Novels like After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s
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- 1 Rebooting 1986 重启1986 Suddenly reborn in 1986, veteran ladies' man Wu Jiangshan slammed on the brakes in time beneath the covers, preventing the tragedy from happening again. Looking at his first love, stripped down to a little white lamb, Wu Jiangshan ground his teeth in secret. Since he had the chance to live a second life, he was determined to take a different path, all so that one day he could bring the whole pot of meat home! 348Reads9.0Score11314d adds
- 2 Reborn: I'll Never Abandon My Wife and Kids Again 重生：我再也不会抛下老婆孩子 Urban Rebirth + Making Up for Past Regrets + Devoted Husband and Doting Dad + Building a Business and a Fortune “Chen Yang, I'll never forgive you for as long as I live. Never!” “Your surname is Chen and mine is Shen. We're not related in the slightest.” “You don't deserve to be called a father. The day you left Mom and me, my father died!” Though Chen Yang had amassed a vast fortune, he had not found a shred of happiness. At midnight, the memory of his wife, tears streaming down her face as she 3kReads8.9Score18914d adds
- 3 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 2.8kReads9.1Score17814d adds
- 4 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? 5.4kReads9.2Score45014d adds
- 5 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 1.4kReads9.0Score10114d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Rewind to 1983 回档1983 After a night of drinking, middle school teacher Li Huijun was reborn on the eve of the 1983 college entrance exams. Determined to keep his family from suffering again, he became the top scorer, sold salted fish, collected antiques, and held public office, quietly building himself into a tycoon. Now watch as the man standing atop the mountain of wealth stirs up the winds and clouds of the world... 13.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 8 Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man 重生82年，全球首富 Marriage Before Love + Reborn to Make Amends + Revenge at Last + Trillions in Assets + Retiring in Comfort Original title: Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man The male lead, Ye Nan, spent years burying himself in work. After being diagnosed with cancer, he donated all his possessions and eventually passed away with regrets. But when he wakes up, he remembers how, after getting drunk and acting recklessly, he caused Ji Yuqi to become pregnant before marriage, which ultimately led her to jump 2kReads8.2Score19014d adds
- 9 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! 7.2kReads8.7Score43314d adds
- 10 Reborn in 1990: Sis, I’m Back 重生1990：姐，我回来了 In his previous life, the beautiful Chen Zipei was called a bringer of bad luck by the villagers. Afraid she would bring him misfortune, Li Dongfang beat and berated her until, on the night of the Qixi Festival, he drove her to throw herself into the river. For decades afterward, Li Dongfang was consumed by guilt and could not escape it. On the Qixi Festival in 2021, Li Dongfang was reborn on the Qixi Festival in 1990 Li Dongfang: “Chen Zipei, I’ve come back for you.” Chen Zipei: “Mm. I’ll prote 348Reads9.1Score6814d adds
- 11 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 9.3kReads9.0Score95214d adds
- 12 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... 5kReads8.9Score32914d adds
- 13 While My Wife Was Still Young and Naive, I Talked Her Into Having Our Second Child 趁媳妇青涩，忽悠她为我生二胎 [One heroine + baby + everyday farming in the 1980s + building a fortune + devoted husband] When he opened his eyes, Zhou Feng, a chairman worth billions, had been reborn. He was back in 1988, on the very day his wife, Su Xiaoqing, jumped off a cliff after suffering severe postpartum depression! The moment he realized he had been reborn, he laughed through his tears. Heaven had given him a chance to make up for the greatest regret of his life. First, he had to go from a ne'er-do-well to a doting 3.7kReads9.0Score33214d adds
- 14 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... 21.4kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 15 Back to 1970: From the Start, My Family Wants to Split Up 回到1970开局要分家 One day, Zhao Yi woke up and discovered he had returned to thirty years earlier. Everything that had happened seemed almost too real to be a dream. Remembering all he had done for his family, only to be met with disdain, Zhao Yi decisively proposed splitting up the household and getting away from those shameless leeches. My new work is here! Please enjoy reading it. I hope you like it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 12.1kReads8.8Score57714d adds
- 16 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 3.4kReads9.1Score38614d adds
- 17 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 5.3kReads9.1Score57814d adds
- 18 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. 11.1kReads9.0Score96914d adds
- 19 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
- 20 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 16.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
- 21 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.9kReads8.3Score3k14d adds
- 22 My Daughter Took Her Life on the Tracks After Falling into Depression. I Was Reborn to Make Amends 女儿抑郁卧轨，我重生赎罪 Guo Fan lived in abject poverty, leading a life of drunken debauchery like one of the Sanhe day laborers. His life revolved around alcohol and cigarettes. This unfit father nevertheless had a daughter, Guo Xiaohan, who excelled both academically and in character. But growing up without a father's love, Guo Xiaohan developed severe depression. Then, one midsummer day, she skipped school and jumped from the train platform. “Dad, thank you for taking care of me for these fifteen years. Your unfilia 28.7kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 23 Back to the Day Before My Pregnant Wife Jumped to Her Death 回到怀孕老婆跳楼的前一天 Urban rebirth + a scumbag's regret + devoted dad + doting husband + career and wealth + no System + cozy everyday life (one female lead) Yu Cheng saw his parents off after they had lived for a century, then later said goodbye to his father- and mother-in-law, who had also lived for a century. With nothing left to tie him down, he donated his billion-dollar fortune to the country. Then he went to the seaside where he and his wife, Jiang Yuman, had first met, and jumped in without hesitation. At l 8.3kReads9.4Score82514d adds
- 24 Rebooting 1988 重启1988 Millionaire Qin Lang returns to 1988. Seeing his beautiful wife and adorable daughter struggling in poverty, Qin Lang, who lost his way chasing money in his previous life, decides to climb to the top once more, with family in one hand and career in the other, and shape this wild, fast-growing era! 1.4kReads9.1Score24814d adds
- 25 My Pregnant Wife Died Saving Me. Reborn, I Went Mad 怀孕老婆救我身亡，重生后我疯了 Synopsis: Urban rebirth, doting dad, devoted husband, cozy everyday life, starting a business and striking it rich “Zhou Zhengxian, from now on, try to be a decent person.” His wife pushed him to safety and used the last of her strength to say those words before sinking into the icy winter river. His anguished cries could never bring his wife's vibrant life back, nor the child she carried. In the years that followed, Zhou Zhengxian lived in wealth and splendor, with a vast fortune at his command 4.7kReads9.2Score45014d adds
- 26 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
- 27 Reborn Sign-In: The Busy Farmer Dad 重生签到：乡村奶爸种田忙 [The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming. Please show Yawan some support, and see whether the drama's portrayal matches your idea of Yawan.] [Search for Reborn Sign-In: The Country Dad's Busy Farming Life on the Tomato or Red Fruit short-drama apps to watch.] [Heartwarming everyday life, one heroine, adorable kids, male lead turns over a new leaf] After dying of illness, he opened his eyes again to find a little toddler weeping and saying, “Daddy, don't hit me. My butt still 4.6kReads9.3Score31114d adds
- 28 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in 1974, and Got a Wife from the Start 穿书1974，开局送老婆 Li Shuyang inexplicably finds himself in a strange new world. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he’s forced to split up the family. Once he gets the story, he realizes he has transmigrated into a book. At first, he’s terribly disappointed with life here, but then he discovers he’s been given a wife. For a lifelong bachelor in his thirties, that’s an offer he simply can’t refuse. 7.1kReads8.9Score30414d adds
- 29 I Woke with a Start and Returned to the Moment My Wife and Daughter Had Their Accident 猛惊醒，重回老婆女儿意外时 [Reborn in the 1980s + no System + a scumbag husband turns over a new leaf + devoted husband + doting dad + farming + one heroine + building a fortune + the capital’s elite circle + a little officialdom] Back on the day his wife and daughter had their accident, Meng Haisheng fights desperately to save them both. One mystery after another from his previous life begins to come to light. It turns out someone deliberately lured him into gambling. It turns out he was actually a young master from the 12.8kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 30 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10.3kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 31 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 Reborn: My Golden Age, 1988 重生：我的黄金年代1988 Some people call the years from 1985 to 2000 the golden age, the best of times. The tide of economic growth came rolling in, and fortunes were made one after another. Zhong Yuanchao, who had spent his previous life working in education, returned to 1988 and found himself in a run-down civil affairs bureau, with divorce papers right before him. Standing once more at a crossroads of fate, he decisively chose to cut his losses while he still could! Now free again, Zhong Yuanchao wanted to do just t 27.6kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 34 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 29.8kReads8.8Score3k14d adds
- 35 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 21.6kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 36 Spirit Spring in My Space: Reborn to Win Back My Wife 空间灵泉：重生追妻 [Reborn + devoted dad + farming + romance] [Two completed novels of over a million words each, so you can count on the author to finish this one] After wasting half his life, Li Yao managed to ruin a winning hand completely, losing his triplet babies forever and breaking up his family. Only when he was trapped in a sea of flames, and the wife he'd divorced years ago rushed into the fire without hesitation to die alongside him, did he realize that she had loved him more than anything... When he o 11kReads9.3Score97914d adds
- 37 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
- 38 The Troubles My Younger Sister Brings: Striving in the '80s 妹妹带来的烦恼，奋斗在八零年代 My eldest sister is a vicious villainess, my second sister is the reborn true heiress, and my youngest sister is the cherished muse of a harem novel. Zhang Qingming figured he was doomed... Luckily, he had a whole city with him. Time stood still inside it, and its supplies refreshed every day. 11.3kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 39 The True Heiress Returns with Her Metaphysical Powers, and Her Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Stall 玄学真千金归来，豪门全家跪求别摆摊 The Metaphysical True Heiress Returns, and Her Entire Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Fortune-Telling Stall 749Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 重生回来，我故意清空了空间 When I Was Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 2.8kReads—Score3314d adds
- 41 Reborn in 1970: A Thousand Acres of Mountains Become My Hunting Ground 重生70，千亩大山都是我的猎场 In his previous life, Guang Hao abandoned Ai Xiaofang, only to be schemed against by his wicked fiancée after returning to the city. Not only did his parents die tragically, but he himself ended up living out his days alone. Heaven gave him another chance, and he was reborn with a full seventy years of memories. Guang Hao discovered that the skills he'd learned in his previous life had been perfected to the highest level after his rebirth! With his peerless hunting skills, Guang Hao turned the t 16.1kReads8.2Score80814d adds
- 42 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 17.5kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 43 Reborn in 1983 重生1983 A billionaire returns to 1983. His family is poor, his father is hospitalized with severe injuries, and his sister has been forced into a marriage destined to make her miserable for the rest of her life. He falls to his knees in remorse over all the calamities he caused. Luckily, there’s still time to make things right. In an era where gold lies everywhere and business is growing wild, he vows to help his whole family live a happy, fulfilling life this time around, and to whip this era into shap 865Reads8.9Score17214d adds
- 44 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
- 45 Reborn in the 1970s: Uncle Silly San Is No Longer Silly 重生七零：傻三叔不傻了 [1970s setting + spatial storage + male protagonist’s perspective + Northeast China’s heated kang lifestyle + cozy farming story] Liu Tiezhu spent his whole life doing hard labor for his older brother’s family, only to end up drugged to death and dumped in a mass grave. Given another life, he’ll use the supernatural arts heaven granted him to stand on his own two feet, find the woman who has been longing for him, and live the rest of his life well. 4.1kReads8.9Score30414d adds
- 46 Oh No, I Just Reborn and Scared My Future Wife into Fainting 糟糕，刚重生就吓晕未来老婆 [Dad raising a child + 1981 period setting + making money + one heroine] A wealthy bachelor from the 21st century wakes up after a one-night stand to find he has been reborn in 1981 in the body of a burly, ugly-looking idiot feared as a villain. The moment he opens his eyes, he scares the stunning young woman who spent the night beside him unconscious. He plans to treat it as a beautiful encounter. In this golden age, he'll work hard, make money, and build a fortune. Until one day, he runs into 11.2kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 47 My Father Pretended to Be Mute, and My Boyfriend Lied to Me 装哑的父亲和骗我的男友 A father who pretends to be mute and a boyfriend who deceives me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Back to 1960: I Actually Became a Farm Owner! 回到1960：我竟成了农场主！ [Period setting, daily life, farming, a pocket dimension, stockpiling supplies, family and neighborhood life] Li Zhiyuan, a young man from modern times, transmigrates back to the 1960s, when people don't have enough to eat or wear. Luckily, the farm he manages comes along with him, and even undergoes all kinds of miraculous changes. Life slows down. His extended family gets along, and there is none of that exhausting scheming and infighting. More and more, he feels that this era... might actuall 18.4kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 重生后我放弃保送，他慌了 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 479Reads—Score414d adds
