The Bully's Sole Love, His Mute Husband

Xiong Daohen of Xiong Family Village is a dutiful son famous for miles around. Though he looks fierce, he has a kind heart. He picks up a mute man who has fled famine, and the two eventually marry.

But their good fortune doesn't last. Not long after the wedding, Xiong Daohen becomes addicted to gambling. He not only squanders the family fortune and steals his mother's coffin money, but even sells his younger brother, piling up debts. At last, he turns his attention to his mute husband's striking looks. He plans to sell him as a temporary wife.

"I share this scumbag's name, and it makes my fists itch."

Just after the discharged soldier Xiong Daohen finishes complaining, a three-year-old at his feet starts wailing and bites him with tiny baby teeth, shouting that he mustn't sell his little dad. Nearby, a lecherous man grips the mute husband and says they've agreed on the price.

Xiong Daohen: ...

The mute husband is frail and worn out, his eyes red and streaming before he can say a word. The moment Xiong Daohen meets those despairing, dark eyes, he immediately wants to give him a proper home.

From then on, they work hard during the spring planting and autumn harvest, and hunt or set up a stall in their spare time.

But his fierce face scares customers away from the stall. That's when his mute husband timidly yet bravely steps forward, signing to passersby with a sunny smile.

The little one and his younger brother climb onto his shoulders and back, waving their chubby arms as they call out to customers.

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Liu Qingqu is sold by his parents while fleeing famine, but turns around and sells them instead before running away in panic and encountering a strong, fearsome man.

The man doesn't take advantage of him like everyone else, preying on the weak. He gives him a roof to shelter under.

But sincerity can change. Just when Liu Qingqu decides to extinguish the last glimmer of hope in his life with his own hands, the man seems to become that same person again.

He seems to have become the man's cherished little darling.

He's just a little darling, and there's nothing he can do about it, so every night he clings to his husband, determined to bear him a child in gratitude.

P.S. Both leads are faithful in body and heart.

Rugged, cheerful, devoted seme x sweet on the outside, ruthless on the inside uke.

Not for readers who dislike either top or bottom; both leads get equal attention. I write without restraint and don't know what might be a trigger. My only hard limit is infidelity.

Theme: Work hard and make steady progress