Wrongfully Wed to a Miracle Doctor: A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s

[Period setting + miracle doctor + mistaken military marriage + family drama + marriage before love + no golden finger + hard work]

A switcheroo in an arranged marriage turns Lin Banxia, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, into a substitute bride.

From the start, her biased father and scheming stepmother intend to marry her off to Lu Beichen, the so-called “Living King of Hell,” who is rumored to have paralyzed legs and a violent temper.

Facing a disastrous start, Lin Banxia gives a cold laugh, takes the acupuncture kit her mother left behind along with all her dowry, and boards a green train to join the army!

At the military compound, everyone waits to see how this delicate bride in the wrong marriage will be sent packing back to her hometown.

But what happens?

Trouble with her mother-in-law? A few doses of Banxia's herbal medicine cure the compound's longstanding ailments, and she becomes the most sought-after barefoot doctor in the whole district!

Supplies in desperately short supply? Banxia takes the military families out to gather herbs and trade for ration books and meat coupons. Soon her family's pork belly and dacron fabric have everyone green with envy!

Most astonishing of all, the cold-faced officer rumored to be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of his life not only stands again, but also spoils his young wife rotten!

One day, the cold-faced officer Lu Beichen corners her against a wall and says in a husky voice, “Wifey, now that my legs are healed, shouldn't we have a baby?”

Lin Banxia flashes a silver needle. “Commander Lu, please behave yourself!”

Lu Beichen hoists her over his shoulder. “The chief said all operations must follow orders!”