The Little Plum Blossom I Raised

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On the first day Xie Mu brought Zhizhi home, she told her son, "A Yi, Zhizhi will be your little sister from now on."

Xie Yi glanced sidelong at the little girl who only came up to his chest and said dismissively, "Our family is so poor. Can we even afford to feed her?"

To his surprise, the little girl blushed and stammered, "I don't eat much... big brother."

But the very next day, he caught her stealing melons from someone else's field.

Xie Yi: "...Fine."

So he rolled up his sleeves and studied hard, earning academic honors and entering government service, all so he could put food on that girl's table.

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On Zhizhi's first day there, her bad-tempered big brother laid down three rules for her:

"Don't come into my room, don't touch my things, and don't talk to me."

Zhizhi nodded, eyes red and lips pressed together.

But one night later on, her bad-tempered big brother seemed to have changed completely. He sneaked into her bedroom and stared at her pale, glowing face in the dark with a hungry gleam in his eyes.

Zhizhi: "Big brother, what about your three rules?"

But her big brother suddenly kissed her, then gritted his teeth beside her ear. "Don't talk to other men. Don't smile at other men. Don't ignore me."

The girl who grew up by my side belongs to me alone.

*Bad-tempered, tsundere childhood-friend big brother x adorable, sweet childhood-friend little sister

*The leads grow throughout the story. They aren't powerful and perfect from the start.

P.S. The leads aren't blood-related.

----Coming soon: The Sweet Little Princess Consort. Visit my author page to save it.----

As the youngest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Mu's family, Mu Yao has been obsessed with looks since childhood. She always wished to marry the most handsome man in the world.

But before she even reached fifteen, an imperial edict came down, betrothing her to the Prince of Yuanzheng, who was more than ten years older than her.

She cried, she protested, she despaired, but in the end she became the Princess Consort of Yuanzheng, against her will.

On their wedding night, with the lanterns flickering, Mu Yao lifted her veil through tear-filled eyes and saw a handsome, elegant face.

Her tears instantly froze on her lashes.

This old man didn't seem all that ugly after all...

Mu Yao's married life consists of acting coquettish with her old man:

"I'm younger than you, so you have to indulge me!"

"You're so old. Don't you know how to treat a woman well?"

"You're already so old. Can't you spoil me a little more?"

The Prince of Yuanzheng looks at his pampered little wife, utterly helpless and exasperated. He already treats her this way, so how much more does she want him to dote on her?

In the end, he can only put all his love into action.

*Pampered young wife x old man

*Marriage first, love later

Theme: The journey of growth isn't a lonely one. Face hardship hand in hand.