A Professor's Everyday Life Spoiling His Wife in the 1980S

The Sixties: After Turning Myself In, I Became a National Treasure (ongoing) Coming soon: The Nineties: After Turning Myself In, I Became a National Treasure When Ji Qiao transmigrated into a novel set in the past, she was at a train station, dreaming of making a fortune and preparing to head south. Professor Ling heard that his wife was leaving town and rushed to the station. There, he found his sweet little wife beating a human trafficker senseless. In the novel, Ji Qiao thinks her husband is rigid and boring, always trying to control her. All she wants is to go to Guangshi and make a fortune. The first time, Ling Ji finds her and brings her home. The second time, she abandons her husband and child and heads south again, only to die tragically. Remembering these ridiculous plot points, Ji Qiao quickly hugs her sweetheart. He is educated, tall, long-legged, and handsome. He is a pillar of the nation, a revered scientific research expert. She supposes she can make a life with him. Ling Ji hugs her right back. His little wife is far too enthusiastic. He can't handle it. Ling Ji thinks his little wife can be quite a handful. Ling Ji: You're still young. You should go to college. I'll tutor you. Ji Qiao: Sure! I'll apply to your university, then we can have a student-teacher romance. Ling Ji: Your machines don't work very well. I'll improve them for you. Ji Qiao: I sold the machines to a factory. We're now a household with ten thousand yuan in savings. His childhood friends are shocked that Ling Ji, with his outstanding looks and abilities, married a country girl. But when they see Ji Qiao's fair skin, beautiful face, and rosy lips, they understand. They want a wife like her, too. Ling Ji absolutely refuses to admit he's a shallow pretty-face enthusiast. He often brags to his students. Ling Ji: Your teacher's wife is a master of national importance. If I don't achieve something in research, I'll have no standing at home. Students: So Professor Ling's scientific achievements are all just him trying to catch up with his wife. Ongoing: The Sixties: After Turning Myself In, I Became a National Treasure Wen Sihai is beside himself with worry. Something strange has happened to his daughter, Wen Miao: rain follows her around. An umbrella can't keep it off her; the rain insists on soaking her, and it falls every single day. It's warm now, but will the rain freeze his daughter to death in winter? Desperate enough to try anything, Wen Sihai can only entrust her to a scientist visiting his hometown. Reluctant to let her go, Wen Sihai asks the scientist: Can you cure this strange condition of hers? Can you find a way to keep her from freezing in the rain come winter? The scientist promises, “I'll apply to the state to arrange an official job for Miao Miao.” Only after arriving at the Northwest Base does Wen Miao learn that a large group of scientists, soldiers, and educated youths are reclaiming the desert and growing crops to help the country solve its food shortage. They treat her like a treasure. She joins the research institute; they farm, and she makes it rain. + Rain irrigates the desert, and rice and wheat flourish. Vast stretches of wasteland become granaries, and people across the country have enough to eat. + When a severe drought hits a region, Wen Miao joins an Agriculture Ministry inspection team. Local legend says the Dragon King's daughter has come to bring rain. Sure enough, a welcome downpour falls from the sky, and crops on the verge of dying turn green again. + When a fire breaks out at the port, Wen Miao is rushed there by private plane to bring rain. The raging flames stand no chance against fifteen days' worth of rainfall released in advance. Wen Miao saves the port, averts a chemical leak, and rescues the entire city. She thought she had some strange illness. It turns out she's a rare talent, the base's precious treasure, and a national treasure. + She earns the same salary as top scientists: over two hundred yuan a month. + Her brothers join the army and go to school, and her father becomes a production team leader. + She has more than ten bodyguards whose presence is kept secret. The base assigns researcher Qin Geng to arrange a job for Wen Miao and take care of her in every aspect of work and daily life. Wen Miao knows that this man, who makes her soup, washes her clothes, and teaches her, only cares about food and farming. He looks after her simply because he wants to exploit her to the fullest and squeeze every bit of value out of her. But with delicious meals, clean clothes, a high-school education, and Qin Geng's handsome, tall, sturdy presence making her feel safe, Wen Miao thinks she could live with that. Whenever Wen Miao gets soaked by the rain, Qin Geng is terribly worried she'll catch a cold. As soon as she finishes working, he brings her hot soup. But lately, he's had a problem: someone is trying to take over the job of caring for Wen Miao. Wen Miao has actually grown tired of his ginger-and-date tea and started drinking the chicken soup someone else makes. Inside the room, his rival “coaxes” Wen Miao: “That guy only knows how to make ginger-and-date tea. He never changes things up. I'll make you meat soup from now on.” Qin Geng stands outside the door, radiating cold, his eyes dark. Should he walk away? Should he give up? After two minutes of careful consideration, Qin Geng pushes open the door and strides over, sitting down beside Wen Miao. He says gently, “The chicken soup smells salty. Too much sodium can cause high blood pressure. Let me taste it.” Nobody is allowed to steal Miao Miao from him! Completed novel: The Great Beauty of the Eighties Courtyard Theme: Let flowers bloom in adversity