The Substitute Wife of a Wealthy Old Man

(Complete. Subscriptions welcome.) Lu Qingyue transmigrates into the future and becomes a country girl married in place of someone else to a wealthy old man. Because of her lowly background and lack of worldly experience, she suffers insults and ridicule from her in-laws and high society. Her husband, who is hardly ever home, gives her money but otherwise ignores her plight. The family who forced her into the marriage treats her like a tool, wishing she would be mistreated as badly as possible. Looking at the bunch of tacky nouveau riche before her, Lu Qingyue, once a noblewoman from an illustrious family, gives a cold smile. "That's it? Hmph..." After completing an overseas corporate acquisition, Zheng Yulin returns home for the first time in ages, only to find that his ill-mannered wife seems like a different person. Her makeup is immaculate, her clothes elegant, her manners refined, and her speech graceful. His rebellious son is as obedient as a little puppy around her, constantly calling her "Mom" with warm affection. His business friends even say enviously, "You're so lucky to have such a wonderful wife." In high society, stories of her business triumphs and face-slapping feats begin to spread. Even her once-arrogant in-laws lower their heads and ask him to rein in his "wife" and stop her from making things difficult for her birth family. Zheng Yulin: "..." Can I rein her in? Would I dare? Can't you see the murderous look in her eyes? When the term of their business-marriage contract ends, Lu Qingyue asks for a divorce without hesitation. Zheng Yulin, however, hides all their documents. "Honey, if I've done something wrong, I'll change! But we can't be talking about divorce!" Recommended completed works: A Good Life Back in the 1980s, Showing Off Our Love Back in the 1980s Coming soon: The 1980s: The Awakening of a Terrible Mother-in-Law Coming soon: The 1980s: The Awakening of a Terrible Mother-in-Law Yao Chunhua discovers that she's the terrible mother-in-law in a period novel. In the book, her family takes in a clever, beautiful daughter-in-law, who turns out to be a menace. After she joins the family, her son grows distant from her, her husband dies unexpectedly at a young age, and her other children stop caring for her because of Yao Chunhua's past foolishness and favoritism. In the end, she is left alone and miserable. After awakening, Yao Chunhua realizes that her daughter-in-law is the villainess in the book, the female lead's foil, and that her whole family is destined to be cannon fodder! Yao Chunhua: Why should our whole family care if those two fight until their hair looks like a bird's nest?! Luckily, my son isn't married yet, and my husband is still alive and well. We'll focus on getting rich and making a comeback. We won't get involved! But before she can finish speaking, her son brings the delicate villainess home. "Mom, the factory approved our marriage!" Right after that, the female lead, who has just transmigrated into the book, shows up too. "Auntie, I just moved in next door. I made this dish myself. Please try it." Yao Chunhua: Agh, this is so annoying! I'll put my terrible mother-in-law skills to work and send both the fox spirit and the green tea packing. Don't get in the way of our family's happy life! A terrible mother-in-law awakens, makes a comeback, gets rich, and delivers face-slapping. Theme: Be diligent and grounded in how you conduct yourself and handle things.