Transmigrated to the 1970s: A Delicate Educated Youth Uses Her Space to Raise Three Kids

Li Tingyun is a socially anxious woman living in modern times who inherits a townhouse and discovers a mysterious jade pendant that grants her access to an infinite dimensional storage space. The space contains a lush paradise with mountains, water, and a villa, where time flows faster and crops grow rapidly. Fearing she might transmigrate into a historical era similar to the 1960s or 70s in China, she spends her savings stockpiling supplies, including clothing, baby products, bicycles, and processed foods. While riding her electric scooter near the beach, she is knocked unconscious by a massive wave and wakes up in the body of another Li Tingyun in the year 1975.

The original owner was an educated youth sent down to the countryside who married Yi Yang, a man she did not love. After Yi Yang dies in a military mission, the original owner, devastated and abandoned by her childhood sweetheart Xu Feng, attempts suicide by jumping into a river. Li Tingyun inherits this life along with three young children: Eldest Baby, a six-year-old girl; Second Baby, a four-year-old boy; and Third Baby, an infant. The original owner had treated the children with neglect and abuse, leaving Eldest Baby fearful and malnourished. Li Tingyun resolves to raise the children with love and care, using her stockpiled supplies to provide them with nutritious food, clean clothes, and modern hygiene products.

Li Tingyun’s first act is to feed the starving children delicious meals and give them new clothes, which shocks the villagers and the Yi family elders. She cleans her home, replaces the dirty bedding, and stops the children from gathering pig grass, freeing them to be children. Her kindness confuses Eldest Baby, who is used to fear, but Second Baby quickly bonds with her. Li Tingyun also encounters Lin Sufen, a jealous village woman who constantly borrowed money from the original owner. Li Tingyun firmly refuses further loans and demands repayment of past debts, shocking Lin Sufen.

As she settles into her new life, Li Tingyun navigates family dynamics within the extended Yi household. She earns the respect of her parents-in-law, Father Yi and Mother Yi, by treating the grandchildren well and inviting them for dinner. However, she faces subtle resentment from Wang Yongmei, the fourth daughter-in-law, who feels overshadowed by the attention Mother Yi gives to Li Tingyun’s family. Li Tingyun plans to go to the county town to buy more supplies and asks Mother Yi to watch the children, offering gifts to smooth over any familial tension.

Throughout her days, Li Tingyun balances the challenges of raising three young children with her secret advantage. She uses her space to cook meals that seem miraculous to the locals, such as sweet-and-sour pork ribs, watermelon, and shrimp dumplings. The children thrive under her care, gaining weight and happiness. Eldest Baby slowly overcomes her trauma, learning to trust her mother. Li Tingyun also deals with the physical demands of breastfeeding and the curiosity of the villagers, who gossip about the sudden change in the widow’s behavior and the strange, high-quality goods she produces.

The story follows Li Tingyun as she establishes a stable and comfortable life for herself and her children in this past era. She uses her knowledge of future events and her infinite resources to protect her family from poverty and hardship. Her journey involves healing the emotional wounds of her children, managing village politics, and adapting to the social norms of the 1970s while secretly maintaining her connection to the modern world through her dimensional space.