The Machine Repair Factory in the 1960S

Du Siku realizes she has transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era. The plot has already reached the point where her parents are urging her to sacrifice herself for the greater good and proudly marry Shen Yang, the man next door whose wife ran away, leaving him utterly despondent. Although Shen Yang won't pay you a salary, you still have to do the laundry, cook, and manage the household. Although Shen Yang's mother-in-law looks down on you, you still have to work diligently and never complain. Although... To hell with that! In the book, Du Siku works like a beast of burden her whole life. When she grows old, Shen Yang goes off to pursue his first love, and all three children have been taught to call that woman their real mother. Even worse, when old Du Siku is in the hospital, Shen Yang has already transferred their shared assets into his first love's name, leaving Du Siku unable to afford treatment for a serious illness! Du Siku refuses to be the sucker who gets taken advantage of. She packs her belongings and becomes a proud little cog at a machinery repair plant. From repairing equipment to designing machines, then to furthering her education at school and getting promoted, she is eventually assigned to a confidential organization to work on a joint research project. When she turns twenty-eight, her workplace worries about her marital prospects and even introduces her to someone. To her surprise, it works out. - One year, Du Siku receives a wedding invitation from her younger sister, Du Yitian, and rushes home. There, she runs into Shen Yang, who has been reborn and regrets what he did, hoping to make up with her. Du Siku: Get lost. Moral: Keep moving forward on the right path