The Beloved Little Husband

(Coming after this: Crazy Gongs Collection. Includes bonus scenes in the author's notes.) Yuan Ning was born lucky. The youngest child of a farming family, he got to live a pampered life. Because he was frail by nature and had three older brothers, Yuan Ning had never done so much as a scrap of farmwork. He was so coddled that his skin was soft and delicate, and he couldn't even handle a sewing needle. He spent his days lazing around in the courtyard, supported by his whole family. His father and eldest brother were honest farmers who could coax a better harvest from their small plot of land than most people got from fertile fields. His second brother was a hunter who never returned empty-handed from the mountains, thanks to his unerring aim. His third brother apprenticed under a barefoot doctor, and his acupuncture skills were extraordinary. Even his mother's embroidery was the best for miles around. The ladies in the embroidery shops would fight over a single handkerchief she made. Even after Yuan Ning fell into the water and became unable to have children, his fiance, who had passed the county-level examination, still married into his family. By rights, a family like theirs should have been very well-off. But because of their bloodsucking eldest uncle and his family, they couldn't even afford a tiled-roof house. One day, Yuan Ning woke from a dream and learned that he was a character in a storybook. His cousin was the lucky protagonist, who got whatever he wanted because people were always eager to give it to him. Their family, meanwhile, was the blood bag his cousin drained dry! When his father once again carried the last piece of cured meat from the stove to his eldest uncle's house, Yuan Ning burst into tears, looking as pitiful and beautiful as a pear blossom in the rain. His family was heartbroken by his tears, and swore that the vegetables from the fields, the game from the mountains, and the gifts they received would all go to their own household. They only wanted the sick young man to drink another spoonful of broth after nearly drowning. Fang Yannan returned to his village from the provincial examination compound, carrying their marriage documents and gifts of apology, intending to break off his engagement to Yuan Ning. Not because passing the county-level examination had gone to his head. He was a transmigrator, and there was no way he could keep taking the imperial exams. He couldn't even write in the standard examination script! Besides, how could a strapping nine-foot man become a live-in son-in-law to some young man? As if he'd ever Do it! Of course he'd become a live-in son-in-law. He'd happily live off his husband! He just wanted to give the frail, helpless young man a home. He couldn't bear to watch his beauty get bled dry by his cousin's family. The imperial exams? He'd make short work of them. Becoming the top scholar would be a piece of cake! Why bother helping his eldest uncle's son, Yaozu, become chief grand secretary so he could support his husband? He'd become chief grand secretary himself and earn his Ning-ge a noble title! Reader's Notes: 1. A sweet, slow-burn story about family life and everyday matters. The setting is fairly loose. 2. The little darling isn't just a silly beauty. He's a business genius. ☆Coming Soon☆ The Wicked Husband Only Wants to Farm See the author's profile for the blurb, meow~ ★Coming Soon★ Crazy Gongs Collection Contains three novellas: control freak x domestic husband, gloomy ghost x cross-dressing charmer, mad dog x neat freak X thinks his roommate is a mad dog who can't understand human speech. He's noisy, throws things everywhere, has no sense of boundaries, and keeps using X's personal belongings, turning his whole life into a mess. The gong also thinks X is seriously ill. He even tries to dictate how the gong hangs his underwear, insisting the crotch all face the same way. What a joyless bore. The two of them share a rental and manage to have ten arguments in half a day. Every second, they want to strangle each other. One day, X gets dumped. His boyfriend says that after dating for a week, all they'd done was hold hands, and then he complained that X's hands were sweaty. Later, the annoying roommate pins him by the waist with a sweat-damp palm, turning both his life and his whole world upside down. The more X slaps him, the harder the mad dog goes at it. The gong never expected that one day he'd bite down on the leash around his neck and place it in someone else's hand, willingly letting himself be tamed. ★Next Story★ The Whole Sect Is the Master's Secret Identity X transmigrates into a master-disciple, younger-gong, everyone-loves-him danmei novel, becoming the cannon-fodder disciple of a cool, beautiful master. The eldest senior brother is gentle and refined, keeping the sect in perfect order. He's a warm, caring mother hen. The martial uncle is proud and strict, a domineering CEO who terrifies the disciples of the entire immortal sect. The grandmaster is mysterious and inscrutable, the greatest sword cultivator in the world. He is revered by countless people, yet remains detached from worldly affairs. The sect also has an arch-enemy: a wildly evil madman whom both the righteous and the demonic sides give a wide berth. But none of them is the main gong! In the end, the one who wins the master's heart is the junior brother X is told to raise. Junior brother: I-I want senior brother to cuddle me (clings to his leg with a loud smack) X: ??? One day, X suddenly realizes... the main gong and their aloof, revered master are actually the same person. X frowns again, sensing there's more to it than meets the eye. He starts peeling away one secret identity after another, only to discover... The martial uncle, the grandmaster, and the eldest senior brother are all also the master in disguise. X: What about the Demon Lord? Master: That isn't me. X: Master: He's nothing but a delusion of mine. Theme: Even an ordinary, peaceful life can be filled with happiness.