Transmigrated into the ’70s: The Shameless Family Secretly Makes a Fortune

Jiang Tangtang, a thirty-year-old corporate employee recently laid off from her job, awakens in a dilapidated mud-brick house in a rural Chinese village during the 1970s. She has transmigrated into the body of a four-year-old girl with the same name, who is suffering from a severe illness. Her new parents, Jiang Jianguo and Lin Wanting, appear to be lazy and indifferent, spending their days sleeping in rather than working in the fields. However, Jiang Tangtang soon discovers that her parents are actually cunning and deeply protective. They feign laziness to avoid the oppressive demands of their matriarchal grandmother, Old Mrs. Jiang, who favors the eldest branch of the family and exploits the third branch for labor and resources. Jiang Jianguo is a master of twisted logic and stealth, often "borrowing" food from the family stores to nourish his sick daughter, while Lin Wanting provides quiet emotional support.

During a meal, Jiang Tangtang’s modern consciousness triggers the activation of a golden finger: a mental interface resembling the Douyin Speed Edition app from her previous life. This system allows her to complete tasks such as watching short videos and browsing products to earn gold coins, which can be used in a shopping mall to purchase modern goods like eggs, sugar, meat, and medical manuals. Additionally, she unlocks a "Native Treasures Recycling Station" that allows her to sell local wild herbs, mushrooms, and other natural resources in exchange for more coins. She also discovers a spatial storage capability, enabling her to hide valuable items securely within her mind, away from prying eyes.

Realizing the potential of her system, Jiang Tangtang guides her parents to the mountains under the guise of divine dreams involving a "white-bearded grandpa." Her father, initially skeptical, is convinced when she claims the spirit offers food in exchange for mountain goods. The family ventures into the forest, where Jiang Tangtang’s uncanny luck leads them to discover high-value wild matsutake mushrooms, Siberian Solomon’s Seal roots, and wild game. They establish a secret base in a hidden mountain hollow to cook and consume their harvest away from the watchful eyes of their relatives. Jiang Tangtang trades the collected herbs and mushrooms through the system, acquiring luxury items like white sugar and pork belly, which she hides in their home or consumes at their secret base.

The family’s improved diet and hidden wealth attract the attention of their extended family, particularly Old Mrs. Jiang and her grandson, Jiang Yaozu. When Jiang Jianguo sells some ordinary herbs to Old Mr. Qi for a small amount of cash, Old Mrs. Jiang confiscates the majority of the earnings, leaving the couple with only a pittance. This incident solidifies Jiang Jianguo’s resolve to keep their true source of income secret. He begins venturing into the black market in town to sell wild game, exchanging it for grain coupons and cash, further improving their standard of living while maintaining a facade of poverty and laziness.

Tensions rise when Jiang Yaozu, a spoiled and idle teenager, attempts to bully Jiang Tangtang over her pet rabbit. Jiang Jianguo violently defends his daughter, marking a turning point in the family’s dynamic and alerting Yaozu to the fact that the third branch is not as weak as they appear. Yaozu, harboring resentment, witnesses a group of child traffickers plotting to kidnap a child during a village movie screening. In a malicious act of revenge, Yaozu deliberately splashes water on Jiang Tangtang and her mother, attempting to make them sick or vulnerable, setting the stage for future conflict as the traffickers close in on their target.