Qin Ying spent her whole life competing with her cousin Qin Mian, simply because she wasn't as pretty.
She wanted to outdo her in every other way, too.
When the matchmaker arranged suitors for both families, she took one look at Lu Weilin, a tall, handsome veteran, and fell for him.
Before Qin Mian could meet him, Qin Ying resorted to a few tricks and won him for herself.
But after years of marriage, she still hadn't gotten pregnant. Only then did Lu Weilin tell her that he'd been injured while serving in the military and would probably never have children.
Meanwhile, Qin Mian married a man who passed the university entrance exam and became a professor. They had four children, and in old age, she was surrounded by grandchildren, while Qin Ying had nothing and was all alone.
She felt that Qin Mian had come out on top after all.
So when she was reborn to the year of the matchmaking, the first thing Qin Ying did was break off her engagement to Lu Weilin,
then push him toward Qin Mian and marry the future professor herself.
But as time went on, Qin Ying began to realize something was wrong.
The man who was supposed to get into university failed his exams, while Lu Weilin, who was supposed to fail in business, made a fortune.
Qin Ying, who was supposed to have children, still wasn't pregnant, while Qin Mian, who was supposed to be unable to conceive, was visibly expecting.
She watched as Lu Weilin tenderly helped the pregnant Qin Mian shop for children's clothes.
Qin Ying was completely stunned. What on earth was going on?
After Qin Mian was reborn, her cousin Qin Ying suddenly started crying and making a scene, insisting on breaking off her engagement to Lu Weilin.
She told Qin Mian to marry him instead, and Qin Mian agreed without hesitation.
She knew that Lu Weilin had been injured and couldn't have children, but she didn't care about that at all.
In her past life, she had four children. Everyone said she was blessed, with a husband who passed the imperial examinations and a house full of children.
But only she knew how much she had sacrificed, pouring heart and soul into her children and family.
Through all those sleepless days and nights of raising children alone, she had done right by everyone except herself.
So in this new life, she was willing to accept Lu Weilin. As long as he treated her well, whether or not they had children didn't matter at all.
Then one day after their marriage, she suddenly felt nauseous while eating, for the first time in ages. That's when she found out that the claim Lu Weilin couldn't have children had been a lie.
Fortunately, while his infertility had been a lie, his devotion to his wife was real.
He did the laundry, cooked, cared for the children, and earned money. She didn't have to lift a finger; Lu Weilin took care of everything.
He even bought her books, kept her company while she studied, and encouraged her to take the university entrance exam.
Only then did she realize that the reason she'd worked so hard in her past life
had nothing to do with having children. She'd simply married the wrong man.
Theme: Live for yourself after being reborn