Tides Rising on the Sandy Isle

Story Time: Parallel reality, summer of 1987, southeastern coast, Qingyu Fishing Village. Era Milestones: Late 1980s liberalization of individual businesses, allowing private entrepreneurship; 1990s market economy explosion, rise of individual businesses, township enterprises, and private factories; experiences price reforms, foreign trade processing, 1990s layoffs, Southeast Asian financial crisis, and domestic consumption upgrading. Protagonist: Chen Haisheng, a reborn individual. In his previous life, he was 48 years old and a failure. Born in a fishing village, he feared hardship in his youth, refused to go to sea, drifted through odd jobs, and his parents died early from overwork; his sister suffered in a distant marriage; in middle age, he lost his job, repeatedly failed at street vending, his marriage broke down, and he died alone in poverty from a heart attack. Upon waking, he is back in 1987, at age 19. Rebirth Starting Dilemma: His family is poor, living in a mud-brick house; his father has rheumatism from years at sea; his mother is frail; and he has a 16-year-old sister, Chen Haiyan, in high school. The family is in debt, owing several hundred yuan to the village credit union, due by year's end; the village is conservative and looks down on 'improper work'; the fishing village is generally poor, and catch prices are suppressed by fish bullies. No lottery-winning predictions. Cheat: Complete adult memories, future business insights, tidal flat seafood knowledge, and traditional old crafts. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Tides Rising on the Sandy Isle — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠