Chapter 1: Transmigration

In the summer of 1972 in Beijing, two new couples from the chemical plant's dormitory building welcomed their wedding. Since the two families were neighbors, they decided to hold their wedding banquet together.

One revolutionary couple was being "pranked" by their neighbors in the corridor during their wedding night. The older women were egging the groom on to carry the bride around the corridor.

Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Yuanshu frowned involuntarily.

Why is it so noisy!

She slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on a narrow bed in an unfamiliar environment.

Where's her 1.8-meter-long bed?! Where's her Simmons mattress?!

Lin Yuanshu's face was filled with confusion. Her mind was in turmoil, sometimes reminiscing about her modern life, sometimes about her days in the production team. It was all jumbled up, and she couldn't quite figure out who she was!

Seeing Lin Yuanshu's pained expression, Zhou Xiangyang quickly took out a tablet of Analgin from the drawer, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Lin Yuanshu, whispering with his head down, "Fever reducer."

Lin Yuanshu took the pills, and Zhou Xiangyang silently returned to his corner to sit. The presence of a stranger in the room made him feel very uncomfortable. He didn't know what to do or what to say, so he could only sit silently in the corner, hoping that the person in front of him would ignore him.

Lin Yuanshu had no time to care about Zhou Xiangyang's thoughts. The memories in her mind were slowly merging. The original owner was born in 1951 and was 21 years old now. When the college entrance examination was canceled, the original owner was still in junior high school. Although the college entrance examination was canceled, the original owner's grandmother still made sure that the original owner finished high school.

The original owner's grandmother used to be a maid in a landlord's house. She admired educated people the most, so she required that no matter how poor the family was, the children must go to school. Unfortunately, the family could not produce a top student. The original owner was already the best student and managed to get into high school, while the others failed in junior high school.

However, graduating from high school was useless, as it prevented him from taking the college entrance exam, and jobs in the city required urban residency. Therefore, the original owner could only earn work points by doing farm work in the production team.

A month ago, the original owner slipped and fell into the water while washing clothes. She was rescued by a woman from the same village and began to have intermittent fever and cough. Just when she was about to recover, she unexpectedly started to have a fever again before her wedding.

Since the date had been set long ago, the original owner didn't want her in-laws to think she was frail, sickly, and fussy, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and hide the fact that she was sick. Unexpectedly, she died just like that, and when she opened her eyes again, she was the same person with the same name.

Although she was still on Earth, it was no longer the same "China" because her mother in her previous life was not named China. Fortunately, she was not unfamiliar with the 1970s and had watched some related documentaries.

"What's the name of this medicine?" Lin Yuanshu asked, looking at the pale yellow pill.

You can say whatever you want, but you can't take medicine haphazardly.

“Analgin,” Zhou Xiangyang replied, still with his head down.

Lin Yuanshu pursed her lips, thinking that the original owner had taken Analgin before and had not had an allergic reaction. Although Analgin has strong side effects, she had no other choice now. If she didn't take it, she might end up like the original owner and go to see her great-grandmother.

She didn't want to die. She thought that dying from overwork would make her time travel, but she never expected that sleeping would also make her time travel. She could choose not to work overtime, but she couldn't choose not to sleep!

Fortunately, she had already made a will, so that if she were to die unexpectedly, all her assets would be donated to the country. She was determined not to let her patriarchal parents use her hard-earned money to buy cars, houses and get married to her brother.

Although she was reluctant to give up her modern life, she had already put on the costume and had no choice but to accept it. She couldn't very well die again! Who knows if her modern body was even sent for cremation.

Lin Yuanshu tilted his head back, put the pill in his mouth, and then took a sip of water, which slid the pill down the side.

Perhaps due to psychological reasons, she felt much better after taking the medicine and was even in the mood to look around the room she was in.

The room was small, about 10 square meters. One wall was a wall, and the other wall was made of two bookshelves. The opening of one bookshelf faced the bed where she was lying, and the opening of the other bookshelf faced the bed of her sister-in-law next door. A curtain was made of cloth to connect to her sister-in-law's room.

If she wanted to go out, she had to pass by her sister-in-law's room every time, because it was a house divided into two small rooms. In the family of the tenement building, this was considered a blessing. The original owner's husband's family only had two sons. In some families, the woman had to live in the same room as her older brother and sister-in-law after she married into the family, and they could only sleep in a shared bed.

She knew that people in the 1970s had difficulty living, but she didn't expect it to be this difficult. Modern prisons are bigger than this room. She was referring to prisons abroad; she didn't know about prisons in China.

Although small, the room was complete. At least it had a small desk and a bedside table. The original owner didn't have much dowry, just a few clothes and daily necessities. At least there was no need to worry about not having enough space. She could just put the dowry into the wooden box and push the box under the bed.

"What are you two doing hiding in your room? Go out and join the fun! Today is your big day, your relatives and neighbors are all waiting for you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanshu subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound and saw Sister Xue, dressed in gray overalls, barging into the room without saying a word.

Lin Yuanshu smiled and politely declined, saying, "I'm not feeling well, so I'd like to rest in my room for a bit."

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Xue frowned and said somewhat unhappily, "Everyone is waiting for you. Don't spoil the mood. Just go out and say a few words. It's not like you're doing any work. Mom is here too. Don't embarrass her. You don't want her to come pick you up, do you?"

Lin Yuanshu shook his head. Sure enough, there are always people who don't care about other people's feelings no matter where you go.

Sister-in-law Xue looked satisfied with Lin Yuanshu's performance. The first thing a new bride needs to learn is to be obedient.

Lin Yuanshu looked at his sister-in-law with a smile and said seriously, "Sister-in-law, even if Mom invites me, I won't go out. If you don't want to be blamed, speak properly. Otherwise, I don't know what I'll say to Mom! It wouldn't be good if Mom misunderstood that I'm doing this because you don't want to go out."

Sister-in-law Xue looked at Lin Yuanshu in disbelief and said tremblingly, "Are you threatening me?"

Lin Yuanshu smiled and shook his head, saying softly, "This is something I'm discussing with you."

"Is this how you talk to people? Mom won't believe your nonsense. I didn't do anything. Besides, I'm doing this for your own good. I want you to get to know the neighbors and build good relationships with everyone. You can't go your whole life without ever seeing anyone!" Sister-in-law Xue said righteously.

Lin Yuanshu said nonchalantly, "So what!"

She hates it when people claim to be doing it for her own good. Her former boss in her past life was like that too, saying he wanted to improve her work skills and then assigning her heavy workloads and asking her to work overtime. Working overtime was out of the question, but changing bosses was an option.

Of course, her parents were no exception. They demanded that she hand over her salary, saying it was for her own good and to prevent her from spending money recklessly. How could she possibly comply? In her eyes, all of this was nonsense.

Sister-in-law Xue was caught off guard by Lin Yuanshu's attitude. She hesitated for a moment, then finally managed to say, "You don't thank me, and you don't respect me at all. I'm practically your elder, how can you talk to me like that?"

Lin Yuanshu gave a nonchalant look. "If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do. I think my attitude is fine."

She didn't even swear, how thoughtful! She was so touched, but her sister-in-law actually blamed her. The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be.

Sister-in-law Xue was so angry at Lin Yuanshu's attitude that she almost had a heart attack. She looked at Zhou Xiangyang, who was huddled in the corner, and shouted, "Little brother, you better control your wife! What kind of wife dares to talk to her like that!"

Zhou Xiangyang raised his head, looked at his furious sister-in-law, and then at Lin Yuanshu, who seemed indifferent. He swallowed hard, tried to speak, but ultimately said nothing and lowered his head in silence.

He didn't want to marry this woman, so why is he facing this situation? What should he say? What exactly happened? Why are they fighting? I don't understand, I'm so tired!

Lin Yuanshu also turned her gaze to Zhou Xiangyang. This was the first time she had seen her future husband's face. After all, Zhou Xiangyang had been keeping his head down, and she could only tell that his hair was quite good and he certainly wouldn't go bald in middle age.

The original owner had never seen Zhou Xiangyang's appearance, nor had she ever spent time with him. Her mother-in-law had been handling all the wedding arrangements, so the original owner only knew her mother-in-law.

It was a typical arranged marriage, with one side offering a better life in the city and the other a life of hard work in the production team to earn work points. The original owner's parents didn't care who the man was, as long as the original owner could marry into the city and live a good life.

How can one describe her future husband's appearance? He's very handsome, with single eyelids, slightly drooping eye corners, and clear, bright eyes, giving him an innocent puppy-like look.

Despite having single eyelids, her eyes don't appear small or her face large. Even when she's not smiling, you can see faint dimples on either side of her mouth, giving her a youthful look. She's such a cutie, no, a pitiful little thing.

Even wearing faded military green clothing couldn't hide his handsomeness.

In modern times, not liking to talk to or interact with strangers is considered social anxiety. In this era, it means someone is mentally ill or like a fool.

Despite being a cook at a chemical plant canteen and possessing handsome looks, no women wanted to marry him, forcing him to seek partners in the countryside. Of course, his unreasonable and greedy mother was also a contributing factor.

She was quite satisfied with Zhou Xiangyang's performance; being mute was better than talking nonsense. She didn't need Zhou Xiangyang's help, but she also didn't want to see him on the opposite side.

She won't get a divorce; she'll only be widowed. After all, in this day and age, without special reasons, divorce disrupts social stability and will affect her future work and life.

Sister-in-law Xue looked at her younger brother, who wouldn't utter a sound even after being beaten three times, and angrily prepared to leave the room. Since she couldn't deal with her sister-in-law, she called over someone who could.

"Sister-in-law!" Lin Yuanshu called out loudly.

Thinking that Lin Yuanshu was going to apologize to her, Sister-in-law Xue quickly stopped and turned to look at Lin Yuanshu.

Lin Yuanshu said lightly, "Now I need to fulfill my mission of carrying on the family line and letting Mom and Dad hold their grandson as soon as possible. Remember to tell Mom that if anyone sees something they shouldn't, it will be entirely your fault..."

Sister-in-law Xue was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "You're shameless! Aren't you feeling unwell?!"

Lin Yuanshu smiled innocently, "I may not feel well, but I can't forget my mission. Did you think my mother married me not so that I would have children, but so that she would support a freeloader?"

Only magic can defeat magic; as long as she's shameless, others will suffer.

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