After Becoming the Foil, I Came Out on Top [The 1980s]

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Wei Nan transmigrated into the body of a young woman who had just returned to the city from the countryside in the 1980s.

At this point, she had no parents, no money, and was so sickly that a gust of wind could knock her over. She was buried in debt, and her little sister, left behind by their parents, was a burden she had to drag along.

Everyone pitied her to her face, sighing, "How unfortunate!"

But behind her back, they couldn't help comparing her to her cousin.

Her cousin had both parents, as well as money, beauty, and a house.

Never mind that she'd stolen her job from Wei Nan and bought the house with money from Wei Nan's family.

No matter how you looked at it, Wei Nan was the loser in this comparison.

But this didn't last long. Before long:

Wei Nan got back the money her cousin's family had used to buy the house;

She drove her cousin's parents, who had bullied them, back to the countryside;

Her cousin lost her job;

And the man her cousin wanted to marry no longer wanted her...

By contrast:

Wei Nan's husband, a missing war hero, came back!

She found a portal through time and space and got in touch with her family in the modern era!

She brought back modern kitchen appliances and created a one-of-a-kind high-tech kitchen!

What's there to fear about transmigrating into the unlucky comparison character?

Just live like a winner!

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Jiang Sirui lost contact with his newlywed wife after going off to fight in a war.

When he finally returned, he found that his wife had changed completely. She was nothing like the woman he remembered.

She'd gone from a pitiful little cabbage to a sweet, delicate peach, so captivating that he couldn't look away and wanted to hold her tight and take a big bite.

And she had become quite capable, too.

Somehow, she'd gotten her hands on all kinds of strange and wonderful things.

A pan that stir-fried food by itself, soup mix that dissolved as soon as it touched water...

In minutes, she could make a whole tableful of delicious dishes.

Stir-fried shrimp, spicy pork kidney, and even the spicy crayfish he'd never dreamed of eating.

Jiang Sirui felt that marrying a wife like this meant his life was complete!

Unfortunately, his wife didn't feel the same way.

Wei Nan: Hey, you. How about we find a time to get a divorce first?

Next book: Transmigrating to the 1980s to Happily Become a Dad. Please add it to your reading list.

Shi Qin transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming a fake young master, a real substitute, and the poor, cowardly foil to the noble, upright male lead.

As if that weren't enough, in the novel he was also a widower with two young children.

His son was five and his daughter was three, both at ages when they couldn't survive without their parents.

This left Shi Qin, an older bachelor who had never even married, utterly at a loss.

Luckily, he caught the last train back to the city, bringing the two kids with him and getting a temporary job at a state-run restaurant.

From then on, his life was a chaotic mess at work, a cold stove and empty pots at home, and a gaggle of kids surrounding him and bawling.

Before long, Shi Qin, who had become a dad without ever marrying or having children and knew nothing about raising them, had turned the two kids into sickly little chicks.

Since their dad was useless, the little ones decided to fend for themselves and team up to find a mom.

They didn't just find a mom, either. They also found themselves a little brother and a young uncle.

Well, he hadn't even figured out how to raise two kids, and now he had two more!

Shi Qin was a little dizzy...

Fortunately, at least now he had a wife.

#After transmigrating, he suddenly had kids and even a wife, becoming a winner in life overnight#

#How an older single man trains to become a max-level dad in the 1980s#

P.S. 1) Told from the male lead's perspective.

2) This is a romance between mature adults. Both leads' children are their biological children, with no hidden circumstances. So no, it's not that thing. Don't ask.

3) Both leads have their own career arcs. Neither depends on the other, and they both shine in their respective fields.

4) All the little ones are adorable! Raising them well is a must!

Thesis: Hard work brings success.