Unlucky Qi Xin was just about to graduate from college when she fell into a river and transmigrated, becoming the heroine's doomed older sister, a cannon-fodder character who dies early.
Both her parents are dead, and she has younger siblings to care for. Her aunt, desperate for the betrothal gifts, teams up with another aunt and marries the original owner off to a widower in the neighboring village.
When chaos descends, the original owner is beaten to death by her husband, and her younger siblings disappear without a trace.
Luckily, Qi Xin hasn't married yet when she arrives. She does everything she can to save herself, only to discover on the day she's forced to marry that her ex-boyfriend has transmigrated too.
In desperation, Qi Xin points to her ex-boyfriend, who's leaning against a wall outside the crowd, snacking and watching the show. "He said he'd marry into my family. My father agreed before he died."
Song Jue: "???"
Under Qi Xin's threatening gaze, Song Jue 'tearfully' agrees.
After transmigrating, Song Jue becomes the leader of a gang, while Qi Xin leads his underlings into business.
The two of them, three kids, and a whole gang have only just managed to build a stable life when drought strikes, famine breaks out, the country falls into chaos, and war begins.
The group has no choice but to flee with the masses, escaping the turmoil.
After finally making it out of a famine-stricken city, they are forced into a mountain stronghold. Somehow, they end up as bandit chiefs and get started on infrastructure projects.
While people across the country are busy rebelling, the two have already built a city. Its residents live peaceful, prosperous lives. The city opens schools and establishes hospitals, becoming a haven amid the chaos.
Note:
Both leads have golden fingers.
The female lead has a bookshelf System that unlocks all kinds of books with points.
The male lead has a roster that can reveal the strengths and weaknesses of everyone he knows.
Coming soon: "Transmigrating into a Book as the Male Lead's Wicked Sister-in-Law"
Su Nianhe transmigrates into a book, becoming the male lead's wicked sister-in-law in an angsty romance novel.
In the novel, the heroine is tormented physically and emotionally, while the male lead's family serves as the tools used to abuse her.
The sister-in-law abuses and frames the heroine at every turn, indirectly causing her to miscarry. In the end, the male lead breaks her limbs and leaves her begging on the street.
The older brother leeches off the male lead, spending nearly twenty years studying without passing more than the entry-level imperial exam. He racks up gambling debts, has the third brother impersonate the male lead, a young lord of the Marquis's household, and tries to poison him. When that fails, he spends the rest of his life in prison.
The son pushes the male lead and heroine's daughter into the water, leaving her with a high fever and brain damage. In the end, she is kidnapped and vanishes without a trace.
After arriving, Su Nianhe changes the plot where the heroine is abused. She writes and sells storybooks, then makes ancient-style short dramas, earning a fortune.
But why has the male lead's useless older brother from the original novel changed? Not only has he quit gambling, he has also passed all three levels of the imperial examinations and become a top scholar.
Pei Qingyan died. His mother and fiancée joined forces with others to take his life.
When he opens his eyes again, he has gone from a noble young master to a farmer's son: a gambling-addicted scholar who has only passed the entry-level imperial exam. He now has a selfish, wicked wife and a son who has been spoiled into uselessness.
He gets in touch with his old subordinates and plans to fake his death and leave. Then, one day, he realizes that his 'wife' seems to have become a different person...
Note:
1. Neither lead is who they seem, and their true identities are revealed early.
2. One-on-one romance. By soul, both are inexperienced; by body, they have a grown son.
3. The supporting characters' storylines are full of melodrama. The female lead is all about starting a business and watching the drama unfold.
Theme: Work hard and keep living with optimism.