Reborn in the 1980s: My Story with Seven Women

In 1983, business ace Lin Yu is betrayed by his partner. With his marriage in ruins, he gets drunk and falls into a river, only to be reborn in a water town in Jiangnan during the 1980s. Floating helplessly in the river, he is rescued by Shen Xiujuan, a pretty widow washing clothes nearby, who gives him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and activates the Widow Rescue System. The System tasks him with winning the hearts of seven widows and marrying them. Each time he succeeds, he gains an ability and enhanced physical strength.

Starting by paying off Shen Xiujuan’s 800-yuan gambling debt, Lin Yu uses fast-growing water to improve wild fruit. He starts with just three wild peach trees and gradually builds an orchard, grows thorn pears, and opens a winery. As he establishes a foothold in the county seat, he meets Zhao Hongxia, the sharp businesswoman behind a fruit retail chain; Su Wenyan, a cool and reserved finance expert; and Liu Zhaodi, the bold female head of a transport team. After expanding into the provincial capital, he encounters the gentle chef Sister Yu, the classically elegant jeweler Liu Ruyan, and Tang Annie, a talented, mixed-race international trade specialist.

Each of the seven heroines has her own charms: Shen Xiujuan’s gentle resilience, Zhao Hongxia’s shrewd initiative, Su Wenyan’s cool reserve, Liu Zhaodi’s forthright loyalty, Sister Yu’s warmth and thoughtfulness, Liu Ruyan’s classical elegance, and Tang Annie’s worldly enthusiasm. Each proves her worth in business battles, standing by Lin Yu through thick and thin, until they are all together at last.

Through twenty years of ups and downs, Lin Yu rises from a village orchard, taking on local bullies, exposing collusion between officials and businessmen, and outmaneuvering an underworld kingpin. He grows his business across the country and around the world, becoming a giant in the food industry. Each of the seven beauties takes charge of a different field: retail, finance, logistics, catering, jewelry, and international trade, joining forces to build a business empire.

After achieving fame and success, Lin Yu returns with the seven beauties to the small village where they first met. They live in seclusion, singing as they fish by the river in the evening, and forge a legendary love story.