I Stole the Era Novel Heroine's White Moonlight

[1] Ye Mingzhu was the village's famous fiery beauty, with fair skin and a lovely face. Matchmakers had introduced her to countless young men from the city, but she hadn't liked a single one. People whispered and pointed fingers behind her back. Ye Mingzhu felt a little wronged. Was it so unreasonable to want a handsome man? Did she really have to settle for one of those ugly, misshapen men? The first time she saw Chu Nanyan, she knew he was cool and refined, elegant and reserved, and born to be hers. With her bandit-like instincts, she decided on the spot to take him as her husband. Chu Nanyan had been troubled lately. The village beauty had latched onto him, but he had never intended to date anyone. She brought him food and drink, and even sneaked kisses when he wasn't looking. In a shadowy corner, the pretty young woman pinned him against the wall, rose onto her toes, and kissed him hard. "Your innocence is gone. From now on, you're mine alone." [2] Xu Xiaolan wrote a period novel based on her unrequited love. He was cool and refined, gentle and chaste, yet doted on her without the slightest restraint. His girlfriend, meanwhile, was written as a tiresome, scheming white lotus, all affected airs and melodrama. In the end, she married a village hooligan and was beaten to death. Who could have guessed that one day she'd transmigrate into a book, landing inside the very story she'd written? Once she learned she was the heroine, she was thrilled. She gazed at the male lead she'd created with infatuation, though the annoying, high-maintenance white lotus at his side was an eyesore. "Nanyan, I love the scent of flowers. Pick a bouquet for me every morning..." "Nanyan, I'm so tired from walking. Hurry and carry me..." "Nanyan, I want fish. Go catch some..." Every day, Xu Xiaolan heard the sweet-voiced woman boss Chu Nanyan around. She just smiled. See? It wouldn't be long before Chu Nanyan dumped Ye Mingzhu. Xu Xiaolan dreamed of the day Chu Nanyan would cradle her in his hands. She could practically wake up smiling... So she waited and waited. They got married, had children, and moved to the city, but she still hadn't seen Chu Nanyan dump that spoiled little white lotus... Coming soon: Green Tea Rides the Wave in a Period Novel by Raising Kids Blurb: [1] Zhong Qingzhi transmigrated into a book, landing in a period novel about a stepmother. The stepmother worked herself to the bone for her two stepsons and finally raised them to adulthood. Later, the two stepsons achieved fame and success, and the stepmother died peacefully in her hospital bed, satisfied, without ever getting to enjoy a single day of happiness... On the day she arrived, Zhong Qingzhi looked at her two four- or five-year-old stepsons, who were crying that they were hungry, and remembered what had become of the original. She wasn't about to work herself to the bone. She simply couldn't do it. Looking at them with an aggrieved expression, she said, "I feel bad that you're so hungry too, but what can we do? Your father didn't bring home any food. How am I supposed to cook?" She wasn't going to go hungry while climbing the mountain to dig up wild greens and bamboo shoots, then watch them eat happily and pretend she wasn't hungry. While working, she looked at the pile of firewood she was supposed to drag home and gazed weakly at her two stepsons. "I'm too delicate. I can't possibly compare to brave little men like you." She was supposed to exhaust herself working to raise them? No way. Get over here and do the work! The two boys realized that their stepmother, who used to take care of everything, had suddenly become too weak to carry or lift a thing. She still fussed over them, but... she couldn't go into the mountains to gather wild greens or work in the fields, and she even burned the food... There was no choice. They rolled up their sleeves and learned to fend for themselves. They couldn't exactly let themselves starve to death, could they? [2] Qin Dongshan had spent three years undercover in secret and finally completed his mission. He was wounded and sent home to recuperate, still worried that people might have bullied his family while he was away. Instead, he discovered that his newlywed wife was incredibly popular. Everyone in the village liked her, and his two sons were working like grown men, huffing and puffing as they took care of every chore inside and outside the house. In the morning, Qin Dongshan saw that the rice in the pot had burned. Before he could say a word, Zhong Qingzhi murmured through her tears, "It's all my fault. I should have added more water..." The moment she finished speaking, Dabao and Erbao ran over and shoved Qin Dongshan aside, glaring at him. How could Dad bully Mom? At noon, Qin Dongshan saw Zhong Qingzhi going to fetch water and was about to take over when he discovered that the bucket was broken. Zhong Qingzhi burst into tears. The next second, Dabao and Erbao angrily scolded Qin Dongshan. How could Dad, as a man, let Mom carry water? In the end, Qin Dongshan had to take care of every household chore, from cooking to fetching water to chopping firewood, while helplessly watching his two sons monopolize his wife... [Highlight: The two boys are the orphaned sons of Qin Dongshan's fallen comrades.] Theme: Happiness is something you have to seize for yourself.