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- 1 Reborn in 1980: Free to Live as I Please 重生1980之任我逍遥 This is a chaotic rebirth story. A small-time rich man from a modern third-tier city is reborn by having his body taken over through a mysterious gu technique, awakening in the body of a special forces soldier from the 1980s. He has the standard perk of a reborn person, memories of the future, along with a few golden fingers he hasn’t even realized he has. Kong Jie’s rebirth is not full of passion or melodrama, nor does he have some great sense of mission. He only has one small wish: to live a c 1kReads7.2Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn: Rising to Power in 1979 重生之崛起1979 Zhang Abei, a good-for-nothing who drifted through life like a walking corpse, unexpectedly returns to 1979, the second year of reform and opening up. Faced with his older brother being forced into marriage and his family struggling to make ends meet, he first becomes a master of sugar figurines, then ventures into business. Step by step, he leads his whole family to prosperity and changes their fate. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn in 1979: Marry a Goddess and Become a Mogul! 重生1979：娶女神，做枭雄！ Wang Jun was reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1978! In his previous life, he was framed into sleeping with a female educated youth. He ran away from his responsibility and watched the woman he loved take her own life! This time, he won’t let the tragedy happen again. He’ll be a warm, dependable shoulder for her to lean on. A home! Speculating, making his way in the world, and heading to the capital! Watch me become a titan of my age! 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The 1980s: Jilted on My Wedding Day, I Remarry with the Whole Village’s Assets 八零：大婚被甩我带全村资产改嫁 A 21st-century medical doctor dies in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of Zhao Wanru, a woman from the 1980s who shares her name. At the wedding, the heroine is jilted by her scumbag fiancé, who marries her cousin instead. Just as the entire village expects her to become the laughingstock of the surrounding countryside, a young regiment commander in the crowd declares, “I'll marry her,” leaving everyone stunned. The day after her wedding, she gathers her tools and leads a team into 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn in the 1980s: From Street Vendor to Business Empire 重生80：从摆摊到商业帝国 Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Wanqiu returns with memories of the future and a mastery of braised delicacies. Starting with a street stall, she avoids the traps of her previous life and joins forces with her husband, Gu Xiangbei, to stand up to outrageous relatives and defeat malicious competitors, carving out a path to prosperity through her own abilities. From a braised-food stall to a snack shop, from a garment factory to real estate, she uses her intelligence and determination to build her own bu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reborn in 1985: Returning to the Day My Wife and Daughter Left 重生85回到妻女离开的当天 In my previous life, drunk and suffering from alcohol poisoning, I froze my own daughter to death. My wife jumped into a river and drowned herself because of it. In this life, I’ll make you the happiest people in the world, and make everyone envy our family’s happy life. 24Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn in 1979 重生1979 Given a second life, Lin Qi is determined to plan every step carefully. When dealing with enemies, he makes sure they lose everything. When dealing with friends, he makes sure everyone gets a chance to make money. And when it comes to women... he has his own way of weighing things up. 13Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrated to the 1970s for a Life with Cheat-Like Perks 穿越七零享开挂人生 Transmigrate into a Book, with a Cheat Space A brief stint in the countryside, outsmarting the weirdos The worst sorts come looking for trouble, and I turn the tables Catch spies, make weapons, save lives, and walk into the front lines of earthquakes. With a space at my command, I save lives. Ride the tide of reform, build factories and expand territory, grow rich through business and sweet romance side by side Hand over power and retire. No internalizing, no suffering in silence, no getting lov 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Short-Lived Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel 年代文里的短命男配 Du Ning transmigrates into the body of a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside in the 1970s. Getting a second chance at life should be the greatest stroke of luck, but Du Ning can't bring himself to celebrate, because his golden finger is completely at odds with the spirit of the times. Even harder to accept is the fact that he seems to have transmigrated into a historical novel, and worse, he's a short-lived supporting male character. 1Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn in the 1980s: I Raise Four Daughters with a Pen 重生八零：我靠一支笔娇养四女 Back in 1982, Meng Shuyao faces ridicule from her older sister and schemes from her parents. She gives up on her highly educated suitor, who looks impressive on the surface, and marries Lu Zheng, a soldier who has been out of contact, becoming stepmother to his four withdrawn daughters. When she first arrives at the Lu home, she finds children who are gaunt and hostile, as well as her husband's cousin, Zhou Chenggui, who has been pocketing the money Lu sends home. She protects her stepdaughters 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn, I Became a Wife-Doting Fiend 重生后，我成了宠妻魔 He was a peerless scumbag. He caused his wife and children to die. He reached the peak of his career. He spent forty-nine years drowning in regret. Then he was reborn. His wife and children were alive before his very eyes. He swore: He would spend this new life, and even give his life, to make it up to his wife and children! With his peerless medical skills and memories from his previous life, he will write a remarkable story through a life devoted to cherishing his wife and children. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 In the 1970s, Did I Help Someone Be Reborn? 70年代，我替人重生了？ [Period] + [Pocket Dimension] In his previous life, Lin Sheng never knew why his family treated him like he didn’t belong. He did the most work every day, yet all he got to eat were leftovers, and even those weren’t enough. He worked like an ox all his life, but instead of receiving care and affection from his family, he was subjected to a lifetime of schemes. He thought it was simply his fate, until a conversation outside his hospital room between his ungrateful adopted son and his wife opened 6Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn in 2004: A Flood of Fortune 重生2004之财源滚滚 Reborn in 2004: A Fortune That Keeps Growing 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn in 1981: I Started by Selling Bullfrogs and Went on to Crush the Richest Man 重生1981，从卖牛蛙开始吊打首富 In his previous life, he lived by the motto that as long as he was fed, nothing else mattered. In the end, it led to disaster: his wife and daughter died, and his family was destroyed. In this life, Zhang Cheng has come to his senses. He'll be a good husband to his wife and a good father to his daughter, a hero in their eyes. He's determined to build his wealth, vowing to make his wife the richest and happiest woman in the world. He'll seize the opportunities brought by reform and opening up, ri 12Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 15 Turning Back Time: Returning to 1990 to Conquer the Three Gorges 逆转时光：回到1990闯三峡 A person gets three chances to change their fate in life: being born into a family, taking the college entrance exam, and getting married. In his previous life, Zhou Zhengyang missed all three. After fainting from low blood sugar, he finds himself back in 1990. Faced with the twin opportunities of the reform wave of the 1990s and the Three Gorges resettlement, he starts by taking over a small paper mill. Before he knows it, he has become a leading figure of the 1992 faction. Before he knows it, 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I'm Done! I Won't Be the One to Take Over in This Reborn 1980s Life 麻了！重生八零这接盘侠我不当了 [Period setting + urban life + reborn + no System + one heroine + building a fortune + everyday face-slapping] Lin Zihong was forced to marry someone he didn’t love. Thinking that once she was his wife, he should treat her well, he spent decades groveling at her feet like a lovesick fool. Little did he know, she had only married him to find a sucker to raise the child in her belly! After decades of unwavering devotion, all Lin Zihong got in return was a wife who cheated on him! Not long after th 379Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 17 I Wept at My Wife's Grave, Then I Was Reborn 跪在老婆墓碑前痛哭，我重生了 [Period Drama]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Urban Life]+ [Business Battles]+ [Brotherhood and Loyalty]+ [The Heroine Has an Elder Sister-in-Law’s Grace]+ [Everyday Warmth] The world’s richest man, Shen Qiansan, knelt before his wife’s gravestone, weeping and begging forgiveness. He was reborn at the moment before the tragedy of September 11, 1991, and fiercely protected his wife and daughter, keeping them safe and making up for his regrets. Afterward, relying on the memories, skills, and shrewdness he had g 62Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Redemption in the Eighties: My Seven Daughters Are No Longer Villains 八零救赎，我七个闺女不再是反派 Urban slice of life + business wars in the 1980s + quietly making a fortune + everyday child-rearing + never forgiving rotten relatives + ruthless street smarts One morning, the richest man in the country, Gao Yan, wakes up in the body of another Gao Yan in a parallel 1989. They share a name, but not a fate. The good news: He's transmigrated and been reborn. The bad news: He brought himself, but not his money. From the start, Gao Yan has to deal with a greedy, stupid, vicious, ignorant, wife-bea 39Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 19 My Spatial Powers in the 1960s 六十年代之我的空间能力 Wang Yang accidentally gains spatial powers and thrives in the 1960s by putting them to use. (This is not a transmigration novel. Some characters from familiar films and TV shows will appear, and I hope all my wonderful readers enjoy them. Please leave a comment!) 289Reads6.9Score10614d adds
- 20 A QQ Message Tells My Past Self to Pursue the Campus Beauty qq留言，让过去的自己追求校花 [Three transmigrations + two female leads] Liu Ying accidentally discovers a QQ account whose password he had long forgotten. He sends a message on a whim, but when he wakes up, he finds that the world has changed beyond recognition... The campus beauty he once missed is now his girlfriend; He once only got into a third-tier college, but now he is an outstanding student at a top university; His once-impoverished family is now fabulously wealthy. But then he is unexpectedly caught up in a cha 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 On the Day We Divorced, I Cut a Million-Yuan Dowry from Cloth 离婚当天，我用剪刀裁出百万嫁妆 Qin Wangshu is reborn in 1983. “If even one thing of mine is missing, I’ll tear the beams off your Song family’s house and make you pay. If there isn’t enough fabric, we’ll change the design. Money comes from the style, not the material.” Lu Chenzhou is a discharged soldier who starts a private transport business. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn in 1985: I Made a Comeback by Finding Treasures in Antiques 重生1985：我靠文玩捡漏逆袭 On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1985, Lin Weidong, a big shot who owns an entire antiques market, reborn in a little house in the steelworks workers' neighborhood as a poor laborer. “Weidong! Get home quick. Your wife's boss, Wang Weiguo, has his eyes everywhere, heh!” His wife is humiliated, his sister is abused by her husband, everyone mocks him, and his father-in-law looks down on him... But he's no longer the spineless Lin Weidong he used to be! The decades of experience he gaine 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Reborn: Back in 1988 to Become a Billionaire 重生：回到1988当首富 [Rebirth + Period Setting + Business + Romance + Dad Life + Adorable Kids + Political Maneuvering + Stocks + 5G + Lithography Machines] Also known as Returning to 1988: Loving You Once More Billionaire Li Shaoping is reborn in 1988. In his previous life, his daughter fell ill and died because he couldn't afford her treatment, while his wife spent half her life in a mental hospital. Reborn, Li Shaoping hopes to make up for the regrets of his past life. Starting from nothing, he builds a business —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Back to 1988: There's Still Time to Put Things Right 重回1988年，一切还来的急 The head of a multibillion-yuan conglomerate returns to 1988. In this life, I will protect everything and lead the villagers to prosperity. See how he leads his fellow villagers in catching eels and fishing in the river, guiding the entire village and county onto the road to wealth. He and his childhood friends will build a business empire once again. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Little Miracle Doctor Among the Educated Youths of the 1970s 七零知青小神医 Lin Qiuwan, a 26-year-old attending physician in cardiothoracic surgery, suddenly died in front of the operating table. When she opened her eyes, she had become a sent-down educated youth in 1975, despised by everyone. The original owner knew nothing about medicine and had made the team leader's son critically ill while treating him. “Throw her out of Qingshan Brigade.” Lin Qiuwan offered no excuses. She walked into the ward, prescribed three doses of medicine, and saved the patient. Accurate di 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Severing Needle: Miracle Doctor Returns from the Mountain, His Hand Decides Life and Death 绝户针：神医下山，一手判生死 The Fatal Needle: A Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain, One Hand to Decide Life and Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn in 1990: I Become a Legend by Leveraging Information Gaps 重生1990：我靠信息差封神 Wang Wenwu was an honest, frugal, 40-year-old truck driver in his previous life who loved listening to the news. Reborn in 1990 with his memories of the times intact, he seizes every major opportunity, from stamps and subscription certificates to the internet and real estate. He gives his family a comfortable life, brings glory to his benefactors, and makes his enemies regret everything, using immense wealth and foresight to forge his path to legendary status. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn in 1990: Making Things Right with My Wife and Daughter 重生1990：重新做人弥补妻女 [One Female Lead + Adorable Child + No System + Farming + Business] Xu Yang, a business tycoon, is reborn in 1990, just before his wife and daughter die. In this life, all he wants is to be a good husband and father. But fate has other plans: a casual investment once again turns him into a renowned business magnate across China... 968Reads6.3Score17514d adds
- 29 Reborn in 1990, I Spoiled My Pregnant Wife Rotten 重生90，我把怀孕媳妇宠上天 [Reborn in the 1990s + doting husband and dad + cozy pregnancy days + entrepreneurial fortune + mama’s boy sees the light] Business tycoon He Shuai is reborn in 1990. At this point, he’s still a useless, spineless mama’s boy. The moment he opens his eyes, he races off to stop his wife from getting an abortion. Only when his wife is finally safe does He Shuai breathe a sigh of relief: “In this life, I’ll work hard for you and you alone.” As the economy in Northeast China slides into recession, ot 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn, the Big Shot Became a Wife-Doting Maniac 重生后大佬成护妻狂魔 In his previous life, his own mistakes led to the deaths of his wife and daughter. Reborn sixty years in the past, he vows to give them perfect lives, make up for his regrets, redeem himself, and rise to greatness once more. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Sent to the Countryside, I Have Beautiful Educated Youths Begging for My Love 四合院：上山下乡，美女知青求爱 As the eldest son in his family, Xu Hao answered the nation’s call to go to the countryside and came to Beidahuang to reclaim wasteland and help feed the country. Two years have passed since he arrived. When Xu Hao first volunteered to come to Beidahuang, he figured the food at home might not be any better than what the farm could offer. Coming here would also let him fulfill a youthful dream along the way. But who could have guessed that ideals would be so lofty while reality was so harsh? Only 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 1930: I Sat Up in My Coffin 1930，从棺材里坐起来 At thirty-five, I was paralyzed on one side and spent the rest of my life alone, wasting away online. Then one day I opened my eyes in Hanzhong, southern Shaanxi, in 1930. I had woken up in my own coffin, reborn as the Guo family's village idiot, mocked by everyone. My parents showered me with love, and the whole family cared for me. There was none of the coldness I had known in my previous life. A Level Four Civilization Material Conversion System awakened in my mind, letting me exchange points —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Reborn in 1984: My Brother-in-Arms Became My Brother-in-Law from the Start 重生1984：开局兄弟变成小舅子 He woke up and found himself reborn in 1984. History was repeating itself, and beside him lay his good friend's older sister. Lu Pingchuan steeled himself and decided to make his friend his brother-in-law. Armed with memories from another lifetime, he wouldn't run away this time. “Only fools make choices. I, Lu Pingchuan, want it all.” A humble toothpaste tube would lay the foundations of a vast business empire! 673Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn in the 1990s to Save My Wife and Daughter 重生回90年代救回老婆和女儿 Reborn + doting dad + farming + period setting + building a fortune from nothing + no golden finger In his previous life, Tang Guangyao was obsessed with the idea that children would look after him in old age. When his wife couldn't give him a son, he gave up on life completely. He spent his days drinking, gambling, and beating his wife. He abandoned his wife and daughter, then ran off with his mistress, who could bear him a son. Not long after he left, his daughter died of illness. Grief-strick 242Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 35 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! 566Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrate Into a Book: I Earn Supplies with Affection Points 穿书年代：我靠好感值挣物资 [Transmigrated into a 1960s novel + System space + one heroine + love grows over time + raising children + family life] As soon as Gu Zhao opened his eyes, his 300-square-meter luxury apartment had become a shabby old house from the 1960s. Before he could recover, he was suddenly beaten with a stick and forced to kneel and apologize to someone by a crotchety old man. Only then did he realize that he had transmigrated, and into a period novel he had read not long ago, at that. In the book, the or 684Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 37 Reborn in 1990: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重生1990，带着全村人发家致 151Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 38 Back to 1975: The Kingdom of Materials 重回1975：材料王国 Rebirth + industry + the internet + the integrated circuit industry chain + Period setting + sent-down youth + business strategy + capital battles + love and hate... A carefully planned car accident sent materials expert Mo Zheng back to the passionate era of the Down to the Countryside Movement. Yet he never expected fate to mock him again and again. The dust of history lay as heavily as a mountain along its inevitable course... Capital is like an invisible hand, using the industrial chains it 38Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn: Back in 1987 to Become a Millionaire 重生：回到1987当富翁 Li Zhi unexpectedly arrives in 1987. His family has nothing, and they can't even scrape together enough money to buy meat for the New Year. His family of five is hungry and freezing, but with him around, there's nothing to fear. Give him seven days, and his family's life will be transformed beyond recognition. Then he fights his way to the top, taking on clothing, restaurants, real estate, automobiles, and high technology! With insight far ahead of his time, he builds his own business empire! In 116Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 40 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. 421Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn in 1971: My Wife Mints Money Every Day 重生71下乡，我老婆每天爆金币 [Period drama + sign-in System + informed youth sent to the countryside + one heroine + food + hunting + treasure hunting] [No harem in this story. The male lead is devoted to one woman, with little focus on romance. The story is mostly about daily life as a sent-down youth, working and hunting in the wild. Come on in and enjoy! As long as there's money, I promise not to abandon the story, and I'll stake my future love life on it!] While visiting the Northeast Museum, Shen Chang'an saw pictures 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Transmigrate to the 1970s: I Want to Be a Cheat-Code Freeloader Too 穿越七零之我也想当外挂狗 [No CP + Comedy + Mild Supernatural Elements + Family Life + Cute Pets] Li Yang, a second-year graduate student at an art academy, transmigrates into the body of a pitiful young man with the same name in the 1970s. Faced with the schemes of a reborn heroine, a disadvantageous start, and an unreliable cheat that brought him here, Li Yang can only keep his eyes on the money and work hard to earn more, hoping to return soon and take revenge on his enemies with his own hands... 466Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 43 The White Lotus Is Reborn in the Seventies: Don't Run, Men 白莲花重生七零，男人你别跑 Given another life, I want everything to be different. I want everyone who hurt me or harmed me to meet a terrible end. I want the people who love me and the people I love to live free of worry for the rest of our lives. This time, I’ll live well. When she woke again, she was sitting in a vast, empty room, her eyes dazed and her mind adrift. But soon, a glimmer flashed in her eyes. A smile curled at her lips. It seemed something had changed without her even realizing it. After everything —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I'm Lin Li, and I Transmigrated to 1960 我叫林李，穿越到1960年 After a late-night snack, Lin Li transmigrates to the capital in 1960. And so begins a new life living with his grandfather. The main focus is everyday life, with lighthearted comedy. There's a magical space, the black market, antiques, hunting in the mountains, and more... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Top Student Transmigrates to Become a Royal Spy 学霸穿越当皇家密探 Ding Bufan, originally named Ding Yijian, is a sophomore at Rongcheng University. He transmigrates after climbing over the wall of Imperial Tomb Park and returns to the dynasty of the tomb’s owner. A girl named Ye Ziqiu, whose name is identical to that of his girlfriend, rescues him. After facing several trials and studying hard, Ding Bufan becomes a royal spy, arrests corrupt officials, rids the land of bullies, and marries a princess. From then on, his life takes off with every advantage imagi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn in 1984: Back to the Day My Wife and Daughter's Tragedy Began 重生1984：回到妻女悲剧的那一天 Gao Zhiqiang, a business tycoon who shaped an era, lived out his life weighed down by deep guilt toward his wife and daughter. After unexpectedly being reborn, he returned to the day they died, finally given a chance to make up for his greatest regret. Saving his wife and daughter is only the first step. He’ll use his brilliant business mind to give them the most prosperous and luxurious life possible, making up for all he put them through. Starting from nothing by selling a line of honey-based 129Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 47 Are You Crazy? I Just Got Reborn, and You’re Forcing Me to Give My Daughter Away 疯了吧，刚重生就逼我将女儿送人 [Reborn + period setting + farming + doting on wife and daughter + building wealth + gentle, beautiful wife + cozy everyday life] "Mom! I don't want to leave you! I'll even eat grass roots! I don't eat much!" "Dad! Wake up! Hurry and save me! Bad people are taking me away!" The commotion woke Zhou Bin from his deep sleep. Before him was his daughter, wailing, and his wife, already crying her eyes out. His elderly father stood beside them, his temples streaked with white, tears streaming down his 834Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 48 Professor Gu's Rural Life After Being Reborn 顾教授重生后的农村日常 Gu Zhan, an agricultural research genius from the 21st century, is reborn in 1976, back at the age when he was both insecure and arrogant. Looking at his wife standing before him, timid and cautious, he finally understands what a jerk he was at this point in his previous life. Back then, he was obsessed with getting ahead. To go to college and build a promising future, he abandoned his wife and daughter, ultimately driving his wife to take her own life with their daughter. Given a second life, a 65Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 49 Reborn in the 1980s: The System Wants to Be My Son 重生80，系统要当我儿子 [Female-oriented period drama + No female lead + Brotherhood + Rural life + Slow-paced + Doting dad in the later half] Liu Xingwu, born impotent and now in the late stages of cancer, returns to 1987. From the start, he gets one bonus item with every purchase. One cheap son +1, one farming golden finger +1. At 19, he becomes a dad and a widower. … At last, after two lifetimes, Liu Xingwu has a biological son. He sits bolt upright despite being on his deathbed! It’s finally our turn, the South Ch 443Reads—Score10214d adds
- 50 Reborn with My Wife and Children by My Side: Fortune Comes Pouring In 重生后老婆孩子在身边，财气冲天 Reborn + doting dad + a scoundrel's redemption + spoiling his wife and getting rich + career Tang Ning is nearing the end of his life, burdened by a lifetime of regret. All he wants is for his wife and daughter to look back at him one last time. He is reborn forty years in the past. The moment he opens his eyes, he sees that his daughter is so thin she is skin and bones. Then he hears his wife's voice from outside the door. He has come back. At last, he can make up for a lifetime of regrets. Wit 162Reads5.1Score—14d adds
