Eighty’s Fertile Darling Girl, Hooked the Research Big Shot’s Soul

Dr. Su Wanqing, a chemistry expert from the future, dies in a laboratory explosion and transmigrates into the body of a twenty-two-year-old obese woman in 1983. She finds herself in the role of the cannon fodder wife from a novel she once read, married to Lu Changfeng, a brilliant but distant physics engineer. The original Su Wanqing was lazy, gluttonous, and abusive toward her three children, leaving them malnourished and terrified. Upon waking, Su Wanqing immediately addresses the children's hunger, using her scientific knowledge to safely prepare food from moldy ingredients and demonstrating a sudden, stark contrast to her predecessor's cruelty.

The core conflict arises when Lu Changfeng returns home with a divorce agreement, having grown to despise his wife. He cites her neglect of the children and financial drain on the family as reasons for the split. Su Wanqing, aware that divorce would leave her destitute in an era with few opportunities for unemployed women, negotiates a three-month probation period. She argues that the children need a stable mother and that she can provide for them better than a hired nanny. Lu Changfeng, though skeptical of her sudden change in demeanor, agrees to the delay, setting the stage for a tense domestic arrangement.

Over the following weeks, Su Wanqing transforms the household. She cleans the filthy home, cooks nutritious meals, and buys new clothes and shoes for the children, earning their tentative trust. She also confronts her exploitative family, who had drugged her and Lu Changfeng years ago to force a marriage and use Su Wanqing as a financial bloodbag. By revealing this past trauma to Lu Changfeng, she gains his alliance in recovering three thousand yuan that her family had stolen from her. This act marks a significant turning point, as Lu Changfeng begins to see her not as a burden, but as a victim of circumstance who is now fighting back.

A major breakthrough occurs when Su Wanqing accompanies Lu Changfeng to his former workplace, the Red Star Machinery Factory. When the factory's translator falls ill, Su Wanqing steps in, utilizing her fluency in technical English to negotiate a major contract with foreign investors from the Rockefeller Company. Her performance impresses the factory director, who offers her a job as his secretary with a salary of seventy yuan per month. This employment provides her with financial independence and a foothold in society, shifting the power dynamic within her marriage.

However, the plot introduces a new threat in the form of Lin Yunshi, a delicate and ambitious woman who is the original novel's female lead. Lin Yunshi, who had previously admired Lu Changfeng, is transferred to the same research institute. She views Su Wanqing with disdain, believing she is unworthy of such a talented man, and openly plots to break up the marriage. Su Wanqing, fully aware of the novel's original trajectory, remains guarded. She recognizes that Lu Changfeng is destined to fall for Lin Yunshi, but she is determined to secure her own future and protect her children regardless of the outcome.

As the story progresses, Su Wanqing balances her new career with raising her children and managing her household. She begins to lose weight through rigorous exercise and dietary control, slowly shedding the physical manifestation of her previous life's neglect. Lu Changfeng's attitude toward her softens; he begins to appreciate her competence and dedication, though he remains puzzled by the extent of her transformation. The narrative follows Su Wanqing's strategic navigation of 1980s China, where she plans to use her scientific background and business acumen to build a successful enterprise, all while preparing for the inevitable romantic conflict with the original female lead.