The Stepmom Contrast Group in a Period Novel [The 1970s]

[This story is complete. My upcoming novel, Everyday Life Raising Kids in a Blended Family [The 1960s], is now open for preorders.]

The first thing Gu Lian does after being reborn is switch her engagement with her stepsister's.

In her previous life, she married Qin Yue, who died young. He was cold-hearted and left all his money to his nephew. Forced into widowhood at a young age, she couldn't help envying her stepsister's happy life.

She knows her future brother-in-law is now a twice-married man with two children, but she doesn't mind. She'll be a happy general's wife one day.

Gu Qiao watches her little scheme with a cold smile and doesn't stop her. She isn't stupid, so why would she rush to become a stepmother? Besides, Qin Yue is handsome, tall, and young.

Gu Qiao thought the two of them would simply share a life, but before she knew it, Qin Yue was treating her like a queen.

When word gets out that Qin Yue is getting married, everyone in the military compound assumes his bride must be some country girl from nowhere.

They all advise him, "Qin Yue, you've got terrible taste. Anyone in the county town would be better than your wife."

But within three days, everyone's changed their tune:

The women: "Commander Qin, Xiao Qiao is so good at mending clothes. Can I come by your house and learn from her?"

The children: "Uncle Qin, Auntie Gu's cooking is so delicious! Can I live at your house?"

The men: "Big Brother Qin, I want to go home with Sister-in-law for the New Year this year. Maybe she'll find me a wife just as amazing."

Qin Yue can't take it anymore. "...All of you, get lost! She's my wife!"

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Next up:

Everyday Life Raising Kids in a Blended Family [The 1960s]

Blurb:

After being reborn, Li Yugui discovers that the two children of the army officer she married, Han Lie, are notorious villains in a novel.

She quickly gets a divorce, then maliciously introduces Han Lie to her cousin, Liu Sుసu.

Liu Sусу had such a good life in her previous life that Li Yugui was jealous. This time, she'll let Liu Sусу get tormented by the two villains while she enjoys herself.

Liu Sусу, a civil engineering genius from the future, wakes up to discover that she's not only transmigrated into a book, but landed in the food-scarce 1960s.

The original owner was abandoned by Chen Shimei, who had been sent to the countryside. She was still pining after the scumbag, had left behind two children, and had even taken a military officer's betrothal money under false pretenses. She was on her way to the city to find her cheating lover when she met with an accident.

As Liu Sусу struggles to make sense of things, the military officer Han Lie turns up with four children in tow and asks whether she's willing to marry him and follow him to his post.

Liu Sусу looks at the four children. Two are major villains in the book, and two meet tragic ends in its pages.

Liu Sусу's head aches. She asks him, "Deputy Commander Han, are you willing to hand over your monthly allowance so I can raise the kids?"

Han Lie nods, stunned.

"All right, then. Let's get married!"

In the 1960s, nothing matters more than having enough to eat. As for the four difficult children...

Liu Sусу: I can build the toughest bridges and the most complicated houses. Surely I can handle four little kids?

When Li Yugui comes back to laugh at Liu Sусу, she finds that the little villains who were supposed to be troublemakers have all turned into pillars of society!

P.S. The male lead's children are adopted. The second marriage is only in name.

Theme: A happy life is something you create for yourself.