Novels like A Bandit in Turbulent Times
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- 51 Restarting My Life: Breaking Every Rule of the Era 重启人生，我在年代打破所有规则 [Transmigrate into a book, period setting, System, male lead is a bit of a jerk, lots of women, pure-love fans should read with caution. He has no morals and is selfish, so don’t read if you’re the self-sacrificing type.] He wakes from a night of modern bar-hopping and finds himself in the 1970s. Chen Zui is dazed for a few seconds, then accepts reality. Once the memories in his mind finish merging, he casually exhales a puff of smoke. “I really ought to kneel down and thank you…” Looking at thi 9.3kReads7.4Score59314d adds
- 52 Reborn in '93: An Old Man's Youthful Ride on the Tides 九三重生：老朽少年踏浪潮 [Reborn] [Urban Farming] [Soul Transmigration] [Making Money] [Stock Trading] [Urban] [Transmigration] [One Heroine] On July 9, 2026, 64-year-old Di Lei unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1993 while playing mahjong. Drawing on his life experience, he starts over and writes a new chapter in his life. This novel is written in a rough, down-to-earth style. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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... 1.2kReads7.2Score10814d adds
- 54 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
- 55 Reborn in 1997: I Was Going Bankrupt from the Start 重生97：开局就要破产 Also known as: Reborn in 1997: From the Start, I’m Going Bankrupt; The Everyday Life of a Middle-Aged Construction Worker Reborn; [Cozy everyday life + construction site stories + family squabbles + no showing off or face-slapping + one female lead] Yang Yuankun spent his whole life as a bricklayer, working himself to the bone. After inhaling too much dust, he stopped breathing in his fifties while lying in a hospital bed. But when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the moment he’d com 19.5kReads8.5Score92414d adds
- 56 Reborn in the Wild Nineties: I Only Have Three Things to Do 重生野性时代，我只做三件事 [Reborn + scheming + ruthless + multiple women, no official pairing + business warfare] Xu Zhengwen, reborn as a Hong Kong tycoon, uses angel investment as bait, capital as a chain, and love as a lock to win their loyalty. Having secretly taken control of other nations' economies with the help of stunning women from around the world, he now has only three things left to do. First, build the world's leading technology and business empire, laying the groundwork for China's rise as a great power 13.8kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 57 Reborn in the 1990s: I Won't Be a Doormat 重生九零：不做老实人 At middle age, Qiao Wei had accomplished nothing and was facing a midlife crisis. Even the least successful among his siblings was worth tens of millions, while he was stuck in a small county town earning a salary that kept him from starving but would never make him rich. By comparison, his wife called him a good-for-nothing every day, and his son blamed him for being useless. There were countless ordinary people like him. He was content with his lot and didn’t think his life was bad. He was hea 6.7kReads7.5Score40314d adds
- 58 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. 793Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 59 A Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 亿万老总破产后卖鸡蛋饼 Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Man with Just One Game 2034年，我成为了世界首富，只用一款游戏做到的 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Person with Just One Game 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 Professor Lin from a Poor Family 寒门林教授 [No System + No Rebirth + Poor Family + Inspirational + Tearjerker + Passionate + Nostalgic + Suitable for Middle Schoolers] Education is the fairest thing in the world. Lin Dongsheng, a student from a poor family, unexpectedly discovers that he has an extraordinary memory. Though he usually doesn't even dare eat his fill, he changes his fate through his studies, achieving one miracle after another. He wins prize money at all kinds of competitions, eventually gets into Tsinghua University, becom 8.3kReads7.7Score54714d adds
- 65 Hunting in the Mountains in the 1970s: My Divine Hound Rules the Deep Mountains 七零猎山，我带神犬镇深山 The 1970s: A Mountain Hunter and His Dogs Transmigrate? Reborn? A System? None of that! This is a story purely about survival. Deep in the mountains of Northeast China in the 1970s, supplies are scarce and snowstorms cut like knives. He is just a down-and-out stranger from another place, swept by the tide of the times into this vast sea of forest. In his hands is an old rifle polished to a shine; by his side are several hunting dogs who will follow him through life and death. He lives off 3kReads6.3Score25014d adds
- 66 Reborn in 1982: Meat at Every Meal, Making My Ex-Wife Green with Envy 重生82：顿顿吃肉，前妻馋疯了 In his previous life, Lin Shengli was swindled out of his family fortune by his wife and son, and died of rage. As he lay dying, his wife Liu Lili revealed a shocking secret: their son wasn't his. He died full of resentment, never expecting to be reborn in 1982, on the day he and Liu Lili went to her family home to ask for her hand in marriage. Looking back, it was because he'd lost his head and agreed to Liu's father's exorbitant bride price and the demand that he marry into their family that t 3.3kReads8.5Score29514d adds
- 67 Reborn in 1961: I Built My Fortune Starting with Hunting 重生1961：我从打猎开始发家致富 Chen Fan, a top soldier of the 21st century, was reborn in 1961 as an ordinary villager in the forests along the northeastern frontier. Poverty and famine made an already hard life even worse. The original owner’s father had been injured while hunting in the mountains a year earlier and died in agony. He left behind his mother, Chen Fan, and a ten-year-old younger sister to fend for themselves. His uncles and other relatives not only refused to help, but took advantage of their misfortune. His w 5kReads8.1Score33714d adds
- 68 Period: A Beijing Shopkeeper in 1943 年代：1943京城杂货商 Invincible + tons of supplies + ruthless and merciless + patriotic spirit + personal space This is a story that blends multiple eras, beginning in 1943. It tells the story of Wang Yusheng, the young master of the Wang family, and his general store in the capital. The story features resistance against the Japanese, espionage, patriotism, human relationships, and the harsh realities of life. In short, this is the story of Wang Yusheng’s own experiences. The story is tentatively set to in 9.5kReads8.0Score41914d adds
- 69 Reborn in the 1970s: Uncle Silly San Is No Longer Silly 重生七零：傻三叔不傻了 [1970s setting + spatial storage + male protagonist’s perspective + Northeast China’s heated kang lifestyle + cozy farming story] Liu Tiezhu spent his whole life doing hard labor for his older brother’s family, only to end up drugged to death and dumped in a mass grave. Given another life, he’ll use the supernatural arts heaven granted him to stand on his own two feet, find the woman who has been longing for him, and live the rest of his life well. 4.1kReads8.9Score30414d adds
- 70 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
- 71 Reborn in the 1960s: Rising to Power in the Northern Frontier 重生60年代纵横北境 [Reborn + period setting + a pocket dimension at your side: hunting, treasure hunting, and wilderness adventures!] [The pocket dimension is just for storing treasures.] Jin Ge was born the same year as the new China. At the age of 85, he left this world with many regrets. Unexpectedly, he was reborn in 1964, returning to the age of 15, on the eve of the turbulent years. In his previous life, he spent three years learning his craft and ten years in the military. By the time he returned, everythin 39.6kReads8.4Score4.1k14d adds
- 72 Reborn in 1978: I Make My Fortune by Plagiarizing 重生1978：我靠文抄发家 Reborn in 1978, just as the national college entrance exams resume and a cultural wave sweeps the country, Jiang Mingchun gets into Yanda and becomes a university student. Drawing on memories from his previous life, he becomes a ghostwriter. 2.4kReads8.6Score10614d adds
- 73 Reborn in the 1970s: The Mighty Woman Takes Down Scumbags 重生七零，大力女疯狂虐渣 The rating is low because it just came out, but it'll rise later! Jiang Hanyan is betrayed by her teammates and dies in the apocalypse. By a stroke of luck, she is reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s. After being reborn, she discovers that the original owner was a drudge who had been abused since childhood. A hypocritical father, a biased mother, a cruel older brother, a selfish younger sister, and her, left in pieces! She does the most work, gets the least food, and is still the one beaten t 700Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 74 Reborn in 2015: Setting Out Again on the Road to Fortune 重生2015财富之路再出发 Zhu Mosi, who lived a lonely and impoverished life, is reborn in 2015. With only a little knowledge of the stock market, he goes from an ordinary oil-field worker to financial freedom, making up for every regret and embarking on a new life rich in both wealth and happiness. 16Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 75 Transmigrate to the 1980s: The Lazy Man’s Wife Is a Clingy Sweetheart 穿越之八零，懒汉媳妇是个粘人精 The full audiobook is now available: a transmigration, period-setting rags-to-riches power fantasy. After a car accident, Zhao Qianzhi inexplicably transmigrates to the 1980s and into the body of a man who looks exactly like him and shares his name. His home is bare, and his family is so poor that while other people already have electricity, they still rely on candles. Strangest of all, he has a beautiful, fair-skinned wife who’s always being pushed around, and a little girl over a year old who’ 42.6kReads7.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 76 Back to 1978: From Odd Jobs to Hunter 重返78：全职，从猎人开始 After returning to 1978, Xu Shaoping became a young educated youth at the foot of Changbai Mountain. After decisively settling there, he began his new life as a hunter. In the mountains, he could hunt bears and pigs and find ginseng; back down below, he could catch fish, treat illnesses, and cook delicious food. He was a master of every trade: whatever he learned, he could do, and whatever he could do, he mastered... With reform and opening up on the horizon and the entire nation’s economy poise 10kReads7.9Score64014d adds
- 77 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
- 78 1959: From the Start, My Cousin Knocks Me Out with a Bludgeon 年代1959，开局被堂哥敲闷棍 [Period]+ [Family Unity]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Getting in with the Powerful] P.S. A woman named Qiao Ya appears in the story. She is an important supporting character later on and greatly helps the male lead's family grow, so she is not a troublesome character. In 2024, an orphan transmigrates into the body of a 1959 technical-school graduate who shares his name. The original owner was walking home after dark when his cousin knocked him out, hoping to inherit his job. In return, he sends both their 8.1kReads8.4Score60714d adds
- 79 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Sell a Human Trafficker 重活80年代，开局卖掉人贩子 [Nostalgic rebirth + beautiful wife and devoted dad + making amends and turning over a new leaf + no System + witty humor + cozy everyday life + getting rich through farming] He was once a good-for-nothing, yet also a peerless patriot! Burdened by immense guilt and regret over his wife and daughter, he lived alone to old age, then donated his entire trillion-yuan fortune before he died. But life begins anew. Through tears, the powerful Qin Dongfang returns to 1986, just before his poor, beloved 5.3kReads9.1Score57814d adds
- 80 Officialdom: Starting as a Village Official 官途：从村官开始 (Period setting + urban + farming + no wish fulfillment) Wang Xinghan is reborn in 1990. In his previous life, he was a successful businessman, but he always felt that something was missing. Faced once again with a choice between government service and business, he finally understands that sharing joy is better than enjoying it alone. He resolutely chooses a career in government. This time, he'll turn his ideals into reality, bring prosperity to the people, and help them live in peace and conten 1.7kReads9.3Score20014d adds
- 81 1981: A Literary Giant Rises from a Returned Educated Youth 1981，文豪从返城知青开始 A cultured old writer from the post-1950s generation had been happily collecting his pension, dancing in the square, and flirting with the old lady next door. He couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable life. Then he woke up reborn at the age of twenty. He had just returned to the city after being sent down to the countryside, and was working on a factory floor. His family was so poor there wasn't even a mouse to be found. Before long, his second younger sister would also undergo a life-changing 10.6kReads8.2Score79314d adds
- 82 Do What You Want: If You're Reborn, Live Life Your Way 想干就干，重生就要过得顺心如意 After more than a decade of hard work, Lin Xiangdong finally built a fortune worth over a hundred million and achieved financial freedom. But just as he began to enjoy life to the fullest, he inexplicably found himself reborn in 2008. From the start, Lin Xiangdong goes all in with high-interest loans, uses one resource to generate another, and builds his fortune. From Brother Dong to Uncle Dong, from a nobody to a titan! 29.3kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 83 I Transmigrated as the Worst Character in a 1970s Military Romance, and My Cursed Tongue Runs Wild 穿七零军婚文极品，靠乌鸦嘴发疯 [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + System + face-slapping the scum + making a fortune + feel-good story + true heiress + sweet romance] Heroine: a lucky koi with a poisonous tongue. (An audio version is now available!) Yang Caiwei transmigrated into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s. Everyone called her lazy and useless, and in the book she was a stepping stone for the heroine. If her cheap niece wanted to be a stepmother, then let her. Yang Caiwei had no interest in 8.5kReads9.0Score80414d adds
- 84 Reborn in the 1950s: A Man Has to Fight for His Future! 重生五十年代之爷们儿要奋斗！ Reborn in the 1950s in a parallel world, with only a tiny pocket space in this life. Stock up on antiques and grain. Make ends meet, and lend a hand when you can. Your strength still has to come from within. Roam far and wide for freedom and to secure a comfortable life for the future. A man has to strive! 2.9kReads8.7Score11114d adds
- 85 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
- 86 Coastal Foraging Days: A Hold Full of Fish, Doting on Five Sisters 赶海年代：鱼货满仓，宠飞五姐妹 (Reborn in a bygone era + fishing village + lighthearted + daily life + beachcombing + fishing + farming + pocket dimension) Xu Mo died on the operating table. When he opened his eyes, he was back forty-five years earlier, at the moment Li Qingyue asked him to marry her. In his previous life, his cowardice and refusal to take responsibility led to all five sisters dying, while his parents wasted away in grief. In the end, he too passed away with a heart full of regret. This time, the chance to m 20.5kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 87 Reborn in 1985: The Nation Sets Its Sights on Me as I Become the World's Richest Man 重生85：世界首富从被国家盯上开始 Xu Bin, chairman of a publicly listed company, transmigrates into the body of a country lad in 1985. He plans to use his memories of his previous life to become a tycoon and live out the rest of his days in comfort! But things don't go as planned. Guided by fate, Xu Bin ultimately embarks on an extraordinary life! He enters the fashion business, takes on the mob, makes waves in the island nation's stock market, gets involved in the Middle East's black-market arms trade, and sweeps through M Coun 1.4kReads8.6Score19814d adds
- 88 Period: I Moved in Next Door to My Scumbag Dad 年代：我住进渣爹隔壁 Li He woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to 1979, an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. “Good thing I can take the college entrance exam next year.” But after sorting through the memories in his head, he discovered that his predecessor had even less aptitude for studying than he did. “Looks like I’ll have to rely on my dad.” “What? My dad ran away?” His predecessor’s father still clung to his ‘ambitions’. He abandoned his wife and children and went back to the city to fi 384Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 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
- 90 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Rule Sai Kung 港综：开局西贡清一色 (Hong Kong crime saga + gang member → gang leader → business tycoon → founding a nation) “Chairman Lin, people have given you many titles, such as film and television mogul, logistics tycoon, oil king, one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons, and the last godfather of the underworld. Could you share with our magazine’s readers how you went from being a gang member to becoming the ruler of Nanyang?” Lin Bin listened to the question from the Time magazine reporter before him, then slowly 14.6kReads6.1Score53314d adds
- 91 1980s Military Marriage: The Madcap Days of Jiang, the Cannon-Fodder Chef 八零军婚：炮灰江大厨的发疯日常 Period setting + pocket dimension + witty heroine + straight-man hero + scene-stealing kid Xie Yuanqing: Whatever you need, leave it all to me. Jiang Chang: Brother, you're such a great guy. How about we become sworn brothers? Xie Yuanqing: Why are you covering your nose? Jiang Chang: Bro, there's such a strong smell of the red-light district on you, it's choking me. Xie Yuanqing: You mean the smell of someone who's been traveling all day? Xie Yuanqing: Is my back smooth? Jiang Chang: That's 3.3kReads9.0Score41514d adds
- 92 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 4.1kReads8.9Score44114d adds
- 93 Transmigrating to 1975 with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间穿越1975 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5.3kReads7.2Score34214d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: The Walls Have Ears 四合院之隔墙有耳 (No System, gains a pocket dimension later, doesn’t fawn over Silly Zhu, doesn’t cause trouble, not a power fantasy, no grand and sweeping life story. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) My name is Chang Wei. I’m not the Chang Wei who beat up Laifu. I’m a bit scheming and petty. Every day is about the seven essentials: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Three questions every day: “Mom, have you eaten?” “Sis, have you had enough?” “Has everyone eaten their fill?” The story 8.9kReads8.0Score32614d adds
- 95 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.8kReads6.4Score55814d adds
- 96 Building Terraced Fields on the Loess Plateau 黄土高原开梯田 [No System] [Period Novel] [Upright Values] He carved out a place for himself with his own hands. He made the yellow earth bloom with his sweat. This is a farming novel about changing the whole world through hard work! 4.2kReads8.2Score24114d adds
- 97 Back to 1973 to Become an Educated Youth 重返1973做知青 I've been writing for two years, but my skills are still average. This story came from inspiration. Unlike other authors who go on a rampage, I reload and update reliably here. The story may drag a little, so please bear with me. 2.1kReads7.4Score10414d adds
- 98 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 62.6kReads7.0Score4.9k14d adds
- 99 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel and Refused to Be a Tool from the Start 穿越年代文，开局拒绝当工具人 An accident brought Li Dongyang inexplicably to an unfamiliar place. At first, he thought he had landed in the hard-laboring 1970s, but then he realized he was inside a period novel he had read in his previous life. Knowing how the story would unfold, Li Dongyang refused to be anyone’s pawn. 7kReads8.7Score25114d adds
- 100 The Wildest Era: A Mad Villainess with a Golden Finger Takes Revenge and Crushes Scumbags 最粗年代金手指疯批女配复仇虐渣 [Military marriage + rebirth in the 1970s + System space + transmigration into a book + both leads are chaste + revenge against scumbags + no goody-two-shoes heroine] In 1976, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of hell swing open Su Qingmi climbs out of the river, clutching the space jade pendant that was taken from her in her previous life. Blood still streaks her face as she gives her scumbag father two slaps. She remembers every page of the book: • The heroine tricks her out 8.8kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
