[1980s setting + elderly woman + taking down scumbags + ensemble cast elements + family drama + no golden finger]
Zhao Qingfang came from a capitalist family and spent her whole life raising her children, working hard to bring them up.
After she became paralyzed, her children divided her money and agreed to take turns caring for her.
Her eldest daughter served her spoiled food, telling her to eat it or go hungry.
Her second daughter dumped her in a nursing home, where the caregivers mistreated her.
Her third son lived it up abroad, contributing neither money nor effort.
Her youngest daughter seemed sweet and dutiful, but stole every cent her mother had saved for her funeral and promptly disappeared.
When Zhao Qingfang was penniless, the one who stayed by her side was the former daughter-in-law she had beaten and bullied, and forced to divorce her son.
She fed Zhao Qingfang three meals a day, cleaned up after her, bathed and massaged her.
As she lay dying, Zhao Qingfang thought back over her life and bitterly regretted everything.
When she woke again, she was reborn on the day she and her eldest daughter had plotted to make her son divorce his wife. She slapped her eldest daughter right away, exposed her true intentions, and handed control of the household finances to her daughter-in-law.
When her eldest daughter came home complaining about being broke, Zhao Qingfang sent her packing.
When her second daughter tried to sabotage her daughter-in-law, Zhao Qingfang cut ties with her.
Her youngest daughter was “sweet and sensible,” so Zhao Qingfang kept her close and made sure to “bring her up properly.”
Her third son was timid and lacked backbone, so Zhao Qingfang packed him off to the army and sent him away.
Faced with her late husband’s awful relatives, who had been making trouble for ten years, Zhao Qingfang sold the family home and land in the village and took her daughter-in-law to make a living in the city.
This time, she swore to give her daughter-in-law a good life.
If her son treated his wife well, fine. If he didn’t, Zhao Qingfang would live with her daughter-in-law instead.
If her daughter-in-law wanted to find someone new, Zhao Qingfang would prepare a generous dowry for her.
She would encourage her daughter-in-law to go to college and help raise her child.
As for herself, she had just one goal: make money, make money, make money.
Very good article, worth reading
I'm so speechless. I died a worthy death in my previous life.