He Chengyun was reborn, returning to the night of his wedding at the age of twenty-three.
Because he had gone to school in town, he had been rather arrogant in his youth. He believed that one day he would pass the imperial exams and earn an official title, and looked down on the illiterate women and men in his village. All he wanted was a literate wife who could keep him company as he studied.
But he was just a country boy, with no accomplishments or fame and no money to his name. What literate woman would marry him?
As he grew older, his mother had no choice but to do everything she could to arrange a marriage for him. The bride was a girl from the village who had studied for a few years and could read a few characters.
He Chengyun was overjoyed. But on their wedding night, when he lifted the bridal veil, he was dumbfounded. This wasn't Song Li, the literate bride at all. It was Song Yu, Song Li's older half-brother!
It turned out Song Li had already fallen for a scholar from town, but couldn't bear to turn down the ten taels of betrothal money the He family had offered. So she simply tied up Song Yu and made him take her place.
He Chengyun was furious, feeling deeply insulted. The He family also felt that their ten taels had gone to waste, and came pounding on the Song family's door in the middle of the night.
Abandoned by his birth family and rejected by his husband's family, Song Yu was left with nowhere to turn and jumped into the river.
When He Chengyun found out, he was stunned. No matter how much he disliked him, Song Yu was still a human life!
After being reborn, He Chengyun felt nothing but guilt toward Song Yu. He figured it was only one more pair of chopsticks at the table, so he let Song Yu stay.
What he hadn't expected was that, in just three short months, Song Yu would find his way into his heart...
Song Yu was terrified. He wanted to leave the Song family, and being forced into this marriage was his only option. The eldest son of the He family was a scholar, a highly educated man. Song Yu knew he wasn't worthy of him. As long as the He family was willing to keep him, he would gladly work like a beast of burden.
On their wedding night, he had prepared himself to be beaten or thrown out of the house. Instead, the husband he had never met before said gently, "This is your home now. You have to live well."
Reader's guide: A story with children, sweet everyday domestic life, and a slow-burn romance.
Theme: Husband and husband united, their strength can break gold
What a novel way of rebirth