The Groom I Married Into Another Family

Zhao Jingqing, the young man who sold tofu in Shanyang Town, got married. He was wed to a scholar from Leming Village as his husband. People said he was lucky to have such a good match, and that one day he would enjoy the life of an official's wife. But when he entered the bridal chamber and his veil was lifted, the person before him was a rugged, muscular man. Jingqing had seen him once from afar: Yuan Mu, the husband his stepmother had picked out for her younger brother. Only then did Zhao Jingqing realize that he'd been switched with someone else. Yuan Mu's family had a few acres of farmland, and he knew how to hunt. He was a hundred times better off than the scholar, whose mother was bedridden with a chronic illness, who had three younger siblings to support, and whose family was poor. In his previous life, Zhao Jingming listened to his mother and married Yuan Mu. On the second day of their marriage, Yuan Mu went into the mountains to hunt and fell, breaking his leg. He was left with a limp. Zhao Jingming had never liked him, and now he despised him even more. Meanwhile, Zhao Jingqing and the scholar were loving and devoted to one another. Zhao Jingqing sold tofu in public to support the family, and the scholar wasn't ashamed of it. He even walked him to and from work every day. Five years later, the scholar passed the imperial exams with flying colors and became a high-ranking official. The whole family moved away to take up his post. Years later, when they met again, Zhao Jingqing stepped down from a carriage dressed in fine silks and satins, adorned with gold, silver, and jade. Servants attended to him wherever he went, and he lived a life of luxury. By contrast, Zhao Jingming didn't even own a decent piece of jewelry. Consumed by jealousy, Zhao Jingming was grateful that Heaven had given him another chance. This time, he would marry the scholar and enjoy life as an official's wife. Zhao Jingming did everything he could to steal Zhao Jingqing's engagement and switch places with him, expecting to live in luxury after five years. But then While he waited on his mother-in-law, Zhao Jingqing wore new clothes she had made for him. While he dug in the fields, Zhao Jingqing's husband did his share of the work too. While his family struggled to put food on the table, Zhao Jingqing enjoyed fresh, delicious, spicy dishes every day. Zhao Jingming thought, Five years is such a long time. Five years later, the scholar failed to pass the imperial exams, and Zhao Jingming's dream of becoming an official's wife was shattered for good. Meanwhile, Zhao Jingqing and Yuan Mu supported one another through thick and thin, and lived in perfect harmony. Their business expanded from the town to the county and beyond... They made a fortune and became famous merchants throughout the region. Years later, when they met again, Zhao Jingqing stepped down from a carriage, his beauty still radiant, untouched by hardship. He was even more striking than Zhao Jingming remembered. He held the hand of an adorable little child, as cute as one in a New Year print. Yuan Mu followed close behind the father and child, a ridiculous grin on his fearsome face. Some people said Yuan Mu looked fierce and was all brawn with nowhere to put it, and that he couldn't possibly be the kind of man who knew how to treat his husband well. Zhao Jingqing was sure to suffer. Zhao Jingqing, a beat slow: Huh? No, not at all. He eats everything, but he's never had to suffer. Yuan Mu: ... P.S.: 1. A story about a young man who can bear children, with pregnancy and childbirth. 2. Two locals building a better life in a slice-of-life story. 3. Bonus chapters require an 80% subscription rate. 4. Comments are open. Come join in! Try my completed novels in my author page: "What Do You Do When Your Husband Is a Man?" and "The Days I Spent as a Cat in the Enemy Palace," among others! Here's a preview of my upcoming novel, "The Tough Husband's Doomsday-Era Bigshot Son-in-Law." Click the blue text in the announcement below to go straight to it. If you like it, please add it to your favorites! Shen Zhifei lost his parents when he was young. With three young siblings at home and greedy relatives trying to take everything, he decides to find a son-in-law to protect the family estate and his siblings. When word gets around, the villagers laugh at him: A twenty-year-old young man with three dependents and a tough personality would have trouble finding a husband, let alone a live-in son-in-law! What a daydream. Who would have thought Shen Zhifei would really bring a man home? The man is tall and sturdy, clearly strong enough for hard farm work. His handsome face is easy on the eyes, and there's no need to put out the lamp before getting into bed with him. It's just that his hair is cut very short, so he doesn't look like a good person. * Yi Jiulin is the most powerful ability user to emerge from the zombie hordes of the apocalypse. After an accident transports him to another time, he is not only severely injured and stripped of his powers, but also becomes an undocumented outsider in ancient times with nowhere to go. Yi Jiulin accepts Shen Zhifei's offer and joins the Shen family as a live-in son-in-law. The villagers all say that he has a mysterious background and that Shen Zhifei has let a wolf into his home. His whole family is young and vulnerable, so they'll surely be bullied! Who would have thought the Shen family's fortunes would gradually improve? Their earthen-walled thatched cottage becomes a spacious, bright house with brick walls and tiled roofs. The second brother's leg ailment is cured, and he finds a good match. The third and fourth siblings are sent to a private school to learn to read and write. Shen Zhifei becomes like a pampered young master from a wealthy family. His former toughness gives way to a carefree, spirited nature. He even has a baby on the way, bringing a new addition to the family. Yi Jiulin, who never quite understood the gender of people like Shen Zhifei, is dazed: I'm really going to be a father?! * The villagers' husbands tell bawdy jokes: "What's so fun about doing it in bed? The real pleasure is on a hillside, in a cornfield." Shen Zhifei overhears them, blushes scarlet, and walks away, cursing Yi Jiulin for having so many tricks. So that's where he learned them! Theme: Keep your feet on the ground to go far and stay steady