I’m the Childhood Friend of the Kid from a Runaway Pregnancy Novel

Tao Tao transmigrated, and next door lived a beautiful auntie and an aloof young boy.

Poor things. The beautiful auntie spent all day embroidering to support the family, yet the adults in the neighborhood called her a discarded wife. The young boy studied hard and helped out, but the neighborhood children called him a bookworm.

Tao Tao couldn't stand seeing them treated that way. After helping them again and again, she became close to the auntie and the boy.

Later, the beautiful auntie's husband came to take them away.

Only then did Tao Tao learn that the beautiful auntie was the heroine of a sweet romance about a woman who ran away while pregnant, and that the young boy was a child prodigy.

Before leaving, the beautiful auntie gently asked if Tao Tao would be willing to become her goddaughter.

Before Tao Tao could agree, the young boy, his eyes red like a rabbit's, grabbed her. "Xiao Yuan, you can't be my little sister..."

The wind was too loud, and Tao Tao didn't hear him clearly. She nodded and agreed.

Years later, they met again in the capital. The handsome, cool young man asked her when she would honor their engagement.

Tao Tao was still completely confused.

It wasn't until the beautiful auntie explained everything that she remembered what he had said before leaving all those years ago.

Tao Tao: Can I still take it back?

In the capital, the man most likely to make noble young ladies swoon was Pei Xuan, heir to the Marquis of Chengping. Of noble birth and widely learned, he was trusted by the emperor and served as Vice Minister of Works. He was also cool, dignified, and refined in appearance, untouched by worldly concerns.

Yet every noble young lady in the capital who pursued him hit a wall.

Then they discovered that this aloof paragon had fallen for a young merchant's daughter.

Everyone laughed, convinced the marquis's household would never approve of the match.

Until they saw the Marchioness of Chengping gifting Xiao Yuan precious jewelry and rare silks, treating her with such warmth and care as if she were her own daughter. The Marquis of Chengping even praised her kindness, good manners, and good fortune in front of everyone, practically wishing she would marry into the family at once.

What stung even more was that the young merchant's daughter they had looked down on was Ning Tao, Quanzhou's foremost businesswoman, who had bought an entire street of shops in the capital's West Market.

The noble young ladies: ???

Tao Tao blushed. "Uncle and Auntie are just too good to me!"

Pei Xuan frowned. "And what about me...?"

Before he could finish, the girl hugged him. "Of course Huai Jin is the best!"

At her words, the young man's ears turned pink.

Reading Notes:

1. Childhood sweethearts, a healing romance.

2. The heroine is doted on by everyone, and part of the story follows her business ventures. She's the sort of little ray of sunshine everyone loves: occasionally a mischievous, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside heroine VS an all-around capable husband who seems aloof but is actually shy and very good at pretending otherwise.

Theme: Believe in the future, work hard, and live happily with your family.