[The Little Oracle and the Noble Young Master]
The blurb for the next book, Wife and Sister-in-Law, is below.
Blurb
Mother said never to pick up a man by the roadside.
Zhao Xiaoguo's father had been found unconscious by the road and taken home by her mother. But then he abandoned his wife and child and returned to the capital, never to come back. Her mother died of grief, and with her dying breath, she held Zhao Xiaoguo's hand and warned her again and again:
Never pick up a man by the roadside.
So when Zhao Xiaoguo came down the mountain after picking mushrooms and saw someone lying there, she didn't even think twice before stepping over him. But he grabbed her ankle.
"...Help..."
Zhao Xiaoguo screamed, kicked him, and ran away.
Still, Zhao Xiaoguo eventually brought him home. As she munched on the silver ingots he'd given her, she said righteously, "You absolutely mustn't fall for me. We're just in a simple financial arrangement! My destined match is in the south, not here. What do I do? Isn't it obvious?"
A tortoise shell, animal bones, deer antlers...
He looked away and said slowly, "You're a hunter."
"Pah! Pah!" Zhao Xiaoguo put her hands on her hips, said he couldn't recognize a great person when he saw one, and thumped her chest. "I'm a fortune-teller. Want me to cast your fortune? Only five copper coins!"
When the villagers had come to have their fortunes told earlier, she had charged them only two eggs.
The refined young nobleman, born into a distinguished family, lowered his eyes, the corner of his mouth curling in mockery.
Greedy, boastful, simple-minded... Just a con artist. Someone like her would be easy to manipulate.
But Xu Churen never imagined that in the end, he would be the one manipulated.
First draft of blurb, May 20, 2025. [Note: The fortune-telling details are from online sources.]
Blurb for Wife and Sister-in-Law
Everyone in the village knew the child wasn't his.
A Jiao became pregnant soon after she got married, but her husband was taken away as a conscript. The child was born at the end of the year, and news of her husband's death arrived at the same time.
Overcome with grief, A Jiao no longer wanted to live.
Her parents-in-law held back their own sorrow and comforted her, saying they would arrange everything for her.
On New Year's Eve, a young man appeared in the house.
After narrowly escaping death, Lin Cheng suddenly had the urge to seek out his birth parents and ask why, when faced with two children, they had chosen to abandon him, leaving him to endure countless hardships.
The ridiculous thing was, they thought he was searching for his family.
Even more ridiculous, they offered him his late elder brother's wife, calling it compensation.
Compensation?
Lin Cheng's gaze slowly swept over the woman curled up in the corner like a frightened rabbit. Her eyes were red and brimming with tears, yet she still managed to give him a friendly smile.
On an impulse, Lin Cheng agreed.
His elder brother had stolen the peaceful life that should have been his, so taking his wife away was only fair.
A father's debts are paid by his son; a husband's debts are paid by his wife.
She was only his sister-in-law, a stranger to him. Lin Cheng was absolutely certain of that.
So why did he feel so unsettled watching her cry as she burned paper money for her dead husband?
"The dead can't come back to life. Sister-in-law, please accept what has happened."
"He's dead, so let him be. Why cry for him?"
"He's dead! Can a dead man cherish you in every way? Earn money to support you? Or take you to the heights of pleasure?"
"Sister-in-law... look at me, too..."
Theme: Face life's setbacks with a positive attitude
Trapped at a B&B with My Ex-Boyfriend [Apocalypse]
The Lady and the Steward
Lady Man
My Dead Fiancé Has Returned
After I Flirted with My Fiancé's Older Brother by Mistake
Two Children Catching Demons
Opening a Little Eatery After Leaving Showbiz [Gourmet]
Bewitching the Heart
My Dad Is the Green Tea Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel
A Snowy Hairpin
Honey at My Heart
Wife and Sister-in-Law
Nonsense, obviously very cute. She rescued you because she was kind-hearted (even though she was seeking money), she was frank and frank about the reward, she did not extort excessively, and she was sensible and ethical. Moreover, when you were growing up, you were most in need of gold and silver, and you were most in need of money and benefits in the officialdom. You actually called the heroine "vulgar" for receiving the remuneration she deserved. Is it possible that you have never had to use money and power to get what you want? Moreover, after everything you have done since you came here, you can't reason out that "it is difficult for a little girl to make a living alone", but instead you dislike her for being vulgar? Throughout the ages, one of the most annoying people is this kind of pseudo-aloof scholar.
Can anyone kindly tell me whether the heroine found her father in the end? The finale was too hasty.
Seeing that there are so few chapters, I deliberately read the ending first. It ends too soon
The child was not his father, and everyone in the village knew this. Gillian got married the year before last, and she became pregnant in the spring of the next year, but her husband was pushed out of her prime. When the child was born at the end of the year, news of her husband's death also came. Gillian was so sad that she didn't want to live anymore. "Silly daughter-in-law, you have to think about your newborn child." Her parents-in-law persuaded her despite their sadness and said they would help her arrange everything. On New Year's Eve, a young man was added to the family. He is the husband's younger brother. Back then, when the famine could not feed the two children, he had to bear the pain of sending one away. Now he happens to come back to recognize his family. I don't know what the parents-in-law said. After the New Year, the two of them worshiped heaven and earth. Gillian hugged the child and followed him. From now on, his brother-in-law will be her husband. He was polite to Gillian and took good care of his children. Only he didn't touch her and even called her sister-in-law in private. The neighbors in the village are also unforgiving, reminding her all the time that the child is not her husband's. Over time, it became a thorn in Gillian's heart. One night, Gillian leaned on her chest and told him to give birth to a child. He didn't say anything. Gillian thought he didn't want to and went to sleep. As a result, she couldn't rest all night. Later, the two lived a peaceful life for several years, but one day, the dead husband came back...
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