Reborn in the Chief Minister's Imperial Exam Novel

My new novel, *Disaster Strikes: Stockpiling and Winning from the Couch*, is now underway. ~Novel blurb below. In her previous life, Qiao Nan and his cousin were starkly different examples of how life could turn out. They were both merchant-born ge'ers. His cousin married a poor scholar, a good man who never forgot his humble beginnings even after becoming rich and powerful. His cousin became the First Counselor's beloved husband, envied by everyone. As for Qiao Nan, he had no choice but to marry into an official's family as a sacrificial groom to save his father. He became a widower on his wedding day, then was tormented to death in the inner household... Only after his death did Qiao Nan learn that he had been living inside a First Counselor imperial-examination novel. His life was never meant to be so miserable. His reborn cousin had stolen the good man and happy life that were meant to be his. Given another chance, Qiao Nan decides to take charge of his own life. Depending on others is worse than relying on yourself. This time, fate won't control me again! Yu Zhou, a modern university professor, transmigrates and becomes one of only two scholars in Dongping Village. Scholar Zhao, from the western end of the village, is poor but ambitious and hardworking. His parents and brothers are kind to one another, and he's about to marry a wealthy young ge'er from the county town. Everyone envies him. Yu Zhou, on the other hand, comes from a wealthy family, but the elders favor some children over others, while his siblings bully one another. Even after passing the imperial examinations, his family looks down on him and is about to send him off as a live-in son-in-law. Yu Zhou: ... He turns his household upside down, then heads to the Qiao family to break off the engagement. From then on, the world is his oyster. But the moment he steps into the Qiao home, he regrets it. That graceful figure, as pure as moonlight, is the one who captured his heart at first sight. Yu Zhou cups his hands and bows, smiling gently. "Greetings, young master. I am Yu Zhou, here to honor our agreement. I am willing to become the Qiao family's live-in son-in-law for the rest of my life. I will never let down your affection." Notes: 1. The story is told from the bottom's perspective: a gentle reborn bottom x a transmigrated, scheming top. 2. The world has three genders: men, women, and ge'er. 3. Early on, the story focuses on farming and business; later, it moves to court politics and infrastructure projects. 4. Blurb screenshot taken on 2022/7/31. [I take copyright protection seriously and have authorized a professional litigation agency to represent me in copyright enforcement. Those who pirate this work should think twice to avoid unpleasant legal disputes.] -- Next novel: *Disaster Strikes: Stockpiling and Winning from the Couch*, an apocalyptic disaster novel from the top's perspective. Synopsis: Scorching heat, floods, extreme heat, extreme cold, tsunamis, acid rain... Lu Yan struggled to survive in the apocalypse for ten years, but in the end, he still met a tragic death. After being reborn, he learns that he is the protagonist of an apocalyptic disaster novel, and was supposed to live happily through the apocalypse with the person he loves. Instead, a despicable transmigrator into a book stole his golden finger and caused him to die a horrible death. Reborn before the apocalypse begins, Lu Yan takes back what belongs to him and sells off his property. All he wants is to stock up, stock up, and stock up, then follow the country's lead with his lover and do his best to make it through the apocalypse! [The top is a max-level powerhouse. People who return from the apocalypse have a bit of a psycho streak~] Theme: Keep striving to live a better life!