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Right after getting the first-class chef’s certificate and before that certificate had been in her hands long enough to warm up, she woke up. Not only did she age ten years, she also gained two children…

At this time, her new daughter, who had lost two of her front baby teeth and spoke with a lisp, pointed at the TV screen and called out, “Dad!”

On the screen, the Film Emperor Meng Yan was extremely handsome and charming. Towards the camera, his gaze was overflowing with gentle and tender feelings. He raised up the hand that was holding hands with captivatingly beautiful bride. She was wearing a diamond-beaded wedding dress. At the bottom of the TV screen, the headline news was displayed in large font – Meng Yan and the rising starlet’s wedding of the century.

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Zemmiaphobia
Zemmiaphobia rated it
March 2, 2021
Status: c209
This is one of the funniest 'i transmigrates into a book and now I'm a mom' I've read. The MC is very amusing and I thought she was written very well. Her relationship with her kids and the ML is also really good and felt natural and interesting. I like black belly ML so I was a little iffy about this one being so sweet and cheerful but I think he's a nice contrast, especially with his nephew and the MC's son, both of whom are more typical coldfaced characters.... more>> I highly recommend this novel if you want something sweet but not overly dramatic. <<less
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luxannefelix
luxannefelix rated it
August 25, 2020
Status: c129
loved it. My only complaint is the chapters are too short, around 650-850 words per chapter (put it through a word-counter). There are even space gaps between almost every sentence. I mean really? Even my college essays are at minimum a 1500 words. Great translation quality tho. Nice grammar ig
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strongandindie
strongandindie rated it
July 6, 2020
Status: c107
Was really fun, cute, feel good and wholesome for many chapters but seems to have lost a bit of steam in recent ones. Still recommended. The translation is very good :)
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Moonson
Moonson rated it
February 11, 2020
Status: c118
Cute and refreshing everyday love life between a (transmigrator) divorcee woman and a naive CEO of entertainment industry. Its just sweet and sweet. The story basically an everyday life of the two couple and their respective children. A happy end indeed. Enjoy!
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QAQ-chan
QAQ-chan rated it
December 26, 2019
Status: Completed
Cute and funny story. I read the raws. Love the MC's mother. Also the part where the ML discovered the MC and her children rocking facial masks with animal designs was hilarious. Read to find out what animals each of them wore XD
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Soln
Soln rated it
November 29, 2022
Status: Completed
The ML is cute but also annoying and childish... and sometimes he give me so much frustration 😩

I laughed at the FL because her original age was 24 and now she is ~34 when she transmigrated. 😂😂😂 she lost over 10 years of her life!

And the ex-husband Meng Yan is so s*upid he divorced his wife who loved him and abandoned his children for a woman who was after his fame...

The ending was a but rushed but it was a good ending
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Babablacksheep9
Babablacksheep9 rated it
June 30, 2022
Status: Completed
It's a scum-ex-op-husband novel.

The FL raises her two children and the ML has a nephew. I wanted to see a little more of the Fl's son and ML's nephew bonding but I guess girls are princesses and boys aren't sensitive in Chinese novels.

That's the only thing I am disappointed with tho, it's a great novel otherwise.
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poogy
poogy rated it
June 18, 2022
Status: c282
The family dynamics are very wholesome and the characters are very likeable. However the romance is barely even there. It is very slow in that regard. The main couple do not get together until perhaps the last 30 chapters and even then it is perhaps a little rushed.

The relationships within the family units however are sweet and entertaining to watch. It was satisfying to see the FL build herself up and the family to get closer.

I really did enjoy the novel but it was lackluster and slow when it came... more>> to the romance part. Not quite as satisfying of an ending as you would hope from a slow burn type story. <<less
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aquarose
aquarose rated it
June 7, 2022
Status: Completed
A wholesome story with comedy, family dynamics and food p*rn.

(If you want a short summary, go to the last part of this review.)

I, both, love and hate the MC and ML's below than average EQ. It's hilarious, as both characters don't have a single romantic bone in their body. In fact, I find the story lacking in romance. The romance is a subplot rather than a main plot. How her reputation was whitewashed was kinda boring. You can't expect much direct face slaps. It's more like the battle... more>> of the internet.

MC is a great cook, hinting from her ability to receive a Chef's Certificate. She instantly had a son and daughter that are already a few years of age, so I can't say that is a great mother. She tries to be good to them, to which I can't label her a Mother. Rather, I can see her as more like a caretaker. I can't feel any motherly love from her interactions with the children. The reason why the children started liking her was mainly because she cooks for them and that the food she makes is very (illogically) delicious.

ML is a total foodie, for him, it might be food before romance. If I remember correctly, there was no confession from both ML and MC. Regarding romance, it is certainly lacking.
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Their only date was to a movie, and their tickets were bought by his nephew (the original male protagonist) for them because he knows his uncle is unreliable. The original male protagonist turned into a wingman. XD

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ML despite being single and is dense, he is actually family oriented. Instead of asking for dates, ML would ask for family outings like going to the amus**ent park, going fishing, and going abroad with the entire family.

The son is a clichéd one in my opinion. A tsundere, competitive and somewhat possessive. Well, he is the potential Villain.

I don't like the son much.

One reason is that I find him selfish and a bit inconsiderate. He wants all his mother's attention on him and his sister, and he doesn't want her to find her own happiness. MC wanted to start a restaurant because she had nothing else to do other than cook and drive the children to school. But he didn't want that and instead had her start streaming, which is less likely to make her busy.

Another reason is that he was highly against MC and ML's romance. Why? Because he is selfish. Although, he hasn't done anything to hinder their romance, but he should have been supportive. His grandmother has said his mother is still young, pretty and should find happiness, but he just doesn't agree with his mother finding another husband.

However, I can understand his selfishness. He is 13 years old, still a child. His mother is finally taking care of them instead of being obsessed with their father. He can finally experience what it's like to be cared for, to have a 'mother' and familial love. He is greedy for the love he finally obtained. Thus, he clings to the new-found affection from his mother.

His rivalry with the supposed male protagonist is an enjoyable twist from their original fate. You would come to love the original male protagonist. He's the typical cold, domineering CEO, but has the second-highest EQ besides the MC's mother among all the characters.

A chapter title from the novel:

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They had been rivals their entire lives and would even compete with their grandchildren when they got old.

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The daughter is an adorable little foodie. You can view her and the ML as true father and daughter, as they are both foodies. Their interactions are not awkward, rather ML is a true father figure to her.

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In the original plot, she is supposed to have a crush on the original male protagonist and becomes an antagonist against the original female protagonist.

Instead, the original male protagonist becomes her brother (cousin-in- laws) and one of her biggest backers. She and the original male protagonist only have a brother-sister bond. The original male protagonist is also hungry for family affection because his parents died when he was young, with only an unreliable uncle as family. So he poured most of his affections into his new-found (*cough* stolen) sister.

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I love MC's mother and stepfather. It actually seemed like her mother was a heroine in her youth to middle age. MC's mother is a badass, strong and independent woman. A legit Domineering CEO. The stepfather is one you call a hidden boss. He's gentle and tolerant but has a strong background which is not much shown in the story.

It's also unfortunate we don't get to have scenes of the MC's half brother. He only appeared in the end, but only mentioned and not shown. It was mentioned by the MC, he was like a Male Protagonist from another novel.

As for the ex-husband, well he got what he kinda deserves. He was an absentee father, therefore the children lack affection for him. The son, especially, harbored hostility towards him. After all, he not a good husband and father to them. His excuse is that his work schedule is too busy as an actor, yet he had the audacity to marry an actress. His new wife isn't much of an antagonist. She is just unlucky. Of course, she turned antagonistic in the end, but it's understandable. Receiving too much bad luck would cause anyone to get desperate.

Of course, you can't justify the fact that she dated a married man, let him get divorced and then marry him not even a year later. Even if the wife is terrible and cray cray, her actions still label her a homewrecker.

I rate this story 4 stars, it is a good read. The romance is lacking, though. I find the MC tolerable. My fav character is definitely the MC's mother, and then the original male protagonist after her. The biggest con is that both ML and MC are romantically dense. It should be balanced. However, I like that the author focused more on family than romance. There's nothing about that. The ending is a bit rushed. No extra stories, sad.

Would I read it again? No. <<less
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Suka Novel
Suka Novel rated it
May 15, 2022
Status: Completed
I truly enjoy reading this comical novel. I really had a good kick out of it.

Love reading the relationship between Lin Yi Yi and her 2 adorable kids; between Lin Yi Yi and Lu Xun; and between Lin Yi Yi and her mom & stepdad. These 2 family members complement 1 another very well.
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aovel
aovel
April 29, 2022
Status: Completed
very refreshing story. I love how soft the ML is, like a soft breeze on a warm summer day. Too many domineering ceo types is a bit exhausting so seeing a puppy dog type is somewhat invigorating. I'm happy how the three children grew up. At first I was hoping for shanshan and zhe but staying as brother and sister is good too, besides there wasn't any hint of anything else (aside from when shanshan was young) once the romance between yiyi and lu started getting on track. If there... more>> was, I would have coughed out blood if they did not end up together.",) <<less
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Kammiya
Kammiya rated it
March 23, 2022
Status: final
3.5

A nice easy read. A very light novel with not much drama and not much character development but still cute and fluffy. Also not much romance between leads. In a way this novel feels like it's filled with filler chapters.

This novel is not for everyone. If you are looking for an exciting read you can skip this, however if you want to kill some time with a feel-good type of novel you may like this
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Evie Ren A
Evie Ren A
March 21, 2022
Status: c282
The story is very funny and heartwarming, the interactions between MC and her children are so entertaining and adorable. My favorite character is Yuran by far, as expected of the original villain, and Shanshan was so effing cute.

I love that Lu Xun wasn't the ordinary domineering, possessive border-line yandere CEO, he was a goofy, carefree virg*n and it was very nice for a change.

Not a lot of drama, love that the ex's life was depressing at the end but because of his own actions and not part of revenge.

The last... more>> chapters were abrupt, and the ending was a bit frustrating and unsatisfactory, I would've like to read a spin off of Yuran and Mingzhe. <<less
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just_a_hobby
just_a_hobby rated it
December 6, 2021
Status: Completed
Thanks for translating ✔️

This novel focuses more on FL cooking and business career, scenes with cutie sons and daughter.

Romance between FL and ML not much.
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FL mostly feeding/cooking for ml. Thats it. ML has low eq. FL hasn't fully integration with her current age.

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Showing bits and pieces about ex husband and wife how their life was going well but weren't satisfied with what they have.
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1. Ex scum husband wants a warm family waiting for him but gets a cold house with his daughter busy with school and wife busy with work as an actress. 2. Wife of ex husband got tv empress title but her works did not get that famous because she had a child. Her roles became from female leads to a movie to being the mother of the fls.

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MajorGPuff
MajorGPuff rated it
October 19, 2021
Status: fin
Wah, this is so good!

I usually loved a novel, until the children were put into the story. I hate the description of genius 3 year olds who can dress themselves and speak eloquently--URGH! My favorite titles that I hate due to the child (ren) are malicious empress of military lineage, a slight smile is something (sorry cant remember), and there are more that I dropped just because their depiction of kids are so impossible--yes I know I should turn off my brain, afterall the domineering CEO with 8 pack... more>> abs are also quite impossible, but I cant stop rolling my eyes at a 6 months old who can babble papa & mama, okay T_T

BUT THIS ONE IS SO GOOD?? The depiction of children are pretty accurate--the food descriptions are so yummy, and the romance is so real!?

So good, the face slapping is rather harsh but so real life. I think this really suits the JOSEI category--most of us older & more mature could enjoy this balanced story❤️

And the translators are great too! <<less
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tereshi
tereshi rated it
October 17, 2021
Status: Completed
The story is great, I like how she didn't end up with her ex-husband. But I am disappointed that it ended so abruptly. Towards the latter part of the novel, it felt like I was just reading the summary. Things happened quite fast but I wanted to learn more about their life after the marriage. Like if there were any changes in the family dynamic. Although they already were acting like a family even before tying the knot, I wanted more details haha

While I love the banter and the interactions... more>> between MC's kids, ML and his nephew, it would've been better if the author got deeper into it. Idk like maybe showing how MC's son half-heartedly accepted their new stepdad or if he ever got along with his nephew.

Still, what I love about this is how the ML and MC's relationship developed over time as opposed to instantly liking each other. Instead of heart-racing moments, it was just full of them hanging out and being comfortable around each other, which makes sense now that I think about their ages.

All in all, it's a great read. I'm glad this was already translated completely before I read it instead of having read the MTL. Kudos to the translators ^^ <<less
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HooliganReader
HooliganReader rated it
October 17, 2021
Status: Completed
This is an ABSOLUTE GEM! The flow is super smooth with no particular dog blood drama. It has a major theme of powerful females with accommodating husbands going on which makes the interactions super cute. The main focus is on familial interactions and the romance is a bit abrupt (which is kinda cute for some odd reason). The main protagonist is super laid back with a go-with-the-flow personality. The male lead on the other hand is unlike the typical cold tyrannical CEO which is really refreshing. He is a simple... more>> minded, henpecked foodie who used his shameless and persistence to get the girl!

Read this for tsundere teens (and grandmother), foolish and shameless foodies, and a whole lot of cute family interactions! <<less
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Iamher rated it
October 17, 2021
Status: Completed
It was a very wholesome novel, and I really like the concept of the plot. However, it would've really nice if there was more depth to it.

It's still nice though, just a bit rushed. It's a good slice of life.
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Brasdf
Brasdf rated it
October 9, 2021
Status: Completed
TL;DR : This is a very very slow romance novel where nothing much happens and conflict is mostly non existant. The story is mostly the FL making food for her children and having a good time.

The FL finds herself in the body of a woman with two children whose husband divorced her roughly a year ago. However, she is very rich and has a supportive family in the form of a fierce mother and a laid back stepfather. The hardest hurdle for her would be to fix her relationship with... more>> her somewhat neglected children, but this is achived in around 10 chapters.

The saddest part of this novel by far is the fact the original owner of the body has killed herself, but we aren't supposed to think about it. Her charcter isn't developed at all.

The romance here is not with the ex-husband but, unsurprisingly, with someone better. Yet, both this ML and our FL are extremely lacking in EQ and their progress is dreadfully slow. There is almost no romantic fluff here, since they barely get together by the end of the novel. This isn't the novel for that.

Also, if any form of realism is important to you in the plot, which barely exists anyway, then skip this as well. <<less
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chande
chande rated it
October 9, 2021
Status: Completed
Transmigration novel is always one of my favorite genre. This is surely one of them. The highlight of this novel isn't MC but her adorable instant children. It's rare to have an older child as Meng Yuran (later Lin Yuran) in transmigration novel. Mostly, it will be a cute toddler or preschooler that behaved more mature than their actual age, so a 13 yo Meng Yuran's appearance was refreshing. Another highlight was MC's tigresss mother who was a bit tsundere but actually cared so much about MC. ML's character... more>> was also a bit different from typical domineering, cold, and aloof CEO. Well, he was actually like that in front his employees but in fact, he was a bit goofy, silly, and also slightly dense in the field of romance.

As for MC, she was just an okay character with not much memorable trait other than good at cooking. Although her character wasn't well developed, she wasn't unlikeable either but I dislike her a bit when:

Spoiler
  • She talked about poisoning the original ML, Lu Mingzhe, when she came to know his true identity. That time, he was just 13 yo for God's sake. I know she felt wary for the sake of her children but still, talking about poisoning a child was a bit cruel.
  • She suddenly opened an entertainment company when her speciality was at cooking. I didn't underestimate her but it's just that after she opened her company, he didn't focus much again in her restaurant. I know she did that for Meng Yuran but it was still far away in the future and even Meng Yuran wasn't necessarily interested in an entertainment company.
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The ending was quite satisfying especially for Meng Yan:

Spoiler

I don't blame him for divorcing the original Lin Yiyi. Their relationship was toxic. He didn't have time to be a proper husband and was often too busy with his work. The original Lin Yiyi was also too obsessed with him and even neglected her own children.

What I hate about him was his neglect towards his own children. Although he didn't have much affection towards the original Lin Yiyi, his children were innocent. He didn't even bother telling his children about his divorce and made them felt abandoned.

In his old age, he finally regretted for not trying to mend his relationship with his children. Meng Yuran and Meng Shanshan changed their surname. They also didn't bother inviting him to their wedding. As for his daughter with Zhang Xiying, he wasn't close with her either (I womder why). For his regret, I actually agree with MC's thinking: he regretted it because he lost it but he might not appreciate it if they were still together because you didn't know what you got till it's gone.

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As for the other character's ending, somehow I wish it will be different.

Spoiler

The original FL, Zhang Xirou, was a bit pitiful. She was supposed to be Lu Mingzhe's partner but because MC married Lu Mingzhe's uncle and her awkward status as Zhang Xiying's sister, she didn't get a chance to get close to Lu Mingzhe. It's a bit sad though because she didn't seem to be a bad person. She was just unlucky to be Meng Yan's sister in law.

Since Lu Mingzhe didn't end up with Zhang Xirou, I actually hope that he will end up with Meng Shanshan because who will treat Meng Shanshan better than Lu Mingzhe? Although they were related by MC's marriage, they were still just step cousin and wasn't related by blood.

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