I Win My Husband Over with Food (Farming)

[Next up: The Good Food of Farm Life (Farming). Add it to your favorites!] Lin Chuxia transmigrates into the body of a little farm girl in Qingshan Village. Her father is a compulsive gambler, her mother is weak and helpless, and she's even been married off to a young rascal from the neighboring village. They say the rascal is uneducated and lazy, completely useless. Lin Chuxia: It can always get worse. Fortunately, everyone else in the rascal's family is kind. Her in-laws pamper her like their own daughter, and her brother-in-law respects her like an older sister. As for her rascal of a husband, he's not entirely bad. At least he's handsome. Since she's here now, Lin Chuxia rolls up her sleeves and takes it upon herself to be the circus's star trainer. With a plan, rewards, and punishments, she sets out to tame her husband. Did the rascal mess up today? No worries. He's probably too full. A beating should sort him out. Did the rascal behave well today? Good. He gets a feast as a reward, so he can eat until he's full and mess up again. And so there are peach-blossom wine in spring, icy rice cakes in summer, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish in autumn, and bubbling hot pot in winter. Limited-time delicacies for every season. As long as her husband behaves, she won't charge him fifty yuan! Later, Lin Chuxia's husband-taming efforts take off. Her in-laws move into a bright, spacious new house, overwhelmed with emotion and shedding tears of joy. They keep saying that Chuxia is gentle and capable, and that a man should marry a girl from the Lin family. Her brother-in-law takes a sip of a drink brewed with pine needles. Stunned by the taste, he learns that it's called "carbonated water." With clear eyes, the young man says earnestly, "Sister-in-law, marrying my brother is such a waste of you." Even the villagers who once disapproved of Lin Chuxia now can't stop praising her, saying that the Qin family's daughter-in-law brings her husband incredible luck! Everyone treats Lin Chuxia like a treasure, as if they'd pluck the stars and moon for her. The rascal rubs his aching arm, which got beaten, and isn't even allowed to sit at the table for meals. The rascal: They've all been fooled. It's all an act! I'd rather starve than eat her cooking! But just as he'd psyched himself up, Lin Chuxia did something entirely unexpected. She came right over and added a chair for him. At the moment the man was nearly moved to tears, Lin Chuxia took out a mango and dipped a bite in chili. Lin Chuxia: When I'm in a good mood, I let the man sit at the table too. A fierce, sharp-tongued cook x an uneducated, lazy rascal. Reader's Guide: 1. A food-and-farming story, with no golden finger. 2. A warm, low-key story about the little things in everyday life, not a power fantasy. Next up: The Good Food of Farm Life~ Blurb: Food blogger Qin Xi transmigrates into the body of a little farm girl in Cangyun Village. Her mother is gravely ill, her younger brother is still a child, and only her father is left to work from dawn till dusk to support the family. Cracks run through the earthen walls, the roof leaks, and after eating nothing but potatoes for days, Qin Xi looks at her destitute family and suddenly rolls up her sleeves. With my cooking skills, the world is mine! First I'll figure out how to earn money, then I'll open a food stall and make it big! At first, when people hear that Qin Xi wants to open a food stall, they think it's the biggest joke of the century. The villagers come to watch the spectacle, thinking that a perfectly good young girl must have hit her head to want to open a food stall. Until they see it: Buckwheat noodles, cold noodles, dandan noodles, and clear, flavorful vegetarian noodles; Sugar cakes, sponge cakes, jade-belt cakes, and bowls piled high with flour dumplings shaped like gold ingots... The Qin family's life gets better and better, and the little food stall gradually grows from a spot at the village entrance into a restaurant in town. The villagers who once looked down on the Qin family do a complete about-face and come up to ask: "Young Madam Qin, are you hiring?" "Could you teach me your cooking?" Qin Xi has made enough money, but what about finding her a husband? The Qin family is worried. Who would have guessed that Qin Xi would smile and point to the village's schoolteacher, saying, "That blushing teacher seems pretty great to me~" Lu Zhi comes to Cangyun Village to take his friend's place as the village schoolteacher, where he meets a bold young girl. The girl is resilient and improves her whole family's life through her own hard work. She also loves bringing him all kinds of food, saying that they're new recipes she's developed and asking him to taste-test them. At the same time, she always asks him one question: "Teacher, there's a poem that says, 'The path home follows the clear stream.' My name is Qin Xi, yours is Lu Zhi. Doesn't that mean we're made for each other?" The first time, he thinks: What an impudent girl! The second time, he thinks: She's crossed the line again! Later, he thinks: Maybe there's some truth to what she says. Those bright, lively eyes turn and turn until they quietly find their way into his heart. In the end, he thinks: My wife is always right! Coming Soon 2: The Female Coroner of the Tang Dynasty After a coup at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Kaiyuan Era of prosperity begins. In the early years of Kaiyuan, Emperor Xuanzong reforms the court and executes countless members of Princess Taiping's faction, securing the stability of the government. But behind the prosperity lies many secrets unknown to the world. Deng Chan, the daughter of a coroner, travels alone to Luoyang to clear her father's name, only to become caught up in a suspicious case. A bone flute sprouts red flowers, the River God decides who lives and dies, painted women dance on a screen, and golden lotuses bloom in a steamer... Behind each mysterious case, is it the work of spirits and monsters, or the machinations of human hearts? Deng Chan, a female coroner from a common background, and Cui Zhibai, born into a powerful aristocratic family, piece together the clues and seek the truth hidden behind the fog. ** Before meeting Cui Zhibai, Deng Chan has only two wishes: to clear her father's name and fulfill his dying wish by becoming a coroner. After meeting Cui Zhibai, Deng Chan still has only two wishes: to speak for the dead and protect Zhibai for the rest of her life. ** Cui Zhibai's childhood dream was to become a good official. Later, when they first meet in Luoyang, he encounters a woman as beautiful as the moon. From Luoyang, the eastern capital, to Chang'an, the western capital, and then south to Yizhou, the two join forces to solve one mysterious case after another. They see the true nature of human hearts and come to understand their own. There are also upcoming farming stories of the same type in my collection: The Young Lady of the Number One Scholar and Raising a Family, the Lucky Wife's Way. If you like them, feel free to visit my collection~ Theme: Your destiny is in your own hands.