[Period-drama transmigration + System error + poker-faced rugged man + clearheaded career woman + two strong leads locked in a battle of wits]
“Warning! The biggest villain in the book is approaching. Host, flee immediately!”
Song Lizhi has just transmigrated into a period novel as a doomed young educated woman, and the System in her head is already screaming at her.
The legendary “great villain” Pei Yan, a ruthless production-team leader who’s destined to end up in prison, is standing outside her door right now, fixing her broken bolt with a stony expression.
To change her doomed fate, Song Lizhi decides to ignore the System’s constant errors and quietly make money in the resource-scarce 1970s.
She sells eggs, makes anti-frost ointment, and negotiates a joint venture with the supply and marketing cooperative, turning her small business into the biggest operation in the county.
The man who’s supposed to be incredibly dangerous, meanwhile, uses his iron-fisted methods and broad shoulders time and again to shield her from every open and hidden attack.
The hypocritical male lead from the original story closes in, and commune officials set traps for her. Song Lizhi grips her little ledger and turns the tables, leading all the village women to prosperity while helping the “villain” team leader uncover a shocking old case involving his family!
Then one night, the System finally crashes for good.
As always, the tall, stern man knocks on her door, pins her against it, and strokes the corner of her eye with his calloused fingers. His voice is hoarse and restrained. “Educated Youth Song, the door is fixed, the witnesses are all here. Now... it’s time to settle things between us.”
