short series

Cash In on Life

share time: 2025-10-23 00:44:53

In a 1990s small town, Li Zhaodi had just buried her gambling husband when she was chased into a public toilet by usury collectors—30,000 yuan, enough to buy two houses back then, a burden that could crush her life. Desperate, she found a box of family planning supplies hidden by her late mother-in-law and set up a street stall, only to be scolded by the community aunt for “selling shameful stuff” and “disgracing her ancestors.” But she refused to back down: dodging city management during the day, staying up late to calculate costs at night, and meeting Zhou Jiangshan, a veteran who once thought she was “immoral” but later became her business partner. From bickering to working together, she not only paid off the debt in three years but also turned the “disreputable” small business into a chain brand covering three cities. When those who once spat at her came with money begging to join her, she smiled and said: “The best win of my life is not caring about ‘shame’—after all, being your own light is more important than living in others’ words.”

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