Lin Qing He transmigrated into the novel and became one of its cannon fodder. The novel’s background is non-viable-1960s, time of want to eat but nothing to eat and want to wear, nothing to wear. Although the lack of supplies and life was monotonous, this wasn’t what she was concerned about because she got a small personal interspatial space, which is stuffed with supplies, so temporarily no worries about basic needs.
What she is worried about, if she remembers correctly, her three so-called sons will become big villains in the future, and their upright and cold dad will end up in an indestructible end.
Lin Qing He looked at the three future villain sons, eldest who was only five years old, the second child was only three years old, and the third child was only one year old, and decided to give them half a big white bun first…
Heel traag en in het begin wat veel herhaling maar het was wel echt wat ik zocht: een heel rustig en ontspannend verhaal met meer dan genoeg hoofdstukken.
This was a multigenerational transmigration story. No system to call out tasks or keep score of achievements. This kept the focus on wealth building, raising a family, dealing with greedy in-laws and avoiding ungrateful blood relatives. This was spread over 700 chapters. It did not feel oppressive. There was enough activity to keep the story interesting and moving.
The main couple were a power couple with no third person to ruin the sweet romance not even the smart and free ranged three sons! This added a lighthearted feel to the family dynamics which kept me reading. The detailed personalities of the secondary characters were developed very well.
I liked the setting changes the author incorporated to show the growing prosperity in the regions outside Beijing in the 70’s and 80’s.
This was an easy read for me even with the length. Worth reading once at your leisure.
I only have one question for the author and it’s what happened to the old gold, the jade and the unblemished antique stamp collection?
Very interesting and have satisfying face-slapping. It's nice to see how FL and her little family started from the bottom, being poor and from the countryside, and rise up to a more comfortable lifestyle due to hard work and FL's frank/straightforward attitude.
FL not only helps cultivate her own family but also helps others from her branch family. If she sees they are willing to work she helps them, but when they are not earnest she turns the other way. I love how in the start her only goal was to survive and give her sons a good childhood as to not make them look back and think bad of her but has slowly warmed up to those stinky boys and clingy husband and decided that she wouldn't ever leave them.
This story is extremely slice of life. Basically, you just read a whole life of a family in rural area year 60's. You will start with when the 3rd child still 1-2 years old and finish it when the main character die. It is also very detailed and slow paced story, they rarely use time skips, even if they did at most they'll just skip it for a season. 8-9 years of their lifetimes required almost 230 chapters. Though, of course, some of the part is boring, still I'll just skip 1-2 chapters because the story is REALLY THAT INTERESTING. Thumbs up for the writer for making this long lifetime story enjoyable. It has less drama too! Just enough problem like any normal people would have, they'll resolve it pretty quickly too. Not too much misunderstanding between the characters as the main character itself is straight forward, so anything that could possibly lead to misunderstanding will be solved fast enough. I don't know any other things to write. If you like to actually think about the depth of one's transmigration, then this one is simply not for you as you may even find it stupid. On the other hand, if you're someone who like to read an extremely slice of life story, this is your actual heaven. You actually can watch (re: read) another person life very detailed! There was no other joy for me this past two months other than finding this book. Anyone who complained about it lack of plot, problem, or even some extreme system-thingy is simply too lazy to read all the reviews about this book. At one glance, based on the synopsis, the cover, the genre, and the tittle, it's clear enough to know that the book is just slice of life.
Despite how extremely slice of life it is, I couldn't stop reading at all. It didn't feel boring. I wanted every small detail, and I sure got it. I only got tired towards the end, but it was still a really good read. That said, it isn't a re-read kind of book, so I'm happy to have had this one satisfying ride.
I've got to admit it reminds me of Strict Wife of the Seventies Manages the Household. Pretty similar premise, but I prefer the latter book more. It's a bit more dramatic, but I love the parent-child relationships in that one, and even the main parent couple's relationship, too. Now I want to go re-read some of that one.
This story has everything. Interspatial space, system, transmigration into the book, cute little buns and slow burn love story. Not to forget farming and food. It is very different from the Hollywood-ish novels and Vampire-ish supernatural stories. This is related to the life style of common people in the early 19th century, in China. With all the specs of good novel in place, it is an engrossing read.
an amazing slice-of-life novel, that doesn't have many conflicts. Although this novel has a really long chapter it doesn't bore me at all, instead, it is a very relaxing read