I'm a Supporting Character in a Reborn Story Set in the 1970s

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Ever since rebirth stories about female leads became popular, every story has had one unlucky man.

In their past lives, these men were abandoned by their wives and hurt. Later, they made a success of themselves through their own efforts.

Only as they lay dying did their wives realize how good they were. After being reborn, the women turned over a new leaf and joined hands with them to reach the pinnacle of life.

Tang Momo couldn't understand the appeal at all. She just found it frustrating and off-putting.

One day, she transmigrated into a rebirth story as an insignificant passerby.

At that point, the female lead had just been reborn, and the plot hadn't begun yet.

It was the day before the male and female leads were supposed to meet for a matchmaking date.

Grateful to the soldier for saving her life, Tang Momo knocked on the door next door, planning to give him a friendly warning.

"Um, why don't you meet a few more potential matches before making your decision?" Tang Momo phrased it tactfully.

"All right, I understand," the soldier said with an ambiguous smile.

Tang Momo was baffled. What did he understand?

The next day, the soldier brought a matchmaker to her house to ask for her hand in marriage. Tang Momo hurriedly shook her head and refused. No, her goal was to marry the richest man in the country. She couldn't hold up the male lead.

*

Ever since Gu Chengze saved Tang Momo from a pit on the mountain on that rainy night,

he had been hearing strange voices.

[In this life, I won't foolishly elope with Tie Zhixing. I'll be a good wife to Aze and wait to become the wife of an official.]

[Should I warn Gu Chengze?]

[Why hasn't Aze found a matchmaker to come ask for my hand?]

[For saving my life, I should at least warn him.]

Gu Chengze couldn't help frowning. What was she going to warn him about?

Shouldn't she repay him for saving her life by marrying him?

*

Xu Xiaoyun had been reborn. She wouldn't make the same foolish mistakes in this life. All she had to do was wait patiently for Gu Chengze to bring a matchmaker to propose.

But she waited and waited, only to hear that Gu Chengze had gone to the Tang family to propose and been turned down by Tang Momo, the girl who was supposed to die young.

Later, Xu Xiaoyun could only watch as Tang Momo, who was supposed to die young, went to university, started a factory, married Gu Chengze, and became the envy of everyone, a true winner in life.

[Pre-release 1: The Female Lead Is Transmigrating Into a Book Tomorrow. Please add it to your collection!]

After transmigrating to the material-poor 1970s, Ji Mian wasn't worried at all.

Her older sister, the original owner's eldest sister and the heroine of a book, would be transmigrating in with a pocket dimension tomorrow.

Just as Ji Mian was preparing to be a lazy freeloader and let the heroine carry her, things started to seem a little off.

On the heroine's first day in the book, she worked in the fields during the day, then went up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs at night and sell them at the purchasing station.

On the heroine's second day in the book, the whole family worked in the fields during the day, then followed her up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs at night.

Lazy Ji Mian rubbed her chin, wondering if this was some kind of test set by the heroine.

On the heroine's third day in the book, lazy Ji Mian was about to follow them up the mountain when the heroine held her by the shoulders.

The heroine looked serious. "Mianmian, you're the smartest person in the family. Stay home and study hard. Reviving the Ji family is up to you."

Lazy Ji Mian was dumbfounded. That's not me. I didn't do anything.

Much later, the Ji family soared to success and became the richest family in the country. Ji Mian looked up at the sky. At the time, all she'd wanted was to be a happy little slacker.

*

Ji Yue never expected that destroying her pocket dimension would earn her a chance to be reborn.

In her past life, she'd relied too much on the pocket dimension, and in the end, she'd hurt her younger siblings. She herself had been controlled by others and used to profit from the dimension.

Whenever she thought about her younger sister's warnings back then, Ji Yue regretted everything.

Now, seeing her younger siblings beaming with smiles, Ji Yue clenched her fists. In this life, she would teach them well. Only success earned through hard work was real.

1. A family's everyday life and their story of striving together. The pacing may be slow at first.

2. There is a male lead, but he appears late.

[Pre-release 2: Raising a Villain with the Top Scholar in the 1970s]

Gu Weiguo didn't realize he was the male supporting character and villain of a period novel until the moment he died.

His only purpose was to serve as a foil for the wonderful life of the male lead next door.

When he opened his eyes, he had been reborn at the age of three. He clenched his tiny fists.

He decided to deal first with his useless, cowardly, alcoholic father and his weak-willed mother, who was only tough on her own family.

But what he saw left him dumbfounded.

Blurb 2

After transmigrating into a period novel, Shen An'an didn't become the heroine. Instead, she became the villain's mother.

Being a mother was one thing, but according to the plot, nobody in this family was any good. Her husband was an idle wife-beater, his wife was weak and useless, only bullying her own family, and their son was a gloomy, cold little villain. They were the perfect negative foil to the male lead's family.

Who could put up with that?

Shen An'an clenched her fists and, on her very first day there, kicked her alcoholic, abusive husband unconscious.

As for the son... Oh my, this little bean is adorable. I'll keep him.

Just as Shen An'an was preparing to make a fortune with the little bean, she suddenly noticed that her useless husband had changed.

Not only had the lazy bum become hardworking, he also had beautiful handwriting. Worse yet, he even started helping her draw her eyebrows.

What moved Shen An'an most of all was that he could write poetry and say all sorts of flowery, romantic things.

Shen An'an: Maybe I'll keep him around for now and kick him out once I get tired of him?

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Much later, the male lead next door watched as the Gu family prospered.

The father became a university professor, the mother became a famous businesswoman, and Gu Weiguo skipped three grades and became a child prodigy. Wasn't he supposed to be the male lead?

Theme: No matter where you are, live with enthusiasm and strive to do your best.