I Write Novels in Ancient Times

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[This is a slow-burn story focused mainly on romance, with the career plot as a secondary thread. The heroine's career will gradually develop after she gets married, so skip this if you want a fast-paced story.]

On the day she transmigrated, Shen Jiaotang was horrified when a scumbag came to propose marriage. In a fit of anger, she broke off the engagement, then began fretting over her own marriage.

The authorities have a rule that unmarried men and women who reach thirty must be forced into marriage. Shen Jiaotang is eager to get herself married off, all the while secretly eyeing the weak scholar next door, who "couldn't even truss a chicken."

Years later, a bit of gossip made the rounds in the capital.

Bystander A: Lord Liu, who are you most grateful to in your life?

Liu Tingshu: My wife's former fiance.

Bystander B: Why?

Liu Tingshu: I'm grateful he didn't marry her back then!

Bystander C: ...

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