Reborn in the '80s: Pampered to the Heavens by the Military Officer After Divorce

Xie Yunshu is a twenty-two-year-old factory worker from a single-parent family who had spent her life sacrificing for others. After her father died in a factory accident, she took over his position to support her mother and younger brother. She married Lu Zhixing, a respected attending physician, believing he was her partner. However, her marriage was a facade. Lu Zhixing had been secretly supporting his childhood sweetheart, Zhou Xinyue, and her son, Xiaowei, for years. He gave Zhou Xinyue their marital apartment and most of his salary, while Xie Yunshu worked grueling shifts to maintain the household. The breaking point came when Xie Yunshu discovered the affair and confronted Zhou Xinyue at the hospital, slapping her in public. In retaliation, Lu Zhixing had Xie Yunshu committed to a psychiatric ward for five days, causing her to lose her job and her reputation. During her confinement, she suffered physical abuse and neglect, which triggered a vivid dream spanning ten years into her future.

In this prophetic dream, Xie Yunshu witnessed the culmination of her misery. She spent a decade in a loveless marriage, slowly losing her sanity while Lu Zhixing and Zhou Xinyue grew closer. She was eventually driven to madness, labeled a lunatic by society, and abandoned by her family who blamed her for the discord. Her brother, Xie Mingcheng, ruined his academic potential trying to defend her. In the dream’s climax, a fire trapped Xie Yunshu and Zhou Xinyue in a warehouse. Lu Zhixing chose to save Zhou Xinyue, leaving Xie Yunshu to suffocate and die alone. When she woke from the feverish dream, she realized she had been sent back to the moment of her greatest despair. Armed with knowledge of the future, she resolved to change her fate, sever ties with her abusers, and build a life of independence.

Upon returning home, Xie Yunshu confronted Lu Zhixing with cold detachment. She rejected his attempts to placate her with apologies and promises of future support. Instead, she demanded a divorce and three thousand yuan in compensation for the emotional distress and lost employment caused by his actions. Lu Zhixing, confident that she would eventually return to her subservient role, refused to believe she meant it. He assumed her anger was temporary and that she would come crawling back once she realized she could not survive without him. Meanwhile, Zhou Xinyue continued to manipulate situations to stay close to Lu Zhixing, using her son’s health as an excuse to demand his attention. She moved into the hospital staff housing, further encroaching on Xie Yunshu’s life, while the community gossiped about Xie Yunshu’s supposed instability.

Determined to secure her future, Xie Yunshu returned to her parental home. She immediately sought justice for her wrongful termination, confronting the factory director, Li. Using her knowledge of his future embezzlement scandal, she blackmailed him into paying her five thousand yuan in compensation rather than face an investigation. With this capital, she decided against seeking traditional employment. Instead, she identified a market gap at local construction sites where laborers lacked access to hot, affordable meals. She purchased a tricycle and cooking equipment, recruiting a neighbor, Aunt Zhao, to help steam buns. Despite the cold weather and initial skepticism from neighbors who predicted her failure, Xie Yunshu began selling lunch boxes at the construction site. Her food, featuring generous portions of meat and vegetables, quickly gained popularity among the workers. This venture marked her transition from a dependent wife to an independent entrepreneur, setting the stage for her financial freedom and eventual divorce from Lu Zhixing.