The Landlord's Young Husband

Blurb: Chen Chuyang, a young man from the Chen family, is getting married. The Liu family from the neighboring village has come with the betrothal gifts. The Liu family is a prominent household in Liu Village. When the marriage was first arranged, the whole village envied the Chen family. But only a few days later, the Mei family came to warn them. There was a reason the Liu family's son was over twenty and still unmarried, they said. Chuyang would have a hard life after marrying him. But when Chen Chuyang heard their explanation, he didn't care at all! All he knew was that at home he never got enough to eat or warm clothes, and his eldest brother had nearly sold him to a lame widower! He didn't care whether the man had been engaged before or had someone he loved. He only knew that the Liu family had offered a generous bride price, owned lots of fields and farmland, and had plenty of grain. They lived well! As long as the man didn't hit or scold him, and gave him enough to eat and warm clothes, Chuyang wouldn't care about anything else. [A farming story about a marriage that comes before love, and the road to prosperity from small landowner to big landowner.] Please add the next novel to your reading list. Blurb: At a very young age, Liu Qishuang began looking for a husband. The villagers called him a shameless gold-digger whom nobody would want, but they never expected him to succeed in his pursuit. The Wan family, whom he had tried so hard to please, really did come to ask for his hand in marriage. After the Wan family came to propose, the villagers said that even if the marriage went through, Liu Qishuang would have no happy life there. Wan Dongyang didn't like him at all, they said. The Wan family was forcing Dongyang to marry him to repay a debt of gratitude. Liu Qishuang didn't care about the villagers' gossip. All he knew was that the Wan family was a powerful clan his father couldn't afford to offend. If he married into the Wan family, he and his grandfather would have a good life. More importantly, he thought everyone in the Wan family was kind. Wan Dongyang's parents were upright. His eldest brother was clever and capable, and his sister-in-law was virtuous and good at managing a household. His second brother was generous and strong, while his second sister-in-law had a sharp tongue but always stood up for her own. It didn't matter if Wan Dongyang himself didn't like him. It was enough that he liked the family. [A pastoral little story focused on everyday life, with romance on the side and the occasional bad guy to deal with.] Theme: Hard work brings prosperity, and a bright tomorrow is up to you.