I Returned from a Supernatural World to Take the Imperial Exams

Yan Liangqing was the sort of child everyone wished they had.

His family was poor and large, with barely a few acres of farmland. As a child, Yan Liangqing used his quick wits and winning looks to become an old, childless carpenter's apprentice. He learned carpentry, bought three acres of fertile land, and built a new house. Everyone who saw him praised him as a fine young man.

Matchmakers nearly wore a hole through his doorstep.

Then he caught a cold, and his personality changed completely.

He became greedy and sleepy. There were twelve hours in a day, and he could sleep for ten of them! Then, on top of everything, he wanted to study for the imperial examinations!

How was anyone supposed to live like this?

At first, the Yan family made a huge fuss. Later, not only did they fall silent, but every member of the family became more hardworking and capable than the last. When outsiders spoke ill of Yan Liangqing, they defended him.

Outsiders sighed, "Your family really gets along so well."

The Yan family suffered in silence. Get along? What a load of nonsense!

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Yan Liangqing transmigrated to a parallel world haunted by ghosts. He struggled to survive, eventually becoming a master ghost-raiser, and then transmigrated back!

No more suffering from yin energy, no more worrying about little ghosts running amok, no more fighting ghosts. He could sleep until he woke naturally, and the food was fragrant and delicious. What kind of heavenly life was this?

Whoever dared disturb his heavenly life had better watch out. He beat up ghosts, so beating up living people was nothing!

His biased grandparents stopped playing favorites. His gambling-addicted parents gave up gambling. His lazy uncles, aunts, nephews, and nieces stopped being lazy.

Yan Liangqing happily flipped through his book and said, "Now this is a sign of a flourishing family."

*

There are three bitter trades in this world: boatmen, blacksmiths, and tofu makers.

Wen Mo was the youngest daughter of the Wen family's tofu shop. She had always been energetic, and as she grew up, she took over most of the shop's business. Even her grandfather couldn't match her skill at setting tofu.

Every day, the Yan family had to get up early to buy tofu for Yan Liangqing's breakfast.

Everyone said the Yan family spoiled Yan Liangqing rotten.

Wen Mo could see how afraid of him and eager to please him the Yan family were, and she grew curious.

Then one day, news spread through the streets that Yan Liangqing had passed the county-level imperial examination.

The slender, languid young man asked, "Will you be making tofu pudding tomorrow?"

Wen Mo said, "I will."

Reader's Guide: 1. The old pre-release listing has been up for a long time, and I really haven't had any inspiration for it. If that bothers you, please don't read.

2. There are no supernatural elements. The world the protagonist returns to is an ordinary historical setting.

3. There are some awful relatives, but the male lead puts them firmly in their place.

4. Former all-around ghost-raiser, now sleepyhead and foodie male lead × energetic tofu beauty heroine.

Theme: Whatever you become, keep striving to live well