(Transmigration + period setting + mind-reading + raising kids + reforming troublemakers + feel-good story)
Young Li Miaomiao opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated into the infamous Old Madam Zhao, a wicked mother-in-law in the 1960s!
The original owner had made a mess of everything, leaving her with a terrible situation:
Seven sons, each more crooked than the last;
Five daughters-in-law, not one of them easy to deal with;
A whole pack of grandchildren, every last one of them a little terror!
Facing this gathering of “debt-collecting brats,” Li Miaomiao could only roll her eyes. Why am I not dead yet?!
She couldn't manage to die, so she'd have to figure out how to live. Luckily, Heaven had given her a cheat: she could hear everyone's inner thoughts!
[Eldest son: Why isn't Mom yelling at me today? Guess I can slack off...]
[Third son's wife: I can't live like this anymore, sob...]
[Fifth son: I need to figure out how to squeeze some good stuff out of Old Madam...]
Heh. Look at you, full of schemes!
Li Miaomiao rolled up her sleeves. Mind-reading in her left hand, a lesson in how to behave in her right!
She'd straighten out the lazybones, take down the fake good girls, rein in the hooligans, tame the hotheads, teach the blockheads, and put the two-faced ones in their place... and sort out the little brats while she was at it!
The wicked old granny transformed into an all-around tough grandma. By reading minds and tailoring her approach to each person, she led the chaotic Zhao family to carve out a prosperous life in an era of scarce food and clothing!