Novels like The 1970s: The Family's Darling Was Jilted from the Start
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- 101 Reborn in 1976: The Village Belle Clings to Me from the Start 重生1976，开局村花赖上我 [Educated-youth story + not a wish-fulfillment tale + everyday life + reborn + master of laying low + witty and irreverent] Read with caution. In his previous life, after returning to the city, he went to college, pursued scientific research, and won award after award. But an accident left him reborn as an educated youth in a small village. This time around, he only wants to put down roots in the village and live a quiet life. But you can’t hide a pearl in the mud. He ends up making an even bigg 3.5kReads8.7Score17014d adds
- 102 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
- 103 Reborn: Starting by Saving a Beautiful College Student from Human Traffickers 重生，从救下被拐美女大学生开始 (Innocent Era + One Female Lead + Family Life + Mountain Produce Business + Crushing the Competition + Lighthearted Comedy) Everyone has regrets. Before 1981, Huang Dongsheng, a furniture company owner in southern China, was a fool in the Dasiu Commune brigade in a remote mountain village. His stepmother abused him, and he suffered endless humiliation. Two old bachelors in the village bought a beautiful college student from human traffickers. She, too, was tortured in chains. The two people with 4.7kReads8.4Score43814d adds
- 104 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, So Isn’t It Only Natural for a Purchasing Agent to Have a Space? 穿越六零，采购员有空间很合理吧 [Transmigration to another era]✘ [Pocket dimension is nearly useless at first]✘ [No angst, not a power fantasy]✘ [Warmhearted, not cold-blooded] [The protagonist is playful but a bit of a coward] College student Li Hao drowns while saving someone at the seaside. He transmigrates into the body of Li Baogen, a procurement officer at a steel mill in Northeast China in 1960, in a parallel world. The Great Famine has just begun. People everywhere are digging up wild greens, stripping bark from tre 26.2kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 105 The 1970s: Someone Switched My Rural Posting Location 70年代：我被人调换了下乡地点 (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + villain reborn + laid-back life + light System elements + wish fulfillment + everyday family life) After transmigrating into a book, Wu Xuan, who had spent his previous life as a workhorse, wanted nothing more than a cozy life with a wife and children. But with a reborn villain, a suffocating family of origin, and scheming educated youths around him, Wu Xuan was forced to start outmaneuvering them. 14.8kReads7.6Score77214d adds
- 106 Reborn in 1985: A House Full of Warmth 重生1985：温馨满屋 [A Scumbag's Atonement + Pampering His Wife and Kids + Building Wealth + A Couple Starting a Business] After graduating from vocational college, Dong Jiajun is framed and loses his chance at a secure government job. Everyone assumes he'll lose heart and waste his life. But to everyone's amazement, he manages to persuade the campus belle to move back to his village, reclaim wasteland, farm it, and give birth to his boy-and-girl twins... Then one day, the news comes on TV: Dong Jiajun is holding 1.2kReads8.8Score10014d adds
- 107 The Man with Six Marriages 六婚男人 A marriage spanning half a century, full of ups and downs, and one man's six sorrowful, blood-stained journeys into wedlock. In the late 1970s, at a state-owned coal mine in Northeast China, Kim Dazhuang, an ethnic Korean Chinese who had returned from Korea, was tall and burly, with a fiery temper. He sweated through his work amid the roar of steam locomotives. Over the course of his life, he went through six marriages. Each time, he entered with hope, only for almost every one to end in heartbr 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Reborn: From the Start, I Can Hear the Young Intellectual’s Inner Thoughts 重生，开局就偷听女知青心声 [The rating just came out and will keep rising!] [Period rebirth, farming, pure romance, slow-paced and not violent] If you like this kind of story, come take a look! If you don't, head on over to Tomato Book City, where plenty of great books are waiting for you! Su Yun is reborn in 1974 as an educated youth sent to the countryside. From the start, the educated youths' dormitory collapses, so he has no choice but to board with a local family. By chance, he ends up under the same roof as Lin Qing 1.6kReads6.2Score—14d adds
- 109 Hunting in the Changbai Mountains Since 1969 从69年开始的长白山狩猎生活 Li Weidong transmigrated into the body of a young intellectual sent to work in a production team at the foot of the Changbai Mountains. He met young people who had come from all over the country to help develop the region, and got to know a group of hunters on the mountains who, like him, made their living hunting. During those years of hunting in the mountains, he experienced all kinds of things: laughter, worries, and sorrow. Li Weidong gained not only prey, but also family, friendship, and 23.8kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 110 Reborn in 1987: I Married a Sweet Young Wife, and It Feels Amazing 重生1987，反手娶小娇妻真香 [Adapted into the short drama Back to 1987: I Turn Around and Marry the Beautiful Young Wife] [Urban farming] [No more putting up with humiliation] Back on the day of his humiliation in 1987, Li Feng’s bride ran off the night before the wedding. His family was left without a bride on the big day, and the whole region mocked them for years. He has no intention of letting that happen again in this life, so that very night he marries her younger sister, who has just been accepted to college. His br 3.6kReads7.1Score19714d adds
- 111 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
- 112 Reborn in 1977, I Marry the Girl of My Dreams from the Start 重生1977，开局娶白月光知青 If spring winds could pity the flowers, would you let me be young once more? Zhang Pan woke up to find himself back in 1977! As long-forgotten memories came alive, the young man faced a choice that would determine his fate. He would fight against the current... 636Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 113 A Recent Graduate's Daily Struggle After Being Assigned to the 1960s 应届牲被调剂到六零的奋斗日常 [Daily Life + A Little Golden Finger + Hard Work + Two Male Leads] Wen Yanshi was a lowly fresh graduate trying to juggle civil service exams, public-sector job exams, and graduate school entrance exams. After staying up all night and dying suddenly, he was reborn in 1955, but his memories were hazy. At six, he fell out of a tree and hit his head, awakening his memories of his past life. Born in an era where you couldn't lie flat, Wen Yanshi works hard at his studies in pursuit of his dreams. So 1.3kReads8.8Score11614d adds
- 114 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
- 115 In the 1960s, I Took My Little Sister to the Countryside 人在六零，携妹下乡 Han Mingyu, from the twenty-first century, died... Liu Yuzhu, from the 1960s, died and came back to life... With a stepmother came a cruel father, and Liu Yuzhu’s life was a living hell... A hellish start, but thankfully, he has the transmigration essential: a golden finger, the Happy Farm System. 40.2kReads7.8Score2.1k14d adds
- 116 The Youngest Branch’s Elder, the Sixty-Year-Old Junior Ancestor 幺房长辈，60小太爷 Chen Yu woke up in a hospital bed and found that everything had changed. He had returned to his youth, to an era of scarce supplies when the people in the village would rather go hungry themselves than forget to support him. After all, he was the village's young granduncle. Given another chance, he couldn't let his younger relatives suffer the hardships of his previous life. After all, he was the most senior member of the village by generation. Chen Family Village was an ordinary little mountain 27kReads7.3Score2.2k14d adds
- 117 Back in the 1980s, I Returned to Beijing to Rule the Scene 80年代，杀回京圈当大佬 In 1985, even a pig could take flight if it stood in the right place at the right time. Xiao Guofeng returns to this era reborn, bringing his seed shop with him. Standing before his family's fishpond, he vows, “In this life, I won't let you exploit and squeeze us dry ever again. I'll take good care of Grandpa, protect my little sister, and marry the wife who's suffered a lifetime of hardship. Our whole family will live well!” 905Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 118 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 42.4kReads8.3Score3.7k14d adds
- 119 Reborn, Selling Fish and Shrimp, and Making a Fortune! 重生卖鱼又卖虾，我赚麻了！ [Everyday life][1980s][Making money][Rebirth][Family] In his previous life, Shu Zhiqiang married the village beauty, only to discover that none of his three sons were his. To marry her, he dragged his whole family down and let down everyone who had ever treated him well. Perhaps it was karma that made him die of a serious illness at fifty. But to his surprise, he was reborn on the day he got engaged to his previous-life wife. When faced with his future mother-in-law’s aggressive demands, he 6.1kReads8.3Score49814d adds
- 120 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 90kReads7.6Score6.1k14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 It All Began in 1983 一切从1983那年开始 He opens his eyes to find himself back on the day before his wife gives birth, the day when everything can still be changed. His wife was pushed, causing their son to be born a month premature and suffer from poor health ever since. The couple worked from dawn till late at night to pay for their child’s treatment, until his wife died in a mining accident. This is where all their hardships began, and where they will end. 3.6kReads8.9Score15114d adds
- 123 Reborn in 1976: All I Want from the Start Is to Fill My Stomach 重生76年，开局只为填饱肚子 Themes: Supernatural powers, pocket dimension, scheming, the many sides of life in a special era, and more... The middle-aged loser Fang Xiangyang is reborn. The good news is that he's returned to forty years ago, an era full of opportunities. He can change his own fate and his family's, ride the wave of a great age, and make a name for himself. The bad news is that his family has run out of food. If he doesn't find some soon, they may all starve to death... 7.5kReads8.1Score45414d adds
- 124 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
- 125 Rebooting 1986 重启1986 Suddenly reborn in 1986, veteran ladies' man Wu Jiangshan slammed on the brakes in time beneath the covers, preventing the tragedy from happening again. Looking at his first love, stripped down to a little white lamb, Wu Jiangshan ground his teeth in secret. Since he had the chance to live a second life, he was determined to take a different path, all so that one day he could bring the whole pot of meat home! 348Reads9.0Score11314d adds
- 126 Reborn in 1983: I Take On My Biased Grandma and Protect My Family 重生八三，手撕偏心奶奶护家人 The short drama Reborn in 1983: From Doormat to Life's Winner and the animated series The Legendary Road of Yin Chuan are now available. Li Yinchuan is reborn, returning to the day his biased grandmother falsely accused him of stealing money so she could sell him to another family as a live-in son-in-law. Why should I have to sell myself to pay for my eldest cousin's wedding and my second cousin's college tuition? Why should my mother, younger brother, and younger sister suffer bullying in this 7.8kReads8.9Score63214d adds
- 127 The Era-Novel Heroine and the Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character's Comeback 年代女主文，炮灰男配的逆袭 [Male Lead Transmigrates into a Book]+ [Female Lead Reborn]; [Period]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [No Stupid Decisions]; [Male Lead System]+ [Female Lead Pocket Dimension] He transmigrates into the female lead's Period novel, becoming a disposable supporting character who is about to be reduced to ashes by her. Chu Yunsheng promptly marries into the female lead's family, winning over the Chosen 4kReads8.7Score31814d adds
- 128 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
- 129 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
- 130 A Miracle Doctor from the Mountain Village 山村乡野神医 Scallop Village is a small coastal village. When the village men went out to gather seafood, an accident left several women widowed and their children orphaned. They make a living by selling scallops and abalone. During one of his own trips to gather seafood, Ye Feng finds a dragon pearl and falls into a coma for three years. He remains unconscious until Lin Xiangyu follows some advice and awakens him with a secret recipe. 7kReads8.4Score52614d adds
- 131 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 89.5kReads8.5Score10.9k14d adds
- 132 A Post-Apocalyptic Big Shot Makes It in the Seventies 末世大佬混七零 Male POV, no CP If you want a better life, you have to work hard, and then work even harder. Tang Jihai died in the apocalypse, then transmigrated into the main villain of Reborn in the Seventies: A Wonderful Life. A villain with a tragic ending? A villain who gets demoted as soon as he meets the female lead? A villain who does every evil deed imaginable, only to be dealt with by the hero and heroine together? Tang Jihai clicked his tongue. “Screw it, let's do this!” It's just that the hero and 1.7kReads8.4Score10914d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Own Son! 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子！ After Yi Xiaoyong dies, he unexpectedly finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He discovers that he is actually Yi Zhonghai's long-lost biological son. After his adoptive father passes away, he returns to the capital to reunite with his family. In the original story, Yi Zhonghai wants someone to support him in his old age, so he manipulates He Yuzhu and helps the Jia family. This indirectly leads to He Yuzhu being tied down by Qin Huairu for the rest of his life and raising Banggen 5.3kReads6.2Score21714d adds
- 134 Back to 1976: Helping the Whole Village Get Rich 重回1976：带着全村发家致富 [Reborn Educated Youth + One Heroine + Everyday Life + Building Wealth] On his deathbed, Song Qingfeng regretted most that, in his youth, his insecurity and foolishness had led him to reject a marriage proposal twice, costing him the person he loved most and condemning him to a lifetime of regret. He never imagined that when he opened his eyes again, he would be back just before the second time he turned her down! When the woman who had haunted his dreams appeared before him once more, Song Qing 4.9kReads8.7Score26714d adds
- 135 Reborn in 1990: The System Forces Me to Become the Village Tyrant 重生90：系统逼我当村霸 [Period setting + System + village bully + reborn + farming and business + face-slapping wish fulfillment] In 2026, overworked office drone Zhou Ye dies suddenly after staying up all night. When he opens his eyes, he's back in 1990. He's become the bully whom all 3,000 villagers are chasing around to curse. His family is so poor they're starving. His older sister has to drop out of school, a supposedly good man in the village is running a scam, and an orphan girl is about to be sold. System: [St 98Reads—Score614d adds
- 136 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in 1974, and Got a Wife from the Start 穿书1974，开局送老婆 Li Shuyang inexplicably finds himself in a strange new world. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he’s forced to split up the family. Once he gets the story, he realizes he has transmigrated into a book. At first, he’s terribly disappointed with life here, but then he discovers he’s been given a wife. For a lifelong bachelor in his thirties, that’s an offer he simply can’t refuse. 7.1kReads8.9Score30414d adds
- 137 Back to the 1970s, Looking Back on Life 重返七零，回首人生 When he wakes up, he’s a tiny baby. He opens his eyes, and before he’s even had a chance to enjoy life, he discovers that his parents have been split off from the rest of the family. He moves into a drafty thatched hut and begins his new life there. As the saying goes, little kids have no rights. It isn’t until one day, when he meets a mysterious Taoist priest who teaches him the “Taixu Divine Art,” that he finally escapes his grim fate and holds his head high. His family is destitute, and his p 636Reads6.6Score11114d adds
- 138 Starting in 1960: Max-Level Comprehension Helps My Whole Family Thrive 60开局：满级悟性带飞全家 [Siheyuan + period setting + pocket dimension + genius student + infinite supplies + technology] He transmigrates to the countryside in the 1960s. It's the worst year of the famine, and his family has only three days' worth of food left. What can he do? No problem, Chen Feng has a plan. After transmigrating, he awakens a golden finger that grants him max-level comprehension. He can learn any skill instantly and master it in no time. The golden finger also comes with a pocket dimension that grows 30Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 139 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
- 140 Life in Northeast China in the 1950s and 60s: From Mountains to Seas 五，六十年代我在东北上山下海 After transmigrating to the northeastern countryside of the 1950s and ’60s, he climbs mountains and explores the seas. He witnesses history unfold and experiences life in the revolutionary era. There’s warmth, comedy, tears, and heartbreak. 82Reads9.0Score1714d adds
- 141 1968: I’m Bound to My Wife’s Pocket Dimension 1968：我绑定了媳妇的空间 [Short drama released] [Animated series released] Lu Yuan's father doesn't care for him, and his stepmother doesn't love him. He's given up on himself, too. Lazy and greedy, he never goes out to earn work points and has become the village's most notorious hoodlum. One day, he unexpectedly catches someone harassing a female educated youth. Driven to desperation, she jumps into the river. He rescues her and gets himself a wife for free. But this wife is not only as beautiful as a fairy, she also s 10.6kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 142 Reborn in 1982: This Rogue Refuses to Become a Street Loafer 重生八二：浪子绝不做街溜子 Chen Weiguo is reborn on October 24, 1982, the day before his family falls apart. In his previous life, he was a no-good drifter: idle and irresponsible. He caused his wife and daughter to die tragically, and after his family was shattered, he had no choice but to leave home. He worked hard all his life, only to die alone. This time, he has the chance to start over. Life may be tough, but he's determined to shake off his reputation as a drifter and give his family a good life. Once despised by e 43.1kReads7.9Score4k14d adds
- 143 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 27Reads—Score214d adds
- 144 Reborn in 1960 with a Billion-Food Warehouse 重生1960，带着亿万食品仓库 (Period setting + Rebirth + Spirit Fields + Pocket Dimension + Supplies + Cultivation) A cultivator with a pocket dimension connecting two worlds is just about to stockpile billions of food supplies and enter seclusion, when an accident sends him reborn to the resource-starved 1960s. From cornmeal buns to meat at every meal, he takes advantage of his childhood sweetheart's innocence, sweet-talks her into becoming his wife, and leads the whole family to a better life. 9.3kReads7.9Score79314d adds
- 145 Period: I Draw Little Storybooks in the Seventies 年代：我在七零画小人书 After transmigrating into the 1970s-set drama Romance of Our Parents, Jiang Weimin becomes the Jiang family’s son. (This follows the TV series completely and has nothing to do with the original novel.) Through his own efforts, Jiang Weimin rises to become Qingdao’s top official. Starting in the 1970s, he draws comic books and takes his works overseas. He adapts works such as The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Drawing Sword, Dragon Ball, and Kung Fu Panda, and develops spin-offs like storytelling p 1.8kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 146 Period: Transmigrating to 1957 as a Gossip-Hungry Young Police Officer 年代：穿越57吃瓜小警察 Transmigration + System + Period Setting + Siheyuan + Detective Story + Everyday Comedy + Not A Love-Filled Courtyard Not a love-filled courtyard!!! Zhang Dafei transmigrates into the body of another Zhang Dafei, a patrol officer with the subdistrict office in Yuer Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, in 1957. The original Zhang was gravely injured while saving a comrade. As soon as he regains consciousness, the System binds to him and demands a startup password. Startled, he trembles, pain surging through hi 11.9kReads8.0Score68014d adds
- 147 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
- 148 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
- 149 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
- 150 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
