Seventies Stepmom: Raising Kids and Taming Her Husband

Yu Hui died of an illness, only to wake up one day in 1978 as another Yu Hui, a young woman with the same name who had just earned a reputation as the compound’s most wicked stepmother. In an era of scarce supplies and an economy not yet fully open, she had no formal job, but she decided to keep playing the role of stepmother for now. Her stepson was a handful? She’d straighten him out. Her battalion commander husband was too softhearted, always handing over money and belongings whenever his former in-laws came calling? She’d put a stop to it! With her guidance, her three stepsons stopped acting up and became considerate and filial, while her stepdaughter grew sweet and thoughtful. As for her battalion commander husband, he listened to her in everything and always put her first. Maybe staying on as their stepmother wasn’t so bad after all. His ex-wife regretted leaving and wanted to remarry? She wasn’t about to hand over her children and husband! Before Lin Siyu asked for a divorce, Gu Huai had never thought there was anything wrong with his marriage. Lin Siyu didn’t like him. In fact, she loathed him. She had married him only to avoid being sent to the countryside. So as soon as she got into college, she dumped him without a second thought. After the divorce, his mother, who had never liked her city-born daughter-in-law, immediately brought home Yu Hui, an honest country girl, and pressured him to marry again. He needed a woman to run the household and care for the children, so he reluctantly agreed. All he hoped was that she would take good care of the four children. But his young wife kept surprising him, growing more and more impressive until he gradually fell for her. Then his ex-wife, now a college student, suddenly came back. She said she regretted leaving and had only realized after they parted that she actually loved him. She wanted to remarry. Looking at his young wife’s livid face, Gu Huai hurriedly said, “Honey, don’t listen to her. You’re the only woman I’ll ever call my wife.”