Awakening in the Eighties: The Fussy Wife Becomes the Roughneck’s Beloved

[1980s + Lustful, Love-Brained Rough-Hewn Man + Fussy, Materialistic Villainess + Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir as a Lapdog + Sweet Romance + Size Difference + Age Gap]

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Ruan Manman had awakened to the truth.

Outside her window, the commune's loudspeaker blared. Inside, Fu Jiaxiao's body reeked of engine oil and sweat burned hot against her.

In the book, she was the shrewish, troublesome cannon-fodder ex-wife who cheated on her husband and was then drowned in a reservoir.

But the car mechanic who swaggered around the village was actually the future heir to a Hong Kong business empire, destined to become fabulously wealthy.

To stay alive, Ruan Manman put on a new face:

She became the most virtuous wife in the village in public, but caused a scene in every way she could behind closed doors.

She demanded a divorce every day, deliberately turning their home upside down.

She also sent her parasitic relatives from her birth family off to haul bricks at a brick factory.

Meanwhile, she secretly stashed money, ration coupons, and travel permits under her pillow.

She thought that if she made Fu Jiaxiao sick of her, he'd let her go of his own accord.

But she didn't notice that the usually taciturn man was looking at her with ever-growing passion and tenderness.

On the day she tried to escape, the flood had washed away the bridge at the village entrance.

Fu Jiaxiao, drenched from head to toe, blocked her way. He held the divorce agreement she'd barely managed to keep warm and slowly tore it to pieces.

He gripped her waist, lifted her up, and pinned her against the cold stone wall, his voice hoarse:

"Ruan Manman, you want a divorce? You want to run?"

"I spoil you rotten, and this is how you repay me?"

"Get back inside and give me three kids. Otherwise, I'll lock you to the bed, and you won't see the sun for the rest of your life."