The Northern Song Dynasty's First Female Tycoon

[Clever, flirtatious shopkeeper x jade-faced demon young general]

Six months after quitting without another job lined up, Song Ci looks at the pitiful balance in her bank account and starts sending out resumes again. When she returns to the job market, she discovers that her competitors are now PhD students from top universities. The master's degree she once thought was good enough is now worth nothing.

She refuses to undersell herself, determined to take on the entire job market alone.

After a string of predictable failures, she takes a curatorial job at a small museum, only to pull off a major blunder on her very first day. As the Ru ware plum vase from the Song Dynasty, worth 67 million, slips from her hands, Song Ci can think of only one thing: This is where my life ends.

She faints on the spot. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the Northern Song Dynasty.

A fortune beyond measure,

power to rule over all,

a face of breathtaking beauty,

adored by thousands...

Ah, she has none of that.

What she does have is a stunningly handsome man, who gives her a "countdown to death" from the start.

Second Male Lead: "You're breaking off our engagement just for him?"

Yun Zheng: "Setting everything else aside, just look at this face. Tell me, shouldn't I dump you?"

Qi Yuchuan, working nearby: "What about me?"

Before the Demon Lord falls in love:

Yun Zheng: "My lord, can you keep me from dying?"

Qi Yuchuan: "I'll make sure you die without a doubt!"

After he falls in love:

Yun Zheng: "What if I can't fire the pottery? Then I'm still doomed..."

Qi Yuchuan: "Don't be afraid. I'll protect you."

This is not a love triangle. The male and female leads are devoted to each other.

The second male lead is persistent, of course. The more persistent he is, the deeper the leads' love grows, so thanks to him.

Theme: Refuse to believe in fate or accept your lot. Charge forward without hesitation and be reborn through the flames.