Reborn as a Foolish Cannon-Fodder

[Prepublication: After Reverse Parenting, I Became a Hit on a Parenting Variety Show] Blurb: Qiao Anyan is a huge novel enthusiast, but one day he gets trapped inside a book and becomes a minor cannon-fodder character with a bit of a slow mind. Influenced by the plot, he can remember only two things now: 1. Stay away from the male lead and swear never to get married. 2. Work hard to support himself. * Gu Jinyan finds the legendary match made in heaven, the fiancé whose birth charts are a perfect match, at a construction site. The little fool blushes and, as soon as he sees Gu Jinyan, plops down on the ground. "N-no... no marriage, you... ribbit." Gu Jinyan, who had been impatient, suddenly smiles. Maybe marrying a little fool will be pretty interesting. The little fool has caught the eye of a wealthy family, and someone starts getting ideas. * The scheming younger brother, who wants to take the little fool's place: "An older brother should give way to his younger brother. Give Brother Gu to me." The little fool happily nods. "Sure." Gu Jinyan's face darkens as he imagines a green hat shining above his head. * His troublemaking friend tries hard to egg him on: "If you want him to hate you, go ask him for money." The little fool thinks that's a good idea and toddles over to Gu Jinyan, holding out his little hand. "Give me money." Gu Jinyan raises an eyebrow. Impressive, he's learned how to ask for money. "How much?" Two yuan would buy an ice cream, but the little fool makes an outrageous demand. "I want five hundred!" A black card is held out in front of him, and the little fool freezes. "There's no limit. Spend whatever you like." * An'an: Today you ignore me, but tomorrow you'll be out of my league. Gu Jinyan: Don't refuse a kind offer only to take the hard way! Note: Important! The male lead has never liked anyone before. The original novel is just a novel, and its events never really happened. The only one with romantic experience in this story is... a robotic dog. A fluffy, illogical story. I wrote it to destress and cheer myself up. If it's not your thing, feel free to click away. If you argue with me, you're right. Happy New Year, and here's an early New Year's greeting! ---, ---- Completed novel: Picking Up a Little Cannon Fodder - Prepublication: After Reverse Parenting, I Became a Hit on a Parenting Variety Show Ji Miao transmigrates into a book, becoming an obscure cannon-fodder character. He tries to use a child to climb the social ladder, is plagued by scandals, and gets so much criticism for his poor performance on a parenting variety show that he quits. The powerful man he latched onto is driven to bankruptcy and turns evil because of him, while the little cannon fodder abandons his husband and child and runs off without a backward glance. Ji Miao arrives the day before filming begins. He and the kid stare at each other, eyes wide. Ji Miao clenches his fists. A man should bravely shoulder the burden of family responsibility. * On the first day of filming, the kid next door gets up at six for morning exercise, practices piano at eight, and heads to the youth center at ten. His own kid gets up at nine, sets out the bread, then toddles over to Ji Miao's bed. "Sweetie, sweetie, time to get up." The neighbors' scene: [This kid is so self-disciplined.] [An expert at outdoing everyone.] [A high-quality human child!] His family's scene: [Waaah, it's so hard for the little sweetheart to take care of Dad.] [Dad behaved himself today and didn't cry or fuss.] [Ji Miao is so lucky. I want a kid to pamper me too.] Ji Miao sighs. Whatever, he'll just give up and coast. Being a useless adult is embarrassing, but it's comfortable. * Facing the camera, the kid clenches his fists and cheers himself on. "Big Daddy said I's already a grown-up kid, so I gotta learn to take care of Daddy Sweetie." The viewers weep with envy. Ji Miao must have saved the galaxy in his past life. Prepublication: Gentle Reprise [Infinite] Chen Zhao, who suffers from money dependency, comes to Xin'an Tranquil Hospital to satisfy his overwhelming desire for money. Room 302 likes singing nursery rhymes. Room 213 has a hoarding disorder. Room 307 sleepwalks in the middle of the night. These are all the patients Chen Zhao has to look after. But the mysterious Room 301 always seems to be locked. Legend has it that the hospital's most difficult patient used to live there. Even though he is gone now, his room is still off-limits. Chen Zhao diligently does his job as a nursing aide, and in his first month, he earns a generous salary. A cheerful round of applause rings out from the locked Room 301. In his second month, he gets only half his salary. The old lock on Room 301 breaks. In his third month, nursing aide Chen Zhao takes office as the hospital's new director. The door to Room 301 creaks and groans in celebration all night. In his fourth month, a new doctor arrives at the hospital. The new doctor is refined and courteous, with gold-rimmed glasses that seem permanently attached. The handsome doctor holds a cup of water in his left hand and pills in his right. Director Chen huddles in a corner, trembling. Doctor Yang says, "Director, it's time to take your medicine." A patient who thinks he's fine but his husband always says he's sick, paired with a seme who actually is sick but thinks everyone else is sick too. Theme: Growth, warmth, and healing one another