Yang Haiyan transmigrated into a character who was a mere foil to the female lead in an ancient setting.... more>>

In the novel’s plot, both women were sold into the same household to work as maids:

The original character was the head maid—beautiful, skilled in embroidery, and literate. When the family fell on hard times, she was ordered by an imperial decree to marry Qin Fang, a centurion in the border army.

The female lead, on the other hand, was a lowly servant—plain-looking, unskilled in embroidery, and illiterate. When the family also fell on hard times, she, too, was given an imperial decree to marry the male lead, Han Zhen, another centurion in the border army.

The original character, thinking she was superior, constantly compared herself to the female lead. However, the female lead followed the male lead and rose to become the wife of a general. Meanwhile, the original character sabotaged Qin Fang’s career and ended up as a mere comparison in the family courtyard, forever living in the female lead’s shadow.

After transmigrating into the book:

Yang Haiyan looked at the tall, long-limbed man before her and thought to herself, "He’s just my type."

Qin Fang, looking at the frail woman who couldn’t even lift a bucket of water, thought to himself, “I only earn 1 tael of silver and 30 pounds of grain per month. That’s barely enough for me to eat, and now I have a wife to feed, too? Life is tough.”

A male lead full of inner drama vs. a wise, laid-back female lead. <<less

Lin Qingqing woke up from a dream, and the chaotic memories in her mind told her that she had crossed over into a novel, becoming the stepmother of the male supporting character in "The Comparison Group of Stepmothers in Historical Novels."... more>>

The original owner of her body wanted to live a good life, so she married the widowed soldier Lu Cheng, who had a five-year-old son.

After following Lu Cheng back to the military, she became a comparison group with the male protagonist’s stepmother, who lived next door.

The male protagonist’s stepmother treated him like her own son, while the original owner treated her stepson like a burden.

The male protagonist’s stepmother saved leftovers for him to eat, while the original owner snatched the meat from her stepson.

As a result, the male protagonist grew up and succeeded, treating his stepmother like his real mother.

Meanwhile, the male supporting character darkened before he even grew up, constantly thinking about destruction.

Lin Qingqing crossed over too late; the original owner was already following the male supporting character's father in military service. <<less

Ning Shu traveled back to the 1970s and is now facing two challenges:... more>>

First, she is married in this body. However, because of military marriage regulations, she cannot divorce. Should she accept this man?

Second, this body has three sons. With their father absent and their mother neglectful, they constantly demand to report the original owner to their father when he returns.

Later, when the man returned, he saw his eldest and second sons wearing tattered clothes while cleaning, and the youngest son sitting on the floor massaging Ning Shu's legs.

Ning Shu, wearing new clothes, was eating melon seeds.

The man's face darkened: "I send you my salary every month, and this is how you take care of the children?"

Before Ning Shu could spit out the melon seed shells, the three sons erupted.

Eldest son: "You haven't been back for a year. What right do you have to talk about my mother?"

Second son: "Do you know how hard it has been for my mother to raise me this past year?"

Youngest son: "Bad person, hit...hit bad person..."

Man: "..." So the thirty yuan he sent each month went to the dogs?

Following the military, Ning Shu sat in the family compound cracking melon seeds while her sons washed vegetables and dishes beside her.

Some women couldn't stand it and said Ning Shu was lazy and didn't do housework.

The sons immediately retorted.

Eldest son: "I am my mother's son. Can't I feel sorry for my mother and want to be filial to her?"

Second son: "Just because you don't have anyone to be filial to you doesn't mean you can't allow others to be filial."

Youngest son: "Good son, filial to mother."

The women went to complain to the man, saying that Ning Shu had spoiled their sons.

The man thought, as long as his sons' sharp tongues weren't aimed at him, he didn't care about anyone else. <<less