Transmigrated into a Farm Family’s Beloved Little Chef: Marching Toward Prosperity

Gu Xiaoxiao was a successful but overworked entrepreneur and livestreamer in the modern world. After collapsing from exhaustion during a broadcast, she woke up in the body of a girl with the same name in an ancient Chinese village called Qingmu Village. The original owner was the most despised person in the village, known as a tyrant who bullied children and stole food. She had died after falling and hitting her head while trying to snatch a steamed bun from a boy named Da Hu. Gu Xiaoxiao discovered she had inherited a "Warehouse No. 8" system, a spatial inventory that contained her modern home and an encyclopedia, giving her access to knowledge and storage capabilities. Despite this advantage, she found herself in extreme poverty, living with a loving but overprotective family that included her grandmother, grandfather, father, older brother Gu Zhenzhong, and younger brother Gu Yanchen. The family was the poorest in the village, yet they doted on the original Gu Xiaoxiao, giving her the best food while they struggled.

Gu Xiaoxiao resolved to change her fate and repair her relationships with her family. She immediately began treating her grandmother with the affection she had missed since her own grandmother passed away in the modern world. She also apologized to her younger brother, Gu Yanchen, who had been terrified of her due to years of abuse. Her genuine change of heart confused and eventually won over her family. During a hunting trip with her brothers, she identified valuable medicinal herbs, specifically Polygonum multiflorum (He Shou Wu), which she dug up with Gu Yanchen's help. This discovery provided her first opportunity to generate income. Upon returning home, she found a mob of villagers, led by Da Hu's mother, demanding her expulsion from the village. The instigator was Xu Cuihua, who had posed as the original owner's best friend while secretly manipulating events to maintain a virtuous reputation and control Gu Xiaoxiao.

Gu Xiaoxiao confronted the crowd and publicly apologized for her past behavior, shocking everyone. When Xu Cuihua attempted to manipulate the situation further, Gu Xiaoxiao calmly exposed her lies. She demanded that Da Hu recount the truth, revealing that Xu Cuihua had been the one who pushed her, not Da Hu. Xu Cuihua's facade crumbled as the villagers realized she had orchestrated the incident to frame the innocent boy and drive Gu Xiaoxiao out. In a fit of rage, Xu Cuihua attacked Gu Xiaoxiao but fell into the dirt. Old Madam Gu intervened, scratching Xu Cuihua's face in the scuffle. Although the wound was minor, Xu Cuihua exaggerated her injury to gain sympathy from Xu Yu, a young man she had been manipulating, and left with him. Gu Xiaoxiao then made amends with Da Hu, promising him food as an apology.

With her reputation beginning to clear, Gu Xiaoxiao focused on improving her family's livelihood. She cooked elaborate meals using ingredients from the mountains, including wild mushrooms and cured pork, astonishing her family with her culinary skills. The family learned that the mushrooms were edible and not poisonous, a fact Gu Xiaoxiao knew from her modern knowledge. The next morning, she accompanied her father to the town market to sell the He Shou Wu. At the apothecary, the physician recognized the herb's high value, offering a significant sum that promised to lift the family out of poverty. Meanwhile, Xu Cuihua and Xu Yu followed them to the shop, with Xu Yu harboring arrogant intentions toward Gu Xiaoxiao, whom he viewed as a potential concubine. Gu Xiaoxiao ignored his advances, maintaining her focus on securing her family's future. She also planned to raise the wild rabbits her brother had caught, intending to create a sustainable source of food and income. The story follows her journey as she uses her modern knowledge and system abilities to transform her life and protect her family from the scheming villagers.