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- 51 Shuhua, 1960 淑华1960 [An ensemble novel where everyone is a protagonist with their own story arc] Spanning from the fiery years of the 1960s to the 2020s, this is a story of three generations. It faithfully recreates the everyday lives, love, and feuds of rural Northeastern China on the stage of history. Through the changing fortunes of several families, this realistic tale of family, friendship, and romance will transport you back to a simpler time. A rural novel chronicling nearly a century of change in the countr 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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! 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Ordinary World: Reincarnated as Sun Shaoan, the Northwestern Hammer King 平凡的世界:魂穿西北锤王孙少安 The Ordinary World: Reborn as Sun Shaoan, the Northwest's Hammer King, also known as Reborn in 1980: Starting from Freezing to Death in the Cowshed This time, I won't just bring warmth to my family. I'll shake up the whole era! A modern young man wakes to find himself as Sun Shaoan from The Ordinary World, frozen stiff in a cowshed! Facing a home stripped bare, the hopeful, tear-filled eyes of his family, and a love that carved itself into his heart but was doomed from the start, the whole era s 104Reads—Score1114d adds
- 54 A Mogul Reborn: Back to 1977 as an Educated Youth 大佬重生:回到1977当知青 [Reborn in the 1970s + daily life + no System + building a career] Reborn in the late 1970s, he is immediately framed for hooliganism and thrown in jail. “Officer, I'm innocent!” Watch Fang Xu turn the tables with his knowledge of the future and bring the village's hooligans to justice. He hunts in the mountains and fishes in the river, saving up his first bit of capital. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, he gets into university. He studies abroad and pits his wits against foreign po 215Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 55 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 205Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 The Passionate Years of a Young Educated Youth in Northeast China, 1979 1979小知青在东北的激情岁月 Business tycoon Jiang Minghao dies of overwork after working for 72 hours straight. He opens his eyes to a drafty, ramshackle house, a tearful village beauty, and a toddler who’s afraid of him… He’s returned to 1979, to Jianshanzui Production Team, where he was sent down to work, and to the very day his wife is waiting for him at the brigade office to file for divorce. Divorce? Not a chance! What did he come back reborn for? To make money! To spoil his wife! To dote on his daughter! Make 657Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 58 Reborn in 1980: Doting on My Wife and Kids 重生80,从宠爱老婆孩子开始 (Reborn + Period Setting + Dad Life + Devoted Husband + Cozy Daily Life + Entrepreneurship + Face-Slapping + System) Zhang Yong was reborn, but before he could even feel happy, he found himself tied up by his own wife. His beautiful twenty-year-old wife approached him step by step, holding a pair of scissors, her face streaked with tears. “You beat our mother and daughter every other day, sometimes badly, sometimes not as badly. Since you refuse to divorce me, then we’ll die together!” Seeing hi 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Transmigrating to the Countryside as a Young Educated Youth in the 1970s 穿越七零下乡小知青 No System, no personal space, just an ordinary farming story. Song Zhiyuan wakes up one day and, for no apparent reason, finds himself a high school student in the 1970s. Both his parents are alive, and he has three siblings. Before he can adjust to life in this era, the campaign sending educated youths to the countryside begins. Thus starts Song Zhiyuan's ordinary life, swept along by the tide of the times. 2.2kReads8.4Score10214d adds
- 60 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 258Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 61 1958: Opening an Online Store Across Time 年代1958:跨时空开网店 [Period Setting + Pocket Space + Countryside + Family Life + Everyday Moments + Easygoing] Zhang Xiangbei transmigrated to 1958 and acquired an online store that crossed time and space. He could sell modern-day goods to the world he’d left behind before transmigrating, and buy everyday necessities as well. Knowing how history would unfold, he decided to keep his head down for twenty years, put down roots in the countryside, and wait patiently for the winds of reform and opening up. His life mott 30Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 62 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... 251Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 63 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... 205Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 64 Officialdom: Rising from the Grassroots 官场:从基层崛起 Wang Lilun was silenced by a “benefactor.” Now he is reborn on the day before he returns to the city. This time, he makes a decision that goes against everything his family taught him: he will stay in this remote corner of the Northwest and rise from an unknown nobody into a powerful figure capable of standing up to his “benefactor” face-to-face... 1.3kReads7.2Score10814d adds
- 65 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
- 66 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. 118Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 67 Reborn in a Bygone Era, Living Well with My Pocket Dimension 重生年代带着空间过日子 Period setting + space + farming + daily life + one female lead (male protagonist's perspective) After living two lives, Shen Xi is still a lazy fish. He farms and plays with the kids, and life is still full of flavor! My writing isn't great, and neither is my temper. If you don't like it, just move on. May good people have a lifetime of peace, and may bad reviewers have nothing go their way. Thanks. 165Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 68 1972: A Rural Youth’s Rise to the Top 1972:从下乡知青开始逆袭 [Rebirth + settling scores the same day + one heroine (not sure; maybe a butterfly effect will make her disappear, and if she does appear, it won’t be early on, perhaps) + if I can fight, I absolutely won’t waste time talking] In 1972, Song Xuewen was reborn with the future mall he had built from scratch. In his previous life, he could only watch helplessly as his family suffered during their forced relocation. He was the only one left in the Song family, lonely and full of regret for the rest o 331Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 69 Back to 1970: Starting Out as a Fool! 回到70从傻子开始! He returns to the 1970s and becomes a fool known far and wide. He has parents who love him, brothers and sisters who get along wonderfully, those mountains, that water, and that lovely, charming girl! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 How a Man Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s and Scraped By 70年代穿书男如何苟活 After transmigrating into a book set in a bygone era, she snatches the scumbag male lead’s golden finger ahead of time. When she’s sent to the countryside, she plans to survive on her own, but then she breaks her leg and is rescued by the kind young man who once helped her... Era + Transmigration into a Book + Pocket Dimension Any logical inconsistencies should be taken as authorial liberties. 396Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 71 Back to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间回六零年代 I transmigrated to the 1960s. A period novel with a portable space. The early story mainly takes place in China, with house-buying, antiques, treasures, and spies. In the middle and later parts, the story goes overseas for some action, including things like shopping for free! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Back in the 1980s, I Returned to Beijing to Rule the Scene 80年代,杀回京圈当大佬 In 1985, even a pig could take flight if it stood in the right place at the right time. Xiao Guofeng returns to this era reborn, bringing his seed shop with him. Standing before his family's fishpond, he vows, “In this life, I won't let you exploit and squeeze us dry ever again. I'll take good care of Grandpa, protect my little sister, and marry the wife who's suffered a lifetime of hardship. Our whole family will live well!” 873Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 73 Reborn in a Bygone Era: Never Forgive 重生年代:永不原谅 Reborn in the 1970s: Refusing Rural Reassignment, Turning the Tables, Cutting Off Family, Marrying His One True Love, and the Fake Young Master Mystery. No Space or System. In his previous life, Luoyang was utterly ruined by the so-called family he trusted. They stole his job, signed him up for rural reassignment, took his university spot, and saddled him with his brother's lover. Finally, they had both his kidneys removed, leaving him to die a miserable death! Reborn, he defies fate: passing th 4kReads8.0Score25714d adds
- 74 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Starting with Rural Work in 1979 重生四合院:从1979年下乡种田开始 After transmigrating to the 1970s, into Love in the Courtyard, Li Jianguo obtained a spatial System. The spatial System was a farm System. As he developed it, Li Jianguo's life just kept getting better and better. Just as Li Jianguo was getting ready to eat instant noodles, sausage, and a braised egg, the newly appointed Second Uncle informed him that he was being sent to the countryside as an educated youth. His destination: the Greater Khingan Mountains. 877Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 One Glance at a Male-Oriented Novel, and I Was Forced to Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s 看一眼男频我就被迫穿书六十年代 [Period piece + one heroine + barefoot doctor] Have you checked today's trending headlines? If you have, you should have seen the news about a top student who scored 738 and died suddenly in a storage room while reading a novel. By then, I'd already transmigrated into a male-oriented web novel, so maybe I still had a chance of being saved. After five years of reading, you could have sent me into any book and I'd have been fine! At least I'd know the plot and could avoid the pitfalls! But what ki 7Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 76 Back to 1976: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth 重回1976,下乡当知青 (Historical setting + farming + smart protagonist + pocket dimension + everyday life + one heroine) After a lifetime of hard work, Yang Jing had finally started to see things get better and was just about to catch his breath when he was unexpectedly reborn, returning to the production team where he had been sent down in 1976. This was an era of a planned economy, when people were feeling their way across the river! When he unexpectedly awakened a pocket dimension, he was overjoyed and filled wit 919Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 77 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! 3kReads7.4Score18514d adds
- 78 Reborn in the 1980s: A Life of Good Days 影综:重生八十年代好日子 [Myriad Heavens, film and TV worlds, reborn in the 1980s, making money.] Guo Daming transmigrates to the 1980s. In his previous life, he spent half his life stumbling through one setback after another. Now, reborn in the 1980s, he gets a second chance at life. This time, all he wants is to make money. 7kReads8.3Score36914d adds
- 79 Reborn in 1977, I Marry the Girl of My Dreams from the Start 重生1977,开局娶白月光知青 If spring winds could pity the flowers, would you let me be young once more? Zhang Pan woke up to find himself back in 1977! As long-forgotten memories came alive, the young man faced a choice that would determine his fate. He would fight against the current... 636Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 80 Back to 1975: The Stunning Educated Youth 重回七五,绝美女知青 Over sixty years old, Lu Zhen returned by chance to the time he remembered most fondly: that land he had loved so deeply, and that breathtakingly beautiful woman. In his previous life, he had been so focused on making money that he let her slip away. Even after achieving success and renown, he had regretted it for the rest of his life. Now that he had a second chance at life, Lu Zhen was determined to make up for that regret. 2.1kReads8.6Score10114d adds
- 81 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 161Reads5.7Score10614d adds
- 82 Reborn in 1981: Build Wealth by Marrying a Young Educated Woman 重生81,从娶女知青发家致富 [Rebirth + Period Fiction + Rural Prosperity + Urban Farming + Entrepreneurship] Zhao Feiyu was reborn. He returned to 1981. This time, when Zhang Xiaorou said, “Let’s get married!” Zhao Feiyu’s eyes filled with tears. He held the woman before him tightly and said, “I will.” Heaven had finally answered his prayers. The regrets of his past life made Zhao Feiyu want to throw his head back and shout now that he had returned to 1981! In this life, he wouldn’t let tragedy happen again. With his all-k 37Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 83 From South to North 南来北往 In the late 1970s, aboard a steam train traveling from Ningyang to Harbin, young railway police officer Wang Xin carries out his duties amid the bustling passengers. Mistaking veteran railway policeman Ma Kui for a fugitive, he sets off an unlikely mentor-and-apprentice bond that begins with a fight. Though they initially can’t stand each other, Wang Xin and Ma Kui gradually come to respect one another, fighting side by side on the front lines of railway policing. They catch pickpockets, rescue 170Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 84 Dreams of the Green Fields 绿野梦 In a turbulent era, Zhao Gen, who had gone away to train as a mason, brought home a beautiful wife named Yanli. A compulsive gambler, he abandoned her without a word. With no one to rely on, Yanli learned all kinds of farm work just to survive. One day, while gathering firewood deep in the mountains, she met with an accident and was rescued by Chun Gen, a man with an ugly face. Zhao Gen remained missing for years. Out of gratitude, Yanli and Chun Gen eventually got together. Just as they were se 35Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 85 The Wife Heaven Sent Me 老天送来的穿越老婆 No special powers, just an ordinary person living an ordinary life! In her previous life, Zhang Xiaoyan spent all her time chasing after Wang Xiaofeng, a sent-down youth. In the end, she got her wish and married him. She eventually returned to the city with him, only to spend her entire life as his family's maid. Their home in the countryside was full of troubles, too. Even her son and daughter despised her before she died. Reborn, she didn't want to go through that miserable life again, so she 37Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 86 Reborn in 1976: Starting Over as a Sent-Down Youth 重生1976从知青开始 [A refreshing, long-running political drama] In a freak car accident, Liu Yan gives his life to protect the woman he loves. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to the 1970s and been reborn as a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside, who shares his name. To his surprise, his new self’s wife has the same name as the woman he loved in his previous life. From then on, Liu Yan embarks on a successful path to a career in government… 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Rebooting 1978 重启1978 A middle-aged man who had amounted to nothing woke from a dream to find himself back in the tumultuous year of 1978. He discovered that many regrets could be put right, that many people he cared about were trapped in dark and desperate circumstances, and that opportunities he had never noticed before were emerging all around him. He had plenty of time to make up for past mistakes, seize those opportunities, and guide his lost and helpless family. But a reborn man with forty years of experience w 94Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 88 Back to 1975 重回1975年 He dug in mines, hauled bricks, and did time! He worked as a bodyguard and scavenged through trash! In his later years, he was left utterly alone, living a miserable, wretched life! Zhang Wendong is reborn in 1975. This time, he’ll live for himself alone and begin a new chapter in life! 169Reads7.9Score23914d adds
- 89 Back to the 1970s with a System: First a Village Doctor, Then a Boxer 带着系统回七零:先当村医再练拳 Adapted for screen by Tomato Real Person! [Period] [Cute pets] [System] [Spirit Spring] [One female lead] [Feel-good power fantasy] Reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s, Lu Han unexpectedly bound himself to a System space. Its Spirit Spring nourished crops, its black soil yielded abundant harvests, and its shelves were stocked with supplies. On one hand, he used the space's treasures to improve his family's life, building a brick house and stockpiling grain to make their days prosperous. On the o 3.2kReads7.8Score23014d adds
- 90 Reborn: Checking In at the Four Great Classical Novels 重生之打卡四大名著 Niu Youliang is an ordinary-looking stunt performer who unexpectedly returns to 1984. He starts out as Liu Xianglian’s double in Dream of the Red Chamber, then plays the Bull Demon King in Journey to the West, Jiang Wei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and finally Shi Jin, the Nine-Tattooed Dragon, in Water Margin. Beginning as a stunt double who never shows his face, he gradually achieves the astonishing feat of working on adaptations of all four great classical novels, ultimately becoming the 142Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 91 Wading Across the River of Life 趟过人生河 Ren Tianxing was born into humble circumstances, yet he defied the odds. Hoping to change his lot in life, he endured hardship after hardship... only to be left with regrets... This novel pays tribute to all those who spend years away from home, working to support their families. You work so hard. Like all of you, the protagonist Ren Tianxing lives far from home, drifting and wandering through a life at the very bottom, yet he keeps striving... —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 92 Reborn in 1963: I Became My Own Great-Uncle 重生1963:我成了我大伯 [Rebirth + Period Setting + Taking His Own Uncle’s Place + Single Female Lead + Everyday Life + No Angsty Drama + Has a Pocket Space] Reborn in 1963 and taking his own uncle’s place, Sun Tong looks at the large brood of “children” crying to be fed and decides to shoulder the burden of supporting his family. In this life, he won’t just change his family’s fate. He’ll also seize the chance Heaven has given him and live a life without regrets! 850Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 93 Reborn in the 1980s: The Village Guardian and Bane of Wild Women 重生八零年代守村人之野妇克星 Wang Erleng transmigrates into the body of a fool in 1981. In a production team in these remote southern mountains, he works the fields to earn work points and heads into the mountains to chop timber. 252Reads8.7Score13714d adds
- 94 Reborn in 1983: It All Started When I Was Forced to Take a Wife 重生1983,从被迫娶媳妇说起 Lu Chuan is reborn, returning to a small mountain village in 1983. When the Xiao family comes asking for him to marry into their household, he makes them a promise: “In this life, we won't divorce. The only way we'll part is if one of us dies!” In his previous life, his hesitation led to his younger brother becoming an idiot, his younger sister hating him, and his parents dying young. Xiao Ya, too, was left miserable by his “soft rejection.” She never married, became an old maid, and eventually 1.2kReads5.6Score—14d adds
- 95 Back to 1978: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重回1978:带领全村致富 (No System + reborn + period setting + everyday life + building wealth + one heroine) No matter how powerful or influential you become, you'll have a few regrets from your youth. Li Nan is reborn in the little mountain village from his dreams. He'll make money, support his family, and help the whole village prosper. It all begins in 1978... 6.5kReads7.3Score28414d adds
- 96 Reborn in '83: Pursuing a Successful Life 重生八三:追求成功人生 He woke from a dream to find himself back in that special era. Faced with everything from the past, his family, friends, classmates, and the girl he loved, Yu Lijun couldn't hold back his tears… 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Period: I Turned Down My First Love from the Start and Got Rich in the Countryside 年代:开局拒白月光,下乡致富 The short drama “Reborn: I Become a Big Shot in the 1980s” has been released. [Period Setting + Great Northern Wilderness + Educated Youth + Satisfying Comeback + Daily Life + Building Wealth + Single Heroine] In his previous life, Lin Feng was reported by his ex-girlfriend for secretly keeping the Bagua Disc left by his grandfather, which she denounced as feudal dross! After reporting Lin Feng, his ex-girlfriend and her lover seized his job and courtyard house, and lived a comfortable life. Lin 31.4kReads7.0Score3.1k14d adds
- 98 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. 2.8kReads5.4Score20114d adds
- 99 Be Reborn, Wang Lili 重生吧,王丽丽 How does a middle-aged woman break free and start over when marriage, children, unemployment, and poor health all weigh her down? This book follows Wang Lili, a middle-aged loser who uses her chance to be reborn to climb, step by step, to the peak of life. 46Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 100 Reborn in 1984: Everything Depends on My Own Two Hands 重生84:一切都靠手 Chen Feng is reborn in the 1980s. Relying on his own abilities and his knowledge of the future, he makes a successful comeback and builds his own business empire. 111Reads8.3Score—14d adds

















































