Adored Koi in the ’70s Novel

In Dong Feng Community live two girls named Qiao. Elder Qiao is short, stutters, and was destined for a life of hardship. Little Qiao, however, is intelligent, beautiful, and a born winner. Their father becomes paralyzed, and Little Qiao encourages her mother to remarry, leaving the father to Elder Qiao. Unexpectedly, Elder Qiao's life improves after saving a small koi. Her paralyzed father miraculously recovers and builds a supermarket empire. Her twin younger brothers achieve success, one as a medical genius and the other as a star. Elder Qiao herself undergoes a transformation, gaining fair skin and long legs. She is showered with love by her father and stepmother, and doted on by her grandparents. The powerful Huo Chi publicly proposes and cherishes Elder Qiao like a princess. As Elder Qiao enjoys this pampered existence, her remarried mother returns with regret, but Elder Qiao is increasingly bewildered by this turn of events.