A Vicious Supporting Female is the Female Lead's Darling (GL) - Chapter 13

This was the first time Du Qingqing had ever heard such a request—someone actually wanted to give her hundreds of acres of land to farm.

What’s the matter? You’ve got too much land and not enough brain?

Du Qingqing raised an eyebrow, suddenly intrigued. She immediately turned on her phone’s recording function and reversed the car back.

Glancing at Jiang Wan, who was posturing like a proud peacock, she curled her lips and smiled. “What did you just say? Say it again.”

Far from being angry, she actually looked quite delighted.

Her smile left Jiang Wan dazed for a moment. Although she couldn’t quite grasp the current situation, she followed along with her own words: “I said I’d let you have the hundreds of acres of land under my name…”

Du Qingqing nodded. “Got it. Recorded. No backing out.”

Jiang Wan: “???”

Wait, I was just joking, you actually want it?!

She was baffled. She thought someone like Jin Ruge would at least have the backbone of a wealthy heiress; being insulted like that should have made her furious. She never expected her to be so thick-skinned. “You!”

“You what, ‘you’?” Du Qingqing snapped. “Anything else to add? If not, I’m sending this to the group chat so everyone can hear how generous our Eldest Miss Jiang is.”

As she spoke, she actually made a move to open WeChat.

Jiang Wan’s face turned pale.

Just as every class has a group chat, every social circle has various groups of different sizes. Socialites like Jin Ruge and Jiang Wan naturally belonged to various “Lady Groups,” ostensibly for “exchanging notes on a beautiful life.”

In reality, it was just for flaunting wealth. Du Qingqing often saw limited-edition bags, watches, luxury mansions, and sports cars. Every photo clicked open shouted the same theme: I am so rich!

Du Qingqing: Evil capitalism!

She didn’t have the habit of flaunting wealth and felt she didn’t fit in with them, so she rarely opened those chats. She hadn’t expected them to be useful today.

She smiled, waving her phone in front of Jiang Wan. She intended to tease her a bit and let her experience the “sinister side of society.”

However, before she could even wave it twice, Jiang Wan suddenly sniffed and started crying. As if she had suffered a massive grievance, her eyes turned red, her body swayed, and tears fell in strings.

She even added sound effects—a low wail like a demonic hum playing on a loop in Du Qingqing’s ears: “Woooowooo, ahhh, waaaahhh…”

Du Qingqing: “…”

I surrender! I surrender, okay?!

She shook her head. She hadn’t realized that Jiang Wan, usually as proud as a peacock, was so easily frightened. She quickly grabbed some tissues and handed them to her one by one.

“Stop crying, stop crying,” she coaxed repeatedly. “I was just joking with you. Look at the state of you.”

“Joking?” At those words, Jiang Wan slightly moved the hand covering her eyes. “Then you don’t want my land anymore?”

Du Qingqing nodded. “I do.”

Jiang Wan’s mouth twitched. “Waaaah!”

“I’m not taking it for free,” Du Qingqing added quickly. “I’ll pay you rent, okay?”

“Exactly how many acres is it?” She sighed, leaning her chin on her hand against the car window. “I’ll rent the whole thing.”

“But since Miss Jiang was so kind as to look out for me, I have to give you some face.” Du Qingqing curled her lips, a clear calculation in her eyes. “Remember to give me a discount on the rent—a friendship price, okay?”

I have zero friendship with you!

Jiang Wan rolled her eyes in the middle of her sobbing.

The right to use that land actually belonged to Jiang’s father. It was essentially farmland with good soil and a great location. Jiang’s father had originally planned to convert it into construction land, but due to various changes, the idea was shelved.

Later, for Jiang Wan’s birthday, he handed the land over to her to manage, thinking the child was old enough to have something to do. But Jiang Wan clearly had no ideas; she had no clue what to do with a field and had even been angry with her father over this “useless” gift.

Until today, when she ran into Jin Ruge.

Jin Ruge actually said she wanted to rent her land!

It took Jiang Wan a long while to snap out of it. She couldn’t fathom what another heiress like Jin Ruge would want with that land.

“You aren’t really going to use it to grow potatoes, are you?” After a while, Jiang Wan’s crying spell passed, and she immediately re-entered mockery mode. “Miss Jin sure has interesting hobbies.”

So many words.

Du Qingqing gave her a side-eye, ignored the jab, and told her to prepare the paperwork so they could sign the contract the next morning.

Having said that, acting as if she didn’t want to stay a second longer, she started the car and zipped away. She left Jiang Wan standing there alone, breathing in car exhaust.

Of course, Jiang Wan wasn’t the only one confused. On the way back, the System was also baffled, unable to understand what Du Qingqing was up to. It thought she had some grand plan she hadn’t mentioned, but after asking for ages, it only got four words:

Du Qingqing: “Because I’m bored.”

System: “??? You’re farming because you’re bored?”

“Yeah,” Du Qingqing nodded. “Just to kill time. Besides, a person needs something to do.”

This was true. One couldn’t just stay idle and decadent forever—especially not someone in Jin Ruge’s position. Du Qingqing had studied the script and felt that Jin Ruge’s ultimate downfall wasn’t just because she provoked the female lead. It was also because she was “useless.”

All she did was eat, drink, and play. she had no high-level awareness or skills to contribute to society. From morning to night, she was either messing around or making trouble. It was only a matter of time before the script targeted her for deletion.

Du Qingqing was scared to death of dying. she didn’t want to “drop dead” over avoidable reasons, so she vowed to be a hardworking little bird instead of a salted fish that only knew how to eat.

The System raised a question: “When did you make this vow? You never told me.”

“Oh, that,” Du Qingqing smiled brilliantly, stunning the men and women on the sidewalk. “Just now, the moment Jiang Wan said she’d give me the land.”

System: “…” So it was a whim?

Because she found something to do, Du Qingqing was happy all day. In the evening, she even drove out to inspect the site, sitting on a ridge to watch the sunset for a long time.

The place was actually quite nice. The environment was good, the air was fresh, and the view was wide. There was a shimmering river nearby, and at night, the stars were incredibly numerous and bright.

Du Qingqing was so entranted she lost track of time. By the time she stood up, her legs were numb, and she had been bitten by mosquitoes. Her pale skin was covered in various red welts.

But… her heart was happy, even if her body was in pain.

Left with no choice, she begged the System for a bottle of “Essential Balm” (Fengyoujing). She dabbed it on the red marks for a while until the discomfort finally eased. She sped home, washed up, and had a comfortable night’s sleep. The next morning, she met Jiang Wan to sign the contract and handle the paperwork.

This was the first time she had spent so much money since arriving in this world. she finally experienced what it felt like for money to “flow out like water”—and for her to become a “pauper” in a second.

Yes, there was almost nothing left in the original owner’s account. As a jobless “salted fish,” Jin Ruge relied on the huge monthly allowance from her parents.

But that wasn’t an issue for now. Du Qingqing was just happy to have the land. After leaving Jiang Wan’s, she went straight to the field, using her tools to dig and hoe for a while, getting a feel for the work. She tinkered until evening, realizing she had barely made any progress.

Du Qingqing wiped her sweat. “Looks like I’ll have to hire people in the future.”

“Yeah,” the System calculated in her mind. Tools, seeds, labor costs… it was another huge sum. Du Qingqing nearly fainted and told the System to stop.

“We’ll talk later, we’ll talk later.” She shook her head and sighed, her heart calmed by the sunset. She got back in her car and sped away.

She didn’t go home; she went to the convenience store. She grabbed the hand of Su Jimian, who had just gotten off work, and happily led her into the car.

Su Jimian was baffled by the mysterious look on her face. “Where are you taking me?”

“To see something beautiful,” Du Qingqing said, signaling her to buckle up. “I found a particularly beautiful spot and wanted to watch it with you. After all, good things should be shared with friends.”

She spoke with such sincerity and friendliness that her smile was truly beautiful. Su Jimian remained silent, staring at her for a while as if judging the truth of her words. Finally, she chose to believe her and opened her lips to say “Okay.”

But before she could speak, she saw Du Qingqing lean down, open her small bag, and pull something out mysteriously.

Su Jimian looked over and saw it was a box. It wasn’t very big, white and square, with something rattling inside. Combined with Du Qingqing’s grin, it looked like something suspicious.

Su Jimian froze. Her earlobes turned slightly red, her brow furrowed, and she instinctively reached for the car door handle. Thinking she had hidden motives, she prepared to flee at any moment.

But before she could do anything, Du Qingqing looked back up and placed the box in Su Jimian’s hand with a giggle.

Su Jimian was startled. “I don’t want this kind of thing!”

Du Qingqing was confused. “How can you not want it? It would be so uncomfortable; you’d definitely suffer otherwise.”

Su Jimian: “???” What kind of talk is this?!

Su Jimian’s jaw tightened. Ignoring Du Qingqing’s insistence, she struggled for a moment before shoving the box back at her. She gave a cold assessment: “Miss Jin should keep such a ‘precious’ item for herself.”

Du Qingqing: “Huh?”

She stared blankly for a split second, slowly opened her palm, and looked down. The confusion in her eyes was palpable.

Is… a bottle of Essential Balm considered ‘precious’ these days?