After shaking it evenly, it was even harder to tell how much of the original melon seeds and peanuts there were.
Su Qinghe walked back into the living room holding a tray, very satisfied.
Qin Wang was sitting in the living room very properly, even his expression looked somewhat serious. No one knew what he was thinking.
When he saw Su Qinghe come out, Qin Wang said, “I just counted them. There are a total of 102 candies. Each portion can only have two.”
Su Qinghe originally thought he was just sitting there waiting—but she didn’t expect he had actually counted the candies.
Good thing she had directly taken away the peanuts and melon seeds. Otherwise, if he had counted those too, she really wouldn’t have been able to do anything.
Feeling relieved, she calmly said, “Then let’s just put two in each. Your dad said it just needs to be a gesture.”
Qin Wang nodded, picked up a sheet of kraft paper, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and peanuts—seeing that it looked a bit too little, he grabbed another handful.
Then he placed two pieces of fruit candy on top and quickly wrapped the paper up.
His movements were extremely fast.
Almost as skilled as the vendors selling melon seeds and snacks at the supply store!
Su Qinghe watched in shock. “W-wait! Slow down a bit, I didn’t even see clearly!”
Hearing this, Qin Wang looked even more proud.
But when he spoke, he still pretended to be casual.
“You don’t need to see clearly. Just spread out the papers one by one, put in the melon seeds, peanuts, and candy, and I’ll do the wrapping.”
Hearing this, Su Qinghe’s eyes lit up. “That’s a great idea!”
Less work for her!
This cheap son was actually pretty good!
Originally, she thought this would take over an hour.
But with their division of labor, they finished everything in just over ten minutes!
There were still two fruit candies left, and quite a lot of melon seeds and peanuts.
Su Qinghe pushed them toward Qin Wang and said with a smile, “You’ve been busy for a while, have some snacks and rest.”
She herself grabbed a handful of melon seeds and peanuts and flopped onto the sofa.
Lying down and cracking sunflower seeds—if she could also watch TV, that would be perfect.
Unfortunately, televisions were extremely rare in this era.
There were cinemas, and occasionally outdoor film screenings.
But the same few movies were shown over and over again, which got boring.
As she lay there with empty eyes, she started missing the convenience of internet life in her previous world again.
[Detected that the host has a need. A virtual television is now available for purchase. Only the host can see it, and it can be used to play films anytime after purchase.]
Su Qinghe quickly clutched her balance tightly.
This system was always trying to steal her points again!
Did it think earning “raising points” was easy for her?
She had only painstakingly saved up 803!
She absolutely would not buy it!
Not even if she died—
“System, how much is the virtual TV?”
[Only 298!]
Why don’t you just rob me?!
“Give me one!”
[Purchased. It has been delivered. The host can control it freely.]
With her previous experience using storage space and the trash disposal system, Su Qinghe easily turned on the virtual TV.
Huge screen!
Ultra clear!
On it was a dazzling selection of dramas, movies, and variety shows—all familiar titles from her previous life.
But why!
All the shows were greyed out!
And each one had a clearly marked price underneath!
“System, what’s going on? Why do all the videos need to be purchased separately?”
[Host, the dramas you watched in your previous life also required VIP memberships.]
“……”
Good things you don’t learn, but you learn the bad ones!
This system really was hopeless!
Cursing inwardly, she spent three raising points to buy Empresses in the Palace (The Legend of Zhen Huan).
Complaining aside, she still had to watch.
Luckily, once purchased, it could be watched permanently—otherwise this damn system would be unbearable.
Hearing the familiar theme music, she just wanted to go back to her room and binge-watch.
She turned to Qin Wang. “I’m sleepy. I’m going to take a nap. You should also go rest.”
Qin Wang looked shocked.
Take a nap?
Didn’t she just wake up late this morning?
But Su Qinghe didn’t care what he thought and added, “Don’t go out randomly. If you want to go out, tell me first and let me know where you’re going. Your dad isn’t home, so I’m your guardian. I’m responsible for your safety.”
“Got it.”
Qin Wang agreed and immediately went back to his room.
Seeing this, Su Qinghe satisfiedly returned to her own room.
She closed the west room door—locked it!
Went inside the bedroom, drew the curtains, lay on the kang bed, and plugged in a small fan.
Then she spent dozens of raising points buying snacks and drinks from the system shop and happily started watching Empresses in the Palace.
Eating chips, drinking cola.
Blowing the fan, watching TV.
Now this is the life of a human being!
And at a moment like this, how could there not be watermelon?
She quickly found watermelon in the system shop—a big seedless Hami melon for just one raising point.
She spent another point buying a fruit knife, cut the watermelon in half—
Half was stored in her space.
The other half she scooped out with a spoon.
This was pure bliss.
As she watched, she got sleepy. With a wave of her hand, she stored all snacks and drinks into her space, turned off the virtual TV, rolled over, and fell asleep.
When she woke up again, it was already sunset.
She rubbed her hair and slowly got up.
After putting away the fan and confirming there was nothing unusual in the room, she walked outside.
Just as she reached the living room doorway, she smelled smoke from burning firewood.
It was coming from the kitchen!
A fire?!
Startled, she quickly ran toward the kitchen.
At the doorway, she saw Qin Wang cooking inside!
He actually knew how to cook?
He was only slightly taller than the stove.
He stood on a small stool, holding a spatula and vigorously stir-frying the vegetables.
On the stove were two pots—one large, one small.
He was cooking in the large pot, while the small pot was covered with a lid, steam rising from its edges and the smell of rice filling the air.
The summer kitchen was already hot, and with a wood-fired stove, it was even hotter.
Sweat covered his face, and his back was soaked through.
Just as she was watching, he turned and saw her.
“You’re awake? Dinner will be ready soon.”
After hesitating for a moment, she asked, “Why are you cooking?”
Weren’t they supposed to eat at the state-run restaurant or the flour factory cafeteria?
Why was he cooking instead?
“I can’t eat at the state-run restaurant every day. It’s not good for my dad.”
Su Qinghe gritted her teeth.
This daddy’s-boy male lead!