Surviving Those Years

The story follows the heroine's life from birth to the age of thirty. She was born into a poor rural family, and school did not go well for her either. After dropping out, she set out to find work, moving from the county town to the provincial capital, until she met her first husband, Lin Cang. Life with Lin Cang was poor too. Their brief marriage lasted only three years. With her second husband, she thought she would have a good life, but things only got worse. Her second husband was abusive. Even though he abused me, I still loved him. That marriage lasted a full eight years and left me depressed and anxious. With no other way out and so much debt, I could only divorce him. Under the immense pressure of all that debt, I truly couldn't go on. I was physically and mentally exhausted, worn down to skin and bones. In the end, I chose divorce. I married my third husband, who was sixteen years older than me. I really feel like I sold myself to pay off my debts.