In her previous life, Zhang Cuie spent her whole life laboring for her family, putting up with her husband taking out his temper on his own family and her children’s indifference. In old age, her children passed her around until she was finally sent to a nursing home, where she suffered abuse and eventually took her own life.
When she opened her eyes, she was back in 1979!
This time, she decided she would no longer be a submissive wife or a mother who gave everything without complaint!
- Her husband takes his temper out on the family? Just watch her teach him a lesson so he never dares throw his weight around again!
- Her son is the apple of her eye? Not this time. If he needs to suffer, he can learn to fend for himself!
- Her daughters are “money-losing burdens”? This time, she’ll help each of them stand on her own two feet and turn her life around!
- Anyone who won’t look after her can get lost! She’ll earn her own money and provide for her own old age!
From opening a congee shop and a chain of stores to buying land and building houses, she makes the most of every opportunity the times offer. With her own smarts, Zhang Cuie gradually becomes the shrewdest woman in the village!
“I lived far too constrained a life in my last one. This time, I’m going to live boldly and do as I please!”
It's still pretty good-looking!