Reborn in the 1980S: I Became the One They All Adored

[Rebirth, a triumphant comeback, rising to greatness, doted on by a powerful official; strong heroine, feel-good story, high stakes throughout] In 1983, Lin Wanxing was reborn. In her previous life, she gave up the college entrance exam for her younger brother, went to work in a factory, and was forced to marry the lame son of a workshop supervisor. At 45, she was killed by a car driven by her own younger brother. In this life, when her stepmother tries to force her to drop out, she signs a severance agreement on the spot: “Five hundred yuan to buy out eighteen years.” Everyone laughs at her. How can an eighteen-year-old girl with no money, no home, and no household registration survive? She squats outside a recycling depot and earns three thousand yuan in three months. She also happens to save three “beggars”: One is a physics genius being beaten up by thugs on the street. One is a down-and-out young man being chased by the neighborhood patrol for reselling ration coupons. One is a temporary brick-factory worker carrying his bedding roll and preparing to head south to beg. No one knows that these three “beggars” are the national treasures she has rescued from the dustbin of history using memories from her previous life. She rises from the recycling depot to the very top, becoming the youngest female economist.