[Republican era + transmigrate into a book + patriotism + coming-of-age + secret identity + love of country and family + clear-headed heroine]
On the eve of achieving financial freedom after years of diligent work, Li Chu dies from working overtime and transmigrates into a book she can’t even talk about.
She becomes the cannon-fodder original wife, driven to her death after her own sister steals her husband. How could she put up with that? She only wants to use men to realize her dream of serving her country, joining the great figures who awakened early and doing her part to save the nation from ruin.
She makes money, acquires weapons, builds her own power, seizes the initiative, and grabs the profits from the national crisis before anyone else.
Romance and all that can’t stop her blood from growing ever redder. But why do all these big shots look at her so strangely? They agreed to work together for mutual gain, so can they stop with all this nonsense?
It's pretty good, but the ending is a bit disappointing.