[Everyday beachcombing + a sea-themed golden finger + building a wonderous mansion + doting on and defending her husband + two strong, straightforward leads + a swapped-marriage contrast]
At the Sea God Festival, her reborn cousin snatched the false promise of a wealthy marriage and pushed Su Qingyue toward Xie Linzhou, a poor fisherman burdened with a crushing salt debt.
Her cousin schemed at every turn to marry into the Shen family compound, where she could dress in gold and silver. Su Qingyue cared only about survival skills, and immediately set her sights on Xie Linzhou, the poorest man in the village but also the strongest, with a fierce, murderous air about him.
He warned her coldly, “The Xie family is a mess. I can’t even pay off three taels of salt debt, let alone support a pampered wife.”
She answered frankly, “I don’t need you to support me. I can keep the books and forage by the sea. Your knife is fast, and my money will be safe with you.”
Xie Linzhou before he had a wife: Women are such a hassle. They’ll only get in the way of me making money with my blade!
Xie Linzhou after he got a wife, handing over coins and silver every night: This is the life! Wife, I took down a few more pirates today. I want a seafood feast tonight!
From then on, a pair of formidable spouses made their home on the coast of Dongyue.
He wielded his blade at sea, sweeping away fierce winds and pirates. She combed the shore for treasure and kept the whole family afloat.
Her scheming cousin comes to show off? Face-slapping!
The whole village is green with envy and going hungry? They make a fortune selling fish sauce!
A typhoon and pirates break through? They build a magnificent mansion out of seashells!
Xie Linzhou rose from a poor fisherman at the bottom of society to a general and marquis. Everyone knew that what made the Marquis of Zhenhai the envy of all wasn’t his military achievements, but his young wife, who could build Dongyue’s grandest mansion out of broken shells and was richer than a kingdom.
[Fierce, protective, rough-hewn husband × clever, accounting-savvy beachcomber wife] You wield your blade to defend our home and command the sea; I’ll comb the shore, build us a mansion, and take care of you!
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