Rebirth in the 70s: After a Bride Swap, I Became the Military Officer’s Darling

Song Siyi, an orphan raised by her maternal Song family in 1973 Hongqi Brigade, endured years of exploitation. She worked from age three, earning full work points since fifteen, yet received none of her father’s pension, which her grandmother appropriated. In her previous life, she was forced into an exchange marriage after her cousin Song Sijia created a scandal with educated youth Lu Yan. Song Siyi married Lu Yan, only to be abused and neglected while supporting him financially. After Song Sijia murdered her, Song Siyi rebirthed to the day of the proposed exchange. This time, she refused to comply unless given her father’s pension and severed family ties. She discovered her peace talisman contained a spatial dimension with a villa, gold, supplies, and spirit spring water that healed and beautified her.

Confronting her family, Song Siyi exposed their theft of her father’s compensation and demanded two thousand yuan, settling for eight hundred after they threatened to give her nothing. She signed the severance document, reclaiming her autonomy. When Song Sijia accused her of spreading rumors about the river incident, Song Siyi publicly revealed the truth: she had never attended school because her grandmother withheld the pension meant for her education. The brigade leader, Xie Jingzhou, intervened during the altercation, shielding Song Siyi and expressing admiration for her resilience. He insisted on the marriage, purchasing her a bicycle and wristwatch as betrothal gifts, contrasting sharply with Lu Yan’s stinginess.

During the night before the wedding, a thief named Erzhu broke into Song Siyi’s room. She knocked him unconscious and stored him in her space. Investigating further, she found Song Sijia had conspired with Erzhu to steal her money. Song Siyi retaliated by stealing from every family member who had wronged her, including Old Lady Li and her aunts, taking over fifteen hundred yuan in cash and valuables. She then drugged the household and returned to her room, waking them with cries of theft. When the family discovered their missing money, Song Sijia’s involvement was exposed by Eldest Cousin Song Yu, who overheard her confession. Old Lady Li was forced to write IOUs to all affected branches, humiliating Song Sijia and consolidating Song Siyi’s financial recovery.

On her wedding day, Song Siyi married Xie Jingzhou in a simple ceremony witnessed by comrades who delivered her dowry of a sewing machine and radio. She moved into the Xie residence, where she faced minor jealousy from her new sister-in-law but found support from Xie Jingzhou’s family. Inside her space, she learned from the spirit that the talisman had brought her back and unlocked a third floor containing books and medicinal knowledge. She administered an amnesia potion to Erzhu, discarding him on a mountain. As she settled into her new life, Song Siyi utilized the spirit spring water to restore her health and appearance, preparing to cultivate her spiritual fields and build a secure future, far removed from the oppression of her past.