
The 1980S: I Refuse to Be the Dutiful Wife of a Novel’s Male Lead
八零:我不当小说男主的贤惠妻子
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- Completed
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- 245k Words
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- Modern Romance
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- Period Fiction
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- 2y ago
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Explore more →Looking for Child-Rearing Stories: Moms or Older Sisters Only, Raising Girls Only
Preferably told from the mother's perspective and preferably quick transmigration. Ideally, the original female lead isn't villainized. Preferably no romance. If there is a love interest, the male lead must get far less screen time than the kid. If there's a son, he should only get one-tenth of the story. Don't villainize the other daughters or the other mothers, either.
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What I like the most is that the heroine will not help other people raise and educate their children like the heroines in other novels. She is a real injustice.
It's a very unique kind of story. It's great if you don't have to be a successor. I'm really fed up with stories where the heroine becomes a stepmother to raise a child that's not her own.
It is rare that there is no cp article, and it feels comfortable to read. Unlike those conventional articles, just after divorce or leaving home, you can fall into the arms of a man for various reasons, and then the man will not marry anyone other than the heroine. The heroine also falls in love at first sight, as if a woman cannot live alone without a man. It is not good to be beautiful alone. The heroine in this book is beautiful alone, capable, Responsible, not a virgin at all, he takes action when it's time to take action, giving people a very sassy feeling, good character, and correct outlook on life, but the number of words is a bit short, please update the author, otherwise I'm sorry for the sudden acceleration of the time schedule. It's just one chapter. The child has gone from kindergarten to college. I can't even guess the plot behind it. Isn't it going to end [laughing and crying]
Good-looking, different period writing, authenticity is valuable! Unlike other period novels, the heroine acts like a cow as soon as she comes through. She serves her aunt, takes care of her sister-in-law and uncle, and raises three or four children. She has no regrets and waits for the hero who cheated his death to come back and live a happy life. I don't understand, is that really happiness? Humans only have one pair of hands and one body. If you treat yourself like a robot, you will be scrapped sooner or later! The heroine is very good, she is sober in the world, she knows the path she wants to take, she will keep on walking hard, and she will take her daughter who is willing to follow her... Take away her two sons who are not willing to give her living expenses, start a business and make money to go to college, and copy the successful path of the time-traveling woman, which is great! Chapter 55: The two sons were driven back by their scheming grandma, and the heroine took them in. She did not accept provocation, and there was no cold violence. She just slowly and subtly influenced them and compared their feelings. I believe that soon, the two children will become sensible... As for the scumbag, get away as far as you can...
The hostess is awake I like this kind of heroine very much. People often put on the label of morality. I feel that parents must love their children or children must love their parents (not to mention the person who is not the mother of the child in the body). It is great to have a sense of responsibility. The rest is just as it goes. If someone is nice to me, I will treat him the same. There is only so much human love, and it is gone when it is worn away, whether it is love, family affection or friendship. Although selfishness doesn't sound good, it's a person who loves himself the most and doesn't hurt himself, but loves himself well. I really like the cp-free articles written by the author, it's great. Even if many people can't understand and support you, I will always support you. I really like your CP-free articles of the era. I must continue to look forward to the next new book! This book is too short. The world is sober. You are the best author! [Love] Life may be a little hard, but loving yourself must be great! After staying up all night again, I really didn't want to fast forward to finish the movie. Gu Yuehuo became a new era woman in that era. Great article, very enjoyable to read. I really like this kind of no-nonsense approach, rather than training and no obligations.
It's a period novel that I really like. The heroine is really an independent woman. She doesn't have any time travel to help her family or take care of her children. She is refined and self-interested, a pure and modern person. She hopes that the scumbag will be punished, and the heroine and her daughter are promoted all the way. I haven't seen the scumbag being found yet, I hope he can be slapped hard in the face, and I hope the heroine doesn't have a cp. As for what the heroine did to the two twins, I think it's normal. She's not her biological mother or her biological child, so she doesn't have to be like her original self, right? Moreover, the heroine has fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother, and those two sons are human beings. The heroine stays in that home. The one who needs to take care of a whole family, let you stay there? Besides, the heroine also asked Who do those two people follow? Don't say that they are only 6 years old and have no idea. They are instigated by others. Then they always know who is good to them. Later, it is written that the original body washed their feet personally? I can't stand it. The heroine also paid child support. I am absolutely right. If I have to take the two children with me? Can the heroine leave that ghost place? Besides, the two children won't follow? My Jedi heroine is right.
Very good, very good. It stands out among all the articles written by Tomato about raising a boy. Now that I have raised a girl, I should praise it and encourage the author. The heroine is very sober, really sober. She is not dragged down by her ex-husband's family, and she is not soft-hearted enough to help her white-eyed wolf son endlessly. This article deserves praise.
The heroine has done a great job. As long as she doesn't have these two children and doesn't look back, the rating will not change. After all, the introduction says she only wants a daughter. If she doesn't look back, the two stars will start from the bottom.
❤️Not bad! The character is sober enough, she is not a virgin, she is not a free nanny, she is not an old scalper who supports the white-eyed wolf family, she is not a bullied successor... Even though she was maliciously brushed off by many "loving wives", the author did not compromise and let the heroine be a "loving wife/old scalper", nor did she stay in the white-eyed wolf family to "dig wild vegetables" for selfless dedication. Like👍🏻
After seeing so many people who broke their defenses and said that the heroine was cold-blooded towards the two boys, I felt that the author had a great time writing it. She became a stepmother for no reason, and she didn't have any feelings. They were willing to let them go. This kind of rational and calm heroine who serves a purpose is what I like to watch.