A 1960s Cellar Opens into the Modern World, So I Lead My Family to Prosperity

[The Sixties meet the modern day + whole family as protagonists + no romance for the protagonist]

Her father dies.

It’s New Year’s Eve.

Her mother, younger brother, and younger sister are so hungry they can barely see straight, while their heartless uncle and aunt look down on them.

Lin Wanqiu thinks they’ll starve to death this winter, but then she unexpectedly discovers that the cellar beneath her home connects to the modern world.

There are unwanted vegetables everywhere. Pick, pick, pick! Getting enough to eat is no problem.

They can make money too, so they’d better hurry up and buy, buy, buy.

Then they discover that bottles and cardboard can be sold for cash. Of course they’ll pick, pick, pick!

With their smarts and hard work, they build a fortune and rise into a moderately prosperous life, eating white rice, white flour, and fatty pork at every meal.

Eventually, they become the richest family in the country by scavenging. They even open a chain of beef noodle shops and export their products overseas.