Novels like Back to 2003, Before the Demolition
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- 1 Back to the 80s: I Got Rich from Demolition 重回80：靠着拆迁暴富了 [Rebirth, farming, period setting, secret crush, revenge, cathartic comeuppance for awful people] In her previous life, her biological father and stepfather's family drained her dry, and she was killed by the wife of the man who had made her his mistress. Reborn in 1980, she refuses to be anyone's fool. Her scumbag father and awful relatives can forget about taking advantage of her. Anyone who crosses her will learn their lesson. Though she can't read a single character, she makes a living peddl 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The 1980s: My Spendthrift Wife Starts Lying Flat After Buying a House 八零：败家媳妇儿从买房开始躺平 [1980s + feel-good wish fulfillment + family life + raising kids + making money + a touch of ensemble romance] Gu Huan had a dream. In it, she was 50 years old. She had finally paid off the debts her late husband left behind and was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when she got so excited that she fainted. When she opened her eyes again, it was August 1984, the day after the spendthrift Gu Huan had married her pretty-boy husband, Shen Yushu. She swore she would never let the things from he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Tycoon: Starting with an Entire Wanda Mall 首富：开局一套万达商场 Congratulations, Master! You've successfully rented out one property and earned a stretch limousine worth tens of millions! Congratulations, Master! You've successfully rented out five properties and earned 80 million in cash! Congratulations, Master! You've successfully rented out ten properties and earned a 20% stake in Douyin! After transmigrating to a parallel world, he binds to the Super Landlord System and is rewarded with an entire Wanda shopping mall from the start. It just doesn't get a 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 My Whole Family Gets Relocated, but I Take a Job 全家拆迁我打工 The Whole Family Got Relocation Compensation, but I Had to Work 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Demolition Payout Made Me Rich, My Husband Died, and I’m Loving It 拆迁发财死老公，爽了 My Husband Died, the Demolition Made Me Rich, and I Loved It 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn in the 1990s: The Madwoman in the Cowshed 重生九零：穿成牛棚里的女疯子 Chen Shengnan woke up to discover that she had become the village’s madwoman who had died young, back in that miserable 1990s. This time, she wasn’t going to be a pitiable little nobody again! Here I come, boundless wealth! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn in the 1990s: The Power Couple's Daily Fortune 重生九零：大佬夫妇的暴富日常 [Period setting × reborn × redemption × making money × strong heroine with a powerful man] The beautiful, fair-skinned Jiaojiao is reborn! In her previous life, she chose the wrong path. Her father died in his prime, her grandmother wasted away in grief, and everyone connected to her met a bad end! Wracked with regret, she died in an accidental car crash! Given another life, she’ll try a different approach! She’ll act cute, play up to her family, and say all the right things! She’ll be ruthless 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Making a Fortune and Raising a Man in the 1980s 八零年代发家致富养男人 Zhao Zhenzhu goes from being a college student in the 20th century to the Zhao family's beloved little darling in the 1980s. She resolves to take her whole family to success and set them on the road to prosperity. Their finances improve steadily, but then her childhood sweetheart starts clinging to her, his eyes red as he demands, "Tell me, aren't we the closest people in the world?" Zhao Zhenzhu can only give in. She wipes his tears and soothes him: "We're the closest people in the world." Zhao —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Reborn in 1998: You Journey to the Mountains and Seas, I Send You the Long Wind 重生1998：你赴山海我赠长风 [Reborn in a Bygone Era] [Entrepreneurship and Prosperity] [Healing Family Bonds] [Advancing the Nation Through Technology] When Tang Huanyan opens her eyes again, she is back in 1998, the summer just after her high school entrance exams. Her second uncle's firecracker shop is just three days away from the blaze that will change the fate of the whole family. This year, her second uncle hasn't lost everything yet, and her hardworking cousin hasn't been pressured to marry far away. And Zhou Ru 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 An '80s Demolition-Rights Holder's Race Against Time for Love 80后拆迁户，争分夺秒的爱 Jiang Shuya is reborn fourteen years in the past. After falling in love at first sight with her husband, Huang Minghao, she married into Xixia Village. Now, on the eve of the village's demolition, she has a second chance at life. Xixia Village sits on Jiang Island, where more than a hundred varieties of grapes flourish amid breathtaking island scenery. Nearly every household has a vineyard, but the grapes are hard to sell for a good price, and a group of peddlers collude to drive prices down. Us 377Reads6.2Score106Shelves
- 11 Reborn in the 1980s: Life as a Demolition Relocation Resident 重生八零拆迁户的日常 A feel-good story about getting rich after being reborn Liu Chunfen lived to the age of ninety and was always regarded as a long-lived elder, but only she knew how hard her life had been. Then one day, she was reborn, and none of it had happened yet. Determined not to repeat her old mistakes, Liu Chunfen encouraged her children to take the college entrance exams, bought houses again and again based on her memories, and tried to keep her husband from dying young. In the end, she became a famous d 118Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 12 Reborn in the ’80s: I Became a Tycoon Through Demolition Compensation 重生八零，从拆迁成为首富 [Period-era demolition and relocation + period-era business-building + strong heroine + female tycoon + face-slapping + watching the drama without getting involved] Chen Zhi woke up one day and discovered she had returned to age sixteen. In her previous life, her stepmother had drugged her and stolen the homestead slated for demolition, leaving her utterly crushed. This time, armed with a sharp tongue honed to perfection and a temper ready to flare at any moment, she was determined to take back 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Reborn in 1991: My Wife Charges Ahead for Wealth 重生1991：媳妇一路向钱冲 The heroine, Li Yunqing, was unexpectedly reborn in 1991. Given another chance at life, she refused to repeat the same old routine of scraping by on food and household necessities, and decided to build a career of her own in this era. In these extraordinary times, she used her knowledge of the future to earn her first pot of gold. With that initial capital, Li Yunqing followed the trends of the times and steadily expanded her assets. In the end, she gained both fame and fortune, building a busin 138Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Reborn in the 1990s: I Bought Ninety-Nine Houses 重生90之我买了九十九套房 [Reborn + Cute System + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] A novel about the female lead’s growth, with sweetness and heartbreak, workplace drama and romance. This is fiction, not an autobiography, so please don’t take it to heart. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story, so read at your own discretion. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I’m Reborn! I’m Going to Be a Landlady! 重生了！我要当个包租婆！ After being angered to death by her husband, Luo Mengxi was reborn ten years in the past, before housing prices had risen. If she no longer makes the wrong choices, does that mean she is bound to be on the right path? Luo Mengxi doesn't know. She's only trying to make up for the mistakes of her previous life. She works tirelessly to make money: ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a million, ten million... She believes only money can give a woman a sense of security. She believes that “staying unma 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I Inherited Ten Buildings from the Start 开局继承十栋楼 From the start, he went on a blind date with a snobbish gold-digger. Then, after one sarcastic remark, he activated the Godlike Tycoon System. And it all began with collecting rent from ten apartment buildings... From then on, Xiao Feng was either collecting rent or on his way to collect rent. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Forty Million in Demolition Compensation: I Had My Parents Pretend to Go Broke to See Their True Colors 拆迁四千万，让父母假装破产看清嘴脸 Fate kicked Su Che back to 2006, just before his family’s home was due to be demolished for redevelopment. To show his parents what some of their friends and relatives were really like, the whole family pretends to go bankrupt and puts them to the test. His old friend says, “Old Su, you’re really bankrupt?” “Pay you back? Pay you back for what? When did I ever borrow money from you? What does your son being unable to afford school have to do with me?” His brother-in-law says, “What? My brother-i 49Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 18 At the 2006 Housing Market Bottom, I Made a Killing by Calling Down Heavenly Retribution 2006房价低谷我靠天谴赚差价 Reborn, she tears up the marriage contract. This time, she wants money, not love! In her past life, she was blinded by love and married a scumbag with nothing to her name! Ten years in a living hell: a vicious, abusive mother-in-law, a lazy, indifferent husband, and postpartum depression that drove her to the brink three times! She endured it all for her children, only to suffer worse and worse abuse! Thanks to her ancestors, Chen Shanshan opened her eyes and found herself back at eighteen! Penn 624Reads7.2Score100Shelves
- 19 Reborn as the King of Real Estate Agents 重生之中介之王 A college graduate with a three-year degree and a veteran real estate agent. No success in my career, and no hope of ever having the five essentials: a house, a car, money, a wife, and children. Then I returned to the year 2000. Fortune favors the ruthless; kindness won’t fill your pockets with gold. I, Long Xu, am determined to become rich! 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Landlady’s Study System 包租婆的学习系统 Ke Nai was raised by her uncle and never had grand ambitions. She was perfectly content to take life as it came, especially since her parents had left her more than ten apartments to rent out. But during an exam, her classmate Xiong tripped her, accidentally activating her Study System. From then on, she was forced down the path of studying. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 My Wife Awakens and Returns to the Years Before the 1990s Demolition Boom 媳妇觉醒，回到九十年代拆迁前 Lin Xiang woke up one day and found herself back before the demolition. After regaining her memories, she vowed to lead her whole family away from the villains’ persecution and secure their relocation compensation. After buying a home and settling in Shencheng, she met all kinds of new friends, and a different story unfolded. A little scene: “Shen Yuan, life as your wife is so blissful. You really are a① wonderful, perfect husband.” “What perfect husband? I didn’t catch that.” “...I said you’re —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Laid-Back Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir in the 1990s 九十年代富二代的悠闲生活 [Period setting + Slice of life + Native-born heroine] Zhou Xiyao is an only child born in the 1970s, a rarity in the “era of large families.” Her parents were among the first students to attend university after the college entrance examination was reinstated. Drawing on his economics education, her father went from reselling goods to trading foreign currencies and stocks, investing in real estate and businesses, and becoming one of Dongcheng District’s most prominent wealthy men by the 1990s. I 582Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn in 2012: I Only Want to Collect Rent 重生2012，我只想收租 Nie Feng was reborn in 2012. After failing at business and ending up buried in debt in his previous life, all he wants now is to lie flat and collect rent. He can enjoy a little romance, collect rent, and watch his laid-back life get better and better. People say wealth shouldn't be flaunted, but somehow he just can't keep a low profile. Danger keeps finding him. Su Mei's father was left paralyzed after saving him. To repay the debt, he helped Su Mei become a renowned pianist. Ever since he marr 307Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 After Our Home Was Demolished, Gossip Made My Family Rich 拆迁后，我家靠吃瓜暴富了 [A potential hit] A different way to live as a demolition-compensation winner! Don't compete, don't fight, don't cause trouble. Keep a low profile and watch the neighbors make fools of themselves, then coast to victory and become a winner in life! While the whole village rushed to build illegal structures before demolition and fell out with one another over compensation, the Lin family shut their doors and calmly watched the show. While everyone else schemed to squeeze out more floor space, they 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Reborn with a Property Portfolio: Collect Rent and Live Like a Rich Lady 重生囤房：坐等收租当富婆 [Reborn underdog comeback + lovesick, dramatic genius girl + tsundere, fatherly traditional Chinese medicine doctor] Your best friend wants to start dating young? Yu Xiaomian poses a question that cuts to the soul: “Sweetie, imagine they gain a lot of weight later. Would you still like them?” Dad wants to sneak a swig of folk medicinal wine to cure his illness? Yu Xiaomian smashes the bottle on the floor, rounds up a swarm of ants, cockroaches, and mice, and stages a scene that looks like a pois 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Back to 2002: Becoming a Viral Landlady 重回02：成为网红包租婆 [Reborn + making money through hard work + livestreaming + taking it easy + grounded in reality] Bai Su worked herself to the bone and died miserably, only to return to June 2002, just after graduating from elementary school. Her family had always favored boys over girls. Her father didn't care for her, and neither did her mother. They wouldn't let her continue her education after elementary school. After staying home for a few years, she would have to go work in a factory, tightening screws! In 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Reborn in the 1990s: I Struck It Rich from Demolition Compensation 重生九零：我靠拆迁躺赢 In her previous life, Song Zhiyi's father was murdered, and her mother died of illness after being overcome with grief. While investigating the cause of her father's death, Song Zhiyi met a tragic end herself. When she woke again, she had been reborn at the time her father was injured. With the advantage of knowing what was to come, she borrowed money to save him and went to university. Drawing on her past life's knowledge, she soon made a name for herself, while also cashing in on a demolition 375Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 28 My Lie-Flat Diary After Getting Demolition Compensation 拿到拆迁款后的躺平日记 Food, drink, and fun, with an everyday-life feel and an ensemble cast. No heroine blazing a trail through obstacles, just a little girl enjoying life at her own pace. After Yang Xiaoyun suffers setbacks in both love and work, a notice arrives at the darkest moment of her life: her family's house is due to be demolished. Why hesitate? Sign the papers, collect the money, and lie flat. Work and marriage can wait. She's going to spend her time however she pleases. 867Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 I Own a Ton of Property Deeds 我有一吨房产证 “Sir, what do you do for a living?” A reporter stopped a handsome young man for a street interview. “I mostly collect rent.” “And what kind of income are we talking about?” “Not bad. I can’t seem to spend all my money, anyway.” “How long would it take you to earn your first hundred million?” the reporter teased. “Probably a day.” “You really know how to joke.” “Who told you I was joking?” The young man looked puzzled. This reporter was hopeless. I’ve been so modest, and he still thinks I’m jokin 290Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 30 After Kicking My Toxic Boss to the Curb, I Became a Landlady 踢掉狗上司后，我当上了包租婆 As the secretary to a proper domineering CEO, Wen Nuan had never felt so speechless. Ever since her jerk boss started dating a delicate little white flower, he had been targeting her and making her life difficult in every way. Damn it, she had never seen such a shameless, love-addled boss. Fine, fine, she was done! Don’t think that a salary of twenty thousand yuan could keep her here! She came from a family with its own business, for crying out loud. She must have been blind to fall for that cap 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Building a Farm: It All Starts with Drugging a Wild Boar 打造农场，从给野猪下药开始 After an accident, Meng Ling transmigrates into the body of a peasant family’s eldest daughter. Her story begins with feeding castor beans to a wild boar. Her dream is to build a farm of her own. A big dream for an ordinary person. Step by step, she works hard toward her goal, never stopping. 37Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 32 From the Start, I Get Wanda Plaza 开局就送万达广场 Wang Cong was delivering food when he got into a car accident and transmigrated to a parallel world. He woke up at the scene of the accident and unexpectedly acquired the “Ultimate Landlord” System. “Ding... Transmigration reward unlocked: a Wanda Mall on Chang'an Street in Shangjing City.” “Ding... Detected that the Host has been cheated on. Target identified: a tenant at Wanda Mall...” “Ding... Please proceed to Wanda Mall to claim your property.” From then on, Wang Cong dumped his girlfriend 288Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 33 So Fierce! I Transmigrated Into a Rural Mom and Made Bank to Support My Family 飒！穿成农村宝妈，嘎嘎赚钱养家 (The rating just came out, so it’ll gradually rise.) [Period setting + no System + no golden finger + building a business + adorable kids + cozy everyday life] In the 1990s, as industry took off, Shang Rong, a woman from the future, transmigrated into the body of a rural woman in her thirties. On the very day she woke up, she found herself cheated on. Her husband ran off with his mistress, leaving behind three children. The original owner favored boys over girls. The eldest was sent away to stud 383Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 34 Reborn Newlyweds Buy Up Houses in the 1980s 重生小夫妻在八零年代囤房子 Lin Haoxue was a poor girl trying to get by under the thumb of her stepmother. Luckily, she had a gentle childhood friend. After she was kidnapped by chance, she and the childhood friend who treasured her were separated for thirty years! She returned after weathering countless hardships, and he was still waiting for her where she'd left him! Though old now, her childhood friend used the law as his weapon to win justice for her! And when her life was on the line, her childhood friend stepped forw 189Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Reborn Rich Through Demolition Compensation: I Lounged My Way into a Tycoon Family 重生拆迁暴富，躺着躺着成了豪门 Yu Rui worked hard for years, owning a car and a home in the United States and earning a high salary as an outstanding corporate drone, only to die suddenly from overwork. When she opened her eyes, she had been reborn on the eve of her trip to study in the United States. Studying in the States? Whoever wants to go can go. She’s staying right here. Last time, she missed her chance to get rich from a demolition payout. This time, she has to seize it! Her rule for her new life: if she can get rich 293Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 36 Back to the Nineties: A Happy Little Life Worth Looking Forward To 重回九零，幸福小日子有看头 In her previous life, Su Yu resented her husband for being incapable and knowing only how to scratch a living from the fields. He couldn’t provide her with a comfortable life. But after their divorce, she realized that the person who had been there from the beginning was the one who treated her best. Given another chance at life, Su Yu doesn’t want any regrets. She wants both a family and a career, and she won’t give up a single thing that belongs to her. As for what isn’t hers, she won’t force 14Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 37 Reborn: I’m Going to Be a Landlord 重生：我要当包租公 Overworked wage slave Xu Feng tragically died from exhaustion after yet another bout of overtime. But he was also lucky, because he was reborn. Standing once more at the starting point of his life at eighteen, Xu Feng secretly vowed that this time around, he would live to enjoy life, not merely to survive. He knew very well that if he wanted a comfortable, carefree life, financial freedom was essential. So his first task was to make money. As it happened, his memories told him that this was the 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Rich Woman Stole My Daughter's College Place, So I Sent Her to Prison 富婆偷我女儿学位，我送她进监狱 Rich Woman Steals My Daughter's College Place, So I Send Her to Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Best Friend Stole My Son's School Placement, So I Fought Back 闺蜜偷走我儿子的学位，绝地反击 My Best Friend Stole My Son’s School Placement, So I Fought Back 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Lent My House to a Lonely Elder, and She Stole My Daughter's School Placement 借房给孤寡老人，她抢走女儿学位 I Let a Lonely Old Woman Stay in My Home, and She Stole My Daughter’s School Placement —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Developer Stole My Son's School Placement, So I Sent Him to Prison 开发商抢我儿子学位，我让他坐牢 The Developer Stole My Son’s School Placement, So I Had Him Jailed —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 My Husband Gave Our School-District Home to His Nephew, So I Sent Him to Prison 老公把学区房给侄子，我让他坐牢 My Husband Gave Our School-District Home to His Nephew, So I Had Him Jailed —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The School-District Home I Bought Is Occupied by Someone Else's Child 我买的学区房，住着别人家的孩子 Someone Else’s Child Lives in the School-District Home I Bought —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The School-District Home I Bought Is Occupied by a Mother and Son Who Scavenge for Scrap 我买的学区房，住着捡废品的母子 The School-District Home I Bought Is Occupied by a Mother and Son Who Collect Scrap —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Corpse in the School-District Home, and My Daughter Can't Go to School 学区房里的尸体，我女儿上不了学 A Corpse in the School District Apartment, and My Daughter Can't Go to School —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I Cared for a Lonely Elder for Three Years, and He Stole My Son's School Placement 我帮孤寡老人三年，他抢儿子学位 I Looked After a Lonely Old Man for Three Years, and He Stole My Son's School Place —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The School-District Home I Bought Is Occupied by Someone Else's Child 我买的学区房，住着别人的孩子 The School District Apartment I Bought Is Occupied by Someone Else's Child —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 After Being Reborn, I Lie Flat by Writing Novels 重生后我靠写小说躺平了 Reborn + campus life. The focus is on everyday family matters, with no overly tense plot. Reborn? At least I was reborn after the college entrance exams. Otherwise, I might not even have gotten into college. Still, I can't remember any good ideas for making money, and even if I could, I wouldn't know how to act on them. Damn it, why didn't I write down the winning numbers for a few lottery draws? Oh, I never buy lottery tickets. Lin Wenxue thought, feeling rather vexed. Lin Wenxue took being reb —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Reborn in the 1980s: Zhong Yu's Comeback 重生八零：钟鱼翻身记 In her previous life, Zhong Yu worked hard at her studies to make it out of the mountains, only to die suddenly after pulling an all-nighter at work. To her surprise, she transmigrates back to the opportunity-filled yet challenging 1980s. With no one to rely on, she has to make her own way. Drawing on her abilities and knowledge of the future, she pushes through every obstacle on the road to building a business. This time, she will seize her chance and write her own legend. 489Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 50 Reborn: I Don't Want This Husband Anymore! 重生：这个丈夫不要了！ Jiang Chenxi never thought the day would come when she finally stopped loving him. Watching herself hurt her husband again and again, she finally let go. Reborn, she chooses Fu Yanshen, a penniless man. If she hadn’t reached the end of her life in her previous life, she would never have known how much Fu Yanshen had sacrificed for her. She also never knew that Zhang Xixi was such a scheming green tea, or that Zhang Guangcheng had taken advantage of her while she was drunk and that it had all bee 2Reads6.8Score—Shelves
