The Silly Cannon Fodder Is Super Cute

[Sunny, cheerful little goofball x gentle, scheming dad-like sweetheart] [From a small county town to the big city, childhood friends reunited along the way, hand in hand for life] Blurb: One bright, sunny day, Lin Zhouzhou's head got caught in a door. In his daze, he saw a book: The rich second-generation Lin Zan falls for a poor boy, but Lin Zan's stepfather tears them apart, forcing the boy to go abroad. Years later, they meet again, and Lin Zan has to chase his wife through fire and water. What a clichéd plot. But! Lin Zhouzhou reads on and is shocked to discover that he's Lin Zan's stepfather! The wicked "mother-in-law" who tears the lovers apart! And Lin Zan's wealthy father is actually Shi Lingyun, his childhood friend! There is so much to complain about that Lin Zhouzhou can't even decide where to begin. He's a boy, for heaven's sake! And he and Brother Lingyun have the purest, most wholesome brotherly friendship! Most importantly, he's lively, adorable, kind, and sunny. How could he possibly be as wicked as the book says? This book has to be completely made up! One evening, long afterward, the lively, adorable, kind, sunny Lin Zhouzhou is sound asleep with his slightly rounded belly in his arms. Shi Lingyun gently strokes his little curls, smiling tenderly. End of excerpt Please add to your reading list: My Fussy Husband Wants to Marry for Money Blurb: I. One day, Yu'er Yang transmigrates into a book. He has no useful skills, no money, no food, and a whole family to support. How is he supposed to get by? Yu'er Yang is of average intelligence, too weak to carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, unable to pass the civil service exams or invent anything, and so bad at fighting he can't even kill a chicken. Naturally, no noble young master appears out of nowhere to sweep him into a domineering romance (wipes away tears). To keep himself and his dependents alive, he wracks his brain and tries everything. He's grown potatoes and raised chicks, and finally managed to get close to a scholar from a wealthy family, only to discover that every member of the scholar's family is a stingy miser... Ah, marrying for money is no match for relying on yourself! II. If he had known he would transmigrate into a book, Yu'er Yang would have memorized the entire original novel, every punctuation mark included! Unfortunately, after reading it once, he'd forgotten even the protagonist's name. By the time he remembered to cozy up to the protagonist, the guy had already made his fortune. Too late... With no other choice, he picks up his pen and paper. He was at least a "well-read" person in his previous life, so writing a few melodramatic novels should be easy. He just can't let anyone discover his secret identity, or he'll surely get beaten up... At first, the scholar says, "These words befoul the mind and corrupt one's character. My family's bookshop will never publish them." Later, the same scholar says, "Stop slacking and get back to writing!" III. Ever since he was old enough to understand, Song Yu has seen his family torn apart by money and petty squabbles. As a result, he has become the sort of man who won't lift a finger without a benefit in it for him. He honors his father by proxy to compete with his cousins and younger stepbrothers for the family inheritance. He befriends others because one of them has civil service exam books he has never seen before. Even in marriage, he should choose the person who will benefit him most. Yu'er Yang is puzzled. "What benefit can I possibly be to you?" The scholar Song smiles. "Seeing you makes me happy. That's the greatest benefit of all." End of excerpt 1. The protagonist did not actually transmigrate; he has no golden finger. 2. The original book follows the business and civil service exam genre conventions. It's not a comparison-group story. 3. There will be childbirth much later in the story. Theme: Even cannon fodder can have a happy life.