Rebirth 1980: Trading Half a Bag of White Rice for a Capitalist's Daughter

In his previous life, Zhang Zheng forced his wife, Ruan Wenxiu, the daughter of a capitalist family, to sever ties with her father in a desperate bid for self-preservation. He subjected her to relentless humiliation and abuse, only to meet a tragic end, dying alone and miserable on the streets as karmic retribution caught up with him. When he opens his eyes again, Zhang Zheng finds himself transported back to the famine-stricken era of 1980. He returns to the pivotal moment when Ruan Wenxiu, desperate for food, grabbed hold of his trouser leg in a cornfield. Seeing her face, pale and emaciated yet still strikingly beautiful, Zhang Zheng’s heart breaks with remorse. This time, he does not hesitate. He offers her half a bag of precious white rice and makes a solemn promise amidst her shocked gaze: “Marry me. I will provide for you and your father.” Despite fierce opposition and suppression from the entire village, Zhang Zheng stands firm, shielding Ruan Wenxiu behind him. Armed with knowledge, foresight, and an acute understanding of the changing times, he turns these intangible assets into his sharpest weapons. Rising from abject poverty to immense wealth, he transforms from a scorned associate of the "black five categories" into a coveted commercial tycoon. Throughout his journey, Zhang Zheng has only one goal: to repay the debt he owes her from his past life, a thousandfold.