A Tale of Jealousy

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Ugly-food writing | Minor household intrigue, minor farming | A slow, steady life

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Qin Han: Are we never going to be done matchmaking?!

Luo Xiaoci: Are we never going to be done sabotaging matchmaking?!

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Sun Han's soul transmigrated after an accident.

This place was strange. Not only were there people, but supposedly there were also demons, immortals, gods, and... the Domain of the Possessed.

But none of that mattered. What mattered was that she discovered the original Qin Han had been angered to death! So she secretly resolved: split the family! They absolutely had to split the family!

As it turned out, splitting the family was a good thing.

Later, the once-famous Qin family of the capital endured a series of calamities in just seven days: an official was dismissed, a marriage ended in divorce, an engagement was broken, the family's assets were confiscated, and they were expelled from the capital. It was a complete disaster.

The two branches were forced to move their entire households to Yongzhou. They had hoped to seek shelter with the Qin family's third branch, but Qin Han refused to let them in.

"And you have the nerve to ask why?" Qin Han sneered. "Don't they know perfectly well?"

Back then, the first and second branches had done everything they could to persuade the Qin family patriarch to expel the third branch. Qin Shanqing had no choice but to sever ties and split from the family. He took his wife and daughters to Yongzhou to establish a household of their own. To make a living, they had no choice but to go into business, enduring one hardship after another and suffering criticism and contempt.

Fortunately, the couple lived in harmony, and their daughter was filial and respectful. When they realized that their daughter was no longer weak as she had once been, and had begun to show the bearing of a family head, Qin Shanqing and his wife agreed to register their household with the local authorities as a women's household. From then on, Qin Han became head of the Yongzhou Qin family.

When Qin Han heard the first and second branches had arrived in Yongzhou, her teeth ground with anger. Their lives had only just started getting better, and now they wanted a share? Ridiculous! Yet she calmly replied, "Let them fight among themselves. We'll live our own lives."

There was just one thing Qin Han couldn't figure out. Qin Damao had always been cautious and never left himself open to blame. How had he suddenly been dismissed from office and fallen so far?

One day, a distinguished guest arrived in Yongzhou from the capital, intending to visit the Qin residence and propose marriage.

The prefect personally went to receive him and asked, "There are two Qin families in Yongzhou. May I ask which one the Imperial Uncle plans to visit with a proposal? The family that sells vinegar, or the one that never has a moment's peace?"

You go to the family that never has a moment's peace!

Luo Xiaoci said nothing and hurried straight there. The moment he saw Qin Han, he asked, "My dear, do you like the betrothal gift I sent you?"

"Oh, it's you." Qin Han saw his empty hands. "What betrothal gift?"

Luo Xiaoci's eyes darkened. He smiled and replied with four words:

"The whole family reunited."

It turned out that the two Qin branches had fallen on hard times outside the capital, the men had no hope of passing the imperial examinations, and the women's marriages were being obstructed. Every bit of it was Luo Xiaoci's doing!

But why would he...

Luo Xiaoci: "You claimed back then that you and I had an affair. What, are you refusing to own up to it now, dear?"

Qin Han: "..."

(This story is entirely fictional.)

Theme: Food comes first, and harmony at home brings prosperity