The Pearl of the Palm

After the widowed Madam Jiang, whose marriages keep getting better, unexpectedly hits it off with a late-blooming widower who will become a powerful official, the laid-back Yun Wei first helps her mother, Madam Jiang, deal with the other schemers. Then she helps her stepfather overcome his exam anxiety, helps her future-famous general of a stepbrother overcome his fear of blood, and finally helps her stepsister get over her love-brain. The proud and powerful man declares, “Yun Wei is the apple of my eye.” Yun Wei: “Get out of the way. You're the one with the bigger problem, okay?” In short: Want to be the pampered darling of the family and live a carefree life? First help them all achieve fame and success. This novel could also be called The Black Widow's Trembling Days or My Mother Has a Special Talent for Marrying Up.