A Daughter's Success Elevates Her Father [The 1970s]

[Island living, raising a child, and delicious food. The rural storyline is short. Only daughter]

Libao is three and a half years old, but she has no mother.

She lives with her father, an educated youth, and they go hungry one day and eat their fill the next.

One day, Libao awakened and had her golden finger returned to her by the Heavenly Dao.

It turned out she was living in a novel set in a bygone era, and she and her parents were foils to the protagonists.

Libao's father, Li Chen, had lost his memory. He only recognized Libao and could not remember who his wife was. Their marriage certificate had burned to ashes in a fire, and the civil affairs office had lost its records too.

Libao's dream had been so brief that she hadn't gotten a good look at her mother. All she remembered was that her mother's name contained the character "Hua."

So Libao, who could barely speak yet, began the difficult journey of finding her mother.

The widow Zhao Meihua: "Li Chen has been acting so strangely lately. He comes to plow my fields every day, and Libao is such a good girl too. I don't know where she found a few wild rabbits to give me."

Libao gazed up at her with watery eyes. "Are you my mom?"

Zhao Meihua shook her head. Libao was sad, but she carried on looking for her mother.

The divorced Wang Lihua: "Li Chen has been acting so strangely lately. Every few days, he comes to help me fix my leaky roof, and Libao is such a good girl too. I don't know where she found mushrooms to make soup with."

Libao gazed up at her with watery eyes. "Are you my mom?"

Wang Lihua shook her head, tears in her eyes. Libao clenched her fists. Then she'd keep looking.

The village beauty, Li Jiahua: "Li Chen has been acting so strangely lately. He always comes to help me cut pigweed, and Libao is so clever too. Every time she opens a mussel, there's a pearl inside."

Libao gazed up at her with watery eyes. "Are you my mom?"

Li Jiahua was thrilled and wanted to try it out, but Libao wasn't happy. Libao only wanted her own mother.

The butcher, Sun Baohua: "Li Chen has been acting so strangely lately. He always comes to help me slaughter pigs, and Libao is so clever too. One glare from her and the pigs won't dare run around."

Libao gazed up at her with watery eyes. "Are you my mom?"

Sun Baohua hesitated. "Child, you're so pretty. Your mother must be a great beauty too, right?" Is that so? Then next time, she'd ask someone pretty.

Dai Jinhua, who had come to the countryside with her theatrical troupe: "Li Chen is so strange. The last time he saw me, he glared at me, but this time he even helped carry my luggage. Libao is strange too. She's learned magic tricks, and the carnations she gave me are lovely. But I can't figure out why this father and daughter are currying favor with me."

Libao gazed up at her with watery eyes. "Are you my mom?"

Dai Jinhua laughed. "Silly child, why are you calling your auntie 'Mom'? Do you miss your mother? Come on, I'll take you to find her."

Only then did Libao learn that her mother was an officer in the military, and that the auntie in front of her was her mother's biological older sister.

Her mother had wanted her father to join her in the military for ages, but he thought he wasn't good enough for her and stubbornly refused to go.

Silly Dad! What's this about being good enough for each other? In the end, he went to join her anyway. And her grandparents were amazing too. Grandma was a professor who had studied abroad, and Grandpa lived in a traditional courtyard house! Silly Dad, what was he being so stubborn about? Was it because he was too skinny? Not as broad-shouldered and burly as the village uncles? Well, then he should eat more. Libao would work hard and get him more seafood.

Dai Xiuhua was only twenty-eight, yet she was already a female regiment commander.

Five years ago, she was severely wounded and went missing for over a year during a mission. After she returned, she was awarded a special-class merit and rose rapidly through the ranks.

The army's matchmakers had worn a path to her door, but she hadn't taken a liking to a single one of them.

Then one day, she arrived with a refined-looking man and an adorable little girl.

Everyone gathered around the father and daughter, curious. "Commander Dai, are they relatives from your hometown?"

Dai Xiuhua shook her head. "No, this is my husband and my precious daughter."

Onlookers: ???

Theme: Harmony and friendship