In the 1980s, in a military compound beneath the poplar trees, a marriage that began with strangers is quietly putting down roots. Qiao Duoduo was an outsider, until one day she transmigrated and became the wife of Company Commander Lu Zheng. The tug-of-war between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the sisters-in-law's schemes, and her sister-in-law's spoiled temper were the everyday family squabbles of the era, and challenges she would have to work out with her own hands. Fortunately, Lu Zheng was no ordinary man. He was quiet, but always cared about her well-being. He was rough around the edges, yet willing to squat by the well and scrub her clothes through an entire winter. Little by little, warmth seeped into their days of poverty and adjustment. She grew from a cautious new bride into a woman who could hold the future of the whole family in her hands, while he became the steadiest mountain at her back. This is a story about everyday life, growth, and staying together. Nothing earth-shattering, but more than enough to warm the heart.
