Sweet Daily Life After Transmigrating to the 70s with My Fiancé

Shen Jingyao, a successful shopping mall owner from the twenty-first century, dies in a car crash alongside her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhou Muyan. Upon waking, she finds herself in the body of a seventeen-year-old girl with the same name in Su City, China, in 1971. The original owner had collapsed with a high fever after receiving notice from the neighborhood committee that she must participate in the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside movement. Shen Jingyao quickly discovers that she has not only transmigrated but has also brought her entire shopping mall and a luxury apartment from her future life into this era as a spiritual space. These resources provide her with unlimited access to food, clothing, and modern amenities, offering a stark contrast to the scarcity of the time.

Her primary motivation becomes finding Zhou Muyan, who she hopes has also traveled through time. Through a vivid dream and subsequent spiritual guidance, she learns that he is waiting for her and that she must go to the countryside to reunite with him. The Shen family, particularly her doting parents and siblings, are desperate to keep her from going. They face political pressure from rivals at the steel factory who reported them for not supporting the policy. A manipulative former friend, Lin Xiaoman, attempts to sabotage Shen Jingyao by arranging a marriage with the abusive son of a glass factory director, hoping to secure a permanent job for her husband. Shen Jingyao’s mother firmly rejects this scheme, exposing Lin Xiaoman’s true intentions and driving her away.

Realizing that the city offers no viable employment opportunities and that her destination lies in the north, Shen Jingyao makes the decisive choice to volunteer for the countryside. She selects Liaoning Province, guided by an intuitive pull toward Zhou Muyan. Her family, heartbroken but supportive, prepares her for departure with money, ration coupons, and homemade supplies. Shen Jingyao secretly stores these items in her space to protect them. She bids an emotional farewell to her parents, brother, and sister-in-law at the train station and embarks on a grueling three-day journey in a crowded hard-seat carriage.

During the train ride, Shen Jingyao encounters Yang Hongjuan, a haughty girl who attempts to assert dominance, but Shen Jingyao remains unfazed. Upon arriving in Liaoyang County, she is transported by tractor to the Shiling Commune. There, she is assigned to the Zhoujia Village Production Brigade. Zhou Muyan, who has been living in this era for five years and searching tirelessly for her, is present to receive the new educated youth. He spots Shen Jingyao immediately and is overcome with emotion. He is assigned to drive the ox cart that transports the newcomers to their housing.

On the way to the Educated Youth Point, Zhou Muyan walks beside the cart and secretly takes Shen Jingyao’s hand, a gesture that confirms their reunion. They share a moment of profound connection, acknowledging that they have finally found each other after years of separation. Upon arrival, they are introduced to the other new arrivals and the veteran educated youth. Shen Jingyao settles into her dormitory bed but plans to build her own house soon to utilize her space privately. The story concludes with the couple reunited, ready to face the challenges of rural life together, armed with the secret advantages of her modern space and his local knowledge.