The Great Beauty of the Eighties Marries a Rough-Hewn Tycoon

Jiang Mingzhu had been beautiful since childhood, with fair skin, red lips, and a graceful figure. She was famous as the prettiest woman for miles around. On one trip into the city, a local bully took a fancy to her and tried to force her into marriage. He had already married three women and fathered a whole bunch of children, so he was clearly no suitable match. Naturally, Jiang Mingzhu didn't want to marry him. Just then, her cousin came to the village with a group of people to buy local produce. He was young and successful, drove a small car into the village, and carried a brick phone in his hand. He looked every bit the wealthy businessman. Jiang Mingzhu wanted to escape the marriage by getting a ride with the businessman. When they met, she smiled at him, hoping to make a good impression. But the businessman had a screw loose and actually thought she was trying to seduce him. What a shameless lecher with his mind in the gutter! He was the one who'd been captivated by her looks, yet he turned around and accused her of making a move on him. After getting angry, Jiang Mingzhu decided to play along. She'd use him to get away first, then dump him later. But the man was like sticky ointment: once he latched on, she could never shake him off. Xu Chuan had been mixed up in the underworld since he was fourteen. After ten years of struggle, he'd built up a considerable fortune. He'd never once given women a thought, yet somehow he fell for a country girl. She smiled at him the moment they met. She must have been trying to seduce him. The problem was, he really did fall for her. Completely smitten, he took her south, gave her money, bought her cars, houses, and storefronts, and then this heartless woman still wanted to dump him. Xu Chuan let out a cold laugh and put the thick skin he'd honed over the years to work, clinging to her and refusing to let go even if it killed him. As if his pride mattered more than having a beautiful wife! On her first night in the south, Jiang Mingzhu had a strange dream. In it, she was a gold-digging, materialistic woman who used her beauty to cling to a rich businessman and marry him. After they married, all she did was spend money and enjoy herself. Once she'd drained the businessman's fortune, she demanded a divorce. Later, he married a virtuous childhood friend from her village, and the two of them worked together to become the richest people in the country. Unable to bear life without money, she kept attaching herself to rich men. In the end, old and no longer beautiful, she was abandoned on the street and starved to death, unable to afford food. Jiang Mingzhu woke from her dream and saw a stack of brand-new banknotes on the bedside table. It looked like at least ten thousand yuan. A certain wealthy businessman leaned against the doorframe and said generously, "Take it. It's all spending money for you. If it's not enough, there's more in the drawer. Spend whatever you like." Just as she thought, dreams and reality were opposites. Theme: Work hard and strive for success