A Maid's Gossip Journal at the Duke's Estate

[Novel blurb]

Jiang Ya was about to graduate from fashion college when she transmigrated.

She wakes up as a tenant farmer's daughter in Jiang Family Village, Great Zhou. Her family has just suffered a disaster and is dirt poor, and the estate steward has come to demand the rent.

To have any hope of survival, Jiang Ya has no choice but to indenture herself to the Duke of Liang's residence, where she becomes a sewing maid.

With the tailoring skills she honed in her previous life, little maid Jiang Ya works her way up one step at a time, earning money and thriving more with each passing day.

But she soon realizes that she hasn't entered a ducal residence so much as a whole field of juicy gossip!

The older generation is full of incest, affairs, and men keeping young actors as lovers.

The next generation's three young ladies are locked in vicious rivalries, at each other's throats as they fight over the husbands of their dreams.

Every day, Jiang Ya opens her eyes and thinks: Bring on the gossip! No, wait, bring on the money!

Watch her learn her craft, earn money, buy back her freedom, and finally pass through a field of gossip as lightly as a boat crossing countless mountains.

And what about Jiang Ya's dream husband?

Jiang Ya walks out of the ducal residence, brushes off her clothes, and holds up a sign: My standards aren't high. No men with messy pasts.

A mysterious figure peeks out: My parents are both dead, and I have land and a house. Messy past? Little Ya, what kind of melons do you like? I'll plant a thousand acres of them next year!

Tips: 1. Set in a fictional world inspired by the Song Dynasty.

2. The female lead is an ordinary person, a little tailor who works hard. She doesn't have many golden fingers.

3. The male lead is a sunny, puppy-like nouveau riche. Pure sweetness, no scummy behavior, and he appears late.

[Upcoming novel blurb] The Little Chef Who Feasts on Gold and Jade

For three generations, Lin Jiyue's family have been hereditary servants of the Duke of Dingguo's household.

Her father is a guard for the duke, her mother is the madam's attendant, her uncle manages a shop, and her aunt is the young master's wet nurse. They stand together in a crowd like a host of immortals. As servants, they're practically top-tier.

Lin Jiyue is eight years old, with a sweet, lovely face, and has reached the age to enter the household as a servant.

Her relatives and friends gather around her, beaming as they ask:

"Jiyue, when you grow up, you want to be a good maid, don't you? Would you rather be the third young master's concubine, or the fourth young lady's dowry maid?"

Lin Jiyue, who just transmigrated from the kitchen of a modern five-star hotel: Neither. Let go of me and let me cook in the kitchen!

As the saying goes, food is heaven for the people, and knowing more skills never hurts.

Later, the Duke of Dingguo's household is no longer a ducal household, but Lin Jiyue is still a chef.

She's simply gone from an unknown little cook to the proprietress of a restaurant earning a fortune every day, known to everyone as Chef Lin.

What? You say a certain prince wants to try her new dish again?

Lin Jiyue taps her spatula sternly. "We're fully booked, so I can't come to you. All branches, take note: one rush delivery!"

Theme: Be self-reliant and protect your family.