I’m Done Being the Wen Family’s Son-in-Law

Tang Xuan was born into a poor family in a remote mountain village. From a young age, he studied hard and was determined to work his way up and become a scientist. But fate had other plans. On his way to attend high school in the county town, he accidentally fell down a mountainside. He survived, but his left leg was permanently disabled, leaving him barely able to walk. His family had spent all their money on his treatment, and he also had a younger sister still in primary school, so he had no choice but to drop out and stay home. In his twenties, while heading to the market, he fainted in the street from hunger and exhaustion. Wen Wentian, the head of the Wen family, found him and brought him home, then took him in as a live-in son-in-law. His daughter, Wen Jing, strongly opposed the arrangement and looked down on Tang Xuan's background, setting off a tangled romance. By a twist of fate, Tang Xuan also came across a strange talking stone. It contained a pocket dimension and an ancient dragon's soul, as well as cultivation techniques, pills, and more. The stone could even make its owner's wishes come true, so long as they did not defy the natural order or human decency. And so Tang Xuan embarked on a new path in life...