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【Time Travel + Resources Grabbing+ No Lazing Around + Ambitious Mother-in-law 】

Whisper travels faster than smoke from the communal kitchen, the Zhuang family suddenly begins to rise above their neighbors by mysteriously avoiding every disaster and seizing every golden opportunity.

No one knows why.
No one, except the younger daughter-in-law, Mei.

Because Mei  knows the secret that her sharp-tongued, quick-thinking mother-in-law, Madam Zhao, had been reborn.

With a lifetime of regrets behind her, Madam Zhao refuses to repeat her mistakes. She’s determined to protect her family from downfall, secure opportunities for her sons, and turn every ration ticket and discarded item into profit. Whether it’s opening a small business under the radar, fishing, hunting, fending off jealous neighbors, or teaching shameless relatives a lesson, she never misses a step.

As for the eldest daughter-in-law, the one who only knows how to butter up her own family?
Madam Zhao puts her neatly in her place.

Watching all this unfold, the clever Mei plays her part perfectly. She flatters, fawns, and acts sweet. “Mother, you’re so capable!” all while secretly riding the wave of her reborn mother-in-law’s luck. Together, they put all the people with bad intentions in their place One has the brains of a lifetime, the other the courage to throw punches when words fail.

When troublemakers come knocking, Madam Zhao’s sharp words and Ming Mei's sharp fists leave even the most arrogant neighbors stunned into silence.

From petty gossip and workplace politics to side hustles and soaring success, the Zhuang family becomes the talk of the entire Courtyard. 

Who says the 1970s were dull?
When a reborn matriarch and her cunning daughter-in-law team up, even the grayest courtyard will blaze with fireworks.


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Aunt Wang: "If they're arguing over a fraction of a cent per egg, they're probably losing money. They have labor costs, and as you said, the journey takes over three hours on rough roads. There's bound to be breakage and losses, which they have to account for… Not that I'm defending the vendors. They're no saints for targeting your village, but the whole mess started because of your own actions."


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