Chapter 5: Which Good Man Carries a Small Mirror with Him?

Grandma Ye returned home but didn’t see Ye Sanqiu.

She asked her little great-grandson, who was playing in the yard, “Tiedan, where did your Aunt Sanqiu go?”

After being scolded by Ye Sanqiu, the children in the house had all become her little followers. Not just the children at home, but almost all the half-grown kids in the village who had been reprimanded by Ye Sanqiu had become her little admirers.

In the eyes of adults, Ye Sanqiu was the most hated, but to these half-grown children, she was like an undefeated general.

Tiedan, a five-year-old, quickly ran over, looked up at Grandma Ye, and grinned, showing his little teeth. He said in a childish voice, “Great-grandma, Aunt Sanqiu said she had something to do and went out. She told you not to worry. She didn’t go cause trouble, and she’ll be back before dinner.”

Upon hearing this, Grandma Ye decided not to go looking for Ye Sanqiu.

She patted Tiedan’s little head. “I see. Go play with your brothers and sisters!”

Tiedan, having completed his task, went off to play.

Grandma Ye turned and walked inside.

Since she still had some time, she planned to make something for Ye Sanqiu to eat on the train the next day.

Meanwhile, Ye Sanqiu.

Just as Grandma Ye had left, Ye Sanqiu also made her exit.

Knowing Grandma Ye might be worried if she didn’t leave a message, she had made sure to leave a note.

After leaving the house, she went directly to the mountain in the neighboring village.

When Ye Sanqiu arrived, Gao Qianjin was already waiting at the designated spot.

Seeing her arrive a little late, Gao Qianjin didn’t dare show any dissatisfaction. He quickly approached her and said with a smile, “Big Boss, you finally came.”

Ye Sanqiu gave him a glance, too lazy to engage in idle conversation. She reached out and cut straight to the point. “Where’s the money?”

Gao Qianjin immediately put on an exaggerated expression of heartbreak, clutching his chest in a dramatic manner. “Big Boss, you’ve wounded my heart. You don’t even see me, a living person standing in front of you. The first thing you say is about money. Am I not more important than money in your heart?”

Ye Sanqiu was disgusted by his exaggerated act and kicked him without a second thought. “If you’re mentally ill, go see a doctor. Don’t come here and disgust me. You know what kind of person you are. With your sharp mouth and monkey-like face, how dare you compare yourself to money? Get some shame. If you’re not embarrassed, I’m embarrassed for you.”

At the same location, receiving the same verbal abuse, Gao Qianjin had gotten used to it. But still, he couldn’t resist pulling out a small mirror from his pocket to take a look.

In the mirror, he saw a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, sporting a little flat top haircut, with a round face that people often praised for being lucky-looking. Though not breathtakingly handsome, no one had ever called him ugly, nor could he be described as having a monkey-like face.

How did he become this sharp-mouthed, monkey-faced guy in Big Boss’s eyes?

Gao Qianjin shook his head. It wasn’t his problem—it must be Big Boss’s.

Curious about Big Boss’s love life, he suddenly wondered about it.

He knew Big Boss was already twenty years old. In the countryside, it was rare for a girl of that age to still be unmarried.

But when he thought about Big Boss’s past accomplishments, he felt that staying single was probably for the best.

Who would dare marry someone like Big Boss, who could throw punches at any time?

That person would be courting death!

However, curiosity still gnawed at him.

He shoved the small mirror back into his pocket, straightened his face, and became serious. “Big Boss, can I ask you a question?”

Ye Sanqiu felt that spending another second with this self-absorbed guy would make her go blind.

Which good man carries a small mirror with him?

Damn it, he’s even more meticulous than her!

She had probably accumulated eight generations of bad luck to end up dealing with someone like this.

Suppressing her anger, she said, “Spit it out.”

Gao Qianjin shuffled over a bit, then asked the question that had been on his mind. “Big Boss, what kind of man do you like?”

He really didn’t believe that there wasn’t a man in the whole area who could catch Big Boss’s eye.

Even if she didn’t like the rough guys in the village, there were still the educated youth coming to the countryside. But Big Boss hadn’t even looked at a single one.

Gao Qianjin just couldn’t understand.

Ye Sanqiu shot him a look and continued poking at his sore spot. “The kind of man I like is definitely not someone like you.”

Gao Qianjin didn’t take offense and grinned. “Then what kind of man do you like?”

Ye Sanqiu didn’t want to answer. Why should she tell others what kind of man she liked?

But when she saw the eager expression in Gao Qianjin’s eyes, her desire to keep this secret dissipated. She thought it wouldn’t hurt to tell him, so he wouldn’t go around digging into her privacy.

When it came to her ideal partner, Ye Sanqiu already had a standard in mind.

“First, he has to be good-looking.”

The body she was in now wasn’t exactly stunning, but it was far from ugly, and it resembled her former self quite a bit.

In her previous life, she was known as a beauty killer!

Naturally, her other half had to match her.

He couldn’t be less attractive than her, or else their future kids would be ugly, and she’d get blamed!

Gao Qianjin rolled his eyes, feeling that Ye Sanqiu was being superficial. “What good is a good-looking man? You should be looking for a man with abilities. Looks won’t put food on the table.”

“But if I’m with a handsome man, I can eat two more bowls of rice every day.”

Ye Sanqiu didn’t need a man to support her. Whether he was capable or not didn’t matter to her.

In this life, she was pursuing emotional value.

Gao Qianjin was left speechless.

He was not willing to give up and continued asking, “Besides being good-looking, what other requirements do you have?”

“Height, it has to be at least fifteen centimeters taller than me.”

Ye Sanqiu’s height was 1.65 meters, so her ideal partner had to be at least 1.80 meters tall.

Gao Qianjin looked down at his own barely 1.75-meter frame and felt a little disheartened.

He asked glumly, “Is there anything else?”

“He has to be someone I like at first sight, someone who listens to me, doesn’t have a macho attitude, and preferably can cook and do household chores.”

Grandma Ye often mentioned to Ye Sanqiu that girls should behave like girls, and cooking and housework were essential skills for a woman.

Ye Sanqiu understood that Grandma Ye’s mindset wasn’t something that would change overnight, so she outwardly agreed with her grandmother’s views.

However, in her heart, she had her own considerations.

As a modern woman from the future, she couldn’t accept the traditional gender roles of men working outside and women staying at home.

In her view, whether a man or woman should work inside or outside the home wasn’t something that others could dictate—it was about capability.

If both men and women were equally capable, why should the woman be confined to the house?

The Qing Dynasty had been gone for many years, and such feudal concepts were outdated.

Ye Sanqiu didn’t care how others lived their lives, but when it came to her own partner, even if he were more capable than her, he should never expect her to stay at home!

Of course, she didn’t say that her partner must stay home either.

No matter the time or place, the economic foundation determined everything.

She was willing to hire a helper, and there were plenty of people who could assist with housework if one had the money.

Gao Qianjin pouted, “What’s the difference between that and looking for a man who just eats soft rice?”

Ye Sanqiu didn’t bother explaining.

Their views were different, and no matter how much she explained, it would be like playing the lute to a cow.

“Stop talking nonsense, give me the money!”

Gao Qianjin, realizing she wouldn’t entertain him further, pulled out a thick wad of ten-yuan bills and handed it to her.

“There’s 320 yuan in total, Big Boss, please count it.”

Ye Sanqiu weighed the money in her palm. “No need to count, it’s fine. But why is there an extra 20 yuan?”

She had hunted the wild boars herself, so she knew the weight. Based on her estimate, two wild boars should have fetched around 300 yuan.

The extra 20 yuan made her curious.

Gao Qianjin admired Ye Sanqiu and gave her a thumbs-up. “Big Boss, you can tell just by feeling it, amazing! Where did you learn this skill?”

Ye Sanqiu poured cold water on him. “Don’t bother. You don’t have the talent to learn it.”

Gao Qianjin: “…”

“Big Boss, you really know how to hit where it hurts!”

Ye Sanqiu, no longer patient, snapped, “Forget it, I’ll take the extra 20 yuan as a token of your respect. It’s getting late, I’m going home.”

Gao Qianjin immediately became anxious. “Big Boss, don’t go yet. I still have something to tell you.”

Ye Sanqiu furrowed her brows in annoyance. “If you say one more unnecessary thing, I’ll break your leg.”

Gao Qianjin, despite his skills, was overly chatty, which was really irritating!

He felt wronged in his heart. Wasn’t he just trying to get closer to Big Boss by talking more?

But now, not only did she not understand, but she was also rejecting him!

He didn’t dare say this out loud, though, for fear Ye Sanqiu would actually break his leg.

Not daring to utter another word, he quickly got to the point. “The black market people asked if you can get two more wild boars soon.”

Ye Sanqiu didn’t hesitate to refuse. “Not recently, I’m busy with other things.”

Ye Sanqiu had always been firm in her decisions. If she didn’t want to do something, no one could make her.

Gao Qianjin, fully aware of her character, didn’t press further. He just let out a disappointed “Oh.”

Ye Sanqiu ignored the disappointment on his face and turned to leave.

Three years ago, in the second month after she had arrived in this world, by chance, she had saved Gao Qianjin.

Later, she learned that Gao Qianjin knew people in the black market.

At a time when she was struggling to make money, she proposed a partnership.

Ye Sanqiu would provide wild game, and Gao Qianjin would handle the selling.

They had been working together for three years now.

In these three years, Ye Sanqiu had made a lot of money, and she had enough to live a relatively comfortable life.

Recently, she wanted to take a break.

After all, money could never be earned in excess.