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Cui Jun, a well-born lady of a prestigious clan, was left orphaned after her parents’ untimely deaths. With her family estate usurped by others, she was forced to endure a humiliating life under someone else’s roof.
When she reached the age of eighteen, matchmakers suddenly began flooding her doorstep. The very same prominent families who had turned a blind eye to her plight when she fell from grace were now eagerly competing to marry her. In response, she pointed directly at a low-ranking officer who had just retired from military service a woman named Zhang Zhaoge and declared, “I want her as my husband. The matrilocal kind.”
Zhang Zhaoge transmigrated into a chaotic, war-torn era, and in less than a year, she went through three different bosses. Just when she finally looked forward to a peaceful life without warfare, she was “optimized” (downsized) by her newest employer during a military layoff!
At least her brothers-in-arms had homes to return to she didn’t even have a home to go back to!
Right at her lowest point, the prestigious lady she had once rescued extended a job offer. She took one look at it:
Job Title: Matrilocal Son-in-Law (Husband Married into the Wife’s Family).
Responsibilities: Assist the Mistress in reclaiming her family estate; shield the Mistress from the pack of wolves surrounding her.
Compensation & Benefits: 5,000 copper coins per month, flexible working hours, free room and board, plus various corporate perks.
Zhang Zhaoge immediately declared: I am absolutely qualified for this job!!!
After onboarding, Zhang Zhaoge’s life was thoroughly delightful and fulfilling. Until one fateful night. She let out a silent scream from the bed: Nobody mentioned in the job description that I’d have to work overtime at night! Cui Jun replied smoothly: Consider it a performance bonus.
