She was visited in 2014 by a documentary director, who had a long chat with her, talking about the meaning of life and advising her to pull herself together. The director later sent her 34 books and Tian spent most of the rest of the year reading them.
She sometimes imagines how she would celebrate Mother's Day if she'd taken a different job, got married and had children of her own, but she has no regrets.
Shenyang-based SIASUN, a leading enterprise in China's robotic industry, has also planned to expand its R&D and manufacturing territory to other countries including Singapore, in addition to more than 30 export destinations across the globe.
She now earns 1,500 yuan a month working as a sanitation worker in the residential community. Her husband runs a barbershop in the county seat.
She said the technical quality has improved now but most of the books available online need to be bought. Ironically, the frequency of reading has dropped to just one or two books per year, she said.
Shen Hengyuan, a member of the Shen Family Ancestral Hall in Ni'ao village who received the payment, said people of his generation were not aware of the debt, which dated back decades ago, and did not know how much Shen Wensheng's grandfather had borrowed.
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She relied on her motorbike to get around, and a 16 mm, wind-up Bolex camera to capture her adventures. But finding the libraries was not easy.
She welcomes the changes as offering a chance for women to gain more independence.
She wrote down her thoughts about perceived prejudice against stand-up comediennes, turning her ideas into material for performances.
Shen predicts the growth rate of export and investment will continue to decrease to less than five percent this year.