Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

Li Ergou looked at the snow-capped mountain and shook his head: "I'm not taking the exam."

Ji Chaoxi's eyes hurt a little, and she rubbed them. "Why?"

Li Ergou looked confused: "What's the point of the college entrance exam? I see you all taking it, but I can't even read."

"And you saw my mother too. She's so old, and my father is still bedridden every day. What will they do if I'm gone?"

He was born late in life, and all their hopes are pinned on him. If he doesn't take care of them, who will?

The educated youth in the compound were all taking the college entrance exam. Chen Yiping was taking the college entrance exam, Ji Chaoxi was taking the college entrance exam, Qin Du was taking the college entrance exam, and even Li Jun was taking the exam.

Why is everyone taking exams...?

Li Ergou kicked at the snow, wondering if passing the exam would guarantee him success.

They were hanging out together just a few months ago, and now they've all scattered.

The deadline for college entrance examination registration is getting closer.

Ji Zhuxin went to the village first to register Ji Chaoxi, while Chen Yiping was warming himself by the fire nearby.

Many parents came with their children, and the room was packed with people. At first, there was a queue, but later the queue disappeared.

Chen Yiping saw Ji Chaoxi standing in the corner with the documents in her hand and called out to her, "Ji Chaoxi, come here."

Ji Chaoxi walked over, looking confused: "What's wrong?"

Chen Yiping ignored her, snatched the documents from her hand, and said to the person stamping the documents, "Take care of hers first."

The person stamping the document didn't really check it; they just flipped through it casually and stamped it.

Ji Chaoxi reached out to take it, but Chen Yiping didn't give it to her, staring at the words on her document.

"Chen Yiping, what are you doing?" Ji Chaoxi asked, somewhat annoyed.

Chen Yiping raised an eyebrow and handed the item back to her: "Your handwriting has improved so much now. Before, you didn't even know your own name."

Ji Chaoxi was furious: "I was still young back then."

Later, as soon as she got home, she asked her sister to teach her.

Ji Zhuxin finished stamping the other stamps and came to find Ji Chaoxi.

Ji Chaoxi looked at the staff: "Does the person have to come in person? If there's not enough time, can someone else register for me?"

The staff member shook his head: "No, you have to come in person."

"Okay." Ji Chaoxi left with Ji Zhuxin, feeling dejected.

Ji Zhuxin rubbed her head: "Don't worry, if he gets back on time, it'll still be two days."

Two days should be enough for Qin Du to register.

The forest farm is about to close, but there is still a lot of timber that has been allocated to the train station. The roads are covered in ice, and it is difficult to haul it across with ordinary carts. The only option is to carry the timber across one by one by hand.

Every piece of wood was wet, and each piece weighed at least two hundred pounds. When the wood, covered in ice shards, pressed down on Qin Du's shoulder, his spine made a dull thud, and his whole body was lowered.

He gritted his teeth, his body drenched in sweat, the padding on his shoulders completely worn through, blood and sweat mingling together, making every step he took excruciating.

The people who hired them kept urging them on with whips.

"Hurry up, all of you! Haven't you eaten? Get moving!"

The ground was covered in ice, which was slippery and hard to walk on. One worker slipped and fell, and a piece of wood hit him hard. He gritted his teeth and curled up in pain.

The log slammed onto the ice, and the man with the whip kicked him hard in anger: "If you can't do it, get out! You've ruined the quality of this log!"

After finally moving to the right place, Qin Du took the log off his body. The skin on his hands was frozen to the log, and when he peeled it off, a layer of skin came off.

Qin Du acted as if he hadn't seen anything, just kept his head down and continued carrying the logs. The man with the whip looked at Qin Du and nodded in satisfaction: "Qin Du, right? Well done."

Qin Du ignored him, and the man didn't get angry.

"He's leaving tomorrow, what should we do?" A pot-bellied man leaned over.

The man with the whip sneered, "Do you think he can escape?"

The money is in his hands. If he wants to get the money, then let him stay and work.

It's been a long time since I've seen someone with such good stamina, so we definitely have to make the most of it.

Just then, a worker dressed in tattered clothes walked over and stood awkwardly in front of them: "I...I haven't been paid yet."

He was paid ten yuan for three days at first, but then they said he hadn't moved enough and needed to work a few more days to make up for it. But now it's been a week and he still hasn't been paid.

The man glared at him fiercely: "You dare ask me for money? I'll be asking you for money! Don't you know how many pieces of wood you broke? Get out of my way."

The worker's eyes reddened: "Please give me my wages. The New Year is almost here. What will happen to my children if I don't get paid?"

"I don't care what you do, if you don't get out of here I'm going to hit you!"

The worker shrank back, lowered his head, and left in silence.

The others sat in the snow eating cold, hard cornbread, drinking snow water, and their throats started to hurt as soon as they swallowed it.

Everyone watched this scene in silence; no one stood up or spoke, even though this scene happened every day.

Qin Du lowered his eyes and popped a White Rabbit milk candy into his mouth. Looking at the candy wrapper, he kept thinking of how she used to act coquettishly around him.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" the person next to me asked in a low voice.

Qin Du glanced at him and responded.

The man chuckled gloatingly, leaning against the wall: "You can't leave. No one can leave in three days."

Qin Du didn't speak, silently burying the sugar coating in the snow.

Yeah.

In the evening, Qin Du ate heartily the braised pork in his bag. Ji Chaoxi, worried that he would be hungry, stuffed a lot of food into his bag.

Eat well so you'll have the energy to ask for money tomorrow.

On the third day, Qin Du worked as hard as the previous two days, and the supervisor was very satisfied. It was all thanks to the young man; he was healthy and resilient.

But his expression changed immediately when he saw Qin Du, who came to see him during his break.

Several people sat in the factory building, smoking.

"no."

Qin Du looked at them calmly: "Reason."

The foreman laughed sarcastically: "You dare ask us for a reason? Qin Du, is it? One of the pine logs you hauled was broken. That's for building the auditorium; it's state property. You'll have to pay compensation!"

Qin Du looked at them and asked, "Which one?"

The foreman paused for a moment, then snapped angrily, "There are so many logs here, how am I supposed to know which one is which?! If you don't want to work, get out of here and stop babbling on!"

The man who had been holding the whip earlier watched this scene and laughed, "Qin Du, I think you've done a pretty good job. Why don't you stay a few more days? I'll give you more money then."

He patted the foreman next to him: "Sit down, sit down, why are you so temperamental?"

The foreman scoffed, "Then I'll do as you say."

Seeing that Qin Du still hadn't left, he cursed, "Get out of here!"

Qin Du stared down at them, a terrifying crimson glint in his eyes that sent chills down their spines.

The foreman's hand trembled as he was stared at. He glanced at the others a few times, raised his voice, and bluffed as he cursed at him a few more times.