The Eldest Legitimate Son's Life of Wealth and Glory

The night his father breathed his last, his stepmother hid the account-room key in her bodice, his little brother kicked over the offerings before the coffin, and the clan elders pounded the table demanding a division of the family’s land. Seventeen-year-old Lu Chengbi knelt on a straw mat, staring at the hole in his shoe, when he heard a “ding” in his mind.

[Detected “defiance” from the Host’s younger brother. Reverse collection failed. Detected “contempt” from the stepmother. Reverse collection failed...]

When the System’s voice rang out, he suddenly laughed.

Three days later, he had his little brother punching a training dummy until he cried, shouting, “Big Brother’s punches really can beat people up!”

Five days later, the new bride brought in to bring good fortune, a whiz with the counting rods, uncovered the private silver his stepmother had hidden. His stepmother knelt in the ancestral hall, weeping and begging for mercy.

Half a month later, he tossed aside the notice from the clan elders demanding the land, as villagers flocked behind him with their land deeds, seeking his protection.

It turned out that every bit of trust and dependence from his family could be exchanged for fertile fields, secret manuals, and connections.

The down-and-out Lu family?

He, Lu Chengbi, was determined to pull it out of the mud and turn it into the pillar of strength that all of Chu would envy!