After Our Matchmaking, My Husband and I Built a Career Together

Before they married, Liu Ling had only three words to describe Ji Heng: quiet, poor, and skinny.

After the wedding, Liu Ling realized he had to add two more: a good teacher and strong enough to carry anything.

When they went hunting in the back hills, Ji Heng couldn't draw his bow. He was so clumsy that Liu Ling burst out laughing.

Beneath a ginkgo tree, Ji Heng patiently taught Liu Ling to read, stirring something in Liu Ling's heart.

“You explain things more clearly than the teacher,” Liu Ling said casually, but Ji Heng froze for a long moment.

Ji Heng secretly studied, afraid Liu Ling would think he was impractical. Then Liu Ling discovered the dense notes all over Ji Heng's lessons.

“You should keep studying,” Liu Ling said.

Ji Heng shook his head. They couldn't afford it.

His mother came out of the house. “We'll sell everything we own before we stop supporting him.”

From that day on, Ji Heng officially resumed his studies, while Liu Ling took care of all the household chores.

Liu Ling stayed by his side through the county, prefectural, and academy exams. When bandits attacked, they faced death together.

The day Ji Heng passed the lowest-level imperial examination, he looked at Liu Ling with red-rimmed eyes.

Liu Ling smiled. “Why are you crying? We've still got a school waiting for us.”