The Fake Heiress of the 1970s Gets Kicked Out at the Start Becomes a Village Girl Loved by Big Shots

Jiang Yuyan, a skilled traditional Chinese medicine practitioner from the 25th century, dies in a medical dispute and reincarnates into the body of Lin Yuyan, a cannon-fodder fake heiress in a rebirth-era novel set in the 1970s. The original Lin Yuyan was soft-hearted and easily manipulated by Lin Yue, the returned biological daughter, who schemed to steal her identity and family. Upon waking, Jiang Yuyan finds herself in a compromising situation with Ling Wenchen, a high-ranking official’s son, after Lin Yue drugged him to frame her. Instead of cowering, Jiang Yuyan asserts her dominance, demanding fifteen hundred yuan from the Lin family as compensation for emotional distress and medical expenses in exchange for transferring her household registration and leaving. She also secretly pockets money Lin Yue had stolen from her biological family, using it to fund her departure.

Jiang Yuyan travels to the Shifei Brigade to reunite with her biological parents, the Jiang family, only to find them on the brink of ruin. Her biological grandmother, Grandma Jiang, is attempting to evict the Second Branch—Jiang Yuyan’s parents and brothers—from the family home to seize their assets. Jiang Yuyan intervenes, threatening to expose the family’s hidden savings by reporting their bank passbooks as lost. Faced with this leverage, Grandma Jiang is forced to divide the family wealth, granting the Second Branch their share. Jiang Yuyan then purchases an abandoned house at the edge of the village, previously the site of a murder that drove away its former occupants, providing her family with a place to stay.

Her eldest brother, Jiang Muxuan, lies in the hospital with broken legs after a coal mine accident. The mine foreman attempts to shift blame onto Muxuan to cover up safety violations and abscond with compensation funds. Jiang Yuyan confronts the foreman at the hospital, exposing his guilt and ensuring the police intervene. Meanwhile, her second brother, Jiang Muyi, is arrested for profiteering, but Jiang Yuyan discovers he was set up by a criminal ring. She visits the police station, gains Muyi’s trust, and identifies the criminals’ hideout, leading to their eventual arrest. Her youngest brother, Jiang Murong, accompanies her on a trip to the mountains, where they discover rare herbs, including a century-old ginseng.

Jiang Yuyan sells the ginseng for a substantial sum, securing the funds necessary to take Muxuan to a specialized hospital in Jing City for advanced treatment. She uses the remaining money to buy food and supplies, stabilizing the family’s financial situation. Throughout these events, Ling Wenchen searches for Jiang Yuyan, regretting his initial harsh words and seeking to understand what happened to her. Lin Yue, meanwhile, continues her schemes from the city, plotting to further sabotage the Jiang family and drive a wedge between Jiang Yuyan and her new relatives. Jiang Yuyan navigates these challenges with her modern knowledge and decisive actions, determined to protect her biological family and rewrite the tragic fate foretold in the novel.