A Period Novel

[Rugged Northeastern man x soft Southern girl, mechanical factory engineer x fashion designer. I'm a sucker for this stuff, so I love writing it.]

Su Tao, a garment factory worker, was raising her four-year-old younger brother alone and having no luck in the matchmaking scene.

She earned just 29 yuan a month, had no parents, and even had "overseas connections."

No matter how pretty she was or how good a young man's circumstances, he could only gaze at Peach in dismay, shake his head, and walk away.

At the nursery, her little brother knocked out the front teeth of the deputy factory director's daughter-in-law's son. The housing office had once taken pity on Su Tao and her brother because their father had died in the line of duty, letting them live in a single room in a workers' apartment building. Now, even that was about to be taken away.

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In sharp contrast to Su Tao, Zhou Zheng, a young technical prodigy at the neighboring machinery factory, was still "highly sought after" despite raising a niece.

He was undeniably handsome, with a solid build that looked strong at a glance. Even the standard-issue factory uniform couldn't hide his broad shoulders and long legs. He had a sturdy frame and a good personality, too: steady and dependable.

A college graduate, with a high salary and a good family background, he was valued by the bosses and had been promoted ahead of schedule. The factory had even assigned him a home! A detached house with its own yard!

Matchmakers came back again and again, and every time they hit a wall, trying all their usual tricks in turn.

His niece was still little.

He wasn't in a hurry.

He hadn't met anyone he liked.

One matchmaker gave up, and thousands more took her place.

His teacher's wife said, "She's really lovely. It can't hurt to meet her."

Zhou Zheng hid in the workshop and spent two sleepless days upgrading the production line.

His spirited niece, Zhou Hupo, stood up for a boy at the nursery and beat up the garment factory deputy director's grandson, who'd called him a "parentless bastard."

Zhou Zheng met the boy's guardian.

The corners of the woman's eyes were tinged red, like a half-ripe, still-tart peach on a branch.

From then on, Zhou Zheng dreamed only of picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches, picking peaches.

Zhou Zheng said, "Comrade Su Tao, I earn ninety yuan a month, plus bonuses for technical breakthroughs. My home has two bedrooms, enough for four people. I can cook and take care of all the housework. I'm healthy, I can do two hundred push-ups in one go, I like children, and I have no bad habits. I think you should consider me."

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. I suddenly felt like trying my hand at a period romance.

For now, updates will be irregular until it makes the rankings.

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