Huahai, this international metropolis with a population of over twenty million, is a place where one-night stands can be said to occur daily. However, for Aman, he never thought he would encounter such a situation, and to top it off, with someone who shares his interests. It gave him the feeling of winning a 5 million lottery, but he knew that this prize was only for temporary enjoyment and not his to keep. Fortunately, it wasn't his to claim, otherwise, he would have been at a loss on how to handle the matter. When it comes to emotions, Aman has his own stubbornness and loyalty, for a simple reason: he is married. Far away from Huahai, in a village, there is a filial and virtuous wife who takes care of his parents-in-law.
Aman could never understand how, with his family not being wealthy and only of average status in the village, and himself not being particularly handsome, the simple, unadorned, and yet somewhat special-looking Yuan Zhen would take a liking to him and agree to marry him. It was only later that he found out that while he was studying away, in the village's search for a spouse, men's families basically wanted strong women as daughters-in-law, who could work in the fields and bear more children. At that time, the village's perception was that such women were bold, easy to raise, and instead, girls like Yuan Zhen, who were slender, delicate, and beautiful, were directly overlooked. Plus, there was a feudal "famous saying" popular in the village at the time: "A woman without talent is virtuous." And our lovely Yuan Zhen had insisted on studying until high school before being persuaded by her family to leave school, as she had a younger brother at home, and the priorities were clear.
After dropping out, Yuan Zhen helped with the farm work at home. She had a gentle personality, spoke little but was well-mannered and knowledgeable. Although she loved learning, she had no complaints about her parents' arrangements. She accepted the unreasonable idea of favoring boys over girls and worked tirelessly at home and in the fields. However, no matter what, influenced by the village's atmosphere at the time, the Yuan family hardly received any marriage proposals, and even the eloquent matchmakers seldom visited her home. There were a few young men who admired Yuan Zhen's beauty and wanted to date her, but they were all "reined in" by their families.
A few years passed, and Yuan Zhen had transformed from a lotus emerging from the water in high school to a delicate and precious young lady. Coupled with her gentle and lovable personality, she was not weathered by the hardships of farm work but instead shone even more brightly. It was then that some matchmakers started to break the mold and go to the Yuan family to propose marriage. But our Yuan Zhen, though gentle in nature, was not a foolish girl; those matchmakers were driven out before they could even cross the threshold. Yuan Zhen's parents, sitting inside the house, sighed continuously, but their sighs were not due to Yuan Zhen's temperament; they were worried about their daughter not being able to get married.
Rural girls tend to marry early, and this is even more the case in remote villages. The village where Yuan Zhen lived was somewhat secluded, and by the village's standards, she was well past the age for marriage. But by this time, the matchmakers from the village and neighboring ones had almost all been offended, so how would this child ever get married? Just then, Aman returned home after graduating from university and was spotted by a sharp-eyed matchmaker, who ran to the Yuan family to propose marriage again. Coincidentally, Yuan Zhen happened to be out that day, allowing this "enthusiastic" matchmaker to finally meet Yuan Zhen's parents. What followed was much simpler; Yuan Zhen's parents just told her to visit a friend's house. Naive and simple Yuan Zhen would never suspect her parents' words and went along, where she then met Aman, who would later become her husband.
At first, Aman didn't realize this was a matchmaking event because the matchmaker didn't dare to show up with them. After the two families met and exchanged pleasantries, introducing Aman and Yuan Zhen to each other, the clever Yuan Zhen and Aman had already figured out what was going on, but they didn't expose it. Although Aman didn't particularly like this kind of arranged marriage, when he saw the dignified, beautiful, petite, and simple Yuan Zhen, he was still attracted to her. In the Jiangzhou where he studied, even in the university, the worldly view was pervasive; where was there any pure love? Couples who were lovey-dovey today might go to a hotel with someone else for an LV bag tomorrow. There were also many luxury cars shuttling in and out of their campus, carrying pretty senior school sisters and juniors, who knows where. Aman had once stood up for a roommate because of such an incident, fighting with a rich second-generation who had taken his roommate's girlfriend. But the outcome was that the other party threw a pile of money to settle the matter, and Aman was disciplined by the school, which also made Aman disillusioned with college love and kept his distance from the so-called love during his studies. What about society? The usual questions in Jiangzhou's matchmaking were: Do you have a house? Do you have a car? Then it was about the high bride price and the money for buying jewelry for girls. Although Aman had just graduated, during his internship, he had accumulated some social experience. He never thought that he could get married in Jiangzhou right after graduation. Although Jiangzhou was only a second-tier city, the housing prices were already high, and even in remote areas, they were over 7000. The practical issue of housing alone made Aman stop and think. Of course, there was also Aman's own special hobby; he wanted to find a partner and wife who could be "like-minded" with him.
However, Yuan Zhen was like a spring gushing into Aman's parched heart. In this materialistic age, it was rare to see such a simple and unadorned girl. Yuan Zhen also had a good impression of Aman. She loved learning but had to drop out due to family reasons. When she met Aman, a college graduate, she was quickly attracted by his profound knowledge and humorous conversation. At the same time, she also knew her parents' hard work and worries for her, and Aman happened to be the person she was very satisfied with in her heart. In this way, an ordinary matchmaking meeting finally came to an end in a friendly atmosphere. The only thing that made Aman and Yuan Zhen's parents a little unhappy was Aman's insistence on working hard in Jiangzhou for a year, at least having a stable job, before he could marry Yuan Zhen, which made Yuan Zhen feel even more relieved and felt that she had not made a mistake in choosing him. Seeing that the children had no objections, and Yuan Zhen's parents saw that their daughter finally had a home, they didn't say anything more, which also settled a matter.
In a year, Aman lived up to expectations and did not disappoint Yuan Zhen. He first worked in a small software company in Jiangzhou, completed many projects, and accumulated some connections. Then he switched to a larger international first-tier city, Huahai, far from Jiangzhou, and successfully entered a branch of KD Company in Huahai, serving as the development department manager. A year later, Aman returned to his hometown and married Yuan Zhen. According to Aman's idea, he wanted to hold a big event in the village to make those who looked down on Yuan Zhen drop their glasses, and then hold another one in Huahai. However, under Yuan Zhen's strong request, the entire wedding was low-key, simple, and unpretentious, just following local customs, and set up a three-day flowing banquet.
Yuan Zhen at the wedding was so beautiful that she was beyond description. Coupled with her makeup and beautiful wedding dress, and the bride's dignified and gentle demeanor, every man wanted to pull her into his arms and take good care of her. Therefore, even if Aman didn't hold a big event, many men in the village dropped their glasses, women were jealous, and men were envious and regretful, which also made Aman feel very proud in his heart. What Aman didn't expect was that Yuan Zhen, who looked dignified and virtuous, and elegant in behavior, was actually a very understanding man's heart, and extremely enchanting, charming to the bone in bed. No matter what Aman asked for, as long as she could do it, she would almost agree. When Aman took out the hemp rope and tentatively proposed to tie her up, Yuan Zhen was just a little stunned and then agreed obediently. If it weren't for the blood on the bed that night and Yuan Zhen's life in the village over the years, Aman would think that she had gone out to "study". But then again, thinking about how Yuan Zhen used her mouth for him, and the various postures she changed, at the beginning were all so awkward, it was obvious that she was a novice. It was this huge contrast between day and night that made Aman feel that he had really found a treasure, and at the same time, he felt that Yuan Zhen was