Summary
Highlights
Song Yuan, an adopted son, is kicked out of the wealthy Shen family by Shen Yi, the biological son. He is ridiculed for his poor academic performance. He returns to his struggling biological mother and unexpectedly binds with a 'Become Stronger by Reading Books' system, which allows him to quickly acquire knowledge.
Song Yuan showcases his enhanced intelligence by solving a difficult math problem instantly. He meets Lin Zi, a sophomore from Jianghai University, and they discover they attend the same school. Song Yuan impresses Lin Zi with his knowledge.
Song Yuan achieves a perfect score on an exam, shocking everyone and embarrassing Shen Yi. He then exposes Shen Yi's family's side business of selling low-quality, harmful stockings, leading to their products being removed from shelves.
Song Yuan's system upgrades, allowing him to learn skills by observing others. He demonstrates exceptional cooking skills and later uses his financial knowledge, gained from watching short videos, to make a profit in the stock market, earning 100,000 dollars.
Song Yuan identifies valuable antiques dismissed as junk by others, including a Han Dynasty jade pendant and a Ming Dynasty rhinoceros horn cup. He sells these for significant sums. Later, he identifies a Tang Dynasty vase, disguised with a camouflage coating, as being worth 500 million dollars, turning down higher offers to sell it for 1 billion dollars to Qian Shujing, the antique dealer's daughter, who also becomes interested in him.
Song Yuan's mother faces debt collectors instigated by Shen Yi. Song Yuan uses his newly acquired wealth to pay off his mother's half-million-dollar debt and defends his family against Shen Yi's aggression, exposing Shen Yi's manipulative tactics.
Song Yuan uses his knowledge to debunk Shen Zhixia's (Shen Yi's sister) 'designer' status by identifying her expensive dress as a fake. He then designs a successful line of women's clothing, attracting a large following and showcasing his business acumen.
Song Yuan's clothing brand, "Faraway Mountain," gains immense popularity. Shen Zhixia attempts to steal his business by broadcasting under a similar name but fails. Song Yuan's live stream generates over 20,000 orders, eclipsing Shen Zhixia's efforts and highlighting his superior business and marketing skills.
The Shen family faces bankruptcy, with hundreds of millions in debt. They plead with Song Yuan to return and save their business, offering him the position of successor. Song Yuan, remembering their past mistreatment and their attempt to make him abandon his biological mother, rejects them outright, reaffirming his loyalty to his mother.
Song Yuan celebrates his success with his mother, Lin Zi, Qian Shujing, and his teacher, Mr. Kim. His clothing business has generated 100 million dollars in sales, and he continues to thrive, now surrounded by a supportive network.