The Cannon-Fodder Daughter's Long-Lost Child in a Period Novel

At twenty-eight, Shen Ningchu achieved financial independence. She quit her job and planned a trip to the southwest. When she arrived, she saw a portrait hanging in the lobby of the guesthouse where she was staying. It showed an exceptionally beautiful woman whose features looked surprisingly like her own.

As she wondered about it, a friend who had arrived earlier told her that the woman was someone the owner had loved. She'd become a widow at a young age and struggled alone to raise her daughter, but the girl died in an accident at eighteen.

The woman was devastated and fell gravely ill, eventually dying of grief.

Shen Ningchu sighed over the sad story, only to open her eyes and find herself transmigrated into the beautiful woman's daughter, who had died young.

Thinking of her father, who had died early, her timid mother, and the impoverished 1970s she now lived in, Shen Ningchu took a deep breath. She'd been lonely her whole life, and now that she finally had a mother, she decided to protect her and cherish this hard-won family bond.

But then she saw her mother kick the aunt who'd nearly pushed her into the water more than three meters away, then slap her cousin twice for always bullying her.

Shen Ningchu, who'd been determined to protect her mother, stared in shock. This was what they called timid and cowardly?

And that wasn't all. Before long, a car pulled up at the village entrance, and Shen Ningchu learned that her mother was actually the real daughter who'd been lost all these years.

Shen Ningchu: !!!

The military compound had been buzzing lately. It turned out that Commander Chen's daughter had been switched at birth. His biological daughter had lived in the countryside for thirty-six years and was rough around the edges. Her husband had died young, and their only daughter had been raised just as crudely.

Everyone speculated that the Chen family might not bring their daughter and her tagalong child back home. After all, she hadn't been raised by them for over thirty years, and they had no bond. Besides, she was already married, so they'd probably just give her some money to help with living expenses.

The fake daughter, after all, had been raised to be cultured and refined, and her children were all outstanding.

But the Chen family not only joyfully welcomed their daughter and granddaughter home, they also doted on them endlessly. The whole family went around praising how wonderful they were, and even planned to find a match for their granddaughter in the compound.

The young single men in the compound began avoiding them one after another, afraid the Chen family might take a liking to them.

Gu Xiaoxing came from a distinguished family, was handsome, and had talent of his own. Among the children of the compound, he stood out like a crane among chickens and was beloved by many of the elders.

Commander Chen in particular treated him like his own grandson. Now that he'd found his biological daughter and granddaughter, he was eager to match his granddaughter with Gu Xiaoxing.

Everyone said the Chen family was delusional. Gu Xiaoxing had even turned down the star of the art troupe. How could he possibly be interested in some country bumpkin?

Until one day, everyone saw Gu Xiaoxing carefully leading a young woman by the hand. She was fair-skinned and beautiful, with a graceful figure. Her voice was sweet, and her smile could melt anyone's heart.

The single young men of the compound wept together in regret: Who started that ridiculous rumor?

PS: The female lead is the original daughter!

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