Reborn into a period novel as the doomed foil of a female supporting character, Lin Jiaojiao laughed.
Her younger sister was the beloved girl everyone praised, while she was the jinx everyone cursed.
Her sister had a military officer for a fiancé, while her own partner was a disabled man in a wheelchair.
Her sister urged her, “Sis, let’s switch fiancés. I’m doing this for your own good.”
Lin Jiaojiao turned around and married the disabled man instead.
The villagers all laughed at her foolishness, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Instead, she went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative and got to work reforming it, while he returned to his unit and earned a commendation.
As the days went by, the neighbors suddenly noticed something:
The man who had been confined to a wheelchair was standing up.
Zhou Yanchi, who used to keep a cold face and barely say three words a day, now showed up outside the cooperative every evening, right on time.
Sometimes he had a roasted sweet potato tucked in his hand; other times, he carried half a jin of the pastries she loved.
He nodded to everyone and even became more talkative. “I’m here to pick up my wife after work.”
Someone teased him, “Chief Engineer Zhou, weren’t you the one who said you didn’t want this marriage?”
He glanced at them. “I never said that. My wife’s the one who didn’t mind marrying me.”
Lin Jiaojiao came out of the cooperative and took the sweet potato he offered her. She bit into it and sucked in a breath at how hot it was.
He reached out to wipe the corner of her mouth. “Take it slow. No one’s going to steal it from you.”
Because I read it very quickly, I saw what was being said in the comments section about the early stage. It is true that the heroine didn't like to talk in the early stage, and was a bit mute, leaving her adopted sister to show off. But I don't think this is particularly important. Doesn't the heroine come from the end of the world? What is the most important thing in the end of the world? It's survival. Reputation is not the most important thing. I can only say that everyone has their own ideas. I saw the latest one, and I think the emotional line between the male protagonist and the female protagonist is okay. Cheers to the author!