Novels like Back to 2003: My Rise Begins in the Demolition Zone
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- 51 A Peaceful Family Affair in 1979 平安家事1979 [Period Setting] [Countryside] [Hard Work] [Ordinary Life] [No Golden Finger] [Neither Rebirth nor Transmigration] [Told in warm, down-to-earth prose, a story about an ordinary life filled with warmth] Ji Ping'an always wanted to escape the countryside, turning his "unwillingness to settle" into "having no regrets." But even after the parachute tower stood weathered and abandoned, he was still trapped on his hometown's soil. Ji Manling always said she would repay her family's devotion, yet she r 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Heavenly Eye for Appraisal: From the Start, I Found a Piece of Imperial Green Jade 鉴宝天眼：开局捡漏帝王绿 [Antique Appraisal + Gambling on Jade + Beautiful Roommates] Qin Tianming, a delivery guy, happens to obtain the Divine Appraisal Eye, which gives him X-ray vision. From then on, he makes his way in the world of jade and antiques, striking it rich by finding overlooked treasures, while sharing a rental with two stunning beauties... 2.5kReads8.4Score30214d adds
- 53 Transmigrating into an Era of Poverty from the Start 穿越，一穷二白的年代开始 He transmigrated to 1948. His big brother was honest and simple; he was simple, but not honest. His parents played favorites, and that would have been bad enough, but the whole family thought it was perfectly natural. How was he supposed to live like this? 1.5kReads7.9Score10014d adds
- 54 The Antique Conspiracy 古玩迷局 [Antique appraisal + martial world + love and hatred + national treasures] When I was five, my mother disappeared because of an antique. My father married a woman who beat me every day, so I ran away from home and spent fifteen years learning the art of antiques from my master. My master was framed and killed, and my senior sister left me behind to avenge him on her own. I could no longer stay silent. Resolutely heading north to find my senior sister and investigate my master’s enemies, I carved 6.8kReads8.5Score58814d adds
- 55 Reborn in 1970: Divided from the Family from the Start 重生70，开局被分家 In the first half of his previous life, the protagonist lived recklessly and did every kind of evil, ending up with his family destroyed... In the second half, he worked hard and diligently. Just when he had finally managed to buy a house in the city, his nephew pulled out his feeding tube... Reborn just before the family split up, Chen Wein 7.5kReads8.2Score47414d adds
- 56 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 306Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 57 Transmigrating to the 1960s: I Was Kidnapped by Human Traffickers from the Start 穿越60年代：开局被人贩子绑了 [Period setting, no System, countryside, lighthearted, family bonds, hunting, getting rich]: Li Xiaohu transmigrates back to the 1960s and wakes up to find himself in the body of a five-year-old child. The original owner should have been on a train heading back to his family’s home in Northeast China, but now he’s tied up in a small warehouse. “What’s going on? Anyone online? This is urgent!” After being rescued, Li Xiaohu makes the most of the good luck he was born with in this life and the rud 627Reads7.5Score10714d adds
- 58 From the Start, I Find Treasures at Panjiayuan and Multiply My Profits Ten Thousandfold 开局潘家园捡漏，利润飙升一万倍 Xu Cong gets the Antiques Authentication System, which can identify whether any item is genuine. He thinks it’ll be pretty useless, but an online video about finding hidden treasures reignites his hope. So he goes to Panjiayuan Antique Market and finds a gold pattern coin from the Qing dynasty for just 180 yuan, then sells it for 1.8 million. He chips in 4,000 yuan with others to buy a rare set of Large Dragon stamps, then sells it for a premium of 8 million. He finds an inscription rubbing of t 5.9kReads8.3Score32414d adds
- 59 It's All National Treasures, and You Call This a Private Museum? 全是国宝，你管这叫私人博物馆？ After getting lucky and obtaining the Great Collector System, he began receiving tips on hidden treasures every day, along with amazing abilities like restoring antiques and tracking down antiquities. He went bargain hunting, stone gambling, timber gambling, bidding on storage units, and even opened a private museum… Then one day, he realized he had somehow taken on the task of passing down five thousand years of civilization! The bronze zodiac animal heads from the Old Summer Palace, lost overs 73.4kReads7.8Score4.6k14d adds
- 60 Super Appraiser 超级鉴宝师 Zhang Feng is a poor loser who's been unlucky his entire life. Hoping to turn his luck around, he takes his mother's advice and goes up a mountain to burn incense. There, he happens to stumble into a thunderstorm and gains supernatural powers. From then on, he sets out to marry a beautiful, rich woman and reach the pinnacle of life... The Buddha says, "Zhang Feng, money and women are hell. You should stop while you can..." Zhang Feng says, "Buddha, why not let me stay in hell a little longer.. 88Reads7.1Score2414d adds
- 61 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s and Became the Ultimate Little Uncle? 穿书六零，我成了极品小叔子？ [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + System + romance + passionate struggle + comeback + imaginative premise] Jiang Yang unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1960s, right as a nationwide famine strikes… He opens his eyes to find his reputation ruined. He’s been accused of harassing his own sister-in-law?! It turns out Jiang Yang has become the terrible, good-for-nothing younger brother-in-law of the female lead in the novel Reborn in the 1960s: The Charming Army Wife, D 408Reads6.9Score10814d adds
- 62 Reborn to Find Hidden Treasures in 1993 重生捡漏1993 In 1993, the antiques market is just beginning to take shape, with gold lying everywhere. Drawing on the wealth of experience and knowledge he gained in his previous life, Lü Jing seizes the opportunity and rises rapidly to become an internationally renowned antiques tycoon, unrivaled in his field. 3.2kReads9.0Score34414d adds
- 63 Reborn in 1979: Ex-Wife, Please Behave Yourself 重生1979：前妻请自重 {Traditional period setting} + {a vivid portrayal of society before the crackdown} + {the darkness of human nature}... Pei Jichang is reborn in 1979, but into the body of a poor peasant who happens to have the same name. That year, his beloved gets into university, his father-in-law is exonerated and promoted, and everyone in the village envies him. The Pei family is finally going to live well. But then... His beloved turns on him and demands a divorce, swearing to report to the brigade that Pei 4kReads8.6Score30714d adds
- 64 Reborn in 1978: Starting with Selling Herbal Tea 重生1978：从卖凉茶开始 In his previous life, Chen Fan was a businessman who met a crushing defeat. His family was torn apart, his loved ones were gone, and he was left with nothing but regrets. When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the dawn of Reform and Opening Up, eighteen years old once more. His family was drowning in debt, his mother was gravely ill, his sister's engagement had been called off, and his overbearing uncle was determined to seize the family's last means of survival. In this desperate situat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Taking Shelter from the Rain in a Brick Kiln with My Wife, I Was Dragged Off to the Firing Squad 和媳妇砖窑躲雨，被拉去打靶 A billionaire worth billions had his soul transported into the body of Zheng Qingren, a suspect in a major 1985 crime crackdown case. The case was about to be closed. After his trial, the rural young man Zheng Qingren was due to face execution, and the soul that had just been reborn panicked. Zheng Qingren was innocent. The real culprit would not be caught until a month after Zheng Qingren was executed. He had to clear his name! And demand compensation. He also had a daughter he'd never met, wai 7.5kReads8.2Score56114d adds
- 66 Reborn in 1993, Heading for Back to Field 重生93，奔赴向往的生活 Sun Yuanhang woke up one morning and found himself back in 1993. The gears of fate began to turn. In his previous life, he walked through darkness. His father was driven to his death, his older brother was beaten into disability, and his mother spent every day in tears. In this life, he swore to change it all. Since justice would arrive late, he would break through with his own hands. He would avenge his enemies and make up for his regrets... He would set out for the life he had always longed fo —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 67 Livestreaming Bargain Hunts in the West: From the Start, I Make a Hundred Thousand Times the Profit 直播欧美捡漏，开局十万倍利润 Xiao Bai transmigrates to a parallel world, inherits a bankrupt private collectibles museum, and awakens the [Bargain-Hunting Reclamation System]. The System can identify and appraise the history and value of any salvaged item, and even help recover collectibles. System: Host, wake up! Get out there and find a bargain! Xiao Bai: Shut up! Stop rushing me! I can't find bargains fast enough as it is! Whoa! Is this a rare edition of the Maryland News? Whoa! Is this an ancient Roman emperor's footwra 2.1kReads8.3Score18514d adds
- 68 A Doctor by Your Side 一路有医 After living in a daze for six years, Zhang San's fate is changed by an accident, and he sets out on the path of medicine. He studies and treats all kinds of illnesses and disorders associated with the Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin channels. In the end, he becomes a renowned physician and leads his family to a happy life. 305Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 After Six Months of Preparation, You Clear the Show in One Day by Finding Bargains 节目筹备半年，你靠捡漏一天通关 [If you were given 100 yuan, how long would it take you to earn a million?] Chen Mo wakes up in the body of someone at the filming site of the reality show “The 360 Professions.” The production team spent half a year and a huge sum preparing the show. All contestants start on equal footing with 100 yuan in seed money, competing to see who can make the most money before the deadline. The first contestant to earn a million can claim the enormous grand prize ahead of time. From the start, Chen Mo a 3.8kReads7.7Score33314d adds
- 71 Reborn in Tianjin, 1997 重生津门1997 Look at me! Look at me! Look at me! No tired old tropes, no melodrama, and chapters already in the bank. See how Han Chao gets a second chance at life and protects everything around him. You say he has no money? No problem: open a Sony theater, fight crickets, and sell technology. You say that’s not fast enough? Then I’ll just have to unleash a big move! The plot is carefully researched, and many of the events are based on things that really happened to people around the author. Every word is ty 17.5kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 72 Reborn in the 1970s: Hunting in the Mountains, Starting Life Anew 重生70年代：赶山狩猎重启人生 War hero Li Congsheng is reborn in the remote mountains of Northeast China in the 1970s. With a bare home and a mother left all alone, he draws on his military training, hunting wild animals with his precise marksmanship and carving out a world of his own. "No food? I'll take care of it." "Bandits? I'll shoot them down one by one." Protect the local people and build a fortune through business. Watch me lead the way! Amid the wilderness of Northeast China, Li Congsheng begins a new life of his ow 900Reads7.1Score10614d adds
- 73 1982: I'm Really Not a Good-for-Nothing 年代1982，我真不是二流子 [Rebirth + period setting + entrepreneurship + social savvy + everyday life + largely an ensemble cast] The rating has just appeared and is climbing. The audiobook and animated series are now available. Give them a try! Back in 1982, Lu Zhigang decided to make up for his regrets and give his family a better life. But why did none of them believe him...? He took over a brickworks, opened a food factory, and led Lujia Village racing down the road to prosperity. 11.6kReads8.3Score48514d adds
- 74 The Appraisal Grandmaster 鉴宝宗师 During the Republican era, Tang Shun, born into a family of antique dealers, saw his entire family wiped out over an imperial jade seal. A century passed in a dream, and when he woke, he had been reborn into a modern body. Relying on memories of his previous life, he makes his mark in the antiques world, finding countless treasures and never making a mistake. He wins the favor of beautiful heiresses and the reverence of antiques-world moguls. “This painting is a fake, because the original was de 4.9kReads8.9Score46914d adds
- 75 Reborn in 1963: Starting by Applying to Go to the Countryside 魂穿1963：从申请下乡开始 [Urban Farming] [Period] [Pocket Dimension] [Storage] [Farming] [Raising Children] [Transmigration] [Lighthearted] [Cultivation] The Three-Lives Stone is a unique treasure that lets a person live three lifetimes. A Nascent Soul cultivator found it. In his first life, he lived for over a thousand years in his original world before dying of old age. In his second life, his soul transmigrated to Earth. He lived to be over a hundred, then died of old age in 2118. In his third life, his soul tran 5Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 76 The Divine Calculator's Bargain Hunter 神算捡漏王 Zhou Ding was expelled from college and could only make a living by bluffing his way through fortune-telling. Then he happened upon a Bagua diagram capable of divining all things, transforming himself into a master fortune-teller whose readings fetched a fortune. He could even strike it rich by spotting hidden treasures among antiques. Millionaire, multimillionaire, billionaire: none of it would be just a dream anymore... 2kReads8.7Score26814d adds
- 77 Live Antique Appraisal: Bro, You’re Really Something 直播鉴宝：大哥可真刑啊 [Livestreaming + treasure appraisal + System] “Bro, you’re really asking for it. Looks like you’ll be spending more and more time behind bars.” “Ma’am, is that bracelet for blazing a trail, or is it a blue bottle?” “Little sis, that’s not Qing dynasty. It looks more like clearance stock.” “Last week’s, welded-on, freebie, candy...” Keep a low profile and don’t get cocky. 1.2kReads7.3Score10114d adds
- 78 Reborn in 1980: I Started by Hand-Building a Television 重生1980：从手搓电视机开始 Also known as Reborn in 1980: Building a TV from Scratch Hu Hanyi, a middle-aged gig worker, unexpectedly returns to Beijing’s Nancheng district in 1980, reborn as a tiny five-year-old. In his previous life, he missed every opportunity the times had to offer. This time, he’s ready to keep pace with the era. Make money, get famous, play rock music, explore antiques, anime, and Zhongguancun. Hey, I’m just having fun! The times are calling. Let’s see how Hu Hanyi, given another chance, becomes the 4.2kReads8.5Score26614d adds
- 79 Period: Dreaming of the Divine Machine, He Got a Cheat 年代：梦入神机他开了挂 Zhao Zhendong is reborn in 1970, with a lifetime of stories unfolding one after another. This time, he even has a pocket dimension, so he can do more and make his new life all the more exciting! He’s one hell of a guy! 2.9kReads7.4Score18114d adds
- 80 Gamblers Are Doomed 赌狗必死 Lu Chuan roared, his eyes bloodshot, like a beast ready to devour its prey. His sunny face had lost all its brightness. “I... I bought them all too... Unlike you, I have a wife and kids. What... what am I supposed to do? I never dreamed Argentina would lose, especially to Saudi Arabia...” 2kReads—Score19014d adds
- 81 Transmigrating to the 1950s: I Land a Secure Job Thanks to My Uncle, the Director 穿越五零：靠主任舅舅端铁饭碗 Parallel world, Period piece, Northeast factory workers, everyday family life, enjoying life, a happy life. Food delivery rider Zhou Guoqiang takes a tumble into a parallel world in 1950, where he finds a home with bare walls and a drafty, rundown house. His most valuable possession is half a ration biscuit, which he had in his pocket when he transmigrated. Zhou Guoqiang thinks about the policies of the time. Surely he can't spend his whole life bent over the fields? Just as he's worrying about 25.4kReads—Score2.2k14d adds
- 82 Reborn in 1992: Rising to the Top Starting in Middle School 重生1992，从中学开始逆袭 In his previous life, Lin Wenjie was made a fool of. His father was framed, and his family was destroyed. Reborn in his high school days, he planned to use his memories of the future to earn his first fortune, save his family, and crush his enemies. Then he would live a happy, peaceful life. But by chance, he bought a damaged little tower from an antiques dealer, and it set him on the path to immortal cultivation. From then on, he kept finding priceless treasures and made a fortune in the stock 15.1kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 83 Bargain Hunting: I Make My Fortune by Touching Things 捡漏：我的财富全靠摸 [Antique appraisal + urban life + tycoon + urban fantasy + golden finger] Finding treasures and spotting fakes takes a keen eye, but he chose a different path! Qin Li, an ordinary young man from the countryside with no connections, money, or credentials, failed the college entrance exam and moved to Jiangcheng to make a living as a delivery runner. By chance, his finger fused with a Buddha finger relic struck by lightning. Touching an object with that finger let him see how it had been made, cha 604Reads8.8Score18414d adds
- 84 Reborn in 1980: Building a Fortune Through Fishing and Hunting, with an Educated Young Woman Pursuing Me 重生80：渔猎起家，女知青倒追 [The 1980s + reborn comeback + no System + one heroine + hunting and fishing + getting rich in the countryside + everyday family life + grassroots development] Zhang Lei wakes up to find himself back in the 1980s. This year, the crossroads of fate lies right before him. One more step, and he can land the coveted iron rice bowl that everyone envies. But remembering the tragedy in his past life that changed his whole family's fate, he resolutely gives up his bright prospects and returns to the 13.2kReads8.2Score73314d adds
- 85 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Village Beauty and I Reclaim the Great Northern Wilderness! 穿越70，村花和我开垦北大荒！ [Transmigration + 1970s + Farming + Cozy Daily Life + One Heroine + Food + A Light System] Yang Yiming woke up one morning and found he had transmigrated to the Great Northern Wilderness in the 1970s. He had become one of countless educated youths sent to the countryside. After unexpectedly obtaining a System, he gave up the hard-won chance to return to the city and resolved to put down roots in the Great Northern Wilderness. When people tried to stop him from farming, he decisively planted them 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Childhood Friend Vs. School Belle: Let This Old Man Feel Young Again 青梅vs校花且让老夫聊发少年狂 [An Ordinary Path for an Ordinary Man] Meng Bo, a middle-aged has-been, is reborn and returns to that summer when even eating meat was a luxury. In his previous life, despite his kind heart, he was a complete and utter failure!!! Given the incredible good fortune of getting another life, the first thing he does is resolve to take a path completely different from the one he took before. He grabs his childhood sweetheart’s hand: “Xiao Zhao, this time around, I’ll make sure you eat well and drink y 117Reads8.2Score5514d adds
- 87 Feng Shui Treasure Appraiser 风水鉴宝师 [Feng Shui, Treasure Appraisal, Antiques, Feel-Good Read] Han Jingyang was failing in both business and romance when he unexpectedly gained the master-level appraisal skill from a game. Every antique he appraised gained attributes. A three-legged golden toad ornament with "Prosperity and Wealth"? A bronze statue of the God of Longevity with "Long Life"? A Hetian jade plaque depicting the Lotus Fairy with "Turn Misfortune into Fortune"? A bluestone stele with "Peace and Safety for the Home". A Yu 1.2kReads7.7Score10814d adds
- 88 Protecting the Dao in the Sixties: My Stepbrother Is a Pillar of the Nation 护道六零：我家继兄是国之栋梁 After transmigrating into the 1950s, she became him, Yang Jiansen, returning with the complete script of two lifetimes. In the 1960s, Lin Weiwei, a reborn woman, sabotaged him at every turn. In his previous life, she was the one who destroyed his stepbrother He Linyue’s promising future in service to the country. In this life, he swears to protect his brother at all costs and crush every scheme one by one. Through turbulent times, he plans every step carefully, steadily averts crises, and uses h 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, a Tough Farmhand Calls Off the Wedding and Splits the Family 重生1978：开局糙汉退婚分家 [Period setting + Reborn + Family drama + Forest farm + Everyday life + Building wealth] Reborn in 1978, Qi Feng had spent his previous life as a tireless workhorse, only to be drained to death by his awful relatives. This time, he refuses to swallow even a single grievance! His fiancée, whom he hasn’t married yet, looks down on his poverty and wants to elope with someone else? Fine, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Pay back every last cent of my hard-earned money, with interest! His v 9kReads8.0Score55814d adds
- 90 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
- 91 The Bargain-Hunting Master 捡漏大师 Synopsis: A treasure appraiser who had amassed trillions died in an accident, only to be reborn twenty-five years earlier, in 1997, in the body of an impoverished middle-school graduate. It all begins again. See how the protagonist finds hidden treasures, goes on adventures, digs for buried riches, raids tombs, and invests his way to the pinnacle of life. An extraordinary story awaits, with thousands upon thousands of priceless treasures ready for you to discover. 10.7kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 92 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Activated a Storage Ring 穿越60年代，我激活了储物戒指 Zhu Chengcai is an ordinary wage slave who dreams of getting rich overnight and living a blissful life: waking up naturally after a good night's sleep and counting so much money his fingers cramp. Instead, he has ended up as a wage slave with not a moment to spare. Just as he's preparing to return to his hometown, lie flat, and wait to die, he saves a little girl on the road and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, where he accidentally activates a storage ring he'd obtained by chance. So Zh 45.5kReads7.9Score4.9k14d adds
- 93 I'm Reborn, So of Course I Want It All! 都重生了，我当然全都要！ Rebirth + Multiple Heroines + Everyday Campus Life + Making Money + No System [Half romance, half business; slow burn. The women range from a roommate's devoted admirer to a campus goddess and finally a counselor. His career goes from game streamer to financier.] Xiao Yang wanted to take his childhood sweetheart from campus all the way to the altar. He even applied to the same third-tier university as the campus goddess. Unfortunately, she rejected him completely on the very first day of school 51Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 94 Back to 1978 to Embrace the Gold Brick 重回1978抱金砖 [Everyday life in a bygone era] + [Mechanical inventions] + [Research Institute 404] + [Military-industrial black technology] + [Passionate youth] + [Equipment sales] + [Espionage adventures] + [Battles you never knew about from that era] A cigarette, a cup of wine, a pot of tea. Watch me write. If you don’t like it, don’t come in! A different kind of period novel, with no posturing, face-slapping, or brainless plotlines. I’m not good at writing blurbs. Please head straight to the story. 5.8kReads8.8Score37114d adds
- 95 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
- 96 A Building from the Start, All I Want Is to Collect Rent and Slack Off 开局一幢楼，只想收租摆烂 There goes a kid crying nonstop, there goes someone trying hard and losing every time... If I don't cry, I won't keep crying; if I don't try, I can't lose. I rose and fell countless times in my past life, watching the tides of fortune turn through the seasons, only to end up working for the bank. After being reborn, I don't want to work hard anymore. I just want to be a landlord and enjoy life. This story is entirely made up. If anything sounds familiar, come bite me~ 3.3kReads6.3Score12614d adds
- 97 Reborn in 1997: I Was Going Bankrupt from the Start 重生97：开局就要破产 Also known as: Reborn in 1997: From the Start, I’m Going Bankrupt; The Everyday Life of a Middle-Aged Construction Worker Reborn; [Cozy everyday life + construction site stories + family squabbles + no showing off or face-slapping + one female lead] Yang Yuankun spent his whole life as a bricklayer, working himself to the bone. After inhaling too much dust, he stopped breathing in his fifties while lying in a hospital bed. But when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the moment he’d com 19.5kReads8.5Score92414d adds
- 98 Antique Appraisal Comeback: X-Ray Vision Makes Me Unbeatable 鉴宝逆袭：透视无敌手 [Bargain Hunting + Appraisal + Scheming + Stone Gambling + X-Ray Vision] After Lin Xuan is betrayed by his girlfriend, he gains the power of x-ray vision and turns his life around. His adventures in bargain hunting include street-stall cobblestones, a battered clay Guanyin, fake calligraphy and paintings worth more than the genuine articles, apotropaic porcelain, soul jars, a painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, a burial shroud, an unmarked cup, a Buddha statue with cinnabar 3.8kReads8.9Score38514d adds
- 99 Master Appraiser 金牌鉴定师 Chu Jian, an appraiser at an auction house, discovers an antique magnifying glass in the storeroom. While examining it, he accidentally causes a mutation in his left eye, giving him the ability to spot flaws in antiques and relics. From then on, his fortunes soar. From archaic, imposing bronzes to breathtaking porcelain and translucent jade, nothing can escape Chu Jian’s discerning eye. Money, beautiful women, and status come pouring in. A master appraiser and great collector rises to promine 2.2kReads8.1Score23114d adds
- 100 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
