[1970s] [Military Marriage] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Daily Life in the Military Compound] [No System]
Su Wantang transmigrated.
The moment she opened her eyes, she found herself at a wedding that had turned into an embarrassing fiasco.
The original owner was a pampered young woman from the city. She was afraid of the cold, picky about food, and unable to put up with hardship, yet she had married Lu Zheng, a stern battalion commander stationed in the far northwest. Rumors ran wild at the wedding. Everyone was convinced she couldn't take the hardship, and waited for Lu Zheng to send his troublesome wife back home.
Looking at the drafty windows, the frozen bedding, and the desolate landscape stretching as far as the eye could see, Su Wantang set herself just one goal:
Survive the northwestern winter, then find a job in the spring that came with staff housing, and move out.
She might be pampered, but she wasn't the sort to sit around waiting to be served.
If the house was uncomfortable, she found ways to fix it. If someone schemed against her at work, she confronted them and demanded answers. If anyone thought she wasn't good enough for Lu Zheng, she wouldn't just swallow the insult. Drawing on the agricultural knowledge she'd learned before transmigrating, she gradually found her footing and made a life that had once seemed dull feel worthwhile.
At first, Lu Zheng thought taking care of her was simply a husband's duty.
When the windows let in the wind, he repaired them overnight. When she was cold, he lit the stove ahead of time. When someone deliberately embarrassed her to her face, he quietly stepped in and turned them away.
Until everyone in the military compound started saying the pampered young woman was bound to leave sooner or later.
Even Lu Zheng once thought perhaps their marriage had been a mistake.
But when Su Wantang really began pursuing that job with staff housing, he was the first to panic.
Later, Su Wantang packed her bags and reminded him, "Battalion Commander Lu, spring is here."
The usually composed and calm man held down her suitcase and did not let go for a long while.
"You can take the job."
"But you can't move out of our home."
