Daily Life of Dual-Career Parents in the Seventies

In the compound, the young couple living in the east-facing house were the most admired neighbors. After Su Xuezhen graduated from medical school, she became a pediatrician at the hospital, while Cen Bai was assigned to the police station after retiring from the military.

With matching backgrounds, they were introduced by a matchmaker and fell in love at first sight, leading to marriage. Su Xuezhen was delicate and beautiful, with a lovely personality, while Cen Bai was tall and handsome, making their married life harmonious and blissful.

A year later, Su Xuezhen became pregnant. Just when she thought her life would continue to be so happy, she suddenly developed a high fever one night. Upon waking up, she discovered she had gained a special ability: she could hear people’s thoughts when she touched their hands.

A new family moved into the compound, a couple with a son. On the day of their arrival, the wife, Gu Hongqing, came to visit with a basket of egg cakes, but her gaze kept drifting towards their house. Su Xuezhen accidentally touched her hand and heard her thoughts the next moment: “This unlucky face is surprisingly good-looking.”

Su Xuezhen: “???”

It wasn’t until she heard more of Gu Hongqing’s thoughts that she realized this was a period novel, and their family was the control group for the original book’s female lead.

Both families in the book had dual-employed parents. The original book’s female lead’s family seized opportunities for wealth and became rich and prosperous, becoming prominent wealthy merchants. Meanwhile, their family remained stagnant, clinging to their jobs without advancement, only envying the wealth and success of the former.

Success in life isn’t just about getting rich overnight. Su Xuezhen declared, “I won’t feel ashamed of my work achievements!”

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Gu Hongqing turned into the lucky female lead from the period novel. She knew the neighboring family was their family’s control group and that everything would be overshadowed by them.

But as she waited and waited, all she got was Su Xuezhen becoming a nationally renowned pediatrician and Cen Bai becoming a national hero for solving multiple major cases. In the end, their family took a completely different path from hers.