Emptying the Family Fortune: The Heiress Quickly Marries to Join the Military

Shen Li, a pampered heiress in 1960s Shanghai, awakens from a coma to find herself trapped in the body of a cannon fodder character from a period drama she once read. In her previous life within the story, she blindly agreed to marry Gu Xu, only to have her family fortune stolen by him and her treacherous uncle, Shen Liren. After being drugged and exiled to the countryside, she died a miserable death while her uncle exploited her grief for public sympathy and Gu Xu married her cousin, Shen Man. Upon regaining consciousness, Shen Li realizes the present moment is the critical juncture where these betrayals are about to begin. She coldly rejects Gu Xu’s affectionate pretenses, revealing her awareness of their true intentions and her refusal to be manipulated.

Shen Li discovers that Shen Man is a transmigrator with a system that siphons luck from her, causing Shen Li’s misfortunes while boosting Shen Man’s fortunes. Determined to change her fate, Shen Li asserts her independence by flipping the dining table when served spicy food she cannot eat, shocking her relatives who have long exploited her compliance. During this turmoil, she accidentally activates the Shan Hai Jing Space, a mystical realm that allows her to store items indefinitely, grow crops with accelerated growth rates, and produce high-quality goods. This supernatural advantage becomes the cornerstone of her counterattack, providing her with the resources and security she lacked in her previous life.

Realizing she cannot trust anyone in her current household, Shen Li orchestrates a fake marriage with Gu Zhaoye, a tall, cold soldier who is the son of a comrade she once helped. She needs a husband to legally access her parents’ hidden bank accounts and protect herself from Shen Liren’s schemes. While Gu Xu and Shen Liren believe they are manipulating her into a real marriage to seize her inheritance, Shen Li is actually draining their finances. She forces Gu Xu to buy expensive imported goods and pays exorbitant rickshaw fares, depleting his savings while maintaining her image as a spoiled, high-maintenance heiress.

Shen Li systematically dismantles her enemies from within. She exposes Shen Man’s theft of her father’s commendation certificate by setting a trap involving a hired thug, Zhang Tiezhu. When Shen Man sends Zhang to defile Shen Li, Shen Li turns the tables, having Gu Xu confront the intruder while she ensures the police are called. The resulting chaos forces Shen Liren’s family to pay hush money, revealing their greed and internal conflicts. Shen Li retrieves her household registration and bankbooks, securing her financial independence. She also uses her space to provide food and medicine to her exiled maternal relatives, ensuring they survive the coming political turmoil.

As the political climate tightens, Shen Li prepares for the impending purge. She uses the Shan Hai Jing Space to stockpile essential supplies, including thick clothing for the harsh winters in Heilongjiang where her relatives are destined to be sent. She also gathers evidence of Shen Liren’s corruption and his dealings with the Red Committee director, planning to expose him before he can flee to Hong Kong. The story follows her meticulous planning as she navigates the dangerous social landscape, turning her relatives’ schemes against them while building a new life that secures her freedom and reclaims her family’s legacy.