Novels like The 90-Year-Old Matriarch Runs the Family: Putting Her Useless Children and Grandchildren in Their Place
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- 51 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
- 52 Transmigrated Into a Period Novel as the Villainous Mother-in-Law 穿成年代文里的恶毒婆婆 Who could be as unlucky as Xu Min? Overnight, she transmigrated into a book and went from a wealthy young lady to a wicked country mother-in-law. A carefree singleton became a widow, with children of her own and a daughter-in-law already under her roof. Worst of all, she was the book's vicious main villain, bullying the neighbors, mistreating her daughter-in-law, and committing every kind of evil. Her fate was to be abandoned by everyone and die alone in misery. No, no, no! She'll cling to her d 28Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 53 Reborn After a Horrific Death! The Unhinged Seventies Matriarch Takes on Her Whole Family 惨死重生！七零疯批老太怒创全家 In her previous life, Shen Ningchu was widowed in her forties. She raised four sons and two daughters through hardship, brought up five grandchildren and four granddaughters, and even in old age sold snacks at a street stall to help support the family. She went without good food and clothes, stretching every penny as far as it would go. Who could have known that after suffering a stroke and becoming partially paralyzed, unable to work and without an income, her children would pass her around lik 477Reads7.9Score10814d adds
- 54 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 7.8kReads8.5Score63714d adds
- 55 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 99Reads6.9Score10914d adds
- 56 Back to the 1980s: I Can Abandon My Husband and Child While Building a Career 重回八零，抛夫弃子搞事业两手抓 [Feel-good period drama + an old woman's rebirth + everyday family life + a touch of ensemble cast + no CP] Li Xiulan died alone in the countryside at the age of eighty. She had spent her life working like an ox for her husband and giving everything to her children, only to end up with no one to claim her body. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn in 1979. Her husband was a serial cheater, her children were heartless, and she was still the same tireless “workhorse.” This time, she 14Reads—Score414d adds
- 57 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
- 58 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
- 59 Reborn in 1979: Even This Old Lady Can Go Wild 重生一九七九：老太太也疯狂 [Period setting + reborn + family life + building wealth + no golden finger + everyday life] Xu Wenxiu lies in a pool of blood and hears the secret the Zhang family has kept for years: her daughter isn’t hers, but the bastard child her scumbag husband had with another woman. In a fit of rage, she is reborn. Fine, fine. The daughter she cherished in her previous life? This time, she’ll smash that little brat to pieces. Xu Wenxiu spent her entire previous life as a drudge. She’s done with that. 6kReads8.2Score56514d adds
- 60 Granny Reborn in the 1970s: Giving Her Daughter a Dream Life 老太重生七零，带闺女过爽文人生 [Spatial ability + family life + going wild on terrible relatives + doting on daughters + building wealth] In her previous life, Quan Guixiang listened to her in-laws and worked herself to the bone supporting her three nephews, laboring diligently like an old yellow ox. When her nephews wanted to study, she gritted her teeth and paid for it. When they wanted to buy houses, she worked herself to the limit to pay the bills. She only hoped that, as her parents-in-law had promised, someone would car 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 An Eighties Grandma Reborn: One Slap Sends the Whole Compound Flying 八零老太重生后，耳光扇飞全大院 Yu Shuqin spent her whole life working hard for the Zhou family. Only in old age did she learn that her husband had been cheating on her for years, and that all her children knew. The day the affair was exposed, the mistress had the nerve to curse her arrogantly and shove her so hard she broke a bone. Her husband glared at her and demanded she sign a letter of forgiveness. Her eldest son pleaded with her, hoping to get a huge compensation payout. Her eldest daughter impatiently called her an ung 39Reads5.6Score1514d adds
- 62 Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Character: Fists Are the Only Real Answer 穿成炮灰女配拳头才是硬道理 [Transmigration + Sent-down youth + Strong heroine + Teacher] Modern office worker Lin Wan got drunk, drove into a river, and drowned. Her soul was pulled into the body of a sent-down youth with the same name. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a village drifter trying to assault her. Lin Wan wasn’t about to put up with that. After beating him up and taking his money, she furiously scolded Zhao Youde, who was kneeling on the ground. “You’ve got some nerve, picking on me! And you think you c 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Mother-in-Law Returns Reborn 快穿恶毒婆婆重生归来 A mother-in-law isn't a mother, but how many wicked mothers-in-law regret it on their deathbeds and wonder why they couldn't have been a good mom? Why must women make life hard for other women? So let's start from the beginning again. Who says a mother-in-law can't be a mom? 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Widow with a Supermarket: The Whole Family Kneels, Begging Me to Open the Door 寡妇带超市：全家跪红眼求我开门 In the blink of an eye, Su Yueqin transmigrates into the body of a widowed old woman in the 1960s, complete with four useless sons and three daughters-in-law with hearts of stone! Her eldest daughter-in-law thinks she’s too stubborn to die, the second secretly hoards white-flour buns, and the third curses her to starve. Su Yueqin pulls out her supermarket space without missing a beat Her daughters-in-law sneak corn porridge at night? She slurps luosifen in the middle of the night until the wh 14Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 65 The Old Lady Is Reborn in the 1980s: I'm Done Being a Stepmother 老太太重生八零，这后妈我不当了 [Feel-good revenge story + everyday family life + ensemble of ordinary people + reborn in a past era + punishing scumbags] Xu Xiulan spent her whole life as an unpaid servant. In her old age, her grandson pushed her down, and the fall left her paralyzed. Her stepson thought she was taking up space and sent her to a nursing home converted from a cowshed, leaving her to fend for herself. He came to ask when she was going to die, and told her that her husband had long since started a second family, 573Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 66 An Old Lady in the 1980s: Mom, If You Hit Him, You Won’t Hit Me! 八零老太：妈，打他就不能打我了 [Reborn in the Period + family drama] In her previous life, Zhao Yingqin worked tirelessly without complaint, a workhorse who wouldn’t say a word even if you beat her with a stick. Her eldest son graduated from a workers’, peasants’, and soldiers’ university. For the sake of better prospects, he abandoned his wife and daughter and married the daughter of a leader. Her second son used his silver tongue to become a low-level manager at a furniture factory. Her third son was born with a limp. Old M 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Old Widow Returns to the Time Before Her Husband Died and Gives Up Her Son 老寡妇重回丈夫未亡时，不要儿子 Granny Fang was reborn in the 1970s. In her previous life, things had been utterly miserable! Her daughter-in-law, a young intellectual, abandoned her husband and daughter. Her eldest son took his daughter to chase after her, but the girl was kidnapped along the way, and the family was torn apart. Her second daughter fell for a worthless young intellectual in the village. He got into university and left without a word. Heartbroken, the second daughter went out to clear her head, fell into a rive 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Quick Transmigration: Happily Signing In Amid Period Dramas 快穿之在年代文里快乐签到 [Quick transmigration + period setting + System + immersive + no fixed CP] Lin Wan is a young woman who died of cancer in the early 21st century. She didn’t ask much of life, as long as she was alive. (The golden finger is very minor, and the System barely makes its presence felt.) A female educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s A female textile mill worker in the 1970s A female entrepreneur who heads south to start a business in the 1980s A university student in the 1980s A newlywe 225Reads—Score514d adds
- 69 A Sixty-Year-Old Woman Is Reborn and Changes Her Fate by Spending Money 六零老太重生后靠花钱逆天改命 (Alternate modern world + System + rebirth + everyday life + female lead with no romance. Caveats: I'm going with the tycoon route, there are lots of personal takes, and the female lead is a flawed character who grows over time. Chen Yulan will gradually become a better person, find meaning in life, and realize her own worth. Her children aren't bad people either, though each has their own flaws. Female lead introduction: Chen Yulan was born in 1960. The story begins in 2010, when she is fifty.) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Guifang Heads South 桂芳向南 The story begins on a winter night in 2023, when 78-year-old Lin Guifang froze to death beneath a bridge. As she lay dying, she heard her children’s voice messages in the family group chat: “The old woman’s finally dead. Keep the funeral simple.” What made her even more furious was when Liu Meilan, the woman her husband Zhang Jianguo had always loved, showed up with her illegitimate children to taunt her: “Dear sister, you raised my children for me. Now it’s time to step aside.” 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 I Became a Biased, Wicked Mother-in-Law, but I Use My Supermarket to Support the Whole Family 穿成偏心恶婆婆，我带超市养全家 [No Female Lead] [No CP] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Space] [Everyday Family Life] [Build Wealth] [Farming Life] Lin Wan opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated into the body of a notoriously biased old woman. Biased? Not on her watch. The eldest son, a lazy schemer: she would discipline him. The honest, hardworking second son: she would cherish him. The third son, who had left home in despair: she would indulge him. The smooth-talking fourth son: she would teach him a lesson. And the d 3.7kReads—Score25814d adds
- 72 The Reborn Old Lady Has a Space Connected to the Modern World 极品老太重生，我的空间通现代 Reborn in 1975, Chen Xiaoman opened her eyes to a nightmare from the start: a vicious mother-in-law who tormented her, a freeloading husband who cheated, and a father-in-law waiting to suck her dry. Her seven children were a complete mess, too: her eldest daughter was abused by her intellectually disabled husband, her second daughter was mistreated while pregnant, her third daughter had fallen for a scumbag educated youth, and the rest were either timid or still young! Fortunately, she had a po 749Reads8.3Score11014d adds
- 73 Forced by Her Children to Take the Blame, an Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1970s 被子女逼顶罪，老太太重生七零 [Period + Punishing scumbags + Face-slapping + Family drama] In her previous life, Granny Ma devoted everything she had to her children. She never expected her husband to run off with his money and his true love, his ex-wife, after committing murder. Her children wanted their father’s money and pension, so they tried to force her to take the blame. They called it “letting her enjoy her old age in prison.” When she opens her eyes again, she’s back at a time when the whole family still depends on 1.4kReads7.7Score11114d adds
- 74 After Being Reborn as a Heartless Old Woman, My Wicked Children Regretted It! 重生老太狠心后，孽子们后悔了！ [Period] [Face-Slapping] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [Family Life] [The rating was just posted, so it may rise.] Xu Guiying spent her life working hard for her five children and raising her granddaughter, who had cerebral palsy. After retiring, she set up a dumpling stall to help make ends meet. Then someone beat her so badly she was gravely injured, and she was diagnosed with cancer. Her children and grandchildren had leached off her their entire lives, yet they all made excuses and refu 1.1kReads7.7Score10114d adds
- 75 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
- 76 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!… 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Wicked Old Lady Raises Her Granddaughters to Succeed 恶毒老太太把孙女们培养成才 [Ensemble Cast + Female Lead with No Romance + Period Story + Main Story Is Not Angsty] After transmigrating into the past, Hu Cuihua keeps talking about a grandson who never existed, day after day, so Heaven won’t notice that something is wrong. Hu Cuihua’s wish for a grandson went unfulfilled until the day she died. Her children were also unfilial, so she could only rely on her granddaughters to support her in old age. When her eldest daughter-in-law and son were getting divorced, Hu Cuihua 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Reborn in the 1970s: Shen Laotai Abandons Her Husband and Children and Strikes It Rich 重生七零：沈老太抛夫弃子暴富了 [Period setting + rebirth + feel-good power fantasy + family drama] Granny Shen is reborn, returning to 1976, when her useless husband wanted her to give up her job to a martyr's widow and stay home to care for her in-laws, while sacrificing her honest, kind children as blood donors for ungrateful ingrates. In her previous life, Granny Shen dragged her dutiful eldest son and eldest daughter into devoting their whole lives to the Wang family. She cared for her in-laws until they died, then her us 2.5kReads8.0Score24114d adds
- 79 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
- 80 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Woman Gets Rich After Splitting Up the Family and Cutting Ties 老太重生八零，分家断亲一路暴富 [The Eighties Granny: Cutting Ties, Making a Fortune, and Becoming a Business Legend] [No-Nonsense Granny] [Breaking Up the Family] [Family Squabbles] [Building a Fortune] [Racing Through the Business World] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [A Touch of Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Mu Yunzhi slaved away for eighty years, only to discover that every one of her dutiful children had died horribly, all because two ungrateful wolves had been scheming behind her back! Reborn in 1983, the old lad 23.9kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
- 81 Granny Feng Is Reborn in the 1980s: Her Ungrateful Children Need a Lesson 冯老太重生八零，不孝子女欠收拾 Granny Feng had spent her whole life striving to be strong and doing everything for her children. But in her old age, not one of them cared for her. Her youngest daughter even hated her to the core. Lying on a cold bed, feeling the pangs of hunger in her stomach and the stinging pain of bedsores on her back and thighs, breathing in the stench of the room, she laughed. She laughed until she could not stop, until tears streamed down her face. If she had known that the children she had loved with h 7.4kReads6.2Score51314d adds
- 82 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
- 83 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
- 84 Reborn in the 1980s: The Sharp-Tongued Old Lady Handles Her Chaotic Family 重生八零极品老太太应对鸡飞狗跳 Period setting, reborn, family drama, face-slapping, feel-good revenge, no System In her previous life, Hu’s four sons cared only about fighting over the demolition compensation. When the gravely ill Old Madam Hu died, no one even cared! She had devoted her whole life to working tirelessly for her children and grandchildren, while her eldest daughter sacrificed her own family for the sake of her birth family. In the end, her younger brothers kicked her out. Given another chance at life, she will 1kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 The Whole Family Is Dirt-Poor, but Mother-in-Law Has a Pocket Dimension to Lift Them Up 全家穷哈哈，婆婆有空间带飞 What a nightmare! Jiang Sui, a 22-year-old college student, died suddenly after staying up all night. When she opened her eyes, she had become a 38-year-old country woman! Her home was so bare they could barely scrape together a living, and she was surrounded by children and grandchildren, none of them easy to deal with. Fortunately, Heaven had smiled on her: a pocket dimension full of supplies in one hand, and undisputed authority over the family in the other. Her sons hadn't yet fought themsel 801Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 87 It's My First Time as a Mother-in-Law, So I'm No Expert Either 第一次当婆婆，我也没什么经验啊 [No CP + family life + golden finger] Mostly ancient settings, with modern worlds depending on how things go. After Xie Yu died, the Underworld hired her as a Rebirth Book mission-taker. She has to travel to various small worlds to retrieve golden fingers, and thus begins her life as a mother-in-law. Xie Yu has this to say: “9, because 6 flipped over.” As for how to be a mother-in-law, ha, who the hell knows! World One: The vicious mother-in-law in a rebirth story ✔ World Two: The workhorse moth 188Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 88 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 5.7kReads8.2Score38714d adds
- 89 Reborn in the 1980s: The Timid Old Lady Has Had Enough 重生八零：窝囊老太她不忍了 (Just finished posting; the rating is still low) [Rebirth, no romance, family life, face-slapping, career, absolutely no forgiveness] In her previous life, Li Xiumei devoted herself to a scumbag. Her husband was useless, her vicious mother-in-law gave her a hard time, and her children didn't understand her. Li Xiumei put up with it all. Only on her deathbed did she learn that the scumbag had started a new family elsewhere long ago. Her mother-in-law and several of her children all knew about the 422Reads7.0Score10714d adds
- 90 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1980s Kicks Her Scumbag Husband and Unfilial Son to the Curb 老太太重生八零，踹飞渣夫不孝子 (The rating just came out and will gradually rise. It's a feel-good story, so jump right in!) In her previous life, Grandma Huang tirelessly cared for her paralyzed mother-in-law for three years and saw her off with dignity. She looked after her husband and raised their four children single-handedly. She helped her two sons buy homes in the city and get married, and even helped raise her grandchildren. She wore herself out, thinking at last she could enjoy a good life. But in her old age, she be 933Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 91 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
- 92 Reborn, the Old Woman Bravely Takes on the 1980s with Her Pocket Dimension 老妇重生，带着空间勇闯八零 [Rebirth + period setting + space + making money + complete ending] Lin Xuanqin devoted her whole life to the Chu family, only to be driven to death by her two daughters-in-law. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to the 1980s. This time, she’ll set her husband and sons straight, make it up to her daughter, and take charge of the family! Those who bullied her will get a taste of their own medicine! With a space at her disposal, she charges into the 1980s, makes a fortune, and lives a 891Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 93 Granny He Is Reborn! Unfilial Children, Get Lost! 贺老太重生！不孝儿女滚滚滚滚滚 [The rating just came out, so don’t take it too seriously, everyone] [Period] [Reborn] [Early 1990s] [Feel-Good Fiction] [Family Life] Granny He was born to toil! She raised five sons and two daughters, yet never got to enjoy a peaceful life. In middle age, her husband died unexpectedly. To help her children start families and careers, she sold the house and split the relocation compensation among them, then helped raise her grandchildren. But then… In her old age, she took a fall, broke her leg 2.5kReads8.0Score13514d adds
- 94 After Transmigrating as a Virtuous Old Madam, She Stops Caring About Her Reputation 穿成贤良老太后，她名声不要了 After years of hard work, office drone Liu Zhixia had finally saved up two million yuan. Just as she was ready to retire and embrace a minimalist life, she became Widow Liu, living in ancient Dalu Bay. From the start, loan sharks were at her door, her home was bare, and her children were either rotten or dim-witted. Oh, and she even had a granddaughter! Luckily, she bound to the Lie-Detection Fortune-Making System: whenever someone lied to her, it automatically dropped money or food as compensat 97Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 95 After Her Children Abandon Her Surgery, the Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1980s 被儿女放弃手术后老太太重生八零 Era setting + rebirth + realistic slice of life + everyday life (a feel-good power fantasy where the heroine is either beating someone up or on her way to do so; a story about an ordinary person growing and changing) In her previous life, Feng Yun favored boys over girls. When she grew old and became useless, she could only watch as the unfilial son she had painstakingly raised abandoned her to die. She died full of regret. When she opened her eyes again, she was in her prime, and things had not 193Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 96 Dumping Her Ungrateful Children, the Old Lady Finds Her Own Happiness 踹掉不孝子女，老太太独自美丽 In her previous life, Zhou Meifen worked herself to the bone raising five children, indulging them and caring for them in every way. She would have torn the flesh from her own bones to feed them, yet she raised a pack of ungrateful brats. After she got cancer, they kicked her around like a ball until she died full of bitterness. When she woke up, she was back twenty years in the past. This time, let’s see how she deals with those little brats. Before she was reborn, her eldest daughter had her l 973Reads7.4Score10414d adds
- 97 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
- 98 Reborn in the 1970s: No More Putting Up with Them, I’m Arresting Every Last One! 重生70不惯着，再装都抓了！ [Period setting + reborn + face-slapping and scum-punishing + making money + family life + no golden finger + solving a case in the later chapters] In her previous life, Zhou Yufang spent her whole life working like an ox and a horse for the Wu family. She looked after the young and old, working herself to the bone, only to find out that her husband was keeping a mistress and every one of her children was an ungrateful wretch. Even her only thoughtful daughter was cruelly set up and killed. 471Reads6.0Score10314d adds
- 99 I Worked Myself to the Bone for Fifty Years, and You Say I Deserve to Die? 操劳五十年，你说我该死？ [Reborn + family drama + a portrait of ordinary lives] [No golden finger, the protagonist is an ordinary person] In her previous life, Zhang Lanfen enjoyed a life of success for most of her years. She bore the Li family four strapping sons and two daughters. She had her husband completely under her thumb, earned her mother-in-law's favor, and worked herself to the bone to buy a new house and car for the family of her beloved second son. The whole family was thriving under her careful arrangement 5.9kReads7.9Score45414d adds
- 100 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
