Widowed in the Eighties: The Neighboring Village Tyrant Coaxes Me to Get Pregnant and Remarry

[Delicate widow + notorious local bully + family life + building wealth + redemption]

Ye Jiaojiao was neglected by both her parents from childhood. Her childhood sweetheart dumped her and married another woman for thirty yuan after the woman offered a dowry of twenty.

Her parents thought she was useless and married her off to Xiao Weijun, a man with a bad reputation from the neighboring village.

After more than a year of marriage, Xiao Weijun cursed at her over every little thing. After she gave birth to a daughter, he beat and kicked her. Ye Jiaojiao thought she would live like this for the rest of her life.

Unexpectedly, her husband suddenly died, leaving her a widow. Before she could recover from her grief, her mother-in-law, Zhang Guimei, tried to seize the house Xiao Weijun had left to her and her daughter, and gave her something foul to drink.

She fought with all her strength to escape, only to run into Zhou Mingyuan, the bully feared across the surrounding villages.

She begged him to take her to the clinic, but he glared at her and snapped, "Ye Jiaojiao, are you saying I'm useless, or that I can't get the job done?"

Ye Jiaojiao was gentle by nature and even less willing to offend Zhou Mingyuan. But to her surprise, he suddenly changed his ways and stopped being fierce with her. Whenever she had a problem, he would immediately help her solve it.

He even declared, "I just like doing good deeds. So what? Do I need your permission?"

Ye Jiaojiao didn't want to owe anyone a favor, much less get involved with Zhou Mingyuan. After everything she'd been through, she knew that becoming strong herself was the only truth. A man's sweet talk always sounded best before he got what he wanted. She didn't want to live under someone else's wing; she wanted to become her own shelter!

But gradually, she realized Zhou Mingyuan wasn't all talk. For her, he was even willing to risk his life.

Ye Jiaojiao hesitated. Maybe she could try dating him...