Chapter 6 "Marrying a 90s Girlfriend"
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless!
The system laughed in exasperation: "Rely on me? I thought the host sounded so ambitious that he would be more inclined to rely on himself!"
Ye Xiqing calmly tilted her head: "Why would you think that? Aren't you my system? Just because we've argued a few times, you're not going to help me anymore?"
"Wouldn't that seem a bit stingy?"
system:……
Who's stingy? Even when asking for a favor, you should have the right attitude. Do you look like you're asking for a favor?
But it really can't not help...
This is the first time it has regretted its partnership with Ye Xiqing, but since it has already done so, it cannot allow the show to be canceled.
The system backend is now flooded with the word "haha," which shows how serious the live stream incident will be when it angrily throws Ye Xiqing back.
"Don't get angry, don't get angry, I'll only make myself angry," Ye Xiqing said smugly.
So the system forced itself to suppress its laughter and said, "Haha, I was just kidding with the host. As a system, of course I will always help you."
"However, the system has already stated that it will not provide you with any cheat codes that are outside the mission world. It is unrealistic for the host to completely rely on the system to reach the pinnacle of life."
"Don't worry, I don't have that kind of idea. Just give me my complete set of high school textbooks and practice problems from my year in my world. That's not beyond my world, is it?"
system:……
Let's not talk about whether it's beyond the world or not. Let's talk about what you need this for!
This is about time travel to the 1990s, not the 1980s! Did you think there was still a plot about restoring the college entrance exam?
Not to mention that Ye Xiqing's college entrance exam in this world is different from the one in this world, Ye Xiqing herself has already dropped out of school for six years!
Why was Miao Widow called Miao Widow? Of course, it's because her husband died; he was hit and killed by a truck.
Originally, they should have paid some compensation, but coincidentally, the truck driver had just taken over the truck and hadn't transferred the vehicle registration and other documents yet. After hitting and killing someone, he fled without thinking.
When they went to look for him, there was nothing at home except for his wife, who stubbornly insisted that it had nothing to do with her.
If they go to court, the lawsuit can only target the original car owner, who is even less likely to accept it.
And so, they searched for people again and again, appealed again and again, and went to court again and again. In the end, the original car owner had to accept his bad luck and pay the litigation fees and funeral expenses.
After burying Miao's father, nothing was left in the house.
Over the years, Ye Shiying has been managing the household chores on her own, while her sister works outside to supplement the family income.
It's already difficult enough to support two daughters, let alone provide them with an education.
So both Ye Xiqing and Miao Shuangshuang dropped out of junior high school and started working. Even if Ye Xiqing had the cultural knowledge to take the college entrance exam, she wouldn't be qualified. What would she need college entrance exam books for?
Ye Xiqing smiled slightly.
"Don't get agitated. I just don't want to become rusty and fall behind in class when I get back."
"No matter how wonderful the mission world is, only my world is real to me. I will not put the cart before the horse and neglect my studies."
"But you're reacting so strongly, does that mean this kind of operation is quite difficult?"
"Is it because it's technically impossible, or because it's against regulations?"
system:……
Of course, it's not difficult at all!
As a digital intelligent being, the system's most basic thing is of course its information database. If Ye Xiqing's world's "X Degree" can do it easily, how could it not do it!
But it is precisely because it can do it so easily that it is so angry.
"Host, are you sure you want to use such precious points for such a useless purpose? You only have 100 points."
Ye Xiqing stared intently at the system, and only after it gave an affirmative answer did she reveal a smile.
"Ah, that's good."
"System, just give me what I want. Whether it's useful or not is something I need to consider."
...
The system had indeed prepared what Ye Xiqing wanted.
However, in the impoverished Miao people, the sudden appearance of such a large number of paper books was quite eye-catching, so the system only provided "electronic versions" for Ye Xiqing to access in the system space.
"Electronic versions are not as convenient as paper versions."
"You can return it if you don't want it."
"No, I'd rather not. Ten points are worth a thousand yuan."
"hehe."
In an attempt to discourage Ye Xiqing, the system deliberately set a price of 10 points, but it still didn't deter her.
Then it will just watch and see what Ye Xiqing does with the remaining 90 points!
However, if you put it that way, there really isn't much difference between 90 points and 100 points.
It realized that, compared to the original script of the live stream, the host's foolishness was actually quite entertaining.
...
In rural areas, able-bodied men rarely have time to rest, but Ye Shiying and Ye Xiqing are both very idle. Why? Because they have both been laid off.
There are few job opportunities in rural areas to begin with, let alone in the 1990s. Therefore, the Lu family's thriving winery provided the most jobs in the surrounding area, including those for the Miao family, mother and her two children.
In fact, Ye Shiying had a vague idea of the consequences on the day the engagement was broken off, but she had supported the family alone for so many years and knew that face was the most useless thing, so she still shamelessly went to the factory to see it.
As soon as I entered, someone chuckled and said, "Hey? Isn't this the boss's in-law? Why is he here to work personally?"
Yip Sai-ying went up to him with a forced smile, still trying to pretend nothing had happened and get back to his work, hoping to sneak away unnoticed.
The result was obvious: they were robbed of their belongings and kicked out.
Even after arriving home, Ye Shiying's face was still flushed.
Thinking of the humiliation she suffered at the distillery, she couldn't help but blurt out, "You brat! You debt collector!"
But it was no use; Miao Shuangshuang was long gone and couldn't hear anything. Only Ye Shiying and Ye Xiqing were left to figure out the remaining puzzle.
The Miao family was not well-off to begin with, and Ye Shiying, in a moment of impulsiveness, gave all the family's money to Miao Shuangshuang as travel expenses to the capital. For the next few days, they even had trouble getting food.
She had also lost her job, and it wasn't something she could easily get through by borrowing a couple of dollars from someone else. So she looked around and finally settled on the corn stack.
"How about we sell some of the corn? I wonder what price we'll get..." she said dejectedly.
Every household here grows corn, which is called "bangzi" in the local rural dialect.
Ye Xiqing, who had been obediently following behind Ye Shiying, looked up when she heard this: "How much does corn cost per pound now?"
"I heard it was only 25 cents a while ago, I don't know if it has gone up now."
"How much does bulk liquor cost per pound?"
"Bulk liquor? That's expensive, almost twenty yuan a pound."
"Since the gap is so big, why don't we brew the grain into wine and sell it?"
"Huh?" Ye Shiying was amused by Ye Xiqing's childish words. "Sell it as wine? Let alone whether it can be sold, who in our family knows how to make wine?"
Ye Xiqing said earnestly, "I remember when we were little, our family used to make liquor. Auntie, don't you know how?"
When the old days were mentioned, Yip Sai-ying, like all older people, smiled nostalgically: "That was so many years ago. It was all Shuangshuang's father who did it. I just lent a hand. How could I know anything about it?"
"Besides, even if I knew how, who would buy small-batch liquor these days? The Lu family's big distillery is full of large-batch liquor, hauling it out by the truckload. With ready-made liquor available, who would buy the few ounces of cheap liquor you make yourself?"
Ye Xiqing still didn't budge: "But the Lu family's wine isn't of good quality."
Ye Shiying paused for a moment; this was a well-known secret among the locals.
The Lu family's practice of passing off inferior goods as superior ones might fool outsiders who don't know much about wine, but it's practically impossible to fool locals.
The people working at the Lu family's house were all the extended family members, and if one of them mentioned it, everyone would know immediately.
However, this kind of thing is none of their business. The locals rely on the distillery for their livelihood, so of course they won't report it.
But Ye Xiqing kept bringing this up all day, which puzzled Ye Shiying. So he asked, puzzled, "Qing girl, why are you bringing this up? Do you actually have something in mind?"
Upon hearing Ye Shiying's question, Ye Xiqing nodded.
She was usually quiet, and the original owner of this body was just like her, a well-behaved child that elders would like.
With her previous reputation, even if she shared some outlandish ideas, people were willing to listen, so Ye Xiqing spoke boldly.
"Yes, Auntie, I really have an idea."
"I've gotten hold of a really good winemaking secret recipe that can guarantee the production of excellent wine."
"Let's brew all this grain into wine and sell it!"
Silence fell over the air; neither Ye Shiying nor the system spoke.
It took me a long time to realize what was happening, and then came the question—
You're just an ordinary girl who doesn't even drink alcohol, where did you get your secret recipe from?!
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