The Night Before the Imperial Visit: A Rongguo Mansion Steward Turns the Tide

[Jia Heng, reborn as a master accountant VS the Rongguo Mansion's wicked servants ⚡ A pack of greedy, scheming underlings]

[Male-oriented derivative + Dream of the Red Chamber derivative + reborn + comeback + business battles + management and development + high-IQ protagonist]

Jia Heng is reborn in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as the lowliest purchasing clerk in the Rongguo Mansion's outer courtyard.

On the eve of the imperial visit, wicked servants secretly tamper with the storeroom ledgers. Ten thousand taels' worth of supplies go missing, and if he can't deliver, he'll lose everything to pay for it!

At the end of his rope, Jia Heng pulls out a long-sealed contract, signs it on the spot, and forces an emergency restocking overnight.

By the next morning, the storeroom is piled high with silk and overflowing with gold and jade!

The wicked steward drops to his knees. "Jia Heng, you're nothing but a servant from the outer courtyard. How dare you tamper with the storeroom contract?"

Jia Heng sneers and tosses out the ledger. "The contract says the goods are to be delivered. The shortfall will be deducted from your monthly pay. As of today, I'm in charge of this storeroom!"

He clears out old abuses, takes control of the finances, supports Chai and Dai, and steadies the Rongguo Mansion.

Looking at the increasingly prosperous duke's estate, Lady Jia asks with a trembling voice, "Heng, can the Jia family really avoid falling into ruin?"

Jia Heng smiles, sweeping his sleeve aside as his gaze turns toward the storm-tossed Forbidden City...

Jia Heng is reborn in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as the most insignificant clerk in the Rongguo Mansion's outer courtyard.

On the eve of the imperial visit, wicked servants publicly tamper with the storeroom ledgers. If he can't deliver, he'll have to pay for everything out of his own pocket.

At the end of his rope, he comes into possession of an old purchasing contract that is about to expire.

The contract allows the original supplier to make up the shortfall at the old prices, but Jia Heng alone must bear all responsibility.

He signs on the spot and arranges for the goods to be delivered overnight.

The missing silk, vessels, and lumber are all brought into the storeroom. The wicked steward tries to shift the blame, but the delivery terms in the old contract deduct the missing funds from his pay and strip him of his position.

He saves the storeroom this time...