Jade Born in the Courtyard

Chen Fengnian was the pillar of his household. In Chenjia Village and even throughout Qingxi Town, he was someone no one dared provoke or lay a finger on.

He had weathered all kinds of storms in his life, always handling them with ease and skill, until one day, moved by a moment of compassion, he took in a young master five years his junior.

He prided himself on having done all he could for the little brat. When he was wronged, Chen Fengnian did everything he could to comfort him. When he was set up, Chen Fengnian helped him at any cost. At night, he fought off heavy sleep to help him through his troubles.

Years later, the little brat grew sharp claws and fangs, repaid kindness with treachery, and insisted on dragging him into something that would shock the world.

Chen Fengnian had never believed in gods or Buddhas, but that day he knelt in a temple all night.

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A young master from the capital ends up in the countryside, unable to do a lick of work or tell one grain from another. No matter. He's gifted, learns quickly, and can do anything: laundry, cooking, chopping wood, fetching water, hawking goods in the street. He masters it all.

There's just one thing that gives him a terrible headache. This man named Chen Fengnian has lived in a little village all his life. He's never seen much of the world and stubbornly clings to old customs and conventions. After the young master hinted at his feelings, Chen Fengnian avoided him like the plague.

Unless... he tried the same approach he'd used six years ago...

“Second Brother, the land beyond the northern frontier is bitterly cold. The snow and ice never melt, and the wind howls outside the tent like a ghost. Eating alone is tasteless, and I have no one to walk beside me. I keep thinking of our days in Chenjia Village. Sadly, no matter how much pain I'm in, there's no one left to care for me. Since I left you, I've been terribly unhappy.”

From a distance, Chen Fengnian studied the man in fine silks, brimming with energy and even half a head taller than he was.

“...Come closer and speak.”

Noble young master gong X domineering village man shou

An ancient version of a wife-swap reality show, younger gong, both leads are each other's first, slow burn

[Everyone chases the moon in the sky, but I have a jade lamp in my heart and envy not the moon.]

Theme: Accept your fate without fear, and renew yourself every day