Lin Jinghao transmigrates into the 1960s, becoming a pampered but spoiled, love-addled supporting female character.
Just how pampered was the original? Of the four children in her family, she was the apple of her parents' eyes.
And just how spoiled was she? She stole money to support a gold-digging man, took her second sister-in-law's quota to transfer from an agricultural household to a non-agricultural one, insisted on giving the good job her family had saved for her to that man, and even wanted to send her second brother's family to a farm just to make room for her rural-registered boyfriend.
It all ended with her smashing her head against a wall.
Lin Jinghao hasn't enjoyed a single day of being the family's darling, but she's inherited a body wrecked by that head-banging stunt. With a concussion and blood loss, she's stuck in bed, unable to move.
Her mother sneers, "Once you're healed, you're going to your maternal grandparents' place. You'll get a good taste of country life and sweat all that nonsense out of your head."
Her father sighs. "People can't teach you what you won't learn. One lesson from life is enough."
The whole family watches. "How did the Lin family end up with such a brainless lovesick fool?"
Lin Jinghao: "..."
Good heavens, just how badly did the original mess things up? Now the whole family hates her, she's at the bottom of the pecking order, and she's about to be shipped off to the countryside?
Lin Jinghao swears to the heavens: "I'll turn over a new leaf. I'll never be a lovesick fool again!"
Nobody believes her.
Luckily, her golden finger may be late, but it arrives all the same: the sign-in System activates!
Sign in at the hospital and receive [Marrow-Cleansing Pill] x1. Her concussion is cured.
Sign in at school and receive [Top Student BUFF] x1. She gets her diploma.
Sign in at a factory and receive [Job Opening Information] x1. She gets a job.
Lin Jinghao holds her head high, full of confidence! If all else fails, she can stay in the dormitory at work.
She takes down the gold-digging man while enjoying the show.
Today, the old man next door gets swindled out of his money while eloping with a young widow. Tomorrow, the abusive man downstairs gets beaten half to death by his wife. Word is, that sister-in-law has had a change of heart, all thanks to her own mother.
Lin Jinghao munches on sunflower seeds and snacks as her life gets better and better.
The only imperfection?
Dr. Shen, who stitched her up, always looks at her as if to say, "I've seen right through you."
She thinks he's gentle and handsome, a good guy.
He thinks she's a "pretty, dumb idiot" who'd die over a man. She's a lost cause.
Later, someone arranges a blind date for her.
Lin Jinghao opens the door and sees Shen Lin sitting there, looking even more stiff than she does.
They both blurt out, "What are you doing here?"
Later still, Dr. Shen, who once said she was "a lost cause," becomes her most devoted convert, ready to eat his words.
He works himself to the bone, pulling overtime and saving money. She lies flat, enjoys the gossip, and helps him spend it.
Shen Lin: "Could you try having a little ambition?"
Lin Jinghao: "Could you try enjoying yourself a little?"
Neither can convince the other, but their life together just gets sweeter.
Later, the spoiled brat who nearly got kicked out of the house becomes the family's most promising treasure.
And Dr. Shen, who once thought so little of her, becomes her most devoted supporter.
Theme: From the family's least favorite to its darling