Novels like Reborn in 1983
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- 1 Back to 1981: From the Start, I Marry the Love of My Life 重回1981：开局迎娶一生挚爱 In his previous life, Su Mu shirked his responsibilities, driving his wife to throw herself into a river and leaving behind only their infant daughter. Reborn, he faced his wife’s question once more: “Will you marry me?” This time, Su Mu agreed without hesitation. From then on, the villagers were astonished to see that the lazy good-for-nothing everyone despised had changed. He doted on his wife and helped the whole village prosper... 252Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 2 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 52Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn in 1997 重生1997 I woke up to find a stunningly beautiful wife beside me, along with an adorable little daughter. My wife wanted to… 1997: the memories of those born in the ’90s, the childhood of those born in the ’80s, and the youth of those born in the ’70s. 125Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 4 Reborn in 1983 重生1983 A young CEO worth tens of billions is sent back to 1983 by an accident, reborn in the body of a small-time punk who loves to fight. The two become one, and together they are invincible! He starts a business with a gang of shady friends, beginning in a tiny workshop and rising swiftly to the pinnacle of wealth. But when it comes to love, he finds himself in crisis after crisis: caught between the wives he had in his past and present lives, as well as the young women, married women, and Peking Uni 46Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 5 Reborn in 1983: It All Started When I Was Forced to Take a Wife 重生1983，从被迫娶媳妇说起 Lu Chuan is reborn, returning to a small mountain village in 1983. When the Xiao family comes asking for him to marry into their household, he makes them a promise: “In this life, we won't divorce. The only way we'll part is if one of us dies!” In his previous life, his hesitation led to his younger brother becoming an idiot, his younger sister hating him, and his parents dying young. Xiao Ya, too, was left miserable by his “soft rejection.” She never married, became an old maid, and eventually 1.1kReads5.6Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn in 1990: The Village Beauty Is in Her Prime 重生1990：村花老婆正青涩 [Reborn + finding hidden treasures + entrepreneurship + high-speed success + beautiful women pictured] Also known as: Returning to 1990 to Become a Tycoon and Reborn in 1990: Taking the Village Beauty Along for the Ride Ye Feng, a wealthy bachelor who owns a publicly listed company worth tens of billions, is unexpectedly reborn in 1990 in Furong Town, a place full of beautiful women. In this golden age, watch as he leads the villagers in building a business empire of their own... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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—Shelves
- 8 Back to 1987 重返1987 By a twist of fate, wage slave Zhou Weiguo returned to 1987. All the regrets from his previous life were gone: the house he had been too late to decide to buy, and later couldn’t afford; his fear of starting a business; and the fact that he couldn’t get married because he had no money. With a second chance at life, he chose a different way to live. Riding the tide of reform and opening up with his forward-thinking outlook, he made a roaring success of both love and career. There was just one com 1.6kReads8.1Score149Shelves
- 9 Reborn in 1981: Build Wealth by Marrying a Young Educated Woman 重生81，从娶女知青发家致富 [Rebirth + Period Fiction + Rural Prosperity + Urban Farming + Entrepreneurship] Zhao Feiyu was reborn. He returned to 1981. This time, when Zhang Xiaorou said, “Let’s get married!” Zhao Feiyu’s eyes filled with tears. He held the woman before him tightly and said, “I will.” Heaven had finally answered his prayers. The regrets of his past life made Zhao Feiyu want to throw his head back and shout now that he had returned to 1981! In this life, he wouldn’t let tragedy happen again. With his all-k 31Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 10 Reborn in the 1990s to Save My Wife and Daughter 重生回90年代救回老婆和女儿 Reborn + doting dad + farming + period setting + building a fortune from nothing + no golden finger In his previous life, Tang Guangyao was obsessed with the idea that children would look after him in old age. When his wife couldn't give him a son, he gave up on life completely. He spent his days drinking, gambling, and beating his wife. He abandoned his wife and daughter, then ran off with his mistress, who could bear him a son. Not long after he left, his daughter died of illness. Grief-strick 247Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 11 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 660Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 12 You Want Me to Take the Fall? Take This Slap Instead 要我顶罪，反手一个大逼斗 [No System + Streetwise Troublemaker + Ruthless Tough Guy + One Female Lead...] Wang Xun, an ordinary young man, returns to the year 2000. He is just seventeen and a half, has dropped out of school, and has been poisoned by gangster movies. Full of youthful passion, he sets out to make a name for himself in the underworld. He puts brotherhood first, would take a knife for his good friends, and isn’t afraid to fight! After being persuaded by his biased grandfather and others, he is about to take 416Reads7.3Score104Shelves
- 13 I Opened My Eyes to Find My Wife in My Arms and a Full House of Children 睁开眼：娇妻在怀儿女双全 Wang Shifeng transmigrates to 1982! He opens his eyes to find a beautiful wife in his arms and a son and daughter by his side! “This makes no sense! I’d just gone from being a single delivery guy to a demolition-relocation heir with over 18 million yuan and five houses. How did I suddenly end up back before Liberation overnight?” The greatest tragedy in life is dying before you’ve spent all your money! Looking closer, his wife is beautiful and virtuous, and his children are adorable! Well, so be 126Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 14 Reborn in 1981: Making a Fortune on the Black Market 重生81从黑市开始发家致富 Reborn in 1981, he returns to the days that filled him with regret and anguish! This time, he’ll stand tall and overcome every obstacle! Facing the young wife who sheltered him from every storm in his previous life, yet never enjoyed a single day of happiness herself! Xue Chenggang swears to give her his whole heart and treat her right! Changing himself and making his wife happy: that is his goal! Even a billion-dollar contract can’t compare to Zhao Shuzhen saying she needs him! 540Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 15 Back to the 1980s: The Rise of a Business Tycoon 重回八零之巨商崛起 After being reborn, Ding Liguo rewrites his future. He makes up for what he owed his wife and daughter in his previous life through real action. Starting with nothing, he launches a business using his extraordinary commercial instincts. Amid the wave of reform in the 1980s, what kind of butterfly effect will Ding Liguo create? Watch as he turns the tide at will and brings about one business miracle after another. 99Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 16 Comeback in 1990 逆袭1990 Chen Dong wakes up to find himself reborn in 1990, a year when gold seems to lie everywhere. Haunted by regrets from his past life, he starts out selling tea eggs... The financial crisis, the oil crisis, the food crisis... Through one black swan event after another, Chen Dong turns the tables and surges ahead. He uses the very weapon his enemies know best, capital, to show everyone: The dragon of the East has awakened! 2.1kReads8.2Score147Shelves
- 17 Reborn in 1993, Heading for Back to Field 重生93，奔赴向往的生活 Sun Yuanhang woke up one morning and found himself back in 1993. The gears of fate began to turn. In his previous life, he walked through darkness. His father was driven to his death, his older brother was beaten into disability, and his mother spent every day in tears. In this life, he swore to change it all. Since justice would arrive late, he would break through with his own hands. He would avenge his enemies and make up for his regrets... He would set out for the life he had always longed fo —Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 18 Reborn in 1980: Abba's Ambition 重生80-阿巴的野望 An 80-year-old tycoon is reborn in 1980, just as the youth centers are being shut down. By a twist of fate, he finds himself with a wife. Starting with nothing and living in abject poverty, the young couple come to know and love each other. From the countryside to the city, they work hard to change their lives and social standing. A vivid, authentic portrayal of the lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society in that era, their joys and sorrows, and the many sides of a society swept along 692Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 Back to 1983 重返1983 “W-what did you say? You're breaking off the engagement?” “That's right! I'm breaking it off!” “Y-you're not fooling me? You're really ending it? Y-you gave us your...” “You can have the two pairs of shorts! I'll get Director Yu to meet us at Jiangchun Teahouse!” “What else are you trying to do?” Liu Deqiu didn't answer. He turned and strode away. (A vivid period piece with sound values. The blurb doesn't do it justice, so please be patient and give it a read. It won't disappoint!) 710Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 21 Reborn in 1984: Everything Depends on My Own Two Hands 重生84：一切都靠手 Chen Feng is reborn in the 1980s. Relying on his own abilities and his knowledge of the future, he makes a successful comeback and builds his own business empire. 105Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 22 Back in 1983: Starting Out as a Devoted Husband and Dad 重回1983：从宠妻当奶爸开始 [Urban Life + Farming + Rebirth + Dad Life + Scumbag’s Redemption + Devoted Husband + Career and Wealth] In his twenties, Lin Ergou was so poor he couldn’t scrape together a penny. He had nothing except a wonderful wife and child. But in his sixties, Lin Jianzhou had billions in assets, luxury homes and cars, fame and prestige. He had everything except a wonderful wife and child. At his hospital bedside, his biological son glares at him and demands to know why he abandoned his wife and child, wh 282Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 23 The Great Era of 1979 大时代1979 Back to 1979, Zhang Handong returns reborn after enduring the wear and tear of the years. His family is on the brink of ruin: his younger sister is on the verge of drowning, his older sister has been tricked into marrying a disabled, hunchbacked man, and the family's grain won't last through the bitter winter... Life was hard in those days, a turbulent era etched into a generation's memories. People were still simple and sincere back then. Back then, all it took for the neighbor's big brother t 53Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 24 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 1.6kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 25 Tycoon of the Times 时代大亨 Liu Bei unexpectedly returns to 1990, just as China's economy is boarding the fast train. He can't afford to miss a single booming sector: finance and securities, import-export trade, real estate, the internet, and more! Since he's been given another life, he'll turn the tide and reach the pinnacle of success! 993Reads7.7Score100Shelves
- 26 Reborn in 2004: Reshaping China's Business World 重生到2004年，重写中国商圈 [Reborn + No System + E-Commerce + Internet + High Tech + All Kinds of Startups] [All Kinds of Business Wars] His company was losing money, and a sham divorce turned into a real one. The house, car, and assets were all transferred to his wife, and he even discovered that the two children he’d raised for over a decade weren’t his. At forty-four, Ye Bufan couldn’t accept the truth. After dragging his wife to her death with him, he woke up reborn twenty years in the past. Though he has to start his 285Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 27 Reborn in 2002 重生2002 Xiao Yang, a one-legged tycoon, was drawn by fate back to the turning point of his life in 2002. Overjoyed, he opened his arms wide and embraced an era that belonged to him. Given a second chance at life, he set himself a modest goal: first, become the richest man in the world! 4kReads7.9Score274Shelves
- 28 Reborn in 1995: I Have a Fortune of Billions to Inherit 重生95，我有亿万家产要继承 (Both leads are reborn + real-world industry + multiple heroines + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story + slow burn) Jin Yang, born into a wealthy family, was raised by his parents to live frugally. He has little ambition and is better at preserving what he has than making progress. When his childhood sweetheart is humiliated and takes her own life, and foreign capital moves to encircle his company, he is powerless to fight back and can only retreat again and again. Reborn, Jin Yang naturall 13Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 29 1982: Reborn Before My Wife and Child Fall into the Water 1982：重生在老婆孩子落水前 Synopsis: Urban rebirth + farming + period setting + devoted husband and dad + a scumbag’s redemption + getting rich! “Heavens! Please, let me see my wife and children again, even if it’s only for a moment!” As he lay dying, Ye Bufan desperately wished his prayer would come true. Every night for forty years, he had relived every little moment with his wife and children. Each memory felt like a knife, slowly carving into his heart. The people he had wronged most, the ones he felt most indebted to 708Reads8.7Score102Shelves
- 30 Reborn as a Stock Market God 重生之我是股神 Li Mo, a mediocre stockbroker, is reborn at the tail end of the 2008 financial crisis. With knowledge of the future stock market, he's about to become a legendary stock god... 198Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 31 Reborn in 1986: Building a Fireworks Empire 重生86：一手打造烟花王朝 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 6.9kReads8.5Score325Shelves
- 32 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 311Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 33 Reborn in 1988: Starting a Business 重生1988开始创业 Reborn at eight years old, he's too young to change his fate by any means other than selling popsicles. From then on, money rolls in as he leads his family to prosperity, makes powerful friends, and rises to the top. Packed with nostalgic period flavor. If you love the vibe of the 1980s, come on in. 202Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 34 Reborn in 1986: A Warm Home with My Wife and Children 重生1986老婆孩子热炕头 [Soul transmigration into a scumbag + doting husband and father + making money + hunting + cute pets + food + country life] Xu Wenhai, a golden bachelor, is reborn in 1986 and transmigrates into the body of a scumbag with the same name. Looking at his honest, fragile wife, covered in bruises, and his sweet, pitiful daughter, he inherits the original owner's memories and feels a pang in his heart. The scumbag is dead, so let me take care of you two. Isn't this the life I wanted in my previous lif 1.4kReads8.7Score101Shelves
- 35 Reborn: My 1990 重生：我的1990 In middle age, Zhang Xin drinks some counterfeit liquor and dreams himself back to the 1990s, where he must face the events he already lived through once in his previous life! “Patriarch, this is terrible! Zhang Xin has acquired every company under your name!” “What? That bastard has no respect for the rules!” Zhang Xin grins sheepishly. “Sorry, just a friendly tip: I think I’m the one who made the rules you’re talking about...” This book is also known as Reborn, So Surely I Can Make the Rul 2.3kReads8.9Score231Shelves
- 36 Reborn Against the Current 重生逆流岁月 Li Yiyang, owner of a listed company with a net worth of tens of billions, unexpectedly came back to the past, reborn. Seeing his sweet, sensible daughter and his beautiful, virtuous wife, his eyes instantly filled with tears! Given another chance at life, he returned with all his skills intact! He would give his wife and daughter a safe haven, fight his way through the underworld again, reach the peak, hold life and death in his hands, and set the underworld ablaze with a storm of his own! 1.6kReads8.2Score152Shelves
- 37 Making a Fortune from the Start: My Relatives Envy Me, and the Campus Beauty Goes Crazy 开局发财，亲戚眼馋了，校花癫了 [Reborn + period setting + multiple heroines + first love + unforgettable beauty + making money + feel-good story] Qin Fan, a lifelong bachelor in his thirties from the capital, was reborn in 2002. At the time, he was a junior at Beijing Jiaotong University. The girl he had always loved was his classmate Tian Ya, the daughter of a university administrator... From the start, his family was drowning in loan-shark debt and preparing to sell their courtyard house in Chaoyang, Beijing. Drawing on his 37Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 38 Reborn in 1990: Starting a Business with a Single Dime 重生1990：从一毛钱开始创业 Xiao Daoming, a rising business tycoon, unexpectedly returned to 1990. From the start, his biological parents cut ties with him. Even more bewildering, he was behind on rent and had not a penny to his name. At least Zhu Yuanzhang had a broken bowl when he started out. What did that leave him with? Fortunately, his sweet little niece gave him a ten-cent coin. Fine, he’d use that dime to start a business. Back in 1990, making money was almost too easy. In this life, he would make the two Mas bow a 954Reads8.5Score101Shelves
- 39 The Golden Age Against the Tide 逆流黄金年代 Reborn in 2000, Lin Xiaolei finds that real estate has yet to take off, the internet has just weathered a downturn, and the retail industry is only getting started. As the tide of the times rolls in, what will he choose? Lin Xiaolei says, “I want to make money.” “And after you’ve made money?” “Make even more money.” “What do you need all that money for?” “Make money with money...” 2.7kReads8.2Score167Shelves
- 40 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 283Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 41 Back to 1991: Building a Business Empire 重回1991做豪门 Chen Yang had spent most of his life achieving nothing, and now he was terminally ill. Then one night, he dreamed himself back to 1991, where he found his sweet, adorable little daughter and his gorgeous, sexy wife... What was going on? He and his wife had clearly divorced thirty years ago. Overcome with excitement, Chen Yang realized he had returned to the past. In this era, where gold lay everywhere, even a pig could take off. What’s more, Chen Yang had the memories of two lifetimes. He set ou 1.2kReads8.4Score103Shelves
- 42 From the Start, I Lost My Property Deed, But Unexpectedly Became the Richest Man 开局输掉房产证，却意外成了首富 [Urban + reborn + daily life + one heroine + entrepreneurship + border trading + period setting + building wealth] Yu Feng, who once commanded assets worth hundreds of billions, is reborn in 1999. Back then, he was destitute, addicted to alcohol and gambling, and his wife and daughter died because of him, leaving him consumed by regret. Now reborn, he unexpectedly gains the Fortune and Misfortune System, which lets him see other people's current luck. Watch as he uses the System and the foresigh 579Reads8.2Score108Shelves
- 43 Reborn: Conquering China's Stock Market 重生后，叱咤华夏股市 A young man with no sense of purpose repairs bicycles. People call him Tang Poyun. Then, one day, he transmigrates, and from then on, his fortunes soar. From the futures market to the A-share market, he single-handedly pioneers sentiment-driven trading and the limit-up board strategy, sparking a new wave in the world of speculative investors. They call him the Grand Helmsman of the hot-money trading scene. As a Chinese patriot, he takes part in the Thai financial crisis; he boldly takes on Weste 321Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 44 Rebooting 1978 重启1978 A middle-aged man who had amounted to nothing woke from a dream to find himself back in the tumultuous year of 1978. He discovered that many regrets could be put right, that many people he cared about were trapped in dark and desperate circumstances, and that opportunities he had never noticed before were emerging all around him. He had plenty of time to make up for past mistakes, seize those opportunities, and guide his lost and helpless family. But a reborn man with forty years of experience w 94Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 45 Life Rewind: 2012 人生回档2012 Back in 2012, the year he graduated from college, Ma Yibo used wildly surging stocks to build a fresh-food business. He invested in ByteDance, DiDi, Bitcoin... By the time DiDi was valued at hundreds of billions, ByteDance was worth trillions, and Bitcoin was worth tens of thousands of dollars, Ma Yibo had become someone people could only look up to. Titles came one after another: industrial magnate, tech magnate, investment god, agriculture pioneer, and philanthropist. Then Ma Yibo set off on a 11Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 46 Reborn as a God-Tier Investor 重生之神级投资 They say even a pig can fly when it catches the wind! Reborn at the dawn of the 2014 boom, Chang Dong vows to soar like a dragon and phoenix and revel in wealth and luxury! 2.9kReads7.8Score106Shelves
- 47 Reborn as a Financial Tycoon 重生之金融大鳄 When history returns to 2012, Chen Feng knows his chance to get rich has arrived. Invest, invest, invest! Using the advantage of being reborn, he takes one step at a time toward becoming the richest man in the world. 225Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 48 After Waking Up, I Became a Son, a Husband, and a Father Again 惊醒后，再为人子，人夫，人父 The tycoon never imagined his daughter would turn down his billions in assets, or that as he lay waiting to be cremated, she wouldn’t even want to see him one last time. In the depths of his grief, life starts anew. He becomes a doting husband and a super dad, using his exceptional business acumen to create one miracle after another and forge a new path to greatness. 143Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 49 Reborn in 1985: After Prison, I Rebuild a Business Empire 重生85：出狱后，重塑商业帝国 [1980s setting + realism + romance + business + political intrigue] The year 1985 marked a turning point in economic reform, as an extraordinary era began to unfold. Lin Mochi is lucky enough to return to this age of abundant opportunity, but fate seems to be playing a cruel joke: he is reborn in the body of a recently released convict. In the face of everyone’s disdain and misunderstanding, he always responds with a smile. You can’t explain ice to a summer insect. Who could possibly understand 2.5kReads9.0Score181Shelves
- 50 Reborn in 1981: I Marry a Beautiful Village Girl from the Start 重生1981：开局迎娶貌美村花 In his previous life, Chen Fei cruelly rejected Liu Ye'er, the village beauty. She jumped into a river, and both she and her unborn child died. Wracked with guilt, Chen Fei never married. This time, I’m determined to marry you, return the village beauty’s love, and build a fortune so we can live well and eat meat at every meal. 1.9kReads7.9Score183Shelves
