The 70s: Back to the Time of Difficult Labor, I Raise My Cubs with Kongjian

He Tingyue endures years of abuse within the Lin family, treated as a beast of burden by her mother-in-law Yue Hongmei and manipulated by the educated youth Chu Yu. Her husband, Lin Feizhou, is a soldier away on duty, leaving He Tingyue alone to face the cruelty of his family. The situation reaches a breaking point when Chu Yu and Yue Hongmei conspire to steal the luck of He Tingyue’s daughter, Lin Wuya, through a dark ritual involving the child’s birth chart. They deliberately sabotage Wuya’s health, causing the infant to wither and die. In a final act of despair, He Tingyue discovers the truth behind the ritual, retrieves the buried evidence, and sets fire to the Lin family home, killing all its members before attempting suicide. Instead of dying, her soul drifts and eventually returns to her body, reborn on the very day she gave birth to Wuya in her previous life.

Armed with memories of the past, He Tingyue realizes she has been given a second chance. She successfully navigates the dangerous childbirth, outsmarting Chu Yu’s attempt to poison her with a harmful lactation soup. She changes her daughter’s name from Wuya to Lin Xi, or Fubao, effectively erasing the identity targeted by the fortune-stealing ritual. When Lin Feizhou returns home on leave, he is shocked to discover the extent of the abuse his wife and child have suffered. He Tingyue reveals the hidden iron box containing the ritual document, proving that his father, Lin Laogen, and mother, Yue Hongmei, intended to sacrifice their own granddaughter for the benefit of Chu Yu. This revelation shatters Lin Feizhou’s filial loyalty, and he vows to protect his wife and daughter, separating himself from his toxic family.

During her recovery, He Tingyue discovers a mysterious ability that allows her to enter a supernatural hospital filled with rare medicinal herbs. She retrieves a wild ginseng root that accelerates her healing and improves her health, giving her the strength to fight back. When Yue Hongmei attempts to assault He Tingyue while Lin Feizhou is away, He Tingyue cleverly traps her, causing the mother-in-law to injure herself. The incident is witnessed by Brigade Leader Wu Jianjun, who confronts the Lin family. He Tingyue presents a detailed account book documenting the theft of her dowry and the abuse she suffered. Wu Jianjun orders the return of Chu Yu’s stolen goods and reprimands the Lin family for their feudal practices.

Lin Feizhou, now fully aware of his parents’ true nature, refuses to tolerate their behavior any longer. He demands that Chu Yu’s parents, who are being kept in a cowshed, be treated with dignity, exposing the hypocrisy of Lin Laogen and Yue Hongmei. The family dynamic shifts as Lin Feizhou and He Tingyue establish their own independence within the household. He Tingyue continues to use her knowledge of the future and her supernatural abilities to secure a better life for her family. She prepares to expose the full extent of the Lin family’s crimes and ensure that Chu Yu and her biological parents face justice. The story follows He Tingyue’s transformation from a victim into a strategic matriarch who protects her child and rebuilds her life on her own terms.