How To Marry Up In The Taisho Era -When the Rich Young Man Won't Take No for an Answer

Set against the backdrop of Japan’s Taisho era, twenty-four-year-old Ranko Hanamiya has traded her former life as a noblewoman for a modest role as a waitress at Cassiopeia, an upscale café. Though her family considers her employment embarrassing and insists she is far too old for such work, Ranko remains entirely unbothered by their complaints. Her quiet routine is disrupted when a handsome young university student unexpectedly presents her with a gift during her shift. While her colleagues are left buzzing with excitement over the mysterious gesture, Ranko maintains her composure, completely unaware of the stranger's intentions. However, a far more pressing dilemma awaits her at home. The Chounabashi viscount family has formally proposed a marriage arrangement with Ranko, honoring a long-standing pact made between their grandfathers to wed their grandchildren. Content with her career and harboring no desire to settle down, Ranko firmly declines the proposal. Yet her parents, desperate to preserve their social standing, pressure her into attending a formal matchmaking meeting with the Chounabashi household. When she arrives, she is stunned to discover that the prospective groom waiting for her is none other than Ichirou—the very same reserved young man who gifted her at the café.