Making It in Business in the 1980s: A Bankrupt Couple Goes Out to Strike Gold

[1980s and 1990s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Both Pure] [Age Gap] [No Golden Finger] [Entrepreneurship]

When Chen Ying was in her final year of high school, her father forced her to drop out so he could buy a bicycle for her nephew.

Armed with only a middle school education, she made her way in the city, starting as a lowly waitress. She saved up to earn her high school diploma, and little by little, her life got better.

But somehow, along the way, she managed to attract Xingcheng's most dangerous man.

Nobody could have imagined that Xiang Chuan, a bachelor who had been alone forever, would fall for a young woman.

They dated, got engaged, and were just one step away from marriage.

But caught up in the turmoil sweeping Xingcheng, neither of them could stay out of it.

Overnight, everything they had saved through years of hard work vanished.

Xiang Chuan told Chen Ying, "Let's break up. I don't want to hold you back."

Chen Ying refused. "We can always start over. What's so hard about that?"

The two of them left their hometown full of hope and started from the bottom in a faraway place. They dabbled in speculation and went into international trade, leaving behind the awful people and messes back home to live carefree and happy lives.

One day, their former protector was finally cleared of all charges. When the couple heard the news, they happily returned home in triumph.

The company and all its assets were registered in Chen Ying's name, and she became the richest person in the region overnight.

Chen Ying said, "How come you're still a penniless nobody after all these years?"

Xiang Chuan held her close. "You're the most precious thing in the world. With you, I have everything."

Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. A light ensemble cast with a secondary couple, and a slow, steady pace. Every character serves the main plot.