Back to 2001

Story blurb: Originally titled Reborn in 2001 as a Post-80s Woman

The heroine's version:

Li Yongle had finally worked her way into a comfortable life, but before she could enjoy it, the god of fate sent her back to 2001!

Faced with her "simple," "kindhearted" ex-husband and his family, she firmly declared: No to charity of any kind.

With a head start and twenty more years of life experience than everyone else, Li Yongle gradually became obsessed with money and dedicated herself to "buying, buying, buying."

In other people's eyes, Li Yongle was completely single-minded: work was for making money, and making money was for buying houses... renovating them, then selling them at a high price!

She was past the usual age for marriage, easygoing, and somewhat at odds with her family. So some self-important people got ideas. They rushed over and asked their son to call her his godmother, claiming their family were all vegetarians who did good deeds and couldn't bear to see Li Yongle alone and bullied.

Li Yongle, barely twenty-eight by East Asian age reckoning, put on a fake smile and turned them down, all while keeping an eye on the twelve-year-old "godson." He ran around noisily, climbing up and down and tossing things here and there... Why put up with this?

She picked up the phone and dialed three numbers.

As the sirens faded into the distance, Zhou Jinyu pretended to be casual and said, "Nice weather today. Let's go."

Li Yongle asked, puzzled, "Where?"

Zhou Jinyu said, trying to sound confident, "The marriage registry."

Li Yongle shook her head. "Not today. The renovations on the apartment at XXX Jiayuan are done. I need to list it with an agent."

Zhou Jinyu led her along by the hand. "Then let's get our marriage license first. I'll go with you to the agent afterward!"

The male lead's version:

Zhou Jinyu was a universally recognized genius and a favored son of heaven. Li Yongle was just one of countless people who had drifted to Beijing, and one with little education, struggling just to get by.

A class reunion that they both attended to avoid blind dates brought these two people, who otherwise had no connection, together.

They sat at the same table again at a hometown gathering. One drinking game nearly ended in a death, making Zhou Jinyu think the loach girl was kind of interesting. Maybe they could be friends.

Then she asked to borrow money.

Well, he really did have that much in his account! Somehow, one thing led to another, and he agreed.

Later, Zhou Jinyu realized the loach girl wasn't just a big eater who bullied people. She was also a hardworking woman who loved money!

The commitment-phobic loach girl kept repeating, "I can't date or get married. I can't date, I can't get married..."

But what good did that do?

Zhou Jinyu had never let anything he wanted slip through his fingers! The loach girl could be as slippery as she liked, but she wouldn't get away!

Reading guide: A slow-paced story about an ordinary family.

Theme: Every girl who works hard to live her life deserves to be cherished.