Tea Fragrance as Before

If you've finished reading, please leave this novel a rating. Thank you! My lighthearted, sweet novel Little Nemesis is now available next door. Feel free to jump in! The blurb is at the very bottom. (Strong-willed merchant's daughter vs. noble young master of the capital, scheming, possessive, jealous, a master of acting like a delicate green-tea type in front of the heroine but vicious toward rivals) When Qi Jin Xu first met Shan Yunhua, he thought she was manipulative and unconventional. He disliked everything about her. Later, he got a sharp taste of his own medicine. . Shan Yunhua was an orphan. Her family had made tea for generations, but in her generation, the Shan family fell into decline and was nearly stripped of its property. Her betrothed, promised to her since childhood, had climbed the social ladder and now wanted her as a concubine. With a timid older sister to support and a young brother to raise, she had no choice but to file a lawsuit with the authorities. She ended the engagement, reclaimed the family fortune, and built up her business. With her superb tea-making skills, Shan Yunhua rose from the depths of despair and single-handedly kept the Shan family going. She was clever and capable, bright and beautiful, with a stubborn, steadfast spirit beneath her petite, delicate exterior. As more and more admirers began flocking to her, Qi Jin Xu found himself feeling uneasy. . Nobody expected a noble young marquis to fall for a merchant's daughter from Jiangnan. He couldn't have her, and went mad with desire, nearly wishing to die at Shan Yunhua's hands. (A merchant orphan's splendid life) Theme: Persevere and take the helm of your own life. . Reader's guide: 1. Romance and plot are evenly balanced, with a serious tone. 2. One-to-one romance, both are each other's first. 3. The social system is modeled on the Song dynasty. The story covers tea trading, tea-making techniques, tea competitions, and tea-drinking customs. I've researched these topics by consulting experts and sources. Please feel free to point out anything I've gotten wrong. Blurb for the new novel, Little Nemesis: (A short-to-medium-length novel, 250,000 characters) Unconventional, spoiled young marquis x Bookish beauty with a sharp tongue Lu Siheng is the young marquis of the Zhongyong Marquis household. With his uncle the emperor backing him, he's been a reckless, fearless troublemaker since childhood. When his imperial uncle planned to arrange a marriage for him, he called him in and asked,