The Story of Lai Shangrong in the Dream of the Red Chamber

Zhou Yan transmigrates into Dream of the Red Chamber. He doesn't become the protagonist, Jia Baoyu, or the supporting character Xue Pan. Instead, he's a nobody in the background: Lai Shangrong.

Lai Shangrong's family has the Rongguo House to rely on. They work hard, diligently and conscientiously, skimming a little off the top day after day for ten years. At last, they buy a small house with a garden in the sprawling imperial capital.

As the heir, Lai Shangrong says, "Building an empire is easy. Keeping it is hard. One word from the master, and your whole family can be arrested and your property confiscated."

So the only way to protect the family is to study hard, keep improving, and strive for the whole family to gain their freedom from servitude.

Grandma Lai says, "The first step toward protecting the family is going to school!"

Oh, right. Lai Shangrong is only six years old!

Lai Shangrong says, "I have to spend another eighteen years studying for the imperial exams!"

Li Shi says, "You keep learning as long as you live. You'll be sitting the exams with a white beard. Eighteen years won't be enough."

"..."

--------- A similar historical romance novel, Zhao Family's Little Husband ----------

After transmigrating to ancient times, Zhou Sheng finally understands what it means to lose everything overnight.

No car, no house, no money. And on top of that,

he's a ger!!!

Before he can even sort out his feelings about his new gender, he discovers an even bigger problem...

His family is poor, and they can't even afford to eat their fill!

Just as he's getting dizzy from hunger, he discovers that his best friend has transmigrated here too!

Ha! Heaven never seals off every escape route. His good buddy is here, a man who can do everything from host a banquet to cook a meal, pass the imperial exams, and shoot a fox!

As long as Zhou Sheng sticks close to him, he'll be guaranteed a comfortable life with plenty to eat and drink and a big house to live in.

His good buddy nods. That's right, come with me...

The more Zhou Sheng follows him, the more he realizes... "Hey, hey... Why are we going to the bedroom?"

His good buddy smiles.

What for?

Of course, to build a life together.

Theme: Only through hard work and study can you change your fate!