Transmigrating into the Female Supporting Character with a Good Life in a Laid-Back Novel

Once Ruan Xi heard that Wen Ting Zhou was here to personally deliver the surprise, she ignored the slight change in Mu Qing Ling’s expression. The tips of her brows and her eye corners were dabbled with some happiness, and her entire body was suffused with a delighted air.

It was incredibly obvious that she was a young girl submerged in love at a glance.

Behind Mu Qing Ling, the female protagonist Mu Qing Ci was constantly stealing looks at Ruan Xi ever since she stepped into the room.

She was extremely curious and envious of this Ruan si xiaojie. When her newly made friend Ruan san niang told her that her fourth sister had a good fortune, she had concurred fervently in her heart.

Now that she heard that Wen gongzi had arrived, and he was sending this si xiaojie a surprise, the envy in Mu Qing Ci’s eyes was on the verge of overflowing.

Truth to be told, Ruan Xi was also paying attention to the female protagonist secretly, and it was very easy to notice that the female protagonist had been stealing glances at her, as well as the envy in her eyes.

She did not expect that the female protagonist would still envy her, despite the change of marriage partners and the core of the person in question.

Ruan Xi: “……”

Her legitimate mother Zhang shi plastered a happy smile right then and there as she said hurriedly:

“Quick, quickly invite Wen gongzi inside.”

Moments later, Wen Ting Zhou ambled into the reception room, clad in a deep blue brocade robe, and a gentle smile lining his lips. His stature was tall and straight, his slenderness emphasised by his handsomeness and elegance, and his temperament seemed heaven made.

Following closely behind him were two familiar-looking young men. One of them was a man with a feminine countenance, namely Li Jing Cheng who boasted gorgeous facial features, and the other was Ruan Xi’s oldest brother Ruan Yu Wen.

The two guards behind them carried in an object that was covered by a red cloth.

Wen Ting Zhou gave Zhang shi a bow that was suited for the younger generation.

“One has seen Furen.”

Zhang shi was full of smiles, and her tone was extremely intimate. “We are a family, Wen gongzi does not have to be so courteous.”

Seeing that her son was together with Wen gongzi and Senior Official Li’s grandson, and noting that their relationship seemed to be quite decent, Zhang shi felt happy in her heart, and she started finding Ruan Xi more pleasing to the eye.

When Ruan Xi saw Zhang shi’s affable appearance, she raised her brows slightly. Her eyes glanced past the red cloth covered object, the sides of her lips curling up into an expectant smile, and then she met Wen Ting Zhou’s eyes which were tinged with a gentle smile.

“Ruan Ruan, my surprise has been delivered, I’ve kept you waiting.”

Ruan Ruan…

This affectionate address made the expressions of those present become strange.

“Cough cough, Zi Run… you… you call Ruan si xiaojie Ruan Ruan?”

Li Jing Cheng’s reaction was strongest, because he nearly choked on his own spit as he snapped his head towards Wen Ting Zhou with a shocked expression.

Was this still the Zi Run he knew?

Wen Ting Zhou raised an eyebrow, his smile faint. “You have opinions?”

Li Jing Cheng shook his head continuously, laughing dryly. “No, there’s none.”

Ruan Yu Wen might be pretending to keep his cool, but his heart was not calm at all. His gaze would shift towards his fourth younger sister time and time again as he wondered what had occurred on the day of the flower banquet, such that it would cause such a rapid development in their feelings.

Actually, this was good too. He did not have to worry about his fourth sister having her engagement suddenly broken off by the Wen Family.

As Zhang shi continued to watch Wen gongzi treating si niang better and better, she became increasingly uncomfortable in her heart. On the other hand, Mu Qing Ci’s eyes were filled with amazement, while Shen xiaojie widened her eyes slightly.

As for Mu Qing Ling, her complexion was switching between green and white quickly, like someone had slapped her across her face, thus heating her face up.

“Ting Zhou gege’s surprise is naturally the best.”

Having noticed Mu Qing Ling’s ugly expression, Ruan Xi looked at Wen Ting Zhou again, whose appearance was akin to a moon in cleared skies. A smear of slyness flickered past the bottom of her eyes as she called Wen Ting Zhou ‘gege’ on purpose, but once those words left her mouth, Ruan Xi personally found it unbearable and her face reddened.

Ting Zhou gege…

Li Jing Cheng and Ruan Yu Wen, these two big men, felt their bodies shake simultaneously.

A line spilled out of Li Jing Cheng’s despicable mouth: “Zi Run, why don’t you call Ruan si xiaojie Ruan meimei, if you call each other gege and meimei, how fitting would that be, hahahaha!”

Mu Qing Ci’s eyes brightened as she nodded her head sharply in agreement. Skies above, when the ancient people started to display their affection, they were so sweet and cloying that they could basically kill people.

Ruan si xiaojie and Wen gongzi were truly putting on a good show of affection.

The gazes of all the people in the reception room gathered on Li Jing Cheng’s body in succession.

Ruan Xi: “……”

Ruan Ruan meimei… Ruan Xi’s heart trembled, goosebumps appearing all over her arms.

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Wen Ting Zhou clearly enjoyed Ruan Ruan calling him Ting Zhou gege, and he was in a good mood as he admired Ruan Ruan’s rarely seen bashfulness when the untactful Li Jing Cheng decided to jump out and cause trouble. He shot Li Jing Cheng a sidelong glance, a dangerous glint seeping into his gaze.

Was Ruan Ruan meimei something he could call her?

Li Jing Cheng jumped in fright because of the glance that Wen Ting Zhou sent him. His laughter abruptly ceased, and he simultaneously realised that Earl Chengyi’s Furen was present. Since it was exceedingly inappropriate for him to make such a joke, he quickly asked for forgiveness. “Apologies, Zi Run, Ruan si xiaojie, I was impetuous.”

Wen Ting Zhou’s voice was placid. “Let it not be repeated.”

Yet, he silently repeated Ruan Ruan meimei a few times in his heart. Mn, gege and meimei matched well.

Ruan Xi gave Li Jing Cheng a smile, not taking such a small thing to her heart.

Li Jing Cheng sighed in relief.

Zhang shi repressed the small thoughts in the bottom of heart as she said smilingly, “One wonders what kind of surprise Wen gongzi is giving si niang. Is it possible to allow me to witness it?”

Once those words were said, their point of focus shifted, and their gazes landed on the red cloth covered object together.

Mu Qing Ci and Shen xiaojie’s eyes were brimming with curiosity, while Ruan Yu Wen’s gaze seemed to carelessly glance past Shen xiaojie’s countenance, his lips curling upwards.

Mu Qing Ling collided with the look that Ruan Xi threw her way. Lips pursing tightly, her hands clenched unconsciously, and her complexion flickered between green and white, feeling like she was a dancing clown with the spout of empty rhetoric she had unleashed in front of Ruan si xiaojie just now.

Judging from Wen gongzi’s attitude, Ruan si xiaojie marrying into the Wen Family was a definite thing.

Mu Qing Ling suddenly regretted her decision to provoke Ruan si xiaojie because her head had heated up in a moment of indignance.

But regretting was of no use; she and Ruan si xiaojie were technically in direct confrontation now.

Wen Ting Zhou peered at Ruan Ruan, noting that she was not bothered or unhappy. Hence, he smiled and nodded.

“Sure.”

Subsequently, he instructed the two guards standing beside the object to pull off the red cloth.

Once the red cloth was peeled off, Wen Ting Zhou’s ‘surprise’ finally revealed its true form.

A one-meter, exquisite and small wooden loft carved out of rosewood came into view. The furniture inside the small wooden loft was extremely comprehensive, and there were even two charmingly naïve small animals inside— a golden pig and a white rabbit.

The instant Mu Qing Ling saw that small wooden loft, a smear of jealousy flashed past her eyes swiftly, and her nails dug into her palms unconsciously.

They were both illegitimate daughters, and she was clearly stronger than Ruan si xiaojie in every respect, but why didn’t she have her good fortune?

What did the handsome and highly dignified Wen gongzi see in Ruan si xiaojie exactly?

She took a deep breath to calm down before she squeezed out a smile and praised: “This small wooden loft is very pretty.”

Shen xiaojie nodded in agreement as well, her eyes filled with admiration.

“Ting Zhou da ge, I really like this pleasant surprise.” As Ruan Xi studied the exquisitely constructed and meticulously carved small wooden loft, an intense fondness seeped into her eyes.

The corners of Wen Ting Zhou’s mouth raised up high.

“It’s good that you like it.”

It meant that the effort and thought he expended to carve this exquisite and pretty small wooden loft was not in vain.

“Zi Run, this small wooden loft looks incredibly good. May I ask which great master’s work this is, I would like to commission him to carve a pretty embroidery workshop for my younger sister.”

As Li Jing Cheng circled around the small wooden loft, he found himself liking it more the longer he looked at it, and he was short of stretching his hand out to touch it.

“I carved that small wooden loft with my own hands.” Wen Ting Zhou quirked his lips up slightly, his eyes full of smiling intent as he looked at Ruan Xi.

Li Jing Cheng widened his eyes in disbelief.

“Zi Run, are you joking? When did you learn how to carve?”

Ruan Yu Wen was wearing a complicated expression after his shock passed. If it were not his fourth sister, who would have known that Wen gongzi, whom they called a jade gentleman, actually had a consummate wood carving skill?

Let alone Li Jing Cheng, everyone present at the scene found it hard to believe, except Mu Qing Ci who was completely starry-eyed.

Wen gongzi is so romantic!

Ruan si xiaojie is so fortunate!

When could she meet such a handsome, gentle, and romantic husband?

But once she remembered that she was just an unfavoured illegitimate daughter in the Mu Family, Mu Qing Ci felt like she was just splashed with a basin of cold water.

Never mind, stop having excessive expectations, just stick to eating other people’s dog food.

Wen Ting Zhou smiled faintly as he touched on the topic lightly. “I learned it from Wu shifu when I was younger.”

Wu shifu… Learned wood carving…

师父 (pinyin: shi fu) – master/teacher.

Li Jing Cheng: “……”

He stared at Wen Ting Zhou with an indescribable expression. He was not mindful at all even when he lied, who would believe him?

Sharing the same sentiment with Li Jing Cheng was Ruan Yu Wen. Even Zhang shi did not believe it either; it was just that she refrained from showing it on her visage, and she was obliged to praise Wen gongzi for his exquisite wood carving.

Mu Qing Ling continued to agree while wearing an unnatural smile. She kept getting the sense that the sporadic pointed looks Ruan si xiaojie was throwing her way was her flaunting the gift.

Whereas Ruan Xi was actually glancing at Mu Qing Ci because it was impossible for her to perceive what she was supplementing in her head. Her lips raised, and the gaze she regarded Wen Ting Zhou with was filled with trust and delight.

“I believe Ting Zhou da ge.”

The smile in Wen Ting Zhou’s eyes became thicker, and his entire body was emitting a cheerful air.

Li Jing Cheng: “……”

Mu Qing Ci wailed in her heart as she was being shoved with another mouthful of dog food. She shifted her eyes towards the small wooden loft. Unable to restrain her curiosity, she asked:

“Why is there a pig and a rabbit inside the small wooden loft, how peculiar!”

“How is it peculiar? Wen gongzi definitely made them for a reason.” Mu Qing Ling told her younger sister whom she often dismissed, and she berated her out of habit after hearing her speak.

Unexpectedly, Li Jing Cheng agreed and echoed her thoughts. “It’s certainly peculiar. It would be even better if a girl stayed there.”

The green and white on Mu Qing Ling’s visage combined, and she could not resist glaring at Mu Qing Ci.

Mu Qing Ci: “……”

After Li Jing Cheng uttered those words, he seemed to realise something because he suddenly looked at Wen Ting Zhou with a bizarre expression. Against Wen Ting Zhou’s artificial smile and warning gaze, he tactfully chose not to speak, but his lips were twitching internally.

Tsk, Zi Run truly hid himself without showing anything.

“I think it’s quite nice.” Ruan Xi looked at the cute golden pig and rabbit with extreme fondness.

If there were two wooden beauties staying inside the small wooden loft, it would draw the wild and fanciful thoughts of others instead. Wen Ting Zhou had been comprehensive in his considerations.

Silently, Ruan Xi gave him a thumbs-up in her mind.

At this moment, Ruan Xi was still unaware of the real plans that the black-bellied and grey wolf Wen Ting Zhou had in store for those two small animals.

Li Jing Cheng glanced at the utterly oblivious and happy-looking Ruan si xiaojie, quietly criticising Zi Run for his deep schemes.

Since Zhang shi had seen the surprise that Wen gongzi prepared for si niang, she was quite tactful as she spoke smilingly:

“Wen gongzi has put in the heart. Even I can’t resist wanting to possess that exquisitely carved small wooden loft for my own. Si niang is truly fortunate.

“Since both of you have words to say to each other, I won’t detain both of you here. Si niang, bring Wen gongzi to Limpid Heart Garden, and properly entertain Wen gongzi. Ensure that you don’t slight Wen gongzi, do you understand?”

Nodding, Ruan Xi responded: “This daughter understands, may Mother set her heart at ease.”

Wen gongzi nodded slightly to Zhang shi in thanks.

Zhang shi waved her hand, smiling as she watched them bring away the re-covered small wooden loft and leave the reception room. Li Jing Cheng cupped his hands and bade farewell to Zhang shi upon seeing that, and he quickly followed after them.

Ruan Yu Wen: “……”

Mu Qing Ci looked at Li Jing Cheng as he chased up to them, speechless. She was not as tactless as Li Jing Cheng, such that she would bother a couple’s courtship. It was better if she went to visit the self-inflicting and broken-legged Ruan san niang.

Mu Qing Ling released an exhale secretly. Finally, she did not have to face them any longer.

Hastily, she used the pretext of visiting Ruan san niang to leave the Main Courtyard.

Only Mu Qing Ci, who was trailing behind her, noticed the fact that Mu Qing Ling’s departing back figure exposed a trace of embarrassment.

……

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Limpid Heart Garden.

Wen Ting Zhou allowed his guards to place the small wooden loft on the large table in the main room. Then, he turned his head to glower at the insensitive Li Jing Cheng.

Li Jing Cheng grinned widely in response.

Su Yu, Su Zhu, Mama Yang, and Mama Lin who had been drawn over by the noise, all fixed their gaze on the exquisite small wooden loft.

When Mama Lin saw the two animals, she gave Wen gongzi a look that was deep with meaning.

Wen Ting Zhou pretended not to see Mama Lin’s pointed gaze. Harbouring a smile, he looked at Ruan Xi and started to hold her in suspense.

“Ruan Ruan, this small wooden loft has another big surprise.”

Ruan Xi’s imagination ran wild. “What kind of big surprise? Could there be some kind of mysterious switch?”

Li Jing Cheng perked his ears up, feeling like it was the right choice to follow them.

Wen Ting Zhou nodded smilingly, “That’s right.”

That made Ruan Xi more curious, and she could not stop herself from feeling around the small wooden loft to search for the switch.

Similarly, Li Jing Cheng refused to be left behind.

The small wooden loft had been meticulously polished and coated with resin, thus making the surface shiny and glossy, which was very comfortable to touch.

Unable to tear her hands away from the two small animals, Ruan Xi caressed them as her eyes swept across through the small wooden loft in scrutiny without stopping, and she sank into deep contemplation.

Where could the switch be?

Su Yun, Su Zhu, Mama Lin, and Mama Yang could not resist staring at the small wooden loft either, trying to see if they could find the switch.

Meanwhile, Wen Ting Zhou sat on the chair as he drank his tea in an elegant manner.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Jing Cheng gave up and promptly sat in front of Wen Ting Zhou.

“Zi Run, hurry up and tell us where the switch is.”

Ruan Xi stared at Wen Ting Zhou with a face brimming with expectation as well.

Wen Ting Zhou did not continue to hold them in suspense either. He placed down his teacup and sidled up to Ruan Xi in a single stride as he revealed a mysterious smile.

“Ruan Ruan, watch carefully.”

Wen Ting Zhou moved his hand to the lower left-hand corner of the small wooden loft’s base. Suddenly, four small wooden strips popped out. Quite evidently, these wooden strips were the switches, and Wen Ting Zhou pulled at the first wooden strip gear.

Clacks started sounding out from the base.

The golden pig in the wooden structure suddenly started to move like a human… It was quite cute as it executed several movements.

The people in the room were dumbstruck with awe.

Ruan Xi widened her eyes, face teeming with disbelief.

“How mysterious!”

“Young Lady, look, is that golden pig practicing martial arts?” Su Yu gasped in surprise.

Once she said those words, everyone felt that she was correct.

Li Jing Cheng had realised that the golden pig was practicing martial arts at first glance, and he was currently shocked to the point where he could not speak.

Wen Ting Zhou inclined his head and leaned closer to the side of Ruan Xi’s cheek. His sonorous and deep voice was tinged with a hint of laughter.

“Ruan Ruan, do you like this big surprise?”

Ruan Xi nodded her head furiously, eyes never straying from the golden pig that was practicing martial arts. “I like it, I like it immensely.”

Wen Ting Zhou chuckled lowly, in a good mood.

At this moment, the golden pig was done performing its martial arts. Wen Ting Zhou proceeded to pull the second wooden strip, causing a burst of fragmented sounds to ring out and the white rabbit started moving. To their surprise, it started dancing around the golden pig…

Ruan Xi and the rest were dumbstruck once more.

After the rabbit was done dancing, it stayed in front of the golden pig without moving. Too impatient to wait, Ruan Xi pulled the third wooden strip.

The golden pig moved. Unexpectedly, it used its front two trotters to hug the white rabbit.

Li Jing Cheng: “……”

He peered at Wen Ting Zhou, who typically held himself like a jade-like gentleman, and he clicked his tongue a few times.

Truly, you could never judge a person by their appearance.

Ruan Xi giggled as she said teasingly, “The pig and the rabbit are actually being intimate with each other. Wen Ting da ge, how did you manage to conceive of this?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” Wen Ting Zhou replied in a meaningful tone, his eyes filled with amusement.

Ruan Xi looked at Wen Ting Zhou speechlessly, since she could not grasp his meaning.

Wen Ting Zhou hooked his lips up slightly.

Mama Lin glanced at the uncomprehending Fourth Young Lady, her lips twitching.

Then, she gave Mama Yang a sidelong glance. Upon seeing the realisation dawn on her face, she knew that she managed to figure it out.

“Wen Ting da ge, what will the final strip demonstrate? Will the pig and rabbit execute the ceremonial marriage bows?” Ruan Xi did not continue pursuing the previous question since she was more interested in the switches for the small wooden loft, and her imagination opened wide again.

Su Yu’s and Su Zhu’s eyes brightened.

What their Young Lady said was possible.

“I feel like it’s highly probable that the golden pig and white rabbit will enter their marital chambers, hahaha!”

When Li Jing Cheng saw Ruan si xiaojie’s enthused appearance, he cracked the joke like he was craving nothing less than absolute chaos.

Ruan Xi: “……”

Very good, Li Jing Cheng’s brain hole was actually larger than hers, but she felt that this possibility was miniscule.

Ting Zhou da ge would never do such a thing.

Looking at Li Jing Cheng insipidly, Wen Ting Zhou spoke at a pace that was neither fast nor slow, “The last switch restores everything to its original state.”

A glint of disappointment flashed past Li Jing Cheng’s eyes as he clicked his tongue once.

“How cowardly!”

Ruan Xi: “……”

Wen Ting Zhou: “……”

He really wanted to beat Li Jing Cheng to death!

All of a sudden, Li Jing Cheng slapped his forehead and pretended to be surprised as he blurted out the next line.

“Aiya, if I didn’t remember wrongly, Zi Run, weren’t you born in the Year of Hai? What about Ruan si xiaojie, were you born in the Year of Mao?”

Once he said those words, the room went quiet immediately.

Involuntarily, Ruan Xi’s gaze strayed towards the embracing pig and rabbit. It was unknown what she was thinking, but her cheeks flushed red instantaneously.