1.
Qingcheng is home to a renowned handmade qipao shop called Yi Nong. Its designs are fresh and its color combinations bold, leaving the competition far behind. The shop's owner is its most famous feature: a slender, graceful beauty with skin like ice and jade. When she wears a qipao and softly hums an opera tune, she seems like a fairy in a painting. Yet she always veils her face with a thin scarf. In time, everyone starts saying she must have a huge scar and look like a beast.
Later, someone sees her at an exclusive banquet. She's the true heiress of the powerful Qiu family, found and brought back from the countryside when she was eighteen. The wealthy families immediately start thinking about marrying her off, but no one has seen her real face. They worry she might really be as ugly as the rumors say, and that marrying her would be frightening.
2.
Recently, Qiu Y Nong's father has been pressuring her to marry. At a matchmaking event, she goes to the wrong table and meets a man dressed rather well.
Qiu Y Nong says, "I'm just a country girl. I'm ugly, my family has no money, and all I can bring as a dowry is two old hens."
The man replies, "My family sells liquor, but business is bad and we can't sell our stock year after year. I work five jobs a day to earn money to pay off the family's debts. All I can offer as a bride price is a few cases of homemade liquor."
They hit it off and immediately sign a marriage agreement and register their marriage.
3.
After they marry, Qiu Y Nong sees her husband split a single egg between two meals and assumes they're so poor they can barely afford to eat. She decides to temporarily lease out her qipao shop.
At the negotiations, she sees a man who looks exactly like her husband, except he's wearing a suit and a luxury watch, with two rows of bodyguards in sunglasses behind him. His refined, aloof air makes it seem that no one is worthy of being reflected in his eyes.
They say he's Ye Jianxi, the adopted son of the Ye family. He's been exceptional since childhood, achieving extraordinary success at an early age, and now commands a business empire.
When she gets home, Qiu Y Nong throws herself into her husband's arms, pouting. "Honey, I saw someone who looked just like you today, except that man seemed to be a CEO."
The man raises an eyebrow. "And what did you think of him?"
Qiu Y Nong beams. "I still like my broke liquor seller."
4.
Later, at a gathering of the powerful and wealthy, someone removes Qiu Y Nong's veil, revealing her true face. Everyone marvels that she's as beautiful as a fairy, and countless men want to invite her to dance the first dance.
Amid the commotion, she falls into a man's arms. Matching rings sparkle on their intertwined hands.
Ye Jianxi's voice is deep as a bank of fog as he announces for all to hear, "She's married. She's Mrs. Ye."
Afterward, Ye Jianxi toys with her long hair. "Didn't you say your family raised chickens? Hmm?"
"We did. We just happen to own a few large ranches." Qiu Y Nong gives him a sidelong glance. "And you, didn't you say your family sells liquor?"
Ye Jianxi smiles faintly. "That's right. We just happen to own a few large distilleries."
Qiu Y Nong: "..."
I really shouldn't have believed a word you said.
Theatrical qipao designer x the number one rich man pretending to be a broke prince of the liquor industry
2022.10.1: Changed the premise and blurb; screenshot of the archived version saved
Theme: Pursue a beautiful life
