The cannon fodder female supporting role stirs up trouble in period literature

It was just after the first month of the lunar year and it was already dark at five in the evening.

Outside the guardhouse of Zhou County Machinery Factory in Liaoning Province, a thin middle-aged woman stood under the dim light. Her slim red woolen coat outlined her figure like a young girl. She wiped her eyes with her sleeves from time to time, making her look pitiful.

Soon after the bell rang, workers poured out of the factory. When they passed by the woman, some who knew her stopped to greet her, "Xiangfeng, are you here to pick up your son from get off work?"

Xu Xiangfeng lowered her head timidly and stammered, "No... I'm going to pick up Erhua. Dongfeng went to the city to do some work and can't come back. It's getting dark, and the road back to the family compound is not easy to walk. I'm afraid she'll be scared if she goes back alone."

"Ah, it's not easy for you to be a mother-in-law. You don't even dare to walk at night, but you have to go out in the dark for your daughter-in-law. Hua Erhua is so lucky to marry Dong Feng from your family in her previous life."

"I dare not say that. It's my family... my family is sorry for Erhua. We can't afford the betrothal gifts she wants. If I don't treat her better, I will feel... uh..."

As if she was suppressing the tears that were about to burst out, Xu Xiangfeng quickly covered her mouth and waved towards the person who was talking to her. Under the light, one could see crystal tears falling from her big almond-shaped eyes.

"Oh, don't cry. It's so cold, and your face is chapped. Some people just don't know how to be satisfied. You and Dongfeng have been so kind to her, why is she still making a fuss? Life is not easy for everyone these days. Living in a family compound, I have never seen anyone who insists on the bride price when marrying a daughter-in-law. Hua Erhua is not a golden phoenix, so why should she ask for so much?"

"No... You can't say that about Erhua... It's me... I..." More and more people gathered around her, and Xu Xiangfeng's tears flowed more and more fiercely. She pouted her mouth and sobbed, but she wanted to defend Hua Erhua, which made people feel sad.

"Don't speak for her anymore. She pestered Dongfeng to marry her before, but now she's making trouble when it comes to getting the marriage certificate. In my opinion, Dongfeng should marry Guo Aihua. Although she's not as pretty as Hua Erhua, her father is the deputy factory director. Isn't it better than marrying a wild girl like Hua Erhua?"

I don't know what Xu Xiangfeng was thinking about. She didn't care about crying. She was so anxious that her hand left a shadow. "It's not good to say that. It's not good to say that. Comrade Guo is still a girl. It's not good to ruin her reputation."

"Xiangfeng, you are just too kindhearted. Everyone knows that Guo Aihua chased Dongfeng so hard that he dared not go back to work in the factory. You are the only one who cares about her reputation. No wonder you are bullied by Hua Erhua like this? What will you do if Hua Erhua comes to your house in the future?"

"Wuwu, don't blame Erhua. If she dislikes me, I...I...wuwuwu"

As soon as she walked out of the factory gate, she saw the original owner's future mother-in-law crying bitterly. Hua Rendong's face looked a little strange. She was so lucky to meet such a dramatic mother-in-law as soon as she entered the book.

In her previous life, after graduating and working hard for many years, Hua Rendong finally bought a townhouse with a duplex courtyard in the city with full payment.

To celebrate, I went hiking and had a picnic with Xu Xixi, my best friend since college. Unexpectedly, I encountered a thousand-year-old tree demon that was undergoing an ascension calamity and was struck by lightning until not even a trace of it was left.

Before the lightning struck her, she pushed her best friend away and watched her roll down the hillside. She didn't know which was worse, being struck by lightning or rolling down the hill.

I thought my life would just pass by like this, but when I opened my eyes, I found myself in a book. Not only did the tree demon grandfather give me superpowers as compensation, but I also got a space.

But what does it mean to be a stepping stone on the road to perfect love between the hero and heroine in the book?

There is also Xu Xiangfeng, the annoying future mother-in-law. She has a natural white face and her eyes turn red when others speak loudly. She speaks vaguely and always looks generous enough to cover up for those who bully her even though she has been bullied.

The original owner hadn't gotten married yet, but after Xu Xiangfeng made some unclear remarks about her, her reputation had already been ruined in the staff quarters of the machinery factory.

The marriage between the original owner and Li Dongfeng was also planned by Li Dongfeng.

I don't know how that bad guy got the news that the original owner's father left her a large amount of gold, silver and antiques before he died in the line of duty, so he had evil thoughts. He used sweet words to coax the original owner into agreeing to marry him, and then pretended in public that he was harassed by the original owner and was forced to marry him.

However, after getting the burial location of the inheritance from the original owner, he created an accident and caused the original owner to be electrocuted to death at work.

After the reform and opening up, he seized the opportunity and used the funds from the sale of the gold and silver antiques to grow rapidly, becoming the youngest richest man. He married the woman who had been with him for many years and lived a shameless and happy life.

After traveling through time and space, Hua Honeysuckle, who had learned the plot of the book, would certainly not sit still and wait for death.

Possessing superpowers and space, she is definitely a heroine, but she doesn't want to experience another electric shock after just going through a thunder tribulation.

But if she wanted to live a prosperous life in the 1970s when reputation was extremely important, the first thing she had to do was not to kick out the scumbag, but to wash away the bad reputation that her future mother-in-law had bestowed on the original owner.

Otherwise, it would be like in the book, where people would curse her for dying a good death after she died. Even if she was buried in the grave, she would be so angry that she would crawl out every time she thought about it!

Seeing Hua Rendong coming out, a middle-aged woman who was comforting Xu Xiangfeng cast a disgusted look at her, "Hua Erhua, I'm not saying anything as your aunt, but look at what you've done to your mother-in-law. Dongfeng is such an outstanding young man, and it's your blessing that he likes an orphan like you. How can you force your mother-in-law to die just to get more betrothal gifts? You can't be ungrateful."

Hua Rendong recognized that the woman's name was Zhang Xiufang, the chairperson of the factory labor union. She was not a bad person, she just always liked to stand up for the weak.

But the original owner's bad reputation was mostly spread by Zhang Xiufang's mouth. Hua Rendong's impression of her was: she is a good person, but she has a bad mouth!

After hearing what Zhang Xiufang said, Xu Xiangfeng lowered her head, wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, and said hesitantly: "Sister Zhang, you can't say that about Erhua. Erhua is very good. It is a blessing for our family that my Dongfeng can marry Erhua. It's my fault..."

Here it comes again, here it comes again. This woman is used to playing double-dealing tricks. If she hadn't been dressed up as Hua Erhua herself, she would have felt sorry for her.

But after seeing how she used her weak and vulnerable appearance to ruin the original owner's reputation, Hua Honeysuckle really wanted to slap her seemingly innocent and harmless face.

But if he dared to do that now, his reputation would only get worse, and people would say he was spoiled and willful. Then he could only defeat magic with magic.

Hua Honeysuckle lowered her head slightly and bit her lips. She didn't speak until Xu Xiangfeng finished speaking, then she spoke sadly, "Wow, Aunt Xu, I didn't know your family was so poor. I always thought that you and Brother Dongfeng were both earning wages, so you should have some savings. Wow, it's my fault. I shouldn't have mentioned the gift and shouldn't have made Aunt Xu and Brother Dongfeng embarrassed because of the gift... Wow, it's all my fault."