A story about renting in a small town
Bank teller, corporate drudge edition x private tutoring teacher, post-double-reduction edition
Happy ending / single-couple romance / daily updates
A domineering mother, a live-in son-in-law for a father, and a daughter who takes all the blame.
After more than twenty years of quietly putting up with everything, Liu Wanbai begins her third escape plan just before the New Year.
She has only 3,000 yuan in her pocket. Hiding in plain sight isn't much of an option, so she'll have to disappear into the countryside instead.
After thinking it over, Liu Wanbai finds the perfect person to turn to: Cheng Yingran, her senior from college.
A selfish mother, an overbearing father, a little-prince younger brother, and a stubborn daughter.
Cheng Yingran has an utterly ordinary life, working herself to the bone at a rural branch she's been banished to.
Then one day, her junior from college shows up with a suitcase, asking for help.
Cheng Yingran: ? Junior, didn't we break up ages ago?
Her round-faced ex-girlfriend begs her: Can we share a bed? I'll only take up half!
Life in the small town is long and dull. They gossip about others together, and others gossip about them in turn.
After they've shared a bed for so long, rumors spread around town that some bank employee is so high and mighty she's hired herself a live-in maid.
Cheng Yingran: ?
She hands over her whole salary, washes the dishes, sweeps, does the laundry, and even warms someone's bed. So which one of them is the maid?
(Blurb dated 2025.05.09)
Theme: Staying strong in adversity.
