Childishness

Of all the children in the compound, Jiang Mantang is the most popular. She's adorable, like a little rice-cake doll, smiles at everyone, and has such a gentle temper that just looking at her makes people feel at ease.

Zhan He, who lives across the hall from her, is the complete opposite. Even at a young age, he's already arrogant. He lifts his pointed chin with an air of looking down on the world, wasting a handsome face that's refined and delicate.

Jiang Mantang tries again and again to be nice to him, hoping to make a friend.

Zhan He narrows his long eyes and snaps at her with icy hauteur: "I don't make friends with people who are bad at drawing."

Jiang Mantang, ranked last in art class: "..."

It feels like a sharp sword has pierced her chest.

Jiang Mantang is rejected mercilessly in front of everyone, leaving her at a loss. She swallows her anger, her little face red with fury, and vows never to play with him again.

From then on, she keeps her distance from Zhan He. Whenever his name comes up, she has only one thing to say: "Such a show-off. So much of a show-off. The biggest show-off of all."

By chance, Jiang Mantang owes him a huge favor. To stop Zhan He from letting the secret out, she has no choice but to swallow her pride and agree to be his lackey.

Unexpectedly, the story gets passed around among their classmates and turns into a rumor that she's had a crush on Zhan He for ages, and that after seeing another girl try to get close to him, she finally couldn't hold back and made the first move.

Jiang Mantang: "???"

People just make up rumors as they please, without caring whether they ruin someone's life!

Her childhood friend hears the rumor and asks when she and Zhan He made up, and how things even got to the point of "undying devotion."

Jiang Mantang is so angry she could spit blood. She swears to the heavens: "If I ever fall for Zhan He, then may I never eat sweet-and-sour ribs again for the rest of my life."

She turns around and sees the boy standing behind her, holding the collection of corrected mistakes he put together for her. He looks at her with a meaningful, gloomy, sickly gaze.

Later, the pampered young master who never lifted a finger around the house learns to cook beautifully, and makes sweet-and-sour ribs for her alone.

Jiang Mantang eats to her heart's content and suddenly thinks that maybe liking him wouldn't be so hard.

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That bad-tempered Zhan He, who used to pick fights with the whole world, has actually fallen in love!!

The girl's name is Jiang Mantang.

She's adorable, lively, and cheerful. The only problem is that she's not very bright.

Zhan He has hinted and made his feelings clear countless times, but Jiang Mantang still hasn't caught on.

There's nothing for it. He'll have to use a few tricks to ensnare this silly rabbit and bring her into his territory.

One day, the girl brings up the past and demands, "Didn't you say you don't make friends with people who are bad at drawing?"

Zhan He curls his lip, cocky as ever. "I said I wouldn't be friends with you, but I never said I wouldn't marry you."

[Note]

* A tsundere boy x a single-minded heroine

The heroine is slow to realize her feelings; the boy has a secret crush on her.

* Childhood friends, first love, mutual feelings turned up to the max.

No excessive intimacy while they are underage.

Theme: Maintain a positive attitude toward life