Liu Ning transmigrated and became the family's treasured little lucky girl, adored by her grandparents, parents, and brothers despite their poverty-stricken home.
Favoring boys over girls? Not a chance! Her grandparents cherished her above all else and always gave her the best of everything.
Toxic relatives? Even less likely. Her uncles all doted on her, taking her up mountains and down rivers, and giving her whatever she wanted.
What's more, Liu Ning discovered that she was the family's little lucky star.
On a trip up the mountain, a wild animal somehow dodged her eldest uncle's knife, ran straight into her skinny little leg, and promptly died?
She casually picked some herbs, only to find that they were precious medicinal ingredients even the palace ladies coveted?
Her second aunt, who had been married into the family for years without conceiving, got pregnant after holding her just once!
And her eldest cousin, who had always been a gifted writer but had repeatedly failed the exams, passed the county-level scholar exam after buying something she recommended...
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Armed with a whole collection of recipes, Liu Ning helped the Liu family prosper and rise out of poverty.
Beef, mutton, pork, greens, potatoes, and radishes: let's set up a barbecue stall!
Tomato broth, beef tallow broth, mushroom broth, and fish maw broth: let's open a hot pot restaurant serving fresh, fragrant, sweet, and spicy flavors!
Longjing, Da Hong Pao, and Biluochun tea, plus crosstalk, opera, and stage plays: let's start a teahouse!
Gradually, the villagers noticed that the Liu family had upgraded from a donkey to an ox, and finally to a horse-drawn carriage...
Their clothes went from coarse hemp to fine silk and brocade.
The Liu sons used to have no luck finding wives. Now the matchmakers were practically wearing down their doorstep.
As for the Liu daughters, every family wanted one as a bride. Matchmakers came from the town, the county, and even the provincial capital to inquire.
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Even the lucky girl sometimes ran into a tough one, and Jiang Sui was that person.
Liu Ning: I'm the luckiest girl in Liuye Village.
Jiang Sui: I'm a sickly man who's about to die. A lucky girl who can bring me good fortune is just what I need as a bride to ward off bad luck.
Liu Ning wasn't willing, and neither was the Liu family, since Jiang Sui really was a sickly man who could meet the King of Hell at any moment.
Even though he was the best-looking man in the surrounding villages, he was also a scholar about to head to the capital for the imperial exams.
The Liu family announced that they would never let their daughter marry Jiang Sui.
But less than two months later, Liu Ning shyly told her family that she wouldn't marry anyone but Jiang Sui...
Jiang Sui refused to believe in her good luck.
So Liu Ning was determined to make him believe!
The blurb still needs polishing. Added on August 28, 2021. I posted a screenshot on Weibo!
Theme: Family is a lifelong companion, and a peaceful, cozy life can be a wonderful choice too.