A Stay-at-Home Dad Takes the Top Scholar Exam

During a foot-washing session, a room inspection sent him fleeing. He fell and transmigrated into an alternate era, becoming a farm boy. In his previous life, he was an older unmarried man. After transmigrating, he inherited a family and had a daughter, but his wife ran away. A liberal arts graduate can't compete with engineers, and he's no good at stirring up trouble or inventing groundbreaking technology. Without an overpowered System or a golden finger, all he can do is make a living with his own two hands. He'll raise his child while preparing for the imperial examinations and aim for the top scholar title. For an ordinary family, studying and passing the imperial exams is the only way forward. Starting from a small mountain village, he'll make his way all the way to the capital, rising from licentiate to top scholar! One heroine, no harem, charging ahead for love!

Then, with his family complete, a good man's ambitions will take him far: campaign south against Jiaozhi, march east to fight the Japanese pirates, and ride his horse into Tokyo!

This is the author's debut novel. It follows Huang Chu as he dotes on his daughter, searches for his wife, and strives to become the top scholar. The story blends everyday life, building wealth, social customs, human relationships, and local color. There is a System, but this is neither an absurd power fantasy nor a conventional wish-fulfillment story. The author and readers will grow together, with all walks of life woven into the tale. I hope you enjoy it.