The Bitter Cost

The Good Life in the 1980s

Su Xiaoman, a modern overworked office worker, accidentally travels back to 1985 and becomes the new daughter-in-law of a poor rural family. Her mother-in-law despises her for "eating too much and doing too little," her sister-in-law steals her only nylon socks, and her newlywed husband Gu Huai, a retired soldier, is so tongue-tied he only knows how to help her gather firewood. Worse yet, she's bound to a "Good Life System" with a mission: make the family earn over 100 yuan a month (a fortune in the 80s)! Using her modern ideas, she starts a braised food stall and knits trendy scarves—only to burn the sugar or knit the scarves backwards, leading to funny mishaps. Gu Huai doesn't say much, but he secretly helps her watch the stall and hide from urban management. Once, in an alley, he held her in his arms to protect her, and his heartbeat was louder than the smell of braised food, making her flustered. As the family goes from "having no food" to "opening a small supermarket," as her mother-in-law goes from throwing bowls to giving her eggs, and as Gu Huai finally blushes and says, "I want to spend my life with you," Su Xiaoman understands: the good life in the 80s isn't from the system—it's the sweetness of fighting together with these "clumsy but warm" people.

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