Love Like Honey in the Eighties, Second Marriage

Next book: [My Wife's Biggest Fan, 1970s]. Please add it to your reading list!

Fang Qiushi was deceived for half her life. It wasn't until her young nephew kicked her out that she learned the nephews and nieces she'd raised were all her husband's biological children.

And it wasn't until she met Lu Maoxing that she learned a husband and wife couldn't have children just by lying side by side and holding hands.

Her husband, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law had put on an act their whole lives, all to keep her, their unpaid laborer, firmly under their thumb.

Given another chance, she immediately dumped the scumbag and made his affair with that shameless woman public, finally getting some much-needed revenge.

Then she seized the opportunities brought by reform and opening up, building her own business empire amid the changing times.

Lu Maoxing had been set up and forced to play the scapegoat and human ATM for half his life. He was downright unlucky.

It wasn't until he met Fang Qiushi and wanted to give her a home that he realized just how messed up everything was. Some people didn't deserve the benefit of the doubt. If he was willing to risk it all, who could threaten him?

Given another chance, he'd act fast: expose what needed exposing, and cut ties where he needed to.

Then he set fire to the old home that had been taken over, took Fang Qiushi to register their marriage, and applied for a homestead.

With everything in place, they threw themselves into the tide of the times and built successful careers.

Later...

At the ceremony honoring pioneers of the era, the host said excitedly in a ringing voice, "Please welcome our outstanding young entrepreneurs to the stage."

Fang Qiushi and Lu Maoxing stood side by side on the awards platform, taking their first photo together.

Years later, the elderly couple, celebrating their golden anniversary, gazed up at fireworks filling the sky above the beach, as if seeing the old days in a faded newspaper once again.

Tips:

1. The male lead has a mild disability, which will be cured later.

2. Both leads are each other's only partners, in their past lives and this one.

[My Wife's Biggest Fan, 1970s]. Please add it to your reading list!

Zheng Changrong came from a family of tailors. Though he was a burly man, he was skilled with needle and thread, taking measurements and tailoring clothes.

His greatest wish in life was to meet someone who truly loved him, dress her up as the prettiest young bride on the island, and make everyone envy her.

Meng Tiantian was bound to a Supporting Female Comeback System. As it turned out, she was the contrast character in a period novel.

Her parents had never loved her, so her grandmother took her to the countryside, where she grew into a chubby little ball.

When she turned eighteen, her grandmother had to go to the capital to look after her grandson, so she sent Meng Tiantian to the island to marry the man she'd been betrothed to as a child.

But Captain Fan was attending a matchmaking event at his unit. Not only did he pretend not to know her, he fell for the gorgeous female lead, danced with her right in front of Meng Tiantian, and exchanged tokens with her.

Next, Meng Tiantian was supposed to get into trouble while leaving by boat, be rescued by an abusive man, and be forced to marry him, spending her life as a foil to the beautiful female lead.

She hurriedly asked the System to match her with a man who could protect her. That's when she saw Zheng Changrong.

He was handsome, with stern features and an intimidating presence. He looked completely dependable.

Crying, she clung to his sleeve and asked if he could find her a place to stay. Somehow, she wound up becoming his bride.

When everyone heard that Regiment Commander Zheng was marrying a crybaby, they all disapproved. Then they saw that the crybaby was a little dumpling, too, and couldn't wait to see the joke.

What? This girl is so countrified, dark, and fat. Regiment Commander Zheng will surely get sick of her in a few days. Just wait, she'll be crying before long.

But the onlookers craned their necks and waited and waited, only to be showered with one display of affection after another. And that dark, chubby little dumpling blossomed into a tall, pretty woman with fair skin and stunning looks. She was beautiful in every season, and her clothes came in a dazzling variety of styles.

The women on the island couldn't keep up with how fast she changed outfits. They were absolutely green with envy.

She also had several adorable children with Regiment Commander Zheng. Who wouldn't say she was blessed?

When Second Cousin heard Meng Tiantian had been dumped by her childhood fiancé on the island, he rushed down from the capital in the middle of the night to stand up for her. But then...

His chubby little cousin calmly directed a tall, burly man: "This part is too tight, alter it. That part is too loose, tighten it. And the dress is too plain, add some embroidery. Two butterflies, a whole flower bed, and..."

Second Cousin stared in shock. Good heavens, was the man in front of him really Zheng Changrong, the fearsome living demon? He must have knocked on the door the wrong way.

Theme: Never give up on yourself. It's never too late to work hard.