Zhaodi, the Max-Level Green Tea in a Period Novel

The poorest family in Lotus Flower Village is the Lin family. Lin Laoguai's wife gave birth to five daughters in a row. There's not a single able-bodied young man in the family who can earn a full day's work points, and one daughter after another keeps demanding to get married.

There's no rice in the pot, and the household is in turmoil.

Lin Laoguai is so worried he doesn't even have the energy to get into bed, while his wife keeps fussing over all kinds of folk remedies for having a boy and makes him drink them three times a day.

"..."

Lin Laoguai can't speak his mind and is suffering in silence!

And in this poor, dreary environment, the youngest daughter, Zhaodi, reaches the age of her first matchmaking meeting.

Her eldest sister lends her an outfit. Her second sister makes her the first pair of cloth shoes she's ever owned. Her fourth sister puts rouge on her face and ties a red cord around her, all in a flurry of activity.

Only her third sister grabs her cheeks and snarls, "Smile! I'm telling you, if you don't seize this chance, you're finished."

Lin Zhaodi looks at herself curiously in the half a mirror her third sister brought back from her husband's home. The face looking back at her has familiar yet strange features, and still feels a little unfamiliar.

She presses her lips together, then smiles.

She's only eighteen. Her life hasn't even begun, so how can it be over?

Huo Zheng is an impressive man. He's the only person in the villages for miles around who has managed to become an officer after enlisting in the army. He's been home for barely two days, and matchmakers from three villages and seven townships have nearly trampled their doorstep flat.

But right then, Huo Zheng says he's already found someone he wants to marry.

Granny Huo is delighted. "Is it the youngest daughter of the neighboring village brigade leader, or the city relative of the accountant's wife?"

"Neither," Huo Zheng says seriously, recalling the meeting. "She said her name was Lin Zhaodi."

Granny Huo nearly chokes.

[Reader's Guide]

1. There is no strong-man/weak-woman dynamic. The heroine will change her name and get an education. She's clearheaded and keeps working to improve her life.

2. This is an ensemble story about everyday family life, and it will also tell the sisters' stories. I can't promise that every character will have a happy marriage or an easy life, but each one lives with passion and determination.

3. The heroine loves herself most, while the hero loves her deeply. They help heal each other.

4. No character is perfect, and none of their personalities or actions represent the author's views or character.

5. A deep bow, and thank you.

The blurb was saved as a screenshot on February 7, 2025.

Theme: Life may be hard, but believe deeply and love it all the same.