Pretend to Be a Rebellious Sister and Enjoy a Cool Life

[Blurb for the upcoming novel Fragrant Harbor: The Little One Reforms Her Whole Family at the End ^3^ at the very bottom]

Xu Zitao learns that she's the unlucky original heroine of a novel about a pampered darling.

The female lead transmigrates into her body and acts out of control on a family variety show. Her three sister-obsessed older brothers blindly take her side, earning her the internet's fury and a tragic ending.

Xu Zitao takes one look at her clueless brothers and decides to use up everyone's affection for her while she's still herself.

The domineering CEO eldest brother, an Ivy League graduate, hates people who argue for the sake of it.

When her eldest brother holds a video conference, she drags over a little stool and sits beside him. Every time he finishes speaking, she jumps in to contradict him.

"Investing in a dating show will make a fortune? Really? I don't buy it. Why not invest in a show about kids instead?"

"You think that award-winning actor is a good choice to endorse the new product? Why not choose his rival?"

The refined and gracious professor second brother hates arrogant idiots.

She digs out his old middle-school textbooks and pesters him to explain the problems. After taking two hours to solve one, she smugly declares, "Ha, I'm so smart. Forgive me for saying so, but everyone here is trash."

The sunny, top-tier star third brother hates violent hotheads.

On a variety show, everyone is trapped in an escape room. The other guests' younger sisters obediently wait for their siblings to finish the tasks.

Xu Zitao picks up a hammer from the corner and, under her third brother's horrified gaze, smashes the lock to pieces. "Hah! There's nothing you can't solve with a little force."

But why...

After hearing her argumentative remarks, her eldest brother chooses to invest in a kids' show and hire the award-winning actor's rival as the spokesperson.

The kids' show becomes a huge hit online, and the company makes a fortune. The award-winning actor is jailed over a scandal, his rival skyrockets to top-tier-star status, and the company's new product breaks its sales record.

Her second brother pushes up his glasses and agrees gently, nodding. "That's right. Taotao is much smarter than I was at her age. When I was in ninth grade, I spent a whole half-month studying this problem."

Then he smiles faintly and tears off the textbook cover. On the title page is the unmistakable title: University Partial Differential Equations.

Her third brother excitedly announces on the variety show, "My little sister is the best in the world!"

Xu Zitao: ??? Have you all got this completely wrong? Weren't you supposed to hate me?!!!

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The night before the female lead transmigrates into her body.

Xu Zitao watches everyone's gaze grow ever more affectionate and gives up completely. "Forget it. There's no saving this. You're on your own."

But the next day, when she opens her eyes, she finds that she's still in her own body.

Her three brothers sit beside her bed, all looking gloomy and aggrieved.

Her eldest brother demands, "Why was the watch you gave me one yuan cheaper than the one you gave Second?"

Her second brother sighs. "Taotao, why did you say good night to Third but not to me? Don't you like me?"

Her third brother grits his teeth in anger. "Come clean. When did you and Mu Heng get together? I'll smash that bastard's head in!"

Xu Zitao: "..." Maybe she took things too far. QAQ

[Blurb for Fragrant Harbor: The Little One Reforms Her Whole Family at the End]

Three-year-old Luo Jinbei is egged on by her brother to steal a lollipop, when she suddenly learns that all five members of their family are gangsters.

Her father is a regular at gambling tables and gets killed in Victoria Harbour after being caught cheating. Her mother is a gang boss who stands up for people; she walks into an alley with a knife and never comes back. Her brother is a gang leader's underling and is shot dead during a turf war. Her sister is a TVB actress who bullies women and men, accidentally crosses a big shot, and meets a tragic end.

And Luo Jinbei is sent to an orphanage, where nobody cares about her or asks after her.

Luo Jinbei's hand trembles in fright, and she flicks her brother on the forehead. "Go buy four lollipops! Give one to the kid you stole from as an apology, and the other three are all mine!"

With a lollipop in her mouth, she plants her hands on her hips at the mouth of the alley and resolves to change her family's fate, starting now!

She picks up a stack of accounting books taller than herself and throws them to her father. "Dad, go get an accounting qualification and make big money!"

She grabs her mother, who's sharpening a knife, and hands her a police recruitment form. "Mom, I'll take you to the police academy tomorrow. No arguing!"

She takes her brother to the busiest street corner in Causeway Bay. "Bro, isn't this storefront awesome? Instead of being a gangster, open a martial arts school and take students. You'll be the next big boss!"

She squats beside her sister on a film set and pulls out a guide to talent management. "Sis, you like handsome men, right? Become a top talent agent! Then every handsome guy at TVB will be yours, won't they?"

Five years later.

Her father is a partner at an accounting firm, and even his old enemy begs him to do the books.

Her mother has risen through the ranks to become an inspector in the major crimes unit, with the highest case clearance rate in Hong Kong.

Her brother's martial arts schools have spread throughout Hong Kong, with countless students. Even the man who used to be his boss wants to come work for him.

Her sister has become TVB's top talent agent, with countless A-list stars under her wing. People line up every day to invite her out to dinner.

Eight-year-old Luo Jinbei's daily routine is: eat lollipops, do homework, eat even more lollipops.

Someone asks her, "Don't you want to do anything else?"

With a lollipop in her mouth and her legs crossed, Luo Jinbei says, "My dad's a financial tycoon, my mom's an inspector in the major crimes unit, my brother's a martial arts grandmaster, and my sister's a top talent agent. Why would I need to work hard?"

Four voices sound out in unison behind her: "Beibei is right!"

Later, someone interviewing the family asks Luo Jinbei, "How did you come up with the idea of turning your whole family around?"

Luo Jinbei smiles faintly. "Nothing special. I just thought, if they all died, who'd buy me lollipops?"

Theme: There is always someone who loves your soul.