The Delicate, Easily-Pregnant Beauty Empties Her In-Laws' House and Follows the Army — Her Husband's Kisses Make Her Cry

He Xiaoman transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder ex-wife in the novel "The 1980s Stepmom’s Child-Raising Journal." Upon waking, she finds herself in a desperate situation: she is being chased by human traffickers while her two young twin sons, Jiang Xingheng and Jiang Xingci, flee in terror. The original owner of this body had intended to sell the children to a man named Gu Shuyan so she could run away with him. Realizing the tragic fate that awaits her in the story—being sold to an old bachelor and tortured to death—He Xiaoman fights back. She incapacitates the traffickers, rescues her sons, and decides to take control of her destiny. She knows the original plot involves her husband, Jiang Yanchuan, a soldier who eventually reunites with the novel’s heroine and gains a magical jade pendant space. Determined to avoid her doom, He Xiaoman resolves to reclaim the jade pendant from Gu Shuyan and take her children to their father at the military base.

He Xiaoman’s first act of rebellion is confronting Gu Shuyan in the village. She publicly slaps him and demands repayment of debts he incurred by borrowing money under false pretenses. When he refuses, she threatens to expose him to the commune authorities, forcing him to return her jade pendant. With the pendant in her possession, she discovers it contains a spatial dimension that activates with her blood. Inside the space, she finds spiritual water that accelerates healing and growth, as well as the ability to store and transport objects. This discovery gives her the means to improve her and her children’s lives and to secretly loot the Jiang household, which has been mistreating her and hoarding the money Jiang Yanchuan sends home.

Back at the Jiang home, He Xiaoman faces hostility from her mother-in-law, Liu Cuifen, and brother-in-law, Jiang Changlin. They have long abused her and starved the children. He Xiaoman flips the power dynamic by physically confronting them, demanding the return of all withheld remittances, and threatening to split the family. She stages a public scene to turn the neighbors against the Jiangs, making it clear that the family has been stealing from a soldier’s wife. When the Jiangs attempt to frame her for stealing their remaining valuables, He Xiaoman outsmarts them by revealing that only the younger son’s room was untouched, exposing their scheme. The village leadership intervenes, and He Xiaoman secures permission to leave with her children to join her husband at the army base.

Before departing, He Xiaoman uses her spatial ability to empty the Jiang household of all valuable items, leaving the family with nothing but empty rooms. She then travels with her sons by train, where they encounter human traffickers. Using her wits and the help of a fellow soldier, Jiang Yanchuan, she helps capture the criminals. During the journey, she and Jiang Yanchuan have a brief but significant encounter. He is struck by the resemblance between the woman and his wife, though he dismisses the possibility that she is traveling to join him. The boys bond with him, and he assists them in reporting the traffickers, earning the respect of the train police.

Upon arriving at the military base in G City, He Xiaoman is greeted by armed police who escort her to Jiang Yanchuan’s unit. The narrative sets the stage for the reunion between He Xiaoman and her husband, marking a pivotal shift from her previous life of abuse to a new chapter where she can raise her children in safety and potentially reclaim her rightful place in Jiang Yanchuan’s life. The story transitions from survival and revenge against abusive in-laws to the dynamics of reuniting a fractured family within the structured environment of a military compound.