[Military Marriage in the 1970s] [Spirit Spring Space] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Protective and Sweet Romance] [Family Life] [Slow-Burn Romance]
At eighteen, Su Ya was an orphan whose father had died a martyr. Her aunt's family had enslaved her for five years, and her cousin Su Yan had even stolen her identity and traveled a thousand miles to the military district to deceive a man into marrying her.
Su Ya thought she was doomed to struggle in the mire for the rest of her life. Then, on a night when a high fever nearly killed her, she accidentally unlocked the ancient jade her mother had left behind: a spirit spring space.
She fled in the middle of the night and headed straight for the military district.
Confronted by her cousin, who had stolen her place, and a courtyard full of suspicious stares, she turned the tables and tore apart their scheme to swap the real bride for a fake. But through a twist of fate, she ended up signing a marriage contract with Huo Ting, a stern-faced battalion commander.
She had only wanted to borrow an identity and secure a place to live, sharing a household for convenience. She never expected this battle-hardened, cold-faced man to cherish her with all his heart.
No vegetables to eat in winter? She used her spirit spring to fill the courtyard with fresh greenery, leaving everyone who had laughed at her eating their words.
Troublesome relatives come looking for a fight? Battalion Commander Huo steps in with a cold expression. "She's my wife. Outsiders don't get to lecture her."
Later, her greenhouse operation grew from a single shed in the backyard to ten on the river flats. She led a group of military wives in growing vegetables, raising seedlings, and selling their produce at the market, bringing spring to winter.
Officials from the province came to visit, and her name appeared in the newspaper. The country girl people had once looked down on became the most accomplished agricultural specialist in the entire military district.
