Monkey saw a quiet beauty pushing his boss’s wheelchair and felt his boss was truly fortunate.

Such a quiet beauty, with a good personality, gentle and considerate, is a once-in-a-century, once-in-a-millennium find. The boss really hit the jackpot.

But when the beauty spoke, she was not at all understanding—she actually didn’t believe him?

Su Shuoci was dumbfounded as he looked at her. His wife was really smart; from their conversation, she already knew the prices of goods in the human world.

What she said wasn’t that outrageous, especially since they were selling rice meant for immortals. 56 cents wasn’t expensive. “Let’s talk somewhere else,” he said.

The monkey led them out of the black market and headed toward his home. When he opened the bag of rice, he was stunned.

“Boss, selling this rice for 56 cents isn’t a problem, right?”

“Yeah, with the population growing so much and grain production not keeping up, even if you have money, you can’t buy good rice. We should be able to sell it for 56 cents.”

Seeing such high-quality rice, Su Shuoci genuinely felt the price was reasonable.

“Only 50 cents per jin? Then we’ll give you 35 cents,” Gu Jiaojiao said, feeling a bit heartbroken.

If that were the case, a hundred jin of rice would only sell for thirty-five yuan, while the cost of a bag of rice for their family was almost over four hundred yuan per bag.

“What a disaster!”

Monkey: “…”

“So the sister-in-law was still so gentle, considerate, and understanding, giving him such a big discount.”

“Sis… sister-in-law, this is too much. You can just give me a three cent difference per jin. For two hundred jin, I can make six yuan.”

Gu Jiaojiao asked in surprise, “The 35 cents you mentioned earlier—was that the price you sell it for?”

“Yeah, store-bought rice only sells for 18 cents. At most, we sell it for 30 cents per jin. Even the best rice only sells for 35 cents.”

Gu Jiaojiao said awkwardly, “Then let’s set the price at 35 cents per jin. You can give us 23 cents per jin!”

“Wife, why not sell such good rice for 56 cents?” Su Shuoci thought his fairy wife was just too kind.

Deep down, he also felt that 35 cents was the highest they could go. Selling it too expensive would easily attract attention.

“No matter how good it is, it’s still just rice. Selling it too expensive would draw attention, and it would be harder to sell next time.”

Su Shuoci felt relieved and proud. His wife was really smart. He cheerfully said to the monkey, “Monkey, do you have enough money on you? If not, just give us what you have now, and you can pay us the rest after you sell it.”

“Boss, don’t underestimate me. I have fifty yuan on me. Thanks to you and sister-in-law, I can make twenty yuan from two hundred jin of rice.”

In the end, Gu Jiaojiao sold two hundred jin of high-quality rice, to the monkey for just fifty yuan.

Since Su Shuoci’s family didn’t have any meat coupons, he asked monkey to buy five jin of meat from the black market—a large pork leg and two big bones.

Only then did Gu Jiaojiao learn that pork here cost 75 cents per jin. With that calculation, she felt a bit more balanced.

Before she left, pork prices in her time were dropping, but it still cost eighteen yuan per jin. One jin of pork was equivalent to three jin of rice. Haha, not a bad deal.

On the way back, Gu Jiaojiao took out another bag of rice from her space. Su Shuoci had already prepared a white cloth bag.

If they used the exquisite packaging from the heavens, Su Shuoci thought it would scare his family.

Su Shuoci’s face was filled with a happy smile, and Gu Jiaojiao was also in a good mood. After all, exchanging three jin of rice for one jin of pork wasn’t a loss.

When they reached the entrance of the compound, they saw Su’s father, Su’s mother, and Su’s younger sister standing at the gate, eagerly waiting.

“Jiaojiao, you’re back. Are you tired?” Su’s mother stepped forward and asked, holding Gu Jiaojiao’s hand.

Su’s father went to push the wheelchair. The rice was placed on Su Shuoci’s lap, while he carried the pork in one hand and the pork leg and bones in the other.

He didn’t cover it with a white cloth. He wanted everyone in the compound to see that he had earned it through his “skills.”

“Dad, Mom, have you eaten yet? Let’s hurry home and cook.”

“Jiaojiao, we’ve eaten. We’ll take you home and then head to work. Have you eaten?”

“We’ve eaten too. Then I’ll prepare dinner and wait for you to come back,” Gu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

Passersby were infected by her smile and greeted the Su family.

“Uncle Su, Auntie Su, you’re so lucky to have such a beautiful daughter-in-law.”

“Yes, she’s both beautiful and sensible. We’ve watched Jiaojiao grow up. She’s been well-behaved and sensible since she was little.”

The men in the compound who knew Su Shuoci showered them with compliments, making Su’s father and mother smile so much that their cheeks hurt.

The men all knew that Su Shuoci had been injured for the country, so they didn’t mind saying nice things to make the hero happy.

Compliments cost nothing, but there’s always someone with a grudge who tries to ruin the mood.

“What’s the use of being beautiful?” one man grumbled. “She’s with a cripple—won’t she just run off with someone else?”

He didn’t dare say the rest out loud. The grumpy man was a middle-aged worker from the compound’s dye factory. He once had an extremely beautiful wife, but she cheated on him a few years ago. After a big fight, they divorced.

Everyone looked at him with sympathy, shook their heads, and went off to work.

Originally, everyone pitied Gu Jiaojiao—such a beautiful and well-behaved person, without the support of the Sheng family, they didn’t know how she would manage in the future.

But now, seeing the crippled Su Shuoci unexpectedly out and about, and having bought so much rice and pork, they didn’t feel as sorry for her anymore. After all, they might not be living any better than her!

Everyone thought that when Gu Jiaojiao saw the newspaper and found out she had been abandoned by the Sheng family, she would be hysterical.

Who would have thought the young wife would greet them with a radiant smile, not caring at all?

In fact, up to this point, Gu Jiaojiao didn’t even know she had been abandoned by the Sheng family. Even if she found out, she would face it calmly.

Since she was a child, she knew that whether it was deep love or indifference, as long as your heart isn’t swayed by others, you won’t be saddened by a huge contrast.

Besides, Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t the original person. She had no emotional ties to the Sheng family. The only connection was that Sheng’s second and third sons, along with the female lead Sheng Xinglian, had schemed against the original owner.

Although the original owner was driven to her death by gossipy women, the real culprits were the three Sheng children.

Gu Jiaojiao had been thinking about how to take revenge, but last night, the original owner appeared in her dream.

She said that the three Sheng brothers had been good to her since childhood, and Sheng Xinglian’s mistakes were her own to bear. She hoped Gu Jiaojiao wouldn’t seek revenge on her behalf.

She was going to reincarnate, and all past grievances would be settled. From now on, however the Sheng family treated Gu Jiaojiao had nothing to do with her.

The dream the original owner gave Gu Jiaojiao made her feel that she wasn’t as bad as she thought.

Perhaps the female lead in the book had misled her in some way…

Gu Jiaojiao believed in the cycle of cause and effect. The person you love most in this life is the one who loved you most in your past life.

Those who come into your life are “debts” to be repaid. Repay them fully, and leaving means the debt is cleared. Even if the fault lies with others, the karma is your own.

Gaining and losing are inevitable paths you must walk with certain people—perhaps even the only paths.

She never believed that longing for someone would inevitably lead to a response. That would only result in an unrequited love or a lingering regret.

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Translator’s Note:
I have to admit, the pricing details in this chapter left me a bit confused. I did my best to translate everything as accurately as possible, but I’m not entirely sure what the original text was trying to convey. I hope you can understand and bear with me on this!