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- 51 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! 63Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 52 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 96Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 53 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 34Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 54 After Becoming a Country Widow, She Devotes Herself to Making Money 穿成乡下老寡妇后她一心搞钱 A young fashion designer suddenly transmigrates into the body of an old country widow, instantly gaining a whole house full of children and grandchildren and the chance to lie flat. Lying flat is her dream, but now that it's suddenly come true, why does she feel a little empty? Maybe getting up and making money is more appealing after all! She sets out to lead the whole family to prosperity, and before she knows it, she can't stop. She has three sons: one farms, one does business, and one studie 155Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 55 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Commander's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是首长的白月光 1970s + no System + no golden finger + everyday family life Seventy-year-old Granny Lin is reborn in the era when she had to serve her stepson and stepdaughter, her wicked mother-in-law, and her scummy ex-husband, while her own family relied on her to nurse their babies. In her previous life, she had something wrong with her head. Not only did she spend her whole life as a servant, she also died a miserable death. Reborn, she refuses to serve them anymore. She wants a divorce, wants to get away 91Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 56 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn and Spoils Her Daughter-in-Law Rotten, Leaving Everyone Stunned 恶婆婆重生狂宠儿媳，大家惊呆了 [Complete. Read with confidence.] A reborn old woman takes on scumbags, rakes in money, and turns her life around. Cathartic, heartwarming, and tearjerking!… 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 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 113Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 58 Reborn in the Eighties: The Madwoman Makes Her Ungrateful Children Kneel 重生八零疯婆子，不孝儿女全跪了 [The 1980s] [Period] [Reborn] [Feel-good] [Family life] [No golden finger] [Alternate setting] On New Year’s Eve, as heavy snow fell and the whole family gathered for the holiday, Old Lady Wang, who had spent her whole life striving to be strong, could no longer force her battered, frail, aging body to carry on. She collapsed in front of the gates of her eldest son’s luxurious villa, and her cloudy eyes, full of endless sorrow, closed forever. When she opened them again, she was reborn, back in 60Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 59 Reborn as a Wicked Woman, I’m Done Pretending: Flee Before Disaster Strikes 穿成恶妇不装了，天灾将至赶紧逃 The moment Liu Qingqing opens her eyes, she discovers she's transmigrated. Fine, she can deal with transmigrating! But then she realizes she's become a husbandless, thoroughly awful shrew who loves to make a scene! Her family adores her, and she has no awful relatives, but the original owner is still seen by the villagers as a lazy good-for-nothing. After a lifetime of walking on eggshells, what's so bad about being a shrew now? Going wild feels great, and going wild all the time feels even bett 976Reads7.7Score101Shelves
- 60 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: After Years as a Daughter-in-Law, I Finally Become the Matriarch 穿越之我在古代多年媳妇熬成婆 [Transmigrate and be reborn in her first life + Sign-in System for becoming the matriarch + 1v1 older woman-younger man romance + imperial examinations + family life + making a fortune] Ren Wanqiu is obsessed with stories about older women. She loves satisfying novels starring a widowed heroine with no romantic partner and a golden finger, a woman who sits atop the family hierarchy and has the final say in everything. Then she transmigrates at just the wrong time. Her parents-in-law are still a 86Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 61 Reborn as a 1970s Matriarch: I Refuse to Be My Children's Servant 重生七零老太：拒做儿女老妈子 [Period setting + pocket dimension + family squabbles + making money + no male lead] Lin Qiao opened her eyes and found that she had been reborn as her own grandmother, making her her mother’s mother. Her own uncles and aunts had to call her Mom. Her grandfather had just died, and they were already fighting to split up the family. In her previous life, her grandmother had worked herself to the bone raising her sons’ and daughters-in-law’s children, only to find that none of them would take care 166Reads7.5Score100Shelves
- 62 I Run a Farmhouse Inn and Grow a Few Spirit Plants. So What? 我开农家乐，种点灵植很正常吧！ As her great-great-aunt lay dying, she called Ji Yu to her side and whispered mysteriously that there was treasure in Yunqi Mountain. Just then, Ji Yu was going through a rough patch at work and had been forced to return to her hometown unemployed. The mountain was nothing but trees and grass; she found no gold or silver, but a half-transparent girl did climb out of a well. The girl claimed to be from another world and said she could gather spiritual energy and grow spirit plants. Ji Yu followed 266Reads—Score102Shelves
- 63 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—Shelves
- 64 The 1970s: This Old Lady Is Unkind, Yet Still Surrounded by Dutiful Children and Grandchildren 七零之老太不慈，仍坐拥孝子贤孙 [Period setting + daily life + ensemble cast + family drama] A genuinely frail woman passes herself off as frail, and a woman in her sixties becomes one in her forties. After dying of old age, Bai Ying finds herself inside a period drama she once watched. She seems kind, gentle, and considerate, but in truth she's cold-hearted, hypocritical, and selfish. In the show, the vile old widow is a shining white lotus, goading and hinting that her widowed daughter-in-law should do whatever it takes, eve 7.2kReads8.2Score524Shelves
- 65 The Sixties: An Old Lady Makes Her Fortune on Taobao 六零年代老太太：淘宝发家致富 Su Xiuxiu, a single young woman who worked hard to get by in the modern age, wakes up as a widowed old woman in the 1960s, with three sons, a daughter, and a bunch of grandchildren, right in the middle of a three-year famine. With a Taobao space at her fingertips, she leads the whole family to prosperity. “Mother is always right!” Her three sons are unwavering. “My mother-in-law is so open-minded!” Her daughters-in-law are moved to tears. “Follow Grandma and you'll get steamed buns, eggs, mea 47Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 66 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 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Little Notes from the Forest 森林小记 Su He worked overtime every night as a wage slave. She never expected to doze off at the office and wake up in the middle of the wilderness, forced to fend for herself. Finding somewhere to live, building a house, gathering food in the forest: far from socializing and endless overtime, Su He's spirit finally finds contentment. As she explores the forest, Su He also discovers the story behind it. But so what? Her three meals a day are what matter most. 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 I Became the Worst Old Woman, and My Family Fought to Earn Me a Noble Title 穿成极品老太，全家为我挣诰命 Cheng Qingning transmigrated into a story where the heroine was doted on by everyone. She became the sharp-tongued paternal grandmother who made life difficult for the lucky heroine. She had four sons and one daughter, and apart from the heroine's family, every single one of them was a complete oddball. Since she was stuck here, she might as well see it through! The villagers were astonished. The old lady was just as sharp-tongued and just as formidable as ever, yet she led the whole family to a —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 69 Exiled, I Led My Family to the Pinnacle of Life 流放后，我带家族走上了人生巅峰 [Exile + No Romance + Building Wealth + Family Endeavors] Content warning: This story is set in a fictional world, a very fictional one. This is about a family's efforts, not the protagonist's personal struggle. She just comes up with ideas; other people put them into action. The protagonist's family members all follow their own paths. There are no awful relatives, and the family thrives in harmony. (Some readers may think the protagonist is too saintly.) Pan Jinhua, an old woman who had lived 569Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 70 Transmigrated Into a Terrible Old Woman, She Takes the Whole Family in Hand and Lives It Up 穿成极品老太，拿捏全家爽翻天 After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of an awful old woman. Surrounded by terrible children and grandchildren, she’ll show them how to keep the whole family in line and live the good life. Study? Their most basic values are already twisted. What’s the point of studying? Go home and farm. Don’t care about your wife and daughters? A beating will fix that. If one isn’t enough, make it two. Not acting like a proper big brother? Time for another lesson. 1.4kReads8.1Score101Shelves
- 71 After Transmigrating as an Old Woman, I Became the Backbone of the Family 穿成老妇后，我成了家里的顶梁柱 After transmigrating, Qin Yinzhu became the awful mother of the female protagonist in a book: a widow of many years who favored sons over daughters, abused her daughter-in-law, and was consumed by jealousy, twisted and cruel. According to the story, she would become an old woman rejected by her children and die a tragic death… Qin Yinzhu’s arrival changed the fate of everyone in the Lin family. She led them to prosperity and became the family’s mainstay. Just as the family was enjoying a happy l 125Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 72 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—Shelves
- 73 The Best Old Lady Transmigrates into a Farming Novel 误入种田文的极品老太太 Other people transmigrate, so I transmigrate too. Other people are in their teens, but I’m sixty. What a disaster! Looking at her rough, cracked hands covered in calluses, Qian Wanning felt like crying. Didn’t transmigrators get a golden finger? Didn’t they become heroines? No golden finger and no heroine’s destiny would have been bad enough, but why transmigrate into the body of an old woman? 118Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 74 Reborn in the 1980s, the Old Lady Goes Wild and Causes a Ruckus 老太太重生八零发癫，缺德带冒烟 [Abandoning Son and Daughter + Farming in the 1980s + Growing Vegetables, Raising Chickens, and Foraging by the Sea + Fighting the Worst Sort + Building Wealth] Everyone believes in raising sons to support them in old age, but not every elderly person has someone to care for them. As the saying goes, “There are no dutiful children at a sickbed for long.” The old woman Jiang Yumei dies a miserable death in her later years, then is reborn in 1980, on the day her husband dies. She finally understan 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 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 174Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 76 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 272Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 77 I’ve Become an Evil Widow, Don’t Worry! Your Mother’s a Good Person 穿成恶寡妇，别怕！为娘是好人 (No romance + no System + farming + raising children + everyday family life + no awful relatives + heartwarming + people helping one another heal and grow) This story is entirely fictional, so please don't take it too seriously. Song Anxin never expected that saving someone would lead to a ridiculously dramatic transmigration. As if transmigrating weren't enough, she ended up in the body of a widow in an ancient village. The widow shared her name and surname. She was sharp-tongued, lazy, greedy, 637Reads8.7Score107Shelves
- 78 After Becoming the Mother of Three Scumbags, I Turned My Life Around 穿成三个渣男的亲娘后逆袭了 Jiang Hanxue transmigrated in a flash, and her nightmare began from the start! The original owner was a dreadful, foolish old woman. Her eldest son was dim-witted, her eldest daughter-in-law died giving birth to twins, her second son was arrogant, and her most cherished second daughter-in-law emptied the family coffers and ran away. Her third son was good for nothing and always getting into trouble, while her daughter eventually angered the heavens, leading to the whole family being exiled and d 386Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 79 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 289Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 80 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... 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Daily Life of the Old Lady of the Loyal and Righteous Marquis of Taian's Household 忠毅泰安侯府老太君日常 (The opening is a little slow-paced, and this blurb doesn't do the story justice. Please read the book.) (Some details may be inaccurate. The book is already complete, so I can't revise them. Please understand.) After falling asleep, Han Xiangyun, chairwoman of a Fortune Global 500 company, never woke up. Well, she didn't wake up in her old body. Instead, she woke up in the body of the Marchioness of Tai'an. After spending several days eating vegetarian meals and reciting Buddhist scriptures, Ha 223Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 82 After Becoming the Mean Mother-in-Law, I Led My Whole Family to Prosperity 穿成极品恶婆婆后，我带全家致富 [Farming, feel-good fiction, transmigration, food, adorable children, famine, no romance] After waking from a deep sleep, Su Mu found herself in the body of a 36-year-old farmwife from Daliushu Village, notorious throughout the surrounding countryside as a vicious, awful mother-in-law. Her seven sons knelt by her bed, calling her Mother, while all four of her daughters-in-law were pregnant. She had been single her entire life, and now she had woken up as someone else's mother-in-law. Faced with 76Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 83 What?! I Became an Old Widow and Must Flee the Famine with My Whole Family 惊！穿成老寡妇，拖家带口去逃荒 [Famine Escape + Inventory Space + Infrastructure Building + Adorable Kids + No Romance] Song Jiao transmigrates and instantly finds herself promoted to grandmother, a widowed old woman fleeing famine with her whole family in tow. But after risking her life to save someone, she earns a merit space: a three-story supermarket stocked with food, drinks, clothes, and all kinds of necessities. She'll never have to go hungry on the road again. The catch is that each section of the space has to be unlo 536Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 84 The Marquis Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Take Him Out Myself 侯爷宠妾灭妻，我直接灭了他 Bai Jing transmigrated into the body of the old madam of the Marquis of Wuwei's household. Just as she was ready to lie flat and enjoy life, her good-for-nothing son brought a woman before her and declared that she was his true love. He even complained that his wife was neither gentle and virtuous enough nor beautiful enough, and wanted his beloved to take her place. His wife wept and pleaded on her knees, begging Bai Jing to give her justice. If her son was a lost cause, then she would raise he 872Reads7.6Score101Shelves
- 85 Transmigrated as the Marquis’s Old Madam, All I Want Is to Take It Easy 穿成侯府老太后，我一心只想摆烂 [No romance in the main story. The struggle of an old woman] After transmigrating, Luo Yiyi became the matriarch of the second branch of a marquis’s household. Her husband died just after turning fifty, leaving them the laughingstock of the capital. Her children blamed her for failing to keep her husband in line, the concubines in the household were all looking for a way to run away, and creditors showed up at the door with IOUs... Worst of all, a sixty-year-old matriarch in the household was pr 185Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 86 Her Soul in an Old Farmer’s Wife: Selling Tofu to Repay Debts 魂穿老农妇，还债卖豆腐 If you were a modern young woman who suddenly transmigrated into the body of a fifty-year-old peasant woman in ancient times, what would you do? Zheng Qinglang is facing exactly that predicament. Overnight, her age doubled and her seniority in the family jumped two generations. Still, she takes it in stride. After all, her previous life had already “ended,” so being able to live again with her memories intact is a clear win. But every gain comes with a cost. She’s gained a new lease on life, but 559Reads8.7Score102Shelves
- 87 The Fierce Granny of the 1970s Remarries a Military Officer and Tears Into the Villains! 七零狂暴老太，改嫁军官撕极品！ [Reborn + period setting + military marriage + revenge + face-slapping and punishing scum + System] Wang Huizhen worked herself to the bone her whole life. After marrying Chang Wenxin, a teacher, he kept her shut inside the house to bear him sons. But she gave birth to nine daughters before finally having a son! After one tragedy after another befell her nine daughters, Chang Wenxin still forced her to wait on their precious son and his family. At ninety, after she was diagnosed with terminal ca 1.8kReads8.0Score—Shelves
- 88 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 492Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 89 I Become the Old Madam of a Duke’s Household and Live a Life of Luxury 穿成公府老夫人，纵享富贵人生 [No CP + transmigrate into a book + raising kids + gossip-watching + spiritual spring space] Su Ningning was a 24-year-old preschool teacher. While traveling during summer vacation, she rejected a mentally ill person's advances and was stabbed to death. When she woke up, she'd become Su Jianing, a woman in her forties and the Dowager Lady of the Duke's Mansion. Faced with children and relatives packed into her bedroom, she could only feel her vision go dark... 9.9kReads8.5Score924Shelves
- 90 Chainsaw in Hand: This Old Lady Puts All the Haters in Their Place 电锯在手：老太她专治各种不服 [No CP + Redeeming Villains + Elderly Female Lead + Powerful Background Character] After transmigrating into books 999 times, Song Wanru, a big shot in the book-transmigration bureau, can finally retire. She thinks she can pick any world, become a wicked seventy-year-old woman with no children, and live off the fat of the land until she dies. Instead, she keeps picking up one future unhinged villain after another. Villain Number One glares coldly. “Stay away from me.” The seventy-year-old woman 7.1kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
- 91 Granny Yang Builds a Technological Nation in the 1960s 杨老太在六十年代科技兴国 Synopsis A seven-year-old girl transmigrates to the 1960s, where she becomes a little old lady ten years older than her own grandmother. Amazing! Candy, yogurt, and potato chips, so many delicious treats! Now she can eat as much as she wants, Happy!!! “Granny, I'm hungry.” The little black-haired kids stare at the thin rice porridge in Granny's bowl, drooling. Little Huanhuan is so frightened that she gulps down the porridge in three mouthfuls, but her stomach is still empty... She can only work 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 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 171Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 93 After Becoming an Old Farmer’s Wife, I Help a Noble Young Lady Build Her Farming Fortune 穿成农门老妇后，贵女种田发家啦 [Farming story, no pocket dimension, no System] The gentle, virtuous second daughter of the chief agricultural official of the Yuanfeng Dynasty, a woman who strictly followed the rules of an aristocratic family, died and came back to life as a shrewish old farm woman in an obscure mountain village in the Yuan'an Dynasty. Which stands higher: a gentle noblewoman or a foul-mouthed old shrew? And which lies lower in the dust? She had no children in her previous life, but in this one, she has sons a 588Reads8.7Score107Shelves
- 94 A Simple Life in Prehistoric Times 平淡的远古生活 I quit my job to travel and clear my head, but on the mountain, someone in the middle of an argument accidentally shoved me off a cliff. When I woke up, grass towered over me, the trees in the forest were enormous, the animals and plants were twice their present-day size, and there were two suns in the sky. I'd call this place prehistoric. Let's see how I survive in this uninhabited world. Winter is coming, so I need to stockpile food quickly. When spring comes, will I find a way back, or will I 89Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 95 Reborn as a Wicked Stepmother: Raising Kids in a Famine Year and Bringing Prosperity to the Family 穿成恶毒继母，荒年养崽旺全家 [Farming + feel-good story + building a fortune + System + raising kids] Wan Shu opens her eyes to find she has become a wicked stepmother who cheated on her husband, emptied the family coffers for her lover, and abused her stepsons. She has three pale, scrawny stepsons to care for, along with two pitiful little boys of her own... Worse still, this is a year plagued by one disaster after another: drought, hail, pests, blizzards, epidemics... Fortunately, she has a pocket-dimension shop. Ding! Na 472Reads8.2Score101Shelves
- 96 Reborn in the 1980s After Grandma Shen Refused to Remarry and Was Killed by Her Son 沈老太拒改嫁被儿害死后重生八零 [Period setting + wish fulfillment + light ensemble cast + family life + career-building later on + second marriage and sunset romance] Shen Shuzhen, an elderly woman who had spent half her life as a housewife, was reborn in the year her husband suffered a workplace injury and was about to become paralyzed! In her past life, she had naively believed her marriage was loving and her children filial. She gave everything to her family and lost herself. Only when she refused to remarry and her son ra 127Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 97 The 1980s: I’m Reborn, So Why Should I Put Up with Those Deadbeats? 八零，都重生了谁还惯着讨债鬼 Protagonist: Chen Ying [Reborn in a Bygone Era + Feel-Good Story + Daily Life + Family Drama] In her previous life, when Chen Ying was young, she was bold and hardworking. Together with her husband, she led the whole family out of poverty and into a comfortable life. She never favored sons over daughters or played favorites. The old couple not only emptied their savings to buy their children jobs and houses overseas, but also devoted their lives to looking after them. Yet their children not only 8kReads8.5Score628Shelves
- 98 A Few Stories from My Years as a Filler Character 我凑数的那些年之一二事 This is a rather irreverent tale set in the Primordial World. Chang Nian is an insignificant member of the newly emerged, weak human race. She has neither the innate divine powers of the Wu clan nor the acquired magic of the Yao clan. But after an unexpected turn of events, she becomes the first half-puppet in the Primordial World by a twist of fate. All she dreams of is finding a place to settle down and living an ordinary, peaceful life. Lucky Chang Nian meets Gu Nai, a member of the equally 75Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 99 Reborn in the 1980s: Granny Li Cuts Ties, Takes Down Scumbags, and Strikes It Rich 重生八零：李老太断亲虐渣发大财 Feel-good revenge, face-slapping and taking down scumbags, period setting, reborn, family squabbles, ensemble cast, 1980s, cutting ties with family, putting the worst people in their place, ordinary people, no golden finger Li Suzhen spent her whole life working herself to the bone, raising seven children and giving them everything she had. She bought jobs for her sons, scraped together dowries for her daughters, and bailed her grandchildren out of trouble. She burned herself out to light the wa 93Reads6.9Score109Shelves
- 100 I Became the Old Madam of a Marquis’s Household, and From the Start I Had a House Full of Children and Grandchildren 穿成侯府老太，开局我就儿孙满堂 Help! The old madam has gone on a killing spree. She steals military secrets and hands them to the enemy, getting her good-for-nothing husband killed on the frontier. Her son isn't even her own? No matter. Kill him. Her daughter-in-law is disobedient? Kill her too. Her little granddaughter gazes up with innocent eyes, but her parents are dead and life would only bring her more suffering. Send her underground to reunite with them! From the start, she has amnesia, and this deranged old madam gets 53Reads—Score—Shelves
