The Ultimate Mother-in-Law Handbook

My new no-romance novel, "[Dream of the Red Chamber] The Humble Hero: Purple Qi Comes from the East," is now underway. Welcome to the novel-jumping contest! Blurb: Xia Juhua died bitter and resentful. Even at the end, she couldn't understand it. After her husband died, she built houses for her two sons and helped them marry. She did her best to treat them equally, helped raise her grandchildren, and did every bit of work around the house and the fields. How had she become a wicked mother-in-law? Her daughters-in-law couldn't see how hard she worked. Her own sons criticized her, and the grandson she'd raised pushed her out the door. Xia Juhua had no choice but to drink the medicine. Why was the medicine so sweet? Xia Juhua thought Heaven was giving her a little sweetness before she died. Then she realized she'd gone back to the days just after her second son's wedding. It seemed her reputation as a wicked mother-in-law had started after her second daughter-in-law joined the family. So did that mean she should become a genuine wicked mother-in-law?! They didn't want her going out to earn work points? Fine. Everyone said she rushed to the fields just so people would praise how capable she was. This time, she wouldn't rush. Wasn't it nicer to lie on the kang and munch on sunflower seeds? They wanted to come home to a ready-made meal? Fine. Everyone said she rushed to cook just so she could sneak food. This time, she wouldn't rush. Wasn't it more comfortable to sit at the table and wait for someone to hand her chopsticks? They wanted her to help raise the children? No way. Everyone said she grabbed the kids so they wouldn't grow close to their own mother. Wasn't it more carefree to visit the neighbors and listen to gossip? Elder daughter-in-law: My mother-in-law is capable and well-off. She's a good mother-in-law. Younger daughter-in-law: My mother-in-law is capable and well-off. She's a good mother-in-law. What the two daughters-in-law really think: Crying about how their rich mother-in-law won't spend money on her sons. Xia Juhua: So what if I've been a country woman all my life, both in my previous life and this one? Who says country women have to be ignorant and can't make a fortune? Once I've got money, why should I care if my daughters-in-law gossip about me? Not a chance. Content warning: This is a slow-burn story. The characters all have their flaws, and each has their own journey toward changing their outlook. If you don't like seeing characters go through that process, this may not be for you. One thing to emphasize: this is a farming story, not a power fantasy, and not a simple face-slapping revenge story. It is not! The new novel is underway. Welcome to the novel-jumping contest: "[Dream of the Red Chamber] The Humble Hero: Purple Qi Comes from the East" Blurb: A great hero fights for his country and its people. A humble hero protects his family and neighbors? No. One man was once obsessed with wuxia novels, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. He says that even though he's landed in a literary novel, he has only one choice: revolt! Revolt! And damn it, revolt! Keep up the chivalrous image and risk everything for the Jia family? Not a chance. Who has the patience to wax poetic about the moon with you? In a wuxia fan's world, fists can forge a new world! Lie flat and waste his days in pleasure, just like the original owner? No, no, no. A suspended sentence isn't what Feng Ziying wants. He wants to decide who lives and dies! So there's only one truth: flip the table. The throne changes hands, and today it belongs to my family! All right, the truth is out. He's serious about rebelling. And look at his natural allies: Liu Xianglian, who takes care of anyone who dares to defy him Ni Er, the man who calls the shots in the streets Qiguan, the perfect match for Prince Zhongshun and the nemesis of the imperial clan The Four Heroes of the Red Chamber must stick together! For the sake of his rebellion, Feng Ziying turns his attention to Lin Ruhai, who was supposed to die young. "Lord Lin, dying won't protect Lin Daiyu. Why not become my strategist instead? I'll find your little sister a fine husband, the kind who marries into your family." Lin Ruhai looks at the young man making wild claims in front of him, then silently sets down the salt administration ledgers in his hands. "...Deal." While Jia Baoyu is still pining over Lin Daiyu no longer returning to the capital, the whole world of Dream of the Red Chamber has changed: Stealing someone's sweetheart, spreading rumors... All over the capital, people are whispering a shocking secret: Prince Yizhong and Feng Ziying's family had secretly switched places long ago. Prince Yizhong dies without a trace at Zhengjiazhuang. The rift between the Retired Emperor and the Emperor is out in the open, and the truly ruthless Prince Zhongshun shows the world what it means to fly into a rage for the sake of a beauty! On the Golden Throne, the new Emperor Feng Ziying, who refuses to return to his clan no matter what, looks down at the assembled officials. His gaze settles on Jia Lian, standing at the very back. Jia Lian asks in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, what happened to your sense of chivalry?" Feng Ziying casually toys with the imperial seal and laughs shamelessly. "As long as this vast land is not bullied by foreign powers, that is the greatest chivalry I can show!" The author's completed novels, come take a look: "[The 1970s] I Won't Be an Older Sister for Years to Come" "[Dream of the Red Chamber] Forgive You, Jia She": A silly man enters Dream of the Red Chamber, hated by people and feared by ghosts "[Quick Transmigration] Dream of the Red Chamber Torments Me a Hundred Times Over": Always finding new ways to torment the second branch "Everyone Wants to Support Jia She": Everyone says they'll support me, but every one of them wants me to support them "[Dream of the Red Chamber] A Wife Like Jade": Doting on Daiyu to the heavens "The Money-Wielding Criminal, Eugenie [Goriot]" "The Best Years of Life Are in the Military" "The Best Years of Life Are in the Military (II)" Theme: For society to be stable, families must live in harmony