My Husband Loves Farming, Not Me

[Update resumes 2/14!]

Modern agricultural science graduate student Yue Chen transmigrated and became a "ge'er" who had been kidnapped and then cruelly returned by his buyer. Faced with this situation, Yue Chen remained calm and shamelessly latched onto the villager who had saved him.

To repay his kindness (and buy back his freedom), Yue Chen embarked on a farming and business venture:

Quietly sprouting beans, growing vegetables hydroponically, raising wild game at home... His methods were endless, dazzling everyone who saw them.

The taverns in town competed fiercely: "I'll take all the vegetables from Little Immortal's fields! And the meat, too!"

The big farming families in the village asked: "Little Immortal, how do you grow vegetables in water? How can we increase our crop yields?"

As his business grew, Yue Chen opened a general store, and it soon flourished, bringing in gold by the cartload every day.

Yue Chen was so busy every day that his feet barely touched the ground. Other than remembering to bring money to his dirt-cheap benefactor each day, he nearly forgot that the man even existed.

His long-neglected benefactor finally couldn't take it anymore. One night, he blocked Yue Chen's door as Yue Chen returned home late. "Do you have to pay me back? I could even pay you instead..."

Ever since an accident, Si Wanzhao had hidden his identity, planning to live out his life that way. He never expected that saving a "ge'er" would accidentally change his entire life:

He ate seasonal vegetables out of season until he was stuffed,

And every meal brought a different feast of fried, stir-fried, braised, stewed, and roasted dishes.

He was truly a man who could take to the bedchamber and the kitchen alike.

Warnings:

The world the protagonist transmigrates to has a ge'er setting, but he is not a ge'er, so they do not have children.

No childbirth! No childbirth! No childbirth! That's important, so I'll say it three times!

One-on-one, happy ending, height difference, beautiful shou, slice-of-life farming and business.

Very down-to-earth and full of everyday details, with only a few plot twists, mostly later on. A little mutual healing.

If all that sounds good, hit the "Start Reading" button and enjoy!

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Sharp-tongued, talkative young general's physician gong × frail, quiet, composed designer shou

Mu Jianlan was in a car accident, breaking his leg. Then the sky changed.

The sky really did change.

One moment, he was beneath the gray, sunless skies of Fog City. The next, he was on a battlefield where endless yellow sand blotted out the sky.

Before he could figure out what was going on, a young man in black rescued him. The youth had bright eyes, pearly teeth, and a handsome face. Too bad he never stopped chattering.

Mu Jianlan was so dizzy from the noise that he passed out the next second.

When he woke again, he was in someone's home. The young man in black had changed into white, and he was still as good-looking as ever.

But now the youth's face was dark as the bottom of a pot as he glared at him. "If anyone asks, tell them we're lovers, got it?"

Mu Jianlan blinked. The next moment, a crowd of matchmaker aunties came barging in to set the young man up with someone.

Mu Jianlan understood at once and felt a sudden kinship. His expression changed, and he gazed at Ye Mingyang with tender affection and plaintive reproach, using the most coquettish voice he could muster: "Nie Lang, we promised to be together for life! You faithless cad, you heartless man! You little caterpillar!"

The aunties and Ye Mingyang stared, dumbfounded.

After the matchmakers left, Ye Mingyang shut the door and finally snapped. "My surname is Ye!"

The Ye family wasn't wealthy, even though Ye Mingyang received a salary from the imperial court.

With the frail Mu Jianlan now living with them, the family's finances were even tighter, and they could barely make ends meet. Mu Jianlan knew the Ye family's situation and didn't want to freeload or be dead weight.

The war had ended, and Ye Mingyang returned home to farm. Mu Jianlan made some snacks to sell at the market, and they managed to get by.

But Mu Jianlan didn't stop there. He pooled his money and opened a clothing shop.

Women flocked to it, from aunties in their forties and fifties to young women in their twenties, leaving happily with their purses lighter.

The matchmakers kept coming to the Ye home in droves, but now they were looking for a match for Mu Jianlan instead of Ye Mingyang.

Ye Mingyang chased them out, gritting his teeth. "He's mine!"

A fake romance turns real, and a sharp-tongued man pursues his beloved.

1. Farming √

2. Food √

3. No childbirth √

Here are some recommendations from author friends: Back to High School and Falling for My Rival, by Xiao Xun Weiba, a delightful sweet romance.

Getting Back Together After Joining a Dating Show with My Powerful Ex, by Yi Ru Er Er, a delightfully angsty romance.

The Farmer's Devoted Husband, by Wu Nan Feng, historical romance.

Running a Canteen at the Academy and Becoming Famous for Ages, by E Yue, historical romance. The author has another completed novel, too.

His Nemesis Is Actually His Number-One Believer, by Mi Hua You Lu, historical xianxia romance.

Theme: Eat well and live well