Rural farming + lottery win + 1v1 mutual love + lie-flat country living + cooking delicious food + slow village life + male lead moves in + heartwarming healing
After eight years as a Sichuan cuisine chef, Lin Xiaoqiao was worn down by workplace exploitation, body and soul. At the end of the month, she bought a lottery ticket on a whim and won. Sick of the rat race, she quit on the spot, packed her suitcase, and returned to her grandmother's old gray-tiled courtyard in a remote mountain village in Luzhou, Sichuan. She resolved to grow vegetables, raise chickens, drink tea, and lie flat.
On her first day back, she met Chen Ye, a rugged veteran who lived alone next door. One had a fortune in the bank and only wanted to retire and take it easy; the other was hardworking and devoted to his mountain home.
There were no awful relatives coming to borrow money and pester her, no malicious gossip or neighbors making life difficult. Instead, there were helpful villagers, home-cooked meals, and the rhythm of farmwork through the seasons.
Steaming cured meats, making Sichuan-style side dishes, tending the vegetable garden, renovating the old house, picking mushrooms in the mountains, fishing by the river, and chatting over a bowl of authentic Sichuan dialect: from familiar neighbors to constant companions, the two of them made a peaceful life together in their little mountain courtyard. They turned the easygoing days after striking it rich into something truly comfortable and delightful.
A slow-paced rural life, where everyday comforts unfold gently over time. Wealth without extravagance, a country home and the right partner. Amid the green mountains and clear waters of southern Sichuan, they live the kind of life everyone envies.
