Born in the 1980S: A Country Girl Isn’t a Burden

【A true period novel, with no transmigration or System • All walks of life • Everyday family life】 Rural girl Wu Xiaotian is branded a burden from the day she’s born. Her father sees her as a thorn in his side, and only her mother’s unwavering love saves her life. When Wu Xiaotian is eight, she witnesses her older brother’s horrific death. She develops post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but can’t bring herself to tell anyone, so she suffers in silence. After her father becomes the last man in the village without a son, he gives up completely, leaving the burden of supporting the family on her poor mother. Sensible Wu Xiaotian becomes her mother’s devoted little helper. A natural top student, Wu Xiaotian excels in her studies, but gives up the chance to attend an elite high school to save on tuition. Instead, she chooses an ordinary high school where tuition is free. There, she meets a sunny, handsome boy who has had a crush on her for three years. In the end, he chooses to apply to the same university as her for love. Wu Xiaotian becomes someone others envy, but she has known coldness and scorn since childhood. Those experiences quietly plant the seeds of insecurity and selfishness within her, nearly causing her to lose herself and the person she loves. Fortunately, she comes to her senses in time and proves to the villagers through her own efforts that girls are no less capable than boys. She also gets her father to change his stubborn preference for sons.