The Little Mermaid Supports Her CEO by Doing Bricklaying

Rumors in the Capital:

That adorable, down-to-earth kid, Yu Bai, who livestreams himself hauling bricks every day, is actually the sugar daddy of Lu Zhiyu, the notorious playboy.

Fans rushed to deny the rumors. "Yu Bai is still just a kid. Marketing accounts, stop stirring up trouble."

Who in the capital doesn't know that Lu Zhiyu is a famous playboy, rumored to be into both men and women? His sugar daddy is supposed to be extremely vicious, even sadistic in bed.

The little thing clenched his fists when he saw the rumors, then wrapped his little tail around his own wife's slender waist and cried, "Honey, they say I'm your sugar daddy, and that I'm sadistic."

Lu Zhiyu's reputation as a playboy wasn't entirely baseless. His shirt collar was always hiding bite marks.

Of course, those weren't wounds inflicted by a cruel sugar daddy. They were from the little merfolk's irregular mating season.

Whenever the corners of his eyes turned red, his tail curled into a tiny ball, and he cuddled his wife in bed with little whimpers, the little merfolk would nibble him one tiny bite at a time. His mating season was just too intense, leaving behind those suggestive marks by accident.

The little merfolk lay in the bathtub, completely satisfied, while his (poor, sexually abused) little lover, Lu Zhiyu, crouched on the floor and carefully brushed his scales, one by one.

Looking at the little wife he'd raised into a plump, dark-skinned cutie, Yu Bai decided it was time to make the rumors come true. He hadn't expected the delicate beauty to suddenly find his strength and pin him down instead.

The next day, the little merfolk woke up sniffling, tears still glistening at the corners of his eyes. Oh no! What was he supposed to do if the beautiful man was the savage one?

The internet erupted into another storm.

Yu Bai posted on Weibo: Everyone, stop spreading rumors. I'm the sugar daddy you keep talking about. And I'm not picky about who I'm into, and I'm not violent!

Yu Bai's rival started smearing him, and the whole internet turned against him.

But then, all of a sudden, the tide turned.

Everyone thought Yu Bai and the gorgeous Lu would split up. After all, Lu Zhiyu had been pampered since childhood, and Yu Bai had nothing now. He couldn't afford to keep him. All sorts of people who coveted the beauty started testing the waters.

Yu Bai hadn't even said a word when:

Superstar actress: Everyone, don't bully Yu Bai. He's a kid I really like.

Top tycoon: Yu Bai is my godson. Try bullying him and see if I let you get away with it.

Adorable child star: Yu Bai is my big brother, and Lu Zhiyu is my brother-in-law. You aren't allowed to steal him!

So they changed direction and started attacking Lu Zhiyu instead.

Gradually, netizens noticed that the person at the top of the rich list was looking more and more like that social butterfly.

Netizens: You can become a billionaire just by hauling bricks? Which construction site is it? Take me with you!

P.S. The rumors about the gorgeous man are all false. He's always been chaste!

A delicate, sickly beauty gong vs. a pampered little prince shou

My ongoing novel: "My Little Husband Is Soft and Sweet" (The Good Little Husband)

Lu Wanzhou transmigrated into a book, becoming a scholar whose parents had both died and who was living under someone else's roof. His relatives coveted his property, and he nearly lost his life.

With no other choice, he made a fuss about splitting up the family so he could live on his own. They did split up, but he was also stuck with a little tagalong.

The tagalong was skinny and pitiful, spoke in a soft, timid voice, and was scared if anyone raised their voice. Lu Wanzhou could only take him in.

They had no money, so Lu Wanzhou had to find a way to earn some. He went to town to set up a stall.

Fragrant, spicy tofu pudding, sold out before he could even finish setting up.

Fresh, savory sauces of all kinds, so good even the county magistrate had to buy some.

Five-spice dried tofu with the flavor of braised meat, snapped up by the taverns in town.

He'd barely started earning money when, before Lu Wanzhou could save any...

Looking at the good little fellow doing nothing all day, Lu Wanzhou gave in. Fine, he'd put the boy's studies first.

The boy went to school in town and came home filthy. Fine, Lu Wanzhou would make some money and bring him to live in town.

The little fellow had no new clothes and hid from Lu Wanzhou whenever he picked him up after school. Fine, the old, bald paintbrush could be used a little longer. He'd buy Xiaobao new clothes instead.

So Lu Wanzhou studied while raising the little fellow, making him plump, fair, and beautiful.

His studies went smoothly too. He passed the entry-level, provincial, and metropolitan exams, then became the top scorer. The wise emperor took a liking to him, and he rose steadily through the ranks.

Lu Wanzhou had made something of himself, and the villagers were green with envy. They didn't dare talk about him behind his back, so they whispered about Yu Mian instead.

Yu Mian had been forced on Lu Wanzhou in the first place. Now that Lu Wanzhou had succeeded, Yu Mian was sure to have a hard life.

The year he passed the provincial exam, the little fellow wore fine cotton clothes.

The year he passed the metropolitan exam, the little fellow wore silver bracelets.

The year he became top scorer, the little fellow...

The villagers, though, noticed that Yu Mian hadn't come back. At last, they had been right. "Ah, scholars really are faithless."

Wanzhou's friend rolled his eyes when he heard that. "Isn't Mian sitting on the horse? What nonsense are you talking about?"

The villagers were stunned! The little fellow in brocade, so elegant and peerless, was Yu Mian! And top scholar Lu was leading his horse!

His friend said, "Hasn't Mian been cherished by Wanzhou since he was little? He'd not only lead his horse, he'd happily get down on all fours and let Mian ride him."

Hearing this, Yu Mian couldn't help laughing. "Would you really let me ride you, Big Brother?"

Lu Wanzhou looked at the boy's spoiled expression, raised a brow, and chuckled. "Sure."

That night, Yu Mian's hair was a mess, his eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse. He pleaded pitifully, "Big Brother, no more riding, please, please, please. I'm going to break."

Lu Wanzhou grasped his husband's slender wrist, moving upward inch by inch as he pulled him into his arms. He chuckled. "Is that so? Big Brother will examine you carefully."

Yu Mian had been bullied so badly he couldn't even lift his fingers. What examination? It was just a lecherous hooligan bullying him!

Bonus Scene 2

Yu Mian's friend: "Didn't you say your brother was mean to you and you were never going to talk to him again?"

Mian: "But Big Brother bought me a velvet cloak. I still have to help him spend his money."

Friend: "Didn't you say he was too strict and you were going to run away from home?"

Mian: "But he coaxed me, and now he's being nice to me again."

Friend: "Don't invite me to the wedding."

Mian: "I have to. I'll give you a seat at the main table."

Upcoming novel: "My Pretty Little Husband Makes Trouble Every Day"

Wen Jing was reborn. In his previous life, he was the youngest child in the family, and his parents favored his older brother. He made a scene every day, but in the end, he died young.

Only after his death did he learn that his older brother wasn't their biological son. Their parents had favored him to repay a debt of gratitude.

Reborn, Wen Jing looked at his brother, who carried himself like a refined gentleman, as serene as the breeze and bright moon, and couldn't help feeling jealous.

His parents had placed such high hopes in his brother? Fine... He'd drag him down into the mud.

But no matter how much trouble Wen Jing caused, whether he used the toilet while his brother ate or sang while he studied, his brother treated him as though he were invisible and still acted like a loving older brother.

"Big Brother, you look so handsome today."

Affection +1

"My brother is the most handsome, graceful and dashing man in the world."

Affection +7

"I love my big brother the most."

Affection +20

!!! Wen Jing, seriously? If that's what the male lead likes, then he'll infiltrate the enemy's camp first and hit him with a devastating blow later.

His brother put on a loving older brother's face, and Wen Jing obediently played the good little brother, clinging to him. He wanted to be fed at mealtimes, held while sleeping, and stuck by his brother every day.

Their parents thought the brothers were close. Only Wen Jing knew what he was plotting. He hated his parents' favoritism in his past life and resented his brother's aloofness.

He'd make his parents see just how vile their precious son really was.

On the day his brother passed the provincial exam, at the height of his success, Wen Jing drugged him. They were discovered together in bed.

Wen Jing looked at their parents with a pitiful expression, as if he'd been framed. His brother was punished by the family and made to kneel in the ancestral hall. Seeing that lofty flower fall into the mud filled him with delight.

Afraid of revenge, Wen Jing fled that very day with his servants. But before he could get out of the city, his brother caught him.

The male lead's eyes were bright and dark as he looked at him and sneered. "Xiao Jing, why are you running?"

"I... You did something so immoral to me. My parents won't let you get away with it."

Qi Xiao chuckled when he heard that. "Xiao Jing, you may not know this, but I'm not their biological son."

"Even so, I still call you Big Brother..."

"Heh. Then perhaps you also don't know that our families arranged a marriage between us when we were children. You're already my husband."

Wen Jing: !!!

Wen Jing was dragged back to face the consequences of his actions. By day, Qi Xiao was the perfect older brother. At night, he pinned Wen Jing down and treated him like a beast, leaving his body covered in bruises, without a single unmarked patch of skin.

Wen Jing had no choice but to take the long way around and insist on sitting the imperial exams. As long as he rose high enough, Qi Xiao wouldn't be able to bully him under the pretense of being his older brother.

He studied hard for ten years and finally passed the imperial examinations. Wen Jing thought that now he was an official, surely he could get the upper hand over Qi Xiao.

But... During the palace examination, how could the man beside the emperor, dressed in the crown prince's robes, look so much like his damn older brother?

Qi Xiao looked at the little fellow he'd raised. He wore red, looking peerless and elegant. Qi Xiao smiled. "Xiaobao, you look good in this outfit too. When we get home, take it off for Big Brother, one piece at a time."

Wen Jing: !!! So... even after being reborn and studying for ten years, he still couldn't beat him. Maybe he should just die.

Upcoming novel: "The Hunter's Pampered Little Scholar"

In his previous life, Yu Ning trusted the wrong people and met a tragic end.

Reborn, Yu Ning wanted to make things work with his hunter husband and spend the rest of his life with him.

The two of them lived in the mountains. The hunter was strong and robust, able to catch wild rabbits, hunt boars, and pick the sweetest fruit for him.

Even though they lived in the mountains, Yu Ning thought his life was as sweet as honey.

In this life, Yu Ning just wanted to be a lazy fish, eating, drinking, and sleeping.

He'd obediently listen to his hunter husband. His husband was the only one who truly cared for him and would never deceive him.

His husband sent him to school and told him to get along with his classmates.

Study? Sure!

He acted obedient in front of the hunter, but behind his back, he wrote essays so impressive that everyone at the academy was left speechless.

His husband moved him into a new house and told him to get along with the neighbors.

Fine! He'd sweetly greet them in front of his husband. The moment his husband turned around, he'd roll his eyes so hard they nearly reached the sky.

Qi Yu had married a man, a scholar who was exceptionally handsome.

Qi Yu cherished him like he was afraid he'd get too hot in his hands, and held him in his heart as though he might melt.

"My husband is small, tongue-tied, and gentle. Please be patient with him."

Villager: "The scholar who spent ages cursing at people at the village entrance without using a single swear word is tongue-tied?"

Villager: "Gentle? He couldn't win an argument with me, so he brought you along to beat me up. How is that gentle?"

Qi Yu: "You people are always slandering my Xiaobao behind his back. He's already told me everything."

Bonus Scene:

Qi Yu left home to earn money and snuck back quietly.

He saw his own frail little husband standing with his hands on his hips, yelling at someone in the harshest language imaginable.

Villagers: "You believe us now, don't you?"

Qi Yu: "You must have bullied him too badly. I wasn't home, so he had to stand up for himself."

Villagers: "These two are both crazy... Right, right, the whole village is bullying you two."

Bonus Scene:

After the two married, Yu Ning secretly cried several times before Qi Yu finally noticed.

"Sweetheart, what's wrong? Did someone upset you?"

After a long while of coaxing, the young master finally sobbed, "Ever since we got married, you don't dote on me anymore. You bully me too!"

"When have I ever bullied you?"

"In bed! I told you it hurt, and I cried!" Yu Ning snapped.

"Big Brother didn't hear you. Next time, call out louder so Big Brother knows," Qi Yu coaxed.

"Really?"

"Really."

The next day, Yu Ning woke up sniffling. Men were all liars!

He's spoiled, sharp-tongued, and timid, but I love him anyway.

A Ning has plenty of flaws. He's materialistic, petty, foul-mouthed, and mean. He's not a perfect character.

My upcoming novel: "The Top Scholar's Little Cabbage"

Xu Lang transmigrated into a farming novel, becoming a frail little scholar who couldn't even fight a chicken. That would have been bad enough, but there was also a scrawny child bride in his house.

On the first day after the child bride moved in, he went to wash the dishes.

The kitchen nearly burned down.

On the second day after the child bride moved in, he went to hoe the fields.

He trampled a whole patch of seedlings.

On the third day after the child bride moved in...

Xu Lang: "Wait, wait, wait. Stay home and rest. I'll do it."

Xu Lang had to spend money on his studies and raise a "hardworking" little husband who was a menace to the household. He could only find a way to earn money. Fortunately, Xu Lang had a knack for cooking.

He started small, selling pancakes, grilled sausages, and fried skewers from a little stall.

Later, he opened a spicy hot pot restaurant, and his small business became a bustling success.

Xu Lang had to study and run his business by day, then go home and take care of his little husband at night. He was busy every single day.

At last, he managed to raise the scrawny little cabbage into a tall, white, crisp one. But now the little cabbage wanted to run away, which made Xu Lang laugh in exasperation.

Xu Lang began his long, long pursuit of his husband, catching the boy just twenty meters from home.

"Why are you running?"

"Because you keep trying to bite me!"

"I didn't bite you. I kissed you!"

"Kissing isn't allowed either!"

"What's wrong with kissing the little sweetheart I raised?"

"Even if you raised me, I'm still your little brother. Taking care of me is only right!"

Xu Lang laughed in exasperation. So now the little brat remembered he was his big brother, after pretending to be a pitiful child bride outside and mooching off him.

Xu Lang grabbed his chubby cheek and kissed him hard. "You little thing, think this through. I'm supposed to raise my child bride, yes, but I'm raising a wife."

#RaisedMyChildBrideIntoALittleTyrant

Bonus Scene:

Li Ruan went back to his parents' home with a little bundle. His family all came to ask him questions.

"Xiao Ruan, is your husband treating you badly?"

Li Ruan looked at his family and sniffled. "I'm just a child bride. How good could my life be?"

His family: "Did he hit you?"

"No."

His family: "Did he curse at you?"

"No!"

His family: "Does he refuse to feed you?"

"No."

His family: "Then what did he..."

Li Ruan puffed up his cheeks. "The socks he put on me this morning were cold. They made me freeze."

His family: ...?

Bonus Scene 2

Author: "Brother Xu, why did you raise a child bride?"

Xu Lang: "For fun."

Author: "So casual? You seem to have raised Xiaobao pretty well."

Xu Lang: "I raised him when he was little. When he grows up, I'll... play with him."

Author: "Play? Can we write about that kind of play on Jinjiang?"

A pampered cutie who's an expert at taking advantage of every opportunity vs. a clever, hardworking husband and top scholar

Child brides are a feudal relic. It's only a setting in a historical story, so don't take it seriously.

My completed novel: "I Opened a Farm Shop and Raised My Foolish Husband"

Sheng Yu transmigrated into a business novel as a cannon-fodder shou.

He was hated by everyone for making trouble at every turn. He turned his little scholar husband into a fool, gave his younger sister-in-law away as a concubine, and angered his mother-in-law so badly that she died with regrets.

His fate was also tragic. His ex-husband, who later became the prime minister, had him tortured, cut to pieces, and reduced to dust.

Sheng Yu: So what? None of that has happened yet.

Then... Sheng Yu saw the little fool holding out a bowl of potatoes to him, looking pitiful. "Wife... eat!"

Sheng Yu reached out to take it, and the little fool started shaking like a leaf, muttering, "Wife, don't hit me."

To avoid being tortured and cut to pieces, Sheng Yu packed a little bundle and prepared to run away. But the house had nothing at all, not even enough money for the trip.

All he had was a sickly mother-in-law, a sister-in-law who was skin and bones, a foolish little scholar, an unhappily married older sister-in-law, and the villagers watching him like a pack of wolves.

Fine... He'd stay for one year, then run away.

That year, Sheng Yu worked like an ox for the System and managed to open a little convenience store. He sold instant noodles, sugary soda, and fried chicken in the olden days, filling his pockets to the brim.

He bought farmland in the village and built a house. He even sent his foolish husband to the academy, where the little fool successfully became a village teacher.

The villagers stopped giving him a hard time, too.

The neighbor who used to be so mean now came crawling to ask for the secret recipe for his sugary soda.

His former husband, a heartless scoundrel, knelt and begged him to get back together, hoping Sheng Yu would marry him with all his money.

Even the county magistrate treated him like a brother.

Sheng Yu thought he'd finally accomplished everything and could retire. Just as he was about to buy a standing-room-only ticket and leave in the middle of the night...

The little fool had stopped being a fool and had become the prime minister. He tried to keep Sheng Yu by offering him the title of an honored wife.

Sheng Yu tilted his little face. "Do you think I care about empty titles?"

He hugged his good husband. "I do!"

On their wedding night, the little fool was as handsome as polished jade. With an infatuated gaze, he pinned Sheng Yu beneath him. "A Yu, your bones are so beautiful. If I could take one out and make it into a pen, I'd carry it with me every day." As he spoke, he stroked Sheng Yu's arm inch by inch.

Sheng Yu: It's over. I'm screwed. The torture-and-dismemberment package is here!

A seemingly aloof, actually lovesick little scholar who only wants to cling to his wife and cries easily vs. a small-business owner focused on staying alive and making money

Bonus Scene

At mealtime, the little scholar deliberately served meat to his mother and sister, leaving the vegetables for himself.

Sheng Yu: I knew he was going to turn evil. He's after my life. I need to run.

"Wife has been eating too much lately and getting bloated. I should give him less meat." Sob, my wife just spoke to me so coldly!

At bedtime, the little scholar put on a cold face and lay far away from Sheng Yu. In the middle of the night, he even tried to strangle Sheng Yu.

Sheng Yu: "He's going to strangle me to death. You can always tell when someone wants to kill you!"

"My wife keeps kicking off the blankets. I heard him coughing today, and it broke my heart! But he glared at me just now. I'm so sad!"

At last, Sheng Yu found an opportunity, making an excuse to go buy supplies. The little scholar followed him onto the carriage with a dark expression.

Sheng Yu: "Help! I saw it. He really is going to kill me. I saw the dagger hidden in his sleeve. The whole torture-and-dismemberment thing is real!"

"My wife is going out alone. I have to go with him, or someone might bully him!"

"System, you piece of trash! What's the point of this mind-reading skill if it doesn't work?"

System: ...There's nothing wrong with my ability. You're the problem.

They ran into bandits on the road. The timid little scholar held a dagger and stood in front of Sheng Yu, trembling as he quietly reassured him, "Wife, don't be afraid. I'll protect you!"

Nestled in the little scholar's arms, Sheng Yu said sincerely, "I'm so grateful. But could you stop shaking?"

Theme: Making a fortune hauling bricks