Only as Chen Jianguo drew his last breath did he realize that the nanny he had cherished was a venomous snake.
In his previous life, he believed her lies, forced his wife Zhao Guifen to divorce him, and married his new love.
In the end, all four of his children turned out to be ungrateful:
His eldest was spineless, letting his wife make off with the money meant to save his life;
His second daughter was calculating, draining the family’s savings before disappearing;
His third daughter was lovesick, caring nothing for her parents’ lives as she chased a man from the city;
His youngest son was fooled by a fake innocent, and even counted out money for her while his own mother lay dying!
And when his lung cancer was terminal, the wicked nanny pulled out his oxygen tube. “You old bastard, watching you wait to die is so satisfying!”
When he opened his eyes again, Chen Jianguo had returned to the summer of 1988.
The nanny was pressing a fountain pen into Zhao Guifen’s trembling hand. “Just sign it. Once Brother Jianguo marries me, we can all have some peace.”
Chen Jianguo tore up the agreement and flung it in her face. “Marry you? In your dreams!”
This time, the 58-year-old veteran had finally come to his senses:
Wang Xiuqin wanted to run off with the money? He exposed her in front of everyone for stealing her daughter’s bail money, letting the whole village watch the mother and daughter turn on each other!
His eldest daughter-in-law was egging his son on to seize the family property? He set her up to steal the bankbook, then immediately called over her family!
His second daughter and her husband were trying to swindle him? He barraged the con artists with questions until they were dumbfounded: “What’s the approval number? How are you settling the payment?”
His third daughter wanted to run away with a scumbag? He cut ties with her on the spot. “Set foot in this house again and I’ll break your legs!”
As for his youngest son, who had fallen for a fake innocent, Chen Jianguo grabbed him by the collar and sneered. “Your goddess is waiting for you at the pig farm!”
The writing is very novel and well received.