Tao Ye, the Village Girl, and Xiang Dong, the Rough-Hewn Man

【A devoted, rugged man who's been planning this for ages × A clear-headed, gentle beauty backed into a corner】 With her mother bedridden, her younger siblings still small, and her scumbag father determined to trade Wang Taoye off to Zhang Dawei, a shiftless local good-for-nothing, in exchange for a hefty bride price, she has nowhere left to turn. So she strikes a deal with Li Xiangdong, the village's stern, taciturn farm machinery mechanic. He provides her family with food and money for medicine, and shields her from the Zhang family's relentless harassment. In return, she visits his little house at the foot of the mountain once a week, keeping him company and staying by his side. Half a year passes, and he still refuses to cross the line. During a private chat with her best friend, a few idle guesses finally seem to offer a reasonable explanation. Perhaps this man has some kind of physical affliction. What she never imagined was that every word would reach Li Xiangdong's ears. He laughs in fury. What physical affliction? He simply doesn't want to wrong her before they have a proper commitment. All he wants is to marry her openly and make her his wife. The Zhang family keeps tightening the screws, the neighbors' gossip cuts deep, and the weight of the times falls on women's shoulders. A relationship that began in desperation quietly gives rise to genuine feelings amid all their push and pull. Can these two people, trapped in the mire of fate, break through every obstacle, escape their destinies, and stay together for the rest of their lives?