Note: The story is set around the year 2000 and broadly follows the real-world timeline, but does not match reality in every detail. Please don’t take it as a reflection of real events.
The old master of the Sun family has gone senile. In return for a favor over a steamed bun, he wants to marry off his most outstanding grandson to a thirty-year-old woman who runs a street stall.
The news sent the Sun family into an uproar.
The Sun family’s daughters-in-law went crazy trying to wriggle out of it, faking illness, throwing tantrums, and scheming every way they could. They pulled out all the stops, terrified that this “utterly humiliating” marriage would fall to one of their own sons.
The old master was so furious he lost control and waved his hand:
The most promising young man in the family, the eldest grandson, Sun Jingyi, will marry her!
The whole family was stunned, and the old master immediately wanted to take it back.
But who could have expected Sun Jingyi, cold and taciturn, immensely powerful, and wholly devoted to his career, to simply say, “I agree.”
Everyone waited to see Qu Xiao make a fool of herself, to watch Sun Jingyi neglect her and see her struggle to find her footing in a wealthy family.
And indeed, their marriage began with an absurd mistake.
She couldn’t understand his political jargon, and he looked down on her ordinary, street-level world.
The gap between them was like a blunt knife, wearing them both down day after day.
When Qu Xiao had finally suffered enough disappointment and was ready to leave with what little self-respect she had left, the man who had always stood high above everyone else lowered himself for the first time.
But when Qu Xiao stepped into marriage again, what awaited her was...
