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Qin Zhao, a poor scholar who studied diligently for a decade, finally became the Zhuangyuan (top scholar in the imperial exam). To his surprise, he received news of an arranged marriage—his fiancée was Su Wan, the sugar industry tycoon of Jiangnan. Qin had long held prejudice against merchants, believing they valued profit over righteousness, and planned to call off the wedding. However, on his way to Su’s mansion, he witnessed Su using grain from her sugar workshop to feed disaster victims. As they interacted, he discovered Su was not only a shrewd businesswoman but also had a compassionate heart: she improved sugar-making techniques to increase farmers’ income and used business strategies to help the government solve grain transportation issues. Su, meanwhile, had long admired Qin’s integrity despite his “pedantic” scholar demeanor. From mutual disdain to collaborating to protect the people with their respective strengths, a mismatched love between a scholar and a tycoon slowly blooms amid the sweet scent of sugar.
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