Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain's Stepmother, Now Raising His Kids... 穿书成了反派的后娘，加养崽子……

1. 1 糙 The Tough Guy's Devoted Wife: Reborn as the Male Lead's Wicked Stepmother 糙汉宠妻：穿成男主的恶毒继母 Ink墨色Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When An Rong opens her eyes, she discovers she has transmigrated into a farming family and become the second wife of a seriously ill, lame man. She thinks she’s about to start a life of farming her way to wealth, only to discover that she’s transmigrated into a book as the cannon-fodder villainess, the male lead’s wicked stepmother. She looks at her husband, cold on the outside and cunning within, and the three little dumplings with black-sesame filling… In short, this is the story of a wicked 291Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   Title: *Transmigrated as the Male Lead's Vicious Stepmother* The story revolves around a powerful figure who died in the apocalypse and transmigrates into an ancient male-oriented novel, becoming the extremely vicious stepmother of the male lead. After transmigrating, the apocalyptic tycoon uses her wood-elemental abilities to cure the male lead's father's poison and her soap-making ability to become wealthy.

2. 2 恶 The Wicked Stepmother Is Surprisingly Wonderful 恶毒后娘她真香 The Cat Who Doesn't Steal Fish猫儿不偷腥Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Greedy, evil, and abusive to her stepchildren? No wonder she was a disposable character among the villains, an essential figure whose sole purpose was to make their tragic lives look even worse. One moment, Mu Xiaonuan is asleep; the next, she wakes up as the wicked stepmother, Madam Mu, in a novel. She has five stepsons and two stepdaughters, each one either cannon fodder or a villain, and she herself was born to be a stepping stone for them. Looking at the little sprouts in front of her, it’s 72.5kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves
3. 3 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Stepmother of Six Villains 穿书后，成了六个反派的后娘 Jiang Suisui姜岁岁Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Over-the-top pampering + yandere + adorable kids + farming + lighthearted] Gu Banxia transmigrates into a book. But what is this? Why has she inexplicably been married off to a dead man and become the stepmother of six little burdens? And all six of them are eyeing her like they want to kill her! At first The little burdens: “Every day, I ask myself three questions: Is my stepmother hurt? Is she crippled? Is she dead?” Later The little burdens: “My mom is the best! Anyone who bullies her is dea 2.4kReads9.3Score307Shelves

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4. 4 被 Forced to Become the Stepmother of Five Villains 被迫成了五个反派的后娘 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she found herself a stepmother, and every one of her stepchildren was destined to become a major villain. The reason? Their stepmother had been cruel, vicious, and utterly unreliable. Qiao Lianlian was mortified. Luckily, Heaven had sent her here. From then on, she patiently taught the children to be kind, and the little string beans grew into chubby dumplings. But just then, the children’s father returned, and Qiao Lianlian discovered that four of the five children had ast 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
5. 5 穿 After Becoming the Wicked Stepmother, the Villainous Kids Beg Me to Hold Them 穿成恶毒继母后，反派崽崽哭着求抱抱 Luo Yu Shi落遇十Ancient Romance824k WordsCompleted The moment Li Yueshu opened her eyes, she found herself as the wicked stepmother of the four future villains in a book. When the villains grew up, they began taking revenge on their stepmother. The eldest son, a powerful eunuch who held sway over the court, threw her to a group of eunuchs for their amusement. The second son, a corrupt merchant who amassed all the wealth in the land, offered her false hope when she was at her most desperate. The third child, a daughter whose mastery of poison sho 143Reads8.8Score109Shelves

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   🔥Book Recommendations🔥 🍁First Book🍁The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a stepmother to four children, but all of them grow up to be villainous kids! This is not a good sign; she needs to raise them to be good! 🍁Second Book🍁This book has a very imaginative premise, going against the grain and adhering to the principle that "a gem cannot be made without carving, and a child cannot grow up without being disciplined!" What? Loving education? Corporal punishment!

6. 6 和 After the Divorce, the Villainous Stepmother Brings Blessings to the World! 和离后，反派后娘福载天下！ Mo Yi Mo Jia莫乙莫甲Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Su Xin peered into the secrets of fate and discovered that her terrible luck in this life was because someone had stolen her fortune and the merit she'd accumulated over a hundred lifetimes in her previous one! As she was pondering how to fix it, a bolt of lightning sent her back to her previous life. From the start, her stepfather had already packed her off to become someone else's stepmother. A wild System suddenly bound itself to her, too. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven troublesome k 36.8kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
7. 7 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Three Villains 穿书后我成了三个反派的恶毒后娘 Li Jiaojiao梨姣姣Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Stepmother of Three Villains [Storage Space + Farming + Power Fantasy + Devoted Couple + Adorable Villainous Children] Ji Zhihuan went from being an S-rank member of a special forces team to transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder female character who dies in Chapter Three. She married Pei Yuan, a former war god who was as good as dead, and became the stepmother of three future villains. She was the first ste 8.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
8. 8 穿 Beast World Transmigration: The System Wants Me to Raise Three Cubs 穿越兽世：系统要我养三个崽 Beat Up Soda暴打苏打Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Lin Jiu was an orphan in the modern world. Through her own hard work, she finally managed to buy a place of her own in the capital. On the day her new home was handed over, she slipped on the stairs and fell. When she woke up, she was in a place full of trees, surrounded by enormous plants and animals. There was also a System in her head, telling her that she could return to reality if she completed its tasks. She'd seen this kind of setup plenty of times. Wasn't this just kidnapping? System: Yo 19Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 村 The Village Tyrant's Big Sister-in-Law: Getting Rich and Raising Kids With Her Pocket Dimension 村霸长嫂：带着空间暴富养崽崽 Hey Lala哎啦啦Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted [Beloved by Everyone + Pocket Dimension + Spirit Spring and Fertile Fields + All-Purpose Shop + Medicine + Communicates with Animals] New book: After Learning to Understand Animal Speech, the Entire Back Mountain Became My Granary Wang Yixin transmigrates into the body of an ugly country woman who made a nuisance of herself, liked eating and drinking but not sleeping around, and was hopelessly addicted to gambling. She plans to get rich and then keep a pretty young man, but her seemingly gentle, 1.5kReads9.1Score172Shelves

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   The last YYDS book 🥰

10. 10 丧 After My Husband’s Death, I Lead My Little Villains to a Comfortable Life 丧夫后，带小反派们过起滋润日子 Getting Rich Every Month月月暴富Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted A devoted, exclusive romance, with childhood sweethearts Lu Nanzhi transmigrates into a book and becomes a wicked sister-in-law in ancient times. Her new husband is swept away by a flood, leaving no body behind, and she is left to care for his four younger siblings. Their home is bare, and there are four more mouths to feed. In the original story, the wicked sister-in-law abuses them, turning them into villains who oppose the heroine. The sister-in-law who mistreats them meets a horrible end as 398Reads9.0Score102Shelves
11. 11 穿 After Becoming the Stepmother of Six Villains, I Won Without Lifting a Finger 穿成六个反派的后娘后，我躺赢了 He Shuang, Who Loves Cavefish喜欢洞穴鱼的贺双Ancient Romance53k WordsOngoing [Farming + Adorable Kids + Everyone's Darling + System + Comedy] Guan Baobao, the top food influencer, is forcibly selected by a "damn awful" System and dropped into a book as the wicked stepmother of six villains. To change the tragic ending written in the story, she has no choice but to work hard to raise the protagonists' happiness levels and become a gentle, kind "real mom." Years later, The martial arts alliance leader, who holds the world in the palm of his hand: Eldest son Wen Yuechuan: " —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommending books still depends on the bookshelf and the child's type.

12. 12 五 Five Little Villains Want Me Dead Every Day 五个反派崽子，天天想要我狗命 Xinxin Loves Stew爱吃炖菜的小新Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Yu Xinxin transmigrated into a book. When she woke up, she had been sold to the villain, a man saddled with five burdensome children. But she never expected that not only was the heroine of the book reborn, but the man sharing her bed was reborn too! And every night, he and the five brats plotted how to kill her. Oh heavens, why was her life so miserable? But just as she was dragged into prison and teetered on the brink of death, the five little villains jumped out. “Who dares lay a hand on my m 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
13. 13 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Stepmother of Three Little Villains 穿书后，成了三个反派崽崽的后娘 A Riot of Flowers Dazzles the Eye_乱花迷人眼_Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted Ye Yi is a strong, modern woman and a business prodigy. One day, she wins the transmigration lottery and transmigrates into the body of a rural young widow with the same name, who just so happens to be the stepmother of the book’s major villain. Faced with the future major villain Number One, major villain Number Two, and a little girl who only knows how to act cute, Ye Yi feels the pressure. Unfortunately, she didn’t have much luck with children in her previous life, and these kids really are j 68Reads6.5Score—Shelves
14. 14 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Stepmother of Three Adorable Kids 穿成三个萌宝的恶毒后娘 Xiao Xiao Yiling筱筱一玪Ancient Romance312k WordsOngoing Meng Yue transmigrated from the 21st century into the body of an incomparably ugly woman who had been sent as a substitute bride. Her awful relatives came knocking to cause trouble, a bratty child refused to behave, the family had nothing to its name, and her husband was on the verge of meeting the King of Hell. Just watch her earn money with her cooking and cure her sickly husband with her medical skills. Life was finally thriving, but then her gentle scholar husband got into trouble. He came h 2Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Four Villains 穿书后，成了四个反派的恶毒后娘 Must-Read必看Ancient Romance814k WordsCompleted Mu Jin transmigrates into a book, only for her husband to fall into a river and drown shortly after they marry! She also becomes the wicked stepmother of four burdensome children! Mu Jin says she'd like to die all over again! The original owner was a real piece of work, beating and scolding the children until she had the worst reputation around! One day, the lame man who'd been missing for years comes back. Mu Jin: “It's fine. The four children will take care of you in your old age and see you o 10Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 穿 I Became the Wicked Stepmom, and I Cleared My Name by Raising the Villain's Little One 穿成恶毒后娘，我靠饲养反派幼崽洗白了 Cat in the Little Forest小森林的猫Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted After dying, a medical expert transmigrated into a book and became Yan Xiaosi, the villain's stepmother. With patience, kindness, and gentle guidance, she helped the children grow from skinny little sprouts into chubby dumplings, face-slapped the green tea schemer, and changed the villain's fate in the book. By chance, she saved Yun Sangui, who had returned from the dead. She had no interest in romance and simply wanted to focus on building her career. Then the original owner's husband came back 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all good.

17. 17 系 The System Tells Me to Be a Mother 系统叫我去当娘 Rain Every Year年年有雨Ancient Romance264k WordsCompleted What? Gu Xiaoling, who had been going out of her mind wishing for a child, suddenly arrives in ancient times and becomes the mother of twins, with a handsome husband to boot. What? The original owner treated them terribly, doing nothing but beating and scolding them. Now that I'm here, Gu Xiaoling will spoil them rotten. And while I'm at it, I'll build a career and lead the whole family to wealth and prosperity. 64Reads8.8Score—Shelves
18. 18 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Seven Villains 穿书后成了七个反派的恶毒后娘 A Leaf of Purple Perilla紫苏一叶Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A top assassin, equally skilled in medicine and poison, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes an ugly, vicious stepmother. Not only is she a widow, but she also gets seven stepchildren thrown in for free. The little brats are young but scheming, and every last one of them is a handful. She hears that they'll all grow up to become villains? Ha! I don't care who you are, you'll all bow down before me! Watch how Wang Xiaoxia teaches the children and builds a prosperous household. Just 5Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a transmigration novel, featuring a villain, a stepmother, farming, historical romance, a space, raising a child, a beloved character, a famine, and a 1v1 relationship. The second book is also a transmigration novel, featuring a villain, a stepmother, historical romance, a space, raising a child, and a 1v1 relationship. The third book is a transmigration novel, featuring a villain, a stepmother, farming, historical romance, a system, doting on his wife, raising a child, and a 1v1 relationship. The fourth book is a transmigration novel, featuring a villain, a stepmother, farming, historical romance, doting on his wife, raising a child, and a 1v1 relationship. The fifth book is a transmigration novel, featuring a villain, a stepmother, farming, historical romance, gourmet food, both characters are virgins, a space, raising a child, and a 1v1 relationship.

19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Five Little Villains 穿书后，成了五个反派崽崽的恶毒后娘 Bewitched by a Summer Night迷夏夜魅Ancient Romance896k WordsCompleted When Ning Xia opens her eyes, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a book despite being brain-dead, becoming the stepmother of five villains. Her husband died in battle not long after their wedding... The five villains who will later turn dark and go off the rails are currently just pitiful little babies who can't get enough to eat or wear, and have nowhere to call home. After binding to a System that forces villains to reform, her task is to farm and raise the children, bring them up i 435Reads8.8Score102Shelves
20. 20 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Stepmother of Six Villainous Overlords 穿成六个反派大佬的恶毒后娘 Su Tang酥棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Gourmet + Adoring Romance + Mutual Devotion + Raising Kids] Lin Xi is in a car accident and unexpectedly transmigrates into a book, becoming the widowed stepmother of six children. Worse, the kids are all destined to become major villains in the story! Lin Xi has never raised children before, and she panics. To hold on to the life she’s only just managed to save, she tries her best to get along with the six future villainous bigwigs. Just as she gets the children plump and ro 169Reads8.6Score—Shelves
21. 21 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book as a Cruel Mother-in-Law, She Stops Making Trouble 穿书成恶婆婆以后，她不再作妖 Su Mi苏麋Ancient Romance675k WordsCompleted She woke up to find that she had been reborn inside an unfinished, sugary romance web novel, as the future mother-in-law of its heroine. Remembering the tragic fate of the wicked mother-in-law in the book, she couldn't help but grind her teeth in fear. No, no, no! While the male and female leads were still young, she had to change her fate and make a fortune! [There is a couple, and the male lead is very devoted. Readers with strong feelings about romantic purity may want to skip this. Although 284Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Okay, there are different endings.

22. 22 穿 Transmigrated as an Elderly Woman in Exile: I Take My Family on the Run with My Space 穿成流放老妇：带着空间拖家逃荒 Firelight炉火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Older woman + flight from famine + adorable kids + pocket dimension + farming + not historically accurate] After being single for thirty years, a woman suddenly transmigrates into the body of a thirty-five-year-old widow, just as her whole family is being exiled. This from the start isn’t the worst part. It gets worse when they run into refugees fleeing famine who try to rob them! Luckily, she has a hospital pocket dimension stocked with supplies, and even the trash in its waste room can come i 3.1kReads9.2Score421Shelves

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    The first four books are all farming novels without romantic pairings. The female protagonist is beautiful and leads everyone to prosperity. The first book is about a young widow who transmigrates to farm, raises the sick, and earns money. The second book is about the whole family fleeing famine, clearing land, and building a new home. The third book is a farming and food novel with a space element and character development. The fourth book is about the female protagonist transmigrating into an old woman who flees famine, farms, and raises the sick. The others all have romantic pairings, and some even involve raising children in the future.

23. 23 农 The Farmer's Eldest Daughter: My Cooking Grants Attributes 农女长姐：我做的美食能加属性 I Want to Be the Boss我要当霸霸Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food + No Official Couple + Spatial Storage + Character Growth] Song Ning, a beautiful chef in the 21st century, died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of Song Changning, a country girl with a tragic past. She has one disabled elder brother who failed the imperial exams, and three younger siblings: two little sisters and a little brother. Song Changning's motto: Whatever happens, we've got to live. First, let's make sure we can afford to eat, then we'll improve our l 198Reads7.0Score—Shelves
24. 24 空 Space Farm: The Whole Family Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Farms While Fleeing Famine 空间农场：全家穿古代后逃荒种田 Lush Branches and Leaves枝叶蔓蔓Ancient Romance684k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Pocket Space + Fleeing Famine + Farming + Infrastructure + Female Doctor] Su Wange is vacationing at a farmhouse resort with her parents when the whole family transmigrates to ancient times. To top it off, her parents are saddled with a second child who is barely a month old. Transmigration is one thing, but from the start they’re caught in a disaster and fleeing for their lives. The original host’s family runs into bandits, leaving some injured and others weak. Worst of all, their 362Reads8.8Score—Shelves
25. 25 穿 I Became a Young Widow in a Farming Family and Its Pillar 穿成农家小寡妇，成了家里顶梁柱 Zhi Xian'er芷仙儿Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Farming + No Romance A cozy rural life, no awful relatives, just farming and raising children! Chen Ran, a modern-day mercenary, transmigrates to ancient times for reasons unknown and becomes a brand-new young widow, as well as the stepmother of two children! But who says being a stepmother has to be hard? Seeing the affection in the eyes of the two little ones before her, Chen Ran declares, “These are my kids!” From then on, she takes a path utterly different from the one she f 271Reads9.1Score100Shelves
26. 26 穿 I Became the Wicked Stepmother: Now Three Little Ones Dote on Me 穿成恶毒后娘：我被三崽娇养了 Wei Nanshu蔚南书Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Xiao Yan wakes up, she discovers she has landed in ancient times and somehow become a wicked stepmother... Good heavens! Her husband has gone off to war, leaving her to raise two soft, adorable little ones. Since she's here, she decides to make the best of it and raise the children well. Then, after an unexpected incident, Xiao Yan finds another child. What she doesn't expect is the child's identity... With three children in tow, Xiao Yan sets out to build a prosperous life: setting up a st 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Three Villains 穿书后，成了三个反派的恶毒后娘 Han Sheng寒笙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable Kids + Strong Female Lead + Transmigration + Farming + Devoted Husband + System] She wakes up to find she's become the wicked stepmother of three little kids. In the future, one child will have both legs chopped off, another will become a powerful eunuch, and the third will be a morally twisted heroine in an angst-filled romance! An Ran says: “Absolutely not!” She'll farm, raise the kids, build a fortune, and save them! “You wicked woman, let me go...” “You spanked me! Boo-hoo, Mommy, 80Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 88.1kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves
29. 29 穿 I Became the Whole Village's Favorite After Becoming a Wicked Stepmother 穿成恶毒后娘我成了全村的团宠 Rising Higher Every Day登登日上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Assassin Xiang Qingyao had retired from the killing trade when a plane crash sent her into the body of an ugly widow in a farming village. Now she has to raise four odd little brats. Xiang Qingyao wonders, should she just die again? Her vile relatives want to sell them for cash. Xiang Qingyao says, “Come on, tell me how you want to die.” A guileful but honest, good-natured young man says, “Qingyao, I’ll do anything you ask. Just don’t leave me.” A handsome, flirtatious young county magistrate sa 7kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
30. 30 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Fled the Famine: The Amazing Farmer Girl Cheats Her Way to Success 穿越后逃荒：极品农女她开挂了 Jiang Zhu江竹Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Strong heroine + scheming + beloved by everyone + System + male lead! The big shot returned from quick transmigration and opened her eyes, only to find she hadn't returned to the modern world. Instead, she'd become a frail, helpless farm girl who dreamed of rising above her station! Disaster struck again and again, and Lou Xifeng dealt with it every time. The court received intelligence: She was nothing more than a frail, helpless farm girl. That is, until she wiped out the enemy forces on the f 194Reads9.0Score—Shelves
31. 31 修 Cultivating Immortality by Raising a Horde of Monsters: What Are You All Panicking About? 修仙，我就养群妖怪，你们慌什么 Last Night's Tea昨夜的茶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration! Reborn! Lighthearted + lively + satisfying + funny + leveling up and fighting monsters!] Lin Chuyi failed her tribulation and was reborn in a tiny mountain village where they ate just two meals a day. With her soul damaged, she spent years in a daze. Then she suddenly rose to prominence, leaving everyone dumbfounded! She raises spirit beasts, takes in monsters, and leads her family in leveling up as they fight monsters! When her adoptive father returned from the army, he stared 50.7kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves
32. 32 穿 Reborn as the Wicked Stepmother of Four Burdens 穿成四个拖油瓶的恶毒后娘 Chi Jin Yin池金银Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The drama adaptation of this book, The Bossy Little Bride, is now streaming on Youku! This is a pure farming-and-child-rearing story set in the countryside. If that’s not your thing, please move along. This book is entirely fictional, so don’t compare it to real life. Chi Yue, a young assassin who was killed off just as she was starting her career, wakes up one day to find herself the stepmother of four children! Faced with these grubby, clingy little nuisances, all she wants is to keep her dist 4.7kReads9.3Score966Shelves
33. 33 穿 I Became a Wicked Stepmother, Yet the Kids Spoil Me Rotten 穿成恶毒后娘却被崽子们娇养了 Nanmu Ah楠木啊Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Lu Yan accidentally transmigrates into the body of a wicked stepmother. The original owner abused her young stepsons every day, beat and scolded her meek mother-in-law, and was greedy, lazy, and a troublemaker who made life miserable for everyone... Stuck with the original owner’s bad reputation, Lu Yan plans to treat the timid children well, but before she knows it, she becomes the whole family’s darling. Then her husband, who was supposedly killed in battle, returns to take revenge on her, onl 21Reads8.0Score—Shelves
34. 34 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Spoil the Villainous Regent 穿书后，我娇养了反派摄政王 Orange Noodles桔子面条Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Rugged Hero + Villain + Adorable Kids + Stepmother + Lucky Charm + Everyone’s Favorite] Tang Li transmigrated into a book and became a cannon-fodder female side character, sold to a wild, burly man in the mountains as his wife and made stepmother to three burdensome children! But as it turned out, the rugged man was actually the ruthless main villain from the book! And those three burdensome children were future villains in their own right. In the end, they would be executed by a thousand cuts 6.5kReads9.2Score960Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good. The first three have romantic pairings, while the last three don't. I found them all acceptable; at least they didn't force the female lead to become love-struck or anything like that. I previously read one where the male lead was practically brain-dead, yet the female lead still fell for him. (A separate review: 6/10.)

35. 35 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.7kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
36. 36 穿 Book Transmigration: Four Villainous Kids Cling to Me and Beg for Cuddles 穿书：四个反派崽子扑在我怀里撒娇 Yun Xiaojiu云小酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable kids + sweet romance + power fantasy + transmigrate into a book] Jiang Jin transmigrated into a novel and became the vicious biological mother of four villainous big shots. She wasn't their stepmother, but she might as well have been. The eldest: “I don't have a mom. My mom is dead!” The second: “Get away from me. I sprang from a crack in a rock!” The third: “Pick one: drown or get hit by a car.” The fourth: “You'd better die somewhere else. I might reluctantly collect your body.” To s 2.4kReads9.0Score376Shelves

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