In the winter of 1981, her older sister eloped with someone, and nineteen-year-old Ye Zhen was forced to take her place as a bride, becoming the wife of Chen Zhiyuan, a teacher at the village primary school.
As soon as she entered the family, the burdens of life came crashing down: a mother-in-law bedridden by a stroke, a rebellious young sister-in-law, and a younger brother-in-law who buried himself in books and ignored household affairs. Everyone waited to see her make a mess of things amid the daily grind.
But Ye Zhen gritted her teeth and stood tall.
With one hand, she brought order to the chaos at home; with the other, she helped her husband advance from substitute teacher to a permanent teaching post. She put her younger siblings through school, helped the women of the village find a way to make a living, and turned what others called a “hopeless mess” into a thriving life.
It's nice to look at and has fireworks.
It's a plain and healing period novel, the heroine is competent and not pretentious, and the family lives a down-to-earth life. It's real and beautiful!
It's so realistic, and the plot and human nature fit the environment at that time. People have a future with knowledge, and only with a certain "social status" can they be taken seriously and respected by others.
It's quite real, no cheats
Five-star praise and recommendation ~ The author has profound writing skills and has a super correct outlook on life. I like it very much.
The author's literary talent is super good and very beautiful!