The Second Young Master's Ugly Little Husband

Upcoming farming novel Four Seasons of Blessings. You're welcome to bookmark it in advance! Novel blurb: A sickly, beautiful, outwardly gentle and courteous gong X a pitifully born, pure-hearted and spirited shou When Jian Ru was young, his family home caught fire, and his parents died saving him. Jian Ru survived, but half of his once-handsome face was badly scarred, and one of his feet was crippled. Life was hard, but he gritted his teeth and made it through. This year, a great flood struck Longevity Village. As houses were submerged and the crops were on the verge of ruin, the villagers decided to throw Zhang Jiao, the Zhang family's beautiful and gentle young man, into the river as a sacrifice to the River God. Jian Ru had grown up with Zhang Jiao. He grabbed a shovel and fought to save him, never imagining that he would be the one gagged, bound hand and foot, and covered with the red bridal veil. Someone said in his ear, "Don't blame us. Jiao is timid and would be scared. You're already crippled, so why not do us this favor?" He recognized the voice. It belonged to Mao Cai, the older brother who had said he would wait for Jian Ru to grow up. Jian Ru had always wanted to live a good life. But at that moment, he no longer had anything to live for. He closed his eyes and stopped struggling. He passed out as he fell into the water. When he woke and lifted the red veil, he saw the River God, with long hair reaching his waist and strikingly beautiful features, though his face was deathly pale. The River God glanced at Jian Ru's face, his eyes full of shock and doubt. That very night, he was frightened into falling ill. There was nothing in the cave, not even a way to start a fire. Facing the River God, whose whole body shook with fever and whose breaths grew shallow, Jian Ru had no choice but to take off his clothes and warm him with his body for the night. Only the next day did he learn that the man wasn't a River God at all, but the second son of the town's medical clinic. Jian Ru had thought Li Jintong would marry him just to take responsibility for that night. He never expected their lives together to get better and better. Three simple meals a day, going out at dawn and returning at dusk, and a steadily growing fortune. A comfortable, modest life was all they needed. Jian Ru seemed unconcerned, but in truth he was extremely sensitive. When they first slept together after marriage, Jian Ru always put out the lamp and drew the curtains, afraid his husband would see the frightening half of his face. He only learned later that Li Jintong had been able to see in the dark since childhood, and had seen every detail of what Jian Ru looked like that night. Notes: 1. The gong is frail and often ill, but gradually recovers later. The shou's appearance mostly returns to normal. Neither the gong nor the shou is a helpless little victim. 2. A sweet bedtime read with mutual devotion. 3. Includes childbirth. Upcoming novel: Four Seasons of Blessings Siji is the fifth child in the Yang family, and has just reached the age to marry. The family is poor, eating nothing but cornmeal porridge at every meal. He grew up with big eyes and a pointed chin, and was always hungry for whatever he saw. Matchmakers had nearly worn down the doorsteps of other young men his age, but everyone said Siji's hollow cheeks meant he had no good fortune. Not one person had come to propose to him. His mother was gone, his father was old, and all his older siblings were married. No one was looking out for him, so Siji had to make his own plans. The Li family in the neighboring village lived quite well. Their eldest son was tall and handsome, but had injured his head in an accident at work two years earlier and become an idiot. He had never managed to find a wife. Siji gritted his teeth and decided to marry him. He wanted nothing more than three filling meals a day and an end to the thin, watery porridge. In spring, dandelion flowers bloomed across the hills, and Siji married the Li family's idiot. In summer, lotus blossoms dotted the lush green marsh, and Siji became pregnant with the idiot's child. In autumn, golden marigolds shone brilliantly as Siji ate to his heart's content, his belly swollen with pregnancy. When great white snowflakes fell in winter, Siji gave birth to a chubby baby girl, and the idiot was so happy he danced with joy. The idiot might have been simple-minded, but he treated Siji wonderfully. Siji had no regrets about marrying him. But in the spring of the following year, after the year had passed and before the dandelions had even bloomed, the idiot regained his senses. Li Ning'an felt as if he'd slept for a very long time. When he finally woke up, he found that he had a fair-skinned, greedy little husband, who had even used his thin frame to give birth to a chubby baby. Theme: Be strong and keep striving to live through adversity. A positive attitude can overcome every hardship.