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I actually found this novel quite a pleasant to read, but it is admittedly a bit dry in certain aspects. It's a bit hard to explain, so first up! A summary of the premise of the novel: The FL (Su Su) was on her way to a retreat for a year, only to end up getting into an accident before getting there. When she came to, she directly met the ML (Lin Chuan), who is a soldier on break. After being taken to the ML's home in good faith, she realizes that she had actually transmigrated into the 1970s novel she was reading on the bus. The main characters of the novel are the ML's fiance and his cousin. In the novel, they pretty much used up the ML for the sake of their happiness. Understanding this situation, and finding it a bit unfair to the ML who had saved her, the FL decides to do something about it.

There are some fantasy aspects as she was transmigrated with the stuff she had packed --- which was transformed to match the times and was endless (she uses it up, and it gets replenished). I actually didn't appreciate this much because it made the story a bit too convenient. Now, I usually like novels with such golden fingers, but only if they play a key role in the novel. Here, it's just a convenient excuse for her to be able to do everything she wants with no effort. ALSO, If it was just the bag, that would be okay, but the plot keeps offering up conveniences (offering her a job, giving her a salary, etc.) with absolutely no explanation. It really breaks one's sense of reality (which is what eventually made me stop reading).

If you're looking for a casual romance set in the Chinese Reformation Era though, then this is not bad. It really takes the slice of life route --- following the HEA of the FL and ML as well as the slow downturn of the main characters of the original novel (I assume anyway, as I didn't finish DX).

RATING: 2.75/5

I consider this a rather average read. The FL is just not active enough for my taste, she's constantly just moving forward with the plot. If that's what you like, then you might enjoy the novel more. But for me, the final impression of the novel is --- cute, but so-so when it comes to the actual plot development.