Marrying an Ailing Hunter in My Brother's Place

[Please add my next book, mwah~ The Rough-Hewn Man's Unlucky Spouse]

The only son of the Xiang family seeks a husband. After Ji Zhongqing, the eldest son of the Ji family, sees the portrait, he takes an interest. His mother also wants to get her hands on the hefty bride price, so she makes him marry the other man.

But when the betrothal gifts arrive at their home, someone tells them the prospective groom has a hidden ailment.

Ji Zhongqing throws a furious fit, but his parents have no choice but to make Ji Shuyuan, the son born to his father's concubine, take his place in the marriage. They are relieved that the other man has never seen the eldest son's portrait.

Ji Shuyuan, a newly transmigrated, thoroughly gay man, agrees at once. As long as he can get away from the Ji family, what does it matter if he marries a man with a hidden ailment?

Ji Shuyuan climbs into the bridal sedan chair and crosses a hill to reach another village. When his veil is lifted, he stares at the handsome man before him in a daze, silently lamenting that such a fine-looking man is a shame.

But the hidden ailment is a deal-breaker. Ji Shuyuan lowers his eyes, affecting a shy look, and reaches out to help Xiang Zhu change clothes. His waist suddenly tightens, his clothes fall away, and Xiang Zhu presses a kiss to the side of his neck.

Three days later, when they return to the Ji family, Ji Zhongqing questions him. Ji Shuyuan nods guiltily. "Zhu Lang really does have a hidden ailment."

Ji Zhongqing gives a snort and glances at Xiang Zhu twice, looking as if he'd known it all along.

That evening, after they get home, Xiang Zhu brings his lips close to Ji Shuyuan's ear and asks in a low voice, "I have a hidden ailment?"

The two get along wonderfully, but Ji Shuyuan can't stop thinking about the marriage substitution. In the end, the matchmaker exposes the truth.

Ji Shuyuan rubs his fingers together and stands before Xiang Zhu with his eyes lowered, feeling guilty as he waits for Xiang Zhu's decision. He would accept a divorce, if it came to that. At least he'd already enjoyed someone this good.

"Give me a child, and we'll call this even."

Ji Shuyuan nods without thinking. When he realizes what he's done and looks up, he sees Xiang Zhu's amused expression and smiling eyes.

* A cozy domestic slice-of-life story, with plenty of romance

* A sweet romance disguised as a farming story. Readers who demand rigorous research or airtight logic, please stay away, or you'll get blasted, blasted, blasted, blasted, blasted away

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-- Please add my next book, The Rough-Hewn Man's Unlucky Spouse

996 office drone Meng Wenshao has one lifelong dream: quit his job and return to the countryside to raise chickens and ducks, farm the land, and live a peaceful rural life.

Perhaps the heavens heard his wish. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself lying by a river, surrounded by endless fields.

Could he have transmigrated?!

Meng Wenshao is delighted at first. The next moment, he goes to the river to see what he looks like now. Before he can catch a glimpse, his foot slips, and he falls into the water with spectacular bad luck.

Luckily, Yue Shi, who is returning from farmwork, passes by and saves him.

Leaning against Yue Shi, he clutches his arm and coughs twice. "Brother, give me a good plot of farmland, and I'll work like an ox or a horse for you..."

The aftereffects of transmigration kick in. He chokes on food, chokes on water, can't catch a fish, and nearly gets heatstroke while growing vegetables...

Lying on the ground, he thinks, I can't do this work.

But whenever Yue Shi shows up, every problem becomes easy to solve. After learning this, Meng Wenshao sticks by his side day and night. He even carries his bedding into Yue Shi's bed. When he's discovered, he wraps his arms around Yue Shi's waist and shouts, "Let me borrow some of your good luck! I'll offer myself to you in return!"

He means it as a joke, never guessing that Yue Shi will actually take him up on it.

Settling down together seems perfectly fine, so Meng Wenshao agrees to marry Yue Shi. But as the days pass, his belly quietly begins to swell. By the time he realizes what's happening, it's too late.

With his huge belly, Meng Wenshao yells at Yue Shi, "I thought of you as a brother, and you made me have your baby!"

Theme: Wealth has no roots of its own; it comes from hard work.