Chapter 1: In the 1970s, I Became the Villainess in a Period Novel

 

Chapter 1: Warning of Transmigration

“I knew she wasn’t a good person. Always hunched over like she had no backbone.”

“Exactly! Their whole family is no good. That Shen Meng was always stirring up trouble. It’s a pity she finally fell into the river and drowned. And look at her husband now—tch tch tch, he used to be such a good man, but she dragged him down too.”

“And their kids? Tsk. None of them turned out right. The eldest steals chickens and dogs, fights all the time, and even harasses young married women. The second one is even worse—he got arrested for speculation and profiteering, and even dared to curse his fourth aunt. They deserve divine punishment. Such a pity about the youngest girl—she ended up marrying an old man.”

“Heh heh, maybe she liked it. Stop gossiping, you old women.”

The noise made Shen Meng’s vision blurry as she looked at the scene in front of her. She subconsciously realized she was in a dream, but seeing the disheveled man lying on the ground filled her heart with unbearable sadness. Especially when she heard what people were saying about her three children, her heart ached even more.

She wanted to step forward, to see clearly what the man lying on the ground looked like, to understand why she kept having these bizarre dreams.

“Shen Meng! Where are you? Come back! Mengmeng!” 

The next moment—

Shen Meng opened her eyes.

She stared at the ceiling above her.

Something was wrong.

Ever since she had encountered that old man under the overpass for a fortune-telling reading, her life had become strange.

That day, after work, she passed by a fortune-telling stall under the overpass. The old man complained he hadn’t had a customer in days, so she kindly agreed to have her fortune told.

Who would have thought the old man said she was cursed with bad fate and would soon suffer a bloody disaster. Unless she bought his “888 shock exorcism package,” she would surely enjoy wealth, success, children, and longevity.

Fine. She had indeed been unlucky lately—several deals were stolen by colleagues. 888 yuan? She would treat it as disaster relief payment.

But the next day, she really landed a deal worth several million.

Before she could even sign it, she got into a serious car accident on her way to meet the client.

She spent a month in the ICU. Her life was saved, and she received 1.8 million yuan in compensation plus 1.6 million from workplace injury insurance—but her uterus had to be removed. So how could she possibly have “children and a happy family”?

But fate played another joke on her.

She began having bizarre dreams every night—dreams where she became another woman, with three sons and one daughter, but seemed to live a miserable life and was hated by everyone.

Shen Meng wanted to go back and settle the score with that old man. What kind of “exorcism package” was that? Wealth meant a car accident? Children meant raising someone else’s kids? If being hated by everyone for 100 years counted as good fortune, she would rather die early!

But after going several times, she never saw that fortune-telling stall again.

Then yesterday, something even stranger happened—she seemed to have awakened a spatial ability!

As a person deeply influenced by internet novels, Shen Meng had read plenty of web fiction.

Was this preparation for transmigration? Was she really going to become that woman and live in that era?

Then she couldn’t go empty-handed.

Besides, money from that era wasn’t the same as today, and she couldn’t bring houses or cars. Maybe she should stockpile supplies in her space?

Having made up her mind, Shen Meng began calculating her assets.

Her apartment was in a good location and could sell for about 6 million yuan. Her car could fetch around 100,000 yuan second-hand. Over the years, she had earned some money, but most of it went into the house, leaving only about 100,000 yuan in cash. Fortunately, she had received nearly 4 million yuan in compensation after the accident.

The next morning, Shen Meng ate breakfast, quickly got ready, and took her property documents to a real estate agent.

She urgently needed cash. She was willing to lower the price, but insisted on full payment—no mortgage deals, since that would take too long. She feared she might disappear at any moment and needed everything settled quickly.

After listing her apartment with the agent, Shen Meng immediately went out to start stockpiling supplies.

 

(End of Chapter 1)