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- 51 Reborn as a Wicked Mother-in-Law, I Take My Whole Family to Flee the Famine 穿成极品恶婆婆，带着全家去逃荒 After transmigrating, Yin Tao nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard someone call her Old Madam Li. Had she really transmigrated into a widowed old woman? Only after opening her eyes did she realize she was a woman in her early twenties. ...Wait, what were they saying? Trading children for food? No, trading grandchildren for food? They were in the middle of a famine! Before Yin Tao could even sort through her memories, she rescued her grandson. Once she had taken in all of the original own 647Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 52 The 1990s: After the Old Lady Gives Up, Her Luck Soars! 九零：老太婆摆烂后却气运爆棚！ Liu Chunhua's life was a miserable one. She lost her husband in middle age and her son in her later years. All her life, she worked like an ox for her lazy, gluttonous younger son's family. Her son and daughter-in-law were lazy and greedy. No matter, she would scavenge through garbage to feed them. Her grandson was a delinquent, idle and addicted to gambling. No matter, she would sell everything she owned to pay off his debts. For the sake of this family, she spent all the compensation money her 340Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 53 A Widow’s Good Life in Ancient Times 穿成老妇后在古代吃香喝辣 [No romance + farming + cute pets + System shop + everyday family life] Ma Yufen, a married, childless, 40-year-old woman, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a nearly fifty-year-old widow with four sons and two daughters. Her life of utter poverty leaves her desperate. Luckily, her modern-day pet dog has a shop and pocket dimension bound to it, and it transmigrates right along with her. With this golden finger, Ma Yufen’s life starts to improve. To secure her retirement, she raises her c 6kReads8.9Score54014d adds
- 54 Seven Useless Sons: The Feisty Old Lady Beats the Whole Family 7个儿子太渣，极品老太揍全家 After being shot in the head in the apocalypse, Jiang Man wakes up transmigrated into the body of a fifty-year-old woman. The old woman has seven sons, all of them scoundrels. They are fighting to split up the family, and all twenty-eight members of the household have their own agendas, leaving the place in chaos. Jiang Man: You want to split up the family? Fine, I’ll grant your wish! But unexpectedly, the original owner’s soul is still around. She begs Jiang Man not to split up the family and g 2.8kReads7.5Score25714d adds
- 55 After Becoming the Ultimate Old Lady, All I Want Is to Take It Easy 穿成极品老太太后我只想摆烂 [Elderly Woman + Farming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Golden Finger + Adorable Kids + No Male Lead] What’s it like to become an ancient rural granny whom everyone hates from the start? Lin Ruyi says it’s a bit hard to stomach. She was once a trillion-yuan CEO who lived boldly and did as she pleased. All she did was refuse to go on a blind date, and her own father smacked her off to meet the King of Hell with a thermos. When she opened her eyes again, a gaggle of grown sons were kneeling before he 1.2kReads8.7Score18214d adds
- 56 The Li Family of Xishan 西山李家 The once-prosperous Marquis’s Estate was so destitute it could barely afford its next meal. Then, overnight, she transmigrated into the body of the estate’s Old Madam. No household intrigue or palace scheming for her. She was a skilled farmer, ready to take on the world. She reclaimed barren slopes, planted watermelons, expanded her sweet potato fields, and turned wasteland into a treasure trove. Others laughed at her ridiculous schemes, but with her farming know-how, she raised the entire estat 6.3kReads8.1Score72714d adds
- 57 Retired Auntie Transmigrates, and Her Daughter Strikes It Rich! 退休大姨穿越，闺女暴富了！ After hearing the shocking news that her husband had died, Old Madam Su of the declining Earl’s household keeled over and died. When she woke up, the usually timid Old Madam Su had suddenly found her backbone. The concubine who had spent half her life causing trouble: “Waaah, husband, come back quickly! Madam is bullying me!” The illegitimate son waiting to take over his dowry: “Aaaah, Mother, please stop giving away our wealth! I’ll never defy you again!” The chief maid who betrayed her househo 3.9kReads9.3Score52314d adds
- 58 Grind! The Retired Grandma Gets a Widow's Survival Script 卷！退休老太她拿了寡妇求生剧本 Slow transmigration, no CP, building a career, raising kids, period settings, Dream of the Red Chamber, Qing dynasty, revenge, apocalypse, famine flight... P.S. The usual slow transmigration. The protagonist grows through one hardship after another, so this isn't instant wish fulfillment. Please don't leave a bad review just because you dislike her character! Qu Qiao was an elderly, lifelong single woman who had spent her career slacking off at the grassroots level. The day before retirement, sh 2.3kReads8.8Score22714d adds
- 59 The Grandmother Doted on by Her Children and Grandchildren Is Absolutely Ruthless 儿孙们宠着的老太太穷凶极恶 Transmigration + Everyone’s Darling + Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead Qiao An transmigrates into the body of an elderly woman in ancient times. Her husband killed the son of a powerful noble and fled. Her two grown sons were exiled, and her daughters-in-law got divorce papers and returned to their parents’ homes. Now she has to raise her two underage children and support four grandchildren all by herself. To top it all off, she’s a transmigrator without a golden finger! Everyone says they’re 70Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 60 Is the Marquis's Household Really That Pathetic? The Crazy Old Madam Sends the Whole Family into a Frenzy 侯府窝囊？疯批老夫人带全家发癫 The short drama adaptation, The Splendor of the Marquis's Household: The Mighty Old Madam, is now streaming. The heroine has no parents, no love interest, and is utterly heartless and past menopause. On the third day after checking herself into a psychiatric hospital, Xiao Jinse finally saw the light: anyone who doesn't like her can't be any good, and anyone she doesn't like can't be any good either. She's the Greek goddess of morality in the story of her own life! One day, she transmigrates and 13kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 61 The Farmhouse Matriarch’s Life as a Noblewoman 农门婆婆的诰命人生 [Souls swapped between ancient and modern times + lighthearted absurdity + no System] Tang Youyou and the college guy she hired end up in ancient times together. They become a trio of misfortunes: married without paperwork, mothers without the pain of childbirth, and broke without warning. One ramshackle house and six minors on the verge of a total wipeout. The King of Hell says she’ll die at the third watch, but he sends someone to kill her at the second. Tang Youyou: “It’s fine. I have free la 1kReads9.0Score12414d adds
- 62 The Mad Old Lady Yang 疯狂的杨老太 [Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma Yang Has Had Enough] Grandma Yang died with her eyes wide open. She couldn't understand it. She had devoted her whole life to her family, swallowing her pride to serve her mother-in-law, care for her husband, and raise six children, both her own and those who weren't. She had even helped raise a whole brood of grandchildren and grandkids on her daughter's side, never taking a single day off. Yet when she became bedridden and unable to care for herself, her children 18kReads8.5Score92714d adds
- 63 I Became an Old Woman and Was Bound to the Prime Minister Training System 穿成老妇后被绑定了首辅养成系统 At twenty-six, Rong Qiao got drunk one night and transmigrated. Not only did she become a grandmother with a house full of grandchildren, she was also bound to the Prime Minister-Raising System. System: Reward: one chicken! Reward: one cow! Reward... The children asked, “Mother, where did all this come from?” Rong Qiao: “Uh... your late father sent it all.” System: “...” The children asked, “Mother, can we meet Father?” Rong Qiao: “System, they're your children too. You can't just stand by!” Sys 93Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 64 The Grand Empress Dowager Just Wants to Watch the Show 太皇太后她只想看戏 (No romance) Three days after transmigrating and becoming empress, the emperor died. The chief minister found the emperor's great-nephew and made him the new emperor. In a single night, Jiang Shan rose two ranks and became the Grand Empress Dowager. The new emperor arrived with two mothers, and before they had even entered the palace, they were already arguing over who would live in the east wing and who would live in the west. After that, the new emperor's wives came and went, each trying every 254Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 65 After the Biased Old Madam Is Reborn, the Marquis’s Household Is Turned Upside Down 偏心老夫人重生后，侯府变天了 [Published in print under the title: Weaving Splendid Misfortune] Original title: After the Biased Old Madam Was Reborn, the Marquis's Household Changed Wei Zhaorong, the old madam of the Mingde Marquis household, contracted smallpox and died miserably in the household's servants' courtyard. As she lay dying, her favorite eldest son, Xie Chuan, had been indulging his concubine, neglecting his wife, and carousing for days without coming home. Her second son, Xie Sheng, whom she had been so proud 6.7kReads8.5Score84514d adds
- 66 The Old Madam Is Reborn and Goes on a Killing Spree 老夫人重生后杀疯了 It wasn't until her sixtieth-birthday banquet that she learned all her efforts had been a joke, and her forty-four-year marriage had been nothing but exploitation. Now that she had another chance at life, she would make them all pay... 3kReads8.9Score32414d adds
- 67 After a Marriage Swap, I Became Empress Dowager at Eighteen 换亲后，我十八就当上了太后 [The Empress Who Comes After Tears Apart a Transmigrator and Takes Her Time Setting the Harem Straight] Shen Shuhua and her younger sister were reborn together. In her previous life, she married a penniless top scholar, while her younger sister entered the palace and became empress, living in splendor. But life is unpredictable. The top scholar, once penniless, rose to the pinnacle of power and became prime minister, securing a first-rank noble title for his wife, Shen Shuhua. Her younger sister 1.4kReads9.1Score23014d adds
- 68 Oh No, the Old Ancestress Beat Up the Emperor 不好了，老祖宗她把皇上打了 Mu Qingyuan, a modern PhD in education, accidentally transmigrated into the body of an old woman in the Great Yong Dynasty. Though the old woman was a Duchess and even the emperor had acknowledged her as his aunt, that didn't change the fact that she'd gone from a young maiden to an old lady with sagging breasts! After spending a few days in a daze, Mu Qingyuan reluctantly accepted her new identity. She had just prepared to enjoy the privileges of being a venerable matriarch in ancient times, wh 2kReads8.1Score23714d adds
- 69 The 1980s: Transmigrated as Granny Shen, I Choose to Give Up 八零：穿成沈老太，我选择摆烂 [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + No Romance] Shen Huihui, an unmarried woman past her prime, had a bright future ahead of her. Then one dream transmigrated her into the body of an old woman. When this old woman was young, she devoted herself entirely to her children and never gave herself a thought. But in her old age, her children kicked her around like a ball. None of them was willing to support her for even one more day. Shen Huihui was furious. Now that she has become Old Madam Shen, she 218Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 70 Transmigrated as the Ultimate Wicked Mother-in-Law 穿越之极品恶婆婆 The sharp-tongued, stingy Li Xiaoxiao has transmigrated into the body of Li, a forty-seven-year-old widow from the Qin family in the village. Luckily, she hasn’t run into any horrible people, because she’s the feared, horrible mother-in-law everyone avoids... 1.7kReads8.8Score10214d adds
- 71 After Crushing My Scumbag Husband and Wicked Son, I Got Rich Farming 虐翻渣夫逆子后，我靠种田暴富了 [Transmigration / Wish-Fulfillment / No Romance / Strong Female Lead / Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place / Everyday Life / Building a Fortune] A satisfying story about never forgiving and never looking back Yang Qing had lived a miserable life. Her husband, Old Li, was violent and would beat her at the slightest provocation. Her children were cold and selfish, paying her no mind, and even her beloved youngest son had died on the battlefield. In despair, she ended her life with a 916Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 72 After Becoming the Villain’s Mother, I Clear My Name with a Cheat 穿成反派亲娘后，我靠外挂洗白 [Farming + Feel-Good Revenge + Putting Villains in Their Place + Everyone’s Favorite + No Male Lead + Alternate History] Jiang Yue transmigrates into a book and, from the start, becomes a terrible widow. The widow is unconscious, and her three sons each have their own little schemes “Ma, don’t die! You haven’t told me where you hid the money!” “Ma, if you die, how am I supposed to get a wife?” “Mother, don’t die! If you do, no one will pay my tuition next year!” Only her little daughter is truly 554Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 73 I Won’t Sell My Granddaughter: From the Start, the Old Woman Gets Rich with a Supermarket 开局不卖孙女，老妇靠超市暴富 [Transmigrate Into a Book+Farming+No Romance+System] Supermarket owner Meng Lan was content to lie flat, but she must have been lying too flat: when she opened her eyes, she had become the novel’s villainess, who shared her name, along with three daughters, three sons, and a whole bunch of grandsons and granddaughters. From the start, she was selling her own granddaughter. Meng Lan shouted, “I’m not selling my granddaughter!” Looking at the bare-walled house and remembering the tragic fate of th 1.1kReads8.4Score15114d adds
- 74 Reborn in the 1990s: An Old Woman Reforms Her Ungrateful Children 重生九零：老太太改造不孝子女 [Rebirth] [Period setting] [Family squabbles] [Golden finger] [Building wealth] Yu Qiuying is reborn, returning to the years when she worked herself to the bone for her children. In her previous life, she devoted herself to her children and gave them everything, hoping they would have good lives. In the end, she received no gratitude, only their resentment. Her second and youngest daughters both blamed her for favoring her two sons. Her eldest son resented her for the rest of his life over somet 1.3kReads8.6Score10914d adds
- 75 Reborn in the 1980s: An Elderly Couple Teams Up to Teach Their Ungrateful Son a Lesson 重生八零老头老太携手整治不孝子 The rating just came out, so it's low. Feel free to ignore it. I'll do my best~ [Period] [The 1980s] [Light ensemble cast] [Reborn] [Feel-good power fantasy] [No golden finger] Wu Yulan is reborn, returning to the moment just after her old man got into trouble. Zhao Dashan is reborn too. Remembering how his wife struggled like a spinning top after he died, he decides he won't die this time around. Wu Yulan has five children. The eldest, Zhao Deyu, is just as selfish and cold-hearted in this life 349Reads7.9Score10214d adds
- 76 Transmigrated with a Pocket Dimension into the Body of a Fierce Old Farmwife 带空间穿成超凶的农家老太婆 Feel-good power fantasy + no romance + lighthearted + strong fighter + modern firearms (An alternate-world story. An alternate-world story. Don’t compare it to any real dynasty. No romance, no romance, no romance. There are modern firearms, firearms... If that’s not your thing, don’t read!) The story continues after the main arc, with extra chapters. Zhu Hanyue, queen of the apocalypse, died in battle when her energy ran out, only to transmigrate into the body of Zhu Guixiang, a village woman in 4.8kReads9.1Score43814d adds
- 77 A Broken Hut from the Start: The Vicious Mother-in-Law Turns the Whole Family’s Fate Around 开局破茅屋，极品婆母带全家改命 [Everyday Family Life + Slow and Steady + Husband and Wife Both Transmigrate into a Book + Farming + Imperial Examinations] Yun Ge transmigrated into a book as a biased, villainous mother-in-law. From the start, all she had was a dilapidated thatched hut. Her eldest son was a mama's boy, her second son held a grudge against her, her third son was a talented but ungrateful wolf, and her fourth son was a gambler. Her three-year-old granddaughter was so hungry she was skin and bones, and cried as s 1.4kReads9.1Score15414d adds
- 78 The Wicked Matriarch Starts a Boot Camp, and Everyone in the Marquis’s Household Becomes a Tiger Parent 恶毒主母开班，侯府个个鸡娃 [Daily Life of a Marquess's Wife Raising Children + One-on-One, Both Chaste + Everyone's Favorite + Adorable Kids + The Whole Family Goes Wild When Upset] Ling Xiaoyue, a career-driven woman, fell gravely ill. The two younger brothers she had worked so hard to support were already planning to pull the plug and split her estate. Before she died, she signed all her assets over to her best friend, who had cared for her ever since she fell ill, with a lawyer as witness. When Ling Xiaoyue woke again, 388Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 79 Reborn and Swapping Betrothals, I Lured the Crown Prince into Taking the Bait 重生就换亲，太子殿下被钓翘嘴了 [Two sisters reborn + marriage swap + devoted couples + sweet romance + alternate setting] [Clear-headed heroine who pretends to be sweet and loves to act + a shameless, ridiculously devoted male lead] Jiang Shuling is the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family’s first wife, breathtakingly beautiful and utterly captivating. In her previous life, her elder half-sister snatched the chance to enter the Eastern Palace and became the Crown Prince’s exalted secondary consort, living in splendor. Jian 21Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 80 The Marquis’s Dowager Lady Returns to the Past with Her Burial Attendants 侯府太夫人，带着陪葬穿回来了 ♦No romance♦No love story♦Not raising kids♦Not quick transmigration♦ [Ridiculous drama: the heroine is surrounded by it, and even the NPCs have dramatic backstories] Song Yuan transmigrated to ancient times and spent twelve years there. After finally raising the child she'd taken in, she was ready to enjoy her retirement. Splut! She transmigrated back again! The child she'd taken in and a lavish tomb came back with her. Song Yuan got rich overnight! But she gradually realized something was off a 376Reads9.1Score10714d adds
- 81 I Woke Up in the 1980s with Seven Kids, and My Wicked Mother-in-Law Fainted in Terror 八零睁眼七个娃，恶婆婆吓撅过去 [Period setting, System, lucky charm, wealth and prosperity, food, raising children, everyday family life, lighthearted comedy, daily life] After a car accident, Cheng Wenyin wakes up as a nasty mother-in-law in a small fishing village in the 1980s. She opens her eyes to three daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, and a youngest son who is bedridden and paralyzed. The shock knocks her out cold. Only after binding to a System does she realize she’s transmigrated into a period novel. The System’s 1.4kReads8.4Score16114d adds
- 82 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Kind 快穿：恶婆婆她善 [Quick transmigration + healing + comeback story + no CP] Li Qing transmigrates into the role of a vicious mother-in-law in various novels. Her mission is to fulfill the original character’s regrets, turn over a new leaf, and become a better person. 1. In a “win back your wife at the crematorium” romance, the scumbag male lead has women on both arms while the heroine suffers physical and emotional abuse. Li Qing straightens the heroine’s back with a single slap and teaches her to stand on her 327Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 83 After the Marquis’s Old Ancestress Started Slacking Off, Her Descendants Panicked 侯府老祖宗摆烂后，儿孙全慌了 The Dowager Lady of the Xuanping Marquis Estate, Min Qiao, was reborn! In her previous life, her son doted on his concubine and neglected his wife, her grandson wanted to marry a courtesan, her granddaughter wanted to break off her engagement, and her daughter-in-law planned to elope. She stopped them, kept them in line, and exhausted herself cleaning up one mess after another. For the Marquis Estate's reputation and her descendants' futures, she bore the blame, devoted all her energy to them, a 5.5kReads7.9Score70814d adds
- 84 Life as a Consort: I’m Surprisingly Good at Slacking Off 嫔妃这职业，摆烂的我竟驾轻就熟 Office drone Tao Yanyan transmigrates into the body of Tao Yanyan, the lowest-ranking concubine in an ancient emperor’s harem. Surrounded by women of higher rank, she has no choice but to tread carefully and survive to the end. Competing for the emperor’s favor? Not a chance. Keeping her head down is the way to go. What? The emperor is super handsome? But he’s in love with everyone! What? Without the emperor’s favor, she won’t live to old age? What? You’re the lowest-ranking concubine and you’re 5.5kReads8.3Score56114d adds
- 85 Transmigrate into a Book as a Blessed, Wicked Mother-in-Law, and Lead My Good-for-Nothing Kids to Wealth 穿书福运恶婆婆，带渣崽崽们暴富 [Farming, family squabbles, building wealth, a woman transmigrates into a book as an older mother-in-law] After staying up all night reading a novel, I opened my eyes and found myself transmigrated into a book. Talk about bad luck. Of all people, why did I have to become her? I ended up as the silly, sweet heroine’s stepmother, the villainess’s biological mother, and a wicked farm wife with a whole brood of useless kids. Zhang Jing complained, “Well, this is great. No more nagging me to get 687Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 86 The Wicked Island Matriarch of the 1970s 七零年代海岛恶婆婆 Other people transmigrate at eighteen, in the prime of their youth, with love and career both within reach. Xu Chunjiao, who came from the apocalypse, transmigrates and opens her eyes to find herself the matriarch of the Niu family. Sitting too long gives her a slipped disc, standing too long gives her osteoporosis, and her son and daughter-in-law are already fighting over splitting up the family! No wonder everyone turned against the original owner. She sold off her daughter, played favorites, 728Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 87 I Became a Middle-Aged Princess Consort, and Dashing Is My Style 穿成中年王妃，飒爽才是我个性 Feel-good comedy + absurd palace intrigue + absurd household drama + the leads don't fall in love Young Gu Xinrou transmigrates into the body of a middle-aged princess consort. Her husband, Prince Jin, is a notorious flirt with seven concubines, and he even brings his mistress home. Unable to leave, Gu Xinrou refuses to put up with any misery and takes an unconventional approach: every day, she wants to beat up the prince. If she's unhappy, they fight it out. Facing the crowd, Gu Xinrou gives a 5.6kReads9.1Score51714d adds
- 88 I Am the Very Model of a Virtuous Consort 本宫贤良淑德 [Perfectly Composed, Performative Big Sister VS Sweet, Simple, Big-Bear Little Brother] Wu Mingli spent decades fighting for survival in the imperial palace. After being reborn by sheer luck, she chose to marry a prince who was expected to die young. All she had to do was wait for her husband to die for his country, and she would be elevated to Imperial Dowager Consort. Her life would be perfectly settled, just as she wished. Unexpectedly, the husband who had died young in her previous life asce 985Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 89 Four Sons and a Daughter, Yet No One to Bury Me. This Old Woman Has Disowned Them All 四儿一女无人送终，老娘六亲不认 Song Chunxue had four sons and a daughter, yet not one of her children was by her side when she died. After death, she became the poorest, loneliest ghost around. The eldest son she once loved most treated her like a stranger. Her second son became a live-in son-in-law. Her third son, who was supposed to care for her in her old age, made his living away from home. When he came back, he had no spare money to buy her funeral paper offerings. Her fourth son arrived late, blamed her for dying at 34.8kReads8.9Score78114d adds
- 90 I Became a Horrible Mother-in-Law, and Now I Earn Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Day 穿成极品恶婆婆，每天赚二十万两 [Strong Female Lead, Farming, Feel-Good, Adorable Kids, No Romance] Meng Ying died in the apocalypse and opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into a 32-year-old peasant woman in ancient Osmanthus Village. A single young woman had skipped straight past marriage and childbirth, becoming a mother-in-law with three sons and a daughter. Though it was quite a leap, she was still pretty satisfied to have escaped the despairing world of the apocalypse. The peasant woman had been a piece of work 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
- 91 Reborn Evil Matriarch Swapped into a Marriage and Wreaks Havoc in the Marquis's Household 恶人主母重生被换婚在侯府杀疯了 [Palace and Household Intrigue + No Male Lead + Fictional Dynasty + Reborn to Crush Her Enemies + Bread, Not Romance] Chen Wu was the fake legitimate daughter, switched into the Chen family by mistake. When the real daughter, Chen Qingjiao, was brought home by their parents, she stole Chen Wu’s fiancé. Chen Wu didn’t fight back. She married a soldier and willingly followed him to the frontier. In the end, after her husband regained his true identity, he wanted her dead for the sake of his childh 504Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 92 The Reborn Mother-in-Law Takes on Her Transmigrated Daughter-in-Law 重生婆婆斗穿越儿媳 A vicious transmigrated concubine-born daughter killed her legitimate elder sister, who was then reborn in another person's body. How should she get revenge? Of course, by marrying into the same family as her half-sister and becoming her mother-in-law. That way, she can put her in her place and make her suffer, all perfectly legally, with no way for her to complain! 4.3kReads9.2Score43214d adds
- 93 A Royal Concubine 皇家妾室 [The heroine does not transmigrate, has no golden finger, and is not the sole object of the prince’s favor. He may favor her more later on. Read with care if that bothers you.] Qiao Weiyue was born into a merchant family. Because of her beauty, she was presented to Prince Jin as a concubine. She knew her place. The prince would never favor her alone, and she couldn’t compete with noblewomen who had powerful families and plenty of tricks up their sleeves. So she could only cling tightly to Prince 7.1kReads8.4Score82314d adds
- 94 After Being Read by Heart, the Wretched Old Woman I Became Turns the Capital Upside Down 穿成极品老妇被读心后，京城杀疯 (The author went off the rails writing this one. Read minds whenever you like, absurd comedy, occasional warmth... and a complete descent into madness at the end.) One day, Shen Yunyu transmigrated into the most hated, awful old woman in all of Great Zhou? She became an awful old woman at just thirty? And she already had a house full of children and grandchildren, even though she'd never had a hot-and-heavy moment in either her past or present life? This was beyond ridiculous. Ridiculous had com 3.9kReads9.1Score39014d adds
- 95 Keep the Daughter-in-Law, Send the Son Away: The Matriarch Leads the Whole Family in a Divorce 去子留媳，老封君怒领全家和离 [Traditional historical romance, inner-family intrigue, carefully laid plans, face-slapping and punishing scumbags, a strong female lead] At sixty, Song Jinyang, Princess Consort of Runan, discovered that the Prince of Runan had secretly kept a mistress for years. After the mistress died, he had even made her his secondary wife, entered her into the clan genealogy, and given her the honors and offerings of the princely household. Furious, Song Jinyang demanded a divorce, but never expected her s 2kReads8.7Score30614d adds
- 96 Granny Liang Is Reborn in the 1980s and Quits Her Job 梁老太重生八零，她撂挑子不干了 (Reborn in the 1980s + silver-haired heroine fiction + satisfying revenge against villains + no golden finger + family and neighborhood life + fighting, scolding, and going wild + rising in status + ensemble cast) (Also known as: Reborn to Become the Most Evil, Wicked, and Notorious Old Lady) The spineless Liang Airong was so timid and useless that her five children all suffered. Her obedient, filial eldest, Ye Huazhen, and her third child, Ye Huashan, both died young. Of her three surviving chi 16.7kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 97 Being the Mistress of the House Is Hard: Reborn, I Bring Ruin to the Marquis’s Entire Family 主母难当，重生让侯府全家遭殃 Traditional historical romance + scheming household intrigue + reborn revenge against scum + powerful heroine and hero + secret identities In her previous life, Mu Ziyue was blind and loved the wrong man. Her in-laws deliberately plotted against her: Her husband pretended every day to suffer from an ailment that made him incapable of sharing her bed, yet secretly had two sons with the Marquis’s adopted daughter. Her mother-in-law always spoke kindly, but secretly ordered the servants to strip th 1.3kReads9.1Score18014d adds
- 98 After Reborn as a Duke's Old Lady, I Became More Brazen and Much Happier 穿成国公老夫人没素质后开心多了 No CP + a heroine who’s done with love, romance, and even menstruation!!! Song Qiyao, a single woman who died from overwork in the modern era, woke up as the old madam of the Duke of Guo’s household in the Great Rui Dynasty. She had no parents, no husband, and no children. Her only adopted son was the current emperor, Emperor Xuanzhi. In the Great Rui Dynasty, she was practically the Empress Dowager. In her previous life, Song Qiyao had spent her whole life striving for financial freedom. At las 7kReads8.8Score79814d adds
- 99 Her Fate Was Stolen, So the Marquis’s Household Matriarch Slaps Faces and Makes a Fortune 命格被换，侯门主母打脸搞钱赢麻了 In her previous life, after their family fell on hard times, Gu Suining and her stepsister Gu Nian'an were taken in by two of their father's old friends. Her stepsister chose the wealthy Jiang family, expecting to live in luxury and want for nothing. But the Jiang family went bankrupt overnight, and their fortunes quickly took a turn for the worse. Her stepsister grew bitter and resentful, then eloped with someone, only to end up sold into a brothel. By contrast, Gu Suining, raised by the Han fa 2.2kReads8.3Score30514d adds
- 100 No Redemption Arc: I’m a Wicked Old Lady, and I’ll Raise My Grandkids Scientifically 拒绝洗白，穿成极品老太我科学养崽 [Farming + family life + adorable kids + no romance] Lin Tao transmigrates into the body of a mean-spirited old widow with a face full of wrinkles. She is still a young maiden, yet somehow she has become the mother of four foolish grown sons and one little crybaby. With two elders above her and five children below, plus four grandchildren, the whole family is living off her! The eldest is hopelessly lazy, the second is a total womanizer, and the fourth steals chickens and dogs and loves to gambl 212Reads8.7Score—14d adds
