Waking up from a dream, wealthy heiress He Yuyan finds herself transmigrated into a male-centric period novel from the seventies.

She becomes the original wife of the novel’s dragon-blooded, heaven-defying male lead—a woman destined to endure patiently, remain strong, and ultimately “win.”

According to the original plot, He Yuyan will, right after a blind date with the male lead, marry him and move into a cramped, bustling compound.

She’s supposed to please the male lead, who harbors a secret crush on another woman; be filial to her gossipy mother-in-law; help her picky sister-in-law; and take care of her mischievous younger brother-in-law.

After the male lead strikes it rich, while still exhausting herself taking care of his family, she’s supposed to give birth to five daughters and one son.

At the same time, she’s expected to curse out any and all beauties who dare approach her husband.

Finally, at age seventy, the male lead will come back to her.

The couple will then spend their remaining years together in harmony.

This kind of plot makes the newly transmigrated He Yuyan want to throw up.

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At the state-run restaurant where the blind date takes place, He Yuyan looks at the handsome, melancholy male lead.

She pushes aside the chattering matchmaker, stands up, and walks over to Gu Lidong, who’s eating noodles at the next table.

“What do you say—us dating?”

Gu Lidong, mid-noodle slurp, is utterly dumbfounded.

The matchmaker is stunned speechless.

The male lead’s melancholic expression instantly shifts.

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Gu Lidong is tall and burly, with a scar on his face from a work-related injury.

Anyone who sees him shakes their head and says, “That young man is going to have a hard time finding a wife.”

Even with a good job as a factory driver, there’s no way a city girl would ever want him.

Who could have guessed that after coming back from a long-haul drive, dusty from head to toe, and sitting down to eat a bowl of noodles at a state-run restaurant, he’d end up with a beautiful wife?

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He Yuyan knows that Gu Lidong is the novel’s toolman neighbor—someone who helps pave the way for the male lead’s career.

This man might have a scary scar on his face, but in reality, he’s responsible and full of heart.

Isn’t he a hundred times better than the handsome, melancholy male lead with his secret crush?

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After marriage, He Yuyan moves into the factory compound.

The neighbors all wait and watch, hoping to see the couple fail.

Especially after the male lead marries a workshop director’s daughter.

But as the neighbors wait and wait, piece after piece of envy-inducing news arrives instead.

He Yuyan and Gu Lidong have a loving marriage, raise wonderful children, and thrive in their careers.

In the end, they buy a house with a courtyard and move out of the compound for good.

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