I've Sacrificed So Much to Bankrupt the Marquis's Estate

Song Huaiyu abruptly transmigrated into a book.

She had even become the spendthrift mistress of a fallen marquis's household.

When she arrived, the System told her that if she wanted to go home, she had to ruin the marquis's household even faster while staying in character.

To get home, Song Huaiyu dutifully followed the System's guide and squandered the family fortune.

Faced with the hardworking, loyal servants in the household, she had already planned their retirement for them in her mind.

Faced with her legitimate son, who would grow up to become one of the Three Chancellors, she stopped his lessons early, hoping to ruin him.

Faced with the illegitimate son who would betray the marquis's household in the future, she smiled brightly and hired him the best tutors, hoping to make his betrayal all the more devastating.

Faced with her wastrel brother-in-law, whom everyone despised, Song Huaiyu handed him the household accounts and invited him to manage the family estate, hoping to bring about the household's financial collapse sooner.

Faced with her saintess cousin, who would one day become the emperor's favorite, Song Huaiyu ignored the elders' objections and forcibly took her away from the temple, hoping to obstruct the saintess's romance with the emperor and make his fury all the greater.

With the marquis's household on the verge of ruin, Song Huaiyu happily sipped tea and waited to go home. Instead, the household only kept getting better.

Looking at everyone gathered around her, fiercely loyal, Song Huaiyu couldn't help but feel baffled.

Wait a minute, is there something wrong with this guide?

Meanwhile, the loyal servants, the true legitimate son who had been switched at birth, the misunderstood business genius, and the genius cousin who was being used and controlled by the emperor all had tears in their eyes.

"Madam/Mother/Sister-in-law/Big Sister has treated me so well. Seeing how hard she's worked for the marquis's household, I will surely help her keep it going!"

Next up: The System Is Defective, but I'm a Top-Tier Star

Jin Li considered herself one hundred percent honest.

She dutifully went to school, dutifully studied, and dutifully took the civil service exam, living out the simple, unremarkable life of an honest person to perfection.

That is, until one day, she was bound to a System.

The amazing news: There wasn't just one System. They came one after another, in an endless line!

The bad news: Every single one was a defective, useless System with a few missing pieces.

[Defective: Original Story Restoration System]

[Defective: Priority Hiring for Ages 35 and Up System]

[Defective: Absolute Truth-Telling System]

[Defective: Low-Profit Pricing System]

Honest Jin Li chose to make an honest start, and the whole internet exploded.

"They even recreated a screen's pattern, mentioned only in passing in the original, down to the last detail. What kind of heavenly production crew is this?"

"Laid off at 38, and she still landed a key position here?"

"She pointed out the product's flaws in front of the whole livestream audience. This boss really has guts!"

"They posted the detailed costs right there and are only making this much money. Are they running a charity?"

At first, the onlookers mocked her for having no connections and chasing clicks, waiting for her to crash and burn.

They kept waiting, and before long she had become a top-tier star in every industry she entered.

The whole internet dug into her background and analyzed her business strategy, praising her as a breath of fresh air in Chinese entertainment, an industry conscience, and a lone warrior fighting unspoken rules.

Readers trusted her, employees respected her, consumers believed in her. Jin Li had become a walking gold-standard brand.

Jin Li: Wait, a breath of fresh air in Chinese entertainment? An industry conscience? A lone warrior? Ah, are you talking about me?

No, I just wanted to make some money! How did I become a legend across the whole industry?

Theme: Repay even the smallest kindness with boundless gratitude.