Crying While Filling the Pit I Dug - Chapter 61

One day, Song Miaomiao was sitting in her room, warming herself by the fire. Despite having recovered from her illness, she still felt relatively weak and hesitated to venture outdoors. Song Miaomiao longed for modern heating conveniences like air conditioners, heaters, electric ovens, hot water bottles – a whole array of heating equipment. Using charcoal to fuel the fire consumed oxygen, leaving the room somewhat stuffy. The heat from the charcoal wasn’t evenly distributed, so it was best to sit close to the brazier for warmth.

Xiao Chengqi entered with a box in one hand, parting the door curtain with the other. Suddenly, the room felt refreshingly cool. 

“Sister, guess what I brought you today.”

“What? You didn’t bring me copybooks, did you?” Song Miaomiao recalled how Song Chaowang from the previous world had showered her with gifts.

Xiao Chengqi chuckled, “Of course not. The significance of the gift isn’t as important as who it’s from!”

“Who?”

Xiao Chengqi handed the box to Song Miaomiao, saying, “It’s from your sweetheart.”

“Sweetheart? Yi Qing!” Song Miaomiao exclaimed, her heart racing with excitement. She eagerly opened the box to find several storybookinside. Flipping through the pages, she realized they were storybooks.

The first line read, “In a certain time in a certain year, a certain place…,” followed by tales of love and longing between a scholar and a goblin.

“What is he thinking?!” Song Miaomiao exclaimed in disbelief.

Xiao Chengqi chuckled as he sat down opposite Song Miaomiao. “He just wants to make you happy.”

“Happy?” Song Miaomiao couldn’t fathom it. She had never written such a plot, and why would the male lead come to make the female supporting character happy? That would surely detract from the story!

Closing the booklet, Song Miaomiao turned to Xiao Chengqi. “Brother, I’m afraid he didn’t give me this to make me happy?”

“Tsk tsk,” Xiao Chengqi sighed as he added more charcoal to the fire. “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but it seems that Heng Zheng put a lot of thought into this.”

Song Miaomiao couldn’t believe it. “Is this really what Yi Qing sent?”

“Of course!” Xiao Chengqi assured her.

Song Miaomiao touched her earlobe, asking [System Oppa, is this from Yi Qing? Don’t tell me the plot deviated from the main storyline. I don’t think the male lead in my novel would take the initiative to favor the female supporting character.]

System Oppa replied, [According to the system database, it is indeed Yi Qing who bought it and entrusted Xiao Chengqi to give it to the Princess. The system judged that this plot is a supplementary plot and specially rewards you 100 additional points, bringing the current total points to 3300.]

Wow, she got more points.

Despite the plot’s unexpected turn, she was glad to earn more points. These points could be exchanged for wishes, and with no life-or-death issues involved, she had the freedom to enjoy them. Realizing the value of these points, she pondered what wishes she could exchange them for. Although she wasn’t particularly interested in reading the storybook, she wondered if she could exchange the points for some movies and TV shows, something she could truly enjoy.

Song Miaomiao: [System Oppa, can I exchange points for watching movies?]

System Oppa: [Yes, according to the rules of the points mall, 100 points can be exchanged for 100 G movies. Movies are projected directly to your retina, undetectable by others.]

Song Miaomiao realized that she had wasted a lot of time in this world, especially in the past few days, feeling aimless. In her previous martial arts world, her tasks were all life-threatening, and her points were insufficient. During her period of illness, lying down with nothing to do was incredibly boring.

But now, with the option to exchange points for movies, she felt a surge of excitement. The prospect of movies being projected directly onto her retina felt almost like being there in person.

Song Miaomiao eagerly exclaimed, [Exchange!]

System Oppa replied, [Exchanging, please wait.]

Xiao Chengqi placed his cold hands on the charcoal basin to warm up. “I want to convey to Heng Zheng that you are very pleased with his gift. I’ll let him bribe me a few more times, and help him send more gifts.”

Song Miaomiao was surprised. “He even bribed you?”

“Yes!” Xiao Chengqi affirmed.

Curious, Song Miaomiao asked, “What did he use to bribe you?”

Xiao Chengqi replied mysteriously, “I won’t tell you.”

“Fine,” Song Miaomiao relented, reopening the storybook. Honestly, she found the plot to be rather old-fashioned. The female lead, whether portrayed as a lady or a goblin, always seemed to cling to the scholar and desire marriage. It felt boring.

Reflecting on it, Song Miaomiao realized that her current character behaved similarly. She couldn’t help but acknowledge the traditional nature of her own writing.

“Brother, what about you and Gu…” Song Miaomiao started to inquire about Supervisor Gu but stopped short upon realizing Gu was no longer in that position. “Is there any progress with Miss Gu?”

“I’m just waiting for Father’s decision,” Xiao Chengqi replied.

Concerned, Song Miaomiao pressed on, “And Gu…”

“What about her?” Xiao Chengqi asked.

Shaking her head, Song Miaomiao dismissed her question. “It’s nothing.”

However, inwardly, she pondered over Gu Jiaren’s perspective. Did she agree with the situation? What was she thinking?

For a long time, Song Miaomiao had been avoiding this question, not because she couldn’t ponder it, but because she didn’t want to confront it. The separation of Gu Jiaren and Yi Qing was the core of the story world and couldn’t be altered. However, they were all real individuals with their own thoughts and emotions. Song Miaomiao grappled with the complexity of their situation. She didn’t understand why Yi Qing suddenly decided to give her a gift, but according to her own plot, he and Gu Jiaren were childhood sweethearts bound by a marriage contract. Their separation would undoubtedly bring them great sorrow.

In the end, Song Miaomiao felt responsible for this situation.

Xiao Chengqi interjected, “Add a few more flames to the fire, and talk to Father about our mother. Don’t mention anything else. Just express how much you miss her, understand?”

“Yeah, I understand,” Song Miaomiao replied solemnly.

Song Miaomiao bid farewell to Xiao Chengqi, and the system Oppa notified her, [The movies were exchanged successfully. Download has been completed. 100 points will be deducted, and the current points are 3200 points.]

Numerous files began to float around, projected onto Song Miaomiao’s retina. When a movie of interest appeared before her, she blinked, initiating its playback.