Novels like After Losing Everything, the Roughneck Was Reborn
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- 1 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Lie Flat, Gossiping and Watching the Show 穿进七零我躺平吃瓜看戏 [Two male leads + bottom-centric + period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + gossip + personal space + everyday life] Lin Songqing was accidentally killed by a zombie and brought into a book by a gossip System. In this unfamiliar world, what was he supposed to do? One melodramatic mess after another, and a plotline that had gone completely off the rails. Luckily, someone was always by his side. Lin Songqing gradually let loose with the System, indulging in the juiciest gossip a 1.2kReads7.3Score12014d adds
- 2 Reborn in 1977, I Somehow Became the Family's Only Son 重生1977，我竟成了家中独棍 Period setting, no System, not a wish-fulfillment story, slice of life, ensemble cast, slow burn. Lin Fan, an older, unmarried, socially anxious writer, made a wish while watching the rare alignment of seven stars. When he opened his eyes, he was in 1977, transformed into a fifteen-year-old boy named Li Hualin. With five older sisters and a younger sister, Li Hualin, the only boy in the family, was a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, he now had a photographic memory. Li Hualin decided to take the 10.4kReads6.9Score70614d adds
- 3 A Male Green Tea in the 1970s Wants to Lie Flat but Becomes the Family's Pillar 男绿茶穿七零想躺平却成了金大腿 No female lead, no romance, period piece. Wang Tianlai was a household name among the rich second-generation crowd. Not because he was a freeloader living off his parents. After all, they all were! No, it was because of his unforgettable nickname: The ultimate green-tea guy! Who says only women can be called green tea? When a man gets that way, women can't compete! Top-tier green-tea looks: tall, handsome, and graceful. Advanced green-tea skills: master of sweet-talking and playing innocent. His 3kReads9.0Score29914d adds
- 4 A Lone Star Meets the Warm Sun 孤星遇暖阳 [Native-born leads, no pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, age gap, family and village life, slow-paced, cozy daily life, sweet romance] A word of caution: The leads have vastly different social status. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, and there is no strong female lead. Please don’t read if that bothers you! As Jiang Wenyi nears high school graduation, her unusual family background puts her at risk of being sent to the countryside. Her grandfather wants her to marry a handsome s 6.5kReads8.2Score61214d adds
- 5 The Eighties' Foxy Beauty Is Doted on by a Cold, Rugged Man 八零极品狐狸精被冷冰糙汉娇养了 Song Yao transmigrates, and she's exceptional in every way, from her stunning looks to her personality. Everyone knows the eldest daughter of Old Song's family in the west of the village is a fox spirit. She's gorgeous and loves seducing men, infamous across the surrounding villages as a homewrecker and a loose woman. The moment Song Yao transmigrates, she's caught in bed with a man. Her new mother is greedy and alw 3.6kReads8.0Score46414d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: I Arrived in 1947 四合院之1947我来了 Li Tianyou woke up one morning to find that he had gone from being a college student about to graduate to an orphan in Beiping in 1947, hunted by the black-uniformed police. The original owner of his body was the orphan of a fallen revolutionary, and three starving, sickly children depended on him: a younger brother and two younger sisters. Their six eyes gazed at him, filled with despair. The portable storage space bound to him was his only trump card. And so, a peddler appeared in Beiping: sel 406Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn in the 1970s: The Research Prodigy Lets Loose 重生七零科研大佬她放飞自我了 [She saved humanity in her last life. This time, she wants to live for herself.] Qi Luo'an died after bringing the apocalypse to an end. To thank her for her outstanding contribution to humanity, the System helped her transmigrate. They said she could choose for herself, and the new body even had the same name. Then I get here and you tell me I'm called Li Xiaohua? The big shot's composure shattered. At least she still had a whole space full of supplies. She catches spies, does research, plays t 82Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 8 After Our Arranged Marriage, I Turned My Foolish Husband Into a Devoted Wife-Doting Maniac 联姻后，把傻子老公哄成宠妻狂魔 [Marriage first, love later + both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + older man] Clingy sweetheart vs. secretly delighted older man Xu Chengyi had spent twenty-three miserable years barely getting by. Then one day, a group of people showed up with a paternity test and told her she was the missing daughter of the Xu family. Overjoyed, she burst into tears. “This time, I'm taking back everything that's mine.” But the Xu family was enormous. Her biological father was the fourth son, 4.5kReads9.0Score54514d adds
- 9 Reborn in the 1960s: The Sweetheart of the Three-Unit Courtyard Makes Money to Support Her Family 重生六零，三合院小娇娇赚钱养家 [Period setting + System + space + devoted couple + heroine pursues hero + educated youth + workers + science and technology professionals] This story is a cozy twenty-six degrees, with a touch of sweetness. The heroine reaches the peak of life through her own hard work! Poor student Dan Qingmo transmigrates! Not only does she experience the movement to the countryside and the Third Front campaign, she also catches the wave of reform and opening up! Take a gamble, and turn a bicycle into a motor 2kReads9.3Score26014d adds
- 10 The 1970s: The Eight Younger Brothers Who Always Enabled Their Brother Are Reborn 七零之八个扶弟魔的弟弟重生了 [Period setting, reborn, spirit spring space, one female lead, family ties, everyday family life, building wealth] In his previous life, Qi Yuejin became the richest man in the country. In the first half of his life, he relied on his eight older sisters and lived well with his wife. By the time he made money and came to his senses, some of his sisters were dead and others crippled, while the younger generation had severed ties with him and wanted nothing more to do with him for the rest of their 40.8kReads9.1Score4.4k14d adds
- 11 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13.2kReads8.3Score1.9k14d adds
- 12 The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王 [Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, just an ironclad fate] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The most unhinged novel written in Northeastern dialect] Li Qi was reborn, returning to the day before he was forced to donate a kidney. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, while his brother and sister-in-law told him to sacrifice himself for everyone. His younger brother cried and said he wanted to eat meat. In a moment of resol 93kReads8.4Score6k14d adds
- 13 The 1970s: The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth Becomes the Brigade Leader’s Daughter-in-Law 七零：娇软知青成大队长家儿媳妇 [Beloved Wife + Space + Imagination + Supplies + Sweet Romance + Secret Identity + Food] Originally titled: The Space-Wielding Female Educated Youth in the Seventies, with Her Ancestors Here to Help The Ning family had only one living relative left: Ning Wan. By a twist of fate, Ning Wan transmigrated. Worried she’d become a cannon-fodder character in a strange new place? Don’t panic. Her ancestors were here to help: Assets under the names of her nine generations of ancestors, duplicated and del 5.4kReads9.0Score44414d adds
- 14 The Rough-Hewn Man and His Darling Wife 糙汉与娇妻 [A rough country boy who built himself up from nothing VS a pampered heiress] The first time Wei Yi Ran went to the countryside, she landed squarely in a strange man's lap, and couldn't stop thinking about him afterward. The first time Gu Meng Sheng saw the young woman from the city, he wanted to hold her close and never let go. But Ran Ran knew the man was engaged. Brother Sheng also knew that a penniless man like him wasn't good enough for her. 4.2kReads9.2Score26414d adds
- 15 The 1960s: A Daily Blind Box and a Carefree Life 60年代：每日盲盒，悠闲生活 [Period + System + Countryside + Lighthearted + Family Bonds + Hunting + Inventions + Getting Rich] After awakening memories from a parallel timeline, he discovers that it's the 1960s, and there's no food or clothing! He originally plans to use his newly awakened memories to give his family a better life, but who could have guessed that the Daily Mystery Box System would bind itself to him! Day One: “Mystery box opened. Reward: 30 Shaxian-style braised duck legs!” Day Two: “Mystery box opened. R 1.1kReads8.3Score17114d adds
- 16 Life in the Siheyuan, Beginning in the New World 从新世界开始的四合院生活 This is the story of an ordinary man who transmigrates into a world combining a whole host of period dramas. It follows him from before Liberation all the way to the new millennium. In the torrents of everyday life, simply keeping your footing is a struggle; making a name for yourself is harder than reaching the heavens. You and I are ordinary people, but ordinary people have dreams of their own, too. 1.3kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 17 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.2kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 18 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 3kReads9.3Score27514d adds
- 19 The Little One’s Happy Life 小不点的幸福生活 [1970s setting + transmigration into a book + the whole family dotes on her + everyday family life + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast] Lin Xiaoman was born into the world of the lucky heroine novel, A Happy Life in the 1970s with Yi Ke. Unfortunately, she wasn't Yi Ke. She was just the contrast character in Yi Ke's happy life. The dutiful daughter who hoped her father would make something of himself looked at him, lazing about and wasting his time on cockfighting and dog-walking. His t 56kReads8.9Score3.5k14d adds
- 20 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score24414d adds
- 21 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 18.8kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
- 22 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 38.2kReads9.0Score3.7k14d adds
- 23 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.5kReads8.9Score78214d adds
- 24 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 25 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.2kReads9.4Score54614d adds
- 26 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 16.6kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 27 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 169.4kReads9.0Score16.8k14d adds
- 28 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 29 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.3kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 30 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 68.2kReads9.3Score6.5k14d adds
- 31 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score48914d adds
- 32 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 47.3kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
- 33 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 491Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 399Reads—Score3414d adds
- 35 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.8kReads8.9Score74614d adds
- 36 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.7kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 37 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12.8kReads9.0Score80614d adds
- 38 Quick Transmigration: The Ordinary Passerby in a World of Mary Sues' Guide to Slacking Off 快穿之万人迷路人甲摆烂攻略指南 [Everyone's Favorite + A Useless College Student's Slacker-Style Conquest + Wild Imagination + No Fixed Male Lead + Love at First Sight] The hopeless Yu Qiao gets bound to a brand-new conquest System. Watching the System confidently tell her to conquer high-quality men in different worlds, Yu Qiao smiles. She thinks it's time to show the System what college students are really capable of. World One: She becomes a doomed palace consort who is bestowed upon a cuckolded man in a story about a ruler 92.4kReads9.0Score6.9k14d adds
- 39 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 80.5kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
- 40 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 35.2kReads9.5Score4.6k14d adds
- 41 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 199.2kReads9.4Score13.3k14d adds
- 42 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.8kReads9.5Score18k14d adds
- 43 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 103.3kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
