The Husband's Little Diner

Seeking a live-in son-in-law! We're seeking a live-in son-in-law!

The Jiang family's young master on Wufu Street is looking for a live-in son-in-law!

As soon as the news got out, matchmakers flocked to the Jiang family. The reason was simple: the only ones left in the family were a young man and his little sister, and Jiang was often sickly. The family even owned a shop.

Jiang Xia had only just arrived in this world a few days ago, but one after another, relatives who claimed they wanted to take care of him showed up. Sick of the interruptions, Jiang Xia decided to find a live-in son-in-law and put an end to their schemes.

Still, being a live-in son-in-law wasn't exactly a respectable arrangement. And Jiang Xia was a sucker for a pretty face, so after looking around, he settled on a down-and-out scholar.

The scholar looked easy enough to handle, so Jiang Xia married him and brought him home.

He also got a little eatery up and running, serving braised pork, numbing-spicy chicken, eel noodles, osmanthus honey lotus root, auspicious persimmon glutinous rice balls, and festive fish-shaped rice cakes.

The eatery flourished, and Jiang Xia was happy with his life. Little did he know that the pale-faced scholar he'd married was sweet on the outside but full of surprises. Not only did he keep Jiang Xia thoroughly captivated, he even passed the county-level civil service exam.

Before long, Jiang Xia had become the husband of a provincial graduate, then the county magistrate...

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