Time-Travel: The Tragic Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Makes a Comeback

CHAPTER 1: The 1970s Naive Supporting Girl (1)

　

　　Receiving Plot Info——

　　Time: August 22, 1977

　　Place: On the train back to the City to visit family.

　　Supporting Girl to Save: Song Susu. Eighteen years old, from S City, shy and timid.

　　Five years ago, her parents died in the line of duty and left her a decent inheritance. At just thirteen, she and her five-year-old younger brother were sent to live with their grandfather. Instead, they were bullied and exploited by the whole family. Later, she was forced to go to the countryside in place of her cousin.

　　Once in the countryside, Song Susu was harassed by a middle-aged bachelor, and the female lead stepped in to save her. From that moment, she became the female lead’s loyal follower, helping with all the hard labor and even spending her own money to support the female lead’s entire family.

　　Eventually, the female lead, with this “money tree” help, not only lifted her family out of poverty but also started a business. She even used a medal from Song Susu to unexpectedly make connections with influential people in the Capital. Later, the entire family moved to the Capital and rose in status.

　　Meanwhile, Song Susu was inexplicably denied permission to go to the City. She stayed in the countryside and was forced to marry an abusive older man with three children from a previous marriage. She endured that life for less than three years before dying from sheer hardship.

　　By then, the female lead had already integrated into the elite circles in the Capital, won the favor of high-ranking officials’ children, and married into a wealthy family, forgetting the very first person who had supported her.

　　Current Mission for Supporting Girl Rescue: Help Song Susu escape her tragic fate, take care of her younger brother, ensure the female lead and the abusive man get the punishment they deserve, and secure a lifetime of happiness and a good marriage for her.

　　Mission Reward: 100,000 points.

　　After accepting the mission, Ye Susu slowly opened her eyes. From this moment on, she was Song Susu.

　　“Comrade, you’re finally awake. Are you okay? Want some water?”

　　In front of her was a girl with two braided pigtails. Her skin was sun-kissed, and her eyes carried a simple, honest expression.

　　Song Susu shook her head. “I’m fine. I just felt a little dizzy on the train and didn’t hear what you said.”

　　Hearing this, Liu Yingzi patted her chest and let out a relieved sigh. “You scared me. I called you a couple of times and you didn’t respond. Glad you’re okay.”

　　Song Susu offered a polite smile. “Thank you, comrade.”

　　“You’re welcome. It’s not easy for us sent-down youth to come back to the City to visit family. Meeting each other is fate, so we should help each other. I’m Liu Yingzi. What’s your name?”

　　“I’m Song Susu.”

　　“That’s such a lovely name. It suits you as well as your looks.”

　　Liu Yingzi smiled shyly. She couldn’t help sneaking another glance at Song Susu. The girl was really pretty. Before, she had seemed timid and small, so her features had gone unnoticed.

　　When their eyes met, Liu Yingzi finally noticed the sparkle in them—like stars, bright and captivating. Her delicate, well-defined features made Liu Yingzi feel that if they kept looking at each other for much longer, her face would turn red.

　　Feeling a little shy, Liu Yingzi took a sip of water from her bottle.

　　Seizing the moment, Song Susu looked herself over.

　　She wore a faded white floral blouse, paired with long blue pants, and a pair of black velvet shoes with stripes.

　　After rummaging through her bag for a while, she finally found a small round mirror with a red plastic frame.

　　In the reflection, she saw herself dressed much like Liu Yingzi—bangs neatly trimmed, a single braid resting over one shoulder, petite and slender.

　　Her bangs were slightly long, hanging over her eyes whenever she lowered her head.

　　Song Susu brushed them aside, revealing beautifully shaped brows and clear, sharp eyes. Her eyes were narrow, slightly upturned at the corners, with a faint redness at the edges. The narrow double eyelids were perfectly proportioned.

　　With her bangs down, she looked somewhat pretty, but lifting them revealed eyes that were truly striking—bright, clear, and full of charm.

　　Below, her nose was small and delicate, and her lips were full with a natural rosy hue.

　　Her delicate features, paired with a small, oval face, were truly beautiful.

　　Even ignoring the slightly dull and dry skin, her facial features alone were high-quality—definitely a true beauty.

　　The moment Song Susu arrived, it was two months after the original girl had been sent to the countryside.

　　Those two months in the countryside were grueling. By now, the original girl had already become the female lead’s loyal follower.

　　In just two months, she had sent out over a hundred yuan.

　　To put that in perspective, in 1977, an ordinary city worker earned only thirty to forty yuan a month, and a rural family of many people might make two to three hundred a year.

　　After showing off her small fortune, the girl was often invited to the female lead’s home for meals. Out of gratitude, she always helped wash dishes, clean pots, and do laundry for the whole family. The female lead’s two sisters-in-law even packed up some children’s clothes for her to wash at her place.

　　After just two months, her already frail body had become even thinner, practically just bones. Her arms and legs were so slim that lifting them felt like a struggle.

　　Dragging her slightly exhausted body, Song Susu summoned the system to help her improve it.

　　“Use 20,000 points to exchange for Body Enhancement.”

　　Body Enhancement would push her immune system to its peak, capable of resisting almost all toxins. Even when attacked, her body could automatically defend against most damage.

　　The enhanced body wasn’t just about endurance. Her meridians, stamina, organs, and lungs all became super strong.

　　“Exchange successful. 20,000 points spent. You now have 899,850 points remaining.”

　　Every completed world mission rewarded points. To better accomplish tasks, the host could exchange points in the system for tools. Each world had a maximum of three exchanges.

　　The body enhancement finished in less than a minute.

　　Her previously weak body now felt light and steady. Her posture corrected itself naturally, and with her blood and energy restored, her figure visibly radiated elegance.

　　Feeling every muscle filled with power, Song Susu stretched and yawned in satisfaction.

　　The train was full of strangers, and no one was paying attention to her. Ever since she got on the train, she had kept her head down. Aside from Liu Yingzi, who had struck up a conversation, no one else noticed her at all.

　　The reason she was on this return train was that her uncle was getting married. His bride was the only daughter of his former superior and urgently needed a proper wedding home.

　　Song Susu’s grandparents decided to sell the property her mother had left behind to help their youngest son buy a new house.

　　Her mother had no close relatives left, and her little brother was only ten—too young to sign legal papers. So Song Susu had to come back to sign for him.

　　This was the one chance she had to visit home.

　　It was also the only time she would ever return to the City before being stuck in the countryside until her death.

　　In the storyline, the house sold for just over ten thousand yuan, and the Song family gave Song Susu a mere five hundred yuan before sending her back to the countryside. Meanwhile, the rest of the family shamelessly spent the compensation and relief money for themselves.

　　Song Susu had no idea about this. She returned to the countryside with her five hundred yuan and gradually lent it all to the female lead. Later, when the female lead claimed she had lost money in business, Song Susu even lent her the jade bracelets and other small belongings her mother had left behind to help her out.

　　This even included a medal her father had left her, which the female lead took under the pretense of commemorating their friendship. When the female lead’s family moved to the City after escaping poverty, Song Susu still naively celebrated their success.

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Author Note:

[Reading Reminder: The setting exists to serve the plot. The social background is fictional. The male lead is not fixed. This story is entirely made up, so just enjoy it lightly and don’t overanalyze.]

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T/N: Hahahaha, sorry. I couldn’t resist translating this novel. I honestly love it so much. Sometimes I stay up the whole night reading it, then end up sick the next day. I actually finished it on Sunday, and on Monday I just lay around recovering from my own foolishness. 🤭

Some of you might say, “Translator, you already have two ongoing novels and now you’re adding another one?” If you think I’m biting off more than I can chew, don’t worry. I can chew just fine. Haha. I’m currently on a long holiday, so it’s all good. I’ll finish The Male Lead I Wronged Has Blackened first this week, then focus on this novel and The Tyrant’s Drama Queen Empress.

So you guys can enjoy everything without any worries. 👍

As usual, every novel has plot holes, but the author writes so well that I can pretend those plot holes don’t exist. Haha. This first world almost made my BP spike. That’s how I knew this story was a real gem.

 

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