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- 151 An Old Lady Reborn in the 1980s: Kneel, You Good-for-Nothing Children 老太太重生八零：极品儿女靠边跪 [No golden finger + reborn in a bygone era + ruthless old woman + making money and punishing scoundrels + an ensemble cast striving to succeed] Given another chance at life, the old woman shows no mercy. Anyone who tries to split up the family or drag her down gets thrown out! Her awful children can get on their knees and stay out of her way! Zhang Siqin spent half her life as a widow, pouring her heart into raising three sons and two daughters. She bought a house in the city for her eldest so 509Reads—Score10714d adds
- 152 Granny Jiang's Survival Log in Ancient Times 姜老太古代生存日志 After transmigrating, Jiang Ruyi loses the restaurant she had just opened after paying hundreds of thousands in franchise fees. Her resentment is practically on par with Evil Sword Immortal’s. Anger level: up, up! Fortunately, the pickled garlic she had just pounded with one hand and the grinder in the other came along when she transmigrated. Well, there’s no going back now, is there? Jiang Ruyi lets out a long sigh and resolves to do her best to survive in ancient times. 412Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 153 A Late-Life Romance in the 1980s: I Leave My Husband and Son Behind and Join the Army with My Daughter-in-Law 八零暮恋：抛夫弃子带儿媳随军 Period Rebirth + Wicked Mother-in-Law + Space + Everyday Family Life Abandoning Husband and Children + Following the Army + Fiercely Protective + Miracle Doctor + Revenge Before she was reborn, Zhou Qingmei was crushed beneath the pedestal of being a “virtuous wife and loving mother.” Her husband died suddenly after cheating on her, and her five children leached off her in old age. In the end, her family drained her dry, and she died relying on the charity of her former daughter-in-law. The sayi 784Reads8.3Score10614d adds
- 154 My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn, I Transmigrate, and Together We Divorce and Farm 婆婆重生我穿越，携手和离种田忙 The supermarket was all set up, and Lin Manyue transmigrated with it. As the saying goes, with supplies in hand, the whole world is yours! Her husband's family is unreliable? Dump them! As for her sweet, easygoing mother-in-law, of course she'll bring her along! Her mother-in-law loves farming? Sure, let's introduce her to modern agricultural techniques! So many handsome men in ancient times? No rush. The first male model agency in history is already under construction! Lin Manyue, who transmigr 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 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 127Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 156 Period: The Wicked Stepmother Is Reborn, and Her Stepson Sons Panic 年代：恶毒后妈重生，继子们慌了 [Period] [Reborn] [Has a Pocket Dimension] [Taking Down the Scum] [Satisfying Read] In her previous life, under unusual circumstances, Liu Caifeng married Song Xiang, a man with a prior marriage, and brought her son with her. She devoted herself to caring for her in-laws and raising her stepson. In the end, she met a miserable fate, dying after being hit by a car. Only as she lay dying did she learn that Song Xiang had caused her son’s death. Her daughter had been sold to human traffickers by he 3.4kReads8.2Score29414d adds
- 157 The Helpless Old Woman Got Rich After Leaving Her Husband and Children 窝囊老太抛夫弃子后暴富了 (The short drama Reborn Grandma: Divorcing First is now streaming) [Rebirth + Fast-Paced Wish Fulfillment + No Romance + Family Life] Chen Baomei, a timid old woman who had spent her whole life putting up with everything, died. All her life, she had worked herself to the bone for her children, sacrificing everything to give them a better life. Then the family’s home was demolished, making them rich overnight. Before she could even enjoy the money, her sons and daughters-in-law had coaxed and che 48.6kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 158 Transmigrated into an Old Farmwoman: Earning Enough to Buy 3,000 Mu of Land 穿成农门老妇挣钱买田3000亩 [Complete + personal space + transmigration + farming + spirit spring + business + breeding + animal husbandry + …] The story takes its time at first, so don’t read if that’s not for you. You can also start from Chapter 90! She transmigrates into the body of a wicked mother-in-law, expecting to enjoy a peaceful old age. Instead, she has to reform her useless, troublemaking sons in her later years, start a business, buy farmland, make compost, raise ducks, and turn their rural life into somethi 583Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 159 An Old Woman Reborn in the 1980s: She Abandoned Her Husband, Her Son, and Her Daughter 老太重生八零：她抛夫弃子又弃女 [Rebirth, Feel-Good Fiction, Family Life, Face-Slapping, Taking Down Scumbags] In her previous life, Old Madam Zhou devoted herself wholeheartedly to her children. She raised five sons and daughters, helped them make something of themselves, bought them houses and cars, and then raised fifteen grandchildren. She spent her entire life working herself to the bone for her family, only to break her leg, become paralyzed, and be starved to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to th 7kReads8.2Score77314d adds
- 160 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
- 161 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
- 162 The Reborn Capitalist Matriarch Reports Her Whole Family for Rural Relocation 资本家老太重生后，举报全家下乡 [1970s + reborn + pocket dimension + elderly woman] (The novel was only recently rated, so its low score is due to the small number of ratings and doesn’t reflect its quality.) In her previous life, Shen Qingyan trusted the wrong man. She followed his instructions and helped him transfer the family’s assets to Hong Kong. Then the scoundrel took the money and left with his illegitimate daughter. She, meanwhile, was reported for her political background and sent to the countryside against her will 6.8kReads7.8Score74814d adds
- 163 Reborn in the ’80s: In My Next Life, I Won’t Be Born a Woman 重生八零之来世不为女儿身 When she was young, Hua Yueyin defied her parents and resolutely married an only son who was tall and handsome. She never imagined that he was a beast in human skin, or that in her old age, she would be killed by her own three sons and her husband! As Old Madam Hua lay dying, she remembered the earnest advice her parents had given her, and was filled with regret. “If I could live my life over, I would absolutely listen to my parents. I’d marry a beggar or a cripple if I had to, but I’d never mar 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Reborn as a Mother-in-Law, I Flee Famine with My Children 穿成了婆婆，带着儿女去逃荒 A wonderful young woman from the 21st century transmigrates to an unknown dynasty where people barely have enough to eat or wear. As if that weren't enough, wars and natural disasters have ravaged the land for years, leaving the fields barren. People can thrive in a new place, even if trees can't move, so if there's no way to survive here, then let's find somewhere else. Time to flee famine. When her daughter is abused by her in-laws, she picks up a broadsword, calls her son and gathers the vill 347Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 165 A Northeast Matriarch Marries into Taipei, Takes on the Tycoons, and Protects Her Daughter 东北老太嫁台北，斗豪门，护闺女 [Short Drama and Comic Adaptation Now Available] Su, a woman who had spent most of her life working at a roadside inn in Northeast China, had never once imagined becoming anyone's stepmother. But with her daughter's life hanging by a thread, she was willing to risk everything. She accepted her in-law's proposal on the spot. From then on, her daughter's mother became her mother-in-law, her senior fellow apprentice became her husband, and she became the rightful matriarch of the Lin family in Taip 13.3kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 166 Kidnapped by the System and Made to Transmigrate, Granny Li Dominates the 1980s 被系统绑架穿越，李老太制霸八零 The full novel is complete. Enjoy reading!!! The rating is low because the book has only just appeared. It will gradually rise over time. Feel-good story + life in a crowded courtyard + an old lady + a married couple transmigrate into a book + everyday life + family squabbles + a small ensemble cast + period setting + no whitewashing After an ordinary night's sleep, Li Qingzhi somehow transmigrates into a notorious period novel she'd read, becoming the universally disliked Old Mrs. Li. From the 1.1kReads6.3Score10414d adds
- 167 Her Children Had Her Committed to a Mental Hospital, and She Went on a Rampage 被儿女送进精神病院，她杀疯了 [1970s setting + reborn mother-in-law + capitalist daughter-in-law + spiritual spring in a pocket dimension + striking it rich through bargain finds + face-slapping and punishing scum + revenge + everyday family life] In her previous life, Zhou Guizhi was sold by her eldest son and his wife to a mental hospital, where she endured terrible abuse. [The rating was only just posted, so it will go up later.] Her second son died serving his country when he was young. Her third son donated a kidney for 1.8kReads7.2Score17714d adds
- 168 Reborn: Whoever Messes with Me, I Tear Them Apart 重生后谁惹我撕谁 [Upbringing + Rebirth + Household Intrigue + Satisfying Revenge] Qin Niang has been reborn. In her previous life, she treated her wicked daughter-in-law like a treasure. This time, she’ll treat her like trash and kick her dozens of miles away. She can take those two brats with her! Pah! Here’s a spitball for you. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out~ Now that Qin Niang has been reborn, she takes advantage of being the oldest person in the Earl’s household to act shamelessly tyrannical towar 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 How Can We Flee Before We’ve Even Started Living? 怎么还没生活呢？就逃荒 No romance + no golden finger + farming + fleeing famine + business + slow development (A slow-burn story that takes its time and lets things unfold naturally.) One day, Li Shulan wakes up to find she has become a farm wife. Her original self was quite a handful, and she has no golden finger or influential connections, so she has to rely on herself for everything. After working hard for over half a year, she’s finally on the verge of a better life, only for a snow disaster and war to hit. To sur 355Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 170 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 242Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 171 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became a Farmhouse Matriarch 穿书后，我成了农家老妇 Su Fangyi transmigrated into a book. She found herself in the body of a vile widow who had already become a grandmother. This widow was actually the mother of three villains in the novel! In the original story, her whole family met a tragic end. No one, young or old, was spared! To avoid that fate, Su Fangyi decided: First, educate her children and keep them from becoming major villains. Second, work hard to make money and stockpile supplies to prepare for the war that would come in a few years. 12Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 172 The Old Lady Was Reborn in the 1980s! She Helps Her Dutiful Son Put the Ungrateful Ones in Their Place 老太重生八零！扶孝子整治白眼狼 [Period] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Feel-good wish fulfillment] [Family life] [No golden finger] Old Mrs. Lin and her husband devoted their lives to their children, yet they alone ignored their honest, simple second son, Du Jingfeng. Aside from Du Jingfeng and their eldest daughter, Du Jingmei, the other five children were all well-off, each living in a three-story house with a courtyard. But once the old couple could no longer work, the three sons they had doted on treated 16.2kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 173 I Became the Worst Old Woman in a Farming Family 穿成了农家的极品老太婆 Choked to death? That's right. That's how Guo Yuzhen, a modern-day foodie, ended up in the world of The Blessed Farm Girl. The heroine? Wrong. She's the heroine's terrible grandmother. Guo Yuzhen was speechless. I was a respectable single woman, and now? I skipped straight past marriage and having children and became the old lady of the family. Huh? Did I get a handsome middle-aged man thrown in, too? Nope, nope. I'm out. That stuff is all beside the point. There's a famine on, and people are ea 270Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 174 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
- 175 Granny Su Is Reborn in the 1980s: Days of Teasing Cats and Dogs 苏老太重生八零：招猫逗狗的日子 [1980s] [Reborn grandmother’s comeback] [Strong female lead] [Metaphysics] Grandma Su raised three sons and a daughter, struggling through a lifetime of hardship. In her old age, she was lonely and had no one to rely on. Her second son, who had been cursed, seemed to have forgotten her, leaving her the poorest and loneliest ghost around. In the second year after her death, the offerings she received in the underworld were either rotten fruit or a few tiny pieces of meat and filthy clothes. Furi 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Cannon Fodder Old Lady's Road to a Comeback 穿成炮灰老太太的逆袭之路 She was a botanist with a bright future, but overnight she transmigrated into the body of an elderly woman in ancient times: someone else’s ancestor, a difficult old woman, and a cannon-fodder character. But now she was here. She led the whole family in making money and building houses, opened a factory, improved the rice seeds, raised the younger generations, and even led the whole village to escape the ravages of war... How was she an ancestor? She was busier than any of her grandchildren. 412Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 177 The 90-Year-Old Matriarch Runs the Family: Putting Her Useless Children and Grandchildren in Their Place 九零老太掌家：专治极品儿孙 Transmigration + a lightly ensemble cast + no golden finger + no CP + the 1990s + everyday family life + lighthearted comedy Zhang Hongying transmigrates to the 1990s, only to find herself in the body of an infamous old country woman. But that's fine. She's convinced that under her leadership, the whole family will go out and earn money while she sits back and happily collects it. Anyone who won't listen can get lost. But how did the family end up getting paid for a demolition relocation while t 12.3kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 178 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 877Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 179 Back to the ’90s: This Good Wife and Loving Mother Quits 重回九零，贤妻良母撂挑子不干了 In 1990, 34-year-old Tian Fengyan witnessed a scene more scandalous than anything on a prime-time soap: her husband cheating with his younger brother's wife! She put up with it! Because she hadn't given her husband a son! Because she was a housewife with no income! Because she had three daughters to raise! Reborn, she thought, damn it! Tian Fengyan decided she was done carrying the load. Whoever wanted to be the virtuous wife and loving mother could take the job! She takes on her in-laws, yells 750Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 180 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 184Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 181 Bedridden for Ten Years, She Dies Miserably! Grandma Chen Is Reborn in the 1980s 卧床十年惨死！陈老太重生八零 [Feel-good power fantasy + Family life + Rebirth in a bygone era + A touch of ensemble cast + Putting scumbags in their place + Rural life] Granny Chen was reborn on the day her third daughter was being forced by her husband to marry a fool. Of course, she refused to agree this time. First, she called off the engagement, then dealt with her abusive husband and unfilial children. She started by giving them a few slaps and refused to spoil them for even a moment. And that wicked mother-in-law who 8.9kReads8.8Score69614d adds
- 182 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters 重生八零：老太太弃夫弃子弃女 [Reborn in the 1980s + no golden finger + everyday life + family squabbles + ensemble cast] (Also titled: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters) Old Lady Li was reborn at the age of 43, when her entire extended family depended on her for their livelihood. In her previous life, she worked like an ox and a horse, serving the whole family and giving them everything she had. In her old age, bedridden and ill, her husband and his old flame hoped she would die, wh 9.1kReads8.1Score94914d adds
- 183 The Old Woman Is Reborn: Not One of Her Ungrateful Sons or Daughters Will Be Allowed to Go Astray 老太重生逆子孽女一个都别想长歪 [Period setting] [Reborn] [No golden finger] [The 1980s] [Light ensemble cast] [Family life] [Slow and steady] [Getting rich] Widow Wu spent her whole life working herself to the bone for her children, only to die miserably on New Year’s Eve. Heaven finally took pity on her, and she was reborn on the day her children pressured her to remarry. Hmph! Now that I’m reborn, do you think I’m going to keep indulging you ungrateful wretches? From this moment on, I’ll live for myself. As for you ungratef 7.7kReads9.3Score66814d adds
- 184 The Old Ancestor Is Very Busy 老祖宗很忙 Lu Yingfang transmigrates overnight and finds herself twenty years older, with several sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons, and granddaughters. From the start, she's stripped of her title and given a deadline to leave the capital. With creditors on one side and a disaster-filled plot on the other, Lu Yingfang declares, “I really want to walk away and leave this mess to someone else!” 443Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 185 The Village Chief's Wife Is Wild and Unhinged, and I'm the Strongest in the Village 村长夫人癫又狂，制霸全村我最强 [Period Setting + The 1970s + Family Life + Elderly Couple Reborn Together + Food and Farming] After her children drove her out of the house and she froze to death, 63-year-old Zhao Ailan was reborn. She returned to the year her son stole money to support a widow and her daughter planned to elope with a freeloader. Fine, fine, fine. All four of them are ungrateful brats, are they? Zhao Ailan went straight to the hospital and made sure her unborn youngest son was sent back to be reborn first. The 1.8kReads8.7Score14614d adds
- 186 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 1.6kReads7.5Score12114d adds
- 187 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 2.7kReads7.5Score25414d adds
- 188 Reborn as the Marquis's Dowager, I Lead My Grandchildren to New Heights 穿成侯府老夫人带孙儿们再创辉煌 [Transmigrate + Political Intrigue + No CP] Shen Yuhua, a minor modern-day celebrity, transmigrates to ancient times after an accident and becomes the matriarch of the Zhenguo Duke’s residence. Faced with this sudden change in identity, watch as she uses her intelligence and acting skills to resolve the crises threatening her family and embark on a legendary journey! 564Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 189 Reborn as a Terrible Old Lady in the ’70s, I Steal the Heroine’s Fortunes 穿成年代极品老太后夺了女主机缘 (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + farming + no male lead + family life + farming) Xue Cuihua is an older web novelist whose stories never take off. After staying up all night to update her latest chapter, She closes her eyes, opens them, and finds herself inside the period rebirth novel she'd read, as the villainous grandmother of the female lead. With the female lead, who hates evil and sees her as an enemy, in front of her, and a lazy, ungrateful adopted son behind her, Xue Cuihua i 169Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 190 Stabbed to Death by My Own Grandson at 99: Reborn to Spoil My Granddaughter 99岁被亲孙捅死：重生狂宠孙女 Grandmother protagonist + family and neighborhood life + 1970s A runaway ox charges into the courtyard with a crowd of people in tow, catching an adulterous couple in the act. Yang Yuzhen, reborn at forty, pats her ample chest and vows to change her fate. She kicks out her scumbag husband, abandons her ungrateful children and grandchildren, and takes her granddaughter to join her eldest son in the military. In her previous life, her eldest son died tragically on a mission. This time, she’ll save 4.7kReads8.8Score57914d adds
- 191 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 535Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 192 In a Year of Famine, I Become a Terrible Mother-in-Law and Am Forced to Raise the Kids 荒年，穿成极品婆婆后我被迫养儿 No CP + farming + food A mighty cultivator from the cultivation world suddenly transmigrates into the body of a selfish, mean-spirited farm granny. Gu Yun feels utterly despairing. Even more horrifying, she seems to have skipped every step and gone straight to a house full of children and grandchildren. Her eldest son has a fiery temper, her second son is a big, clueless oaf, her third son is a rascal who is always stealing chickens and dogs, and her fourth son is a self-righteous scholar. Her e 64Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 193 Reborn in the Northwest: An Eight-Year-Old Boy Becomes the Family's Pillar 重生西北八五八岁小哥挑起顶梁柱 [Northwest China + 1985 + rural life + reborn + realistic + not especially feel-good + light ensemble + everyday family life] The protagonist is only eight, so giving him a rebirth setup provides at least a little of a golden finger. Otherwise, he really wouldn’t stand a chance. After He Jianjun and his wife died, they left behind four young children. Their uncle and aunt sold them all for money. Some died, some went mad, and not one of them met a happy end. Fortunately, the eldest son was rebor 79Reads7.5Score114d adds
- 194 I Woke Up as the Mother of Five Children in the 1970s 醒来，我竟成了七零五个孩子的妈 Farming, a heroine who shines on her own and builds a career, no romance. In this resource-poor decade of the 1970s, you needed grain coupons to buy food and meat coupons to buy meat. Once the heroine’s space comes into play, she has everything she needs to get rich through speculation. Her husband dies in a mining accident, leaving behind five unruly children. A good-for-nothing’s daughter wants to marry into the family and be treated like a queen? Not a chance! A scheming city-educated youth t 546Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 195 Transmigrated into a Famine-Escape Novel: I Snatched the Heroine’s Space from the Start 穿进逃荒文：开局截胡女主空间 [Transmigration + Flight from Famine + Spatial Storage + Farming + No Romance] Lin Ruolan never expected that complaining too much while reading novels on Yangshijie would get her tossed into a famine-escape story as an old widow. Lin Ruolan was delighted. An old widow? Perfect. No giving birth or waiting on a husband, no cleaning up after children or raising them. She was straight to the top of the food chain. What a life! As for the heroine, her daughter-in-law, who never got along with her, L 8.5kReads7.0Score76814d adds
- 196 Back to the 1970s: I Secretly Married My Ex-Husband’s Brother 重回七零，偷偷跟前夫他哥领了证 [Period setting + military marriage + reborn for revenge + face-slapping + building a fortune] The son she raised with great difficulty turns out to be the illegitimate child of her husband and his first love. After this ungrateful son causes her death, Qin Shuyu is reborn more than thirty years in the past. At this point, she hasn’t yet been set up to marry a scumbag, sold all her family’s assets to pay for her ungrateful son’s treatment, or donated a kidney to him. Qin Shuyu decisively brings 3kReads8.5Score36314d adds
- 197 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 2.2kReads8.8Score21714d adds
- 198 The Old Woman Killed by Her Eldest Daughter Is Reborn 那个被长女干掉的老妇重生了 In her previous life, Chunhua was muddleheaded and unlucky. She spoiled her younger brother, favored boys over girls, and grew estranged from her husband. After her eldest son went missing, she spent the rest of her life in a daze. It wasn’t until she lay alone in a hospital bed, ignored by everyone, and saw her badly injured eldest daughter scream at her in despair that she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day her eldest 254Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 199 A Plot to Rebel in the Marquis's Manor: I'm the Old Madam, and I'm Panicking 侯府谋逆：穿成太夫人的我心好慌 After Rong Enqing dies suddenly, she enters a book and becomes the grandmother of the heroine, a background character: the Dowager Lady of the Marquis of Shunan’s household. Rong Enqing had planned to lie flat, keep her head down, and live to a ripe old age. Who knew that everyone from her father-in-law to her son was faking their deaths and plotting treason! Meanwhile, she and the entire marquis’s household have become sitting targets, out in the open! She’s panicking. What should she do? After 389Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 200 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
