“You shameless woman, half the day you’re out there seducing men! You can’t even earn a few work points, and now you want to be hospitalized too? I’m not paying for this money!”
“Get up!”
“People from your Yujia Village are all this unreasonable? I’m saving a life.”
A deep, magnetic male voice sounded, his tone full of helplessness.
Cough, cough…
The noisy voices by her ear woke Lin Su up. She coughed up a mouthful of water, a dull pain spreading across her chest.
Opening her eyes, she saw many men and women of all ages surrounding her. She turned toward the man who had spoken.
He had deep-set eyes and a high nose bridge. His expression was serious and stern, and his eyes were a pale amber color—he looked somewhat like someone of mixed heritage.
Lin Su didn’t have time to admire his unusually handsome face. After another violent coughing fit, she finally cleared her mind and accepted the reality before her.
She was still in the 1980s.
Half a day ago, she had realized she had transmigrated into a novel. The original host was an ugly and fat cannon-fodder supporting character—the real daughter who had been a child bride since age twelve. After finally being recognized by her biological family as an adult, she became the universally hated “comparison tool” against the fake heiress.
Before the story even reached its ending, she was abandoned by her husband Yu Minghai, left homeless, and eventually jumped into a river in despair. Like a fishbone finally removed from everyone’s throat, no one in her biological grandfather’s or mother’s family mourned her.
Lin Su didn’t want to repeat that fate. When Yu Minghai proposed divorce, she agreed immediately.
Using knowledge from the original plot, she held onto the fact that Yu Minghai had already hooked up with a city girl named Jiang Tingting and forced him to give her a large amount of support money.
But before the divorce certificate and property division documents even warmed in her hands, she encountered a mountain flood on the way back and was swept into the river.
…
“Tsk tsk, I’ve lived most of my life and never seen anyone saving someone by undressing them. Everyone, come and see! This person is behaving indecently and still wants compensation!”
“You should all send them to the Public Security Bureau! What sin did our Da Hai commit to marry such a shameless woman!”
A sharp, familiar voice rang out. Lin Su looked up and glanced at the old woman—Grandma Sun, the original host’s mother-in-law.
She was thin and dry, with two deep nasolabial folds. At a glance, she looked difficult to deal with.
This mother-in-law had never been satisfied with the original host. Even though she alone earned work points in the production team to support the entire Yu family and paid for Yu Minghai’s schooling, she was still constantly criticized and called a freeloader. When Yu Minghai became the first college student from the village and got into a normal university in Haicheng, Grandma Sun disliked her even more and felt she was unworthy of her precious son.
The man, suppressing his anger, frowned tightly. When he spoke again, his tone was impatient:
“This is CPR. Some physical contact is unavoidable. I was saving her. Do you want me to stand by and watch her die?”
“Cough… I’m fine now. Thank you, comrade, for saving me, I—”
Lin Su quietly fastened the buttons of her military-style jacket.
Before she could finish, a sharp voice interrupted her:
“What kind of shameless sister-in-law do I have? If I were you, I’d be so ashamed I’d jump into a river! Besides dragging my brother down and embarrassing him, what else can you do? If my brother saw you like this, would he even want you? So disgusting!”
A young woman rushed over while cursing. This was the original host’s sister-in-law, Yu Xiuli.
The man’s body was also soaked. He clicked his tongue impatiently and pushed his wet hair back, revealing a clean forehead.
Yu Xiuli froze. She hadn’t expected the tall man to be so handsome—sharp nose, thin lips, deep-set eyes, like a military officer from a film.
She blushed slightly and hid behind Grandma Sun, lowering her head in feigned shyness.
“This comrade saved me. He did not take advantage of me,” Lin Su tried hard to explain.
“You wretched girl, who gave you the right to speak here? Everyone saw it—he was being indecent! It’s a crime of hooliganism! If you don’t pay, no one is leaving!”
Grandma Sun jumped up, pointing at Lin Su’s nose and cursing.
Lin Su understood clearly now. This mother-in-law wanted her dead so she could make room for the city-born “perfect daughter-in-law” and maybe even extort money in the process. But since Lin Su hadn’t died, they were now trying to frame her lifesaver.
In this era, a “hooliganism” charge was no small matter—it could lead to imprisonment or even execution.
“I’ve already divorced Yu Minghai,” Lin Su said, breathing heavily as she took out a paper package from her clothes.
She had wrapped the documents carefully in oil paper for the rough journey home. Inside was the divorce certificate signed by Yu Minghai and stamped by the court.
“Look carefully. This morning, Yu Minghai and I divorced at the county civil affairs bureau!”
Grandma Sun froze. “Divorced? You and Da Hai divorced?”
“Yes,” Lin Su said calmly. “We not only divorced, we also completed property division. He agreed. I am no longer part of the Yu family, so you have no right to accuse this comrade.”
Grandma Sun’s face twisted. “I don’t recognize this divorce! If you want to leave this family, my son must personally divorce you! This man has touched you, he must pay! No payment, no leaving!”
Lin Su was not afraid. She struggled to stand and stepped forward, blocking the visibly impatient man.
“Comrade, thank you for saving me. I’m sorry my family dragged you into this mess. Even if I have to fight them, I won’t let them frame you.”
The man looked at her in surprise. He had thought she was on their side, but she turned out to be reasonable.
Just then, the village party secretary arrived, wearing a cap and holding a cigarette.
“Sun family sister-in-law, what are you causing a scene for? Go back to work. Your family’s work points for today are gone.”
Grandma Sun immediately exaggerated the story again.
After hearing everything, the secretary glanced at the divorce certificate and his eyes lit up. “It’s real. No fake. Xiao Lin, where is Da Hai?”
“I don’t know. Probably looking for his little affair,” Lin Su replied lightly.
“My son would never! You’re protecting this hooligan because you’ve taken a liking to him, haven’t you? If you don’t pay, I’ll send all of you to the Public Security Bureau!”
The secretary frowned, realizing the seriousness of the situation. He waved away the gathering villagers.
“Comrade Qin Zhoucheng from Xiaoshiling,” he introduced.
“I don’t care who he is—he’s a hooligan! A hooligan!” Grandma Sun shouted.
“Comrade Qin, you see it too. Even though you were saving someone, in public like that… it will affect her reputation. She still has to live in this village. Gossip will ruin her. Now that reform and opening up has started, villages still have their own rules. I’m related to your Xiaoshiling secretary by blood. You need to give an explanation.”
Lin Su felt something was off. The secretary didn’t seem to be defending her at all.
Qin Zhoucheng raised an eyebrow. “What kind of explanation do you want?”
The secretary took a puff of his cigarette. “Since Xiao Lin is already divorced, you two should get married. Then this hooliganism charge won’t stand.”