Rising to the Top in the 1960s by Raising Children
Li Qingyun found herself transported into a novel she once read, becoming the notorious mother of a supporting male character who died young. Now, she was responsible for raising and educating two children. Just as the three of them were enjoying a peaceful and carefree life together, the children's biological father suddenly returned, announcing his intention to take them with him to live on the military base. This twist hadn’t appeared in the original story. But this man was undeniably handsome—truly her type—and he treated the children with genuine affection. For the sake of family harmony, perhaps she should try to win him over? Upon awakening, Gu Tingzhou discovered he had been reborn at a time when his ex-wife was still alive and the children had not yet grown distant and troubled. This time, he swore he would make it up to his two children. As for his wife, he had harbored no expectations, but unexpectedly, she gave him the greatest surprise. While this little family enjoyed a comfortable, tranquil life, the story’s reborn heroine tried to seize someone else’s husband and bully their children. Li Qingyun made her stance clear—she would never allow that, and the troublemaker could go cool off somewhere else. This novel primarily depicts the everyday family life of raising children in the 1960s—a tapestry of small, scattered moments. If that’s not to your taste, please proceed with caution.
Rising to the Top in the 1960s by Raising Children
"Mom, the second baby is hungry and crying badly. Could you give me a handful of millet? I'll cook some rice soup for him." The little boy carried a wailing infant on his back, his dirty little hands nervously rubbing together.
"Endure it! Cry, cry, cry—crying all day long. Take him out, don't bother me. Both of you are nothing but trouble." The woman impatiently shouted a couple of times, then turned away to continue sleeping.
Tears streamed down the boy's cheeks as he silently carried his wailing brother, struggling to open the door and leave.
Li Qingyun jolted awake, sitting up abruptly. Why was she having this dream again? It was so vivid, as if she had lived it herself, painfully real. Was it truly just a dream?
Could it be a sign she was about to transmigrate? As a fan of novels, she had read plenty of stories about time travel and rebirth, often imagining how she would act if it happened to her. But she never expected that one day, such things might actually happen.
Three days ago, Li Qingyun accidentally broke the jade pendant her grandmother had left her, and unexpectedly gained a space. From that day onward, she had nightly dreams about the boy—never enough to eat, never warm enough, endless chores, and a mother worse than any stepmother. Life was bitterer than gall.
She wore tattered clothes, her face never clean, and though she herself went hungry, she still saved food for her brother.
Li Qingyun was furious, itching to rush into her dream and give that woman a good beating. Was this
