[Marriage first, love later + sweet everyday romance + both chaste]
Food blogger Ruan Qingqiu transmigrates as the least favored daughter of a duke’s household. She plans to take life easy, but when her mother suddenly dies, she is forced to marry the Ninth Prince in her older sister’s place, as a bride meant to bring him good fortune.
But the Ninth Prince is violent by nature, a sickly man everyone in the capital avoids.
On their wedding night, Ruan Qingqiu trembles with fear, worried she won’t make it out alive.
To her surprise, the prince may be cold, but he doesn’t mistreat her. He even promises that when he dies, all the wealth of the princely estate will be hers, along with a divorce agreement to set her free.
Just as Ruan Qingqiu begins to think she might have a future after all, she sees the prince clutch his stomach and collapse.
This is bad! She hasn’t gotten her divorce agreement yet, and he can’t die first!
She frantically saves the prince, only to discover that the root of his unpredictable illness is the palace cuisine: fancy but lacking substance, it has left him short on carbohydrates for years and damaged his stomach and spleen.
Ruan Qingqiu thinks, this is right up my alley!
She rolls up her sleeves and gets to work.
She stews a pot of goose in an iron wok until the meat is tender and falling off the bone, then lets the flatbread soak up all the broth!
She grills lamb ribs until they’re crisp on the outside and tender inside, with cumin filling the air!
Fried chicken with cola, hot pot with milk tea: she has it all!
As she keeps feeding him all kinds of delicious food, the Ninth Prince’s complexion improves day by day, the harshness in his eyes gradually fades, and his attitude toward her becomes increasingly tender.
Those who once waited for her to make a fool of herself can only watch as she becomes the Ninth Prince’s darling, then rises step by step to become the most powerful woman in the realm.
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One day, Ruan Qingqiu deliberately brings up divorce.
Xie Jizhou’s eyes darken as he draws her into his arms. His voice trembles. “My lady, have I done something wrong?”
“As long as you’ll stay by my side, I’ll do anything.”
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After falling in love, the male lead turns into a hopeless romantic who can’t get enough of her.
So far, it seems to be really poking me. The author comes up with a little joke from time to time, and the writing style is also okay. What I like the most is the male and female protagonists. The female protagonist is cute and doting (she still feels a bit natural). The female protagonist also has a good figure. I want to call her both sister and mom. [Shy] [Shy] The male protagonist is a tsundere cat with a natural emotional line. I just keep admiring it!
It's so good-looking, the heroine's baby is so good at her craftsmanship that it makes me hungry, and the hero is such a tsundere, I feel an inexplicable sense of joy haha
So far, it seems to be really poking me. The author comes up with a little joke from time to time, and the writing style is also okay. What I like the most is the male and female protagonists. The female protagonist is cute and doting (she still feels a bit natural). The female protagonist also has a good figure. I want to call her both sister and mom. [Shy] [Shy] The male protagonist is a tsundere cat with a natural emotional line. I just keep admiring it!
It's so good-looking, the heroine's baby is so good at her craftsmanship that it makes me hungry, and the hero is such a tsundere, I feel an inexplicable sense of joy haha