Fifty Years Later, I Live for Myself
by Jinxi Xiyue
About This Novel
When Liu Meilan turned 50, she suddenly went "crazy". She no longer pays off the mortgage for her son, no longer raises children for her daughter, and no longer builds a new house for her brother-in-law. She leased ten acres of her family's land to a large grain grower and renovated the old house into a bed and breakfast to receive tourists from the city. Some people said that she was a "monster". She sat in the courtyard of the B&B and ate melon seeds: "Is it none of your business that I spend my own money?" When her son came to ask for living expenses, she slapped the bill on the table: "You have been eating from me and drinking from me for twenty years. Now it's your turn to pay back." When her daughter came to ask for nanny fees, she pushed the child back and said, "I will take care of the baby by myself. I have no obligation to be a free nanny." When her brother-in-law came to ask for the homestead, she threw the land certificate in his face: "This is my land. If you make trouble again, I will call the police." Meilan's B&B became more and more popular, and she became the first woman to open a B&B on Loess Slope. Some people are envious, some are jealous, she doesn't care. She finally understood that in rural areas, a woman's waist is supported by money; a woman's confidence is earned by herself. Realistic + strong female + flow of life details + family conflicts + slap-in-the-face and cool articles + hard-core cool points + female awakening.
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