I Still Don't Know My Real Father Is Zhu Yuanzhang

[Please, readers, be kind. Don't insult other authors in the comments here, and don't recommend this novel under other works! I bow my head to you again and again!] Chen Biao transmigrates into a merchant family amid the chaos at the end of the Yuan dynasty. To stay alive, he can't hide his transmigrator talents, so he pretends to be a fortune-telling, all-knowing mystic. At a very young age, he makes the Chen family the wealthiest household after Shen Wansan. Then his father, Chen Guorui, tells him, “Son, your dad has joined the Hongwu Emperor of the Great Ming. I'm one of the emperor's founding heroes!” Even without studying history, Chen Biao knows that in his later years, the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, will slaughter most of the court. He starts planning to escape overseas and lie low. Chen Biao: “Father, Mother, Empress Ma is about to die.” His mother pauses in the middle of her embroidery. Chen Biao: “Father, Mother, the Crown Prince will die young too. As soon as the Hongwu Emperor loses his beloved wife and son, he'll turn into a bloodthirsty madman.” His father's honest smile freezes. Chen Biao: “Father, Mother, let's hurry overseas and buy property. When the Hongwu Emperor has killed all the officials in court, it'll be too late for us to escape!” His parents exchange a glance, then nod. “All right, son. We'll listen to you.” Chen Biao smiles in satisfaction. In the first year of Longfeng, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate son, Zhu Biao, is born. A fortune-teller says, “This child is born knowing all things, and his destiny is beyond measure. Heaven may take him, so he must conceal his name and hide his destiny until he comes of age. When he returns to his rightful place, he will ensure the Zhu family prospers for generations.” Chen Biao: “Father, when are we going overseas? I've already bought a huge estate abroad!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “There's no rush, there's no rush. Next time for sure, definitely next year.” (wipes sweat.jpg) Please Note 1. This is a male-protagonist romance, a feel-good story with an emphasis on daily life and an ensemble cast. The pacing is slow. The main text has a complete romance for the hero and a full growth arc for the heroine. The hero has only one consort, the Crown Princess. 2. This is a partially fictionalized parallel-world Ming dynasty. For the story, characters' ages and life experiences may differ from historical records. The language is somewhat modern and the writing style is simple, so please don't nitpick historical details. 3. Please don't mention this story under other novels, and don't mention other novels here. Everyone has different tastes. If this isn't to your liking, please stop reading. 4. All readers who support the official version are equal. Please discuss disagreements civilly. Don't insult people or attack readers who like this story by calling them the author's anything. I'm just some nobody who writes for a living. I don't deserve it. 5. Updates are daily after the story enters the VIP section. I'll post a notice if I have to skip a day. Update times vary and are often after midnight, so I recommend checking in the morning. That way, it's as if I update at a fixed time every day. (Thumbs up.) There are anti-piracy chapters. 6. I'll add more if I think of anything. Please add the male-protagonist romance How to Farm Ten Thousand Miles of Territory for the Qin Heir to your upcoming list Zhu Xiang, a professor of agricultural science, transmigrates into a commoner's family in the state of Zhao amid the chaos of the Warring States period. Just as his life is finally beginning to improve, his elder sister runs off with all the family's valuables to marry a wealthy merchant, leaving her son behind. She tells Zhu Xiang she's fallen for another rich merchant and can't take the child with her. Angry, Zhu Xiang is about to send the boy away to be raised by someone else, when he learns the boy is named Zheng and his father is Yiren, a prince of Qin. Zhu Xiang is bewildered. My nephew is Ying Zheng? But my sister isn't called Zhao Ji. She's called Chunhua! To keep the First Emperor from disappearing from history, Zhu Xiang grits his teeth, tightens his belt, and raises the future emperor himself. With a ding, his golden finger, the Farming System, comes online. He can exchange the favor of historical figures for improved seeds. With tears in his eyes, Zhu Xiang kisses the future First Emperor on the forehead. “That's my boy! What a help! Just watch me grow you ten thousand miles of territory!” Much later, the First Emperor dozes over his desk, but still dreams of that childhood scene. His uncle holds his little hand as they walk along a long field ridge, pointing toward fields of golden grain stretching to the horizon. “Zheng, I have a dream: to plant improved seeds across every land the sun and moon shine upon, so all the common people can eat their fill.” “Uncle, I'll conquer every land the sun and moon shine upon and give it to you to farm, all right?” “Huh? Hahahaha! All right.” His uncle lifts him onto his shoulders and laughs. “Wherever Zheng expands the realm, your uncle will plant his fields.” A large hand clasps a small one. “It's a promise.” Theme: Live earnestly, work hard to earn money, and make the country strong and its people prosperous.