Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons Novel

A chance encounter with milk tea turns catastrophic when lightning strikes on a clear day, catapulting Tong Yao into the 1980s. Now the wife of an esteemed physician, her capricious nature quickly manifests in scandalous behavior—secret rendezvous, pilfered funds, theatrical tantrums, and wall-striking fits. What should have been an unremarkable existence instead becomes a minefield of trouble and suspicion.

Fortune shifts when Tong Yao stumbles upon an extraordinary gift: she comprehends the language of beasts. While other transmigrators hustle to build wealth and support their households, Tong Yao sits back as a passive observer, collecting intelligence through her animal informants. A stray dog reveals the deputy director's wife hoarding five jin of meat while her elderly spouse quarrels behind closed doors. Birds whisper about the Dean's humiliating hemorrhoid condition. Livestock gossip about the brutalizing Mr. Li's wife and her missing tooth. The village animals chatter endlessly about Tong Yao's own questionable reputation and secret village encounters. She never imagined becoming the subject of such rampant speculation.

Everything changes when a stray cat delivers damning evidence: Dr. Si conducting a clandestine meeting with a nurse in the hospital corridor. Seized by jealous fury, Tong Yao storms off to catch them red-handed. Her shock arrives swiftly—the "nurse" is a woman past fifty, and their discussion centers entirely on patient treatment. As she scrambles to escape her embarrassment, Dr. Si blocks her path, pressing her against the nearest wall with a knowing smile. "So you came to catch us," he murmurs. Tong Yao discovers firsthand that those who frequent the river's edge inevitably wet their shoes.