Find someone?

Listening from next door, Jiang Yichu almost laughed.

 

This wasn’t an era where money alone could solve everything.

 

Household registration systems weren’t even networked yet—finding someone wasn’t that easy.

 

Besides…

 

Jiang Yichu narrowed her eyes, thinking of her bargain husband.

 

…Even she couldn’t find him.

 

After all, when they parted, Ying Zheng had only left her with one sentence—
“See you in the capital. I’ll come find you then.”
—and hurried off.

 

The marriage had been rushed.

 

Aside from his name and the fact that he was a soldier, Jiang Yichu knew nothing about him.

 

Luckily, Madam Jiang was too focused on forcing her to divorce to ask further questions.

 

And as for why she dared to get married so hastily—

 

It wasn’t pure impulse.

 

First, Ying Zheng came with the “guarantee” of the state.

 

Second, how could she let Madam Jiang have her way?

 

Even now, Jiang Yichu still couldn’t figure out why the timeline had shifted.

 

But the Jiang family’s motives hadn’t changed.

 

Taking her back early only meant one thing—

 

They wanted to sell her off in marriage again.

 

According to the original story, she would be married to a widower decades older than her, forced to serve as a stepping stone and sacrifice for Jiang Sirou for the rest of her life.

 

As if!

 

Now that she had taken over this body, she had a responsibility to secure happiness—for both of them.

 

At first, she had considered running away.

 

But the thought lasted less than a second.

 

This body was weak—she couldn’t survive the “farming novel heroine” route.

 

No education, no money, and even her household registration was a problem.

 

She had no choice but to stay with the Jiang family for now and deal with things as they came.

 

Fortunately, luck was on her side.

 

On the way here, she had accidentally saved someone—

 

Ying Zheng’s grandfather.

 

The old man had suffered a sudden heart attack.

 

Just her area of expertise.

 

While everyone else avoided the situation, Jiang Yichu stepped forward.

 

Thanks to timely CPR, the old man survived.

 

After waking up, he insisted on repaying her—

 

By giving her his grandson.

 

That grandson was Ying Zheng.

 

Very handsome.

 

185 cm tall, sharp features, dressed in combat uniform, lean waist, long legs tucked neatly into boots—just standing there against the wall, he looked effortlessly cool.

 

The kind of man radiating pure masculinity.

 

Compared to an arranged political marriage, marrying someone handsome—someone “chosen by the state”—didn’t seem bad.

 

Following the army would be better than being manipulated by the Jiang family.

 

Jiang Yichu thought about it for one minute—

 

Then agreed.

 

The only question was whether the grandson would agree.

 

That man had a cold face. Looking down at her from his taller height, his gaze was oppressive—clearly not someone easy to deal with.

 

“—What kind of person are you looking for?”

 

That was the first thing Ying Zheng said to her.

 

His face looked fierce, but his voice was pleasant.

 

Jiang Yichu was slightly surprised and answered without thinking:

 

“Good-looking.”

 

He seemed even more surprised than she was.

 

Raising an eyebrow, he stared at her for a full half-minute before asking, “That’s it?”

 

“That’s it.”

 

She nodded.

 

She had spent all her time in the hospital—no dating experience. She genuinely couldn’t think of any criteria.

 

Lifting her chin, she met his gaze.

 

He had narrow, single-lidded eyes, with light amber irises. Normally sharp and cold, but at that moment, his gaze softened.

 

They looked at each other.

 

Warm sunlight slanted through the corridor window, outlining his firm profile.

 

After a long pause, he spoke again:

 

“Alright. I’m a sniper. My job is risky, but the pay is decent.”

 

“Ninety-two a month. I’ll hand it over on time.”

 

“I look okay. No bad habits. If you agree, we can register today.”

 

Today?

 

Jiang Yichu was stunned.

 

“…Don’t soldiers need to submit a marriage report in advance?”

 

“I already did.”

 

He pulled out a document.

 

The spouse section was blank—but strangely, it already had an official stamp.

 

…

 

Jiang Yichu froze.

 

Seeing her confusion, his grandfather quickly explained:

 

“Don’t misunderstand! My grandson is a clean, upright man! That report was arranged by his useless father!”

 

He didn’t elaborate.

 

But Jiang Yichu understood.

 

Another victim of forced marriage, most likely.

 

Two pitiful souls recognizing each other.

 

So that very afternoon, they went to the civil affairs bureau and got their marriage certificate.

 

The marriage certificate…

 

Right!

 

Jiang Yichu suddenly remembered something and pulled a pendant from her collar.

 

Ying Zheng had left her a betrothal gift before leaving.

 

This necklace.

 

He said it belonged to his late mother. The rest of the betrothal gifts would come after he reached the capital.

 

She had been so busy these past three days that she almost forgot.

 

Pulling the cord out, she examined the jade pendant for the first time.

 

It felt warm to the touch—clearly an old piece.

 

The jade was translucent. It didn’t look particularly valuable, but it gave off a strange sense of familiarity.

 

They said good jade could nourish the body.

 

Jiang Yichu didn’t know much about jade. Turning it in the light, she suddenly noticed—

 

A faint thread of red inside it.

 

?

 

What was that?

 

Knock knock.

 

Jiang Sirou knocked perfunctorily and pushed the door open without waiting.

 

“Sis, I need to talk—”

 

Her voice abruptly changed when she saw the pendant.

 

Her expression shifted dramatically. She rushed forward in two steps.

 

“Where did you get that jade?!”

 

Her face was pale with shock.

 

A spatial pendant!
Something that only appeared on the black market six months later in her previous life—why was it here already?!
And on Jiang Yichu’s neck?!

 

?

 

Jiang Yichu raised an eyebrow slowly.

 

In the three days since she arrived, Jiang Sirou had been playing the gentle, innocent lady every day. This was the first time she had seen her this agitated.

 

Interesting.

 

Jiang Yichu lowered her gaze to the pendant, then narrowed her eyes.

 

“You recognize it?” she asked, probing.

 

“I don’t!” Jiang Sirou denied immediately.

 

But her eyes betrayed her.

 

Jiang Yichu had her answer.

 

Ah… so that’s it.

 

No wonder the timeline had changed. No wonder Jiang Sirou was desperate to swap marriages.

 

So this Jiang Sirou was reborn.

 

Jiang Yichu figured it out instantly.

 

Rubbing the pendant thoughtfully, she lowered her head.

 

In the original story, Jiang Sirou’s cheat ability was a spirit spring space.

 

Judging by her reaction…

 

If she wasn’t mistaken—

 

This jade pendant was the key to unlocking that space.