A Couple from a Poor Family

When Lan Hua woke up, she found herself back beside her husband at age seventeen.

A sudden downpour woke her. Her usually cold husband was secretly tucking the quilt around her.

Cui Duo saw her awake and paused for a moment. "Don't catch a cold."

Lan Hua gave him a strange look.

The Cui family had fallen on hard times. Otherwise, they would never have married her, a girl from a poor family.

Even when Cui Duo rose to the highest ranks of the court, Lan Hua remained very aware of this.

Her husband did not love her.

So in this life...

The butcher at the village entrance seemed like a good choice.

He was strong, could provide for a family, and was honest, too.

When Cui Duo caught his little wife making her third excuse to buy pork so she could have a cheerful chat with the butcher at the village entrance, the ice in his eyes suddenly surfaced.

She had never smiled at him like that, not even in bed.

Tonight, he would see her smile like that, too.

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A sweet, everyday romance

Inspired by a note dated 20260331 (first draft)

Theme: A good life is earned through hard work