The Medical-Poison Master Travels Back to the '70s: Fiercely Cherished by the Cold-Faced Commander

Gu Rou, a veteran researcher from a zombie apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of an eighteen-year-old girl in 1975 China who shares her name. The original owner was a victim of her own family’s cruelty, framed by her cousin Gu Li for promiscuity after a wild boar attack, leading to her eventual suicide. Upon waking in the midst of a public confrontation, Gu Rou immediately asserts dominance, physically beating Gu Li and her accomplices while exposing the fabrication of the rumors. Her cold, lethal demeanor shocks the village, but her decisive action clears her name and establishes her as a formidable force within the Xiangyang Production Brigade.

The core conflict centers on the treacherous second branch of the Gu family, particularly Gu Li and her mother Zhang Cuihua, who orchestrated the initial frame-up to steal Gu Rou’s vocational school admission notice and her city fiancé. Gu Rou, utilizing her medical knowledge and combat skills from her previous life, systematically dismantles their schemes. She retrieves the stolen notice by confronting the accomplice, Zhang Nian, and forces the family to pay substantial compensation for the original owner’s injuries and emotional distress. Her actions not only recover her future prospects but also financially cripple the relatives who had long exploited her parents.

A significant turning point occurs when Gu Rou discovers she has brought her post-apocalyptic storage space with her. This space contains a villa, a fully equipped laboratory, and vast reserves of food, water, and medicine. This advantage allows her to improve her family’s living standards immediately, providing them with nutritious meals and high-quality goods that were scarce in the planned economy era. She begins to gather wild herbs and game from the mountains, using her space to cultivate resources and prepare for future opportunities, such as the reinstatement of the college entrance examination.

As Gu Rou consolidates her power, she encounters Lin Dafa, the son of the village secretary, who was hired by Gu Li to assault her. Gu Rou effortlessly subdues him, tying him up and forcing him to confess to the villagers that Gu Li orchestrated the attack. This public humiliation further isolates the antagonists and strengthens Gu Rou’s reputation. Meanwhile, her relationship with her biological parents, Li Xiufang and Gu Jianguo, deepens as she protects them from the extended family’s schemes. She also disciplines her cousin Gu Dali, who had betrayed her trust by giving away the admission notice to Zhang Nian, ensuring the family unit remains loyal and secure.

The story direction follows Gu Rou’s strategic rise from a marginalized village girl to a powerful figure in Xiangyang Village. With her storage space providing economic independence and her sharp intellect allowing her to navigate political and social challenges, she plans to lift her entire family out of poverty. She intends to use the upcoming reforms and opening-up period to build a prosperous future, while simultaneously exacting retribution on those who wronged the original owner. Her journey is one of survival, revenge, and the construction of a new life built on strength and preparation, leaving no room for the weakness that defined her predecessor.