Lin Wanqiu worked herself to death in her previous life. At twenty-six, she was an accountant who worked so much overtime that she suffered a heart attack. Her last thought was: I haven't even been in love yet.
When she opened her eyes again, it was 1968. She was eighteen, a high school graduate, and beautiful. In those days, beauty wasn't an asset. It was trouble.
People from the neighborhood office came to pressure her to go to the countryside. A male clerk kept glancing at her. Her mother shut the door and fell silent for a long time.
That night, her mother took her hand. “I'm worried about you going to the countryside. Your brother wrote to say there's a deputy company commander in his regiment. He's a good man, just poor. Would you like to go meet him?”
She thought it over. She wasn't going on a blind date. She was saving her own life.
She replied with four words: “Send me a ticket.”
Three days and three nights on a green train. When she met Shen Huaishan, she thought: He's as black as coal.
Her brother poured them three cups of water, made an excuse, and slipped away. The two of them were left alone. He sat across from her with both hands on his knees, ramrod straight, like a piece of wood.
“Are you willing?”
“I am.”
No wedding, no banquet. Once they got their marriage certificate, they were husband and wife.
She thought it was just a transaction. He thought she had married him out of love.
Only later did she learn that he had chosen her from the very first glance.
In those turbulent years, he protected her for a lifetime with his silence and clumsy devotion.
This book is about a family. There's a father, a mother, an older brother, an older sister-in-law, a younger brother, an older sister-in-law, her, a husband who died in 2025, and children—a son and a daughter.
I think it's written very objectively and is also very well-written. Since the female lead is from another world, spending too much time with her family would definitely be discovered. Fortunately, she's soon forced to marry, so she won't be discovered or have any such concerns. And since she's marrying the male lead, she doesn't have to worry about encountering a bad person. Everything is arranged perfectly and reasonably; the peaceful life is quite nice.
The plot is fast-paced and avoids unnecessary fluff. The female lead is well-developed and believable, and the writing retains a vintage feel, making the characters' speech natural and authentic to that era. The female lead's occasional playful moments are a pleasant surprise and fit her character perfectly. The handling of the original female lead's character is particularly well done.
Why no cheat codes? Life was tough back then without cheat codes! Good heavens! I didn't say anything offensive, did I?! I just think that a modern person suddenly going to an era where there isn't enough food would be very difficult to adapt to and endure... Am I wrong?
It's very well written, without any exaggerations, and it really captures the spirit of that era. Keep it up!