The 70s Military Marriage: The Fierce Wife

Cheng Rong, a forty-year-old orphan and successful food livestreamer in the modern era, dies in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl with the same name living in 1970s China. The original owner was the youngest daughter of a large, impoverished family in a courtyard near the Hongxing Steel Plant. Her father, Cheng Dazhi, is a fitter earning a modest wage, while her mother, Li Chunxia, stays home and makes matchboxes. The family includes three older siblings: two married sons with their own families and a young brother, Cheng Jianhua. The original Cheng Rong was domineering and spoiled, having just attempted to seize a temporary factory job from her niece, Cheng Fenfang, after learning the girl was destined for the countryside. During a physical altercation, she hit her head and died, allowing the modern Cheng Rong to take over.

Upon waking, Cheng Rong discovers she has brought her modern kitchen with her as a portable space, fully stocked with food, utensils, and functional utilities. She soon unlocks a "Food Live-Streaming Reward System" that requires her to complete daily thirty-minute cooking broadcasts to earn prizes such as rice, flour, and meat. This cheat allows her to survive comfortably despite the severe food shortages of the era. When her family confronts her about the incident with her niece, Cheng Rong feigns a change of heart, declaring she will voluntarily go to the countryside rather than fight for the job. This decision shocks her family, particularly her eldest sister-in-law Wang Cuihong and niece Cheng Fenfang, who had orchestrated a scene to make Cheng Rong look like the villain.

Cheng Rong’s new attitude confuses her relatives. She treats her youngest brother kindly, sharing an egg with him, and speaks respectfully to her parents. Her maternal grandmother visits, giving her five yuan and eggs before she departs. Meanwhile, the eldest and second sons, having overheard plans to split the household, pressure their father to divide the family assets. Cheng Dazhi, aware of his sons' greed, agrees to the split but ensures Cheng Rong receives her share of the meager savings and grain tickets. Cheng Rong uses her knowledge of the era to sell unbranded kitchenware from her space to a neighbor, earning extra cash and grain coupons to prepare for her journey.

Cheng Rong reports to the educated youth office and is assigned to Qianjin Production Brigade in Dongqiao Village, Qingshui County. On the train, she encounters fellow youths and a group of soldiers, including a handsome officer named Yefan. She trades scallion-oil pastries made in her space for canned meat, drawing attention from her peers. Upon arrival, she is greeted by veteran educated youth Wang Lili and Zhang Tao, who show her to the dilapidated dormitory. The living conditions are harsh, with thin porridge and coarse buns for meals.

Cheng Rong adapts quickly, using her space to shower and eat well while pretending to partake in the communal meals. During field work, she avoids the lecherous advances of a local villager, Wang Daniu, and befriends the timid Li Fang. She demonstrates her resourcefulness by catching wild rabbits and foraging for wild vegetables and grapes, which she shares with her peers to build goodwill. Meanwhile, Feng Yingying and her clique choose to cook separately, relying on supplies mailed from home and looking down on the others. Cheng Rong continues her daily livestreams, steadily accumulating food and supplies, preparing to endure the rural years while maintaining a low profile and planning her future.