The Lazy Couple of the Eighties Courtyard

[Seeking readers for my new novel, The Little Villain's Police Mom [The Nineties]]

This story: Lu Xuemian was raised by her aunt. Her parents fled to Hong Kong and vanished without a trace.

Only later did she learn that they were still alive. To make up for everything, they kept sending her money, but that money brought a death sentence down on her.

Only after she died did she learn that she had been living in a novel.

Her older cousin was a domineering male lead from a popular web-novel site, leveling up and defeating enemies all the way. His wife was the female lead of a story about a real and fake heiress in the 1990s, battling horrible relatives and tormenting scumbags at every turn.

She and He Mengsheng, the man she secretly loved, were two lazybones and mere tools on her cousin and his wife's path to success. Even after they died, people still sneered at them: So lazy. They deserved it.

Reborn into a new life, she only needed to stay away from trouble.

The System in her possession could only be activated once she met the person destined for her. Until then, she just wanted to coast through life.

The young men in the residential compound came and went, but she wasn't interested in any of them.

The only one she liked was the unattainable He Mengsheng.

Then, just a few days later, her aunt brought him right to her: "Mianmian, I had his uncle work it out. You two are destined to be together. Sure, he's a bit lazy, but you're not exactly hardworking either. You're a perfect match. You'll get married next month."

What? Isn't this a little too hasty? But He Mengsheng really is handsome!

Fine, let's see who's lazier!

And so Lu Xuemian unashamedly agreed to the marriage her aunt had arranged.

Then, on their wedding night, the System really did activate.

Lu Xuemian: What a coincidence. You have a Slacker System too?

He Mengsheng: You didn't know Systems have genders?

And so married life for Lu Xuemian went like this:

Lu Xuemian: I made 300,000 this month selling scripts, while you only made 250,000. You're doing the housework.

He Mengsheng: I don't know how, unless you give me a kiss.

Lu Xuemian: Hey, I'm hungry. Where's the food?

He Mengsheng: I don't know how, unless you give me another kiss.

Lu Xuemian: Hey, we're out of money!

He Mengsheng: I can't earn money. You can have my life!

Lu Xuemian: Fine. The young Dong next door is an adult now, handsome, sweet-talking, and he brought me delicious food yesterday.

He Mengsheng: Sniff. I'll go earn money, with tears in my eyes.

Later, people discovered that there was no such thing as a lazy couple.

The two of them were quietly holding a scriptwriting competition at home.

They wrote all kinds of scripts, which were made into movies and TV dramas.

When their names appeared on television, people were shocked to discover that this couple had been hiding their talents all along.

In the backyard, where no one could see, the young couple kept a secret: their backyard opened onto the ancient past.

The points they earned from writing scripts could be exchanged for goods, which they then sold to the ancient imperial court.

An air fryer could be traded for a Hetian jade pendant.

A garment steamer set the imperial concubines fighting over jewelry, each eager to trade for jade and emeralds.

A directional listening device sent nine princes into a brawl, all scrambling to exchange gold bricks for it.

Every day, Lu Xuemian watched them scheme and scramble to buy things, while enjoying the spectacle of the Nine Princes' struggle for the throne and the drama of the civet cat replacing the crown prince. Life was just wonderful.

Seeking readers for my new novel, The Little Villain's Police Mom [The Nineties]

After transmigrating into the body of a villain's mother who ran away while pregnant, Lai Zeya is already fed up.

What makes things worse is that her original self, a police academy graduate, thought her husband was cheating and impulsively divorced him.

After giving birth, she quit her job and focused on making money to prove herself.

As a result, her son grew up warped and became the male lead's sworn enemy, while her daughter also turned out warped and fell out with the female lead over the male lead.

Lai Zeya: ???

No, as long as you've got enough money, why quit your job?

Being a beat cop is great. You work right in your own neighborhood, break up fights when there's trouble, and watch the show when there isn't.

You can also keep the kids in line and teach them good manners from a young age, so they don't cause trouble for their police mom!

And she has a gossip System to back her up!

When chasing a thief, it helps her dodge a knife thrust from the shadows. When breaking up a fight, it bounces the feuding parties' impassioned spit right back at them.

There are also all kinds of rewards and supplies, making it easy to raise kids without worrying about food or drink.

Lai Zeya: My children are villains? Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

One day, Lai Zeya got a call from a teacher at the school, reporting a fight.

Her children had been mocked for not having a father, so the siblings beat up a classmate.

Lai Zeya rushed to the school, only to find her two children sitting on top of a brother and sister and refusing to get off.

They were all in the same class, but her children were tall and sturdy, as if they were a year or two older than the others.

The other children's parent arrived too. Lai Zeya turned around and looked: Huh? You?

The newly crowned richest man was stunned too.

He watched two children built like calves call Lai Zeya Mom, then looked at her utterly calm expression.

He lost his composure. "No wonder you accused me back then! Tell me, who is the bastard? What will it take for you to divorce him?"

Lai Zeya: ???

Theme: Strive for self-reliance and never give up.