Cast as a Wicked Mother-in-Law? I Lead My Children and Grandchildren to Prosperity

Farming + feel-good power fantasy + no male lead + System + a little infrastructure building

Zhou Xian woke up one day to find she had transmigrated to ancient times, becoming the notorious wicked widow from far and wide. She was also the mother of four children and the grandmother of two. To make matters worse, debt collectors from the gambling house had hauled away the family’s grain and seized the land they depended on to make ends meet. The whole family was waiting to starve to death!

Heavens above, she was only thirty! Her career had just gotten off the ground, and last year she had bought a little place of her own. It had just been renovated, and she hadn’t even moved in yet! Zhou Xian was so furious she saw stars.

And what did she have here? A row of earthen houses built twenty years ago, crumbling at the slightest touch; an eldest son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter so emaciated they were practically skin and bones; a second son she had forced into marrying into another family; and a youngest son and daughter riddled with bad habits.

But the lower the starting point, the more satisfying the comeback. She had a powerful System with a well-stocked shop. Armed with knowledge and goods exchanged through the System, Zhou Xian surged ahead, racing with her family toward financial freedom and a better life. They farmed, went into business, entered officialdom, and helped the first empress in history ascend the throne...

Zhou Xian never imagined the road would take her so far or bring her through so much.