Raising Kids the Laid-Back Way on a 1970s Island

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Blurb: Qiao Manyue, a modern doctor, is attacked by a patient and wakes up in the 1970s.

Her parents died together in an accident, leaving her with two brothers under seven.

Her family has neither money nor food, and she has to work every day.

Qiao Manyue: ...I'm tired. Let it all burn!

She hears that Gu Chengfeng, a regiment commander looking for a second wife, earns over a hundred yuan a month. Qiao Manyue, on the verge of death, bolts upright and raises her hand.

"I'll do it!"

As for the two children his former wife left behind...

Qiao Manyue gives a carefree wave. When you already have lice, a few more don't make you itch. She's already got two kids. What's two more?

When people on the island hear that the Gu family has four children, they all sigh.

Poor Mrs. Gu. She has to do all that hard work for no reward, raising children who aren't even her own.

Qiao Manyue: You don't understand the joy of lying flat!

Her eldest younger brother snatches the spatula from her. "Sis, I'll cook."

Her second younger brother brings her a chair. "Sit down, Sis. I'll light the fire."

Dabao brings her a glass of water. "You sit and drink, Stepmom. I'll wash the vegetables."

Erbao... Erbao is still little, so he stands behind her and gives her a back rub.

Qiao Manyue: This is the best!

Gu Chengfeng, who is busy earning money from dawn until dusk every day: ???

Reading Guide:

1. Important: Both leads have had previous sexual partners. She really is a stepmother. Please don't leave negative reviews for this reason.

2. As considerate readers, please discuss the story on its own merits and don't make it personal toward the author.

3. No baseless accusations of plagiarism or personal attacks.

4. I'll add more if I think of anything...

Upcoming book "If I Can Farm, Why Would I Work?" is on my profile. Please add it to your collection.

Song Mingzhu works overtime until she develops angina and nearly dies. When she wakes up, she finds herself bound to a management System.

[Ding! The land is overgrown. Please plant some seeds!]

[Plant scallions: reward of 10,000 yuan and +10 affinity.]

Then she gets a call from a neighbor back home, who says the land her parents left behind has been neglected.

Song Mingzhu: ???

Why work for someone else when she can farm? She's going home to grow crops!

Song Mingzhu's hometown lies on the edge of a primeval forest. She opens a rural guesthouse and starts playing a farming management game.

As her affinity with plants increases, she discovers that the plants in the forest are completely different from those outside it.

The shy vines help her pull the plow, and little shoots push up from the earth, growing into enormous sweet potatoes overnight.

[Ding! Sweet potato planting task complete. The sweet potato recipe and 10,000 yuan have been awarded!]

She bakes the sweet potatoes, and syrup bubbles out of them. The fluffy critters from the forest can't resist and come out to get some.

A little fox helps deliver sweet potatoes to the supermarket in the town to the west, and an eagle delivers strawberries to a fruit shop in the city...

[Ding! Delivery task complete. Reward issued!]

With her beautiful white cat, she fences off a pond for fish farming, grows lotus roots, and goes into the mountains to pick mushrooms.

Her rural guesthouse grows more and more popular, drawing tourists and suppliers from far and wide. The System keeps handing out rewards, and Song Mingzhu is busy but happy.

Then a handsome young man finally loses his temper. "You haven't gone mushroom picking with me in ages!"

Without even looking up, Song Mingzhu placates him with practiced ease. "Be good, and I'll go once I'm finished."

The young man pauses, then turns his face away. "Don't think you can get away with it just by acting cute."

Song Mingzhu: ...?

He snorts. "I'll wait two more days at most."

Completed book: "A Partnership in the 1970s." See my profile.

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Theme: Lying flat is a way of life, too.