Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack, A Guide to Cunning Strat

After they finished eating, Xu Shuwan handed him a few roasted wild eggs, giving Song Qinian a rare feeling of happiness from being stuffed. Then, Song Qinian took out a ten-yuan note from his pocket and solemnly said to Xu Shuwan, "This is for you. Don't refuse yet. Let's arrange a time. I hope you can cook for me again in the future. Consider this payment for today's meal and future meals. Is that alright?"

Xu Shuwan quickly looked up at him, then immediately looked down, her hands clasped together under her body as if they were about to be twisted into a pretzel. She puffed out her chest and said, "No need, no need to pay. I found this chicken. If you want to eat it again, you can come here once every five days, or the day after the rain. I will come to collect firewood and pick mushrooms, and I can cook it for you then."

She seemed to speak very little, and it took all her courage to say such a long speech, so much so that her voice became softer and softer towards the end, and she could not be heard at all if you were not paying close attention.

Song Qinian forcefully stuffed the money into her hand: "Then it's settled. I'll come to this riverbank every five days, at the same time. You'll cook me a meal. I'll bring my own ingredients, and you can take care of the preparation." With that, he slung his bamboo basket over his shoulder and left.

After walking for a while, for some reason, he quietly turned around and saw Xu Shuwan pouting and looking at the money in her hand with some annoyance. Song Qinian found her rather cute, just like the cat he had once seen. It was very timid when people were around, but immediately became smug and lively when people were far away.

Once Song Qinian was completely out of sight, Xu Shuwan rubbed her cheeks, stuffed the money into her pocket, casually picked up some mushrooms, and headed back.

【Wanwan, so what you meant by "taking your chance" was waiting for Song Qinian? Were you waiting for him on purpose? How did you know he'd be coming up the mountain today?】

(As mentioned in the story, Song Qinian saved up a considerable amount of money by selling medicinal herbs from the mountains during his time in Xujia Village, so he would definitely go up the mountain. As for why he came today and happened to run into me, it was indeed due to luck. I still have to thank you for helping me choose the skill.)

Right? Trust me, I definitely won't cheat Wanwan.

(Qiqi is really reliable. Without your recipe, I wouldn't have been able to make such a delicious roast chicken, and I wouldn't have been able to attract Song Qinian.)

[Hehehe, I'm such a powerful system! Next time I meet San San, I'll definitely show it what it means to be impressed after just three days. Wanwan will be my witness then.]

(Okay.) Xu Shuwan descended the mountain in a good mood after Qi Qi's banter, and her wariness of the system dissipated considerably as they spent more time together.

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Five days later, when Xu Shuwan went to the river again, Song Qinian had already rolled up his pants and was catching fish in the river. When he saw Xu Shuwan, he said to her gently, "I didn't catch any pheasants. It looks like we can only have grilled fish today. Wait a moment, I'll catch some soon."

Xu Shuwan quickened her pace to approach him, hesitated for a moment, and then asked softly, "Do you want to eat something else?"

Song Qinian assumed she wanted roast chicken and said, "Right now, I can only catch fish, but you'll have to wait a while. I'll think of a way to set up some traps for the others, and we can eat the other things next time."

“Okay,” Xu Shuwan said again, “Actually, I can help catch fish too.” But her voice was too soft and was covered by the splashing water from the thrashing fish, so Song Qinian didn’t hear her. She gave up trying to stop him and just quietly approached the riverbank.

When Song Qinian finally caught a fish the size of his palm, he turned around and saw Xu Shuwan already processing two fish that were almost as long as his arm. He was somewhat surprised and pointed at the big fish, saying, "Did you catch these?"

"They jumped up on their own." Seeing that Song Qinian clearly didn't believe her, she stood by the river again, silently thinking about the fish. Soon, another big fish jumped to her side. She picked up the fish, took a small step back, and looked at Song Qinian with an innocent expression.

Song Qinian looked at the fish he had painstakingly caught and the big fish in Xu Shuwan's arms, and laughed in exasperation: "Does this fish recognize people?" Then he decisively abandoned the fish in his hand and told Xu Shuwan to grill the fish as soon as possible.

After finally enjoying the delicious grilled fish, Song Qinian remembered something and asked, "So, you really picked up the pheasant last time?"

"Yeah, it crashed into me and died." It seemed that after the two meals they had shared, Xu Shuwan had become a little more relaxed in front of Song Qinian, but her voice was still very soft.

"So if I didn't say I'd catch fish to eat today, what would you be planning to do?" Song Qinian asked curiously.

Xu Shuwan thought for a moment and said, "I haven't eaten rabbit for several days, I want to eat rabbit legs." Not long after she finished speaking, a plump rabbit jumped out of the woods and obediently ate grass by her legs.

Looking at the grilled fish in his hand, Song Qinian suddenly lost interest. He took a big bite and stared at the rabbit, saying, "Next time, I want to eat rabbit meat."

Xu Shuwan smiled and nodded silently.