I, Jiang He, was an ordinary woman in my last life, spending half of it working herself to the bone for her family only to end up alone and miserable. When I opened my eyes, I had returned to the summer of 1983, in the body of a girl from the Jiang family who was about to be sold off by her greedy relatives for her bride price. All the knowledge, business opportunities, and waves of change I had missed in my last life were still fresh in my mind. This time, I just wanted to quietly make a fortune, protect my family, and live a peaceful life of my own.
With my knowledge of the future, I avoided disaster, leased a mountain, and planted medicinal herbs and fruit that would one day be worth a fortune. I bought low and sold high by taking advantage of what I knew, gradually building up a massive fortune. My “predictions” and “good luck” aroused the jealousy of a two-faced classmate and the greed of covetous neighbors, so face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place became part of my daily routine.
At the same time, I crossed paths with Shen Muye, a substitute teacher at the village primary school who was forced to keep a low profile because of his family background. He was taciturn, yet always appeared when I needed him, and his way of handling a crisis was frighteningly precise. Gradually, I realized that this seemingly ordinary “internet cafe manager,” the son of a librarian, had knowledge, business acumen, and even “premonitions” about future events that far surpassed anyone of his era.
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