The Fertile, Chubby Wife of the 80s Was Pampered Like a Treasure by the Fierce Village Tyrant

Ji Chunhua, a heavyset and downtrodden woman living in rural Yaohe Village, dies tragically in her previous life. Betrayed by the stepsister she devotedly loved, Ji Qin, she is pushed in front of a kitchen knife wielded by a furious pig farmer, Yu Guang, during a chaotic winter night. As Ji Chunhua lies dying in the snow, she is found and carried to safety by Duan Hu, a feared local foreman with a criminal record, who curses at her weight but saves her life. Upon waking in her own bed one year prior, Ji Chunhua realizes she has been reborn to the day before the events that led to her death. Her stepmother, Xu Li, and stepsister, Ji Qin, continue their abusive and manipulative behavior, treating Ji Chunhua as a servant and a foil to enhance Ji Qin’s beauty. Ji Chunhua, now filled with cold hatred and a desire for survival, resolves to escape her family’s toxic grasp and avoid the fate that killed her.

Ji Qin, who also appears to have retained memories of her past life, seeks to change her own destiny. In her previous life, she eloped with a fraudulent wealthy businessman, only to die alone and penniless after he abandoned her. Determined to secure a better future, she targets Duan Hu, unaware that he has become a successful real estate tycoon in her past timeline. Ji Qin attempts to attract Duan Hu’s attention during a village matchmaking fair, hoping to replace Ji Chunhua as his chosen partner. However, Ji Chunhua, aware of Duan Hu’s true character and grateful for his past kindness, actively works to prevent Ji Qin from succeeding. She deliberately sabotages Ji Qin’s attempts to appear charming, ensuring that Duan Hu’s focus remains away from her stepsister.

At the matchmaking fair, the tension between the two sisters comes to a head. Duan Hu and his mother, Sun Qiaoyun, arrive to seek a wife for him. While Ji Qin tries to captivate Duan Hu with feigned vulnerability, Sun Qiaoyun is drawn to Ji Chunhua’s health, vitality, and apparent sincerity. Despite Ji Qin’s desperate interventions, Duan Hu dismisses her as frail and lacking fortune. Instead, he and his mother choose Ji Chunhua, offering her a substantial engagement fee. Ji Chunhua, seeing this as her escape from her abusive family, accepts the proposal. Duan Hu, initially rough and dismissive, shows a hint of curiosity and amusement toward her unusual behavior, particularly her lack of fear and her blunt honesty about her family’s greed.

The engagement shocks Ji Chunhua’s family, who had hoped to marry Ji Qin into wealth. Xu Li and Ji Yang are initially pleased by the money but quickly realize Ji Qin has lost her chance at a rich husband. Ji Qin, furious and envious, confronts Ji Chunhua, accusing her of madness and warning her about Duan Hu’s violent reputation. Ji Chunhua remains unmoved, revealing the bruises from her family’s abuse and stating her preference for one abuser over three. She returns home with the engagement money, securing her freedom. Duan Hu, intrigued by Ji Chunhua’s resilience and the way she returned half the money due to her family’s greed, begins to take a genuine interest in her. Their relationship starts with mutual wariness but gradually shifts as Ji Chunhua navigates her new life with the feared foreman, determined to build a future free from the manipulation and abuse of her past.