The Kang Residence

Liang Youwei, the Liang family's legitimate daughter, was dignified, clever, and skilled at managing household affairs. A marriage contract brought her into the illustrious Kang family, where she became the wife of its young master, Kang Siyi. It was an arranged marriage no one had high hopes for. They were not in love, only polite and distant. When she first entered the vast Kang residence, its affairs were in disarray, its daily duties numerous, and its rules strict. Conflicts were everywhere. Everyone expected the new bride to be unequal to the task, but Liang Youwei was calm and measured, handling matters fairly. She boldly put the household in order, cut expenses, and settled disputes, stabilizing the entire household through her own efforts. The young master of the Kang family, Kang Siyi, was gentle and reserved, with a shrewd mind and a single-minded determination to restore the family's fortunes. He watched from the sidelines, gradually becoming captivated by his wife's intelligence, resilience, composure, and insight. What began in unfamiliarity ended in deep affection. There were no grand declarations of love, only the steady companionship of everyday life. They let go of their distance, understood and supported each other, and turned from husband and wife in name only into the most in-sync confidants and partners.