The Beloved Little Cannon Fodder of the 1970S

Su Xixi transmigrates into a book. She becomes a minor character who dies early in an era novel that has developed its own consciousness, nothing but a background extra. In this book, she's the lazy, fussy little sister-in-law of the Su family. Unfortunately, she's the late-born daughter of Old Madam Su and Old Master Su, with four brothers more than ten years older than her. She's also frail and sickly, and has been spoiled rotten since childhood. The female lead is Su Wu, the eldest daughter of her second brother. She's clever, sharp-minded, and excellent at school. Her only flaw is that, like the original Su Xixi, she can't judge people well. She spends nearly ten years tangled up with the two-faced male lead before finally deciding to divorce him. Later on, she leads the Su family to a better life, and they all move to the city. Su Xixi has only one task: help the Will of Heaven replace the male lead, so its beloved daughter, Su Wu, won't have to suffer so much. In the original story, this cannon-fodder character appears in only a few lines: A male classmate sweet-talks her into marrying him, and she insists on it no matter what. After she gets pregnant, her wicked mother-in-law torments her until she and her baby both die. When she learns she's still at the Su home, Su Xi looks at her parents, who make special meals for her, her brothers, whose eyes are full of concern, and her young nieces and nephews, who rush to do her chores for her: With a setup like this, all she has to do is lie back and win! Upcoming: "The 1980s: My Kid Is Ridiculously Smart" Blurb: He Yu is a ginseng spirit who has lived for hundreds of years. After taking human form, she becomes a pretty, simple-minded girl, innocent and carefree. One day, she unexpectedly arrives in the 1980s. Before her elders can pass on their wisdom, she has no defenses against the ways of the world. Someone schemes to marry her off to Wen Chen, the second son of the Wen family, a good-for-nothing who idles away his days. A month after the wedding, the Wen family sends Wen Chen to the army. Soon after, news arrives of his death. He Yu gives birth to a son, but she can barely support herself, let alone raise a child. Still, she works hard to grow and earn money, giving her child the best she can. Wen Ze is reborn. In his previous life, he was in a car accident and had only a breath left. His mother revealed her true form and snapped off the tip of her ginseng root to save him. That's when he learned that his mother was a ginseng plant. Thanks to that ginseng root, he didn't die, but spent decades lying in a hospital bed. Unfortunately, the Wen family saw his mother transform. They tricked her into revealing her true form and eventually gave her away. And because he was her child, the Wen family discovered that his blood had miraculous effects. They imprisoned him at home and turned him into a blood-making machine. Wen Ze swears that, as the only man in the family, he will protect his mother this time. As life gets better and better, his mother grows more beautiful by the day, and the wicked people get what they deserve. But who is this strange man outside the door? He even dares to pretend to be the father who's been dead and buried for years. The nerve! "You old man, get lost! My mom isn't blind!" "Stay away from my mom! Don't get in the way of me finding a handsome, rich young dad!" Theme: Live a good life.