A Stepmother Who Doesn’t Spoil the Kids or Suck Up to Them 要后妈但是不惯着孩子，不舔

1. 1 我 I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s 我在八零当后妈 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Rich heiress Xu Yang spent years offering a fortune to have a child, but to no avail. Then, after transmigrating, she found herself in a steamy, adults-only scene and got caught in bed! Even more ridiculously, she got pregnant after just that one time! Only after she was forced into marriage did Xu Yang learn that Zhou Shao had five difficult children, and every single one was a “problem child”! Xu Yang: “…” There was no need to hand her this hell-difficulty child-rearing script! P.S. This is a 12kReads8.2Score544Shelves

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   The female lead is very rational; she only cares about her own child, and even the male lead only married her out of necessity. She doesn't spoil her stepson or adopted son at all; they won't even let her call her "stepmother," but only "Ms. Xu."

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated as the Villain's Mom, Spoiled by My Devoted Husband 穿成反派亲妈，被纯情老公宠爆了 Shu Zisu舒子苏Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Adorable baby + one-on-one sweet romance + married first, love later + satisfying revenge + martial-arts heroine + sweet, devoted child who adores his mother + shy, lovesick male lead] Jiang Tang transmigrated into the wrong book and became the villain's wicked mother. In the end, her reborn son tormented her to death. Luckily, her husband never came home, she didn't have to give birth to a child, and her black card had no limit. She could spend with one hand and care for a baby with the other. 10.5kReads9.1Score851Shelves

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   "Madam, the young master has been standing in the corner for three hours." The huge villa's living room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Jiang Tang groggily opened her eyes, then, blinded by the golden light on the wall, closed them again. She turned over and lay back down, her CEO-esque quirks prompting her to reply, "Oh, so did he admit his mistake?" Aunt Liu and the housekeeper wore expressions of 'I knew it!' The silence was eerily heavy. Jiang Tang rubbed her eyes, a blurry scene appearing before her, like a tiny ball of fluff floating by. She learned to ask herself, "What? Did he buy the corner?"

3. 3 糟 Uh-Oh, There Are Two Clingy Sweethearts at Home 糟糕，家里俩粘人精 Yi Yi Yi Yi一一伊伊Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Parenting Reality Show + Plenty of Everyday Life + Plenty of Live Comments + The Leads Dote on Each Other] A pure little sweet treat. [Beautiful and capable heroine who just wants a proper vacation vs. a cold-faced workaholic in public who turns into a clingy, teary-eyed big puppy in private] After finally getting some hard-earned time off, wage slave Jin Qiao finds herself as the villainess’s mother, saddled with a script full of wicked deeds and an early death. And she’s even married the vill 5.7kReads9.1Score434Shelves
4. 4 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Was Spoiled by the Possessive, Lovesick Villain 新婚夜！我被偏执病娇反派宠上天 Mu Mur an木木燃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + goofy fun + possessive schemer + scumbag-smiting face-slapping + System that prolongs her life] After transmigrating into a book as the short-lived villain's doomed new bride, Yu Mingming thought her life was over. As she sobbed, the cold genius villain panicked. “Did I hurt you?” Yu Mingming felt even worse. Not only had she become cannon fodder, she'd also lost the chastity she'd guarded for years. At least the powerful villain was handsome and rich. She'd come out ahead. Yu M 9.5kReads9.3Score676Shelves
5. 5 穿 How Do I Survive as a Stepmother? 穿成后妈怎么破 Shi Jiezi石芥子Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted A quirky, lively stepmom x the cold-hearted, possessive head of the Sheng family, plus a cunning, scheming eldest son [Both are each other's first and only love] Love at first sight, doted-on-by-everyone plot, with a touch of being adored by all. What should you do when you open your eyes and find you've become the wicked stepmother of a wealthy family? What else can you do? Become a mom without the pain, enjoy spending all that money, and have a husband who's hardly ever home. This is simply am 2.1kReads9.1Score163Shelves

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   The first book is about a female lead who becomes a stepmother with a 15-year-old stepson. She's a cheerful, sunny girl, and the male lead is possessive. The second book is funny; the eldest son calls his stepmother "Sister-in-law" and feels his father is too old and not good enough for him, so he divorces his father and wants to live with his stepmother.

6. 6 不 The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmother 不霸气总裁与咸鱼后妈 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted The short drama The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmom is now available on Tomato. [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Married First, Love Later + Straightforward Leads + Both Leads Speak Their Minds] [Warning 1: The son is the male lead's biological child. Skip this if that bothers you.] [Warning 2: About twenty chapters involve entertainment-industry variety shows, but they're just the female lead's gossip-watching side quest! She won't enter the industry herself. Skip this if that bothers you.] T 31.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
7. 7 穿 Reborn as the Stepmother of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Died Young 穿成早死的富二代他后妈 Zhou Yang舟飏Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + healing + devoted couple + System] After Lin Yitang dies, the System takes her to another world. There, she becomes a newlywed wife in a wealthy family. She gains not only a cool and refined husband, but also a rebellious stepson who is destined to die young. Think this is where she rises to the top of the world? No, no, no. She has a difficult task: saving her stepson from his early death. So she starts earning his affection and showering him with w 4.1kReads9.1Score256Shelves

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   The female lead is a stepmother who doesn't spoil the children. She disciplines them when they make mistakes and praises them when they do things right (the children are not the male lead's biological children).

8. 8 孩 The Kids Are His, the Husband Is Useless, and This Lazy Stepmom Just Survives 孩子耶斯老公漏，咸鱼后妈苟苟苟 The Crying Code Thief流泪的偷码头Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [A slow-to-catch-on, laid-back heroine who does the bare minimum x a flirtatious, big-dog CEO hero] [One-on-one romance + double purity + sweet indulgence + marriage before love + parenting variety show + memes] Overworked office employee Xu Wanci dies suddenly from working overtime. When she opens her eyes again, she's become the novel's villain's wicked, hypocritical stepmother. In the book, she's in a marriage of convenience with the villain's domineering CEO father. After failing to seduce 95.4kReads9.1Score11.6kShelves

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   A lazy stepmother, an adorable and obedient child, and a man who's practically throwing himself at her [laughing][smirking]

9. 9 懵 Huh?! The Wicked Supporting Actress? The CEO Shows Up with Three Kids to Block Her Door 懵！恶毒女配？总裁携仨崽堵上门 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance729k WordsCompleted [The vicious female side character awakens #marriage before love #raising and disciplining kids #wife-chasing crematorium] After seven years as a vicious female side character, the male lead still sees her as the one he can never forget? Yi Wanchi suddenly discovers that she is the vicious ex-wife in a melodramatic novel, destined to die before the male lead. During the absurd seven years of her past, she schemed to marry the male lead, the campus heartthrob she was madly obsessed with, and forc 339Reads6.6Score106Shelves

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   The female lead is her biological mother, yet she doesn't tolerate the deterioration of the parent-child relationship or spoil her child.

10. 10 亲 A Mom Raising Her Kid, Teary-Eyed 亲妈带娃眼泪汪汪 Just One Pack of Spicy Strips一包辣条就好Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted ☞ Updates on weekdays. Thanks for liking and supporting the story. If it’s not your thing, feel free to move on. P.S. I should warn readers who haven’t started yet. ① The heroine accidentally kisses the second male lead. A lot of readers can’t accept this. If you haven’t read it yet and that bothers you, I don’t recommend reading. Written for fun, read for fun The System is mostly just for show and only appears now and then. Yusu stood before them, a full five-foot-seven, her face stern. The thr 48.1kReads8.9Score5.5kShelves

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    🍆🍆🍆The female lead is a loving mother, but her parenting philosophy is "let them have their way." Her youngest son likes a manipulative piano teacher, so she simply sends him home with her. Her catchphrase is, "Don't tattle, or I'll beat up your dad too!" 🍉🍉🍉

11. 11 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 111.3kReads9.2Score14.6kShelves

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    Rated 9.4, Completed, clean romance, historical fiction. The female lead, from modern times, transmigrates to the past, while the male lead, an ancient general, is reincarnated into the past as a soldier. The male lead has a son (adopted from a comrade who went undercover but will return later). The original female lead's sister stole her boyfriend and wanted to break off their engagement. Her mother and brother then sent her to the army to marry in her sister's place. After transmigrating, the female lead went to the army. The male lead, while not falling in love at first sight, was attracted to her beauty and kept her there. He had little affection for the female lead's sister and had barely met her; he only sent her money out of a sense of responsibility. The female lead, as a stepmother, disciplines the children appropriately, speaking her mind without spoiling them, but she is also responsible. Overall, it's quite good.

12. 12 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.7kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves

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    Before I met you, "taking a walk, feeling the breeze, and watching the sunset" were just things like walking, feeling the wind, and it getting dark.

13. 13 七 The 1970s Stepmom: Raising Kids and Keeping Her Husband in Line 七零后妈，养娃御夫有一手 Moonlit Journey月途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After dying of an illness, Yu Hui woke up to find herself in 1978, in the body of a young stepmother who shared her name! She had just been branded the most evil stepmother in the compound. In an era of relative scarcity, before the economy had fully opened up, she had no steady job, but decided to keep playing the stepmother for now. Her stepson was too unruly? She would set him straight. Her husband was too easily swayed, handing over belongings and money whenever his former in-laws came aroun 7kReads8.4Score981Shelves

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    The stepmother doesn't spoil the children 🎉 The female protagonist transmigrates and is immediately criticized for not being a good stepmother 🔥🔥 Not only does she take the blame for the children's maternal grandmother, but her stepsons also add fuel to the fire 💥 The female protagonist directly declares to the public that she will no longer care for the two older children! When the male protagonist returns, she immediately signs a three-year divorce agreement 🎉🎉

14. 14 甜 Sweet Spoiling! After the Villain's Mom Awakens, She Only Wants to Build Her Career 甜宠！反派亲妈觉醒后只想搞事业 Daily Ten Thousand Tea日万茶Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [A Husband Who Can't Win Back His Wife + The Second Male Lead Takes His Place + Secret Love Comes True + Mature Romance] Wen Yixing had been married to Fang Shiyan for seven years when a System appeared before her one day. It told her that this world was actually a book, and she was the timid mother of the villain, destined to die young. After her death, her husband married his first love without hesitation and constantly neglected their son, raising him into a villain with a tragic fate. Wen Yi 1.3kReads9.1Score129Shelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrated as a Stepmother, Fighting with My Stepson Every Day 穿越成后娘天天和继子干架 Lin Wanguan林莞莞Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later + Military Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Raising Kids + Contrast Pair + Ensemble Cast + Sweet Romance] Liu Yueran is an utterly ordinary high school student. After finishing her college entrance exams, she gets into a car accident while traveling, and all three members of her family transmigrate. Liu Yueran isn't happy about it. Sure, she's average-looking and an average student, but she has a family business to inherit! Her father worked so hard to run that li 24.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    This is really good, but I don't know why the rating is so low. I never watch anything below 8.9, But the rating just kept dropping as I watched this one. The female lead gets along well with her stepson, though they sometimes argue, but they always make up. The female lead is quite naive, while the stepson is cunning. Now she's even had twins.

16. 16 你 You Hit the Kid, I'll Watch the Show: The Rich Family's Stepmom Joins a Variety Show 你打娃，我看戏，豪门后妈上综艺 Ye Jingjing叶京京Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Powerful Family Stepmom + Marriage First, Love Later + Villainous Brothers + Sweet, Adorable Girl + Showbiz + Fake and Real Heiresses + Devoted Couple + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness] The moment Jiang Jiuge opened her eyes, she found herself a stepmother! And not just any stepmother: she was the wicked one who abused the four children of a powerful tycoon? She’d just been tricked into taking the villainous triplets to the first episode of a variety show about raising kids, and now t 2.3kReads9.2Score285Shelves

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    She doesn't spoil her children, forcefully straightening out several kids with warped values, engaging in a battle of wits with her stepson and consistently emerging victorious. The entire story is basically about how to tame these kids, somewhat like a parenting guide, but with a rather unique premise: she's a stepmother who's also a pseudo-transmigrated character who truly saves herself. The female protagonist creates her own personality and learns various skills, giving birth to the perfect personality she initially thought she had transmigrated into a book during the late stages of depression.

17. 17 穿 I Became the Stepmother of a Powerful Family: Arrogant, Gorgeous, and Rich 穿成豪门后妈，嚣张美貌又有钱 Green Cucumber青瓜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book as the heroine’s rival + wealthy stepmother + taking the entertainment industry in hand + faux replacement] Yue Qingling transmigrated from the apocalypse into a novel about the entertainment industry, as the stepmother character. The good news: she had plenty of money, and her husband and stepson were never home. The bad news: her husband had a woman he’d always loved, and that woman would eventually have her killed. The moment Yue Qingling opened her eyes, she heard 3kReads8.9Score287Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥These novels feature female protagonists who transmigrate into stepmothers, and none of them spoil their children or fawn over them.🔥🔥① No bloodshed, no tired tropes, the stepson is 15 years old and gets along well with the female protagonist, calling her "Stepmother Sister," while the female protagonist calls her stepson "Son Brother." 🔥🔥② The female protagonist transmigrates into a house, receives 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month, and only needs to play the role of a good wife. Her 17-year-old stepson is also the male protagonist in the book; as long as the female protagonist doesn't become an educated stepmother, it won't have any impact.

18. 18 离 This Is Insane! Where Are All My Rental Properties?! 离大谱！我那么多收租的楼呢！ Hugging the Baby Bottle抱紧奶瓶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book] [Marriage before love] [Both leads are devoted to each other] [Sweet romance] Yu Jingmo transmigrates into a book, becoming the stepmother of the second male lead in a coming-of-age school romance. Worse, she's a villainous cannon-fodder character who helps bring about his tragic ending. Yu Jingmo: ... Going from a landlady who owns an entire building to a character on a page is a little heartbreaking. System: Complete the plot missions, show your stepson the harsh rea 14.3kReads9.2Score590Shelves

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    This is the stepmother, but she hasn't started abusing him yet, and they've only just begun getting to know each other. Her attitude towards her stepson is initially indifferent, but it gradually gets better later.

19. 19 穿 I Became a Wealthy Family's Stepmother and Went Viral on a Parenting Reality Show 穿成豪门后妈上娃综爆红了 Starry Koi星星锦鲤Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Celebrity Parenting Show + Big Imagination + Monsters] Song Qianqian failed to ascend to immortality. When she opened her eyes, she found herself inside a wealthy-family romance novel as the wicked stepmother. In the book, the original owner was forced to marry an ugly, disabled villainous tycoon. She took out her resentment on her stepson, and after causing his death, fled in her car and died in an accident. Song Qianqian: “...” She didn’t get it. What was 15.8kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    After transmigrating into the body of a wicked stepmother, Song Qianqian gave up her self-destructive ways and focused on doting on her adorable stepson and spending her husband's money. But her stepson always said strange things, and her husband was shrouded in mystery. Then, on a children's reality show, her stepson publicly helped her "find a" a top celebrity, causing her real husband, Fu Junheng, who was abroad, to become extremely jealous and rush back to the country. It turns out that this mother and son were both monsters, and her "ugly and disabled" husband was actually a hidden tycoon!!

20. 20 反 Villainous Son, Get Down on Your Knees. Mom Needs a Favor 反派儿子你跪下，妈求你点事 Rye Whiskey黑麦威士忌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] (Doting father-type son x rebellious mother x no-brainer power fantasy x sweet romance x fantasy) In the great age of transmigrating into books, Su Miao transmigrates too. Other people become someone's unattainable first love, a wealthy heiress, or, at worst, a discarded wife. Su Miao is different: She transmigrates as the villain's real mother. She wants to smoke and drink, but the villain won't allow it. She wants fried chicken and milk tea, but the villain frow 187.9kReads9.2Score16.6kShelves
21. 21 豪 The Wealthy Family’s Stepmom Goes Viral for Doing the Opposite of Everyone Else on a Parenting Show 豪门后妈在娃综反向带娃爆红全网 Wen Qiqi温柒柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete!] Lin Ran unexpectedly transmigrates into a CEO romance novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name, forced to marry the villain and become a mother to two children. In the book, the original Lin Ran appears on a parenting variety show and is exposed for abusing her biological son and mistreating her stepson. She is kicked out of the house and elopes with her true love. But then... Her true love swindles all her money and disappears without a trace. Forced to forag 17.3kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    💥The female lead transmigrates into the body of a wicked stepmother in a wealthy family. The original owner abused her stepson and died tragically. Transmigrating, she immediately abandons all pretense—not pampering the child, but focusing solely on her own grand ambitions! Forced to appear on a reality show about children, while other stepmothers prepare elaborate baby food and play with their kids every day, she does the opposite. When her stepson cries for his father, she bluntly tells him, "Shut up, you little drama queen, don't delay my rise to fame!" 💕When the child is hungry, she throws a bag of instant noodles and makes it herself; when the child wants a cuddle, she turns around and chats with the guests; while others showcase their mother-child bond, she strikes poses wildly for the camera to gain fans.

22. 22 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 52.8kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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    The female lead starts by tearing apart her ex-fiancé's entire family. She's very capable and runs her own factory. She occasionally threatens to abandon her child [facepalm]. The child goes from being terrified at first [crying] to speechless later [grimacing]. The illustrations in the book are adorable [thumbs up]. Highly recommended!

23. 23 我 I Saved My Wealthy Family’s Socially Anxious Stepson with Meaningless Chatter 我用废话文学拯救了豪门社恐继子 Lu Ling Qi 666陆零柒666Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Laid-back stepmom × socially anxious stepson = hilarious wealthy-family antics] [One-on-one, both leads' first relationship + adorable child + adorable, spoiled pets + zany comedy + pointless chatter + livestream variety show] Su Wan, a stand-up comedian, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a young stepmother to a wealthy family's heir. Faced with a house full of stuffy elders and a withdrawn stepson, her first thought was Give up and coast! It's not like I'm his real mom! But this “eas 2.3kReads8.1Score371Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a wealthy family's stepmother, winning the family's hearts through feigning indifference and writing nonsensical novels.

24. 24 穿 I Became an Evil Stepmom and Bullied the Whole Family, Oh Yeah 穿成恶毒后妈，我霸凌全家，欧耶 Ding Anlan丁安岚Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Favorability System: Has the Stepmother Cleared Her Name Today?, is available to search and watch on Tomato. All 80 episodes are out, so don’t miss it if you’re interested! (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + career-focused heroine + not both leads’ first relationship + family and village life) A heads-up: The setting is inspired by the 1970s. This isn’t pure wish fulfillment and focuses more on everyday life. The rating has only just appeared an 8.6kReads8.8Score728Shelves

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    The type who'll fight if they don't submit, and the female lead won't be particularly kind to the child, only superficially so, without any genuine desire to reform them. She's also unforgiving and will order the child around doing chores.

25. 25 教 My Professor Stepmom and Her Darling Zhaozhao 教授后妈和她的昭昭小宝贝 Xiao Lao小姥Modern Romance476k WordsCompleted [Second marriage for the male lead + the child is his biological daughter + they never fully fall in love + neither is chaste] [Highly educated families + prominent political families, both strong-willed, neither a typical good person] After earning her doctorate, Xie Qingwei smoothly stayed on as a university lecturer. Through a twist of fate, she, a committed non-marriage type, married Lin Jinghe, a retired high-ranking official who had already been married once and had a daughter. [Before the 5.1kReads7.5Score363Shelves

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    This baby is very well-behaved and the female lead doesn't lick.

26. 26 八 Fiery Military Romance in the 1980s: The Fake Heiress Becomes a Stepmom and Raises the Kids 八零热辣军婚，假千金当后妈养崽 Charcoal-Grilled Mandarin Duck炭烧鸳鸯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + stepmother + raising children + adorable kids + everyday family life + fake and real heiresses + spatial powers + contrasting characters] Fang Xiaoluo transmigrates into the 1980s as a fake heiress and becomes the apple of her military officer husband's eye. With a space containing a spiritual spring, Fang Xiaoluo can raise children, make money, and farm with ease. Her life is so happy it feels like she has a cheat code. Xu Yaqiu is reborn. In her previous life, she married a m 8.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    🌟The female lead marries the male lead, but her mother-in-law and eldest son don't really accept her. The female lead is an excellent cook, so delicious that her two younger children call her "sister." The eldest son, however, doesn't indulge her and can only watch his stepmother's cooking while eating his grandmother's terrible dishes [laughing]. Gradually, the mother-in-law and eldest son realize that the female lead is kind-hearted and good-natured, and only then do they fully accept her.

27. 27 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

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    This is also a stepmother, but the female lead doesn't spoil the child. Realizing she can't teach him, she decisively finds him a tutor and sends him to the tutor's house to learn. Later on, she doesn't stay home to look after the child, instead going out for walks from time to time. The cooking isn't done by the female lead, but by the children.

28. 28 反 Is the Villainous Stepmother Having a Headache Again Today? 反派继母今天又头疼了吗！ yoo Qingjinyoo青衿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Adorable Kids, Lighthearted, Feel-Good] At a critical moment in a corporate acquisition, Ruan Tao, who had been working through the night for several days, suddenly died. When she opens her eyes, she finds she’s transmigrated into a book and become the vicious stepmother villain. In the end, she’ll turn into a stumbling block in the romance between the male and female leads, and successfully get herself killed! Ruan Tao lazily crosses her legs and leisurely flips throu 3.2kReads9.2Score289Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a stepmother, specifically the stepmother of six children. She must play the role of a vicious stepmother, or she will get headaches and dizziness. She doesn't fawn over the children; they are all strict characters.

29. 29 大 An Older Leftover Woman Becomes a Stepmom. After Transmigrating into a Book, She Just Wants to Lie Flat 大龄剩女成后妈，穿书后只想躺平 Sweet Girl Takes on the World甜妹闯荡世界Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Older single woman + transmigrates into a book + stepmom + raising a child + entertainment industry + lie flat Xie Xiaozhu, an older single woman, never expected that simply listening to a friend complain about a boss who was “super good at saving money,” then going on a disastrous blind date, would lead to her transmigrating into a book. The pleasant surprise was that she became younger after transmigrating. She was no longer an older single woman, going from 36 to 26. Ten years younger, not ba 1.2kReads8.7Score104Shelves

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    An older single woman transmigrates into a book and becomes a stepmother, ten years younger, rich and beautiful. She takes her stepdaughter to a variety show, not wanting to win, but just wanting to relax.

30. 30 穿 Reborn as an Evil Stepmom? Her Husband and Son Spoil Her Rotten 穿成恶毒后妈？被老公和儿子娇宠 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + character growth] [Voluptuous, fiery heroine vs. abstinent, obsessive, love-starved elite male lead] [The heroine isn’t a saint: she’s a self-serving pragmatist] Su Qinghe transmigrated, and the moment she opened her eyes, her own mother was pressuring her to become someone’s stepmother. If she refused to marry, she would be sent to the countryside. Her prospective husband was a thirty-year-old man with an eight-year-old adopted son. They sai 5.2kReads7.3Score409Shelves

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    The female lead in this book doesn't fawn over children! [Evil laugh][Evil laugh] "Qinghe, it's not that Mom is forcing you to become a stepmother, it's just that your reputation is too bad, no one wants to marry you!" "You're lazy, cunning, deceitful, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and your specialty is crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. Your reputation has spread throughout the entire Ming City." "Those eligible young men, as soon as they hear they're going to have a blind date with you, they all give money to the matchmaker and beg not to see you." "But if you don't get married soon, the list of people going to the countryside next month will be finalized. With your lazy, gluttonous, and deceitful nature, if you really go to the countryside, won't you starve to death?"

31. 31 穿 I Became the Wicked Stepmother and Led the Villain's Whole Family to Victory 穿成恶毒后妈，带赢反派全家 Two Steamed Buns Every Meal顿顿两个窝窝头Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Lightning marriage × face-slapping × everyone’s darling × love after marriage × cold, celibate CEO × funny heroine × irresistible heroine × mutual first love] Reincarnated as the wicked stepmother of a villainess, and an even nastier one at that! Jiang Nuan read the original owner’s story: scheming her way to the top, only to end up dead in the middle of the road. Her vision went black. “What kind of hellish start is this?!” Rule number one for staying alive: stay away from trouble! She dilige 343Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Jiang Nuan, seeing the original owner's script of scheming to rise to power and ending up dead in the street, felt a wave of dizziness: "What kind of hellish start is this?!" Where's the promised vicious stepdaughter? Why is she clinging to me every day? Where's the promised fake marriage? And why are you staring at me so intensely, CEO? [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

32. 32 穿 Transmigrated as the Evil Little Aunt of the Dragon-Proud Protagonist 穿成龙傲天的恶毒小姨 Yang Ye央也Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrating Into a Book + Sweet Story About Raising a Kid + Everyday Life + Not a Showbiz Novel] An audiobook adaptation has been released. As a devoted fan of novels, Wen Shuqiao never imagined she'd one day join the transmigration trend herself. The bad news was that she'd transmigrated into a feel-good power fantasy novel and become the villainous aunt who abused the young male lead and denied him food. Then the male lead's uncle came looking for him. Seeing how badly the boy had been abu 23.3kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    The female lead became Long Aotian's aunt, but Long Aotian is only three and a half years old now. After the female lead arrived, Long Aotian immediately became his aunt's biggest fan. Meanwhile, Long Aotian's system is his uncle's biggest fan. The two little ones are really cute. PS: It's currently suspected that the system is Long Aotian from a past life, and in this life, he's become the system saving the little ones.

33. 33 穿 I Became an Evil Stepmother, and the CEO and His Stepson Vied to Spoil Me 穿成恶毒后妈被霸总和继子争相宠 Jia Jia Yi嘉嘉以Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted Shen Zhao transmigrates into a book and becomes the stepmother of the domineering CEO male lead in an old-school romance. The good news: Her campus-heartthrob stepson hasn’t grown into a domineering CEO yet, and she hasn’t done anything evil enough to get herself killed. There’s still hope! The bad news: The campus heartthrob’s father is still alive! But why is this man looking at her more and more strangely...? 7.7kReads9.0Score526Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a vicious stepmother, receiving a million-dollar allowance every month, the latest luxury goods, and a multi-million dollar villa every year. Hesitating for even a second is considered disrespectful to money!

34. 34 穿 After Transmigrating as a Wealthy Family's Stepmom, I Made a Comeback 穿成豪门后妈后我逆袭了 And Cat 288和猫288Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted After waking up from a nap, Ruan Nianhuan discovers she’s transmigrated into a romance novel. Being in a book would be one thing, but she’s somehow become a mother too, and a stepmother at that! Ruan Nianhuan has always been carefree and quickly adjusts her attitude, deciding to lie flat and go with the flow. Love doesn’t matter. What matters is being happy. Her son is cute? Give him a good rub! Her husband is rich? Spend his money freely! Thanks to the golden finger of a water droplet, her look 1.1kReads9.1Score104Shelves
35. 35 豪 The Rich Family’s Young Stepmom Is Causing Trouble Again! 豪门小后妈又又又搞事了！ Real Shrimp Rice真虾仁饭Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted A master told Chi Miaomiao that she would face a life-or-death ordeal this year and needed to get married to ward off bad luck. Chi Miaomiao believed him, and got married! But on the wedding day, the groom died, leaving her billions in assets and three handsome sons. She thought she could start a happy life as a wealthy stepmother, but it turned out all three boys were troublemakers. They took turns dragging her off to do their bidding, then blamed her for causing too much trouble. Even her ex-b 2.2kReads9.1Score250Shelves
36. 36 重 A Sweet Blended Family: The Children of a Military Officer 重组家庭甜蜜蜜：军官家的崽崽们 Please Don't Be Insomniac Again别要再失眠Modern Romance833k WordsCompleted [Island Life] [Raising Kids] [Cheerful Everyday Life] Chu Kui transmigrated one day and discovered that she had become a mother, with one boy and one girl to complete her happy family. After swiftly dealing with the scumbag, Chu Kui, worried about making ends meet, met Zhou Pingchuan, a single father raising two children. Zhou Pingchuan was an officer stationed on Yazhou Island. He was handsome, well-paid, and had a bright future. He was also kindhearted and had adopted the two orphaned children 1.2kReads8.3Score113Shelves

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    I've been following this book recently, it's really good. Both sets of children are very sensible and considerate. There's no evil stepmother or evil child; it's heartwarming to read. Highly recommend [Sparrow's Delight]!

37. 37 穿 The Wicked Stepmother of a Villainous Wealthy Heir 穿成豪门反派崽崽的恶毒后妈 Good Medicine Tastes Bitter良口苦药Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Adorable kids + modern wealthy family + transmigrate into a book to save and redeem + devoted couple + sweet romance + marriage before love] A reborn, scheming yet gentle husband who dotes on his wife × a beautiful heroine who transmigrates into a book and has incredible strength 1. Yan Xue transmigrated into a book about a wealthy family, becoming the wicked stepmother of two children. While the male lead was away, the wicked stepmother denied the children food and drink, beat and berated 2.4kReads9.4Score271Shelves

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    This book is great. The two babies are super cute, and the male and female leads even have mouths! Everyone in this novel has mouths now! [Laughing][laughing]

38. 38 被 Adopted by Beastmen, I Become a Planetary Billionaire's Heir 被兽人领养后，我成了星球富二代 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted Jiang Xingyue accidentally winds up on a planet of beastfolk, where she becomes the size of a preschooler. She is adopted by a male beastfolk researcher. He is a confirmed bachelor who has never raised a human child, so the two of them just stare at each other, wide-eyed. The male beastfolk teaches her to use the toilet, pointing at it and saying, “You can poop here!” Jiang Xingyue: I can’t go with you watching me... Male beastfolk: “A kid who can’t poop isn’t a good kid...” Jiang Xingyue: Dude, 3.3kReads8.4Score292Shelves

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    The story revolves around adoption. The male lead is an orc who adopts a human cub for the first time and even teaches the female lead how to poop. It cracked me up!

39. 39 穿 I Became the Stepmother of a Rebellious Heiress 穿成豪门叛逆女主的后妈 Sleepless Star未眠星Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + livestreaming + sweet romance + devoted couples] Xu Shu never thought she'd transmigrate into a book one day. Unfortunately, she hadn't gotten very lucky: she wasn't the heroine, beautiful and from a good family, or the second female lead competing with the heroine for the male lead. Instead, she had become the heroine of this school-life novel's wicked stepmother. - After transmigrating into the book, Xu Shu had to keep completing livestreaming tasks assigned from ab 442Reads9.1Score102Shelves

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    💥Stepmothers Don't Spoil Their Children🥳 Sheng Mumu transmigrated into the male lead's wicked stepmother, easily resolving his crisis at a class reunion with a single sentence, and mobilizing her entire family to tutor him before his college entrance exams.🤗 Xu Shu transmigrated into the rebellious female lead's wicked stepmother, returning to his old ways as a blogger, using the female lead as a human scaffold, and even calling her a little angel.😆

40. 40 穿 I Transmigrated into an 1980s Devoted Wife Novel and Became a Sucker's Stepmother 穿进八零娇妻文，我给冤种当继母 Zhu Jin竺仅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted At first glance, nothing seems wrong. Look closer, and there’s definitely a problem. That’s right, Wen Yu transmigrated into a book, in fact, into two. They’re linked novels by the same author, telling the stories of two generations. The Husband-and-Wife Story is about the dad, a sweet romance set in a bygone era. But Wen Yu isn’t the sweet young wife in the novel. She’s the male lead’s second wife, about to divorce him because their married life isn’t working out. The Sucker… is Wen Yu’s affect 3.1kReads8.3Score176Shelves

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    This book features a stepson who's a high school student. His first words to his stepson are "Hello, stepmother/sister," and the female lead immediately responds with "Hello, son/brother," which is hilarious. The male lead isn't stupid either. At the beginning, the female lead and her stepson are caught secretly having a late-night snack, and the stepson says he wants a divorce and to live with his stepmother—so filial! It's a story of a domineering stepmother and a non-domineering CEO.

41. 41 穿 Reborn as the Villainous Stepmother in a CEO Romance 穿成霸总文里的反派后妈 Drunk, Reclining Through Mortal Life醉卧浮生Modern Romance147k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Story + Transmigration Into a Book + Wealthy Family + Stepmother + Lighthearted and Funny] Qiao Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous stepmother in a CEO romance novel!!! In the story, the original owner teamed up with outsiders to scheme for the family fortune, only to meet a miserable end. Qiao Zhenzhen: Back off, back off, back off! As for the future, all Qiao Zhenzhen wanted was to get her hands on the tycoon's inheritance and put it toward her grand ambition 140Reads6.3Score—Shelves
42. 42 亲 Parent-Child Variety Show: Mom, I Have Eighteen Special Skills 亲子综艺，妈妈我有十八般武艺 Careful, Chubby Shrimp小心胖虾仁Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted An accident Sheng Xi, a top assassin from the year 30333, accidentally transmigrated into an entertainment-industry novel as the cannon-fodder fake heiress, making her a bona fide professional at playing doomed supporting characters. The real heiress was gentle and kind, a wonderful mother, and a role model young mothers eagerly sought to imitate. Her boy-girl twins became popular child stars as a result. Meanwhile, Sheng Xi was supposed to abuse the children and use them as tools for publicity, 30.7kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves

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    A child is raised in a passive, neglectful manner, and the child is even expected to take care of the stepmother in return.

43. 43 小 The Young Stepmom Is Poor and Crazy, Yet the Capital's Buddhist Prince Kneels to Pamper Her 小后妈又穷又疯，京圈佛子跪地宠 Sweet Bunny Milk Candy甜兔奶糖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The short drama "I Transmigrated into a Rich Family and Love Being the Stepmom" is now streaming] [Devoted pairing • unhinged antics + wealthy stepmom + reality show with kids + meme humor + lighthearted comedy + face-slapping] When other people transmigrate into a book, they become the center of everyone’s attention or someone’s beloved ideal. Fang Qingqing, however, became a short-lived, obscure actress who barely appeared in the story. She could have been a wealthy stepmom, with a ten-millio 5.7kReads9.1Score838Shelves
44. 44 侯 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 60.3kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves

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    They were all wise stepmothers!

45. 45 装 I Kept Up the Act for Two Years, Then They Suddenly Read My Mind 装了两年突然被读心了 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in print] Also known as When My Billionaire Husband Started Coughing [Brooding, secretly snarky CEO X quirky, 'fake' innocent flower] Qi Weiran was a CEO worth billions. Because he carried a rare gene, he had a body that never got sick. But he could only live to the age of fifty. After he died, half his estate would go to his contract wife. One day, Qi Weiran's body, which had never shown a single sign of illness, suddenly began to cough. His adoring young wife, who loved 29.1kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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    🔥These are all stepmother stories, and the writing is superb!🔥In the first book, both the female lead and the little brat are the comedic relief; she doesn't spoil him and even teaches the little brat how to raise pigs.🔥In the second book, the female lead also doesn't spoil her stepson; she disciplines the little devil.

46. 46 首 The Commander's First Beauty in Five Generations Has Twins 首长五代单传丰腴美人生俩缩小版 Sheng Yumu盛雨木Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Xia Qingyu’s curvy figure led people in the residential compound to spread rumors that she was loose. No one wanted to marry her, until Lu Zhiyao proposed, undeterred by her reputation. After unexpectedly acquiring a portable space, she developed many specialized medicines and became a state-secret pharmaceutical researcher. For her safety, the government kept her identity under wraps, so she asked for her achievements to be credited to her husband, helping him rise rapidly through the ranks. Fo 68.7kReads7.8Score6.6kShelves

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    ❤️In his past life, he played the role of a devoted and loving husband for 16 years, entrusting his comrades before his death to leave his inheritance to his beloved. In this life, he gets a second chance and wants to choose true love, but unexpectedly, his ex-wife rises through the ranks and becomes his boss. It takes the scumbag a long time to realize that everything he gained in his past life was thanks to the female lead's silent sacrifices. She attributed all her achievements to him, which allowed him to climb the ladder. Without her, he is nothing.

47. 47 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
48. 48 七 The Second Wife in the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院二婚妻 March Typewriter打字机三月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Era setting + family compound + raising children + regret and reconciliation + transmigration and revenge + love after marriage Liu Mianmian, a master of green-tea tactics, transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. Her husband gets a job in the city and, after making a name for himself over the next few years, runs into his childhood sweetheart, the woman he's always carried a torch for. While the faithless husband and his first love rekindle their roman 3.5kReads9.1Score361Shelves

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    When faced with a naughty or cunning child, see how these stepmothers discipline them.

49. 49 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s and Rebuild a Family 穿越七零重组家庭 gaospingModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Single mother Yan Ruyu transmigrates to the 1970s with her daughter. After Ling Qianjun is demobilized and returns to his hometown, he saves a young widow. Who could have guessed that he would end up building a family with her? After weathering all sorts of adjustments, this reconstituted family supports one another and rides the tide of reform. 802Reads8.9Score100Shelves
50. 50 兵 The War King Can Read Minds, and His Beautiful Stepmom Wife Gets Pampered Despite Doing Nothing 兵王会读心，漂亮后妈摆烂被宠哭 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + historical era + widowed sister-in-law + raising a child + bickering couple + space + everyday life as a military wife] In her past life, her husband Yang Shengjun defended his comrade's widow and accused Xu Zijin of being petty, unreasonable, and unkind. Xu Zijin spent her whole life blaming herself and had a head full of white hair before she turned fifty. Her son said she wasn't generous enough, and that she got jealous even though she knew his father had a responsibility 26.1kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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