I Became Qin Huairu: Marrying Silly Zhu and Making a Fortune

After dying suddenly from staying up late, Su Qingran opened her eyes to find she had become Qin Huairu from Love in the Courtyard, who was already being ground down before she had even married.

Seeing the original owner's fate, widowed and left to fend for herself, exploited by both her husband's family and her own, and living a stifled, pathetic life, she sneered and resolved to change her destiny against all odds!

A matchmaker urges her to marry a lazy man or enter a wealthy family as a punching bag? No way! She takes one look at He Yuzhu, a kindhearted man with real cooking skills at the steel mill canteen, and marries Silly Zhu in a grand wedding for her first marriage!

Everyone in the courtyard laughs at her for choosing a simple-minded, rough-hewn man instead of an easy life. Little do they know she has a clear-headed money-making System and takes control of her life from the start.

She teaches her foolishly kind husband to toughen up, has him hand over his wages, and makes sure he only dotes on her and protects their little family;

She stands up to Yi Zhonghai's moral blackmail, Yan Bugui's penny-pinching schemes, and Xu Damao's rumor-mongering. Anyone who tries to mooch off her gets told off to their face;

With her secret braised-food recipes and business opportunities of the era, the couple team up to run a stall and open a shop, build their savings, and work toward prosperity. Their lives get better and better!

The former troublemakers grow jealous and try to pick fights, only to get face-slapped. All they can do is watch as she enjoys a loving family and a fortune, becoming the most untouchable winner in the courtyard!

Important note: The heroine is clear-headed, not a self-sacrificing saint. The couple are united, with no melodrama. They take on the troublemakers and make money in equal measure. This satisfying period novel will keep you reading!