[Period Setting + Height Difference + Mature, Caring Boyfriend + Sweet Military Romance]
In the early 1980s, Shen Nanju was the most well-behaved young girl in the alleys of Shanghai. For seventeen years, she had never dared to speak above a whisper.
That changed when a northern man in military uniform blocked the alley entrance and, in front of the entire neighborhood, scooped her up and weighed her in his arms.
“You’re too light, like a kitten.”
Everyone in the military district knew that Brigadier Huo was a notorious devil on the battlefield, decisive and merciless.
But ever since the little southern girl joined the army, he had taken over the mess hall stove.
Every day, without fail, he stewed pork ribs and simmered chicken soup, sat her down at the table and watched her finish every bite, then counted on his fingers to see if she’d gained another two ounces that day.
Everyone in the military district was stunned.
Later, Shen Nanju nestled in his arms, counting the fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and muttered, “Uncle Huo, you’re so old you could be my dad.”
With a cigarette between his lips, he braided her hair, his rough fingers clumsily weaving through her strands as he replied in a muffled voice:
“Perfect. I’ll keep spoiling you for the rest of our lives.”
I like it, it's pretty good-looking, no mistresses, no misunderstandings. It is a nurturing series, the male protagonist is affectionate, and the female protagonist is gentle and loves the male protagonist. It would be better if it could be made into a short drama.