“My Nephew's Wife Became My Wife: The Big Shot of the Era Panicked”

Jiang Xiaoci lived a tragic life marked by betrayal and abuse. After her family was ruined and her parents exiled to the countryside, she was forced to marry Lu Yaozu, a man who secretly despised her. He subjected her to years of domestic violence while conspiring with his lover, Bai Miaomiao, to steal her family’s remaining wealth. Bai Miaomiao revealed that she had orchestrated the destruction of Jiang Xiaoci’s family out of jealousy and greed, and had stolen a pair of jade bracelets that contained a magical dimensional space. Mortally injured and abandoned by medical staff due to lack of funds, Jiang Xiaoci died in a clinic, only to awaken in her own bed on January 15, 1975. She had been reborn to the day before Lu Yaozu came to propose marriage.

When Lu Yaozu arrived at her home with gifts and a polished proposal, Jiang Xiaoci rejected him immediately. She exposed his secret relationship with Bai Miaomiao and told him to leave, shocking her parents and humiliating the suitor. Lu Yaozu left seething with rage and resentment, vowing revenge. Jiang Xiaoci, now armed with knowledge from her previous life, shared a terrifying dream with her parents in which Lu Yaozu reported their family for having capitalist leanings, leading to their exile and her own suffering. Her parents, who believed in omens, accepted her warning and resolved to protect their daughter at all costs.

Jiang Xiaoci remembered the jade bracelets mentioned by Bai Miaomiao in her past life. She asked her mother to retrieve them, and upon testing the blood-binding ritual, she discovered that the bracelets were indeed magical artifacts. The first bracelet contained a luxurious space with a villa, farmland, and spiritual spring water that could restore health and energy. The second bracelet, given to her mother, contained an empty storage space. Realizing the strategic importance of these items, Jiang Xiaoci and her parents moved all their valuable assets, jewelry, and cash into the dimensional spaces. They stripped their home of any signs of wealth, replacing valuable items with humble, patched goods to appear as ordinary, low-income citizens.

Lu Yaozu, unable to accept the rejection, confided in Bai Miaomiao. She manipulated him into writing an anonymous report letter accusing the Jiang family of hiding capitalist wealth. Lu Yaozu sent the letter, hoping that the threat of investigation would force the Jiangs to marry Jiang Xiaoci to him in exchange for protection, allowing him to seize their assets. However, the Jiang family had already been warned by an old friend of Jiang’s father, Zhao Yong, who leaked information about the impending investigation. With their assets hidden and their home appearing modest, the Jiang family was prepared for the worst.

To secure Jiang Xiaoci’s future and cut off Lu Yaozu’s leverage, her parents sought a matchmaker. Granny Wang, a local matchmaker, suggested Lu Zhoushan, the sickly, wealthy, and handsome second son of the Lu family. Unaware that Lu Zhoushan was Lu Yaozu’s uncle, Jiang Xiaoci agreed to the blind date. When she arrived at the restaurant, she was stunned to find that her match was indeed Lu Zhoushan. Despite the awkward connection, she recognized that marrying into the Lu family, specifically to a man with a frail reputation, would deter Lu Yaozu from further attacks. Lu Zhoushan, initially indifferent to the arrangement, found himself genuinely attracted to Jiang Xiaoci’s beauty, intelligence, and straightforward nature. Their conversation flowed effortlessly, and both expressed mutual interest. Lu Zhoushan proposed they begin dating immediately, and Jiang Xiaoci agreed, seeing him as the perfect ally to safeguard her family’s new peaceful life.