The Chief Minister’s Lucky Bride

Chu Li woke up one morning to find himself with a sweet, obedient little wife. Her intelligence was that of a six-year-old, but she was incredibly lucky. While other people cried at ancestral rites, she dug up a lingzhi mushroom. While others sweated as they cut pigweed, she found a wild rabbit just by bending down. While others’ hands and feet turned red with cold as they did laundry, carp leaped into her washbasin… Chu Li raised his little wife like a daughter, cherishing and protecting her. When his aunt’s family bullied her and seized the property her parents had left her, Chu Li coldly plotted to bring the whole family to ruin. When her scumbag former fiancé tried to get back together with her, Chu Li watched coldly as he threw away his future, lost his reputation, and finally took his own life to atone for his crimes. One day, his little wife grew up and became clever. She opened shops, bought fields, mountains, and estates, and made a fortune, becoming the richest person in the land. Everyone in the capital knew that before Chief Councillor Chu Li had passed the highest imperial exam, his family had arranged for him to marry a foolish woman with the mind of a six-year-old. Everyone waited to see her make a fool of herself, hoping the Chief Councillor would divorce her so they could marry their own daughters to him. But one day, everyone discovered that the hidden owner of the money exchange shops spread across the country was that very foolish woman. The owner behind the best restaurant in the land, the one they all loved to visit, was also that foolish woman. And the capital’s trendiest clothing shops, jewelry shops, and cosmetic shops all belonged to her!!! Wasn’t she supposed to be just a foolish country girl????