After the Lovely Educated Youth Moves to the Countryside, the Village Bully Falls for Her Without Even Trying

A young educated woman in the 1970s + a love-struck, overthinking country hunk + a sweet, down-to-earth romance

A cute sweetheart with beauty and money × a narcissistic tsundere who never says what he means

On Gu Chu’s first day sent down to the countryside, she meets a strange village bully who acts like he owns the world. She assumes he must be hard to deal with.

But once they get to know each other, she discovers he’s a rough fellow who says one thing and means another. He’s not only hopelessly lovestruck, he’s also an expert at reading way too much into everything???

Fu Jingyu’s romantic thought process:

“She wants to kiss me! She must be up to no good!” → “Don’t think you can make me take responsibility for you like this!” → “She wants to marry me! Of course she loves me to the very depths of her soul!”

A little scene: Years later, Fu Jingyu sits in the courtyard of the compound to cool off, holding one little one in each hand.

Little Treasure: “Dad, how did you win Mom over?”

Fu Jingyu: “Dad used his handsome looks and impressive knowledge to catch your mother’s attention, and then...”

Big Treasure: “Dad, stop making things up. Mom told me you didn’t even know what ‘three rules’ meant back then...”