The Happy Life of a Sweet, Gentle Young Wife

In her previous life, Xia Xiaohe, the youngest daughter of the production brigade captain, married Lu Xiuyuan, an educated youth from the city, after their parents brought them together. She thought it was the beginning of a happy life, but it turned out to be the source of a lifetime of misery. The day after their wedding, Lu Xiuyuan's former girlfriend, Tang Wanru, arrived and turned their lives upside down. Tang had come for her boyfriend, but when it became clear she couldn't marry her first love, she set her sights on Xia Xiaohe's brother, Xia Jiangang, and became Xia Xiaohe's sister-in-law. One day, Xia Jiangang drowned while saving Tang Wanru. Unable to bear the loss of their son in middle age, Xia Xiaohe's parents both fell ill. Xia Xiaohe was pregnant, but the shock caused her to miscarry. Her health was ruined during her recovery, leaving her infertile for life. Later, Lu Xiuyuan and Tang Wanru both passed their university entrance exams and left the village. Xia Xiaohe stayed behind to care for her sick parents, and only went to the city to live with Lu Xiuyuan after they had passed away. Their long separation and different lifestyles had already created a chasm between them. Lu Xiuyuan rose steadily through the ranks, going from professor to a widely revered expert, decorated with countless honors and medals. He and Tang Wanru became golden partners at work... Meanwhile, Xia Xiaohe was trapped in a steel-and-concrete apartment, lonely and miserable, waiting for her life to end. Given another chance at life, Xia Xiaohe is determined to carve out a different future and avoid repeating her past mistakes. She'll make sure Lu Xiuyuan and Tang Wanru end up together, so they can't ruin her whole family again. With her father, mother, and brother all well and alive, she'll find herself an honest country lad and build a prosperous life together with him. In this life, she'll be a contented country wife...