A Middle-Aged Woman Is Reborn Before the Demolition

Also known as: The Years I Ran a Mahjong Parlor

Yao Liwei was reborn. At forty, she drowned in a treacherous current while saving a child. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the summer of her thirtieth year. At the time, she owned two snack shops, her husband Hu Junfeng doted on her, her son had just turned five, and life was peaceful. She remembered clearly that in three days, news of the long-awaited demolition would hit the village.

This time, she would never make the same mistakes. She sold her shops cheap to free up cash and gritted her teeth as she insisted on turning all 400 square meters of demolition compensation under her household registration into eight small 50-square-meter apartments. Everyone said she was crazy: demolition apartments were worthless, and cash was the better choice. But only she knew that those unremarkable little apartments would one day become school-district homes that buyers fought over.

But that still wasn't enough. She had every surge in gold, stocks, and emerging markets etched in her mind.

She didn't want to be a laid-back landlord who simply went with the flow. She wanted to be the one who placed her bets ahead of time.

Being reborn had finally made her understand: a middle-aged woman's confidence never came from her husband's affection or a peaceful life, but from having the power to choose (money) in her own hands.

[80s-born couple's whirlwind marriage + online romance + reborn + married-out daughter + middle-aged couple's sweet romance + opening a mahjong parlor + second child + husband at home and wife out working + neighborhood gossip + everyday family life]

[This novel is fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Please do not identify yourself with the characters.]

Theme: Live life with optimism