Reborn to Build a Prosperous Home

The eldest son of the Li family, who had been away at war for five years without a word, suddenly sent home a letter. He'd earned military merit and wanted the whole family to move into the city and enjoy the good life.

The Li family had spent half their lives in the countryside. Now, with their fortunes transformed overnight, they had moved to the capital and become an official's household. Their pride shot through the roof.

Madam Li bragged and exaggerated to everyone she met; Master Li drank and raised fighting roosters.

The second daughter dreamed of marrying into a prestigious family; the fourth son was so bewitched by a courtesan that he couldn't think straight...

The whole family was a handful. Only the third son, who'd managed a few days of schooling back in the village, was unexpectedly turning into a decent person.

He scolded his father, reprimanded his mother, and set his siblings straight.

Then he picked up his books and declared he would study for the civil service exams.

In his previous life, his family's shortsighted greed and hunger for pleasure had dragged down his eldest brother, gotten him stripped of his post, and sent into exile.

He had also let down his gentle, virtuous husband, leaving him to endure mockery and grievance after grievance.

Reborn in this life, the third son of the Li family resolved to treat his husband well, support his family, and win the Lis a place of their own in Xijing.

In Xijing, extravagant dowries were all the rage. One family of low-ranking officials, the Jiangs, had little money but five children, one after another.

As the children gradually reached marriageable age, Master Jiang was nearly driven to despair.

Meanwhile, the newly arrived military household, the Lis, had their hearts set on Jiang Zhi, the second son.

The third son of the Li family, who came to ask for his hand, was handsome enough, but had neither an official title nor a job.

Master Jiang had initially looked down on the match. But the Lis weren't demanding a lavish dowry, and their second son was the least conspicuous among his siblings.

After weighing it all up, Master Jiang agreed to the marriage.

As time went by, who would have thought the third son of the Li family would pass the exams one after another? The son-in-law Master Jiang had thought least of became the most successful of them all...

Theme: A harmonious family brings prosperity to everything.