Rural northern Henan in the 1980s [Not a first-love-only romance, older woman/younger man. Read with caution if that bothers you]
Lin Wanqiu's husband died, and she ran away with her daughter.
When she reappeared, she was making fried pastries and earning her own dowry. Zhao Changzheng stole the production team's official seal in the middle of the night, and the two of them registered their marriage.
There were no formal matchmakers, lavish betrothal gifts, or grand wedding banquet, but she married better than anyone else:
A sewing machine, a bicycle, and a watch. She got all three prized possessions.
Her mother-in-law flipped the table: “You married a widow? And she brought a child, too!”
Zhao Changzheng stood in front of her. “I'm not divorcing her.”
When the Wang family, who had once driven her away, heard the news, they were furious.
She had everything other people had, and even things they didn't.
She chose this path herself, and she has no regrets.
