The Counterattack Life of the Useless Merchant Girl

Qin Xue, a second-generation merchant, lost her mother at a young age. Her doting but clueless father spoiled her into an ignorant, untalented, and gluttonous good-for-nothing.

One day, the good-for-nothing suddenly stopped attending social gatherings, and all sorts of rumors about the Qin family and her swirled. Some said the Qin family had fallen and her father was using her for profit; others said her father could no longer shield her and was actively looking for a match for her.

Soon, news spread that the Qin family intended to marry their daughter to the manager of a dessert shop. The world scoffed: "The Qin family is indeed finished."

Later, the sitting Imperial Tutor and the First Female Official of the court, Ye Qinghan, personally arranged the marriage between her youngest son and Qin Xue. Only then did the world realize: The Qin family hadn't fallen at all; they had clearly climbed high by associating with the court's First Female Official. The good-for-nothing wasn't marrying a mere dessert shop manager; she was marrying the son of the Imperial Tutor, renowned for his genius.

At this moment, the world discovered that, unbeknownst to them, the "good-for-nothing" they spoke of had long since counterattacked and reached the pinnacle of her life!

Liu Zhiyan, a second-generation official, had a father who was the Grand Secretary, a mother who was the Imperial Tutor, an uncle who was a high-ranking regional official, and an uncle who was the chief engineer of the shipbuilding bureau... his entire family consisted of prominent figures from various fields.

Logically, someone of such a background, even if they were a fool, would have many girls eager to marry them. Yet, he remained single at the age of 25.

One day, the chronically single man was finally getting married, a joyous occasion indeed. When word got out that the woman was from an ordinary merchant family and was known as a "good-for-nothing," everyone said, "What a pity."

Years later, when Madam Ye personally entrusted important diplomatic responsibilities to the "good-for-nothing" they once scorned, the world finally understood: This was no good-for-nothing; this was clearly a brilliant diplomatic genius.

Mini-theater:

1. Liu Zhiyan had an unknown癖好: he liked to poke balloons to relieve stress. No one knew how hard he endured each time he saw Qin Xue's puffed-up cheeks, struggling to control his hand from poking those balloon-like cheeks.

After marriage, Qin Xue learned of this habit and angrily asked him, "Did you marry me just to poke my cheeks to relieve stress?"

"Of course not." As he spoke, he didn't miss a beat in reaching out to poke his wife's cheek, "Your face (cheeks) is too cute; it makes me involuntarily like (want to poke) you..."

Dedicated to recruiting a live-in son-in-law, a silly and adorable merchant girl VS a stoic official's son who is only passionate about the female lead.