The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the 1980s: I Lose My Mind to Keep the Family in Line

Old Lady Qian was famous in her village as a complete pushover. Her daughter-in-law walked all over her, her sons treated her like an ATM, and even her grandson dared to spit at her. In the end, she was forced to sell her ancestral home to pay off her youngest son's gambling debts, then starved to death herself.

After dying and being reborn, she returned to the moment her daughter-in-law pointed at her nose and called her an "old hag who wouldn't die."

Old Lady Qian stopped crying and making a fuss. She smiled. Then she picked up the cleaver on the ground and pressed it against her daughter-in-law's neck. "Say that again?"

The whole family thought she'd gone mad.

That's right, she had gone mad!

Her eldest son wanted money? She grabbed a bucket of manure and chased him down the road, dousing him the whole way!

Her second daughter-in-law was slacking off? She plonked a bowl right on her head!

Her youngest son was gambling? She broke his leg and hauled him straight to the police station!

Just when everyone thought the family was about to fall apart, Old Lady Qian used her "madness" to cure everyone's "jerk syndrome." With an iron fist, she reclaimed control of the family, led them in opening workshops and factories, and became a renowned businesswoman far and wide.