【Military marriage in the 1970s + spiritual spring space + marriage before love + protective, sweet romance + family squabbles + slow and steady life】
Eighteen-year-old Su Ya, an orphan of a fallen soldier, has been enslaved by her uncle’s family for five years. Her cousin Su Yan even stole her identity and traveled a thousand miles to the military district to deceive a man into marrying her.
Su Ya thought she was destined to struggle in the mud for the rest of her life. Then, on a night when she was burning with fever and close to death, she accidentally unlocked the ancient jade pendant her mother had left her: a space with a spiritual spring.
She escaped that very night and headed straight for the military district.
Faced with her cousin’s brazen theft of her place and the scrutinizing stares of everyone in the courtyard, she turned the tables and ripped apart their scheme to switch the bride. But by a twist of fate, she ended up signing a marriage contract with the cold-faced battalion commander Huo Ting.
She had only wanted to borrow a new identity and settle down, sharing a life of convenience. She never expected this stern, battle-hardened man to cherish her and her adopted daughter, Niuniu, with all his heart, despite considering them both “baggage.”
No vegetables in winter? She uses her spiritual spring to grow a yard full of green, delivering a face-slapping comeback to everyone who laughed at her.
Difficult relatives come looking for trouble? Battalion Commander Huo steps in with a cold expression. “She’s my wife. Outsiders don’t get to lecture her.”
Later, her cousin from her previous life, now successful and famous, can’t bear the hardships of country life. She returns to the military housing compound, crying at the entrance and begging to see Huo Ting, demanding that Su Ya give up her place.
Before Su Ya can say a word, the normally taciturn man pulls her into his arms, his gaze as sharp as a blade:
“My wife is mine to protect. If anyone dares lay a finger on her, I’ll make sure their whole family can’t stay in the northwest.”
