Back to the Disaster: Scumbag Dad and Stepmom Step Aside

Yu Xifeng is a woman who has survived seven years of a catastrophic global disaster characterized by extreme weather, resource scarcity, and societal collapse. Having endured starvation, disease, and violence, she dies only to find herself reborn in the past, during what survivors later called the Golden Age. This era is marked by favorable weather and abundant resources, a stark contrast to the hellscape she remembers. She awakens in a Western restaurant during a matchmaking meeting arranged by her stepmother, Ye Qingrou. The man across from her, Zheng Chengfan, displays lewd behavior and arrogance, unaware that Yu Xifeng is not the timid woman he expects. Her demeanor is cold and predatory, reminiscent of a survivor who has learned to kill without hesitation. She breaks his finger and leaves, realizing she has returned to the period just before the apocalypse begins.

Yu Xifeng returns to her father’s home, where she is treated as an outsider. Her stepmother and stepsister, Yang Sizhu, have long coveted her late mother’s belongings. Yu Xifeng retrieves a locked box containing property deeds and ancestral jewelry. During this confrontation, she discovers that the beaded bracelet inside her mother’s legacy is not merely jewelry but a key to a spatial dimension. By dripping her blood onto the bracelet, she activates a mysterious storage space. This space initially offers a frozen environment for preserving items and a small plot of land where time flows faster, allowing for accelerated crop growth. The space expands and upgrades when she consumes valuable antique items, revealing that historical significance is the currency for its growth. Realizing the impending doom, Yu Xifeng decides to secure her survival by liquidating assets. She sells a commercial property inherited from her mother and takes out multiple loans, amassing a significant amount of capital.

With her funds, Yu Xifeng embarks on an aggressive procurement campaign. She renovates her mother’s house in a high-elevation area, reinforcing it with bulletproof glass, alloy doors, and advanced surveillance systems to withstand the coming floods. She then travels to neighboring cities under disguised identities to buy bulk supplies. She purchases tons of rice, wheat, sweet potatoes, and eggs from rural farmers. She secures large quantities of meat, including live chickens, pigs, and cows, along with cooking oil and honeycomb coal for heating. Her shopping extends to a wholesale market where she buys water purification systems, generators, solar panels, and extensive medical supplies. She also stocks up on entertainment, downloading movies, TV series, and academic papers onto hard drives to preserve knowledge and provide mental relief during the long isolation ahead.

As the typhoon approaches, the city remains oblivious to the severity of the threat. Yu Xifeng continues to cook and store food, filling her spatial dimension with prepared meals and raw ingredients. The rain begins to fall heavily, and the typhoon makes landfall, causing catastrophic flooding. While other residents complain about minor inconveniences in neighborhood chat groups, Yu Xifeng remains secure in her fortified home. The flooding forces her to venture out in a kayak to salvage more resources. She raids a flooded shopping district, collecting jewelry, cosmetics, and supermarket goods. She also explores a submerged museum, where she discovers ancient artifacts that significantly expand her spatial dimension, adding living quarters and a backyard with fresh water. The story concludes with Yu Xifeng fully prepared for the disaster, having transformed from a vulnerable survivor into a well-equipped individual ready to endure the coming years of chaos.