Novels like Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast
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- 51 Restart: My Reversed Flow of Time 重启：我的逆流时光 (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 28.5kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds
- 52 The Hunting King of Bashan 巴山猎王 A transmigration tale set in a bygone era, brimming with rugged mountain spirit and the warmth of everyday life. Armed with memories from his past life and everything taught by his master, the King of Hunters, he wields a hunting rifle, trains mastiffs, and fights wolves. In the 1980s, he sets up a cooperative, builds roads, and buys vehicles, determined to find a way forward for a poor village deep in the mountains. From venturing alone into deadly wilderness to find a life-saving old ginseng r 115Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 53 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 27.2kReads8.3Score2k14d adds
- 54 The First Day After I Was Reborn, My Whole Family Wanted Me Dead 重生后第一天，全家想让我死 On the First Day After I Was Reborn, My Family Wanted Me Dead 140Reads—Score114d adds
- 55 The Deadly Treasure Hunter 绝命大藏家 [Entirely handcrafted, with no AI involved + adapted from industry secrets + authentic antique appraisals with photos and text + a mogul’s redemption] After more than forty years in the antique trade, twenty-eight years robbing tombs, and fifteen years faking antiques, sixty-year-old Ma Wangye had finally washed his hands of the business and planned to enjoy his retirement. Who could have guessed that on New Year’s Eve, someone would kill him with a pickaxe in front of Old Wangye’s grave? His li 50.6kReads8.8Score5.8k14d adds
- 56 Dad, Take It Easy. Our Family's About to Go Bankrupt 爸，你稳重点，咱家快要破产了 Would you dare listen to a song all the way through? Memories crash over you like a flood, devouring your pounding heart bit by bit until you can't breathe... After traveling back in time to 2004, Chen Lichuan finds that at eighteen, with the summer ahead of him, he can have anything he wants. But the youth they shared still hurts, even after the breeze has passed. 49.2kReads9.0Score5.7k14d adds
- 57 The Gods Bow Low, While the Wind God Shines Alone 诸神折腰，风神独美 The Gods Bow, but the Wind God Stands Alone 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Born to Make Them Laugh 转笑生 Turn to Laughter —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 46.7kReads8.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 60 Back to the 1960s, Without a Single Regret 重回60年代不遗憾 [Period setting] + [pocket dimension] + [Transmigration] + [farming] + [genius] Li Jianyao is struck by lightning and sent back to the 1960s. The only relative he doesn't see is his great-grandmother; he reunites with everyone else. The meteoric iron he found as a child turns out to contain a pocket dimension. He can grow crops and raise animals inside it, and it even contains an entire sea. Using the pocket dimension, Li Jianyao helps his family and village survive years of famine. With his ext 5.3kReads8.4Score36014d adds
- 61 Reborn in 1970, I Awaken a System and Start Hunting 重生70年，觉醒系统从打猎开始 Reborn in the 1970s, an era when people went hungry as often as they ate their fill, and even shopping required ration coupons. His father is a retired soldier, and his mother is raising five children. Su Yu is the third child in the family, with a younger brother and sister, as well as an older brother and sister. He starts changing the family's circumstances by hunting. 29.4kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 62 Reborn in 1978: Hunter-Doctor of Changbai Mountain 重生七八，长白山猎医 In his previous life, he weathered storms of bullets and enjoyed the splendor of the city. On his sixtieth birthday, he was reborn in the village where he had once lived. In this life, Liu Hongjun just wants to stay in the mountains, work as the village doctor, and spend his free time gathering herbs and hunting. He wants to enjoy a leisurely life. 45.3kReads9.3Score4k14d adds
- 63 Hunting in '86: My Family Feasts on Meat and Wine 狩猎86：我带全家喝酒吃肉 [Short drama with the same title. Search for the protagonist Ma Hu on Tomato or Red Fruit to watch] [Everyday life in the 1980s]+ [Hunting in the mountains]+ [Support System]+ [One heroine]+ [Lighthearted comedy] My name is Ma Hu. Hu as in “careless.” In my previous life, raising dogs left me destitute, and I eventually died at the hands of a wild boar. Reborn in 1986, I face a limping father, a hardworking mother, a dilapidated old house, and my third older sister in her worn cotton jacket. I'v 94.4kReads8.7Score9.4k14d adds
- 64 Shining with Stars 闪耀含星 Reborn + space + special abilities + mutually devoted romance + stone gambling Hacker, beautiful pharmacist, military-family heiress vs. the mightiest soldier king For thirty-five years, her parents kept her under their thumb. They arranged for her to donate bone marrow to her cousin, causing her to miss the high school entrance exam. She became their favorite target for bullying. Every chore in the house, big or small, was dumped on her, and whenever anyone was in a bad mood, beatings and insul 3.5kReads8.3Score38614d adds
- 65 The Doomsday Survivor Transmigrates into a Pitiful Bride in the 1960s 末世苟王穿成六零替嫁小可怜 (Transmigration + period setting + both virgins + pocket dimension + military marriage) She was the most vengeful survivor in the apocalypse, but after someone close to her grievously wounded her, they threw her into a horde of zombies. She was the sidekick to the eldest daughter of the Qian family in the capital. Just because she was pretty, they poisoned her and deliberately fed her hormones, turning her into a fat, ugly scapegoat. Now the apocalypse’s most vengeful survivor has transmigrated 4.2kReads8.5Score42214d adds
- 66 Bow Hunting in Changbai Mountain: The Greatest Hunter King 我，弓猎长白山，最强猎人王 A new work is in the making. Come check it out! Lin Erhu returns, reborn. His first order of business: refuse the marriage proposal! Some women are poison. No matter how beautiful they are, you can't afford to take them. Then he begins his hunting trips in the mountains. With his exceptional archery and fighting skills, Lin Erhu becomes the King of Hunters. From then on, he dominates the world and rises to the pinnacle of life. 72Reads6.1Score2614d adds
- 67 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… 4.1kReads8.3Score65814d adds
- 68 Reborn in 1976: Hunting Countless Wild Beasts 重生1976：狩猎无数野物 Completed. The new book is Reborn in 1970: Making a Fortune Through Eagle Hunting, also known as Hunting in the Mountains: My Dad Came from an Eagle-Raising Village in Northeast China. After a car accident, veteran Zhao Cang unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a young street punk with the same name in the 1970s. He even gains an invincible Hunting System, launching an incredibly lucky and unbeatable hunting career. He heads into the mountains to shoot birds and pheasants with a slingsh 16kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 69 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.2kReads8.6Score23214d adds
- 70 Grab It! If You Don’t Snatch the Golden Finger, Who Will? 抢啊！金手指都不抢，要留给谁？ She is Daipa, the strongest shaman of the Black Miao tribe. She can divine the future and is skilled in poisons and gu magic. Her moods are unpredictable, and a pure black kitten is always at her side. She is Gu Qingcheng, a timid educated youth sent to the countryside after being set up. Someone schemed to make her take another woman’s place as a bride, and she lost her life as a result. She is Ma Xiaotiao, an older single woman whom her relatives think will never get married. She has been stuc 369Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Thunderous Crackdown on Black Crime in the Political Arena 官场之雷霆扫黑 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 86.9kReads8.2Score6.5k14d adds
- 72 Reborn in 1982: This Rogue Refuses to Become a Street Loafer 重生八二：浪子绝不做街溜子 Chen Weiguo is reborn on October 24, 1982, the day before his family falls apart. In his previous life, he was a no-good drifter: idle and irresponsible. He caused his wife and daughter to die tragically, and after his family was shattered, he had no choice but to leave home. He worked hard all his life, only to die alone. This time, he has the chance to start over. Life may be tough, but he's determined to shake off his reputation as a drifter and give his family a good life. Once despised by e 43.1kReads7.9Score4k14d adds
- 73 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 74 In the 1970s, I Won't Be Anyone's Fool: I Head to the Countryside, Hunt the Hills, and Marry the Village Beauty 七零不做冤大头，下乡赶山娶村花 [One Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Creatures + Hunting in the Mountains + Playing the Fool] His own mother and older brother schemed to get Xiao Zhendong fired. He raised a bastard child and spent his whole life giving everything to his family, only for that same son to pull out his oxygen tube when he was on his deathbed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1972. Xiao Zhendong sold his job and set his whole family up. He kicked his scumbag father and slapped his vile mothe 26.8kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 75 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.8kReads8.9Score14614d adds
- 76 The 1970s: Someone Switched My Rural Posting Location 70年代：我被人调换了下乡地点 (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + villain reborn + laid-back life + light System elements + wish fulfillment + everyday family life) After transmigrating into a book, Wu Xuan, who had spent his previous life as a workhorse, wanted nothing more than a cozy life with a wife and children. But with a reborn villain, a suffocating family of origin, and scheming educated youths around him, Wu Xuan was forced to start outmaneuvering them. 14.8kReads7.6Score77214d adds
- 77 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 16.4kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 78 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.6kReads7.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 79 The Little Sunshine Is Selfish and Sharp-Tongued 小太阳她自私又毒舌 The Little Sun Is Selfish and Sharp-Tongued 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 186.9kReads8.6Score16.6k14d adds
- 81 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 [The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, thes 526Reads9.2Score10014d adds
- 82 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 200Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 83 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 6.9kReads9.0Score41414d adds
- 84 Secrets of the Three Kingdoms: The Truth Behind Zhuge Liang's Downfall of Li Yan 三国机密：诸葛亮废李严的真相 The Hidden Truth of the Three Kingdoms: Why Zhuge Liang Stripped Li Yan of His Power 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 I Rule the Archives of Life and Death on the Other Shore 我在彼岸执掌生死档案 "Chen Mo, would you be willing to work for the Underworld?" "That lousy place? Not even a dog would go!" "A monthly salary of fifty thousand." "If even dogs won't go, then I'll go!" "Triple overtime pay, and if anything goes wrong on a mission, we'll make sure you get a good next life." "Big Brothers Hei and Bai Wuchang, you can count me as clocked in today." "Lord Yama, you're paying me so much, it's got me worried." 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The 1970s: You Have Space, So Why Not Hunt and Trade? 70年代：有空间你不打猎倒卖？ [Travel between two worlds ➕ resell supplies ➕ raise hunting dogs ➕ hunt ➕ raise wild animals ➕ fish for rare giant fish ➕ build a wellness resort ➕ bring technical documents for missiles, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets, along with high-yield hybrid seeds, to the 1970s and 1980s] He transmigrates to 1977, an era when guns and hunting are unrestricted and wild animals are unprotected. Yang Guangshu, fifteen Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, Xiasi dogs, and East Sichuan hunting dogs, pl 24.6kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 87 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 I Just Married a Young Educated Woman, and Now I Have to Rise from Infancy? 刚娶女知青，让我从婴儿开始逆袭？ [Period setting + educated youth + hunting and farming + rural life + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to 1972, Li Yunfeng has just married an educated young woman when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. The System’s missions are rather ridiculous: walk one meter in a minute, and get a solid-gold longevity lock as a reward. Li Yunfeng: “What? One meter in a minute? Even someone with a blood clot in their brain could walk ten meters!” He then sprints half a kilometer. S 880Reads8.5Score14014d adds
- 89 A Fleeting Moment 寸阴 [Infinite-loop adventure in the early stages + an intelligent villain + detailed supporting characters + haven't figured out the later stages yet ^_^] Urging someone to study medicine is a recipe for disaster! Even with a golden finger, you still can't overcome human nature! So let it go. Take off that white coat, as if shedding the shackles weighing you down, only to fall into a cycle, an apparently endless loop. Within the cycle of 2015, you uncover a shocking secret from hundreds of years ago 7.3kReads—Score58814d adds
- 90 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 91 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 67.2kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds
- 92 Back to 1978 重返1978 Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2kReads8.8Score21514d adds
- 93 Factory Underworld 工厂江湖 Savor the ups and downs of life, and watch its many twists with a smile. Follow Li Mu, a university graduate, as he repeatedly stumbles and gets back up amid the scheming and backstabbing of the workplace, eventually transforming from a clueless rookie into a smooth, savvy winner who can handle anything. 20.9kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 94 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 55.2kReads8.7Score3.1k14d adds
- 95 Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国：最后的江湖 From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei) 32.5kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds
- 96 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
- 97 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 16.4kReads7.8Score67314d adds
- 98 What Do You Mean, Wicked Heiress? That’s How We’ll Always Love Her 什么恶毒千金，那是我们永远爱她的心 What do you mean, wicked heiress? That's the heart that will always love her. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Period: 1960, Finding Fortune in the Mountains 年代：1960，靠赶山财富自由 Zhang Hanshui transmigrates to the foot of Changbai Mountain in the 1960s. In an era of famine and shortages, food is hard to buy even if you have money, but if you have food, you’re absolutely number one. With food in hand, you can have anything. He has a pocket dimension, and after inheriting the Medical Canon, he also knows medicine. He barters, forages for wild vegetables in the mountains, picks mushrooms, catches fish and shrimp in the river, digs up century-old ginseng, hunts, farms, lives 8.1kReads8.3Score51314d adds
- 100 The Sixties: There's a Little Shop in My Mind 六零：脑海中有间小卖铺 [Period setting + pocket space + convenience store + family life + leisurely living + hunting + engineer] Li Xuewen transmigrates to the 1960s, where he faces a shortage of clothes, food, and supplies. Luckily, there's a magical little convenience store in his mind, stocked with everything: food, supplies, knowledge... If he can think of it, the store has it. With this magical little store, Li Xuewen's life goes swimmingly... 13.3kReads8.2Score94214d adds
