The State-Run Little Restaurant of the 1960S

Xu Ying spent her whole life fighting the world. She had just turned sixty and hadn't even gotten to enjoy two days of the good life, with a promotion, a fortune, and a dead husband, when cancer took her away. In her final moments, she clutched a photo of herself as a young woman and thought, If I could live my life over, I'd get rich early and take better care of my health! Then she opens her eyes to a world of yellow sand and a father who plans to trade her into a marriage, relieving himself beneath a long-distance bus. Xu Ying casually empties his pockets of ration coupons and cash, jumps off the bus, and flees to Jiji Town in Huyang County, dozens of miles from home. From then on, she becomes a chef, opens a restaurant, takes the college entrance exam, works in education, marries her handsome and wealthy childhood sweetheart, and returns to her hometown to help it prosper. Xu Ying's good life is starting all over again! Fang Qiu was born into an educated family and grew up in the county government compound. He excelled at school, in manual labor, and at his rural posting. But when it comes to Xu Ying, somehow he turns into a useless man who can eat anything but can't get anything done! Fang Qiu, pitied by everyone, says, “You really don't understand the joy of winning at life by lounging in my wife's arms!” The message: Women's power is limitless!