The Deadbeat Won't Run the Household

Xie Yingshui was born in the mountains. He had no genius intellect that could astonish the world, and no vast family fortune. Still, he was considered a remarkable person in the countryside. Before finishing college, he brought his elderly mother and dim-witted younger brother to the city. Though he couldn’t take all the credit. Before him, there had been an older brother who, at least on paper, was the one in charge of the family. Once their basic needs were met, Xie Yingshui had hoped to keep their loving family together for life. But somehow, he ended up getting involved with someone, and a man at that. At least the man was rich. If he didn’t take advantage of him, he’d be losing out. As long as he kept it from his older brother, it should be fine, right? Xie Yingshui had made it halfway up the mountain on his climb to the top of life. Just as he was about to take a break and enjoy himself, fate struck him like a landslide, leaving him reeling. In the blink of an eye, his mother was gone. Then, in the next, his older brother, the head of the family, had disappeared too. All that remained was his dim-witted younger brother, who was taken away to an orphanage, while Xie Yingshui himself lost an eye and became partially paralyzed. Please, just bring his dead older brother back from the underworld. Xie Yingshui only wants to be the one in charge, not the one responsible for everyone. Not a supernatural story. Mild melodrama, pseudo-incest, emotionally bleak. The gong has only ever been with the shou; the shou has had other romantic experiences. The blurb was revised at readers’ suggestion, but the central premise is unchanged. Starting August 21, the story will switch to premium from Chapter 21. If you’ve already read those chapters, you won’t need to buy them again. Theme: Life is a series of compromises, with the occasional act of resistance.