80’s Military Marriage: After Transmigrating, I Became the White Moonlight of the Courtyard

Ye Xiaoxiao, a medical student from a family of doctors in the early 21st century, dies and is reborn into the body of a vicious supporting character in a 1980s period novel. The original owner of the body, also named Ye Xiaoxiao, was adopted by the wealthy Hao family but discovered she was swapped at birth with the Hao family’s biological daughter, Hao Yanyan. When Hao Yanyan, who was also reborn, returned to claim her identity, the Hao family forced the Ye family to take their biological daughter back. The original Ye Xiaoxiao, unable to accept the poverty of her birth family in Baishi Village, attempted to flee during a blizzard, fell into an ice hole, and died. Ye Xiaoxiao awakens in the dilapidated home of the Ye family, surrounded by her new mother Miao Cuifang, father Ye Jianguo, and siblings. Unlike the original character, she recognizes the tragic fate awaiting her family in the novel’s plot and decides to change her destiny by staying with the Ye family and avoiding the main protagonists.

The Ye family is impoverished, living in a remote village where winter isolation is severe. Ye Xiaoxiao quickly assesses the situation and realizes that the family’s misfortunes stem from a combination of poverty, medical malpractice, and the theft of their savings by Hao Yanyan. Her fourth brother, Ye Changsheng, is suffering from a high fever that, in the original story, leads to paralysis due to improper injection at a local clinic. Remembering this critical turning point, Ye Xiaoxiao insists on accompanying her father and brother to the town clinic. Upon arrival, she intervenes when an unprofessional doctor attempts to administer an injection incorrectly. Using her medical training, she takes over the procedure, successfully treating Ye Changsheng and preventing the paralysis that doomed him in the original timeline. This act earns her a measure of respect from her skeptical siblings, particularly Ye Changsheng, who begins to see her as competent rather than arrogant.

With her brother’s health secured, Ye Xiaoxiao turns her attention to the family’s financial crisis. Hao Yanyan had stolen the family’s life savings, leaving them unable to afford proper care or food. Determined to earn money to support her new family and save them from future tragedies, Ye Xiaoxiao devises a business plan. She identifies a market opportunity during the winter movie screenings, where villagers lack snacks. She purchases sugar and uses local seeds to create a business selling roasted seeds and popcorn. With the help of her brothers, Ye Changsheng and Ye Changyuan, and her grandfather Miao Fengshan, she sets up a stall near the projection site. The business is an immediate success, generating significant profit in a short period. Ye Xiaoxiao carefully manages the earnings, ensuring the family has enough money for food and supplies while saving for the future.

As the story progresses, Ye Xiaoxiao’s actions begin to diverge significantly from the original plot. She uses her earnings to buy medicine for her grandfather’s chronic leg injury and provides financial support to her brothers. Her relationship with Duan Lei, a childhood friend from Beijing who followed her to the village, also changes. Instead of allowing him to remain a tragic figure who opposes the main characters, she guides him to focus on his studies and avoid conflict with Hao Yanyan. Ye Xiaoxiao’s primary goal is to ensure her siblings succeed in the upcoming college entrance exams and avoid the fatal accidents that befall them in the novel. By taking control of her life and utilizing her medical knowledge and business acumen, she aims to lift the Ye family out of poverty and secure a bright future for everyone involved.

The narrative highlights Ye Xiaoxiao’s adaptation to the harsh realities of 1980s rural China. She navigates social dynamics, manages limited resources, and balances her new family responsibilities with her academic ambitions. Her decision to stay in the village rather than return to Beijing marks a fundamental shift from the original story’s trajectory. As she continues to implement changes, the Ye family’s fortunes begin to improve. The prevention of Ye Changsheng’s paralysis removes a major source of family despair, and the income from the seed and popcorn business provides immediate relief from hunger and cold. Ye Xiaoxiao’s journey is one of survival and empowerment, as she transforms from a discarded villainess into the pillar of her family, rewriting a story that was originally destined for tragedy.