Reborn: Being a Mother Is No Easy Job

Everyone says Shangguan Yunfei hit the jackpot by marrying into the Yongding Marquis household, and the household seems to think so too.

Her father-in-law looks down on her fallen family, her mother-in-law criticizes her vulgar manner of speaking, and her brothers- and sisters-in-law mock her brash behavior, saying she is nothing like the household's eldest daughter-in-law, He Wanqin, with her gentle and dignified manner.

He Wanqin, the Marquis household's eldest daughter-in-law, is well-read, reasonable, generous, and kind.

From the Marquis himself down to the little maids who haven't had their hair pinned up, everyone praises her quiet grace and dignified restraint. Even her usually exacting mother-in-law commends her for having "the bearing of a noblewoman."

Then disaster struck. That perfect couple in everyone's eyes died young, leaving behind a daughter, Chen Jiawei.

After He Wanqin's death, the household management fell to Shangguan Yunfei.

She never forgot the look of arrogant contempt her mother-in-law gave her, as though she were an insect, while handing over the keys to the household.

To prove herself, Shangguan Yunfei dutifully served her parents-in-law and tirelessly managed the household. She treated Chen Jiawei, who had lost both her parents, as her own child.

She gave the girl the finest courtyard and the cleverest maids. Even when the children quarreled, she told her own daughter, Chen Jialan, to apologize first.

She was afraid people would criticize her as narrow-minded, someone who couldn't accept the children her brother-in-law and his wife had left behind.

On the day her daughter Chen Jialan married, the bride sat before the dressing mirror as the hairdresser combed her hair and set pearl pins in it.

In the mirror, her brows were like distant, smoky hills, her skin white as snow, and a faint dimple showed at the corner of her mouth.

But even her faint smile could not conceal the deep mockery and disdain in her eyes.

Shangguan Yunfei remembered Chen Jiawei's wedding: gongs and drums filled the air, and the whole city was adorned in red.

Turning back, she saw the few modest bridal trunks placed in the courtyard, and the sight pierced her heart.

It seemed her daughter had drifted away from her...

When Shangguan Yunfei opened her eyes again, she was right at the moment she received the household keys from her mother-in-law.

Just as in her previous life, her mother-in-law was still arrogant, looking down at her as though she were an insect.

Shangguan Yunfei smiled faintly.

To hell with being gentle and dignified.

To hell with being kind and forgiving.

After a lifetime of meekness, she would live differently this time!

Reader's Guide:

* Both mother and daughter are reborn. The mother is sensitive and insecure yet rebellious, a somewhat conflicted character who grows over time. The daughter is stubborn and refuses to believe in fate, like a reed that bends but won't break.

* An ensemble story with no perfect characters. Everyone, protagonists and supporting cast alike, has flaws. Some grow into better versions of themselves, while others... well, never mind.

* There is a male lead. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. It's one-on-one; after being reborn, they get to know each other anew. They marry first, then fall in love, and support each other.

* A supporting character transmigrates, so this is categorized as historical transmigration.

* The story is set in a fictional world. No historical nitpicking, please.

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Theme: Rediscover yourself