Alley Fan Fiction: Zhuang Chaoying Walks Against the Light

Zhuang Chaoying grew up in a small town as a dedicated exam-taker. A Tsinghua mathematics graduate with exceptional practical skills and fluency in English, French, and Russian, he spent twenty years making his way in the big city before returning to his hometown. After renovating his old house, he settled into a leisurely life. One day, while watching the TV drama A Lifelong Journey, he saw how foolishly filial Zhuang Chaoying was and mercilessly criticized him in the comments. Little did he know that night he would transmigrate into the drama as Zhuang Chaoying himself. Of course, having no children in his modern life, he was pretty happy to suddenly have a son and a daughter.

From then on, Zhuang Chaoying stopped being a foolishly filial son. His parents favored his younger brother, Ganmei? Fine. He went to ask them for money that very day. As for the monthly allowance, I’ll give as much as my younger brother does. If you say I’m not supporting you, call the neighborhood office and the union. Let’s compare your pensions and my brother and sister-in-law’s salaries, then see how much I give. His parents had no choice but to return two thousand yuan. From then on, he gave them five yuan a month. He stood up for his wife, daughter, and son, too. His son had been taught to be selfish and foolishly filial, but he set him straight and made him face the facts. When his mother refused to let his wife Huang Ling and daughter Xiaoting sit at the table for her birthday, he flipped the table. He spent New Year with his wife at her parents’ home. Later, he took translation jobs from Xinhua Bookstore to help with household expenses.