short series

Woke Up as Wu Dalang

share time: 2026-03-02 06:20:54

After pulling an all-nighter to revise a proposal, modern office worker Lin Xiaochuan wakes up to find himself trapped in the body of Wu Dalang—the “tragic pawn” from *Water Margin*: short, poor, and selling pancakes. Worse, his “wife” Pan Jinlian is standing by the bed with a bowl of medicine, and Ximen Qing is smirking across the street. Knowing he’s doomed to be poisoned in the original story, Lin uses modern marketing tricks to turn his pancake stall into Yanggu County’s hottest snack spot, and even tries to connect with Jinlian to clear up misunderstandings. But Ximen Qing, eyeing both his business and his wife, keeps scheming. Will he accept his fate, or rewrite Wu Dalang’s life with a modern mind? When the “doormat” Wu suddenly becomes “tough,” even Jinlian’s eyes well up—this time, can he save his life *and* the unexpected affection that’s starting to grow?

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