1976, Beijing, steel plant compound.
In the sweltering heat of July, the sun relentlessly beat down on the earth, burning like an endless flame. A wave of heat permeated the air, as if one were stepping into a giant oven.
Pedestrians hurried along the street, their faces etched with fatigue and sweat. Trees were withered and dry, flowers had lost their vibrancy, and even the grass yearned for rain. The summer heat seemed to have drained people of their vitality, leaving only weariness and despair.
The man next to her, 23 years old, was this body's childhood sweetheart.
Yes, Wen Ruan time-traveled.
Wen Ruan is a rich second-generation. She has been well-off since childhood and spends all her time surfing the Internet or traveling all over the world shopping. Just yesterday, her best friend said that she saw a novel that is currently very popular online, and the female supporting character in the novel has the same name as her.
So, with a sense of curiosity, Wen Ruan opened the book "Beautiful Life in the 1970s".
After quickly flipping through the novel, Wen Ruan was furious at the self-destructive female supporting character who shared her name. She wondered whose life was truly beautiful in this novel. Cursing, Wen Ruan drifted off to sleep.
To her surprise, Wen Ruan woke up to find herself transmigrated into "A Beautiful Life in the 70s". Thinking she had opened her eyes incorrectly, Wen Ruan closed and opened her eyes several times. In addition, the memories that suddenly appeared in her mind told her that she had transmigrated!
She transmigrated into the body of the suicidal female supporting character in this book! And this happened on the very day the female supporting character and the male lead set their wedding date! Wen Ruan decided to find an opportunity to talk to the male lead, to join forces with him, and fight against this arranged marriage together!
Wen Ruan's father, Wen Ping, and Song Yan's father, Song Jianshan, were comrades-in-arms, brothers who had fought side by side in the same trench. Back then, Wen Ping risked his life under heavy fire to save Song Jianshan from the clutches of death, sustaining serious injuries and being discharged from the army early. As a result, the two families shared a very deep bond and agreed to extend this bond to the next generation by becoming in-laws through their children's marriage.
Wenping's wife, Ruan Li, had been unable to conceive for many years until nine years after their marriage, when they finally had their precious daughter, Wen Ruan.
Considering that the age gap between Wen Ruan and his eldest son Song Heng was too large, while his second son Song Yan was only five years younger, their ages were quite suitable, the two families agreed to arrange a marriage between Wen Ruan and Song Yan.
The female supporting character and the male lead, Song Yan, are childhood sweethearts, having grown up together since they were little. Little Wen Ruan also adores this handsome young man and dreams of marrying him when she grows up. Song Yan is aware of the kindness the Wen family has shown his family, and he has always been very caring and protective of this little sister who loves to follow him around.
But it wasn't until Song Jianshan told him that the little sister was not only his playmate, but also his future wife.
Song Yan found it hard to accept, believing it to be an arranged marriage.
But in the end, Song Yan still married Wen Ruan. Whether it was dissatisfaction with the arranged marriage or dissatisfaction with the female supporting character herself, Song Yan rarely went home after the marriage. As the secretary of the steel factory director, he was busy at the factory every day.
The female supporting character was very puzzled as to why her brother, who had always been so caring towards her since childhood, was so cold towards her after marriage. Her once warm heart gradually grew cold.
Over time, she secretly started an affair with a pretty boy from her high school classmate. The pretty boy claimed that he had a crush on the female supporting character since school and knew that her marriage was unhappy. He wanted to save her and seduce her so that they could elope.
In the end, the female supporting character really did run away with the gigolo and took all of the male lead's money.
Not long after they got together, the gigolo revealed his true colors, becoming addicted to gambling. In order to get money from the female supporting character, he beat her up. In the end, he swindled all of her belongings and sold her into the deep mountains.
The female supporting character never came out of the deep mountains again. In the end, she died in childbirth due to long-term beatings, and her life was forever frozen at the age of nineteen.
After learning that the female supporting character was missing, the male protagonist worked with both families to search for her and finally found her body the day after she passed away.
Despite the male protagonist's relentless efforts to bring all the culprits to justice and ultimately avenge the female supporting character, he still believes that he bears some responsibility for how things have turned out, and thus becomes even more indifferent to marriage.
Until the female lead appeared.
The female lead, Dong Ya, is the daughter of the male lead, Dong Shuangqun, a university teacher. After Dong Shuangqun was sent to the countryside, his wife and youngest daughter resolutely severed ties with him. Only his eldest daughter was worried about her father and wanted to be sent to the countryside with him.
After the male protagonist learned that his teacher had been sent to the countryside, he secretly took good care of her. It wasn't until the female protagonist's father was exonerated and returned to the city in 1977 that he learned about the male protagonist's plight. He would often visit the Song family to keep Song's mother company. Finally, with Song's mother's strong encouragement, the two became husband and wife.
Until Song's mother passed away, the male and female protagonists divorced for reasons unknown. The female protagonist married a man named Chen Jianwei, while the male protagonist lived a lonely life, but his career flourished. He focused on his political career and eventually rose to a very high position.
Because Wen Ruan got so angry at the end, I didn't read the second half carefully.
Wen Ruan snapped out of her reverie and quietly glanced at the male protagonist, Song Yan, beside her. He was a cool and handsome man with an extraordinary temperament, as if he were standing alone and proud on a mountaintop.
His eyes were deep and cold, as if concealing endless secrets and an unapproachable distance. His steps were steady and powerful, his posture upright, like a tall tower, not allowing anyone to approach easily.
Wen Ruan could tell that Song Yan didn't seem very satisfied with the marriage agreement.
"Great!" Wen Ruan thought. Although Song Yan was her type, she was definitely not good enough for him. Rather than the two of them becoming a miserable couple, she would rather firmly occupy the position of the male lead's sister. Even a beautiful and kind-hearted woman like the female lead couldn't win over the male lead, so Wen Ruan had no confidence. It would be better to occasionally cling to the male lead's coattails. That's what it means to be content!
However, it's worth noting that the original owner was very fond of Song Yan, so I need to be careful and behave well. I can't let others notice the switch, otherwise I'm really afraid I'll be arrested and sent to some research institute...
Now let's see how well she performs!
After thinking it over, Wen Ruan cleared her throat and said, "Brother Song Yan, I know you don't want to marry me. The fact that you came here today must be because Uncle Song forced you." Wen Ruan pretended to be sad while secretly watching Song Yan's reaction.
Song Yan paused in his steps and glanced at Wen Ruan beside him. The little girl looked very sad, her lips pouting as she tried her best to hold back her tears.
Song Yan's heart seemed to tremble. He wanted to say something, but before he could, Wen Ruan continued, "I know that Brother Song Yan has never liked me much since we were little. He thinks I'm a troublemaker, but because of the pressure from your uncle and aunt, he still patiently took care of me every time. Now that Uncle Song is forcing you to marry me, you must hate me even more!"
"You don't need to feel embarrassed. I already know what you mean. When we get back, I'll tell your parents that I've always felt like an older brother to you since I was little, and I've always longed to have an older brother. Our marriage is invalid!"
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