It's Hard to Win Over a Little Money Grubber

A cute, timid, money-loving girl × a bold, big-spending playboy

1.

One day, Qian Ruyu was riding her electric scooter when its brakes suddenly failed, sending her crashing into the motorcycle in front of her.

The rider, Si Yue, turned around in his heavy helmet and yelled at her. “Are you blind?!”

Si Yue was tall, and his voice was loud when he yelled. Terrified, she abandoned her scooter, hid behind a passerby, and started crying. “Waaah...”

He got off and inspected his motorcycle. The rear end was damaged, so he shouted at her, “Stop pretending! Pay up!”

“I’ll pay, I’ll pay,” she said, trembling as she lifted the brim of her helmet. Her voice was as quiet as a mosquito’s. “You don’t have to shout so loud.”

He thought she was pretending to be pitiful, but her little face was bright red with fear, and her eyes were full of tears. It made him laugh, and all his anger vanished.

2.

The old man thought Si Yue spent every day doing nothing. He heard that his old comrade Qian had a cautious, timid granddaughter who was good at holding on to her money, and figured she might be able to keep Si Yue in check. So he arranged a blind date for them.

When Qian Ruyu realized Si Yue was her blind date, she ran away before he could even say a word.

Si Yue thought the scaredy-cat was hilarious. She successfully piqued his competitive streak, and he was determined to win her over.

When he found out she was a little miser, he tried giving her money and buying her handbags. But she turned him down every time, telling him firmly, “A gentleman loves money, but acquires it by honorable means.”

Si Yue: “Are you saying I make my money through shady dealings?”

3.

Later, Si Yue gave up racing, drank less, and started going to bed early and getting up early. He even kept goji berries steeping in his thermos.

His friends teased him. “Mr. Si is taking care of himself now?”

He said, “I’ve got to live a few more years. Otherwise, my timid little miser will cry.”

[Reading Tips]

a. The male lead is actually good-tempered. The collision nearly caused a car accident, which is why he raised his voice;

b. The female lead is timid, not weak. She loves money, but she isn’t greedy;

c. A lighthearted style, a cheerful plot with no angst, meant to help you unwind;

d. Each other’s first love~

Blurb for the next novel, "The Good Old Days"

A candid, straightforward girl who knows how to go after what she wants × a guiding lover with plenty of unconventional tricks

At twenty-two, Chunyi graduated from art school. She had dreamed of becoming a plush toy designer since childhood, but the plush toy company she had her heart set on kept rejecting her applications. When she learned that her landlord’s grandson, Zhong Ran, was the China division vice president at the company she wanted to work for, she repeatedly looked for chances to bump into him and ask him for a job.

Seeing how hard she was trying, Zhong Ran gave her a chance to interview for a position in the marketing department. He couldn’t resist teasing her: “You’ve got quite a thick skin for a young woman.”

Chunyi grinned. “My grandma says, ‘When you find a good job or a good husband, you have to go after it.’”

*

At twenty-four, Chunyi got the chance to study and work in the design department at the company’s headquarters in Switzerland. Before leaving, she confessed her feelings to Zhong Ran once again.

But Zhong Ran didn’t want to hold her back from achieving her dreams. He wanted her to see the world and decide what kind of life she wanted for herself. “Go,” he said. “Make your dreams come true, meet more people, and experience a different kind of life. If you still want to be with me when you come back, then we’ll be together.”

*

At twenty-five, Chunyi was painting beside a lake in Zurich when Zhong Ran suddenly appeared before her.

He said, “If I hadn’t come looking for you, were you just going to keep living your life without coming back for me?”

[Reading Tips]

1. A light comedy with a small workplace ensemble, though the focus is still on the leads. I think the characters feel very real;

2. The story is mainly set at a plush toy company that provides emotional comfort. The workplace atmosphere will be friendly and relaxed, and the leads won’t be worked to exhaustion.

Theme: Being timid isn’t the same as being weak, and loving money isn’t the same as being greedy