Shen Jinshu’s twin brother is a hopeless romantic. Just to see the woman he loves, this grown man spends every day squatting by her wall, punctual as a watchdog.
Her beloved’s older brother, Marquis Xiao Yan of Zhenbei, loses his temper and confiscates Shen Jinshu’s goods.
Shen Jinshu: “??? My brother’s a hopeless romantic. What does that have to do with me???”
She rushes over to demand her goods, but Xiao Yan puts on a stern face. “Want to marry my sister? Tell your brother to pass the imperial examination first.”
Shen Jinshu laughs in disbelief. Her brother wouldn’t know which way the entrance to the provincial examination hall faced, let alone pass the imperial examination!
When she gets home, she sees her brother looking at her with red-rimmed eyes, on the verge of tears, and the anger in her heart burns even hotter.
Scold him? She can’t bear to. Leave him alone? She can’t bear that either.
Shen Jinshu lets out a long sigh. It’s hard being a younger sister, and being the younger sister of a hopeless romantic is harder still!
Much later, to get her brother a wife, Shen Jinshu grits her teeth and “throws herself into the bargain” too, marrying Xiao Yan.
After the wedding, they divide the work clearly:
Xiao Yan handles officialdom, while Shen Jinshu handles business. Together, they make money as husband and wife.
And Shen Jinshu’s brother and Xiao Yan’s younger sister are in charge of spending their money and looking beautiful.
Staring at the monthly bills, Shen Jinshu falls into deep thought. So we’re the only suckers in this household, huh?
