The Pretty Young Woman of the 1980s

Lin Changle was beautiful and the cherished only daughter of her family. But all five of her aunts were famous for their fiery tempers, so no one dared marry her. She ended up an old maid, stuck at home.

When she was twenty-two, Lin's father acted heroically and rescued a young man named Du Xiaofeng by the river, but tragically lost his own life.

To repay Lin's father for saving his life, Du Xiaofeng married the Lin family's daughter, who couldn't find a husband. He took over Lin's father's job at a state-run restaurant, going from temporary worker to full-time employee. Later, with help from Lin Changle's five aunts, he started a company and went into business, becoming the richest man in the city. He kept a string of mistresses and illegitimate children on the side.

When Lin Changle asked for a divorce, Du Xiaofeng said, "Uncle Lin saved my life. I won't divorce you and let people laugh at you."

"Repaying a debt? From the way you've been acting, anyone would think you were here for revenge. You're afraid I'll divorce you because you think I'll take half your fortune, aren't you?"

After experiencing the warmth and coldness of human nature, Lin Changle had long since seen through this man's true colors. She decisively found a lawyer and filed for divorce. But just after signing the divorce papers, she was in a car on her way home when she was caught in a pileup.

When Lin Changle opened her eyes again, she was at her father's funeral, and Du Xiaofeng was earnestly telling her how he would marry her to repay his debt.

Hearing those words again, Lin Changle couldn't hold back. She slapped him right across the face and began cursing him, leaving Du Xiaofeng stunned.

"I've never seen anyone make repaying kindness with betrayal sound so noble. You want to marry me? Are you planning to take our house and my father's job, too? Be honest: had you already planned all this? Did you deliberately get my father killed..."

As soon as Lin Changle said this, everyone looked at Du Xiaofeng differently. He was just about to explain when Lin Changle chased him out of the house with a broom.

This time, Lin Changle was no longer naive and easy to bully. She wasn't afraid of gossip that she would never find a husband. She took over her father's job and went to work at the state-run restaurant. From kitchen helper and apprentice to head chef, then to a chain of restaurants, she took every step with determination, moving faster and more steadily than Du Xiaofeng had in her previous life. She even snatched the title of the city's richest person from him.

Theme: Self-reliance and strength