When Ding Yao first transmigrated, she was overjoyed. Born into a wealthy family and bound to a Study System, wasn't this the perfect setup for her to become the heroine and reach the top of the world?
She followed the steps, learning to talk and walk, and thanks to the System, grew into an adorable little girl with rosy lips, pearly teeth, and delicate features. But just as she was preparing to move on to the next stage of her studies, her smile vanished. Her family had inherited the post of a thousand-household commander for generations, the men hated those fussy scholars in government, and the empty study held just one brand-new military treatise...
Climbing onto her grandfather's flying-fish uniform, Ding Yao, who had always gotten her way by being cute, met her first setback.
Commander Ding rested a large hand on his granddaughter's soft hair and said lovingly, "Be a good girl, little one. Reading isn't fun. How about Grandpa takes you to see the lanterns?"
A girl with a Study System who isn't allowed to read: a story to make anyone who hears it weep.
Ding Yao rolled up her sleeves. No matter, she could still call in outside help! She changed into boys' clothes and sneaked into the general's house next door. After successfully settling herself on the general's wife's lap, she got her wish and enrolled in the little school at the general's house...
Extra scene:
Sitting in class, Ding Yao activated the limited-time photographic memory skill in her System. With all her skills switched on, she thoroughly intimidated her classmate Huo Jing'an. Huo Jing'an looked down at his own name, which he'd scribbled into an illegible mess, and cried as he ran to his father to ask for a new name...
Huo Jingyuan watched his bullied little brother run off, then looked at Ding Yao's tiny frame and sneered inwardly. So what if she could write well? A real man proved himself on the training ground!
Later...
Ding Yao slung her bow over her back and raised an eyebrow at him. "I'm not a real man, but I can still show you what I'm made of!"
Core message: Make the most of your youth; the future is full of promise
