Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 300: Anyone Can Do Housework, Except You

"What kind of oven?" Qin Kaize couldn’t quite guess what Su Yijia wanted just by imagining it.

"It’s an oven made from yellow clay, shaped like a big bell." Su Yijia gestured to him. "Later, I’ll draw it for you so you’ll know what it looks like. Then you can help me make a small manual oil press machine, so that if we ever get caught, we’ll have a good explanation."

"Jiajia is really thoughtful." Qin Kaize leaned down and kissed her on the face.

But he wasn’t at all worried about his people getting caught.

It wasn’t like they were selling in the black market.

If someone were to secretly take control of black market goods, the risk would only be of them getting robbed.

But if his men did get robbed, it could only mean that this kind of business wasn’t suitable for them. They might as well give up on the idea of doing business entirely.

"By the way, go buy some more plastic barrels. The machine works 24 hours a day, so we’ll need at least two or three hundred plastic boxes. If we buy them all at once, it might attract too much attention, so let’s buy them bit by bit." Su Yijia suggested.

When she bought plastic boxes before, she had to get them from the black market because she didn’t have the necessary tickets.

Now, she had so many tickets that she couldn’t use them all, so she could buy them from the supply and marketing cooperative.

But if the quantity was too large, not only would she need to find a few people to help, they might even need to go to the surrounding markets.

"Give me the vouchers, and I’ll find the ones we need. I’ll go to the island in the afternoon and have them buy everything for us." Qin Kaize listened to Su Yijia carefully and didn’t think her requests were too much. In fact, he took each matter to heart and quickly figured out how to proceed.

"I’ll go with you." Su Yijia clung to his arm, snuggling up to him and swaying lightly.

Qin Kaize had been running around every day for her sake.

How could she bear to let him go out alone in the hot summer?

"Good girl, you’re prone to seasickness. Stay at home, read some books, and enjoy the fan. I’ll be back soon." Qin Kaize raised his hand and gently rubbed her soft hair.

Although these things could be sorted out with a phone call, with the money and tickets ready, and the shelves and building materials to be picked up in a few days, they could just handle it later.

But the team’s phones were being monitored, and he couldn’t use public resources for personal matters, especially for things like this.

So, no matter how troublesome it was, he still had to go to the island in person.

"But I want to go with you! I’ll be fine with a bit more fruit to help with the seasickness." Su Yijia blinked her eyes, looking at him with hopeful anticipation.

Rationality told him to refuse, but when faced with his beloved girl, Qin Kaize couldn’t bring himself to say even a single word of rejection.

Pinching her chin, he kissed the corner of her soft lips and said in a teasing tone, "Just this once."

If the little girl gets seasick again, from now on, he wouldn’t take her back and forth on the boat.

"Last time when I sent Little Gao, it was much better than the first time I took the boat. If you let me try again and again, I’ll get better each time," Su Yijia muttered in protest.

She had dry-heaved the last time, but only at the very end when getting off the boat. She threw up just twice.

It was already much better than the first time.

She hadn’t been prone to seasickness before, but the ferries now swayed too much.

"Alright, we’ll take it slow and get used to it." Qin Kaize helplessly agreed.

He hooked Su Yijia’s little hand, and together they left the space.

He accompanied her to the bathroom.

Just as he picked up the toothpaste and toothbrush, he heard the door close.

"Hmm?" Qin Kaize squeezed the toothpaste and handed it to Su Yijia, then looked at her with confusion.

"The distiller needs two-thirds of the water, so let’s get it together so we can start working sooner."

She was all about making money, every second counted.

"You brush your teeth first, I’ll go fetch the water." Qin Kaize dug out two water buckets from the corner, filled one, and put the other under the faucet.

He lightly touched Su Yijia’s arm before stepping into the space.

He went back and forth three times before Su Yijia had finished washing up.

"We’ll do it together."

Su Yijia wanted to help, but Qin Kaize quickly pressed her down.

"No need, I’ll handle this. You just stay here and wait. Or maybe have a peach while you’re at it?" Qin Kaize carried the bucket into the space, and when he came back, he was holding a fresh, juicy peach.

Su Yijia watched him go back and forth, filling the bucket just in time, and didn’t insist further.

It wasn’t until Qin Kaize had come back and forth enough times to fill the distillation container that a whole twenty minutes had passed.

After leaving the bathroom, they sat together in the living room. Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin, who were knitting and listening to the radio, couldn’t help but glance at them again.

Such a hardworking couple--surely they’d be holding their little great-grandchild soon, right?

When Grandpa Lin noticed Grandma Lin was about to ask, he quickly nudged her arm.

The young couple had just gotten married--if they asked so directly, what if they got embarrassed?

But when he looked up again, he saw the two of them sticking together so affectionately. Grandpa Lin felt like maybe he was overthinking it.

At lunch, Qin Kaize prepared the entire meal by himself. Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin tried to help, but he firmly refused.

However, they weren’t completely helpless. In the morning, when they went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables, Qin Kaize didn’t stop them. He mainly thought that it wasn’t good for the two elderly folks to stay cooped up at home all day. Since it wasn’t too sunny in the morning, they could get some fresh air and stretch their legs, which was good for their health.

While Qin Kaize was cooking, they casually tidied up the house. By the time Su Yijia woke up, there wasn’t a single household chore left to do.

After lunch, Qin Kaize still tried to wash the dishes.

Seeing that she couldn’t compete with him, Grandma Lin’s face darkened quickly. "Ze, don’t fight us over this. We’re here to take care of you two, but if you won’t let us do anything, we might as well go back to Hu City."

Qin Kaize knew she wasn’t joking. He opened his mouth to comfort her, but Su Yijia quickly spoke up. "Grandma, why don’t I wash the dishes instead? Look at me, I haven’t done a single thing around the house today."

Seeing how diligent they all were, she felt a bit guilty. All she had done that day was eat, sleep, and pick fights with people. She hadn’t contributed anything to the house and had only been a burden.

But Grandma Lin, hearing her words, shot her a glare. "If I wanted you to do it, I might as well have Ze do it."

After saying that, Grandma Lin realized she had been too blunt and quickly apologized, looking over at Qin Kaize.

To her surprise, Qin Kaize was gazing affectionately at his grandmother, nodding in agreement, as if to say, "I completely agree."

With so many people in their household, no matter how much work needed to be done, it shouldn’t fall on Su Yijia’s shoulders.

Seeing she couldn’t win the argument, Su Yijia gave up.

"Alright, alright, you two finish your meal, then go rest. You’ll need the energy for what’s to come this afternoon," Grandma Lin said, shooing them off the table like chicks.