I Just Like It When She Scolds Me

The Wei family, a prominent winemaking clan in the Great Yan kingdom, suffered a sudden calamity. Fortunately, the eldest daughter, Wei Lingyue, was skilled at brewing wine. She opened a tavern called Hidden Spring in a bustling part of a small city.

Recently, the tavern hired a new waiter. Though dressed in plain clothes, he was as radiant as the spring dawn, with peerless looks. The patrons all lamented that the female proprietor was wasting such a treasure.

Waiter: Sister Proprietor, I adore you...

Wei Lingyue (glaring): Say that again and see what happens!

Waiter: Mm, I won't say it again. From now on, I'll only think it...

His voice was lovely, his gaze clear.

Wei Lingyue's pretty face was full of anger, but her heart softened...

One morning, several years later, in the bedchamber of the Great Yan imperial palace,

Wei Lingyue frowned and sighed.

"Why are you sighing, Sister? I... am worried in my heart..."

The former waiter leaned against the headboard in a gauzy robe,

His voice soft, his eyes full of affection,

And Wei Lingyue's heart gave a flutter...

Reader's guide: 1. A sweet story, really sweet! As sweet as the fruit wine the heroine brews.

2. The heroine switches effortlessly between coquettish and fierce, while the hero acts timid and plays the pig to eat the tiger.

3. Set in an imaginary world, so don't nitpick the history.

The completed companion story in this series is The Cousin Is the Sweetest Under Heaven. Its male lead, Xie Yan, is a supporting character in this story.

The next story, My Wife Reigns Supreme, is coming soon. The blurb is below; visit the author's page to add it to your reading list.

Everyone in the court knows that Lord Shen, the Prime Minister, is afraid of his wife.

One day, his colleagues decide to stand up for him. They arrange a gathering at the Prime Minister's residence to give his wife a show of force.

At the entrance to the residence stands a petite woman, leaning against the doorway, with a face like a blooming flower and a figure as delicate as a willow.

"Husband, who are they?" the woman asks softly, her eyes brimming with timid innocence.

Lord Shen immediately looks terrified, his legs trembling.

He stammers, "M-My lady, they are... they are people I invited to clean the courtyard for you."

So that day, the servants who usually did the rough work at Lord Shen's residence had the day off.

They brought stools out to the veranda, crossed their legs, cracked sunflower seeds,

and watched a dozen high-ranking officials

sweep and scrub for them.

A minister's wife asks the Prime Minister's wife for advice on how to manage her husband.

The delicate Mrs. Shen answers with a humble smile and a soft voice,

"It's really not that hard. You just have to stroke him the right way..."

Note: A sweet story about a doting husband who plays the pig to eat the tiger and a delicate, scheming young lady.

Theme: Even in adversity, keep striving.