Lost in the 1980s, I Join a Tough Man’s Family, and Three Little Ones Call Me Mom

[1980s + period setting + real and fake heiresses + raising children + rugged man + devoted husband + farming + business + 1v1]

Su Ruanruan had spent eighteen years in the countryside waiting for a letter from her birth parents, and at last it arrived, asking her to come home.

On her first day back in the city, Su Tiantian, the fake heiress raised by the Su family, set her up, and before she knew it, she had ended up at the Lu family’s home next door.

Lu Zheng, the man of the Lu family, was deputy director of the Third National Cotton Mill. A strapping 188-centimeter man, he was stern and taciturn, with three motherless children in tow. Everyone in the compound was waiting for a spectacle.

Su Ruanruan was about to make a run for it when Nuonuo, the three-year-old dumpling, wrapped both arms around her leg, eyes brimming with tears. “Mama... don’t leave Nuonuo behind...”

The five-year-old Erbao offered her half a sweet potato. “Mama, are you hungry? I saved this.”

The seven-year-old Dabao silently brought over an enamel basin. “The water’s ready. Mom, wash your feet.”

Su Ruanruan’s heart softened, and she stayed.

She thought life would be hard, but to her surprise...

The cooking skills she had honed over eighteen years in the countryside had people lining up as soon as she set up a stall.

The clothes she made with her deft hands were so popular that even the department store clamored to stock them.

The three adorable children grew rosy-cheeked and chubby under her care, earning praise from everyone.

Su Tiantian waited for her to go crying back to the countryside, but all she got was news that Su Ruanruan had opened a restaurant, started a factory, and appeared on television.

And Lu Zheng, once said to be cold and hard-hearted, now followed his wife around every day. “Ruanruan, the factory handed out ribs today. Don’t tire yourself out. I’ll stew them.”

The three children chorused, “Dad, get in line! Mom has to hug us first!”