The Fake Heiress Who Became Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel

Su Li was suffocating under the weight of her mortgage and all kinds of other debts when she transmigrated.

Her original self was a fake heiress from a military compound, switched at birth.

After the real heiress came to claim her place with her parents, the original's emotions spiraled out of control. She tried to cling to everything and fought the real heiress for all of it, until her adoptive family was thoroughly disappointed in her.

They'd originally planned to raise both daughters, but now they had to make a decision.

Now, Su Li had only two choices. First, be sent back to the countryside and live with her biological parents, a pair of lazy gluttons who already had seven or eight children and were still trying for a boy.

Second, accept the family's final act of kindness: marry a poor company commander from her eldest brother's unit who was about to be transferred to an island, go with him, and cut ties with both families.

The poor company commander stood over 188 centimeters tall, with a handsome, rugged face, chiseled features, and an air of upright righteousness. His only flaws were that he was old-fashioned, taciturn, and poor.

Free of debt, Su Li promptly chose the second option.

Ji Xian was raised on the kindness of neighbors. After joining the army, he still had to repay a mountain of debt his deceased parents had left behind. He had earned more military merit bonuses than anyone else in his unit, yet was still the poorest man there.

Ji Xian had simple wants and never thought being poor was a problem. Every day, he happily wore socks and underwear with holes in them.

That was until he married Su Li. Looking at her delicate, pale skin, it was obvious she'd never had to endure hardship and couldn't even stomach coarse grains. Ji Xian suddenly felt the pressure weigh heavily on him.

Reading Guide: 1. A struggling young couple, both poor, working hard on an island. Domestic life and raising children are the focus.

2. Company Commander Ji is a bit stingy, but only with himself. He does odd things, like collecting junk, and the heroine will set him straight.

3. The heroine isn't exactly upright. She seizes every chance to climb higher, and won't distance herself from her adoptive family or the real heiress. Their relationships won't be hostile.

4. The real heiress isn't villainized, and there's no face-slapping. Everyone has their own perspective and life, and each is the protagonist of their own story.

Theme: A young couple's true love