short series

Taking Charge in the 1980s

share time: 2025-11-12 12:32:51

Lin Xiaoman, a modern 996 office worker, dies from overwork and wakes up in a 1985 northern Jiangsu village—reborn as the recently widowed "Elder Sister Lin," burdened with three young siblings and a 300-yuan debt. Once unable to even boil instant noodles without burning them, she grits her teeth to sell homemade candy and resell supply cooperative surplus to make her first pot of gold. But what really flutters her heart? Zhou Mingyuan, the veteran next door she regretted missing in her past life, who keeps showing up with warm roasted sweet potatoes at her stall, blurting, "I’ll cover your debt—you just need to be my wife." Caught between the chaos of supporting her family and the rough guy’s straightforward charm, Lin Xiaoman clutches her crumpled cash and grins: "In the 1980s, I’m running my own life!"

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