The Softhearted Villainess of the Seventies Loves Stirring Up Trouble

It wasn't until Ruan Qiaobai boarded the train to the countryside that she learned she was the foil female character in a period novel.

Her family looked harmonious on the surface, but hid undercurrents beneath, while the female lead's family stood united as one.

She was delicate and beautiful, attracting everyone eager to please her, while the female lead was plain-looking and capable, and never caused trouble.

She would be falsely accused and left to waste away in the village for the rest of her life, while the female lead would go to college and live happily ever after with her childhood sweetheart.

In short, she was inferior to the female lead in every way except her looks, and even those looks were the root of all her trouble.

Growing up, Ruan Qiaobai's biggest problem was having too many admirers. But even that problem was nipped in the bud by the iron-fisted older siblings her stepmother brought along.

Having always lived under her family's protection, she'd never imagined that one day she'd be cast as the foil, with a miserable fate awaiting her.

Hearing the dreadful news, Ruan Qiaobai's first thought was: My stepmother and Dad are destined to divorce? Who will I be assigned to?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Ruan Qiaobai rose up in revolt and snatched back the biscuits she'd just given the female lead. "Give me back my biscuits!"

Everyone had been enjoying a cheerful meal, chatting about how they could put their talents to use in the countryside, when she suddenly interrupted them. The room fell silent.

Someone who couldn't stand Ruan Qiaobai's arrogance said sarcastically, "It's quite a sight to see someone ask for back what they've already given away."

"I want them back!"

Ruan Qiaobai's bright, almond-shaped eyes glistened, red tinging their corners with hurt as she stared at the snide speaker. They turned their head away under her gaze, yet couldn't help feeling uneasy.

Had everyone's hearts already turned toward Qi Miao?

Oblivious to the fact that their gazes were secretly tracing her soft, delicate skin, they fretted to themselves: She's so spoiled. What will she be able to do once she gets to the village? I'll still have to help her, won't I?

But I'll have to get something in return...

What none of them expected was that they wouldn't need to worry about her at all.

As soon as they arrived in the county seat and were assigned to Zhangjia Village, the handsome young man brought in to make a good impression immediately took it upon himself to handle everything.

She was too delicate to walk and couldn't manage the journey, so he put her on a cart. Worried the boards might hurt her, he laid his own padded jacket across them.

She couldn't get used to farm work, so he did it for her and earned a full day's work points.

Just when they thought the young man had recovered from his injury and was about to return to his unit, the rascal took Ruan Qiaobai with him!

Ruan Qiaobai looked at the outline of the village behind her, then turned to Zhang Zhijiang.

So, had she escaped the plot?

But she hadn't really done anything.

Zhang Zhijiang: "Getting hot? I'll buy you a soda when we reach the county seat."

Delicate, sweet, and adorably naive heroine Ruan Qiaobai vs. straightforward, doting husband and powerful authority figure Zhang Zhijiang

Theme: Everyone is the protagonist of their own life