Lu Zhaoheng had been betrothed to someone since childhood.
This time, his family issued an ultimatum: if he didn't get married, the old man wouldn't receive treatment. With no other choice, Lu Zhaoheng went to honor the engagement.
He never expected the Xu family, his fiancée's relatives, to be so brazen. On the very day he arrived, they sent him to the bridal chamber and pushed a young widow at him.
Xu Mianmian was a pretty young widow, and she looked so pitiful that Lu Zhaoheng couldn't help feeling sorry for her. He decided to marry her and free her from her misery.
Everyone at the military compound said he must have gone mad. He was an officer with a bright future, yet he was willing to marry a young widow who supposedly brought misfortune to her husband and his whole family. She must have bewitched him.
Xu Mianmian followed the troops to an island. Despite everyone's doubts, she put down roots, gave birth to triplets, and grew ever closer to Lu Zhaoheng. She started a clothing business, sold dried seafood, coordinated freight transport, and built a thriving business. There was nothing she couldn't do.
Later, she learned from her cousin that in Xu Chunli's lifetime, Lu Zhaoheng had been infertile and cold-blooded, with utterly cruel methods.
Looking at the man who now showered her with tenderness, Xu Mianmian smiled and took his hand and their children's hands.
We have a long life ahead of us. Let's walk it together, one step at a time.
Yes, I ate candied haws today~