Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Cold-Faced Officer Has Been Plotting This for Ages

[Period setting + military marriage + sweet everyday romance + marriage first and love later + gruff, doting older-man type + mutual first love + male lead has been plotting for years]

When the political winds shifted, Shen Chutang, born into a family of scholars, was expelled from university and faced being sent down to the countryside.

Her stepmother took advantage of her misfortune and immediately set out to sell her to an elderly widower in the countryside.

At her most desperate, the youngest regiment commander in the compound, the infamous cold-blooded “Living Yama,” kicked down her front door and slapped a marriage application on the table.

“Your background can only be protected by a military marriage. Marry me, and I’ll protect you for the rest of your life.”

To survive, Shen Chutang gritted her teeth and married him.

Everyone in the compound said Lu Linchuan couldn’t stand pampered rich girls, and that Shen Chutang would be sent back to the countryside within three months.

Who could have guessed that married life would take such a turn?

The cold-faced Yama handed over his entire salary, took care of all the housework, and even tied on an apron every day to make soup for his beloved wife. At night, he was an insatiable wolf, kissing her until the corners of her eyes turned red.

Shen Chutang always thought Lu Linchuan had married her on a whim out of kindness.

Years later, she accidentally found the yellowed diary he had locked away at the bottom of a drawer and learned the truth: to protect her, he had willingly given up a promotion in the capital.

And that seemingly reluctant blind date had actually been the result of five years of careful planning.