Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

Inside the Plum Garden, the plum blossoms were in full bloom. The winding path, paved with bluestone, stretched long and winding. Mo Yunsheng held a white oil-paper umbrella, above which lay a few strokes of light ink, depicting a tiled house amidst verdant mountains and clear waters.

Su Yingxue stood beside Mo Yunsheng, and the two walked side by side.

Mo Yunsheng was several years older than Su Yingxue, yet he was a full head taller than her. Although Mo Yunsheng didn't know martial arts, he had an upright posture, a slender figure, and the air of a jade-like young master.

Su Yingxue stood next to Mo Yunsheng. Although she was wearing a brocade velvet coat, she looked petite standing next to him.

Su Yingxue knew from the plot of the original novel that Mo Yunsheng liked Su Liyue's elegant and quiet temperament, and liked her calm and indifferent attitude towards the world.

So Su Yingxue told herself more than once that if she wanted to successfully conquer Mo Yunsheng, she had to act like Su Yingxue.

She always wanted to be the kind of woman Mo Yunsheng expected her to be: well-behaved, quiet, elegant, and non-confrontational.

"Axue," Mo Yunsheng suddenly called out to the woman in front of him. He saw a touch of fiery red petals on her hair, which was blown onto her inky black hair by the cold winter wind.

The rich black paired with the quiet red is very beautiful.

Su Yingxue turned around, looked at Mo Yunsheng, and smiled sweetly, "Brother, what do you want to call me for?"

The moment Su Yingxue turned around and stood in front of him, she saw Mo Yunsheng looking at her. His eyes seemed as tender as a spring day, gently trying to make him indulge in them.

Mo Yunsheng raised his bony hand and plucked the plum blossom petal from Su Yingxue's hair. He smiled and said to her, "Ahxue, look, even if it's just a petal, it will be attracted by you and fall to add to your beauty."

Mo Yunsheng's words were gentle, just like him, smooth as jade.

"So, Ah Xue, don't worry about the result. I believe that Ah Xue is so smart that she will definitely achieve great results."

Mo Yunsheng held the remaining petals of the plum blossom in one hand, pointed at the fiery petals with the other, and said with a smile, "The beauty of the red plum blossom is even more beautiful than the red fire. This should be a good omen."

"Thank you for your good wishes, brother," Su Yingxue smiled subtly without showing her teeth. Now she and Mo Yunsheng were like two old friends, smiling knowingly at each other.

Su Yingxue knew that Mo Yunsheng had told her not to take what had just happened seriously. When she was Zhang Susu, she knew him from books. Now that she was Su Yingxue, she knew that he was as gentle as jade, with a sincere and passionate heart.

We are still as close as ever, and our old age is as fresh as ever.

Snow was drizzling down the Plum Garden Cottage, but the two of them still went to the waterside pavilion, where there was a charcoal fire burning, which made it warmer.

Su Yingxue was holding a hot water bottle, wrapped in a rabbit fur cloak, and walked into the water pavilion. As expected, with the help of the charcoal fire, she felt a lot warmer.

The waterside pavilion is surrounded by walls on three sides, and only the one facing the lake has a glazed window. When it is opened, you can see the lake view and plum blossom scenery, and when it is closed, it becomes an elegant and quiet inner room.

The host often used this place to entertain guests, so the maid skillfully brought them tea as soon as they entered. Hot tea was always available at the waterside pavilion for guests to enjoy.

Su Yingxue and Mo Yunsheng sat side by side on the elegant seat. Su Yingxue ordered the maid to open the glazed window. She said that the snow scene was so beautiful, how could she let it go to waste?

Mo Yunsheng just doted on her and let her do whatever she wanted. After the tea was served, Mo Yunsheng handed it to Su Yingxue first, and then took another cup for himself.

The tea steam was thick. Su Yingxue opened the tea bowl and smelled the fragrant tea. She was a little curious about how this tea was made to have such a unique fragrance.

Seeing her like this, Mo Yunsheng seemed to understand her thoughts immediately. Mo Yunsheng smiled faintly and explained to her word by word, "The fragrance of this tea is not due to the tea leaves."

"The water used to brew the tea is very unique." Mo Yunsheng smiled faintly, "It's an elegant way of drinking tea popular among the noble families in Dasheng Kyoto. It happens every winter when the snow falls overnight."

"On the second day, before the snow melts, take a little snow soaked in the fragrance of the plum blossoms from the flowers, put it in the porcelain vase, and bury it deep in the ground."

"The next year, the plum blossom snow melts and is taken out, boiled, and used to make tea."

Su Yingxue listened thoughtfully.

Mo Yunsheng explained calmly, "This method is rarely used by ordinary officials. First, it's cumbersome and labor-intensive. Second, ordinary families, even those of officials, can't grow a large plum orchard in their gardens."

"And a place like the Plum Garden Cottage, planted with plum trees like a forest and with countless maids and servants, can perform such strenuous yet elegant tasks to please the dignitaries, noble sons and daughters who come."

Mo Yunsheng said calmly, "Because of the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet, the Qin family's hospitality is reflected in all aspects."

"So this little cup of tea is so exquisite," Zhang Susu exclaimed, her expression changing slightly. "I've read about this in an ancient book before. It says that the nature of tea is revealed in water. If eight-point tea is mixed with ten-point water, the tea will also be ten-point tea. If eight-point water is mixed with ten-point tea, the tea will only be eight-point tea." (From Zhang Dafu's "Meihua Caotang Notes" from the Qing Dynasty)

"This shows that water for brewing tea is particularly important." Su Yingxue echoed.

"Now I feel that no matter where (referring to the Qing Dynasty and the ancient times of this other world), these literati and noble families all have a common love for elegance and refinement." Su Yingxue said with emotion with a smile.

In the other world, she could learn tea art, appreciate the art of incense, and live a luxurious life. But in modern times, she, Zhang Susu, was just a poor college student, and her monthly living expenses were all she had.

Her life is just to maintain the necessary consumption for survival and then study, looking forward to graduating from school, getting a good job and a good income in the future.

In the past, she was busy with her studies and life every day, so how could she have the leisure to learn these things?

"I didn't expect that Axue's view on the tea ceremony is so unique." Mo Yunsheng looked at her with a smile when he heard it.

System [The system automatically prompts that the host has successfully obtained 5% of the favorability value of the target, and the favorability value has accumulated to 15%. Please complete the task as soon as possible, redeem the points bonus, and return to the modern era!]

After Su Yingxue finished speaking, she heard the mechanical voice of the system Ah San coming from her ear.

That’s great. It turned out to be Zhang Susu’s premonition. As long as she interacted more with Mo Yunsheng in her current identity as Qin Xue, Mo Yunsheng’s favorability would increase from time to time sooner or later.

This is not about adding favorability, this is about adding RMB.

If you ask Zhang Susu how she feels about Mo Yunsheng at this moment, she will definitely tell you that Mo Yunsheng is her, Zhang Susu's, God of Wealth.

Everyone has a different image of the God of Wealth in their mind, and Mo Yunsheng is the image of the God of Wealth in Zhang Susu's mind!