Novels like Back to 1990
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Back to 1990, best match first.
- 1 It's 2025 for Me, but 1990 for the System? 人在2025，系统在1990？ The fantastic short-drama adaptation, The System Is at 91: Reward Yourself and Become a God, is now available to watch for free on Fanqie, Hongguo, and Douyin. Thanks for your support! Lin Jie was tricked by the System! After forcing a kiss on a beautiful CEO, the System took a wrong turn and ran off… With no other choice, Lin Jie exploits a timeline bug, winning over the most beautiful CEO, her stunning secretary, and her playful bodyguard as he steadily rises to the top of life. Lin Jie stand 1.4kReads5.2Score16914d adds
- 2 The Dream-Chasing Years 逐梦年代 Jiang Qiming, a fishmonger at the wet market, sees his fate take an unexpected turn! One dream takes him thirty years into the future, giving his life a major boost. From then on, he’s surrounded by wealthy heiresses, business tycoons’ daughters, and movie stars. At last, the down-on-his-luck young man embarks on a life of glory... Thanks to everyone who looked down on me! You’ll only make me stronger! 2.1kReads8.4Score19714d adds
- 3 Comeback in 1990 逆袭1990 Chen Dong wakes up to find himself reborn in 1990, a year when gold seems to lie everywhere. Haunted by regrets from his past life, he starts out selling tea eggs... The financial crisis, the oil crisis, the food crisis... Through one black swan event after another, Chen Dong turns the tables and surges ahead. He uses the very weapon his enemies know best, capital, to show everyone: The dragon of the East has awakened! 2.1kReads8.2Score16014d adds
- 4 The Golden Age: From the Start, I Was Forced to Drop Out and Work to Support My Family 黄金年代：开局被逼辍学打工养家 This was a golden age, with opportunities everywhere and money just waiting to be picked up. Liang An was a corporate drone who somehow returned to 1991, becoming a young man from a rural village in a remote region. As soon as he arrived, he was forced to drop out of school and work to support his family... 12.1kReads7.6Score77214d adds
- 5 Reborn in 1996: Starting by Revitalizing a Poor Town 重生96：从振兴贫困镇开始 "If it benefits the nation, I will give my life, so why should I shy away from danger or fortune?" Only after spending half his life amid the ups and downs of officialdom did Zhou Pengcheng realize that some opportunities, once missed, become lifelong regrets. As the tide of the times surged forward, he returned to the crucial moment when he graduated from party school. Determined not to repeat his past mistakes, Zhou Pengcheng chose to take root in a poor, remote countryside and face the countl 24.7kReads8.5Score81214d adds
- 6 Reborn in the Nineties: The Wild Years 重生九零之野性时代 Li Fei was betrayed by his best business partner and his beloved young wife, leaving him trapped in a power struggle among the heirs of wealthy families. Unable to fight back, he leaped from the tower of his company building and ended his life. To Li Fei's surprise, he didn't die. Instead, he was reborn in the 1990s, just after finishing his college entrance exams. His mother was still alive, and his father was still at his post. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his past, he began amassi 28.2kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 Reborn in 1988: Build a Fortune Investing in Treasury Bonds 重生1988：靠投资国库券发家致富 Reborn in 1988, with the factory beauty making all the moves, Lin Zhiyuan is getting a little worn out... 2kReads8.9Score32814d adds
- 9 Reboot: Living Life as I Please at Work 重启：混在岗位上的恣意人生 A new book in the same vein, Restart: Small, Certain Joys of Office Life, is already 800,000 words long. You’re warmly invited to give it a read! A carefree life doesn’t require tens or hundreds of billions in assets, power that lets you look down on the world, or throwing punches and kicks at people showing off... It’s enough that I feel my life is going well, and that the people around me can see it, imagine having it themselves, and feel inspired! Given another chance, Yang Zhan has a better 53.1kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
- 10 Reborn: I Became an Export Tycoon 重生后：我成了出口大亨 Have you ever read a novel about rare earths? Well, this is one. Rebirth, System, technology, science, industry, the internet, rare earths, strengthening the nation, richest man, the 1980s, national destiny, manufacturing, agriculture, deserts, the Yellow River, the Yarlung Tsangpo River This book is complete. The author's new book, Four-House Courtyard, is premiering on Fanqie. It has the same satisfying pace as ever, so come read and follow along! 4.9kReads8.5Score33214d adds
- 11 After I Refused the Last-Minute Dowry Increase on My Wedding Day 结婚当天我拒绝了临时加彩礼之后 Rebirth + Top Student + Multiple Heroines + Daily Life + School Life + Smart Characters + No System + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted Comedy. Starts out as a school-life story, then moves into the entertainment industry and the internet. 4.6 million characters, so there’s plenty to dig into. Well worth a read. A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for the novel’s title to watch. Thanks for your support. ^_^~ 41.7kReads8.1Score3k14d adds
- 12 Reborn in 2002: I'm Really Not Schizophrenic 重生2002我真的不是精神分裂 [Rebirth in a bygone era] + [Everyday urban life] + [No System] + [No cultivation] [Multiple heroines] + [No yanderes] + [Making money through business] + [Campus romance] Zhao Chuyun grew up with his grandfather after his parents divorced. He repeated a year to get into college, only to discover that his first love already had a boyfriend. With a love life and a family like that, he has no regrets he wants to make up for after being reborn. He just wants to live recklessly for once. If you're r 50.9kReads8.5Score3.2k14d adds
- 13 The Open Era 开放时代 Li Yuanfang was reborn in 1990. Riding the tide of the reform era, he started out as a township civil servant, used his knowledge of the future to develop an export-oriented economy, and built a business empire. With his ingenuity and iron will, he rose from adversity, took charge of a region, and battled all kinds of powerful forces. He built water conservancy projects, roads, and schools, bringing benefits to the people and helping ordinary families achieve their dream of a stable, comfortable 719Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 14 Back to 1988 重返1988 Lu Feng had become a billionaire and achieved great success when he unexpectedly returned to the 1990s. Looking at his adorable daughter, he was completely bewildered. Even more bewildering was the question of who this beautiful wife of his was. With a second chance at life, making money was a piece of cake. He would not only reach the pinnacle of wealth, but also teach business tycoons how to make money, give the future richest man a few pointers on starting a business, and then casually stand 4.3kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 15 A Scumbag? I Just Want to Fall in Love! 渣男？我单纯只想谈个恋爱啊！ If the spring breeze had a heart for flowers, would it grant me my youth again? Jiang Chen returned to the summer when he was eighteen. In his previous life, he had nothing but money. He focused all his hopes on finding a soulmate, missing out on so many of life's joys. He spent his days alone in an empty mansion, lonely and cold. But now... He had been given another chance by fate. Wealth and status, a life lived to the fullest, and sweet romance: he wanted it all! 59.1kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
- 16 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 38.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 17 Reborn, My Goddess Counselor Wants to Have My Baby 重生后，女神辅导员要给我生孩子 Chen Jianghe leaped from the 89th floor and, against all odds, was reborn. It was 2006. The stock market was booming, the property market was thriving, the economy was hot, and opportunities were everywhere. That year, Chen Jianghe had just started his freshman year of college. “Chen Jianghe, your courage in confessing your feelings last night was admirable. But you’ve only just started college, and it’s too soon to be dating. I hope you’ll focus your energy on your studies. Once you enter the 35.1kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds
- 18 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
- 19 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 一个山村女孩如何成坏女人的 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 88Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 A Story About a Beautiful CEO Beneath a Ginkgo Tree 银杏树下的一个美女总裁的故事 The story of a beautiful CEO beneath a ginkgo tree 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Original Sin of Kindness 善良的原罪 The Original Sin of Kindness 37Reads—Score214d adds
- 22 Cultivating the Great Dao in a Human Classroom 我在人间课堂修大道 Cultivation? Pah! I just want to spend my days with the campus beauty, enjoying the simple pleasures of life and living it to the fullest. Is that too much to ask? And of course, I wouldn't mind having a few more beauties around either… 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 357Reads8.5Score1614d adds
- 24 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 94Reads—Score1014d adds
- 25 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 296Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 479Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 399Reads—Score3414d adds
- 28 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12.4kReads9.0Score76514d adds
