To marry into the prestigious Shen family, the master of Willow-Questioning Manor deliberately offered the Liu family's third son, whom the Shen family's Ninth Miss had taken a fancy to, as a live-in husband for Miss Shen. The Shen and Liu families held to their agreement, and the wedding went ahead. The new groom was humble and courteous, gentle and refined, and everyone in the Shen family was quite pleased with him.
Not long after the wedding, Ninth Miss Shen accompanied her new husband back to the Liu family home. Her husband was diligent, practicing swordsmanship on the training ground in the middle of the night. Sensing something was off, Ninth Miss Shen secretly followed him, only to hear him say to his eldest brother, "Ninth Miss Shen has nothing going for her except her good birth. How could she ever be worthy of my third brother? Luckily, my third brother ran away, and Ninth Miss Shen is such a fool she never noticed my little switcheroo. Hahahahaha!"
Only then did Ninth Miss Shen realize that her new husband was actually the Liu family's Seventh Young Master. He had taken his elder brother's place as the live-in groom.
The couple fell out, and Ninth Miss Shen decided to divorce him. Their elders on both sides objected, urging her not to act rashly and to take some time to think it over, lest she throw away a good match and regret it.
During the period they spent apart to think things over, the relationship between the Shen and Liu families had its share of twists and turns. Then one day, Seventh Young Master Liu happened to see his otherworldly elder brother holding Ninth Miss Shen's hand and pouring his heart out to her.
The official title of this novel is A Carefree Journey. Its nicknames are The Substitute Live-In Groom and The Heroine Welcomes All Comers. It is a low-magic cultivation story, but with a fiery winter romance.
Please see the author's notes at the end of the chapters for content advisories.
Author's other completed works, recommended by trope:
Goofy heroine: Big Brother Says He's Right
Drama-queen hero: My Consort Doesn't Listen
Goofy hero: What a Delight
Iron-willed, ambitious beauty heroine: I Am a Respectable Man
Adorable heroes: Raising a Cute Husband, The Little Sproutling, A Beautiful Match (somewhat cute)
Alluring, scheming hero: Taming the Proud Lord
Proud, tearful hero: A Dream of the Imperial Court
Super-toxic heroines: My Ex-Boyfriends, This Is Just How I Am
Young widow heroine: The Difficult-to-Win-Over Bride
Tragic, motherly beauty hero: Borrow Me Five Hundred More Doses of Courage (Warning: includes a mildly danmei secondary couple)
Split-personality hero: The Rumored Youngest Martial Uncle
Two-faced heroine VS obsessive hero: Master, Please Come to Your Senses
Goofy heroine VS cinnabar mole and white moonlight: Hero, Come Out for a Walk
Half-demon bandit heroine VS righteous hero master: Yu Chuan and Li
Dragon-proud hero whose daughter brings him status: The Dragon-Proud Hero's Everyday Life as a Live-In Husband
Three's company means fiery winter: A Fiery Winter on the Immortal Journey
Heroes listed in no particular order: Marrying Into the Family, Starting with His Wife
Heroes listed in order: Super Mary Doesn't Want to Be the Center of Attention
Theme: Technology brightens life
Marrying Into Her Family
The Dragon-Aotian Son-in-Law’s Daily Life
Carefree Ballad [Part One: Slight GB]
Yuchuan and Li
Master, Please Come to Your Senses!
Male Lead, Could You Come Out Here for a Minute?
Lend Me Five Hundred More Guts, Heaven!
Working Title
This Is Just Who I Am
Me, a Decent Man!
The Real and Fake Lover
My Consort Won't Listen
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It's so beautiful. I like my wife's books as always 😍
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Special Envoy Wang can't be a modern person. I'm not good at thinking. I can't think of it.
Each gave a token of love 😏
What should the third young master do? Liu San: Are you still reconciled 🥺
"The food there is as delicious as my cooking" 😏😏😏
I read it in one go, it's still a good article, keep up the good work