The Young Madam Quits [Republican Era]

Upcoming story: "Transmigrated as a Fake Heiress in Republican-Era China." Blurb at the bottom. Blurb: Jiang Ci, a good-for-nothing ability user, transmigrates into a book: an old-fashioned romance set in Republican-era China. She becomes the wife of the eldest grandson of the Qin family's first branch. The original character was betrothed to the male lead, Qin Huaian, as a child. A traditional-minded young woman, she entered the Qin household with their marriage agreement after Qin Huaian returned from studying abroad, becoming the young madam of the family. Jiang Ci arrives on the night of her wedding. Qin Huaian says, "My heart already belongs to someone else. You'd better behave and stop indulging in wishful thinking." From then on, Jiang Ci becomes the neglected eldest young madam, left alone in an empty room while Qin Huaian enjoys romantic dates with the woman he loves. But as time goes by, the people in the Qin mansion notice that the young madam grows more and more assertive, until she dares to openly challenge the eldest young master. Qin Huaian says, "Jiang Ci, if you walk out that door today and I ever let you come back, you can call me Grandma!" Jiang Ci leaves without a backward glance, holding their divorce agreement. One year later. The Qin family's youngest and highest-ranking Ninth Master, Qin Yanchi, brings home a woman. The first time she meets the eldest young master of the Qin family, she glares at him and says, "Huaian, call me Grandma." Female lead: foodie with the ability to see through minerals x male lead: shrewd, two-faced chamber of commerce president (Fictional Republican-era setting, with invented details about technology and commerce. No real historical figures are depicted.) Upcoming story blurb: Female lead's perspective: Yu Youtang is born into a book about a real and fake heiress, as the fake heiress. According to the plot, the real heiress will be taken back in when she turns nineteen. After that, Yu Youtang will grow resentful, repeatedly scheme against and frame the real heiress, and ultimately meet a tragic end. To avoid the ending in the book, Yu Youtang lives quietly and keeps her head down in the Xue family for nineteen years, never competing or fighting for anything. She only has to wait until the real heiress returns, then willingly give up her place, take her little savings, and open a small restaurant where she can live a quiet, ordinary life. Yu Youtang thinks she'll be able to leave her past behind for good. But just after she opens her restaurant, people from her past come rushing back one after another, eager to stand up for her. The only exception is a certain eldest son of the Xue family. Cold-hearted and uncaring, he tosses her a pair of bracelets and tells her never to call him Big Brother again. Later, she discovers that they are the Xue matriarch's heirloom jade bracelets. Male lead's perspective: Xue Huailin has a secret: he treats Xiao Qi, the seventh child born to the fourth concubine, differently from everyone else, and is terrified someone else might take her from him. To stay by her side, he suppresses himself day after day, never daring to cross the line. Until one day, he learns that his seventh younger sister is someone else entirely. The bad news: She isn't his sister. The good news: He no longer has to fear losing her. Because the only person who can stop him from plucking this begonia blossom is himself. Reader's guide: 1. Easygoing, naturally absentminded, adored female lead x paternal in public, gloomy and obsessive ghost of a man in private 2. The real heiress is not villainized 3. Fictional Republican-era setting. No real historical people or events are depicted. Theme: Self-reliance is the path to self-respect