The Beautiful Stepmother of the 1980s Strikes Gold

[Sweet and angsty + 1v1 + two powerful leads + period setting + business warfare + powerful characters] Her stepmother cheated, and her father died of a stroke brought on by the shock. After trying to steal the entire family fortune, the woman drugged Han Qing and planned to marry her off to a lame old man in exchange for a huge bride price. On the seventh day after her father’s death, Han Qing caught the adulterers in the act. She sent them straight to prison and reclaimed the family assets. With only a year left until graduation, she packed her bags, followed in her father’s footsteps, and went to work at the mine in his place. At the train station, Long Jiang fell for Han Qing at first sight. At the mine, surrounded by men, Han Qing struggled to survive amid constant mockery, ostracism, baseless suspicion, and cutting remarks. The tough fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. When Han Qing lost her temper, she was ready to fight them to the death. Seeing people set their sights on her, Long Jiang thought, This girl’s something else. I’d better make my move first.

…Before they married, Long Jiang kept laying traps and pressing her at every turn. Even he didn’t know when he’d fallen for her. Long Jiang: “Be mine, and I’ll make you my big boss’s woman.” Han Qing scoffed. “I only want to become the big boss I admire.” After they married, Long Jiang tried both threats and seduction. Long Jiang: “Honey, I’m the only man in the world you can rely on. I’ll give you my money and my life. Come into my arms.” Han Qing: “If you rely on yourself for everything, you’ll never lose in life.” Long Jiang gazed at her tenderly, his voice full of affection and a hint of pleading. “Honey, trust me. I won’t let you lose.” United as husband and wife, they faced the tide of reform and opening up and a rapidly changing society. Together, they led a crew of rough miners to carve out a place for themselves in the gold industry, eventually rising to its very top…