The One I Was Showing Off to Was the Ming Emperor

In the seventeenth year of the Hongzhi era of the Ming dynasty, Su Tian transmigrates into the past. He is bound to a System, and after receiving a physical enhancement, the System says it will take half a year to update.

Planning to wait until the System finishes updating before making a name for himself, Su Tian draws on the knowledge he gained as a top student before transmigrating and steadily builds his wealth.

His family runs a breakfast shop, often visited by a father and son surnamed Zhu. The son is aggressive and spoiling for a fight, but Su Tian beats him up every time.

The father, meanwhile, keeps asking about governing the country, improving people's livelihoods, and other such matters. Or else he asks:

"What kind of person do you think the current emperor is?"

"The southwestern tribal chieftains rebel every year. Is there any way to deal with them?"

"Is our crown prince capable of becoming a good emperor?"

Su Tian gets angry. He's a top student in both the sciences and the humanities. Does he have time to answer these questions every day?

He only answers because the family is rich and is doing business with him. Otherwise, he wouldn't bother.

But just as the System finishes updating, Su Tian is...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.