· Sweet, meek wife x vicious older man
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· Set in the 1980s | Content warnings in the author's note of Chapter 1
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In the spring of 1987, Xue Chanxiang and her new husband were living happily in the countryside, until their neighbors returned from Midu in grand style. The villagers were envious.
Chanxiang was, too. She loved the neighbor's dress, shimmering with colorful light. It was so beautiful.
Her husband was at an age when he wanted to make something of himself. Seeing the envy in Chanxiang's eyes pained him, so he followed the neighbors all the way to Midu, determined to make his fortune.
But reality soon dealt them a harsh blow. Their home was a basement: leaky, without electricity, pitch-black, and so cramped they could barely move. The job was a scam, and the neighbor had brought them there for a 300-yuan head fee.
They were penniless.
Chanxiang timidly tugged at his arm, tears welling in her eyes. "Maybe we should go home?"
Her husband was convinced he would earn money. Following a phone number scrawled on a wall, he called and asked about a job hiring massage workers.
The pay was 200 yuan a month. Her husband gritted his teeth and took the job. Chanxiang couldn't bear to watch him work so hard for money, so she went too.
The pretty young wife attracted plenty of looks, some kind and others not.
Before long, her husband got into trouble after losing his temper in the heat of youth.
Chanxiang was worried about his injuries, so she had no choice but to apologize to the other party, but they wouldn't accept it.
Frantic, Chanxiang ran around trying to find help, only to learn that she wasn't legally related to her husband and had no right to get involved.
At a loss, Chanxiang finally encountered one night the "big shot" she had once met by chance. She wanted so badly to ask him for help.
Later, Chanxiang never got the chance to say those words.
When she finally did ask him for something, it was for him not to leave marks on her body.
She had only just parted from her old lover. How could she be intimate with someone new?
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Shi Lunian had lived in Midu for years and spent a long time in the business world. He could tell a lot about a person's character just by looking at them.
Until he saw a devoted "wife" at Jizhou:
She often carried a handkerchief to wipe her husband's sweat.
She shared a lunchbox with him. There wasn't enough food for a full meal, yet she still smiled brightly.
She smelled so lovely, as if the scent had seeped into her skin. The people around her stared at her, but she seemed completely unaware.
She once handed him a tissue. Her hand was so soft it seemed as if it would break with the slightest pressure...
What was he supposed to do?
Shi Lunian pondered for a long time.
It was the fault of that frail Liang Sheng, who had never let her know any pleasure.
Hearing this, Chanxiang wept pitifully and begged him not to be too rough. "I only know how to be a delicate wife."
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*The novel uses diction that isn't modern romance, to give it a period feel.
*The male lead is a bad man. The heroine is an honest, sweet wife through and through, and can be old-fashioned and naive.
*It's a melodramatic love story, but the leads are exclusive to each other from beginning to end.
*Because of the period setting, the heroine and Liang never registered their marriage. They only made a verbal agreement, which was later voided.
*The final version of the blurb was screenshotted and saved on January 2, 2026. I've also emailed myself every chapter for safekeeping.
Theme: A gentle spring breeze, a happy life
It's so beautiful, the text is as smooth as curls, the plot is relaxed and relaxed, it's so fun to watch, that one is awesome. I'm not a big fan of this kind of writing, but the writing is so awesome. The plot cleverly avoids the points that would make me uncomfortable. It's money well spent. The if line reminds me of a lyric, "If I meet you and you are young, I will exchange my truest heart for your truest love." [Orange Candy] Got it
It's late at night, what are you doing~ I saw from behind 😭
😭 The three hundred yuan is the head fee that Wenyu deceived them from.
Very well written and finished with flowers
The heroine and the hero were pretty good-looking when they were together. But in the middle, when the former husband came back and the heroine returned to her hometown and the hero followed him, it became a bit boring. It wasn't until the heroine went on a business trip to the factory and met her former husband again, and the hero followed him the next day that she looked good again. The heroine was really a bit silly at first. The silly heroine really regarded herself as the hero's mother, hahaha. The male protagonist is also quite special, lacking maternal love and having a strong oral desire. This combination is quite delicious. There is no coercion, and the heroine herself feels that it comes naturally. It's just that the heroine's love for the hero is not very clear, and she gradually falls in love with it. Then in the middle, the heroine felt that the hero didn't love her very much and didn't hug her when doing it. The hero felt that the heroine loved her very much. The author wrote about it here but did not write about the subsequent changes. How can the female protagonist go further? No, it's just the same stuffed sauce. So it feels a bit regretful.
It's great to watch. In fact, as the second male lead, I don't think Liang has any sexual tension. He can't do anything he wants. His parents are not that good either. There's no comparison with the male lead.
The writing is very warm, please write more
Author I really hope you keep writing! It has a very special writing style, a bit of ancient modernism, and I especially like the psychological activities of the male protagonist. It can make readers fall in love with the female protagonist again in these little ninety-nine stories.
After reading it, it was really well written.
After reading it, I really like your writing and look forward to your next one!