After transmigrating, Zhou Yi'an found himself in the body of a down-and-out scholar with the same name.
The scholar was gifted at reading, but his parents disliked him, and his two younger brothers were a constant menace. At a young age, they colluded with local thugs to steal his money for books and beat him to death.
Now Zhou Yi'an has arrived.
A food critic from another era, he despises evil and promptly settles every score and rights every wrong. Then he gives up studying for business, taking his supermarket golden finger with him as he makes his way in ancient times and takes the world by storm.
He buys his freedom, establishes his own household, makes delicious food, opens a restaurant, starts a livestock business, and sets up a school. With the lofty goal of becoming the most benevolent merchant in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he also often helps his good buddy, a general stationed far away who is always complaining about being broke, by supplying him with horses and provisions.
Less than two months after they become good buddies, that friend marches his troops into the capital
Zhou Yi'an, brimming with confidence: "My goal is to become the richest merchant in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
His good buddy gives him a mysterious smile: "You can aim even higher."
Zhou Yi'an, baffled: "Like what?"
His good buddy: "How about becoming the Great Zhou Dynasty's first male empress? Interested?"
Theme: Hard work is the key to a better life.
