An 1980s Secondhand Shop That Connects to the Future

Pre-release: All the Officials Are Waiting for Me to Hand Out Exams. Please add it to your collection. Blurb at the bottom~

Blurb:

After An Yue died suddenly, she transmigrated to 1980.

From the start, she had a drafty, run-down shack, a padded jacket covered in patches, and an injury on the back of her head.

The System even gave her a death countdown: if she couldn't earn Era Coins within 72 hours, she'd be erased from this world.

An Yue searched the whole house and found only a few ration coupons, an enamel mug, and an old notebook.

After a long silence, she tossed them into the System's auction section.

People from the future: !!!

"Old calendar ration coupons! A living piece of historical evidence!"

"An enamel mug! My cyber ancestral shrine has one just like it!"

"The seller's descriptions are brilliant. Give me a nudge when you list more!"

A pile of junk sold for an astronomical price.

From then on, An Yue collected scrap with a bamboo basket by day and sold antiques through the System at night.

Later, the neighbors began to notice something strange.

How had that skinny little girl gone from collecting scrap to getting into university?

How had she gone from running a little stall to starting a factory?

How had she gone from running a factory to attracting companies from overseas, all eager to work with her?

An Yue calmly closed her ledger.

"Don't ask. I found it in the junk."

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In the New Era Federation, everyone knew that a mysterious seller had appeared in the Nostalgia District.

She had a discerning eye, described her goods accurately, and had rare stock. Every old item she listed brought a frenzy of buyers.

Only user Z knew she wasn't a professional collector.

He became her first VIP customer.

And later, the only person to cross through time to meet her.

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Reader's Guide:

· This story is set in a parallel-universe 1980s. It's highly fictionalized, so please don't take it too seriously.

· There are lots of everyday scenes, and the romance develops slowly.

--- Blurb for All the Officials Are Waiting for Me to Hand Out Exams ---

A clever, clear-headed transmigrated female official vs. a stubborn, devoted emperor and ex-boyfriend

Su Shu transmigrated. She is now a copyist at the Bureau of Female Officials, born into an esteemed family. Tomorrow, she will resign and return home, and the day after that, she can marry the Prince of Zhenbei, as decreed by the late emperor.

Prince Shen Qing is a renowned general, proper and courteous, and a match the noble young ladies of the capital can only dream of.

Everyone in the Su family thinks that if she just marries him obediently, she'll have the safest path for the rest of her life.

Su Shu thinks so, too.

Until the day before she leaves the palace, when an imperial edict summons her to the emperor's presence.

The young emperor on the throne looks down at her, his expression cool.

But Su Shu recognizes him at a glance.

He's her modern-day ex-boyfriend, Qin Lin, who disappeared five years ago.

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Qin Lin has been emperor for five years. His harem is empty, and his ministers have been urging him to choose an empress so relentlessly that they've brought the matter right to his desk.

He thought he'd long since put the past behind him.

But when he sees Su Shu again, she's already engaged to someone else.

The Prince of Zhenbei has a betrothal, a title, military achievements, and impeccable standing.

And Qin Lin is the emperor, ruler of all under heaven, yet he can't simply snatch away the betrothed of a meritorious subject.

Qin Lin holds back again and again, until at last he can only use official business to keep her in the palace.

Su Shu understands: her ex's revenge is making her work overtime.

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Soon, the court gains a new official in charge of education reforms: Lady Su.

As soon as she takes office, she assigns all the officials monthly exams, fitness tests, morning reading, and evening study sessions. Anyone with poor results at year's end even gets a home visit.

The entire court: "Outrageous! Ruinous to the country! What kind of conduct is this?!"

Su Shu: "Finished complaining? Then do your exam."

Qin Lin watches the spectacle from his seat of honor, and Su Shu hands him a copy, too.

"Your Majesty is a role model for the whole world."

Qin Lin: "..."

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Later, the most talented young men in all of Great Zhao tremble at the sight of Su Shu, terrified of surprise quizzes and monthly exams.

Before long, her former fiancé, the Prince of Zhenbei, returns to the capital.

The emperor sits on his throne, displeased with everyone he sees.

The court officials don't understand what's going on and don't dare ask. They can only whisper among themselves:

His Majesty and Lady Su must have some personal grudge.

Theme: Old things have value, and people can start over from the ruins of their lives.