[Retirement and a peaceful life | Returning to the countryside to farm | Everyday life at a farmhouse restaurant | Heartwarming and healing]
Yang Shumei, a fifty-year-old retired chef, endured twenty-eight years of marriage.
Once her children were settled, she divorced without hesitation and returned to her hometown to open a farmhouse restaurant!
She spent the first half of her life revolving around her family, serving her husband and working herself to the bone.
For the second half, she won't put up with unhappiness or settle for less. This time, she'll live for herself.
She clears land, grows vegetables, cooks hearty home-style meals, and tends her little farmyard. Her days are peaceful and carefree.
By chance, she takes in two capable helpers with plenty of muscle, and the vegetables thrive under their care.
Her old friends keep her company, and she gets along well with the neighbors. Her days are filled with the warmth of everyday life.
She doesn't rely on her children or care about what others think.
With her excellent cooking, she makes her farmhouse restaurant a thriving business.
Living steadily and enjoying a comfortable retirement: that's what a truly happy life in old age looks like!
A steady, gradual flow gives one a sense of hope for the future.