A Fierce Husband by Proxy in the 1980s

In 1982, the Yun family arranged a terrible marriage for their village beauty, their second daughter, but secretly demanded that the eldest daughter remarry and pocketed the entire bride price.

The eldest daughter felt her life was hopeless. It was bad enough that the man she was to marry was poor and suffering from injuries and illness, but he also had two tagalong cousins, a younger brother and sister, to support. They said he was vicious by nature, too. They were leaving her no way to live!

The eldest daughter prepared to drink pesticide and end it all, but her stepmother pushed her unconscious at the last moment. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Yun Xiangting, who had transmigrated from a later era.

After Yun Xiangting woke up, the Yun family, whom outsiders considered good to the very core, pointed at her and threatened her.

"You have to marry him even if it kills you! Otherwise, you and your mother can forget about having your names in the family registry!"

Yun Xiangting rolled her eyes. You think you're all that? You awful relatives, get lost! Arranged marriage? Absolutely not!

After face-slapping her awful relatives left and right and using a scheme to cut ties with them, Yun Xiangting actually found herself falling for the man the original owner had been set to marry in her place.

The man might be poor, but he was a handsome, fit veteran, and he blushed and got shy at the drop of a hat. He was adorable enough to make your heart melt.

Amid endless rumors and gossip, the young couple worked hard together to build a life and grow their business. Their days got better and better, and they made a fortune along the way!

As a result, her stepsister, who thought she'd made the better marriage, lost face; the Yun family, once famous throughout the village, fell apart; and the spectators waiting to laugh at them were left red-faced.

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One day, a little stall appeared in town with a sign reading, "A bride-to-be saving up her dowry." Customers came and went without pause.

Passing by, Jiang Yan thought: What a girl, seemingly fragile on the outside but strong and independent!

Later, when he heard that a thug had dragged the girl away, Jiang Yan rushed to rescue her, only to see the slender girl kick the thug so hard she rendered him incapable of fathering children.

"Thanks, bro. I've got this."

Beneath the setting sun, the girl's features were as lovely as a painting, bright and bold, like a blazing flame radiating a vibrant zest for life.

Jiang Yan's heart, sealed away for over twenty years, suddenly stirred.

Not long after, Jiang Yan learned the girl's true identity. He immediately became her devoted underling, serving her hand and foot and turning into a doting husband.

Looking at the big puppy of a man, his face flushed red as he waited for praise, Yun Xiangting abandoned her original plan to run away.

...Well, this man was irresistibly sweet.

[Sweet and satisfying story, with the leads wholeheartedly in love with each other. They work hard together to build their business. None of the characters are based on real people; this is a fictional setting.]

Theme: Love life, love living