Home/Drama/The Antique Portal of Qingshui Port
by john1208·Translated by Novel AI Studio
The story opens in a dimly lit tea house, where a nervously trembling but fiercely stubborn Ruan Zhitong is striking a desperate deal with He Tingye, a wealthy overseas businessman returning to his roots. Zhitong has just woken up in 1982 in the body of a notorious neighborhood pushover who handed her late husband's entire pension to her greedy in-laws. Now facing starvation, the shy modern appraiser discovers a magical farming space in her mind - complete with a mysterious wooden door that allows her to sell 1980s retro antiques directly to the 21st century. Told in alternating third-person perspectives between Zhitong and Tingye, the story follows her rise from a penniless mother to a formidable tycoon. When her abusive in-laws try to publicly take credit for her booming business to steal her storefront, Zhitong finally bares her fangs, orchestrating their utter ruin while her slow-burn romance with Tingye blossoms. She relies heavily on the gentle guidance of Granny Yao, a wise elder who helps watch her kids. But why is this sweet old woman secretly tracking the artifacts Zhitong unearths?
