Zhuang Xiaogu was born in the countryside and grew up poor. She had thought she would live an ordinary life forever, tending her small plot of land.
Unexpectedly, the Qi family took a liking to her, and she married into their household.
The Qi family was a well-known family of scholars in the city. They didn't want their eldest daughter, Qi Yijin, to marry and leave home, so they chose a plain, honest alpha for her.
On the day she left the countryside, the matchmaker smiled and told her, "Know your place, and don't overstep."
From the moment Zhuang Xiaogu entered the Qi household, she knew she was just a tool, invisible to the Qi family.
At her first sight of Qi Yijin, she silently lowered her head, staring at the calluses covering her palms. Her sun-darkened cheeks looked completely out of place in the Qi household.
She played the part of a loyal servant. If Qi Yijin called her over, she went; if Qi Yijin told her to do something, she did it. Other than that, she never dared to deliberately get close to Qi Yijin. She had never hoped Qi Yijin would treat her as a real wife or develop any other feelings for her.
She had already decided that once she had enough savings, she would leave the Qi household.
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After saving up some money, she returned to the countryside to farm. She lived in a modest bungalow and enjoyed a peaceful, carefree life.
The day after she left, she got a call from Qi Yijin, who still spoke in that commanding tone. "Come home."
Qi Yijin was used to Zhuang Xiaogu's submission and assumed she would obey as she always had.
But Zhuang Xiaogu refused. "Yijin, I can't right now. The wheat in the fields hasn't been harvested."
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Before dawn, Zhuang Xiaogu was woken by an urgent pounding on the door.
She opened it and saw Qi Yijin's elegant high heels sinking into the mud.
Zhuang Xiaogu was flustered. "Why... why are you here?"
Qi Yijin said nothing, pushed past her, and squeezed onto her narrow single bed.
Her gaze was intense as she looked at Zhuang Xiaogu. "Come here."
Zhuang Xiaogu approached helplessly. Qi Yijin took her hand and said, "Hug me."
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Insecure alpha x elegant omega
Theme: Living and working with one's feet on the ground
