Chen Qingyan struggled to survive in the apocalypse for ten years. As ordinary plants and animals disappeared and the air became completely polluted, humanity was left with nowhere to live.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a strange world. The air was fresh, the trees lush, and every flower and blade of grass was a sight he'd rarely seen before.
So even though he was dirt poor, Chen Qingyan could still look at the beautiful scenery every day and say, "It's good to be alive."
Other transmigrators did business, farmed, or took the imperial exams. He just wanted to be a freeloader and take it easy. His past life had been too hard. In this one, he only wanted to lie around.
After his birth parents died, no one raised him. He spent his days stealing chickens and dogs, lazing about, and eating his fill, with nobody else to worry about. Chen Qingyan followed his nature. He didn't steal chickens and dogs, but he was even lazier than the original owner. Even the mice in his house shook their heads at him.
His "carefree" life was going wonderfully, until a little fool suddenly barged in and disrupted it.
The little fool understood nothing. Every day, he just smiled sweetly and called him big brother. When he was hungry, he looked for big brother. When he was hot or cold, he looked for big brother. He even looked for big brother if he couldn't see him for a little while...
Chen Qingyan, who seemed to have been saddled with the little fool, thought: Whoever wants to be your big brother can do it. It won't be me.
It won't be someone else. It will be me, Chen Qingyan.
Chen Qingyan resigned himself to being relied on by the little fool and accepted him as his "younger brother." But there was no way he was going to do hard labor. His home was in a good location, and his birth parents used to run a general store. He inherited the family business and opened a little shop of his own. Lying down while the money rolled in wasn't bad, either.
Reader notice:
Chen Qingyan is the top, Chen Jin is the bottom.
The top dotes on the bottom. There is an age gap, and their lives gradually get better over time.
They won't become rich and powerful. There will be a little content about the imperial exams, but no government posts or court politics.
The younger brother was injured and lost his memory. He will recover. They will only get together once he is emotionally mature and both of them are adults.
This is simply the story of two wounded people tending to each other's wounds and slowly building a better life.
Male-male marriage is legal in this setting.
Theme: Honest labor is glorious.
