After Being Doted on by My Adoptive Father's Younger Brother

Young father x coming-of-age romance

Uncle x his older brother's adopted daughter

The Fu family had served as officials for three generations, but had few children. The eldest son died on the battlefield in his prime, leaving behind only an adopted daughter he'd taken in.

The Old Madam Fu was devastated and saw the girl as a harbinger of misfortune. She ordered the girl driven from the residence that very night.

On a bitterly cold winter day in the twelfth lunar month, the little girl, wearing only a thin undergarment, crouched helplessly outside the Fu residence.

Amid a burst of commotion, a thick coat wrapped around her freezing body, and she found herself in the arms of a youth whose frame was still slender.

She heard the Old Madam cry furiously, "Fu Yan! Your elder brother died saving her! Do you want to follow in his footsteps?!"

The youth sneered, his face full of defiance.

"She called my elder brother her adoptive father, so I can certainly be her uncle. If none of you are willing to raise her, I will."

Fu Yan established his own household while still young. He was hardly a grown man himself, yet he took sole responsibility for providing for Fu Huanyi.

She stayed by his side, calling him "Uncle" in her bright, clear voice from her earliest years until just before she came of age.

From childish innocence to the first stirrings of love.

Not long after, Fu Yan led his troops to war. Three years passed, and the girl had blossomed into a graceful young woman.

When he returned victorious, he learned that the Old Madam had promised Huanyi in marriage, intending her to become a man's second wife.

Fu Yan rode out alone with a spear and stormed the wedding hall in the middle of the night.

He shielded the trembling girl behind him, just as he had all those years ago.

"Fu Yan! Do you understand that after making such a scene tonight, she'll never be able to marry anyone else?!"

"So what if she can't? I'll support her for the rest of her life."

The moon he raised with his own hands could only be plucked by him.

[Note: 1. A coming-of-age romance, beginning when they're young. Nine-year age gap. They first meet when the heroine is seven and the hero is sixteen.

2. No blood relation. The heroine falls for him early.

3. The main couple are faithful to each other in body and heart. Slow burn, with a focus on everyday life.]

Theme: The human world is worth cherishing.