Rebirth, Old Lady in the Countryside: Taking Care of My Children and Grandchildren

Qiao Jiuru spends her final decades in a hospital bed, having survived the tragic deaths of her husband, children, and grandchildren during the Cultural Revolution. Exhausted by a life of injustice, she is ready to die, but a voice from her grandfather reminds her of a hidden Qiao family heirloom—a jade bracelet capable of saving her life. As her heart monitor flatlines, she is suddenly jolted back to consciousness in 1972, seven days before her family is scheduled to be sent down to a labor farm in the northwest. She finds herself in her younger body, with her husband Su Huaiyuan still alive and healthy, and her twin grandsons recovering from a minor illness in the hospital.

Initially disoriented, Qiao Jiuru confirms her rebirth through physical pain tests and verifies the date on a calendar. She immediately begins securing resources, withdrawing their life savings and using her connection with Hospital Director Zhang Hong to acquire a stockpile of essential medicines. She reveals to her husband the horrific fate that befell their family in her previous life: their twins and younger children died in the harsh countryside, and Su Huaiyuan succumbed to grief shortly after. Rather than dismissing her claims as madness, Su Huaiyuan trusts her completely, recognizing the depth of her trauma and the urgency of their situation.

The couple discovers that the Qiao family heirloom, the ink bracelet, contains a pocket dimension. By pricking their fingers to activate it, they gain access to a self-sustaining space featuring a fully stocked pharmacy with advanced medicinal pills, a vast library, fertile land, and a traditional kitchen. This discovery becomes the cornerstone of their survival strategy. Qiao Jiuru tests the Health Pills from the pharmacy, finding that they instantly cure exhaustion and restore physical vitality. Realizing the potential of this space, the couple begins an intensive preparation phase, stockpiling food, gold bars, jewelry, and ration coupons while maintaining a low profile in their Beijing faculty housing.

With only days remaining before their forced relocation, Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan execute a series of strategic maneuvers to protect their extended family. They contact Director Zhang Hong and Lu Baoguo, a factory director and old friend, to arrange safe placements for their younger son, Su Feng, and daughter, Su Hua. Su Feng is secured a position at a military hospital on a remote island, removing him from the immediate danger of the labor camps. For Su Hua, they arrange for her to be sent as an educated youth to Baigou Village in Jisheng Province, a location where the Qiao family has historical ties and goodwill among the locals.

Throughout the remaining week, the couple works tirelessly, shopping at black markets and state-run stores to fill their spatial bracelet with provisions. They also send secret aid to the Zhou family, Qiao Jiuru’s parents, who were previously sent down to the Northeast, hoping to mitigate the suffering they endured in the past timeline. The narrative concludes with the family united and prepared, having transformed from helpless victims of political persecution into a resilient unit equipped with medical knowledge, hidden wealth, and a supernatural sanctuary, determined to rewrite their fate and ensure the survival of every family member.