After Entering a Novel Set in the Past, I Have to Break Off My Engagement with the Big Shot?

Tan Wei opens her eyes and discovers she's transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era.

The good news is that she has a powerful fiance.

The bad news is... a whole lot.

1. She just said she wanted to break off the engagement.

2. Her mother is dead. Her scumbag son-in-law of a father has already brought his mistress and illegitimate children into the house, intending to leave her family without an heir and seize everything.

3. Her father is about to be sent away for labor. But in the book, she's the unlucky one who accompanies him to the countryside and lives in a cowshed.

4. All her family's money will end up in the hands of the illegitimate son.

To sum up, the protagonist of that novel set in a bygone era is the illegitimate son, Feng Wenwu. As for her, she's the unlucky cannon-fodder passerby who gets robbed of her inheritance.

Luckily, Tan Wei knows the plot in advance.

You want to steal my mother's dowry and scheme to make me break off my engagement? Fine.

She turns around and reports her scumbag father and his mistress, sending them both to jail and ruining the illegitimate children's futures.

You thought you'd live in luxury and climb to the top? Dream on.

She clears out the mansion and won't leave these people a single penny.

Her uncle introduced her to her fiance, who will become a big shot in the future.

But what about all the nasty things her previous self said to him?

No problem. She makes a huge donation and transforms herself into an adviser to the flood-control team.

"Who said I came here to see you? I'm obviously here to support the flood-control effort."

And besides, her fiance has a trim waist, broad back, and a dashing bearing.

He's also the youngest regiment commander in the army.

Tan Wei stealthily reaches out and pokes him. He actually has an eight-pack.

Breaking off the engagement... She's starting to have second thoughts.

Xiao Mu grabs her wandering hand, his voice husky. "You! What exactly are you trying to do?"

My new novel is out: I Returned to My Hometown to Take the Imperial Exams

No car crash, no electrocution, and not even overwork. He just transmigrated in spectacular fashion.

One piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news is that Yang Yin has returned to his hometown, known in modern times by the nickname Big Hung State and in ancient times as Changzhou Prefecture.

The bad news is that he's transmigrated to an unknown dynasty. The reason is unknown. The future is even more uncertain.

Life is hard for a farming family. Even eating an egg can set the whole household at each other's throats.

Luckily, Yang Yin was a top student and a study addict in modern times. There's always a way around a problem, so he rolls up his sleeves and gets to work.

First, he shows off his cleverness in front of the family patriarch and earns his grandmother's approval. At last, he can start learning to read!

Study, pass the exams, earn an official title and fortune, and become a winner in life!

Wake up. Stop dreaming.

For a thousand years, this has been a place of learning, unmatched in the southeast. Anyone who survived the Jiangsu college entrance exam knows what that means.

What's more, the imperial exams are ten times more competitive than the college entrance exam.

But this ancient world is very different from what he imagined.

As soon as he enters the city, he sees a notice seeking a lost cat.

Oh, ancient cat lovers.

The cat's name is Snowy Auntie. That's a nice name.

Huh? Is that a little door for the cat?

You ancients are pretty advanced.

He tries to follow in the footsteps of transmigrators before him and copy books to help support the family.

But Changzhou has such a thriving literary scene that most bookshops use printing instead of hand-copying.

Still, kid, have you ever heard of a tabloid?

No! Yang Yin copies tabloids and despairs.

Can you really just make things up about a second-rank court official like this?

And the war isn't even over yet, so how come a historical romance novel has already come out? Are you really that up to date with current events?

And so, in peace and quiet and amid endless domestic chaos,

step by step, Yang Yin makes his way from a little mountain village to the capital.

A farming-and-imperial-exams story, and a vivid portrait of ancient society. Please add it to your reading list if you like it.

Upcoming novel: Nighttime Restaurant Management in Another World

Qin Yue transmigrates.

She transmigrates to the depths of a desolate forest and gets bound to a restaurant management System. Well, birds do leave droppings here. But who could run a restaurant in a place this remote? There's not a soul in sight.

What? The System is bound to the user's own wish?

How could I possibly want to live in a remote place like this... All right... I do hate crowded places.

But how could I possibly want to open a... Hmm... Fine, I did say when I was little that my dream was to grow up and sell grilled sausages from a street stall.

So maybe running a little restaurant deep in the forest could be... well, maybe...

But it's still ridiculous, okay!

[A group of uninvited guests is about to visit your restaurant]

Wait, isn't this supposed to be a food and restaurant management System?

What's making that noise inside the cupboard?

Huh?

A tiny figure, pointy ears, and a pair of watery puppy-dog eyes.

"My name is Celia. I'm... I'm a half-elf."

So cute...

But...

Half-elf? Does that mean this is a Western fantasy world?

"Miss, are you a witch?"

"Huh? No... Why do you ask?"

"Because I heard witches like to avoid people and live alone. And witches hate children, especially children who talk as much as I do."

Hmm... Qin Yue rubs her chin. A terrifying forest, dangerous monsters, a run-down restaurant, herself living far from people and hating interruptions.

"Well, I suppose that's not entirely wrong."

"Wah, wah... Don't eat me. I'm not tasty."

"Oh, little half-elf, don't cry. I'll give you something delicious to eat, all right?"

Forest hunters love cream cakes. Dwarves break into spontaneous song and dance after drinking malt liquor. Elves are devoted to smashed cucumbers, and when they're in a good mood, they'll even play a tune on leaves...

[Side Quest Unlocked: The Mad Totem Cult]

[Side Quest Unlocked: The Withered Mother Tree of the Elves]

What? Qin Yue looks bewildered.

Why does a restaurant management System have [Magic], [Weapons], and [Buildings] in its redemption shop?

And I'm just trying to run a little restaurant. How did I suddenly become a Level One wanted criminal?

And these [Reputation] and [Descent] features... Something about them just doesn't seem right.

I can't figure it out.

But that's fine. If I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out. I'd rather think about what to eat for dinner.

Remember, this is a story about food and running a restaurant.

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