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Good news: Lin Sicheng was reborn.

Bad news: Before rebirth, he was the youngest archaeologist in the country, a leading figure in the disciplines of cultural relic identification, protection, and restoration.

He had won multiple national scientific research awards and served as an advisor at several national archaeological research institutions.

After rebirth: he's a dummy.

Good news: In this year, the Southern Sea No. 1 hasn't been salvaged yet, and nearly 100,000 exquisite Song Dynasty ceramic pieces are still lying on the bottom of the South China Sea.

In this year, the site of the Jiangkou treasury hasn't been excavated yet; Zhang Xianzhong's gold treasures, gold pledges, and more than 100,000 precious Ming Dynasty artifacts are still buried in the mud.

Also in this year, the technology for the protection and restoration of iron artifacts was still in its infancy, listed by the state as a key research project of the 'Eleventh Five-Year Plan Social Science Fund.'

Also in this year, the site of Zheng He's station on Balai Island had yet to be discovered, still far from being officially acknowledged.

Lin Sicheng is full of ambition: money can be earned slowly, but fame should be seized early, and snatching glory is also necessary to act early.

Naturally, he should also enjoy life.

What, expertise? Let whoever wants to take it!

[The main text is finished, bonus chapters are updated daily, the next work “Three Years After Marriage She Changed Her Heart” will be released soon, a beautiful and flexible concubine vs. a restrained and upright, ascetic family head, please collect～]

Ji Wan Yuan, born as the precious daughter of a Minister, was doted upon since childhood and lived a lavish life. She was known for her beauty and developed a proud and arrogant personality.

She admired Wen Qi Yan, the most handsome and distinguished young master in the capital, and pursued him relentlessly for years, even humbling herself to gain his favor.

Unfortunately, he always ignored her, dismissing her advances and showing complete indifference.

It didn't matter. Whatever she desired, she would have. She didn't care for proper methods, choosing to take the crooked path whenever necessary, being relentless in getting what she wanted.

Ji Wan Yuan procured the strongest love potion and finally achieved her wish, sharing a night of passion with Wen Qi Yan.

At that moment, lost in the haze of wild abandon, she strangely learned that she was merely a villainous and foolish supporting character in a storybook.

Wen Qi Yan’s true purpose in marrying her was to get close to and exploit her, to help the Emperor purge the remnants of a rebellious faction and target her father, a powerful Minister. Less than two years after the marriage, the Ji family would fall, and she would die in childbirth.

By handling the case of the Minister, Wen Qi Yan secured his position before the Emperor and rose to become a powerful and influential figure, becoming even more remarkable.

The following year, he welcomed his heart's white moonlight—also her mortal enemy—into the manor. They lived a harmonious life and grew old together. But her son was constantly ostracized and neglected, eventually dying young!

The moment she regained consciousness, Ji Wan Yuan broke out in a cold sweat. Looking at the man’s aloof profile, her face turned pale, and she felt as though she had fallen into an ice cave.

“…”

Wen Qi Yan detested Ji Wan Yuan. She was frivolous and ignorant, foolish and clumsy, possessing nothing of value besides her pretty face.

If it weren’t for the Emperor’s decree, needing to collect evidence of the Ji family’s corruption to eliminate the Minister’s faction, and also to…deal with the consequences of their accidental encounter, he wouldn’t have been forced to marry this reckless woman.

He had expected this forced marriage to be a torment, a difficult period to endure.

However, she unexpectedly changed from her previously loathsome arrogance and became considerate, even careful and yielding.

Perhaps…this was another one of her tricks, to distract his attention. He scoffed at it.

But when his mother proposed bringing in his cousin,

Wen Qi Yan thought Ji Wan Yuan would cry, make a scene, and throw a tantrum. He even thought she might resort to any means necessary to prevent him from taking a concubine, as she had in the past.

However, he never expected her to smile and nod in agreement.

She actually…agreed with a smile?!

Wen Qi Yan, upon hearing this, was shocked and speechless. He suddenly snapped a brush in his hand, his brow furrowed and his face turned grim.

[A love-brained person awakens, an aloof man falls from grace.]

Article reading guide:

A cold, restrained, and unattainable young master of a noble family vs. a plump, foolishly beautiful woman (the awakened version of the love-brained supporting character who humiliated and abandoned him).

SC, HE (The character introduction in the synopsis from the female lead’s perspective is a misunderstanding.)

Forced marriage, slow burn romance, a high-ranking official falling for his wife, a sweet redemption, and a fiery pursuit of a wife.

The female lead awakens at the beginning of the story, but she is not perfect and will occasionally make mistakes. The male lead deeply dislikes her before falling in love, so he has a rather cold personality.

This is not a story about a powerful female lead, but about a protagonist growing through trials and tribulations.

(The synopsis continues with a detailed introduction to the next work, “Three Years After Marriage She Changed Her Heart.”)

I'll tell you all, this land is round and we can sail forward without looking back, never worrying about losing our way home—wealth and homestead lie straight ahead.

Fear no powerful enemy, for not even the mightiest foe can withstand our Gatling guns!

This is a different world with a unique tale of conquest.

A story of achieving financial freedom in the 19th century.

A civilian heroine focused on her career who doesn't want to marry versus a nobleman who loves art and equally resists marriage, both embracing singleism - will these two find sparks of romance?

Mary, a girl reborn into the middle class of the 19th century, finds her parents on the verge of bankruptcy with eight children already, and another on the way.

Her brothers can go to school and improve their status through military or business careers, but Mary and her sisters have no such opportunities, their mother expecting only that they rise socially through beauty.

Stubborn Mary starts by managing the Price family's domestic affairs, accumulating money, studying, inventing, engaging in small businesses, founding large companies, building garment factories, establishing magazines. As she leads the feminist wave at every step, are Mary's family and friends companions or adversaries? Will she find ideal love and marriage without wanting children?

Charles Dickens: Perhaps I'm impoverished now, but I still hope you'll grant me, Miss Mary Price.

William Spencer Cavendish: I can't understand, what do you want? What else can I do for you?

Mary Price: I traveled from Portsmouth to London, not to become someone's appendix. I wish to control everything I possess while alive, rather than receive the so-called respect from a man; I wish my name to gleam alone after I die, rather than be attached to another man's, no matter how eminent.

PS: Combining characters from Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility, reading without knowing the original won't affect the main story.

Reading Notice: 1. Career over romance. 2, Decision on marriage remains open with branch endings. 3, Mary firmly doesn't want children.

Content Tags: Western Classics, Western Romance, Time Travel, Inspirational Growth.

Mary Price, William Spencer Cavendish, Charles Dickens, Characters from Mansfield Park, Characters from Sense and Sensibility.

Other: Jane Austen, 19th Century, Financial Freedom.

One-sentence synopsis: Achieving financial freedom through effort in the 19th century.

Theme: Even with a bad starting hand, there's hope for reversal.

In her previous life, Chen Jiayi poured her heart and soul into taking care of her ungrateful in-laws, but her husband despised her as an uncultured country girl! He was entangled with his first love and wanted a divorce.

Her mother-in-law said, "It's normal for a man to have many wives outside!" Her adoptive parents said, "Once his novelty fades, he'll naturally settle down." Her daughter said, "I don't want to lose my dad!"

Chen Jiayi listened to them and refused to divorce. Until she overworked herself and got cancer at a young age, her husband's family revealed their true nature, disliked her uselessness, and forced her to divorce.

Only before her death did she discover that her daughter was the child of her husband's "white moonlight"! Her biological parents were also occupied by an imposter!

Upon rebirth, Chen Jiayi immediately proposed divorce and went to find the richest man to acknowledge kinship! The scumbag family knelt and begged for forgiveness, but Chen Jiayi refused to forgive them.

Reborn, Chen Jiayi held no hope for marriage until she met the man who treated her sincerely and wholeheartedly supported her. Shen Jialiang said, "How about I be your vine, so you can climb upwards?"

Huang Qinquian, as her name implies, was expected by her parents to grow up diligent, becoming a hardworking person.

But reality often differs from expectations. Among Huang's family's three siblings, her parents and two brothers were all hardworking, only Huang, who was famously lazy throughout the village.

Yet, the Huang family of four didn't seem to mind, believing that a girl needed not do much work and was worth spending money on education until high school graduation.

People from their residential compound all said the Huang family had gone mad; since girls were meant to be married off, they should save money to secure jobs for their sons instead.

Contrastingly, Chen Emei, who also lived in the compound, was utterly opposed to Huang. The residents praised Chen for being exceptionally diligent since childhood, always managing her household affairs impeccably.

The two formed a stark contrasting pair.

However, after Huang graduated high school, relying on her own efforts, she secured three jobs successively, earning a job for every member of her five-person family, astonishing all in the compound.

When Huang married, others assumed her lazy ways would lead to rejection by her in-laws, perhaps even returning home.

Surprisingly, Huang was spoiled by her in-laws, her husband's income rose, and her mother-in-law treated her like her own daughter.

In contrast, Chen, who married around the same time, toiled day and night with endless housework and constant complaints from her in-laws.

Though praised by others, Chen secretly endured an indescribable hardship. Why, when Huang lived well in her previous life after marriage, did Chen now face such a bleak fate?

Orphaned and abandoned after her parents divorced, constantly schemed against by her sister, she was forced to shoulder the burdens of life alone.

Finally finding love, both she and her partner were mercilessly murdered by her sister.

Upon rebirth, she vowed never to yield to anyone again.

She also resolved not to miss the tides of the era and let wealth slip through her fingers.

Returning to age 17, she starts by cycling to the countryside to earn capital, then opens a shop and becomes a boss.

Their first meeting didn't go according to plan.

The first time they met, it was a sunny day.

After finishing her high school entrance exams, Wen Sheng secretly climbed over the wall to her dream school.

Standing in front of the bulletin board with the rankings, she clasped her hands together and made wishes for each subject, facing the name of the top student.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind her:

"A few subjects left, and you're already leaving?"

Later, she learned that the person who had been behind her the whole time was named Xu Jianing.

The second time they met, it was also a sunny day.

On the day new students were registering at Cang High, Xu Jianing spotted the person he wanted to see in the crowd.

Although they had only met once, it was as if he had rehearsed this encounter countless times in his mind.

The third time they met, it was a rainy day.

Although Xu Jianing was only returning an umbrella, he pretended it was a chance encounter.

He said "just so happens to be on the way," but the umbrella in his hand was completely tilted toward Wen Sheng's side.

The fourth time they met, it was a snowy day.

The boy bent down, piled three layers of snow into the shape of a cake, and carefully presented it to Wen Sheng.

There were no candles, and no one was having a birthday; it was just a celebration, with the snow turning their hair white.

Later, they met many more times.

From sunny days to snowy days, from first meeting to rushing toward each other, the boy she liked was never absent.

All their "coincidental" meetings were not coincidental at all.

They were just secretly in love with each other all along.

Under the old locust tree at Cang High, there was some kind of repeatedly written waiting and drawing near.

Reading Guide:

1. A sweet campus daily life story.

2. Not a traditional period piece; the historical background appears only occasionally.

Content Tags: One True Love, Sweet Story, Period Piece, Campus, Chosen One, Secret Love

Others: Slow Healing, Everyday Life, Parents' Love, Mutual Secret Love, Mutual Pursuit