Novels like The Wicked Island Matriarch of the 1970s
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- 1 I Became a Mother-in-Law in the 1980s 我在八零当婆婆 Lin Taosu was thirty, unmarried, childless, and unemployed when she transmigrated into the body of an eighteen-year-old country girl. The moment she arrived, her parents pushed her into marriage to settle a debt, making her the wife of a thirty-two-year-old man. The man had a great physique and a handsome face, and marrying him meant she’d have children of her own. Lin Taosu thought it was a pretty good match. She just never expected that before she’d even entered the household, she’d be on the 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Became the Family Matriarch in the 1970s 穿成七十年代掌家婆婆 A modern woman past the usual age for marriage accidentally transmigrated to 1976. She unexpectedly became a widow, but was left with three grown children. On her first try at being a mother, she decided to start a small business and build a happy life with her family! 115Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 3 The Daily Life of a Carefree Old Lady 咸鱼老太的日常 Warning: domestic slice-of-life story! A simple, light read. Please forgive any shortcomings in the writing. Thank you! The heroine won’t always act the way the original did. She won’t dislike someone just because the original did. She won’t! The heroine has a mind of her own and makes choices based on what she likes. Everything depends on her mood! Please stop asking why she let Zhao’s wife off after making her pay just one tael of silver. The heroine doesn’t share the original’s feelings! The 74Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 4 Transmigrated into a Farmhouse Matriarch, She Devotes a Century to Raising Children 穿农门极品老太，专注养娃一百年 At twenty-four, Jin Yun, a spatial ability user in the apocalypse, was killed by her teammates and transmigrated into the body of the infamous shrewish old woman of Jiangjia Village. This nasty old woman cursed her daughters-in-law, beat her granddaughters, and treated her family cruelly. Being a menace herself wasn’t enough; she dragged the whole family down with her. She was truly the Jiang family’s founding matriarch of trouble. Jin Yun turned their lives upside down: The worthless daughters 127Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 5 The Reborn Old Woman’s Laid-Back Life 重生老妇的摆烂生活 Hu Rong was reborn to the time before the second son’s family split from the household, when he was still twenty. In this new life, she was determined to change her fate. First, she parted ways with the second son’s family. Then she helped the third son enlist, watching him rise triumphantly through the ranks until he became a great general of the Great Qian. She set the fourth son up as a street vendor, helping him become a merchant of immense wealth. Most unexpectedly, the fifth son quietly fo 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After Becoming the Worst Mother-in-Law, She Just Wants to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品恶婆婆后，她只想当咸鱼 [Farming + no romance + divorce-the-husband story] A modern military doctor is reborn in the body of an ancient widow who shares her name. She has children of her own, and after transmigrating she’s immediately blessed with a grandson, skipping straight to the level of a mother-in-law. She may be at the top of the food chain, but her children are hopeless, causing trouble all day long. Jin Gunian only wants to enjoy her golden years in ancient times and die peacefully! So she takes on the role o 40Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 7 After Reincarnating as a Wicked Mother-in-Law, My Rebellious Son Weeps and Apologizes 穿成恶婆婆后，逆子哭着认错 [Farming + No Romance + Wish Fulfillment + Transmigrate + No Excessive Kindness] When she graduated from college, Han Hongdou wished for an exciting life. So she woke up one morning to discover that she was not only more than a decade older, but also had three sons, a daughter, and a four-year-old granddaughter! She was a grandma! What a thrilling... or rather, suffocating, situation. The original owner was at the top of the food chain and should have lived a smooth life to a ripe old age. But a 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Eccentric Old Lady Sets Her Family Straight 穿越七零极品老太整顿家风 [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + golden finger + contrasting characters + everyday family life + building wealth] What's it like to transmigrate into the worst member of a family used as a foil in a period novel? Other people are learned and polite, while she's ignorant and clueless. Other people are hardworking and kind, while she's ill-tempered and mean. Other families live in harmony, with loving mothers and filial children, while her family is a pack of hopeless cases, plagued by 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 After Reincarnating as a Short-Lived Mother-in-Law, I Spoil My Daughters-in-Law 穿成短命婆婆后，我的儿媳我来宠 Main characters: Fu Chunxiang/Fu Xiang, Shen Xiuxiu [Transmigration + Unhinged Chaos + Doting on Her Daughter-in-Law + Past and Present Lives + No Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, she failed to treat her mother-in-law well because her husband and outsiders had turned her against her. Then she fell seriously ill, and her father-in-law hurried to arrange a wedding for her husband and that outsider. Only her mother-in-law was willing to sell everything she owned to pay for her treatment. As —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The 1980s: The Vicious Old Woman Becomes the Family’s Backbone 八零：极品老太婆成了全家顶梁柱 [Transmigrate into a book + Period + contrasting characters + trade System] Shen Yue opens her eyes and discovers she’s transmigrated into a book, and into the body of an old woman at that! An old woman would be bad enough, but she’s also a real piece of work! There’s the hard-working eldest son who gets no respect, the second son who likes to take advantage of others but knows where to draw the line, the smooth-talking yet loyal third son, and the fourth child, a daughter who wants to marry a r 93Reads—Score214d adds
- 11 What a Disaster: I Reincarnated as a Nasty Old Woman 悲催，居然穿成了极品老妇 After transmigrating, she wakes up to discover she's become a universally loathed, vile old woman. Cue the tears… When Leng Qingqiu opens her eyes groggily, she discovers that she's lying inside a coffin! Worse still, she is no longer the young and beautiful modern woman she used to be. Somehow, she has become a vile old woman. "Ah!" Leng Qingqiu lets out a scream, unable to believe her eyes. What on earth is going on? Is she dreaming? But no matter how hard she pinches herself, she can't 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Wicked Imperial Consort Has a Rebellious Streak: Her Son Suffers, and She Piles on the Trouble 恶毒太妃有反骨，儿子倒霉她添堵 Wang Yuluo spent years building a business, and just when her company was finally taking off, she died suddenly from overwork. After transmigrating, she actually achieved her life's dream: she skipped marriage and children and went straight into retirement. What touched her most was that her late husband had been a man of high standing, the younger brother of the current emperor. He'd left her a huge inheritance: countless gold and jewels, servants by the dozen, more than twenty thriving shops, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Don't Be Afraid, Daughter-in-Law! Your Wicked Mother-in-Law Will Sell Her Spatial Spirit Plants to Nourish You 儿媳别怕！恶婆婆卖空间灵植养你 The rating just came out, and it's going to rise! Come on in and take a look, everyone! [Period setting + reborn + daily life + an evolving spiritual spring space + no romance + putting scumbags in their place] Sun Lianhua lived a life of terrible sin. Three daughters-in-law died tragic deaths, both her daughters perished in their husbands' families, her eldest son died in an accident, her second son gave his life for his country, and her third son left home and vanished. In the end, she was par 3.2kReads8.9Score54814d adds
- 14 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Takes Out the Ungrateful Ones in One Fell Swoop 重生八零：老太太把白眼狼一锅端 [Completed + no golden finger + family life + ensemble cast + period setting + reborn + feel-good revenge] Li Qiuyue, known as Old Madam Li, had three daughters and three sons. She spent her whole life working herself to the bone for them, showing particular love for her two youngest boys. She emptied the family's savings to put them through university and get them good jobs, even sacrificing the lifelong happiness of her three daughters. She also burdened her eldest son from a young age with th 943Reads7.8Score10214d adds
- 15 Reborn in the 1980s: A Widow Dumps Her Wretched Son and Takes On Her Vicious Daughter-in-Law 80寡妇重生，弃逆子，斗毒媳 Chen Pingchun’s husband died young, and she raised four children all by herself. People say children are there to care for you in your old age, but when she fell and cried out for the children she had raised from infancy, not one of them came. After the fall left her bedridden with brain damage, she heard her children bickering and shifting the responsibility, treating her like a burden. She had waited on the whole family like a servant, lived under the stairs, eaten scraps, and worked from dawn 43Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 16 The Old Lady Has a Pocket Dimension: Feasting on Meat Along the Escape Route 老太婆有空间，逃荒路上大口吃肉 188Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 17 An Old Woman Reborn in the Eighties: Tearing Into Her Ungrateful Children! 老太重生八零：手撕白眼狼儿女！ [Period setting + reborn + feel-good + a touch of ensemble cast + family life + no golden finger + ungrateful children] Zhou Xiuqin never imagined that even as she lay dying, her son would marry her off again, all for a bride price of five thousand yuan! After being driven to death by her own son, she opened her eyes and was reborn, back in the days when her unfilial son and daughter were still in the palm of her hand. In her previous life, she had worked herself to the bone raising five childre 262Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 18 I Became a Terrible Old Woman and Turned My Life Around Through Farming 穿成极品老妇后靠种田翻身了 After performing surgery for an exceptionally long time, Zhang Chunhua closed her eyes to rest and suddenly died. Her soul transmigrated into an ancient romance novel she'd read, where she became the wicked mother-in-law, Zhang Chunhua. Her family is dirt poor, her reputation is in tatters, and famine is looming... Zhang Chunhua learns from her mistakes and immediately gets to work turning things around! Before long, the Zhang family becomes the envy of everyone. They have plenty to eat and wear 3Reads—Score314d adds
- 19 Transmigrated as a Vile Old Woman, I Got a Portable Space 穿成极品老妇，我拥有了随身空间 [Storage Space + Farming + Business + Terrible Mother-in-Law + Many Daughters and Grandchildren] When Qian Duoduo wakes up, she discovers she's transmigrated into the body of a 45-year-old, notorious old village woman. Seven daughters kneel around her coffin, crying out for their mother, their voices rising and falling! What? She's suddenly twenty years older and has seven daughters too! 92Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn in the Era: Grandma Beats Her Rebellious Son and Crushes the Scumbags 重生年代：老太暴捶逆子虐渣忙 In her previous life, she worked herself to the bone for her children and grandchildren. In the end, they left her, a lonely old woman, in a dilapidated house back in her hometown, without caring whether she lived or died. Dai Xiuying died in that rickety old house, clutching her marriage certificate to her husband. She died with her eyes open, consumed by bitterness. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back several decades. This time, Dai Xiuying has figured things out. Being rebor 3Reads8.2Score614d adds
- 21 Heh Heh Heh: I Actually Reincarnated as an Old Lady 桀桀桀：竟然穿成老太太了 [Period] [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Fiction] [No Golden Finger] [Alternate Setting] Wang Yibo, a handsome survivor in a post-apocalyptic world, transmigrates into the body of an old woman working at a state-run supply and marketing cooperative in Huaguo. Dear heavens, I’m a man! You can’t do this to me! When in Rome, go crazy. The kids are making a fuss about splitting up the family and have their eyes on Grandma’s job. Want to split up? Fine, have a slap first. Want the job? No problem, hav —Reads—Score114d adds
- 22 Frozen to Death on New Year’s Eve, the Old Woman Is Reborn and Abandons Her Son and Daughter 除夕夜被冻死，老太重生抛子弃女 [Silver-Haired Protagonist + Period Setting + Family Life + Elderly Woman Reborn + The Whole Family's Regret] On New Year's Eve, when the whole family should have been together, seventy-year-old Su Meizhen was thrown out by her children and died miserably on an icy, snow-covered street. She thought death would bring her freedom, but unexpectedly, she was reborn in the 1970s. In her previous life, she had given her all for her children, only to end up with no one to care for her in old age or bur 86Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 23 I Became a Penniless Old Woman, So I Tore Into the Toxic Family and Hustled My Way to Riches! 穿成破产老太，我手撕极品内卷搞钱杀疯了！ She thought she had transmigrated into the body of a rich woman, but instead she was a middle-aged widow with empty pockets and one foot in the grave. Her grown son had squandered the family fortune, been swindled out of their mansion, piled up debts, and ended up in jail. Her former daughter-in-law was cold and heartless. She stole everything they owned and, together with her male lover, took over the silly son's carved rosewood canopy bed. Her little grandson was the biggest brat under heaven. 100Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 24 I've Transmigrated into a Vile Old Woman, So What's Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? 都穿成极品老妇了，发点癫怎么了 [No Romance + Food and Business + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Building Wealth + Short Story] (Farming! Running a shop! There’s a System, but it’s not much use. The low rating is just because there aren’t many votes. The story is complete, so enjoy!) The System says: “Complete the mission and you can be reborn back in your own world to get revenge on the scumbags.” The mission is: “Take part in household intrigue, win over a domineering prince, and ‘ahem’ become a beautiful princess con 269Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 25 The Feisty Old Lady: Reforming the Worst and Making the Land Flourish 麻辣老太：改造极品好种田 Transmigrating, fine, I can deal with that. Becoming a forty-year-old woman, fine, I can deal with that too. But what’s with having three kids? Wait! Damn it, on top of the kids, I’ve got a husband thrown in for free! All right, all right, I’ll let those things slide. But now this bargain husband wants another girl. What am I supposed to do? “Husband, let’s make a deal. You love kids, and our eldest already has a grandchild on the way. We don’t need to have one ourselves, do we?” The man replied 2Reads5.9Score214d adds
- 26 The Professional Code of Conduct for Mothers-in-Law 为人婆婆的职业操守 Ma Cuicui was reborn. In her previous life, she had worked herself to the bone to make her son successful and even found him a wife. Yet he said that the person he hated most in this life was her. She treated her daughter-in-law like her own daughter, but her daughter-in-law said she would never forgive her for what happened during her confinement. After Ma Cuicui helped raise her son and daughter-in-law's child, they kicked her out of their home. Later, her son developed liver cancer and forced 96Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 27 I Became a Wicked 50-Year-Old Grandma and Just Want to Slacken Off 穿成50岁恶毒老奶奶，只想摆烂 [A formidable elderly wife in ancient times + head of the household + kind to her granddaughters + securing food and clothing + everyday life in ancient times + taking it easy] This is the everyday life of a modern, middle-aged single woman who transmigrates into the body of a formidable fifty-year-old woman in ancient times. She may be head of the household, but knowing how poor medical care is in ancient times, she figures she only has a few years left to live and just wants to take it easy. T 152Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 28 An Old Woman Reborn! I Kick My Scumbag Husband and Adopted Son Off the Family Register 老太重生！渣夫养子全踢出户口本 [An old woman who doesn’t go easy on anyone + whipping her ungrateful sons and daughters-in-law into shape + mother and daughters join forces for face-slapping] Granny Yang has worked herself to the bone all her life and is plagued by illness. Her son and daughter-in-law give up on her treatment and plan to bury her alive! Only as she lies dying does she learn that her eldest son isn’t her own. Her mistress and her worthless husband conspired to destroy her two daughters, while the ungrateful lo 271Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 29 Transmigrated as the Infamous Wicked Mother-in-Law of the 1960s 穿成六零臭名昭著的恶婆婆 Tang Lanqiu is a staunch opponent of marriage in the 21st century. In her dictionary, men simply don’t exist! She thought that after finally working her way up to planning director, she could save up some money and enjoy the good life. Who could have guessed that Black and White Impermanence would accidentally snatch her soul and send her, fast asleep, to the 1960s, where she becomes the notorious wicked mother-in-law of Dashan Village? Tang Lanqiu stares at Black and White Impermanence with a c 237Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 30 The Happy Life of a Rural Grandma After Transmigrating to the 1960s 穿成六零后农村老太后的幸福生活 A white-collar city worker in her thirties woke up one day to find she'd become Liu Mei'e, a rural woman born in the 1960s. She gets a pension of 1,500 yuan a month and spent her whole life worrying herself ragged over her three children, only to be despised by them. Even after giving them her entire pension, she got no gratitude in return. Fine, she might as well retire early. Now that she'd completely let go of her children and stopped looking after them, it was time to enjoy her retirement... 421Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 31 After Starving to Death in the Garage, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1980s to Beat Her Son 老太太饿死车库后，重生八零打儿 [Reborn in the 1980s + no golden finger + family life + building wealth + realistic wish fulfillment + beating sons and scolding daughters] Granny Su starved to death in a garage on March 16, 2025. She had worked herself to the bone her entire life, honored her parents-in-law, raised two sons and a daughter, and helped bring up her grandchildren. Yet after she became paralyzed, her own children abandoned her, leaving her to starve to death. When she opened her eyes, she had been reborn in the 19 478Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 32 Granny Niu Is Reborn in the 1980s: You Unfilial Sons, Tremble! 牛老太重生八零，逆子们颤抖吧 Niu Guizhen's spirit watched helplessly as her ashes were packed into a garbage bag. There was still room in the vehicle going to the funeral home, but her lame fourth son was forced off anyway. No one was willing to buy her a six-hundred-yuan urn. Her ashes were treated like a bag of trash and tossed at her eldest son's feet. Her fourth son reached out with both hands and tremblingly cradled Old Madam Niu's ashes, his nose running and tears streaming. Looking at her family before her, Old Madam 156Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 33 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Become a Grandma from the Start 穿越六零年代开局当奶奶 The heroine, Bai Huihui, is a modern career woman who transmigrates to 1968 and instantly gets promoted to grandma. Watch as she uses her portable space to build a career and raise children in the 1960s, while turning her grandchildren into remarkable people along the way. (Strong female lead, no romance) 136Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 34 Back to the Nineties: The Wicked Mother-in-Law Gets to Play the Loving Mom 重回90，恶婆婆拿了亲妈剧本 [Reborn] [1990s] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [No Golden Finger] [Everyday Life in a Small Town] He Meijuan, an old woman from a small town, spent her previous life favoring boys over girls, acting selfishly, and picking on those weaker than her. She treated her daughters-in-law as enemies to vent her frustrations on and torment, and her daughters as tools to support her sons and show off. In the end, she left the entire Xu family fortune to her eldest and youngest sons. Unexpectedly, in her old a 4.1kReads8.6Score37314d adds
- 35 Driven to Death by My Own Son, I Was Reborn and Cut Off My Entire Family 被亲儿子逼死，重生后六亲不认 Guo Shuyun died, her life ending in endless pain and utter despair. All her life, she'd given selflessly, like a tireless ox, devoting everything she had to her man, her best friend, and her own son. Her man, the person she'd once loved deeply, had betrayed her long ago. Her best friend, the one she'd considered her confidante, had already been sleeping with him. And her own son, who should have been the hope and support of her life, treated her with cold indifference and even became an accompli 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrated to a Famine Year: The Old Woman Has a Convenience Store at Her Fingertips 穿越荒年老太之随身带着小卖部 Su Nian transmigrated into a strange dynasty in the midst of war and chaos, becoming an old widow fleeing famine with her entire family in tow. She had to endure a lack of food and clothing and constant fear. She had never even held a man's hand, yet suddenly she was a grandmother! Looking at her sickly eldest son, timid eldest daughter-in-law, foolish second son, pregnant second daughter-in-law, innocent young daughter, and frail granddaughter in her arms, as weak as a kitten, Su Nian genuinely 80Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 37 The 1980s: Reborn, the Grandma Who Left Her Son Behind and Charged Ahead with Her Grandchild 八零：重生老太弃子携孙嘎嘎闯 Era setting + rebirth + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + feel-good story + family life + building wealth Zhang Ximei is reborn in an era when she is still the one calling the shots! In her previous life, she gave everything for her ungrateful children, only to end up with no one even willing to claim her body. Remembering the despair and helplessness she felt back then, and the coldness and cruelty of those ungrateful children... This time, she will take on her unruly children and s 118Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn as a 70-Year-Old Woman, Forced to Get Her Life Together 穿成70老太，被迫摆正心态 [1970s + golden finger + no romance + family and daily life + light ensemble cast + never putting up with mistreatment] She transmigrated, she really transmigrated. Even Lu Xiang gets to experience something this trendy. But when she takes a closer look at the broken-down house, the family fighting like chickens and dogs, and her own dark, wrinkled face… It feels like the sky is falling. She’d be better off reincarnating all over again. Recently, Hu Yu has noticed something strange happening at 1.5kReads7.5Score12014d adds
- 39 Reborn Granny: I Fight Back, and I Live Life on My Own Terms! 老太重生，不服就干，活得舒坦！ [Period] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Family and everyday life] [Feel-good fiction] [No golden finger] [Get rich] [Cutting ties] In her previous life, Song Shiying spent her whole life working hard without complaint, only to face a miserable old age. Reborn into a new life, she decides to live however makes her happiest... 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After Reincarnating as a Wicked Mother-in-Law, My Whole Family Lives Like Royalty 穿成极品恶婆婆后，全家吃香喝辣 What's it like to open your eyes and find yourself with three grown sons? Xia Yuanyuan (Xu Xianglan): “Thanks for asking. I just transmigrated here, so give me a moment.” One second, Xia Yuanyuan was walking home. The next, she was here. According to the ghost messenger, he'd mistakenly taken her soul, so to make up for it, he brought her back to “life.” A dilapidated house, a poor family, and her own awful personality. Xia Yuanyuan shut her eyes, wishing she could pass out. Just how awful was s 92Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 41 A Farmer’s Rise 农妇翻身记 An illiterate old country woman suddenly returned to the difficult years of her past. Relying on memories from her previous life, she urged her children to study, worked hard to fulfill her own dreams, and encouraged them to make changes and become the best versions of themselves. She also bravely overcame all kinds of difficulties and her own shortcomings, leading the whole family out of adversity. Even after finding success, she never lost herself to money or desire. All she wanted was to live 32Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 42 A Transmigrated Mother-in-Law Takes Her Pregnant Daughter-in-Law to Join the Army on an Island 穿越婆婆带双胎儿媳海岛随军 The rating has just been posted, and it will rise as more chapters come out. [Transmigration] [Period Setting] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Food] [Family Life] [Sweet Romance] [Raising Kids] Lin Shulan transmigrated. She had spent her whole life unmarried in the 21st century, reaching her seventies. One morning, she woke up in the body of her original namesake from a century earlier. Not only had she become a mother, but a few months later, she became a grandmother, too. She was certain 2.2kReads6.4Score16414d adds
- 43 Reborn as an Eighties Granny: The Whole Family Better Listen to Me! 八零老太重生，全家给我听话！ [Period setting] [Face-slapping] [Putting scumbags in their place] [Everyday family life] [Dear readers, please read at least two chapters before deciding for yourselves whether the story is any good. Thank you!] Old Mrs. Wang spent her whole life raising her six children with all her heart, only for every one of them to resent her in her old age. In the end, as she listened to her children argue over her medical bills, Old Mrs. Wang took her own life. When she opened her eyes again, she was 144Reads6.3Score10414d adds
- 44 The Terrifying Old Woman Climbs Out of Her Grave, Leaving Her Children Stunned 极品老妇从坟里爬出，儿女傻眼了 [Farming + No Romance + Family Life + Building Wealth + Unfilial Sons + Lucky Charm + Turning Around the Life of a Vicious Old Woman] Lin Shanshan transmigrates, but her experience is unlike anyone else’s: she crawls straight out of a grave. Staring at her dumbfounded children, Lin Shanshan is just as stunned. Well, this is just great. A young woman in her twenties has become a middle-aged widow with a house full of children and grandchildren. She knows nothing about raising kids, so all she can 38Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 45 My Family’s All Terrible, and They’re Splitting Up? The Reborn Matriarch Won’t Indulge Anyone 全家极品要散？老太重生谁也不惯 Zhao Congxue spent her whole life insisting on doing things her way. She had four sons and two daughters, yet after she was bedridden on the kang for a year, not one of them cared for her. When she was young, she forced her eldest daughter to sacrifice a lifetime of happiness for a bride price, using the money to find a wife for her eldest son. Her eldest son took her money, then cut off all contact with her and refused to acknowledge her, even on pain of death. Her second son thought she was us 185Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 46 The Matriarch Awakens, and the Marquis's Estate Is Turned Upside Down 极品老夫人觉醒后，侯府变天了 I opened my eyes in the body of an old woman in ancient times, just as my daughter was being cast aside. My general son-in-law had brought back a new love from the frontier. He sneered at her coldly: “You’re barren and jealous. What use are you to me?” I swung my cane and smashed the rosewood screen he’d just bought. “You good-for-nothing!” His new wife screamed and fled in terror. I chased the general through the residence, beating him from one end to the other. “For three years at the frontier 197Reads—Score1114d adds
- 47 An Elderly Woman Reborn in the Eighties: She Leaves Her Husband and Children Behind to Pursue a Better Life 老太太重生八零，抛夫弃子奔小康 [Period drama + 1980s + reborn + everyday family life + feel-good revenge] In her previous life, Old Mrs. Zhang divided up the family property early, letting her three sons live comfortably. In return, they treated her as a burden and refused to support her in her old age. The eighty-year-old woman froze to death beneath an overpass on New Year's Eve. Now she's reborn at a time when her children still depend on all her hard work. The old Mrs. Zhang, once blind to the truth and foolishly trusting 769Reads7.2Score10514d adds
- 48 Reborn in the 1980s: Grandma Takes Her Unfilial Descendants to Task 重生八零：老太太棒打孝子贤孙 Raising children to support you in old age? What a joke! Liang Chunmei was bedridden with paralysis. Her children quibbled over a thousand yuan in medical bills, and none of them would pay. She died with regrets. Reborn, Liang Chunmei decided to live for herself for once. All those dutiful children and grandchildren could get lost. Her eldest son holds out his hand for money? Get lost. Her second son looks down on the family's poverty? She cuts ties with him! Her ungrateful youngest daughter wan 189Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 49 Why Keep Giving to Others? Treat Yourself Better 为别人付出？不如好好对自己 Lin Wanxia has been reborn, back in the 1990s, when there’s still time to change everything. In her previous life, she trusted her children far too much and spent all her time giving everything to them. In the end, she was left homeless and died a miserable death out on the streets. In this new life, she refuses to follow the same old path. What? Her children are still constantly demanding things from her? Get lost! From the moment she was reborn, she swore she would live for herself! 52Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn in the 1980s: The Ruthless Vixen Tears Her Evil Mother-in-Law Apart 重生八零：狠辣毒妇手撕恶婆婆 [Period setting | reborn | feel-good story | family drama | ensemble cast | strong female lead | no golden finger] “Let her die in there!” Li Lanqin shivered in the woodshed as she heard her mother-in-law cursing her viciously. Only then did she realize that after more than twenty years of serving them like an ox and a horse, her fate was to starve and freeze to death! She had borne the Liu family three sons and three daughters, cared for young and old, and worked from dawn till dusk. All she go 264Reads8.0Score—14d adds
