Novels like Reborn in 1975: Shaping the Future of the Countryside
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- 151 Reborn: Back in 1979 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1979当富翁 [Rebirth + period piece] Chen Dayong, a hopeless gambling addict, leapt from a tall building. When he opened his eyes again, it was autumn 1979. A period of tremendous change was just beginning. This was an era for anyone bold enough to fight for their future, and it was Chen Dayong’s era too! He would keep his younger brother and sister alive, and give them a good life! He would strive to get ahead and make a fortune in the tide of the new age! 40Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 152 The Young People of Chemen Courtyard 车门院里的年轻人 This is a symphony of destinies spanning generations. In a small courtyard in northern China in the 1970s, several families struggle and drift with the tides of the times. Lei Shaxiao, an orphan whose parents died young, falls in love with Aiai, another orphan from the neighboring courtyard. They were an ordinary couple, but amid the raging currents of the era, Shaxiao rises to become a renowned lawyer who commands the room. Money, power, and desire come one after another. He loses himself in th 35Reads—Score314d adds
- 153 Reborn in 1990: My Parents Are Both Dead from the Start 重生90：开局父母双亡 Chen Qi is reborn. The moment he opens his eyes, both his parents are dead and creditors are at the door demanding repayment. He sighs to himself. Other families are busy getting rich, while his parents were busy having children. Even beggars passing by their house would give them a couple of handfuls of rice. How are they supposed to get by? Looking at his young siblings, he quietly makes up his mind. As the eldest brother, he must take on the responsibilities of a father. Since he has the chan 651Reads8.2Score10914d adds
- 154 Old Huang and Old Hei 老黄与老黑 [Period Drama] [Countryside] [Married Life] Set in the early 1980s, this novel tells the story of four families, the Lins, Wangs, Lius, and Chens, in an unremarkable village on the Loess Plateau in the Great Northwest. They scheme and struggle against one another, while brothers and sisters-in-law within each clan bear their own grudges and grievances. But it is better to resolve enmity than let it fester. Lin Junjie is the first young man in the village to get into college, bringing honor to th 56Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 155 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 21.6kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 156 You Hoard Grain While They Starve, and My System Is Awesome 你们闹荒我囤粮，我的系统就是牛 [Secret Identities] [Low Aggression] [Comedy] [Period Setting] [System] [Male Lead] [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Easygoing] [Black Technology] [Stirring Up Trouble] I was reborn in the 1960s or 70s, with no food and no clothes. Luckily, I have a critical-hit System. Congratulations, Host, you've drawn a chicken drumstick. Critical hit: 100 times. Reward: 100 chicken drumsticks. Oh, finally, I've got something to eat... After eating my fill, I even have to help the country rise to 27.4kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 157 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1980s: Kneel, You Good-for-Nothing Children 老太太重生八零：极品儿女靠边跪 [No golden finger + reborn in a bygone era + ruthless old woman + making money and punishing scoundrels + an ensemble cast striving to succeed] Given another chance at life, the old woman shows no mercy. Anyone who tries to split up the family or drag her down gets thrown out! Her awful children can get on their knees and stay out of her way! Zhang Siqin spent half her life as a widow, pouring her heart into raising three sons and two daughters. She bought a house in the city for her eldest so 509Reads—Score10714d adds
- 158 Reborn in 1986: Building a Fireworks Empire 重生86：一手打造烟花王朝 Reborn in 1986, he found himself facing his familiar hometown and the family he remembered. Zhang Yunxu was overcome with emotion. Eager to change his family's life and avert the tragedy of his previous life, he was desperate to get started! He made full use of his advantages and acted before anyone else: intercepting business deals, seizing the market, buying land, and building factories! The first lavishly furnished self-built home in Liu City! The first high-quality printing factory in Liu Ci 5.2kReads8.5Score25414d adds
- 159 1978: The Golden Age 1978，黄金年代 Li Mo, a military-industrial expert who devoted his life to his country, transmigrates back to 1978. His young wife of more than three years wants a divorce, and as compensation, she offers to help him find a solution to his work situation. Drawing on more than thirty years of military research experience from before he transmigrated, Li Mo develops one groundbreaking invention after another, earning so many medals of merit he can hardly hold them 96Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 160 The 1960s: Sign-In Rewards for Everything and a Carefree Life 60年代：签到万物，悠闲生活 [1960s + sign-in System + pocket dimension + extraordinary comprehension + one heroine] Li Xiangming transmigrated to the countryside in the 1960s. He obtained a sign-in System that rewarded him with all kinds of things just for signing in each day. On the very first day, he gained extraordinary comprehension, a god-tier pocket dimension, and a strengthened body. From then on, Li Xiangming began living a relaxed life. He grew vegetables and raised fish in his god-tier pocket dimension, with so m 3.6kReads6.6Score28114d adds
- 161 I Transmigrated to 1961 and Nearly Starved to Death 穿越六一差点被饿死 Ye Shu had just helped the young wife next door plant some vegetables. He went home for a midday nap, and when he woke up, he had arrived in 1961. Watch him figure out how to survive in an era when people were starving to death. 5.8kReads8.6Score32214d adds
- 162 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
- 163 Back to the 1970s, Looking Back on Life 重返七零，回首人生 When he wakes up, he’s a tiny baby. He opens his eyes, and before he’s even had a chance to enjoy life, he discovers that his parents have been split off from the rest of the family. He moves into a drafty thatched hut and begins his new life there. As the saying goes, little kids have no rights. It isn’t until one day, when he meets a mysterious Taoist priest who teaches him the “Taixu Divine Art,” that he finally escapes his grim fate and holds his head high. His family is destitute, and his p 636Reads6.6Score11114d adds
- 164 Famine Years: My Wife Begs Me to Spare a Bite for Her Best Friend 饥荒年：老婆求我给她闺蜜口吃的 [Famine Era + Mountain Foraging + Doting Husband + Spiritual Spring Space + Herculean Strength + Keeping a Low Profile] Lu Hu is reborn in 1978 with a space. It’s an era of scarce supplies, before the one-child policy begins. That year, his sister-in-law hasn’t yet been driven to hang herself by her creditors, and his wife hasn’t yet starved to death. In this life, he drinks from a spiritual spring and gains Herculean strength. Even tigers give him a wide berth. With his powerful physique, the e 6kReads8.1Score42014d adds
- 165 Back to 1980 with My Pocket Dimension 带着空间回到1980 Original title: Returning to 1980 with an Inventory Space [Period piece + no System + making money + taking advantage of every opportunity] Lu Shu, a man who has never accomplished anything, unexpectedly arrives in 1980 and wakes up to find that he has an inventory space full of supplies. Feeling lost in this unfamiliar era? Then let's start with a modest goal: make three hundred million first! With the inventory space at his disposal, watch Lu Shu take advantage of the whole world. How could he 4.1kReads8.8Score27614d adds
- 166 My 1970 我的1970 Thank heaven for giving me the chance to be reborn, but why did I have to go back to when I was seven? I even have to pretend I don't recognize the characters I know. Otherwise, they'll definitely think I'm possessed. Believe it or not, Mother would kill the family's big rooster just so she could secretly invite a spirit medium over to drive the ghost out. Guess I'll just have to lie low! 4.5kReads8.5Score26114d adds
- 167 Rural Romance: Raising the Richest Man in Xiangya Mountain 乡村爱情，象牙山首富养成记 My new 2025 book, “Country Love: My Dad Is Liu Neng,” is out now! [Feel-good wish fulfillment, Country Love, Country Love series, period setting, tycoon, urban daily life, urban farming, TV series, light comedy, easygoing, Northeastern rural TV drama crossover, village celebrities, transmigration and rebirth, alternate universe, Liu Neng, no System, entrepreneurship, romance, stealing someone's love interest, Wang Xiaomeng, Ivory Mountain, hot springs, resort, Xie Guangkun, Zhao Si, Wang Laoqi, 8.4kReads8.2Score34714d adds
- 168 Reborn in 1983: Back to the Day My Wife and Daughter Died 重生83：回到老婆女儿死亡那天 Jiangzhou’s richest man, Li Xingfeng, wakes up hungover after a company celebration banquet and unexpectedly returns to the day his wife and daughter died. Looking at the impoverished, shattered home, he happily sheds tears. There’s still time to make things right! In this life, he’ll not only save his family, but also ride the wave of reform to build his own business empire. He’ll unite national brands and form an alliance of homegrown products. Li Xingfeng: “I’m going to treat foreign investor 769Reads8.8Score11114d adds
- 169 1960: Making It Big in Hong Kong 1960，发迹在香港 Period Setting + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + One Female Lead + Unusual Development + Stirring Up Trouble Yang Jing transmigrates to 1960 in a parallel world, right in the midst of a nationwide famine. He has a beautiful wife, two underage sisters, and just a few pounds of grain to last them half a year. Fortunately, he gains a pocket dimension that can grow over time. Besides farming, it can also transport him to different places once he collects all its formation flags. So a British nuc 6.1kReads7.9Score35614d adds
- 170 Transmigrated to the 1960s, I Go All Out Unlocking Skills 穿越六零，我疯狂点亮技能 Lu Huai'an woke up one morning and found that he had transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1960s. From the start, he nearly starved to death by the roadside. The brigade leader took him in, and now wants to marry his daughter off to him? He awakened a pocket-dimension System that can unlock an unlimited number of skills? Traditional medicine, hunting, cooking, farming, mechanics... See how he uses his skills to make a thriving life for himself in this famine-stricken era. 1.9kReads8.4Score12814d adds
- 171 Reborn in 1970: After Cutting Ties with My Family, I Stockpile Everything and Head to the Countryside 重生70：断亲后囤满空间去下乡 [Mountain Hunting + Northeastern Countryside + Period Setting + Spatial Powers + Female Educated Youth + Fishing] Lin Zhenzhong was reborn in 1971, back on the day a scumbag couple framed him for theft. In his previous life, they had set him up, cost him his factory job, and forced him to go work in a remote border region. This time, he'd make them infamous too, and let them experience the joys of heading to the countryside to haul manure. So Zhou Weidong reported his cousin for theft, sending t 13.8kReads7.0Score1k14d adds
- 172 Reborn in 1960: I Asked Mazu, and She Said I'd Be Safe 重生60：问过妈祖，她说保安全 The rating just came out! [Reborn in the 1960s] [Storage space] [Hunting] [Farming] [Cunning male lead] [Train police officer] [Traveling across the country] [Black market] [No saintly heroine] [Humor] Friendly reminder: The train police job officially starts in Chapter 85. If you can’t wait, skip ahead using the table of contents! A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years? No! A petty man gets his revenge from morning till night! Reborn in 1960 with the golden finger “Sailor’s Log,” Jiang Xi 106.7kReads8.4Score11k14d adds
- 173 The Seventies Compound: A Family with Children 七零大院，家有儿女 [No rebirth or transmigration, off-the-charts chemistry | Talented daughter of a condemned family × Upright, loyal military officer | Marriage Before Love + sweet romance + healing in a bygone era] 💥 A ruthless devil by day, a starving wolf by night! Yang Yi, the army's top combat champion, makes even the new recruits' legs shake at the sound of his footsteps. But when he gets home, “I haven't seen you in half a month. I've missed you like crazy.” He pins her against the door, his rough fingerti 1.5kReads—Score10314d adds
- 174 A Post-Apocalyptic Big Shot Makes It in the Seventies 末世大佬混七零 Male POV, no CP If you want a better life, you have to work hard, and then work even harder. Tang Jihai died in the apocalypse, then transmigrated into the main villain of Reborn in the Seventies: A Wonderful Life. A villain with a tragic ending? A villain who gets demoted as soon as he meets the female lead? A villain who does every evil deed imaginable, only to be dealt with by the hero and heroine together? Tang Jihai clicked his tongue. “Screw it, let's do this!” It's just that the hero and 1.7kReads8.4Score10914d adds
- 175 A Chef at the Machine Repair Factory in the Sixties 六十年代，我在机修厂当厨师 [Sweet Romance + Simple, Peaceful Life + One Heroine + Heartwarming] Is this the world of Man Is Iron, Food Is Steel? Sorry, Cui Dake, Ding Qiunan is mine. If they won't make her a permanent employee, I'll help her get the job. I'll find a solution for her parents' work too. If she wants to take the stage, I'll make it happen. Want to go to college? We'll go straight to graduate school. What can I say? I just love spoiling my wife. 2.5kReads8.1Score10714d adds
- 176 Reborn in 1990: The System Forces Me to Become the Village Tyrant 重生90：系统逼我当村霸 [Period setting + System + village bully + reborn + farming and business + face-slapping wish fulfillment] In 2026, overworked office drone Zhou Ye dies suddenly after staying up all night. When he opens his eyes, he's back in 1990. He's become the bully whom all 3,000 villagers are chasing around to curse. His family is so poor they're starving. His older sister has to drop out of school, a supposedly good man in the village is running a scam, and an orphan girl is about to be sold. System: [St 98Reads—Score614d adds
- 177 Reborn in the Sixties: My Sister-in-Law Brought Me a Russian Wife 重生60年代，嫂子送来毛熊老婆 Li Jianye transmigrates, inheriting his older brother's estate and the life that awaits his sister-in-law. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, he takes a dangerous gamble and heads into the mountains to hunt, all to feed his sister-in-law and his foreign wife. Pheasants, wild boars, bear paws, velvet antlers... Their family has meat at every meal, and whatever they can't finish, they trade for money. The pretty widow Liu Ruyan comes to borrow food so her son can eat meat. “Jianye 48.1kReads7.6Score4.6k14d adds
- 178 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
- 179 Reborn: From the Start, I Save My Mute, Delicate Wife 重生回来：开局拯救哑巴小娇妻 [Rebirth + Repentant Scumbag + Doting Dad + Devoted Husband with One Female Lead + Funny Everyday Life + Family Life + Revenge + Sweet Romance] In his previous life, the pretty widow in his village drugged him and set him up. He had no choice but to marry her, then leave his hometown with her and her adopted son. In the end, when he was old, his adopted son pulled the plug on him. He was reborn and woke up in the middle of the night in 1983. The widow came to his door, just like she had in his p 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Back to 1970: From the Start, My Family Wants to Split Up 回到1970开局要分家 One day, Zhao Yi woke up and discovered he had returned to thirty years earlier. Everything that had happened seemed almost too real to be a dream. Remembering all he had done for his family, only to be met with disdain, Zhao Yi decisively proposed splitting up the household and getting away from those shameless leeches. My new work is here! Please enjoy reading it. I hope you like it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 12.1kReads8.8Score57714d adds
- 181 Reborn in 1986: I Open a Supermarket in the City 重生1986我在城里开超市 The ratings have only just come in, so they’re bound to rise!! Everything is handmade from scratch~ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good story + building wealth + opening a supermarket + devoted husband and father] [Buy one, get one free] [Trade in your old goods] [The Vegetable Basket Project] … Reborn in 1986, with no awful relatives to deal with, he sells wild greens, opens a supermarket, and starts a franchise... Free eggs with every in-store purchase! Spend 10 yuan, get 1 yuan off; sp 38.9kReads8.3Score3k14d adds
- 182 The 1960s: The Whole Village Clings to a Five-Year-Old's Leg 60年代，全村紧抱五岁娃娃大腿 [Trading, Cute Kids, Countryside, Development, Construction, 1960s, Pocket Space] In the early days, it’s all about childhood fun: shooting birds, fishing, and catching frogs. In the middle, he helps a small mountain village rise to prosperity. By the end, he’s rolling in money, commanding cutting-edge technology, and helping the country defeat its enemies. Weiguo has spent years in the army, leaving behind his frail wife and child. Wei Mo transmigrates into this world and is moved by the love a 13Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 183 Rebooting 1986 重启1986 Suddenly reborn in 1986, veteran ladies' man Wu Jiangshan slammed on the brakes in time beneath the covers, preventing the tragedy from happening again. Looking at his first love, stripped down to a little white lamb, Wu Jiangshan ground his teeth in secret. Since he had the chance to live a second life, he was determined to take a different path, all so that one day he could bring the whole pot of meat home! 348Reads9.0Score11314d adds
- 184 Starting in 1960: Max-Level Comprehension Helps My Whole Family Thrive 60开局：满级悟性带飞全家 [Siheyuan + period setting + pocket dimension + genius student + infinite supplies + technology] He transmigrates to the countryside in the 1960s. It's the worst year of the famine, and his family has only three days' worth of food left. What can he do? No problem, Chen Feng has a plan. After transmigrating, he awakens a golden finger that grants him max-level comprehension. He can learn any skill instantly and master it in no time. The golden finger also comes with a pocket dimension that grows 30Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 185 The Family ATM Ran Away, and Everyone’s Losing Their Minds 冤种提款机跑了，全家急疯了 Jiang Tiecheng was reborn. All because he drew the lot that gave him the chance to take over his father's job, he ended up with an enormous advantage. He spent his whole life helping his mother raise his younger siblings. He spent his whole life feeling indebted to his second younger brother. So he always gave in to his brother and sister-in-law. He handed over his businesses, and took care of everything for his siblings, from food, clothing, housing, and transportation to marriage and children. 8kReads7.5Score59314d adds
- 186 Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man 重生82年，全球首富 Marriage Before Love + Reborn to Make Amends + Revenge at Last + Trillions in Assets + Retiring in Comfort Original title: Reborn in 1982, the World's Richest Man The male lead, Ye Nan, spent years burying himself in work. After being diagnosed with cancer, he donated all his possessions and eventually passed away with regrets. But when he wakes up, he remembers how, after getting drunk and acting recklessly, he caused Ji Yuqi to become pregnant before marriage, which ultimately led her to jump 2kReads8.2Score19014d adds
- 187 Back to the Era: I Dump the Village Belle and Marry a Stunning Educated Youth 重回年代：弃村花！迎娶绝美知青 [Reborn, Sweet Romance, Family Life, One Devoted Heroine, Feel-Good] (The rating just came out, so it’s low) The night before Chen Yifei was supposed to get married, he ended up in the same kang bed as He Runqing, an educated youth who was about to return to the city! Their clothes were in disarray... His village beauty fiancée brought the whole village, men and women, young and old, to watch the spectacle. She cried and made a scene, demanding to break off the engagement. Chen Yifei thought he 892Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 188 I Sold My Iron Rice Bowl, Stocked Up My Pocket Dimension, and Headed to the Countryside in the Seventies 七零卖掉铁饭碗，囤满空间下乡去 [Family squabbles + cozy everyday life + pocket dimension + hunting in the mountains + a wife who grows on you] The short drama “Sold My Iron Rice Bowl in the Seventies, Stocked Up My Pocket Dimension, and Went to the Countryside” is now streaming. Lu Qingyang transmigrates into the role of a doomed lovesick fool in a period novel. His cousin steals his job, and he is sent to the poorest region to cut timber. He marries a woman with a shady past, lives a miserable life, and even the children are 14.3kReads7.8Score89414d adds
- 189 Developing Beidou GPS in the 1970s 我在70年代研发北斗GPS (Technological powerhouse + period setting) Ye Fan, a programmer at Beidou Navigation, a major state-owned company in Huaguo, is an overworked corporate drone. The moment he opens his eyes after waking up, the villagers of Hongqi Village have him cornered in bed. Faced with their vile remarks, how will he get himself out of this mess and leave the villagers marveling that Ye the Second has turned over a new leaf? 999Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 190 Transmigrate into 72: I Won't Be the Doormat Male Supporting Character 穿越72：不当怨种男配 [Period novel transmigration] + [schemes and plotting] + [everyone is sharp] + [revenge served on the spot] + [the special space isn’t for farming, it’s for killing enemies] Revenge isn’t limited to killing your enemies. Ruin their reputations and make them infamous; make them wish they were dead. Do-gooders and the morally squeamish, enter at your own risk! The protagonist occasionally goes off the rails. There are no absolute heroes or villains; good and evil often depend on where you stand, a 6.4kReads8.3Score45314d adds
- 191 Reborn in 1985: Giving My Wife and Children a Happy Life 重生1985，给妻儿幸福生活 No System + Not Mindless + Lighthearted Comedy + Respectful of the Era + Playboy Seeks Redemption + Devoted Husband + Hard Work Brings Wealth... In his previous life, Qian Yiwen turned what could have been a good life into a laughingstock in everyone else’s eyes. When his son went missing, he took out his anger on his wife. His utterly disillusioned wife took poison and killed herself. Reborn, he finds that his son is still here, and so is his wife. He decides to rebuild his business empire, giv 2.2kReads8.9Score16514d adds
- 192 Forbidden Zone Hunter 禁地猎人 His parents favored his older brother, who took over Lin Mo’s assigned job after he graduated from high school. Lin Mo was forced to go to the countryside in Northeast China in his brother’s place. Hardship was everywhere. The lack of food and constant hunger tested not only their will to live, but also their humanity. Tales of ghosts and monsters were rampant in the village, and the villagers feared the nearby mountains, treating them as forbidden ground. The lame old principal of the village s 39.7kReads8.6Score1.8k14d adds
- 193 Transmigrating to the 1980s: Keeping the Peace at Nursing School 穿越八零：我在卫校守平安 [Transmigration]+ [Period]+ [System]+ [Daily Life]+ [Slow Pace] After an accident, Wang Chuan transmigrated to 1980 and became a glorious defender of the country, starting out with a disability. Fortunately, the System may have arrived late, but it did arrive. Let's see how he makes his way through this beautiful and magnificent golden age! Everything in this book is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental, so please don't assume it refers to anyone in particular! 2.2kReads8.3Score15014d adds
- 194 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, My Beast Companion Is a Vampire 穿越年代，我的御兽是吸血鬼 A grounded tale of rural life and farming, adventure in another world, beast taming, and immortality. After transmigrating to an impoverished village in 1955, Zhou Jiasheng becomes the family outcast, the eldest child no one wants! His parents take his siblings to the city to get a job with a state-owned enterprise, leaving him behind in the countryside with food but no money, to fend for himself. Just when he is at his wits' end, the troublemaking System that caused him to transmigrate is alrea 76.7kReads8.4Score9.5k14d adds
- 195 I Take a Commercial Housing Complex Back to the 1960s 带着商业小区回六零 When Li Jie wakes up, he finds himself back in 1960, having transmigrated along with the entire residential complex where he lives! The complex is stocked with supplies, and the pocket dimension contains dozens of mu of black soil where time passes ten times faster, along with a pool of miraculous spirit spring water. Ranches, farms, fishponds, orchards: he's got them all! With the pocket dimension at his fingertips, Brother Jie can eat his fill, and his whole family will never go hungry. Li Jie 1.1kReads7.7Score10814d adds
- 196 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in 1974, and Got a Wife from the Start 穿书1974，开局送老婆 Li Shuyang inexplicably finds himself in a strange new world. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he’s forced to split up the family. Once he gets the story, he realizes he has transmigrated into a book. At first, he’s terribly disappointed with life here, but then he discovers he’s been given a wife. For a lifelong bachelor in his thirties, that’s an offer he simply can’t refuse. 7.1kReads8.9Score30414d adds
- 197 A Traveler in Years of Famine 荒年客 A survival epic about ordinary Chinese people. From rural China to the torrents of modern life, three generations of the Hou family are swept along by the tide of history. The grandparents put down roots in the land. Their values, admonitions, and “family scandals” form the family's original identity and its shackles. The parents struggle through a time of transition, inheriting heavy burdens while kindling a desire to change their fate. As someone born in the 1980s, I linger at the divide betwe 133Reads6.6Score10514d adds
- 198 Rural Chronicle 乡村纪实 The little details of life, all those everyday moments, come together to paint a picture of a changing countryside. Generation after generation pursues its dreams, working hard in the mountain valleys. They make it through the winter, then the hills turn green in spring. Summer crops blanket the mountains, and autumn is always a season of joy. 235Reads8.4Score1414d adds
- 199 Reborn in the 1980s: After Taking Over, I Head to the Mountains 重生八零年代，接盘后的我去赶山 [Mountain hunting + period setting + taking over a marriage + rural life + ongoing manhua adaptation] In his previous life, Zhao Yong’s mother begged him to take Qin Yourong as his wife to ease the family’s hardship, but Zhao Yong refused out of pride. As a result, his mother worked herself to death, his little sister drowned, and his younger brother took his own life! Who would have thought he would be reborn in 1980, just as his mother was asking him to marry Qin Yourong? This time, to prevent 4.9kReads8.2Score33314d adds
- 200 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
