A Night Market Stall in the 1980s

Jiang Yulan transmigrates into the body of her namesake, a wife in the 1980s who is constantly tormented by her mother-in-law and husband for giving birth to a daughter.

The original Jiang Yulan did all the housework and worked like an ox for the scumbag mother and son, only to be cursed by her mother-in-law as a hen who couldn't lay a son.

Her scumbag husband even brazenly brought his mistress into their home.

"You can't give me a son, but I haven't even held that against you. I've treated you well enough, haven't I?"

Jiang Yulan: Bah! The trash belongs with the trash. May you stay together forever! Scumbag mother and son, get lost!

She swiftly devises a plan to divorce the pair of trash, manages to extort a hefty sum from him, and moves out happily with her sweet, adorable daughter.

After the divorce, she rents a place near the research institute's residential compound and sets up a night-market stall, using the traditional skills passed down in her family.

Iron-plate fried rice, spicy hot pot, wide rice noodles with sesame sauce, and malatang skewers: these are all dishes nobody has ever heard of.

At first, everyone is skeptical and watches without buying.

Before long, they are waiting with pots and bowls in hand, mouths watering, even before the stall opens, afraid they will miss out if they arrive too late.

Yulan's night-market stall grows bigger and bigger. People flock from far and wide, and business booms, bringing in a fortune every day.

Before long, countless people try to find her a match, yet somehow none of the introductions work out.

The scumbag mother and son, green with envy, gloat: What's the use of having money? She's still a ruined woman nobody wants.

But the very next day, the pair run into Jiang Yulan at the Civil Affairs Bureau, where she's come to register her marriage.

And the man marrying her turns out to be Lu Qingsong, the promising bachelor researcher they saw on TV just two days earlier, receiving a commendation from the state!

The scumbag who once mocked her for thinking she could run a business is stunned.

His mother-in-law, who said she would be a ruined woman nobody wanted after her divorce, is left utterly humiliated.

[Male lead is a virgin; female lead is not]

Upcoming novel, The Tea-Savvy Eldest Sister of the 1970s:

After spending over twenty years as an only child, Jiang Xue transmigrates one day and becomes Jiang Chunxue, the eighteen-year-old eldest sister of the Jiang family in Jiangjiawan during the 1970s.

When she arrives, her parents have just passed away, leaving her a crumbling courtyard and five younger siblings, all skinny as bean sprouts and crying for food.

The villagers pity her, but also think she's doomed.

With her parents gone, she's supposed to be a mother to her siblings, taking charge of the family and selflessly raising them to adulthood!

Jiang Xue: I can take charge, but selfless devotion? Dream on!

A hardworking older sister will only raise lazy younger siblings. A lazy older sister is what teaches them responsibility and accountability!

In her eyes, anyone who's no longer a baby can pull their weight.

Want to freeload in this household? Not a chance!

And so Jiang Chunxue, with a new soul in her body, begins her unconventional child-rearing journey.

While other eldest sisters toil away cooking for their younger siblings,

Jiang Chunxue praises her eldest younger brother's cooking, and ends up with three home-cooked meals a day.

While other eldest sisters stay up late washing their younger siblings' clothes,

Jiang Chunxue motivates them with delicious food, and gets her younger siblings to wash their own clothes and even compete to wash hers.

While other eldest sisters drop out of school to earn money for their younger siblings' education,

Jiang Chunxue sends her siblings up the mountain every day to gather wild vegetables and medicinal herbs to pay for her own tuition.

As time passes, everyone in the village says Jiang Chunxue is a terrible eldest sister. Not only is she selfish, they say, she exploits her younger siblings and makes them work for her all day. She's nothing like an eldest sister should be. Children raised that way will never amount to anything, and will surely resent and hate her someday.

But what happens? The Jiang siblings, whom the villagers called useless, turn out like this:

The eldest younger brother rises through the ranks on the strength of his cooking skills, eventually opening a restaurant chain.

The second younger brother draws on his childhood experience gathering medicinal herbs to start a lucrative medicinal herb business.

The third younger sister, inspired by her older sister for years, becomes a well-known fashion designer.

The fourth younger brother and fifth younger sister both make a name for themselves in the college entrance exams, becoming the province's top science and liberal arts scorers!

The five siblings transform into successful people known throughout the province and the city.

Later, a provincial TV station comes to interview them and asks whom they are most grateful to and admire.

Without hesitation, the Jiang siblings all look toward the eldest Jiang sister, Jiang Chunxue, in the audience!

Just as everyone prepares to praise this selfless older sister who sacrificed herself to help her younger siblings shine,

they discover she's not some obscure nobody at all.

She's the secret owner of a newly listed real estate company!

Everyone: ...What kind of incredible eldest sister is this?

What to expect: An unconventional sibling-raising story. The female lead and her younger siblings grow together, with no one-sided sacrifice.

Theme: Work hard, get rich, and build a moderately prosperous life.