Protagonist, a low-profile actress from the 21st century who transmigrated into a novel set in 1970s Jiangcheng. She works at the tablet workshop of Jiangcheng Pharmaceutical Factory, initially assigned to the difficult roasting room before transferring to tablet packaging with help from Jiang Lixia and Section Chief Wang. She became a permanent employee, improving her family status. Emotionally detached and self-serving, she has no affection for her cousin Yan Yingshu and pretends heartbreak to avoid gossip. She was sent away as a baby to rural in-laws due to family circumstances, returned at age seven, and faced bullying from her siblings until her transmigration changed dynamics. She has a fiancé arranged by her grandmother, Zhong Shucen, a problematic intellectual youth. She lives in a cramped tube-style apartment with six family members.
