I Thought I Was the One Keeping This Family Afloat

Lin Zhilong transmigrates into a novel about a beloved fake heiress, as the real heiress who serves as her foil. The worst part isn't being the foil. It's the brief account of the real heiress's past in the book: she grew up on an abandoned planet, living in poverty. How poor was she? Shrunk into a tiny little bean, Lin Zhilong grips a defective nutrient supplement and thinks she'll starve to death tomorrow. She finds, or rather is found by, an even smaller little bean. The siblings depend on each other, and, with the help of her transmigrator's golden finger, she finally manages to scrape together enough to eat. Every day, Lin Zhilong counts on her fingers, wondering when the Lin family will come to bring her home. As for being the foil? Thinking about the pocket money the Lin family's real and fake heiresses get, Lin Zhilong, hardened by life's hardships, thinks... Right! I'll be the foil with all my might! Bowing to her sponsor, her dear father.jpg Of course, she has to bring her little brother along too. To achieve that second goal, Lin Zhilong makes up more than three hundred stories, each one moving enough to bring people to tears: I don't need the child added to my household registration. I just want him to be able to go to school. But at the crucial moment, when the Lin family is about to arrive, that little brat runs away from home. Lin Zhilong: ??? That unfilial brat!!! Lin Zhilong gets the pocket money she wanted from the Lin family, and the first thing she does each month is send money to her troublesome little brother, who's off who-knows-where, having who-knows-what kind of fun. Lin Feng: I have money. Lin Zhilong: Like hell you do! At least the little brat has some conscience and knows to buy her gifts. Lin Zhilong opens the gift: a necklace with a strong straight-man aesthetic, covered in bling-bling diamonds all the way around with a huge red gem in the middle. She almost goes blind. Lin Zhilong: Why not just give me a big gold chain?! Blood pressure rising.jpg Lin Zhilong: Never mind, there was no way to teach a child good taste on an abandoned planet. Breathe in, breathe out.jpg It's her fault for not teaching him well. Heartbroken.jpg #Tus Planet Auction: The auction's final piece, the necklace Sunrise, fashioned from the crown of Emperor Owei a century ago, falls into the hands of a mysterious young man# P.S. 1. They aren't blood-related and don't share a household registration. 2. She doesn't actually use the Lin family's money to raise her little brother. She works to pay it back. 3. This was planned as a short novel on a whim. The complete story, including extras, is 41 chapters. Theme: Work together to build a better life