The Tragic Original Wife in a Period Novel Wants a Divorce [The 1980S]

Gu Yun used to think she had a happy life. She married a factory director and became the wife everyone envied. But she gave up her studies for her husband, only for him to call her an ugly old housewife in front of other people. She raised the child of her husband's comrade-in-arms, only to learn after her death that the child belonged to her husband and his lover. Her own two children were raised by her mother-in-law. One became withdrawn and the other was constantly sick. Even the medical expenses Gu Yun had painstakingly saved were taken by her mother-in-law to buy meat for her lover's child. In the end, her daughter died of illness, and her son became mute. Gu Yun herself died in the house her husband had just bought for his lover. Only after her death did she learn that her husband was the male lead of a book, while his lover was the gentle, understanding female lead. And she was the tragic first wife whose death paved the way for the heroine... But when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to a time before the tragedy began. Seeing 1985 on the calendar, Gu Yun never imagined she would get the chance to start over. This time, she would protect her two children, never give up her studies again, and hold on to her dreams... Most importantly, she would divorce the husband standing before her, with a lipstick stain on his shirt. P.S. 1. In her previous life, the heroine was a character in a book and could only do what the plot dictated. She had no control over her actions. Only in this life does she awaken to her own agency. 2. Many details are made up, so this is essentially a fictional setting. Please add my next book to your reading list: Raising Kids in a Blended Family [The 1960s] Blurb: When Li Yugui is reborn, she discovers that the two children of Han Lie, the military officer she married, are notorious villains from a book. She quickly gets a divorce and, with malicious intent, introduces Han Lie to her cousin, Liu Susu. Li Yugui was jealous of how well Liu Susu had lived in her previous life. This time, she wants Liu Susu to be tormented by the two villains while she enjoys the good life herself. Liu Susu, a master of infrastructure development from the future, wakes up to discover she has not only transmigrated into a book, but landed in the food-scarce 1960s. The original owner was abandoned by Chen Shimei, who had gone to the countryside, but she still pined for the scumbag. She left behind two children and even swindled a military officer out of his bride price, planning to go to the city to look for her man. Unexpectedly, an accident struck along the way. While Liu Susu is still bewildered, the officer Han Lie arrives with a total of four children and asks if she is willing to marry him and follow him to his posting. Looking at the four children, Liu Susu recognizes two as major villains from the book, while the other two meet tragic ends in the story. Liu Susu's head aches. She asks him, "Deputy Regiment Commander Han, are you willing to hand over your monthly allowance so I can raise the children?" Han Lie nods, stunned. "All right, then. Let's get married!" In the 1960s, nothing matters more than having enough to eat. As for four difficult children... Liu Susu: I can build the hardest bridges and the most complicated houses. Surely I can handle four little brats? When Li Yugui comes back to laugh at Liu Susu, she discovers that the little villains who were supposed to cause trouble have somehow all become pillars of society. P.S. The male lead's children are adopted. This is a second marriage in name only. Theme: Relying on yourself is the best way forward.