Lin Qingyu was a top HR director at a Fortune 500 company. After working late night after night, she dropped dead from exhaustion. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the most downtrodden eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family in Xiahe Village in 1982. The moment she woke up, her biased mother-in-law was snatching the new dacron fabric from her hands, planning to use it to help pay the bride price for her younger brother-in-law!
“Keep dreaming!” Lin Qingyu snatched up the big scissors and promptly kicked her mother-in-law’s scheme to pieces.
“Lin Qingyu, have you lost your mind? Every cent Gu Chenzhou earns belongs to the Gu family!” her mother-in-law yelled in fury.
“Every penny he sent me is in my ledger. Today, we’re settling the accounts for all these years of bleeding us dry. We’re splitting up the family, no question about it!” Lin Qingyu declared, holding up the ledger.
Taking along her mute sister-in-law, who was beaten every day, Lin Qingyu used her supply appraisal space to buy and sell goods, first hawking them at the supply and marketing cooperative. She built a brick factory and a clothing factory, and made a fortune. Less than two months later, Gu Chenzhou, the rugged engineer who was rarely home, returned to the village overnight, carrying bags piled high. He slapped three bankbooks onto the table, leaned close to her ear, and murmured, “Wife, you can manage the money, and I’ll keep our bed warm too. Don’t even think about bringing up divorce!”
