The Structural Engineer Strikes Back

"I can make buildings as light as birds, yet I'm trapped by the shackles of convention. Only by fighting with all my might can I embrace the blue sky beyond those towering walls." They build the skeletons of buildings, making architects' dreams come true. They work quietly in the background, yet are indispensable. People call them "structural engineers." Shen Yi: A talented structural engineer. Five years ago, her life motto of "being realistic" led her to marry a younger mama's boy. Now 33, her career is being held back by gender discrimination at work. She angrily changes jobs, only to find herself in even fiercer workplace battles. Meanwhile, her already fragile marriage is invaded by a mistress who constantly enables her younger brother. With trouble piling up at home and at work, her survival instinct awakens her calculating side. After navigating one company factional struggle after another, she realizes that the new young architect, Qiu Yi, is the only weapon she can use. Qiu Yi: A 28-year-old, pure-hearted white lotus. His years studying abroad for a doctorate mean he entered the social battlefield later than his peers. Invited by a university classmate to join their family business, he is pulled unwillingly into a struggle over power and profit. As he holds on to his dream of becoming an excellent architect and tries to adapt to the turbulent world of office politics, he desperately needs a shrewd strategist to keep him from becoming cannon fodder. His sharp-tongued, quick-witted "sister-in-law," Sister Shen, is the best choice. Couple tropes: younger man, career partners, second chance at love A realistic workplace story with a strong female lead, focused on the many challenges women face at work after entering the professional world, as well as the enormous pressures brought by family and marriage. Readers already in the workforce should find it relatable, while students can also learn about the realities that await them. In the adult world, there are only strategies, no fairy tales. The screen rights to The Duo Family have been sold. It's all thanks to the support of my longtime readers that I've had the motivation to keep going as a little-known author. To thank you all, anyone who subscribed to all three of my stories before January 21, 2020, can raise a hand in the comments below this chapter and receive 50 yuan worth of Jinjiang coins. Please support other little-known authors like me and give them the confidence to make their dreams come true. Theme: This story focuses on the many challenges women face at work after entering the professional world, as well as the enormous pressures brought by family and marriage.