In her previous life, Su Xiuhe thought she was simply unlucky.
She worked hard and was capable, yet spent her whole life being trampled underfoot.
Her younger cousin Lin Hongjiao pretended to be sweet and pitiful, stole her work points, and ruined her reputation, while the whole village praised her as sensible.
A sanctimonious educated youth sent down to the countryside borrowed her food, took over her home, then called her stingy when she left.
The inspiring couple in town, whom everyone admired, bled her dry and took her opportunities, then turned around and mocked her for not knowing her place.
Even the reborn supporting female character, who later appeared with memories of her previous life, treated her as a stepping stone and trampled her without a second thought.
Only when she was dying did Su Xiuhe learn that she was living in a chaotic mash-up of Cultural Revolution-era novels.
Each of the others had their own story and their own halo, while she was the scapegoat everyone shared, there to make them look good by comparison.
Everyone else was fighting over the male lead, opportunities, and their halos.
Su Xiuhe only had to enjoy the gossip, watch the show, and shatter those halos.
Watching the chosen men and women go from basking in glory to tearing each other apart and collapsing completely, Su Xiuhe leisurely took a sip of hot water.
Not bad. The gossip in this 1970s setting is certainly lively!
