That Pretty, Well-Behaved Girl [The 1980s]

Before being reborn, Wang Sainan had the world's best mother.

When her friends did poorly on tests and got scolded by their parents,

her mother would gently encourage Sainan: "Studying isn't the only path in life. My Sainan doesn't need to suffer like that. You can shine in other fields, too."

Like taking such good care of your cousin that he grows up plump and rosy-cheeked.

When her friends cried and begged their parents to buy them popsicles and snacks,

Sainan, encouraged and guided by her mother, learned to collect scrap paper and empty bottles to sell for money, which she used to buy popsicles and other treats for her cousin.

Her mother praised her to everyone as the world's most obedient daughter.

When her friends got into college, found good jobs after graduating, and married well-matched partners and had children,

Wang Sainan listened to her mother and married a madman with a crippled leg, getting 3,000 yuan in bride price to buy her cousin a computer;

then she listened to her mother again and married a sixty-year-old man who had abused three wives to death, just to save up for her cousin's wedding home;

to raise money for a lavish wedding for her cousin and his bride, Wang Sainan lay dying on the operating table and "obediently" donated her kidney, corneas, and heart...

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After being reborn, Wang Sainan changed her name to Wang Yuan.

When her parents divorced, Wang Yuan didn't want her mother to struggle too hard to raise her, so she firmly chose her father.

Her mother left the marriage with nothing and was despised by her uncle's family.

When her uncle and aunt beat her mother, Wang Yuan didn't rush over and throw herself on top of her mother to protect her like she used to.

Instead, afterward, she gently comforted her black-and-blue mother: "They hit you because they love you. Otherwise, why wouldn't they hit someone else?"

Then she called the police in her mother's name and sent those scumbags to prison.

When her cousin took revenge on her mother,

Wang Yuan not only didn't stop him, but earnestly asked her mother to reflect on whether she'd treated her cousin well enough,

then sent her cousin to Yuzhang Academy in her mother's name.

Wang Yuan figured that since she'd been reborn,

she ought to suffer a little from studying in this life, maybe get into a prestigious university or something;

then she could suffer a bit more by becoming a career-driven woman no one would marry;

and finally, she wanted to experience the hardships of being rich.

A handsome rich kid with a six-pack was on the verge of breaking down. "Wang Yuan, please, won't you try suffering from love for once?

And please, for the sake of these villa deeds and luxury car keys, just look at me, okay?

Look at me, and they'll all be yours!

Wang Yuan, I've been pursuing you for thirteen years. If you still won't accept my confession...

I'm going to have to get down on my knees and beg you!"

Wang Yuan smiled as she accepted the thick stack of property deeds and heavy bunch of luxury car keys he offered, then nodded obediently.

Theme: Companionship is the longest-lasting declaration of love.