Stories About Transmigrating Into an Elderly Woman 穿越老太太的书

1. 51 穿 Reborn as a 70-Year-Old Woman, Forced to Get Her Life Together 穿成70老太，被迫摆正心态 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [1970s + golden finger + no romance + family and daily life + light ensemble cast + never putting up with mistreatment] She transmigrated, she really transmigrated. Even Lu Xiang gets to experience something this trendy. But when she takes a closer look at the broken-down house, the family fighting like chickens and dogs, and her own dark, wrinkled face… It feels like the sky is falling. She’d be better off reincarnating all over again. Recently, Hu Yu has noticed something strange happening at 1.6kReads7.5Score123Shelves

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   This is a good book. The female protagonist transmigrates into an old woman, suddenly aging many years. Her heart is broken, and she can't eat or sleep well. She only feels better after discovering that she has a cheat ability. The female protagonist has a good personality.

2. 52 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Grandma Takes the Whole Family Out for Meat and Into an Apartment 重生八零：老太太带全家吃肉住楼 Sister Yicai衣彩姐Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted [Silver-Haired Protagonist + Period Setting + Reborn + Feel-Good Revenge] In her past life, Liu Meijuan caught her daughter-in-law in the act and met with an accident. You think you can take my job in this life too? Dream on! You don't even deserve to marry into the Liu family! A model husband who doted on his wife and never put a foot wrong gets dragged into the mess because he chose the wrong daughter-in-law, then gets put through the wringer with no rights whatsoever. Liu Meijuan gives a cold 1.1kReads8.6Score110Shelves

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   An old lady's writing, keep reading!

3. 53 沈 Reborn in the 1980s After Grandma Shen Refused to Remarry and Was Killed by Her Son 沈老太拒改嫁被儿害死后重生八零 Little Xiao Xichuan小小西川子Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wish fulfillment + light ensemble cast + family life + career-building later on + second marriage and sunset romance] Shen Shuzhen, an elderly woman who had spent half her life as a housewife, was reborn in the year her husband suffered a workplace injury and was about to become paralyzed! In her past life, she had naively believed her marriage was loving and her children filial. She gave everything to her family and lost herself. Only when she refused to remarry and her son ra 127Reads6.9Score—Shelves
4. 54 除 Frozen to Death on New Year's Eve, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1970s 除夕夜冻死，老太重生七零 Half a Pickled Fish半只酸菜鱼Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [Alternate History] + [Military Marriage] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Farming] + [Family Life] + [Light Infrastructure Building] In her previous life, Shen Chunxia was rejected in turn by her four sons in her old age, and eventually froze to death beneath the great banyan tree at the village entrance. “I devoted myself to my sons, hoping they’d give me a bite to eat.” “I gave my daughters a bite to eat, hoping they’d devote themselves to me.” After dying a miserable death, the deeply biased and hypo 368Reads7.6Score—Shelves
5. 55 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.2kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   These four books all feature elderly women disciplining their unfilial children. Books 1-3 tell the story of an elderly woman from a powerful ancient family who is transported to another era and witnesses her family's decline and the incompetence of her descendants. She then embarks on a journey to revitalize the family through education. The fourth book is a period drama where a modern girl travels back in time to meet this exceptional elderly woman. After spending time with her, she discovers that the real-life woman is quite different from the one in the book. All of these books are well-written and worth reading.

6. 56 八 A Late-Life Romance in the 1980s: I Leave My Husband and Son Behind and Join the Army with My Daughter-in-Law 八零暮恋：抛夫弃子带儿媳随军 Qing Youmeng青尢梦Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted Period Rebirth + Wicked Mother-in-Law + Space + Everyday Family Life Abandoning Husband and Children + Following the Army + Fiercely Protective + Miracle Doctor + Revenge Before she was reborn, Zhou Qingmei was crushed beneath the pedestal of being a “virtuous wife and loving mother.” Her husband died suddenly after cheating on her, and her five children leached off her in old age. In the end, her family drained her dry, and she died relying on the charity of her former daughter-in-law. The sayi 863Reads8.3Score106Shelves
7. 57 不 Oh No, the Old Ancestress Beat Up the Emperor 不好了，老祖宗她把皇上打了 Ten Bowls of Congee粥十碗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Mu Qingyuan, a modern PhD in education, accidentally transmigrated into the body of an old woman in the Great Yong Dynasty. Though the old woman was a Duchess and even the emperor had acknowledged her as his aunt, that didn't change the fact that she'd gone from a young maiden to an old lady with sagging breasts! After spending a few days in a daze, Mu Qingyuan reluctantly accepted her new identity. She had just prepared to enjoy the privileges of being a venerable matriarch in ancient times, wh 2.1kReads8.1Score240Shelves
8. 58 老 After I Died Peacefully of Old Age, I Was Forced Back to Work to Repay My Debts 老太我寿终正寝后，被迫营业还债 The Dog's Up to Something狗子有猫腻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted I was about to be reincarnated, but the King of Hell said I still had debts to repay? The cycle of cause and effect sent He Yun, who should have been reincarnated, back to life in the body of the matriarch of a declining earl's household so she could repay a debt of fate. When she opened her eyes again, she had acquired several children who weren't her own. In this era, where more children meant more blessings, other families had a dozen or twenty children. But look at the Earl's household: In t 2.3kReads8.9Score165Shelves
9. 59 穿 After Becoming the Duke's Dowager, I Kicked Out Every Ungrateful Child and Grandchild 穿成国公老夫人后我把不孝儿孙全踢了 Li Sanye李三爷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Qin Yun transmigrates into a book, and from the start, her whole family is being stripped of their possessions and exiled? Looking at this roomful of unfilial descendants, Qin Yun thinks the whole family has brought this on themselves. The eldest son's family is corrupt and lawless, and their servants commit acts of violence, bringing disaster upon the household. The second son's family is weak and hidebound, yet they pride themselves on being upright scholars. They presume to criticize the crow 1.7kReads9.1Score361Shelves
10. 60 穿 After Becoming the Mean Mother-in-Law, I Led My Whole Family to Prosperity 穿成极品恶婆婆后，我带全家致富 Lei Yin雷音Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Farming, feel-good fiction, transmigration, food, adorable children, famine, no romance] After waking from a deep sleep, Su Mu found herself in the body of a 36-year-old farmwife from Daliushu Village, notorious throughout the surrounding countryside as a vicious, awful mother-in-law. Her seven sons knelt by her bed, calling her Mother, while all four of her daughters-in-law were pregnant. She had been single her entire life, and now she had woken up as someone else's mother-in-law. Faced with 76Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    There's no such thing as a truly great farming novel without some gems! These are all my absolute favorites~ [Admiration]

11. 61 重 Back to the 1980s: Now That We're All Reborn, Who Cares About an Ungrateful Son? 重回八零：都重生了谁还管不孝子 Free Sparrow自由的山雀Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Old Madam Xu devoted everything she had to her family. She raised her five sons to adulthood and helped them marry and establish their careers. She should have been able to enjoy her twilight years, but her sons ignored her and let her starve to death in her own home. When she opened her eyes, Old Madam Xu discovered that she had returned to the time when her late husband was still alive... 15Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    ❣️🌸The Rise of the Old Lady🌸❣️ The protagonist, Old Lady Xu, was despised and bullied by her son in her past life. Her mother-in-law treated her like dirt, and her daughters-in-law trampled on her dignity. Her life was utterly miserable. But fate played a trick on her, and she unexpectedly returned to 1983, making everything possible. This time, Old Lady Xu is determined to live for herself. She wants to live a vibrant life, and anyone who dares to stand in her way will face her wrath without hesitation! 🌈 In the novel, Old Lady Xu no longer meekly submits to her family. Faced with her son's unreasonable demands, she no longer silently endures them but fights back with reason and evidence, letting her son know she is not someone to be trifled with. She also doesn't back down from her mother-in-law's difficult behavior, cleverly dealing with her and thwarting her mother-in-law's schemes. Watching Old Lady Xu transform step by step is incredibly satisfying! Moreover, the author vividly depicts life in the 1980s, capturing the everyday interactions between neighbors and the joys and sorrows of life, making the reader feel as if they are there, creating a strong sense of immersion. 🧓🧓🧓

12. 62 儿 The Grandmother Doted on by Her Children and Grandchildren Is Absolutely Ruthless 儿孙们宠着的老太太穷凶极恶 Mulberry Twilight, Midsummer桑榆半夏Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Everyone’s Darling + Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead Qiao An transmigrates into the body of an elderly woman in ancient times. Her husband killed the son of a powerful noble and fled. Her two grown sons were exiled, and her daughters-in-law got divorce papers and returned to their parents’ homes. Now she has to raise her two underage children and support four grandchildren all by herself. To top it all off, she’s a transmigrator without a golden finger! Everyone says they’re 72Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    In ancient times, being over forty was considered old. I once read a book about someone in their sixties who transmigrated and was still leaking her genitals, but I forgot the title! The first book started with the protagonist being a widow, secretly harboring enemies. The female lead transmigrated and swiftly defeated her enemies, later rising from a businesswoman to a powerful minister. The second book had an infuriating beginning—how could there be such an extreme old woman! Her sons had caused her so much trouble, thankfully the female lead transmigrated into her body. The third book didn't really involve the female lead being exiled; she mainly focused on raising children to build her fortune. Each child had their own unique characteristics: cute, smart, and lucky.

13. 63 穿 I Became the Crown Prince’s Grandmother, and I’m Helping My Whole Family Build Their Reputations 穿成太子外祖母，我带全家立人设 Fu Tang'er福棠儿Ancient Romance872k WordsCompleted No romance, feel-good story, raising children, transforming the whole family After an accident, Shi Ying transmigrated to the Great Yong Dynasty and became the Old Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence. Her daughter was the empress, and her grandson was the crown prince. Her late husband had been the emperor’s teacher. It all sounded incredibly grand. But what happened? The crown prince died young, and the empress was deposed. Her younger son was defeated in battle and taken prisoner. Her eld 11.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    Looks good, looks good, looks good! A different kind of approach, hehe.

14. 64 牛 Granny Niu Is Reborn in the 1980s: You Unfilial Sons, Tremble! 牛老太重生八零，逆子们颤抖吧 Red Willow Silk红柳丝Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted Niu Guizhen's spirit watched helplessly as her ashes were packed into a garbage bag. There was still room in the vehicle going to the funeral home, but her lame fourth son was forced off anyway. No one was willing to buy her a six-hundred-yuan urn. Her ashes were treated like a bag of trash and tossed at her eldest son's feet. Her fourth son reached out with both hands and tremblingly cradled Old Madam Niu's ashes, his nose running and tears streaming. Looking at her family before her, Old Madam 157Reads6.8Score—Shelves
15. 65 忠 The Daily Life of the Old Lady of the Loyal and Righteous Marquis of Taian's Household 忠毅泰安侯府老太君日常 Demon Thirteen妖拾叁Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (The opening is a little slow-paced, and this blurb doesn't do the story justice. Please read the book.) (Some details may be inaccurate. The book is already complete, so I can't revise them. Please understand.) After falling asleep, Han Xiangyun, chairwoman of a Fortune Global 500 company, never woke up. Well, she didn't wake up in her old body. Instead, she woke up in the body of the Marchioness of Tai'an. After spending several days eating vegetarian meals and reciting Buddhist scriptures, Ha 223Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    🍀Transmigrated as an Old Lady🍀 ① Qin Yun transmigrates into the body of an old lady in a Duke's mansion, starting with the confiscation of her property and exile. She is still a first-rank noblewoman, and even has a gold medal bestowed by the Emperor. Her system mission is to save the villain's grandson. The female protagonist is vengeful and cunning. ② Han Xiangling transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the matriarch of a Marquis's mansion. After eating vegetarian food for a few days, she learns that the Marquis's mansion will be executed in twenty-five years. To survive, she begins to teach the original owner's children.

16. 66 快 Quick Transmigration: I Don't Want to Keep Becoming the Scumbag's Mom 快穿：我也不想总穿成极品他妈啊 Baili Xiaonuonuo百里小诺诺Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted [No Romance] Moye Yan, sent to the Sunset Years task force for troublesome seniors, was as cool as ever: “No big deal.” As the saying goes, spare the rod and spoil the child. When it comes to the children of ungrateful ingrates, just beat them into line! In the first world, her ungrateful son paints her as an evil mother-in-law, and the whole internet turns against her? In the second world, her daughter marries a domineering mama’s boy and gets bullied mercilessly? Moye Yan rolls up her slee 4.2kReads9.1Score372Shelves

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    [Eating melon][Eating melon][Eating melon] As the saying goes, "Spare the rod and spoil the child." For ungrateful children, just beat them! [Eating melon][Eating melon][Eating melon] I can give you my life, and I can also make you obedient! All the sons and daughters cried and begged for forgiveness, calling out to their mother.

17. 67 穿 Transmigrated as a Terrible Old Woman in the 1970s, I Beat My Ungrateful Children 穿成七零极品老太，暴揍不孝儿女 One of a Kind一名独秀Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Period setting ☞ golden finger ☞ transmigration ☞ feel-good story ☞ family life ☞ 1970s ☞ ensemble cast] Young Su Yufen should have had a bright future, but her stupid boss worked her to the bone. She stayed up late working overtime every day and had to be ready to reply to messages at any hour of the night. For a meager paycheck, she ended up diagnosed with breast cancer and confined to the ICU. She had hoped to spend her final days in peace, but made the mistake of opening a trashy novel and 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I won't look at the moon, and I won't say I miss you.

18. 68 快 Quick Transmigration: Being a Mom Turns the Villainess's Life Around! 快穿之当妈爆改女配！ Honey-Sweet Crunchy Heart蜜糖甜心脆Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [No romance] No matter how high their starting point or how happy their lives may be, every female supporting character is ultimately betrayed by the one she loves, condemned by everyone, burdened with endless infamy, and left to suffer the most tragic fate! Until one day, someone begins choosing them without hesitation and standing up for them without fail. Even if the whole world turns against them, one person will always protect them! Their mother! After seeing how tragic the female supportin 197Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is all

19. 69 穿 Transmigrated as a Miserable Old Woman, I Get Forced to Bind Myself to a Nation-Building System 穿成极品老妇后，被迫绑定强国系统 Dong Bao咚宝Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine, farming, strengthening the nation, System, old woman, wish-fulfillment] Qiao Lan, a successful woman in her prime, opens her eyes to find herself an evil old woman nearing fifty who sells her children and grandchildren. She also has a 1980s nation-strengthening System bound to her. This is clearly a desperate flight through a time of chaos, and you’re talking to me about strengthening the nation?! With no other choice, Qiao Lan sets out to strengthen the nation: She sets her chi 44Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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    Both are fine. In the first one, the female lead's second son is incredibly intelligent; he's the only one in the family who knows she's not the original owner of the body. The second one has no romantic pairing; the protagonist transmigrates to ancient times, farming and building a powerful nation.

20. 70 七 In the 1970s, I Become the Wicked Mother-in-Law from a Period Novel 七零我穿成年代文的炮灰恶婆婆 The Wind Within自有风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Zhenying woke up, she found herself in the body of a doomed character in a period novel, with one, two, three... six grandsons and granddaughters to boot. She had transmigrated to the resource-starved 1970s and now had to raise so many children. Jiang Zhenying gave a bitter smile. “Heavens, are you messing with me?” Luckily, she could retrieve things she had wasted in her previous life through her dreams. She didn’t know whether to blame her past wastefulness for making the heavens se 2.3kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    Reborn as an old lady with six grandsons and granddaughters, no romantic partner.

21. 71 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 4.9kReads8.1Score234Shelves

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    Historical setting + wicked mother-in-law + everyday family life + farming + couple time-traveling + getting rich + superpowers (good read)

22. 72 被 After Her Children Abandon Her Surgery, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1980s 被儿女放弃手术后老太太重生八零 Adorably Cute Little Eleven小十一萌萌哒Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Era setting + rebirth + realistic slice of life + everyday life (a feel-good power fantasy where the heroine is either beating someone up or on her way to do so; a story about an ordinary person growing and changing) In her previous life, Feng Yun favored boys over girls. When she grew old and became useless, she could only watch as the unfilial son she had painstakingly raised abandoned her to die. She died full of regret. When she opened her eyes again, she was in her prime, and things had not 190Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This book was truly a laugh-out-loud experience. The female lead has virtually no flaws, and she's quite sensible even after her rebirth, making for a very enjoyable read. There are also plenty of foreshadowing elements, and the plot flows smoothly.

23. 73 穿 Transmigrated into a Farming Novel as the Wicked Mother-in-Law 穿成种田文里的恶毒婆婆 Red Bean Paste赤豆糊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Deng Yu and her hapless ex-boyfriend are fighting over their breakup when they both fall from a balcony and transmigrate into a book. She becomes a nasty, malicious mother-in-law, while he becomes the village's only old bachelor. He thinks she's lazy, so she buys his family's land and makes him toil away in the fields while she sleeps at home. He laughs at her for being an old widow, but her three wonderful daughters-in-law are all incredibly fertile. She has children and grandchildren all aroun 105Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    It's a very delicate story, I love this kind of slow and steady narrative, it's just that so few people read it. [Facepalm] The funniest part is that the female lead's ex-boyfriend also traveled back in time with her and became a hard-working ox.

24. 74 被 Her Children Had Her Committed to a Mental Hospital, and She Went on a Rampage 被儿女送进精神病院，她杀疯了 Once Saw Southern Stars Beneath the Moon曾见月下南星Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn mother-in-law + capitalist daughter-in-law + spiritual spring in a pocket dimension + striking it rich through bargain finds + face-slapping and punishing scum + revenge + everyday family life] In her previous life, Zhou Guizhi was sold by her eldest son and his wife to a mental hospital, where she endured terrible abuse. [The rating was only just posted, so it will go up later.] Her second son died serving his country when he was young. Her third son donated a kidney for 1.8kReads7.2Score177Shelves

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    A mother-in-law reborn from a mental hospital + a magical spring + a capitalist's daughter-in-law + a military marriage in a bygone era + slapping faces and punishing scumbags + revenge + getting rich + awful relatives. In her previous life, the mother-in-law was sent to a mental hospital by her children, and only her second daughter-in-law, whom she disliked the most and who came from a capitalist family, took her out to live with her. After being reborn, Zhou Guizhi dotes on her second daughter-in-law and together they slap faces and punish scumbags, getting rich. The eldest son isn't destined to be a boss, but he dreams of being one, wanting his parents to empty their savings, sell their jobs and houses to pay off his debts? Dream on, get out of here, I don't need any more sons and daughters-in-law! Unexpected wealth, I'll grab it while I can. My fellow mental patients from my previous life, I'll help them if I can. Unexpectedly, the patients I helped have become my benefactors in this life. My children are love-struck? Watch my creative interpretation of TV dramas. Watching "The Fairy Couple," the line goes, "Even fairies have to have their bones removed when they descend to earth! You silly girls, you're throwing money, your reputation, your whole lives at it, what are you after? For his dilapidated house? For his old ox eating young grass?" Su Wan: "Mother is right. It's essentially emotional exploitation due to severe information asymmetry. Dong Yong takes advantage of the Seventh Fairy's ignorance of human rules, using 'filial piety' to coerce her into giving up her fairy status to be his slave. So-called 'love' is actually the Seventh Fairy's one-sided sacrifice." Watching "The Fence, the Woman, and the Dog," the line continues, "The tears of jujube blossoms can't drown a copper lock, but a kitchen knife can! Be kind-hearted, but ruthless! Separate the family when it's time to separate, overturn the table when it's time to overturn the table!" The "Desire" mantra for stopping losses: "Liu Huifang's 'virtuous' archway is three feet high, but buried beneath it are her own flesh and blood! Sacrificing herself to feed a white-eyed wolf? That's a reincarnation of a stupid donkey."

25. 75 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    In the first book, the old woman, who sacrificed herself for her children in her previous life and died on the street, is reborn and awakens to her true self. She begins to think of herself, slapping her disobedient husband and beating her disobedient son. When her eldest son threatens her to become a live-in son-in-law, she simply separates him from her family. In the second book, the female protagonist transmigrates into the old woman's body and sells steamed buns to support her children.

26. 76 侯 A Plot to Rebel in the Marquis's Manor: I'm the Old Madam, and I'm Panicking 侯府谋逆：穿成太夫人的我心好慌 End of the Winter Month冬月末Ancient Romance672k WordsCompleted After Rong Enqing dies suddenly, she enters a book and becomes the grandmother of the heroine, a background character: the Dowager Lady of the Marquis of Shunan’s household. Rong Enqing had planned to lie flat, keep her head down, and live to a ripe old age. Who knew that everyone from her father-in-law to her son was faking their deaths and plotting treason! Meanwhile, she and the entire marquis’s household have become sitting targets, out in the open! She’s panicking. What should she do? After 388Reads7.8Score101Shelves

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    Both are palace intrigue novels, written by an older woman with wisdom. The first one is highly recommended, but unfortunately it's still being serialized. The second one, while completed, has a somewhat rushed ending. Actually, the beginning is quite good.

27. 77 穿 Transmigrated as a Trouble-Making Mother-in-Law, I Lead the Whole Family to Flee the Famine 穿成搅家精婆婆，统领全家逃荒 Yu Qiaoqiao语乔乔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Famine + building from nothing + raising children + no male lead] The moment Shen Qing opened her eyes, she found a mud-and-thatch hut, clothes patched over and over, cornmeal gruel, and not a trace of meat or oil. Shen Qing: This is just too miserable! The eldest son, raised by the original owner to favor one child over another, was uselessly devoted to his filial duties and wanted to abandon his sick daughter. The second son was an old workhorse, shouldering all the hardest and most exhaustin 12.7kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    [Add one to your bookshelf] *Transmigrated as the Wildest Mother-in-Law in the Village!* Who understands this?! Transmigrated into the notoriously mean-spirited mother-in-law of the surrounding villages, starting with the whole family eating tree bark! With her left hand, she grabs her daughter-in-law by the ear who stole her food, and with her right hand, she snatches back the cured meat borrowed from the village chief's house. After awakening her spatial ability, she goes up the mountain overnight to dig ginseng and trap wild boars! Even more amazing is her transformation of her ungrateful grandson, from a brat to a top scholar—a truly exhilarating story! The latest chapter features the mother-in-law leading the whole village in weaving for export, infuriating the county magistrate's concubine! I recommend pairing it with *A Bite of China* as an electronic snack, otherwise you'll be craving it in the middle of the night!

28. 78 退 Retired Auntie Transmigrates, and Her Daughter Strikes It Rich! 退休大姨穿越，闺女暴富了！ Yun Manxiang云曼香Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted After hearing the shocking news that her husband had died, Old Madam Su of the declining Earl’s household keeled over and died. When she woke up, the usually timid Old Madam Su had suddenly found her backbone. The concubine who had spent half her life causing trouble: “Waaah, husband, come back quickly! Madam is bullying me!” The illegitimate son waiting to take over his dowry: “Aaaah, Mother, please stop giving away our wealth! I’ll never defy you again!” The chief maid who betrayed her househo 3.7kReads9.3Score513Shelves

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    I recommend four books. I'm currently reading the first one, and it's fantastic—highly recommended! The old lady is full of wisdom. She solves many problems using technology or science. I never even imagined it could be done that way, and it reminded me of things I learned in school. The second and third books are also set in ancient times. The fourth book is a thriller, but it's not scary at all; it's very engaging. Following the old lady's style, I wasn't even scared! Old lady's writing is truly amazing!

29. 79 惊 Horror Survival Game: This Little Old Lady Is Seriously Wicked 惊悚国运，小老太太坏的很 Jin San'er瑾三儿Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestream + National Fortune + Horror Games + Farming. Nonsensical, lighthearted comedy, with unserious horror and unserious national fortune.] Dong Shuzhen was a little old lady of sixty-five. At last retired, she switched into travel mode. Who knew that she’d fall asleep on a plane and wake up having transmigrated? She’d become a little old lady of the same name and age. The history of this world’s nations was much like that of her original world. The main difference was that in 12.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
30. 80 穿 A Widow’s Good Life in Ancient Times 穿成老妇后在古代吃香喝辣 Le Yiqiu乐忆秋Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted [No romance + farming + cute pets + System shop + everyday family life] Ma Yufen, a married, childless, 40-year-old woman, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a nearly fifty-year-old widow with four sons and two daughters. Her life of utter poverty leaves her desperate. Luckily, her modern-day pet dog has a shop and pocket dimension bound to it, and it transmigrates right along with her. With this golden finger, Ma Yufen’s life starts to improve. To secure her retirement, she raises her c 6.1kReads8.9Score538Shelves

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    The book I'm currently reading features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of an old woman, and her pet dog goes with her.

31. 81 穿 Transmigrating to the Countryside: The He Family Courtyard in Hetian Village 穿越农门，和田村里何家院 Cloudy with Glasses带眼镜的云儿Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [No Romance] Li Feifei woke up one day to discover that she had transmigrated into the body of an old peasant woman. She had gone from being a twenty-four-year-old young woman to a thirty-six-year-old matron, with children of her own and grandchildren old enough to run errands. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. If Heaven had brought her to this unfamiliar family, then she would have to make a good life for herself. Now let's s 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, farming and business, heartwarming daily life.

32. 82 穿 A Transmigrated Mother-in-Law Takes Her Pregnant Daughter-in-Law to Join the Army on an Island 穿越婆婆带双胎儿媳海岛随军 Yu Xiyu余西余Modern Romance720k WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted, and it will rise as more chapters come out. [Transmigration] [Period Setting] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Food] [Family Life] [Sweet Romance] [Raising Kids] Lin Shulan transmigrated. She had spent her whole life unmarried in the 21st century, reaching her seventies. One morning, she woke up in the body of her original namesake from a century earlier. Not only had she become a mother, but a few months later, she became a grandmother, too. She was certain 2.4kReads6.4Score194Shelves

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    It's great, I recommend it!

33. 83 穿 Transmigrate into a Book as a Blessed, Wicked Mother-in-Law, and Lead My Good-for-Nothing Kids to Wealth 穿书福运恶婆婆，带渣崽崽们暴富 Ballball the Soon-to-Be Millionaire暴富的大球球Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming, family squabbles, building wealth, a woman transmigrates into a book as an older mother-in-law] After staying up all night reading a novel, I opened my eyes and found myself transmigrated into a book. Talk about bad luck. Of all people, why did I have to become her? I ended up as the silly, sweet heroine’s stepmother, the villainess’s biological mother, and a wicked farm wife with a whole brood of useless kids. Zhang Jing complained, “Well, this is great. No more nagging me to get 699Reads8.9Score107Shelves

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    I really like this one. It has no male lead; the protagonist transmigrates into the body of her mother-in-law and immediately becomes surrounded by children and grandchildren.

34. 84 重 Auntie Tao, Reborn, Has a Headache Every Day 重生后的陶大妈每天都在脑壳疼 Sticky Peach黏桃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Tao Qin thought, “I was too controlling in my last life, and my children never felt close to me. What if I try doing things differently this time?” Hey, it really works! I’m getting along better with the neighbors, too. Haha, every day is spent catching up on the latest gossip. 11.5kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Reborn in old age, she returns to middle age and becomes the leading lady of her own life.

35. 85 俺 My Name Is Wei Shufen! 俺叫魏淑芬！ Trembling哆哆嗦嗦Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Granny Wei is eighty-eight years old this year. She runs up the mountain every morning without even getting out of breath. Following the water pipe at home, she can climb all the way to the third floor with her bare hands! Wei Shufen, the Ancestor of Xuantian, failed her tribulation and arrived at Mount Dawang. She happened upon Granny Wei, who had just taken her last breath, and became her! After binding to a bragging System, she embarked on the road to the pinnacle of life! When her granddaugh 5.9kReads9.1Score802Shelves

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    1. Failed to ascend to immortality and transmigrated into a fortune-telling witch. 2. An old lady from a book is reborn and awakens her consciousness. 3. Transmigrated into a book as the old lady of a duke's household. 4. A strong woman in her previous life, transmigrated into the old lady of a marquis's mansion, and directly let her grandson inherit the family business when faced with her unfilial son. 5. In modern times, transmigrated into an eighty-year-old woman with bound feet, accidentally becoming a multi-millionaire while selling her dowry to buy a wedding house for her granddaughter, buying land to grow vegetables and running a nursing home. 6. To pay off debts, she became an old lady, burning incense for her ancestors in the afterlife; the smoke rose straight up, even the emperor in the palace saw it.

36. 86 穿 The Happy Life of a Rural Grandma After Transmigrating to the 1960s 穿成六零后农村老太后的幸福生活 Xi Mu Maosheng西木茂盛Modern Romance838k WordsCompleted A white-collar city worker in her thirties woke up one day to find she'd become Liu Mei'e, a rural woman born in the 1960s. She gets a pension of 1,500 yuan a month and spent her whole life worrying herself ragged over her three children, only to be despised by them. Even after giving them her entire pension, she got no gratitude in return. Fine, she might as well retire early. Now that she'd completely let go of her children and stopped looking after them, it was time to enjoy her retirement... 408Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    These are all here! Take a look!

37. 87 穿 I Became a Wicked 50-Year-Old Grandma and Just Want to Slacken Off 穿成50岁恶毒老奶奶，只想摆烂 Unrivaled Zhen振无敌Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted [A formidable elderly wife in ancient times + head of the household + kind to her granddaughters + securing food and clothing + everyday life in ancient times + taking it easy] This is the everyday life of a modern, middle-aged single woman who transmigrates into the body of a formidable fifty-year-old woman in ancient times. She may be head of the household, but knowing how poor medical care is in ancient times, she figures she only has a few years left to live and just wants to take it easy. T 174Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The latest book that has already been completed.

38. 88 开 Four Ungrateful Children from the Start? I'll Become a Landowner Myself 开局四个不孝子？老娘自己当地主 Sunlight Behind the Old Window旧窗藏日光Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Satisfying Read + Building Wealth + Pocket Dimension + Herb Gathering + Family Life] Chen Ru and her husband transmigrate to an alternate dynasty and find themselves saddled with four unfilial sons and a whole bunch of unfilial grandchildren. The original owner devoted herself to her children. She found wives for all four sons and raised their children, even bringing up a son who passed the scholar examinations. But in the end, they all believed that an old person who refused t 29kReads8.1Score2.7kShelves

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    This book is very good.

39. 89 穿 Transmigrated into an Old Woman 穿越成为古代老妇 Daxin大心Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted No romance, a wholesome story about an old lady Song Xinyue, a modern woman, accidentally transmigrates to an alternate ancient world and becomes a forty-year-old woman. She also gets five wonderful sons and a daughter who dreams every day of marrying into a wealthy family. What can she do? She can only grit her teeth and raise her badly behaved children while rolling up her sleeves and working hard. Poverty, locust plagues, and turmoil: she overcomes them all! 777Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    A humorous story about transmigrating into the body of an old woman who is solely focused on making money.

40. 90 穿 I Transmigrated as a Cleaning Lady, So I Left My Son to His Own Devices and Enjoyed Life 穿成保洁大妈，不管儿子我享福 Half Moon, Full Moon月半月Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted No pairing + transmigrate + System + raising a child + everyday life At twenty-five, Lin Jiu transmigrates into the body of a fifty-year-old cleaning lady to save her life. The woman has a good-for-nothing son and a miserable life. She owns a house, but her son has rented it out, and she doesn't get the rent. She has savings, but her son borrowed them, and he's never going to pay her back. She also has a little granddaughter to raise. After transmigrating, Lin Jiu quits her cleaning job, gets he 473Reads9.0Score102Shelves

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    A no-romance transmigration story about an old lady raising her child.

41. 91 穿 Transmigrated as a Vile Old Woman, I Got a Portable Space 穿成极品老妇，我拥有了随身空间 A Family with Two Little Buns家有两只小包子Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Storage Space + Farming + Business + Terrible Mother-in-Law + Many Daughters and Grandchildren] When Qian Duoduo wakes up, she discovers she's transmigrated into the body of a 45-year-old, notorious old village woman. Seven daughters kneel around her coffin, crying out for their mother, their voices rising and falling! What? She's suddenly twenty years older and has seven daughters too! 96Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    [Space + Farming + Business + Terrible Mother-in-Law + Numerous Daughters and Grandchildren] Qian Duoduo wakes up to find herself transmigrated into a 45-year-old, utterly despicable village woman. Her seven daughters kneel around a coffin, wailing for their mother! What?! She's aged twenty years out of nowhere and now has seven daughters!

42. 92 穿 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Wife, I Use the System to Feed the Whole Family 穿成农妇，手握系统让全家吃饱饭 Ying Chu Jiu Yu莺初酒语Ancient Romance387k WordsOngoing [Food + Farming + No Romance + Everyday Family Life] Shen Yu transmigrates into the body of a farmer's wife. But then she takes a look at the table. What on earth is that supposed to be? Wrinkled wild-vegetable dumplings, without salt or oil. Ugh... Wild greens that are hard to come by in the modern world are an everyday staple in this household. Shen Yu makes up her mind: she is going to make sure her whole family gets enough to eat in ancient times. But she can't just use high-tech gear whenev 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a mother-in-law; there is no romantic partner; she leads the entire village to prosperity

43. 93 当 When the Duke's Second Wife Stopped Causing Trouble 当国公府继室不再作妖 Ting Wu庭芜Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted Zhong Xiuran takes a nap and wakes up as the widowed second wife of a Duke's household from a novel she read the night before, a character who shares her name. Remembering the original owner's habit of stirring up trouble, she worries deeply about her future. Luckily, she can use the novel's plot to change the fate of herself and her loved ones. But she never expected that this world of the book held secrets even its author didn't know about! 10Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This might meet the requirements.

44. 94 侯 The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡，却养出满门天骄 Yu Fu余弗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld 70.6kReads9.4Score10.4kShelves

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    [Heart][Heart] First book: I was just feeling so glad I transmigrated so well, when the next second I discovered the original owner had left me with three brats! [Fear][Fear] And if I don't change them, I'm doomed! [Almost crying][Almost crying] What to do? For my own sake, I'll roll up my sleeves and get to work! [Finishing writing][Finishing writing] [Heart][Heart] Second book: I had a great hand, but ended up with a depressing ending! [Crying][Crying] Can the transmigrated Song Qiyao tolerate this? Absolutely not! [Finishing writing][Finishing writing] First she reformed herself, then her children and grandchildren. Eventually, all the spoiled brats in the capital were sent to her for reformation. [Laughing and crying emojis] [heart emojis] [heart emojis] In the third book, she transmigrated into the body of a princess. Upon learning that the original owner had been neglected by her, she quickly threw away her whip and began to take good care of them. Fortunately, she managed to do so in time. [Heart emojis] She only wanted to avoid being their enemy, but... They ended up considering her one of their own and protecting her relentlessly. [Heart emojis]

45. 95 身 With a Farm in Hand, I Transmigrated Into a Wicked Mother-in-Law in the 1970s 身怀农场：我穿成七零年代恶婆婆 Shu Duoduo舒多多Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted When Qiao Mei wakes up, she has become a wicked, notorious mother-in-law in the 1970s. At just 38, she has two sons and two daughters. Qiao Mei looks at her honest, simple-minded eldest son, her good-for-nothing younger son, two daughters-in-law with completely different personalities, and her timid, insecure eldest daughter. She’s an older single woman who has never even held a man’s hand, and now, out of nowhere, she has four children. Qiao Mei can only look up at the sky and sigh. To make mat 30Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    A story about a wicked mother-in-law.

46. 96 为 Why Keep Giving to Others? Treat Yourself Better 为别人付出？不如好好对自己 Mo Qingyao墨清瑶Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Lin Wanxia has been reborn, back in the 1990s, when there’s still time to change everything. In her previous life, she trusted her children far too much and spent all her time giving everything to them. In the end, she was left homeless and died a miserable death out on the streets. In this new life, she refuses to follow the same old path. What? Her children are still constantly demanding things from her? Get lost! From the moment she was reborn, she swore she would live for herself! 63Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    These two books are very good.

47. 97 老 The Old Madam Is Reborn and Goes on a Killing Spree 老夫人重生后杀疯了 My Mind Wandered Again又走神了Ancient Romance709k WordsCompleted It wasn't until her sixtieth-birthday banquet that she learned all her efforts had been a joke, and her forty-four-year marriage had been nothing but exploitation. Now that she had another chance at life, she would make them all pay... 3.1kReads8.9Score319Shelves
48. 98 大 The Madam Only Wants to Lie Flat 大娘子只想躺平 Sheng Mian盛眠Ancient Romance721k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + everyday life + transmigrating into a book + the steady, gradual progress of a woman in her thirties living in ancient times] After transmigrating into a book as a marquis’s daughter-in-law, she finds herself middle-aged, with elders to care for and children to raise. Her mother-in-law dislikes her, her cold husband is alive but as good as dead, and she never sees him. His concubine keeps making a fuss to get attention, while her three biological children are cl 10.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
49. 99 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, Five Little Villains Doted on Me 穿书后，我被五个小反派娇宠了 Awakening in Another Dimension异次元觉醒Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama adapted from this book, The Princess Is Born Stubborn, Raising Children and Wielding Imperial Power, Is No Problem, is now streaming <(*￣▽￣*)/ [Everyday life raising children in ancient times + a wealthy, powerful princess who can do as she pleases + a wickedly handsome male lead with overwhelming martial prowess + devoted 1v1 romance] Qin Yaoguang transmigrates into a book as the wicked stepmother of five little villains. Ten years later, they will carve her into a human swine 4.2kReads9.2Score692Shelves
50. 100 穿 After Becoming the Worst Old Lady, I'm Living the Good Life! 穿成极品老太后，我吃香啦！ Little String of Coins钱串儿Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Farming + Famine + Lighthearted + No Romance] “Niu Jinhua, female, aged eighty-eight, died peacefully of old age...” “No, no, sir. I’m only sixty-eight. I just turned sixty-eight yesterday.” Niu Jinhua, who had low blood sugar and was taken to the hospital by a kind stranger for an IV drip, dies. Hei Wuchang gets drunk and mistakenly spirits away her soul. To make it up to her, he turns Niu Jinhua from sixty-eight into forty-eight and sends her to ancient times, where she becomes the matriarch 368Reads9.0Score103Shelves

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    Dressed as an old lady, dealing with the worst kind of person...

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