Cui Yingying was frail and sickly, with both parents dead. She had no strength, no education, and only a pretty face to recommend her. Born in a matriarchal kingdom, she seemed to have no future.
At twenty, she still had no man willing to marry her because her family was dirt-poor. The villagers advised her to find an older man who'd let her live off him, but she had a good appetite and an easygoing nature. With just an acre of land left in the family, and no need to bear a daughter to inherit it, she decided to become a carefree bachelor, living on her own. Maybe there'd be a handsome man hidden in the fields.
Then one day, while hoeing the field, she really did dig up a young man named Ye Xi. He was handsome, and immediately offered to repay her kindness by marrying her.
Perhaps life with Cui Yingying was too hard. Just after she endured ten months of pregnancy and gave birth to a baby boy, the young man she'd dug out of the ground suddenly abandoned his wife and child and left.
Three years passed. Just as Cui Yingying was planning to divorce her husband and marry again, he returned while she was on her way to her wedding in a bridal sedan.
So now the question is: who abandoned whom?
[Bonus Scene]
She'd lucked into a rich and handsome husband, but people kept warning her to be careful. There was no such thing as a free lunch.
One day, her new husband coldly brought her a bowl of medicine.
Cui Yingying's mind raced through countless stories. Looking aggrieved, she said, “If you want to marry someone else, go ahead. I'll cooperate.”
Ye Xi glared. “It's medicine to protect the pregnancy!”
Content warning:
This is not a fully matriarchal story. There are also patriarchal kingdoms.
Theme: Life has no hierarchy
