Transmigration into a 1970s Novel: The Villain's Lucky Wife Is a Little Sweet

Ning You, a wandering spirit who had drifted for an indeterminate period, awakens in the body of a thirteen-year-old girl in 1970s Haicheng. The original owner, also named Ning You, was a neglected child living with her father Ning Zhongyi, a factory engineer, and his second wife He Meili. The girl had suffered years of abuse, starvation, and forced servitude under He Meili and her own daughter, Ning Hong. Upon regaining consciousness, Ning You immediately confronts He Meili, who is verbally abusing her. Instead of cowering as the original owner did, Ning You physically restrains the stepmother, beats her with a feather duster, and ties her up. She then steals He Meili’s money and ration coupons, leaving the woman gagged and helpless.

Ning You navigates the hostile environment of the residential compound with calculated calm. She encounters neighbors who pity her, including Aunt Zhou and Liao Hongmei, both of whom have their own agendas. When her father attempts to whip her for her defiance, Ning You stages a public scene by singing a sorrowful folk song on the stairs, drawing a crowd. She manipulates the political climate of the era by accusing the family of capitalist exploitation, forcing Ning Zhongyi and He Meili to publicly agree to pay her a monthly allowance and provide adequate food rations to avoid political scandal. This victory not only secures her immediate survival but also damages her father’s reputation within the factory, costing him a potential promotion.

Following this confrontation, Ning You reclaims her birth mother’s former room from Ning Hong, who had occupied it for seven years. She physically assaults Ning Hong when the stepsister threatens her with a knife, establishing a dominant position within the household. That night, she enters a dream state where she meets the lingering spirit of the original Ning You. The little girl, terrified of her fate, entrusts Ning You with finding her missing younger brother, Ning Dan, before departing. In exchange, Ning You receives a supernatural ability: a spatial marketplace connected to a commercial street called Ning Corporation, which appears whenever she calls upon it.

With this new advantage, Ning You begins to rebuild her life. She visits an underground black market dealer, Yun Hang, to purchase essential goods and information. Back home, she discovers a hidden notebook and documents left by her maternal grandfather, Wen Yizhi. The papers reveal that her grandfather left ten gold bars, jewelry, and antiques to Ning You and Ning Dan, but Ning Zhongyi stole the inheritance and separated the siblings. Ning You vows revenge against her father for betraying his wife’s family and causing her mother’s death.

As she settles into her new routine, Ning You learns that her stepmother and father are plotting to marry her off to the son of the steam turbine factory director, a man rumored to be mentally unstable, in hopes of gaining professional leverage. Ning You uses her brother Ning Yu, who is easily bribed with food from her spatial marketplace, to gather intelligence on their schemes. She prepares to dismantle their plans while searching for her long-lost brother, utilizing her supernatural marketplace to navigate the scarcity of the 1970s and assert control over her destiny.