You All Moved to the Countryside, and Only Now You Say Liedecun Isn’t Being Demolished?

Li Jiamin had just welcomed the dawn of a new chapter in her life: her account balance had finally turned a profit, rising from -10,000 to +1,000. But after falling asleep, she woke up in the 1970s, before the Reform and Opening-Up. Without hesitation, she chose to go down to Lie De Village, ready to put down deep roots there for the rest of her life and wait for the dream of demolition compensation that would make her rich overnight.

Who knew that the System, arriving late, would tell her a cruel truth…

[The story features writing in Cantonese]

“System, what’s happening to me? Did I transmigrate to a parallel universe?”

The System patiently explained, “Host, you were neither reborn in your original world nor transmigrated to a parallel universe. You transmigrated into a book. Its setting is similar to that of a book from the 1960s or 70s that you once read.”

“What did you say? I transmigrated into a book?” Li Jiamin stared in shock, every hair on her body standing on end.

Who could understand how she felt right then? The demolition of Lie De Village might have been nothing but a dream.

“Please use Mandarin, Host,” the System reminded her.

“Will Lie De Village still be demolished?” she asked, refusing to give up hope.

“I cannot answer that. The author did not reveal this in the original book, so Host will have to find out for herself.”

“How can I make this come true?” Her voice tightened. “And why did you choose me to transmigrate into a book? I was doing just fine in my old life.”

The System ignored the first question and answered only the second. “Before Host died in her original world, her greatest wish was, ‘I’d rather get up early to farm than stay up late livestreaming.’ This wish was a perfect match for the System’s master’s specifications.”

Li Jiamin fell silent. So she had brought this on herself.