#* In the end they both fulfill their respective house wife and trophy wife dreams!

[theladysunami]

Consider: Fem!Shen Yuan transmigrating in to a reverse harem drama loosely based on Cinderella.

Naturally Shen Yuan ends up as the "evil" stepmom, Shen Qingqiu.

From Shen Yuan’s perspective, all she does differently from the original goods is she offers a tiny bit of comfort when Binghe’s father dies, and she acts grateful instead of bitchy while making Binghe do all the household chores.

(Shen Yuan also buys "the household" top tier quality cooking implements, a great variety of cook books, and every rare ingredient and spice she remembers Binghe coveting… not to mention privately punishing the step-siblings whenever they're nasty, and "covertly" slipping Binghe all sorts of high quality but plain looking gifts… but those things surely don’t mean much.)

‘Somehow’ this results in Binghe being super territorial about chores, and not giving two shits about any of the handsome bachelor love interests. Not even the prince! In fact, Binghe is insistent on being both Shen Qingqiu’s cook and her personal maid, and seems weirdly eager to get her step siblings married off as soon as possible.

Binghe just wants everyone out of the house, and out of her hair, so she can enact her 12 step stepmother seduction plan in peace!