A Happy Life on a Seventies Island

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Xu Qiaoqiao wakes up one day to discover she's the daughter of the village accountant in a period drama.

In the original show, Xu Qiaoqiao catches the eye of the village chief's son because of her beauty.

To keep her from marrying the greasy, ugly son, her father begs everyone he can think of to find her a good match, then marries her off to a naval regiment commander who's a widower with three children.

She thinks Xu Qiaoqiao will live a peaceful life, but then her husband dies, leaving the heroine alone to raise three children through hardship.

After a lifetime of struggle, Xu Qiaoqiao raises the three children to adulthood and finally dies contentedly as they call her "Mom" again and again.

Xu Qiaoqiao: ...

So she's the heroine of a tragic period drama.

She absolutely can't marry the greasy guy, and she definitely won't become a stepmother. She'll deal with the problems one by one.

Just as Xu Qiaoqiao sends in an anonymous report and prepares to wait for the village chief's family to be investigated, she suddenly hears that her cousin has stolen her arranged match and is determined to marry him, no matter what.

Her cousin's decision throws her own family into a panic, too. They worry they won't be able to find a suitable match for Xu Qiaoqiao.

Fortunately, a young, handsome, well-built naval serviceman suddenly appears. He's never been married, hands over his entire salary, does all the housework, and insists on marrying Xu Qiaoqiao and no one else.

Xu Qiaoqiao hadn't planned to marry at all. She only wanted to keep her head down and wait for the college entrance exams. But after the serviceman pursues her again and again, she starts thinking that maybe getting married isn't such a bad idea.

After Xu Qiaoqiao gets married, she soon joins her husband at his military post and runs into the cousin who stole her match.

While Xu Qiaoqiao snacks on sunflower seeds at home and chats about gossip, her cousin frantically does chores and tries to win over the children.

While Xu Qiaoqiao gets along with the neighbors and swaps delicious food with them, her cousin fights with the neighbors over the children and becomes universally disliked.

While Xu Qiaoqiao gets praised for doing a little housework, her cousin is criticized for not being diligent enough even after washing three tubs of clothes.

Xu Qiaoqiao watches, shakes her head, and says she can't understand it at all, but as long as her cousin is happy, that's what matters.

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Zhou Junxiang goes to military school, where he meets the love of his life. He vows to marry no one else.

His roommates don't understand why he insists on marrying a country girl, and urge him to find someone else.

Nobody around him understands. They ask why he'd settle for a girl like that when he could have anyone.

Only after he marries her do they understand.

Seeing the lovely young woman, graceful in public and capable in the kitchen, stand by his side through thick and thin, they finally understand why she was worth it. They look at him with envy and jealousy.

Zhou Junxiang simply wraps an arm around the woman he loves and gives everyone a smug, happy smile.

A slow-paced story about everyday life.

- My pal's new ongoing novel: Mosheng's The Provincial Capital Bride of the 1970s, novel ID: 7369235. After a Marriage Swap, I Won!-

- My pal's upcoming novel is nearly ready, with plenty written: Marrying Lao Wang in the 1970s, ID: 4428156, by Tang Shisi -

- My completed older novel: I Won't Be a Stepmom in This Period Drama -

Theme: To be loved by others, first stand on your own two feet.