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Back to 1985: My Self-Service Porridge Stall Went Viral

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Lin Xiaoman, a burnt-out modern office worker, dies from overwork and wakes up in 1985 as Erya—a poor rural girl whose family is falling apart: her mother is bedridden, her little brother needs school fees, and there’s almost no rice left to cook. Desperate, she borrows an idea from the future: a "self-service porridge stall" at the village entrance, where customers pay 10 cents for unlimited refills (or credit if they’re broke). The neighbors mock her as "stupid," certain she’ll go bankrupt. But to everyone’s surprise, the warm porridge draws crowds—truck drivers, schoolkids, farmers—even Chen Jianguo, the gruff ex-soldier who sells buns next door, starts sneaking help. Just as the stall takes off, the local industrial and commercial bureau arrives, accusing her of "capitalist speculation" and threatening to shut her down! Can Erya use her modern smarts to save her business? Will her quiet romance with Chen Jianguo grow? A single bowl of porridge simmers with the warmth of 1980s China—and Erya’s fight to turn her life around.

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