The Beast's Eyes, the Woman's Way

I transmigrated into a period novel as Fang Xiaomei, an orphaned cannon-fodder character who doesn’t survive past the third chapter.

But the transmigration bureau had a bug: I had to live as seven different animals before I could become human.

As a chicken, I saw my aunt trying to sell me to a lame man in exchange for bride price;

As a duck, I saw my cousin pretend to be kind while taking the opportunity that should have been mine;

As a pig, I uncovered her secret: she had stolen my parents’ compensation money;

As a dog, I did everything I could to bring her the teacher who would change her fate…

After seven lifetimes, I’d seen what people were really like. At last, I entered her body.

This time, I wouldn’t curry favor with the original heroine or hope for scraps of family affection.

The college entrance exams are back? I’m the first to sign up!

Choosing a major? Animal husbandry and veterinary medicine! From now on, I’ll put my faith in science and my own two hands.

The villagers laughed at me: “A college graduate comes back to the village to raise chickens? What a waste of an education!”

Later, my free-range mountain chickens made it onto the menus of restaurants in the provincial capital;

My farming cooperative brought prosperity to the whole village;

Even the stern veteran from the original story became my business partner and husband.

And that book, A Splendid Life in the Seventies?

Sorry, this time the cannon-fodder gets to write her own story