Northeast Love Story 1990

Spicy Sichuan runaway bride Lai Chunyan survives the harsh Northeast winter by struggling with a bowl of spicy hot pot, earning the nickname 'Spicy Hot Pot Xi Shi'. Local dance hall owner Xu Pengcheng recognizes her as the benefactor from five years ago and proposes a fake marriage to avoid parental pressure, secretly planning to protect her. This collision between Southern and Northern cultures promises something extraordinary. After marriage, they cleverly outsmart the bully and fiercely rebuke the mother-in-law. Under Xu's generous and doting advances, Lai's tough psychological defenses gradually melt away.