The Male Supporting Character Is Scheming for Himself Again [The 1970s]

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[Blurb for the New Book]

[Blind Landlord x Neighborhood Barber | Gentle, Devoted Man x Resilient Heroine | Living Together First, Falling in Love Later]

A new employee joins the neighborhood barbershop. She has great taste and excellent skills, and plenty of customers specifically request her.

The owner insists that the barbers chat with customers while washing and cutting their hair, and persuade them to sign up for memberships.

One customer asks Tang Shu where she learned her trade.

She can only smile and change the subject, not daring to say she learned it in prison.

A blind man lives in Building Five. He visits the barbershop every two weeks, only asking for a trim, never a styled cut.

Even though he cannot see, Tang Shu never takes shortcuts with his hair.

Sometimes she gets so absorbed in cutting that she happily asks him to look in the mirror. "What do you think? Does it look good?"

Only after the words are out does she realize her mistake.

But Gu Hanzhou doesn't mind. He raises a hand to feel the ends of his hair and says with a smile, "I'm very satisfied. I can tell by touch."

Later, Gu Hanzhou becomes Tang Shu's landlord, and they live under the same roof, treating each other with perfect courtesy.

Gradually, he stops visiting the barbershop because Tang Shu tells him, "I can just cut your hair at home. It'll save us a little money, too."

That's right, at home.

The cold house becomes a home for the two of them.

[Blurb for This Book]

[Career-Focused, Oblivious Heroine x Lovestruck Hero Who Convinces Himself She's in Love with Him]

Lin Qiu unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting woman. In the original story, the woman falls in love at first sight with the male lead, who has been sent to the countryside. She clings to him and competes for his affection, only to bring ruin upon her entire family.

Watching the male and female leads head to the countryside together, Lin Qiu secretly resolves:

Stay away from the male lead and keep my life. Focus on my career and become a model worker.

She rolls up her sleeves and leads the production team in planting fruit trees and boosting production, building a thriving life for herself. As for Fang Huan, the male supporting character who went to the countryside with the male lead? He's only a supporting character, so he won't affect the plot. Getting along with him should be easy.

Until the production team's harvest celebration, when Fang Huan hesitates before asking, "Xiao Qiu, would you come back to the city with me and marry me?"

Fang Huan has always been clueless about romance. He couldn't even tell that his childhood friend was dating someone. But on his first day as a young person sent to work in the countryside, he realized Lin Qiu treated him differently.

Lin Qiu casually serves him an extra helping of food.

Fang Huan: She gives me special attention.

Lin Qiu asks him to help manage the orchard.

Fang Huan: She trusts me with everything.

Lin Qiu makes sarcastic remarks at him.

Fang Huan: She's trying to hide her feelings.

An elder in the Lin family casually brings up Lin Qiu's marriage prospects.

Fang Huan: I wouldn't mind marrying her.

Fang Huan thinks that girls are shy, so he should be the one to break the ice. At the production team's harvest celebration, he takes Lin Qiu to a quiet corner and earnestly lays out their future.

"If you're willing, we can go back and live in the city. If you don't want to go to the city..."

Lin Qiu's eyes widen in shock. "Wait, when did we get a romance plot?"

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Reader's Guide:

1. A lovesick hero who convinces himself she's in love with him x a heroine who is warm on the outside and cool on the inside, focused on her career. Bickering couple, the hero pursues the heroine, love grows over time, both have only ever loved each other and dote on each other.

2. Transmigration into a book, set in an alternate version of the 1970s. Please don't scrutinize it for historical accuracy.

3. The heroine farms and builds her career, with a lightly ensemble cast.

4. The book is already written, and updates will be steady. If you like it, please add it to your collection.

Written May 18, 2025

Theme: Love you across time and space