Xue Ning transmigrates into a book and becomes the heroine's widowed sister-in-law, a minor character known as Song Xueshi. Song Xueshi is delicate, soft-bodied, and sharp-tongued. She has offended her awful parents-in-law, while her sisters- and brothers-in-law want nothing to do with her.
She trades barbs and schemes with her in-laws, and wins over her younger sisters- and brothers-in-law, all so she can live in peace and eventually become a pretty, wealthy widow with plenty of free time.
But who could have guessed that her "dead" husband, who fell in battle, would come back with a stack of military honors and a limitless future ahead of him?
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Song Ancheng is transferred to a Thousand Households Garrison, and Xue Ning follows the army to settle in a military settlement.
In the army, everyone obeys the daily calls to order, and the families living in the settlement have to follow them too.
The men hear the calls in camp as they drill and farm. The women wake at the sound of the horn in the settlement... then visit each other and gossip.
Life in the settlement is hard to bear. The military wives find little ways to amuse themselves, but Xue Ning is determined to stir things up.
She arranges work for the military wives, starts a communal kitchen, and brings in skilled craftsmen to teach classes and help the women learn a trade.
The soldiers drink hot soup and eat hot meals, and tears stream down their faces.
The soldiers and military wives in the settlement are all wanderers far from home, yet no one has ever taken such thoughtful care of them before.
On the full-moon night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the soldiers get drunk and gather around Song Qianhu, patting him on the shoulder and admonishing him like a father: "Don't let your wife down, or you'll have us to answer to!"
Song Ancheng, a fifth-rank Qianhu: "..."
Song Ancheng feels like he's lost a little of his dignity.
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Song Ancheng drills the troops late into the night and returns home exhausted.
Xue Ning reminds him, "There's chicken soup simmering in the kitchen. Warm your stomach before you go to bed."
Song Ancheng is steady and quiet, but his eyes seem to hold a passionate blade, flashing as if he wants to perform all eighteen moves.
Xue Ning gets goosebumps. "Stop looking at me, or I'll beat you up."
Song Ancheng: "..."
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Content warning: The heroine is not a perfect, career-focused powerhouse. The first half is about everyday family squabbles and trivial matters, while the second half moves to life in a military settlement. The leads each have their strengths and support each other. This is not a story about someone adored by everyone.
Note: Qian wife, pronounced qian, is a colloquial term for a "purchased military wife." (This is a fictional setting with many original details, so please don't nitpick the historical accuracy.)
Theme:
I Started a Rebellion After Getting a Golden Finger
HP - Walburga Black
Quick Transmigration: The Right Way to Get Divorced
[Harry Potter] WTF!?
When Gu Xichao Transmigrates into Fu Hongxue
[Harry Potter] Sweet Dreams
Back to 1975 (Childhood Friends with a Professor)
[Harry Potter] A Silent Love
The Earl's Adoption of the Slytherin Head of House
Transmigrated as Professor Snape
[Harry Potter] Epitaph
This is so written that it feels unnecessary to assign the female protagonist the identity of a modern time traveler or an author. You can say that she is a local and suddenly there is a book in her head, but you won't see any difference anyway.
When will the male protagonist appear? If the male protagonist doesn't appear, he can also work for the female protagonist. What's the point of seeing all kinds of love rivals appearing all day long? The female protagonist is from time travel. How can modern people accept it?
It looks good, but not enough. Please update more.
Why did the heroine's dowry get caught in the hands of this evil-hearted father-in-law?
There is a wife at home, and the male protagonist can still send a message even if he does not come home, but he makes her stay at home as a widow. Even if he thinks that his wife may not stay with him for three years, after all, marrying him is a second marriage, and it also wastes time. This kind of behavior is really a bit scumbag...
So far, the male supporting cast is pretty good.
I was so speechless when my parents-in-law saw this. It's a bit unbearable to be like this all the time.
This guy will do whatever it takes to get in.
It's great. The warmth of this small family is also very nice. Princesses, princes, princes, and high-ranking officials will get tired of it every now and then. The parents are short-lived and very interesting.
Two old guys, give me a shit