The Military Industrial Compound in the 1950s

Ye Manzhi’s self-perception: The flower of the military-industrial compound, the glue holding her family’s harmony together.

That is, until she saw a line of text on her third sister-in-law’s forehead—

【When is this homewrecker finally marrying into Director Zhou’s family? My fists are itching!】

Ye Manzhi rubbed her eyes: ???

Upon realizing she was living inside a novel—and not as the heroine, but as the lazy, greedy, troublemaking sister-in-law—Ye Manzhi, who had always considered herself sensible and well-behaved, was utterly horrified.

After calming herself with two pieces of Changbai cake, she took action. Following her third sister-in-law’s spoilers, she dumped her s*umbag boyfriend—along with the job that was supposed to come with him.

Now, she was officially unemployed.

To prevent herself from accidentally “stirring up trouble” again, Ye Manzhi decided to find a job as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Ye’s father caught wind of an exciting rumor at the factory—the organization was setting up Wu Zhengrong with a match!

As the military representative stationed at Factory 656, Wu Zhengrong was promising, dignified, and a perfect match for his beautiful daughter! Now, the only thing standing between them and marriage was an introduction.

Relying on his daughter’s beauty and his own shamelessness, Foreman Ye secured her a blind date. To increase his chances of bringing home a son-in-law, he even splurged on two tickets to a performance by the Soviet Youth Art Troupe.

However, after the date, Ye Manzhi came home with two pieces of news.

The bad news? The potential son-in-law was gone.

The good news? At the theater, she happened to resolve a dispute, and thanks to her helpful (nosy) nature and talent for public relations, she convinced Commander Wu to give her a recommendation for a job at the neighborhood committee!

Her family: “……”

—Mini Theater—

Inside the military-industrial compound, Ye Manzhi was enthusiastically delivering a mobilization speech:

“Revolutionary residents! The central government has called for a grand campaign to eradicate the Four Pests! In the spirit of serving the people, our neighborhood committee will be providing rat poison in bulk—safe, effective, and fast-acting! For just a small fee, you can eliminate an entire nest!”

Wu Zhengrong, just getting off work: “……”

This was the so-called young, beautiful, quiet, and demure daughter that Foreman Ye had described?