The 1980s: The Woman Everyone in the Compound Hated Caught the Commander's Eye

Tao Zhizhi transmigrates to 1985 and gets caught up in the whole mix-up-between-real-and-fake-daughters craze. Except she isn't the one who was switched at birth. It's her three sons, born out of wedlock. All three boys have aphasia, and the original owner of her body was a hopeless simp who spent all her money on a postal worker, only to be slapped to death by his wife. Now she has no money, three chubby sons crying to be fed, and rent due tomorrow.

The Mo family is hiring a nanny. Requirements: must be married and have had children.

Tao Zhizhi: Me, me, me! I've had three chubby boys!

She gets the job with no trouble, only to discover that everyone in the Mo family is a handful. Her young cousin looks down on the nanny, the young master thinks she's a nuisance, the eldest son, an officer, is crippled, the old madam is fussy, the old master is obsessed with chess, and the lady of the house says she has no taste. The people in the compound say she is uneducated.

Tao Zhizhi: Say whatever you want. I'm leaving as soon as I've worked two months.

Later, the unmarried nanny with a child, scorned by everyone in the compound, turns out to speak fluent English and to be the acclaimed author of The Princess Returns. She can play chess, research and cook gourmet food, run a business, tutor students, and help catch cheaters. She's both cultured and capable, practically a nanny who can do it all.

The little nanny everyone in the compound disliked becomes the beloved Zhizhi.

The Mo family's difficult lot all end up eating their words.

The young master who thought she was a nuisance walks her home, blushing. "Zhizhi, I know you have three sons. Whether you have any more in the future is up to you."

Tao Zhizhi's mouth twitches. No, why are you blushing? Why is everyone in the Mo family so excited? And you, eldest son and crippled officer, why do you keep asking whether my ex-husband is dead?