Dream of the Red Chamber: Lady Hou Lin Daiyu

In the battle in the northwest, Ning Hao, the border garrison commander, routed the enemy with a force that could stand against ten thousand men, winning the greatest honor. The emperor was delighted and bestowed on him the title of Marquis Dingyuan, summoning him to the capital to receive his reward. Barely twenty, valiant, and unmarried, the Marquis Dingyuan soon became the most sought-after prospective son-in-law in the capital. But after accepting his reward, Ning Hao turned away every matchmaker and hurried south to Jiangnan. He had served in the army for seven years, always thinking that once he had made a name for himself, he would repay his benefactor. His benefactor was still alive: the emperor's trusted Huaiyang Salt-Administration Commissioner! But his benefactor was gravely ill... His benefactor had a daughter as beautiful as a celestial maiden. His benefactor had entrusted his daughter to him??? In his twenty years of life, Ning Hao had known the humiliation of being trampled into the dust as a child and faced life-and-death battles in the army as a young man without ever wavering. But when he looked at Miss Lin, her eyes misty with tears, he learned for the first time what it meant to feel his heart in a panic. - CP: Lin Daiyu. Both are virgins. One-on-one romance. Eight-year age gap. - No transmigration or rebirth. Lin Ruhai does not die. - Just a simple love story. The male lead is a normal person. Readers who think he's either too unlike Lin Daiyu or not close enough to Lin Daiyu should proceed with caution. Theme: Love means supporting one another and growing together.