[Modern Soul in an Ancient World + Play the pig to eat the tiger]
Xu Zhixin felt she had drawn the short straw when she became a lowly scullery maid in ancient times. On her very first day, she was beaten half to death and tossed into a woodshed to fend for herself.
Luckily, Xu Zhixin bound herself to a face-slapping System. She had planned to work her way up in the household and become the lady of the house's high-level assistant, stepping in to deliver a face-slapping now and then.
Later, Xu Zhixin successfully became the lady of the house's trusted maid at the Marquis's estate, but soon regretted it. She had become a nagging old nanny and worried herself sick over everything.
Xu Zhixin had never imagined that not one of her superiors in the Marquis's estate would be normal. There was the naive, sweet lady of the house, whom she routinely advised: "Madam, people can be wicked."
There was the idle marquis, whom she routinely urged: "My lord, this household is counting on you!"
There was the eldest young master, who flew into a rage every so often, whom she routinely soothed: "Yes, yes, everything you say is right, eldest young master. Don't mind what anyone else says." Xu Zhixin did not dare provoke him.
There was the second young lady, a lovestruck beauty-obsessed romantic, whom she routinely urged: "Second young lady, please come to your senses!"
There was the gullible third young master, who loved visiting brothels, whom she routinely warned: "Third young master, you've been swindled again!"
And there was the spoiled fourth young master, sometimes arrogant and domineering, sometimes pretending to be obedient to curry favor, two faces in one. She routinely warned him: "Fourth young master, watch out or you'll get a sore bottom."
The eldest young master stopped Xu Zhixin and declared domineeringly, "Xu Zhixin, you're different. You understand me."
Xu Zhixin could only weep inside. Every day was total mayhem.
