In her previous life, she dutifully followed the rules of a proper wife and obeyed her mother-in-law, only to be betrayed by her faithless husband. He ruined her reputation, and she died in childbirth with her baby. Her mother also died full of sorrow. Reborn at the time of her first marriage, she gave away all her money to buy her freedom.
After divorcing, she had no home, no land, no money, and a little one to care for. Everyone thought she would be left to starve, but they didn't know that the ginseng seeds she had planted were already ready to bring in money.
Facing her worried mother, Su Nanzhen laughed. “I know how to farm. I can grow flowers, medicinal herbs, and fruit trees, and sell every bit of it. I can support you and the baby, just not freeloaders who want to eat for free.”
Everyone soon discovered that the unwanted young wife of the Duan family could make anything grow. She could cultivate priceless orchids, medicinal herbs, and grain, and even get her fruit to market ahead of everyone else.
She turned a barren mountain into a veritable garden of flowers and fruit, and made vegetarian dishes taste like lavish meat feasts. Even the Empress Dowager couldn't stop praising her delicious creations, which were so convincing they could fool anyone. Then the court sent someone to make her a county lady, hoping to spread her farming techniques.
Just as her life was about to become perfect, her belly started growing. She had planned for everything and guarded against every possibility, but somehow she hadn't guarded against this. Glaring at her pockmarked face in the mirror, she cursed. “Anyone with such extreme tastes can't be a good person.”
When the time came, she looked at her son's rosy, adorable face and felt half her anger melt away.
Someone: Um, if you find the child's father, what are you going to do?
Someone: The boy won't recognize him. I'll marry the man first, and then he'll have to call me Dad anyway.
Someone's little treasure: The hush money better be generous.
Good book, keep it up! (ง •̀_•́)ง