When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 302

Chapter 302: Chapter 115: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in the Period-Setting Novel (2)

The money and ration tickets his family mailed him each month weren’t even enough for him to treat himself to a couple of good meals while keeping up appearances.

Fortunately, he had Chi Yun’er, who was completely devoted to him. While Jiang Zishi put up with her spoiled temper and played the part of her Flower Protector, he also grew increasingly comfortable accepting her money and ration tickets as payment for his troubles.

Now he had a chance to further his education through his own efforts, which meant he wouldn’t have to toil away in the fields anymore. What did it matter if he had to sacrifice his marriage? It was a small price to pay for such a huge gain.

’Living off women is a talent too, and I won’t let anyone ruin this for me!’

Chi Yun’er pouted and grumbled unhappily:

"I’m not like you, Zishi. I don’t forget my promises the moment I make them."

"Things have come to this... I... how could I possibly let them accuse you of being a vagrant?"

’Come to think of it,’ Jiang Zishi thought, ’Chi Yun’er might have a thousand faults, but she’s pretty, naive and easy to fool, generous with her money, and always keeps her promises.’

His expression softened. In light of her many contributions, he nodded. "Alright, I’ll give it my best shot. But..." he hesitated, "you know the village chief’s wife is greedy. This time, whether you pushed Bian Yumin or not, her daughter was the one who fell in the water. Their family is the one who lost face and became a laughingstock."

"With her personality, always looking to get something for nothing, I’m afraid we won’t be able to settle this without paying a hefty price."

"But I was thinking, this is basically just a stroke of bad luck. If we can solve it privately with money, we shouldn’t let it become a public spectacle."

"Otherwise, once I leave for university, I won’t be able to look after you anymore. I could never rest easy leaving you here to deal with these cunning villagers all by yourself!"

He sounded so sincere and earnest, as if he were considering everything from her point of view.

Chi Yun’er’s eyes welled up with tears, moved. "Oh, Zishi, you’re so good to me. It’s such a shame we’re not meant to be. From now on... from now on, what am I going to do..."

As she spoke, she grabbed the handkerchief from her pillow, covered her face, and began to sob, her shoulders shaking.

’But the handkerchief remained perfectly dry. She gritted her teeth in fury. He was going to marry Bian Yumin and couldn’t keep stringing her along anymore, so he was getting ready to pull one last big score off of her.’

Jiang Zishi savored her helplessness, her dependence, her despair. His heart softened a little as he said:

"Actually, look at it this way: if you can make peace with the village chief’s family, then after I marry into the Bian family, you’ll benefit from the connection too, won’t you?"

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