Little Lucky One Found a Dad and Gets to Eat Meat

Li Xiaosui's mother died, and his uncle and aunt both said he was a jinx who had caused his parents' deaths. Their neighbor, Mr. Wang, said sadly that if Xiaosui had had a father, his mother would not have died. Li Xiaosui had lost his father, his mother, and his home, but he still had to carry on bravely. In his little heart was one big wish: to find a father. Then he would have a family. Li Xiaosui went to visit his mother at her grave. On his way back, he found an "adult" lying by the river. He cheered. The "adult" was still alive! He dragged him into the mill, then went around the village begging for food for him. Once the "adult" woke up, Xiaosui would have a dad. After Li Xiaosui got a dad, his dad helped him take back his home. He also ruined the reputation of the uncle's family in Li Village, forcing them to leave their home and move away. On summer nights, when mosquitoes came out, his dad fanned him, and he even got to eat meat. Li Xiaosui thought he was the happiest child in the world. But Li Xiaosui was a little worried. He was a jinx, and what if he caused his dad's death, too? When Chen Lu woke from his coma, he heard a grimy little kid calling him Dad. He nearly blacked out again. He was only fourteen. How could he possibly have a five-year-old child? Chen Lu was grateful that the little kid had saved his life, but he really couldn't be his dad. The moment he turned him down, the little kid burst into tears. But when he saw other children picking on him, his heart softened. Fine, he could be his "dad." He needed an identity to stay here anyway. But... he didn't know how to farm. The little kid had neither parents nor a home, which had been seized by his uncle's family. He didn't even have a bite to eat. Chen Lu clenched his fists. He would take the house back for the little kid, along with all ten chickens and two sheep. First, they would get a hot meal, then figure out the rest. He had thought the days ahead would be hard... His leg, injured and left untreated, would probably be crippled, and there would be no hope of clearing the Chen family's name. But... the little kid blew on his badly injured, nearly crippled leg a couple of times, and it healed completely. He had never known how to farm, but after the little kid went with him to fertilize and weed the fields, their crops grew stronger than anyone else's. They had a huge harvest in autumn, and their granary was full. Even... the Chen family's name was cleared. The emperor remembered the family's service in defending the frontier and restored their noble title. A few years later, the old emperor died. Chen Lu became regent, and the little kid grew up. He even got bold enough to try to run away from his side. Hah. How could he let some other pig root around the cabbage he'd raised himself? A guide for readers: From a toddler to marriageable age. Farming in the first half, court politics in the second. A long novel. Nine-year age gap. Picked up a dad (x), picked up a husband (?) Theme: No matter how hard life gets, keep hoping for a reason to live.