The 1970s: My Rough-Hewn Husband Pretends to Be Frail Every Night, Who Would Believe It?

[1970s | Substitute Bride | Mutual Scheming and Mutual Spoiling | Marriage Before Love | Light Comedy | Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One | Transmigrate Into a Book]

When Qiao Nian’an opens her eyes, she finds herself sitting in the bridal donkey cart, on her way to marry the infamous “He the Hellraiser,” known throughout the surrounding villages. Supposedly, he has an old leg injury, is terribly weak, and is completely incapable in that department.

Qiao Nian’an: “Sounds great. We’ll just share a life and leave each other alone.”

But then…

He catches her sneaking a midnight snack. Without changing expression, he asks, “Do sleepwalkers start a fire and make flatbreads by themselves?”

She takes his temperature, insists he has a fever, and forces him to drink medicine. His face turns green, but he still doesn’t dare say there’s nothing wrong with him.

Worried he’s frail, she makes him nourishing tonic soup for seven days straight. He gets nosebleeds from all the supplements, but still doesn’t dare put down his bowl.

The whole village pities Qiao Nian’an for marrying a sickly man.

Until someone sees that “out-of-breath just from walking” man lift a two-hundred-jin wild boar with one hand and toss it onto a cart…

Qiao Nian’an: “??? Weren’t you incapable?”

The tips of his ears turn red, and his voice goes low and husky. “…Which part is incapable?”