The Daily Life of a Poor Family's Eldest Daughter-in-Law

[A little later tonight]

Meng Yue transmigrated into the Great Yan Dynasty, becoming a young married woman named Yue Niang.

Fortunately, her new life wasn't in some remote backwater. She was in Yijing, the most prosperous city in Great Yan.

In her previous life, she had been a teacher at a tutoring center, driven to heart palpitations by a complaint from an unreasonable parent.

In this life, she still wanted to return to her old profession and become a private tutor. Great Yan not only deeply respected teachers, but also didn't discriminate against women in the workplace.

Her natural starting point was the three children she "didn't know very well"

Her eldest son, Chen Yan, was already eight and had been studying at Xinghua Academy for two years. Her second son, Chen Mo, was five and would start at the academy next year. Her youngest, Chen Fei, was only two and had just happily begun babbling.

And then there was her young brother-in-law, Chen Yin. She decided to help him win first place in the provincial examinations within three years at the latest, making him a "jinshi before twenty."

After that, she was sure to make a name for herself, and every academy in Yijing would be fighting to hire her.

But that could wait.

First, she needed to improve her relationship with her husband, Chen Mu, whom she had given three children but barely knew.

The natural starting point this time was a harmonious, peaceful, and thriving household.

The Chen family wasn't wealthy, but they could afford a house on the outskirts of the capital, all thanks to Chen Mu's medical clinic, Ji'an Hall.

As the eldest daughter-in-law of a modest family, her job was not only to help her own household thrive, but also to do all she could to support the extended family.

When she happened to discover that her sister-in-law, Chen Shu, loved good food, she taught her to cook and helped her become a highly skilled chef.

Her parents-in-law weren't talkative, but they were very reasonable. They happily helped care for the children and manage the household.

Little by little, her initially distant relationship with her husband, Chen Mu, grew familiar and close.

That "distance" had only been on her side. Chen Mu wasn't much of a talker, but he had always respected her.

Later, she realized Chen Mu was becoming more and more unable to live without her!

The Chen family was thriving, and she, the eldest daughter-in-law from a humble family, was its greatest benefactor!

This is not a story about an all-powerful heroine. No mother-in-law or household infighting. Entirely fictional setting, with some liberties taken, so please don't scrutinize it for historical accuracy.

Theme: Supporting one another, moving forward hand in hand, and helping the family flourish