A Love-Struck Husband's Diary of Doing Construction Work

[The Couple Dynamic]: A doting older CEO who’s great with kids × a gorgeous ancient hottie even more carefree than modern people 1. Fu Zhixing bought an antique painting and got an ancient beauty thrown in for free. The beauty was trapped inside the painting and couldn’t get out, so Fu Zhixing could only send supplies in to improve his life, helping him evolve from the primitive age to... the infrastructure age. Due to the limitations of the situation, the beauty had to build his own house. So he rolled up his sleeves and spent every day mixing cement, plastering, hauling bricks, and smoothing walls. At long last, he managed to make himself a place to live. Just as the house was finished, the beauty suddenly popped right out of the painting. Chi Mengli: ...Sometimes I really want to call the police. Looking at his palms, now covered in calluses, he ran tearfully into Fu Zhixing’s arms. “Hubby, my hands hurt so much!” Fu Zhixing: “???” 2. Only after they got to know each other for real did Fu Zhixing discover that this beauty was not only delicate, but also hopelessly romance-brained. No, even worse than that: he was marriage-brained. That’s right. As a native ancient-era male who could bear children, Chi Mengli’s foremost ambition in life was to marry a good husband and spend his days supporting him and raising their kids. And Mr. Fu was handsome, rich, gentle, and considerate. He was simply the perfect choice! But Chi Mengli never expected that this Fu guy would not only refuse, but would also send him off to work, determined to raise him into an independent man of the modern age. Want to be a pampered little husband? Dream on! Tormented by nine years of compulsory education until he was losing his hair, Chi Mengli wept into a handkerchief, packed his bags, and ran away from home. He indignantly declared to Mr. Fu, “If you won’t marry me, I’ll go find someone who will, hmph!” Who could have guessed that just two days later, the very Mr. Fu who hadn’t wanted to marry him would get down on one knee and present him with an engagement ring? “It’s not that I don’t want to marry you. I should be the one to propose.” 3. When people found out the two of them were together, not a single person around them approved. Chi family elder: “Men don’t cherish people who throw themselves at them. He’ll mistreat you sooner or later. Break up!” Chi family youngster: “Simps never get a happy ending. Listen to me and break up, now!” Friend: “A relationship can only last when both people are on equal footing. You’re not right for each other, and it won’t work out. You should think it over.” After hearing about this, Fu Zhixing invited everyone to a meal. He took such meticulous care of Chi Mengli throughout dinner that the others barely ate. They were too busy getting force-fed affection by the couple. Later on, not only did this couple whom nobody had believed in stay together for the long haul, they also got pets and had a kid. Their days were blissfully easygoing. Chi Mengli finally achieved his dream of supporting his husband and raising a child. Satisfied, he said, “Now we’ve got another pair of hands in the family. The kid can come farm in the painting with us!” Fu Zhixing: “...” Whatever. He’d better handle the child’s education himself. 1. The silly author is terrible at writing blurbs. This is more or less the gist. 2. I’m trying to draw a cover, but I’ve finished the line art and have no idea how to color it. So for now, I’ll use the system cover. It’s pretty nice too, QAQ. 3. My author page has all kinds of completed stories and upcoming works. Feel free to take a look if you’re interested. Please add to your reading list: The Fussy Husband Wants to Marry for Money [Blurb]: 1. After transmigrating into a book, Yu Er Yang has no special talents, no money, no food, and a whole family to support... Yu Er Yang is only average when it comes to brains. He can’t carry a heavy load or lift a finger to help, he can’t pass the imperial exams or invent anything, and as for fighting, he can’t even kill a chicken... With all that going for him, naturally no young lord or royal heir dropped from the sky to sweep him into a domineering romance (wipes away a tear). To feed himself and the family he’s saddled with, he wracks his brains and gives it everything he’s got. He’s grown potatoes and raised chicks, and finally managed to latch onto a scholar from a wealthy family, only to discover that every member of the family is a miser who won’t part with a single coin... Sigh, I really should have put my faith in myself instead of money! 2. If he’d known he was going to transmigrate into a book, Yu Er Yang would have memorized the whole original novel, down to every punctuation mark! Unfortunately, after reading it once, he’d even forgotten the protagonist’s name. By the time he remembered to cozy up to the protagonist, the man had already made his fortune. Too late... With no other choice, he picked up his pen and paper. At least in his previous life he’d been something of a “bookworm,” so writing a few melodramatic novels should be no problem. He just absolutely couldn’t let anyone discover his secret identity, or they’d surely beat him up... At first, the scholar said, “These words corrupt the mind and poison people’s hearts. My family’s publishing house will never print them.” Later, that same scholar said, “Stop slacking and go write!” 3. Ever since Song Yu was old enough to understand things, money had caused endless conflict in his family. Everyone was petty and calculating, and he too had become the sort of person who wouldn’t lift a finger without something in it for him. He carried out his filial duties in his father’s place to compete with his cousins and younger half-brother for the family estate. He made friends because one of them had imperial exam books he’d never seen before. Even when it came to marriage, he naturally had to choose the person who would benefit him most. Yu Er Yang asked, baffled, “How am I any benefit to you?” Scholar Song smiled. “Seeing you makes me happy. That’s the greatest benefit of all.” End of blurb 1. The protagonist didn’t actually transmigrate. No golden finger. 2. The original book follows the business and imperial-exam genre conventions. This isn’t a comparison-group story. 3. There will be a child later in the story. Theme: Love others, but love yourself even more.