After They Read My Mind, I Saved My Family of Hopeless Romantics [The 1970s]

My next novel, The Black-Hearted Lotus's Many Tricks, is open for advance interest. If you're interested, add it to your collection~

Shen Ruyi woke up to discover she had transmigrated into a book, specifically a period novel set in the 1970s with a warped moral compass, one she'd criticized before. She was now the youngest daughter of a family destined to be cannon fodder.

System: [Host, get along with your dear family, and you can exchange that for supplies~]

In a poor, backward village in the 1970s, what could matter more than supplies?!

But according to the original plot, her eldest brother would be captivated by a fickle, domineering beauty. After they married, he would be cheated on and eventually forced to go to prison in place of her lover, where he would die in despair.

Her second sister would stubbornly love a smooth-talking, freeloading educated youth. He would steal her exam results and take her place at university, then smear her reputation. In the end, she would be driven mad with rage.

Her mother would work like a beast of burden for her husband's family, giving everything she had in the hope of keeping the family together. Instead, she would be beaten to death.

Shen Ruyi's inner thoughts: This and that... they're all so miserable!

Her eldest brother, second sister, and mother: ...Thanks. We heard all of that.

Shen Ruyi rolled up her sleeves, determined to change their fates and keep them from becoming cannon fodder. First things first, she had to get along with her family. But no matter how hard she tried, they kept giving her baffled, complicated looks...

Then she noticed her family had changed.

Her eldest brother stayed away from the domineering beauty.

Her second sister knocked the freeloader flat with a shovel.

Her mother stood up for herself instead of being a self-sacrificing mother.

Shen Ruyi, who had done nothing but complain while the three of them escaped their fatal endings, was now cherished in their hands: Huh?

Ji Ruosong noticed that the newly recognized daughter of the Shen family was always clinging to him. He didn't understand. He'd only happened to save her when she jumped into a river.

Shen Ruyi: Boss, you're my favorite boss!

Gu Xuyan, reborn, watched with interest. In her previous life, Shen Ruyi had loved him desperately. Now she was chasing someone else. Was she playing hard to get?

Ji Ruosong: ...Get your filthy hands off her.

Blurb for the upcoming The Black-Hearted Lotus's Many Tricks:

Ye Qian looked delicate and easy to bully, but inside, she was rotten to the core.

Men were nothing but tools and playthings to her. But she never imagined she would die at the hands of one of her deranged pursuers.

Just as her soul was about to dissipate, she was bound to a System.

The System said that completing missions would extend her life. Once she earned enough points, she could be reborn. And the missions were simple, and right up her alley.

That's right. All she had to do was toy with those men, then dump them cruelly, leaving them heartbroken and crushed,

so they could experience the pain of the original host, who had loved but never been loved in return.

Ye Qian: Is this even the same thing? Don't let them enjoy it.

World One:

After the true heiress, who had been raised in the countryside, returned to her wealthy family, the arrogant fiance who was supposed to be engaged to her since childhood said, "You're just a country girl. You're not fit to compare with her. I'll never fall in love with you."

After a torrential summer rain, her fiance's eyes were flustered and his ears red. He casually tossed her a towel, but his movements were gentler than before.

The towel slowly landed on Ye Qian's head, then slipped off, revealing her damp bangs and pale face. Where he couldn't see, Ye Qian's lips curled in mockery.

Behind them, a clear young voice called out, "Sis, you're back! Let me dry your hair!"

World Two:

On a dating reality show, she was a timid background character with nothing going for her but her looks. The script had no one interested in her. She'd only been invited as a foil to highlight the leading lady's warmth and charm.

The male lead she loved was an aloof heartthrob who saw her as dirt and wouldn't even spare her a glance.

In the cramped storage room, out of the cameras' view, the male lead's breathing was rapid and heated as he closed in on Ye Qian. "What do I have to do for you to look at me?"

Ye Qian lowered her eyes, looking just like a frightened fawn. She bit her lip and said nothing.

The door was kicked open with a bang. The second male lead stood in the doorway, glaring furiously. "Let her go!"

World Three: In an apocalypse novel, she was a newcomer at a base who did nothing but cry and hold everyone back...

World Four: She was the sidekick of the villainess at an elite academy...

Theme: Be yourself, stand on your own feet, and grow stronger.