Getting Rich in the 1980s

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Chen Yu transmigrated into a book.

She was still clutching the little lace panties she'd just received from her online order!

She'd become a cannon-fodder character in 1985: her father didn't love her, her mother didn't care about her, and her half-sister, who shared the same mother, treated her like a surrogate!

Chen Yu rolled her eyes. What kind of ridiculous plot was this? She was nothing but a tool?

No! No! No!

She'd get as far away as she could, steer clear of awful people, and treasure her life.

Now that she'd finally escaped the fate she'd been given, how could she not make money after all the hardship she'd suffered in her previous life?

With the tide of reform and opening up at her back, and no time for pointless infighting, Chen Yu looked at forty thousand pairs of lace panties and thought, I can do this. Bring it on!

When Heaven serves you a meal, a good child doesn't refuse!

With lace panties in hand, she made waves on the university campus, laid her foundation with her first pot of gold, and set sail.

Ten years later, a group of fellow townspeople came to wait outside Chen Yu's company building with fruit and vegetables, where they ran into some reporters covering a story.

Reporter from a daily newspaper: Did Yaoyang Group withhold your wages?

Fellow townsman: Don't make things up. We're here to repay a debt of gratitude.

Reporter from a daily newspaper: Then did Yaoyang Group help you sell your farm produce?

Fellow townsman: Not exactly. But do you know what rural revitalization is?

Before long, Chen Yu came downstairs surrounded by four bodyguards and was stopped in her tracks.

A reporter from the daily newspaper, unable to land a big scoop: Ms. Chen Yu, these simple, honest folks downstairs say they're here to repay you.

Chen Yu: There's no need. I just love money.

Fellow townsman: Ms. Chen, you really speak your mind!

Reporter from a daily newspaper: Ms. Chen, I've heard that a big shot gave you advice, and that's why you've built your business empire.

Chen Yu: No big shot, but I do know someone who runs a street stall.

Reporter from a daily newspaper: Ms. Chen, you don't seem to mind people bringing up your background.

Ms. Chen: People with better backgrounds aren't as rich as I am, and there aren't many people richer than me. Why should I care?

Fellow townsman: Ms. Chen is right!

Reporter from a daily newspaper: I hear your husband, Li Yu, has already left for the Berlin Film Festival. Do you think he'll win the Best Actor award and the Golden Bear this time?

Chen Yu: Why do you need my opinion? His talent speaks for itself.

Fellow townsman: Ms. Chen makes a good point!

Fans watching: Ahhhhhh, our lucky charm is the best!

Reporter from a daily newspaper: I hear that before you got married, you and the top-tier star had a sugar mommy arrangement. What do you say to that?

Chen Yu: I say it with my eyes.

Fans watching: Ahhhhhh, sis-in-law is so strong and domineering!

Reporter from a daily newspaper: Given your family's status, did they approve of you dating a celebrity?

Chen Yu: That's not the right question. You should ask whether he minds that I'm too rich.

Fans watching: Ahhhhhh, I'm dying from shipping them. Our lucky charm really does love her rich husband!

Chen Yu remembered the first time she met Li Yu. The aloof artist looked at her, covered in the stench of money, and frowned in disgust.

Money-mad, domineering beauty vs. aloof top-tier star and actor who's black on the outside and white on the inside

Theme: As long as life goes on, so does making money.