Reincarnated as the Neighbor of the Imperial Exam Novel's Male Lead

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He Zhou transmigrated into an imperial-examination novel called The Eldest Son's Road to Success.

The original protagonist was the legitimate son of a marquis, but his stepmother schemed against him, forcing him out of the marquis's residence and into a run-down house in the countryside.

Luckily, he was gifted. He rose steadily through the imperial examinations, became the top scorer in all six exams, and climbed all the way to the highest rank in the government!

As the saying goes, when one person rises to greatness, even their chickens and dogs ascend with them. And even a mere ninth-rank official gains prestige by being the prime minister's gatekeeper...

But none of that had anything to do with He Zhou. He was just a little farmer living next door to the protagonist in the countryside.

He only treated the protagonist to a few meals when he was hungry;

helped mend his clothes when they were torn;

and couldn't help stepping in to protect him when his stepmother bullied him.

Wait, why is the protagonist proposing to him after becoming the top scholar?

Can men marry each other in this world?

And what on earth are the Shuang'er who can give birth?

Clutching a pillar, He Zhou wailed, "I'm not interested in becoming the prime minister's spouse! I just want to run a little business, invent a few things, and live comfortably as a rich man! Leave me alone!"

Theme: Be kind to others, and be kind to yourself.