Novels like Rebooting 1988
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- 51 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 387Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 52 Since We're Reborn, We Should Definitely Pursue Our Ex-Wife's Best Friend 都重生了，肯定追前妻闺蜜啊 In his previous life, Lin Yan was betrayed by his ex-wife, a woman who always put her younger brother first. She transferred away all of his tens of millions in assets, then teamed up with her younger brother and her lover to frame him and saddle him with enormous debts. As he stood on the brink of jumping to his death, the only person by his side was his ex-wife’s best friend, Xia Luoxue. Only then did he understand who truly loved him! This time, he is reborn on the day in 1996 when he was sup 1.9kReads8.6Score21014d adds
- 53 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
- 54 Reborn in 1979 重活1979 Back in 1979, when everyone else was chasing money, Fang Yuan decided to slow everything down and enjoy time with his family. He caught eels, gathered wild ginseng, earned work points with the production team during busy seasons, and went hunting and foraging in the mountains during the off-season. He doted on his wife and teased his daughter and son. Life was blissfully carefree. 385Reads9.1Score13714d adds
- 55 Back to 1981: It All Started With Phoenix Bicycles 回到81：倒腾凤凰牌自行车开始 New novel: [Back to 1976: My Years as the King of Night Soil!] [Reborn and transmigrated + one female lead + no saintly behavior + decisive and ruthless + inspirational] Back in 1982, he transmigrates into the body of a recently released convict. His family is dirt poor, his father has a disabled right leg, his little sister is still young, and his eldest sister is being forced to marry a cripple because of the family’s debts... From the start, it’s practically hell mode! Watch Chen Bei use his 5.5kReads7.9Score42714d adds
- 56 Reborn in 1980: Hunting and Building a Life in the Changbai Mountains 重生1980我在长白山狩猎兴家 In his previous life, Qin Feng was a celebrated special-forces king and corporate chairman, yet he was lonely inside and carried deep regrets. After an accident, he is reborn in the winter of 1980, in a poor mountain village called Kaoshan Tun on the banks of the Tumen River, deep in the Changbai Mountains of Northeast China. He has become an eighteen-year-old youth. Drawing on his former combat skills, management acumen, and the steely resolve born of his desire to make amends for past regrets, 688Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 57 Back to 1975: I Married a Beautiful Widow from the Start 重回1975，开局娶了俏寡妇 Shen Zhi was an elite special forces soldier. He sacrificed himself to save his comrades, and when he awoke, he found himself in a woman's bed. She was a young, beautiful widow with a pair of fraternal twins from her previous marriage... He also met Liu Xiaocui, free-spirited and uninhibited; Xiaoxiao, refined and gracious; and Qian Yao, bold and fiery... He opened a black market, worked as a middleman and translator, entered politics, took down local tyrants, and turned the tables on black-mark 3kReads8.7Score21814d adds
- 58 1983: A Poor Man Marries a Naive Educated Youth in a Crumbling Kiln 1983：寒门破窑娶懵懂知青 Back in 1983, he finds himself facing a home made up of two shabby cave dwellings and a younger sister who hasn’t yet come of age. He’s the poorest lad in the village. Can he really marry the prettiest educated youth who’s come to the countryside? Did he pay a bride price? Did she bring a dowry? All the crumbling courtyard walls and broken cave dwellings have to show for it is a single red wedding character. Zhou Yuanyuan only got married because she’d given up on everything. The poor lad cheris 4.5kReads8.6Score44114d adds
- 59 Back to the 1970s, Looking Back on Life 重返七零，回首人生 When he wakes up, he’s a tiny baby. He opens his eyes, and before he’s even had a chance to enjoy life, he discovers that his parents have been split off from the rest of the family. He moves into a drafty thatched hut and begins his new life there. As the saying goes, little kids have no rights. It isn’t until one day, when he meets a mysterious Taoist priest who teaches him the “Taixu Divine Art,” that he finally escapes his grim fate and holds his head high. His family is destitute, and his p 640Reads6.6Score11114d adds
- 60 Reborn into My Golden Age 重生我的黄金时代 An ordinary engineer suddenly finds himself back after the college entrance exams, following a short nap during an overtime shift. Having failed to get into the university he wanted in his previous life, this time he doesn't dare get carried away. He diligently reaches for the best he can manage, embarking on his second life in a whole new way and encountering wave after wave of challenges... 119Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 61 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 4kReads8.0Score25714d adds
- 62 I Was Just Reborn, and My Wife Divorced Me and Went Back to the City 刚重生，老婆就离婚回城了 [Rural Rebirth + A Scumbag Turns Over a New Leaf + Dad Life + Devoted Husband + Building a Fortune] Because he was a complete mess back then, his wife divorced him and left. One night of carousing and failing to come home led to their son and daughter being kidnapped and sold. More than twenty years later, Qin Xianghe returned to the hometown he had fled. Just as he was losing heart, he unexpectedly returned to the night his children were abducted. In this life, he would not only take good care 16.2kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 63 I'm a Lie-Flat Guy, but My Beautiful Wife Refuses to Divorce Me 我躺平汉，漂亮老婆不肯离婚 Chen Shuai was reborn. In his previous life, he was a lazy freeloader who did nothing but lie flat and loiter around the neighborhood. Now it was his responsibility to earn money and support his family, all for the sake of his beautiful wife! Her best friend said, “Hurry up and get a divorce. Even I can't stand watching this anymore. You're the one making all the effort. When will it end?” His father-in-law said, “You should go out and hear what people say about you. A big, strapping man like yo 67Reads6.8Score16914d adds
- 64 Reborn in the 1980s: I Tear Into My Biased Mother to Protect My Wife and Children 重生80:手撕偏心母亲护妻儿 When he woke, he was back in the spring of 1980. His mother and wife were arguing, while three hungry children wailed. He was at his wit's end. Looking back at the dilapidated thatched hut behind him, he wondered: with a bold heart, how could he start over? 5.4kReads9.2Score45514d adds
- 65 Officialdom: Rising from the Grassroots 官场：从基层崛起 Wang Lilun was silenced by a “benefactor.” Now he is reborn on the day before he returns to the city. This time, he makes a decision that goes against everything his family taught him: he will stay in this remote corner of the Northwest and rise from an unknown nobody into a powerful figure capable of standing up to his “benefactor” face-to-face... 1.3kReads7.2Score10814d adds
- 66 Reborn in 1985: A House Full of Warmth 重生1985：温馨满屋 [A Scumbag's Atonement + Pampering His Wife and Kids + Building Wealth + A Couple Starting a Business] After graduating from vocational college, Dong Jiajun is framed and loses his chance at a secure government job. Everyone assumes he'll lose heart and waste his life. But to everyone's amazement, he manages to persuade the campus belle to move back to his village, reclaim wasteland, farm it, and give birth to his boy-and-girl twins... Then one day, the news comes on TV: Dong Jiajun is holding 1.2kReads8.8Score10014d adds
- 67 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... 6.5kReads7.3Score28414d adds
- 68 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 526Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 69 Reborn in '98: From Devoted Husband to Global Mogul 重生98：从宠妻狂魔到全球大佬 The comic adaptation is now online. This million-word masterpiece delivers nonstop thrills, so read with confidence. Also known as The Dragon of the Business World and Urban Storms of 1998 (Rebirth + period setting + a scumbag turning over a new leaf + devoted husband + dad life + getting rich + nonstop thrills) “Sweetheart, if... Mom and Dad got divorced, who would you want to live with?” Luo Yuner asked her four- or five-year-old daughter in despair. “No, I don’t want Mom and Dad to get di 1.5kReads9.1Score12414d adds
- 70 Period: A Carefree Little Life Starting with Going to the Countryside 年代：从下乡开始的自在小日子 After accidentally transmigrating to the 1960s, Zhou Yunhuai becomes an educated youth about to be sent to the countryside for a stint in the production brigades. But there's no need to worry. With a pocket dimension at his disposal, he might actually find country life more comfortable… 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 71 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 11.1kReads9.0Score97514d adds
- 72 Reborn in 1999 重生1999 A washed-up man in his thirties from the post-80s generation was reborn in 1999. Since I've returned to my youth, let me... Run wild in the darkness, shine beneath the light, and roam through the shadows. A novel leading the way in a wave of passionate rebirth stories. Let's get fired up! 103Reads8.4Score2014d adds
- 73 The 1980s Tycoon's Road to Fortune 1980大倒爷的发家之路 Have you ever wondered? Behind this peaceful world, wars have never truly stopped. The invaders no longer look like they did back then, carrying foreign rifles and cannons. They wear suits and ties, sipping coffee in high-end offices. With a snap of their fingers, they strip you of every last bit of your wealth. In their eyes, the people of the world are just a flock of sheep. They have countless ways to shear them, securing their grip on the world. For a hundred years, nothing has changed. They 8.9kReads9.0Score93214d adds
- 74 Forging Youth Anew 再铸青春 If you had the chance to live your life over again, what would you choose? Newly reborn, Ye Feng is already facing a breakup. In his previous life, he begged and pleaded. What will he choose this time? 275Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 75 It All Began in 1983 一切从1983那年开始 He opens his eyes to find himself back on the day before his wife gives birth, the day when everything can still be changed. His wife was pushed, causing their son to be born a month premature and suffer from poor health ever since. The couple worked from dawn till late at night to pay for their child’s treatment, until his wife died in a mining accident. This is where all their hardships began, and where they will end. 3.5kReads8.9Score14814d adds
- 76 Return to 1992: The Business Tycoon 重返1992之商业大亨 [Slow start] After refusing to embezzle public funds, Qin Minghao was framed for falsifying the books and fired on the spot! Crushed by one setback after another, he went astray, turning to petty theft, drinking, and gambling. Then, on that rainy night, he lost the woman and daughter he loved… Fortunately, fate gave him a chance to be reborn, sending him back to this era. This time, Qin Minghao swore he would stand tall like a man, rise to the top of the world, and command the winds and clouds w 4.5kReads8.7Score43514d adds
- 77 Reborn in 1983: I Take On My Biased Grandma and Protect My Family 重生八三，手撕偏心奶奶护家人 The short drama Reborn in 1983: From Doormat to Life's Winner and the animated series The Legendary Road of Yin Chuan are now available. Li Yinchuan is reborn, returning to the day his biased grandmother falsely accused him of stealing money so she could sell him to another family as a live-in son-in-law. Why should I have to sell myself to pay for my eldest cousin's wedding and my second cousin's college tuition? Why should my mother, younger brother, and younger sister suffer bullying in this 8.1kReads8.9Score64814d adds
- 78 Back to 1975 重回1975年 He dug in mines, hauled bricks, and did time! He worked as a bodyguard and scavenged through trash! In his later years, he was left utterly alone, living a miserable, wretched life! Zhang Wendong is reborn in 1975. This time, he’ll live for himself alone and begin a new chapter in life! 169Reads7.9Score23914d adds
- 79 Reborn: The Winds of Change in 1994 重生：风起1994 Su Changqing, paralyzed for over twenty years, was reborn in 1994 with a heart full of pain and regret! In his previous life, his paralysis destroyed his family, leaving them broken and ruined! This time, he would turn his fate around! He would sell delicious food, open factories, build businesses, and take his products across the country and around the world, becoming a food industry tycoon! He would lead his whole family to a prosperous, peaceful, and happy life! 7.4kReads8.7Score44914d adds
- 80 Reborn in 1991: Starting with a Bankrupt State-Owned Enterprise 重生1991：从破产国企开始 In the summer of 1991, Chen Mo is reborn at a turning point in his life. In his previous life, he was assigned to the near-bankrupt Hongxing Textile Mill. He wasted ten years there, was laid off, and saw his family torn apart. This time, he chooses to walk through the factory gates again. Others see a death trap, but he sees gold lying everywhere. With nothing more than an official approval for a “Labor Services Company,” he starts with the factory's little shop, then builds a logistics network, 409Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Back to 1973 to Become an Educated Youth 重返1973做知青 I've been writing for two years, but my skills are still average. This story came from inspiration. Unlike other authors who go on a rampage, I reload and update reliably here. The story may drag a little, so please bear with me. 2.1kReads7.4Score10414d adds
- 82 Turbulent Times in 1981: Even the Countryside Is Going Wild 激荡 1981，农村也疯狂 [Heartwarming romance in the 1980s + amusing everyday moments + leading the whole village to prosperity through local products + feel-good wish fulfillment + ensemble cast + settling every score + business wars later on] Three meals a day, with life in constant upheaval. So many people spend their whole lives losing everything, chasing vast fortunes with every last ounce of strength, only to forget that life is ultimately about nothing more than three meals a day and the changing seasons. On his 9.3kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 83 Reborn: The Entrepreneurial Life 重生之创业人生 Early 2003. Taobao had yet to be founded, Xiaomi was nowhere to be seen, housing prices were still within reach, and every industry was thriving... With memories of the future, Chen Ping returned to 2003, a year when gold seemed to lie everywhere. 129Reads6.8Score2614d adds
- 84 Reborn: Driving Back to 1999 with My Phone 重生：揣着手机自驾回到1999 Rebirth + Cheat Ability + Period Setting + Business + Urban Life He returns to 1999 with a phone that can connect to the future. Using the future information on his phone, he builds something from nothing, growing from small beginnings into something big. The most small-minded person ever to be reborn, simply living an ordinary person’s life all over again. Readers who like mindless wish-fulfillment stories, be warned! Be warned! Be warned! Zhou Peng, in his thirties, never imagined he’d be stru 7kReads8.1Score66314d adds
- 85 Reborn in 1982: My Father-in-Law's Family Shows Up to Force a Marriage 重生1982，岳父一家上门逼婚 Billionaire He Dong is reborn in the difficult times of forty years ago, when he had nothing, and he's overjoyed. He had too many regrets in his previous life, and wants to make amends and change things. His first order of business is to find himself a wife, have a child, be a “good person,” and earn a hundred million! Oh, wait. Those are four things... 20.9kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 86 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Sell a Human Trafficker 重活80年代，开局卖掉人贩子 [Nostalgic rebirth + beautiful wife and devoted dad + making amends and turning over a new leaf + no System + witty humor + cozy everyday life + getting rich through farming] He was once a good-for-nothing, yet also a peerless patriot! Burdened by immense guilt and regret over his wife and daughter, he lived alone to old age, then donated his entire trillion-yuan fortune before he died. But life begins anew. Through tears, the powerful Qin Dongfang returns to 1986, just before his poor, beloved 5.1kReads9.1Score54514d adds
- 87 Reborn in 1970: Divided from the Family from the Start 重生70，开局被分家 In the first half of his previous life, the protagonist lived recklessly and did every kind of evil, ending up with his family destroyed... In the second half, he worked hard and diligently. Just when he had finally managed to buy a house in the city, his nephew pulled out his feeding tube... Reborn just before the family split up, Chen Wein 7.4kReads8.2Score46914d adds
- 88 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... 4.9kReads8.9Score33714d adds
- 89 Reborn in 1983: Back to the Day My Wife and Daughter Died 重生83：回到老婆女儿死亡那天 Jiangzhou’s richest man, Li Xingfeng, wakes up hungover after a company celebration banquet and unexpectedly returns to the day his wife and daughter died. Looking at the impoverished, shattered home, he happily sheds tears. There’s still time to make things right! In this life, he’ll not only save his family, but also ride the wave of reform to build his own business empire. He’ll unite national brands and form an alliance of homegrown products. Li Xingfeng: “I’m going to treat foreign investor 761Reads8.8Score10814d adds
- 90 Back to 1987 重回1987 Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.3kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
- 91 Reborn: The Life of the Richest Man 重生之首富人生 Reborn in 1998, I ride the crest of the IT boom as wealth pours in like a flood. I can turn the clouds with one hand and the rain with the other. I’m going to make this world regret ever looking down on me. 13.8kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 92 Reborn in 2010: I Kept a Low Profile and Became the World's Richest Man 重生2010，我苟成了世界首富 Urban rebirth + business strategy + financial investment + tech startups + showbiz + an intelligent protagonist Reborn in 2010, Ye Feng uses his ability to predict the future to make money during the World Cup... Well, he doesn't make a fortune from the World Cup, but he earns enough to get started. He uses the big money to get in with influential people! That year: Bitcoin was still unknown to most people, Tesla had just gone public, food delivery was only beginning to take shape, and even the 4kReads7.3Score22314d adds
- 93 Starting in 1991, I Conquer the World 从1991开始，收割全世界 The winds of reform sweep across the land, and the working people must make good on their promise. On the eve of the second wave of wealth creation, Han Xiaodong is reborn. The most outstanding fund manager of his previous life, Han Xiaodong quickly amasses a vast personal fortune with his astonishing memory and calculating power. “To me, a financial titan is nothing more than a kind of reptile.” And so, in 1997, Han Xiaodong strikes without hesitation, prying out the titan’s teeth one by one. 1.2kReads9.1Score28514d adds
- 94 The World's Richest Man: Reborn in 1999 世界首富之重生1999 Tang Feng is reborn in 1999! He sets himself a modest goal: start by conquering the world and locking the West out of advanced technology! Years later, Tang Feng stands at the top of the world, bearing countless titles. Stock god! God of venture capital! Huaguo's greatest philanthropist! The world's top banker! God of business! The richest and most influential man in the world! 11.9kReads8.5Score81014d adds
- 95 My Daughter Pulled Out My Oxygen Tube 女儿拔掉了我氧气管 [A top-quality completed novel, read with confidence!] On his hospital bed, a towering figure in the business world shed a tear filled with endless regret. In its glimmer, he could just make out his daughter pulling out his oxygen tube without hesitation… 4.1kReads8.3Score64514d adds
- 96 I Come to My Senses and Return to the Day Before My Pregnant Wife Dies 猛清醒，回到怀孕老婆亡故前一天 Modern rebirth + devoted dad + a scumbag man turning over a new leaf + doting on his wife and children + building a fortune He Ning carries a deep regret. His outward success cannot conceal the pain in his heart, and he lives a miserable life until he dies with his eyes open. He is reborn thirty years in the past. The moment he opens his eyes, his son is still tiny, his wife is pregnant, and his daughter has yet to be born. The end of the year is approaching in the twelfth lunar month. For his w 3.4kReads9.1Score38214d adds
- 97 Reborn on the Day My Wife Died in Childbirth 重生回到老婆难产死亡那天 [Reborn + devoted dad + System + farming + redemption + career] Twenty-five years ago, Su Yun went drinking with his loser friends and failed to get his wife to the hospital when she went into difficult labor. All three of them died. The guilt haunted him for the rest of his life, and he spent his days trying to atone. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to charity and became the youngest man on the rich list! At forty-nine, he died from overwork, only to be reborn on the day his wife died in chil 2.9kReads9.1Score17714d adds
- 98 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 774Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 99 Back to 1981: Starting with the Family Split 重返1981，从分家开始 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! 30.9kReads7.9Score3k14d adds
- 100 Shocking! You Want to Have My Baby from the Start? 震惊！开局你就要帮我生孩子？ (One heroine + Period setting + Dad life + Urban farming + Sweet romance) What is it like to be reborn and return to 1989 as a rich man and a country doctor? Lu Feng dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to the late 1980s... Once a good-for-nothing everyone looked down on, he transforms into a tycoon and renowned doctor whom everyone praises and admires. What happened along the way? With his beloved in his arms, let's get rich together amid these green hills and clear waters, build bridges and roa 1.3kReads9.0Score10114d adds
