Cao Wen transmigrated into the body of a penniless country bumpkin.
In the rundown house, there was only one person accompanying him through hardship—a mute wife who might as well have been a stranger.
So, Cao Wen began to reclaim wasteland and stockpile farmland;
He searched for seedlings, cultivated crops…
Tending the fields until they were lush and green, transforming barren hills into fragrant orchards and spice groves.
The once-empty rice jar at home slowly filled to the brim.
With their living conditions improving, Cao Wen decided it was time to also mend the stiff, distant relationship with his wife.
But to his dismay, he realized—
Something was seriously wrong with her!
He gifted her rouge, hairpins, and bangles—yet she stored them away, never using a single one.
He made sure she ate well and dressed warmly—yet her body remained thin and frail.
She must be crying in secret.
She must already have someone in her heart…
She never wanted to marry him at all!