In her previous life, Lin Meiying’s husband faked his death.
Lin Meiying cared for her frail mother-in-law, looked after her eldest sister-in-law, who had never married, and raised her young sister- and brother-in-law.
She worked diligently her whole life, exhausting herself until she developed a terminal illness.
Her husband returned with his beloved wife and family in tow. Only then did Lin Meiying learn it had all been a lie.
Given another life,
Lin Meiying decided to live differently.
Her in-laws were wicked, but they were exceptionally well off.
Her mother-in-law had a permanent job at a state-owned factory and a huge compensation payout.
They lived in the biggest house in the entire staff compound.
The whole family had more than enough to eat and wear.
By comparison, her own family
had spent their whole lives in the countryside, each suffering in their own way, and died as farmers.
Why should the Shen family get to step on her to live the good life?
Why couldn’t she step on the Shen family and lift herself and her own family to the top?
The first time Yan Ting met Lin Meiying,
she was clutching her dead husband’s body and saying she would remain a widow for the rest of her life.
He tried to talk her out of it, but she threatened to jump into the river and die with him.
The next time Yan Ting saw Lin Meiying,
she came to him to learn English.
Yan Ting was puzzled.
How could her thinking be so backward, yet so progressive?
Curiosity grew into interest, and interest grew into love.
By the time Yan Ting realized what was happening, he had already fallen deeply in love with her.
Theme: Finding a way forward in adversity
