Sold Out at the Start?! I Run Off with Everything and Marry a Tough Guy

Su Wanning, a modern surgeon, awakens in the body of an eighteen-year-old girl in 1970s China, trapped in a suffocating household. Her biological mother, Su Yuling, and stepfather, Wang Zhenhai, have subjected her to years of abuse, starvation, and forced labor. They intend to sell her to the dim-witted son of a factory director in exchange for three hundred yuan and a permanent job for their biological son, Wang Qiang. Upon regaining consciousness, Su Wanning realizes the gravity of her situation. Rather than succumbing to the original owner’s terror, she employs cold calculation and surgical precision to survive. When the buyers arrive, she threatens suicide with a shard of porcelain, forcing a stalemate that buys her time.

Recognizing that direct confrontation is futile against her abusers, Su Wanning feigns weakness and submission to lower their guard. She waits for an opportunity when her family leaves the house to watch a movie. Using a hairpin she concealed, she picks the lock of the storage room and then the brass padlock on a wooden chest in the master bedroom. Inside, she discovers her father’s hidden legacy: a household registration book, over five thousand yuan, gold bars, and a leather medicine box labeled with the character for "Ning." The box contains ancient medical texts and rare herbs, including century-old wild ginseng. More importantly, it holds a secret spatial dimension accessible only through blood pact. Inside this space, she finds fertile black soil, a miraculous spring that accelerates plant growth and heals the body, and a bamboo hut for storage.

Empowered by this discovery, Su Wanning executes a comprehensive escape plan. She first visits the Youth Work Office, bribing a clerk with a portion of her cash to secure a placement at Hongqi Farm in the Northeast, citing a childhood engagement to a man named Lu Zhanxiao. She then returns home to empty the household of all valuables, including Su Yuling’s hidden di-ke linen, Wang Zhenhai’s secret cash stash, and an iron box of gold and jewelry hidden behind a brick in the kitchen wall. She also finds a ledger detailing Wang Zhenhai’s illegal trading of industrial parts, which she anonymously delivers to a rival to ensure his future downfall. With the house stripped bare, she slips out into the night, leaving her abusers to discover their losses only after returning from the cinema.

Su Wanning travels for three days by train to the remote Hongqi Farm. Upon arrival, she bypasses the sent-down youth dormitory and requests to be taken to the Lu family residence, claiming to be the fiancée of Lu Zhanxiao, the third son of the household. The farm worker, Wang Dazhu, recognizes her as the promised bride and escorts her to the Lu home. The Lu family is poor and rigidly controlled by the matriarch, Chen Xiulian. Su Wanning is immediately met with hostility from her future sisters-in-law, who mock her delicate city upbringing and fear she will disrupt the family’s limited resources. Chen Xiulian tests Su Wanning’s resolve by bluntly stating that her son is a crippled veteran and a burden, offering her a chance to leave if she regrets coming.

Su Wanning remains unmoved, asserting her determination to stay based on her father’s trust in the Lu family’s honor. Her calm demeanor and lack of fear impress Chen Xiulian, who reluctantly agrees to let her stay in the west room. Su Wanning has successfully escaped her abusive family and secured a foothold in a new environment. She possesses a secret magical space that will allow her to cultivate rare herbs and build wealth, while her engagement to the mysterious Lu Zhanxiao sets the stage for her next chapter. She is no longer a victim but a strategic player ready to carve out her own destiny in the harsh landscape of the Northeast.