The Stunning Original Wife in a Period Tragedy

Wen Lizhou had been married to Xu Jichuan for nineteen years. She bore him children, honored his parents, cared for his sick younger brother, and after his brother died, raised his nephew through great hardship. She even managed Xu Jichuan's business...

Yet she never got to enjoy a single good day before dying suddenly from overwork.

Only after her death did Wen Lizhou learn that she was a disposable character in a novel set in a bygone era.

Xu Jichuan was the male lead, and his younger brother's wife, An Jing, was the female lead.

Wen Lizhou had to die so the male and female leads could get together and live happily ever after.

Given a new lease on life, Wen Lizhou returned to the day of her wedding.

Xu Jichuan still ran off to be with the pregnant female lead, abandoning her at the wedding to be laughed at by everyone.

Wen Lizhou cornered the great villain, Zhou Yanchen, and glared at him with wide, almond-shaped eyes as she ordered him, "Marry me!"

Zhou Yanchen blushed bright red. His eyes brimmed with love, but he shouted back even louder than she had, eyes reddening, "Fine, I'll marry you!"

Then he shoved a whole net bag full of money into Wen Lizhou's hands. "Take it! This is your bride price!"

Wen Lizhou stared at the bag of money, eyes wide.

From then on, the Wen and Zhou couple became a stark contrast to the Xu family.

The Wen and Zhou couple did no work, yet ate well every day and went on trips from time to time.

In spring they went to see the flowers, in summer to Ice City, in autumn to see the snow, and in winter to Sanya...

On their travels, the young couple made use of regional information gaps and differences in demand for goods, making a fortune.

Meanwhile, Xu Jichuan had to care for his gravely ill younger brother and his brother's child.

He had to soothe An Jing whenever pregnancy made her uncomfortable and irritable.

He also had to earn money to satisfy his mother, whose vanity knew no bounds.

And he had to constantly watch out for his gambling father, who caused a scene when there was no food or drink, and got drunk and made a scene when there was.

They were always scraping by.

At last, one day...

Xu Jichuan's second younger brother witnessed An Jing's betrayal and died in anguish.

Xu's parents fled after racking up a staggering amount of debt.

An Jing couldn't stand being poor or lonely, so she abandoned her child and ran away.

All Xu Jichuan had left was his spoiled, vicious nephew, who knew only how to leech off him, and a mountain of debt he could never repay...

Xu Jichuan regretted everything as he struggled to feed himself in a ramshackle hut.

He dreamed that Wen Lizhou was his wife. She brought him good fortune and was virtuous. With her, the Xu family was peaceful and prosperous, and he was happy too.

After waking, Xu Jichuan went to find Wen Lizhou.

He wanted to apologize, win her back, and reconcile with her.

But Xu Jichuan saw Wen Lizhou happily nestled against Zhou Yanchen, surrounded by five clever, handsome, and filial children. Their family was happy and prosperous.

Xu Jichuan regretted his choices more than ever, his heart aching with grief!

Reader's Guide:

1) A 1970s road-trip story. The leads will take you traveling with them. Don't worry about travel permits or not having money, they'll have everything they need.

2) A story about infrastructure development.

3) An ensemble cast.

4) The heroine doesn't have that many children.

Theme: Love and courage can overcome anything