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Qiao Xinyan has always been carefree. Even after her parents died young, leaving her with twin younger siblings, and she suddenly went from a city girl who ate state-supplied grain to a country girl who relied on agricultural grain, she only felt down for a little while before going right back to ruling the household! Her uncle and aunt have her back, and her younger siblings are her little sidekicks.
Then one day, she dreams that she has become the foil to a heroine from her village, a girl renowned for being dutiful and hardworking. Qiao Xinyan is always used as a comparison because she is lazy and loves good food, making the heroine look even more clever and diligent. The heroine's competence catches the eye of city folk, and she marries a city man to live a good life.
Meanwhile, because she envies the heroine for marrying a city worker, Qiao Xinyan marries the brother of the lazy heroine's sweetheart after he takes an interest in her. From then on, she lives an unambitious life of domestic abuse, forever being humiliated by the heroine.
When she wakes up, Qiao Xinyan doesn't reflect on herself at all. She thinks the dream is nothing but a slanderous lie!!!
She's not stupid! She isn't going to spend all day competing with people. She won't do something so mentally exhausting!
The person in her dream definitely wasn't her!
Qiao Xinyan soon forgets all about the dream and goes back to her lazy, food-loving life. Then one day, the heroine's sweetheart comes to propose, and his brother comes along too.
Qiao Xinyan suddenly realizes: Why is this just like the dream?
Ling Yanlei has always held himself up as a model of composure and self-control, never rattled by unexpected events. Then one day, his parents trick him into exchanging letters with a young woman.
As usual, he coldly and decisively plans to refuse the woman's request to keep writing. He's an unmarried man, she's an unmarried woman, and contacting each other for no reason would be improper!
But there's always an exception.
The young woman lost her parents at an early age and has a pair of hungry younger siblings to raise. Although she says in her letters that her uncle and aunt treat her very well, he can't help but doubt it. How could anyone have an easy time living under someone else's roof?
A moment of sympathy leads to an endless entanglement!
The young woman seems to treat him as a confidant, telling him every little detail of what's going on around her.
Before he realizes it, Ling Yanlei has memorized every detail, though his expression remains calm.
His hand keeps writing letters, very faithfully.
Then one day, the young woman tells him she had a dream. Someone bullied her in it, and she also dreamed she got married.
For the first time, the letter in his hand slips. With a sharp rip, the paper tears!
The man, who has just become a regimental staff officer and wants to bring his wife to live with him, falls apart.
He realizes that if he doesn't act now, he's going to lose his wife!
Though Qiao Xinyan is carefree all day long, even a young country girl has worries she wants to talk about.
But there's no one in the village who will listen. Her uncle is as stern as a judge of the underworld, her aunt is fierce and decisive, her older cousin and his wife treat her like a beloved younger relative, and her younger siblings are too little. She feels that telling them her worries would be childish!
At some point, she starts pestering an anonymous pen pal. She's not stupid, either. She's found out that her pen pal will soon be sent to a distant island, so they'll never meet in this lifetime. That means she can vent to him to her heart's content!!!
It's only natural that her carefree antics would backfire.
One day, the heroine's sweetheart comes to propose, and the young man she considers a dear pen pal delivers a devastating blow! He once said he wasn't interested in dating, but now he's betrayed her by coming to propose!!!
*An innocent, sunny heroine x a lovesick hero who pretends to be reserved
P.S. Some content references and quotes from the book Handbook for Barefoot Doctors.
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I read this big book while waiting, it's so heartwarming! [Let me be healthy]
Xiao Wang is good. I hope I don't end up with this Tang. Come on.
Finished Spreading Flowers 😂 😂 😂 The title of this novel should start with a million words at first glance, and it will end successfully at 80,000 words [Let me be healthy]
Hahahaha, this mouth is too sweet
"Sister-in-law Xiao Qiao and second sister-in-law are very..." This is a big bug for the author~ good impression
It's nice to see "When Lin Wendu got home, Gu..." Caught a big bug for the author~
The name of the heroine and the name of the third brother were not common in the city at that time, let alone in the countryside. The names at that time were very contemporary and simple.
Beautiful, sweet and interesting
Haha, these military family members have been tricked by the female protagonist. I hope there won't be any weirdos in the family home. Come on.
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