The 1960s: The More Basic It Gets, the Less Basic the Era Becomes

Content warning: In the early chapters, the heroine only wants to establish herself and get along with the neighbors. She won't start by slaughtering everyone. Revenge and the like will have to wait.

As expected, transmigration comes with a golden finger that's anything but ordinary. Lin Qiaoqiao, a programmer who had just been laid off, opened her eyes to find she'd transmigrated to the 1960s.

Other transmigrators get pocket dimensions full of supplies and diligently visit the black market to raise startup funds. The transmigration deity skipped straight to the point and gave her a hundred thousand yuan.

Her original self was a lovesick fool who wanted to go to the countryside? I'm not an idiot. Why should an only child go? I'll stick close to my maternal grandfather's family, and they've even taken care of the job I was most worried about before I died in my previous life.

With years of novel-reading experience, Lin Qiaoqiao figures that if she can keep her head down until the Reform and Opening Up, she'll have won.

When payday comes in the middle of her first month at work, she discovers the transmigration deity has paid her a salary too. With two incomes, she can live comfortably in this unfamiliar era without worrying about food or drink.

Every morning, she gets up and sees that clear string of numbers in the mirror. It gives her all the motivation she needs to get through the workday.

Later, people at the factory talk about Lin, the clerk in the finance department.

“Oh, she's a sweet young woman, pretty easygoing. She just loves admiring herself in the mirror every day.”

A fire-rescue hero can get a commendation? I'll make sure I get that. I've been wondering how to secure a permanent position.

An engineer doing research is eligible for a housing allocation? I'll make sure I get that too. No idea whether it'll come in handy, but he really does look cute when he cries..