Novels like Reborn: The Prisoner Who Returned to Rule All
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- 101 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 774Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 102 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s and Became the Ultimate Little Uncle? 穿书六零，我成了极品小叔子？ [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + System + romance + passionate struggle + comeback + imaginative premise] Jiang Yang unexpectedly transmigrates into a book set in the 1960s, right as a nationwide famine strikes… He opens his eyes to find his reputation ruined. He’s been accused of harassing his own sister-in-law?! It turns out Jiang Yang has become the terrible, good-for-nothing younger brother-in-law of the female lead in the novel Reborn in the 1960s: The Charming Army Wife, D 385Reads6.9Score10814d adds
- 103 Dustbound Love, Nan Nan 尘缘楠楠 The marriage between Chen Yuan and Nannan, the everyday business of rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, and all the twists and turns of life, its sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty moments, a jumble of emotions... [Urban Life] [Married Life] [Ordinary Lives] 9Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 Reborn in 1998: A Brilliant Life 重生98之灿烂人生 Yi Xiaohai is reborn and returns to the time just after the 1998 college entrance exams… He bets on sports, trades stocks, and invests… He buys houses and land, opens hotels, and becomes the most powerful hotel tycoon… He lives a brilliant life 473Reads8.2Score14714d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Reborn in 1988: Starting with Dominating the Train Station 重生1988，从称霸火车站开始 [Face-slapping? Making money? Spoiling my wife and daughter? Being the big boss? Beautiful women admiring me? Sorry, I’m just that domineering!] In his past life, Lin Tian was framed by a villain. His family was destroyed, his wife worked herself to death, and his daughter became withdrawn. He died with regrets! Reborn in 1988, he stands at the crossroads of fate. This time, he will never run away again! Tearing up his train ticket, Lin Tian resolves to rewrite the fate of himself and his family 85Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 109 Period: A Wife, Children, and a Warm Kang Bed 年代：老婆孩子热炕头 (This book isn't angsty. It's all about everyday family life.) After working overtime for a week straight, Li Qingshan was so exhausted that he nodded off at his desk. He never expected to wake up in a small village on the China-Mongolia border. It was a difficult period in history, with scarce supplies and a harsh life. Fortunately, he had a golden finger. From then on, he never had to worry about food or clothing and enjoyed a cozy life with his wife and children. 384Reads6.5Score10514d adds
- 110 The Legend of the Xie Family 谢家的传奇 A love that endures every hardship without losing sight of its original promise, and a couple who overcome countless twists and turns to finally be together, holding fast to their future and fate amid the tides of a changing era. Fifty years bring sweeping changes and two generations of joys and sorrows. See how a beautiful, kindhearted country girl makes a comeback, realizes her self-worth, and wins the wholehearted devotion of a young man from a prominent family. 31Reads8.1Score714d adds
- 111 I Cut Ties with My Uncle's Family and Head to the Countryside with a System 踹了大伯一家，带着系统去下乡 Xu Qingyu, a workaholic who was always doing overtime, accidentally worked herself to death. One day, she transmigrated into the body of an orphan with no parents, only to discover that she was a pitiful girl who had been starved to death by her uncle's family. They ate her food, drank her drinks, and even wanted to take her house and job and send her to the countryside. She'd had enough. She sent her uncle and aunt to prison, sent her older female cousin to the Northwest countryside, and left h 984Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 112 I Own a Treasure Trove of Wealth 我有一处生财宝地 Ever since we got this money-making plot of land, Mom has never had to worry about me finding a girlfriend again! 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 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
- 114 The Famine of the 1960s and a Local Rogue: Country Life Is the Best! 六零饥荒二溜子：乡村就是得劲！ [1960s + no System or spatial dimension + hunting in the mountains + genuine famine + rough-around-the-edges protagonist + coercion] “Chen Yang, I hope you… keep your promise.” The educated youth from the city is trying to save her little sister… and has to trade herself for half a jin of cornmeal. Having just transmigrated into the famine of 1960, Chen Yang sees what’s happening and hesitates for half a second before deciding to help. … “Chen Yang, you bastard! You liar! What happened to the 10.9kReads7.1Score97014d adds
- 115 Weeping at My Wife and Daughter's Graves, I Am Reborn in 1983 跪在老婆女儿坟墓前哭，重生八三 [The short drama “1983: Turning the Tables, No Longer a Good-for-Nothing” is now available] (Reborn in the 1980s + scumbag reforms + 1v1 romance + doting dad gets rich) In his previous life, Yang Fan was a good-for-nothing, disliked by everyone, until his wife and daughter died and he finally came to his senses. But by then, his family had already fallen apart. No matter how much money he made afterward, he was still all alone. Yang Fan thought he would have to leave this life with those regrets 700Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 116 Transmigrated to 1978 穿越1978 (Not reborn + one heroine + overseas setting + decisive and ruthless, no dragging things out.) After being caught in an accident, the protagonist transmigrates to 1978. With extraordinary courage, he gets into speculation and profiteering, earns his first fortune, then sails overseas to make big money. He runs circles around the fried-chicken guys, makes the white pigs kneel and call him Boss, and beats the cherry-blossom Koreans until they cry for their mothers. 306Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 117 A Transmigrator’s Guide to Getting Rich in the 1970s 穿越七零致富经 Gu Zhiyi used to get by doing nothing but eating and waiting to die, serving as a family mascot in the era of the Star Network. After transmigrating to China in the 1970s, he discovers that a world without supernatural abilities is simply too much fun. So he uses his own powers to set out on the path to wealth. 84Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 118 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
- 119 Welcome Back to the 1970s 欢迎回到七零年代 In his previous life, Xu Li loved Han Youwei with all his heart. After Han Youwei was murdered, Xu Li went mad and swore to avenge her. Once he had killed the pair who had murdered her, he ended his own life. At the moment he closed his eyes, he seemed to see eighteen-year-old Han Youwei walking toward him with a smile, her bangs cut straight across her forehead and her hair tied into two braids. 30Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 120 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
- 121 While Others Go Offshore, I Farm: I Become a Tycoon in the 1980s 别人下海我种田，我在八零成首富 [Period setting + pig farming + building wealth + selling vegetables + gourmet food + family favorite + comeback + everyday life] Li Xiangdong woke up to find himself back in the 1980s, after dying suddenly from overwork. As the villagers rushed to “go into business” and make a fortune, he instead bound himself to the New Hope Farming System, shouldered a hoe, and vowed to dig up a golden future right at home! Everyone laughed at him. With so much money to be made, why insist on scraping a livin 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Reborn in 1980: I Eat Meat Every Day and Make the Villagers Drool 重生80，天天吃肉，馋哭乡亲们 [City life + farming + reborn + period setting + repentant scumbag + doting dad + pocket dimension] In his previous life, Li Fugui became addicted to gambling and beat his wife and daughter every day. His wife finally couldn't take it anymore and jumped into the river with their daughter. He later came to his senses, worked hard, and became a billionaire, but losing his wife and daughter remained a lifelong regret. One day, he fell asleep clutching the Longevity Jade Pendant his wife had given h 9Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 123 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 301Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 124 Educated Youth in 1975: My Ring Holds a Living Paddy Field 七五年知青：我的扳指有片活水田 In 1975, Lin Xiao Mai was sent to the countryside by her own mother and assigned to the salt-alkali wasteland that the whole village despised. All she had in her pocket was the seventeen yuan and eighty cents she had saved for ages. Luckily, she found a jade thumb ring and gained a mountain spring and rich black soil without lifting a finger. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 Transmigrating to the 1950s: I Land a Secure Job Thanks to My Uncle, the Director 穿越五零：靠主任舅舅端铁饭碗 Parallel world, Period piece, Northeast factory workers, everyday family life, enjoying life, a happy life. Food delivery rider Zhou Guoqiang takes a tumble into a parallel world in 1950, where he finds a home with bare walls and a drafty, rundown house. His most valuable possession is half a ration biscuit, which he had in his pocket when he transmigrated. Zhou Guoqiang thinks about the policies of the time. Surely he can't spend his whole life bent over the fields? Just as he's worrying about 27.9kReads—Score2.4k14d adds
- 127 Reborn in 1970: Divided from the Family from the Start 重生70，开局被分家 In the first half of his previous life, the protagonist lived recklessly and did every kind of evil, ending up with his family destroyed... In the second half, he worked hard and diligently. Just when he had finally managed to buy a house in the city, his nephew pulled out his feeding tube... Reborn just before the family split up, Chen Wein 7.4kReads8.2Score46914d adds
- 128 Reborn in 1949 Beijing: Taking the System to the Countryside 重生四九城爷们，带着系统去插队 Synopsis: [Period drama + sign-in System + educated youth sent to the countryside + cozy daily life + devoted male lead] This is a one-on-one romance. There is a female supporting character, but she only serves the plot, so please don't complain if that's not your thing. The story moves at a relaxed pace and is for readers of any gender. Come on in! In modern times, Shen Jianshe died young while saving someone. After arriving in the Underworld, he was told by the King of Hell that his allotted l 5.4kReads5.6Score22014d adds
- 129 Reborn in 1968: I Bring a Beautiful Educated Youth Home as My Wife 重生1968，美女知青娶回家 Reborn in 1968, he finds a group of beautiful educated youths sent down to the countryside in his village... [Reborn into a bygone era, rural life, an ensemble cast's daily lives, catching fish and shrimp, raising poultry, more children, more blessings, the rise of a clan...] 1.4kReads5.4Score10114d adds
- 130 Reborn as a Snowfield Hunter 重生之雪原猎人 On the border, Zhao Tiejun, the “Snow Wolf,” took several bullets while covering his comrades’ retreat. As his consciousness faded, he heard explosions roaring and his comrades shouting. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a dim kerosene lamp, an earthen roof, and his mother’s tear-swollen face. 6kReads6.2Score43814d adds
- 131 Reborn as the Landlord's Foolish Son in 1940 重生四零年地主家的傻儿子 In 1948, Yang Hongwei is reborn in the body of Goudan, the son of a landlord. He has to survive in the wilderness from the start, but through tireless effort, he finally buys a courtyard house in Beijing and finds himself a home in the capital. See how Goudan makes a happy life for himself in this era! 508Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 132 Educated Youth: A Cozy Life in a Bygone Era 知青：穿越年代的温馨生活 [System + transmigrate into a book + nurse + raising children + disabled male lead + villain + getting rich + 1970s] Wu Xiaoqin transmigrated into a book, becoming the disabled male lead’s ex-wife. The only time this ex-wife is mentioned in the book is when the male lead says her name after he’s arrested. She’s destined to die young. Wu Xiaoqin is stubborn. She refuses to believe in fate, and when she sees the poverty-stricken state of their home, she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. Her p 38Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 133 My Childhood Sweetheart Became a Down-and-Out Hong Kong Sister-in-Law? I'll Marry Her and Become a Millionaire 青梅变落魄俏港嫂？娶她做富一代 [Hunting in the mountains in the 1970s] [Spirit spring space] [One heroine] [Building a fortune] [Devoted dad raising kids] [Heartwarming family life] [Everyday family squabbles] [Childhood sweethearts] Reborn in one stroke, Zhou Cheng marries his down-on-her-luck childhood sweetheart, who has returned from Hong Kong. Everyone calls her a shameless tramp and says Zhou Cheng has lost his mind. Zhou Cheng just laughs. “What the hell do you know?” His lovely wife is not only elegant and a wonderful 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 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
- 135 Period: Four Sisters-in-Law Are a Burden, But I Have a Pocket Dimension 年代：四小姨子累赘，但我有空间 The moment Xiao Yu opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to 1978 and become the village's most hated hooligan. Yet he managed to marry the prettiest educated youth in the commune for 500 yuan. He also has four sisters-in-law. In this era, which has yet to fully open up, most people can barely support themselves. Luckily, he has a pocket dimension. In this era full of opportunities, he's destined to leave his own mark. 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 136 I'm Not Going Back to the City: Home with My Wife and Kids Is Better 不回城了，老婆孩子热炕头更香 Li Song was once an educated youth. He abandoned his wife and daughter so he could return to the city, and after settling down there, he regretted it for the rest of his life. After being reborn by accident, he decided not to return to the city. Instead, he would stay in the countryside with his wife and children, enjoying the warmth of home. 132Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 137 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
- 138 Transmigrating to 1951: Stealing Qin Huairu Away 穿越51截胡秦淮茹 Li Fugui transmigrates into the world of Full Courtyard, becoming an inconspicuous nobody. Just as Qin Huairu is on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, he decisively swoops in and steals her away. He thinks he has only changed one woman’s fate, but little does he know he has thrown the whole courtyard into turmoil and begun a thrilling, hilarious tale of turning the tables. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 1963: Possessed by My Own Future Self from the Start 1963，开局被自己夺舍 System + mountain foraging + hunting + farming in a bygone era + pets + beast taming + people management Also known as: "Deep in the Mountains, I Can’t Keep My Pets Hidden" Eighteen-year-old Li Haifeng gains not only memories of the future, but also a Pet System. The System may be a little eccentric, but its abilities are undeniable. A wild boar can be raised until it’s five meters long, and a goshawk can grow as big as a plane. An octopus can flip a cruise ship, and an earthworm can grow into a 16.7kReads7.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 140 Period: Returning to 1977 to Become a Literary Master 年代：回到1977当文豪 [Period setting] [Literary giant] [Lighthearted] [No System] [Not brainless] Lin Xiangwen transmigrates back to a small mountain village in 1977. But from the start, everything goes horribly wrong. His beautiful educated-youth wife, whom he married just days ago, is demanding a divorce so she can return to the city. Fine, let's get divorced. Just wait and regret it later! Lin Xiangwen is full of confidence about the future. The college entrance exams are about to resume, and with his foreknowled 4.9kReads8.0Score21314d adds
- 141 Transmigrated to the 1980s: I Gained Eight Younger Brothers 穿越80：我多了八个弟弟 Tian Guozhong unexpectedly transmigrates to a small mountain village in 1980. It's remote, backward, poor, and ignorant, but this is also an era brimming with hope, vitality, and endless opportunities! Looking at his parents, whose hair has turned white from the hardships of life even though they're only in their forties, his scrawny younger brothers crying for food, and their cramped, dilapidated thatched hut, Tian Guozhong clenches his fists, accepts his new life, and prepares to do everything 3.2kReads8.5Score22614d adds
- 142 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
- 143 The 1970s: A Freewheeling Life with Cheat-Level Insight 七十年代：悟性开挂的潇洒人生 Zhou Yichen transmigrates to the 1970s. With an astonishing gift for understanding, he manages to live life on his own terms in this harsh era. When you’re poor, look after yourself; when you’re prosperous, help the whole world. Alongside making a good life for himself, he also wants to do his part for his country. 1.1kReads6.6Score—14d adds
- 144 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
- 145 Back to the 1980s to Lead the Whole Village to Prosperity 重回八零年代带领全村致富 Transmigration + Urban Life + Farming + Period Piece Xiao Lu transmigrates back to the 1980s. His family is dirt poor, but he has a beautiful wife. What do you do when your family is poor? Make money! What do you do when your relatives are poor? Make money! What do you do when the whole village is poor? Keep making money! What do you do when you accidentally become the richest man in the village? Help the whole village make money! Transmigrate to the 1980s and make the most of the decade! 948Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 146 Reborn in 1970: The Relentless Pursuit of My Wife 重生七零，追妻不停 Period setting + System + Building a career + Mutual firsts + Supplies Jiang Tingwan’s soul transmigrated into the 1970s with a time-space exchange System. She thought she could change her fate, but underestimated how cruel people could be. So she simply cleared out the treasures in the basement, took her whole family with her to a May Seventh Cadre School in the countryside, and sent her wicked elder aunt’s family away for reeducation. Unexpectedly, the System could even be reclaimed. Even wit 102Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 147 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
- 148 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
- 149 Back to the 1980s: The Rise of a Business Tycoon 重回八零之巨商崛起 After being reborn, Ding Liguo rewrites his future. He makes up for what he owed his wife and daughter in his previous life through real action. Starting with nothing, he launches a business using his extraordinary commercial instincts. Amid the wave of reform in the 1980s, what kind of butterfly effect will Ding Liguo create? Watch as he turns the tide at will and brings about one business miracle after another. 93Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 150 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? 945Reads8.7Score—14d adds
