Widow Jiang Wantang was reborn on the day her in-laws tried to force her into a remarriage. In her previous life, she married Sun the Cheapskate, and her son died horribly, her daughter was sold, and she threw herself into the sea in despair.
The first thing she did after returning was send the matchmaker packing, call off the marriage, and protect her children.
After dealing with her awful in-laws and the village bullies, Jiang Wantang started making a living by gathering seafood along the shore. From digging razor clams and collecting seafood to setting up a stall, opening a workshop, and building a seafood restaurant, her life grew better and better. She even helped the whole village prosper.
But Huo Tinglan, the five-years-younger discharged soldier, turned down a bright future to spend his days repairing her boat, looking after the children, and tending her stall.
"Wantang, I'll give you my wages, my life, and myself. If all else fails, I'll take the children's surname."
Later, the couple started out with a broken little boat and sold seafood all across the country. She became the richest woman in the seafood industry, and he became a maritime safety expert.
Huo Tinglan: "Wantang, could you look at me today instead of the books?"
Jiang Wantang replied helplessly, "You're harder to manage than the accounts."
