1960s: The Capital Heiress, Both Fierce and Sweet

Ye Weiliang, a twenty-three-year-old office worker, dies unjustly after being struck by a truck while saving a child. Upon arriving at the King of Hell’s court, she discovers that a subordinate mistakenly collected her soul instead of an elderly woman’s. Because her body has already been cremated, she cannot return to her original life. In the underworld, she encounters Ye Er’ya, a fourteen-year-old girl from 1966 China who died of neglect after being abused by her adoptive family. Ye Er’ya offers her body to Ye Weiliang, allowing the modern woman to reincarnate into the past. As compensation for the mix-up, the King of Hell grants Ye Weiliang a supernatural ability, though he secretly reduces its power after she steals a magical jade pendant from his throne.

Ye Weiliang awakens in the body of Ye Er’ya in July 1966. She quickly learns that she was swapped at birth with the real daughter of a military commander, Ye Shiwian, by her adoptive mother, Liu Pandie. For fourteen years, Ye Er’ya was treated as a slave and abused, while the fake heiress lived in luxury. Armed with memories of a novel that details this family’s tragic downfall, Ye Weiliang asserts dominance. She physically overpowers her abusive adoptive parents and siblings, forcing them to confess the truth about the child swap. She discovers that the jade pendant contains a spiritual space with a healing spring, ancient medical texts, and infinite storage, which she uses to prepare for her future.

When the adoptive family attempts to sell Ye Weiliang to an old widower for bride price, she outsmarts them by switching places with her sister, Ye Ying. Ye Ying is taken by the widower and suffers abuse and injury, while Ye Weiliang empties the family home of all valuables and supplies. She changes her name legally to Ye Weiliang and registers as an educated youth sent to the countryside in Heilongjiang Province. Before departing, she ensures her abusive family faces justice; Liu Pandie is arrested for child trafficking and sentenced to labor reform, while Ye Tangsheng is also imprisoned. Ye Weiliang leaves Beijing with a group of fellow youths, including Ao Jiarui and Li Xingxing, who become her allies.

During the train journey, Ye Weiliang encounters a human trafficker but captures her using her enhanced strength, handing her over to the police. Upon arriving in Gannan County, Heilongjiang, she is assigned to the Bingbeiling Production Brigade. She navigates the harsh realities of rural life in the 1960s, using her space to stockpile food and supplies. Her goal is to locate her biological parents, who were also sent to the countryside, while avoiding the dangers of the Cultural Revolution. She establishes herself in the village, building a new life while keeping her supernatural advantages hidden from those around her.

The story follows Ye Weiliang as she adapts to life in the remote northeast. She uses her medical knowledge from the jade pendant’s library to help villagers, gaining respect and securing her position. Meanwhile, her adoptive family suffers in labor camps, and the fake heiress, Ye Shiwian, begins her rise in a different village, setting up future conflicts. Ye Weiliang remains focused on survival and finding her true family, leveraging her spiritual space and strength to overcome the hardships of the era. Her journey transforms her from a victim of abuse into a resilient woman capable of shaping her own destiny in a turbulent historical period.