814d adds
- 142 Back to the 1970s with a System: First a Village Doctor, Then a Boxer 带着系统回七零：先当村医再练拳 Adapted for screen by Tomato Real Person! [Period] [Cute pets] [System] [Spirit Spring] [One female lead] [Feel-good power fantasy] Reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s, Lu Han unexpectedly bound himself to a System space. Its Spirit Spring nourished crops, its black soil yielded abundant harvests, and its shelves were stocked with supplies. On one hand, he used the space's treasures to improve his family's life, building a brick house and stockpiling grain to make their days prosperous. On the o 3.3kReads7.9Score22814d adds
- 143 Back to 1978: My Leisurely Country Life 重回78：我的悠闲乡村生活 [Devoted to his wife and children + no face-slapping + no aggression + everyday family life + cheerful daily moments] He takes over the mountains and forests, raises livestock, and starts a farm. When he has nothing to do, he heads into the mountains to play with golden snub-nosed monkeys and giant pandas, and even give the “Southwest silver-shaded” snow leopards a good petting! Given a second chance at life, he’s determined to make a fortune, eat well, and never let his wife and daughter suffer 928Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 144 Sign-In in A Lifelong Journey: From the Start, I Pledge My Life to Zheng Juan! 签到人世间：开局和郑娟定终生！ [Urban, Rebirth, Period Drama, System] One winter in the 1960s or 1970s, Guangzi District, Jichun City, Jiangliao Province, a young man from the 21st century, reborn, stares blankly at the old, dilapidated houses before him... He is Zhou Bingkun, the most useless child in the Zhou family, but he will change Zhou Bingkun’s fate! He will change the fate of the Zhou family! With the good-hearted Zheng Juan by his side, he will take a very different path! This is an age when gold lies everywhere. He 33Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 145 Reborn in a Bygone Era: Never Forgive 重生年代：永不原谅 Reborn in the 1970s: Refusing Rural Reassignment, Turning the Tables, Cutting Off Family, Marrying His One True Love, and the Fake Young Master Mystery. No Space or System. In his previous life, Luoyang was utterly ruined by the so-called family he trusted. They stole his job, signed him up for rural reassignment, took his university spot, and saddled him with his brother's lover. Finally, they had both his kidneys removed, leaving him to die a miserable death! Reborn, he defies fate: passing th 4.3kReads8.0Score27414d adds
- 146 Building Up the Countryside in the 1960s 60年代我在农村搞建设 [Pocket dimension, sign-in, skills, development, 1960s, 1970s] The story mainly follows the path of building up the nation. After his mother died, his scumbag father abandoned the children and became a live-in son-in-law. Yu Mo became the family's breadwinner and took care of his younger sister, but eventually starved to death, leaving everything to the transmigrated Yu Mo, who shared his name. He adored his sweet, obedient little sister from the bottom of his heart. As a lifelong bachelor in hi 524Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 147 A Doomsday Powerhouse Builds a Fortune in the 1970s 末世大佬在七零发家致富 To be clear, and pay close attention: this is a female-oriented novel, a female-oriented novel, a female-oriented novel! [The male lead transmigrates; he has special abilities and a System] A farming tycoon from the apocalypse is set up by a villain and transmigrates to the 1970s. He has no money or food, his home is bare, both his parents are dead, and he’s an easy mark for anyone to exploit. The farming expert scoffs. As if! I’ll earn my own money and grow my own food. Those troublemakers had 206Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 148 After My Daughter Jumped to Her Death, I Was Reborn 女儿跳楼后，我重生了 After my daughter jumped to her death, I was reborn in the year she turned three. On this day, my wife hadn't gone missing yet, and my daughter still looked up to me with hope… 488Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 149 Reborn as a Forestry Farm Educated Youth: Treasure Hunting in Changbai Mountain 重生林场知青，我在长白山寻宝 In the winter of 1973, in response to the country's call to send educated youths to the countryside, every family had to send one child to join a rural production team. In this turbulent era, Qi Jinghao was reborn as the fifth son of the Qi family, in the dormitory building where the workers' families lived. The Qi family had three sons and two daughters, and he was the least favored. His family “shipped him off” to join a rural production team. Qi Jinghao packed his bags and boarded a train 226Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 150 My Childhood Friend the Officer Won’t Learn His Lesson. I Broke Off the Engagement, So Why Is He Crying? 竹马军官喂不熟，退婚了他哭啥 [Military Marriage in the 1970s + Face-Slapping + No Forgiveness] In her previous life, Jiang Ranxing was deeply in love with her childhood sweetheart, Zhao Fongsong. Before and after their marriage, she treated him as her whole world, not only using every resource her family had to support him, but also working herself to the bone for the Zhao family. But after Zhao Fongsong and his family had squeezed every last bit of value from her, they grew sick of her and betrayed her completely. Jiang Ra 256Reads—Score—14d adds
