Marrying My Ex in the 1950s

[Sweet and sugary romance!]

On the eve of the public-private ownership reform, Ning's father fled with his two concubines, leaving behind only his eldest daughter by his first wife. Everyone kept their distance from her, while hoping to take advantage of her.

Jiang Wenbin, a promising young man, was a romantic who couldn't bear to see a beautiful woman suffer. He submitted a marriage application to his commanding officer.

The leadership refused to approve it. Their attempts to talk him out of it had little effect, so they assigned Jiang Wenbin's older brother, Jiang Jiao, to reason with the woman. Jiang Jiao had just returned from the battlefield, reeking of bloodshed and radiating such menace that even the senior officers usually dared not provoke him.

Jiang Jiao arrived at the woman's home on orders, still covered in dust and smelling of blood.

He couldn't be bothered to say more than a few words. He left after tossing out a single sentence, but caught sight of a tearful, lovely face in the polished bronze phoenix mirror. His body stiffened in an instant, his gaze turning icy and grim.

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Jiang Jiao returned to the military district to report back, guaranteeing that the woman would no longer marry Jiang Wenbin.

The leadership breathed a sigh of relief and eagerly asked what scheme he'd used.

Jiang Jiao handed over a marriage application. "I'll marry her."

The leadership: "..."

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Jiang Jiao's reason for submitting his final marriage application: Suspected sexual dysfunction. I don't want to ruin someone else's life.

The leadership approved the marriage with tears of joy.

After the wedding, Jiang Jiao used up all the leave he'd saved over several years in one stretch. They stayed behind closed doors day and night, and had two babies in a year.

The leadership: "…"

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Coming soon: "Little Sister [Period]"

Xiaoxiao had six older sisters, and their parents disapproved of every man they chose.

Eventually, every brother-in-law won his bride by currying favor with Xiaoxiao.

So Xiaoxiao was busy every day as she grew up.

Xiaoxiao sighed.

At least she had Shu Yang to help her, but that rascal always took half of the matchmaker's fee whenever he helped her out of a jam.

He even used his share of the fees to make a fortune and move into the detached garden villa she'd dreamed of living in since childhood.

With empty pockets, Xiaoxiao tried to get back the half of the matchmaker's fee he'd taken.

Shu Yang said that every penny he earned had to be saved for his future wife to manage.

Xiaoxiao was furious that she couldn't get a single penny back.

She decided to cut ties with the ungrateful future henpecked husband.

Coming soon, Book 2: "Back Before the Wedding"

An Yiyue had known about Xu Shuming for a long time, from what her younger sister had told her:

He was handsome and talented, came from a military cadre family, was a university graduate, a senior engineer at a state-owned factory, and one of the successors the ministry was grooming.

He had both looks and ability, but his personality was a problem.

He was too upright and too quiet, often seeming like a perfect ice pop.

After marrying Xu Shuming in her sister's place and living with him for nine years, An Yiyue understood him even better.

They had never confided in each other or kissed. They fulfilled their marital duties only on Saturday nights, using the same traditional position every time.

Deep down, An Yiyue longed for sweet, romantic love even more than her sister did. She yearned for the thrill of breaking free from convention.

But as the eldest child, she'd been taught from a young age to give way and shoulder the family's responsibilities. She'd long since become someone who couldn't say no or ask for what she wanted.

After waking from a nap, she suddenly found herself back before the wedding.

An Yiyue resolved to live differently.

She refused to give her job to her younger brother.

She refused to marry Xu Shuming in her sister's place.

The first thing went smoothly.

The second went even more smoothly.

But on her way home from a Western restaurant, after having coffee with an enthusiastic male colleague while wearing a pretty dress, Xu Shuming, usually so proper in both word and deed, suddenly pinned her beneath a streetlamp and kissed her fiercely and roughly...

Theme: Unity is strength!