My Husband Only Wants to Make Money

[Clear-headed, independent, money-making fanatic transmigrated shou x gentle, devoted, doting, scheming imperial-exam-taking gong]

[Open your eyes, find yourself in ancient times, and discover a childhood betrothal weighing on your shoulders.]

Su Jingshui worked himself to the bone for ten years. After drowning, he transmigrated into the body of an unfortunate young man in the Great Sheng dynasty.

His original self had been pressured by his uncles into becoming the concubine of a fifty-year-old scholar. After fleeing for two days and a night, he made it to the home of the scholar he was betrothed to as a child, only to arrive at the Shen residence and die of a high fever.

Su Jingshui: “...” He'd take this lousy script, but the betrothal belonged to the original owner. What did it have to do with him?

There was no way he was getting married. He'd save enough money and leave. The world was vast, and he wasn't about to be trapped in the back courtyard, serving a husband and raising children.

But why was his betrothed, Shen Zhiyuan, so incredibly gentle?

Even though he knew Su Jingshui wanted to leave, he fully supported his business ventures. He worried about how hard Su Jingshui worked selling things at a street stall. He immediately noticed how painfully out of place Su Jingshui felt in this world. And when Su Jingshui was in danger, he was willing to risk his life just to see him.

What had he done to deserve meeting such a perfect, hopeless romantic?

No, no. Shen Zhiyuan might be even less rational than a hopeless romantic!

Later, Shen Zhiyuan passed the county-level imperial exam, and the two officially married.

Su Jingshui focused on making money, while Shen Zhiyuan focused on working his way up so Su Jingshui could make money in peace.

[Side Story]

When they were old, one of Shen's colleagues asked, “Lord Shen, what made you fall for your wife back then?”

Shen Zhiyuan smiled. “He came from far away. He'd been through so much, yet there was still a light burning in his eyes.”

“The moment I saw him, I thought: In this life, I have to keep him by my side.”

Su Jingshui overheard him and asked that night, “What would you have done if I'd really run away back then?”

Shen Zhiyuan held his hand. “Then I would have chased you.”

“I would have chased you to the ends of the earth and brought you back.”

“Did you... know from the start that I wasn't him?”

Shen Zhiyuan's voice was as soft as a sigh.

“That is why I said you came from far away.”

“From a very faraway place, you came to my side.”

Note: This is a slow burn with lots of family life and everyday moments. It's not a pure face-slapping power fantasy, and the two don't get together right away. Volume One focuses on their feelings growing from nothing to something; Volume Two is about their life after marriage!!!!!

[Reading Guide]

1. Monogamous 1v1 romance, both leads are each other's first and only, with a happy ending. They choose each other wholeheartedly.

2. Farming, imperial exams, infrastructure, and building a business. A slice-of-life story that gives equal weight to romance and career.

3. The shou isn't a hopeless romantic. He's completely focused on his career, and all of his business ideas come from modern knowledge.

4. The gong is devoted but not a saint. He recognizes the soul at first sight and gives the shou his unconditional trust and support.

5. A gradual, steady romance, from living with his in-laws to becoming a First-Rank Noble Lady, with plenty of challenges along the way.

Please add the other farming story in the same series to your reading list.

My Poor, Pitiful Husband

[Silent, taciturn hunter gong x frail, clever, miserable little shou]

Everyone in Changping Village knew that Chu Yu was an unfortunate young man.

His father passed the imperial exams and became a high-ranking official, then turned around and married an aristocratic young lady, leaving his hardworking, chronically ill wife and son behind. The mother and son scraped by with embroidery and farming. His mother needed medicine year-round, leaving the household short on money. Eventually, they ran out of medicine, and Chu Yu could only kneel in front of the village herbalist's door and beg for help through his tears.

That same day, Gu Qingyang, a hunter from Changle Village, returned from a wedding with empty hands. His betrothed had died of a sudden illness before they could marry. The bride-price was gone, the marriage contract was void, and all the guests at home were waiting for the wedding feast.

He heard Chu Yu crying. To keep his parents from being upset, he promised to pay for Chu Yu's mother's treatment, then took Chu Yu back to the village and married him.

Everyone in the village said Chu Yu married Gu Qingyang for his money.

Who knew that less than two years later, the Gu family would have a new house, chubby kids chasing chickens and dogs around the courtyard, and the whole household thriving!

It seemed Chu Yu had suffered all the misery he could endure in the first half of his life. From the day he married into the Gu family onward, he was surrounded by his parents' care, his brothers' and sisters-in-law's support, and his husband's love. His future was full of sweetness.

[Reading Guide]

1. Monogamous 1v1 romance, both leads are each other's first and only. Marriage before love.

2. Farming, hunting, business, and animal husbandry. A slice-of-life story.

3. The shou goes through pregnancy, miscarriage, and childbirth. Please avoid if these are not for you.

4. The gong really doesn't talk much, but he listens to his wife.

Theme: In any difficult situation, keep striving and live a life of your own making