The First Secretary's Wife Is Both Sweet and Beautiful

Pre-release novel: After Transmigrating, She Only Wants to Make Money. Please add it to your favorites! Blurb: On the day she marries into the marquis's household, Jiang Yuewei dreams that she takes charge of the hollowed-out estate, only to lose not just her dowry but her health. She works herself to death and dies young. Jiang Yuewei doesn't want to be worked to death, but she's already married. Her only choice is to put on an act of weakness. The old madam especially "likes" Jiang Yuewei as her granddaughter-in-law and always wants her at her side. Jiang Yuewei falls ill after being served a cold lunch. And so she gets her own kitchen. When the heir's wife becomes pregnant as expected, Jiang Yuewei comes down with pollen allergies and can't leave the house before they can ask her to take charge of the household accounts. Once again, she manages to avoid it. Jiang Yuewei thinks that pretending to be frail is so useful and easy! Unfortunately, a persona is just a persona. Jiang Yuewei can fool everyone else, but keeps getting found out by her husband, Zhou Cheng'an. To keep herself from being completely exposed, Jiang Yuewei claims to be recuperating and retreats to the estate outside the city. When Lord Zhou returns from official business, he rushes out of the city, worried about his frail wife. But he finds her galloping across the fields. At last, Zhou Cheng'an's heart, which has been in knots ever since he was reborn, is at ease. To help his wife maintain her act, Lord Zhou can only tell those around him, "The air outside the city really is good for you. A few days here can cure any illness!" In his previous life, Zhou Cheng'an served the emperor faithfully and did right by the people, but he failed to protect his wife. In this life, he no longer puts the crown prince's ambitions first, and no longer lives for the sake of a marquisate he would readily abandon. He only wants to live as he pleases and grow old together with his wife. When Jiang Yuewei pretends to be ill, Zhou Cheng'an helps cover up the truth. When Jiang Yuewei doesn't want to take charge of the marquis's household, Zhou Cheng'an arranges for them to split from the family and live on their own. When Jiang Yuewei wants to see scenery beyond the capital, Zhou Cheng'an requests an appointment in another region and takes her to experience different local customs. In the midst of living life to the fullest like this, Lord Zhou ends up at the forefront of the court even earlier than in his previous life! Coming next: After Transmigrating, She Only Wants to Make Money. Please add it to your favorites! Tan Xiaolan transmigrates to ancient times, where food is bland and scarce. She's about to go out and find something better when she runs into Yan Zechuan, a man from her village with a bad reputation. Tan Xiaolan thinks, "He may have a handsome face, but he's lazy. I wonder which poor girl he'll end up tricking into marrying him." Yan Zechuan also keeps his distance from Tan Xiaolan, afraid people will start rumors about him and the eldest Tan daughter. A beauty like her isn't his type. Tan Xiaolan sees the women from a merchant ship off at the ferry, then turns around and sees Yan Zechuan collecting payment from the ship's captain. The two meet at Granny Wang's shop, where she sells fried dough cakes. Yan Zechuan: She took people on a little outing and made money, but she's only eating fried dough cakes! Tan Xiaolan: Even people who sell wild vegetables for the price of medicinal herbs eat these cakes. They must be delicious! So they buy four fried dough cakes together and each save a copper coin. Sanli Village has two people who can't find anyone to marry them. The Tan family's eldest daughter is spoiled and greedy, so it's hard to find her a husband. The Yan family's youngest son is lazy and sly, always trying to make money without putting in any effort, so no girl wants to marry him either. No one expects the two of them to end up married! Everyone worries they'll starve to death. Who could have guessed that this couple, each embodying the worst of laziness and greed, would live better than anyone else? Yan Zechuan tells his wife to keep the banknotes he's earned, saying that a good life depends on finding a wife who understands you. Tan Xiaolan: Who says people who work hard to make money aren't diligent? If my husband weren't diligent, would I be counting money until my hands cramped? Cover art courtesy of my friend Guan Shan Nanyue. Core theme: A good life needs to be protected