[Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + drama queen heroine + scheming hero + lighthearted wish fulfillment + 1v1 + period farming]
After transmigrating into a period novel as the vicious supporting character with the most tragic ending, Zhou Wanwan opens her eyes to find the whole village blocking her door.
The heroine has brought people to denounce her as a jinx, and they’re joining forces to drive her out. Zhou Wanwan whips out her Little Red Book: “Comrade, we must put a stop to feudal superstition.” She delivers such a passionate speech that the heroine can’t even cry back at her.
The original male lead comes over to apologize on the heroine’s behalf. Zhou Wanwan takes three steps back. “Comrade Jianjun, watch your distance. An unmarried man and woman alone together is bound to cause gossip.” His expression changes again and again, and from then on he goes out of his way to avoid her.
The whole commune thinks she’s a model young intellectual, upright and true to the Party. Only the man who watched the entire scene from the shadows smiles at her with a blade of grass between his teeth. “Nice performance.”
Zhou Wanwan grits her teeth. This man is dangerous. Stay away at all costs.
But then she takes first place in the autumn harvest competition, the whole commune jointly recommends her for the list of university candidates, and even the notoriously difficult brigade leader gives her a thumbs-up.
She’s still celebrating when she turns around and finds Shen Qinghe blocking her at the granary door. The man looks down at her with a smile. “Comrade Wanwan, the organization has asked me to talk to you about your personal affairs.”
Zhou Wanwan’s legs go weak. “T-talk about what?”
“About how you’ve been acting for long enough. It’s time to take a break.” He steps closer. “From here on, I’ll put on a show for you.”
Two drama queens go head-to-head. Let’s see who cracks first and confesses.
