A Groom to Bring Good Fortune: My Scholar Husband Is So Charming!

A frail, aloof scholar on the imperial-examination track, Cheng Yanzhou: A poor scholar who coughs up blood and faints after staying up late to study. A fortune-teller says he needs a wedding to ward off bad luck and prolong his life. When he wakes, he discovers he has a husband. He plans to recover and then divorce him, but gradually finds himself touched by his sincerity. "At first I thought he was uncouth. Later, I was worried even carrying a bowl of medicine would make his arms ache." A practical, resilient young man, Lin Sang: Born to a farming family, he is sold off to the Cheng family as a bridegroom to ward off bad luck, all because of his reputation as a husband-killer. He knows nothing about poetry or music, but he can keep accounts, farm, brew medicine, and cook porridge. Quietly, he uses his dowry money to support his husband's studies. "My husband needs lamp oil to study? I'll weave ten more straw mats and earn enough."