Mention Zheng Chunzhi of the Third Production Team in Zhengjiaji Village, and everyone in the surrounding villages knows her name.
She's pretty, sharp, and always has one clever moneymaking scheme after another. Even the commune director comes to her for advice on getting rich.
This lovely, radiant flower has so many fine young men hoping to marry into her family that the line could stretch from one end of the village to the other.
But no one expected her to bring home Yu Daliang, the strange, hulking “big fool” she found under the bridge behind the village. No one knew where he came from, and he didn't seem too bright.
The villagers clicked their tongues, lamenting that a beautiful flower had been planted in a pile of cow dung.
Having lived a second life, Zheng Chunzhi finally understood:
She had brains and ability. All she needed in a man was loyalty and usefulness.
She never wanted another pretty-faced man who was all looks and no substance, and who kept cheating on her at the drop of a hat.
Yu Daliang was tall and strong, with plenty of muscle and a bit of fighting skill. Standing beside her, he was like a black iron tower, giving her a real sense of security.
So what if he wasn't too bright? She had no intention of falling in love with him or having children with him. She would just use him as a “tool.” Perfect.
Sure enough, once he moved in, he took care of everything: laundry, cooking, bodyguard duty, and driving. He fed the chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs, and worked more than ten mu of farmland all by himself.
The only problem was that his large hands, rough from years of farm work, rubbed her raw when he gripped her waist and put his strength into it at night, making her ache and tremble at the same time.
Whenever that happened, Zheng Chunzhi would think: I'll make do with him for now. I haven't become a tycoon yet. If I marry a man and keep him indoors until his skin is soft and delicate, who's going to do all the work around the house?
Once I've opened a few more factories and made more money, then I can think about pampering my man.
But before she could become a tycoon, the man's family suddenly came looking for him.
They drove cars Zheng Chunzhi couldn't have afforded in her previous life and carried fashionable mobile phones. Dressed in black suits and white shirts, they stood respectfully at the door and said in authentic Cantonese, “Mr. Lu, we've come to take you home.”
Zheng Chunzhi was struck like lightning: What happened to having no parents, no family, and no one to rely on?
How had the man she'd been treating like an ox and horse for two years become a tycoon from Hong Kong, stranded in the mainland?!
On the night they parted, the man picked up the underwear she'd just changed out of and said he would wash it.
Frightened, she snatched it back and put on a bright smile. “You should rest. I'll do it myself...”
Two tears immediately slid down the man's handsome, resolute face. “Wifey, do you really not want me anymore?”
At first: rough man vs. proud beauty
Later: scheming, ruthless, secretly devoted Hong Kong tycoon vs. beautiful, lively, wealth-building pioneer who falls for everyone she meets
Theme: Defy fate and change your destiny, bringing prosperity to all.
