Transmigrated into a 1960s Novel: What’s Wrong with a Female Supporting Character Being a Little Bad?

Lin Wan, an orphan who died from overwork after consecutive all-night shifts, awakens in a funeral home moments before her body is scheduled for cremation. A mechanical voice activates the Spacetime Post Office System, offering her resurrection in exchange for transmigration to the year 1968 with the objective of becoming an outstanding postal worker. Terrified of the cremation furnace, she accepts immediately. After reviving and causing a scandal that leads to the arrest of her exploitative former boss, she receives a five million yuan settlement. With only ten days remaining before her transmigration, she liquidates her assets and spends her entire fortune stockpiling supplies. She purchases tons of grain, meat, poultry, and period-specific goods like bicycles and sewing machines, along with vast quantities of medicine, seeds, and technical books, storing everything in her system space. She also buys 1960s currency and ration coupons, preparing for the scarcity of the era.

Lin Wan transmigrates into the body of a vicious female supporting character in a novel, facing a tragic fate of public humiliation and execution. She arrives during a chaotic family dispute where her stepmother, Huang Guixiang, is forcing her stepsister, Zhang Qin, to give up her fiancé, Guo Xuyang, so Lin Wan can marry him and avoid being sent to the countryside. Lin Wan rejects this path, publicly declaring her disinterest in Guo Xuyang and instead claiming she has a higher-status suitor, a regiment commander named Huo Xiao. Her boldness confuses her family and neighbors. Shortly after, she receives a beginner gift package containing a recruitment notice for the Huacheng Post Office, with an application deadline that same day. She bribes postal officials with high-quality cigarettes and candies to secure her application, successfully bypassing the immediate threat of rural assignment.

While navigating her new reality, Lin Wan encounters Guo Xuyang and Zhang Qin. She delivers a scathing critique of their dynamic, defending her stepmother’s efforts to care for Zhang Qin and exposing Guo Xuyang’s cowardice. Unbeknownst to her, Huo Xiao, the actual Air Force officer she used as a fictional shield, witnesses this exchange from his jeep. Intrigued by her sharp tongue and beauty, he follows her. When Lin Wan boasts about her fake boyfriend to neighbors, Huo Xiao reveals himself, startling her. He confronts her about using his identity and demands a written explanation, forcing her into a subordinate role where she must submit weekly reports to him. Lin Wan accepts this arrangement to avoid detention and potential deportation to the countryside.

Lin Wan begins earning system points by having neighborhood children and family members write letters, which she stamps and delivers. This bizarre method generates sufficient points for her to purchase exam materials and investigate a factory worker, Liang Qianjin, who is destined to cause a fatal accident that ruins her father’s career. She discovers Liang is involved in serious crimes, including theft and assault, and anonymously reports him to authorities through the system. Meanwhile, she navigates complex family dynamics, revealing to her stepmother that she is her biological daughter, which strengthens their bond. Lin Wan also manipulates the situation to extract money and ration coupons from Guo Xuyang, who is rushing to marry Zhang Qin. She defends herself against three attackers in an alley using an electric baton, showcasing her capability and resourcefulness. The story follows her efforts to build a career in the postal service, protect her family from their doomed fate, and manage her unexpected relationship with the stern military officer Huo Xiao.