Lives at the Bottom of the River

[Era + doting wife + rough guy + short-lived parents] On the night of Lin Ru's wedding, her husband eloped with a wild woman, leaving her in the Wen family to be bossed around by the mean elder sister Wen Jinlan. She had to do dirty work every day, and would be scolded and ostracized if she made the slightest mistake. The whole village regarded her as an unruly abandoned woman. Only Jiang Chen, who grew up alone, protected her at every turn. Jiang Chen has a cold and taciturn temperament. He keeps to the Xipo Sheepfold alone and does not allow outsiders to come near him. He only has a tender affection for Lin Ruman, who is weak and cowardly. The third uncle, the third aunt, and the second sister Wen Jinxiu, who returned to her hometown as a village official, saw through the two's intentions and secretly fulfilled their wish. However, the overbearing and feudal Wen Jinlan and the slippery brother-in-law Wang Guihu were watching everywhere, and together with the troublemaking Wu Xiaojing, they secretly planned to use the two to ruin Lin Ru's reputation. A private appointment was made under the ice on a snowy night, and the tenderness in the corner late at night was almost broken. On one side was the worldly rules pointed out by others, and on the other was the sweetheart who risked everything to protect her. Lin Ru was caught in a dilemma: she was afraid that Wen Jinlan would make a big fuss and bring down her elderly grandmother, but she couldn't let go of Jiang Chen's true love and protection. A ridiculous marriage in name only, an affectionate relationship that breaks the rumors, a miserable little daughter-in-law who has been wronged, and a cold-hearted man who only loves her, join forces to fight against the gossip in the village and the troubles made by the bad people, step by step to break free of the shackles, and seek an upright and stable marriage.