Building the Fragrance Industry in Ancient Times

[Contracted work, embarrassing old history. It's terrible, don't read it]

After transmigrating, Jiang Yunshu, once a genius perfumer, opened her eyes to find herself in the Great Li Kingdom, a place that had never existed in history.

She had no money, debts to repay, and a handsome young man she'd picked up at home, waiting to be fed.

Jiang Yunshu: Hello? Did my starting situation randomly stack a bad-luck buff on me?

At least she wasn't completely without advantages. She had an inexhaustible fragrance-making space, though she had also been forced to bind herself to a money-making task System.

[Hello, Host. System notice: Ultimate task: Successfully establish a chain of stores, promote your products throughout the Great Li Kingdom, and become the leading figure in the fragrance industry.]

So Jiang Yunshu was forced to begin her humble life as a wage slave:

Make fragrances, earn money, buy up shops; then make more fragrances, earn more money, and buy even more shops...

When people asked why she worked so hard, Jiang Yunshu could only smile sheepishly. "I'm not worthy of lying flat and living like a slacker."

Before long, her products had taken the entire Great Li Kingdom by storm, with countless people clamoring to get their hands on them.

Tired of sachets and face powder that reek of makeup?

You won't be disappointed by our latest perfume, Jade Dew.

Bored of the same old incense burners indoors?

You've probably never seen flameless diffusers with all kinds of effects.

Still tossing flower petals into your bath?

That's old news. Pick from our range of fragrant essential oils.

What? Worried we won't have enough natural fragrance ingredients?

Our space has everything. If you can think of it, we can provide it!

Later, Jiang Yunshu made a complete comeback, becoming the Great Li Kingdom's top perfumer and the biggest owner of a chain of fragrance stores.

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Outside the shop, Jiang Yunshu was brilliant and learned. With her wealth of professional knowledge and her pocket-sized spirit of a space, she made a fortune every day, and her shop was always packed with customers.

Inside the shop, someone watched his wife focus on counting money, grinning from ear to ear, too busy to pay him any attention. His eyes brimmed with tears as he pouted miserably.

"Sniffle, sniffle. My wife is so distant with Jinghe."

Jiang Yunshu was stunned. "You weren't like this when you rescued me from the palace!"

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Reader's guide:

1. One-on-one romance + happy ending + single-couple relationship, sweet, down-to-earth comedy

2. A fake marriage-first, love-later setup. The male lead's identity contrasts sharply between the beginning and later stages.

3. Entirely fictional setting with lots of original worldbuilding. Any similarities are purely coincidental. No arguing, please.

*Content warning: This is a romance-focused story dressed up as a plot-driven one. T_T This old work is my first attempt at writing, and it really is a mess (I'm fully aware). I won't lock it because I hate seeing stories abandoned, but please, dear readers, proceed with caution!!

Theme: Nothing matters more than making money