Ye Zhen, a modern office worker, stays up late reading a melodramatic period novel. When she opens her eyes, she’s transmigrated into the book as a troublemaking woman with the same name! The original Ye Zhen made her husband want a divorce, got kicked out by her family, and eventually died in a wolf’s jaws after climbing a mountain to forage for wild greens in freezing, starving conditions. She was the very model of a woman who brought about her own ruin in a period novel.
On the day she transmigrates into the book, Ye Zhen is throwing a tantrum at the village entrance and calling Song Chen a “good-for-nothing.” With the whole village watching, she turns around and slaps herself, apologizing through her tears. “Song Chen, I was wrong. I’ll never act up again!” Everyone is left utterly stunned.
Her family’s brothers and sisters-in-law come demanding money? She takes out the ledger and reads the debts aloud in front of everyone, threatening to report them to the commune, and they flee in terror. Her cousin’s wife spreads rumors and stirs up trouble? Ye Zhen exposes her for stealing eggs from her in-laws, ruining her reputation. A sanctimonious educated youth tries to steal her husband? Ye Zhen splashes mud all over her and produces proof of their secret meetings, leaving her utterly humiliated!
Then her wealthy biological parents come looking for her, and Song Chen’s true identity is revealed. Greedy relatives flock to curry favor, while his wealthy family objects to her background and tries to break them up.
Ye Zhen doesn’t panic for a second. With her left hand, she builds a career and becomes a local leader in getting rich. With her right, she relies on Song Chen’s love and strength to take down the scum. From a broken-down rural house to a mansion, from a troublemaker everyone despises to a winner everyone online envies, all it takes is one motto: “No more troublemaking. I’ll focus on making money and spoiling my husband. Winning at life in a period novel? Locked in!”
