Reborn in the '70s: No More Chasing Love, I Emptied My In-Laws’ House and Went to the Countryside

Chi Yiyi lies dying in a hospital bed, tormented by her half-sister Chi Bilian, who reveals that she orchestrated the death of Chi Yiyi’s son and stole the affection of Chi Yiyi’s husband, Zhou Zixiao. Consumed by regret and exhaustion, Chi Yiyi dies wishing she had never married Zhou Zixiao. She awakens to find herself reborn on the day of her wedding, standing in her childhood home as the Zhou family’s late wedding procession arrives. Remembering her past life, she resolves to reject Zhou Zixiao and the toxic family dynamics that defined her previous existence.

During the wedding preparations, Chi Yiyi confronts her father, Chi Daqiang, and stepmother, Lin Ru, refusing to accept the humiliating terms of the marriage. She demands a substantial dowry and insists on proper respect from the Zhou family, causing chaos when the groom fails to appear because he is tending to Chi Bilian, who had faked an injury to attract his attention. Chi Yiyi uses the opportunity to publicly sever ties with the Zhou family, declaring she will not marry a man who abandoned his bride on their wedding day. She then steals a heart-shaped jade pendant from Chi Bilian’s room, discovering through her past-life knowledge that it contains a spatial dimension.

Chi Yiyi activates the space with her blood, finding it initially small and barren. She leaves the wedding procession behind and visits the Zhou family residence, where she uses her invisibility ability to steal gold, jewelry, and antiques hidden by Zhou Mu and her husband. These stolen items are consumed by the space, causing it to expand and evolve, revealing a spiritual spring that heals her ailments and a luxury villa within the dimension. She also sells her factory job to a colleague for cash and supplies, preparing for a new life away from her family.

Returning to the Chi household, Chi Yiyi systematically empties the home of all valuable possessions, including cash, clothes, and furniture, leaving her step-family with nothing. She discovers a letter revealing she is the granddaughter of a wealthy businessman, Chi Changping, and that her father is not her biological parent. This revelation provides her with a potential connection to a wealthy lineage that Chi Bilian had previously exploited. As the Chi family discovers their home ransacked and their clothes stolen, they suspect Chi Yiyi, but she remains unmoved by their pleas and accusations.

Zhou Zixiao attempts to reconcile with Chi Yiyi, offering money and begging for forgiveness, but she rejects him coldly, slapping him and declaring she would marry anyone but him. The Zhou family, already suspicious of the Chi family’s greed and facing their own thefts, distances themselves from Zhou Zixiao’s pursuit of Chi Yiyi. Chi Yiyi registers for the rural re-education program, securing her departure to the countryside. Her stepbrother, Chi Junshu, tries to intervene, but she refuses to support him further, having learned his true ungrateful nature in her past life.

As Chi Yiyi prepares to leave, the police arrive at the Chi household to investigate the series of thefts, suspecting the younger brother, Chi Junjie, due to his association with local delinquents. The family is thrown into disarray, with Chi Daqiang and Lin Ru forced to confront the consequences of their neglect and greed. Chi Yiyi departs for the train station, leaving behind the toxic relationships and the man she once loved, ready to build a new life with the resources and powers she has acquired in her rebirth.