A Son-in-Law's Job Is Cut Out for Him

[A Sweet Second-Generation Romance; Preorder: Don't Use a Kitten Knife to Flirt with Me]

As the only daughter of the Wen family patriarch, Wen Lianqian has been adored by everyone since childhood. Along with inheriting the family fortune, she also took on a marriage arranged for her when she was young.

Han You, the youngest concertmaster of the Fanghua Orchestra, is at the height of his fame, but his reputation is less than stellar.

First, he got married young.

Second, he married into his wife's family.

Netizens jokingly call him "Wen Han," convinced he's only after his wife's money.

Han You doesn't get upset. He continues to play the part of a good husband and son-in-law, only winding around his wife like a viper in the dead of night, his chin resting on her shoulder as he complains pitifully, "They're all picking on me. Only Lianqian feels sorry for me."

Wen Lianqian thought it over, then transferred a seven-figure allowance to her husband. "Didn't you like that violin? Go buy it."

Han You smiled, eager to please as he pressed close to her. "...Then I'd better work even harder tonight."

It wasn't until Wen Lianqian went to Liancheng to negotiate a deal as a representative of a branch company that she discovered the star of the prestigious reception was none other than her husband. The business tycoons, who usually looked down on everyone, addressed him with the utmost respect as "President Han."

Wen Lianqian finally realized that her childhood sweetheart of a husband, who was supposedly living off her, might actually be richer than she was.

So what was he after?

She went to confront Han You.

But the man only blinked his charming eyes, his tone as innocent as ever. "I've already bought the company you had your eye on, and I've bought an island for the whole family to vacation on. I even use the family fortune I inherited to help cover household expenses... Since I'm so good at managing a household, could Lianqian keep supporting me?"

He took her hand and placed it against his chest. "You know I'm easy to take care of."

Staring at his lean, long fingers and distinct knuckles, Wen Lianqian nodded as if in a trance. A kept man really was easy to support.

Her only problem was...

That man's appetite at night was simply a little too big.

A slow-to-catch-on heiress X an heir with an exceptionally strong service ethic

* Childhood sweethearts, married first and fell in love later

* Secretly in love, from the male lead's perspective

* For the parents' love story, see This Marriage Is Bound to End Sooner or Later. The male lead's wealth comes from a family trust with certain inheritance conditions. The female lead isn't supporting a poor man.

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The Bai heiress tossed out the profile of her eighteenth arranged-marriage candidate.

Her friend was stunned. "Seriously? You don't like Shao Bairu either? He's old money from Wucheng, comes from a wealthy family, and makes a lot of money!"

She raised an eyebrow and showed off her limited-edition handbag and luxury car keys. "Do I look like I need money?"

"He's so handsome, too!"

"Do I look like I don't have handsome men chasing me?"

"He has a villa in Ziyu Mansion!"

"Do I look like I can't afford a villa?"

Her friend fell silent for a moment. "I heard Shao Bairu has seven cats in his villa! Every one of them is plump, sweet, adorable, well-behaved, and obedient! A few have even been in magazines and TV dramas!"

"Do I look like..."

Bai Yu, a cat lover, suddenly ran out of words.

I do.

Two days later, rumors began circulating among Wucheng's elite that the Bai and Shao families were about to arrange a marriage.

Her prospective husband said he had seven children.

Bai Yu said she was more than happy to become a mother without the pain of childbirth.

*

They married only to appease their elders. After the wedding, Bai Yu and Shao Bairu agreed not to interfere in each other's affairs and to divorce whenever either of them found true love.

Onlookers sighed. Those fake spouses both had tempers. Living together was sure to be a struggle.

Some even claimed to have seen the Bai heiress sneaking out of her mansion alone at dawn with a cat carrier, wiping away tears as she went. They suspected she'd been mistreated by her husband and was planning to steal the cats and run away...

A friend called and patiently advised her, "If you're unhappy, just get divorced sooner rather than later."

At that moment, Bai Yu was lying on the double bed in Ziyu Mansion, surrounded by her seven little troublemakers. She furrowed her brow and answered helplessly, "I consulted a divorce lawyer. The cats won't be awarded to me."

Before she could finish speaking,

a distinct-knuckled hand reached over and forcibly hung up the phone, then coaxed away the cats clinging to Bai Yu.

Shao Bairu pulled his wife close.

Even the aloof young master had moments when he pleaded in a soft voice. "For the sake of our seven children, don't bring up divorce again."

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