Zhao Danshi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhao Danshi (赵单识)
Alias(es)	Yun Yun; Zhao Zhuoyun (former name) 4 11
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Watcher’s compatible host; co-runs a rural farm and food business with Li Ping 3 28
Occupation/Role	Former designer; farmer, food producer, and rural-video creator 1 30 48
Status	Alive; raising Dou Dou while expanding his agricultural business 28 48
First Appearance	Chapter 1: “Drunken Night”

Background

Zhao grew up in a remote mountain village but became estranged from his parents after coming out as gay. At eighteen, he was driven from home; he later changed his name while transferring his household registration and supported his own university tuition and living expenses. 4 9 11 26

After university, Zhao worked as a designer in X City. His refusal to cut safety-critical materials from a project budget brought him into repeated conflict with his supervisor, and exploitative overtime ultimately led him to resign. 1 2

His grandfather, Manzigong, remained the family member most willing to accept him. When the elderly man called after years of distance and told Zhao that his safety and happiness mattered most, Zhao abandoned plans to relocate for a new city job and returned to the village. 4

Appearance

Zhao is consistently described as a notably handsome, refined young man whose appearance stands out sharply in both offices and the countryside. He resembles his late grandmother, whom villagers remember as a celebrated beauty. 1 4

• Fair-skinned, with delicate brows and eyes, long lashes, and a gentle, jade-like appearance. 1 3 31
• Slim, with long legs, slender fingers, and a refined bearing. 15 19
• Naturally does not tan; prolonged sun exposure causes his skin to peel before returning to its usual pale complexion. 32
• Keeps his soft hair longer after settling into farm life, often tying it into a small bun with a black hairband while working. 34 48
• Appears especially polished after changing out of farm clothes, prompting villagers to compare him to an idol-drama actor. 32 44

Personality

Zhao is principled and stubborn when professional or personal boundaries are involved. As a designer, he refused unsafe budget cuts despite pressure from his supervisor; later, he rejected Li Suilun’s right to judge his life and refused to let kindness toward others override his household’s privacy. 1 27 42

He is highly self-reliant, having financed his own education, maintained freelance work after leaving his city job, and built a farming livelihood rather than depend on Li Ping’s wealth. His independence sometimes becomes self-neglect, particularly during his pregnancy, when he initially tried to handle medical and financial risks alone. 9 12 20

Zhao expresses affection through labor and care. He cooks for his family and workers, tends to his grandfather’s comfort, protects Dou Dou closely, and tries to create work opportunities for village teenagers and elderly farmers. 6 40 42

Although initially shy about romance and deeply affected by past rejection, Zhao gradually becomes more direct. He confesses his feelings to Li Ping, accepts a shared future with him, and grows more confident as a partner, father, employer, and business owner. 20 28 44

Abilities & Skills

Design

Zhao is a trained designer with strong technical standards and experience handling professional projects.

• Refused to compromise project safety in order to meet his supervisor’s cost-cutting demands. 1
• Continued accepting freelance design work after returning to the countryside, earning roughly 4,000–5,000 yuan monthly during the farm’s early stage. 9
• Uses his education and former career experience to explain to local teenagers how learning expands one’s future choices. 41

Farming & Agricultural Planning

Zhao begins as an inexperienced farmer but develops into a capable grower and planner.

• Started cautiously with approximately three acres of abandoned land and a plan to combine vegetable farming with freelance work. 8
• Expanded cultivation to thirteen mu and eight fen with Li Ping, hiring villagers when the workload exceeded their experience. 30
• Plans crop timing, long-term fruit-tree planting, fishpond stocking, irrigation, retail distribution, and processed-food production. 33 35 43 48
• Protects the farm’s cultivation methods and avoids revealing the true source of his vegetables’ exceptional quality. 28 44

Cooking & Food Processing

Zhao becomes an increasingly skilled home cook and food entrepreneur under Watcher’s guidance.

• Practices knife work, heat control, timing, and seasoning while preparing meals for his family and workers. 35 41
• Produces recipes and products such as stir-fried stone snails, candied strawberries, strawberry puree, pickled vegetables, sauces, and cold dishes. 35 47 48
• Turns damaged or surplus crops into processed goods rather than wasting them. 46 48
• His cooking earns praise from villagers, workers, friends, and customers. 35 41 50

Video Production & Promotion

Zhao uses rural-life and cooking videos to promote the farm and generate online engagement.

• Appears on camera for videos about farming, gathering wild ingredients, and preparing food, though he is initially stiff and self-conscious. 30
• Collaborates with Li Ping, who handles much of the filming and editing. 30 31
• Protects Dou Dou’s privacy by keeping him off-camera. 30
• Builds an audience substantial enough for the account to exceed 13,000 followers. 48

Watcher-Assisted Cultivation and Services

Zhao’s unusual agricultural success depends partly on his bond with Watcher, an extraterrestrial artificial intelligence compatible with his brainwaves. 3

• Can purchase and use special fertilizer, including Spirit Fertilizer, to improve crop quality and yields. 9 33
• Can request crop scans to identify growth problems, though scans consume Bio-Energy. 9
• Has access to Watcher’s Marketplace, which provides agricultural supplies, recipes, Spirit Spring Water, and medical services in exchange for points or Bio-Energy. 23 34
• Gains Bio-Energy through transactions and sincere audience support, then negotiates with Watcher over its use and distribution. 34
• Watcher’s assistance is not free: its services, goods, and medical procedures require substantial Bio-Energy. 11 23

Resources

• Watcher — An extraterrestrial AI bonded to Zhao as its sole compatible host; provides scans, goods, recipes, security monitoring, and advanced medical services. 3 23 46
• Watcher’s Marketplace — Activated for 1,000 points; includes household goods, food, agricultural supplies, tools, and personal services. 23
• Spirit Fertilizer — Enhances the quality and growth of Zhao’s crops. 9 33
• Spirit Spring Water — A sweet water sold by Watcher that the household uses for cooking, drinking, and supporting the health of Grandpa and Dou Dou. 33 39
• Farm and ponds — Includes vegetable plots, strawberries, loquat saplings, fishponds, ducks, chickens, and planned fruit-tree areas. 33 43
• Filming equipment — Used with Li Ping to create farm and cooking videos. 30

Relationships

• Li Ping — Former university senior and Zhao’s long-held secret crush. Their relationship begins with an ambiguous drunken encounter, develops through shared responsibility for Dou Dou, and becomes an explicit romantic partnership and business collaboration. 1 20 28 44
• Dou Dou / Li Ning Xi — Zhao’s son. Zhao carries and gives birth to him through Watcher’s Gestation Sac, later registering him legally under his own household. 10 24 28
• Manzigong / Grandpa — Zhao’s grandfather and primary family support. His acceptance of Zhao’s sexuality motivates Zhao’s return to the village, where Zhao cares for him through cooking, farm work, gifts, and companionship. 4 6 8
• Watcher — An intelligent extraterrestrial AI that bonds with Zhao because of compatible brainwaves. Their relationship is mutually beneficial but frequently shaped by negotiation over Bio-Energy and prices. 3 34
• Ran Yuanyao — Zhao’s childhood friend and trusted medical support. Ran accepts Zhao’s sexuality, helps investigate the pregnancy, supervises the birth, and becomes one of Dou Dou’s godfathers. 11 12 24
• Li Sheng — Li Ping’s older brother. He helps manage family-business responsibilities and offers limited support during Li Ping’s conflict with their father. 20 27
• Zhao Wende — An experienced local farmer hired by Zhao. His composting knowledge and field skills substantially improve the farm’s efficiency. 42 43
• Dahei — Grandpa’s fierce black wolfdog. Initially hostile to Zhao’s return, Dahei becomes part of the household and is trusted to guard the home. 5 45

Story Role / Major Arcs

Departure from City Life

Zhao resigns from his design job after refusing unsafe cost-cutting demands. On the night before his departure, he takes care of the drunken Li Ping and sleeps with him, leaving afterward unsure whether Li remembered the encounter. 1 2

Bond with Watcher and Return Home

Shortly after resigning, Zhao discovers that Watcher has bonded with him. He learns its energy needs and conditions, then postpones his move to H City after reconnecting with his accepting grandfather in the countryside. 3 4 5

Building a Rural Livelihood

Zhao chooses to remain in the village for at least six months, combining freelance design work with a small vegetable farm. Despite local skepticism and difficult sales channels, he uses Watcher-assisted fertilizer to grow unusually desirable produce. 8 9 15

Pregnancy and Reconciliation

Watcher reveals that Zhao is pregnant through a Gestation Sac created after his encounter with Li Ping. Frightened by the medical and social consequences, Zhao reconnects with Ran Yuanyao for help and eventually allows Li Ping back into his life. 9 11 12 19

Fatherhood

Zhao chooses not to terminate the pregnancy, even after learning the immense Bio-Energy cost of Watcher’s medical services. With Li Ping, Ran, and Watcher’s help, he safely gives birth to Dou Dou by cesarean section in W City. 15 23 24

Partnership with Li Ping

After Li Ping defends Zhao against his family and leaves the family company, the two return to the village together. They raise Dou Dou, cultivate the farm, and formally become a couple after Li proposes upgrading their partnership into a romantic one. 27 28 44

Farm, Media, and Retail Expansion

Zhao grows from a small-scale vegetable farmer into a producer, online creator, and retailer. He and Li Ping expand into strawberries, processed foods, video promotions, market stalls, and plans for a county vegetable shop after ending an unfavorable wholesale arrangement. 30 44 46 48

Trivia

• Zhao calls Li Ping “Senior Brother,” reflecting their university senior-junior relationship. 1 20
• He is nicknamed “Yun Yun” by his grandfather. 4
• He changed his name after leaving his parents’ home and transferring his household registration. 4 11
• His grandfather and villagers repeatedly note his resemblance to his late grandmother. 4 32
• Zhao keeps Dou Dou off the public video account to protect the child’s privacy. 30