Chen Ping'an transmigrated into the body of a three-year-old, a tiny little bean with the rustic nickname Xiao Guo'er.
At first glance, the house was bare, but his father was handsome and his mother beautiful, and he had pretty older siblings. Chen Ping'an grinned, showing off his little baby teeth, convinced that he was a handsome boy, too!
What he didn't know was that his whole family was tightening their belts to support his eldest uncle's studies. Born premature and frail, he was a skinny little thing who never got enough to eat.
Fortunately, his father was a sensible man. He took his wife and children and split from the rest of the family, then rose through the ranks with a hoe in one hand and a book in the other.
With his father's help, Chen Ping'an never had to suffer a bit. He grew up happily in the countryside, and as he got older, his father rose from an obscure county deputy to become the Crown Prince's tutor.
His mother ran the household, his older sister was a renowned scholar, and his older brother joined the Hanlin Academy at a young age. As for Chen Ping'an, he was a useless little layabout. Mom, Dad, big brother, big sister, carry me to success!
But with a workaholic father like his, Chen Ping'an couldn't even lie flat. His father pushed him all the way to passing the imperial examinations and earning the jinshi degree.
Big Brother Chen: "Guo'er, you have to work hard! It'd be so embarrassing if you failed the jinshi exam!"
Chen Ping'an: "Dad, Big Brother! I actually just wanted to be a rich kid!"
The Chen family went from humble beginnings to having three jinshi graduates in one family...
(Left on March 3, 2026)
Theme: Stay optimistic and strive for a better life.
