The down-and-out office worker Zhou Feibai is reborn in the womb as Pei Xingjian, the legitimate youngest son of the military Pei family. He had planned to lie flat and coast through life, but his father and elder brothers both die on campaign. To keep the women in his family from being preyed upon, little Pei has no choice but to take charge of the household and shoulder the burden alone. He can't make it as a warrior, so there's only one path left: the imperial examinations!
As it turns out... through a twist of fate, he takes a teacher named "Lin Hai"? Now he has another responsibility resting on his shoulders.
In short: The protagonist is reborn in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber and takes the imperial examinations. He becomes Lin Ruhai's student, places first in all three imperial exams, and brings prosperity to his family, rewriting Lin Daiyu's fate of dying after shedding all her tears.
Theme: Reading can change your fate
