The 1980s: I Turn Street Loafers into Millionaires with Empty Promises

In her previous life, Shen Xingyue juggled 88 jobs. A hardcore workaholic, she worked herself to the bone to buy a spacious luxury apartment, only to die after sleeping in her new home for less than a day.

When she opened her eyes again, she had become a pitiful young woman in the 1980s, forced into marriage and driven to jump into a river. Her sexist parents were exploiting her, and she was about to be married off to a good-for-nothing brawler, the son of the machinery factory director.

Her awful relatives watched for a chance to laugh at her, while her parents planned to use her bride price to support her brother.

But Shen Xingyue burst out laughing. A good-for-nothing? Perfect! He had money, no one to keep him in line, and energy to spare. Wasn’t he the perfect stand-in to work hard in her place?

She promptly unleashed her maxed-out workplace manipulation skills, taking control of her parents to claim the entire bride price while promising her fiancé the world.

When others urged her husband to mend his ways, she went along with what he wanted and coaxed him: “Lu Zheng, do you want the old man controlling you for the rest of your life? Go deal in televisions. I’ll be your strongest support, lounging around doing nothing!”

So while other heroines in period novels rose before dawn and worked late into the night selling things at a stall, Shen Xingyue ate sliced apples on a leather sofa and directed her husband to buy goods all over the place.

After Lu Zheng worked himself to the bone and became the richest man in the province, he looked back at Shen Xingyue, still radiant as ever, and felt that something was off. “Honey, weren’t we supposed to work hard together?”

Shen Xingyue smiled faintly. “I’ve already cheered you on in spirit.”