The Grateful Little Husband My Husband Found

Shi Xinglan's fiance finally passed the county-level civil service exam. He couldn't wait to dump Shi Xinglan and bring the one he loved into his home. Afraid the Shi family wouldn't agree to break off the engagement, he even schemed to ruin Shi Xinglan's reputation. Overnight, Shi Xinglan became the laughingstock of the whole village. From time to time, villagers would stand outside the Shi home, making snide remarks and insulting him by implication. "You think it's so easy to become a scholar's husband? Some people ought to ask themselves if they're even fated for it!" Brother Shi had always been quiet and withdrawn, and after this, he became even more gloomy. - A young man moved to Taoling Village. Handsome and well-mannered, he spoke and acted with grace, and won the hearts of many young women and men on his very first day. But when matchmakers came calling several times, he politely sent each of them away. The villagers said he had lofty ambitions and thought none of the village's men were good enough for him. ...Little did anyone know that in a secluded corner, the young man stood in front of Brother Shi, stumbling over his words as he asked if he had ever heard of repaying a life-saving favor by giving oneself in marriage. His ears and face were bright red. - The villagers all laughed at Shi Xinglan for being a fool. He had worked himself to the bone to support one scholar. Wasn't that enough? Now he was going to support a second one? It wasn't until Xie Lin returned to his hometown in glory, having risen to a position of power, that they realized Brother Shi really was destined for good fortune. The Shi family's young man didn't just become a scholar's husband. ★ Love at first sight, with a life-saving favor repaid by marriage. Farming first, then the imperial examinations. ★ Entirely fictional setting. Theme: Building a harmonious and wonderful society together.