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The Laid-back Life of a Stepmother

by Plumeria lucidum

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103 chapters · English

About the story

After a hardworking previous life, Wen Ye is reborn into an ancient aristocratic household and decides she wants nothing more than a quiet, lazy existence. When marriage becomes unavoidable, she chooses a widowed official with a child and begins building an unexpectedly comfortable new family life.

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Chapters (103)

Complete story
01Chapter 1: Warm Leaves02Chapter 2: The Marriage03Chapter 3: Stumbling Block04Chapter 4: Attending the Banquet05Chapter 5: The Xu Family06Chapter 6: Saving for a Dowry07Chapter 7: The Eldest Sister-in-law is Like a Mother08Chapter 8: Engagement09Chapter 9: Children Reciting Poems10Chapter 10: Marriage11Chapter 11: Tea Offering12Chapter 12: The Servants of the West Courtyard13Chapter 13: Playing Cards14Chapter 14: Speaking Disrespectfully15Chapter 15: Attitude16Chapter 16: Returning to the Bride's Family Home17Chapter 17: Mother and Son Bond18Chapter 18: Deceiving Children19Chapter 19: Buy Three, Get One Free20Chapter 20: Misunderstanding21Chapter 21: Given Too Early22Chapter 22: Accounts23Chapter 23: Western Courtyard Charcoal Grill24Chapter 24: Shortened by Eating Others' Food25Chapter 25: Gained a Round26Chapter 26: Aunt Xu27Chapter 27: Once and for All28Chapter 28: Scamming Children's Money29Chapter 29: Exchange30Chapter 30: 'Suffering'31Chapter 31: Not Alike Anymore32Chapter 32: Reply Letter33Chapter 33: Shopping34Chapter 34: The Art of Half-Hearted Efforts35Chapter 35: Not Demanding Much36Chapter 36: Lucky Money37Chapter 37: Father's Kindness and Son's Filial Piety38Chapter 38: The Second Day of the Lunar New Year39Chapter 39: The Blue Smoke from the Ancestral Grave40Chapter 40: Suddenly Changed Gender41Chapter 41: The Perfect Misunderstanding42Chapter 42: Dim Sum43Chapter 43: Guilty Conscience44Chapter 44: The Process Doesn't Matter45Chapter 45: Cake46Chapter 46: How Nice47Chapter 47: Pun48Chapter 48: The Stranger49Chapter 49: The Fugitive50Chapter 50: Cloud Gathering Studio51Chapter 51: Like Celebrating the New Year52Chapter 52: Offspring53Chapter 53: Enlightenment Mentor54Chapter 54: Growing Up Is Wonderful55Chapter 55: The 'Unfamiliar' Couple56Chapter 56: Xu Baili57Chapter 57: Goodbye, Mr. Bai58Chapter 58: Change59Chapter 59: Filial Piety60Chapter 60: Expressing Gratitude61Chapter 61: Mr. Best62Chapter 62: This is Her63Chapter 63: Full Moon Banquet64Chapter 64: ‘Apology with a Bundle of Sticks’65Chapter 65: Xuan'er Saves Her Mother66Chapter 66: Plum Wine67Chapter 67: Mother is Not Hungry68Chapter 68: Extra Classes69Chapter 69: The Tattletale70Chapter 70: The Snail Girl71Chapter 71: More Beautiful72Chapter 72: A Bitter Farewell73Chapter 73: Bitten74Chapter 74: Sleep Together75Chapter 75: Don't Kill It76Chapter 76: Advanced Edition77Chapter 77: Arrival in Lan City78Chapter 78: Report to the Authorities79Chapter 79: Not Really Want to Leave80Chapter 80: Eaten81Chapter 81: Seldom Serious82Chapter 82: Onsen Village83Chapter 83: More Filial Piety84Chapter 84: Good Teacher85Chapter 85: Tired86Chapter 86: What Quirk87Chapter 87: Eat Slowly88Chapter 88: This is a Hat89Chapter 89: What Pulse90Chapter 90: The Story of One's Life91Chapter 91: Speaking Through92Chapter 92: New Year's Celebration93Chapter 93: The Little Snail94Chapter 94: Inspiration95Chapter 95: Father Has Lived Enough96Chapter 96: The End of the Text97Chapter 97: Extra Chapter One98Chapter 98: Extra Chapter Two99Chapter 99: Extra Chapter Three100Chapter 100: Extra Chapter Four101Chapter 101: Extra Chapter Five102Chapter 102: Extra Chapter Six103Chapter 103: Extra Chapter Seven