She was a military academy superstar, born with incredible strength. But by accident, she winds up in a period romance novel as a delicate village beauty determined to marry up.
Ji Yun: Being delicate isn't in my skill set... but one force can overcome ten techniques, right?
According to the plot, she is supposed to abandon her childhood betrothed, who's stationed on a remote island, and hook up with the educated youth hero. Then he'll return to the city, Ji Yun will die of heartbreak, and her story will end early.
It just so happens to be a dark and windy night. In a shed at the end of the village, the male lead has just been drugged with a powerful medicine meant to help the production team's pigs breed.
Ji Yun: Here's a big smack for you. Scumbag, go back where you came from!
The scumbag male lead "accidentally" falls into the freezing river, successfully detoxes, and earns a three-day, three-night fever as a reward. He also loses his golden finger, which would have let him build a harem and enjoy everyone's blessings.
Her childhood betrothed's father once saved her father's life. Looking at her parents' expectant eyes, her younger siblings, thin from hunger, the wedding feast her whole family scrimped and saved to pay for, and the neighbors filling the courtyard...
Ji Yun: I'll just play along for now, then get divorced later?
But after she played along, Hu Zhang ended up cherishing her for the rest of her life.
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Her childhood betrothed calls to say he wants to break off the engagement.
Hu Zhang thinks, Fine, let her go. With a man like me, there's no need to hold her back.
But she doesn't break off the engagement. Instead, she shows up with her luggage.
Since she doesn't look down on him, he'll treat her well. He'll treat her well for the rest of his life!
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Hu Zhang is tall and handsome, with a bright future ahead of him. He is raising the child of a fallen comrade, and turns down every match people try to arrange for him.
When they ask again, he says he has been engaged since childhood.
His superiors and comrades all think he's just making excuses, until a sweet, delicate young woman arrives on the island!
"The island is so harsh. Can someone as frail as her really handle it?"
"What a shame for Regiment Commander Hu, being matched with someone so useless."
But the very next moment, a train conductor arrives on the island.
"Comrade Ji caught a human trafficking gang. Is this where I should send the letter of commendation?"
Everyone: She's not at all what we thought!
[Delicate beauty with super strength x rugged military officer, a perfect match]
A fictional 1970s island setting, food and child-rearing, a goofy, heartwarming wish-fulfillment romance.
The male lead is tall and heroic, with a scar on his brow, a handsome, battle-worn tough guy.
His adopted son, Luo Nan, is three and a half, and is a little timid and insecure at first.
The initial blurb idea was created on March 1, 2023.
Theme: Delicious food and a happy life as a military wife on a beautiful island.
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