Reborn in the 1980s: Jia Yuan Like Brocade

Awakening from a dream, Chen Jiayuan finds herself back at the age of fifteen, in a remote mountain village in the closed-minded, son-preferring 1980s. In her previous life, spoiled by her fiery mother and her father, who doted on his wife, she drifted through life in a daze, achieved nothing, trusted the wrong person, and ended up destitute.

Reborn, she comes to her senses: only knowledge can break the shackles of fate. She puts away her childish ways, throws herself into her studies, and resolves to forge a completely different life. Faced with her grandparents' disdain, her uncle's family's schemes, the taunts and jeers of those around her, and the crushing constraints of her family, Chen Jiayuan grips her pen and turns every slight into motivation to move forward.

She excels through the high school and college entrance exams, ultimately earning a place at Tsinghua University, the nation's top school. She not only transforms her own future, but also leads her beloved parents out of the mountains for good, delivering the loudest possible slap to those who doubted and schemed against her.

Along this path, she meets Du Chengze, a talented man in his own right. Born into a small-business family, he is reserved and grew up without much affection. Chen Jiayuan's hard work and sunny disposition, along with the warm, if imperfect, family behind her, deeply attract him and make him long to be close to her and build a life with her. He resolutely chooses to stand by her, respects her in every way, and is even willing to join her family as a live-in son-in-law so they can build their future home together.

This is the story of a young woman who defies fate through hard work, and a love story about healing and growing together. With her intelligence and sweat, Chen Jiayuan will join hands with her beloved to build a life