An Ancient Chinese Food Franchise

My new novel, My Guide to Protecting My Husband, is now being serialized. Please follow it on my author page!

Synopsis

CP: Sharp-tongued, washed-up actor gong x Idol plagued by scandals who protects his husband uke

Popular idol Yuan Yi is exposed for cheating on his ex and becomes the target of the entire internet overnight.

His agency's boss plans to blacklist him, brands demand compensation for their endorsements, and even his fans turn against him, accusing him of being a morally bankrupt idol who doesn't deserve to be a person.

After a car accident caused by paparazzi chasing him leaves him with amnesia, Yuan Yi sneers. "You've got it wrong. My husband is so amazing, how could I ever cheat on him?"

Looking at his outstanding husband, Yuan Yi says he loves his cool, handsome face, bright as the moon in the sky; his tall, elegant figure; and his extraordinary acting skills, which earned him the title of Best Actor at just seventeen.

Whatever ex? They don't have even a fraction of his husband's talent.

Yuan Yi's current husband, Bai An, a washed-up Best Actor, seems to be a tool being used by Yuan Yi in public. Little does anyone know that at home, he's pampered beyond belief.

Bai An: Any advice? My wife treats me too well, and I can't bring myself to roast him anymore. What should I do?

The calls for "Yuan Yi, get out of the entertainment industry!" grow deafening, and his prospects are bleak. At the critical moment, a mysterious man offers him a contract worth a fortune. "I'll pay your penalty. From now on, you do everything I say."

Yuan Yi tears up the contract. "Sorry, I'm a man of principles. Besides, I have a husband, so I'm not accepting any shady deals!"

The mysterious man flies into a rage. "Have you watched too many melodramas? What shady deal? I'm your brother!"

Please stop telling Yuan Yi to get out of the entertainment industry! If he can't be a star, he'll have to go home and inherit a fortune worth billions!

This novel's synopsis:

Food blogger Cheng Yu transmigrates into the body of a young man from ancient times, Cheng Yu.

The Cheng family is so poor they can barely afford three meals a day. His father seems honest but is secretly up to something, his mother is frail, sickly, and weak-willed, and they share a courtyard with several self-serving relatives.

The only breath of fresh air is the new neighbor who just moved in next door.

His father won't support him making candied hawthorns? The new neighbor pulls out his wallet. "I'll lend you the money."

He's accused of poisoning people after making a cake? The new neighbor rolls up his sleeves. "I'll save you."

He needs to draw up a design for an oil mill? The new neighbor picks up a pen. "I'll draw it for you."

As if that weren't enough, the new neighbor is a refined gentleman in a corrupt age.

As time goes by, Cheng Yu begins to think that having such a capable and elegant gentleman at home... might not be so bad.

One day:

Cheng Yu: "I'm an adult now, but I feel like something's missing."

New Neighbor: "I know. You need a wife. How about my sister?"

Cheng Yu cuts him off: "What I'm missing is a boy-friend!"

New Neighbor: "..."

Who wants to be your brother-in-law? I'm the one who has my eye on you!

*Gentle, refined artist gong x Hardworking, money-making transmigrated uke

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Upcoming novel: The Grim Reaper and His Assistant Still Haven't Arrived for Work Today

This is a tragedy caused by a video game console.

Chu Zhou works hard in the underworld and finally earns enough seniority to be promoted to Grim Reaper in the City of the Dead.

The City of the Dead sends an assistant to pick him up as a sign of respect.

But Chu Zhou waits and waits without seeing a single sign of the assistant, so he has no choice but to ride a skeleton horse, shoulder his scythe, and set off alone.

The City of the Dead's former Grim Reaper, W, is demoted to assistant for frequently skipping work because of his gaming addiction.

Hearing the new Grim Reaper is conscientious and hardworking, everyone at the City of the Dead's Grim Reaper Office eagerly awaits his arrival and sends Assistant W to meet him.

W reluctantly agrees after the records keeper holds his game console hostage.

On the way, they meet at a convenience store run by a terrifying old woman.

Chu Zhou, whose horse has been stolen and scythe broken: There's a convenience store here. Let me ask for directions!

W, sitting in the store and absorbed in a game: This convenience store really is convenient. They even sell the latest game console!

The terrifying old woman smiles kindly. "Well, business is good today. Two customers! Three years without a sale, then enough business to last three years!"

--Gaming-addicted former Grim Reaper gong x New Grim Reaper uke whose brain short-circuits now and then--

Notes: 1. Episodic trials, mildly scary, mainly a romance.

2. The setting is made up, so don't overthink it.

Theme: Hard work leads to a future.