He thought his return to the village was the beginning of his life as a 'pensioner'.

He planned to live alone until he died and didn't care about anything. Even when his parents drove him out without saying a word after returning, he didn't feel anything. It was unnecessary. Everything seemed unnecessary. He would live a good life with the money he received.

However, his comrades from the army were still worried about him. After hearing about his family affairs, they asked for leave together. They were afraid that his life was not good enough and sorted out everything, even his marriage.

Although Daniu arranged the marriage for him, Song Qinghan was thankful for what he and his army comrades did. If it weren't for them, how would he have a family now?

"Ahem..." A cold wind blew, and Song Qinghan coughed slightly. He should've cold, but he was feeling warm instead.

Jiaojiao will get bored at home. He has to go back and accompany her quickly.

On the way back, a girl briskly walked past him.

But after she passed by, the girl couldn't help but glance back.

In that moment, she saw a tall and slender young man. His facial features were attractive, his thin lips slightly hooked, and there was liveliness in his eyes. Even if he was wearing the same plain clothes as everyone else, he still looked outstanding. He would've looked even more stunning with paler skin. [1]

Although she only saw his broad back when she glanced back, she couldn't help but smile.

Xi Shu has been in the brigade for some time already, so she was quite familiar with the people in the village.

She also knew that the person who had just passed by her was Song Qinghan, an unfortunate man. But his time has finally come, with reliable in-laws and a seemingly fierce but caring wife.

She also knows Su Jiaojiao. Although they didn't speak much, they still had a decent relationship and would exchange greetings.

Thinking of this, Xi Shu sighed enviously. When would she get a boyfriend in this place?

But after thinking about it for a short while, Xi Shu continued walking. She was thinking about what she was going to do next.

It's not very convenient to manage a business as an educated youth, but she doesn't want to be funded by the host's father anymore. After all, he has already had a child with her stepmother. No matter how much he loves her, it would be impossible for him to give her the family business.

It's a pity that she was an accountant in her previous life. Apart from cooking, she didn't have many applicable skills.

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Su Jiaojiao felt sore. After returning to the house, she laid on the bed.

When she saw Song Qinghan coming in, she waved her hand and said, "Come over here~"

Song Qinghan chuckled softly, lying on the bed with her. He took her into his arms and asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"

"There is not enough flour at home but the meat hasn't run out yet. Aside from that, we've already sold all the meat buns, which means this is a sustainable business." Su Jiaojiao stretched out a few tender fingers as she thought," We have to buy some flour, but if we buy too much, I'm afraid of being caught."

The flour sold in marketing cooperatives are cheaper, but that's because they require vouchers.

After completing the tasks she had been set, Su Jiaojiao had a lot of tickets. So she could set them as various different types of vouchers.

But... if she bought all the vouchers herself, she would be found out quickly, while it was the same with Ji Xuan. There wouldn't be more than a handful and it would be weird to take out more than that at a time.

Song Qinghan pondered for a few seconds and said, "Let me do it."

"Huh?" Su Jiaojiao had her eyes wide open.

Song Qinghan had never actively participated in this before. It seemed that in his eyes, Su Jiaojiao was just messing around, and wouldn't be able to turn a profit.

Su Jiaojiao suddenly realized something. He never interfered in her business, so now that he has, what does it...mean?

Maybe he really has a way?

She rolled over and sat up, lying on his chest, looking at him with her head up and shining eyes, and silently urged, "Speak!"

Song Qinghan looked at her with a smile in his heart, "Wang Xiao contacted me two days ago and asked me if I needed anything. He'd deliver it to me by bus."

"Oh~" Su Jiaojiao smiled happily, kissed him and said: "Honey, you're amazing!"

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[1] East Asian beauty standards.

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She occasionally saw Song Qinghan receive letters before. She didn't like others reading her letters whenever they wanted, so she didn't read others letters without their permission either. Nor was she interested in any of it. After all, she only thought about food all day long.

She never knew that Song Qinghan actually had a lot of connections.

But after thinking about this for a bit, she understood. Comrades who relied on each other to survive would naturally develop deep feelings. It wouldn't be a problem to help a comrade out a little.

Moreover, Wang Xiao drove for a cadre. It wouldn't arouse suspicion if he used it privately to buy a few things.

She trusted Song Qinghan more than Ji Xuan anyways. [1] Aside from that, Song Qinghan also knew that Ji Xuan had helped get some vouchers. As he didn't poke his nose much into her business, it'd be harder for him to notice a discrepancy in the number of vouchers.

Even if he figured it out, Su Jiaojiao intuitively felt that he would not betray her due to their relationship.

As for Wang Xiao, they would pay for the travel expenses and the gas. She'd even give a little extra so he could earn a quick buck along the way.

She could also buy some ingredients that the town's supply and marketing cooperative did not have, such as butter this way.

To make matters even better, Song Qinghan's birthday was in November, so she could prepare a birthday gift for him as well.

Song Qinghan loved her intimacy very much and kissed her twice. He put her on his lap with his right hand as he rubbed her waist. His voice became muted, "Do you feel better?"

"..." Su Jiaojiao looked at him and asked wordlessly: What do you think?

Song Qinghan understood, pursed his lips regretfully and buried his face in her neck aggrievedly. He even took a bite as emotional compensation.

Su Jiaojiao smiled angrily and twisted his cheek, "You're even feeling wronged?!"

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During lunch break, Song Qinghan gave Jiaojiao a good massage.

After her back pain disappeared, Su Jiaojiao came back to life again!

After slapping away Song Qinghan, who wanted to get closer, Su Jiaojiao rode to town.

She likes to eat all kinds of dough-related food, so she stockpiled a lot before and secretly bought some flour from the matchmaker system, which was why there was enough last night.

She could secretly buy flour from the black market for her own use. But if she was doing business, she would expose herself easily as she required a lot of flour. So she had to buy part of it from the supply and marketing cooperation.

The remainder she bought from the matchmaker system at market price. It completely disregarded her hard work at completing the task and didn't even give her a discount.

But buying via the matchmaker system is much safer than on the black market.

By four o'clock in the afternoon, Su Jiaojiao was returning home on her bike with a lot of ingredients, making her feel satisfied. She could turn this into money once she got back!

There weren't many people here, but the scenery was good and the air was fresh. The sun was about to set, so it wasn't hot. There was even a comfortable breeze.

As Su Jiaojiao was feeling relaxed, she found that a person was chasing another person on the road not far away. The person being chased looked very familiar. It looked like...Ji Xuan?

She moved faster, but it was already too late. The man overwhelmed Ji Xuan and made a strange disgusting cry: "Haha, you tried to run? Didn't you still get caught by me? You..."

"Scram!" Ji Xuan struggled to turn over as she tried to kick him.

It's a pity that she failed. Instead, her legs were caught by the disgusting man.

Su Jiaojiao was already close by. The man glanced at her, saw that she was a woman, sneered, and threatened her, "Run away, or you'll suffer too!"

Su Jiaojiao just got out of the bike quickly like he hadn't heard it, and walked towards them with a cold face.

The man thought she was going to help, so he kicked Ji Xuan and was going to shoot beat Su Jiaojiao up. Ji Xuan had returned to her senses a little [2]. When she saw Su Jiaojiao, she shouted, "Run! What are you doing here? Hurry up, he wouldn't dare to actually hurt me, hurry up..."

As she was shouting, Su Jiaojiao silently stretched out her hand. In her grasp was a black object that looked like a flashlight.

When the man leaned close to her hand, his grinning face suddenly stiffened, and his laughter paused. The next second, he fell to the ground in a daze, making a loud bang and shaking up a layer of dust.

Ji Xuan, who was in a fluster, was speechless.

What happened?

Was she hallucinating?

How did that man fall just like that?

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[1] I feel obligated to say something along the lines of 'Don't diss on my girl Ji Xuan'.

[2] If you are confused and need a ELI5, I'mma just say that being knocked to the ground does in fact knock the wind out of you.

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In Su Jiaojiao's mind, the angry voice of the matchmaker's system was shouting: [Host! I have a secret medicine which can castrate him chemically. It can also make him feel psychological disgust towards women...]

Su Jiaojiao let out a breath as she relaxed. She squeezed the taser in her hand and silently prodded him again. Only when she saw him shudder violently and knew he wouldn't be waking up in the short term did she let her guard down.

Su Jiaojiao glanced at the man. He was in his twenties. He looked pretty good, but he used too much hair gel. He also wore glasses, had neat blue clothes without patches, and leather shoes. He dressed like a progressive young man.

Looking at Ji Xuan again, she asked, "Do you know him?"

Ji Xuan was still a little stunned. The thin clothes on her body were torn apart, revealing the tender white skin hidden inside. With her short hair and handsome face, she looked like a bullied young boy. It made Su Jiaojiao feel great pity.

Su Jiaojiao coughed lightly and looked away.

Ji Xuan returned to her senses and reprotected her modesty. Her voice was dry, "He was a student of my grandfather. He was...one of the people who snitched on my grandfather. When my grandfather was still fine, and when I was young and ignorant, he coaxed me to play games with him. He was actually sexually assaulting me. After a few times, I noticed something was wrong and told my grandfather. My grandfather was angry and drove him away..."

Ji Xuan's small face was still pale, with a bit of embarrassment and anger. Her small hands pinched her collar tightly, and her voice was so soft Su Jiaojiao could barely hear her.

Su Jiaojiao roughly understood now. This was revenge. After Ji Xuan's clothing were all sorted out, she pulled her up and asked softly, "Then why do you say he wouldn't actually do anything to you?"

Ji Xuan bit her lip, looked up at her and said tearfully, "He really didn't do anything to me before, as if he was afraid of something..."

"He is an official now. If I struggled to the bitter end, he wouldn't be able to deal with it. Aside from that...my father's previous status as an official was much better than his."

Through her words, Su Jiaojiao got a rough idea of what was going on. This person wanted to take revenge but didn't want to face the consequences. He probably wanted to rape her, but he didn't dare do so. He could only take petty revenge and satisfaction by seeing someone with a much higher status than his beg for mercy.

There are probably two reasons why he didn't dare sexually assault Ji Xuan. Firstly, she might sue him for rape after losing for virginity and take him with her. Secondly, he was also afraid the Ji family would rise again.

Su Jiaojiao stepped forward and comforted her, saying, "It's okay, he won't dare to bully you in the future. Don't worry."

"Wuu..." Ji Xuan had been crying silently. As Su Jiaojiao hugged her, her heart became less tense as she bawled out loud.

Even the matchmaker system was too embarrassed to promote anything and shut up.

Just then, a person started riding towards them riding a bicycle which looked like it had been borrowed from the commander's younger brother.

When she came closer, Su Jiaojiao found out that it was...Xi Shu?

She looked at them in surprise, then looked at the man lying on the muddy road, and quickly reacted. She got out of the bike and asked, "Can I help?"

Su Jiaojiao replied, "No need. He's not dead, just passed out."

The products produced by the system are all high quality. This taser wouldn't be accidentally lethal.

Xi Shu smiled and said, "I know, I'm asking if you want to tie him up or send him to the Public Security Bureau?"

Ji Xuan came out of Su Jiaojiao's arms. She kept silent, waiting for her to make a decision.

Su Jiaojiao smiled and said, "No, just let him lie down here. Comrade, please keep it secret, can you not tell anyone?"

"Of course. You can count on me." Xi Shu nodded. As she saw that they didn't need help, she continued to ride away.

She is not a warmhearted person, but she is still willing to help against disgusting scum.

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chapter 85

Su Jiaojiao patted Ji Xuan, then decided to buy a pill from the matchmaker system, painfully spending 66 dollars. She pretended to drag the man away,and slipped the pills into his mouth.

It melted in his mouth. After taking it, he would never be able to touch a woman again.

Let's see how he could do that ever again!

There were fields on both sides of the road, so Soo Piao Piao threw him straight into the ditch between the fields and the road, clapped her hands and said, "Come on, let's go back. I've bought lots of ingredients to make something delicious. Do you like braised rabbit meat?"

"...... I do." Ji Xuan pursed her lips and smiled, looking expectantly at Su Jiao Jiao.

When she turned back and saw that indistinct blue figure, an intense feeling of disgust flashed in her eyes. She touched her clothes unnaturally, only to find it a little hard to breathe.

The place that man had touched was so disgusting she could vomit!

Su Jiaojiao was feeling a little tired as she had to bear the weight of Ji Xuan and a lot of stuff. Ji Xuan had had wanted to help her, but she refused. She had just gotten a shock, so she couldn't let her do the work.

But as she rode on, Cui Jiao Jiao suddenly remembered that Ji Xuan and the heroine would've ran into each other by now, if not for her...

So...

Did she just steal the female lead's assistant?

Ji Xuan was really competent. She could sell anything that was given to her. In front of Su Jiaojiao, Ji Xuan was the good girl next door, but she looked like a capable young man in front of outsiders.

She has tanned a bit and looked even more like a boy. Apparently, almost no one thinks she looks like a girl anymore, and she even had to tell people she was female.

Err...

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When she returned home in a trance, she smelled the scent of rice.

She walked like a wandering soul into the kitchen and looked at the tall figure, hugging him from behind, her face resting on his back, her heart thumping a little too violently.

It was a good thing she hadn't read and didn't know exactly how it would play out.

Otherwise, she would be nervous just by the way she looked. [1]

Song Qinghan was suddenly embraced, but he didn't feel happy. He turned around a little worriedly and asked, "What's the problem?"

When she heard his voice, she looked up at him with big, wet eyes.

The first thing she felt was panic and weakness, but now that she was being coaxed, she somehow started feeling sad.

But Song Qinghan didn't know that. His gaze froze as he asked Su Jiaojiao warmly, "Jiaojiao, be obedient. Tell me, what happened?"

She hooked her hands around his neck, and hung on to his waist. Song Qinghan's right hand was holding her automatically, afraid she would slip.

Su Jiaojiao didn't know what was happening either. She just wanted to get closer to him, so she did. "Nothing much. I just...missed you."

Song Qinghan couldn't help but laugh as his gaze thawed. "Alright then, you're back now."

As he was hugging her, Su Jiaojiao felt much better. Taking a deep breath and using a hand to cup his face, she asked, "So, are you mine?"

She was a little embarrassed and tried to pass it off as a joke, even grabbing his face with her hand.

Song Qinghan nodded decisively, looking serious, "Yes! You're mine too!"

The girl, with a grin on her face, kissed him on the lips. But then, she felt like that was not enough, so she did it again.

As she was about to retreat, the lips she had kissed twice approached her while whispering. "Don't run away!"

Cui Jiao Jiao obediently moved in.

Armos D. Platypus: Chappie. Chappie gud.

[1] Yeah, so this may or may not be a reference to the book she was transmigrated into. Bet'cha forgot 'bout that, didn'tcha?