This Northeastern Wife Is the Real Deal

[A tough Harbin girl + a brooding, flirtatious young heir from Southeast Asia + a Sichuan firecracker + a foodie heiress = triple the fun!]

Han Meixue is a girl from Harbin and a former boxing sparring partner. Her personality in one word: fierce.

After a breakup, she impulsively flew to Malaysia to clear her head. At the airport, a man with “Help me!” written all over his face stopped her. “Pretend to be my girlfriend. I'll pay you ten thousand a day.”

Han Meixue's eyes lit up. “Do you provide meals?”

Lu Xiangbei is a third-generation Malaysian Chinese heir, crushed under his family's expectations. He thought he'd hired an easygoing “stand-in,” but instead he brought home a bona fide Northeastern goddess...

Meeting the parents for the first time: “Hello, Uncle and Auntie! What a spacious house!”

Getting scolded for eating with her left hand: “Don't worry, I use Safeguard. Lemon scent!”

Teaching her mother-in-law how to clap back: “Just ask her, ‘What are you looking at?’”

Meanwhile, three romances are getting underway at the same time:

The eldest brother's story: Lu Xiangbei's “dead” older brother, Lu Xiangnan, is tracked down by Tang Sususu, a Sichuan firecracker who isn't afraid to use force. Sususu: “Come back with me.” Xiangnan shakes his head. Sususu: “Then I'll stay with you and cook hot pot.”

The bickering couple's story: Jiang Ruyue, who was supposed to be the villainess, storms in to declare war, only to be won over on the spot by the iron-pot stew made by Han Meixue's cousin. Ruyue: “Can I declare war after dinner?”

There are no villains and no awful relatives, just three couples finding their own happiness amid cultural clashes between Northeast China, Sichuan, and Southeast Asia.

When hearty Northeastern corn porridge meets coconut rice, and spicy hot pot warms a cold heart, you learn that the taste of home is simply bringing you into my world.