Seeking Happiness

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On the wedding night, when the bride hung herself, the handsome husband was sickly, the concubine was glaring like a tiger to see what her best next move would be. Shu Huan who time-travelled to the ancient times encountered such a mess.

“Men and women can’t touch each other. You doing this is not right, right?”

“Humph, you are already married to me. You still care about that?”

“Eh eh, second young master, you haven’t healed yet. I’m thinking for your own good.”

“Doesn’t matter, this young master isn’t interested in your bean sprouts like body.”

While sleeping, they put a barrier of pillows between them

Woman: “Eh…Eh….”

Man: “Eh…what are you doing?

Woman: “Don’t cross the line.”

Man: “Ah……?”

Woman: “If you cross the line, I’ll hit you with the incense burner.”

Man “Uh……”

Woman: If……if I accidentally cross the line……you don’t…”

“Humph……if you continue to talk, I’ll tear your clothes and seal your mouth.”

“You check so carefully because you are afraid that I’ll harm you?”

“That isn’t it. Humph, I only want to know why someone will commit su*cide by hanging on the wedding night.”

“……”

“You hate me so much? You prefer to die instead of spending the wedding night with me?”

Associated Names
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Gazing Huan
Seeking Affection
顾盼生欢
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3Princesses
3Princesses rated it
August 4, 2020
Status: Completed
This is a light and heartwarming story. One of my favourites and its not too long.

Like the fact that both ML and FL transmigrated from modern times.

Last but not least, keep up the good job by the translator.
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Saphie
Saphie
April 21, 2020
Status: Completed
A good novel and a lighthread- albeit easily forgetable.

As the title said 'Seeking Happiness', they only did those hectic works just to seek happiness. There's not much substance but its okay. There is one arc that is too draggy so I just skimmed it through.

The characters are really shamless and makes you want to sigh along with MC, but in the end some get what they deserve and some became low key and didn't bothet with MC and ML anymore. I like ML's love that transcend through time, thinking about... more>> it, the amount of times they mentioned their modern world is just enough yet I cant help but feel something missing. Maybe I expected too much since the ML is a transmigrator that I became uncontent in the end. Who knows.

Though it would be nice if modern MC and ML has an epilogue (its understandable that they dont have any sicne they died though)....

3.8 I guess. :) <<less
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Amsir
Amsir rated it
December 24, 2021
Status: Completed
Amazing translations!!!!!

Readable and great novel with very realistic FL. When she first transmigrated she wanted to run than as the story progresses she became accepting of her situation and she learn to live her life in that world. Both the ML and FL are not over powering. Had a great time reading it.
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nxtlvl
nxtlvl rated it
January 18, 2021
Status: Completed
I loved it, and then it devolved into a chaotic daytime soap opera before turning into some strange survival program. The former I could handle since there were still events relevant to the overall plot progression, but I couldn't bring myself to trudge through the latter. Save yourself the effort and skim through chapters approx. 155 to 190. The most interesting part of the story is the banter between ML and FL, so anytime they're apart, the plot goes downhill.

Special s/o to ML's little brother. We love that bratty lil... more>> sh*t, yes we do. Also, the other side characters on team ML and FL were great, too. Even at the end, the author didn't forget to include some open-ended, satisfying bits about their futures and did so in a way that didn't take away from the main story. I need a side story about Ranmo and Meijing as well as Gu Xihe and Shangxin, pls. <<less
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amruta
amruta rated it
August 9, 2020
Status: Completed
Its a decent story.

Pros:

  1. NO royal family since story is not set in capital. So no political drama.
  2. FL and ML retain their morals and don't go on a face-slapping and killing spree.
  3. Side characters have their own story. I liked the way their stories were resolved.
  4. FL and ML romance is sweet with no melodrama.
Cons:

  1. ML family drama is disgusting.
  2. Story got draggy in the later half during the separation period.
  3. Typical female cousin and half-sister plot.
Overall, its a good read.
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Q3APo
Q3APo rated it
March 28, 2020
Status: Completed
This is quite good. I like that this novel different from other because the MC and ML are not mary sue or gary sue. This novel prove that not everything we get from the future can be used in the past. We have to learn and adapt with the rule in the past. So logical.

The romance is slowly but sure happening. And its quite cute for the ML to keep loving the MC from before time traveling. The funiest part is when the ML keep getting blue balls.

Because this is... more>> slice of live so nothing dramatic happens. Some happens but will not make your heart palpitate. You can enjoy the calmness. Both of MC and ML are logical so they did the best in every situation. Overall you can read this fic for filling time. <<less
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nopeitynopenope
nopeitynopenope rated it
December 28, 2019
Status: c202
I really love these low key, slice of life, almost realistic romances. It doesn't have the cartoon like over the top drama or face slapping that other stories have, which is a relief.
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dite
dite rated it
February 11, 2024
Status: --
if I could score this lower, i'd give this a negative score. None of the characters were likable. The writing is childish, I hope it was written by a preteen. I can be more forgiving if they were a teen when they wrote this.

the bad plot, I am more forgiving if I like the characters well enough. Not a single one was worth reading for. Dont wast your time on this tr*sh. There are plenty good stories here just use your time reading them. Treat yourself better.
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Pezwitch
Pezwitch rated it
April 25, 2022
Status: Completed
I did not find the FL annoying, in fact, I liked her. I liked the ML

I did not like the ML family or FL family

And, OMG, the drama

... more>>
Spoiler

Family members killing each other

Adulterous Concubine gets pregnant and then beaten to death

Maybe in*est between Adulterous Concubines Child and a half sibling who they were raised with

Forced Marriage and Forced Divorce

ML and FL get separated for way too long

Natural Disasters

FL was kidnapped and put in prison (and the way they solved it— by smelling someone's clothes??)

It was too over the top for me

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I finished it, but near the middle, after natural disaster, I started skimming chapters, only reading first and last paragraphs

I didn't enjoy it, but someone who enjoys dramatic plot after dramatic plot after dramatic plot may like it <<less
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Laneys_ll
Laneys_ll rated it
March 17, 2022
Status: Completed
This story is very heartwarming 🥰. Both the FL and ML grew to understand, trust, love each other. No huge frustrating misunderstanding that last chapters and leave the readers annoyed.

Although I have to say there are dog blood drama in the story and that a LOT of the antagonists are kinda s*upid and annoying. BUT don't be discouraged because every conflict does get resolved pretty quickly so your anger definitely will be vented quickly as well.

I also really love the concept of the story and all the side characters (that... more>> were in the side of our FL & ML of course). Especially our lil 4th 🤧💕 makes me wanna have a lil bro of my own.

All in all a very fun, light-hearted read for those of you bored with cold, OP ML/FL. They both actually interact with other people normally, logically, and with respect (for those who deserve it) even with their maids which is nice. And they both have a sense of humor so I definitely smiled and laughed along. <<less
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LezardSec
LezardSec rated it
February 21, 2022
Status: c233
First of all, this story is great!!! It's very different from the other transmigration ones! Here, the MC transmigrates into the body of a wife of a rich merchant family. She's not super op at all. She's actually pretty regular. It's what you'd expect if this were to happen to us lol. There's scheming but the MC doesn't go around killing or brutally harming others like other fls from transmigration stories. She keeps her morality from the modern world. This is something I really like about her.

On the other hand,... more>> there are 2 reasons I didn't give it a full 5 stars:

1. H*mophobia

  1. There's a part where
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    MC dresses as a boy and accompanies ML around town. And all the while they continue to act lovey dovey like they usually do. There they meet a guy called Du qiu (sorry I forgot how to spell his name) and decide to employ him. Before accepting, du qiu asks ML if his companion is a man or a woman. ML answers that MC is a woman. Du qiu then looks a bit relieved and accepts. Bruh what's so bad about loving someone from the same gender. I know it's a historical setting but I think the author blatantly portrayed how they think that homosexuality is bad. They also gave a bad view of gay people as rapists and kidnappers a few times in the story.

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  2. Soap opera. The story turned kinda into a soap opera in the end.
    Spoiler

    ML and FL get separated and spend several chapters looking for each other. There's even a scene where they were right next to each other and couldn't meet lol. It's just like those overly dramatic indian soap opera. I just scrolled through these chapters and started reading again when they were reunited. That useless drama almost ruined a perfectly good story if it dragged on further.

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  3. Spoiler

    I wonder what happened to gu xiren and gu xuan. Those poor kids. Even the author didn't like gu xiren lol. They kept describing him with negative adjectives. There should have been a side story about them and also about shang xin and gu xihe. I wonder how this cute, bratty kid confessed lol

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Woops I ended with 3 instead of 2 lol. Anyway, it's a great and unique story. Definitely try it out guys! You won't regret it. Just ignore those points which I mentioned above and the story will be perfect. Have a good read guys! <<less
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amikyun
amikyun
October 16, 2021
Status: Completed
It's good, it's good, but this author really make me want to knock her/his head, how can in the middle of event they have so much stressing plot, aigo.... it's fortune that my heart can bare it
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bookmunchies
bookmunchies rated it
August 13, 2021
Status: Completed
The plot is like a flat line, so it's great for when u in the mood to read smth that doesn't really hit hard and is not a roller coaster. It completely suited my current mood so it got a 4.

The story is basically slice of life and MC focused, the drama influences but doesn't directly target the mains. Messy things don't really happen to them, but rather around them. Some of the things that do target them are understandable, like the concubine, she rlly is a great character whose... more>> actions are 100% understandable.

The family is toxic in a realistic way and the tragedy that befalls them is presented as the fault of the elders which is awesome af, like, it don't happen in a half and half way, in which half the family is 'good' and the other half is 'evil' and the mains are in the middle.

The fact that the final boss of the plot is
Spoiler

an earthquake

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is f*cking phenomenal, very fresh very fresh.

The things that bothered me are *the MC's behavior in the beginning, kinda annoying and dumb

*the casual h*mophobia of that stroll thru the street in the attitudes and thoughts of the charas, the framing is the problem

*the ML being all creepy when she was sleeping and not only then, also the usual women have less desire than men and know less about s*x, the overdone shyness and too big focus on MC having no experience

*
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when they saved ShangXin the way MC had 0 hunch about the possibility of her being sexually assaulted or harassed until a few ch after when it had to be spelled out to her by the ML, like totally unrealistic

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*wanna know what happened to the brother and sister

*the pastry chef not being mentioned again even tho there was foreshadowing of the MC opening a pastry shop, seemed like an abandoned plot line but it really fell into my eye

*kinda feels like the author slightly forgot about the age of the maids or better said didn't really put the height, strength and capability of kids that age into consideration when writing

Too sleepy to think of other things to type so I'll end it here. Ah also, wanna say it's well written and fleshed out with characters having a lot of depth. <<less
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hold-tututu
hold-tututu rated it
June 22, 2021
Status: c233
One of the few novels where the story isn't about some overly convoluted plan to take over the empire or get back at the family which treated her cruelly. Two people just want to live in peace, away from drama and other issues. Naturally there are many hurdles but they are doing their best.
Altho I gave it 5 stars, the plot near the ending was a bit subpar compared to the rest of the story, but even with the plot being like that, I loved it. One reason for such good feelings towards it might be that there are a lot of extremely tr*shy romance novels, compared to which this is a treasure. Male lead is sweet, a bit of a prankster and likes teasing the FL, but he is not someone who is overbearing to the point of feeling annoyed. The female lead is a bit stubborn at times, but she is not someone who disregards the feelings of others for herself, hence she is also not annoying. Therefore this novel deserves 5/5 imo.
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Mairuchan21
Mairuchan21
April 5, 2021
Status: Completed
It is a great novel if you are not very interested in face slapping and venegeful FL. Both FL and ML have great understanding and their banter is also very funny and cute. You should definitely try it if you like novels with laid back characters
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jae028
jae028 rated it
August 16, 2020
Status: c232
what I like the most about this story is the realistic interactions between the male and female lead. Both are neither pushover or overbearing and just wanted to find a way to make their lives peaceful and harmonious.

I think the ending could be better.. And there are some events which took place that for me became an obstacle for the main character's personality growth. This story somehow kept me hanging and wishing that it should be longer I guess?

Aside from that I think this is worth the time and effort... more>> to pick up and read. It has a refreshing vibe and realism that is not common with transmigration stories because it is not common to see a character that struggles of adapting to an unfamiliar place, people and era. Kudos to the translator. I really appreciate the effort of placing an insight about certain chinese saying that are not particularly easy to understand. <<less
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foxygal
foxygal rated it
August 12, 2020
Status: --
This time-travel novel is so different from the usual time-travel novels I read. I like that it was realistic, no OP female lead or male lead. I finished reading in one sitting as the storyline was very interesting. Thanks to the translator for picking this gem of a novel to translate.
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Tesa
Tesa rated it
April 30, 2020
Status: Completed
Love this novel. But sometimes really want to smash the MC. She is so s*upid.

Buat after a loooong time pondering, maaaybe.. just maybe... some people really need more time to adjust to ancient mentallity. So maybe it is the part the considered more realistic to me

This is a very light and heartwarming novel. The MC is very simple, its a good thing that she has a very black bellied husband to help her. The ending is satisfying. Overall this is a good novel to read if you like a simple... more>> slice-of-life style of novel <<less
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Smtha
Smtha rated it
March 8, 2020
Status: Completed
It’s a good story with a steady plot and quite realistic story. It’s a good short read.
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