Novels like Reborn in the 1990s
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- 1 Just Reborn, and My Wife Is Chasing Me with a Knife! 刚重生，被老婆追着砍！ A legend in the business world, Lu Chen was a domineering tycoon who built a trillion-yuan empire from scratch. After dying, he is reborn in 1996. But the moment he’s reborn, his wife chases him with a cleaver... In his previous life, Lu Chen failed his wife and daughter. It was his greatest regret. In this life, he’ll make up for everything he owes them. 119Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 2 Back to 1990 重返：1990 When Wang Chaoyang opened his eyes, he was back in the summer of 1990. The domestic stock market was about to open, and the manufacturing sector was starting to take off. Jack Ma and Tony Ma had yet to make a name for themselves. Opportunities were everywhere, all waiting for him. Should he buy technology from the Bear Country and turn it into cash? Or invest safely and become a wealthy recluse? There were simply too many ways to reach the pinnacle of life. Wang Chaoyang admitted he was torn. Wa 465Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn in 1999 as a Scumbag Blond Punk 重生1999，成为渣男黄毛 [Urban farming] + [scumbag] + [no System] + [making a living through business] + [multiple heroines] Chen Long, a paralyzed young investment-banking star from a wealthy family, wakes up to find himself reborn in 1999 in a parallel world. He’s now a brash punk with tattoos of dragons and tigers, and he has a wife and child. Faced with a life in ruins, Chen Long has no choice but to grit his teeth and start from scratch. He starts out selling goods on the street, then builds a vast business empire 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Restarting Life in 1994 重启九四人生 His life was uneventful, yet filled with regrets. The unexpected death of his beloved family member left him miserable. His wife couldn't stand his mediocrity and growing silence, so she left him. Lost and lonely, he died unexpectedly, only to be reborn in 1994. How will he make up for his regrets in this new life? And what new dreams will he pursue? 381Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn in the 1990s: Becoming a Big Shot 重生到九十年代当大佬 After a failed romance, Yang Chen downed a bottle of baijiu. When he woke up, he discovered he had been reborn in the 1990s, back in high school. After a brief period of confusion, he made up his mind: this time, he would live again and make sure the regrets of his past life didn’t come back to haunt him. 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Keeping a Low Profile in the 1990s, I Became a Billionaire 苟在90年代，我当首富了 He opens an instant-noodle factory, leaving no room for the foreign-backed Master Kong; develops Chinese-language software, making Microsoft’s Chinese localization struggle to gain a foothold in the country; and invests in Tencent and Alibaba, becoming the biggest power behind them. Wealth floods in like a raging river. Fang Xing, lying low in the 1990s, sets his sights on becoming the richest man in the world. After all, he’s the greatest bug of the 1990s. 51Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn in 1990 重生1990 A genius surgeon unexpectedly returns to the 1990s, only to discover that he’s become a good-for-nothing. His beautiful wife and adorable daughter look at him as if they’ve seen a demon. Just what kind of scumbag was he? Track down his enemies and start a factory. The 1990s are full of golden opportunities. Making money is a piece of cake, and before long, he’s built a medical conglomerate worth a fortune. Take control of global medical resources! 1Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn in 1993 重生1993 Overnight, Chu Tianyao’s business empire collapsed. Then he discovered that he had unexpectedly been reborn in 1993, only to find himself a spendthrift with nothing but bare walls around him. That was no problem: making money would be a piece of cake. He didn’t care about people looking down on him; he would make them eat their words. But what was going on with this wife he’d suddenly acquired? And his younger sister, who wasn’t related to him by blood… Reborn in the tumultuous 1990s, Chu Tianya 6Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn: Rise of 1982 重生之崛起1982 In his previous life, Jiang Qiu was young and reckless, spending his days with a bunch of no-good friends, shirking work and leaving his family without food. This indirectly led to the horrific deaths of his wife and daughter, whose bodies were never even recovered. Even after he eventually found success and reached the top of the rich list, his heart remained full of guilt, self-blame, remorse, and regret over his wife and daughter... In this life, Heaven gives him another chance. He opens his 4Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 10 Tales of a Small Northeastern City, 1990 东北小城往事1990 In a small city in Northeast China in 1990, everyone was feeling their way across the river, and opportunities were everywhere. Seize one, and you'd be among the first to get rich. Tang Xiaosheng unexpectedly returns to 1990. This time, he'll make up for all the regrets of his past life: he'll boldly pursue the girl he loves, and make sure his family can all enjoy a better life. He won't leave this life with any regrets... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn in 1990: From the Start, I Was Exiled to a Poor Mountain Village 重生1990：开局被流放穷山沟 Urban Rebirth + Historical Era + Business Rivalry + Slow Burn + Rural Exile + Gaokao Comeback + Business Rise + One Female Lead + No System + Pure Mind Games + Cunning Protagonist Reborn in 1990, Lu Yuanshan is still the discarded son the family exiled to a poor, remote village. In his previous life, he suffered a crushing defeat. He could only watch as the woman he loved was driven to desperation by the village party secretary's son, powerless to help her. This time, he returns with twenty year —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Back to the Nineties: Building a Business Empire from a Street Stall 重回九零：从摆摊开始的商业帝国 At the height of her company's IPO, business queen Jiang Nian was kicked by fate straight back to the 1990s. No luxury cars or mansions. No elite team. From the start, she had a drafty shack, the identity of a single mother abandoned by a scumbag, a sick child who was hungry and wailing with a high fever, and pockets so empty they were cleaner than her face. Everyone laughed at Jiang Nian, calling her a useless woman who couldn't survive without a man. They waited for her to be driven out of Sha 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn: From the Start, I'm a Dad, and My Son Is Actually Me 重生：开局当爸，儿子竟是我自己 Internet mogul Shen Yi unexpectedly returned to 1988. When he opened his eyes, he saw a cute little kid beside him and froze. What the hell? Wasn’t this five-year-old Shen Yi himself? Even more shocking, the man in the mirror was Shen Kaixuan, his useless father who had drunk himself to death years ago! Given a second chance at life, he swore to give little Shen Yi the lonely, miserable childhood he had missed out on! And he would rise to the pinnacle of power in this magnificent new era! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn Against the Tide in 1996 逆流重生1996 Back in 1996, the summer that year was scorching... Chen Hansheng only wanted to deal with the trouble around him and enjoy a comfortable, quiet life. He never expected to become a hero of his era. Like a roc soaring on the waves of time, he rises straight toward the heavens! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Back to the ’90s: A Local Tycoon from the Start 重回九零：开局就成了地方富豪 In her previous life, Chu Muyan’s life was a complete mess. She was framed, her family was deceived, and her lover was manipulated. In the end, she was left all alone. Her own weakness ultimately led to a tragic death. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her and gave her another chance at life. Now let’s see how she tears apart the fake sweethearts and holier-than-thou hypocrites, puts her awful relatives in their place, protects her family and friends, and makes her way to wealth and success. Along 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn in 1980: I Tear Up the Order to Return to the City from the Start 重生1980：开局怒撕回城调令 In his previous life, desperate to return to the city and escape the hard life of being an educated youth sent to the countryside, Ye Feng abandoned his wife and child. In the end, they drowned themselves in a river, consumed by poverty, illness, and grief. It became a pain Ye Feng would carry forever! Reborn in the 1980s, Ye Feng returns to Xiangyang Brigade, where he had once been sent down as an educated youth. Looking at the transfer order in his hand, which would allow him to return to the 2Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn in 1982: Starting Out by Making a Fortune Selling Beef Soup 重生82：开局靠卖牛肉汤发家 At fifty-one, Chen Lan had still made nothing of his life. He planned to get drunk and put an end to his pathetic existence, but unexpectedly, he was reborn on the day he turned eighteen. Chen Lan vows to live a different kind of life this time around. So... why not start by making his fortune selling Huainan beef soup? —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn: Back in 1988 to Become a Billionaire 重生：回到1988当首富 [Rebirth + Period Setting + Business + Romance + Dad Life + Adorable Kids + Political Maneuvering + Stocks + 5G + Lithography Machines] Also known as Returning to 1988: Loving You Once More Billionaire Li Shaoping is reborn in 1988. In his previous life, his daughter fell ill and died because he couldn't afford her treatment, while his wife spent half her life in a mental hospital. Reborn, Li Shaoping hopes to make up for the regrets of his past life. Starting from nothing, he builds a business —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 19 The Road to Becoming a Tycoon Begins with Working in Reborn Singapore 首富从重生新加坡打工开始 A senior white-collar worker from the city unexpectedly returns to 1994, to his days working overseas in Singapore. He suddenly realizes that he’s on the eve of an era about to sweep across the world, with opportunities everywhere and a royal flush in his hand! He had planned to make his first fortune in women’s lingerie, but never expected it to come from one of his own pillowcases. He also runs headlong into a wealthy Nanyang Peranakan family and gets caught up in an ambiguously romantic story 49Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 I’m Reborn, So How Can You Still Push Me Around? 都重生了，还能被你欺负 What’s wrong with having a few more wives? And there’s nothing wrong with earning a little more money, is there? And there’s certainly nothing wrong with giving your family and friends a better life! Li Dali, an ordinary man who spent his life drifting from place to place, is reborn and returns to the turning point of his fate! With no System and no golden finger to rely on, he uses his knowledge of the future to keep his feet on the ground and fight fate one step at a time. Before he knows it, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Top Salesperson Reborn in a Small County Town in the 1990s 销冠重生九零年代小县城 No System + heroine's revenge + clever and composed + satisfying power fantasy Once the top sales performer in Hong Kong, she inexplicably woke up reborn after a night of drinking. Reborn in a small county town, she was then abandoned on the streets of Tokyo. After doing everything she could to return, she set out on a life of unstoppable success. She learned the mindset of a top salesperson, refused to lose herself in love, and refused to be a pushover. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn in 1992: The Ultimate Investment Tycoon 重生1992，完美投资神豪 A flash of light sent billionaire Jiang Heng back to his youth. Reborn, all he wanted was to enjoy life and stop grinding himself down, but the sweeping tides of history kept pushing him forward. In the end, he founded a business behemoth with a reach spanning the globe. This book is also known as A Rebirth-Era Novel with a Little Something Extra, I Just Wanted to Lie Flat, but Somehow Built a Business Empire, Don’t Let the Good Girls Down, and Don’t Miss Your Chance with the Bad Girls, Adults D 6.5kReads8.3Score53414d adds
- 23 Reborn: A Life Against Fate 重生之逆命人生 Wei Nanfeng, heir to the powerful Wei family, is reborn in the body of an ordinary man after an avalanche. He must save a shattered family from the brink of collapse. He will return to the Wei family and avenge himself. 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Back to 1993 to Become a Tycoon 回到1993当首富 Business genius Tang Xuan was unexpectedly reborn in 1993. All he had was a debt-ridden family, but his wife and younger sister stayed by his side. Starting from scratch, he built a business empire, drawing on commercial experience that was thirty years ahead of its time. At the pinnacle of the business world, he showed the big shots what it meant to make money with dignity. 285Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in the 1990s: I Open My Eyes to Find My Father-in-Law Wants Me Dead 重生90年代：睁开眼，岳父要取我狗命 [Urban + Rural + Reborn + Feel-good + Romance] A generation’s overlord, alone until the end. Looking back on the past, he was filled with regret. Lin Tian would finally close his eyes, carrying that regret with him. Unexpectedly, he was reborn and returned to that very day! Lin Tian stared at the girl in bed, both shocked and overjoyed. In this life, I’ll make you my wife! 27Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 26 Back to 1984: It All Began When I Saved My Wife 重回1984，从救下妻子开始 Lin Wenbin, already financially independent, is reborn. With his memories of the future, he quickly earns his first fortune. Just as he’s ready to make his big move, the commercial complex he’s been planning grinds to a halt when a Shang-Zhou bronze ding worth millions is “unearthed” at the site. The cultural authorities seize the opportunity to demand an exorbitant sum. Realizing someone has set him up, Lin Wenbin enlists his brother-in-law, Zhou Wenqiang, to bring in a mysterious expert from H 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn: The Perfect Life 重生之完美人生 Ten years ago, Chen Qinghe, drunk out of his mind, started a devastating fire and lost his wife and twin daughters forever. He regretted it for the rest of his life! Ten years later, after dying of cancer, he opens his eyes again to find himself back one hour before his wife and daughters burned to death! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn as a Scumbag: One Campus Beauty Just Isn't Enough 重生做渣男一个校花真不够 Modern urban life + scumbag male lead + campus beauty + multiple heroines + light business and startup intrigue "Girls, my story begins with you. Please bear with me." Buckle up. Pure-love warriors, stay away. No little kids, please don’t click. And keep your superiority complex to yourself. I’m grateful to all the brothers and friends who support me. I’m sharing my story with you. If you don’t like it, quietly move along. The hardest thing about being reborn isn’t figuring out how to make money 4Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Turning Back Time: Returning to 1990 to Conquer the Three Gorges 逆转时光：回到1990闯三峡 A person gets three chances to change their fate in life: being born into a family, taking the college entrance exam, and getting married. In his previous life, Zhou Zhengyang missed all three. After fainting from low blood sugar, he finds himself back in 1990. Faced with the twin opportunities of the reform wave of the 1990s and the Three Gorges resettlement, he starts by taking over a small paper mill. Before he knows it, he has become a leading figure of the 1992 faction. Before he knows it, 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn in 1999: From Poverty to the World's Richest 重生1999，我从贫困户走到全球首富 In his previous life, he was timid and obedient, with a beautiful wife and a child. All he wanted was a quiet, stable life, and he thought his life was perfect and brilliant. He never expected it would all come to nothing, and that he would die without knowing why. Reborn, he was kicked out by his wife with nothing to his name. From that point on, he began his journey from discarded son-in-law to the richest man alive... —Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn as a Business Tycoon 重生之商业大亨 If you make a show of yourself just to brag, you're nothing but a weakling. A true powerhouse keeps a low profile, quietly rises to the top, commands authority, masters extraordinary skills, and is fabulously wealthy! 8Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn: From Street Vendor to a Ten-Trillion-Yuan Tycoon 重生：从摆摊到十万亿首富 [Reborn in 1998 + business battles + grand strategy + no System + realistic] [Everything the protagonist does is part of his grand plan. Every villain is manipulated by him, and he never once suffers a setback passively.] Lin Fan, a trillionaire, is reborn at the age of nineteen, burdened with 100,000 yuan in debt. Starting with a street stall, he sets out to build his business empire all over again. He takes a stake in the biggest internet company and acquires the world's largest tech company. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Back to 1982: Starting with a Street Stall 重回1982：从摆地摊开始 [Period] + [Reborn] + [Devoted Husband] + [Business and Farming] “Lao Xu, do you want a wife or not?” After finally succeeding in business, Zhang Xu hadn't even had a chance to reach the pinnacle of life when his most trusted subordinate murdered him. He wakes with a start and discovers he's been reborn in 1982, as a local thug! He was lazy and greedy, constantly causing trouble, and not only abused his family, but drove his woman to her death... When the village's most notorious thug suddenly b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn in the 1980s: Life as a Demolition Relocation Resident 重生八零拆迁户的日常 A feel-good story about getting rich after being reborn Liu Chunfen lived to the age of ninety and was always regarded as a long-lived elder, but only she knew how hard her life had been. Then one day, she was reborn, and none of it had happened yet. Determined not to repeat her old mistakes, Liu Chunfen encouraged her children to take the college entrance exams, bought houses again and again based on her memories, and tried to keep her husband from dying young. In the end, she became a famous d 117Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn as a Wealthy Layabout 重生之富贵闲人 Chen Yuquan, chairman of the Vast Group in Jingjiang Province, is killed by a rival's scheme and reborn in 1992. His beautiful wife, frail daughter, and sick mother look at one another through tear-filled eyes. They are waiting for him, the head of the family, to change everything and bring them a happy new life. He was once a business genius and a top tycoon. After being reborn, what does making money matter? The important thing is to live freely, without constraints. Only the money you spend t 1kReads8.8Score13214d adds
- 36 Back to 1998 回档1998 He wakes up to find that he has somehow returned to 1998, with a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter to boot... But... this doesn't seem like the beginning of a happy life! 83Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 37 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Cut Ties and Started Collecting Scrap 重生八零：开局断绝关系去收废品 37% of readers finish the first 100,000 words. The rating has just come in. In his previous life, Lin Weiguo was drained dry by his parasitic family. He risked going into an illegal coal mine to pay his younger brother’s bride price, was left disabled, then cruelly abandoned and left to die! Now reborn in the 1980s, he hears his younger brother arrogantly demanding an exorbitant bride price from their parents! Put up with it? Not anymore! He had already proposed cutting ties and leaving with not 1.6kReads7.2Score15314d adds
- 38 Reborn in the City, Forced to Become a Playboy! 都市重生，我被迫成为渣男！ [Farming] [Building a Business from the Ground Up] [Urban Romance] [Multiple Love Interests] [No System] [No Mindless Protagonist] A good-for-nothing middle-aged man, going nowhere in life, unexpectedly finds himself reborn twenty years in the past. Since Heaven has given him a chance to start over, he'll rewrite this wretched, humiliating life! In this life, he'll erase every last humiliation and make up for all the regrets he once had. Drawing on the memories and wisdom of his past life, along —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn in 1985: I Made a Comeback by Finding Treasures in Antiques 重生1985：我靠文玩捡漏逆袭 On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1985, Lin Weidong, a big shot who owns an entire antiques market, reborn in a little house in the steelworks workers' neighborhood as a poor laborer. “Weidong! Get home quick. Your wife's boss, Wang Weiguo, has his eyes everywhere, heh!” His wife is humiliated, his sister is abused by her husband, everyone mocks him, and his father-in-law looks down on him... But he's no longer the spineless Lin Weidong he used to be! The decades of experience he gaine 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Asked You to Buy Steel, So Why Did You Buy an Aircraft Carrier? 让你采购钢铁，你却购买航母？ (Don't drop it just because of the opening. Everything you're hoping to see comes later...) A rich young heir transmigrates into the role of head of a steel procurement team. While figuring out how to complete his assignment, he gets a sudden inspiration and sets his sights on the Russian aircraft carrier! So Gu Cheng takes two hundred thousand US dollars to Russia and starts negotiating a deal for the carrier! A few months later, a giant ship appears on the country's coastline. The whole nation 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Back to 1988: A Different Kind of Happy Life 重回1988，别样的幸福生活 Returning to the hometown etched deep in his bones, he asks for neither great wealth nor high status, only a peaceful, carefree life. Talking about everyday family matters and the joys of daily life. Sharing the ways of human relationships and recalling the memories of an era. 1.3kReads8.4Score10414d adds
- 42 Back to 1988: I Became the Richest Man with Two Dollars 重回1988，我凭两块钱上首富 Era setting + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + builds an empire from scratch + one heroine When Ye Chen wakes up, he has returned to 1988. It is the very day his wife, Su Rui, and their child both die. “This time, I won’t let the tragedy happen again.” “My wife, I swear I’ll make you the happiest woman in the world.” A prodigal son who turns over a new leaf is worth more than gold. Can two yuan change everything? Having been reborn once, will Ye Chen merely scrape by, or rise from the ashes? 11Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 43 Back to the ’90s: I Destroyed My White Moonlight and Stopped Ruining My Life 穿九零：灭了白月光，不再误人生 [Urban + quick transmigration + realistic fiction + entrepreneurship + romance] In her previous life, she secretly loved someone and let that love ruin her life. She transmigrates back to 1990 and returns to high school, where she meets the unrequited love of her life and begins a new chapter. Becoming a wealthy woman would have been enough, but she also finds true love. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After Being Reborn, I Was Supposed to Be Faithful 重生后，本来我挺专一的 [One Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] [No Harem] [Building a Brick-and-Mortar Business] My name is He Zheng. I hated my first love for twenty years. After I was reborn, I realized I’d been the one she deceived all along… This is a lighthearted, witty, and entertaining story about starting a business by selling goods at a street stall. It follows a high school graduate who uses 5,000 yuan in startup capital to gradually build himself into a business tycoon. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn in the Age of Frenzy 重生狂飙时代 Chen Zi returns to 1992 and builds an empire of intelligent technology and industry, competing on equal footing with Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Intel, Toyota, and General Motors. He wages a life-or-death battle against Soros and the Tiger Fund, steers the development of the internet, and takes control of the economy. He charges ahead with unstoppable flair, building a life of distinction. And he will become the star of this era! He wants to say to an age brimming with opportunity: I'm here to co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn in 1990: Rewriting My Life 重生1990之改写人生 Poverty, hardship, and a life with nothing to show for it… Hu Ruoyun made it through college, only to spend half his life down on his luck. After taking down three thieves single-handedly, he got no reward. Instead, his pay was docked and he was fired! It felt like a dream of the southern branch. He didn’t know if he had transmigrated, foreseen the future, or started life anew… Time had jumped thirty years! Starting at fourteen, he began by fighting villains… and eventually turned his life aroun 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Reborn in the 1980s: Love and Career, I Want It All 重生八零：爱情事业全都要 [Reborn + 1980s + farming + building wealth + family life + strong heroine + devoted couple] Fang Qiushui is reborn and forced to marry an alcoholic gambler many years her senior, in exchange for a wife for her cousin. Why should I have to trade away my whole life so my cousin can get a wife? Why does his family get to eat eggs while I have to live on dried radish? Dream on! I won’t agree to this! She takes her mother and younger sister and decisively splits from the family. She tears into her c 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Back to 1990 重会1990 When you grow old, will you be left with countless regrets? Regrets over the things you once missed, perhaps opportunities that could have changed your life, or something else you let slip by. When someone who has passed through middle age and entered old age looks back without thinking, will they regret everything they once missed? 2.3kReads8.0Score15614d adds
- 49 1986: Restarting Life 1986：重启人生 [Reborn + Period Piece + No System + No Stupidity + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Slow Pace + Everyday Farming] Li Haichuan is reborn in 1986, returning to that passionate era. He thinks the first thing he should do is break up with his first love... 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 50 Reborn: The Tumultuous Year of 1982 重生：激荡1982 Also known as: Reborn in 1982, a Groom from the Start. Zhu Yunqing is unexpectedly sent back to 1982, where he starts out as an illiterate young gambler and groom in a remote, impoverished village. He wants to run away from his wedding and escape an era of utter poverty. But he comes to understand how much his family hopes for him, and ultimately decides to make a fresh start. Drawing on the life experience he gained in his previous life, he discovers the unique charm of the era, where treasures 678Reads8.6Score—14d adds
