After Bankruptcy, I Became a Lacquer Painting Master

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Qiao Dongyou had a coal tycoon for a father and never had to worry about food or drink. She spent her days doing nothing and throwing money around. She never imagined that just as she was graduating from college and getting ready to go home and live off her family, her father would go bankrupt. In an instant, their house was empty, everything was gone, and all that remained was a mountain of debt.

At the critical moment, the Intangible Cultural Heritage System stepped forward, radiating the glow of money.

[Young man, want to get rich? Come make a happy living with me as a lacquer tapper!]

Qiao Dongyou, a pampered girl who couldn't do anything right and ate everything in sight: ???

2021/5/27

Thanks to Bishui for the cover art. Sending love.

Coming up next: A Cat with Every Skill

Nan Wu had lived in an orphanage for as long as she could remember.

She was frail and sickly, and spent most of her time lying on a shabby little bed, watching the other children happily play in the sunshine through a hole in the wall. Sadly, later on, even her eyes went blind.

Nan Wu thought her life would go on like that, but at the very last moment of her life, she suddenly heard the patter of rapid footsteps and a strange voice in her mind.

Aaaah! I have to save Wu Wu!

Then a little black cat jumped onto the orphanage windowsill.

[I wasn't going to save you, but now I need your power. Give me your heart, and I'll make you the most powerful person in the world.]

Nan Wu thought it over and asked, "Does being the most powerful person mean I can get out of bed?"

[Yes.]

Forget getting out of bed, I'll make Wu Wu soar through the sky! But I'm too weak right now, so it'll probably take a really, really long time to make Wu Wu better. No, no, no. I'll work hard at cultivating from now on and give Wu Wu the best things in the whole world!

Nan Wu smiled, teasing it.

"Can I see the stars and the moon again, and the matron, and you?"

[...Yes.]

Aaaah! Wu Wu wants to see me! She really does like me best!

"Hehe, I promise. Thank you, Kitty Big Brother."

The black cat's ears itched.

[Not brother. Call me Lord.]

Aaaah! Wu Wu called me Big Brother! I'm on top of the world!

Listening to the little black cat's thoughts, Nan Wu felt around for the treasured candy she had saved and offered it to him. Then she kissed his little ear, copying the way the matron used to comfort her.

"Thank you, Lord Kitty."

Theme: The beauty of intangible cultural heritage endures through the ages.