Winter in Chabuer

[The story is complete. The official edition has been carefully revised many times; pirated copies are incomplete. Please support the official edition.]

--

In the winter of 1995, a sudden fire burned the orchard's workers' housing to the ground. Xu Qingci's husband died in the fire, leaving only her and their daughter, who had just turned two.

The winter in Chabuer was bitterly cold. The heavy snow seemed to cry out against the tragedy. Barely twenty years old, Xu Qingci dragged her child around begging. When she couldn't get anything by begging, she stole.

The authorities in Chabuer were strict in those years. It wasn't long before Xu Qingci was locked up in a detention center.

With nowhere else to turn, Xu Qingci attached herself to the orchard's wealthy owner.

The owner was from Beijing and six years older than Xu Qingci. He was said to be a second-generation heir through and through, with parents who were both famous and influential figures.

A few years earlier, the man had come to Chabuer and bought several hundred mu of land to grow fruit. Xu Qingci and her husband had worked for him, managing the land.

Shen Yaonian never expected to fall in love with a widow and help raise her daughter.

--

When Shen Yaonian first met Xu Qingci, he thought little of her. His only concern was how to deal with the trouble she had caused.

Later, he watched her go from a lowly land manager to a street vendor, and finally set out on her own to start a company. Little by little, even his heart of stone filled with thoughts of her.

Faced with a life-changing decision, Shen Yaonian took the initiative and said, "Xu Qingci, marry me."

The woman clinging to him froze. She gripped his strong arm, pressed her cheek to his neck, and breathed warm, moist air against his skin. "My background is a complication. Are you sure..."

Shen Yaonian chuckled and reminded her, "Haven't you caused me enough trouble over the years?"

--

* Male lead is a virgin; female lead is not. The daughter isn't her biological child.

* Angel investor x startup owner

* A love story between parents, with a partner who gently guides her

* The male lead retired from the military due to injury. The story opens with him as the owner of a foreign trade company.

* This is the story of a woman's growth.

Theme: Be brave enough to be the first to try something new