I Woke Up and Almost Ended Up in a Museum

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Shen Huan was a typical young master from an aristocratic family. His life had already been planned out: marry, have children, become the principal wife, and grow old as a revered matriarch, pampered and surrounded by wealth and splendor.

But then he transmigrated to the interstellar era and became a member of the lowest class. He had to rely on relief rations, live in a dorm for minors, and go to the battlefield if he didn't study.

Shen Huan: "..."

Unable to endure hardship, Shen Huan figured he could find a good husband and return to his former life of wealth. But he discovered that people in this world couldn't marry until they were twenty-two, while at eighteen they were sent to the battlefield. By the time he was old enough to marry, he would already have done a stint on the front lines.

The only way to avoid the battlefield was to study.

Shen Huan began diligently studying, happily enrolling in a military academy he could afford, and turning his attention to his classmates as potential husbands.

He imagined using his elegant manners, good upbringing, and handsome face to attract a high-quality fiance. But reality was...

"Shen Huan, run faster! You won't get any food if you fail."

Shen Huan, who had been jogging elegantly and minding his posture, ran at full speed through his tears, completely without grace.

"Shen Huan, stop eating so delicately. There's no time. Hurry up."

Shen Huan, who had wanted to show off his aristocratic bearing, shoveled down his food in tears, barely chewing before swallowing.

"Shen Huan, your hair's too long. Cut it short or you'll lose points."

Shen Huan, who had wanted to grow out his hair and style it, shaved it down to a buzz cut through his tears, his good looks gone.

"Shen Huan, why are you covering yourself up? Hurry and take a shower, or the hot water will be gone."

Forced to shower in a communal bathhouse, Shen Huan wept. His chastity was gone.

Damn it!

His chastity was gone, so why bother marrying or finding a husband? He would take a son-in-law instead.

Shen Huan settled into life at military school and worked hard to rise above the rest.

Many years later, Shen Huan became a Star Alliance Marshal. A reporter asked him, "How did you achieve success?"

Shen Huan's eyes filled with tears. "It all began when I went to take a bath at the bathhouse back then."

The love interest's perspective:

Yue Zhilin had never thought much of Shen Huan, his dormmate: a spoiled weakling who wouldn't survive a day on the battlefield.

Later, he realized: wow, he's irresistible.

The novel's blurb

When Jiu Yu woke up, the royal tomb of his ancestors belonged to the state;

the burial treasures belonged to the state;

the coffin he had been resting in belonged to the state;

if Jiu Yu hadn't woken up in time, he would have been sent to a museum and belonged to the state too.

After he handed over the royal tomb, its treasures, and the coffin to the state for free, the state compensated him with a house and a job.

Remembering all the years he'd spent as a leader, Jiu Yu turned down the job.

Modern men retired at sixty. He was nearly six thousand years old. Surely he could retire and enjoy his old age?

But when a married couple quarreled, he stopped to watch. The wife died, and he was taken to the palace as a suspect.

When a woman who was either the real or fake heiress and her fiance were cornered in a room, he peeked in to watch. The fiance died, and he was taken to the palace as a suspect again.

When an old woman and her daughter-in-law discussed marrying their daughter off to a living corpse, he stopped to watch. The daughter-in-law died, and he was still taken to the palace as a suspect.

To find out who kept getting him hauled into the palace, Jiu Yu had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and investigate.

After solving several cases, Jiu Yu suddenly realized what was going on.

He'd been doing the special security bureau's work without any pay. They'd been getting free labor out of him!

So that's how they wanted to play it?

Jiu Yu promptly accepted a job with the state, planning to be like the other older employees nearing retirement: drink tea and handle a few odd jobs.

But because he was so powerful, he kept getting sent out on assignments.

Damn it, why was it so hard to enjoy a peaceful retirement?

Everyone, move aside. This old man is about to unleash his ultimate move.

Theme: Work hard to achieve your goals