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- 101 Reborn: The Rise of Capital 重生之资本崛起 This is a slow-paced, everyday-life story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. Please don't complain if it's not your thing. [Business + Everyday Life + Lighthearted + One Heroine + No System + No Cultivation] Lu Qingfeng was reborn before the college entrance exams, but this time his life was destined to be different. Watch an ordinary man from the lower rungs of society look on as the tides of capital rise and fall... 770Reads7.0Score10014d 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 That Year, I Joined the Battle to Defend the Stock Market! 那年，我参与了股市金融保卫战！ 108Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 Reborn in 2000: The Road to Becoming a Real Estate Mogul Worth Trillions 重生2000，万亿地产大亨之路 Yi Wangxi spent his whole life in real estate, working in many roles and eventually becoming the city general manager of a property group. But his personality cost him many opportunities to advance. In the end, he led an unremarkable life and died full of regret. On the brink of death, overwhelmed by reluctance and remorse, he drew his last breath. Then, as a streak of lightning flashed across the sky, a thunderclap jolted him awake. December 2000, Gangxia Village, Pengcheng. Yi Wangxi opens his 152Reads5.9Score12414d adds
- 107 A Life Without Regrets: Back to 1992 人生无憾之重回1992 Things don’t go your way nine times out of ten. If I could live again, I’d make up for every regret in my life! Career, family, relatives, friends, romance, brotherhood: I won’t miss out on a single one! Everyone who bullied, humiliated, or trampled on me in my last life will end up beneath my feet! Reborn in 1992, the protagonist Yang Fan doesn’t just want to be a butterfly flapping its wings. He wants to become a pterosaur stirring up the world. 1.3kReads8.6Score11014d adds
- 108 I Opened My Eyes to Find Quadruplets in My Wife's Belly 睁开眼，老婆大人肚里竟是四胞胎 [Spatial Bracelet + Devoted Husband + Hands-On Dad + Farming + Super Sweet + Set in 2010] Xiao Xuan, chairman of the Xiao Group, was a kind man who devoted his life to charity and helped countless people! But what no one knew was that, deep in his heart, he carried a hidden scar! Shen Qingwan, his wife, had once been pregnant with quadruplets for him! Even during the time when he was drinking and wasting his life away, she never gave up on him. In the end, she died in a difficult childbirth beca 83Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 109 Back to 1976 重返1976 Yu Jun, a graduate of Harvard Medical School's clinical medicine program and its computer science and technology program, is on his way back to China when his plane crashes. When he wakes again, he discovers that his soul has transmigrated into the body of a man named Li Jun in 1976. Li Jun answers his country's call and goes to the countryside as an educated youth, embarking on an extraordinary journey. 407Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 110 Back to 1990: My Dad Is a Coal Boss 重回1990：我爹是煤老板 [No harem, no clichés, no System: readers who mind should stay away] This is a story set in a small city in Northeast China in the 1990s. There are feuds and passions of the underworld, power struggles in officialdom, cutthroat business rivalries, and the everyday ups and downs of family life... [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.] 25.8kReads7.9Score1.8k14d adds
- 111 From Reborn Gaokao Student to World’s Richest Man 从重生高考开始，成为世界首富 [Reborn in a New Era + Building Wealth + Internet Industry + Life and Love + Reaching the Summit] Zhou Hao, a miserable veteran programmer working overtime, was kicked by fate back to the 2001 college entrance exam. Battered and bruised, he dusted himself off and set out on a path destined for greatness. Given a second life, Zhou Hao had ambitions of his own. Making money was only the beginner level of greatness; Appearing in Time magazine, dominating the IT industry, and reaching the top of the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Reborn in 2005: Conquering the Business World Without Regrets 重生2005：纵横商界无悔人生 At thirty, Mu Yan is the youngest sales general manager at a tech giant. On the night he closes a fifty-million-yuan deal, a car accident sends him back to 2005, to that summer when he was fifteen. From the cutthroat world of business banquets to a high school classroom piled with exam papers, he discovers that he has not only brought back fifteen years of future memories, but also a deep sense of guilt toward his family and the life he has lived. In this life, he has the foresight of someone wh 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 You’re Invincible Now. Go Down the Mountain! 你无敌了，下山去吧！ Many years ago, he rescued a girl from a wealthy man, only to suffer retaliation and flee in disgrace. Years later, he returns in triumph. The winds of change stir across the land, and heroes everywhere bow before him! 14.5kReads8.6Score3.6k14d adds
- 114 Reborn with the Stock Market's Soul, I Command a Billion Trades Like a God 重生觉醒股魂，操盘神之亿手 This book is complete, and the ending is not rushed. Read with confidence. In the stock market, whoever knows the secret to wealth can soar to the top. A small-time city dweller is reborn and awakens the soul of a stock trader. He breaks through every obstacle, uses AI to harvest global assets, aggressively develops new technologies, and rewrites the course of the world. He battles above his weight class, taking on capital, billionaires, and Wall Street. He makes a spectacular impact in the fina 50Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 115 The Scoundrel Reborn in 1985: Turning Over a New Leaf to Become the Richest Man 渣男重生回85，洗心革面当首富 [Reborn in a Bygone Era + Regretful Scumbag Husband + Pocket-Space Farm + Hands-On Dad + Devoted Husband + Building a Fortune + Cozy Daily Life] In his previous life, Lin Jiang was blinded by greed. He became a pathetic simp for a city girl and forced his wife to divorce him. In despair, she jumped into the river with their baby daughter in her arms... He drank and gambled away his days. He even stole the pigs and chickens his younger siblings worked from dawn till dusk to raise, sold them for 254Reads7.0Score10114d adds
- 116 Reborn in 2002: I’m Generous With Money and Shares 重生2002，我舍得给钱送股份 This may be the most realistic rebirth novel on Tomato, and the male lead's business model of 'being willing to give people shares' may also be the most criticized business model on the platform... 295Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 117 Reborn to Control My Fate 重生之掌控命运 (A low-key feel-good story + reborn, with flirtation but no romance + investing across various fields + a very slow burn!) After ten years of failed stock market investments, he was saddled with enormous debts and lost both his marriage and his parents' support. After jumping to his death in despair, he miraculously woke up fifteen years earlier, back in his college days in 2009. Faced with a second chance at life, Chen Xing resolved not to repeat his past mistakes. He would rely on his previous 10Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: An Onlooker Laughs as He Watches the Fools 四合院：吃瓜群众笑看众禽 Han Guodong, a bystander who loved watching the action, was knocked into the water while watching a child fall in. After saving the child, he unexpectedly gained a sea-island dimension! Before he could even celebrate, he noticed a “countdown” floating in the sky above the island. Han Guodong, who had spent years browsing all kinds of novel sites, assumed the countdown meant an apocalypse or some other disaster was coming. So he began racing against time to stock up on survival supplies! When the 504Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 119 Reborn in '83: Pursuing a Successful Life 重生八三：追求成功人生 He woke from a dream to find himself back in that special era. Faced with everything from the past, his family, friends, classmates, and the girl he loved, Yu Lijun couldn't hold back his tears… 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Back to 1982: A Billionaire's Fortune Begins with the Family Split 重返82，亿万富翁从分家开始 [The rating has only just come in, so it’s low.] Back in 1982 once again, 21-year-old Ye Xiaofei knows that his brother and sister-in-law, who look down on him, want to split him off from the family, and that he needs to save money fast to marry his fiancée after they secretly crossed the line... In an era when gold and opportunities are everywhere, making money is far easier than it will be twenty or thirty years later! See how Ye Xiaofei rides the tide of the times and becomes a household-name 14kReads7.8Score96514d adds
- 121 Back in the 1980s, I Returned to Beijing to Rule the Scene 80年代，杀回京圈当大佬 In 1985, even a pig could take flight if it stood in the right place at the right time. Xiao Guofeng returns to this era reborn, bringing his seed shop with him. Standing before his family's fishpond, he vows, “In this life, I won't let you exploit and squeeze us dry ever again. I'll take good care of Grandpa, protect my little sister, and marry the wife who's suffered a lifetime of hardship. Our whole family will live well!” 905Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 122 Reborn: Is Making a Trillion No Problem? 重生赚个一万亿没问题吧？ Li Zongliang was an ordinary man who became a stock market sucker in hopes of getting rich. After being fleeced time and time again, he finally saw the light. By a stroke of luck, he got in on a hot stock and earned his first fortune, turning his life around. He thrived in the stock market and succeeded in business, building up assets worth tens of millions in a short time. But before he could enjoy his life, he unexpectedly became reborn as a miserable high school student. With memories from mo 87Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 123 Reborn in 1976 as a Literary Giant 重生1976当文豪 [Reborn + Period Piece + Literary Great] His “Scar” laid bare the festering wounds of an era and established him as a leading figure in scar literature. His “The Herdsman” became a household name. Xu Lingjun and Xiu Zhi, brought to life by his pen, captured countless readers’ hearts. His “Ordinary World” was hailed as an enduring classic that inspired millions of young people. His “To Live” brought countless readers to tears. His “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “Red Sorghum,” “The Silence o 245Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 124 Reborn, I Caught the Little Doctor Fairy Just Before She Escaped 重生后抓住即将逃跑的小医仙 [Rebirth + Golden Finger + Tycoon + Multiple Heroines + Advanced Technology = Mindless Fun] Lin Xu suffocated to death in a ride-hailing car, but a jade pendant changed everything. He was reborn, back in 2006, just before the college entrance exams. His golden finger, Xiaoxiao, helps him overcome every obstacle. He completes missions and repairs advanced-tech mechs. After his rebirth, he wins his first fortune in the lottery. Watch him trade stocks, futures, and crypto. Watch him reap profits fr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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! 2.7kReads7.8Score11514d adds
- 126 A Whirlwind Marriage, and My Wife Is a Cold CEO 闪婚，老婆竟是高冷总裁 Highly recommended by Tomato editors: exhilarating, invincible action with a lighthearted style A young general in silver armor lays down his sword and returns to the countryside, hoping to live an ordinary life. But there’s always some fool looking for trouble. You want to compare strength with me? Then I’ll show you what an overwhelming victory looks like! You want to compare influence? Heh, fine. I’ll show you what real power and privilege mean! You were endlessly arrogant before I made a mov 1.7kReads8.8Score20914d adds
- 127 Fighting Again in the Martial World 再战江湖 A story about life's brevity and the fickleness of the world, exploring stock investment strategies and turning one's life around. Stocks are the main focus as the protagonist faces setbacks in life, draws on his own investment experience, and reclaims the heights of success. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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
- 129 The World’s Richest Man: A Never-Ending Flow of Wealth 世界首富之财源滚滚 In her previous life, the crushing burdens of everyday life broke Zhao Ming. By a twist of fate, he returned to 1995. Caught in the tide of the times, Zhao Ming had hoped to keep a low profile, but his abilities wouldn't let him. He could only forge his own path to the top! 421Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 130 Back to 1980: Making a Fortune with Chicken Carcasses 重回1980靠鸡架发家 After failing a mission, I accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world in 1980. Heaven has given me another chance, so this time I’ll make my fortune with my favorite chicken frames and build them into a thriving business! 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Reborn in the 1980s 重生八零年代 Reborn in the 1980s, he arrives as the winds of reform and opening up sweep across China, and the nation awaits renewal. Faced with his family's poverty and his stepmother's tearful pleas, he makes a different choice from the one he made in his previous life. Through hard work and foresight, he takes one steady step after another toward wealth. Starting with trading mountain produce, he moves on to buying and selling bamboo mats, leasing mountain forests, and developing tourism, transforming the 222Reads7.9Score11914d adds
- 132 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
- 133 The Ups and Downs of a Retail Investor 散户股道沉浮录 Told through the journey of a retail investor learning and growing in the stock market, this book explores the market through its principles and techniques, the wisdom of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, philosophy, and psychological resilience. It presents the deeply felt experience and perspective of a retail investor, giving voice to the pain and heartache of countless small investors and offering them warmth and strength. 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Reborn in 1992: Business Empire 重生九二之商业帝国 In his previous life, someone framed his family's soda factory and drove it into bankruptcy. His father couldn't bear the crushing debt and jumped from the rooftop. His mother was overcome with grief and soon passed away as well. Amid a series of tragedies, he sank deeper and deeper into despair. Now, heaven has given him a chance to be reborn. He swears to change everything, make a name for himself, and get revenge! And so, his rise begins with ten thousand yuan... 47Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 Legends of the Stock Market 股市群侠传 In a bull market, anyone can call themselves a stock-market genius. Only a bear market reveals who's the real deal. This book follows a stock-market novice as he makes a fortune trading shares. A live-trading stock market novel. By the time you finish reading, you'll be able to call yourself a stock-market genius too, seeing the secrets hidden behind financial statements. 32Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 137 Reborn: Financial Empire 重生之金融帝国 Back to 2009, with a System to lend a hand. A slice-of-life story about stocks, futures, and business. This is the ultimate feel-good novel, though I'll do my best to keep it grounded and close to reality. Brothers, let's explore the real world of wealth together! 1.4kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 138 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 5.8kReads7.9Score45414d adds
- 139 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, 390Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Reborn Movie Emperor Returns to the Stormy Night His Wife and Child Died 影帝重生，回到妻儿死亡的暴雨夜 [Movie star + dad life + farming + devoted husband] At the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony, movie star Cheng Yi receives a lifetime achievement award. When asked why his love life has been empty for thirty years, three blue butterflies fly in from nowhere and gently land on him. In that instant, the usually taciturn and composed actor, fresh off receiving his lifetime achievement award, loses control. Who knew he had once had a wife and children? He was young and hotheaded back then, and in his p 686Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 141 Stock Market Tycoon: Every Investor Begs Me to Lock the Price Limit! 股市神豪：全体股民跪求我封板！ On a parallel Blue Star, at the start of 2025, unemployed Gu Changsheng joined the ranks of fresh-faced stock market investors. Just before his portfolio was cut in half and he closed his account, he unexpectedly obtained a System that could replenish his funds without limit! From then on, he became a one-man army and rose to dominate the market! Buy, buy, buy! All investors followed his lead, and every hot-money trader bowed before him. Dump, dump, dump! Institutions and quant funds were all br 1.2kReads7.0Score10514d adds
- 142 Transmigrate to the 1970s: Tang Ershao’s Daily Life as the Family Breadwinner 七零穿越：唐二少养家日常 Tang Shen, the second young master of the Tang family, dies in a car accident. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to the 1970s in a parallel world and become a member of Tang Gou Village in Fuji Commune. In this era when being poorer is considered more glorious, his wife is pregnant, his younger brother is mentally disabled, and he is the backbone of the family. Tang, who has never known hardship, is absolutely freaking out... 203Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 143 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
- 144 Old Man Awakens: Making Money in the Stock Market and Enjoying Life's Beauties 老登觉醒：炒股挣钱享受美色人生 [Awakening + Stocks + Entrepreneurship + Beauties Everywhere + Everyday Life + Business Empire + Extraordinary Life] At forty-two, Lin Dadong awakened a System and went all in with eight thousand yuan from the start... He's just an ordinary man. Once he makes money, of course he wants to enjoy a beautiful life. This is the story of Lin Dadong's life in a small county town. 5.2kReads6.3Score44614d adds
- 145 Reborn: Misappropriating Tuition to Trade Stocks, Earning a Trillion 重生：从挪用学费炒股，爆赚万亿 Wang Hao is an ordinary finance worker who has repeatedly hit a wall in the stock, futures, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrency markets, suffering loss after loss. Then, while saving someone in an unexpected accident, he is hit by a car and reborn with his memories intact in 2013, back when he was still a student. Even more miraculously, he gains a mysterious financial System. Facing a year that feels both familiar and strange, Wang Hao is filled with excitement and anticipation. He knows this 4.9kReads7.9Score33614d adds
- 146 Xuanhuan: Teaching My Three Daughters at Home 玄幻：带着三个女儿念私塾 Li Xuan transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation and awakened a System. But the System only gave him a private school and told him to grow vegetables, cook, fish, and so on... Li Xuan regretted that he couldn't cultivate, never realizing that he was already invincible. Countless nearby immortals, demons, and monsters all wanted to befriend him and become his disciples. A beautiful woman passed by and inexplicably fainted. Li Xuan rescued her. But after she gave birth to triplet daughters 673Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 147 Reborn in 1995: The Winds of the Times 重生95之时代风云 Reborn in 1995, Chen Yuansheng, a legendary underworld boss, returns to the darkest period of his life: fresh out of prison, penniless, framed by a colleague, and with his girlfriend marrying someone else... No matter. He was already formidable in his previous life, so this time he'll be even more incredible. With his foreknowledge of history and a firm grasp of the future, he rises at an unimaginable speed, stirring up an era of change that sweeps across the land. [If you make money ahead of yo 10.9kReads8.5Score86414d adds
- 148 Reborn: Making Money Is the Right Way 重生，搞钱才是正道 [Business and stocks] [Period] [No System] [Campus entrepreneurship] [Revenge] [Lighthearted comedy] The protagonist, Chen Ze, is reborn in 2010, just after the college entrance exams. He confesses to the goddess he’s pursued for three years, only to be rejected. In a fit of anger, he cuts ties with her. She asks him to pursue her for another two years, but he refuses outright, saying, “I’ve lost interest in romance. Making money is the only fun in my life.” Next, he borrows from loan sharks and 5.1kReads7.8Score26614d adds
- 149 Reborn in 1990: Escaping My Toxic Family from the Start 重生90开局逃离原生家庭 [One heroine] After being reborn, I hadn't even had time to enjoy my new life before Qian Lao saw through my identity when I predicted the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is so hard… I start a media company and recruit Liming and Huang Jiaju to take on the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industries… Then I do everything I can to find the love of my previous life. In this life, I'll live for her… 105Reads6.8Score1114d adds
- 150 Reborn in 1997, I Became the World’s Richest 重生1997，我成了世界首富 Ling Yun was reborn in 1997 as a young man saddled with massive debt. He had no choice! Relying on memories from his previous life, he decided to borrow some money from financial markets around the world to tide himself over. Wall Street, with its abundant capital, was naturally the perfect place. His frenzied money-making and large-scale acquisitions soon caught the attention of Western financial conglomerates, which moved to suppress him. And so began a war of blockades and counter-blockades, 1.4kReads8.7Score10814d adds
