Lin Xueyan was born into a merchant family and was exceptionally handsome. A childhood injury left him with a leg condition that made it difficult for him to walk for long.
He was a concubine-born son and was not favored by his family. By the time he was eighteen, his primary wife finally arranged for him to marry a country bumpkin.
When Lin Xueyan asked around, he learned the man was a notorious village bully and rogue.
On their wedding night, Lin Xueyan hid a dagger, thinking that if it came to it, they could die together. The village bully grabbed his hand, took the dagger, and grinned nonchalantly. "My husband, are you trying to murder me?"
Lin Xueyan couldn't break free, and his eyes reddened. "Who's your husband?"
Taking advantage of his inability to walk, the village bully cut off a lock of his hair, made him drink the nuptial wine, and even kissed him.
Furious and flustered, Lin Xueyan cursed him. "You shameless scoundrel, you have no decency, you son of a bitch!"
The village bully: "Woof?"
Lin Xueyan: ...
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Lang Changfeng resigned from the army and left, taking on the identity of a subordinate to retire in the countryside.
The village was full of troublemakers, and clashes between the two villages were common.
Lang Changfeng spent his days teasing cats and dogs, wandering the streets with a gang of local thugs, and occasionally helping mediate fights between the villages. Somehow, he earned the title of village bully.
A village bully? That's great... Someone even went and delivered him a beautiful husband.
Too bad his husband was frail, quick-tempered, and in need of treatment for his leg.
Lang Changfeng vowed, "I'll become the one my husband can depend on!"
Before he could even return to his old line of work, his husband had made a name for himself in business. Lang Changfeng immediately changed his tune: "I'll make my husband the one I can depend on!"
His husband earns the money, supports the family, and is beautiful to boot. Lang Changfeng thinks, "Being my husband's dog wouldn't be so bad."
What's wrong with living off your own husband?
2025.7.9
Theme: Keep hope in your heart
