[Dream of the Red Chamber] Lin Tanhua

Lin Hai, a history PhD specializing in the Ming Dynasty and a Gen Z'er, transmigrates into a book...

A newly appointed top graduate, fresh from the Qionglin Banquet, is discussing a marriage with Jia Min. Everything seems to be going wonderfully, but the story's tragic ending was written from the start. This ill-timed union would be a lose-lose for him and Jia Min. Better to part on good terms and each find a better match before the marriage is settled, rather than end up miserable later.

News of his refusal spreads, astonishing the whole capital. No one can understand why Lin, the top graduate, would ruin his own future and dare anger the powerful Duke of Rongguo. Lin Hai doesn't care. He absolutely will not marry Jia Min. This pampered fourth young lady of the Jia family gets caught up in the tear-repayment love tribulation between the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass and the Divine Ying Attendant. Whichever family she marries into will end up ruined.

Lin Hai, who transmigrated into a book, knows what's coming. He won't form an alliance through marriage with a family destined to end in desolation, nor will he let the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass be reborn into the Lin family. What nonsense about the banks of the Three Lives Stone and a debt of gratitude for watering her? Immortals go through tribulations and bring disaster to mortals, dragging their parents and relatives into it. Jia Min is destined to be Daiyu's mother, and there's nothing she can do about that. Lin Hai, who transmigrated into a book, is out of here. Let Lin Daiyu bring trouble to another family.

Feudal superstition?

He's transmigrated into a book. How could he not believe in the supernatural? Better to nip trouble in the bud!

If fate really insists he father the Lin immortal maiden, he'd rather become a monk and save his own life!

Lin Hai, who transmigrated into a book, won't let his life spiral out of control. He has no rose-tinted view of his role in the story and doesn't want to be anyone's cannon-fodder NPC. He only wants to stay away from a tragic plot and live his own life. He doesn't have any grand ambitions, just a few modest goals:

A fine home, warm clothes, and a loving marriage.

A house full of children, and a leisurely, healthy life.

In the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, he won't scheme without scruples, nor will he lie flat and give up. He'll do his best with family, country, and all under heaven, then leave the rest to fate, living out a wealthy and peaceful life.

Stay away from the Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue families; stay away from monks and Taoist priests; stay away from the Magic Jade and the Illusory Realm of Great Void; stay away from the destined union of wood and stone. He'll follow his own materialist storyline.

Theme: Don't be the protagonist's parents. Be the protagonist!