Transmigration to the '70s: The Cannon Fodder Heiress Becomes the Army's Queen of Flowers

Lin Xiaoxiao, a skilled surgeon and kickboxing champion from the future, transmigrates into the body of a malnourished eighteen-year-old girl in 1976 China. She finds herself in a novel where she is the real daughter swapped at birth with the fake daughter, Jiang Shanshan. While Jiang Shanshan lives in luxury with the wealthy Jiang family, Lin Xiaoxiao is abused by her adoptive parents, Lin Jianmin and Yan Zhaodi, forced to work as a slave and paste matchboxes. Upon waking, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately fights back against her abusive adoptive mother, defeating her with superior combat skills. She discovers she has brought her modern clinic with her into a spiritual space, providing her with medicine, food, and a safe haven. She searches her adoptive home, finding hidden caches of money, antiques, and evidence that her father is a spy selling military secrets to foreign agents. Instead of living in fear, she reports her father to the Public Security Bureau, leading to his arrest and the exposure of his handler, Jiang Yuhai, also known as the Pockmarked Scholar. Lin Xiaoxiao plays a crucial role in capturing the spy by luring him out and disarming him, saving the life of Gu Jinchuan, a handsome reconnaissance company commander who becomes her ally.

After the Lin family is arrested, Lin Xiaoxiao publicly severs all ties with them through a newspaper announcement. She refuses to reconnect with her biological parents, the Jiang family, who abandoned her in favor of the fake daughter. Jiang Shanshan attempts to blackmail Lin Xiaoxiao into withdrawing the announcement, but Lin Xiaoxiao rejects her bribes and insults. She registers as an educated youth and is sent to Hongqi Commune in Zhaoyang County, Hunan Province. On the train, she encounters human traffickers who attempt to kidnap her. Gu Jinchuan, who is traveling to the same region on leave, rescues her and helps capture the criminals. He reveals that Xingfu Village in Zhaoyang County is his hometown and arranges for Lin Xiaoxiao and her friend Huang Lihong to be assigned there. Upon arrival, they meet other educated youths, including the novel’s original male lead, Yang Haizhou, who tries to distance himself from Lin Xiaoxiao due to her family’s scandal.

In Xingfu Village, Lin Xiaoxiao faces the harsh realities of rural life. The village brigade leader, Gu Gensheng, is strict and initially hostile toward the city youths. Gu Jinchuan uses his influence to ensure Lin Xiaoxiao is assigned to his home village. Lin Xiaoxiao uses her spiritual space to maintain her health, consuming high-nutrition foods and bathing in spiritual spring water to recover from years of malnutrition. She shares some of her supplies with Huang Lihong, strengthening their friendship, while refusing to give anything to the greedy Liu Qiaozhen. Meanwhile, Gu Jinchuan returns to his family, where his mother eagerly asks about his romantic interests. He confesses his attraction to Lin Xiaoxiao, much to the dismay of his eldest sister-in-law, Wu Juan, who had hoped to marry her own sister, Wu Yan, to Gu Jinchuan. Wu Juan warns her family that Lin Xiaoxiao is sickly and unsuitable, but Gu Jinchuan remains determined. Lin Xiaoxiao begins her work in the fields, determined to build a new life independent of her past trauma, while navigating the complex social dynamics of the village and her growing connection with Gu Jinchuan.