Becoming the Villain's Stepmother in a Period Novel

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Jiang Biezhi transmigrated into a period novel and became the stepmother of two little villains.

Her husband went missing, leaving her and the two little villains as foils to the heroine's family.

Both women had gone to the countryside as educated youths, but the heroine kept her household in perfect order, and her family lived in harmony. Even the children in her family were clever and earned everyone's praise.

Meanwhile, Jiang Biezhi's two little villains were either causing trouble or on their way to cause trouble, leaving their home in chaos.

Even the lazy, gluttonous stepmother Jiang Biezhi was instantly outclassed by the kind and hardworking heroine.

Later, the heroine's family seized their opportunities and worked hard to get rich, becoming the village's first family with ten thousand yuan in savings. Everyone admired and praised them.

Jiang Biezhi, unwilling to accept her lot, failed the college entrance exam and began constantly picking fights with the heroine. She also raised the two children into idle little hooligans whom everyone despised.

In the end, the whole family met a miserable fate.

On the very first day after arriving, Jiang Biezhi was bound to the Villain Study System. As long as she could turn the two little villains in her home into diligent, ambitious boys, she would receive rewards.

[Successfully recite one classical poem: receive a fried chicken meal!]

[Successfully transcribe one classical text: receive an encyclopedia of agriculture!]

[Earn the highest score in the provincial college entrance exam: receive a lucky pouch containing a get-rich guide!]

As a good young person of the 21st century, a model student and an outstanding graduate, Jiang Biezhi doesn't think this will be a problem.

One day, He Buyu and his little brother were brought home by their stepmother again after causing trouble outside.

They thought they were about to get a sound beating, but instead they were handed a copy of The Literacy King: Illustrated Edition with Phonetic Guides.

Eight-year-old He Buyu, who could only write his own name, felt deeply humiliated.

Jiang Biezhi: "Education changes lives, knowledge changes your fate. Study hard, starting now."

*

He Ming had an accident during military training and fell into a coma.

He had thought his wife was an educated youth with a good education, capable of taking care of the two children entrusted to him by his older sister. Who could have guessed that in his dream, the children were left neglected and struggling to get by? His wife had turned them rebellious and vicious, and they picked fights with everyone before dying tragic deaths.

When he woke from the dream, he had only one thought: take leave, go home, take the children away, then divorce his wife.

But when he got home, he found the two children who had been pale and emaciated from malnutrition in his dream wearing clean, well-fitting clothes and eating steaming hot dumplings.

They had grown taller and rounder in the face, and could even quote classical poems and famous sayings at the drop of a hat.

His "evil" wife came out carrying a bowl of braised pork, muttering, "Remember to study after dinner. Study hard, and you'll keep making progress every day."

He Ming: He must have woken up the wrong way!

*

An Min was reborn.

She knew that Jiang Biezhi's future blind date would become the village's first man with ten thousand yuan in savings, and Jiang Biezhi would enjoy the life of a rich city wife without having to worry about a thing.

As for An Min, after being rejected by her blind date, she waited for years before finally getting married, only to toil for the rest of her life. Her mother-in-law made things difficult for her, her husband was weak, and her children were inconsiderate. Her life was unbearably hard.

Given another chance, she unhesitatingly stole Jiang Biezhi's blind date and married him, ready to enjoy the good life.

She watched Jiang Biezhi become a stepmother, her husband disappear, and her terrible hand leave her with no way to turn things around.

Who knew Jiang Biezhi would make a wonderful life for herself? Her two stepsons were thoughtful and filial, and even her missing husband came back, ready to take the whole family with him to his army posting.

Life at the military base was tough, and conditions on the island were harsh.

An Min waited for Jiang Biezhi to complain that she couldn't take it anymore and get abandoned by her husband. But instead of hearing that Jiang Biezhi had been dumped, she heard that Jiang Biezhi had earned the highest score in the college entrance exam and been admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University.

*

Jiang Biezhi: "You have to lead by example when educating children, so I'll just casually get the highest score first!"

He Ming, while unconscious: If I don't divorce Jiang Biezhi, I'm a dog!

He Ming, after waking up: This is what they call being a loyal dog!

Note:

1. The male and female leads are each other's first and only partners.

2. The two children are the male lead's older sister's.

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Jiang Sui had transmigrated into a book for three months and had always thought she was following a storyline about turning her life around after being a brother-obsessed doormat. It wasn't until her biological parents came looking for her that she learned she was in a story about the contrast between the real and fake heiresses.

The fake heiress lived a carefree life, residing in a villa, riding in a car, and getting her first mobile phone as soon as she graduated high school.

Meanwhile, the real heiress had grown up in the countryside, timid and unsophisticated. Her biological father didn't care for her, and her biological mother didn't love her. Her adoptive parents and younger brother leeched off her for her whole life, working her to death.

In her first month after transmigrating into a book, Jiang Sui decided to seize the opportunities of the era and use her strengths to take the first step toward starting her own business: setting up a food stall!

Just as she was getting her food-stall business off the ground, her biological parents showed up and demanded that she fulfill the fake heiress's engagement, marrying a "lame old man."

The "old man" was five years older than her. He had just returned from the military, injured his foot, and was confined to a wheelchair. He also had a younger brother in tow, whom people said was an odd, difficult character.

Before Jiang Sui could sort that out, her adoptive parents, wanting to provide their son with a "bride fund," tried to marry her off to a greasy, balding deputy factory director with a child from his previous marriage.

After weighing her options, Jiang Sui chose the first man.

Her fiance might be difficult to get along with, but at least he was an officer, with strict discipline and good benefits. And with his handsome looks, he was still a much better choice than the greasy bald guy.

*

Word spread that the new bride at the military compound had opened a little food stall nearby, selling all kinds of snacks.

Stinky tofu, lamb skewers, roasted sweet potatoes, takoyaki, hot and sour noodles, fried rice cakes, fried skewers, teppanyaki squid, hot and sour noodles, river-snail rice noodles...

Every kind of delicious snack made people drool and left them eager for a taste. Long lines formed in front of the stall every day, where the pretty young wife in an apron bustled about with a smile.

Word spread from one person to ten, then from ten to a hundred. People came from all around, not just to taste the authentic food, but also to catch a glimpse of the young wife behind the stall.

When the news reached home, Ji Chao, who had been pretending to be sick in his wheelchair for days, could no longer sit still.

The next day, people spotted Ji Chao, the stern-tempered man who struck fear into the new recruits, helping tidy up tables and chairs at the food stall. With a stony face, he chased away yet another customer who had come to flirt with his wife.

He also stayed right by his wife's side, carrying a thermos and fussing over her: "Wifey, are you thirsty? Tired? Want to take a break and have some water? Just leave the heavy work to me."

The new recruits happened to walk by: "!!!" They had to be seeing things!

Ji Chao had never planned to get married, but his family kept pressuring him, insisting he meet the girl he'd been promised to as a child.

What was this, some old-fashioned betrothal? It was practically feudal and rotten!

Unable to resist his family, he came back from the army, injured and in a wheelchair, to go to the restaurant for the blind date.

He thought his appearance would scare his date away, but the first time he saw the sweet, lovely girl in front of him, whose smile was like a sunflower, his heart skipped a beat.

She clearly didn't know about his condition. Seeing him in his wheelchair, she took care of him with great care, afraid of bringing up his painful memories.

Ji Chao tried several times to explain, but when the girl offered to push his wheelchair, he kept quiet.

*

Jiang Zhenzhen saw her whole life in a dream. The first thing she did after waking up was cry and throw a fit, refusing to go on a blind date and insisting that Jiang Sui go instead.

In the dream, she had looked down on the engineer who pursued her, only for Jiang Sui to get the better deal and become the wife of the richest man in the city a few years later.

This time, she would never let Jiang Sui enjoy such a good life.

Despite her parents' objections, she accepted the engineer's proposal. After marrying him, she waited for the good life to begin, and looked forward to watching Jiang Sui get rejected by Ji Chao and then marry a twice-married old man with a child.

But instead of waiting for Jiang Sui to be rejected, she heard the news that Jiang Sui and Ji Chao had married. Before long, Jiang Sui even got into university and opened a chain of restaurants. Both her life and business were thriving.

Looking at the mess of troubles in her own home, Jiang Zhenzhen's vision went black: What on earth was all this?

Note:

1. The male and female leads are each other's first and only partners, and there is a five-year age gap.

2. The period setting is fictional.

[Blurb written on December 12, 2022]

Theme: Study hard and keep making progress every day.