1980s Literary Women

In her past life, Li Daohua was a corporate drone, apologizing to her boss to his face while cursing him behind his back. She transmigrated into the body of Li Daohua, a village girl married to an educated youth in the late 1970s. After following her educated youth husband back to the city and living in a compound, Li Daohua didn’t change her fiery temper—crying, making a scene, threatening suicide—until she died from a head injury during an argument. The newly transmigrated Li Daohua decided to embrace her role: "That’s right, I’m a shrew. Don’t like it? Hit me!" Serving others? Not this lady! While being confrontational felt great, the family relied solely on her husband’s meager sala...