Name: He Opened a Marriage Agency in the Underworld
Author: Won't Update Until I Wake Up

Synopsis

Shi Yu is fated to bring misfortune to his family, carries an evil aura, is destined to be lonely, and lives in a haunted house.

Other people have had no husband since childhood. Shi Yu, because his heart reaches for the sky while his fate is thinner than paper, has had a husband since childhood, and apparently he's an underground civil servant.

Literally.

Even so, Shi Yu is only destined to live until he's twenty-five.

A spiritual master showed him the way: Open a marriage agency. Use red energy to dispel your baleful aura, and you'll be cured!

How exactly? He didn't say!

---[A Little Scene]

"Your conditions aren't great. You're short, and your education before you died wasn't very good. Someone with a master's degree probably won't look twice at you. Hey, don't hit me! Next."

"You're average-looking. Tsk, why are you in such a hurry? I'm just being objective. But your family grave is in a good location, so that's a point in your favor. Next."

"You're pretty good... Huh? You're pregnant? No, I won't take the job even if you pay more. I can't set someone up with you and ruin their life. You could try Director Meng at the Naihe Hospital. They can do it and send you on your way the same day, so you won't miss work! I'll send you a business card. Check your messages!"

"Hello? Who's this? Oh, you're busy working and can't come? Wow, that static... All right, forget it. Don't call this busted phone anymore. Watch my holographic livestream matchmaking room at midnight! Send a pair of sunglasses to get in line, or send a sports car to cut in!"

Good news: The marriage agency is open. Bad news: It's not for the living.

After working all night, Shi Yu rubbed his aching back. "Damn it, what decent college student does this? We're closed. Come back later tomorrow!"

One night, Shi Yu was exhausted but still open for business. "Looking for a partner? Fill out this form first..."

"Shi Yu." A tall man leaned against the doorway, his eyes shimmering.

"I hear you've been telling everyone I'm dead."

The handsome man wanted to stay, but Shi Yu said he was so poor he could barely get by and couldn't afford to support him.

Dai Yue: "You can sell the bracelet I gave you."

Shi Yu: "You're hilarious. Could a few big silver bangles tied together even fetch 800?"

"They're gold-plated silver."

"..."

[When a bad guy taunts Shi Yu: "You're cursed to bring misfortune to your wife and children!"

"...So what's wrong with me having a husband?"]

[Every year on the birthday of the Great Emperor of Dongyue, Shi Yu goes to the temple to pay his respects. One day in heaven is a year on earth.

And so Dai Yue watched his child grow up, coming to visit every single day.

The Great Emperor of Dongyue has countless worshippers, all asking something of him.

Only that child knelt before the statue and said, "I wish you peace."]

A money-loving, ghost-fearing man who can overcome his fear for money, Shou (Shi Yu) x an utterly devoted husband, read as a ghost but written as a god, Gong (Dai Yue)

P.S. The technologically advanced underworld is here to serve you! There are a few livestream matchmaking elements. Everyone, please believe in science! This is a practice piece by someone who likes unusual pairings. Readers with extreme preferences, please don't come in~ This is a fictional setting, written to entertain everyone, not to show disrespect to gods or Buddhas.

1. A little supernatural but funny. The gong is top-tier handsome, and the shou is also top-tier handsome. The gong calls the shou his wife, and loves leaving gifts for his wife while the shou is asleep.

2. I don't think it'll be scary, but I can't promise I'll dare go to the bathroom when I'm writing it at night.

3. An ad: [The Always Good Fortune Matchmaking Agency has teamed up with the neighboring Shi Family Paper Offering Shop to thank new and returning customers. We offer a one-stop service for paper funeral clothes, coffins, and funeral arrangements. Free gift with every visit, 12% off for members, and every order comes with one yellow or white chrysanthemum. The more you buy, the more you save. For details, please call 166xxxxxxx.]

[Coming next]

[Political Intrigue | Household Strife | Sweet Romance | Mutual Devotion | Power Couple]

---Formerly titled "Why Carry a Hook in Times of Prosperity?" Expected to launch in December 2026 or January 2027.

Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants rank last, treated as lowborn. They cannot take the imperial examinations or hold office. No matter how vast their wealth, people still treat them like ants beneath their feet.

"Which family in the capital?"

"The Prince Yan's residence."

"Does he have a title?"

"He has an elder brother and a younger legitimate brother born to his stepmother." Neither is the eldest nor particularly distinguished, so he can't inherit the title.

"And what about him?"

"He placed third in last year's palace examination and currently serves as an editor at the Hanlin Academy."

A talented concubine-born son, with a minor official post and a frail constitution... Perfect! I'll marry him! He'll be the stepping stone I use to change my fate.

The road from Jiangnan to the capital is long, and the Prince's residence is a grand estate. I might never be able to go back... Just what I want!

No official mother-in-law to lay down rules for him; his husband has no chance of inheriting a title, so there's no need to compete with anyone; and with a family of officials at the emperor's feet, his mother can hold her head high at home and never have to fear being bullied again!

He's very satisfied with this marriage. Even if his husband isn't pleased with him, there's a marriage contract. The man can't throw him out, and only visits once every ten or fifteen days? Even better. He's busy with his accounts and opening shops. Don't get in the way of his money-making!

"Young Master, I don't think Third Master looks at you quite right. Perhaps he's missed you after all this time apart."

Xi Jia: "Hmph, miss me? He misses my money!"

Yan Fuchen's mother died young. He was born into a bad family, has a difficult temperament, and spends three days sick for every two days on his feet. Ever since he was born, he hasn't been able to stand seeing anyone do well.

His stepmother schemed endlessly and found him a merchant family as in-laws.

A broken drum doesn't fear being beaten. The man had better be clever and stay out of his way.

But later: If only he would get in my way a little more, that would be even better.

"Jia Jia, those tricks of yours... Could you teach me some?"

A clever, beautiful shou with a bright future and plenty of money x a scheming big shot who plays the kept man while secretly holding all the cards, gong

P.S.:

1. Marriage first, love later; a substitute marriage; a conventional male-male pairing. Male spouses are accepted by default. No children.

2. The gong is sweet on the surface but calculating underneath. His identity changes later, and there's more to the story.

3. The shou is smart and rich, rich, rich.

4. He doesn't actually live off his partner!

[Blurb screenshotted on January 25, 2026]

A fictional political intrigue story, just for fun.

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Theme: Love can cross life and death; love can embrace the stars.