Transmigrated as the Fake Golden Grandson, I Carried the Whole Family to Success

Xie Jinzhu, a modern woman skilled in combat and science, transmigrates into the body of the Old Xie Family’s sole heir, only to discover she has become a girl forced to cross-dress as a boy for fifteen years. The Xie family, desperate for a male lineage after three generations produced only daughters, had their patriarch lie that the eighth child was a son. The entire family, including Old Mrs. Xie and her two uncles, doted on the "Golden Grandson," sacrificing their own well-being to fund his education at the Academy. However, the original host was a spoiled, immoral tyrant who exploited her family’s love, squandering their resources and eventually falling victim to a scam by a fraudulent scholar named Su Weisheng. When her secret is exposed at the Academy, she is expelled and attempts to flee, but survives a drowning attempt orchestrated by the scammer.

Upon waking in her body, Xie Jinzhu faces immediate hostility from her family, particularly her Fifth Sister, Xie Wuni, who views her as a thief who consumed all the family’s resources while the sisters suffered in poverty. The family’s matriarch, Old Mrs. Xie, collapses from anger, fearing the loss of the family line and the shame before their ancestors. Xie Jinzhu, unlike the original host, accepts responsibility for the debts and the family’s plight. She reveals her true identity as a girl to her family, shocking them, but immediately takes action to save her grandmother by seeking medical help and confronting Su Weisheng. Using her combat skills, she beats the fraudster into submission, retrieves the stolen silver, and forces him to pay additional compensation under the threat of exposing his scandal to the Academy.

Returning home with the recovered funds, Xie Jinzhu presents herself to the furious extended family, who are demanding accountability for the years of deception and financial ruin. She publicly admits her faults and declares that she will repay all debts incurred by the original host. To prove her commitment, she pledges to contribute ten taels of silver monthly, a sum far exceeding the family’s total monthly income. The family is skeptical, with Second Aunt threatening to sell her into marriage if she fails. Despite the hostility, Xie Jinzhu remains resolute, understanding that she must earn her place in the family through tangible results rather than empty words.

To generate income, Xie Jinzhu sells her expensive study materials to a former classmate, Ji Qing, who is also an outcast at the Academy due to his upright nature. With the initial capital, she decides to produce pine soot ink, a craft she mastered in her previous life. She recruits her Fifth Sister and Sixth Sister to help gather pine resin in the mountains, enduring their resentment and the villagers' gossip. Back home, she sets up a crude ink-making operation in the courtyard, using household pots and bowls. Her innovative process attracts the attention of her Second Aunt, who discovers Xie Jinzhu using a precious iron pot intended for her dowry. Enraged, Second Aunt threatens to beat her, but Xie Jinzhu remains focused on her goal, determined to transform the Xie family’s fortunes through her labor and ingenuity.