Transmigrated in 1970 novel: watching the drama and enjoying gossip

Chapter 1 Time Travel?(New book is here~ Please prepare your mind before reading! This book is entirely fictional, so read it if you like, or don't if you don't! Thanks for your support!)As the sharp fingernails grazed her throat, the last thing Yunting saw was her companion's bloodstained smile—they stood back to back atop the ruins, the smell of gasoline mingling with the stench of decay exploding in the air.A wave of sadness washed over her, and as the horde of zombies pounced, she gripped the lighter tightly in her hand."This life... has been worth it."Flames surged towards her like a tidal wave, and Yun Ting lost consciousness.——When the smell of disinfectant mixed with the acrid aroma of the coal stove filled her nostrils, Yunting suddenly opened her eyes.The cement walls on the ceiling were damp. She looked around and saw a simple bed next to her. This was not a leaky air-raid shelter in the apocalypse, but a narrow room furnished with simple wooden furniture.Where is this?On the brown-painted, peeling dresser, an enamel alarm clock ticked away, its hands pointing to 7:10. She stared blankly at the faded red string on her wrist—a small bead still attached to it, the one her mother, the headmistress, had given her before she died. It was supposed to be torn off when the zombie horde broke out, but now it was neatly wrapped around her pale wrist, the knot still bearing the rough edges from when it was tied.Just as she was lost in thought, a voice interrupted her with the sound of a door opening, "Tingting, are you awake?"She looked toward the door and saw a woman in a blue work uniform approaching, bringing the aroma of freshly steamed buns. The red paint on the aluminum lunchbox that read "Serve the People" had not yet been worn off."Why are you standing there blankly? Are you feeling any better? Did you get brain damage from the fever?" The woman touched her forehead with her rough hands."I...I'm fine." Yun Ting's voice was a little hoarse."Here, these are your favorite steamed buns. Your older brother specially brought them back for you this morning before he went to work. Eat them quickly, and if you feel dry, have some porridge too. Mom is going to work now. You rest well at home and don't wander around. Mom will cook lunch when she gets back.""Okay..." She didn't know what else to say. Her mind was still blank, and she couldn't figure out what was going on.The woman in blue overalls turned and hurriedly left for work, unaware that her daughter was acting strangely."Gurgle, gurgle..." Yun Ting's stomach rumbled, and she decided to stop thinking about it for the time being and fill her stomach first!Taking a bite of the soft, fluffy white steamed bun, "It smells so good..."She ate one bite after another without waiting. How long had it been since she had eaten such food in the apocalypse? Her eyes welled up with tears as she ate.In the apocalypse, moldy compressed biscuits are rare foods, and ice formed from rainwater collectors is the best "vegetables."After finishing the steamed bun, she picked up another enamel mug of millet porridge and slurped it down."It feels so good to be full..."After filling her stomach, she needed to figure out her current situation. It was obvious that she had stumbled upon a group of time travelers. Looking at the enamel mug with the words "Serve the People" on it, she realized it was still the 1970s.Looking around, I saw the calendar hanging on the wall: May 23, 1973.Now that she's here, what about the original owner? A sudden wave of guilt washed over her. Given her situation in the apocalypse, it was impossible for the original owner to have swapped places with her. It was possible that the original owner was no longer alive.This wasn't her choice; she could only live well in place of the original owner and take care of her parents in her stead!Thinking about it this way, she suddenly felt relieved, perhaps because a trace of the original owner's obsession had dissipated.My fingers touched something hard in my pocket, and when I pulled it out, it was a piece of fruit candy—the wrapper had a faded peony pattern printed on it, and the words "For Second Sister" were written in red pen on the corner. It must have been given to me by the original owner's younger brother.This sweetness, more precious than bullets in the apocalypse, now carries a warmth like body temperature, slowly spreading across the edges of my palm.The sound of bicycle bells mingled with the melody of "We Workers Have Strength" playing on the loudspeaker outside the window. Yunting leaned against the peeling paint on the window frame and looked out. Girls in blue blouses were pushing bicycles towards the factory area, the aluminum lunchboxes in the baskets clinking crisply. White smoke billowed from the distant chimneys, and blue overalls hung on the clothesline, swaying in the wind—clearly representing the peaceful morning light she longed for but could never have in her dreams.She noticed a small mirror on the desk and suddenly became curious about what this body looked like. She picked up the mirror and looked at it. Oh wow... it looked about 80% like her, but its complexion was much better than when it had struggled through the apocalypse.They all had oval faces, big, watery eyes, a beauty mark at the corner of their eyes, and two small dimples at the corners of their mouths. The original owner's skin was fairer than hers.Looking at her from left to right, hmm! Beautiful, so pretty she seems almost pitiful. She seemed quite satisfied.Perhaps because she had just had a fever, she felt tired and weak, and fell asleep shortly after lying back in bed.In her dream, an old man with a sage-like demeanor told her that she was originally Yun Ting from this world. She lost her soul when she was a child, and a part of her soul accidentally went to the modern world and grew up in an orphanage. This time, she was simply returning to her original body.The old man also said that after this great ordeal, she would be destined for great wealth and honor, and urged her to stay true to her original aspirations and be kind to others."Grandpa, do I have any cheat codes?"To everyone's surprise, the old man smiled without saying a word, then turned and disappeared.When Yunting woke up from her dream, all the memories of this body's original self floated into her mind. Was she really the original her?From her memories, she knew that she had a father and mother, two older brothers, an older sister, and a younger brother; she was the fourth child in her family.Her father, Yun Wenming, was a workshop director at a steel factory, and her mother, Tao Chunju, was a textile factory worker.My eldest brother, Yunzhao, is 23 years old and also works at a steel factory. He is engaged to Liang Dan, a junior manager at a textile factory.The second brother, Yunhuai, is 21 years old, serving in the military, and is unmarried.The eldest sister, Yunshu, is 20 years old and works at the supply and marketing cooperative. She is married, and her husband, Jiang Dong, is a purchasing agent at the cooperative.My younger brother, Yunxu, is 14 years old and in junior high school.Her family is very harmonious. Her older brothers and sisters treat her very well, and her younger brother is especially attached to her.Because of the policy, each family had to send one child to the countryside. Except for Yunting and her younger brother, everyone else had a job. The original owner volunteered to go to the countryside. Yunting's mother wanted to transfer her job to the original owner, but the original owner refused. Although she decided to go to the countryside, she was still frightened and got a fever after hearing about the miserable fate of others who went to the countryside. As a result, she returned directly after dying together with a group of zombies in the apocalypse.Although she is the original Yunting, her personality is still different from before. She doesn't want her family to suspect anything, so she should go to the countryside. It wouldn't be strange if her personality changed after going to the countryside. Besides, she is the most suitable person to go to the countryside.Her older brother is engaged and will be getting married soon. How could she possibly take his job? Her younger brother is still young, and it's even more impossible for her to send him to the countryside. How many people are envious of their family's employees? Right now, she has to go to the countryside to avoid being reported and implicating her family.In short, she wasn't afraid of going to the countryside. She was reborn from the apocalypse, and she had managed to survive and endure for so long in that kind of environment. What was there to be afraid of here? Wasn't it better than hiding from zombies every day?"Sigh...that's right, everyone else who transmigrates has a cheat code, what about me?"