A Good Husband on a Deserted Island [The 1970s]

[The final two bonus chapters are proving difficult to write. I'll try harder.]

Bi Tao's origins are shrouded in mystery, and she was born with a frail constitution.

Yet she is breathtakingly beautiful, the belle of the compound.

She wields a magical brush and possesses uncanny abilities.

She turns down countless young men from prominent families, content to prepare for the arranged marriage promised since childhood, until one night she has a dream.

It turns out she's the heroine of a period novel about a woman's devotion to motherhood.

Before marrying her, the hero, Shen Yuncheng, already had an illegitimate child, and after the wedding he continues to get entangled with his former lover.

The story drags on for two million words, tormenting her body and soul. She spends her whole life in a loveless marriage, and every member of her birth family dies. In the end, she can only raise Shen Yuncheng's illegitimate son. Fortunately, the boy makes something of himself and becomes the richest man in the country.

Bi Tao wakes from her dream. There's no way she's having anything to do with that trash male lead.

Isn't Ji Yu, the deputy battalion commander braving the cold winds on a deserted island, a much better choice?

He's devoted and faithful, and refuses to marry anyone but her. In the bonus chapters, his birth parents even find him and take him back. What a life!

But how is she supposed to get rid of Shen Yuncheng?

When she opens her eyes, she hears her stepsisters plotting to steal her marriage.

Those two shortsighted fools have taken a fancy to the illegitimate son who'll become the richest man in the country, and want to marry into his family and live the easy life.

Bi Tao is delighted. Go ahead and take that good fortune. I don't want it for another minute.

Her stepsisters have transmigrated into the book, but they never read the bonus chapters, so they have no idea the second male lead is actually the true young master.

They keep waiting eagerly to see Bi Tao make a fool of herself.

But they wait and wait, until all they can do is watch Bi Tao enjoy a cozy life with her husband and children, their eyes practically bleeding with envy!

Shen Yuncheng blindly trusts the wrong people, throwing away a jewel for a worthless stone.

Only when he and Bi Fengchun are brawling in a complete mess does he learn that Bi Tao's origins are far more complicated than he thought.

In the end, he can only watch as the renowned Zhou family takes Bi Tao back, while Ji Yu, stationed on a deserted island, turns out to have an impressive background of his own.

On the day Ji Yu's birth parents come to claim him, Shen Yuncheng is left with nothing but envy and endless regret.

[The Lazy Couple in the Eighties Compound]

Lu Xuemian was raised by her aunt. Her parents fled to Hong Kong, and she never heard from them again.

Only later does she learn that her parents are still alive. Trying to make it up to her, they compete to send her money, but that money ends up bringing her a fatal disaster.

Only after she dies does she discover that she has been living in a novel.

Her eldest cousin is a domineering male lead from a power-fantasy novel, leveling up and defeating enemies all the way. His wife is the heroine of a period novel about a fake heiress and a real heiress, fighting vicious relatives and humiliating scumbags at every turn.

She and He Mengsheng, the man she secretly loves, are nothing but tools for the two of them to level up with. Their deaths are truly unjust.

Given another chance at life, all she wants is to lie flat and do as little as possible, staying far away from trouble.

The System in her hands can only be activated when she meets her destined person. Until then, she just wants to coast through life.

The young men in the compound come and go, but she isn't interested in any of them.

The only one she likes is He Mengsheng, who seems far beyond her reach. She thinks she has no chance.

But just a few days later, her aunt brings him right to her and says, "Mianmian, I asked his uncle to check your match. You two are destined for each other. He's a little lazy, but you're hardly hardworking either, so you'll make a perfect pair. You're getting married next month."

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

Fine, let's see who can out-laze whom!

And so, Lu Xuemian agrees without a fight to the match her aunt arranged.

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

Lu Xuemian: What a coincidence. You have a lie-flat System too?

He Mengsheng: Didn't you know Systems have male and female versions?

And so, Lu Xuemian's married life goes like this:

Lu Xuemian: I sold this script for 800,000, and yours only sold for 700,000. You're doing all the housework this month.

He Mengsheng: I'll do the housework, but only if you give me a kiss.

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

He Mengsheng: I can't cook. Not unless you give me another kiss.

Lu Xuemian: Hey, I just bought an island. We're out of money!

He Mengsheng: I can't earn money. All I've got is my life!

Lu Xuemian: Fine, then. Little Dong next door is an adult now. He's handsome and charming, and yesterday he even brought Great-Auntie some tasty treats.

He Mengsheng: Sniffle. I'll go earn money through my tears.

Later, people realize that there is no such thing as a lazy couple.

The young couple have been quietly holding a scriptwriting contest at home.

They write so many scripts that they get made into movies and TV shows.

When the couple's names appear on television, people are stunned to discover that they have been hiding their talents all along.

In a secluded courtyard unseen by others, the young couple keep a secret: their backyard leads to the past.

The points they earn from writing scripts can be exchanged for household appliances, which they turn around and sell to the ancient imperial court.

Every day, they watch the royals scheme and scramble to buy limited-edition appliances. They also get to enjoy the drama of the princes competing for the throne and watch the story of the civet cat swapped for the crown prince. Life couldn't be sweeter.

[The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Psychic of Hong Kong]

A major incident happens when little Tangtang is three and a half.

On a boat fleeing to Hong Kong, her father kicks her and her mother overboard to save his own life.

Unexpectedly, this awakens little Tangtang's former abilities.

She's not about to drown and become a ghost! She's going to bring her mother ashore and become a psychic!

And she'll make that scumbag of a father pay!

A huge story hits the streets of Hong Kong.

A mother and daughter have set up a fortune-telling stall in the middle of a busy district.

The mother makes a grand prediction: a certain tycoon will suffer a bloody disaster within three days.

The daughter pats her chest and guarantees, "Uncle, don't be scared. I can teach you how to stay alive."

People burst out laughing. What kind of con artists are these, making such wild claims here?

On the third day, the tycoon really does come to the little auntie for help, missing an arm and a leg.

Little Tangtang folds her arms and gets cross. "Hmph! Saving your life is expensive, you know. One reading costs fifty dollars!"

"What? I brought fifty thousand, and you only want fifty? That's a bargain! Can I get a monthly plan?"

The tycoon later discovers that a monthly plan is out of the question, because the little auntie is far too busy. Getting a reading from her is harder than finding gold.

Theme: Love means staying true.