The Strong Girl and the Frail Educated Youth (1970s)

Jiang Yu was reborn as the only daughter of the Jiang family in the 1970s.

Her father died in a mining accident, her mother was bedridden with a serious illness, and Jiang Yu fell into a river and burned with a fever for three days. The man who had been supposed to marry her instead arranged to marry her cousin.

There was neither rice nor flour at home. Even the mice couldn't be bothered to visit.

The first thing Jiang Yu did after waking was figure out how to fill her stomach, then scrape together enough money to buy medicine for her mother.

She was at a loss. Even the production team's donkey had an easier life than she did.

Then she suddenly discovered that whenever she ate her fill, she turned into Popeye.

From then on, she secretly hid her strength while rushing around every day to keep herself fed. Every penny she earned went straight into her mouth.

Burdened with supporting her family, Jiang Yu wore a grim expression every day.

A young intellectual was always turning up beside her, waving pastries and canned food in front of her.

Jiang Yu reluctantly dragged her gaze from the cans to the man's face.

Jiang Yu: Is this all it takes to test a cadre? I... don't think I can withstand a test like this.

Lin Zhiyuan came from a politically suspect family. To stay out of trouble, he wanted to marry a village girl with impeccable class background.

He had picked the Jiang family's younger daughter long ago: few family members, a good background, a gentle temperament, and easy to handle.

Before he could figure out how to ingratiate himself with her, he happened to see someone push her into the river. Lin Zhiyuan hesitated for two seconds before jumping in to save her, but after rescuing her, nothing came of it.

When she didn't come to him, he had no choice but to show up in front of her every day.

But she'd eaten plenty of his good food and still hadn't promised him anything?

Lin Zhiyuan couldn't sit still anymore. Planning to eat for free? That wouldn't do!

Before marriage: She was gentle and easy to handle.

After marriage: I bought you pastries. They're in the cupboard.

Jiang Yu: Yay!!

Jiang Tao had a secret: she was reborn.

In her previous life, she married a factory worker in town. It looked like a good match to outsiders, but every day she had to stay home cooking for his whole family and endure her mother-in-law's abuse.

Her cousin, on the other hand, married a classmate from the neighboring village. Her husband adored her, her mother-in-law cherished her, and later she even went into business. Her life flourished.

This time, Jiang Tao was going to marry someone else.

But why, after reform and opening up, hadn't the man gone off to start a business?

Instead, her cousin and her husband had both passed the university entrance exams. What had gone wrong?

Straightforward, super-strong foodie heroine x scheming, black-hearted man with a sweet facade

Note dated May 29, 2026

Theme: Fill your stomach and enjoy your meals.