A Stand-In for Love Tribulations, Boundless Merit

Ye Lu was originally a little bird from the Jade Pool. To repay the goddess for granting her spiritual enlightenment, she descended to the mortal realm to undergo a tribulation of love in her place.

She never expected that the other immortals would also want to avoid undergoing tribulations.

A whole flock of little birds found themselves staring at one another in the mortal world.

They were all outsourced! Coo, coo, coo!

Ye Lu spotted a business opportunity and opened a company that outsourced love tribulations. She made a fortune, and her merit kept going up and up.

The adorable little birds turned angsty romance plots into feel-good power fantasies:

# The Real Heiress Has a Secret Identity System (Night Heron)

# The Villainess Is Just Here for the Fun (Magpie)

# The Substitute Will Take Over the Nest (Turtle Dove)

to be continue…

Warnings:

# Feel-good power fantasy. The heroine never takes any abuse, has an extremely powerful golden finger, and there are scenes where others misunderstand her as being far more impressive than she is.

# The heroine is Master Ye, a nonhuman protagonist. The comedy characters are strong and clever. So this is a wild (night) history, a wild bird life. Don't expect historical accuracy; the logic is delightfully unconventional, and the writing could use some work.

# A light ensemble cast. The female supporting characters include both good and bad people, and they grow over time. There is competition, but no rivalry between women over men.

Writing an ensemble cast means there are a lot of characters, so I'm sparing myself the brainpower. Unless stated otherwise, characters are women, take their mother's surname, and have children without a partner.

# This story is about the heroine of an angsty romance saving herself. It contains plenty of commentary on stories that put women through misery, so readers who enjoy those stories may want to steer clear.

The first three chapters should give you a good sense of the characters and the story's tone, so you can decide whether it's to your taste.

Come give it a try, but no promises the melon is ripe.

Theme: Little birds don't need anyone to lean on.