After Inheriting My Late Husband's Estate

Currently wrapping up the ending. My new novel, The Son-in-Law of a Brother-Doting Family, is now available!~ 1. Before Ning Xichun married, she was just an ordinary village girl. But a fortune-teller said she was destined for wealth, and the affluent Zhou family in the city took her as their bride. On the second day after the wedding, news came that her husband, who was stationed far away beyond the border, had died. Ning Xichun went from newlywed to widow, inheriting the Zhou family's countless silver taels, manors, and farmland. She became the richest person in Spring City. Before she could even adjust to her new position, the stewards of the estate, the managers of the businesses, and the senior maids all came to her for instructions. She had to review the shop accounts and approve purchases... She had to decide which family's designs the maids and servants would wear for their winter clothes... And several young masters clung to her legs, wailing as they begged to find their older brother... Xichun burst into tears along with them. Being the lady of a wealthy household was just too hard. * 2. Zhou Bing thought that when he returned home, his wife would have taken a large sum of money and remarried, his trusted aides would be at a loss with his young brothers, and the family shops and estates would have fallen into chaos without his orders... He was so convinced of this that he held firmly to the idea right up until he got home. But none of the scenes he had imagined came to pass. The house was clean and orderly, the servants and maids were all at their posts, and his brothers had made great strides in their studies. His wife's keen business sense seemed to have absorbed all the brilliance that should have belonged to him. That graceful, elegant, lovely lady sat in the main hall, surrounded by the young masters. He seemed... utterly superfluous. The essential head of the household? No longer needed. 3. Years later, Zhou Bing told Xichun that he felt she treated him worse than she treated their sons and his younger brothers. Xichun couldn't be bothered with that lousy man. Hadn't she treated him well enough? While he was alive, she made clothes for him. When she thought he had died, she burned the biggest incense sticks and thickest candles for him. Wasn't that enough? Please add these historical novels to your wish list: My Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Backer, I'm the Fake Heiress, and more~ "Possibly also titled: The Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Groom's Guide to Caring for His Wife" The year Chengcheng turned four, the Anping Marquis's household brought home Yaoyao, the true daughter who had been switched at birth. A senior maid told Chengcheng that she had stolen Yaoyao's happy life, so Chengcheng felt terribly guilty. She brought Yaoyao all the pearl hairpins and jewelry she had saved over the years, along with her pretty clothes, and even let Yaoyao have the delicious food first. As the days went by, Chengcheng grew increasingly distant from her parents. Deeply unhappy, she sought help from Taotao, the four-year-old only son of the prime minister, who lived next door. The little boy, who could only share his thoughts through the dog hole and listen to the sad stories of his neighbors, felt sorry for her. Neither of them expected that this would last a lifetime. Reader advisory: The male lead is a deceased husband. An alternate world. Historical nitpicking is not welcome. Theme: Keep learning and work hard to improve, and life will become better.