The Cannon-Fodder Farmer's Son Takes the Imperial Exams in a Wife-Chasing Crematorium Story

Lu Chen transmigrated!

Before transmigrating: At three years old, Lu Chen developed ALS. All his bodily functions gradually "went on strike," and from then on, he lost control of his own body.

After transmigrating: He became Lu Chen, the female lead's white-moonlight farmer's son in the wife-chasing hzc novel Beloved Wife.

Not long after arriving, he studied pharmacology, went to school, passed the children's exams, took the prefectural exams, and became a palace graduate. Soon someone came to tell him he was the eldest legitimate son of the richest man. At first, he thought: Counting money until his hands cramped and sleeping until he woke naturally sounded pretty nice. The thought of spending money whenever he was unhappy, and spending money when he was happy too, living a life where riches poured in by the minute, was just too exciting! Spending money? He could handle that!

But:

After becoming the richest man's eldest legitimate son, this sunny, cheerful young man began to be a father...

The father of one child, two children, three children...

Lu Chen was even chosen by a princess to become the first royal son-in-law in five hundred years! Hey! Was he finally going to enjoy a life with money, looks, and power?

Not at all! Instead, he began living as a widower, "renovating Fengyang Palace, driving carriages, and sleeping in the gatekeeper's quarters," all while alone in an empty house!

Years after becoming the richest man's eldest legitimate son, his father still didn't love him, his mother still didn't care for him, and his brother-in-law came to deceive him.

Meanwhile, the so-called impostor son still wore fine clothes, received ten thousand in pocket money every month, and ate ten dishes a day. His life was still as splendid as flowers in full bloom.

This real young master was done with it!

Someone reported that the princess had committed immoral acts and trafficked people. He suspected he wasn't the richest man's real son and got a "paternity test."

At long last, the richest man went bankrupt. The emperor flew into a rage and exiled the whole family to the northwest to do hard labor for five years.

Meanwhile, the so-called impostor son still wore silk robes and a jade belt, received ten thousand in pocket money every month, rode with golden saddles and jade reins, and often hosted banquets in magnificent mansions.

He couldn't get enough to eat or enough clothes to keep warm. All he had was stunning beauty and a head full of knowledge. He, Lu Niugulucheng, finally understood: Money earned with your own hands tastes best! Power is safest when it's in your own hands! He was nothing but a substitute!

This substitute was done with it!

So the young man, who couldn't carry a load on his shoulders or lift a basket with his hands, took out his well-worn notes again and moved forward one step at a time, growing stronger and achieving greater things! (Crossed out!) (He reclaimed his true identity and the honors he deserved, passed the metropolitan examination, faced the palace examination, and ultimately won first place in all three exams, proving everyone wrong.)

The original male lead: cold, possessive, and proud & a delicate little white rabbit; Lu Chen & Zhao Xin: beautiful yet tragic & a gentle girl-next-door.

Reading guide:

1. A man transmigrates into a man, retaining memories of his past life. The setting is an alternate history combining various elements. There is a romance plot, starting at around 500,000 words.

2. The original male and female leads' hzc plotline is included (with a happy ending), alongside two male leads (each shines in his own way, no putting anyone down, with a somewhat ensemble-cast feel).

3. The male lead is extremely handsome.

Completed novels:

After Becoming a Concubine's Son, I Used the Imperial Exams to Escape Poverty and Get Rich

After Becoming a Villain, I Used the Imperial Exams to Escape Poverty and Get Rich

This is the story of a male lead who keeps trying to lie flat but keeps getting swept up in the rat race.

Coming soon: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Takes the Imperial Exams in Ancient Times (female-dominated society)

Fake younger puppy boyfriend vs. proper, innocent old-school gentleman

Yan Gu transmigrated.

Before transmigrating: She was an office drone who worked nine to five and had never even held hands with a man.

After transmigrating: She became Yan Gu, the amnesiac, dark-moonlight farmer's son in The Story of Shen Yue: an older unmarried woman with no children.

Not long after arriving, she studied pharmacology, set up a street stall, entered school, passed the children's exams, and sat the prefectural exams, successfully leading her whole family out of poverty and into prosperity.

Soon, someone came to her door carrying a keepsake, claiming to be her husband. Seeing that his keepsake was identical to the one around her neck, she began to think: A husband, children, and a warm bed, with pheasants flying right into the cooking pot, sounded pretty nice. Someone to bring her clothes when she was cold and cook her porridge when she was hot, a life warm in winter and cool in summer. It could hardly get any better.

Taking care of kids and cherishing her husband? She could handle that!

But:

When her second husband came to her door, she, a proper old-school innocent, started becoming a mother...

The mother of one child, two children, three children...

There were even people coveting her body (crossed out! Her money).

Even her neighbor, Shen Yue, had fallen for her!

He said he didn't mind her age or her many children.

He claimed to like her for who she was, knowing she was honest and devoted, but his eyes were fixed all day long on Yan Gu's ample bosom.

Yan Gu clutched her newly earned money tightly, trembling.

What do you mean, eyeing the few coins I've got?

She was done! Love was fine, but money was off-limits!

And so...

She got her heart broken.

She decided to shut her heart away and set out to grow stronger and achieve even greater things! (Crossed out: She faced the palace examination, took the metropolitan examination, won first place in all three exams, and reached the peak of her career!)

Later on...

Shen Yue was done with it.

Wait, what? He showed up with a child and asked her for child support?

Yan Gu: "..." How about you just be after my body instead? Love is so much better. It doesn't cost money.

Shen Yue wasn't having it. "No way! First, pay me back for the wet nurse's monthly wages, my makeup and skincare over the past three years, and four seasons' worth of clothes... That's a total of 66,460 taels in living expenses."

Yan Gu wore a dark expression and tried to make peace. "Well, we're family. My money is your money, and your money is my money. If I give it to you from my pocket, it's just moving money from one hand to the other. It's pointless..."

Shen Yue struggled to suppress the corners of his mouth as they began to rise, and said nonchalantly, "That's not the same."

Seeing his wife looking wilted as if she'd been hit by frost, his eyes filled with stars, and he said joyfully, "This is marital property. We can split it equally."

Yan Gu: "..." Give me back my childhood sweetheart who grew up with me!

How about we just have a sweet romance instead? [Look at my sincere face {wry-smile meme}]

Reason for joining the Growth and Comeback event: The male lead, Lu Chen, becomes a substitute, and the villain lurking at his side is reborn. He goes from being a merchant's son who never had to worry about food or drink to a farmer's son who must worry about basic survival. Through hard study and repeatedly taking the imperial examinations, he escapes the fate of being bullied at will and dying!

Theme: Remember that as a youth you dreamed of reaching for the clouds, and once vowed to be the finest the world had to offer.