Name: A Lonely Widow? The Rugged Blacksmith Is Hammering at My Wall
Author: Fu Suisuisuisui

Synopsis

[Period setting + light ensemble cast + everyday family life + rugged hero + age gap + size difference + both are each other's only one + sweet romance + old flames rekindled]

[No golden finger, no System, no reborn]

Shi Zhenggang, the blacksmith of Nianzi Village, was a rough-and-tumble man through and through: broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, and strong as an ox. Yet he fell hard for Liu Ya'er.

Liu Ya'er's life was hard. She was married into the Liu family to settle a debt, her husband was in prison, and her mother-in-law made her life miserable. Her days were bleak.

Watching her suffer broke Shi Zhenggang's heart. He secretly watered her fields at night, stood up for her during the day, and quietly looked after her for three years.

One day at noon, he pulled her into his arms, breathing hard, his eyes full of an unquenchable passion. “Liu Ya'er, stop waiting for that man in prison. Come live with me!”

Liu Ya'er struggled with tearful eyes, unaware that this rugged man had set his heart on her long ago and was determined to pull her out of the mud.

He understood her pain and sympathized with her hardship. He stood up for her, protected her, and dragged her out of the Liu family's living hell.

A rough man's love was direct and burning hot. Only then did Liu Ya'er learn what it felt like to be cherished in someone's hands.

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