Dislike Me, a Merchant’s Daughter? Why Does the Whole Mansion Beg Me to Manage the Household

A clear-eyed, money-loving merchant woman; a pampered young master who has found his way back; husband-training and redemption; the country and the greater world; a scheming female lead.

Theme: Love yourself first. Seek love only after securing a livelihood. When the phoenix comes, the tree must be tall; when the flowers bloom, butterflies will arrive on their own.

In society, scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants are ranked last, with merchants at the very bottom.

The Yao family has made a living in business for generations, and none of their descendants may take the civil service exams.

To change her status and fate, Yao Zhenzhu carefully lays her plans and marries into a fallen scholarly family.

Shen Huaiqian, the eldest legitimate son of the Shen family, once a remarkable scholar, fell from grace after an accident and became a dissolute spendthrift.

On their wedding night, he coldly refused her: “A merchant’s daughter, reeking of copper cash. I will never touch you.”

Yao Zhenzhu did not budge. Her goal was clear: if the mud can be raised, raise it; if not, raise the next generation.

Later, she plotted step by step and changed her fate against the heavens.

By herself, she stirred up the winds and clouds, wiped out traitors and evil-doers, and aided the weak and the suffering.

She not only rescued the Shen family’s decline, but also stirred up huge waves in the court and the business world.

The former wastrel, while struggling his way back into scholarship and rising to prominence, also exhausts every trick to cling to her and have babies.

“I can study and have babies, I have ambitions for officialdom too, I can still be saved. Madam, look at me!”

—This is a contest about fate, power, and sincerity.

Even if born lowly, one can still shake heaven and earth.