Bai Yuping's older sister, who lived on the outskirts of the county town, introduced her to a man for a blind date. She heard that he was tall and fair-skinned, had just returned from working in the capital, and had taken a photo in front of Tiananmen wearing a suit, overcoat, and red scarf. He looked so handsome! With her youth nearly behind her, Bai Yuping readily agreed to the match!
Yang Lijun, back from working in the capital, became the most sought-after bachelor in Yangjia Village. Whenever the village's aunties and matrons talked about Yang Lijun, the eldest son of the Yang family in the neighboring village, each said she'd help her own daughter land this catch. A young man who'd worked in the great capital for so many years must have a fat wallet.
Then, the day after the wedding, Bai Yuping held out both hands to her husband. "Hand over the money."
"What money? I don't have any!" Yang Lijun looked just as confused.
"The money you earned working. Everyone says you made good money. Shouldn't you hand it over to your wife?"
"Money?! I spent it all ages ago. Clothes cost money, and so did the color TV!"
Bai Yuping, a fiery woman determined to marry into the county town and live a good life, meets Yang Lijun, a flashy, free-spending man. Their whirlwind matchmaking romance in the nineties is just beginning, along with a sharp-tongued mother-in-law, strained relations between sisters-in-law, and scheming relatives on every side.
[Nineties romance with a younger man, two-year age gap]
[The heroine's battles: she's a formidable fighter, always polite and civilized, and a master of subtle jabs]
[The hero shows through his actions what it means to stand up for his wife]
Theme: The lives of ordinary people.
