Novels like Back to 1978: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity
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- 1 Zhang Hongjun's Story Begins in 1975 张红军从1975开始 Modern man Zhang Hongjun transmigrates into the body of Zhang Hongjun, a young intellectual sent down to the countryside and living in a communal compound. He begins a life that feels like being reborn. He has cried, laughed, and made a scene, all to cast off his status as the abandoned son and reach the pinnacle of life. 126Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 2 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. 154Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 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! 35Reads5.3Score100Shelves
- 4 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—Shelves
- 5 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn in the 1970s: From the Start, I Went on a Blind Date with the King of Daughters 重生70年代：开局相亲女儿国王 [Period] [Feel-Good Story] [Reborn] [Lighthearted] [Literary Talent] [Showbiz] When Chen Cheng wakes up, he discovers he has transmigrated to a county hospital in a parallel world in the 1970s and become a young man sent to the countryside. And the first person he sees is none other than the Queen of the Women's Country, who has come to the county town to help with construction! In his previous life, he was too young to know any better. When he watched Journey to the West, he only cared about th 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn, I Refuse to Be an ATM. The Scheming Village Beauty Is Panicking 重生不做提款机，心机村花急了 Li Xiangyang opens his eyes to find that he has been reborn and transmigrated to a poor little village in western Sichuan in the 1970s. His previous self had been blinded by love and used as an ATM by a scheming village beauty. Looking at his mother's deeply lined face and rough hands, he thinks of his older brother, still unmarried in his late twenties, and his young little sister. Li Xiangyang doesn't hesitate to tear away the scheming village beauty's false facade with his own hands. By the t 85Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 8 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 1kReads6.1Score100Shelves
- 9 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 73Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 10 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 526Reads5.6Score113Shelves
- 11 Reborn in 1970 as an Educated Youth: I Hold Grudges and Lay My Foundations 重生70当知青：睚眦必报立根基 [Synopsis 1] Reborn in 1970, Zhang Jixun gains a System that lets him get revenge on anyone who wrongs him. See how he settles the score with each of his past life's enemies and rises to the top. “Given another chance at life, I'm going to live without restraints!” [Synopsis 2] Betrayed by his best friend, he was forced to go to the countryside. Then that same friend stole his childhood sweetheart, a regret that haunted him for the rest of his life. He never expected fate to give him another cha 213Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 12 Wang Xiaoliu’s Struggle 王小六奋斗记 Wang Xiaoliu gazed at the glaring sun on the horizon and swore in a most uncivilized manner. “Fuck.” His luxury apartment, his life of wine and women, his roomfuls of beauties... He couldn't help raising his middle finger and cursing again. “Damn heaven, are you screwing with me?” 93Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 13 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 64Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 14 The Four Sacred Beasts: Bureau 749 四圣兽之749局 A high school freshman unexpectedly joins the mysterious Bureau 749. A black dragon lying dormant A mysterious gourd dimension The Tianji Star, one of the Big Dipper’s nine stars Mountain spirits and wild monsters The baleful aura of soldiers … And those mysterious beings What is guiding the boy along his path? What kind of story lies behind it all? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, I Slacked Off and Caught Shrimp 重生1978，开局摸鱼又捞虾 [Period setting, educated youth, countryside, fishing and catching shrimp, city life, no System, no brainless protagonist, clear-eyed about reality, sound logic. Enter at your own risk.] Chuan, a cuckold who spent more than a decade raising the wife and children of the old Wang next door, had just been poisoned to death by the adulterous couple conspiring against him when he arrived in a small mountain village in 1978. In his previous life, he worked diligently and endured every hardship, yet th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 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 463Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 17 Back to the 1970s: My Educated Youth Wife Shows Up at My Door, So I Hunt to Feed the Family 重回七零：知青媳妇送上门，我打猎养家 Chen Fan is about to reach the pinnacle of his life when he suddenly transmigrates back to the 1970s. Before he can figure out how to get by, his gorgeous, fair-skinned wife comes to him of her own accord: I'm sticking with you for the rest of my life. To support her, Chen Fan has no choice but to hunt in the mountains, and unexpectedly unlocks a Hunting System. From then on, armed with a rifle and a dog, he claims the mountain as his own. Wild boars, bear pelts, tigers, leopards, jackals, and w 431Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 18 Reborn in 1983: Sister-in-Law, I'm Back 重生1983：嫂子，我回来了 Synopsis: Song Fei is reborn in 1983, when he is 21. Matchmaker Sun comes to his door to propose that he marry a simple-minded village girl, but he flatly refuses! Liu Nong comes to collect a debt from his sister-in-law, Ma Yueying, and Song Fei immediately promises to repay it for her. Riding the wave of reform, he builds a thriving business and gives his sister-in-law a taste of warmth. His sister-in-law won't marry, and Song Fei won't take a wife. Rumors spread throughout the village. Ma Yuey 226Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 19 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. 402Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 20 The Educated Youth Era: I Bring a 5-Billion-Yuan Supermarket to the Countryside 知青年代：我带着五十亿超市下乡 Retail tycoon Su Yang transmigrates to the 1970s, with a modern supermarket stocked with five billion yuan's worth of goods bound to him! A young female sent-down worker comes back from work, starving, and the scent of instant noodles drives her wild. She rushes into his room. "Comrade Su Yang! What delicious food are you sneaking?" Su Yang slurps his noodles and grins as he offers her a bowl. "They're called instant noodles. Want some? Call me your darling and they're yours!" From then on, the 3.1kReads6.8Score353Shelves
- 21 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 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Back to 1981: From the Start, I Marry a Female Educated Youth 重回1981：开局迎娶女知青 Zhang Lei is unexpectedly reborn, waking up on a morning in 1981: the very day he crawled under the covers with Chen Ping, a young educated woman! His grandfather flies into a rage, grabbing a homemade musket and threatening to kill him in the name of justice. His parents seize a broom and a shovel, ready to beat him to death and apologize to the other family. His older sister is closest to Chen Ping. After pleading and coaxing her for ages, she finally gets the young woman to agree to marry Zha 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 1973: The Joys of Life in the Countryside! 1973：我从下乡的快乐生活！ Li Ankang, a university graduate, transmigrates after eating wild mushrooms. After transmigrating, I witnessed with my own eyes the dawn of that glorious era... Having been given a second life, all I want is to go with the flow, keep a low profile as I quietly build my future, and take good care of my family in that era. Everything flourished, and every industry boomed in those days. And through the eyes of a lazy nobody, we’ll see the shifting fortunes and turbulent changes of that era... 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Reborn in 1985: From the Start, I Rescue My Little Sister from Being Sold 重生85：开局救回被卖掉的小妹 Zhao Changlin has lived with guilt for years. He dies falling from a building while trying to save his younger sister. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to 1985! His eldest younger sister has yet to marry a fool, his youngest younger sister has yet to be sold by their stepmother, and his younger brother has yet to be sentenced to death for murder. There is still time to set everything right! * A little scene Sixty-year-old Zhao Changlin walks through a wheat field as a reporter b 246Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 25 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 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 A Police Officer in the 1970s: Building a Fortune with My Younger Siblings 七零年代当警察，带着弟妹一起发 In an extraordinary era, extraordinary youth and extraordinary passion gave rise to an extraordinary story. Fang Mobao transmigrates to 1969, a time unlike any other. Supporting his four younger siblings and mentally ill mother, he struggles to survive and rides the waves of the times, determined to make an extraordinary life for himself! 228Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Back to 1981: From the Start, I Marry the Love of My Life 重回1981：开局迎娶一生挚爱 In his previous life, Su Mu shirked his responsibilities, driving his wife to throw herself into a river and leaving behind only their infant daughter. Reborn, he faced his wife’s question once more: “Will you marry me?” This time, Su Mu agreed without hesitation. From then on, the villagers were astonished to see that the lazy good-for-nothing everyone despised had changed. He doted on his wife and helped the whole village prosper... 252Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 28 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! 48Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 29 Reborn in 1970: From the Start, I Take My Sister-in-Law to the Countryside! 重生70，开局带着小姨子下乡！ [Period] [Slice of Life] Reborn in the 1970s, Li Jinbu had once been entrusted by his unmarried fiancée to look after her younger sister, Yang Yulan. But because he had to go work in the countryside, he turned down the burden. When he returned to the city, he learned that while his cheap little sister-in-law was living with relatives, they had forced her to marry a widower. In the end, she jumped into a river. This time around, he won't let that happen, no matter what. He plans to take his siste 1kReads6.0Score—Shelves
- 30 Transmigrate to 1980: I Now Have Eight Children 穿越1980，我有了八个儿女 When Li Dingtao woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to 1980. For a post-90s guy, this was nothing short of a disaster! Even worse, he had gone from being a twenty-year-old shut-in to a thirty-one-year-old man with eight children! That would be bad enough, but why did he also have four biological older brothers, four biological older sisters, and a whole crowd of cousins? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. With this being an era when even pigs could take flight, Li Dingtao coul 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 31 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 161Reads5.7Score106Shelves
- 32 Period: Village Bully, What's Wrong with Being Unable to Find a Wife? 年代：村霸，娶不上媳妇怎么了？ [Handcrafted + period setting + village bully + hunting + business + everyday life] Lin Feng transmigrates to the 1980s and becomes the biggest village bully for miles around! The sky is falling! In this world, being a good person is hard. Looks like there’s a brighter future in being a bad one! But not being able to find a wife is a real problem. What should he do? Perhaps... From the countryside to the county seat, then to Haicheng and the capital! Keeping pace with the times, he strides forwa 38.9kReads7.3Score3kShelves
- 33 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! 578Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Reborn in the 1980s: I Seem to Be Wrapped Around Their Finger 重生八五年代，我好像被拿捏了 (Rebirth + Period Setting + Farming + Cozy Everyday Life + Building Wealth + Countryside) Several AI short dramas based on the novel are now available. If you're interested, search the title on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch them. Xu Weidong, who had spent most of his life as a bricklayer, was reborn and returned to 1985. In his previous life, after his wife died in childbirth, he remained a wid 81.7kReads8.7Score7.5kShelves
- 35 1959: The Disowned Stepson 年代1959，成了被放弃的继子 Bai Hua gradually went from being an abandoned stepson to the largest and most mysterious collector in the country, becoming the most enigmatic hidden billionaire in all of Huaxia. From the early days of manufacturing to the internet industry that followed, his presence was everywhere. Society had heard only rumors about him. The rich whose names appeared on rankings and ordinary people alike had never seen his true face. He was a mysterious and controversial figure. 20Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 36 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. 433Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 37 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—Shelves
- 38 Reborn as a Rich Second-Generation Heir in 1958 重生到58年的富二代 Xu Yangyang, a rich second-generation heir from the future, woke up one morning to find that he had unexpectedly been reborn in 1958. In an instant, he felt that everything had gone wrong. He thought he’d been dealt the worst possible hand, but luckily, a System appeared. Suddenly, life felt pretty sweet! See how Xu Yang, a young man from the future, makes his way in this era through his own efforts, step by step building a life of his own. The early chapters follow Xu Yang’s everyday life an 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Hooliganism? My Innocence Must Not Be Defiled 流氓罪？我的清白不容玷污 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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. 2.8kReads5.7Score146Shelves
- 41 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 276Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 42 Ye's 37th Book 贰叶第37本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 Reborn to Rule 1975 重生之玩转1975 After being reborn, Cao Jianchuan had a simple goal: to lead his family, his village, and his hometown to prosperity, all in peace and safety. Unfortunately, sometimes people can't outwit fate, and once again destiny thrust him into the limelight. Move forward? Backward? Left? Right? Cao Jianchuan made his choice once more... He became a man who could command the winds and rain, standing at the very top of the world and steering one world-changing event after another, shaping the course of the a 622Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 45 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. 2.9kReads5.4Score208Shelves
- 46 Period: You Want Me to Take My Big Brother's Place in Prison? Dream On 年代：让我替大哥去坐牢？想得美 Ma Weidong is reborn in 1980. That year, just after returning from a rural assignment, his biased parents demand that he take the blame for his eldest brother and go to prison in his place. Why should he go to prison when his eldest brother is the one who killed someone? Why not send his fourth or sixth brother instead? Why should they get to enjoy life on the outside while he, an innocent man, suffers in prison? In this life, Ma Weidong plans to tear off their hypocritical masks and cut ties wi 121Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 47 Reborn in 1978: My Scumbag Dad Finds His Conscience 重生1978：渣爹良心发现了 The deadbeat Chen Sanliang is reborn in 1978, on the day he divorces his wife. But the members of the production team at Heixialing are astonished to discover that the bastard team leader has changed. Once a male chauvinist who hated work, he now dotes on his wife and daughter and works hard. He even dares to slam his fist on the table with the commune leaders to defend the team members’ interests. Has this guy finally found his conscience? 266Reads7.2Score105Shelves
- 48 Reborn in 1984: Giving My Wife and Daughter a Better Life 重生84：给妻女过上好日子 Xiao Yan, the village’s notorious hooligan, changed overnight after getting completely drunk with a fellow rascal from the neighboring village. He used to laze around, beat his wife, and often drag the village boys his age into gambling and brawling. Now he’s not only polite and hardworking, but can even help the villagers make money. Everyone in the village was baffled. How could a man get so much better after one drunken night? He was practically a model villager. Only Xiao Yan knew the reason 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Transmigrating to 1980: The Year I Saved a Female Educated Youth 穿越1980：那年我救女知青 Xu Zhuo transmigrates to 1980. His family lives in a crowded courtyard compound. He has a godfather who is his grandfather by blood, and a grandmother who is a Red Guard with a long record of evil deeds. His father, the second son in the family, makes Xu Zhuo get up before dawn every day to cut grass and feed the pigs and ducks. He has to feed them again at noon and in the evening. In the midst of all that work, Xu Zhuo barely manages to study enough to get into a key high school, but he isn't a 21Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 50 Transmigrating to Baoding City in the 1960s 穿越60年代的保定城 My name is Wang Tudi. I transmigrated from 2024 into the 1960 version of Wang Tudi, and here I’ve experienced the simple goodness of the people and the warmth of family. How will he make his way in this era? (I’m not good at writing synopses, so please read the story.) P.S. The author is a newbie, so please go easy on me, you Peng Yuyan and Liu Yifei lookalikes. 122Reads6.5Score—Shelves
