[Period drama + scheming beauty + rise to success + revenge on scoundrels]
Shen He comes from a poor mountain village. She is beautiful, resolute, clever, and patient.
She is obedient and considerate, yielding at every turn. All she wants is a quiet life and a chance to make something of herself.
But her family wants the bride price and is determined to force her to marry an older, lame widower with a child, while brainwashing her along the way.
“What’s the point of studying? It’s rotted your brain!”
“Women should get married, have children, and take care of their husbands!”
“If you don’t marry, what will happen to your brothers?”
Give in? Never!
Shen He marries someone else.
She marries a man who is paralyzed and bedridden.
The man says, “Get out. Don’t touch me!”
“Have you no shame? I’m already crippled!”
“…”
Everyone mocks her:
Beauty is useless, intelligence wasted. She’s destined to spend her life as a neglected wife, rotting in a miserable marriage.
But no one knows that Shen He doesn’t love him. She only loves her own future.
When the year is up, Shen He leaves with her head held high and earns top honors in the imperial examinations.
Then her parasitic family comes sniffing around again, wanting to sell Shen He off once more.
This time, Shen He doesn’t run. Instead, she turns the tables and gives the whole family a humiliating comeuppance.
Shen He says, “Just pretend you never had a daughter, or pretend I’m dead!”
She gives every member of the family a piece of her mind, and Shen He feels great after letting it all out! She cuts ties with them for good!
The 1980s are full of opportunities. Shen He works tirelessly to improve herself, daring to take risks and strive for success as she rises to wealth.
Countless men fall for her talent and wealth and become infatuated with her.
Shen He always keeps a clear head: even the best man is only here for a fleeting moment, but a career is a woman’s true source of confidence!
[You get to decide who the male lead is!]
The reason why the heroine returned to that small town is too far-fetched. She knew that there was a high probability that she would be entangled with her family, so she wanted to go back, but in the end she was entangled, and in the end she had to escape from this town. . .
The female protagonist is very powerful. I hope Li or something is not the male protagonist. The character design is too bad. Together they can be regarded as female protagonists helping the poor.
Beautiful, well written article