Childhood Sweethearts Cook Up Green Plums

Please add my ongoing novel next door, My Uncle Says He'll Make It Up to Me for the Rest of My Life, to your reading list.

Please add my novel, Zhaozhao, As You Wish, to your advance reservations. The blurb is further below. Thank you, dear readers!

I recommend my friend’s esports romance, You're My Little Cutie. Don't stop me, I can take on five at once!

[Blurb]

Qing Mian had a childhood friend who was like an older brother. They were separated by an accident when they were young.

They met again when she was a young woman, outside her family home, with the two of them standing at opposite ends of the steps.

He wore black robes and stood tall and dashing; she wore a cherry-pink dress and had features as lovely as a painting.

At the time, she only thought he seemed familiar, and assumed he was one of her father's students.

After all, she'd long since forgotten him.

When Li Dan'an saw her studying him, a flash of tenderness crossed his eyes.

He knew why Mianmian had forgotten him.

Perhaps it was better that way.

In a nutshell: Childhood friends cook up a romance. Simmer the plums gently over a low flame to soften their tartness, and only then will their sweetness linger on the tongue without making your teeth ache.

My ongoing novel, My Uncle Says He'll Make It Up to Me for the Rest of My Life, is in my collection. Please add it to yours.

[Blurb]

Mi Yin is a little flower spirit. Ever since she gained consciousness, she has been cultivating within the Hidden Sect.

In the vast sect, there were only three others besides her: her sect master's junior brother, who was the sect leader, and his two disciples.

She'd heard that she was the only child her master had ever taken in. Five hundred years ago, her master failed his tribulation and entrusted her to the sect leader.

Mi Yin privately thought her master and the sect leader must have been very close. Otherwise, why would her uncle-master feed his own heart's blood to a flower spirit like her?

So she had to ascend as soon as possible and live up to her uncle-master's expectations.

Xun Lan, the Ghost Lord, was unrestrained and reckless, acting without regard for the consequences, but he had never harmed an innocent person.

However, five hundred years ago, his selfish actions caused an innocent little fairy to suffer Heaven's punishment and die.

Consumed by guilt, he defied fate and gave her a new life, a new identity, and a new future.

Watching the little flower spirit work diligently at her cultivation filled him with satisfaction.

The sooner she ascended, the sooner he could be free of his responsibilities.

A little scene:

Years later, still not having ascended, Mi Yin learned of the tragic fate of her past life and came to Xun Lan with a tearful face.

Mi Yin: "Uncle-Master, I had such a terrible death in my past life."

Xun Lan: "It was my fault."

Mi Yin: "Uncle-Master, I don't want to cultivate anymore."

Xun Lan: "Then don't."

Mi Yin: "Uncle-Master, I'm so lost right now."

Xun Lan: "Don't be lost. The Wuji Hall is missing a mistress. I think you'd be perfect for the role."

#Bound by fate in the Pagoda, pledged to one another in Wuji.

#I owed you a life in your past, and I'll protect you in this one.

#A debt of life, paid back until it changes into something else.

My historical romance, Zhaozhao, As You Wish, is open for advance reservations.

[Blurb]

Jiang Zhao was an orphan. Thanks to her late father, a Grand General who Defended the Nation, she received the title of commandery princess, giving her a status in the capital's circle of noblewomen second only to the princesses.

But this couldn't change the fact that she was an orphan, nor could it change her fate, which was beyond her control.

Clear-eyed and free-spirited, she simply waited for the day when she, a pawn, could serve her country.

At last, when she was sixteen, word came that she was to marry a foreign ruler in the princess's place.

The night before the imperial decree arrived, she sat in her courtyard, gazing at the moon and murmuring, "I don't want to marry."

But the next day, she learned from her maid that the marriage decree had been rejected by the Censor-in-Chief next door.

Shen Yuan had once been the top scholar, having placed first in all three levels of the imperial examinations. Tall and elegant as bamboo, with a serene and unworldly air, he had nevertheless received only a minor post as a Censor-in-Chief at the Golden Hall.

He had no complaints. Whether it was memorials submitted by officials or imperial edicts personally penned by the emperor, he approved them all without objection.

He knew his colleagues said he did nothing to fulfill his duties, but he paid them no mind.

Until one day, he awoke from a dream, rushed to the Keeper of the Imperial Seals with his hair disheveled, and demanded the decree ordering Commandery Princess Changning to marry abroad.

It was the first imperial decree he had ever rejected. It was also the beginning of their story.

A little scene:

That night, after hearing the news, Jiang Zhao climbed a wooden ladder and leaned over the wall to ask Shen Yuan, "Why did you reject the decree? Aren't you afraid of losing your position?"

At that moment, Shen Yuan gazed at her with slightly moist eyes and remained silent. What he was really thinking was, [Fifteen-year-old A Zhao really is a little fairy.]

What Jiang Zhao was thinking was, [I made the Censor-in-Chief cry.]

#I returned from hell, crossed no Bridge of Helplessness, drank no Granny Meng's soup, all so I could appear in your youth, when your heart first began to stir, and keep you safe and at peace for a lifetime.

I recommend my friend Xixi Tu's esports novel, You're My Little Cutie. Pick me for online dating and I'll make your heart flutter!

Blurb:

1

Lu Xingye is famous in the entertainment industry for being aloof and unattainable, cool and dignified, like a flower on a high peak.

Since his debut, he's been completely immune to rumors. Anyone who's tried to use his name to stir up gossip has been personally shut down by him.

But after working with Ye Qianqian, he neither denied nor interfered, letting their couple-fan group grow larger and larger.

His agent finally couldn't hold back and called to ask, "Are you going to clear things up?"

Lu Xingye wrapped an arm around the petite girl in his embrace, his eyes shimmering in the shadows. "Sure."

A minute later, Lu Xingye posted on Weibo.

In the photo, the petite, charming girl was nestled in his arms as he kissed her tenderly and thoroughly.

His caption read: This time, what you're shipping is real.

His agent exploded.

Weibo crashed.

2

The first time Ye Qianqian met the esports master unicorn.J in the Rift, he beat her so badly she lost all confidence.

Later, they teamed up, and their teammates teased her: "If you win ten games in a row, you'll have to call our J big brother!"

After reaching the goal, Ye Qianqian tried to wriggle out of it. "Why don't I call him Daddy instead?"

Lu Xingye's lips curved. "Sure. You can start by owing me one."

Later, Ye Qianqian spotted the figurine she'd given Lu Xingye in the background of J's livestream and immediately rushed over to bang on his door. "You've got the guts to let your secret identity slip, so you've got the guts to open the door!"

A moment later, Lu Xingye, wearing a bathrobe, raised an eyebrow and pulled her inside. He hooked a finger under her chin and kissed her. "I've got the guts to open the door. Have you got the guts to call me big brother?"

Ye Qianqian's cheeks flushed, her eyes rippling with emotion. "...Big Brother Xingye."

P.S. I'm rolling around asking you to add this to your collection. Thank you, dear readers!

Theme: We are born without control over our own lives, but we must learn to be strong.