The Little Gourmet Shop

A new snack shop opened at the entrance to Apricot Blossom Lane. At first, the only person working in the shop was a pretty young woman surnamed Xiao. The neighbors affectionately called her "Little Beauty." The pastries she sold were not only dainty and exquisite, but tasted wonderful too. It didn't take long for them to become all the rage. Gradually, people noticed that more and more beauties were working in her shop. Among those bustling about were not only noblewomen from great clans, but also the reigning courtesan of the Qinghuai River. It truly became a snack shop full of beauties. As time went by, the shop grew bigger and bigger, eventually reaching the imperial capital and earning a nationwide reputation. Many years later, Xiao, the richest woman in the Great Ming, would still remember the night she first made flower rolls. Those little pastries carried a young woman's hopes and future. [An alternate Ming Dynasty, transmigration, and a leisurely slow-paced life. The heroine, Yueya'er, loves good food, beautiful clothes, beautiful women, and beautiful scenery.] *Author's Weibo: @-GalaxyBrilliant- Blurb for the ongoing novel Orange Summer At twenty, Zhang Juzan decided to stop trying. As long as the group project got done, who cared what her teammates got up to? As long as her GPA was decent, who cared how much the national or university scholarships paid? As long as her thesis passed, who cared whether it got published? She'd just muddle through life like this. There was nothing she could do about it anyway. If she was lucky, maybe she'd die tomorrow. Until one day, a young man stopped outside her window and, like summer itself, showed her the sunlight in the whole wide world. During the college entrance exam season, Xia Zhiheng, the top scorer in C Province, went viral after giving an interview. The top-liked comment read: This kid looks like the male lead ripped straight out of a school-life manga! Damn, he's so handsome. In the video, the young man wore a blue-and-white school uniform, more striking than the summer sunshine. The reporter asked the classic question: "Will you choose University A or University B?" Xia Zhiheng answered without hesitation: "University A." "Why?" "Because there's someone I want to see." Theme: Live the life you want.