Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 317: Qin Kaize’s Many Friends

Everything had been fine just a moment ago, but now Su Yijia seemed suddenly unhappy.

"You see, I worked so hard to make all these test papers, and only you can do them. Isn’t that a waste?" Su Yijia pointed to the thick stacks of letters.

"Specially prepared for me?" Qin Kaize’s mouth curved into a slight smile as he reached out to take the stacks of papers.

As he quickly scanned the questions, a light of admiration gleamed in his eyes. These problems, though based on high school knowledge, were particularly tricky. If someone carelessly glanced over them, they would easily fall into the traps set by the questions.

"It’s a shame if only you get to do them," Su Yijia said, leaning half of her body against Qin Kaize.

"Do you want to print them out and give them to students preparing for the college entrance exams?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Qin Kaize frowned slightly and thought for a moment before speaking, "This year’s college entrance exams will come too soon. According to what you said, the national media will announce the restoration of the exams on October 21st, and the exams will be held on November 21st. It would take at least half a month to write, print, and distribute the test papers nationwide. By then, the students who want to take the exams might not even get these questions, and the teachers who set the exams will likely see them first. This could make the test papers more difficult, and fewer students would be able to get into college. More importantly, your questions could influence the mindset of the teachers setting the exams, and if the exams include similar questions, someone with ulterior motives might accuse you of cheating."

Given that they had made many enemies, even if they could clear their names, it would still cause trouble.

Su Yijia thought about it and agreed that it was better to avoid unnecessary complications. After all, she wasn’t that desperate for money at the moment.

However, she still felt a pang of disappointment over the lost income, and it showed on her face.

Qin Kaize patted her head, comforting her, "After we finish the exams, we’ll send these papers to the publisher. I have a friend who’s the director of a publishing house; he’ll definitely negotiate the best royalties for you."

"How do you have so many friends?" Su Yijia hugged his arm, looking at him with admiration.

She had originally planned to wait until after the exams to deal with publishing. As for finding a publisher, she thought she’d take her time with that. She never expected Qin Kaize to have a ready-made connection that saved her the trouble of negotiating prices.

"A lot of people here leave the military and look for civilian jobs, especially those with distinguished service. We try to help each other find jobs after they retire." Qin Kaize explained.

The reason he had risen through the ranks so quickly was because he always took on the most dangerous tasks. Naturally, he had many brothers who had risked their lives with him. Such life-and-death bonds often led to strong, trustworthy relationships.

"You’re amazing, hubby." Su Yijia propped herself up and kissed Qin Kaize on the cheek. Just as she was about to pull away, Qin Kaize turned and pressed her back against him, raining a torrent of passionate kisses down on her, devouring the sweetness that was exclusively his.

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The next morning, Qin Kaize woke Su Yijia up early from her warm bed.

"Ugh, are we going to the city today?" Su Yijia clung to Qin Kaize like a sloth, her voice drowsy and soft, melting his heart.

"Yes, there’s a lot that needs to be stored in your space." He gently patted her head to soothe her.

After helping her get dressed, washing her face, and brushing her teeth, Su Yijia finally woke up completely.

The 6 AM ferry was empty except for them. When they returned to their building, they found even more materials--steel bars, plastic boxes, cement, sand, bricks, and dozens of wooden scaffolds--piled up.

Su Yijia stored everything in her space, and Qin Kaize followed her inside to begin a new round of harvesting and planting. They set up the scaffolding on both sides, leaving one side empty for future use.

Meanwhile, Su Yijia transferred a thousand pounds of oil into plastic containers. It only took 23 containers, with the 23rd one not even full, leaving 22 containers completely filled with a total of 990 pounds of oil.

"Why don’t we sell this oil? It could fetch a good price. Of course, safety comes first," Su Yijia suggested. After all, Qin Kaize had already mentioned that he could help sell the whitening lotion and hair growth solution.

"What about the fruit? Do you want to sell it too?" Qin Kaize asked.

"Is that possible?" Su Yijia’s eyes lit up, but then she quickly looked disappointed. "But how would we explain that to the people around you?"

Since their land was limited, Su Yijia had planted her fruit trees close together. There were now fourteen fruit trees--apricots, mangoes, peaches, plums, bayberries, apples, pears, oranges, pomelos, grapes, tangerines, jujubes, pomegranates, and persimmons. She had even left room for three more trees--mangosteen, lychee, and durian.

Typically, fruit trees produce between 20 and 80 pounds of fruit, but the trees in her space yielded fruits large enough to reach about 100 pounds each. Over the past 12 days, she had only harvested once daily, so each type produced 1,200 pounds. However, in the last two days, she harvested five times, bringing in an additional 500 pounds per type. The seasonal summer fruits--apricots, mangoes, peaches, plums, bayberries, and grapes--amounted to 1,700 pounds each.

Back then, fruits were expensive. Last time, she bought grapes from the supply and marketing cooperative to make it known she was making fruit wine. They cost 48 cents per pound and required ration tickets, with city dwellers only getting half a pound of fruit tickets monthly. With so much fruit on hand, Su Yijia naturally wanted to sell it.

"You won’t need anyone else. I’ll take you there," Qin Kaize said with a smile.

Su Yijia’s eyes widened in disbelief. "You’ve been to the black market here?"

"Yes, sometimes we need to investigate things, so it’s important to understand the situation in the black market," Qin Kaize explained.

When he was still in the team, he didn’t buy or sell on the black market, but his habits led him to familiarize himself with such places.

Since he hadn’t returned to the team yet, it wouldn’t be a big deal to take Yijia there.

"But how will the two of us handle such a large transaction?" Su Yijia asked, feeling nervous. Looking at her righteous husband’s face, she shook her head, "No, we can’t! You have to return to the team, and I can’t risk your career for money."

Hearing how she cared for him, Qin Kaize felt a wave of warmth wash over him, sweet and comforting. He bent down and pecked her on the cheek before taking her hand and leading her upstairs.

In a locked room, he opened a wardrobe and took out two large boxes. Inside were not only wigs but also professional makeup tools--more accurately, they were disguise kits.