My Husband Is a Delicate Little Thing

Tao Yu has had unusually sensitive senses since childhood, and every sensation is amplified many times over. Even a spring shower and a light breeze can give him a cold. He's famous for being delicate. Fortunately, his parents planned ahead and arranged a marriage for him early on. His future husband's family was well-established, and the young man he was to marry was a scholar. They weren't deeply in love, but they treated each other with respect. Everyone in the village said it was a good match. When the time came, Tao Yu got ready to marry, but at the last minute his future husband's family changed their minds and broke off the engagement. Overnight, Tao Yu went from being the envy of the village to its laughingstock. He was good-looking and his family was well-off, but no respectable person would consider marrying him. Every day, Tao Yu went around with red-rimmed eyes. Even the taciturn, fierce newcomer made fun of him: "Were you a crybaby in a past life? Do you really have to have him?" Tao Yu lowered his eyes. "Who said I have to have him? It's just that now, no one will marry me!" Huo Shu was born in the Northern Pass. As a boy, he was conscripted into labor and sent to the battlefield. When the fighting stopped, he had grown sick of war. Rather than return to court to accept a title, he resigned from the army and traveled south to Jiangnan. Jiangnan was prosperous and thriving, a world away from the windy, sandy Northern Pass. The people there were tender and refined. At first sight, Huo Shu fell for a beautiful ger with bright eyes and skin like white jade. When he asked around, he learned the young man was already promised to someone. Just as he was lamenting his bad luck, he heard that the young man's future husband's family had broken off the engagement... Huo Shu didn't hesitate. "I'll marry you." Reader's Guide: 1. Huo Shu is the gong!! Ji Taoyu is the shou!! Their order of appearance doesn't indicate who's the gong or shou~ 2. The story has multiple viewpoints for both leads. Please don't read if that bothers you! Preorder: Reborn to Become a Child Groom Xiao Yuanbao is a poor little thing. His mother died when he was three, leaving him and his hunter father, who was rarely home, to depend on each other. His father had thick brows and big, intimidating eyes. Little Yuanbao would get frightened and cry after every meal with him, and would ask for his mother even more. The hunter didn't know what to do, so with the matchmaker's help, he found little Yuanbao a stepmother. To make sure his child had a good life, the hunter worked even harder in the mountains. He only came home once every ten days or half a month. But the boy became even less close to him, and the hunter didn't even realize his son was being mistreated. Two years later, the hunter finally noticed something was wrong. Despite all the good food and care he'd thought he'd provided, little Yuanbao was even thinner than the other young gers from poor families. The hunter was so worried he couldn't sleep. After thinking it over, he went out and brought another boy home. Little Yuanbao hid behind the door and looked at the new boy in the house. He was tall and sturdy, with one arm almost as thick as Yuanbao's leg. Yuanbao thought his father had brought him another older brother. This one was even taller and stronger than the one already at home, and Yuanbao was sure he'd be bullied again. Frightened, he began to cry. "I don't want a big brother. Make him leave." The boy didn't get angry. He crouched down and patiently wiped the little crybaby's face. "Don't make big brother leave, okay? I'll buy you sweet cakes." Theme: Every cloud has a silver lining.