I Made Money in Ancient Times, Then Came Back to Buy a House

Veteran 996 event planner Su Tian is bound to the fiercely survival-minded Redemption System No. 404 after eating a piece of moldy bread, then transmigrates into the role of Xie Jin’s “wicked ex-wife.” The first thing she does after waking up is try to go back to sleep. The System tells her to redeem the male lead, but instead she produces an “Investment Agreement for Passing the Imperial Examinations,” turning their marriage into a business partnership. She provides the capital and ideas, while Xie Jin studies. Once his scholarly honors are converted into cash, he must repay her investment with interest, along with three additional conditions.

Her mother-in-law accuses her of failing to behave like a proper wife, so Su Tian breaks the deadlock with a choice: “Would you rather starve to death while guarding your chastity arch, or make money and earn scholarly honors?” The academy is wary of Xie Jin’s background, so she counters by founding the “Stories of Surefire Success in the Imperial Exams” club and turning her rivals into contracted authors. When the powerful put pressure on her, she upgrades them to VIP clients and launches a deluxe “Guaranteed Pass” package. Her stinky tofu stall has half the academy drooling, while her “Five Years of Exams, Three Years of Practice Tests” book expertly cashes in on academic anxiety. She turns every crisis into a business opportunity with modern commercial thinking.