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- 1 1958: I Spoiled My Little Sister Rotten 年代1958：我把妹妹宠上天 Period + golden finger + Reborn + lighthearted comedy + no grimdark angst + everyday family life. If that's not your thing, don't read. Bad news: He got hit by a car. Good news: He hit the jackpot. A truck sends you to another world, guaranteed delivery. Ye Tian, an office drone from the 21st century, is unexpectedly reborn in a small mountain village in 1958. He knows little about the era, but in this life, the orphan from his previous one now has a loving grandfather and grandmother, an uncle 2.2kReads6.3Score10614d adds
- 2 Reborn in 1960: I Can Draw Prizes Every Day 重生1960：我每天都能抽奖 Period Drama + 1960s + Children of High-Ranking Officials + System + Abundant Supplies + Serving in Government to Benefit the People Lu Yu was born during wartime and, as soon as he was born, was left with a local family by his biological parents. In 1960, they found Lu Yu just as he was about to get married and took him back to the capital. Then disaster struck. The family of the adoptive parents who had treated Lu Yu as their own was destroyed, and even his fiancée Yulan couldn’t survive. Give 3.2kReads6.8Score20314d adds
- 3 Back to 1970: I Snatch the Beautiful Young Teacher's Heart 重回70，从截胡青春女教师开始 Li Xiangwen, who had been alone in his previous life, has been reborn. In this life, he has just three things to do: provide for his grandmother, help his younger brother succeed, and beat everyone to marrying the female teacher Qiu Ning! After thinking it over for ages, Li Xiangwen settled on one thing: marrying the female teacher Qiu Ning was the most important. “She's great at making Grandma happy, and helping my younger brother study comes naturally to her!” 309Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn in 1997: I Became a Minor 重生1997：我成了未成年 [Urban] [Reborn] [Farming] [Sweet romance] [Richest man] [Period novel] Lian Wendong is reborn at the age of twelve. From the start, he jumps into a river and is rescued by his childhood sweetheart. How will he defy fate and become the richest man? How will he change the world's technological landscape? Can he make it into space? A newcomer here, so I hope you'll share your thoughts. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn in 1990: The Tech Mogul Who Made His Country Unstoppable 重生90：我科技枭雄，强国无双 [No golden finger + an ordinary person’s rise + making a fortune + cozy everyday life + reborn in a bygone era] Your college entrance exam spot stolen, forced to sell a kidney, and saddled with hundreds of thousands in loan-shark debt? Reborn, Zhu Wentao looks coldly at the people who trampled him to death in his previous life. This time, he’ll take back everything he lost! Hong Kong businessmen call him “Boss Zhu,” government agencies recruit him as a “technical consultant,” and countless beaut —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Transmigrated to the Seventies, Busy Gathering Gossip 穿越七零吃瓜忙 [Female-oriented, male protagonist's perspective + transmigrates into a book + doesn't go to the countryside + no System + communal courtyard] Liang Jingze has no idea why transmigrating into a book happened to him, but since he's here, he may as well make the best of it. He's talented and clever, and he certainly won't end up as cannon fodder like he does in the book. Somehow, though, he accidentally becomes the foil to the heroine. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 You Schemed Against Me and Hurt Me: Why Are You Crying When I Disown My Family? 阴我害我：我六亲不认你哭什么？ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn in 1973: Hand in Hand for Life 重生1973携手一生 No System, no pocket dimension, only a minor golden finger. Farming, one heroine. Since spirits are forbidden from cultivating into human form after the founding of the nation, Lu Yuan declares himself the King of All Dogs. Yet after decades of cultivation, he still makes no progress. With no other choice, he ventures into the human world, where danger and traps lurk everywhere. Fortunately, when he is at his lowest, his master rescues him. For saving his life, Lu Yuan owes her a karmic debt. 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn in 1979 重生一九七九年 In his previous life, he was a spoiled rich kid who took his devoted wife for granted and squandered his fortune. In the end, his family was destroyed, and he died alone! Reborn for a second life, it feels as though everything has come around again. He'll make up for the regrets of his past life this time, and won't let anyone down! 33Reads5.3Score314d adds
- 10 Catch My Brother-in-Law Cheating from the Start 开局捉奸大姐夫 [Just started: transmigrate into a book + 1970s + female lead + semi-alternate setting + a touch of ensemble cast] Cheng Qian is an orphan. His life has been full of ups and downs, with both successes and failures. After an accident, he transmigrates into a romance novel his coworker was reading. As someone who transmigrated, shouldn’t he get the male lead’s role? At worst, shouldn’t he be a supporting male character? Why did he get stuck with the cannon-fodder role? Cheng Qian has read enough t 438Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 11 One Glance at a Male-Oriented Novel, and I Was Forced to Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s 看一眼男频我就被迫穿书六十年代 [Period piece + one heroine + barefoot doctor] Have you checked today's trending headlines? If you have, you should have seen the news about a top student who scored 738 and died suddenly in a storage room while reading a novel. By then, I'd already transmigrated into a male-oriented web novel, so maybe I still had a chance of being saved. After five years of reading, you could have sent me into any book and I'd have been fine! At least I'd know the plot and could avoid the pitfalls! But what ki 7Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 12 Meat at Every Meal, and Grandma's Family Is Furious! 顿顿吃肉，奶奶一家气疯了！ In his previous life, he became a sucker just to marry the woman of his dreams. His family was ruined, and he ended up raising another man's son. Given a second chance at life, he refuses to be a sucker again. He dumps the gold-digging woman and decides to help his whole family make money, build a fortune, and create a better life. 423Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 13 My Great-Grandfather Tricked Me Back to the 1950s 我被祖爷爷坑回到了五十年代 In the 22nd century, the invention of the “Double T” System shocked the world. “Double T” stood for “transmigrating through time.” It could send people back to any era in the past, and came equipped with a range of powerful apps, including shopping, communications, and an encyclopedia. Wang Angxi was born in the 1980s of the 21st century, while his great-grandfather was born in the 1990s of the 20th century. Wang Angxi often heard his great-grandfather talk about how hard life had been in the pa 12Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 14 90s Roughneck: Making a Fortune with an Orphan Girl 90糙汉：携孤女搞钱致富 [Period Drama | Farming and Business | Everyday Life | Mutual Healing | Rise to Prosperity] In 1992, Lu Jin, whose brothers and sister-in-law had broken his leg, “bought” Su Wanqing, an orphan girl being forced into marriage, for eight yuan and sixty cents. Limping side by side, the two left their mountain village and started out setting up a stall to repair pots and writing letters for others. Supporting each other through every hardship, they turned bitter days into sweet ones and eventually b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Short-Lived Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel 年代文里的短命男配 Du Ning transmigrates into the body of a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside in the 1970s. Getting a second chance at life should be the greatest stroke of luck, but Du Ning can't bring himself to celebrate, because his golden finger is completely at odds with the spirit of the times. Even harder to accept is the fact that he seems to have transmigrated into a historical novel, and worse, he's a short-lived supporting male character. 1Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 16 Back to 1970: My Children Try to Stop Me from Remarrying from the Start 重回70：开局儿女阻止我再婚 [Historical Era → Farming → Reborn → One Female Lead → Revenge → Everyday Life → Feel-Good Power Fantasy] In his previous life, Li Zhengguo lost his wife at thirty-four and never remarried, devoting himself to raising their five children. But he never imagined that he had been living his whole life within someone else’s scheme. Even more absurdly, every one of the children he had cherished all his life was plotting against him! Perhaps Heaven took pity on his ill-fated life and gave him a ch 980Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 17 Reborn in 1988: The Bandit Boss Donates an Aircraft Carrier to the Nation 重生1988悍匪大佬为国捐航母 [Business wars, daily life, period setting, underworld, reborn, Soviet Union, smugglers, Varyag aircraft carrier, trading canned food for planes, stock subscription certificates, real estate bubble] In my past life, the underworld left a trail of corpses in its wake. Given another chance at life, I, Liu Huaqiang, lay down my butcher's knife. I will build a financial empire, protect the people I love, and make the world hear my voice! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn in 1985: My Three Stunning Ex-Wives 重生1985，我的三个绝色前妻 [Just rated, score may rise; take your time reading. Ten thousand words updated daily. Urban life, everyday living, entrepreneurship, getting rich, Period setting, Soviet Union, border trade, romantic rivalry, she chases him to win him back] Xu Guoliang transmigrated back to 1985, to a small city in northern China. He opened his eyes in a cramped, noisy apartment block owned by a state-run enterprise. Seeing the three stunning ex-wives in the room questioning him about stealing their living expe 161Reads5.7Score10614d adds
- 19 Transmigrate to 1970 穿越1970 One heroine, a pocket dimension, no System This is the story of a post-90s generation person who transmigrates to the 1970s. Armed with memories of the future, they use their foresight to rise to the top in this perilous era. 418Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 20 Hooliganism? My Innocence Must Not Be Defiled 流氓罪？我的清白不容玷污 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Just Reborn, and My Three Ex-Wives Show Up with Kids 刚重生：三个前妻带娃杀上门 [Transmigration and rebirth, 1990s setting, everyday mountain hunting, multiple heroines, Greater Khingan Range, making a fortune, light wish-fulfillment] Lu Fan, a wilderness survival expert, is reborn in a parallel world in the Greater Khingan Range of the 1990s. He becomes a good-for-nothing at Hongxing Forest Farm, sharing a name with his original self. From the start, three ex-wives show up at his door with three children in tow. On top of that, Wang Defa, the forest farm director, demands 5.7kReads5.4Score59714d adds
- 22 How a Man Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s and Scraped By 70年代穿书男如何苟活 After transmigrating into a book set in a bygone era, she snatches the scumbag male lead’s golden finger ahead of time. When she’s sent to the countryside, she plans to survive on her own, but then she breaks her leg and is rescued by the kind young man who once helped her... Era + Transmigration into a Book + Pocket Dimension Any logical inconsistencies should be taken as authorial liberties. 396Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 23 Now That I'm Reborn, Helping Dad Rise Through the Ranks Is Only Natural 都重生了助老爸步步高升很合理吧 In his previous life, Lu Chen was a carefree playboy who squandered a winning hand and became notorious as a son who brought shame to his father. After being reborn, he turned over a new leaf and helped his dad rise through the ranks. I’m no good at writing a blurb, so just dive right into the story. 2.8kReads5.4Score20114d adds
- 24 I Sign In and Farm in the 1970s 我在七零年代签到种田 Life is like a dream, and dreams are like life. Wang Fugui was shot in the head and transmigrated to the 1970s. It was an era when supplies were scarce. As the saying goes, chickens lay eggs and eggs hatch into chickens, their descendants multiplying endlessly. He farmed, raised chickens and rabbits, and filled the world with students. With his own hard-working hands, he built a fortune and supported his young wife. As the saying goes, there’s nothing like the warmth of everyday life to accompan 79Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 25 Back to 1979: From the Start, I’m Under the Covers 重回1979：开局竟在被窝儿 [Rebirth + farming + period setting + one heroine + everyday life + reselling supplies] Li Chengkun was born into a cadre family, but his parents neglected his upbringing, leaving him good for nothing. In the 1970s, he not only lived a life of extravagant spending, but also squandered every advantage he had. His father was literally angered to death by him. Then, over a promise, Li Chengkun was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, indirectly causing the deaths of three sworn brothers and lettin 256Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 26 The Period: First, I'll Make Sure My Family Has Enough to Eat 年代：先带家人吃饱饭 Lin Bei unexpectedly transmigrates to a remote mountain village in a special era, one mired in natural disasters and extreme shortages, where people struggle just to feed themselves. He takes over the body of a young man with the same name. His family is destitute, his little brother is still young, and the burden of survival weighs heavily on him. Lin Bei decides to start by making sure his family has enough to eat. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn, I Bid Farewell to My Ex-Wife 重生了，告别前妻 In his previous life, he married Yang Caifeng, a beautiful widow, and became the laughingstock of the Fen Dou Forest Farm. After spending half his life helping her support another man, she ran off with someone else. He lost everything and met a tragic end at the hands of his adopted son, who beat him with a wooden stick. He never expected Heaven to take pity on him and give him a second life. Reborn in 1981, he is in the middle of divorcing Yang Caifeng. Yang Caifeng: “This time around, you're m 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn in 1987: My Ex-Fiancée's Family Panics After I Break Off the Engagement 重生87退婚后，前妻一家急疯了 Zhang Wenfeng spent his whole life henpecked. Only on his deathbed did he discover that his wife had played a part in his death, and that the son he’d loved all his life wasn’t even his. He dies consumed by rage and bitterness, only to wake up in 1987, at the very scene where he was about to marry his wife! This time, he won’t be a spineless cuckold. He’ll start turning his life around by breaking off the engagement with that awful woman! 190Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn in 1988: I Won’t Marry a Wife Who Always Bails Out Her Brother 重生1988，扶弟魔老婆不娶了 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 262Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 30 My 1983 我的1983 [Rebirth + Urban Life + Farming] After university lecturer Lu Xiaofeng unexpectedly dies, he returns to 1983. From the start, he keeps a low profile and grows stronger, stunning everyone as he rises step by step from a poor student to a top scholar. Starting with a shop, then opening a factory and a company, how will he rise from an ordinary citizen to the leader of a business empire? 260Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn: Becoming a Tycoon in 1970 重生：1970做富豪 The year Qin Huai was reborn was the year famine struck the whole village. That year, a girl would follow you for nothing more than a steamed corn bun! That year, a large gold ring could be exchanged for just two steamed buns. Back then, all it took to settle in the city was to occupy a plot of land and put up a shack. The turbulent years of memory always inspire nostalgia and longing, and are impossible to forget! People were still simple and kind back then. In those days, the only thing the gr 130Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn in 1978: My Beautiful Educated-Youth Wife Wants to Split the Family 重生78：美女知青老婆闹分家 (Reborn, period setting, countryside, educated youth, space, satisfying read) Reborn in 1978, the beautiful young educated youth and wife cannot have children. In order to carry on the family line, she actually... 617Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Transmigrated to the 1970s: Working as a Cook at a Shanghai Textile Mill 穿越七零年代，魔都纺织厂当厨师 Transmigrating to the 1970s + Hotel Storeroom + Shanghai + Black-Market Trader + Spectacular Food + Cautious Survivor + Quietly Getting Rich! A wildly satisfying period piece is here! When Zhong Guohua wakes up, he discovers he's landed in 1970s Shanghai! While everyone else is starving, he looks at the five-star hotel kitchen storeroom in his pocket space and bursts out laughing! Australian steak? French foie gras? The finest seafood? It's all there! Piles of grain, cooking oil, rice, and flour 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn: Farming and Hunting in the 1970s 重生70耕猎生涯 (River rafting. Hunting. Gathering herbs. Raising kids. Mountain foraging. Everyday family life.) Back in the 1970s, he draws on the memories of his past life and takes up a bamboo pole to raft down the river. With a hunting rifle in hand and a herb-gathering shovel at his side, he leads his family to a happy life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Back to 1986: The Golden Age 重回1986：黄金时代 In 1986, vocational student Shen Nian was framed and sent to prison for eight years. His younger brother took out loan-shark debt to clear his name, then went astray. His mother cried herself blind, and his father died of grief. When he opened his eyes, he was eighteen again. This time, he would never be anyone’s pawn. Starting with a three-wheeled cart and a tin shack, he would carve out a path to success in the building-materials trade, an industry no one thought much of. Cement, mortar, preca 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn: It Starts with Tricking My Little Sister into Eating Egg Custard 重生：从骗妹妹吃鸡蛋羹开始 Some things only become worth remembering after enough time has passed. Some people only make you feel utterly devastated once they're gone. In a dream, Zhang Wenyuan returned to thirty years ago, to that poor and struggling home. His father was still young, his younger sister still a child, and there were uncles and aunts everywhere, along with a crowd of brothers and sisters. That backward little mountain village was the home he cared about most. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Reborn in a Bygone Era: I Married My Sister’s Best Friend from the Start 重生年代：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 [No System, no pocket dimension, everyday life, making a fortune, 1980s] Wang Zhigao was reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980. When Xie Yuxi asked him to marry her again, he didn’t hesitate. In front of everyone, he called out, “I will!” In his previous life, he was blinded by greed and watched helplessly as Xie Yuxi fell into despair. Reborn in this life, he swore he would make her the happiest woman in the world. They say that even a pig can fly if it catches the right wind. In an 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Refuse to Marry Into Her Family: I Want to Wed My Beautiful Childhood Sweetheart 拒绝入赘，我要娶绝美青梅竹马 Billionaire Wang Peng is reborn in the 1970s. He wants to make up for the regrets of his previous life. But first, he has to find a way out of the woodshed. His grandmother has tied him up inside and is about to send him off to become a live-in son-in-law. Fortunately, he brought his RV back with him. This time, he absolutely refuses to become a live-in son-in-law. He will make sure his wicked grandmother meets a miserable end, and that everyone who tormented him dies without a grave. He will ta 68Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 39 Back to 1975: The Stunning Educated Youth Begs Me to Take Her In 重回1975：绝美知青求我收留 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 40Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 40 I Transmigrated to the Seventies and Married a Cool-Headed Female Educated Youth from the Start 穿越七零，开局娶个清冷女知青 [Transmigration to the Past + Pocket Dimension Cooking + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Husband + Building Wealth] Modern food blogger Jing Yu opens his eyes to find he has transmigrated into the 1970s, becoming a good-for-nothing whom everyone despises. From the start, it’s his wedding night. His new wife, Chu Qingyuan, a cool and aloof educated youth, looks utterly hopeless, her heart already dead. Seeing the young woman crushed by fate, Jing Yu immediately steps in to protect her. The origin 133Reads—Score15414d adds
- 41 Reborn in the 1970s: Divorced from the Start 重生七零开局离婚 Never look down on a good-for-nothing. He may be useless at everything else, but he can still put a green hat on your head! Gao Xiaoqiang, a famous Guangdong entrepreneur, caught his wife, Wang Xiaoling, cheating on him at a hotel. Only then did he discover that his worthless friend, Wang Shengli, had been cuckolding him for decades. His poor heart was so badly shocked that it raced faster and faster until it simply stopped! Who was he? A seasoned businessman who had spent decades dominating the 23Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 42 1980: From Nothing to a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 1980：从一无所有到万亿身家 [Period] [business management] [mountain foraging] [leisure] [lighthearted] Zhou Xia, a modern livestreamer who played games for a living, worked himself to death in front of his computer. When he awoke, he had been reborn in 1980 as a sickly man who shared his name. Looking at the quiet, peaceful mountain village, Zhou Xia knew that from this year onward, all of China would undergo earth-shaking changes. In an era full of opportunity, with everything waiting to be rebuilt and gold lying everywh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Went Away to Build a Dam, and Came Back to Find the Family Dividing Up the Property? 我在外面修大坝，回来被分家？ In 1981, Jiang Shaoan set out to become a low-key Gourmet supplier! First, supply one factory, then an entire township! Give me a chance, and I'll give you a Gourmet processing plant in return! 574Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn in 1975: Marrying a Young Intellectual and Rising to the Top 重生75：从娶知青开始走上巅峰 In his previous life, Jiang Chao's cousin married a gentle, demure city girl who was soft and delicate, while Jiang Chao married the village beauty he had grown up with. Everyone envied his cousin for marrying a woman from the city, but after the wedding, she threatened to kill herself rather than sleep with him. Meanwhile, just a month after Jiang Chao's wedding, he became a father, and he rode the spring breeze to make his fortune. A fire took the lives of both Jiang Chao and his cousin, and t 467Reads5.6Score11314d adds
- 45 A Second Chance at Life, Starting in 1976 重活一世从1976开始 Xiao Qiang, buried in debt, died amid poverty and illness. Reborn at the age of eight in 1976, he resolves to get into a good university, find the first love he missed in his previous life, help his family and friends change their fates, earn more money, and give his family a completely different life. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 1958: Starting as a Health Officer! 年代1958，从卫生干事开始！ Wang Wei transmigrates. He gets a spatial dimension. His memories merge. And then he becomes a sanitation officer at the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office. Amid the tides of a great era, Wang Wei just wants to do his job honestly, preferably helping his family and friends get through these difficult years. But things take a turn. First, he's temporarily assigned to a construction site in Miyun, and then... A new book from a veteran author, with a reliable update schedule. 2.8kReads5.7Score14414d adds
- 47 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 205Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 Reborn in 1970: I Can Practice Martial Arts and Cultivation 重生70，我能练武修道 I transmigrate to the 1970s and choose to go work in the countryside. Period + pocket dimension + golden finger. After arriving in the countryside, I hunt, farm, and search for treasure. With my golden finger, I live a life of plenty... 145.3kReads7.7Score15.1k14d adds
- 49 A Young Lad Takes on 1966 小孩哥勇闯1966 [Period] [Slice of Life] [Slow Paced] [Childlike Fun] [Cute Pets] [Hunting] [Black Market Adventures] [No Female Lead] [Pocket Dimension] [Stockpiling] [Countryside] [Urban] [Business] [Making Money] [Hunting] [Gourmet] [Fine Wine] [Fighting Enemy Spies] In 1966, a young boy awakens memories of his past life. Armed with foresight and a golden finger, he braves a decade of turmoil, strives through a golden age, and sets sail amid the currents of history. 6Reads6.5Score614d adds
- 50 From the Start, I Get into Tsinghua, and My Uncle Is Yi Zhonghai? 开局考上清华，大伯易中海？ After transmigrating to the 1950s, Yi Tian thought he’d landed in a farming story. Then, on the day he got into Tsinghua University, his drunk father burst into tears. “Son, the truth is, your uncle is Yi Zhonghai!” Well, would you look at that? I’m the long-lost nephew of Yi Zhonghai, the “Supreme Deity of Morality”? With his Tsinghua admission letter in hand, Yi Tian made a dramatic entrance at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang! That day, Yi Zhonghai went mad! He looked at the face before him, 24.4kReads5.1Score1.6k14d adds
